ʻAi ke Liliu ʻi he ʻAtamaí pea Fakamaama ʻi he Lotó
ʻAi ke Liliu ʻi he ʻAtamaí pea Fakamaama ʻi he Lotó
“Ko ia, ko e meʻa ʻoku ou tala mo fakapapau atu ʻi he ʻEiki, ʻa ʻeni, Ke ʻoua te mou kei laka ʻo hange ko e fai ʻa Senitaile.”—EFESO 4:17.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakahoko maʻatautolu ʻe hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó?
KO E ʻatamaí mo e lotó ko e ongo malava fakaofo taha ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kakaí. Neongo ʻoku taʻefaʻalaua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú na fakahokó, ka ʻokú na laulōtaha ki he toko taha taki taha. Ko ʻetau tōʻongá, leá, ʻulungāangá, ngaahi ongoʻí mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻí ʻoku tākiekina mālohi ia ʻe he ngāue ʻa hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó.
2, 3. (a) ʻOku ngāueʻaki fēfē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ongo foʻi lea ko e “loto” mo e “ʻatamai”? (e) Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke tau tokanga ʻo kau ki he lotó mo e ʻatamaí fakatouʻosi?
2 ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku lave lahi taha ai fekauʻaki mo e “lotó” ki he meʻa fakatupu ueʻi, mo e ngaahi ongoʻi, pea ʻoku lave fekauʻaki mo e “ʻatamaí” ki he malava fakaefakakaukau. Ka, ʻoku ʻikai te na fepaki. Ko e fakatātā, naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻe Mōsese ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Bea fakakaukau ki ai i ho loto [“kuo pau ke fakamanatu ki ho ʻatamaí,” NW, fakamatala ʻi lalo], ko Jihova koia koe Otua.” (Teutalōnome 4:39, PM) Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ki he kau sikalaipe naʻa nau filioʻi ke fakafepaki kiate iá: “Ko hoʻomou mahalo kovi ʻi homou loto koeʻumaʻā?”—Mātiu 9:4; Maʻake 2:6, 7.
3 ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻoku fekauʻaki vāofi ʻa e ʻatamaí mo e lotó. ʻOkú na felaveʻiʻaki, ʻo na faʻa fefakamālohiangeʻaki ke na ngāue fakataha, ka ʻokú na faʻa fetauʻaki ʻo na fetakai ai ki he ikuna. (Mātiu 22:37; fakafehoanaki mo Loma 7:23.) Ko e ʻuhinga ia, ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻe ngata pē ʻi heʻetau ʻilo pau ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó ka kuo pau foki ke akoʻi kinaua ke na ngāue fāʻūtaha, ke na fakatou fusi kitautolu ke fou ʻi he ʻalunga tatau, kae lava ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová. Kuo pau ke tau liliu ʻi he ʻatamaí pea fakamaama ʻi he lotó.—Sāme 119:34; Palōvepi 3:1.
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4. ʻI he founga fē kuo tākiekina ai ʻe Sētane ʻa e ngaahi loto mo e ʻatamai ʻo e kakaí, pea ko e hā hono ikuʻangá?
4 Ko Sētané ko e mataotao ia ʻi he kākaá mo e ngaohi kākaaʻi. ʻOkú ne ʻilo kuo pau ke ne fai ʻa e ʻoho ki he ngaahi ʻatamai mo e ngaahi loto ʻo e kakaí ka ne puleʻi kinautolu. Talu mei he kamataʻanga pē ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, kuó ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ke ne tākiekina ʻa e ʻatamai mo e ngaahi loto ʻo e kakaí. Ko hono nunuʻá, “ko hono kotoa ʻo mamani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili.” (1 Sione 5:19) Ko hono moʻoní, kuo fuʻu lavameʻa fau ʻa Sētane ʻi heʻene tākiekina ʻa e ngaahi loto mo e ngaahi ʻatamai ʻo e kakai ʻo e māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e “toʻutangata angapikopiko mo heke.” (Filipai 2:15) ʻOku maeʻeeʻa lelei ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e loto mo e ʻatamai ʻo e toʻu tangata anga-pikopiko mo heke ko iá, pea ʻoku hoko ʻa ʻene leá ko ha fakatokanga kiate kitautolu kotoa ʻi he ʻahó ni. Hangē ko ení, kātaki muʻa ʻo lau ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:17-19, pea fakafehoanaki ia mo e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi he Loma 1:21-24.
5. Ko e hā naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e akonaki fefeka ki he kau ʻEfesoó?
5 ʻOku mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea fefeka pehē ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesoó ʻi heʻetau manatuʻi naʻe ongoongoa ʻa e kolo ko iá ʻi he tuʻunga ololalo fakaeʻulungāanga mo e lotu ʻaitoli fakapangani. Neongo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau filōsefa mo e kakai mohu fakakaukau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Kalisí, ʻoku hā ngalingali naʻe fakahoko ʻe he founga ako faka-Kalisí ki he kakai tokolahi ʻa e malava lahi ange ke fai kovi, pea naʻe ʻai pē ʻe honau ʻulungāanga fakafonuá ke nau kau ʻo lahi ange ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tōʻonga koví. Naʻe hohaʻa lahi ʻa Paula ʻo kau ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiane ʻoku nofo ʻi ha faʻahinga ʻātakai pehē. Naʻá ne ʻilo ko e tokolahi ʻo kinautolu ko e faʻahinga mei he kau Senitailé pea naʻa nau “fou ai ʻi muʻa ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e nofo fakaemaama-ko eni.” Ka naʻa nau tali ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe liliu honau ʻatamaí, pea naʻe fakamaama honau lotó. Kae hiliō ai, naʻe loto ʻa Paula ke nau “laka ʻo tāu mo e lakanga naʻe ui [kinautolu] ki ai.”—ʻEfesō 2:2; 4:1.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá?
6 ʻOku meimei tatau mo e tuʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku tau toe nofo ʻi ha māmani ʻoku fakamahuʻingaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mo e ʻulungāanga ʻoku taʻe taaú, pea mo e ngaahi tōʻonga lotu loí. Ko e tokolahi ʻi hotau lotolotongá naʻa nau moʻui ʻo fou ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e nofo fakaemaama ko ení. Ko e niʻihi kehe kuo pau ke nau feohi vāofi mo e kakai ʻo e māmaní ʻi he ʻaho taki taha. ʻOku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi ʻoku eʻa lahi ai ʻa e laumālie ʻo e māmaní. Ko ia ai, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Paulá pea ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei heʻene akonakí.
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7. Naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Paula ki he hā ʻi he kupuʻi lea ko e “taʻe ʻaonga ʻa honau ʻatamaí”?
7 Naʻe ʻuluaki lave ʻa Paula ki he “taʻe ʻaonga ʻa honau ʻatamaí” ke ne poupouʻi mālohi ʻa ʻene enginaki ki he kau Kalisitiané ke “ʻoua te [nau] kei laka ʻo hangē ko e fai ʻa Senitaile.” (ʻEfesō 4:17, NW) ʻOku ʻuhinga eni ki he hā? Fakatatau ki he The Anchor Bible, ko e foʻi lea ʻoku liliu ki he “taʻe ʻaonga” ʻoku “ʻuhinga ki he ngeʻesi, noa, vale, ʻikai ha taumuʻa, mo e kulanoa.” Ko ia ai, naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula naʻe hā ngali molumalu nai ʻa e ongoongoa mo e lāngilangi ʻa e kau Kalisí mo e kau Lomá ka ko hono moʻoní ko e tulitāupau ki aí ko e koto ngeʻesi, vale mo ʻikai ha taumuʻa. Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau holi tōtōivi ki he ongoongoá mo e lāngilangí naʻe faifai atu pea naʻa nau aʻu pē ki he koto kulanoa mo e loto-mamahi. ʻOku moʻoni ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni tatau pē ko ení ʻi he māmaní he ʻahó ni.
8. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku taʻe ʻaonga ai ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻa e māmaní?
8 ʻOku maʻu ʻe he māmaní ʻa e kau poto ʻoku tokaʻi ʻa ia ʻoku hanga ki ai ʻa e kakaí ke nau maʻu ha tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi loloto ʻo hangē ko e tupuʻanga mo e taumuʻa ʻo e moʻuí pea mo e kahaʻu ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka ko e hā ʻa e fakamaama mo e tataki ʻe lava ke nau fakahā maí? Ko e fakaʻikai ʻotua, tuputupu māmālie, mo e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi lau fakafuofua fakatupu puputuʻu mo fakafepaki lahi ʻaupito ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai maama ange ia ʻi he ngaahi ouau mo e manavahē taʻe ʻuhinga ʻo e kuo hilí. ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmani ʻoku tuli ki ai ʻa e kakaí ʻoku hā ngalingali ʻe maʻu mei ai ha tuʻunga ʻo e fiemālie mo e ongoʻi lavameʻa. ʻOku lave ʻa e kakaí ki he lavameʻa ʻi he saienisí, tā fakatātaá, musiká, sipotí, meʻa fakapolitikalé mo e ngaahi alā meʻa pehē. ʻOku nau toʻotoʻoa ʻi he lāngilangi fakataimi pē ʻoku nau maʻú. Kae kehe, ʻoku fonu ʻa e ngaahi tohi hisitōliá mo e ngaahi tohi ʻoku lave ki he lavameʻa ʻa e kakai ʻi he kuo hilí ʻi he kau toʻa kuo ʻosi ngalo atu. Ko e meʻa kotoa ko ení ʻoku ngeʻesi, noa, vale, taʻe ʻaonga mo e kulanoa pē.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa taʻe ʻaonga ʻoku tuli ki ai ʻa e kakai tokolahi?
9 ʻI hono ʻilo ʻa e taʻe ʻaonga ʻo e ngaahi feinga peheé, ʻoku tuli ʻa e tokolahi ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié—ko hono tānaki ʻa e paʻangá mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku malava ke fakatau ʻaki ʻa e paʻangá—pea ʻoku nau ʻai ʻa e tulitāupau ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ení ko e taumuʻa ia ʻo ʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku nau tui mālohi ʻoku maʻu ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he paʻangá, ngaahi koloá mo e kumi ki he fiemālié. ʻOku ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻenau faʻa fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻá ni ka ʻoku nau loto-lelei ke tuku ange ha meʻa pē—ko e moʻui fakasinó, fāmilí, naʻa mo honau konisēnisí. Ko e hā hono olá? ʻI he ʻikai te nau ongoʻi kuo lavameʻá, “kuo nau hokohokaʻi ʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi mamahi lahi.” (1 Tīmote 6:10) Tā neʻineʻi ke enginaki ʻa Paula ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiané ke ʻoua te nau kei laka ʻo hangē ko e fai ʻa Senitailé koeʻuhi he ʻoku taʻe ʻaonga ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau peheé.
10. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku ‘fakapoʻuli ai ʻa e ʻatamai’ ʻo e kakaí?
10 Ke fakahā ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻi māmani ʻoku taau ke meheka ai pe faʻifaʻitaki ki ai, naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo pehē “kuo fakapoʻuli honau ʻatamai.” (ʻEfesō 4:18, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻi he māmaní ʻa e kakai ʻatamai poto mo mohu ʻilo ʻi he meimei malaʻe kotoa pē. Ka, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula kuo fakapoʻuli honau ʻatamaí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku ʻikai ke lave ʻene fakamatalá ʻo kau ki he ʻilo pe malava fakaefakakaukaú. ʻE toe lava ke ʻuhinga ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “ʻatamaí” ki he uho ʻo e ʻilo fakaetangatá, ko e tefito ʻo e mahinó, ko e tangata ʻi loto. ʻOku nau ʻi he fakapoʻulí koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ha maama tataki pe taumuʻa ki heʻenau ngaahi feingá. ʻE lava ke fakatokangaʻi eni mei he maveuveu ʻa ʻenau fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku totonú pea mo ia ʻoku halá. ʻE fakakaukau nai ʻa e kakaí ko e tuʻunga fakamaamá ia ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai ke fai fakamaaú pea tali ha meʻa pē ʻoku fai pe leaʻaki ʻe he kakaí, ka ko hono moʻoní ko e fakakaukau fakapoʻulí ia ʻo fakatatau kia Paula. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga fakalaumālié, ʻoku nau taufā holo ʻi he fakapoʻuli matolu.—Siope 12:25; 17:12; ʻAisea 5:20; 59:6-10; 60:2; fakafehoanaki mo ʻEfesō 1:17, 18.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e fakapoʻuli fakaʻatamai ʻi he māmaní?
11 Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ke ʻatamai poto ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga fisifisimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻa e kakaí ka ʻoku nau kei nofo pē ʻi he fakapoʻuli fakalaumālié? ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe Paula ʻi he 2 Kolinitō 4:4 ʻa e talí: “Kuo fakakui ʻe he ʻotua ʻo e tuʻu ko eni ʻa e ʻatamai ʻo e kau taʻetui, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa huluʻia ʻe he ulo mei he Kosipeli ʻo e langilangi ʻo Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko e imisi ʻo e ʻOtua.” Ko ha tāpuaki maʻongoʻonga ē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tali ʻa e ongoongo lelei lāngilangiʻiá he kuo liliu honau ʻatamaí pea fakamaama honau lotó!
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12. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e māmaní ʻo “motu mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtua”?
12 Ke tokoni lahi ange kiate kitautolu ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo pau ke tau liliu ai hotau ʻatamaí pea ʻai ke fakamaama hotau lotó, naʻe fakahanga ʻe Paula ʻa ʻetau tokangá ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko e ʻalunga ʻo e māmaní ʻoku “motu mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtua.” (ʻEfesō 4:18, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ení ʻoku ʻikai ke kei tui ʻa e kakai ko iá ki he ʻOtuá pe ʻoku nau tuku ange fakaʻaufuli ʻa e kaunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻenau moʻuí. Naʻe fakahā ia ʻe he toko taha tohi nusipepa ʻe taha ʻi he foungá ni: “ʻI he ʻikai ke pehē ʻoku tuku ange fakaʻaufuli ʻa e ʻOtuá, tau faʻu ha kupuʻi lea foʻou: siʻi ange ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e kakai ʻoku tui ki he ʻOtuá ka ʻoku siʻisiʻi ʻaupito ʻa ʻEne kaunga ki heʻenau moʻuí ʻoku nau saiʻia ke fakaongoongoleleiʻi kinautolu ʻi heʻenau tui ki he ʻOtuá ka ʻi he taimi tatau pē ʻoku nau tuku Ia ki ha puha, ʻo nau tuku ange pē Ia ʻi he pongipongi Sāpaté pē ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te nau fakaʻatā Ia ke uesia ʻenau fakakaukau fakapolitikale ki he māmaní pe ko ʻenau moʻui ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e uiké. [ʻOku nau] kiʻi tui ki he ʻOtuá ka ʻoku nau fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu lahi ʻEne lave ki he moʻuí ʻi onopooni.” Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Lomá: “Neongo naʻa nau ʻilo ki he ʻOtua, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fakahikihikiʻi ia pe fakafetaʻia.” (Loma 1:21) ʻI he ʻaho taki taha ʻoku tau sio ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻikai te nau teitei fakakaukau ʻo kau ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku pau ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakahīkihikiʻi pe fakafetaʻia ia.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e “moʻui ʻa e ʻOtua”?
13 Ko e kupuʻi lea mahuʻinga ʻa e pehē ko e “moʻui ʻa e ʻOtua.” ʻOkú ne fakahā ʻo toe lahi ange ʻa e founga ʻoku fakamaveuveu ai ʻe he fakapoʻuli fakaʻatamaí mo e fakalaumālié ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kakaí ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻi he moʻuí. Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ʻoku liliu heni ki he “moʻui” ʻoku ʻikai ko e biʹos (ʻa ia ʻoku maʻu mei ai ʻa e foʻi lea faka-Pilitania “biology,” “biography”), ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e founga pe ʻalunga moʻui. Ka ko e foʻi leá ni ko e zo·eʹ (ʻa ia ʻoku maʻu mei ai ʻa e foʻi lea ʻo hangē ko e “zoo,” “zoology”). Fakatatau ki he Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words ʻoku ʻuhinga ení “ko e moʻui ʻi he ʻuhinga maʻataʻatā, ko e moʻui ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku maʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá. . . . Kuo motuhi ʻa e tangatá mei he faʻahinga moʻui ko ení ko e nunuʻa ia ʻo e tō ʻa ʻĀtama ki he angahalá.” Ko ia ai, naʻe fakahā mai ʻe Paula kuo tataki ʻe he fakapoʻuli fakaʻatamaí mo e fakalaumālié ʻa e kakai ʻo e māmaní ʻo ʻikai ki he ʻauha pē ʻi he kakanó ka kuó ne toe fakamavaheʻi kinautolu mei he ʻamanaki ki he moʻui taʻe ngata ʻa ia ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Kalētia 6:8) Ko e hā ʻoku pehē aí? Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ke fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhingá.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku motuhi ai ʻa e māmaní mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá?
14 Ko e ʻuluaki meʻá, naʻá ne fakahā ʻo pehē “ko e meʻa ʻi he vale ʻoku nofoʻia kinautolu.” (ʻEfesō 4:18, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku fakamamafaʻi ʻe he kupuʻi lea “ʻoku nofoʻia kinautolu,” ko e valé pe taʻe ʻiló ʻoku ʻikai ko e tupu mei he ʻikai ke maʻu ha faingamālie ke ʻilo ʻo kau ki he ʻOtuá ka ko ʻenau talitekeʻi fakakaukauʻi pē ʻa e ʻilo ko ení. Ko e toe liliu ʻo e kupuʻi leá ni ʻoku pehē: “ko ʻenau fakafisingaʻi ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá” (The Anchor Bible); “ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻilo koeʻuhi he kuo nau tāpuni honau lotó ki ai” (Jerusalem Bible). Koeʻuhi ʻoku nau talitekeʻi, pe fakasīkakaʻi fakakaukauʻi ʻa e ʻilo kānokano ʻo kau ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai ha makatuʻunga kiate kinautolu ke nau maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga moʻui ʻoku tuʻuaki ʻe Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tui ki hono ʻAló, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.”—Sione 17:3; 1 Tīmote 6:19.
15. Ko e hā ʻokú ne tānaki atu ki he motuhi ʻa e māmani ko ení mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá?
15 Fakatatau kia Paula, ko e toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku motuhi ai ʻa e māmaní fakalūkufua mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá “ko e meʻa ʻi he fakafefeka honau loto.” (ʻEfesō 4:18, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e “fakafefeka” ʻo hangē ko e ʻi ai ʻa e patú. ʻOku tau ʻilo kotoa ʻa e founga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e patú. ʻOku molū mo mamahingofua ʻa e kilí ka ʻo kapau ʻoku toutou mamili ia mo ha meʻa, ʻoku fakafefeka mo fakamatolu ia ʻo hoko ha patu. ʻOku ʻikai te ne kei mamahingofua. Pehē foki, ʻoku ʻikai ke fāʻeleʻi mai ʻa e kakaí ʻoku fefeka honau lotó ʻo hoko noa pē ʻa ʻenau taʻe tokangaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻi heʻetau nofo ʻi he māmaní pea ʻe lava ke aʻu mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e māmaní, ʻe ʻikai ke fuʻu fuoloa kuo fefeka ʻa e lotó ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke maluʻi ia. Ko e ʻuhinga eni naʻe fai fakatokanga ai ʻa Paula: “Mou vakai . . . naʻa fakafefeka hamou taha ʻi he kākā ʻa Angahala.” (Hepelū 3:7-13; Sāme 95:8-10) Ko ia ai, ko e meʻa fakavavevave ia ke tau nofo maʻu ʻi he tuʻunga kuo liliu hotau ʻatamaí pea kuo fakamaama hotau lotó!
“Ko e Faʻahinga ʻOku Ongonoa”
16. Ko e hā ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo e tuʻunga fakapoʻuli fakaʻatamai ʻa e māmaní pea mo e motuhi mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá?
16 ʻOku fakahā ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo e fakapoʻuli mo e motu peheé ʻi he toe ngaahi lea ko eni ʻa Paulá: “ʻA ia ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ongonoa, pea nau liʻoa kinautolu ki he pauʻu, ke fai ʻa e angaʻuli kotoa pe ʻi he havala.” (ʻEfesō 4:19, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku ʻuhinga fakatufunga lea ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ʻoku ongonoa” kuo “ʻikai ke kei ongoʻi ʻa e mamahí,” ko e mamahi fakaeʻulungāangá. Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku hoko ki ha loto kuo patu. ʻI he ʻikai ke kei fakahohaʻa ia ʻe hono konisēnisí pea mo e ʻikai ke ongoʻi kuo pau ke te fai ha fakamatala ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha taʻofiʻanga. Ko ia ai, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ʻoku “nau liʻoa kinautolu” ki he pauʻu mo e anga-ʻuli. Ko e meʻa ʻoku fai fakakaukauʻi mo loto ki ai. Ko e “pauʻu,” ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi leá ni ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he anga-taʻenā mo taʻe mā, ʻo paetakuʻi ʻa e lao mo e mafai. Pehē foki, ko e “angaʻuli kotoa pē” ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ia ʻi he fehokotaki fakasino taʻe fakanatulá, kae pehē foki ki he ngaahi meʻa mousaʻa ʻoku fai ʻo pehē ko e meʻa fakalotu ia, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ouau fakafua mo e ngaahi ouau kehe naʻe fai ʻi he temipale kia ʻĀtemisi ʻi ʻEfesoó, ʻa ia naʻe ʻilo lelei ki ai ʻa e kau lau tohi ʻa Paulá.—Ngāue 19:27, 35.
17. Ko e hā naʻe pehē ai ʻe Paula ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ongonoá ʻoku nau fai angahala “ʻi he havala”?
17 Naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi he kau ʻo taʻe taʻofi ʻi he pauʻu mo hono fai ʻa e anga-ʻuli kotoa pē, ka naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo pehē ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni “ʻi he havala.” ʻI he fai angahala ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau kei maʻu ʻi ha tuʻunga siʻisiʻi ʻa e ongoʻi ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāanga ʻoku taaú, te nau ongoʻi loto-lavea nai pea feinga mālohi ke ʻoua ʻe toe fai ʻa e meʻa tatau. Ka “ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ongonoa” ʻoku nau fai angahala “ʻi he havala” (“ʻo toe loto ke fai lahi ange ia,” The Anchor Bible). ʻOku nau loto ke kau ki he tuʻunga tō lalo vave ʻaupito ʻo aʻu ki heʻenau kau ki he ngaahi meʻa mousaʻa ʻaupito—pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakakaukau ko e meʻa hala ia. Ko ha fakamatala tonu mātē lahi ē ʻo kau ki he “loto ʻo e Senitaile”!—1 Pita 4:3, 4.
18. Ke fakamatala nounou, ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala naʻe fai ʻe Paula ʻo kau ki he tuʻunga fakaʻatamai mo e fakalaumālie ʻo e māmaní?
18 ʻI he ngaahi veesi ʻe tolu pē ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:17-19, ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻe Paula ʻa e tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāanga mo e fakalaumālie moʻoni ʻo e māmaní. ʻOkú ne fakahā ʻoku mātuʻaki taʻe ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi lau fakafuofua ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he kau poto fakaemāmaní pea pehē pē mo e tulimui taʻe tuku ki he hoko ʻo koloaʻiá mo e fiemālié. ʻOkú ne ʻai ke hā mahino ko e māmaní ʻoku ʻi he luo takele pelepela ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāangá, pea ʻokú ne ngoto hifo ai tupu mei he tuʻunga fakapoʻuli fakaʻatamaí mo fakalaumālié. Pea ko hono fakaʻosí, kuo motuhi lahi fakaʻulia ʻa e māmaní mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá tupu mei he vale mo e fakafefeka kuo nau ʻai kiate kinautolu tonu. ʻOku pau ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ke ʻoua te tau laka ʻo hangē ko e fai ʻa Senitailé!
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi mātuʻaki mahuʻinga kuo pau ke kei fai ha lave ki ai?
19 Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻai ʻe he tuʻunga fakapoʻuli ʻo e ʻatamaí mo e lotó ke motuhi ai ʻa e māmaní meia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku malava fēfē ke tau toʻo fakaʻaufuli ʻa e fakapoʻuli kotoa mei hotau ʻatamaí mo e lotó? ʻIo, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau fai kae malava ke tau hokohoko atu ʻa e laka ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻa maamá pea tauhi maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá? Ko e meʻa ia ʻe lave ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hokó.
ʻE Lava ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e akonaki mālohi ʻa Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:17-19?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku taʻe ʻaonga ai mo fakapoʻuli ʻa e ngaahi ʻalunga ʻo e māmaní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e kupuʻi lea “kuo nau motu mei he moʻui ʻa e ʻOtua”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo ha ʻatamai fakapoʻuli mo e loto kuo fakafefeka?
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Naʻe ongoongoa ʻa ʻEfesō ʻi he tuʻunga ololalo fakaeʻulungāanga mo e lotu ʻaitoli
1. Toko taha Loma naʻe fai tau ki he maté ko e fakafiefia ia ʻi ʻEfesō
2. Temipale kuo maumau ʻo ʻĀtemisí
3. Fale faiva ʻi ʻEfesō
4. Ko ʻĀtemisi ʻo ʻEfesō, ʻotua fefine ʻo e fakafua
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Ko e hā ʻa e fakamaama ʻoku ʻi he kau poto ʻo e māmaní?
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