Ko ha Māmani Lelei Ange—ʻOku Ofí Ni Mai!
“KO E fakaʻamu ki he palataisí, ʻoku kau ia ʻi he fakaʻamu mālohi taha ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku fakakaukau maʻu pē ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko e fakaʻamu mālohi taha mo tolonga tahá nai ia. ʻOku hā ʻa e fakaʻamu ki he palataisí ʻi he tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻo e moʻui fakalotú,” ko e lea eni ia ʻa e The Encyclopedia of Religion.
ʻOku hā ngalingali ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi sivilaise kotoa pē ʻa e holi ke moʻui ʻi ha māmani lelei ange, ʻo hangē ʻoku nau fakahā ʻa e loto-mamahi ʻi he ʻikai kei ʻi ai ha meʻa lelei moʻoni naʻe ʻi ai ki muʻa. ʻOku fokotuʻu mai ʻe he meʻá ni naʻe ʻi ai ha muʻaki palataisi, ka naʻe ʻi fē ia? Ko ha tōketā ʻokú ne feinga ke sivisiviʻi ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he meʻa naʻa tau hokosiá te ne pehē nai ko e holi mālohi ko ení ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e holi ke toe maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga malu naʻa tau maʻu ʻi he kei ʻi manava ʻo e faʻeé. Ka, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakalotoʻi ʻe he fakamatala ko ení ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ako ʻo kau ki he hisitōlia ʻo e lotú.
“Ko e Fakaʻamu ki he Palataisí”—Ko e Hā Hono ʻUhingá?
Hangē ko ia ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻe he niʻihi, ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakaʻamu peheé ko hono ʻai pē ke kātakiʻi faingofua ange ai ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻá mo e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻoku taimi nounou pē ʻa e moʻuí? Pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha toe fakamatala?
Ko e hā ʻoku fakaʻamu ai ʻa e tangatá ki ha māmani lelei angé? ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ha fakamatala ʻoku maʻalaʻala pea mo toe mahino foki: ʻOku haʻu ʻa e tangatá mei ha māmani lelei ange! Naʻe ʻi ai moʻoni ha muʻaki palataisi. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko “ha ngouetapu” naʻe tuʻu ia ʻi ha feituʻu pau ʻi he Hahake Lotolotó, pea naʻe fonu ia ʻi he “ʻakau kehekehe naʻe ha fakaʻofoʻofa, pea lelei ki he kai.” Naʻe tuku ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tokangaʻi ʻe he ʻuluaki ongo meʻa ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Sēnesi 2:7-15) Ko e feituʻu lelei moʻoni naʻe malava ke fiefia moʻoni ai ʻa e kakaí.
Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke hokohoko mai ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faka-Palataisi ko iá? Koeʻuhi ko e angatuʻu naʻe ʻuluaki fai ʻe ha meʻa moʻui ʻi he laumālié pea mo e ongo meʻa ʻi he kakanó. (Sēnesi 2:16, 17; 3:1-6, 17-19) Ko ia ai, naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi he mole mei he tangatá ʻa e Palataisí kae toe pehē foki ki he tuʻunga haohaoá, moʻui lelei fakasinó, mo e moʻui taʻe ngatá. Ko e ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe kamata ke hoko atu aí ʻoku pau naʻe ʻikai te nau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e moʻui ʻa e tangatá. Ka, ko hono kehe ʻaupitó, naʻe fakaʻau hifo ia ʻo aʻu mai ki he tuʻunga lolotongá ni, ʻa ia ʻoku kovi ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa.—Koheleti 3:18-20; Loma 5:12; 2 Tīmote 3:1-5, 13.
Ko e Kumi ki he Palataisí—Ko e Hisitōlia ʻo e Fakakaukau Peheé
ʻOku hangē ko ia ʻe fakakaukau nai ki ai, kuo fuoloa ʻaupito ʻa e hisitōlia ʻo e “fakaʻamu ki he palataisí.” Naʻe manatuʻi ʻe he kau Sumēliá ʻa e taimi ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e feongoongoi ʻi he ʻunivesí fakakātoa: “Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ilifia, ʻikai ha manavahēʻanga, ʻikai ha taha naʻe feʻauhi mo e tangatá. . . . Ko e ʻunivesí fakakātoa, pea mo e kakaí naʻa nau feongoongoi ʻi heʻenau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa ʻEnilili ʻi he lea pē ʻe taha,” ko e fakamanatu ia mei ha maau motuʻa mei Mesopotēmia. Ko e niʻihi, ʻo hangē ko e kau ʻIsipite ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻa nau ʻamanaki ke aʻu ki ha māmani lelei ange ʻi he hili ʻenau maté. Naʻa nau tui naʻe aʻusia ʻe he soulu taʻe faʻa maté ʻa e feituʻu naʻe ui ko e malaʻe ʻo e ʻĀlu. Ka, ʻi he kamataʻangá, naʻe ʻatā pē ʻa e ʻamanaki ko iá ki he houʻeikí pē; naʻe ʻikai malava ke fakaʻamu ʻa e kau masivá ki hono aʻusia ha māmani fiefia lahi.
ʻI ha feituʻu fakalotu kehe, kuo tatali ʻa e kau Hinituú ʻi he laui senituli ki ha kuonga (yuga) lelei ange ʻi he māmaní. Fakatatau ki he ngaahi akonaki faka-Hinituú, ʻoku toutou hoko hokohoko ʻa e yuga ʻe fā, pea ʻoku tau lolotonga moʻui ʻi he kuonga pe yuga kovi tahá. Ko e meʻa pangó, he ko e Kali Yuga (kuonga fakapoʻuli) ko ení, pea mo ʻene faingataʻaʻiá mo hono anga-fulikivanú kotoa ʻe hokohoko atu, ʻo fakatatau ki he lau ʻa e niʻihi, ʻi he taʻu ʻe 432,000. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku tatali ʻa e kau Hinitū anga-tonú ki he kuonga ʻo e fiefia mo e tuʻumālie lahi ko e kuonga koulá, ko e Krita Yuga.
ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe fakaʻānaua ʻa e kau Kalisí mo e kau Lomá ʻo kau ki hono aʻusia ʻa e Ngaahi ʻOtu Motu Monūʻia fakatalatupuʻa, ʻi he ʻOseni ʻAtalanitikí. Pea ko e kau faʻu-tohi tokolahi, ʻo hangē ko Hesioti, Veasili, mo ʻOviti, naʻa nau lave ki ha muʻaki kuonga koula fakaofo, ʻo nau fakaʻamu ʻe ʻi ai ha ʻaho ʻe toe fakafoki mai ai ia. ʻI he konga ki mui ʻo e ʻuluaki senituli K.M., naʻe vavaloʻi ai ʻe he toko taha faʻu maau Latina ko Veasilí ʻo pehē kuo mei aʻu mai ʻa e aetas aurea (kuonga koula) foʻou mo tolonga. ʻI he ngaahi senituli hono hokó, “naʻe ʻikai ke siʻi hifo ʻi he kau ʻemipola Loma ʻe toko hongofulu mā ono naʻa nau taku kuo toe fokotuʻu ʻe heʻenau pulé ʻa e Kuonga Koulá,” ko e lau ia ʻa e The Encyclopedia of Religion. Ka, ʻoku hangē ko ia ʻoku mahino kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní, ko e feinga fakapolitikale pē ke fakamafola ʻa e tui peheé.
Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻi Pilitania mo ʻEulope naʻa nau feinga ke aʻu ki he meʻa naʻa nau fakakaukau ko e fonua maama ʻi ha motu (pe ʻi ha ʻotu motu) mamaʻo ange ʻi he tahí, ʻa ia naʻa nau tui ʻoku moʻui ai ʻa e kakai ʻi he fiefia haohaoá. Fakatatau ki he talatupuʻa ʻe taha, neongo naʻe mate ʻa Tuʻi Arthur ʻi he malaʻe taú, ka naʻe hoko atu ʻene moʻuí ʻi he hili ʻene ʻilo ʻa e motu fakaofo naʻe ui ko Avalon.
ʻI he ngaahi kuonga muʻá pea ʻi he Kuonga Lotolotó, naʻe fakakaukau ʻa e tokolahi ko ha ngoue moʻoni ʻo e fiefia, ko e ngoue ko ʻĪtení, naʻe kei ʻi ai ʻi ha feituʻu, “ʻi ha funga moʻunga taʻe maaʻusia pe ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻoseni ʻikai lava ke ʻaluʻi,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e tangata tohi-hisitōlia ko Jean Delumeau. Neongo naʻe tui ʻa e tangata faʻu maau ʻĪtali ko Dante ki ha palataisi ʻi hēvani, ka naʻá ne kei fakaʻuta atu ki he ʻi ai ha palataisi fakamāmani ʻi he funga moʻunga ʻo Pulekatolio, ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku tuʻu fehāngaaki mo e kolo ko Selūsalemá. Naʻe tui ʻa e niʻihi ʻe maʻu ʻa e palataisí ʻi ʻĒsia, ʻi Mesopotēmia, pe ʻi he Moʻunga Himalaya. Pea naʻe lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi talatupuʻa fakakuongalotoloto ʻo kau ki ha palataisi faka-ʻĪteni. Naʻe tui ʻa e tokolahi ʻoku ʻi ai ha puleʻanga fakaofo ʻoku tuʻu ʻo ofi ki he palataisi ko iá, ʻa ia ʻoku pule ki ai ʻa e tuʻi mo pātele faka-Kalisitiane naʻe anga fakalotu ko Pātele Sione. Koeʻuhi ko e ofi ʻa e feituʻu ko iá ki he palataisi fakamāmaní, naʻe pehē ʻoku fuoloa mo fonu fiefia ʻa e moʻui ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo Pātele Sioné, ko e tupuʻanga tolonga ia ʻo e mahu mo e koloa. ʻI he fakakaukau ki he ngaahi talatupuʻa faka-Kalisí, naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi kehe naʻa nau fakakaukau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotu motu fakapalataisí ʻi he ʻAtalanitikí. ʻOku hā mei he ngaahi mape fakakuongalotolotó naʻe tui pau ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻi ai ʻa e ngoue ko ʻĪtení, ʻo aʻu ʻo hā ai ʻa e feituʻu naʻe tui ki ai ʻoku tuʻu ai iá.
ʻI he senituli hono 15 mo e 16, ko e kau tangata poto ʻi he fakaʻuli vaká ʻa ia naʻa nau kolosi ʻi he ʻAtalanitikí naʻa nau fekumi ki ha foʻi māmani ʻa ia naʻe foʻou kae motuʻa foki ʻi he taimi tatau pē. Naʻa nau fakakaukau he ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ʻa ʻĒsia ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e ʻosení ka ʻe toe pehē foki mo e ngoue ko ʻĪtení. Hangē ko ení, ko Christopher Columbus, naʻá ne kumi ki ʻĪteni ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e talopiki kaniseá pea mo e ʻāketiká pea mo e talopiki kepilikoní pea mo e ʻanetātiká pea pehē foki ʻi he ngaahi fonua talopiki ʻo ʻAmelika Tonga mo ʻAmelika Lotolotó. Ko e kau fakatotolo mei ʻEulope naʻa nau aʻu ki Pelēsilá naʻa nau tui pau kuo pau ke ʻi he feituʻu ko iá ʻa e palataisi kuo molé koeʻuhi ko e ʻea lelei pea mo e lahi ʻa e meʻakaí mo e ʻulufonuá. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke fuʻu fuoloa pea naʻe pau ke nau fekuki mo e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa faingataʻa.
Ngaahi Feituʻu ʻOku Fakakaukaulotoʻi Pē—Ko e Ngaahi Feituʻu Lelei Moʻoni Ia?
ʻI he ʻikai ke feinga ke kumi ki he māmani lelei moʻoni ʻi ha feituʻu mamaʻo ʻi he māmaní, kuo feinga ʻa e niʻihi kehe ke faʻufaʻu ia. Ko ia ai, ʻi he 1516, ko e tangata ʻIngilani ko Thomas More naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e motu naʻá ne fakakaukaulotoʻi pē ʻoku ui ko Utopia, ko e feituʻu fakaofo, fonu he melino, mo anga-kātaki, naʻe mātuʻaki kehe ʻaupito ia mei he māmani ololalo naʻá ne ʻiló. Naʻe ʻi ai mo e niʻihi kehe naʻa nau feinga ke faʻufaʻu ʻa e ngaahi māmani lelei ange mo fiefia ange: ʻi he senituli hono fā K.M., ko Palato pea mo hono Lepupeliká; ʻi he 1602, ko e felela ʻĪtali ko Tommaso Campanella pea mo ʻene kolo fokotuʻutuʻu maau lahi ko e Kolo ʻo e Laʻaá; ʻi he ngaahi taʻu siʻi mei ai, ko e toko taha filōsefa ʻIngilani ko Francis Bacon ʻi heʻene fakamatalaʻi ʻa e “tuʻunga fiefia mo lakalakaimonū” ʻo ʻene ʻAtalanitisi Foʻou. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi senitulí, ko e faʻahinga kakai kehekehe naʻe mohu fakakaukaú (tatau ai pē pe naʻa nau kau ki ha lotu pe ʻikai) naʻa nau fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fonua taʻefaʻalaua ka ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fakakaukaulotoʻi pē. Kae kehe, naʻe siʻi pē pe hala ʻatā ke fai ha tui ki ai.
Naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi naʻa nau feinga ke langa ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau fakakaukaulotoʻi pē. Hangē ko ení, ʻi he 1824 ko e tangata ʻIngilani koloaʻia, ko Robert Owen, naʻá ne fili ke hiki ʻo nofo ʻi Indiana, U.S.A., kae malava ke fakahoko ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa ia ko e meʻa naʻe fakakaukaulotoʻi pē, ʻi he kolo naʻá ne ui ko Fetāiaki Foʻou. ʻI heʻene tui pau ʻe liliu ʻa e kakaí ʻo lelei ange ʻi he nofo ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga totonú, naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e meimei meʻa kotoa pē naʻá ne maʻú ke ne fokotuʻu ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne fakakaukau ki ai ko e māmani foʻou ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāangá. Ka naʻe hā mei he ngaahi ola naʻe maʻú ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga foʻou ʻo kau ki he nofó ke ne fakatupulekina ʻa e kau tangata foʻou.
ʻOku taukaveʻi ʻe he meimei ngaahi fakakaukau fakapolitikale kotoa pē kuo pau ke palani ʻe he tangatá ʻa e māmaní ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻilo ʻokú ne maʻú pea mo e meʻa ʻokú ne fakakaukau ʻoku moʻoní kae lava ke fakahoko mai ʻi māmani ʻa e palataisi kuo fakaʻānaua ki aí. Ka, ko e meʻa ʻoku ngali vale ka ʻoku moʻoni pē, ko e ngaahi feinga kuo fai ke aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi holi peheé kuo nau iku atu ki he ngaahi tau mo e ngaahi liukava, ʻo hangē ko e Liukava ʻi Falanisē ʻi he 1789 pea mo e Liukava ʻi Lūsia ʻi he 1917. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakahoko mai ʻe he feingá ni ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faka-palataisí, kuo faʻa iku atu ʻa e ngaahi feingá ni ia ki he mamahi mo e faingataʻaʻia lahi ange.
Ko e ngaahi holi, ngaahi palani, ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakakaukaulotoʻi pē, pea mo e ngaahi feinga ke aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni—ko e meʻa pē kuo hokó ko e loto-mamahi pea mo e toe loto-mamahi. ʻI he kuonga lolotongá ni, ʻoku lave ʻa e niʻihi ki he “misi kuo maumauʻi” pea mo e “ngataʻanga ʻo e kuonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakakaukaulotoʻi pē,” ʻo fakaafeʻi kitautolu ke ako “ke moʻui ʻo ʻoua ʻe toe ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe fakakaukaulotoʻi pē.” Ka, ʻoku ʻi ai koā ha ʻamanaki ke sio ki ha māmani lelei ange, pe ʻe hoko pē ia ko ha misi pē?
Kau Kalisitiané Pea mo ha Māmani Lelei Ange
Ko ha māmani foʻou ʻoku pau ʻoku ʻikai ko ha misi pē—ko ha ʻamanaki papau ia! Ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e Toko Taha naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻa e Lotu faka-Kalisitiané, naʻá ne ʻilo ko e māmani lolotongá ni ʻoku ʻikai ko e māmani lelei tahá ia. Naʻá ne akoʻi ʻo pehē ʻe maʻu ʻe he faʻa kātakí ʻa e māmaní pea ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 5:5; 6:9, 10) Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sīsū pea mo ʻene kau ākongá fakatouʻosi ko e māmani ko ʻení ʻoku puleʻi ia ʻe he fili ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko Sētane ko e Tēvolo, pea ko e ʻuhinga tefito ia ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kakaí. (Sione 12:31; 2 Kolinitō 4:4; 1 Sione 5:19; Fakahā 12:12) Naʻe tatali ʻa e kau Siu anga-tonú ki he ʻaho ʻe toʻo atu ai ʻo taʻe ngata ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he māmaní ʻa e ngaahi taú, mamahí, mo e mahamahakí kae lava ke nofoʻi ia ʻe he kau ʻofa ki he melinó mo e fakamaau totonú. ʻI he founga tatau pē, naʻe tatali ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi he tui pau ki hono fetongi ʻa e māmani lolotongá ʻaki ha fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou, ko e “ngaahi langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou.”—2 Pita 3:13; Sāme 37:11; 46:8, 9; ʻAisea 25:8; 33:24; 45:18; Fakahā 21:1.
ʻI hono tautau ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he ʻakau fakamamahí, naʻá ne toe lave ai ki he talaʻofa ʻo kau ki he māmani lelei angé ki ha toko taha faihala ʻa ia naʻá ne fakahā ai ʻa e tui siʻisiʻi kiate Ia. “Naʻe pehē [ʻe Sīsū] kiate ia, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ou tala atu kiate koe ʻi he ʻahó ni, Te ke ʻi Palataisi mo au.’” (Luke 23:40-43, NW) Ko e hā ʻa e mahino naʻe maʻu ʻe he toko taha faihala ko iá ʻo kau ki he ngaahi lea ko iá? Naʻe fakahoko ange ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakakaukau ko e toko taha faihalá te ne ‘ʻi Palataisi mo ia’ ʻi hēvani ʻi he ʻaho tatau tofu pē ko iá, ʻo hangē ko ia ko e fakakaukau ʻoku maʻu mei he ngaahi liliu Tohi Tapu faka-Katolika mo faka-Palōtisani ʻe niʻihi? ʻIkai, naʻe ʻikai ko e meʻa ia naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Sīsuú, he ʻi he hili ʻa ʻene toe tuʻú, naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū kia Mele Makitaline ‘naʻe teʻeki ai ke Ne ʻalu hake ki he Tamai.’ (Sione 20:11-18) Ki muʻa ʻi he Penitekosi 33 T.S., naʻa mo e kau ʻaposetolo ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe ʻikai te nau fakakaukau ki ha palataisi fakahēvani, neongo naʻe akoʻi kinautolu ʻe Sīsū ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu mo e konga. (Ngāue 1:6-11) Ko e mahino naʻe maʻu ʻe he toko taha faihalá naʻe tatau pē mo e mahino naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo e kau Siu naʻe moʻui ʻi he taimi ko iá: ko e talaʻofa ia ʻa Sīsuú ʻo kau ki ha māmani lelei ange ʻa ia ʻe hoko ʻi ha māmani ko e palataisí. Naʻe fakahā ʻe ha toko taha ako-lelei mei Siamane: “Ko e akonaki ʻo kau ki he tautea pe totongi ʻo ha angafai ʻi he moʻui he hili ʻa e maté ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻasi ia ʻi he Fuakava Motuʻá.”
Naʻe fakamoʻoni ki he hoko mai ha palataisi ki hotau māmaní ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú. ʻI heʻene fakalototoʻaʻi hono kaungātuí ke ʻoua te nau ‘taʻe tokangaʻi ʻa e fakamoʻui lahi naʻe kamata hono fakahā ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí,’ ʻoku toe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe Paula naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá kia Sīsū ʻa e mafai ki he “mama [faka-Kalisi, oi·kou·meʹne] ka haʻu.” (Hepelū 2:3, 5, PM) ʻI he Konga Tohi Tapu faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané, ko e kupuʻi lea ko e oi·kou·meʹne ʻoku ʻuhinga maʻu pē ia ki hotau māmaní ʻoku nofoʻi ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, kae ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ki ha māmani fakahēvani. (Fakafehoanaki mo Mātiu 24:14; Luke 2:1; 21:26; Ngāue 17:31.) Ko ia ai, ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻe pule fakafou mai ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú te ne pule ki he māmani ʻoku nofoʻi. ʻE hoko moʻoni ia ko e feituʻu lelei moʻoni ke nofo ai!
Neongo ko e Puleʻangá ko e Puleʻanga fakahēvani, ka ʻe kau ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi māmaní. Pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ola ʻo e meʻá ni? ʻE hoko ko e meʻa ʻi he kuo hili fuoloá pē ʻa e manatu ki he ngaahi faingataʻaʻia fakasino, ngaahi ngāue fakalilifu, masivá mo e maté. Naʻa mo e ongoʻi feifeitamakí mo e taʻe fiemālié ʻe mole atu ia. (Fakahā 21:3-5) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ‘ko e ʻOtuá te ne folahi hono nimá pea fakamākona ʻa e holi ʻa e meʻa moʻui kotoa.’ (Sāme 145:16) ʻE ʻi ai ha fakaleleiʻanga ʻaonga mo tuʻuloa ki he ngaahi palōpalema ʻo hangē ko e taʻe maʻu ngāué pea mo e ʻuliʻi ʻo e ʻātakaí. (ʻAisea 65:21-23; Fakahā 11:18) Ka, sinoemeʻa, koeʻuhi ʻe hoko ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová, ʻe ikuna ʻa e moʻoní, fakamaau totonú, mo e melinó—ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻoku hā ngalingali kuo meimei pulia atú!—Sāme 85:7-13; Kalētia 5:22, 23.
Ko e meʻa kotoa ko ení ko ha misi pē ia, ko ha fakakaukaulotoʻi pē? ʻIkai, ko e kuonga faingataʻa lahi taha ko ení ʻa ia ʻoku tau moʻui aí ʻokú ne fakahāhā mai ʻoku tau lolotonga moʻui ʻi he “kuonga fakamui” ʻo e māmani ko ení pea ko ia ai, ʻoku fuʻu ofí ni mai ʻa e māmani foʻoú. (2 Tīmote 3:1-5) Te ke saiʻia ke moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻoú? Ako ki he founga ʻoku malava aí ʻaki hoʻo ako ki he Tohi Tapú fakataha mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku ofí ni mai ha māmani lelei ange, ha māmani ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻi ha meʻa pē naʻa tau misi ki ai. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku fakakaukaulotoʻi pē—ko e meʻa moʻoni pē ia ʻe hoko!
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Ko ha māmani lelei ange—ʻe vavé ni ʻa ʻene hoko ko e meʻa moʻoni