Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
SIULAI 6-12
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 6-7
“Ko Eni Te Ke Sio ki he Meʻa Te U Fai kia Feló”
(ʻEkisoto 6:1) Ko ia naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “Ko eni te ke sio ki he meʻa te u fai kia Feló. Ko ha nima mālohi te ne fakamālohiʻi ia ke ne tuku atu kinautolu ke nau ʻalu, pea ko ha nima mālohi te ne fakamālohiʻi ia ke ne kapusi kinautolu mei hono fonuá.”
(ʻEkisoto 6:6, 7) “Ko ia ai, lea ki he kau ʻIsilelí: ‘Ko Sihova au, pea te u ʻomi kimoutolu mei he ngaahi kavenga ʻa e kau ʻIsipité pea fakahaofi kimoutolu mei heʻenau fakapōpulá, pea te u toe fakafoki mai kimoutolu ʻaki ha nima kuo mafao atu pea ʻaki ha ngaahi tautea lahi. 7 Pea te u toʻo mai kimoutolu ke mou hoko ko hoku kakai, pea te u hoko ko homou ʻOtua, pea te mou ʻiloʻi moʻoni ko au Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻomi kimoutolu mei he ngaahi kavenga ʻa ʻIsipité.
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Mōsese
Naʻe liliu lahi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kau tangata ʻIsilelí. Naʻa nau ʻuluaki tali ʻa e mafai ʻa Mōsesé, ka ʻi he hili ʻenau hokosia ʻa e tuʻunga faingataʻa ange ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Feló, naʻa nau lāunga fekauʻaki mo ia ʻo aʻu ʻo loto-siʻi ʻa Mōsese ʻo ne kōlenga kia Sihova. (ʻEki. 4:29-31; 5:19-23) Ko e Fungani Māʻolungá naʻá ne fakaivimālohiʻi ia ʻaki hono fakaeʻa ko Ia te ne fakahoko ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻamanaki ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake mo Sēkope. Ko hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ʻuhinga kakato ʻo e huafa Sihová ʻi hono fakahaofi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí pea fokotuʻu ia ko ha puleʻanga lahi ʻi he fonua ʻo e talaʻofa. (ʻEki. 6:1-8) Naʻa mo ia ko e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo kia Mōsese. Ka ʻi he hili ʻa e mala hono hivá naʻa nau poupou kakato kiate ia, ʻo ngāue fāitaha mo ia koeʻuhi ʻi he hili ʻa e mala hono hongofulú, ʻe lava ke ne fokotuʻutuʻu maau kinautolu pea tataki kinautolu ʻi ha founga maau “hangē ha ngaahi kongakaú.”—ʻEki. 13:18.
(ʻEkisoto 7:4, 5) Ka ʻe ʻikai fanongo ʻa Felo kiate kimoua, pea te u hilifaki hoku nimá ki ʻIsipite pea ʻomi ʻa hoku fuʻu kakaí, ʻa hoku kakaí, ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, mei he fonua ko ʻIsipité ʻaki ha ngaahi tautea lahi. 5 Pea ʻe ʻiloʻi moʻoni ʻe he kau ʻIsipité ko Sihova au ʻi he taimi te u mafao atu ai hoku nimá ki ʻIsipite ʻo ʻomi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei honau lotolotongá.”
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Mōsese
ʻI he ʻao ʻo Felo ʻo ʻIsipité. Naʻe kau kakato ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ki ha ‘faitau ʻo e ngaahi ʻotuá.’ Fakafou ʻi he kau taulaʻeiki faimaná, ko e ongo taula tefitó ko Siani mo Siamepi (2 Tīm. 3:8) naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻe Felo ʻa e kotoa ʻo e mālohi ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité ke faitau mo e mālohi ʻo Sihová. Ko e ʻuluaki mana naʻe fakahoko ʻe ʻĒlone ʻi he ʻao ʻo Feló ʻi he fakahinohino ʻa Mōsesé naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa e mālohi mamaʻo ange ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité. Ka naʻe kei loto-fefeka pē ʻa Felo. (ʻEki. 7:8-13) ʻI he mala hono tolú, naʻa mo e kau taulaʻeikí naʻe pau ke nau pehē “Ko e louhiʻinima ia ʻo e ʻOtuá!” Naʻe fuʻu kovi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi hangatāmakí ʻo ʻikai malava ke nau hā ʻi he ʻao ʻo Feló ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa Mōsese lolotonga ʻa e mala ko iá.—ʻEki. 8:16-19; 9:10-12.
ʻAi ʻe he ngaahi malá ʻa e niʻihi ke ʻofa kia Sihova, pea niʻihi ke fakafepaki kiate ia. Ko Mōsese mo ʻĒlone naʻá na talaki ʻa e mala taki taha ʻe hongofulú. ʻI he hoko ʻa e ngaahi malá, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ko Mōsese ko e fakafofonga ʻa Sihova. Naʻe hoko ʻo ʻiloa ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi ʻIsipite ʻo ʻai ai ʻa e niʻihi ke ʻofa kia Sihova pea niʻihi ke fakafepaki kiate ia. Ko e kau ʻIsileli mo e kau ʻIsipite ʻe niʻihi naʻa nau ʻofa lahi ange kia Sihova, ka ko Felo mo ʻene kau faleʻí mo e kau poupoú naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau fakafepaki kiate iá. (ʻEki. 9:16; 11:10; 12:29-39) ʻI he ʻikai tui naʻa nau fakaʻitaʻi honau ngaahi ʻotuá, ko e kau ʻIsipité naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ko Sihova naʻá ne fakamāuʻi honau ngaahi ʻotuá. ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi mala ʻe hivá ko Mōsese “naʻe hoko ʻo hakeakiʻi lahi ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Feló pea ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí.”—ʻEki. 11:3.
