ʻOku ʻAi Kitautolu ʻe he Tuí ke Tau Kātaki mo Faʻa Lotu
“Ke mou kataki mo kimoutolu; poupou homou loto: he kuo ofi ʻa e hoko mai [“ʻi ai,” NW] ʻa e ʻEiki.”—SEMISI 5:8.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakakaukauloto ki he Semisi 5:7, 8?
KO E “ʻi ai” ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi naʻe fakatatali fuoloa ki aí ʻoku hoko ia he taimí ni ko ha meʻa moʻoni. (Mātiu 24:3-14) Ko kinautolu kotoa ko ē ʻoku lau ʻoku nau tui ki he ʻOtuá mo Kalaisí, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo laka hake ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ke fakakaukau ai ki he ngaahi lea ko ʻeni ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Kainga, mou kataki pe ʻo aʻu ki he hoko mai [“ʻi ai,” NW] ʻa e ʻEiki. Vakai ʻoku nofoʻaki tali ʻa e faʻa ki he fua mahuʻinga ʻo e kelekele; pea ʻoku ne kataki hono tauhi, kaeʻoua ke to ki ai ʻa e ʻuha muʻa mo e ʻuha mui. Ke mou kataki mo kimoutolu; poupou homou loto: he kuo ofi ʻa e hoko mai [“i ai,” NW] ʻa e ʻEiki.”—Semisi 5:7, 8.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi palopalema ʻe niʻihi naʻe fehangahangai mo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻa Sēmisí?
2 Ko e faʻahinga ko ē naʻe tohi ki ai ʻe Sēmisi ʻa ʻene tohi fakamānavaʻí, naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí pea fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi palopalema kehekehe. Naʻe ngāue ʻa e tokolahi ia ʻo kehe mei he meʻa ko ia naʻe ʻamanekina mei he faʻahinga naʻe lau ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá. Hangē ko ʻení, naʻe fiemaʻu ke fai ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi holi ʻa ia naʻe tupu hake ʻi he ngaahi loto ʻe niʻihi. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakafoki ʻa e tuʻunga nongá ki he lotolotonga ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ko iá. Naʻa nau toe fiemaʻu ha faleʻi ki he hoko ʻo kātaki mo faʻa lotú. ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe tala ʻe Sēmisi kiate kinautolú, tau sio angé pe ʻe lava fēfē ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻene ngaahi leá ʻi heʻetau moʻuí.
Fakatupunga ʻAuha ʻa e Ngaahi Holi Fehālaakí
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻo e fakakikihi fakaefakatahaʻangá, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei hení?
3 Naʻe hala ha melino ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane lau pē ʻe niʻihi, pea ko e tupuʻanga tefito ʻo e tuʻunga ko ʻení ko e ngaahi holi fehālaakí. (Semisi 4:1-3) Naʻe fakatupu maumau ʻa e tuʻunga fakakikihí, pea naʻe fakamāuʻi taʻeʻofa ʻe he niʻihi honau ngaahi tokouá. Naʻe hoko ʻa e meʻá ni koeʻuhi he naʻe fakahoko ʻe he ngaahi holi ki he fiefia fakaeongó ha faitau ʻi he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo honau sinó. ʻE fiemaʻu nai kiate kitautolu tonu ke lotu ki ha tokoni ke talitekeʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi holi fakakakano ki he ongoongoá, mafaí, mo e koloá koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau fai ha meʻa ke maumauʻiʻaki ʻa e melino ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (Loma 7:21-25; 1 Pita 2:11) Naʻe tupulekina ʻa e tuʻunga mānumanú ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻo ha loto-tāufehiʻa, laumālie fakapō. Koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻenau ngaahi holi fehālaakí, naʻa nau hanganaki faitau ʻi ha feinga ke lavaʻi ai ʻa ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻá. Kapau ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi holi fehālaaki meimei tatau, te tau kole nai ka ʻe ʻikai te tau maʻu, koeʻuhi he ʻoku ʻikai tali ʻe hotau ʻOtua māʻoniʻoní ʻa e ngaahi lotu peheé.—Tangilaulau 3:44; 3 Sione 9, 10.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku ui ai ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e niʻihi ko e kau “tono tangata,” pea ʻoku totonu ke anga-fēfē ʻa hono uesia kitautolu ʻe heʻene fakamatalá?
4 Ko e anga fakamāmaní, meheká, mo e loto-mahikihikí naʻe ʻi he lotolotonga ia ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi. (Semisi 4:4-6) ʻOku ui ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e niʻihi ko e kau “tono tangata” koeʻuhi he ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa kinautolu ʻo e māmaní pea ʻoku nau halaia ai ʻi he tono fakalaumālie. (Isikeli 16:15-19, 25-45) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai te tau loto ke hoko ʻa ʻetau fakakaukaú, leá, mo e ngāué, ʻo fakamāmani, he ʻe ʻai kitautolu ʻe he meʻa ko iá ke hoko ko e ngaahi fili ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe heʻene Folofolá ko e “holi ki he meheka” ko e konga ia ʻo e filioʻi kovi, pe “Laumalie,” ʻi he tangata angahalaʻiá. (Senesi 8:21; Nomipa 16:1-3; Sāme 106:16, 17; Koheleti 4:4) Ko ia, kapau ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauʻi ʻa e meheká, loto-mahikihikí, pe ko ha filioʻi kovi kehe pē, tau kumi ki he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e mālohi ko ia, naʻe ʻomai ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā pē ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku lahi ange ia ʻi he “holi ki he meheka.” Pea neongo ʻoku fakafepakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e loto-mahikihikí, te ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā kapau ʻoku tau tauʻi ʻa e ngaahi hehema angahalaʻiá.
5. Ke fiefia ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu kuo pau ke tau aʻusiá?
5 ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá? (Semisi 4:7-10) Ke fiefia ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā meia Sihová, kuo pau ke tau talangofua kiate ia, tali ʻa ʻene ngaahi tokonakí, pea fakamoʻulaloa ki ha meʻa pē ʻokú ne finangalo ki aí. (Loma 8:28) Kuo pau ke tau toe “talitekeʻi,” pe ‘tuʻu fakafepakiʻi,’ ʻa e Tēvoló. Te ne ‘hola meiate kitautolu’ kapau ʻoku tau tuʻumaʻu mālohi ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau poupou ki he tuʻunga-hau fakaleveleva ʻo Sihová. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sīsū, ʻa ia ʻokú ne taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi meʻangāue kovi ʻo e māmaní koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe lava ʻe ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻo fai mai ha maumau tuʻuloa kiate kitautolu. Pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻa e meʻá ni: ʻI he lotú, talangofuá, mo e tuí, ʻoku tau ʻunuʻunu ofi ai ki he ʻOtuá, pea ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa ʻene ofi mai kiate kitautolú.—2 Kalonikali 15:2.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku ui ai ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ko e kau “angahala”?
6 Ko e hā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e kupuʻi lea ko e “kau angahala” ki he niʻihi ʻoku lau ʻoku nau tui ki he ʻOtuá? Koeʻuhi naʻa nau halaia ʻi he “ngaahi tau” mo e loto-tāufehiʻa fakapō—ko e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai ala tali ki he kau Kalisitiané. (Taitusi 3:3) Ko honau “nima,” naʻe fonu ʻi he ngaahi ngāue koví, naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakamaʻa. Naʻe toe fiemaʻu foki ke nau fakamaʻa honau “loto,” ʻa ia ko e nofoʻanga ia ʻo e mahaló kotoa. (Mātiu 15:18, 19) Ko e “kau siosio ua” ko iá naʻa nau lotolotoua ʻi he kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá pea mo e kaumeʻa mo e māmaní. ʻI he fakatokanga mai ʻaki ʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga koví, tau ngāue faʻa vakavakai taʻetuku koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa fakangotoʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻa ʻetau tuí.—Loma 7:18-20.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku tala ai ʻe Sēmisi ki he niʻihi ke ‘fakamamahi mo tangí’?
7 ʻOku tala ʻe Sēmisi ki heʻene kau lau tohí ke “fakamamahi, mo toʻe, mo tangi.” Kapau naʻa nau fakaeʻa ʻa e loto-mamahi fakaʻotuá, naʻe mei hoko ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e fakatomalá. (2 Kolinito 7:10, 11) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e niʻihi ko ia ʻoku nau pehē ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuí, ʻoku nau kumi ki he kaungāmeʻa mo e māmaní. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha taha ʻo kitautolu ʻoku tuli ki ha ʻalunga pehē, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke tau mamahi koeʻuhi ko hotau tuʻunga vaivai fakalaumālié pea laka leva ʻi ha ngaahi sitepu ke fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá? ʻI hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fengaʻunuʻaki naʻe fiemaʻú mo hono maʻu ʻa e fakamolemole ʻa e ʻOtuá te ne fakatupu ha ongoʻi fiefia koeʻuhi ko ha konisēnisi maʻa mo e ʻamanaki fakafiefia ko e moʻui taʻengata.—Sāme 51:10-17; 1 Sione 2:15-17.
ʻOua ʻe Fefakamāuʻaki
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau felauʻikoviʻaki mo fefakamāuʻakí?
8 Ko ha angahala ia ke lea fakafepaki ki ha kaungā-tui. (Semisi 4:11, 12) Ka neongo ia, ʻoku fakaanga ʻa e niʻihi ki honau kaungā Kalisitiané, ko ha nunuʻa nai ia ʻo ʻenau fakakaukau fie māʻoniʻoni pē ʻiate kinautolu pe koeʻuhi ʻoku nau loto ke hakeakiʻi kinautolu ʻaki hono tuku hifo ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Sāme 50:20; Palovepi 3:29) Ko e kupuʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe fakalea ko e ‘felauʻikoviʻakí’ ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e fakafili, pea ʻoku fakahuʻuhuʻunga ia ki hano fai fakalahiʻi pe loi ha tukuakiʻi. ʻOku tatau ʻeni mo hano fakamāuʻi fakafili ha tokoua. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono ‘lauʻikovi pea angaʻi ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá’ ʻi he meʻá ni? Sai, ko e kau sikalaipé mo e kau Fālesí naʻa nau ‘taʻetokaʻi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá’ pea fakamaau ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga pē ʻanautolú. (Maake 7:1-13) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, kapau ʻoku tau fakahalaiaʻi ha tokoua ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova, ʻikai te tau ‘angaʻi ai ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá’ pea fakahuʻunga angahalaʻia ʻoku taʻefeʻunga ia? Pea ʻi he fakaangaʻi taʻetotonu hotau tokouá, ʻe ʻikai te tau fakahoko ai ʻa e lao ʻo e ʻofá.—Loma 13:8-10.
9 Tau manatuʻi ange ʻeni: “Ko e tokotaha pē ʻoku faʻu-laó mo fakamāú”—ko Sihova. Ko ʻene ‘laó ʻoku haohaoa,’ ʻo ʻikai taʻekakato. (Sāme 19:7; Aisea 33:22, NW) Ko e ʻOtuá pē taha ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene totonu ke ne fokotuʻu ha ngaahi tuʻunga mo ha ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki he fakamoʻuí. (Luke 12:5) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻeke ʻe Sēmisi: “Ko hai tū koe ke ke angaʻi ho kaungaʻapi?” ʻOku ʻikai haʻatau totonu ke fakamāuʻi mo fakahalaiaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Mātiu 7:1-5; Loma 14:4, 10) ʻI he fakakaukauloto atu ki he tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá mo ʻene taʻefilifilimānakó pea mo ʻetau tuʻunga angahalaʻiá tonu, ʻoku totonu ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fuʻu māʻoniʻoni fau ʻo fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé.
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he Falala Pē Kiate Kita ʻo Loto-Pōlepolé
10. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo Sihova ʻi heʻetau moʻui fakaʻahó?
10 ʻOku totonu ke tau fakakaukau maʻu pē kia Sihova mo ʻene laó. (Semisi 4:13-17) ʻI hono taʻetokangaʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he falala pē kiate kitá: ‘Ko e ʻahó ni, pe ko e ʻapongipongí, te mau fononga ki he kolo ko é, pea mau nofo ai ʻo taʻu katoa, pea te mau fai fakatau ai ʻo ngaohi paʻanga.’ Kapau ʻoku tau ‘fokotuʻu koloa maʻatautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakatupu ki he ʻOtuá,’ ʻe ngata nai ʻapongipongi ʻetau moʻuí ʻo ʻikai nai hatau faingamālie ke tauhi kia Sihova. (Luke 12:16-21) Hangē ko ia ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sēmisí, ʻoku tau hangē ha kakapu he pongipongí ʻa ia ʻoku “ha fuoloa siʻi, pea toki mole foki.” (1 Kalonikali 29:15) Ko e ngāueʻi pē ʻo e tui kia Sihová ʻoku lava ke tau ʻamanaki ai ki he fiefia tuʻuloá mo e moʻui taʻengatá.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē, “Kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová”?
11 ʻI he ʻikai ke taʻetokangaʻi loto-pōlepole ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻení: “Kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻEiki [“Sihová,” NW] te mau moʻui, ʻo fai ʻa é mo é.” ʻI he pehē, “Kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová” ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku tau feinga ke ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo hono finangaló. ʻE fiemaʻu nai ke fai ha pisinisi ke tokoniʻiʻaki hotau fāmilí, ke fefonongaʻaki ʻi he ngāue ʻo e Puleʻangá, mo e alā meʻa pehē. Kae ʻoua te tau pōlepolé. “Ko e alā polepole pehe ʻoku kovi” koeʻuhi he ʻokú ne talitekeʻi ʻa e fakafalala ki he ʻOtuá.—Sāme 37:5; Palovepi 21:4; Selemaia 9:23, 24.
12. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Semisi 4:17?
12 ʻOku hā mahino ʻi he fakaʻosi ʻo ʻene fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e falala pē kiate kitá pea mo e pōlepolé, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sēmisi: “Ko ia ʻoku ne ʻilo ha lelei ke fai ka ʻoku ʻikai fai, ko haʻána angahala ia.” ʻOku totonu ke ʻiloʻi loto-fakatōkilalo ʻe he Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻa ʻene fakafalala ki he ʻOtuá. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ne fai pehē, “ko haʻána angahala ia.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni tatau pē ki ha taʻemalava pē ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he tui ki he ʻOtuá meiate kitautolú.—Luke 12:47, 48.
Fakatokanga Fekauʻaki mo e Koloaʻiá
13. Ko e hā ʻa e lau ʻa Sēmisi fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāuehalaʻaki ʻenau koloá?
13 Koeʻuhi naʻe hoko ʻo tuli ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ki he meʻa fakamatelié pe naʻa nau hohoi ki he koloaʻiá, ʻoku fai ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e fakamatala mālohi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau tangata koloaʻia ʻe niʻihi. (Semisi 5:1-6) ʻI hono ngāuehalaʻaki ʻe he kau tangata fakamāmaní ʻa ʻenau koloá te nau ‘tangi, ʻo ʻoiaue fakapo ʻi honau ngaahi mamahi ʻoku tuʻunuku maí’ ʻi he taimi ʻe totongi fakafoki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāué. ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá, ko e koloa ʻa e kakai tokolahi naʻe kau tefito ki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi kofu, uite, mo e uaine. (Sioeli 2:19; Mātiu 11:8) Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku lava ke popo pe “anea,” ka ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sēmisí ʻa e taʻeʻaonga ʻo e koloá, ʻo ʻikai ko ʻene malava ke ʻauhá. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻumeʻumea ʻa e koulá mo e silivá, kapau te tau tānaki ke fokotuʻunga kinautolu, te nau hoko ʻo taʻeʻaonga ʻo hangē pē ko e ngaahi meʻa kuo ʻumeʻumeá. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he “ʻumeʻumea” kuo ʻikai ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié. Ko ia ai, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi ʻoku “hange ko e afi” ʻa e meʻa ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku falala ki heʻenau ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié, ‘kuo nau faʻoaki koloa ʻi he kapa ʻo e kuongá’ ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko mai ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e houhau ʻo e ʻOtuá. Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “taimi fakamui,” ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻuhinga makehe ʻo e ngaahi lea ko iá kiate kitautolu.—Taniela 12:4; Loma 2:5.
14. ʻOku faʻa ngāue fēfē ʻa e kau koloaʻiá, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fai fekauʻaki mo iá?
14 ʻOku faʻa kākaaʻi ʻe he koloaʻiá ʻenau kau ngāue utu-taʻú, ʻa ia ko ʻenau ngaahi vahe ʻoku ʻikai ʻoangé ʻoku ‘tangi mai ia’ ki ha totongi huhuʻi. (Fakafehoanaki mo Senesi 4:9, 10.) Kuo “moʻui fakahāuē,” ʻa e kau tangata koloaʻia fakaemāmaní. ʻI he kau ʻo fuʻu hulu ki he fakafiefia fakakakanó, ʻoku nau faʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi loto ngeʻengeʻe, ongongataʻa pea te nau kei fai pē ʻeni ʻi he “ʻaho” kuo fokotuʻutuʻu ki honau tāmateʻí. ʻOku nau ‘fakahalaia ʻo fakapōngi ʻa e angatonú.’ ʻOku ʻeke ʻe Sēmisi: “ʻIkai ʻoku ne fakafepakiʻi kimoutolu?” Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe he fakalea ʻe taha, “ko e tokotaha anga-tonú; ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakafepakiʻi koe.” ʻI ha tuʻunga pē, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau filifilimānako ki he koloaʻiá. Kuo pau ke tau hanganaki fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakalaumālié ʻi he moʻuí.—Mātiu 6:25-33.
ʻOku Tokoniʻi Kitautolu ʻe he Tuí ke Ngāueʻi ʻa e Kātakí
15, 16. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí?
15 ʻI he fakamatala ki he faʻahinga koloaʻia anga-kakaha ʻo e māmaní, ʻoku hoko atu ʻa Sēmisi ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane loto-mafasiá ke nau ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí. (Semisi 5:7, 8) Kapau ʻoku fua ʻe he kau tuí ʻi he kātaki ʻa ʻenau ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá, ʻe fakapaleʻi kinautolu ʻi heʻenau anga-tonu he lolotonga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Kalaisí, ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e fakamaau ki honau kau fakamamahí. (Mātiu 24:37-41) Ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ko iá naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau hangē ko e tokotaha faʻa ko ia ʻoku tatali anga-kātaki ki he ʻuha muʻa ʻo e faʻahitaʻu fakatōlaú, ʻa ia ʻe lava ai ke fai ʻene toó, pea ki he ʻuha mui ʻo e taimi failaú ʻa ia ʻoku iku ai ki heʻene fuá. (Sioeli 2:23) Ko kitautolu foki ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí pea ʻai ke mālohi hotau lotó, tautefito koeʻuhi ko e “i ai ʻa e ʻEiki” ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻoku hoko ia!
16 Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau kātakí? (Semisi 5:9-12) ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he kātakí ke ʻoua ʻe toʻe pe māpuhoi ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻitaʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he kaungā-tuí. Kapau ʻoku tau “felāungaʻaki” fakataha mo ha laumālie kovi, ʻe fakahalaiaʻi kitautolu ʻe he Fakamaau ko Sīsū Kalaisí. (Sione 5:22) Koeʻuhi kuo kamata ʻene “ʻi ai” pea ʻokú ne “tuʻu ʻi he matapa,” tau poupouʻi ʻa e melinó ʻaki ʻetau kātakiʻi hotau ngaahi tokouá, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi lahi ʻo e tuí. ʻOku fakaivia ʻetau tuí tonu ʻi heʻetau manatuʻi naʻe fakapaleʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Siope koeʻuhi ko ʻene kātekina anga-kātaki ʻa hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. (Siope 42:10-17) Kapau ʻoku tau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí mo e kātakí, te tau sio ai ʻoku “mātuʻaki ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihova mo faimeesi.”—Maika 7:18, 19.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sēmisi, “ʻOua te mou lea tuki”?
17 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau kātaki, te tau ngāuehalaʻaki nai ʻa e ʻeleló ʻi he taimi ʻo e loto-mafasiá. Ko e fakatātaá, te tau loto-ʻoho nai ʻo fai ha ngaahi fuakava. “ʻOua te mou lea tuki,” ko e lea ia ʻa Sēmisi ʻo fakatokanga ki he fai fuakava noaʻiá. ʻOku toe hā ngali mālualoi foki ʻa e toutou fakapapauʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fuakavá ha ngaahi fakamatalá. Mei hení, ʻoku totonu ke tau leaʻaki pē ʻa e moʻoní, ʻo ʻai ʻetau ʻió ke ʻio, mo ʻetau ʻikaí ke ʻikai. (Mātiu 5:33-37) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke pehē ʻe Sēmisi ia ʻoku hala ke fai ha fuakava ke talaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní ʻi he fakamāuʻangá.
Tuí mo ʻEtau Ngaahi Lotú
18. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga fē ʻoku totonu ai ke tau “lotu pe” mo “hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sāmé”?
18 Kuo pau ke ʻi ai ʻa e kaunga lahi ʻa e lotú ki heʻetau moʻuí kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau mapuleʻi ʻetau leá, ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí, pea tauhi maʻu ha tui haohaoa ki he ʻOtuá. (Semisi 5:13-20) Tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻi he malumalu ai ʻo e ʻahiʻahí ʻoku totonu ke tau “lotu pe.” Kapau ʻoku tau fiefia, tau “hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sāmé,” hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū mo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fokotuʻu ai ʻa e Fakamanatu ʻo ʻene pekiá. (Maake 14:26, NW, fakamatala ʻi laló.) ʻE fakafonuʻaki nai kitautolu ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ʻa e loto-houngaʻia pehē ki he ʻOtuá ʻo tau hiva fakahīkihiki ai naʻa mo hotau lotó. (1 Kolinito 14:15; Efeso 5:19) Pea he fiefia ē ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he hiva he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané!
19. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí kapau ʻoku tau hoko ʻo puke fakalaumālie, pea ko e hā ke laka ai ʻi ha sitepu pehē?
19 ʻE ʻikai nai ke tau ongoʻi fie hiva kapau ʻoku tau mahamahaki fakalaumālie, mahalo koeʻuhi ko ha ʻulungaanga fehālaaki pe ko e ʻikai lava ke kai maʻu pē ʻi he tēpile ʻa Sihová. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻi he tuʻunga ko iá, tau ui anga-fakatōkilalo ki he kau mātuʻá koeʻuhi nai ke nau ‘lotua kitautolu.’ (Palovepi 15:29) Te nau toe ‘takai ʻaki ʻa e lolo kitautolu ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová.’ Hangē ko e lolo fakanonga ʻo ha lavea, ko ʻenau ngaahi lea fakafiemālié mo e faleʻi Fakatohitapú ʻe tokoni ia ke fakasiʻisiʻi ai ʻa e loto-mafasiá, veiveiuá, mo e ilifiá. ‘Ko e lotu ʻa tuí te ne fakamoʻui kitautolu’ kapau ʻoku poupouʻi ia ʻaki ʻetau tuí tonu. Kapau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá ko ʻetau puke fakalaumālié naʻe fakatupunga ia ʻi ha angahala mamafa, te nau fakahā mahino anga-ʻofa mai ʻetau halá pea feinga ke tokoniʻi kitautolu. (Sāme 141:5) Pea kapau ʻoku tau fakatomala, ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e tui ʻe fanongo mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻenau ngaahi lotú ʻo fakamolemoleʻi kitautolu.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau feveteʻaki ʻetau angahalá mo felotuʻakí?
20 ʻOku totonu ke hoko ʻa ʻetau ‘feveteʻaki ʻetau ngaahi angahalá’ ko ha taʻofiʻanga ia mei hano fai ʻo ha angahala lahi ange. ʻOku totonu ke ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e femanavaʻofaʻakí, ko ha ʻulungaanga te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke “fehufiaʻaki.” ʻOku lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e tui ʻe ʻaonga ʻa e meʻá ni koeʻuhi he ko e lotu ʻa ha ‘tangata maʻoniʻoní’—ʻa e taha ʻokú ne ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí pea vakai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku faitotonú—ʻokú ne lavaʻi ʻa e meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo Sihova. (1 Pita 3:12) Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá ʻo hangē ko kitautolú, ka naʻe ola lelei ʻa ʻene ngaahi lotú. Naʻá ne lotu, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ʻuha ʻo feʻunga mo e taʻu ʻe tolu mo e konga. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne toe lotu aí, naʻe tō hifo ʻa e ʻuhá.—1 Tuʻi 17:1; 18:1, 42-45; Luke 4:25.
21. Ko e hā nai te tau malava ke fai kapau ʻoku “takihē mei he moʻoní” ha kaungā Kalisitiane?
21 Fēfē kapau ʻoku ‘takihē mei he moʻoní,’ ha mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá, ʻo afe ia mei he akonaki mo e ʻulungaanga totonú? Te tau malava nai ke fakatafokiʻi ia mei heʻene halá ʻo fakafou ʻi he akonaki ʻa e Tohitapú, lotu, mo e tokoni kehe. Kapau ʻoku tau lavameʻa, ʻe tauhi ia ʻe he meʻá ni ʻi he malumalu ʻo e huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí pea fakahaofi ia mei he mate fakalaumālié pea mo e fakahalaiaʻi ki he fakaʻauhá. ʻI hono tokoniʻi ʻo e tokotaha faihalá, ʻoku tau ʻufiʻufi ai ʻa ʻene fuʻufuʻunga angahalá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tafoki ai ʻa e tokotaha angahala kuo valokiʻí mei hono ʻalunga fehālaakí, ʻo fakatomala, pea kumi ki he fakamolemolé, te tau fiefia he naʻa tau ngāue ki hono ʻufiʻufi ʻo ʻene ngaahi angahalá.—Sāme 32:1, 2; Siutasi 22, 23.
Ko Ha Meʻa Maʻa Kitautolu Kotoa
22, 23. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē hono uesia kitautolu ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Sēmisí?
22 ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku ʻi he tohi ʻa Semisí ha meʻa ʻaonga maʻa kitautolu hono kotoa. ʻOkú ne fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e founga ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, akonakiʻi kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e filifilimānakó, pea naʻinaʻi mai kiate kitautolu ke kau ʻi he ngaahi ngāue faitotonú. ʻOku naʻinaʻi mai ʻa Sēmisi kiate kitautolu ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló, ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tākiekina fakamāmaní, pea ke pouaki ʻa e melinó. ʻOku totonu ke toe ʻai kitautolu ʻe heʻene ngaahi leá ke tau kātaki mo faʻa lotu.
23 Ko e moʻoni, ko e tohi ʻa Semisí naʻe tomuʻa ʻave ia ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiane paní. Neongo ia, ko kitautolú hono kotoa ʻoku totonu ke tau tuku ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻene akonakí ke tau pipiki ki heʻetau tuí. ʻOku lava ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Sēmisí ke ne poupouʻi ʻa e tui ʻa ia ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ʻi hano fai ʻo ha fili ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea ko e tohi fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotua ko ʻení ʻokú ne langa hake ha tui ʻoku tolongá ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻai ai kitautolu ke hoko ko e kau Fakamoʻoni anga-kātaki, faʻa lotu ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻahó ni, lolotonga ʻa e “ʻi ai ʻa e ʻEiki” ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
Ko e Ha Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ki he muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ke liliu ʻenau fakakaukaú mo e ʻulungaangá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga ʻoku fai ʻe Sēmisi ki he koloaʻiá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau lotu maʻu peé?
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