Fiefia ʻi he ʻAmanakí
KO Joe naʻá ne puke lahi ʻi ha kanisā fakatupu mate. Naʻe talanoa ʻi hono veʻe mohengá ʻa hono uaifí, ko Kirsten, mo ha ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻe niʻihi. Naʻe sio atu ʻa Kirsten ki hono husepānití ʻo fakatokangaʻi ʻa e lele noa ʻa e loʻimatá ʻi hono kouʻahé. Naʻá ne ʻuluaki fakakaukau naʻe felāngaaki ʻa Joe. Mahalo pē naʻe pehē, ka ʻi he tuʻunga ko ení, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ange ki hono uaifí naʻe ʻikai ko e langá naʻá ne tupuʻanga ʻa e tō hono loʻimatá.
“ʻI he taimi faingataʻa ko ení,” ko e lau ia ʻa Kirsten, “naʻe takatakaiʻi ai ʻa Joe ʻe he ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ofi ʻa ia naʻa nau omi ke kaungāmamahi mo ia. Pehē foki, naʻá ne maʻu ʻene ʻamanaki maʻongoʻongá ʻa ia naʻá ne toe tuipau ange he taimi ko ení te ne aʻusia ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi pē ʻi heʻene moʻuí, pea naʻá ne ʻiloʻi heʻikai lava ke toʻo ia ʻe ha taha meiate ia. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ko hono moʻoní, ko hono loʻimatá ko e ngaahi loʻimata ʻo e fiefia. Naʻe mate ʻa Joe ki mui ʻi he pō ko iá.”
Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki naʻá ne fakaivia ʻa Joe ʻi he fakalalahi ʻa ʻene puké? Ko e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻa e moʻui taʻengata fakataha mo e moʻui lelei haohaoa ʻi ha māmani palataisi. (Sāme 37:10, 11, 29) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Fakahā 21:3, 4: “Ko e tapanekale ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku tuʻu mo e kakai. . . . Te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia; kuo mole ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻa” ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi palopalema lahi ʻi he ʻaho ní.
ʻAmanaki ʻo Aʻu ki he Kau Maté
Kia Joe ko e fakahoko ʻo ʻene ʻamanakí ʻe ʻuhinga iá ko ha toe foki mei he faʻitoká. Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e fiemālie ʻi he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū ʻo pehē ko e “kakai kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi faʻitoka,” ko e kau mate ʻoku tauhi ʻi he manatu ʻa e ʻOtuá, te nau toe foki mai mei he mohe ʻi he maté. (Sione 5:28, 29) ʻOkú ke loto-mamahi koeʻuhí kuo mole ʻi he maté ha mēmipa ʻo ho fāmilí pe ko hao kaumeʻa? Kapau ko ia, ʻe lava ke toe fakafiefiaʻi koe ʻe he ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú. Ko e moʻoni, ko e ʻamanakí ni ʻoku ʻikai te ne toʻo ʻosi ʻa e mole lahi ʻoku tau ongoʻi ʻi he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha taha ʻofeiná. Ko Sīsū tonu “naʻe tutulu” ʻi he taimi naʻe mālōlō ai ʻa hono kaumeʻa ko Lāsalosí. Ka ʻoku fakafiemālieʻi ʻe heʻetau ʻamanakí ʻa ʻetau mamahí.—Sione 11:14, 34, 35; 1 Tesalonaika 4:13.
“ʻI he taimi naʻe mate ai ʻa Joe ʻi he kanisaá,” ko e lau ia ʻa Kirsten, “naʻá ku ongoʻi ai heʻikai ʻaupito pē lava ke u toe fiefia moʻoni au. Naʻa mo e taimí ni, ko ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi ia mei ai, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ko ʻeku moʻuí ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení heʻikai ʻaupito ke toe tatau mo ia ki muʻá. Kuo tuku mai ʻe Joe ha ongoʻi taʻelata ʻoku ʻikai lava ke feau. Neongo ia, ʻoku lava moʻoni ke u pehē ʻoku ou toe maʻu ha nonga mo e fiemālie.”
Ko e fakamatala ʻa Kirsten ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kia kitautolu ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu lolotongá, heʻikai lava ia ke tau ʻamanekina te tau fiefia fakaʻaufuli kitautolu ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. Ko e moʻuí ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene ngaahi fetōʻaki. Pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi te tau loto-mamahi ai, ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito feʻunga ke fai ai ha fiefia. (Koheleti 3:1, 4; 7:2-4) Pehē foki ʻoku fāinga nai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kitautolu mo e loto-mafasiá, ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke ʻi ai hono ngaahi tupuʻanga kehekehe. Ka neongo ia, ko e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e Tohi Tapú ko ha matavai ia ʻo e fiemālie lahi, pea ko e poto māʻolunga ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he ngaahi tōʻanga lahi ʻi he moʻuí ʻa ia ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e ʻikai ha fiefiá. “Ka ko ia ʻoku fakaongo kiate au,” ko e folofola ia ʻa e ʻOtuá, “te ne nofo nonga, pea te ne ʻatā mei he manavahe ki he kovi.”—Palovepi 1:33.
ʻIo, ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova ki heʻetau leleí. ʻOkú ne finangalo ke tau fiefia, ʻo ʻikai ʻi tuʻa pē, kae loloto ʻi loto, pea ʻikai ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi pē, ka ko e fiefia taʻengata! Ko ia naʻe fai ai ʻe hono ʻAló ʻa e fakamatala taimi tonu moʻoni ko ení: “Monūʻiaā ka ko kinautolu ʻoku ongoʻi masiva honau laumalie.” (Mātiu 5:3) ʻOku fakapotopoto ʻo kapau te tau tokanga ki heʻene ngaahi leá.
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Ngaahi Meʻa ʻe Hiva ke Maʻu Ai ʻa e Fiefiá
1. Fakatupulekina ha vakai fakalaumālie ki he moʻuí.—Mātiu 5:3.
2. Fiemālie pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he “ʻofa ki he paʻanga.”—1 Timote 6:6-10.
3. ʻAi ʻa e ngaahi mālié ki honau tuʻunga totonú.—2 Timote 3:1, 4.
4. Nima-homo pea ngāue ke fiefia ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé.—Ngāue 20:35.
5. Fakafetaʻi pea lau ho ngaahi tāpuakí.—Kolose 3:15.
6. Maʻu ha loto-fakamolemole.—Mātiu 6:14.
7. Fili fakapotopoto hoʻo ngaahi feohí.—Palovepi 13:20.
8. Tokangaʻi lelei ho sinó pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tōʻonga koví.—2 Kolinito 6:19 (2Ko 7:1, PM).
9. ‘Fiefia ʻi he ʻamanaki’ ʻoku ʻoatu kia koe ʻe he Tohi Tapú.—Loma 12:12.
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Ko e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui ʻi ha māmani foʻoú ʻa ia ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ko ha matavai ia ʻo e fiemālie lahi