Muimui ʻi he Sīpinga Fakatuʻí
“Te ne hiki [maʻana] ʻa e tatau ʻo e lao ni . . . pea te ne feʻao mo ia, pea te ne lau ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa oʻene moʻui.”—Teutalonome 17:18, 19.
1. ʻE loto nai ha Kalisitiane ke hangē ko hai?
ʻE FAINGATAʻA nai ke ke fakakaukau kiate koe ko ha tuʻi pe ko ha kuini. Ko hai ha Kalisitiane loto-tōnunga mo ha tokotaha ako ʻo e Tohitapú te ne fakaʻuta atu kiate ia tonu ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e mafai fakatuʻí, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi tuʻi lelei ko Tēvita, Siosaia, Hesekaia, pe ko Sihosafaté? Neongo ia, te ke lava ʻi ha tuʻunga pea ʻoku totonu ke ke hangē ko kinautolú ʻi ha founga makehe ʻe taha. Ko e hā ia? Pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ke loto ke hangē ko kinautolú ʻi he fekauʻaki mo iá?
2, 3. Ko e hā naʻe tomuʻa ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha tuʻi fakaetangatá, pea ko e hā ke fai ʻe he tuʻi ko iá?
2 ʻI he ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé, ʻi he taimi fuoloa ki muʻa ke hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha tuʻi fakaetangata ki ʻIsilelí, naʻá Ne tomuʻa ʻafioʻi ai ko e holi ke maʻu ha tuʻí ʻe malanga hake ia ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo Hono kakaí. Ko ia ai, naʻá ne fakamānavaʻi ʻa Mōsese ke fakakau ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi he fuakava Laó. Ko e ngaahi fakahinohino fakatuʻi eni, ko e ngaahi tataki ki ha tuʻi.
3 Naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ka kuo ke haʻu ki he fonua ʻoku foaki kiate koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, . . . pea ke pehe, Kau fokotuʻu haku tuʻi, ʻo hange ko e ngaahi kakai ʻoku nofo takatakai; kae kehe ko e toko taha te ke fokotuʻu ʻa ia ʻe fili ki ai ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua: . . . Pea ka faifai pea ne nofo ʻi he taloni ʻo hono puleʻanga, te ne hiki ʻa e tatau ʻo e lao ni . . . pea te ne lau ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa oʻene moʻui: koeʻuhi ke ne ako ke ʻapasia kia Sihova ko hono ʻOtua, ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi lea kotoa ʻo e lao ni mo konisitutone ke fai ki ai.”—Teutalonome 17:14-19.
4. Ko e hā naʻe kau ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi tuʻí?
4 ʻIo, ko e tuʻi ʻe fili ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau lotú naʻe pau ke ne ʻai ha tatau fakafoʻituitui ʻo e ngaahi tohi ʻoku lava ke ke maʻu ʻi hoʻo Tohitapú. Naʻe pau leva ke lautohi fakaʻaho ʻa e tuʻí ʻi he tatau ko iá, ʻo toutou fai. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha ʻai pē ia ke fakaleleiʻiʻaki ʻene manatú. Ko ha ako ia, pea naʻe ʻi ai hono taumuʻa ʻaonga. Ko e tuʻi te ne maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne kumi ki he ako peheé ke fakatupulekina mo tauhi ʻa e fakakaukau totonu ʻo e lotó. Naʻe toe fiemaʻu ke ne ako ʻa e ngaahi tohi fakamānavaʻi ko iá ke hoko ai ko ha tuʻi lavameʻa mo ʻiloʻilo.—2 Tuʻi 22:8-13; Palovepi 1:1-4.
Ako ʻo Hangē ha Tuʻí
5. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻo e Tohitapú naʻe maʻu ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ke hiki tatau mo laú, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni?
