Moʻoni Taʻengatá
Kuo teʻeki ai ha taimi ʻe toe mahuʻinga ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoní!
Kāinga, fakamālō atu ʻi hoʻomou moʻui līʻoa ki he ʻOtua ko e Tamaí mo Hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí, pea fakamālō atu ʻi hoʻomou ʻofa mo e fetokoniʻakí. ʻOku mou fakaofo moʻoni!
Talateu
Hili ʻema maʻu mo hoku uaifi ko Ané, ha uiuiʻi ke hoko ko ha taki ngāue fakafaifekau taimi kakató, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe homau fāmilí ke ako ʻa e hingoa ʻo e faifekau takitaha kimuʻa pea mau tūʻuta ki he misioná. Naʻa mau ʻomi ha ʻū laʻitā, faʻu ha ʻū kaati hingoa, pea kamata feinga ke ʻilo ʻa e fōtungá mo ako maʻuloto ʻa e ngaahi hingoá.
ʻI heʻemau tūʻutá, naʻa mau fakahoko ha ngaahi konifelenisi fakafeʻiloaki mo e kau faifekaú. ʻI heʻemau feohi mo e kau faifekaú, ne u fanongo atu ki homa foha taʻu hivá:
“Fiefia ke feʻiloaki mo koe Semi!”
“Lesieli, ko hoʻo haʻú mei fē?”
“Mani, Tēvita, meʻa ko hoʻo lōloa!”
Ne u ʻohovale, peá u ʻalu atu ki homa fohá ʻo fanafana ange, “Hei, manatuʻi ke ui ʻa e kau faifekaú ko ʻEletā pe Sisitā.”
Naʻá ne hanga mai ʻi he puputuʻu mo pehē, “Teti, ne u pehē naʻe pau ke tau ako maʻuloto honau hingoá.” Naʻe fakahoko ʻe homa fohá ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne fakakaukau naʻe totonú ʻo fakatatau mo e mahino naʻá ne maʻú.
Sai, ko e hā e mahino ʻoku tau maʻu ki he moʻoní ʻi he kuongá ni? ʻOku fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi maʻu pē kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau mālohí, lipooti taʻe totonú, mo e fakamatala taʻekakató. ʻI he taimi tatau, ʻoku tupulaki ʻa e lahi mo e maʻuʻanga ʻo e fakamatala ko ʻení. Kuo teʻeki ai ha taimi ʻe toe mahuʻinga ange ai ʻa e fiemaʻu ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoní!
ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻa e moʻoní ke tau fokotuʻu mo fakamālohia ai hotau vā fetuʻutaki mo e ʻOtuá, maʻu ʻa e melinó mo e fiefiá, pea aʻusia hotau tuʻunga malava fakalangí. ʻI he ʻaho ní, tuku muʻa ke tau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení:
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Ko e hā ʻa e moʻoni, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga aí?
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ʻOku tau maʻu fēfē ʻa e moʻoní?
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ʻI heʻetau maʻu ʻa e moʻoní, te tau lava fēfē ʻo vahevahe iá?
ʻOku Taʻengata ʻa e Moʻoní
Kuo akonekina kitautolu ʻe he ʻEikí ʻi he folofolá “ko e moʻoní ‘a e ʻiloʻi ‘o e ngaahi meʻá ʻo hangē ko honau anga ʻoku ʻi aí, pea naʻa nau ʻi aí, pea te nau hoko ki aí” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 93:24). Naʻe “ʻikai ke fakatupu pe ngaohi ia” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 93:29) pea ʻoku “ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano ngataʻanga” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 88:66).1 Ko e moʻoní ʻoku pau, tuʻu maʻu, pea ʻikai feliliuaki. ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻoku taʻengata ʻa e moʻoní.2
ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he moʻoní ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kākaá,3 fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e leleí mei he koví,4 maʻu ha maluʻi,5 pea maʻu ʻa e fiemālié mo e fakamoʻuí.6 ʻE lava foki ʻe he moʻoní ʻo tākiekina ʻetau ngaahi angafaí,7 fakatauʻatāinaʻi kitautolu,8 fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi kitautolu,9 mo tataki kitautolu ki he moʻui taʻengatá.10
ʻOku Fakahā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e Moʻoni Taʻengatá
ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e moʻoni taʻengatá kiate kitautolu ʻo fakafou ʻi ha founga ʻo e maʻu fakahaá ʻo kau ai Ia, Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, kau palōfitá, pea mo kitautolu. Tau talanoa muʻa ki he ngaahi fatongia makehe kae fehokotaki ʻo e tokotaha takitaha ʻi he founga ko ʻení.
ʻUluakí, ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e moʻoni taʻengatá.11 ʻOkú Ne maʻu mo Hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí,12 ha mahino haohaoa ki he moʻoní pea mo ngāue maʻu pē fakatatau ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mo e ngaahi fono moʻoní.13 ʻOku fakaʻatā Kinaua ʻe he mālohi ko ʻení ke faʻu mo puleʻi ha ngaahi māmani14 pea ke ʻofaʻi foki, tataki mo lehilehiʻi haohaoa hake kitautolu takitaha.15 ʻOkú Na finangalo ke mahino kiate kitautolu pea tau fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e moʻoní kae lava ke tau fiefia ʻi he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻokú Na fiefia aí.16 Te Na lava ʻo vahevahe fakahangatonu mai ʻa e moʻoní pe, hangē ko e angamahení, ʻo fakafou ʻi ha kau talafekau hangē ko e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, kau ʻāngeló, pe kau palōfita moʻuí.
Uá, ʻoku fakamoʻoni ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ki he moʻoni kotoa pē.17 ʻOkú Ne fakahā mai ʻa e ngaahi moʻoní kiate kitautolu pea fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi moʻoni ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku faʻa hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi ueʻi mei he Laumālié ko ha ngaahi fakakaukau ki hotau ʻatamaí mo ha ngaahi ongo ki hotau lotó.18
Tolú, ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau palōfitá ʻa e moʻoní mei he ʻOtuá pea vahevahe ʻa e moʻoni ko iá mo kitautolu.19 ʻOku tau ako ʻa e moʻoní mei he kau palōfita ʻo e kuohilí ʻi he folofolá20 pea mei he kau palōfita moʻuí ʻi he konifelenisi lahí pea mo e ngaahi founga fetuʻutaki fakaʻofisiale kehé.
Fakaʻosí, ʻokú ta fakahoko ha fatongia mahuʻinga ʻi he ngāué ni. ʻOku finangalo ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau fekumi, ʻiloʻi pea ngāueʻi ʻa e moʻoní. ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻetau malava ke maʻu mo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e moʻoní ʻi he mālohi ʻo hotau vā fetuʻutaki mo e Tamaí pea mo e ʻAló, ko ʻetau ongoʻingofua e tākiekina ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, pea mo ʻetau talangofua ki he kau palōfita ʻi he ʻaho kimui ní.
‘Oku fiemaʻu ke tau manatuʻi ʻoku ngāue ʻa Sētane ke taʻofi kitautolu mei he moʻoní. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi, ka taʻeʻoua ʻa e moʻoní, he ʻikai lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá. ʻOkú ne filioʻi ʻa e moʻoní ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻilo ʻo e māmaní ke fakapuputuʻu mo tohoakiʻi ʻetau tokangá mei he meʻa kuo folofola mai ʻe he ʻOtuá.21
Ko e Fekumi, ʻIloʻi, mo Fakaʻaongaʻi ʻo e Moʻoni Taʻengatá
ʻI heʻetau fekumi ki he moʻoni taʻengatá,22 ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ongo fehuʻi ko ʻení ke tau ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá nai ha foʻi fakakaukau pe mei ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala kehe:
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ʻOku toutou akoʻi nai ʻa e foʻi fakakaukaú ʻi he folofolá pea mo e kau palōfita moʻuí?
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ʻOku fakapapauʻi nai ʻa e foʻi fakakaukaú ʻe he fakamoʻoni ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní?
ʻOku fakahā ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ngaahi moʻoni fakatokāteline ʻo fakafou ʻi he kau palōfitá, pea ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ko iá kiate kitautolu mo tokoni ke tau fakaʻaongaʻi kinautolu.23 Kuo pau ke tau feinga mo mateuteu ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ongo fakalaumālie ko ʻení ʻi heʻenau hoko maí.24 ʻOku tau ongoʻingofua taha e fakamoʻoni ʻa e Laumālié ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau loto-fakatōkilalo aí,25 lotu fakamātoato mo ako e ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá,26 pea tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fekaú.27
ʻI he taimi pē ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ha foʻi moʻoni pau kiate kitautolú, ʻoku toe loloto ange ʻetau mahinó ʻi heʻetau ngāue ʻaki ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko iá. ʻI he fakalau ʻa e taimí pea ʻi heʻetau moʻui ʻaki maʻu pē ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoní, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha ʻilo pau ki he foʻi moʻoni ko iá.28
Hangē ko ʻení, kuó u fai ha ngaahi fehālaaki peá u ongoʻi fakameʻapangoʻia he ngaahi fili taʻetaau ko iá. Ka ʻi he lotú, akó, mo e tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí, kuó u maʻu ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻo e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e fakatomalá.29 ʻI he hokohoko atu ke u fakatomalá, naʻe tupulaki ʻo mālohi ange ʻeku mahino ki he fakatomalá. Naʻá ku ongoʻi ofi ange ki he ʻOtuá mo Hono ʻAló. Kuó u ʻiloʻi ʻeni ʻe lava ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e angahalá ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi, koeʻuhí ʻoku ou aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e fakatomalá ʻi he ʻaho takitaha.30
Ko e Falala ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he Teʻeki Fakahā Mai ʻa e Moʻoní
Ko e hā leva ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fekumi fakamātoato ai ki ha foʻi moʻoni ʻoku teʻeki ai fakahā mai? ʻOku ou ʻofeina ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kitautolu ʻoku tau fakaʻamua ha ngaahi tali ʻoku ʻikai ke tau maʻu.
Naʻe faleʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa Sāmita, “ke ke fakalongolongo pē kae ʻoua ke u pehē ʻoku lelei ke fakahā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē … ʻo kau ki he meʻá ni” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 10:37).
Pea naʻá Ne folofola kia ʻEma Sāmita, “ʻOua te ke lāunga koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa kuo ʻikai te ke mamata ki aí, he kuo taʻofi ia meiate koe pea mei he māmaní, ʻa ia ko e poto ʻiate au ki he kahaʻú” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 25:4).
Kuó u fekumi foki mo au ki ha tali ki ha ngaahi fehuʻi fakamātoato. Kuó u maʻu ha ngaahi tali lahi, pea teʻeki maʻu ha niʻihi.31 ʻI heʻetau piki maʻu—ʻo falala ki he poto mo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fekaú, pea falala ki he meʻa ʻoku tau ʻiló—ʻokú Ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e melinó kae ʻoua kuó Ne fakahā ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē.32
Ko e Mahino ki he Tokāteliné mo e Tuʻutuʻuní
ʻI he fekumi ki he moʻoní, ʻoku tokoni ia ke mahino ʻa e faikehekehe ʻi he tokāteliné mo e tuʻutuʻuní. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e tokāteliné ki he ngaahi moʻoni taʻengatá, hangē ko e natula ʻo e Toluʻi ʻOtuá, palani ʻo e fakamoʻuí, pea mo e feilaulau fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. Ko e tuʻutuʻuní ko hono fakaʻaongaʻi ia ʻo e tokāteliné ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi tūkunga lolotongá. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní ke tau ngāue ʻi he Siasí ʻi ha founga maau.
Neongo ʻoku ʻikai teitei liliu ʻa e tokāteliné, ka ʻoku liliu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuní mei he taimi ki he taimi. ʻOku ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí ʻo fakafou ʻi Heʻene kau palōfitá ke poupouʻi ʻEne tokāteliné mo liliu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻo e Siasí ʻo fakatatau mo e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa ʻEne fānaú.
Meʻapangó, ʻoku tau fetoʻoaki ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuní mo e tokāteliné. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e faikehekehé, ʻoku tau tuʻu laveangofua leva ke loto-mamahi ʻi he taimi ʻoku liliu ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní, pea ʻe ala kamata ke tau fakafehuʻia ʻa e poto ʻo e ʻOtuá pe ko e fatongia maʻu fakahā ʻo e kau palōfitá.33
Ko Hono Akoʻi ʻo e Moʻoni Taʻengatá
ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e moʻoní mei he ʻOtuá, ʻokú Ne poupouʻi kitautolu ke vahevahe ʻa e ʻilo ko iá mo e niʻihi kehé.34 ʻOku tau fai ʻeni ʻi heʻetau akoʻi ha kalasi, fakahinohinoʻi ha fānau, pe aleaʻi ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e ongoongoleleí mo ha kaungāmeʻa.
Ko ʻetau taumuʻá ke akoʻi ʻa e moʻoní ʻi ha founga te ne fakaafeʻi ʻa e mālohi fakaului ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní35 Tuku muʻa ke u vahevahe atu ha ngaahi fakaafe mahinongofua mei he ʻEikí mo ʻEne kau palōfitá ʻe lava ʻo tokoni.36
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Fakatefito ʻi he Tamai Hēvaní, Sīsū Kalaisi, mo ʻEna tefitoʻi tokāteliné.37
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Nofo maʻu ʻi he folofolá mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e kau palōfita ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní.38
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Falala ki he tokāteline naʻe fokotuʻu ʻo fakafou ʻi ha kau fakamoʻoni kuo fakamafaiʻi.39
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Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakamahamahaló, ngaahi fakakaukau fakatāutahá, pe ngaahi fakakaukau fakaemāmaní.40
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Akoʻi ha meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e tokāteliné ʻi loto ʻi he tefito ʻo e ngaahi moʻoni fēlāveʻi ʻo e ongoongoleleí.41
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Fakaʻaongaʻi ha ngaahi founga fakafaiako te ne fakaafeʻi ʻa e ivi tākiekina ʻo e Laumālié.42
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Fetuʻutaki mahino ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fetaʻemahinoʻakí.43
Ko Hono Lea ʻaki ʻo e Moʻoní ʻi he ʻOfá
ʻOku mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻa e founga ʻoku tau akoʻi ai ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe poupouʻi kitautolu ʻe Paula ke tau lea ʻaki “ʻa e moʻoní ʻi he ʻofa” (vakai, ʻEfesō 4:14–15). ʻOku maʻu ʻe he moʻoní ʻa e faingamālie lelei taha ke tāpuekina ha taha ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ia ʻi he ʻofa faka-Kalaisí.44
ʻE lava ʻe he moʻoni ʻoku akoʻi ʻo ʻikai ha ʻofá ʻo fakatupu ha ngaahi ongo ʻo e loto-fakamāú, loto-foʻí, mo e tuenoá. ʻOku faʻa iku ia ki he loto-ʻitá mo e māvahevahé, naʻa mo e fekeʻikeʻí. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e ʻofa taʻe ʻi ai ʻa e moʻoní ʻoku taʻeʻuhinga ia pea ʻoku ʻikai ha talaʻofa ʻo e tupulakí.
ʻOku fakatou mahuʻinga ʻa e moʻoní mo e ʻofá ki heʻetau tupulaki fakalaumālié.45 ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he moʻoní ʻa e tokāteline, ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni, mo e ngaahi fono ʻoku fiemaʻu ke maʻu ai ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá, ka ʻoku fakatupu ʻe hono lea ʻaki ʻo e moʻoní ʻi he ʻofá ʻa e loto-toʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tali mo ngāueʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku moʻoní.
Kuó u houngaʻia maʻu pē ko ha niʻihi naʻa nau akoʻi au ʻi he faʻa kātaki mo e ʻofa fekauʻaki mo e moʻoni taʻengatá.
Aofangatukú
Ko hono fakaʻosí, tuku muʻa ke u vahevahe atu ha ngaahi moʻoni taʻengata kuo hoko ko ha fakamaʻunga ki hoku laumālié. Kuó u ʻilo e ngaahi moʻoni ko ʻení ʻi heʻeku muimui ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni kuo aleaʻi ʻi he ʻaho ní.
ʻOku ou ʻilo ko e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní.46 ʻOkú Ne tokaimaʻananga,47 māfimafi,48 pea mo ʻofa haohaoa.49 Naʻá Ne faʻu ha palani maʻatautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá pea hoko ʻo hangē ko Iá.50
Naʻá Ne fekauʻi mai Hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ko ha konga ʻo e palani ko iá, ke tokoniʻi kitautolu.51 Naʻe akoʻi kitautolu ʻe Sīsū ke fakahoko ʻa e finangalo ʻo e Tamaí52 pea ke tau feʻofaʻaki.53 Naʻá Ne fakalelei maʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá55 peá Ne pekia ʻi he kolosí.55 Naʻá Ne toe tuʻu mei he maté hili ha ʻaho ʻe tolu.56 Fakafou ʻia Kalaisi mo ʻEne ʻaloʻofá, te tau toetuʻu,57 ʻe lava ke fakamolemoleʻi kitautolu,58 pea ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ha mālohi ʻi he faingataʻá.59
Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa Hono Siasí lolotonga ʻEne ngāue fakafaifekau ʻi he māmaní.60 Naʻe liliu ʻa e Siasi ko iá ʻi he fakalau ʻa e taimí, pea mole ʻa e moʻoní.61 Naʻe fakafoki mai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi Hono Siasí mo e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e ongoongoleleí ʻo fakafou ʻi he Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá.62 Pea ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku hokohoko atu hono tataki ʻe Kalaisi Hono Siasí ʻo fakafou ʻi ha kau palōfita mo e kau ʻaposetolo moʻui.63
ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻi heʻetau haʻu kia Kalaisí, ʻe lava ke tau “hoko ʻo haohaoa ʻiate ia” (Molonai 10:32), maʻu hono “kakato ʻo e fiefiá” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 93:33), pea maʻu ʻa e “meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku maʻu ʻe [he] Tamaí” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 84:38). ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi moʻoni taʻengata ko ʻení, ʻi he huafa toputapu ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.