Ke Ke Ngāue Tōtōivi ki he Lautohí

ʻE ʻIKAI ke lava ʻe he fanga manú ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fai he taimi ní. Ko e tokotaha he toko 6 kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá kuo ʻikai ke ako ia ke lautohi—koeʻuhi pē ko e faʻa ʻikai ha faingamālie ke maʻu ai ʻa e akó—pea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu iá, ko e tokolahi ʻoku ʻikai te nau fai tuʻumaʻu ia. Neongo ia, ko hoʻo malava ke lau ʻa e peesi kuo pulusí ʻoku fakaʻatā ai koe ʻi he foungá ni ke ke folau ki he ngaahi fonua kehé, ke feʻiloaki mo e kakai ʻa ia ko ʻenau moʻuí ʻe lava ke ne fakakoloa haʻaú, pe ke maʻu ai ʻa e ʻilo ʻaonga ʻa ia te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi fakahohaʻa ʻo e moʻuí.

Ko e malava ke lautohí ʻokú ne tākiekina ʻa e lahi ʻo e meʻa ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha talavou mei heʻene akó. ʻI heʻene kumi ngāué, ko ʻene malava ke lautohí ʻe tākiekina nai ai ʻa e faʻahinga ngāue ʻe malava ke ne maʻú pea mo e lahi ʻo e houa kuo pau ke ne ngāueʻi koeʻuhi ke maʻu ha moʻuí. Ko e ngaahi uaifi tauhi ʻapi ʻoku nau lautohi leleí ʻoku nau malava lelei ange ke tokangaʻi honau ngaahi fāmilí ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻakai totonú, haisiní, pea mo e taʻofi ʻo e mahakí. Ko e ngaahi faʻē ʻa ia ko e kau lautohi leleí te nau toe fai foki hano tākiekina mātuʻaki lelei ʻa e fakalakalaka fakaeʻatamai ʻa ʻenau fānaú.

Ko e moʻoni, ko e ʻaonga lahi taha ʻoku hoko mai mei he lautohí, ko e malava ko ia ke ne fakamafeia koe ke ke “maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtua.” (Pal. 2:5) Ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi founga ʻa ia ʻoku tau tauhi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e malava ke lautohí. Ko e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú mo e ngaahi tohi makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú ʻoku lau ia ʻi he ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá. Ko hoʻo ola lelei ʻi he malaʻe ngāue fakafaifekaú ʻoku kaunga lahi ki ai ʻa e founga ʻo hoʻo lautohí. Pea ko e teuteu ki he ngaahi ngāue ko ení ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e lautohí. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá ʻoku fakatuʻunga hoʻo tupulaki fakalaumālié ʻi ha tuʻunga lahi ʻi hoʻo tōʻonga lautohí.

Ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa e Faingamālié

Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau ako ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo nau maʻu ha tuʻunga ako fakangatangata. ʻE fiemaʻu nai ke akoʻi kinautolu ke nau lautohi koeʻuhi ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa ʻenau laka ki muʻa fakalaumālié. Pe te nau fiemaʻu nai ʻa e tokoni fakafoʻituitui ki hono fakaleleiʻi ʻenau ngaahi pōtoʻi lautohí. ʻI he ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu fakalotofonuá, ʻoku feinga ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ke fokotuʻutuʻu ha ngaahi kalasi ako, makatuʻunga ʻi he tohi ko e Apply Yourself to Reading and Writing. Kuo maʻu ʻaonga lahi ʻa e laui afe tokolahi mei he tokonaki ko ení. Koeʻuhi ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e malava ke lautohi leleí, ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu ai ʻe he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe niʻihi ha ngaahi kalasi fakaleleiʻi-lautohi ke fai fakataha mo e Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí. Naʻa mo e ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai ala maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi kalasi peheé, ʻe lava ke fai ʻe ha taha ha fakalakalaka lelei ʻi hono vaheʻi ha taimi ʻi he ʻaho taki taha ke lau leʻo-lahi ai pea ʻi he maʻu mo e kau tuʻumaʻu ʻi he akó.

Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e ngaahi kōmikí mo e televīsoné, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehé, kuó ne tekeʻi ki mui ʻa e lautohí ʻi he moʻui ʻa e kakai tokolahi. Ko e mamata televīsoné mo e lautohi fakangatangatá te ne taʻofi nai ʻa e tupulaki ʻa e ngaahi pōtoʻi lautohi ʻa ha tokotaha pea mo ʻene malava ke fakakaukau pea ke fakaʻuhinga maʻalaʻala pea mo fai ha fakamatala lelei.

Ko e ngaahi tohi ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke mahinoʻi ʻa e Tohitapú ʻoku tokonaki mai ia ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” ʻOku ʻai ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni ke ala maʻu ha fakamatala lahi fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga fakalaumālié. (Mt. 24:​45, PM; 1 Kol. 2:​12, 13) ʻOku toe tauhi ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ʻilo ʻo e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní pea mo honau ʻuhingá, tokoniʻi kitautolu ke hoko ʻo maheni lelei ange mo e māmani fakanatulá, pea akoʻi kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi founga ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi ʻīsiu ʻoku fekauʻaki mo kitautolú. Hiliō he meʻa kotoa, ʻoku fakahangataha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ki he founga ke tauhi fakahōifua ai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea maʻu ʻa ʻene hōifuá. Ko e lautohi lelei peheé te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke tupu ʻo hoko ko ha tokotaha fakalaumālie.

Ko e moʻoni, ko e malava ke lautohi leleí ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻulungaanga lelei ia ʻiate ia pē. Ko e pōtoʻí ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he founga totonú. ʻI he hangē ko e kaí, ko e lautohí kuo pau ke fai filifili ia. Ko e hā ke kai ai ʻa e meʻakai ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomai ha meʻa fakatupu ivi moʻoní pe ʻe aʻu nai ʻo ne fakakonahi koé? ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ko e hā ke lau ai ʻa e fakamatalá, naʻa mo ia ʻoku ʻalu kehé, ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne fakameleʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí mo e lotó? Ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni faka-Tohitapú ʻoku totonu ke ne tokonaki mai ʻa e tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ai ha naunau lautohi pē ʻoku tau fili. Ki muʻa ke fili ʻa e meʻa te ke laú, manatuʻi ʻa e ngaahi konga Tohitapu hangē ko e Koheleti 12:​12, 13; Efeso 4:​22-​24; 5:​1-3 (3, 4, PM); Filipai 4:8; Kolose 2:8; 1 Sione 2:​15-​17; mo e 2 Sione 10.

Lautohi mo e Fakaueʻiloto Totonu

Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e fakaueʻiloto totonu ʻi he lautohí ʻoku hoko ʻo hā mahino ia ʻi hono sivisiviʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala Kōsipelí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he Kōsipeli ʻa Mātiú, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻeke ʻe Sīsū ki he kau taki lotu taukei ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e ongo fehuʻi hangē ko ení “Naʻe ʻikai te mou lau?” mo e “Kuo teʻeki koā ke mou lau?” ki muʻa ʻi heʻene ʻoange kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi tali Fakatohitapu ki heʻenau ngaahi fehuʻi kākaá. (Mt. 12:​3, 5; 19:4; 21:​16, 42; 22:31) Ko e lēsoni ʻe taha ʻoku tau ako mei hení ʻa eni, kapau ko ʻetau fakaueʻiloto ki he lautohí ʻoku taʻetotonu, ʻe lava ke tau maʻu mai ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamulituku taʻetotonu pe tō mei hono maʻu kakato ʻa e poiní. Naʻe lau ʻe he kau Fālesí ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú koeʻuhi naʻa nau fakakaukau ʻo pehē fakafou ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko iá, te nau maʻu ai ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá. Ko e pale ko iá, hangē ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsuú, ʻoku ʻikai ke foaki ia ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea tali ʻEne ngaahi founga ki he fakamoʻuí. (Sione 5:​39-​43) Ko e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e kau Fālesí naʻe siokita; ko ia ai, ko e lahi ʻo ʻenau ngaahi fakamulitukú naʻe hala.

Ko e ʻofa kia Sihová ʻa e fakaueʻiloto maʻa taha ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu ki hono lau ʻene Folofolá. Ko e ʻofa ko iá ʻokú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke ako ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, he ko ʻofá “ʻoku ne kaungā-fiefia mo e Moʻoni.” (1 Kol. 13:6) Neongo kapau naʻe ʻikai te tau fiefia ʻi he lautohí ʻi he kuohilí, ko e ʻofa kia Sihova ʻaki ʻa e ‘kotoa ʻo hotau ʻatamaí’ te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau ngāueʻaki mālohi hotau ʻatamaí ke maʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Mt. 22:37) ʻOku langaʻi ʻe he ʻofá ʻa e mahuʻingaʻiá, pea ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he mahuʻingaʻiá ʻa e akó.

Fakakaukau ki he Vavé

ʻOku ʻalu fakataha ʻa e lautohí mo e ʻiloʻí. Naʻa mo e ʻi hoʻo lautohi he taimi ní, ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi foʻi leá pea manatuʻi honau ʻuhingá. ʻE lava ke ke fakatupulekina ʻa e vave ʻa hoʻo lautohí kapau te ke fakalahi ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻo e ʻiló. ʻI he ʻikai tuʻu ke sio ki he foʻi lea taki taha, feinga ke sio ki he ngaahi pupunga leá ʻi he taimi taki taha. ʻI hoʻo fakatupulekina ʻa e malava ko ení, te ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻokú ke mahinoʻi lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke laú.

Kae kehe, ʻi hono lau ʻa e fakamatala loloto angé, ko e meʻa ʻokú ke maʻu mei hoʻo ngaahi feingá ʻe fakalahi nai ia ʻaki hono ngāueʻaki ha founga kehe. ʻI hono faleʻi ʻa Siosiua ʻi heʻene lau ʻa e Ngaahi Konga Tohitapú, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova: “Ko e tohi ko eni ʻo e laó ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke mavahe ia mei ho ngutú, pea kuo pau ke ke lau leʻo-siʻi ia.” (Sios. 1:​8, NW) Ko e lea ʻi ha leʻo-siʻí ʻoku faʻa fai ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakalaulauloto ai ha taha. Ko ia ai, ko e kupuʻi lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku fakalea ko e “lau leʻo-siʻi ia” ʻoku toe liliu ia ko e “fakalaulauloto.” (Sāme 63:6; 77:12; 143:5) ʻI he taimi ʻo e fakalaulaulotó, ʻoku fakakaukau loloto ai ha taha; ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakavave. Ko e lautohi ʻi ha founga fakakaukaulotó ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻi ai ʻene maongo lahi ange ki he ʻatamaí mo e lotó. ʻOku ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e kikite, faleʻi, ngaahi palōveepi, maau, ngaahi fanongonongo ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotua, ngaahi fakaikiiki fekauʻaki mo e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová, pea mo e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga moʻoni hulu fau ʻi he moʻuí—ʻoku mahuʻinga kotoa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau loto ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová. He ʻaonga ē ke lau ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ia ke maongo loloto ki ho ʻatamaí mo e lotó!

Ako ke Tokangataha

ʻI hoʻo lautohí, ʻai tonu koe ʻi he konga taki taha ʻoku fakamatalaʻí. Feinga ke sio ki he faʻahinga ʻoku kau ki aí ʻi he mata ʻo hoʻo mahinó, pea fakaʻuta atu ki he ngaahi ongo naʻe kau ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku faingofua eni ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻi hono lau ʻo ha fakamatala hangē ko ia fekauʻaki mo Tēvita pea mo Kolaiaté, ʻa ia ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he 1 Samiuela vahe 17. Ka naʻa mo e ngaahi fakaikiiki ʻi he Ekisotó mo e Livitikó fekauʻaki mo e langa ʻo e tāpanekalé pe ko e fokotuʻu ʻo e tuʻunga taulaʻeikí ʻe hā ngali moʻoni ia ʻi hoʻo sioloto atu ki he ngaahi fakafuofuá pea mo e ngaahi naunaú pe fakaʻuta atu ki he nanamu ʻo e ʻinisēnisí, ko e uite tunú, pea mo e fanga manu naʻe foaki ko e ngaahi feilaulau tutú. Fakakaukau atu ki he fakaofo moʻoni kuo pau naʻe ʻi ai ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakataulaʻeikí! (Luke 1:​8-​10) Ko e fakakau ʻa ho ngaahi ongoʻangá mo hoʻo ongoʻí ʻi he founga ko ení te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa ʻokú ke laú pea ʻe hoko ia ko ha tokoni ki he manatú.

Neongo ia, kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ke tokanga, ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke feinga ai ke lautohí, ʻe takai holo nai ai ho ʻatamaí. ʻE sio nai ho matá ki he pēsí, ka ʻe ʻi ha feituʻu kehe hoʻo fakakaukaú. ʻOku tā ha fasi? ʻOku moʻui ʻa e televīsoné? ʻOku talanoa ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí? Kapau ʻe malava, ʻoku lelei tahá ke lautohi ʻi ha feituʻu lōngonoa. Kae kehe, ʻe haʻu nai mei loto ʻa e fakahohaʻá. Mahalo pē naʻá ke maʻu ha ʻaho femoʻuekina. ʻOi, he meʻa faingofua ē ke toe fakafoki mai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e ʻahó ki ho ʻatamaí! Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lelei ke toe fakamanatu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e ʻahó—kae ʻikai ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke lautohi aí. Mahalo pē ʻokú ke kamata fakataha mo e fakahangataha ʻa ho ʻatamaí, pe naʻa mo haʻo kamata nai hoʻo taimi lautohí ʻaki ha lotu. Ka ʻi hoʻo laú leva, ʻoku kamata ke tēkina holo ho ʻatamaí. Toe ʻahiʻahi. Akonekina koe ke tauhi ho ʻatamaí ke fakahangataha ki he fakamatala ʻokú ke laú. Faifai atu pē, te ke sio ki ha fakalakalaka.

Ko e hā te ke faí ʻi haʻo hoko mai ki ha foʻi lea ʻoku ʻikai ke mahino kiate koe? ʻE fakamatalaʻi nai pe lāulea ki ha ngaahi foʻi lea ʻoku ʻikai maheni mo ia ʻi he konga tohí. Pe te ke malava nai ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhingá mei he potutohí. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, vaheʻi ha taimi ke kumi ai ʻa e foʻi leá ʻi ha tikisinale kapau ʻoku ala maʻu ha taha, pe fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e foʻi leá koeʻuhi ke lava ke ke ʻeke ki ha taha ʻa e ʻuhingá ʻamui. ʻE fakalahi heni ʻa hoʻo ʻilo ki he leá pea tokoni ia ki hoʻo maʻu ʻa e mahino ʻi he lautohí.

Lautohi Fakahāhā

ʻI he taimi naʻe tala ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá kia Tīmote ke hokohoko atu ʻene ngāue tōtōivi ki he lautohí, naʻe ʻuhinga hangatonu ʻa Paulá ki he lautohi ke maʻu ʻaonga ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (1 Tim. 4:​13, NW) Ko e lautohi fakahāhā ola leleí ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi hono lau leʻo-lahi pē ʻa e ngaahi foʻi leá mei ha pēsí. Ko e tokotaha lautohí ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mahino kiate ia ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi foʻi leá pea maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ko iá. Ko e toki taimi pē ʻokú ne fai ai iá ʻe lava ai ke ne fakahaaʻi totonu ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukaú pea toe fakatupu totonu ʻa e ngaahi ongó. Ko e moʻoni, ko e meʻá ni, ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e teuteu mo e ʻahiʻahi fakaʻāuliliki. Ko ia ai, naʻe enginaki ʻa Paula: “Ke ke hokohoko ngāue mālohi ki he lautohi fakahāhaá.” Te ke maʻu ʻa e ako mahuʻinga ʻi he pōtoʻi ko ení ʻi he Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí.

ʻAi ha Taimi ke Lautohi

“Ko e ngaahi palani ʻa e tokotaha tōtōiví ʻoku maʻu moʻoni ai ha ʻaonga, ka ko e tokotaha kotoa ʻoku fakavavé ʻoku huʻu moʻoni atu ia ki he masiva.” (Pal. 21:​5, NW) He moʻoni ē ko e meʻa ko iá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻetau holi ke lautohí! Ke maʻu ʻa e “ʻaonga,” ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau palani tōtōivi koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe fakafihiaʻi ʻe he ngaahi ngāue kehé ʻetau lautohí.

Ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻokú ke lautohi aí? ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻaonga ʻi he lautohi pongipongiá? Pe ʻokú ke ʻāʻā lahi ange ʻi he konga ki mui ʻo e ʻahó? Kapau ʻe lava ke ke fakamavaheʻi naʻa mo e miniti ʻe 15 pe 20 ʻi he ʻaho taki taha ke fai ai ha lautohi, te ke ʻohovale ai ʻi he lahi ʻo e meʻa ʻe lava ke ke lavaʻí. Ko e kií ʻa e tuʻumaʻú.

Ko e hā kuo fili ai ʻe Sihova ke ʻai ʻene ngaahi taumuʻa maʻongoʻongá ke hiki ʻi ha tohí? Koeʻuhi ke lava ai ʻa e kakaí ʻo maʻu faleʻi mei heʻene Folofola kuo tohí. ʻOku fakamafeia kinautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke nau fakakaukau ki he ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ʻa Sihová, ke tala ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ki heʻenau fānaú, pea ke fokotuʻu ʻi he manatú ʻa e ngaahi tōʻongafai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Sāme 78:​5-7) Ko ʻetau houngaʻia ʻi he nima-homo ʻa Sihová ʻi he meʻá ni ʻoku fakahaaʻi lelei taha ia ʻi he founga ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai kitautolu tonu ki hono lau ʻa ʻene Folofola foaki-moʻuí.