Pulelulu, Sepitema 17
Fiefia ē ko e faʻahinga kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻenau ngaahi ngāue maumau-laó pea kuo ʻufiʻufi ʻenau ngaahi angahalá.—Loma 4:7.
ʻOku fakamolemoleʻi pe ʻufiʻufi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku tui kiate iá. ʻOkú ne fakamolemoleʻi fakaʻaufuli kinautolu pea ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe lau ʻenau ngaahi angahalá. (Saame 32:1, 2) ʻOkú ne vakai ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ko iá ʻoku nau taʻehalaia mo māʻoniʻoni ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi heʻenau tuí. Neongo naʻe lau ʻa ʻĒpalahame, Tēvita mo e kau lotu faitōnunga kehe ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻa nau māʻoniʻoni, naʻa nau kei hoko pē ko e kau faiangahala taʻehaohaoa. Ka koeʻuhí ko ʻenau tuí, naʻe vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu naʻa nau taʻemele, tautefito ʻi hono fakahoa kinautolu ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai haʻanau tuʻunga lelei ʻi heʻene vakaí. (ʻEf. 2:12) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamāʻalaʻala ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻi heʻene tohí, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e tuí ki hono maʻu ha vahaʻangatae fakafoʻituitui mo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe hoko moʻoni ia ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo ʻĒpalahame mo Tēvitá, pea ʻe pehē foki mo kitautolu. w23.12 3 ¶6-7
Tuʻapulelulu, Sepitema 18
ʻOatu maʻu pē ki he ʻOtuá . . . ha feilaulau ʻo e fakafetaʻi, ʻa ia ko e fua ʻo hotau loungutú.—Hep. 13:15.
ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiané ʻa e monū ke fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau kia Sihova ʻaki hono ngāueʻaki honau taimí, iví mo ʻenau koloá ke fakalahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻE lava ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau koloaʻaki hotau monū ke lotu kia Sihová ʻaki hono ʻoatu kiate ia ʻa ʻetau ngaahi feilaulau lelei tahá. ʻOku lave ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo ʻetau lotú ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito te tau fakaliʻeliʻaki. (Hep. 10:22-25) ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e fakaofiofi kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, talaki fakahāhā ʻetau ʻamanakí, fakataha fakatahataha ko ha fakatahaʻanga pea fefakalototoʻaʻaki ʻo “toe ʻāsili angé ʻi [heʻetau] sio ko ia ki he fakaofiofi mai” ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. ʻI he ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fakamatala ʻi he Fakahaá, ko e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ʻokú ne leaʻaki tuʻo ua ʻa e meʻá ni ke fakamamafaʻi: “Lotu ki he ʻOtuá!” (Fkh. 19:10; 22:9) ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ʻa e moʻoni fakalaumālie loloto ko eni fekauʻaki mo e temipale lahi fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová pea mo e monū ʻoku tau koloaʻaki ke lotu ki hotau ʻOtua lahí! w23.10 29 ¶17-18
Falaite, Sepitema 19
Hokohoko atu ʻetau feʻofaʻakí.—1 Sione 4:7.
ʻOku tau loto kotoa ke “hokohoko atu ʻetau feʻofaʻakí.” Kae kehe, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke tau manatuʻi naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻa Sīsū “ʻe fakaʻaʻau ʻo momoko ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e tokolahi.” (Māt. 24:12) Naʻe ʻikai ke pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻe hoko eni ki he tokolahi taha ʻo ʻene kau ākongá. Neongo ia, ʻoku totonu ke tau nofoʻaki tokanga koeʻuhí ke ʻoua ʻe tākiekina kitautolu ʻe he tōʻonga taʻeʻofa ʻa e māmaní. ʻI he fakakaukau ki aí, tau lāulea angé ki he fehuʻi mahuʻinga ko ení: ʻOku ʻi ai ha founga ke siviʻi ai pe ʻoku mālohi ʻetau ʻofa ki hotau fanga tokouá? Ko e founga ʻe taha ke fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e mālohi ʻo ʻetau ʻofá, ko hono sivisiviʻi ʻa e anga ʻetau fakafeangai ki he ngaahi tuʻunga pau ʻi he moʻuí. (2 Kol. 8:8) Ko e taha ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá naʻe lave ki ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “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 ia ko e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga mo e ngaahi taʻehaohaoa ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻe lava ke ne tesiʻi ʻetau ʻofá. w23.11 10-11 ¶12-13