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KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 12-14
“Ko ha Fuakava ʻOkú Ke Kaunga ki Ai”
(Sēnesi 12:1, 2) Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻEpalame: “ʻAlu atu mei ho fonuá pea mavahe mei ho ngaahi kāingá pea mei he fale ʻo hoʻo tamaí ki he fonua ʻa ia te u fakahā atu kiate koé. 2 Te u ngaohi koe ko ha puleʻanga lahi pea te u tāpuakiʻi koe pea te u ʻai ho hingoá ke lahi pea te ke hoko ko ha tāpuaki.
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Fuakava
Fuakava mo ʻĒpalahame. ʻOku hā mahino ko e fuakava mo ʻEpalamé (ʻĒpalahame) naʻe kamata nai ia ʻi he taimi naʻe kolosi ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi ʻIufaletesí ʻi heʻene fononga ki Kēnaní. Ko e fuakava Laó naʻe fakahoko ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe 430 ki mui ai. (Kal. 3:17) Naʻe lea ʻa Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene kei nofo ʻi Mesopotēmiá, ʻi ʻUa ʻo e kau Kalitiá, ke ʻalu ki he fonua ʻe toki fakahā ange ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Ngā. 7:2, 3; Sēn. 11:31; 12:1-3) ʻI he ʻEkisoto 12:40, 41 (LXX) ʻokú ne tala mai ai kiate kitautolu ko e ngata ko ia ʻo e taʻu ʻe 430 ʻa e nofo ʻi ʻIsipité pea mo e ʻi he fonua ʻo Kēnaní, “ʻi he ʻaho tofu pē ko ení” ko ʻIsileli, ʻa ia naʻa nau nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité kuo nau tauʻatāina. Ko e ʻaho naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai kinautolu mei ʻIsipité ko Nīsani 14, 1513 K.M., ko e ʻaho ia ʻo e Pāsová. (ʻEki. 12:2, 6, 7) ʻOku hā ngalingali naʻe fou atu ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he Vaitafe ʻIufaletesí ʻi heʻene fononga ki Kēnaní ʻi Nīsani 14, 1943 K.M., pea ʻoku hā mahino ai naʻe kamata ai ʻa e fuakava mo ʻĒpalahamé. Naʻe toe hā ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame hili ia ʻene fononga atu ki Kēnani ʻo aʻu ki Sīkemi ʻo toe fakalahi atu ʻa e talaʻofá, ʻo pehē, “Te u ʻoatu ʻa e fonuá ni ki ho hakó,” ʻa ia ʻoku hā mei ai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fekauʻaki ʻa e fuakava ko ʻení mo e talaʻofa ʻi ʻĪtení, pea ʻoku hā mei ai ko e “hakó” ʻe ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻa ia ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e laine hohoko ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Sēn. 12:4-7) Ko e toe ngaahi fakalahi kehe naʻe fai ʻe Sihová naʻe toki fakahaaʻi ia ki mui ai, hangē ko ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he Sēnesi 13:14-17; 15:18; 17:2-8, 19; 22:15-18.
(Sēnesi 12:3) Te u tāpuakiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tāpuakiʻi koé, pea te u fakamalaʻiaʻi ʻa ia ʻokú ne talatukiʻi koé, pea ko e ngaahi fāmili kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní ko e moʻoni ʻe tāpuakiʻi kinautolu fakafou ʻiate koe.”
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ʻUhinga ʻOku Totonu Ai Ke Ke ʻIlo ʻa e Moʻoni Fekauʻaki mo ʻĒpalahamé
Ko e palōmesi lahi fakaʻulia ia, naʻe tuʻo ua ʻa e fanongo ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki hono leaʻakí. (Sēnesi 18:18; 22:18) Ke lava fakahoko iá, ʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau fakafofonga ʻo e ngaahi fāmili kuo nau ʻosi maté. Ko e moʻui ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻe toetuʻu maí ko ha tāpuaki moʻoni ia kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi ko e tokolahi ʻo kinautolu te nau toe moʻui mai ki he māmaní ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha Palataisi, ʻa ia naʻe mole mei he ʻuluaki tangatá. Pea hilí ia, ʻe toki akoʻi ai kinautolu ki he founga ke maʻu ai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá.—Sēnesi 2:8, 9, 15-17; 3:17-23.
(Sēnesi 13:14-17) Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻEpalame, hili ia ʻa e mavahe ʻa Lote meiate iá: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo hanga hake ʻo ke sio mei he feituʻu ʻokú ke ʻi aí, ki he tokelaú mo e tongá, ki he hahaké mo e hihifó, 15 he ko e fonua kotoa ʻokú ke sio ki aí, te u ʻoatu ia kiate koe pea mo ho hakó ko ha tofiʻa taʻengata. 16 Pea te u ʻai ho hakó ke hangē ko e efu ʻo e māmaní, ko ia ʻo ka lava ʻe ha taha ke ne lau ʻa e efu ʻo e māmaní, ʻe toki lava leva ke lau ho hakó. 17 Tuʻu hake, ʻalu atu ʻi he lōloa mo e māukupu ʻo e fonuá, he te u foaki ia kiate koe.”
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Lao
Makatuʻunga ʻi ha fakamoʻoni fakahisitōlia, ʻoku tui ʻa e kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi, ʻi hano foaki ha konga ʻapi, kuo pau ke fakahā ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne fakatau ʻa e ʻapí ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e konga ʻapí. ʻI he pehē ʻe he tokotaha fakatau ʻapí, “Ko u sio,” ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ai ʻokú ne tali fakalao ʻa e fakataú. ʻI he taimi naʻe fai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e talaʻofa kia ʻĒpalahame te ne maʻu ʻa e fonua ʻo Kēnaní, naʻe ʻuluaki tala kia ʻĒpalahame ke ne sio ki he tuliki ʻe fā ʻo Kēnaní. Naʻe ʻikai ke pehē ʻe ʻĒpalahame ia, “ko u sio,” koeʻuhí he naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá te ne ʻoange ʻa e “Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá” ki he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻamui ange. (Sēn. 13:14, 15) Ko Mōsesé, ko e fakafofonga fakalao ia ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻe tomuʻa tala ke “sio” ki he fonuá, ʻa ia kapau ko e sio ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá ʻoku tonu, pea ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa hono foaki fakalao ʻo e fonuá ki ʻIsileli, ke nau ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻunga-taki ʻa Siosiuá. (Teu. 3:27, 28; 34:4; fakakaukau ki he tuʻuaki naʻe fai ʻe Sētane kia Sīsū ʻi he Māt. 4:8.) Ko e toe meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku meimei ʻi he tuʻunga tatau mo e foaki fakalao ʻo e konga ʻapí: ko e fononga atu ki he fonuá pe ko e hū atu fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke nau maʻu. (Sēn. 13:17; 28:13) ʻI ha fakamatala ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ko e lahi ʻo e ʻuluʻakau ʻo ha konga ʻapi ʻoku lau ia pea hiki ʻi he tuʻuaki-fakatau-ʻapi taki taha.—Fakafehoanaki mo e Sēn. 23:17, 18.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 13:8, 9) Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe ʻEpalame kia Lote: “Kātaki muʻa, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke hoko ha kē ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo koé pea ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ʻeku kau tangata tauhi-manú mo hoʻo kau tangata tauhi-manú, he ko kitauá ʻokú ta kāinga. 9 ʻIkai ʻoku ʻatā atu ʻa e fonuá kotoa kiate koe? Kātaki muʻa ʻo mavahe meiate au. Kapau te ke ʻalu ki he toʻohemá, te u ʻalu leva au ki he toʻomataʻú; ka ʻo kapau te ke ʻalu ki he toʻomataʻú, te u ʻalu leva au ki he toʻohemá.”
Fakaleleiʻi ʻa e Ngaahi Fefaikehekeheʻakí ʻi he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOfá
12 ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke tauhi ai ʻa e melinó ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ha ngaahi taʻefelotoí. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakatou maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame mo hono ʻilamutu ko Loté ha fanga monumanu, pea naʻe kamata ke fakakikihi ʻena kau tauhi-sipí koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ke lahi feʻunga ʻa e kaikaiʻangá ki he kotoa ʻo e fanga sipí. Koeʻuhí ko e fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e melinó, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ai ʻa Lote ke ne fili ʻa e kaikaiʻanga lelei tahá. (Sēn. 13:1, 2, 5-9) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ia kia kitautolu! Naʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he mole lahi ko ení koeʻuhí ko ʻene nima-homó? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻI he hili pē iá, naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova te ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi he meʻa naʻe molé. (Sēn. 13:14-17) Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei aí? Neongo kapau te tau faingataʻaʻia koeʻuhí ko ha mole lahi, ʻe tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau solova ai ʻetau ngaahi fefaikehekeheʻakí ʻi he ʻofá.
(Sēnesi 14:18-20) Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Melekisēteki ko e tuʻi ʻo Sālemá ha mā mo e uaine; ko e taulaʻeiki ia ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá. 19 Naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi leva ia ʻo ne pehē: “Ke faitāpuekina ʻa ʻEpalame ʻe he ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, ʻa e Tokotaha-Ngaohi ʻo e langí mo māmaní; 20 Pea ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, ʻa ia kuó ne tuku atu ʻa ho kau fakaaoaó kiate koé!” Pea naʻe ʻoange ʻe ʻEpalame kiate ia ha vahe hongofulu ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē.
(Hepelū 7:4-10) Mou vakai ange ki hono lahi ʻo e tangatá ni ʻa ia naʻe hanga ʻe ʻĒpalahame, ko e ʻuluʻi fāmilí, ʻo ʻoange kiate ia ha vahe hongofulu mei he ngaahi koloa vete lelei tahá. 5 Ko e moʻoni, fakatatau ki he Laó, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Līvaí ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ke nau tānaki ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú mei he kakaí, ʻa ia mei honau fanga tokouá, neongo ko e faʻahingá ni ko e ngaahi hako kinautolu ʻo ʻĒpalahame. 6 Ka ko e tangatá ni ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai hano kaunga ki honau laine hohokó naʻá ne maʻu ha ngaahi vahe hongofulu meia ʻĒpalahame peá ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofá. 7 Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai ala fakaʻikaiʻi ko e tokotaha siʻi angé ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ia ʻe he tokotaha lahi angé. 8 Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ʻe tahá, ʻoku maʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú ʻe ha kau tangata te nau mate, ka ʻi he tuʻunga ia ʻe tahá, ʻoku maʻu mai ia ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakamoʻoni ki ai ʻokú ne moʻui. 9 Pea ʻoku malava ke pehē, naʻa mo Līvai, ʻa ia ʻokú ne tānaki mai ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú, kuó ne totongi ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú fakafou ʻia ʻĒpalahame, 10 he naʻe teʻeki ke fanauʻi mai ia ko ha foha ʻe hoko mai meia ʻĒpalahame ko ʻene kuí ʻi he taimi naʻe fetaulaki ai ʻa Melekisēteki mo iá.
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Taulaʻeiki
Ko Melekisēteki ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sālemá ko ha taulaʻeiki (ko·henʹ) makehe. ʻOku ʻikai ʻomai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa hono laine fakafāmilí, ko hono fanauʻí, pe ko ʻene maté. Ko hono tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ia koeʻuhi ko hono laine fakafāmilí pea naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai ha taha ʻi muʻa ai pe hano fetongi. Naʻe maʻu fakatouʻosi ʻe Melekisēteki ʻa e tuʻunga mafai ʻo e tuʻí pea mo e tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí. Ko hono tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí naʻe māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki ʻa e kau Līvaí, ki ha tokotaha Līvai, naʻá ne totongi ʻa e vahe hongofulú kia Melekisēteki, lolotonga ʻi heʻene kei ʻi he manava ʻo ʻĒpalahamé naʻe totongi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e vahe hongofulú kia Melekisēteki pea naʻe tāpuakiʻi ia. (Sēn. 14:18-20; Hep. 7:4-10) ʻI he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e “taulaʻeiki . . . ʻo taʻengata ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo Melekisētekí.”—Hep. 7:17.
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Ko ha Fefine Anga-Fakaʻotua pea ko ha Uaifi Mahuʻinga
Naʻe mali ʻa Sela mo ha tangata naʻe makehe atu ʻene tuí. Ka ko e fefine anga-fakaʻotua ko ení naʻá ne fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoku tuha ke fakatokangaʻi. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku lave tuʻo tolu ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki hono hingoá ko ha tokotaha ʻa ia ko ʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ʻoku lelei ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai. (ʻAisea 51:1, 2; Hepelū 11:11; 1 Pita 3:3-6) Neongo ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Folofolá ʻa e meʻa siʻisiʻi pē fekauʻaki mo e fefine makehe ko ení, ka ʻoku tau lava ke maʻu ha kiʻi ʻata ʻo e fakaʻofoʻofa hono ʻulungāngá.
Ko e fakatātā, fakakaukau atu ki he tomuʻa fakafeangai ʻa Sela ʻi he taimi naʻe tala ange ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá ke mavahe mei ʻUá. Naʻá ne fifili pe te na ō ki fē pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Naʻá ne hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻena ngaahi fiemaʻu fakamatelié? Naʻá ne ongoʻi mamahi ʻi he fakakaukau atu ke mavahe mei hono kaungāmeʻá mo e fāmilí, ʻo ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi pe ʻe toe sio ai kiate kinautolu? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ko iá. Neongo ia, naʻá ne loto-lelei ke mavahe ʻo falala ʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene talangofuá.—Ngāue 7:2, 3.
Tānaki atu ki he hoko ko e sevāniti talangofua ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko Sela ko ha uaifi lelei ʻaupito. ʻI he ʻikai feʻauʻauhi mo hono husepānití ke puleʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e fāmilí, ko Sela naʻá ne fakatupulekina ha fakaʻapaʻapa moʻoni ki hono husepānití, ʻo poupouʻi anga-ʻofa ia ʻi heʻene tataki hona fāmilí. ʻI he fai peheé, naʻá ne ʻai ai ia—ke ne fakaʻofoʻofa—ʻaki ʻa hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga lelei ʻi lotó.—1 Pita 3:1-6.
ʻE maʻu ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi uaifi he ʻaho ní mei he ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá? “Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Selá ʻokú ne akoʻi mai kiate au ʻoku totonu ke u ongoʻi tauʻatāina ke lea mo fakahaaʻi ʻeku fakakaukaú ki hoku husepānití,” ko e lea ia ʻa ha fefine ko Jill, ʻa ia kuó ne nofo mali fiefia ʻi he taʻu ʻe 30 tupu. “ʻI he taimi tatau,” ko ʻene hokó atu ia, “ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻulu ʻi he fāmilí, ko hoku husepānití ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e fatongia ke fai ʻa e fili aofangatukú. ʻI heʻene fai iá, ko hoku fatongiá ke fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa te u malavá ke fakahoko ʻa e fili ko iá.”
Mahalo ko e lēsoni mahuʻinga taha ke tau ako meia Selá ʻa eni: Neongo naʻá ne mātuʻaki fakaʻofoʻofa naʻe ʻikai fakaʻatā ʻe Sela ʻene fakaʻofoʻofá ke ʻai ia ke hīkisia. (Sēnesi 12:10-13) ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne poupou anga-fakatōkilalo kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taimi lelei mo kovi ʻo ʻena moʻui fakatahá. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko ʻĒpalahame mo Sela naʻá na faitōnunga, anga-fakatōkilalo mo anga-ʻofa—ko ha ongo meʻa naʻá na ʻomai moʻoni ʻa e tāpuakí kiate kinaua fakatouʻosi.
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“ʻUhinga Hono Toe Fakahingoa ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻEpalame mo Sēlaí”
(Sēnesi 17:1) ʻI he taimi naʻe taʻu 99 ai ʻa ʻEpalamé, naʻe hā ʻa Sihova kia ʻEpalame ʻo ne folofola kiate ia: “Ko au ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú. Ke ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hoku ʻaó pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke taʻemele.
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Mele, Tōnounou
ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e ngaahi founga ʻa e tangatá ʻoku faʻa fehālaaki. Ko e angahalá mo e fehālaakí ko e maʻu tukufakaholo meia ʻĀtama. (Loma 5:12; Saame 51:5) Ka ko Sihova tonu, ʻoku taʻemele, he “ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi lelei ʻa e anga hotau ngaohí, ʻokú ne manatu ko e efu pē kitautolu,” pea mohu meesi. (Saame 103:13, 14) ʻOkú ne hoko ʻo faitōnunga, ko e tangata talangofua ko Noá ʻoku “taʻemele ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono ngaahi toʻumeʻá.” (Sēn. 6:9) Naʻá ne fekauʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame, “Ke ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hoku ʻaó pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke taʻemele.” (Sēn. 17:1) Neongo ko e kau tangatá ni ʻoku nau taʻehaohaoa mo mate, naʻe vakai kiate kinautolu ʻoku taʻemele ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová, ʻokú ne “sio ki he lotó.” (1 Sām. 16:7; fakafehoanaki mo e 2 Tuʻi 20:3; 2 Kal. 16:9.) Naʻá ne fekau ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻOku totonu ke ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke taʻemele ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá.” (Teu. 18:13; 2 Sām. 22:24) Naʻá ne foaki hono ʻAlo taʻemelé (Hep. 7:26) ko ha feilaulau huhuʻi, pea makatuʻunga ʻiate ia ʻokú Ne ui ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻenau tuí mo e talangofuá “māʻoniʻoni,” pe taʻemele, ka ʻi he taimi tatau ʻokú ne tauhi maʻu hono tuʻunga ko ha Fakamaau māʻoniʻoni mo taʻemele.—Loma 3:25, 26; sio ki he ANGA-TONU; HAOHAOA
(Sēnesi 17:3-5) ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tō foʻohifo ʻa ʻEpalame, pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē: 4 “Ko e meʻa kiate aú, vakai, ko ʻeku fuakavá ʻoku fai ia mo koe, pea ko e moʻoni te ke hoko ko ha tamai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi. 5 ʻE ʻikai ke kei ui ho hingoá ko ʻEpalame; ʻe ui ho hingoá ko ʻĒpalahame, he te u ngaohi koe ko ha tamai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi.
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ʻĒpalahame
Kuo faai mai ʻa e taimí. Kuo nau ʻi Kēnani ʻi he taimí ni ʻi ha taʻu ʻe teau nai, pea naʻe kei paʻa pē ʻa Sela. Ko ia ai naʻá ne fokotuʻu ke fetongiʻi ia ʻe heʻene kaunanga ʻIsipite ko Hekaʻaá koeʻuhi ke ne maʻu ai ha fānau. Naʻe loto ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame. Pea ʻi he 1932 K.M., naʻe taʻu 86 ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame, pea naʻe fanauʻi ai ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli. (Sēn. 16:3, 15, 16) Naʻe hili mei ai ha ngaahi taimi. ʻI he 1919 K.M., ʻi he taʻu 99 ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻe Sihova ke kamu ʻa e kakai tangata ʻi he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ko ha fakaʻilonga pe ko ha silaʻi ʻo ha fuakava makehe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sihova mo ʻĒpalahamé. Pea ʻi he taimi tatau naʻe liliu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono hingoá mei he ʻEpalame ki he ʻĒpalahame, koeʻuhí “he te u ngaohi koe ko ha tamai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi.” (Sēn. 17:5, 9-27; Loma 4:11) Taimi nounou mei ai, naʻe liliu sino fakaetangata ha kau ʻāngelo ʻe toko tolu, ʻa ia naʻe fai ki ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha anga-talitali kakai fakafou ʻi he hingoa ʻo Sihová, pea talaʻofa ai ko Sela tonu te ne tuʻituʻia pea fanauʻi ha foha, ʻi loto ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha!—Sēn. 18:1-15.
(Sēnesi 17:15, 16) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ko e meʻa kia Sēlai ko ho uaifí, kuo pau ke ʻoua te ke ui ia ko Sēlai, koeʻuhí ʻe ui ʻa hono hingoá ko Sela. 16 Te u tāpuakiʻi ia pea te u foaki atu foki kiate koe ha foha ʻiate ia; te u tāpuakiʻi ʻa Sela pea te ne hoko ko ha ngaahi puleʻanga; ʻe hoko mai meiate ia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ha ngaahi kakai.”
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ʻOku ʻi Ai ha ʻUhinga ʻo ha Hingoa?
Naʻe liliu ʻe he ʻOtuá tonu ʻa e ngaahi hingoa ʻo ha kakai pau ki ha ngaahi taumuʻa fakaekikite. Fakatātaá, naʻá ne liliu ʻa e hingoa ʻEpalame, ʻo ʻuhinga “ʻOku Māʻolunga ʻa e Tamaí,” ki he ʻĒpalahame, ʻo ʻuhingá ko e “Tamai ʻa e Tokolahi.” Ko e moʻoni ko hono hingoá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko e tamai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi. (Sēnesi 17:5, 6) Fakakaukau foki ki he uaifi ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, ʻa Sēlai, ʻoku ʻuhinga nai ko e “Fakakikihi.” ʻOku pau pē naʻá ne fiefia ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahingoa ai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ko “Sela,” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “Pilinisesi,” ʻo fakahaaʻi ai ʻa ʻene hoko ko e konga ʻo e laine fakafāmili ʻo e haʻa tuʻí.—Sēnesi 17:15, 16.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 15:13, 14) Naʻá ne folofola leva kia ʻEpalame: “Ke ke ʻiloʻi fakapapau ʻe hoko ho hakó ko e kau muli ʻi ha fonua ʻoku ʻikai ʻonautolu pea ko e kakai ʻi aí te nau fakapōpulaʻi mo fakamamahiʻi kinautolu ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400. 14 Ka te u fakamāuʻi ʻa e puleʻanga te nau ngāue ki aí, pea ʻi he hili iá te nau ʻalu atu mo e ngaahi koloa lahi.
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Fakahokohoko Taimi
Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia ʻEpalame (ʻĒpalahame): “Ke ke ʻiloʻi fakapapau ʻe hoko ho hakó ko e kau muli ʻi ha fonua ʻoku ʻikai ʻonautolu, pea ko e kakai ʻi aí te nau fakapōpulaʻi, mo fakamamahiʻi kinautolu ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400.” (Sēn. 15:13; sio foki ki he Ngā. 7:6, 7.) Naʻe hoko eni ofi ki hono fanauʻi ʻa e ʻea pe “hako” naʻe talaʻofá, ʻa ʻAisake. ʻI he 1932 K.M. naʻe fanauʻi ai ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli kia ʻEpalame ʻe ha kaunanga ʻIsipite ko Hekaʻā, pea ʻi he 1918 K.M., naʻe fanauʻi ai ʻa ʻAisake. (Sēn. 16:16; 21:5) ʻI hono lau fakafoki ʻa e taʻu ʻe 400 mei he Hiki-Atú, ʻa ia naʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e ‘faingataʻaʻiá’ (Sēn. 15:14), te tau aʻu ai ki he 1913 K.M., pea ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻoku fakafuofua ko e taʻu nima nai ia ʻo ʻAisaké. ʻOku hā heni naʻe mavae ʻa ʻAisake pea kuo ʻosi hoko ko ha “muli” ʻi ha fonua ʻoku ʻikai ko hono fonua tonu, pea ʻokú ne aʻusia ʻi he taimi ko ení ʻa e faingataʻaʻia naʻe tomuʻa talá ʻi he taimi naʻe “manukiʻi” ai ʻe he taʻu 19 ko ʻIsimeʻelí. (Sēn. 21:8, 9) Neongo ia, ʻi hono manukiʻi ʻe ʻIsimeʻeli ʻa e ʻea ki he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻoku tau vakai atu ki ai ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai hano mahuʻinga, kae ʻikai hangē ia ko e anga ʻo e vakai ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau pēteliaké. ʻOku fakahaaʻi mahino eni ʻi he fakafeangai ʻa Selá pea mo e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻene kouna atu ke mavahe ʻa Hekaʻā mo hono foha ko ʻIsimeʻelí. (Sēn. 21:10-13) Ko e meʻa ko eni naʻe hokó naʻe hiki fakaikiiki ia ʻi he ngaahi lēkooti fakamānavaʻi pea fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e kamata ʻo e kikite ʻo e vahaʻa taimi ʻo e faingataʻaʻia ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400 heʻikai ke ʻosi ia kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he Hiki-Atú.—Kal. 4:29.
(Sēnesi 15:16) Ka te nau toe foki mai ki heni ʻi he toʻutangata hono faá, koeʻuhí ko e faihala ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí kuo teʻeki ai ke kakato.”
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Hiki-Atu
“I he toʻutangata hono faá.” Kuo pau ke tau manatuʻi naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame ko e toʻutangata hono fā ʻi hono hakó te nau foki ki Kēnani. (Sēn. 15:16) ʻI he kotoa ʻo e taʻu ʻe 430 mei he taimi ʻo e fuakava ʻia ʻĒpalahamé naʻe kamata ʻi he Hiki-Atú, naʻe laka hake ia ʻi he toʻutangata ʻe faá, naʻa mo e taimi naʻa nau fiefia ʻi he lōloa taha ʻo ʻenau moʻuí, ʻo fakatatau ki he fakamatala naʻe maʻú. Ka ko e taʻu pē ʻe 215 naʻe ʻi ʻIsipite ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Ko e “toʻutangata hono faá” kau ai mo ʻenau hū atu ki ʻIsipité ʻe lava ke fikaʻi ia ʻi he foungá ni, ʻo ngāueʻaki ha fakatātā ʻo ha matakali ʻe taha ʻi ʻIsileli, ko e matakali ʻo Līvaí: (1) Līvai, (2) Kōhate, (3) ʻAmilami, mo (4) Mōsese.—ʻEki. 6:16, 18, 20.
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KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 18-19
“Fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma mo Komola ʻe he ‘Fakamaau ʻo Māmaní Kotoa’”
(Sēnesi 18:23-25) Naʻe fakaofiofi atu leva ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne pehē: “Te ke tafiʻi moʻoni koā ʻa e māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e fulikivanú? 24 Tau pehē pē ʻoku ʻi ai ha kau tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50 ʻi he loto koló. Te ke tafiʻi leva kinautolu ʻo ʻikai fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e feituʻú koeʻuhi ko e toko 50 māʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻi loto aí? 25 ʻOku taʻemalava ke fakakaukau atu te ke fai peheni ʻaki hono ʻai ke mate ʻa e tangata māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e tokotaha fulikivanú ʻo tatau ai ʻa e ikuʻanga ki he tangata māʻoniʻoní mo e fulikivanú! ʻOku taʻemalava ke fakakaukau atu te ke fai pehē. ʻIkai ʻe fai ʻe he Fakamaau ʻo māmaní kotoa ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú?”
ʻOku Fai Maʻu Pē ʻe he “Tuʻi Fakamāu ʻo Mamani Katoa” ʻa e Meʻa ʻOku Totonú
“ʻO ʻIKAI fai totonu koā ʻa e Tuʻi Fakamāu ʻo mamani katoa?” (Sēn. 18:25) Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻeke ʻe he tangata faitōnunga ko ʻĒpalahamé ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá koeʻuhí ko haʻane veiveiua. ʻI hono kehé, ko ʻene fehuʻí naʻe hā mei ai ʻene tuipau ʻe fakamāuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kolo ko Sōtoma mo Komolá ʻaki ʻa e fakamaau haohaoa. Naʻá ne tuipau ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “tamateʻi ʻa e maʻoniʻoni fakataha mo e angahala.” Naʻe “mole ke mamaʻo” ha fakakaukau pehē ʻa ʻĒpalahame. Ki mui ai, naʻe lave ʻa Sihova kiate ia tonu: “Ko Makatuʻu ia—ʻoku haohaoa ʻene ngaue; ko ʻene ngaahi founga kotoa ʻoku fakakonisitutone [pe fakamaau totonu]: Ko e ʻOtua ʻo e Moʻoni, pea taʻe haʻane hala, ko e faitotonu ia mo haohaoa.”—Teu. 31:19; 32:4.
(Sēnesi 18:32) Fakaʻosí, naʻá ne pehē: “Kātaki muʻa Sihova, ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo kakaha hoʻo houhaú, kae tuku muʻa ke u toe lea tuʻo taha atu pē: Pehē pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha toko hongofulu pē.” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia koeʻuhi ko e toko hongofulú.”
Kātaki—Kātaki Fakataha mo ha Taumuʻa
Ko e moʻoni, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei taha ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e kātakí ko Sihova tonu. (2 Pita 3:15) ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku tau faʻa lau ai fekauʻaki mo e kātaki lahi ʻa Sihová. (Nehe. 9:30; ʻAi. 30:18) ʻOkú ke manatuʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e fakafeangai ʻa Sihová ʻi hono ʻeke kiate Ia ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo ʻEne fili ke fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtomá? Naʻe ʻikai ke taʻofi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame. Naʻá ne fanongo anga-kātaki ki he fehuʻi taki taha ʻa ʻĒpalahamé mo ʻene ngaahi hohaʻá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi leva ʻe Sihova kuó ne fanongo ki he hohaʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahamé pea fakapapauʻi kiate ia heʻikai te Ne fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma neongo kapau ko e kau tangata māʻoniʻoni pē ʻe toko hongofulu ʻi he kolo ko iá. (Sēn. 18:22-33) ʻOku fanongo anga-kātaki maʻu pē ʻa Sihova, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fakafeangai ʻo fuʻu tōtuʻa!
(Sēnesi 19:24, 25) Naʻe ʻai leva ʻe Sihova ke ʻuha sūlifa mo e afi ki Sōtoma mo Komola—naʻe haʻu ia meia Sihova, mei he langí. 25 Ko ia naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa e ongo koló ni, ʻio, ʻa e vahefonuá kātoa, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kakai kotoa ʻo e ongo koló mo e ngaahi ʻakau ʻo e kelekelé.
Ko Sihova ʻa Hotau ʻEiki Haú!
12 ʻOku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi kuo vavé ni ke fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono tuʻunga-haú. Heʻikai te ne makātakiʻi ai pē ʻo taʻengata ʻa e fulikivanú, pea ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí. Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa ki he fulikivanú lolotonga ʻa e Lōmakí. Naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma mo Komola pea mo Felo mo ʻene ngaahi kongakaú. Ko Sīsela mo ʻene kau taú mo Senakalipe mo ʻene ngaahi kongakau ʻAsīliá naʻe ʻikai te nau vāvātatau mo e Fungani Māʻolungá. (Sēn. 7:1, 23; 19:24, 25; ʻEki. 14:30, 31; Fkm. 4:15, 16; 2 Tuʻi 19:35, 36) Ko ia ʻoku lava ai ke tau tuipau ko e ʻOtua ko Sihová heʻikai te ne kātakiʻi ai pē ʻo taʻengata ʻa e taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ki hono huafá mo hono ngaohikovia ʻo ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku tau sio he taimí ni ki he fakamoʻoni ʻo e fakaʻilonga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ení.—Mt. 24:3.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 18:1) ʻI he hili iá, naʻe hā ʻa Sihova kiate ia ʻi he ʻuluʻakau lalahi ʻo Māmilí, ʻi heʻene tangutu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e tēnití ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e taimi vela taha ʻo e ʻahó.
(Sēnesi 18:22) Naʻe mavahe leva ʻa e ongo tangatá mei ai ʻo ʻalu ki Sōtoma, ka naʻe nofo pē ʻa Sihova mo ʻĒpalahame.
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Kuo Sio ha Taha ki he ʻOtua?
Ko ia, ʻoku malava ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe lea ai ʻa ʻEpalahame ki he fakafofonga fakaʻangelo naʻe liliu fakasino maʻa e ʻOtua ʻo hangē pe ko haʻane talanoa kia Sihova tonu ko e ʻOtua. Pea koeʻuhi ko e ʻangelo ko ʻeni naʻa ne leaʻaki matematē pe ʻe ia ʻa e meʻa naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtua ke ne leaʻaki kia ʻEpalahame. Pea naʻa ne ʻi ai tonu ke fakafofongaʻi Ia, naʻe malava leva ai ʻe he fakamatala faka-Tohitapu ke pehē naʻe “ha kiate ia ʻa Sihova.”—Senesi 18:1.
Manatuʻi ko ha fakafofonga fakaʻangelo maʻa e ʻOtua ʻe lava ke ne fakahoko ʻEne ngaahi popoaki ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ha telefoni pe ko ha letiō ke na fakahoko ʻetau ngaahi lea ki ha taha kehe. Ko ia, ʻe lava ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe lea ai ʻa ʻEpalahame, Mosese, Manoa mo e niʻihi kehe ki he ʻangelo liliu fakasino ʻo hangē pe ko haʻanau talanoa ki he ʻOtua. Neongo ko e faʻahinga ko ʻeni naʻa nau malava ke sio ki he kau ʻangelo ni mo e lāngilangi ʻo Sihova naʻe malama mai meiate kinautolu, naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau sio ki he ʻOtua. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai haʻane fepaki ʻana mo e fakamatala ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sione: “Ko e meʻa ki he ʻOtua, kuo teʻeki ke mamata ki ai ʻe ha taha ʻi ha taimi.” (Sione 1:18) Ko e meʻa naʻe sio ki ai ʻa e kau tangata ko ʻeni ko e kau fakafofonga ʻa ia ko e kau ʻangelo ka naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻOtua tonu ia.
(Sēnesi 19:26) Ka ko e uaifi ʻo Loté, ʻa ia naʻe muimui atu ʻiate iá, naʻe kamata ke ne sio ki mui, pea naʻá ne hoko ko ha pou māsima.
Tokoniʻi ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé ke Fekuki mo e Loto-Mafasiá
3 Naʻe fai ʻe Lote ha fili fakavalevale ʻi heʻene fili ke nofo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai mātuʻaki ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ʻo Sōtomá. (Lau ʻa e 2 Pita 2:7, 8.) Naʻe lakalakaimonū ʻa e feituʻú, ka naʻe hokosia ʻe Lote ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa lahi ʻi heʻene hiki ki Sōtomá. (Sēn. 13:8-13; 14:12) Ngalingali naʻe hoko hono uaifí ʻo saiʻia ʻaupito ʻi he koló pe ko e niʻihi ʻo e kakai naʻe nofo ʻi aí ʻo ne talangataʻa ai kia Sihova. Naʻe mole ʻene moʻuí ʻi hono ʻohifo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻuha afi mo e sūlifa ki he feituʻú. Pea fakakaukau ki he ongo ʻofefine ʻo Loté. Naʻá na fakamaʻu mo e ongo tangata ʻa ia naʻá na mate ʻi Sōtoma. Naʻe mole meia Lote ʻa hono ʻapí, ko ʻene koloá pea ko e fakamamahi tahá, ko hono uaifí. (Sēn. 19:12-14, 17, 26) Lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi fakalotomafasia ko ení, naʻe mole ʻa e anga-kātaki ʻa Sihova kia Loté? ʻIkai.
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KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 20-21
“Fakahoko Maʻu Pē ʻe Sihova ʻEne Talaʻofá”
(Sēnesi 21:1-3) Naʻe fakahanga ʻe Sihova ʻene tokangá kia Sela ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻá ne folofolaʻakí, pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Sela ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne talaʻofaʻakí. 2 Ko ia naʻe hoko ai ʻa Sela ʻo feitama peá ne fanauʻi leva ha tama tangata kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taʻumotuʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻi he taimi kotofa naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá. 3 Naʻe fakahingoa ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa hono foha ne toki fanauʻi foʻoú, ʻa ia naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Sela kiate iá, ko ʻAisake.
Naʻe Ui Ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e “Pilinisesi”
Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he kata ʻa Selá naʻe siʻi ʻene tuí? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “ʻI he tuí foki naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sela ʻa e mālohi ke tuʻituʻiaʻi ha tama, neongo naʻá ne fakalaka atu ʻi he taʻumotuʻa ke fanaú, koeʻuhí naʻá ne tui ko e Tokotaha naʻá ne fai ʻa e talaʻofá ʻoku faitōnunga.” (Hepelū 11:11) Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sela ʻa Sihova; naʻá ne ʻilo te ne lava ʻo fakahoko ha talaʻofa pē kuó ne fai. Ko hai ʻiate kitautolu ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ki ai ha tui lahi ange ai? ʻOku lelei ke tau ʻiloʻi lelei ange ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e Tohi Tapú. ʻI heʻetau fai peheé, te tau ʻiloʻi ai naʻe tonu hono maʻu ʻe Sela ʻa e tui naʻá ne maʻú. Ko e moʻoni ko Sihová ʻoku faitōnunga mo fakahoko ʻene talaʻofa kotoa pē—ʻi ha taimi, te ne fai nai eni ʻi ha founga te ne fakaʻohovaleʻi kitautolu ʻo tau ofo ai pe kata ʻi he taʻetui!
“FANONGO KIATE IA”
ʻI he taʻu 90 ʻa Selá, naʻá ne fiefia ai ʻi he mōmeniti naʻá ne ʻunaloto ki ai ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻui ko ha tokotaha lahí. Naʻá ne fāʻeleʻi ha tama ki hono husepāniti ʻofaʻangá ʻa ia naʻá ne taʻu teau ʻi he taimi ko iá! Naʻe fakahingoa ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e kiʻi pēpeé ko ʻAisake, pe “Kata,” hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau sioloto atu nai ki he ongosia ʻa Selá kae malimali fiefia ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne leaʻakí: “Kuo ʻai au ʻe he ʻOtuá ke u kata; ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻe fanongo ki aí te ne kata fakataha mo au.” (Sēnesi 21:6) Ko e meʻaʻofa fakaemana ko eni meia Sihová ʻoku pau pē naʻá ne ʻai ia ke fiefia ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo hono ngaahi ʻahó. Kae kehe, naʻá ne toe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi fatongia lahi.
ʻI he taʻu nima ʻa ʻAisaké, naʻe fai ʻe he fāmilí ha kātoanga kai ke fakaʻilongaʻiʻaki ʻa hono mavae ʻa e kiʻi tamá. Ka naʻe ʻikai lelei ʻa e meʻa kotoa. ʻOku tau lau “naʻe hanganaki fakatokangaʻi ʻe Sela” ha tōʻonga ʻikai lelei. Ko ʻIsimeʻeli, ko e tama taʻu 19 ʻa Hekaʻaá naʻá ne hanganaki manukiʻi ʻa siʻi ʻAisaké. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha fakamatalili pē eni. Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki mui ʻo ne ui ʻa e ʻulungaanga ʻo ʻIsimeʻelí ko ha fakatanga. Naʻe sio ʻa Sela ki he natula totonu ʻo e houtamaki ko ení: ko ha mātuʻaki fakamanamana ki he moʻui fiefia ʻa ʻene tamá. Naʻe lāuʻilo ʻa Sela ko ʻAisaké naʻe mahulu hake ia mei hono tuʻunga ko ʻene tamá; naʻe vaheʻi kiate ia ha ngafa tefito ʻi he taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. Ko ia naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne loto-toʻa ʻo lea hangatonu kia ʻĒpalahame. Naʻá ne kole ange ke tukuange atu ʻa Hekaʻā mo ʻIsimeʻeli.—Sēnesi 21:8-10; Kalētia 4:22, 23, 29.
Ko e hā ʻa e tali ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahamé? ʻOku tau lau: “Ko e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e foha ʻo ʻĒpalahamé naʻe mātuʻaki taʻefakafiemālie ia kiate ia.” Naʻá ne ʻofa ʻia ʻIsimeʻeli, pea naʻe fakakuihi ia ʻe heʻene ongo fakaetamaí ʻi he meʻá ni. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻafioʻi lelei ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻá ni, ko ia naʻá ne kau mai. ʻOku tau lau: “Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: ‘ʻOua te ke taʻefiemālie ʻi he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sela kiate koe fekauʻaki mo e tamasiʻí pea ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hoʻo kaunangá. Fanongo kiate ia, he ko ia ʻe ui ko ho hakó ʻe fou mai ia ʻia ʻAisake.’” Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame ʻe kei fai pē ʻa e tokonaki maʻa Hekaʻā mo ʻene tamá. Naʻe talangofua leva ʻa e tokotaha faitōnunga ko ʻĒpalahamé.—Sēnesi 21:11-14.
(Sēnesi 21:5-7) Naʻe taʻu 100 ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taimi naʻe fanauʻi ai kiate ia ʻa ʻAisake ko hono fohá. 6 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Sela: “Kuo ʻai au ʻe he ʻOtuá ke u kata; ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻe fanongo ki aí te ne kata fakataha mo au.” 7 Pea naʻá ne hoko atu: “Ko hai ia naʻá ne mei pehē kia ʻĒpalahame, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe fakahuhu ʻe Sela ha fānau’? Neongo ia, kuó u fanauʻi ha tama tangata kiate ia ʻi heʻene taʻumotuʻá.”
(Sēnesi 21:10-12) Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange ai kia ʻĒpalahame: “Kapusi ʻa e kaunanga ko ení mo ʻene tamá, he ko e tama ʻa e kaunanga ko ení heʻikai te ne hoko ko ha ʻea fakataha mo ʻeku tamá, ʻa ʻAisake!” 11 Ka ko e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e foha ʻo ʻĒpalahamé naʻe mātuʻaki taʻefakafiemālie ia kiate ia. 12 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “ʻOua te ke taʻefiemālie ʻi he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sela kiate koe fekauʻaki mo e tamasiʻí pea ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hoʻo kaunangá. Fanongo kiate ia, he ko ia ʻe ui ko ho hakó ʻe fou mai ia ʻia ʻAisake.
(Sēnesi 21:14) Ko ia naʻe tuʻu pongipongia hake ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne toʻo ha mā mo ha hina vai kiliʻimanu ʻo ʻoange kia Hekaʻā. Naʻá ne hili eni ki hono umá peá ne fekauʻi atu leva ia mo e tamasiʻí ke na ō. Ko ia naʻá ne mavahe ai ʻo hē fano holo ʻi he toafa ʻo Pea-sipá.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 20:12) Pea tuku kehe ia, ko hoku tuofefine moʻoni ia, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻeku tamaí ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e tama ʻa ʻeku faʻeé, pea naʻá ne hoko ko hoku uaifi.
“Ko ha Fefine Hoihoifua Koe”
Ko Selá ko e tuofefine tamai-taha ia ʻo ʻĒpalahame. Ko Tela ʻa ʻena tamaí, ka naʻá na faʻē kehekehe. (Sēnesi 20:12) Lolotonga ʻoku taʻetotonu ha nofo mali pehē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke manatuʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e kehekehe ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻi he taimi ko iá. Naʻe ofi ange ai ʻa e tangatá ki he tuʻunga haohaoa naʻe mole meia ʻĀtama mo ʻIví. Ki he kakai sino moʻui lelei peheé, ko e mali ʻa ha kāinga ofí ʻoku hā mahino naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ai ha fakatuʻutāmaki fakakēnisi ki he fānaú. Kae kehe, ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400 ki mui ai, naʻe meimei tatau ai ʻa e lōloa ʻo e moʻuí mo e lōloa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe tapui ai ʻe he Lao ʻa Mōsesé ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino ʻa e ngaahi kāinga ofí.—Livitiko 18:6.
(Sēnesi 21:33) Hili iá naʻá ne tō ha fuʻu tamalisi ʻi Pea-sipa, pea naʻá ne ui ai ki he huafa ʻo Sihová, ʻa e ʻOtua taʻengatá.
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ʻĒpalahame ko ha Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he Faʻahinga Kotoa ʻOku Kumi ke Kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá
9 Naʻe fakafeangai ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi ha toe founga ʻe taha ʻo e tuí. Hangē ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe he fakamatalá: “Naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻi ai ha ʻōlita kia Sihova.” (Sēnesi 12:7) Ngalingali ʻoku kau ki heni hono feilaulauʻi ʻo e fanga monumanú, pea ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ko e “ʻōlita” ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he “feituʻu faiʻanga feilaulau.” Ki mui ai, naʻe toutou fai ʻe ʻEpalame ʻa e ngāue ko eni ʻo e tuí ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kehe ʻo e fonuá. Tānaki atu ki aí, naʻá ne “ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová.” (Sēnesi 12:8; 13:18; 21:33) Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ki he “ui ki he huafa” ʻoku toe ʻuhinga ia ki he “talaki (malangaʻi) ha hingoa.” Ko e fale ʻo ʻEpalamé pea pehē ki he kotoa ʻo e kau Kēnaní kuo pau ke nau fanongo kiate ia ʻi heʻene talaki loto-toʻa ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, Sihova. (Sēnesi 14:22-24) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau kumi ke hoko ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní, kuo pau ke nau ui ki hono huafá ʻi he tui. ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e malanga ʻi he feituʻu kakaí, ke “ʻoatu maʻu pē ki he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻiate ia ha feilaulau ʻo e fakafetaʻi, ʻa ia ko e fua ʻo hotau loungutú ʻokú ne talaki fakahāhā ʻa hono huafá.”—Hepelū 13:15; Loma 10:10.