Ko e Kakai ʻa Sihová Kuo ʻAi ke Mālohi ʻi he Tuí
“Ko ia ai, naʻe hokohoko atu hono ʻai ke mālohi ʻi he tuí ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá pea mo tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.”—NGĀUE 16:5, “NW.”
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá?
NAʻE ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻa Saula ʻo Tāsusí ko ha “ipu matuʻaki fili.” ʻI heʻene hoko ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, naʻá ne ‘faingataʻaʻia he ngaahi meʻa lahi.’ Ka ʻi heʻene ngāué pea pehē ʻi he ngāue ʻa e niʻihi kehe, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻa e fāʻūtaha mo e tupulaki fakaofo.—Ngāue 9:15, 16.
2. Ko e hā ʻe ʻaonga ai ke fai ha tokanga ki he Ngāue 13:1–16:5?
2 Naʻe fakautuutu ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau Senitaile naʻa nau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiané, pea naʻe fakahoko ʻe ha fakataha mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e kulupu pulé ha meʻa lahi ke fakalanga ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻai kinautolu ke nau mālohi ʻi he tuí. ʻE mātuʻaki ʻaonga ke fai ha tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení mo e ngaahi fakalakalaka kehe kuo hiki ʻi he Ngāue 13:1–16:5, he ʻoku lolotonga hokosia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ha tupu mo e ngaahi tāpuaki fakalaumālie meimei tatau. (ʻAisea 60:22) (ʻI he ako fakafoʻituitui ʻa e ngaahi kupu ʻo e tohi Ngāué ʻi he ʻīsiu ko ʻení, ʻoku mau fokotuʻu atu ke mou lau ʻa e ngaahi konga mei he tohi kuo fakahāʻiʻaki hono taipeʻi matolu angé.)
ʻOku Kamata ke Ngāue ʻa e Kau Misinalé
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue naʻe fai ʻe he “tuʻunga palofita mo e tuʻunga faiako” ʻi ʻAniteoké?
3 Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe ha kau tangata ʻa ia naʻe fekau atu ʻe he fakatahaʻanga ʻi ʻAniteoké, Silia, ʻa e kau tuí ke nau hoko ʻo mālohi ʻi he tuí. (13:1-5) ʻI ʻAniteoke naʻe ʻi ai ha “tuʻunga palofita mo ha tuʻunga faiako” ko Panepasa, Simione (Naika), Lusio mei Sailine, Maneno, mo Saula ʻo Tāsusí. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kau palōfitá ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo kikiteʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko, lolotonga iá naʻe fai ʻe he kau faiakó he fakahinohino ʻa e Tohitapú mo e moʻui fakaʻotuá. (1 Kolinitō 13:8; 14:4) Naʻe vaheʻi ha vāhenga-ngāue makehe kia Panepasa mo Saula. Naʻa nau ō ki Saipalo mo Maʻake ʻa ia ʻoku tokouaʻaki ʻe Panepasa. (Kolose 4:10) Naʻa nau malanga ʻi he ngaahi sinakoke ʻi he taulanga ʻo Salamisi ki he hahaké, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha fakamatala ʻo pehē naʻe tali lelei ʻe he kau Siú. Koeʻuhi he ko e faʻahinga pehē naʻa nau fuʻu tuʻumālie fakamatelie, ko e hā te nau toe fiemaʻu ai ʻa e Mīsaiá?
4. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ʻi he hokohoko atu ʻa e malanga ʻa e kau misinalé ʻi Saipaló?
4 Naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngāue fakamoʻoni kehe naʻa nau fai ʻi Saipaló. (13:6-12) ʻI Pefosi, naʻe fetaulaki ai ʻa e kau misinalé mo e tokotaha Siu ko e maki mo e palōfita-loi ko Pasisu (Elima). ʻI heʻene feinga ke taʻofi ʻa e Kōvana ko Sesio Paula mei he fanongo ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe hoko ʻo fonu ʻa Saula ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoní peá ne pehē: ‘ʻA e siana fonu ngutungutu ʻi he kākā mo e fakaheke, hako ʻo e Tevolo, ko e fakafili ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku totonu, ʻe ʻikai tuku koā hoʻo leʻei ʻa e ngaahi hala ʻo Sihova?’ ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe fakakuihi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Elima ʻi ha taimi, pea ko Sesio Paula naʻe hoko ʻo “tui ia, he kuo ofo i he akonaki ae Eiki.”
5, 6. (a) ʻI he lea ʻa Paula ʻi he sinakoke ʻi ʻAniteoke ʻi Pisitiá, ko e hā ʻene lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ola naʻe maʻu ʻi he malanga ʻa Paulá?
5 Naʻa nau folau mei Saipalo ki he kolo ko Peaka ʻi ʻĒsia Minu. Naʻe toki fononga fakatokelau leva ʻa Paula mo Panepasa ʻo fou atu ʻi he ngaahi hala he ngaahi moʻungá, ngalingali ʻi ‘he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki mei he ngaahi vaitafe mo e kau kaihaʻaʻakau,’ ki ʻAniteoke, ʻi Pisitia. (2 Kolinitō 11:25, 26) Naʻe lea ai ʻa Paula ʻi he sinakoké. (13:13-41) Naʻá ne fai ha fakamanatu ki he ngaahi feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻIsilelí peá ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e hako ʻo Tēvitá ʻo pehē ko Sīsū ia ko e Fakamoʻuí. Neongo naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he kau taki Siú ke fakapoongi ʻa Sīsū, ka ko e talaʻofa ki heʻenau ngaahi kuí naʻe fakahoko ia ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ia mei he maté. (Sāme 2:7; 16:10; ʻAisea 55:3) Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau fanongó ke ʻoua te nau manukiʻi ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e fakamoʻui ʻo fakafou mai ʻia Kalaisí.—Hapakuke 1:5, Sepituakini.
6 Naʻe langaʻi ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻe he malanga ʻa Paulá, ʻo hangē pē ko e ngaahi malanga fakahāhā ʻoku fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ní. (13:42-52) ʻI he Sāpate hono hokó naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e meimei kotoa ʻo e koló ke fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihová, pea ʻi he meʻá ni naʻe fonu ʻa e kau Siú ʻi he meheká. He ʻi he uike pē ʻe taha, kuo ngalingali tokolahi ange ai ʻa e fakatafokiʻi ʻe he kau misinalé ʻa e kau Senitailé ʻi he tokolahi naʻe fakatafokiʻi ʻe he kau Siu ʻi heʻenau moʻuí kātoa! Koeʻuhi ko e lea fieʻotua fakafepaki ʻa e kau Siú kia Paulá, kuo aʻu ki ha taimi ke ulo atu ai ʻa e maama fakalaumālié ki ha feituʻu kehe, pea naʻe tala kiate kinautolu: ‘Koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou fakataleʻi ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtua pea mou fakamoʻoni ai ʻe kimoutolu ki hoʻomou taʻe tāu mo e moʻui taʻengata, ko ʻema hiki ʻeni ki he ngaahi puleʻanga.’—ʻAisea 49:6.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻi he hoko ʻa e fakatangá?
7 Kuo kamata ʻeni ke fiefia ʻa e kau Senitailé, pea naʻe hoko ʻo tui ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē kuo fokotuʻutuʻu totonu ki he moʻui taʻengatá. Kaekehe, ʻi hono fanongonongo ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová ʻi he fonuá, naʻe ueʻi ʻe he kau Siú ha kau fefine ongoongo-lelei (ngalingali ke fakaʻaiʻai honau ngaahi husepānití pe ko ha niʻihi) mo e kau tangata ʻiloa ke fakatangaʻi ʻa Paula mo Panepasa pea tuli kinaua mei ai. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke taʻofi ai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e ongo misinalé. Naʻá na “tūtūʻi ʻa e efu mei hona vaʻe” peá na ʻalu ki ʻAikoniume (ko Konya ia ʻi onopooni), ko ha kolo lahi ia ʻi he vahefonua Loma ko Kalētiá. (Luke 9:5; 10:11) Sai, fēfē ʻa e kau ākonga naʻa nau nofo ʻi ʻAniteoke ʻi Pisitiá? Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻai ke nau mālohi ʻi he tuí, naʻe “fakafonu kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e fiefia mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni.” ʻOku tokoni ʻeni ke tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke fakatutaʻi ʻe he fakatangá ʻa e fakalakalaka fakalaumālié.
