Ko e ʻUhinga ʻOku Fiemaʻu Ai Kiate Kitautolu ʻa e Tuí mo e Potó
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga Mei He Tohi ʻa Sēmisí
ʻI HE lolotonga ʻo e ʻahiʻahí ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻa e kātakí. Kuo pau ke nau toe fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi angahala ʻa ia ʻe iku ai ki he ʻikai hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi poini pehē ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻi he tohi ʻa Sēmisí, pea ko e fai ha meʻa papau ʻo kau kiate kinautolu ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e tui longomoʻui mo e poto fakahēvani.
ʻOku ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi ʻo e tohi ko ʻení ia ko e taha ʻo e ongo ʻapositolo ʻa Sīsū naʻe hingoa ko Sēmisí ka ‘ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi.’ ʻOku meimei tatau pē mo e pehē ʻe he tokoua faʻē taha mo Sīsū ko Siutasi “ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, pea ko e tehina ʻo Semisi.” (Sēmisi 1:1; Siutasi 1; Mātiu 10:2, 3) Ko ia ai, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe tohi ʻe he tokoua faʻē taha ʻo Sīsū ko Sēmisí ʻa e tohi ʻoku uiʻaki hono hingoá.—Maʻake 6:3.
ʻOku ʻikai ke lave ʻa e tohi ko ʻení ki he fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema ʻi he 70 T.S., pea ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he fai hisitōlia ko Siosefusi naʻe mate fakamaʻata ʻa Sēmisi ʻi he taimi siʻi pē mei he mate ʻa e kōvana Loma ko Fesitó. Ko ia, ʻoku ngalingali ko e tohí naʻe fai ia ki muʻa he 62 T.S. Naʻe fai ia ki he “matakali ʻe hongofulu ma ua” ʻo e ʻIsileli fakalaumālie, he naʻe fakahanga ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau piki maʻu ki he “tui ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.”—Sēmisi 1:1; 2:1; Kalētia 6:16.
ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sēmisi ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku lava ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau manatuʻi ʻene akonakí. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻokú ne fakahā ko ha tangata ʻokú ne kole ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e potó ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻe tālaʻa, “he ko ia ʻoku talaʻa ʻoku ne hange ko e peau ʻo e tahi ʻoku fakateka ʻo fepaleʻekina ʻe he matangi.” (1:5-8) ʻOku totonu ke mapuleʻi hotau ʻeleló koeʻuhi he ʻoku lava ke ne tataki hotau ʻalungá ʻo hangē ko e tataki ʻe he foheʻulí ʻa e vaká. (3:1, 4) Pea ke fekuki mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e kātaki mo e ʻūkuma ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe ha faama ʻi heʻene talitali ki he ututaʻú.—5:7, 8.
Ko e Tui, Ngaahi ʻAhiʻahi, mo e Ngaahi Ngāue
ʻOku ʻuluaki fakahā ʻe Sēmisi ʻe lava ke tau fiefia ʻi he hoko ko e kau Kalisitiané neongo hotau ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. (1:1-18) Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ko ʻení, ʻo hangē ko e mahamahakí, ʻoku maheni ia mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá hono kotoa, ka ʻoku toe faingataʻaʻia foki ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he hoko ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisí. ʻE ʻomai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e poto ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kātakí ʻo kapau te tau kole maʻu pē kiate ia ʻi he tui. ʻOku ʻikai pē ke ne ʻahiʻahiʻi kitautolu ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kovi, pea ʻoku malava ke tau falala kiate ia ke ne tokonaki mai ʻa ia ʻoku leleí!
Ke maʻu ʻa e tokoni mei he ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau fai ʻa e lotu kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻokú ne fakahāhā ʻa ʻetau tuí. (1:19–2:26) ʻOku fiemaʻu heni ke tau hoko ko e “kau fai ki he folofola,” ʻo ʻikai ko e kau fanongo pē. Kuo pau ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló, tokangaʻi ʻa e kau paeá mo e kau uitoú, mo tauhi kita mei he māmaní ke taʻe hato ʻila. Kapau ʻoku tau leleiʻia ange ki he koloaʻiá pea talitekeʻi ʻa e masivá, ʻoku tau maumauʻi ʻa e “lao fakatuʻi na” ʻo e ʻofá. ʻOku fiemaʻu foki ke tau manatuʻi ko e tuí ʻoku fakahā ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue, ʻo hangē ʻoku fakatātaaʻi lelei ʻe he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻĒpalahame mo Lēhapí. Ko e moʻoni, “ʻoku mate ʻa e tui ʻo ka mavahe mo e [ngaahi] ngaue.”
Ko e Poto Fakahēvani mo e Lotu
ʻOku fakatou fiemaʻu ʻa e tuí mo e potó ki he kau faiakó ke faiʻaki honau ngaahi fatongiá. (3:1-18) ʻOku ʻi ai ha fatongia mātuʻaki mamafa ʻaupito ʻi honau tuʻunga ko e kau faiakó. ʻOku pau ke tau mapuleʻi ʻa e ʻeleló ʻo hangē ko kinautolu—ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he poto fakahēvaní ke fai.
ʻOku toe tokoniʻi ʻa kitautolu ʻe he potó ke tau ʻilo ko e ʻulutukua ki he ngaahi hehema fakaemāmaní ʻe maumau ai hotau felāveʻi mo e ʻOtuá. (4:1–5:12) Kapau kuo tau feinga ke maʻu ha ngaahi taumuʻa siokita pe kuo fakahalaiaʻi hotau fanga tokouá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakatomala. Pea ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ē ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kaumeʻa mo e māmani ko ʻení, he ko e tono fakalaumālie ia! ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau taʻetokangaʻi ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻaki haʻatau palani fakamatelie, pea ʻofa ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he laumālie ʻo e taʻe faʻa kātakí mo e femapuhoiʻakí.
Ko ha taha ʻoku puke fakalaumālie ʻoku totonu ke kumi tokoni mei he kau mātuʻa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. (5:13-20) Kapau kuo fai ha ngaahi angahala, ko ʻenau ngaahi lotú mo e akonaki fakapotopotó ʻe tokoni ia ke fakafoki ʻa e moʻui fakalaumālie ʻa ha angahala ʻoku fakatomala. Ko hono moʻoní, “ko ia kuo ne fakafoki mai ha angahala mei heʻene ʻalu he, ko ʻene fakahaofi ha laumalie [ʻa e faihala] mei he mate [fakalaumālie mo taʻengata].”
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Kau Fai ki he Folofola: ʻOku totonu ke tau hoko ko e “kau fai ki he folofola, ʻo ʻikai ko e kau fanongo pe.” (Sēmisi 1:22-25) Ko ha tokotaha fanongo pē ʻoku “tatau ia mo ha siana ʻoku ne fakasio ki he fōtunga naʻe tupu mo ia ʻi ha sioʻata.” Hili haʻane kiʻi sio ki ai, ʻokú ne ʻalu “pea ngalo leva pe ko e ha hono anga.” Ka ko ha tokotaha ‘fai ki he folofola’ ʻokú ne sio fakatokanga ki he lao haohaoa, pe kakato ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne tuʻuaki ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu mei ha Kalisitiane. ʻOkú ne “taʻutū ai,” ʻo hokohoko atu hono sivi fakalautelau ʻa e laó mo fakakaukau ke fai ha ngaahi fakatonutonu koeʻuhi ke fakatatau ofi ki ai. (Sāme 119:16) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e faikehekehe ʻa e “kau fai ki he folofola” mo ha tangata ʻoku hila ki he sioʻatá pea ngalo ai ʻa ia naʻe sio ki aí? Ko e ʻuhingá ‘he ko e kau fai ki he folofola ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ia pea maʻu ʻEne hōifuá.—Sāme 19:7-11.