5 Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakakaukau naʻe fiemaʻu kia Tēvita ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsilelí? Sai, naʻe pau ke ne faʻu ha tatau ʻo e ngaahi tohi ʻo e Penitātusí (Senesi, Ekisoto, Livitiko, Nomipa, Teutalonome). Fakakaukau atu ki he maongo loloto kuo pau naʻe ʻi he ʻatamai mo e loto ʻo Tēvitá ke ngāueʻaki ʻa hono ongo matá mo e nimá tonu ke hiki ʻaki ha tatau ʻo e laó. Ngalingali, naʻe toe hiki ʻe Mōsese ʻa e tohi ʻa Siopé pea pehē ki he Sāme 90 mo e 91. Naʻe toe hiki tatau nai ʻe Tēvita mo eni? Mahalo pē. Pehē foki, ngalingali naʻá ne ala maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻa Siosiua, Kau Fakamaau mo e Luté. Ko ia ai, ʻoku lava ke ke sio naʻe maʻu nai ʻe Tēvita ha konga lahi ʻo e Tohitapú ke lau mo fakakaukau ki ai. Pea ʻokú ke maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tui ai naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko iá, ʻi hono fakatokangaʻi ʻa ʻene fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku maʻu he taimí ni ʻi he Sāme 19:7-11.
6. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ko Sīsū ʻi he hangē ko ʻene kui ko Tēvitá naʻá ne mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú?
6 Ko e Tēvita Lahi Angé—ʻa Sīsū ko e ʻAlo ʻo Tēvitá—naʻá ne muimui ʻi ha sīpinga meimei tatau. Naʻe tōʻongaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ke ʻalu fakauike ki he sinakoke ʻi he feituʻú. Naʻá ne fanongo ai ki hono lau mo hono fakamatalaʻi ʻo e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi he taimi ʻe taha naʻe lautohi fakahāhā leʻo-lahi ai ʻa Sīsū tonu mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakamatalaʻi ʻa hono kaungá. (Luke 4:16-21) ʻE lavangofua ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻene maheni mo e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. Lau pē ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala Kōsipelí, pea fakatokangaʻi ai ʻa e anga ʻo e toutou pehē ʻe Sīsū “kuo tohi” pe ʻi he ngaahi founga kehe naʻá ne lave ai ki he ngaahi kupu pau ʻo e Konga Tohitapú. He ko ē, ʻi heʻene malanga ʻi he Moʻungá hangē ko ia ʻoku lēkooti ʻe Mātiú, naʻe lave ai ʻa Sīsū ki he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú ʻo tuʻo 21.—Mātiu 4:4-10; 7:29; 11:10; 21:13; 26:24, 31; Sione 6:31, 45; 8:17.
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa Sīsū mei he kau taki lotú?
7 Naʻe muimui ʻa Sīsū ʻi he akonaki ʻi he Sāme 1:1-3: “monuʻiaa, ka ko e tangata ko ē kuo ʻikai fou ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e fakaʻotuamate, . . . ka ko e Lao ʻo Sihova ʻa ʻene manako, ʻio ʻi he lao oʻona ʻoku ne fakalaulauloto ʻaho mo e po. . . . neongo pe ko e ha ʻoku ne fai ʻoku ne monuʻia [“lavameʻa,” NW] pe.” He faikehekehe moʻoni ē ko ia mo e kau taki lotu ʻo hono ʻahó, ʻa ia naʻa nau “maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo Mosese” ka naʻa nau talitekeʻi ʻa e “lao ʻo Sihova”!—Mātiu 23:2-4.
8. Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ai hano ʻaonga ʻa hono lau mo ako ʻa e Tohitapú ʻe he kau taki lotu Siú?
8 Kae kehe, ʻoku puputuʻu nai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he kupu ʻe taha ʻa ia ʻe lava ke fakaʻuhinga ʻo hangē ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakalotosiʻi ki hono ako ʻo e Tohitapú. ʻI he Sione 5:39, 40, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ki he niʻihi ʻi hono ʻahó: “ʻOku mou hakule ʻa e Tohitapu; koeʻuhi ʻoku mou mahalo ʻoku tuʻu ai hoʻomou maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata: pea ko ia ia ʻoku fakamoʻoni kiate au. Ka talaʻehai ʻoku mou loto ke haʻu kiate au ke mou maʻu moʻui.” ʻI he fakamatala ko iá naʻe ʻikai ke fakalotosiʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ki heʻene kau fanongo Siú mei hono ako ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne fakaeʻa ʻa e ʻikai te nau loto-moʻoní pe ko ʻenau fehēkeakí. Naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ʻe lava ke tataki kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ki he moʻui taʻengatá, ka ko e ngaahi Konga Tohitapu tatau naʻa nau kumí naʻe toe totonu ke ne tataki kinautolu ki he Mīsaiá, kia Sīsū. Ka neongo ia, naʻa nau fakafisi ke tali ia. Naʻe ʻikai ai ha ʻaonga ʻo e akó koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te nau loto-moʻoni, ʻo akoʻingofua.—Teutalonome 18:15; Luke 11:52; Sione 7:47, 48.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he kau ʻapositoló mo e muʻaki kau palōfitá?
9 He kehe moʻoni ē ko e tuʻungá ʻi he kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kau ʻapositoló! Naʻa nau ako ʻa e “Tohitapu, ʻa ia ʻoku ne mafai ke fakapoto [ha taha] ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻui.” (2 Timote 3:15) ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau hangē ai ko e muʻaki kau palōfitá ʻa ia naʻa nau “ʻeke lahi mo fakatotolo.” Ko e kau palōfita ko iá naʻe ʻikai te nau fakakaukau ko e fekumi ko iá ko ha ako faivelenga nounou pē ʻe taha ʻi ha ngaahi māhina siʻi pē pe ko ha taʻu. ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá naʻa nau “fakatotolo atu,” tautefito fekauʻaki mo e Kalaisí pea mo e ngaahi lāngilangi naʻe kau ki hono ngafa fakamoʻui ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI heʻene ʻuluaki tohí, naʻe lave tuʻo 34 ai ʻa Pita ki he tohi faka-Tohitapu ʻe hongofulu.—1 Pita 1:10, 11.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai kia kitautolu taki taha ke mahuʻingaʻia ʻi hono ako ʻa e Tohitapú?
10 ʻOku hā mahino leva, ko e ako fakalelei ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha vāhenga-ngāue fakatuʻi ia ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Naʻe muimui ʻa Sīsū ʻi he sīpinga ko ení. Pea ko hono ako iá ko ha ngāue ia ki he faʻahinga te nau pule fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻi hēvani. (Luke 22:28-30; Loma 8:17; 2 Timote 2:12; Fakahā 5:10; 20:6) Ko e sīpinga fakatuʻi ko ení ʻoku fiemaʻu tatau pē ia ki he faʻahinga kotoa he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he māmaní ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá.—Mātiu 25:34, 46.
Ko ha Ngāue ki he Ngaahi Tuʻí pea Kiate Koe
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki fekauʻaki mo e akó ʻoku hoko ki he kau Kalisitiané? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolú?
11 ʻOku lava ke tau lea mālohi mo faitotonu ko e Kalisitiane moʻoni taki taha ʻoku totonu ke ne fai ʻa ʻene sivisiviʻi fakafoʻituitui ʻo e Tohitapú. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu pē ʻi hoʻo ʻuluaki ako ʻa e Tohitapú mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ʻo hangē ko e niʻihi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa ia ʻi he hili atu ha taimi naʻa nau fakaliʻeliʻaki ai ʻa e ako fakafoʻituituí. Naʻa nau ako ʻa e “motuʻalea ʻo e ngaahi elemeniti ʻo e folofola ʻa e ʻOtua,” hangē ko e “ngaahi elemeniti faka-Kalaisi.” Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai te nau tauhi maʻu ʻenau akó pea ko ia ai naʻe ʻikai te nau “tuiaki atu ki he haohaoa [“matuʻotuʻá,” NW].” (Hepelu 5:12–6:3) Fakatatau ki ai, ʻe lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu: ‘ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻeku ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e ako fakafoʻituitui ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo tatau ai pē pe kuó u feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻi ha taimi nounou pe ʻi he laui hongofuluʻi taʻu? Naʻe lotu ʻa Paula ke hoko ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi hono ʻahó ʻo hanganaki “tupulekina ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻilo ki he ʻOtua.” ʻOku ou fakahāhā ʻoku ou maʻu ʻa e holi tatau?’—Kolose 1:9, 10.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ha ʻofa hokohoko ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
12 Ko ha kī ki hoʻo maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ako leleí ko hoʻo fakatupulekina ha ʻofa ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tuhu ʻa e Sāme 119:14-16 ki he fakakaukau tuʻumaʻu, mo mohu taumuʻa ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha ongo founga ia te ke hoko ʻo manako ai. ʻOku toe moʻoni ia ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono lōloa ʻo hoʻo hoko ko ha Kalisitiané. ʻI hono fakamamafaʻi iá, manatuʻi ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Tīmoté. Neongo ko e mātuʻa Kalisitiane ko ení naʻe ʻosi ngāue ia ko ha “sotia lelei ʻa Kalaisi Sisu,” naʻe uki ia ʻe Paula ke fai ʻa ʻene lelei tahá ʻi hono “tofa totonu ʻa e folofola ʻo e moʻoní.” (2 Timote 2:3, 15, NW; 1 Timote 4:15) ʻOku hā mahino, ko hono fai ʻa hoʻo “lelei tahá” ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ako lelei.
13. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke ʻai ke ala maʻu ʻa e taimi lahi ange ki he ako Tohitapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feʻunuʻaki ʻe malava ke ke fai ke maʻu ai ha taimi ki he akó?
13 Ko ha sitepu ki he ngaahi tōʻonga ako leleí ko hoʻo vaheʻi tuʻumaʻu ʻa e taimi ki he ako Tohitapú. Kuó ke ʻi he tuʻunga fēfē ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko iá? Ko e hā pē ʻa hoʻo tali faitotonú, ʻokú ke fakakaukau te ke maʻu ʻaonga mei hono fakamoleki ʻa e taimi lahi ange ʻi he ako fakafoʻituituí? ‘Anga-fēfē,’ te ke fifili nai, ‘ʻe lava ke u fokotuʻutuʻu ha taimi ki he meʻa ko iá?’ Sai, kuo fakalahi ʻe he niʻihi ʻenau taimi ako Tohitapu totonú ʻaki ʻa e ʻā pongipongia ange ʻi he pongipongí. ʻOku nau lau nai ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi he miniti ʻe 15 pe ngāue ʻi he fekumi ki ha ako fakafoʻituitui. Ko e toe meʻa ʻe taha ʻe malavá, fēfē ke fai ha kiʻi feʻunuʻaki ʻi hoʻo taimi-tēpile fakauiké? Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻokú ke tōʻongaʻaki ʻa hono lau ʻo e nusipepá ʻi he lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi ʻahó pe sio ʻi he ongoongo efiafí he televīsoné, ʻe malava ke liʻaki ʻa hono fai iá ʻi ha ʻaho pē ʻe taha he uiké? ʻE lava ke ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e taimi ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ki ha ako lahi ange ʻo e Tohitapú. Kapau te ke fetongi ʻa e sio ongoongó ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha pea tuku ʻa e taimi ko ia ʻoku fakafuofua ki ha miniti ʻe 30 pe lahi ange aí ki he ako fakafoʻituituí, ʻe fakalahi ai ki ho taimi akó ʻa e houa laka hake he 25 ʻi he taʻu. Fakaʻuta atu ki he ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e houa fakalahi ʻe 25 ʻo e lau Tohitapú pe ko e akó! Ko e toe fakakaukau eni ʻe taha: ʻI he founga maheni ʻo e uike hoko maí, ʻanalaiso ai ʻa hoʻo ngaahi ngāué ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e ʻaho taki taha. Sio angé pe ʻe lava ke ke ʻilo ai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke liʻaki pe fakasiʻisiʻi ke fakaʻatā ai ʻa e taimi ki hono lau pe ako lahi ange ʻo e Tohitapú.—Efeso 5:15, 16.
14, 15. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻá ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ki he ako fakafoʻituituí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻoku ala lava fekauʻaki mo hono lau ʻa e Tohitapú?
14 Ko e hā te ne ʻai ʻa e akó ke faingofua ange mo fakamānako ange kiate koé? Ko e ngaahi taumuʻá. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ako ʻaonga ʻe lava ke ke fokotuʻú? Ki he tokolahi, ko ha ʻuluaki taumuʻa lelei ko hono lau ʻa e Tohitapú fakakātoa. Mahalo ʻi he aʻu mai ki he taimi ní, kuó ke lau ai ha ngaahi konga ʻo e Tohitapú ʻi ha taimi pea kuó ke maʻu ʻaonga mei ai. ʻE lava ke ke ʻai ia ko hoʻo fakapapau he taimí ni ke lau ʻa e Tohitapú fakakātoa? Ko hoʻo ʻuluaki taumuʻa ki hono fakahoko iá ke lau nai ʻa e faaʻi Kōsipelí, ʻo hoko atu ai ha taumuʻa hono ua, hangē ko ia ko hono toki lau leva ʻa e toenga ʻo e Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané. ʻI hoʻo maʻu pē ʻa e fiemālie mo e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻoku tupu mei aí, ko hoʻo taumuʻa hono hokó ko hano lau hokohoko nai ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻa Mōsesé pea mo e ngaahi tohi fakahisitōliá ʻo aʻu ki he tohi Esetá. ʻI hono lavaʻi iá, te ke sio ai ʻoku totonu ke fakakakato ʻa e toenga ʻo e Tohitapú. Ko e fefine ʻe taha, ʻa ia naʻe taʻu 65 nai ʻi heʻene hoko ko ha Kalisitiané, naʻá ne tohiʻi ʻi he loto takafi ʻo ʻene Tohitapú ʻa e ʻaho naʻá ne kamata ai ke laú pea ki mui ai ʻa e ʻaho naʻá ne ʻosiki aí. Kuó ne lau he taimí ni ʻo ʻosi tuʻo nima ʻa e Tohitapú! (Teutalonome 32:45-47) Pea ʻi he ʻikai te ne lau mei ha komipiuta pe ko ha meʻa kuo pulusí, ʻokú ne toʻotoʻo ʻa e Tohitapú ʻo lau ai.
15 Ko e niʻihi kuo nau ʻosi aʻusia ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo hono lau kotoa ʻa e Tohitapú ʻoku nau fou ʻi ha ngaahi sitepu kehe ke ʻai ʻenau ako hokohokó ke tupulaki ʻene fua lahí mo fakafiemālié. Ko e founga ʻe taha ko hono fakakau ai ʻa e tohi ako kuo fili ki muʻa ke lau ʻa e tohi Tohitapu hokó. ʻI he “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial” mo e Insight on the Scriptures, ʻe lava ke te maʻu ai ʻa e fakamatala lelei ʻaupito fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga fakahisitōlia, sīpinga mo e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻoku ala maʻu ʻi he tohi Tohitapu taki taha.a
16. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he muimui ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fē fekauʻaki mo hono ako ʻo e Tohitapú?
16 Lolotonga hoʻo akó, fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakafuofua ʻoku failahia ʻe he faʻahinga tokolahi ʻoku taku ko e kau mataotao Tohitapú. ʻOku nau hangataha ʻo fuʻu tōtuʻa ki hono ʻanalaiso ʻo e ngaahi konga tohí ʻo hangē ia ko e Tohitapú naʻe tupu mei he tangatá. Ko e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau feinga ke fokotuʻu ha kau lautohi makehe ki he tohi taki taha pe fakakaukauloto ki ha taumuʻa mo ha fakakaukau ʻoku nau tui naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e tokotaha faʻu-tohi fakaetangata ʻo e tohi taki taha. Ko e ola ʻo e fakaʻuhinga fakaetangata peheé ko hono fakahaaʻi nai ko e ngaahi tohi Tohitapú ko ha ngaahi tohi hisitōlia pē ia pe vakai kia kinautolu ko hono tapua atu ia ʻa e ngaahi fakaofiofi fakalakalaka ki he lotú. Ko e kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi ʻoku nau nōfoʻi ʻi he ngaahi ako ki he foʻi leá, hangē ko hano ako ʻa e lea ʻo e ngaahi tohi faka-Tohitapú. ʻOku nau hoko ʻo nōfoʻi lahi ange ʻi hono ako ʻa e ngaahi tupuʻanga ʻo e foʻi leá mo e lave ki he ngaahi ʻuhinga faka-Hepeluú mo faka-Kalisí ʻi he mahuʻinga ʻo e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOkú ke fakakaukau ko e ngaahi fakafuofua peheé ʻoku ngalingali ʻe ʻomai ai ha tui loloto mo fakaueʻiloto?—1 Tesalonaika 2:13.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau vakai ki he Tohitapú ʻokú ne maʻu ha pōpoaki ki he tokotaha kotoa?
17 ʻOku mātuʻaki totonu ʻa e ngaahi fakamulituku ʻa e kau mataotaó? ʻOku moʻoni ko e tohi Tohitapu taki taha ʻoku taha pē ʻa hono poini tefitó pe ʻoku fakataumuʻa ia ki ha kau fanongo pē ʻe taha? (1 Kolinito 1:19-21) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ngaahi tohi ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻi ai hono mahuʻinga tuʻuloa ki he kakai ʻo e taʻumotuʻa mo e ʻātakai kotoa pē. Neongo kapau naʻe muʻaki fakalea ha tohi ki ha tokotaha pē, hangē ko Tīmote pe ko Taitusí, pe ki ha kulupu makehe, mahalo ko e kau Kalētiá pe ko e kau Filipaí, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻe lava pea ʻoku totonu ke tau ako ʻa e ngaahi tohi ko iá. ʻOku nau mahuʻinga kia kitautolu hono kotoa, pea ʻe lāulea nai ʻi ha tohi tefito ki he ngaahi kaveinga lahi pea maʻu ʻaonga ai ʻa e kau lautohi tokolahi. ʻIo, ko e pōpoaki ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku fakaeʻuniveesi ia, ʻa ia ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo liliu ai ki he ngaahi lea ʻa e kakai takatakai ʻi he foʻi kolopé.—Loma 15:4.
ʻAonga Kiate Koe mo e Niʻihi Kehé
18. ʻI hoʻo lau ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ke fakakaukau ki aí?
18 ʻI hoʻo akó, te ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku ʻaonga ʻaupito ke kumi ki hano mahinoʻi ʻo e Tohitapú pea pehē ke feinga ke sio ki he ngaahi fakaikiikí ʻi heʻenau felāveʻiʻaki totonú. (Palovepi 2:3-5; 4:7) Ko e meʻa kuo fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofolá ʻoku felāveʻi ofi ia mo ʻene taumuʻá. Ko ia ʻi hoʻo laú, fakafelāveʻi ʻa e ngaahi foʻi moʻoní mo e akonakí ki he meʻa ko iá. Te ke fakalaulauloto nai ki he founga ʻo e felāveʻi ʻa ha meʻa naʻe hoko, fakakaukau, pe kikite ki he taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. ʻEke hifo kiate koe: ‘Ko e hā ʻoku tala mai ʻe he meʻá ni kiate au fekauʻaki mo Sihová? ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻene felāveʻi mo hono fakahoko ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi hono Puleʻangá?’ Te ke toe fakakaukau nai: ‘ʻE lava fēfē ke u ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamatala ko ení? ʻE lava ke u ngāueʻaki ia ʻi hono akoʻi mo fakahinohinoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú?’—Siosiua 1:8.
19. Ko hai ʻoku maʻu ʻaonga ʻi hoʻo fakamatalaʻi ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ke akó? Fakamatalaʻi.
19 Ko e tokanga fekauʻaki mo e niʻihi kehé ʻoku ʻaonga ia ʻi he toe tafaʻaki foki ʻe taha. ʻI he hokohoko atu ʻa hoʻo lau mo ako ʻa e Tohitapú, te ke ako ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa foʻou pea maʻu ai mo e ngaahi fakamaama foʻou. Feinga ke fakakau eni ʻi he fetalanoaʻaki fakatupu langa hake mo e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo ho fāmilí pe ko e niʻihi kehé. Kapau te ke fai ia ʻi ha ngaahi taimi feʻungamālie pea ʻi ha founga fakanānā, ʻoku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻe fakafiemālie ha ngaahi lāulea pehē. Ko hoʻo fakalau loto-moʻoni mo loto-māfana ʻa e meʻa kuó ke akó pe ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku fakamānakó ʻe ngalingali te ne ʻai ʻa e fakamatala peheé ke toe maongo ange ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻe ʻaonga ia kiate koe fakafoʻituitui. ʻI he founga fē? Kuo pehē ʻe he kau mataotaó ʻe manatuʻi fuoloa ange ʻe ha taha ʻa e meʻa kuó ne akó pe laú kapau ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki pe toe leaʻaki ia lolotonga ʻene kei foʻou ʻi hono ʻatamaí, ʻi he taimi ʻo hono fakamatalaʻi ia ki he niʻihi kehé.b
20. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻaonga ai ke toutou fai ʻa hono lau ʻo e Tohitapú?
20 Ko e taimi taki taha ʻokú ke lau ai ʻo ʻosi ha tohi faka-Tohitapú, te ke ako moʻoni ai ʻa e fakamatala foʻou. ʻE maongo ai kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi kupu ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke maongo lahi ia kiate koe ki muʻa. ʻE ʻi ai honau ʻuhinga foʻou. ʻOku totonu ke fakamamafaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻi he ʻikai ko ha tohi fakaetangata peé ko e ngaahi tohi ʻo e Tohitapú ko e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga ia ʻoku feʻunga ki he hokohoko atu ʻa hoʻo akó pea maʻu ʻaonga ai. Manatuʻi, ko ha tuʻi, hangē ko Tēvitá, naʻe pau ke ne “lau ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa oʻene moʻui.”
21. Ko e hā ʻa e pale ʻoku lava ke ke ʻamanekina mei hono fakalahi ʻa hoʻo ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?
21 ʻIo, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau vaheʻi ʻa e taimi ki he ako mohu ʻuhinga ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku nau maʻu ʻaonga lahi. ʻOku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga fakalaumālie pea mo e ngaahi fakamaama. ʻOku hoko ʻa honau vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá ʻo mālohi ange ai mo fekoekoeʻi ange. ʻOku nau toe hoko ai ko ha koloa mahuʻinga fakautuutu ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí, ki he fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku teʻeki ai te nau hoko ko e kau lotu ʻa Sihová.—Loma 10:9-14; 1 Timote 4:16.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Ko e ongo tohi tokoni ako ko ení ʻoku pulusi ia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea ʻoku ala maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi lea lahi.
b Sio ki he Taua Leʻo ʻo Tīsema 1, 1993, peesi 22-3.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ke fai ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻi ʻIsilelí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū mo ʻene kau ʻapositoló ki he ako ʻo e Tohitapú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feʻunuʻaki ʻe lava ke ke fai ke fakalahi ai ho taimi ki he ako fakafoʻituituí?
• ʻOku totonu ke ke fakaofiofi ki hano ako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá fakataha mo e fakakaukau fēfē?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 15]
“ʻI Hotau Nimá”
“Kapau ʻoku tau fiemaʻu . . . ha konikōtieni ki he Tohitapú, ʻe ʻikai lava ke tau maʻu ha meʻangāue ʻe toe lelei ange ʻi he ʻInitanetí. Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke lau ʻa e Tohitapú, ke ako ia, fakakaukau ki ai, fakakaukauloto ki ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu ia ʻi hotau nimá, he ko e founga pē ia ʻe taha ʻo hono ʻai ia ke hū ki hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó.”—Gertrude Himmelfarb, ko ha palōfesa mālōlō mei hono lakangá, ʻi he ʻUnivēsiti City, Niu ʻIoke.