Falaite, ʻOkatopa 24
Hiliō he meʻa kotoa, maʻu ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki he tokotaha taki taha, koeʻuhi ko e ʻofá ʻokú ne ʻufiʻufi ha fuʻufuʻunga angahala.—1 Pita 4:8.
Ko e foʻi lea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he “lahi” ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻileá ko e “falō atu.” Ko e konga hono ua ʻo e vēsí ʻoku fakamatala ai ki he ola lelei ʻo ʻetau maʻu ʻa e ʻofa lahi ko iá. ʻOkú ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa hotau fanga tokouá. ʻE lava ke tau fakatātaaʻi ia ʻi he foungá ni: Tau pehē pē ʻoku ʻi ai ha tēpile ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi makohikohi ai, ʻe malava ke toʻo mai ha konga tupenu pea folahi loa atu ia ʻi he tēpilé ke ne ʻufiʻufi ʻo ʻikai ko ha foʻi makohi pē ʻe taha pe ua, ka ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi makohikohí. ʻI ha founga meimei tatau, kapau te tau maʻu ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki hotau fanga tokouá, ʻe lava ke tau “ʻufiʻufi” pe fakamolemoleʻi ʻo ʻikai ko ha taʻehaohaoa pē ʻe taha pe ua, ka ko ha “fuʻufuʻunga angahala.” Ko ʻetau ʻofa ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku totonu ke mālohi feʻunga ʻo lava ai ke tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa hotau kaungātuí—neongo kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e feinga lahi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. (Kol. 3:13) ʻI heʻetau lavameʻa ʻi hono fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, ʻoku tau fakahaaʻi ai ko ʻetau ʻofá ʻoku mālohi pea ʻoku tau loto ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova. w23.11 11-12 ¶13-15
Tokonaki, ʻOkatopa 25
Naʻe kamata ke lau ia ʻe Sāfani ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí.—2 Kal. 34:18.
ʻI he hoko ʻa Tuʻi Siosaia ko ha tokotaha lahí, naʻe kamata ke ne fakaleleiʻi ʻa e temipalé. Lolotonga ʻa e ngāue ko iá, naʻe maʻu ai “ʻa e tohi Lao ʻa Sihova naʻe fakafou mai ʻia Mōsesé.” ʻI he fanongo ki hono lau iá, naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa e tuʻí ke ne fai ha ngāue ʻaki ʻa e talangofua ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki aí. (2 Kal. 34:14, 19-21) Te ke saiʻia ke lau tuʻumaʻu ʻa e Tohi Tapú? Kapau ʻokú ke kei feinga pē, ʻoku fēfē? ʻOkú ke muimuiʻi ʻa e ngaahi veesi ʻe tokoni fakafoʻituitui nai kiate koe? ʻI he taʻu 39 ʻa Siosaiá, naʻá ne fai ha fehālaaki ʻo iku mole ai ʻene moʻuí. Naʻá ne falala kiate ia pē kae ʻikai ke kole ʻa e tataki ʻa Sihová. (2 Kal. 35:20-25) ʻOku tau ako ha lēsoni mei heni. Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hotau taʻumotuʻá pe ko e hā e fuoloa ʻetau ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú, kuo pau ke tau hanganaki kumi kia Sihova. ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e lotu maʻu pē ki heʻene tatakí, ako ʻene Folofolá, pea maʻu ʻaonga mei he faleʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻá. ʻOku ngalingali ʻe siʻi ange ai haʻatau fai ha ngaahi fehālaaki mafatukituki pea ʻe ngalingali te tau fiefia ange ai.—Sēm. 1:25. w23.09 12 ¶15-16
Sāpate, ʻOkatopa 26
ʻOku talitekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau hīkisiá, ka ʻokú ne foaki ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻataá ki he kau anga-fakatōkilaló.—Sēm. 4:6.
ʻOku lave ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he kau fefine tuʻu-ki-muʻa tokolahi naʻa nau ʻofa kia Sihova pea tauhi kiate ia. Naʻa nau “anga-fakamaʻumaʻu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tōʻongá” pea “faitōnunga ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.” (1 Tīm. 3:11) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e fanga tuofāfiné ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ʻi heʻenau fakatahaʻangá ʻa e kau fefine Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa ʻoku nau tuha ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai. Fanga tuofāfine kei siʻi, fēfē ke ke fakakaukau angé ki ha kau fefine Kalisitiane matuʻotuʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻe lava ke ke faʻifaʻitaki kiate kinautolu? Fakatokangaʻi honau ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakamānakó; fakakaukau leva ki he founga ʻe lava ke ke fakahāhā ai iá. Ko ha tafaʻaki mahuʻinga ʻo e hoko ʻo matuʻotuʻa faka-Kalisitiané ko e anga-fakatōkilaló. Kapau ʻoku anga-fakatōkilalo ha fefine, te ne maʻu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo Sihova pea mo e niʻihi kehé. Ko e fakatātaá, ko ha fefine ʻokú ne ʻofa kia Sihova ʻokú ne fili anga-fakatōkilalo ke poupou ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulú ʻa ia kuo fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe heʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. (1 Kol. 11:3) Ko e tefitoʻi moʻoni ko iá ʻoku ngāueʻaki tefito ia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá pea ʻi he fāmilí. w23.12 18-19 ¶3-5