‘Ke Ke Makataki ʻa e Koví’
‘Ke Ke Makataki ʻa e Koví’
“Ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻEiki ʻoku ʻikai tāu ke ne fakakikihi, kaekehe ke ne angalelei ki he kakai kotoa pe, . . . ke ne makataki ʻa e kovi.”—2 TIMOTE 2:24.
1. ʻI he kau ki he ngāue faka-Kalisitiané, ko e hā ʻoku tau faʻa fehangahangai ai mo e kakai ʻoku lea fefeká?
ʻOKU fēfē hoʻo talí ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke fehangahangai ai mo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau hehema ke saiʻia ʻiate koe pe ko e meʻa ʻokú ke fakafofongaʻí? ʻI heʻene fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, naʻe tomuʻa tala ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻe hoko ʻa e kakaí ʻo “lea fieʻotua, . . . ko e kau fakakovi, ko e kau taʻefakamaʻumaʻu, ko e kau angafakamanu.” (2 Timote 3:1-5, 12) ʻOkú ke fetaulaki nai mo e niʻihi tāutaha peheé ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakafaifekaú pe ʻi ha ngaahi ngāue kehe.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo konga Tohi Tapu ʻoku malava ke na tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau feangainga fakapotopoto mo e kakai ʻoku lea fefeka mai kiate kitautolú?
2 ʻOku ʻikai ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku lea koví ʻoku ʻikai haʻane mahuʻingaʻia ʻaʻana ki he meʻa ʻoku tonú. Ko e faingataʻaʻia tōtuʻá pe ongoʻi feifeitamakí ʻokú ne fakatupunga nai ʻa e kakaí ke nau lea ʻita ki ha taha pē ʻoku takatakai mai kiate kinautolu. (Koheleti 7:7) ʻOku fai pehē ʻa e tokolahi koeʻuhi ʻoku nau nofo mo ngāue ʻi ha ʻātakai ʻoku failahia ai ʻa e lea koví. ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ia ʻa e lea peheé ke ala tali ʻe kitautolu ko e kau Kalisitiané, ka ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ia ʻe he kakai kehé. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tali ki he lea fefeká? ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Palovepi 19:11: “Ko e fakapotopoto ʻa ha tangata ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakatotoka ai ki he ʻita.” Pea ʻoku faleʻi mai ʻa e Loma 12:17, 18 kiate kitautolu: “Neongo pe ko hai, ʻoua te mou totongi ʻene kovi ʻaki ʻa e kovi. . . . Mou nofo melino pe mo e kakai kotoa pe, ʻo kapau ʻe ala lava: kehe pe ke ʻataʻatā meiate kimoutolu.”
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga ʻa e fakamelinó ki he pōpoaki ʻoku tau malangaʻí?
3 Kapau ʻoku tau fakamelino moʻoni, ʻe hā mahino ʻeni ʻi he laumālie ʻoku tau fakahāhaá. ʻE tapua atu ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí mo faí, pehē nai foki ki he anga ʻo ʻetau sió pea ʻi he tō ʻo hotau leʻó. (Palovepi 17:27) ʻI hono fekauʻi atu ʻene kau ʻapositoló ke malangá, naʻe akonaki ʻa Sīsū kiate kinautolu: “Pea ʻi hoʻomou hū ki he fale, tapuakiʻi ia [“fakaʻamua ʻe ʻi he falé ʻa e melinó,” The New English Bible]. Pea kapau ʻoku tāu moʻoni ʻa e fale, ʻe toka ai hoʻomou tāpuaki; pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai tāu, pea ko hoʻomou tāpuaki ʻe foki mai.” (Mātiu 10:12, 13) Ko e pōpoaki ʻoku tau fatakí ko e ongoongo leleí. ʻOku ui ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e “ogoogolelei oe melino,” “ogoogolelei oe aloofa ae Otua,” pea mo e “ongoongolelei ko eni ʻo e puleʻanga.” (Efeso 6:15, PM; Ngāue 20:24, PM; Mātiu 24:14) Ko ʻetau taumuʻá, ʻoku ʻikai ko hono fakaangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tui ʻa e tokotaha kehé pe ke fakakikihi mo ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngaahi vakaí, ka ke vahevahe atu kiate ia ʻa e ongoongo lelei mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.
4. Ko e hā nai te ke leaʻakí ʻi hano tala atu “ʻoku ʻikai te u mahuʻingaʻia” ki muʻa ia ʻoku teʻeki ke ke maʻu ʻe koe ha faingamālie ke fakahā ʻa e ʻuhinga ki hoʻo ʻaʻahí?
4 ʻI he ʻikai ke fanongo moʻoní, ʻe fakatahamuhamu mai nai ha tokotaha-ʻapi, “ʻOku ʻikai te u mahuʻingaʻia au.” ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga lahi, ʻe malava ke te pehē atu, “Naʻá ku fakaʻamu ke u lau atu ha kiʻi konga tohi nounou pē ʻe taha mei he Tohi Tapú.” Heʻikai nai te ne taʻeloto ki ai. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga kehe, ʻe feʻungamālie nai ke pehē: “Naʻá ku fakaʻamu ke talanoa kiate koe fekauʻaki mo ha taimi ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai ai ke toe ʻi ai ha fakamaau taʻetotonu pea ʻe ako ai ʻa e kakai kotoa pē ke feʻofaʻaki.” Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke langaʻi vave ai ha fiemaʻu ia ki ha toe fakamatala, ʻe lava nai ke ke tānaki atu: “Ka ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taimi faingamālie ʻeni kiate koe.” Neongo kapau ko e tali ʻa e tokotaha-ʻapí ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatupu melino, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki ko iá ʻoku “ʻikai tāu”? Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e talí, manatuʻi ʻa e akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ke “angalelei ki he kakai kotoa pe, . . . makataki ʻa e kovi.”—2 Timote 2:24.
Fiematamuʻa ka Naʻe Takihalaʻi
5, 6. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakafeangai ʻa Saula ki he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú, pea ko e hā naʻá ne fai pehē aí?
5 ʻI he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe ʻiloa ai ha tangata ko hono hingoá ko Saula ʻi heʻene lea taʻefakaʻapaʻapá, naʻa mo hono ʻulungāanga fakamālohí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻá ne “hōʻaki ʻa e fakamanamana mo e lau fakapō ki he kau ako ʻa e ʻEiki.” (Ngāue 9:1, 2) Naʻá ne toe fakahaaʻi ki mui naʻá ne hoko ‘ko e toko taha naʻe laukovi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi muʻa, mo fakatanga mo pauʻu [pe fiematamuʻa.]” (1 Timote 1:13) Neongo ko e niʻihi ʻo hono ngaahi kāingá ne nau ʻosi hoko nai ko e kau Kalisitiane, naʻá ne leaʻaki ʻene fakakaukau ʻaʻaná ki he kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí: “Naaku loto lili fakamanavahe kiate kinautolu, bea neu alu ki he kolo kehekehe o fakatagaʻi.” (Ngāue 23:16; 26:11, PM; Loma 16:7, 11) ʻOku ʻikai ha fakamoʻoni ia naʻe feinga ʻa e kau ākongá ke fakakau ʻa Saula ʻi he fakakikihi fakapuleʻangá lolotonga ʻene tōʻonga peheé.
6 Ko e hā naʻe tōʻonga pehē ai ʻa Saulá? Hili ha ngaahi taʻu mei ai, naʻá ne tohi: “Naʻa ku fai taʻeʻilo pe, he ko e taʻetui.” (1 Timote 1:13) Ko ha Fālesi ia, naʻe akoʻi ‘ke mamafa ki he ngaahi mingi[mi]ngiʻi meʻa ʻo e lao a e ngaahi kuí.’ (Ngāue 22:3) Neongo ko e faiako ʻa Saula ko Kāmelielí naʻe hā mahino naʻá ne kiʻi anga-kātaki, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi ko Kaiafasí, ʻa ia naʻe hoko ʻo feohi mo Saulá, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe loto-māfana tōtuʻa. Naʻe hoko ʻa Kaiafasi ko ha taki angatuʻu ia ʻi he faʻufaʻu naʻe taki atu ki hono tāmateʻi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. (Mātiu 26:3, 4, 63-66; Ngāue 5:34-39) ʻI he hili iá, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Kaiafasi ke haha ʻa e kau ʻapositolo ʻa Sīsuú, pea naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni kakaha kiate kinautolu ke taʻofi ʻa e malanga ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsuú. Naʻe puleʻi ʻe Kaiafasi ʻa e Sanetalimí ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e hopo mātuʻaki fakaueʻiloto ko ia naʻe ʻave ai ʻa Sitīveni ke tolomakaʻí. (Ngāue 5:27, 28, 40; 7:1-60) Naʻe siofi ʻe Saula ʻa hono tolomakaʻí, pea naʻe fakamafaiʻi ia ʻe Kaiafasi ke ne hoko atu ʻa e ngaahi feinga lahi ke lōmia ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ʻaki hono puke kinautolu ʻi Tāmasikusi. (Ngāue 8:1; 9:1, 2) ʻI he malumalu ʻo e tākiekina ko ʻení, naʻe fakakaukau ai ʻa Saula naʻe ʻomai ʻe hono ʻulungāangá ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e faivelenga ki he ʻOtuá, ka naʻá ne mātuʻaki hala ʻi he tui moʻoní. (Ngāue 22:3-5) Ko hono olá, naʻe ʻikai malava ai ʻe Saula ke ne ʻiloʻi ko Sīsū ʻa e Mīsaia moʻoní. Ka naʻe toki foki mai ʻa e fakakaukau lelei ʻa Saulá ʻi he taimi naʻe lea fakaemana ai ʻa Sīsū kuo toetuʻú kiate ia ʻi he hala ki Tāmasikusí.—Ngāue 9:3-6.
7. Ko e hā naʻe hoko kia Saula ko e ola ia ʻo ʻene fetaulaki mo Sīsū ʻi he hala ki Tāmasikusí?
7 ʻI he hili ha taimi siʻi mei heni, naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻa e ākonga ko ʻAnanaiá ke faifakamoʻoni kia Saula. Ne ke mei vēkeveke ke ke fai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko iá? Naʻe manavasiʻi ʻa ʻAnanaia, ka naʻá ne lea kia Saula ʻi ha founga anga-ʻofa. Naʻe liliu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Saulá tupu mei heʻene fetaulaki fakaemana mo Sīsū ʻi he hala ki Tāmasikusí. (Ngāue 9:10-22) Naʻá ne hoko leva ʻo ʻiloa ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ko ha misinale Kalisitiane faivelenga.
Anga-Mokomoko kae Loto-Toʻa
8. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tapua mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa ʻene Tamaí ki he kakai ko ia naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku koví?
8 Ko Sīsuú ko ha tokotaha fanongonongo faivelenga ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia naʻe anga-mokomoko kae loto-toʻa ʻi he feangainga mo e kakaí. (Mātiu 11:29) Naʻá ne tapua mai ʻa e laumālie ʻo ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní, ʻa ia ʻokú ne enginaki ki he kau fulikivanú ke nau tafoki mei honau ngaahi ʻalunga koví. (Aisea 55:6, 7) ʻI he feangai mo e kau angahalá, naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e taimi naʻe ʻi ai ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻo ha liliu ki he lelei angé, pea naʻá ne fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha peheé. (Luke 7:37-50; 19:2-10) ʻI he ʻikai ke ne fakamāuʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he fōtunga hā mai ʻi tuʻá, naʻe faʻifaʻitaki ʻa Sīsū ki he anga-ʻofa, anga-kātaki, mo e kātaki-fuoloa ʻa ʻene Tamaí ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻe taki atu ai kinautolu ki he fakatomalá. (Loma 2:4) Ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ke nau fakatomala pea hoko ʻo moʻui.—1 Timote 2:3, 4.
9. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei he founga naʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e Aisea 42:1-4 ʻia Sīsuú?
9 ʻI hono fakahā ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova kia Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku hiki mai ai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi Kōsipeli ko Mātiú ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikité ni: “Ko eni ʻeku Sevaniti kuo u fili, ʻa ʻeku Pele, ʻa ia naʻe hōifua ai hoku finangalo: te u ʻai hoku laumalie kiate ia, pea te ne fakaha ki he Senitaile ʻa e fai fakamāu. ʻE ʻikai te ne fakakikihi, ʻumaʻā ha lea lahi; ʻio, ʻe ʻikai fanongo ʻe ha taha mei hala ki hono leʻo. Ko e kofe kuo foa ʻe ʻikai te ne laiki, pea ko e vavae ʻoku kohu ʻe ʻikai te ne tamateʻi, kaeʻoua ke ne ʻai atu ʻa e fakamāu ke ikuna. Pea ʻe falala ʻa e Senitaile ki hono huafa.” (Mātiu 12:17-21; Aisea 42:1-4) ʻI he huʻufataha mo e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ko iá, naʻe ʻikai ke kau ʻa Sīsū ia ʻi ha ngaahi fakakikihi longoaʻa. Naʻa mo e taimi naʻá ne tofanga ai ʻi he faingataʻá, naʻá ne leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní ʻi ha founga naʻe fakamānako ki he faʻahinga loto-totonú.—Sione 7:32, 40, 45, 46.
10, 11. (a) Neongo ko e kau Fālesí naʻe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau fakafepaki fakaelea lahi taha kia Sīsuú, ko e hā naʻá ne faifakamoʻoni ai ki he niʻihi ʻo kinautolú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tali naʻe faʻa fai ʻe Sīsū ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ki hono kau fakafepakí, ka ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te ne faí?
10 ʻI he lolotonga ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, naʻe lea ai ʻa Sīsū ki he kau Fālesi tokolahi. Neongo naʻe feinga ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ke tauheleʻi ia ʻi heʻene leá, naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Sīsū ia ʻo pehē naʻe maʻu ʻe kinautolu kotoa ha ngaahi taumuʻa kovi. Ko Saimone, ko ha Fālesi ʻa ia naʻe kiʻi fakaangá, ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne loto ke ne sio ke toe ofi ange kia Sīsū ʻo ne fakaafeʻi ai ia ki ha houa kai. Naʻe tali ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakaafé pea naʻá ne faifakamoʻoni ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻi aí. (Luke 7:36-50) ʻI ha toe taimi ʻe taha, naʻe haʻu poʻuli ai kia Sīsū ha Fālesi tuʻu-ki-muʻa ko hono hingoá ko Nikotīmasi. Naʻe ʻikai ke valokiʻi ia ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene tatali kae ʻoua kuo poʻulí. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne faifakamoʻoni kia Nikotīmasi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻofa kuo fakahāhā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi hono fekau hifo hono ʻAló koeʻuhi ke ne fakaava ʻa e hala ʻo e fakamoʻuí ki he faʻahinga ko ia te nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí. Naʻe toe fakahaaʻi anga-ʻofa ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e talangofua ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Sione 3:1-21) Ki mui ai naʻe lea ʻa Nikotīmasi maʻa Sīsū ʻi he taimi naʻe fakasiʻisiʻiʻi ai ʻe he kau Fālesi kehé ha fakamatala lelei fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú.—Sione 7:46-51.
11 Naʻe ʻikai ke taʻealaʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e mālualoi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau feinga ke tauheleʻi iá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e kau fakafepakí ke nau taki atu ia ki ha ngaahi fakakikihi taʻeʻaonga. Kae kehe, ʻi heʻene feʻungamālié, naʻá ne fai ai ha ngaahi tali nounou mālohi ʻaki hono fakahā ha tefitoʻi moʻoni, ko hono ngāueʻaki ha talanoa fakatātā, pe ko e leaʻaki ha konga Tohi Tapu. (Mātiu 12:38-42; 15:1-9; 16:1-4) ʻI he ngaahi taimi kehé, naʻe ʻikai pē ke fai ʻe Sīsū ia ha tali ʻi he hā mahino mai ʻe ʻikai ha lelei ia ʻe maʻu ʻi hono fai iá.—Maake 15:2-5; Luke 22:67-70.
12. Naʻa mo e taimi naʻe kailangakiʻi ai iá, naʻe malava fēfē ʻe Sīsū ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí?
