ʻI he Māmaní kae ʻIkai ʻo Māmani

ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi ha māmani kovi mo angahalaʻia. Ka neongo ʻoku tau ʻi māmani, ʻoku ʻikai ʻo māmani kitautolu. ʻOku fie maʻu kitautolu ke tau ikunaʻi ʻa māmani kae moʻui taau ko e kau māʻoniʻoni. … ʻOku tau maʻu ha maama lahi ange ʻi he maama ʻoku maʻu ʻe he māmaní, pea ʻoku fie maʻu ʻe he ʻEikí ha meʻa lahi ange meiate kitautolu ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ne fie maʻu meiate kinautolú.⁵

ʻI he vahe hongofulu mā fitu e tohi Sioné—ʻoku faingataʻa ke u lau ʻa e vahé ni ʻo taʻe-fakatē loʻimata— … naʻe lotu hotau ʻEikí ki heʻene Tamaí ʻi he ongoʻi vaivai kakato hono lotó koeʻuhí he naʻá ne ʻilo kuo hokosia ʻa e houa ke ne foaki ai ia ko e feilaulaú, ʻo ne lotua ʻene kau ākongá. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi he lotu ko iá,

“ʻOku ʻikai te u lotú ke ke ʻave ʻa kinautolu mei he māmaní, ka koeʻuhí ke ke fakamoʻui ʻa kinautolu mei he koví.

“ʻOku ʻikai ʻo māmani ʻa kinautolu, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai ʻo māmani aú.

“Fakatapuʻi ʻa kinautolu ki hoʻo moʻoní: ko hoʻo folofolá ko e moʻoní ia.” (Sione 17:15–17.)

Kapau ʻoku tau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e tui fakalotu kuo ʻosi fakahā ʻe he ʻEikí pea kuo tau maʻú, ʻoku ʻikai ʻo māmani ʻa kitautolu. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau kau ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakavalevalé kotoa. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau kau ʻi heʻene ngaahi angahalá mo ʻene ngaahi fehālākí—ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki ʻo e fakakaukau fakapotó mo e ngaahi fehālaaki ʻo e tokāteliné, ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki fekauʻaki mo e puleʻangá, pe ko e hā pē ha toe ngaahi fehālaaki—ʻoku ʻikai ke tau kau ai.

Ko e konga pē taha ʻoku tau kau aí ko hono tauhi e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ia pē, ke fai pau ki he fuakava mo e tufakanga kotoa pē kuo tau fakahoko mo toʻo kiate kitautolu.⁶

ʻOua naʻa mou fakakaukau ʻi he meʻa kuó u lea ʻakí, ʻo pehē ʻoku ou ongoʻi ʻoku totonu ke tau fakamamaʻo mei ha toe taha ʻoku ʻikai ke Siasi ʻo ʻoua te tau feohi mo kinautolu. Kuo teʻeki ai ke u lea ʻaki ia, ka ʻoku ou loto ke tau hoko maʻu pē ko e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní, pea kapau ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻa e kakai ʻo māmaní ʻi he fakapoʻulí mo e angahalá ʻo fehangahangai mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻEikí, ko e meʻa ia ke tau mavahe aí.⁷

Ko e taimi ʻoku tau kau ai ki he Siasí … , ʻoku fie maʻu ke tau liʻaki ha ngaahi founga lahi ʻa e māmaní kae moʻui ko e kau māʻoniʻoni. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau toe teuteu pe lea pe tōʻonga pe teitei fakakaukau ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he niʻihi kehé. ʻOku fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe ha tokolahi ʻi he māmaní ʻa e tií, tapaká, mo e kava mālohí, pea ʻoku nau kau ʻi hono ngāue ʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú. ʻOku takuanoa ʻa e niʻihi mo lea taʻe-feʻunga mo taʻe-taau, anga taʻe-maʻa mo ʻuli ʻi heʻenau moʻuí, ka ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa ʻoku totonu ke muli ia kiate kitautolu. Ko e Kau Māʻoniʻoni kitautolu ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá. …

ʻOku ou kole ai ki he Siasí pea mo e kotoa hono kāingalotú ke nau siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kovi ʻo māmaní. Kuo pau ke tau taʻofi ʻa e angaʻulí ʻo hangē haʻatau taʻofi ha mahaki fakaʻauhá …

ʻI heʻetau hoko ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻEikí, ko ʻetau taumuʻá ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala kuó ne tofa maʻatautolú. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau holi pē ke fai mo leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻe fakahōifua ki aí, ka ʻoku tau feinga ke moʻui ke tatau ʻetau moʻuí mo haʻaná.⁸

Ko e Talangofua ki he Lea ʻo e Potó

Ko e Lea ʻo e Potó ko ha fono mahinongofua. ʻOkú ne fakahinohino ʻa e halá mo ʻomai ha fakahinohino feʻunga fekauʻaki mo e meʻakaí mo e vaí fakatouʻosi, ʻa ia ʻoku lelei pea mo toe fakatuʻutāmaki ki he sinó. Kapau te tau muimui fakamātoato ki he meʻa kuo tohi ʻi he tokoni ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí, he ʻikai ke tau fie maʻu ha toe faleʻi. ʻOku ʻi he fakahinohino fakaʻofoʻofá ni ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ko ʻení:

“Pea ko e kāingalotu kotoa pē ʻoku nau manatu ke tauhi mo fai ki he ngaahi tala ní, ʻo ʻaʻeva ʻi he talangofua ki he ngaahi fekaú, te nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui lelei ki honau pitó mo e uho ki honau ngaahi huí;

“Pea te nau maʻu ʻa e potó mo e ngaahi fuʻu koloa mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻiló, ʻio, ʻa e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga fufū;

“Pea te nau lele kae ʻikai ongosia, pea ʻalu ʻo ʻikai pongia.” [T&F 89:18–20.]¹²

ʻOku fakamoleki ha paʻanga ʻe lauipiliona ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē ki he kava mālohí mo e tapaká. Ko e konā mo e fulikivanu ʻoku ʻomi ʻe he ngaahi kovi ko ʻení ki he fāmili ʻo e tangatá ʻoku fakatupu ʻauha, ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ki he moʻuí, ka ki he faʻunga maluʻi lelei mo fakalaumālie ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.¹³

ʻOku veteki ʻa e ngaahi fāmilí ʻe he fakautuutu hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e faitoʻo kona tapú mo hono ngāue kovi ʻaki e faitoʻo ʻoku fakalaoʻí.¹⁴

Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakafanongo ki he ngaahi fakatauele pea mo e ngaahi tuʻuaki kovi ʻo e nagahi meʻa ʻoku fepaki mo e sinó pea mo fakahalaki heʻetau Tamai ʻi he langí mo hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku fehangahangai mo e ongoongolelei kuó na foaki mai kiate kitautolú. …

Kuo pau ke maʻa hotau sinó. Kuo pau ke maʻa ʻetau fakakaukaú. Kuo pau ke ʻi hotau lotó ha holi ke tauhi ki he ʻEikí mo tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú; ke manatuʻi ʻetau ngaahi lotú, pea fekumi ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo ki he ngaahi faleʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻi he fakahinohino ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí.¹⁵

ʻĪmisi

Joseph Smith with a paper in his hand talking with men at the School of the Prophets about the Word of Wisdom. Some of the men are smoking or chewing tobacco. Emma Smith is holding a broom or mop.

[Naʻe pehē ʻe ha mēmipa ʻe taha ʻo e Siasí ʻoku] ʻikai fuʻu mahino ki ai ʻa e taimi ʻokú ne totongi ai ʻene vahe-hongofulú mo tauhi e Lea ʻo e Potó, faʻalotu, mo feinga ke talangofua ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí kuo tuku kiate iá, ka ʻoku kei faingataʻaʻia pē he feinga ke lava ʻo moʻuí; ʻoku maumauʻi pē ʻe hono kaungāʻapí ʻa e ʻaho Sāpaté, pea ʻoku ou mahalo ʻoku ifi mo konā; ʻokú ne maʻu e meʻa ʻe ui ʻe māmani ko e taimi fiefiá, ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ia ki he ngaahi akonaki hotau ʻEiki mo e Fakamoʻui ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ka ʻoku tuʻumālie pē ia.

