ʻOku Ueʻi Kitautolu ʻe he Tuí ki he Ngāue!
“ʻOku ke vakai, ko ʻene tui [ʻa ʻĒpalahame] naʻe ngaue fakataha mo ʻene ngaahi ngaue, pea ko ʻene ngaahi ngaue naʻe fakahaohaoa mei ai ʻene tui.”—SEMISI 2:22.
1, 2. Te tau ngāue fēfē ʻo kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tuí?
ʻOKU pehē ʻe he tokolahi ʻoku nau tui ki he ʻOtuá. Ka, ʻoku taʻemoʻui tatau pē ʻa e tui lau peé mo ha sino ʻo ha mate. “Pehe foki ʻa e tui, kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ō mo e ngaue, ʻoku mate pe ia, heʻene tuʻu taha,” ko e tohi ia ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí. Naʻá ne toe pehē naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame manavahē-ʻOtua ʻa e tui ʻa ia “naʻe ngaue fakataha mo ʻene ngaahi ngaue.” (Semisi 2:17, 22) Ko e hā hono mahuʻinga kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá?
2 Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tui moʻoní, ʻe ʻikai te tau tui pē ki he meʻa ʻoku tau fanongo ki ai ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. Te tau ʻoatu ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tuí koeʻuhi he ko e kau Fakamoʻoni longomoʻui kitautolu ʻa Sihova. ʻIo, ʻe fakaʻaiʻai kitautolu ʻe he tuí ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he moʻuí pea te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke ngāue.
ʻOku ʻIkai ke Fehoanakimālie ʻa e Filifilimānakó mo e Tuí
3, 4. ʻOku totonu ke uesia fēfē ʻe he tuí ʻa e founga ʻo ʻetau feangainga mo e niʻihi kehé?
3 Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tui moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi, ʻe ʻikai te tau fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó. (Semisi 2:1-4, NW) Ko e niʻihi ʻa ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻa Sēmisí naʻe ʻikai te nau fakahāhā ʻa e taʻefilifilimānako ko ia naʻe fiemaʻu mei he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. (Loma 2:11) Mei hení, ʻoku ʻeke ʻe Sēmisi: “ʻOku ʻikai te mou puke ʻa e tui ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻa hotau lāngilangí, ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue filifilimānako, ʻoku mou pehē?” Kapau ʻoku haʻu ha tokotaha taʻetui koloaʻia mo e ngaahi mama koula mo e ngaahi kofu ngingila ki ha fakataha, pehē foki ki ha tokotaha taʻetui ko ha “masiva ʻoku kofu fakalielia,” naʻe totonu ke talitali lelei fakatouʻosi kinaua, ka naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻa e tokanga makehe ia ki he koloaʻiá. Naʻe ʻoange kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi nofoʻanga “ʻi he feituʻu lelei,” ʻi hono kehé, naʻe tala ki he kau masiva taʻetuí ke nau tuʻu pe ke tangutu ʻi he falikí ʻi ha veʻe vaʻe ʻo ha taha.
4 Naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ʻo tatau pē ki he koloaʻiá mo e masivá. (2 Kolinito 5:14) Ko ia ai, kapau ʻoku tau tokonaki pē ki he koloaʻiá, te tau mavahe ai mei he tui ʻa Kalaisí, ʻa ia naʻá ne ‘hoko ko e masiva koeʻuhi ko kitautolu, koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene masivá ke tau hoko ko e koloaʻia.’ (2 Kolinito 8:9) Ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau fakamāuʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻi ha founga pehē—ʻaki ʻa e fakaueʻiloto hala ko hono fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e tangatá. ʻOku ʻikai ke filifilimānako ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ʻo kapau naʻa tau fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó, te tau hoko ai ʻo “fifili kovi.” (Siope 34:19) ʻI he holi ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai te tau tō ai ki he fakatauele ke fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó pe ke ‘filifilimānako ko e sio meʻá.’—Siutasi 4, 16.
5. Ko hai kuo fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ‘koloaʻia ʻi he tuí,’ pea ʻoku faʻa ngāue fēfē ʻa e kau koloaʻia fakamatelié?
