Kuo Pau ke Hoko ʻa e Kau Kalisitiane Moʻoni Kotoa Pē ko e Kau ʻEvangeliō
“Fai ʻa e ngāue fakaevangelio [pe fakamisinale].”—2 TIMOTE 4:5, [fakamatala ʻi lalo, NW.]
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ongoongo lelei naʻe malangaʻi ʻe he kau ʻevangaliō ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí?
KO E HĀ ʻa hono ʻuhinga ʻi he ʻahó ni ke hoko ko ha ʻevangeliō? Ko ha ʻevangeliō koe? Ko e foʻi lea “ʻevangeliō” ko e maʻu mei he foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e eu·ag·ge·li·stesʹ, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ko e “tokotaha malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei.” Kamata mei hono fokotuʻu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻi he 33 T.S., naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe he ongoongo lelei faka-Kalisitiané ʻa e founga ʻe fakafou mai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamoʻuí pea naʻe fanongonongo ʻe toe foki mai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻamui ange ke kamata ʻa ʻene pule ʻi he Puleʻangá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.—Mātiu 25:31, 32; 2 Tīmote 4:1; Hepelū 10:12, 13.
2. (a) Ko e hā kuo fakalahi mai ʻo fakakau ki he ongoongo leleí ʻi hotau ʻahó ni? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻoku hilifaki ki he kau Kalisitiane moʻoni kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaho ní?
2 Talu mei he 1914 ʻo faai mai, naʻe kamata ke fakaʻau ke lahi ʻa e fakamoʻoni naʻe kamata ke fakahoko ʻa e fakaʻilonga naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene foki maí pea mo ʻene ʻi ai taʻe hā maí. (Mātiu 24:3-13, 33) Ko ia, naʻe lava ke toe fakakau ki he ongoongo leleí ʻa e kupuʻi lea “kuo ofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua.” (Luke 21:7, 31; Maʻake 1:14, 15) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe hoko ʻa e taimi ke fakahoko ʻa hono fakahoko lahi ange ʻo e kikite ʻa Sīsū naʻe hiki ʻi he Mātiu 24:14, PM: “Bea koe ogoogolelei ni oe buleaga e malaga aki i mamani kotoabe, koe mea fakamooni ki he buleaga kotoabe, bea e toki hoko mai ae ikuaga.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku kau ki he ngāue fakaʻevangeliō ʻi he taimi ní ʻa hono fanongonongo faivelenga ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo fokotuʻu pea mo e ngaahi tāpuaki kuo vavé ni ke ne ʻomai ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá. ʻOku fekauʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ke nau fai ʻa e ngāue ko ʻení pea mo “ngaohi ākonga.”—Mātiu 28:19, 20; Fakahā 22:17.
3. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻo e foʻi lea “ʻevangeliō”? (Sio ki he Insight on the Scriptures, Voliume 1, peesi 770, kolomu 2, palakalafi 2.) (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku langaʻi hake ʻe he meʻa ko ʻení?
3 Tānaki atu ki hono malangaʻi fakalūkufua ʻo e ongoongo leleí, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “ʻevangeliō” ʻi ha tuʻunga makehe fekauʻaki mo kinautolu ʻa ia ʻoku nau mavahe mei honau feituʻu totonú ke malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ki he ngaahi feituʻu kuo teʻeki ai ke fai ai ʻa e ngāue ko ʻení. Naʻe lahi ʻa e kau ʻevangeliō fakamisinale ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻo hangē ko Filipe, Paula, Panepasa, Sailosi, mo Tīmote. (Ngāue 21:8; ʻEfesō 4:11) Kae fēfē ʻa hotau taimi makehé ni talu mei he 1914? Kuo fakaʻatā ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová kinautolu ke nau hoko ko e kau ʻevangeliō fakalotofonua pea mo e kau ʻevangeliō fakamisinale?
Laka Ki Muʻa Talu Mei He 1919
4, 5. ʻI he fuoloa siʻi pē mei he 1914, ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e meʻa naʻe fotu mai ʻo kau ki he ngāue fakaʻevangelioó?
4 ʻI he ngata ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní ʻi he 1918, naʻe hokosia ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e tupulekina ʻo e fakafepaki fakatouʻosi mei he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní mo e haʻa-faifekau ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo honau ngaahi kaungāfai fakapolitikalé. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe meimei tuku ʻaupito ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangeliō faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻi Sune 1918 ʻi hono tautea ʻa e kau taki ʻo e Watch Tower Society ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté ke ngāue pōpula ki he taʻu ʻe 20 ʻi he ngaahi tukuakiʻi loi. Naʻe lavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo e ʻOtuá ke fakangata ʻa hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí?
5 Naʻe taʻeʻamanekina ʻa hono tuku ange ʻa e kau taki ʻo e Sōsaietí ʻi Māʻasi 1919 pea ki mui mai naʻe fakatonuhiaʻi mei he ngaahi tukuakiʻi loi naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻa hono tuku pōpula kinautolú. ʻI heʻenau maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina foʻou ko iá, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane pani ko ʻení ʻoku kei lahi ʻa e ngāue ia ke fai ki muʻa pea nau aʻusia honau pale fakahēvani ko e kaungāeʻa ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Loma 8:17; 2 Tīmote 2:11, 12; 4:18.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalakalaka ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangeliō naʻe hoko ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e 1919 mo e 1939?
6 ʻI he 1919 naʻe tokosiʻi ange ʻi he toko 4,000 ʻa kinautolu naʻa nau lipooti naʻa nau kau ki he fanongonongo ʻo e ongoongo leleí. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e taʻu ʻe uofulu hono hoko atu aí, naʻe tokotokolahi ʻa e kau tangata naʻa nau loto ke hoko ko e kau ʻevangeliō fakamisinale, pea naʻe fekau atu ʻa e niʻihi ki he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻAfilika, ʻĒsia, mo ʻIulope. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he 1939, ko e ʻosi ia ʻo e taʻu ʻe 20 ʻo hono malangaʻi ʻa e Puleʻangá, naʻe tupu hake ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻo lahi hake ʻi he toko 73,000. Ko e tupu fakaofo ko ʻení naʻe lavaʻi ia neongo ʻa e fakatanga lahi, pea naʻe meimei tatau pē ia mo e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ngaahi muʻaki taʻu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Ngāue 6:7; 8:4, 14-17; 11:19-21.
7. ʻI he taʻu 47 T.S. pea mo e 1939, ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga meimei tatau naʻe hoko fekauʻaki mo e ngāue fakaʻevangeliō faka-Kalisitiané?
7 Ka neongo ia, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻa nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fonua Palotisani lea faka-Pilitānia. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e tokolahi hake ʻi he peseti ʻe 75 ʻo e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻe toko 73,000 naʻa nau ʻi ʻAositelēlia, Pilitānia, Kānata, Nuʻu Sila, mo e ʻIunaite Seteté. Hangē pē ko e tuʻunga ʻi he 47 T.S. nai, naʻe fiemaʻu ha meʻa ia ke ne fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau ʻevangelioó ke nau fai ha tokanga lahi ange ki he ngaahi fonua ʻi he māmaní naʻe siʻisiʻi ʻa e ngāue naʻe fai ki aí.
8. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he 1992, ko e hā kuo lavaʻi ʻe he Akoʻanga Kiliatí?
8 Naʻe ʻikai lava ke taʻofi ʻe he ngaahi lao fakangatangata ʻi he taimi ʻo e taú mo e ngaahi fakatangá ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ivi-mālohi ʻo Sihová mei hono ueʻi ʻene kau sevānití ke nau teuteu ki ha fakalahi lahi ange. ʻI he 1943, ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e tauhaʻa ʻo e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e Akoʻanga Tohitapu ʻa e Taua Leʻó ko Kiliati ʻi he taumuʻa ke toe fakamafola lahi ange ʻi he māmaní ʻa e ongoongo leleí. ʻI he aʻu mai ki Māʻasi 1992, kuo fekau atu ai mei he akoʻanga ko ʻení ha kau misinale ʻe toko 6,517 ki he ngaahi fonua kehekehe ʻe 171. ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe akoʻi ai mo e kau tangata ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e Watch Tower Society ʻi he ngaahi fonua mulí. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he 1992, ko e toko 75 ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngāue ʻi he ngaahi Komiti Vaʻa ʻe 97 naʻe akoʻi kinautolu ʻi Kiliati.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ako ʻoku kaunga ki he fakalakalaka ʻo e ngāue fakaʻevangelioó mo e ngāue ngaohi-ākongá?
9 ʻOku ʻi ai mo e ngaahi polokalama ako kuo teuteuʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ke fakalahi mo fakaleleiʻi ʻa ʻenau ngāue fakaʻevangelioó, tukukehe ʻa e Akoʻanga Kiliatí. Ko e fakatātā, ʻoku lele ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he māmani lahí ʻa e Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí. Ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení, fakataha mo e Fakataha Ngāue fakauiké, kuo akoʻi ai ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kau malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá ke nau ola lelei ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga fakahāhaá. ʻOku ʻi ai foki mo e Ako Fakafaifekau ʻo e Puleʻanga, ʻa ia ʻoku tokonaki mai ai ha fakahinohino mahuʻinga ki he kau mātuʻá mo e kau sevānití koeʻuhi ke lelei ange ʻa ʻenau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku tupulaki maʻu pē. Kuo tokoniʻi ʻe he Ako Ngāue Taaimuʻá ʻa e kau ʻevangeliō taimi-kakato tokolahi ke nau hoko ʻo ola lelei ange ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakamalangá. Ki muí ni mai, kuo fai ʻa e Akoʻanga Ako Fakafaifekau ʻi he ngaahi fonua kehekehe ke tokoni ki he kau mātuʻa mo e kau sevāniti taʻemalí ke nau hoko ʻi onopooni ʻo hangē ko Tīmoté.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻo e ako mātuʻaki lelei kuo tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá? (Fakakau ki ai ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he puhá.)
10 Ko e hā ʻa hono ola ʻo e ngaahi ako kotoa ko ʻení? ʻI he 1991, naʻe aʻusia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e tumutumu kuo laka hake ʻi he toko fā miliona ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau malanga longomoʻui fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻe 212. Kaekehe, ʻi he ʻikai ke hangē ia ko e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he 1939, ko e tokolahi hake ʻi he peseti ʻe 70 ʻo e faʻahinga ko ʻení ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fonua Katolika, Orthodox, taʻe-Kalisitiane, pe ngaahi fonua kehe, ʻa ia ko e ngaahi fonua eni ʻoku ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki lahi taha ai ʻa e lea faka-Pilitāniá.—Sio ki he puha “Tupulekina Talu Mei He 1939.”
ʻUhinga ʻOku Lavameʻa Aí
11. Ko hai naʻe tuku ki ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa ʻene lavameʻa ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e faifekaú?
11 ʻOku ʻikai ke pehē ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ia ʻoku lava ʻa e tupu tokolahi ko ʻeni ʻiate kinautolu pē. Ka ʻoku nau vakai ki heʻenau ngāué ʻi he founga naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Kolinitoó. “Pea ko e ha ai ʻa Apolosi? pea ko e ha ai ʻa Paula? ko e ongo sevaniti pe, ʻa ia naʻe fou ai hoʻomou lotu; pea naʻa mo ia, ko ʻena ʻange pe kiate kimoutolu taki taha, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kuo ʻomi ʻe he ʻEiki. Naʻe aʻaku ʻa e to, naʻe ʻa Apolosi ʻa e fakaviviku; kae ʻa e ʻOtua ai pe ʻa e fakatupu. Ko ia, talaʻehai ko ha meʻa ia ʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻa e to, pe ko ia ʻoku fai ʻa e fakaviviku; ka ko ia pe ʻoku fakatupu, ʻa ia ko e ʻOtua. He ko e ongo kaungāngaue kimaua mo e ʻOtua: ko kimoutolu ko e ngoueʻanga ʻa e ʻOtua, ko e fale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻoku langa.”—1 Kolinitō 3:5-7, 9.
12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngāue fakaʻevangeliō faka-Kalisitiane lavameʻá? (e) Ko hai kuo fakanofo ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pea ko e hā ʻa e founga mahuʻinga ʻe taha ke fakahāhā ai ʻa ʻetau moʻulaloa ki hono tuʻunga-ʻulú?
12 ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ko e tupulaki kāfakafa kuo hokosia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko e tupu ia mei he tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngāue ia ʻa e ʻOtua. ʻI heʻenau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ʻení, ʻoku nau hokohoko atu ke nau faʻa ako maʻu pē ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakatuʻunga ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku nau akoʻi ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakaʻevangelioó ʻi he Tohitapú. (1 Kolinitō 4:6; 2 Tīmote 3:16) Ko ha toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ki heʻenau lavameʻa ʻi he ngāue fakaʻevangelioó ko ʻenau tokaʻi kakato ʻa e Tokotaha ʻa ia kuo fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá ke hoko ko e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá, ko e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. (ʻEfesō 5:23) Naʻe fakahāhā ʻeni ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí ʻaki ʻa ʻenau ngāue fakataha mo e faʻahinga naʻe fakanofo ʻe Sīsū ko e kau ʻapositoló. Naʻe hoko ʻa e kau tangata ko ʻení, fakataha mo e kau mātuʻa kehe ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Selusalemá, ko e kulupu pule faka-Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí. Naʻe ngāueʻaki mei hēvani ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻa e kulupu ko ʻeni ʻo e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa fakalaumālié ke nau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tālafili pea ke fai ʻa e fakahinohino ki he ngāue fakaʻevangelioó. Ko e fie ngāue fakataha faivelenga ʻa Paula mo e fokotuʻutuʻu fakaeʻotua ko ʻení, naʻe iku ʻo tupulaki ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga naʻá ne ʻaʻahi ki aí. (Ngāue 16:4, 5; Kalētia 2:9) ʻOku pehē pē mo e ʻahó ni, ʻi he pipiki maʻu ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ngāue fakataha faivelenga ki he fakahinohino ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Kulupu Pulé, ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ki he kau ʻevangeliō Kalisitiané ʻa e lavameʻa ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakamalangá.—Taitusi 1:9; Hepelū 13:17.
Lau ʻOku Lelei Ange ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ekinaki naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa ia kuo hiki ʻi he Filipai 2:1-4? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ke manatuʻi ʻa e ekinaki ko ʻení ʻi he lolotonga ʻete kau ki he ngāue ʻevangelioó?
13 Naʻe fakahā ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e ʻofa moʻoni ki he kau fekumi ki he moʻoní pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fakakaukau ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻi he niʻihi kehé pe lau fakamatakali. Ko ia, naʻe lava ai ke ne ekinaki ki he kaungātuí ke “lau ʻoku lelei ange ʻa e niʻihi kehe.”—Filipai 2:1-4, NW.
14 ʻI he founga tatau pē, ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau ʻevangeliō Kalisitiane moʻoni ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e fakakaukau ʻo pehē ʻoku lelei ange kinautolu ʻi he niʻihi kehé ʻi heʻenau feangainga mo e kakai mei he ngaahi matakali mo e ngaahi ʻātakai kehekehe. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha tokotaha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová mei he ʻIunaite Seteté, ʻa ia naʻe vaheʻi ke ngāue ko ha misinale ʻi ʻAfilika: “ʻOku ou ʻilo pē ʻoku ʻikai te mau lelei ange. Mahalo pē ʻoku lahi ange ʻa ʻemau paʻangá pea mo ia ʻoku lau ko e ako leleí, ka ʻoku maʻu ʻe kinautolu [ko e kakai ʻo e fonuá] ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻiate kimautolu.”
15. ʻE lava fēfē ke fakahā ʻe kinautolu kuo vaheʻi ki he ngaahi fonua mulí ʻa ʻenau tokaʻi moʻoni kiate kinautolu te nau hoko nai ko e kau ākongá?
15 ʻI hono fakahā ʻa e tokaʻi moʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻa ia ʻoku tau vahevahe atu ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí, ʻoku pau te tau ʻai ai ke faingofua ange kiate kinautolu ke nau tali ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e Tohitapú. ʻOku toe tokoni foki ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻe ha ʻevangeliō fakamisinale ʻokú ne fiefia ke nofo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa ia kuo vaheʻi ia ke ne tokoni ki aí. ʻOku fakamatala ʻe ha misinale lavameʻa ʻa ia kuó ne nofo ʻi he taʻu ʻe 38 fakamuimui ko ení ʻi ʻAfilika: “ʻOku ou ongoʻi loloto ʻiate au ko hoku ʻapí pē ʻeni, pea ko kinautolu ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻa ia kuo vaheʻi au ki aí ko hoku ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine ia. ʻI heʻeku foki ki Kānata ko e mālōlō ʻeveʻeva, ʻoku ʻikai te u ongoʻi ko hoku ʻapi moʻoní ia. Ko e uike fakaʻosi pe kiʻi fuoloa ange ai ʻo ʻeku mālōlō ʻi Kānatá, ʻoku ou fuʻu fie foki au ki he feituʻu naʻe vaheʻi au ki aí. ʻOku pehē maʻu ai pē ʻa ʻeku ongoʻí. ʻOku ou tala ange ki heʻeku kau ako Tohitapú mo e ngaahi tokouá mo e tuofāfiné ʻa ʻeku fiefia ke toe foki mai, pea ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻi heʻeku loto ke nofo mo kinautolú.”—1 Tesalonaika 2:8.
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e pole kuo tali ʻe he tokolahi ʻo e kau misinalé mo e kau ʻevangeliō fakalotofonuá koeʻuhi ke nau ola lelei ange ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakamalangá? (e) Ko e hā naʻe hokosia ʻe ha misinale ʻe tokotaha koeʻuhi ko ʻene leaʻaki ʻa e lea fakafonuá?
16 ʻI heʻenau ʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ha feituʻu ʻi honau ngaahi kauhala fakalotofonuá ʻoku nofo ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau lea ʻi he lea muli, ʻoku feinga ʻa e niʻihi ke ako ʻa e lea ko iá, ʻo fakahā ʻi he meʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku nau lau ʻoku lelei ange ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha misinale ʻe taha: “ʻI ʻAfilika Tonga, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ongoʻi taʻefefalalaʻaki ʻi he vā ʻo e kakai naʻa nau tupu hake ʻi ʻAfiliká mo e kakai naʻa nau tupu hake ʻi ʻIulopé. Ka ʻoku vave ʻa hono toʻo atu ʻa e ongo ko ʻeni ʻi heʻemau leaʻaki ʻa e lea fakalotofonuá.” Ko e leaʻaki ʻa e lea ʻa kinautolu ʻoku tau vahevahe atu ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí ko ha tokoni lahi ia ke aʻu ki honau ngaahi lotó. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e ngāue mālohi mo e loto-ʻalovili anga-fakatōkilalo. ʻOku fakamatala ʻe ha misinale ʻi ha fonua ʻi ʻĒsia: “ʻE hoko ko ha ʻahiʻahi ʻa hoʻo tuʻukāivi he fai ʻo ha lea fehalaaki lolotonga ia ʻoku kataʻi koe ʻi hoʻo ngaahi hala ko iá. ʻE ngali faingofua nai ke ʻoua ʻe toe hoko atu.” Kaekehe, naʻe tokoni ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá mo e kaungāʻapí ki he misinale ko ʻení ke ne kātaki pē.—Maʻake 12:30, 31.
17 ʻOku mahino, ʻoku ueʻi ʻa e loto ʻo e kakaí ʻi he feinga ʻe ha tokotaha muli ke vahevahe atu ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi heʻenau leá. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi ola taʻeʻamanekina. Ko ha misinale ʻi he fonua ʻAfilika ko Lesoto naʻá ne lea ʻi he lea ʻa e fonua ko iá ki ha fefine ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻá ne ngāue ʻi he fale ngaohi fakatātā ʻaki ʻa e tupenú. Naʻe fanongo atu ki he fetalanoaʻakí ni ha minisitā fakapuleʻanga mei ha fonua ʻAfilika ia ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻaʻahi ki he fale ko ení. Naʻá ne haʻu ʻo fakaongoongoleleiʻi loto-māfana ʻa e tuofefiné, pea kamata leva ke leaʻaki atu ʻe he tuofefiné ʻa e lea ko ia ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi he fonua ʻo e minisitā fakapuleʻangá. Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tangatá: “Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻalu ange ai [ki hoku fonuá] ʻo ngāue ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo homau kakaí, koeʻuhi he ʻokú ke toe poto ʻi he lea faka-Suahili?” Naʻe tali fakapotopoto ange ʻe he misinalé: “ʻE lelei ʻaupito ia. Ka ko e tokotaha au ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, pea ʻi he taimí ni ʻoku hoko ʻo taʻefakalao ʻa ʻemau ngāué ʻi homou fonuá.” Naʻe tali ange ʻe he tangatá: “Kātaki, ʻoua te ke pehē ko kimautolu kotoa ʻoku mau fakafepakiʻi hoʻomou ngāué. Ko e tokolahi ʻo kimautolu ʻoku mau saiʻia ʻi he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Mahalo pē ʻe ʻi ai ha ʻaho ʻe malava ke ke faiako tauʻatāina ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo homau kakaí.” Ki mui mai, naʻe toʻoa ʻa e loto ʻo e misinalé ʻi heʻene ʻilo kuo ʻoatu ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e tauʻatāina ʻo e lotu ʻi he fonua ko iá.
Loto ke Tuku Ange ʻa e Ngaahi Totonu
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e founga mahuʻinga naʻe feinga ai ʻa Paula ke faʻifaʻitaki ki hono ʻEiki, ko Sīsū Kalaisí? (e) Lave ki ha meʻa naʻe hokosia (ʻa ē ʻi he palakalafí pe ko haʻo hokosia) ke fakahā ʻa e mahuʻinga ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha faʻahinga fakatupunga tūkiaʻanga kiate kinautolu ʻoku tau vahevahe atu ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí?
18 ʻI he tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Mou hoko ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki kiate au, ʻo hange foki ko ʻeku faʻifaʻitaki ʻaku kia Kalaisi,” ko e toki ʻosi ia ʻo ʻene lāulea ʻo kau ki he fiemaʻu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakatūkiaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko ia, pe ko hoʻomou kai, pe ko hoʻomou inu, pe ko hoʻomou fai ha meʻa, mou fai kotoa pe ke ongoongolelei ai ʻa e ʻOtua. Ke taʻemelengatāmaki hoʻomou toʻonga ki he Siu mo e Kalisi fakatouʻosi, pea ki he siasi foki ʻa e ʻOtua: ʻo hange foki ʻoku ou fai fakaoleole ʻe au ki he kakai kehekehe ʻi heʻete meʻa kotoa pe, ʻo ʻikai te u kumi ʻa e lelei aʻata, ka ko e lelei ʻa e tokolahi; heiʻilo ʻe lava ai honau fakamoʻui.”—1 Kolinitō 10:31-33; 11:1.
19 Ko e kau ʻevangeliō ʻo hangē ko Paulá, ʻa ia ʻoku nau loto-lelei ke fai ha ngaahi feilaulau koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻaonga kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau malanga ki aí, ʻoku nau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki. Ko e fakatātā, ʻi he fonua ʻe taha ʻi ʻAfilika, naʻe ʻalu ha ongo mātuʻa misinale ʻo kai ʻi he hōtele fakalotofonuá ko hono kātoangaʻi ʻa e ʻaho naʻá na mali aí. Naʻá na ʻuluaki fakakaukau ke ʻota ʻena meʻakaí mo ha uaine, koeʻuhi he ʻoku ʻikai ke taʻofi ʻe he Tohitapú ia ʻa hono ngāueʻaki fakafeʻunga pē ʻa e inu ʻolokaholó. (Sāme 104:15) Ka naʻe toe fakakaukau ʻa e ongo mātuʻa ko ʻení ke ʻoua te na fai pehē naʻa kovi nai ia ki he kakai ʻo e fonuá. ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe he husepānití: “Ki mui mai naʻá ma feʻiloaki mo ha tangata ko ha kuki ia ʻi he hōtele ko iá, pea naʻá ma kamata ha ako Tohitapu mo ia. Ki mui ʻaupito mai naʻá ne pehē mai kiate kimaua: ‘ʻOkú mo manatuʻi ʻa hoʻomo ō ange ki he hōtelé ʻo kai aí? Naʻa mau tuʻu kotoa ʻi mui ʻi he matapā ʻo e peitó ʻo fakasiosio mai kiate kimoua. Naʻe tala kiate kimautolu ʻe he kau misinale ʻo e siasí ʻoku kovi ke mau inu. Ka ʻi heʻenau omi ki he hōtelé ʻoku ʻikai mā kinautolu ke ʻota ʻa e uainé. Ko ia naʻa mau pehē kapau te mo ʻota ha inu ʻolokaholo, ʻe ʻikai te mau fie fanongo ki hoʻomou malanga mai kiate kimautolú.’” ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e kuki ko iá mo e niʻihi kehe naʻa nau ngāue ʻi he hōtele ko iá ko e kau Fakamoʻoni ʻosi papitaiso.
Kei Lahi Pē ʻa e Meʻa Ke Fai
20. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke tau kātaki ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau ʻevangeliō faivelenga, pea ko e hā ʻa e monū fakafiefia ʻoku puke maʻu ʻe he tokolahi?
20 ʻI he panaki mai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e tuʻu fulikivanú ni, ʻoku kei ʻunaloto ʻa e tokolahi ke fanongo ki he ongoongo lelei, pea ʻoku fiemaʻu fakavavevave lahi ange ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ki he Kalisitiane kotoa pē ke nau kātaki ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻevangeliō mateaki. (Mātiu 24:13) ʻE lava ke ke fakalahi ʻa hoʻo kau ki he ngāue ko ʻení ʻaki haʻo hoko ko ha ʻevangeliō ʻi he ʻuhinga makehe ʻo hangē ko Filipe, Paula, Panepasa, Sailosi, mo Tīmoté? ʻOku fai ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau ʻaki ʻa ʻenau kau ki he ngāue taaimuʻá mo ʻai ke fakaʻatā kinautolu ke ngāue ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻa ia ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻú.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e founga “kuo fakaava . . . ha matapa lahi ʻo e ngāue” ki he kakai ʻa Sihová?
21 Ki muí ni mai, kuo fakaʻatā mai ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu lahi ke fai ai ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangelioó ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻAfilika, ʻĒsia, mo ʻIulope Hahake, ʻa ia naʻe taʻofi ai ki muʻa ʻa e ngāue ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻI he tuʻunga tatau mo ia naʻe hoko ki he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, “kuo fakaava . . . ha matapa lahi ki he ngāue” ki he kakai ʻa Sihová. (1 Kolinitō 16:9, NW) Ko e fakatātā, ko ha kau misinale fakaʻevangeliō naʻe toki aʻu ki he fonua ʻAfilika ko Mozambique, ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha taimi feʻunga ke ako Tohitapu ai mo e kakai kotoa ʻoku fie akó. Ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ē kiate kitautolu he naʻe lēsisita fakalao ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Fēpueli 11, 1991 ʻi he fonua ko iá!
22. Tatau ai pē pe ʻoku ngāueʻi fakaʻaufuli ʻa hotau kauhala fakalotofonuá pe ʻikai, ko e hā kuo pau ke tau loto-ʻalovili kotoa ke fai?
22 ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻoku fuoloa ai ʻa e tauʻatāina ki he lotú, ʻoku fiefia foki ʻa hotau ngaahi tokouá ʻi he tupulaki ʻoku hokohoko atu ai pē. ʻIo, tatau ai pe pē ko e fē ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku tau nofo ai, ʻoku kei “lahi ʻa e ngāue ke fai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻEiki.” (1 Kolinitō 15:58, NW) Pea ʻi heʻene peheé, ʻai ke tau hokohoko atu ʻa hono ngāue fakapotopotoʻaki ʻa e taimi ʻoku toé ke tau taki taha ‘fai ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangeliō, ʻo fai ke kakato ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakamalanga.’—2 Tīmote 4:5; ʻEfesō 5:15, 16.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatala?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tokotaha-ʻevangeliō?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakalahi mai ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻi he hili ʻo e 1914?
◻ Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e fakalakalaka ʻo e ngāue fakaʻevangelioó talu mei he 1919?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga tefito kuo tokoni ki he lavameʻa ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangelioó?
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Tupulekina Talu Mei he 1939
Fakakaukau ange ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ngaahi konitineniti ʻe tolu ʻa ia naʻe ʻave ki ai ʻa e kau misinale naʻe akoʻi ʻi Kiliati. ʻI he 1939 naʻe lipooti mai ʻa e kau fanongonongo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻe toko 636 pē mei ʻAfilika Hihifo. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he 1991 kuo tupu eni ʻo lahi hake ʻi he toko 200,000 ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻe 12 ʻo ʻAfilika Hihifo. Kuo toe tokoni ʻa e kau misinalé ki he tupulaki kāfakafa ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻAmelika Tongá. Ko e taha ko Pelēsila, ʻa ia naʻe tupu hake mei he kau fanongonongo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻe toko 114 ʻi he 1939 ki he toko 335,039 ʻi ʻEpeleli 1992. Naʻe hoko ʻa e tupulaki meimei tatau ʻi he aʻu ʻa e kau misinalé ki he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻĒsiá. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, naʻe fakatangaʻi kakaha ʻa e tokosiʻi ko ia ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Siapani, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻo ʻikai toe hoko atu ʻenau ngāué. Pea ʻi he 1949, naʻe aʻu atu ki ai ha kau misinale ʻe toko 13 ke tokoni ki hono fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻo e ngāué. ʻI he taʻu fakangāue ko iá, naʻe siʻi hifo ʻi he toko hongofulu ʻa e kau malanga Siapani naʻa nau lipooti ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá mei Siapani fakakātoa, ka ʻi ʻEpeleli 1992 naʻe aʻu ʻa e kau malanga fakakātoa aí ki he toko 167,370.
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Puleʻanga-haʻa-kalisitiané mo e Palopalema ki he leá
Ko e kau misinale ʻe niʻihi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané naʻa nau fai ha feinga fakamātoato ke ako ki ha lea muli, ka ko e tokolahi naʻa nau ʻamanekina ke lea ʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻo e fonuá ʻenau lea faka-ʻIulopé. ʻOku hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatala ʻe Geoffrey Moorhouse ʻi heʻene tohi ko e The Missionaries:
“Ko e anga ʻo e vakai ki he ako ki ha lea fakafonua naʻe faʻa sio ki ai ko e founga leleí pē ke liliu ʻa e Tohitapú ki ai. Naʻe siʻisiʻi ʻa e feinga naʻe fai fakafoʻituitui pe fai ʻe he ngaahi sōsaieti naʻe ngāue ki ai ʻa e kau misinalé, ke ʻai ke fakapapauʻi ke lava ʻo lea pōtoʻi ha misinale ki ha tokotaha ʻo e fonuá ʻi he lea fakafonuá. Ko e pōtoʻi pē ko ení ʻokú ne ʻai ke malava ke fakatupunga ʻa e femahinoʻaki loloto ʻi he ongo meʻa ko iá. Naʻe ako ʻe he kau misinale taki taha ʻa e fanga kiʻi lea siʻisiʻi pē ʻo e fonuá . . . Ka, naʻe faʻa fai ʻa e fetuʻutakí ʻi he lea ongo kehe mo feifeitamaki ʻa ia naʻe tuifio ai ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea fakafonuá mo e ngaahi foʻi lea faka-Pilitāniá, pea naʻe ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ia ke liliu ʻa e tokotaha ʻAfiliká ʻo muimui ki he lea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he tokotaha ʻaʻahí. ʻI hono tuʻunga kovi tahá, ko ha toe fakaʻilonga ʻeni ʻe taha ʻo e lau matakalí.”
Naʻe pulusi ʻi he 1992 ʻe he Akoʻanga ki he Meʻa Faka-ʻĒsia mo Faka-ʻAfilika ʻi Lonitoni ha lipooti ʻo kau ki he palopalema ʻo e leá. Naʻe pehē ʻe he lipootí: “Ko ʻemau fakakaukau ko e ʻavalisi ʻo e tuʻunga potopotoʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau misinalé ʻi he lea fakafonuá . . . ʻoku māʻulalo ʻaupito mo taʻefakafiemālie.”
Kuo maʻu maʻu pē ʻe he kau misinale ʻa e Watch Tower Society ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻo pehē kuo pau ke nau ako ki he lea fakafonuá, ʻa ia ʻoku tokoni ia ke mahino ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku nau lavameʻa ai kinautolu ʻi he ngāue fakamisinalé.