“Laka ʻo Tāu mo e Fanau ʻa Maama”
“Laka ʻo Tāu mo e Fanau ʻa Maama”
“Mou kofuʻaki ʻa e tōʻonga foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe fakatupu ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he māʻoniʻoni moʻoni mo e mateaki.”—EFESO 4:24, NW.
1. ʻOku monūʻia ʻa e kau lotu kia Sihová ʻi heʻenau maʻu ʻa e hā? Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
KO SIHOVA ko e ʻOtuá ko e “Tamai ʻa e ngaahi maama,” pea “ʻoku ʻikai ha momoʻi fakapoʻuli ʻi he ʻEne ʻAfio.” (Sēmisi 1:17; 1 Sione 1:5) Naʻe pehē ʻe hono ʻAlo, ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻo kau kiate ia tonu: “Ko au pe ko e Maama ʻo Māmani: ko ia ʻoku ne muimui kiate au, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fononga ʻi he poʻuli, ka te ne maʻu ʻa e maama ʻo e moʻui.” (Sione 8:12) Ko ia ai, ʻoku monūʻia ʻa e kau lotu moʻoni kia Sihová ʻi hono fakamaama kinautolu ʻi he founga fakaʻatamai, fakaeʻulungāanga mo e fakalaumālie, pea ʻoku nau hoko “ko e ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi mamani.”—Filipai 2:15.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e māmaní naʻe kikiteʻi?
2 ʻI he kuo hili fuoloá, naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa e palōfita ko ʻAiseá ke ne kikiteʻi ʻa e faikehekehe ko ení: “He vakai ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻa mamani ʻe he poʻuli, mo e poʻuli matolu ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga: kae hopo ʻa Sihova kiate koe, pea ʻe ha hono kololia ʻi ho funga.” Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku lave ki he kakai kotoa pē kuo fakamavaheʻi mei he ʻOtuá ʻo pehē ʻoku nau ʻi he mafai mo e tākiekina ʻo e “houʻeiki fakaleveleva ʻo e fakapoʻuli ni.”—ʻAisea 60:2; ʻEfesō 6:12.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku tau mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻi he akonaki faingatonu ʻa Paulá?
3 Naʻe tokanga lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke hokohoko atu ʻo ʻatā ʻa hono kaungā-Kalisitiané mei he fakapoʻuli peheé. Naʻá ne naʻinaʻi kiate kinautolu ke ʻoua te nau “kei laka ʻo hange ko e fai ʻa Senitaile” ka ke nau “laka ʻo tāu mo e fanau ʻa maama.” (ʻEfesō 4:17; 5:8) Naʻá ne toe fakamatalaʻi ʻa e founga ʻoku malava ai ke nau lavameʻa ʻi hono fai ʻa e meʻá ni. ʻI he ʻahó ni kuo hoko ʻo matolu ange ʻa e fakapoʻuli ʻokú ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá. Kuo ngoto hifo lahi ange ʻa e māmaní ki he pelepela ʻo e masiva fakaeʻulungāangá mo e fakalaumālié. ʻOku fakaʻau ke lavaʻingataʻa lahi ange ʻa e tau kuo pau ke fai ʻe he kau lotu kia Sihová. Ko ia ai, ʻoku tau mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá.
Ako ʻo Kau kia Kalaisí
4. Ko e hā naʻe fakakaukau ki ai ʻa Paulá ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ka talaʻehai naʻe pehe hoʻomou ako Kalaisi”?
4 ʻI he hili ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e taʻe maʻa mo e ngaahi meʻa taʻe ʻaonga ʻoku tulimui ki ai ʻa e māmaní, naʻe toe fakahanga ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa ʻene tokangá ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesoó. (Kātaki ʻo lau ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:20, 21.) ʻOku fakafuofua ki he taʻu ʻe tolu naʻe nofo ʻa Paula ʻi he kolo ko iá ʻo ngāue malanga mo faiako ai, pea ʻoku pau naʻá ne maheni lelei mo e tokolahi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (Ngāue 20:31-35) Ko ia ai, ʻi heʻene pehē, “Ka talaʻehai naʻe pehe hoʻomou ako Kalaisi” (fakaʻītali ʻamautolu), naʻá ne fakahā ʻa ʻene ʻilo fakaeia naʻe ʻikai akoʻi ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesoó ha faʻahinga moʻoni naʻe huʻi ʻa ia naʻe tali ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻulungāanga mātuʻaki taʻe taau naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ʻi he ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 17 ki he 19. Naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe totonu mo tonu ʻa hono akoʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e founga moʻui Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa ia naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻangá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ʻikai te nau kei laka ai ʻi he fakapoʻulí ʻo hangē ko e Senitailé, ka ko e fānau kinautolu ʻa maamá.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻi heʻetau ʻi he moʻoní pē pea mo ʻetau maʻu ʻa e moʻoní ʻi loto ʻiate kitautolu?
5 Ko ia, ko e toki meʻa mahuʻinga ē ke “ako Kalaisi” ʻi he founga totonú! ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi founga hala ke ako Kalaisi? ʻIo. Ki muʻa, naʻe fai fakatokanga ʻe Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:14 ki he ngaahi tokouá: “Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau kei tamaiki, ʻo felīlīʻaki mo feʻaveaki fano ʻe he matangi fakaakonaki kotoa pe ʻoku tupu ʻi he fiemuʻa ʻa e kakai, ʻi he kākā ʻoku ngaue ke māu ʻa e meʻa fakahē.” ʻOku hā mahino naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi naʻe ako ʻo kau kia Kalaisi ka naʻa nau kei laka ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻa māmaní pea aʻu ʻo nau feinga ke fakalotoʻi ha niʻihi kehe ke fai pehē. ʻIkai ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ke tau ʻi he moʻoní pē kae ʻikai ke ʻi loto ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e moʻoní, ʻo hangē ko e fakalea ʻa e niʻihi? ʻI he taimi ʻo Paulá, naʻe faingofua mo vave ʻa hono tākiekina ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e kiliʻi mahino pē, pea ʻoku pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ke taʻofi ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻe hoko atu ʻa Paula ʻo ne pehē naʻe fie maʻu ki he kau ʻEfesoó ke nau ‘fanongo kia Kalaisi pea kuo akonekina ʻa kinautolu meia Sīsū.’—ʻEfesō 4:21, PM.
6. ʻOku malava fēfē ʻi he ʻahó ni ke tau ako mo fanongo kia Kalaisi pea ke ne akoʻi kitautolu?
6 Ko e ngaahi kupuʻi lea ko e “ako,” “fanongo,” mo e “akonekina,” ʻa ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paulá, ʻoku nau fakahā ʻa e founga ako pea mo hono akoʻi, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻi ha ʻapi ako. Ko e moʻoni, he ʻikai malava ke tau fanongo pe ako meia Sīsū pe akonekina fakahangatonu kitautolu ʻe Sīsū tonu ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ka ʻokú ne fai ha fokotuʻutuʻu ki he ako Tohi Tapu ʻi māmani lahi ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM; Mātiu 28:19, 20) ʻE lava ke totonu mo tonu ʻa ʻetau “ako Kalaisi” ʻo kapau te tau kai maʻu pē ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie faingatonu ʻa ia ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeikí, ʻo tōtōivi ʻi hono akoʻi iá, tatau ai pē pe ʻi he tuʻunga fakafoʻituitui pe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻo fakalaulauloto ki ai, pea ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau akó. Tau ʻai ke fakapapauʻi te tau ngāuekakatoʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tokonakí kotoa kae malava ke moʻoni ʻa ʻetau pehē “kuo fanogo [akitautolu] kiate ia, bea kuo akonekina [akitautolu] meiate ia.”
