KUPU AKO 19
ʻOfa mo e Fakamaau Totonu ʻi he Fehangahangai mo e Fulikivanú (Konga 3 ʻo e 4)
“ʻOku ʻikai ko ha ʻOtua koe ʻokú ke leleiʻia ʻi he fulikivanú; ʻe ʻikai ke nofo mo koe ha taha ʻoku kovi.”—SAAME 5:4.
HIVA 54 Kuo Pau Ke Tau Maʻu ʻa e Tuí
ʻI HE KUPÚ NIa
1-3. (a) Fakatatau ki he Saame 5:4-6, ʻoku fēfē ongoʻi ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e fulikivanú? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke tau pehē ʻoku fepaki ʻa e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama mo e “lao ʻa e Kalaisí”?
ʻOKU fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi founga kotoa pē ʻo e fulikivanú. (Lau ʻa e Saame 5:4-6.) Kuo pau pē ʻokú ne fakaliliʻa ʻi hono ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo ha kiʻi tama—ko ha tōʻonga fakalielia mo fulikivanu moʻoni ia! ʻI he faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihová, ko kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻoku tau fehiʻa ʻi hono ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama pea ʻoku ʻikai ke tau makātakiʻi ia ke ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Loma 12:9; Hep. 12:15, 16.
2 Ko ha faʻahinga tōʻonga pē ʻo hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ʻoku mātuʻaki fepaki ia mo e “lao ʻa e Kalaisí”! (Kal. 6:2) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau lea pehē aí? Hangē ko ia naʻa tau ako ki ai ʻi he kupu ki muʻá, ko e lao ʻa e Kalaisí—ʻa ia, ko e meʻa kotoa naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsuú fakatouʻosi ʻi he lea mo e faʻifaʻitakiʻangá—ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ʻofa pea pouaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he lao ko ení, ʻoku fakafeangai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ki he fānaú ʻi ha founga ʻoku ʻai ai kinautolu ke nau ongoʻi malu mo ʻofaʻi moʻoni. Ka ko hono ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama ko ha tōʻonga siokita ia mo taʻetotonu ʻoku ʻai ai ha kiʻi tama ke ne ongoʻi ʻikai malu mo ʻikai ʻofaʻi.
3 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko hono ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ha kiʻi tama ʻoku mafolalahia ia ʻi he māmaní, pea kuo uesia ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ko e “kau tangata fulikivanú mo e kau kākaá” ʻoku lahi fau pea ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau feinga nai ke hū ki he fakatahaʻangá. (2 Tīm. 3:13) Tānaki atu ki aí, ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau taku ko e konga kinautolu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá kuo nau tō ʻi he ngaahi holi fakakakano taʻetāú pea nau ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻa e fānaú. Tau lāulea angé ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ko ha angahala mamafá. Pea te tau lāulea leva ki he meʻa ʻe fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻi he fai ʻe ha taha ha angahala mamafa, kau ai ʻa hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama, pea mo e founga ʻe lava ke maluʻi ai ʻe he mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú.b
KO HA ANGAHALA MAMAFA
4-5. ʻOku anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ko ha angahala ia ʻoku fai ki he tokotaha maʻukoviá?
4 ʻOku uesia ʻe he ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ʻa e kakaí ʻi ha taimi fuoloa. ʻOku uesia ai ʻa e kau maʻukoviá pehē foki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tokanga ki he kau maʻukoviá—ko e ngaahi mēmipa honau fāmilí mo honau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine Kalisitiané. Ko hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ko ha angahala mamafa.
