Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
FEPUELI 4-10
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LOMA 1-3
“Hanganaki Akoʻi Homou Konisēnisí”
(Loma 2:14, 15) He ʻi he taimi ʻoku hanga ai ʻe he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e laó, ʻo fai fakanatula ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e laó, ko e kakaí ni, neongo ʻa e ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e laó, ʻoku nau hoko ko e lao pē kiate kinautolu. 15 Ko e faʻahinga tonu kinautolu ʻoku nau fakahāhā kuo hiki ʻi honau lotó ʻa e kakano ʻo e laó, lolotonga ia ʻoku kaungā-fakamoʻoni honau konisēnisí mo kinautolu, pea ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú tonu ʻoku nau fai ai honau fakahalaiaʻí pe naʻa mo hono fakatonuhiaʻí.
Ko ha Konisēnisi Lelei mo e ʻOtuá
6 Naʻa mo e kakai ʻoku ʻikai ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau faʻa ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tonu mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hala. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “ʻI heʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú tonu ʻoku nau fai ai honau fakahalaiaʻí pe naʻa mo hono fakatonuhiaʻí.” (Loma 2:14, 15) Ko e fakatātaá, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku hala ke fakapō pe kaihaʻa. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai nai te nau ʻiloʻi, ʻoku nau fanongo moʻoni ki honau konisēnisí, ʻa e ongoʻi ʻo e tonú mo e halá ʻa ia naʻe ʻai kiate kinautolu ʻe Sihová. ʻOku nau muimui foki ai ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pe ko e ngaahi moʻoni tefito kuo tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ke tokoniʻi ʻaki kitautolu ke tau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili lelei ʻi he moʻuí.
(Loma 2:15) Ko e faʻahinga tonu kinautolu ʻoku nau fakahāhā kuo hiki ʻi honau lotó ʻa e kakano ʻo e laó, lolotonga ia ʻoku kaungā-fakamoʻoni honau konisēnisí mo kinautolu, pea ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú tonu ʻoku nau fai ai honau fakahalaiaʻí pe naʻa mo hono fakatonuhiaʻí.
Ko ha Konisēnisi Lelei mo e ʻOtuá
8 ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi ko e fanongo ki honau konisēnisí ʻoku ʻuhinga pē iá ke muimui ʻi heʻenau ongoʻí. ʻOku nau fakakaukau ʻe lava ke nau fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku nau loto ki ai kehe pē ʻoku nau ongoʻi lelei fekauʻaki mo ia. Ka ko ʻetau ongoʻí ʻoku taʻehaohaoa, pea ʻe lava ke ne takihalaʻi kitautolu. Ko ʻetau ongoʻí ʻoku lava ke mātuʻaki mālohi ʻo ne uesia ʻa hotau konisēnisí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko e lotó ʻoku kākā ange ia ʻi ha toe meʻa pea ʻoku holiholivale. Ko hai ʻe lava ke ne ʻiloʻi ia?” (Selemaia 17:9) Ko ia te tau kamata nai ai ke fakakaukau ʻoku tonu ha meʻa neongo ʻoku hala. Ko e fakatātaá, ki muʻa ke hoko ʻa Paula ko ha Kalisitiané, naʻá ne fakatangaʻi anga-kakaha ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá peá ne tui naʻe tonu ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne faí. ʻI heʻene fakakaukaú, naʻá ne maʻu ha konisēnisi lelei. Ka naʻá ne pehē ki mui: “Ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne sivisiviʻi aú ko Sihova.” (1 Kolinitō 4:4; Ngāue 23:1; 2 Tīmote 1:3) ʻI he ako ʻe Paula ʻa e anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻá ne faí, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne liliu. ʻOku hā mahino, ki muʻa ke tau fai ha meʻá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻeke hifo, ‘Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihova ke u faí?’
