“ʻOfa Maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá Kuo Fakahaaʻi ʻi he Ngaahi Founga Kehekehe”

ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ko e kau Kalisitiané ʻoku nau “moʻua ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe.” (1 Pita 1:6) ʻI mui ange ʻi heʻene tohi fakamānavaʻí, ʻokú ne pehē ai ko e “ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá” ʻoku “fakahaaʻi ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe.” (1 Pita 4:​10, NW) Ko e kupuʻi lea “ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe” ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e muʻaki foʻi lea faka-Kalisi tatau. ʻI he fakamatala ki he kupuʻi leá ni, naʻe pehē ʻe ha mataotao Tohi Tapu ʻe taha: “Ko ha fakakaukau fakaofo eni. . . . Ko e leaʻaki ʻa e kelesi [pe, ʻofa maʻataʻatā] ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e poikilos ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ʻoku ʻikai ha lanu ia ʻi he tuʻunga fakaetangatá ʻe taʻeikunaʻi ʻe he kelesi ʻa e ʻOtuá.” ʻOkú ne toe fakamatala lahi ange: “ʻOku ʻikai ha ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe ala fakakaukau ki ai, ngaahi faingataʻa ʻoku malava ke hoko, tuʻunga fakavavevave pe fiemaʻu fakavavevave ʻe taʻemalava ʻe he kelesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakaleleiʻi, pe ko ha meʻa ʻe taʻemalava ʻe he kelesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ke feangainga mo ia ʻi he tuʻunga ikuna pea ke ikuʻi ia. ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ia ʻi he moʻuí ʻe taʻemalava ke fekuki mo ia ʻa e kelesi ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku taki hangatonu ʻe he foʻi lea mohu ʻuhinga ko ʻeni ko e poikilos ʻa ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukaú ki he kelesi mohu-lanu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku feʻungamālie moʻoni ke fakaleleiʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē.”

Ngaahi ʻAhiʻahí Ikunaʻi ʻe he ʻOfa Maʻataʻataá

Fakatatau kia Pita, ko e founga ʻe taha ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakafou ia ʻi he faʻahinga kehekehe ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. (1 Pita 4:​11) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he sevāniti taki taha ʻa e ʻOtuá ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakalaumālie, pe ngaahi malava, ʻe lava nai ʻo hoko ko ha matavai ia ʻo e fakalototoʻa ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. (Loma 12:​6-8) Hangē ko ʻení, ko e ngaahi mēmipa ʻe niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ko e kau faiako tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻo e Tohi Tapú. Ko ʻenau ngaahi lea pōtoʻí ʻokú ne fakaivia mo ueʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau kītaki. (Nehemaia 8:​1-4, 8, 12) Ko e niʻihi kehé ʻoku nau fai tuʻumaʻu ha ʻaʻahi fakatauhi-sipi ki he ngaahi ʻapi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ʻa e tokoní. Ko e ngaahi ʻaʻahi peheé ko ha ngaahi taimi ia ki he fakalototoʻá ke ‘fiemālie ʻa e ngaahi lotó.’ (Kolose 2:2) ʻI he taimi ʻoku fai ai ʻe he kau ʻovasiá ʻa e ngaahi ʻaʻahi fakatuimālohi peheé, ʻoku nau foaki atu ai ha meʻaʻofa fakalaumālie. (Sione 21:16) ʻI he taimi tatau ʻoku toe ʻiloa pē mo e niʻihi kehe ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻi heʻenau māfana, manavaʻofa, mo e fakaalaala ʻi he feangainga mo e kaungātui ko ia ʻoku fakalotomamahiʻi ʻe he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. (Ngāue 4:​36; Loma 12:10; Kolose 3:​10) Ko e kaungāongoʻi mo e tokoni longomoʻui ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ʻe he fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine ʻofa peheé ko ha fakahaaʻi mahuʻinga ia, pe “lanu,” ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá.​—Palovepi 12:25; 17:17.

ʻIo, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e “lanu,” pe natula, ʻo hotau ʻahiʻahí, ʻe ʻi ai maʻu ai pē ʻa e “lanu,” pe fakahāhā, ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ikunaʻi ia. (Semisi 1:​17) Ko e tokoni taimi totonu mo feʻungamālie ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití​—ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā nai ʻa e kehekehe ʻo honau ngaahi ʻahiʻahí pe palopalemá—ko e taha pē ia ʻo e fakamoʻoni ʻo e “poto faifio [pe kehekehe] ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Efeso 3:​10) ʻOkú ke loto-tatau ki ai?