Moʻuiʻaki ʻEtau Fakatapuí ʻi he “Aho Kotoabe”
“Kabau e muimui ha taha kiate au, tuku ke jiaki ia eia, bea too hake ene akau māfajia i he aho kotoabe, bea muimui iate au.”—LUKE 9:23, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe taha ʻe lava ke fuaʻaki ʻa ʻetau lavameʻa ko e kau Kalisitiané?
“KO E kau tangata kitautolu kuo fakatapui moʻoni?” Ko e tali ki he fehuʻi ko ʻeni ʻo fakatatau kia John F. Kennedy, ko e Palesiteni hono 35 ʻo e ʻIunaite Setete, ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ia ki hono fuaʻaki ʻa e lavameʻa ʻa kinautolu ʻi he ngāue fakapuleʻangá. Ko e fehuʻí ʻoku lava ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻi ha ʻuhinga loloto ange ʻi hono sivisiviʻi ʻa ʻetau lavameʻa ko e kau faifekau Kalisitiané.
2. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakaʻuhinga ʻe ha tikisinale ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “fakatapuí”?
2 Ko e hā ʻa e fakatapui? ʻOku fakamatala ʻa hono ʻuhinga ʻe he Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary “ko ha meʻa ʻoku fai pe tōʻonga ʻo e fakatapui ki ha meʻa fakaeʻotua pe ki ha ngāue toputapu,” “līʻoa pe tuku ki tafaʻaki ki ha taumuʻa makehe,” “moʻui līʻoa.” ʻOku ngalingali naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe John F. Kennedy ʻa e leá ko e ʻuhingá ia ke “moʻui līʻoa.” ʻOku ʻuhinga lahi ange ʻa e fakatapui ia ki ha Kalisitiane.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatapui ʻa e Kalisitiané?
3 Naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ki heʻene kau ākonga: “Kabau e muimui ha taha iate au, tuku ke ne liaki eia ia, bea too hake ene akau mafajia o muimui iate au.” (Mātiu 16:24, PM) Ko e līʻoa ki he ngāue fakaeʻotuá ʻoku ʻikai ko e fai pē ha ngāue ʻo e lotu (worship) ʻi he Sāpaté pe ko e ʻalu pē ki ha faiʻanga lotu. ʻOku kaunga ki ai ʻa e founga moʻui kotoa ʻa ha tokotaha. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e hoko ko ha Kalisitiané ko e liʻaki kita pe tuku kita kae tauhi ki he ʻOtua ʻa ē naʻe tauhi ki ai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko Sihova. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko ha Kalisitiane ʻokú ne “too hake ene akau māfajia” ʻaki ʻene kātakiʻi ha faingataʻaʻia ʻe hoko nai ia koeʻuhi ko ʻene hoko ko e muimui ʻo Kalaisí.
Ko e Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Haohaoá
4. Ko e hā naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe he papitaiso ʻo Sīsuú?
4 ʻI he lolotonga ʻa ʻene ʻi māmaní, naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻi he fakatapui ʻo ha tokotaha kia Sihová. Ko ʻene ongoʻí: “Naʻe ʻikai te ke tangi ki ha feilaulau pe ha foaki, ka kuo ke teuteu ha sino moʻoku.” Pea naʻá ne tānaki atu: “Ko eni kuo u haʻu (ʻI he takainga tohi kuo tohi kia au) Ke fai hoʻo tuʻutuʻuni, ʻe ʻOtua.” (Hepelū 10:5-7) Ko ha mēmipa ia ʻo ha puleʻanga naʻe ʻosi fakatapui, ʻi hono fāʻeleʻi iá, naʻe ʻosi fakatapui pē ia kia Sihova. Ka, ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekau ʻi he māmaní, naʻá ne tuku atu ʻe ia ʻa ia ke papitaiso ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo hono foaki atu ʻe ia ʻa ia ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová, kiate iá naʻe kau ki ai mo e foaki atu ʻo ʻene moʻuí ko ha feilaulau huhuʻi. Ko ia naʻá ne fokotuʻu ai ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he kau Kalisitiané ke fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku finangalo ki ai ʻa Sihová.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakakaukau ala faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié?
