Ngāue ko e Kau Talafekau ʻo e Melino Fakaʻotuá
“Hono ʻikai fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga siʻi vaʻe . . . ʻo ia ʻoku fakaha ʻa e melino.”—AISEA 52:7.
1, 2. (a) Hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he Aisea 52:7, ko e hā ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻe malangaʻí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻi heʻene fekauʻaki mo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá?
ʻOKU ʻi ai ʻa e ongoongo lelei ke talaki! Ko e ongoongo ia ʻo e melino—melino moʻoní. Ko ha pōpoaki ia ʻo e fakamoʻuí ʻa ia ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe tohi ʻa ʻAisea fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi he kuohilí, pea ko ʻene ngaahi leá kuo tuku tauhi ia maʻa kitautolu ʻi he Aisea 52:7, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau ai: “Hono ʻikai fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga siʻi vaʻe ʻo e talaongoongolelei, ʻo ia ʻoku fakaha ʻa e melino, ʻo ia ʻoku ongoongo mai ʻa e lelei, ʻo ia ʻoku fakaha ʻa e moʻui; ʻo ia ʻoku fanongonongo ki Saione, Kuo toe tuʻi ho ʻOtua!”
2 Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene palōfita ko ʻAiseá ke ne hiki ʻa e pōpoaki ko iá ke ʻaonga maʻa ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá pea ke ʻaonga maʻa kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní. Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhingá? ʻI he taimi naʻe tohi ai ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá, ko e puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku ngalingali ne ʻosi taki pōpula ia ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá. Ki mui aí, ko e kakai ʻo e puleʻanga fakatonga ʻo Siutá ʻe toki taki pōpula ia ki Pāpilone. Ko e ngaahi ʻaho ia ʻo e loto-mamahi mo e māveuveu ʻi he fonuá koeʻuhi kuo ʻikai talangofua ʻa e kakaí kia Sihova pea ko ia ai naʻe ʻikai te nau melino mo e ʻOtuá. Hangē pē ko ia naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú, ko ʻenau tōʻonga angahalá naʻá ne fakatupunga ha ʻā-vahevahe ʻiate kinautolu mo honau ʻOtuá. (Aisea 42:24; 59:2-4) Kae fakafou ʻia ʻAisea, naʻe tomuʻa tala ai ʻe Sihova ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taimi ʻe toki fakaava ai ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo Pāpiloné. ʻE toki fakaʻatā ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau foki ki honau fonuá, ʻo toe langa ai ʻa e temipale ʻo Sihová. ʻE toe fakafoki mai ʻa Saione, pea ko e lotu ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻe toe hoko atu ia ʻi Selusalema.—Aisea 44:28; 52:1,2.
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e talaʻofa ki hono fakafoki ʻo ʻIsilelí ko ha toe kikite ia ʻo e melinó?
3 Ko e talaʻofa ko ʻeni ʻo e fakatauʻatāiná naʻe toe hoko ia ko e kikite ʻo e melinó. Ko hono toe fakafoki ki he fonua naʻe ʻosi foaki ʻe Sihova maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo ʻenau fakatomalá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ai naʻa nau melino mo e ʻOtuá.—Aisea 14:1; 48:17, 18.
“Kuo Toe Tuʻi Ho ʻOtua!”
4. (a) ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻe lava ai ke pehē ʻi he 537 K.M., ‘naʻe tuʻi ai ʻa Sihova’? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ofeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ke lelei ai hono kakaí ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki muí?
4 ʻI he taimi naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakatauʻatāina ko ʻení ʻi he 537 K.M., ko e fanongonongó naʻe feʻungamālie ke fai ki Saione: “Kuo toe tuʻi ho ʻOtua!” ʻOku moʻoni, ko Sihová ko e “Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi Kuonga.” (Fakahā 15:3) Ka ko e fakatauʻatāinaʻi ko ʻeni ʻo ʻene kakaí ko hano toe fakahāhā ia ʻa hono tuʻunga-haú. ʻI ha founga fakaofo, naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa e māʻolunga ange ʻa hono mālohí ʻi he ʻemipaea mālohi taha fakaetangata kuo aʻu mai ki he taimi ko iá. (Selemaia 51:56, 57) Ko e ola ʻo e ngāue ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová, ko e ngaahi faʻufaʻufono kehe fekauʻaki mo hono kakaí naʻe laufanō ia. (Eseta 9:24, 25) Naʻe toutou hoko ʻa e tuʻu ʻi vahaʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻi hono ʻai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Mītia mo Pēsiá ke kaungākau ʻi hono fakahoko ko ia ʻa hono finangalo aoniú tonu. (Sakalaia 4:6) Ko e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻe hiki ia maʻa kitautolu ʻi he Tohitapú ʻi he tohi ʻa ʻĒsela, Nehemaia, ʻĒseta, Hakeai, pea mo Sākalaiá. Pea ko e meʻa fakatupu tui mālohi moʻoni ʻa hono toe fakamanatu kinautolú!
5. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku tuhu ki ai ʻa e Aisea 52:13–53:12?
5 Neongo ia, ko e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he 537 K.M. mo e hili iá ko e kamatá pē ia. ʻI he hoko atu hili pē ʻa e kikite fekauʻaki mo e fakafokí ʻi he vahe 52, naʻe tohi ʻa ʻAisea fekauʻaki mo e hoko mai ʻa e Mīsaiá. (Aisea 52:13–53:12) Fakafou ʻi he Mīsaiá, ʻa ia naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisi ia, ʻe tokonaki ai ʻe Sihova ha pōpoaki ʻo e fakatauʻatāina mo e melino ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi ange ia ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he 537 K.M.
Ko e Talafekau Lahi Taha ʻa Sihova ki he Melinó
6. Ko hai ʻa e talafekau lahi taha ʻa Sihova ki he melinó, pea ko e hā ʻa e fekau naʻá ne ngāueʻaki kiate iá?
6 Ko Sīsū Kalaisí ko e talafekau lahi taha ia ʻa Sihova ki he melinó. Ko Folofola ia ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tangata-Lea ʻa Sihova tonu. (Sione 1:14) ʻI he faitatau mo e meʻá ni, hili ha taimi mei hono papitaiso ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní, naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa Sīsū ki ʻolunga ʻi he sinakoke ʻi Nasaletí ʻo ne lau leʻo-lahi ʻa hono fekauʻi mai iá mei he ʻAisea vahe 61. Ko e fekau ko iá naʻe hā mahino ko e ʻuhinga naʻe fekauʻi mai ai ia ke malangá naʻe kau ki ai ʻa e “tukuange” mo e “ʻā,” pea pehē ki he faingamālie ki hano tali ʻe Sihova. Neongo ia, naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ia ʻa e meʻa lahi ange mei hano talaki pē ha pōpoaki ʻo e melinó. Naʻe toe fekauʻi mai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tokonaki ha makatuʻunga ki he melino ʻoku tuʻuloá.—Luke 4:16-21.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ola ʻo e melino mo e ʻOtuá ʻe ala maʻu ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí?
7 ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻaloʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe ʻosi hā ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ia ki he kau tauhi-sipi ofi ki Pētelihemá, ʻo nau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá mo pehē: “Kolōlia ki he ʻOtua ʻi langi taupotu, pea ko e melino ki māmani ki he kakai kuo hoifua ki ai.” (Luke 2:8, 13, 14, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻIo, ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e melino ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá koeʻuhi naʻa nau tui ki he tokonaki ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻo fakafou mai ʻi hono ʻAló. ʻOku ʻuhinga ia ki he hā? ʻOku ʻuhinga iá neongo ʻoku fanauʻi mai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he angahala, te nau ʻi ha tuʻunga maʻa pē mo e ʻOtuá, ko ha vahaʻangatae fakahōifua mo ia. (Loma 5:1) Te nau maʻu ʻa e nonga ʻi loto, ko e melino, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai malava ia ʻi ha toe founga kehe. ʻI he taimi kuo kotofa ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e veteange mei he nunuʻa kotoa pē ʻo e angahala tukufakaholo meia ʻĀtamá, kau ai ʻa e mahamahakí mo e maté. ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha kakai ʻe kui pe tuli pe heke. Ko e vaivaiʻanga feifeitamakí mo e ngaahi ʻatamai vaivai fakatupu loto-mamahí ʻe toʻo fakaʻaufuli ia. ʻE malava leva ke fiefia ʻi he moʻui haohaoá ʻo taʻengata.—Aisea 33:24; Mātiu 9:35; Sione 3:16.
8. Ko hai ʻoku foaki ki ai ʻa e melino fakaʻotuá?
8 Ko hai ia ʻoku foaki ki ai ʻa e melino fakaʻotuá? ʻOku foaki ia ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí. Ko e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē ‘naʻe leleiʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻia Kalaisi ke fakalelei ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kiate ia ʻi he fakamelino ʻaki ʻa e taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsū naʻe lilingi ʻi he ʻakau fakamamahí.’ Naʻe tānaki atu ʻe he ʻaposetoló, ko e fakalelei ko ʻení ʻe kau ai ʻa e “ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe . . . ʻi langi”—ʻa ia, ko e faʻahinga ia ʻe kaungāʻea mo Kalaisi ʻi hēvaní. ʻE toe kau foki ki ai ʻa e “ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe . . . ʻi mamani”—ʻa ia, ko e faʻahinga ia ʻe fakamonūʻaki ʻa e faingamālie ke moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmani ko ʻení ʻi he taimi ʻe ʻosi fakahoko kakato ai ki he tuʻunga Palataisí. (Kolose 1:19, 20) Koeʻuhi ko ʻenau fakaʻaongaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú pea koeʻuhi ko ʻenau talangofua ki he ʻOtuá mei he lotó, kātoa ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻe lava ke nau fiefia ʻi ha kaungāmeʻa māfana mo e ʻOtuá.—Fakafehoanaki mo Semisi 2:22, 23.
9. (a) Ko e melino mo e ʻOtuá ʻe fakatupunga ai ʻa e ngaahi vahaʻangatae fē? (e) ʻI ha vakai atu ki ha melino tuʻuloa ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē, ko e hā ʻa e mafai naʻe foaki ʻe Sihova ki hono ʻAló?
9 He meʻa mahuʻinga ē ko ha melino pehē mo e ʻOtuá! Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha melino mo e ʻOtuá, ʻe ʻikai maʻu ha melino tuʻuloa ia pe mohu ʻuhinga ʻi ha toe vahaʻangatae pē. Ko e melino mo Sihová ko e makatuʻunga ia ki he melino moʻoni ʻi he māmaní. (Aisea 57:19-21) ʻI heʻene feʻungamālié, ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ko e Pilinisi ia ʻo e Melinó. (Aisea 9:6) Ki he tokotahá ni ʻa ia ʻe malava ʻo fakafou ai ʻa e fakalelei ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he ʻOtuá, kuo toe tuku ʻe Sihova ki ai ʻa e mafai fakapule. (Taniela 7:13, 14) Pea fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ola ʻo e pule fakapilinisi ʻa Sīsū ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku talaʻofa ai ʻa Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai fakangatangata ʻa e . . . melino.”—Aisea 9:7; Sāme 72:7.
10. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki hono malangaʻi ʻo e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e melinó?
10 Ko e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e melinó ʻoku fiemaʻu ia ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū tonu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga faivelenga ʻi hono malangaʻi iá. Naʻá ne fai pehē ʻi he feituʻu ʻo e temipalé ʻi Selusalemá, tafaʻaki moʻungá, ʻi he halá, ki ha fefine Samēlia ʻi ha vaitupu, pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi ʻo e kakaí. Ko fē pē ha feituʻu naʻe ʻi ai ha kakai, naʻe fakafaingamālieʻi ʻe Sīsū ia ke malanga fekauʻaki mo e melinó pea mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 4:18, 19; 5:1, 2; 9:9; 26:55; Maake 6:34; Luke 19:1-10; Sione 4:5-26.
Akoʻi ke ʻAʻeva ʻi he Topuvaʻe ʻo Kalaisí
11. Ki he ngāue fē naʻe akoʻi ki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene kau ākongá?
11 Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻene kau ākongá ke malangaʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e melinó. Naʻe hangē pē ko e hoko ʻa Sīsū ko e “fakamoʻoni falalaʻanga mo moʻoni” ʻa Sihová, ʻa ʻenau ʻiloʻi naʻa nau maʻu foki mo e fatongia ke faifakamoʻoni. (Fakahā 3:14; Aisea 43:10-12) Naʻa nau sio kia Kalaisi ko honau Takí ia.
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ngāue fakamalangá?
12 Naʻe fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ngāue fakamalangá ʻaki ʻene pehē: “ʻOku pehe ʻe he Tohi, ʻIlonga pe ʻa ia ʻe tui kiate ia, ʻe ʻikai fakamaʻi ia.” ʻA ia, ʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻoku tui kia Sīsū Kalaisi ko e Founga Tefito ʻa Sihova ki he fakamoʻuí ʻe siva ʻene ʻamanakí. Pea ʻe ʻikai hoko ha faʻahinga tupuʻanga ia ʻo ha taha ke taʻetaau ai, he naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Paula: “ʻOku ʻikai ha fai kehekehe ki he Siu mo e Kalisi: he ʻoku taha ai pe ʻa e ʻEiki ʻo e kakai kotoa pe, pea mohu meʻa maʻa e kakai kotoa pe ʻoku tautapa kiate ia. He ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻe tautapa ki he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki ʻe fakamoʻui.” (Loma 10:11-13) Ka naʻe anga-fēfē ke ʻilo ʻe he kakaí fekauʻaki mo e faingamālie ko iá?
13. Ke fanongo ʻa e kakaí ki he ongoongo leleí, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻú, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ki he fiemaʻu ko iá?
13 Naʻe ngāue ʻa Paula ki he fiemaʻu ko iá ʻaki ʻene ʻeke ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻa ia ʻoku taau ki he sevāniti tāutaha ʻa Sihová ke fakakaukau ki ai. Naʻe ʻeke ʻe he ʻaposetoló: “Te nau lava fefe ke tautapa ki ha toko taha ʻoku teʻeki ke nau tui ki ai? pea te nau lava fefe ke tui ki ha toko taha kuo teʻeki ke nau fanongo ki ai? pea fefe haʻanau fanongo ʻoka ʻikai ha taha ke malanga? pea malanga fefe ha niʻihi ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai fekau atu kinautolu?” (Loma 10:14, 15) Ko e lēkooti ʻo e muʻaki lotu faka-Kalisitiané ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni hā mahino, ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine, iiki mo e lalahi, naʻa nau muimui ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Kalaisi mo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló. Naʻa nau hoko ko e kau fanongonongo faivelenga ʻo e ongoongo leleí. ʻI he faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsuú, naʻa nau malanga ai ki he kakaí ʻi ha feituʻu pē naʻe maʻu ai kinautolu. Tuʻunga ʻi ha holi ke ʻoua naʻa tō ha taha, naʻa nau fakahoko ai ʻenau ngāue fakafaifekaú fakatouʻosi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu fakapuleʻangá pea mei he fale ki he falé.—Ngāue 17:17; 20:20.
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻo moʻoni ko e “siʻi vaʻe” ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe talaki ʻa e ongoongo leleí naʻe “fakaʻofoʻofa”?
14 ʻOku moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai talitali anga-ʻofa ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē ʻa e kau malanga Kalisitiané. Ka neongo ia, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa e lea ko ia ʻa Paula naʻe toʻo mei he Aisea 52:7. Hili hono ʻeke ʻa e fehuʻi, ‘Pea malanga fēfē ha niʻihi ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai fekau atu kinautolu?’ naʻá ne tānaki atu: “ʻO hange ko ia kuo tohi, Hono ʻikai fakaʻofoʻofa siʻi vaʻe ʻo e kakai ʻoku ongoongo mai ha ngaahi meʻa lelei!” Ko e tokolahi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku ʻikai te tau fakakaukau ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa pe talavou hotau vaʻé. Ko ia ai, ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai hení? Ko e vaʻé, ʻoku angamaheniʻaki hono ʻave holo ha taha ʻi heʻene ʻalu ko ia ke malanga ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e vaʻe peheé ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi moʻoni ʻa e tokotaha ko iá. Pea ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi, ki he tokolahi ʻa ia naʻa nau fanongo ki he ongoongo leleí mei he kau ʻaposetoló mo e kau ākonga kehe ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ko ʻení naʻe moʻoni, naʻa nau hā fakaʻofoʻofa. (Ngāue 16:13-15) Mahulu atu aí, naʻa nau mahuʻinga ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová.
15, 16. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ko e kau talafekau moʻoni kinautolu ʻo e melinó? (e) Ko e hā te ne malava ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakahoko ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻi he founga tatau mo ia naʻe fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí?
15 Ko e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí naʻa nau maʻu ha pōpoaki ʻo e melino, pea naʻa nau talaki ia ʻi ha founga melino. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ko ʻení: “ʻI haʻo mou hū ki ha fale, mou tomuʻa pehē, ‘ʻOfa ke maʻu melino ʻe he falé ni.’ Pea kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha kaumeʻa ʻo e melinó ai, pea ʻe toka ai hoʻomou melinó. Pea ka ʻoku ʻikai, ʻe foki mai pē ia kiate kimoutolu.” (Luke 10:5, 6, NW) Ko e Sha·lohmʹ, pe “melinó,” ko ha lea fakafeʻiloaki tukufakaholo faka-Siu ia. Neongo ia, ko e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa Sīsuú naʻe kaunga ia ki he meʻa lahi ange ai. ʻI he hoko ko e “kau fakafofonga . . . ʻo Kalaisi,” ko ʻene kau ākonga paní naʻa nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e kakaí: “Tuku ke fai homou fakalelei mo e ʻOtua.” (2 Kolinito 5:20) ʻI he fetāiaki mo e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa Sīsuú, naʻa nau lea ki he kakaí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo e anga ʻo ʻene kaunga kiate kinautolu tāutaha. Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau fanongó naʻa nau maʻu tāpuaki; ko kinautolu naʻa nau talitekeʻi ʻa e pōpoakí naʻa nau hala.
16 Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau fakahoko ʻenau ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻi he founga tatau ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko e ongoongo lelei ʻoku nau ʻave ki he kakaí ʻoku ʻikai ʻanautolu ia; ʻoku ʻa e Tokotaha ia ʻokú ne fekauʻi kinautolú. Ko honau ngafá, ko hono tala ia. Kapau ʻe tali ia ʻe he kakaí, ko ʻenau fokotuʻu ia kinautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ʻe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki fakaofo. Kapau te nau talitekeʻi ia, ko ʻenau talitekeʻi ia ʻa e melino mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea mo hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi.—Luke 10:16.