7. Ko e hā ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻo ne pehē ko e “moʻoni ʻoku ha ʻia Sisu”?
7 Ko e meʻa fakatupu tokangá, ʻi he hili ʻa hono fakamamafaʻi ʻa e akó naʻe tānaki atu ki ai ʻe Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:21 ʻo pehē: “ʻI he ʻalunga ʻo e moʻoni ʻoku ha ʻia Sisu.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku fakahanga ʻe he kau fai fakamatala Tohi Tapu ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tokangá ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻo pehē naʻe tātātaha ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e hingoa ko Sīsū ʻi heʻene ngaahi tohí. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e taimi pē eni ʻe taha naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ia ʻi he tohi ki he kau ʻEfesoó. ʻOku ʻi ai ha mahuʻinga makehe ʻi he meʻá ni? Naʻe fakahanga nai ʻe Paula ʻa e tokangá ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene moʻui ko ha tangatá. Manatuʻi naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻo kau kiate ia tonu: “Ko au pe ko e Hala, pea mo e Moʻoni mo e Moʻui.” (Sione 14:6; Kolose 2:3) Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko au pe ko e . . . Moʻoni” (fakaʻītali ʻamautolu,) koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene leaʻaki mo akoʻi iá ka naʻá ne moʻuiʻaki ia pea naʻá ne fakahāhā fakaʻaufuli ia. ʻIo, ko e lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakakaukau pē ka ko e founga moʻuí. ʻOku kau ki he “ako Kalaisi” ʻa e ako ke faʻifaʻitaki kiate ia ʻi he moʻuiʻaki ʻa e moʻoní. ʻOkú ke tā sīpinga ʻa hoʻo moʻuí kia Sīsū? ʻOkú ke molomolo-muivaʻe fakaʻaho ʻiate ia? Ko e fai peheé pē ʻe lava ke tau laka ai ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻa maamá.
“Huʻihuʻi ʻa e Tōʻonga Motuʻa”
8. Ko e hā ʻa e lea fakatātā naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:22, 24, pea ko e hā ʻoku feʻunga mālie ai iá?
8 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:22-24 ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa makehe ʻe tolu kuo pau ke tau muimui ai ʻo ne fakahā ai ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke tau lavameʻa ai ʻi he “ako Kalaisi” pea laka ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻa maamá. Ko e ʻuluaki meʻá: “Ke mou liliu hoʻomou toʻonga muʻa, ʻo huʻihuʻi ʻa e motuʻa tangata [“tōʻonga motuʻa,” NW], ʻa ia ʻoku ʻauʻauha ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻa Kākā.” (ʻEfesō 4:22, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Ko e ongo kupuʻi lea ko e “huʻihuʻi” (“toʻo,” Kingdom Interlinear) mo e “kofuʻaki” (ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 24) ʻokú na fakahoko ʻa e fakakaukau ki hono toʻo mo hono tui ha vala. Ko e lea fakatātā ia naʻe faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻe Paulá, pea ko e fakatātā ola lelei ia. (Loma 13:12, 14; ʻEfesō 6:11-17; Kolose 3:8-12; 1 Tesalonaika 5:8) ʻI he tau ha ʻuli ki hotau valá, ʻi he lolotonga nai ʻo ha kai, ʻoku tau fetongi ia ʻi he faingamālie vave tahá. ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga lahi tatau pehē pē ki hono ʻuliʻi ʻo hotau tuʻunga fakalaumālié?
9. ʻI he founga fē ʻe huʻihuʻi ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá?
9 Ko ia ai, ʻoku fēfē ʻa hono huʻihuʻi ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá? ʻI he muʻaki leá ko e foʻi veape ko e “huʻihuʻi” ʻoku ʻi he fakaʻilonga taimi ʻoku ui ko e aorist. ʻOkú ne fakahā ha ngāue ʻoku fai tā tuʻo taha pē. ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe he meʻá ni kuo pau ke huʻihuʻi ʻi ha ngāue pau mo fakapapau, fakaʻāuliliki mo fakaʻaufuli ʻa e “motuʻa tangata” (“tōʻonga motuʻa,” NW) fakataha mo ʻetau “toʻonga muʻa.” ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ia ʻe lava pē ke tau lavameʻa ʻi he tuai hono fai iá pe toumoua. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoku pehē aí?
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo pau ke fai fakapapau mo loto-maʻu ai ʻa hono huʻihuʻi ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá?
10 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he kupuʻi lea “ʻa ia ʻoku ʻauʻauha” ko e “motuʻa tangata” ʻokú ne hokohoko atu ʻo ololalo ange ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāangá, ʻo fakaʻau ki he kovi ange. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻau ke tōlalo ange tupu mei heʻenau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakamaama fakalaumālié. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ko e nunuʻa ia ʻo e “ngaahi holi ʻa Kākā.” ʻOku kākā ʻa e ngaahi holi fakaekakanó koeʻuhi te nau hā ngali ʻoku ʻikai ke kovi, ka ʻoku nau iku atu ki he maumau. (Hepelū 3:13) Kapau ʻe ʻikai ke taʻofi kinautolu ʻe iku ki he fakaʻuliʻi mo e mate. (Loma 6:21; 8:13) Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuo pau ke huʻihuʻi, pe toʻo atu ʻi ha founga fakapapau mo fakaʻaufuli ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko hono toʻo atu ha vala motuʻa mo ʻuli.
Ko ha “Laumālie Foʻou ʻo e ʻAtamai”
11. Kuo pau ke kamata ʻa e fakafoʻou fakalaumālié ʻi fē?
11 ʻOku fie maʻu ki ha taha kuo tō ki ha luo pelepela ke ʻoua ʻe ngata pē ʻi he toʻo ʻa hono vala ʻulí ka ke ne kaukau lelei ki muʻa te ne ʻai ha vala maʻa. Ko e meʻa tofu pē ia naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ko e vāʻihala hono ua ki he maama fakalaumālié: “ʻOku totonu ke fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi homou ʻatamaí.” (ʻEfesō 4:23, NW) Hangē ko ia naʻá ne fakahā ʻi he ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 17 mo e 18, ʻoku laka ʻa e kau Senitailé “ʻi he taʻe ʻaonga ʻa honau ʻatamai” pea “kuo fakapoʻuli honau ʻatamai.” Ko e fakakaukau lelei ke pehē kuo pau ke kamata ʻa e fakafoʻoú mei he ʻatamaí, ko e tefito ia ʻo e ʻiló mo e mahinó. ʻOku malava fēfē ke fai eni? Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ʻoku malava eni ʻi hono fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi hotau ʻatamaí. Ko e hā ʻa e mālohi ko ení?
12. Ko e hā ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí?
12 Ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi hotau ʻatamaí, ʻa ia naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paulá? ʻIkai. Ko hono hiki fakatufunga lea ʻo e kupuʻi lea “ko e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi homou ʻatamaí” ʻokú ne pehē ko e “laumālie ʻo homou ʻatamaí.” ʻOku ʻikai ha potutohi ʻe taha ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻokú ne pehē ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻa e tangatá ia pe ko ha konga ia ʻo e tangatá. Ko e ʻuhinga tefito ʻo e foʻi lea ko e “laumālié” ko e “mānava,” ka ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú “ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ʻai ha taha ke ne fakahā ha faʻahinga fakakaukau, anga, pe ongoʻi, pe ke ne fai ha faʻahinga ngāue pe fou ʻi ha faʻahinga ʻalunga.” (Insight on the Scriptures, Voliume 2, peesi 1026) Ko ia ko e “laumālie ʻo e ʻatamaí” ko e mālohi ia ʻokú ne ueʻi hotau ʻatamaí, ko ʻetau hehema fakaefakakaukau ʻatautolú.
13. Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke fakafoʻou ʻa ʻetau hehema fakaefakakaukaú?
13 ʻOku hehema fakaenatula ʻa e ʻatamai taʻe haohaoá ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaesino, fakakakano, mo fakamatelie. (Koheleti 7:20; 1 Kolinitō 2:14; Kolose 1:21; 2:18) Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku huʻihuʻi ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá fakataha mo hono ngaahi angafai koví, kapau ʻe ʻikai ke liliu ʻa e hehema fakaefakakaukau angahalaʻiá ʻe faifai atu pē pea ʻe fakamālohiʻi ia ke ne foki ki he meʻa naʻá ne liʻakí. ʻIkai ko e meʻa eni kuo aʻusia ʻe he tokolahi ʻa ia naʻa nau feinga nai ke tuku ʻa e ifi tapaká, inu ʻo fuʻu lahí, pe ngaahi angafai kovi kehé? Kapau naʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha feinga ke nau fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi honau ʻatamaí, naʻe meimei ʻikai malava ke kalo mei ha toe tō. Kuo pau ke kau ʻa e fakafoʻou fakaʻaufuli ʻo e ʻatamaí kae hoko ha liliu moʻoni.—Loma 12:2.
14. ʻOku malava fēfē ke fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí?
14 Ko ia, ʻoku malava fēfē ke fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ko iá kae fakahehema ʻa hoto ʻatamaí ke fou ʻi he ʻalunga totonú? Ko e foʻi veape ko e “fakafoʻou” ʻi he potutohi faka-Kalisí ʻoku ʻi he fakaʻilonga taimi ki he meʻa ʻoku lolotonga hoko, ʻo hā ai ko e ngāue ʻoku hokohoko atu hono faí. Ko ia ʻe lava ke fakafoʻou ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi kitá ʻaki ʻa e hokohoko atu hono ako ʻo e Folofola moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ke fakalaulauloto ki hono ʻuhingá. ʻOku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he kau saienisí ʻo pehē, ʻi hotau ʻutó ʻoku tafe ʻa e fakamatalá ʻi he founga ko e ivi fakaʻuhila pe fakakemi mei he ngaahi sela tefito ʻo e ʻutó (neuron), ʻo nau kolosi mei ha neuron ki ha toe neuron ʻe taha ʻo kolosi ʻi he ngaahi fehokotakiʻanga ʻoku ui ko e synapse. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tohi ko e The Brain (Ko e ʻUtó): “ʻOku fakatupu ha faʻahinga fakamanatu ʻi he synapse ʻi he fou ai ʻa e fakamatalá, ʻo tuku atu ai ha meʻa ʻoku kehe ai ia mei ha toe ngaahi meʻa.” ʻI he toe fou ʻa e fakamatala tatau ʻi he taimi hono hokó, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi sela neavé ʻo nau ngāue vave ange ki ai. ʻOku faifai atu pē ʻo fakatupu ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e sīpinga fakakaukau foʻou ʻi ha toko taha. ʻI heʻetau kīvoi ʻi he maʻu ʻa e fakamatala fakalaumālie leleí, ʻoku fokotuʻu ai ha sīpinga fakakaukau foʻou, pea ʻoku fakafoʻou ai ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi hotau ʻatamaí.—Filipai 4:8.
“Kofuʻaki ʻa e Tōʻonga Foʻou”
15. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku foʻou ai ʻa e tōʻonga foʻoú?
15 Ko hono fakaʻosí naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “ʻOku totonu ke [mou] kofuʻaki ʻa e tōʻonga foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe fakatupu ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he māʻoniʻoni moʻoni mo e mateaki.” (ʻEfesō 4:24, NW) ʻIo, ʻoku ʻai ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻa e tōʻonga foʻoú. ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ʻa e “foʻoú” ki he taimi, ka ki he tuʻunga lelei. Ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻikai ke foʻou ia ʻi he ʻuhinga ko e sīpinga foʻou tahá ia. Ko e tōʻonga foʻou fakaʻaufuli ʻa ia “naʻe fakatupu ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua.” Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea meimei tatau ʻi he Kolose 3:10, ʻo ne pehē “ʻoku fai ai pe hono fakafoʻou ʻi he imisi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio naʻa ne ngaohi ia.” ʻOku fakahoko fēfē mai ʻa e tōʻonga foʻou ko ení?
16. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke pehē ko e tōʻonga foʻoú ʻoku “fakatupu ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua”?
16 Naʻe fakatupu ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá ko ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ʻi Hono ʻimisí mo hono tatau. Naʻá na maʻu ʻa e ngaahi anga fakaeʻulungāanga mo fakalaumālie ʻa ia naʻa nau fakamavaheʻi kinaua mo ʻai kinaua ke māʻolunga lahi ange ʻi he fanga manu naʻe fakatupú. (Sēnesi 1:26, 27) Neongo naʻe hoko ʻo angahalaʻia mo taʻe haohaoa ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kotoa tupu mei heʻena angatuʻú, ka ko kitautolu, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e hako ʻo ʻĀtamá, ʻoku tau kei maʻu ʻa e malava ke fakahā ʻa e ngaahi anga fakaeʻulungāanga mo fakalaumālie. Ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ke toʻo atu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻí ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá pea maʻu ʻa e “tauʻataina fakalangi ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua.”—Loma 6:6; 8:19-21; Kalētia 5:1, 24.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e māʻoniʻoní mo e mateakí ko e ongo ʻulungāanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻo e tōʻonga foʻoú?
17 Naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe Paula ʻa e māʻoniʻoni moʻoní mo e mateakí ko e ongo ʻulungāanga ia ʻokú na fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e tōʻonga foʻoú. ʻOku toe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻoku fakafoʻou ʻa e tōʻonga foʻoú ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻimisi ʻo e Toko Taha naʻá ne fakatupu iá. ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he Sāme 145:17: “Ko e fai totonu [“māʻoniʻoni,” NW] ʻa Sihova ʻi hono ʻalunga kotoa, pea ʻi heʻene ngaue kotoa pe ʻoku ne fai ʻofa [“mateaki,” NW].” Pea ʻoku pehē ʻi he Fakahā 16:5 (PM) ʻo kau kia Sihova: “Oku ke agatonu [“mateaki,” NW] mo maonioni, e Eiki, oku ke i ai ni, bea naa ke i ai, koeuhi kuo ke fakamāu o behe ni.” ʻOku moʻoni, ko e māʻoniʻoní mo e mateakí ko e ongo ʻulungāanga ʻoku mātuʻaki fie maʻu ka tau feʻunga mālie ki hono fakatupu kitautolu ʻi he ʻimisi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo tapua atu ʻa hono lāngilangiʻiá. ʻOfa ke tau hangē ko e tamai ʻa Sione ko e Faipapitaisó, ko Sākalaia, ʻa ia naʻe ueʻi ia ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke ne fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuku ki Heʻene kakaí ʻa e monū ko e “tauhi ia taemanavahe, i he maonioni moe agatonu [“mateaki,” NW] i hono ao.”—Luke 1:74, 75, PM.
“Laka ʻo Tāu mo e Fanau ʻa Maama”
18. Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni kuo fai ʻe Paula kiate kitautolu ke tau ʻilo moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e māmaní?
18 ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ke tau fakakaukau ki aí ʻi he hili ʻetau fai ha vakai fakaikiiki ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi he ʻEfesō 4:17-24. ʻI he ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 17 ki he 19, ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe Paula ke ʻiloʻi moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e māmaní. ʻI heʻenau talitekeʻi ʻa e ʻilo ʻo kau ki he ʻOtuá pea ʻi heʻenau fakafefeka honau lotó kiate iá, ko kinautolu ʻoku kei ʻi he māmaní kuo nau fakamavaheʻi ʻe kinautolu ʻa kinautolu mei he tupuʻanga moʻoni ʻo e moʻuí. Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻikai ha taumuʻa ki heʻenau moʻuí, ʻoku iku ai ʻa ʻenau ngaahi feingá ki he vale mo e muna. ʻOku tōlalo ange ai ki he masiva fakaeʻulungāanga mo fakalaumālie. Ko ha tuʻunga fakaʻofa lahi ē! Pea ko ha toki ʻuhinga mālohi lahi ē ke tau fakapapauʻi ke hokohoko atu ʻa e laka ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻa maamá!
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa fakaʻosi naʻe fai mai ʻe Paula ke tau hokohoko atu ʻa e laka ʻo taau ko e fānau ʻa maamá?
19 ʻI he ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 20 mo e 21, ʻoku fakamamafaʻi mai ai ʻe Paula ke tau fakamātoato ʻi heʻetau ako ki he moʻoní pea moʻuiʻaki ia ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú kae ʻikai ko e kau pē ki he moʻoní. Ko hono fakaʻosí, ʻokú ne enginaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻEfesō vahe 4 veesi 22 ki he 24 ke tau huʻihuʻi ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá pea ʻai ʻa e tōʻonga foʻou—ʻo fai ia ʻi ha founga fakapapau mo e loto-maʻu. Lolotonga iá, kuo pau ke tau fakahanga ʻetau ngaahi hehema fakaefakakaukaú ki he ngaahi meʻa lelei mo fakalaumālié. Sinoemeʻa, kuo pau ke tau hanga kia Sihova ki ha tokoni ʻi heʻetau hokohoko atu ʻa e laka ʻo taau mo e fānau ʻa maamá. “He ko e ʻOtua ia naʻa ne folofola, ʻE ulo mai ha maama mei he poʻuli; pea ko ia ia kuo ne ulo ʻi homau loto, koeʻuhi ke ai ha ulo atu ʻo e ʻilo ki he langilangi ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻi he fofonga ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.”—2 Kolinitō 4:6.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau “ako Kalaisi” ʻi he ʻahó ni?
◻ Ko e hā kuo pau ai ke toʻo fakapapau atu ʻa e tōʻonga motuʻá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku fakafoʻou ai iá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻulungāanga ʻokú na fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e tōʻonga foʻoú?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko au pe ko e Hala, pea mo e Moʻoni mo e Moʻui”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
“Mou huʻihuʻi ʻa e motuʻa tangata, mo ʻene ngaahi falengā ngaue”—lili, ʻita, loto-kovi, kapekape, lea taʻe taau, mo e loi.—Kolose 3:8, 9
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““Mou kofuʻaki ʻa e tōʻonga foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe fakatupu ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he māʻoniʻoni moʻoni mo e mateaki.”—ʻEfesō 4:24, “NW.”