5 ʻI he ʻosi hono papitaisó naʻe muimui ʻa Sīsū ʻi ha founga moʻui naʻe fakaiku atu ki he mate fakaefeilaulau. Naʻe ʻikai ke mahuʻingaʻia ia ʻi he feinga ke koloaʻiá pe moʻui ʻi ha founga moʻui fiemālie pē. Ka ko ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú ko e konga mahuʻinga lahi taha ia ʻi heʻene moʻuí. Naʻá ne akonakiʻi ʻa ʻene kau ākongá ke fuofua “kumi muʻa ki hono puleʻanga, mo e maʻoniʻoni aʻana,” pea naʻá ne moʻuiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻeni. (Mātiu 6:33) ʻIkai, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e fanga fokisi ʻoku ai hanau tafu, mo e fanga manupuna ʻo e ʻatā hanau pununga; ka ko e Fanautama ʻa Tangata ʻoku ʻikai siʻa potu ke ʻolunga ki ai hono ʻulu.” (Mātiu 8:20) Naʻá ne lava ʻo fakafeʻunga ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne akoʻi koeʻuhi ke toʻo atu ʻa e paʻangá mei hono kau muimuí. Ko ha tufunga ia pea naʻe mei lava ke ne tuku ʻa ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻi ha taimi kae ngaohi ha nāunau fale fakaʻofoʻofa ke fakatau ʻo maʻu ai ha toe ngaahi konga siliva. Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻene pōtoʻí ke kumiʻaki ha koloa fakamatelie. Ko e kau sevāniti fakatapui kitautolu ki he ʻOtua, ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau totonu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié?—Mātiu 6:24-34.
6. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻi he moʻui līʻoa, ko e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá?
6 ʻI hono fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa ʻene ngāue ki he ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻikai ke kumi ʻe Sīsū ia ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne mahuʻingaʻia ai. Ko ʻene moʻuí ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e taʻu ʻe tolu mo e konga ʻo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú ko ha moʻui līʻoa ia. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha ʻi he ʻosi ʻo ha ʻaho femoʻuekina, naʻe ʻikai ha taimi ke fai ai ha kai, ka naʻe loto-lelei pē ʻa Sīsū ia ke akoʻi ʻa e kakai “naʻa nau nofo ongosia mo tukuhāusia, ʻo hange ko ha fanga sipi taʻe hanau tauhi.” (Mātiu 9:36; Maʻake 6:31-34) Neongo ‘naʻe hela ʻi he fononga’, ka naʻá ne kamata ʻa e talanoa mo e fefine Samēlia naʻe haʻu ki he vaikeli ʻo Sēkope ʻi Saiká. (Sione 4:6, 7, 13-15) Naʻá ne fakamuʻomuʻa maʻu ai pē ʻa e lelei ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi haʻaná. (Sione 11:5-15) ʻOku lava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻaki hono feilaulauʻi loto-fiefoaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau mahuʻingaʻia aí kae tauhi ki he ʻOtuá mo e niʻihi kehé. (Sione 6:38) ʻI hono toka fakakaukauʻi ʻa e anga ʻo haʻatau fakahōifuaʻi moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ko e fai pē ʻa e fiemaʻu siʻisiʻi tahá, te tau moʻuiʻaki ʻa ʻetau fakatapuí.
7. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻi hono fakahanga pē ʻa e fakalāngilangi kia Sihová?
