Ko e Nofo Malí ko e ki Pē Ia ki he Fiefiá?
“Oku ataatā ia ke mali kiate ia oku ne loto ki ai; kae i he Eiki be. Ka . . . e fiemalie lahi ia o kabau e nofo be.”—1 KOLINITO 7:39, 40, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú ʻo kau kia Sihová, pea ko e hā kuó ne fai maʻá e ngaahi fakatupu ʻaʻaná?
KO SIHOVÁ “ko e ʻOtua fiefia.” (1 Tīmote 1:11, NW) ʻI hono tuʻunga ko e Tokotaha-Tokonaki Faʻa-Foaki ʻo e “foaki lelei kotoabe moe foaki haohaoa kotoabe,” ʻokú ne ʻai ke ala maʻu ʻe heʻene ngaahi meʻa moʻui maʻu ʻatamai poto kotoa pē—fakatouʻosi ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pea mo ʻi he laumālié—ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ke nau fiefia ai ʻi he ngāue kiate ia. (Sēmisi 1:17, PM) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko iá, ko e hiva ʻa e manupuná, ko e vaʻinga ʻa e kiʻi kulī, pe ko e vaʻinga ʻa e fanga pelé ʻoku nau fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe fakatupu ʻe Sihova ʻa e fanga manú ke nau fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ʻi honau nofoʻanga taki taha. ʻOku aʻu ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo ne pehē: “Oku fonu i he huhua ae gaahi akau o Jihova; koe gaahi sita ʻo Lebanoni, aia kuo ne to.” (Sāme 104:16, PM)
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahā ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo ʻene Tamaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ke fiefia ai naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú?
2 Ko Sīsū Kalaisi ‘ko e tatau ʻaupito ia ʻo e ʻAfio tonu ʻa e ʻOtuá.’ (Hepelū 1:3, PM) Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke fai ha ofo ʻi he totonu ke ui ʻa Sīsū “ko e Pule mohu monuʻia [fiefia, NW] mo tāfataha.” (1 Tīmote 6:15) ʻOkú ne tokonaki mai maʻatautolu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakaofo ki he founga ʻoku toe fakafiemālie ange ai ʻa hono fai ʻo e finangalo ʻo Sihová ia ʻi he maʻu ʻa e meʻakaí, ʻo ne fakahoko mai ʻa e fiefia lahi. ʻOku toe fakahā mai ʻe Sīsū kiate kitautolu ʻoku malava ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono fai ʻa e ngāue ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko e ʻapasia loloto mo e manavahē totonu ke ʻoua ʻe fai ha meʻa te Ne taʻehōifua ai. (Sāme 40:8; ʻAisea 11:3; Sione 4:34) ʻI he foki mai ʻa e kau ākonga ʻe toko 70 mei heʻenau fononga ʻo malangaʻi ʻa e Puleʻangá ʻo nau fakahā ʻa e “fiefia”, ko Sīsū tonu “naʻa ne hakailangitau ʻi he laumālie maʻoniʻoni.” ʻI he hili ʻene fakahā ʻene fiefiá ki heʻene Tamaí ʻi he lotu, naʻá ne tafoki ʻo lea ki he kau ākongá ʻo pehē: “[Fiefiaā, NW] ʻa e ngaahi mata ʻoku sio ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mo u sioa. Seuke, ʻoku ou tala atu, kuo tokolahi ʻa e kau palōfita, mo e ngaahi tuʻi, naʻa nau feinga ke mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mo u sioa, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau māta; pea ke fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mo u fanongo ki ai, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongoa.”—Luke 10:17-24.
Ngaahi ʻUhinga ke Fiefia
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻe niʻihi ke tau fiefia ai?
3 ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke fiefia hotau matá ʻi he mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku tau sio ki ai ʻi he kuonga ko eni ʻo e ngataʻangá ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa mo e Folofola ʻa Sihová? ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke hulu ʻa ʻetau fiefia ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻa e mahino ʻo e ngaahi kikite ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke mahino ia ki he kau pālofita mo e ngaahi tuʻi angatonu, ʻo hangē ko ʻAisea, Tāniela mo Tēvita? ʻIkai ʻoku tau fiefia ke fai ʻa e tauhi ki he ʻOtua fiefia ko Sihová, ʻi he tataki ʻa e Pule mohu fiefia mo tāfataha, ko hotau Tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tau pehē!
4, 5. (a) Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai ka tau kei fiefia ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tokoni ki he fiefiá, pea ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku langaʻi hake ʻe he meʻá ni?
4 Kaekehe, kapau ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke tau nofo maʻu ʻo fiefia ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau tokanga lahi ke ʻoua te tau fokotuʻu ʻa ʻetau fakakaukau ki he fiefiá ʻi he ngaahi fakakaukau fakaemāmani ʻo pehē kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e meʻa ko ení pe ko ē pea toki fiefia. Ko e ngaahi fakakaukau fakamāmani peheé ʻoku malava ke fakanenefu ai ʻetau fakakaukaú koeʻuhi he ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelie, laukau ʻo e moʻuí, mo e ngaahi meʻa pehē. ʻE taimi nounou pē ha faʻahinga “fiefia” ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi meʻa peheé, he ʻoku fakaʻau ke mole atu ʻa e māmani ko ení.—1 Sione 2:15-17.
5 ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻi he aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi kolo fakaemāmaní. Ko ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní pē ʻokú ne tokonaki mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālie mo fakamatelie ke tokoni ki he fiefia moʻoni ʻa ʻene kau sevānití. Ko ha fakamālō lahi ē ke tau fai koeʻuhi ko e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻokú ne foaki mai kiate kitautolu fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”! (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻOku tau toe houngaʻia he meʻakai moʻoni mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie kehe ʻoku tau maʻu mei he nima ʻofa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Pehē foki, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻaʻofa maʻongoʻonga ko e nofo mali pea mo e ngaahi fiefia felāveʻi mo e moʻui fakafāmili. Tā neʻineʻi fakahā ʻi he ngaahi leá ni ʻa e fakaʻamu loloto ʻa Nāomi maʻá e ongo uitou ko e ongo uaifi ʻo ʻene ongo tamaikí: “ʻOfa ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ha meʻaʻofa kiate kimoua, pea ke mo taki taha maʻu ha mālōlōʻanga ʻi he ʻapi ʻo hano husepāniti.” (Lute 1:9, NW) Ko ia, ko e nofo malí ko ha kī ia ʻoku malava ke ne fakahoko mai ha fiefia lahi. Ka ko e nofo malí ko e kī pē ia ʻe taha ki he moʻui fiefiá? ʻOku tautefito ki he faʻahinga kei taʻu siʻí ʻa e fiemaʻu ke nau vakaiʻi fakamātoato pe ʻoku pehē ia.
6. Fakatatau ki he tohi Sēnesí, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuluaki taumuʻa fekauʻaki mo e fokotuʻutuʻu nofo malí?
6 ʻI he fakamatala ki he tupuʻanga ʻo e nofo malí, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “Pea naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e tangata ʻi he imisi oʻona, ʻio i he imisi ʻo e ʻOtua naʻa ne fakatupu ia; naʻa ne fakatupu ʻakinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine. Pea naʻe tapuakiʻi ʻakinaua ʻe he ʻOtua, pea naʻe folofola kiate kinaua ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo pehe, Mo fakatupu, mo fakatokolahi, mo fakafonu ʻa mamani, pea ikuna ia.” (Sēnesi 1:27, 28) ʻI he fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e nofo malí, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻĀtama ke tupu ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata tokolahi ange, ʻa ia ko hono fakatokolahi mai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kau ki he nofo malí.
“I he Eiki Be”
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo kau ki he nofo malí naʻe feinga lahi ki ai ʻe ha pēteliake angatonu ʻe taha ke ne fakahoko?
7 Koeʻuhi ko e ʻOtua ko Sihová ko e Tupuʻanga ia ʻo e nofo malí, te tau ʻamanekina ke ne fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ki he nofo mali ʻa ia ʻe iku ai ki he fiefia ʻa ʻene kau sevānití. Naʻe mātuʻaki mālohi ʻa hono fakalotoʻi ke ʻoua ʻe mali ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau lotu kia Sihová ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kau pēteliaké. Naʻe ʻai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻene sēvaniti ko ʻEliesá ke ne fuakava ʻia Sihova heʻikai te ne maʻu mei he kakai Kēnaní ha uaifi maʻa ʻAisake ko e foha ʻo e pēteliaké. Naʻe fai ʻe ʻEliesa ha fononga mamaʻo pea muimui fakamākukanga ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa ʻĒpalahamé koeʻuhi ke ne maʻu ʻa e ‘fefine kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova ki he foha ʻo hono ʻeikí.’ (Sēnesi 24:3, 44) Ko ia naʻe mali ʻa ʻAisake mo Lepeka. ʻI he fili ʻe hona foha ko ʻĪsoá ʻa e ongo uaifi mei he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Heti panganí, naʻe hoko ʻa e ongo fefiné ni ʻo “hūkia ai ʻa e loto ʻo Aisake mo Lepeka.”—Sēnesi 26:34, 35; 27:46; 28:1, 8.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e fakangatangata naʻe fokotuʻu ki he nofo malí ʻe he fuakava ʻo e Laó, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
8 Fakatatau ki he fuakava ʻo e Laó, naʻe tapui ke fai ha mali mo ha kau tangata pe kau fefine mei he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo e kakai Kēnaní. Naʻe fakahinohino ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kakaí: “Pea ʻe ʻikai te ke femaliʻaki mo kinautolu; ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻatu ho ʻofefine ki hoʻona foha, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toʻo hano ʻofefine maʻa ho foha. He te ne fakaafe ho foha mei he muimui kiate au ke nau tauhi ʻotua kehe: pea ʻe langaʻi ai ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻo ke ʻauha vave ai.”—Teutalōnome 7:3, 4.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Tohitapú ki he kau Kalisitiané ʻo fekauʻaki mo e nofo malí?
9 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ofo ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakataputapui meimei tatau ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ke ʻoua ʻe fai ha mali ki he kakai ʻoku ʻikai ke lotu kia Sihová. Naʻe ekinaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki hono kaungātuí: “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? ʻio, ʻo loto taha fefe ʻa Kalaisi mo Piliali? pe ʻinasi fakataha fefe ʻa e lotu mo e taʻelotu?” (2 Kolinitō 6:14, 15) ʻOku kaungatonu ʻa e akonaki ko iá ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe pea ʻoku pau ʻoku kaungatonu ia ki he nofo malí. Ko e fakahinohino maʻalaʻala ʻa Paula ki he kau sevāniti fakatapui kotoa ʻa Sihová ke nau fakakaukau atu ke mali mo ha taha “kapau pē ʻokú ne fakataha mo e ʻEiki.”—1 Kolinitō 7:39, NW, fakamatala ʻi lalo.
ʻIkai Malava ke Mali “i he Eiki”
10. Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane tokolahi ʻoku taʻemalí, pea ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku malanga haké?
10 Kuo fili ʻa e kau Kalisitiane tokolahi ʻoku teʻeki ai ke malí ke nau muimui ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ʻaki hono fakatupu ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e nofo taʻemali. Pehē foki, ʻi he ʻikai malava ke maʻu ha hoa manavahē ʻOtua ke mali mo ia he taimí ni “i he Eiki,” kuo tuku ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane mateaki tokolahi ʻenau falalá kia Sihova pea nau nofo taʻemali kae ʻikai mali mo ha tokotaha taʻetui. ʻOku fakatupu ʻiate kinautolu ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi fua hangē ko e fiefia, melino, tui, mo e mapuleʻi-kita, ʻo tokoniʻi ai kinautolu ke nau tauhi maʻu ʻa e nofo taʻemali kei maʻá. (Kalētia 5:22, 23) ʻOku kau ha tokolahi ʻo hotau ngaahi tuofāfine Kalisitiané ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku lavameʻa ʻi he fekuki ko eni mo e ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo e anga-līʻoa ki he ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi kinautolu. ʻI he ngaahi fonua kehekehe, ʻoku faʻa tokolahi ange ʻa e ngaahi tuofāfiné ia ʻi he ngaahi tokouá pea ko kinautolu ʻoku nau fai ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e ngāue fakamalangá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku “ʻomai ʻa e tala ʻe Atonai—Ko e kau fefine tala ongoongo lelei ko e hosite lahi.” (Sāme 68:11) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau sevāniti taʻemali ʻa e ʻOtuá, fakatouʻosi ʻa e tangata mo e fefine, ʻoku nau tauhi maʻu ʻenau angatonu koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ‘falala kia Sihova ʻaki honau lotó kotoa, pea ʻokú ne fakatonutonu ʻe ia honau ngaahi ʻalungá.’ (Palōvepi 3:5, 6) Ka ʻoku pau ʻe ʻikai ke fiefia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai malava he taimí ni ke nau mali “i he Eiki”?
11. Ko e hā ʻoku fakapapauʻi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nau nofo taʻemali koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ʻapasia ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohitapú?
11 Ke tau manatuʻi, ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni kitautolu ʻa e ʻOtua fiefia, ko Sihova, pea ʻoku tau tauhi ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Pule Mohu fiefia, ko Sīsū Kalaisi. Ko ia kapau ko e ʻapasia ki he ngaahi fakataputapui ʻoku fakahā mahino ʻi he Tohitapú ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke nofo taʻemali koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ke malava ke maʻu ha hoa nofo mali “i he Eiki be,” ʻoku totonu ke fakakaukau ʻo pehē ʻe tuku ʻe he ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi ke ʻoua te tau fiefia? ʻOku pau ʻoku ʻikai. Ko ia ai, kuo pau ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki ʻo pehē ʻoku malava ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane lolotonga ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e ʻikai ke nofo malí. ʻOku malava ʻe Sihova ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fiefia moʻoni ʻo tatau pē pe ʻoku tau nofo mali pe nofo taʻemali.
Ko e Kī ki he Fiefia Moʻoní
12. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā ʻe he meʻa fekauʻaki mo e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻá ʻo kau ki he nofo malí?
12 Ko e nofo malí ʻoku ʻikai ko e kī pē ia ʻe taha ki he fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakatātā, fakakaukau ki he kau ʻāngeló. Ki muʻa he Lōmakí, naʻe fakatupu ʻe he kau ʻāngelo ʻe niʻihi ha ngaahi holi taʻetotonu, ʻo nau hoko ʻo taʻefiemālie ʻi he ʻikai malava ke nau malí, pea nau ʻai ʻa e ngaahi sino kakano koeʻuhi ka nau maʻu ha kau fefine ko e ngaahi uaifi. Koeʻuhi ko e kau ʻāngeló ni naʻa “nau liʻaki honau nofoʻanga totonu,” kuo “tauhia ʻa kinautolu [ʻe he ʻOtuá] ʻi he ngaahi haʻi taʻengata ʻi he lalo fakapoʻuli, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamāu ʻo e ʻAho Lahi.” (Siutasi 6; Sēnesi 6:1, 2) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻikai teitei fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke mali ʻa e kau ʻāngeló. Ko ia ai, heʻikai malava ke hoko ʻa e nofo malí ko e kī ia ki heʻenau fiefiá.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakahā ʻe he meʻá ni ki he kau sevāniti kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
13 Kaekehe, ʻoku fiefia ʻa e kau ʻāngelo angatonú. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻo e māmaní pea “nae hiva fiefia fakataha ai ae gaahi fetuu oe bogibogi, bea kalaga fakafiefia ai ae gaahi foha [fakaʻāngelo] kotoabe oe Otua.” (Siope 38:7, PM) Ko e hā ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní? Koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ʻi he ʻao maʻu pē ʻo e ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻo nau “fakafanogo ki he leʻo o ene folofola” ke nau fakahoko ia. ʻOku nau fiefia ʻi he “fai ki hono finagalo.” (Sāme 103:20, 21, PM) ʻIo, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní ʻa e fiefia mei he ngāue loto-tōnunga kia Sihová. Ko e toe kī foki ia ki he fiefia moʻoni ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻosi mali ʻoku nau lolotonga tauhi fiefia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe ʻikai te nau mali ʻi he taimi te nau toetuʻu ai ki he moʻui fakahēvaní, ka te nau fiefia ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi meʻa moʻui laumālie ʻo fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, tatau ai pē pe kuo ʻosi mali pe taʻemali, ʻoku malava ke fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti mateaki kotoa ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi ko e makatuʻunga moʻoni ki he fiefiá ko e ngāue loto-tōnunga ki he Tokotaha-Fakatupú.
Ko ha Meʻa “Lelei Ange ʻi ha Fanau Tangata mo ha Fanau Fefine”
14. Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa fakaekikite naʻe fai ki he kau ʻiunoke anga-fakaʻotua ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, pea ko e hā ʻoku hā ngali kehe nai ai ʻa e meʻá ni?
14 Neongo ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mali nai ha tokotaha Kalisitiane mateaki, ʻoku malava ke fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fiefia ʻa e tokotaha ko iá. ʻOku malava ke maʻu ʻa e fakalototoʻa mei he ngaahi lea ko eni naʻe fakahā fakaekikite ki he kau ʻiunoke ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá: “He ko eni ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova ki he kau iunoke ʻoku tauhi hoku ngaahi sapate, mo fili ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou loto ki ai, mo puke maʻu ki heʻeku kovinanite: Talaatu te u tuku kiate kinautolu ʻi hoku fale, pea ʻi he lotoʻa ʻo ʻeku kolo, ha fakamanatu mo ha hingoa ʻoku lelei ange ʻi ha fanau tangata mo ha fanau fefine; te u ʻatu ki ai taki taha ha ongoongo taʻengata, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai tuʻusi.” (ʻAisea 56:4, 5) Naʻe mei malava ke ʻamanekina ʻe talaʻofa ange ki he faʻahingá ni te nau maʻu ha uaifi mo ha fānau ke hokohoko atu ai honau hingoá. Ka naʻe talaʻofa kiate kinautolu ha meʻa “lelei ange ʻi ha fanau tangata mo ha fanau fefine,” ʻa ia ko e hingoa taʻengata ʻi he loto fale ʻo Sihová.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke leaʻaki ʻo kau ki hono fakahoko ʻo ʻAisea 56:4, 5?
15 Kapau ʻe lau ʻa e ngaahi ʻiunoké ni ko e fakatātā fakaekikite ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “Isileli oe Otua,” ʻoku nau fakatātaaʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻoku nau maʻu ha nofoʻanga taʻengata ʻi he fale pe temipale fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová. (Kalētia 6:16, PM) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻe toe kaungatonu ʻa e kikité ni ki he kau ʻiunoke anga-fakaʻotua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻa ia ʻe toetuʻú. Kapau te nau tali ʻa e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí mo hokohoko atu ke fili ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hōifua ki ai ʻa Sihová, te nau maʻu ʻa e “hingoa taʻengata” ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku toe lava ke kaungatonu ʻeni ki he “fanga sipi kehe” ʻoku nau nofo taʻemali mo ʻikai maʻu fānaú ʻi he taimi ko eni ʻo e ngataʻangá koeʻuhi ka nau tāfataha lahi ange ki he ngāue ʻa Sihová. (Sione 10:16) Ko e faʻahinga ʻo kinautolu te nau mate nai teʻeki ai ke mali mo ʻikai ha fānau. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku nau angatonu, te nau maʻu ʻi he toetuʻú ha meʻa “lelei ange ʻi ha fanau tangata mo ha fanau fefine”—ko e hingoa “ʻe ʻikai tuʻusi” ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú.
Nofo Malí ʻOku ʻIkai ko e Kī Pē ia ʻe Taha ki he Fiefiá
16. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke pehē ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻomai maʻu pē ʻe he nofo malí ʻa e fiefiá?
16 ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku felāveʻi taʻealafakamavaheʻi ʻa e fiefiá mo e nofo malí. Kaekehe, kuo pau ke fakahā ko e moʻoni, naʻa mo e ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova he ʻaho ní, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakahoko mai maʻu ai pē ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he nofo malí. ʻOku fakaleleiʻi ʻe he nofo malí ha ngaahi palopalema ʻe niʻihi, ka ʻokú ne faʻa fakatupu ha ngaahi palopalema kehe ʻoku faingataʻa ange nai ke fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku hokosia ʻe he kakai teʻeki malí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ko e nofo malí ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e “mamahi i he jino.” (1 Kolinitō 7:28, PM) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi ko e tokotaha malí ʻoku “moʻua hono loto”. ʻOku faʻa faingataʻa kiate ia ʻoku malí ke “tāu mo e fakafeʻao lelei ki he ʻEiki taʻe ha fehākaaki.”—1 Kolinitō 7:33-35.
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā kuo fakamatala ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki ʻe niʻihi? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faleʻi naʻe ʻomai ʻe Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻaonga ai ke ngāueʻaki iá?
17 Ko e nofo malí mo e nofo taʻemalí fakatouʻosi ko e meʻaʻofa mei he ʻOtuá. (Lute 1:9; Mātiu 19:10-12) Kaekehe, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e fakakaukau faʻa lotu ke lavameʻa ʻi ha taha pē ai. ʻOku fakamatala ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí ʻo pehē ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻoku nau mali fuʻu kei siʻi, ʻo nau faʻa hoko ko e ngaahi mātuʻa ki muʻa ia pea toki malava ke nau fua ʻa e ngaahi fatongia ʻoku hoko maí. ʻOku movetevete ʻa e ngaahi nofo mali pehē ʻe niʻihi. Ko e niʻihi kehe, ʻoku nau kei lavaʻi pē ʻenau ngaahi palopalemá, ka kuo ʻikai ke fakahoko mai ʻe heʻenau nofo malí ha fiefia. Hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻe he tokotaha faʻu faiva Pilitānia, ko William Congreve, ko kinautolu ʻoku fakavave ke malí “ʻe lōloa ʻaupito ʻa e vahaʻa taimi te nau ongoʻi fakaʻiseʻisa aí.”
18 ʻOku toe fakamatala ʻe he kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai ke fie kole ʻa e ngaahi tokoua kei talavou ʻe niʻihi ki he ngāue ʻi Pētelí pe pole ki he ʻApiako Ako Fakafaifekaú koeʻuhi ko e fiemaʻu ke nau nofo taʻemali ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi. Ka ʻoku akonaki mai ʻe Paulá ke ʻoua ʻe mali ki muʻa he “tauhili ʻa e taimi fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e talavoú,” ʻa ia ko e tatali kaeʻoua kuo vaivai hifo ʻa e muʻaki holi fakasinó. (1 Kolinitō 7:36-38, NW) Ko e ngaahi taʻu ʻo e moʻui taʻemali ʻa ha tokotaha lahí ʻokú ne tokonaki mai kiate ia ʻa e taukei mo e poto mahuʻinga, ʻo ne ʻai ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ke ne ʻi he tuʻunga lelei ange ki hono fili ha hoa nofo mali pe ke fai ʻa e fili fakakaukauʻi lelei ke nofo taʻemali.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke fiemaʻu moʻoni kiate kitautolu ke mali?
19 Ko e niʻihi ʻo kitautolu kuo tauhili ʻa e taimi fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e talavoú, ko e taimi ʻoku mālohi ai ʻa e holi ki he fehokotaki fakasinó. Te tau fakakaukau nai ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ki he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e nofo malí ka ʻoku ʻi ai moʻoni ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e taʻemali. ʻOku vakai mai nai ʻa Sihova ʻoku tau ola lelei ʻi he tauhi kiate ia ʻi he tuʻunga taʻemalí pea ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu moʻoni kiate kitautolu ke mali, he ʻo kapau te tau mali ʻe fiemaʻu nai ai ke tau tuku ange ha ngaahi monū ʻe niʻihi ʻi heʻene ngāué. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu kiate kita ke nofo mali pea ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ha hoa, ʻoku ʻi ai nai ha meʻa kehe ʻoku tuku tauhi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻatautolu. Ko ia ai, tau tui pau te ne tokonaki mai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolú. ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fiefia lahi tahá ʻi heʻetau anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo tali ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hā ngalingali ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolú, ʻo hangē pē ko e ngaahi tokoua Siu ‘naʻa nau tuku ʻenau lau ʻo nau fakamālōʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá’ ʻi heʻenau ʻilo kuó ne tuku ki he kau Senitailé ʻa e fakatomala koeʻuhi kae malava ke nau maʻu ʻa e moʻuí.—Ngāue 11:1-18.
20. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki fekauʻaki mo e nofo taʻemalí ʻoku ʻomai heni ki he kau Kalisitiane kei talavoú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa tefito fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá?
20 Ko ia, ʻe lava ke hoko ʻa e nofo malí ko ha kī ki he fiefiá, ka ʻe toe lava ke hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi palopalema. Ko e meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku fakapapauʻí: Ko e nofo malí ʻoku ʻikai ko e founga pē ia ʻe taha ke maʻu ai ʻa e fiefiá. ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻe fakapotopoto, pea tautefito ki he kau Kalisitiane kei talavoú, ke nau feinga ke fakafaingamālieʻi ha ngaahi taʻu ke nofo taʻemali ai. ʻE lava ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi taʻu ko iá ke fai ai ʻa e tauhi kia Sihová mo laka ki muʻa ʻi he tuʻunga fakalaumālié. Kaekehe, neongo pe ko e hā hoto taʻumotuʻa pe fakalakalaka fakalaumālie, ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa tefito ko ení ki he faʻahinga kotoa kuo fakatapui taʻefakangatangata kinautolu ki he ʻOtuá: ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻi he ngāue loto-tōnunga kia Sihová.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ko e kī ki he fiefia lahi tahá ʻa e nofo malí?
◻ ʻI he fai ha fili ki ha hoa mali, ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tui ʻoku malava ke fiefia ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nofo taʻemalí?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ke fakahā ko e moʻoni fekauʻaki mo e nofo malí pea mo e fiefiá?