Anga-Talitali Kakai Faka-Kalisitiane ʻi ha Māmani Māvahevahe
“Ko ia oku totonu ke tau tauhi [“maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai,” NW] ʻe kitautolu ʻa e faʻahinga pehe, koeʻuhi ke tau hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.”—3 SIONE 8.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa manakoa taha kuo foaki ʻe he Tokotaha-Fakatupú ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
“TOKUA ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei ki he tangata ʻi he lalo laʻa ka ke te kai mo inu mo fakafiefia; pea ke ō ai pe mo ia ʻi heʻene ngaue ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene moʻui, ʻa ia kuo ʻange kiate ia ʻe Elohimi ʻi he lalo laʻa.” (Koheleti 8:15) ʻI he ngaahi lea ko iá ʻoku talamai ai kiate kitautolu ʻe he tokotaha malanga Hepelū ʻi he kuonga muʻá ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he loto ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ke nēkeneka mo fiefia ʻa ʻene fakatupu fakaetangatá, ka ʻokú ne toe tokonaki mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga kiate kinautolu ke nau hoko ʻo pehē. ʻI he kotoa ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá ko e holi anga-maheni ia ʻe taha ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ke nau hoko ʻo nēkeneka pea ke maʻu ha taimi fakafiefia.
2. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē hono ngāuekoviʻaki ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú? (e) Ko e hā hono nunuʻá?
2 ʻI he ʻaho ní ʻoku tau nofo ʻi ha sōsaieti ʻoku moʻuiʻaki ʻa e fakafiefiá, ʻa ia ʻoku femoʻuekina ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi he tuli ki he ngaahi mālié mo e ngaahi taimi fakafiefiá. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí kuo nau hoko ʻo “ʻofa kiate kinautolu pe, . . . ko e kau ʻofa ki he malie ʻo ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtua,” hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Tohitapú. (2 Tīmote 3:1-4) Ko e moʻoni, ko e meʻá ni, ko hano mioʻi hala ia ʻo e meʻa naʻe ʻi he taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. ʻI he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e tuli ki he ngaahi taimi fakafiefiá ko e taumuʻa tefitó ia, pe ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻo taumuʻa tāfataha ki he fakafiemālieʻi-kitá, ʻoku ʻikai ha fiemālie moʻoni, pea ‘ta ko e muna pe hono kotoa mo e kai matangi.’ (Koheleti 1:14; 2:11) ʻI he meʻá ni ʻoku fonu ai ʻa e māmaní ʻi he kakai ʻoku taʻelata mo ongoʻi feifeitamaki, ʻa ia, ʻi heʻene peheé, ʻoku iku ai ʻo lahi ʻa e ngaahi palopalema ʻi he sōsaietí. (Palōvepi 18:1) ʻOku hoko ai ʻo fehuʻuhuʻuʻaki ʻa e kakaí pea hoko ʻo māvahevahe fakamatakali, fakaeʻulungaanga fakafonua, fakasōsiale, mo fakaʻikonōmika.
3. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia mo e fiemālie moʻoní?
3 He kehekehe ē ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá kapau naʻe faʻifaʻitaki ʻa e kakaí ki he founga ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻene feangainga mo e niʻihi kehé—ʻi he hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa, nima-homo, mo anga-talitali kakaí! Naʻá ne ʻai ʻo mahino ko e fakapulipuli ki he fiefia moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ke makatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻetau feinga ke fakatōliʻa ʻetau ngaahi holi ʻatautolú. ʻI hono kehé, ko e kií ʻeni: “ʻOku te monuʻia lahi ʻi he fai ha foaki atu, ʻi heʻete maʻu ha foaki mai.” (Ngāue 20:35) Ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní mo e fiemālié, kuo pau ke tau ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakangatangataʻangá mo e ngaahi māvahevahe te ne taʻotaʻofi nai kitautolú. Pea kuo pau ke tau kakapa atu ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa Sihova fakataha mo kitautolú. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ki he akonakí: “Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau tauhi [“maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai,” NW] ʻe kitautolu ʻa e faʻahinga pehe, koeʻuhi ke tau hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.” (3 Sione 8) ʻOku ʻaonga ʻi he founga ʻe ua ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga-talitali kakai ki he faʻahinga taaú, ki he lahi taha ʻe fakaʻatā ʻi hotau ngaahi tuʻungá—ʻoku ʻaonga fakatouʻosi ia ki he kau foakí mo e kau maʻu foakí. Ko hai leva ia ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga taau ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tau “maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai”?
