Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻo e vahaʻa taimi naʻe faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa Siopé?
ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi naʻe toe fakalahi atu ʻa e ʻahiʻahi ʻo Siopé ʻo laka hake ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lahi, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke tuhu ʻa e tohi ia ʻa Siopé ki ha faingataʻaʻia fuoloa pehē.
Ko e konga ʻuluaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo Siopé, ko e mole ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa fakafāmilí mo e ngaahi koloá, ʻoku hā naʻe taimi nounou pē. ʻOku tau lau: “Pea ʻiloange ko e ʻaho ʻe taha ʻoku fai ʻe heʻene fanau tangata mo fefine ʻenau kai mo inukava ʻi he fale ʻo honau taʻokete lele.” Naʻe maʻu hokohoko ʻe Siope ha līpooti ʻo e mole lahi—ʻa ʻene fanga pulú, ʻene fanga ʻasí, ʻene fanga sipí, ʻene fanga kāmelí pea mo ʻene kau sevāniti naʻa nau tokangaʻi ʻa e fanga manu ko iá. ʻOku hā mahino, hili pē iá naʻe ʻilo ʻe Siope ʻa e mate ʻa hono ngaahi fohá mo hono ngaahi ʻofefine, ʻa ia naʻa nau “kai mo inukava ʻi he fale ʻo honau taʻokete lele.” ʻOku ngalingali naʻe hoko kotoa ʻeni ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha.—Siope 1:13-19, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.
Ko e konga hono hoko ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo Siopé ʻoku pau pē naʻe hoko ia ʻi ha taimi lahi ange. Naʻe fakaofiofi atu ʻa Sētane kia Sihova peá ne taukaveʻi ʻe tō ʻa Siope kapau ʻe hoko fakafoʻituitui kiate ia ʻa e faingataʻaʻiá—ki hono sino ʻoʻoná. Naʻe taaʻi leva ʻa Siope ʻaki “ʻa e ngaahi hangatamaki kovi mei hono ʻaofivaʻe ʻo aʻu ki hono tumuʻaki.” Ko e mafola ʻa e mahaki ko ʻení ʻi hono sinó kotoa naʻe hoko nai ia ʻi ha taimi lōloa. Pea ngalingali naʻe fiemaʻu ha taimi ki he ongoongo ʻo e “ngaahi kovi” ko iá ke aʻu ki hono kau fakafiemālie fakangalingalí, ʻa ia naʻa nau kamata ke haʻu kiate iá.—Siope 2:3-11.
Ko ʻElifasi naʻe haʻu mei Tīmani ʻi he fonua ko ʻĪtomí, pea ko Sofaʻā mei he feituʻu ʻi he tokelau-hihifo ʻo ʻAlepeá, ʻa ia ko hona feituʻú naʻe ʻikai ke fuʻu mamaʻo meia Siope ʻi ʻUsa, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he tokelau nai ʻo ʻAlepeá. Kae kehe, ko Pilitatí ko ha Suaʻa, pea ʻoku mahinó ko hono kakaí naʻa nau nofo ʻi he veʻe ʻIufaletesí. Kapau ko Pilitatí naʻe ʻi hono ʻapí ʻi he taimi ko iá, mahalo pē naʻe mei feʻunga mo ha ngaahi uike pe ngaahi māhina ke ne fanongo ai fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻo Siopé peá ne fononga ki ʻUsa. Ko ia ai, ʻoku malava ke pehē ko e toko tolú ni naʻa nau ʻi ha feituʻu ofi pē kia Siope ʻi he taimi naʻe kamata ai ʻene faingataʻaʻiá. ʻI ha tuʻunga pē, ʻi he aʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻe toko tolu ʻo Siopé, naʻa nau “nonofo mo ia ʻi he kelekele ʻo ʻaho fitu mo po fitu” ʻo ʻikai ha feleaʻaki.—Siope 2:12, 13.
Naʻe hoko mai leva ki he konga fakaʻosi ʻo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo Siopé, ʻa ia ko hono ngaahi fakaikiikí ʻoku fakafonuʻaki ʻa e ngaahi vahe lahi ʻo e tohí. Naʻe ʻi ai ha holongā fakakikihi pe lea naʻe fai ʻe he faʻahinga naʻa nau fakangalingali ko e kau fakafiemālié, pea naʻe toutou tali ia ʻe Siope. ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻa ko iá, naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he talavou ko ʻIlaiuú ha akonaki, pea naʻe fakatonutonu hifo ʻe Sihova ʻa Siope mei hēvani.—Siope 32:1-6; 38:1; 40:1-6; 42:1.
Ko ia, ko e faingataʻaʻia ʻa Siopé pea mo hono fakaleleiʻí naʻe hoko nai ia ʻi ha ngaahi māhina siʻi, mahalo pē nai ʻo siʻi hifo ʻi he taʻu ʻe tahá. ʻOkú ke ʻilo nai mei he meʻa naʻe hokosiá ko e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi faingataʻá ʻoku hā ngali tuʻuloa ia. Ka, kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻoku ngata ia, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe hoko kia Siopé. Kae kehe, ko e hā pē ʻa e lōloa ʻoku hokohoko atu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo iá, ʻai ke tau manatuʻi maʻu pē ʻa e poupou ʻa e ʻOtuá, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻi he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻí: “Ko ho mau mamahi maamaa ni, aia oku ojigofua, oku fakatubu maa mautolu ae lelei oku lahi hake fakamanavahe aubito aubito bea mamafa mo taegata.” (2 Kolinito 4:17, PM) Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pita: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e kelesi kotoa pe, ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio kuo ne ui ange kimoutolu ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ki he langilangi taʻengata oʻona, ʻo ka hili hoʻomou kataki mamahi ʻo fuonounou te ne fakakakato kimoutolu ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio, te ne poupou, te ne fakakaukaua, te ne pulusi ki he tuʻunga.”—1 Pita 5:10.