5 Ko ha angahala ia ʻoku fai ki he tokotaha maʻukoviá.c Ko ha angahala ia ʻoku fakatupunga ai ha mamahi pe faingataʻaʻia taʻetotonu ki he niʻihi kehé. Hangē ko ia te tau sio ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hokó, ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne ngaohikovia ʻa e fānaú ʻokú ne fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko iá—ʻokú ne fakamamahiʻi ʻa e kiʻi tamá ʻi ha founga fakatupu maumau. ʻOkú ne lavakiʻi ʻa e falala ʻa e kiʻi tamá mo kaihaʻasia ʻa e ongoʻi malu ʻa e kiʻi tamá. Ko e fānaú kuo pau ke maluʻi kinautolu mei ha tōʻonga fulikivanu pehē, pea ko e faʻahinga kuo maʻukovia ʻi ha tuʻunga peheé ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie mo e tokoni.—1 Tes. 5:14.
6-7. ʻOku anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama ko ha faiangahala ki he fakatahaʻangá mo e kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní?
6 Ko ha faiangahala ia ki he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku halaia ai ha tokotaha ʻoku kau ki he fakatahaʻangá ʻi hono ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama, ʻokú ne ʻoatu ʻa e luma ki he fakatahaʻangá. (Māt. 5:16; 1 Pita 2:12) He taʻetotonu ē ko ia ki he laui miliona ʻo e kau Kalisitiane faitōnunga ʻa ia ʻoku nau “faitau mālohi maʻá e tuí”! (Sute 3) ʻOku ʻikai ke tau makātakiʻi ke ʻi hotau lotolotongá ʻa e faʻahinga taautaha taʻefakatomala ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fulikivanú pea ʻoku nau ʻoatu ʻa e luma ki he ongoongo lelei ʻo e fakatahaʻangá.
7 Ko ha faiangahala ia ki he kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní. Ko e kau Kalisitiané ʻoku totonu ke nau “fakamoʻulaloa . . . ki he ngaahi mafai māʻolungá.” (Loma 13:1) ʻOku tau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻetau fakamoʻulaloá ʻaki ʻetau fakahāhā ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa totonu ki he ngaahi lao ʻo e fonuá. Kapau ʻoku halaia ha taha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻi hano maumauʻi ha lao hia, hangē ko hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama, ʻokú ne faiangahala ai ki he kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Ngāue 25:8.) ʻOku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e mafai ke tauteaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maumauʻi ʻa e laó. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai te nau maluʻi ha taha ʻokú ne ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama mei hano tautea ʻe he puleʻangá. (Loma 13:4) ʻOku utu ʻe he tokotaha faiangahalá ʻa e meʻa kuó ne tō.—Kal. 6:7.
8. ʻOku anga-fēfē vakai ʻa Sihova ki he angahala ʻoku fai ki ha tangatá?
8 Ko e kovi tahá, ko ha faiangahala ia ki he ʻOtuá. (Saame 51:4) ʻI he taimi ʻoku faiangahala ai ha tangata ki ha tangata ʻe taha, ʻokú ne faiangahala foki ai kia Sihova. Fakakaukau ki ha fakatātā mei he Lao naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki ʻIsilelí. Naʻe pehē ʻi he Laó kapau ʻe kaihaʻasia pe toʻo taʻetotonu ʻe ha tangata ha meʻa mei hono kaungāʻapí ʻokú ne fakafeangai “taʻefaitōnunga [ai] kia Sihova.” (Liv. 6:2-4) Ko hono moʻoní leva, ʻi he taimi ʻoku ngaohikovia ai ʻe ha tokotaha ʻoku kau ki he fakatahaʻangá ha kiʻi tama—ʻo kaihaʻasia ʻa e malu ʻa e kiʻi tama ko iá—ko ha fakafeangai taʻefaitōnunga ia ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama ʻokú ne ʻoatu ai ha luma lahi ki he huafa ʻo Sihová. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá, ko e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama kuo pau ke fakahalaiaʻi ia—ko ha angahala mamafa ia ki he ʻOtuá.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala Fakatohitapu kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻi he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
9 ʻI he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala Fakatohitapu lahi ʻi he kaveinga fekauʻaki mo hono ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e ngaahi kupu ʻi he Taua Leʻo mo e Awake! kuo lāulea ai ki he founga ʻe lava ke fekuki ai ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasinó mo e ngaahi mamahi fakaeongó, founga ʻe lava ke tokoni mo fakalototoʻaʻi ai kinautolu ʻe he niʻihi kehé mo e founga ʻe lava ke maluʻi ai ʻe he mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú. Kuo maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e ngaahi ako Fakatohitapu ʻo fakaikiiki ai ʻa e meʻa ke fai ʻi he taimi ʻoku fai ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e angahala ʻo hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama. ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa e kautahá ke vakaiʻi ʻa e founga ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tamá. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ke fakapapauʻi ko e founga ʻoku tau fakaleleiʻi ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ko iá ʻoku fehoanaki mo e lao ʻa e Kalaisí.
