Fakahāhā ʻa e Fakaʻapaʻapa ki he Niʻihi Kehé
“ʻI he fakaʻapaʻapa mou tāimuʻa kimoutolu.”—LOMA 12:10.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau faí ke fakahāhā ai ʻetau fakakaukau fakatōkilaló? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e foʻi lea “fakaʻapaʻapa,” pea ko hai ʻokú ne ʻilo ʻoku faingofua ange ke fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá?
NAʻE fakamamafaʻi ʻe heʻetau kupu ki muʻá ʻa e akonaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Mou noʻo kotoa pē ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau fakatōkilaló ʻiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau ʻafungí, ka ʻokú ne foaki ʻofa maʻataʻatā ki he faʻahinga anga-fakatōkilaló.” (1 Pita 5:5) Ko e founga ʻe taha kiate kitautolu ke tau noʻo ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau fakatōkilaló ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he niʻihi kehé.
2 Ko e foʻi lea “fakaʻapaʻapa” ʻoku faʻa ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he Tohitapú ke fakahā ʻa e tokaʻi, fakamāʻolungaʻi, mo e fakaʻatuʻi ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahāhā ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku tau fakaʻapaʻapa ki he niʻihi kehé ʻaki ʻa e hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa kiate kinautolu, tokaʻi honau tuʻunga ngeiá, fanongo ki heʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú, hoko ʻo mateuteu ke fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi kole ʻuhinga lelei ʻoku fai mai kiate kitautolú. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku fakakaukau fakatōkilaló te nau faʻa ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ke faingataʻa ʻa e meʻá ni. Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku loto-mahikihikí te nau ʻilo nai ʻoku faingataʻa ke fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa moʻoní pea ʻe feinga nai ia ke maʻu ʻa e leleiʻiá mo e ngaahi ʻaongá ʻaki ʻa e fakahekeheke mālualoi.
ʻOku Fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻo e Tangatá
3, 4. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá kia ʻĒpalahamé, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
3 ʻOku fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova tonu ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá. Naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mo e tauʻatāina ke fili pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻai kitautolu ʻo hangē pē ha ngaahi fuʻu lōpotí. (1 Pita 2:16) Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi heʻene tala kia ʻĒpalahame ʻe fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma koeʻuhi ko e mātuʻaki anga-fulikivanu aí, naʻe ʻeke ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “Te ke fakaʻauha ʻa e maʻoniʻoni fakataha mo e angahala? Naʻa ʻoku ʻi ai ha toko nimangofulu maʻoniʻoni ʻi he kolo ko ia: pea te ke fakaʻauha pe, ʻo ʻikai te ke fakamolemole ʻa e feituʻu koeʻuhi ko e toko nimangofulu?” Naʻe tali mai ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē te ne fakahaofi ʻa e koló koeʻuhi ko e kau māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50. Naʻe hokohoko atu leva ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne kole anga-fakatōkilalo. Fēfē kapau naʻe toko 45? 40? 30? 20? 10 pē? Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame heʻikai te ne fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma kapau naʻe maʻu ai ha kau māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko hongofulu pē.—Senesi 18:20-33.
4 Naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha kau tangata māʻoniʻoni ia ʻe toko hongofulu ʻi Sōtoma, ka naʻá ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻaki ʻene fanongo ki heʻene fakakaukaú pea feangainga mo ia ʻi he anga-fakaʻapaʻapa. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ko ʻĒpalahamé “ne tui kia Sihova: pea ne lau ia maʻane maʻoniʻoni.” Naʻe ui ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko e “takanga ʻo e ʻOtua.” (Senesi 15:6; Semisi 2:23) ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻI he taimi naʻe hoko ai ha fakakikihi fekauʻaki mo e feituʻú naʻe malanga hake ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ʻene kau tauhimanú pea mo ia naʻe ʻa hono ʻilamutu ko Loté, naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa Lote ʻaki hono tala ange kiate ia ke ʻuluaki fili ia ki he feituʻu naʻá ne fiemaʻú. Naʻe fili ʻe Lote ʻa e meʻa ko ia naʻá ne fakakaukau ko e konga fonua lelei tahá ia, pea naʻe hiki leva ʻa ʻĒpalahame ia ki he feituʻu kehe.—Senesi 13:5-11.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Loté?
5 Naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ko Loté ʻi he tuʻunga meimei tatau. Ki muʻa ke fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtomá, naʻá ne tala kia Lote ke hola ki ha feituʻu moʻungaʻia. Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Lote ia naʻe ʻikai te ne fie ʻalu ia ki he feituʻu ko iá; naʻá ne saiʻia ange ʻi Soa naʻe ofi maí, neongo ko e kolo ko iá naʻe ʻi he feituʻu ʻe fakaʻauhá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Lote: “Ko eni, kuo u tokaʻi koe ʻi he meʻa ni foki, pea ʻe ʻikai te u maumauʻi ʻa e kolo ko ia kuo ke lea ki ai.” Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tokotaha anga-tonu ko Loté ʻaki hono fai ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne kole ki aí.—Senesi 19:15-22; 2 Pita 2:6-9.
6. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsesé?
6 ʻI hono fekau ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese ke foki ki ʻIsipite ke taki mai Hono kakaí mei he nofo pōpulá pea ke lea kia Felo ʻo kau ki hono tukuange mai Hono kakaí ke nau ʻalú, naʻe tali ange ʻe Mōsese: “ʻEī, fakamolemole, ʻoku ʻikai ko e tangata lea au.” Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese: “Te u ʻi ho ngutu ʻe au, pea te u fakahinohino kiate koe ʻa e lea te ke fai.” Ka naʻe kei toumoua pē ʻa Mōsese. ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe toe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese pea fokotuʻutuʻu ke fekau atu mo hono tokouá, ʻa ʻĒlone, ke ʻalu fakataha mo ia ko e tangata lea.—Ekisoto 4:10-16.
7. Ko e hā naʻe finangalo lelei ai ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
7 ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá kotoa, naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene finangalo lelei ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, tautefito ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau tauhi kiate iá. Neongo ko e meʻa naʻa nau kole ki aí naʻe kehekehe nai ia mei he muʻaki taumuʻa ʻa Sihová, naʻá ne fakakaukau ki heʻenau ngaahi kolé pea fai ha fakaʻatā kiate kinautolu, kehe pē ke ʻoua naʻa maumauʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa ʻene taumuʻá.
Naʻe Fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé
8. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sīsū ha fefine naʻe puke lahi?
8 Naʻe faʻifaʻitaki ʻa Sīsū kia Sihova ʻi hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo ha fuʻu kakai tokolahi, naʻe ʻi ai ha fefine naʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻi ha ʻau feʻunga mo e taʻu ʻe 12. Naʻe ʻikai malava ʻe he kau toketaá ke faitoʻo ia. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé, naʻe lau ia ʻokú ne taʻemaʻa fakaeouau pea naʻe ʻikai totonu ke ne ʻi ai. Naʻá ne muimui atu ʻia Sīsū, ʻo ne ala ki hono kofú, pea naʻe fakamoʻui ai ia. Naʻe ʻikai ke kei tuʻumaʻu ai pē ʻa Sīsū ʻi he fanga kiʻi mingimingiʻimeʻa ʻo e Laó, ʻo tafuluʻi ia he meʻa naʻá ne faí. Ka, ʻi he lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi tuʻungá, naʻá ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ia, ʻo ne pehē: “Ofefine, kuo fakamoui koe e hoo tui; alu i he fiemalie, bea ke moui mei hoo mahaki.”—Maake 5:25-34, PM; Livitiko 15:25-27.
9. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sīsū ha tokotaha Senitaile?
9 ʻI ha toe taimi ʻe taha, naʻe pehē ai ʻe ha fefine Finisia kia Sīsū: “ʻE ʻEiki, ko e Hako ʻo Tevita, ke ke ʻaloʻofa mai: ko siʻeku taʻahine ko e meʻa kovi ange hono ʻāvea.” ʻI hono ʻilo naʻe fekauʻi ia ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí kae ʻikai ki he kau Senitailé, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku ʻikai ngofua ke toʻo ʻa e ma ʻa e fanau [ʻo ʻIsilelí], ʻo li ki he fanga kuli [kau Senitailé].” Naʻe tali ange ʻe he fefiné: “ʻOku kai ʻa e fanga kuli foki he ngāhi momo ʻoku ngangana mei he tepile ʻa honau ʻeiki.” Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Sīsū: “Fefine, ta ʻoku lahi hoʻo tui: ʻe fai maʻau ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ke loto ki ai.” Naʻe fakamoʻui ʻa ʻene taʻahiné. Naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e Senitaile ko ʻení koeʻuhi ko ʻene tuí. Naʻa mo ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e kupuʻi lea “fanga kuli,” kae ʻikai lave ki he fanga kulī fekaí, naʻe fakamolumolū hifo ai ʻa e meʻá pea fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻene manavaʻofá.—Mātiu 15:21-28.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni mālohi naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá, pea ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai iá?
10 Naʻe hanganaki akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻene kau ākongá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fiemaʻu ke fakakaukau fakatōkilaló pea ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, koeʻuhi naʻa nau kei maʻu pē ʻa e palopalema ʻo e fakamuʻomuʻa-pē-kitá. ʻI he hili pē ʻenau fakakikihí, naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e ha ʻa e meʻa naʻa mou fakakikihi ki ai?” Naʻa nau hanganaki fakalongo pē, he “kuo nau fakakikihi ʻi he hala, pe ko hai ʻoku lahi.” (Maake 9:33, 34) Naʻa mo e pō ki muʻa pea pekia ʻa Sīsuú, “naʻe ai foki ha fakakikihi ʻiate kinautolu, pe ko hai ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku matamata ko e māʻolunga.” (Luke 22:24) Ko ia ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e houa kai ʻo e Pāsová, naʻe hanga ai ʻe Sīsū ʻo “lilingi ha vai ki he kumete, ʻo ne hanga ʻo fufulu ʻa e vaʻe ʻo e kau ako.” Ko ha lēsoni mālohi ē! Ko Sīsuú ko e ʻAlo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hoko atu pē kia Sihova ʻi he kātoa ʻo e ʻunivēsí. Neongo ia, naʻá ne akoʻi ki heʻene kau ākongá ha lēsoni fakaʻapaʻapaʻia ʻaki hono fufulu honau vaʻé. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo u tuku hamou faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, koeʻuhi ke mou fai foki, ʻo hange ko ʻeku fai kiate kimoutolu.”—Sione 13:5-15.
Naʻe Fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e Fakaʻapaʻapa
11, 12. Hili ʻa e hoko ʻa Paula ko ha Kalisitiané, ko e hā naʻá ne akó, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e lēsoni ko ʻení ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Filimoné?
11 ʻI he hoko ko ha tokotaha faʻifaʻitaki kia Kalaisí, naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he niʻihi kehé. (1 Kolinito 11:1) Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻAnefe haʻamau tangi ke fakahikihikiʻi ʻe he kakai . . . Kae kehe naʻa mau ʻi homou lotolotonga ʻo angalelei pe; hange tofu pe ha fefine toutama ʻa ia ʻoku ne tauhi siʻene fanau aʻana.” (1 Tesalonaika 2:6, 7) ʻOku tokanga ha faʻē toutama ki heʻene fānau īkí. ʻI he hili ʻa e hoko ʻa Paula ko ha Kalisitiané, naʻá ne ako ke hoko ʻo fakakaukau fakatōkilalo pea fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki hono kaungā Kalisitiané ʻaki ʻa e tōʻonga fakaalaala kiate kinautolu. ʻI he fai peheé, naʻá ne toe tokaʻi ai ʻenau tauʻatāina ke filí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe ha meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hoko ai ko ha pōpula ʻi Lomá.
12 Naʻe fanongo ki he akonaki ʻa Paulá ha pōpula hola ko hono hingoá ko ʻOnesema. Naʻá ne hoko ko ha Kalisitiane pea pehē foki ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo Paula. Ko e tokotaha naʻe ʻaʻana ʻa e pōpulá ko Filimone, ko ha Kalisitiane mo ia, ʻa ia naʻá ne nofo ʻi ʻĒsia Maina. ʻI ha tohi kia Filimone, naʻe tohi ai ʻa Paula fekauʻaki mo e ʻaonga kiate ia ʻa ʻOnesemá, ʻo pehē: “Naʻa ku mei loto ke taʻofi ia moʻoku.” Neongo ia, naʻe fakafoki ʻe Paula ʻa ʻOnesema kia Filimone, he naʻá ne tohi: “Naʻe ʻikai te u fie fai ha meʻa taʻe te te maʻu haʻo poa, naʻa ha hoʻo ʻofa, ʻo hange ha fakakoloto, ʻo ʻikai ko e fai loto lelei.” Naʻe ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ia ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko ha ʻapositolo iá, ka naʻá ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa Filimone ʻaki ʻa e ʻikai kole ke tuku pē ʻa ʻOnesema ʻi Loma. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe enginaki ʻa Paula kia Filimone ke ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa ʻOnesema, ʻo ʻai ia ke “makehe mo ha popula, ʻio ko ha tokoua ʻofeina.”—Filimone 13-16.
Ko Hono Fakahāhā ʻa e Fakaʻapaʻapa ʻi Hotau ʻAhó
13. Ko e hā ʻoku tala mai ʻe he Loma 12:10 kiate kitautolu ke tau faí?
13 ʻOku akonaki mai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “ʻI he fakaʻapaʻapa mou tāimuʻa kimoutolu.” (Loma 12:10) ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻení ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau tatali ki he niʻihi kehé ke nau ʻuluaki fakahāhā mai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá kiate kitautolu, ka ʻoku totonu ke tau kamata ia ʻe kitautolu. “Ke ʻoua naʻa kumi ʻe ha taha ʻene lelei aʻana, ka ko e lelei ʻa e taha.” (1 Kolinito 10:24; 1 Pita 3:8, 9) Ko ia, ʻoku sio ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ki ha ngaahi faingamālie ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá ki he faʻahinga ʻi he siakale ʻo e fāmilí, ki he kaungā Kalisitiane ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, pea naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá.
14. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e husepānití mo e uaifí?
14 ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he Tohitapú: “Ko e ʻulu ʻo e tangata kotoa pe ko Kalaisi; pea ko e ʻulu ʻo e fefine ko e tangata.” (1 Kolinito 11:3) ʻOku fakafatongiaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e tangatá ke ne fakafeangai ki hono uaifí ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Kalaisi ki he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he 1 Pita 3:7, ʻoku fakahinohinoʻi ai ʻa e husepānití ke ne fai ki hono uaifí ‘ha fakaʻapaʻapa, he ko e hama vaivai.’ ʻOku malava ke ne fai ʻeni ʻaki hono fakahāhā ha loto-lelei moʻoni ke fanongo pea ʻaki hono fai ha fakakaukau ki he ngaahi fokotuʻu atu ʻa hono uaifí. (Senesi 21:12) Te ne tuku nai kiate ia ke ne fai ʻa e ʻuluaki fili ki ha meʻa ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ai ha meʻá, pea ʻokú ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa maʻana pea fakafeangai anga-ʻofa kiate ia. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, “ko e uaifi ke ne fakaʻapaʻapa ki hono husepaniti.” (Efeso 5:33) ʻOkú ne fanongo kiate ia, ʻo ʻikai ke feinga maʻu pē ke tuʻu ʻene fakakaukaú, ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakasiʻisiʻiʻi pe faʻa lau mele kiate ia. ʻOkú ne fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e fakakaukau fakatōkilaló ʻaki ʻa e ʻikai ke feinga ke puleʻi hono husepānití, naʻa mo e taimi ʻokú ne maʻu ai ha ngaahi malava māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki pau.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ki he kau taʻumotuʻa angé, pea ʻoku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻenau tali ki aí?
15 ʻI loto ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku taau tautefito ki ai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá, hangē ko e kau taʻumotuʻa angé. “Ke ke tuu hake i he ao oe ulu hina, o fakaabaaba ki he mata oe tagata [pe, fefine] motua.” (Livitiko 19:32, PM) ʻOku tautefito ʻa e meʻá ni ki he faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau tauhi anga-tonu kia Sihova he ngaahi taʻu lahí koeʻuhi “ko e ʻuluhina ko e kalauni matamatalelei ʻoku maʻu ʻi he hala ʻo e faitotonu.” (Palovepi 16:31) ʻOku totonu ke fokotuʻu ʻe he kau ʻovasiá ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ʻaki hono fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa totonu ki he kaungā Kalisitiane ko ia ʻoku nau motuʻa ange ʻiate kinautolú. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku toe fiemaʻu foki ki he kau taʻumotuʻá ke nau fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e fakakaukau fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau taʻu siʻi angé, tautefito ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fua ʻa e fatongia ʻo hono tauhi ʻa e tākangá.—1 Pita 5:2, 3.
16. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fefakaʻapaʻapaʻaki ʻa e ongo mātuʻá mo e fānaú?
16 ʻOku totonu ke fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa e fānaú ki heʻenau mātuʻá: “ʻA e fanau, mou talangofua ʻi he ʻEiki ki hoʻomou matuʻa: he ko hono totonu ia. ‘Fakaʻapaʻapa ki hoʻo tamai mo hoʻo faʻe’, (ko e ʻuluaki fekau ia ʻoku ʻi ai hano talaʻofa,) ‘ka ke monuʻia, pea ke nofo fuoloa ʻi mamani.’” ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú, he ʻoku tala mai kiate kinautolu ‘ke ʻoua te nau fakaʻitaʻi ʻenau fanaú; kae akonekina ʻaki ʻa e tautea mo e valoki ʻa Sihová.’—Efeso 6:1-4; Ekisoto 20:12.
17. Ko hai ʻoku taau ke fai ki ai ʻa e “fakaabaaba lahi”?
17 ʻOku pehē foki ʻa hono fiemaʻu ke fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāue mālohi ʻi hono tauhi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá: “Iloga ae kau mātua oku bule lelei, ke atu kiate kinautolu ae fakaabaaba lahi, kae lahi hake kiate kinautolu oku gaue i he folofola moe akonaki.” (1 Timote 5:17, PM) Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻoku lava ke tau fakahāhā ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ko ʻení ko hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he Hepelu 13:17: “Mou tuitala ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻomoutolu, pea fakavaivai kiate kinautolu.”
18. Ko e hā ke tau fai ki he faʻahinga ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá?
18 Kuo pau ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá? ʻIo. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku fakahinohino mai kiate kitautolu: “Ke anganofo ʻa e tangata kotoa pe ki he ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga.” (Loma 13:1) Ko kinautolu ʻeni ʻa e kau pule fakamāmani ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ke nau ngāueʻi ʻa e mafaí kae ʻoua kuo fetongi kinautolu ʻe hono Puleʻangá. (Taniela 2:44) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tau “fai kiate kinautolu kotoa pe ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu: ʻa e tukuhau kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e tukuhau; ʻa e tute kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e tute; ʻa e manavahe kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e manavaheʻia; ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapaʻia.” (Loma 13:7) ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau “fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tangata [pe, fefine] taki taha.”—1 Pita 2:17.
19. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau “fai lelei” ki he niʻihi kehé pea fakahāhaaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá?
19 Lolotonga ʻoku moʻoni ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakaʻapaʻapaʻi naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá, fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “I he e tau maʻu ha faigamalie, ke tau fai lelei ki he kakai kotoabe, kae ajili be kiate kinautolu oku i he fale oe tui.” (Kaletia 6:10, PM) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e founga lelei taha ʻoku lava ke tau “fai lelei” ai ki he niʻihi kehé ko hono fakatupu mo fakalato ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié. (Mātiu 5:3) ʻOku malava ke tau fai ʻeni ʻaki ʻa e tokanga ki he fakamanatu ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ke ke feiga ke fakaha koe oku ke lelei ki he Otua, koe tagata gaue oku ikai ke ma, kae vahevahe totonu atu ae folofola oe mooni.” ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki pōtoʻi ai ʻa e faingamālie kotoa ke fai ai ha fakamoʻoní, ʻo ‘fai ke kakato ʻetau gaue fakafaifekaú,’ ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻetau fai lelei ai ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ka ʻoku tau toe fakahāhā ai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa kiate kinautolu.—2 Timote 2:15, PM; 4:5, PM.
Fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova
20. Ko e hā naʻe hoko kia Felo mo ʻene kau taú, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
20 ʻOku fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakatupú. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻuhinga lelei leva ke tau fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia. (Palovepi 3:9; Fakahā 4:11) ʻOku toe fakahā mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa Sihová: “Ko kinautolu ʻoku fakahikihikiʻi [“fakaʻapaʻapaʻi,” NW] au te u fakahikihikiʻi [“fakaʻapaʻapaʻi,” NW], ka ko kinautolu ʻoku manukiʻi au ʻe taʻetokaʻi.” (1 Samiuela 2:30) ʻI hono tala kia Felo ʻo ʻIsipité ke tukuange ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau ʻalú, naʻá ne tali loto-fieʻeiki ange: “Ko hai ʻa Sihova ke u tokanga ai ki heʻene lea?” (Ekisoto 5:2) ʻI hono fekau atu ʻe Felo ʻa ʻene kau taú ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fakamavaeua ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻo e Tahi Kulokulá maʻa ʻIsileli. Ka ʻi he taimi naʻe muimui atu ai ʻa e kau ʻIsipité, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi vaí ke nau foki mai. “Ko e ngaahi saliote ʻa Felo mo ʻene hosite kuo [hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo] tolo ki tahi na.” (Ekisoto 14:26-28; 15:4) Ko ia, ko e fakafisi loto-mahikihiki ʻa Felo ke fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihová naʻe taki atu ai ia ki hono ngataʻanga fakaefakaʻauhá.—Sāme 136:15.
21. Ko e hā naʻe fakafepakiʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Pelisasá, pea naʻe iku ia ki he hā?
21 Naʻe fakafisi ʻa Tuʻi Pelisasa ʻo Papiloné ke fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova. ʻI he lolotonga ha kātoanga konā, naʻá ne manuki kia Sihova ʻaki ʻene inu uaine ʻi he ngaahi ipu toputapu koula mo siliva naʻe ʻave mei he temipale ʻo Selusalemá. Pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene fai ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻá ne fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa hono ngaahi ʻotua panganí. Ka naʻe tala kiate ia ʻe he sevāniti ʻa Sihova ko Tanielá: “Kuo ʻikai te ke fakavaivaiʻi ho loto . . . ka kuo ke fakafuofuolahi koe ki he ʻEiki ʻo Langi.” ʻI he pō pē ko iá naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻa Pelisasa, pea ko hono puleʻangá naʻe toʻo ia meiate ia.—Taniela 5:22-31.
22. (a) Ko e hā naʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihová ki he kau taki ʻo ʻIsilelí pea mo honau kakaí? (e) Ko hai naʻe hōifua ki ai ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā hono olá?
22 ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., naʻe fai ai ʻe Tuʻi Hēlota ha malanga ki he kakaí, pea naʻa nau kalanga: “Ko e folofola ʻa ha ʻOtua, ʻo ʻikai ko ha tangata.” Naʻe ʻikai ke taʻeloto ki ai ʻa e tuʻi loto-mahikihikí ka naʻá ne fiemaʻu ʻa e lāngilangí. ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe “teʻia leva ia ʻe ha angelo ʻa e ʻEiki, ko e inanga ʻo e ʻikai te ne tuku ʻa e kololia ki he ʻOtua.” (Ngāue 12:21-23) Naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Hēlota ʻa ia tonu, ʻikai ko Sihova, pea naʻe taaʻi ai ia ʻo mate. Ko e kau taki lotu ʻo e taimi ko iá naʻa nau taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki hono faʻufaʻu ke tāmateʻi hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū. Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he kau pule ʻe niʻihi naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e moʻoní ka naʻe ʻikai te nau muimui kinautolu kiate ia, “he naʻe lahi ʻenau manako ki he fakahikihiki ʻe he tangata ʻi he fakahikihiki ʻe he ʻOtua.” (Sione 11:47-53; 12:42, 43) Ko e puleʻangá ʻi hono tuʻunga fakalūkufuá naʻe ʻikai te nau fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova, pe ki hono Fakafofonga kuo fakanofó, ʻa Sīsū. Ko hono olá, naʻe ʻikai toe hoko atu ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi kinautolu, kae liʻaki atu kinautolu mo honau temipalé ki he fakaʻauha. Ka naʻá ne fakahaofi ke nau moʻui ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia mo hono ʻAló.—Mātiu 23:38; Luke 21:20-22.
23. Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai ka tau moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá? (Sāme 37:9-11; Mātiu 5:5)
23 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau loto ke moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he hili hono fakaʻauha atu ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu motuʻa ko ʻení, kuo pau ke nau fakaʻapaʻapa ki he ʻOtuá mo hono ʻAló, ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū, pea talangofua kiate kinaua. (Sione 5:22, 23; Filipai 2:9-11) Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa peheé “ʻe tuʻusi mei he fonua.” ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e kau anga-tonu ko ia ʻoku nau fakaʻapaʻapa mo talangofua ki he ʻOtuá mo Kalaisí “te nau nofoʻia ʻa e fonua.”—Palovepi 2:21, 22.
Ko e Fakamanatu
◻ ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he niʻihi kehé, pea naʻe anga-fēfē hono fai ʻeni ʻe Sihová?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sīsū mo Paula ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
◻ Ko hai ʻoku taau mo e fakaʻapaʻapá ʻi hotau ʻahó?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke tau fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova mo Sīsuú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻaki hono tokaʻi ʻene kolé
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ʻI he ngaahi nofo mali lavameʻá, ʻoku fefakaʻapaʻapaʻaki ai ʻa e husepānití mo e uaifí