Te Tupu Foʼou​—Koteā ʼAē ʼe Ina Fakahoko?

HE KO’Ē neʼe fakaʼaogaʼi e Sesu ia te kupusiga palalau “tupu ia mai . . . te laumālie” ʼi te temi ʼaē neʼe palalau ai ʼo ʼuhiga mo te papitema ʼaki ia te laumālie māʼoniʼoni? (Soane 3:5) Kā fakaʼaogaʼi moʼo fai ʼo he palalau fakatā, ko te fakaʼuhiga ʼo te kupu “tupu” ko “kamataʼaga,” ohagē ko te kupusiga palalau ʼaē “te tupu ʼo he puleʼaga.” Koia, ko te kupu “tupu foʼou” ʼe fakaʼuhiga ki he “kamataʼaga foʼou.” Koia lā ʼaē, ko te ʼu palalau fakatā “tupu” pea mo “tupu foʼou” ʼe nā fakahā lelei ʼe ko he kamataʼaga foʼou anai ʼi te ʼu felōgoi ʼa te ʼAtua pea mo nātou ʼaē neʼe papitemaʼi ʼaki ia te laumālie māʼoniʼoni. ʼE fakahoko feafeaʼi ia te ʼu fetogi kātoa ʼaia ʼo te ʼu felōgoi mo te ʼAtua?

Moʼo fakamahino peʼe feafeaʼi ia te teuteuʼi e te ʼAtua ia nātou ʼaē kā ʼafio anai ʼi selō, neʼe fakaʼaogaʼi e te ʼapositolo ko Paulo ia te faʼifaʼitaki ʼo te maʼuli fakafāmili. Neʼe faitohi ki te kau Kilisitiano ʼo te temi ʼaia, ʼe “vaheʼi ai [anai] nātou ko he ʼu foha” pea koia lā ʼe feala ai ki te ʼAtua ke ina fakaʼuhiga nātou “ohagē ko he ʼu foha.” (Kalate 4:5; Hepeleo 12:7) Ke tou sisio pe tokoni feafeaʼi ki he tahi ia te faʼifaʼitaki ʼo ʼuhiga mo te vaheʼi fānau, ke mahino kiā ia pe koteā ia te faʼahiga fetogi ʼe hoko ki he tahi neʼe papitema ʼaki ia te laumālie māʼoniʼoni, tou toe vakaʼi ia te faʼifaʼitaki ʼo te tama ʼaē neʼe fia hū ki te faleako ʼo te tamaliki ako ʼaē neʼe tutupu ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaia.

Te Fetogi ʼUhi Ko Te Vaheʼi Fānau

ʼI te faʼifaʼitaki ʼaia, ʼe mole feala ki te tama ke hū ʼi te faleako ʼaia koteʼuhi neʼe mole tupu ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaia. Kotou fakakaukauʼi age ʼi he tahi ʼaho, ʼe hoko ai ia he toe fetogi lahi. Neʼe vaheʼi ia ia e he tamai ʼo he fāmili neʼe tutupu ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaia. ʼE malave feafeaʼi anai ki te tama? ʼUhi ʼaē neʼe vaheʼi ia, kua feala leva ke ina fai te ʼu meʼa ʼaē ʼe fakagafua ki te ʼu fānau ʼaē neʼe tutupu ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaia—ʼo kau ai ia te fealagia ʼaē ke hū ʼi te faleako. Ko tona vaheʼi neʼe ina fetogi kātoa ia te meʼa ʼaē ʼe feala ke ina fai.

 ʼE fakahā e te faʼifaʼitaki ʼaia te meʼa maʼuhiga ʼe lahi age ʼaē ʼe hoko kiā nātou ʼaē ʼe natou tutupu foʼou. Tou vakaʼi ʼihi ʼu puani ʼe tatau. Ko te tama ʼo te faʼifaʼitaki ʼaia ʼe tali anai ia ia ʼi te faleako mo kapau ʼe mulimuli ki te ʼu fakamaʼua ke feala hona fakahū, ke kau iā nātou ʼaē neʼe tutupu ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaia. Pea tahi ʼaē, kapau ʼe fakalogo kiā ia totonu, ʼe mole feala ia ke hū ʼi te faleako. ʼO toe fēia aipē, ko ʼihi ʼe natou kau anai ki te Puleʼaga ʼo te ʼAtua, peʼe natou ʼafio ʼi te puleʼaga ʼo selō ʼi te lagi, mo kapau ʼe natou mulimuli ki te ʼu fakamaʼua ʼo tonatou fakahū—ʼaē ko ‘te toe tutupu.’ Pea tahi ʼaē, ʼe mole fakalogo kiā nātou totonu hanatou hū koteʼuhi ko te tupu foʼou ʼe fakalogo ki te ʼAtua.

Koteā ʼaē neʼe ina fetogi ia te ʼaluʼaga ʼo te tama? Ko te fakatuʼutuʼu ʼo te lao ʼo ʼuhiga mo te vaheʼi fānau. ʼE mahino ia, ʼe mole feala ke ina fetogi ia te ʼulugaaga ʼo te tama. ʼI te hili ʼo tona vaheʼi, ʼe ko te tama māhani pē. Kae ʼi te hili ʼo tana maʼu ia te fakagafua ʼo te lao ʼo ʼuhiga mo tona vaheʼi, ʼe maʼu e te tama ia te fakatuʼutuʼu foʼou. ʼI tona fakahagatonu, ʼe ko he kamataʼaga foʼou maʼa ia, ohagē pē ko hona tupu foʼou. Kua liliu ohagē pē ko he foha ʼo te tagata, kua ina maʼu ia te fakagafua ke hū ʼi te faleako pea mo kau ki te fāmili ʼo tana tamai tauhi.

ʼO toe fēia aipē, ko Sehova neʼe ina fetogi ia te ʼaluʼaga ʼo te kūtuga ʼo te hahaʼi heʼe haohaoa ʼaki he fakatuʼutuʼu ke vaheʼi nātou ohagē ko hana ʼu fānau. Ko te ʼapositolo ko Paulo, ʼaē neʼe kau ki te kūtuga ʼaia, neʼe faitohi fēnei ki tona ʼu tehina: “Neʼe kotou tali te laumālie ʼaē ʼe ina vaheʼi koutou ko he ʼu foha, ʼaki te laumālie ʼaia ʼe tou kalaga ai: ‘Abba, Tamai!’ Ko te laumālie totonu ʼe ina fakamoʼoni mo totatou laumālie ko tātou ko te ʼu fānau ʼa te ʼAtua.” (Loma 8:15, 16) Koia, ʼaki ia te fakatuʼutuʼu ʼo te vaheʼi, ko te kau Kilisitiano ʼaia ʼe natou kau ki te fāmili ʼo te ʼAtua, peʼe ko “te ʼu fānau ʼa te ʼAtua.”—1 Soane 3:1; 2 Kolonito 6:18.

ʼE mahino ia, ko te vaheʼi ʼaia e te ʼAtua ʼe mole ina fetogi ia te agaaga ʼo nātou ʼaē neʼe vaheʼi, ʼe natou heʼe haohaoa. (1 Soane 1:8) Kae, ohagē ko tona fakamahino e Paulo ki muli age, hili te kua maʼu ʼo te ʼu fakagafua mai tonatou vaheʼi, ʼe natou maʼu ia he fakatuʼutuʼu foʼou. ʼI te temi pē ʼaia, ʼe foaki e te laumālie māʼoniʼoni ʼa te ʼAtua ki te ʼu foha ʼaia ʼaē neʼe ina vaheʼi, te tui papau ʼaē ʼe natou māʼuʼuli anai mo Kilisito ʼi te lagi. (1 Soane 3:2) Ko te taʼi tui papau ʼaia ʼaē neʼe fakatupu e te laumālie māʼoniʼoni neʼe ina fetogi ai tanatou faʼahiga sio ki te maʼuli. (2 Kolonito 1:21, 22) ʼE ko honatou kamataʼaga foʼou—ko he tupu foʼou.

ʼO ʼuhiga mo te ʼu foha ʼaē neʼe vaheʼi e te ʼAtua, ʼe fakahā fēnei ʼi te Tohi-Tapu: “ ʼE natou liliu anai ko he ʼu pelepitelō ʼa te ʼAtua pea mo Kilisito, pea ʼe natou kaugā hau anai mo ia ʼi te lolotoga ʼo te ʼu taʼu e afe.” (Fakahā 20:6) ʼO fakatahi mo Kilisito, ʼe liliu anai ia te ʼu foha ʼaē neʼe vaheʼi e te ʼAtua ko he ʼu hau ʼi te Puleʼaga ʼo te ʼAtua, peʼe ʼi te puleʼaga ʼo selō. Neʼe ʼui e te ʼapositolo ko Petelo ki tona ʼu tehina ʼe natou maʼu anai ia “he tōfiga ʼe heʼe popo, heʼe ʼuli, heʼe fefe” ʼaē ‘ʼe tāʼofi ʼi te lagi’ maʼa nātou (1 Petelo 1:3, 4) ʼE ko he tōfiga maʼuhiga moʼoni!

Kae, ko te faʼahi ʼaia ʼo ʼuhiga mo te kaugā hau ʼe ina toe lagaʼi ia te fehuʼi. Kapau ko nātou ʼaē ʼe toe tutupu ʼe natou kaugā hau ʼi te lagi, ko ai ʼaē kā natou pule anai ki ai? ʼE tou vakaʼi anai ia te fehuʼi ʼaia ʼi te ʼalatike ʼaē kā hoa mai.

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Koteā ʼaē neʼe ʼui e Paulo ʼo ʼuhiga mo te vaheʼi fānau?