Ko e Fāʻūtaha Faka-kalisitiané ʻOku Fakalāngilangiʻi Ai ʻa e ʻOtuá
‘Feinga tōtōivi ke tauhi ʻaki ʻa e taha ʻo e Laumalié.’—EF. 4:3.
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻoatu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesō ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻa e lāngilangí ki he ʻOtuá?
KO E fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesō ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, ʻa Sihova. ʻI he senitā fefakatauʻaki lakalakaimonū ko iá, ʻoku hā mahino ko e fanga tokoua Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ko e faʻahinga tuʻumālie kinautolu naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau kau tamaioʻeiki, lolotonga ia ko e niʻihi kehé ko e kau tamaioʻeiki kinautolu pea ʻoku ngalingali naʻa nau masiva ʻaupito. (Ef. 6:5, 9) Ko e niʻihi ko e kau Siu kinautolu naʻa nau ako ʻa e moʻoní lolotonga ʻa e māhina ʻe tolu ʻa ia naʻe malanga ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi honau sinakoké. Ko e niʻihi kehe naʻa nau lotu ki muʻa kia ʻĀtemisi pea naʻa nau tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e faimaná. (Ng. 19:8, 19, 26) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻe he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e kakai mei he puipuituʻa kehekehe. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Paula naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻi he fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositoló: “Ke ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio ʻa e kololia [pe lāngilangi] ʻi he Siasi.”—Ef. 3:21.
2. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakamanamanaʻi ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesoó?
2 Kae kehe, ko e fāʻūtaha faitāpuekina ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi ʻEfesoó naʻe fakamanamanaʻi. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau mātuʻá: “Naʻa mo kimoutolu ʻe tupu mei ai ha kau tangata ʻoku leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻalu kehe, ke tohoaki ʻaki ʻa e kau ako ke muimui kiate kinautolu.” (Ng. 20:30) Pehē foki, naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻaupito ʻe he fanga tokoua ʻe niʻihi ʻa e laumālie fakatupu māvahevahe, ʻa ia naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula, “ʻoku lolotonga ngaue ni ʻi he hako ʻo talangataʻa.”—Ef. 2:2; 4:22.
Ko ha Tohi ʻOku Fakamamafaʻi Ai ʻa e Fāʻūtahá
3, 4. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fāʻūtahá ʻi he tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau ʻEfesoó?
3 Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Paula kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ngāue fāitaha feongoongoi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané, ko kinautolu taki taha kuo pau ke nau fai ha feinga tōtōivi ke pouaki ʻa e fāʻūtahá. Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Paula ke ne fai ha tohi ki he kau ʻEfesoó ʻa ia naʻe fakakaveinga ʻaki ʻa e fāʻūtahá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe tohi ʻa Paula fekauʻaki mo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá “ke falute ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ʻia Kalaisi.” (Ef. 1:10) Naʻá ne toe fakatatau ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he maka kehekehe ʻoku langaʻaki ha fale. “ʻOku femaʻumaʻutaki ai e falé, kae fai ai pē hono langa hake ke hoko ko e fale tapu ʻo e ʻOtuá.” (Ef. 2:20, 21, Ko e Taulua) ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siú mo e Senitailé pea toe fakamanatu ki he fanga tokouá ʻa e tatau ʻo honau tupuʻangá. Naʻá ne lave kia Sihova ko e “tamai, ʻa ia ʻoku tauhingoa ki ai ʻa e ngaahi famili kotoa pe ʻi langi mo mamani.”—Ef. 3:5, 6, 14, 15.
4 ʻI heʻetau sivisiviʻi ʻa e vahe 4 ʻo e tohi Efesoó, te tau sio ai ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻi he fāʻūtahá ʻa e feingá, founga hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau fāʻūtahá, mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke fāʻūtaha ai peé. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai lau ai ʻa e vahé fakakātoa koeʻuhi ke ke maʻu ʻaonga ʻo toe lahi ange ai mei he akó?
ʻUhinga ʻOku Fiemaʻu Ai ʻa e Feinga Tōtōiví ki he Tahá
5. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke ngāue fāʻūtaha ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ko e hā nai ʻoku faingataʻa ange ai kia kitautolu ʻa e fāʻūtahá?
5 Naʻe kōlenga ʻa Paula ki hono fanga tokoua ʻEfesoó ‘ke nau feinga tōtōivi ke tauhi ʻaki ʻa e taha ʻo e Laumalié.’ (Ef. 4:3) Ke mahinoʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e feinga ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ení, fakakaukau angé ki he tuʻunga ʻo e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻamoʻui ʻe ua ʻi he māmaní ʻokú na tatau fakaʻaufuli, ko iaʻoku lava ʻo ʻuhinga lelei ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki kuo tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau ʻāngelo taki taha ʻe laui milioná ʻaki ʻa e tuʻunga makehe. (Tan. 7:10) Neongo ia, ʻoku lava ke nau tauhi kia Sihova ʻi he fāʻūtaha koeʻuhí ʻoku nau fanongo kotoa kiate ia pea fai ʻa hono finangaló. (Lau ʻa e Sāme 103:20, 21.) Lolotonga ʻoku kehekehe ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo e kau ʻāngelo faitōnungá, ko e kau Kalisitiané foki ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau tōnounou kehekehe. ʻOku lava ke ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fāʻūtahá ke toe faingataʻa ange.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fiefia ʻi he ngāue fāitaha mo e fanga tokoua ʻoku kehe ʻenau tōnounoú mei haʻatautolú?
6 ʻI he taimi ʻoku feinga ai ʻa e kakai taʻehaohaoá ke nau ngāue fāitahá, ʻoku lavangofua ke ʻi ai honau ngaahi faingataʻaʻia. Ko e fakatātaá, fēfē kapau ʻoku ngāue fakataha kia Sihova ha tokoua anga-malū ʻoku faʻa tōmui mo ha tokoua ʻa ia ʻoku tauhi-taimi ka ʻoku ʻitangofua? ʻOkú na taki taha ongoʻi nai ʻoku taʻefeʻunga ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo e toko taha ʻe tahá kae ngalo angé ʻoku taʻefeʻunga tatau ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo hono ʻulungaangá tonu. ʻE lava fēfē ke ngāue feongoongoi ha ongo tokoua pehē? Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e founga ʻe tokoniʻi ai kinaua ʻe he tōʻonga ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he lea hono hoko ʻa Paulá. Pea fakakaukauloto leva ki he founga ʻe lava ke tau pouaki ai ʻa e fāʻūtahá ʻi hono fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ko iá. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: ‘ʻOku ou tokoni [pe kole] atu, ke mou laka ʻo tāu . . . pea ō mo e faʻa fakaʻakiʻakimui mo e angamalū, pea ō mo e angamokomoko ʻo mou fekatakiʻaki pe ʻi he ʻofa, mo feinga tōtōivi ke tauhi ʻaki ʻa e noʻo ko e melino, ʻa e taha kuo fakatupu ʻe he Laumalié.’—Ef. 4:1-3.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke ngāue ki he fāʻūtaha mo e kau Kalisitiane taʻehaohaoa kehé?
7 Ko e ako ke ngāue fāʻūtaha ki he ʻOtuá mo e kakai taʻehaohaoa kehé ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga koeʻuhí ʻoku taha pē ʻa e sino ʻo e kau lotu moʻoní. “ʻOku taha pe ʻa e Sino, pea taha ʻa e Laumalie, hangē foki ʻoku taha ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku tupu mei he ui naʻe ui ʻaki kimoutolu. ʻOku taha pe ʻa e ʻEiki, taha ʻa e Tui, taha ʻa e Papitaiso; taha ʻa e ʻOtua mo Tamai ʻa e kakai kotoa pe.” (Ef. 4:4-6) Ko e laumālie ʻo Sihová mo ʻene ngaahi tāpuakí ʻoku fakafehokotaki ia ki he feohiʻanga ʻe taha ʻo e fanga tokoua ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá. Tatau ai pē pe ʻoku fakalotomamahiʻi kitautolu ʻe ha taha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ko fē ʻe lava ke tau toe ō ki aí? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe feituʻu ʻe lava ke tau fanongo ai ki he ngaahi lea ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá.—Sione 6:68.
‘Meʻaʻofa ko e Kau Tangatá’ ʻOku Pouaki Ai ʻa e Fāʻūtahá
8. Ko e hā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Kalaisi ke tokoni ki hono ʻai ke tau mālohi ʻo tuʻu ʻi he ngaahi tākiekina fakatupu māvahevahé?
8 Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ha tōʻonga anga-maheni naʻe fai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sōtia ʻi he kuonga muʻá ke fakatātaaʻi ʻaki ʻa e anga hono tokonaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi ‘meʻaʻofa ko e kau tangatá’ ke tokoni ki hono fakafāʻūtahaʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Ko ha sōtia ikuna naʻá ne ʻomai nai ki ʻapi ha pōpula muli ko ha tamaioʻeiki ke tokoni ki hono uaifí ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakaʻapí. (Sāme 68:1, 12, 18) ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ko e ikunaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e māmaní naʻá ne maʻu ai ha kau pōpula loto-lelei tokolahi. (Lau ʻa e Efeso 4:7, 8.) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e kau pōpula ko iá, hangē ko e laú? “Pea foaki pe ʻe ia ha niʻihi ʻoku aposetolo, ha niʻihi ʻoku palofita, ha niʻihi ʻoku evangelio, ha niʻihi ʻoku tauhi mo faiako: koeʻuhi ke ʻosi sāuni ʻa e kakai lotu maʻa e ngaue tokoni, moʻo langa hake ʻa e sino ʻo Kalaisi: kaeʻoua ke tau aʻusia kotoa pe ʻa e tui taha.”—Ef. 4:11-13.
9. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē tokoni ʻa e ngaahi ‘meʻaʻofa ko e kau tangatá’ ke tauhi maʻu ʻa ʻetau fāʻūtahá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tokoni ʻa e mēmipa kotoa pē ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ki heʻene fāʻūtahá?
9 ʻI he hoko ko e kau tauhi-sipi ʻofá, ko e ngaahi ‘meʻaʻofa ko e kau tangata’ ko ení ʻoku nau tokoni ki hono tauhi maʻu ʻo ʻetau fāʻūtahá. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ʻe ha mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ha ongo tokoua ʻokú na “fepolepolei,” ʻe lava ke ne tokoni lahi ki he fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻaki ʻene fai ha akonaki fakafoʻituitui ke “faitoʻo [kinaua ʻi he] angafakaalaala.” (Kal. 5:26–6:1) ʻI he hoko ko e kau faiakó, ko e ngaahi ‘meʻaʻofa ko e kau tangata’ ko ení ʻoku nau tokoniʻi kitautolu ke langa hake ʻa e tui mālohi makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Ko ia ʻoku nau pouaki ai ʻa e fāʻūtahá pea tokoniʻi kitautolu ke laka ki muʻa ki he matuʻotuʻa faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula ko e fai ení “koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau kei tamaiki, ʻo felīlīʻaki mo feʻaveaki fano ʻe he matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe ʻoku tupu ʻi he fiemuʻa ʻa e kakai, ʻi he kākā ʻoku ngaue ke māu ʻa e meʻa fakahē.” (Ef. 4:13, 14) Ko e Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻoku totonu ke ne tokoni ki he fāʻūtaha ʻa e fetokouaʻakí, hangē pē ko e langa hake ʻe he kupu kotoa pē ʻo hotau sino fakamatelié ʻa e ngaahi kupu kehé ʻaki ʻa e tokoni ki hono tokonaki mai ʻo e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻú.—Lau ʻa e Efeso 4:15, 16.
Fakatupulekina ʻa e Ngaahi Tōʻonga Foʻou
10. ʻOku lava fēfē ke fakamanamanaʻi ʻe he ʻulungaanga taʻetāú ʻa ʻetau fāʻūtahá?
10 Naʻá ke fakatokangaʻi ko e vahe hono fā ʻo e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau ʻEfesoó ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻofá ʻa e kī ki hono maʻu ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻá? Ko hono hokó, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kau ki he ʻofá. Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ko e muimui ʻi he founga ʻo e ʻofá ʻoku ʻikai fakaʻatā ai ʻa e feʻauakí mo e anga-fakalieliá. Naʻe ekinaki ʻa Paula ki hono fanga tokouá ke ʻoua te nau “kei aeva o hage koe aeva ae Jenitaile.” Ko e kakai ko iá naʻa nau “taemagoi” mo “tukuage akinautolu ki he aga fakalielia.” (Ef. 4:17-19, PM) Ko e māmani ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ʻoku tau moʻui aí ʻoku nau fakamanamanaʻi ʻa ʻetau fāʻūtahá. ʻOku fakakata ʻa e kakaí fekauʻaki mo e feʻauakí, hiva fekauʻaki mo ia, mālieʻia he sio aí, pea fai fakapulipuli ia pe fakahāhā. Kae kehe, naʻa mo e fakamalingá, ʻa ia ʻoku kau nai ai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ʻoku tohoakiʻi fakaefehokotaki fakasino koe ki ha taha ʻoku ʻikai te ke fakataumuʻa ke mali mo iá, ʻe lava ke ne ʻai koe ke ke mavahe ai meia Sihova mo e fakatahaʻangá. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí ʻoku faingofua ʻaupito ʻene taki atu koe ki he feʻauakí. Pehē foki, ko e fakamalinga ʻokú ne tataki ha tokotaha mali ki he tonó ʻe lava ʻi he tuʻunga fakamamahi ke ne fakamavaheʻi ʻa e fānaú mei heʻenau mātuʻá mo e ngaahi hoa tonuhiá mei honau malí. ʻOku fakatupu māvahevahe moʻoni! Tāneʻineʻi ke tohi ʻa Paula: “Talaʻehai naʻe pehe hoʻomou ako Kalaisi”!—Ef. 4:20, 21.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e liliu ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau faí?
11 Naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe Paula ʻoku totonu ke tau liʻaki ʻa e founga fakakaukau fakatupu māvahevahé pea ʻi hono kehé ke fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku ʻai ai ke tau malava ʻo nofo feongoongoi mo e niʻihi kehé. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ke mou liliu hoʻomou toʻonga muʻa, ʻo huʻihuʻi ʻa e motuʻa tangata, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻauʻauha ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻa Kākā [ʻa e angaʻitangata motuʻá]: . . . ke mou tuku ke fai ai pe homou fakafoʻou ʻe he Laumalie ʻo homou ʻatamai; pea ke mou kofuʻaki ʻa e tangata foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua ʻi he angatonu mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻa Moʻoni.” (Ef. 4:22-24) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ‘tuku ke fai ai pe hotau fakafoʻou ʻe he Laumalie ʻo hotau ʻatamaí’? Kapau ʻoku tau fakakaukauloto houngaʻia ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ako fakatouʻosi mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻa e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻá, ʻi he feingá ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻou kuo “ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua.”
Fakatupulekina ʻa e Ngaahi Founga Foʻou ʻi he Leá
12. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono pouaki ʻe he lea moʻoní ʻa e fāʻūtahá, pea ko e hā ʻoku faingataʻa ai ki he niʻihi ke lea moʻoní?
12 Ko e leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fekauʻaki ʻi ha fāmili pe ʻi ha fakatahaʻanga. Ko e lea hangatonu, tauʻatāina mo e lea ʻofá ʻe lava ke ne fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e kakaí. (Sione 15:15) Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku loi ha tokotaha ki hono tokouá? ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ia ʻe hono tokouá, ʻe vaivai ai ʻa e haʻi ʻo e falala ʻi hona vahaʻá. ʻE lava ke ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula: “Mou taki taha lea moʻoni ʻi he feangai mo hono kaungaʻapi; he ko e ngaahi kupu kitautolu ʻoku fekauʻaki.” (Ef. 4:25) Ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne angaʻaki ʻa e loí, mahalo naʻe kamata pē mei heʻene kei siʻí, ʻe faingataʻa nai ke ne kamata lea moʻoni. Ka ʻe fakahoungaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene feinga ke liliú pea te ne tokoniʻi ia.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he tuku ʻa e lau koví?
13 ʻOku akoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau pouaki ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapá mo e fāʻūtahá fakatouʻosi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá mo e fāmilí ʻaki hono mapuleʻi mālohi ʻa e founga ʻo ʻetau leá. “ʻIlonga ha lea ʻe ʻikai siaʻa, pea tapu ʻene hu atu mei homou ngutu: . . . Ko e fakamahū kotoa pe mo e lili mo e ʻita mo e feʻiohoʻaki mo e lauʻikovi, tuku ke hiki ia meiate kimoutolu, ʻio mo e lotokovi kotoa.” (Ef. 4:29, 31) Ko e founga ʻe taha ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he lea koví ko hono fakatupulekina ha tōʻonga fakaʻapaʻapa lahi ange ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha tangata ʻoku lau kovi ki hono uaifí ʻoku totonu ke ne feinga ke liliu ʻene tōʻonga kiate iá, tautefito ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga hono fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai fefiné. ʻOku aʻu ʻo pani ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kakai fefine ʻe niʻihi ʻaki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻo ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e pule ko e ngaahi tuʻi fakataha mo Kalaisi. (Kal. 3:28; 1 Pita 3:7) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko ha fefine ʻokú ne angaʻaki hono kailangakiʻi ʻa hono husepānití ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi ia ke ne liliu ʻi heʻene ʻilo ki he anga hono taʻotaʻofi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ia tonu ʻi he taimi naʻe fakaʻitaʻi aí.—1 Pita 2:21-23.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai hono fakahāhā ʻo e ʻitá?
14 ʻOku felāveʻi vāofi ʻa e lau koví mo e taʻemalava ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻitá. Ko e meʻá ni foki ʻe lava ke ne fakamavahevaheʻi ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau fekauʻakí. Ko e ʻitá ʻoku hangē ha afí. ʻOku lavangofua ke taʻemapuleʻi pea fakatupunga ai ha fakatamaki. (Pal. 29:22) Ko e tokotaha ʻoku tonuhia ʻi heʻene fakahāhā ʻa e ʻikai ke fiefiá kuo pau ke ne tokanga ke mapuleʻi ʻa ʻene ʻitá ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei hono maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi vahaʻangatae mahuʻingá. ʻOku totonu ke ngāue ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke faʻa fakamolemole, ʻo ʻoua ʻe tukulotoa ha ʻita pea ʻoua ʻe toe ʻohake ʻa e meʻa ko iá. (Sāme 37:8; 103:8, 9; Pal. 17:9) Naʻe faleʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e kau ʻEfesoó: “ʻIta pe, kae ʻoua ʻe angahala ai: ʻoua ʻe tuku ke to ʻa e laʻa ʻoku mou kei mamahi; kaeʻumaʻā, ʻoua naʻa tuku ha ava ki he Tevolo.” (Ef. 4:26, 27) Ko e taʻemalava ke mapuleʻi ʻete ʻitá ʻe ʻoange ai ki he Tēvoló ha faingamālie ke ne pouaki ʻa e taʻefāʻūtahá pea naʻa mo e fepaki ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.
15. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke hoko ʻi hano toʻo ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻatautolu?
15 Ko hono fakahāhā ʻa e tokaʻi ʻo e koloa ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻoku tokoni ia ki he fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku tau lau: “Ke ʻoua naʻa kei kaihaʻa ʻe he kaihaʻa.” (Ef. 4:28) Kuo tupulaki ha ongoʻi lahi ʻo e fefalalaʻaki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová. Kapau ʻe ngāuekoviʻaki ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻa e falala ko iá ʻaki ʻene toʻo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻaʻaná, te ne maumauʻi ai ʻa e fāʻūtaha fiefiá.
Fakafāʻūtahaʻi Kitautolu ʻe he ʻOfa ki he ʻOtuá
16. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e lea fakatupu langa haké ke ʻai ke mālohi ʻetau fāʻūtahá?
16 Ko e fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ko e ola ia hono ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke nau tōʻonga ʻaki ʻa e ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e houngaʻia ʻi he anga-lelei ʻa Sihová ʻoku ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fai ha feinga tōtōivi ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki: “[Leaʻaki ʻa ia] oku lelei o aoga ke laga aki hake, koeuhi ke tubu ai ae tokoni ki he kau fanogo. . . . Feagaleleiaki akimoutolu kiate kimoutolu, o manavaofa, o fefakamolemoleaki akimoutolu, o hage koe fakamolemolea akimoutolu e he Otua koeuhi ko Kalaisi.” (Ef. 4:29, 32, PM) ʻOku fakamolemoleʻi ʻi he anga-lelei ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai taʻehaohaoa hangē ko kitautolú. ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau fakamolemoleʻi tatau ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau sio ai ki heʻenau ngaahi taʻehaohaoá?
17. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau feinga tōtōivi ke pouaki ʻa e fāʻūtahá?
17 Ko e fāʻūtaha ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa Sihova. ʻOku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe hono laumālié ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe ke pouaki ʻa e fāʻūtahá. Heʻikai moʻoni ke tau loto ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tataki ʻa e laumālié. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “ʻOua ʻe ʻai ke mamahi ʻa e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni ko iaʻo e ʻOtua.” (Ef. 4:30) Ko e fāʻūtahá ko ha koloa mahuʻinga ia ʻoku taau ke maluʻi. ʻOku ʻomai ai ʻa e fiefia ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau maʻu iá pea ʻoatu ai ʻa e lāngilangi kia Sihova. “Koia ke faifaitaki akimoutolu ki he Otua, o tāu moe fānau ofeina; bea aeva i he ofa.”—Ef. 4:32, 33 (ʻEf 5:1, 2, PM).
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻoku pouaki ai ʻa e fāʻūtahá ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiané?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke hanga ʻe hotau ʻulungaangá ʻo pouaki ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke hanga ʻe heʻetau leá ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he ngāue fāitaha mo e niʻihi kehé?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Ko e faʻahinga ko ia mei he puipuituʻa kehekehé ʻoku nau fāʻūtaha
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ʻOkú ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e fakamalingá?