7 ʻI hono tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí naʻe ʻikai ke feinga ʻa Sīsū ia ke tohoaki ʻa e tokanga ʻa e kakaí kiate ia pē. Naʻá ne fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá ke fai ʻa Hono finangalo. Ko ia naʻá ne fakapapauʻi maʻu ai pē ko Sihova, ko ʻene Tamaí ia, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e lāngilangi ʻi he meʻa hono kotoa pē naʻe malava. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha pule kiate ia “Tangataʻeiki lelei,” ʻo ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea “lelei” ko ha hingoa fakalakanga, naʻe fakatonutonu ia ʻe Sīsū ʻaki ʻene pehē: “ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku lelei, ngata pe ʻi he ʻOtua toko taha.” (Luke 18:18, 19; Sione 5:19, 30) ʻOku tau hangē ko Sīsuú, ʻo fakahanga leva ʻa e lāngilangi kia Sihova kae ʻikai kiate kitautolú?
8. (a) Koeʻuhi ko ha tangata ia naʻe fakatapui, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakamavaheʻi ʻe Sīsū ia mei he māmaní? (e) ʻOku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻi he founga fēfē?
8 ʻI he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻui naʻe fakatapui ʻi he māmaní, naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene nōfoʻi pē ki he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne tauhi maʻa ʻe ia ia koeʻuhi kae lava ke ne foaki atu ʻe ia ia ko ha “lami taʻemele mo taʻeʻila” ke hoko ko e feilaulau huhuʻí. (1 Pita 1:19; Hepelū 7:26) Naʻá ne fai ki he tuʻutuʻuni kotoa ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé, ʻo fakakakato ai ʻa e Laó. (Mātiu 5:17; 2 Kolinitō 1:20) Naʻá ne moʻuiʻaki ʻa ʻene akonaki ki he ʻulungaanga. (Mātiu 5:27, 28) Naʻe ʻikai malava ʻe ha tokotaha ke tukuakiʻi totonu ia ki ha ngaahi fakakaukau kovi. Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne “fehiʻa ki he maumau lao.” (Hepelū 1:9) Koeʻuhi ko e kau sevāniti kitautolu ʻa e ʻOtua, ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū ʻi hono tauhi ʻa ʻetau moʻuí pea naʻa mo ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukaú ke maʻa ʻi he ʻafio ʻa Sihova.
Ngaahi Sīpinga Fakatokanga
9. Ko e hā ʻa e sīpinga fakatokanga naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tokanga ki aí?
9 ʻI hono faikehekehe mo e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú, ʻoku tau maʻu ha fakatokanga mei he sīpinga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Neongo naʻa nau ʻosi fakahā te nau fai ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa pē naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú, ka naʻe ʻikai ke nau fai ʻa hono finangalo. (Tāniela 9:11) Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau ako mei he meʻa naʻe hoko ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Tau sivisiviʻi ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene ʻuluaki tohi ki he kau Kolinitō mo tau sio ai ki he ngaahi tōʻanga ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai ʻa e kau sevāniti kuo fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hotau taimí.—1 Kolinitō 10:1-6, 11.
10. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ‘holi kovi’ ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí? (e) Ko e hā naʻe lau ai ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa ʻenau lāunga hono ua ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻakaí, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he sīpinga fakatokanga ko ʻení?
10 ʻUluakí, naʻe fakatokanga ʻe Paula kiate kitautolu ke ʻoua naʻa tau hoko ko e “koto holi ki he kovi.” (1 Kolinitō 10:6) ʻE fakamanatu nai ia kiate koe ʻa e taimi naʻe lāunga ai ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau kai pē ʻa e mana. Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kueili kiate kinautolu. Naʻe hoko ha meʻa meimei tatau pehē ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha ki muʻa ʻi he toafa ʻo Siní, ki muʻa siʻi pē pea fakahā ʻe he kau ʻIsileli ʻa ʻenau fakatapui kia Sihová. (ʻEkisoto 16:1-3, 12, 13) Ka ko e tuʻungá naʻe ʻikai ke tatau matematē. ʻI hono ʻuluaki ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kueili, naʻe ʻikai te ne lau ki he kau ʻIsileli ʻa ʻenau lāungá. Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi ko ʻení naʻe kehe ʻa e tuʻunga. “Lolotonga naʻe kei ʻi honau vahaʻa nifo ʻa e kakano, teʻeki lamu, naʻe tafu ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihova ki he kakai, pea ne taaʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha tā lahi ʻaupito.” (Nōmipa 11:4-6, 31-34) Ko e hā naʻe liliu aí? Koeʻuhi ko ha puleʻanga naʻe ʻosi fakatapui, naʻe lau ai kiate kinautolu ʻenau faiangá. Ko ha ʻikai te nau houngaʻia ē ki he ngaahi tokonaki ʻa Sihova ʻo nau iku atu ai ki he lāunga kia Sihova, neongo naʻa nau ʻosi talaʻofa ke fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sihova! Ko e lāunga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tēpile ʻa Sihová ʻoku meimei tatau pē ʻi he ʻahó ni. ʻOku ʻikai ke houngaʻia ʻa e niʻihi ia ʻi he ngaahi tokonaki fakalaumālie ʻa Sihova ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Ka neongo ia, manatuʻi, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻi heʻetau fakatapuí ke tau houngaʻia ʻo manatuʻi ʻa ia naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú pea mo tali ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihová.
11. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono ʻuliʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsileli ʻa ʻenau lotu kia Sihová ʻaki ʻa e tauhi ʻaitolí? (e) ʻOku lava fēfē ke uesia kitautolu ʻe ha faʻahinga tauhi ʻaitoli?
11 Ko hono hokó, naʻe fakatokanga ʻe Paula: “Kaeʻumaʻa ke ʻoua te mou hoko ko e kau tauhi-ʻaitoli, ʻo hange ko e niʻihi ʻi he kakai na.” (1 Kolinitō 10:7) ʻOku hā mahino ko e lave ʻeni ʻa e ʻaposetoló ki he lotu ki he kiʻi pulú naʻe hoko ia ʻi hono fakaʻosi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e fuakava mo Sihová ʻi he Moʻunga Sainaí. Te ke pehē nai, ‘Ko ha sevāniti kuo ʻosi fakatapui ʻa Sihova, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te u kau au ʻi he tauhi ʻaitolí.’ Kae kehe, fakatokangaʻi, mei he tuʻunga ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe ʻikai ke tuku ʻa ʻenau lotu kia Sihová; ka, naʻa nau ʻomai ʻa e angafai ʻo e lotu ki he kiʻi pulú—ko ha meʻa naʻe fakalielia ki he ʻOtua. Ko e hā naʻe kaunga ki he founga lotu ko ʻení? Naʻe fai ʻe he kakai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kiʻi pulú, pea “naʻe nofo ʻa e kakai ʻo kai mo inu kava, pea nau tutuʻu ke vaʻinga.” (ʻEkisoto 32:4-6) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku taukaveʻi nai ʻe he niʻihi ʻoku nau lotu kia Sihova. Ka ko e uho ʻo ʻenau moʻuí ʻoku ʻikai ko e lotu kia Sihová, ka ko e fiefia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmaní, pea nau toki feinga ke fakahūhū holo ai ʻa ʻenau ngāue kia Sihová. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu tōtuʻa ia ʻo hangē ko e punou ki he kiʻi pulu koulá, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu faikehekehe ʻi he tefitoʻi moʻoní. Ko e ʻotuaʻaki ʻa ʻete holí ʻoku mamaʻo ia mei he moʻuiʻaki ʻa e fakatapui kia Sihová.—Filipai 3:19.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau liʻaki kitautolu, mei he meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí mo Peali-Peolí?
12 Ko ha faʻahinga fakafiefia ʻa ia naʻe kau foki ki he sīpinga fakatokanga hono hoko naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paulá: “Pea ke ʻoua naʻa tau feʻauaki, ʻo hange ko e feʻauaki ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kakai na, pea to ai hanau toko ua mano ma tolu afe ʻi he ʻaho pe ʻe taha.” (1 Kolinitō 10:8) Naʻe fakatauveleʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻe he fiefia fakakakano naʻe tuʻuaki ʻe he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Moape, ʻo iku atu ai ki he lotu kia Peali-Peoli ʻi Sitimí. (Nōmipa 25:1-3, 9) Ko ʻetau liʻaki kitautolu kae fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa hono tali ʻa ʻene ngaahi tuʻunga ki he maʻa fakaeʻulungaangá. (Mātiu 5:27-30) ʻI he kuonga ko ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ololaló, kuo fakamanatu mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fiemaʻu ke tauhi ke tau maʻa mei he ʻulungaanga taʻetaau kehekehe kotoa pē, anganofo ki he mafai ʻo Sihova ke ne fili ʻa ia ʻoku lelei mo ia ʻoku kovi.—1 Kolinitō 6:9-11.
13. ʻOku anga-fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Fineasí ke mahino ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kau ki he fakatapui kia Sihová?
13 Neongo naʻe tō ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he tauhele ʻo e feʻauakí ʻi Sitimi, ka ko e niʻihi naʻa nau moʻuiʻaki ʻa e fakatapui ʻa e puleʻangá kia Sihova. Ko Fineasi naʻe tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻiate kinautolu ʻi he faivelengá. ʻI heʻene sio ki ha tangata pule ʻIsileli naʻá ne ʻomai ha fefine Mitiane ki hono tēnití, naʻe toʻo ʻe Fineasi ha tao ʻo ne hokaʻi kinaua. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese: “Ko Fineasi . . . kuo ne fakafoki ʻeku houhau mei haʻa Isileli ʻi heʻene fuaaʻaki ʻa e fuaʻa aʻaku ʻi honau lotolotonga, ʻa e ā naʻe ʻikai te u fakaʻosi ai ʻa haʻa Isileli ʻi heʻeku fuaʻa.” (Nōmipa 25:11) ʻOua ʻe kātakiʻi ha feʻauhi ʻe taha mo Sihova—ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻo e fakatapui. ʻOku ʻikai lava ke tau fakaʻatā ha meʻa ke ne fetongi ʻa e tuʻunga fakatapui kia Sihova ʻi hotau lotó. ʻOku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau faivelenga kia Sihová ke tauhi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ke maʻa ʻaki hono fakahā ʻa e ʻulungaanga taʻetaaú ki he kau mātuʻa, ʻo ʻoua ʻe kātakiʻi ia.
14. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa Sihová? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni kiate kitautolu ʻa e fakatapui kakato kia Sihová ke ʻoua naʻa tau “vaivai”?
14 Naʻe lave ʻa Paula ki ha sīpinga fakatokanga ʻe taha: “Pea ʻoua te tau haʻaki ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e ʻEiki, ʻo hange ko e ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e kakai na, pea nau mole ʻi he ngaue ʻa e fanga ngata.” (1 Kolinitō 10:9) Naʻe lave heni ʻa Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taimi naʻe lāunga ai ʻa e kau ʻIsileli kia Mōsese ʻo kau kia Sihova ʻi heʻenau ‘vaivai aubito honau loto koeuhi koe hala.’ (Nōmipa 21:4, PM) ʻOkú ke fai ha hala pehē? ʻI hoʻo fakatapui koe kia Sihová, naʻá ke fakakaukau naʻe ofi ʻaupito ʻa ʻĀmaketone? Kuo fuoloa ange ʻa e kātaki ia ʻa Sihova? Manatuʻi, naʻe ʻikai te tau fakatapui kitautolu kia Sihova ki ha vahaʻa taimi pē pe kaeʻoua ke aʻu ki ʻĀmaketone. ʻOku hokohoko atu pē ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻetau fakatapui. Ko ia, “ka ʻoua naʻa ta fiu ʻi he failelei, he te ta utu ʻi hono faʻahitaʻu, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ta vaivai.”—Kalētia 6:9.
