Ko e Vakai ʻa e Kalisitiané ki he Tuʻunga-Pulé
“ʻOku ʻikai ha pule, ka ʻoku mei he ʻOtua pe.”—LOMA 13:1.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke pehē ko Sihova ʻa e Pule Fakalevelevá?
KO E tuʻunga-pulé ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha fakatupú. Ko e Tokotaha Fakaleveleva kuó ne ʻomai ʻa e moʻui ki he meʻa fakatupu hono kotoa pē, ʻoku longomoʻui mo ʻikai longomoʻui, ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻikai ke ala fakaʻikaiʻi ko e Pule Fakalevelevá ia. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakahēvani ʻoku nau fakahā: “Tāu pē Koe, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko homau ʻOtua, ke lau ki ai ʻa e kololia, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mafai: he ko koe ia naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau ʻi ai, pea naʻe ngaohi kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko ho finangalo ia.”—Fakahā 4:11.
2. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā moʻoni ʻe he muʻaki kau pule ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai haʻanau totonu fakaenatula ke pule ki honau faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ko e hā naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū kia Ponito Pailató?
2 Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e tokolahi ʻo e muʻaki kau pule ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻa nau feinga ke ʻai ke fakalao ʻa honau mafaí ʻaki ʻa ʻenau pehē ko ha ʻotua kinautolu pe fakafofonga ʻo ha ʻotuá ko ha fakamoʻoni pau ia ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata kuo ʻi ai haʻane totonu fakaenatula ke pule ki he faʻahinga kehe ʻo e tangatá.a (Selemaia 10:23) Ko e matavai totonu pē ʻo e mafaí ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Naʻe tala ʻe Kalaisi kia Ponito Pailato, ko e kōvana Loma ʻo Siuteá: “ʻE ʻikai te ke momoʻi mafai ha meʻa kiate au, ʻo ka ne taeʻoua hono tuku kiate koe mei ʻolunga.”—Sione 19:11.
“ʻIkai ha Pule, ka ʻOku mei he ʻOtua”
3. Ko e hā naʻe lave ki ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻo kau ki he “ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga,” pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake ʻi he fakamatala ʻa Sīsū mo Paulá?
3 Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻa nau nofo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e ʻEmipaea Lomá: “Ke anganofo ʻa e tangata kotoa pe ki he ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga: he ʻoku ʻikai ha pule, ka ʻoku mei he ʻOtua pe; pea ko e ngaahi pule ʻoku ʻi ai ni ko e fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua.” (Loma 13:1) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene pehē ko e mafai ʻo Pailató naʻe ʻomai kiate ia “mei ʻolunga”? Pea ko e founga fē naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paula ko e kau pule fakapolitikale ʻi hono taimí naʻe mei he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻenau ʻi honau tuʻungá? Naʻá na ʻuhingá ko Sihova ʻokú ne fokotuʻu ʻa e pule fakapolitikale taki taha ʻo e māmani ko ení?
4. Naʻe ui ʻe Sīsū mo Paula ʻa Sētane ko e hā, pea ko e hā naʻe taukaveʻi ʻe Sētane naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻikaiʻi ia ʻe Sīsū?
4 ʻOku malava fēfē ke pehē ko ia, koeʻuhi he naʻe ui ʻe Sīsū ia ʻa Sētane ko e “ʻeiki ʻo e maama ko eni,” pea naʻe ui ia ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ko e “ʻotua ʻo e tuʻu ko eni”? (Sione 12:31; 16:11; 2 Kolinitō 4:4) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe tuʻuaki kiate ia ʻe Sētane ʻa e “pule” ki he “ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pe ʻo mamani,” ʻo ne taukaveʻi ko e tuʻunga-pule ko iá kuo tuku kiate ia. Naʻe talitekeʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene tuʻuakí, ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻikaiʻi ʻa e mafai ʻa Sētane ke foaki atu ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ko iá.—Luke 4:5-8.
5. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e mahino ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū mo Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga-pulé? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ko e kau pule māʻolungá “ʻoku nau ʻi ai ni ko e fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua”?
5 Naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ʻa e pule ki he māmaní kia Sētane ʻaki hono fakangofua ia ke moʻui pē ʻi he hili ʻo ʻene angatuʻú pea mo e hili ʻo ʻene fakataueleʻi ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIví mo ʻai ke na fakafepaki ange ki Hono tuʻunga-haú. (Sēnesi 3:1-6; fakafehoanaki mo ʻEkisoto 9:15, 16.) Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū mo Paulá ʻoku pau naʻe ʻuhingá ko e hili ʻo e talitekeʻi ʻe he ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá ʻi ʻĪteni ʻa e tuʻunga-pule fakateokalatí, pe pule ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe fakangofua ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻa nau fevahaʻaʻakí ke nau ʻai ha ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ki he founga pule ʻe malava ke nau nofo maau ai. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, koeʻuhi ke fakahoko ʻa ʻene taumuʻá, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ha kau pule pe ngaahi puleʻanga ke nau tō. (Tāniela 2:19-21) Ko e niʻihi naʻá ne fakangofua ke nau kei pule pē. Ko e ngaahi pule naʻe kātakiʻi ʻe Sihova ke nau kei tuʻú, ʻe lava ke pehē naʻa nau “ʻi ai ni ko e fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua.”
Muʻaki Kau Kalisitiané mo e Kau Pule Lomá
6. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ki he kau pule Lomá, pea ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhingá?
6 Naʻe ʻikai ke kau ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ia mo e ngaahi siasi ʻo e kau Siu naʻa nau angatuʻu mo tau mo e kau Loma naʻa nau puleʻi ʻa ʻIsilelí. ʻI he tuʻunga fekauʻaki mo e kau pule Lomá, mo ʻenau fokotuʻutuʻu maumau fakalaó, naʻe tauhi maʻu ai ʻa e maau ʻi he fonuá mo e tahí; langa mo e ngaahi fakatafenga vai ʻaonga lahi, ngaahi hala, mo e ngaahi hala-fakakavakava; pea ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá naʻa nau fai ʻa e meʻa lelei maʻá e kakaí, ʻo lau ai kinautolu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ko e ‘faifekau ʻa e ʻOtuá [pe, “sevaniti,”] ki he lelei maʻa kinautolu.’ (Loma 13:3, 4) Naʻe tupu mei he laó mo e maaú ha ʻātakai naʻe malava ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻo mafola lahi, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fekau ʻe Sīsuú. (Mātiu 28:19, 20) ʻI he konisēnisi lelei kotoa pē, naʻa nau totongi ʻa e ngaahi tukuhau naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he kau Lomá, neongo ko ha konga ʻo e paʻanga ko iá naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ki ha ngaahi taumuʻa naʻe ʻikai ke fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá.—Loma 13:5-7.
7, 8. (a) ʻI hono lau fakatokanga ʻa e Loma 13:1-7 ʻoku hā mei ai ʻa e hā, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakahā ʻe hono potutohí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ai ʻa e kau pule Lomá ko ha “sevaniti ia ʻa e ʻOtua,” pea ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau naʻe tali ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané?
7 Ko hono lau fakatokanga ʻa e ʻuluaki ngaahi veesi ʻe fitu ʻo e Loma vahe 13:1-7 ʻoku hā ai ko e “ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga” fakapolitikalé ko e “sevaniti ia ʻa e ʻOtua” ke fakamālōʻia ʻa kinautolu ʻoku faileleí mo tautea ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau faikoví. ʻOku fakahā ʻi hono potutohí ko e ʻOtuá, kae ʻikai ko e kau pule māʻolungá, ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí mo e meʻa ʻoku koví. Ko ia ai, kapau naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻemipola Lomá pe ko ha pule fakapolitikale kehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe taʻofi ʻe he ʻOtuá pe fehangahangai mo iá, pe taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻikai te ne kei ngāue ia ko e sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻAnge kia Sisa ʻa e ngāhi meʻa ʻa Sisa, pea ki he ʻOtua ʻa e ngāhi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Mātiu 22:21) Kapau naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he Puleʻanga Lomá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko e lotu pe ko ha moʻui ʻa ha tokotaha, naʻe muimui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ia ʻi he akonaki ʻa e kau ʻaposetoló: “ʻOku totonu pe ke fai ki he pule ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi he pule ʻa e tangata.”—Ngāue 5:29.
8 Naʻe hoko ʻa e fakatangá koeʻuhi ko e fakafisi ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ke nau fai ʻa e lotu ki he ʻemipolá mo e tauhi ʻaitolí, pea ʻikai liʻaki ʻa ʻenau ngaahi fakataha Kalisitiané, pe tuku ʻa e malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí. Naʻe fai ʻa e tui ko e tāmateʻi ʻo e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻEmipola ko Nelo. Ko e kau ʻemipola kehé, naʻe ʻiloa ʻa Domitian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Decius, mo Diocletian, naʻa nau fakatangaʻi foki ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané. Pea ʻi he fakatangaʻi ʻo e kau Kalisitiané ʻe he kau ʻemipola ko ʻení mo honau ngaahi pule tokoní, ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai te nau ngāue ko e “sevaniti ia ʻa e ʻOtua.”
9. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku kei moʻoni pē ʻo kau ki he kau pule māʻolunga fakapolitikalé, pea ʻoku maʻu meia hai ʻe he manu fekai fakapolitikalé ʻa e mālohí mo e pulé? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke leaʻaki ʻo kau ki he anga-nofo ʻa e Kalisitiané ki he kau pule māʻolungá?
9 ʻOku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa kotoa ko ʻení neongo ko e kau pule māʻolunga fakapolitikalé ʻoku nau ngāue ʻi ha ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻi he “tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtua” ke tauhi ʻa e maau ʻi he nofo ʻa e kakaí, ʻoku nau kei hoko pē ko e konga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fakaemāmani ʻa ia ʻoku ʻotua ai ʻa Sētané. (1 Sione 5:19) Ko e konga kinautolu ʻo e kautaha fakapolitikale ʻi māmani lahi kuo fakatātaaʻi ʻe he “manu fekai” ʻi he Fakahā 13:1, 2. Ko e manu fekai ko iá ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa hono mālohí mo ʻene pulé mei he “Talakoni lahi,” ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló. (Fakahā 12:9) Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻuhinga totonu, ʻoku fakangatangata pē ʻa e anganofo ʻa e Kalisitiané ki he ngaahi pule peheé, kae ʻikai fakaʻaufuli.—Fakafehoanaki mo Tāniela 3:16-18.
ʻApasia Totonu ki he Tuʻunga-Pulé
10, 11. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻe Paula ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau tangata pulé? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē pea ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhinga ke fai ai ʻa e ngaahi lotu fekauʻaki mo e “ngaahi tuʻi mo kinautolu kotoa pe ʻoku maʻolunga”?
10 Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻuhinga ʻeni ia ʻoku totonu ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau taʻenā, mo taungutu-talangataʻa ki he kau pule māʻolunga fakapolitikalé. Ko e moʻoni ia, ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau tangata ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai taau ke fai ha ʻapasia ia kiate kinautolu ʻi he anga ʻo ʻenau moʻui fakafoʻituituí pea naʻa mo ʻenau moʻui ʻi he anga ʻo e nofó. Ka, ko e kau ʻaposetoló, ʻi heʻenau faʻiafaʻitakiʻangá mo ʻenau akonakí, kuo hā mei ai ʻa e totonu ke ʻapasia ki he kau pulé. ʻI he hā ʻa Paula ʻi he ʻao ʻo e angahala fakamalaʻia ko Tuʻi Hēlota ʻAkilipa II, naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo totonu.—Ngāue 26:2, 3, 25.
11 Naʻe aʻu ʻo pehē ʻe Paula ʻoku feʻunga ke lave ki he kau pule fakaemāmaní ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú, tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke nau fai ha ngaahi fili ʻe uesia ai ʻa ʻetau moʻuí mo e ngaahi ngāue faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko ia ʻou fuofua enginaki ʻa e fai ʻo e ngaahi hu, mo e lotu, mo e hufekina, mo e fakafetaʻi, koeʻuhi ko e kakai kotoa pe. Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tuʻi, mo kinautolu kotoa pe ʻoku maʻolunga, koeʻuhi pe ke malu ʻetau moʻui, mo fiemalie, ʻo tau matuʻaki fai fakalotu mo angamaopo. Ko e meʻa lelei ia, pea ko e meʻa ʻe hangai fofonga ki ai ʻa e ʻOtua ko hotau Fakamoʻui; ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio ʻoku ne finangalo ke maʻu moʻui ʻe he kakai kotoa pe, pea ke nau aʻusia ʻa e ʻilo kanokano ki he moʻoni.” (1 Tīmote 2:1-4) Ko ʻetau ʻulungāanga fakaʻapaʻapa ki he ngaahi pule peheé ʻe iku nai ki haʻanau fakaʻatā kitautolu ke tau fai tauʻatāina ange ʻa ʻetau ngāue ko e feinga ke fakahaofi ʻa e “kakai kotoa pe.”
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki mafamafatatau naʻe fai ʻe Pita ʻo kau ki he tuʻunga-pule? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē nai ʻetau tali ʻa e lau “ʻa e kau siana taʻeloto na” ʻoku nau fakatupunga ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻa mai ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
12 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá: “Mou fakavaivai kimoutolu ki he tuʻunga kotoa pe kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he tangata, koeʻuhi ko e ʻEiki: ki he tuʻi, he ko e maʻolunga; ki he ngaahi kovana foki, he ʻoku fou ʻiate ia honau fekau ke tautea ʻa e faikovi, kae fakamālōʻi ʻa e failelei. He kuo tuʻutuʻuni pehe ʻa e ʻOtua, ke mou fakamoʻulongoa ʻaki hoʻomou failelei ʻa e vale ʻa e kau siana taʻeloto na. Fai ʻo ngali ko ha kau tauʻataina, ʻo ʻikai hange ko ha kakai ʻoku ngaue ʻaki ʻa e tauʻataina ko e pulonga ʻo e lotokovi, kae ngali ko ha kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtua: ko ia mou fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tangata taki taha; mou ʻofa ki he haʻa lotu; mou manavahe ki he ʻOtua; mou fakaʻapaʻapa ai pe ki he tuʻi.” (1 Pita 2:13-17) Ko ha akonaki mafamafatatau ē! Ko hotau moʻua ia ke anganofo kakato ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kitautolu, pea ʻoku tau fai ʻa e anganofo mo e tokaʻi fakangatangata ki he kau pule fakapolitikale ʻoku tuku mai ke nau tautea ʻa e kau faikoví.
