ʻatamai ʻo e tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni?

 9. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he hohaʻa naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he tauhi-sipí pea mo e fefiné?

⁹ Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e fakamulituku ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ongo tuʻungá fakatouʻosi: “Tala atu, ʻe pehē ha fiefia ʻi he langi ʻi he fakatomala ʻa ha foʻi angahala e toko taha” pea “tala atu, ʻe hoko ha fiefia pehē ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kau angelo ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi he fakatomala ʻa ha foʻi angahala ʻe toko taha.” Ko ia ai, ko e hohaʻa ʻa e tauhi-sipí pea mo e fefiné ʻoku tapua mei ai, ʻi ha tuʻunga siʻisiʻi, ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sihova mo ʻene ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakahēvaní. Hangē tofu pē ko e kei mahuʻinga ai pē ʻa e meʻa ne molé ʻi he vakai ʻa e tauhi-sipí pea mo e fefiné, ʻoku pehē pē ʻa e kei mahuʻinga ai pē ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau tēkina mamaʻo ʻo mole ʻenau fetuʻutaki mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻafio mai ʻa Sihová. (Selemaia 31:3) Ko e faʻahinga tāutaha peheé ʻoku nau vaivai fakalaumālie nai, neongo ia ʻoku ʻikai pehē ia ai kuo nau angatuʻu. Neongo ʻa honau tuʻunga vaivaí, ʻoku nau kei tauhi pē nai ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová. (Sāme 119:176; Ngāue 15:29) Ko ia ai, hangē ko ia ʻi he kuohilí, ʻoku tuai ʻa Sihova ke “liʻaki kinautolu mei hono ʻao.”—2 Tuʻi 13:23.

10, 11. (a) ʻOku tau loto ke fēfē ʻetau vakai ki he faʻahinga kuo nau tēkina mamaʻo mei he fakatahaʻangá? (e) Fakatatau ki he talanoa fakatātā ʻe ua ʻa Sīsuú, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻetau hohaʻa kia kinautolú?

¹⁰ Hangē ko Sihova mo Sīsuú, ko kitautolu foki ʻoku tau hohaʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau vaivai pea pulia mei he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. (Isikeli 34:16; Luke 19:10) ʻOku tau vakai ki ha tokotaha vaivai fakalaumālie ko ha sipi kuo mole—ʻikai ko ha ʻamanaki kuo mole. ʻOku ʻikai te tau fakaʻuhinga: ‘Ko e hā ke hohaʻa ai fekauʻaki mo ha tokotaha vaivai? ʻOku lele lelei pē ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ia ʻo ʻikai fiemaʻu ia.’ ʻI hono kehé, hangē ko Sihová, ʻoku tau vakai ki he faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau tēkina mamaʻo ka ʻoku nau loto ke toe foki maí ʻoku nau mahuʻinga.

¹¹ Ko ia ai, ʻoku lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻetau ongoʻi hohaʻá? ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he talanoa fakatātā ʻe ua ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku lava ke tau fai ia (1) ʻaki ʻetau tamuʻomuʻa, (2) ʻaki ʻetau tokanga fakaalaala, pea (3) ʻaki ʻa e fakamātoato. Tau sio tahataha angé ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki ko ení.

Tamuʻomuʻa

12. Ko e hā ʻoku tala mai kia kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi foʻi lea “ʻalu ʻo kumi ʻa ia kuo mole” ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakakaukau ʻa e tauhi-sipí?

¹² ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻo e ongo talanoa fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sīsū ko e tauhi-sipí te ne “ʻalu ʻo kumi ʻa ia kuo mole.” ʻOku tamuʻomuʻa ʻa e tauhi-sipí ʻo ne fai ha feinga pau ke maʻu ʻa e sipi ne puliá. Ko e faingataʻá, fakatuʻutāmakí, mo e mamaʻó ʻoku ʻikai te ne taʻofi ia. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku kīvoi ʻa e tauhi-sipí “kaeʻoua ke ne ʻilo ʻa e toko taha ko ia.”—Luke 15:4.

13. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kau tangata loto-tōnunga ʻo e kuonga muʻá ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e faʻahinga vaivaí, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga faka-Tohitapu peheé?

¹³ ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, ko hono tokoniʻi ha tokotaha ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa e fakalototoʻá ʻoku faʻa fiemaʻu ke tamuʻomuʻa ʻa e tokotaha mālohi angé. Ko e kau tangata loto-tōnunga ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻa nau mahinoʻi eni. Hangē ko ení, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakatokangaʻi ai ʻe Sionatane, ko e foha ʻo Tuʻi Saulá, ko hono kaumeʻa fekoekoeʻi ko Tēvitá naʻá ne fiemaʻu ha fakalototoʻá, naʻe “tuʻu ʻa Sionatane foha ʻo Saula, ʻo ne ʻalu kia Tevita ki he vao, ʻo ne poupou hono nima ʻi he ʻOtua.” (1 Samiuela 23:​15, 16) ʻI ha ngaahi senituli ki mui ai, ʻi he taimi naʻe sio ai ʻa Kōvana Nehemaia ko e niʻihi ʻo hono fanga tokoua Siú ne nau hoko ʻo vaivaí, ko ia foki naʻá ne “toki tuʻu” hake ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ke nau ‘manatua ʻa Sihova.’ (Nehemaia 4:14) Ko kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní te tau toe loto ke ‘tuʻu hake’—ʻo tamuʻomuʻa—ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí. Ka ko hai ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku totonu ke ne fai iá?

14. Ko hai ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻoku totonu ke ne tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí?

¹⁴ Ko e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻoku tautefito ʻenau maʻu ʻa e fatongia ke “poupou ʻa e ngaahi nima ʻoku vaivai, pea pukepuke ʻa e ngaahi tui ʻoku tete” pea ke “lea ki he kakai ʻoku tateme honau loto, Mou fakamaʻu hifo, ʻoua ʻe manavahe.” (Aisea 35:​3, 4; 1 Pita 5:​1, 2) Kae kehe, fakatokangaʻi ange, ko e enginaki ʻa Paula ke “lōtaki ʻa e lotosiʻi” pea “poupou ʻa e vaivai” naʻe ʻikai fai ia ki he kau mātuʻá pē. ʻI hono kehé, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá naʻe fakahanga ia ki he “siasi ko ia ʻo e kakai Tesalonaika” fakakātoa. (1 Tesalonaika 1:1; 5:14) Ko e tokoni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí ko ha ngāue ia ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē. Hangē ko e tauhi-sipi ʻi he talanoa fakatātaá, ko e Kalisitiane taki taha ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi ia ke ne “ʻalu ʻo kumi ʻa ia kuo mole.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku fai ola lelei taha ení ʻi he fāitaha mo e kau mātuʻá. ʻE lava ke ke fai ha meʻa ke tokoniʻi ai ha tokotaha vaivai ʻi hoʻo fakatahaʻangá?

Fakaalaala

15. Ko e hā nai ka fai pehē ai ʻa e tauhi-sipí ʻo hangē ko e founga ko ia naʻá ne faí?

¹⁵ Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he tauhi-sipí ʻi he faifai ʻo ne maʻu ʻa e sipi ne molé? “Oku ne hili ia ki hono uma.” (Luke 15:​5, PM) Ko ha fakaikiiki maongo mo mahino moʻoni ē! Naʻe hē nai ʻa e sipí ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho mo e pō ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai maheni mo ia, naʻa mo ʻene eʻa nai ki he fakamana ʻa ha fanga laione hahalu. (Siope 38:​39, 40) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻoku vaivai ʻa e sipí ʻi he ʻikai ha meʻakaí. ʻOku hā mahino ʻokú ne fuʻu vaivai ke ikuʻi ʻi hono mālohi pē ʻoʻoná ʻa e ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga ʻe fetaulaki mo ia ʻi heʻene foki ki he tākangá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku punou hifo ʻa e tauhi-sipí, ʻo hiki fakaalaala hake ʻa e sipí, ʻo fua ia ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi he fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga kotoa pē ʻo fakafoki ki he tākangá. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakakaukauloto atu ki he tokanga ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he tauhi-sipi ko ení?

16. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakakaukauloto atu ki he fakaalaala naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he tauhi-sipí ki he sipi naʻe heé?

¹⁶ Ko ha tokotaha kuo mole ʻa ʻene fetuʻutaki mo e fakatahaʻangá te ne ongosia nai ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie. Hangē ko e sipi naʻe mavahe mei he tauhi-sipí, ko ha tokotaha pehē kuó ne hē noaʻia holo nai ʻi he feituʻu fakafili ʻo e māmani ko ení. ʻI he ʻikai maʻu ʻa e maluʻi ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he tākangá, ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku fakaeʻa lahi ange ai ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki he ngaahi ʻohofi ʻa e Tēvoló, ʻa ia “ʻoku ne ʻalu fano ʻo hange ko ha laione ngungulu, heʻene kumi ha taha ke ne matuʻaki folo.” (1 Pita 5:8) Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻokú ne ngāvaivai ʻi he siʻi ʻo ha meʻakai fakalaumālié. Ko ia ai, ʻiate ia pē ʻoku ngalingali ʻokú ne fuʻu vaivai ke ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga te ne fetaulaki mo ia ʻi heʻene fononga ʻo foki ki he fakatahaʻangá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau punou hifo, hangē ko e laú, ʻo hiki fakaalaala hake ʻa e tokotaha vaivaí, pea fua ia ʻo foki mo ia. (Kaletia 6:2) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahoko ia?

17. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi heʻetau ʻaʻahi ki he tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku vaivaí?

¹⁷ Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻAnefe ha vaivai ha taha, ʻo ʻikai te u vaivai ai?” (2 Kolinito 11:29; 1 Kolinito 9:​22) Naʻe maʻu ʻe Paula ʻa e kaungāongoʻi ki he kakaí, ʻo kau ai ʻa e vaivaí. ʻOku tau loto ke fakahāhā ʻa e kaungāongoʻi tatau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí. ʻI he ʻaʻahi ki ha Kalisitiane vaivai fakalaumālie, toe fakapapauʻi kiate ia ʻokú ne mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻafio mai ʻa Sihová pea ʻoku ongoʻi lahi ʻe hono kaungā Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻa ʻene pulí. (1 Tesalonaika 2:​17) Tuku ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku nau mateuteu ke poupouʻi ia pea ʻoku nau loto-lelei ke hoko kiate ia “ko ha tokoua ia kuo fanauʻi mai ki he taimi ʻo e faingataʻá.” (Palovepi 17:​17, NW; Sāme 34:18) Ko ʻetau fakamatala loto-moʻoní te ne fakalototoʻaʻi nai ia ʻi he tuʻunga fakaalaala mo māmālie ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga te ne malava ai ke toe foki ki he tākangá. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa hono hoko ʻoku totonu ke tau faí? Ko e talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo e fefiné pea mo e foʻi paʻanga ne molé ʻoku ʻomai ai kia kitautolu ʻa e tataki.

Fakamātoato

18. (a) Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ongoʻi ai ʻe he fefine ʻi he talanoa fakatātaá kuo mole ʻa e ʻamanakí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feinga fakamātoato naʻe fai ʻe he fefiné, pea ko e hā ʻa e olá?

¹⁸ Ko e fefine ʻoku mole ʻa ʻene foʻi paʻangá ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku faingataʻa ʻa e tuʻungá ka ʻoku ʻikai ke siva ai ʻa e ʻamanakí. Kapau naʻe tō ʻa e foʻi paʻangá ʻi ha fuʻu loto ʻataʻatā vaoa lahi, pe ʻi ha vai pelepela loloto, ngalingali te ne fakakaukau ʻe ʻikai toe lava ke maʻu ia. Kae kehe, ko hono ʻiloʻi ko e foʻi paʻangá ʻoku pau pē ʻoku ʻi ha feituʻu ʻi hono falé, ʻo ala lava ke maʻú, ʻokú ne kamata ai ha kumi fakaʻāuliliki mo fakamātoato. (Luke 15:8) ʻUluakí, ʻokú ne tutu ha maama ke fakamaama ʻaki ʻa hono fale fakapoʻulí. ʻOkú ne tafi leva ʻa e falikí, ʻi he ʻamanaki ke fanongo ki ha ongo tatangi. Fakaʻosí, ʻokú ne kumi fakalelei ki he kiʻi tuliki mo e lalo meʻa kotoa pē kae ʻoua kuo tapa mai ki he māmá ha foʻi paʻanga siliva. ʻOku fakapaleʻi ʻa e feinga fakamātoato ʻa e fefiné!

19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻi hono tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga vaivaí ʻe lava ke tau maʻu mei he ngāue ʻa e fefine ʻi he talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo e foʻi paʻanga ne molé?

¹⁹ Hangē ko hono fakamanatu mai kia kitautolu ʻe he fakaikiiki ko eni ʻo e talanoa fakatātaá, ko e fatongia Fakatohitapu ke tokoniʻi ha Kalisitiane vaivaí ʻoku ʻikai fakalaka ia ʻi heʻetau ngaahi malavá. ʻI he taimi tatau, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e feinga. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau mātuʻa ʻEfesoó: “ʻOku totonu ke fakaongosia pehē, koeʻuhi ke tokoni ʻa e vaivai.” (Ngāue 20:35a) Manatuʻi ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he fefiné ʻa e foʻi paʻangá ʻi he sio tavale holo pē ʻi hono falé, ki hē mo ē, pe sio noaʻia, ʻo tātātaha. ʻIkai, ʻokú ne lavameʻá koeʻuhí ʻokú ne kumi fakaʻāuliliki “kaeʻoua ke ʻilo.” ʻI he founga tatau, ʻi heʻetau feinga ke toe maʻu mai ha tokotaha vaivai fakalaumālié, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fakamātoato mo mohu taumuʻa ʻa ʻetau foungá. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau faí?

20. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke fai ke tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga vaivaí?

²⁰ ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tokoniʻi ha tokotaha vaivai ke langa hake ʻene tuí mo e houngaʻiá? Ko ha ako Tohitapu fakafoʻituitui ʻi ha tohi faka-Kalisitiane feʻungamālie ʻa e meʻa tofu pē nai ʻoku fiemaʻú. Ko e moʻoni, ko hono fai ha ako Tohitapu mo ha tokotaha vaivaí ʻoku fakaʻatā ai kitautolu ke tokoniʻi ia ʻi ha founga hokohoko mo fakaʻāuliliki. ʻOku ngalingali ko e ʻovasia ngāué ʻe lava lelei taha ke ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e tokotaha te ne fai ʻa e tokoni ʻoku fiemaʻú. Te ne fokotuʻu mai nai ʻa e ngaahi kaveinga ʻe lava ke akó pea mo e tohi ʻe ʻaonga lahi tahá. Hangē pē ko e ngāueʻaki ʻe he fefine ʻi he talanoa fakatātaá ʻa e ngaahi meʻangāue ʻaongá ke fakahoko ʻene ngāué, ʻoku pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻangāue ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke lavaʻi hotau fatongia kuo ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí. Ko e ua ʻi heʻetau ngaahi meʻangāue foʻoú, pe ʻū tohí, ʻe tautefito ʻa ʻene ʻaonga ʻi he feinga ko ení. Ko e ongo tohi ia ko e Lotu ki he ʻOtua Moʻoni Pē Tahá mo e Draw Close to Jehovah.a

21. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻi hono tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí?

²¹ Ko hono tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e tāpuaki ki he tokotaha kotoa. Ko e tokotaha ʻoku tokoniʻí ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he hoko ʻo toe fāʻūtaha mo e ngaahi kaumeʻa moʻoní. ʻOku tau hokosia ʻa e fiefia loto-moʻoni ʻa ia ko e foakí pē ʻoku lava ke ne ʻomaí. (Luke 15:​6, 9; Ngāue 20:35e) Ko e fakatahaʻangá fakalūkufua ʻoku tupu ia ʻi he tuʻunga māfana ʻi he mahuʻingaʻia anga-ʻofa ʻa e mēmipa taki taha ʻi he niʻihi kehé. Pea hiliō he meʻa kotoa, ʻoku ʻoatu ai ʻa e lāngilangi ki hotau ongo Tauhi-Sipi tokangá, ʻa Sihova mo Sīsū, ʻi he tapua atu ʻa ʻena holi ke poupouʻi ʻa e vaivaí ʻi heʻena kau sevāniti ʻi he māmaní. (Sāme 72:​12-​14; Mātiu 11:​28-​30; 1 Kolinito 11:1; Efeso 4:32e [Efeso 5:1, PM]) Ko ia ai, he ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ē ʻoku tau maʻu, ke hokohoko atu ai ʻa e ‘feʻofaʻakí’!

“Mou Fua Lahi”

“Ke mou fua lahi; koia te mou hoko ai ko eku kau akoga.”​—SIONE 15:​8, PM.

 1. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e tuʻunga ākongá naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ʻapositoló? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolú?

KO E efiafi ia ki muʻa ʻi heʻene pekiá. Naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e taimi feʻunga ke fakalototoʻaʻi ai ʻene kau ʻapositoló ʻaki ha fetalanoaʻaki fekoekoeʻi. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi ko ení, kuo pau kuo ʻosi mahili ʻa e tuʻapoó, ka ko Sīsū, ʻi hono ueʻi ʻe he ʻofa ki hono ngaahi kaumeʻa ofí, naʻe hokohoko atu pē ʻene leá. Pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻene leá, naʻá ne fakamanatu ai kia kinautolu ha toe fiemaʻu ʻe taha naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau aʻusia ke nau nofo maʻu ai ko ʻene kau ākongá. Naʻá ne pehē: “I he mea ni e ogoogo lelei ai a eku Tamai, koeuhi ke mou fua lahi; koia te mou hoko ai ko eku kau akoga.” (Sione 15:​8, PM) ʻOku tau aʻusia ʻi he ʻaho ni ʻa e fiemaʻu ko eni ʻo e tuʻunga ākongá? Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke “fua lahi”? Ke ʻiloʻi iá, tau toe foki angé ki he fetalanoaʻaki ʻi he efiafi ko iá.

 2. Ko e hā ʻa e talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo e fuá ʻoku fakamatala ki ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi he efiafi ki muʻa ʻi heʻene pekiá?

² Ko e ekinaki ke fua lahí ko e konga ia ʻo ha talanoa fakatātā naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ʻapositoló. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko au koe vaine mooni, bea ko eku Tamai koe tauhi goue ia. Koe vaa kotoabe iate au oku ikai fua, oku ne tutuu ia: bea koia kotoabe oku fua, oku ne auhani ia, ke ajili ai hono fua. Kuo mou maa eni, i he lea kuou lea aki kiate kimoutolu. Nofo iate au, mo au iate kimoutolu. Hage oku ikai faa fua ae vaa iate ia be, o kabau e ikai nofo i he vaine; bea e behe foki akimoutolu, o kabau e ikai te mou nofo iate au. Ko au koe vaine, koe gaahi vaa akimoutolu: . . . I he mea ni e ogoogo lelei ai a eku Tamai, koeuhi ke mou fua lahi; koia te mou hoko ai ko eku kau akoga. Hage koe ofa ae Tamai kiate au,