ʻOku Moʻui ʻa e Folofola ʻa Sihová
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Selemaiá
HE PAU moʻoni naʻe ongo fakaʻohovale ʻa e ngaahi fakatamaki naʻe fanongonongo ʻe Selemaiá ki hono kakaí tonu! Ko e temipale fisifisimuʻa ko ia ne laka hake he senituli ʻe tolu ʻene hoko ko ha faiʻanga tefito ʻo e lotú ʻe vela ʻosiʻosi ia. Ko e kolo ko Selusalemá mo e fonua ko Siutá ʻe fakalala, ko hona kakaí ʻe taki pōpula. Ko ha lēkooti ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni mo e ngaahi fanongonongo fakaefakamaau kehe, ʻoku hā ia ʻi he tohi hono ua lahi taha ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ko e tohi Selemaiá. ʻOku toe fakamatala ai ki he meʻa naʻe hokosia fakafoʻituitui ʻe Selemaia, ʻi heʻene fakahoko faitōnunga ʻa ʻene ngāue fakafaifekau ne taʻu ʻe 67 ʻa hono lōloá. Ko e fakamatala ʻi he tohí ʻoku fakahoko ia, ʻo ʻikai ʻi he fakahokohoko taʻu totonú, ka ʻoku fakakaveinga.
Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai kia kitautolu ʻa e tohi Selemaiá? Ko ʻene ngaahi kikite kuo fakahokó ʻokú ne ʻai ke mālohi ʻetau tui kia Sihova ko e Tokotaha-Fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá. (Aisea 55:10, 11) Ko e ngāue ʻa Selemaia ko ha palōfitá mo e fakakaukau ʻa e kakaí ki heʻene pōpoakí ʻoku ʻi ai hono tuʻunga meimei tatau ʻi hotau ʻahó ni. (1 Kolinito 10:11) ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e lēkooti ʻo e anga ʻo e feangainga ʻa Sihova mo hono kakaí ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa hono ngaahi ʻulungāangá pea ʻoku totonu ke mahuʻinga lahi ia kia kitautolu.—Hepelu 4:12.
“LŌUA ʻA E KOVI ʻOKU FAI ʻE HOKU KAKAI”
ʻOku fekauʻi ʻa Selemaia ke hoko ko ha palōfita ʻi he taʻu hono 13 ʻo e pule ʻa Siosaia, ko e tuʻi Siutá, ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40 ki muʻa ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema ʻi he 607 K.M. (Selemaia 1:1, 2) Ko e ngaahi fanongonongo ʻa ia naʻe lahi taha hono faí lolotonga ʻa e toenga taʻu ʻe 18 ʻo e pule ʻa Siosaiá, ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻa e kovi ʻa Siutá pea fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa Sihova kiate iá. Te u “ngaohi ʻa Selusalema ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻotoʻota pe,” ko e talaki ia ʻe Sihová, “pea ko e ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta [te u] ngaohi ko e lala, taʻe ha taha ʻe nofo ai.” (Selemaia 9:11) Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? “He ʻoku lōua ʻa e kovi ʻoku fai ʻe hoku kakai,” ko ʻene folofolá ia.—Selemaia 2:13.
ʻOku toe fekauʻaki ʻa e pōpoakí mo e toe fakafoki ʻo ha toenga naʻe fakatomala. (Selemaia 3:14-18; 12:14, 15; 16:14-21) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ke talitali lelei ʻa e talafekaú. “Ko e ofisa tuʻumuʻa ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova” ʻokú ne taaʻi ʻa Selemaia pea tuku ia ʻi he pō ko iá ki he ʻakau kīʻí.—Selemaia 20:1-3.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakatohitapú:
1:11, 12 (NW)—Ko e hā ʻoku hanganaki tokanga ai ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo ʻene folofola ʻo kau ki “ha huli ʻo ha fuʻu ʻalimoni”? Ko e ʻalimoní ko e “taha ia ʻo e ʻuluaki ngaahi ʻakau ʻoku matala ʻi he faʻahitaʻu failaú.” (Sel vahe 1 Veesi 11, fakamatala ʻi laló) ʻI he tuʻunga fakaefakatātaá, ko Sihová ʻokú ne hanganaki ‘ʻa hengihengi ʻo fekauʻi ʻene kau palōfitá’ ke nau fakatokanga ki hono kakaí fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngaahi fakamāú pea “hanganaki ʻā” kae ʻoua kuo fakahoko.—Selemaia 7:25.
2:10, 11—Ko e hā naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kau ʻIsileli taʻefaitōnungá ke mātuʻaki anga-kehé? Lolotonga ko e ngaahi puleʻanga pangani ʻi he fakahihifo ki Kitimí mo e fakatonga ki Ketá te nau ʻomai nai ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kehé ke tānaki atu ki honau ngaahi ʻotuá, naʻe ʻikai fanongoa ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko hono fetongi fakaʻaufuli honau ngaahi ʻotuá ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua mulí. Kae kehe, naʻe liʻaki ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa Sihova, ʻo fakafetongi ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitoli taʻemoʻui.
3:11-22; 11:10-12, 17—Ko e hā naʻe fakakau ai ʻe Selemaia ʻa e puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻi he tokelaú ʻi heʻene ngaahi fanongonongó, neongo ne ʻosi tō ʻa Samēlia ʻi he 740 K.M.? Naʻe pehení koeʻuhi ko e fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema ʻi he 607 K.M. ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he puleʻanga fakakātoa ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo ʻikai ko Siuta pē. (Isikeli 9:9, 10) ʻIkai ngata aí, hili ʻene toó, ko hono tokangaʻi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulú naʻe hokohoko atu hono fakahoko ʻi Selusalemá, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe hokohoko atu hono fakakau ki ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.
4:3, 4—Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e fekau ko ení? Ko e kau Siu taʻefaitōnungá naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau teuteu, fakavaivai, pea fakamaʻa ʻa e ʻuli ʻo honau lotó. Naʻe pau ke nau toʻo ʻa e “kili” ʻo honau lotó, ʻa ia ko hono toʻo ʻosi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau, ongoʻi mo e taumuʻa taʻemaʻá. (Selemaia 9:25, 26; Ngāue 7:51) Naʻe fiemaʻu heni ha liliu ʻi he tōʻonga moʻuí—mei he hokohoko atu ʻa e meʻa naʻe koví ki hono fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe maʻu ai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá.
4:10; 15:18—ʻI he ʻuhinga fē naʻe fiemuaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakai angatuʻú? ʻI he ʻaho ʻo Selemaiá, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau palōfita naʻa nau “palofisai loi.” (Selemaia 5:31; 20:6; 23:16, 17, 25-28, 32) Naʻe ʻikai taʻofi kinautolu ʻe Sihova mei heʻenau fanongonongo ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki halá.
16:16—Ko e hā ʻoku fakahuʻunga ʻi he hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “fekau ke omi ha kau taumatau tokolahi” mo e “kau tulimanu” tokolahí? ʻOku ʻuhinga nai ení ki hono fekauʻi atu ʻa e ngaahi kongakau ʻa e filí ke nau kumi ʻa e kau Siu taʻefaitōnunga ʻa ia ʻe fakahoko ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamāú. Kae kehe, ʻi he vakai ki he meʻa ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Selemaia 16:15, ʻoku lava ke toe fakahaaʻi ʻi he vēsí ʻa hono kumi ʻo e kau ʻIsileli fakatomalá.
20:7—ʻI he founga fē naʻe “puke” ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Selemaia ʻo fiemuaʻi iá? Koeʻuhi ko e fehangahangai mo e taʻemahuʻingaʻia, fakataleʻi, mo e fakatanga ʻi hono talaki ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa Sihová, naʻe ongoʻi nai ai ʻe Selemaia naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ha mālohi ke hokohoko atu. Kae kehe, naʻe puke ʻe Sihova ʻo ngāueʻaki hono mālohí ki he ngaahi hehema peheé, ʻo fakaivia ai ʻa Selemaia ke ne hokohoko atu. Ko ia naʻe fiemuaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Selemaia ʻaki hono ngāueʻaki ia ke ne fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ʻa ia naʻe fakakaukau tonu ʻa e palōfitá heʻikai lava ke ne faí.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
1:8. ʻOku fakahaofi nai ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa hono kakaí mei he fakatangá—ʻi hono fokotuʻu hake nai ʻa e kau fakamaau taʻefilifilimānako, ʻaki hono fetongi ʻa e kau ʻōfisa fakafilí ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga fakaʻatuʻi, pe ʻi hono foaki ki heʻene kau lotú ʻa e mālohi ke nau kātaki.—1 Kolinito 10:13.
2:13, 18. Naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻIsileli taʻefaitōnungá ʻa e meʻa kovi ʻe ua. Naʻa nau liʻaki ʻa Sihova, ko e matavai papau ʻo e tāpuaki, tataki mo e maluʻí. Pea naʻa nau foa maʻanautolu honau ngaahi lepa fakaefakatātā ʻaki ʻa e feinga ke faʻahi ʻi he tuʻunga fakakautaú mo ʻIsipite pea mo ʻAsīlia. ʻI hotau taimí, ke liʻaki ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi he leleiʻia he ngaahi filōsofia mo e fakakaukau fakamahalo ʻa e tangatá pea mo e ngaahi meʻa fakapolitiki fakamāmaní ko hono fetongi ia ʻa e “fauniteni ʻo e vai moʻui” ʻaki ʻa e “ngaahi lepa maumau.”
6:16. ʻOku ekinaki ʻa Sihova ki hono kakai angatuʻú ke nau kiʻi tuʻu hifo, ʻo sivisiviʻi kinautolu, pea foki ki he “ngaahi ʻalunga” ʻo ʻenau fanga kui faitōnungá. ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau sivisiviʻi kitautolu ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ke sio pe ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva moʻoni ʻi he hala ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihova ke tau ʻaʻeva aí?
7:1-15. Ko e tuku ʻenau falalá ʻi he temipalé, ʻo vakai ki ai ko ha faʻahinga meʻa ʻomi monū fakaemaluʻí, naʻe ʻikai fakahaofi ai ʻa e kau Siú. ʻOku totonu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻaki ʻa e tuí, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ʻa e mamatá.—2 Kolinito 5:7.
15:16, 17. ʻI he hangē ko Selemaiá, ʻe lava ke tau tauʻi ʻa e loto-siʻí. ʻOku lava ke tau fai eni ʻaki ʻa e fiefia ʻi he ako Tohi Tapu fakamātoato fakafoʻituitui, ʻaki hono hakeakiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú pea ʻi he fakaʻehiʻehi mei he feohi koví.
17:1, 2. Ko e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kakai ʻo Siutá naʻá ne ʻai ʻenau ngaahi feilaulaú ke taʻefakahōifua kia Sihova. Ko e taʻemaʻa fakaeʻulungāangá ʻoku ʻai ai ʻetau ngaahi feilaulau fakahīkihikí ke taʻefakahōifua.
17:5-8. Ko e tangatá mo e ngaahi kautahá ʻoku toki taau pē ke tau falala ki aí ʻi heʻenau ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni Fakatohitapú. ʻI heʻene hoko ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia hangē ko e fakamoʻuí mo e melinó pea mo e maluʻanga moʻoní, ʻoku fakapotopoto ke tuʻu ʻetau falalá ʻia Sihova pē tokotaha.—Sāme 146:3.
20:8-11. ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau fakaʻatā ʻa e taʻemahuʻingaʻiá, fakafepakí, pe fakatangá ke ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau faivelenga ki he ngāue ko hono malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá.—Semisi 5:10, 11.
“ʻAI HOMOU KIA KI HE IOKE ʻA E TUʻI PAPILONE”
ʻOku fanongonongo ʻe Selemaia ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ki he ngaahi tuʻi fakamuimui ʻe fā ʻo Siutá pea pehē ki he kau palōfita loí, kau tauhi-sipi faikoví mo e kau taulaʻeiki kākaá. ʻI he lave ki he toenga faitōnungá ko e ngaahi fiki leleí, ʻoku folofola ʻa Sihova: “ʻE hanga hoku mata kiate kinautolu ke nau lelei.” (Selemaia 24:5, 6) Ko e kikite ʻe tolu ʻi he vahe 25 ʻoku fakanounou ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau naʻe fakamatalaʻi fakaikiiki ʻi he ngaahi vahe ki muí.
Ko e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau palōfitá naʻa nau faʻufaʻufono ke fakapoongi ʻa Selemaia. Ko ʻene pōpoakí ʻoku pehē ai kuo pau ke nau tauhi ki he tuʻi Pāpiloné. ʻOku pehē ʻe Selemaia kia Tuʻi Setekaia: “ʻAi homou kia ki he ioke ʻa e Tuʻi Papilone.” (Selemaia 27:12) Kae kehe, “ko ia naʻa ne veteki ʻa Isileli te ne toe tanaki [ʻa ʻIsileli].” (Selemaia 31:10) ʻOku fai ʻi he ʻuhinga lelei ha talaʻofa ki he kau Lēkapí. ʻOku “tuku popula ʻa Selemaia ʻi he lotoʻa ʻo e kaate.” (Selemaia 37:21) ʻOku fakaʻauha ʻa Selusalema, pea ko e tokolahi taha ʻo hono kakaí ʻoku taki pōpula. Ko Selemaia mo ʻene sekelitalí, ʻa Paluki, ʻokú na kau ʻi he faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai ʻavé. Neongo ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa Selemaia ki he kakai manavahē ko iá ke ʻoua te nau ō ki ʻIsipité, naʻa nau ō kinautolu. Ko e vahe 46 ki he 51 ʻoku fakamatala ai ki he pōpoaki ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi puleʻangá.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakatohitapú:
22:30—Naʻe kaniseli ʻe he lao ko ení ʻa e totonu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ke haʻu mei he taloni ʻo Tēvitá? (Mātiu 1:1, 11) ʻIkai. Ko e laó naʻe taʻofi ai ha hako pē ʻo Sihoiakini mei he “nofo ʻi he taloni ʻo Tevita . . . [ʻi] Siuta.” Naʻe pau ke pule ʻa Sīsū ia mei hēvani, ʻo ʻikai mei ha taloni ʻi Siuta.
23:33—Ko e hā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova”? ʻI he ʻaho ʻo Selemaiá, ko e ngaahi fanongonongo mafatukituki naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he palōfitá fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalemá ko ha kavenga ia ki hono kaungā tangataʻifonuá. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e kakai ongongataʻá ko ha kavenga kinautolu kia Sihova ʻa ia te ne siʻaki kinautolu. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e pōpoaki Fakatohitapu fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻauha ka hoko mai ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ko ha kavenga ia ki he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, pea ko e kakai ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ki he pōpoakí ʻoku nau fakakavenga ki he ʻOtuá.
31:33—ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tohi ʻo e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he lotó? ʻI he taimi ʻoku ʻofa lahi ai ha taha ʻi he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo ne maʻu ha holi vēkeveke ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová, ʻoku lava ke pehē ai ʻoku tohi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono lotó.
32:10-15—Ko e hā e taumuʻa ʻo hono ʻai ha tohi aleapau fakatau ʻe ua ʻo e aleapau tatau? Ko e tohi aleapau fakatau naʻe tuku fakaavá ke fai ha vakai ki ai. Ko e tohi fakatau naʻe silaʻí naʻe hoko ia ko hano tatau ke fakapapauʻi mei ai ʻa e tonu matematē ʻo e tohi ʻoku fakaavá kapau naʻe fiemaʻu. ʻI he muimui he ngaahi founga fakalao totonú naʻa mo e taimi ʻo e feangainga mo ha kāinga pea mo e kaungātuí, naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe Selemaia ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kia kitautolu.
33:23, 24—Ko e hā ʻa e “ongo famili” ʻoku lave ki ai hení? Ko e taha ko e fāmili fakatuʻi ia fakafou ʻi he laine ʻo Tuʻi Tēvitá, pea ko e tahá, ko e fāmili fakataulaʻeiki ia ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒloné. ʻI hono fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema mo e temipale ʻo Sihová, naʻe hā ai ne siʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ongo fāmilí ni pea heʻikai te ne kei maʻu ha puleʻanga ʻi he māmaní pe toe fakafoʻou ʻa ʻene lotú.
46:22 (PM)—Ko e hā naʻe fakatatau ai ʻa e leʻo ʻo ʻIsipité ki he leʻo ʻo ha ngatá? ʻOku ʻuhinga nai eni ki he leʻo ʻo ha ngata he taimi ʻoku holomui aí pe ko hono tuʻunga ololalo fakapuleʻangá koeʻuhi ko ʻene hokosia ʻa e fakatamakí. Ko e fakafehoanakí ʻoku toe fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e kulanoa ʻo hono tui ʻe he kau Felo ʻo ʻIsipité ha tatau ʻo ha ngata toputapu ʻi honau ʻulú ki ha maluʻi tokua ʻe fai ʻe he ʻotua ngata-fefine ko Uasiti.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
21:8, 9; 38:19. Naʻa mo e ʻi he houa fakaʻosí, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sihova ha fili ke fai ʻe he kakai taʻefakatomala ʻo Selusalemá, ʻa ia naʻa nau tuha mo e maté. ʻIo, “ʻoku lahi haʻana ʻaloʻofa.”—2 Samiuela 24:14; Sāme 119:156.
31:34. He fakafiemālie ē ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai fakamanatuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e faʻahinga ʻokú ne fakamolemoleʻí pea fai ha ngāue kia kinautolu ʻi he kahaʻú!
38:7-13; 39:15-18. ʻOku ʻikai fakangaloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngāue faitōnungá, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ai hono “[tauhi] ae kaiga maonioni.”—Hepelu 6:10, PM.
45:4, 5. Hangē ko e tuʻunga he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo Siutá, ʻi he “ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi” ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taimi ia ke kumi ai “ha ngaahi meʻa lalahi,” hangē ko e koloá, tuʻu-ki-muʻá, pe ko e maluʻanga fakamatelié.—2 Timote 3:1, NW; 1 Sione 2:17.
VELA ʻA SELUSALEMA
Ko e taʻú ko e 607 K.M. Ko e taʻu ia hono 11 ʻo e tuʻi ʻa Setekaiá. Kuo ʻākoloʻi ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné ʻa Selusalema ʻi he māhina ʻe 18 kuohilí. ʻI he ʻaho hono fitu ʻo e māhina hono nima ʻo e taʻu hono 19 ʻo e pule ʻa Nepukanesá, ko Nepusa-atani, ʻa e kapiteni ʻo e kau kaʻaté, ʻokú ne “haʻu,” pe tūʻuta ʻi Selusalema. (2 Tuʻi 25:8) Mei hono kemí nai ʻi tuʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻā ʻo e koló, ʻoku saveaʻi ai ʻe Nepusa-atani ʻa e tuʻungá peá ne palani ha ngāue ke fai. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe tolu ki mui ai, ʻi hono ʻaho hongofulu ʻo e māhiná, ʻokú ne ‘haʻu ai,’ pe hū ki Selusalema. Pea naʻá ne kamata ke tutu ʻa e koló.—Selemaia 52:12, 13.
ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Selemaia ha fakamatala fakaikiiki fekauʻaki mo e tō ʻa Selusalemá. ʻOku ʻomai ai ʻi heʻene fakamatalá ha makatuʻunga ki he ngaahi tangilāulaú pe ko e ngaahi taʻanga tangí. Ko e ngaahi faʻu ko ení ʻoku hā ia ʻi he tohi Tangilaulaú.
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Ko e ngaahi fanongonongo ʻa Selemaiá naʻe kau ai hono fakamāuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Selusalemá
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Naʻe anga-fēfē hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “puke” ʻa Selemaiá?
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“Hange ko e fai ki he ngaahi fiki lelei na, ʻe pehe ʻeku sio tokanga ki he kau popula ʻo Siuta.”—Selemaia 24:5