“ʻOku ʻIkai ke Fakamafasia ʻEne Ngaahi Tuʻutuʻuni”

 4-6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea ʻo e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakamafasia”? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ʻoku ʻikai fakamafasia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá?

⁴ “Tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.” Ko e meʻa tefito ia ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá meiate kitautolú. ʻOku fuʻu lahi ʻa e meʻa ko ia ʻokú ne kolé? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻOku talamai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ha meʻa mātuʻaki fakafiemālie fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, pe ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko eni ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ʻa ʻetau tauhi ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni.”​—1 Sione 5:​3, 4, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.

⁵ Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “fakamafasia” ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻileá ko e “mamafa.” ʻOku lava ke ʻuhinga ia ki ha meʻa ʻoku faingataʻa ke aʻusia pe faingataʻa ke fakahoko. ʻI he Mātiu 23:4, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ia ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi “kavenga mamafa,” ko e ngaahi lao mo e ngaahi talatukufakaholo faʻu ʻe he tangatá, ʻa ia naʻe hilifaki ki he kakaí ʻe he kau sikalaipé mo e kau Fālesí. ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he ʻaposetolo taʻumotuʻa ko Sioné? ʻOku ʻikai ko ha kavenga mamafa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fuʻu faingataʻa kiate kitautolu ke tauhi. (Fakafehoanaki mo Teutalonome 30:11.) ʻI hono kehé, ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, ko hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi fiemaʻú ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fiefia. ʻOkú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha faingamālie maʻongoʻonga ke fakahāhā ai ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihová.

12. ʻE fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ai ke fakamafasia ʻa e fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá?

¹² Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e fai ke maʻu ʻa e ʻilo pehē ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku lava ke ke manatuʻi ʻa e anga hoʻo ongoʻí ʻi he ʻuluaki taimi naʻá ke ʻilo ai ko Sihova ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko hono Puleʻangá te ne toe fakafoki mai ʻa e Palataisí ki he māmani ko ʻení, pea naʻá ne foaki ʻa hono ʻAlo ʻofaʻangá ko ha huhuʻi maʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, pehē foki ki he ngaahi moʻoni mahuʻinga kehé? ʻIkai ʻoku hangē ia ko hano toʻo atu ʻa e pulonga ʻo e taʻeʻiló pea sio māʻalaʻala ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí? ʻOku ʻikai ke fakamafasia ʻa e fai ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ia!​—Sāme 1:​1-3; 119:97.

16. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ai ko ha fakamafasia ke tulitāupau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga totonú pea ke tali ʻene moʻoní.

¹⁶ Ko ha fakamafasia ia kiate kitautolu ke tulitāupau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻulungaanga totonú pea ke tali ʻene moʻoní? ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki hono ngaahi ʻaongá ʻoku ʻikai​—ʻi he ngaahi nofo mali ʻa ia ʻoku feʻofaʻaki mo fefalalaʻaki ai ʻa e husepānití mo e uaifí kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi nofo mali ʻoku māvahevahe koeʻuhi ko e taʻefeangatonuʻakí; ko e ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe he fānaú ʻoku ʻofaʻi kinautolu mo fiemaʻu ʻe heʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi fāmili ʻoku ongoʻi ai ʻe he fānaú ʻoku ʻikai ʻofaʻi kinautolu, līʻekina, mo ʻikai fiemaʻu; ko ha konisēnisi maʻa mo e moʻui lelei kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi ongoʻi halaia mo ha sino ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he ʻeitisí pe ko ha mahaki kehe ʻoku fetuku holo ʻi he fehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku papau ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakamasivaʻi kitautolu mei ha meʻa pē ʻoku tau fiemaʻu koeʻuhi ke fiefia ai ʻi he moʻuí!​—Teutalonome 10:​12, 13.

19. Fakamatala ki he ʻaonga ʻoku tau maʻu mei hono fakahā ʻa e ʻapasia ki he moʻuí mo e totó.

¹⁹ Ko ha fakamafasia ia kiate kitautolu ke fakatoputapuʻi ʻa e moʻuí mo e totó? Mole ke mamaʻo! Fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ʻeni. Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e hoko ʻo ʻatā mei he kanisā ʻa e maʻamaʻá fakatupunga ʻi he ifi tapaká? Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e hao mei hono maʻunimā fakaeʻatamai mo fakaesino ʻe he ngaahi faitoʻo kona tapu fakatupu-maumaú? Ko ha fakamafasia ia ʻa e fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono maʻu ʻe he ʻeitisí, hepataitisí, pe ko ha toe mahaki kehe pē mei ha huhu toto? ʻOku hā mahino, ko ʻetau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi anga mo e tōʻonga fakalotomamahí ko e lelei pē ia maʻatautolu.​—Aisea 48:17.

20. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ʻaonga ki he fāmili ʻe taha ʻa hono maʻu ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he moʻuí?

²⁰ Fakakaukau ange ki he meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe hokosiá. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ʻi he kuohilí, naʻe kamata ke ʻau toto lahi ai ha fefine Fakamoʻoni ʻa ia naʻe meimei māhina ʻe tolu mo e konga ʻa ʻene feitamá pea naʻe leleakiʻi ki he falemahakí. Hili hano sivi ia ʻe ha toketā, naʻá ne fanongo kiate ia ʻi heʻene tala ki he kau neesí kuo pau ke nau fakangata ʻene tuʻunga feitamá. ʻI heʻene ʻilo ki he anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he moʻui ʻa e tama teʻeki fāʻeleʻí, naʻá ne fakafisi mālohi ki ha fakatōtama, ʻo ne tala ange ki he toketaá: “Kapau ʻoku moʻui ia, tuku pē ia ai!” Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ʻene faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ʻaú, ka ʻi he ngaahi māhina siʻi ki mui ai, naʻá ne fanauʻi taʻehoko mai ai ha kiʻi tamasiʻi moʻui lelei ʻa ia ʻoku taʻu 17 ʻi he taimí ni. Naʻá ne fakamatala: “Naʻe tala ki homa fohá ʻa e meʻa kotoa ko ʻení, peá ne pehē ʻokú ne fiefia ʻi he ʻikai lī ia ki he vevé. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ko e ʻuhinga pē taha ʻo ʻene kei moʻuí ko ʻema tauhi kia Sihová.” ʻOku pau ʻa e ʻikai fakamafasia ki he fāmili ko ʻení ʻa hono maʻu ʻo e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he moʻuí!

23, 24. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau fakatātaaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakamafasia ia ke tauhi kia Sihova fakataha mo ʻene kakai fokotuʻutuʻu māú?

²³ Ko ha fakamafasia ia ke tauhi kia Sihova fakataha mo ʻene kakai fokotuʻutuʻu māú? Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai! ʻI hono kehé, ko ha monū maʻongoʻonga ia ke maʻu ʻa e ʻofa mo e poupou ʻa ha fāmili ko e ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine Kalisitiane ʻi māmani lahi. (1 Pita 2:17) Fakaʻuta atu angé ʻokú ke hao ʻi ha vaka ngoto pea ko koe ʻeni ʻi he vaí, ʻokú ke feinga ke ke tētē. ʻI he taimi ʻokú ke ongoʻi ai kuo ʻikai ke ke kei lavá, kuo ala atu kiate koe ha nima mei ha vaka fakahaofi-kakai. ʻIo, ʻoku ʻi ai mo e kau hao kehe! ʻI he vaka fakahaofi-kakaí, ʻoku mou taufetongi mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi he ʻaʻalo ki he matātahí, ʻo ō pē mo fakaheka hake ʻa e kau hao kehé.