“Nofo ki he . . . Faiako”
“ʻOKU mou ui au ko e faiako mo e ʻEiki, pea ʻoku taau pē ke pehē, he ko e moʻoni ia.” (Sione 13:13, Ko e Taulua) Ko ʻene ngaahi lea ko ia ki heʻene kau ākongá, naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa hono ngafa ko ha faiakó. Pea, ki muʻa siʻi ʻi heʻene ʻalu hake ki hēvaní, naʻá ne fekau ki hono kau muimuí: “Ko ia ke mou ō, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe ko ʻeku kau ako, . . . mo e akoʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ngāhi meʻa kotoa pe kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu.” (Mt. 28: 19, 20) Ki mui ai, naʻe toe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e hoko ko e kau faiako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne naʻinaʻi ki he mātuʻa Kalisitiane ko Tīmoté: “Nofo ki he lau lesoni, mo e fai ha tokoni, mo e faiako. . . . Ke ke mamafa ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia; ke ke ngaue ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia; koeʻuhi ke ha ki he kakai kotoa hoʻo laka ki muʻa.”—1 Tim. 4:13-15.
Hangē pē ko e taimi ko iá, ʻi he ʻaho ní ko e faiakó ko ha tafaʻaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻo tatau pē ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú pea mo ʻetau ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. ʻE anga-fēfē ke tau kei nofo ki he faiakó, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻe tokoni ai eni ki heʻetau laka ki muʻá, pe ko ʻetau fakalakalaka, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau faiako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Faiako Lahí
Ko e founga ʻo e faiako ʻa Sīsuú naʻe fakamānako ki he tokolahi ʻo ʻene kau fanongó. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ola ʻo ʻene ngaahi leá ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau ʻi he sinakoke ʻi Nāsaletí. Ko e tokotaha-tohi Kōsipeli ko Luké naʻá ne lēkooti: “Pea nau fakamoʻoni ki ai kotoa pē; ʻo nau ofo ʻi he ngaahi lea mālie naʻe tō mei hono fofonga.” (Luke 4: 22) Ko e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú naʻa nau faʻifaʻitaki ʻi heʻenau malangá ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga honau ʻEikí. Ko e moʻoni, ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá naʻá ne fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa hono kaungā Kalisitiané: “Mou hoko ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki kiate au, ʻo hange foki ko ʻeku faʻifaʻitaki ʻaku kia Kalaisi.” (1 Kol. 10:34 [1Ko 11:1, PM]) Koeʻuhí ko ʻene faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Paula ʻo ola lelei ʻaupito ʻi heʻene ‘faiako ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakaí, pea ʻi he fale taki taha.’—Ng. 20:20.
Faiako “ʻi he Malaʻe Fakatau”
Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e malava ʻa Paula ke faiako ki he kakaí ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he Ngāue vahe 17. ʻOku tau lau ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene ʻaʻahi ki ʻAtenisi ʻi Kalisí. Ko fē pē ha feituʻu naʻe vakai ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he kolo ko iá—ʻi he halá, ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kakaí—naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitoli. ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi hono fakahohaʻasi lahi ai ʻa Paula! Neongo iá, naʻe halaʻatā haʻane taʻemapuleʻi ʻa ʻene ongoʻí. ʻI hono kehé, “naʻa ne talanoa fakakikihi [pe fakaʻuhinga] ʻi he fale lotu . . . pea ʻi he malaʻe fakatau naʻa ne fai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pe kiate kinautolu te nau feʻiloaki.” (Ng. 17:16, 17) He faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē kia kitautolu! ʻI heʻetau fakalea ki he kakai ʻo e puipuituʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he ʻikai ʻi ha founga fai fakamāú, ka ʻi he anga-fakaʻapaʻapá, ʻe lava ai ke tau fakalototoʻaʻi ha niʻihi ke nau fanongo pea faifai atu pē ʻo nau ʻatā ai mei he haʻisia ki he lotu loí.—Ng. 10:34, 35; Fkh. 18:4.
Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kakai naʻe malanga ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he malaʻe fakataú naʻe ʻikai te nau tali ʻa ʻene pōpoakí. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo ʻene kau fanongó naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau poto fakafilōsefa naʻe ʻikai ke nau fakakaukau tatau mo e ngaahi moʻoni ko ia naʻá ne malangaʻí. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakakikihi ai ʻa e kau fanongo ʻa Paulá, naʻá ne fakakaukau moʻoni ki heʻenau fakamatalá. Naʻe ui ia ʻe he niʻihi ko e “siana pālau” (ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea, “tokotaha tufi tenga”). Ko e niʻihi naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOku ne matamata ko e toko taha fokotuʻu ʻotua foʻou.”—Ng. 17:18.
Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai fakalotosiʻi ʻa Paula ʻe he ngaahi lea tuku hifo ʻa ʻene kau fanongó. ʻI hono kehé, ʻi he taimi naʻe kole ai ke ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne akoʻí, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e faingamālie ko iá ke ne fakahoko ha malanga fakamaama ʻa ia naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi pōtoʻi fakafaiakó. (Ng. 17:19-22; 1 Pita 3:15) Tau sivisiviʻi fakaikiiki angé ʻa ʻene malangá pea tau ako ai ha ngaahi lēsoni ʻe tokoniʻi nai ai kitautolu ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa ʻetau pōtoʻi fakafaiakó.
ʻAi ke ʻi Ai ha Felotoi
Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “ʻA matāpule Atenisi, ʻoku ha kiate au ʻi he meʻa kehekehe ʻoku ou sio ki ai, ta ko e kakai kimoutolu ʻoku matamata hulu atu ʻi he tauhi faʻahikehe. He lolotonga ʻeku . . . tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mou lotu ki ai, ne u ʻilo foki ha ʻolita ʻa ia naʻe tohi ai ʻa e lea ni, Moʻo ha ʻOtua Teʻeki ʻIloa. Pea ko e meʻa ʻoku mou lotu taʻe ʻilo ki ai, ko eni ia ʻoku ou fakahā ni kiate kimoutolu.”—Ng. 17:22, 23.
Naʻe tokanga lelei ʻaupito ʻa Paula ki hono ʻātakaí. Mei he meʻa kuó ne siofi fakaleleí, naʻá ne ako ai ha meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga naʻe malanga ki aí. Naʻa mo kitautolu te tau lava ʻo ʻilo ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha-ʻapí kapau te tau fakatokanga meʻa. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha ngaahi meʻa vaʻinga pe ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻi he matapaá te ne tala mai ʻa e meʻa lahi. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻoku ala hoko ki he tokotaha-ʻapí, ʻe lava ke tau filifili fakalelei ai ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he meʻa te tau leaʻakí kae pehē foki ki he founga hono leaʻakí.—Kol. 4:6.
Naʻe lea ʻa Paula ʻi he founga papau. Kae kehe, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi, ko e “lotu” ʻa e kau ʻAtenisí naʻe makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ʻilo taʻetotonu. Naʻe fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe Paula ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke fakahanga ai ʻenau lotú ki he ʻOtua moʻoní. (1 Kol. 14:8) He mahuʻinga ē kia kitautolu ke tau lea ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene mahinó ka ke toe papau ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fanongonongo ai ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá!
Fakapotopoto mo Taʻefilifilimānako
Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo pehē: “Ko e ʻOtua naʻa ne ngaohi ʻa e univēsi, mo e meʻa kehekehe ʻoku ʻi ai, ko e toko taha ia ko e ʻEiki ʻo e langi mo māmani; ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻafio ʻi ha ngaahi temipale kuo ngaohi ʻe he nima; ʻumaʻā hano tauhi ʻe he nima ʻo e tangata, ko e pehe ʻoku ne masiva ʻi ha meʻa—ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio koā, ʻa ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e foaki mai kiate kitautolu fulipe [pe tokotaha kotoa] ʻa e moʻui, mo e manava, mo e meʻa kotoa pe.”—Ng. 17:24, 25.
Naʻe fakahanga heni ʻe Paula ʻa e tokangá kia Sihova ko hotau Tokotaha Foaki-Moʻuí, ʻo ne fai eni ʻi ha founga fakapotopoto ʻaki ʻa e lave kiate ia ko e “ʻEiki ʻo e langi mo māmani.” Ko ha monū ē ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kakai loto-totonu mei he ngaahi lotu mo e puipuituʻa fakafonua kehekehe ke nau mahinoʻi ko e moʻui kotoa pē ʻoku tupu ia meia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá!—Sāme 36:9.
Ko hono hokó, naʻe toe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula: “Naʻa ne oʻi foki ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga kakai ʻa ia ʻoku nau tupunga taha kotoa pe, . . . he ne ne fakafuofua ʻa e ngaahi kuonga naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ki heʻenau nofo, mo honau ngaahi kauʻā; koeʻuhi ke nau kumi ki he ʻOtua, heiʻilo te nau fāfā ia ʻo ʻiloʻi, ka talāʻehai ʻoku ne mamaʻo mei hatau toko taha.”—Ng. 17:26, 27.
ʻI he founga ʻo ʻetau faiakó, ʻoku lava ke tau fakahaaʻi atu ai ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku tau lotu ki aí. ʻI he taʻefilifilimānakó, ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai ʻo e puleʻanga kotoa pē ke nau “fāfā ia ʻo ʻiloʻi.” ʻI he founga tatau ʻoku tau lea taʻefilifilimānako ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo iá. ʻOku tau feinga ke tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tui ki he Tokotaha-Fakatupú ke nau fakatupulekina ha tuʻunga vāofi mo ia ʻa ia ʻe lava ke iku ai ki he tāpuaki taʻengata. (Sem. 4:8) Ka ʻe anga-fēfē haʻatau tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau veiveiua ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku tau muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Paulá. Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki hono hokó.
“ʻOku ʻiate ia ʻetau moʻui, mo ʻetau ngaúe, mo ʻetau ʻi ai; ʻo hangē foki ko e lau ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kau māu ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻo pehe, he ko Hono hako foki ʻa kitautolu. Pea kapau leva ko e hako ʻo e ʻOtua ʻa kitautolu, talāʻehai ʻoku totonu ʻetau lau ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio ʻoku tatau mo ha konga koula, pe siliva, pe maka.”—Ng. 17:28, 29.
Naʻe feinga heni ʻa Paula ke ne maʻu ha kau fiefanongo ʻaki ʻene lave ki he kau faʻu-maau ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloʻi pea tali ʻe he kau ʻAtenisí. ʻOku tau feinga ʻi he founga meimei tatau ke ʻai ke ʻi ai ha felotoi ʻaki ʻa e fakaʻuhinga ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻe tali ʻe heʻetau kau fanongó. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e talanoa fakatātā ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú ʻoku fakatuipau tatau pē he ʻahó ni: “ʻIlonga ha ʻapi, kuo pau naʻe langa ʻe ha taha; pea ko ia naʻa ne langa ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ko e ʻOtua.” (Hep. 3:4) Ko hono ʻai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi he ʻapí ke nau fakaʻuhinga ʻi he fakatātā faingofua ko ení ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai kinautolu ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí. Fakatokangaʻi ʻi he malanga ʻa Paulá ha ʻelemēniti ʻe taha ʻo e faiako ola leleí—ko e fakaueʻiloto.
Fakamamafaʻi ʻa e Fakavavevavé
Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula: “Nae ikai fie afioʻi e he Otua ae gaahi kuoga oe vale ni, ka oku ne fekau eni ki he kakai kotoabe, i he botu kotoabe, ke nau fakatomala: Koeuhi kuo ne kotofa ae aho, te ne fakamāu maonioni ai a mamani, i he tagata kuo ne fakanofo.”—Ng. 17:30, 31, PM.
Ko hono fakaʻatā fakataimi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e koví kuo ʻomai ai kia kitautolu kotoa ʻa e faingamālie ke fakahaaʻi kiate ia ʻa e meʻa moʻoni ʻoku ʻi hotau lotó. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke tau fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fakavavevave ʻa hotau taimí pea ʻoku tau lea fakatuipau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá, ʻa ia ʻoku mātuʻaki ofi ʻi he taimi ní.—2 Tim. 3:1-5.
Tali Kehekehe
“Bea i he e nau fanogo ki he toetuu ae bekia, nae manuki ae niihi: kae behe e he niihi, Te mau toe fanogo iate koe ki he mea ni. Bea alu ai a Baula iate kinautolu. Ka nae bikitai ae kau tagata niihi kiate ia, bea nau tui.”—Ng. 17:32-34, PM.
ʻOku tali vave ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau akoʻí; ko e niʻihi ʻe fiemaʻu nai ʻa e taimi lahi ange ke nau tuipau ai ki heʻetau fakaʻuhingá. Ka ʻi he taimi ʻoku tokoniʻi ai naʻa mo ha toko taha ʻe heʻetau fakamatala māʻalaʻala mo faingofua ʻa e moʻoní ke ne hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi totonu ʻa Sihová he houngaʻia ē ko kitautolu ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tohoakiʻi mai ha kakai ki hono ʻAló!—Sione 6:44.
Lēsoni ʻe Lava Ke Tau Akó
ʻI heʻetau fakakaukauloto ki he malanga ʻa Paulá, ʻe lava ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e founga ke fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e moʻoni Fakatohitapú ki he niʻihi kehé. Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e monū ke fai ʻa e malanga maʻá e kakaí ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻe lava ke tau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki kia Paula ʻaki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e lea fakapotopoto ʻa ia ʻe tokoniʻi ai ha tokotaha taʻetui ke ne mahinoʻi mo tali ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni Fakatohitapú. ʻOku tau loto ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e moʻoni ko iá ʻi ha tuʻunga māʻalaʻala ka te tau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe fakaangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tui ki ai ha tokotaha taʻetui ʻoku lolotonga ʻi ai nai. ʻI he taimi tatau ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalanga ki he kakaí ʻoku tau feinga ke fakahāhā ʻa e fakalotoʻi mo e fakapotopoto. ʻI he fai peheé, ʻoku tau muimui moʻoni ai ki he akonaki ʻa Paula ke ‘nofo ki he faiakó.’
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Ko e faiako ʻa Paulá naʻe māʻalaʻala, faingofua, mo fakapotopoto
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ʻOku tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Paula ʻaki ʻetau fakakaukauʻi ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku tau malanga ki aí