Naʻa Nau Fai ʻa e Finangalo ʻo Sihová

Ko ha Samēlia ʻOku Fakamoʻoniʻi ko ha Kaungāʻapi Lelei

ʻI HE ʻaho ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e loto-taufehiʻa mahino ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau Siú mo e kau Senitailé. Naʻe faai pē, ʻo aʻu ʻo fakakau ʻe he Misinā faka-Siú ha lao ke taʻofi ʻa e kakai fefine ʻIsilelí mei heʻenau tokoni ki he fāʻele ʻa e faʻahinga ʻikai ko e Siú, koeʻuhi ʻe tokoni ai pē ʻeni ia ki hono ʻomi ʻo e toe Senitaile ki he māmaní.​—Abodah Zarah 2:1.

Ko e kau Samēliá naʻa nau kāinga ofi ange kinautolu ki he kau Siú ʻi he kau Senitailé, fakatouʻosi pē ʻi he fakalotu mo e fakaematakali. Kae kehe, naʻe toe lau pē mo kinautolu ia ko e kau liʻekina. “Oku ʻikai feofoofani ae kakai jiu moe kakai Samelia,” ko e tohi ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné. (Sione 4:​9, PM) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe akoʻi ʻe he Talamatá “ko ha konga mā ʻoku foaki mai ʻe ha Samēlia ʻoku taʻemaʻa ange ia ʻi ha kakanoʻi puaka.” Naʻe aʻu ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau Siu ʻe niʻihi ʻa e kupuʻi lea “Samelia” ko ha fakalea ia ʻo e paetaku mo e manuki.​—Sione 8:48.

Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Sīsū: “Ka ʻi he fononga mai ha tangata Samelia, naʻa ne aʻu ki he tangata.” Ko hono fakaʻasi ko ia ʻo e tangata Samēliá naʻe ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ne langaʻi ʻa e fifili ʻa e loeá. ʻE leleiʻia nai ʻa Sīsū ʻi he fakakaukau hala ko ia fekauʻaki mo e matakali ko ení? ʻI hono kehé, ʻi he sio atu ʻa e Samēliá ki he tangata fefonongaʻaki faingataʻaʻiá, “naʻe langa hono fatu ʻi he ʻofa.” Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻO ne ʻunuʻunu atu, ʻo tuluʻi hono ngaahi lavea ʻaki ʻa e lolo mo e uaine, mo ne haʻihaʻi; pea ne fakaheka ia ki heʻene manu, ka ne ʻalu ia ʻi lalo ʻo taki ki he faletalifononga, ʻo ne tauhi ia ʻi ai.b Pea pongipongi hake, naʻa ne toʻo mai ha foʻi tenali ʻe ua, ʻo ne ʻange ki he motuʻa naʻe tauhi ʻa e faletalifononga, ʻo ne pehē, Ke ke tauhi pē ʻa e tangata ni; pea ka ʻoku siʻi ʻeni, pea ʻi heʻeku foki mai te u totongi ʻe au haʻo meʻa kuo mole ai.”​—Luke 10:​33-​35.