ʻOku Mahuʻinga Fēfē ʻa e Moʻoní Kiate Koe?
“ʻE faifai pea mahino kiate kimoutolu ʻa e moʻoni, pea ʻe fakatauʻatāina ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he moʻoni.”—SIONE 8:32.
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻe Pailato ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “moʻoni” mei hono ngāueʻaki ia ʻe Sīsuú?
“KO E HA tū ʻa e moʻoni?” ʻI hono ʻeke ʻe Pailato ʻa e fehuʻí ni, ko ʻene mahuʻingaʻiá, hangē pē ko ia naʻe ʻi aí, naʻe hā ne ʻuhinga ia ki he moʻoní ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe toki leaʻaki pē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e meʻa ko ia naʻe fanauʻi ai au, pea ko e meʻa ko ia kuo u haʻu ai ki māmani, koeʻuhi ke u fakahāʻi ʻa e moʻoni.” (Sione 18:37, 38) ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko Pailató, naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsū ia ki he moʻoni fakaʻotuá.
Ko e Fakakaukau ʻa e Māmaní ki he Moʻoní
2. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Sīsū ʻoku hā ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e moʻoní?
2 Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Oku ikai maʻu kotoabe ae tui.” (2 Tesalonaika 3:2, PM) ʻOku lava ke leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa tatau pē ki he moʻoní. Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku fetaulaki ai mo e moʻoni makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻoku tukunoaʻi ʻosi fakakaukauʻi pē ia ʻe he tokolahi. Ka, he mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ē ko ia! Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻE faifai pea mahino kiate kimoutolu ʻa e moʻoni, pea ʻe fakatauʻatāina ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he moʻoni.”—Sione 8:32.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi akonaki fakatupu takihalaʻí ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ki aí?
3 Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá heʻikai ke maʻu ʻa e moʻoní ia ʻi he ngaahi filosofia mo e ngaahi talatukufakaholo fakaetangatá. (Kolose 2:8) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakatupu takihalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi akonaki peheé. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻEfesoó kapau te nau tui ki he ngaahi meʻa ko iá, te nau hangē ha fanga kiʻi pēpē fakalaumālié “ʻo felīlīʻaki . . . ʻe he matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe ʻoku tupu ʻi he fiemuʻa [“kākā,” NW] ʻa e kakai, ʻi he kākā ʻoku ngaue ke māu ʻa e meʻa fakahē.” (Efeso 4:14) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e “kākā ʻa e kakai” ʻoku pouaki ia ʻe he fakamatala fakangalilelei ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakafepakiʻi ʻa e moʻoni fakaʻotuá. Ko e “fakamatala fakangalileleí” ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe he The New Encyclopædia Britannica ko e “feinga fakafounga ke tākiekina kākaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tui, ngaahi fakakaukau, pe ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kakai kehé.” Ko e fakamatala fakangalilelei peheé ʻokú ne mioʻi kākā ʻa e moʻoní ki he loí pea poupouʻi ʻa e ngaahi loí ko e moʻoni. Ke maʻu ʻa e moʻoní neongo ʻa e ngaahi tenge olopoto peheé, kuo pau ke tau kumi tōtōivi ki he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú.
Kau Kalisitiané mo e Māmaní
4. Ko hai ʻoku ʻatā ki ai ʻa e moʻoní, pea ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu iá?
4 ʻI he lave ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau hoko ko ʻene kau ākongá, naʻe lotu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi kia Sihova: “Fakatapuʻi kinautolu ʻi he moʻoni: ko e folofola aʻau ko e moʻoni ia.” (Sione 17:17) Ko e faʻahinga peheé ʻe fakatapuʻi, pe fakamavaheʻi, ki he taumuʻa ko hono tauhi ʻa Sihova pea ʻai ke ʻiloa hono huafá mo hono Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 6:9, 10; 24:14) Neongo ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻatā ʻa e moʻoni ia ʻa Sihová ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha meʻaʻofa taʻetotongi ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku nau kumi ki aí, neongo pe ko e hā ʻa e fonua, matakali, pe ʻātakai fakasivilaise ʻoku nau kau ki ai. Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Ko ʻene toki mahino mai e kiate au, ʻoku ʻikai ke filifilimanako ʻa e ʻOtua: ka neongo pē ko e fēʻia ʻa e kakai, ka ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia, pea ngāue fai ki he totonu, ʻoku ngofua ke ne aʻu mai kiate ia.”—Ngāue 10:34, 35.
