Founga ke Fakaofiofi Ai ki he Tokotaha “Tali Lotu”
Founga ke Fakaofiofi Ai ki he Tokotaha “Tali Lotu”
“Ko e tali lotu ʻa e ʻAfiona, ko ia ʻe alu atu ai kiate koe ʻa e kakano kotoa.”—SĀME 65:2.
1. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakatupu kehe ʻi he māmaní, pea ko e hā ʻa e faingamālie ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he meʻa ko iá?
ʻI HE kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakatupu ʻe laui afe ʻi he māmaní, ko e faʻahinga pē ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e malava ke lotu ki he Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Ko e faʻahinga pē ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié mo ongoʻi ʻa e holi ke fakalato ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko iá. ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he meʻa ko iá kiate kitautolu ha faingamālie fakaofo ko hono maʻu ha vahaʻangatae fakafoʻituitui mo ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e nunuʻa kovi naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe he angahalá ki he vahaʻangatae ʻo e tangatá mo hono Tokotaha-Fakatupú?
2 Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá fakataha mo e malava ke fakaofiofi ki hono Tokotaha-Ngaohí. Naʻe fakatupu ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ʻo ʻikai haʻana angahala. Ko ia ai, naʻe malava ke na fakaofiofi tauʻatāina ki he ʻOtuá ʻo hangē pē ko e fakaofiofi ʻa ha kiʻi tama ki heʻene tamaí. Kae kehe, naʻe toʻo atu ʻe he angahalá ia ʻa e monū maʻongoʻonga ko iá. Naʻe talangataʻa ʻa ʻĀtama ia mo ʻIvi ki he ʻOtuá pea mole ai meiate kinaua hona vahaʻangatae vāofi mo iá. (Senesi 3:8-13, 17-24) ʻOku ʻuhinga iá heʻikai kei malava ki he hako taʻehaohaoa ʻo ʻĀtamá ke toe fetuʻutaki mo e ʻOtuá? ʻIkai, ʻoku kei fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova kinautolu ke nau fakaofiofi ange kiate ia ʻo kapau pē ʻoku nau aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu tefito pau. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko iá?
Ngaahi Fiemaʻu ki he Fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá
3. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku totonu ke fakaofiofi ai ʻa e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá ki he ʻOtuá, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā ʻokú ne fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e meʻá ni?
3 Ko e meʻa ko ia fekauʻaki mo e ongo foha ʻo ʻĀtamá ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau sio ai ki he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá mei ha taha taʻehaohaoa ʻokú ne loto ke fakaofiofi kiate Iá. Naʻe feinga fakatouʻosi ʻa Keini mo ʻĒpeli ke fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki hono ʻoatu ha ongo feilaulau kiate ia. Naʻe tali ʻa e feilaulau ʻa ʻĒpelí, kae ʻikai tali ʻa e feilaulau ʻa Keiní. (Senesi 4:3-5) Ko e hā naʻá ne ʻai ke faikehekehé? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Hepelu 11:4: “Ko tui naʻe ʻatu ki he ʻOtua ʻe Epeli ha feilaulau, ʻo lelei hake ʻi haʻa Keini; ʻio, ko ia ia naʻe fakamoʻoni ai maʻana ʻoku ne maʻoniʻoni.” ʻOku hā mahino leva, ko e tuí ko ha fiemaʻu pau ia ke malava ai ʻo fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá. Ko ha toe fiemaʻu pau ʻe taha ʻoku hā ia ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihova kia Keiní: “ʻIkai ʻe ai ha hanga hake, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke feinga ke lelei?” ʻIo, naʻe mei tali pē ʻa e fakaofiofi ia ʻa Keini ki he ʻOtuá kapau naʻe tafoki ʻa Keini ʻo failelei. Kae kehe, naʻe talitekeʻi ʻe Keini ia ʻa e akonaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ʻa ʻĒpeli, pea iku ai ʻo ne hoko ko ha tokotaha ʻāuhē. (Senesi 4:7-12) Ko ia, ʻi he kamataʻangá pē, naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he tui fakataha mo hono fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lelei.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau lāuʻilo ki ai ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻetau fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá?
4 ʻOku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ke tau lāuʻilo ki hotau tuʻunga angahalaʻiá kapau ʻoku tau loto ke fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku angahalaʻia ʻa e tangata kotoa pē, pea ko e angahalá ko ha fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻanga ia ʻo e fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe tohi ʻa e palōfita ko Selemaiá ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻIsileli: “Kuo mau fai talagataa . . . Kuo ke ufiufi koe aki ae ao, ke oua naa aji atu ae mau kole.” (Tangilaulau 3:42, 44, PM) Neongo ʻa e angahalaʻia ʻa e tangatá, ʻi he kotoa ʻo hono hisitōliá kuo fakahaaʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene finangalo lelei ke tali ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakaofiofi kiate ia ʻi he tuí pea ʻi he tuʻunga totonu ʻo e lotó, mo tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú. (Sāme 119:145) Ko hai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e faʻahingá ni, pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei heʻenau ngaahi lotú?
5, 6. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei he fakaofiofi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he ʻOtuá?
5 Ko ha tokotaha pehē ʻe taha ko ʻĒpalahame. Naʻe tali ʻene fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá, he naʻe ui ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻĒpalahame “ko hoku takanga.” (Aisea 41:8) Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei he fakaofiofi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he ʻOtuá? Naʻe fehuʻi ʻa e pēteliake faitōnungá ni kia Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha ʻea, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko e ha te ke ʻomi? he ko ʻeku hiki paʻa eni”? (Senesi 15:2, 3; 17:18) ʻI ha toe taimi ʻe taha, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ai ʻene hohaʻa pe ko hai ʻe fakahaofi ʻi he taimi ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamaau ki he kau fulikivanu ʻi Sōtoma mo Komolá. (Senesi 18:23-33) Naʻe toe fai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha kole maʻá e niʻihi kehe. (Senesi 20:7, 17) Pea hangē pē ko ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻĒpelí, ko e fakaofiofi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi naʻe kau ki ai ha feilaulau kiate ia.—Senesi 22:9-14.
6 ʻI he ngaahi taimi kotoa ko ʻení, naʻe ongoʻi tauʻatāina ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke lea kia Sihova. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻalu fakataha ʻene tauʻatāina ke leá mo ha vakai anga-fakatōkilalo ki hono tuʻunga ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Fakatokangaʻi ʻene ngaahi lea fakaʻapaʻapa ʻoku hā ʻi he Senesi 18:27: “ʻA, ko eni kuo te alaʻaki ke fakatau folofola ki he ʻAfiona, ʻa kita efu mo efuefu.” Ko ha fakakaukau lelei ē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki ai!
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe lotu ʻa e kau pēteliaké kia Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá?
7 Naʻe lotu ʻa e kau pēteliaké ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa kehekehe, pea naʻe fanongo lelei mai ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu. Naʻe fai ʻe Sēkope ha lotu ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha fuakava. ʻI he hili ʻa e kole ki he tokoni ʻa Sihová, naʻá ne palōmesi fakamātoato: “ʻIlonga ha meʻa te ke ʻomi kiate au te u matuʻaki ʻatu hono vahe hongofulu kiate koe.” (Senesi 28:20-22) Ki mui ai, ʻi heʻene teu ke fetaulaki mo hono tokouá, naʻe kōlenga ʻa Sēkope kia Sihova ke maluʻi ia, ʻo ne pehē: “Oku ou kole kiate koe, fakahaofi au mei he nima o hoku taokete, mei he nima o Isoa: he oku ou manavahe kiate ia.” (Senesi 32:9-12, PM) Naʻe fakaofiofi ʻa e pēteliake ko Siopé kia Sihova maʻa hono fāmilí, ʻo fai ha ngaahi feilaulau maʻanautolu. ʻI he taimi naʻe angahala ai ʻa e ngaahi takanga ʻe toko tolu ʻo Siopé ʻi heʻenau leá, naʻe lotu ʻa Siope maʻanautolu, pea “tali ʻa Siope ʻe he ʻEiki.” (Siope 1:5; 42:7-9) ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi fakamatalá ni ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fakakau ʻi heʻetau lotu kia Sihová. ʻOku tau toe ʻilo ai ʻoku mateuteu ʻa Sihova ke tali ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakaofiofi ange kiate ia ʻi ha founga totonú.
ʻI he Malumalu ʻo e Fuakava Laó
8. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e fuakava Laó, naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻohake ʻa e ngaahi meʻá kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko e kakaí?