ʻOku mou meaʻi, ʻoku tokolahi fau hatau kāingalotu he Siasí ʻoku nau fakakaukauʻi ʻeni ʻi honau lotó mo fifili pe ko e hā ʻoku pehē aí. Ko e hā ʻoku hangē ʻoku tāpuekina ai ʻa e tangata ko ʻení ʻaki e ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻo māmaní—taimi tatau, ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne pehē ʻoku leleí, ʻoku kovi—ka ʻoku tokolahi ha kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ʻoku nau fefaʻuhi, mo ngāue tūkuingata ʻo feinga ke moʻui ʻi māmani.

Ko e talí ʻoku faingofua. ʻOku ou faʻa ʻalu ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ki ha vaʻinga ʻakapulú, pea ʻoku ou faʻa fai ia he taimi ʻe niʻihi, pe vaʻinga peisipolo pe ki ha toe feituʻu ʻoku fai ai ha fakafiefia, te u feohi ai mo ha kakai tangata mo ha kakai fefine ʻoku nau ifi tapaka pe sikā pe paipa. ʻOku mātuʻaki fakakina, peá u kiʻi loto mamahi. ʻOku ou faʻa tafoki kia Sisitā Sāmita, ʻo talaange ha meʻa ki ai, pea pehē mai leva ia, “ʻOi, ko e taimi ní, ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻa e meʻa naʻá ke akoʻi mai kiate aú. ʻOkú ke ʻi honau māmaní. Ko e māmani ʻeni ia ʻo nautolu.” ʻOku fakafoki au ʻe he faʻahinga meʻa ko iá ke u fakakaukau lelei. ʻIo, ʻoku tau ʻi honau māmaní, ka ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ne puleʻi kitautolu.

Ko ia, koeʻuhí ko honau māmani ʻeni ʻoku tau nofo aí, ʻoku nau tuʻumālie, ka, ʻe hoku kāinga mo e tuofāfine lelei, ʻoku tāiʻi honau māmaní ke ngata. …

ʻE hokosia ʻa e ʻaho he ʻikai ke ʻotautolu ai ʻa e māmani ko ʻení. ʻE liliu ia. Te tau maʻu ha māmani lelei ange. Te tau maʻu ha māmani ʻoku māʻoniʻoni, koeʻuhí ko e taimi ʻe hāʻele mai ai ʻa Kalaisí, te ne fakamaʻa ʻa e māmaní.¹⁹

Kapau te tau fekumi faivelenga, lotu maʻu ai pē, loto-tui, pea mo ʻaʻeva angatonu, ʻoku tau maʻu e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻEikí ʻe fengāueʻaki fakataha ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ki heʻetau leleí [vakai, T&F 90:24]. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha talaʻofa ʻeni ia te tau tauʻatāina mei he ngaahi faingataʻa mo e ngaahi palopalema ʻo e moʻuí, he ko e tuʻunga fakataimi ko ʻení naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ia ke ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha ngaahi tuʻunga taukei mo faingataʻa mo fepakipaki.

Naʻe ʻikai teitei fakataumuʻa ʻa e moʻuí ia ke faingofua, ka kuo ʻosi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻEikí te ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi mo e ngaahi faingataʻa kotoa pē ke iku lelei kiate kitautolu. Te ne foaki mai ha mālohi mo ha ivi ke ikunaʻi ʻa māmani pea mo tuʻu taʻe-ueʻia ʻi he tuí neongo ʻa e ngaahi fakatanga kotoa pē. Ko ha talaʻofa ia te tau maʻu ha nonga ʻi hotau lotó neongo ʻa e ngaahi vātau mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e māmaní. Kae mahulu angé, ko ha talaʻofa ia ka ʻosi ʻa e moʻui ko ʻení, te tau taau mo e nonga taʻengata ʻi he ʻao ʻo Ia ne tau fekumi ki Hono fofongá, ʻo ia ne tau tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fonó, pea mo ia ne tau fili ke tauhí.²⁰

ʻOku tatau ʻa e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní mo ha kolo ʻoku tuʻu ʻi ha moʻunga ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻo faʻa-fakapuliki, pea hangē ko e teʻelango ʻokú ne foaki ha maama kiate kinautolu kotoa ʻoku ʻi he falé. Ko hotau fatongia ke tuku ʻetau māmá ke ulo ʻo hangē ha sīpinga ʻo e māʻoniʻoní, ʻo ʻikai ki he kakai pē ʻoku tau nofo aí, ka ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní kotoa. [Vakai, Mātiu 5:14–16.]²¹

ʻOku tau loto ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Kāingalotu ʻi he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki kakato ʻo e ongoongoleleí mo hoko ko e kau taki fakalaumālie ʻi honau ngaahi puleʻangá.²²

Ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine, tau tauhi muʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko hono fakahā mai kinautolú. Tau tā ha sīpinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakai ʻo māmaní, he ʻi heʻenau mamata ki heʻetau ngaahi ngāue leleí, ke nau lava ai ʻo ongoʻi ke fakatomala mo tali ʻa e moʻoní pea mo tali ʻa e palani ʻo e fakamoʻuí, ke nau lava ai ʻo maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí ʻi he puleʻanga fakasilesitiale ʻo e ʻOtuá.²³

ʻOku ou fakatauange ʻe tuʻu taʻe-ueʻia ʻa e Kāingalotú ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi mālohi mo e ngaahi fakatauele ʻa e māmaní; ke nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi heʻenau moʻuí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá; ke nau tauhi moʻoni ki he falala kotoa pē mo tauhi e fuakava kotoa pē.

ʻOku ou lotua ʻe hanga ʻe he toʻu kei talavou mo ʻalu haké ʻo tauhi ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú mo honau sinó ke maʻa—ke hao mei he angaʻulí, mei he ngāue-hala ʻaki e faitoʻo kona tapú, pea mei he laumālie ʻo e fakafepaki mo e angatuʻu ʻokú ne kapu ʻa e fonuá.

ʻA ʻemau Tamai, lilingi mai muʻa ho Laumālié ki hoʻo fānaú ni ke lava ʻo maluʻi kinautolu mei he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e māmaní pea ke nau maʻa mo haohaoa, ko ha kakai kuo taau ke foki atu ki ho ʻaó mo nofo mo e ʻafioná.

Pea tuku muʻa hoʻo tokangá ke ʻiate kinautolu kotoa ʻoku fekumi ki ho fofongá mo ʻaʻeva angatonu honau laumālié ʻi ho ʻaó, ke nau lava ʻo hoko ko ha maama ki māmani, ko ha meʻangāue ʻi ho toʻukupú ke fakahoko hoʻo ngaahi taumuʻa he māmaní.²⁴

• Fakakaukau ʻi hoʻomou lau e “Mei he Moʻui ʻa Siosefa Filitingi Sāmitá,” ki he ngaahi faingataʻa ʻoku fehangahangai mo e kakai kei talavou ʻo e ʻaho ní ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ʻenau mātuʻá pe kau taki lalahí mo kinautolú. Ko e hā te tau lava ʻo fai ke tokoniʻi hotau kau toʻu tupú ke nau kei faivelenga ai pē ʻi he faʻahinga tūkunga peheé?

• Ko e hā ha ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tauhi ai e ngaahi fekaú, ʻoku lave ki ai he konga 1?

• ʻE fēfē haʻamou fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi akonaki ʻi he konga 2 ke tokoniʻi ha taha ʻoku tohoakiʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmaní? Te tau maʻu fēfē ha “nonga ʻi hotau lotó neongo ʻa e ngaahi vātau mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e māmaní”?

• ʻE founga fēfē hano tokoniʻi heʻetau ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ha niʻihi kenau siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa māmaní? (Vakai, konga 3.) Ko e fē ha taimi ne ke fakatokangaʻi ai e mālohi ʻo e sīpinga māʻoniʻoní? Fakakaukau ki ha meʻa te ke lava ʻo fai ke tā ai ha sīpinga ki ho fāmilí mo e niʻihi kehé.

Mātiu 6:24; Maʻake 8:34–36; Sione 14:27; Filipai 2:14–15; Molonai 10:30, 32

“Te ke lava ʻo fakahaaʻi hoʻo ʻofa ki he niʻihi ʻokú ke akoʻí, ʻaki haʻo fakafanongo lelei kiate kinautolu mo mahuʻingaʻia fakamātoato ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ʻofa faka-Kalaisí e mālohi ke fakamolū e lotó mo tokoniʻi e kakaí ke nau fakaongoongo pea talangofua ki he ngaahi fanafana ʻa e Laumālié” (ʻOku ʻIkai ha Ui ʻe Mahuʻinga Ange ʻi he Faiakó [1999], 50).