Ko e Meʻafoaki Mahuʻinga ʻo e Fakamoʻoní

Kuo tau hoko ko ha fuʻu fāmili kaukaua ʻoku mafola he funga ʻo e māmaní. ʻOku tau lea ʻi ha ngaahi lea fakafonua kehekehe. ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi ha ngaahi tūkunga kehekehe. Ka ʻoku tā ʻi hotau ngaahi mafú takitaha ha fakamoʻoni tatau: ʻOku mou ʻiloʻi peá u ʻiloʻi ʻoku moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku ʻi he foheʻuli ʻo ʻEne ngāue māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi ko Sīsū hotau Huhuʻí, ʻoku hoko ko e ʻulu ki he Siasi ko ʻeni ʻoku fakatauhingoa ki Hono huafá. ʻOku tau ʻilo ko Siosefa Sāmitá ko ha palōfita pea ko e palōfita ʻoku taki ʻi he kuonga ko ʻeni ʻo e kakato ʻo e ngaahi kuongá. ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi naʻe fakafoki mai ʻa e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí ki hono ʻulú pea kuo tukuʻau hokohoko mo taʻemotu mai ia kiate kitautolu he ʻahó ni. ʻOku tau ʻilo ko e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ʻe taha ki he moʻoni mo e fakalangi ʻo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.²

Ko e meʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku tau ui ko e fakamoʻoní ko e ivi lahi ia ʻo e Siasí. Ko e matavai mapunopuna ia ʻo e tuí mo e ngāué. … ʻOku moʻoni mo mālohi lahi ia ʻo tatau mo ha toe mālohi pē he māmaní. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe he ʻEikí ʻi he taimi naʻe folofola ai kia Nikotīmasí ʻo pehē, ”ʻOku maʻili ʻa e matangí ko [ʻene] faʻiteliha pē, pea ʻokú ke fanongo ki hono mumuhu ʻo iá, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo pe ʻoku haʻu mei fē, pe ʻalu ki fē: ʻoku pehē pē kotoa ʻoku fanauʻi ʻi he Laumālié” (Sione 3:8). Ko e meʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku tau ui ko e fakamoʻoní ʻoku faingataʻa ke fakamatalaʻi, ka ko hono ngaahi fuá ʻoku mahino ʻaupito. Ko e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ia heʻene fakamoʻoniʻi ʻiate kitautolú.³

Ko e fakamoʻoni fakafoʻituituí ko ha tefitoʻi meʻa ia ʻokú ne liliu ʻa e kakaí ʻi heʻenau moʻuí ʻi heʻenau kau mai ki he Siasi ko ʻení. Ko e ʻelemēniti ʻeni ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e kāingalotú ke nau siʻaki e meʻa kotoa ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí. Ko e leʻo fakalotolahi leʻosiʻi ʻeni ʻokú ne poupouʻi taʻetuku ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fononga ʻi he tuí ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo ʻenau moʻuí.

Ko ha meʻa fakamisiteli mo fakaʻofoʻofa, ko ha meʻafoaki mei he ʻOtuá ki he tangatá. ʻOkú ne fulihi ʻa e koloaʻiá pe masivá he taimi ‘oku ui ai ha taha ke ngāué. Ko e fakamoʻoni ko ʻeni ʻoku ʻi he loto hotau kakaí ʻokú ne fakalotoa ki ha fatongia taʻefekauʻi. ʻOku hoko ia ʻi he kakai kei talavoú mo matuʻotuʻá. ʻOku hoko ia ʻi ha tokotaha ako semineli, ʻi ha faifekau, ʻi ha pīsope mo ha palesiteni fakasiteiki, ʻi ha palesiteni fakamisiona, ʻi he fefine he Fineʻofá, ʻi he Taki Māʻolunga kotoa pē. ʻOku ongona meiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai hanau fatongia ka ko e mēmipa peé. Ko e uho moʻoni ia ʻo e ngāue ko ʻení. Ko e meʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻunuakiʻi ki muʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí he funga ʻo e māmaní. ʻOkú ne ueʻi ke fai ha ngāue. ʻOkú ne fekauʻi ke tau fai e meʻa ʻoku kole mai ke tau faí. ʻOkú ne ʻomi ha fakamahino ʻoku lahi e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻo e moʻuí, ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hulutuʻa ange honau mahuʻingá he meʻa ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku tau ʻi ha halafononga taʻengata, pea ʻoku tau taliui ki he ʻOtuá. …

Ko e ʻelemēniti ia ko ʻení, ʻoku vaivai mo ngāvaivai ʻi he kamataʻangá, ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e fiefanongo kotoa ki he hala ʻo e fakauluí. ʻOkú ne teke ʻa e taha ului kotoa ke malu ʻi he tuí. …

Ko e fē pē ʻoku fokotuʻu ai ʻa e Siasí, ʻoku ongoʻi ai hono mālohí. ʻOku tau tuʻu ʻo pehē ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi. … Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi moʻoni ʻoku moʻui ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko Sīsū ʻa e Kalaisí, pea ko ʻEna ngāué ʻeni mo Hona puleʻangá. Ko e fakaleá ʻoku mahino; ʻoku haʻu ia mei he lotó. ʻOku ngāue ʻi ha feituʻu pē ʻoku fokotuʻu ai ʻa e Siasí, ha feituʻu pē ʻoku akoʻi ai ʻe he kau faifekaú ʻa e ongoongoleleí, ha feituʻu pē ʻoku vahevahe ai ʻe ha kāingalotu ʻenau tuí.

Ko ha meʻa ia he ʻikai lava ʻo fakahalaki. ʻE ala lau ʻe he kau fakafepakí ha potufolofola mo fakafekikiʻi taʻetuku ha tokāteline. Te nau lava pē ke poto mo olopoto. Ka ko e taimi ʻoku pehē ai ʻe ha taha, “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻí,” ko e leveleva ia ʻa e fakafekikí. Mahalo pē he ʻikai ke tali, ka ko hai te ne lava ʻo fakahalaki pe fakaʻikaiʻi e leʻo vanavanaiki ʻo e laumālié ʻoku lea ʻi he fakamoʻoni fakafoʻituituí?⁴

Ko ha vakai foʻou ki he moʻuí

Naʻá ku fanongo ki ha aʻusia ʻa ha tokotaha ʻenisinia naʻe toki kau kimuí ni ki he Siasí. Naʻe tukituki ʻa e ongo faifekaú ʻi hono ʻapí, pea fakaafeʻi ʻe hono uaifí kinaua ki loto. Naʻá ne [uaifí] tali vēkeveke ʻena pōpoakí, ka naʻe ongoʻi [ʻe he husepānití] naʻe fakakau taʻeloto mai pē ia. ʻI ha efiafi ʻe taha naʻe fakahā ange [ʻe he uaifí] ʻokú ne fakaʻamu ke papi. Naʻe ʻita lahi ʻaupito hono malí. Naʻe ʻikai nai ke ne ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻe hokó? ʻE feilaulauʻi hona taimí. Te na totongi vahehongofulu. Te na tukuange hona ngaahi kaungāmeʻá. He ʻikai toe fai ha ifi tapaka. Naʻá ne tui leva hono koté pea hū kituʻa ki he fakapoʻulí ʻo haʻaki mai ʻa e matapaá. Naʻá ne luelue he halá, kapekape ki hono uaifí, kapekape ki he ongo faifekaú, kapekape pē kiate ia ʻi he fakangofua ke na akoʻi kinauá. Ko e taimi naʻe fakaʻau ai ʻo helaʻiá, naʻe hōloa mo ʻene ʻitá, pea haʻu ki hono lotó ha faʻahinga ongo ke lotu. Naʻe lotu pē ʻi he lolotonga ʻene luelué. Naʻá ne kole ki he ʻOtuá ha tali ki heʻene ngaahi fehuʻí. Pea ne hoko mai ha ongo, naʻe mahino mo ʻikai ha toe veiveiua, ʻo hoko mai hangē ha leʻo naʻe lea mai ʻo pehē, “ʻOku moʻoni.”

Naʻá ne toutou pehē leva kiate ia, “ʻOku moʻoni.” “ʻOku moʻoni.” Naʻe haʻu ha nonga ki hono lotó. ʻI heʻene lue hangatonu atu ki ʻapí, naʻe kamata ke hangē ha ngaahi faingamālié ʻa e ngaahi fakataputapuí, ngaahi makatuʻungá, mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni naʻe ʻita lahi aí. Ko e taimi naʻá ne fakaava ai ʻa e matapaá, naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi hono uaifí ʻoku tūʻulutui ʻo lotu.

… Naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ki he haʻofanga naʻá ne vahevahe ki ai ʻení e fiefia kuo hoko ki heʻena moʻuí. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha palopalema e vahehongofulú ia. Naʻe ngali siʻisiʻi pē vahevahe ia ʻo ʻena koloá mo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia kuó Ne foaki ange meʻa kotoa kiate kinauá. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha palopalema ʻa e taimi ia ke ngāue tokoní. ʻOku fie maʻu pē ʻe he meʻá ni ia ke kiʻi fakapatisetiʻi lelei e ngaahi houa ʻo e uiké. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha palopalema ʻa e fatongiá ia. Naʻe tupu mei ai ha tupulaki mo ha vakai foʻou ki he moʻuí. Pea toki napangapangamālie leva ki he tangata ʻenisinia poto mo ako ko ʻení, ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻo e maama fakamatelie ʻoku tau moʻui aí, ʻo ne fakahoko ha fakamoʻoni molumalu mo fakatēloʻimata ʻi he mana kuo hoko ki heʻene moʻuí.⁷

ʻĪmisi

man praying

ʻE lava ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ʻení, ke hoko ko e meʻa mahuʻinga taha ʻi he ngaahi meʻaʻofa kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ha meʻaʻofa fakalangi ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fai ai ʻe ha taha e meʻa ʻoku totonú. Ko e faingamālie ia, ko e fatongia ia ʻo e tangata mo e fefine kotoa ʻi he Siasí ni ke maʻu ʻiate ia ha fakamoʻoni ki he moʻoni ʻo e ngāue maʻongoʻonga ko ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní pea mo kinautolu ʻoku takí, ʻo aʻú ki he ʻOtua moʻuí mo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.

Naʻe fakahinohino ʻe Sīsū ʻa e hala ke maʻu ai e faʻahinga fakamoʻoni peheé ʻi Heʻene folofola: “Ko ʻeku akonakí ʻoku ʻikai ʻaʻaku, ka ʻoku ʻaʻana naʻá ne fekau aú.

“Pea ko ia ia ʻe fai ki hono finangaló, te ne ʻilo ʻa e akonakí, pe ʻoku ʻi he ʻOtuá ia, pe ko ʻeku lea ʻiate au pē” (Sione 7:16–17).

ʻOku tau tupulaki ʻi he tuí mo e ʻiló ʻi heʻetau ngāué, ʻi heʻetau akó, mo ʻetau lotú.

Ko e taimi naʻe fafanga ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e toko 5,000 naʻa nau siotonu mo fakatumutumu ʻi he mana naʻá Ne fakahokó. Naʻe toe foki mai ha niʻihi. Naʻá Ne akoʻi ki he kakai ko ʻení ʻa e tokāteline ʻo Hono fakalangí, ʻo Ia ko e Mā ʻo e Moʻuí. Naʻá Ne tukuakiʻi kinautolu ʻi he ʻikai ke nau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he tokāteliné ka ʻi he fakatōliʻa pē e fiekaia honau sinó. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha niʻihi, ʻi heʻenau fanongo kiate Ia mo ʻEne tokāteliné, “Ko e lea [fefeka] ʻeni; ko hai ʻoku [faʻa fanongo ki ai] …?” (Sione 6:60). Ko hai ʻoku faʻa tui ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he tangatá ni?

“Pea talu mei ai, naʻe foki kimui ʻa e tokolahi ʻo ʻene kau ākongá, ʻo ʻikai toe ʻalu mo ia.

“Pea lea ai ʻa Sīsū ki he toko hongofulu mā toko uá [te u pehē, ʻi ha kiʻi ongoʻi lotofoʻi], ʻE ʻalu mo kimoutolu foki?

“Pea lea ange ʻa Saimone Pita kiate ia, ʻEiki te mau ʻalu kia hai? ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá.

“Pea ʻoku mau tui pea ʻilo pau ko koe ko e Kalaisí, ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí” (Sione 6:66–69).

Ko e fehuʻi lahi ʻeni, pea ko e tali ki aí, kuo pau ke tau fehangahangai kotoa mo ia. [Kapau ʻoku ʻikai kiate Koe], “ʻEiki te mau ʻalu kia hai? ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá. Pea ʻoku mau tui pea ʻilo pau ko koe ko e Kalaisí, ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí.”

Ko e fakamoʻoni ko ʻení, ʻa e ʻiloʻi pau ʻi loto hono moʻoni ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻa e fakalangi Hono ʻAlo ʻOfaʻangá, ʻo hono fakafoki mai ʻEna ngāué he kuongá ni, pea mo e toutou hā nāunauʻia ne hoko kimui aí ʻo hoko ko e fakavaʻe ʻo ʻetau tui fakafoʻituituí. ʻOku hoko ʻeni ko ʻetau fakamoʻoní.

… Naʻá ku ʻi Palemaila ʻi Niu ʻIoke kimuí ni [ofi ki he feituʻu naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Siosefa Sāmita ʻa e ʻUluaki Mata Meʻa-hā-maí]. Kuo pau ke pehē ʻe ha taha, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he feituʻu ko iá: “Naʻe hoko pē pe naʻe ʻikai hoko. He ʻikai lava ke toe ʻi ai ha fakaʻapē, ʻikai ha toe fakafilingaua.

Pea toki fanafana ʻa e leʻo ʻo e tuí: “Naʻe hoko kātoa. Naʻe hoko ʻo tatau tofu mo ʻene pehē naʻe hokó.”

ʻOku ofi mai pē ʻa e Moʻunga ko Komolá. Naʻe maʻu mei ai ʻa e lekooti fakakuonga muʻa naʻe liliu mei ai ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Kuo pau ke tali pe taʻetali ʻe ha taha hono fakalangí. Kuo pau ke takiekina e tangata mo e fefine kotoa pē kuó ne ʻosi lau ʻi he tuí ʻi heʻene fuatautau e fakamoʻoní ke ne pehē, “ʻOku moʻoni ia.”

Pea ʻoku pehē mo e ngaahi ʻelemēniti kehe ʻo e meʻa fakaofó ni ʻoku tau ui ko e fakafoki mai ʻo e ongoongolelei ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeiki ʻo e kuonga muʻá, pea mo e Siasi ʻo e kuonga muʻá.

Kuo hoko he taimí ni ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ʻení, ʻo hangē ko ʻene hoko maʻu peé, ko ha fanongonongo, ko ha fakamatala hangatonu ʻo e moʻoní hangē ko ʻetau ʻiloʻí.¹⁰

Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula kia Tīmote: “Ke ke vakai kiate koe, pea ki he akonakí; 1 pea faifai maʻu pē ki ai: koeʻuhí ʻi hoʻo fai iá, te ke fakamoʻui koe, mo kinautolu ʻoku fanongo kiate koé”1 Tīmote 4:16). Ko ha fakahinohino fakaʻofoʻofa ia ne fai ʻe Paula ki he talavou ko Tīmoté.

Naʻe hoko ʻo ne leaʻaki ʻeni: “He naʻe ʻikai foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e manavasiʻí; ka ko e mālohi, mo e ʻofa, mo e loto fakapotopoto.” (2 Tīmote 1:7). Kuo ʻikai tuku mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e manavasiʻí, ka ʻo e mālohí—ʻa e mālohi ʻo e pōpoakí; pea mo e ʻofá—ʻofa ʻi he kakaí, ʻofa ʻi he meʻa te tau foakí; ʻatamai fakapotopotó—ʻo e mahinongofuá, ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mahinongofua ʻo e ongoongolelei kuo fakafoki mai ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí.

“Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻá ke mā koe ki he fakamoʻoni ʻo hotau ʻEikí.” (2 Tīmote 1:8). ʻOua aupito, ʻe hoku kāinga, ke ke maaʻi e fakamoʻoni hotau ʻEikí. … Ko ha tukupā maʻongoʻonga ʻeni, ko ha fekau kuo hilifaki kiate kitautolu: “He naʻe ʻikai foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e manavasiʻí; ka ko e mālohi mo e ʻofa mo e loto fakapotopoto. Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻá ke mā koe ke fakamoʻoniʻi hotau ʻEikí.”¹¹

Ko e ngāue toputapu ʻeni ʻa e ‘Otuá. Ko Hono Siasí ʻeni mo Hono puleʻangá. Ko e meʻa-hā-mai naʻe hoko ʻi he Vaoʻakau Tapú naʻe hangē pē ia ko e fakamatala ʻa Siosefá. ʻOku mahino moʻoni ki hoku lotó e mahuʻinga ʻo e meʻa naʻe hoko aí. ʻOku moʻoni ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. ʻOkú ne fakamoʻoniʻi e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. Kuo ʻosi fakafoki mai Hono lakanga fakataulaʻeikí pea ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu ia. Ko e ngaahi kī ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeiki ko iá, ʻa ia kuo maʻu mei ha kau tangata fakalangi, ʻoku fakaʻaongaʻi ki hotau tāpuaki taʻengatá. Ko ʻeta fakamoʻoní ia—ʻaʻau pea mo haʻakú—ko ha fakamoʻoni kuo pau ke moʻui ʻaki pea kuo pau ke tau vahevahe mo e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku ou tuku ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ʻení, ʻa ʻeku tāpuaki, mo ʻeku ʻofa kiate kimoutolu takitaha mo haʻaku fakaafe ke mou hoko atu ko ha konga ʻo e ngāue maʻongoʻonga ko ʻeni ʻo e mana he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ʻa ia ko e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní.¹²

• Ko e hā ha ngaahi founga ʻoku tokoni ai hoʻo fakamoʻoni fakafoʻituituí ki he mālohi ʻo e Siasí? (Vakai ki he konga 1.)

• ʻOku fakamamafaʻi ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻoku poupouʻi kitautolu heʻetau fakamoʻoní pea mo “fakalotoa [kitautolu] ke tau ngāue” (konga 2). Kuo founga fēfē nai hano poupouʻi koe ʻe hoʻo fakamoʻoní? Kuo tākiekina fēfē hoʻo tōʻongá ʻe hoʻo fakamoʻoní? Te ke fakaʻaongaʻi fakafoʻituitui fēfē e meʻa kuó ke ako mei he ngaahi talanoa ʻi he konga 2?

• Ko e hā te tau lava ʻo ako mei he ngaahi akonaki ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī kau ki he maʻu ʻo ha fakamoʻoní? (Vakai ki he konga 3.) Ko e hā ha ngaahi aʻusia kuó ne tokoniʻi koe ke maʻu haʻo fakamoʻoni? Ko e hā te ta lava ʻo fai ke fakamālohia ʻetau fakamoʻoní?

• ʻOkú ke pehē ko e hā ʻoku tupulaki ai ʻo mālohi ange ʻetau fakamoʻoní ʻi heʻetau vahevahe iá? Kuo founga fēfē haʻo ikunaʻi hoʻo ongoʻi manavasiʻi ke vahevahe hoʻo fakamoʻoní? Kuo founga fēfē hano tāpuekina koe ʻe he fakamoʻoni ʻa e niʻihi kehé? (Vakai ki he vahe 4.)

1 Kolinitō 12:3; 1 Pita 3:15; ʻAlamā 5:43–46; 32:26–30; Molonai 10:3–5; T&F 8:2–3; 80:3–5

“[ʻI hoʻo kamata ʻilo mo maʻu ha mahino ki hoʻo kau akó takitaha, ʻe toe lelei ange hoʻo teuteu ke akoʻi e ngaahi lēsoní ʻo fenāpasi lelei pē mo honau tūkunga fakafoʻituituí.] [ʻE tokoni e mahino ko ʻení kiate koe ke ke ʻilo ai ha ngaahi founga ke tokoniʻi e tokotaha kotoa ke kau ʻi he ngaahi fealēleaʻakí mo e ngaahi ʻekitivitī fakaako kehé.]” (ʻOku ʻIkai ha Ui ʻe Mahuʻinga Ange ʻi he Faiakó [1999], 00 [68]).