Fanongonongo Lototoʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová!
“Naʻa ne talitali angaʻofa kotoa ʻa kinautolu naʻe haʻu kiate iá, ʻo ne malangaʻi ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu.”—NGĀUE 28:30, 31, “NW.”
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e poupou fakaʻotua naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, pea ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻá ne fokotuʻú?
KO SIHOVA ʻokú ne poupouʻi maʻu pē ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau fanongonongo ʻa e Puleʻangá. Hono ʻikai moʻoni ʻeni ʻo kau ki he ʻapositolo ko Paulá! Naʻá ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau pulé, kātekina ʻa e fuʻu kakai naʻa nau ʻohofia iá, pea mo fanongonongo lototoʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová ʻaki ʻa e poupou fakaʻotua.
2 Naʻa mo e taimi naʻá ne kei nofo pōpula ai ʻi Lomá, ko Paula naʻá ne “talitali angaʻofa kotoa ʻa kinautolu naʻe haʻu kiate iá, ʻo ne malangaʻi ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu.” (Ngāue 28:30, 31, NW) Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní! Te tau malava ʻo ako ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi mei he ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Paula ʻoku fakamatala ʻe Luke ʻi he ngaahi vahe fakaʻosi ʻo e tohi Ngāue ʻi he Tohitapú.—20:1–28:31.
ʻOku Langa Hake ʻa e Kaungā-Tui
3. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi Taloasí, pea ko e hā hono hoatatau ki hotau ʻaho ní?
3 ʻI he fakaʻau hifo ʻa e fakamaveuveu naʻe hoko ʻi ʻEfesoó, naʻe hoko atu ʻe Paula ʻene fononga fakamisinale hono tolú. (20:1-12) Kaekehe, ʻi heʻene teu ke folau ki Sīliá, naʻá ne ʻilo kuo alēlea fakafufū ʻa e kakai Siú ha meʻa kiate ia. Koeʻuhi ko ʻenau fakaangaanga nai ke heka fakataha mo ia ʻi he vaka tatau pea tāmateʻi ʻa Paulá, naʻá ne ʻalu leva ia ʻo fou atu ʻi Masitōnia. ʻI Taloasi, naʻe nofo ai ʻi ha uike ʻe taha ke langa hake ʻa e kaungā-tuí ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai he taimí ni ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí he lotolotonga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻI he pō ko ia ki muʻa peá ne mavahe atú, naʻe fakafuoloa ʻe Paula ʻene malangá ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻuapō. Naʻe hekeheka ʻa ʻUtiko ʻi he kātupá pea ngalingali naʻá ne fuʻu helaʻia mei he ngaahi ngāue ʻo e ʻahó. ʻI he lolotonga ʻo ʻene kei mohé naʻá ne tō ai mei he fungavaka hono tolú, ʻo ne mate ka naʻe fakamoʻui ia ʻe Paula. Ko ha meʻa fakatupu fiefia ē! Fakakaukau atu, ki he fiefia ʻe hoko ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e faʻahinga ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ka hoko maí.—Sione 5:28, 29.
4. Fekauʻaki mo e ngāue fakamalangá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe Paula ki he kau mātuʻa mei ʻEfesoó?
4 Lolotonga ʻene fononga ki Selusalemá, naʻe fetaulaki ai ʻa Paula mo e kau mātuʻa mei ʻEfesoó ʻi Mileto. (20:13-21) Naʻá ne fakamanatu kiate kinautolu kuó ne akoʻi kinautolu mei he “fale-ki-he-fale” pea kuó ne “talatalatonu [fakaʻaufuli, NW] ki he Siu mo e Kalisi fakatouʻosi ʻa e fakatomala ʻo tafoki ki he ʻOtua, mo e tui pikitai ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū.” Ko kinautolu kuo toki hoko ko e kau mātuʻá kuo nau fakatomala, pea nau maʻu ʻa e tuí. Kuo akoʻi foki kinautolu ʻe he ʻapositoló ke nau fanongonongo lototoʻa ʻa e Puleʻangá ki he kau taʻetuí ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻi he fale-ki-he-falé ʻo hangē pē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ní.
5. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Paula ʻo alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e tataki fakafou mai ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoní? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ki he kau mātuʻá ʻa e akonaki ke nau ‘tokanga ki he tākanga kotoa’?
5 Naʻe alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Paula ʻi hono tali lelei ʻa e tataki fakafou mai ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá. (20:22-30) ʻI hono ‘noʻotekina ʻi he laumālie,’ pe ko e ongoʻi ko hono moʻua ke muimui ʻi heʻene tatakí, ne ʻalu ʻa e ʻapositoló ki Selusalema, neongo ʻoku tali mei ai ʻa e haʻi mo e ngaahi fakatanga kiate ia. Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga kiate ia ʻa e moʻuí, ka ko e tauhi angatonu ki he ʻOtuá ko e meʻa mahuʻinga lahi taha ia kiate iá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku totonu ke pehē foki kiate kitautolu. Naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa Paula ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau ‘tokanga ki he tākanga kotoa, ʻa ia ʻi honau lotolotongá naʻe fakanofo kinautolu ki ai ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ko e kau ʻovasia.’ Pea ʻi he hili ʻene “ʻalu” (ngalingali ko ʻene maté), ko e “fanga ulofi anga malohi ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai te nau mamae ki he fanga sipi.” Ko e kau tangata pehé ni ʻe tupu hake ia mei he lotolotonga ʻo e kau mātuʻá tonu pē, pea ko e kau ākonga ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu ʻiloʻiló te nau tali ʻenau akonaki fehalaakí.—2 Tesalonaika 2:6.
6. (a) Ko e hā naʻe malava ai ʻa Paula ke ne tuku fakapapau ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he ʻOtuá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e muimui ʻa Paula ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni ko ia ʻi he Ngāue 20:35?
6 Naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau tokanga fakalaūmalie ki hono fakafepakiʻi ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní. (20:31-38) Naʻe ʻosi akoʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻapositoló ʻo kau ki he Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa Sīsū ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai hono mālohi ke fakamaʻa pea malava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau maʻu ʻa e Puleʻanga fakahēvaní, “ʻa e tofiʻa ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai kotoa pē kuo fakahaohaoa.” ʻI heʻene ngāue ke tokonaki kiate ia mo hono kau kaungā-ngāué, naʻe fakalotolahiʻi foki ʻe Paula ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau hoko ko e kau ngāue mālohi. (Ngāue 18:1-3; 1 Tesalonaika 2:9) Kapau te tau muia ke fou ʻi ha ʻalunga meimei tatau mo tokoniʻi ha niʻihi kehe ke nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá, ʻe toki houngaʻia kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū: ‘ʻE monuʻia [fiefia, NW] lahi ange ʻi he foaki atu, ʻi he maʻu ʻa e foaki mai.’ Ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e leá ni ʻoku hā ia ʻi he ngaahi tohi Kōsipelí ka ko Paula pē ʻokú ne lave ki ai, ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu nai ia mei hano tala ange ki ai pe ko e fakamānavaʻi. Te tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻo kapau te te feilaulauʻi kita ʻo tatau pē mo ia naʻe fai ʻe Paulá. Naʻe fuʻu hulu atu ʻene foaki atu ʻe ia iá, ko ia ʻi heʻene mavahé naʻe loto-mamahi lahi ʻa e kau mātuʻa mei ʻEfesoó!
Tuku ke Hoko ʻa e Finangalo ʻo Sihová
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fokotuʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he ʻulutukua ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻI he fakaʻau ke ʻosi ʻa e fononga fakamisinale hono tolu ʻa Paulá (c. 56 T.S.), naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he ʻulutukua ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (21:1-14) ʻI Sesalea naʻá ne nofo ai mo hono kaungā-ngāué mo Filipe, ʻa ia ko hono ngaahi ʻofefine tāupoʻou ʻe toko fā naʻa nau “kikite,” ʻo nau tala ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hokó ʻi he tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻI aí ko e palōfita Kalisitiane ko Akapusi naʻá ne haʻiʻaki hono ongo nimá mo hono ongo vaʻé ʻaki ʻa e noʻo ʻo Paulá pea ueʻi ia ʻe he laumālié ke ne lea ʻo pehē ʻe haʻi ʻe he kakai Siú ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona ʻa e noʻó ʻi Selusalema pea ʻave ia ki he nima ʻo e kau Senitailé. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “He kuo ʻosi ʻeku teu, ʻo ʻikai ki he haʻisia pe, ka ki he mate tamateʻi foki ʻi Selusalema, koeʻuhi ko e huafa ʻo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū.” Naʻe ʻulutukua ʻa e kau ākongá pea nau pehē: “Ke fai pē ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻEiki [Sihova, NW].”
8. Kapau ʻe faingataʻa ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi kiate kitautolu ke tali lelei ha akonaki lelei, ko e hā nai ʻa e meʻa ke tau manatuʻí?
8 Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi Selusalemá ʻa e meʻa ne fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Senitailé ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene ngāue fakamalangá. (21:15-26) Kapau ʻe ʻi ai ha taimi ʻe faingataʻa ke tau tali lelei ha akonaki lelei, ke tau manatu pē ki he anga hono tali ia ʻe Paulá. Ke fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe ʻikai te ne akoʻi ʻa e kau Siu ʻoku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fonua Senitailé “ke nau hiki mei he Lao ʻa Mōsese,” naʻá ne tokangaʻi ʻa e akonaki ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke fai haʻane fakamaʻa fakaouau peá ne totongi ʻe ia ʻa e fakamolé kiate ia pea mo e kau tangata ʻe toko fā kehe. Neongo naʻe toʻo atu ʻa e Laó ʻi he pekia ʻa Sīsuú, ka naʻe ʻikai ke fai ha hala ʻe Paula ʻi heʻene fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tukumoʻuí.—Loma 7:12-14.
Naʻe ʻOhofia kae Taʻemanavahē
9. Fekauʻaki mo e ʻohofia tokolahi fakamālohí, ko e hā hono hoatatau ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Paulá mo ia ʻoku hoko ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ní?
9 Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová kuo nau faʻa tauhi ʻenau angatonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he fehangahangai mo hano ʻohofia tokolahi fakamālohi. (Ko e fakatātā, sio ki he 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, peesi 180-90.) Ko e kakai Siu mei ʻĒsia Minu naʻa nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa hono ʻohofi ʻo Paulá. (21:27-40) ʻI heʻenau sio kia Talofima mei ʻEfesoó fakataha mo iá, naʻa nau tukuakiʻi hala ʻo pehē kuo fakaʻuliʻi ʻe he ʻapositoló ʻa e temipalé ʻi heʻene ʻave ʻa e kakai Kalisí ki aí. Naʻe teu ke tāmateʻi ʻa Paula ka naʻe lōmia ʻa e fakamaveuveú ʻe he ʻeikitau Loma ko Kaloti Lisia mo ʻene kau tangatá! Hangē pē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻí (ka naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he kakai Siú), naʻe hanga ʻe Lisia ʻo haʻi seini ʻa Paula. (Ngāue 21:11) Naʻe teu ke ʻave ʻa e ʻapositoló ki he fale ʻo e kau sōtiá ʻoku fehokotaki mo e lotoʻā ʻo e temipalé pea toki ʻilo ʻe Lisia ko Paula ʻoku ʻikai ko e tokotaha fakatupu-angatuʻu ka ko e Siu ʻa ia ʻoku fakangofua ke hū ki he feituʻu ʻo e temipalé. ʻI he maʻu ʻa e fakangofua ke ne leá, naʻe lea ʻa Paula ki he kakaí ʻi he lea faka-Hepelū.
10. Naʻe fēfē hono tali ʻe he kakai Siú ʻa e malanga ʻa Paula ʻi Selusalemá, pea ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke kauʻimaeaʻi ai iá?
10 Naʻe fai ʻe Paula ʻa e fakamoʻoni lototoʻa. (22:1-30) Naʻá ne hanga ʻo fakahaaʻi ko e Siu ia naʻe akoʻi ʻe he tangata naʻe ʻapasiaʻi ko Kamelieli. Naʻe fakamatala ʻe he ʻapositoló ʻo pehē lolotonga ʻene fononga ki Tāmasikusi ke fakatangaʻi ʻa e kau muimui ʻa e ʻAlungá naʻe fakakuihi ia ʻi heʻene sio kia Sīsū Kalaisi kuo lāngilangiʻia, ka naʻe fakaʻā ia ʻe ʻĀnanaia ke ne malava ʻo toe mamata. Ki mui mai ai naʻe tala ʻe he ʻEikí kia Paula: “ʻAlu pe: he ko au te u tuku atu koe ke ʻalu ki he mamaʻo, ke fai ʻeku fekau ki he Senitaile.” Ko e ngaahi lea ko ení naʻe hangē ha kalofiama naʻe tō ki ha vaotātā. Naʻe kaikaila ʻa e fuʻu kakaí ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai ke feʻunga ʻa Paula ke toe moʻui, ʻo nau tupeʻi honau ngaahi kofú pea laku mo e efú ki he ʻeá ʻi heʻenau ʻitá. Ko ia naʻe hanga ʻe Lisia ʻo ʻave ʻa Paula ki he fale ʻo e kau sōtiá ke fai hono kauʻimaea ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku fakafepakiʻi ai ia ʻe he kau Siú. Ko e kauʻimaeá (ʻoku faiʻaki ʻa e lauʻi leta lōloa kuo ʻosi fakapona pe fakamaʻu ai ha ngaahi kongokonga ukamea pe ngaahi kongokonga hui) naʻe taʻofi ia ʻi hono ʻeke ange ʻe Paula: ‘ʻOku ngofua koā ke mou kauʻimaea ha tangata Loma?’ ʻI hono ʻilo ko Paula ko e tangataʻifonua Lomá, naʻe ilifia ʻa Lisia peá ne ʻave ia ki he ʻao ʻo e Sanetalimí ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku tukuakiʻi ai ia ʻe he kau Siú.
11. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ko ha Fālesi ai ʻa Paula?
11 ʻI he kamata ke fai ʻe Paula hono taukapoʻi ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Sanetalimí ʻaki ʻene lea ʻo pehē ʻoku “ʻataʻatā ʻaupito hoku konisenisi; . . . ki he ʻOtua,” naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he Taulaʻeiki Lahi ko ʻĀnanaiá ke taaʻi ia. (23:1-10) Pea lea ʻa Paula ʻo pehē “ʻA e ʻā vali hina, ʻe tāʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtua.” “ʻOku pehē koā hoʻo ngaohi ʻa e Taulaʻeiki-lahi?” ko e ʻeke ia ʻe ha faʻahinga ʻe niʻihi. Koeʻuhi ko e kovi ʻene mamatá, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo nai ʻe Paula ko ʻĀnanaia. Ka ʻi heʻene fakatokangaʻi ʻoku kau ki he fakatahá ʻa e kau Fālesi mo e kau Sātusi, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: ‘Ko au ko e Fālesi, kuo fakamaauʻi ʻi he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻu ʻa e mate.’ Naʻe fakamāvaeʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e Sanetalimí, he ko e kau Fālesí naʻa nau tui ki he toetuʻú ka ko e kau Sātusí naʻe ʻikai te nau tui pehē. Naʻe tupu hake ʻa e fuʻu fetauʻaki-lea lahi pea naʻe pau ke hanga ai ʻe Lisia ʻo fakahaofi ʻa e ʻapositoló.
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē ne hao ai ʻa Paula mei he fefonotaki naʻe fai ki heʻene moʻuí ʻi Selusalemá?
12 Pea hoko ʻo hao ai ʻa Paula mei he fefonotaki naʻe fai ki heʻene moʻuí. (23:11-35) Ne fuakava ʻa e kau Siu ʻe toko fāngofulu ʻe ʻikai te nau toe kai pe toe inu kaeʻoua kuo nau tāmateʻi ia. Ko e ʻilamutu ʻo Paula naʻá ne fakahā ʻa e meʻá ni kiate ia pea kia Lisia. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e leʻohi fakakautaú, naʻe ʻave ʻa e ʻapositoló ki he Kōvana ko ʻAnitonio Filike ʻi Sesalia, ko e kolomuʻa fakaepule faka-Loma ʻo Siuteá. ʻI he ʻosi talaʻofa kia Paula ʻe toe ʻi ai ha faingamālie ke ne fai fakamatala ʻo kau ki he meʻa naʻe hoko kiate iá, naʻe tuku leʻohi ʻe Filike ʻa Paula ʻi he palasi ʻo Hēlota ko e Lahí, ko e ʻuluʻi ʻapitanga ia ʻo e kōvaná.
Lototoʻa ʻi he ʻAo ʻo e Kau Pulé
13. Naʻe fai fakamoʻoni ʻa Paula kia Filike ʻo fekauʻaki mo e hā, pea ko e hā hono olá?
13 Naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositoló hono taukapoʻi ia mei he ngaahi tukuakiʻi halá peá ne fai ha fakamoʻoni lototoʻa kia Filike. (24:1-27) ʻI he ʻao ʻo e kau Siu naʻa nau tukuakiʻi iá, naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e fuʻu kakaí. Naʻá ne pehē ʻokú ne tui ki he ngaahi meʻa kuo fokotuʻu ʻi he Laó mo e Tohi Palōfitá peá ne ʻamanaki ki ha “toetuʻu ʻa e angatonu mo e angahala fakatouʻosi.” Naʻe fononga ʻa Paula ki Selusalema mo e “ngaahi meʻaʻofa [manavaʻofa, NW]” (ko e tokoni ki he kau muimui ʻo Sīsū ʻa ia kuo iku nai ʻo nau masiva koeʻuhi ko e fakatangá) pea kuó ne fakamaʻa fakaeouau. Neongo naʻe toloi ʻe Filike ʻa e fakamaaú, ka ki mui mai naʻe malanga ʻa Paula kiate ia mo hono uaifi ko Telusilá (ko e ʻofefine ʻo Hēlota ʻAkilipa I) ʻo fekauʻaki mo Kalaisi, mo e angatonu, puleʻi kita pea mo e fakamaau ka hoko maí. ʻI he manavahē ʻa Filike ʻi he lea peheé, naʻá ne tukuange ʻa Paula. Kaekehe, hili iá, naʻá ne faʻa fekau ke haʻu ʻa e ʻapositoló, ko ʻene ʻamanaki ke ne maʻu ha totongi fufū ka naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ia. Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Filike naʻe tonuhia ʻa Paula ka naʻá ne kei tuku pē ke haʻi ʻi heʻene ʻamanaki ke manakoa ia ʻe he kakai Siú. Hili ʻa e taʻu ʻe ua, naʻe fetongi ʻa Filike ʻe Posio Fesito.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e tokonaki fakalao naʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe Paula ʻiate ia ʻi heʻene hā ʻi he ʻao ʻo Fesitó, pea ko e hā hono hoatatau ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻi he meʻá ni?
14 Naʻe toe fai ʻe Paula ʻa e fakamatala lototoʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo Fesitó. (25:1-12) Kapau naʻe taau ke mate ʻa e ʻapositoló ʻe ʻikai te ne fakafisinga ai, ka heʻikai malava ʻe ha taha ke ʻoatu ia ki he kakai Siú ko ha meʻaʻofa. “Te u unga [tangi, NW] au kia Sisa” ko e lea ia ʻa Paulá, ʻo ne fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e totonu ko e tangataʻifonua Loma ke fakamaauʻi ia ʻi Loma (ʻi he taimi ko é ʻi he ʻao ʻo Neló). ʻI he tali ʻene tangí, ʻe fai ʻe Paula ‘ha fakamoʻoni ʻi Loma,’ ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻí. (Ngāue 23:11) ʻOku toe fakaʻaongaʻi foki ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki ke nau ‘taukapoʻi mo fokotuʻu fakalao ʻa e ongoongo lelei.’—Filipai 1:7.
15. (a) Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e kikite fē ʻi he taimi naʻe tuku ai ʻa Paula ki he ʻao ʻo Tuʻi ʻAkilipa mo Sisá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ‘ʻakahi ʻe Saula ʻa e meʻa masilá’?
15 Ko Tuʻi Hēlota Akilipa II ʻo e feituʻu fakatokelau ʻo Siuteá mo hono tuofefine ko Pelenaisé (ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻena fetuʻutakiʻanga angahala fakamalaʻia) naʻá na fanongo kia Paula ʻi heʻena ʻaʻahi mai kia Fesito ʻi Sesaliá. (25:13–26:23) ʻI he fai fakamoʻoni kia ʻAkilipa mo Sisá, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Paula ʻa e kikite naʻe pehē te ne fuesia ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻEikí ki he ngaahi tuʻí. (Ngāue 9:15) ʻI he tala ange kia ʻAkilipa ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he hala ki Tāmasikusí, naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻa naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku faingataʻa hoʻo ʻakahi ʻa e meʻa masila.” Hangē pē ha pulu anga-fefeka ʻokú ne lavea ʻi hono talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi hokaʻi ʻaki ʻa e meʻa masilá, naʻe lavea ʻa Saula ʻiate ia ʻi heʻene fepaki mo e kau muimui ʻo Sīsū ʻa ia naʻe poupouʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Fesito mo ʻAkilipa ʻi he fakamatala ʻa Paulá?
16 Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Fesito mo ʻAkilipá? (26:24-32) ʻI he taʻemalava ke mahino kiate ia ʻa e toetuʻú pea ʻohovale ʻi he tuipau ʻa Paulá, naʻe lea ʻa Fesito ʻo pehē: “Ko e ʻatunga ē ʻo hoʻo faʻa lau tohi ʻoku ke fakaaʻau ke faha.” Pehē pē, ʻoku faʻa tukuakiʻi ʻe he faʻahinga ʻe niʻihi ʻo pehē ʻoku faha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, neongo ʻoku nau hangē ko Paulá ʻi hono “puʻaki ko e ngaahi tala ʻa e moʻoni mo e fakapotopoto.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAkilipa, “ʻi ha taimi siʻi pē te ke fakalotoʻi au ke u hoko ko e Kalisitiane,” pea naʻá ne fakangata ai ʻa e faingamālie ke ne fai fakamatala ka naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe malava ke tukuange ʻa Paula ʻo kapau naʻe ʻikai te ne tangi kia Sisa.
Ngaahi Tuʻutāmaki ʻi Tahi
17. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutāmaki naʻe hoko ʻi tahi lolotonga ʻa e fononga ʻa Paula ki Lomá?
17 Ko e fononga ki Lomá naʻe ala lavea ai ʻa Paula ʻi he ngaahi “tuʻutamaki ʻi tahi.” (2 Kolinitō 11:24-27) Ko e ʻofisa fakakautau naʻe ui ko Siuliasi ko ia naʻe pule ʻi he kau pōpulá ʻi heʻenau folau mei Sesalia ki Lomá. (27:1-26) ʻI he tau honau vaká ki Saitoní, naʻe fakangofua ʻa Paula ke ne ʻaʻahi ki he kau tui aí, ʻa ia naʻa nau fakafoʻou fakalaumālie ia. (Fehoanaki mo 3 Sione 14.) ʻI Maila ʻi ʻĒsia Minú, naʻe fakaheka ai ʻe Siuliasi ʻa e kau pōpulá ki ha vaka uta uite ko ʻene folau ki ʻĪtali. Neongo ʻa e fuʻu matangi mālohí, naʻa nau aʻu lelei ki he Taulanga Leleí, ofi ki he kolo Keliti ko Lasea. Hili ʻenau mavahe mei ai lolotonga ʻa e folau atu ki Finisí, naʻe angi ha matangi tokelau-hahake mālohi ʻo ne maʻu ʻa e vaká. ʻI he manavahē naʻa toka ʻa e vaká ʻi Sitelá (ngaahi ʻoneʻone holo) ʻoku tuʻu ofi ki ʻAfilika tokelaú, naʻe tuku hifo ʻe he kau kauvaká ʻa e ‘nāunau ʻo e vaká,’ mahalo ko e ngaahi laá mo e ngaahi fanaá. Naʻe haʻiʻaki ʻa e maea ʻa e sino ʻo e vaká koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe movete ʻa e ngaahi hokoʻanga ʻo e vaká. Pea ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó naʻe kei matangia, pea naʻa nau fakamaʻamaʻa ʻa e vaká ʻaki hono laku ʻa e utá ki tahi. Ko e ʻaho hono tolú, naʻa nau laku ʻa e nāunau (ngaahi lā mo e ngaahi nāunau talifakí). Pea ʻi he fakaʻau ke mole ʻa e ʻamanakí, naʻe hā ha ʻāngelo kia Paula ʻo ne tala ange kiate ia ke ʻoua ʻe manavahē, he te ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sisá. Ko ha toki fakafiemālie ē ʻi he taimi naʻe lea ai ʻa e ʻapositoló ʻo pehē te nau tūkia kotoa pē ki ʻuta ʻi ha motu!
18. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe faifai atu pē pea hoko kia Paula mo hono kaungā-folaú?
18 Ko ia naʻe hao moʻui kotoa ʻa e kau folaú. (27:27-44) ʻI he tuʻuapō ʻo e ʻaho hono 14, naʻe mahalo ʻe he kau kauvaká ʻoku ofi ha fonua. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ha tukutuku ke fakapapauʻi ʻaki eni, pea tuku hifo ʻa e ngaahi taulá ke nau hao ai mei ha fakatuʻutāmaki mei he ngaahi maká. Koeʻuhi ko e naʻinaʻi ʻa Paulá, naʻe maʻu meʻakai leva ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 276 kotoa. Pea toki fakamaʻamaʻa ʻa e vaká ʻaki ʻenau laku ʻa e uité ki tahi. ʻI he mafoa ʻa e atá, naʻe tuʻusi ʻe he kau kauvaká ʻa e ngaahi taulá, vete mo e haʻi ʻo e ngaahi fohé, pea fusi ʻa e lā muʻa ki he matangí. Naʻe toka ʻa e vaká ʻi ha afua, pea kamata leva ke movete fakaʻaufuli ʻa e taumulí ʻo kongokonga. Ka naʻe hao ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ki ʻuta.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko kia Paula ʻi Melitá, pea ko e hā ʻene meʻa naʻe fai ki he kakai kehe ʻi aí?
19 ʻI heʻenau pīponu mo helaʻiá, ko e kau hao mei he vaka tūkiá ne toki ʻilo kinautolu ʻi Melita, ʻa ia ne fakahā “ko e meʻa kehe ʻa e angalelei” ʻa e kakai ʻo e motú kiate kinautolú. (28:1-16) Kaekehe, ʻi he tānaki mai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi vaʻakau ʻo laku ki he afí, ʻi he māfana ʻa e afí naʻe fakaakeʻi hake ai ʻa e ngata fekai kuo mohe pea naʻe piki ki hono nimá. (He taimí ni ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi ngata kona ʻi Melita, ka ko e “ngata-fekai” fakakona eni.) Naʻe fakakaukau ʻa e kau Melitá ko Paulá ko ha tokotaha fakapō pea ko e “nunuʻa” he ʻikai ke tuku ai ia ke moʻui, ka ʻi he ʻikai te ne tō ki lalo ʻo mate pe pupula ʻo kulokula mei he meʻa ko ia naʻe hokó, naʻa nau pehē ko ha ʻotua ia. Hili iá naʻe fakamoʻui ʻe Paula ʻa e tokolahi, kau ai ʻa e tamai ʻa Popilió, ko e ʻeiki pule ʻo Melitá. Hili ha māhina ʻe tolu, ko Paula, ko Luke mo ʻAlisitako naʻa nau folau ʻi he vaka naʻe tuʻu ai ha ʻīmisi kuo tongi ko e “Ngaahi foha ʻo Siusi (Zeus)” (ko Castor mo Pollux, ko e ongo ʻotua māhanga naʻe pehē ʻokú na saiʻia he kau folau tahí). ʻI he tau mai ki Piuteolaí, naʻe hoko atu ai ʻa Siuliasi mo ia naʻá ne tauhí. Naʻe fakamālō ʻa Paula ki he ʻOtuá peá ne maʻu ai ha lototoʻa ʻi he ōmai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane mei he kolomuʻa ʻo Lomá ke nau feʻiloaki ʻi he fakatauʻanga meʻakai ʻo Apiai mo Faletolu naʻe tuʻu he Hala Apianá. Faifai atu pē, ʻi Loma naʻe fakangofua ʻa Paula ke ne nofo tokotaha pē neongo naʻe tuku pē ha sōtia ʻe taha ke ne leʻohi.
Hanganaki Fanongonongo ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová!
20. ʻI hono nofoʻanga ʻi Lomá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe femoʻuekina ʻa Paula hono faí?
20 ʻI hono nofoʻanga ʻi Lomá, naʻe fanongonongo lototoʻa ai ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová ʻe Paula. (28:17-31) Naʻá ne tala ange ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻo e kau tangata Siú: “Ko e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe Isileli, ko ia ia ʻoku ou kahoa ʻaki ai ʻa e seini ni.” ʻOku kau ki he ʻamanaki ko ení ʻa hono tali ʻa e Mīsaiá, ʻa ia kuo pau foki ke tau loto-lelei ke tau mamahi koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni. (Filipai 1:29) Neongo ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai Siú naʻe ʻikai te nau tui, naʻe tokolahi ʻa e kakai Senitaile mo e toenga ʻa e kau Siu naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga totonu ʻo e lotó. (ʻAisea 6:9, 10) Ko e taʻu ʻe ua (c. 59-61 T.S.) naʻe tali lelei ai ʻe Paula ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu kiate iá, “pea ne malangaʻaki ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻo ne akoʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻo ne mātuʻaki fai mālohi, ʻo ʻikai taʻofia.”
21. ʻI he aʻu ki hono fakaʻosi ʻo ʻene moʻui ʻi he māmaní, ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Paulá?
21 Naʻe ngalingali ko Nelo naʻá ne fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa Paula peá ne tukuange iá. Naʻe toe fakafoʻou leva ʻe he ʻapositoló ʻene ngāué fakataha mo Tīmote mo Taitusi. Kaekehe, naʻe toe tuku pōpula ia ʻi Loma (c. 65 T.S.) pea ngalingali naʻá ne toki mate fakamāʻata ai ʻi he nima ʻo Neló. (2 Tīmote 4:6-8) Ka ʻi he aʻu ki he ngataʻangá, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ko e tokotaha lototoʻa ʻi hono fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻI he laumālie tatau ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ko ení, ʻofa ke hoko kotoa ʻa kinautolu kuo fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá ke nau fanongonongo lototoʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová!
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e akoʻi fakafaifekau naʻe fai ʻe Paula ki he kau mātuʻa mei ʻEfesoó?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fokotuʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi hono ʻai ke ʻulutukua ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá?
◻ Fekauʻaki mo hano ʻohofia tokolahi fakamālohi, ko e hā hono hoatatau ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Paulá mo kinautolu ʻoku hoko ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tokonaki fakalao naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻi heʻene ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kōvana ko Fesitó, pea ko e hā hono hoatatau fakaeonopooní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue naʻe faʻa femoʻuekina ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi hono nofoʻanga ʻi Lomá, ʻo ne fokotuʻu ai ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he hā?