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(ʻEkisoto 6:3) Pea naʻá ku faʻa hā kia ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkope ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú, ka ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hoku huafa ko Sihová naʻe ʻikai te u ʻai ke nau ʻiloʻi au.
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Māfimafi-Aoniu
Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e hingoa fakalakanga “ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniu” (Ela Satai) ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e talaʻofa kia ʻĒpalahame fekauʻaki mo e fanauʻi ʻo ʻAisaké. Naʻe fiemaʻu kia ʻĒpalahame ʻa e tui mālohi ki he malava ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa ko iá. Talu mei ai naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e hingoa fakalakanga ko iá ki he ʻOtuá ko e tokotaha te ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa ʻAisake mo Sēkope ko e ʻea ki he fuakava ʻia ʻĒpalahamé.—Sēn. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 48:3.
ʻI he fehoanaki mo ení naʻe pehē ki mui ai ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese: “Naʻá ku faʻa hā kia ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkope ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú [ko Ela Satai], ka ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hoku huafa ko Sihová naʻe ʻikai te u ʻai ke nau ʻiloʻi au.” (ʻEki. 6:3) Naʻe ʻikai ʻuhinga iá naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau pēteliaké ʻa e huafa Sihová koeʻuhi naʻa nau faʻa ngāueʻaki ia pea pehē ki he faʻahinga ʻi muʻa ʻiate kinautolu. (Sēn. 4:1, 26; 14:22; 27:27; 28:16) ʻI he tohi ʻa Sēnesí ʻoku fakamatala ai ki he kau pēteliaké. Ko e foʻi lea “Māfimafi-Aoniu” naʻe hā tuʻo 6 pē ka ko e huafa fakafoʻituitui ʻa Sihová naʻe hā tuʻo 172 ʻi he ngaahi muʻaki tohi faka-Hepeluú. ʻI heʻenau ngaahi hokosia fakafoʻituituí naʻa nau mahinoʻi naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e totonu mo e tuʻunga taau ki he hingoa fakalakanga “ko e Māfimafi-Aoniu.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke nau maʻu ha faingamālie ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga kakato ʻo e huafa fakafoʻituitui ʻo Sihová. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo iá, ʻoku pehē ʻe ha tikisinale: “Ko hono fakahaaʻi ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ki he kau pēteliake ko iá naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo e talaʻofa ke fakahoko ʻi he kahaʻú. ʻE fakapapauʻi ai kia kinautolu ko Ia, Iauē, ko e ʻOtua (Ela) ia te ne malava (ʻoku ʻuhinga nai kia Satai) ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ko iá. Ko e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he vela ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú naʻe mahuʻinga mo maongo ange. Naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe he huafa ʻiloa ko Iaueé ʻa hono mālohí mo ʻene ʻi ai maʻu pē, ʻi he taimi ko iá pea pehē ki he kahaʻú.”—Hiki ʻe J. D. Douglas, 1980.
(ʻEkisoto 7:1) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “Vakai, kuó u ʻai koe ke ke hangē ko e ʻOtuá kia Felo, pea ko ʻĒlone ko ho tokouá tonu te ne hoko ko ha palōfita kiate koe.
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Mōsese
Naʻe taau ʻa Mōsese neongo ʻene mā. ʻI he taʻu ʻe 40 ki muʻá, ʻi he taimi naʻe feinga ai ʻa Mōsese ke fakahaofi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, ko ha tokotaha loto-toʻa ia. ʻI he taimí ni, naʻe mā ʻa Mōsese ʻo ne pehē ʻoku ʻikai ke ne pōtoʻi lea feʻunga. Naʻá ne hokohoko atu ke talitekeʻi ʻa Sihova. Naʻá ne kole leva kia Sihova ke ʻoua te ne fai ʻa e ngāue ko iá. Neongo naʻá ne langaʻi heni ʻa e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe ʻikai te ne talitekeʻi ʻa Mōsese ka naʻá ne ʻomai kia Mōsese ʻa hono tokouá ko ʻĒlone ko ha tangata-lea. Ko ia ai, naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻá ne hoko leva ko ha “ʻOtua” kia ʻĒlone. Naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe ʻĒlone ʻa Mōsese ko ha tangata-lea ia maʻá na. ʻOku hā ngali naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese ʻa e fakahinohino mo e fekau ke ne fakahoko kia ʻĒlone. Ko ʻĒlone leva naʻá ne lea ʻi he ʻao ʻo Feló ʻi he fakataha hoko mo e kau tangata taʻumotuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí mo Feló (ko e hako eni ʻo Felo naʻe hola mei ai ʻa Mōsese ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40 ki muʻá). (ʻEki. 2:23; 4:10-17) Ki mui ai naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova ko ʻĒlone ko e “palōfita” ʻa Mōsese. Naʻe ʻuhinga iá naʻe tataki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Mōsese ko ʻene palōfita ko ia naʻe pau ke tataki ʻe Mōsese ʻa ʻĒlone. Naʻe toe tala ange kia Mōsese te ne hoko ‘ko e ʻOtua kia Felo.’ Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu kia Mōsese ke ne ilifia ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipité koeʻuhí naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e mālohi fakaʻotua mo e mafai kia Felo.—ʻEki. 7:1, 2.
SIULAI 13-19
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 8-9
“Ko Felo Hīkisia Naʻá Ne Poupouʻi Taʻeʻilo ʻa e Taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá”
(ʻEkisoto 8:15) ʻI he sio ʻa Felo kuo fakafiemālié, naʻá ne fakafefeka ʻa hono lotó peá ne fakafisi ke fanongo kiate kinaua, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová.
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Loto-Taʻeʻunua
ʻI he fakafeangai ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kuó ne anga-kātaki ʻo fakaʻatā ʻa e faʻahinga tāutahá mo e ngaahi puleʻangá ke nau moʻui, neongo ʻoku nau tuha mo e maté. (Sēn. 15:16; 2 Pita 3:9) Kuo tali loto-lelei ʻe he niʻihi ʻo iku atu ke nau maʻu ʻa e mēsí (Sios. 2:8-14; 6:22, 23; 9:3-15), ka ko e niʻihi kuo nau fakafefekaʻi kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga lahi ange ʻo nau fakafepaki kia Sihova mo ʻene kakaí. (Teu. 2:30-33; Sios. 11:19, 20) ʻOku ʻikai ke taʻofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakaí mei he hoko ʻo loto-taʻeʻunuá ʻoku lava ke tau pehē ʻokú ne ‘tuku ke nau hoko ʻo loto-fefeka’ pe “ʻai honau lotó ke fefeka.” ʻE fakahāhā ʻe Sihova hono fuʻu mālohí pea ʻai hono huafa ke ʻiloa ʻi he taimi te ne fakahoko ai ʻene fakamaau ki he faʻahinga loto-taʻeʻunuá.—Fakafehoanaki mo ʻEki. 4:21; Sione 12:40; Loma 9:14-18.
(ʻEkisoto 8:18, 19) Ko e kau taulaʻeiki faimaná naʻa nau feinga ke fai ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻo ʻai ke ʻi ai ha fanga namu ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi mana fakaliloliló, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau lava. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa e fanga namú ki he tangatá mo e manú. 19 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki faimaná kia Felo: “Ko e louhiʻinima ia ʻo e ʻOtuá!” Ka naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e loto-fefeka ʻa Feló, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fanongo kiate kinaua, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová.
(ʻEkisoto 9:15-17) He ʻi he taimi ní ne mei lava ke u mafao atu hoku nimá ʻo taaʻi koe mo ho kakaí ʻaki ha mala fakatupu ʻauha, pea naʻe mei tafiʻi atu koe mei he māmaní. 16 Ka ko eni ʻa e ʻuhinga tofu pē kuó u kei tuku ai koe ke ke moʻuí: Ke fakahaaʻi kiate koe ʻa hoku mālohí pea ke talaki ʻa hoku huafá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní. 17 ʻOkú ke kei fakamafutofuta pē ki hoku kakaí ʻi he ʻikai te ke tuku mai kinautolu ke nau ʻalú?
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Fulikivanu
ʻOku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻi ha founga ʻe tokoni taʻeʻilo ai ʻa e kau fulikivanú ke fakahoko ʻene taumuʻá. Neongo ʻenau fakafepaki ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku lava ke ne fakangatangata ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau faí koeʻuhi ke fakahaofi ʻene kau sevānití ʻi heʻenau tauhi anga-tonu kiate ia. ʻE malava ʻe Sihova ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene māʻoniʻoní fakafou ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kau fulikivanú. (Loma 3:3-5, 23-26; 8:35-39; Saame 76:10) Ko e fakakaukau ko ení ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he Palōveepi 16:4: “Kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ke hoko ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko ʻene taumuʻá, naʻa mo e tokotaha fulikivanú ke fakaʻauha ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e tuʻutāmakí.”
Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Felo fakafou ʻia Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ke tuku ange ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e pule ʻIsipite ko ení ke hoko ʻo fulikivanu ka naʻá ne fakaʻatā ia ke moʻui pea toe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá ke fakaʻatā ʻa Felo ke fakaeʻa ʻene fulikivanú pea tuha mo e maté. Ko e ʻuhinga naʻe fai eni ʻe Sihová ʻoku hā ʻi ʻEkisoto 9:16: “Ka ko eni ʻa e ʻuhinga tofu pē kuó u kei tuku ai koe ke ke moʻuí: Ke fakahaaʻi kiate koe ʻa hoku mālohí pea ke talaki ʻa hoku huafá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní.”
