Fiefia ʻi Heʻetau ʻAmanakí
“[ʻOku ʻi ai] ha ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻa ia ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai lava ke loí, naʻá ne talaʻofaʻaki ia ʻi ha taimi fuoloa ki muʻa.”—TAI. 1:2.
FAKAMANATU
Ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi hēvani ʻi he taimi ʻoku tauhi maʻu ai ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau paní ha ʻalunga moʻui ʻo e anga-tonú?
ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e hoko ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻa e fanga sipi kehé mo e ʻamanaki ko ia ʻa e kau paní?
Ke fakahoko ʻetau ʻamanakí, ko e hā ʻa e “ngaahi tōʻonga māʻoniʻoni” mo e “ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá” kuo pau ke tau fakahāhaá?
1. ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻamanaki kuo ʻomai ʻe Sihová ke tau kātaki aí?
KO Sihová ko e ‘ʻOtua ia ʻa ia ʻokú ne foaki mai ʻa e ʻamanakí.’ Ko e lea ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻo ne tānaki mai ko Sihová ʻoku lava ke ne ‘fakafonu kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e fiefia mo e melino kotoa pē ʻi heʻetau falala kiate iá, ke tau fonungutungutu ai ʻi he ʻamanaki ko e meʻa ʻi he mālohi ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní.’ (Loma 15:13) Kapau ʻoku fonungutungutu ʻa e ʻamanakí ʻiate kitautolu, te tau malava ai ke kātakiʻi ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē nai ʻe malanga hake, ʻo fakafonuʻaki hotau lotó ʻa e fiefia mo e melino. ʻI he tatau pē mo e kau Kalisitiane paní, ko ha ʻamanaki pehē ʻe hoko moʻoni ia ‘ko ha taula ia ki heʻenau moʻuí, ʻa ia ʻoku pau mo mālohi fakatouʻosi’ ki he kau Kalisitiane kehé. (Hep. 6:18, 19) Ko ʻetau ʻamanakí ko e meʻa ia ʻe lava ke tau pīkitai ki ai lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi haʻahaʻa ʻi he moʻuí, ʻa ia ko ha meʻa ia te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau ʻauhia atu ki he veiveiuá pe ko e taʻetuí.—Lau ʻa e Hepelū 2:1; 6:11.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻe ua ʻoku maʻu ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa e “fanga sipi kehe” ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau paní?
2 Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻoku moʻui ʻi he taimi ko eni ʻo e ngataʻangá ʻoku fakahangataha ʻenau tokangá ki he taha ʻo ha ongo ʻamanaki ʻe ua. Ko e toenga ʻo e kau mēmipa ʻo e “fanga sipi tokosiʻi” ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻefaʻamate ʻi hēvani ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau taulaʻeiki fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi hono Puleʻangá. (Luke 12:32; Fkh. 5:9, 10) Ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi” tokolahi mamaʻo ange ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe” ʻoku nau maʻu ʻe kinautolu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga ʻe pule mai ki ai ʻa e Puleʻanga faka-Mīsaiá. (Fkh. 7:9, 10; Sione 10:16) Ko e fanga sipi kehé ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito totonu ke ngalo ʻia kinautolu ko honau fakamoʻuí ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻenau poupouʻi longomoʻui ʻa e ‘fanga tokoua’ pani ʻo Kalaisi ʻoku nau kei ʻi māmaní. (Māt. 25:34-40) Ko e kau paní te nau hū ʻo maʻu honau palé, ka ko e ʻamanaki ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ʻe hangē tofu pē ko iá ʻo pau moʻoni ke fakahoko. (Lau ʻa e Hepelū 11:39, 40.) ʻUluakí, tau sivisiviʻi angé ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku hanga mai mei muʻa ki he kau paní.
“ʻAMANAKI ʻOKU MOʻUI” ʻA E KAU KALISITIANE PANÍ
3, 4. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hokosia ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní “ha fanauʻi foʻou ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻui,” pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ko iá?
3 Naʻe fai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻa e tohi ʻe ua ki he kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻa ia naʻá ne ui ai kinautolu ko e “faʻahinga kuo fili.” (1 Pita 1:1) Naʻá ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi fakaikiiki ʻo e ʻamanaki fisifisimuʻa kuo ʻoange ki he fanga sipi tokosiʻí. ʻI heʻene ʻuluaki tohí, naʻe hiki ai ʻe Paula: “He fakafetaʻi ē ki he ʻOtuá mo e Tamai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí, he fakatatau ki heʻene meesi lahí naʻá ne foaki mai ai kiate kitautolu ha fanauʻi foʻou ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻui fakafou ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mei he pekiá, ki ha tofiʻa taʻefaʻaʻauha mo taʻeʻuliʻi pea mo taʻefaʻamae. Kuo tuku tauhi ia ʻi hēvani maʻamoutolu, ʻa kimoutolu kuo maluʻi ʻe he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi he tuí ki ha fakamoʻui kuo mateuteu ke fakahaaʻi ʻi he vahaʻa taimi fakaʻosí. Koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni ʻoku mou fiefia lahi ai.”—1 Pita 1:3-6.
4 Ko e tokolahi fakangatangata ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani kuo fili ʻe Sihova ke nau feohi mo Kalaisi ʻi he Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻa ia ʻe pule maí, ʻoku nau hokosia “ha fanauʻi foʻou” ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he laumālié. ʻOku paniʻaki kinautolu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke nau hoko ko e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau taulaʻeiki fakataha mo Kalaisi. (Fkh. 20:6) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Pita ko e “fanauʻi foʻou” ko ení ʻoku fakaava mai ai kia kinautolu ha “ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻui,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne ui ko ha “tofiʻa taʻefaʻaʻauha mo taʻeʻuliʻi pea mo taʻefaʻamae” ʻa ia kuo tuku tauhi maʻanautolu “ʻi hēvani.” Tā neʻineʻi ke “fiefia lahi” ʻa e kau paní ʻi heʻenau ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻuí! Kae kehe, ko e hoko ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki ko iá, ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻenau faitōnungá.
5, 6. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa honau tūkuingatá ke ʻai ke papau ʻa honau ui fakahēvaní?
5 ʻI heʻene tohi hono uá, naʻe ekinaki ai ʻa Pita ki he kau Kalisitiane paní ke ‘toe ʻāsili ange ʻenau fai ʻa honau tūkuingatá ke ʻai ʻa hono ui mo hono fili kinautolú ke papau.’ (2 Pita 1:10) Kuo pau ke nau fakafitefitaʻa ke fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga faka-Kalisitiane hangē ko e tuí, anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá, manavaʻofa fakatokouá, mo e ʻofá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Pita: “Kapau ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení ʻo fonu mahuohua, te nau taʻofi ai kimoutolu mei he hoko ʻo ʻikai longomoʻui pe taʻefua.”—Lau ʻa e 2 Pita 1:5-8.
6 ʻI heʻene pōpoaki ki he kau mātuʻa fanauʻi ʻe he laumālié ʻi he fakatahaʻanga he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi Filatelifia, ʻi ʻĒsia Mainá, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Kalaisi kuo toetuʻú: “Koeʻuhi ko hoʻo tauhi ʻa e lea fekauʻaki mo ʻeku kātakí, te u tauhi foki koe mei he houa ʻo e ʻahiʻahí, ʻa ia ʻoku teu ke hoko mai ki he kotoa ʻo e māmani kuo nofoʻí, ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nofo ʻi he māmaní. ʻOku vavé ni ke u ʻalu atu. Hanganaki puke maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke maʻú, ke ʻoua naʻa toʻo ʻe ha taha ho kalauní.” (Fkh. 3:10, 11) Kapau naʻe hoko ha Kalisitiane pani ʻo taʻefaitōnunga, heʻikai te ne maʻu “ʻa e kalauni taʻefaʻamae ʻo e lāngilangí” ʻa ia naʻe talaʻofaʻaki ki he faʻahinga kuo fili ʻa ia ʻoku nau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai pē ʻo aʻu ki he maté.—1 Pita 5:4; Fkh. 2:10.
KO HA HŪʻANGA KI HE PULEʻANGÁ
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki fisifisimuʻa naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Sute ʻi heʻene tohí?
7 ʻI he taʻu 65 T.S. nai, naʻe fai ai ʻe he tokoua faʻē-taha ʻo Sīsū ko Suté ha tohi ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiane paní, ʻa ia naʻá ne ui ai kinautolu ko e “faʻahinga kuo ui.” (Sute 1; fakafehoanaki mo e Hepelū 3:1.) Naʻá ne fakataumuʻa ke fai kia kinautolu ha tohi ʻo fakatefito ʻi he ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻia ʻo e fakamoʻui ʻa ia naʻe ui ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki he Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ē naʻa nau “ʻinasi taha aí.” (Sute 3) Neongo naʻe ʻi ai ʻene ngaahi ʻīsiu kehe naʻe fiemaʻu fakavavevave ke ne lave ki ai, ʻi he fakaʻosinga ʻo ʻene tohi nounoú, naʻá ne lave ai ki he ʻamanaki fisifisimuʻa naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻo ne tohi: “Ki he tokotaha leva ʻokú ne malava ke maluʻi kimoutolu mei he tūkiá mo ʻai kimoutolu ke mou tuʻu taʻehamele ʻi hono ʻao lāngilangiʻiá fakataha mo e fiefia lahí, ki he ʻOtua pē taha ko hotau Fakamoʻui fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau ʻEikí, ke ʻaʻana ʻa e lāngilangi, ngeia, māfimafi mo e mafai, mei he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití mo e lolotongá ni pea ki he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití.”—Sute 24, 25.
8. Fakatatau ki he Sute 24, ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi hēvani ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau paní ʻa ʻene anga-tonú?
8 Ko e moʻoni, ko e kau Kalisitiane pani faitōnungá ʻoku nau loto ke maluʻi kinautolu mei he tūkia tāutaha ki he fakaʻauhá. Ko ʻenau ʻamanaki makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko e fokotuʻu hake kinautolu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi mei he maté ʻi he kahaʻú, ʻo fakaʻatā ai ke nau hā atu ʻi he haohaoa fakalaumālie ʻi muʻa he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá fakataha mo e fiefia lahi. ʻI he taimi ʻoku mate faitōnunga ai ʻa e taha ʻo e kau paní, ʻoku hoko ia fakataha mo e ʻamanaki papau atu ki hono “fokotuʻu hake ko ha sino fakalaumālie,” ʻo toetuʻu “ʻi he taʻefaʻaʻauha . . . , ʻi he lāngilangiʻia.” (1 Kol. 15:42-44) Kapau ʻoku lahi ʻa e “fiefia . . . ʻi hēvani ʻi he fakatomala ʻa ha faiangahala ʻe toko tahá,” sioloto atu ki he fiefia ʻi he ngaahi lotoʻā fakahēvaní ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻosi ai ʻe ha taha ʻo e fanga tokoua ʻo Kalaisí ʻa ia ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he laumālie ha ʻalunga moʻui ʻo e anga-tonú. (Luke 15:7) Ko Sihova pea mo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie faitōnungá te nau fiefia fakataha mo e tokotaha paní ʻi heʻene maʻu hono palé ʻi he taimi ko iá “fakataha mo e fiefia lahi.”—Lau ʻa e 1 Sione 3:2.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e “foaki hulu fau” ange ʻa e hūʻanga ki he Puleʻangá ki he faʻahinga pani faitōnungá, pea ʻoku kaunga fēfē ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ení ki he kau pani ʻoku kei ʻi he māmaní?
9 ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, naʻe tohi ʻa Pita ki he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻo pehē kapau ʻoku nau ʻai ke papau ʻa honau uí ʻaki ʻenau faitōnungá, “ʻe foaki hulu fau atu ai kiate [kinautolu] ʻa e hūʻanga ki he Puleʻanga taʻengata ʻa hotau ʻEiki mo e Faifakahaofi ko Sīsū Kalaisí.” (2 Pita 1:10, 11) Ko honau hūʻanga ki honau pale fakahēvaní ʻe “foaki hulu fau” ange ia, pea ʻe tapua ngingila atu ʻa honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga faka-Kalisitiané. Ko hono “foaki hulu fau” ange iá ʻoku fakahuʻunga mai nai ai ʻa e tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻo e tāpuaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ko eni kuo nau fakafitefitaʻa ʻi he lova ki he moʻuí. ʻE lava ke nau sio atu ki honau ʻalunga moʻui faitōnunga he kuohilí fakataha mo e loto ʻoku fonu ʻi he hākailangitau mo e houngaʻia. Ko e ʻamanaki ko ení ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ne ʻoange ai ki he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻoku kei ʻi he māmaní ʻa e mālohi ke nau ‘ʻai ke tuʻu mateuteu honau ʻatamaí ki he ngāue hokohoko.’ —1 Pita 1:13.
KO E ‘MAKATUʻUNGA KI HE ʻAMANAKI’ ʻA E FANGA SIPI KEHÉ
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku hanga mai mei muʻa ki he fanga sipi kehé? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fekauʻaki mo Kalaisi pea mo “hono fakaeʻa ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá,” ʻa e hoko ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki fakamāmaní?
10 Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá fekauʻaki mo e ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻia ʻo e “ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá” ʻa ia ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he laumālié, ʻo pehē ko e “ngaahi kaungāʻea” kinautolu ʻo Kalaisi. Naʻá ne lave leva ki he ʻamanaki fakaofo ʻoku tuku tauhi mai ʻe Sihova ki he tokolahi taʻefakangatangata ʻo e fanga sipi kehé: “Ko e fakatupú [ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá] ʻokú ne tatali fakataha mo e ʻamanaki vēkeveke atu ki hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá [ʻa e kau paní]. He naʻe fakamoʻulaloaʻi ʻa e fakatupú ki he muna, ʻo ʻikai ko hano loto ʻoʻona kae fakafou ʻiate ia naʻá ne fakamoʻulaloaʻi iá, ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ʻamanaki ko e fakatupú tonu ʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi foki mei he pōpula ki he ʻauhá pea maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina lāngilangiʻia ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.”—Loma 8:14-21.
11 Ko e ‘makatuʻunga ki he ʻamanaki’ ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá naʻe tokonaki mai ia ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi naʻá ne talaʻofa ai ʻa e fakahaofi mei he “ngata ʻo onoʻahó,” ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló, ʻo fakafou ʻi he “hako” naʻe talaʻofá. (Fkh. 12:9; Sēn. 3:15) Ko e “hako” ko iá naʻe fakatefito ia ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. (Kal. 3:16) ʻI heʻene pekiá mo ʻene toetuʻú, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sīsū ha makatuʻunga mālohi ki he ʻamanaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu mei he pōpula ki he angahalá mo e maté. Ko e hoko ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ení ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene fekauʻaki mo “hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá.” Ko e faʻahinga pani lāngilangiʻiá ʻa e konga hono ua ʻo e “hako.” ʻE “fakaeʻa” ʻi he taimi te nau kau fakataha ai mo Kalaisi ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻa Sētané. (Fkh. 2:26, 27) ʻE ʻomai ai heni ʻa e fakamoʻui ki he fanga sipi kehé, ʻa ia te nau haʻu mei he fuʻu mamahi lahí.—Fkh. 7:9, 10, 14.
12. Ko hono fakaeʻa ʻo e kau paní ʻe maʻu ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga lāngilangiʻia ko e hā?
12 He fakafiemālie ē ʻe hoko ki he “fakatupú,” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí! ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻe toe “fakaeʻa” lahi ange ʻa e “ngaahi foha [lāngilangiʻia] ʻo e ʻOtuá” ʻi he taimi te nau ngāue ai ko e kau taulaʻeiki fakataha mo Kalaisí, ʻo nau fakahoko atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kakai ʻoku pule mai ki ai ʻa e Puleʻanga fakahēvaní, ʻe kamata ke hokosia ʻe he “fakatupú,” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻa e fakahaofi mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahalá mo e maté. ʻE faai atu pē ʻo “fakatauʻatāinaʻi . . . mei he pōpula ki he ʻauhá” ʻa e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá. Kapau te nau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai pē kia Sihova ʻi he kotoa ʻo e Taʻu ʻe Taha Afé mo e lolotonga ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakaʻosi ʻe hoko mai ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e Taʻu ʻe Taha Afé, ko honau ngaahi hingoá ʻe tohi tuʻuloa ia ʻi he “takainga tohi . . . ʻo e moʻuí.” Te nau hū atu ai ki he “tauʻatāina lāngilangiʻia ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Fkh. 20:7, 8, 11, 12) Ko ha ʻamanaki lāngilangiʻia moʻoni ia!
KO HONO TAUHI KE MOʻUI ʻETAU ʻAMANAKÍ
13. ʻOku fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā ʻetau ʻamanakí, pea ʻe fakaeʻa mai ʻa Kalaisi ʻafē?
13 Ko e ongo tohi fakamānavaʻi ʻe ua ʻa Pitá ʻoku lahi ai ʻa e meʻa ke tokoni ki he kau paní pea mo e fanga sipi kehé ke tauhi ke moʻui ʻenau taki taha ʻamanakí. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ko ʻenau ʻamanakí ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatuʻunga ia ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāué, ka ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne tohi: “Tauhi maʻu ke kakato hoʻomou fakakaukau leleí; fokotuʻu hoʻomou ʻamanakí ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ko ia ʻe fakahaaʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he fakahā mai ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí.” (1 Pita 1:13) ʻE fakaeʻa ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he taimi te ne haʻu ai ke fakapaleʻi hono kau muimui faitōnungá pea fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he kau anga-taʻefakaʻotuá.—Lau ʻa e 2 Tesalonaika 1:6-10.
14, 15. (a) Ke tauhi ke moʻui ʻetau ʻamanakí, ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fakahangataha ki ai ʻetau tokangá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki naʻe ʻomai ʻe Pitá?
14 Ke tauhi ke moʻui ʻetau ʻamanakí, kuo pau ke fakahangataha ʻetau tokangá pea fakatefito ʻetau moʻuí ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihová.” ʻE ʻomai ʻe he ʻaho ko iá ʻa e fakaʻauha ki he ‘ngaahi langi’ lolotongá pe tuʻunga-pule fakaetangatá, mo e “māmaní,” ʻa e sōsaieti fulikivanu ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mo hono “ngaahi ʻelemēnití.” Naʻe tohi ʻe Pita: “Fakakaukau atu ki he faʻahinga kakai ʻoku totonu ke mou hoko ki aí . . . , ʻi hoʻomou nofoʻaki tali mo hanganaki tauhi maʻu ʻi he ʻatamaí ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, lolotonga iá ʻe fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi langí ʻi he afi, pea ko e ngaahi ʻelemēnití ʻe vaia ʻi heʻene fuʻu vela maí!”—2 Pita 3:10-12.
15 Ko e ‘ngaahi langi’ mo e ‘māmani’ lolotongá ʻe fetongi ia ʻaki ʻa e “ngaahi langi foʻou [founga-pule ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Kalaisí] mo ha māmani foʻou [ko ha sōsaieti fakaemāmani foʻou].” (2 Pita 3:13) Naʻe ʻomai fakahangatonu leva ʻe Pita ʻa e akonaki, ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tau “nofoʻaki tali,” pe tauhi ke moʻui ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he talaʻofa ʻo e māmani foʻoú: “Ko ia ai, siʻi faʻahinga ʻofeina, koeʻuhí ko hoʻomou nofoʻaki tali ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, fai homou tūkuingatá ke ʻosi angé pea ʻilo kimoutolu ʻe ia ʻoku mou taʻehaʻila mo taʻehamele pea ʻoku mou ʻi he melino.”—2 Pita 3:14.
ʻAʻEVA ʻO FEHOANAKI MO ʻETAU ʻAMANAKÍ
16, 17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e “ngaahi tōʻonga māʻoniʻoni” mo e “ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá” ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahāhaá? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻetau ʻamanakí?
16 ʻI he ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he pau ke tau tauhi ke moʻui ʻetau ʻamanakí ka kuo pau ke tau toe moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻetau ʻamanakí. ʻOku totonu ke tau tokanga pe ko e faʻahinga kakai fēfē kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga fakalaumālié. Ko e ‘ngaahi tōʻonga māʻoniʻoní’ ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa ʻetau ‘tauhi maʻu ʻetau tōʻongá ke lelei ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá,’ ʻaki hotau ʻulungaanga tāú. (2 Pita 3:11; 1 Pita 2:12) Kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e ‘ʻofá ʻi hotau lotolotongá.’ ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa hono fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa te tau malavá ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e fāʻūtaha ʻa hotau fetokouaʻaki ʻi māmani lahí naʻa mo e ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻi heʻetau fakatahaʻanga fakalotofonuá. (Sione 13:35) Ko e “ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá” ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻokú ne ʻai ke papau hotau vahaʻangatae vāofi mo Sihová. ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau ngaahi lotú, pea pehē ki heʻetau lau Tohi Tapu fakaʻahó, ko ʻetau ako fakafoʻituitui lolotó, lotu fakafāmilí, pea mo ha kau longomoʻui ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e “ongoongo lelei . . . ʻo e Puleʻangá.”—Māt. 24:14.
17 Ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku tau loto ke tau hoko ko ha faʻahinga tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku hōifua ai ʻa Sihova pea tau hao moʻui atu ʻi he taimi ʻe “vaia” ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu lolotongá. ʻE lava leva ai ke tau hokosia ʻa e hoko ko ia ʻa ʻetau ʻamanakí, ʻa e “ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻa ia ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai lava ke loí, naʻá ne talaʻofaʻaki ia ʻi ha taimi fuoloa ki muʻa.”—Tai. 1:2.
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ʻOku hokosia ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní “ha fanauʻi foʻou ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻui”
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Tauhi ke moʻui ʻa e ʻamanakí ʻi ho fāmilí