NGĀUE KI HE FAIHALA MAMAFÁ
10-12. (a) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki ha meʻa ʻoku kau ai ha faihala mamafa, ko e hā ʻoku nau manatuʻí, pea ko e hā ʻoku nau tokanga ki aí? (e) Fakatatau ki he Sēmisi 5:14, 15, ko e hā ʻoku feinga ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke faí?
10 ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki ha meʻa ʻoku kau ai ha faihala mamafa, ʻoku nau manatuʻi ko e lao ʻa e Kalaisí ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke nau fakafeangai ʻi he ʻofa ki he tākangá pea fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko hono olá, ʻoku totonu ke nau fakakaukau fakalelei ki he ngaahi meʻa kehekehe ʻi heʻenau maʻu ha līpooti fekauʻaki mo ha faihala mamafa. Ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku nau tokanga tefito ki hono tauhi ke toputapu ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Liv. 22:31, 32; Māt. 6:9) ʻOku nau toe tokanga lahi foki ki he lelei fakalaumālie honau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pea loto ke tokoni ki ha taha pē kuo maʻukovia ʻi ha faihala.
11 Tānaki atu ki aí, kapau ko e tokotaha faihalá ʻoku kau ki he fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku feinga mālohi ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke fakatonutonu ia ʻo ka malava. (Lau ʻa e Sēmisi 5:14, 15.) Ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne tō ʻi he holi fehālaakí pea fai ha angahala mamafa ʻokú ne puke fakalaumālie. ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku ʻikai ke ne toe maʻu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo Sihova.d ʻI ha tuʻunga, ko e kau mātuʻá ko e kau toketā fakalaumālie. ʻOku nau feinga ke ʻai “ʻa e tokotaha puké [ʻi he meʻá ni, ko e tokotaha faihalá] ke ne sai.” Ko ʻenau akonaki Fakatohitapú ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi ia ke fakaleleiʻi hono vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá, ka ʻoku malava pē eni kapau ʻokú ne fakatomala loto-moʻoni.—Ngā. 3:19; 2 Kol. 2:5-10.
12 ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha fatongia mafatukituki. ʻOku nau tokanga lahi ki he tākanga ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo tuku ange ke nau tokangaʻí. (1 Pita 5:1-3) ʻOku nau loto ke ongoʻi malu honau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá, ʻoku nau ngāue vave ʻi heʻenau maʻu ha līpooti fekauʻaki mo ha faihala mamafa, kau ai ʻa hono ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama. Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku hā ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e palakalafi 13, 15 mo e 17.
13-14. ʻOku talangofua ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he lao fakamāmani ki hono līpooti ha tokotaha ʻoku tukuakiʻi ki haʻane ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama? Fakamatalaʻi.
13 ʻOku talangofua ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he lao fakamāmani ki hono līpooti ki he kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní ha tokotaha ʻoku tukuakiʻi ki haʻane ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama? ʻIo. ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ha lao pehē aí, ʻoku feinga ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke talangofua ki he lao fakamāmani fekauʻaki mo hono līpooti ha tokotaha ʻoku tukuakiʻi ki haʻane ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama. (Loma 13:1) Ko e ngaahi lao peheé ʻoku ʻikai fepaki ia mo e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Ngā. 5:28, 29) Ko ia ʻi he ʻilo ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki ha tukuakiʻi, ʻoku fetuʻutaki leva ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he ʻōfisi vaʻá ki he founga ʻe lava ke nau talangofua ai ki he lao ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono līpooti iá.
14 ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá ki he kau maʻukoviá mo ʻenau mātuʻá mo e niʻihi kehe ʻoku nau ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku hokó ʻoku ʻatā ke nau līpooti ʻa e tukuakiʻi fekauʻaki mo e ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tamá ki he kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní. Kae fēfē kapau ko e līpōtí ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ha taha ʻoku kau ki he fakatahaʻangá pea ko e meʻa kuo hokó kuo ʻiloʻi ia ʻi he koló? ʻOku totonu ke ongoʻi nai ʻe he Kalisitiane naʻá ne līpooti iá kuó ne ʻoatu ha luma ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻIkai. Ko e tokotaha naʻá ne ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tamá ʻokú ne ʻoatu ʻa e lumá ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá.
15-16. (a) Fakatatau ki he 1 Tīmote 5:19, ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua pe lahi ange ki muʻa ke fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha ngāue fakaefakamāú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻi heʻenau ʻiloʻi ha tokotaha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku tukuakiʻi naʻá ne ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tama?
15 ʻI he fakatahaʻangá, ki muʻa ke fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha ngāue fakaefakamaau, ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua pe lahi angé? Ko e fiemaʻu ko ení ko e konga ia ʻo e tuʻunga māʻolunga Fakatohitapu ʻo e fakamaau totonú. ʻI he ʻikai ha vetehia ki ha faihalá, ʻoku fiemaʻu leva ha fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e tukuakiʻí pea fakaʻatā ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke nau fai ha ngāue fakaefakamaau. (Teu. 19:15; Māt. 18:16; lau ʻa e 1 Tīmote 5:19.) ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ʻi ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua ki muʻa ke lava ʻo līpooti ki he kau maʻu mafaí ha tukuakiʻi ki ha ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama? ʻIkai. Ko e fiemaʻu ko ení ʻoku ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ia ki hano līpooti ʻe he kau mātuʻá pe ko ha niʻihi kehe ʻa e faihiá ki he kau maʻu mafaí.
16 ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha tokotaha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku tukuakiʻi ki hano ngaohikovia ʻo ha kiʻi tama, ʻoku nau feinga ke talangofua ki ha lao fakamāmani pē fekauʻaki mo hono līpooti iá, pea makatuʻunga ʻi he lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú te nau sio pe ʻe fiemaʻu ke fokotuʻu ha kōmiti fakamaau. Kapau ʻoku fakaʻikaiʻi ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa e tukuakiʻí, ʻe fanongo leva ʻa e kau mātuʻá ki he kau fakamoʻoní. Kapau ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha talatalaakí mo ha tokotaha ʻe taha, naʻe ngaohikovia ʻe he tokotaha ko ení ha kiʻi tama pe ko ha kiʻi tama ʻe taha ʻi ha taimi kehe, ʻoku maʻu leva ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e fakamoʻoni feʻunga ke fokotuʻu ha kōmiti fakamaau.e ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ʻa e ʻikai ke toko ua ʻa e fakamoʻoní ʻoku loi ai ʻa e tokotaha talatalaakí. Neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua ke na fakapapauʻi naʻe ngaohikovia ʻe ha tokotaha ha kiʻi tama, ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku nau ʻilo naʻe fai nai ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku tukuakiʻí ha meʻa kovi ʻaupito ʻo fakamamahiʻi lahi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻE hokohoko atu hono ʻoatu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e fakafiemālie mo e poupou ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku mamahí. Tānaki atu ki aí, ʻe nofoʻaki ʻāʻā ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke maluʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá mei he tokotaha ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne ngaohikovia ha kiʻi tamá.—Ngā. 20:28.