Naʻe hoko ʻa e Mala ʻe Hongofulú ki ʻIsipite pea fakaʻosí ko hono fakaʻauha ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá ko ha fakahāhā fakaofo ia ʻo e mālohi ʻo Sihová. (ʻEki. 7:14–12:30; Saame 78:43-51; 136:15) Hili ha ngaahi taʻu mei ai ko e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí naʻa nau talanoa fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe hokó pea naʻe ʻai eni ke talaki ʻa e huafa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmani kotoa. (Sios. 2:10, 11; 1 Sām. 4:8) Kapau naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Felo ki muʻa ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni heʻikai malava ke fakahāhā ai hono mālohí pea fakalāngilangiʻi Ia mo fakahaofi Hono kakaí.
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(ʻEkisoto 8:21) Ka ʻo kapau heʻikai te ke tuku mai ʻa hoku kakaí ke nau ʻalu, te u tuku atu kiate koe, ki hoʻo kau sevānití, pea ki ho kakaí pea ki ho ngaahi falé ʻa e lango; pea ko e ngaahi fale ʻo ʻIsipité ʻe fonu ʻi he fanga langó, pea ʻe aʻu ʻo nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e kelekele ʻoku nau tuʻu aí.
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Lango ʻa ia ʻOku Uʻu
ʻOku ʻi ai ha veiveiua ki he faʻahinga ʻinisēkite naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he muʻaki foʻi lea faka-Hepelū naʻe hā ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e mala hono fā naʻe hoko ʻi ʻIsipite ka ko e fuofua mala ia naʻe ʻikai ke uesia ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi Kōseni. (ʻEki. 8:21, 22, 24, 29, 31; Saame 78:45; 105:31)
Ko e fuʻu lango ʻi he mala hono fā ʻi ʻIsipité ngalingali ko e faʻahinga lango ia naʻe lava ke uʻu ʻo mimisi ʻa e toto ʻo e fanga monumanu mo e tangata. Lolotonga ʻene hoko ko ha kiʻi ʻuangá ʻe lava ke moʻui nai ia ʻi loto ʻi he sino ʻo e fanga monumanú mo e tangatá. Ko e faʻahinga lango eni ʻoku nau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻa ia ʻoku ʻea mafana ʻaupito. Ko e pupunga lango ko eni ʻoku uʻú naʻe pau pē naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e faingataʻaʻia lahi ki he kau ʻIsipité mo ʻenau ngaahi monumanú ʻo mate ʻa e niʻihi mei ai.
(ʻEkisoto 8:25-27) Naʻe faifai pē ʻo ui ʻe Felo ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone peá ne pehē ange: “Mou ō, fai ha feilaulau ki homou ʻOtuá ʻi he fonuá.” 26 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese: “ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke fai pehē, koeʻuhi ko e meʻa te mau feilaulauʻaki kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtuá ʻe fakalielia ia ki he kau ʻIsipité. Kapau te mau fai ha feilaulau ʻa ia ʻoku fakalielia ki he kau ʻIsipité ʻi honau ʻaó tonu, ʻikai te nau tolomakaʻi kimautolu? 27 Te mau fai ha fononga ʻaho ʻe tolu ki he toafá, pea te mau fai ai ha feilaulau kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē pē ko ia kuó ne folofolaʻaki kiate kimautolú.”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Ekisotó
8:26, 27 (PM)—Ko e hā naʻe pehē ai ʻe Mōsese ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻa ʻIsilelí ʻo “fakalilia ai ae kakai Ijibite”? Naʻe fai ʻi ʻIsipite ʻa e lotu ki he fanga manu kehekehe lahi. Ko ia ai, ko e lave ki he ngaahi feilaulaú naʻe tānaki atu ai ʻa e mālohi mo e fakalotoʻi ki he vilitaki ʻa Mōsese ke fakaʻatā ʻa ʻIsileli ke ʻalu ʻo feilaulau kia Sihová.
SIULAI 20-26
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 10-11
“Fakahāhā ʻe Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ʻa e Loto-Toʻa Lahi”
(ʻEkisoto 10:3-6) Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone kia Felo ʻo na pehē kiate ia: “Ko e meʻa eni kuo folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo e kau Hepeluú, ‘Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻa hoʻo fakafisi ke fakamoʻulaloa mai kiate aú? Tuku mai ʻa hoku kakaí ke nau ʻalu koeʻuhi ke nau tauhi kiate au. 4 He kapau te ke fakafisi ai pē ke tuku mai ʻa hoku kakaí ke nau ʻalu, ko eni te u ʻomi ha fanga heʻe ki ho fonuá ʻapongipongi. 5 Pea te nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e funga fonuá, pea ʻe ʻikai lava ke mou sio ki he kelekelé. Te nau kai ʻo ʻosi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hao ʻi he ʻuha-ʻaisí ʻa ia naʻe toe maʻamoutolú, pea te nau kai ʻa e kotoa homou ʻuluʻakau ʻa ia ʻoku tupu ʻi he vaó. 6 Te nau fakafonu ho ngaahi falé, ko e ngaahi fale ʻo hoʻo kau sevānití kotoa, pea mo e ngaahi fale ʻo ʻIsipité kotoa ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga naʻe teʻeki ʻaupito ke mamata ai ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tamaí mo hoʻo fanga kuí mei he taimi ʻo ʻenau ʻi he fonuá ni ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.’” ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻá ne tafoki ʻo ne ʻalu atu meia Felo.
Faʻifaʻitaki kia Sīsū—Malanga Loto-Toʻa
6 Fakakaukau atu foki ki he loto-toʻa naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Mōsese ʻi heʻene lea kia Feló, ko ha pule naʻe fai e vakai ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakafofonga pē ʻo e ngaahi ʻotuá, ka ko ha ʻotua tonu ia, ko e foha ʻo e ʻotua laʻā ko Ra. Mahalo pē, ko ia ʻi he hangē ko e ngaahi Felo kehé, naʻá ne lotu ki hono ʻīmisí. Ko e lea ʻa Feló naʻe hoko ia ko e lao; naʻá ne pule ʻaki ʻa e lao. ʻI heʻene mālohi, hīkisia, mo loto-taʻeʻunuá, naʻe ʻikai anga ʻa Felo ki hano tala ange ʻe he niʻihi kehé kiate ia ha meʻa ke ne fai. Ko e ʻao ʻo e tangatá ni naʻe toutou ʻasi ai ʻa Mōsese, ko ha tauhi-sipi anga-vaivai—naʻe ʻikai fakaafeʻi mo ʻikai talitali lelei. Pea ko e hā naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Mōsesé? Ko e ngaahi mala fakaefakaʻauha. Pea ko e hā naʻa ne kounaʻí? Ko e ngofua ki he laui miliona ʻo e kau pōpula ʻa Feló ke nau mavahe mei he fonuá! Naʻe fiemaʻu kia Mōsese ha loto-toʻa? ʻAupito!—Nom. 12:3; Hep. 11:27.
(ʻEkisoto 10:24-26) Naʻe ui leva ʻe Felo ʻa Mōsese ʻo ne pehē: “Mou ʻalu ʻo tauhi ʻa Sihova. Ko hoʻomou fanga sipí pē mo hoʻomou fanga pulú ʻe toe hení. Naʻa mo hoʻomou fānaú ʻe lava ke nau ʻalu mo kimoutolu.” 25 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese: “Kuo pau foki ke ke tuku mai kiate kimautolu ʻemau fanga monumanú ki ha ngaahi feilaulau mo ha ngaahi feilaulau tutu, pea te mau foaki ia kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtuá. 26 ʻE ʻalu foki mo kimautolu ʻemau fanga monumanú. ʻE ʻikai ha manu ʻe tuku ke toe, koeʻuhí he te mau ngāueʻaki ha niʻihi ai ʻi he lotu kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻa e meʻa te mau foaki ʻi he lotu kia Sihová kae ʻoua ke mau aʻu ki ai.”
(ʻEkisoto 10:28) Naʻe pehē ʻe Felo kiate ia: “Pulia meiate au! Fakapapauʻi ke ʻoua naʻá ke toe feinga ke sio ki hoku matá, he ʻi he ʻaho te ke sio ai ki hoku matá, te ke mate.”
(ʻEkisoto 11:4-8) Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Mōsese: “Ko e meʻa eni kuo folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová, ‘ʻI he tuʻapoó nai te u ʻalu atu ai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻIsipité, 5 pea ko e ʻuluaki foha kotoa pē ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité te nau mate, mei he ʻuluaki foha ʻo Felo ʻa ia ʻoku ʻafio ʻi hono taloní ki he ʻuluaki foha ʻo e kaunanga ʻoku ngāue ʻi he maka momosi-nimá, mo e ʻuluaki ʻuhiki tangata kotoa pē ʻo e fanga monumanú. 6 ʻI he kotoa ʻo e fonua ko ʻIsipité, ʻe ʻi ai ha fuʻu fākafoa ʻa ia kuo ʻikai ʻaupito ke hoko ki muʻa pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe hoko. 7 Ka naʻa mo ha kulī ʻe ʻikai ke kālou ki he kau ʻIsilelí, ki he kakai tangatá pe ki heʻenau fanga monumanú, koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo ai ʻoku lava ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ha faikehekehe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau ʻIsipité pea mo e kau ʻIsilelí.’ 8 Pea ko e kotoa ʻo hoʻo kau sevānití te nau haʻu moʻoni kiate au ʻo nau fakatōmapeʻe ʻa kinautolu tonu kiate au, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻAlu, ʻa koe mo e kotoa ʻo e kakai ʻoku muimui ʻiate koé.’ Pea ʻi he hili iá te u ʻalu atu.” ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻá ne ʻalu atu meia Felo ʻi he kakaha ʻo ʻene houhaú.
it-2 436 ¶4
Mōsese
Fiemaʻu ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e tui ke fehangahangai mo Felo. Naʻe malava ʻe Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ke fai ʻa e ngāue naʻe ʻoange kiate kinauá koeʻuhi pē ko e mālohi ʻo Sihová mo e ngāue ʻo hono laumālie ʻiate kinauá. Sioloto atu ki he lotoʻā ʻo Feló ko e tuʻi mālohi taha ia ʻo e taimi ko ia. Ko Felo hīkisia eni naʻe ʻikai ha taha naʻe tatau mo ia he naʻe vakai ki ai ko ha ʻotua. Ko hono kau faleʻí, kau ʻeikitaú, kau kaʻaté mo ʻene kau sevānití naʻa nau tuʻu takatakai ʻiate ia. Naʻe toe ʻi ai ʻa e kau taki lotú mo e kau taulaʻeiki faimaná ʻa ia ko e kau fakafepaki kakaha kia Mōsesé. Tuku kehe ʻa Felo ko e kau tangata ko ení ko e faʻahinga mālohi taha ia ʻi he feituʻu ko iá. Ko e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ko ení naʻa nau kau kia Felo ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité. Naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone kia Felo ʻo ʻikai tuʻo taha ka naʻe tuʻo lahi, neongo ia naʻe fakautuutu ʻa e loto fefeka ʻa Feló koeʻuhi naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ke tuku pōpula ʻa e kau Hepeluú. Hili hono fanongonongo ʻa e mala hono valú naʻe kapusi ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone mei he ʻao ʻo Feló. Pea ʻi he hili ʻa e mala hono hivá naʻe tuʻutuʻuni kiate kinaua ke ʻoua naʻá na toe feinga ke sio ki he mata ʻa Feló he te na mate.—ʻEki. 10:11, 28.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 10:1, 2) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “ʻAlu kia Felo, he kuó u tuku ke ongongataʻa hono lotó pea mo e loto ʻo ʻene kau sevānití, koeʻuhí ke u fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga ko eni ʻaʻakú ʻi hono ʻaó tonu, 2 pea koeʻuhí ke ke tala ki ho ngaahi fohá mo ho fanga makapuna tangatá ʻa e kakaha ʻo ʻeku fakafeangai ki ʻIsipité pea mo e ngaahi fakaʻilonga naʻá ku fakahoko ʻi honau lotolotongá; pea te mou ʻiloʻi moʻoni ko Sihova au.”
Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻo Fakafepaki ki he Ngaahi ʻOtua Loí
11 Lolotonga naʻe kei ʻi ʻIsipite ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fekau atu ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese kia Felo mo pehē: “Alu kia Felo: he kuou fakafeka hono loto, moe loto o ene kau tamaioeiki, koeuhi keu fakaha a eku gaahi fakailoga ni i hono ao: Bea koeuhi ke ke tala i he teliga o ho foha, moe fānau a ho foha, ae gaahi mea kuou fai i Ijibite, mo eku gaahi fakailoga, aia kuou fai i ho nau ao; koeuhi ke mou ilo ko au ko Jihova.” (ʻEkisoto 10:1, 2, PM) ʻE tala ʻe he kau ʻIsileli talangofuá ki heʻenau fānaú ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihová. Pea ʻe tala leva ia ʻe heʻenau fānaú ki heʻenau fānaú, ʻo fai pehē ai pē, mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata. Ko ia, ʻe manatuʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihová. ʻOku pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e fatongia ia ʻo e ngaahi mātuʻá ke fai ha fakamoʻoni ki heʻenau fānaú.—Teutalōnome 6:4-7; Palōveepi 22:6.
(ʻEkisoto 11:7) Ka naʻa mo ha kulī ʻe ʻikai ke kālou ki he kau ʻIsilelí, ki he kakai tangatá pe ki heʻenau fanga monumanú, koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo ai ʻoku lava ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ha faikehekehe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau ʻIsipité pea mo e kau ʻIsilelí.’
it-1 783 ¶5
Hiki-Atu
ʻI heʻene fakahāhā ʻa hono fuʻu mālohí naʻe hakeakiʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono huafá pea fakahaofi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. ʻI heʻenau tūʻuta hao ki he kauvai faka-hahake ʻo e Tahi Kulokulá naʻe tataki ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ha hiva. ʻI he taimi tatau, ko hono tuofefine ko Meliamé ko e palōfita fefiné, naʻá ne toʻo ha nafa ʻi hono nimá, pea naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻa e kau fefine kotoa pē fakataha mo ha ngaahi nafa pea fai mo ha ngaahi meʻe, ʻo nau hiva fetāliaki mo e kau tangatá. (ʻEki. 15:1, 20, 21) Naʻe fakamavaheʻi kakato ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei honau filí. ʻI heʻenau hiki-atu mei ʻIsipité naʻe ʻikai ke nau fehangahangai mo ha faingataʻa mei ha tangata pe ko ha manu fekaí naʻa mo ha kulī naʻe ʻikai ke kālou ki he kau ʻIsilelí pe fakamāsila ʻa honau ʻeleló kiate kinautolu. (ʻEki. 11:7) Neongo ʻoku ʻikai fakamatala ʻi he tohi ʻEkisotó naʻe mate ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá ka ʻoku pehē ʻi he Saame 136:15 naʻe hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo “tupeʻi ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú ki he Tahi Kulokulá.”
SIULAI 27–ʻAOKOSI 2
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 12
“Ko e Pāsová—Ko ʻEne ʻUhinga ki he Kalisitiané”
(ʻEkisoto 12:5-7) Ko hoʻomou sipí ʻoku totonu ko ha sipi tangata taʻemele ʻoku taʻu taha. ʻE lava ke mou fili mei he fanga kiʻi sipi tangatá pe mei he fanga kosi tangatá. 6 Kuo pau ke mou tokangaʻi ia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhina ko ení, pea ko e fakatahaʻanga fakakātoa ʻo e fuʻu fakataha ʻo ʻIsilelí kuo pau ke nau tāmateʻi ia ʻi he mamalu ʻa e poʻulí. 7 Kuo pau ke nau toʻo ha konga ʻo e totó ʻo afuhi ia ʻi he ongo kaumatapaá mo e tafaʻaki ki ʻolunga ʻo e matapā ʻo e ngaahi fale ʻa ia te nau kai ai iá.