Melino ʻi ha Māmani Fakamaveuveu
17. Naʻa mo ha taimi te tau fehangahangai ai mo ha kakai leakovi, ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tōʻongá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
17 Pe ko e hā pē ʻa e tali ʻa e kakaí, ʻoku mahuʻinga ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ke tauhi maʻu ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú ko kinautolú ko e kau talafekau kinautolu ʻo e melino fakaʻotuá. Ko e kakai ʻo e māmaní te nau ngali kau nai ʻi ha ngaahi fekīhiaki mālohi pea aʻu ʻo fakaeʻa ʻa e ʻitá ʻaki hono fai ha ngaahi lea oʻo pe ko e kaikaila ʻo lau ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku fakaʻitaʻi kinautolú. Mahalo ko e niʻihi ʻo kitautolu naʻa tau fai ia ʻi he kuohilí. Ka, ʻo kapau kuo tau ʻosi ʻai ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻoú pea ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻo e māmaní he taimí ni, ʻe ʻikai te tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau ngaahi foungá. (Efeso 4:23, 24, 31; Semisi 1:19, 20) Neongo pe ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé, te tau fai pē ki he akonakí: “Mou nofo melino pe mo e kakai kotoa pe, ʻo kapau ʻe ala lava: kehe pe ke ʻataʻata meiate kimoutolu.”—Loma 12:18.
18. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻatau tali kapau ʻoku anga-fefeka mai kiate kitautolu ha ʻōfisa fakapuleʻanga, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
18 Ko ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú te tau fehangahangai nai ai ʻi ha ngaahi taimi mo e kau ʻōfisa fakapuleʻangá. ʻI hono fakahāhā honau mafaí, te nau ‘ʻeke kiate kitautolu’ nai ha fakamatala ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku tau fai ai ha ngaahi meʻa pau, pe ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ai ke tau kau ʻi ha faʻahinga ngāue. Te nau fiemaʻu nai ke ʻilo ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku tau malangaʻi ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻoku tau talá—ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakaeʻa ʻa e lotu loí mo ē ʻokú ne tala ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lolotongá ni. Ko ʻetau ʻapasia ko ia ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Kalaisí, ʻe ueʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e anga-malū mo e ʻapasia loloto. (1 Pita 2:23; 3:15) ʻOku faʻa hoko, ko e kau ʻōfisa peheé ko hano fakakounaʻi mei he haʻa faifekaú pe mahalo mei honau kau pulé pē. Ko ha tali malū ʻe tokoni nai ia kiate kinautolu ke nau ongoʻi ko ʻetau ngāué ʻoku ʻikai ke kaunga kovi ia kiate kinautolu pe ko e melino ʻa e koló. Ko ha tali pehē te ne fakatupunga nai ha laumālie ʻo e tokaʻi, fetokoniʻaki, mo e melino ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku nau tali iá.—Taitusi 3:1, 2.
19. ʻI he ngaahi ngāue fē ʻoku ʻikai teitei kau ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ia ʻa Sihová?
19 Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻiloa kinautolu ʻi māmani lahi ko e kakai ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau ʻi he fekeʻikeʻi ʻa e māmaní. ʻOku ʻikai te nau kau ʻi he fefakavahavahaʻaʻaki ʻi he matakalí, lotú, pe politikí. (Sione 17:14) Koeʻuhi ʻoku tataki kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau “anganofo . . . ki he ngaahi pule ʻoku maʻolunga,” ʻe ʻikai ai te tau teitei fakakaukau ke kau atu ʻi he fakahāhā loto ko ia ke angatuʻu ki he ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻa e puleʻangá. (Loma 13:1) Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová kuo ʻikai te nau teitei kau atu ʻi ha faʻahinga fokotuʻutuʻu pē ʻoku fakataumuʻa ke liua ha puleʻanga. ʻI he vakai atu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau sevāniti Kalisitiané, ʻe ʻikai ha fakakaukau atu ia ki haʻanau kau ki ha lingi toto pe ki ha faʻahinga fakamālohi pē! ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻa e talanoa ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻo kau ki he melinó; ʻoku nau moʻui ʻo fetāiaki mo e meʻa ʻoku nau malangaʻakí.
20. Fekauʻaki mo e melinó, ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga lēkooti kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Pāpilone ko e Lahí?
