Tauhi Maʻu ʻa e Anga-Maʻá ʻAki Hono Maluʻi Ho Lotó
“ʻI he meʻa kotoa ʻoku ke tauhi, muʻomuʻa ʻa e lama ʻo ho loto, he ʻoku founga mei ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻasi ʻi he moʻui.”—PALOVEPI 4:23.
1-3. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono faʻa fakahāhā ʻe he kakaí ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻenau anga-maʻá? Fakatātaaʻi. (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke sivisiviʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e anga-maʻá?
KO E tā valivalí ʻoku hā ngali ʻosi hono kuongá. Mahalo pē ʻoku ʻikai ke fehoanakimālie ia mo e teuteu ʻo e falé. Ko e hā pē ʻa e tuʻungá, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe ʻikai loko fiemaʻu ia ʻe he toko taha ʻoku ʻaʻaná. Naʻe iku ai ʻa e tā valivalí ki ha tuʻuaki fakatau maʻamaʻa, ʻo tohiʻi ha totongi ko e tola ʻe 29 (U.S.). Neongo ia, ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi ki mui ai, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku meimei tola ʻe miliona ʻa hono mahuʻingá! ʻIo, naʻe hoko moʻoni ia ko ha ngāue mataotao hāhāmolofia. Fakaʻuta atu ki he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa e toko taha naʻe ʻaʻana ki muʻá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakamahuʻingaʻi siʻisiʻi ʻa e koloá ni!
2 ʻOku faʻa hoko ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau ʻi he anga-maʻá, ko ha tuʻunga maʻa fakaeʻulungāanga, pe tuʻunga taʻemele ʻo ha taha. Ko e kakai tokolahi ʻaupito he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau fakamahuʻingaʻi siʻisiʻi ʻenau anga-maʻá tonu. ʻOku vakai ki ai ʻa e niʻihi ko ha fakakaukau ia kuo ʻosi hono kuongá, ko e fakakaukau ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ia mo e founga moʻui fakaeonopōní. Ko ia ai, ʻoku nau tukuange ia ki ha kiʻi totongi siʻisiʻi. ʻOku fetongiʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ʻa ʻenau anga-maʻá ha kiʻi mōmeniti siʻi ʻo e fiemālie fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku feilaulauʻi ia ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he ʻamanaki ke maʻu ai ha tuʻunga lahi ange ʻi he vakai mai ʻa honau toʻumeʻá pe ko ha mēmipa ko e tangata pe fefine.—Palovepi 13:20.
3 ʻOku ʻiloʻi mātuʻaki tōmui ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e koloa mahuʻinga moʻoni ko ia ko honau tuʻunga anga-maʻá. Ko ʻenau molé ʻoku faʻa fakamamahi. Hangē ko ia ko hono fakalea ʻe he Tohi Tapú, ko e nunuʻa ʻoku hoko atu ʻi he ʻulungāanga taʻetāú ʻoku lava ke hangē ia ha meʻa kona, “ʻoku ifo kovi hange ko e teve.” (Palovepi 5:3, 4) ʻI he vakai atu ki he ʻātakai fakaeʻulungāanga fakameleʻi ʻo e ʻaho ní, ʻe lava fēfē ke ke koloaʻaki pea tauhi maʻu hoʻo anga-maʻá? Te tau tokangataha ki he ngaahi sitepu ʻe tolu felāveʻi mo ia, ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau fou ai.
Maluʻi Ho Lotó
4. Ko e hā ʻa e loto fakaefakatātaá, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau maluʻi iá?
4 Ko e kī ki hono tauhi maʻu ʻa e anga-maʻá ko hono maluʻi ʻo e lotó. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “ʻI he meʻa kotoa ʻoku ke tauhi, muʻomuʻa ʻa e lama [pe maluʻi] ʻo ho loto, he ʻoku founga mei ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻasi ʻi he moʻui.” (Palovepi 4:23) Ko e loto ko ení ʻoku fakaefakatātā. ʻOku ʻuhinga ia ki he toko taha ʻokú ke ʻi ai ʻi lotó, ʻo kau ai hoʻo ngaahi fakakaukaú, ongoʻí, mo e fakaueʻilotó. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Te ke ʻofa ki he ʻEiki ko ho ʻOtua ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho loto, mo e kotoa ʻo ho laumalie, mo e kotoa ʻo ho ivi.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Teutalonome 6:5) Naʻe lave ʻa Sīsū ki he fekau ko ení ko e fekau lahi tahá ia. (Maake 12:29, 30) ʻOku hā mahino, ko hotau loto ko ení ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi fakaʻulia. ʻOku taau ke maluʻi ia.
5. ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e lotó ʻo mahuʻinga mo fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi he taimi tatau?
5 Kae kehe, ʻoku toe pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ko e fungani ʻi he meʻa kākā ka ko e loto, pea ʻoku hilio hono kovi.” (Selemaia 17:9) ʻE lava fēfē ke kākā ʻa e lotó—ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki ia kia kitautolu? Sai, ko e fakatātaá, ko ha meʻalele, ko ha meʻangāue mahuʻinga ia, naʻa mo haʻane fakahaofi moʻui ʻi ha tuʻunga fakavavevave. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai mapuleʻi ʻe he fakaʻulí ʻa e kaá, ʻo tataki tuʻumaʻu ʻa e meʻa fakaʻulí, ko e kā tatau pē ko iá ʻe hoko ngofua nai ia ko ha meʻa fakatupu mate. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ka ʻikai te ke maluʻi ho lotó, ʻe puleʻi ai koe ʻe hoʻo holí mo e ongoʻi kotoa ʻi lotó, pea ʻe hokosia ai ʻe hoʻo ʻalunga moʻuí ha tuʻunga fakatamaki. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko ia oku falala ki hono loto oona koe vale ia: ka ko ia oku alu fakabotoboto, e fakahaofi ia.” (Palovepi 28:26, PM) ʻIo, ʻe lava ke ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he potó pea kalofi ʻa e fakatamakí kapau ʻokú ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tataki koe, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko haʻo kumi fakahinohino ki ha mape ʻo e halá ki muʻa ke kamata ʻi ha fononga.—Sāme 119:105.
6, 7. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e māʻoniʻoní, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ia ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻoku lava ʻe he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ke tapua atu ʻa e tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová.
6 ʻE ʻikai ke hehema fakanatula ʻa hotau lotó ki he anga-maʻá. Kuo pau ke tau tataki ia ki he founga ko iá. Ko e founga ʻe taha ke fai ai ení ko e fakakaukauloto ki he mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻo e anga-maʻá. Ko e ʻulungāangá ni ʻoku fekauʻaki vāofi ia mo e tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e maʻa, taʻemele, mavahe mei he tuʻunga angahalaʻiá. Ko e māʻoniʻoní ko ha ʻulungāanga mahuʻinga ʻa ia ko e konga ia ʻo e natula tonu ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakafekauʻaki ʻe he ngaahi veesi Tohi Tapu ʻe laui teau ʻa e ʻulungāanga ko iá pea mo Sihova. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e “Maonioni kia Jihova.” (Ekisoto 28:36, PM) Ko ia, ko e hā ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e ʻulungāanga māʻolunga ko iá pea mo kitautolu faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá?
7 ʻI heʻene Folofolá, ʻoku tala mai ai ʻe Sihova kia kitautolu: “Te mou maʻoniʻoni, he ʻoku ou maʻoniʻoni.” (1 Pita 1:16) ʻIo, ʻe lava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová; ʻe lava ke tau hoko ʻo maʻa ʻi hono ʻaó, ʻi hono tauhi maʻu ʻetau anga-maʻá. Ko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fakamamaʻo ai mei he ngaahi tōʻonga taʻemaʻa mo ʻulí, ʻoku tau kakapa atu ai ki ha monū māʻolunga mo fakafiefia—ʻa ia ko hono tapua atu ʻo ha anga fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá! (Efeso 4:32e [Ef 5:1, PM]) ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau pehē ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau fai ia, he ko Sihová ko ha Pule poto mo fakaʻatuʻi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te ne kounaʻi ha meʻa lahi ange meia kitautolu ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau malava ke faí. (Sāme 103:13, 14; Semisi 3:17) Ko e moʻoni, ko e hanganaki fakalaumālie mo anga-maʻa fakaeʻulungāangá ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e feinga. Ko ia ai, naʻe fakamatala ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻo pehē ke “toka taha mo nofo molumalu [pe anga-maʻa] kia Kalaisi.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; 2 Kolinito 11:3) ʻIkai ʻoku tau moʻuaʻaki kia Kalaisi pea ki heʻene Tamaí ke fai ʻa e feinga kotoa pē ke tau hanganaki anga-maʻa fakaeʻulungāanga? He ko ē, kuó na fakahaaʻi mai kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻofa lahi ange ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau malava ke totongi fakafokí. (Sione 3:16; 15:13) Ko ha monū ia kia kitautolu ke fakahāhā ʻetau houngaʻiá ʻi hono moʻuiʻaki ha moʻui maʻa mo ʻulungāanga taau. ʻI he fakakaukau ʻi he foungá ni ki heʻetau anga-maʻá, te tau fakamahuʻingaʻi ai ia, ʻo maluʻi hotau lotó.
8. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fafangaʻi hotau lotó? (e) Ko e hā ʻe fakaeʻa nai ʻe heʻetau fetalanoaʻakí ʻo fekauʻaki mo kitautolú?
8 ʻOku tau toe maluʻi hotau lotó ʻi he founga ʻo ʻetau fafangaʻi kitautolú. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fafangaʻi tuʻumaʻu hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó ʻaki ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie lelei, ʻo tau hanganaki tokangataha ki he ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Kolose 3:2) Naʻa mo ʻetau fetalanoaʻakí ʻoku totonu ke tapua atu ai ha tokangataha pehē. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻiloa ʻi he talanoa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi kaveinga fakakakanó mo e ʻulungāanga taʻetāú, ʻoku tau fakaeʻa atu ai ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga hotau lotó. (Luke 6:45) ʻI hono kehé, ʻai ke tau ʻiloa ʻi he talanoa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku fakalaumālie mo fakatupu langa haké. (Efeso 5:3) Ke maluʻi hotau lotó, ʻoku ʻi ai mo e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki mafatukituki kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai. Tau lāulea angé fekauʻaki mo e ua ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni.
Hola mei he Feʻauakí
9-11. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku hangehangē ai ka hoko ʻo kau ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tukunoaʻi ʻa e akonaki ʻa e 1 Kolinito 6:18 ʻi he ʻulungāanga taʻetaau mafatukitukí? Fakatātaaʻi. (e) Kapau ʻoku tau hola mei he feʻauakí, ko e hā ʻoku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí? (f) Ko e hā ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fokotuʻu mai kia kitautolu ʻe he tangata faitōnunga ko Siopé?
9 Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ke ne hiki ha faleʻi ʻa ia kuó ne tokoniʻi ʻa e tokolahi ke maluʻi honau lotó pea tauhi maʻu ʻa e anga-maʻá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Hola pe mei he fai feʻauaki.” (1 Kolinito 6:18) Fakatokangaʻi ange naʻá ne fakalaka atu mei he pehē pē “Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he feʻauakí.” Ko e kau Kalisitiané ʻoku totonu ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange. ʻOku totonu ke nau hola mei he ngaahi tōʻonga ʻulungāanga taʻetaau peheé, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko haʻanau hola mei ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku fakamanamana ki he moʻuí. Kapau ʻoku tau tukunoaʻi ʻa e akonaki ko iá, ʻoku tau fakalahi ai ʻa e hangehangē ka tau hoko ʻo kau ʻi he ʻulungāanga taʻetaau mafatukitukí pea mole ai ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá.
10 Ke fakatātaaʻi: Kuo kaukauʻi mo fakatuivala ʻe ha faʻē ʻene kiʻi tamasiʻí ʻi he teuteu ki ha kātoanga mahuʻinga. ʻOku kole ange ʻa e kiʻi tamasiʻí pe ʻe lava ke ne vaʻinga ʻi tuʻa ki muʻa ke mavahe ʻa e fāmilí, pea ʻokú ne loto ki ai—ʻi he tuʻunga pē ʻe taha. ʻOkú ne pehē ange: “ʻOua naʻá ke ʻalu ʻo ofi ki he pelepela ʻi tuʻá. Kapau te ke pelepela, ʻe tauteaʻi koe.” Neongo ia, ʻi ha ngaahi miniti, ʻokú ne sio atu ki he tamasiʻí ʻokú ne luelue fakaʻeteʻete ʻi he ngataʻanga tonu ʻo e pelepelá. ʻOku ʻikai te ne pelepela—ʻoku teʻeki ai. Neongo ia, ʻokú ne tukunoaʻi ʻene fakatokanga ke ʻoua ʻe ʻalu ʻo ofi ki he pelepelá, pea ʻoku meimei pau ke hoko ki ai ha faingataʻa. (Palovepi 22:15) Ko e toʻutupú mo e kakai lalahi tokolahi ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke nau ʻilo lelei angé ʻoku nau fai ha fehālaaki meimei tatau. ʻO anga-fēfē?
11 ʻI he ngaahi taimi ko eni ʻa ia ʻoku tōngofua ai ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ki he “ngaahi feinga ʻa ia ko e koto fakalielia,” kuo malanga hake ai ha pisinisi mātuʻaki foʻou ʻi hono pouaki ʻa e ngaahi vā fakaefehokotaki fakasino taʻefakalaó. (Loma 1:26, 27) Ko e kovi ʻo e fakatātā fakalieliá kuo lahi fau ia ʻi he ngaahi makasiní, ngaahi tohí, ngaahi vitioó, pea ʻi he ʻInitanetí. Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau fili ke ʻai ki honau ʻatamaí ʻa e ngaahi ʻīmisi ko iá ʻoku faingataʻa ke nau hola mei he feʻauakí. ʻOku nau vaʻingaʻaki ia, ʻo meimei tō ki he tuʻunga taʻepau, ʻi hono liʻaki ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he ʻikai maluʻi ʻa e lotó, ʻoku nau fakakonahi ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻīmisi mālohi ʻa ia ʻe fiemaʻu nai ai ha ngaahi taʻu lahi ke mole atu mei he manatú. (Palovepi 6:27) Tau ako meia Siope faitōnunga, ʻa ia naʻá ne fai ha fuakava—ko ha felotoi pau—mo hono matá, ke ʻoua ʻe fakaʻasi ia ki he meʻa ʻa ia ʻe fakataueleʻi ai pē ia ke ne faihalá. (Siope 31:1) Sai, ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ia ke muimui ki ai!
12. ʻE lava fēfē ki he ngaahi hoa Kalisitiané ke nau “hola pe mei he fai feʻauaki” lolotonga ʻa e faisoó?
12 ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga tautefito ke “hola pe mei he fai feʻauaki” lolotonga ʻa e faisoó. Ko e vahaʻa taimi ko iá ʻoku totonu ke hoko ia ko ha taimi fakafiefia, ʻoku fonu ʻi he ʻamanaki mo e fakatuʻotuʻa, ka ʻoku fakameleʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi hoa kei iiki ʻe niʻihi ʻaki ʻenau vaʻingaʻaki ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetāú. ʻI he founga ko iá, ʻoku nau toʻo ai meia kinautolu ʻa e makatuʻunga lelei taha ki ha nofo mali leleí—ko ha vahaʻangatae makatuʻunga ʻi he ʻofa taʻesiokita, mapuleʻi-kita, mo e talangofua kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Naʻe kau ha ongo meʻa Kalisitiane ʻi he tōʻonga ʻulungāanga taʻetāú lolotonga ʻena faisoó. Hili ʻena malí, naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he uaifí naʻe fakamamahiʻi ia ʻe hono konisēnisí, naʻa mo hono maumauʻi ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono ʻaho malí. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi: “Kuó u kole ʻa e fakamolemole ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi lahi, ka neongo ko e taʻu eni ʻe fitu kuo fakalaka mai talu mei he taimi ko iá, ʻoku kei hokohoko atu pē ʻa hoku konisēnisí ʻi hono tukuakiʻi aú.” ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi angahala peheé ke nau kumi tokoni mei he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané. (Semisi 5:14, 15) Kae kehe, ʻoku ngāue fakapotopoto ʻa e ngaahi hoa Kalisitiane tokolahi pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ko ení lolotonga ʻa e faisoó. (Palovepi 22:3) ʻOku nau fakangatangata ʻenau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá. ʻOku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e kau fakafeʻao pea fakaʻehiʻehi tokanga mei he nofo toko ua ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu mavahé.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke faisō ʻa e kau Kalisitiané mo ha taha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai tauhi kia Sihová?
13 Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nau kau ki he faisō mo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau tauhi kia Sihová ʻoku ngalingali te nau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi pole lahi fakaʻulia. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe lava fēfē ke ke fakakau atu koe ki ha toko taha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻofa kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá? ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke fakakau atu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa kinautolu ki he faʻahinga pē ʻoku nau ʻofa kia Sihova mo ʻapasiaʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e anga-maʻá. ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kia kitautolu: “ʻOua te mou hanga ʻo hoa-ʻa-kehe, he nonofo mo e kau taʻelotu: he meʻataha fefe ʻa e faitotonu mo e malakilao? pe feohi fefe ʻa e maama mo e poʻuli?”—2 Kolinito 6:14.
14, 15. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau hala ʻoku maʻu ʻe he niʻihi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻuhinga ʻo e “feʻauaki”? (e) ʻOku kau ki he “feʻauaki” ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ko e hā, pea ʻe anga-fēfē nai ke “hola pe mei he fai feʻauaki” ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
14 ʻOku toe fiemaʻu foki mo e ʻiló. ʻE ʻikai lava ke tau hola totonu mei he feʻauakí ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻiloʻi moʻoni pe ko e hā ia. Kuo ohi ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní ha fakakaukau hala ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e “feʻauaki.” ʻOku nau fakakaukauloto ʻe lava ke nau fakatōliʻa ʻenau ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó ʻi tuʻa ʻi he nofo malí kehe pē ʻoku nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fehokotaki fakasinó tonu. Naʻa mo e niʻihi ʻoku nau tokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ki he moʻui leleí ʻa ia ʻoku feinga ai ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi feitama ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻi he taʻu hongofulu tupú, kuo nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e toʻutupú ke nau kau ʻi he tōʻonga fakaefehokotaki fakasino kehe, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai iku ai ki he feitamá. Ko e faleʻi ko iá ʻoku takihalaʻi fakamamahi. Ko e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he feitamá ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa tatau ia mo hono tauhi maʻu ʻo e anga-maʻá, pea ko e fakamatalaʻi moʻoni ʻo e “feʻauaki” ʻoku ʻikai mātuʻaki fakangatangata ia pe mata siʻi.
15 ‘Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e por·neiʹa, ʻoku liliu ko e “feʻauaki,” ʻoku ʻi ai hono ʻuhinga mātuʻaki mata lahi. ʻOku felāveʻi ia mo e ngaahi vā fakaefehokotaki fakasino mo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau malí pea ʻoku fakahangataha ia ki hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻōkani fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku kau ki he por·neiʹa ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga hangē ko e fehokotaki fakasino ʻaki ʻa e ngutú, fehokotaki fakasino ʻi he halanga tuʻu-mamaʻó, mo hono ngaahi ʻo e ʻōkani fakafanau ʻo ha toko taha ʻe tahá—ko e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻa ia ʻoku fekauʻaki lahi mo e ngaahi fale paʻumutú. Ko e kakai ʻoku nau fakakaukau ko e ngaahi tōʻonga peheé ʻoku ʻikai ko e “feʻauaki” ʻoku nau kākaaʻi kinautolu pea kuo nau tō ʻo maʻukovia ʻe he taha ʻo e ngaahi tauhele ʻa Sētané. (2 Timote 2:26) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko hono tauhi maʻu ʻo e anga-maʻá ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he meʻa lahi ange ʻi he fakamamaʻo pē mei ha tōʻonga ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e feʻauakí. Ke “hola pe mei he fai feʻauaki,” kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he founga kotoa pē ʻo e fehokotaki fakasino taʻemaʻá mo e ʻulungāanga fakalusa ʻa ia ʻe lava ke taki atu ai ki he angahala mamafa ʻo e por·neiʹa. (Efeso 4:19) ʻI he founga ko iá ʻoku tau tauhi maʻu ai ʻetau anga-maʻá.
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he Ngaahi Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e Fakamalingá
16. Ko e tōʻonga fakaemanakó ʻoku feʻungamālie ia ʻi he tuʻunga fē, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Fakatohitapu ko e hā?
16 Kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻetau anga-maʻá, ko e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe taha ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ki aí ko e fakamalingá. ʻOku vilitaki nai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai hala ʻa e fakamalingá, ko e fakaoli ʻikai hano maumau ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi mēmipa fefine mo e tangatá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻi ai ha taimi mo e feituʻu ki he tōʻonga fakaemanakó. Naʻe vakai kia ʻAisake mo Lepeka naʻá na “fakava,” pea naʻe mahino mei ai ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau sio ki aí naʻe ʻikai ko ha tuongaʻane mo e tuofefine pē kinaua. (Senesi 26:7-9) Kae kehe, ko e husepāniti mo e uaifi kinaua. Ko e ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo e ʻofa ʻi hona vahaʻá naʻe feʻungamālie ia. Ko e fakamalingá ko ha meʻa kehe ia.
17. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamalinga, pea ʻe lava fēfē nai ke mapuleʻi ʻa e palopalemá?
17 ʻE lava ke fakamatalaʻi peheni ʻa e fakamalingá: ko hono fakahaaʻi ha mahuʻingaʻia fakaemanako lolotonga ia ʻoku ʻikai ha taumuʻa moʻoni ke mali. Ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fihi, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi founga taʻefaʻalaua ke fakamalinga ai, ko e niʻihi ai ʻoku mātuʻaki olopoto. (Palovepi 30:18, 19) Ko e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni fefeká leva ʻoku ʻikai lava moʻoni ke ne fakaleleiʻi ʻa e meʻá. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e meʻa māʻolunga ange ia—ko e sivisiviʻi-kita faitotonu mo hono ngāueʻaki fakamākukanga ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapú.
18. Ko e hā ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e niʻihi ke nau fakamalingá, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakatupu maumau ai ʻa e fakamalingá?
18 Kapau ʻoku tau faitotonu kia kitautolu, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú ʻoku ngalingali ʻe pau ke tau fakahaaʻi ko e taimi ko ia ʻoku tau ongoʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ha mahuʻingaʻia fakaemanako ʻa ha taha ko e tangata pe fefine ʻia kitautolú, ʻoku tau ongoʻi leleiʻia ai. ʻOku fakanatula pē ia. Ka ʻoku tau fakamalingá koeʻuhi ke maʻu ai ha mahuʻingaʻia pehē—ko e ʻai pē ke tau kiʻi ongoʻi māʻolunga pe ko hono ʻai ke fakatupunga ha tali pehē mei ha toko taha ʻe taha? Kapau ko ia, kuo tau fakakaukau ki he mamahi ʻe lava nai ke tau fakatupungá? Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 13:12 (PM): “Oku bogia ae loto i he amanaki oku tuai ene hoko.” Kapau ʻoku tau fakamalinga ʻosi fakakaukauʻi mo ha taha, ngalingali ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga hono uesia ʻa e toko taha ko iá. Ko iá te ne fakatupu nai ha ngaahi ʻamanaki fekauʻaki mo ha faisō pea naʻa mo ha iku atu ki ha mali. Ko e ʻamanaki-tōnoa ʻe hoko atu aí ʻe lava ke hoko ia ʻo fakatupu lōmekina. (Palovepi 18:14) Ko e anga-fakamamahi ia ke vaʻingaʻaki ʻosi fakataumuʻa ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé.
19. ʻE fakatuʻutāmaki fēfē nai ʻa e fakamalingá ki he ngaahi nofo mali Kalisitiané?
19 ʻOku mahuʻinga tautefito ke maluʻi mei he fakamalingá ʻi heʻene hoko mai ki he kakai malí. Ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia fakaemanako ʻi ha toko taha mali—pe ki ha toko taha mali ke ne fakahaaʻi ha mahuʻingaʻia pehē ʻi ha toko taha ʻi tuʻa mei he haʻi ʻo e nofo malí—ʻoku hala ia. Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, kuo maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tui fehālaaki ʻoku ala tali pē ke fakatupu ha ngaahi ongoʻi fakaemanako ki he ngaahi mēmipa ko e fefine pe tangata kehe ʻo ʻikai ko honau hoá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻenau ngaahi hohaʻa ʻi lotó ki ha “kaumeʻa” pehē, naʻa mo hono fakahā ki ai ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukau fakapulipuli ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau vahevahe ki honau hoá. Ko hono olá, kuo tupu ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi fakaemanakó ʻo hoko ko ha falala fakaeongo ʻa ia te ne fakavaivaiʻi nai pea aʻu ʻo fakaʻauha ha nofo mali. ʻOku lelei ki he kau Kalisitiane malí ke nau manatuʻi ʻa e fakatokanga fakapotopoto ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e tonó—ʻoku kamata ia ʻi he lotó. (Mātiu 5:28) Tau maluʻi leva ʻa e lotó pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻe lava ke iku ki he ngaahi ola fakatupu maumau ko iá.
20. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke fēfē ʻetau vakai ki heʻetau anga-maʻá?
20 Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai faingofua ke nofoʻaki anga-maʻa ʻi he māmani ʻulungāanga taʻetaau ʻo e ʻaho ní. Neongo ia, manatuʻi ʻoku faingofua mamaʻo ange ke tauhi maʻu hoʻo anga-maʻá ʻi hano toe maʻu mai ia ʻi he taimi pē ʻoku mole aí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lava ʻa Sihova ʻo “fakamolemole o lahi aubito” pea ʻoku malava ke ne fakamaʻa ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakatomala moʻoni mei heʻenau ngaahi angahalá. (Aisea 55:7, PM) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetāú tupu mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tōʻongá. Ko e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻe hoko atu aí ʻe nofo nai ia ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu, naʻa mo e kotoa ʻo e moʻuí. (2 Samiuela 12:9-12) Ko ia ai, tauhi maʻu hoʻo anga-maʻá ʻaki hono maluʻi ho lotó. Vakai ki hoʻo tuʻu ʻi he tuʻunga maʻa mo anga-maʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ko ha koloa mahuʻinga ia—pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tukuange ia!
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻa e anga-maʻá, pea ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga aí?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau maluʻi hotau lotó?
• Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he hola mei he feʻauakí?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakamalingá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
ʻE lava ke hoko ha kā ʻo fakatuʻutāmaki kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tataki totonu
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke hokó kapau ʻoku tau tukunoaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatokangá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
Ko ha faisō anga-maʻa ʻoku fakafiefia ia pea ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá