Kau Talavou, Mou Fili ke Tauhi ʻa Sihova
“Fai hoʻomou fili he ʻaho ni pe ko hai te mou tauhi ki ai.”—SIOSIUA 24:15.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo faʻahinga papitaiso hala kuo tōʻongaʻaki ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
“TUKU [ ʻa e fānaú] ke nau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻi heʻenau hoko ʻo malava ke ʻiloʻi ʻa Kalaisí.” Naʻe tohi ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ʻe ha tokotaha-tohi ko Tetuliane ʻi he fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e senituli hono ua T.S. Naʻá ne fakafepakiʻi ʻa e papitaiso kei pēpeé, ko ha tōʻonga naʻe faiaka ʻi he lotu faka-Kalisitiane tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻi hono taimí. ʻI he ʻikai loto-tatau mo Tetuliane pea mo e Tohi Tapú, naʻe taukaveʻi ai ʻe he Tamai ʻa e Siasí ko ʻAokositaine ʻo pehē ʻoku toʻo atu ʻe he papitaiso ko iá ʻa e mele ʻo e muʻaki angahalá pea ko e fanga kiʻi pēpē ko ia ʻoku nau mate taʻepapitaisó ʻoku nau malaʻia. Naʻe pouaki ʻe he tui ko iá ʻa e tōʻongaʻaki ʻo hono papitaiso ʻo e fanga kiʻi pēpeé ʻi he vave taha ʻe malavá ʻi he hili pē honau fanauʻi maí.
2 Ko e konga lahi ʻo e ngaahi siasi lalahi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻoku nau kei papitaiso ʻa e fanga kiʻi pēpē toki fāʻeleʻi maí. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻi he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá, naʻe tōʻongaʻaki ʻe he kau pule mo e kau taki lotu ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe taku ʻoku Kalisitiané ʻa hono papitaiso fakamālohiʻi ʻo e “kau pangani” naʻa nau ikunaʻí. Ka ko e papitaiso kei pēpeé mo e ngaahi papitaiso fakamālohiʻi ʻo e kakai lalahí ʻoku ʻikai hano makatuʻunga ʻe taha ʻi he Tohi Tapú.
ʻIkai ha Fakatapui Taʻeloto ki Ai he ʻAhó Ni
3, 4. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi ʻa e fānau ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa ʻosi fakatapuí ke nau fai ha fakatapui loto-tauʻatāiná?
3 ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku lau ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fānau īkí ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni neongo kapau ko e toko taha pē ʻi heʻenau ongo mātuʻá ko ha Kalisitiane faitōnunga. (1 Kolinito 7:14) ʻOku hoko ai ʻa e fānau peheé ko ha kau sevāniti ʻosi fakatapui ʻa Sihova? ʻIkai. Kae kehe, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he fānau ko ia ʻoku tauhi hake ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa ʻoku nau fakatapui kia Sihová ʻa e akoʻi ʻoku malava ke ne taki atu ʻa e fānau ko iá ke nau fai ha fakatapui loto-tauʻatāina kia Sihova. Naʻe tohi ʻe he tuʻi poto ko Solomoné: “Tama, ke ke tauhi ʻa e fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua ʻe keuʻi ʻa e lea ʻa hoʻo faʻe . . . ʻI hoʻo ʻalu fano, te ne taki tonu koe; ʻi hoʻo tokoto, te ne leʻohi koe; pea ʻi hoʻo ʻa, te ne talanoa mo koe. He ko e fekau ko ia ko e tuhulu; pea ko e lea ko ia ko e maama; pea ko e ngaahi tautea ako ko e hala ki he moʻui.”—Palovepi 6:20-23.
4 ʻOku malava ke hoko ʻa e tataki ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ko ha maluʻanga ki he fānaú, kapau ʻoku nau loto-lelei ke muimui ki ai. Naʻe toe pehē ʻe Solomone: “Ko e foha poto ko e fiefiaʻanga o ʻene tamai: ka ko e tama vale ko e fakamamahi oʻene faʻe.” “Tama, tokanga ʻekoe ke ke poto, fakatotonu ho loto ʻi he hala.” (Palovepi 10:1; 23:19) ʻIo, ke maʻu ʻaonga mei he akoʻi fakaemātuʻá, kuo pau kiate kimoutolu fānau ke mou tali loto-lelei ʻa e faleʻí, fakahinohinó mo e akonakí. ʻOku ʻikai ke fanauʻi mai koe ia ʻokú ke ʻosi poto, ka ʻe malava ke ke hoko ʻo “poto” pea muimui loto-tauʻatāina ʻi he “hala ki he moʻui.”
Ko e Hā ʻa e Fakatonutonu-Fakaʻatamai?
5. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe ʻomai ʻe Paula ki he fānaú pea ki he ngaahi tamaí?
5 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻA e fānau, mou talangofua ki hoʻomou mātuʻá ʻi he ʻEikí, he ʻoku totonu ʻeni: ‘Fakaʻapaʻapa ki hoʻo tamaí mo hoʻo faʻeé’; ko e ʻuluaki fekau ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e talaʻofa: ‘Koeʻuhi ke lelei kiate koe pea lava ke ke kītaki fuoloa ai ʻi he māmaní.’ Pea ko kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi tamai, ʻoua te mou fakaʻitaʻi hoʻomou fānaú, kae hanganaki tauhi hake kinautolu ʻi he akonaki mo e fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamai ʻa Sihová.”—Efeso 6:1-4, NW.
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki hono tauhi hake ʻo e fānaú ʻi he “fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamai ʻa Sihová,” pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga ai ia ʻoku tākiekina taʻetotonu ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú?
6 ʻOku tākiekina taʻetotonu ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻenau fānaú ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau tauhi hake ai kinautolu ʻi he “akonaki mo e fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamai ʻa Sihová”? ʻIkai. Ko hai ia ʻe lava ke ne fakaangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻá ʻi heʻenau akoʻi ki heʻenau fānaú ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau fakakaukau ʻoku totonu mo ʻaonga fakaeʻulungāangá? ʻOku ʻikai ke fakaangaʻi ʻa e kau fakaʻikaiʻi-ʻOtuá ia ʻi heʻenau akoʻi ki heʻenau fānaú ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ʻOtuá. ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe he kau Katolika Lomá ko honau moʻua ia ke ʻohake ʻenau fānaú ʻi he tui ʻa e Katoliká, pea ʻoku tātātaha ke fakaangaʻi kinautolu ʻi heʻenau feinga ke fai peheé. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tukuakiʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ia ki hono puleʻi ʻa e ʻatamai ʻo ʻenau fānaú ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau akoʻi ai kinautolu ke nau ohi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi moʻoni tefitó mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaeʻulungāangá.
7 Fakatatau ki he Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ko e foʻi muʻaki lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamai” ʻi he Efeso 6:4 ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki ha foʻi ngāue ko e “feinga ke fakatonutonu ʻa e fakakaukaú, ke ʻai ke tonu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku halá, pea ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau fakalaumālié.” Fēfē kapau ʻe talitekeʻi ʻe ha talavou ia ʻa e akoʻi fakaemātuʻá koeʻuhi ko e tenge ʻa e toʻumeʻá, ko e holi ke ʻalu fakataha mo hono toʻumeʻá. Ko hai ʻe lava ke pehē ʻokú ne fai ʻa e tenge fakatupu maumau ko iá, ko e ongo mātuʻá pe ko e toʻumeʻa ʻo e talavoú? Kapau ʻoku tenge ʻe he toʻumeʻá ʻa e talavoú ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú, inu ke konā, pe kau ʻi ha ʻulungāanga taʻetāú, ʻoku totonu ke tukuakiʻi ʻa e ongo mātuʻá ʻi heʻena feinga ke fakatonutonu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa ʻena tamá pea mo tokoniʻi ia ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e tōʻonga fakatuʻutāmaki peheé?
8. Ko e hā naʻe kau ki hono ‘fakalotoʻi ke tui’ ʻa Tīmoté?
8 Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he talavou ko Tīmoté: “Ke ke nofo ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻa ke ako ai, ʻa ia naʻe fakamahino [pe fakalotoʻi] atu, ko hoʻo ʻilo ki he anga ʻo e kakai naʻa ke ako mei ai, pea mo e talu hoʻo valevale kuo ke maheni mo e Tohitapu, ʻa ia ʻoku ne mafai ke fakapoto koe ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻui ʻi he tui ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.” (2 Timote 3:14, 15) Talu mei he kei siʻi ʻaupito ʻa Tīmoté, mo hono hanga ʻe heʻene faʻeé mo ʻene kui fefiné ʻo fakatoka fefeka ʻene tui ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻilo ki he Tohi Tapú. (Ngāue 16:1; 2 Timote 1:5) ʻI heʻena hoko ki mui ko e Kalisitiané, naʻe ʻikai te na fakamālohiʻi ʻa Tīmote ke ne tui, ka naʻá na ‘fakalotoʻi’ ia fakafou ʻi he fakaʻuhinga totonu ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ʻilo Fakatohitapú.
ʻOku Fakaafeʻi Koe ʻe Sihova Ke Ke Fili
9. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene ngaahi fakatupú, pea ki he ʻuhinga fē? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene tauʻatāina ke filí?
9 Naʻe mei malava pē ʻe Sihova ke ne ʻai ʻene ngaahi fakatupú ko ha fanga lōpoti, pea fakapolokalamaʻi ke nau fai hono finangaló pea ʻoua te nau malava ke fai haʻanau toe fili. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne fakalāngilangiʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e tauʻatāina ke filí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe hotau ʻOtuá ha kakai loto-lelei. ʻOkú ne fiefia ʻi heʻene vakai mai ki heʻene ngaahi fakatupú, ʻa e taʻumotuʻa mo e kei siʻi, ʻoku nau tauhi kiate ia ʻi he ʻofá. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei taha ʻo e moʻulaloa ʻofa ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ko hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú, ʻa ē naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova fekauʻaki mo ia: “Ko Hoku ʻAlo Pele ʻena, ʻa ia kuo u hōifua ai.” (Mātiu 3:17) Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻAlo ʻuluaki fakatupu ko ʻení ki heʻene Tamaí: “ʻE hoku ʻOtua, ʻoku ou manako ke u fai hoʻou finangalo; pea ʻoku ʻi hoku loto fatu hoʻo lao.”—Sāme 40:8; Hepelu 10:9, 10.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he tauhi fakahōifua kia Sihová?
10 ʻOku ʻamanekina mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi kiate ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tataki ʻa hono ʻAló ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e moʻulaloa loto-lelei tatau ki Hono finangaló. ʻI he tuʻu fakaekikité, naʻe hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “ʻI he ʻaho ʻoku ke fakate tau, ʻe tali ko au ʻe he kakai na; te nau tuʻu mai ʻi he ngaahi teunga tapuha: hange ko e fanauʻi ʻe he pongipongi ʻa e hahau, ʻe pehe ʻa e haʻu kiate koe hoʻo kau talavou.” (Sāme 110:3) Ko e kautaha fakakātoa ʻa Sihová, fakatouʻosi ʻa e konga fakahēvaní mo ia ʻi he māmaní, ʻoku ngāue ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he moʻulaloa ʻofa ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fili ʻoku fokotuʻu atu ki he fānau ʻoku tauhi hake ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa ʻosi fakatapuí?
11 Ko ia ai fānau, ʻoku totonu ke mou mahinoʻi heʻikai ke fakamālohiʻi kimoutolu ʻe hoʻomou ongo mātuʻá pe ko e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiane ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ke mou papitaiso. Ko e holi ke tauhi ʻa Sihová kuo pau ke haʻu ia meiate koe. Naʻe tala ʻe Siosiua ʻo e kuonga muʻá ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Tauhi lototo mo moʻoni [kia Sihova] . . . mou fai hoʻomou fili he ʻaho ni pe ko hai te mou tauhi ki ai.” (Siosiua 24:14-22) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, kuo pau ke mou faiʻaki pē homou lotó ʻa hoʻomou fili ko ia ke fakatapui kimoutolu kia Sihova pea līʻoa hoʻomou moʻuí ke fai hono finangaló.
Tali Ho Fatongiá
12. (a) Neongo ʻoku malava ʻe he ongo mātuʻá ke akoʻi ʻena fānaú, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa heʻikai malava ke na fai maʻanautolú? (e) Ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻe hoko ai ha talavou ʻo pau ke ne fai ha fakamatala kia Sihova ki he ngaahi fili ʻokú ne faí?
12 ʻOku hoko mai ʻa e taimi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke kei maluʻi ai kimoutolu fānau ʻe he faitōnunga ʻa hoʻomou ongo mātuʻá. (1 Kolinito 7:14) Naʻe tohi ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Ko ia ʻoku ne ʻilo ha lelei ke fai ka ʻoku ʻikai fai, ko haʻána angahala ia.” (Semisi 4:17) Heʻikai malava ke tauhi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ia ʻa e ʻOtuá maʻa ʻenau fānaú, ʻo tatau pē mo e ʻikai malava ke tauhi ʻe he fānaú ʻa e ʻOtuá maʻa ʻenau ongo mātuʻá. (Isikeli 18:20) Kuó ke ako ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihova pea mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá? ʻOkú ke taʻumotuʻa feʻunga ke mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa kuó ke akó, pea kamata ke maʻu ha vahaʻangatae fakafoʻituitui mo ia? ʻIkai ʻe taau leva ke fakakaukau atu ʻoku fakakaukau mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate koe ʻokú ke malava ke fili ke tauhi kiate ia?
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe lelei ki he kau talavou teʻeki papitaisó ke nau ʻeke hifo kiate kinautolú?
13 Ko ha talavou teʻeki papitaiso koe ʻoku tauhi hake ʻe ha ongo mātuʻa ʻoku lotu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, pea aʻu ʻo ke kau ki hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá? Kapau ʻoku pehē, ʻeke faitotonu hifo kiate koe: ‘Ko e hā ʻoku ou fai ai ʻa e meʻá ni? ʻOku ou maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá pea kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻamanekina mai au ʻe heʻeku ongo mātuʻá ke u fai pehē, pe koeʻuhí ko ʻeku loto ke u fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova?’ Kuó ke fakamoʻoniʻi kiate koe “ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei, ʻa e meʻa te ne hōifua ai, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku haohaoa”?—Loma 12:2.
Ko e Hā ʻOku Tautoloi Ai ʻa e Papitaisó?
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Fakatohitapu ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻe tautoloi taʻetotonu ʻa e papitaisó?
14 “Koeha oku taofi ke oua naaku babitaiso?” Ko e tangata ʻItiopea ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá ki he ʻevangeliō ko Filipé naʻá ne toki ʻiloʻi ko Sīsū ʻa e Mīsaiá. Ka naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻItiopeá ʻa e ʻilo feʻunga ki he Tohi Tapú ke ne fakatokangaʻi ai ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ne tautoloi ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻi fakahāhā mei he taimi ko iá ʻo faai mai te ne tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha konga ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pea naʻá ne maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia lahi. (Ngāue 8:26-39, PM) ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ko ha fefine ko hono hingoá ko Litia ʻa ia naʻe tangaki hono lotó ʻo ne “tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paula,” naʻe “papitaiso” leva ia mo hono falé. (Ngāue 16:14, 15) Pehē foki, ko e sela ko ia ʻi Filipai naʻe fanongo kia Paula mo Sailosi ʻi heʻena “lea kiate ia ʻi he folofola ʻa e ʻEiki,” naʻá “ne papitaiso leva, ʻa ia mo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia.” (Ngāue 16:25-34) Ko ia ai, kapau kuó ke maʻu ha ʻilo tefito kia Sihova mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, ha holi loto-moʻoni ke fai hono finangaló, mo hao ongoongo lelei ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pea ʻokú ke maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá pea kau ki hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá, ko e hā ʻokú ke tautoloi ai mei he papitaisó?—Mātiu 28:19, 20.
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻuhinga hala ʻokú ne taʻofi nai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e fānaú mei he hoko ʻo papitaisó? (e) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e fakatapuí mo e papitaisó ko ha maluʻanga ki he fānaú?
15 ʻOkú ke toumoua mei he laka ʻi he lākanga mahuʻinga ko ʻení koeʻuhi ko e ilifia ki he pau ke ke fai ha fakamatala ʻi haʻo tō ki ha tōʻonga ʻoku halá? Kapau ko ia, fakakaukau ange ki he meʻá ni: Te ke fakafisi mei he kole ki ha laiseni fakaʻuli koeʻuhi pē ko hoʻo ilifia naʻa ʻi ai ha ʻaho te ke hokosia ai ha fakatuʻutāmaki he halá? Ko hono moʻoní ʻe ʻikai! ʻOku pehē pē ʻa e ʻikai totonu ke ke toumoua ke papitaiso kapau ʻokú ke taau ki ai. Ko e moʻoni, ʻe ueʻi mālohi koe ke ke fai hoʻo lelei tahá ke talitekeʻi ʻa e faihalá kapau kuó ke ʻosi fakatapui hoʻo moʻuí kia Sihova pea kuó ke loto ke fai hono finangaló. (Filipai 4:13) Fānau, kātaki ʻoua ʻe fakakaukauloto atu ʻo pehē ko hono tautoloi ʻo e papitaisó te ke hao ai mei he pau ke fai ha fakamatalá. ʻI hoʻo aʻu pē ki he taʻumotuʻa ʻo e fua fatongiá, kuo pau ke ke fai ʻe koe ha tali kia Sihova ki he founga hoʻo tōʻongá ʻo tatau ai pē pe ʻokú ke ʻosi papitaiso pe ʻikai.—Loma 14:11, 12.
16 ʻOku tokolahi ʻaupito ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni takatakai ʻi he māmaní ʻoku nau ongoʻi ko ʻenau fili ke papitaiso ʻi he taimi naʻa nau kei siʻi aí naʻe tokoni lahi ia kiate kinautolu. Tau fakatātāʻaki ha Fakamoʻoni taʻu 23 ʻi ʻIulope Hihifo. ʻOkú ne pehē ko ʻene papitaiso ʻi hono taʻu 13 naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe ikuʻi ia ʻe he “ngaahi holi fakatalavou.” (2 Timote 2:22) ʻI heʻene kei siʻí, naʻá ne fili ai ke ne hoko ko ha faifekau taimi-kakato. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ne ngāue fiefia ʻi ha ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fakatatali mai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi fau ki he kau talavoú, ʻo kau ai koe, ʻokú ke fili ke tauhi ʻa Sihová.
17. ʻI he ngaahi tafaʻaki fē ʻoku ʻaonga ai ke hokohoko atu ʻi hono ʻiloʻi “ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová”?
17 ʻOku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe he fakatapuí mo e papitaisó ʻa e kamataʻanga ʻo ha moʻui ʻa ia ʻoku tau fakakau ai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo ʻetau ngāué. Ko hono fakahoko ʻo ʻetau fakatapuí ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e ‘fakatau mai ʻa e taimí.’ ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tau fai ai iá? ʻAki hono vaheʻi mai ʻa e taimi ne tau mei ngāueʻaki nai ʻi he tuli ki he ngaahi meʻa muná pea līʻoa ia ki he ako fakamātoato ʻo e Tohi Tapú, maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e fakatahá, pea kau ki he kakato taha ʻe ala lavá ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e “ongoongolelei ko eni ʻo e puleʻanga.” (Efeso 5:15, 16, NW; Mātiu 24:14) Ko ʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová mo ʻetau holi ke fai hono finangaló ʻe kaunga lelei ia ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí, ʻo kau ai ʻa e founga ʻo ʻetau ngāueʻaki hotau taimi mālōloó, ko ʻetau tōʻonga kaí mo ʻetau inú, pea mo e faʻahinga fasi ʻoku tau fanongo ki aí. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fili ai ki he faʻahinga mālōlō te ke malava ai ke fiefia ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití? Ko e laui afe lahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni kei talavoú te nau tala atu kiate koe ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻaonga lahi ʻo e fakafiefiá lolotonga ia ʻokú te kei ʻi loto pē ʻi he ngaahi fakangatangata ʻo e “finangalo ʻo Sihová.”—Efeso 5:17-19, NW.
“Te Tau Ō mo Kimoutolu”
18. Ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku totonu ke ʻeke hifo ʻe he kau talavoú kiate kinautolú?
18 Mei he 1513 K.M. ki he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sihova ha kakai fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻi he māmaní ʻa ia naʻá ne fili ke nau lotu ange kiate ia pea ke nau hoko ko ʻene kau fakamoʻoni. (Aisea 43:12) Naʻe fanauʻi mai ʻa e fānau ʻIsilelí ki he puleʻanga ko iá. Talu mei he Penitekosí, mo hono maʻu ʻe Sihova ha ‘puleʻanga’ foʻou ʻi he māmaní, ko ha ʻIsileli fakalaumālie, ko “ha kakai ke kau ki hono huafa.” (1 Pita 2:9, 10; Ngāue 15:14; Kaletia 6:16) ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá kuo fakamaʻa ʻe Kalaisi maʻana “hano kakai tonu oʻona, ha kakai ʻoku mamahiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ngaue lelei.” (Taitusi 2:14) Ko kimoutolu kau talavou ʻoku mou ʻatā ke mou fakapapauʻi kiate kimoutolu pe ko fē ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e kakai ko iá. Ko hai he ʻahó ni ʻoku faʻuʻaki “ʻa e puleʻanga faitotonu na, ʻa e puleʻanga ʻoku tauhi ʻene fai tonunga,” ʻoku nau moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú, ngāue ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni faitōnunga maʻa Sihova, pea fanongonongo ʻa hono Puleʻangá ko e ʻamanakiʻanga pē ia ʻe taha ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? (Aisea 26:2-4) Sio atu ki he ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e ngaahi lotu kehé, pea fakahoa honau ʻulungāangá mo e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú mei he kau sevāniti moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá.
19. Ko e hā kuo hoko ʻo tuipau ki ai ʻa e kakai ʻe laui miliona ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní?
19 ʻOku laui miliona ʻa e kakai ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní, kau ai ʻa e fānau tokolahi, kuo nau hoko ʻo tuipau ko e toenga ʻo e kau pani ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e “puleʻanga faitotonu.” ʻOku nau lea ki he kau ʻIsileli fakalaumālie ko ʻení: “Te tau ō mo kimoutolu; he kuo mau fanongo ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Sakalaia 8:23) ʻOku mau ʻamanaki moʻoni mo lotu ko kimoutolú fānau te mou fili ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo “fili ki he moʻui,” ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa Sihová.—Teutalonome 30:15-20; 2 Pita 3:11-13.
ʻI he Fakamanatú
• Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he fakatonutonu-fakaʻatamaí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ngāue ʻoku fakahōifua kia Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻa e fili ʻoku fokotuʻu atu ki he kotoa ʻo e fānau ʻoku tauhi hake ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa ʻosi fakatapuí?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻe tautoloi taʻetotonu ʻa e papitaisó?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 26]
Ko hai te ke fanongo ki aí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 28]
ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e fakatapuí mo e papitaisó ko ha maluʻanga kiate koé?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 29]
Ko e hā ʻokú ne taʻofi koe mei he papitaisó?