ʻOku Tokanga ʻa Sihova Kiate Kimoutolu
“Lī ʻa e kotoa ʻo hoʻomou loto-moʻuá ki he [ʻOtuá], koeʻuhi ʻokú ne tokanga kiate kimoutolu.”—1 PITA 5:7, NW.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e tafaʻaki mahuʻinga ʻoku fehangahangai fakaʻaufuli ai ʻa Sihova mo Sētané?
KO Sihova mo Sētané ʻokú na fehangahangai fakaʻaufuli. Ko ha taha pē ʻokú ne ongoʻi ʻoku tohoakiʻi ia kia Sihova ʻe fakafepakiʻi leva ia ʻe he Tēvoló. Ko e faikehekehe ko ení ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi ha tohi maʻuʻanga fakamatala. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sētané hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he tohi Tohitapu ʻa Siopé, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Encyclopædia Britannica (1970): ‘Ko e ngāue ʻa Sētané ko e takamilo holo he māmaní ʻo kumi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue pe ko e faʻahinga ke fai hono tukuakiʻi; ko ia ai, ko ʻene ngāué ko e tuʻunga fehangahangai ia ʻo e “fofonga ʻo e ʻEikí,” ʻa ia ʻoku takamilo holo ʻi he māmaní ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku leleí (II Kal. 2 Kal. xvi, 9). ʻOku taʻefalala ʻa Sētane fekauʻaki mo e anga-lelei taʻesiokita fakaetangatá pea ʻoku fakangofua ke ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻunga mafai mo e pule ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻi loto ʻi he ngaahi fakangatangata kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá.’ ʻIo, ko ha faikehekehe lahi ē!—Siope 1:6-12; 2:1-7.
2, 3. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi lelei ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea “Tēvoló” ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko kia Siopé? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻa Sētane ke tukuakiʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmaní?
2 Ko e foʻi lea “Tēvoló” ʻoku haʻu ia mei ha foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko hono ʻuhingá ko e “tokotaha tukuakiʻi loi,” “tokotaha lauʻikovi loi.” Ko e tohi ʻa Siopé ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻe tukuakiʻi ʻe Sētane ʻa e sevāniti loto-tōnunga ʻa Sihova ko Siopé ʻo pehē ko ʻene tauhi kiate Iá ʻi he tokanga pē maʻana, ʻi heʻene pehē: “He kuo manavahe a Jobe ki he Otua tae ha totogi?” (Siope 1:9, PM) Ko e fakamatala ʻi he tohi ʻa Siopé ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai neongo ʻa hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí mo e sivisiviʻí, naʻe ʻunu ai ʻa Siope ia ʻo toe ofi ange kia Sihova. (Siope 10:9, 12; 12:9, 10; 19:25; 27:5; 28:28) Hili ʻa hono ʻahiʻahi fakamamahí, naʻá ne pehē ki he ʻOtuá: “Ne u fanongo kiate koe ʻaki ʻa e fanongo ʻa e telinga; ka ko eni kuo mātāʻi koe ʻe hoku mata.”—Siope 42:5.
3 Kuo tuku ʻe Sētane ʻa hono tukuakiʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti loto-tōnunga ʻa e ʻOtuá talu mei he taimi ʻo Siopé? ʻIkai. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi he tohi ʻa Fakahaá ʻi he taimi ko eni ʻo e ngataʻangá, ʻoku hokohoko atu ai ʻa Sētane ke tukuakiʻi ʻa e fanga tokoua pani ʻo Kalaisí pea toe pau foki ki honau ngaahi takanga loto-tōnungá. (2 Timote 3:12; Fakahā 12:10, 17) Ko ia ai, ko e fiemaʻu lahi ʻa kitautolu kotoa ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ke fakamoʻulaloaʻi kitautolu ki hotau ʻOtua tokangá, ʻa Sihova, ʻo tauhi kiate ia ʻi he ʻofa loloto pea fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻoku loi ʻa e tukuakiʻi ʻa Sētané. ʻI heʻetau fai iá, te tau ʻai ai ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová ke fiefia.—Palovepi 27:11.
ʻOku Kumi ʻa Sihova ke Tokoniʻi Kitautolu
4, 5. (a) ʻI he kehe meia Sētané, ko e hā ʻoku kumi ki ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmaní? (e) Kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau aʻusia ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻi heʻetau tafaʻakí?
