“Faʻa Leʻo Fakataha mo e Taumuʻa ke Fai ha Ngaahi Lotu”
“Mou fakakaukau lelei, pea ke faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu.”—1 PITA 4:7.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga lotu ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke hokohoko atu hono toutou faí?
Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ke nau lotu maʻu ai peé?
Ko hai ʻoku maʻu ʻaonga ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke lotu ai maʻá e niʻihi kehé?
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻa e “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu”? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e lotú ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifó?
“KO E taimi mātuʻaki faingataʻa taha ʻo e poʻulí ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻaá ko e ki muʻa pē ke mafoa ʻa e atá,” ko e lau ia ʻa ha tangata naʻe ngāue poʻuli ki muʻa. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku pau ke nau nofoʻaki ʻā ʻi he poó kotoa te nau loto-tatau nai mo ia. ʻE lava ke tau fakahoa eni ki he taimi ʻoku tau moʻui aí. ʻOku tau ʻi he ngataʻanga tonu ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané. ʻOku hangē ia ko e mōmeniti fakapoʻuli taha ʻo e poʻulí, pea ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní ke nau faitau ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻā. (Loma 13:12) ʻE mātuʻaki fakatuʻutāmaki ke tō ʻo mohe fakalaumālie. ʻOku fiemaʻu ia ke tau “fakakaukau lelei” pea tau hokohoko atu ke “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu.”—1 Pita 4:7.
2 Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau ofi ʻaupito ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané, ʻoku fakapotopoto ke tau ʻeke hifo: ‘Ko e hā e lahi ʻeku tokanga ki heʻeku ngaahi lotú? ʻOku ou ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga, pe founga kotoa pē ʻo e lotú, pea ʻoku ou lotu maʻu pē? ʻOku ou faʻa lotu maʻá e niʻihi kehé, pe ʻoku ou lotu pē fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou fiemaʻu pe loto ki aí? ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e lotú ki hoku fakamoʻuí?’
HOKOHOKO ATU ʻI HE FOUNGA LOTU KOTOA PĒ
3. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi founga lotú?
3 ʻI he taimi naʻe tohi ai ʻa Paula ki he kau ʻEfesoó, naʻá ne lave ki he ‘faʻahinga lotu kotoa pē.’ (ʻEf. 6:18) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau lotu ai kia Sihová, ʻoku tau faʻa kole kiate ia ke ne ʻomai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau fiemaʻú mo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakaleleiʻi ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko ia ʻa e “tali lotu,” pea koeʻuhí ʻokú ne ʻofa ʻia kitautolu, ʻokú ne fanongo mai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau kole tokoni aí. (Saame 65:2) Ka ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lotu aí, ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua te tau kole pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fiemaʻú. ʻOku totonu foki ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova, fakafetaʻi kiate ia, mo hū tōtōaki kiate ia.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi maʻu pē ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú?
4 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lahi ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tau loto ke fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fakakaukau ai ki heʻene “gaahi gaue lahi” mo e “lahi o ene mafimafi.” (Lau ʻa e Saame 150:1-6, PM.) Sio angé ki he Saame 150. ʻI he veesi ʻe onó, ʻoku lave ai ki he fakamālō pe fakahīkihiki kia Sihová ʻo tuʻo 13. Ko ha tokotaha-tohi ʻe taha ʻo e Sāmé naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene ʻofa loloto kia Sihová ʻi heʻene hiva: “Oku ou fakamalo kiate koe o liuga fitu i he aho, koeuhi ko hoo gaahi fakamāu maonioni.” (Saame 119:164, PM) ʻOku tuha moʻoni ʻa Sihova ke fakahīkihikiʻi. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú ʻo “liuga fitu i he aho,” ʻa ia, ko e lotu maʻu pē.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e houngaʻia ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú ko ha maluʻi?
5 Ko e founga lotu ʻe taha ko e fakafetaʻi. ʻI heʻene tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he kolo ko Filipaí, naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “ʻOua ʻe hoko ʻo loto-moʻua ʻi ha faʻahinga meʻa, ka ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē fakafou ʻi he lotu mo e hū tōtōaki fakataha mo e fakafetaʻi, mou ʻai ke ʻilo ai hoʻomou ngaahi kolé ʻe he ʻOtuá.” (Fil. 4:6) Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané pea takatakaiʻi ʻe he kakai ʻoku nau “taʻehoungaʻia,” ʻoku mahuʻinga kia kitautolu ke tau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova mei hotau lotó ki he kotoa ʻene ngaahi tāpuakí koeʻuhí ke ʻoua te tau hoko ai ʻo hangē ko e māmaní. (2 Tīm. 3:1, 2) Ko e māmaní ʻoku puleʻi ia ʻe he fakakaukau taʻehoungaʻiá. Kapau heʻikai ke tau tokanga, ʻe lava ke tau kamata ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he fakakaukau ko iá. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku tau houngaʻia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lotu aí, te tau hoko ʻo fiefia pea ʻikai lāunga fekauʻaki mo ʻetau moʻuí. (Sute 16) ʻI he taimi ʻoku lotu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí mo honau ngaahi fāmilí pea fakakau ʻa e fakafetaʻí ʻi heʻenau ngaahi lotú, ʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ai honau ngaahi uaifí mo e fānaú ke nau hoko ʻo houngaʻia.
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻa e hū tōtōaki? Ko e hā nai ke tau hū tōtōaki kia Sihova fekauʻaki mo iá?
6 Ko e hū tōtōakí ko e lotu loto-moʻoni fakataha mo e ongoʻi loloto. Ko e hā nai ke tau hū tōtōaki kia Sihova fekauʻaki mo iá? ʻE lava ke tau kole kia Sihova ki heʻene tokoní ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakatangaʻi ai kitautolú pe ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha mahaki ʻokú ne fakamanamanaʻi ʻetau moʻuí. ʻI he ngaahi taimi pehení, ʻoku hā mahino te tau kōlenga kia Sihova ki ha tokoni. Ka ʻoku totonu ke tau fai pē ení ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakatangaʻi ai kitautolú pe ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau puke aí?
7 Ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tali ʻa e fehuʻi ko ení, tau lāulea angé ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene sīpinga lotú ʻi he taimi naʻá ne lea ai fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Lau ʻa e Mātiu 6:9, 10.) ʻOku lahi ʻaupito ʻa e fulikivanú ʻi he māmani ko ení, pea ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá ke ʻoange ki he kakaí naʻa mo e ngaahi meʻa tefito taha ʻoku nau fiemaʻú. ʻOku ʻomai heni kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ke hū tōtōaki ki he ʻOtuá ke ne fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi hono huafá pea toʻo atu ʻe hono Puleʻangá ʻa e pule ʻa Sētané mei he māmaní. Ko e taimi foki eni ke lotu kia Sihova ke fai hono finangaló ʻi he māmaní ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau faʻa leʻo ai pē pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi founga lotu kotoa pē.
“LOTU MAʻU AI PĒ”
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau fakamāuʻi ʻa Pita mo e kau ʻapositolo kehé ki heʻenau tō ʻo mohe ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní?
8 Naʻe tohi ʻa Pita ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu,” ka ʻi he taimi ʻe taha, ko ia tonu naʻe ʻikai te ne fai pehē. Ko e taha ia ʻo e kau ākonga naʻa nau mohe lolotonga ʻa e lotu ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní. Neongo naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū ke nau “hanganaki leʻo mo lotu maʻu ai pē,” naʻa nau tō ʻo mohe.—Lau ʻa e Mātiu 26:40-45.
9 ʻI he ʻikai fakamāuʻi ʻa Pita mo e kau ʻapositolo kehé ki heʻenau tō ʻo mohé, ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi naʻa nau fuʻu helaʻia koeʻuhí ko e meʻa kotoa naʻa nau fai he ʻaho ko iá. Naʻa nau teuteu pea kātoangaʻi ʻa e Pāsová ʻi he efiafi ko iá. Pea naʻe ʻoange leva ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ki he Kai Efiafi ʻa e ʻEikí koeʻuhí ke ʻiloʻi ʻe heʻene kau ākongá ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke nau kātoangaʻi ai ʻa e Fakamanatu ʻo ʻene pekiá. (1 Kol. 11:23-25) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ʻi he hili ʻenau fai ha hiva fakahīkihiki, naʻa nau ʻalu atu ki he Moʻunga ko ʻŌlivé.” Ke aʻu ki aí, naʻe pau ke nau lue ʻo fou atu ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo Selusalemá. (Māt. 26:30, 36) ʻI he taimi ko iá, kuo fakalaka nai he tuʻapoó. Kapau naʻa tau ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní ʻi he pō ko iá, mahalo te tau mohe foki mo kitautolu. Naʻe ʻikai ke ngāhiʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻene kau ʻapositolo helaʻiá. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi “ʻoku vēkeveke ʻa laumālie ka ʻoku vaivai ʻa kakano.”
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā naʻe ako ʻe Pita mei heʻene hokosia ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní? (e) Ko e hā ʻokú ke ako mei he hokosia ʻa Pitá?
10 Naʻe ako ʻe Pita ha lēsoni fakamamahi kae mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻi he pō ko ia naʻá ne tō ʻo mohe ʻi he ngoue ko Ketisemaní. Ki muʻa angé naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū: “Ko kimoutolu kotoa te mou tūkia ʻi he meʻa ʻe hoko kiate au ʻi he pō ko ení.” Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe Pita: “Neongo ʻe tūkia kotoa ʻa e niʻihi ko ē ʻi he meʻa ʻe hoko kiate koé, ʻe ʻikai te u teitei tūkia au!” Naʻe tala ange leva ʻe Sīsū kia Pita te ne fakafisingaʻi ia ʻo tuʻo tolu. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke tui ʻa Pita kiate ia peá ne pehē ange: “Neongo kapau te u mate ai mo koe, ʻe ʻikai te u teitei fakafisingaʻi koe.” (Māt. 26:31-35) Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú naʻe hoko ʻo moʻoni ʻi he taimi naʻe fakafisingaʻi ai ʻe Pita ki mui ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi iá. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne faí, naʻe ongoʻi kovi ʻaupito ʻa Pita ʻo ne “tangi mamahi.”—Luke 22:60-62.
11 Mei heʻene hokosiá, naʻe ako ʻe Pita ke ʻoua ʻe falala tōtuʻa kiate ia tonu. Naʻe tokoniʻi ia ʻe he lotú ʻi he meʻá ni. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiló? Koeʻuhí he ko Pita naʻá ne tohi ʻoku totonu ke tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu.” ʻOku tau fanongo ki he akonaki Fakatohitapu ko ení? ʻOku tau lotu maʻu ai pē, ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova? (Saame 85:8) ʻOku totonu ke tau ngāueʻaki foki ʻa e akonaki ʻa Paulá: “Tuku kiate ia ʻokú ne fakakaukau ʻokú ne tuʻú ke ne tokanga telia naʻá ne tō.”—1 Kol. 10:12.
NAʻE TALI ʻA E NGAAHI LOTU ʻA NEHEMAIÁ
12. Ko e hā ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ai ʻa Nehemaia kia kitautolú?
12 Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻe taha ko Nehemaia. Ko e tangata toʻo-ipu ia ʻa Tuʻi ʻAtasease ʻo Pēsiá ʻi he taʻu 450 nai ki muʻa ʻia Kalaisí. Naʻe lotu ʻa Nehemaia kia Sihova ʻaki hono lotó kotoa. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻá ne ʻaukai mo lotu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga faingataʻa ʻo e kau Siu ʻi Selusalemá. (Nehe. 1:4) ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻeke ange ai ʻe ʻAtasease kiate ia pe ko e hā ʻokú ne mata mamahi aí, naʻe “lotu ki he ʻOtua ʻo Langi” ʻa Nehemaia ʻi he taimi pē ko iá. (Nehe. 2:2-4) Ko e hā ʻa e olá? Naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻene ngaahi lotú ʻi ha founga naʻe tokoni ki Hono kakaí. (Nehe. 2:5, 6) Kuo pau pē naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe he hokosia ko ení ʻa e tui ʻa Nehemaiá!
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ke maʻu ai ʻa e tui mālohí pea ʻoua ʻe fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻa Sētané ke ne fakalotosiʻiʻi kitautolu?
13 Kapau te tau lotu maʻu ai pē ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Nehemaiá, ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e tui mālohi. ʻOku ʻikai toe meesi ʻa Sētane ia, pea ʻokú ne faʻa ʻohofi kitautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau vaivai aí. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku tau puke lahi pe kapau ʻoku tau fuʻu loto-mafasia, te tau kamata nai ke ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ia ʻa e taimi ʻoku tau fakamoleki ke malanga he māhina taki taha. Kuo ongoʻi nai ʻe he niʻihi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku fuʻu faingataʻa, mahalo koeʻuhí ko haʻatau ngaahi hokosia kovi ʻi he kuohilí. ʻOku loto ʻa Sētane ke tau tui ʻoku tau taʻetaau. ʻOkú ne feinga ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi kovi ko ení ke fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau tuí. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu,” ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e tui mālohi. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko ʻetau tuí ʻoku hangē ia ha pā lahi ʻa ia te ne ʻai ke tau malava ke taʻofi “ʻa e ngaahi ngahau vela kotoa ʻa e tokotaha fulikivanú.”—ʻEf. 6:16.
14 Kapau ʻoku tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu,” heʻikai te tau ʻohovale ʻi ha ʻahiʻahi pea hoko ʻo taʻefaitōnunga kia Sihova. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Nehemaiá pea lotu he taimi pē ko iá ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e tokoni pē ʻa Sihová ʻe lava ai ke tau talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatauelé pea ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻetau tuí.
LOTU MAʻÁ E NIʻIHI KEHÉ
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau lotu maʻá e niʻihi kehé?
15 Naʻe lotu fakamātoato ʻa Sīsū maʻa Pita koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa ʻosi ʻa e tui ʻa e ʻapositoló. (Luke 22:32) Ko e Kalisitiane ko ʻEpafasí, ʻa ia naʻá ne moʻui ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻá ne faʻifaʻitaki ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú. Naʻe fai ʻe ʻEpafasi ha feinga ke lotu maʻa hono fanga tokoua ʻi Kolosé. Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula kia kinautolu: “ʻOkú ne fakakukafi maʻu pē maʻamoutolu ʻi heʻene ngaahi lotú, koeʻuhi ke lava ke mou hoko ʻo tuʻu kakato ai pē pea fakataha mo e tuipau mālohi ʻi he kotoa ʻo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.” (Kol. 4:12) ʻOku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifo: ‘ʻOku ou fai ha feinga moʻoni ke lotu maʻa hoku fanga tokoua takatakai he māmaní? ʻOku ou faʻa lotu maʻa hoku fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia koeʻuhí ko ha fakatamaki fakanatulá? Ko fē ʻa e taimi fakamuimui naʻá ku fai ai ha feinga ke lotu maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fuesia ʻa e ngaahi fatongia mamafa ʻi he kautaha ʻa Sihová? Kuó u lotu ki muí ni maʻa ha taha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻokú ne fehangahangai mo ha faingataʻa?’
16. ʻOku mahuʻinga ke tau lotu maʻa hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfiné? Fakamatalaʻi.
16 Ko ʻetau ngaahi lotu kia Sihova maʻa hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné ʻe lava ke tokoni moʻoni kia kinautolu. (Lau ʻa e 2 Kolinitō 1:11.) ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke fai ʻe Sihova ha meʻa koeʻuhí ko e tokolahi ʻene kau sevāniti ʻoku nau toutou lotu fekauʻaki mo ha meʻa. Ka ʻokú ne fiefia ke sio ki heʻenau femahuʻingaʻiaʻaki loto-moʻoní ʻi heʻene tali ʻenau ngaahi lotú. ʻOku totonu ke tau fai hotau fatongiá ke lotu fakamātoato maʻá e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia ʻEpafasi pea fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa ki hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine Kalisitiané ʻaki ʻa e fai ha feinga ke lotu maʻa kinautolu. Kapau te tau fai eni, te tau fiefia ange, koeʻuhí “ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia lahi ange ʻi he foaki atú ʻi he maʻu maí.”—Ngā. 20:35.
‘ʻOKU OFI HOTAU FAKAMOʻUÍ’
17, 18. ʻE tokoniʻi fēfē kitautolu kapau te tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu”?
17 Ki muʻa pē ke pehē ʻe Paula “kuo māʻuloloa ʻa e poó; kuo ofi mai ʻa e ʻahó,” naʻá ne tohi: “ʻOku mou ʻilo ʻa e kuongá, he kuo ʻosi hoko ʻa e houa kiate kimoutolu ke mou ʻā hake ai mei he mohé, he ʻoku ofi ange he taimí ni hotau fakamoʻuí ʻi he taimi ne tau hoko ai ko e kau tuí.” (Loma 13:11, 12) Ko e māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ofi, pea ko hotau fakamoʻuí ʻoku ofi ange ia ʻi heʻetau fakakaukau atu nai ki aí. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha taimi eni ke tō ai ʻo mohe fakalaumālie. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito totonu ke tau fakaʻatā ʻa e māmani ko ení ke ne toʻo atu ʻa e taimi ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke toko taha ai ʻo lotu kia Sihová. Ka, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu.” Kapau te tau fai pehē, ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau “taka ʻi he ngaahi tōʻonga māʻoniʻoni mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá” ʻi heʻetau tatali ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová. (2 Pita 3:11, 12) Ko e founga ʻoku tau moʻui aí ʻe fakahaaʻi ai pe ʻoku tau ʻāʻā fakalaumālie mo tui moʻoni ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ko ení. Kuo pau ke tau “lotu maʻu pē.” (1 Tes. 5:17) ʻOku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū pea kumi ha feituʻu ʻa ia ʻe lava ke te toko taha ai ʻo lotu kia Sihova. Kapau te tau vaheʻi ha taimi feʻunga ke lotu kia Sihova, te tau ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai kiate ia. (Sēm. 4:7, 8) ʻE hoko eni ko ha tāpuaki fakaofo!
18 ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Lolotonga ʻa e moʻui ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he māmaní naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi hū tōtōaki mo e ngaahi kōlenga foki ki he Tokotaha ʻa ia naʻe malava ke ne fakahaofi ia mei he maté, ʻo fai ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kalanga leʻo-lahi mo e loʻimataʻia, pea naʻe ongona ia ʻi he tuʻunga fakahōifua koeʻuhí ko ʻene manavahē-ʻOtuá.” (Hep. 5:7) Naʻe hū tōtōaki ʻa Sīsū kia Sihova mo fai ha ngaahi kōlenga kiate Ia, pea naʻá ne nofoʻaki faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻui ʻi he māmaní. Koeʻuhí ko e faitōnunga ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ʻa hono ʻAló pea ʻoange kiate ia ha moʻui taʻefaʻamate ʻi hēvani. Te tau lava foki mo kitautolu ʻo faitōnunga ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ha ngaahi fakatauele pe ngaahi ʻahiʻahi te tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he kahaʻú. Kapau ʻoku tau “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu,” ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e pale ko e moʻui taʻengatá.
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Neongo naʻe fai ʻe Pita ha fehālaaki, naʻá ne ako ke “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu” (Sio ki he palakalafi 10, 11)
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Ko e “faʻa leʻo fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke fai ha ngaahi lotu” ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke nofoʻaki faitōnunga kia Sihova lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí (Sio ki he palakalafi 13, 14)