Ko Hai Te Ne Fakamavaheʻi Kitautolu mei he ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
“ʻOku tau ʻofa ʻe kitautolu, koeʻuhi naʻe tomuʻa ʻofa ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio kiate kitautolu.”—1 SIONE 4:19.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai kiate kitautolu ʻa hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻofaʻi kitautolú? (e) Ko e ʻofa ʻa hai ʻoku fiemaʻu lahi taha kiate kitautolú?
ʻOKU mahuʻinga fēfē kiate koe ʻa hoʻo ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻofaʻi koé? Mei he kei valevalé ki he fuʻu lahí, ʻoku lakalakaimonū ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he ʻofá. Kuó ke fakatokangaʻi ha kiʻi pēpē ʻokú ne piki ʻi he ʻofa ʻi he ongo nima ʻo ʻene faʻeé? ʻOku faʻa hoko, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko takatakai aí, ʻi he sio fakamamaʻu ʻa e kiʻi tamá ki he fofonga malimali ʻo ʻene faʻeé, ʻokú ne ongoʻi fiemālie ai, ʻo nonga ʻi he ongo nima ʻo ha faʻē ʻoku ʻofa ʻiate ia. Pe ʻokú ke manatuʻi ʻa e tuʻunga naʻá ke ʻi ai ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi taimi taʻemanonga ʻo e ngaahi taʻu ʻo e kei talavoú? (1 Tesalonaika 2:7) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, naʻe ʻikai nai te ke ʻilo ʻe koe ʻa e meʻa naʻá ke fiemaʻú pe naʻa mo hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo hoʻo ongoʻí, ka he toki meʻa mahuʻinga lahi ē ʻa hono ʻiloʻi ko hoʻo tamaí mo hoʻo faʻeé naʻá na ʻofaʻi koé! ʻIkai naʻe tokoni lahi ʻa hono ʻilo naʻe malava ke ke fakaofiofi kiate kinaua mo ha palopalema pe fehuʻí? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí, ko e taha ʻo ʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu lahi tahá ke ʻofaʻi kitautolu. Ko e ʻofa peheé ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai hotau mahuʻinga.
2 ʻOku fakahoko moʻoni ʻe he ʻofa tuʻuloa ʻa ʻete ongo mātuʻá ha konga mahuʻinga ki he tupú mo e mafamafatatau totonú. Neongo ia, ko hono maʻu ʻa e loto-pau ko ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní, ʻa Sihova, ʻoku ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo ange ia ki heʻetau lelei fakalaumālie mo fakaeongó. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau lautohi ʻo e makasini ko ʻení naʻe ʻikai nai te nau maʻu ha ngaahi mātuʻa naʻe tokanga moʻoni kiate kinautolu. Kapau ko e tuʻunga ia ʻokú ke ʻi aí, loto-toʻa. Neongo kapau naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻa e ʻofa fakaemātuʻá pe kapau naʻe taʻemalava, ʻoku hoko mai ʻa e ʻofa mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fetongi ia.
3. Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kakaí ʻa ʻene ʻofa kiate kinautolú?
3 Fakafou ʻi heʻene palōfita ko ʻAiseá, naʻe fakahā ai ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē ʻe lava ke “mangalo” ʻi ha faʻē ʻa ʻene valevale kei huhú, ka heʻikai ngalo ʻiate ia hono kakaí. (Aisea 49:15) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita ʻi he loto-pau: “Neongo ʻe liʻaki au ʻe heʻeku tamai mo ʻeku faʻe, ʻe fakahoko au ʻe Sihova kiate ia pe.” (Sāme 27:10) He fakafiemālie lahi ē! Pe ko e hā pē ho tuʻungá, kapau kuó ke hoko ki ha vahaʻangatae ʻosi fakatapui mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke ke manatuʻi maʻu pē ko ʻene ʻofa ʻoku fai kiate koé ʻoku mahulu mamaʻo atu ia ʻi he ʻofa ʻa ha tangata pē!