4 ʻOku ʻalu fano holo ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi he māmaní, ʻo kumi ha taha ke tukuakiʻi mo folo. (Siope 1:7, 9; 1 Pita 5:8) ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku kumi ʻa Sihova ke tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ʻa hono mālohí. Naʻe tala ʻe he palōfita ko Hānaní kia Tuʻi ʻAsa: “Oku lele fetoutou mo liliuaki ae fofoga o Jihova i mamani kotoabe, ke fakaha malohi a ene afio ke kau mo kinautolu oku tokaga totonu ho nau loto kiate ia.” (2 Kalonikali 16:9, PM) Ko ha faikehekehe lahi ē ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e fakasiosio loto-tāufehiʻa ʻa Sētané pea mo e tokanga ʻofa ʻa Sihová.
5 ʻOku ʻikai ke siofi fakapulipuli kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke maʻu ʻa ʻetau hala mo e tōnounou kotoa pē. Naʻe tohi ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ka ne ke nofo, ʻe Iaa, ke lama kovi, ko hai ha taha ʻe tuʻu, Atonai?” (Sāme 130:3) Ko e tali ʻoku fakahāʻí: ʻoku ʻikai ha taha. (Koheleti 7:20) Kapau ʻoku tau ʻunuʻunu ofi kia Sihova fakataha mo e loto kakato, te ne hāngaifofonga mai kia kitautolu, ʻo ʻikai ke fakahalaiaʻi kitautolu, ka ke siofi ʻetau ngaahi feingá mo tali ʻetau ngaahi lotu ki ha tokoni mo e fakamolemolé. Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Ko e ongo foʻi fofonga ʻo e ʻEiki ʻoku na siofi ʻa e maʻoniʻoni; pea ko hono ongo telinga ʻoku fakafanongo ki haʻanau lotu: ka ko e fōtunga ʻo e ʻEiki, ʻoku ne hanga ki he kau faikovi.”—1 Pita 3:12.
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fakatou hoko ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo Tēvitá ko ha fakafiemālie mo ha fakatokanga kia kitautolu?
6 Ko Tēvitá naʻe taʻehaohaoa mo faiangahala mamafa. (2 Samiuela 12:7-9) Ka naʻá ne huaʻi hono lotó kia Sihova pea ʻunuʻunu ofi kiate ia ʻi he lotu faivelenga. (Sāme 51:1-12, fakamatala ʻi ʻolungá) Naʻe fanongo ʻa Sihova ki heʻene lotú pea fakamolemoleʻi ia, neongo naʻe hokosia ʻe Tēvita ha ngaahi nunuʻa kovi ʻi heʻene angahalá. (2 Samiuela 12:10-14) ʻOku totonu ke fakatou hoko eni ko ha fakafiemālie mo ha fakatokanga kia kitautolu. ʻOku fakafiemālie ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku loto-lelei ʻa Sihova ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻetau ngaahi angahalá kapau ʻoku tau fakatomala moʻoni, ka ʻoku fakatupu tokanga ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku faʻa ʻomai ʻe he angahalá ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa mafatukituki. (Kaletia 6:7-9) Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke ʻunuʻunu ofi kia Sihova, ʻoku totonu ke tau mavahe ʻi he mamaʻo taha ʻe ala lavá mei ha meʻa pē ʻoku taʻefakahōifua kiate ia.—Sāme 97:10.
ʻOku Tohoaki ʻe Sihova Hono Kakaí Kiate Ia
7. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga kakai ʻoku fakasio mai ki ai ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻene tohoakiʻi kinautolu kiate iá?
