Ko e Kakai ʻa Sihová ʻOku Nau “Siʻaki ʻa e Taʻemāʻoniʻoní”
“Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.”—2 TĪM. 2:19.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ʻa e “ngaahi fakakikihi ngalivale mo taʻeʻiló,” pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai?
ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní” ʻi heʻene haʻu ki he ngaahi feohi koví?
ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ha ngāue pau ke “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní”?
1. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi ai hono tuʻunga makehe ʻi heʻetau lotú?
ʻI HE māmaní takatakai, ko e huafa Sihová ʻe lava ke maʻu ia ʻoku tohi tongi ʻi he ngaahi langa lahi pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kehekehe ʻi he misiumé. Kapau kuo faifai ange ʻo ke sio ki he huafa ko iá ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu peheé, ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua te ke ongoʻi fiefia. Kia kitautolu ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻi ai hono tuʻunga makehe ʻi heʻetau lotú. ʻOku ʻikai ha toe kakai ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko ʻetau ngāueʻakí. Ka ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono ngāueʻaki pē hono huafá. Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e monū ke hoko ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoni, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e fatongia ke ngāue ʻi ha founga ʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ai ia.
2. Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e monū ko e hoko ʻo ʻiloʻiʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻoku tau maʻú?
2 Ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono ngāueʻaki pē hono huafá. Kuo pau ke tau muimui foki ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāngá pea “afe mei he kovi.” (Saame 34:14) Naʻe fakamahino ʻe Paula ʻa e fatongia ko ení ʻi heʻene tohi: “Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.” (Lau ʻa e 2 Tīmote 2:19.) Ko ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní,” ʻa ia, ko hono siʻaki ʻa e fulikivanú?
HIKI MEI HE KOVÍ
3, 4. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lea kuo faingataʻa ki he niʻihi ke mahinoʻí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
3 ʻI he 2 Tīmote 2:19, naʻe lave ai ʻa Paula ki he “makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká.” Naʻe tohi tongi ʻi he makatuʻunga ko ení ʻa e fakamatala ʻe ua. Ko e ʻuluaki fakamatalá, “ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku haʻaná,” ko e toʻo ia mei he Nōmipa 16:5. (Sio ki he kupu ki muʻá.) Kae fēfē ʻa e fakamatala hono uá, “Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní”? ʻOku faingataʻa ki he niʻihi ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
4 Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá ʻoku fakahuʻunga ia naʻá ne toʻo-lea hangatonu mei ha konga kehe ʻo e Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepeluú. Ka ʻoku hā ngali ʻoku ʻikai ha veesi ia ʻoku fehoanaki mo e fakamatala ko ení. Ko ia, ko e hā naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e ʻapositoló ʻi he taimi naʻá ne pehē ai: “Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní”? Ko e ʻuluaki fakamatala ʻa Paulá naʻe toʻo ia mei he Nōmipa vahe 16, pea ʻoku lave ia ki he angatuʻu ʻa Kolá. ʻE lava ke toe ʻuhinga ʻa e fakamatala hono uá ki he meʻa tatau?
5-7. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he 2 Tīmote 2:19? (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.)
5 Ko Tētani mo ʻApilami naʻá na kau mo Kola ko e kau taki ʻi he fakafepakí. (Nōm. 16:1-5) Naʻa nau taʻefakaʻapaʻapa kia Mōsese pea talitekeʻi ʻa e mafai naʻá ne maʻu mei he ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau hoko ʻo fakatuʻutāmaki ki he kau ʻIsilelí koeʻuhí naʻa nau kei nofo pē ʻi honau lotolotongá. Ki muʻa ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene kau lotu mateakí, naʻá ne ʻoange ha fekau faingofua ʻe taha.
6 ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Pea folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mosese, Lea ki he fakataha, ʻo pehe, Mou hiki mei he feituʻu takatakai ki he nofoʻanga ʻo Kola, Tetani, mo Apilami. Pea tuʻu ʻa Mosese, ʻo ne ʻalu kia Tetani mo Apilami, pea muimui kiate ia ʻa e matuʻa ʻo Isileli. Pea ne meʻa ki he fakataha ʻo pehe, Mou fakaʻatā muʻa mei he ngahi teniti ʻo e kau tangata pauʻu ni, ʻoua ʻe lave ki haʻanau meʻa, naʻa mou ʻauha ʻi heʻenau ngahi angahala. Ko ia naʻa nau hiki atu mei he nofoʻanga ʻo Kola mo Tetani mo Apilami mei he potu kotoa pe.” (Nōm. 16:23-27) Naʻe fakaʻauha leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau angatuʻú kotoa. Ka naʻe hao ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe mateaki ki he ʻOtuá. Anga-fēfē? Naʻa nau “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní” ʻaki ʻenau hiki atu mei he kau angatuʻú.
7 ʻI he taimi naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea “ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku haʻaná,” naʻá ne toʻo-lea hangatonu mei he Nōmipa 16:5. Pea ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fai ai ʻa e fakamatala: “Tuku ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ke ne siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní,” kuo pau pē nai ko ʻene lave ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe lēkooti ʻi he Nōmipa 16:5, 23-27. Ko ia ʻoku hā ngali ʻuhinga lelei ke fakaʻosiʻaki ko e ongo fakamatala fakatouʻosi ʻoku ʻi he 2 Tīmote 2:19 ʻoku lave ki he meʻa tatau. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he ongo fakamatalá ni? ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi lotó. ʻOkú ne ʻafioʻi ʻene kau sevāniti mateakí, pea ʻokú ne ʻamanekina ke nau fakamavaheʻi kinautolu mei he faʻahinga fulikivanú.
“FAKAʻEHIʻEHI MEI HE NGAAHI FAKAKIKIHI NGALIVALE MO TAʻEʻILÓ”
8. Tuku kehe hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e kau ki ha fakatahaʻangá, ko e hā ʻa e toe meʻa kuo pau ke tau faí?
8 Naʻe toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé ke fakamanatu ai kia Tīmote ʻa e fiemaʻu ko ia ke ne maluʻi hono vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. Kuo pau ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he kau pē ki he fakatahaʻangá, hangē pē ko e kau sevāniti mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé naʻe pau ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e huafa Sihová. Ko e kau sevāniti faitōnunga kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo pau ke nau siʻaki ʻa e fulikivanú. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni kia Tīmoté? Pea ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he akonaki ʻa Paulá?
9. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻe he “ngaahi fakakikihi ngalivale mo taʻeʻiló” ʻa e muʻaki fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
9 ʻI he tohi ʻa Paula kia Tīmoté, naʻá ne ʻoange ʻa e faleʻi fakapotopoto ki he founga ke siʻaki ai ʻa e fulikivanú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tala ange ʻe Paula kia Tīmote “ke ʻoua te nau fakafekiki fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi foʻi lea” pea “fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi lea koto launoa.” (Lau ʻa e 2 Tīmote 2:14, 16, 23.) Naʻe ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení? Naʻe akoʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e ngaahi tokāteline ʻo e tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní. Naʻe fakamafola ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi fakakikihi. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fakakaukau ko ení naʻe ʻikai ke fepaki fakahangatonu ia mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú, ka naʻe fakamanamanaʻi ai ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ai ʻe Paula ʻa Tīmote ke “fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakakikihi ngalivale mo taʻeʻiló.”
10. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fai kapau ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo e tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní?
10 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku ʻikai anga-maheni ke ʻi ai ha kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Ka, ʻe lava nai ke tau kei fetaulaki mo e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku fepaki mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Tatau ai pē pe ko e haʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ko ení mei fē, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke siʻaki ia. ʻOku ʻikai fakapotopoto ke fetuʻutaki mo e kau tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní, mata ki he mata, ʻi he ʻInitanetí pe ʻi ha toe founga kehe. Neongo ʻoku tau fiemaʻu nai ke tokoni ki he tokotahá, te tau talangataʻa ki he ʻOtuá ʻo kapau te tau fai ha fetuʻutaki pehē. ʻOkú ne fekauʻi kitautolu ke tau siʻaki, ʻio, ke fakaʻehiʻehi fakaʻaufuli mei he tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní.
11. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakamavahevaheʻi ha fakatahaʻanga, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke fokotuʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei?
11 ʻOku toe ʻi ai mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe ʻe lava ke ne fakahohaʻasi ʻa e melino ʻa ha fakatahaʻanga tuku kehe ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa e tokotaha tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe ʻi ai nai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe fekauʻaki mo e fakafiefia ʻoku feʻungamālie ki ha Kalisitiane. Ko e feinga ke fakamālohiʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ko ení ki he niʻihi kehé ʻe lava ke fakatupunga ai ʻa e “ngaahi fakakikihi ngalivale mo taʻeʻiló.” Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku pouaki ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa e fakafiefia ʻoku fepaki mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa e ʻOtuá? Heʻikai makātakiʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e tōʻonga ko ení koeʻuhí pē ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei ha fakakikihi. (Saame 11:5; ʻEf. 5:3-5) Ka, ʻoku tokanga ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke ʻoua te nau pouaki ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú tonu. ʻI hono kehé ʻoku nau muimui ki he akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Tauhi ʻa e tākanga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku tuku atu ke mou tokangaʻí, . . . pea ʻikai hoko ʻo fiepule ki he faʻahinga ʻa ia ko e tofiʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, kae hoko ko e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he tākangá.”—1 Pita 5:2, 3; lau ʻa e 2 Kolinitō 1:24.