5. Ko e hā ʻoku faʻa fakatangaʻi ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
5 ʻOku vahevahe atu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú ki he niʻihi kehé ka ʻoku ʻikai ke talitali lelei kinautolu ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Sīsū: “Te nau tukuange kimoutolu ki he fakamamahi, pea te nau tamateʻi kimoutolu: pea te mou fehiʻanekina ʻe he ngāhi kakai kehekehe, ko e meʻa ʻi he hingoa oʻoku.” (Mātiu 24:9) ʻI he fakamatala ki he vēsí ni, naʻe tohi ʻe ha faifekau ʻAilani ko John R. Cotter ʻi he 1817: “Ko e ngaahi feinga ʻenau [kau Kalisitiané] ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e moʻui ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻaki ʻenau malangá, naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻai ʻa e kakaí ke nau ongoʻi houngaʻia, ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne fakatupunga kinautolu ke nau fehiʻa mo fakatangaʻi ʻa e kau ākongá ʻi hono fakaeʻa ʻenau ngaahi ʻulungaanga koví.” Ko e kau fakatanga peheé ʻoku ʻikai te nau “tali ʻa e ʻofa ki he moʻoni ka nau moʻui ai.” ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ʻení, ʻoku “fekau atu kiate kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ha feinga fakahē, koeʻuhi ke nau tui ki he loi: kae faifai pea fakamāu ʻa kinautolu kotoa pe ʻoku ʻikai tui ki he moʻoni, ka ʻoku nau malieʻia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku hala.”—2 Tesalonaika 2:10-12.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi holi ʻoku ʻikai totonu ki ha Kalisitiane ke ne fakatupú?
6 ʻOku enginaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻoku nofo ʻi he māmani fakafili ko ʻení: “ʻOua te mou ʻofa ki mamani, ʻumaʻā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani. . . . ko e meʻa katoa ʻoku ʻi mamani, ʻa e holi ʻo e kakano, mo e holi ʻo e mata, mo e ʻafungi ʻo e moʻui, ʻoku ʻikai mei he Tamai ia, ka ʻoku mei mamani.” (1 Sione 2:15, 16) ʻI he pehē “meʻa katoa,” ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taʻefakakau ai ʻe Sione. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ʻení kuo pau ai ke ʻoua te tau fakatupu ha holi ki ha meʻa pē ʻoku tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmani ko ʻení ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne afeʻi kitautolu mei he moʻoní. Ko e tokanga ki he akonaki ʻa Sioné te ne fakahoko mai ha tākiekina mālohi ki heʻetau moʻuí. Anga-fēfē?
7. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe ha ʻilo ʻo e moʻoní ʻo ueʻi ʻa e faʻahinga loto-totonú?
7 ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e taʻu 2001, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi māmani lahi ʻi he māhina taki taha ha ngaahi ako Tohitapu laka hake ʻi he fā mo e konga milioná, ʻo fakahinohinoʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha mo e ngaahi kulupu ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻotua ki he moʻuí. Ko hono olá, naʻe papitaiso ai ʻa e toko 263,431. Naʻe hoko ʻa e maama ʻo e moʻoní ʻo mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he kau ākonga foʻou ko ʻení, pea naʻa nau fakataleʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi feohi koví mo e ngaahi founga taʻetaau mo taʻefakalāngilangiʻi-ʻOtua ko ia ʻoku mafolalahia ʻi he māmani ko ʻení. Talu mei he hoko ʻo papitaisó, kuo nau hokohoko atu ʻa e moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē. (Efeso 5:4 [5, PM]) ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga pehē ʻa e moʻoní kiate koe?
ʻOku Tokanga Mai ʻa Sihova Kiate Kitautolu
8. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Sihova ki heʻetau fakatapuí, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakapotopoto ai ke ‘fuofua kumi ki he puleʻangá’?
8 Neongo ʻetau ngaahi taʻehaohaoá, ʻoku tali anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻetau fakatapuí, ʻo hangē, ʻoku kakapa hifo, ke tohoakiʻi hake kitautolu kiate iá. ʻOkú ne akoʻi ai kitautolu ke tau hakeakiʻi ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻá mo ʻetau ngaahi fakaʻamú. (Sāme 113:6-8) ʻI he taimi tatau pē, ʻoku fakaʻatā kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau maʻu ha vahaʻangatae fakafoʻituitui mo ia, pea ʻokú ne talaʻofa mai te ne tokangaʻi kitautolu kapau te tau “hanganaki fuofua kumi ki he puleʻangá pea mo ʻene māʻoniʻoní.” Kapau te tau fai ʻeni pea maluʻi fakalaumālie kitautolu, ʻokú ne talaʻofa mai: “Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehe ko ení ʻe tānaki atu ia kiate kimoutolu.”—Mātiu 6:33, NW.
9. Ko hai “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” pea ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e “tamaioeiki” ko ʻení, ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú?
9 Naʻe fili ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻene kau ʻapositolo ʻe toko 12 pea fakatoka ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa ia naʻe hoko ʻo ui ko e “Isileli oe Otua.” (Kaletia 6:16, PM; Fakahā 21:9, 14) Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻeni ki mui “ko e Fakataha tonu ʻa e ʻOtua Moʻui, ko e pou mo e tuʻunga ʻo e Moʻoni.” (1 Timote 3:15) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ko iá ko e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” pea ko e ‘setuata anga-tonu, ko e tokotaha poto.’ Ko e sevāniti faitōnunga ko iá, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū te ne fatongiaʻaki hono ʻoange ki he kau Kalisitiané ʻenau “mea kai i hono taimi totonu.” (Mātiu 24:3, 45-47, PM; Luke 12:42, NW) ʻI he ʻikai ha meʻakaí te tau mate ʻi he fiekaiá. Pehē foki, ʻi he ʻikai ke maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié, te tau vaivai pea mate fakalaumālie. Ko ia ai, ko e ʻi ai “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ko ha toe fakamoʻoni ia ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu. ʻOfa ke tau fakahoungaʻi lahi maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki fakalaumālie mātuʻaki mahuʻinga kuo ngaohi maʻatautolu fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki” ko iá.—Mātiu 5:3.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai kiate kitautolu ke tau ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá maʻu pē?
10 Ko hono maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ako fakafoʻituituí. ʻOku toe kau ki ai ʻa e feohi mo e kau Kalisitiane kehé pea mo hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOkú ke manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia naʻá ke kai ʻi he māhina ʻe ono, pe naʻa mo e taʻu ʻe ono, kuo maliu atú? Mahalo pē ʻikai. Ka neongo ia, pe ko e hā pē naʻá ke kaí naʻe ʻomai ai ʻa e meʻakai naʻe fiemaʻu ki hono tokoniʻi koé. Pea ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ke kai ʻa e meʻakai meimei tatau talu mei ai. ʻOku hoko moʻoni pehē pē ʻi he meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻomai ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. Mahalo pē ʻoku ʻikai ke tau manatuʻi ʻa e fakaikiiki kotoa ʻo e meʻa kuo tau fanongoa ʻi he ngaahi fakatahá. Pea ko ha fakamatala meimei tatau naʻe tokonaki mai nai ʻo laka hake ʻi he tuʻo tahá. Ka neongo ia, ko e meʻakai fakalaumālie ia, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki heʻetau leleí. ʻOku ʻomai maʻu pē ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fakatahá ʻa e meʻakai lelei fakalaumālie, ʻo tufaki mai ʻi he taimi feʻungamālie.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngafa ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané?
11 Ko hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané ʻoku toe ʻomai ai ha fatongia kiate kitautolu. ʻOku enginaki ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau ‘fefakalototoʻaʻaki,’ ʻo fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e ngaahi kaungā mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ki he “feʻofaʻaki mo e ngaue lelei.” Ko ʻetau teuteu ki aí, ko hono maʻú, pea kau ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, ʻoku fakatupu tui mālohi ia kiate kitautolu tāutaha pea fakalototoʻa ki he niʻihi kehé. (Hepelu 10:23-25) ʻI he hangē ko e fānau iiki ʻoku nau hoko ʻo filifili fekauʻaki mo e meʻakaí, ʻoku fiemaʻu nai ki he niʻihi ʻa e fakalototoʻa tuʻumaʻu ke nau maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié. (Efeso 4:13) Ko e ʻofa ia ʻa hono ʻoatu ʻa e fakalototoʻa ko iá ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu aí koeʻuhi ke lava ʻa e faʻahinga peheé ʻo tupulaki ko ha kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa, ʻa ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ko e meʻakai fefeká ʻoku ʻa e kakai matuʻotuʻá ia, ʻa e faʻahinga ʻa ia fakafou ʻi hono ngāueʻakí kuo akoʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi mafai fakaefakakaukaú ke fakafaikehekeheʻi fakatouʻosi ʻa e tonú mo e halá.”—Hepelu 5:14, NW.
Ko Hono Tokangaʻi Fakalaumālie Kitautolú
12. Ko hai ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fatongia muʻomuʻa taha ki heʻetau kei nofo ʻi he moʻoní? Fakamatalaʻi.
12 Ko hotau hoa malí pe ko ʻetau ongo mātuʻá ʻoku lava ke nau fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻi he hala ʻo e moʻoní. Pehē foki, ʻe lava ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ke tataki kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e konga ʻo e tākanga ʻoku ʻi he malumalu ʻo ʻenau tokangaʻí. (Ngāue 20:28) Ka ko hai ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e fatongia muʻomuʻa tahá kae lava ke tau kītaki ʻi heʻetau founga moʻui ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he moʻoní? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku hilifaki ʻa e fatongia ko iá ʻiate kitautolu taki taha. Pea ʻoku moʻoni ia fakatouʻosi ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga anga-mahení pea ʻi he ngaahi taimi faingataʻá. Fakakaukau ange ki he meʻa ʻoku fakahaaʻi hono hokó.
13, 14. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe ha meʻa naʻe hokosia fekauʻaki mo e kiʻi lamí, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e tokoni fakalaumālie ʻoku fiemaʻú?
13 ʻI Sikotilani naʻe kaikai ai ha fanga kiʻi lami ʻi ha kaikaiʻanga pea ko e taha ʻo kinautolu ne hē atu ia ki he tafaʻaki ʻo ha foʻi māʻolunga pea tō hifo ai ki ha funga maka lausiʻi ʻi lalo. Naʻe ʻikai ke lavea, ka naʻe manavahē pea ʻikai malava ke ne toe kaka hake. Ko ia, naʻe kamata ke tangi ia heʻene faingataʻaʻiá. Naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻene faʻeé, pea kamata mo ia ke tangi kae ʻoua kuo haʻu ʻa e tauhi-sipí ʻo toe fakafoki mai ʻa e kiʻi lamí.
