“Neongo pe ko Hai, ʻOua Te Mou Totongi ʻEne Kovi ʻAki ʻa e Kovi”
“Neongo pe ko hai, ʻoua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi. Mou tomuʻa fakakaukauʻi hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa ke ha lelei ki he kakai fulipe.”—LOMA 12:17.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tōʻonga ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa foʻou?
ʻI HE taimi ʻoku tekelele ai ha kiʻi tama ʻe hano tokoua, ko e ʻuluaki feangai pē ʻoku faʻa hokó ko e toe tekelele ʻe he kiʻi tamá hono tokouá. Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e tōʻonga tufa-kau-tufa peheé ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ia ʻi he fānaú. ʻOku fai pehē pē mo e kakai lalahí. ʻI hano fakaʻitaʻi ʻe ha taha, ʻoku nau loto pē ke totongi ʻaki ʻa e kovi tatau. Ko e moʻoni, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai lalahí heʻikai te nau tekelele moʻoni ha taha, ka ʻe teke mai ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi founga olopoto. Mahalo pē te nau fakamafola ha lau fakatupu maumau fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha fakatupu ʻitá pe kumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke taʻofi ai ia mei haʻane lavameʻa. Ko e hā pē ʻa e founga ʻoku ngāueʻakí, ko e taumuʻá ʻoku tatau ai pē—ke totongi ʻaki ʻa e kovi tatau, ke sāuni.
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku talitekeʻi ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e holi ko ia ke fai sāuní? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi mo e vahe ʻi he Tohi Tapú te tau lāulea ki aí?
2 Neongo ko e holi ko ia ke fai fakafoki ʻa e kovi tataú ʻoku nofo loloto, ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e hehema ke ʻunua ki aí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku nau feinga kinautolu ke muimui ʻi he ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Neongo pe ko hai, ʻoua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi.” (Loma 12:17) Ko e hā te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻunga māʻolunga ko iá? Ko hai tefito ia ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua te tau totongi ki ai ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e koví? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga te tau utu kapau ʻoku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fai fakafoki ko ia ʻa e meʻa tataú? Ke tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko iá, tau vakaiʻi angé ʻa e potutohi ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá pea sio ai ki he anga hono fakahaaʻi ʻi he Loma vahe 12 ko e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fai sāuní ko e ʻalunga totonu, anga-ʻofa mo fakanānā ia ke tau muimui ki aí. Te tau lāulea tahataha ki he tafaʻaki ʻe tolu ko ení.
“Ko Ia ʻOku Ou Enginaki Atu”
3, 4. (a) ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e Loma vahe 12, ko e hā ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻa Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “ko ia”? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá?
3 ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e Loma vahe 12, ʻoku lāulea ai ʻa Paula ki he tafaʻaki felāveʻiʻaki ʻe fā ʻoku kaunga ki he moʻui ʻa ha Kalisitiane. ʻOkú ne fakamatalaʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová, kaungātuí, kau taʻetuí pea mo e ngaahi mafai fakapuleʻangá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga tefito ke talitekeʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi hehema ʻoku halá, ʻo kau ai ʻa e holi ke fai sāuní, ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko ia ʻoku ou enginaki [pe kōlenga] atu, kainga, ʻi he funga ʻo e ngaahi fai manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Loma 12:1) Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e foʻi lea “ko ia,” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhingá “ʻi he vakai ki he meʻa ne lave ki ai ki muʻá.” Ko hono moʻoní ʻoku pehē ʻe Paula, ‘ʻI he vakai ki he meʻa naʻá ku toki fakamatalaʻi kia kimoutolú, ʻoku ou kōlenga atu ke mou fai ʻa e meʻa hono hoko te u tala atú.’ Ko e hā naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ko ia ʻi Lomá?
4 ʻI he ʻuluaki vahe ʻe 11 ʻo ʻene tohí, naʻe lāulea ai ʻa Paula ki he faingamālie tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻoku fakaava mai fakatouʻosi ki he kau Siú mo e kau Senitailé ke nau hoko ko e kau pule fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko ha ʻamanaki naʻe ʻikai tali ʻe he kau ʻIsileli totonú. (Loma 11:13-36) Ko e monū mahuʻinga ko iá naʻe ala malava ke hoko pē ia “ʻi he funga ʻo e ngaahi fai manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua.” ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he ʻofa lahi maʻataʻatā ko eni ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku totonu ke fonu honau lotó ʻi ha ongoʻi houngaʻia loloto ke ueʻi ai kinautolu ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa hono hoko ʻoku fakamatala ki ai ʻa Paulá: “ʻAtu ʻa e ngaahi sino ʻomoutolu ko e feilaulau, ke moʻui, ke tapu ki he ʻOtua, ke fakahōifua kiate ia—ko e fakaloto e ʻo hoʻomou fai e lotu.” (Loma 12:1) Ko ia ʻe lava fēfē ke ʻoatu moʻoni ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ko iá ʻa kinautolu “ko e feilaulau” ki he ʻOtuá?
5. (a) ʻOku lava fēfē ke ʻoatu ʻe ha taha ʻa ia tonu “ko e feilaulau” ki he ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku totonu ke ne tākiekina ʻa e tōʻonga ʻa ha Kalisitiane?
5 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo fakamatala: “ʻOua naʻa mou tuku ke fakaangatatau kimoutolu ki he maama ko eni: kae tuku ke fai ai pe homou liliu, he fakafoʻou ʻo homou ʻatamai, ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo pe ko e ha ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei, ʻa e meʻa te ne hōifua ai, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku haohaoa.” (Loma 12:2) ʻI he ʻikai fakaʻatā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e māmaní ke ne fakafuo ʻenau fakakaukaú, naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakafoʻou honau ʻatamaí ki he founga fakakaukau ʻa Kalaisí. (1 Kolinito 2:16; Filipai 2:5) Ko e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko iá ʻoku totonu ke ne tākiekina ʻa e tōʻonga ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní kotoa, ʻo kau ai kitautolu he ʻaho ní.
6. Makatuʻunga ʻi he fakaʻuhinga ʻa Paula ʻoku ʻi he Loma 12:1, 2, ko e hā ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he fai sāuní?
6 ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he fakaʻuhinga ʻa Paula ʻi he Loma 12:1, 2? Hangē ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe he laumālie ko ia ʻi Lomá, ʻoku tau houngaʻia loloto ʻi he fakahāhā hokohoko mo kehekehe ko ia ʻo e manavaʻofa kuo fai mai ʻe he ʻOtuá pea hokohoko atu hono ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. Ko ia, ko ha loto kuo fonu ʻi he houngaʻiá ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e kotoa hotau iví, koloá mo e malavá. Ko e holi loto-moʻoni ko iá ʻoku toe ueʻi ai kitautolu ke fai ʻetau lelei tahá ke tau fakakaukau, ʻikai hangē ko e māmaní kae hangē ko Kalaisí. Pea ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Kalaisí ʻokú ne tākiekina ai ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau tōʻongafai ki he niʻihi kehé—fakatouʻosi ʻa e kaungātuí mo e kau taʻetuí. (Kaletia 5:25) Ko e fakatātaá: Kapau ʻoku tau fakakaukau hangē ko Kalaisí, ʻoku ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tau talitekeʻi ʻa e holi ke fai sāuní.—1 Pita 2:21-23.
“Ke Taʻeloi Hoʻomou ʻOfa”
7. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻofa ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻi he Loma vahe 12?
7 ʻOku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e koví ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi pē ko e ʻalunga totonú ia ka koeʻuhi foki ko e ʻalunga anga-ʻofa ia. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e lāulea hono hoko ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he taumuʻa ʻo e ʻofá. ʻI he tohi Lomá, ʻoku ngāueʻaki tuʻo lahi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e foʻi lea “ʻofa” (a·gaʹpe ʻi he faka-Kalisi) ʻi heʻene lave ki he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e ʻofa ko ia ʻa Kalaisí. (Loma 5:5, 8; 8:35, 39) Kae kehe, ʻi he Loma vahe 12, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Paula ʻa e a·gaʹpe ʻi ha founga kehe—ʻi heʻene lau ko ia fekauʻaki mo e ʻofa ʻoku fakahāhā ki he kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Hili hono fakahaaʻi ʻoku kehekehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakalaumālié pea ʻoku hā ia ʻi he kau tui ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku lave ʻa Paula ki ha anga ʻoku totonu ke fakatupulekina ʻe he kau Kalisitiané kotoa. ʻOkú ne fakahā: “Ke taʻeloi hoʻomou ʻofa.” (Loma 12:4-9) Ko hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ki he niʻihi kehé ko ha fakaʻilonga tefito ia ʻo e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. (Maake 12:28-31) ʻOku ekinaki mai ʻa Paula ke tau fakapapauʻi ko e ʻofa ʻoku tau fakahāhā ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané ʻoku moʻoni.
8. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa taʻeloí?
8 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e anga hono fakahāhā ʻo e ʻofa taʻeloí ʻi heʻene pehē: “Fehiʻaʻia ki he kovi; pikitai ki he lelei.” (Loma 12:9) Ko e “fehiʻaʻia” mo e “pikitai” ko e ongo foʻi lea mālohi ia. Ko e “fehiʻaʻia” ʻoku lava ke liliu ia ko e “fehiʻa lahi fakaʻulia.” Kuo pau ke tau fehiʻa ʻo ʻikai ki he ngaahi nunuʻa pē ʻo e koví kae toe pehē foki ki he koví tonu. (Sāme 97:10) Ko e foʻi lea “pikitai” ko ha liliu ia ʻo ha foʻi veape faka-Kalisi ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea “ke kuluuʻi.” Ko ha Kalisitiane ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻofa moʻoní ʻoku mātuʻaki kuluuʻi maʻu ia, pe fakapipiki, ki he ʻulungāanga ʻoku leleí ʻo hoko ia ko ha konga taʻemamotu ʻo hono angaʻitangatá.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ekinaki ʻoku toutou fai ʻe Paulá?
9 Ko hono fakahāhā tefito ʻe taha ʻo e ʻofá ʻoku toutou lave ki ai ʻa Paula. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Tapuakiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi kimoutolu; ʻio, mou tapuakiʻi pe, ʻo ʻoua ʻe tutukuʻi.” “ʻOua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi.” “ʻOua te mou sauni hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa.” “ʻOua naʻa tuku ke ikuna koe ʻe he kovi, ka ke ikuna ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e lelei.” (Loma 12:14, 17-19, 21) Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá ʻoku ʻikai toe fakaʻaloʻalongaua ai ʻa e mahino ʻo e founga ʻoku totonu ke tau fakafeangaiʻaki ki he kau taʻetuí, naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafepakiʻi kitautolú.
“Tapuakiʻi ʻa Kinautolu ʻOku Fakatangaʻi Kimoutolu”
10. ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ai ke tau tāpuakiʻi hotau kau fakatangá?
10 ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahoko ʻa e ekinaki ʻa Paula: “Tapuakiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi kimoutolu”? (Loma 12:14) Naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau muimuí: “Mou ʻofaʻi homou ngāhi fili, pea hufia ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau fakatangaʻi kimoutolu.” (Mātiu 5:44; Luke 6:27, 28) Ko ia ai, ko e founga ʻe taha ʻa ia ʻoku tau tāpuakiʻi ai ʻa e kau fakatangá ko e lotu maʻanautolu, ʻo kole ki he ʻOtuá kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻoku nau fakafepakiʻi kitautolu koeʻuhi ko e taʻeʻiló, ke hanga nai ʻe Sihova ʻo fakaʻā honau matá ki he moʻoní. (2 Kolinito 4:4) ʻI heʻene peheé, ʻe hā ngali kehe nai ke kole ki he ʻOtuá ke ne tāpuakiʻi ha tokotaha fakatanga. Kae kehe, ko e lahi ange ʻo e fakatatau ʻo ʻetau fakakaukaú mo e founga fakakaukau ʻa Kalaisí, ko e malava ange ia ke tau fakaaʻu ʻetau ʻofá ki hotau ngaahi filí. (Luke 23:34) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke hoko ko e ola ia ʻo hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa peheé?
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sitīvení? (e) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻi he moʻui ʻa Paulá, ko e hā ʻa e liliu ʻe lava ke hoko ki he kau fakatanga ʻe niʻihi?
11 Ko Sitīvení ko e tokotaha ia naʻe lotu maʻa hono kau fakatangá, pea naʻe ʻikai ke kulanoa ʻene lotú. ʻIkai fuoloa mei he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., naʻe puke ai ʻa Sitīveni ʻe he kau fakafepaki ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pea toho ki tuʻa Selusalema ʻo tolomakaʻi ai. Ki muʻa ke ne maté, naʻá ne kalanga: “ʻEiki, ʻoua naʻa lau ʻa e angahala ni kiate kinautolu.” (Ngāue 7:58–8:1) Ko e taha ʻo e kau tangata naʻe lotu ʻa Sitīveni maʻana ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ko Saula, ʻa ia naʻá ne siotonu mo loto ki he fakapoongi ʻo Sitīvení. Ki mui ai, naʻe hā ʻa Sīsū hili ʻene toetuʻú kia Saula. Ko e tokotaha fakatanga ki muʻa ko iá naʻá ne hoko ko ha muimui ʻo Kalaisi peá ne hoko ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ko e tokotaha-tohi ia ʻo e tohi ki he kakai Lomá. (Ngāue 26:12-18) ʻI he fehoanaki mo e lotu ʻa Sitīvení, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Paula ʻi he angahala ʻo ʻene hoko ko ha tokotaha fakatangá. (1 Timote 1:12-16) Tā neʻineʻi ke ekinaki ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiané: “Tapuakiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fakatangaʻi kimoutolu”! Naʻá ne ʻilo mei he meʻa naʻá ne hokosiá ʻe faifai pē ʻo hoko ʻa e kau fakatanga ʻe niʻihi ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI hotau ʻahó ni, kuo pehē ʻa e hoko ʻa e kau fakatanga ʻe niʻihi ko e kau tui koeʻuhi ko e anga fakamelino ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová.
“Nofo Melino Pe mo e Kakai Kotoa Pe”
12. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e ekinaki ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Loma 12:9, 17?
12 Ko e ekinaki hono hoko ʻa Paula ki he founga ke feangainga ai mo e kau tuí mo e kau taʻetuí ko e: “ʻOua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi.” Ko e fakamatala ko iá ko ha hokohoko lelei mai ia ʻo e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki ki muʻá ʻa ia ko e: “Fehiʻaʻia ki he kovi.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻe lava fēfē ke pehē ʻe ha taha ʻokú ne fehiʻaʻia moʻoni ʻi he meʻa ʻoku fulikivanú pe koví, kapau ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e koví ko ha founga ia ke totongiʻaki ki he niʻihi kehé? Ko e fai peheé ʻe hoko ko e fehangahangai ia ʻo hono maʻu ʻa e ʻofa “taʻeloi.” ʻOku pehē leva ʻe Paula: “Mou tomuʻa fakakaukauʻi hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa ke ha lelei ki he kakai fulipe.” (Loma 12:9, 17) ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá?
13. ʻI he founga fē te tau fakafeangai ai ‘ke ha ki he kakai fulipe’?
13 Ki muʻa ange, ʻi heʻene faitohi ki he kau Kolinitoó, naʻe tohi ai ʻa Paula fekauʻaki mo e fakatanga ko ia naʻe fehangahangai mo e kau ʻapositoló. Naʻá ne pehē: “[Kuo mau hoko] ko e meʻa ke mātāʻi ʻe he univesi, ʻe he kau angelo mo e kakai. . . . ka ngaohia kimautolu ʻoku mau taliʻaki ha tapuaki; ka fakatangaʻi, ʻoku mau ʻukuma pe; ka lauʻikovia ʻoku mau tali fakaoleole.” (1 Kolinito 4:9-13) ʻOku pehē pē, ko e kau Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní ʻoku siofia kinautolu ʻe he kakai ʻo e māmani ko ení. ʻI he taimi ʻoku mamata ai ʻa e faʻahinga takatakai ʻia kitautolú ki he ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻoku tau faí neongo ʻoku ngaohikovia taʻetotonu kitautolu, te nau hehema nai ai ke tali lelei ange ʻetau pōpoaki faka-Kalisitiané.—1 Pita 2:12.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e lahi ʻoku totonu ke tau aʻu ki ai koeʻuhi ke tau fakamelino ai?
14 Ko ia ko e hā ʻa e lahi ʻoku totonu ke tau aʻu ki ai koeʻuhi ke pouaki ʻa e melinó? ʻOku totonu ke tau aʻu ki he lahi taha ʻe ala lavá. ʻOku tala ʻe Paula ki hono fanga tokoua Kalisitiané: “Mou nofo melino pe mo e kakai kotoa pe, ʻo kapau ʻe ala lava.” (Loma 12:18) Ko e “kapau ʻe ala lava” ko e fakalea fakangatangata ia ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ko e fakamelino mo e niʻihi kehé heʻikai nai ke ala lava maʻu pē. Hangē ko ení, heʻikai ke tau talangataʻa ki ha fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá koeʻuhí pē ke melino ai mo e tangatá. (Mātiu 10:34-36; Hepelu 12:14) Kae kehe, ʻoku tau fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku lava lelei ke tau faí—ʻo ʻikai fakangaloku ai ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni māʻoniʻoní—ke fakamelino ai “ki he kakai kotoa pē.”
“ʻOua Te Mou Sauni Hoʻomou Ngaahi Meʻa”
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ke siʻaki ai ʻa e sāuní ʻa ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Loma 12:19?
15 ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Paula ʻa e toe ʻuhinga mālohi ʻe taha ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau fai sāuní; ko e ʻalunga fakanānā ia ke muimui ki ai. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Siʻoku ʻofaʻanga, ʻoua te mou sauni hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa, kae tuku ia ki he Houhau: he kuo tohi, ʻOku aʻaku ʻa e sauni; ko au te u ʻatu hono tuha—ko e folofola e ʻa e ʻEiki.” (Loma 12:19) Ko ha Kalisitiane ʻoku feinga ke faisāuni ʻokú ne ʻafungi. ʻOkú ne taku maʻana ʻa e ngafa ʻoku ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 7:1) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻi heʻene sāuni ʻe ia ʻa e halá ʻiate ia pē, ʻokú ne fakahāhā ai ʻa e taʻetui ki he fakapapau mai ʻa Sihova: “Ko au te u ʻatu hono tuha.” ʻI hono kehé, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku nau falala ko Sihová te ne “sauni maʻa hono kakai fili.” (Luke 18:7, 8; 2 Tesalonaika 1:6-8) ʻOku nau tuku ʻi he anga-fakanānā ʻa e sāuni ʻo e faihalá ki he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Selemaia 30:23, 24; Loma 1:18.
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ‘fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi malalaʻi afí’ ki he ʻulu ʻo ha taha? (e) Kuó ke sio tonu ki he anga hono fakamolū ʻe he anga-ʻofá ʻa e loto ʻo ha tokotaha taʻetui? Kapau ko ia, ʻomai ha fakatātā.
16 Ko e faisāuni ki ha fili ʻoku ngalingali ʻe fakafefeka ai hono laumālié, ka ko e fakafeangai kiate ia ʻi he anga-ʻofá ʻe fakamolū nai ai hono lotó. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Kapau ʻoku fiekaia ho fili ke ke fafanga ia; kapau ʻoku ne fieinua, ʻange hano inu: he ko hoʻo fai pehe te ke fokotuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ki hono ʻulu.” (Loma 12:20; Palovepi 25:21, 22) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e meʻá ni?
17 Ke ‘fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ki hono ʻulú’ ko ha lea fakatātā ia naʻe maʻu mei he founga ʻo e haka mētale ʻi he taimi ʻo e Tohi Tapú. Naʻe tuku ʻa e makamaka ʻoku maʻu mei ai ʻa e mētalé ki ha fōnise, pea naʻe folahi ha ngaahi malala ʻo ʻikai ʻi lalo pē ʻi he makamaká kae toe pehē foki ki ʻolunga. Ko e malalaʻi afi naʻe fokotuʻuna ʻi ʻolungá naʻá ne ʻai ʻo toe mafana lahi ange ʻo vaia ai ʻa e mētale fefeká ʻo mavahe mei he fanga kiʻi ʻuli kehe ʻi he makamaká. ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ʻi hono fai ha ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofa ki ha tokotaha fakafepaki, te tau “fakavaiaʻi” nai ai ʻa hono loto-fefeká pea tohoaki hake ai hono ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei angé. (2 Tuʻi 6:14-23) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e kau mēmipa tokolahi ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané naʻe muʻaki tohoakiʻi kinautolu ki he lotu moʻoní ʻe he ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofa naʻe fakahoko maʻanautolu ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová.
ʻUhinga ʻOku ʻIkai Ai Ke Tau Faisāuní
18. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai, anga-ʻofa mo anga-fakanānā ʻa e ʻikai ke faisāuní?
18 ʻI he lāulea nounou ko eni ki he Loma vahe 12, kuo tau sio ai ki he ngaahi ʻuhinga mahuʻinga kehekehe ʻoku ʻikai ai ke tau ‘totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi neongo pe ko hai.’ ʻUluakí, ko e taʻotaʻofi mei he faisāuní ko e ʻalunga totonu ia ke muimui aí. ʻI he vakai ki he manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakahāhā kia kitautolú, ʻoku totonu mo ʻuhinga lelei ai ke tau foaki atu kitautolu kia Sihova pea talangofua loto-lelei ki heʻene ngaahi fekaú—ʻo kau ai ʻa e fekau ko ia ke ʻofa ki hotau ngaahi filí. Uá, ko e fakafisi ke totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e koví ko e ʻalunga anga-ʻofa ia ke muimui ki ai. ʻI hono siʻaki ʻa e sāuní pea pouaki ʻa e melinó, ʻoku tau ʻamanaki anga-ʻofa ai ke tokoniʻi naʻa mo e kau fakafepaki anga-kakahá ke nau hoko ko e kau lotu kia Sihova. Tolú, ko e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he totongi ʻaki ʻa e koví ko e ʻalunga fakanānā ia ke muimui ki aí. Ko ʻetau faisāuní ʻe hoko ia ko e ʻafungi, he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova: “ʻOku aʻaku ʻa e sauni.” ʻOku toe fakatokanga mai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ka kuo haʻu ʻa Fielahi [pe ʻafungi], ʻe haʻu ai mo Ma: Ka ko e angavaivai [pe anga-fakanānaá] ʻoku ai ʻene poto.” (Palovepi 11:2) Ko hono tuku fakapotopoto ʻa e sāuni ʻo e faihalá ki he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e fakanānā ʻi heʻetau tafaʻakí.
19. Ko e hā te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
19 ʻOku fakanounouʻi mai ʻe Paula ʻa ʻene lāulea ki he founga ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻOkú ne ekinaki ki he kau Kalisitiané: “ʻE, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ikuna koe ʻe he kovi, ka ke ikuna ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e lelei.” (Loma 12:21) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi kongakau kovi ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia he ʻaho ní? ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ikunaʻi kinautolu? Ko e tali ki he ongo fehuʻí ni mo e ngaahi fehuʻi felāveʻi mo ia ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• ʻI he Loma vahe 12, ko e hā ʻa e ekinaki ʻoku toutou maʻu aí?
• Ko e hā te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau faisāuní?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga te tau utu pea mo e niʻihi kehé kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau ‘totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi’?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 22]
ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Loma vahe 12 ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻo ha Kalisitiane
• mo Sihova
• mo e kaungātuí
• mo e kau taʻetuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ko e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kakai Lomá ʻoku ʻomai ai ha akonaki ʻaonga ki he kau Kalisitiané
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 25]
Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e ākonga ko Sitīvení?