Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
ʻAOKOSI 5-11
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 TĪMOTE 1-4
“Naʻe ʻIkai ke Foaki Mai ʻe he ʻOtuá Kiate Kitautolu ha Laumālie Loto-Foʻi”
(2 Tīmote 1:7) He naʻe ʻikai ke foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ha laumālie loto-foʻi, ka ko e laumālie ʻo e mālohi mo e ʻofa mo e ʻatamai lelei.
Kau Talavou—ʻAi ke Hā Hoʻomou Fakaʻaʻau ki Muʻá
9 Ke tokoniʻi ʻa Tīmote, naʻe fakamanatu ki mui ʻe Paula kiate ia: “Nae ikai foaki e he Otua kiate kitautolu ae laumalie oe manavajii; ka koe malohi, moe ofa, moe loto [pe ʻatamai] fakabotoboto.” (2 Tim. 1:7, PM) Ko e ʻatamai “fakabotoboto” ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e malava ke fakakaukau mo fakaʻuhinga lelei. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e malava ke fehangahangai mo e ngaahi meʻá ʻi honau tuʻunga totonú—ʻo ʻikai ko e founga ʻokú ke loto ke ʻi aí. Ko e kau talavou taʻematuʻotuʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku nau fakahāhā ha laumālie manavasiʻi pea fakakaukauʻi ke kalofi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá ʻaki ʻa e faʻa mohe pe mamata TV, ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú pe kava mālohí, paati hokohoko, pe fai ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetaau fakaefehokotaki fakasino. ʻOku naʻinaʻi ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau ‘jiaki ae aga taefaka-Otuá moe gaahi holi fakamamá, ka nau moui [pe ʻatamai] fakabotoboto, mo maonioni, mo aga faka-Otua, i he mamaní.’—Tai. 2:12, PM.
(2 Tīmote 1:8) Ko ia ʻoua naʻá ke mā ʻi he faifakamoʻoni fekauʻaki mo hotau ʻEikí pe ko haʻo maaʻi au, ʻa ia ko ha pōpula maʻana, ka ke mateuteu ke tofanga ʻi he mamahi koeʻuhí ko e ongoongo leleí ʻaki ʻa e falala ki he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá.
‘Malohi Koe Beá Ke Loto Toʻa!’
7 Ko Paula, ʻi heʻene tohi kia Tīmoté, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e Laumalie naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kitaua, naʻe ʻikai ko e Laumalie angafoʻi, ka ko e angamalohi, . . . Ko ia ʻoua te ke māʻi ʻa e fakaha ʻo hotau ʻEiki.” (2 Tīmote 1:7, 8; Maʻake 8:38) Hili hono lau ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá, ʻe lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu: ‘ʻOku ou maaʻi ʻeku tuí, pe ʻoku ou loto-toʻa? ʻI he feituʻu ʻoku ou ngāue aí (pe ʻoku ou ako aí), ʻoku ou ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he faʻahinga takatakai ʻiate aú ko e Fakamoʻoni au ʻa Sihova, pe ʻoku ou feinga au ke fūfuuʻi ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ko iá? ʻOku ou mā ʻi heʻeku kehe mei he niʻihi kehé, pe ʻoku ou laukauʻaki ʻeku makehé koeʻuhi ko hoku vahaʻangatae mo Sihová?’ Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha taha ha ngaahi fakakaukau taʻepau fekauʻaki mo hono malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí pe maʻu ha tui taʻemanakoa, tuku ke ne manatuʻi ʻa e faleʻi ʻa Sihova kia Siosiuá: “Malohi koe bea ke loto toʻa.” ʻOua naʻa ngalo, ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakakaukau ʻa hotau kaungāngāué pe ko hotau kaungāakó ʻoku laú ka ko e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova mo Sīsū Kalaisí.—Kaletia 1:10.
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(2 Tīmote 2:3, 4) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha sōtia lelei ʻa Kalaisi Sīsuú, mateuteu atu ke ke tofanga ʻi he mamahi. 4 ʻOku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku ngāue ko ha sōtia te ne fakakau ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisí, koeʻuhí ke ne maʻu ai ʻa e hōhōʻia ʻa e tokotaha ko ia naʻá ne fakahū ia ke hoko ko ha sōtiá.
