Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
MAʻASI 2-8
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 22-23
“Siviʻi ʻe he ʻOtua . . . ʻa ʻĒpalahame”
(Sēnesi 22:1, 2) Pea ʻi he hili ʻa e meʻá ni naʻe siviʻi ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa ʻĒpalahame, pea naʻá ne folofola kiate ia: “ʻĒpalahame,” ʻa ia naʻá ne tali ki ai ʻo pehē: “Ko au eni!” 2 Naʻá ne folofola ange leva: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻave ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē taha ʻokú ke ʻofa lahi aí, ʻa ʻAisake, peá ke fononga ki he fonua ko Molaiá ʻo foaki hake ai ia ko ha feilaulau tutu ʻi he taha ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga te u fakahaaʻi atu kiate koé.”
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Ko e Hā Naʻe Kole Ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame ke Feilaulauʻi Hono Fohá?
Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sihova kia ʻĒpalahamé: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻave ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē taha ʻokú ke ʻofa lahi aí, ʻa ʻAisake, peá ke . . . foaki hake ai ia ko ha feilaulau tutu.” (Sēnesi 22:2) Fakatokangaʻi naʻe lave ʻa Sihova kia ʻAisake ko e foha “ʻokú ke ʻofa lahi aí.” Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sihova naʻe mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻa ʻAisake kia ʻĒpalahame. Naʻe toe ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e anga ʻEne ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū. Naʻe ʻofa lahi ʻaupito ʻa Sihova ʻia Sīsū ʻo ne lea tuʻo ua mai ai mei hēvani, ʻo lave fakahangatonu kia Sīsū “ko hoku ʻAló koe, ʻa e ʻofeiná.”—Maʻake 1:11; 9:7.
Fakatokangaʻi foki, ko e kole ʻa Sihova kia ʻĒpalahamé naʻe kau ai ʻa e lea “kātaki muʻa.” ʻOku pehē ʻe ha tokotaha mataotao Tohi Tapu ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e lea ko ení ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai “ko e ʻEIKÍ ʻokú ne houngaʻia ʻi he pelepelengesi ʻo e meʻa ʻokú ne kolé.” ʻI heʻetau sioloto atu ki aí, ko e kole ko iá kuo pau pē naʻe fakamamahi moʻoni kia ʻĒpalahame; ʻi he founga meimei tatau, ʻoku faingataʻa ke lava ke tau sioloto atu ki he fuʻu mamahi kuo pau pē naʻe ongoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻene sio ki he faingataʻaʻia mo e mate hono ʻAló ʻofeiná. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko e mamahi lahi taha ia kuo hokosia ʻe Sihova.
Ko ia, neongo te tau fehuʻia nai ʻa e meʻa naʻe kole ange ʻe Sihova ke fai ʻe ʻĒpalahamé, ʻoku fakapotopoto ke tau manatuʻi naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e pēteliake faitōnunga ko iá ke ne fakahoko ʻa e feilaulaú. Naʻá ne taʻofi ʻa ʻĒpalahame mei he mole lahi taha ʻe lava ke hokosia ʻe ha mātuʻa; naʻá ne maluʻi ʻa ʻAisake mei he maté. Ka, naʻe ʻikai ke mamaeʻi ʻe Sihova “hono ʻAló tonu ka ne tuku atu ia koeʻuhiā ko kitautolu hono kotoa.” (Loma 8:32) Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu ke ne hokosia ha faingataʻa fakalilifu pehē? Naʻá ne fai iá ke “tau maʻu ai ʻa e moʻuí fakafou ʻiate ia.” (1 Sione 4:9) Ko ha fakamanatu mālohi ia ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolú! ʻOku ʻikai nai ueʻi heni kitautolu ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻetau ʻofá kiate ia?
(Sēnesi 22:9-12) Faifai atu pē peá na aʻu ki he feituʻu naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní kiate iá, pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha ʻōlita ai ʻo ne fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e fefié ki ai. Naʻá ne haʻi ʻa e nima mo e vaʻe ʻo hono foha ko ʻAisaké peá ne tuku ia ki he ʻōlitá ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he fefié. 10 Naʻe mafao atu leva ʻa e nima ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻo ne toʻo ʻa e helé ke tāmateʻi ʻa hono fohá. 11 Ka naʻe ui kiate ia ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová mei langi ʻo ne pehē: “ʻĒpalahame, ʻĒpalahame,” ʻa ia naʻá ne tali ki ai: “Ko au eni!” 12 Naʻá ne pehē mai leva: “ʻOua naʻá ke tāmateʻi ʻa e tamasiʻí, pea ʻoua naʻá ke teitei fai ha meʻa kiate ia, he ko eni ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻokú ke manavahē-ʻOtua koeʻuhí kuo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē tahá, meiate au.”
(Sēnesi 22:15-18) Pea naʻe ui mai ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová mei langi kia ʻĒpalahame ko hono tuʻo uá ia, 16 ʻo pehē: “‘ʻOku ou fai ha fuakava ʻiate au pē,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘koeʻuhi kuó ke fai ʻa e meʻá ni pea kuo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē tahá, 17 te u tāpuakiʻi moʻoni koe pea te u fakatokolahi moʻoni ho hakó ke hangē ko e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langí pea hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahí, pea ʻe maʻu ʻe ho hakó ʻa e matapā ʻo hono ngaahi filí. 18 Pea fakafou ʻi ho hakó ʻe maʻu ai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní ha tāpuaki moʻonautolu koeʻuhí kuó ke fanongo ki hoku leʻó.’”
Talangofua ki he ʻOtuá pea Maʻu ʻAonga mei Heʻene Ngaahi Talaʻofa Fuakavá
6 Ki ha lelei maʻá e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá, kuo toe ngāueʻaongaʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ha ngaahi fuakava ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakalea hangē ko e “Oku behe e Jihova koe Otua, o hage oku ou moui.” (ʻIsi. 17:16, PM) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú laka hake ʻi he ngaahi taimi kehekehe ʻe 40 naʻe fai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi fuakava. Mahalo ko e fakatātā ʻiloʻi tahá ko e ngaahi feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻĒpalahamé. ʻI ha vahaʻa taimi ʻo e ngaahi taʻu lahi, kuo fai ai ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi talaʻofa fuakava kia ʻĒpalahame ʻa ia ʻi he taimi ʻe fakatahaʻi aí ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e Hako ne talaʻofá ʻe tukuʻau mai ia meia ʻĒpalahame, fakafou ʻi hono foha ko ʻAisaké. (Sēn. 12:1-3, 7; 13:14-17; 15:5, 18; 21:12) Naʻe tuku leva ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki ha ʻahiʻahi kakaha, ʻo fekauʻi ia ke ne feilaulauʻi hono foha ʻofaʻangá. ʻI he ʻikai toe tatalí, naʻe talangofua ʻa ʻĒpalahame pea ʻi heʻene teu ke feilaulauʻi ʻa ʻAisaké mo e taʻofi ia ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea fai leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fuakava ko ení: “Kuo u fuakava ʻiate au, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo fai pehe, ʻo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho foha, ʻa hoʻo meʻa pe taha; ko ia te u matuʻaki tapuakiʻi koe, pea te u matuʻaki fakatokolahi ho hako ke tatau mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langi, pe ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi; pea ʻe maʻu ʻe ho hako ʻa e ngaahi matanikolo ʻo honau ngaahi fili; pea ko ho hako ʻe monuʻia ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo mamani; koeʻuhiā kuo ke tuitala ki heʻeku lea.”—Sēn. 22:1-3, 9-12, 15-18.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 22:5) Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe ʻĒpalahame ki heʻene ongo sevānití: “Mo nofo heni mo e ʻasí, ka te u ʻalu ki hē mo e tamasiʻí ʻo fai ha lotu pea toki foki mai kiate kimoua.”
Naʻe Ui Ia ʻe Sihova “Ko Hoku Takanga”
13 Ki muʻa ke ne mavahe mei heʻene ongo sevānití, naʻe pehē ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “Mo nofoā ʻi heni mo e asi, ka ko au mo e tama te ma ʻalu ki hé; pea te ma fai ʻema lotu ʻo foki mai kiate kimoua.” (Sēn. 22:5) Ko e hā naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahamé? Meʻa ní naʻá ne loi fekauʻaki mo ʻene foki mai mo ʻAisaké, ʻi heʻene ʻilo te ne feilaulauʻi ia? ʻIkai. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻoku malava ʻe Sihova ke fokotuʻu hake ʻa ʻAisake mei he maté. (Lau ʻa e Hepelū 11:19.) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ʻa e mālohi ke ne maʻu ai ha foha neongo ʻena fuʻu taʻumotuʻa mo Selá. (Hep. 11:11, 12, 18) Ko ia, naʻá ne mahinoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taʻemalava kia Sihova. Naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho ko iá. Ka naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e tui, ʻe lava ʻe Sihova ʻo fokotuʻu hono fohá koeʻuhí kae lava ke hoko moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ui ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame “ko e tamai ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku tui.”
(Sēnesi 22:12) Naʻá ne pehē mai leva: “ʻOua naʻá ke tāmateʻi ʻa e tamasiʻí, pea ʻoua naʻá ke teitei fai ha meʻa kiate ia, he ko eni ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻokú ke manavahē-ʻOtua koeʻuhí kuo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē tahá, meiate au.”
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Tomuʻa ʻIloʻi, Tomuʻa Fili
Filifili ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e tomuʻa ʻiloʻí. Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻo e foʻi fakakaukau tomuʻa filí, ko e filifili pe ngāueʻaki faʻiteliha ʻe he ʻOtuá hono mālohi ʻo e tomuʻa ʻiloʻí, kuo pau ke feongoongoi ia mo e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fehoanakimālie mo e meʻa ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻi heʻene Folofolá fekauʻaki mo iá tonu. ʻI hono kehe mo e fakakaukau ʻo e tomuʻa filí, ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he ngaahi konga Tohi Tapu ʻe niʻihi ʻa hono sivisiviʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he taimi pē ko iá pea tefito ai ʻene fai tuʻutuʻuní.
Ko ia, ʻi he Sēnesi 11:5-8 ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fakahanga ʻene tokangá ki he māmaní, sivisiviʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi Pēpelí, pea ʻi he taimi ko iá, ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa te ne fakahoko ke veteki ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu taʻemāʻoniʻoni ko iá. Hili ʻa e fakautuutu ʻa e fulikivanu ʻi Sōtoma mo Komolá, naʻe faleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame fekauʻaki mo ʻEne fili ke sivisiviʻi (fakafou ʻi heʻene kau ʻāngeló) ke “sio pe ko ʻenau tōʻongá ʻoku hangē ko e kalanga ʻa ia kuo aʻu mai kiate aú. Pea kapau ʻe ʻikai, ʻe lava ke u ʻiloʻi ia.” (Sēn. 18:20-22; 19:1) Naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki ‘mo ʻene hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame,’ pea hili ʻa e ʻalu ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke feilaulauʻi ʻa ʻAisaké, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, “He ko eni ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻokú ke manavahē-ʻOtua koeʻuhí kuo ʻikai te ke mamaeʻi ho fohá, ʻa ho foha pē tahá, meiate au.”—Sēn. 18:19; 22:11, 12; fakafehoanaki mo e Nehe. 9:7, 8; Kal. 4:9.
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Lau ʻOku Māʻoniʻoni
Ko e hā naʻe lava ai ke lau ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki muʻa he pekia ʻa Kalaisí? Ko e tui foki ʻa ʻĒpalahamé mo ʻene ngāué, naʻe “lau [fakahīkihikiʻi, pe taku] ai ia ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni.” (Loma 4:20-22) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni ko ia mo e kau tangata faitōnunga kehe ʻi he taimi ki muʻa he Kalisitiané naʻa nau haohaoa pe tauʻatāina mei he angahalá; ka ʻi heʻenau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e “hakó” pea koeʻuhi naʻa nau feinga ke muimui ʻi he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻikai ke lau ai kinautolu ʻoku nau taʻemāʻoniʻoni ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko e toenga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Sēn. 3:15; Saame 119:2, 3) Naʻe anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻo lau kinautolu ʻoku nau tonuhia, ʻi he fakahoa mo e māmani ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku mavahe mei he ʻOtuá. (Saame 32:1, 2; ʻEf. 2:12) Ko ia, koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tuí, ʻoku lava ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafeangai mo e kau tangata taʻehaohaoa ko iá pea tāpuakiʻi kinautolu, pea ʻi he taimi tatau ʻokú ne kei tauhi pē ki heʻene tuʻunga haohaoa ki he fakamaau totonú. (Saame 36:10) Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga ko ení ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ʻa e huhuʻi koeʻuhi ko ʻenau angahalá pea naʻa nau tatali ki he taimi kotofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tokonaki mai ai iá.—Saame 49:7-9; Hep. 9:26.
MAʻASI 9-15
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 24
“Uaifi Moʻo ʻAisake”
(Sēnesi 24:2-4) Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĒpalahame ki heʻene sevānití, ʻa e tokotaha taʻumotuʻa taha ʻi hono falé, ʻa ia naʻá ne tokangaʻi ʻene meʻa kotoa pē: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻai ho nimá ki hoku lalo alangá, 3 pea te u ʻai koe ke ke fai mai ha fakapapau ʻia Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e langí mo e ʻOtua ʻo e māmaní, ʻe ʻikai te ke toʻo ha uaifi maʻa hoku fohá mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e kau Kēnaní, ʻa ia ʻoku ou nofo ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá. 4 ʻI hono kehé, kuo pau ke ke ʻalu ki hoku fonuá pea ki hoku ngaahi kāingá ʻo toʻo mei ai ha uaifi maʻa hoku fohá, maʻa ʻAisake.”
“Te u ʻAlu”
Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa ʻEliesa ke ne fakapapau heʻikai ke ne fili ʻa e uaifi ʻo ʻAisaké mei he kau fefine Kēnaní. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí he naʻe ʻikai ke tokaʻi pe lotu ʻa e kau Kēnaní ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻe Sihova ha taimi kotofa ke tauteaʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ko ení koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tōʻonga fulikivanú. Naʻe ʻikai loto ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke kau fakataha hono foha ʻofeina ko ʻAisaké mo e faʻahinga tōʻonga taʻetaau ko ení. Naʻá ne toe lāuʻilo naʻe maʻu ʻe hono fohá ha fatongia mahuʻinga ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Sēnesi 15:16; 17:19; 24:2-4.
(Sēnesi 24:11-15) ʻI heʻene aʻu ki ha vaitupu ʻa ia naʻe ʻi tuʻa ʻi he koló, naʻá ne tuʻu ai ke mālōlō ʻa e fanga kāmelí. Ko e taimi efiafí nai ia, ʻa e taimi naʻe faʻa ʻalu atu ai ʻa e kau fefiné ke ʻutu vaí. 12 Naʻá ne pehē leva: “ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko ʻĒpalahamé, kātaki ʻo tuku muʻa ke u lavameʻa ʻi he ʻahó ni, pea fakahaaʻi ʻa hoʻo ʻofa mateakí ki hoku ʻeiki ko ʻĒpalahamé. 13 Ko eni ʻoku ou tuʻu ʻi ha vaitupu, pea ʻoku haʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e kau tangata ʻo e koló ke ʻutu vai. 14 ʻOfa ke hoko ko e finemui ʻa ia te u pehē ki ai, ‘Kātaki muʻa ʻo tuku hifo hoʻo siā vaí koeʻuhi ke u inu,’ pea te ne tali mai, ‘Inu, pea te u fakainu foki mo hoʻo fanga kāmelí,’ tuku ke hoko ko e tokotaha eni kuó ke fili maʻa hoʻo sevāniti ko ʻAisaké; pea ʻi he meʻá ni tuku ke u ʻilo ai kuó ke fakahā ʻa hoʻo ʻofa mateakí ki hoku ʻeikí.” 15 Naʻa mo e ki muʻa ke ʻosi ʻa ʻene leá, ko Lepeka, ʻa ia ko e ʻofefine ʻo Petueli ko e tama ʻa Milika ko e uaifi ʻo Nēhoá, ʻa e tokoua ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, naʻá ne haʻu mo ʻene siā vai ʻi hono umá.
“Te u ʻAlu”
Naʻe hoko atu ʻa ʻEliesa ʻi heʻene tala ange ki he tokotaha-talitalí ʻa ʻene lotu ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻi he taimi naʻá ne aʻu ai ki he vaitupu ofi ki Hālaní. Ko hono moʻoní naʻá ne kole kia Sihova ke ne fili ha kiʻi fefine ke mali mo ʻAisake. Anga-fēfē? Naʻe kole ʻa ʻEliesa ki he ʻOtuá ke fakapapauʻi ange ko e kiʻi fefine ʻokú Ne hōifua ke mali mo ʻAisaké ʻe haʻu ki he vaitupú. ʻI he taimi naʻe kole inu aí, te ne loto-lelei ke ʻoange ha vai ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ke inu ʻa ʻEliesa kae fakainu kotoa mo ʻene fanga kāmelí foki. (Sēnesi 24:12-14) Pea ko hai naʻe haʻu ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko iá? Ko Lepeka! Sioloto atu ki he anga ʻene ongoʻi kapau naʻá ne fanongo ki he talanoa ʻa ʻEliesá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e mēmipa hono fāmilí!
(Sēnesi 24:58) Naʻá na ui mai ʻa Lepeka ʻo na pehē kiate ia: “Te ke ʻalu mo e tangatá ni?” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻOku ou loto-lelei ke u ʻalu.”
(Sēnesi 24:67) ʻI he hili iá naʻe ʻomai ʻe ʻAisake ʻa e fefiné ki he tēniti ʻo Sela ko ʻene faʻeé. Ko ia naʻá ne ʻave ai ʻa Lepeka ke hoko ko hono uaifi; pea naʻá ne ʻofa kiate ia, pea naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻAisake ʻa e fiemālie hili ʻa e mole atu ʻa ʻene faʻeé.
“Te u ʻAlu”
ʻI ha ngaahi uike ki muʻa, naʻe ʻohake ʻe ʻEliesa ʻa e ʻīsiu tatau ʻi heʻene ʻeke kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ka e fefe oka ikai fie haʻu ae fefine mo au?” Naʻe tali ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “Te ke ataatā mei he e ta fuakava ni.” (Sēnesi 24:39, 41, PM) ʻI he fale ʻo Petuelí, naʻe mahuʻinga ʻa e meʻa naʻe tokanga ki ai ʻa e kiʻi fefiné. Naʻe fiefia lahi ʻa ʻEliesa ʻi heʻene lavameʻa ʻi he ngāue naʻe tuku ange kiate iá, ʻi he pongipongi hono hokó pē naʻá ne kole ke foki mo Lepeka ki Kēnani. Kae kehe, naʻe loto hono fāmilí ke nau kiʻi nofo ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe hongofulu nai. Ko ia, naʻa nau fakaleleiʻi eni ʻi he foungá ni: “ʻOua ke ma ui ʻa e taʻahine, ʻo fehuʻi pe ko e ha hono loto.”—Sēnesi 24:57.
ʻI hení, naʻe puputuʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Lepeká. Ko e hā nai te ne leaʻakí? Te ne fai e loto ʻene tamaí mo hono tuongaʻané, ʻo kole ke ʻoua ʻe kau ʻi he fonongá? Pe ko ʻene vakai ki aí ko ha monū ke kau atu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hā mahino naʻe tataki ʻe Sihová? Ko ʻene talí naʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻa ʻene ongoʻi tailiili ki he liliu fakatuʻupakē ʻi heʻene moʻuí. Naʻá ne pehē: “Te u ʻalu.”—Sēnesi 24:58.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 24:19, 20) ʻI he ʻosi ʻene ʻoange ha inu kiate iá, naʻá ne pehē: “Te u ʻutu foki ha vai maʻa hoʻo fanga kāmelí kae ʻoua kuo nau fiu he inú.” 20 Ko ia naʻá ne huaʻi fakavave ʻa ʻene siaá ki he meʻa ʻaiʻanga inú peá ne toutou lele ki he vaitupú ke ʻutu vai, pea naʻá ne hanganaki ʻutu vai ki heʻene fanga kāmelí kotoa.
“Te u ʻAlu”
ʻI ha efiafi ʻe taha, naʻá ne ʻutu ʻene siaá, pea naʻe lele atu ha tangataʻeiki ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia. Naʻá ne pehē ange: “Tuku ke u inu ha huʻa vai mei hoʻo siā.” Ko ha kole anga-lelei ia pea naʻe ʻoange leva ia! Naʻe lava ke sio atu ʻa Lepeka ki he tangatá naʻá ne fononga mamaʻo mai. Ko ia naʻá ne fakatovave ke tuku hifo ʻa e siaá mei hono umá pea ʻoange ʻa e inu ʻo e tangatá, ʻo ʻikai ko ha kiʻi fakaai pē ka ko ʻene inu moʻoni mei he vai foʻou, ko ha vai mokomoko. Naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ko ha fanga kāmeli ʻe toko hongofulu ʻoku nau tākoto teʻeki ai ke fakainu. Naʻá ne sio ki he mata ʻo e tangataʻeikí ʻokú ne sio fakamamaʻu kiate ia, pea naʻá ne loto ke fakahāhā ʻa e nima-homo. Ko ia naʻá ne pehē: “Te u ʻutu foki ki hoʻo fanga kameli, ʻo fai pe ke nau fiu he inu.”—Sēnesi 24:17-19.
Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ʻikai ke fakaai pē ʻe Lepeka hono fakainu ʻa e fanga kāmelí ka naʻá ne fakainu pē kinautolu kae ʻoua leva ke nau fiu. Kapau ʻoku fuʻu fieinua ha kāmeli, ʻe lava ke ne inu ha kālani vai ʻe 25 (95 L)! Kapau ko e fanga kāmeli ko eni ʻe hongofulú naʻa nau fieinua pehē, naʻe laui houa ʻa e ngāue mālohi ʻa Lepeka ke fakainu kinautolú. Hangē ko e meʻa naʻe hokó, ngalingali ko e fanga kāmelí naʻa nau fieinua lahi. Ka naʻe ʻilo nai ʻe Lepeka ʻa e ngāue lahi ʻi he fietokoni naʻá ne faí? ʻIkai. Naʻá ne loto-lelei naʻa mo ʻene vēkeveke ʻi he lahi taha naʻá ne malavá ke fakahāhā ʻa e anga-talitali kakaí ki he tangataʻeiki sola ko ení. Naʻá ne tali ʻene tokoní. Naʻá ne toki siofi ia ʻi heʻene toutou lele fefokifokiʻaki ʻi hono huaʻi mo fakafonu ʻene siaá ki he kumeté.—Sēnesi 24:20, 21.
“Te u ʻAlu”
Kuo ʻosi mamalu e poʻulí. ʻOku ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamatalá naʻe fakatuotuai ʻa Lepeka ʻi he vaitupú ʻi ha ngaahi laui houa. Naʻe ʻikai ke fakahuʻunga ʻo pehē naʻe ʻosi mohe hono fāmilí ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻosi ai ʻene ngāué pe naʻe ʻalu ha taha ke vakai pe ko e hā ʻoku tuai mai aí.
(Sēnesi 24:65) Naʻá ne ʻeke ange leva ki he sevānití: “Ko hai ʻa e tangata ko ē ʻoku lue mai ʻi he loto ʻataʻataá ke fakafetaulaki mai kiate kitautolú?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he sevānití: “Ko hoku ʻeikí ia.” Ko ia naʻá ne toʻo ʻa hono pūloú ʻo ne pūlou ʻaki ia.
“Te u ʻAlu”
Fakaʻosí, kuo hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho naʻa tau lave ki ai ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e kupu ko ení. ʻI he ofi ke aʻu atu ʻa e fonongá ki Tongá mo e kamata ke tāitō ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he fonuá, naʻe sio ʻa Lepeka ki ha tangata naʻe ʻi he ngoueʻangá. ʻOkú ne mataʻi fakakaukau mo tokanga. “Pea ne hopo ki lalo mei he kameli,” ʻoku tau sio heni ngalingali naʻá ne hopo mei he kāmeli ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tulolo hifo—peá ne ʻeke: “Ko hai ʻa e tangata ko ena ʻoku laka mai ʻi he ngoue ke fakafetaulaki mai kiate kitautolu?” ʻI heʻene ʻiloʻi ko ʻAisaké, naʻá ne ʻai hono pūloú. (Sēnesi 24:62-65) Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ko e founga ko ení ko e fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ʻene fakaʻapaʻapa ki he tokotaha ʻe hoko ko hono husepāniti. Ko e founga ko ení ʻe pehē nai ʻe he niʻihi ʻoku ʻolokuonga. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e tangata mo e fefine fakatouʻosi ʻe lava ke nau maʻu ha lēsoni mei he anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa Lepeká, he ko hai ʻiate kitautolu ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fiemaʻu e ʻulungaanga fakaʻofoʻofa ko ení?
MAʻASI 16-22
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 25-26
“Fakatau ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa ʻEne Totonu ki he ʻUluaki Fohá”
(Sēnesi 25:27, 28) ʻI he lalahi ʻa e ongo tamaiki tangatá, naʻe hoko ʻa ʻĪsoa ko ha tokotaha pōtoʻi tulimanu, ko ha tangata taka vao, ka ko Sēkope ko ha tangata taʻemele ia, naʻe nofo tēniti. 28 Pea naʻe ʻofa ʻa ʻAisake ʻia ʻĪsoa koeʻuhí naʻá ne ʻomai kiate ia ha manu ke ne kai, lolotonga iá naʻe ʻofa ʻa Lepeka ʻia Sēkope.
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Sēkope
ʻI he kehe meia ʻĪsoa, ʻa e ʻofaʻanga ʻo ʻena tamaí, ʻa ia naʻe tāuvao, taʻemanonga mo tuli manú, ko Sēkopé naʻe fakamatalaʻi ko ha “tangata taʻemele [Hep., tam] ia, naʻe nofo tēniti,” ko ha taha naʻá ne moʻui ko ha tauhi sipi pea naʻe falalaʻanga ke tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻapí, ʻa e tokotaha naʻe tautefito ʻa e ʻofa ai ʻene faʻeé. (Sēn. 25:27, 28) Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ko e tam ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ia ke fakamatalaʻi ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e “kau tangata lingitotó ʻoku nau fehiʻa ʻi ha taha pē ʻoku taʻemele,” ka ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e fakapapau ko e “kahaʻu ʻo e tangata [taʻemelé] ko e melino.” (Pal. 29:10 fkm. ʻi lalo; Saame 37:37) Ko e tokotaha tauhi anga-tonu ko Siopé “tangata taʻemele [Hep., tam] mo faitotonu.”—Siope 1:1, 8 fkm. ʻi lalo; 2:3.
(Sēnesi 25:29, 30) ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe haka ai ʻe Sēkope ha supo feʻunga mo e foki mai ʻa ʻĪsoa mei he vaó kuó ne ongosia. 30 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĪsoa kia Sēkope: “Kātaki ʻo fakatoʻotoʻo muʻa, ʻomi ha meʻi meʻa mei he supo kulokula ʻokú ke maʻu hená, he kuó u ongosia!” Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe hoko ai hono hingoá ko ʻĪtomí.
(Sēnesi 25:31-34) ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sēkope: “ʻUluaki fakatau mai kiate au hoʻo totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá!” 32 Pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻo ne pehē: “Ko eni te u mate! Ko e hā hano ʻaonga kiate au ʻa e totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá?” 33 Pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa Sēkope: “ʻUluaki fai mai ha fakapapau kiate au!” Ko ia naʻá ne fai ha fakapapau kiate ia ʻo ne fakatau ange ʻene totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá kia Sēkope. 34 Naʻe ʻoange leva ʻe Sēkope kia ʻĪsoa ha mā mo e supo piini, pea naʻá ne kai mo inu, peá ne mālanga hake ʻo ne ʻalu. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa e totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá.
Ko e Hā ke Fakahāhā Ai ʻa e Houngaʻiá?
11 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻi he Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻikai ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻiá. Ko e fakatātaá, neongo naʻe ʻohake ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻe ha ongo mātuʻa naʻá na ʻofa mo fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa Sihova, naʻe ʻikai ke ne houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú. (Lau ʻa e Hepelū 12:16.) Naʻe anga-fēfē hoko ʻene fakakaukau taʻehoungaʻiá ʻo hā mahinó? Naʻe fakavave ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻo fakatau atu ʻa ʻene totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá ki hono tokoua siʻisiʻí, ʻa Sēkope, ʻaki pē ha poulu supo. (Sēn. 25:30-34) Ki mui ai, naʻe fakaʻiseʻisa moʻoni ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi he fili naʻá ne faí. Ka naʻá ne taʻehoungaʻia ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne maʻú, ko ia naʻe ʻikai ha makatuʻunga ke ne lāunga ai ʻi he ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá.
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ʻUluaki Foha, ʻUluaki ʻUhiki Tangata
ʻI he fuofua taimí ko e ʻuluaki fohá naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻi he fāmilí pea ko e tokotaha ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke hoko ko e ʻulu ʻi he fāmilí. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ʻinasi ʻoku liunga ua ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻa ʻene tamaí. (Teu. 21:17) Naʻe fakatangutu ʻa Lūpeni ʻe Siosifa ʻi he taimi kaí ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá. (Sēn. 43:33) Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi maʻu pē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ʻuluaki fohá ʻo fakatatau ki honau taʻumotuʻá. Ko e tuʻunga muʻomuʻá ʻoku faʻa foaki ia maʻá e foha tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha pe anga-tonu ʻi he ngaahi fohá kae ʻikai ko e ʻuluaki fohá.—Sēn. 6:10; 1 Kal. 1:28; fakafehoanaki mo e Sēn. 11:26, 32; 12:4; sio ki he TOTONU KI HE ʻULUAKI FOHÁ; TOFIʻA.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 25:31-34) ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sēkope: “ʻUluaki fakatau mai kiate au hoʻo totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá!” 32 Pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻo ne pehē: “Ko eni te u mate! Ko e hā hano ʻaonga kiate au ʻa e totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá?” 33 Pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa Sēkope: “ʻUluaki fai mai ha fakapapau kiate au!” Ko ia naʻá ne fai ha fakapapau kiate ia ʻo ne fakatau ange ʻene totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá kia Sēkope. 34 Naʻe ʻoange leva ʻe Sēkope kia ʻĪsoa ha mā mo e supo piini, pea naʻá ne kai mo inu, peá ne mālanga hake ʻo ne ʻalu. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa e totonu ki he ʻuluaki fohá.
(Hepelū 12:16) pea vakavakai ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha taha ʻi homou lotolotongá ʻe fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau pe ha taha ʻoku ʻikai te ne houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú, hangē ko ʻĪsoá, ʻa ia naʻá ne tuku ange atu ʻene ngaahi totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá ʻo fakafetongiʻaki ha foʻi houa kai pē ʻe taha.
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Sai tau foki angé ki he Hepelū 12:16, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ai: “Vakavakai ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha taha ʻi homou lotolotongá ʻe fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau pe ha taha ʻoku ʻikai te ne houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú, hangē ko ʻĪsoá, ʻa ia naʻá ne tuku ange atu ʻene ngaahi totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá ʻo fakafetongiʻaki ha foʻi houa kai pē ʻe taha.” Ko e hā ʻa e poini ʻi hení?
Naʻe ʻikai ke lāulea heni ʻa e ʻapositolo ia ko Paulá ki he fanga kui ʻa e Mīsaiá. Ko ʻene fakaʻaiʻai pē ʻe ia ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau ‘ʻai ke hangatonu ʻa e ngaahi hala ki honau vaʻé.’ Ko ia ʻe ʻikai te nau ‘taʻeaʻusia ai ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá,’ ʻa ia ko e meʻa fakamamahí naʻe ʻikai mei malava kapau naʻa nau fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau. (Hep. 12:12-16) Kapau naʻa nau fai ia, naʻa nau hangē ko ʻĪsoá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne “houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú,” peá ne fakavaivai ki he meʻa naʻe “taʻetoputapú.”
Naʻe moʻui ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau pēteliaké, pea naʻe aʻu nai ʻo ne maʻu ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ʻa e monū ʻo hono fai ʻo e ngaahi feilaulaú. (Sēn. 8:20, 21; 12:7, 8; Siope 1:4, 5) Ka ʻi heʻene fakakaukau fakakakanó, naʻe tuku ange ai ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa e ngaahi monū kotoa ko iá ki ha poulu supo. Naʻá ne loto nai ke hao mei he faingataʻa naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe hoko ki he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. (Sēn. 15:13) Naʻe toe fakahaaʻi tonu ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻene hehema ki he meʻa taʻetoputapú, ʻo ʻikai houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú, ʻi heʻene mali mo ha ongo fefine pangani, ʻo mamahi ai ʻene ongo mātuʻá. (Sēn. 26:34, 35) He kehe ē ko ia meia Sēkope, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ke mali mo ha tokotaha lotu ki he ʻOtua moʻoní!—Sēn. 28:6, 7; 29:10-12, 18.
(Sēnesi 26:7) ʻI he taimi naʻe toutou fehuʻi ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e feituʻú ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono uaifí, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko hoku tuofefine ia.” Naʻá ne ilifia ke pehē, “Ko hoku uaifi ia,” he naʻá ne pehē, “ʻE tāmateʻi nai au ʻe he kau tangata ʻo e feituʻú koeʻuhi ko Lepeka,” he naʻe hoihoifua ʻa hono fōtungá.
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Loi
Neongo ko e loi fakatupu maumaú ʻoku fakahalaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ʻoku pau ke tala ʻe ha taha ha meʻa fakafoʻituitui ki ha taha ʻoku ʻikai haʻane totonu ke ʻilo ki ai. Naʻe faleʻi ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi: “ʻOua ʻe ʻoange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku toputapú ki he fanga kulií pe laku ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi mataʻitofé ki he fanga puaká, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa nau tāmoloki ia pea nau tafoki hake ʻo halu kimoutolu.” (Māt. 7:6) Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakaʻehiʻehi ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi mei hono ʻoatu ha fakamatala kakato pe ha tali hangatonu ki ha ngaahi fehuʻi ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he hoko ha maumau. (Māt. 15:1-6; 21:23-27; Sione 7:3-10) Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ʻalunga ʻo ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, Lēhapi mo ʻIlaisá ko hono takihalaʻi pe ʻikai ʻoatu kakato ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá mei he kakai naʻe ʻikai ke lotu kia Sihová naʻe totonu ia koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ai ha maumau.—Sēn. 12:10-19; vahe 20; 26:1-10; Sios. 2:1-6; Sēm. 2:25; 2 Tuʻi 6:11-23.
MAʻASI 23-29
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 27-28
“Naʻe Maʻu ʻe Sēkope ʻa e Totonu ki he Tāpuakí”
(Sēnesi 27:6-10) Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Lepeka kia Sēkope ko ʻene tamá: “Ko e toki ʻosi eni ʻeku fanongo atu ki he lea ʻa hoʻo tamaí kia ʻĪsoa ko ho tokouá, ʻo pehē, 7 ‘ʻOmai kiate au ha manu pea ngaohi maʻaku ha meʻakai ifo. Pea tuku ke u kai ia koeʻuhi ke u tāpuakiʻi ai koe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ki muʻa ke u maté.’ 8 Pea ko eni, ʻeku tama, fanongo lelei pea fai ʻa e meʻa te u fakahinohino atú. 9 Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻalu ki he tākangá pea ʻomai kiate au ʻa e kiʻi kosi ʻe ua lelei tahá mei he fanga kosi aí koeʻuhí ke u teuteuʻi mei ai ha meʻakai ifo maʻa hoʻo tamaí, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia ʻokú ne ifoʻia aí. 10 Pea ʻave leva ia ki hoʻo tamaí ke ne kai, koeʻuhí ke ne tāpuakiʻi ai koe ki muʻa ke ne maté.”