17-18. Fakamatala ki he fatongia ʻo e kōmiti fakamāú.
17 Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻo e kōmiti fakamāú? Ko e foʻi lea “fakamaau” ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga iá ʻoku fakamāuʻi ʻe he kau mātuʻá pe ʻe tauteaʻi ʻe he kau maʻu mafaí ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaohikoviá ʻi heʻene maumauʻi ʻa e laó. ʻOku ʻikai kaunoa ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻi he ngāue ʻa e laó; ʻoku nau tuku ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e faihiá ki he kau maʻu mafai fakamāmaní. (Loma 13:2-4; Tai. 3:1) ʻI hono kehé, ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku nau fakamāuʻi pe fakapapauʻi pe ʻe lava ke kei nofo ai pē ha tokotaha ʻi he fakatahaʻangá.
18 ʻI he ngāue ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻi ha kōmiti fakamaau, ʻoku nau fakamāuʻi pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he Folofolá, ʻoku nau fakamāuʻi pe ʻoku fakatomala ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaohikoviá pe ʻikai. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai fakatomala, ʻoku tuʻusi ia, pea ʻe fanongonongo ia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (1 Kol. 5:11-13) Kapau ʻokú ne fakatomala, mahalo te ne kei nofo ai pē ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Kae kehe, ʻe fakahā ange ʻe he kau mātuʻá kiate ia heʻikai te ne taau nai ʻi ha laui taʻu ke maʻu ha monū ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pe ngāue ʻi ha tuʻunga fua fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. ʻI he tokanga fekauʻaki mo e lelei ʻa e fānaú, ko e kau mātuʻá ʻoku nau toe fai ha tokanga fakaemaluʻi ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe, kau ai ʻa e fakatokanga fakafoʻituitui ki he ngaahi mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ke nau tokanga lelei ki heʻenau fānaú ʻi he ʻi ai ʻa e tokotaha ko iá. ʻI hono fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e fakatokanga ki he ngaahi mātuʻá, ʻoku nau tokanga ke ʻoua te nau lave ki he hingoa ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe ngaohikovia ʻe he tokotahá.
FOUNGA KE MALUʻI AI HOʻO FĀNAÚ
19-22. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke fai ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ke maluʻi ʻenau fānaú? (Sio ki he fakatātā ʻi he takafí.)
19 Ko hai ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fatongia ke maluʻi ʻa e fānaú mei he ngaohikoviá? Ko e mātuʻá.f Ko hoʻo fānaú ko ha meʻaʻofa toputapu, “ko ha tofiʻa ia meia Sihova.” (Saame 127:3) Ko ho fatongia ia ke maluʻi ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko iá. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ke fai ke maluʻi hoʻo fānaú mei hano ngaohikovia?
20 ʻUluakí, ako fekauʻaki mo e ngaohikoviá. Ako fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku nau ngaohikovia ʻa e fānaú mo e founga ʻenau feinga ke kākaaʻi kinautolú. Hoko ʻo tokanga fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ngalingali ʻe hoko ai ha fakatamaki. (Pal. 22:3; 24:3) Manatuʻi ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi tuʻungá, ko e tokotaha faihia peheé ko ha tokotaha ia ʻoku ʻosi ʻilo ʻe he kiʻi tamá mo falala ki ai.
21 Uá, tauhi maʻu ʻa e fetuʻutaki lelei mo hoʻo fānaú. (Teu. 6:6, 7) ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e hoko ko ha tokotaha fanongo lelei. (Sēm. 1:19) Manatuʻi ko e fānaú ʻoku nau faʻa toumoua ke līpooti ha ngaohikovia. ʻOku nau ilifia nai naʻa ʻikai tui ha taha ki ai, pe kuo fakamanamanaʻi nai kinautolu ʻe he tokotaha faihiá ke ʻoua ʻe tala ha meʻa. Kapau ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku fehālaaki, fakaʻekeʻeke kinautolu ʻi ha founga anga-ʻofa pea fanongo anga-kātaki ki heʻenau talí.
22 Tolú, akoʻi hoʻo fānaú. Vahevahe kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e fehokotaki fakasinó ʻo fakatatau ki honau taʻú. Akoʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻa ke leaʻaki mo fai kapau ʻoku feinga ha taha ke ala kiate kinautolu ʻi ha founga taʻetaau. Ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamatala kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he founga hono maluʻi hoʻo fānaú.—Sio ki he puha “Akoʻi Koe mo Hoʻo Fānaú.”
23. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau vakai ki hano ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo ha kiʻi tama, pea ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻe tali ʻi he kupu hono hokó?
23 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, ʻoku tau vakai ki hano ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo ha kiʻi tama ko ha angahala mamafa mo ha tōʻonga fulikivanu. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he lao ʻa e Kalaisí, ko ʻetau ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau maluʻi ʻa e kau faihia ko ení mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo ʻenau faiangahalá. Lolotonga iá, ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau fai ke tokoni ai ki he faʻahinga kuo ngaohikovia kinautolú? Ko e kupu hono hokó te ne tali ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá.
HIVA 42 Tokoniʻi ʻa e Vaivaí
a ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupu ko ení ki he founga ʻe lava ke maluʻi ai ʻa e fānaú mei he ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. Te tau ako ki he founga ʻe ngāue ai ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke maluʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá mo e founga ʻe lava ke maluʻi ai ʻe he mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú.
b LEA MO HONO ʻUHINGA: Ko e ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻo ha kiʻi tama ʻoku hoko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe ha tokotaha lahi ha kiʻi tama ke ne fakalato ʻene ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. ʻOku lava ke kau ai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino; fehokotaki fakasino ngutú pe ʻi he halanga tuʻumamaʻó; mo hono ngāngaahi ʻo e kupu fakafanau, huhu pe foʻi molū ʻo ha taha; pe ko ha toe tōʻonga taʻetaau kehe. Neongo ko e lahi taha ʻo e kau maʻukoviá ko e tamaiki fefine, ʻoku toe ngaohikovia foki mo e tamaiki tangata tokolahi. Neongo ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngaohikovia ʻa e fānaú ko e kakai tangata, ʻoku kau foki ki ai mo e kakai fefine ʻe niʻihi.
c LEA MO HONO ʻUHINGA: ʻI he kupu ko ení mo e kupu hoko maí, ko e foʻi lea “maʻukovia” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki ha tokotaha naʻe ngaohikovia fakaefehokotaki fakasino ʻi heʻene kei siʻí. ʻOku tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko ení ke fakamahino ko e kiʻi tamá kuo fai hono fakalotomamahiʻi pea ngaohikovia pea ʻokú ne tonuhia.
d Ko e puke fakalaumālié ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kalofanga ia ki he angahala mamafá. Ko e tokotaha faiangahalá te ne fua ʻa e nunuʻa kotoa ʻene ngaahi fili mo e tōʻonga fehālaakí pea fai ha tali kia Sihova.—Loma 14:12.
e Heʻikai ʻaupito fiemaʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻá ha kiʻi tama ke ʻi ai ʻi heʻenau talanoa mo e tokotaha ʻoku tukuakiʻi ki hono ngaohikovia iá. Ko ha mātuʻa tauhi fānau pe ko ha kaumeʻa falalaʻanga te ne fakamatala nai ki he kau mātuʻá fekauʻaki mo e tukuakiʻí ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei hano toe ʻai ke mamahi fakaeongo lahi ange ʻa e kiʻi tamá.
f Ko e meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi mātuʻá ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki pē ia ki he kau tauhi fakalaó pe ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fatongia fakaemātuʻa ki hono tauhi ha kiʻi tama.