Falaite, ʻEpeleli 17
Tuku ke ʻoua ʻe takiheeʻi kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻi ha faʻahinga founga.—2 Tes. 2:3.
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Tesalonaiká? ʻI heʻetau fanongo ki ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke feongoongoi mo e meʻa kuo tau ako mei he Tohi Tapú pe ʻi heʻetau fanongo ki ha foʻi talanoa sasala mālie, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻiló. ʻI he Sovieti ʻIunioni ki muʻá, naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi naʻe tufaki holo ai ʻe hotau ngaahi filí ha tohi ko e ʻomai tokua mei he ʻuluʻi ʻapitanga ʻi māmaní. Naʻe fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he tohí ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e fanga tokouá ke nau fokotuʻu ha kautaha mavahe mo tauʻatāina. Ko e tohí naʻe hā ngali moʻoni. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke kākaaʻi ʻa e fanga tokoua faitōnungá. Naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ko e pōpoaki ʻi he tohí naʻe ʻikai ke fehoanaki ia mo e meʻa naʻa nau akó. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e ngaahi fili ʻo e moʻoní ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tekinolosiá ʻi ha feinga ke fakapuputuʻuʻi mo fakamavahevaheʻi kitautolu. ʻI he ʻikai hoko ʻo “ueʻingofua mei [heʻetau] fakaʻuhingá,” ʻe lava ke tau maluʻi kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau fakamātoato pe ko e meʻa ʻoku tau fanongo ki ai pe laú ʻoku fehoanaki ia mo e ngaahi moʻoni kuo tau ʻosi akó.—2 Tes. 2:2; 1 Sio. 4:1. w24.07 12 ¶14-15
Tokonaki, ʻEpeleli 18
Kapau ʻoku fai ʻe ha taha ha angahala, ʻoku ʻi ai hotau tokotaha tokoni.—1 Sio. 2:1.
Ko e fili mahuʻinga taha ʻe lava ke fai ʻe ha taha ko e fili ke fakatapui kia Sihova pea hoko ko e konga Hono fāmili ʻo e kau lotú. Ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová ke fai pehē ʻa e tokotaha kotoa. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOkú ne loto ke nau kaumeʻa mo ia pea moʻui taʻengata. (Teu. 30:19, 20; Kal. 6:7, 8) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakamālohiʻi ʻe Sihova ha taha ke tauhi kiate ia. ʻOkú ne fakaʻatā ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ke fili ʻa e meʻa te ne faí. Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku maumauʻi ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻosi papitaiso ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo fai ha angahala mamafa? Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fakatomala, kuo pau ke fakamavaheʻi ia mei he fakatahaʻangá. (1 Kol. 5:13) Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻamanaki loto-moʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻe toe foki kiate Ia ʻa e tokotaha faihalá. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e taha ia ʻo e ʻuhinga mahuʻinga naʻá ne tokonaki mai ai ʻa e huhuʻí—ke malava ʻo fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e kau faiangahala fakatomalá. Ko hotau ʻOtua anga-ʻofá ʻokú ne kōlenga loto-māfana ki he kau faihalá, ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi ke nau fakatomala.—Sāk. 1:3; Loma 2:4; Sēm. 4:8. w24.08 14 ¶1-2
Sāpate, ʻEpeleli 19
Kapau ʻe hoko ho lotó ʻo poto, ʻe fiefia leva ai ʻa hoku lotó.—Pal. 23:15.
ʻI he taimi naʻe fai ai ʻe Sione ʻene tohi hono tolú, ko e niʻihi tāutaha naʻa nau fakamafola holo ha ngaahi akonaki loi pea fakatupunga ha ngaahi māvahevahe. Kae kehe, ko e niʻihi naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau “ʻaʻeva . . . ʻi he moʻoní.” Naʻa nau talangofua kia Sihova pea naʻa nau “ʻaʻeva ai pē ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene ngaahi fekaú.” (2 Sio. 4, 6) Ko e kau Kalisitiane faitōnunga ko ení naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻenau ʻai ke fiefia ʻa Sioné ka naʻe toe fiefia foki ai mo Sihova tonu. (Pal. 27:11) Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni kiate kitautolú? Ko e faitōnungá ʻoku taki atu ki he fiefia. (1 Sio. 5:3) Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau ʻai ʻa Sihova ke fiefia. ʻOkú ne fiefia ke sio ʻoku tau talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatauele ʻa e māmaní pea tali ʻa e moʻoní. ʻOku toe fiefia foki mo e niʻihi kehe ʻi hēvani. (Luke 15:10) ʻOku lava foki ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he sio ki he nofoʻaki faitōnunga ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (2 Tes. 1:4) Pea ʻi he taimi ʻe mole atu ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení, te tau maʻu ʻa e fiemālie ʻi hono ʻiloʻi naʻa tau fakahāhā ʻetau mateaki kia Sihová naʻa mo e ʻi ha māmani naʻe puleʻi ʻe Sētane. w24.11 12 ¶17-18