Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e Tuʻi ʻo ʻItānití!
“ʻOku Tuʻi ʻa Sihova ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.”—SĀME 10:16.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻitānití?
ʻITĀNITI—ko e hā haʻo fakamatala ki ai? ʻOkú ke fakakaukau ko e taimí ʻoku malava moʻoni ke hokohoko atu ʻo taʻengata? Sai, ʻoku ʻikai toe fehuʻia ʻoku mafola taʻengata atu ʻa e taimí ki he kuohilí. Ko ia ko e hā ka ʻikai ke mafola taʻengata atu ai ʻa e taimí ʻi he kahaʻú? Moʻoni, ko e New World Translation ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku lave ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku fai hono fakahīkihikiʻi “mei itaniti ki itaniti.” (Sāme 41:13) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e kupuʻi leá ni? ʻOku tokoniʻi nai kitautolu ke mahino ia kapau te tau lave ki ha meʻa ʻoku fekauʻaki mo iam—ko e vavaá.
2, 3. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻo kau ki he vavaá, ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke mahino ʻa e ʻitānití? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau loto ke lotu ki he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití?
2 Ko e hā hono fālahi ʻo e vavaá? ʻOku ʻi ai hano ngataʻanga? ʻI he aʻu mai ki he ki muʻa ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400 kuo maliu atú, naʻe fakakaukau ai ko hotau māmaní ko e vaeuaʻangamālie ia ʻo e ʻuniveesí. Naʻe faʻu leva ʻe Galileo ʻa e meʻa-fakaʻata-fetuʻú, ki hono fakaʻata lahi mai ʻa e langí ke vakai ki ai. Naʻe malava leva ʻe Galileo ke ne sio ki he ngaahi fetuʻu lahi ange pea naʻe malava ke hā mei ai ko e foʻi māmaní mo e ngaahi palanite kehé ʻoku nau takai ki he laʻaá. Naʻe ʻikai ke kei hā ʻa e Kanivá ʻo hangē ha huʻakaú hono lanú. Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ia ko ha kaniva ia ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻu, ʻoku teau piliona nai hono lahí. Heʻikai ʻaupito malava ke tau lau ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu lahi ko iá, naʻa mo e ʻi he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí. Ki mui mai, naʻe hoko atu ʻa e kau ʻasitalōnomá hono kumi ʻo ʻilo ʻa e laui piliona ʻo e ngaahi kanivá. ʻOku nau mafola taʻengata atu kinautolu ʻi he vavaá, ʻi he mamaʻo taha ʻoku malava ke tala ʻe he ngaahi meʻa-fakaʻata-fetuʻu mālohi tahá. ʻOku hā ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi ngataʻanga ki he vavaá. ʻOku tatau pē ia mo ʻitāniti—ʻoku ʻikai hano ngaahi ngataʻanga.
3 Ko e foʻi fakakaukau ko ia fekauʻaki mo ʻitānití ʻoku hā ngali ʻoku mamaʻo atu ia mei he ngataʻanga ʻo e mahino ʻa hotau ʻatamai fakaetangatá. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e Tokotaha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mahino fakaʻaufuli ki ai. ʻOku malava ke ne lau, ʻio, naʻa mo fakahingoa ʻa e laui kuatiliona taʻefakangatangata ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻú ʻi honau ngaahi kaniva ʻe laui pilioná! ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tokotahá ni: “Tangaki ki ʻolunga homou mata, ʻo vakai. Ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko é? Ko ia ʻoku taki mai mo lau honau kongakau: ʻoku ne ui honau hingoa tāutaha; ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi hono ngaahi ivi, mo e tuʻu kaukaua hono ngu, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe to. ʻIkai kuo ke ʻilo? kehe, ʻikai kuo ke fanongo? ko e ʻOtua taʻengata ʻa Sihova, ʻa e Fakatupu ʻo e ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo mamani; ʻoku ʻikai ke vaivai ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ongosia, ʻoku taʻemahakulea ʻene fakakaukau.” (ʻAisea 40:26, 28) Ko ha ʻOtua fakaofo lahi ē! Tā, ko ia ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku totonu ke tau loto ke lotu ki aí!
‘Tuʻi ʻo Lauikuonga’
4. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e houngaʻia ki he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he taha ʻo e kau faisaienisi mataotao taha ʻo e hisitōliá ʻo kau ki he tupuʻanga ʻo e ʻuniveesí?
4 ʻI he Sāme 10:16, ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Tēvita ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ko e ʻOtuá: “ʻOku Tuʻi ʻa Sihova ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” Pea ʻia Sāme 29:10, ʻokú ne toe ʻai mai ai: “Ko Sihova ʻoku ʻafio ni ko e Tuʻi laui itaniti.” ʻIo, ko Sihová ko e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitāniti! ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Tēvita ko e Tuʻi hākeakiʻi ko ʻení ko e Tokotaha-Faʻufaʻu mo e Tokotaha-Faʻu ia ʻo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tau vakai ki ai ʻi he vavaá, ʻo ne pehē ʻi he Sāme 19:1: “Ko e ngaahi langi ʻoku nau tala ʻa e nāunauʻia ʻo e ʻOtua; pea ʻoku fakaha ʻe he ʻatā ʻa e ngaue ʻa hono nima.” ʻOku fakafuofua ki he taʻu ʻe 2,700 mei ai, naʻe fakahā ai ʻe he faisaienisi ko Sir Isaac Newton ʻa ʻene loto-tatau mo Tēvitá, ʻo ne tohi: “Ko e founga ngāue tuʻutai ko ʻeni ʻa e laʻaá, ngaahi palanité mo e ngaahi fetuʻu fuká naʻe malava ke toki hoko pē ia mei he taumuʻa mo e tuʻunga-hau ʻo ha tokotaha fakamaama mo māfimafi.”
5. Ko e hā naʻe tohi ʻe ʻAisea mo Paula ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Matavai ʻo e potó?
5 He toki meʻa totonu ʻeni ke tau anga-fakatōkilalo ai ʻi heʻetau ʻilo ko e ʻEiki Hau ko Sihová, ʻa ia naʻa mo e “langi, ʻio, mo e langi ʻo e ngaahi langi, . . . ʻoku ʻikai hao ai,” ʻoku moʻui taʻengata! (1 Tuʻi 8:27) Ko Sihova, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻia ʻAisea 45:18 ko e “ʻAfio naʻe fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi langi . . . ʻa e ʻAfio naʻa ne faʻu ʻa e fonua mo ngaohi ia,” ko e Matavai ia ʻo e poto ʻoku mātuʻaki laka mamaʻo ʻaupito ange ia ʻi he maaʻusia ʻa e ngaahi ʻatamai ʻo e tangata matengofuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakaeʻa ʻia 1 Kolinitō 1:19: “Te u fakaʻauha ʻa e poto ʻo e kau poto, pea te u fakaikunoa ʻa e ʻilo ʻo e kau ʻiloʻilo.” Naʻe tānaki atu ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he meʻá ni ʻi he veesi 20: “He komaʻā ʻia ʻa e tama poto fakaemaama ko eni? komaʻā ʻia hono tama Lapai? komaʻā ia hono tama filosefa? ʻIkai kuo fakaikulaunoa ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e poto ʻo mamani?” ʻIo, hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko atu ʻe Paula ʻo ne leaʻaki, ʻi he 1Ko vahe 3, veesi 19, “ko e poto ʻo e maama ko eni, ko e koto vale ia ʻi he vakai ʻa e ʻOtua.”
6. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Koheleti 3:11 ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “lauikuonga”?
6 Ko e ngaahi nāunau fakahēvaní ko e konga ia ʻo e fakatupú naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Tuʻi Solomoné: “Ta kuo ne ngaohi kotoa ke fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi hono kuonga; kae ʻumaʻa kuo ne ʻai ʻa itaniti [“lauikuonga,” NW] ki honau loto, ko ia ai ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe he tangta ke mahakulea ʻa e ngaue ʻoku fai ʻe Elohimi mei he kamataʻanga ki he ngataʻanga.” (Koheleti 3:11) Ko e moʻoni, kuo tō ʻi he loto ʻo e tangatá ke feinga ke ne maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e “lauikuonga,” ʻa ia ko e ʻitānití. Ka ʻe malava ke ne aʻusia ʻa e ʻilo ko iá?
Ko ha ʻAmanaki ki ha Moʻui Fakaofo
7, 8. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ki ha moʻui fakaofo ʻoku toka mei muʻa ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻe malava fēfē nai ke tau maʻu ia? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fiefia ko e ako mei he ʻOtuá ʻe hokohoko atu ia ʻo laui ʻitāniti?
7 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi heʻene lotu kia Sihová: “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.” (Sione 17:3) ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻilo ko iá? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapu Māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku malava ai ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻilo kānokano ki he ngaahi taumuʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo kau ai ʻa e tokonaki naʻe fakafou mai ʻi hono ʻAló ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisí. ʻE hoko ia ko e “moʻui moʻoni” naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he 1 Tīmote 6:19. ʻE fehoanaki ia mo e meʻa ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he ʻEfesō 3:11 ʻo pehē “ko e tuʻutuʻuni talu mei muʻa, pea fai [ʻe he ʻOtuá] ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ko hotau ʻEiki.”
8 ʻIo, ko kitautolu faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá ʻoku malava nai ke tau aʻusia ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá fakafou ʻi he ako mei he ʻOtuá mo e tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú. Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻe hokohoko atu ai ʻa e ako ko ʻení? ʻE hokohoko atu ia ʻo laui ʻitāniti ʻi he fakalakalaka ʻa hono akoʻi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he poto ʻo hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú. ʻOku ʻikai ha ngataʻanga ʻo e poto ʻo Sihová. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻo e meʻá ni, naʻe kalanga ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “ʻOiau! ʻene kilukilua ʻa e koloa mo e poto mo e ʻilomeʻa ʻa e ʻOtua! hono ʻikai taʻemahakulea ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, mo taʻemafakatotoloa hono ngaahi founga!” (Loma 11:33) ʻOku moʻoni, he toki feʻungamālie lahi ē ko hono ui ʻi he 1 Tīmote 1:17 ʻa Sihova ko e “Tuʻi Itaniti”!
Poto Fakaefakatupu ʻa Sihová
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue maʻongoʻonga naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻi hono teuteu ʻa e foʻi māmaní ko ʻene meʻaʻofa ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e poto taumamaʻo ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakatupú? (Sio ki he puhá.)
9 Fakakaukau atu ki he tofiʻa fisifisimuʻa kuo tokonaki mai ʻe he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití maʻatautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻOku talamai ʻe he Sāme 115:16 kiate kitautolu: “Ko e langi ko e langi ʻo Sihova, ka ko mamani kuo ne foaki ki he hakoʻi tangata.” ʻIkai ʻokú ke fakakaukau atu ko ha falala fakaofo ia ʻoku fai mai? Ko ia tofu pē! Pea ko ha houngaʻia lahi ē ka ko kitautolu ki he langi-mamaʻo tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻa hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻi hono teuteu ʻa e foʻi māmaní ke hoko ko hotau ʻapí!—Sāme 107:8.
10 Naʻe hoko ha ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻi he māmaní ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e “ngaahi ʻaho” fakaefakatupu ʻe ono ʻo e Sēnesi vahe 1, ko e ʻaho taki taha naʻe feʻunga mo e ngaahi taʻu ʻe laui afe. Ko e ngaahi fakatupu ko ʻeni ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne kāpui ʻa e foʻi māmaní fakakātoa ʻaki ha kāpeti musie lau-maʻuiʻui, ngaahi vaotā lahi mo matamatalelei, mo e ngaahi matalaʻiʻakau lanu fakaʻofoʻofa. ʻE mohu ʻi he ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi tahi ʻoku kehekehe mo fakaʻofoʻofa, ngaahi potanga manupuna, mo e fuʻu fanga manu totolo ʻoku lalata mo ʻikai lalata, ko e faʻahinga taki taha ke ne toe fanau mai “ʻo fakafaʻahinga pe.” ʻI he hili ʻa e fakamatala ki hono fakatupu ʻo e tangatá mo e fefiné, ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he Sēnesi 1:31: “Naʻe ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua ki he meʻa kotoa pe kuo ne ngaohi, pea tā kuo lelei ʻaupito.” Ko ha ʻātakai fakatupu-fiefia lahi ē naʻe takatakai ki he ʻuluaki faʻahinga ko ia ʻo e tangatá! ʻIkai ʻoku tau fakatokangaʻi ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakatupu ko ʻení ʻa e poto, langi-mamaʻo, mo e tokanga ʻa ha Tokotaha-Fakatupu anga-ʻofa?—ʻAisea 45:11, 12, 18.
11. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakavīkivikiʻi ʻe Solomone ʻa e poto fakaefakatupu ʻa Sihová?
11 Ko e tokotaha naʻá ne ofo ʻi he poto ʻo e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití ko Solomone. Naʻá ne toutou fakahanga ʻa e tokangá ki he poto ʻo e Tokotaha-Fakatupú. (Palōvepi 1:1, 2; 2:1, 6; 3:13-18) ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe Solomone kiate kitautolu “ko mamani ʻoku tuʻu atu ai pe.” Naʻá ne houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻo e fakatupú, ʻo kau ai ʻa e anga ʻo e ngāue ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻao ʻuhá ki hono fakaivifoʻou hotau foʻi māmaní. Ko ia, naʻá ne tohi: “Ko e ngaahi vaitafe kotoa ʻoku nau toka ki tahi, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fonu ai ʻa e tahi; ko e potu ʻoku tafe ai ʻa e ngaahi vaitafe ʻoku nau foki ke tafe ai.” (Koheleti 1:4, 7) Ko ia ʻi he hili ʻa hono fakaivifoʻou ʻe he ngaahi ʻuhá mo e ngaahi vaitafé ʻa e foʻi māmaní, ʻoku toe vilo hake pē ʻenau ngaahi vaí mei he ngaahi ʻōsení ʻo foki ki he ngaahi konga ʻaó. Naʻe mei fēfē ʻa e māmaní, pea naʻa tau mei ʻi fē ka ne ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano fakamaʻa mo ʻai ke toe vilo takai ʻa e vaí?
12, 13. ʻE anga-fēfē nai ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻia ki he fakatupu ʻa e ʻOtuá?
12 Ko ʻetau houngaʻia ki he mafamafatatau ʻi he fakatupú ʻoku totonu ke pouaki ia ʻe he ngāue, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Tuʻi Solomone ʻi he ngaahi lea fakaʻosi ʻa Koheletí: “Ko e ngataʻanga ʻeni ʻo e meʻa: kuo aʻau hono kotoa. Ke ke ʻapasia kia Elohimi, ʻo tauhi ʻene ngahi fekau; he ko e kotoa ʻo e tangata ia. He ʻomi ʻe Elohimi ʻa e ngaue kotoa ki he fakamaau, kaeʻumaʻa ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku fufū, pe ʻoku lelei ia pe kovi.” (Koheleti 12:13, 14) ʻOku totonu ke tau manavahē ki hano fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku taʻefakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. Ka, ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke talangofua kiate ia ʻaki ʻa e manavahē anga-ʻapasia.
13 Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau loto ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi ngāue lāngilangiʻia ʻo e fakatupú! ʻOku fanongonongo ʻe he Sāme 104:24 (PM): “E Jihova, hono ikai lahi a hoo gaahi gaue! kuo ke gaohi kotoabe ia i he boto: oku fonu a mamani i hoo koloa.” ʻI he loto-fiefia, ʻai ke tau poupou ki he veesi fakamuimui ʻo e sāme Sā 104:35 ko ʻení ʻaki ʻetau lea hifo kiate kitautolu pea ki he niʻihi kehé: “Fakafetai kia Jihova, a hoku laumalie. Mou fakamalo kia Jihova.”
Ko e Fakatupu Fakaemāmani Māʻolunga Tahá
14. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku laka mamaʻo ange ai ʻa e fakatupu ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá ʻi he fanga manú?
14 ʻOku mataotao ʻa e fakatupu kotoa pē ʻa Sihová. Ka ko e fakatupu fakaemāmani fakaofo tahá ko kitautolu—faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe fakatupu mai ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ko e tumutumu ia ʻo e ʻaho fakaefakatupu hono ono ʻa Sihová—ko ha fakatupu ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he fanga iká, fanga manupuná, mo e fanga manu totoló! Neongo ko e konga lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku poto fakaenatula pē, ʻoku fakakoloaʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ia ʻa e mafai ke fakakaukau lelei, ko ha konisēnisi ke ne lava ʻo fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e totonú mo e halá, ko e malava ke palani ki he kahaʻú, pea mo ha holi ʻoku fanauʻi mo ia ke ne lotu. Naʻe hoko fakafēfē kotoa mai ʻa e meʻá ni? ʻI he ʻikai ko ha tupu mo liliu māmālie mei he fanga manú, naʻe fakatupu ʻa e tangatá ia ʻi he ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, ko e tangatá pē taha ʻoku malava ke ne tapua mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻa ia tonu ʻi he tuʻunga “Ko Sihova, ʻa Sihova ʻOtua, ʻAloʻofa mo Anga lelei, Tuai ki he Houhau, pea Fonu ʻi he Kelesi mo e Moʻoni.”—ʻEkisoto 34:6.
15. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo fakafetaʻi kia Sihová?
15 Tau fakahīkihiki mo fakamālō kia Sihova ki he faʻufaʻu makehe ʻaupito ʻo hotau ngaahi sinó. Ko e fetāfeaki hotau totó, ʻoku fiemaʻu pau ki he moʻuí, ʻoku vilo takai ʻi he sinó kotoa ʻi he sēkoni ʻe 60 kotoa pē. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Teutalōnome 12:23, “ko e toto ko e moʻui ia”—ko ʻetau moʻuí—ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi hui kaufefeka, ngaahi uoua ngaofengofua, pea mo ha faʻunga neave ongongofua ʻoku ʻi ʻolunga ʻiate kinautolu ha foʻi ʻuto ʻoku laka mamaʻo ange ia ʻi ha ʻuto ʻo ha manu pea ko ʻene ngaahi lavameʻá ʻoku ʻikai malava ke maʻu ia ʻe ha komipiuta ʻoku hangē hono lahí ha fuʻu fale fakatuputupulangí. ʻIkai ʻoku ʻai koe ʻe he meʻá ni ke ke anga-fakatōkilalo? ʻOku totonu ke pehē. (Palōvepi 22:4) Pea fakakaukau foki ki he meʻá ni: Ko hotau maʻamaʻá, mongá, ʻeleló, nifó, mo e ngutú ʻoku nau fengāueʻaki ki hono ʻomai ʻa e lea fakaetangatá ʻi ha taha pē ʻo e laui afe ʻo e ngaahi lea fakafonuá. Naʻe faʻu ʻe Tēvita ha foʻi fasi feʻungamālie kia Sihova, ʻo pehē: “Te u fakafetaʻi kiate koe; hono kuo fakangeingei mo fakaofo hoku ngaohi e. Ko hoʻo ngaahi ngaue ko e koto fakaofo pe, pea ʻoku matuʻaki ʻilo ia ʻe hoku laumalie.” (Sāme 139:14) ʻAi ke tau kau fakataha mo Tēvita ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi loto-hounga ʻa Sihová, ko e Tokotaha-Faʻufaʻu fakaofo mo e ʻOtua ʻo kitautolu!
16. Ko e hā ʻa e foʻi fasi naʻe faʻu ʻe he tokotaha mūsika ʻiloa ʻo fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakaafe mālohi ʻoku lava ke tau talí?
16 Ko e lea ʻo ha foʻi faʻu ʻa Joseph Haydn ʻi he senituli hono 18 ʻoku fakahā ai ʻa e fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová: “Fai ʻa e fakamālō kiate Ia, ʻe kimoutolu kotoa ki Heʻene ngaahi ngāue fakaofó! Hivaʻaki Hono lāngilangí, hivaʻaki Hono kolōliá, fakamālōʻia mo fakangeingeiaʻi Hono Huafá! Ke tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻa e fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová, ʻEmeni, ʻEmeni!” ʻOku toe mahulu hake ai ʻa e ngaahi kupuʻi lea fakamānavaʻi ʻoku toutou ʻai mai ʻi he ngaahi Sāmé, ʻo hangē ko e fakaafe ʻoku tuʻo fā hono fakaaʻu mai ʻi he Sāme hono 107:8, 15, 21, 31: “ʻE, ke nau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻaloʻofa; mo ʻene ngaahi ngaue fakaofo maʻa e hakoʻi tangata.” ʻOkú ke kau ʻi he fakahīkihiki ko iá? ʻOku totonu, he ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ko e tupu ia meia Sihova, ko e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití.
Ngaahi Ngāue ʻOku Toe Māfimafiʻia Ange
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova ʻe he ‘hiva ʻa Mosese pea mo e hiva ʻa e Lamí’?
17 ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e taʻu ʻe ono afe kuo maliu atú, kuo fakahoko ai ʻe he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku toe māfimafiʻia ange. ʻI he tohi fakamuimui ʻo e Tohitapú, ʻia Fakahā 15:3, 4, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga ʻi hēvaní ʻa ia kuo nau ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fili fakatēmenioó: “Naʻa nau hiva ʻi he hiva ʻa Mosese ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtua, pea mo e hiva ʻa e Lami, mo nau pehē, ʻOku lahi mo fakaofo hoʻo ngāue, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko e ʻOtua Aoniu; ʻoku totonu mo moʻoni ho ngaahi ʻalunga, ʻa koe ko e Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi Kuonga. Ko hai ʻe ʻikai ʻapasia ki he ʻAfiona, mo fakahikihikiʻi ho huafa? He ko koe toko taha ʻoku maʻoniʻoni: pea ʻe haʻu kotoa pē ʻa e ngaahi kakai, ʻo punou ʻi ho ʻao; koeʻuhi kuo fakaeʻa hoʻo maʻoniʻoni.” Ko e hā ʻoku ui ai ʻeni ko e ‘hiva ʻa Mosese pea mo e hiva ʻa e Lamí’? Tau vakai ki ai.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue māfimafiʻia ʻoku manatuʻi ʻi he hiva ʻi he ʻEkisoto vahe 15?
18 Ki muʻa ʻi he taʻu nai 3,500 kuo maliu atú, ʻi he ʻauha ʻa e kau tau mālohi ʻa Feló ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá, naʻe fakahīkihikiʻi loto-hounga ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa Sihova ʻi he hiva. ʻOku tau lau ia ʻi he ʻEkisoto 15:1, 18: “Toki hivaʻaki ʻe Mosese mo haʻa Isileli ʻa e hiva ni kia Sihova, ʻo nau pehe, Te u hiva kia Sihova, he kuo ne langilangiʻia lahi; ko e hoosi mo hono angi kuo ne laku ki tahi. Ko Sihova te ne Hau ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” Ko e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni māʻoniʻoni ʻa e Tuʻi ko ʻeni ʻo ʻitānití naʻe fakahāhā ia ʻi heʻene fakamaau mo ʻene fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi fili ko ia naʻa nau angatuʻu ki hono tuʻunga-haú.
19, 20. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí? (e) Kuo anga-fēfē hono tali ʻe he Lamí pea mo e niʻihi kehe ʻa e pole ʻa Sētané?
19 Ko e hā naʻe hoko ai ʻo fiemaʻu ʻa e meʻá ni? ʻI he ngoue ko ʻĪtení naʻe taki ai ʻe he Ngata anga-kākaá ʻa ʻetau ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá ki he angahalá. Naʻe iku ai ʻeni ʻo fakahoko mai ai ʻa e taʻehaohaoa angahalaʻiá ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Kae kehe, naʻe fai leva ʻe he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití ha meʻa ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻene muʻaki taumuʻá, ʻa ia ʻe iku atu ki hono kapusi ʻa hono ngaahi filí kotoa mei he tofiʻa ʻo e māmaní pea toe fakafoki mai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakapalataisí. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí pea tokonaki mai mo ʻene Laó ke tomuʻa fakahāhā ai ʻa e founga te ne fakahoko ai ʻa e meʻá ni.—Kalētia 3:24.
20 Neongo ia, ʻi he faai atu ʻa e taimí, naʻe hoko ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo taʻeangatonu, pea naʻe tumutumuʻaki ʻa e tuʻunga fakamamahí ni ʻi hono tuku atu ʻe hono kau takí ʻa e ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he kau Lomá ke fakamamahiʻi anga-kovi ʻaupito mo tāmateʻi. (Ngāue 10:39; Filipai 2:8) Kae kehe, naʻe anga-haohaoa ʻa Sīsū ʻo aʻu ki he pekia, ko e “Lami ʻa e ʻOtua” ki he feilaulau, ʻo fakaeʻa fisifisimuʻa ai ʻa e taʻemoʻoni ʻa e pole naʻe fai ʻe he Fili motuʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa Sētane—ʻo pehē heʻikai malava ʻe ha tangata ʻi he māmaní ʻo kei tauhi anga-tonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi haʻane tofanga ʻi ha ʻahiʻahi kakaha. (Sione 1:29, 36; Siope 1:9-12; 27:5) Neongo ʻa hono maʻu tukufakaholo mai ʻa e taʻehaohaoá meia ʻĀtamá, ʻoku laui miliona ʻa e kau manavahē-ʻOtua ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kuo nau muimui ʻi he topuvaʻe ʻo Sīsuú ʻaki ʻenau tauhi anga-haohaoa ʻi he fetaulaki mo e ngaahi ʻohofi fakasētané.—1 Pita 1:18, 19; 2:19, 21.
21. ʻI he fehoanaki mo e Ngāue 17:29-31, ko e hā ʻe fetalanoaʻaki ki ai hono hokó?
21 Kuo aʻu mai ʻeni ʻa e ʻaho kia Sihova ke fakapaleʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku anga-tonú pea ke fakamāuʻi ʻa e ngaahi fili kotoa ʻo e moʻoní mo e māʻoniʻoní. (Ngāue 17:29-31) ʻE hoko fakafēfē mai ʻeni? ʻE fakahā ia ʻi heʻetau kupu hono hoko maí.
Puha Fakamanatu
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ʻa hono ui ʻa Sihova ko e “Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití”?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakatupú?
◻ ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko ha fakatupu mataotao ia?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he ‘hiva ʻa Mosesé pea mo e hiva ʻa e Lamí’?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 24]
Ko e Poto Taumamaʻo ʻo Sihová
Ko e poto ʻo e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití ʻoku tapua mai ia ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi ʻaupito ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kuó ne faʻu ʻi he māmaní. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAuká: “Ko e folofola kotoa ʻa Eloha kuo ʻosiʻa sivi; ko e fakaū ia kiate kinautolu kuo hufanga kiate ia.” (Palōvepi 30:5) ʻOku hoko atu leva ʻa e lave ʻa ʻAuká ki he konga lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakatupu ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e lalahi mo e iiki. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he veesi 24 ki he 28, ʻokú ne fakamatala ai ki he “faaʻi meʻa ʻoku matamata iki ʻi mamani, ka ko e faʻahinga poto he poto ange fau.” Ko kinautolú ni ko e lō, ko e safana, ko e heʻe, pea mo e pili.
“Poto he poto ange fau”—ʻio, ʻoku ngaohi ʻa e fanga manú ʻi he founga ko iá. ʻOku ʻikai te nau fakakaukauʻi ke mahino ha ngaahi meʻa ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ka ʻoku nau fakafalala ki he poto naʻe tupu hake mo ia. Kuó ke ofo nai ʻi he meʻá ni? Ko ha fakatupu fokotuʻutuʻu maau lahi ē ka ko kinautolu! Hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e fanga loó ki he ngaahi kolonia, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ai ʻa e kuini, fanga lō ngāue, mo e fanga lō tangata. ʻI he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku aʻu ʻo hanga ʻe he fanga kiʻi lō ngāué ʻo ʻave ʻa e fanga kiʻi ʻinisēkite maumaú (aphids) ʻo tuku ʻi he ngaahi loto-ʻā kuo nau ngaohi. ʻI aí ʻoku nau hanga ʻo tatau ha huʻakau mei he fanga kiʻi ʻinisēkite maumaú lolotonga iá ʻoku tuli ʻe he fanga lō sōtiá ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻoku haʻu ki aí. ʻOku ʻomai ʻa e akonaki ʻi he Palōvepi 6:6: “ʻAlu ki he lo, ʻa e makau na; siofi hono ngaahi ʻalunga, ka ke maʻu poto.” ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga peheé ke “tupulekina maʻu ai pe ʻi he ngaue ʻa e ʻEiki”?—1 Kolinitō 15:58.
Kuo faʻu ʻe he tangatá ha ngaahi fuʻu vakapuna kāfakafa. Ka ʻoku mahulu hake ʻa e maliliungofua ia ʻa e fanga manupuná, ʻo kau ai ʻa e hummingbird, ʻa ia ʻoku siʻi hifo ʻi he ʻaunisi ʻe taha hono mamafá! Ko ha Boeing 747 kuo pau ke ne ʻalu mo e ʻutu ko e kalani ʻe 47,000, ʻe ngāue ai ha kau kauvaka kuo ʻosi akoʻi, pea ngāue ʻi he ngaahi founga faifolau ʻoku fihi ki heʻene fekolosiʻaki fakaeʻōsení. Ka, ʻoku fakafalala pē ha kiʻi hummingbird ia ki he ngako feʻunga mo e vahe tolunoa ʻe taha ʻo e ʻaunisé ki hono fataki ia mei ʻAmelika Tokelau, ʻo kolosi he Kūlifa ʻo Mekisikoú, pea ʻalu ai ki ʻAmelika Tonga. ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻutu lahi ia ai, ʻikai ha ako faifolau, ʻikai ha ngaahi siate fihi pe ngaahi komipiuta! Naʻe hoko noa mai pē ʻa e tufakanga ia ko ʻení mei ha ngāue ʻa e ʻevolūsoné? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Naʻe tupu hake pē ʻa e kiʻi manupuna ia ko ʻení mo e poto ko iá, ne ʻosi fakapolokalamaʻi pehē pē ia ʻe he Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo iá, ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 22]
Ko e ngaahi fakatupu kehekehe ʻa e “Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití” ʻoku nau viki hono lāngilangí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 25]
Hangē pē ko ia ko hono kātoangaʻi ʻe Mōsese mo e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa ʻa e ikuna ʻa Sihova ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá, ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻi he hili ʻa ʻĀmaketoné