Ko ha Moʻua ʻOku Tau Moʻuaʻaki ki he Niʻihi Kehé
1 Naʻe ongoʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ha fatongia ke malanga ki he kakaí. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ke malava ʻa e kakai kotoa pē ʻo maʻu moʻui fakafou ʻi he taʻataʻa mahuʻinga ʻo Hono ʻAló. (1 Tim. 2:3-6) Ko ia ai, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Ko e tangata moʻua au ki he Kalisi mo e Papeliane fakatouʻosi, ki he ʻatamai mo e taʻe ʻatamai.” Naʻá ne ngāue vēkeveke mo taʻeongosia ke totongi hono moʻuá ki hono kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻaki hono vahevahe atu ʻa e ongoongo leleí kia kinautolu.—Loma 1:14, 15.
2 ʻI he hangē ko Paulá, ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻo e ʻaho ní ʻoku nau feinga ke vahevahe atu ʻa e ongoongo leleí ki honau ngaahi kaungāʻapí ʻi he faingamālie kotoa pē. Fakataha mo e “mamahi lahi” ʻoku tuʻunuku vave maí, ko ʻetau fekumi ki he faʻahinga loto-totonú ʻoku fakavavevave. ʻOfa ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa moʻoni ki he kakaí ke tau tōtōivi ʻi he ngāue fakahaofi-moʻui ko ení.—Mt. 24:21; Isi. 33:8.
3 Totongi Hotau Moʻuá: Ko e founga tefito ke tau aʻu ai ki he kakaí ko e malanga fale ki he falé. ʻI he ngaahi feituʻu ʻa ia ʻoku tokolahi ai ʻa e ʻikai ʻi ʻapí, ko hono tauhi ha ngaahi lēkooti tonú mo toe foki ʻi he ngaahi taimi kehekehé te ne ʻai ai kitautolu ke tau malava ʻo fetuʻutaki ki he kakai tokolahi ange. (1 Kol. 10:33) ʻE lava ke tau toe aʻu ki he faʻahinga tāutahá ʻaki ʻetau faifakamoʻoni ʻi he feituʻu fakapisinisí, ʻi he ngaahi halá, ʻi he ngaahi paʻaké, ʻi he ngaahi tauʻanga meʻalelé pea fakafou ʻi he telefoní. ʻE lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu, ‘ʻOku ou fai ʻeku lelei tahá ke fakahoko ai ʻa e ngaahi founga kotoa ʻo e malangá koeʻuhi ke vahevahe atu ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e moʻuí?’—Mt. 10:11.
4 Naʻe ongoʻi ʻe ha tāimuʻa ʻe taha ha fatongia vēkeveke ke aʻu ai ki he kakai kotoa ʻi hono feituʻú. ʻI ha fale ʻe taha, naʻe mapuni maʻu pē ai ʻa e puipuí pea naʻe ʻikai faifai ange kuo ʻi ai ha taha ʻi ʻapi. Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú ai ʻa e tāimuʻá, naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ai ha kā ʻi muʻa ʻi he ʻapi ko eni ʻoku ʻikai ke ne maʻu ai ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ha tahá. ʻI he ʻikai te ne fiemaʻu ke mole ʻa e faingamālié, naʻá ne fakatatangi ʻa e fafangú. Naʻe tali ia ʻe ha tangata, pea ko e ʻuluaki fetalanoaʻakí naʻe taki atu ia ki ha ngaahi toe ʻaʻahi lahi ʻa e tuofefine ko ení mo hono husepānití. Naʻe faai atu pē ʻo tali ʻe he tangatá ha ako Tohi Tapu, pea ʻokú ne hoko he taimí ni ko ha tokoua ʻosi papitaiso. ʻOkú ne houngaʻia ʻi he ongoʻi ʻe he tuofefine ko ení naʻá ne moʻuaʻaki ʻa e fatongia ke malanga ki he niʻihi kehé.
5 ʻI he vave ʻaupito ke ʻosi ʻa e taimí, ko e taimi eni ke totongi ai hotau moʻuá ki hotau kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻaki ʻetau feinga mālohi longomoʻui ke kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá.—2 Kol. 6:1, 2.