ʻOku Maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻOku ʻAmanaki Kiate Iá
ʻOku Maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻOku ʻAmanaki Kiate Iá
“Tuku ke tauhi [pe maluʻi] mau ai be au e hoo aloofa mo hoo mooni.”—SĀME 40:11, PM.
1. Ko e hā naʻe kole ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita kia Sihová, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono tali he lolotongá ni ʻa e kole ko iá?
KO Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he kuonga muʻá naʻá ne “ʻamanaki fakamātoato kia Sihova” pea naʻe ueʻi ia ke ne pehē ko Sihová “naʻá ne ofeʻi hono telingá kiate [ia] ʻo fanongo ki [heʻene] tangi ki ha tokoní.” (Sāme 40:1, NW) Naʻá ne toutou sio tonu ʻi he anga hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe ʻofa kiate Iá. Ko ia, naʻe lava ke kole ai ʻe Tēvita ke maluʻi maʻu ai pē ia ʻe Sihova. (Sāme 40:11) ʻI hono lau ʻoku ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kau tangata mo e kau fefine faitōnunga ʻa ia ʻoku talaʻofa ki ai ha “toetuʻu lelei hake,” ʻoku lolotonga malu ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi he manatu ʻa Sihová ʻi he tuʻunga ko e tokotaha ʻa ia te ne maʻu ʻa e pale ko iá. (Hepelu 11:32-35) Ko ia ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ʻa hono kahaʻú ʻi he founga lelei taha ʻe ala hokó. Ko hono hingoá ʻoku tohi ia ʻi he “tohi fakamanatu” ʻa Sihová.—Malakai 3:16.
2. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he Tohi Tapú ke mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e maluʻi ʻe Sihová?
2 Neongo ko e faʻahinga faitōnunga naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he Hepelu vahe 11 naʻa nau moʻui ki muʻa ʻi he ʻāunofo ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he māmaní, naʻa nau kei moʻui pē ʻo fehoanaki mo e meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki heʻene moʻui, ko ʻene tuku ia ke mole; pea ko ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki heʻene moʻui ʻi he maama ko eni, ko ʻene tauhi [pe maluʻi] ia ʻo aʻu ki he moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 12:25) Ko ia ai, ko e maluʻi ʻe Sihová ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga iá ko e hao mei he faingataʻá pe fakatangá. ʻOku ʻuhinga iá ʻoku maluʻi kita ʻi ha founga fakalaumālie koeʻuhi ke malava ai ʻo tauhi maʻu ha tuʻunga lelei ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku tau maʻu naʻe maluʻi ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ʻe Sihova, pea ko e hā ʻa e olá?
3 Ko Sīsū tonu naʻe fakahanga ki ai ʻa e fakatanga anga-fakamamahi mo e manuki, pea naʻe faifai pē ʻo lavameʻa ʻa hono ngaahi filí ʻi hono tuku ia ki ha pekia mātuʻaki fakamā mo fakamamahi. Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ke fepaki eni mo e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá te ne maluʻi ʻa e Mīsaiá. (Aisea 42:1-6) Ko e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū ʻi hono ʻaho tolu hili ʻene pekia fakamaá ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai naʻe fanongo ʻa Sihova ki heʻene tangi ki ha tokoní—ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e fanongo ʻa Sihova ki he tangi ʻa Tēvitá. ʻI he tali ki aí, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ha mālohi kia Sīsū ke ne tauhi maʻu ai ʻa ʻene anga-tonú. (Mātiu 26:39) ʻI hono maluʻí, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e moʻui taʻefaʻamate ʻi hēvani, pea ko e laui miliona ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kuo nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he huhuʻí kuo nau hoko ʻo maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he moʻui taʻengatá.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau ʻoku ʻomai ki he kau Kalisitiane paní pea ki he “fanga sipi kehe”?
4 ʻOku lava ke tau falala ʻoku kei loto-lelei pehē ai pē mo malava ʻa Sihova ke maluʻi ʻa ʻene kau sevānití he taimí ni ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tēvitá pea mo Sīsuú. (Semisi 1:17) Ko e toenga mātuʻaki tokosiʻi ʻo e fanga tokoua pani ʻo Sīsū ʻoku nau kei ʻi māmaní ʻe lava ke nau falala ki he talaʻofa ko ia ʻa Sihová: “Ke maʻu ha tofiʻa ʻoku taʻeʻauha mo taʻemele mo taʻemae, ʻa ia kuo taʻofia ʻi hevani moʻomoutolu; ʻa kimoutolu ʻoku leʻohia, he kapuʻi ʻe he mafimafi ʻa e ʻOtua ko e meʻa ʻi he tui, ke lavaʻi ʻa e fakamoʻui ʻa ia kuo ʻosi sāuni ke fakaeʻa mai ʻi he kuonga fakamui.” (1 Pita 1:4, 5) Ko e “fanga sipi kehe,” ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmaní, ʻe lava ke toe tuku pehē mo ʻenau falalá ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene talaʻofa fakafou he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “ʻE, mou ʻofa kia Sihova, ʻene kau lotu na [pe kau mateaki]: ʻoku lehilehiʻi [pe maluʻi] ʻe Sihova ʻene kau tonunga.”—Sione 10:16; Sāme 31:23.
Maluʻi Fakalaumālie
5, 6. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi onopōní? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau paní mo Sihová, pea ʻoku fēfē ʻa e faʻahinga ia ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakamāmaní?
5 ʻI onopooni, kuo fai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokonaki ki hono maluʻi ʻa hono kakaí ʻi ha founga fakalaumālie. Lolotonga ʻoku ʻikai te ne maluʻi kinautolu mei he fakatangá pe mei he ngaahi faingataʻá mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahi ʻoku hokolahia ki he moʻuí, kuó ne foaki mateaki kia kinautolu ʻa e tokoni mo e fakaueʻiloto ʻoku fiemaʻu ke maluʻi ai honau vahaʻangatae fekoekoeʻi mo iá. Ko e makatuʻunga ko ē kuo nau langa ai ʻa e vahaʻangatae ko ení ko ʻenau tui ki he tokonaki huhuʻi anga-ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane faitōnunga ko ení kuo paniʻaki ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ke nau hoko ko e kaungāpule mo Kalaisi ʻi hēvani. Kuo fakahaaʻi ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi foha fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kia kinautolu: “Naʻa ne hamusi kitautolu mei he pule ʻa Poʻuli, mo ne hiki kitautolu ki he puleʻanga ʻo hono ʻAlo ʻOfaʻanga: pea ʻi heʻetau tuʻu ʻiate ia kuo tau maʻu ʻa e huhuʻi, ko e fakamolemole ʻetau ngaahi angahala.”—Kolose 1:13, 14.
6 ʻOku fakapapauʻi ki he laui miliona ʻo e kau Kalisitiane faitōnunga kehé ko kinautolu foki ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ʻaonga mei he tokonaki ko ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e huhuʻí. ʻOku tau lau: “Ko e Fanautama ʻa Tangata foki naʻe ʻikai te ne haʻu ke maʻu sevāniti, ka ke sevāniti pe ʻe ia, pea ke tuku ʻene moʻui ke huhuʻi ʻaki ha tokolahi, heʻene fetongi kinautolu.” (Maake 10:45) Ko e kau Kalisitiane ko iá ʻoku nau hanga atu ke maʻu ʻi he taimi kotofa ʻa e “tauʻataina fakalangi ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Loma 8:21) Lolotonga iá, ʻoku nau koloaʻaki ʻenau kaumeʻa fakafoʻituitui mo e ʻOtuá mo feinga loto-moʻoni ke ʻai ke mālohi ʻa e vahaʻangatae ko iá.
7. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku maluʻi ai ʻe Sihova he ʻahó ni ʻa e tuʻunga lelei fakalaumālie ʻa hono kakaí?
7 Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻoku maluʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻunga lelei fakalaumālie ʻa hono kakaí ko hono tokonaki mai ha polokalama ʻo e ako fakalakalaka. ʻOku fakaʻatā ai kinautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke nau hoko ʻo maʻu ha toe ʻilo totonu lahi ange ʻo e moʻoní. ʻOku toe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tataki hokohoko fakafou heʻene Folofolá, ko ʻene kautahá mo hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e tataki ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” ʻoku hangē ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá takatakai ʻi he māmaní ko ha fāmili fakavahaʻapuleʻangá. ʻOku tokangaʻi ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié pea naʻa mo e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakamatelie ʻa e fāmili ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu aí—ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā honau tupuʻanga fakafonuá pe tuʻunga fakasōsialé.—Mātiu 24:45, PM.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e falala pau ʻoku tuku ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau mateakí, ʻo fakapapauʻi ai kia kinautolu ʻa e hā?
8 Hangē pē ko e ʻikai ke maluʻi fakaesino ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsū mei he ngaahi ʻoho ʻa hono ngaahi filí, ʻoku ʻikai te Ne maluʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he founga ko iá he ʻahó ni. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko hano fakahaaʻi eni ʻo e taʻehōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá. Mole ke mamaʻo! ʻI hono kehé, ʻokú ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa ʻene falala pau te nau pouaki ʻa ʻene tafaʻakí ʻi he ʻīsiu lahi fakaeʻunivēsí. (Siope 1:8-12; Palovepi 27:11) ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku mateaki kiate iá, “he ko Sihová ko ha tokotaha ʻofa ki he fakamaau totonú, pea heʻikai te ne liʻaki ʻa ʻene kau mateakí. ʻE maluʻi moʻoni kinautolu ʻo taʻengata.”—Sāme 37:28, NW.
Maluʻi ʻe he ʻAloʻofá mo e Moʻoní
9, 10. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe he moʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa hono kakaí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene faʻahinga mateakí fakafou ʻi heʻene ʻaloʻofá?
9 ʻI heʻene lotu ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Sāme 40, naʻe kole ai ʻa Tēvita ke maluʻi ia ʻe he ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko e moʻoni ʻa Sihová mo ʻene ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke ne fokotuʻu mahino ko e hā ʻene ngaahi tuʻungá. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tuʻungá ni ʻoku maluʻi kinautolu ʻi ha tuʻunga lahi mei he ngaahi loto-mamahi, ngaahi manavahē mo e ngaahi palopalema ʻoku hokosia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tukunoaʻi iá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe lava ke tau maluʻi kitautolu mo e faʻahinga ʻoku tau ʻofa aí mei he ngaahi palopalema fakalotomamahi lahi kapau ʻoku tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú mo e ʻolokaholó, feʻauaki fakasino tavalé pea mo ha founga moʻui fakamālohi. Pea naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau hē mei he founga moʻoni ʻa Sihová—ʻo hangē ko ia ko Tēvitá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi—ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fakapapau ʻoku kei hoko pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha “toitoiaga” ki he kau faihala fakatomalá. Ko e faʻahinga peheé ʻoku lava ke nau kalanga fiefia: “Te ke fakamoui [pe maluʻi] au mei he mamahi.” (Sāme 32:7, PM) Ko ha fakahaaʻi mahuʻinga ē ʻo e ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá!
10 Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻe taha ʻo e ʻaloʻofa fakaʻotuá ko e fakatokanga ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻene kau sevānití ke nau nofo mavahe ai pē mei he māmani fulikivanú, ʻa ia kuo vavé ni ke ne fakaʻauhá. ʻOku tau lau: “ʻOua te mou ʻofa ki mamani, ʻumaʻā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani. Ka ʻofa ʻe ha taha ki mamani ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he Tamai. He 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.” ʻI he tokanga ki he fakatokangá ni pea ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki aí, ʻe lava ke tau maluʻi moʻoni ai ʻetau moʻuí ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití, he ʻoku hoko atu ʻa e konga tohí: “Pea ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke mole ʻa mamani mo ʻene holi aʻana: ka ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengata.”—1 Sione 2:15-17.
Maluʻi ʻe he Malava Fakaefakakaukaú, ʻIloʻiló mo e Potó
11, 12. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e anga hono maluʻi kitautolu ʻe he malava fakaefakakaukaú, ʻiloʻiló pea mo e potó.
11 Ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa e foha ʻo Tēvita ko Solomoné ke ne tohi: “ʻE hanganaki leʻohi koe ʻe he malava fakaefakakaukaú, ʻe maluʻi koe ʻe he ʻiloʻiló.” Naʻá ne toe ekinaki: “Ke ke maʻu ae boto, . . . Oua naa liaki ia, bea te ne fakamoui koe: ke ke ofa kiate ia, bea te ne tauhi [pe maluʻi] koe.”—Palovepi 2:11, NW; Pa 4:5, 6, PM.
12 ʻOku tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e malava fakaefakakaukaú kapau ʻoku tau fakalaulauloto ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ako mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e fai peheé ʻokú ne fakamafeia kitautolu ke fakatupu ʻa e ʻiloʻilo lahi ange koeʻuhi ke lava ʻo tau fokotuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fakamuʻomuʻá. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga eni, koeʻuhi ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi—mahalo fakafou ʻi he taukei fakafoʻituituí—ʻoku malanga hake ʻa e ngaahi palopalemá ʻi he taimi ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻosi fakataumuʻa ai pe taʻefakataumuʻa ʻe he kakaí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻomuʻa taʻefakapotopotó. ʻOku fokotuʻu mai ʻe he māmani ʻo Sētané ʻi muʻa ʻia kitautolu ko ha ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié, tuʻunga tuʻu-ki-muʻá, mo e mafaí, lolotonga iá ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ange ʻa ia ko e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié. Ko ha taʻemalava ke fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e meʻa ki muí ʻi he meʻa ki muʻá ʻe malava ke ne fakatupunga ke movetevete ʻa e ngaahi fāmilí, hōloa ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻá pea mōlia atu ai ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa fakalaumālié. Ko hono olá, ʻe lava ke iku ai pē ha taha ki he tuʻunga mamahi moʻoni ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú: “He ko e ha hono ʻaonga ki ha tangata ke maʻu ʻa māmani kātoa ʻi heʻene ngāue, kae mole ai ʻene moʻui?” (Maake 8:36) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he potó ʻoku tau tokanga ki he akonaki ʻa Sīsuú: “Ka mou kumi muʻa ki hono puleʻanga, mo e maʻoniʻoni aʻana, pea ʻe ʻatu mo ia foki ʻa e ngāhi meʻa ko ia kotoa.”—Mātiu 6:33.
Ko e Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e Hoko ʻo Siokitá
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e hoko ʻo siokitá pea ko e hā ʻoku taʻefakapotopoto ai ke hoko ʻo peheé?
13 Ko e tangatá ʻoku nau mahuʻingaʻia fakanatula pē ʻia kinautolu. Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻo mahuʻinga taha ʻi he moʻuí ʻa e ngaahi holi mo e manako fakafoʻituituí, ʻoku iku ai ki he faingataʻa. Ko ia ai, ke maluʻi hotau tuʻunga kaumeʻa mo iá, ʻoku fakahinohinoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ʻo siokitá. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e foʻi leá ni ki he hoko ʻo “tokanga ʻataʻatā pē ki heʻete ngaahi holí, ngaahi fiemaʻú pe ngaahi manakó.” ʻIkai ʻoku fakamatalaʻi totonu ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e kakai tokolahi he ʻaho ní? Ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻingá, he ʻoku tomuʻa tala ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻi he “kuonga fakamui” ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻa Sētané, “ko hono kakai te nau ʻofa kiate kinautolu pe,” pe te nau hoko ʻo siokita.—2 Timote 3:1, 2.
14 ʻOku mahinoʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e fakapotopoto ʻo e tauhi ki he fekau ʻa e Tohi Tapú ke mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he niʻihi kehé, ʻo ʻofa ʻia kinautolu ʻo hangē ko ʻete ʻofa kiate kitá. (Luke 10:27; Filipai 2:4) Ko e kakaí fakalūkufua ʻoku nau vakai nai ki he meʻá ni ʻoku taʻefakapotopoto, ka ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia kapau ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke maʻu ha ngaahi nofo mali lavameʻa, ngaahi vahaʻangatae fakafāmili fiefia mo e ngaahi tuʻunga kaumeʻa fakalata. Ko ia ai, ko ha sevāniti moʻoni ʻa Sihova kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia fakanatula ʻiate kitá ke ne puleʻi ʻa ʻene moʻuí ʻo liʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toe mahuʻinga angé. Ko e meʻa ʻuluaki mo mahuʻinga tahá, ʻoku ʻuhinga ení ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa Sihová, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻokú ne tauhi ki aí.
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke taki atu ki ai ha fakakaukau siokita, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe haí? (e) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe ha taha ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne vave ai ke fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
15 Ko ha fakakaukau siokita ʻe lava ke ne taki atu ai ki heʻete hoko ʻo māʻoniʻoni-fakaekita, ʻa ia ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ha tokotaha ke hoko ʻo ʻatamai-fāsiʻi mo ʻafungi. ʻOku totonu ʻa e pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “E tagata, akoe oku ke fakamāu, e ikai te ke hao koe: he koe mea koia oku ke fakamāu ai ha taha, oku ke fakamāuʻi ai koe; he ko koe oku ke fakamāu, oku ke fai ae gaahi mea behe.” (Loma 2:1, PM; Lo 14:4, 10) Ko e kau taki lotu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sīsuú naʻa nau hoko ʻo mātuʻaki tuipau fekauʻaki mo ʻenau māʻoniʻoní tonu ʻo nau ongoʻi taau ai ke fakamāuʻi ʻa Sīsū mo hono kau muimuí. ʻI he fai peheé, naʻa nau fokotuʻu ai kinautolu ko e kau fakamaau. ʻI he taʻeʻilo ki heʻenau ngaahi tōnounoú tonu, naʻa nau ʻomai moʻoni ai ʻa e fakahalaia kia kinautolu.
16 Ko Siutasi, ʻa e tokotaha muimui ʻo Sīsuú naʻá ne lavakiʻi iá, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ai ia ke ne hoko ko ha tokotaha fakamaau ʻo e niʻihi kehé. ʻI he taimi naʻe hanga ai ʻi Pētani ʻe Mele, ko e tuofefine ʻo Lāsalosí, ʻo pani ʻa Sīsū ʻaki ʻa e lolo namu-leleí, naʻe fakafepaki mālohi ki ai ʻa Siutasi. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene ʻitá ʻaki ʻene fakaʻuhinga: “Ko e ha naʻe ʻikai fakatau ai ʻa e lolo ni, ʻo maʻu ai ha tenali ʻe tolungeau, ʻo foaki ki he masiva?” Ka ʻoku hoko atu ʻa e līpōtí ʻo fakamatala: “Ka ko ʻene lea ko ia, talaʻehai ko e pehe naʻe mamafa ʻa e masiva kiate ia; ka koeʻuhi ko e kaihaʻa ia, pea ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻiate ia ʻenau puha paʻanga naʻa ne faʻa ʻave ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe li ki ai.” (Sione 12:1-6) ʻAi ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau hoko ʻo hangē ko Siutasi pe ko e kau taki lotú, ʻa ia naʻa nau vave ki hono fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻo iku ki hono fakahalaiaʻi ai pē kinautolu.
17. Fakatātaaʻi ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku fanauʻi mai ʻi he hoko ʻo ʻafungí pe ʻi he hoko ʻo falala tōtuʻa kia kitá.
17 Ko hono pangó, ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi, lolotonga naʻe ʻikai ko e kau kaihaʻa kinautolu ʻo hangē ko Siutasí, naʻa nau tō ʻo maʻukovia ʻe he pōlepolé, ʻo nau hoko ai ʻo ʻafungi. Fekauʻaki mo kinautolú, naʻe tohi ʻe Sēmisi: “ʻOku tuʻunga hoʻomou polepole ʻi hoʻomou ʻafungi.” Peá ne tānaki mai: “Ko e alā polepole pehe ʻoku kovi.” (Semisi 4:16) Ko e pōlepole fekauʻaki mo e meʻa kuo tau faí pe fekauʻaki mo hotau ngaahi monū ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki pē kia kita. (Palovepi 14:16) ʻOku tau manatu ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ki he ʻapositolo ko Pitá, ʻa ia ʻi ha mōmeniti ʻo e falala tōtuʻa kia kitá naʻá ne lea pōlepole: “Neongo ʻe tūkia kotoa pe ʻiate koe, ka ko au ʻe ʻikai te u tūkia ʻo taʻengata. . . . ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te u fakafisinga koe, neongo ʻe iku pe ki haʻaku mate mo koe.” Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ke tau lea pōlepole ai fekauʻaki mo kitautolu. Ko e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tau maʻú ko e tupu pē ia mei he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihová. Ko hono manatuʻi ení te ne taʻofi ai kitautolu mei he hoko ʻo ʻafungí.—Mātiu 26:33-35, 69-75.
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e fieʻeikí?
18 “Ko e fieʻeiki ko e fakamelomelo ʻo e haveʻi: pea ko e angahiki ko e fakamelomelo ʻo e hinga,” ko e tala mai ia kia kitautolú. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku tali mai ʻe Sihova: “ko e lotohiki mo e fieʻeiki . . . ʻoku ou fehiʻa ki ai.” (Palovepi 8:13; 16:18) Tā neʻineʻi ke houhau lahi ʻa Sihova ʻi he “loto pupula ʻo e Tuʻi Asilia, mo ʻene fongofonga hihiki”! (Aisea 10:12) Naʻe tauteaʻi ia ʻe Sihova. Kuo vavé ni ke toe tautea mo e māmani kotoa ʻo Sētané, fakataha mo hono kau taki loto-pōlepole mo anga-hiki, hāmai mo taʻehāmaí. ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe tapua atu meia kitautolu ʻa e fakakaukau tangi ke tuʻu ʻata ʻo e ngaahi fili ʻo Sihová!
19. ʻI he tafaʻaki fē ʻoku pōlepole ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea kei anga-fakatōkilalo ai pē?
19 ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ke nau pōlepole ai ʻi heʻenau hoko ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová. (Selemaia 9:24) ʻI he taimi tatau, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ke nau kei anga-fakatōkilalo ai pē. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí “he kuo fai angahala kotoa pe, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau aʻusia ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Loma 3:23) Ko ia ai, ke maluʻi hotau tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē “naʻe haʻu ʻa Kalaisi Sisu ki mamani ke fakamoʻui ʻa e kakai angahala,” peá ne tānaki mai leva: “ʻA ia ʻoku ou fungani ai.”—1 Timote 1:15, 16.
20. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi he taimí ni ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻene maluʻi kinautolu ʻi he kahaʻú?
20 Koeʻuhi ʻoku tekeʻi fiefia ki mui ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa hoʻonautolú koeʻuhi ke fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻotuá, ʻoku pau moʻoni ʻe hokohoko atu ʻa Sihova ke maluʻi fakalaumālie kinautolu. ʻOku toe pau moʻoni ko e taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa e mamahi lahí, ʻe maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí ʻo ʻikai ʻi he tuʻunga fakalaumālié pē kae toe pehē foki ʻi he tuʻunga fakaesinó. ʻI he hū ki he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá, te nau malava ai ke kalanga: “Vakai, ko hotau ʻOtua eni; ʻa ia naʻa tau tatali ki ai, te ne fakamoʻui kitautolu. Ko Sihova eni naʻa tau tatali ki ai; tau tomeʻe ʻo fiefia, ʻi he fakamoʻui ʻoku ne fai.”—Aisea 25:9.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Naʻe anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita mo Sīsū Kalaisí?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová he ʻaho ní?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakamamafaʻi tōtuʻa kitá?
• Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke tau pōlepole pea kei anga-fakatōkilalo ai peé?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Naʻe anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Tēvita mo Sīsuú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10, 11]
ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku maluʻi fakalaumālie ai he ʻahó ni ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Neongo ʻoku tau pōlepole ke tauhi kia Sihova, kuo pau ke tau kei anga-fakatōkilalo ai pē