Kumi ki he Ngaahi Koloa ʻOku Moʻoní
13 Ko Tīmoté ko ha tangata ia ʻo e tuí. ʻI he hili hono ui ʻa Tīmote “ko ha sōtia lelei ʻa Kalaisi Sīsuú,” naʻe tala ange ʻe Paula kiate ia: “ʻOku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku ngāue ko ha sōtia te ne fakakau ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakapisinisí, koeʻuhí ke ne maʻu ai ʻa e hōhōʻia ʻa e tokotaha ko ia naʻá ne fakahū ia ke hoko ko ha sōtiá.” (2 Tīm. 2:3, 4) Ko e kau muimui ʻo Sīsū he ʻaho ní, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kau faifekau taimi-kakato laka hake he taha milioná, ʻoku nau fai ʻenau lelei tahá ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e faleʻi ʻa Paulá. ʻOku nau talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻuaki fakatauele ʻa e māmani mānumanu ko ení. ʻOku nau manatuʻi ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni: “Ko e tokotaha noó ko ha tamaioʻeiki ia ki he tokotaha tali noó.” (Pal. 22:7) ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Sētane ke tau fakamoleki ʻa e kotoa ʻo hotau taimí mo e iví ʻi he ngāue ki heʻene māmani fakakomēsialé. ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu nō ke tā ʻe he niʻihi koeʻuhi ko ha ʻapi, kā, ako, pe naʻa mo ha mali. Kapau heʻikai ke tau tokanga, te tau iku ʻo tā moʻua nai ai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi. ʻOku tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e poto ʻaongá ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fakafaingofuaʻi ai ʻetau moʻuí, fakaʻehiʻehi mei he moʻuá, pea fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e fakamolé. ʻI he founga ko iá te tau ʻataʻatā ai ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki ki he fokotuʻutuʻu fakakomēsiale ʻo e ʻaho ní.—1 Tīm. 6:10.
(2 Tīmote 2:23) ʻIkai ngata aí, siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakikihi ngalivale mo taʻeʻuhingá, ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku fakatupunga ai ʻa e keé.
Ko e Kakai ʻa Sihová ʻOku Nau “Siʻaki ʻa e Taʻemāʻoniʻoní”
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.
ʻAOKOSI 12-18
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | TAITUSI 1–FILIMONE
“Fakanofo ha Kau Mātuʻa”
(Taitusi 1:5-9) Naʻá ku tuku koe ʻi Kēliti koeʻuhí ke ke fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakatonutonú pea ke fakanofo ha kau mātuʻa ʻi he kolo ki he kolo, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ku fakahinohino atu kiate koé: 6 Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha tangata ʻoku ʻataʻatā mei hano tukuakiʻi ki ha meʻa, ko ha husepāniti ia ʻo ha uaifi ʻe taha, ʻokú ne maʻu ha fānau ʻoku tui ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke tukuakiʻi ki ha anga-fulikivanu pe angatuʻu. 7 He ʻi he tuʻunga ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko ha mātuʻa kuo pau ke ne ʻataʻatā mei hano tukuakiʻi ki ha meʻa, ʻikai ke taʻefieauna, ʻikai ke ʻita vave, ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ʻoku faʻa konā, ʻikai ke anga-fakamālohi, ʻikai mānumanu ki ha koloa ʻoku maʻu taʻefaitotonu, 8 ka ʻoku anga-talitali kakai, ko ha tokotaha ʻoku ʻofa ki he leleí, fakakaukau lelei, māʻoniʻoni, mateaki, mapuleʻi-kita, 9 ʻokú ne piki maʻu ki he folofola moʻoní ʻi heʻene founga faiakó, koeʻuhí ke ne malava ai ʻo fai ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa ia ʻoku leleí pea ke valokiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakafepakí.
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Neongo ʻoku ʻikai fakamatalaʻi fakaikiiki ʻe he Folofolá ʻa e founga ʻo e fakanofo kotoa naʻe fai ki muʻá, ʻoku tau sio ki he ngaahi founga ʻe niʻihi naʻe fai ai ení. ʻOku tala mai kia kitautolu ʻi he taimi naʻe foki ai ʻa Paula mo Panepasa mei heʻena ʻuluaki ʻaʻahi fakamisinalé, “naʻá na fakanofo ha kau mātuʻa maʻanautolu ʻi he fakatahaʻanga taki taha, pea ʻi hono fai ha lotu fakataha mo e ʻaukai, naʻá na tuku atu kinautolu kia Sihova ʻa ia kuo nau hoko ko ha kau tui ki aí.” (Ngā. 14:23) ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ai, naʻe tohi ʻa Paula ki hono kaungāfononga ko Taitusí, ʻo pehē: “Naʻá ku tuku koe ʻi Kēliti koeʻuhí ke ke fakatonutonu ʻe koe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tamelé pea ke fai ha ngaahi fakanofo ʻo ha kau mātuʻa ʻi he kolo ki he kolo, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ku fakahinohino atu kiate koé.” (Tai. 1:5) Pehē foki, ko Tīmote, ʻa ia naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi fononga lahi mo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻoku hā ngali naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e mafai meimei tatau. (1 Tīm. 5:22) ʻOku hā mahino leva, ko e ngaahi fakanofo ko ení naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki, kae ʻikai ko e kau ʻapositolo mo e kau mātuʻa ʻi Selusalemá.
