Ko e Toetuʻú—Ko ha Akonaki ʻOku Kaunga Kiate Koe
“Oku ou maʻu ae amanaki lelei ki he Otua . . . e ai ha toetuu oe bekia, ae agatonu moe taeagatonu.”—NGĀUE 24:15, PM.
1. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e toetuʻú ko ha ʻīsiu ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Sanetalimí?
ʻI HE ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene fononga fakamisinale hono tolú ʻi he 56 T.S., naʻe ʻi Selusalema ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá. ʻI he hili ʻa hono puke fakapōpula ʻe he kau Lomá, naʻe fakaʻatā ia ke ne hā ʻi he ʻao ʻo e fakamaauʻanga māʻolunga faka-Siú, ʻa e Sanetalimí. (Ngāue 22:29, 30) ʻI he vakai atu ʻa Paula ki he kau mēmipa ʻo e fakamaauʻanga ko iá, naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ai ko e niʻihi ko e kau Sātusi pea ko e niʻihi kehé ko e kau Fālesi. Ko e ongo kulupú ni naʻá na faikehekehe ʻi ha founga tuʻu-ki-muʻa pē ʻe taha. Naʻe fakaʻikaiʻi ʻe he kau Sātusí ʻa e toetuʻú; naʻe tali ia ʻe he kau Fālesí. Ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e feituʻu naʻá ne tuʻu ai ʻi he ʻīsiu ko iá, naʻe fanongonongo ʻe Paula: “Kainga Matāpule, ko au ko e Falesi, ko e hakoʻi Falesi: ko e meʻa ʻoku tau ʻamanakia, ʻio, ʻa e toetuʻu ʻa e pekia, ko ia ʻoku ʻekea ai au.” ʻI he lea ko iá, naʻá ne fakapuputuʻuʻi ai ʻa e fakatahá!—Ngāue 23:6-9.
2. Ko e hā naʻe mateuteu ai ʻa Paula ke ne taukapoʻi ʻa ʻene tui ki he toetuʻú?
2 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muʻá, ʻi heʻene ʻi he hala ki Tāmasikusí, naʻe sio ai ʻa Paula ʻi ha vīsone ʻa ia naʻá ne fanongo ai ki he leʻo ʻo Sīsuú. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ʻeke ʻe Paula kia Sīsū: “ʻEiki, ko e hā te u fai?” Naʻe tali mai ʻe Sīsū: “Tuʻu pe, ʻo ʻalu ki Tamasikusi; pea ʻe fakahā ai kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo tuʻutuʻuni ke ke fai.” ʻI heʻene aʻu ki Tāmasikusí, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ʻa Paula ʻe ha ākonga Kalisitiane fietokoni, ko ʻAnanaia, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakamatala: “Ko e ʻOtua o ʻetau ngaahi kui naʻa ne sinaki tuʻutuʻuni ke ke ʻilo hono finangalo, pea ke mamata ki he Toko Taha Angatonu [ko Sīsū kuo toetuʻú], pea ke fanongo ki ha leʻo mei hono fofonga.” (Ngāue 22:6-16) ʻOku ʻikai leva ha ofo, ʻi he mateuteu ʻa Paula ke ne taukapoʻi ʻa ʻene tui ki he toetuʻú.—1 Pita 3:15.
Fanongonongo Fakahāhā ʻa e ʻAmanaki ʻo e Toetuʻú
3, 4. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Paula ko ha poupou mateaki ia ki he toetuʻú, pea ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako mei heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá?
3 Ki mui ai naʻe hā ʻa Paula ʻi he ʻao ʻo Kōvana Filiké. ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko Tetulo, ʻa e “toko taha lea boto” naʻá ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e fakaʻilo ʻe he kau Siú ʻa Paulá, naʻá ne talatalaakiʻi ai ia ki he hoko ko e taki ʻo ha lotu mavahe pea ʻoku halaia ʻi he fakatupu maveuveu. ʻI he talí naʻe tala hangatonu ai ʻe Paula: “Oku ou fakaha ae mea ni kiate koe, hage koe gaue koia oku nau ui koe faahiga lotu he, oku behe eku hu ki he Otua o eku gaahi tamai.” Pea ʻi heʻene lea ki he ʻīsiu tefitó, naʻá ne hoko atu: “Oku ou maʻu ae amanaki lelei ki he Otua, aia oku maʻu foki ekinautolu, e ai ha toetuu oe bekia, ae agatonu moe taeagatonu.”—Ngāue 23:23, 24; 24:1-8, 14, 15, PM.
4 ʻI he taʻu ʻe ua nai mei ai, naʻe hanga ai ʻe he tokotaha fetongi ʻo Filiké, ko Pōsio Fesito, ʻo fakaafeʻi ʻa Tuʻi Hēlota ʻAkilipa ke kau fakataha mo ia ʻi hono fakafehuʻi ʻa e pōpula ko Paulá. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa Fesito ʻo pehē naʻe fakakikihiʻi ʻe he kau talatalaakí ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Paula ʻo pehē ko e “toko taha kuo mate ko Jisu, . . . kuo moui ia.” ʻI heʻene taukapó naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe Paula: “Koeha oku mou behe ai, koe mea e ikai te mou faa tui ki ai, ae fokotuu ae mate e he Otua?” Naʻá ne talaki leva: “Koe mea i he eku maʻu ae tokoni mei he Otua, koia oku ou kei fai ai o hoko ki he aho ni, o fakamooni ki he iki moe lalahi, o ikai ha mea kehe ka koia nae tala e he kau balofita mo Mosese e hoko mai: Koeuhi e mamahi a Kalaisi, bea koe uluaki ia i he toe tuu mei he mate, bea e fakaha eia ae māma ki he kakai, moe gaahi Jenitaile.” (Ngāue 24:27; 25:13-22, PM; Ng 26:8, 22, 23, PM) Ko ha poupou mateaki ē ka ko Paula ki he toetuʻú! ʻI he hangē ko Paulá, te tau malava foki mo kitautolu ke fanongonongo ʻi he tuipau ʻe ʻi ai ha toetuʻu. Ka ko e hā ʻa e tali ʻoku malava ke tau ʻamanekiná? Ngalingali ʻe tatau pē mo ia naʻe maʻu ʻe Paulá.
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e tali naʻe langaʻi ʻi hono taukapoʻi ʻe he ongo ʻapositoló ʻa e toetuʻú? (e) ʻI heʻetau fakahaaʻi ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻingá?
5 Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ki muʻa ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e fononga fakamisinale hono ua ʻa Paulá (ʻi he 49-52 T.S. nai) ʻi heʻene ʻaʻahi ki ʻAtenisí. Naʻá ne fakaʻuhinga mo e kakai ko ia naʻa nau tui ki he ngaahi ʻotua tokolahí pea naʻá ne enginaki kiate kinautolu ke nau lāuʻilo ki he taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakamāuʻi ʻa e nofo māmaní ʻi he māʻoniʻoni fakafou ʻi ha tangata naʻá Ne fakanofo. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha toe tangata kehe ka ko Sīsū pē. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha fakapapauʻiʻanga ʻo e meʻá ni ʻaki hono fokotuʻu hake ʻo Sīsuú. Ko e hā ʻa e tali ki aí? ʻOku tau lau: “Bea i he e nau fanogo ki he toetuu ae bekia, nae manuki ae niihi: kae behe e he niihi, Te mau toe fanogo iate koe ki he mea ni.”—Ngāue 17:29-32, PM.
6 ʻOku meimei tatau ʻa e tali ko iá mo e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Pita mo Sione ʻi he hili pē ha taimi siʻi mei he Penitekosi 33 T.S. Naʻe toe takimuʻa ʻa e kau Sātusí ʻi he fakakikihí. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Ngāue 4:1-4 ki he meʻa naʻe hokó: “Pea lolotonga ʻena lea ki he kakai, naʻe tuʻu mai kiate kinaua ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki, mo e ʻeikitau ʻo e Temipale, mo e kau Satusi, ko ʻenau mamahi ʻi heʻena akoʻi ʻa e kakai, mo ʻena malangaʻaki ʻia Sisu ʻa e toetuʻu mei he pekia.” Kae kehe, naʻe tali lelei ʻa e niʻihi kehe ia. “Naʻe tui ha tokolahi ʻiate kinautolu naʻe fanongo ki he malanga; pea naʻe hoko ʻo toko nima afe nai ʻa e lau ʻo e kau tangata.” ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku malava ke tau ʻamanekina ʻa e ngaahi tali kehekehe ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lea ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú. Koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ko iá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke tau fakafefekaʻi ʻetau tui ki he akonakí ni.
Tuí mo e Toetuʻú
7, 8. (a) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi ha tohi ki he fakatahaʻanga Kolinitō ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻe malava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e tuí ko e koto laufanoó? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamavaheʻi ʻe ha mahino totonu ki he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní?
7 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa pē naʻe hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S. naʻa nau tali lelei ʻa e ʻamanaki toetuʻú. Ko e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe faingataʻa ke nau talí naʻa nau feohi mo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Kolinitoó. Naʻe tohi ʻa Paula kiate kinautolu: “Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻa ku fuofua tuku atu, ʻa ia foki naʻa ku maʻu ʻe au, ʻa ʻeni, Naʻe pekia ʻa Kalaisi koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi angahala, ʻo fakatatau ki he Tohitapu; pea naʻe telio ia; pea naʻe fokotuʻu ia ʻi hono ʻaho tolu, ʻo fakatatau ki he Tohitapu.” Naʻe fakamoʻoni leva ʻa Paula ki he moʻoni ko ʻení ʻaki ʻene fakahaaʻi ko Kalaisi kuo toetuʻú naʻe “ha ki he kainga lotu ʻe toko nimangeau tupu,” ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolú, naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Paula, naʻa nau kei moʻui. (1 Kolinito 15:3-8) Naʻá ne toe fakaʻuhinga: “Kapau ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi, ʻo pehe, Kuo fokotuʻu ia mei he pekia, pea fefe ai ʻa e lau ʻa homou niʻihi, tokua ʻoku ʻikai ke toetuʻu ʻa e pekia? He kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha toetuʻu ʻo e pekia, pea ta kuo ʻikai fokotuʻu ʻa Kalaisi: pea kapau kuo ʻikai fokotuʻu ʻa Kalaisi, pea ta ko e laufanō ʻemau malanga, ko e laufanō foki hoʻomou tui.”—1 Kolinito 15:12-14.
8 ʻIo, ʻoku mahuʻinga pehē ʻa e akonaki ʻo e toetuʻú ʻo hoko ai ʻa e tui faka-Kalisitiané ko e koto laufanō kapau ʻoku ʻikai tali ko ha meʻa moʻoni ʻa e toetuʻú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku hanga ʻe he mahino totonu ki he toetuʻú ʻo fakamavaheʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní mei he loí. (Senesi 3:4; Isikeli 18:4) Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakakau ʻe Paula ʻa e akonaki ʻo e toetuʻú ʻi he “uluaki akonaki” ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané. ʻOfa ko ʻetau fakapapaú ia ke “fai atu ki he haohaoa [pe matuʻotuʻá].” “Bea te tau fai eni,” ko e enginaki mai ia ʻa Paulá, “o kabau e lelei ki he Otua.”—Hepelu 6:1-3, PM.
Ko e ʻAmanaki ki he Toetuʻú
9, 10. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi heʻene lave ki he toetuʻú?
9 Ke fakafefekaʻi lahi ange ʻetau tui ki he toetuʻú, tau toe vakai angé ki he ongo fehuʻi hangē ko ʻení: Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi heʻene lave ki he toetuʻú? ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hakeakiʻi ʻe he akonaki ʻo e toetuʻú ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sihová? ʻE hanga ʻe he tali ki he ongo fehuʻí ni ʻo tohoakiʻi kitautolu ke tau ofi ange ki he ʻOtuá pea tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he taimi tatau ke tau akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé.—2 Timote 2:2; Semisi 4:8.
10 Ko e “toetuʻu” ko e liliu ia ʻo ha foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ʻoku ʻuhinga moʻoni “ko ha toe tuʻu hake.” Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki he kupuʻi lea ko iá? Fakatatau ki he Tohi Tapú, ko e ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ko e tuipau ia ʻe lava ke toe moʻui mai ha tokotaha mate. ʻOku toe fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku malava ke toe fakafoki mai ha tokotaha ʻi ha sino fakaetangata pe ko ha sino fakalaumālie, ʻo fakatuʻunga pē pe ʻokú ne maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmani pe fakahēvani. ʻOku tau ofo ʻi he ʻofa, poto mo e mālohi ʻo Sihová ʻoku fakahāhā ʻi he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻu fakaofó ni.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú ʻoku ʻomai ki he kau sevāniti pani ʻa e ʻOtuá?
11 Ko e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū mo hono fanga tokoua paní ʻoku tokonaki mai ai kiate kinautolu ha sino fakalaumālie ʻoku feʻunga ki he ngāue ʻi hēvaní. (1 Kolinito 15:35-38, 42-53) Te nau ngāue fakataha ko e kau pule ʻo e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaiá, ʻa ia te ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga Palataisi ki he māmaní. ʻI he malumalu ʻo Sīsū ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahí, ʻoku faʻu ʻaki ʻa e kau paní ha tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki fakatuʻi. Te nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻo e māʻoniʻoní. (Hepelu 7:25, 26; 9:24; 1 Pita 2:9; Fakahā 22:1, 2) ʻI he taimi tatau pē, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻo e kau paní ʻoku nau kei moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻoku nau loto ke nau kei tuʻu fakahōifua ai pē ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻenau maté, te nau maʻu honau “pale” fakafou he toetuʻu ki he moʻui laumālie taʻefaʻamate ʻi hēvani. (2 Kolinito 5:1-3, 6-8, 10; 1 Kolinito 15:51, 52; Fakahā 14:13) “Kapau kuo tau tupu taha mo ia ʻi he tatau o ʻene pekia,” ko e tohi ia ʻa Paulá, “pea te tau pehe foki ʻi he tatau o ʻene toetuʻu.” (Loma 6:5) Kae fēfē ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻe toetuʻu mai ke moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? ʻOku malava fēfē ke tohoaki kinautolu ʻe he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ke nau ofi ange ki he ʻOtuá? ʻOku malava ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻĒpalahamé?
Ko e Toetuʻú mo e Kaumeʻa mo Sihová
12, 13. Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga mālohi ki he tui ki he toetuʻú naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé?
12 Ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻa ia naʻe fakamatalaʻi ko e “kaumeʻa ʻo Sihova,” ko ha tangata ia ʻo e tui tuʻu-ki-muʻa. (Semisi 2:23, NW) Naʻe lave tuʻo tolu ʻa Paula ki he tui ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻi heʻene fakahokohoko ʻa e kau tangata mo e kau fefine ʻo e tuí ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he He vahe hono 11 ʻo e Hepeluú. (Hepelu 11:8, 9, 17) Ko ʻene lave ki ai hono tolú ʻoku fakahangataha ia ki he tui naʻe fakahāhā ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene mateuteu talangofua ke foaki hono foha ko ʻAisaké ko ha feilaulaú. Naʻe tuipau ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko e talaʻofa fekauʻaki mo ha hako fakafou ʻia ʻAisaké naʻe fakapapauʻi ia ʻe Sihova. Neongo kapau ʻe mate ʻa ʻAisake ko ha feilaulau, naʻe ʻilo ʻe ʻĒpalahame “naʻa mo e pekia, ka ʻoku mafai ʻe he ʻOtua ke fokotuʻu mei ai.”
13 Hangē ko ia naʻe hokó, ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihova ki he mālohi ʻo e tui ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, naʻá ne fokotuʻutuʻu ha monumanu ke fetongiʻaki ko ha feilaulau. Kae kehe, ko e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe ʻAisaké ʻoku hoko ia ko ha fakatātā ʻo e toetuʻú, hangē ko ia naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paulá: “Naʻa ne [ʻĒpalahame] toe maʻu foki ia [ʻAisake] mei ai ʻi he lau fakatātā.” (Hepelu 11:19) Tānaki atu ki ai, naʻe ʻosi maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha makatuʻunga mālohi ki heʻene tui ki he toetuʻú. ʻIkai naʻe toe fakafoki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi mālohi fakafanau ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fakataha ai mo hono uaifí, ʻa Sela, ʻi heʻena taʻumotuʻá pea fakatupu mai ai hona foha ko ʻAisaké?—Senesi 18:10-14; 21:1-3; Loma 4:19-21.
14. (a) Fakatatau ki he Hepelu 11:9, 10, ko e hā naʻe nofo ʻamanaki ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahamé? (e) Ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e Puleʻangá ʻi he māmani foʻoú, ko e hā kuo pau ke toe hoko kia ʻĒpalahamé? (f) ʻE malava fēfē ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e Puleʻangá?
14 Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Paula ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko ha muli ʻāunofo mai pea ko ha tokotaha nofo tēniti ʻa ia naʻá ne “nofo ʻamanaki ki he kolo ʻoku oʻona ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga, ʻa ia ko hono fakafuofua mo hono tufunga lahi ko e ʻOtua.” (Hepelu 11:9, 10) Naʻe ʻikai ko ha kolo moʻoni ia hangē ko Selusalemá, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa e temipale ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ka, ko ha kolo fakaefakatātā ia. Ko e Puleʻanga fakahēvani ia ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe faʻuʻaki ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū mo hono kaungāpule ʻe toko 144, 000. Ko e toko 144,000 ʻi honau lāngilangi fakahēvaní ʻoku toe lave ki ai ko e “kolo tapu, ʻa Selusalema Foʻou,” ko e ‘taʻahine mali’ ʻo Kalaisi. (Fakahā 21:2) ʻI he 1914, naʻe fakanofo ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsū ko e Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaia ʻo e Puleʻanga fakahēvaní pea tuʻutuʻuni kiate ia ke ne pule ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono ngaahi filí. (Sāme 110:1, 2; Fakahā 11:15) Ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá, ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻa e ‘kaumeʻa ʻo Sihová,’ te ne toe moʻui mai. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e Puleʻangá, kuo pau ke tau moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e fuʻu kakai lahi ʻo e kau hao moʻui atu ʻi ʻĀmaketoné pe ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga ʻe toetuʻu mai mei he maté. (Fakahā 7:9, 14) Ko ia ai, ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú?
ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtuá—ʻA e Makatuʻunga ʻo e ʻAmanaki ki he Toetuʻú
15, 16. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatoka mai ʻe he fuofua kikite ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e makatuʻunga ki heʻetau ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú? (e) ʻOku lava fēfē ke tohoakiʻi kitautolu ʻe he tui ki he toetuʻú ke tau toe ofi ange kia Sihová?
15 Ko hotau vahaʻangatae vāofi mo ʻetau Tamai fakahēvani ʻofá, ko ʻetau tui mālohi hangē ko ia naʻe ʻia ʻĒpalahamé, pea mo ʻetau talangofua ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fakaʻatā kitautolu ke lau ʻoku tau māʻoniʻoni pea ke vakai mai ʻa Sihova ko hono ngaahi kaumeʻa. ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he meʻá ni kiate kitautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke maʻu ʻaonga ai mei he pule ʻa e Puleʻangá. Ko e moʻoni, ko e fuofua kikite tonu naʻe lēkooti ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻi he Senesi 3:15, ʻokú ne fakatoka ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú mo e tuʻunga-kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tomuʻa tala mai ai ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi hono laiki ʻa e ʻulu ʻo Sētané kae toe pehē foki, ʻi hono kehé, ki hono fakavolu ʻa e muivaʻe ʻo e Hako ʻo e fefine ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e pekia ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ʻakaú ko ha fakavolu fakaefakatātā ia ʻo hono muivaʻé. Ko ʻene toetuʻu ʻi he ʻaho hono tolú naʻe faitoʻo ai ʻa e lavea ko iá pea fakatoka ai ʻa e hala ki he ngāue papau ke fai ki he “toko taha ʻa ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e malohi ʻo e mate, ʻa ia ko e Tevolo.”—Hepelu 2:14.
16 ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe Paula kiate kitautolu “ko e ʻOtua ʻoku ne fakaha ʻa e moʻoni o ʻene ʻofa aʻana kiate kitautolu ʻi he pekia ʻa Kalaisi maʻatautolu, lolotonga ʻoku tau kei angahala.” (Loma 5:8) Ko e houngaʻia ki he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ko ʻení ʻokú ne ʻai moʻoni kitautolu ke tau toe ofi ange kia Sīsū pea ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvani ʻofá.—2 Kolinito 5:14, 15.
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Siopé? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Siope 14:15 ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová, pea ʻoku ʻai koe ʻe he meʻá ni ke ke ongoʻi fēfē?
17 Ko Siope, ko ha tangata faitōnunga mei he taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané, naʻá ne fakatuʻamelie mo ia foki ki ha toetuʻu. Naʻá ne faingataʻaʻia lahi ʻi he ʻaofinima ʻo Sētané. ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻa loí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito haʻanau lave ki he toetuʻú, naʻe maʻu ʻe Siope ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he ʻamanaki ko ʻení peá ne ʻeke: “Ka pekia ha tangata, te ne toe moʻui koa?” ʻI he talí naʻe talaki ai ʻe Siope tonu: “ʻA, te u lava noa ke tatali ke ʻosi hoku fatongia tau; kaeʻoua ke aʻu mai hoku liliu.” ʻI he lea ki hono ʻOtuá, kia Sihova, naʻá ne fakahā: “Te ke toki ui, pea te u tali atu ʻe au.” ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻofá, naʻe pehē ʻe Siope: “ʻE kavea ho finangalo ki he fitaʻa ʻa ho nima.” (Siope 14:14, 15) ʻIo, ʻoku fakatuʻotuʻa loto-vēkeveke ʻa Sihova ki he taimi ʻa ia ʻe toe foki mai ai ʻa e faʻahinga faitōnungá ki he moʻuí ʻi he toetuʻú. He tohoakiʻi lahi ē ʻe he meʻá ni kitautolu ke toe ofi ange kiate ia ʻi heʻetau fakalaulauloto ki he ʻofa mo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻokú ne fakahāhaaʻi mai kiate kitautolu neongo ʻetau taʻehaohaoá!—Loma 5:21; Semisi 4:8.
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku maʻu ʻe Taniela ki he toe moʻui maí? (e) Ko e hā te tau toe vakai ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
18 Ko e palōfita ko Tanielá, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha “tangata ʻofeina lahi,” naʻá ne moʻui fuoloa ʻi he ngāue faitōnungá. (Taniela 10:11, 19) Naʻe taʻemamotu ai pē ʻene anga-tonu kia Sihová mei hono fakaheeʻi ʻi he 617 K.M. ʻo aʻu ki heʻene mate ʻi ha taimi hili ʻene maʻu ha vīsone ʻi he 536 K.M., ko e taʻu ia hono tolu ʻo Kōlesi, ko e tuʻi ʻo Pēsiá. (Taniela 1:1; 10:1) ʻI ha taimi ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e taʻu hono tolu ʻo Kōlesí, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Taniela ha vīsone ʻo e laka ʻa e ngaahi hau ʻo e māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻosiʻaki ʻa e fuʻu mamahi lahi ka hoko maí. (Taniela 11:1–12:13) ʻI he ʻikai ke ne malava ke mahinoʻi kakato ʻa e vīsoné, naʻe ʻeke ʻe Taniela ki he talafekau fakaeʻāngelo naʻá ne ʻomai iá: “ʻEī, ko e ha ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ni?” ʻI he talí naʻe fakahanga ʻe he ʻāngeló ʻene tokangá ki he “taimi fakamui,” ʻa ia ʻi he lolotonga iá “ko e kau fakapotopoto ʻe ʻuhinga ki ai.” Ka kia Taniela tonu, ko e hā ʻene ngaahi ʻamanakí? Naʻe fakahā ange ʻe he ʻāngeló: “Te ke malolo, pea te ke tuʻu ʻi ho tofiʻa ʻi he fakaʻosi ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho.” (Taniela 12:8-10, 13) ʻE toe foki mai ʻa Taniela “i he toetuu oe agatonu,” he lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisí.—Luke 14:14, PM.
19 ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi he konga fakaʻosi ʻo e kuonga ʻo e ngataʻangá pea toe ofi ange ki he kamataʻanga ʻo e Pule Taʻu ʻe Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisí ʻi he taimi naʻa tau fuofua hoko ai ko e kau tuí. Ko ia ai, kuo pau ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu, ‘Te u ʻi ai ʻi he māmani foʻoú ke feohi mo ʻĒpalahame, Siope, Taniela mo e kau tangata mo e kau fefine kehe ʻo e tuí?’ Te tau ʻi ai, kapau ʻoku tau nofo ofi kia Sihova pea talangofua ki heʻene ngaahi fekaú. ʻI heʻetau kupu hoko maí, te tau toe vakai ai ki he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻo toe fakaikiiki ange koeʻuhi ke tau fakapapauʻi ai pe ko hai ʻe toetuʻú.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e tali naʻe fetaulaki mo Paula ʻi heʻene fanongonongo ʻene ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku fakamavaheʻi ai ʻe he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní mei he loí?
• ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē naʻe tui ʻa ʻĒpalahame, Siope mo Taniela ki he toetuʻú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8]
Ko Paula, ʻi heʻene hā he ʻao ʻo Kōvana Filiké, naʻá ne fanongonongo ʻi he tuipau ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Ko e hā naʻe tui ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he toetuʻú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siope ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
ʻE toe foki mai ʻa Taniela ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa e kau anga-tonú