ʻOua ʻe Foʻi ʻi he Lova ki he Moʻuí!
“Tau kitaki atu ʻetau lele he fakapuepue kuo tala humaki mai kiate kitautolu.”—HEPELU 12:1.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia kuo nau fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni?
ʻOKU tau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi taimi fakafiefia mo faingataʻa. Lahi hake he taʻu ʻe 80 kuo maliu atú, ʻi he 1914, naʻe fakanofo ai ʻa Sīsū ko e Tuʻi ʻo e Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e “ʻaho ʻo e ʻEiki” naʻe kamata ai fakataha mo e “taimi fakamui” ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení. (Fakahā 1:10; Taniela 12:9) Talu mei ai mo e toe fakaʻau ke fakavavevave ange ʻa e lova ʻa e Kalisitiané ki he moʻuí. Kuo hanga ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fakamālohituʻu longomoʻui kinautolu ke nau ʻalu fakataha mo e saliote fakalangi ʻa Sihová, ʻa ʻene kautaha fakahēvaní, ʻa ia ʻoku ngaʻunu taʻealataʻofia ke fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa Sihová.—Isikeli 1:4-28; 1 Kolinito 9:24.
2 Kuo maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻenau ‘lele atu ʻi he lova’ ki he moʻui taʻengatá? ʻIo, ko e moʻoni ia! Kuo nau fiefia heʻenau sio ki hono fakatahatahaʻi ʻo e toenga ʻo e ngaahi tokoua ʻo Sīsuú, pea ʻoku nau fiefia heʻenau fakatokangaʻi ko ia ko hono silaʻi fakaʻosi ʻo e toenga ʻo e toko 144,000 kuo mei kakato. (Fakahā 7:3, 4) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku nau fiefia heʻenau lāuʻilo ko e Tuʻi fakanofo ʻa Sihová kuó ne tuku mai ʻene hele tuʻusí ke utu “ʻa e taʻu ʻo mamani.” (Fakahā 14:15, 16) Pea ko ha utu taʻu lahi ē! (Mātiu 9:37) ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi ní, kuo laka hake ʻi he ngaahi soulu ʻe toko nima miliona kuo nau fakatahataha—“ko e fuʻu kakai lahi, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha hono lau, ko ha kakai mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi matakali, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e ngaahi lea.” (Fakahā 7:9) ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke ne tala pe ko e hā ʻa e tokolahi ʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahi ko iá, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha hono lau iá.
3. Neongo ʻa e hā, kuo pau ke tau feinga maʻu pē ke fakatupu ha laumālie ʻo e fiefia?
3 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku feinga ʻa Sētane ke fakatūkiaʻi kitautolu pe fakamāmālieʻi kitautolu ʻi heʻetau lele vave ʻi he lová. (Fakahā 12:17) Pea kuo ʻikai faingofua ke hanganaki lele ʻi he ngaahi tau, ko e ngaahi honge, ko e ngaahi mahaki fakaʻauha, mo e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi faingataʻa kehe ʻoku nau fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá. (Mātiu 24:3-9; Luke 21:11; 2 Timote 3:1-5) Ka, ʻoku kei mapunopuna pē hotau ngaahi lotó he fiefia ʻi he fakaofi atu ke ʻosi ʻa e lová. ʻOku tau feinga ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga laumālie naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa Paula ki hono kaungā Kalisitiane ʻi hono taimí ke nau maʻú: “Mou fiefia ʻi he ʻEiki maʻu ai pe: ʻio, kau toe ʻai atu, Mou fiefia.”—Filipai 4:4.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga laumālie naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Filipaí?
4 ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko e kau Kalisitiane ko ia naʻe fai ki ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻenau tuí, he naʻe pehē ʻe Paula kiate kinautolu: “Mou [hokohoko, NW] fiefia ʻi he ʻEiki.” (Filipai 3:1) Ko e kau Filipaí naʻa nau hoko ko ha fakatahaʻanga loto-fiefoaki, mo anga-ʻofa ʻa ia naʻa nau ngāue faivelenga mo loto-māfana. (Filipai 1:3-5; 4:10, 14-20) Ka naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻa e faʻahinga laumālie ko iá. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane Siu ko ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻe Paula ʻa e tohi Hepeluú naʻa nau hoko ko ha fakatupunga loto-hohaʻa.
“Ke Ajili Ai E Tau Tokaga Lahi”
5. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e laumālie ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú ʻi he taimi naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻa e fuofua fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané? (e) Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e laumālie naʻe ʻi he niʻihi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú ʻi he 60 T.S. nai.
5 Ko e ʻuluaki fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e māmaní naʻe fokotuʻu ʻaki ia ʻa e kau Siu totonu mo e kau ului pea naʻe fokotuʻu ia ʻi Selusalema ʻi he 33 T.S. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga laumālie naʻá ne maʻú? Ko ha taha pē te ne toki lau ʻa e muʻaki ngaahi vahe ʻo e tohi ʻa Ngāué te ne ʻilo ai ʻa e loto-māfana mo e fiefia naʻe ʻi aí, naʻa mo e ʻi he fehangahangai mo e fakatangá. (Ngāue 2:44-47; 4:32-34; 5:41; 6:7) Kae kehe, ʻi he hili atu ʻa e ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu, naʻe hoko ha liliu ʻi he ngaahi meʻá, pea naʻe hā mahino ʻa e hōloa hifo ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siu tokolahi ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí. Ko e meʻa ʻeni naʻe leaʻaki ʻe ha tohi ʻe taha ʻo kau ki he tuʻunga naʻe hoko ʻi he 60 T.S. nai: “Ko ha tuʻunga ʻo e fakapikopiko mo e fiu, ʻo e ngaahi ʻamanaki taʻehoko, ngaahi ʻamanaki naʻe tautoloi, fakakaukauʻi pē ke tō pea tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e taʻetui. Naʻa nau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane ka naʻe siʻi ʻenau houngaʻia ki he kolōlia ʻo hono ui kinautolú.” Naʻe lava fēfē ke hoko ha kau Kalisitiane pani ki ha tuʻunga pehē? Ko ha fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi konga ʻo e tohi ʻa Paula ki he kau Hepeluú (naʻe tohi nai ʻi he 61 T.S.) ʻe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ki hono tali ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá. Ko ha fakakaukau pehē te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu kotoa he ʻaho ní ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he faai hifo ki ha tuʻunga vaivai fakalaumālie meimei tatau.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faikehekehe ʻe niʻihi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e lotu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé pea mo e lotu makatuʻunga ʻi he tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí?
6 Ko e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú naʻa nau haʻu mei he lotu faka-Siú, ko ha faʻunga naʻe taukaveʻi ʻokú ne tauhi ʻa e Lao naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou mai ʻia Mōsesé. ʻOku hangehangē naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e Lao ia ko iá ke maʻu ai ha tokanga ki he kau Kalisitiane Siu tokolahi, mahalo pē koeʻuhi he naʻe laui senituli lahi ʻa ʻene hoko ko e founga pē ia ʻe taha ʻo e fakaofiofi kia Sihová, pea naʻe hoko ia ko ha founga ʻo e lotú naʻe tākiekina mālohi, ʻaki ha tuʻunga-fakataulaʻeiki, ngaahi feilaulau tuʻumaʻu, pea mo ha temipale ʻiloa ʻi Selusalema. ʻOku kehe ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ia. ʻOkú ne fiemaʻu ʻe ia ʻa e vakai fakalaumālié, hangē ko ia naʻe ʻia Mōsesé, ʻa ia naʻá ne “sio fakamamaʻu atu ki he totongi [naʻe kei ʻi he kahaʻú]” pea “kitaki heʻene sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai.” (Hepelu 11:26, 27) ʻOku hā mahino ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane Siú naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ha vakai fakalaumālie pehē. Naʻa nau toketu pē kae ʻikai ke lele ʻi ha founga ʻoku ʻi ai hano taumuʻa.
7. ʻOku anga-fēfē nai hono uesia ʻe he fokotuʻutuʻu kuo tau haʻu mei aí ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí?
7 ʻOku ʻi ai ha tuʻunga meimei tatau mo ia he ʻahó ni? Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke tatau mātē ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Ka, ʻoku haʻu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane mei he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e loto-pōlepole lahi. ʻOku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmaní ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie fakafiefia, ka ʻi he taimi tatau pē, ʻokú ne hilifaki mai ai ʻa e ngaahi kavenga mamafa ki he kakaí. Tānaki atu ki aí, ko e tokolahi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku tau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e fakataʻetaʻetuí pea ʻoku siokita ai ʻa e kakaí, ʻo fakamuʻomuʻa pē kita ʻi he fakaofiofi ki he ngaahi meʻá. Kapau ʻoku tau fakaʻatā kitautolu ke tākiekina ʻe ha faʻahinga fokotuʻutuʻu pehē, ʻe malava faingofua leva ke nenefu ai ʻa e ‘mata ʻo hotau lotó.’ (Efeso 1:18) ʻE lelei fēfē ʻetau lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau kei ʻilo lelei ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku tau ʻalu ki aí?
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia ʻoku māʻolunga ange ai ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ia ʻi he lotu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó?
8 Ke ueʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siú, naʻe fakamanatu ʻe Paula kiate kinautolu ʻa e māʻolunga ange ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané ʻi he Lao ʻa Mōsesé. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he taimi naʻe kei hoko ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli fakakakanó ko e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova ki ai ʻo fakafou ʻi he kau palōfita naʻe fakamānavaʻi. Ka, ʻoku pehē ʻe Paula, ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻokú ne folofola mai “ʻi ha ʻAlo; ʻa e tokotaha naʻa ne tuʻutuʻuni ko e ʻea ʻe oʻona ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe, ʻa ia foki naʻe fou ai ʻene ngaohi ʻa e ʻuniveesi.” (Hepelu 1:2) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku lahi ange ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē ʻo e laine ʻo Tēvitá, ʻa hono “ngaahi kaungāmeʻa.” ʻOkú ne toe māʻolunga ange ʻi he kau ʻāngeló.—Hepelu 1:5, 6, 9.
9. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai kiate kitautolu, ʻo hangē pē ko e kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻi he taimi ʻo Paulá, ke “ajili ai e tau tokaga lahi” ki he meʻa ʻoku folofola mai ʻaki ʻe Sihová?
9 Ko ia ai, naʻe akonaki ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane Siú: “Oku totonu ke ajili ai e tau tokaga lahi ki he gaahi mea kuo tau fanogo ki ai, telia naa tau tukuage mei ai i ha aho.” (Hepelu 2:1, PM) Neongo ko e ako fekauʻaki mo Kalaisí ko ha tāpuaki fakaofo ia, naʻe lahi ange ʻa e meʻa naʻe fiemaʻú. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau tokanga lelei ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakafepakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e tākiekina ʻa e māmani faka-Siu naʻe takatakai kiate kinautolú. ʻOku tau kau mo kitautolu ʻi hono fiemaʻu ke “ajili ai e tau tokaga lahi” ki he meʻa ʻoku folofola mai ʻaki ʻe Sihová koeʻuhi ko e tuʻuaki tuʻumaʻu mei he māmani ko ʻení ʻoku lava ke tau hehema atu ki ai. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻení ke fakatupu ha tōʻongaʻaki ʻo e ako leleí pea tauhi maʻu ha taimi-tēpile lau-Tohitapu lelei. Hangē ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ki mui ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú, ʻoku toe ʻuhinga iá ke ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá maʻu pē pea talaki atu ʻetau tuí ki he niʻihi kehé. (Hepelu 10:23-25) ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngāue peheé ke tau kei tokanga fakalaumālie koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe mole ʻetau vakaí mei heʻetau ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻiá. Kapau ʻoku tau fakafonu hotau ʻatamaí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai te tau hoko ʻo lōmekina pe taʻepalanisi ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻoku lava ʻe he māmani ko ʻení ke fai mai kiate kitautolú.—Sāme 1:1-3; Palovepi 3:1-6.
“Mou Feenginakiʻaki Pe”
10. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke hoko ki ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ke tokanga lahi ange ki he Folofola ʻa Sihová? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau “feenginakiʻaki pe”?
10 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau tokanga lelei ki he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié, ʻe hoko ʻo hā ngali taʻemoʻoni nai ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe aʻu ʻo hoko ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi he taimi ko ia ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá naʻe fokotuʻu ʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiane pani fakakātoa pea naʻe kei moʻui mo e niʻihi ai ʻo e kau ʻaposetoló. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau 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. Ka mou feenginakiʻaki pe, ʻo hokohoko ʻaho pe, lolotonga ʻoku kei lau atu, Ko e ʻaho ni; naʻa fakafefeka hamou taha ʻi he kākā ʻa angahala.” (Hepelu 3:12, 13) Ko e kupuʻi lea ʻa Paula “mou vakai,” ʻokú ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ke tokanga. Ko e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku fakamanamana mai! Ko e taʻetui—“angahala”—ʻoku tupu nai ʻi hotau lotó, pea ʻoku malava ai ke tau tuku ange kitautolu mei he ʻOtuá ʻo ʻikai ofi kiate ia. (Semisi 4:8) ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe Paula ke tau “feenginakiʻaki pe.” ʻOku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e māfana ʻo e feohi fakatokouá. “Ko e tangata mavahe ʻoku ne nofoʻaki kumi ʻa e holi aʻana: Neongo pe ko e ha ha faleʻi ʻe fai, te ne ina ki ai.” (Palovepi 18:1) Ko e fiemaʻu ki he faʻahinga feohi peheé ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané he ʻahó ni ke nau maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, ngaahi ʻasemipilií, mo e ngaahi fakataha-lahí.
11, 12. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau fiemālie pē ʻi hono ʻiloʻi pē ʻa e ngaahi tokāteline faka-Kalisitiane tefitó?
11 ʻI he konga ki mui ʻi heʻene tohí, ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻe Paula ʻa e toe akonaki mahuʻinga taʻealafakatataua ko ʻení: “He neongo naʻe totonu ke mou faiako, koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou fuoloa, ka ko homou tāu ʻeni ke toe ako kiate kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻa e motuʻalea ʻo e ngaahi elemeniti ʻo e folofola ʻa e ʻOtua. ʻIo, kuo mou hoko ko ha kakai ʻoku tuha mo ha huʻakau pe, ʻo ʻikai mo e meʻakai malohi. . . . Ko e meʻakai malohi ʻoku ʻanautolu ʻoku matuʻotuʻa, ʻa kinautolu ʻa ia ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau faʻa fai, kuo ako honau ngaahi ongoʻanga ke sivi ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.” (Hepelu 5:12-14) ʻOku hā mahino, ko e kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻe niʻihi naʻe ʻikai te nau malava ke laka ki muʻa ʻi he mahinó. Naʻa nau māmālie ke tali ʻa e maama tupulaki fekauʻaki mo e Laó mo e kamú. (Ngāue 15:27-29; Kaletia 2:11-14; 6:12, 13) Naʻe kei fakamahuʻingaʻi nai ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fakaetalatukufakaholo hangē ko e Sāpate fakauiké pea mo e ʻAho Fakalelei molumalu fakataʻú.—Kolose 2:16, 17; Hepelu 9:1-14.
12 Ko ia, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Ko ia tau tukuā ʻa e fakamatala ʻo e ngaahi elemeniti faka-Kalaisi, ka tau tuiaki atu ki he haohaoa.” (Hepelu 6:1) Ko ha tokotaha lele malafoni ʻokú ne tokanga lelei ki heʻene meʻakaí ʻokú ne malava lelei ange ai ke kātakiʻi ʻa e lova lōloa mo fakaongosia ko iá. ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ko ha Kalisitiane ʻoku tokanga lelei ki he meʻakai fakalaumālié—ʻo ʻoua ʻe fakangatangata pē ia ki he ‘ngaahi tokāteline tefitó’—te ne malava lelei ange ke kei nofo ai pē ʻi he ʻalunga ko iá pea fakakakato ia. (Fakafehoanaki mo 2 Timote 4:7.) ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻení ko hono fakatupulekina ha mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he “māukupu, mo hono loloa, mo hono maʻolunga, mo hono loloto” ʻo e moʻoní, ʻo fakalakalaka atu ki he matuʻotuʻa.—Efeso 3:18.
“Oku Tāu mo Kimoutolu ae Faa Kataki”
13. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú ʻa ʻenau tuí ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻi he kuohilí?
13 ʻI he vahaʻa taimi ko ia hili ʻa e Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siú neongo ʻa e fakafepaki anga-kakahá. (Ngāue 8:1) Mahalo naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa Paulá ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tohi ai: “Mou fakamanatu ki he gaahi aho i muʻa, ne hili ho mou fakamāmagia, bea ne mou kataki ae tau lahi oe gaahi mamahi.” (Hepelu 10:32, PM) Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe he kātaki anga-tonu peheé ʻa ʻenau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea naʻe ʻoange ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e tauʻatāina ke lea ʻi hono ʻaó. (1 Sione 4:17) Naʻe enginaki ʻa Paula kiate kinautolu ke ʻoua te nau siʻaki ia koeʻuhi ko haʻanau taʻetui. Naʻá ne naʻinaʻi kiate kinautolu: “Oku tāu mo kimoutolu ae faa kataki, koeuhi ka hili hoo mou fai ae finagalo oe Otua, ke mou maʻu ae talaofa. Koeuhi e toetoe jii be, bea ko ia oku haʻu, e haʻu be, bea e ikai fakatuai.”—Hepelu 10:35-37, PM.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki naʻa mo e hili ha laui taʻu lahi ʻo hono tauhi ʻa Sihová?
14 Fēfē kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní? Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú naʻa tau faivelenga ʻi he taimi naʻa tau fuofua ako ai ʻa e moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOku tau kei maʻu ʻa e faivelenga ko iá? Pe kuo tau ‘hiki mei heʻetau ʻuluaki ʻofá’? (Fakahā 2:4) Kuo tau fakamomoko hifo, ʻo hoko nai ʻo kiʻi loto-mamahi pe foʻi he tatali ki ʻĀmaketoné? Neongo ia, kiʻi tuʻu pea fakakaukau. ʻOku ʻikai ke siʻi hifo ʻa e māʻongoʻonga ʻo e moʻoní mei he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi ai ʻi muʻá. ʻOku kei hoko pē ʻa Sīsū ko hotau Tuʻi fakahēvani. ʻOku tau kei ʻamanaki pē ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi, pea ʻoku tau kei maʻu pē hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová. Pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo: “Ko ia oku haʻu, e haʻu be, bea e ikai fakatuai.”
15. Hangē ko Sīsuú, kuo anga-fēfē hono kātakiʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ha fakatanga fakamamahi?
15 Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Hepelu 12:1, 2 ʻoku mātuʻaki feʻungamālie: “Ko ia ke tau huʻihuʻi ʻa e fakamamafa kotoa pe, mo e angahala [taʻetui] ʻoku tau moʻuangofua ki ai, pea tau kitaki atu ʻetau lele he fakapuepue kuo tala humaki mai kiate kitautolu; ʻo tau sio fakamamaʻu atu ki he Takimuʻa ʻi he tui mo hono Fakaaʻu, ʻio, ʻa Sisu; ʻa ia, ko e meʻa ke ne maʻu ʻa e fiefia naʻe tala humaki kiate ia, ko ia naʻa ne kataki ʻa e mate kalusefai, naʻe ʻikai te ne tokaʻi hono fakamāʻi, pea kuo ne nofo hifo foki mei he toʻomataʻu ʻo e taloni ʻo e ʻOtua.” ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo kātakiʻi ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. Hangē ko Sīsuú, ʻa ia naʻá ne anga-tonu ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ko ha mate langa lahi, ko e niʻihi ʻo hotau ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine kuo nau kātakiʻi anga-tonu ʻa e fakatanga faingataʻa lahi tahá—ngaahi kemi fakapōpula, fakamamahiʻi, tohotohoʻi, pea aʻu ki he maté. (1 Pita 2:21) ʻIkai ʻoku ake hake ʻi hotau lotó ʻa e ʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki heʻenau anga-tonú?
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi pole ʻe niʻihi ki heʻenau tuí kuo fekuki mo e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau Kalisitiané? (e) Ko hono manatuʻi ʻo e hā ʻe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau hanganaki lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí?
16 Kae kehe, ki he tokolahi, ʻoku kaungatonu ki ai ʻa e toe ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá: “Kuo teʻeki ke mou talituʻu ke toto ʻi hoʻomou fuhu mo e angahala.” (Hepelu 12:4) Ka neongo ia, ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai faingofua ai ʻa e hala ʻo e moʻoní ki ha taha pē ʻo kitautolu. ʻOku loto-siʻi ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he “angatuʻu pehe fau ko ia ʻa e koto angahala” ʻi he ngāueʻanga fakaemāmaní pe ʻi he ʻapiakó, ʻo kātakiʻi ʻa e manukí pe ko hono talitekeʻi ʻa e fakaʻaiʻai ke angahalá. (Hepelu 12:3) Kuo hanga ʻe he fakatauele mālohí ʻo keina ʻa e fakapapau ʻa e niʻihi ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Hepelu 13:4, 5) Kuo uesia ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻa e mafamafatatau fakalaumālie ʻa ha tokosiʻi ʻoku nau fanongo ki heʻenau tuʻuaki ʻa e fakakaukau fakatupu koná. (Hepelu 13:9) Kuo kaihaʻasia ʻe he ngaahi palopalema ʻo e angaʻitangatá ʻa e fiefia ʻa ha niʻihi kehe. Kuo hanga ʻe he tōtuʻa ʻo e fakamamafa ki he fakafiefiá mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻo e fakahāueé ʻo ʻai ke vaivai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi. Pea ko e tokolahi tahá kuo nau ongoʻi mafasia tupu mei he ngaahi palopalema ʻo e moʻui ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení.
17 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ia ʻo e ngaahi tuʻungá ni ʻe fokotuʻu ai ha ‘talituʻu ke totoʻia.’ Pea ko e niʻihi ʻoku lava ke tupu ia mei he ngaahi fili fehālaaki ʻoku fai pē ʻe kitautolú. Ka ko e kotoa ʻo kinautolú ʻoku nau fokotuʻu mai ha pole ki heʻetau tuí. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tauhi hotau matá ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fisifisimuʻa ʻa Sīsū ʻi he kātakí. ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa hono māʻongoʻonga ʻo ʻetau ʻamanakí. ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa mole ʻetau tui pau ko Sihová “te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia.” (Hepelu 11:6) Ko ia, te tau maʻu leva ai ʻa e mālohi fakalaumālie ke hanganaki lele ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí.
ʻE Lava ke Tau Kātaki
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakahisitōlia naʻe hoko ʻoku hā ai ko e kau Kalisitiane Hepelū ʻi Selusalemá naʻa nau tokanga ki he akonaki fakamānavaʻi ʻa Paulá?
18 Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siú ki he tohi ʻa Paulá? ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe ono hili ʻa hono fai ʻo e tohi ki he kau Hepeluú, naʻe tau ʻa Siutea. ʻI he 66 T.S, naʻe ʻākoloʻi ai ʻe he kau tau Lomá ʻa Selusalema, ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú: “Ka mou ka vakai ki he kapui ʻo Selusalema ʻe he ngaahi matatau, te mou toki ʻilo kuo ofi hono fakaʻauha.” (Luke 21:20) Kae kehe, ki ha lelei maʻá e kau Kalisitiane te nau ʻi Selusalema ʻi he taimi ko iá, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Pea ke toki hola ki he moʻunga ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Siutea; pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻi loto kolo ke hiki mei ai; pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻi ʻuta ke ʻoua te nau hu ki he kolo.” (Luke 21:21) Ko ia, naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe he tau mo Lomá ha ʻahiʻahi: ʻE liʻaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Siú ʻa Selusalema, ko e senitā ʻo e lotu faka-Siú pea ko e tuʻuʻanga ʻo e temipale lāngilangiʻiá?
19 Fakafokifā pē, pea ʻi he ʻuhinga taʻeʻilo ki ai, naʻe holomui ʻa e kau Lomá ia. Ngalingali, naʻe vakai ʻa e kau taki lotu Siú ki he meʻá ni ko e fakamoʻoni ia naʻe maluʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa honau kolo tapú. Fēfē ʻa e kau Kalisitiané? ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he hisitōliá naʻa nau hola. Pea, ʻi he 70 T.S., naʻe foki mai ai ʻa e kau Lomá pea nau fakaʻauha fakaʻaufuli ʻa Selusalema pea mole fakalilifu ai ʻa e moʻuí. Ko e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sioelí naʻe aʻu tonu ia ki Selusalema. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke kei ʻi ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane anga-tonú. Naʻe “fakahaofi” kinautolu.—Sioeli 2:30-32; Ngāue 2:16-21.
20. ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi founga fē ʻe he ʻiloʻi ko e ‘ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová’ ʻoku ofí ni mai?
20 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” ʻoku lahi ʻe vavé ni ʻene uesia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení fakakātoa. (Sioeli 3:12-14) ʻOku ʻikai te tau ʻilo pe ʻe hoko fakakū mai ʻa e ʻaho ia ko iá. Ka ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu kuo pau ke hoko mai ia! ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ʻe ʻikai ke tōmui mai ia. (Hapakuke 2:3; 2 Pita 3:9, 10) Ko ia ai, ʻai ke “ajili ai e tau tokaga lahi ki he gaahi mea kuo tau fanogo ki ai.” Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he taʻetuí, ʻa e “angahala ʻoku tau moʻuangofua ki ai.” Fakapapauʻi ke kātaki ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono fuoloá. Manatuʻi, ko e fuʻu kautaha fakahēvani fakasaliote ʻa Sihová ʻoku ngaʻunu atu. Te ne fakahoko ʻene taumuʻá. Ko ia, ʻofa ke tau hanganaki lele ai pē ʻo ʻoua ʻe foʻi ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí!
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e tokanga ki he enginaki fē ʻa Paula ki he kau Filipaí ʻe tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau kātaki ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí?
◻ Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fakafepakiʻi ʻa e hehema ʻa e māmani ko ʻení ke afeʻi kitautolú?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fetokoniʻaki ke kātaki ʻi he lová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku malava ke ne fakamāmālieʻi hifo ha taha Kalisitiane?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú ke tau kātaki?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 22, 23]
Ko e kau Kalisitiané, hangē pē ko e kau lelé, kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito te nau fakaʻatā ha meʻa ke afeʻi kinautolu
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 24]
ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa e fuʻu saliote fakalangi ʻa Sihová mei heʻene fakahoko ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá