Fefakalototoʻaʻaki ʻi he Hoko ʻo Ofi Mai ʻa e ʻAho
“[Mou] fefakalototoʻaʻaki, pea fai eni ʻo lahi ange ko hoʻomou sio ʻoku ofi ʻa e ʻaho.”—HEPELU 10:25, NW.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaho ʻoku ofi ní, pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová?
KO KINAUTOLU ʻoku kau ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻi he pehē, ‘Haʻu ʻo maʻu ʻa e vai ʻo e moʻui,’ ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakamavaheʻi kinautolu. ʻI he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ikuna ʻa Sihová, ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki faka-Tohitapu: “Ke tau fetokangaʻaki, ke fakaʻaiʻai ki he ʻofa mo e ngaahi ngāue lelei, ʻo ʻoua ʻe liʻaki ʻa ʻetau fakatahá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku angaʻaki ʻe he niʻihi, kae fefakalototoʻaʻaki, pea fai eni ʻo lahi ange ko hoʻomou sio ʻoku ofi ʻa e ʻahó.”—Hepelū 10:24, 25, NW.
2 ʻOku kikite ʻa e Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “ʻaho” ko ia ʻo pehē ko e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova.” (2 Pita 3:10, NW) Koeʻuhi ko Sihova ko e Fungani Māʻolungá ia, ko e ʻOtua mafai taʻefakangatangata, ʻe ʻikai ha toe ʻaho ia ʻe lava ke toe lelei lahi ange ʻi hono ʻahó. (Ngāue 2:20) ʻOku ʻuhingá ko hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻo ʻene tuʻunga hau ko e ʻOtua ʻi he ʻuniveesí hono kotoa. ʻOku ofi ʻa e ʻaho mahuʻinga ko ia ʻoku taʻe ʻi ai hano tataú.
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ofi ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea fēfē ʻa kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní?
3 Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli ʻo Hotau Kuongá ʻo pehē ko e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻoku ofi. Naʻa nau fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ko iá, ka ʻi he taimi ko iá, naʻe lahi hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 1,900 ʻa e kei mamaʻo ʻa e ʻaho ia ko iá. (2 Tesalonaika 2:1-3) Neongo ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko iá, naʻe pau ke nau lototoʻa koeʻuhi ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻe hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ko iá, pea kapau ʻe tuʻumaʻu pē ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he tui ko iá, te nau hū atu ki he ʻaho monūʻia ko iá. (2 Tīmote 4:8) ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe fai ʻa e vakai ki he ʻaho ko ia ʻoku ofí. Pea fekauʻaki mo kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní, ko e moʻoni ʻoku ofi ʻaupito ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko e kotoa ʻo e fakahoko fakaofo ʻa e ngaahi kikite faka-Tohitapú ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e moʻoni fakafiefia ko ʻení. ʻOku vavé ni ʻa hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo hotau ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻo taʻengata.—Luke 11:2.
Fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe he Huafa Fakaʻotuá
4. Fakatatau ki he Fakahā 19:6, ko hai ʻe hoko ko e Tuʻí, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono ʻiloʻi hono huafá?
4 ʻOku totonu ke hoko ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá ko ha meʻa mahuʻinga ia ki he fāmili ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá hono kotoa. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Today’s English Version: “Fakamālō ki he ʻOtua! He ko e ʻEiki, ko hotau ʻOtua Māfimafiʻia, ʻoku Tuʻi!” (Fakahā 19:6) Fakatatau ki he liliu Tohitapu ko ia ʻo e senituli hono uofulú, ko e ʻEiki ia, ko e ʻOtua māfimafiʻia. Ko e liliu ko iá, pea pehē ki he ngaahi liliu onopooni kehe, ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakahā ʻa e huafa ʻo e Tokotaha fakaʻotua ʻoku kamata ke pule ko e Tuʻí. Kaekehe, ko e huafa fakaʻotuá ʻoku kau ia ʻi he kalanga ko e “Haleluia!” (“Fakamālō ʻo ʻIaa” pe “Fakamālō ʻo Sihova”) ʻa ia ʻoku hā ia ʻi he Revised Standard Version, ko e New International Version, mo e liliu ʻa e Moffatt ʻo e Fakahā 19:6. Lolotonga ʻa e lahi taha ʻo Hotau Kuongá, kuo fakaʻuliʻulilataiʻi ai ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá ʻi he ngaahi liliu Tohitapú. Kaekehe, ʻo hangē ko ia te tau vakai ki ai, kuo hoko ʻa e huafa ko iá ko e fakalototoʻa lahi ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻi he kuonga muʻá mo onopooni.
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ke ʻilo ʻe Mōsese ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua ʻa ia naʻá ne fakafofongaʻí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono uesia ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá?
5 ʻOku tau manatu ʻi hono fekau ʻo Mōsese ʻe he ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá ki he kakai ʻo ʻIsileli naʻe nofo pōpula ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIsipité, naʻe malanga hake ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻa ia naʻe fekau ki ai ʻa Mōsesé ʻa e fehuʻi pe ko hai naʻá ne fekau iá. Naʻe toka fakakaukauʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he kakai Siu faingataʻaʻiá ke ʻilo ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻí. Fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni ʻoku tau lau ʻia ʻEkisoto 3:15: “Pea folofola atu ʻa e ʻOtua kia Mosese, Ko eni hoʻo lea ʻe fai ki haʻa Isileli, Kuo fekau au kiate kimoutolu ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi kui, ko e ʻOtua ʻo Epalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo Aisake, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo Sekope: ko hoku hingoa ia ʻo taʻengata, pea ko hoku fakamanatu ia ki he toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata.”
6 ʻOku pau naʻe mātuʻaki fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi hono toe fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻení kiate kinautolú. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻa honau fakahaofí ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoni pē ʻe taha, ko Sihova. Pea naʻe pau ko ha fakalototoʻa ia ke nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e lava ke alāanga mo e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene fakahāhā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo hono huafa fakaeiá—ʻo ʻikai ke angahiki ʻo fakamavaheʻi pē ia!—ʻEkisoto 3:13; 4:29-31.
7. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻilo naʻe maheni ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú mo e huafa fakaʻotuá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tuku ki mui ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
7 Naʻe toe fakalototoʻaʻi lahi ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻaki ʻa e huafa fakaʻotua, ko Sihová, pea mo hono ʻuhingá. (Sione 17:6, 26) Lolotonga ʻo e ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní, ʻoku pau naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ki mui ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá, pea naʻe ʻikai ko ʻene taumuʻa ia ke ʻai hono hingoa ʻoʻoná, ʻa Sīsū, ke fakamuʻomuʻa. Ko e toki hili pē ʻa e kamata ʻo e tafoki mei he tui faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní naʻe toki teke ai ki mui ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá, ʻio, ʻo meimei toʻo ʻaupito ia mei he fetalanoaʻaki faka-Kalisitiané. (Ngāue 20:29, 30) ʻI he kamata ke fai ʻa e tokanga lahi ange ki he hingoa ʻo e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo fakapuliki ʻe ia ʻa e Tamaí, ʻe hoko leva ʻa e lotu ʻa e Kalisitiane lau peé ki he Tamaí ʻo fakautuutu ʻene taʻe kau ki ha taha, ʻo ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha vāofi fakafāmili, pea ʻikai ke fuʻu fakalototoʻa foki.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ola naʻe hokohoko atu ʻi he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tali ʻa e hingoa ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
8 Ko ia, ʻi hono tali ʻe he International Bible Students fakataha mo e Watch Tower Society ʻa e hingoa ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he 1931 naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ki he fiefia lahi ʻaupito. Naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi he fakatupu fiefiá ka naʻe fuʻu fakalototoʻa ʻaupito. ʻI he meʻá ni, naʻe lava ke fefakalototoʻaʻaki ai ʻa e kau ako Tohitapu toki maʻu hingoa foʻoú ni.—Fehoanaki mo ʻAisea 43:12.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻo kau ki he Tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku nau hoko ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻo iá?
9 Ko hono olá, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoni ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻoku feʻunga ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e Tokotaha ʻa ia naʻe kikiteʻi ke nau Fakamoʻoni ki aí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ko honau takí ʻi heʻene ʻi māmaní. (Fakahā 1:1, 2) ʻIo, ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ia toko taha pē ko e tokotaha ia ko hono huafá ko Sihova.—Sāme 83:18.
Fonu ʻi he Fiefia mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni
10-12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e uesia ʻa e ivi ngāué ki he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fefakafeangaiʻaki ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova kuo ueʻi ke fiefiá?
10 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene lea māvae ki heʻene kau ʻapositoló: “Ko ia ke mou ō, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe ko ʻeku kau ako, ʻi he papitaiso kinautolu ki he huafa ʻo e Tamai mo e ʻAlo mo e laumalie maʻoniʻoni, mo e akoʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ngāhi meʻa kotoa pe kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu. Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu ʻe au ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pe, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.”—Mātiu 28:19, 20.
11 Fakatokangaʻi ʻe papitaiso ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kuo akoʻi foʻoú ʻi he huafa ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ia ka ko e ivi ngāue ʻo e ʻOtua ko Sihová, pea ʻokú Ne ngāueʻaki ia ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻI he Penitekosí, naʻe huaʻi hifo ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū, ʻa e ivi ngāue ko ení ki he kau muimui ʻosi fakatapui ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. (Ngāue 2:33) Naʻe fakafonuʻaki kinautolu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ko ʻení, pea ko e taha ʻo e fakahā, pe ko e ngaahi fua ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ko e fiefia. (Kalētia 5:22, 23; ʻEfesō 5:18-20) Ko e fiefiá ko ha anga ʻoku fakatupu-ueʻi loto. ʻOku totonu ke fonu ʻa e kau ākongá ʻi he fiefia ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku feʻungamālie ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e lotu ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio ʻa e fakaʻamanaki, ʻofa ke ne fakafonu kimoutolu ʻaki ha fuʻu fiefia mo melino ʻi hoʻomou tui; koeʻuhi ke mou tupulekina ʻi he ʻamanaki lelei, ʻi he ngaue ʻa e laumalie maʻoniʻoni.”—Loma 15:13.
12 ʻI he fonu ʻi he laumālie fakatupu-fiefia ko ʻení ʻe ueʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova he ʻaho ní, kau ki ai mo e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ke fefakalototoʻaʻaki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu taʻe angafakakaumeʻa ko ʻení. Ko ia ai, naʻe lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo kau ki he “fefakalototoʻaʻaki.”—Fakahā 7:9, 10; Loma 1:12, NW; Lom 14:17.
Lahi ʻa e Ngaahi ʻUhinga Ke Lototoʻa
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku tau maʻu ki hono fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolú mo e fefakalototoʻaʻakí?
13 ʻI heʻenau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e tuʻu ko ʻení, ʻa ia ko e tokotaha fakafepaki ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku māʻoniʻoní ko e pule ia pea mo e ʻotua foki aí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ke fefakalototoʻaʻaki ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻi māmani lahi, ʻa ia ʻoku fakahūhū mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtua ko Sihová. (Hepelū 10:24, 25; Ngāue 20:28) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lahi ke lototoʻa. ʻIo, ko e fiefia ē ka ko kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e ʻilo kānokano ʻo Sihova pea mo Hono ʻAló pea mo e ivi ngāue ʻokú na ngāueʻakí, ʻa ia ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoní! Hono ʻikai ke tau houngaʻia kitautolu ki he ʻamanaki ʻokú na ʻomaí! Ko ia ko ʻetau lotú kuo fonu ʻi he fiefia. Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻa ia naʻe fai ki ai ʻene tohí ke nau fefakalototoʻaʻaki mo felangahakeʻaki ʻi heʻenau tui māʻoniʻoni lahi ʻaupito. Naʻe totonu ke nau fai eni ‘ʻo lahi ange ʻi heʻenau sio fakaefakatātā ki he ofi mai ʻa e ʻaho.’ ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi hono hanga ʻe he ngaahi mafai fakapolitikale ʻo e māmani ko ʻení ʻo fakaʻauha ʻa e kau Kalisitiane lau peé, fakataha mo e ngaahi lotu loi kehe kotoa pē, ko e tuʻunga ko iá ʻe fiemaʻu ai ke toe lahi ange ʻa ʻetau fefakalotoʻaʻakí.
14. Ko hai ʻoku totonu ke nau fefakalototoʻaʻakí, pea ʻe anga-fēfē?
14 Neongo ʻoku takimuʻa ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻi hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e tākanga ʻi heʻenau fakatahaʻanga taki taha, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kotoa ke nau fefakalototoʻaʻaki, ʻo hangē ko e ekinaki ʻa e Hepelū 10:25. Ko hono moʻoní ko e fiemaʻu faka-Kalisitiane ʻeni. Kapau ko ha mēmipa koe ʻo ha fakatahaʻanga, ʻokú ke fai ʻa e fakalototoʻa ko ʻení? Te ke fifili nai, “ʻE lava fēfē ke u fai ia? Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa te u faí?” ʻUluaki, ʻi hoʻo maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá pea ʻi hoʻo poupouʻi ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané, ʻikai ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi ai ʻa e fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfine kehé, ʻo tatau tofu pē mo hono fakalototoʻaʻi nai koe ʻi he vakai atu ki he niʻihi kehe ʻoku nau mateaki ʻi he kau ki he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá? ʻE toe lava foki ke fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻaki hoʻo faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he kātakí. ʻE lava ke ke fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻaki hoʻo hokohoko atu ʻi he ʻalunga faka-Kalisitiané ʻo ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe foʻi neongo ʻa e ngaahi palopalema mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e moʻuí.
Fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa e Fakalotosiʻi mei he Tēvoló
15. Ko e hā ʻoku “ʻita lahi” ai ʻa e Tēvoló, pea kia hai?
15 ʻOku ʻikai ko kitautolu pē ʻoku ʻilo ki he ofi mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. ʻOku ʻilo foki ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló. ʻOku tala kiate kitautolu ʻe he Fakahā 12:12 ʻoku mamahi ʻa e māmaní he taimí ni “he kuo hoko hifo ʻa e Tevolo kiate kimoua, ʻoku ne ʻita lahi, ko ʻene ʻilo, ʻoku toesiʻi pe hono taimi.” Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Fakahā 12:17, ko ʻene ʻita lahí kuo fakahanga ia kiate “kinautolu ʻoku tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtua, mo nau puke maʻu ʻenau fakamoʻoni kia Sisu.” ʻOku ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha veiveiua ki ai—ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he Tēvoló ke fakalotosiʻi kitautolu! Pea ʻokú ne ʻilo ʻa e founga ʻo hono fai iá. ʻOkú ne ʻilo hotau ngaahi vaivaiʻangá mo e ngaahi palopalemá, pea ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení.
16. Ko e hā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sētane ʻa e fakalotosiʻí ko ha meʻatau?
16 Ko e hā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he Tēvoló ʻa e fakalotosiʻí ko ha meʻatau? Koeʻuhi he ʻoku faʻa ola lelei. Naʻa mo ha tokotaha kuó ne kātaki ʻa e fakafepaki fakahangatonú mo e fakatangá ʻe tō nai ia ʻi he fakalotosiʻí. ʻOku loto ʻa Sētane ke manukiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo feinga ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe lava ke ne fakatafoki ʻa e kakaí mei he tauhi kiate Iá. (Palōvepi 27:11; fehoanaki mo Siope 2:4, 5; Fakahā 12:10) Kapau ʻe lava ke ne fakalotosiʻi koe, te ne ʻai nai koe ke ke fakasiʻisiʻi hoʻo ngāue ki he ʻOtuá; te ne fakatupunga nai ke ke tuku, ke ke hoko ʻo ʻikai ke toe ngāue ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá.—2 Kolinitō 2:10, 11; ʻEfesō 6:11; 1 Pita 5:8.
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻo e ola kovi ʻa e fakalotosiʻí ʻi he taimi ʻo Mōsesé?
17 Ko e ngaahi ola kovi ʻo e fakalotosiʻí ʻe lava ke fakatokangaʻi ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko ki he kau ʻIsileli ʻi ʻIsipite ʻo e kuonga muʻá. ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e lea ʻa Mōsese kia Feló, naʻe fakalahi ʻaupito ʻe he pule kakaha ko ʻení ʻenau ngāue mamafá mo ʻene ngaohikoviʻi kinautolú. Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese ke fakapapauʻi ki he kau ʻIsilelí te Ne fakahaofi kinautolu, ʻo ʻai kinautolu ko Hono kakai, ʻo fai honau fakahaofi, pea ʻave kinautolu ki he fonua ʻo e talaʻofá. Naʻe lea ʻa Mōsese ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻá ni ki he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ka ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ʻEkisoto 6:9: “Ka naʻe ʻikai te nau tokanga kia Mosese ko ʻenau lotosiʻi, pea mo e ongosia ʻi he fatongia.” Naʻa mo Mōsese naʻe fakalotosiʻi mei he toe fie lea kia Felo ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fekauʻí, koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ni ka ne taʻeʻoua hono fakapapauʻi mo fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsesé.—ʻEkisoto 6:10-13.
18. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai ai ha fiemaʻu lahi ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fepaki mo e fakalotosiʻi ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he Tēvoló?
18 ʻOku ʻilo lelei ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló ʻa e ola kovi ʻe tupu mei he fakalotosiʻí ki ha sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá. Hangē ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palōvepi 24:10: “Naʻa ke vaivai [lotosiʻi, NW] koā ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e faingataʻa, ta ʻoku fakangatangata pe ho ivi.” Koeʻuhi kuo loloto atu ʻetau nofo ʻi he taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau mālohi mo kaukaua fakalaumālie. ʻOku feʻungaʻānoa pē ʻa e kovi ʻo ʻetau fekuki mo ʻetau taʻehaohaoá, ngaahi vaivaiʻangá, mo e ngaahi mele ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakaholomuiʻi kitautolú; ka ʻi he feinga ʻa Sētane ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi vaivai ko ʻení, ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ha tokoni.
Falala Mālohi ki he Feilaulau ʻa Kalaisí
19. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fepaki mo e fakalotosiʻí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
19 Ko ha tokoni lahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko ʻení ko e tokonaki ʻo e huhuʻí ʻa ia naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke malava ʻo fakafou mai ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻE lava ke tau hoko ko e kau ikuna ʻaki haʻatau falala mālohi ki he huhuʻí. ʻOku fakatuʻutāmaki ke fakasiʻisiʻia ʻa e tokonaki ko ʻení. ʻIo, te tau kei fai hala, pe angahala, ʻi heʻetau kei taʻehaohaoá. Ka ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau lotosiʻi pea tuku, ʻo ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha ʻamanaki, pea tō ai ki he tauhele ʻa Sētané. ʻOku tau ʻilo ʻoku tau maʻu ha feilaulau kakato ki he angahalá. Ko e huhuʻí ʻoku malava ke ne toʻo ʻa e ngaahi angahalá. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻoku pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e tui kakato mo e falala ʻe lava ke tau fō hotau ngaahi kofú ʻo ʻai kinautolu ke hinehina ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí.—Fakahā 7:9, 14.
20. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Fakahā 12:11 ʻe lava ke ikunaʻi ʻa e tokotaha fakalotosiʻi lahi, ko e Tēvoló?
20 ʻI he tohi Fakahā 12:10 kuo fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa Sētane ko e “tukuaki ʻo hotau kainga, ʻa ia ʻoku ne tukuakiʻi kinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo hotau ʻOtua, ʻi he ʻaho mo e po.” ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ikunaʻi ha tokotaha tukuaki angafulikivanu mo ha tokotaha fakalotosiʻi fakalilifu pehē? ʻOku maʻu ʻa e tali ʻi he v̄eesi 11 ʻo e vahe ko iá: “Ka naʻa nau ikuna ia ko e meʻa ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lami, mo e lea ʻo e fakamoʻoni naʻa nau fai: Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau mamae ki heʻenau moʻui ʻo aʻu ki heʻenau mate.” Ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kakai ʻa Sihová ke nau falala kakato ki he feilaulau huhuʻí, ko e taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí. Tauhi ke mālohi ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻoku maʻu mei he fai fakamoʻoní, kau maʻu pē ki hono vahevahe atu ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá mo ha taha pē ʻe malavá.
21. ʻOku anga-fēfē haʻatau kau faainoa ʻi he ngāue ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi hono fakalotosiʻi hotau fanga tokouá?
21 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, naʻa mo e faainoa pē, ʻoku tau kau nai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e Tēvoló ko hono fakalotosiʻi hotau fanga tokouá. ʻO fēfē? ʻI ha hoko ʻo fuʻu fakaanga, pe fuʻu lahi ʻa e fiemaʻú, pe fuʻu hulu ʻete māʻoniʻoní. (Koheleti 7:16) Ko kitautolu hono kotoa ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tōnounou mo e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga. ʻOua te tau ngāueʻaki ia ʻo hangē ko e Tēvoló. Ka tau lea fakalototoʻa ʻo kau ki hotau fanga tokouá mo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kulupu fakatahatahaʻi. ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ke tau hanganaki fefakaloto-māfanaʻaki pea ʻoua ʻe fefakalotosiʻiʻaki.
Fefakalototoʻa ʻi he Hoko ʻo Ofi Mai ʻa e ʻAhó
22, 23. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke totonu ai ke tau tuku pē ki he kau mātuʻá ke hoko ko e maʻuʻanga fakalototoʻa? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau ʻovasia ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
22 ʻOku totonu ke tau ʻai maʻu ai pē ko ʻetau fakapapau mālohi ke fefakalototoʻa ʻi he hoko ʻo ofi mai ʻa e ʻahó. Fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻaki hoʻo faʻifaʻitakiʻanga mateaki mo e ngaahi lea fakafiemālie. ʻI he meʻa ko ʻení faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova mo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻOua te ke tuku pē ia ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ke nau hoko ko e maʻuʻanga fakalototoʻa. He ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku toe fiemaʻu pē kiate kinautolu ha fakalototoʻa. ʻOku ʻi ai pē honau ngaahi vaivaiʻanga mo e ngaahi ngāvaivai ʻo hangē pē ko e toenga ʻo e tākangá, pea ʻoku nau fekuki mo e ngaahi palopalema tatau ʻi he tokonaki ki honau ngaahi fāmilí ʻi ha māmani ʻoku hoko ʻo ʻauʻauha. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku nau toe maʻu ʻa ia naʻe fakamatala ʻe Paulá ko e loto-moʻua ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. (2 Kolinitō 11:28, 29) Ko ʻenau ngāué ʻoku faingataʻa—ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ha fakalototoʻa.
23 ʻE malava ke lahi ʻa hoʻo fakalototoʻa kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻi he ngaahi lakanga mo e tauhi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻaki ha ngāue fetokoniʻaki mo kinautolu. Pea te ke muimui ai ʻi he akonaki ʻa Hepelū 13:17: “Mou tuitala ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻomoutolu, pea fakavaivai kiate kinautolu; he ko kinautolu ia ʻoku nau ʻā ke leʻohi homou laumalie, he ko kinautolu te nau fakamatala kimoutolu ʻamui; koeʻuhiā ke nau fai fiefia ʻenau ngaue ko ia, ʻo ʻikai fai mo e toʻe: he ʻe taʻeʻaonga ia kiate kimoutolu.”
24. ʻI he taimi ko ʻeni ʻo e fakalotosiʻí, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
24 ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻo e fakalotosiʻi. Hangē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe Sīsū, ʻoku tō ʻa e manava ʻo e kakai ko ʻenau ilifia mo e fakatuʻatamaki ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko hifo ki māmaní. (Luke 21:25, 26) ʻI he lahi ʻo e ngaahi palopalema ʻoku hehema ke fakaloto-mafasia mo fakalotopepeú, ke “[mou] fefakalototoʻaʻaki, pea fai eni ʻo lahi ange ko hoʻomou sio ʻoku ofi ʻa e ʻaho.” Muimui ʻi he akonaki lelei ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi he 1 Tesalonaika 5:11, PM: “Koia ke mou fefakafiemalieaki akimoutolu, ʻo felagaaki hake akimoutolu, ʻo hage foki koia oku mou fai.”
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau fefakalototoʻaʻaki, ʻo toe lahi ange ia mei ha taimi ki muʻa?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e ʻilo ki he huafa fakaʻotuá ko ha fakalototoʻa ki he kakai ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke tau fefakalototoʻaʻaki fakafoʻituitui ai?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei haʻatau kau ki he ngāue ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi hono fakalotosiʻi ʻa hotau fanga tokouá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
ʻOku takimuʻa ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻi hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e tākanga ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fakatahaʻangá