5 ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e koloaʻia moʻoní pea ʻokú ne naʻinaʻi mai ke fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻo taʻefilifilimānako. (Semisi 2:5-9) ‘Naʻe fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa kinautolu ʻoku masivá ke koloaʻia ʻi he tui, pea ke ʻea ki he puleʻangá.’ ʻOku pehē ʻení koeʻuhi he ʻoku faʻa tali ange ʻe he masivá ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (1 Kolinito 1:26-29) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha kalasí, ʻoku lōmekina ʻe he kau koloaʻia fakamatelié ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi moʻua, ngaahi vāhenga, mo e ngaahi ngāue fakalaó. ʻOku nau lea kovi kia Kalaisi pea fakatangaʻi kitautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻetau fuesia hono huafá. Kae tuku ke tau fakapapauʻi ke talangofua ki he “lao fakatuʻi,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne fiemaʻu mai ʻa e ʻofa fakakaungāʻapí—ʻa e hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa tatau pē ki he koloaʻiá mo e masivá. (Livitiko 19:18; Mātiu 22:37-40) Koeʻuhi ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻeni ʻe he ʻOtuá, ko hono fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó ko e “angahala ia.”
‘ʻOku Luki ʻa Meesi ki he Fakamāú’
6. Te tau hoko fēfē ko e kau maumau-lao kapau naʻe ʻikai te tau feangainga fai meesi ki he niʻihi kehé?
6 Kapau ʻoku tau fakahāhā taʻefaimeesi ʻa e filifilimānakó, ko e kau maumau-lao kitautolu. (Semisi 2:10-13) ʻI he laka ʻi ha sitepu hala fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, ʻoku tau hoko ai ko e kau faihala fakafepaki ki he ngaahi lao kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e kau ʻIsileli ko ē naʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha tono ka ko e kau kaihaʻa kinautolú, naʻa nau hoko ai ko e kau laka hala ki he Lao ʻa Mōsesé. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku fakamāuʻi kitautolu ʻaki “ʻa e lao tauʻataina”—ko e ʻIsileli fakalaumālie ʻi he kovinānite foʻoú, ʻo nau maʻu ʻa hono laó ʻi honau lotó.—Selemaia 31:31-33.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai lava ai ke ʻamanekina ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau hokohoko atu hono fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó ha meesi mei he ʻOtuá?
7 Kapau ʻoku tau taukaveʻi ke maʻu ʻa e tuí kae kīvoi ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó, ʻoku tau ʻi ha fakatuʻutāmaki. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku taʻeʻofa mo taʻefaimēsí ʻe fai honau fakamāú ʻo ʻikai ha meesi. (Mātiu 7:1, 2) ʻOku pehē ʻe Sēmisi: “ʻOku luki ʻa meesi ki he fakamāu.” Kapau ʻoku tau tali ʻa e tataki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová ʻaki ʻetau fakahāhā ʻa e meesi ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻetau fakafeangaí, ʻe ʻikai fakahalaiaʻi kitautolu ʻi hotau fakamāuʻí. ʻI hono kehé, te tau aʻusia ʻa e meesí pea te tau ikunaʻi ai ʻa e fakamaau kakahá pe fakafilí.
ʻOku Fakatupu ʻe he Tuí ʻa e Ngaahi Ngāue Lelei
8. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo ha taha ʻokú ne pehē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuí kae ʻikai ha ngaahi ngāue?