12, 13. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fili ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e fakafiefiá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo tefitoʻi moʻoni ke ngāueʻakí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ongo tefitoʻi moʻoni naʻa tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he palakalafi 12 ki he ngaahi meʻa fakafoʻituitui kehekehe?
12 ʻOku ʻikai ke sivisiviʻi ʻe heʻetau kautahá ʻa e ngaahi faiva, ngaahi keimi vitiō, ʻū tohi pe ngaahi hivá ke fili pe ko fē ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí ʻoku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ki he tokotaha taki taha ke akoʻi hono konisēnisí “ke ne fakafaikehekeheʻi fakatouʻosi ai ʻa e tonú mo e halá.” (Hep. 5:14) ʻE lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fai ha ngaahi fili fakapotopoto fekauʻaki mo e fakafiefiá. ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fili peheé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau “hanganaki fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻEikí.” (ʻEf. 5:10) ʻOku toe akoʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e ʻulu ʻo e fāmilí ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mafaí, ko ia te ne fili nai ke ʻoua ʻe fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi fakafiefia pau ke fai ʻi hono falé.—1 Kol. 11:3; ʻEf. 6:1-4.
13 Ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu naʻe lave ki ai ʻi ʻolungá ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fai ʻa e ngaahi fili fakapotopoto ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e moʻuí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe fekauʻaki mo e valá mo e teuteú, moʻui leleí mo e meʻakaí, mo e ngaahi meʻa fakafoʻituitui kehe. ʻOku loto nai ʻa e niʻihi ke fakamālohiʻi ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa peheé ki he niʻihi kehé, pea ʻe lava ke fakatupunga heni ha taʻefelotoi. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke maumauʻi ha tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu, ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ke fakakikihi fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he Kalisitiane taki taha. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ko ha tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻEikí ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke ne kē, ka ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne hoko ʻo anga-fakaalaala ki he tokotaha kotoa pē.”—2 Tīm. 2:24.
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14. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e fiemaʻu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi feohi koví?
14 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e toe founga kehe ʻe lava ai ke tau “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní”? Ko e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi feohi koví. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi eni ʻe Paulá? Hili ʻa e lave ki he “makatuʻunga fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá kuó ne fakatoká,” naʻá ne tohi fekauʻaki mo ha “fuʻu fale lahi.” ʻI loto ʻi he fale ko ení naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e “ngaahi ipu,” ʻa ia, ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe ngaohi “ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he ipu koula mo e siliva kae toe pehē foki ki he ipu ʻakau mo e ʻumea, pea ko e niʻihi ki ha taumuʻa lāngilangiʻia ka ko e niʻihi ki ha taumuʻa ʻoku ʻikai lāngilangiʻia.” (2 Tīm. 2:20, 21) Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi leva ʻe Paula ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau hanganaki fakamamaʻo mei he “ngaahi ipu” naʻe ngāueʻaki ki ha taumuʻa “ʻikai lāngilangiʻia.”
15, 16. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo ha “fuʻu fale lahi”?
15 Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e talanoa fakatātā ʻa Paulá? Ko e “fuʻu fale lahi” ʻe lava ke fakahoa ia ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Ko e “ngaahi ipu” ʻi he falé ʻe lava ke fakahoa ia ki he mēmipa taki taha ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. ʻI ha fale, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa nai ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo kapau te nau hoko ʻo ʻuli, ʻa ia ko e taʻemaʻa. ʻI he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ení, kuo pau ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona ʻa e falé ke ne fakamavaheʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa taʻemaʻá mei he meʻa maʻá, ʻo hangē pē ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ki he feimeʻakaí.
16 ʻOku meimei tatau pē ia mo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá he ʻahó ni. Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke hoko ʻo maʻa ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻetau moʻuí, kuo pau ke tau fakamavaheʻi kitautolu mei he kakai ʻi loto ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻenau fakafisi ke talangofua ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová. (Lau ʻa e 1 Kolinitō 15:33.) Kapau kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he faʻahinga ʻi loto ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku nau talangataʻa ki he ʻOtuá, kuo pau moʻoni ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he feohi vāofi mo e faʻahinga ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku tau fai iá koeʻuhí ko e kakai tokolahi ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻangá ko e kau ʻofa ki he paʻangá, talangataʻa ki he ngaahi mātuʻá, taʻemateaki, kau loi, fakamālohi, ʻikai ʻofa ki he meʻa ʻoku leleí, kau lavaki, mo e kau ʻofa ki he mālié kae ʻikai ko e kau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá.—2 Tīm. 3:1-5.
ʻOKU TĀPUAKIʻI ʻE SIHOVA ʻETAU MATEAKÍ
17. Naʻe anga-fēfē tokanga ʻa e kau ʻIsileli mateakí ke “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní”?
17 ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fekau ke “hiki mei he feituʻu takatakai ki he nofoʻanga ʻo Kola, Tetani, mo Apilami,” ko e kau ʻIsileli faitōnungá “naʻa nau hiki atu” leva. (Nōm. 16:24, 27) Naʻe ʻikai ke toe toloi ʻenau fakamavaheʻi kinautolu mei he kau angatuʻú pe toe taʻepauʻia fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ke faí. Naʻa nau “hiki atu . . . mei he potu kotoa pe.” Ko e faʻahinga mateakí naʻa nau vēkeveke ke talangofua ʻaki honau lotó kotoa. Naʻa nau ʻai ke hā mahino ʻaupito naʻa nau poupou kia Sihova pea talitekeʻi ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ko ení?
18. Ko e hā naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tala ange ai kia Tīmote ke “hola mei he ngaahi holi fakatalavoú”?
18 Ko ʻetau kaumeʻa mo Sihová ʻoku mahuʻinga ia kiate kitautolu. Kuo pau ke tau ngāue leva ke maluʻi ia. Ko e meʻa eni naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Paula ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tala ange ai kia Tīmote ke “hola mei he ngaahi holi fakatalavoú.” (2 Tīm. 2:22) Ngalingali ko Tīmoté naʻá ne taʻu 30 tupu. Ka naʻa mo e kakai lalahí ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ʻa e ‘ngaahi holi fakatalavou’ fakavalevale. ʻI he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi holi peheé, naʻe pau ke “hola” ʻa Tīmote mei ai. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní.” Naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau: “Kapau ko ho matá ʻokú ne ʻai koe ke ke tūkiá, kapeʻi ia ʻo liʻaki.” (Māt. 18:9) Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nau loto ke talangofua ki he fekau ko ení mo maluʻi ʻenau kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá kuo pau ke nau ngāue vave fakataha mo e loto-papau.
19. Kuo anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻenau kaumeʻa mo Sihová?
19 Kuo anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi honau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová? Ko e niʻihi ʻa ia naʻa nau palopalemaʻia ki muʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻolokaholó kuo nau fili ke ʻoua ʻaupito te nau toe inu. Ko e niʻihi kehe ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai honau ngaahi vaivaiʻanga pau ʻoku nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha faʻahinga fakafiefia pē ʻa ia te ne langaʻi nai ha ngaahi holi fehālaaki. (Saame 101:3) Ko e fakatātaá, ki muʻa ke hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoní, naʻe saiʻia ha tokoua ʻe taha ʻi he ʻalu ki he ngaahi paati hulohulá ʻa ia naʻe tōʻonga taʻetaau ai ʻa e kakaí. Hili hono ako ʻa e moʻoní, naʻá ne fili ke ʻoua ʻaupito toe hulohula, naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi fakatahataha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne loto ke manatu ki he ngaahi fakakaukau pe ngaahi holi taʻetotonú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ʻolokaholó, hulohulá pe ko e ngaahi meʻa kehe ʻoku ʻikai ke hala ʻiate ia pē. Kae kehe, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga pea maluʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová.
20. Neongo ʻe ʻikai nai faingofua ke “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní,” ko e hā ʻoku fakafiemālie kia kitautolú?
20 Ko ha monū ia ke hoko ʻo ui ko e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ka, ko e monū ko ení ʻoku haʻu fakataha ia mo e fatongia. Kuo pau ke tau “siʻaki ʻa e taʻemāʻoniʻoní” pea “afe mei he kovi.” (Saame 34:14) ʻOku ʻikai faingofua maʻu pē ke fai pehē. Ka he fakafiemālie ē ke ʻilo ko Sihova te ne ʻofa maʻu pē ki he “faʻahinga ʻoku haʻaná” mo talangofua kiate iá.—2 Tīm. 2:19; lau ʻa e 2 Kalonikali 16:9a.
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