Mālohi ʻi he Tuí Neongo ʻa e Fakatangá
8. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ko ha ola ia ʻo ha fai fakamoʻoni lavameʻa ʻi ʻAikoniumé?
8 Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻena mālohi ʻi he tuí neongo ʻa e fakatangá. (14:1-7) Tupu mei heʻena fai fakamoʻoni ʻi he sinakoke ʻi ʻAikoniumé, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e kau Siu mo e kau Kalisi tokolahi ʻo tui. ʻI he fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he kau Siu taʻetuí ʻa e kau Senitailé ke tuʻu fakafepaki ki he kau tui foʻoú, naʻe lea mālohi ʻa e ongo ngāué ni ʻi he mafai mei he ʻOtuá, pea naʻe fakahāʻaki ʻene hōifua ki aí ʻaki ʻene fakamafaiʻi kinaua ke fai ha ngaahi mana. ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe mavaeua ai ʻa e kakaí, pea kau ha niʻihi ki he kau Siú ka ko e niʻihi ki he ongo ʻapositoló (ko e faʻahinga kuo fekau atú). Naʻe ʻikai ke foʻi ʻa e ongo ʻapositoló, ka ʻi heʻena ʻilo ki ha faʻufaʻu ke tolomakaʻi kinauá, naʻá na fakapotopoto ʻo mavahe ke malanga ʻi Laikonia, ko ha vahefonua ʻi ʻĒsia Minu ʻi he faka-tokelau ʻo Kalētiá. ʻI he fakapotopoto peheé, te tau lava foki mo kitautolu ʻo kei longomoʻui ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá neongo ʻa e fakatangá.—Mātiu 10:23.
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kakai ʻo Lisitá ʻi he fakamoʻui ʻo e tangata heké? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻi Lisitá?
9 Naʻe toki fai leva ha ngāue fakamoʻoni ʻi he kolo ʻi Laikonia ko Lisita. (14:8-18) Naʻe fakamoʻui ai ʻe Paula ha tangata naʻe fanauʻi kuo heke. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakatokangaʻi ko Sihova ʻokú ne fai ʻa e maná, naʻe kalanga ʻa e kakai: “Kuo hifo fakatangata mai ha ongo ʻotua!” Koeʻuhi naʻe fai ʻeni ʻi he lea faka-Laikoniá, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe Panepasa mo Paula ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hokó. Pea koeʻuhi naʻe takimuʻa ʻa Paula ʻi he leá, naʻe pehē ʻe he kakai ko Heamasi ia (ko e talafekau leʻo-afea ʻa e ngaahi ʻotuá) pea ko Panepasa ko Siusi (Zeus), ko e ʻotua faka-Kalisi lahi tahá.
10 Naʻe ʻomai ʻe he taulaʻeiki ʻa Siusí ha ngaahi pulu mo e ngaahi tuinga kakala ke faiʻaki ha ngaahi feilaulau kia Paula mo Panepasa. Ngalingali naʻe leaʻaki ʻa e lea faka-Kalisí ʻa ia naʻe lahi hono ngāueʻakí pe ngāueʻaki ha fakatonulea, naʻe kamata leva ʻe he ongo meʻá ni ke fakamatala mo fakapapauʻi ko e ongo tangata pē mo kinaua pea ʻokú na fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo lelei ke tafoki ʻa e kakaí mei he ‘ngaahi meʻa noa ni’ (ngaahi ʻotua pe ngaahi ʻaitoli mate) ki he ʻOtua moʻuí. (1 Tuʻi 16:13; Sāme 115:3-9; 146:6) ʻIo, naʻe fakangofua ki muʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá (kae ʻikai ko e kau Hepeluú) ke nau hoko atu ʻi heʻenau founga pē ʻanautolú, neongo naʻe ʻikai ke taʻe ʻi ai haʻane fakamoʻoni kiate ia ki heʻene ʻi ai mo ʻene lelei ‘ʻi hono ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi ʻuha mo e ngaahi faʻahitaʻu mahu, ʻo fonu ai honau ngaahi loto ʻi he meʻakai mo e fiefia.’ (Sāme 147:8) Neongo ʻa e faʻahinga fakamatala peheé, naʻe meimei ʻikai malava ke taʻofi ʻe Panepasa mo Paula ʻa e kakaí mei he fai ha feilaulau kiate kinauá. Ka, naʻe ʻikai ke tali ʻe he ongo misinalé ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ke hangē ha ongo ʻotuá, pea naʻe ʻikai te na ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga mafai ko iá ke fokotuʻuʻaki ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ʻi he feituʻu ko iá. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē, tautefito kapau ʻoku tau hehema ke holi ke maʻu ʻa e fakamālō koeʻuhi ko e meʻa kuo fakangofua mai ʻe Sihova ke tau lava ʻi heʻene ngāué!
11. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he fakamatala: “Ko ʻetau hū ki he puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, kuo pau ke tau fou ʻi he ngaahi mamahi lahi”?
11 Fakafokifā, naʻe langa hake ʻa e fakatangá. (14:19-28) ʻO anga-fēfē? ʻI he fakalotoʻi ʻe he kau Siu mei ʻAniteoke ʻi Pisitia mo ʻAikoniumé, naʻe hanga ai ʻe he kakaí ʻo tolomakaʻi ʻa Paula pea nau toho ia ki he tuʻakoló, ʻo nau fakakaukau kuó ne mate. (2 Kolinitō 11:24, 25) Ka ʻi hono takatakai ia ʻe he kau ākongá, naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo hū taʻefakatokangaʻi ki Lisita, ʻi he malumalu nai ʻo e fakapoʻulí. ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó, naʻe ʻalu ia mo Panepasa ki Teape, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi ai naʻa nau hoko ko e kau ākonga. ʻI heʻena toe foki ki Lisitá, ʻAikoniume, mo ʻAniteoké, naʻe fakalotolahiʻi ai ʻe he ongo misinalé ʻa e kau ākongá, ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ke nau nofo maʻu ʻi he tuí, peá na pehē: “Ko ʻetau hū ki he puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, kuo pau ke tau fou ʻi he ngaahi mamahi lahi.” ʻI heʻetau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku totonu foki ke tau ʻamanekina ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi mamahi pea ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua te tau feinga ke hao mei ai ʻaki haʻatau fakangaloku ʻetau tuí. (2 Tīmote 3:12) ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe fakanofo ʻa e kau mātuʻa ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa ia naʻe fai ki ai ʻa e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kakai Kalētiá.
12. ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e ʻuluaki fononga fakamisinale ʻa Paulá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he ongo misinalé?
12 ʻI heʻena fou atu ʻi Pisitiá, naʻe leaʻaki ai ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻa e folofolá ʻi Peaka, ko ha kolo ʻiloa ʻi Pamifilia. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, naʻá na foki ki ʻAniteoke, ʻi Silia. Kuo lava ʻeni ʻa e ʻuluaki fononga ʻa Paulá, pea naʻe fakahā ʻe he ongo misinalé ki he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e “ngaahi fuʻu meʻa kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi heʻene kau mo kinaua, pea mo ʻene fakaava ki he Senitaile ha matapā ki he lotu [tui, NW].” Naʻe fakamoleki ha taimi mo e kau ākonga ʻi ʻAniteoké, pea naʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha tālafili naʻe hoko heni ha ngāue lahi ke ʻai ke nau mālohi ʻi he tuí. Ko e ngaahi ʻaʻahi ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku ʻi ai hono ola fakalaumālie pehē.
ʻOku Fakapapauʻi ha Fehuʻi Mātuʻaki Mahuʻinga
13. Kapau ʻe ʻikai ke mavaeua ʻa e Lotu faka-Kalisitiané ki he faʻahi faka-Hepeluú mo e taʻe-Siú, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻú?
13 Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻo e fakakaukaú ki he mālohi ʻi he tuí. (1 Kolinitō 1:10) Kapau ʻe ʻikai ke mavaeua ʻa e Lotu faka-Kalisitiané ki he faʻahi Hepelū mo e taʻe-Siú, ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ki he kulupu pulé ke nau fili pe kuo pau ke tauhi ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé pea kamu ʻa e kau Senitaile ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻaukolo mai ki he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá. (15:1-5) Naʻe ʻi ai ha kau tangata mei Siutea kuo nau ʻosi fononga atu ki ʻAniteoke ʻi Siliá mo nau kamata ke ako ki he kau tui Senitaile ʻi aí ʻo pehē ʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e fakahaofí kaeʻoua ke nau kamu. (ʻEkisoto 12:48) Ko ia ai, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻa Paula, Panepasa, mo e niʻihi kehe ki he kau ʻapositoló mo e kau mātuʻa ʻi Selusalemá. Naʻa mo ʻi Selusalema naʻe vili ʻa e kau tui ʻi aí ʻa ia naʻa nau hoko ki muʻa ko e kau Fālesi fakakaukau ki he laó ʻo pehē kuo pau ke kamu ʻa e kau Senitailé mo tauhi ʻa e Laó.
14. (a) Neongo naʻe hoko ha loto-kehekehe ʻi he fakataha ʻi Selusalemá, ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fokotuʻu aí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻelito ʻo e fakaʻuhinga ʻa Pita ʻi he meʻa ko iá?
14 Naʻe fai ha fakataha ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (15:6-11) ʻIo, naʻe fai ʻa e loto-kehekehe, ka naʻe ʻikai ke fai ha fekeʻikeʻi ʻi hono fakahā ʻe he kau tangatá ʻenau tui mālohí—ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē ki he kau mātuʻa ʻo e ʻaho ní! ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí naʻe pehē ʻe Pita: ‘Naʻe fili ʻe he ʻOtua ʻe fanongo mo tui ʻa e kau Senitaile [ʻo hange ko Koliniusi] ki he ongoongolelei mei hoku ngutu. Naʻá ne fakamoʻoni maʻanautolu, heʻene foaki ki ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni pea naʻe ʻikai te ne momoʻi fai kehekehe kiate kitautolu mo kinautolu. [Ngāue 10:44-47] Ko ia ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtua ʻaki hono ʻai ha ʻioke [ha fatongia ke tauhi ʻa e Lao] ki honau kia ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai ke tau lava pe ko ʻetau ngaahi kui? ʻOsi ʻoku tau [kau Siu ʻi he kakano] tui te tau moʻui ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsū ʻo hangē tofu pe ko kinautolu.’ Ko hono tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau Senitaile taʻekamú naʻe fakahā ai ko e kamú mo e tauhi ʻo e Laó naʻe ʻikai ke toe fiemaʻu ia kae toki maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻui.—Kalētia 5:1.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi poini tefito naʻe ʻai ʻe Sēmisí, pea ko e hā naʻá ne fokotuʻu ke tohiʻaki ki he kau Kalisitiane Senitailé?
15 ʻI he fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Pitá naʻe fakalongolongo ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, ka naʻe lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ke leaʻakí. (15:12-21) Naʻe fakamatala ʻe Panepasa mo Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi mana naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻiate kinaua ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau Senitailé. Pea naʻe pehē foki ʻe he seá, ko e tokoua faʻē taha ʻo Sīsū ko Sēmisí: ‘Kuo fakamatala ʻe Simione [ko e hingoa faka-Hepelū ʻo Pitá] ʻa e fakahanga ʻo e tokanga ʻa e ʻOtua ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ke toʻo meiate kinautolu ha kakai ke kau ki hono huafa.’ Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sēmisi ko e kikite ki hono toe langa ʻa e “tēniti ʻo Tevita” (ko hono toe fokotuʻu ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ʻi he laine ʻo Tēvitá) kuo fakahoko ia ʻi hono fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsū (ngaahi ʻea ʻo e Puleʻangá) mei he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Siú mo e kau Senitailé fakatouʻosi. (ʻĒmosi 9:11, 12, Sepituakini; Loma 8:17) Koeʻuhi naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻeni ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke tali ia ʻe he kau ākongá. Naʻe fakahinohino ʻe Sēmisi ke tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane Senitailé ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he (1) ngaahi meʻa kuo ʻuliʻi ʻe he ngaahi ʻaitoli, (2) feʻauaki, mo e (3) toto mo e meʻa kuo sisina. Ko e ngaahi taputapui ko ʻení naʻe ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻa Mosesé ʻa ia naʻe lau ʻi he ngaahi sinakoké ʻi he Sāpate kotoa pē.—Sēnesi 9:3, 4; 12:15-17; 35:2, 4.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi poini ʻe tolu ʻoku fai ai ʻe he tohi ʻa e kulupu pule ʻo e ʻuluaki-senitulí ha tataki ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni?
16 Naʻe toki ʻave leva ʻeni ʻe he kulupu pulé ha tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane Senitaile ʻi ʻAniteoke, Silia, mo Silisiá. (15:22-35) Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní mo e kau fai ʻo e tohí ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo feilaulauʻaki ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí; totó (ko e meʻa naʻe faʻa kai ʻe he kakai ʻe niʻihi); ngaahi meʻa kuo sisina kae ʻikai ke fakatafe honau totó (ko e kau pangani tokolahi naʻa nau vakai ki he kakanoʻi manu pehē ʻoku lelei mo ifo); mo e feʻauakí (faka-Kalisi, pornei‵a, ʻoku ʻuhinga ko e ngaahi fehokotaki fakasino taʻefakalao kehe mei he nofo mali faka-Tohitapú). ʻI heʻenau fakaʻehiʻehi peheé, te nau tuʻumālie fakalaumālie ai, ʻo hangē pē ko ia kuo ʻi ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻi he taimí ni koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tali ʻa e ‘ngaahi meʻa ʻikai ala tuku ko iá.’ Ko e ngaahi lea ‘Te mou moʻui lelei!’ ʻoku hangē ko e pehē “ʻOfa atu,” pea ʻoku ʻikai ke totonu ke fakaʻosiʻaki ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko ʻení ʻoku fakatefito ki he tuʻunga ʻo e moʻuileleí.ʻIhonolauʻoetohíʻiʻAniteoké, naʻe fiefia ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻi he fakalototoʻa naʻe maʻu mei aí. ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ʻAniteoké naʻe toe ʻai foki ke mālohi ʻi he tuí mei he ngaahi lea fakalototoʻa ʻa Paula, Sailosi, Panepasa, mo e niʻihi kehé. ʻOfa ke tau toe fekumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke fakalototoʻaʻi mo langa hake ʻa e kaungā-tuí.
Kamata ʻa e Fononga Faka-Misinale Hono Uá
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e palopalema naʻe hoko ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻa e fononga fakamisinale hono uá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono lavaʻi ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻena keé?
17 Naʻe hoko ha palopalema ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻa e fononga fakamisinale hono uá. (15:36-41) Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Paula ke toe ʻaʻahi ia mo Panepasa ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻi Saipalo mo ʻĒsia Minú. Naʻe loto pē ki ai ʻa Panepasa ka naʻá ne loto ke nau ō mo Maʻake ʻa ia ʻokú ne tokouaʻakí. Naʻe ʻikai ke loto ki ai ʻa Paula koeʻuhi he naʻe liʻaki kinaua ʻe Maʻake ʻi Pamifilia. ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe “hoko ai ha kē.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke feinga ʻa Paula pe ko Panepasa ke fakatonuhiaʻi kinaua ʻaki ʻena feinga ke fakakau mai ki ai ʻa e kau mātuʻa kehé pe ko e kulupu pulé ʻi heʻena meʻa fakaekinauá. Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē!
18. Ko e hā naʻe iku mei he māvae ʻa Paula mo Panepasá, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ke tau maʻu ha ʻaonga mei he meʻa ko ʻení?
18 Kaekehe, ko e fakakikihi ko ʻení naʻe fakatupunga ai ha māvae. Naʻe ʻave ʻe Panepasa ʻa Maʻake ʻo na ō ki Saipalo. Ko Paula mo hono kaungā-fonongá ko Sailosi, naʻá na ‘ʻasi atu ʻi Silia mo Silisia ʻo fakalotolahiʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá.’ Naʻe uesia nai ʻa Panepasa ʻe he felāveʻi fakafāmilí, ka naʻe totonu ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e tuʻunga faka-ʻapositolo ʻo Paulá mo hono fili ia ko e “ipu matuʻaki fili.” (Ngāue 9:15) Pea fēfē ʻa kitautolu? Ko e meʻa ko ʻení ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ki he fiemaʻu ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e mafai fakateokalatí pea ke fengāueʻaki kakato mo e ‘tamaioʻeiki angatonu mo poto’!—Mātiu 24:45-47.
Fakalakalaka ʻi he Melino
19. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau talavou Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻaho ní ʻia Tīmoté?
19 Naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ʻa e fakakikihi ko ʻení ke ne uesia ʻa e melino ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe kei hokohoko atu pē hono ʻai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau mālohi ʻi he tuí. (16:1-5) Naʻe ʻalu ʻa Paula mo Sailosi ki Teape pea hoko atu ai ki Lisita. Naʻe nofo ai ʻa Tīmote, ko e tama ʻa ha fefine tui Siu ko ʻIunisi pea mo hono husepāniti Kalisi taʻetui. Naʻe kei talavou ʻa Tīmote, he naʻa mo e hili ʻa e taʻu ʻe 18 pe 20 ki mui mai ai, naʻe kei tala pē ki ai: “ʻOua naʻa tuku ke fakasikakaʻi koe ʻe ha taha ko hoʻo talavou.” (1 Tīmote 4:12) Koeʻuhi ko e tama ia “naʻe fakaongolelei ʻe he kainga naʻe ʻi Lisita mo ʻAikoniume [ʻa ia naʻe meimei maile ʻe 18 mei ai],” naʻe ʻiloa ia ʻi heʻene ngāue fakafaifekau leleí mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaʻotuá. ʻOku totonu ki he kau talavou Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻaho ní ke nau fekumi ki he tokoni ʻa Sihová ke maʻu ai ha ongoongolelei pehē. Naʻe kamu ʻe Paula ʻa Tīmote koeʻuhi te na ʻalu ki he ngaahi ʻapi mo e ngaahi sinakoke ʻo e kau Siu naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ko e tamai ʻa Tīmoté ko e Senitaile, pea naʻe ʻikai ke fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻapositoló ha meʻa ke ne taʻofi ʻa e kau tangata mo e kau fefine Siu ʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ke nau ako ʻo kau ki he Mīsaiá. ʻO ʻikai ke maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapú, ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau toe fai foki ʻa ia ʻoku nau malavá ke hoko ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí ke tali ʻe he kakai kehekehe.—1 Kolinitō 9:19-23.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻo e ongongofua ki he tohi ʻa e kulupu pule ʻo e ʻuluaki-senitulí, pea ʻokú ke fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke uesia fēfē kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni?
20 Naʻe ʻave ʻe Paula mo Sailosi fakataha mo Tīmote ʻi heʻene hoko ko ha talafekaú, ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e kulupu pulé ki he kau ākongá ke nau tauhi. Pea ko e hā hono olá? ʻOku hā ngalingali naʻe lave ki Silia, Silisia, mo Kalētia, naʻe tohi ʻe Luke: “Ko ia ai, naʻe hokohoko atu hono ʻai ke mālohi ʻi he tuí ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá pea mo tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē.” ʻIo, ko e ongongofua ki he tohi ʻa e kulupu pulé ko hono olá ko e fāʻūtaha mo e tuʻumālie fakalaumālie. Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē ki hotau taimi faingataʻá, ʻi he fiemaʻu ki he kakai ʻa Sihová ke nau nofo fāʻūtaha mo mālohi ʻi he tuí!
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Paula mo Panepasa ʻi he hoko ʻa e fakatangá?
◻ Ko e hā ke tau ako mei he fakamatala: “Ko ʻetau hū ki he puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, kuo pau ke tau fou ʻi he ngaahi mamahi lahi”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku tau maʻu mei he ngaahi poini ʻe tolu ʻi he tohi naʻe fai atu mei he kulupu pule ʻo e ʻuluaki-senitulí?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni naʻe hoko ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová he ʻuluaki-senitulí ʻo mālohi ʻi he tuí?