13 Kuo ʻiloʻi ko e kau pule fakaemāmani tokolahi ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau hala mo ngalikehe ʻaupito ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku faʻa hoko ʻeni koeʻuhi kuo ʻosi fai ha fakamatala hala kiate kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi fili loto-kovi ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pe ko e meʻa ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻo fekauʻaki mo kitautolú kuo nau ʻilo ia mei he ngaahi ongoongó, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa potupotutatau maʻu ai pē ʻi heʻenau fakamatalá. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku lava ke tau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻa mai ko ʻení ʻaki hotau ʻulungāanga fakaʻapaʻapá, pea ka malava, ʻoku fakaleleiʻi ia ʻaki hono ʻoatu ki he kau pulé ʻa e fakamatala totonu ʻo e ngāue mo e ngaahi tui ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ki he kau māʻolunga ʻoku nau femoʻuekiná, ko e polosiua Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Twentieth Century ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e fakamatala fakanounou. Ki ha fakamatala kakato ange, ʻe lava ke ʻoatu kiate kinautolu ʻa e tohi ko e Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, ko ha meʻangāue lelei ia ʻoku taau ke tuku ʻi he ngaahi tukuʻanga tohi ʻi he ngaahi laipeli fakalotofonua ki he kakaí.
Tuʻunga-Pule ʻi he Ngaahi ʻApi Kalisitiané
14, 15. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻo e tuʻunga-pule ʻi he fāmili Kalisitiané? (e) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ki honau ngaahi husepānití, pea ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhingá?
14 ʻOku hā mahino kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he kau pule fakaemāmaní, ʻoku totonu foki ke nau ʻapasia ki he tuʻunga-pule kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fāmili Kalisitiané. Naʻe fakamatala nounou ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulu ʻoku maʻu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ka ʻoku ou loto ke mou ʻilo, ko e ʻulu ʻo e tangata kotoa pe ko Kalaisi; pea ko e ʻulu ʻo e fefine ko e tangata; pea ko e ʻulu ʻo Kalaisi ko e ʻOtua.” (1 Kolinitō 11:3) Ko e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻeni ʻo e pule fakateokalatí, pe pule ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki aí?
15 ʻOku kamata ʻi he ʻapí ʻa e ʻapasia ki he pule fakateokalatí. Ko ha uaifi Kalisitiane ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he tuʻunga-pule ʻa hono husepānití—tatau ai pē pe ʻoku tui ʻa e husepānití ia pe ʻikai—ʻoku ʻikai fakateokalati ia. Naʻe akonaki ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiané: “Mou feanganofoʻaki ʻi he ʻapasia kia Kalaisi. ʻA e kau fefine, mou anganofo ki siʻomou ngaahi husepaniti, ʻo hange ki he ʻEiki. He ko e husepaniti ko e ʻulu ʻo e uaifi, ʻo hange foki ko Kalaisi ko e ʻulu ʻo e Siasi; ʻio ko ia ia ko e fakamoʻui ʻo e sino. Ka neongo ia, kae hange ʻoku anganofo ʻa e Siasi kia Kalaisi, ke pehe foki mo e kau fefine ki honau ngaahi husepaniti ʻi he meʻa kotoa.” (ʻEfesō 5:21-24) ʻOku hangē pē ko e pau ke anga-nofo ʻa e kau tangata Kalisitiané ki he tuʻunga-ʻulu ʻo Kalaisí, ʻoku totonu ki he kau fefine Kalisitiané ke nau fakatokangaʻi ʻa e fakapotopoto ʻo e anga-nofo ki he tuʻunga-pule kuo ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki honau ngaahi husepānití. ʻE hoko ai ʻa e ongoʻi fiemālie loloto, pea ko e meʻa mahuʻinga angé ko e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová.
16, 17. (a) ʻOku lava fēfē ke fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻe he fānau naʻe tauhi ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi Kalisitiané ʻa kinautolu mei he kau talavou tokolahi ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ko e hā ʻokú ne ueʻi kinautolú? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Sīsū ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ki he kau talavou ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ko e hā kuo fakalototoʻaʻi ke nau faí?
16 Ko e fānau fakateokalatí ʻoku nau fiefia ke fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki heʻenau ongo mātuʻá. Ko e toʻutangata ʻo e kau talavou ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, naʻe kikiteʻi te nau “talangataʻa ki he matuʻa.” (2 Tīmote 3:1, 2) Ka ki he fānau Kalisitiané ʻoku pehē ʻe he Folofola fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá: “ʻA e fanau, mou talangofua ki hoʻomou matuʻa ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe, he ko e meʻa fakaʻofoʻofa ia ʻi he lotu.” (Kolose 3:20) Ko e ʻapasia ki he pule ʻa e mātuʻá ʻoku fakahōifua ia kia Sihova pea ʻe maʻu ai ʻa ʻene tāpuakí.