14 Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e hokohoko ʻo e meʻa naʻe hokó. Naʻe tangi ʻa e kiʻi lamí ki ha tokoni, naʻe tānaki atu ʻe he sipi fefiné hono leʻó ki heʻene tangí, pea ko e tauhi-sipi naʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa e fakatokangá naʻá ne fai leva ha ngāue ke toe fakahaofi mai ia. Kapau ʻoku malava ʻe ha kiʻi monumanu valevale mo ʻene faʻeé ke na ongoʻi ʻa e fakatuʻutāmakí peá na ui tokoni leva, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tūkia fakalaumālie aí pe fehangahangai mo ha ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki taʻeʻamanekina mei he māmani ʻa Sētané? (Semisi 5:14, 15; 1 Pita 5:8) ʻOku totonu ke tau fai ia, tautefito kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau taukei koeʻuhi ko ʻetau kei siʻí pe koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ʻi ha tuʻunga kei foʻou ʻi he moʻoní.
Ko e Muimui ʻi he Tataki Fakaʻotuá ʻOkú Ne ʻOmai ʻa e Fiefia
15. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa ha fefine ʻe taha ʻi heʻene kamata ke feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
15 Fakakaukau ange ki he mahuʻinga ʻo e mahino faka-Tohitapú pea mo e nonga ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he meʻa ko iá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e moʻoní. Ko ha fefine taʻu 70 naʻá ne maʻu lotu he Siasi ʻIngilaní ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí naʻá ne loto ke ako Tohitapu mo e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Naʻe vave ai ʻene ʻilo ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ko Sihova pea kau fakataha ʻi he pehē “Ēmeni” ki he ngaahi lotu fakamātoato maʻá e kakaí naʻe fai ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻanga fakalotofonuá. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi he ongoʻi mālohi ʻi loto: “ʻI he ʻikai ko hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha taha ʻoku fuʻu mamaʻo fau ia meiate kitautolu ko e faʻahinga matengofuá, ʻoku hangē ʻoku mou ʻomai ia ʻe kimoutolu ki hotau lotolotongá tonu ʻo hangē ha kaumeʻa ʻofeiná. Ko ha meʻa ia kuo teʻeki ai ʻaupito te u hokosia ki muʻa.” Ngalingali, ko e siʻi tokotaha mahuʻingaʻia ko iá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ngalo ʻiate ia ʻa e fuofua maongo ko ʻeni naʻe fai ʻe he moʻoní kiate iá. Pehē foki, ʻofa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e moʻoní kiate kitautolu ʻi he fuofua taimi naʻa tau tali ai iá.
16. (a) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke hokó kapau te tau ʻai ʻa e maʻu mai ʻo e paʻangá ko ʻetau taumuʻa tefitó ia? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia moʻoní?
16 ʻOku tui ʻa e tokolahi kapau naʻa nau maʻu ha paʻanga lahi ange, te nau fiefia lahi ange. Kae kehe, kapau te tau ʻai ʻa e maʻu mai ʻo e paʻangá ko ʻetau taumuʻa tefitó ia ʻi he moʻuí, te tau faingataʻaʻia nai ʻi he “ngaahi mamahi lahi taʻeʻamanekina ʻa e ʻatamaí.” (1 Timote 6:10, Phillips) Fakakaukau atu angé ki he tokolahi ʻoku nau fakatau mai ʻa e ngaahi tikite lulú, fakamoleki ʻa e paʻanga ʻi he ngaahi kasinó, pe fakatau ʻinasi taʻetokanga ʻi he māketi fefakatauʻakí, ʻo fakaʻānaua atu ki hono maʻu mai ha fuʻu paʻanga lahi. Ko e tokosiʻi ʻaupito ʻoku nau sio ki he monū ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ki aí. Pea ʻoku faʻa hoko naʻa mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau sio ki aí ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ko ʻenau tuʻumālie fakafokifaá ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomai ʻa e fiefiá. ʻI hono kehé, ko e hokohoko atu ʻa e fiefiá ʻoku haʻu ia mei hono fai ʻo e finangalo ʻo Sihová, ngāue fakataha mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻi he tataki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová pea mo e tokoni ʻa ʻene kau ʻāngeló. (Sāme 1:1-3; 84:4, 5; 89:15) ʻI heʻetau fai ʻa e meʻá ni, te tau hokosia nai ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻeʻamanekina. ʻOku mahuʻinga feʻunga ʻa e moʻoní kiate koe ke ʻomai ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki peheé ki hoʻo moʻuí?