ʻI he fakakaukau ki he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Fakatohitapu ko ení, ko e Kulupu Pule ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová kuo nau feʻunuʻaki ʻa e founga ʻoku fai ai hono fakanofo ʻa e kau mātuʻa mo e kau sevāniti fakafaifekaú. ʻI Sepitema 1, 2014, ko e ngaahi fakanofó ʻoku peheni: Ko e ʻovasia sēketi taki taha te ne vakaiʻi fakalelei ʻa e ngaahi fakaongoongolelei kuo fai ʻi heʻene sēketí. Lolotonga ʻene ʻaʻahi ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá, te ne feinga ke hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e faʻahinga kuo fakaongoongoleleiʻí, ʻo ngāue fakataha mo kinautolu ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻo ka malava. Hili ʻa e lāulea ki he ngaahi fakaongoongoleleí mo e kulupu fakalotofonua ʻo e kau mātuʻá, ko e ʻovasia sēketí ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fatongia ʻo hono fakanofo ʻa e kau mātuʻa mo e kau sevāniti fakafaifekau ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻi heʻene sēketí. ʻI he foungá ni, ko e fokotuʻutuʻú ʻoku ofi ange ki he sīpinga ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí.
Ko hai ʻokú ne fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngafa kehekehe ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení? Ko e “tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó” ʻokú ne maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e fatongia tefito ki hono fafangaʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻo hono falé. (Māt. 24:45-47) ʻOku kau heni ʻa e fekumi ki he Folofolá, fakataha mo e tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, koeʻuhí ke lava ʻo ʻomai ʻa e fakahinohino ʻo hono ngāueʻaongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai hono kaunga ki he anga hono fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻi māmani lahí. ʻOku toe fakanofo ʻe he tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻovasia sēketí mo e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e Kōmiti Vaʻá. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e ʻōfisi vaʻa taki taha ʻokú ne tokonaki mai ʻa e tokoni ʻaonga ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e fakahinohino ʻoku ʻomaí. Ko e kulupu taki taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fatongia mafatukituki ke vakaiʻi fakaʻāuliliki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga taau Fakatohitapu ʻo e fanga tokoua ʻoku fakaongoongoleleiʻi ke fakanofo ʻi he fakatahaʻanga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ʻovasia sēketi taki taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fatongia mafatukituki ke fakakaukau fakalelei mo faʻa lotu ki he ngaahi fakaongoongolelei kuo fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá pea fakanofo leva ʻa e kau tangata ʻoku tāú.
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(Taitusi 1:12) Ko ha tokotaha ʻo kinautolu, ko ʻenau palōfita tonu, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e kau Kēlití ko e kau loi ʻi he taimi kotoa pē, ko e fanga manu fekai fakatuʻutāmaki, ko e kau kai fakaputa fakapikopiko.”
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Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Naʻe ʻikai loto-tatau ʻa Paula mo e tukuakiʻi fakamatakali pe lea fakaʻaluma ki he kau Kēlití. ʻOku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko Kēlití naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane lelei naʻe tali ʻe he ʻOtuá pea pani kinautolu ʻaki Hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. (Ngāue 2:5, 11, 33) Naʻe ʻi ai ha kau Kalisitiane līʻoa tokolahi feʻunga ke faʻuʻaki ha fakatahaʻanga mei he “kolo ki he kolo.” Lolotonga ko e kau Kalisitiane ko iá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kau tangata haohaoa, ʻoku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke nau loi mo kai fakaputa fakapikopiko; naʻe ʻikai ke nau mei maʻu ai ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová. (Filipai 3:18, 19; Fakahā 21:8) Kia kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he puleʻanga kotoa ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he kau Kēliti loto-totonú ʻa ia naʻa nau mamahi ʻi he tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ololalo takatakai ʻiate kinautolú pea nau mateuteu ke tali ʻa e pōpoaki faka-Kalisitiané—ʻIsikeli 9:4; fakafehoanaki mo e Ngāue 13:48.
(Filimone 15, 16) Mahalo ko e ʻuhinga moʻoni eni naʻá ne homo atu ai ʻo hola ʻi ha kiʻi taimi nounoú, koeʻuhí ke ke toe maʻu mai ia ʻo taʻengata, 16 ʻo ʻikai ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tamaioʻeiki, kae mahulu atu ia ʻi ha tamaioʻeiki, ko ha tokoua ʻoku ʻofeina, ʻo tautefito kiate au, kae toe ʻamo ange kiate koe, fakatouʻosi ʻi he kakanó pea ʻi he ʻEikí.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi kia Taitusi, Filimone pea ki he Kau Hepeluú
15, 16—Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai kole ai ʻa Paula kia Filimone ke ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa ʻOnesemá? Naʻe loto ʻa Paula ke tāfataha pē ki he fekau naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ke “malangaʻaki ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻo ne akoʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi.” Ko ia ai, naʻá ne fili ke ʻoua te ne kau ʻi he ngaahi ʻīsiu fakasōsialé, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kaunga ki he tuʻunga ʻo e pōpulá.—Ng. 28:31.
ʻAOKOSI 19-25
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | HEPELŪ 1-3
“ʻOfa ʻi he Māʻoniʻoní, pea Fehiʻa ʻi he Maumau-Laó”
(Hepelū 1:8) Kae fekauʻaki mo e ʻAló, ʻokú ne folofola: “Ko e ʻOtuá ko ho taloni ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata, pea ko e sēpita ʻo ho Puleʻangá ko ha sēpita ʻo e faitotonu.
Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Kalaisi, ko e Tuʻi Lāngilangiʻiá!
8 ʻI he 1914, naʻe fakanofo ʻe Sihova hono ʻAló ko e Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaia ʻi hēvani. Ko e “sepita” ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo Sīsuú “ko e sepita ʻo faitotonu,” ko ia ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ko ʻene pulé ʻe totonu mo māʻoniʻoni maʻu pē. Kuó ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke hoko ko e Tuʻi koeʻuhí ko e ʻOtuá ʻa hono taloní, ʻa ia kuo fakanofo ia ʻe Sihova ko e Tuʻi. Ko e taloni ʻo Sīsuú ʻe “lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” He fiefia ē ko kitautolu ke tauhi kia Sihova ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Tuʻi kuó ne fakanofó!
(Hepelū 1:9) Naʻá ke ʻofa ʻi he māʻoniʻoní, peá ke fehiʻa ʻi he maumau-laó. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ne hanga ai ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻa ho ʻOtuá, ʻo pani koe ʻaki ʻa e lolo ʻo e fiefia ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi ho ngaahi takangá.”
Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Kalaisi, ko e Tuʻi Lāngilangiʻiá!
7 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:6, 7. Koeʻuhí naʻe ʻofa loloto ʻa Sīsū ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonú pea fehiʻa ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻe taʻefakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻene Tamaí, naʻe pani ia ʻe Sihova ko e Tuʻi ʻo e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaiá. Naʻe pani ʻa Sīsū ʻaki “ʻa e lolo ʻo e fiefia” ʻo laka hake ia ʻi hono “ngaahi kaumeʻa,” ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta ʻa ia ko e ngaahi hako foki ʻo Tēvita. ʻI he founga fē? ʻUluakí, naʻe pani tonu ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsū. Uá, naʻe pani ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsū ke pule ko e Tuʻi pea ngāue foki ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahi. (Saame 2:2; Hep. 5:5, 6) Tolú, naʻe ʻikai pani ʻa Sīsū ʻaki ʻa e lolo ka naʻe paniʻaki ia ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Fakaʻosí, ʻokú ne pule mai mei hēvani, kae ʻikai ʻi māmani.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Hepelū 1:3) ʻOkú ne tapua haohaoa mai ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo hono ʻīmisí tonu, pea ʻokú ne tauhi maʻu ke kei tuʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻaki ʻene folofola mālohí. Pea ʻi he hili ʻene fakamaʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, naʻá ne nofo hifo ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo ʻene ʻAfió ʻi hēvani.
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ʻĪmisi
Naʻe tapua mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene hangē ko ʻene Tamaí?
Ko e ʻuluaki ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻá ne hoko ki mui ko e tangata ko Sīsuú, ko e ʻīmisi ia ʻo ʻene Tamaí. (2 Kol. 4:4) Koeʻuhi ʻi heʻene hoko ko e ʻAló naʻe hā mahino ko e tokotaha ia naʻe lea ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo pehē: “Ta ngaohi tangata ʻi hota ʻīmisí,” ko e faitatau ia ʻa e ʻAló ki heʻene Tamaí, ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, talu mei he taimi naʻe fakatupu ai ʻa e ʻAló. (Sēn. 1:26; Sione 1:1-3; Kol. 1:15, 16) ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻi māmani ai ko ha tangata haohaoa, naʻá ne tapua ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga mo e angaʻitangata ʻo ʻene Tamaí ʻi he kakato taha ʻe malava ke aʻusia ʻe he tangatá, naʻá ne lava ai ke ne pehē “ʻilonga ʻa ia kuó ne mātā aú kuó ne mātā foki ʻa e Tamaí.” (Sione 14:9; 5:17, 19, 30, 36; 8:28, 38, 42) Kae kehe, ko e faitatau ko ení, naʻe toe fuʻu mahino ange ia ʻi he taimi naʻe fokotuʻu hake ai ʻa Sīsū ko ha meʻamoʻui laumālie peá ne maʻu “a e mafai kotoa pē ʻi hēvani mo māmani” naʻe ʻoange ʻe heʻene Tamaí, ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. (1 Pita 3:18; Māt. 28:18) Naʻe toki hakeakiʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Sīsū ki ha “tuʻunga māʻolunga,” ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne tapua atu ʻi he taimí ni ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo ʻene Tamaí ʻi ha tuʻunga lahi mamaʻo ange ki muʻa ke ne haʻu mei hēvani ki māmaní. (Fil. 2:9; Hep. 2:9) ʻOkú ne hoko ʻi he taimí ni ko e “tapua haohaoa mai ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá.”—Hep. 1:2-4.
(Hepelū 1:10-12) Pea: “ʻI he kamataʻangá, ʻe ʻEiki, naʻá ke fakatoka ai ʻa e ngaahi makatuʻunga ʻo e māmaní, pea ko e ngaahi langí ko e ngaahi ngāue ia ʻa ho nimá. 11 Te nau ʻauha, ka ko koe te ke kei ʻi ai ai pē; pea ʻi he hangē tofu pē ko ha kofú, te nau hoko kotoa ʻo popo, 12 pea te ke takatakai kinautolu ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ha pulupulú, ʻo hangē ko ha kofú, pea ʻe fetongi kinautolu. Ka ko koé ʻokú ke tatau ai pē, pea ko ho ngaahi taʻú ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke ngata.”
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Hēvani
Ko e ngaahi lea ʻi he Saame 102:25, 26 ʻoku ʻuhinga ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ka ʻoku toʻo lea ia ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisi. Koeʻuhi ko e ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe hoko ko e Fakafofonga fakafoʻituitui ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono fakatupu ʻo e ʻuniveesi fakamatelié. Naʻe fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻe Paula ʻa e tuʻunga tuʻuloa ʻo e ʻAló mo e ngaahi fakatupu fakamatelié, ʻa ia ko e ʻOtuá, kapau naʻá ne faʻu ia, naʻá ne ‘takatakai ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ha pulupulu’ pea liʻaki ia.—Hep. 1:1, 2, 8, 10-12; fakafehoanaki mo e 1 Pita 2:3, fkm. ʻi lalo.
ʻAOKOSI 26–SEPITEMA 1
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | HEPELŪ 4-6
“Fai Ho Tūkuingatá ke Hū ki he Mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá”
(Hepelū 4:1) Ko ia ai, koeʻuhí ʻoku kei ʻi ai ha talaʻofa ʻo e hū ki hono mālōlōʻangá, tuku ke tau leʻo telia naʻa ʻi ai ha taha ʻi homou lotolotongá ʻe ʻikai te ne aʻusia ia.
(Hepelū 4:4) He ʻi he potutohi ʻe taha kuó ne folofola ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho hono fitú ʻo peheni: “Pea naʻe mālōlō ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho hono fitú mei heʻene ngaahi ngāué kotoa,”
Mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá—Ko e Hā Ia?
3 ʻOku ʻi ai e maʻuʻanga fakamoʻoni ʻe ua ʻoku taki atu kitautolu ki he fakamulituku ko e ʻaho hono fitú naʻe kei hokohoko mai ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S. ʻUluakí, fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ki he kau fakafepaki naʻa nau fakaangaʻi ia heʻene faifakamoʻui he Sāpaté, ʻa ia naʻa nau fakaʻuhingaʻi ko ha faʻahinga ngāue. Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻEikí kiate kinautolu: “Oku kei gaue ni a eku Tamai, bea oku ou gaue foki.” (Sione 5:16, 17, PM) Ko e hā ʻa e poiní? Naʻe tukuakiʻi ʻa Sīsū ki he ngāue he Sāpaté. Ko ʻene tali: “Oku kei gaue ni a eku Tamai” ʻa e tali ki he tukuakiʻi ko iá. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū ki hono kau fakaangá: ‘Ko ʻeku Tamaí mo au ʻokú ma kau ʻi he faʻahinga ngāue tatau. Koeʻuhi kuo kei ngāue mai ʻeku Tamaí lolotonga hono Sāpate laui afeʻi taʻu hono lōloá, ʻoku mātuʻaki ʻatā ai kiate au ke u kei ngāue foki, naʻa mo e Sāpaté.’ Ko ia ai, naʻe fakahuʻunga ʻe Sīsū ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e māmaní, ko e ʻaho sāpate lahi ʻo e mālōlō ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e ʻaho hono fitú, kuo teʻeki ngata ia ʻi hono ʻahó.
4 Ko ha maʻuʻanga fakamoʻoni hono uá ʻoku tokonaki mai ia ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá. ʻI he lave ki he Sēnesi 2:2 fekauʻaki mo e mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe tohi ʻe Paula ʻi hono fakamānavaʻí: “He ko kitautolu oku tui kuo tau hu ki he mālōlōaga.” (Hep. 4:3, 4, 6, 9, PM) Ko ia ko e ʻaho hono fitú naʻe hokohoko mai ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Paulá. Ko e hā hono lōloa ʻe hokohoko atu ai e ʻaho mālōlō ko iá?
5 Koeʻuhi ke tali e fehuʻi ko iá, kuo pau ke tau manatuʻi e taumuʻa ʻo e ʻaho hono fitú. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Sēnesi 2:3 (PM) ko e hā ia: “Nae tabuaki e he Otua a hono fitu oe aho, mo ne fakatabuʻi ia.” Ko e ʻaho ko iá naʻe “fakatabuʻi ia”—fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi, pe tuku mavahe, ʻe Sihova—koeʻuhi ke fakakakato ʻene taumuʻá. Ko e taumuʻa ko iá ke nofoʻi ʻa e māmaní ʻe he kau tangata mo e kau fefine talangofua ʻa ia te nau tokangaʻi ia mo e moʻui kotoa pē ʻi aí. (Sēn. 1:28) ʻOku fekauʻaki ia mo hono fakahoko e taumuʻa ko iá ʻoku “kei gaue ni” ai fakatouʻosi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e ‘ʻEiki ʻo e Sapaté.’ (Mt. 12:8) Ko e ʻaho mālōlō ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe kei hokohoko atu kae ʻoua ke fakahoko kakato ʻene taumuʻa felāveʻi mo iá he ngataʻanga ʻo e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí.
(Hepelū 4:6) Ko ia ai, koeʻuhí ʻoku kei toe ki he niʻihi ke nau hū ki ai, pea ko e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe ʻuluaki talaki atu ki ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí naʻe ʻikai te nau hū ki ai koeʻuhí ko e talangataʻá,
Mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá—Ko e Hā Ia?
6 Ko e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fakamatalaʻi mahino ia kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi, ka naʻá na taʻemalava ke fāitaha mo ia. Ko e moʻoni, ko ʻĀtama mo ʻIví ko e ʻuluaki ongo meʻa fakaetangata pē ia ke tuli ki ha ʻalunga anga-talangataʻá. Kuo laui miliona e niʻihi kehe talu mei ai. Naʻa mo e kakai fili ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí, naʻa nau tō ki ha anga-talangataʻa. Pea ʻoku mohu ʻuhinga leva, e fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻe aʻu ʻo ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻo kinautolu te nau tō ki he tauhele tatau ʻo hangē ko e kau ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko ia ke tau tōtōivi ke hu ki he mālōlōʻanga ko ia, naʻa ai ha taha ʻe to ki he anga talangataʻa ko ia.” (Hep. 4:11) Fakatokangaʻi naʻe fakafehokotaki ʻe Paula ʻa e talangataʻá mo e taʻemalava ke hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa ko iá kia kitautolú? Kapau te tau angatuʻu ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ha faʻahinga founga, ʻikai te tau ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki nai ai ʻo e ʻikai hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOku hā mahino, ko e tali ki he fehuʻi ko iá ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi kia kitautolu, pea te tau lāulea lahi ange ki ai. Kae kehe ʻi he taimi ko ení, tau sio angé pe ko e hā e meʻa lahi ange ʻe lava ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo e hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻaki e lāulea ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kovi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.
(Hepelū 4:9-11) Ko ia ʻoku kei ʻi ai ʻa e mālōlō faka-Sāpate maʻá e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. 10 He ko e tangata kuó ne hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kuó ne mālōlō foki mei heʻene ngaahi ngāue ʻaʻaná, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e ʻOtuá mei haʻaná. 11 Ko ia tuku ke tau fai hotau tūkuingatá ke hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ko iá, ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha taha ʻe tō ki he sīpinga tatau ko ia ʻo e talangataʻá.
Mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá—Ko e Hā Ia?
16 Ko e kau Kalisitiane tokosiʻi pē he ʻahó ni te nau vilitaki hono tauhi ha ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé koeʻuhi ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahino moʻoni e ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau ʻEfesoó: “He ko e kelesi pe kuo mou moʻui mei ai, koe meʻa ʻi hoʻomou tui; ʻio, naʻe ʻikai meiate kimoutolu ia, ka ko e foaki mei he ʻOtua: naʻe ʻikai tupu mei ha ngaahi ngaue, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ai ha taha ʻe faʻa polepole.” (Efeso 2:8, 9) Ko e hā leva, e ʻuhinga ki he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá? Naʻe fakamavaheʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻaho hono fitú—ʻa hono ʻaho mālōloó—koeʻuhi ke fakaaʻu ai ʻene taumuʻa fekauʻaki mo e māmaní ki hano fakahoko lāngilangiʻia. ʻE lava ke tau hū atu ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo Sihová—pe kau mo ia ʻi heʻene mālōloó—ʻaki e ngāue talangofua ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻene taumuʻa ʻoku laka ki muʻá hangē ko ia ʻoku fakaeʻa mai kia kitautolu fakafou heʻene kautahá.
17 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau te tau fakasiʻisiʻia e akonaki makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa ia ʻoku tau maʻu fakafou he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó, ʻo fili ke muimui ki ha ʻalunga faʻifaʻiteliha, te tau tuku ai kitautolu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fehangahangai mo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo fakaeʻá. ʻE lava ke hoko eni ʻo fakatuʻutāmaki ki hotau vahaʻangatae melino mo Sihová. ʻI he kupu hokó, te tau lāulea ai ki ha ngaahi tuʻunga anga-maheni ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke ne uesia e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea lāulea ki he anga hono lava ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻoku tau faí, tatau ai pē pe ko e talangofua pe ko e fou ʻi ha ʻalunga faʻifaʻiteliha, ʻo fakapapauʻi kapau kuo tau hū moʻoni ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Hepelū 4:12) He ko e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku moʻui pea ko e koto mālohi pea ʻoku māsila ange ia ʻi ha faʻahinga heletā fakatoumata pē pea ʻoku hū atu ia ki loto ʻo aʻu ʻo ne vaetuʻua ʻa e tangata ʻi tuʻá mei he laumālié, mo e ngaahi hokotangá mei he uhó, pea ʻoku malava ke ne vavanga ki he ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻo e lotó.
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Ko e hā ʻa e “folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá” ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ʻi he Hepelū 4:12 “ʻoku moʻui pea ko e koto mālohi”?
▪ ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he potutohí ke tau mahinoʻi naʻe lea ʻa Paula ʻo kau ki he pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo ʻene taumuʻá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻi he Tohi Tapú.
ʻOku tau faʻa lave ki he Hepelū 4:12 ʻi heʻetau ʻū tohí ke fakahaaʻi ai ko e Tohi Tapú ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke ne liliu ʻa e moʻuí, pea ʻoku tonu ia. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻaonga ke mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tohi ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻi he Hepelū 4:12. Naʻá ne fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú ke nau ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi taumuʻa ko iá naʻe maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi tohi māʻoniʻoní. Naʻe fakatātāʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá mei ʻIsipité. Naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e talaʻofa ke nau hū ki he “fonua ʻoku mahutafea ʻi he huʻakau mo e honi,” ʻa e feituʻu ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ai ʻa e mālōlō moʻoní.—ʻEki. 3:8; Teu. 12:9, 10.
Ko e taumuʻa eni ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka naʻe talitekeʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e fakahinohino ʻa Sihová pea naʻe ʻikai ke nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí, ko ia ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai ke nau hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ko iá. (Nōm. 14:30; Sios. 14:6-10) Kae kehe, naʻe tānaki mai ʻe Paula ʻoku kei ʻi ai “ha talaʻofa ʻo e hū ki he mālōlōʻanga [ʻo e ʻOtuá].” (Hep. 3:16-19; 4:1) Ko e “talaʻofa” ko iá ʻoku hā mahino ko e konga ia ʻo e meʻa kuo fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo ʻene taumuʻá. Hangē ko e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú, ʻoku lava ke tau lau ia pea ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo e taumuʻa ko iá. Ke fakamamafaʻi ʻa e talaʻofa ko eni ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú, naʻe toʻo lea ai ʻa Paula mei he konga ʻo e Sēnesi 2:2 mo e Saame 95:11.
ʻOku maongo ki hotau lotó ʻa e “kei ʻi ai ha talaʻofa ʻo e hū ki he mālōlōʻanga [ʻo e ʻOtuá].” ʻOku tau tui ko e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú fekauʻaki mo e hū ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku malava moʻoni ia, pea kuo tau fou ʻi ha ngaahi sitepu ke hū ki ai. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau fai ení ʻaki haʻatau feinga ke muimui ʻi he Lao ʻa Mōsesé pe ko hono fai pē ha ngaahi meʻa lelei ke maʻu e hōifua ʻa Sihová. Ka koeʻuhi ko ʻetau tui ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau fiefia ke ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻene taumuʻá pea hokohoko atu hono fai iá. Kuo kamata foki ʻa e kakai ʻe laui afe takatakai ʻi he māmaní ke ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú pea ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e anga hono fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene taumuʻá. Kuo ueʻi ai heni ʻa e tokolahi ke liliu ʻenau founga moʻuí, fakahāhā ʻa e tuí pea papitaiso. Ko e founga hono tākiekina kinautolú ʻoku fakahaaʻi mahino ai “ko e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku moʻui pea ko e koto mālohi.” Ko e meʻa kuo fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he Tohi Tapú fekauʻaki mo ʻene taumuʻá kuó ne tākiekina ʻetau moʻuí, pea ʻe hokohoko atu ai ʻene hoko ko e koto mālohi ʻi heʻetau moʻuí.
(Hepelū 6:17, 18) ʻI he founga tatau pē ko ʻení, ʻi he taimi naʻe fili ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakahāhā ke māʻalaʻala ange ki he ngaahi ʻea ʻo e talaʻofá ʻa e taʻealaliliu ʻo ʻene taumuʻá, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ia ʻaki ha fuakava, 18 ko e ongo meʻa ʻe ua ko eni naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke liliu, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke loi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá; pea ʻoku fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ʻe he ongo meʻá ni ʻo tau hola ai ʻo hūfanga ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ke tau piki maʻu ki he ʻamanaki kuo fokotuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolú.
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ʻAmanaki
Ko e ʻamanaki ko eni ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá mo e taʻefaʻaʻauhá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku “ui ke ʻalu ki hēvaní” (Hep. 3:1) ko ha makatuʻunga fefeka ia pea ko ha meʻa ia ʻe lava ke fai ha falala-pau ki ai. ʻOku poupouʻi ia ʻe ha meʻa ʻe ua ʻa ia ʻoku taʻemalava ʻa e ʻOtuá ke loi, tautefito ki heʻene talaʻofá mo ʻene fuakavá, pea mo e ʻamanaki ʻoku ʻia Kalaisí, ʻa ia ʻoku taʻefaʻamate ʻi he taimí ni ʻi hēvani. Ko ia ai ko e ʻamanaki ko ení ʻoku leaʻaki ia “ko ha taula ia ki heʻetau moʻuí, ʻoku pau mo mālohi, pea ʻoku taki atu kitautolu ʻe he ʻamanakí ni ke tau hū atu ki loto ʻi he puipuí, ʻa e feituʻu ʻa ia kuo tomuʻa hū ki ai ha tokotaha maʻatautolu, ʻa Sīsū, ʻa ia kuo hoko ko ha taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻalunga ʻo Melekisētekí ʻo taʻengata.”—Hep. 6:17-20.