Sēkope 2:1–21

“ʻOua Naʻa Tuku ke Hanga ʻe he Loto-hīkisiá Ni … ʻo Fakaʻauha ʻa Homou Laumālié”

Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he palōfita ko Sēkopé ʻi ha fakahā mei he ʻOtuá naʻe fefaʻuhi e kakai Nīfaí mo ha ngaahi angahala lahi. Naʻá ne malanga ʻi he temipalé ke lea fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi angahala ko ʻení, kau ai ʻa e angahala ʻo e loto-hīkisiá. ʻOku tau fefaʻuhi kotoa pē mo e hīkisiá he taimi ʻe niʻihi. ʻE lava ke tokoniʻi koe ʻe he lēsoni ko ʻení ke ke hoko ʻo hangē ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻaki hoʻo ʻiloʻi mo tekeʻi ʻa e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá.

Hīkisiá

Kumi ha fakamoʻoni ʻo e hīkisiá ʻi he ngaahi tūkunga ko ʻení:

• ʻOku fakaʻamu ʻa Kosi ke fakahoko ʻe hano kaungā-vaʻinga ha fehalaaki lolotonga ha vaʻinga koeʻuhí ke ne maʻu ha taimi vaʻinga lahi ange.

• ʻOku talanoa fakalahi ʻe Silivia ʻene ngaahi lavameʻá kae lava ke hā lelei pe mahuʻinga ange ki he niʻihi kehé.

• ʻOku ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe Sēnisi ʻene loto-houngaʻiá pea ʻikai ke ne fakatokangaʻi e lelei ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he niʻihi kehé.

• ʻOku manukiʻi ʻe ʻEimi e niʻihi kehé mo fakakata ʻaki kinautolu taʻe te nau ʻilo ki ai.

• Ko e hā ha sīpinga ʻo e hīkisiá naʻá ke fakatokangaʻi?

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Palesiteni ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni (1899–1994) ʻo pehē:

Ko e hīkisiá ko ha angahala ʻoku faingofua ke fakatokangaʻi ʻi he niʻihi kehé ka ʻoku tātātaha ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻiate kitautolu. (Ngaahi Akonaki ʻa e Kau Palesiteni ʻo e Siasí: ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni [2014], 274)

Fakakaukau leva ki he Fakamoʻuí. Neongo ʻEne ngaahi lavameʻá mo e meʻa lahi ʻokú Ne malavá, ka naʻá Ne angavaivai mo loto-fakatōkilalo maʻu pē (vakai, Mātiu 11:29). ʻI hoʻo akó, fakakaukau ki he ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke hoʻata atu ai ʻa e hīkisiá ʻi hoʻo moʻuí. ʻE lava ke tokoniʻi koe ʻe he lēsoni ko ʻení ke ke hoko ʻo hangē ange ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻaki hoʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he angahala ʻo e hīkisiá.

“ʻOua naʻa Tuku ke hanga ʻe he loto-hīkisiá ni … ʻo fakaʻauha ʻa homou laumālié”

Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e palōfita ko Sēkopé ke ne ʻiloʻi e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa e kakaí pea fekauʻi ia ke ʻalu ki he temipalé ʻo fakamoʻoni ki heʻenau ngaahi angahalá, kau ai e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá (vakai, Sēkope 2:1–13).

Tā ʻi hoʻo tohinoa akó ha laine ki lalo ʻi he lotomālie ʻo e pēsí. Tohiʻi ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he tafaʻaki toʻohema ʻo e pēsí ʻa e “Ngaahi founga ʻoku hāsino ai ʻa e hīkisiá.” Tohiʻi ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻú ʻa e “Ngaahi founga te tau lava ai ʻo hangē ko e Fakamoʻuí ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e hīkisiá.”

Lau ʻa e Sēkope 2:12–16, ʻo kumi ki he ngaahi founga ʻoku hāsino ai ʻa e hīkisiá. Tānaki kinautolu ki he tafaʻaki toʻohema ʻo hoʻo tohinoá. Te ke lava foki ʻo mamata ʻi he “Ko e Akonaki ʻa Sēkope kau ki he Hīkisiá,” ʻoku maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org, mei he taimi 0:23 ki he 4:39.

Ko e moʻoni ʻe taha te tau lava ʻo ako mei he potufolofola ko ʻení ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe he hīkisiá hotau laumālié (Sēkope 2:16).

1. Tali e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ‘ení:

   • ʻOkú ke pehē ʻe lava fēfē ʻe he hīkisiá ʻo fakaʻauha hotau laumālié?

   • ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku kei ʻaonga fēfē ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa Sēkopé he ʻahó ni?

Naʻe vahevahe ʻe ʻEletā Tieta F. ʻUkitofa ʻi heʻene kei kau ʻi heKau Palesitenisī ʻUluaki kimuʻá, pea mo Palesiteni ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni (1899–1994) ha ngaahi founga kehe ʻe lava ke ʻasi ai ʻa e hīkisiá ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. Tānaki atu ha ngaahi fakakaukau mei heʻena ngaahi leá ki he tafaʻaki toʻohema hoʻo tohinoá.

Ko e fili lahi ʻo e manavaʻofá ʻa e hīkisiá. Ko e hīkisiá ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi ʻuhinga lalahi taha ki he faingataʻaʻia ʻa e nofomalí mo e fāmilí. Ko e hīkisiá ʻoku ʻitangofua, taʻeangaʻofa, mo meheka. Ko e hīkisiá ʻoku pōlepole ʻi hono mālohi ʻoʻoná kae tukunoaʻi e lelei ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Ko e hīkisiá ʻoku siokita mo ʻitangofua. ʻOku fakaʻapē ʻe he hīkisiá ko e kovi kae tā ʻoku ʻikai, mo fūfuuʻi hono vaivai ʻoʻoná ʻaki ʻa e fie ngutu-potó. Ko e hīkisiá ʻoku mahalo kovi, fakatuʻatamaki, ʻita, mo ʻikai faʻa kātaki. ʻIo, kapau ko e manavaʻofá ko e ʻofa haohaoa ia ʻa Kalaisí, ta ko e hīkisiá ko e ʻulungaanga totonu ia ʻo Sētané. (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Ko e Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Kinautolu ʻOku Fakahaofí,” Liahona, Mē 2016, 80)

Ko hotau tokolahi ʻoku tau lau ʻa e hīkisiá ko ha angahala ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi ʻolungá, hangē ko e kau tuʻumālié mo e kau potó, ʻo sio hifo ki hotau toengá. (Vakai, 2 Nīfai 9:42.) Ka, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fokoutua tatau ʻiate kitautolu—ʻa ia ko e hīkisiá ʻoku sio hake mei lalo ki ʻolunga. ʻOku hāsino ia ʻi ha ngaahi founga kehekehe, hangē ko e fakamāú, laú, fakaangá, lāungá, fakamole noaʻiá, loto meheká, mānumanú, taʻofi ʻo e fakahoungaʻi mo e fakahikihiki naʻá ne mei hiki hake ha tahá, pea mo e loto taʻe-fie-fakamolemolé mo e loto meheká. (Ngaahi Akonaki ʻa e Kau Palesiteni ʻo e Siasí: ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni [2014], 274)

• Ko e hā mo ha ngaahi founga kehe ʻokú ke vakai ai ki he hāsino ʻa e hīkisiá ʻi hotau māmaní he ʻahó ni?

• ʻOku fehangahangai fēfē ʻa e hīkisiá mo e ʻulungaanga ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí?

Kiʻi tuʻu hifo ʻo fakalaulauloto ki hoʻo ngaahi fakakaukaú mo e ngaahi tōʻongá. Ko e hā ha ngaahi founga ʻokú ke fefaʻuhi ai he taimi ʻe niʻihi mo e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá? ʻOku uesia fēfē ʻe he hāsino ko ʻeni ʻo e hīkisiá hoʻo ngaahi vā fetuʻutakí mo e fiefiá? Ko e hā ha meʻa te ke fiemaʻu ke liliú? Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?

Ko hono ikunaʻi ʻo e hīkisiá

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sēkope ʻa e founga te tau lava ai ʻo maʻu ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisi mo fakafepakiʻi e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá.

Lau ʻa e Sēkope 2:17–21, ʻo kumi e ngaahi founga te ke lava ai ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he angahala ʻo e hīkisiá. Tānaki kinautolu ki he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻu ʻo hoʻo tohinoa akó. Te ke lava foki ʻo mamata ʻi he “Ko e Akonaki ʻa Sēkope kau ki he Hīkisiá,” ʻoku maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org, mei he taimi 4:40 ki he 5:44.

2. Tali e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ‘ení:

   • ʻE tokoniʻi fēfē kitautolu ʻe he muimui ki he faleʻi ʻa Sēkopé ke tau fakafepakiʻi ʻa e hīkisiá pea maʻu ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisí?

   • Ko hai ʻokú ke ʻilo ko ha sīpinga lelei ʻo hono fakafepakiʻi ʻo e hīkisiá ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he ngaahi veesi ko ʻení? Ko e hā ʻoku nau faí?

   • Ko e hā ha ngaahi ʻulungaanga faka-Kalaisi ʻe lava ke tau tokanga taha ki ai mo fakatupulaki, te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hīkisiá? Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga pe ʻe tokoni fēfē ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá?

Fakakaukau ki he fiemaʻu pē ʻaʻau ke fakatokangaʻi mo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá ʻi hoʻo moʻuí. Fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi tūkunga pe ngaahi vā fetuʻutaki ʻokú ke fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e hīkisiá. Feinga ke ke fakatokangaʻi e founga ʻe ala uesia ai ʻe he hīkisiá ho ngaahi vā fetuʻutakí. Fekumi ki he tokoni ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní ʻo fakafou ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ke ke hoko ʻo tatau ange mo e Fakamoʻuí ʻaki hono fakafepakiʻi ʻa e hīkisiá lolotonga hoʻo fai ʻení:

1. Fili ha founga ʻe taha ʻoku hāsino ai e hīkisiá mei he tafaʻaki toʻohema ʻo hoʻo tohinoá ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻoku ueʻi koe ke ke tokanga taha ki hono ikunaʻi he taimi ní.

2. Fili mei he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻu hoʻo tohinoá, ha founga ʻe taha te ke lava ai ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e hāsino ko ia ʻo e hīkisiá. Fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi ʻulungaanga faka-Kalaisi pea hiki ha ngaahi ngāue pau te ke lava ʻo fai.

Fili Pē: Fie Ako Lahi Ange?

Ko e hā ha ngaahi founga ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e hīkisiá?

Naʻe ʻomi ʻe ʻEletā Kuenitini L. Kuki ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻa e ngaahi sipinga ko ʻení:

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Palesiteni ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni (1899–1994) ʻo pehe:

ʻI he fakalea ʻe C. S. Luisí: “ʻOku ʻikai fiefia ʻa e hīkisiá ʻi he maʻu ʻo ha faʻahinga meʻa, ka ʻi he maʻu ʻo lahi ange pē ʻi he meʻa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he taha hokó. … Ko e fakatataú ʻokú ne ʻai ke ke hīkisiá: ko e fiefia ʻi he māʻolunga ange ʻi he toengá. Ko ʻene mole pē ʻa e ʻelemēniti ʻo e feʻauʻauhí, kuo mole mo e hīkisiá.” (Mere Christianity, New York: Macmillan, 1952, pp. 109–10.) …

ʻOku lahi ange e ilifia ʻa e hīkisiá ki he fakamaau ʻa e tangatá ʻi he fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Vakai, Tokāteline & Ngaahi Fuakava 3:6–7; Tokāteline & Ngaahi Fuakava 30:1–2; Tokāteline & Ngaahi Fuakava 60:2.) ʻOku mamafa ange ʻa e “Ko e hā ha fakakaukau ʻa e tangatá kiate aú?” ʻi he “Ko e hā ha fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate aú?” (Ngaahi Akonaki ʻa e Kau Palesiteni ʻo e Siasí: ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni [2014], 271)

Mamata ʻi he “Hīkisiá mo e Lakanga Fakataulaʻeikí,” maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org, mei he taimi 2:52 ki he 4:27 ke vakai kia ʻEletā Tieta F. ʻUkitofa, ʻi heʻene fakamatalaʻi ʻi heʻene kei kau ʻi he Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluaki kimuʻá, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ko e hīkisiá.

Naʻe fakamatala ʻa Palesiteni Tieta F. ʻUkitofa, ʻi heʻene kei kau ʻi he Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí ʻo pehē:

Ko ha kanisā tāmate ʻa e hīkisiá. Ko ha angahala te ne fakatupu ha ngaahi vaivai kehe ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻe lava ke pehē ko e angahala kotoa pē, ko e tupu mei he hīkisiá. (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Hīkisiá mo e Lakanga Fakataulaʻeikí,” Liahona, Nōvema 2010, 56)

Te u lava fēfē ʻo tekeʻi e angahala ʻo e hīkisiá?

Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ‘e ʻEletā Keuli E. Sitīvenisoni ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻo pehe:

Ko e loto-hīkisiá ko e fehangahangai ia ʻo e loto-fakatōkilaló, ʻa ia ko ha “loto-fiemālie ia ke fakavaivai ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻEikí” [vakai, Malangaʻaki ʻEku Ongoongoleleí: Ko ha Fakahinohino ki he Ngāue Fakafaifekaú (2004), 120–21]. … Ka neongo ia, ʻe lava ke ngalo hifo ʻa e loto-hīkisiá ʻi he ʻulungaanga faka-Kalaisi ʻo e loto-fakatōkilaló. (Gary E. Stevenson, “Mate Fakalaumālié,” Liahona, Nōvema 2017, 47)

Naʻe fakahoko ʻe Palesiteni Tieta F. ʻUkitofa, ʻi heʻene kei kau ʻi he Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluaki kimuʻá, ʻa e faleʻi ko ʻení: Mamata ʻi he “Hīkisiá mo e Lakanga Fakataulaʻeikí,” maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org, mei he taimi 13:26 ki he 15:05.

Mahalo te ke fie mamata foki ʻi he “Elder and Sister Bednar—Pride” (3:10), ʻa ia ʻe lava ke maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org, ke vakai ki hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻEletā Tēvita A. Petinā ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá mo Sisitā Petinā ʻa e ngaahi founga ke ikunaʻi ʻaki e hīkisiá.