7 Naʻe tohi ʻe Tēvita ʻi he taha ʻo ʻene ngaahi sāmé: “Ko e maʻolunga ʻa Sihova, ka ʻoku ne tokaʻi ʻa e maʻulalo: ka ko e mahiki ʻoku nau feʻiloaki mamaʻo.” (Sāme 138:6) ʻI ha tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku pehē ʻe ha saame ʻe taha: “Ko hai ʻoku tatau mo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua? ʻA ia ʻoku ne ʻai mei ʻolunga hono ʻafioʻanga, ʻa ia ʻoku ne ʻafeitaulalo ke vakai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa langi mo mamani. ʻOku ne fokotuʻu mei he efu ʻa e lauvale.” (Sāme 113:5-7) ʻIo, ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu māfimafi-aoniu ʻo e ʻunivēsí ʻoku afeitaulalo ia ke vakai hifo ki he māmaní, pea ʻoku vakai mai ʻa hono ongo foʻi fofongá ki he “maʻulalo,” “ʻa e lauvale,” ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau “mapuhoi mo toʻe koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi fakalielia ʻoku fai.” (Isikeli 9:4) ʻOkú ne tohoakiʻi mai ʻa e faʻahinga ko iá kiate ia fakafou ʻi hono ʻAló. Lolotonga ʻene ʻi māmaní, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke haʻu kiate au, ka ʻi he tohoaki ia ʻe he Tamai naʻa ne fekau mai au: . . . ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke haʻu kiate au, ka ʻi hono foaki kiate ia ʻe he Tamai.”—Sione 6:44, 65.
8, 9. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku tau fiemaʻu kotoa ai ke haʻu kia Sīsuú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki taau ke fakatokangaʻi fekauʻaki mo e fokotuʻutuʻu ki he huhuʻí?
8 Ko e kotoa ʻo e tangatá ʻoku totonu ke nau haʻu kia Sīsū pea tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻí koeʻuhi naʻe fanauʻi kinautolu ko e kau angahala, ʻo mavahe mei he ʻOtuá. (Sione 3:36) ʻOku fiemaʻu ke nau fakalelei mo e ʻOtuá. (2 Kolinito 5:20) Naʻe ʻikai tatali ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau angahalá ke nau kōlenga kiate ia ke ne tokonaki mai ha fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa ia ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ai ha melino mo iá. Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻOku fakaha e he Otua ene ofa kiate kitautolu i he mea ni, lolotoga koe kau agahala akitautolu, ne bekia a Kalaisi maa tautolu. He kabau ne fakalelei akitautolu ki he Otua i he bekia a hono Alo, ka koe gaahi fili akitautolu, bea ta e ajili ho tau fakamoui i he ene moui, he kuo tau fakalelei.”—Loma 5:8, 10, PM.
9 Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ʻa e moʻoni tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻoku fakalelei ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá kiate ia, ʻi heʻene tohi: “Ko eni ia ʻa e meʻa kuo fakaha ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻiate kitautolu, ʻa e fekau atu ki mamani ʻe he ʻOtua hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ke tau moʻui ʻiate ia. Ko eni ia ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa ʻOfa, ʻo ʻikai ko e pehe naʻa tau feia ha ʻofa ki he ʻOtua ʻe kitautolu, ka ko ʻene ʻofaʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio, mo ne fekau atu hono ʻAlo moʻo fakatupuhōifuaʻanga koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi hia.” (1 Sione 4:9, 10) Ko e ʻuluaki laká naʻe ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai ko e tangatá. ʻIkai ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻoku tohoakiʻi koe ki ha ʻOtua naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki he “kau agahala” pea pehē foki ko e “gaahi fili”?—Sione 3:16.
Fiemaʻu ʻi he Kumi kia Sihová
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai ke kumi ai kia Sihová? (e) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau vakai ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa Sētané?
10 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai fakamālohiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau haʻu kiate ia. Kuo pau ke tau kumi kiate ia, ʻo “fāfā ia ʻo ʻiloʻi, ka talāʻehai ʻoku ne mamaʻo mei hatau toko taha.” (Ngāue 17:27) Kuo pau ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e totonu ʻa Sihova ke ne fiemaʻu ʻa ʻetau fakavaivaí. Naʻe tohi ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Mou fakavaivaiʻi kimoutolu ki he ʻOtua. Ka mou tali tekeʻi ʻa e Tevolo, pea te ne hola meiate kimoutolu. ʻUnuʻunu atu ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ia kiate kimoutolu. Fakamaʻa homou nima, ʻa kau angahala; pea fakatapu ʻa homou loto, ʻa kau siosio ua.” (Semisi 4:7, 8) ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau toumoua ke fai ha tuʻu mālohi ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e Tēvoló pea tuʻu maʻa Sihova.