“Aʻahi ki he Faʻahinga Matuʻamate mo e Kau Uitou”
4. Ko e hā ʻa e liliu ʻi he ngaahi vā ʻo e fāmilí kuo hā ia ʻo aʻu ki he lotolotonga ʻo e niʻihi ʻi he kakai ʻa Sihová?
4 ʻOku hāhāmolofia ʻi he ʻahó ni ha ngaahi fāmili ʻoku tuʻumaʻu mo e ngaahi nofo mali fiefia. Ko e mahiki ʻa e tuʻunga vete malí mo e tupulekina ʻi he fika ʻo e ngaahi faʻē taʻemalí ʻi he māmaní takatakai kuó ne liliu lahi ʻa e fāmili tukufakaholó. Ko hono olá, ko e tokolahi kuo nau hoko ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ní ʻoku nau mei he ngaahi fāmili kuo movete. ʻOku nau vete pe mavahe mei honau ngaahi hoa malí, pe ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fāmili ʻoku mātuʻa tauhi pē ʻe tahá. ʻI he tānaki atu ki aí, hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sīsuú, kuo iku ʻa e moʻoni naʻá ne akoʻí ke māvahevahe ai ʻa e ngaahi fāmili tokolahi.—Mātiu 10:34-37; Luke 12:51-53.
5. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻoku lava ke hoko ia ko e tupuʻanga ʻo e fakalototoʻa ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻi he ngaahi fāmili ʻoku māvahevahé?
5 ʻOku māfana hotau lotó ke sio ki he kau foʻoú ʻoku nau fai ha tuʻumaʻu maʻá e moʻoní, pea ʻoku tau faʻa fakafiemālieʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e talaʻofa fakalototoʻa ʻa Sīsuú: “Ko au e, ʻoku ou tala atu, ʻOku ʻikai ha taha kuo ne liʻaki ha fale, pē ha ngaahi tokoua, pe ha ngaahi tuofāfine, pe ha fāʻe, pe ha tamai, pe ha fanau, pe ha ngaahi tokanga ngoue, koeʻuhi ko au, pea koeʻuhi ko e Kōsipeli, ka te ne maʻu ni, ʻi he nofo ko eni, ʻo lōteau, ha ngaahi fale, mo ha ngaahi tokoua, mo ha ngaahi tuofāfine, mo ha ngaahi fāʻe, mo ha fānau, mo ha ngaahi tokanga ngoue, ʻo ō pe mo e ngaahi fakatanga; pea ʻi he maama ka haʻu ko e moʻui taʻengata.”—Maʻake 10:29, 30.
6. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau hoko ko e ‘ngaahi tokoua, ngaahi tuofāfine, ngaahi fāʻe, mo e fānau’ ki he “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou” ʻi hotau lotolotongá?
6 Neongo ia, ko hai ʻa e faʻahinga ko ʻeni ko e ‘ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine mo e ngaahi fāʻe mo e fānaú’? ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻotomētiki pē hono ʻai ha taha ia ke ne ongoʻi ko e faʻahingá ni ko hono ngaahi tokoua, ngaahi tuofāfine, ngaahi faʻē mo e fānau ʻi he sio pē ki ha fuʻu kakai tokolahi ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku faʻa ʻi he toko teau pe lahi ange, ʻa ia ʻoku nau ui kinautolu ko e ngaahi tokouá mo e ngaahi tuofāfiné. Fakakaukau ange ki he poini ko ʻení: ʻOku fakamanatu mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí, ke hoko ʻo fakahōifua ʻetau founga-lotú kia Sihova, kuo pau ke tau ʻaʻahi ki he faʻahinga matuʻamaté mo e kau uitoú ʻi heʻenau mamahí pea tauhi kitautolu mei mamani ke taʻe hatau ʻila.’ (Sēmisi 1:27) ʻOku ʻuhinga iá kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakaʻatā ʻa e ongo fakakaukau fakamāmani ʻo e hīkisia fakaʻikonōmiká mo e māʻolunga fakakalasí ke na tāpuniʻi ʻa e matapā ʻo ʻetau manavaʻofa ki he “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou.” ʻI hoho kehé, kuo pau ke tau muʻomuʻa ke fakalahi atu kiate kinautolu ʻetau feohí mo e anga talitali-kakaí.
7. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa moʻoni ʻo e hoko ʻo anga-talitali kakai ki he “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou”? (e) Ko hai ʻoku toe lava nai ke kau ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga-talitali kakai faka-Kalisitiané?
7 Ko hono fakahā ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ki he “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou” ʻoku ʻikai kau maʻu pē ki ai ʻa hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau hala nai ai fakamatelié. ʻOku ʻikai nai ʻi ha tuʻunga faingataʻaʻia fakapaʻanga ʻa e ngaahi fāmili ʻoku mātuʻa tauhi pē ʻe tahá pe māvahevahe fakalotú. Kae kehe, ko e feohi leleí, ko e ʻatimosifia ʻi he fāmilí, ko e feohi mo e faʻahinga ʻi he ngaahi taʻumotuʻa kehekehe, mo e fevahevaheʻaki ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lelei fakalaumālié—ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻeni ʻo e moʻuí ʻoku taau ke koloaʻaki. Ko ia, ʻi he manatuʻi ko ia ʻoku peheé, ʻo ʻikai ko hono lahi ʻo e meʻa naʻe hokó, ka ko e laumālie ʻo e ʻofá mo e fāʻūtahá ʻoku laú, he meʻa lelei ē ko ia, ʻi he ngaahi taimi, naʻa mo e “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou” ʻoku lava ke nau kau ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ki he kaungā-Kalisitiané!—Fakafehoanaki mo 1 Tuʻi 17:8-16.
ʻOku ʻI Ai ha Kau Vūlangi ʻi Hotau Lotolotongá?
8. Ko e hā ʻa e liliu kuo mātā ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga lahi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
8 ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi ha taimi ʻo e ngaʻunu lahi ʻa e kakai ʻo e fonuá. “ʻOku lahi hake ʻi he kakai ʻe toko 100 miliona ʻi he māmaní takatakai ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻoku ʻikai ko e tangataʻifonua kinautolu ai, pea ko e toko 23 miliona ʻoku tukukeheʻi ʻi honau ngaahi fonuá tonu,” ko e lau ia ʻa e World Press Review. Ko ha ola fakahangatonu ʻo e meʻá ni kuo hoko ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻēlia lahi, tautefito ki he ngaahi kolo lalahi angé, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa ia ʻi ha taimi ko e lahi taha naʻe ʻi aí ko e matakali pe puleʻanga pē ʻe tahá kuo ʻi ai he taimí ni ia ʻa e kakai mei he ngaahi tapa kehekehe ʻo e māmaní. Mahalo nai ʻoku moʻoni ʻeni ʻi he feituʻu ʻokú ke ʻi aí. Neongo ia, ʻoku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻetau vakai ki he “kau muli” mo e “vūlangi,” hangē ko ia ʻoku uiʻaki nai kinautolu ʻe he māmaní, ʻa ia ko ʻenau leá, anga-fakafonuá, mo e tōʻonga moʻuí ʻoku kehe nai ia mei haʻatautolú?
9. Ko e hā ʻa e tōʻanga mafatukituki ʻoku lava ke ne tauheleʻi kitautolu fekauʻaki mo ʻetau vakai ki he “kau muli” mo e “vūlangi” ʻoku nau haʻu ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
9 ʻI hono ʻai mahinó, kuo pau ke ʻoua te tau fakaʻatā ha hehema tāufehiʻa pē ki he kau mulí ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke ongoʻi ʻoku tau taau ange ʻi ha founga pē mo e monū ʻo hono ʻiloʻi ʻo e moʻoní ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau haʻu mei ha fonua kehe pe ʻoku taku ko e fonua panganí; ʻoku ʻikai totonu foki ke tau ongoʻi ko e kau haʻu foʻou ko ʻení ʻoku hala ʻenau ngāueʻaki ʻa e Fale Fakatahaʻangá pe ko e ngaahi koloa kehé. Naʻe pau ke fakamanatu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he niʻihi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻa ē naʻa nau tukulotoʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau peheé, ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ia naʻe taau; ko e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ia ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻá ne ʻai ʻo malava ai ki ha taha pē ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí. (Loma 3:9-12, 23, 24) ʻOku totonu ke tau fiefia he ko e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku lolotonga aʻu ia ki he fuʻu kakai tokolahi, ʻa ia naʻe fakafisingaʻi mei he faingamālie, pe ko e hā pē ha founga, ke fanongo ai ki he ongoongo leleí. (1 Tīmote 2:4) ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku moʻoni ʻetau saiʻia ʻiate kinautolú?
10. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau fakahā ʻoku tau anga-talitali kakai moʻoni ki he “vūlangi” ʻi hotau lotolotongá?
10 ʻOku lava ke tau muimui ʻi he enginaki ʻa Paulá: “Ko ia ke mou femaʻuaki akimoutolu taki taha, o hage koe maʻu foki e Kalaisi akitautolu ke ogoogo lelei ai ae Otua.” (Loma 15:7, PM) ʻI hono ʻilo ʻoku faʻa faingatāmaki ʻa e kakai ʻi he ngaahi fonua kehé pe feituʻu naʻa nau tupu hake aí, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻa e anga-ʻofa mo e tokanga ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻi hotau mālohí ai ke fai peheé. ʻOku totonu ke tau talitali lelei kinautolu ki hotau haʻohaʻongá, ʻo fai kiate kinautolu taki taha ʻo ‘tatau kiate kitautolu mo e tupu ʻi he fonua,’ mo ‘ʻofa ʻiate kinautolu hange ko ʻetau ʻofa kiate kinautolú.’ (Livitikō 19:34) ʻE ʻikai faingofua nai ke fai ʻa e meʻá ni, ka te tau lavameʻá kapau te tau manatuʻi ʻa e akonakí: “Pea ke ʻoua naʻa mou tuku ke faka angatatau kimoutolu ki he maama ko eni: kae tuku ke fai ai pe homou liliu, he fakafoʻou ʻo homou ʻatamai, ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo pe ko e ha ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei, ʻa e meʻa te ne hōifua ai, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku haohaoa.”—Loma 12:2.
Vahevahe mo e Faʻahinga Tapú
11, 12. Ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻatuʻi makehe naʻe fai ki he kau sevāniti moʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi (a) ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá (e) he ʻuluaki senitulí?
11 ʻOku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo kinautolu ko ia ʻoku taau moʻoni ki heʻetau fakaʻatuʻí mo e anga-talitali kakaí ʻa e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa ʻa ia ʻoku nau ngāue mālohi ki heʻetau lelei fakalaumālié. Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi tokonaki makehe ki he kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Līvai ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. (Nōmipa 18:25-29) ʻI he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe toe naʻinaʻi ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke tokanga kiate kinautolu ko ia ʻoku tauhi kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi fatongia makehé. Ko e fakamatala ʻi he 3 Sione 5-8 ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha māʻalifekina ʻo e haʻi vāofi ʻo e ʻofa naʻe ʻi ai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané.
12 Ko e ʻaposetolo taʻumotuʻa ko Sioné, naʻá ne fakamahuʻingaʻi māʻolunga ʻa e anga-lelei mo e anga-talitali kakai ʻa ia naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Keio ki he ngaahi tokoua fefonongaʻaki falalaʻanga naʻe fekauʻi ke ʻaʻahi ki he fakatahaʻangá. Ko e ngaahi tokoua ko ʻení—kau ai ʻa Temetelio, ngalingali ko ia naʻá ne tufaki ʻa e tohi ʻa Sioné—ko e kau sola kotoa, pe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Keio ki muʻa. Ka naʻe maʻu mai kinautolu ʻi he anga-talitali kakaí koeʻuhi he “naʻa nau ʻalu atu koeʻuhi pe ko e Huafa [ʻo e ʻOtuá].” ʻOku fakalea pehē ni ia ʻe Sione: “Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau tauhi [“maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai,” NW] ʻe kitautolu ʻa e faʻahinga pehe, koeʻuhi ke tau hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.”—3 John 1, 7, 8.
13. Ko hai ʻi hotau lotolotongá he ʻahó ni ʻoku tautefito ki ai ʻa e taau ke “maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai”?
13 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻi loto ʻi he kautaha ʻa Sihová, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻoku nau feinga mālohi longomoʻui koeʻuhi ko e fetokouaʻakí kotoa. ʻOku kau ʻi heni ʻa e kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí, ʻa ē ʻoku fakamoleki honau taimí mo e iví ʻi he uike ki he uike ʻi hono langa hake ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá; ko e kau misinalé, ʻa ē ʻoku nau liʻaki honau ngaahi fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāmeʻá kae ō ʻo malanga ʻi he ngaahi fonua mulí; ko kinautolu ko ia ʻoku ngāue ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi Pētelí pe ngaahi ʻōfisi vaʻá, ʻa ia ʻoku nau ngāue pole ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá ʻi māmani lahí; mo kinautolu ko ia ʻi he ngāue tāimuʻá, ʻa ē ʻoku nau fakamoleki ʻa e konga lahi ʻo honau taimí mo e iví ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻa e ngāue mālohi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ʻení kotoa, ʻo ʻikai ki ha lāngilangi fakatāutaha pē pe ke maʻu ha meʻa, ka ʻoku mei he ʻofa ki he fetokouaʻaki faka-Kalisitiané pea kia Sihova. ʻOku nau taau ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki ai koeʻuhi ko ʻenau anga-līʻoa ʻaufuatoó pea ʻoku taau moʻoni ke “maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakai.”
14. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane lelei ange ʻi heʻetau fakahā ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ki he faʻahinga anga-tonú? (e) Ko e hā naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sīsū naʻe fili ʻe Mele “ʻa e ngafa ʻoku lelei”?
14 ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau ‘maʻu mai ʻi he anga-talitali kakaí ʻa e faʻahinga peheé,’ ʻa ia naʻe tuhuʻi mai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné, ʻoku tau “hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.” Ko hono olá, ʻoku tau hoko ai ʻi ha ʻuhinga ko e kau Kalisitiane lelei ange. ʻOku pehē ʻení, koeʻuhi he ko e ngaahi ngāue faka-Kalisitiané ʻoku kau ai ʻa e fai lelei ki he kaungātuí. (Palōvepi 3:27, 28; 1 Sione 3:18) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi pale ʻi ha founga kehe foki. ʻI he taimi naʻe talitali ai ʻe Mele mo Māʻata ʻa Sīsū ʻi hona ʻapí, naʻe loto ʻa Māʻata ke hoko ko ha tokotaha talitali kakai lelei ʻi heʻene teuteu ʻa e “ngaahi meʻa kehekehe” maʻa Sīsū. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Mele ia ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ʻi ha founga kehe. Naʻá ne “fāite atu ʻi he vaʻe ʻo Sisu, ʻo fanongo ki heʻene fakamatala,” pea naʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi ia ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene fili “ʻa e ngafa ʻoku lelei.” (Luke 10:38-42) Ko e ngaahi fealeaʻaki mo e fetalanoaʻaki mo kinautolu ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e taukeí ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻoku faʻa hoko ko e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ia ʻi ha efiafi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ke ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá.—Loma 1:11, 12.
ʻI he Ngaahi Meʻa ʻOku Hoko Makehé
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko makehe ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene hoko nai ko e ngaahi taimi fakafiefia ia ki he kakai ʻa Sihová?
15 Neongo ʻoku ʻikai muimui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻi he ngaahi anga-fakafonua manakoá pe tauhi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho mālōlō fakamāmaní mo e ngaahi kātoangá, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakatahataha ai ke fiefia ʻi heʻenau feohi fakaekinautolú. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe kau ʻa Sīsū ki ha kātoanga kai ʻi ha mali ʻi Kena peá ne tokoni ki he fiefia ʻi he meʻa naʻe hokó ʻaki ʻene fakahoko ʻa ʻene ʻuluaki maná ʻi ai. (Sione 2:1-11) ʻOku tatau pē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku maʻu fakataha ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi taimi fiefia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko makehe meimei tatau, pea ʻoku tānaki lahi atu ki he ngaahi meʻa pehē ʻoku hokó ʻa e kātoanga taau mo e fakafiefia. Neongo ia, ko e hā ʻoku taaú?
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻoku tau maʻu fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaanga taaú ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi meʻa makehe ʻoku hokó?
16 Mei heʻetau ako ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻoku taau ki he kau Kalisitiané, pea ʻoku tau muimui ki heni ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. (Loma 13:12-14; Kalētia 5:19-21; ʻEfesō 5:3-5) ʻOku ʻikai ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha laiseni ke liʻaki hotau ngaahi tuʻunga faka-Kalisitiané pe ke fai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te tau maheni hono faí, ʻi he ngaahi fakatahataha fakasōsialé, tatau ai pē ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi mali pe ki ha toe ʻuhinga kehe; pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fakafatongiaʻi kitautolu ke muimui ki he ngaahi anga-fakafonua kotoa ʻa e fonua ʻa ia ʻoku tau nofo aí. Ko e lahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ngaahi tōʻonga fakalotu loi pe manavahē taʻeʻuhinga, pea ko e ngaahi meʻa kehé ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻoku hā mahino ʻa hono taʻetali ki he kau Kalisitiané.—1 Pita 4:3, 4.
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hā ai naʻe fakalele maau mo tokangaʻi lelei ʻa e kātoanga mali ʻi Kená? (e) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe leleiʻia ʻa Sīsū ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko ko iá?
17 ʻI hono lau ʻa e Sione 2:1-11 (PM), ʻoku ʻikai faingataʻa kiate kitautolu ke sio ai ko e meʻa naʻe hokó ko ha meʻa lahi pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fuʻu kau fakaafe tokolahi. Kae kehe, ko Sīsū mo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló ko e kau fakaafe naʻe “tala” kiate kinautolu; naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻalu noaʻia pē ki ai, neongo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi tokosiʻi ʻia kinautolu ʻoku hangehangē naʻa nau kāinga mo e tokotaha talitali kakaí. ʻOku tau toe fakatokangaʻi foki naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau “tauhi” pehē foki ki ha “bule,” ʻa ia naʻá ne fai ʻa e fakahinohino ki he meʻa naʻe tokangaʻí pe faí. Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e meʻa naʻe hokó naʻe fakalele maau pea tokangaʻi lelei. ʻOku fakaʻosi ʻa e fakamatalá ʻaki ʻa e pehē ko e meʻa ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻi he kātoanga kaí, naʻe “fakaha ai hono nāunāu” ʻe Sīsū. Naʻá ne fili nai ʻa e meʻa ko ia naʻe hokó ke fai ia ai kapau ko ha paati naʻe longoaʻa mo taʻemāpuleʻi? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻe ʻikai.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau mafatukituki kuo pau ke fai ki ha meʻa fakasōsiale pē ʻe hoko?
18 Fēfē leva, ha ngaahi meʻa makehe pē ʻe hoko te tau talitali nai? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau manatuʻi ko e taumuʻa ʻo hono talitali ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻaki ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí koeʻuhi ke lava nai ai kitautolu hono kotoa ʻo “hoko ko e kaungāngaue mo kinautolu ki he moʻoni.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ke fakaʻilongaʻi ha meʻa ʻoku hoko ko ha fakatahataha “Fakaefakamoʻoni.” ʻE hoko ʻo ʻeke nai ʻa e fehuʻí ni, ʻI hono moʻoní, ko ha fakamoʻoni ia pe ko hai kitautolu mo e meʻa ʻoku tau tui ki aí? ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa tau teitei vakai ki he ngaahi meʻa pehē ʻoku hokó ko e ngaahi faingamālie ia ke sio ai pe ko e hā hono lahi te tau aʻu ki ai ʻi he feʻauʻauhi mo e māmaní mo ʻene ngaahi filioʻí, ʻi he fai ki he “holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui.” (1 Sione 2:15, 16) ʻI hono kehé, ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku hokó kuo pau ke tapua totonu mai ai ʻa hotau ngafa ʻi hotau tuʻunga ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ko e meʻa ʻoku tau faí ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e kolōlia mo e lāngilangi kia Sihova.—Mātiu 5:16; 1 Kolinitō 10:31-33.
‘Ke Fetalitalikakaiʻaki Taʻe ha Lāunga’
19. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai “ke mou fetalitalikakaiʻaki kimoutolu taʻe ha lāunga”?
19 ʻI he hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he māmaní ki he kovi angé pea hoko ʻo toe māvahevahe lahi ange ai ʻa e kakaí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tau malavá ke ʻai ke mālohi ai ʻa e haʻi vāofi ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. (Kolose 3:14) Ki he taumuʻa ko ʻení, kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e “feʻofaʻaki ke tukuingata,” hangē ko ia naʻe naʻinaʻi kiate kitautolu ʻe Pitá. Hili iá, ʻi ha ngaahi fakamatala ʻaonga, naʻá ne tānaki mai: “Ke mou fefakaafeʻaki [“fetalitalikakaiʻaki,” NW] kimoutolu taʻe ha lāunga.” (1 Pita 4:7-9) ʻOku tau loto-lelei ke muʻomuʻa ʻi he hoko ʻo anga-talitali kakai ki hotau ngaahi tokouá, ʻo tau tuku atu kitautolu ke hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa mo faʻa tokoni? Pe ʻoku tau lāunga ʻi he malanga hake ha faingamālie pehē? Kapau ʻoku tau fai pehē, ʻoku tau tāmateʻi ai ʻa e fiefia ʻoku lava ke tau maʻú pea mole ai foki mo e pale ʻo e fiefia ʻi he fai leleí.—Palōvepi 3:27; Ngāue 20:35.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tali mai kiate kitautolu kapau ʻoku tau fai ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ʻi he māmani māvahevahe he ʻaho ní?
20 Ko e ngāue vāofi mo hotau kaungā-Kalisitiané, ko e hoko ʻo anga-lelei mo fetalitalikakaiʻakí, te ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻefakangatangata. (Mātiu 10:40-42) Ki he faʻahinga peheé, naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sihova te ne “folahi ʻa e tapanekale ʻo hono Sikaina ʻiate kinautolu. ʻE ʻikai [te nau] fiekaia, ʻumaʻā haʻanau toe fieinua.” Ke hoko ʻo ʻi he tāpanekale ʻo Sihová ko e fiefia ia ʻi heʻene maluʻí mo ʻene anga-talitali kakaí. (Fakahā 7:15, 16; ʻAisea 25:6) ʻIo, ʻoku ʻi muʻa ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e fiefia ʻi he anga-talitali kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo taʻengata.—Sāme 27:4; 61:3, 4.
ʻE Lava ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa tau taʻetokangaʻi kapau ʻoku tau loto ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia mo e fiemālie moʻoní?
◻ Ko hai ʻa e “faʻahinga matuʻamate mo e kau uitou,” pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau “aʻahi” kiate kinautolú?
◻ ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau vakai ki he “kau muli” mo e “vūlangi” ʻi hotau lotolotongá?
◻ Ko hai ʻoku taau ke tautefito ki ai ʻa e tokangá ʻi he ʻaho ní?
◻ ʻOku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻa e tapua mai ʻa e laumālie moʻoni ʻo e anga-talitali kakaí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa makehe ʻoku hokó?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 28, 29]
ʻI he ngaahi kātoanga ʻoku hokó ʻoku lava ke tau anga-talitali kakai ai ki he kau vūlangí, fānau tamaimaté, kinautolu ko ia ʻi he ngāue taimi-kakató, mo e kau fakaafe kehé