ʻOku Ikunaʻi ʻe he ʻOfá ʻa e Meheká
“Ko ʻOfa ʻoku ʻikai, te ne meheka.”—1 KOLINITŌ 13:4.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻofá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he ʻofá ki he meheká/fuaʻá, pea ko e hā ʻokú ke tali pehē aí?
KO E ʻofá ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní. “Ko e meʻa kó é ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki,” ko e lea ia ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. (Sione 13:35) Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke ne fakamatalaʻi pe ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻofá ki he ngaahi vā faka-Kalisitiané. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehé, naʻá ne tohi: “Ko ʻofa ʻoku ʻikai, te ne meheka.”—1 Kolinito 13:4.
2 ʻI he taimi naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá, naʻá ne fakaeʻa ai ʻa e founga ʻoku taʻetotonu ai ʻa e meheka peheé. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e founga totonu ʻo e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi tatau pē, naʻá ne tala ai ki mui ki he fakatahaʻanga tatau: “He ʻoku ou fuaa kiate kimoutolu i he fuaa faka-Otua.” (2 Kolinito 11:2, PM) Naʻe langaʻi ʻa ʻene “fuaa faka-Otua” koeʻuhi ko e kau tangata ko iá naʻa nau hoko ko ha tākiekina fulikivanu ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe ueʻi heni ʻa Paula ke tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane Kolinitoó ha tohi fakamānavaʻi hono ua ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e akonaki anga-ʻofa lahi.—2 Kolinito 11:3-5.
Meheka ʻi he Lotolotonga ʻo e Kau Kalisitiané
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tupu ʻa ha palopalema fekauʻaki mo e meheká ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó?
3 ʻI heʻene ʻuluaki tohi ki he kau Kolinitoó, naʻe pau ai ke fakaleleiʻi ʻe Paula ha palopalema ʻa ia naʻá ne taʻofi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane foʻou ko iá mei he feohi lelei ʻiate kinautolú. Naʻa nau hakeakiʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻe niʻihi, ʻa ia naʻa nau hoko ʻo “fielahi i he filifilimanako ki ha taha kae kovi ki ha taha.” Naʻe taki ʻe he meʻá ni ki he loto fakatahaʻangá ʻa e ngaahi māvahevahe, fakataha mo e pehē ʻe he niʻihi kehekehe: “ʻOku ʻo Paula au,” “ʻOku ʻo Apolosi au,” “ʻOku ʻo Kifasi au.” (1 Kolinito 1:12; 4:6, PM) ʻI he malumalu ʻo e tataki mei he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, naʻe lava ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke aʻu ki he tefito ʻo e palopalemá. Naʻe hangē ʻa e tōʻonga ʻa e kau Kolinitoó ha kakai fakakaukau fakakakanó, ʻo ʻikai hangē ha “kau fakalaumalie.” Ko ia ai, naʻe tohi ʻa Paula: “ʻOku mou kei fakakakano. Seuke, he kapau leva ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e meheka mo e fetuʻusi, ʻikai ʻoku mou fakakakano, pea laka fakaetangata pe?”—1 Kolinito 3:1-3.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ke tokoniʻi ʻaki ʻa hono ngaahi tokouá ke nau maʻu ʻa e sio totonu ʻiate kinautolú, pea ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei hení?
4 Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kolinitoó ke nau houngaʻia ʻi he vakai totonu atu ki he ngaahi talēniti mo e ngaahi malava ʻa e niʻihi kehekehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻá ne ʻeke: “Ko hoʻo makehe atu na, ko e ngaue ʻa hai? he ʻoku ʻi ai haʻo meʻa naʻe ʻikai foaki? pea kapau leva ko hoʻo maʻu foaki, ko e ha ʻoku ke polepole ai, ʻo hange ko e toko taha kuo ne maʻu ʻiate ia pe?” (1 Kolinito 4:7) ʻI he 1 Kolinito vahe 12, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe Paula ko kinautolu ko ia naʻa nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e fakatahaʻangá naʻa nau hangē ko e ngaahi kupu kehekehe ʻo ha sino fakaetangata, ʻo hangē ko e nimá, ko e matá, pea mo e telingá. Naʻá ne tuhuʻi mai ai naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi kupu ʻo e sinó ʻi ha faʻahinga founga ʻa ia te nau fetokangaʻaki ai ʻiate kinautolu. Naʻe toe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ka fakasanisani ha kupu ʻe taha, pea ʻoku kaungā-fiefia mo ia ʻa e ngaahi kupu kotoa.” (1 Kolinito 12:26) ʻOku totonu ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko ʻení ʻe he kau sevāniti kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻi honau vā fakaekinautolú. ʻI he ʻikai ke hoko ʻo meheka ʻi ha tokotaha kehe koeʻuhi ko e ngāue kuo vaheʻi ange ki aí pe ngaahi lavameʻa ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke tau fiefia fakataha mo e tokotaha ko iá.
5. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Sēmisi 4:5, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakaeʻa ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi leá ni?
5 ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi, ʻoku faingofua ange ʻa hono leaʻaki ʻení ʻi hono faí. Ko e tokotaha-tohi Tohitapu ko Sēmisí ʻokú ne fakamanatu mai kiate kitautolu ko e “holi ki he meheka” ʻokú ne nofoʻia ʻa e faʻahinga angahalaʻia kotoa ʻo e tangatá. (Sēmisi 4:5, PM) Ko e ʻuluaki mate ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻe hoko mai iá koeʻuhi pē ko e ʻunua ʻa Keini ki heʻene meheká. Naʻe fakatangaʻi ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa ʻAisake koeʻuhi he naʻa nau meheka ʻi he fakautuutu ʻene koloaʻiá. Naʻe meheka ʻa Lesieli he fua lahi ʻi he fakafanaú ʻa hono tokouá. Naʻe meheka ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkopé ʻi he leleiʻia naʻe fakahaaʻi ki honau tehina ko Siosifá. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe meheka ʻa Meliame ki hono tokoua-ʻi-he-fono naʻe ʻikai ko ha ʻIsilelí. ʻI he meheká, naʻe faʻufaʻu ai ʻe Kola mo Tētani, mo ʻApilami ha angatuʻu kia Mōsese mo ʻĒlone. Naʻe hoko ʻo meheka ʻa e Tuʻi ko Saulá ʻi he ngaahi lavameʻa ʻa Tēvita ʻi he taú. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe toe hoko ʻa e meheká ko ha tupuʻanga tefito ia naʻe tupu mei ai ʻa e toutou fekīhiaki ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ʻo kau ki he pehē pe ko hai ʻoku lahi taha ʻiate kinautolú. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata taʻehaohaoa ia ʻoku tauʻatāina kakato mei he angahalaʻia ko e “holi ki he meheka.”—Sēnesi 4:4-8; 26:14; 30:1; 37:11; Nōmipa 12:1, 2; 16:1-3; Sāme 106:16; 1 Sāmiuela 18:7-9; Mātiu 20:21, 24; Maʻake 9:33, 34; Luke 22:24.
ʻI he Fakatahaʻangá
6. ʻOku malava fēfē ke mapuleʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e hehema ke meheká?
