Ofeʻi Ho Lotó ki he ʻIloʻiló
“ʻOku foaki poto ʻe Sihova; ʻoku mei hono fofonga ʻa e ʻilo mo e fakahinohino [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW].”—PALOVEPI 2:6.
1. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló?
KO Sihová ko ʻetau Faiako Maʻongoʻongá ia. (Aisea 30:20, 21) Ka ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻaonga mei he “ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtua” ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻi heʻene Folofolá? ʻI he ʻuhinga ʻe tahá, kuo pau ke tau ‘ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló’—ʻo maʻu ha holi fakamātoato tupu mei he lotó ke maʻu mo fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e ʻulungaanga ko iá. Ki he meʻá ni, kuo pau ke tau hanga ki he ʻOtuá, he naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata potó: “ʻOku foaki poto ʻe Sihova; ʻoku mei hono fofonga ʻa e ʻilo mo e fakahinohino [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW].” (Palovepi 2:1-6) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiló, potó, mo e ʻiloʻiló?
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiló? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e potó? (f) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló?
2 Ko e ʻiló ko e maheni ia mo e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻoku maʻu ʻi he hokosia, sio, pe ako ki ha meʻa. Ko e potó ko e malava ke ngāuetotonuʻaki ia ʻa e ʻiló. (Mātiu 11:19) Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Tuʻi Solomone ʻa e potó ʻi he taimi naʻe fakafekiki ai ha ongo fefine ʻi ha kiʻi tama tatau, pea naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻene ʻilo ki he līʻoa ʻa ha faʻē ki heʻene fānaú ke fakaleleiʻiʻaki ʻa e fakakikihí. (1 Tuʻi 3:16-28) Ko e ʻiloʻiló ko e “ʻatamai māsila ia ʻi he fakafuofuaʻi ʻo ha meʻa.” Ko e “mālohi pe tufakanga ia ʻo e ʻatamaí ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakafaikehekeheʻiʻaki ʻa e meʻa ko ē mei he meʻa ko ē.” (Webster’s Universal Dictionary) Kapau ʻoku tau ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló, ʻe ʻomai ia ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻo fakafou mai ʻi hono ʻAló. (2 Timote 2:1, 7) Ka ʻoku malava fēfē ke laveʻi ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo e moʻuí?
ʻIloʻiló mo ʻEtau Leá
3. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e Palovepi 11:12, 13 pea ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e “masiva loto”?
3 ʻOku tokoni ʻa e ʻiloʻiló kiate kitautolu ke tau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha “ʻaho ke silongo, mo e ʻaho ke lea.” (Koheleti 3:7) ʻOku toe hanga ʻe he ʻulungaanga ko iá ʻo ʻai kitautolu ke tau tokanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí. ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe Palovepi 11:12, 13: “Ko ia ʻoku manukiʻi [“taʻetokaʻi,” NW] hono kaungaʻapi ko e taha masiva ʻatamai [“loto,” NW] ia: ka ko e tangata poto [“ʻiloʻiló,” NW] te ne fakalongope. Ko ia ʻoku ʻalu fano mo e lau, ʻoku ne tatala ai pe ʻena alea fufū: ka ko e laumalie tonunga ʻoku ne fufu ai pe ʻa e meʻa.” ʻIo, ko ha tangata pe ko ha fefine ʻokú ne taʻetokaʻi ha taha ko e “masiva loto” ia. Fakatatau ki he tokotaha-faʻu tikisinale ko Wilhelm Gesenius, ko e tokotaha peheé ʻoku “ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e mahinó.” ʻOku ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e fakafuofuaʻi lelei ki ha meʻa, pea ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “loto” ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo e tokotaha ʻi lotó ʻoku taʻefeʻunga. Kapau ʻoku hoko atu ʻe ha taha ʻoku taku ko e Kalisitiane ʻa ʻene laú ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻo e lauʻikovi loí pe leakoviʻí, kuo pau ke ngāue ʻa e kau mātuʻa kuo fakanofó ke fakangata ʻa e tuʻunga ʻikai lelei ko ʻeni ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.—Livitiko 19:16; Sāme 101:5; 1 Kolinito 5:11.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻiloʻilo mo anga-tonú ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha fakamatala fakapulipuli?
4 ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko e faʻahinga ʻoku “masiva loto,” ko e faʻahinga tāutaha ko ia ʻoku “ʻiloʻiló” ʻoku nau fakalongolongo ʻi he taimi ʻoku taau ai ke nau fai peheé. ʻOku ʻikai te nau lavakiʻi ha falala mai. (Palovepi 20:19) ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku malava ke fakatupu maumau ʻa e taʻetokangaʻi ʻo e leá, ʻoku “laumalie tonunga” ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻiloʻiló. ʻOku nau mateaki ki honau kaungā-tuí pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau talanoaʻi ha ngaahi meʻa fakapulipuli ʻoku ngali ʻe fakatuʻutāmaki kiate kinautolu. Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻiloʻiló ha fakamatala fakapulipuli ʻo ha faʻahinga meʻa pē fekauʻaki mo e fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku nau tauhi ia kiate kinautolu pē kaeʻoua kuo toki sio ʻa e kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻoku lelei ke fakaʻilo atu ia ʻaki ʻene ngaahi founga pē ʻaʻaná.
ʻIloʻiló mo Hotau ʻUlungaangá
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e ‘valé’ ki he faikoví, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
5 ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi palōvepi ʻi he Tohitapú ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻulungaanga taʻetotonú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 10:23 (Lea Fakatātā, PM): “Oku hage koe mea vaiga ki he vale a ene fai kovi: ka oku i he tagata faa fakakaukau [“ʻiloʻiló,” NW] ae boto.” Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku “hage koe mea vaiga” kiate kinautolu ʻa e faikoví ʻoku nau fakakuikui ki he hala ʻa honau ʻalungá pea taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e tokotaha kuo pau ke fai ki ai ha fakamatala ʻa e tokotaha kotoa. (Loma 14:12) Ko e ‘faʻahinga vale’ peheé ʻoku nau hoko ʻo talakehe ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻo e pehē ʻoku ʻikai sio mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ia ki heʻenau faihalá. ʻI heʻenau ngaahi tōʻongá, ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku nau pehē ai: “ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻOtua.” (Sāme 14:1-3; Aisea 29:15, 16) ʻI he ʻikai ke tataki ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaʻotuá, ʻoku ʻikai ai te nau ʻiloʻilo pea ʻikai malava ke nau fakafuofua totonu ki he ngaahi meʻá.—Palovepi 28:5.
6. Ko e hā ko e vale ai ʻa e faikoví, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻetau vakai ki aí kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻiló?
6 “Ko e tangata ʻiloʻiló” ʻokú ne lāuʻilo ko e faikoví ʻoku ʻikai ko ha “vaiga” ia, ko ha keimi. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku taʻefakahōifua ia ki he ʻOtuá pea ʻoku malava ke ne fakaʻauha ʻa hotau vahaʻangatae mo iá. Ko e vale ʻa e ʻulungaanga peheé, koeʻuhi ʻokú ne toʻo mei he kakaí ʻa e tokaʻi-kitá, maumauʻi ʻa e nofo malí, uesia fakatouʻosi ʻa e ʻatamaí mo e sinó, pea taki atu ki he mole fakalaumālie. Ko ia ai, ʻai ke tau ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he faikoví pe ko ha faʻahinga pē ʻo e ʻulungaanga taʻetāú.—Palovepi 5:1-23.
ʻIloʻiló mo Hotau Laumālié
7. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi uesia fakaesino ʻo e ʻitá?
7 Ko hono ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló ʻoku toe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau mapuleʻi hotau laumālié. “Oku boto [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW] lahi ia aia oku fakatuotuoai ene ita,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Palovepi 14:29 (Lea Fakatātā, PM), “ka koia oku oho vave hono loto oku fakahikihiki eia ae vale.” Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku feinga ai ha tokotaha ʻiloʻilo ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻita taʻemapuleʻí koeʻuhi ʻoku uesia kovi fakaesino ai kitautolu. ʻOku malava ke māʻolunga ai ʻa e totó pea fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi mahaki ʻi he halanga mānavá. Kuo pehē ʻe he kau tōketaá ko e ʻitá mo e tōlilí ko e ngaahi ongo ia ʻoku nau fakalahiange pe fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi mahaki hangē ko e mahaki hela, mahaki kili, palopalema ʻi he fakamolūʻanga meʻakaí, mo e pala.
8. ʻOku malava ke iku atu ki he hā ʻa e hoko ʻo taʻefaʻakātakí, ka ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e malava ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ʻi he meʻá ni?
8 ʻOku ʻikai ko e fakaʻehiʻehi pē mei hono maumauʻi ʻo ʻetau moʻui leleí ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló pea mo ‘fakatuotuai ki he ʻitá.’ Ko e hoko ʻo taʻefaʻakātakí ʻoku lava ke iku atu ia ki he ngaahi tōʻonga ngalivale te tau toki fakaʻiseʻisa ai. ʻOku hanga ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻo ʻai kitautolu ke tau fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa ʻoku malava ke hoko mei he lea taʻefakamaʻumaʻú, pe ʻulungaanga loto-ʻohó pea pehē ki hono taʻofi kitautolu mei hono ‘fakahikihiki ae valé’ ʻaki hano fai ha meʻa taʻefakapotopoto. ʻOku tautefito ʻa e tokoni ʻa e ʻiloʻiló kiate kitautolú ke tau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku malava ʻe he tōlilí ʻo uesia ʻa e ngāue ʻa ʻetau ngaahi malava fakaefakakaukaú, ʻo ʻikai ai ke tau malava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakafuofua ʻoku totonú. ʻE hanga ʻe he meʻá ni ʻo fakavaivaiʻi ʻa ʻetau malava ke fai ʻa e finangalo fakaʻotuá pea mo e moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻIo, ko e ʻunua ki he ʻita taʻemapuleʻí ʻoku maumau fakalaumālie ia. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakakalasi ʻa e “feʻiteʻitani” ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e “ngaahi ngaue ʻa Kakano” ʻoku fakalieliá ʻa ē te ne taʻofi kitautolu mei hono maʻu ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Kaletia 5:19-21) Ko ia, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻiloʻiló, ʻai ke tau ‘vave he fanongó, kae fakatotoka ki he leá, pea fakatotoka ki he ʻitá.’—Semisi 1:19.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló mo e ʻofa fakatokouá ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehé?
9 Kapau ʻoku tau hoko ʻo ʻita, ʻe fakahaaʻi mai nai ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻoku totonu ke tau hanganaki fakalongolongo koeʻuhi ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha fepaki. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 17:27 (Lea Fakatātā, PM): “Koia oku ne maʻu ae boto oku ne taofi ki he ene lea: bea oku loto lelei ae tagata koia oku faa fakakaukau [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW].” ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló mo e ʻofa fakatokouá ke tau sio ki he fiemaʻu ke mapuleʻi ha ueʻi ke kalangaʻaki atu ha meʻa ʻoku fakatupu maumau. Kapau kuo ʻosi mapuna hake ha ʻita ia, ʻe ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá mo e anga-fakatōkilaló ke tau kole fakamolemole mo fai ha ngaahi fakalelei. Ka mahalo pē kuo fakalotomamahiʻi kitautolu ʻe ha taha. Tau lea leva kiate ia tokotaha pē ʻi ha founga mokomoko mo anga-fakatōkilalo fakataha mo e taumuʻa tefito ko hono pouaki ʻa e melinó.—Mātiu 5:23, 24; 18:15-17.
ʻIloʻiló mo Hotau Fāmilí
10. Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻa e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló ʻi he moʻui fakafāmilí?
10 ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló, he ko e ongo ʻulungaangá ni te ne langa hake ha fāmili. ʻOku pehē ʻe Palovepi 24:3, 4: “Ko e poto pe ʻoku langa ai ha fale; pea ko e fai fakapotopoto [“ʻiloʻiló,” NW] ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ai: pea ko e ʻilo ʻoku fakafonu ai ʻa e ngaahi loki ʻi he koloa kehekehe ʻoku mahuʻinga mo masani.” Ko e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló ʻoku hangē ia ha ongo maka langa fale lelei ki he moʻui fakafāmili lavameʻá. ʻOku tokoniʻi ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ke nau tohoaki mai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tokanga ki ai ʻa ʻenau fānaú. Ko e tokotaha ʻiloʻiló ʻoku malava ke ne fetuʻutaki, fanongo pea maʻu ʻa e mahino ki he ngaahi ongoʻi mo e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa hono hoa malí.—Palovepi 20:5.
11. ʻOku malava fēfē ʻe ha fefine mali ʻiloʻilo ʻo ‘laga hake hono falé’?
11 ʻOku ʻikai toe fehuʻia ʻa e mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló ki he moʻui fakafāmili fiefiá. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 14:1 (Lea Fakatātā, PM): “Oku laga hake hono fale e he fefine kotoabe oku boto: ka oku holoki hifo ia e he vale aki hono nima.” Ko ha fefine mali ʻoku poto mo ʻiloʻilo ʻi he anganofo totonu ki hono husepānití, te ne ngāue mālohi ki he lelei maʻá e fāmilí, pea ʻe tokoni ia ki he langa hake ʻa hono fāmilí. Ko e meʻa ʻe taha te ne ‘laga hake hono falé’ ko ʻene lea lelei maʻu pē fekauʻaki mo hono husepānití pea ʻe lahi ai ʻa hono tokaʻi ʻo e husepānití ʻe he niʻihi kehé. Pea ko ha uaifi fita mo ʻiloʻilo kuó ne maʻu ʻa e manavahē anga-ʻapasia kia Sihová ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fakahīkihikiʻi.—Palovepi 12:4; 31:28, 30.
ʻIloʻiló mo Hotau ʻAlunga ʻi he Moʻuí
12. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e kau “masiva loto” ki he valé, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
12 ʻOku tokoni ʻa e ʻiloʻiló kiate kitautolu ke tau tauhi maʻu ha ʻalunga totonu ʻi heʻetau ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē. ʻOku fakahā ʻeni ʻia Palovepi 15:21, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ai: “Ko e fai vale ko e meʻa fakafiefia ki he masiva ʻatamai: ka ko e tangata poto [“ʻiloʻiló,” NW] ʻoku ne ʻalu fakatotonu atu.” ʻOku totonu ke mahino fēfē kiate kitautolu ʻa e palōvepi ko ʻení? Ko e ʻalunga ʻo e valé, pe seselé, ko ha fakatupu fiefia ia ki he kau tangata, kau fefine, mo e kau talavou ʻoku ʻatamai-noá. ʻOku nau “masiva loto,” ʻikai ha fakaueʻiloto lelei, pea ʻoku nau mātuʻaki taʻefakapotopotó he ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi he valé.
13. Ko e hā naʻe ʻiloʻilo ki ai ʻa Solomone ʻo fekauʻaki mo e katá pea mo e fakakatakatá?
13 Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he tuʻi ʻiloʻilo ʻo ʻIsileli ko Solomoné ʻoku ʻikai loko mahuʻinga ʻa e fakavaʻivaʻingá. Naʻá ne tala moʻoni: “Ne u pehe ʻi hoku loto, haʻu muʻa, kau sivi koe ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fiefia: ko ia ke ke ʻilo muʻa ha koto lelei. Pea ta ko e muna pe mo ia foki. Ne u pehe kia kata, ko e vale-uʻua é; pea kia fiefia, ko e ha ʻa e fua ʻo e siana ni?” (Koheleti 2:1, 2) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha tangata ʻiloʻiló, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Solomone ko e fakakatakatá mo e katá ʻataʻatā pē ʻoku ʻikai fakafiemālie ia, he ʻoku ʻikai te na ʻomai ʻa e fiefia moʻoni mo tuʻuloá. ʻE tokoni nai ʻa e katá kiate kitautolu ke ngalo fakataimi atu ai ʻa ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá, ka ʻi he hili atu iá ʻoku toe eʻa hake pē ia ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga ʻoku toe lahi ange. Naʻe tonu ʻa e lea ʻa Solomone ʻo kau ki he katá ko e “vale-uʻua é.” Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻoku fakaʻuliʻulilātaiʻi ʻe he kata taʻefakakaukaú ʻa e fakafuofua ʻoku leleí. Te ne fakatupunga nai kitautolu ke tau fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mātuʻaki mamafá. Ko e faʻahinga fakafiefia ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi lea pea mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻa ha tangata faiva fakakatá heʻikai lava ke pehē ʻokú ne ʻomai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻaonga. ʻI he ʻiloʻilo ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e siviʻi ʻe Solomone ʻa e katá mo e fakakatakatá ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he “ʻofa ki he malie ʻo ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtua.”—2 Timote 3:1, 4.
14. Ko e tangata ʻiloʻiló ʻokú ne ʻalu “fakatotonu atu” ʻi he founga fē?
14 ʻOku fēfē ʻa e pehē ko e tangata ʻiloʻiló ʻokú ne ʻalu “fakatotonu atu”? Ko e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié pea mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaʻotuá ʻoku taki atu ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi ha ʻalunga anga-tonu mo totonu. ʻOku fakalea fakahangatonu ʻe he liliu Tohitapu faka-Tongá ʻo pehē: “Ko e fai vale ko e meʻa fakafiefia ki he masiva ʻatamai: Ka ko e tangata poto ʻoku ne ʻalu fakatotonu atu.” “Ko e tangata ʻiloʻiló” ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi ʻalunga hangatonu ki hono vaʻé pea ʻoku malava ke ne fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e tonú mo e halá koeʻuhi ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he moʻuí.—Hepelu 5:14; 12:12, 13.
Hanga Maʻu Pē kia Sihova ki he ʻIloʻiló
15. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he Palovepi 2:6-9?
15 Ke muimui ʻi ha ʻalunga totonu ʻi he moʻuí, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu kotoa ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻetau taʻehaohaoá pea hanga kia Sihova ki ha ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālie. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 2:6-9 (Lea Fakatātā, PM): “Oku foaki e Jihova ae boto: oku haʻu mei hono fofoga ae ilo moe fakakaukau [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW]. Oku tokonaki eia ae boto aoga ma ae kakai maonioni: koe fakaū ia kiate kinautolu oku aeva i he agatonu. Oku ne tauhi ae hala oe fakamāu; bea oku ne maluʻi ae hala o ene kakai maonioni. Bea te ke toki ilo ai ae maonioni, moe fakamāu, moe fai totonu; io, ae hala lelei kotoabe.”—Fakafehoanaki mo Semisi 4:6.
16. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ha poto, ʻiloʻilo, pe ha akonaki ʻe tuʻu atu kia Sihová?
16 ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku fakatuʻunga kitautolu ʻia Sihová, ʻai ke tau anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo feinga ke ʻiloʻilo ki hono finangaló ʻaki ʻa e fekumi fakaʻāuliliki ʻi heʻene Folofolá. ʻOkú ne maʻu ʻa e potó ʻo fakaʻaufuli, pea ʻoku ʻaonga maʻu pē ʻa ʻene akonakí. (Aisea 40:13; Loma 11:34) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ha faʻahinga akonaki pē ʻoku tuʻu ʻo fakafepaki kiate ia. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 21:30 (Lea Fakatātā, PM): “Oku ikai ha boto be ha fakakaukau [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW] be ha tuutuuni e faa tuu kia Jihova.” (Fakafehoanaki mo Palovepi 19:21.) Ko e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié pē, ʻoku tupulaki ʻi hano ako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá fakataha mo e tokoni ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻoku tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau muia ha ʻalunga totonu ʻi he moʻuí. (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Ko ia ai, tau fakahanga ʻetau founga moʻuí ke fehoanaki mo e akonaki ʻa Sihová, ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻe tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e hā ngali totonu ʻa ha akonaki ʻoku fepaki, ʻe ʻikai lava ke tuʻu atu ia ki heʻene Folofolá.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke iku ki ai kapau ʻoku fai ha akonaki hala?
17 Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻiloʻilo ʻoku nau fai ha akonakí, ʻoku nau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku totonu ke makatuʻunga fefeka ia ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ko hono ako ko ia ʻo e Tohitapú pea mo e fakalaulaulotó ʻoku fiemaʻu ia ki muʻa ʻi hono tali ha fehuʻi. (Palovepi 15:28) Kapau ʻoku tali halaʻi ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi meʻa mafatukituki, ʻoku lava ke iku ia ki ha maumau lahi. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻa e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālie pea ʻoku totonu ke nau lotu ʻo kole ʻa e tataki ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau feinga ai ke tokoni fakalaumālie ki he kaungātuí.
Mohu ʻi he ʻIloʻilo Fakalaumālie
18. Kapau ʻe malanga hake ha palopalema ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻetau mafamafatatau fakalaumālié?
18 Ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e “ilo i he mea kotoabe.” (2 Timote 2:7, PM) Ko e vēkeveke ʻi hono ako ʻo e Tohitapú pea fai ki he tataki ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e kautahá ʻe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻilo ki he meʻa ke faí ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ko ia ʻoku malava ke ne taki atu kitautolu ki ha ʻalunga ʻoku halá. Ko e fakatātaá, mahalo ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaleleiʻi ia ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa ʻoku tau fakakaukau atu ʻoku totonu ke ʻi aí. ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ke tau sio ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga ʻeni ia ke ne taʻofi ʻa e feohi mo e kakai ʻa Sihová pea ke tuku ai ʻa hono tauhi ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. Fakakaukau atu ki hotau monū ke tauhi ʻa Sihová, ki he tauʻatāina fakalaumālie ʻoku tau fiefia aí, ki he fiefia ʻoku malava ke tau maʻu mei heʻetau ngāue ko e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻE fakamafeia kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakaʻutoʻuta totonú, pea ke tau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku tau fakatapui kitautolu ki he ʻOtuá pea ʻoku totonu ke tau koloaʻaki hotau vahaʻangatae mo iá, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku malava ke tau fai fakateokalati ke fakaleleiʻi ha palopalema, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tatali anga-kātaki kia Sihova ke ne fakaleleiʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá. ʻI he ʻikai ke mavahe leva pe vaivai ki he hā ngali ʻikai ha toe ʻamanakí, ʻai ke tau “amanaki lelei ki he Otua.”—Sāme 42:5, 11, PM.
19. (a) Ko e hā naʻe uhoʻaki ʻa e lotu ʻa Paula maʻá e kau Filipaí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke mahino kakato kiate kitautolu ha meʻa?
19 ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié ke tau tuʻumaʻu ʻi he mateaki ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene kakaí. Naʻe tala ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Filipaí: “Ko ʻeku lotu ʻeni; ke to e tupulekina ʻo lahi hake ʻaupito hoʻomou ʻofa, heʻene maʻu ʻa e ʻilo kanokano mo e ongoʻi ʻo e totonu [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW] ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe; koeʻuhi ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei lahi, ka mou nofo hangataha mo taʻemele, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻAho ʻo Kalaisi.” (Filipai 1:9, 10) Ke fakakaukau totonu, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e “ʻilo kanokano mo e ʻiloʻilo ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe.” Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi heni ʻoku liliu lea ko e “ʻiloʻilo,” ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he “ongongofua ʻi he lāuʻilo ki he tonu mo hala ʻi ha meʻa.” ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau ako ai ha meʻa, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lāuʻilo ki heʻene fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá pea mo Kalaisí pea fakalaulauloto atu ki he founga ʻo ʻene fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová mo ʻene ngaahi tokonakí. ʻE fakalahiʻi ai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa ʻetau ʻiloʻiló mo ʻetau houngaʻia ki he meʻa kuo fai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea mo Sīsū Kalaisi maʻatautolú. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai mahino kakato kiate kitautolu ha meʻa, ʻe tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke tau fakatokangaʻi kuo pau ke ʻoua te tau liʻaki ʻa ʻetau tui ki he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga kotoa pē kuo tau ako ki ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá, Kalaisi, pea mo e taumuʻa fakaʻotuá.
20. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau mohu ʻi he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié?
20 Te tau mohu ʻi he ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālié kapau te tau fakafehoanaki maʻu pē ʻa ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukaú mo ʻetau ngaahi tōʻongá ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. (2 Kolinito 13:5) Ko hono fai ʻeni ʻi ha founga fakalakalaká ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau anga-fakatōkilalo, ʻo ʻikai fai pē ki heʻetau fakakaukaú mo fakaangaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei he fakatonutonú pea fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga angé. (Palovepi 3:7) Ko ia, ʻi ha holi ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihová, ʻai ke tau feinga leva ke fakafonu kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e ʻilo kānokano ʻo ʻene Folofolá. ʻE tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e tonú mei he halá, fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga moʻoní, pea pīkitai mateaki ki hotau vahaʻangatae mātuʻaki mahuʻinga mo Sihová. ʻOku malava kotoa ʻa e meʻá ni ʻo kapau ʻoku tau ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló. Ka, ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa kehe ʻoku fiemaʻu. Kuo pau ke tau fakaʻatā ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ke ne maluʻi kitautolu.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ofeʻi hotau lotó ki he ʻiloʻiló?
◻ ʻOku fēfē ʻa e kaunga ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ki heʻetau leá mo hotau ʻulungaangá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻa e ʻiloʻiló ki hotau laumālié?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau hanga maʻu pē kia Sihova ki he ʻiloʻiló?
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ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻiloʻiló ke tau mapuleʻi hotau laumālié
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Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe he tuʻi ʻiloʻilo ko Solomoné ʻoku ʻikai fakafiemālie moʻoni ʻa e fakakatakatá