Fakapulipuli 1: Meʻa Totonu ke Muʻomuʻá
“Mou sivi ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei lahi.”—Filipai 1:10.
ʻUhinga ʻo e meʻá ni. ʻI he ngaahi nofo mali lavameʻá, ko e hoa mali taki taha ʻokú ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻa e tokotaha ʻe tahá ʻiate ia, ʻi he koloá, ngāué, kaungāmeʻá, pea aʻu ki he kāinga kehé. ʻOku fakamoleki ʻe he husepānití mo e uaifí ʻa e taimi lahi fakaekinaua mo e fānaú. ʻOkú na fakatou loto-lelei ke fai ha feilaulau ke maʻu ʻaonga mei ai ʻa e fāmilí.—Filipai 2:4.
ʻUhinga ʻoku mahuʻinga aí. ʻOku fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e fāmilí. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko ha tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai te ne tokonaki maʻa hono fāmilí ʻoku “lahi hake ene kovi aana iate ia oku taelotu.” (1 Timote 5:8, PM) Neongo ia, ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí, ʻoku liliu nai ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakamuʻomuʻa ʻe ha taha. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e faifaleʻi fāmili ʻe taha naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ko e tokolahi naʻa nau kau ki ha konifelenisi naʻá ne fai ʻoku hā ngali naʻa nau tokangataha ange ki heʻenau ngāué ʻi he fāmilí. ʻOkú ne pehē ʻoku hangē ia naʻa nau ʻamanekina ke tokangaʻi vave ha palopalema pē fekauʻaki mo e fāmilí pea nau foki leva ʻo tokangataha ki heʻenau ngāué.” Ko e hā e lēsoni ʻoku ako mei aí? ʻOku faingofua ange ke pehē ʻoku tau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e fāmilí ʻi hono fakahāhā iá.
ʻAhiʻahiʻi eni. Sivisiviʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fakamuʻomuʻá, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi hokó ko ha tataki.
◼ ʻI he taimi ʻoku fie talanoa ai ʻa hoku hoá pe kiʻi tamá, ʻoku ou tokanga ʻi he vave tahá ki he tokotaha ko iá?
◼ ʻI he talanoa ki he niʻihi kehé fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku ou faí, ʻoku ou faʻa talanoa ki he meʻa ʻoku ou fai mo hoku fāmilí?
◼ Te u fakafoki ha fatongia lahi ange (ʻi he ngāué pe ʻi ha feituʻu kehe) kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe hoku fāmilí ʻa hoku taimí?
Kapau naʻá ke tali ʻio ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ʻi ʻolungá, ʻe lava nai ke ke pehē ʻoku totonu ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fakamuʻomuʻá. Ka ʻe fēfē ʻa e vakai mai kiate koe ʻa ho hoá mo hoʻo fānaú? Ko e anga ʻo ʻetau vakai kia kitautolú ʻoku ʻikai ko e lula ia ʻoku fuaʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau fakamuʻomuʻá. Pea ko e tefitoʻi moʻoni tatau ko iá ʻoku tatau ia mo e fakapulipuli kehe ki he lavameʻá ʻa ia ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he ngaahi peesi hokó.
Fai ha fili pau. Fakakaukau ki he founga ʻe taha pe ua ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ke fakahāhā ai ʻoku muʻomuʻa ho fāmilí. (Ko e fakatātaá: Fakakaukau ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e taimi ʻi he meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku toʻo ai e taimi naʻe mei lelei ange ke fakamoleki ki ho hoá mo e fānaú.)
Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke fakahaaʻi ai hoʻo filí ki ho fāmilí? ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻe ha mēmipa ʻe taha ʻa e loto-lelei ke liliú, ʻoku ngalingali ange ai ʻe muimui ki ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé.
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Ko ha mātuʻa tauhi fānau ikuna ʻokú ne fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa hono hoá mo e fānaú