8 ʻI he hili hono fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, naʻá ne ʻoange kiate kinautolu ʻa e fuakava Lao. Naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he Laó ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ki he fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻi ha tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki naʻe fakanofo. Naʻe vaheʻi ʻa e kau Līvai ʻe niʻihi ke nau ngāue ko e kau taulaʻeiki maʻá e kakaí. ʻI he taimi naʻe malanga hake ai ha meʻa mahuʻinga fakapuleʻanga, naʻe hanga ʻe ha fakafofonga ʻo e kakaí, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko ha tuʻi pe ko ha palōfita, ʻo ʻohake ʻa e meʻa ko iá ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he lotu. (1 Samiuela 8:21, 22; 14:36-41; Selemaia 42:1-3) Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he fakatapui ʻo e temipalé, naʻe fakaofiofi ʻa Tuʻi Solomone kia Sihova ʻi ha lotu fakamātoato. Naʻe fakahaaʻi leva ʻe Sihova ʻene tali ʻa e lotu ʻa Solomoné ʻaki hono fakafonu ʻa e temipalé ʻaki Hono lāngilangí mo ne pehē: “ʻE fakaongo hoku telinga ki ha lotu ʻe fai ʻi he potu ni.”—2 Kalonikali 6:12–7:3, 15.
9. Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ki he fakaofiofi totonu kia Sihova ʻi he potu toputapú?
9 ʻI he Lao naʻe ʻoange ki ʻIsilelí, naʻe fakakau ai ʻe Sihova ha fiemaʻu ki he fakaofiofi fakahōifua kiate ia ʻi he potu toputapú. Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu ko iá? Ko e pongipongi mo e efiafi kotoa pē, ʻi he tānaki atu ki hono fai ʻo e ngaahi feilaulau monumanú, naʻe fiemaʻu ki he taulaʻeiki lahí ke ne tutu ʻa e ʻinisēnisi namu-kakala ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová. Ki mui ai, naʻe toe fai foki ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki tokoní ʻa e ngāué ni, tuku kehe ʻi he ʻAho ʻo e Fakaleleí. Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke fai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ha fakaʻapaʻapa pehē, heʻikai ke hōifua ʻa Sihova ki heʻenau ngāué.—Ekisoto 30:7, 8; 2 Kalonikali 13:11.
10, 11. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku tau maʻu naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga tāutahá?
10 ʻI ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe toki malava pē ke fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi he kau fakafofonga naʻe vaheʻí? ʻIkai, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻe hōifua ʻa Sihova ke tali ʻa e ngaahi lotu fakafoʻituitui ʻa e faʻahinga tāutahá. ʻI he lotu ʻa Solomone ʻi hono fakatapui ʻo e temipalé, naʻá ne kōlenga kia Sihova, ʻo pehē: “ʻIlonga ha hu ʻe fai ʻe ha tangata pe ko ho kakai Isileli kotoa . . . ka ne ka folahi hono nima ki he fale ni: pea ke fanongo ʻa e ʻAfiona mei langi.” (2 Kalonikali 6:29, 30) ʻOku tala mai ʻe he fakamatala ʻa Luké kiate kitautolu ʻi he taimi ko ia naʻe tutu ʻinisēnisi ai ʻa Sākalaia ko e tamai ʻa Sione Papitaisó, ʻi he potu toputapú, naʻe “lotu ʻi tuʻa” ha fuʻu tokolahi ʻo e kau lotu kia Sihova ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ko ha kau taulaʻeiki. ʻOku ngalingali naʻe tōʻongaʻaki ʻe he kakaí ke nau fakatahataha ʻo lotu ʻi tuʻa ʻi he potu toputapú he lolotonga hono ʻohake ʻo e ʻinisēnisí kia Sihova ʻi he ʻōlita koulá.—Luke 1:8-10.
11 Ko ia, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakaofiofi ai kia Sihova ʻi he founga totonú, naʻá ne fiefia ke tali ʻa e ngaahi kole mei he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau fakafofongaʻi ʻa e puleʻangá ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá pea mei he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau feinga ke fakaofiofi kiate ia fakafoʻituituí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau kei ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava Laó. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku malava ke tau ako ha ngaahi lēsoni mahuʻinga fekauʻaki mo e lotú mei he ngaahi founga ko ia ʻo e fakaofiofi ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ki he ʻOtuá.
ʻI he Malumalu ʻo e Fokotuʻutuʻu Faka-Kalisitiané
12. Ko e hā ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau fakaofiofi ai kia Sihová?
12 ʻOku tau moʻui he taimí ni ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOku ʻikai ke kei ʻi ai ha temipale fakamatelie ke fakafofongaʻi ai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pe ke tau ō ki ai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lotu ai ki he ʻOtuá. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku kei ʻi ai ha fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sihova ke tau fakaofiofi ai kiate ia. Ko e hā ia? ʻI he 29 T.S., ʻi he taimi naʻe pani ai ʻa Kalaisi pea fakanofo ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahí, naʻe kamata ngāue leva ai ha temipale fakalaumālie. a Ko e temipale fakalaumālie ko ʻení ko e fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou ia ke fakaofiofi ai kia Sihova ʻi he lotu ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau fakatupuhōifuaʻanga ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.—Hepelu 9:11, 12.
13. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e lotú, ko e hā ʻa e faitatau ʻe taha ʻi he temipale ʻi Selusalemá pea mo e temipale fakalaumālié?
13 Ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki lahi ʻo e temipale ʻi Selusalemá ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi lelei mai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo e temipale fakalaumālié, ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e lotú. (Hepelu 9:1-10) Ko e fakatātaá, ko e hā naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ʻinisēnisi naʻe ʻohake ʻi he pongipongi mo e efiafi ʻi he ʻōlita ʻo e ʻinisēnisí ʻi he potu Tapu ʻo e temipalé? Fakatatau ki he tohi Fakahaá, ko e ‘inisenisí, ko e ngaahi hu ia ʻa e kakai lotú’ pe māʻoniʻoní. (Fakahā 5:8; 8:3, 4) Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa Tēvita ke ne tohi: “Ke hoko atu ʻeku lotu ki ho ʻao na, ʻo hange ko e inisenisi.” (Sāme 141:2) Ko ia, ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané, ʻoku fakafofongaʻi feʻungamālie ʻe he ʻinisēnisi namu-kakalá ʻa e ngaahi lotu mo e fakafetaʻi ʻoku fakahōifua kia Sihová.—1 Tesalonaika 3:10.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e fakaofiofi kia Sihova ʻa e (a) kau Kalisitiane paní? (e) “fanga sipi kehe”?
14 Ko hai ʻe lava ke fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he temipale fakalaumālie ko ʻení? ʻI he temipale fakamatelié, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí ʻa e monū ke nau ngāue ʻi he lotoʻā ʻi lotó, ka ko e kau taulaʻeikí pē naʻe malava ke nau hū ki he Potu Tapú. Ko e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvaní ʻoku nau maʻu ha tuʻunga fakalaumālie makehe naʻe tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ʻe he lotoʻā ʻi lotó pea mo e Potu Tapú, ʻa ia ʻoku fakamafeia ai kinautolu ke nau ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi lotu mo e fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtuá.
15 Fēfē ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he māmaní, ʻa e “fanga sipi kehe”? (Sione 10:16) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá ʻe haʻu ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi ke lotu kia Sihova “ʻi he kuonga ʻamui.” (Aisea 2:2, 3) Naʻá ne toe tohi ʻo pehē ʻe haʻu fakataha mo kinautolu kia Sihova ha “hakoʻi muli.” ʻI hono fakahaaʻi ʻene finangalo lelei ke tali ʻenau fakaofiofi atú, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Te u fakafiefiaʻi kinautolu ʻi hoku falelotu.” (Aisea 56:6, 7) ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he Fakahā 7:9-15 ha toe ngaahi fakaikiiki, ʻo fakamatala ki ha “fuʻu kakai lahi” mei he “puleʻanga kotoa pē” ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakatahataha ʻi he hū mo e lotu ki he ʻOtuá “ʻi he ʻaho mo e po” ʻi heʻenau tuʻu ʻi he lotoʻā ʻi tuʻa ʻo e temipale fakalaumālié. Ko ha foʻi fakakaukau fakafiemālie ē ko e malava ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá he ʻaho ní ke nau fakaofiofi tauʻatāina ki he ʻOtuá fakataha mo e falala kakato ʻokú ne fanongo mai kiate kinautolu!
Ko e Hā ʻa e Ngaahi Lotu ʻOku Talí?
16. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ʻo fekauʻaki mo e lotú?
16 Ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ko e kakai naʻa nau angaʻaki ʻa e lotú. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻa nau lotu ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá? Naʻe kole ʻa e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ki ha tataki ki hono fili ʻo ha kau tangata ki he ngaahi fatongia ʻi he kautahá. (Ngāue 1:24, 25; 6:5, 6) Naʻe lotu ʻa ʻEpafasi maʻa hono kaungātuí. (Kolose 4:12) Naʻe lotu ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Selusalemá maʻa Pita ʻi he taimi naʻe tuku pilīsone aí. (Ngāue 12:5) Naʻe kole ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ki he ʻOtuá ke ʻomai kiate kinautolu ha loto-toʻa ʻi he fehangahangai mo e fakafepakí, ʻo pehē: “ʻEiki, ke ke meʻa ki heʻenau ngaahi fakamana, pea tuku ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ke ʻoua ʻaupito te mau māluʻia ʻi heʻemau malangaʻaki hoʻo folofola.” (Ngāue 4:23-30) Naʻe enginaki ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau lotu ki he ʻOtuá ki ha poto ʻi heʻenau tofanga ʻi he ʻahiʻahí. (Semisi 1:5) ʻOkú ke fakakau ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻi hoʻo ngaahi kole kia Sihová?
17. Ko e ngaahi lotu ʻa hai ʻoku tali ʻe Sihová?
17 ʻOku ʻikai ke tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi lotu kotoa pē. ʻE lava fēfē leva ke tau lotu fakataha mo e fakapapauʻi ʻe tali ʻetau ngaahi lotú? Ko e kakai faitōnunga ko ia naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi taimi ki muʻá naʻa nau fakaofiofi kiate ia ʻi he loto-moʻoni pea ʻi he tuʻunga totonu ʻo e lotó. Naʻa nau fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e tui pea poupouʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lelei. ʻOku malava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe fanongo mai ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakaofiofi kiate ia ʻi he founga tatau ʻi he ʻaho ní.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu kuo pau ke aʻusia ʻe he kau Kalisitiané kae fanongoa ʻenau ngaahi lotú?
18 ʻOku toe ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ʻe taha. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻeni ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo pehē: “Ko e meʻa ʻiate ia ʻoku ta . . . hoko atu [pe fakaofiofi] ki he Tamai, heʻeta Laumalie taha.” Ko hai naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Paula heʻene tohi, “ko e meʻa ʻiate ia”? Ko Sīsū Kalaisi. (Efeso 2:13, 18) ʻIo, ʻoku malava ke tau fakaofiofi tauʻatāina ki he Tamaí fakafou pē ʻia Sīsū.—Sione 14:6; 15:16; 16:23, 24.
19. (a) Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa e foaki ʻinisēnisi ʻi ʻIsilelí ʻo fakalielia kia Sihová? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku hangē ʻetau ngaahi lotú ha ʻinisēnisi namu-kakala kia Sihová?
19 Hangē ko ia kuo tau ʻosi lave ki aí, ko e ʻinisēnisi naʻe ʻohake ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻIsilelí ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lotu fakahōifua ʻa e kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, naʻe fakalielia kia Sihova ʻa e ngaahi foaki ʻinisēnisi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe hoko ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení ʻi he taimi naʻe tutu ʻinisēnisi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he temipalé ka ʻi he taimi tatau naʻa nau punou hifo ai ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí. (Isikeli 8:10, 11) ʻOku pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taukaveʻi ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa Sihova ka ʻi he taimi tatau ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku fepaki mo ʻene ngaahi laó, ʻoku hoko ia ʻo hangē ha nanamu ʻoku kovi kiate iá. (Palovepi 15:8) Ko ia ai, tau hokohoko atu ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí ke maʻa koeʻuhi ke hangē ʻetau ngaahi lotú ha ʻinisēnisi namu-kakala ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku mokoi ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku muimui ki hono ngaahi ʻalunga māʻoniʻoní. (Sione 9:31) Kae kehe, ʻoku kei tuʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻe niʻihi. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau lotú? Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau lotu ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá? Pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono tali mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi lotú? ʻI heʻetau kupu hoko maí ʻe lāulea ai ki he ngaahi fehuʻí ni mo e ngaahi fehuʻi kehe.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Taua Leʻo, Mē 15, 2001, peesi 27.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• ʻI he founga fē ʻe lava ke fakaofiofi fakahōifua ai ʻa e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ki he ʻOtuá?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he kau pēteliaké ʻi heʻetau ngaahi lotú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he ngaahi lotu ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané?
• Ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻe hangē ai ʻetau ngaahi lotú ha ʻinisēnisi namu-kakala ki he ʻOtuá?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ko e hā naʻe tali ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e feilaulau ʻa ʻĒpelí kae ʻikai tali ʻa e feilaulau ʻa Keiní?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 24]
“ʻA kita efu mo efuefu”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 25]
“Te u matuʻaki ʻatu hono vahe hongofulu kiate koe”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 26]
ʻOku hangē hoʻo ngaahi lotú ha ʻinisēnisi namu-kakala kia Sihová?