Kātaki Fuoloa ki he Kakai Kotoa
“Kāinga, ʻoku mau enginaki atu ke mou takitalaʻi ʻa e kau maumau tuʻutuʻuni; lōtaki ʻa e lotosiʻi; poupou ʻa e vaivai; ke mou angamokomoko [kātaki fuoloa, “NW”] ki he kakai kotoa pe.”—1 TESALONAIKA 5:14.
1. ʻI fē pea mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fē kuo fakahāhā ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e kātaki fuoloá?
KO HA faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lahi ē kuo fakahā ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi onopooni ʻi he kātaki fuoloá! Kuo nau ʻūkuma ʻa e faingataʻa mo e fakatanga lahi ʻi he ngaahi fonua naʻe puleʻi ki muʻa ʻe he kau Nasí pea pehē ʻi he lolotongá ni ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻo hangē ko Malawi. ʻOku toe kātaki fuoloa foki ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku mavahevahe fakalotú.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga ʻe ua ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e palataisi fakalaumālié?
2 Neongo ʻa e fakatanga mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻoku nau hokosiá, kuo maʻu ʻe he kakai fakatapui ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e palataisi fakalaumālié. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakahā ʻe he ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa naʻe kamata hono maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he 1919. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai ai ʻa e palataisi fakalaumālie ko ení? Ko e ʻuluaki meʻá, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakapalataisi ko ʻení ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi he kuo fakafoki ʻe Sihova ʻene kau sevāniti paní ki honau “fonua,” pe tuʻunga, ʻo e lotu maʻá. (ʻAisea 66:7, 8) ʻOku lakalakaimonū ʻa e palataisi fakalaumālié foki koeʻuhi he ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻokú ne fakahā ai ʻa e ngaahi fua ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e kātaki fuoloá ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi fuá. (Kalētia 5:22, 23, PM) Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻulungaanga ko ʻení ʻo fekauʻaki mo hotau palataisi fakalaumālié ʻoku malava ke hā ia mei he fakamatala ko ʻeni ʻa e tokotaha mataotao ko William Barclay: “ʻE ʻikai lava ke ʻi ai ha meʻa ko e feohiʻanga faka-Kalisitiane ʻo ka ʻikai ke ʻi ai ʻa e makrothumia [kātaki fuoloa]. . . . Pea ko e ʻuhinga ki he meʻá ni ko ʻeni pē—ko e makrothumia ko e ʻulungaanga lahi ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Loma 2.4; 9.22).” (A New Testament Wordbook, peesi 84) ʻIo, ʻoku mahuʻinga pehē ʻa e kātaki fuoloá!
Ke Kātaki Fuoloa ki Hotau Ngaahi Tokouá
3. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni fekauʻaki mo e kātaki fuoloá naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū kia Pitá?
3 ʻOku hangē naʻe ʻi ai ha faingataʻa ki he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ke ne fakahā ʻa e kātaki fuoloá, he naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi naʻá ne ʻeke kia Sīsū: “ʻEiki, ʻe tuʻo fiha ʻa e fai hala ʻa hoto tokoua kia kita, ka te fakamolemole pe? ʻo tuʻo fitu ʻapē?” Naʻe akonakiʻi ia ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku ʻikai te u pehe kiate koe, ʻo tuʻo fitu: ka, ʻo tuʻo fitu liunga ʻaki ʻa e fitungofulu.” (Mātiu 18:21, 22) Ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano fakangatangata ki he lahi ʻa ʻetau fekātakiʻaki ʻiate kitautolu mo fakamolemoleʻi ha taha ʻoku faiangahala mai kiate kitautolu. He ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakakaukau atu ʻe ʻi ai ha taha te ne hokohoko atu hono lau ke aʻu ki hono tuʻo 77! Ka ke fai ʻa e faʻahinga fakamolemoleʻi ko iá ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ke kātaki fuoloá.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu fakatefito ai ki he kau mātuʻá ke nau kātaki fuoloá?