17. Ko e hā ʻoku hanga ʻe he nofo ʻa Pita mo Saimone, ko ha tufunga kiliʻimanú, ʻo fakahaaʻi mai fekauʻaki mo e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻapositoló?
17 Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá. ʻI he taʻu 36 T.S., naʻá ne fai ai ha fononga fakamisinale ki he Tokalelei ʻo Sāloní. Naʻá ne nofo ai ʻi Lita, ʻa ia naʻá ne faitoʻo ai ʻa e mamatea ko ʻEneasi peá ne hoko atu leva ki he kolo taulanga ʻo Siopá. Naʻá ne fokotuʻu ai ʻa Toakase mei he maté. ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Ngāue 9:43 kiate kitautolu: “Pea hoko ai naʻa ne nofo fuoloa ʻi Siopa ʻi he fale ʻo ha motuʻa ko Saimone ko e tufunga kiliʻimanu.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he fakamatala nounou ko ʻení ʻa e fakakaukau taʻefilifilimānako ʻa Pita ʻi heʻene ngāue ki he kakai ʻi he kolo ko iá. Anga-fēfē? ʻOku tohi ʻe he mataotao Tohitapu ko Fredric W. Farrar: “Naʻe ʻikai lava ke fakalotoʻi ha tokotaha muimui mālohi mo fefeka ʻo e Lao Talangutu [ʻa Mōsesé] ke ne nofo ʻi ha fale ʻo ha tufunga kiliʻimanu. Ko e fetuʻutaki fakaʻaho mo e kiliʻimanú pea mo e ngaahi ʻangaʻanga ʻo e fanga manu kehekehe naʻe fiemaʻu ʻi he ngāue ko ʻení, pea mo e ngaahi naunau ʻoku fiemaʻu ki aí, naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e meʻa ko iá ke taʻemaʻa mo palakū ʻi he vakai ki ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau tauhi lao anga-fefeká.” Neongo kapau ko e “fale [ʻo Saimone] ʻi matātahi” naʻe ʻikai ke ofi ia ki hono fale tufunga kiliʻimanú, naʻe kau ʻa Saimone ʻi ha ‘fefakatauʻaki naʻe vakai ki ai fakataha mo e palakūʻia pea hehema ai ke fakamāʻulaloʻi ʻa e tokaʻi-kita ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa naʻa nau fai iá,’ ko e lau ia ʻa Farrar.—Ngāue 10:6.
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā naʻe puputuʻu ai ʻa Pita ʻi he vīsone naʻá ne maʻú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki taʻeʻamanekina naʻe hoko kia Pitá?
18 Naʻe tali ʻe he tokotaha taʻefilifilimānako ko Pitá ʻa e anga-talitali kakai ʻa Saimoné, pea naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Pita ʻa e fakahinohino taʻeʻamanekina mei he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne sio ai ʻi ha vīsone ʻa ia naʻe fekauʻi ai ia ke ne kai ʻa e fanga manu kehekehe naʻe taʻemaʻa ʻi he fakatatau ki he lao faka-Siú. Naʻe fakamatematē ʻa Pita ʻo ne pehē kuo teʻeki ai ʻaupito te ne “kai ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku taʻetāu mo taʻemaʻa.” Ka naʻe tuʻo tolu hono tala kiate ia: “Ko e ngaahi meʻa kuo fakamaʻa ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻoua te ke pehē ʻe koe ʻoku taʻetāu.” ʻOku hā mahino, “naʻe toumoua ʻa Pita, pe ko e hā nai ʻa e vīsone kuo ne mamata ki ai.”—Ngāue 10:5-17; 11:7-10.
