ʻI he ʻIkai Toe ʻI Ai Ha Faingataʻá
KO E faingataʻá naʻe ʻikai ko ha konga ia ʻo e muʻaki taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he fāmili ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne faʻufaʻu ia, pe te ne fiemaʻu ia. ‘Kapau ko ia,’ te ke ʻeke nai, ‘naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene kamatá, pea ko e hā kuo fakangofua ai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke hokohoko atu ʻo aʻu ki he taimi ní?’—Fakafehoanaki mo Semisi 1:13.
ʻOku maʻu ʻa e talí ʻi he fuofua lēkooti ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá, ko e Tohitapú, tautefito ʻi he tohi ʻa Sēnesí. ʻOku pehē ai naʻe muimui ʻetau ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi, ʻia Sētane ko e Tēvoló ʻi heʻene angatuʻu fakafepaki ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe langaʻi hake ʻi heʻena ngaahi tōʻongá ʻa e ngaahi fakakikihi tefito ʻa ia naʻá ne fakafepakiʻi ʻa e makatuʻunga tonu pē ko ia ʻo e lao fakaeʻuniveesí mo e māú. ʻI he taimi naʻá na taukaveʻi ai ʻa e totonu ke fili maʻanaua ʻa e meʻa naʻe leleí mo e meʻa naʻe koví, naʻá na poleʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻá na fehuʻia ʻa ʻene totonu ke pulé mo ʻene hoko ko e fakamaau tāfataha ʻo e “lelei mo e kovi.”—Senesi 2:15-17; 3:1-5.
Ko e Hā Naʻe ʻIkai Fakahoko Ai Hono Finangaló ʻi he Taimi Ko Iá?
‘Ko e hā leva naʻe ʻikai fakahoko ai ʻe he ʻOtuá hono finangaló ʻi he taimi pē ko iá?’ ko haʻo fehuʻi nai ia. ʻOku hā ngali fuʻu faingofua ʻa e meʻá ni ki he tokolahi. ‘ʻOku maʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e mālohi. Naʻe totonu ke ne ngāueʻaki ia ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau angatuʻú,’ ko ʻenau laú ia. (Sāme 147:5) Kae ʻeke hifo angé kiate koe ʻení, ‘ʻOku ou leleiʻia taʻeveiveiua ʻiate kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki honau mafai māʻolungá ke fakahoko ʻaki honau lotó? ʻIkai ʻoku ou ongoʻi tuʻungaʻa hake pē ha ongoʻi fehiʻa ʻi he taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe ha tikitato ha kau tau tāmate ke toʻo ʻaki hono ngaahi filí?’ Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai fakakaukau leleí ʻoku nau momou ʻi ha meʻa pehē.
‘Seuke,’ te ke pehē, ‘ka ʻo kapau naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e mālohi ko iá, ʻe ʻikai fehuʻia ʻe ha taha ia ʻene ngaahi tōʻongá.’ ʻOkú ke fakapapauʻi? ʻIkai ʻoku moʻoni ʻoku fehuʻia ʻe he kakaí ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono mālohí? ʻOku nau fehuʻia ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo ʻikai te ne ngāueʻaki ai ia ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, hangē ko ʻene kātakiʻi ʻa e koví. Pea ʻoku nau fehuʻia ʻa e ʻuhinga kuó ne ngāueʻaki ai ia ʻi he ngaahi taimi kehé. Naʻa mo e tokotaha anga-tonu ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻe palopalemaʻia ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá hono mālohí ʻi he fakafepakiʻi Hono ngaahi filí. Manatu ki he taimi naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtomá. Naʻe maʻu hala ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo manavahē ʻe mate fakataha ʻa e kakai leleí mo e koví. Naʻá ne tangi hake: “Mole ke mamaʻo ʻa e fai ʻe he ʻAfiona ha meʻa pehe, ʻa e tamateʻi ʻa e maʻoniʻoni fakataha mo e angahala.” (Senesi 18:25) Naʻa mo e kakai fakakaukau-totonu hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie, ʻe ʻikai ke ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e mafai haohaoá.
Ko e moʻoni, naʻe malava ke fakaʻauha leva ai pē ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻĀtama, ʻIvi, mo Sētane. Kae fakakaukau atu ki he mei malava ke uesia ʻi he meʻa ko iá ʻa e kau ʻāngelo kehé pe ngaahi meʻa-fakatupu ʻi he kahaʻú, ʻa ia ʻe hoko ʻo nau ʻilo nai ʻamui ki heʻene ngaahi tōʻongá. ʻE tuku nai ʻe he meʻá ni kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi loto-hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo e totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ke pulé? ʻIkai ʻe fakaeʻa atu ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono tukuakiʻi ko iá, ko e moʻoni, ko ha tokotaha pule fakaaoao taʻeʻofa, hangē ko hono fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe Nietzsche, ko ha ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻokú ne toʻo atu anga-fītaʻa ha taha pē ʻoku fakafepaki kiate ia?
Ko e Hā ʻOku ʻIkai Fakamālohiʻi Ai ʻa e Kakaí ke Fai ʻa ia ʻOku Totonú?
‘ʻIkai ʻoku lava pē ke ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kakaí ke fai ʻa ia ʻoku totonú?’ ko e fehuʻi nai ia ʻa e niʻihi. Sai, fakakaukau angé ki heni foki. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e hisitōliá kotoa, kuo feinga ʻa e ngaahi founga-pulé ke liliuʻi mai ʻa e kakaí ki he founga ʻo ʻenau fakakaukaú. Kuo ʻahiʻahi ʻe he ngaahi founga-pule pe kau pule tāutaha ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻo hono puleʻi ʻo e ʻatamaí, mahalo pē ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi faitoʻo kona tapú pe tafá, ʻo kaihaʻasia ai ʻa e meʻaʻofa fakaofo ʻo e fili tauʻatāiná mei heʻenau kau faingataʻaʻiá. ʻIkai ʻoku tau koloaʻaki ʻa e hoko ko e kau fili tauʻatāiná, ʻo aʻu ai pē kapau ʻoku ala lava ke ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko iá? ʻOku tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻa ha founga-pule pē, pe taki ke toʻo ʻa e tauʻatāina ko iá?
Ko e hā leva ʻa e meʻa kehe naʻe ʻi ai, ki hono ngāueʻaki hangatonu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e mafaí ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻa e laó? Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ko e founga lelei taha ke feangainga ai mo e angatuʻú ko hono fakaʻatā fakataimi ha vahaʻa taimi ʻo e tauʻatāina mei heʻene pulé ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau talitekeʻi ʻene ngaahi laó. ʻE fakaʻatā ʻe he meʻá ni ki he fāmili ʻo e tangatá, naʻe tupu meia ʻĀtama mo ʻIví, ha taimi fakangatangata ke nau puleʻi ai kinautolu ʻo ʻikai moʻulaloa ki he lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e hā naʻá ne fai ai ʻení? Koeʻuhi naʻá ne ʻilo, ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí, ʻe langaʻi hake ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni taʻealafakakikihiʻi, ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku totonu maʻu pē ʻa ʻene founga pulé mo māʻoniʻoni, naʻa mo e taimi ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai hono mafai taʻefakangatangatá ke fakahoko ʻaki hono finangaló, pea ko ia ai ko ha angatuʻu fakafepaki pē kiate ia ʻe vavé ni pē ʻene iku ʻo tuʻutāmaki.—Teutalonome 32:4; Siope 34:10-12; Selemaia 10:23.
Fēfē ʻa e Kau Faingataʻaʻia Taʻehalaiá Kotoa?
‘Fēfē ʻa e kau faingataʻaʻia taʻehalaia kotoa ʻi he lolotonga ní?’ ko haʻo fehuʻi nai ia. ‘ʻOku tuha moʻoni ʻenau mamahí ke fakamoʻoniʻi ai ha fakaikiiki ʻo e laó?’ Sai, kuo ʻikai ke fakangofua ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻi ai ʻa e koví koeʻuhi pē ke fakamoʻoniʻi ha poini fakaʻuliʻulilātai ʻo e laó. ʻI hono kehé, ko hono fokotuʻu tā tuʻo taha ia ʻa e moʻoni tefito, ko ia tokotaha pē ʻa e haú pea ko e talangofua ki heʻene ngaahi laó ʻoku fiemaʻu ia ki he hokohoko atu ʻo e melino mo e fiefia ʻa ʻene meʻa-fakatupú kotoa.
Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻe taha ke tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ko e ʻiloʻi ko ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne lava ke vete fakaʻaufuli ha maumau pē ʻe ʻomai nai ʻe he meʻá ni ki he fāmili ʻo e tangatá. ʻOkú ne iloʻi ʻi he taimi lōloa ko iá, ko e fakataimi ʻo e mamahí mo e faingataʻaʻiá ʻe iku ʻo ʻaonga. Fakakaukau ki he faʻē ʻokú ne puke maʻu ʻene kiʻi tamá, lolotonga ia hono tuku atu ki ai ʻe he toketaá ʻa e mamahi ʻi hono huhuʻi ki ai ha faitoʻo, ke ʻomai ha maluʻi mei ha mahaki naʻá ne mei tāmateʻi ʻa e kiʻi tamá. ʻOku ʻikai ha faʻē ʻe loto ke ongoʻi mamahiʻia haʻane kiʻi tama. ʻOku ʻikai loto ha toketā ke fakatupu ha mamahi ki haʻane tokotaha mahaki. ʻOku ʻikai ke mahino ki he kiʻi tamá, ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene mamahiʻiá, ka ki mui ai ʻe toki mahino kiate ia ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fakangofua aí.
Fakafiemālie Moʻoni ki he Faʻahinga Faingataʻaʻiá?
ʻOku ongoʻi nai ʻe he niʻihi mahalo pē ʻoku siʻi ʻa e fakafiemālie ki he faʻahinga faingataʻaʻiá ʻi he ʻilo pē ki he ngaahi meʻá ni. Naʻe pehē ʻe Hans Küng, ko ha fakamatala fakaʻatamai ki he ʻi ai ʻa e faingataʻaʻiá ʻoku “meimei hoko ia ko e tokoni ki he tokotaha faingataʻaʻiá ʻo hangē pē ko ha fakahinohino ki he kemikale ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e meʻakaí ki ha tangata fiekaia.” ʻOkú ne ʻeke: “ʻOku lava ke ʻomai moʻoni ʻe he fakaʻuhinga fakapotopotó kotoa ha fakalototoʻa ki he tangatá, ʻa ia kuo meimei lōmekina ʻi he faingataʻaʻiá?” Sai, ko e “fakaʻuhinga fakapotopoto” kotoa ʻa e kau tangata ʻoku nau liʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú, kuo ʻikai te ne ʻoatu ha fakalototoʻa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku faingataʻaʻiá. Ko e fakaʻuhinga fakaetangata peheé kuo toe tānaki atu ia ki he palopalemá ʻaki hono fokotuʻu ʻo pehē naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá ke faingataʻaʻia pea naʻe faʻufaʻu ʻa e māmaní ia ko ha toafa ʻo e loʻimata pe ko ha tuʻunga ʻahiʻahi, ki he faʻahinga ʻe faifai atu pē ʻo nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui ʻi hēvaní. Ko ha lea fieʻotua lahi ē!
Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻomai tonu ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e fakafiemālie moʻoni. ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene ʻomai ʻa e fakamatala hokohoko ki he ʻi ai ʻa e faingataʻá ka ʻokú ne toe langaʻi ʻa e tuipau ki he talaʻofa papau ʻa e ʻOtuá te ne veteki ʻa e maumau kotoa kuo tupu ʻi hono fakangofua fakataimi ko ʻeni ʻo e faingataʻá.
Ko e “Fakafoʻou Mai ʻo e Meʻa Kotoa Pe”
Kuo vavé ni ke fakafoki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ki he founga naʻá ne fakataumuʻa ke nau ʻi aí ki muʻa ʻi he angatuʻu ʻa ʻene ongo ʻuluaki fakatupu fakaetangatá. Kuo ofi ke ngata ʻa ʻene taimi kuo kotofa ke pule faʻiteliha ai ʻa e tangatá. ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻa ia te ne fekau mai ai ʻa “Sisu: ʻa ia kuo pau ke maʻu ʻe he langi, kaeʻoua ke hoko ʻa e taimi ʻo e Fakafoʻou mai ʻo e meʻa kotoa pe, ʻa e ngaahi taimi kuo folofola ki ai ʻa e ʻEiki ʻi he fofonga ʻo ʻene kau palofita tapu, talu mei muʻa.”—Ngāue 3:20, 21.
Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí? Te ne toʻo mei he māmaní ʻa e ngaahi fili kotoa pē ʻo e ʻOtuá. (2 Tesalonaika 1:6-10) ʻE ʻikai ko ha fakaʻauha fakavavevave ʻeni, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he kau tikitato fakaetangatá. ʻOku hā mei he lahi ʻo e fakamoʻoni ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi he pule kovi ʻa e tangatá, ʻoku totonu fakaʻaufuli ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he vavé ni ke ne ngāueʻaki hono mālohi taʻefakangatangatá ke fakahoko ʻaki hono finangaló. (Fakahā 11:17, 18) ʻUluakí ʻe ʻuhinga ʻeni ko e “mamahi” ʻa ia kuo teʻeki ke aʻusia ki muʻa ʻe he māmaní, ʻo meimei tatau kae toe lahi ange ʻaupito ʻi he Lōmaki ʻi he taimi ʻo Noá. (Mātiu 24:21, 29-31, 36-39) Ko e faʻahinga ʻe hao ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ko ʻení te nau aʻusia ʻa e “kuonga fakamānava hake” ʻi heʻenau sio ki he fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi talaʻofa kotoa pē ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo ʻomai “ʻi he fofonga ʻo ʻene kau palofita tapu.” (Ngāue 3:19; Fakahā 7:14-17) Ko e hā kuo talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá?
Sai, naʻe pehē ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi muʻá ʻe ʻi ai ha ngataʻanga ʻo e faingataʻa naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he taú mo e lingitotó. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he Sāme 46:9 ʻoku talamai ai kiate kitautolu: “ʻOku ne lolololo ʻa e ngaahi tau ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.” ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha kau faingataʻaʻia taʻehalaia mo ha kau kumi hūfanga fakaʻofa, faʻahinga kuo tohotohoʻi, mamatea, mo tāmateʻi ʻi ha ngaahi tau fakamamahi! ʻOku pehē ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá: “ʻE ikai ofa heleta ha puleʻanga ki ha puleʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai kei fai ha akotau.”—Aisea 2:4.
Naʻe toe tala ki muʻa ʻe he kau palōfitá ha ngataʻanga ki he faingataʻa naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he faihiá mo e fakamaau taʻetotonú. ʻOku talaʻofa mai ʻi he Palovepi 2:21, 22 ko e “kau angatonu te nau nofoʻia ʻa e fonua” pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakatupunga ʻa e mamahí mo e faingataʻá “ʻe taʻaki mei ai.” ʻE ikai toe “pule ai ha tangata ki he kakai ke nau kovi ai.” (Koheleti 8:9) ʻE toʻo atu ʻo taʻengata ʻa e fulikivanú kotoa. (Sāme 37:10, 38) ʻE malava ke nofo ʻi he melino mo e maluʻanga ʻa e tokotaha kotoa, ʻo ʻataʻatā mei he faingataʻá.—Maika 4:4.
ʻIkai ngata ai, naʻe toe talaʻofa ʻa e kau palōfitá ʻe ʻi ai ha ngataʻanga ki he faingataʻa naʻe fakatupunga ʻi he ngaahi mahaki fakasinó mo fakaeongó. (Aisea 33:24) Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe ʻAisea ʻe fakamoʻui ʻa e kuí, ko e tulí, ko e mamateá, mo kinautolu kotoa ʻoku moʻua ʻi he puké mo e mahakí. (Aisea 35:5, 6) ʻE aʻu ʻo liliu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e maté. Naʻe tala ki muʻa ʻe Sīsū ʻe “fanongo ai ki hono leʻo ʻe he kakai kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi faʻitoka, pea te nau ʻalu atu mei ai.” (Sione 5:28, 29) ʻI heʻene vīsone ki ha “langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou,” naʻe tala ai ki he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné “ko e ʻOtua . . . te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; Pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia.” (Fakahā 21:1-4) Fakaʻuta atu ki ai! ʻIkai ha ongosia, ʻikai ha loʻimata, ʻikai ha tangi, ʻikai ha mate—ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha faingataʻa!
Ko e hā pē ha ngaahi fakamamahi kuo hoko nai lolotonga hono kātakiʻi fakataimi ʻo e koví ʻe fakaleleiʻi kotoa. Naʻa mo e ngaahi manatu ki he ongosia mo e faingataʻaʻia ʻa e tangatá—naʻe ʻikai teitei fakataumuʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá—ʻe toʻo atu fakakātoa. “Kuo ngalo ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa muʻa . . . ʻe ʻikai manatua ʻa e ʻuluaki,” ko e kikite ia ʻa ʻAiseá. (Aisea 65:16, 17) ʻE fakatokangaʻi kakato ai ʻa e muʻaki taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha fāmili haohaoa fakaetangata ʻoku nofo ʻi he melino fakaʻaufuli mo e fiefia ʻi ha māmani palataisi. (Aisea 45:18) ʻE taʻetoefehuʻia ʻa e tuipau ki hono tuʻunga-haú. Ko ha monū ē ke moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻa ia ʻe fakangata ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faingataʻaʻia kotoa ʻa e tangatá, ha taimi ʻa ia te ne fakahā ai ko iá, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha “tokotaha pule kakaha, tokotaha kākā, tokotaha taʻefaitotonu, tokotaha faifakaʻauha,” hangē naʻe tukuakiʻi ki ai ʻe Nietzsche, ka ʻoku ʻofa maʻu pē ia, poto, mo fakamāu totonu ʻi heʻene ngāueʻaki hono iví ʻataʻatā!
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ʻI he taimi ʻe ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha faingataʻá, ʻe fiefia kotoa ʻi he moʻuí ki he kakato tahá