11 ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko e ʻai ke tau mamaʻo mei he fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa Sētané. Naʻe toe tohi ʻe Sēmisi: “ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo, ko e takaua mo mamani ko e fakafili ia ki he ʻOtua? ko ia ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku loto ke takaua mo mamani ʻoku ne nofo ai ko e fili ʻo e ʻOtua.” (Semisi 4:4) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau ʻoku tau loto ke hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo Sihova, kuo pau ke tau ʻamanekina ʻe fehiʻa ʻia kitautolu ʻa e māmani ʻa Sētané.—Sione 15:19; 1 Sione 3:13.
12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lea fakafiemālie naʻe tohi ʻe Tēvitá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga naʻe fai ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko ʻĀsalaiá?
12 ʻI he taimi ʻoku talitekeʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he māmani ʻa Sētané ʻi ha founga tefito, ʻoku fiemaʻu tautefito ai ke tau fakaofiofi kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, ʻo kole ki heʻene tokoní. Ko Tēvita, ʻa ia naʻe fakahaofi tuʻo lahi ʻe Sihová, naʻá ne tohi moʻotau fakafiemālie: “ʻOku ofi leva ʻa Sihova ki he kakai kotoa ʻoku tautapa kiate ia; ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai moʻoni ʻenau tautapa. Ko e holi ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia ʻoku ne fakaai; pea ʻoku ongo kiate ia ʻenau kaila, ʻo ne fakamoʻui. ʻOku tauhi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻofa kiate ia: ka ko e kau angahala te ne fakaʻauha.” (Sāme 145:18-20) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he saame ko ení ʻe lava ke fakahaofi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi tāutaha ai kitautolú pea te ne fakahaofi fakakātoa hono kakaí ʻi he taimi ʻo e “mamahi lahi.” (Fakahā 7:14) ʻE nofo ofi ʻa Sihova kia kitautolu kapau te tau nofo ofi kiate ia. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he “Laumalie ʻo e ʻOtua,” naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻĀsalaiá ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fakakaukau ki ai ko ha moʻoni fakalūkufuá: “ʻOku kau mo kimoutolu ʻa Sihova lolotonga ʻoku mou kau mo ia; pea kapau te mou kumi ia te ne tuku ke mou ʻilo; ka ʻo kapau te mou liʻaki ia, te ne liʻaki kimoutolu.”—2 Kalonikali 15:1, 2.
Kuo Pau ke Moʻoni ʻa Sihova Kiate Kitautolu
13. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻoku moʻoni ʻa Sihova kia kitautolu?
13 Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá fekauʻaki mo Mōsese ʻo pehē “naʻa ne kitaki heʻene sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai.” (Hepelu 11:27) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai ke sio moʻoni ʻa Mōsese kia Sihova. (Ekisoto 33:20) Ka naʻe mātuʻaki moʻoni ʻa Sihova kiate ia ʻo hangē ia naʻá ne sio kiate Iá. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, hili hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, naʻe mamata ai ʻa e mata ʻo e tui ʻa Siopé kia Sihova ʻo toe makehe ange, ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻokú ne fakaʻatā ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti faitōnungá ke nau fou ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te ne liʻaki kinautolu. (Siope 42:5) Ko ʻĪnoke mo Noa naʻe pehē naʻá na ‘aeva moe Otuá.’ Naʻá na fai eni ʻaki ʻa e kumi ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá mo talangofua kiate ia. (Senesi 5:22-24, PM; Sen 6:9, 22; Hepelu 11:5, 7) Kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻa Sihova kia kitautolu hangē ko ia kia ʻĪnoke, Noa, Siope, mo Mōsesé, te tau “fakaongo kiate ia” ʻi hotau hala kotoa pē, pea te ne “fakatonutonu ʻe ia ho[tau] ngaahi ʻalunga.”—Palovepi 3:5, 6.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke “pikitai” kia Sihová?
14 Ki muʻa pē ʻi he teu ke hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe akonaki ʻa Mōsese kia kinautolu: “Te mou muimui kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻo mou ʻapasia ki ai, pea ko ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni te mou tauhia, pea ko hono leʻo te mou fakaongo ki ai, pea te mou tauhi kiate ia mo pikitai kiate ia.” (Teutalonome 13:4) Naʻe pau ke nau muimui kia Sihova, manavahē kiate ia, talangofua kiate ia, pea pīkitai kiate ia. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e foʻi lea ʻoku liliu heni ko e “pikitai,” ʻoku pehē ʻe ha mataotao Tohitapu ʻe taha “ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he leá ha vahaʻangatae mātuʻaki ofi mo fekoekoeʻi.” Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ko e talanoa fufū [“fekoekoeʻi,” NW] mo Sihova ʻoku maʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia.” (Sāme 25:14) Ko e vahaʻangatae mahuʻinga mo vāofi ko eni mo Sihová ʻe ʻatautolu ia kapau ʻokú ne moʻoni kia kitautolu pea kapau ʻoku tau ʻofa lahi kiate ia ʻo tau manavasiʻi ke taʻefakahōifuaʻi ia ʻi ha founga pē.—Sāme 19:9-14.
ʻOkú Ke Lāuʻilo ki he Tokanga ʻa Sihová?
15, 16. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he Sāme 34 ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kia kitautolú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí kapau ʻoku faingataʻa ke manatuʻi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lelei ʻa Sihova maʻa kitautolú?
15 Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi ngāue kākā ʻa Sētané ko e feinga ke ʻai ke ngalo ʻia kitautolu ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko hotau ʻOtuá, ʻa Sihova, ʻokú ne tokangaʻi hokohoko ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti loto-tōnungá. Ko Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻá ne lāuʻilo lelei fekauʻaki mo e toʻukupu maluʻi ʻo Sihová naʻa mo e taimi naʻá ne fehangahangai ai mo ha mōmeniti mātuʻaki fakatuʻutāmakí. ʻI hono ueʻi ia ke ne ʻai ha fōtunga fakasesele loi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Tuʻi ʻĀkisi ʻo Katí, naʻá ne faʻu ai ha foʻi hiva, ko ha saame fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito, ʻa ia naʻe kau ai ʻa e ngaahi kupuʻi lea ko eni ʻo e tuí: “Mou kau mo au ke viki ʻa Sihova, pea tau hakeakiʻi hono huafa fakataha. Naʻa ku haʻao ki he ʻEiki, pea ne talia; pea ne hamusi au mei heʻeku ʻu ilifia. ʻOku ʻapitanga ʻa e angelo ʻa Sihova takatakai ki heʻene kau ʻapasia, ke fai honau fakahaofia. Mou kamata [‘‘ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e,” NW] Eiki, ʻo ʻilo ʻoku sai: monuʻiaā ka ko e toʻa ʻoku hufanga ki ai. He ko e loto lavea ʻoku ofi ki ai ʻa e ʻEiki, pea ʻoku ne fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu ʻoku laumalie mafesi. Ko e angatonu ʻoku lahi ʻene ngaahi mamahi: ka ʻoku hamusi ia mei ai kotoa ʻe he ʻEiki.”—Sāme 34:3, 4, 7, 8, 18, 19; 1 Samiuela 21:10-15.
16 ʻOkú ke tuipau ki he mālohi faifakahaofi ʻo Sihová? ʻOkú ke lāuʻilo ki heʻene maluʻi fakaeʻāngeló? Kuó ke ʻahiʻahiʻi fakafoʻituitui ʻo sio ʻoku lelei ʻa Sihova? Ko fē ʻa e taimi fakamuimui naʻá ke ʻilo tefito ai kuo failelei mai ʻa Sihova kiate koé? Feinga ke manatuʻi ia. Naʻe hoko ia ʻi he ʻapi fakamuimui naʻá ke ʻaʻahi ki ai ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻi hoʻo ongoʻi pē naʻe ʻikai lava ke ke toe fai ha meʻá? Mahalo naʻá ke maʻu he taimi ko iá ha fetalanoaʻaki fakaueʻiloto mo e tokotaha-ʻapí. Naʻá ke manatuʻi ke fakamālō kia Sihova ki hono ʻoatu kia koe ʻa e mālohi lahi ange naʻá ke fiemaʻú pea ki hono tāpuakiʻi koé? (2 Kolinito 4:7) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻe faingataʻa nai kia koe ke manatuʻi ha ngāue tefito ʻo e anga-lelei naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova maʻaú. ʻE fiemaʻu nai ke toe foki hoʻo fakakaukaú ki ha uike, ki ha māhina, ki ha taʻu, pe lahi ange ai. Kapau ko e tuʻungá eni, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fai ai ha feinga fakamātoato ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ange kia Sihova pea feinga ke sio ki he founga ʻene fakahinohino mo tataki koé? Naʻe enginaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he kau Kalisitiané: “Fakatōkilaloʻi kimoutolu . . . ʻi he malumalu ʻo e toʻukupu māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá . . . lolotonga hoʻomou lī ʻa e kotoa ʻo hoʻomou loto-moʻuá kiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻokú ne tokanga kiate kimoutolu.” (1 Pita 5:6, 7, NW) Ko e moʻoni, te mou ʻohovale ʻi he lahi ʻo ʻene tokanga kiate kimoutolú!—Sāme 73:28.
Hanganaki Kumi kia Sihova
17. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻú kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau hanganaki kumi kia Sihova?
17 Ko hono tauhi maʻu hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová kuo pau ko e meʻa ia ke fai hokohoko. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻi he lotu ki heʻene Tamaí: “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) Ko hono maʻu ʻa e ʻilo kia Sihova mo hono ʻAló ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e feinga hokohoko ʻi heʻetau tafaʻakí. ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ʻa e tokoni ʻa e lotú mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ke mahinoʻi ai “ʻa e ngaahi [meʻa] loloto ʻo e ʻOtua.” (1 Kolinito 2:10; Luke 11:13) ʻOku tau toe fiemaʻu ʻa e tataki ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ke fafangaʻaki ai hotau ʻatamaí ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻomai “i hono taimi totonu.” (Mātiu 24:45, PM) Fakafou ʻi he fouʻanga ko iá, kuo akonaki ʻa Sihova kia kitautolu ke lau fakaʻaho ʻa ʻene Folofolá, maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻetau ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, pea kau mohu ʻuhinga ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e ‘ongoongolelei ʻo e puleʻangá.’ (Mātiu 24:14) ʻI hono fai iá, te tau hanganaki kumi ai ki hotau ʻOtua tokangá, ʻa Sihová.
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ke faí? (e) Kapau te tau tuʻu mālohi ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e Tēvoló pea hanganaki kumi kia Sihova, ʻe fēfē hono tāpuakiʻi kitautolú?
18 ʻOku fai ʻe Sētane ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi hono mālohí ke ʻomai ʻa e fakatanga, fakafepaki, mo e tenge mei he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ki he kakai ʻa Sihová. ʻOkú ne feinga ke veuki ʻetau melinó pea fakaʻauha hotau tuʻunga lelei mo hotau ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻikai te ne loto ke hokohoko atu ʻetau ngāue ko hono kumi ʻa e faʻahinga loto-faitotonú ʻo tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau haʻu ki he tafaʻaki ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻīsiu ʻo e tuʻunga-hau fakalevelevá. Ka kuo pau ke tau fakapapauʻi ke mateaki ai pē kia Sihova, ʻo falala kiate ia ke ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he filí. ʻI hono tuku ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tataki kitautolú pea ʻi he nofo longomoʻui ai pē fakataha mo ʻene kautaha hāmaí, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai te ne ʻi ai maʻu pē ke poupouʻi kitautolu.—Aisea 41:8-13.
19 Ko ia ai, ʻofa ke tau tuʻu mālohi kotoa ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e Tēvoló mo ʻene ngaahi ngāue kākaá, ʻo kumi maʻu pē ki hotau ʻOtua ʻofeina ko Sihová, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai te ne taʻemalava ke ‘fakatuu mau, mo fakamalohi kitautolu.’ (1 Pita 5:8-11, PM) Ko ia ai, te tau ‘tauhi ai kitautolu ʻi he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; ʻo tau nofoʻaki tali ki he meesi ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisí, ʻo aʻu ki he moʻui taʻengatá.’—Siutasi 21.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea “Tēvolo,” pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e moʻui ʻa e Tēvoló ʻo fakatatau ki he hingoa ko iá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa Sihova mei he Tēvoló ʻi he founga ʻo ʻEne vakai mai ki he kau nofo ʻi he māmaní?
• Ko e hā kuo pau ai ki ha tokotaha ke ne tali ʻa e huhuʻí ʻi he fakaofiofi kia Sihova?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e pehē ke “pikitai” kia Sihová, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau hanganaki kumi kiate ia?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
Neongo ʻa hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, naʻe hoko ʻa Siope ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate ia
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Ko e lau Tohitapu fakaʻahó, maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, mo e kau faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kiate kitautolu ʻoku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova