Ko e Hā ʻa e Kī ki he Lotu Faka-Kalisitiane Moʻoní?
ʻI HE ʻAHÓ NI, ʻoku tokolahi ange ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau taukaveʻi ʻoku nau kau ki he lotu faka-Kalisitiané ʻi ha toe kulupu fakalotu kehe. Ka ko e ngaahi tui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ko ʻení ʻoku nau fepaki ʻiate kinautolu pē, ʻoku ʻikai te nau fāʻūtaha, pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku nau aʻu ʻo fetāmateʻaki. ʻOku hā mahino, ko e tokolahi ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kau Kalisitiane moʻoni. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻe tokolahi ʻi hotau ʻahó ni te nau pehē kiate ia, “ʻEī, ʻEī,” pe ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ko e taukaveʻi ko e kau Kalisitiane kinautolu, ka te ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “Teʻeki te u ʻiloa kimoutolu: ʻalu meiate au, ʻa e kau maumau lao.” (Mātiu 7:21, 23) ʻOku pau, ʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻiate kitautolu ʻe loto ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ko ʻení! Ko ia ʻe anga-fēfē ke tau ʻilo pe ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoni ʻa kitautolu?
Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fiemaʻu ha ngaahi meʻa lahi ia kae hoko ko ha tokotaha Kalisitiane moʻoni. Ko e tokotaha Kalisitiane moʻoní kuo pau ke ne maʻu ha tui ʻoku mālohi koeʻuhi he “ka ʻo ka taʻekau ʻa e tui, ʻoku ʻikai momoʻi lava haʻate fakahōifua [ʻa e ʻOtua] ia.” (Hepelū 11:6) Ko e tui mālohi ko iá kuo pau ke ō fakataha mo e ngaahi ngāue totonu. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí ʻo pehē ʻoku “mate ʻa e tui ʻo ka mavahe mo e ngaue.” (Sēmisi 2:26) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko ha tokotaha Kalisitiane kuo pau ke ne lāuʻilo ki he mafai ʻo e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Ka ko e kī ki he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní ko ha meʻa mavahe ia mei he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení.
Ko e hā ʻa e kī? Naʻe fakamatala ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi heʻene ʻuluaki tohi ki he kau Kolinitoó: “Neongo te u lava ke leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e kakai, ʻio, mo e ngaahi lea ʻa e kau angelo, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate au ʻa e ʻofa, ko e meʻa pe kuo u hoko ki ai, ko ha ukamea ongo au, pe ko ha simipale tatangi. Pea neongo te u lava ʻa e malanga-palofisai; neongo te u aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi misiteli kotoa pe, mo e faʻahinga ʻilo loloto kotoa pe; ʻio, pea neongo te u ʻosiki ʻa e tui, ʻo u lava ai ke hiki moʻunga, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate au ʻa e ʻofa, ko e meʻa noa pe au. Pea neongo te u tufotufa ʻeku koloa kotoa; pea neongo te u liʻaki hoku sino ke lava ʻeku polepole; ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate au ʻa e ʻofa, ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻaonga kiate au.”—1 Kolinitō 13:1-3.
Ko ia ko e ʻofá ko e kī ia ki he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga, mo taʻe ala liʻaki, ʻa e tui, ngaahi ngāue, mo e feohi totonú. Ka ʻi he ʻikai ke kau ai ʻa e ʻofá, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hanau ʻaonga. Ko e hā ʻoku pehē aí?
Ko e ʻuhinga tefitó pē, ko e faʻahinga ʻOtua ʻoku tau lotu ki aí. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné ʻo kau kia Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ʻení: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa.” (1 Sione 4:8) ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kehe ia ʻo e ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻo hangē ko e mālohi, ko e fakamaau totonu, mo e poto, ka koeʻuhi ʻokú ne tuʻu-ki-muʻa ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ʻofá, ko ha kakai fēfē te ne saiʻia ke lotu ange ki aí? ʻOku pau, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia pea mo fakautuutu ʻi he ʻofá.—Mātiu 5:44, 45; 22:37-39.
Ko Ha Ueʻi-Loto Totonu
ʻIo, ʻoku ʻai ʻe he ʻofá ʻa e Kau Kalisitiané ke nau hoko ʻo hangē ko e ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻoku nau lotu ki aí. ʻOku ʻuhinga iá ko e meʻa ʻokú ne ueʻi kinautolú ʻoku tatau pē mo ia ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae hiliō ʻi he meʻa hono kotoa, ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻOtua ko Sihová ke fekau mai ʻa Sīsū ki he māmaní ke tau maʻu ai ha faingamālie ke maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá? Ko e ʻofá. “He naʻe ʻofa pehe ʻa e ʻOtua ki māmāni, ko ia naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pe ʻoku tui pikitai kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 3:16) Ko ia, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá? Ko e toe ʻofá pē. “Ko eni ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ʻa ʻetau tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.”—1 Sione 5:3.
ʻOku malava ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ka ʻoku hala ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne ueʻi kitá? ʻIo. Naʻe lave ʻa Paula ki ha niʻihi ʻi hono ʻahó naʻa nau tauhi ʻi he meheka mo e fefakavahaʻaʻaki. (Filipai 1:15-17) ʻE lava ke hoko ia kiate kitautolu. Ko e māmani ia ko ʻení ʻoku fuʻu feʻauʻauhi, pea ko e laumālie ko iá ʻe lava ke ne uesia kitautolu. Te tau pōlepole nai ʻo fakakaukau ko ha tokotaha malanga lelei ange kita pe malava ke te tufa ha ngaahi tohi lahi ange ʻi ha niʻihi kehe. Mahalo pē te tau fakafehoanaki ʻa hotau ngaahi monū ʻo e ngāué pea mo ia ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha tokotaha kehe pea hoko ai ʻo te fie mahuʻinga pe meheka. ʻE tokanga taha pē nai ha toko taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá ki hono tuʻunga ʻo e mafaí, ʻo aʻu ki heʻene fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ʻa e fakalakalaka ʻa ha tangata kei talavou ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e malava. Mahalo pē ko e holi ke maʻu ha ʻaonga fakaekita ʻe ueʻi ai kitautolu ke feohi pē mo e kau Kalisitiane koloaʻia angé kae liʻekina ʻa e faʻahinga masiva angé.
Ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení ʻe lava ke hoko koeʻuhi he ʻoku tau taʻehaohaoa. Kaekehe, te tau tauʻi ʻa e ngaahi hehema peheé ʻo kapau, ʻo hangē ko Sihová, te tau ʻai ʻa e ʻofá ko e meʻa tefito ia ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolú. Ko e siokitá, ko ha holi ke fakalāngilangiʻi pē kitautolú, pe ko e loto-mahikihiki mo ʻafungí ʻe lava ke ne tekeʻi atu ʻa e ʻofá, ʻo ʻikai ke ʻi ai “hano ʻaonga” kiate kitautolu.—Palōvepi 11:2; 1 Kolinitō 13:3.
Ko e ʻOfa ʻi ha Māmani Siokita
Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ko hono kau muimuí ʻe “ʻikai te nau ʻo māmāni.” (Sione 17:14) ʻE anga-fēfē haʻatau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hano lōmekina kitautolu ʻe he tākiekina ʻo e sōsaieti takatakai ʻiate kitautolú? ʻE tokoni ʻa e ʻofá. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he ʻahó ni ko e tangatá ʻoku nau “ʻofa ki he malie ʻo ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtua.” (2 Tīmote 3:4) Naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻe Sione kiate kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau fai pehē. Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOua te mou ʻofa ki mamani, ʻumaʻā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani. Ka ʻofa ʻe ha taha ki mamani ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he Tamai. He ko e meʻa katoa ʻoku ʻi mamani, ʻa e holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui, ʻoku ʻikai mei he Tamai ia, ka ʻoku mei mamani.”—1 Sione 2:15, 16.
Ka, ʻoku ʻikai ke faingofua ke tau sītuʻa mei he “holi ʻo e kakano” mo e “holi ʻo e mata.” ʻOku ʻofaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení koeʻuhi he ʻoku mātuʻaki fakamānako ki hotau kakanó. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku lahi ange mo kehekehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻoku ala maʻu ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻo Sioné, ko ia kapau ko e holi ʻo e matá naʻe hoko ko ha palopalema ia ʻi he taimi ko iá, huanoa he taimí ni.
Ko e meʻa ʻoku fakatupu-tokangá, ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia fakaeonopooni ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he māmaní ʻoku ʻikai ke hala ia ʻiate kinautolu pē. ʻOku ʻikai ke hala ke maʻu ha fale lahi, ha meʻalele lelei, ha televīsone, pe ko ha tepi. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke maumau foki ha lao faka-Tohitapu ke fai ha ngaahi ʻeveʻeva fuoloa mo fakalata pe ko ha ngaahi mālōlō fakalotofiefia. Ko ia, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e fakatokanga ʻa Sioné? Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, kapau ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻo fuʻu mahuʻinga ia kiate kitautolu, ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻiate kitautolu ha laumālie ʻo e siokita, ko e holi ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié, mo e loto-mahikihiki. Pea ko e feinga ke maʻu ʻa e paʻanga ke fakatau mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá te ne taʻofi nai kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ngāue kia Sihová. ʻOku fiemaʻu foki ha taimi lahi ke maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia mei he ngaahi meʻa peheé, pea neongo ʻoku fakatupu ongoʻi fiemālie ha fakafiefia feʻunga, ka ʻoku fakangatangata pē ʻa hotau taimí, koeʻuhi ko hotau fatongia ke ako ʻa e Tohitapú, fakataha mo e kaungā-Kalisitiané ke fai ʻa e lotú, pea mo hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá.—Sāme 1:1-3; Mātiu 24:14; 28:19, 20; Hepelū 10:24, 25.
ʻI he kuonga holi ko eni ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-ʻalovili ke ‘fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá’ pea ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono ‘ngāueʻaki kakato ʻa e māmaní.’ (Mātiu 6:33; 1 Kolinitō 7:31) ʻE tokoni ʻa e tui mālohi. Kae tautefito ki he ʻofa moʻoni kia Sihová pea ki hotau ngaahi kaungāʻapí te ne fakamālohiange kitautolu ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatauelé ni, ʻa ia neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke hala ia ʻiate kinautolu pē, ka te ne taʻofi nai kitautolu mei hono ‘fai kakato ʻo ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá.’ (2 Tīmote 4:5) ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa peheé, ʻe faingofua ke fakaʻaʻau ke taʻeʻaonga ʻo hoko ko ha ngāue pē ke fai ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá.
ʻOfa ʻi he Fakatahaʻangá
Naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻofá ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e meʻa ko e ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 13:35) Ko e hā ʻe fakamoleki ai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha taimi lahi ʻi he tokanga fakatauhi-sipi mo tokoni ki he kaungā-Kalisitiané ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻofa ʻiate kinautolu? Ko e hā ʻe kātekina ai ʻe he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo honau kau mēmipá, kau ai mo e kau mātuʻá, ʻo ka ʻoku ʻikai koeʻuhi ko e ʻofá? ʻOku ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau fetokoniʻaki ʻi he founga fakamatelie ʻi heʻenau fanongo ʻoku masiva hanau niʻihi kehe. (Ngāue 2:44, 45) ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi taimi ʻo e fakatangá, ʻoku femaluʻiʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiané pea aʻu ʻo nau femateʻaki. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ko e ʻofá.—Sione 15:13.
ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e ngaahi fakamoʻoni lahi taha ʻo e ʻofá ʻoku hoko ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa iiki. ʻE haʻu nai ki ha toko taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá, ʻa ia kuó ne mafasia ʻi he lahi ʻa e ngāue kuó ne faí, ha kaungā-Kalisitiane ʻo fai ʻa ʻene lāunga ʻa ia ʻoku hā ngali ʻikai ke fuʻu mahuʻinga ia ki he mātuʻa ko iá. ʻOku totonu ke ʻita ʻa e toko taha ko eni ʻo e kau mātuʻá? ʻI he lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ia ko ha fakatupunga ʻo e fetuʻusiʻaki, te ne feangai anga-kātaki mo anga-ʻofa ki hono tokouá. Te na fetalanoaʻaki fakataha ki he meʻa ko iá, pea ʻoku toe fakamālohiange ai ʻa hona tuʻunga fakaekaungāmeʻá. (Mātiu 5:23, 24; 18:15-17) ʻI he lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe vivili pē ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ki heʻene totonu ʻaʻaná, ʻoku totonu ke feinga kotoa ke nau ʻai ke fakautuutu ʻa e anga-ʻofa ko ia naʻe hīnoiʻi mai ʻe Sīsū, ke toka teuteu ke fakamolemole “tuʻo fitu liunga ʻaki ʻa e fitungofulu” honau ngaahi tokouá. (Mātiu 18:21, 22) Ko ia ai, ʻoku feinga mālohi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke kofuʻaki kinautolu ʻa e ʻofá, he “ko e haʻi haohaoa ia ʻo e fāʻūtahá.”—Kolose 3:14, NW.
ʻAi ke Mālohi Ange ʻEtau Feʻofaʻakí
ʻIo, ko e ʻofá ko e meʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tauhi kia Sihová. Ko e ʻofá te ne fakamālohiange kitautolu ke tau mavahe ai pē mei he māmaní, pea ko e ʻofá ʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻoku faka-Kalisitiane moʻoni ai pē ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Neongo ʻa e ʻikai ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e fakamātoató, ʻe tokoni kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga mafaí ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo fuʻu fakamātoato fau pea ngalo ai hono fakahā ʻa e anga-ʻofa mo e anga-malū ʻi he feangai mo e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku tokoni ʻa e ʻofá kiate kitautolu kotoa pē ke “tuitala ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa . . . pea fakavaivai kiate kinautolu.”—Hepelū 13:17.
Naʻe ekinaki mai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá kiate kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e “feʻofaʻaki ke tukuingata” he ko e “ʻofa ʻoku ne ʻufiʻufi ha fufuʻunga angahala.” (1 Pita 4:8) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení? Naʻe fakatupu ʻa e tangatá ʻi he ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e malava fakanatula pē ke ʻofa. Ka ko e faʻahinga ʻofa ʻoku tau lave ki ai ʻi hení ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ha toe meʻa ʻe taha. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e fua tefito ia ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Kalētia 5:22) Ko ia ai, ke fakautuutu ʻa e ʻofá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakaʻatā kitautolu ki he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Anga-fēfē? ʻI hono ako ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻa ia naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻaki ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová. (2 Tīmote 3:16) ʻI he lotu ʻo kole ke fakamālohiange ʻe he laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻa ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová pea pehē ki hotau ngaahi tokouá. Pea ʻi he feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻa ia ʻoku tafe tauʻatāina ai ʻa e laumālié.
ʻOku fiemaʻu foki ke tau vakaiʻi kitautolu ke ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi ngāue pe ko e ngaahi fakakaukau taʻeʻofá. Manatuʻi, ko e ʻofá ko e ʻulungaanga ia ʻo e lotó, pea “ko e fungani ʻi he meʻa kākā ka ko e loto, pea ʻoku hilio hono kovi.” (Selemaia 17:9) Neongo ʻa e tokoni hono kotoa ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihová, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi te tau fai ha meʻa ʻi ha founga taʻeʻofa. Te tau lea fefeka taʻe ʻuhinga nai ki ha kaungā-Kalisitiane, pe te tau mofisi mo ʻita ʻi ha meʻa naʻe lea ʻaki. Ko ia, ʻe lelei ke tau lotu ʻo tatau pē mo ia naʻe fai ʻe Tēvitá: “Hakule au, Ela, ʻo ʻilo hoku loto ni: Sivi au, ʻo ʻilo ʻeku ngaoʻi: ʻO vakai naʻa ʻoku ʻiate au ha hala ʻomi mala, pea taki au ʻi he hala taʻengata.”—Sāme 139:23, 24.
ʻOku hangē ko e lau ʻa e Tohitapú, “ko ʻofa ʻoku ʻikai ke kaʻanga ia ʻi ha taimi.” (1 Kolinitō 13:8) Kapau te tau angaʻaki ʻa e feʻofaʻakí, ʻe ʻikai ke hoko ha taimi ʻahiʻahi pea ʻikai ha ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu. Ko e ʻofa ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku tokoni lahi ia ki he palataisi fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻi he ʻaho ní. Ko kinautolu pē ʻoku nau feʻofaʻaki tautakele mei he lotó te nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻoú. Ko ia, faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻofa peheé pea ko ia ʻe fakamālohiange ai ʻa e haʻi ʻo e fāʻūtahá. Fakatupu ʻa e ʻofá, pea maʻu ʻa e kī ki he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní.