Hoko ʻo Poto—Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá!
Hoko ʻo Poto—Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá!
“Koe manavahe kia Jihova koe kamataaga ia oe boto.”—PALOVEPI 9:10, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku faingataʻa ai ki he tokolahi ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ʻo e manavahē-ʻOtuá?
NAʻE ʻi ai e taimi ne vikiʻi ai ha taha naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻokú ne manavahē-ʻOtua. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ki he tokolahi, ko e foʻi fakakaukau ko ia ʻo e manavahē-ʻOtuá kuo ʻosi hono taimí ka ʻoku faingataʻa ke mahinoʻi. ‘Kapau ko e ʻOtuá ko e ʻofa,’ ko ʻenau fehuʻí nai ia, ‘ko e hā ke u manavahē ai kiate iá?’ Kia kinautolu, ko e manavaheé ko ha ongo ia ʻoku ʻikai lelei pea aʻu ʻo fakatupu moʻutāfuʻua. Kae kehe, ko e manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻi ai hono ʻuhinga mata lahi ange, pea hangē ko ia te tau vakai ki aí, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha foʻi ongo pē ia pe ko ha tuʻunga ʻo e ongoʻí.
2, 3. Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá?
2 ʻI hono ngāueʻaki Fakatohitapú ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ko ha foʻi fakakaukau lelei ia. (Aisea 11:3) Ko ha fakaʻapaʻapa mo e ʻapasia loloto ia ki he ʻOtuá, ko ha holi mālohi ke ʻoua ʻe taʻefakahōifuaʻi ia. (Sāme 115:11) ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa hono tali mo e pipiki mālohi ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāanga ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo ha holi ke moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo e meʻa ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku tonú pe halá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha ko ha manavahē lelei pehē ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi “ha fakakaukau tefito ki he ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku taki atu ai ki he tōʻonga fakapotopoto mo e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kovi kotoa pē.” ʻOku feʻungamālie ai ʻa hono tala mai kia kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Koe manavahe kia Jihova koe kamataaga ia oe boto.”—Palovepi 9:10, PM.
3 Ko e moʻoni, ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne kātoi ha tafaʻaki lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e tangatá. ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene fekauʻaki mo e potó ka ʻoku toe pehē foki ki he fiefia, melino, lakalakaimonū, moʻui fuoloa, ʻamanaki, falala mo e tuipau. (Sāme 2:11; Palovepi 1:7; 10:27; 14:26; 22:4; 23:17, 18; Ngāue 9:31) ʻOku felāveʻi vāofi ia mo e tuí pea mo e ʻofá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa hotau vahaʻangatae kotoa mo e ʻOtuá pea mo e kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Teutalonome 10:12; Siope 6:14; Hepelu 11:7) Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e mātuʻaki tuipau ʻoku tokanga fakafoʻituitui mai ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní kia kitautolu pea ʻokú ne mateuteu ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻetau ngaahi angahalá. (Sāme 130:4) Ko e kau fulikivanu taʻefakatomalá pē ʻoku ʻi ai e ʻuhinga ke nau ilifia ai ki he ʻOtuá. a—Hepelu 10:26-31.
Ako ke Manavahē kia Sihova
4. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ako “ke manavahe kia Jihova”?
4 Koeʻuhi ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ia ki hono fai ʻa e ngaahi fili fakapotopotó mo hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau ako “ke manavahe kia Jihova” ʻi he founga totonú? (Teutalonome 17:19, PM) ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e kau tangata mo e kau fefine manavahē-ʻOtua ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Tohi Tapú “moʻotau akonekina.” (Loma 15:4) Ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga moʻoni ʻo e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, tau vakai angé ki he moʻui ʻa ha taha ʻi he faʻahinga alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ko iá, ko Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e tauhi sipí ki hono akoʻi ʻo Tēvita fekauʻaki mo e manavahē kia Sihová?
5 Naʻe siʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻuluaki tuʻi ʻIsileli ko Saulá, ko ʻene manavahē ki he kakaí mo ʻikai te ne manavahē ki he ʻOtuá. (1 Samiuela 15:24-26) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e ʻalunga moʻui ʻa Tēvitá mo hono vahaʻangatae fekoekoeʻi mo Sihová ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko ha tangata manavahē-ʻOtua moʻoni ia. ʻI heʻene tupu haké, naʻe faʻa ʻalu ʻa Tēvita ʻo tokangaʻi ʻa e fanga sipi ʻa ʻene tamaí. (1 Samiuela 16:11) Ko e ngaahi pō lahi naʻá ne tauhi ai ʻa e fanga sipí ʻo ne sio hake ki he ngaahi fetuʻú, kuo pau pē naʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻa Tēvita ke ne mahinoʻi ʻa e manavahē kia Sihová. Neongo naʻe lava ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ha kiʻi konga siʻi pē ʻo e tuʻunga lahi fakaʻulia ʻo e ʻunivēsí, naʻá ne aʻu ki he fakamulituku totonú—ʻoku taau ke fai ki he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻetau fakaʻapaʻapá mo e lotú. “Kau ka vakai ho ngaahi langi na, ko e ngaue ʻa ho louhiʻinima, ʻa e mahina mo e ngaahi fetuʻu, ʻa ia kuo ke fokotuʻu,” naʻá ne tohi ki mui ai, “ko e ha ʻa e tangata ke ke manatu ai kiate ia? Mo e hako ʻo Atama, ʻoku ke aʻahi ai ia?”—Sāme 8:3, 4.
6. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo Sihová?
6 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe maongo kia Tēvita ʻa e taimi naʻá ne fakahoa ai ʻa hono tuʻunga siʻisiʻí ki he ngaahi langi fetuʻua kāfakafá. ʻI he ʻikai ʻai ia ke ne manavaheé, naʻe ueʻi ia ʻe he ʻiló ni ke ne fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova mo ne pehē: “Ko e ngaahi langi ʻoku nau tala ʻa e nāunauʻia ʻo e ʻOtua; pea ʻoku fakaha ʻe he ʻatā ʻa e ngaue ʻa hono nima.” (Sāme 19:1) Ko e ʻapasia ko eni ki he ʻOtuá naʻe tohoakiʻi ai ʻa Tēvita ke ne ofi ange kia Sihova pea ʻai ai ia ke ne loto ke ako mo muimui ʻi Heʻene ngaahi founga haohaoá. Fakaʻuta atu ki he anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa Tēvitá ʻi heʻene hiva kia Sihova: “Oku ke lahi, bea oku ke fai ae gaahi mea mana: ko koe be koe Otua. E Jihova, ako kiate au ho hala; teu eveeva i hoo mooni: gaohi ke taha be hoku loto ke manavahe ki ho huafa.”—Sāme 86:10, 11, PM.
7. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻe he manavahē-ʻOtuá ke ne tau mo Kolaiaté?
7 ʻI he tūʻuta ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻe manukiʻi ai ʻe honau fuʻu toʻa mita ʻe tolu nai ko Kolaiaté ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, ko hono moʻoní naʻá ne pehē: ‘Fili mai ha tangata ke ma tau! Kapau te ne ikuna, te mau tamaioʻeiki kiate kimoutolu.’ (1 Samiuela 17:4-10) Naʻe ilifia ʻa Saula mo ʻene kau taú kotoa—ka naʻe ʻikai ilifia ʻa Tēvita. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko Sihova ʻa e tokotaha ke fai ki ai ʻa e manavaheé, ʻikai ki ha tangata, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hono mālohí. “ʻOku ou ʻalu kiate koe ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova Sapaoti,” ko e tala ange ia ʻe Tēvita kia Kolaiaté, “pea ke ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu fakataha ni ʻoku ʻikai fai ʻe he ʻEiki ʻene fakamoʻui ʻaki ʻa e heleta mo e tao: he ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻa e tau.” ʻAki ʻa ʻene makataá mo ha foʻi maka pē ʻe taha—fakataha mo e tokoni ʻa Sihová—naʻe fakapatū ai ʻe Tēvita ki lalo ʻa e fuʻu saiānití.—1 Samiuela 17:45-47.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi mai kia kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e faʻahinga manavahē-ʻOtua ʻi he Tohi Tapú?
8 Te tau fehangahangai nai mo ha ngaahi fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga pe ko e ngaahi fili ʻoku fakamanavahē tatau pē mo ia naʻe fetaulaki mo Tēvitá. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau faí? ʻE lava ke tau fekuki mo ia ʻi he founga tatau naʻe feangai ʻaki ʻe Tēvita mo e faʻahinga faitōnunga kehe ʻo e kuonga muʻá—ʻaki ʻa e manavahē-ʻOtuá. Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻe lava ke ne lōmia ʻa e manavahē ki he tangatá. Ko e sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ko Nehemaiá naʻá ne ekinaki ki hono kaungā ʻIsileli ʻa ē naʻa nau ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tenge mei he kau fakafepakí: “Oua naa mou manavahe kiate kinautolu: manatu kia Jihova, aia oku lahi, mo fakamanavahe.” (Nehemaia 4:14, PM) ʻI he poupou ʻa Sihová, naʻe lavameʻa ai ʻa Tēvita, Nehemaia mo e kau sevāniti faitōnunga kehe ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono fakahoko ʻenau ngaahi ngāue naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻI he manavahē-ʻOtuá ʻe lava ai ke tau pehē pē mo kitautolu.
Fakafetaulakiʻi ʻa e Ngaahi Palopalemá ʻAki ʻa e Manavahē-ʻOtuá
9. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga fē naʻe fakahāhā ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá?
9 Hili hono tāmateʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa Kolaiaté, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kiate ia ʻa e toe ngaahi ikuna lahi ange. Kae kehe, naʻe feinga ʻa e tokotaha meheka ko Saulá—ʻuluakí ʻi he loto-ʻoho, hoko atu ai ʻi he founga kākā pea fakaʻosí ʻaki ha kau tau—ke tāmateʻi ʻa Tēvita. Neongo naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova kia Tēvita te ne hoko ko e tuʻi, naʻe pau ke hola holo, tau, pea ke tatali ʻa Tēvita ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu, ki he taimi ʻa Sihova ke ne fokotuʻu ai ia ko e tuʻí. ʻI he meʻa kotoa ko ení, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Tēvita naʻá ne manavahē ki he ʻOtua moʻoní.—1 Samiuela 18:9, 11, 17; 24:2.
10. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻene manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he fetaulaki mo e fakatuʻutāmakí?
10 ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe kumi hūfanga ai ʻa Tēvita kia ʻĀkisi, ko e tuʻi ʻo e kolo Filisitia ko Katí, ʻa e fonua ʻo Kolaiaté. (1 Samiuela 21:10-15) Naʻe talatalaakiʻi ai ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí ʻa Tēvita ko ha fili ia ʻo honau fonuá. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakafeangai ʻa Tēvita ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ko iá? Naʻá ne lilingi hono lotó kia Sihova ʻi he lotu. (Sāme 56:1-4, 11-13) Neongo naʻe pau ke ne fakangalingali fakasesele loi ke ne hao ai, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ko Sihova moʻoni ia naʻá ne fakahaofi iá ʻaki hono tāpuakiʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi feingá. Ko e falala ʻaufuatō ʻa Tēvita kia Sihová mo ʻene tuipau kiate iá naʻe fakahaaʻi ai naʻe manavahē-ʻOtua moʻoni ʻa Tēvita.—Sāme 34:4-6, 9-11.
11. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e manavahē-ʻOtua ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ʻahiʻahí, ʻo hangē ko ia ko Tēvitá?
11 ʻI he hangē ko Tēvitá, ʻe lava ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e falala ki heʻene talaʻofa ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fekuki mo ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá. “Tekaki kia Sihova ho ʻalunga; ʻio falala ki ai, pea te ne fai ʻe ia,” ko e lea ia ʻa Tēvitá. (Sāme 37:5) ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni iá ke tau ʻohake pē ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá kia Sihova ʻo ʻikai fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau malava ke fai fekauʻaki mo iá pea ʻamanekina leva ia ke ne fakaleleiʻi ʻetau ngaahi palopalemá. Naʻe ʻikai ke lotu ʻa Tēvita ki he ʻOtuá ki ha tokoni pea ngata pē ai. Naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻene ngaahi malava fakaesino mo fakaʻatamai naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kiate iá ʻo ne fakafetaulakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e palopalemá. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita heʻikai lava ke iku ki ha lavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻataʻatā pē ʻa e tangatá. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke pehē pē mo kitautolu. ʻI hono fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau malavá, kuo pau leva ke tau tuku ʻa e toengá kia Sihova. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻo ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fai ka ko e falala pē kia Sihova. Ko e taimi eni ʻoku tau fakahāhā fakafoʻituitui ai ʻa ʻetau manavahē ki he ʻOtuá. ʻE lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiemālie ʻi he lea loto-moʻoni ʻa Tēvitá: “Ko e talanoa fufū mo Sihova ʻoku maʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻapasia [pe manavahē] kiate ia.”—Sāme 25:14.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau vakai fakamātoato ki heʻetau ngaahi lotú, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau maʻú?
12 Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau vakai fakamātoato ki heʻetau ngaahi lotú mo hotau vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻetau ʻunuʻunu kia Sihová, kuo pau ke tau “tui ʻoku ʻi ai ia, pea te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia.” (Hepelu 11:6; Semisi 1:5-8) Pea ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ai kitautolú, ʻoku totonu ke tau “hoko ko e kau fai fakafetaʻi,” ʻo hangē ko e akonaki mai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. (Kolose 3:15, 17) Kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau hangē ko e faʻahinga naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha Kalisitiane pani taukei: “ʻOku nau fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá ko ha sevāniti fakalangi nai,” ko ʻene leá ia. “ʻI he taimi ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ai ha meʻá, ʻoku nau loto ke fisipaaʻi pē peá ne haʻu leva he taimi pē ko iá. Pea ʻi heʻenau maʻu pē ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau fiemaʻú, ʻoku nau loto leva ke ne mavahe.” Ko ha fakakaukau pehē ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ʻikai ha manavahē-ʻOtuá.
Taimi ʻOku Hōloa Ai ʻa e Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá
13. Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe taʻemalava ai ke fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻapasia ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá?
13 Ko hono aʻusia ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e faingataʻaʻiá naʻe fakalolotoʻi ai ʻa e manavahē-ʻOtua ʻa Tēvitá pea fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻa ʻene falala kiate iá. (Sāme 31:22-24) Kae kehe, ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe tolu ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi, naʻe hōloa ai ʻa e manavahē ʻa Tēvita ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻe iku ai ki he ngaahi nunuʻa mafatukituki. Ko e ʻuluakí naʻe kau ki ai ʻa ʻene fokotuʻutuʻu ke ʻave ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānite ʻa Sihová ki Selusalema ʻi ha saliote, kae ʻikai ke fata ʻe he kau Līvaí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahinohino ʻi he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he ala ʻa ʻUsa, ʻa ia naʻe ʻalu muʻomuʻa he salioté, ʻo puke ʻa e ʻAʻaké ke tuʻumaʻú, naʻá ne mate ai pē ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi heʻene “fai” taʻeʻapasiá. ʻIo, naʻe faiangahala mamafa ʻa ʻUsa, kae ʻosi angé ko e ʻikai malava ke tauhi maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe tupu ai ʻa e ikuʻanga fakamamahi ko iá. Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fokotuʻutuʻú.—2 Samiuela 6:2-9; Nomipa 4:15; 7:9.
14. Ko e hā naʻe iku ki ai ʻi hono lau ʻe Tēvita ʻa e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsilelí?
14 Ki mui ai, ʻi hono ueʻi ʻe Sētané, naʻe lau ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau tangata tau ʻa ʻIsilelí. (1 Kalonikali 21:1) ʻI he fai peheé, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Tēvita ha hōloa ʻo e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo iku ai ki he mate ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻe toko 70,000. Neongo naʻe fakatomala ʻa Tēvita ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, ko ia mo e faʻahinga takatakai ʻiate iá naʻa nau faingataʻaʻia lahi.—2 Samiuela 24:1-16.
15. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa Tēvita ke ne tō ki he angahala ʻo e fehokotaki fakasinó?
15 Ko ha toe hōloa fakataimi ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá naʻe taki atu ai ʻa Tēvita ki ha tono mo Patisepa, ko e uaifi ʻo ʻUlaiá. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ko e tonó pe naʻa mo e holi ki ha hoa ʻo ha tokotaha kehé naʻe hala. (Ekisoto 20:14, 17) Naʻe kamata ʻa e palopalemá ʻi he sio ʻa Tēvita kia Patisepa lolotonga ʻa ʻene kaukau. Ko e manavahē totonu ki he ʻOtuá naʻe totonu ke ne ueʻi ʻa Tēvita he taimi pē ko iá ke ne sio kehe mo fakakaukau ki ha meʻa kehe. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe hanganaki “fakasio” ʻa Tēvita kiate ia ʻo aʻu ki hono lōmekina ʻe he holí ʻa ʻene manavahē ki he ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 5:28; 2 Samiuela 11:1-4) Naʻe ngalo ʻia Tēvita ʻa e kau fakafoʻituitui mai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene moʻuí.—Sāme 139:1-7.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa naʻe tofanga ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene faihalá?
16 Ko e tono ʻa Tēvita mo Patisepá naʻe fanauʻi mai ai ha foha. Taimi nounou mei ai, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene palōfita ko Nētané ke ne fakaeʻa ʻa e angahala ʻa Tēvitá. ʻI he foki mai ʻene fakakaukau leleí, naʻe toe manavahē ai ʻa Tēvita ki he ʻOtuá peá ne fakatomala. Naʻá ne kōlenga kia Sihova ke ʻoua te ne liʻaki ia pe toʻo ʻa Hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní meiate ia. (Sāme 51:7, 11) Naʻe fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Tēvita pea fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa hono tauteá, ka naʻe ʻikai te Ne maluʻi ʻa Tēvita mei he ngaahi nunuʻa kovi kotoa pē ʻo ʻene ngaahi tōʻongá. Naʻe mate ʻa e foha ʻo Tēvitá, pea mei ai ʻo faai mai naʻe tofanga ai ʻa hono fāmilí ʻi he loto-mamahi mo e tuʻunga fakamamahi. Ko ha totongi lahi ē ki ha hōloa ʻo e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá!—2 Samiuela 12:10-14; 13:10-14; 15:14.
17. Fakatātaaʻi ʻa e loto-mamahi ʻoku fakatupunga ʻe he ngaahi tōʻonga angahalaʻiá.
17 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e ʻikai malava ke manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaeʻulungāangá ʻe pehē pē ʻa e lava ke ʻi ai hono ngaahi nunuʻa mafatukituki mo tuʻuloa. Fakaʻuta atu ki he mamahi ʻa ha finemui ko ha uaifi, ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi naʻe taʻefaitōnunga ange kiate ia ʻa hono husepāniti Kalisitiané ʻi he lolotonga haʻane ngāue ʻi muli. ʻI he punou ʻi he ʻohovale mo e loto-mamahí, naʻá ne puke ʻa hono matá ʻo ne tangi. Ko e hā hono fuoloa ki hono husepānití ke ne toe maʻu mai ai ʻa ʻene falalá mo e ʻapasiá? Ko e ngaahi nunuʻa fakamamahi peheé ʻe lava ke kalofi ia ʻi he manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá.—1 Kolinito 6:18.
Ko e Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻOku Taʻofi Ai Kitautolu mei he Faiangahalá
18. Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa mo e founga ngāue ʻa Sētané?
18 ʻOku fakaʻauha vave ʻaupito ʻe Sētane ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāanga ʻo e māmaní, pea ko ʻene fiemaʻu tefitó ke fakameleʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. Ke fai iá, ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi hala ʻoku hangatonu taha ki hotau lotó mo e ʻatamaí—fakafou ʻi hotau ngaahi ongoʻangá, tautefito ki hotau matá mo e telingá. (Efeso 4:17-19) ʻE fēfē hoʻo talí ʻi haʻo fetaulaki taʻeʻamanekina mo e ngaahi ʻata mo e lea taʻetāú pe ko e kakai taʻetāú?
19. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi ʻe he manavahē-ʻOtuá ʻa e Kalisitiane ʻe taha ke ne ikuʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahí?
19 Fakakaukau atu ki he tuʻunga ʻo ʻOnatelá, b ko ha mātuʻa Kalisitiane, ko ha tamai pea ko e toketā fakafaitoʻo ʻi ʻIulope. ʻI he taimi naʻe ngāue poʻuli ai ʻa ʻOnatela ʻi he falemahakí, naʻe toutou fakapipiki ʻe hono ngaahi kaungāngāue fefiné ʻa e ngaahi nouti—naʻe teuteuʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi foʻi haati—ki hono piló, ʻo fakaafeʻi ia ke ne fai ha fehokotaki fakasino mo kinautolu. Naʻe fakafisi mālohi ʻa ʻOnatela ke talitalituʻu ʻenau ngaahi feinga angé. ʻIkai ngata aí, ke ne mavahe mei he ʻātakai koví, naʻe ʻi ai ʻene ngāue naʻe maʻu ʻi ha feituʻu kehe. Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá naʻe mātuʻaki fakapotopoto pea iku atu ai ki he ngaahi tāpuaki, he ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku ngāue konga taimi ai ʻa ʻOnatela ʻi he ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi hono fonuá.
20, 21. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he faiangahalá? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
20 Ko e nōfoʻi ʻi he ngaahi fakakaukau halá ʻe lava ke taki atu ia ki ha tuʻunga ʻo e fakakaukaú ʻa ia ʻoku loto-lelei ai ha taha ke liʻaki ʻa hono vahaʻangatae mahuʻinga mo Sihová ʻi he fetongiʻaki ʻo ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai haʻane totonu ki ai. (Semisi 1:14, 15) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau ʻoku tau manavahē kia Sihova, te tau fakamamaʻo—naʻa mo e mavahe—mei he kakai, ngaahi feituʻu, ngaahi ngāue mo e fakafiefia ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ke tau tuku hifo ʻetau tokanga ki hotau ʻulungāangá. (Palovepi 22:3) Ko e hā pē ha tuʻunga fakamā pe feilaulau ʻoku kau nai ki ai, ʻoku siʻi ia ʻi he fakahoa atu ki he mole ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 5:29, 30) Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku kau moʻoni ki ai ʻa e ʻikai ke fakaeʻa ʻosi fakakaukauʻi atu kitautolu ki ha meʻa pē ʻoku taʻetaau, ʻo kau ai ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē ʻo e fakatātā fakalieliá, ka ʻi hono kehé ke ʻai hotau matá “ke ʻoua te na sio ki he muna.” Kapau ʻoku tau fai ia, ʻe lava ke tau falala kia Sihova te ne ‘fakaakeake kitautolu’ pea tokonaki mai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau fiemaʻu moʻoní.—Sāme 84:11; 119:37.
21 Ko e moʻoni, ko e ngāue fakataha mo e manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá ko e ʻalunga maʻu pē ia ʻo e potó. Ko e toe matavai foki ia ʻo e fiefia moʻoní. (Sāme 34:9) ʻE fakamāʻalaʻala eni ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he kupu “Ko e Vakai ʻa e Tohi Tapú: ʻE Lava Fēfē Ke Ke Manavahē ki ha ʻOtua ʻOfa?” ʻi he ʻīsiu ʻo e Awake! ʻo Sanuali 8, 1998, ko e pulusi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.
b Kuo fetongi ʻa e hingoá.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga faka-Kalisitiane ʻoku kau ki he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakavaivaiʻi ʻe he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e manavahē ki he tangatá?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e vakai totonu ki he lotú?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke taʻofi kitautolu ʻe he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá mei he faiangahalá?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Naʻe ako ʻe Tēvita ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene vakai ki he ngāue ʻa Sihová
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 24]
ʻE fēfē hoʻo talí ʻi haʻo fetaulaki taʻeʻamanekina mo ha tuʻunga fakatauele?