15. (a) Ko hai naʻe lāungaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono ueʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová ke ʻapasia ki he mafai fakateokalati?
15 Fakaʻosí, naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e hoko ʻo “lāunga” ʻo fakafepaki ki he kau sevāniti kuo fakanofo ʻa Sihová. (1 Kolinitō 10:10) Naʻe lāunga mālohi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kia Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ʻi hono ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi ongoongo kovi ʻe he kau sipai ʻe toko 10 mei he toko 12 naʻe fekau ke nau vakaiʻi ʻa e fonua ko Kēnaní. Naʻa mo ʻenau lau ke fetongi ʻa Mōsese ko honau takí pea nau foki ki ʻIsipite. (Nōmipa 14:1-4) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau tali ʻa e tataki ʻoku ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová? ʻI he vakai ki he mahu ʻa e tēpile fakalaumālie kuo tokonaki ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó, ʻoku mahino ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sīsū ke tufaki ʻa e “mea kai i hono taimi totonu.” (Mātiu 24:45, PM) ʻI he fakatapui ʻaufuatō kia Sihová ʻoku fiemaʻu ai kiate kitautolu ke fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia ki heʻene kau sevāniti kuo fakanofo. ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau hangē ko e kau lāunga ʻe niʻihi ʻi onopooní kuo nau tokanga ki ha taki foʻou, ʻi he lea fakaefakatātā, ke toe taki atu kinautolu ki he māmaní.
Ko Hoku Lelei Tahá Ia?
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe loto nai ʻa e kau sevāniti kuo ʻosi fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻeke pē kiate kinautolú?
16 Naʻe ʻikai ke mei tō ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ki he ngaahi hala fakatupu loto-mamahi peheé kapau naʻá nau manatuʻi ko ʻenau fakatapui kia Sihová naʻe fai maʻataʻatā pē ia. Ko Sīsū Kalaisi ia naʻá ne moʻuiʻaki ʻa ʻene fakatapuí ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga, naʻe ʻikai hangē ia ko e kau ʻIsileli taʻetuí. Koeʻuhi ko e kau muimui kitautolu ʻo Kalaisi, ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he līʻoa ʻaufuatoó, “ke ʻoua te mou toe moʻuiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi holi ʻa e tangata, . . . mou moʻuiʻaki ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua.” (1 Pita 4:2; fakafehoanaki mo 2 Kolinitō 5:15.) Ko e finangalo ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní “ke maʻu moʻui ʻe he kakai kotoa pe, pe ke nau aʻusia ʻa e ʻilo kanokano ki he moʻoni.” (1 Tīmote 2:4) ʻI he taumuʻa ko iá, ke tau malangaʻi ʻa e “ogoogolelei ni oe buleaga” ki muʻa ke hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻanga. (Mātiu 24:14, PM) Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e feinga ʻoku tau fai ʻi he ngāue ko ʻení? ʻOku tau fie ʻeke nai kiate kitautolu, ‘Ko hoku lelei tahá ia?’ (2 Tīmote 2:15) ʻOku kehekehe pē ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá. ʻOku fiefia ʻa Sihova ke tauhi ange kiate ia ʻaki ʻa e “meʻa ʻoku ne maʻu, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu.” (2 Kolinitō 8:12; Luke 21:1-4) ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke fakamaauʻi ʻe ha tokotaha ia ʻa e loloto mo e loto-moʻoni ʻo e fakatapui ʻa ha tokotaha kehe. ʻOku totonu ki he tokotaha taki taha ke ne fakafuofua ʻa e lahi ʻo ʻene līʻoa kia Sihová. (Kalētia 6:4) Ko ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke ʻeke, ‘ʻE anga-fēfē ke u lava ʻo ʻai ʻa Sihova ke fiefia?’
17. Ko e hā ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa e līʻoá mo e houngaʻiá? Fakatātaaʻi.
17 Ko ʻetau līʻoa kia Sihová ʻe toe loloto ange ʻi heʻetau tupulekina ʻi he houngaʻia kiate ia. Naʻe fakatapui ʻe ha tamasiʻi taʻu 14 ia kia Sihova ʻi Siapani pea fakahāhā ʻene fakatapuí ʻaki ʻa e papitaiso ʻi he vaí. Ki mui aí, naʻá ne loto ke hoko atu ki he ʻunivēsití pea hoko ai ko ha saienisi. Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fakakaukau ki he ngāue fakafaifekau taimi-kakato, ka ko ha sevāniti fakatapui ia, naʻe ʻikai te ne fie liʻaki ʻa Sihova mo ʻene kautaha hā maí. Naʻá ne hū ki he ʻunivēsití, ke fakahoko ʻa e ngāue naʻá ne taumuʻa ki ai. Naʻá ne sio ai ki hono fakamālohiʻi ʻa e kau lava mei he ʻunivēsiti ke fakatapui ʻa ʻenau moʻuí kotoa ki heʻenau ngaahi kautahá pe ki heʻenau akó. Naʻá ne fifili, ‘Ko e hā ʻa ʻeku meʻa ʻoku fai ʻi heni? ʻE lava ke u tulimui moʻoni ki heʻenau founga moʻuí mo fakatapui au ki he ngāue fakamāmani? ʻIkai kuó u ʻosi fakatapui kia Sihova?’ Naʻá ne fakafoʻou ʻa ʻene houngaʻiá, pea hoko ko ha tāimuʻa tuʻumaʻu. Naʻe loloto ange ʻa e mahino kiate ia ʻa ʻene fakatapuí pea ueʻi ia ke fakapapauʻi ʻi hono loto ke ʻalu ki ha feituʻu pē naʻe fiemaʻu ia ki ai. Naʻá ne kau ki he Akoʻanga Fakafaifekau pea naʻe vaheʻi ia ke ngāue ko ha misinale ki muli.
18. (a) Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ʻi heʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e pale ʻe lava ke tau maʻu mei heʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová?
18 Ko e fakatapuí ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa ʻetau moʻuí kotoa. ʻOku pau ke tau liʻaki kitautolu mo muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he “aho kotoabe.” (Luke 9:23, PM) ʻI hono liʻaki kitautolú, ʻoku ʻikai te tau kole kia Sihova ke tau mālōlō ʻeveʻeva. ʻOku fakatatau ʻa ʻetau moʻuí ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau sevāniti. Naʻa mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia te tau fai ai ha fili fakafoʻituituí, ʻe ʻaonga kiate kitautolu ke vakai pē ʻoku tau fai ʻa ʻetau lelei tahá ke moʻuiʻaki ʻa e fakatapui kia Sihova. ʻI heʻetau tauhi kiate ia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē, ʻo fai hotau lelei taha ke fakahōifua kiate iá, te tau lavameʻa ko e kau Kalisitiane pea maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e hōifua meia Sihova, ko e Tokotaha ʻoku taau ke fai ki ai ʻa ʻetau līʻoa ʻaufatō.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Kia Sīsū Kalaisí, ko e hā naʻe kau ki heʻene fakatapuí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he lāunga kia Sihová?
◻ Ko e founga fē ʻe lava ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei hono ʻai ʻa e tauhi ʻaitolí ke hū ʻo ʻuliʻi ʻa ʻetau moʻuí?
◻ Ke ʻoua ʻe “vaivai” ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ʻa e manatuʻi ʻo e hā?
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Ko e kau Kalisitiane kuo ʻosi fakatapuí ʻoku ʻikai te nau “fiu ʻi he failelei”