Lepeka—Ko ha Fefine Anga-Fakaʻotua Faʻa Ngāue
ʻOku ʻikai tala ʻe he Tohi Tapú pe naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻAisake kuo pau ke tauhi ʻa ʻĪsoa kia Sēkope. ʻI ha tuʻunga pē, ʻoku fakatou ʻiloʻi ʻe Lepeka mo Sēkope ko e tāpuakí ʻoku ʻa Sēkope ia. ʻOku ngāue leva ʻa Lepeka ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻoku fakataumuʻa ʻa ʻAisake ke ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi he taimi te ne ʻave ai ki heʻene tamaí ha tisi ʻo e meʻakai mei heʻene tulimanú. Ko e tuʻunga fakapapau mo e faivelenga ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻaki ia ʻi hono tuʻunga finemuí kuo ʻikai ke mavahe meiate ia. ʻOkú ne ‘fekauʻi’ ʻa Sēkope ke ʻomai kiate ia ha ʻuhikiʻi kosi ʻe ua. Te ne teuteu ha tisi ʻa ia ʻoku manako ai ʻa hono husepānití. Kuo pau leva ke fakangalingali ʻa Sēkope ko ʻĪsoa ia ke ne maʻu ʻa e tāpuakí. ʻOku talitekeʻi ia ʻe Sēkope. Kuo pau ke hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻe heʻene tamaí ʻa e palaní pea fakamalaʻiaʻi ia! ʻOku vilitaki pē ʻa Lepeka. ‘Ke to mai kiate au, tama, hao fakamalaʻia,’ ko ʻene leá ia. ʻOkú ne ngaohi leva ʻa e tisí, fakapuli ʻa Sēkope, pea fekauʻi ia ki hono husepānití.—Senesi 27:1-17.
Ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e fai pehē ʻa Lepeká ʻoku ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi ia. ʻOku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he tokolahi ʻa ʻene ngāué, ka ʻoku ʻikai pehē ʻa e Tohi Tapú, pea pehē kia ʻAisake ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi kuo maʻu ʻe Sēkope ʻa e tāpuakí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku fakalahi ia ʻe ʻAisake. (Sēnesi 27:29; 28:3, 4) ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe Lepeka ʻa e meʻa naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sihova fekauʻaki mo hono ongo fohá. Ko ia ʻokú ne ngāue ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sēkope ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa ia ʻoku ʻaʻaná tonu. ʻOku fehoanaki māʻalaʻala eni mo e finangalo ʻo Sihová.—Loma 9:6-13.
(Sēnesi 27:18, 19) Ko ia naʻá ne hū ki heʻene tamaí ʻo ne pehē: “ʻAlā tamai,” ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē mai: “Ko au eni! Ko hai koe, ʻe hoku foha?” 19 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sēkope ki heʻene tamaí: “Ko au ʻĪsoa ko ho ʻuluaki fohá. Kuó u fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia naʻá ke tala maí. Kātaki muʻa ʻo tangutu hake ʻo kai ha meʻa mei he manu naʻá ku ʻomaí, koeʻuhí ke ke tāpuakiʻi ai au.”
Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻomai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ia ʻa e kotoa ʻo e fakaikiiki ki he ʻuhinga naʻe fai pehē ai ʻa Lepeka mo Sēkopé, ka ʻoku ʻiloʻi mei ai naʻe fakafokifā ʻa e hoko ʻa e meʻá. ʻOku totonu ke tau fakatokangaʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatonuhiaʻi pe fakahalaki ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Lepeka mo Sēkopé, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fokotuʻu mai ai ha sīpinga ʻo e loí mo e kākaá. Kae kehe, ʻoku fakamaama mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e tuʻungá ni.
ʻUluakí, ʻoku tala mahino mai ʻe he fakamatalá naʻe maʻu ʻe Sēkope ʻa e totonu ki he tāpuaki ʻa ʻene tamaí; naʻe ʻikai maʻu ia ʻe ʻĪsoa. Ki muʻa ange ai, naʻe fakatau fakalao ʻe Sēkope ʻa e totonu ki he foha lahí mei hono māhanga taʻehoungaʻiá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatau ia ʻaki ha houa kai ke fakatōliʻaʻaki ʻene fiekaiá. Naʻe “jiaki e Isoa ae inaji oe uluaki foha.” (Sēnesi 25:29-34, PM) Ko ia ʻi he fakaofiofi ki heʻene tamaí, naʻe kumi ai ʻa Sēkope ki ha tāpuaki ʻa ia ko e meʻa totonu pē ia ʻaʻana.
(Sēnesi 27:27-29) Ko ia naʻá ne ʻunuʻunu ofi atu ʻo ʻuma kiate ia, pea naʻe lava ke ne nāmuʻi ʻa e nanamu ʻo hono ngaahi teungá. Pea naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi leva ia ʻo ne pehē: “Vakai, ko e nanamu ʻo hoku fohá ʻoku hangē ko e nanamu ʻo e vao ʻa ia kuo tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihová. 28 ʻOfa ke ʻoatu ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi hahau ʻo e langí mo e kelekele mahu ʻo e māmaní pea mo ha uite lahi mo e uaine foʻou. 29 Tuku ke tauhi kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi kakaí, pea tuku ke punou hifo ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá kiate koe. Ke ke hoko ko e pule ki ho fanga tokouá, pea tuku ke punou hifo kiate koe ʻa e fānau ʻa hoʻo faʻeé. Ke malaʻia ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ʻokú ne fakamalaʻiaʻi koé, pea ke faitāpuekina ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi koé.”
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Tāpuaki
ʻI he sōsaieti fakapēteliaké ko e tamaí naʻá ne faʻa tāpuakiʻi hono ngaahi fohá ki muʻa siʻi pē peá ne maté. Ko e meʻa eni naʻe mahuʻinga ʻaupito pea naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi. Ko ia naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope, ʻo fakakaukau ko ʻĪsoa ia ʻa e ʻuluaki fohá. Naʻe ʻuluaki tāpuakiʻi ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope ʻaki ʻa e leleiʻia mo e lakalakaimonū, ʻo ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ne kōlenga kia Sihova ke Ne fakahoko ʻa e tāpuakí, koeʻuhi naʻá ne kui mo taʻumotuʻa. (Sēn. 27:1-4, 23-29; 28:1, 6; Hep. 11:20; 12:16, 17) Ki mui aí naʻá ne ui ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope ʻo ne fakapapauʻi mo fakalahi ʻa e tāpuakí. (Sēn. 28:1-4) Ki muʻa pea mate ʻa Sēkopé, naʻá ne ʻuluaki tāpuakiʻi ʻa e ongo foha ʻo Siosifá peá ne toki tāpuakiʻi ʻa hono ngaahi fohá tonu. (Sēn. 48:9, 20; 49:1-28; Hep. 11:21) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ki muʻa ke mate ʻa Mōsesé, naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí. (Teu. 33:1) ʻI he tuʻunga kotoa ko ení naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai naʻa nau lea fakaekikite. ʻI he tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ʻi hono fai ha tāpuaki pehē, ko e nima ʻo e tokotaha fai tāpuakí naʻe hilifaki ia ʻi he ʻulu ʻo e tokotaha ʻoku tāpuekiná.—Sēn. 48:13, 14.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 27:46–28:2) ʻI he hili iá, naʻe hanganaki pehē ʻe Lepeka kia ʻAisake: “ʻOku ou kinaʻia ʻi heʻeku moʻuí koeʻuhi ko e ongo ʻofefine ʻo Hetí. Kapau ʻe faifai ange pea maʻu ʻe Sēkope hano uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Hetí, hangē ko e ongo ʻofefine ko eni ʻo e fonuá, ko e hā hano ʻaonga ʻo ʻeku moʻuí?”
28 Ko ia naʻe ui mai ʻe ʻAisake ʻa Sēkope ʻo ne tāpuakiʻi ia peá ne tuʻutuʻuni kiate ia, ʻo pehē: “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke maʻu ha uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Kēnaní. 2 Ke ke ʻalu ki Petana-lami ki he fale ʻo Petuelí, ko e tamai ʻa hoʻo faʻeé, pea ke maʻu mei ai hao uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Lēpani, ko e tuongaʻane ʻo hoʻo faʻeé.
Ngaahi Kī ke Tokoni ki he Fetuʻutaki mo Ho Hoá
Naʻe fakatupulekina ʻe ʻAisake mo Lepeka ha ngaahi pōtoʻi lelei ʻi he fetuʻutakí? Hili ʻa e mali ʻa hona foha ko ʻĪsoá mo e ongo ʻofefine ʻo e kau Hetí, naʻe malanga hake ai ha palopalema fakafāmili mafatukituki. Naʻe toutou “lea” ʻa Lepeka kia ʻAisake: “Kuo kina ʻeku moʻui ko e meʻa ʻi he ongo fafine Heti; kapau ʻe mali a Sekope foki [ʻa hona foha siʻí] mo ha fefine Heti, . . . koeʻumaʻa aipe ʻeku moʻui?” (Sēnesi 26:34; 27:46) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi mahino ʻa ʻene hohaʻá.
Naʻe tala ʻe ʻAisake kia Sēkope ko e tehina māhanga ʻo ʻĪsoá, ke ʻoua te ne maʻu ha uaifi mei he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo Kēnaní. (Sēnesi 28:1, 2) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Lepeka ʻa ʻene poiní. Ko e ongo meʻá ni naʻá na fetuʻutaki lavameʻa fekauʻaki mo ha kaveinga fakafāmili mātuʻaki fakatupu mamahingofua, ʻo tokonaki mai ai ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei kia kitautolu he ʻaho ní. Ko ia ai, fēfē kapau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke hoko ʻo feongoongoi ʻa e ngaahi hoa malí? Ko e hā ʻe lava ke faí?
(Sēnesi 28:12, 13) Hili iá naʻá ne misi, pea vakai, tā naʻe ʻi ai ha kakaʻanga naʻe fokotuʻu ʻi he māmaní, pea naʻe aʻu hake ki he langí; pea naʻe ʻalu hake mo ʻalu hifo ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá. 13 Pea vakai, naʻe ʻafio ʻa Sihova ʻi ʻolunga ai, peá ne folofola mai: “Ko au Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻĒpalahame ko hoʻo tamaí pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake. Ko e fonua ʻa ia ʻokú ke tokoto aí, te u foaki ia kiate koe pea ki ho hakó.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Senesí—II
28:12, 13—Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e misi ʻa Sēkope ʻo kau ki ha “tuʻunga”? Ko e “tuʻunga” ko ení, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻasi nai hangē ha sitepu maka ki ʻolungá, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ha fetuʻutaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo māmani mo hēvaní. Ko e ʻalu hake mo e ʻalu hifo ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ngāue ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ʻi ha founga mahuʻinga ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sihova mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa ʻene hōifuá.—Sione 1:51.
MAʻASI 30–ʻEPELELI 5
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 29-30
“Mali ʻa Sēkope”
(Sēnesi 29:18-20) Naʻe ʻofa ʻa Sēkope ʻia Lesieli, ko ia naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku ou loto-lelei ke ngāue kiate koe ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu koeʻuhi ko Lesieli ko ho ʻofefine siʻisiʻí.” 19 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Lēpani: “ʻOku lelei ange kiate au ke u foaki ia kiate koe ʻi haʻaku foaki ia ki ha tangata kehe. Hokohoko atu ai pē hoʻo nofo mo aú.” 20 Pea naʻe ngāue ʻa Sēkope ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu koeʻuhi ko Lesieli, ka ʻi heʻene vakaí naʻe hangē pē ia ha ngaahi ʻaho siʻí koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻofa ʻiate iá.
Sēkope Naʻá Ne Fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e Meʻa Mahuʻinga Fakalaumālié
Ko e fakamaʻu malí naʻe fakahoko ia ʻaki ʻa e totongi ʻo ha totongi ʻo e fefine malí ki he fāmili ʻo e taʻahine malí. Ko e Lao ʻa Mōsesé naʻe fokotuʻu ai ki mui ʻa e sikeli siliva ʻe 50 ko e totongi ia ki he kau tāupoʻou kuo kākāʻí. Ko e mataotao ko Gordon Wenham ʻokú ne tui ko e “meʻaʻofa mali māʻolunga tahá” eni ka ko e lahi tahá naʻe “māʻulalo lahi ange ia.” (Teutalōnome 22:28, 29) Naʻe ʻikai lava ke fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sēkope ki ha totongi. Naʻá ne tuku kia Lēpani ʻa e taʻu ngāue ʻe fitu. “Koeʻuhi ko e kau ngāue fakataimí naʻa nau maʻu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e vaeueaʻi sikelí mo e sikeli ʻe tahá ʻi he māhina ʻi he taimi ʻo Pāpilone motuʻá” (mei he sikeli ʻe 42 ki he 84 ʻi he taʻu kakato ʻe fitú), ko e hoko atu ia ʻa Wenham, “naʻe tuʻuaki atu ai ʻe Sēkope kia Lēpani ha meʻaʻofa mali lahi ʻi he fakafetongi ke mali mo Lesielí.” Naʻe tali lelei ia ʻe Lēpani.—Senesi 29:19.
(Sēnesi 29:21-26) Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Sēkope kia Lēpani: “ʻOmi hoku uaifí koeʻuhí he kuo kakato hoku ngaahi ʻahó, pea tuku ke u mohe mo ia.” 22 ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻe Lēpani ʻa e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo e feituʻú ʻo ne fai ha kātoanga kai. 23 Ka ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e efiafí, naʻe tafoki hake ia ʻo ne toʻo ʻa hono ʻofefine ko Liá ʻo ne ʻomi ia kiate ia koeʻuhí ke ne mohe mo ia. 24 Naʻe ʻoange foki ʻe Lēpani ʻa Silipa ko ʻene kaunangá kia Lia ko hono ʻofefiné ke hoko ko ʻene kaunanga. 25 ʻI he pongipongi haké naʻe vakai ʻa Sēkope tā ko Lia ia! Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange kia Lēpani: “Ko e hā kuó ke fai kiate aú? ʻIkai ko Lesieli naʻá ku ngāue ai kiate koé? Ko e hā kuó ke kākaaʻi ai aú?” 26 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Lēpani: “ʻOku ʻikai ko homau anga ia hení ke ʻoatu ʻa e siʻí ki muʻa ia ʻi he lahí.
Ongo Tautehina Loto-Mamahi Naʻá Na “Langa ʻa e Fale ʻo Isileli”
Naʻe faʻufaʻu ʻa Lia ke ne kākaaʻi ʻa Sēkope? Pe naʻá ne fai pē ko e talangofua ki heʻene tamaí? Pea naʻe ʻi fē ʻa Lesieli ia? Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi nai ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó? Kapau ko ia, naʻe fēfē ʻene ongoʻí? Naʻe lava nai ke ne fakafetau ki he loto ʻo ʻene tamai anga-fefeká? ʻOku ʻikai ʻomai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ha tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻí ni. Pe ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Lesieli mo Lia fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, ʻi he hili iá naʻe fakaʻitaʻi ʻe he faʻufaʻú ʻa Sēkope. Pea ko Lēpani, ʻo ʻikai ko hono ongo ʻofefiné naʻe fekīhiaki mo Sēkopé: “ʻIkai ko Lesieli naʻa ku ngaue ai kiate koe? pea ko e ha kuo ke kākāʻi ai au?” Ko e hā e tali ʻa Lēpaní? “ʻOku ʻikai ha fai pehe ʻi homau feituʻu, ke tomuʻa mali ʻa e tehina ʻi he taʻokete. Fakakakato ʻa e uike oʻeni, pea te mau toki ʻatu mo ʻena foki, koeʻuhi ko e ngaue te ke fai kiate au, ʻo toe taʻu ʻe fitu atu.” (Sēnesi 29:25-27) Ko ia naʻe kākaaʻi ai ʻa Sēkope ke mali tokolahi ʻa ia ne fakatupunga ai ha meheka loto-ʻita.
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Mali
Kātoanga. Ko e malí ko e kātoanga fakafiefia lahi ia ʻi ʻIsileli, neongo naʻe ʻikai ko ha kātoanga fakaeouau ia. ʻI he ʻaho malí, ko e taʻahine malí naʻá ne faʻa fakahoko ha teuteu lahi ʻi hono ʻapí tonu. ʻUluakí te ne kaukau mo milimili ʻaki ha lolo namu-kakala. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Lute 3:3; ʻIsi. 23:40.) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tokoni kiate ia ha fefine tauhi ke tui ʻa e leta teuteú mo ha kofu hinehina, ʻa ia kuo lalanga lelei ʻo fakatatau ki hono tuʻunga fakapaʻangá. (Sel. 2:32; Fkh. 19:7, 8; Saame 45:13, 14) Naʻá ne teuʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa-teuteu mo e siueli, kapau naʻá ne maʻu ia (ʻAi. 49:18; 61:10; Fkh. 21:2), pea naʻá ne tui leva ha kofu maʻamaʻa mo ha pūlou mei hono ʻulú ki hono vaʻé. (ʻAi. 3:19, 23) Ko e ʻuhinga eni naʻe faingofua ai kia Lēpani ke ne fai ha ngāue kākā kia Sēkope ʻo ʻikai ke ʻilo ai ʻe Sēkope hono ʻoange ʻe Lēpani kiate ia ʻa Liá kae ʻikai ko Lesieli. (Sēn. 29:23, 25) Naʻe tui ʻe Lepeka ha pūlou ʻi heʻene fetaulaki mo ʻAisaké. (Sēn. 24:65) Naʻe fakatātāʻi heni ʻa e fakamoʻulaloa ʻa e taʻahine malí ki he mafai ʻo e tangata malí.—1 Kol. 11:5, 10.
(Sēnesi 29:27, 28) Nofo ke kakato ʻa e uiké mo e fefiné ni. ʻI he hili iá, ʻe ʻoatu foki kiate koe ʻa e fefine ko eni ʻe tahá ka ke ngāue mai leva kiate au ʻi ha toe taʻu ʻe fitu.” 28 Naʻe fai pehē ʻa Sēkope ʻo ne nofo ke kakato ʻa e uiké mo e fefiné ni, ʻi he hili iá naʻá ne ʻoange kiate ia ʻa Lesieli ko hono ʻofefiné ke hoko ko hono uaifi.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 30:3) Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “Ko ena ʻa ʻeku kaunanga ko Pilaá. Mohe mo ia koeʻuhí ke ne fanauʻi ha fānau maʻaku pea fakafou ʻiate ia, ko au foki ʻe lava ke u maʻu ai ha fānau.”
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Ko Lesieli mo Lia naʻá na lau fakatouʻosi ʻa e fānau ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe heʻena kau kaunangá kia Sēkopé ko hona ngaahi foha tonu, ʻa ia ‘naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻi hona funga tuí.’ (Sēn. 30:3-8, fkm. ʻi lalo, 12, 13, 24) Naʻe maʻu ʻe he fānau ko ení ʻa e tukufakaholo tatau ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he fānau naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻe he ongo uaifi fakalao ʻo Sēkopé. Ko e ngaahi foha fakalao kinautolu ʻo ʻenau tamaí, pea koeʻuhi ko Lesieli mo Liá naʻá na pule ki he kau kaunangá, naʻá na maʻu ai ʻa e totonu ke puleʻi ʻa ʻenau fānaú.
(Sēnesi 30:14, 15) Pea naʻe luelue atu ʻa Lūpeni ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e utu-taʻu uité, ʻo ne maʻu ha ʻakau fakafanau ʻi he vaó. Ko ia naʻá ne ʻomai ia kia Lia ko ʻene faʻeé. Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Lesieli kia Lia: “ʻOmai muʻa kiate au ha meʻa mei he ʻakau fakafanau ʻa hoʻo tamasiʻí.” 15 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē kiate ia: “Ko ha meʻa siʻisiʻi ia ʻa hoʻo ʻave ʻa hoku husepānití? Pea ko eni te ke toe ʻave koā ʻa e ʻakau fakafanau ʻa ʻeku tamasiʻí?” Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe Lesieli: “Lelei ʻaupito. Te ne mohe mo koe he poó ni ke fetongiʻaki ʻa e ʻakau fakafanau ʻa hoʻo tamasiʻí.”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Senesí—II
30:14, 15—Ko e hā naʻe liʻaki ai ʻe Lesieli ha faingamālie ke fehokotaki fakasinó ʻi he fakafetongi ki ha tutai? ʻI he kuonga muʻá, ko e fua ʻo e ʻakau ko e tutaí naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he faitoʻó ko ha faitoʻo fakamohe pea ki hono taʻofi pe fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e mofuta he uouá. Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e tui ko e fuaʻiʻakaú ʻoku malava ke ne langaʻi ʻa e holi ki he fehokotaki fakasinó pea fakalahi ai ʻa e fakafanau ʻa e tangatá pe tokoni ke hoko ai ʻo feitama. (Hiva ʻa Solomone 7:13, PM) Lolotonga ʻoku ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Lesieli ki he fakafetongí, kuo pau pē naʻá ne fakakaukau ʻe hanga ʻe he tutaí ʻo tokoniʻi ia ke ne feitama pea fakangata ʻa hono lumaʻanga ʻi heʻene paʻá. Kae kehe, naʻe mahili mei ai ha ngaahi taʻu ki muʻa ke hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “gaohi ia ke ne faa fanau.”—Senesi 30:22-24, PM.