Tauhi Maʻu ʻa e ʻUlungaanga Leleí ʻi ha Māmani Fonu ʻUlungaanga Kovi
“Mou fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ʻo taʻeha lāunga pe ha fakakikihi: koeʻuhi ke mou haohaoa mo ʻataʻatā mei he kovi, ko e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku taʻemele ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e toʻutangata angapikopiko mo heke.”—FILIPAI 2:14, 15.
1, 2. Ko e hā naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie ʻa e kau Kēnaní?
ʻOKU ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ʻe he ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihová ha fakangaloku. Naʻe fakaofi ke hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻi he taimi naʻe tala ai ʻe Mōsese kiate kinautolu: “Te ke matuʻaki moifua kinautolu; ʻa e Heti mo e Amoli, ʻa e Kenani mo e Pelisi, ʻa e Hevi mo e Siepusi; ʻo hange ko e tuʻutuʻuni koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.”—Teutalonome 7:2; 20:17.
2 Koeʻuhi ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua mohu meesi, ko e hā naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni ai ke fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie ʻa e kau nofo Kēnaní? (Ekisoto 34:6) Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe tahá ‘koeʻuhiā ke ʻoua ʻe akoʻi nai ʻe he kau Kēnaní ʻa ʻIsileli ke fai ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi fakalielia naʻa nau fai ki honau ngaahi ʻotuá ʻo nau angahala ai kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.’ (Teutalonome 20:18) Naʻe toe pehē ʻe Mōsese: “Ko e fai angahala ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga na ʻoku fai ai honau kapusi ʻe Sihova mei ho ʻao.” (Teutalonome 9:4) Naʻe hoko ʻa e kau Kēnaní ko e fakasino moʻoni mai ia ʻo e ʻulungaanga koví. Naʻe hoko ʻa e anga-fakalielia fakaefehokotaki fakasinó mo e tauhi-ʻaitolí ko e fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ʻenau lotú. (Ekisoto 23:24; 34:12, 13; Nomipa 33:52; Teutalonome 7:5) Naʻe hoko ʻa e angahala fakamalaʻiá, fakasōtomá, mo e fehokotaki fakasino mo e manú ‘ko e angafai ia ʻa e fonua ko Kenaní.’ (Livitiko 18:3-25) Ko e fānau taʻehalaiá naʻe feilaulau anga-fakamamahi ʻaki ki he ngaahi ʻotua loí. (Teutalonome 18:9-12) Tā neʻineʻi ke fakakaukau ʻa Sihova ko e ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ko ʻení ko ha fakatuʻatamakiʻanga ia ki he moʻui-lelei fakasino, fakaeʻulungaanga, mo e fakalaumālie ʻa ʻene kakaí!—Ekisoto 34:14-16.
3. Ko e hā naʻe hoko koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai ke fakahoko kakato ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e kau nofo Kēnaní?
3 Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke fakahoko kakato ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe hao ai ʻa e tokolahi ia ʻo e kau nofo ʻi Kēnaní ʻi hono ikunaʻi ko ia ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. (Fakamaau 1:19-21) ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, naʻe maongo ʻa e tākiekina kākā ʻa e kau Kēnaní, pea naʻe malava ai ke pehē: “Pea nau [ko e kau ʻIsilelí] tekaki ʻa e ngaahi fekau, mo e kovinanite [ʻa Sihová] naʻa ne fai mo ʻenau ngaahi kui, mo e ngaahi naʻinaʻi naʻa ne fai kiate kinautolu; pea nau toupili ki he muna, ʻo nau hoko ko e koto muna, pea nau muimui ki he ngaahi kakai naʻe takatakai kiate kinautolu ʻa ia ne kouna ai ʻe Sihova ke ʻoua te nau faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu.” (2 Tuʻi 17:15) ʻIo, ʻi he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻIsileli tokolahi ia ʻa e ngaahi angakovi tofu pē ko ia naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tuʻutuʻuni ke fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie ʻa e kau Kēnaní—ʻa e tauhi-ʻaitolí, fehokotaki fakasino hulu fau, pea naʻa mo e feilaulau fānaú!—Fakamaau 10:6; 2 Tuʻi 17:17; Selemaia 13:27.
4, 5. (a) Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki ʻIsileli mo Siuta taʻeangatonú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku ʻomai ʻia Filipai 2:14, 15, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku malanga haké?
4 Ko ia ai, naʻe fanongonongo ʻe he palōfita ko Hōseá: “Haʻa Isileli, fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova: talaatu ʻoku ai ʻa e hopo ʻa Sihova mo e nofo he fonua ni, he ʻoku ʻikai ha moʻoni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha mēsi, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻilo ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he fonua ni. Ko e takuanoa pe ʻa e Huafa, mo e loi, mo e fakapo, mo e kaihaʻa, mo e tonoʻunoho; ʻoku nau pa atu, pea ʻoku felave ʻa e fakapo mo e fakapo. Ko ia ʻoku tangilaulau ʻa e fonua, pea ʻoku ngaluvai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe ʻoku nofo ai, ʻa e manu ʻo e vao, mo e manupuna ʻo e ʻatā; pea naʻa mo e ika ʻi he tahi ʻoku nau mole.” (Hosea 4:1-3) ʻI he 740 K.M., naʻe ikuʻi ai ʻe ʻĀsilia ʻa e puleʻanga fakatokelau faikovi ʻo ʻIsilelí. Laka hake ʻi ha senituli nai ʻe taha mei ai, naʻe ikuʻi ai ʻe Pāpilone ʻa e puleʻanga fakatonga taʻeangatonu ʻo Siutá.
5 ʻOku fakahāhaaʻi mai ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa hono fakatuʻutāmaki ke fakaʻatā kitautolu ke maʻu ʻe he ʻulungaanga koví. ʻOku taʻetokaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní pea ʻe ʻikai ke ne kātakiʻi ia ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻene kakaí. (1 Pita 1:14-16) ʻOku moʻoni ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “nofo kovi ʻoku lolotonga ni,” ʻi ha māmani ʻoku hoko fakautuutu ʻene koví. (Kaletia 1:4; 2 Timote 3:13) Neongo ia, ʻoku akonaki mai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa ke nau hanganaki ngāue ʻi ha faʻahinga founga ʻoku nau “haohaoa mo ʻataʻatā mei he kovi, ko e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku taʻemele ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e toʻutangata angapikopiko mo heke; ʻa ia ʻoku [nau] ulo ʻi honau haʻohaʻonga ko e ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi mamani.” (Filipai 2:14, 15) Ka ʻe lava fēfē ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí ʻi ha māmani fonu ʻulungaanga kovi? ʻOku malava moʻoni ke fai pehē?
Ko e Māmani Fonu ʻUlungaanga Kovi ʻo Loma
6. Ko e hā naʻe fehangahangai ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí mo ha pole ʻi hono tauhi maʻu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí?
6 Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí mo e poleʻi ʻo hono tauhi maʻu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí koeʻuhi ko e ʻulungaanga kovi naʻe hūhū ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo e sōsaieti Lomá. Naʻe pehē ʻe he filōsefa Loma ko Seneca ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono ngaahi toʻu meʻá: “ʻOku fekuki ʻa e kau tangatá ʻi ha fefāingaʻaki mālohi ʻa e anga-fulikivanú. ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e holi ke faihalá, ko e manavahē ki aí ʻoku siʻisiʻi ange.” Naʻá ne fakahoa ʻa e sōsaieti Lomá ki “ha nofo ʻa ha fanga manu fekai.” Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha ofo ai, he ko e fakafiefiá naʻe fekumi ai ʻa e kau Lomá ki he ngaahi feʻauhi anga-fakamamahi ʻo e tau pē ki he maté mo e ngaahi fai-faiva fakalielia fakaefalefaivá.
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi naʻe fai lahia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e tokolahi ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S.?
7 Naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e ʻulungaanga māʻulalo ʻo e kakai ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tohi ai: “Naʻe tuku atu ai kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ki he ngaahi feinga ʻa ia ko e koto fakalielia. He ko honau kakai fefine naʻa nau tuku ʻa e fai fakaʻenatula, ka nau hiki ki he anga ʻoku makehe mo natula. Pea pehe foki mo e kakai tangata, naʻa nau liʻaki ʻa e fai ki he fefine, ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻenatula, ka nau matuʻaki ʻafu ʻi he feholiʻaki, ko e fai ʻe he tangata mo e tangata ʻa e meʻa taʻetāu: pea ko ʻenau maʻu e ʻi he sino ʻonautolu ʻa e totongi naʻe hoa mo ʻenau he; ʻa ia naʻe totonu ke pehe.” (Loma 1:26, 27) ʻI he fakapapau ke tuli ki he ngaahi holi fakakakano taʻemaʻá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e sōsaieti Lomá ʻo lōmekina ʻe he ʻulungaanga koví.
8. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono faʻa ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e fānaú ʻi he sōsaieti Kalisí mo Lomá?
8 ʻOku ʻikai ke hā mahino mei he hisitōliá ʻa hono lahi ʻo e fakasōtoma ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Lomá. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe tākiekina kinautolu ʻe he kau Kalisi naʻa nau fetongi atú, ʻa ē naʻe fai lahia ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻa e fakasōtomá. Naʻe angaʻaki ʻe he kakai tangata motuʻa angé ke fakameleʻi ʻa e fānau tangata iikí, ʻo tuku kinautolu ʻi honau malumalú ʻi ha vahaʻangatae ko e tamasiʻi ako mo ʻene faiako ʻa ia naʻe faʻa tataki atu ai ʻa e fānau tangatá ki he ʻulungaanga fakaefehokotaki fakasino taʻetotonu. ʻOku ʻikai toe fakaʻalongaua, ko Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó naʻa nau fakalanga ʻa e ʻulungaanga kovi peheé mo hono ngaohikoviʻi pehē ʻo e fānaú.—Sioeli 3:3; Siutasi 6, 7.
9, 10. (a) ʻI he founga fē naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ai ʻe he 1 Kolinito 6:9, 10 ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga kehekehe ʻo e ʻulungaanga koví? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻātakai naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kolinitoó, pea ko e hā ʻa e liliu naʻe hoko ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo kinautolú?
9 ʻI hono fai ʻa e tohi ʻi he fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotuá, naʻe tala ai ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó: “Ta ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo ʻapē, ka ʻilonga ha niʻihi ʻoku ngaue taʻetotonu, ʻe ʻikai hanau tofiʻa ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOua naʻa tuku ke kākāʻi kimoutolu: ʻoku ʻikai ha feʻauaki, pe ha lotu ki he ʻaitoli, pe ha tono ʻunoho, pe ha moʻui fakapelepele, pe ha fai faka-Sotoma, pe ha kaihaʻa, pe ha manumanu, pe ha faʻa konā, pe ha kapekape, pe ha fai fakamalohi, te ne maʻu tofiʻa ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua. Pea naʻe pehe ʻa homou niʻihi: ka naʻa mou fufulu kimoutolu, ka naʻe fakaului kimoutolu ki he faʻahinga tapu, ka naʻe ngaohi kimoutolu ko e kau angatonu ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, pea ʻaki ʻa e Laumalie ʻo hotau ʻOtua.”—1 Kolinito 6:9-11.
10 Naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ʻi he tohi fakamānavaʻi ʻa Paulá ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú, ʻo pehē ko e “feʻauaki” ʻe “ʻikai hanau tofiʻa ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua.” Kae kehe, ʻi he hili ʻa hono fakahokohoko mai ha ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Naʻe pehe ʻa homou niʻihi: ka naʻa mou fufulu kimoutolu.” ʻI he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe malava ai ʻa e kau faihalá ke hoko ʻo maʻa ʻi heʻene ʻafio mai ki aí.
11. Naʻe fēfē ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi he ʻātakai fulikivanu ʻo honau taimí?
11 ʻIo, naʻa mo e māmani fonu ʻulungaanga kovi ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí naʻe tupu moʻui ai ʻa e ʻulungaanga lelei faka-Kalisitiané. Ko e kau tuí naʻa nau ‘liliu, he fakafoʻou ʻo honau ʻatamaí.’ (Loma 12:2) Naʻa nau liʻaki atu ʻenau “toʻonga muʻa” pea fai ai pē ʻa e ‘fakafoʻou ʻo honau ʻatamaí.’ Ko ia naʻa nau hola mei he ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi ʻa e māmaní pea “kofuʻaki ʻa e tangata foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua ʻi he angatonu mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻa moʻoni.”—Efeso 4:22-24.
Māmani Fonu ʻUlungaanga Kovi he ʻAho Ní
12. Ko e hā ʻa e liliu kuo hoko ki he māmaní talu mei he 1914?
12 Fēfē hotau ʻahó ni? Ko e māmani ʻoku tau moʻui aí ʻoku fonu ange ia ʻi he ʻulungaanga koví ʻi ha toe taimi. Tautefito talu mei he 1914 kuo ʻi ai ai ha tōlalo fakaeʻulungaanga ʻi māmani kātoa. (2 Timote 3:1-5) ʻI hono siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau fakaetalatukufakaholo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaanga leleí, ʻulungaanga tāú, hoto ongoongó, mo e totonú, kuo hoko ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻo siokita ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú mo nau “ongonoa.” (Efeso 4:19) Naʻe pehē ʻe he makasini Newsweek: “ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi ha kuonga ʻo e tonu pe hala ko kita peé,” tānaki atu ki ai, ko e ʻatimosifia mālohi fakaeʻulungaangá “kuó ne tuku hifo ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakakaukau ki he tonú mo e halá ke hoko ko e ngaahi meʻa pē ʻo e leleiʻia fakafoʻituitui, manako fakaeongo pe ko e fili ia ʻa e anga-fakafonuá.”
13. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono poupouʻi ʻe he konga lahi ʻo e fakafiefia ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e ʻulungaanga koví? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ola kovi ʻoku lava ke ʻai ʻe he fakafiefia taʻetotonú ki he faʻahinga tāutahá?
13 Hangē pē ko ia ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻoku pehē ʻa e hoko lahi ʻa e fakafiefia tōlaló he ʻahó ni. ʻOku fakamafola tuʻumaʻu mai ʻi he televīsoné, letioó, ngaahi faivá, mo e ngaahi vitioó ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakahuʻuhuʻu ki he fehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku aʻu ʻo hū fakapulipuli ʻa e ʻulungaanga koví ki he ngaahi fakafetuʻutaki fakakomipiutá. Ko e ngaahi fakatātā fakalieliá ʻoku hoko ia ʻo tupulaki hono ala maʻu ʻi he ngaahi fakafetuʻutaki fakakomipiuta ʻo e ʻaho ní pea ʻoku maʻu ia ʻe he niʻihi tāutaha ʻo e ngaahi taʻumotuʻa kehekehe. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ikuʻanga ʻo e meʻá ni kotoa? ʻOku pehē ʻe ha tokotaha-faʻu-kōlomu ʻi ha nusipepa ʻe taha: “ʻI hono lōmekina ʻe he lingi totó mo e fakamālohí pea mo e fehokotaki fakasino taʻemolumalú ʻa hotau anga-fakafonua manakoá, ʻoku tau hoko ai ʻo anga-maheni ki he lingi totó mo e fakamālohí pea mo e fehokotaki fakasino taʻemolumalú. ʻOku tau hoko ai ʻo ongosia ʻaupito. ʻOku hoko ai ʻa e anga-mousaʻá ʻo ala makātakiʻi lahi ange koeʻuhi ko e fakaʻau ke siʻi ange ʻene fakaʻohovale kiate kitautolú.”—Fakafehoanaki mo 1 Timote 4:1, 2.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko e fehokotaki fakasino tāú kuo hōloa ia ʻi māmani lahi?
14 Fakakaukau ange ki he līpooti ko ʻeni ʻi he The New York Times: “Ko e meʻa naʻe lau ʻi he taʻu ʻe 25 kuo maliu atú ko e meʻa fakamaá kuo hoko ia he taimí ni ko ha meʻa ʻoku feangainga mo ia ʻi he anga ʻo e nofó. Ko e fika ʻo e ngaahi hoa ʻoku nau fili ke nofo fakataha pē kae ʻikai ke malí naʻe ʻalu hake ia ki he peseti ʻe 80 [ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté] ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e 1980 mo e 1991.” ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa fakaofo pē ʻeni ia ʻi ʻAmelika Tokelau. ʻOku fakamatala ʻi he makasini ko e Asiaweek: “ʻOku ʻi ai ha tipeiti mālohi fakafonua ʻoku fai ʻi he ngaahi fonua kotoa ʻo [ʻĒsiá]. Ko e fekīhiaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e fehokotaki fakasino tauʻatāiná pea mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonuá, pea ʻoku tupulaki tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi mālohi ki he liliú.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi fiká ʻa e tupulaki ʻa hono tali ʻo e tonó mo e fehokotaki fakasino teʻeki ai ke malí ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi.
15 Naʻe tala ki muʻa ʻi he Tohitapú ʻe mālohi ʻa e ngāue fakasētané ʻi hotau taimí. (Fakahā 12:12) Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau ʻohovale ʻi he meʻá ni, ko e ʻulungaanga koví ʻoku lahi fakamanavahē. Ko e fakatātaá, ko hono ngaohikoviʻi fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo e fānaú kuo aʻu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ko e mahaki ia ʻoku tō mai.a Ko e Kautaha Fakapaʻanga ʻo e Fānaú ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ʻokú ne pehē ko hono “ngaohikoviʻi fakaefehokotaki fakasino fakakomēsialé ʻoku maumauʻi ai ʻa e fānaú ʻi he meimei fonua kotoa pē ʻi he māmaní.” ʻI he taʻu taki taha “ʻoku laka hake he fānau ʻe toko 1 miliona ʻi māmani lahi ʻoku līpooti mai ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ke hoko ʻo feʻauaki totongi kei siʻi, ʻoku uta ʻo fakatau atu ki he ngaahi taumuʻa fehokotaki fakasino, pea ngāueʻaki ʻi hono faʻu ʻo e ngaahi fakatātā taʻetaau ʻo e fānaú.” ʻOku toe fai lahia foki ʻa e fakasōtomá, he ʻoku taki muʻa ʻa e kau politiki mo e kau taki lotu ʻe niʻihi ʻi hono poupouʻi ia ko ha “founga-moʻui ke fetongi ki ai.”
Siʻaki ʻa e Ngaahi ʻUlungaanga Kovi ʻa e Māmaní
16. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku tuʻu ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fehokotaki fakasino tāú?
16 ʻOku ʻikai ke kau fakataha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakangofua tavale ʻo e fehokotaki fakasino tāú. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Taitusi 2:11, 12 (PM): “Koe aloofa ae Otua, aia oku ne omi ae fakamoui ki he kakai kotoabe, kuo ha mai ia, o ne akonekina akitautolu, ke jiaki ae aga taefaka-Otua mo e gaahi holi fakamama, ka tau moui aga fakabotoboto, mo maonioni, mo aga faka-Otua, i he mamani.” ʻIo, tau fakatupu ha fakaliliʻa moʻoni, ha fehiʻanekinaʻi ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi pehē ʻo hangē ko e fehokotaki fakasino teʻeki malí, tonó, mo e ngaahi tōʻonga fakasōtomá.b (Loma 12:9; Efeso 5:3-5) Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Paula ʻa e akonaki ko ʻení: “ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku ne hueʻekina ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻEiki, ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi mei he faihala.”—2 Timote 2:19.
17. Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi inu ʻolokaholó?
17 ʻOku siʻaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e vakai ʻa e māmaní ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi ʻoku hā ngali siʻisiʻí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku vakai ʻa e kakai tokolahi he ʻahó ni ki hono ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e ʻolokaholó ko ha fakaoli pē. Ka ʻoku tokanga ʻa e kakai ia ʻa Sihová ki he akonaki ʻi he Efeso 5:18: “ʻOua te mou konā ʻi he uaine, he ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakalusa ʻi he fai pehe; ka ke fakafonu kimoutolu ʻaki ʻa e laumalie.” Kapau ʻoku fili ha Kalisitiane ke ne inu, ʻokú ne fai ia ʻo fakafeʻunga pē.—Palovepi 23:29-32.
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono tataki ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohitapú ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi heʻenau fakafeangai ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí?
18 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, ʻoku tau toe siʻaki ʻa e vakai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he māmaní ki he kaikaila mo e kaila leʻo kikī ki hoto hoá mo e fānaú pe ko hono leakoviʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakatupu loto-laveá ʻoku ala tali pē ʻa e anga ia ko iá. ʻI he fakapapau ke tuli ki ha ʻalunga ʻulungaanga leleí, ʻoku ngāue fakataha ai ʻa e ngaahi husepāniti mo e ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paulá: “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. Ka mou angaʻofa muʻa ʻi hoʻomou feangai, mo manavaʻofa, pea mou fefakamolemoleʻaki, ʻo hange foki ko e ʻOtua ne ne fakamolemole kimoutolu ʻia Kalaisi.”—Efeso 4:31, 32.
19. ʻOku lahi fēfē ʻa e ʻulungaanga koví ʻi he māmani ʻo e pisinisí?
19 Ko e taʻefaitotonú, kākaá, loí, ngaahi founga fakapisinisi ke tāmateʻi ha pisinisí, mo e kaihaʻá ʻoku toe fai lahia ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko e fakamatala ʻeni ʻi ha kupu ʻi he makasini pisinisi ko e CFO: “ʻI ha savea ki he kau ngāue ʻe toko 4,000 . . . naʻe ʻilo ai ko e peseti ʻe 31 ʻo e faʻahingá ni naʻa nau sio tonu ‘ʻi ha ʻulungaanga kovi mamafa’ ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e taʻu ki muʻá.” Ko e ʻulungaanga kovi ko iá naʻe kau ai ʻa e loi, tohi loi ʻa e ngaahi lēkootí, fakahohaʻasi fakaefehokotaki fakasino, mo e kaihaʻa. Kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau kei nofo ʻulungaanga maʻa ʻi he ʻafio mai ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻulungaanga peheé pea faitotonu ʻi heʻetau ngaahi tila fakaepaʻangá.—Maika 6:10, 11.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau ʻatā mei he “ʻofa ki he paʻanga”?
20 Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ki ha tangata ʻe taha naʻá ne fakakaukau te ne maʻu ʻa e taimi lahi ange ki he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kapau te ne ʻai ke ʻi ai ha tupu lahi ʻi ha founga ngāue fakapaʻanga. Naʻá ne tohoaki ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki ha founga ʻinivesi ʻaki ʻene talanoa fakalahiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tupu te nau maʻú. ʻI he ʻikai ke hoko moʻoni mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne hoko ʻo hohaʻa lahi ʻaupito ke totongi-huhuʻi ʻa e fuʻu mole lahi fakaʻulia naʻe hokó pea iku ai ki heʻene kaihaʻasi ʻa e paʻanga naʻe tuku kiate iá. Koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi ngāué ni mo e fakakaukau taʻefakatomalá, naʻe tuʻusi ai ia mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. ʻOku moʻoni ʻaupito ai ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e Tohitapú: “Ko kinautolu kuo pau honau loto ke koloaʻia, ʻoku nau to ki he ʻahiʻahi, mo e tauhele, mo e ngaahi holi kehekehe, ʻa ia ʻoku fakasesele pea ko e meʻa ʻoku te lavea ai; ko e faʻahinga meʻa ʻoku nau lomekina ʻa e kakai ki he ʻauha mo e malaʻia. He ko e ʻofa ki he paʻanga ko e aka ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi kovi kotoa pe, pea ko e niʻihi ʻi heʻenau ala ki he meʻa ko ia kuo nau hē mei he lotu, pea kuo nau hokohokaʻi ʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi mamahi lahi.”—1 Timote 6:9, 10.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻoku fai lahia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau tangata maʻu mafai ʻi he māmaní, ka ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e tōʻonga ia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakafatongiaʻaki ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
21 Ko e kau tangata maʻu mafai mo ivi tākiekina ʻi he māmaní ʻoku ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí pea ʻoku nau fakahāhā ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e lao ki he ʻulungaangá, ‘ko e mafaí ʻoku fakameleʻi.’ (Koheleti 8:9) ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi, ko e totongi fakafufuú mo e ngaahi founga kehe ʻo e faihalá ko ha founga moʻui ia ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau fakamāú, kau polisí, mo e kau politikí. Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau taki muʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané kuo pau ke nau ʻulungaanga lelei pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau puleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Luke 22:25, 26) Ko e kau mātuʻá, pea pehē ki he kau sevāniti fakafaifekaú, ʻoku ʻikai te nau ngāue “ko e sio paʻanga ʻuli.” Kuo pau ke nau ʻatā mei ha faʻahinga feinga pē ke afeʻi pe tākiekina ʻenau fakamāú ʻe he ʻamanaki ki he koloaʻia fakafoʻituitui.—1 Pita 5:2; Ekisoto 23:8; Palovepi 17:23; 1 Timote 5:21.
22. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí?
22 ʻI he tuʻu fakalūkufuá, ʻoku lavameʻa ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he fekuki mo e poleʻi ʻi he lolotongá ni ʻa e tauhi maʻu ʻo e ʻulungaanga leleí ʻi hotau māmani fonu ʻulungaanga koví. Ka, ʻoku toe mahulu atu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí mei he fakaʻehiʻehi pē mei he anga-fulikivanú. Ko e kupu hono hoko maí ʻe lāulea ai ki he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu moʻoni ki hono fakatupu ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he fakahokohoko ʻo e “Maluʻi Hoʻo Fānaú!,” ʻoku hā ʻi he Awake! ʻo ʻOkatopa 8, 1993.
b Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau kau ʻi he ngaahi tōʻonga fakasōtomá ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻi he kuohilí ʻoku malava ke nau fai ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻi honau ʻulungaangá, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. (1 Kolinito 6:11) Naʻe ʻomai ʻa e fakamatala ala tokoni ʻi he Awake! ʻo Maʻasi 22, 1995, peesi 21-23.
Ngaahi Poini ke Fakamanatu
◻ Ko e hā naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ai ʻe Sihova ke fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie ʻa e kau Kēnaní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi naʻe fai lahia ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea naʻe fēfē ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he ʻātakai peheé?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he māmaní ha tōlalo fakaeʻulungaanga ʻi māmani kātoa talu mei he 1914?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kovi ʻoku fai lahia kuo pau ke siʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Naʻe ʻulungaanga lelei ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, neongo naʻa nau nofo ʻi ha māmani fonu ʻulungaanga kovi
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Kuo aʻu ʻo hūhū atu ʻa e ʻulungaanga koví ki he ngaahi fakafetuʻutaki fakakomipiutá, ʻo ʻoatu ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalielia ki he tokolahi ʻo e fānaú mo e niʻihi kehé
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Kuo pau ke tauhi maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e ʻulungaanga leleí, ʻo ʻikai ko e faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi founga taʻefaitotonu ʻa e niʻihi kehé