12 ʻI he taimi ki he taimi, naʻe kailangakiʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ʻe he kakai naʻe puleʻi ʻe he ngaahi laumālie ʻulí. ʻI he taimi naʻe hoko ai iá, naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí pea aʻu ʻo ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e mālohi naʻe foaki ange ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻomai ʻa e nonga. (Maake 1:23-28; 5:2-8, 15) Kapau ʻoku hoko ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻo ʻita pea kailangakiʻi kitautolu ʻi heʻetau kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻoku fiemaʻu meimei tatau ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke fakaleleiʻi ha tuʻunga pehē ʻi ha founga anga-ʻofa mo fakapotopoto.—Kolose 4:6.
ʻI he Lotoʻi Fāmilí
13. Ko e hā ʻoku fakafepakiʻi ai ʻe he kakaí he taimi ʻe niʻihi ha mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí ʻoku kamata ke ne ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
13 Ko e fiemaʻu ki he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻo hā mahino ia ʻi he lotoʻi fāmilí. Ko ha taha ʻoku maongo loloto ki hono lotó ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Tohi Tapú ʻokú ne fakaʻamu ki hono fāmilí ke nau fai ʻa e tali tatau. Kae hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsuú, ʻe fakahāhā nai ʻe he ngaahi mēmipa ia ʻo e fāmilí ʻa e fakafili. (Mātiu 10:32-37; Sione 15:20, 21) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga kehekehe ki he meʻá ni. Hangē ko ʻení, lolotonga ko e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau hoko ʻo faitotonu, fua fatongia, mo anga-fakaʻapaʻapa, ʻoku toe akoʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻo pehē ʻi ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē ko hotau fatongia māʻolunga angé ke fai ia ki hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú. (Koheleti 12:1, 13; Ngāue 5:29) Ko ha mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí ʻa ia ʻokú ne ongoʻi ʻoku kiʻi hōloa hono mafai ʻi he fāmilí koeʻuhi ko ʻetau mateaki kia Sihová te ne loto-mamahi nai. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau feangainga ai mo ha tuʻunga peheé, he mahuʻinga lahi ē ke tau muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsū ʻo hono fakahāhā ʻa e faʻa kātakí!—1 Pita 2:21-23; 3:1, 2.
14-16. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻi he niʻihi ʻa ia naʻa nau fakafepaki ki muʻa ki honau ngaahi mēmipa ʻi he fāmilí?
14 Ko e tokolahi ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa Sihova he taimi ní naʻe ʻi ai hanau hoa mali pe ko ha mēmipa kehe ʻi he fāmilí ʻa ia naʻa nau fakafepaki ki he ngaahi liliu naʻa nau fai ʻi he taimi naʻa nau kamata ako ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Naʻe fanongo nai ʻa e kau fakafepakí ʻi ha ngaahi fakamatala ʻikai sai fekauʻaki mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, pea naʻa nau manavasiʻi nai naʻa ʻi ai ha tākiekina kovi ʻi he fāmilí. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga kinautolu ke liliu ʻenau fakakaukaú? ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga lahi, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga leleí ko ha meʻa lahi ia. Koeʻuhi ko hono ngāueʻaki tuʻumaʻu ʻe he tokotaha tuí ʻa e akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú—maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané pea kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú lolotonga ia ʻa e toe tokanga foki ki he ngaahi fatongia fakafāmilí pea fakahāhā ʻa e faʻa kātakí neongo ha faʻahinga ngaohikoviʻi fakaelea pē—ʻoku molū hifo ai ʻa e fakafepaki fakafāmilí he taimi ʻe niʻihi.—1 Pita 2:12.
15 Kuo aʻu ʻo toe fakafisi nai ha tokotaha fakafepaki ia ke fanongo ki ha fakamatala pē mei he Tohi Tapú koeʻuhi ko e tomuʻa fehiʻá pe hīkisiá. Naʻe hoko moʻoni ia ʻi ha tangata ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē naʻá ne mamahiʻi-fonua ʻaupito. Naʻá ne toʻo ʻi he taimi ʻe taha ʻa hono valá kotoa peá ne mavahe, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻi ha fakataha-lahi ai ʻa hono uaifí. ʻI ha toe taimi ʻe taha, naʻá ne mavahe ai mei ʻapi mo ha meʻafana ʻo fakamanamana mai te ne tāmateʻi pē ia. Naʻá ne tukuakiʻi ʻa e lotu ʻa hono uaifí ki ha faʻahinga ʻulungāanga taʻefakaʻatuʻi pē ʻi heʻene tafaʻakí. Ka naʻe feinga ʻa e uaifí ke hanganaki ngāueʻaki ʻa e akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he hili ʻa e taʻu ʻe uofulu mei he hoko ʻa e uaifí ko e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, naʻe fai pehē mo e husepānití. ʻI ʻAlipēnia naʻe hoko ai ha fefine ʻo ʻita koeʻuhi naʻe ako Tohi Tapu ʻa ʻene taʻahiné mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová peá ne papitaiso leva. Naʻe tuʻo 12 hono fakaʻauha ʻe he faʻeé ʻa e tatau Tohi Tapu ʻa ʻene taʻahiné. Pea ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha naʻá ne fakaava hake ai ha Tohi Tapu foʻou naʻe hili ʻe heʻene taʻahiné ʻi ha funga tēpile. Naʻe ava fāinoa hake pē ʻi he Mātiu 10:36, pea naʻe fakatokangaʻi ai ʻe he faʻeé ko e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki aí naʻe kaungatonu ia kiate ia. Ka neongo ia, ʻi he tokanga fekauʻaki mo e lelei ʻa ʻene taʻahiné, naʻe ʻalu fakataha ai ʻa e faʻeé mo ia ki he vaká ʻi he taimi naʻá ne teu ʻalu ai mo ha Kau Fakamoʻoni kehe ki ha fakataha-lahi ʻi ʻĪtali. ʻI he sio ʻa e faʻeé ki he ʻofa, ngaahi fāʻofua, mo e malimali ʻa e kulupú pea fanongo ki heʻenau kakata fiefiá, naʻe kamata ke liliu ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí. ʻI he hili pē ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻá ne loto leva ke ne ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻokú ne feinga ke tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehe ko ia ʻoku nau fakafepaki ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí.
16 ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe fakafetaulaki ai ki he uaifí ha husepāniti naʻá ne toʻotoʻo ha hele, ʻo fai ha ngaahi tukuakiʻi kakaha kiate ia ʻi heʻene fakaofiofi atu ki he Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Naʻá ne tali anga-malū ange: “Haʻu ki he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ke ke sio tonu ki ai.” Naʻá ne fai ia, pea ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí naʻá ne hoko ai ko ha mātuʻa Kalisitiane.
17. Kapau ʻoku hoko ʻa e tuʻunga ʻi ha ʻapi Kalisitiane ʻo faingataʻa ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ko e hā ʻa e akonaki Fakatohitapu ʻe malava ke tokoní?
17 Neongo kapau ko e tokotaha kotoa ʻi ho ʻapí ko ha Kalisitiane, ʻe ʻi ai nai ʻa e ngaahi taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa e tuʻunga fakafāmilí ʻo faingataʻa pea aʻu ʻo hoko ʻa e ngaahi leá ʻo kakaha koeʻuhi ko e taʻehaohaoa fakaetangatá. ʻOku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesō ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻe akonakiʻi: “Ko e fakamahū kotoa pe mo e lili mo e ʻita mo e feʻiohoʻaki mo e lauʻikovi, tuku ke hiki ia meiate kimoutolu, ʻio mo e lotokovi kotoa.” (Efeso 4:31) Ngalingali, ko e ʻātakai naʻe takatakai ʻi he kau Kalisitiane ʻi ʻEfesoó, ko ʻenau taʻehaohaoá tonu, pea ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, naʻe tākiekina kinautolu ʻe heʻenau founga moʻui ki muʻá. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau liliú? Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau ‘fai ai pe hono fakafoʻou ʻe he Laumalié honau ʻatamaí.’ (Efeso 4:23) ʻI heʻenau ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, fakalaulauloto ki he founga ʻoku totonu ke ne tākiekina ai ʻenau moʻuí, feohi mo e kaungā Kalisitiané, pea lotu tōtōiví, ʻe hā kakato ange ai ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Te nau ako ai ke nau ‘angaʻofa ʻi heʻenau feangaí, mo manavaʻofa, pea nau fefakamolemoleʻaki, ʻo hange foki ko e ʻOtuá ne ne fakamolemole kinautolu ʻia Kalaisi.’ (Efeso 4:32) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe fai mai nai ʻe he niʻihi kehé, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí, hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa, manavaʻofa mo fakamolemole. Ko e moʻoni, kuo pau ke ‘ʻoua te tau totongi ʻa e koví ʻaki ʻa e kovi.’ (Loma 12:17, 18) Ko hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa moʻoní ʻi he faʻifaʻitaki ki he ʻOtuá ko e meʻa totonu maʻu pē ia ke faí.—1 Sione 4:8.
