Te ʼAho Fakaʼosi ʼo Sesu ʼi Te Fale Lotu

ʼI te ʼaho fakaʼosi ʼae neʼe nofo ai Sesu ʼi te fale lotu, neʼe hoko atu tana fakaha te malualoi ʼa te kau sekelipa mo te kau Faliseo, ʼo ina fakahigoaʼi fakahagatonu natou ko he kau malualoi. Neʼe ina fakaʼaogaʼi he ʼu lea fakatata, ʼo ina ui fenei: “ ʼE kotou fakamaʼa te tuʼa ipu pea mo te tuʼa pa, kaʼe ʼe fonu ia loto ko te manumanū pea mo te ʼu holi fakavale. Kau Faliseo kivi, kotou fakamaʼa muʼa te loto ipu pea mo te loto pa, pea ʼe toe maʼa anai mo tuʼa.” (Mateo 23:25, 26) Neʼe tokakaga te kau Faliseo ke natou mulimuli fakalelei ki te ʼu faʼahi ʼo te Lao ʼo ʼuhiga mo te fakamaʼa pea mo te meʼa ʼae ʼe ha ki tuʼa, kaʼe neʼe mole natou tokakaga ki tonatou ʼuhiga ʼo loto pea neʼe mole natou fakamaʼa tonatou loto.

Neʼe toe ha tanatou malualoi ʼi tanatou fia laga pea mo fakamataleleiʼi te ʼu fale maka ʼo te kau polofeta. Kaʼe, ohage ko tona ui e Sesu, ko natou ko “te ʼu foha ʼo natou ʼae neʼe natou fakapogi te kau polofeta.” (Mateo 23:31) Neʼe natou fakamoʼoni ki te faʼahi ʼaia ʼi ʼanatou faiga ʼae ke natou matehi ia Sesu.—Soane 5:18; 7:1, 25.

Neʼe fakaha leva e Sesu te meʼa ʼae ka hoko ki te kau takitaki lotu mo kapau neʼe mole natou fakahemala. Neʼe ina ui fenei: “ ʼU gata, faga ʼuhiʼi gata kafokona, ʼe feafeaʼi anai hakotou hao mai te fakamau ʼo te Seʼeni?” (Mateo 23:33) Ko te Liuʼa ʼo Hinome, ʼae neʼe tuʼu ovi age, neʼe tutu ai te ʼu ʼotaʼota, pea neʼe ko he faʼifaʼitaki moʼo fakata te pulihi ʼo talu ai ʼae ka hoko ki te kau sekelipa mo te kau Faliseo agakovi.

ʼE liliu anai te ʼu tisipulo ʼa Sesu ko “he kau polofeta, mo he kau popoto pea mo he kau faiako.” ʼE gaohi feafeaʼi anai natou? ʼI tana palalau ki te kau takitaki lotu, neʼe ina ui fenei kia natou: “ ʼE kotou matehi anai pea mo tutuki ʼihi [ʼi ʼaku tisipulo] ʼi he ʼu pou, pea ʼe kotou huipiʼi anai ʼihi ʼi ʼakotou sinakoka pea mo fakatagaʼi natou mai ʼae kolo ki he tahi kolo. Koia, ke to kia koutou te toto ʼo te kau faitotonu fuli ʼae neʼe liligi ʼi te kele, mai te toto ʼo te tagata faitotonu ko Apele ki te toto ʼo Sakalia . . . ʼae neʼe kotou fakapogi.” Neʼe ina fai te fakatokaga ʼaeni: “ ʼE au tala moʼoni atu kia koutou, ʼe hoko anai te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼaia ki te taʼiake ʼaeni.” (Mateo 23:34-36) Neʼe hoko te faʼahi ʼaia ʼi te taʼu 70 H.T.S., ʼi te temi ʼae neʼe maumauʼi ai e te ʼu kautau Loma ia Selusalemi pea mamate ai te toko lauʼi afe kau Sutea.

Neʼe lotomamahi ia Sesu ʼi tana fakakaukauʼi ia te aluʼaga fakamataku ʼaia ka hoko, pea neʼe ina ui fenei: “Selusalemi, Selusalemi, ia koe ʼae ʼe ke matehi te kau polofeta pea mo ke tuki makaʼi ia natou ʼae neʼe fekauʼi atu kia koe. Neʼe tuʼa lahi taku fia fakatahiʼi ʼau fanau ohage ko te fakatahiʼi e te matuʼa moa ʼona ʼuhi ʼi ʼona lalo kapakau. Kaʼe neʼe mole kotou loto ki ai. Koʼeni, kua liakī pea mo tuku atu tokotou fale.” (Mateo 23:37, 38) Ko natou ʼae neʼe fagono ki ai, neʼe lagi natou feʼekeʼaki pe kotea te “fale” ʼaia. Neʼe talanoa koa ʼo ʼuhiga mo te fale lotu taulekaleka ʼae neʼe tuʼu ʼi Selusalemi, ʼae neʼe hage neʼe puipui e te ʼAtua?

Neʼe hoko atu fenei leva e Sesu: “ ʼE au tala atu kia koutou, ʼe mole kotou toe sisio anai kia te au ʼo kaku ki takotou ui fenei: ‘Ke tapuakiʼi ia ia ʼae ʼe haʼu ʼi te huafa ʼo Sehova!’ ” (Mateo 23:39) Neʼe toʼo e Sesu te ʼu palalau ʼaia mai te Pesalemo 118:26, ʼae neʼe fakakikite fenei ai: “Ke tapuaki ae e hau i te huafa o [Sehova]! E matou tapuaki kia koutou mai te fale o [Sehova].” ʼE mahino mai, ʼi te temi ʼae neʼe maumau ai te fale lotu, neʼe mole toe ʼi ai he tahi neʼe haʼu ki ai ʼi te huafa ʼo te ʼAtua.

Neʼe alu leva ia Sesu ki te faʼahi ʼo te fale lotu ʼae neʼe tuʼu ai te ʼu puha tanaki paʼaga. Neʼe ʼi ai ʼonatou kiʼi ava, pea neʼe feala ke ʼai ki ai e te hahaʼi ʼonatou meʼa ʼofa. Neʼe sioʼi e Sesu te foaki e ʼihi Sutea ʼanatou meʼa ʼofa, ʼo kau ai te kau maʼu koloa ʼae “neʼe natou ʼai ni tuʼuga piesi.” Neʼe tokagaʼi leva e Sesu he fafine vitua masiva neʼe ina foaki “te ʼu kiʼi foʼi piesi ʼe lua ʼe mole faʼa maʼuhiga.” (Maleko 12:41, 42) ʼE mahino papau ia, neʼe iloʼi e Sesu neʼe fiafia ʼaupito te ʼAtua ʼi tona meʼa ʼofa ʼaia.

ʼI tana pauʼi ʼana tisipulo, neʼe ui fenei age e Sesu: “ ʼE au tala moʼoni atu kia koutou, ko te fafine vitua masiva ʼaeni, neʼe lahi age tana foaki ia natou fuli ʼae neʼe natou ʼai ki te ʼu puha tanaki paʼaga.” Kotea tona tupuʼaga? Neʼe ina fakamahino fenei: “Ko natou fuli ʼaia neʼe natou ʼai te tupu ʼo tanatou falā, kaʼe ko ia, neʼe ina foaki tona gataʼaga, ia meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe ʼaoga ki tona maʼuli.” (Maleko 12:43, 44) Ko te manatu pea mo te aga ʼa te fafine ʼaia neʼe kehe ia mo ʼae ʼa te kau takitaki lotu!

ʼI te ʼaho 11 ʼaia ʼo Nisani, neʼe mavae ia Sesu ʼi te fale lotu pea neʼe mole toe liliu leva ki ai. Neʼe ui fenei age e te tahi ʼo ʼana tisipulo: “Sio ʼAliki! ʼi taulekaleka leva ʼo te ʼu maka mo te ʼu fale!” (Maleko 13:1) ʼE moʼoni, ko ʼihi maka ʼi te ʼu kaupa ʼo te fale lotu neʼe ko he ʼu foʼi maka lalahi, ʼo hage ai neʼe malohi te fale lotu pea neʼe mole feala ke maumau ʼi he temi. Koia neʼe matafaikehe te ui fenei e Sesu: “ ʼE ke sio koa ki te ʼu fale taulekaleka ʼaeni? ʼE holoʼi katoa anai te ʼu maka ʼaeni.”—Maleko 13:2.

ʼI te ʼosi fai e Sesu te ʼu palalau ʼaia, neʼe fakalaka leva mo ʼana apositolo ʼi te Liuʼa ʼo Kitelone pea natou hake ki te Moʼuga ʼo Oliveto. Neʼe natou heheka ʼi he faʼahi, pea ki muli age, neʼe fakaovi age te ʼu apositolo ʼe toko fa, ko Petelo, mo Atelea, mo Sakopo pea mo Soane. Mai ai, neʼe feala ke natou sisio ki te fale lotu matalelei.