Tauhi Koe ʻi he ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtuá
4. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakapapauʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
4 Ko fē ʻa e fuofua taimi naʻá ke hoko ai ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sihová? Ngalingali, naʻe meimei tatau ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻa e meʻa naʻá ke hokosiá mo ia naʻe hokosia ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi lelei ʻe he vahe hono 5 ʻo e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Lomá ʻa e founga naʻe hoko ai ʻa e kau angahalá, ʻa ia naʻa nau mavahe ʻi ha taimi mei he ʻOtuá , ʻo maheni mo e ʻofa ʻa Sihová. ʻI he Loma vahe 5 veesi 5 (PM), ʻoku tau lau ai: “Kuo liligi ae ofa ae Otua ki ho tau loto i he Laumalie Maonioni, aia kuo foaki kiate kitautolu.” ʻI he Loma vahe 5 veesi 8, ʻoku tānaki mai ai ʻe Paula: “Oku fakaha e he Otua ene ofa kiate kitautolu i he mea ni, lolotoga koe kau agahala akitautolu, ne bekia a Kalaisi maa tautolu.”
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hoʻo hoko ʻo mahinoʻi ʻa hono lahi ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
5 ʻI ha sīpinga meimei tatau, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahoko atu ai kiate koe ʻa e moʻoni mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea kamata ke ke ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí, naʻe kamata ke ngāue ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová ʻi ho lotó. ʻI he foungá ni naʻe kamata ai ke ke mahinoʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻi hono fekau hifo hono ʻAlo ʻofaʻangá ke pekia maʻá u. Naʻe tokoniʻi ai koe ʻe Sihova ke ke lāuʻilo ki hono lahi tofu pē ko ia ʻo ʻene ʻofa ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI hoʻo ʻiloʻi iá, neongo naʻe fāʻeleʻi mai koe ko ha tokotaha angahala ʻo mavahe meiate ia, naʻe fakaava ʻe Sihova ʻa e hala ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke lau ai kinautolu ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni fakataha mo e ʻamanaki ko e moʻui taʻengatá, ʻikai naʻe maongo ia ki ho lotó? ʻIkai naʻá ke ongoʻi ha ʻofa kia Sihova?—Loma 5:10.
6. Ko e hā nai ʻoku tau ongoʻi ai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku hangē ʻoku tau kiʻi mamaʻo meia Sihová?
6 ʻI hono tohoaki ʻe he ʻofa ʻa hoʻo Tamai fakahēvaní pea ʻi hono fakatonutonu ʻa hoʻo moʻuí ke hoko ʻo fakahōifua kiate iá, naʻá ke fakatapui ai hoʻo moʻuí ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOkú ke maʻu leva he taimí ni ʻa e melino mo e ʻOtuá. Ka, ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻi ha taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻokú ke kiʻi mamaʻo meia Sihova? ʻOku malava ke hoko ia ki ha taha pē ʻo kitautolu. Ka ke manatuʻi maʻu pē ko e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ke liliu. Ko ʻene ʻofá ʻoku maʻumaʻuluta ai pē mo tuʻumaʻu ʻo hangē ko e laʻaá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito tuku ʻene ʻomai ʻa hono ngaahi huelo māfana ʻo e māmá ki he foʻi māmaní. (Malakai 3:6; Semisi 1:17) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku malava ke tau liliu—naʻa mo e fakataimi pē. ʻI he takai ʻa e foʻi māmaní, ko e vaeua ʻo e foʻi palanité ʻoku hoko ia ʻo ʻufiʻufi ʻe he fakapoʻulí. ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, kapau ʻoku tau tafoki mamaʻo mei he ʻOtuá, naʻa mo ha ʻi ha tuʻunga fakangatangata pē, ʻoku tau ongoʻi nai ha momoko ʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo iá. Ko e hā ʻe malava ke tau fai ke fakatonutonu ai ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá?
7. ʻE malava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he sivisiviʻi-kitá ke tau nofo maʻu ʻi he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 Kapau ʻoku tau ongoʻi ha mavahe mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu: ‘Kuó u fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? Kuó u tafoki māmālie ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻo mamaʻo mei he ʻOtua moʻui mo ʻofá, ʻo fakahāhā ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe ha vaivai ʻo e tuí? Kuó u fokotuʻu ʻeku fakakaukaú ʻi he “ngaahi meʻa ʻa e kakano,” kae ʻikai ʻi he “ngaahi meʻa ʻa e laumalie”?’ (Loma 8:5-8; Hepelu 3:12) Kapau kuo tau fakamavaheʻi kitautolu meia Sihova, ʻoku malava ke tau laka ʻi he ngaahi sitepu ke fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá, ke toe foki ki ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo māfana mo ia. ʻOku naʻinaʻi mai ʻa Sēmisi kiate kitautolu: “ʻUnuʻunu atu ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ia kiate kimoutolu.” (Semisi 4:8) Tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Siutasí: “Siʻi ngaahi ʻofaʻanga, ʻi hono langa hake kimoutolu ʻi hoʻomou tui mātuʻaki māʻoniʻoní, pea mo e lotu fakataha mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní tauhi kimoutolu ʻi he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá.”—Siutasi 20, 21, NW.