9 ʻI hoʻo ʻofa ʻi ha tahá, ʻoku ʻikai te ke loto ke fakalotomamahiʻi ia. Koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová, ʻoku ʻikai te tau loto ai ke fai ha meʻa ʻe taʻefakahōifuaʻi ia. Ko ʻetau manavahē ki hono taʻefakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mālohi ʻaupito. ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi eni mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Nehemaiá. Naʻá ne fakafisi ke ngāueʻaki ʻa hono tuʻunga ko e kōvaná ke ne koloaʻia ai. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Naʻá ne fakamatala koeʻuhí “ko ʻeku manavahē ki he ʻOtuá.” (Nehemaia 5:15) Naʻe ʻikai loto ʻa Nehemaia ke fai ha meʻa pē ʻe taʻefakahōifua kia Sihova. ʻI he hangē ko Nehemaiá, ko kitautolu foki ʻoku tau ilifia ʻi hano taʻefakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki hono fai ha meʻa ʻoku hala. ʻE lava ke tau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku taʻefakahōifua kia Sihová ʻi hono lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú.—Sio ki he Fakamatala ʻi he Ngataʻangá 6.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Loma 3:4) ʻIkai ʻaupito! Kae tuku ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, neongo kapau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻoku loi ʻa e tangata kotoa pē, ʻo hangē pē ko ia kuo tohí: “ʻOkú ke māʻoniʻoni ʻi hoʻo ngaahi folofolá pea ʻi heʻenau tukuakiʻi koe ʻi ha faʻahinga meʻa, te ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku nau hala.”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Lomá
3:4. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fepaki ai ʻa e lau ʻa e tangatá mo e meʻa ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ʻoku “tau tuku muʻa ʻoku moʻoni pe ʻa e ʻOtua” ʻaki ʻetau falala ki he pōpoaki ʻi he Tohi Tapú pea ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo hono finangaló. ʻI hoʻo kau faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi-ākongá, ʻe lava ke tau tokoniʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá.
(Loma 3:24, 25) pea ko ha meʻaʻofa taʻetotongi ʻa hono lau ko ia ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni tupu mei heʻene ʻofa maʻataʻatā fakafou ʻi he fakatauʻatāina kuo fai ʻe he huhuʻi naʻe totongi ʻe Kalaisi Sīsuú. 25 Naʻe foaki ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha feilaulau fakatupuhōifuaʻanga fakafou ʻi he tui ki hono taʻataʻá. Naʻe fakahoko eni ke fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻaʻaná, koeʻuhi ko e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene anga-fakamaʻumaʻú naʻá ne fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi angahala naʻe hoko ʻi he kuohilí.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Lomá
3:24, 25—ʻE lava fēfē ke ʻufiʻufi ʻe he “huhuʻi naʻe totongi ʻe Kalaisi Sīsuú” ʻa e “ngaahi angahala naʻe hoko ʻi he kuohilí”? Ko e ʻuluaki kikite faka-mīsaiá, ʻa ia naʻe hiki ʻia Sēnesi 3:15, ne fakahoko ia ʻi he 33 T.S. ʻi he taimi naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ʻakau fakamamahí. (Kal. 3:13, 16) Kae kehe, ʻi he mōmeniti naʻe folofolaʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kikite ko iá, kuo ʻosi totongi ʻa e huhuʻí ia ʻi he anga ʻo ʻene vakaí, he ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe ha meʻa ʻo taʻofi ʻa e ʻOtuá mei heʻene fakahoko e meʻa ʻokú ne fakataumuʻa ke faí. Ko ia makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi naʻe toki hoko ki muí, ʻe lava ai ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĀtamá ʻa ia naʻe ngāueʻi ʻenau tuí ki he talaʻofa ko iá. ʻOku malava ʻi he huhuʻí ke toe fokotuʻu mai ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ki muʻa ʻi he taimi ʻo e Kalisitiané.—Ng. 24:15.
FEPUELI 11-17
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LOMA 4-6
“Ko e ʻOtuá ʻOkú Ne Fakahaaʻi Lelei Mai ʻEne ʻOfa ʻAʻaná Kiate Kitautolu”
(Loma 5:8) Ka ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi lelei mai ʻene ʻofa ʻaʻaná kiate kitautolu ʻi he foungá ni: Naʻe pekia ʻa Kalaisi maʻatautolu lolotonga ʻetau kei hoko ko e kau angahalá.
(Loma 5:12) Ko e ʻuhinga ia, hangē tofu pē ko e fou mai ʻi he tangata ʻe toko taha ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e angahalá ki he māmaní pea mo e maté fakafou ʻi he angahalá, pea ʻoku pehē ʻa e mafola ʻa e maté ki he kakai kotoa pē koeʻuhi kuo nau angahala kotoa pē—.
Ko e ʻOtuá ʻOkú Ne Fakahā ʻEne ʻOfa Kiate Kitautolú
5 Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻá ni, ʻo kamataʻaki e poini ko ení: “Ko e hoko ʻa e fakamoʻui naʻe tatau mo e hoko ʻa e angahala ki mamani, ʻi he tangata pe taha; mo e hoko ʻa e mate ʻi he angahala; mo ʻene aʻusia pehe ʻa e kakai kotoa pe ʻe he mate, koeʻuhi ne angahala kotoa pe.” (Loma 5:12) ʻOku tau ʻi ha tuʻunga ke mahinoʻi eni koeʻuhí naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻi ai ha lēkooti ki he founga ne kamata ai e moʻui ʻa e tangatá. Naʻe fakatupu ʻe Sihova ʻa e ongo meʻa fakaetangata ʻe toko ua, ko ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi. Ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻoku haohaoa, pea pehē pē mo e ʻuluaki ongo meʻa fakaetangata ko iá, ʻa ʻetau ongo kuí. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia kinaua ha fakahinohino fakangatangata ʻe taha ʻo fakahaaʻi ange kia kinaua ko e talangataʻa ki he lao ko iá ʻe ʻomai ai ha tautea mate. (Sēn. 2:17) Kae kehe, naʻá na fili ke fai kākā ʻo maumauʻi e fakahinohino fakaʻatuʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo na talitekeʻi ai ia ko e Tokotaha Foaki-Laó mo e Haú.—Teu. 32:4, 5.
(Loma 5:13, 14) He naʻe ʻi he māmaní ʻa e angahalá ia ki muʻa ʻi he Laó, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke tukuakiʻi ha angahala ki ha taha ʻi he ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha laó. 14 Ka neongo ia, naʻe pule ʻa e maté ko e tuʻi meia ʻĀtama ʻo aʻu kia Mōsese, pea aʻu foki ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai te nau fai ʻa e angahala tatau mo ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻĀtamá, ʻa ia ko ʻĀtamá ko ha tatau ia ʻo e tokotaha naʻe teu ke hoko maí.
Ko e ʻOtuá ʻOkú Ne Fakahā ʻEne ʻOfa Kiate Kitautolú
6 Ko e toki hili pē ʻa e hoko ʻa ʻĀtama ko ha angahalá naʻá ne maʻu ai ha fānau, ʻo tuku atu ai ʻa e angahalá mo hono nunuʻá kia kinautolu kotoa. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai te nau maumauʻi ʻa e lao fakaʻotuá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻĀtamá, ko ia naʻe ʻikai tukuakiʻi kinautolu ki he angahala tatau; pea naʻe teʻeki ke ʻomai ha lao. (Sēn. 2:17) Kae kehe, ko e hako ʻo ʻĀtamá ne nau maʻu tukufakaholo ʻa e angahalá. Ko ia ai, naʻe hau ʻa e angahalá mo e maté ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí ha lao, ʻa ia naʻe fakahaaʻi mahino ai ko e kau angahala kinautolu. (Lau ʻa e Loma 5:13, 14.) Ko e nunuʻa ʻo e angahala tukufakaholó ʻe fakatātaaʻi nai ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi mahaki pe mele tukufakaholo, hangē ko e ʻanīmia Metiteleniané, pe fānoa ʻa e totó. Kuó ke lau nai ʻo ʻilo ko ʻAlekisisi, foha ʻo e Lūsia ko Sā Nikolasi II mo ʻAlekisanitulaá, naʻá ne maʻu tukufakaholo e mahaki fānoa ʻa e totó. Ko ia ai, naʻa mo e ʻi ha fāmili pehē, ko e fānau ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai te nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ngaahi mahaki ko iá, ka ʻoku nau kei fetuku holo pē nai. ʻOku ʻikai pehē ʻa e angahalá ia. Ko e mele ʻo e angahala meia ʻĀtamá naʻe ʻikai ala kalofi. ʻOku fakamoʻulaloa ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ki ai. ʻOku fakatupu mate maʻu pē ia. Pea ʻoku tuku atu ia ki he fānau kotoa. ʻE faifai ange pea ikuʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá?
(Loma 5:18) Ko ia leva, hangē pē ko e maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá fakafou ʻi he foʻi faihala ʻe taha ʻa e ikuʻanga ko e fakahalaiá, ʻoku pehē pē foki ʻa e maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá fakafou ʻi he foʻi ngāue ʻe taha ʻo e fakatonuhiá ʻa e ikuʻanga ko hono lau kinautolu ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ki he moʻuí.
(Loma 5:21) Ki he taumuʻa ko e hā? Koeʻuhi hangē tofu pē ko e pule ʻa e angahalá mo e maté ʻo hangē ha tuʻí, ke pehē pē foki ʻa e pule ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻataá ʻo hangē ha tuʻí fakafou ʻi he māʻoniʻoní ʻo taki atu ki he moʻui taʻengata fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau ʻEikí.
Ko e ʻOtuá ʻOkú Ne Fakahā ʻEne ʻOfa Kiate Kitautolú
9 Ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ‘lau ʻoku māʻoniʻoní’ mo e ‘lau kinautolu ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoní’? Naʻe tohi ʻe ha tokotaha liliu Tohi Tapu fekauʻaki mo e foʻi fakakaukaú: “Ko ha metafoa fakalao ʻokú ne ʻai ha poini ke natula fakalao. ʻOku lau ai ki ha liliu ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻo ha taha ʻi he felāveʻi mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai ko ha liliu ʻi loto ʻi he tokotahá . . . Ko e metafoá ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e fakamaau ʻa ia kuó ne fai ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻo taukapoʻi ʻa e tokotaha tukuakiʻi, ʻa ia kuo ʻomai ki he ʻao ʻo e fakamaauʻanga ʻa e ʻOtuá, hangē ko e laú, ʻi ha tukuakiʻi ki he taʻemāʻoniʻoni. Ka ʻoku fakatonuhiaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tokotaha tukuakiʻí.”
10 Ko e hā e makatuʻunga naʻe lava ai ʻa e ‘Fakamāu māʻoniʻoni ʻo mamani katoá’ ʻo fakatonuhiaʻi ha tokotaha taʻemāʻoniʻoni? (Sēn. 18:25) ʻI hono fakatoka ʻa e makatuʻungá, naʻe fekauʻi anga-ʻofa mai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ki he māmaní. Naʻe fakahoko haohaoa ʻe Sīsū ʻa e finangalo ʻo ʻene Tamaí, neongo ʻa e ʻahiʻahí, manukiʻi tōtuʻá mo e ngaohikoviá. Naʻá ne tauhi ʻene anga-tonú ʻo aʻu ki he pekia ʻi ha ʻakau fakamamahi. (Hep. 2:10) ʻI hono feilaulauʻi ʻene moʻui fakaetangata haohaoá, naʻe fai ai ʻe Sīsū ha huhuʻi ʻa ia ʻe lava ai ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi, pe huhuʻi ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻĀtamá mei he angahalá mo e maté.—Mt. 20:28; Loma 5:6-8.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Loma 6:3-5) Pe ʻikai ʻoku mou ʻilo ko hono kotoa ʻo kitautolu ko ia naʻa tau papitaiso ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú naʻa tau papitaiso ki heʻene pekiá? 4 Ko ia naʻe tanu kitautolu fakataha mo ia fakafou ʻi heʻetau papitaiso ki heʻene pekiá, koeʻuhí hangē tofu pē ko hono fokotuʻu hake ʻo Kalaisi mei he pekiá fakafou ʻi he lāngilangi ʻo e Tamaí, ʻoku totonu ke pehē ʻetau ʻaʻeva ʻi ha moʻui foʻou. 5 He kapau kuo tau mate hangē ko iá, te tau toetuʻu foki hangē ko iá, pea ʻi he ongo foungá ni ʻoku tau fāʻūtaha ai mo ia.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Lomá
6:3-5—Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻo e papitaiso kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo e papitaiso ki heʻene pekia? ʻI hono pani ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí ʻaki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku nau fāʻūtaha ai mo Sīsū pea hoko ko e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ko e sino ia ʻo Kalaisí, pea ko ia ʻa e ʻulú. (1 Kol. 12:12, 13, 27; Kol. 1:18) Ko ʻenau papitaiso eni kia Kalaisi Sīsuú. ʻOku toe “babitaiso ki he ene bekia [ʻa Kalaisí]” ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi heʻenau moʻui ʻi ha moʻui feilaulau pea siʻaki ha toe ʻamanaki pē ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní. Ko ia ai, ko ʻenau maté, ko ha mate fakaefeilaulau, ʻo hangē ko e pekia ko ia ʻa Sīsuú, neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha mahuʻinga fakaehuhuʻi ʻo ʻenau maté. ʻOku kakato ʻa e papitaiso ko ia ki he pekia ʻa Kalaisí ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau mate ai pea toetuʻu ki he moʻui ʻi hēvaní.
(Loma 6:7) He ko e tokotaha kuo maté kuo ʻatā ia mei heʻene angahalá.
ʻOku ʻi Ai ha ʻAmanaki ki Heʻeku Ngaahi Kuí?
ʻI he taimi ʻe toetuʻu ai ʻa e kau taʻemāʻoniʻoní, ʻe fakamāuʻi kinautolu fakatuʻunga ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue ʻi he kuohilí? ʻIkai. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Loma 6:7: “Ko ia kuo maté kuo ʻatā ia mei heʻene angahalá.” Ko e kau taʻemāʻoniʻoní te nau totongi ʻenau angahalá ʻi heʻenau maté. Ko ia ai, ʻe fakamāuʻi kinautolu ʻo fakatuʻunga ʻi he meʻa te nau fai hili ʻenau toetuʻú, kae ʻikai ko e meʻa naʻa nau fai ʻi he taʻeʻilo ki he ʻOtuá ki muʻa pea nau maté. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻenau maʻu ʻaongá?
FEPUELI 18-24
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LOMA 7-8
“ʻOkú Ke ‘Tatali Fakataha mo e ʻAmanaki Vēkeveke’?”
(Loma 8:19) He ko e ngaahi meʻa fakatupú ʻokú ne tatali fakataha mo e ʻamanaki vēkeveke atu ki hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Tuku ke Taki Koe ʻe Sihova ki he Tauʻatāina Moʻoní
17 ʻI he lāulea ki he tauʻatāina kuo tuku tauhi mai ʻe Sihova maʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he māmaní, naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ko e fakatupú ʻokú ne tatali fakataha mo e ʻamanaki vēkeveke atu ki hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá.” Naʻá ne tānaki mai leva: “Ko e fakatupú tonu ʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi foki mei he pōpula ki he ʻauhá pea maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina lāngilangiʻia ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Loma 8:19-21) “Ko e fakatupú” ko e ʻuhinga ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau ʻamanaki fakamāmaní, ʻa e faʻahinga te nau maʻu ʻaonga mei “hono fakaeʻa” ʻo e ngaahi foha pani ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakaeʻa ko iá ʻe kamata ia ʻi he taimi ʻe toetuʻu ai ʻa e “ngaahi foha” ko ení ki he nofoʻanga laumālié, ʻo kau fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi hono fakamaʻa ʻa e koví mei he māmaní pea fakahaofi atu “ha fuʻu kakai lahi” ki he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ʻo e ngaahi meʻá.—Fkh. 7:9, 14.
(Loma 8:20) He ko e ngaahi meʻa fakatupú ʻokú ne tatali fakataha mo e ʻamanaki vēkeveke atu ki hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Fiefia ʻi Heʻetau ʻAmanakí
11 Ko e ‘makatuʻunga ki he ʻamanaki’ ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻe tokonaki mai ia ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi naʻá ne talaʻofa ai ʻa e fakahaofi mei he “ngata ʻo onoʻahó,” ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló, ʻo fakafou ʻi he “hako” naʻe talaʻofá. (Fkh. 12:9; Sēn. 3:15) Ko e “hako” ko iá naʻe fakatefito ia ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. (Kal. 3:16) ʻI heʻene pekiá mo ʻene toetuʻú, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sīsū ha makatuʻunga mālohi ki he ʻamanaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu mei he pōpula ki he angahalá mo e maté. Ko e hoko ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ení ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene fekauʻaki mo “hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá.” Ko e faʻahinga pani lāngilangiʻiá ʻa e konga hono ua ʻo e “hako.” ʻE “fakaeʻa” ʻi he taimi te nau kau fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻa Sētané. (Fkh. 2:26, 27) ʻE ʻomai ai heni ʻa e fakamoʻui ki he fanga sipi kehé, ʻa ia te nau haʻu mei he fuʻu mamahi lahí.—Fkh. 7:9, 10, 14.
(Loma 8:21) ko e ngaahi meʻa fakatupú ʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi foki mei he pōpula ki he ʻauhá pea nau maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina lāngilangiʻia ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.
Fiefia ʻi Heʻetau ʻAmanakí
12 He fakafiemālie ē ʻe hoko ki he “fakatupú,” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí! ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻe toe “fakaeʻa” lahi ange ʻa e “ngaahi foha [lāngilangiʻia] ʻo e ʻOtuá” ʻi he taimi te nau ngāue ai ko e kau taulaʻeiki fakataha mo Kalaisí, ʻo nau fakahoko atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kakai ʻoku pule mai ki ai ʻa e Puleʻanga fakahēvaní, ʻe kamata ke hokosia ʻe he “fakatupú,” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻa e fakahaofi mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahalá mo e maté. ʻE faai atu pē ʻo “fakatauʻatāinaʻi . . . mei he pōpula ki he ʻauhá” ʻa e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá. Kapau te nau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai pē kia Sihova ʻi he kotoa ʻo e Taʻu ʻe Taha Afé mo e lolotonga ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakaʻosi ʻe hoko mai ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e Taʻu ʻe Taha Afé, ko honau ngaahi hingoá ʻe tohi tuʻuloa ia ʻi he “takainga tohi . . . ʻo e moʻuí.” Te nau hū atu ai ki he “tauʻatāina lāngilangiʻia ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Fkh. 20:7, 8, 11, 12) Ko ha ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻia moʻoni ia!
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Loma 8:6) He ko hono fokotuʻu ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi he kakanó ʻoku iku ia ki he mate, ka ko hono fokotuʻu ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi he laumālié ʻoku iku ia ki he moʻui mo e melino;
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
Ko e hā ʻa e kehekehe ʻo e “fokotuʻu ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi he kakanó” mo e “fokotuʻu ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi he laumālié”? (Loma 8:6)
Ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne fokotuʻu ʻene fakakaukaú ʻi he kakanó ʻokú ne tokangataha pē ki he ngaahi holí mo falala ki he kakano taʻehaohaoá, ʻokú ne talanoa maʻu pē ki ai pea fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e kakanó. Ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne fokotuʻu ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi he laumālié ʻoku fakatefito ʻene moʻuí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku felāveʻi mo e ʻOtuá mo ʻene fakakaukaú; ko ha Kalisitiane pehē ʻoku puleʻi ia ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e fakakaukau ʻi he kakanó ʻoku iku ia ki he mate, ko e fakakaukau ʻi he laumālié ʻoku iku ki he moʻui mo e melino.—w16.12, p. 15-17.
(Loma 8:26, 27) Pehē foki, ʻoku kau mai ʻa e laumālié ʻo tokoni ki hotau vaivaí; he ko e palopalemá ko e ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau lotu fekauʻaki mo iá ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻú, ka ko e laumālié tonu ʻokú ne tautapa maʻatautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau toʻe ai ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ha leá. 27 Ka ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne hakule ʻa e lotó ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kole ʻe he laumālié maʻá e kakai tapú koeʻuhi he ʻoku fehoanaki ia mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Ko e Hā ke Lotu ki Aí?
20 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku ʻikai nai ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ke leaʻaki ʻi heʻetau lotu fakafoʻituituí. “ʻOku ʻikai te ta ʻilo pe ko e ha te ta lotua ke hoa mo ʻetā faingataʻa,” ko e tohi ia ʻa Paulá “ka ko e Laumalie [māʻoniʻoní] ʻoku ne hufekina ʻe ia ʻa kitaua, ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toʻe ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamatala. Ka ko ia [ʻOtuá] ʻoku ne hakule ʻa e loto, ʻoku ne meaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku feinga ki ai ʻa e Laumalie.” (Loma 8:26, 27) Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke lava ʻo hiki ʻa e lotu lahi ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻOkú ne tali ʻa e ngaahi kole fakamānavaʻi ko ení ʻo hangē pē ko haʻatau kolé pea ʻokú ne fakahoko ia. ʻOku ʻafioʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá mo e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne ʻai ke leaʻaki ʻe hono laumālié fakafou ʻi he kau hiki Tohi Tapú. ʻOku tali ʻe Sihova ʻetau lotú ʻi he taimi ʻoku “hufekina” ai pe fakalaloa maʻatautolu ʻa e laumālié. Ka ʻi heʻetau maheni lelei ange mo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku lava ke haʻungofua ai ki hotau ʻatamaí ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau lotu ki aí.
FEPUELI 25–MAʻASI 3
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LOMA 9-11
“Talanoa Fakatātā ki he Fuʻu ʻŌlivé”
(Loma 11:16) ʻIkai ko ia pē, kapau ʻoku toputapu ʻa e konga ʻo e takaonga mahoaʻá kuo toʻo ko e ngaahi ʻuluaki fuá, ʻoku toputapu foki mo e takaonga mahoaʻá kotoa; pea kapau ʻoku toputapu ʻa e aká, ʻoku toe pehē pē foki mo e ngaahi vaʻá.
‘ʻOiau! ʻEne Kilukilua ʻa e Poto ʻo e ʻOtuá!’
13 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo fakahoa ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia te nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ki he ngaahi vaʻa ʻo ha fuʻu ʻōlive fakaefakatātā. (Loma 11:21) Ko e fuʻu ʻōlive ne tō ko ení ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e fakahoko ʻo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e fuakava mo ʻĒpalahamé. Ko e tefito pe aka ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú ʻoku māʻoniʻoni pea ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa Sihova ko e tokotaha ia ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e moʻuí ki ʻIsileli fakalaumālié. (Ai. 10:20, PM; Loma 11:16, PM) Ko e sinó ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa Sīsū ko e konga tefito ia ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. Ko e ngaahi vaʻa ʻoku nau fakafofongaʻi fakakātoa ʻa e “fakakakato” ʻo e fika ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia kuo fakakau ki he konga hono ua ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé.
(Loma 11:17) Kae kehe, kapau naʻe tuʻusi ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi vaʻá pea hunuki atu koe ki he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi vaʻa naʻe toé, neongo ko e ʻōlive vao koe, ʻo ke hoko ai ʻo kaungāʻinasi mei he ivi ʻo e aka ʻo e fuʻu ʻōlivé,
(Loma 11:20, 21) ʻOku moʻoni ia! He ko ʻenau taʻetuí naʻe tuʻusi ai kinautolú, ka ʻokú ke tuʻu koé koeʻuhi ko e tuí. ʻOua te ke hīkisia, ka ke manavahē. 21 He kapau naʻe ʻikai mamaeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi vaʻa totonú, ʻe ʻikai foki te ne mamaeʻi koe.
‘ʻOiau! ʻEne Kilukilua ʻa e Poto ʻo e ʻOtuá!’
15 Ko e hā leva naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ke fakahoko ʻa ʻene taumuʻá? ʻOku fakamatala ʻa Paula ko e ngaahi vaʻa mei he ʻōlive vaó naʻe hunuki ia ki he fuʻu ʻōlive naʻe toó ke ne fetongi ʻa e ngaahi vaʻa ko ia naʻe tuʻusí. (Lau ʻa e Loma 11:17, 18.) Ko ia ai, ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe he laumālié mei he ngaahi puleʻangá, hangē ko e niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Lomá, naʻe hunuki fakaefakatātā kinautolu ki he fuʻu ʻōlive fakaefakatātā ko ení. ʻI he foungá ni naʻa nau hoko ai ko e konga ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. ʻI he kamatá, naʻa nau hangē ai ko e ngaahi vaʻa ʻo e fuʻu ʻōlive vaó, ʻo ʻikai maʻu ha faingamālie ke hoko ko ha konga ʻo e fuakava makehe ko ení. Ka naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e hala kia kinautolu ke nau hoko ai ko e kau Siu fakalaumālie.—Loma 2:28, 29.
(Loma 11:25, 26) He ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ke mou hoko ʻo taʻeʻilo fekauʻaki mo e fakalilolilo toputapu ko ʻení, fanga tokoua, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te mou hoko ʻo poto ʻi he vakai pē ʻa kimoutolú: Kuo hoko ha konga ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo loto-fefeka, kae ʻoua kuo hū mai ʻa e tokolahi fakakātoa ʻo e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, 26 pea ʻi he foungá ni ʻe fakahaofi ai ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa. Hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo tohí: “ʻE haʻu ʻa e tokotaha faifakahaofí mei Saione ʻo ne ʻai ʻa e hako ʻo Sēkopé ke nau liʻaki ʻenau ngaahi tōʻonga taʻefakaʻotuá.
‘ʻOiau! ʻEne Kilukilua ʻa e Poto ʻo e ʻOtuá!’
19 ʻIo, ko e taumuʻa ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e “Isileli oe Otua” ʻoku fakahoko ia ʻi ha founga fakaofo. (Kal. 6:16, PM) Hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá, “ʻe toki fakamoʻui ʻa Isileli kotoa.” (Loma 11:26) ʻI he taimi totonu ʻa Sihová, ko “Isileli kotoa”—ʻa ia ko e fika kakato ʻo e kau ʻIsileli fakalaumālié—te nau ngāue ai ko e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau taulaʻeiki ʻi hēvani. ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ke taʻefakahoko ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová!