Akonaki ki he Kau Kalisitiane Kotoa Pē
18. Ko e hā naʻe feʻungamālie ai ʻa e akonaki ʻoku maʻu ʻi he 2 Timote 2:24 ki ha mātuʻa ʻi ʻEfesō ʻo e kuonga muʻá, pea ʻe malava fēfē ke ʻaonga ia ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē?
18 Ko e akonaki ko ia ke tau ʻai kitautolu ke tau “makataki ʻa e kovi” ʻoku kaunga ia ki he kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē. (2 Timote 2:24) Ka naʻe ʻuluaki fakahanga ia kia Tīmote, ʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu ia ki ai ʻi he taimi naʻá ne ngāue ai ko ha mātuʻa ʻi ʻEfesoó. Ko e niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga aí naʻa nau lea ʻasi ʻi hono ʻai ke ʻiloʻi ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú pea naʻa nau faiakoʻaki ʻa e tokāteline hala. Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi kakato ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé, naʻe ʻikai malava ai ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e tuí, ʻofá mo ha konisēnisi lelei. Naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he hīkisiá ʻa e fekeʻikeʻi ʻi heʻenau kau ʻi he ngaahi fakakikihi ʻi ha ngaahi foʻi lea, lolotonga iá naʻe ʻikai te nau makupusi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa Kalaisí pea mo e mahuʻinga ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá. Ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e tuʻungá ni, naʻe fiemaʻu kia Tīmote ke ne pouaki ʻa e moʻoni Fakatohitapú kae kei anga-malū pē ʻi heʻene feangai mo hono fanga tokouá. ʻI he hangē ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he ʻaho ní, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e tākangá naʻe ʻikai ʻaʻana ia pea naʻe fiemaʻu ai ke ne feangainga mo e niʻihi kehé ʻi ha founga ʻe pouaki ai ʻa e ʻofa mo e fāʻūtaha faka-Kalisitiané.—Efeso 4:1-3; 1 Timote 1:3-11; 5:1, 2; 6:3-5.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai kiate kitautolu kotoa ke tau “vivili ki he angavaivai”?
19 ʻOku enginaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ki hono kakaí ke nau “vivili ki he angavaivai.” (Sefanaia 2:3) Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ki he “angavaivai” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki ha anga ʻokú ne fakamafeia ha taha ke ne kātekina anga-kātaki ʻa e koví, taʻekau ki ai ha fakaʻita pea taʻekau ki ai mo ha faisāuni. ʻOfa ke tau kole tōtōivi kia Sihova ki ha tokoni koeʻuhi ke tau lava ai ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí pea fakafofongaʻi totonu ia, naʻa mo e ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá.
Ko e Hā Naʻá Ke Akó?
• ʻI hoʻo fetaulaki mo ha lea fiematamuʻa, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu ʻe malava ke ne tokoniʻi koé?
• Ko e hā naʻe ngāue ai ʻa Saula ʻi ha founga fiematamuʻá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sīsuú ke tau fakafeangai feʻungamālie ki he faʻahinga kakai kotoa pē?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻe hoko mai nai mei hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻa kātakí ʻi heʻetau lea ʻi ʻapí?
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Neongo ʻa e ongoongo ʻo Saulá, naʻe fakafeangai anga-ʻofa kiate ia ʻa ʻAnanaia
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Ko e tokanga faitōnunga ʻa ha Kalisitiane ki he ngaahi fatongiá ʻe malava ke ne fakamolū hifo ʻa e fakafepaki ʻi he fāmilí
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ʻOku pouaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e ʻofá mo e fāʻūtahá