ʻAʻeva ʻi he Ngaahi Hala ʻo Sihová
ʻAʻeva ʻi he Ngaahi Hala ʻo Sihová
“Oku monuia [pe fiefia] akinautolu kotoabe oku manavahe kia Jihova; aia oku aeva i hono gaahi hala.”—SĀME 128:1, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku ala maʻu ʻa e fiefiá?
FIEFIA—ʻoku fiemaʻu ia ʻe he tokotaha kotoa. Ka te ke loto-tatau taʻetoeveiveiua ko e holi ki he fiefiá naʻa mo e tuli ki aí ʻoku ʻikai ke tatau ia mo hono aʻusia iá.
2 Neongo ia, ʻoku ala maʻu ʻa e fiefiá. “Oku monuia [pe fiefia] akinautolu kotoabe oku manavahe kia Jihova; aia oku aeva i hono gaahi hala,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Sāme 128:1 (PM). ʻOku lava ke tau fiefia kapau ʻoku tau lotu ki he ʻOtuá pea ʻaʻeva ʻi hono ngaahi halá ʻaki hono fai ʻa hono finangaló. Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e meʻá ni ki heʻetau tōʻongá pea mo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻoku tau fakahahaá?
Fakamoʻoniʻi ʻOkú Ke Alafalalaʻanga
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e alafalalaʻangá mo ʻetau fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá?
3 Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē kia Sihová ʻoku nau alafalalaʻanga, ʻo hangē pē ko iá. Naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e talaʻofa kotoa pē naʻá ne fai ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. (1 Tuʻi 8:56) Ko ʻetau fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e talaʻofa mahuʻinga taha ʻoku faifai ange pea lava ke tau faí, pea ko e lotu maʻu peé te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fai ki heʻetau leá. ʻOku lava ke tau lotu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-saame ko Tēvitá: “Kuo ke fanogo ki he eku gaahi fuakava, e Otua. . . . teu hiva fakamalo ai ki ho huafa o taegata, koeuhi keu fai ki he eku gaahi fuakava i he aho kotoabe.” (Sāme 61:5, 8, PM; Koh. 5:4-6) Ke hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau alafalalaʻanga.—Sāme 15:1, 4.
4. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ngāue ʻa Sēfita mo hono ʻofefiné ki he fuakava naʻá ne fai kia Sihová?
4 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e Kau Fakamaau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fuakava ai ʻa Sēfita kapau ʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ke ne ikunaʻi ʻa e kau ʻĀmoní, te ne foaki ko ha “feilaulau tutu” ʻa e ʻuluaki tokotaha ʻe fakafetaulaki mai kiate ia ʻi heʻene foki mei he taú. Ko e tokotaha ko iá ko e ʻofefine ʻo Sēfitá—ʻa hono ʻofefine pē tahá. ʻI he tui kia Sihová, ko Sēfita mo hono ʻofefine teʻeki malí naʻá na fakahoko ʻene fuakavá. Neongo ko e malí mo e maʻu fānaú naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi ia ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe loto-lelei ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Sēfitá ke ne nofo taʻemali ai pē ʻo maʻu ʻa e monū ko hono fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo Sihová.—Fkm. 11:28-40, PM.
5. ʻI he founga fē naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai naʻe alafalalaʻanga ʻa ʻAna?
5 Ko e fefine anga-fakaʻotua ko ʻAná naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi naʻá ne alafalalaʻanga. Naʻá ne nofo mo hono husepāniti Līvaí, ko ʻElikena, mo e uaifi ʻe taha ʻo ʻElikena ko Pēnina, ʻi he feituʻu moʻungaʻia ʻo ʻIfalemí. Naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Pēnina ha fānau peá ne lumaʻi ʻa e paʻa ko ʻAná tautefito ʻi he taimi naʻe ō ai ʻa e fāmilí ki he tāpanekalé. ʻI he taha ʻo e ngaahi taimi ko ení, naʻe fuakava ai ʻa ʻAna ʻo kapau te ne fanauʻi ha tamasiʻi, te ne foaki ia kia Sihova. Ne ʻikai fuoloa naʻá ne feitama ʻo fāʻeleʻi ha tamasiʻi ʻa ia naʻe ui ko Sāmiuela. Hili hono mavaeʻí, naʻe foaki ia ʻe ʻAna ki he ʻOtuá ʻi Sailo, ʻo ne tuku ʻa Sāmiuela kia Sihova “ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pe o ʻene moʻui.” (1 Sam. 1:11) Ko ia naʻá ne fakahoko ʻene fuakavá neongo naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻiloʻi ʻe iku ʻo ne toe maʻu ha fānau kehe.—1 Sam. 2:20, 21.
6. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e alafalalaʻanga ʻa Tikikó?
6 Ko e Kalisitiane ko Tikiko ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ko ha tangata alafalalaʻanga ia pea ko ha “faifekau agatonu.” (Kol. 4:7, PM) Naʻe fononga ʻa Tikiko mo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá mei Kalisi ʻo fou ʻi Masitōnia, ki ʻĒsia Maina, pea mahalo naʻe hoko atu ai ki Selusalema. (Ng. 20:2-4) Mahalo ko ia ʻa e “kainga” pe tokoua naʻá ne tokoni kia Taitusi ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e meʻaʻofa ke ʻave ki he kaungātui masiva ʻi Siuteá. (2 Kol.2Ko 8:18, 19; 12:18) ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻuluaki tuku pilīsone ai ʻa Paula ʻi Lomá, naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e talafekau alafalalaʻanga ko Tikikó ke ne ʻave ʻa e ngaahi tohi ki he kaungātui ʻi ʻEfesō mo Kolosé. (Ef. 6:21, 22; Kol. 4:8, 9) Lolotonga ʻa hono tuku pilīsone hono ua ʻi Lomá, naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻe Paula ʻa Tikiko ki ʻEfesō. (2 Tim. 4:12) Kapau ʻoku tau alafalaʻanga, ko kitautolu foki te tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová.
7, 8. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ko Tēvita mo Sionatané naʻá na kaungāmeʻa moʻoni?
7 ʻOku ʻamanekina mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa alafalalaʻanga. (Pal. 17:17) Naʻe hoko ʻa e foha ʻo Tuʻi Saula ko Sionatané ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo Tēvita. ʻI he fanongo ʻa Sionatane kuo tāmateʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa Kolaiaté, naʻe “pikitai ʻa e loto ʻo Sionatane ki he loto ʻo Tevita, pea ʻofa ʻa Sionatane kiate ia ʻo hange ko ʻene moʻui aʻana.” (1 Sam. 18:1, 3) Naʻe aʻu ʻo fakatokanga ʻa Sionatane kia Tēvita ʻi he taimi naʻe loto ai ʻa Saula ke tāmateʻi iá. Hili e hola ʻa Tēvitá, naʻe feʻiloaki mo ia ʻa Sionatane ʻo ne fai ha fuakava mo ia. ʻI he lea kia Saula fekauʻaki mo Tēvitá naʻe meimei mole ai ʻa e moʻui ʻa Sionatané, ka naʻe toe fetaulaki ʻa e ongo kaumeʻá ni ʻo ʻai ke toe mālohi ange ʻa hona vahaʻangataé. (1 Sam. 20:24-41) ʻI heʻena feʻiloaki fakaʻosí, naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe Sionatane ʻa Tēvita “ʻi he ʻOtua.”—1 Sam. 23:16-18.
8 Naʻe mate ʻa Sionatane ʻi he tau mo e kau Filisitiá. (1 Sam. 31:6) ʻI ha foʻi taʻanga, naʻe hiva ai ʻa Tēvita: “Kuou mamahi koeuhi ko koe, e hoku kaiga ko Jonatane: naa ke lelei fau kiate au: nae fakamanavahe hoo ofa kiate au, o lahi hake i he ofa ae kau fefine.” (2 Sam. 1:26, PM) Ko e ʻofá ni ko e ongoʻi feʻofaʻaki ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo kaungāmeʻa ʻo ʻikai ha fakahuʻunga ai ki ha fehokotaki fakasino. Ko Tēvita mo Sionatané naʻá na kaungāmeʻa moʻoni.
“ʻAtamai Fakatōkilalo” Maʻu Pē
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻi he Fakamaau vahe 9?
9 Ke hoko ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau “ʻatamai fakatōkilalo.” (1 Pita 3:8, NW; Sāme 138:6) Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he Fakamaau vahe 9. Ko e foha ʻo Kitione ko Siotamé naʻá ne pehē: “Tokua naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻAkau ke fakanofo hanau tuʻi.” Naʻe lave ai ki he fuʻu ʻōlive, ko e fuʻu fiki mo e fuʻu kālepi. Naʻa nau fakafofongaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga taau tāutaha ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te nau feinga ke puleʻi ʻa honau kaungā ʻIsilelí. Ka ko e talatalaʻāmoá—naʻe ʻaonga pē ki he fefié—naʻá ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga tuʻi ʻo ʻApimeleki hīkisiá, ko ha tokotaha fakapō naʻá ne vēkeveke ke puleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Neongo naʻá ne ‘hau ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo tolu taʻu,’ naʻá ne mate mutukia. (Fkm. 9:8-15, 22, 50-54) He lelei ange ē ke “ʻatamai fakatōkilalo”!
10. Ko e hā kuó ke ako mei he taʻemalava ʻe Hēlota ke “tuku ʻa e kololia ki he ʻOtua”?
10 ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., naʻe malanga hake ai ha fetēleni ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Tuʻi Hēlota ʻAkilipa hīkisia ʻo Siuteá mo e kakai ʻo Taia mo Saitoní, ʻa ia naʻa nau feinga ke fakamelino mo ia. ʻI hono fai he taimi ʻe taha ʻe Hēlota ha malanga ki he kakaí, naʻa nau kalanga: “Ko e folofola ʻa ha ʻOtua, ʻo ʻikai ko ha tangata.” Naʻe ʻikai talitekeʻi ʻe Hēlota ʻa e fakahīkihiki peheé, pea naʻe taaʻi ia ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova ʻo ne mate ʻi ha mate fakalilifu “ko e inanga ʻo e ʻikai te ne tuku ʻa e kololia ki he ʻOtua.” (Ng. 12:20-23) Fēfē kapau ʻoku tau pōtoʻi ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tokotaha malanga pe ko ha faiako ʻo e ngaahi moʻoni Fakatohitapú? Tau ʻave leva ʻa e fakahīkihikí ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ne fakaʻatā ke tau faí.—1 Kol. 4:6, 7; Sem. 4:6.
Loto-Toʻa pea Mālohi
11, 12. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻi he hokosia ʻa ʻĪnoké ʻoku ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e mālohí?
11 Kapau ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva anga-fakatōkilalo ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo Sihová, te ne ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e mālohi. (Teu. 31:6-8, 23) Ko ʻĪnoke, ʻa e tangata hono fitu ʻi he laine hohoko meia ʻĀtamá, naʻá ne ʻaʻeva loto-toʻa mo e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e tuli ki ha ʻalunga faitotonu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono toʻutangata fulikivanú. (Sen. 5:21-24) Naʻe fakaivia ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĪnoke ke ne fakahoko ha pōpoaki mālohi kia kinautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ngaahi lea mo e ngaahi ngāue taʻefakaʻotuá. (Lau ʻa e Siutasi 14, 15.) ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke talaki ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá?
12 Naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ki he kau fakaʻotuamaté ʻi he Lōmaki ʻi māmani lahi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá. Neongo ia, ko e kikite ʻa ʻĪnoké ʻoku fakalototoʻa kia kitautolu, he ko e kakai fakaʻotuamate ʻi hotau taimí ʻe vavé ni hono fakaʻauha kinautolu ʻe he fuʻu kau tau māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Fkh. 16:14-16; 19:11-16) ʻI he tali ʻo ʻetau ngaahi lotú, ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova kia kitautolu ʻa e loto-toʻa ke talaki ʻa ʻene pōpoakí, pe ʻoku felāveʻi mo ʻene ngaahi fakamāú pe ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá.
13. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku lava ke ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e mālohi ʻa ia ʻoku tau fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi palopalema fakalotomafasiá?
13 ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e mālohi ʻoku ʻomai mei he ʻOtuá ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi palopalema fakalotomafasiá. ʻI he maʻu ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa e ongo fefine Heti ko hono ongo uaifí, “nae mamahi ai ae loto o Aisake mo Lebeka [ko ʻene ongo mātuʻá].” Naʻe aʻu ʻo lāunga ʻa Lepeka: “Kuo kina ʻeku moʻui ko e meʻa ʻi he ongo fafine Heti; kapau ʻe mali a [homa foha ko] Sekope foki mo ha fefine Heti, ha taha ʻo e fonua ni, ʻo hange ko e ongo fafine ko eni, pea koeʻumaʻa aipe ʻeku moʻui?” (Sen. 26:34, 35, PM; Sen. 27:46) Naʻe fai leva ʻe ʻAisake ʻa e ngāue ʻo ne fekauʻi ʻa Sēkope ke ʻalu ʻo kumi hano uaifi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau lotu kia Sihová. Neongo naʻe ʻikai lava ke liliuʻi ʻe ʻAisake mo Lepeka ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe ʻĪsoá, naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia kinaua ʻa e poto, loto-toʻa mo e mālohi ke na faitōnunga ai pē kiate Ia. Kapau ʻoku tau lotu ʻo kole ʻa e tokoni ʻoku fiemaʻú, ʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa tatau kia kitautolu.—Sāme 118:5.
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe ha kiʻi taʻahine ʻIsileli ʻa e loto-toʻá?
14 ʻI ha ngaahi senituli ki mui ai, naʻe ʻave pōpula ai ha kiʻi taʻahine ʻIsileli ʻe ha fuʻu kau tau fakatūʻuta ʻo ne hoko ko ha sevāniti ʻi he ʻapi ʻo ha ʻeikitau Sīlia ko Neamani, ko ha tangata naʻe puke ʻi he kiliá. ʻI heʻene fanongo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi mana naʻe fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko ʻIlaisá, naʻe tala ange loto-toʻa ʻe he kiʻi taʻahiné ki he uaifi ʻo Neamaní: ‘Taumaiā ke ʻalu ʻa e tangataʻeikí ki ʻIsileli, ke fakamaʻa ia ʻe he palofitá mei heʻene kiliá.’ Naʻe ʻalu ʻa Neamani ki ʻIsileli, pea naʻe fakamoʻui fakaemana ia. (2 Tuʻi 5:1-3) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei moʻoni ē ko e kiʻi taʻahine ko iá ki he toʻutupu ʻoku nau falala kia Sihova ke ʻomai ha loto-toʻa ke faifakamoʻoni ki he kau faiakó, kaungāakó mo e niʻihi kehé!
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue loto-toʻa naʻe fai ʻe he setuata ko ʻOpataia ʻi he fale ʻo ʻĒhapí?
15 Ko e loto-toʻa ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau kātekina ʻa e fakatangá. Fakakaukau atu angé ki he setuata ko ʻOpataia ʻi he fale ʻo Tuʻi ʻĒhapí, naʻe moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻo e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá. ʻI he tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Kuini Sisipeli ke fakapoongi ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe fufū ʻe ʻOpataia ʻa honau toko 100 “ʻo tautau toko nimangofulu ʻi ha ʻana.” (1 Tuʻi 18:13; 19:18) Te ke tokoniʻi loto-toʻa ʻa e kaungā Kalisitiane ʻoku fakatangaʻí ʻo hangē ko hono tokoniʻi ʻe ʻOpataia ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Sihová?
16, 17. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakafeangai ʻa ʻAlisitako mo Keio ki he fakatangá?
16 Kapau ʻoku fakatangaʻi kitautolu, ʻe lava ke tau falala pau ʻe ʻia kitautolu ʻa Sihova. (Loma 8:35-39) ʻI he malaʻe vaʻinga ʻi ʻEfesoó, naʻe fehangahangai ai ʻa e kaungāngāue ʻo Paula ko ʻAlisitako mo Keió mo ha fuʻu kakai ngalingali naʻe toko laui afe. Naʻe langaʻi ʻe he tufunga ukamea ko Temetelió ha fakamoveuveu. Ko ia mo hono kaungā tufunga silivá naʻa nau ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi nofoʻanga toputapu ʻo e ʻotua-fefine ko ʻĀtemisí, pea ko ʻenau pisinisi ne tupu lahí naʻe ngalingali ʻe ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ia koeʻuhi ko e ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Paulá naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau nofo ʻi he koló ke nau siʻaki ʻa e lotu ʻaitolí. Naʻe toho ʻe he fuʻu kakaí ʻa ʻAlisitako mo Keio ki he malaʻe vaʻingá mo nau hanganaki kaikaila: “Langilangi ā ka ko Taiana [pe ʻĀtemisi], ko e ʻotua ʻotautolu Efeso!” ʻOku ngalingali naʻe ʻamanekina ʻe ʻAlisitako mo Keio te na mate, ka naʻe hanga ʻe he sekelitali ʻo e koló ʻo lolomi hifo ʻa e fuʻu kakaí.—Ng. 19:23-41.
17 Kapau naʻá ke kātekina ha hokosia pehē, naʻá ke mei feinga ke maʻu ha moʻui faingofua ange? ʻOku ʻikai fakahaaʻi naʻe mole ʻa e loto-toʻa ʻa ʻAlisitako mo Keió. ʻI heʻena haʻu mei Tesalonaiká, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻAlisitako ko hono fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻe lava ke iku ia ki he fakatanga. ʻI ha taimi ki muʻa ange, naʻe hoko ha moveuveu ʻi he malanga ai ʻa Paulá. (Ng. 17:5; 20:4) Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa ʻAlisitako mo Keio ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo Sihová, naʻá na maʻu ʻa e mālohi mo e loto-toʻa naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ke kātekina ai ʻa e fakatangá.
Tokanga ki he Ngaahi Meʻa ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé
18. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e “tokanga” ʻa Pīsila mo ʻAkuila ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
18 Pe ʻoku fakatangaʻi kitautolu pe ʻikai, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga fekauʻaki mo e kaungā Kalisitiané. Ko Pīsila mo ʻAkuilá naʻá na “tokanga” ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Lau ʻa e Filipai 2:4.) Ko e ongo meʻa mali faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ko iá naʻá na tokonaki nai ha nofoʻanga maʻa Paula ʻi ʻEfesō, ʻa ia naʻe langaʻi ai ʻe he tufunga siliva ko Temetelió ʻa e moveuveu naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá. Naʻe ueʻi nai ʻe he tuʻunga ko iá ʻa ʻAkuila mo Pīsila ke “fakalalango hoʻonaua uʻa” koeʻuhi ko Paula. (Loma 16:3, 4; 2 Kol. 1:8) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e tokanga ki hotau fanga tokoua ʻoku fakatangaʻí ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau “fakapotopoto ʻo hangē ko ha ngata.” (Mt. 10:16-18) ʻOku tau fakahoko fakapotopoto ʻetau ngāué pea fakafisi ke lavakiʻi kinautolu ʻaki hono fakahaaʻi honau ngaahi hingoá pe ko ha fakamatala kehe ki he kau fakatangá.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei naʻe fai ʻe Toakase maʻá e niʻihi kehé?
19 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻo e tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi, pea te tau malava nai ke fakalato ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko iá. (Ef. 4:28; Sem. 2:14-17) ʻI he fakatahaʻanga ʻi Siopa ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe ʻi ai ha fefine nima-homo ko Toakase. (Lau ʻa e Ngāue 9:36-42.) Ko Toakasé “naʻe mohu ʻi he ngaahi ngaue lelei, mo e fai ʻofa” ʻa ia ʻoku hā mahino naʻe kau ai hono tuitui ʻo e vala maʻá e kau uitou masivá. Ko ʻene mate ʻi he 36 T.S. naʻe hoko ai ʻa e loto-mamahi lahi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau uitoú. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ke ne fokotuʻu hake ʻa Toakase, pea ʻoku ngalingali naʻá ne fakamoleki ʻa e toenga ʻo ʻene moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻi hono malangaʻi fiefia ʻa e ongoongo leleí mo hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei maʻá e niʻihi kehé. He fiefia ē ko kitautolu ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e kakai fefine Kalisitiane taʻesiokita pehē he ahó ni ʻi hotau lotolotongá!
20, 21. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e fakalototoʻá ki he tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke ke fai ke hoko ai ʻo fakalototoʻá?
20 ʻOku tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he niʻihi kehé ʻaki hono fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu. (Loma 1:11, 12) Ko e kaungāngāue ʻo Paula ko Sailosí ko ha matavai ia ʻo e fakalototoʻa. Hili hono fakapapauʻi ʻo e fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e kamú ʻi he 49 T.S. nai, naʻe fekau atu ai ʻe he kulupu pule ʻi Selusalemá ʻa e kau talafekau ke nau ʻave ha tohi ki he kau tui ʻi he feituʻu kehé. Ko Sailosi, Siutasi, Panepasa mo Paulá naʻa nau ʻave ia ki ʻAniteoke. ʻI aí ko Sailosi mo Siutasi naʻá na “tokoni ʻa e kāinga [ʻi he ngaahi malanga] mo poupou honau loto.”—Ng. 15:32.
21 Ki mui ai, naʻe tuku pilīsone ʻa Paula mo Sailosi ʻi Filipai ka naʻe tukuange kinaua ko e tupu mei ha mofuike. He meʻa lelei ē ko ʻena fai ha fakamoʻoni pea sio ki he hoko ʻa e selá mo hono fāmilí ko e kau tuí! Ki muʻa ke mavahe mei he kolo ko iá, naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Sailosi mo Paula ʻa e fanga tokouá. (Ng. 16:12, 40) ʻI he hangē ko Paula mo Sailosí, feinga ke fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻaki hoʻo ngaahi talí, talanoá mo e ngāue faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke maʻu ai ha “tokoni [pe lea fakalototoʻá],” ʻofa mai ā ʻo “lea” ʻaki ia.—Ng. 13:15.
Hokohoko Atu ʻa e ʻAʻeva ʻi he Ngaahi Hala ʻo Sihová
22, 23. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻaonga moʻoni mei he ngaahi fakamatala Fakatohitapú?
22 He houngaʻia ē ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻi ai ʻi he ngaahi fakamatala moʻoni ki he moʻuí ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Folofola ʻa Sihová ʻa e ‘Otua oe fakafiemālie kotoabe’! (2 Kol. 1:3, PM) Kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻu ʻaonga mei he ngaahi hokosia ko ení, kuo pau ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki heʻetau moʻuí pea fakaʻatā ke tataki kitautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Kal. 5:22-25.
23 Ko e fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi fakamatala ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakaʻotuá. ʻE fakaivimālohiʻi ai hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻa e “poto mo e ʻilo mo e fiefia.” (Koh. 2:26) Ko hono olá, ʻe lava ke tau ʻai ʻa e loto ʻo e ʻOtua ʻofá ke fiefia. (Pal. 27:11) ʻOfa ke tau fakapapauʻi ke fai pehē ʻaki ʻa e hokohoko atu ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻo Sihová.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• ʻOku lava fēfē ke ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke alafalalaʻanga?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau “ʻatamai fakatōkilaló”?
• ʻOku lava fēfē ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi fakamatala ʻi he Tohi Tapú ke tau loto-toʻa?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku lava ai ke tau tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
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Ko Sēfita mo hono ʻofefine alafalalaʻangá naʻá na fakahoko ʻene fuakavá, neongo naʻe faingataʻa ʻa e fai peheé
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Fānau, ko e hā kuo mou ako mei he kiʻi taʻahine ʻIsilelí?
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Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakalato ʻe Toakase ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e kaungā Kalisitiané?