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Loma 9:21-23) ʻIkai ʻoku maʻu ʻe he tufunga-ʻumeá ʻa e mafai ki he ʻumeá ke ngaohi mei he takaonga ʻumea tatau pē ha ipu ʻe taha ki hano ngāueʻaki lāngilangiʻia, mo ha toe ipu ʻe taha ki hano ngāueʻaki ʻoku ʻikai lāngilangiʻia? 22 Ko e ʻOtuá, neongo naʻá ne finangalo ke fakahāhā ʻene houhaú ki he kakai koví pea ʻai ke ʻiloa ʻa hono mālohí, naʻá ne kātakiʻi lahi ʻa e kakai naʻe tuha mo ʻene tauteá pea naʻa nau hangē ko e ngaahi ipu ʻoku teu ke fakaʻauhá. 23 Pea naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻá ni ke ʻai ke ʻiloa ai ʻa hono lāngilangí ʻi he kakai naʻa nau tuha mo ʻene mēsí pea naʻa nau hangē ko e ngaahi ipu naʻá ne tomuʻa teuteu ki he lāngilangí,
Tuku ke Fakafuo Koe ʻe he Akonaki ʻa Sihová
5 Fēfē kapau ʻoku ongongataʻa mo fakafisi ha taha ke tuku ke fakafuo ia ʻe he Tufunga ʻUmeá, ʻa Sihova? ʻE ngāueʻaki fēfē ʻe Sihova hono mafai ko ha tufunga ʻumeá? Sai, ʻi he taimi ʻoku faingataʻa ai ke fakafuo ʻa e ʻumeá ki ha faʻahinga ipu ʻoku loto ʻa e tufungá ke ngaohi, ʻe lava ke ne fili ke ngaohi ha meʻa kehe, pe ʻe lava ke ne liʻaki ʻa e ʻumeá. ʻOku faʻa hoko eni koeʻuhí ko e tufungá naʻe ʻikai ke ne fakafuo ʻa e ʻumeá ʻi he founga totonú. Ka ʻoku fakafuo maʻu pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakaí ʻi he founga totonu. (Teu. 32:4) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ai ʻe ha tokotaha ke fakafuo ia ʻe Sihová, ko e foʻui maʻu pē ia ʻo e tokotaha ko iá. ʻOku feʻunuʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ʻokú ne fakafuo ai ʻa e kakaí ʻo makatuʻunga pē ʻi he anga ʻo ʻenau talí. ʻI he taimi ʻoku talangofua ai ʻa e kakaí kia Sihová, ʻoku nau hoko ai ʻo ʻaonga kiate ia. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e kau Kalisitiane paní ko ha ‘ngaahi ipu ʻo e meesi’ ʻa ia kuo fakafuo kinautolu ko e ‘ngaahi ipu ki hano ngāueʻaki lāngilangiʻia.’ Ka ko e kakai ʻoku nau fakafisi ke talangofua ki he faleʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá te nau hoko ko e “ngaahi ipu ʻo e houhaú” ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai malava ke ngāueʻaki ki ha meʻa.—Loma 9:19-23.
(Loma 10:2) He ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni ko kinautolú ʻoku ʻi ai haʻanau faivelenga ki he ʻOtuá, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatatau ki he ʻilo totonú.
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Mamahiʻi, Fuaʻa
Faivelenga Taʻetotonu. Ko ha taha ʻoku faivelenga moʻoni, pe mamahiʻi ha ʻalunga pau neongo ia ʻoku hala pea taʻefakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe hoko moʻoni eni ki he tokolahi ʻo e kau Siu ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. Naʻa nau ʻamanekina te nau māʻoniʻoni fakafou ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé. Ka naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ko ʻenau faivelengá naʻe taʻetotonu he naʻe ʻikai ke fakatatau ki he ʻilo totonú. Ko ia ai, naʻe ʻikai ke nau maʻu ʻa e māʻoniʻoni moʻoni ʻoku haʻu mei he ʻOtuá. Naʻe totonu ke nau fakatokangaʻi ʻenau ngaahi faihalá pea hanga ki he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻia Kalaisi ke maʻu ʻa e māʻoniʻoní mo e tauʻatāina mei hono fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he laó. (Loma 10:1-10) Ko e taha ʻia kinautolu ko Saula ʻo Tāsusí, ko ʻene faivelenga ki he lotu faka-Siú naʻe fuʻu tōtuʻa, naʻá ne “fakatangaʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo . . . feinga ke fakaʻauha iá.” Naʻá ne tauhi fakaʻauliliki ʻa e Laó ‘ko ha tokotaha naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi atu ʻokú ne taʻehalaia.’ (Kal. 1:13, 14; Fil. 3:6) Hili ia ko ʻene faivelenga ki he lotu faka-Siú naʻe taʻetotonu. Naʻá ne loto-totonu, ʻa ia ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Sihova kiate ia ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻataá fakafou ʻia Kalaisi ʻi hono fakatafokiʻi ia ki he ngaahi ʻalunga ʻo e lotu moʻoní.—1 Tīm. 1:12, 13.