6 ʻOku fiemaʻu ke maluʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē mei he loto-fakafekākeʻí pea mo e meheká. ʻOku kau ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e ngaahi kulupu ʻo e kau mātuʻa kuo fakanofo ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kapau ʻoku fakakaukau anga-fakatōkilalo ha tokotaha mātuʻa, heʻikai feinga ia ʻo fakataumuʻa ke laka ʻi he niʻihi kehé. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai tonu ha tokotaha mātuʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi malava fisifisimuʻa ʻi heʻene hoko ko ha taha fokotuʻutuʻu maau pe ko ha taha malanga fakahāhā, ʻe fiefia ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻi he vakai ki ai ko ha tāpuaki ia ki he fakatahaʻangá. (Loma 12:15, 16) ʻE fai nai ʻe ha tokoua ha laka ki muʻa lelei, ʻi hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻa hono fakatupu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene moʻuí. ʻI hono fakakaukauʻi ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻunga taau mo ha ngāue, ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku totonu ke nau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe fakaeʻa hake ha fanga kiʻi tōnounou iiki ke fakatonuhiaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ʻikai ke fakaongoongoleleiʻi ia ke hoko ko ha sevāniti fakafaifekau pe ko ha tokotaha mātuʻa. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ʻikai ha ʻofa pea mo ha fakaʻatuʻi.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e palopalema ʻe tupu nai ʻi he taimi ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ha ngaahi ngāue fakateokalati ʻoku vaheʻi ange?
7 Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha taha ha ngāue fakateokalati ʻoku vaheʻi ange pe ko ha tāpuaki fakalaumālie, ko e niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau maluʻi kinautolu mei he meheká. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe faʻa ngāueʻaki nai ha tuofefine lavameʻa ke ne fai ʻa e ngaahi fakahāhā ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané ʻo lahi ange ʻi ha toe taha kehe. ʻE fakatupu nai ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e meheka mei he tuofāfine ʻe niʻihi. Ko ha palopalema tatau nai naʻe tupu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ʻIuotia mo Siniteke ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Filipaí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e tokoni mei he kau mātuʻá ki he kakai fefine pehē ʻi he taimi lolotonga ní ke nau hoko ʻo anga-vaivai pea ke nau hoko ʻo “loto taha ʻi he ʻEiki.”—Filipai 2:2, 3; 4:2, 3.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga angahalaʻia ʻoku lava ke iku ki ai ʻi he meheká?
8 ʻOku ʻilo nai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ki ha tōnounou ʻi he kuo hilí ʻa ha taha ʻa ia ʻoku lolotonga fai tāpuekina ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi monū ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (Sēmisi 3:2) Tupu mei he meheká, ʻe ʻi ai nai ha fakatauele ke lea ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni pea ke fehuʻia ʻa e ngāue kuo vaheʻi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ki he tokotaha ko iá. ʻE hoko ʻo kehe ʻaupito ʻeni ia mei he ʻofá, ʻa ē ʻokú ne “ʻufiʻufi ha fufuʻunga angahala.” (1 Pita 4:8) Ko e talanoa meheká ʻoku malava ke ne veuki ʻa e melino ʻa ha fakatahaʻanga. “Kae lolotonga ʻoku ʻi homou loto ʻa e meheka kona mo e tangi ke tuʻu ʻata,” naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí, “ʻoua te mou ʻafungi, ʻo fakasikakaʻi mo lohiakiʻi ʻa e moʻoni. ʻOku ʻikai ko eni ia ʻa e poto ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei ʻolunga, ka ʻoku taka fakaemamani pe, pea taka fakaʻatamai pe, pea taka fakatevolo.”—Sēmisi 3:14, 15.
ʻI Ho Fāmilí
9. ʻE lava fēfē ʻe he ngaahi hoa malí ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi fuaʻá?
9 Kuo tō ʻa e ngaahi nofo mali lahi koeʻuhi ko e fuaʻa taʻetotonú. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha anga-ʻofa ia ʻa hono fakahaaʻi ʻo ha taʻefalala ki ha hoa mali. (1 Kolinito 13:7) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻe hoko nai ʻa e hoa mali ia ʻe tahá ʻo ongonoa ki he ngaahi ongoʻi mei he tafaʻaki ʻa e hoa mali ʻe tahá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe fuaʻa nai ha uaifi koeʻuhi ko e tokanga ʻoku fai ʻe hono husepānití ki ha taha kehe ʻi he kakai fefiné. Pe ʻe hoko ʻo fuaʻa nai ha husepāniti koeʻuhi ko e taimi kotoa ko ia ʻoku fakamoleki ʻe hono uaifí ʻi hono tokangaʻi ha kāinga masiva. ʻI he māluʻia he ngaahi ongoʻi peheé, ʻoku fakalongolongo nai ai ʻa e ngaahi hoa malí pea fakahaaʻi ʻenau ongoʻi feifeitamakí ʻi ha ngaahi founga ʻoku toe fakalahi ai ʻa e palopalemá. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ha hoa mali fuaʻa ke fetuʻutaki pea hoko ʻo faitotonu fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngaahi ongó. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he hoa mali ʻe tahá ke ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e mahino pea mo fai hano fakapapauʻi ʻo ʻene ʻofá. (ʻEfesō 5:28, 29) ʻE fiemaʻu fakatouʻosi nai kinaua ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi fuaʻá ʻaki ʻa e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻokú ne fakatupunga iá. ʻE fiemaʻu nai ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ki ha ʻovasia Kalisitiane ke tokoniʻi ʻa hono uaifí ke ne mahinoʻi ʻokú ne fai fakangatangata pē, ʻa e tokanga ʻi he founga totonu ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e kakai fefiné koeʻuhi ke fakahoko ʻa hono fatongia ko ha tauhi-sipi ʻo e tākanga ʻa e ʻOtuá. (ʻAisea 32:2) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ki ha tokotaha mātuʻa ke tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa teitei ʻomi ha faʻahinga ʻuhinga lelei pē ke fakatupunga ai ʻa e fuaʻá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ki heni ʻa e mafamafatatau, ʻi hono fakapapauʻi ʻokú ne fakamoleki ʻa e taimi ʻi hono ʻai ke mālohi ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻo ʻene nofo malí tonu.—1 Tīmote 3:5; 5:1, 2.
10. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tokoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻa ʻenau fānaú ke fekuki mo e ngaahi ongoʻi meheká?
10 Kuo pau foki ke toe tokoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻa ʻenau fānaú ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau meheká. ʻOku faʻa kau ʻa e fānaú ʻi he fanga kiʻi makuku ʻa ia ʻoku iku ki he fuhu. Ko e tupuʻanga tefitó ʻi he taimi lahi ko e meheká. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai tatau ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e kiʻi tama taki taha, ʻoku ʻikai ai lava ke fai tatau pē ki he fānaú. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mahinoʻi ʻe he fānaú ko kinautolu taki taha ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ange kehekehe mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻikai loko lelei. Kapau ʻoku faʻa fakalototoʻaʻi maʻu pē ha kiʻi tama ke fai ke lelei ʻo hangē ko e kiʻi tama kehé, ʻe fakatupu nai ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e meheka ʻi he taha, pea mo e loto-mahikihiki ʻi he taha. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ki he ngaahi mātuʻá ke nau fakapapauʻi ʻa e laka ki muʻa ʻa ʻenau fānaú ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau ki he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai ko hono fakafeʻauʻauhi kinautolu. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “ʻOua naʻa tau hiki ki he fieongoongo, ʻo fepolepolei mo femehekaʻaki.” ʻI hono kehé, “ke taki taha sivi ʻene ngaue aʻana; pea te ne toki fakafuofuaʻaki ia pe hono polepoleʻanga, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ha taha kehe.” (Kalētia 5:26; 6:4) Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ke tokoniʻi ʻenau fānaú ʻaki hano fai ʻo ha ako Tohitapu tuʻumaʻu, ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei pea mo e kovi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.—2 Tīmote 3:15.
Ngaahi Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo Hono Puleʻi ʻo e Meheká
11. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Mōsese ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ia ʻi hono fakaleleiʻi ʻo e meheká?
11 ʻI he ʻikai tatau mo e kau taki fiemaʻu mafai ʻo e māmani ko ʻení, “ko e tangata ko Mosese naʻe anga kātaki ʻaupito, ʻo hulu atu ʻi he tangata kotoa naʻe ʻi he funga kelekele.” (Nōmipa 12:3) ʻI he taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa e tuʻunga-taki ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻo fakamafasia kia Mōsese ke ne fua toko tahá, naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ʻa Hono laumālié ke ngāue hifo ki he kau ʻIsileli ʻe toko 70 kehe, ʻo fakaivia kinautolu ke tokoni kia Mōsese. ʻI he taimi naʻe kamata ke ngāue ai ʻo tatau mo e kau palōfitá ʻa e toko ua ʻi he kau tangata ko iá, naʻe ongoʻi ʻe Siōsiua ʻoku toʻo taʻetotonu meia Mōsese ʻa hono tuʻunga-takí ʻe he meʻá ni. Naʻe loto ʻa Siōsiua ke taʻofi ʻa e ongo tangatá, ka naʻe fakamatala ʻa Mōsese ʻi he anga-vaivai: “Oku ke meheka koeuhi ko au? oku amujiaage e au ki he Otua ke kikite ae kakai kotoabe a Jihova, bea ke tuku e Jihova a hono laumalie kiate kinautolu.” (Nōmipa 11:29, PM) ʻIo, naʻe fiefia ʻa Mōsese ʻi he taimi naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi monū ʻo e ngāué. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fiemaʻu ʻi he loto-meheka ha lāngilangi maʻana.
12. Ko e hā naʻá ne ʻai ke malava ʻa Sionatane ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ongoʻi meheká
12 Ko ha fakatātā lelei ki he anga ʻo hono ikunaʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa e malava ko ia ke ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi meheká naʻe ʻomai ia ʻe Sionatane, ko e foha ʻo e tuʻi ʻIsileli ko Saulá. Ko Sionatane naʻe hoko ʻi he fakahokohoko ko ia ke maʻu ʻa e taloni ʻo ʻene tamaí, ka naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ia ʻa Tēvita, ko e foha ʻo Sesé, ke hoko ia ko e tuʻi hono hokó. Ko e tokolahi ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo Sionatané ʻe hoko ʻo nau meheka kia Tēvita, ʻo sio fakavahavahaʻa kiate ia. Kae kehe, naʻe hanga ʻe he ʻofa ʻa Sionatane kia Tēvitá ʻo taʻofi ʻa hono puleʻi ia ʻe ha faʻahinga ongo pehē. ʻI he ʻiloʻi ko ia ʻa e pekia ʻa Sionatané, naʻe lava ai ʻa Tēvita ke ne pehē: “Hoto napaʻa koeʻuhi ko koe, ʻala Sionatane: Ko hoʻo angalelei kiate au ko e meʻa kehe! Fakaofo hoʻo ʻofa kiate au, ʻo hulu ʻi haʻa fefine.”—2 Sāmiuela 1:26.
Ko e Ongo Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Tuʻu-ki-Muʻa Tahá
13. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻo e fuaʻá ko hai ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei tahá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
13 Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha ʻi ha taha kuó ne puleʻi ʻo aʻu ki he fuaʻa totonú. ʻOkú ne mapuleʻi lelei ʻa hono tauhi ʻa e ngaahi ongo peheé. ʻOku fehoanaki maʻu pē ha faʻahinga fakaeʻa mālohi pē ʻo e fuaʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e ʻofá, fakamaau totonú, mo e poto ʻo e ʻOtuá.—ʻAisea 42:13, 14.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻo kehe ia meia Sētané?
14 Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa hono ua ʻo e tokotaha ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e puleʻi ʻo e meheká ko e ʻAlo pele ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. “Neongo ʻene ʻafio ʻi he anga ʻo e ʻOtua,” ko Sīsuú “naʻe ʻikai te ne lau ʻene tatau mo e ʻOtuá ko e meʻa ke haʻaki puke ki ai.” (Filipai 2:6) Ko ha faikehekehe lahi ē mo e ʻalunga naʻe fou ai ʻa e ʻāngelo fie māʻolunga ko ia naʻe hoko ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló! Hangē ko e “tuʻi o Babilone,” naʻe holi loto-meheka ʻa Sētane ke “tatau mo ia oku maoluga taha be” ʻaki ʻene fokotuʻu hake ʻe ia ia ko ha ʻotua fakavahavahaʻa ʻo fakafepaki kia Sihova. (ʻAisea 14:4, 14, PM; 2 Kolinito 4:4) Naʻe aʻu ʻo feinga ʻa Sētane ke ʻai ʻa Sīsū ke “fakatomapeʻe ʻo lotu” kiate ia. (Mātiu 4:9) Ka naʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha meʻa ke leʻei ʻa Sīsū mei hono ʻalunga anga-vaivai ʻo e anganofo ki he tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová. ʻI he kehe meia Sētané, ko Sīsū ia “naa ne fakamajivejivai eia ia o ne too kiate ia ae tatau moe tamaioeiki, bea fanauʻi ia i he tatau oe tagata: Bea kuo ilo ia i he tatau oe tagata, naa ne fakamoulaloaʻi ia, bea talagofua ki he mate, io, ae mate i he akau.” Naʻe pouaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e totonu ʻo e pule ʻa ʻene Tamaí, ʻi hono liʻaki fakaʻaufuli ʻa e ʻalunga loto-mahikihiki mo meheka ʻa e Tēvoló. Pea ʻi he anga-tonu ʻa Sīsuú, “kuo hakeakiʻi ai ia e he Otua o lahi aubito, o ne foaki kiate ia ae huafa oku maoluga taha be i he higoa kotoabe: Koeuhi ke tuulutui ki he huafa ʻo Jisu ae tui oia kotoabe oku i he lagi mo mamani, moe lalo mamani; Bea ke fakaha e he elelo kotoabe koe Eiki a Jisu Kalaisi, ke ogoogo lelei ai ae Otua koe Tamai.”—Filipai 2:7-11, PM.
Ko Hono Puleʻi Hoʻo Meheká
15. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke tau tokanga ke taʻotaʻofi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi meheká?
15 ʻI he ʻikai ke tatau mo e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisí, ʻoku taʻehaohaoa ʻa e kau Kalisitiané. ʻI he tuʻunga angahalaʻiá, ʻoku nau fai nai ai ha tōʻonga meheka angahalaʻia ʻi ha ngaahi taimi. Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ʻa e meheká ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke fakaangaʻi ha kaungā-tui ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha fehālaaki iiki pe fakakaukauloto atu ʻoku hala, ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻa ʻetau fakalaulauloto ʻi he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ko ʻení: “ʻOua te ke maʻoniʻoni fau; pea ʻoua naʻa hulu hoʻo fakapotopoto: Koeʻumaʻa hoʻo hoko ko e koto maumau?”—Koheleti 7:16.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e fakahinohino lelei ki he fuaʻá naʻe ʻomai ʻi ha tatau ʻi he kuo hilí ʻo e makasini ko ʻení?
16 ʻI he Watch Tower ʻo Maʻasi 15, 1911, naʻe fakatokanga ai ʻi he tuʻunga-lea ʻo kau ki he fuaʻá: “Lolotonga ʻoku totonu ke tau mātuʻaki faivelenga, ʻo mātuʻaki fuaʻa ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻEikí, ka kuo pau ke tau mātuʻaki fakapapauʻi ko e vaivaiʻanga ʻo ha taha Kalisitiane, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa fakafoʻituitui pē ia ʻaʻana; pea ʻoku totonu foki ke tau fakakaukau atu pe ko kitautolú ko e kau ‘ʻohonoa’ pe ʻikai. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu foki ke tau fakakaukau pe ko ha meʻa totonu ia ke ngāue ki ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá pea ʻoku totonu nai pe ʻikai ko hatau fatongia ia ke ʻalu ki he kau mātuʻá. ʻOku totonu kiate kitautolu hono kotoa ke tau maʻu ha fuaʻa lahi ki he taumuʻa pea mo e ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí, ka ke tau mātuʻaki tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ko e fuaʻa kona ia . . . ʻi hono toe fakalea kehé, ʻoku totonu ke tau mātuʻaki fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ko e meheka ki he tokotaha kehé, ka ko e fuaʻa maʻá e tokotaha kehé, ki heʻene ngaahi manakó pea mo e lelei tahá maʻana.”—1 Pita 4:15.
17. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tōʻonga angahalaʻia ʻo e meheká?
17 ʻI hotau tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku malava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he loto-mahikihikí, meheká, pea mo e fakafekākeʻí? Ko e fakaleleiʻangá ʻoku tupu ia mei hano fakaʻatā ke ʻi ai ha tafe tauʻatāina mai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá ki heʻetau moʻuí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lotu ʻo kole ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ki ha tokoni ʻi hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻa hono ngaahi fua leleí. (Luke 11:13) ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, ʻa ia ʻoku kamata ʻaki ʻa e lotu pea ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e laumālié pea mo e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ako ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻa ia naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá. (2 Tīmote 3:16) Pea ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau kau ʻi he ngāue ko hono malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻaki ʻa e mālohi ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová. (Ngāue 1:8) ʻI hono tokoniʻi ʻa e kaungā-Kalisitiane ʻa ia ne lōmekina ʻe ha ngaahi kovi naʻe hokosiá ko e toe founga ia ʻe taha ʻo e anganofo ki he tākiekina lelei ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. (ʻAisea 57:15; 1 Sione 3:15-17) ʻI hono fakahoko faivelenga ʻa e ngaahi fatongia faka-Kalisitiané kotoa ʻe tokoni ia ke maluʻi ai kitautolu mei he ngaahi tōʻonga angahalaʻia ʻo e meheká, he ʻoku pehē ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Mou fou ʻi he Laumalie, pea ʻe ʻikai ai te mou momoʻi fakaai ʻa e holi ʻa Kakano.”—Kalētia 5:16.
18. Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai ai ke tau fāinga maʻu ai pē mo e ongoʻi taʻetotonu ʻo e meheká?
18 ʻOku fika ʻuluaki ʻa e ʻofá ʻi he fakahokohoko ʻo e ngaahi fua ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Kalētia 5:22, 23) ʻI hono ngāueʻi ʻo e ʻofá ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke mapuleʻi ʻi he taimí ni ʻa ʻetau ngaahi hehema angahalaʻiá. Kae fēfē ʻa e kahaʻú? ʻOku maʻu ʻe he laui miliona ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he moʻui ʻi he māmani Palataisi ka hoko maí, ʻa ia ʻoku lava ai ke nau fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki hano fokotuʻu ki he tuʻunga haohaoa fakaetangatá. ʻI he māmani foʻou ko iá, ʻe ikuna ai ʻa e ʻofá pea ʻe ʻikai ke toe hehema ha taha ki he ngaahi ongoʻi taʻetotonu ʻo e meheká, koeʻuhi “naʻa mo ia, ʻa Natula, ʻe faifai pea fakaʻataʻatā mei heʻene popula ki he ʻauha, kae fakahoko ia ki he tauʻataina fakalangi ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua.”—Loma 8:21.
Ngaahi Poini ki he Fakalaulauloto
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ke tokoni ʻi hono fakafepakiʻi ʻo e meheká?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke veuki ʻe he meheká ʻa e melino ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke akoʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú ke fekuki mo e meheká?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tōʻonga angahalaʻia ʻo e meheká?
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ʻOua ʻe tuku ʻa e meheká ke ne veuki ʻa e melino ʻa e fakatahaʻangá
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ʻOku malava ke akoʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú ke fekuki mo e ngaahi ongoʻi meheká