Fakapulipuli 7: Makatuʻunga Fefeka
ʻUhinga ʻo e meʻá ni. Ko e ngaahi fāmili mālohí ʻoku ʻikai ke fakanatula pē ʻenau tuʻú, ʻo tatau mo ha fale ʻoku tuʻu maʻu ʻi ha laui hongofuluʻi taʻu. Ko ha langa fefeka ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ha makatuʻunga fefeka, pea ko e meʻa tatau pē ʻi ha fāmili mālohi. Ko e fāmili lavameʻá ʻoku langa ia ʻi ha matavai ʻo e tataki ʻoku ʻaonga.
ʻUhinga ʻoku mahuʻinga aí. Ko e faleʻi ki he moʻui fakafāmilí ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ia ʻi he ʻū tohi, makasini mo e polokalama TV. Ko e kau faleʻi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he nofo malí ʻoku nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e ngaahi hoa palopalemaʻiá ke nau nofo fakataha, lolotonga ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he kau faleʻi kehé ʻa e ngaahi hoa mali tatau ko iá ke nau taki taha maʻana. ʻOku aʻu ʻo liliu ʻe he kau mataotaó ʻenau fakakaukaú tonu ʻi he tuʻunga-lea ko iá. Hangē ko ení, ʻi he 1994 naʻe tohi ai ʻe ha tokotaha faleʻi fakafaitoʻo ʻoku mataotao ʻi he palopalema ʻa e kau talavoú ʻo pehē ʻi he taimi ki muʻa ʻi heʻene ngāué, naʻá ne ongoʻi ai “ko e fānaú naʻe lelei ange ke nau nofo mo ha mātuʻa taʻemali fiefia kae ʻikai ko e ongo mātuʻa mali ʻoku ʻikai te na fiefia. Naʻá ku fakakaukau au ko e veté ko ha fili lelei ange ia ʻi he fāinga ʻi ha nofo mali ʻoku kovi.” Neongo ia, hili ha taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo e taukeí, naʻe liliu ai ʻene fakakaukaú. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi: “ʻOku lōmekina ʻe he veté ʻa e fānau tokolahi.”
ʻOku malava ke liliu ʻa e fakakaukaú, ka ko e faleʻi lelei taha ʻe lava ke maʻú ʻe ʻi ha founga maʻu pē ia ʻoku tapua atu ai ʻa e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Ko hono lau ʻa e kupu hokohoko ko ení, kuó ke fakatokangaʻi nai ai ʻoku ʻomai ha tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapu ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he peesi 3-8. Ko e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko iá kuo tokoniʻi ai ʻa e fāmili lahi ke nau lavameʻa moʻoni. ʻI he hangē ko e fāmili kehe kotoa pē, ʻoku nau hokosia ʻa e palopalema. Ko e faikehekehé he kuo tokonaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú kia kinautolu ha makatuʻunga fefeka ki he nofo malí mo e moʻui fakafāmilí. Te tau ʻamanekina ʻoku hoko moʻoni ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú, he ko hono Faʻu-Tohí, ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Tupuʻanga ʻo e fāmilí.—2 Timote 3:16, 17.
ʻAhiʻahiʻi eni. ʻAi ha lisi ʻo e ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu ʻoku hā ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he peesi 3 ki he 8. Tānaki atu ki ai ha konga Tohi Tapu kehe kuó ne tokoniʻi koe. Tauhi ha lisi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ke ngāueʻaki, pea toutou vakai ki ai.
Fai ha fili pau. Fakapapauʻi ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi hoʻo moʻui fakafāmilí.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8, 9]
ʻI ha makatuʻunga fefeka Fakatohitapu, ʻe lava ke matuʻuaki ai ʻe ho fāmilí ʻa e matangi mālohi ʻoku fakamanamana ke ne holoki iá