MANATU TAFITŌ | TE ʼU LOI ʼAE ʼE TUPU AI TE MOLE ʼOʼOFA ʼA TE HAHAʼI KI TE ʼATUA
Te Loi: ʼE Agakovi Ia Te ʼAtua
TE MANATU ʼA TE HAHAʼI “ ʼI te hili pe ʼo te mate ʼo natou ʼae neʼe mamate ʼuhi ko tanatou agahala, ʼe natou olo ki ʼifeli, te koga meʼa ʼae ka fakamamahiʼi ai natou, te afi heʼe gata.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) Pea ko ʼihi kau takitaki lotu ʼe natou ui ko te ʼifeli ʼe ko he fakamavae ʼosi ʼo he tahi mai te ʼAtua.
TE MOʼONI ʼI TE TOHI-TAPU “E mole iloi he mea e natou ae kua mate.” (Ekelesiasi 9:5) Kapau ko natou ʼae kua mamate ʼe mole kei natou iloʼi he meʼa, ʼe lava feafeaʼi hanatou mamahi ʼi he afi heʼe gata, peʼe ko hanatou lotomamahi ʼuhi ko tonatou fakamavae mai te ʼAtua ʼo talu ai?
ʼI te Tohi-Tapu, ko te kupu Fakahepeleo pea mo Fakakeleka ʼae neʼe tautau fakaliliu ʼaki te kupu “ ʼifeli,” ʼe fakaʼuhiga ki te malolōʼaga ʼo te kau mate fuli. Ohage la, ʼi te temi ʼae neʼe tau ai ia Sopo mo te mahaki faigataʼa, neʼe faikole fenei: “Oi, ka na ke loto pe ke fufu au i te nofoaga o te kau mate [“ ʼi te ʼu ʼifeli,” Traduction Œcuménique de la Bible].” (Sopo 14:13) Neʼe mole fia malolō ia Sopo ʼi he koga meʼa ʼe fakamamahiʼi ai peʼe fakamavae ai mai te ʼAtua, kaʼe ʼi he fale maka.
HE KO ʼE ʼE MAʼUHIGA KE TOU ILOʼI TE MOʼONI? Kapau ʼe agakovi te ʼAtua ʼe feala ke tupu ai hatatou fehiʼa ki ai, ʼo mole tou fia fakaovi ai kia te ia. Neʼe ui fenei e te fafine ko Rocío, ʼae ʼe maʼuli ʼi Mexico: “Talu mai taku kei veliveli, neʼe akoʼi mai ia te akonaki ʼo ʼuhiga mo te ʼifeli. ʼI te lahi fau ʼo taku mataku, neʼe mole au tui au neʼe maʼu e te ʼAtua ia he ʼu kalitate. Neʼe au ui au ʼe agaitaita pea mo agafefeka.”
Ko te ʼu fakamahino ʼae ʼe foaki mai ʼi te Tohi-Tapu ʼo ʼuhiga mo te ʼu fakamau ʼa te ʼAtua pea mo te aluʼaga ʼo te kau mate, neʼe ina fetogi ia te faʼahiga manatu ʼa Rocío ʼo ʼuhiga mo te ʼAtua. Neʼe ina ui fenei: “Neʼe au logoʼi he ʼateaina ohage neʼe toʼo he kavega mamafa mai ia te au. Neʼe au kamata tui ai ʼe loto e te ʼAtua ia te meʼa ʼae ʼe lelei kia tatou, ʼe ʼofa ia tatou pea ʼe feala mo tatou ke tou ʼoʼofa kia te ia. ʼE hage ko he tamai ʼe ina puke ia te nima ʼo ʼana kiʼi fanau pea ʼe ina loto ke natou maʼuli fiafia.”—Esaia 41:13.
Tokolahi neʼe natou faiga ke natou tauhi lelei ki te ʼAtua ʼuhi ko tonatou matataku ki te ʼifeli. Kaʼe ʼe mole loto e te ʼAtua ke tou tauhi age ki ai ʼuhi heʼe tou matataku. Neʼe ui fenei e Sesu: “E ke ofa anai ki te Aliki, tou Atua.” (Maleko 12:29, 30) Koia, ʼi tatatou mahino leva ʼi te temi nei ʼe mole fakahoko e te ʼAtua ia he meʼa ʼe heʼe faitotonu, ʼe toe feala ke tou falala ki ʼana fakamau ʼi te ka haʼu. Ohage ko Eliu, te kaumeʼa ʼo Sopo, ʼe feala ke tou ui fenei ʼaki he lotofalala: “E mamao osi i te Atua te mea ae e hala, e mamao osi i te Mafimafi te agakovi!”—Sopo 34:10.
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