8 Tuku kehe ʻa hono ʻai kitautolu ke anga-ʻofa mo faimēsí, ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he tuí ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lelei kehe. (Semisi 2:14-26, NW) Ko e moʻoni, ko e tui lau pē ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi ngāué heʻikai te ne fakahaofi kitautolu. ʻOku moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai lava ke tau maʻu ha tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni mo e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻo e laó. (Loma 4:2-5) ʻOku talanoa ʻa Sēmisí fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku ueʻi, ʻikai ʻaki ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e laó, ka ko e tui mo e ʻofa. Kapau ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi ʻulungaanga peheé, ʻe ʻikai te tau fakahaaʻi pē ha talamonū anga-ʻofa ki ha kaungā-lotu masiva. Te tau foaki ʻa e tokoni fakamatelie ki ha tokoua pe tuofefine taʻekofu pe fiekaia. ʻOku ʻeke ʻe Sēmisi: ‘Kapau te ke tala ki ha tokoua fiekaia: “ʻAlu fiemālie pē, ʻo māfana mo mākona” kae ʻikai tokonaki ange ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻú, ko e hā hano ʻaonga ʻo ia?’ Hala ʻatā. (Siope 31:16-22) ʻOku ʻikai moʻui ʻa e “tui” peheé!
9. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahāhā ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tuí?
9 Te tau feohi lahi nai mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻaufuatoó pē ʻoku lava ke ne poupouʻi ʻa ʻetau taukaveʻi ko ia ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tuí. ʻOku lelei ia kapau kuo tau talitekeʻi ʻa e tokāteline Tolu-Tahaʻi-ʻOtuá pea tui ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoni pē ʻe taha. Ka, ko e tui mola peé ʻoku ʻikai ko e tuí ia. “ʻOku tui ʻa e kau tēmenioó,” pea ʻoku nau “tetetete” manavahē koeʻuhi he ʻoku fakatatali mai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakaʻauha. Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu moʻoni ʻa e tuí, te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi ngāue pehē hangē ko hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí pea tokonaki ʻa e meʻakai mo e vala ki he kaungā-tui ʻoku masivá. ʻOku ʻeke ʻe Sēmisi: “Ka ʻoku ke loto ke mahino atu koā, siana taʻeloto [ʻikai fonu ʻi he ʻiloʻi totonu ʻo e ʻOtuá], ʻa e kaʻanga ʻa e tui ʻoku taʻe ō mo e ngaahi ngaue?” ʻIo, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he tuí ʻa e ngāue.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku ui ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame “ko e tamai ʻanautolu kotoa pe ʻoku tui”?
10 Ko e tui ʻa e pēteliake anga-fakaʻotua ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻá ne ueʻi ai ia ke ngāué. ʻI heʻene hoko ko e “tamai ʻanautolu kotoa pe ʻoku tui,” naʻe ‘fakatonuhia ia mei he ngaahi ngaué, heʻene ʻoatu ʻa Aisake ko hono fohá, ʻo hilifaki ki he olitá.’ (Loma 4:11, 12; Senesi 22:1-14) Fēfē kapau naʻe ʻikai tui ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻe lava ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fokotuʻu hake ʻa ʻAisake pea fakahoko ʻa ʻEne talaʻofa ki ha hako fakafou mai ʻiate iá? Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito leva ke feinga ʻa ʻĒpalahame ia ke feilaulauʻaki ʻa hono fohá. (Hepelu 11:19) Ko e ngaahi ngāue talangofua ʻa ʻĒpalahamé naʻe “fakahaohaoa mei ai ʻene tui,” pe fakakakato. Mei hení, “naʻe fakamoʻoni ʻa e folofola [Senesi 15:6] naʻe pehe, Pea naʻe tui ʻa Epalahame ki he ʻOtua, pea naʻe lau ia maʻane maʻoniʻoni.” Ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻi heʻene feinga ke feilaulauʻaki ʻa ʻAisaké, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e folofola ki muʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe māʻoniʻoni ʻa ʻĒpalahame. ʻI he ngaahi ngāue ʻo e tuí, naʻá ne fakahāhā ai ʻa ʻene ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea hoko ai ʻo ui ko e “Takanga ʻo e ʻOtua.”
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tuí ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo Lēhapí?
11 Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame “ʻoku fakatonuhia ʻa e tangata mei he ngaahi ngaue, ʻo ʻikai mei he tui pe.” Naʻe toe moʻoni ia fekauʻaki mo Lēhapi, ko ha paʻumutu ʻi Sielikō. Naʻe ‘fakatonuhia ia mei he ngaué, heʻene tali ʻa e ongo talafekau [ʻIsilelí], ʻo ne fakatoʻotoʻo ʻena ō ʻi ha hala kehe’ koeʻuhi ke na hao mei hona ngaahi fili Kēnaní. Ki muʻa ke fetaulaki mo e ongo sipai ʻIsilelí, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea ko ʻene ngaahi lea ki muí mo ʻene liʻaki ʻa e feʻauaki totongí, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa ʻene tuí. (Siosiua 2:9-11; Hepelu 11:31) Hili ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ko ʻeni hono ua ʻo e tuí kuo fakahāhā ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāué, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sēmisi: “Hangeā ʻoku mate ʻa e sino ʻo ka mavahe mei he laumalie, pehe foki ʻoku mate ʻa e tui ʻo ka mavahe mo e ngaue.” ʻI he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha taha, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ivi moʻui ia, pe “laumālie” ʻiate ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne lavaʻi ʻe ia ha meʻa ʻe taha. Ko e tui lau peé ʻoku taʻemoʻui mo taʻeʻaonga tatau pē ia mo ha sino ʻoku mate. Neongo ia, kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tui moʻoní, te ne ueʻi kitautolu ki he ngāue fakaʻotuá.
Māpuleʻi Ho ʻEleló!
12. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá?
12 Ko e leá mo e faiakó ʻoku lava ke ne toe ʻomai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tuí, ka ʻoku ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ki ha mataʻofi. (Semisi 3:1-4) ʻI he hoko ko e kau faiako ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha fatongia mamafa mo ha fakamatala lahi ke fai ki he ʻOtuá. Mei hení, ʻoku totonu ke nau sivisiviʻi anga-fakatōkilalo ʻenau ngaahi fakaueʻilotó mo e tuʻunga tāú. Tuku kehe ʻa e ʻiló mo e tufakangá, ko e kau tangatá ni kuo pau ke nau maʻu ha ʻofa loloto ki he ʻOtuá pea ki he kaungā-tuí. (Loma 12:3, 16; 1 Kolinito 13:3, 4) Kuo pau ke fakatuʻunga ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻenau akonakí ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. Kapau naʻe faihala ha mātuʻa ʻi heʻene akonakí pea ʻoku iku ʻa e meʻá ni ʻo palopalemaʻia ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻe fakamāuʻi fakafili ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke anga-fakatōkilalo mo faʻa ako ʻa e kau mātuʻá, ʻo pipiki anga-tonu ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.
13. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoku tau humu ai ʻi he leá?
13 Naʻa mo e kau faiako leleí—ko hono moʻoní, ko kitautolu kotoa—ʻoku “lahi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau humu ai” koeʻuhi ko e taʻehaohaoá. Ko e humu ʻi he leá ko e taha ia ʻi he ngaahi tōnounou ʻoku faʻa hoko mo fakatupu maumau tahá. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sēmisi: “Toki ai ha tangata ʻoku ʻikai ke humu ʻi he lea, pea ko e tangata haohaoa ia, mo mafai ke ʻai piti ki he sino kotoa.” ʻI he ʻikai tatau mo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻikai te tau mapuleʻi haohaoa ʻa e ʻeleló. Kapau naʻa tau pehē, ʻe lava ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa kehe ʻo hotau sinó. Ka neongo iá, ko e ngaahi fakaniupāpuá mo e pití ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e hōsí ke ʻalu ki he feituʻu ʻoku tau fakahinohino ki aí, pea ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻo ha kiʻi foheʻuli, naʻa mo ha fuʻu vaka lahi ʻi hono puhi ʻe he ngaahi matangi mālohí ʻoku lava ke fakaʻuli ia ʻo fakatatau ki he fakaʻamu ʻa e tangata fakaʻulí.
14. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e feingá koeʻuhi ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló?
14 Ko kitautolu kotoa kuo pau ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻi he faitotonu ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e feinga moʻoni ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló. (Semisi 3:5-12) ʻI hono fakahoa ki ha hoosi, ko e pití ʻoku siʻisiʻi; pehē pē mo e foheʻulí ʻi hono fakahoa atu ki ha vaka. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakahoa atu ai ki he sino ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku siʻisiʻi ʻa e ʻeleló “pea ʻoku lau meʻa lalahi.” Koeʻuhi ʻoku fakamaʻalaʻala ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻoku taʻefakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e pōlepolé, tau kumi ki heʻene tokoní ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai. (Sāme 12:3, 4; 1 Kolinito 4:7) ʻOfa ke tau taʻofi hotau ʻeleló ʻi he taimi ʻoku ueʻi aí, ʻo manatuʻi ʻe lava pē ʻe ha kiʻi mofisi ʻo tutu ha fuʻu vaotā. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe Sēmisí, “ko e ʻelelo ko ha afi” ʻokú ne malava ke fakatupunga ha maumau lahi. (Palovepi 18:21) Ko ia, ko ha ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻi “koe mama agahala”! Ko e fasi-ʻa-anga kovi kotoa pē ʻo e māmani fakaʻotuamate ko ʻení ʻoku fakafekauʻaki ia mo e ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻí. ʻOku fakafatongiaʻi ia ki he ngaahi meʻa maumau pehē hangē ko e lauʻikoví mo e akonaki loí. (Livitiko 19:16; 2 Pita 2:1) Ko e hā hoʻo fakakaukaú? ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau tuí ke ngāue mālohi ki hono mapuleʻi hotau ʻeleló?
15. Ko e hā nai ʻa e maumau ʻe fai ʻe he ʻelelo taʻefakapití?
15 Ko ha ʻelelo taʻefakapiti ʻokú ne ‘fakamele’ kotoa kitautolu. Hangē ko ʻení, kapau ʻoku maʻu kitautolu ʻoku tau loi hokohoko, te tau hoko nai ai ʻo ʻiloa ko e kau loi. ʻOku anga-fēfē leva ʻa e hanga ʻe ha ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻi ʻo ‘tutu ʻa e seakale ʻo natulá’? ʻAki hono ʻai ʻa e moʻuí ʻo hangē ha seakale ʻo e koví. ʻE fakalotomamahiʻi nai ʻa e fakatahaʻangá kotoa ʻe ha ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻi pē ʻe taha. ʻOku lave ʻa Sēmisi ki “Kihena,” ʻa e Teleʻa ʻo Hīnomí. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he taimi ʻe taha ki hono feilaulauʻi ʻo e fānaú, ka naʻe hoko ia ko e lingiʻanga veve ki hono fakaʻauhaʻaki ʻa e afí e kinohaʻa ʻi Selusalemá. (Selemaia 7:31) Ko ia, ko Kihená ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e fakaʻauhamālie. ʻI ha ʻuhinga, kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe Kihena ʻa hono mafai fakaefakaʻauhá ki he ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻí. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakapiti hotau ʻeleló, te tau hoko nai kitautolu tonu ʻo maʻukovia ʻi he afi naʻa tau kamatá. (Mātiu 5:22) ʻE aʻu nai ʻo kapusi kitautolu mei he fakatahaʻangá ʻi hono lauʻikoviʻi ʻo ha taha.—1 Kolinito 5:11-13.
16. ʻI he vakai atu ki he maumau ʻe lava ke fai ʻe ha ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻi, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí?
16 Hangē ko ia ʻokú ke ʻilo mei hono lau ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova, ʻoku totonu ki he tangatá ke ne fakamoʻulaloaʻi kiate ia ʻa e meʻa fakatupu ko e fanga monumanú. (Senesi 1:28) Pea kuo fakalalata ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e meʻamoʻuí. Hangē ko ʻení, kuo ngāueʻaki ʻa e fanga hoke ʻosi akoʻi, ʻi he tuli manú. Ko e ‘meʻa totolo’ ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa Sēmisí ʻoku kau nai ki ai ʻa e fanga ngata kuo puleʻi ʻe he kau fakafiefiaʻi ʻo e ngatá. (Sāme 58:4, 5) Naʻa mo e fanga tofuaʻá ʻoku lava ke puleʻi ia ʻe he tangatá, ka ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata angahalaʻiá ʻoku ʻikai te tau lava kakato ke fakalalata ʻa e ʻeleló. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fai ʻa e ngaahi lea kovi, fakalotomamahi, pe ngaahi lea lauʻikoviʻí. Ko ha ʻelelo taʻemapuleʻi ʻoku lava ke hoko ia ko ha meʻangāue fakatuʻutāmaki kuo fonu ʻi he meʻa kona fakatupu mate. (Loma 3:13) Ko hono pangó, he kuo fakatafokiʻi ʻe he ʻelelo ʻo e kau faiako loí ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi mei he ʻOtuá. Ko ia, ʻoua naʻa tau teitei fakaʻatā kitautolu ke ikunaʻi ʻe he ngaahi fakamatala fakakona ʻa e kau tafoki mei he moʻoní, tatau ai pē ʻi he lea pe tohi.—1 Timote 1:18-20; 2 Pita 2:1-3.
17, 18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāuehala ʻoku tuhuʻi mai ʻi he Semisi 3:9-12, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni?
17 Ko e tui ki he ʻOtuá mo ha holi ke fakahōifuaʻi iá ʻoku lava ke ne maluʻi ai kitautolu mei he tafoki mei he moʻoní pea ʻoku lava ke ne taʻofi kitautolu mei hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa e ʻeleló. ʻI he tuhu ki hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻe he niʻihi, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sēmisi ‘ko e ʻeleló ʻoku tau fakamālō ʻaki ki heʻetau Tamaí, ʻa Sihova, pea ʻoku tau tutukuʻi ʻaki ʻa e kakai ʻa ia ʻoku ngaohi ʻi he tatau ʻo e ʻOtuá.’ (Senesi 1:26) Ko Sihova ʻa ʻetau Tamaí he ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e “foaki mai kiate kitautolu fulipe ʻa e moʻui mo e manava, mo e meʻa kotoa pe!” (Ngāue 17:24, 25) Ko e Tamai foki ia ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie. Ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau “ʻi he tatau ʻo e ʻOtua” ʻi he tuʻunga fakaeʻatamaí mo fakaeʻulungaangá, ʻo kau ai ʻa e ʻofa, fakamaau totonu, mo e poto ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakafaikehekeheʻi kitautolu mei he fanga monumanú. Ko ia, ʻoku totonu leva ke tau ngāue fēfē kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tui kia Sihová?
18 Kapau ʻoku tau talatukiʻi ʻa e tangatá, ʻe ʻuhinga iá ʻoku tau kole, pe ui mai, ha mala kiate kinautolu. Koeʻuhi he ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kau palōfita fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotua kitautolu kuo fakamafaiʻi ke ui mai ha mala ki ha taha, ko e lea peheé ʻe hoko ia ko e fakamoʻoni ʻo e tāufehiʻa ʻa ia te ne ʻai ke kulanoa ai ʻa ʻetau fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke hoko mai fakatouʻosi ʻa e “fakamālō mo e tutukuʻi” mei he ngutu tatau. (Luke 6:27, 28; Loma 12:14, 17-21; Siutasi 9) He angahalaʻia moʻoni ē ke hiva fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá pea lea kovi ki mui fekauʻaki mo e kaungā-tuí! ʻOku ʻikai lava ke mapuna fakatouʻosi mai ʻa e vai melie mo e vai kona mei he fauniteni tatau. Hangē pē ko e “ʻikai lava ke fua ʻolive ʻa e fikí, pe fua fiki ʻa e vainé,” ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻa e vai māsimá ke ne ʻomai ha vai melie. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fehālaaki fakalaumālie kapau ko kitautolu, ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tau leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí, ʻoku tau kīvoi ʻi hono leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakalotomamahí. Kapau kuo tau tō ʻi he tōʻonga ko iá, tau lotu ʻo kole ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihová ke ʻoua te tau lea ʻi ha founga pehē.—Sāme 39:1.