17 Naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻeni ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú. ʻOku pehē ʻe he fakamatala ʻa Luké: “Pea ʻalu hifo ia mo kinaua [ʻene ongo mātuʻá] ʻo hoko ki Nasaleti; pea naʻa ne ʻi ai ʻo anganofo kiate kinaua. . . . Pea naʻe lalaka atu ʻa Sīsū ʻi he poto, mo e lahi ʻo hono sino, pea mo hono ʻofeina ʻe he ʻOtua mo e tangata.” (Luke 2:51, 52) Naʻe taʻu 12 ʻa Sīsū ʻi he taimi ko iá, pea ko e foʻi veape faka-Kalisi naʻe ngāueʻakí ʻokú ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e “anganofo ai pē” ki heʻene ongo mātuʻá. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai ke tuku ʻa ʻene anga-nofó ʻi heʻene hoko ki he tuʻunga talavoú. Kapau ko kimoutolu kau talavou ʻoku mou fie fakalakalaka fakalaumālie mo fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá mo e kau tangata manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, te ke fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he tuʻunga-pule ʻi ʻapí pea mo e feituʻu kehé foki.
Tuʻunga-Pule ʻi he Fakatahaʻangá
18. Ko hai ʻa e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisittiané, pea kuó ne tuku ʻa e tuʻunga-pule kia hai?
18 ʻI he lave ki he fiemaʻu ʻo e maau ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “He ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakatupu maveuveu, ka ko e fakatupu melino . . . . Pea ko e meʻa kotoa pe ke fai ke tāu mo māu [pe, “fakatatau ki he tuʻutuʻuni,” fakamatala ʻi lalo].” (1 Kolinitō 14:33, 40) Ke fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi ha founga maau, ko Kalaisi ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, kuó ne tuku ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ki he kau tangata anga-tonu. ʻOku tau lau: “Pea foaki pe ʻe ia ha niʻihi ʻoku aposetolo, ha niʻihi ʻoku palofita, ha niʻihi ʻoku evangelio, ha niʻihi ʻoku tauhi mo faiako: koeʻuhi ke ʻosi sāuni ʻa e kakai lotu maʻa e ngaue . . . ka tau fai ʻaki ʻa e totonu ʻi he ʻofa, ʻo tau tupu hake ʻi heʻetau meʻa kotoa pe ke hokosi ʻa e toko taha ko ia, ʻa ia ko e ʻUlu, ʻa Kalaisi.”—ʻEfesō 4:11, 12, 15.
19. (a) Ko hai kuo fakanofo ʻe Kalaisi ke pule ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa hono kotoa pē ʻi he māmaní, pea kuó ne tuku kia hai ʻa e tuʻunga-pule makehe? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ʻoku ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pea ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu meiate kitautolú?
19 ʻI he taimi ko ʻeni ʻo e ngataʻangá, kuo fakanofo ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e “tamioeiki agatonu mo boto” kuo fakatahatahaʻí ke ne puleʻi “ene mea kotoabe,” pe ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi he māmaní. (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻOku hangē pē ko ia ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ko e tamaioʻeiki ko ʻení kuo fakafofongaʻi ia ʻe he kulupu pule ʻo e kau tangata Kalisitiane kuo paní ʻa ia kuo tuku ki ai ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e pule ki hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fili mo hono fakanofo ʻo e kau ʻovasia kehé. (Ngāue 6:2, 3; 15:2) Ko ia, ko e Kulupu Pulé ʻokú ne tuku atu ʻa e pule ki he Ngaahi Kōmiti Vaʻá, kau ʻovasia fakavahe mo fakafeituʻu, mo e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻanga taki taha ʻa ia ʻoku lahi hake ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanaga ʻe 73,000 ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi māmani lahi. ʻOku taau ke tau poupou mo ʻapasia ki he kau tangata Kalisitiane mateaki ko ʻení.—1 Tīmote 5:17.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā ʻoku hā ai ʻoku ʻikai ke hōifua ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻapasia ki he kaungā Kalisitiane ʻoku pulé?
20 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ʻapasia ʻoku totonu ke tau fai kiate kinautolu ʻoku pule ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku lava ke fai hano fakafehoanaki fakatupu tokanga ki he anga-nofo ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ki he ngaahi pule fakaemāmaní. ʻI hono maumauʻi ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa e lao ʻa e tangatá ʻoku hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku fakahoko ʻa e tautea ʻe he “kau pule,” ko hono moʻoní, ko ha fakahā taʻefakahangatonu ia ʻo e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá “kia faikovi.” (Loma 13:3, 4) Kapau ʻoku houhau ʻa Sihova ʻi hono maumauʻi ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa e tangatá mo ʻikai ke ʻapasia totonu ki he kau pule ʻi he māmaní, huanoa hake ai ʻa ʻene houhau lahi ange kapau ʻoku paetakuʻi ʻe ha Kalisitine fakatapui ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻi he Tohi Tapú mo fakahā ʻa e taʻeʻapasia ki he kaungā Kalisitiane ʻoku nau pulé!
21. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu te tau fiefia ke muimui ki ai, pea ko e hā ʻe lave ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí?
21 Ke ʻoua naʻa fakatupu ʻa e taʻefakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki hono tali ha fakakaukau angatuʻu pe faʻifaʻiteliha, te tau muimui ki he akonaki ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Filipaí: “Pea ko eni, siʻoku ʻofaʻanga, kuo mou fai talangofua ai pe, ko ia ʻoua te mou ngaue ʻo hange ko ha meʻa ia ke fai ʻi hoku ʻao pe, ka ke fakautuutu ʻaupito ʻi heʻeku mamaʻo ni hoʻomou ngaue ke lavaʻi homou fakamoʻui ʻomoutolu, ʻo fai ʻapasia pe mo tailiili: he ko e ʻOtua ia ʻoku ngaue ʻiate kimoutolu ke fakatupu ʻa e fiefai mo e mafai fakatouʻosi, koeʻuhi pe ko ʻene tokanga ʻofa mai. Mou fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ʻo taʻe ha lāunga pe ha fakakikihi: koeʻuhi ke mou haohaoa mo ʻataʻatā mei he kovi, ko e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku taʻemele ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e toʻutangata angapikopiko mo heke; ʻa ia ʻoku mou ulo ʻi honau haʻohaʻonga ko e ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi mamani.” (Filipai 2:12-15) ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko e toʻutangata anga-pikopiko mo heke ko ʻeni ʻoku hoko ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e faingataʻaʻia ʻi he tuʻunga-pulé, ʻoku mateuteu ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ia ke anga-nofo ki he tuʻunga-pulé. Ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga lahi, ʻo hangē ko ia te tau sio ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he kupu “Ko e hā kuo hoko ki he tuʻunga-pulé?” ʻi he The Watchtower ʻo Siulai 1, 1994.
Ko e Fakamanatu
◻ Ko hai ʻa e Pule Fakalevelevá, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakalao ai ʻa ʻene pulé?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ko e kau pule māʻolungá ʻoku nau “ʻi ai ni ko e fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua”?
◻ Ko e taimi fē ʻoku ʻikai ke hoko ai ʻa e kau pule māʻolungá ko e “sevaniti ia ʻa e ʻOtua”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ʻi he ngaahi fāmili Kalisitiané?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga-pule kuo tuku ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻAnge kia Sisa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa Sisa”