Ko e Ngaahi Tuʻunga ʻOku Liliú ʻOku ʻIkai Uesia Ai ʻa e ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtuá
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻoku malava ke hoko fakafokifā ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
8 Ko ʻetau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ʻoku moʻulaloa ia ki he ngaahi liliu lahi. Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Tuʻi Solomone “ʻoku hokonoa [kiate kitautolu] kotoa pe ʻa e faingamalie mo e tuʻutamaki.” (Koheleti 9:11) Fakafokifā pē, ʻoku liliu fakaʻaufuli nai ʻa ʻetau moʻuí. ʻOku tau moʻuilelei ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha, pea tau puke lahi nai ʻi he ʻaho pē hono hokó. ʻOku ngali tuʻumaʻu pē ʻetau ngāue fakamāmaní ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha, pea tau taʻemaʻu ha ngāue ʻi he ʻaho pē hono hokó. ʻI he ʻikai ha fakatokangá, ʻoku malava ke mate fakafokifā ha taha ʻoku tau ʻofa ai. ʻOku fiefia nai ʻi ha taimi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga melino ʻi ha fonua ʻe taha, pea fakafokifā pē ʻi he hili iá, kuo mapuna hake ha fakatanga fakamālohi. Mahalo pē ʻoku tukuakiʻi loi kitautolu, pea koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni, ʻoku tau faingataʻaʻia ai ʻi ha fakamaau taʻetotonu. ʻIo, ko e moʻuí ʻoku ʻikai ke tuʻumaʻu pe pau fakaʻaufuli.—Semisi 4:13-15.
9. Ko e hā ʻe fakapotopoto ai ke fakakaukau atu ki ha konga ʻo e Loma vahe 8?
9 ʻI he taimi ʻoku hoko mai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahí, ʻoku malava ke kamata ke tau ongoʻi liʻekina, ʻo aʻu ʻo fakakaukauloto atu kuo hōloa ʻa e ʻofa ia ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolú. Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau moʻulaloa kotoa ki he ngaahi meʻa pehē ʻoku hokó, ʻoku lelei ke tau fakakaukau fakalelei ki he ngaahi lea mātuʻaki fakafiemālie ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Loma vahe 8. Naʻe fai ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ki he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe he laumālié. Ka, ʻi hono tefitó, ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo e fanga sipi kehé, ʻa ia kuo lau ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané.—Loma 4:20-22; Semisi 2:21-23.
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tukuakiʻi ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi filí ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai mahuʻinga moʻoni ai ʻa e ngaahi tukuakiʻi peheé ki he kau Kalisitiané?
10 Lau ʻa e Loma 8:31-34 (PM). ʻOku ʻeke ʻe Paula: “Ka kuo kau ae Otua maa tautolu, bea kohai e agatuu kiate kitautolu?” Ko e moʻoni, ko Sētane mo ʻene māmani fulikivanú ʻoku nau fakafepaki mai kiate kitautolu. ʻOku tukuakiʻi loi nai kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi filí, naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi fakamaauʻanga ʻo e fonuá. Kuo tukuakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ki he fehiʻa ʻi heʻenau fānaú koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ke fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau tali ʻa e ngaahi founga fakafaitoʻo ʻoku maumauʻi ai ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá pe ko e ʻikai ke fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau kau ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga fakapanganí. (Ngāue 15:28, 29; 2 Kolinito 6:14-16) Kuo tukuakiʻi loi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane loto-tōnunga kehe ki he hoko ʻo fakatupu-angatuʻu koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te nau tāmateʻi ʻa e kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he taú pe kau ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakapolitikí. (Sione 17:16) Kuo fakamafola ʻe he kau fakafepaki ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi lauʻikovi loi ʻi he mītiá, naʻa mo hono tukuakiʻi loi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he hoko ko ha lotu fakaeouau fakatuʻutāmaki.
11 Kae ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻapositoló, naʻe pehē ai: “Ko e meʻa ki he faʻahi ko ia, ko e meʻa pe ʻoku mau ʻilo ki ai, hono lauʻi ʻi he potu kotoa pe.” (Ngāue 28:22) ʻOku mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi tukuakiʻi loí? Ko e ʻOtuá ia ʻokú ne lau ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi heʻenau tui ki he feilaulau ʻa Kalaisí. Ko e hā ʻe taʻofi ai ʻe Sihova ʻene ʻofa ki heʻene kau lotú hili iá kuó ne foaki kiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga lahi taha naʻá ne malavá—ʻa hono ʻAlo ʻofaʻanga ʻoʻoná? (1 Sione 4:10) ʻI he ʻosi fokotuʻu hake ʻa Kalaisi mei he pekiá pea kuo fakanofo ia ki he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne taukapo longomoʻui ai maʻá e kau Kalisitiané. Ko hai ʻoku malava ke ne fakahalaʻi totonu ʻa e taukapoʻi ʻe Kalaisi hono kau muimuí pe lavameʻa ʻi hono poleʻi ʻa e fakafuofuaʻi lelei ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene faʻahinga loto-tōnungá? ʻOku ʻikai ha taha!—Aisea 50:8, 9; Hepelu 4:15, 16.
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga pe ngaahi meʻa heʻikai malava ke nau fakamavaheʻi kitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi hono fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻá kiate kitautolú? (f) Ko e hā ʻe hoko ai ʻo ikuna fakaʻaufuli ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
12 Lau ʻa e Loma 8:35-37 (PM). ʻI he tuʻunga tāutahá, ʻoku ʻi ai ha taha pe ko ha meʻa ʻoku malava ke ne fakamavaheʻi kitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻa Sihova mo hono ʻAló, ʻa Kalaisi Sīsuú? ʻOku ngāueʻaki nai ʻe Sētane ʻa ʻene kau fakafofonga fakaemāmaní ke nau fakatupunga ha faingataʻa lahi ki he kau Kalisitiané. Laka hake ʻi he senituli kuo maliu atú, ko e tokolahi ʻo hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine Kalisitiané naʻa nau hoko ko e kau tofanga ʻi he fakatanga fakamālohí ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi. ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fehangahangai fakaʻaho ai hotau fanga tokouá mo e faingataʻaʻia fakaʻekonōmika. ʻOku hokosia ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e langa ʻo e fiekaiá pe ʻikai ha vala feʻungá. Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi hono fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá ni? ʻI ha tuʻunga, ko ʻene taumuʻá ke fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e lotu moʻoni kia Sihová. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Sētane ke ʻai kitautolu ke tau tui kuo hoko ʻo momoko ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ko e meʻá ia?
13 ʻI he hangē ko Paulá, ʻa ia naʻá ne lave ki he Sāme 44:22, kuo tau ako ʻa e Folofola tohi ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau mahinoʻi ʻoku hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kiate kitautolu, ʻa ʻene “fanga sipi” koeʻuhi pē ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko hono fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa hono tuʻunga-hau fakalevelevá ʻoku felāveʻi ia mo e meʻá ni. Kuo fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí koeʻuhi ko e ongo ʻīsiu lalahi ko iá, ʻikai koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te ne kei ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu. Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga faingataʻa nai ʻe hokó, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ko e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻene kakaí, ʻo kau ai ʻa kitautolu taki taha, kuo ʻikai ke liliu. Ko ha hā ngali foʻi ʻa ē ʻoku tau kātekiná ʻe iku ia ki ha ikuna ʻo kapau te tau tauhi ʻetau anga-tonú. ʻOku fakaivimālohiʻi mo poupouʻi kitautolu ʻe he papau ʻo e ʻofa taʻemamotu ʻa e ʻOtuá.
14. Ko e hā naʻe tuipau ai ʻa Paula ki he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá neongo ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻoku tofanga nai ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
14 Lau ʻa e Loma 8:38, 39. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatuipauʻi ʻa Paula ʻo pehē ʻoku halaʻatā ha meʻa te ne malava ke ne fakamavaheʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe hanga ʻe he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosia fakafoʻituitui ʻe Paula ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa ʻene tuipau ko e ngaahi faingataʻá heʻikai malava ke ne uesia ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolú. (2 Kolinito 11:23-27; Filipai 4:13) Pehē foki, naʻe maʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e ʻilo ki he taumuʻa taʻengata ʻa Sihová pea mo ʻene ngaahi feangainga mo ʻEne kakaí ʻi he kuohilí. ʻE lava ʻe he maté tonu ʻo ikuʻi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga kuo nau tauhi mateaki kiate iá? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Ko e faʻahinga loto-tōnunga pehē ʻoku nau maté te nau moʻui ʻi he manatu haohaoa ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea te ne fokotuʻu hake kinautolu ʻi he taimi totonu.—Luke 20:37, 38; 1 Kolinito 15:22-26.
15, 16. Fakalau mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito malava ke nau ʻai ke taʻofi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻene kau sevāniti loto-tōnungá.
15 Neongo pe ko e hā ʻoku ʻomai nai ʻe he moʻui faingatāmaki ʻi he ʻaho ní kiate kitautolú—pe ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku konga ai ʻa e moʻuí, ko ha mahaki fakatupu mate, pe ko ha tuʻutāmaki fakaʻekonōmika—ʻoku halaʻatā ha meʻa te ne malava ke fakaʻauha ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono kakaí. Ko e kau ʻāngelo mālohí, ʻo hangē ko e ʻāngelo talangataʻa ko ia naʻe hoko ko Sētané, ʻoku ʻikai malava ke nau tākiekina ʻa Sihova ke tuku ʻene ʻofa ki heʻene kau sevāniti līʻoá. (Siope 2:3) ʻOku hanga nai ʻe he ngaahi founga-pulé ʻo tapui, tuku pōpula, pea mo ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakaʻilongaʻi nai kinautolu ko e “faʻahinga ke ʻoua ʻe talitali lelei.” (1 Kolinito 4:13) Ko e tāufehiʻa taʻefakatonua pehē ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá ʻokú ne teke nai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau fakafepaki mai kiate kitautolu, ka heʻikai ke tākiekina ai ʻa e Hau ia ʻo e ʻunivēsí ke ne liʻaki kitautolu.
16 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ʻoua te tau manavahē ki ha taha ʻo e meʻa ko ia naʻe ui ʻe Paula ko e “ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lolotonga ni”—ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokó, ngaahi tuʻungá, mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lolotonga ko ʻení—pe “ko ha ngaahi meʻa ka hoko mai” ʻi he kahaʻú ʻe lava ke ne motuhi ʻa e pīkitai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono kakaí. Neongo ʻoku faitau mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi mālohi fakaemāmaní mo fakahēvaní, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tokoniʻi kitautolu. ʻOku ʻikai ha “maʻolunga, pe ko ha loloto” te ne taʻofi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamamafaʻi mai ʻe Paulá. ʻIo, ʻoku halaʻatā ha meʻa ʻoku fakataumuʻa nai ke ne fakavaivaiʻi kitautolu, pe ko ha meʻa ʻoku fakahangahanga ke ne tākiekina lahi kitautolu, ʻe lava ke ne fakamavaheʻi kitautolu mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; pea ʻoku ʻikai malava ʻe ha toe fakatupu kehe ke ne maumauʻi ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻo e Tokotaha-Fakatupú mo ʻene kau sevāniti loto-tōnungá. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ke taʻelavameʻa ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; ʻoku taʻengata ia.—1 Kolinito 13:8.
Koloaʻaki ʻa e ʻAloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo Taʻengata
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ‘lelei hake ai i he mouí’ ʻa hono maʻu ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau koloaʻaki ʻa e ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
17 ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē kiate koe ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOkú ke ongoʻi ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe ʻia Tēvitá, ʻa ia naʻá ne tohi: “Oku lelei lahi hake a hoo aloofa i he moui, koia e fakafetai ai a hoku lougutu kiate koe. Koia e behe be eku fakafetai kiate koe lolotoga eku moui: teu hiki hake hoku nima i ho huafa.” (Sāme 63:3, 4, PM) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa kuo tuʻuaki mai ʻe he moʻui ʻi he māmani ko ʻení ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻi he maʻu ʻo e ʻofa mo e kaumeʻa mateaki ʻo e ʻOtuá? Ko e fakatātaá, ko e tuli ki ha ngāue fakamāmani fakatupu-paʻangá ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e nonga ʻo e ʻatamaí pea mo e fiefia ʻoku tupu mei ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo e ʻOtuá? (Luke 12:15) Kuo fetaulaki ha kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi mo e fili ke liʻaki ʻa Sihova pe ko e fehangahangai mo e maté. Naʻe hoko ia ki he tokolahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi kemi fakamamahi ʻo e kau Nasí ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní. ʻI he tuʻunga mātuʻaki lahi tahá, naʻe fili ʻa hotau fanga tokoua Kalisitiané ke nau nofo maʻu ʻi he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo nau hoko ʻo loto-lelei ke fehangahangai mo e maté ʻo ka fiemaʻu. Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau nofo mateaki ʻi heʻene ʻofá ʻoku malava ke nau loto-pau fekauʻaki mo hono maʻu mei he ʻOtuá ha kahaʻu taʻengatá, ko e meʻa ʻe ʻikai malava ʻe he māmaní ke ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu. (Maake 8:34-36) Ka ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻoku kau ki ai ʻo ʻikai ko e moʻui taʻengatá pē.
18. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki manakoa ai ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá?
18 Neongo ʻoku ʻikai malava ke moʻui taʻengata taʻekau ai ʻa Sihova, feinga ke sioloto atu pe ʻe fēfē ha moʻui fuoloa lahi ʻo taʻekau ai hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú. ʻE hoko ia ko e koto ngeʻesi, ʻikai ha taumuʻa moʻoni. Kuo ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kakaí ʻa e ngāue fakafiemālie ke fai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. Ko ia, ʻoku malava ke tau falala ʻi he taimi ko ia ʻoku hanga ai ʻe Sihova, ko e Fakahoko Taumuʻa Lahí, ʻo tokonaki mai ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá, ʻe fonu ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fisifisimuʻa mo mahuʻinga kiate kitautolu ke tau ako mo fai ia. (Koheleti 3:11) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e lahi ʻo e meʻa te tau ako ki ai ʻi he ngaahi mileniume ʻoku hanga mai mei muʻá, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te tau makupusi kakato “hono loloto oe koloaia ae boto moe ilo ae Otua!”—Loma 11:33, PM.
ʻOku ʻOfa Mai ʻa e Tamaí Kiate Koe
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau fakamāvae naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ki heʻene kau ākongá?
19 ʻI Nīsani 14, 33 T.S., ʻi he lolotonga ʻo hono efiafi fakaʻosi mo ʻene kau ʻapositolo loto-tōnunga ʻe toko 11, naʻe leaʻaki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻaki kinautolu ki he meʻa naʻe toka mai mei muʻá. Naʻa nau nōfoʻi mo Sīsū ʻi he kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, pea naʻa nau ongoʻi fakafoʻituitui ʻa ʻene ʻofa ʻiate kinautolú. (Luke 22:28, 30; Sione 1:16; 13:1) Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange leva ʻe Sīsū kiate kinautolu: “Ko e Tamai ʻoku ne ʻofa kiate kimoutolu fakaeia pē.” (Sione 16:27) He tokoni lahi ē kuo pau naʻe fai ʻe he ngaahi lea ko iá ki he kau ākongá ke nau lāuʻilo ai ki he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻofa naʻe ʻi heʻenau Tamai fakahēvaní kiate kinautolú!
20. Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakapapauʻi ke faí, pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ke maʻu ʻa e tuipau ki aí?
20 Ko e tokolahi ʻoku lolotonga moʻui he taimí ni kuo nau tauhi loto-tōnunga ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua, ki muʻa ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fulikivanu ko ʻení, te tau fehangahangai ai mo e toe ngaahi ʻahiʻahi lahi ange. ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi pe faingataʻa peheé ke ne ʻai koe ke ke veiveiua ai ki he ʻofa mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate koé. ʻE ʻikai malava ke fakamamafaʻi feʻunga ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ʻení: ʻOku ʻofa mai ʻa Sihova kiate koe. (Semisi 5:11) Tau taki taha hokohoko atu ke fai ʻetau tafaʻakí, ʻo tauhi mateaki ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Sione 15:8-10) ʻOfa ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e faingamālie kotoa pē ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai hono huafá. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau fakapapau ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻunuʻunu ofi kia Sihova ʻi he lotu mo hono ako ʻene Folofolá. Pe ko e hā pē ʻe hoko mai ʻapongipongí, kapau ʻoku tau fai ʻetau lelei tahá ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova, te tau kei nofo ai pē ʻi he melinó, ʻi he loto-pau kakato fekauʻaki mo ʻene ʻofa taʻengatá.—2 Pita 3:14.
ʻE Anga-Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ke tauhi maʻu ʻetau mafamafatatau fakalaumālié mo fakaeongó, ko e ʻofa ʻa hai ʻoku tautefito hono fiemaʻu kiate kitautolú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa heʻikai ʻaupito malava ke nau fakatupunga ke taʻofi ʻe Sihova ʻene ʻofa ki heʻene kau sevānití?
• Ko e hā ʻoku ‘lelei hake ai i he mouí’ ʻa hono aʻusia ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
Kapau ʻoku tau ongoʻi kuo tau mavahe mei he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku malava ke tau ngāue ke fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
Naʻe mahino kia Paula ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fakatangaʻi ai iá