Ngāue ʻAki ʻa e Poto mei ʻOlungá
19. Kapau ʻoku tataki kitautolu ʻe he poto fakahēvaní, ʻe anga-fēfē nai haʻatau uesia ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
19 Ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ʻa e potó ke leaʻaki mo fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku taau mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuí. (Semisi 3:13-18) Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e manavahē anga-fakaʻapaʻapa ki he ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne foaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e poto fakahēvaní, ko e malava ko ia ke ngāueʻaki totonu ʻa e ʻiló. (Palovepi 9:10; Hepelu 5:14) ʻOku akoʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻene Folofolá ki he founga ke fakahāhāʻaki “ʻa e angavaivai [“anga-malū,” NW] ʻa poto.” Pea koeʻuhi ko ʻetau anga-maluú, ʻoku tau pouaki ai ʻa e melino fakaefakatahaʻangá. (1 Kolinito 8:1, 2) Ko ha niʻihi pē ʻoku fakamafutofuta ʻaki ʻa e hoko ko e kau faiako lahi ʻo e kaunga-tuí ʻoku nau ‘lohiakiʻi ʻa e moʻoni faka-Kalisitiané,’ ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakahalaiaʻi ʻenau siokitá. (Kaletia 5:26) Ko ʻenau “poto” ʻoku “fakaemamani”—ko e tōʻonga ia ʻa e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá kuo mavahe mei he ʻOtuá. ʻOku taka “fakamanu,” ʻi he hoko ko e fua ʻo e ngaahi holi fakakakanó. Ko ia, ʻoku aʻu ʻo “fakatēmeniō,” he ko e kau laumālie fulikivanú ʻoku nau loto-mahikihiki! (1 Timote 3:6) Ko ia ai, tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e potó mo e anga-fakatōkilaló koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau fai ha meʻa ke fakatupunga ha ʻātakai ʻa ia ʻe lava ke tupu ʻāfaʻafa ai ʻa e ‘ngaue koví’ hangē ko e lauʻikoví mo e filifilimānakó.
20. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e poto fakahēvaní?
20 “Ko e poto ʻoku mei ʻolunga, ko hono anga tuʻu muʻa ko e maʻa,” ʻo ʻai ai kitautolu ke maʻa fakaeʻulungaanga mo fakalaumālie. (2 Kolinito 7:11) ʻOku “melino” ia, ʻo ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tuli ki he melinó. (Hepelu 12:14) Ko e poto fakahēvaní ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau “anga fakaʻatūʻi,” ʻo ʻikai fakamatematē mo faingataʻa ke feangainga mo ia. (Filipai 4:5) Ko e poto mei ʻolungá ʻoku “taka fakaoleole,” ʻo pouaki ʻa e talangofua ki he akonaki fakaʻotuá mo e fāitaha mo e kautaha ʻa Sihová. (Loma 6:17) Ko e poto mei ʻolungá ʻokú ne toe ʻai kitautolu ke tau mohu meesi, ʻo manavaʻofa. (Siutasi 22, 23) ʻI he hoko ʻo fuhi ai ʻa e “fua lelei,” ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e tokanga ki he niʻihi kehé mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku fehoanaki mo e leleí, māʻoniʻoní, mo e moʻoní. (Efeso 5:9) Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau fakamelinó, ʻoku tau fiefia ʻi he “fua ko e maʻoniʻoni” ʻa ia ʻoku tupu ʻāfaʻafa ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga melino.
21. Fakatatau ki he Semisi 2:1-3:18, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ki ai ʻe heʻetau tui ki he ʻOtuá?
21 ʻOku hā mahino leva, ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he tuí ki he ngāue. ʻOkú ne ʻai kitautolu ke taʻefilifilimānako, mohu meesi, mo longomoʻui ʻi he ngaahi ngāue leleí. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he tuí ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló pea ke ngāue ʻaki ʻa e poto fakahēvaní. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko hono kotoa ia ʻo e meʻa ʻoku tau lava ʻo ako mei he tohí ni. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e faleʻi lahi ange ʻa Sēmisi ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻulungaangaʻaki ʻa e tōʻonga ʻoku taau mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tui kia Sihová.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku hala ai ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānakó?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e felāveʻi ʻa e tuí mo e ngaahi ngāué?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló?
◻ ʻOku tatau mo e hā ʻa e poto fakahēvaní?