Fai ha Tokanga ki he Folofola Fakaekikite ʻa e ʻOtuá!
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga Mei He Ua Pitá
KO E FOLOFOLA fakaekikite pe pōpoaki ʻa Sihová, ʻoku hangē ha maama ʻoku ngingila ʻi ha feituʻu fakapoʻuli, pea ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau fai ha mātuʻaki tokanga ki ai. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha meʻa faingofua ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku feinga ai ʻa e kau faiako loí ke poupouʻi ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní. Ka ʻe lava pē ke fai ia ʻaki ʻa e tokoni fakaʻotuá. Pea kuo pau ke tau pikitai maʻumaʻuluta ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fie hao moʻui atu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sihova ʻoku fakaofiofi vave maí.
Ko e tohi fakamānavaʻi hono ua ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fai ha tokanga ki he Folofola fakaekikite ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe tohi ʻe Pita ʻene ʻipiselí nai mei Pāpilone ʻo fakafuofua ki he 64 T.S. ʻI heʻene tohí ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, fai fakatokanga ki he kaungā-tuí ʻo kau ki he hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová hangē ha kaihaʻá, pea mo tokoni kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau lau ʻene tohí ke ʻoua naʻa taki mamaʻo kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e faihala ʻa e kakai maumaulaó. Koeʻuhi ʻoku meimei tuʻunuku mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová kiate kitautolu, ʻoku malava ke tau maʻu ha ʻaonga lahi mei he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ʻa Pitá.
Falala ki he Folofola Fakaekikité
Ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau feinga mālohi ʻe kitautolu ke fakahā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaʻotuá pea kuo pau ke tau fai ha tokanga ki he folofola fakaekikité. (2Pi 1:1-21) ʻI hono taʻofi ke ʻoua te tau hoko ʻo ʻikai ke kei ngāue pe taʻefuá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ‘tānaki atu ki heʻetau tuí ʻa e anga-lelei, ʻilo, faʻamataʻofi kita, faʻakātaki, anga-līʻoa fakaʻotua, ʻofa uʻuuʻu fakaefakatokoua, mo e ʻofa.’ ʻI he mamata ʻa Pita ki he fakakehe ʻa Sīsuú peá ne fanongo ki he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kau kia Kalaisi ʻi he meʻa ko ia naʻe hokó, naʻe toe fakapapauʻi ange ai ʻa e lea fakaekikité. (Maʻake 9:1-8) Ko e folofola fakamānavaʻi ko ʻeni mei he ʻOtuá ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ki ai.
Maluʻi mei he Kau Tafokí
ʻI he tūkuingata ʻa e tokanga ki he folofola fakaekikite ʻa e ʻOtuá, te tau lava ʻo maluʻi kitautolu mei he kau tafokí mo e kau anga-fulikivanu kehé. (2:1-22) Naʻe fai fakatokanga ʻa Pita ʻo pehē ʻe fehuufi fakapulipuli ʻa e kau faiako loí ki he fakatahaʻangá. Kaekehe, ʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau tamaki ki he kau tafoki ko ení, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻá ne fakamaauʻi ʻa e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻá, ko e kakai fakaʻotuamate ʻo e kuonga ʻo Noá, pea mo e ongo kolo ko Sōtoma mo Komolá. Ko e kau faiako loí ʻoku nau paetaku ʻa e mafai kuo ʻomai mei he ʻOtuá pea nau fakatauveleʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku vaivaí ke nau kau mo kinautolu ʻi he faihalá. Naʻe mei lelei ange ki he kau tafoki ko ení ke ʻoua naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ʻilo “ʻa e hala ʻo e maʻoniʻoni, ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ki ai pea toki foki mei he tuʻutuʻuni tapu naʻe tuku kiate kinautolu.”
ʻOku Lolotonga Haʻu ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihová!
ʻI he hoko ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai ha tokanga ki he folofola fakaekikité ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ko ení, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tuku kitautolu ke uesia ʻe he kau fakaanga ʻa ia ʻoku nau manukiʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo kau ki he ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú. (3:1-18) Kuo ngalo ʻiate kinautolu ko e ʻOtua ko ia kuó ne taumuʻa ke fakaʻauha ʻa e tuʻu ko ení ko ia naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa e māmani ko ia naʻe tuʻu ki muʻa he Lōmakí. Ko e faʻakātaki ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau sio ki ai ko ha fakatuotuai, koeʻuhi ko hono finangaló ke fakatomala ʻa e kakaí. Ko e tuʻu ko ʻení ʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻi he “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” pea ʻe fetongi ia ʻe he ‘ngaahi langi foʻou mo e māmani foʻou ʻa ia ʻe nofoʻanga ai ʻa e māʻoniʻoni.’ Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ʻetau ʻosikiavelengá ke tau “taʻe ha ʻila taʻe ha mele pea melino.” Ke ʻoua ʻe tuku ke takihalaʻi kitautolu ʻe he kau faiako loí, ʻai ke lahi ʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.
ʻAi ke tau tukulotoʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Pitá. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa tō ʻi hono maluʻi kita mei he kau faiako loí. Moʻui ʻaki ʻa e ʻilo ko e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻoku vave ʻene hoko maí. Pea fai ha tokanga maʻu pē ki he folofola fakaekikite ʻa e ʻOtuá.
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Naʻe lī ki Tātalusi: Ko Sihova “naʻe ʻikai maemaekina . . . mei hono tautea ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ko ia naʻe angahala, ka ʻi hono lī kinautolu ki Tātalusi, naʻe tuku ai kinautolu ki he ngaahi ʻana ʻo e koto fakapoʻuli, ke tauhi ki he fakamaau.” (2 Pita 2:4, NW) ʻOku ʻikai ko e Tātalusi fakatalatupuʻa eni ʻa ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi he tohi ʻa Homer ko e Iliad ko ha feituʻu ʻi lalo fonua ʻa ia ʻoku tuku pilīsone ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua loi ʻoku mahuʻinga siʻisiʻi angé ʻo hangē ko Cronus mo e ngaahi laumālie Titan ʻe niʻihi. Ko e Tātalusi ʻi he Tohitapú ko e tuʻunga māʻulalo ʻo hangē ha pilīsone ʻa ia naʻe lī ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻa ʻi he kuonga ʻo Noá. (Sēnesi 6:1-8; 1 Pita 3:19, 20; Siutasi 6) “Ko e koto fakapoʻuli” ko e nunuʻa ia ʻa hono tuʻusi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he maama fakalaumālié ʻi he hoko ko e kau liʻekina mei hono fāmilí. ʻI he hoko ko e faʻahinga ʻoku tuku tauhi ki heʻene fakamaau tamakí, ko e meʻa ʻoku nau hanga atu ki aí ko e ʻamanaki fakapoʻuli pē. Ko e Tātalusí ʻoku muʻomuʻa ia ʻi hono tuku ki he luo taʻehanotakelé ʻo Sētane mo ʻene fanga temeniō ʻa ia te nau aʻusia ia ki muʻa pea kamata ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Tahaafe ʻa Kalaisí. Ko honau fakaʻauhá ʻe toki hoko ia ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e Pule Afeʻi Taʻu ʻa Sīsuú.—Mātiu 25:41; Fakahā 20:1-3, 7-10, 14.
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Naʻe lī atu ʻe Siusi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻoku mahuʻinga siʻisiʻi angé ki he Tātalusi fakatalatupuʻá
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National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece