ʻOkú Ke Mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻAfio ʻa e ʻOtuá!
“Kuo u ʻofaʻi koe ʻaki ha ʻofa taʻengata: ko ia kuo u toloaki maʻau ʻa e mēsi.”—SELEMAIA 31:3.
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa e fakakaukau ia ʻa Sīsū ki he kakai lāuvale ʻi hono ʻahó mo e fakakaukau ʻa e kau Fālesí?
NAʻE lava ke nau sio ki ai ʻi hono fofongá. Ko e tangata ko ʻení, ʻa Sīsū, naʻe ʻikai ke tatau ia mo ʻenau kau taki lotú; he naʻá ne tokaʻi kinautolu. Naʻá ne ongoʻi manavaʻofa ki he kakai ko ʻení koeʻuhi “he naʻa nau nofo ongosia mo tukuhāusia, ʻo hange ko ha fanga sipi taʻe hanau tauhi.” (Mātiu 9:36) Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻa honau kau taki lotú ke nau hoko ko e tauhi-sipi ʻofa ʻo fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻofa mo mohu meesí. Ka, naʻa nau taʻetokaʻi ʻa e kakaí ko e lāuvale—kuo malaʻia!a (Sione 7:47-49; fakafehoanaki mo ʻIsikeli 34:4.) Naʻe hā mahino, ko e fakamāhiki peheé, ko ha vakai naʻe ʻikai ke fakatohitapu naʻe fuʻu faikehekehe ia mei he vakai ʻa Sihova ki hono kakaí. Naʻá ne tala ki hono puleʻanga, ʻIsileli: “Kuo u ʻofaʻi koe ʻaki ha ʻofa taʻengata.”—Selemaia 31:3.
2. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e feinga ʻa e takanga ʻe toko tolu ʻo Siopé ke fakalotoʻi ia naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá?
2 Neongo naʻe ʻikai ko e kau Fālesí pē naʻa nau ʻuluaki feinga ke fakalotoʻi ʻa e fanga sipi ʻofeina ʻa Sihová ke nau tui naʻe ʻikai hanau mahuʻingá. Fakakaukau atu kia Siope. Kia Sihová naʻá ne angatonu mo taʻehalaia, ka ko e “kau fakafiemālie” ʻe toko tolú naʻa nau fakahuʻuhuʻu naʻe moʻui taʻetaau ʻa Siope, tafoki anga-fulikivanu mei he moʻoni ʻa ia ʻe mate ʻo ʻikai ha fakamoʻoni naʻá ne moʻui. Naʻa nau fakapapau ʻe ʻikai ke mahuʻinga ki he ʻOtua ia ha angatonu meia Siope, koeʻuhi he naʻa mo ʻene kau ʻāngelo tonu ē ʻoku ʻikai ke falala ki ai ʻa ʻe ʻOtuá ia pea ʻokú ne lau ʻa hēvani ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻa!—Siope 1:8; 4:18; 15:15, 16; 18:17-19; 22:3.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sētane ʻi he ʻahó ni ke feinga ke fakalotoʻi ʻa e kakaí ke tui ʻoku ʻikai hanau mahuʻinga pea ʻoku ʻikai taau ke ʻofaʻi kinautolu?
3 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku kei ngāueʻaki pē ʻe Sētane ʻa e “tuʻutuʻuni kākā” ko ʻení ʻo feinga ke fakalotoʻi ʻa e kakai ke nau tui ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hanau ʻaonga pe ʻofaʻi kinautolu. (ʻEfesō 6:11) ʻOku moʻoni, he ʻokú ne faʻa fakataueleʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻaki ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻenau loto-pōlepolé. (2 Kolinitō 11:3) Ka ʻokú ne toe fiefia ʻi hono fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e ongoʻi fakamahuʻingaʻi kinautolu ʻe he faʻahinga fakaangaʻingofuá. ʻOku hoko fakatefito ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he haʻahaʻa ʻo e “kuonga fakamui” ni. Ko e tokolahi ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau tutupu hake ʻi he ngaahi fāmili ʻa ia ʻoku “taeʻofa-ki-hoʻota”; ko e tokolahi ʻoku fekuki fakaʻaho mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau anga-fakamanu, siokita, mo puleʻingataʻá. (2 Tīmote 3:1-5) Ngaohikoviʻi ʻi he ngaahi taʻu, laulanu, fehiʻanekina, pe ngāuekoviʻaki kuo fakalotoʻi nai ai ʻa e faʻahinga ko iá ke tui ʻoku ʻikai hanau mahuʻinga mo ʻikai taau ke ʻofaʻi. Naʻe tohi ʻe ha tangata: “ʻOku ʻikai te u ongoʻi ʻofa ki ha taha pe kuo ʻofa mai ha taha. ʻOku fuʻu faingataʻa kiate au ke tui ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻo fekauʻaki mo au.”
4, 5. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku faikehekehe ai ʻa ʻete fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai hato mahuʻingá mo e Tohitapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ola fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe taha ʻo ʻetau tui ʻoku ʻikai hano mahuʻinga ʻo ʻetau ngaahi feingá?
4 Ko ʻete fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hato mahuʻingá ʻoku fepaki ia mo e ʻelito ʻo e moʻoni ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko e akonaki ʻo e huhuʻí. (Sione 3:16) Kapau ʻe totongi ʻe he ʻOtua ha totongi māʻolunga pehē—ko e moʻui mahuʻinga ʻa hono ʻAló—ke tau maʻu ai ha faingamālie ke moʻui taʻengatá, ko e moʻoni ʻokú Ne ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu; ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku tau mahuʻinga ʻi Hono ʻaó!
5 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ka ko ha fakalotosiʻi ē ke ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá, ko e kotoa ʻo ʻetau ngaahi feingá ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻaonga! (Fakafehoanaki mo Palōvepi 24:10.) Ko e maʻu ʻo e fakakaukau taʻepau hangē ko ʻení, naʻa mo ha fakalototoʻa lelei pē, kuo fakataumuʻa ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ke fakalahi ʻa ʻetau ngāue ki he ʻOtuá ʻoka malava, ka ʻe ongo nai ki he niʻihi ʻo hangē ha fakahalaiaʻí. ʻOku hā nai ko e hikuongo ia ʻo ʻetau tui pau ʻi lotó ko ha meʻa pē ʻoku tau fai ʻoku ʻikai pē ke feʻunga ia.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e faitoʻo lelei taha ki he ngaahi fakakaukau taʻepau tōtuʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo kitautolú?
6 Kapau ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau taʻepau peheé, ʻoua te ke pehē ʻoku ʻikai ha toe ʻamanakí. Ko e tokolahi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku tau fakaangaʻi pē kitautolu ʻi he taimi ki he taimi. Pea ʻoua naʻa ngalo, ʻoku fakataumuʻa ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá “ki he fakatonutonu” ʻo e ngaahi meʻá mo “holoki ʻo e ngaahi kolotau.” (2 Tīmote 3:16; 2 Kolinitō 10:4) Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné: “Ko e meʻa ko ia te tau ʻilo ai ʻoku tau mei he Moʻoni, pea te tau fakanonga ʻaki hotau loto ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio. He kapau ʻoku fakahalaia kitautolu ʻe hotau loto, ko hono ʻuhinga he ʻoku lahi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi hotau loto, pea ʻoku ne meaʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe.” (1 Sione 3:19, 20) Ko ia, tau fakakaukau ange ki ha founga ʻe tolu ʻa ia ʻoku akoʻi ai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻoku tau mahuʻinga kia Sihova.
ʻOkú Ke Mahuʻinga kia Sihova
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kau Kalisitiané kotoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo honau mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻUluakí, ko e Tohitapú ʻokú ne akoʻi fakahangatonu ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻafio ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻIkai ʻoku fakatau ha fanga kiʻi misi ʻe toko nima ki ha konga seniti ʻe ua? pea ʻoku ʻikai tuku taʻe manatu hanau toko taha ʻi he ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua. Ka naʻa mo e ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulu ʻomoutolu kuo ʻosi lau fakalāutelau. ʻOua te mou manavahe: ʻoku mou mahuʻinga ʻi ha fanga misi tokolahi.” (Luke 12:6, 7) ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá, ko e misí ʻa e fanga manupuna maʻamaʻa taha naʻe fakatau ko e meʻakaí, ka naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ʻalu ʻa ha taha ʻiate kinautolu ʻe honau Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Ko ia ʻoku fakatoka ʻa e fakavaʻé ki ha faikehekehe fakaʻohovale: ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá—ʻa ia ʻoku nau mahuʻinga lahi ange ʻaupitó,—ʻoku ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakaikiiki kotoa pē. ʻOku hangē ko e ngaahi fulufuluʻi ʻulu ʻi hotau ʻulú kuo ʻosi lau fakalautelau ia!
8. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke fakakaukau ʻoku lava ʻe Sihova ʻo lau ʻa e ngaahi fulufuluʻi ʻulu ʻi hotau ʻulú?
8 Kuo lau koā ʻa e ngaahi fulufuluʻi ʻulú? Kapau ʻokú ke pehē ko e tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku ʻikai ke moʻoni, fakatokangaʻi: ʻoku manatuʻi kakato pē ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti angatonú ʻo malava ai ke ne fokotuʻu kinautolu—toe ngaohi kinautolu ʻi he tafaʻaki fakaikiiki kotoa, kau ai mo honau ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni fihi fakakēnesí mo e ngaahi taʻu kotoa ʻo ʻenau ngaahi manatú mo e ngaahi meʻa naʻa nau hokosiá. Ko e lau ʻo hotau fulufuluʻi ʻulú (ʻa ia ʻoku ʻavalisi ki he foʻi ʻulu ko e fulufuluʻi ʻulu nai ʻe 100,000) ko ha ngāue faingofua ē ʻi hona fakafehoanakí!—Luke 20:37, 38.
Ko e Hā ʻa e Vakai Mai ʻa Sihova Kiate Kitautolú?
9. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻe niʻihi ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakakaukau ai ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga peheé ʻoku mahuʻinga kiate iá?
9 Ko hono uá, ʻoku ako kiate kitautolu ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻiate kitautolú. Ko hono ʻai mahinongofuá, ʻokú ne fiefia ʻi hotau ngaahi ʻulungaanga paú mo ʻetau ngaahi feingá. Naʻe tala ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ki hono foha ko Solomone: “He ʻoku hakule ʻe Sihova ʻa e loto kotoa pe, pea ʻoku ne ʻafioʻi kotoa pe ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau.” (1 Kalonikali 28:9) ʻI hono hakule ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e ngaahi loto ʻe laui piliona ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he māmani ko ʻení ʻoku fakamālohi, mo fonu ʻi he tāufehiʻá, ʻoku pau ko ha fiefia ē ʻi heʻene ʻilo ha loto ʻoku ʻofa ki he melinó, moʻoní, mo e māʻoniʻoní! (Fakafehoanaki mo Sione 1:47; 1 Pita 3:4.) Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ʻi hono maʻu ʻe he ʻOtua ha loto ʻoku fonu ʻi he ʻofa kiate iá, ʻoku fekumi ke ako ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia mo fakahā ʻa e ʻilo pehē ki he niʻihi kehé? ʻI he Malakai 3:16, ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻokú ne fakafanongo kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau lea ki he niʻihi kehe ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene “tohi fakamanatu” ʻo e kakai kotoa “ʻoku ʻapasia kia Sihova, mo tokaʻi hono huafa.” ʻOku mahuʻinga kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga peheé!
10, 11. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hehema nai ʻa e niʻihi ke talitekeʻi ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ia ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakatātaaʻi ʻia ʻApaia ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí?
10 Kae kehe, ka ko ʻete fakahalaiaʻi pē kita ʻi hoto lotó, ʻe talitekeʻi nai ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ia ʻo hotau mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻE fanafana nai maʻu ai pē ia, ‘Ka ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e niʻihi kehe ia ʻoku nau alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ange ʻi he ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá ʻiate au. ʻOku pau ko ha loto-mamahi ē ka ko Sihova ʻi heʻene fakafehoanaki au mo kinautolú!’ ʻOku ʻikai ke fai ʻe Sihova ia ha fakafehoanaki ʻo ʻene kau sevānití, pe ʻokú ne ngaofengataʻa, pe ʻikai lava ʻo aʻusia ʻa ʻene ngaahi tuʻungá. (Kalētia 6:4) ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻilo lelei ʻa e lau ʻa e ngaahi lotó, pea ʻoku mahuʻinga ki ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga kotoa pē.
11 Ko e fakatātā, ʻi hono tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova ke tāmateʻi ʻa e holongā hau ʻo Tuʻi Selopoamé ʻa ia naʻa nau tafoki mei he moʻoní, fakamaʻa ʻo hangē ko ha “kinohaʻa,” naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni ko e tokotaha pē ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo e tuʻí, ko ʻApaia, naʻe tanu fakaleleí. Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhinga? Naʻe “ʻilo ai haʻane lelei kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo Isileli.” (1 Tuʻi 14:10, 13) Naʻe ʻuhinga ʻení ko ʻApaia ko e tokotaha naʻe lotu angatonu kia Sihova? Naʻe ʻikai, koeʻuhi he naʻá ne mate ʻo hangē ko e toenga ʻo hono fāmili fulikivanú. (Teutalōnome 24:16) Ka, naʻe mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa e meʻa “lelei” naʻá ne sio ki ai ʻi he loto ʻo ʻApaiá pea fai ʻo fakatatau ki ai. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible: “ʻI he ʻi ai ha ʻulungaanga lelei, ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá he ʻokú ne kumi ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻiate kitautolú, neongo ko ha tuʻunga siʻi pē ʻo e leleí, ʻoku fiefia ai pē ia.” Pea ʻoua naʻa ngalo kapau ʻoku ʻilo ʻe he ʻOtuá ha tuʻunga siʻi ʻo ha ʻulungaanga lelei ʻiate koe, ʻoku lava ke ne ʻai ia ke tupulekina kapau te ke feinga ke tauhi angatonu ai pē kiate ia.
12, 13. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻi he Sāme 139:3 ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feingá? (e) ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku pehē ai ʻoku sivi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāué?
12 ʻOku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feinga ʻi he founga meimei tatau. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Sāme 139:1-3: “ʻE Sihova, kuo ke hakule au, ʻo ʻiloā. Ko ʻeku nofo hifo mo tuʻu hake ʻoku ke ʻilo, ʻoku ke vavanga ki heʻeku fakakaukau kei mamaʻo. Ko ʻeku laka mo ʻeku tokoto ʻoku ke sivi pe, pea ʻoku ke maheni mo hoku hala fulipe.” ʻOku afioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē. Ka ʻokú ne mahulu atu ia mei he ʻafioʻí pē. ʻI he lea faka-Hepelū, ko e kupuʻi lea “pea ʻoku ke maheni mo hoku hala fulipe” ʻoku lava ʻo kau ki ai mo e ʻuhinga “ʻoku ke koloaʻaki hoku hala fulipe” pe “ʻoku ke lotoʻaki hoku hala fulipe.” (Fakafehoanaki mo Mātiu 6:19, 20.) Ka neongo ia, ʻoku anga-fēfē hono lotoʻaki ʻe Sihova hotau ngaahi halá ka ʻoku tau fuʻu taʻehaohaoa mo angahalaʻiá?
13 ʻOku fakatupu-tokangá, fakatatau ki he kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi, ʻi he tohi ʻe Tēvita naʻe “fakafuofua” ʻe Sihova hono ngaahi halá mo e taimi mālōloó, ko e lea faka-Hepelū naʻe ʻuhinga fakafoʻileá ke “sivi” pe “ʻauʻau.” Naʻe pehē ʻe ha tohi maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha: “ʻOku ʻuhingá . . . ke ʻauʻau kotoa ʻa e kilí, pea fakatoe pē ʻa e kakanó hono kotoa—ke ʻoua ʻe maumauʻi ʻa ia kotoa ʻoku mahuʻingá. ʻI he lea fakaefakatātaá, ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e ʻOtua naʻá ne sivi iá. . . . Naʻá ne fakamovete kotoa ʻa e kilí, pe meʻa kotoa naʻe ʻikai mahuʻingá, pea naʻá ne sio ki he meʻa naʻe toe ʻoku moʻoni mo fefeka.” Kapau ʻokú te fakahalaiaʻi pē kita ʻi hoto lotó ʻe sivi nai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau faí ʻi he founga fehangahangai, ʻo fakahalaiaʻi mālohi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi hala ʻi he kuohilí mo fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāue leleí. Ka ʻoku fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá kapau ʻoku tau fakatomala moʻoni mo feinga fakamātoato ke ʻoua ʻe toe fai ʻa ʻetau ngaahi hala ko iá. (Sāme 103:10-14; Ngāue 3:19) ʻOkú ne sivi mo manatuʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngāue leleí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻokú ne manatuʻi pē ia ʻo taʻengata ʻo kapau te tau angatonu ai pē kiate ia. Te ne lau ia ko e fai taʻetotonu ke fakangaloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, pea taumaiā ʻokú ne fai taʻetotonu!—Hepelū 6:10.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku hā mei ai ʻa e mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngāue ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻa e Kalisitiané?
14 Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lelei ʻe niʻihi ʻoku mahuʻinga ki he ʻOtuá? ʻOku meimei ko ha meʻa pē ʻoku tau fai ko e faʻifaʻitaki ki hono ʻAlo, ko Sīsū Kalaisí. (1 Pita 2:21) Ko ia, ʻoku mahino ko e taha ʻo e ngāue mahuʻinga ʻaupitó, ko hono fakamafola ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Loma 10:15: “Hono ʻikai fakaʻofoʻofa siʻi vaʻe ʻo e kakai ʻoku ongoongo mai ha ngaahi meʻa lelei!” Neongo ʻe ʻikai te tau fakakaukau nai ki hotau vaʻe ʻoku “fakaʻofoʻofa,” ko e foʻi lea tatau pē naʻe ngāueʻaki heni ʻe Paula mo ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he liliu faka-Kalisi ko e Sepituakiní ke fakamatalaʻiʻaki ʻa Lepeka, Lesieli, mo Siosefa—ko e toko tolu kotoa ko ení naʻe ʻiloa ʻi honau fakaʻofoʻofá. (Sēnesi 26:7; 29:17; 39:6) Ko ia ʻi heʻetau kau ʻi he ngāue ʻa hotau ʻOtua, ko Sihová, ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito mo mahuʻinga ʻi heʻene ʻafió.—Mātiu 24:14; 28:19, 20.
15, 16. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai kia Sihova ʻa ʻetau kātakí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamamafaʻi ʻa e meʻá ni ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita ʻi he Sāme 56:8?
15 Ko e ʻulungaanga ʻe taha ʻoku mahuʻinga ki he ʻOtuá ko ʻetau kātakí. (Mātiu 24:13) Manatuʻi, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sētané ke ke liʻaki ʻa Sihova. ʻI he ʻaho taki taha ʻokú ke mateaki ai pē kia Sihová ko e ʻaho ia ʻe taha kuó ke tokoni ai ke ʻoatu ha tali ki he ngaahi luma ʻa Sētané. (Palōvepi 27:11) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku faingataʻa ʻaupito ke kātaki. Ko e ngaahi palopalema ʻo e moʻuilelei, ngaahi faingataʻa fakapaʻanga, loto-faingataʻaʻia, mo e ngaahi faingataʻaʻiaʻanga kehé ʻoku lava ke hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho taki taha ko ha ʻahiʻahi. ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻaupito kia Sihova ʻa e kātaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi peheé. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe kole ai ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita kia Sihova ke tānaki ʻa hono loʻimata ʻi ha “hina” fakaefakatātā, mo ʻeke ʻi ha founga tui pau, “ʻIkai ʻoku tuʻu ʻi hoʻo tohi na?” (Sāme 56:8) ʻIo, ʻoku lau ʻe Sihova ʻoku mahuʻinga mo ne manatuʻi ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mo e faingataʻa ʻoku tau kātekiná ʻi hono tauhi maʻu ʻe tau mateaki kiate iá. ʻOku mahuʻinga foki ki heʻene ʻafio ʻa e meʻa ko iá.
16 ʻI he vakai ki hotau ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei angé mo ʻetau ngaahi feingá, ko ha mahino ē ʻoku lahi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻilo ʻe Sihova ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻiate kitautolu taki taha! Tatau ai pē pe kuo anga-fēfē ʻa hono ngaohi kitautolu ʻe he māmani ʻo Sētané, ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku tau mahuʻinga pea ko e konga ʻo e “holi oe gaahi buleaga kotoabe.”—Hākeai 2:7, PM.
Ko e Meʻa Naʻe Fai ʻe Sihová ke Fakamoʻoniʻi ʻEne ʻOfá
17. ʻI he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tui ʻoku ʻofa ʻa Sihova mo Sīsū kiate kitautolu tāutaha?
17 Ko hono tolú, ʻoku lahi ʻa e meʻa kuo fai ʻe Sihova ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolú. Ko e moʻoni, ko e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí ko e tali mālohi lahi taha ia ki he loi faka-Sētane ko ia ʻoku ʻikai hatau mahuʻinga pe ʻikai ke taau ke ʻofaʻí. ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻa e faingataʻaʻia ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene pekia fakamamahi lahi ʻi he ʻakau fakamamahí mo e fakamamahi lahi ange naʻe kātekina ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻene ʻafio pē ki he pekia ʻa hono ʻAlo ʻofeiná ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo ʻena ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e ʻofa ko iá ʻoku kaunga tāutaha kiate kitautolu. Ko e anga ia ʻo e sio ki ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá, he naʻá ne tohi: “Ki he ʻalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa ia naʻa ne ʻofeina au, mo ne foaki ia ʻe ia ke pekia koeʻuhi ko au.”—Kalētia 2:20.
18. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku tohoaki ai kitautolu ʻe Sihova kia Kalaisí?
18 Kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolú ʻaki hono tokoniʻi tāutaha kitautolu ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau ʻa Kalaisí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻi he Sione 6:44: “ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke haʻu kiate au, ka ʻi he tohoaki ia ʻe he Tamai naʻa ne fekau mai au.” Fakafou mai ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, ʻa ia ʻoku aʻu tāutaha mai ia kiate kitautolu, pea fakafou mai ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e mahinó mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni fakalaumālié neongo ʻa hotau ngaahi fakangatangata mo e ngaahi taʻehaohaoá, ʻoku tohoaki ʻe Sihova ʻa kitautolu ki hono ʻAló mo e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku lava ʻa Sihova ke lea kiate kitautolu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fai ki ʻIsilelí: “Kuo u ʻofaʻi koe ʻaki ha ʻofa taʻengata: ko ia kuo u toloaki maʻau ʻa e mēsi.”—Selemaia 31:3.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku tau tui ai ko e monū ʻo e lotú ʻoku hā ai ʻa e ʻofa fakafoʻituitui ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú?
19 Ka mahalo pē, ʻoku fakafou ʻi he monū ʻo e lotú, te tau hokosia ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sihová ʻi ha founga fekoekoeʻi lahi tahá. ʻOkú ne fakaafeʻi ʻa e toko taha taki taha ʻiate kitautolu ke “lotu taʻetuku” kiate ia. (1 Tesalonaika 5:17) ʻOkú ne ongoʻi! Ko ia ʻa e tokotaha “tali lotu.” (Sāme 65:2) Kuo teʻeki ai te ne tuku ʻa e mafai ko ʻení ki ha taha kehe, naʻa mo hono ʻAló tonu. Fakakaukau ange: ʻOku naʻinaʻi kiate kitautolu ʻe he Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo e ʻuniveesí ke ʻunu ange ki ai ʻi he lotu, mo lea tauʻatāina pē. Ko hoʻo ngaahi lotu tōtōakí ʻe ueʻi nai ai ʻa Sihova ke fai ha meʻa naʻe ʻikai te ne mei fai ia ʻe ia.—Hepelū 4:16; Sēmisi 5:16; sio ki he ʻAisea 38:1-16.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kalofanga ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau fiemeʻa pe hīkisia ai?
20 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻoku mafamafatataú ʻa e fakamoʻoni pehē ʻo e ʻofa mo e mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha kalofanga ia ke ne fakakaukau ʻokú ne mahuʻinga lahi ange ʻi hono tuʻunga totonú. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “He ko ʻeku lea ʻeni kiate kimoutolu tāutaha, ʻou fai ʻi he funga ʻo e kelesi kuo tuku mai, ke ʻoua naʻa hulu atu ʻene fakakaukau kiate ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonu: ka ke huʻu hono loto ki he fakakaukau ʻoku ngali poto; ko hono fuofua ko e mafai fakalotu kuo vahe ʻe he ʻOtua maʻa e tangata taki taha.” (Loma 12:3) Ko ia lolotonga ʻa ʻetau fiefia ʻi he māfana ʻo e ʻofa ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní, ke tau fakapotopoto pea manatuʻi ko e anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā pē ia ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Fakafehoanaki mo Luke 17:10.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e loi faka-Sētane ʻoku pau ke tau talitekeʻi maʻu ai pē, pea ko e hā ʻa e moʻoni mei he ʻOtuá ʻoku pau ke tau fakalaulauloto maʻu ai pē ki aí?
21 ʻOfa ke tau taki taha fai ʻe kitautolu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau malavá ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kotoa pē ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe Sētane ʻi he māmani motuʻa mo tei mate ko ʻení. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa hono talitekeʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai hatau mahuʻinga pe ʻikai ke ʻofaʻí. Kapau kuo akoʻi kiate koe ʻi he moʻui ko ʻeni ke ke sio kiate koe ko ha fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga, ʻoku fuʻu hulu naʻa mo e ʻofa kāfakafa ʻa e ʻOtuá ke lavaʻiʻaki, pe ko hoʻo ngaahi ngāue leleí ko e meʻa lefu pē ia ke ne ʻafioʻí, pe ko hoʻo ngaahi angahala ʻoku hangē ʻe fuʻu hulu ia ke malava ʻo ʻufiʻufi naʻa mo e pekia ʻa hono ʻAlo ʻofaʻangá, kuo akoʻi kiate koe ha foʻi loi. Talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi loi peheé ʻaki ʻa e fehiʻa ʻoku tuha mo iá! Tau tauhi maʻu ai pē ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ʻo e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻi he Loma 8:38, 39: “Seuke, ʻoku te tui, ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe he mate, pe ko e moʻui, pe ko ha kau angelo, pe ko ha kau pule, pe ko ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lolotonga ni, pe ko ha ngaahi meʻa ka hoko mai, pe ko ha ngaahi malohi, pe ko ha maʻolunga, pe ko ha loloto pe ko ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻi Natula, ʻe ʻikai te ne lava ke motuhi kitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ko hotau ʻEiki.”
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Ko e moʻoni, naʻa nau tuku ange ʻa e masiva mo lau taʻetokaʻi ko e “ʽam-ha·ʼaʹrets,” pe “kakai ʻo e kelekele.” Fakatatau ki ha tokotaha mataotao, naʻe akoʻi ʻe he kau Fālesí ʻoku ʻikai totonu ki ha tokotaha ke falala ki he kau masivá ni ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga, pe falala ki heʻenau fakamoʻoní, pe talitali kinautolu ko ha kau fakaafe, pe hoko ko haʻanau kau fakaafe, pea naʻa mo e fakatau meiate kinautolú. Naʻe pehē ʻe he kau taki lotú ko e mali ha ʻofefine ʻo ha taha ki he kakai ko ʻení ʻe hangē ia ko hono ʻoatu ʻo ha tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai lava ke ne maluʻi ia ki ha monumanu.
Ko e Hā Hoʻo Fakakaukaú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku feinga ai ʻa Sētane ke tau tui ʻoku ʻikai hatau mahuʻinga mo ʻikai ke ʻofaʻí?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa kitautolu taki taha?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova ʻa hotau ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ai ʻoku koloaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feingá?
◻ Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolu tāutahá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
ʻOku ʻafiʻoʻi mo manatuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakakaukau ki hono huafá