19 Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe Pita ko e ʻaho ʻe taha ki muʻá ʻi Sesalia, ko e kilomita ʻe 50 ʻa hono mamaʻó, naʻe toe maʻu foki ai ha vīsone ʻe ha Senitaile ko hono hingoá ko Koliniusi. Naʻe fakahinohino ai ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ʻa Koliniusi ke ne fekau ha kau sevāniti ke kumi kia Pita ʻi he fale ʻo Saimone ko e tufunga kiliʻimanú. Naʻe fekau atu ʻe Koliniusi ʻene kau sevāniti ki he ʻapi ʻo Saimoné, pea naʻa nau foki mo Pita ki Sesalia. Naʻá ne malanga ai kia Koliniusi mo hono ngaahi kāingá mo hono ngaahi kaumeʻá. Ko hono olá, naʻa nau hoko ai ko e ʻuluaki kau tui Senitaile taʻekamu ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau ʻea ki he Puleʻangá. Neongo ko e kakai tangatá naʻe taʻekamu, ko e faʻahinga kotoa naʻe fanongo ki he lea ʻa Pitá naʻa nau papitaiso. Naʻe fakaava heni ʻa e matapā ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, naʻe fakakaukau ki ai ʻoku nau taʻemaʻa mei he vakai ʻa e kakai Siú, ke nau hoko ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. (Ngāue 10:1-48; 11:18) Ko ha monū taʻefakatataua ē kia Pita—koeʻuhi pē naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga kiate ia ʻa e moʻoní pea taki ai ia ke ne tokanga ki he fakahinohino meia Sihová pea ngāue ʻi he tui!
20. Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni fakaʻotua ʻoku foaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻetau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e moʻoní ʻi heʻetau moʻuí?
20 ʻOku enginaki mai ʻa Paula: “Lea aki ae mooni i he ofa, bea tubu hake iate ia, aia ko Kalaisi koe ulu, i he mea kotoabe.” (Efeso 4:15, PM, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻIo, ʻe ʻomai ʻe he moʻoní kiate kitautolu ʻa e fiefia taʻefakatataua he taimí ni kapau te tau fakamuʻomuʻa ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí pea fakaʻatā ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke ne tataki ʻetau ngaahi laká. Pehē foki ke tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e poupou ʻa e kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakaʻevangelioó. (Fakahā 14:6, 7; 22:6) He monū lahi ē ko kitautolu ke maʻu ha poupou pehē ʻi he ngāue kuo fekau mai ʻe Sihova ke tau faí! Ko hono tauhi maʻu ʻa e anga-tonú ʻe taki atu ai kitautolu ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e moʻoní, ʻo laui ʻitāniti. ʻOku toe ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke toe mahuʻinga ange ia ai?—Sione 17:3.
Ko e Hā Kuo Tau Akó?
• Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai tali ai ʻa e moʻoní ʻe he tokolahi?
• ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmani ʻa Sētané?
• ʻOku totonu ko e hā ʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi fakatahá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
• Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻoku tau maʻu ke tokangaʻi fakalaumālie ʻaki kitautolu?
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(Ki he konga tohi kuo fokotuʻú, sio ki he tohi)
TAHI LAHI
Sesalia
TOKALELEI ʻO SĀLONÍ
Siopa
Lita
Selusalema
[Fakatātā]
Naʻe muimui ʻa Pita ʻi he fakahinohino fakaʻotuá pea utu ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻeʻamanekina
[Maʻuʻanga]
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Naʻe faifakamoʻoni ʻa Sīsū ki he moʻoní
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Hangē pē ko e meʻakai fakamatelié, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié ki heʻetau ʻi he tuʻunga leleí