20 ʻI hono kehe mei he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi kautaha ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané kuo ʻikai te nau fakamoʻoniʻi ko e kau talafekau kinautolu ʻo e melinó. Ko e ngaahi lotu ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí—tatau pē ʻa e ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e ngaahi lotu ʻikai Kalisitiané—kuo nau fakaʻatā, poupouʻi, pea kau moʻoni atu ʻi he takimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tau ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá. Kuo nau toe fakatupunga ʻa e fakatanga, pea naʻa mo hono fakapoongi ʻo e kau sevāniti anga-tonu ʻa Sihová. Fekauʻaki mo Pāpilone ko e Lahí, kuo talaki ai ʻi he Fakahā 18:24: “Naʻe ʻilo ʻiate ia ʻa e toto ʻo e kau palofita mo e kakai lotu; mo kinautolu kotoa pē kuo mate tamateʻi ʻi mamani.”
21. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e faʻahinga loto-totonu tokolahi ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau sio ai ki he kehekehe ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fai ʻa e lotu loí?
21 ʻI he ʻikai tatau mo e ngaahi lotu ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e toenga ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí, ko e lotu moʻoní ia ko ha mālohi fakafāʻūtahaʻi papau ia. Ki heʻene kau muimui moʻoní, naʻe pehē ki ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi: “Ko e meʻa kó é ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 13:35) Ko e ʻofa ia ʻokú ne fakalaka atu ʻi he ngaahi fakangatangata fakapuleʻanga, fakasōsiale, fakaʻikonōmika, fakamatakali ʻa ē ʻokú ne lolotonga vahevahe ʻa e toenga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻení, ʻoku lea ai ki he kau sevāniti pani ʻa Sihová ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kakai takatakai he māmaní: “Te tau ō mo kimoutolu; he kuo mau fanongo ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua.”—Sakalaia 8:23.
22. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau vakai ki he ngāue fakaefakamoʻoni ko ia kuo fiemaʻu ke fakaʻosí?
22 ʻI he hoko ko e kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻoku tau fiefia lahi ʻi he meʻa kuo lavá, ka ko e ngāué ia ʻoku teʻeki ai ke ʻosi. Hili hono tō ʻo e pulopulá pea mo ngāue ki heʻene ngoué, ʻoku ʻikai foʻi leva ʻa e tangata ngoué. ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻene ngāué, tautefito ki he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahitaʻu ututaʻú. Ko e taimi ututaʻú ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ʻa e feinga mālohi mo hokohoko atu. Pea ʻi he taimí ni ʻoku ʻi ai ha ututaʻu lahi ange ʻo e kau lotu ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa. Ko ha taimi ʻeni ʻo e fiefia. (Aisea 9:3) ʻOku moʻoni, ʻoku tau fetaulaki mo e fakafepakí pea mo e taʻemahuʻingaʻiá. ʻI hotau tuʻunga tāutahá, te tau feinga nai ke fekuki mo ha mahaki faingataʻa, ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa fakafāmili, pe faingataʻaʻia fakaʻikonōmika. Ka ko e ʻofa kia Sihová ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke kītaki pē. Ko e pōpoaki kuo tuku mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fanongo ki ai ʻa e kakaí. Ko ha pōpoaki ia ʻo e melino. Ko e moʻoni, ko e pōpoaki ia naʻe malangaʻi ʻe Sīsū tonu—ko e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakahoko naʻe fai ʻe he Aisea 52:7 ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻi ko Sīsū ʻa e talafekau lahi taha ʻo e melinó?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakafehokotaki ʻe Paula ʻa e Aisea 52:7 mo e ngāue ʻa ia ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki ai, ʻi he hoko ko ia ko e kau talafekau ʻo e melinó ʻi he ʻaho ní?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 7]
Hangē pē ko Sīsuú, ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ko e kau talafekau ʻo e melino fakaʻotuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau melino pē neongo pe ko e hā ʻa e tali ʻa e kakaí ki he pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá