Ko e ʻAʻeva ʻi he Anga-Fakapotopoto ʻi he Fekauʻaki mo e Māmani
“Mou aeva i he aga fakabotoboto kiate kinautolu oku ituaa.”—KOLOSE 4:5, PM.
1. Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané mo e hā, pea ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai ʻe Paula ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolosé?
NAʻE fehangahangai maʻu pē ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo e māmani faka-Lomá mo e tauhi ʻaitoli, ko e tuli ki he fakafiefia taʻe taau, mo e ngaahi ouau mo e ngaahi tōʻonga fakapangani. ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ko kinautolu naʻe nofo ʻi Kolosé, ko ha kolo ʻi he hihifo-lotoloto ʻo ʻĒsia Minú, naʻa nau fehangahangai mo e lotu ki he ʻotua fefine ko e faʻeé pea mo e fakahaʻele faʻahikehe ʻa e kau Filisia ko e kakai totonu ʻo e fonuá, ko e fakakaukau fakafilōsefa ʻa e kau Kalisi nofo hili atú, pea mo e lotu faka-Siu ʻa e kau Siu naʻe nofo ʻi he koló. Naʻe akonakiʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ke nau “aeva i he aga fakabotoboto” ki he kakai pehē naʻe “ituaa.”—Kolose 4:5, PM.
2. Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ai ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní ke nau ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto ʻi he fakafeangai kiate kinautolu ʻi tuaʻā?
2 ʻOku fehangahangai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻahó ni mo e ngaahi tōʻonga meimei tatau, pea mo e toe ngaahi meʻa kehe. Ko ia ai, ʻoku toe fie maʻu kiate kinautolu ke nau anga-fakapotopoto ʻi heʻenau fakafeangai ki he kakai ʻoku ʻi tuʻa mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane moʻoní. ʻOku tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu fakalotu mo fakapolitikale pea pehē pē ʻi he faiongoongó ʻoku nau fakafepaki ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e faʻahingá ni, ʻoku nau feinga ʻaki ʻa e ʻohofi fakahangatonu, ka ʻi he taimi lahi ʻoku nau fai ʻaki ʻa e fakahuʻuhuʻu, ke nau fakaongoongokoviʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea langaʻi ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga lelei kiate kinautolu. Hangē tofu pē ko e taʻe totonu ʻa e vakai ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ʻo pehē ko e “siasi fakamavahevahe” ʻoku fuʻu tō tuʻa pea aʻu ʻo fakatuʻutāmaki, ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻo fehiʻa ai pea ʻoku maʻu hala ʻo kau ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻahó ni.—Ngāue 24:14, NW; 1 Pita 4:4.
Ko Hono Ikuʻi ʻa e Fehiʻa Taʻe ha ʻUhinga Leleí
3, 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ai ke ʻofaʻi ʻe he māmaní ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ka ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke faí? (e) Ko e hā naʻe tohi ʻe ha fefine faʻu-tohi ʻo kau ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova naʻe nofo pilīsone ʻi ha ʻapitanga fakamamahi ʻa e kau Nasí?
3 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻe ʻofaʻi kinautolu ʻe he māmaní, ʻa ia “ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili,” ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné. (1 Sione 5:19) Ka neongo ia, ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau feinga ke ikuʻi mai ʻa e kakaí kia Sihova pea mo ʻene lotu maʻá. ʻOku tau fai eni ʻaki ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fakahangatonu pea pehē foki ʻaki ʻetau tōʻonga leleí. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá: “ʻO mou ʻai ke tāu hoʻomou fakafeangai ki he Senitaile; koeʻuhi, ʻi he meʻa ʻoku nau lauʻikovi ai kimoutolu, tokua ko e faikovi, ke nau mamata ki hoʻomou ngaahi ngaue lelei, pea langaʻi ai ʻenau fakahikihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e aʻahi.”—1 Pita 2:12.
4 Naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine faʻu-tohi ko Sylvia Salvesen ʻi heʻene tohi ko e Forgive—But Do Not Forget, ʻo kau ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ko e kau fefine ʻa ia naʻe nofo fakataha mo ia ʻi he ʻapitanga fakamamahi ʻa e kau Nasí: “Ko e toko ua ko ená, ko Kate mo Makeleta, pea mo e tokolahi kehe, naʻa nau tokoni lahi kiate au, ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻaki ʻenau tuí kae pehē foki ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻaonga. Naʻa nau maʻu mai maʻamautolu ʻa e ʻuluaki motuʻi konga tupenu maʻa ki homau ngaahi palá . . . Ko e fakamatala nounoú, naʻa mau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai naʻa nau loto ke mau lelei, pea naʻa nau fakahā ʻenau ongoʻi anga-fakakaumeʻá ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi ngāue.” Ko ha fakamoʻoni lelei ē mei he faʻahinga “ituaa”!
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue ʻoku fakahoko ʻe Kalaisi ʻi he taimí ni, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻe ngalo ʻiate kitautolú? (e) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukau ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ke pehē aí?
5 ʻOku lahi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku malava ke tau fai ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga leleí ʻaki ʻa ʻetau anga-fakapotopoto ʻi he fakafeangai mo kinautolu ʻi tuaʻā. ʻOku moʻoni, ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻoku vaheʻi ai ʻe hotau Tuʻi ʻoku lolotonga pulé, ko Kalaisi Sīsū, ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, “ʻo hange ʻoku vaheʻi ʻe ha tauhisipi ʻa e fanga sipi mei he fanga kosi.” (Mātiu 25:32) Ka ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ko Kalaisi ʻa e Fakamaaú; ko ia ʻa e toko taha ʻokú ne fili pe ko hai ʻa e “fanga sipi” pea ko hai ʻa e “fanga kosi.”—Sione 5:22.
6 ʻOku totonu ke tākiekina ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukau kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau ki he kautaha ʻa Sihová. Te tau fakakaukau nai kiate kinautolu ko e kakai fakamāmani, ka ʻoku nau kau ki he māmani ʻa ia “naʻe ʻofa pehe ʻa e ʻOtua . . . ko ia naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pe ʻoku tui pikitai kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 3:16) ʻE lelei ange ke sio ki he kakaí ko e faʻahinga kinautolu ʻe lava ke hoko ko e fanga sipi kae ʻoua ʻe fie meʻa ʻo tau pehē ko e fanga kosi ʻa kinautolu. ʻOku ʻi ai ha niʻihi naʻe fakafepaki kakaha ki he moʻoní ka ʻi he taimí ni ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni fakatapui ʻa kinautolu. Pea naʻe ʻuluaki ikuʻi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofa, ki muʻa ia pea nau tali ha ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fakahangatonu atu. Ko e fakatātā, sio ki he laʻi tā ʻi he peesi 21.
Faivelenga, Kae ʻIkai Fakafili
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fakaanga naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he tuʻi tapú, ka ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻe lava ke tau ʻeke?
7 Naʻe fakaangaʻi ʻe he tuʻi tapu ko Soane Paulo II ʻa e ngaahi siasi fakamavahevahé fakalūkufua, pea tautefito ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e meimei faivelenga fakafili ʻoku kumi ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e faʻahingá ni ki he kau tui foʻou, ʻo nau ʻalu mei he fale ki he fale, pe taʻofi ai ʻa e kakai ʻi he halá, ko e founga loi fakaesiasi fakamavahevahe ia ʻo e faivelenga fakamisinale mo fakaʻaposetoló.” ʻE lava ke ʻeke nai, Kapau ko ʻetau faivelengá ko e “founga loi . . . ia ʻo e faivelenga fakamisinale mo fakaʻaposetoló,” ʻe ʻilo ʻi fē ʻa e faivelenga fakaʻevangeliō moʻoní? ʻOku pau ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻilo ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Katoliká, pea pehē foki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Palōtisaní pe ko e faʻahinga ʻoku kau ki he ngaahi siasi Orthodox.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahoko ai ʻetau ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fale-ki-he-falé, pea ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ki aí?
8 Ka neongo ia, ʻoku totonu ke tau anga-ʻofa, fakaʻapaʻapa mo anga-ʻaʻapa maʻu pē ʻi heʻetau lea ki he kakaí kae fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku hala ʻa hono tukuakiʻi kitautolu ʻo pehē ʻoku tau anga-fakafili ʻi he ngāue fakamoʻoní. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Ko hai ia koā ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku poto mo ʻilomeʻa? ʻE, ke ne ʻai ke hā ʻene ngaahi ngaue ʻi he lelei ʻene toʻonga, ʻo fai ʻaki ʻa e angavaivai ʻa poto.” (Sēmisi 3:13) ʻOku enginaki mai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke “oua naa fakakikihi.” (Taitusi 3:2, PM) Ko e fakatātā, ʻi he lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe fakahalaiaʻi fakahangatonu ʻa e tui ʻa e toko taha ʻoku tau fakamoʻoni ki aí, fēfē ke ke fakahā ha mahuʻingaʻia loto-moʻoni ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakakaukaú? Pea toki tala ki he toko taha ko iá ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻa ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻI he ngāueʻaki ʻa e founga lea pau pea ʻi hono fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he kakai ʻoku nau tui ki he meʻa kehé, te tau tokoni kiate kinautolu ke lelei ange ʻa e anga ʻo ʻenau fakakaukaú pea nau loto-lelei ke fanongo, pea te nau ʻilo nai ʻa e ʻaonga ʻo e pōpoaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻE iku nai ʻo “fakahikihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtua” ʻe ha niʻihi.—1 Pita 2:12.
9. ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai mai ʻe Paula (a) ʻi he Kolose 4:5? (e) ʻi he Kolose 4:6?
9 Naʻe akonakiʻi mai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “Ke fakapotopoto hoʻomou fakafeangai ki he kakai ʻo tuaʻā, ʻo lamalama ke ngaueʻaki ʻa e faingamalie.” (Kolose 4:5) Naʻe tohi ʻe J. B. Lightfoot ʻi heʻene fakamatalaʻi ʻa e kupuʻi lea fakamuimui ko ení: “Ke ʻoua ʻe tuku ke mole ha faingamālie ke leaʻaki mo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻe tokoni ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻIo, kuo pau ke tau mateuteu ʻi he ngaahi lea mo e ngāue ʻi he taimi faingamālié. ʻOku toe kau ki he fakapotopoto peheé ʻa hono fili ha taimi feʻunga mālie ʻi he ʻahó ke fai ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaʻahí. Kapau ʻoku talitekeʻi ʻa ʻetau pōpoakí, ʻoku fai peheé koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa e kakaí, pe koeʻuhi naʻa tau ʻaʻahi ʻi ha taimi faingatāmaki? Naʻe toe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ke kelesiʻia ai pe hoʻomou lea ki ai, mo fakaifo ʻaki ha masima, ʻo mou ʻilo ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ʻoku totonu ke fai kiate kinautolu taki taha.” (Kolose 4:6) ʻOku fie maʻu ki he meʻá ni ʻa e tōmuʻa fakakaukau pea mo e ʻofa moʻoni ki he kaungāʻapí. ʻAi ke kelesiʻia pe lelei maʻu pē ʻa e founga ʻoku fakahā ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo kau ki he Puleʻangá.
Ke Fakaʻapaʻapa mo “Tali Teu be ki he Gaahi Gaue Lelei Kotoabe”
10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻe nofo ʻi Kēlití? (e) ʻI he founga fē kuo fokotuʻu ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he muimui ki he akonaki ʻa Paulá?
10 ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau fakangaloku ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau fakakikihi taʻe ʻuhinga ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku ʻikai kaunga ki ai ʻa e anga-tonu faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “Fakamanatuʻi akinautolu [kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kēliti] ke nau aganofo ki he gaahi tuʻi moe kau bule, ke nau talagofua ki he kau fakamāu, ke tali teu be ki he gaahi gaue lelei kotoabe; ke oua naa lauikovi ha toko taha, oua naa fakakikihi, kae agavaivai, o fakaha ae agamalu kotoabe ki he kakai kotoabe.” (Taitusi 3:1, 2, PM) Naʻe tohi ʻe he toko taha ako Tohi Tapu ko E. F. Scott ʻo kau ki he potutohí ni: “Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he pau ke talangofua ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he kau pulé, ka kuo pau ke nau tali teu ki he ngaahi ngāue lelei kotoa pē. ʻOku . . . ʻuhinga ení, ʻo ka fie maʻu, ʻoku totonu ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau muʻomuʻa ʻi hono fai ʻa e lelei ki he kakaí fakalūkufua. ʻE hoko maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi vela, mahaki, ngaahi fakatamaki kehekehe, pea ʻe loto ʻa e kau tangataʻifonua lelei kotoa pē ke fai ha tokoni ki honau kaungāʻapí.” Kuo hoko ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e ngaahi fakatamaki lahi pea kuo kau ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻuluaki kakai kuo nau fai ha tokoni. Kuo nau tokoni ʻo ʻikai ki honau ngaahi tokouá pē kae pehē foki ki he kakai ʻi tuaʻā.
11, 12. (a) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e angafai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he kau pulé? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kau ki he anganofo ki he kau pulé ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hono langa ʻa e ngaahi Kingdom Hall?
11 ʻOku toe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he potutohi tatau pē ko eni mei he tohi ʻa Paula kia Taitusí ʻa e mahuʻinga ke anga-fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau pulé. ʻOku tautefito ʻa e fie maʻu ke ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto ʻi he fakafeangai mo e kakai ʻoku ʻi tuaʻaá ki he kau Kalisitiane kei talavou ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau fakamaaú koeʻuhi ko honau tuʻunga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻu ʻatā. ʻE lava ke nau ʻai ke lelei pe maumau ʻa e ongoongo ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻaki honau fōtunga, ko ʻenau fāliungá, pea mo e anga ʻo ʻenau lea ki he kau pule peheé. ʻOku totonu ke nau “fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapaʻapaʻia,” pea fai ʻenau fakamatala ʻi he ʻapasia loloto.—Loma 13:1-7; 1 Pita 2:17; 3:15.
12 ʻOku kau ki he “kau bule” ʻa e kau ngāue fakapuleʻanga fakalotofonua. ʻOku ʻikai ala tuku he taimí ni ʻa e fakafeangai mo e kau pule fakalotofonuá ʻi he langa ʻa e ngaahi Kingdom Hall lahi. ʻOku faʻa fehangahangai ʻa e kau mātuʻá mo e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga lelei. Ka kuo ʻilo ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻe he kau fakafofonga mei he fakatahaʻangá ha vā lelei mo e kau pulé pea nau ngāue fakataha mo e komisiona ʻo e palani ki he koló, ʻe lava ke holoki hifo ai ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga lelei ko ení. ʻOku faʻa malava ai ke fai ha fakamoʻoni lelei ki he kakai naʻa nau ʻilo siʻisiʻi pe naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻilo ha meʻa pē ʻo kau ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea mo ʻenau pōpoakí.
‘Nofo Melino mo e Kakai Kotoa, Kapau ʻe Lava’
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe fai ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá, pea ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ia ʻi heʻetau fakafeangai mo kinautolu ʻi tuaʻā?
13 Naʻe fai ʻe Paula ʻa e akonaki hono hoko ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻe nofo ʻi Loma fakapanganí: “Neongo pe ko hai, ʻoua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi. Mou tomuʻa fakakaukauʻi hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa ke ha lelei ki he kakai fulipe. Mou nofo melino pe mo e kakai kotoa pe, ʻo kapau ʻe ala lava: kehe pe ke ʻataʻatā meiate kimoutolu. 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. Ka ko koe, kapau ʻoku fiekaia ho fili ke ke fafanga ia; kapau ʻoku ne fieinua, ʻange hano inu: he ko hoʻo fai pehe te ke fokotuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ki hono ʻulu. ʻE, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ikuna koe ʻe he kovi, ka ke ikuna ʻa e kovi ʻaki ʻa e lelei.”—Loma 12:17-21.
14 ʻI hotau tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻoku tau faʻa fehangahangai mo e kau fakafepaki ʻi heʻetau fakafeangai mo kinautolu ʻi tuaʻā. ʻOku fakahā ʻe Paula ʻi he konga Tohi Tapu ʻi ʻolungá, ko e ʻalunga fakapotopotó ke feinga ke ikuʻi ʻa e fakafepakí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofa. Ko e ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofá ʻe lava ke nau hoko ʻo hangē ko e malalaʻi afí ʻo fakavaia ʻa e fehiʻá pea ikuʻi ʻa e toko taha fakafepakí ʻo ne maʻu ha anga ʻo e fakakaukau lelei ange ki he kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻo langaʻi nai ʻene mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ongoongo leleí. ʻI he hoko ʻa e meʻá ni, ʻoku ikuna ʻa e koví ʻaki ʻa e leleí.
15. ʻI he tuʻunga fē ʻoku totonu ke tautautefito ai ʻa e tokanga ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he anga-fakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā?
15 ʻOku tautefito ʻa hono mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he anga-fakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻaá ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku ʻi ai ha hoa mali ʻe taha kuo teʻeki ai ke ne tali ʻa e moʻoní. ʻI he muimui ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku hoko ai ko e ngaahi husepāniti lelei ange, ngaahi uaifi lelei ange, ngaahi tamai lelei ange, ngaahi faʻē lelei ange, pea mo e fānau ʻoku nau talangofua ange pea ʻoku nau ako lahi ange ʻi he ʻapi akó. ʻOku totonu ke malava ke sio ʻa e toko taha taʻe tuí ki he ola lelei ʻo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi he toko taha tuí. Ko ia ai, ko ha niʻihi “ʻe maʻu mai kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toʻonga” ʻa kinautolu ʻi he fāmili ʻoku fakatapuí, “kae ʻikai ʻaki ha lea.”—1 Pita 3:1, 2.
‘Ko e Fai Lelei ki he Kakai Kotoa’
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻoku leleiʻia ai ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke tau “fai lelei” ai ki hotau ngaahi tokouá pea pehē foki kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā?
16 Ko e meʻa lelei taha ʻe lava ke tau fai ki hotau kaungāʻapí ko hono fakahā kiate ia ʻa e pōpoaki ʻe iku ki he moʻuí pea akoʻi ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakalelei kia Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. (Loma 5:8-11) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “Koia ke tau atu iate ia [Kalaisi] ae feilaulau oe fakafetai ki he Otua o mau ai be, aia koe fua oe lougutu oka atu ai ae fakafetai ki hono huafa.” (Hepelū 13:15, PM) ʻOku tānaki atu ʻe Paula: “Ka koe fai lelei, moe foaki, ke oua naa galo: he koe gaahi feilaulau behe oku leleiia ai ae Otua.” (Hepelū 13:16, PM) ʻOku tānaki atu ki heʻetau ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fakahāhaá ʻa e fie maʻu ke ʻoua ʻe ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e “fai lelei.” Ko e konga tefito ia ʻo e ngaahi feilaulau ʻoku leleiʻia ai ʻa e ʻOtuá.
17 Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tau fai lelei ki hotau ngaahi tokoua fakalaumālié, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau fie maʻu nai ʻi he founga fakaeongo, fakalaumālie, fakaesino, pe fakamatelie. Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi heʻene tohi ʻo pehē: “Koia, bea i he e tau maʻu ha faigamalie, ke tau fai lelei ki he kakai kotoabe, kae ajili be kiate kinautolu oku i he fale oe tui.” (Kalētia 6:10, PM; Sēmisi 2:15, 16) Kae kehe, ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻe ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi lea, “Ke tau fai lelei ki he kakai kotoabe.” Ko e ngāue anga-ʻofa ki ha kāinga, ha kaungāʻapi, pe ha kaungāngāue ʻe lava ke ne fai ha meʻa lahi ke holoki hifo ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga lelei kiate kitautolú pea ʻai ʻa e loto ʻo e toko taha ko iá ke ne fie fanongo ki he moʻoní.
18. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí? (e) ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ke tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻetau anga-lelei faka-Kalisitiané ke pouaki ʻetau ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fakahāhaá?
18 ʻOku ʻikai fie maʻu ke tau kaumeʻa vāofi mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻaá kae malava ke fai eni. ʻE lava ke fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa e faʻahinga feohi peheé. (1 Kolinitō 15:33) Pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e taumuʻá ke kaumeʻa mo e māmaní. (Sēmisi 4:4) Ka ʻe lava ke pouaki ʻe heʻetau anga-lelei faka-Kalisitiané ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakaʻau ke faingataʻa ange ke pō talanoa mo e kakaí ʻi honau ngaahi ʻapí. ʻOku maluʻi ʻa e ngaahi fale fungavaka lahi ʻe niʻihi ʻaki ʻa e nāunau ʻokú ne taʻofi ai kitautolu mei he lea ki he kakai ʻoku nofo aí. ʻI he ngaahi fonua tuʻumālié ʻe lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e telefoní ko ha founga ia ke fai ai ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá. ʻI he ngaahi fonua lahi taha ʻe lava ke fai fakamoʻoni ʻi he halá. Ka, ʻi he ngaahi fonua kotoa pē, ko e anga-leleí, anga-ʻaʻapá, anga-ʻofá, mo e anga-fietokoní ʻoku nau langaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ke holoki hifo ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga leleí pea fai ha fakamoʻoni lelei.
Ko Hono ʻAi ke Fakalongo ʻa e Kau Fakafepaki
19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ʻamanekina ʻe hokó, tupu mei he ʻikai te tau feinga ke mālieʻia ʻa e tangatá? (e) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku totonu ai ke tau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki kia Tāniela pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa Pitá?
19 Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ngāue ke mālieʻia ʻa e tangatá pe ko e kau manavahē ki he tangatá. (Palōvepi 29:25; ʻEfesō 6:6) ʻOku nau ʻilo lelei, neongo ʻenau ngaahi feinga kotoa ke hoko ko e kau totongi tukuhau alafaʻifaʻitakiʻangá mo e kau tangataʻifonua leleí, ʻe kei fakamafola ʻe he kau fakafepakí ʻa e ngaahi loi fakafāsifasi pea lea taʻe tokaʻi ʻo kau kiate kinautolu. (1 Pita 3:16) ʻI heʻenau ʻilo ʻa e meʻá ni, ʻoku nau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki kia Tāniela, ʻa ia naʻe lea ʻa e kau fakafili kiate iá ʻo kau kiate ia ʻo nau pehē: “ʻE ʻikai te tau maʻu ha meʻa ke tuʻutamaki ai ʻa e Taniela ni, ka ʻi heʻetau kumi ki ai ʻi he lao ʻo hono ʻOtua.” (Tāniela 6:5) He ʻikai ʻaupito te tau fakangaloku ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mei he Tohi Tapú ʻi he feinga ke mālieʻia ʻa e tangatá. Ka, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻikai te tau loto ke mate maʻata. ʻOku tau feinga ke nofo melino mo muimui ki he akonaki fakaʻaposetolo: “He kuo tuʻutuʻuni pehe ʻa e ʻOtua, ke mou fakamoʻulongoa ʻaki hoʻomou failelei ʻa e vale ʻa e kau siana taʻeloto na.”—1 Pita 2:15.
20. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau tui pau ki aí, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū kiate kitautolú? (e) ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau hoko atu ʻi he ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā?
20 ʻOku tau tui pau ko hotau tuʻunga ʻo kau ki he tuʻu ʻo mavahe mei he māmaní ʻoku fetāiaki kakato mo e Tohi Tapú. ʻOku poupouʻi ia ʻe he hisitōlia ʻo kau ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí. ʻOku fakalotolahiʻi kitautolu ʻe he lea ʻa Sīsū: “ʻI māmani ʻoku mou maʻu fakamamahi: ka mou loto toʻa pe; kuo u ikuna ʻa mamani ʻe au.” (Sione 16:33) ʻOku ʻikai te tau manavahē. “Pea ko hai tū ʻe ngaohikoviʻi kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻoku mou mamahiʻi ʻa e lelei? ʻIo, pea neongo te mou moʻua ʻi he ngaahi mamahi koeʻuhi ko e maʻoniʻoni, ka ʻoku mou monuʻia ai pe. Kae ʻoua te mou manavahe ʻaki ʻa e manavahe ʻanautolu, ʻumaʻā haʻamou puputuʻu. Ka mou ʻai ke tapuhā ʻa Kalaisi ʻi homou loto, ko e ʻEiki pe ia: ʻo mou ʻosi teu ai pe ke fai ha fakamatala kiate ia fuape te ne ʻeke kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ʻamanaki ʻoku mou maʻu; kae fai ʻi he angavaivai mo e tailiili, kuo ʻataʻatā homou konisenisi.” (1 Pita 3:13-15) ʻI heʻetau fai peheé, te tau hoko atu ʻi he ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā.
Ko e Fakamanatu
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ai ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke nau ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻamanaki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻe ʻofaʻi kinautolu ʻe he māmaní, ka ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke nau feinga ke faí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻe ngata pē ʻa ʻetau “fai lelei” ki hotau ngaahi tokouá pē kae pehē foki kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi tuaʻā?
◻ ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ʻaʻeva anga-fakapotopoto ki he kakai ʻoku ʻi tuaʻaá ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni fakahāhaá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
ʻE lava ke fai ʻe he ngaahi ngāue anga-ʻofa faka-Kalisitiané ha meʻa lahi ke holoki hifo ʻa e fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga leleí