“Te Ke Fiefia Pe”
4 Naʻe pekia ʻa Sīsū ʻi Nīsani 14, 33 T.S. ʻI ʻIsileli, ko Nīsani 14 ko e ʻaho fakafiefia ia ʻo e kātoanga Pāsová. ʻI he taʻu taki taha ʻi he ʻaho ko iá, naʻe fai ai ʻe he ngaahi fāmilí ha kai naʻe kau ai ha kiʻi lami taʻemele. ʻI he meʻá ni, naʻa nau manatuʻi ai ʻa e ngafa naʻe fakahoko ʻe he toto ʻo e lamí ʻi hono fakahaofi ʻa e ʻuluaki tama ʻIsilelí ʻi he taimi naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻe he ʻāngelo faitauteá ʻa e ʻuluaki tama ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ʻi Nīsani 14, 1513 K.M. (Ekisoto 12:1-14) Naʻe tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ʻe he lami ʻo e Pāsová ʻa Sīsū, ʻa ia naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia: “Kuo feia foki hotau pasova, ko Kalaisi.” (1 Kolinitō 5:7) Hangē ko e toto ʻo e lami ʻo e Pāsová, ʻoku tokonaki ʻe he taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsū ne lilingí ʻa e fakamoʻui maʻá e tokolahi.—Sione 3:16, 36.
(ʻEkisoto 12:12, 13) He te u hāʻele atu ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité ʻi he pō ko ení ʻo taaʻi ʻa e ʻuluaki foha kotoa pē ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité, mei he tangata ki he manu; pea te u fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité. Ko Sihova au. 13 Ko e totó ʻe hoko ia ko homou fakaʻilonga ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoku mou ʻi aí; pea te u sio ki he totó ʻo u fakalaka ʻiate kimoutolu, pea ʻe ʻikai hoko kiate kimoutolu ʻa e malá ke fakaʻauha kimoutolu ʻi he taimi te u taaʻi ai ʻa e fonua ko ʻIsipité.
it-2 583 ¶6
Pāsova
Ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻo hono kātoangaʻi ʻo e Pāsová naʻe fakahoko ia ʻia Sīsuú. Ko e fakatātā, hangē ko hono fakahaofi ʻa e ʻuluaki fohá ʻe he toto naʻe ʻi he kaumatapā ʻo e fale ʻi ʻIsipité mei he fakaʻauha ʻo ha ʻāngelo, ko e taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsuú naʻá ne fakahaofi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ko e fakatahaʻanga ʻo e ʻuluaki fānaú ʻa ia naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paulá. (1 Tes. 1:10; ʻEf. 1:7; Hep. 12:23) Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke fesiʻi ʻa e hui ʻo e lami Pāsová. Naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe ʻikai fasi ha hui ʻo Sīsuú pea naʻe fakahoko eni ʻi he taimi naʻe pekia aí. (Saame 34:20; Sione 19:36) ʻI he laui taʻu ko e Pāsova naʻe tauhi ʻe he kau Siú ko ha meʻa ia naʻe ʻomai ʻe he Laó ʻo hangē ha ʻata ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisi ko e ‘Lami ʻa e ʻOtuá.’—Hep. 10:1; Sione 1:29.
(ʻEkisoto 12:24-27) “Kuo pau ke mou tauhi ʻa e meʻá ni ko ha tuʻutuʻuni taʻengata ia kiate kimoutolu pea ki homou ngaahi fohá. 25 Pea ʻi he taimi te mou hū ai ki he fonua ʻe ʻoatu ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolú ʻo hangē pē ko ia kuó ne fakahāʻí, kuo pau ke mou tauhi ʻa e meʻá ni. 26 Pea ʻi he taimi ʻe ʻeke atu ai ʻe homou ngaahi fohá kiate kimoutolu, ‘Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni kiate kimoutolú?’ 27 Kuo pau ke mou pehē, ‘Ko e feilaulau ia ʻo e Pāsova kia Sihova, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakalaka atu ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ʻIsipite ʻi he taimi naʻá ne taaʻi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsipité, ka ne fakahaofi homau ngaahi falé.’” Naʻe punou hifo leva ʻa e kakaí ʻo nau fakatōmapeʻe.
‘Ko e ʻAho Eni Ke Ke Fakamanatu’
13 Mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata, naʻe akoʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ki heʻenau fānaú ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni mahuʻinga fekauʻaki mo e Pāsová. Ko e taha ʻe lava ke maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene kau lotú. Naʻe ako ʻe he fānaú ko Sihová ko e ʻOtua moʻoni mo moʻui ʻa ia ʻokú ne tokanga ki heʻene kakaí pea maluʻi kinautolu. Naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi eni ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fakahaofi ai ʻa e ʻuluaki foha ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí lolotonga ʻa e mala hono hongofulu ki ʻIsipité.
14 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi mātuʻa Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻikai fekauʻi ia ke mou fakamatalaʻi ki hoʻomou fānaú ʻa e talanoa fekauʻaki mo e Pāsová he taʻu kotoa pē. Ka ʻoku mou akoʻi kia kinautolu ʻa e lēsoni ko eni mei he Pāsová, ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne maluʻi ʻene kakaí? ʻOku hā mahino ki hoʻo fānaú ʻokú ke tui moʻoni ʻoku kei maluʻi pē kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá he ʻahó ni? (Saame 27:11; ʻAi. 12:2) ʻOkú ke akoʻi kia kinautolu ʻa e lēsoni ko ení lolotonga ha fetalanoaʻaki fakafiefia kae ʻikai ko ha malanga? Ko e lēsoni ko ení te ne tokoniʻi ho fāmilí ke nau toe falala ange kia Sihova.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 12:12) He te u hāʻele atu ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité ʻi he pō ko ení ʻo taaʻi ʻa e ʻuluaki foha kotoa pē ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité, mei he tangata ki he manu; pea te u fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité. Ko Sihova au.
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Pāsova
Ko e Mala ʻe Hongofulu ʻi ʻIsipité ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ki he fakamaau ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité tautefito ki he fika hongofulú ko e mate ʻa e ʻuluaki fohá. (ʻEki. 12:12) Naʻe toputapu ʻa e sipi tangatá ki he ʻotua ko Ra ko ia ko hono afuhi ʻa e toto ʻo e lami Pāsová ʻi he kaumatapaá ko ha laukovi ia ki he kau ʻIsipité. Naʻe toputapu foki ʻa e pulú pea ko hono tāmateʻi ʻa e ʻuluaki fānau ʻa e fanga pulú ʻe hoko ia ko ha fiematamuʻa ki he ʻotua ko Osiris. Ko Felo tonu naʻe vakai ki ai ko ha foha ʻo Ra. Ko e mate ʻo e ʻuluaki foha tonu ʻo Feló naʻe fakahaaʻi ai naʻe ʻikai ha mālohi ʻo Ra mo Felo.
(ʻEkisoto 12:14-16) “‘Ko e ʻaho ko ení ʻe hoko ia ko ha fakamanatu kiate kimoutolu, pea kuo pau ke mou tauhi ia ko ha kātoanga kia Sihova ʻi he kotoa homou ngaahi toʻutangatá. ʻOku totonu ke mou tauhi ia ko ha tuʻutuʻuni taʻengata. 15 Ko e ʻaho ʻe fitu te mou kai mā taʻelēvani ai. ʻIo, ʻi he ʻuluaki ʻahó, te mou toʻo ai ʻa e takaonga ʻoku fakalēvaní mei homou ngaahi falé, koeʻuhí ʻilonga ha taha te ne kai ha meʻa ʻoku lēvani mei he ʻuluaki ʻahó ki hono fitú, ko e tokotaha ko iá kuo pau ke tuʻusi ia mei ʻIsileli. 16 ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻahó te mou fai ai ha fakataha-lahi toputapu, pea ʻi he ʻaho hono fitú, ke toe fai ai ha fakataha-lahi toputapu. ʻE ʻikai ke fai ha ngāue ʻi he ongo ʻaho ko ení. Ngata pē ʻi he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he tokotaha kotoa ke ne kaí, ko ia pē ʻe lava ke teuteu maʻamoutolú.
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Fakataha-Lahi
Ko ha tafaʻaki makehe ʻo e ngaahi “fakataha-lahi toputapu” ko ení naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kakaí ke nau mālōlō mei heʻenau ngāué. Ko e fakatātaá ko e ʻaho hono ʻuluakí mo e fitú ʻo e Kātoanga ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvaní ko e “fakataha-lahi toputapu” ia. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo iá naʻe folofola ʻe Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai ke fai ha ngāue ʻi he ongo ʻaho ko ení. Ngata pē ʻi he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he tokotaha kotoa ke ne kaí, ko ia pē ʻe lava ke teuteu maʻamoutolú.” (ʻEki. 12:15, 16) Kae kehe, lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi “fakataha-lahi toputapu” naʻe femoʻuekina ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí ʻi he ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú kia Sihova (Liv. 23:37, 38) ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai ke maumauʻi ha fekau ʻi hono fai ʻo e ngāue anga-maheni fakaʻahó. Ko e ngaahi kātoanga ko ení naʻe ʻikai ko ha taimi ke nofo noaʻia pē ʻa e kakaí ka ko ha taimi ke maʻu ʻaonga fakalaumālie. ʻI he Sāpate fakauiké naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e kakaí ke lotu mo maʻu ʻa e fakahinohino. Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ʻi hono lau mo fakamatalaʻi mai ʻa e Folofola ʻo e ʻOtuá hangē ko ia naʻe fai ki mui ai ʻi he ngaahi sinakoké. (Ngā. 15:21) Ko ia ai, lolotonga naʻe ʻikai ke ngāue ʻa e kakaí ʻi he ʻaho Sāpaté pe ngaahi “fakataha-lahi toputapu” naʻa nau līʻoa kinautolu ki he lotu mo e fakalaulauloto ki he Tokotaha-Fakatupú mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá.