Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e Tangata Kotoa Pē
“Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tangata kotoa pē, . . . ke manavahē ki he ʻOtua, fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tuʻi.”—1 PITA 2:17, “NW.”
1. (a) Ko hai tukukehe ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi ʻoku totonu hono fakalāngilangiʻí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻoku totonu ke fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo fakatatau ki he 1 Pita 2:17?
KUO tau hoko ʻo ʻilo ko hotau fatongia ia ke fai ha fakalāngilangi ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová pea mo Sīsū Kalaisi. Ko e meʻa totonu, mo fakapotopoto mo anga-ʻofa ia ke fai. Ka ʻoku toe fakahā foki ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa hotau kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Kuo tala kiate kitautolu ke “fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tangata kotoa pē.” (1 Pita 2:17, NW) Koeʻuhi he ʻoku fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he veesi ko ʻení ʻa e fekau ke “fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tuʻi,” ʻokú ne fakahā ʻoku totonu ke ʻoange ʻa e fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu ʻoku taau ke nau maʻu ia koeʻuhi ko honau lakangá. Ko ia, ko hai ʻoku totonu ke tau fakalāngilangiʻí? Ko e tokolahi ʻoku taau ke kau ʻi hono fakalāngilangiʻí ʻoku tokolahi ange nai ia ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e tokolahi. Tau pehē nai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻe fā ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he kakai kehé.
Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e Kau Pule Fakapolitikalé
2. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau ʻilo ko e “tuʻi” naʻe lave ki ai ʻa e 1 Pita 2:17 ko e lau ia ki ha tuʻi pe pule fakapolitikale fakaetangata?
2 Ko e ʻuluaki ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki ko ʻení ʻoku felāveʻi ia mo e ngaahi puleʻanga fakaemāmaní. ʻOku ʻikai ke ala tuku ʻa ʻetau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e kau pule fakapolitikalé. Ko e hā ʻoku tau pehē ai naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa Pitá ʻa e kau pule fakapolitikalé ʻi heʻene ekinaki: “Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tuʻi?” Koeʻuhi he ko ʻene lea ki he tuʻunga ʻi tuʻa ia mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Naʻe toki ʻosi ʻa ʻene pehē: “Mou fakavaivai kimoutolu ki he tuʻunga kotoa pe kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he tangata, . . . ki he tuʻi, he ko e maʻolunga; ki he kovana” ko e fekau mai ʻe ia. Fakatokangaʻi foki, ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻe Pita ha faikehekehe ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e “tuʻi,” ʻo pehē: “Manavahē ki he ʻOtua, fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tuʻi.” (1 Pita 2:13, 14) Ko ia ko e “tuʻi” ʻa ia kuo ekinaki ʻe Pita kiate kitautolu ke fakalāngilangiʻí ʻoku felāveʻi ia mo e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau pule fakapolitikale fakaetangatá.
3. Ko hai ʻa e “kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga ange,” pea ko e hā ʻoku taau mo kinautolú?
3 ʻOku meimei tatau mo e fekau ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ke moʻulaloa . . . ki he kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga ange.” Ko e “kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga ange” ko ení ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻOtua ko Sihová pe ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ka ko e kau pule fakapolitikale ia, kau ngāue fakapuleʻanga. Ko e fakakaukau ʻeni ʻa Paulá, ko ia ʻokú ne hoko atu: “Mou fai kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu; . . . ʻa e fakalāngilangi kiate ia ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e fakalāngilangi.” ʻIo, ko e faʻahinga pehē ʻa ia kuo fakangofua ʻe he ʻOtuá ke nau pule fakapolitikalé ʻoku taau honau fakalāngilangiʻí.—Loma 13:1, 7, NW.
4. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ha fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he kau pule fakapolitikalé? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi he fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki he kau pulé?
4 ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he kau pule fakapolitikalé? Ko e taha ʻo e foungá ko e fakaʻapaʻapa loloto ʻi he fakafeangai kiate kinautolú. (Fehoanaki mo 1 Pita 3:15) Pea koeʻuhi ko honau lakangá, ʻoku kei taau pē ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ia ko iá kiate kinautolu neongo ko ha kau tangata fulikivanu nai. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa e faihisitōlia Loma ko Tasitusí ʻo kau ki he Kōvana ko Filiké ʻo pehē ko ha tangata naʻá ne “fakakaukau ʻe lava pē ke ne fai ha faʻahinga kovi pē ʻo taʻe tautea.” Ka naʻe kamataʻaki ʻe Paula ha founga fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa ʻene taukapo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Filiké. ʻI he founga meimei tatau pē, naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e anga-fakaʻapaʻapa kia Tuʻi ʻAkilipa II, ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOku ou lau ko hoku monú ʻete tuʻu ʻi ho ʻao he ʻaho ni ke fai ʻete fakamatala,” neongo naʻe ʻilo ʻe Paula ʻoku nofo angahala fakamalaʻia ʻa ʻAkilipa. ʻOku toe pehē pē, naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki he Kōvana ko Fesitó, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia “Tapu mo e feituʻu na,” neongo ko Fesitó naʻe lotu ia ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí.—Ngāue 24:10; 26:2, 3, 24, 25.
5. Ko e hā mo ha toe founga ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga fakapuleʻangá, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fokotuʻu ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he meʻa ko ʻení?
5 Ko e taha ʻo e founga ʻoku tau fakahā ai ki he kau ngāue ʻa e puleʻangá ʻa e fakalāngilangí naʻe fakahaaʻi ia ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi heʻene tohi ʻo kau ki hono ʻoatu ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ki he ngaahi mafai fakapuleʻangá. Naʻá ne pehē ke fai “ʻa e tukuhau kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e tukuhau; ʻa e tute kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e tute.” (Loma 13:7) ʻOku fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e founga totonu ko ʻení tatau ai pē pe ko e fē ha fonua ʻoku nau nofo ai ʻi he māmaní. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha nusipepa ʻi ʻĪtali ko e La Stampa: “Ko e tangataʻi fonua mateaki lahi taha kinautolu ʻoku fakaʻamua ʻe ha taha: ʻoku ʻikai te nau kalo mei hono totongi ʻa e ngaahi tukuhaú pe feinga ke kalo mei he ngaahi lao ke maʻu ai ha lelei maʻanautolu pē.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he The Post ʻo Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A., ʻo kau ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová: “ʻOku nau totongi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tukuhaú. Ko kinautolu ʻa e niʻihi faitotonu lahi taha ʻi he Lepupiliká.”
Fakahā ʻa e Fakalāngilangi ki he Kau Pule Ngāué
6. Ko toe hai ʻoku pehē ʻe he ongo ʻapositolo ko Paula mo Pitá ʻoku totonu ke fai ki ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí?
6 Ko e tafaʻaki hono ua ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ko e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku tau ngāue aí. Fakatouʻosi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá mo Pita ʻokú na fakamamafaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku pule kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngāueʻangá. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “ʻIlonga kinautolu ʻoku moʻulaloa ʻo popula, ke nau lau ʻoku tāu ke nau fakaʻapaʻapa ʻaupito [fakalāngilangi kakato, “NW”] ki heʻenau ngaahi ʻeiki, naʻa lauʻikovi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua, mo ʻene akonaki. Pea ko kinautolu ʻoku lotu ʻenau ngaahi ʻeiki, ke ʻoua te nau fakatāu koeʻuhi kuo nau kāinga; kaekehe, ke ʻasili ʻenau tauhi kiate kinautolu.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Pita: “ʻA e kau sevaniti, mou anganofo ki he kakai ʻoku pule kiate kimoutolu, ʻo ʻapasia ʻaupito; ʻo ʻikai kiate kinautolu pe ʻoku lelei mo fai fakaʻatuʻi, ka ki he angakehe foki.”—1 Tīmote 6:1, 2; 1 Pita 2:18; ʻEfesō 6:5; Kolose 3:22, 23.
7. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hano ngāueʻaki totonu ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu ki he kau “pōpula” ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki honau kau “pule”? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tokanga ki ai ʻa e kau unga ngāue Kalisitiane ʻa ia ʻoku Kalisitiane honau kau pulé?
7 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke mafola lahi ʻa e nofo pōpulá ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ka ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni naʻa nau puleʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e nofo pōpulá mo ia ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e pōpulá ʻoku lava ke ngāueʻaki ia ki he tuʻunga ʻo e unga ngāué mo e pule ngāué. Ko ia ko e kau unga ngāue Kalisitiané ko honau fatongia ia ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ʻo aʻu ki he kau pule ngāue ʻoku faingataʻa ke fakafiemālieʻí. Pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻo kapau ʻe hoko ʻa e pule ngāué ko ha kaungā Kalisitiane foki mo ia? Ke ʻoua ʻe ʻamanekina ha tokangaekina makehe pe saiʻia ange koeʻuhi ko e felāveʻi ko iá, ko e tokotaha unga ngāué ʻoku totonu ke ne ngāue ki hono pule ngāue Kalisitiané ke toe lahi ange, ke ʻoua naʻá ne kumi faingamālie mei ai ʻi ha faʻahinga founga.
Fakalāngilangi ʻi Loto ʻi he Fāmilí
8, 9. (a) Ko hai ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he fānaú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he fānaú ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ko ʻení, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻenau fakahā iá?
8 Ko e tafaʻaki hono tolu ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ko e lotolotonga ʻo e fāmilí. Ko ha fakatātā, ko e fānaú, ʻoku nau fatongiaʻaki ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha fiemaʻu pē ʻeni ia ʻi he Lao naʻe ʻoange kia Mōsesé ka ko e fatongia foki ia ki he kau Kalisitiané. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻA e fanau, mou talangofua ʻi he ʻEiki ki hoʻomou matuʻa: he ko hono totonu ia. Fakaʻapaʻapa [fakalāngilangi, NW] ki hoʻo tamai mo hoʻo faʻe.”—ʻEfesō 6:1, 2; ʻEkisoto 20:12.
9 Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he fānaú ʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá? ʻOku totonu ke nau fakalāngilangiʻi kinautolu koeʻuhi ko e mafai kuo foaki ange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki heʻenau mātuʻá pea koeʻuhi ko e meʻa kuo fai ʻe he ongo mātuʻa, ʻi hono fānauʻi kinautolu mo tauhi mo fafangaʻi mo ngaohi kinautolu mei heʻenau kei siʻí ʻo faai mai. ʻOku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻa e fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he fānaú ʻa ʻenau mātuʻá? ʻOku totonu ke tautefito ʻenau fai ʻení ʻaki ʻa ʻenau talangofua mo anganofo kiate kinaua. (Palōvepi 23:22, 25, 26; Kolose 3:20) ʻI hono fai ʻo e fakalāngilangi peheé ʻe fiemaʻu nai ʻa e fānau kuo lalahí ke nau fai ha tokoni lahi ange, fakamatelie pea pehē ki he fakalaumālie ki heʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá pe ngaahi kui kuo taʻu motuʻá. ʻOku fiemaʻu heni ke fakapotopoto mo potupotutatau mo e ngaahi fatongia kehé, ʻo hangē ko e tauhi ʻo ʻete fānau totonú mo kau kakato ange ʻi he feohi faka-Kalisitiané mo e ngāue fakamalangá.—ʻEfesō 5:15-17; 1 Tīmote 5:8; 1 Sione 3:17.
10. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi uaifí ʻa e fatongia ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi kia hai, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke nau fai ai ʻení?
10 Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e fānaú pē ʻi he lotoʻi fāmilí kuo fakafatongiaʻaki ke fai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he niʻihi kehé. Kuo pau ke fai ʻe he ngaahi uaifí ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki honau ngaahi husepānití. Naʻe toe pehē foki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e “uaifi ke ne fakaʻapaʻapa ki hono husepaniti.” (ʻEfesō 5:33; 1 Pita 3:1, 2) Ko e fakahā ʻa e “fakaʻapaʻapa” ki he ngaahi husepanití ʻoku kau moʻoni ki ai ʻa e fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu. Naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe Sela ʻa hono husepāniti, ko ʻĒpalahamé ʻaki ʻene ui ia ko e “ʻeiki.” (1 Pita 3:6) Ko ia ngaahi uaifi, mou faʻifaʻitaki kia Sela. Fai ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki homou ngaahi husepānití ʻaki hono tali ʻa ʻenau ngaahi filí pea ngāue ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ke lavameʻa. ʻI hoʻomou fai ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa pē te mou malava ke tokoni ai ki homou ngaahi husepānití ke fua ʻenau ngaahi kavengá, kae ʻoua ʻe toe fakalahi atu ki aí, ʻoku mou fakahā ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakalāngilangi.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻo e ngaahi husepānití ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
11 ʻOku fēfē ʻa e ngaahi husepānití? Kuo fakahinohino kiate kinautolu ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Pehe foki mo kimoutolu tangata, ko hoʻomou nonofo mo e fefine ke fai fakakaukauʻi, he ko e hama vaivai; ʻo mou tuʻutuʻuni hanau fakaʻapaʻapa [lāngilangi, “NW”], ʻo tāu mo ha kakai ʻoku nau kaungāʻea foki mo kimoutolu ki he kelesi ko e moʻui; koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa taʻofi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu.” (1 Pita 3:7) ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e husepāniti kotoa pē ke fakakaukau lelei. ʻOku hangē nai ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha uaifi ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻokú ne “Mahuʻinga. Pelepelengesi. Ngaohi fakaalaala! Foaki ha fakalāngilangi!” Ko ia ke manatuʻi ʻe he ngaahi husepānití ʻe maumau honau vā mo e ʻOtua ko Sihová he ʻe taʻofi ʻenau ngaahi lotú ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te nau ʻoange ha fakalāngilangi ki honau ngaahi uaifí ʻaki ʻenau fakahā ʻa e fakaʻatuʻi. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku mātuʻaki ʻaonga ki he ngaahi mēmipa kotoa ʻo ha fāmili ke nau fai ʻa e fefakalāngilangiʻaki.
ʻI he Fakatahaʻangá
12. (a) Ko e fatongia ʻo hai ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ʻi he fakatahaʻangá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahā ʻe Sīsū ʻoku totonu ke tali ʻa e fakalāngilangí?
12 ʻOku ʻi ai foki mo e fatongia ʻo e tokotaha kotoa pē ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ʻi he loto fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Kuo ekinakiʻi kitautolu: “ʻI he fefakalāngilangiʻaki mou taaimuʻa kimoutolu.” (Loma 12:10, NW) Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ʻi he taha ʻo ʻene ngaahi talanoa fakatātaá ʻoku totonu ke tali ʻa e fakalāngilangí. Naʻá ne pehē kapau ʻe fakaafeʻi kitautolu ki ha kaimeʻakai, ʻoku totonu ke tau nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ki mui ʻaupitó, koeʻuhi ʻe toki tala mai ʻe he tokotaha ʻokú ne talitalí ke tau ʻalu ki ha nofoʻanga ʻi muʻa, pea ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha fakalāngilangi ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kaungā-fakaafé hono kotoa. (Luke 14:10) Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau houngaʻia kotoa pē ke fai mai ha fakalāngilangi, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu ʻa e kaungāongoʻi mo fai ʻa e fefakalāngilangiʻaki? ʻE anga-fēfē haʻatau fai ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení?
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke tau fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
13 Ko e ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo e houngaʻia ki ha ngāue kuo lava lelei hono faí ʻoku tatau ia mo hono fai ʻo ha fakalāngilangi. Ko ia ʻoku lava ke tau fefakalāngilangiʻaki ʻi he fai ʻo e fakaongoongolelei, ki ha malanga pe ko ha fakamatala nai ʻoku fai ʻe ha taha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻe lava ke tau fefakalāngilangiʻaki ʻi hono noʻo ʻaki kitautolu ʻa e fakakaukau anga-fakatōkilalo ki hotau ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine Kalisitiané, ʻo fakafeangai mo kinautolu ʻi he fakaʻapaʻapa loloto. (1 Pita 5:5) Ko ia ʻoku tau fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻoku tau mahuʻingaʻia ʻiate kinautolu ko e kaungā-sevāniti lāngilangiʻia ʻa e ʻOtua ko Sihová.
14. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fai ʻe he ngaahi tokoua ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e fakalāngilangi totonu ki he ngaahi tuofāfiné? (e) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahā ko e fai ʻo e ngaahi foakí ko e taha ia ʻo e founga fai ʻo e fakalāngilangí?
14 Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he talavou ko Tīmoté ke ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi tuofāfine taʻu motuʻá ʻo taau mo e ngaahi faʻē pea ko e kau finemuí ʻo taau mo e tuofāfine moʻoni, ʻo “matuʻaki angamaʻa.” ʻIo, ʻoku totonu ki he ngaahi tokouá ke ʻoua te nau fakamaheni taʻe totonu ki honau ngaahi tuofāfine Kalisitiané, pea ʻi heʻenau fai peheé ʻoku nau fai ai ha fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu. Naʻe hoko atu ai ʻe Paula ʻene tohi: “Tokangaʻi [fakalāngilangiʻi, NW] ʻa e kau fefine uitou ʻoku paea moʻoni.” Ko e taha ʻo e founga ke fakalāngilangiʻi ai ha uitou moʻoni ko hono poupouʻi fakamatelie. Ka ke taau ki he meʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku pau ke ne maʻu ha “fakaongolelei heʻene ngaahi ngaue ʻaonga.” (1 Tīmote 5:2-10) Naʻe tohi ʻe Luke ʻo kau ki he kakai ʻi he motu ko Mēlitá, ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakamatelié: “Naʻe lahi ʻenau tokangaʻi [fakalāngilangiʻi, NW] kimautolu; pea ʻi heʻemau folau, naʻa nau fakaheka ha ngaahi meʻa maʻamau tokonaki.” (Ngāue 28:10) Ko ia ʻoku lava ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki ha niʻihi ʻaki ʻa e tokonaki ʻo ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakamatelie.
15. (a) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e fatongia makehe ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi kia hai? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe taha ʻoku lava ke tau fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau takimuʻá?
15 ʻOku hoko atu ʻe Paula ʻene tohi kia Tīmoté: “Ko e kau [mātuʻa] ʻoku pule lelei, ʻe, ko honau tāu ha tokoni [fakalāngilangi, NW] lōua; kaeʻumaʻā ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fakafitefitaʻa ʻi he malanga mo e faiako.” (1 Tīmote 5:17) ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻe lava ke tau fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá pe kau ʻovasiá? Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Mou hoko ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki kiate au, ʻo hange foki ko ʻeku faʻifaʻitaki ʻaku kia Kalaisi.” (1 Kolinitō 10:34 [1Ko 11:1, PM]) ʻI heʻetau fai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá ke faʻifaʻitaki kiate iá, ʻoku tau fai ai ha fakalāngilangi kiate ia. ʻOku kaungatonu ʻeni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau takimuʻa ʻiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní. Ki he lahi taha ʻo ʻetau lava ke faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu ʻaki ʻa ʻetau muimui ki heʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá, ʻoku tau fai ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakalāngilangi.
16. Ko e hā mo ha toe ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau takimuʻá?
16 Ko e taha ʻo e founga ʻoku tau fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he kau ʻovasiá ko ʻetau fai ki he ekinakí ni: “Mou tuitala ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻomoutolu, pea fakavaivai kiate kinautolu; he ko kinautolu ia ʻoku nau ʻā ke leʻohi homou laumalie, he ko kinautolu te nau fakamatala kimoutolu ʻamui.” (Hepelū 13:17) ʻI he founga tatau pē ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻe he fānaú ʻenau mātuʻá ʻaki ʻa ʻenau talangofua kiate kinautolú, ko ia ʻoku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau takimuʻa ʻiate kitautolú ʻaki ʻa ʻetau talangofua mo anganofo kiate kinautolu. Pea hangē ko ia naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Paula mo hono kaungā-fonongá ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakamatelie ʻe he kakai anga-lelei ʻo Mēlitá, ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau fakafofonga fefonongaʻaki ʻa e Sosaietí kuo fakalāngilangiʻi meimei tatau ʻi he taimi ki he taimi. Ka ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke totonu ke nau kole ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ko iá pe fakahā taʻefakahangatonu te nau houngaʻia ai pe ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ia.
17. Fekauʻaki mo e fakahā ʻo e fakalāngilangí, ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e monū ko hono fai ʻa e tauhí?
17 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e tauhi ʻi he kautaha fakateokalatí—tatau ai pē pe ko e fakatahaʻanga fakalotofonuá, pe ko ha ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki fakafeituʻu pe fakavahe, ʻi ha taha ʻo e ngaahi vaʻa ʻo e Watch Tower Society, pe ʻi he lotoʻi fāmilí—ko honau fatongiá ke fai ha fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau tokangaʻí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ai heni ke nau maʻu ʻa e ongoʻi ʻofa pea pehē ki he kaungāongoʻi. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke nau anga-faingofua ʻi he taimi hono kotoa pē, faʻa kātaki, mo anga-malū ʻi he loto mo e fakakaukau, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia tonu.—Mātiu 11:29, 30.
Ngāue ke Fefakalāngilangiʻaki
18. (a) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi kitautolu mei hono fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi kiate kinautolu ʻoku taau mo iá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke totonu ai ʻa e fakakaukau taʻepau mo fakaangá?
18 ʻOku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu hono kotoa ke tau ngāue mālohi ke fefakalāngilangiʻaki, he ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga mālohi ki heʻetau fai peheé. Ko e fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga ko iá, ko hotau loto angahalaʻiá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “He ko e filioʻi ʻa e loto ʻo e tangata ʻoku kovi mei heʻene tamasiʻi.” (Sēnesi 8:21) Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi hehema fakaetangata ʻe lava ke ne kaunoa nai ʻi heʻetau fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi totonu ki he niʻihi kehé ko e maʻu ha fakakaukau taʻepau mo fakaanga. Ko kitautolu hono kotoa ʻoku tau vaivai, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata angahalaʻia, ʻo fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e meesi ʻa Sihová mo ʻene ʻofa maʻataʻatā. (Loma 3:23, 24) ʻI heʻetau houngaʻia ki he meʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua te tau nōfoʻi pē ʻi he ngaahi vaivai ʻa hotau ngaahi tokouá pe fakamahaloʻi ha ngaahi taumuʻa kovi ki he meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe hotau ngaahi tokouá.
19. Ko e hā ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke fepaki mo ha fakakaukau taʻepau?
19 Ko e faitoʻo ki ha hehema taʻepau pehē ko e ʻofa mo e mapuleʻi kita. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻu ha fakakaukau manavaʻofa, mateaki mo pau ʻo fekauʻaki mo hotau ngaahi tokouá, ʻo fakatokangaʻi honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke mahino kiate kitautolu, ke tau loto maʻu ai pē ke ʻoua ʻe fakamaauʻi kovi hotau ngaahi tokouá kae fai ki he ekinaki ʻa Pitá: “Sinoemeʻa ke mou tauhi ai pe hoʻomou feʻofaʻaki ke tukuingata pe: he ko e ʻofa ʻoku ne ʻufiʻufi ha fufuʻunga angahala.” (1 Pita 4:8) Kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻofa peheé ʻo kapau te tau fai ki hotau ngaahi tokouá ʻa e fakalāngilangi ʻoku taau mo kinautolú.
20, 21. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e hehema ʻe taha ʻe ngalingali ke ne kaunoa ʻi heʻetau fakahā ʻa e fefakalāngilangiʻakí? (e) Ko e hā ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke fepaki mo e hehema ko ʻení?
20 Ko e ʻulungaanga ʻe taha ʻe ngalingali ke kaunoa ʻi heʻetau fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi totonu ki he niʻihi kehé ko e hehema ke mamahingofua, pe fuʻu ongongofua. ʻOku ʻi ai pē ʻa e tuʻunga ia ʻo e ongongofuá. Ko e kau tangata-tā-fakatātaá kuo pau ke nau ongongofua ki he ngaahi ongó pe ngaahi lanú ko e konga ia ʻo ʻenau ngāué. Ka ʻi he fuʻu ongongofuá, pe mamahingofua, ʻi heʻetau felāveʻi mo e niʻihi kehé ko ha tuʻunga siokita ia ʻe lava ke ne kaihaʻasi meiate kitautolu ʻa ʻetau melinó pea taʻofi ai kitautolu mei he fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki he niʻihi kehé.
21 ʻOku tau maʻu ha fakahinohino lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko ʻení ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Koheleti 7:9: “ʻOua naʻa ʻoho ho loto ke ʻita: he ko e ʻita ʻoku ne ngaohi hono nofoʻanga ʻi he fatafata ʻo e sesele.” Ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e ʻikai ha poto mo e fakakaukau lelei, pea pehē ki he ʻikai ha ʻofa, kae fuʻu ongongofua pe vave ki he ʻitá. Kuo pau ke tau leʻohi kitautolu naʻa fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ʻa kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ngaahi hehema angahalaʻiá, ʻo hangē ko e fakakaukau taʻepau, fuʻu fakaanga, pe fuʻu ongongofuá, mei hono fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi totonu kiate kinautolu kotoa ʻoku taau ki aí.
22. ʻOku anga-fēfē nai hano fakamatala fakanounou ʻa hotau fatongia ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí?
22 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ke fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki he niʻihi kehé. Pea hangē ko ia kuo tau ʻosi sio ki aí, ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke tau fakahā ai ʻa e fakalāngilangi peheé. ʻI he taimi kotoa pē kuo pau ke tau leʻohi kitautolu naʻa kaunoa ha fakakaukau siokita pe taʻepau ʻi heʻetau fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí. ʻOku fiemaʻu tautefito ke tau fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí kiate kinautolu ʻi hotau fāmilí, ke fefaiʻaki pehē ʻe he ngaahi husepānití mo e ngaahi uaifí pea mo e fānaú ki heʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá. Pea ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ko hotau fatongia ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangi ki hotau kaungālotú, pea fakatautefito ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāue mālohi ʻiate kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e tauhí. ʻI he ngaahi tafaʻaki ko ʻení hono kotoa, ko ha ʻaonga ia kiate kitautolu ke ʻoatu ʻa e fakalāngilangi totonu kiate kinautolu kuo tau lave ki ai ʻi ʻolungá, koeʻuhi he naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku te monuʻia lahi ʻi he fai ha foaki atu, ʻi heʻete maʻu ha foaki mai.”—Ngāue 20:35.
ʻE Anga-fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e kau pule māʻolunga fakapuleʻangá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu ʻe ngāueʻaki nai ki he vā ʻo e unga ngāué mo e pule ngāué?
◻ ʻE anga-fēfē ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ʻi he fāmilí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakalāngilangi makehe ʻe fakahā ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
◻ ʻE anga-fēfē ke ikuʻi nai ʻa e ngaahi vaivai fakaetangata ke fakahā ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he niʻihi kehé?