Taula ʻe he ʻAmanakí, Ueʻi ʻe he ʻOfá
“ʻOku tolonga pe ʻa Tui, ʻa ʻAmanaki, ʻa ʻOfa; ʻa e tolu ni pe: pea ko honau tuʻukimuʻa ko ʻOfa.”—1 KOLINITO 13:13.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá kiate kitautolú?
ʻOKU fakatokanga mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo pehē, ʻi he hangē ha vaká, ʻoku lava ke tūkia ʻetau tuí. ʻOkú ne lea fekauʻaki mo hono “puke maʻu ʻa e tui, kaeʻumaʻā ʻa e konisenisi ʻataʻatā: he ko e niʻihi, ʻi heʻenau tekeʻi ʻa e meʻa ko ia, kuo nau tukia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku kau ki he tui.” (1 Timote 1:19) ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., ko e ngaahi vaka folau tahí naʻe foʻu ʻaki ʻa e papa. Naʻe fakatuʻunga ʻenau ʻi he tuʻunga taau ki tahí ʻi he lelei ʻo e papá mo e pōtoʻi foʻu vaká.
2. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke foʻu fakalelei ʻa e vaka ko ʻetau tuí, pea ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he meʻá ni meiate kitautolú?
2 Ko e meʻa ko ia ʻoku ui nai ko e vaka ko ʻetau tuí kuo pau ke kei maʻanu pē ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi tahi hou ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Aisea 57:20; Fakahā 17:15) Ko ia kuo pau ke foʻu fakalelei ia, pea ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻeni ʻiate kitautolu. ʻI he taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa e “tahi” ko e ongo māmani faka-Siú mo e faka-Lomá ʻo houtuʻu tautefito ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané, naʻe tohi ʻe Siutasi: “Ko kimoutolu, koe ofeina, ke laga aki hake akimoutolu ki hoo mou tui fugani maonioni, bea lotu i he Laumalie Maonioni, o tauhiʻi akimoutolu i he ofa ae Otua, mo amanaki ki he ofa [maataatā] be a ho tau Eiki ko Jisu Kalaisi ki he moui taegata.” (Siutasi [Jute] 20, 21, PM) Koeʻuhi naʻe toe lea ʻa Siutasi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faitau koeʻuhi ‘koe tui nae atu ki he kaiga maonioní,’ ko e kupuʻi lea “tui fugani maonioni” ʻoku ʻuhinga nai ia ki he fakakātoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻotu akonaki faka-Kalisitiané, ʻo kau ai ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e fakamoʻuí. (Siutasi [Jute] 3, PM) Ko Kalaisi ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻo e tui ko iá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e tui mālohi ka tau pikimaʻu ki he tui faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní.
Matuʻuaki ʻa e Afā ko e “Lotu-Mavahe Fakamanavaheé”
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e “lotu-mavahe fakamanavaheé”?
3 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ní, kuo hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi keisi fakalilifu ʻo e ngaahi taonakita lahi, ngaahi fakapō, mo e ngaahi ʻoho fakaetautoitoi ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi lotu-mavahe fakakulupu tokosiʻi. Ko e meʻa ʻoku mahinó, ko e faʻahinga tāutaha tokolahi, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kau taki fakapolitikale loto-moʻoni, kuo nau fakahāhā ʻa e hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo hono maluʻi ʻa e kakai tonuhiá, tautefito ki he fānau tupú, mei he ngaahi lotu-mavahe fakatuʻutāmaki peheé. Ko e “ʻotua ʻo e tuʻu ko eni,” ʻoku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻene tuʻu mei mui ʻi he ngaahi faihia fakalilifú ni, kuó ne fakatupu ai ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻoku ui ʻe he niʻihi ko ha lotu-mavahe fakamanavaheé, pea ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻá ni ki he kakai ʻa Sihová. (2 Kolinito 4:4; Fakahā 12:12) Kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e tuʻunga ko ʻení ke langaʻi hake ai ʻa e fakafepaki ki heʻetau ngāué. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi, kuo nau langaʻi ha feingatau ʻo fakataumuʻa mahino pē ki hono maluʻi ʻa e kakaí mei he “ngaahi lotu-mavahe fakatuʻutāmakí” ka ʻoku fakakau taʻetotonu ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea tukuakiʻi ai kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e fakahuʻuhuʻu kovi. Kuo ʻai ai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fakamoʻoni fale-ki-he-falé ʻo faingataʻa ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi ʻi ʻIulope pea kuo fakatupunga ai ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi naʻa nau ako Tohitapu mo kitautolú ke taʻofi ʻenau akó. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kuo fakalotosiʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e niʻihi ʻo hotau fanga tokouá.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke fakalotosiʻi kitautolu ʻe he fakafepakí?
4 Kae kehe, mamaʻo mei hono fakalotosiʻi kitautolú, ʻoku totonu ke hanga ʻe he fakafepakí ʻo ʻai ke mālohi ʻetau tuipau ʻoku tau tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní. (Mātiu 5:11, 12) Naʻe tukuakiʻi ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ko ha lotu-mavahe fakatupu-angatuʻu, pea naʻe “lauʻi” kinautolu ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē. (Ngāue 24:5; 28:22) Ka naʻe fakafiemālieʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻa hono ngaahi kaungātuí, ʻo ne tohi: “Siʻi ʻofaʻanga, ʻoua te mou ofo ʻi he vela kuo hoko kiate kimoutolu moʻomou ʻahiʻahiʻi, ʻo hange ko ha meʻa foʻou ia kuo hoko noa atu: kaekehe ke mou fiefia, ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻomou kau ʻi he ngaahi mamahi ʻa Kalaisi; koeʻuhi ke mou fiefia foki mo hakailangitau ʻi he fakaeʻa o ʻene langilangiʻia.” (1 Pita 4:12, 13) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, naʻe tohi ai ha mēmipa ʻo e kulupu pule ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí: “Siʻoku kainga, mou lau ko e koto fakafiefia ʻo ka mou ka to ki he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe; ko hoʻomou ʻilo, ko e sivi ʻo hoʻomou tui ʻoku ne fakatupu ʻa e kataki. Pea ko eni, tuku ke fai ʻe kataki ʻene ngaue ke haohaoa, koeʻuhi [ke] mou haohaoa, mo tuʻu kakato, ʻo taʻemasiva ʻi ha meʻa.” (Semisi 1:2-4) Hangē pē ko hano ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe ha ngaahi matangi afā-mālohi ʻa e tuʻunga taau mo tahi ʻo ha vaka, ko e ngaahi afā ʻo e fakafepakí te ne fakahaaʻi ha faʻahinga vaivai pē ʻi hotau vaka ko e tuí.
Fakatupu ʻe he Mamahí ʻa e Kātaki
5. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tuʻumaʻu ʻetau tuí ʻi he malumalu ʻo e mamahí?
5 ʻOku malava ke fakapapauʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻenau kātakí mo ʻenau tuʻumaʻu ʻi heʻenau tuí ʻi he toki hili pē ha ngaahi afā ʻo e mamahí. ʻE fai ʻe heʻetau kātakí “ʻene ngaue ke haohaoa” ʻi he ngaahi tahi hoú ʻo kapau pē ʻoku tau “haohaoa, mo tuʻu kakato, ʻo taʻe masiva ʻi ha meʻa,” ʻo kau ai ʻa e tui mālohí. Naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ka mau fakaogolelei atu akimautolu i he gaahi mea kotoabe, o tāu moe kau faifekau ae Otua, i he faa kataki, i he gaahi mamahi, i he gaahi majiva, i he gaahi fakamamahi lahi.”—2 Kolinito 6:4, PM.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau “vikiviki foki ʻi heʻetau ngaahi mamahi,” pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakaivimālohi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻetau ʻamanakí?
6 Ko e ngaahi matangi afā-mālohi ʻo e mamahí ʻa ia ʻoku tau hokosia nai ʻi he ngaahi taimi lahi ʻoku totonu ke tau lau ko e ngaahi faingamālie ia ke fakamoʻoniʻi ai ko hotau vaka ko e tuí ʻoku mālohi mo tuʻumaʻu. Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá: “Ke tau vikiviki foki ʻi heʻetau ngaahi mamahi; heʻetau ʻilo ʻoku tupu mei he mamahi ʻa e kataki; pea mei he kataki, ʻa e lava ʻo e ʻahiʻahi; pea mei he lava ʻo e ʻahiʻahi ʻa e fakatuʻamelie. Pea talaʻehai ko e meʻa fakamā ʻa e fakatuʻa ko ia.” (Loma 5:3-5) Ko e tuʻumaʻu ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ʻokú ne ʻomai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻokú ne fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻetau tuí.
ʻUhinga ʻOku Tūkia Ai ʻa e Niʻihi
7. (a) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá, ne anga-fēfē hono hokosia ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e tūkia fakalaumālié? (e) Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e hiki ʻa e niʻihi he ʻahó ni mei he moʻoní?
7 ʻI he taimi naʻe fakatokanga ai ʻa Paula fekauʻaki mo hono hokosia ʻa e “tukia,” naʻe ʻi heʻene fakakaukaú ʻa e niʻihi naʻa nau “tekeʻi” honau konisēnisi leleí pea naʻe mole ai ʻenau tuí. (1 Timote 1:19) ʻI honau lotolotongá naʻe ʻi ai ʻa ʻAiminia mo ʻAlekisānita ʻa ia naʻá na tō ki he tafoki mei he moʻoní, ʻo hiki ai mei he moʻoní pea leaʻaki ʻa e lauʻikovi. (1 Timote 1:20; 2 Timote 2:17, 18) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e kau tafoki mei he moʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku nau hiki mei he moʻoní, ʻoku nau tā “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻaki ʻa e lea, ʻo hangē ko hano uʻu ʻa e nima ko ia naʻá ne fafanga fakalaumālie kinautolú. Kuo hokosi ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e “tamaioeiki agakovi,” ʻo lea fakahuʻuhuʻunga, “Oku fakatuai ne haʻu a eku eiki.” (Mātiu 24:44-49, PM; 2 Timote 4:14, 15) ʻOku nau fakaʻikaiʻi ʻa e pehē ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení pea fakaangaʻi ʻa e kalasi tamaioʻeiki tokanga fakalaumālié ki hono tauhi maʻu ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavé ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová. (Aisea 1:3) ʻOku lavameʻa ʻa e kau tafoki mei he moʻoni ko iá ʻi hono “fulihi ae tui ae niihi,” ʻo fakatupunga ai ʻa e tūkia fakalaumālie.—2 Timote 2:18, PM.
8. Ko e hā kuó ne fakatupunga ʻa e niʻihi ke nau fakatūkiaʻi pe fakangotoʻi ʻa e vaka ko ʻenau tuí?
8 Kuo fakatūkiaʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane kehe ʻosi fakatapui ʻa e vaka ko ʻenau tuí ʻaki hono tekeʻi honau konisēnisí pea kau ʻi he kumi taʻefakamaʻumaʻu ki he mālié ʻa e māmani ko ʻení pea mo ʻene fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú. (2 Pita 2:20-22) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehe ia ʻoku nau fakangotoʻi honau vaka ko e tuí koeʻuhi ʻi he anga ʻo ʻenau fakakaukaú ko e taulangaū ko ia ko e fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻoku teʻeki ai ke hā ia ʻoku kite ofi mai. ʻI he ʻikai malava ke fai ʻa hono fikaʻi ʻa e taimi ʻoku fekauʻaki mo hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi kikite pau ʻe niʻihi, pea toʻo ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” mei heʻenau fakakaukaú, ʻoku nau liʻaki ai ʻa e lotu moʻoní. (2 Pita 3:10-13; 1 Pita 1:9) ʻOku vavé ni ke nau ʻilo kinautolu ʻoku nau toe ʻi he ngaahi tahi hou mo fakapoʻuli ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu lolotongá. (Aisea 17:12, 13; 57:20) Ko e niʻihi ko ia kuo nau taʻofi ʻenau feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku nau kei tui pē ʻoku fai ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e lotu moʻoní. Kae kehe, ʻoku hā mahino ʻenau masiva ʻi he kātaki mo e kītaki ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke talitali ʻaki ki he māmani foʻou kuo talaʻofa mai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Kuo ʻikai ke hoko vave feʻunga mai ʻa e moʻui ʻi Palataisí kiate kinautolu.
9. Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe ha kau Kalisitiane ʻosi fakatapui tokosiʻi, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke taki atu kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ʻení ke tau fakakaukau ki aí?
9 ʻOku ʻi ai ha kau Kalisitiane ʻosi fakatapui tokosiʻi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻo e māmaní ʻoku hā ʻoku nau fakasiʻisiʻi ʻe kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi folau ʻa honau vaka ko e tuí. ʻOku kei maʻanu pē ʻa e vaká ia, ka ʻi he ʻikai ke ngaʻunu atu ki muʻa ʻi he tui kakató, kuo nau ohi mai ʻe kinautolu ha vave fakafiefiemālie. ʻI hono tohoaki ʻe he ʻamanaki ʻo e “Palataisi vavé ni maí,” naʻe teuteu ai ʻa e niʻihi ke ʻoua ʻe toe tuku ha ivi ke aʻusia ia—ʻo faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá pea maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakatahá, ngaahi ʻasemipilií, mo e ngaahi fakataha-lahí. ʻI he fakakaukau leva ko hono aʻusia ʻenau ngaahi ʻamanakí ʻoku mamaʻo ange ia mei he meʻa naʻa nau fakatuʻotuʻa ki aí, kuo nau fakamāmālie hifo leva ʻo ʻikai kei faivelenga. ʻOku hā mahino ʻeni ʻi he hōloa ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá, tōmokosi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá, pea loto-lelei pē ke liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻo e ngaahi polokalama ʻo e ʻasemipilií pe ngaahi fakataha-lahí. ʻOku līʻoa ʻe he niʻihi ia ʻa e taimi lahi ange ki he fakafiefiá pea mo e ngāue ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fiemālie fakamatelié. ʻOku taki atu kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá ni ke tau fakakaukau angé pe ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke hoko ko e ivi tākiekina ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻi he fehoanaki mo ʻetau fakatapui kia Sihová. ʻOku totonu ke hoko ʻetau faivelenga ʻi heʻene ngāué ʻo fakatuʻunga pē ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻo e “Palataisi vavé ni maí”?
Fakahoa ʻa e ʻAmanakí ki ha Taula
10, 11. Naʻe fakatatau ʻe Paula ʻetau ʻamanakí ki he hā, pea ko e hā naʻe feʻungamālie ai ʻa e fakahoa ko ʻení?
10 Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻo pehē naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha talaʻofa ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻe hoko mai fakafou ʻia ʻĒpalahame. Naʻe fakamatala leva ʻa e ʻapositoló: “Ko e ʻOtua . . . naʻa ne fakamamafa ʻaki ha lea tuki: koeʻuhiā, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻi ai ʻa e ongo meʻa taʻemaliliu ʻe ua [ko ʻene folofolá mo ʻene fuakavá], ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito lava ke loi ai ʻa e ʻOtua, ko ia ke ai hatau tokoni malohi, ʻa kitaua kuo ta hola hufanga ke puke ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku tala humaki mai: ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ia ʻoku tau maʻu moʻo taula hotau laumalie, ko e taula malohi mo maʻumaʻuluta.” (Hepelu 6:17-19; Senesi 22:16-18) Ko e ʻamanaki kuo fokotuʻu ki he kau Kalisitiane paní ko e moʻui taʻefaʻamate ʻi hēvani. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e fuʻu tokolahi kāfakafa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová kuo nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fisifisimuʻa ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. (Luke 23:43) Ka ne ʻikai ha ʻamanaki pehē, heʻikai lava ke te maʻu ha tui.
11 Ko e taulá ko ha meʻa maluʻi mālohi ia, ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu papau ia ki hono taʻofituʻu ʻo ha vaka pea mo hono taʻofi ia mei haʻane ʻauhia. Heʻikai ha kaivai ia ʻe mavahe mei he taulangá taʻeʻiai ha taula. Koeʻuhi naʻe tofanga ʻa Paula ʻi ha ngaahi vaka tūkia ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, naʻá ne ʻilo ai mei heʻene hokosia iá ko e moʻui ʻa e kau folau tahí naʻe faʻa fakatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi taula ʻo honau ngaahi vaká. (Ngāue 27:29, 39, 40; 2 Kolinito 11:25) ʻI he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha mīsini ia ʻo ha vaka ke malava ai ʻe he kapitení ke ne puleʻi ia ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fiemaʻú. Tuku kehe ʻa e ngaahi vakatau ʻaʻaló, naʻe fakatuʻunga tefito ʻa e ʻalu ʻa e ngaahi vaká ʻi he matangí. Kapau naʻe ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki hono vaká ʻo ngali ʻe hake ia ʻi ha funga maka, ko e feinga pē ʻa e kapitení naʻe faí ko e lī taula pea ʻe hao ai ʻi he matangí, ʻi he falala ʻe ʻikai homo ʻa e taulá mei heʻene pikimaʻu ʻi he kilisitahí. Ko ia ai, naʻe fakahoa ʻe Paula ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻa ha Kalisitiane ko ha “taula hotau laumalie, ko e taula malohi mo maʻumaʻuluta.” (Hepelu 6:19) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ʻohofi ai kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi afā ʻo e fakafepakí pe hokosia ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehe, ʻoku hangē ʻetau ʻamanaki fakaofó ha taula ʻokú ne fokotuʻu maʻu kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi soulu moʻui, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauhia hotau vaka ko e tuí ki he ngaahi lauʻatētea fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e veiveiuá pe ko e ngaahi maka fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e tafoki mei he moʻoní.—Hepelu 2:1; Siutasi 8-13.
12. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hiki meia Sihová?
12 Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú: “Ko ia mou vakai, ʻe kainga, naʻa ʻiloange ʻe ai ʻi hamou toko taha ha loto kovi he taʻetui, ʻa ia ʻoku hiki mei he ʻOtua ʻoku moʻui.” (Hepelu 3:12) ʻI he konga tohi faka-Kalisí, ko e “hiki” ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea ia “ko e tuʻu mavahe,” ʻa ia, ke tafoki mei he moʻoní. Ka ʻoku malava ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tūkia fakaʻaufuli peheé. ʻE hanga ʻe he tuí mo e ʻamanakí ʻo fakaivia kitautolu ke tau pīkitai kia Sihova naʻa mo e lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi afā kovi taha ʻo e ʻahiʻahí. (Teutalonome 4:4; 30:19, 20) ʻE ʻikai hangē ʻetau tuí ko ha vaka ʻoku fepaleʻekina holo ʻe he ngaahi matangi ʻo e akonaki tafoki mei he moʻoní. (Efeso 4:13, 14) Pea ʻi he hoko ʻa e ʻamanakí ko ʻetau taulá, te tau malava ai ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi afā ʻo e moʻuí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová.
Ueʻi ʻe he ʻOfá mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ai ʻiate ia pē ʻa e taula ko ʻetau ʻamanakí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke hoko ko e mālohi fakaueʻiloto ia ki hono fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu kia Sihová, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
13 ʻE ʻikai ke fakalakalaka atu ha Kalisitiane ki he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú kapau ko ʻene taumuʻa pē ki hono tauhi ʻa Sihová ko e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. Lolotonga hono tauhi ʻene taula ko e ʻamanakí ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha moʻoniʻi meʻa tuʻumaʻu ia ʻi heʻene moʻuí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne tānaki ki ai pea ki heʻene tuí ʻa e mālohi fakaueʻiloto ko e ʻofá. Naʻe fakamahinoʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ʻení ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tohi ai: “ʻOku tolonga pe ʻa Tui, ʻa ʻAmanaki, ʻa ʻOfa; ʻa e tolu ni pe: pea ko honau tuʻukimuʻa ko ʻOfa.”—1 Kolinito 13:13.
14 Ko e mālohi fakaueʻiloto kiate kitautolu ki hono fai ʻo e ngāue toputapú ʻoku totonu ko e ʻofa fakamātoato kia Sihová, ʻi he tali ki heʻene ʻofa taʻefakangatangata mai kiate kitautolú. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻofa, kuo ʻikai te ne momoʻi ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻOtua; he ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa. Ko eni ia ʻa e meʻa kuo fakaha ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻiate kitautolu, ʻa e fekau atu ki mamani ʻe he ʻOtua hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ke tau moʻui ʻiate ia. ʻOku tau ʻofa ʻe kitautolu, koeʻuhi naʻe tomuʻa ʻofa ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio kiate kitautolu.” (1 Sione 4:8, 9, 19) ʻI heʻetau houngaʻia kia Sihová, ʻoku totonu ko ʻetau tokanga tefitó, ʻoku ʻikai ko e maʻu ʻo e fakamoʻui fakafoʻituituí, ka ke fakamoʻoni ki he fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻo hono huafa toputapú pea mo hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻo hono tuʻunga-hau māʻoniʻoní.
15. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová mo hono fehuʻia ʻo hono tuʻunga-haú?
15 ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova kitautolu ke tau tauhi ia koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ʻofa ʻiate iá, ʻikai koeʻuhi pē ko Palataisi. Ko e ʻenisaikolopētia Tohitapu ko e Insight on the Scripturesa ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻOku lāngilangi ʻa Sihova ʻi he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko hono tuʻunga-haú pea mo hono poupouʻi ia ʻe heʻene ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakatupú ʻoku makatuʻunga tefito pē ia ʻi he ʻofa. ʻOkú ne finangalo lelei ki he faʻahinga pē ko ia ʻoku nau ʻofa ki hono tuʻunga-haú koeʻuhi ko hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga leleí pea koeʻuhi ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ia, ʻoku nau saiʻia ange ʻi hono tuʻunga-haú ʻi ha toe meʻa kehe. (1Ko 2:9) ʻOku nau fili ke nau ngāue ʻi he malumalu ʻo hono tuʻunga-pulé kae ʻikai ko e feinga ke faʻifaʻiteliha—ʻoku peheé koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ʻilo kiate ia pea mo ʻene ʻofá, fakamaau totonú, mo hono potó, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi haʻanautolú. (Sā 84:10, 11)”—Voliume 2, peesi 275.
16. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e ʻofa kia Sīsuú ko ha mālohi fakaueʻiloto ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
16 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku tau toe fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá kia Sīsū ko e tali ia ki heʻene ʻofa mai kiate kitautolú. Naʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻa Paula: “ʻOku loki kimautolu ʻe he ʻofa ʻa Kalaisi; he naʻe pehe ʻemau fakakaukau, Naʻe mate ha toko taha ko e fetongi ʻo e kakai kotoa pe: pea ta naʻe mate ai kotoa pe: pea ko ʻene mate ʻo fetongi ʻa e kakai kotoa pe naʻe fai koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa toe moʻui maʻanautolu ʻa e kakai ʻoku moʻui, ka maʻae toko taha ko ia, ʻa ia naʻa ne pekia mo toetuʻu ko honau fetongi.” (2 Kolinito 5:14, 15) Ko Kalaisi ʻa e makatuʻunga tefito ʻa ia ʻoku langa ai ʻetau moʻui fakalaumālié, ʻetau tuí, pea mo ʻetau ʻamanakí. Ko ʻetau ʻofa kia Kalaisi Sīsuú ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻetau ʻamanakí mo fakatuʻumaʻu ʻetau tuí, tautefito ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e ʻahiʻahi kakahá.—1 Kolinito 3:11; Kolose 1:23; 2:6, 7.
17. Ko e hā ʻa e ivi mālohi ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻa hono mahuʻingá ʻi he Ngāue 1:8 mo e Efeso 3:16?
17 Lolotonga ko ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea mo hono ʻAló ko e foʻi mālohi fakaueʻiloto tefito ia ʻi heʻetau moʻui ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e toe meʻa ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu, fakaivia kitautolu, mo ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e mālohi ke tau ʻalu atu ai ki muʻa ʻi heʻene ngāué. Ko hono ivi ngāué ia, pe laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e ongo foʻi lea faka-Hepelū mo faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “laumālie” ʻoku ʻuhinga tefito ia ki he ngaʻunu mālohi ʻa e ʻeá, hangē ko e matangí. Ko e ngaahi vaka laá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe heka ai ʻa Paulá naʻe fakafalala ia ki he mālohi taʻehāmai ʻo e matangí ke nau aʻu ai ki he feituʻu naʻa nau ʻalu ki aí. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻofá pea mo e ngāue ʻa e ivi ngāue taʻehāmai ʻo e ʻOtuá kae hanga ʻe hotau vaka ko e tuí ʻo ueʻi atu ai pē kitautolu ki muʻa ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová.—Ngāue 1:8; Efeso 3:16.
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18. Ko e hā te ne fakaivia kitautolu ke tau kātakiʻi ha faʻahinga ʻahiʻahiʻi pē ʻo ʻetau tuí ʻi he kahaʻú?
18 ʻE ʻahiʻahiʻi fefeka nai ʻetau tuí mo ʻetau ʻofá ki muʻa ke tau aʻu ki he fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ʻo e ngaahi meʻá. Ka kuo tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova maʻatautolu ha taula ʻoku “malohi mo maʻumaʻuluta”—ko ʻetau ʻamanaki fakaofó. (Hepelu 6:19; Loma 15:4, 13) ʻI hono haʻahaʻaki kitautolu ʻe he fakafepakí pe ko ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehe, ʻoku malava ke tau kātaki ʻo kapau ʻoku faitaula malu kitautolu ʻaki ʻetau ʻamanakí. ʻI he hili ʻa e holo hifo ʻa ha afā ʻe taha pea ki muʻa ke kamata ha toe afā ʻe tahá, ʻai ke tau fakapapauʻi ke fakafefekaʻi ʻetau ʻamanakí pea mo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau tuí.
19. ʻE malava fēfē ke tau hanganaki tauhi ʻa e vaka ko ʻetau tuí ʻi hono ʻalungá pea aʻu ki he taulangaū ko e māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá?
19 Ki muʻa ke lave ki he “taula hotau laumalie,” naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “ʻOku mau fakaʻamu ke ha ʻiate kimoutolu taki taha ha feinga hange ko ia [ke “fakavaveʻi,” fakamatala ʻi lalo, NW] ke fakamaʻumaʻuluta hoʻomou fakatuʻamelie, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga. Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te mou hoko ko e kau fakapikopiko, ka ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki ʻo e kakai kuo nau hokosi ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻi heʻenau tui mo e kitaki.” (Hepelu 6:11, 12) ʻI he ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa kia Sihova pea mo hono ʻAló pea fakaivia ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, tau hanganaki tauhi hotau vaka ko e tuí ʻi hono ʻalungá kae ʻoua kuo tau aʻu ki he taulangaū ko e māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo talaʻofá.
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Ko e Fakamanatu
◻ ʻI he fekauʻaki mo ʻetau tuí, ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga naʻe ʻomai ʻe Paula kiate kitautolú?
◻ Kuo anga-fēfē hono hokosia ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e tūkia fakalaumālié, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e hōloa hifo ʻa e niʻihi kehe ia?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga fakaʻotua ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ʻalu fakataha mo ʻetau tuí?
◻ Ko e hā te ne fakaivia kitautolu ke tau aʻu ki he taulangaū ko e māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe talaʻofá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
Kuo pau ke foʻu fakalelei ʻa e vaka ko ʻetau tuí koeʻuhi kae lava ke ne matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi afā ʻo e moʻuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
ʻOku malava ke tofanga ʻetau tuí ʻi he tūkia
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Ko e ʻamanakí ko ha taula ia ki heʻetau moʻui ko e kau Kalisitiané