4 ʻOku ʻikai ke toe fehuʻia ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ke nau hoko ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fakahā ʻe he ngaahi tokoua fakalaumālié ʻa e kātaki fuoloá. ʻE ʻahiʻahiʻi nai ʻenau kātakí koeʻuhi he ʻe ʻi ai ha faʻahinga ʻi he kaungātuí ʻe taʻetokanga nai pe taʻehohaʻa. ʻE ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi te nau faituai nai ʻi heʻenau fakatonutonu ha ʻulungaanga kovi. Kuo pau ke tokanga lahi ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke ʻoua te nau ʻita vave pe loto-mamahi vave ʻi he ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo honau ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine faka-Kalisitiané. Ka, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau tauhi fakalaumālie ko ʻení ke nau manatuʻi ʻa e akonakí ni: “Ko kitaua ʻoku ta makalohi, ko hota fatongia ke fua ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo e kakai ʻoku ʻikai ke malohi, ʻo ʻoua ʻe fai ʻa ia pe ʻoku ʻao mo kitaua.”—Loma 15:1.
5. Ko e hā ʻe malava ke tau kātakiʻi ʻo kapau ʻoku tau kātaki fuoloa?
5 Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ʻe tupu hake nai ha fepaki ʻi he angaʻitangatá koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga mo e ngaahi tō nounou ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi mele pe ngaahi anga taki taha, te tau fetēleni ai mo hotau ngaahi tokouá, pea te nau lava nai ʻo fai pehē kiate kitautolu. Ko ia ai, ʻoku feʻungamālie ʻa e akonaki: “Pea ka ai ha taha ʻoku ne koviʻia ʻi ha taha ʻi ha meʻa, ke mou fekatakiʻaki pe mo fefakamolemoleʻaki; ʻio, ʻo hange foki ne fakamolemole kimoutolu ʻe he ʻEiki, ke pehe pe mo kimoutolu.” (Kolose 3:13) ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e “fekatakiʻaki” ko e hoko ʻo kātaki fuoloa, neongo ʻoku tau maʻu ha totonu ke lāunga ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha taha. Kuo pau ke ʻoua te tau totongi leva pe tautea hotau tokouá, pea ʻoua naʻa tau lāunga ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia.—Sēmisi 5:9.
6. Ko e hā ko e ʻalunga fakapotopoto ai ke kātaki fuoloá?
6 ʻOku meimei tatau mo e akonaki ʻoku maʻu ʻia Loma 12:19: “Siʻoku ʻofaʻanga, ʻoua te mou sauni hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa, kae tuku ia ki he houhau: he kuo tohi, ʻOku aʻaku ʻa e sauni; ko au te u ʻatu hono tuha—ko e folofola e ʻa e ʻEiki.” “Kae tuku ia ki he houhau” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e tuai ki he ʻita, pe kātaki fuoloa. Ko hono fakahā ʻa e ʻulungaanga ko ʻení ko e ʻalunga fakapotopoto ia, he ʻoku ʻaonga ia kiate kitautolu mo e niʻihi kehé. Kapau kuo malanga hake ha palopalema, ʻoku tau ongoʻi lelei ange koeʻuhi ʻi heʻetau kātaki fuoloá ʻoku ʻikai te tau toe ʻai ke kovi ange ʻa e meʻa ko iá. Pea ko e tokotaha ko ia ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ki ai ʻa e kātaki fuoloá te ne toe ongoʻi lelei ange koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te tau tauteaʻi ia pe totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi ʻi ha faʻahinga founga. ʻOku ʻikai ke fai ha ofo ʻi he ekinaki ʻa Paula ki he kaungā-Kalisitiané ke “lōtaki ʻa e lotosiʻi; poupou ʻa e vaivai; ke mou angamokomoko [kātaki fuoloa, NW] ki he kakai kotoa pe”!—1 Tesalonaika 5:14.
ʻI he Loto Siakale ʻo e Fāmilí
7. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ki he kakai malí ke nau kātaki fuoloá?
7 Ko e moʻoni ʻa e pehē ko e mali fiefiá ko e fakatahaʻi ha ongo meʻa ʻoku loto ke fefakamolemoleʻaki. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni? Ko e kakai mali fiefiá ʻoku nau kātaki fuoloa ʻi he feangaingaʻaki ʻiate kinautolu taki taha. ʻOku faʻa fetokangaekinaʻaki ʻa e ongo meʻá koeʻuhi ko e kehekehe hona ngaahi ʻulungaangá. Ko e ngaahi kehekehe ko ʻení ʻe lava nai ke hoko ko e meʻa fakatupu tokanga, ka ʻe lava foki ke hoko ko e tupuʻanga ʻo e fepaki ke tānaki atu ki he ngaahi faingataʻaʻia mo e loto-moʻua ʻa ia kuo nau ʻosi fakatupunga ʻi he kau Kalisitiane kuo malí ha “mamahi ʻi he jino.” (1 Kolinitō 7:28, PM) Ko e fakatātā, tau pehē ko ha husepāniti ʻoku taʻehohaʻa ki he ngaahi meʻa iiki pe hehema ke taʻetokanga pe taʻemaau. ʻE hoko nai ʻeni ko ha ʻahiʻahi ki hono uaifí. Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai lavameʻa ha ngaahi fokotuʻu pe ko ha ngaahi lea ʻofa, ko e meʻa pē ke fai ʻe he uaifí ke ne matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi tō nounou ʻo hono husepānití ʻaki ʻene kātaki fuoloa.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu nai ai ki he ngaahi husepānití ke kātaki fuoloá?
8 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻe fuʻu hohaʻa nai ʻa e uaifi ki he ngaahi meʻa iikí peá ne hehema ke hanu ki hono husepānití. ʻE hoko ʻeni ko e fakamanatu ki he konga Tohitapu ʻoku pehē: “ʻOku ngutuhuaange ʻete nofo ʻi he tuʻa fale, ʻi heʻete nofo fakataha mo ha fefine faʻa hanu.” (Palōvepi 25:24, Today’s English Version) ʻI he tuʻunga peheé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e kātaki fuoloa kae muimui ki he akonaki ʻa Paulá: “ʻA e kau tangata, mou ʻofa ki homou ngaahi uaifi, ʻo ʻoua ʻe kona homou loto kiate kinautolu.” (Kolose 3:19) ʻOku toe fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi husepānití ke nau kātaki fuoloa ka nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Pehe foki mo kimoutolu tangata, ko hoʻomou nonofo mo [homou ngaahi uaifi] ke fai fakakaukauʻi, he ko e hama vaivai; ʻo mou tuʻutuʻuni hanau fakaʻapaʻapa, ʻo tāu mo ha kakai ʻoku nau kaungāʻea foki mo kimoutolu ki he kelesi ko e moʻui; koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa taʻofi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu.” (1 Pita 3:7) Ko e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo hono uaifí ʻe hoko ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻa e husepānití, ka ʻe tokoniʻi ia ʻe he kātaki fuoloá ke ne matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻangá.
9. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e kātaki fuoloá ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e ongo mātuʻá?
9 ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi mātuʻá ke nau kātaki fuoloa ka nau lavameʻa ʻi hono ʻohake ʻenau fānaú. ʻE toutou fai nai ʻe he fānau tupú ha ngaahi faihala tatau. ʻE hā nai ʻoku nau loto-fefeka pe tuai ke ako pe hokohoko atu ʻenau ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga peheé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané ke nau tuai ki he ʻitá, ʻo ʻoua ʻe ʻita vave pe mole mo e fakakaukau paú kae angamokomoko lolotonga ia ʻoku nau tauhimaʻu ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni angatonú. ʻOku totonu ke manatuʻi ʻe he ngaahi tamaí ko kinautolu foki naʻa nau kei siʻi ʻi ha taimi pea naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngaahi laka hala. ʻOku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ke nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paulá: “ʻA e ngaahi tamai, ʻoua te mou fakahohaʻasi hoʻomou fanau, naʻa faifai pea nau loto kina.”—Kolose 3:21.
Kiate Kinautolu ʻo Tuʻaʻā
10. ʻOku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau angafai ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku tau ngāue aí, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻoku hā aí?
10 Koeʻuhi ko e taʻehaohaoa mo e siokita ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻe ʻi ai nai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻikai lelei ʻe tupu hake ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku ngāue ai ha tokotaha Kalisitiane. Ka ko e ʻalunga fakapotopotó ke anga-fakaalaala pea ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi faihalá koeʻuhi ke maʻu ʻa e melinó. ʻOku fakahā ʻa e fakapotopoto ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe ha Kalisitiane naʻe hoko tonu ki ai ha hohaʻa lahi naʻe fakatupu ʻe ha kaungāngāue meheka. Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke hanga ʻe he tokouá ʻo ʻai ʻa e meʻá ni ko ha meʻa lahi ka naʻá ne kātaki fuoloa, faifai atu pē pea naʻá ne malava ke kamata ha ako Tohitapu mo e tokotaha ngāue ko ia naʻe fakahohaʻá.
11. Ko e taimi fē ʻoku fiemaʻu tefito ai kiate kitautolu ke kātaki fuoloá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
11 ʻOku fiemaʻu tefito ki he kakai ʻa Sihová ke nau kātaki fuoloa ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakamoʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. ʻOku faʻa fetaulaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiané mo ha ngaahi talitali fefeka pe taʻefakaʻapaʻapa. ʻE totonu nai pe fakapotopoto ke toe fai atu ha tali tatau? ʻIkai, he ʻoku ʻikai ko hono fakahā ia ʻo e kātaki fuoloá. Ko e ʻalunga fakapotopotó ke manatuʻi pea muimui ʻi he palōvepi fakapotopotó ni: “Ko e tali malū ʻoku lolou ai ʻa e houhau: Ka ko e lea masila ʻoku ne langaʻi ʻa e ʻita.”—Palōvepi 15:1.
ʻOku Tokoni ʻa e Tuí mo e ʻAmanakí ʻi Hono Fakahā ʻa e Kātaki Fuoloá
12, 13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau kātaki fuoloá?
12 Ko e hā te ne malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakahā ʻa e kātaki fuoloá, ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaloto-mamahí? Ko e meʻa ʻe taha ko e tui ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kuo pau ke tau falala ki he meʻa ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “Kuo teʻeki ke moʻua kimoutolu ʻe ha faʻahinga ʻahiʻahi ʻoku taʻehoa mo e tangata: pea ko e ʻOtua ko e toko taha ʻoku fai ki heʻene lea, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fakangofua ke ʻahiʻahiʻi kimoutolu ʻo makehe atu ʻi hoʻomou mafai; kae kehe, te ne ngaohi fakataha mo e ʻahiʻahi hono haoʻanga foki mei ai, koeʻuhi ke lava hono katakiʻi.” (1 Kolinitō 10:13) Ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau taʻumotuʻá: “Kapau ʻoku fakangofua ia ʻe he ʻOtuá, te u lava ʻo kātakiʻi ia.” ʻIo, te tau lava ʻo kātakiʻi iá ʻi heʻetau hoko ʻo kātaki fuoloa.
13 ʻOku fakafelāveʻi vāofi ki he tuí ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI he taimi te ne pule mai ai ki he māmani, ʻe toʻo atu ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga kovi kotoa pē ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻa e mamahí. Naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata-tohi-sāme ko Tēvitá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni: “Tukuage ae ita, bea liaki ae lili: oua naa ke fakamamahiʻi foki koe i ha mea ke fai kovi. Koeuhi e motuhi ae gaahi fai kovi: ka ko kinautolu oku tatali kia Jihova, te nau maʻu ae fonua.” (Sāme 37:8, 9, PM) Ko e ʻamanaki pau ko ʻeni ʻe vavé ni ke toʻo atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻahiʻahi ko ʻení ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau kātaki fuoloa.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻoku hā ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ke te kātaki fuoloa ki hoto hoa taʻetuí?
14 Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau faí ʻo kapau ʻoku fakatupu loto-mamahi mai hotau hoa mali taʻetuí? Hokohoko atu hoʻo hanga ki he ʻOtuá ki ha tokoni, pea tauhimaʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻe hoko ʻa e tokotaha fakafepakí ko ha tokotaha ke lotu kia Sihova. Naʻe fakafisi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e uaifi ʻo ha Kalisitiane ʻe taha mei hono teuteu ʻa e meʻakai ʻa hono husepānití mo fakamaʻa hono ngaahi valá. Naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea kovi, pea ʻikai ke fie lea ia ki hono husepānití ʻo ʻosi atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho, peá ne aʻu ʻo feinga ke manaʻi ʻa hono husepānití fakafou ʻi he fakahāʻele faʻahikehe. Naʻe pehē ʻe he husepānití: “Ka ʻi he taimi taki taha naʻá ku hanga kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, pea u falala kiate Ia ke ne tokoniʻi au ke u fakatupu ʻa e ʻulungaanga lelei ʻo e kātaki fuoloá koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa mole ʻa e tuʻunga mafamafatatau faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻá ku toe ʻamanaki ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻe liliu ai ʻa hono lotó.” ʻI he hili atu ʻa e taʻu ʻe 20 ʻo e faʻahinga faingataʻa peheé, naʻe kamata ke liliu hono uaifí, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he husepānití: “ʻOku ou fakamālō lahi kia Sihova ʻi heʻene tokoniʻi au ke u fakatupu ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālié, ko e kātaki fuoloa, koeʻuhi kuó u malava ke sio ki hono leleí: Ko hoku uaifí kuó ne kamata ke ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻo e moʻuí!”
ʻE Tokoni ʻa e Lotu, Anga-Fakatōkilalo mo e ʻOfa
15. Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke tokoni ʻa e lotú kiate kitautolu ke tau kātaki fuoloá?
15 Ko e lotú ko e taha ia ʻo e tokoni lahi ki hono fakahā ʻa e kātaki fuoloá. Naʻe uki ʻe Paula: “Neongo pe ko e ha ʻa e meʻa, ʻoua te mou lotomoʻua ai; ka ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe tuku ke ha ki he ʻOtua hoʻomou ngaahi kole, ʻi he lotu mo e hufia, pea fai mo e fakafetaʻi. Pea ko e nonga ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku mamaʻo ʻi he tatae ʻa e ʻatamai kotoa pe, te ne maluʻi homou loto mo hoʻomou ngaahi fakakaukau ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.” (Filipai 4:6, 7) Manatuʻi foki ke muimui ki he akonakí ni: “Li hoʻo kavenga kia Sihova, he te ne poupou koe ʻe ia: ʻE ʻikai te ne tuku ʻa e maʻoniʻoni ke ueʻia ʻo taʻengata.”—Sāme 55:22.
16. ʻI he kātaki fuoloá, ʻe anga-fēfē ha tokoni kiate kitautolu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló?
16 Ko e toe tokoni lahi ʻe taha ki hono fakatupu ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālié ko e kātaki fuoloá ko e anga-fakatōkilaló. Ko ha taha anga-hiki ʻoku ʻikai ke kātaki fuoloa. ʻOku faingofua ʻene loto-mamahí, ʻo vave ki he ʻita, pea ʻikai te ne matuʻuaki ha faʻahinga meʻa taʻe fakafiemālie. Ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa pē ʻoku fehangahangai ia mo e kātaki fuoloá. Ka ko ha taha anga-fakatōkilalo ʻe ʻikai te ne ʻai ʻe ia ʻa ia pē ke fuʻu mahuʻinga. Te ne tatali kia Sihova, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Tēvita ʻi hono tuli ia ʻe he Tuʻi ko Saulá pea mo hono fakasiʻisiʻia ia ʻe he tangata Penisimani ko Simí. (1 Sāmiuela 24:4-6; 2 Sāmiuela 16:5-13) Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau holi ke ʻaʻeva “i he agavaivai kotoabe moe agamalu, moe kataki fuoloa, o fekatakiaki i he ofa.” (ʻEfesō 4:2, PM) ʻIkai ngata ai, ʻoku totonu ‘ke fakavaivaiʻi kitautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová.’—Sēmisi 4:10.
17. Ko e hā ʻe tokoni ai ʻa e ʻofá kiate kitautolu ke kātaki fuoloá?
17 ʻOku fakatefito hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa taʻesiokitá ke tau kātaki fuoloa. Ko e moʻoni, “oku kataki fuoloa ae ofa,” he ʻokú ne fakatupu ʻiate kitautolu ke tau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he lelei ki he niʻihi kehé. (1 Kolinitō 13:4, PM) ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá ke tau kaungāongoʻi, ke ʻai kitautolu ki he tuʻunga ʻo e tokotaha ko ē. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofá ke tau kātaki fuoloa koeʻuhi “ʻoku ne ʻukuma ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe, ʻoku ne tui ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe, ʻoku ne ʻamanaki ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe, ʻoku ne kataki ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe. Ko ʻofa ʻoku ʻikai ke kaʻanga ia ʻi ha taimi.” (1 Kolinitō 13:7, 8) ʻIo, ʻo hangē ko e pehē ʻa e hiva fika 200 ʻi he Sing Praises to Jehovah:
“ʻOku sio ʻa e ʻofá ki he lelei.
ʻOku langaʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa e fetokouaʻaki.
ʻOku angaʻofa ʻa e ʻofá ki he kau faihalá,
ʻOkú ne kumi ke ʻilo ʻa ʻenau tafaʻaki lelei angé.”
Ke Kātaki Fuoloa ʻi he Fiefia?
18. ʻOku malava fēfē ke kātaki fuoloa ʻi he fiefiá?
18 Naʻe lotu ʻa Paula ke hoko hono kaungā-tui ʻi Kolosé ʻo fonu ʻi he ʻilo kānokano ʻo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ke nau ʻaʻeva ʻo taau mo Sihova pea fakahōifua kiate ia pea nau fua ʻi he ngaahi ngāue lelei kotoa pē. Ko ia ai, te nau hoko ai ʻo “fakamalohi . . . aki ae mafai kotoabe, o fakatatau mo ene malohi lahi aubito, ki he faa kataki kotoabe moe kataki fuoloa i he fiefia.” (Kolose 1:9-11, PM) Ka, ʻe anga-fēfē ke hoko ha taha ʻo “kataki fuoloa i he fiefia”? ʻOku ʻikai ke fepaki ʻa e meʻá ni, he ko e maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha lau pē ki he loto-nonga pe loto-fiefia. Ko e fua ʻo e laumālié ko e fiefiá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e ongoʻi loloto ʻo e fiemālie ʻi hono fai ha meʻa totonu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku toe hoko ia ko e fakahāhā ʻo e ʻamanaki ke maʻu ha pale kuo talaʻofa ko e ola ʻo hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e kātaki fuoloá. Ko hono ʻuhinga ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sīsū: “Monuʻiaā [fiefia, NW] ka ko kimoutolu, ʻo ka manukia kimoutolu, mo fakatangaʻi, mo lohiʻekina ʻi he kovi kehekehe, koeʻuhi ko au. Mou fiefia mo hakailangitau: he lahi hoʻomou totongi ʻi hevani; he naʻe pehe ʻenau fakatangaʻi ʻa e kau palofita, ʻa ia naʻe holomuʻa ʻiate kimoutolu.”—Mātiu 5:11, 12.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoku nau fakahā ʻoku malava ke fakatou kātaki fuoloa mo fiefiá?
19 Naʻe maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fiefia peheé. Ko e moʻoni “[naʻa] ne kataki ae bekia i he akau, mo ne taetokaga ki he fakama, koe mea i he fiefia nae tuku i hono ao.” (Hepelū 12:2, PM) Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he fiefia ko iá ʻa Sīsū ke ne kātaki fuoloa. Faitatau mo ia, fakakaukau ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi hono haha ʻo e kau ʻapositoló pea fekauʻi ke “ʻoua te nau toe malangaʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sisū.” Naʻe “ʻalu ai kinautolu mei he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e Sanetalimi, ʻoku nau fiefia koeʻuhi kuo lau kinautolu ʻoku nau tāu ke ngaohikoviʻi koeʻuhi ko e huafa. Pea ko e ʻaho kotoa pē, ʻi he temipale pea ʻi ʻapi, naʻe ʻikai tuku ʻenau ako mo malangaʻaki ʻa Sisu, ko e Misaia ia.” (Ngāue 5:40-42) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe malava ke kātaki fuoloa ʻi he fiefia ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí!
20. Kapau te tau fakahāhā ʻa e kātaki fuoloá, ʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga ʻo e meʻá ni ki hotau vā mo e niʻihi kehé?
20 ʻOku moʻoni ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e akonaki fakapotopoto ʻi heʻene uki kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau totongi ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi, ke fakatuotuai ki he ʻita lolotonga ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ki he lelei tahá—ʻio, ke kātaki fuoloa! ʻOku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke lotu maʻu pē pea ke maʻu ʻa e fua ko ʻeni ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ke tau malava ai ke feohi fakataha mo e ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, mo kinautolu ʻi he loto siakale ʻo e fāmilí, mo e kakai ʻoku tau ngāue fakataha mo kinautolú pea mo kinautolu ʻoku tau feʻiloaki mo ia ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga faka-Kalisitiané. Pea ko e hā te ne malava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakahā ʻa e kātaki fuoloá? Ko e tui, mo e ʻamanaki, mo e anga-fakatōkilalo, mo e fiefia mo e ʻofa. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga peheé te tau malava ai ke kātaki fuoloa ki he kakai kotoa pē.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku taʻealatuku ai ʻa e kātaki fuoloá ʻi heʻetau kau ki he palataisi fakalaumālié?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fakatefito ai ki he kau mātuʻá ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e kātaki fuoloá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he ngaahi uaifí mo e ngaahi husepānití ke nau fakatupu ʻa e kātaki fuoloá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e toe ngaahi ʻulungaanga kehe ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke kātaki fuoloá?