Fiefia Moʻoni ʻi he Tauhi kia Sihova
“Oku monuia [fiefia, NW] ia aia oku ne maʻu ae Otua o Jekobe ko hono tokoni, bea ko ene amanaki lelei oku ia Jihova ko hono Otua.”—SĀME 146:5, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā kuo leaʻaki ʻo kau ki he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e fiefiá ki he kakai tokolahi he ʻahó ni?
KO E HĀ ʻa e fiefiá? Kuo feinga ʻi he laui senituli ʻa e kau faʻu tikisinale, kau filōsefa mo e kau ako mataotao fakalotu ke fakamatalaʻi ia. Ka kuo ʻikai te nau ʻomai ha fakamatala ʻoku tali ʻe he tokotaha kotoa. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Encyclopædia Britannica: “Ko e ‘fiefia’ ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi lea maʻungataʻa lahi tahá.” ʻOku hangehangē ʻoku ʻuhinga kehekehe ʻa e fiefiá ki he kakai kehekehe, ʻo fakatuʻunga ʻi he anga ʻo ʻenau vakai ki he moʻuí.
2 ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai tokolahi ʻoku fakatefito ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he moʻui lelei fakaesino, ngaahi koloa fakamatelié mo e feohi lelei. Ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau maʻu kotoa ia ka ʻoku ʻikai te nau fiefia. Kaekehe, ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe he Tohitapú ki he kau tangata mo e kau fefine kuo nau fakatapui ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová ha fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e fiefia ʻoku kehe ʻaupito ia mei he anga ʻo e vakai fakalūkufua ki aí.
Ko ha Fakakaukau Kehe Fekauʻaki mo e Fiefiá
3, 4. (a) Ko hai naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ʻoku nau fiefiá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke fakatokangaʻi ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Sīsū?
3 ʻI he Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, naʻe ʻikai ke pehē ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ia ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he moʻui lelei fakaesino, ngaahi koloa fakamatelie mo e ngaahi meʻa pehē. Naʻá ne pehē ʻoku fiefia moʻoni ʻa e faʻahinga “ʻoku nau ongoʻi ʻa ʻenau fiemaʻu fakalaumālié” pea mo e faʻahinga “ʻoku fiekaia mo fieinua ki he māʻoniʻoní.” ʻOku fakafelāveʻi ki he ongo meʻa ko eni ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he fiefia moʻoní ʻa e fakamatala hā ngali vale kae moʻoni ʻa Sīsū ʻo pehē: “Fiefiaā ka ko e faʻahinga ʻoku loto-mamahí, he ʻe fakafiemālieʻi kinautolu.” (Mātiu 5:3-6, NW) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻikai ke pehē ʻe Sīsū ia ʻe hoko noa mai pē ʻa e fiefiá ki he kakaí ʻi he mole atu ha taha ʻoku nau ʻofa ai. Ka, naʻá ne lea ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakahā ʻenau loto-mamahi koeʻuhi ko honau tuʻunga angahalaʻiá pea mo hono ngaahi nunuʻá.
4 Naʻe lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo kau ki he fetoʻeaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá koeʻuhi ko ʻenau angahalaʻiá pea ʻi heʻenau ʻamanakí ʻe “fakaʻataʻatā mei heʻene popula ki he ʻauha.” (Loma 8:21, 22) ʻOku fakafiemālieʻi moʻoni mo ʻai ke fiefia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata ʻoku nau tali ʻa e tokonaki fakamolemole angahala ʻa Sihova fakafou mai ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí pea ʻoku nau fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Loma 4:6-8) ʻI he Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, naʻe toe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ʻoku fiefia ʻa e “faʻa kataki,” ʻa e faʻahinga “manavaʻofa,” ʻa e faʻahinga “ʻoku maʻa honau loto,” pea mo e kau “fakatupu melino.” Naʻá ne fakapapauʻi, neongo ʻa e fakatangá ʻe ʻikai mole ʻa e fiefiá mei he faʻahinga anga-malū peheé. (Mātiu 5:5-11) Ko e meʻa fakatupu tokangá, he ko e ngaahi meʻa māʻolunga ko eni fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá ʻoku nau ʻai ʻa e faʻahinga maʻu koloá mo e kau masivá ʻi ha tuʻunga tatau pē.
Ko e Makatuʻunga ki he Fiefia Moʻoní
5. Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá?
5 He ʻikai ke maʻu ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e fiefia moʻoní ʻi he koloa fakamatelié. Naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi poto ko Solomoné: “Ko e tapuaki ʻa Sihova, ko ia ia ʻoku fakakoloa: pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻatu mo ia ha mamahi.” (Palōvepi 10:22) ʻOku fakafelāveʻi taʻealamotuhi ʻa e fiefiá mo e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tali ʻa e tuʻunga-hau fakaleveleva ʻo Sihová. ʻOku fiefia moʻoni ʻa e tokotaha fakatapui ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu mo ongoʻi ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihova ʻiate iá. Fakatatau ki he Tohitapú, ʻoku kau ki he fiefiá ʻa e ongoʻi ʻo e nonga mo e fiemālie ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kakai ʻa Sihová ka nau fiefia moʻoni?
6 ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻi he tauhi maʻu ha vahaʻangatae totonu mo Sihova. ʻOku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea mo e angatonu kiate ia. ʻOku loto-tatau fakaʻaufuli ʻa e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa Sihová ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá: “He talaʻehai ʻoku ʻi ai ha tau toko taha ʻoku moʻui maʻana; . . . ʻoku tau moʻui maʻa e ʻEiki [Sihova, NW]; . . . ko e meʻa ʻa e ʻEiki [ko Sihova, NW] pe ʻa kitautolu.” (Loma 14:7, 8) Ko ia ai, heʻikai malava ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻo ka ʻikai ke talangofua kia Sihova pea anganofo fiefia ki hono finangaló. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Fiefia ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fanongo ki he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fai ki aí.”—Luke 11:28, NW.
Ngaahi Meʻa Fekauʻaki mo e Fiefiá ʻOku Feliliuaki
7, 8. (a) ʻOku malava ke fakamatalaʻi fēfē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke leaʻaki ʻo kau ki he nofo malí mo e fakafanaú?
7 Ko e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá ʻe lava ke ui ko e “ngaahi meʻa tefito” pe “ngaahi meʻa tuʻumaʻu,” he ʻoku nau ʻaonga ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ki he kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa Sihová. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku malava ke ui ko e ngaahi meʻa feliliuaki, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻe iku ki he fiefia ʻi he taimi ʻe taha pe hala pe siʻisiʻi ʻi he taimi ʻe taha. ʻI he kuonga ʻo e kau pēteliaké pea mo e ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané, naʻe lau ai ʻo pehē kuo pau ke te nofo mali mo fakafanau kae maʻu ʻa e fiefiá. Naʻe hā eni ʻi he tangi loto-mamahi ʻa Lesieli kia Sēkope: “Fei mo ʻomi haʻaku fānau; he ka ʻikai, te u mate.” (Sēnesi 30:1) Naʻe feʻungamālie ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau ko eni ke fakafanaú ki he taumuʻa ʻa Sihova he kuonga ko iá.—Sēnesi 13:14-16; 22:17.
8 ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi he kuonga muʻá naʻe lau ai ʻa e nofo malí mo e fakafanaú ʻo pehē ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ia mei he ʻOtuá. Kaekehe, naʻe fekauʻaki mo e ongo meʻá ni mo e ngaahi tuʻunga kehe ʻa e faingataʻaʻia he lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi honau hisitōliá. (Fehoanaki ʻa Sāme 127, 128 mo Selemaia 6:12; 11:22; Tangilaulau 2:19; 4:4, 5.) Ko ia ai, ʻoku hā mahino, ko e nofo malí mo e fakafanaú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ongo meʻa ʻokú na ʻomai maʻu ai pē ʻa e fiefiá.
Fiefia Kae ʻIkai ke Mali ʻi he Kuo Hili
9. Ko e hā naʻe maʻu fakataʻu ai ʻe he ʻofefine ʻo Sēfitá ʻa e fakaongoongolelei?
9 Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoni ʻi he ʻikai ke nofo malí. Naʻe nofo taʻemali ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Sēfitá koeʻuhi ko e ʻapasia ki he fuakava ʻa ʻene tamaí. Naʻá ne tangi mo hono kaungāfefiné ʻi ha taimi koeʻuhi ko ʻene nofo tāupoʻoú. Ka ko ha fiefia lahi ē naʻá ne maʻu ʻi he fai ʻa e ngāue taimi-kakato ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová, ʻi he lotolotonga nai ʻo e kau “kaunanga naʻa nau ngāue ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e tēniti feʻiloaki”! (ʻEkisoto 38:8, NW) Koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni, naʻá ne maʻu fakataʻu ai ʻa e fakaongoongolelei.—Fakamaau 11:37-40.
10. Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova meia Selemaiá, pea ʻoku hā ngalingali naʻá ne moʻui taʻefiefia ai koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni?
10 Koeʻuhi ko e taimi mahuʻinga naʻe moʻui ai ʻa e palōfita ko Selemaiá, naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻoua te ne nofo mali pe tauhi hake ha fānau. (Selemaia 16:1-4) Ka naʻe hokosia ʻe Selemaia ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Oku monuia ae tagata oku falala kia Jihova, bea ko hono amanaki leleiaga a Jihova.” (Selemaia 17:7, PM) ʻI he fakakātoa ʻo lahi ange he taʻu ʻe 40 ʻo ʻene ngāue fakapalōfitá, naʻe angatonu ʻa Selemaia ki he ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e tangata taʻemali. Fakatatau ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ʻiló, naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mali pe maʻu fānau. Ka ko hai ia ʻokú ne toe veiveiua ʻi he pau naʻe fiefia ʻa Selemaia, ʻo hangē ko e kau pani angatonu Siu, ʻa ia naʻe “hoko ʻo fiefia ʻi he anga-lelei ʻa Sihova”?—Selemaia 31:12, NW.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga faka-Tohitapu ʻe niʻihi ʻo e kau sevāniti angatonu ʻa Sihova naʻa nau fiefia neongo naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ha hoa mali?
11 Kuo tokolahi ʻa e kakai naʻa nau ngāue fiefia kia Sihova ʻo ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha hoa mali. Naʻa nau nofo taʻemali, pe ko e kau uitou fefine pe tangata. Naʻe kau ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e palōfita fefine ko ʻAna; mahalo pē mo Toakase, pe Tāpaita; ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá; pe ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lahi taha ʻo kinautolu kātoa—ko Sīsū Kalaisi.
Nofo Taʻemali Kae Fiefia Pē He ʻAhó Ni
12. Ko e hā kuo tali ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e kau sevāniti fiefia mo fakatapui ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
12 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku laui afe ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻoku nau tauhi angatonu ki he ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ke ʻi ai hanau hoa mali. Ko e faʻahinga ʻo kinautolú ni kuo nau tali ʻa e fakaafe ʻa Sīsū: “Ko ia ʻoku ne mafai ke tali [ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e nofo taʻemali], ke ne tali.” Kuo nau fai ʻeni “koeʻuhi ko e puleʻanga ʻo hevani.” (Mātiu 19:11, 12) Ko hono ʻuhingá, kuo nau ngāueleleiʻaki ai ʻenau tauʻatāina kuo foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻaki hano fakamoleki ʻa e taimi mo e ivi lahi ange ke ngāue ai ki he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻOku ngāue ʻa e tokolahi ʻo kinautolu ko e kau taaimuʻa, kau misinale, pe ko e kau memipa ʻo e fāmili Pētelí ʻi he ʻuluʻi ʻōfisi ʻa e Watch Tower Society pe ʻi he taha ʻo hono ngaahi vaʻá.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻokú na fakahā ʻoku malava ki ha Kalisitiane ke ne nofo taʻemali kae fiefia pē?
13 Naʻe tohi ʻe ha tuofefine ʻofeina taʻumotuʻa ʻa e talanoa ʻo kau ki heʻene moʻuí ʻi he kupu “Teʻeki Mali kae Fiefia ko e Taaimuʻa.” (Ko e Taua Leʻo (faka-Pilitānia), Mē 1, 1985, peesi 23-6) Naʻe pehē ʻe ha tuofefine teʻeki mali ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻe lahi hake he taʻu ʻe 50 ʻene ngāue ʻi Pēteli: “ʻOku ou mātuʻaki fiemālie kakato ʻi heʻeku moʻuí mo ʻeku ngāué. ʻOku ou femoʻuekina ange ʻi he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ʻi ha ngāue ʻoku ou ʻofa lahi ai. ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ongoʻi fakaʻiseʻisa. Te u toe fai pē ʻa e fili tatau ʻo ka fiemaʻu.”—Ko e Taua Leʻo (faka-Pilitānia), Sune 15, 1982, peesi 15.
14, 15. (a) Fakatatau ki he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu kae lava ke nofo taʻemali? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Paula ʻoku “lelei ange” mo “fiefia lahi” ʻa e tokotaha taʻemalí?
14 Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “fili.” Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ka ʻi ai ha taha ʻokú ne fokotuʻu maʻu ʻi hono lotó, ʻo ʻikai fiemaʻu kiate ia, ka kuó ne maʻu ha mafai kiate ia pea kuó ne fai ʻa e fili ko eni ʻi hono lotó tonu, ke tauhi hono tuʻunga tāupoʻou, te ne fai lelei. ʻOku toe fai lelei pē mo ia ʻokú ne foaki hono tuʻunga tāupoʻou ʻi he nofo mali, ka ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke foaki ia ʻi he nofo malí ʻoku lelei ange.” (1 Kolinitō 7:37, 38, NW) Ko e hā “ʻoku lelei ange” ai? Naʻe fakamatala ʻe Paula: “Pea ko siʻeku feinga ke ʻoua te mou lotomoʻua. ʻOku moʻua ʻa e loto ʻo e tangata taʻe maʻu uaifi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻEiki, heʻene feinga ke hohóʻia ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻEiki: . . . Pea ko e fefine taʻemali, pe ko e finemui, ʻoku moʻua hono loto ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻEiki, . . . Ka ʻoku ou lea pehe ko e tala moʻou; . . . koeʻuhi ke lava ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tāu mo e fakafeʻao lelei ki he ʻEiki taʻe ha fehākaaki.”—1 Kolinitō 7:32-35.
15 ʻOku felāveʻi ki he fiefiá ʻa e “fakafeʻao lelei ki he ʻEiki taʻe ha fehākaaki” ʻi he taumuʻa “ke hohóʻia ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻEiki”? ʻOku hā ngalingali naʻe fakakaukau pehē ʻa Paula. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi heʻene lea ʻo kau ki ha uitou Kalisitiane: “Oku ataatā ia ke mali kiate ia oku ne loto ki ai; kae i he Eiki be. Ka ko hoku loto, ʻe fiemalie [fiefia, NW] lahi ia o kabau e nofo be: bea oku ou behe, oku iate au foki ae Laumalie oe Otua.”—1 Kolinitō 7:39, 40, PM.
Ngaahi Lelei ʻo e Tuʻunga Taʻemalí
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lelei ʻe niʻihi ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻoku teʻeki ai ke malí?
16 Tatau ai pē pe ʻoku taʻemali ha Kalisitiane ʻi haʻane fili ʻiate ia pē pe ko e tuʻunga ʻoku hokó, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi lelei fakafoʻituitui lahi ʻoku fakahoko mai ʻi he tuʻunga taʻemalí. ʻOku faʻa maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻikai ke malí ʻa e taimi lahi ange ke ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo fakalaulauloto ki ai. Kapau te nau ngāueʻaongaʻaki eni, ʻe loloto ange ai honau tuʻunga fakalaumālié. ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha hoa mali ke fetalanoaʻaki ki ai ki heʻenau ngaahi palopalemá, kuo ako ʻa e tokolahi ke falala lahi ange kia Sihova pea fekumi ki heʻene tatakí ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē. (Sāme 37:5) ʻOku tokoni eni ke fakahoko mai ai ʻa e vahaʻangatae vāofi ange mo Sihova.
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie lahi ange ʻoku alamaʻu ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻoku taʻemalí ke fakalahi ange ai ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa e kau sevāniti taʻemali ʻe niʻihi ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau fiefiá?
17 ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻikai ke malí ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie lahi ange ke fakalahi ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá ʻo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻOku fakangatangata pē ki he ngaahi tokoua taʻemali pe ngaahi uitou tangatá ʻa e ako makehe ʻoku lolotonga fai ʻi he ʻApiako Ako Fakafaifekaú (Ministerial Training School). ʻOku toe ʻatā ange ʻa e ngaahi tuofāfine teʻeki ai ke malí ke nau kakapa atu ki he ngaahi faingamālie ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e tuofefine taʻumotuʻa ʻa ia naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻa atú, naʻá ne pole ke ngāue ʻi ha fonua ʻi ʻAfilika ʻi he taimi, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fakamatala ʻaʻaná, “ko ha finemotuʻa au lahi hake he taʻu 50 hoku motuʻá.” Pea naʻá ne nofo ai, naʻa mo e lolotonga ʻo e fakataputapui ʻa ia naʻe tuli kotoa ai ʻa e kau misinalé. ʻOkú ne kei ngāue pē ai ko e taaimuʻa, neongo ʻokú ne laka hake he taʻu ʻe 80 hono taʻumotuʻá ʻi he taimí ni. ʻOkú ne fiefia? Naʻá ne tohi ʻi heʻene fakamatala ʻo kau ki heʻene moʻuí: “Naʻá ku malava ke ngāueʻaki ʻeku tauʻatāina mo hikingofua lahi ange koeʻuhi ko e tuʻunga taʻemalí ke u femoʻuekina maʻu ai pē ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, pea kuo ʻomai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fiefia lahi kiate au. . . . Kuo toe loloto ange hoku vahaʻangatae mo Sihová ʻi he ngaahi taʻu kuo maliu atú. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha fefine taʻemali ʻi ha fonua ʻi ʻAfilika, kuo u sio kiate ia ko hoku Maluʻanga.”
18 ʻOku taau ke toe tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa ha tokoua naʻá ne ngāue ʻi ha ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ʻi he ʻuluʻi ʻofisi ʻo e Watch Tower Society. Naʻá ne fiefia neongo naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mali pea naʻá ne maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakahēvani ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki ai ke mali. Naʻá ne tohi ʻi heʻene aʻu ki hono taʻu 79: “ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻoku ou kole ai ʻi he lotu ki heʻetau Tamai ʻofa fakahēvaní ki ha tokoni mo ha poto ke u moʻui lelei mo mālohi fakalaumālie mo fakasino koeʻuhi ke u hokohoko atu ʻa hono fai hono finangalo māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e taʻu ʻe fā-hiva kuo maliu atu ʻo e ngāue kia Sihová, kuo u maʻu moʻoni ai ha founga moʻui fiefia mo fakapaleʻi mo mohu tāpuaki. Pea ʻi he anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová ʻoku ou fakatuʻotuʻa atu ai ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ngāue ki hono lāngilangi mo e nāunauʻia pea ki he tāpuaki ʻo ʻene kakaí. . . . ʻOku tokoniʻi au ʻe he fiefia ʻa Sihová ke u fai ʻa e tau lelei ʻo e tuí, ʻo fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he taimi ʻe ʻikai toe ʻi ai ai ha ngaahi fili ʻo Sihova pea fonu ʻa e māmaní kotoa ʻi hono nāunauʻia.”—Nōmipa 14:21; Nehemaia 8:10; Ko e Taua Leʻo Nōvema 15, 1968, peesi 699-702.
ʻOku Fakatuʻunga ʻi he Hā ʻa e Fiefia Moʻoní?
19. ʻE fakatuʻunga maʻu pē ʻi he hā ʻa ʻetau fiefiá?
19 Ko hotau vahaʻangatae maʻongoʻonga mo Sihová, ko ʻene hōifuá, mo ʻene tāpuakí—ko e ngaahi meʻa ia te nau ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní ʻo aʻu ki he taʻengata. ʻI hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau totonu ko eni ki he meʻa ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e fiefia moʻoní, ʻoku aʻu ʻo fakatokangaʻi ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻosi mali ʻa Sihová ko ʻenau nofo malí ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa mahuʻinga lahi taha ia ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku nau fai ki he akonaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ka ko ʻeku tala atu ʻeni, kainga, kuo fakanounou ʻa e kuonga, koeʻuhi ʻi he taimi ʻoku toe, ke ʻilonga ʻa e maʻu uaifi, ke nau hange ʻoku ʻikai te nau maʻu.” (1 Kolinitō 7:29) ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni ia ke liʻaki honau uaifí. Ka ʻoku fakamuʻomuʻa ʻe he ngaahi husepāniti matuʻotuʻa faka-Kalisitiané ʻa e ngāue ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku fai pehē mo honau ngaahi uaifi anga-fakaʻotua, pea ʻofa mo fietokoní. Pea ʻoku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau ngāue taimi-kakato fakataha mo honau ngaahi husepānití.—Palōvepi 31:10-12, 28; Mātiu 6:33.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau totonu ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane tokolahi ki honau ngaahi monū ʻoku maʻu ʻi he nofo malí?
20 Ko e ngaahi tokoua ʻosi mali ʻa ia ko e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki, kau ngāue pole ʻi Pēteli, kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá—ko hono moʻoní, ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻosi mali kotoa pē ʻoku nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻangá—ʻoku ʻikai ‘te nau ngāueʻaki ʻa māmani ke ʻosiki’; ʻoku nau ngāue ke ʻai honau ngaahi monū ʻoku maʻu ʻi he nofo malí ke feʻungamālie ki heʻenau moʻui fakatapui ki he ngāue kia Sihová. (1 Kolinitō 7:31) Ka ʻoku nau fiefia. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ko e ʻuhinga tefito ki heʻenau fiefiá ʻoku ʻikai ko e nofo malí ka ko ʻenau ngāue kia Sihová. Pea ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi husepāniti mo e ngaahi uaifi angatonu pea pehē foki ki heʻenau fānaú ʻoku nau fiefia ke fai pehē.
21, 22. (a) Makatuʻunga ʻi he Selemaia 9:23, 24, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fiefiá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e fiefiá ʻoku lave ki ai ʻia Palōvepi 3:13-18?
21 Naʻe tohi ʻe he palōfita ko Selemaiá: “Ko eni ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova: Ke ʻoua naʻa polepole ʻa e poto ʻi heʻene poto, pea ke ʻoua ʻe polepole ʻa e mafi ʻi hono ivi; ʻoua ʻe polepole ʻa e koloaʻia ʻi heʻene koloa: ka ko eni pe meʻa ʻe polepole ai ʻe ia ʻoku polepole, ʻa ʻene maʻu ʻatamai, mo ʻene ʻilo au, ko Sihova au ʻoku ou fai mēsi, pea fai fakakonisitutone, pea fai totonu ʻi mamani: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ou manako ai—ko Sihova ia mei he taʻehamai.”—Selemaia 9:23, 24.
22 Tatau ai pē pe ʻoku tau taʻemali pe ʻosi mali, ko e tupuʻanga lahi taha ki heʻetau fiefia ʻoku totonu ko ʻetau ʻilo kia Sihova pea tui pau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa ʻene tāpuakí koeʻuhi ʻoku tau fai hono finangaló. ʻOku tau toe fiefia ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻilo ʻo kau ki he meʻa ko e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga moʻoní, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku manako ki ai ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai ke fakakaukau ʻa e Tuʻi maʻu uaifi lahi ko Solomoné ʻo pehē ko e nofo malí ko e kī pē ia ki he fiefiá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Monuʻiaā ka ko e tangata kuo ne ʻilo ʻa poto, mo e tangata kuo ne maʻu mai ʻa e mafai-ke-ʻilo; he ʻoku leleiange ʻa e ʻalu holo hono fakatau ʻi he siliva, pea ko e fua ʻoku te maʻu ai, ʻi he koula moʻonia. ʻOku ne mahuʻinga ange ʻi he makakula koloa; pea neongo pe ko e ha ho manako ʻe ʻikai ala fakatatau ki ai. ʻOku ne toʻo ʻi hono toʻomataʻu ʻa e moʻui fuoloa; pea ʻi hono toʻohema ʻa e koloa mo e ongoongo. Ko hono ngaahi hala ko e koto malie, pea ko e koto melino hono ngaahi afenga kotoa pe. Ko e ʻakau-ʻo e-moʻui ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku puke ia: Pea ʻoku monuʻia ʻa kinautolu ʻoku kuku ki ai.”—Palōvepi 3:13-18.
23, 24. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻilo pau ai ʻe fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti angatonu kotoa pē ʻa Sihová ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú?
23 ʻOfa ke maʻu ʻe kitautolu ʻoku ʻosi malí ʻa e fiefia taʻengata ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo fakaʻotuá. Pea ʻofa ke hoko siʻotau ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine ʻoku nofo taʻemali koeʻuhi ko e fili pē ʻanautolu pe ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku hokó, ke nau kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ai kinautolú pea maʻu ha fiefia mo e fiemālie ʻi he fai ʻa e tauhi kia Sihová he taimí ni mo taʻengata. (Luke 18:29, 30; 2 Pita 3:11-13) ʻE fakaava ʻa e “ngaahi tohi” ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku tuʻunuku maí. (Fakahā 20:12) ʻE kau ki he ngaahi tohí ni ʻa e ngaahi fekau mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni foʻou mo fakatoʻoaloto ʻa ia te nau tokoni ki he fiefia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata talangofuá.
24 ʻOku pau, ʻoku tau tui pau kuo tuku tauhi mai ʻe hotau “ʻOtua fiefia” maʻatautolu ha ngaahi meʻa mātuʻaki lelei ʻa ia ʻe iku atu ʻo tau maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia kakato. (1 Tīmote 1:11, NW) ʻE hokohoko atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo ne ‘folahi hono nimá pea fakamakona ʻa e holi ʻa e meʻa moʻui kotoa.’ (Sāme 145:16) ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻoku ʻi ai pea ʻe ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻa e fiefia moʻoni ʻi he tauhi kia Sihová.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa Sihová?
◻ ʻI he kuonga ʻo e Tohitapú, ko hai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻe niʻihi ʻa Sihova naʻe fiefia kae taʻemali?
◻ Ko e hā naʻe fokotuʻu mai ai ʻe Paula ke nofo taʻemalí, pea ko e hā kuo ʻilo ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ko ha founga moʻui fiefia ia?
◻ ʻE fakatuʻunga maʻu pē ʻi he hā ʻa ʻetau fiefiá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tui pau ʻe fiefia ʻa e kau angatonu kotoa ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú?