Fakahaofi ki ha Maama Foʻou Māʻoniʻoni
“Te nau fefiefiaʻi ʻi he melino lahi.” —SĀME 37:11.
1, 2. (a) ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e kehekehe ʻo e faifakahaofi ʻa Sihova ʻi hotau taimí mei he ngaahi faifakahaofi ʻi he ngaahi kuonga ki muʻá? (e) ʻE ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakaí ki ha faʻahinga maama fēfē?
KO Sihová ko e ʻOtua ʻo e faifakahaofi. ʻI he ngaahi kuonga ʻi muʻá, naʻá ne fakahaofi ai hono kakaí ʻi he ngaahi taimi lahi. Ko e ngaahi fakahaofi ko iá naʻe fakataimi pē, he naʻe ʻikai ke fakahoko tuʻumaʻu ʻe Sihova ʻi ha taha pē ʻo e ngaahi taimi ko iá ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakamaau ki he kotoa ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané. Ka kuo vavé ni ke fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻi hotau taimí, ʻa e fakahaofi maʻongoʻonga lahi tahá ki heʻene kau sevānití kotoa. ʻI he taimi ko iá te ne fakaʻauha ai ʻa e halanga kotoa pē ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané ʻi māmani lahi, pea te ne ʻomai ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ki ha maama foʻou māʻoniʻoni tuʻumaʻu.—2 Pita 2:9; 3:10-13.
2 ʻOku talaʻofa ʻe Sihova: “ʻOku toe siʻi pea mole ʻa ia ʻoku fai kovi . . . Ka ʻe maʻu ʻa e fonua ʻe he faʻa kataki; pea te nau fefiefiaʻi ʻi he melino lahi.” (Sāme 37:10, 11) Ko e hā hono fuoloá? “Ko haʻa faitotonu te nau maʻu ʻa e fonua, pea te nau nofo ai ʻo tuputupuʻa.” (Sāme 37:29; Mātiu 5:5) Kae kehe, ki muʻa ke hoko iá, ʻe inumia ʻe he māmani ko ʻení ʻa e taimi faingataʻa lahi taha kuo faifai ʻo ne aʻusiá.
Ko e “Mamahi Lahi”
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e “mamahi lahi”?
3 Naʻe hū atu ʻa e māmani ko ʻení ʻi he 1914 ki hono “kuonga fakamui.” (2 Timote 3:1-5, 13) ʻOku tau lolotonga ʻi he taʻu ʻeni ʻe 83 ʻo e vahaʻa taimi ko iá pea ʻoku tau ofi ki hono ngataʻangá ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa e meʻa hono hokó, hangē ko ia naʻe tala ki muʻa ʻe Sīsuú: “ʻE toki hoko ai ha mamahi lahi, ʻa ia kuo teʻeki hano tatau mei he kamataʻanga ʻo mamani ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimi ni, ʻoi, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito toe ʻi ai.” (Mātiu 24:21) ʻIo, naʻe aʻu ʻo toe kovi ange ia ʻi he Tau II ʻa Māmaní, ʻi hono toʻo atu ai ʻa e moʻui ʻe 50 miliona. He vave ē ko e hoko mai ʻa e taimi luluʻi ʻo e māmaní!
4. Ko e hā ʻe hoko mai ai ki “Babilone koe Lahi” ʻa e fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá?
4 ʻE hoko mai ʻa e “mamahi lahi” mo e tuʻunga fakafokifā fakaʻulia, “ʻi ha houa pe taha.” (Fakahā 18:10) Ko ʻene tō maí ʻe fakaʻilongaʻiʻaki ia ʻa e fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene fakamaau ki he kotoa ʻo e lotu loí, ʻa ia ʻoku ui ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ko “Babilone koe Lahi.” (Fakahā 17:1-6, 15, PM) Ko e tafaʻaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo Pāpilone ʻi he kuonga muʻá ko e lotu loí. ʻOku hangē ʻa Pāpilone ʻi onopooní ko hono hoa ia ʻi he kuonga muʻá pea ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ʻemipaea ʻo e lotu loí ʻi he māmaní. Kuó ne hoko ko e fefine feʻauakí ʻi heʻene fefakangalokuʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻelemēniti fakapolitikalé. Kuó ne poupouʻi ʻenau ngaahi taú pea kuó ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e kau tau ʻi he ongo faʻahi fakafepakí, ʻo iku ai ki he fetāmateʻaki ʻa e kakai ʻi he lotu tatau. (Mātiu 26:51, 52; 1 Sione 4:20, 21) Kuó ne fakakuikui mei he ngaahi tōʻonga kovi ʻa hono kau muimuí pea kuó ne fakatangaʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní.—Fakahā 18:5, 24.
5. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e kamata ʻa e “mamahi lahi”?
5 ʻE kamata ʻa e “mamahi lahi” ʻi he taimi ʻe ʻohofi fakafokifā ai ʻa “Babilone koe Lahi” ʻe he ngaahi ʻelemēniti fakapolitikalé. Te “nau fehiʻa ki he fefine feʻauaki, pea te nau ngaohi ia ko e liʻekina mo e telefua; pea te nau keina hono kakano, pea te nau tutu ia ʻaki ʻa e afi.” (Fakahā 17:16) Hili iá, ʻe “tengihia ia mo tangifetukia ia” ʻe hono kau poupou ki muʻá. (Fakahā 18:9-19) Ka kuo fuoloa ʻa e fakatuʻotuʻa ʻa e kau sevāniti ia ʻa Sihová ki he meʻá ni, pea te nau kalanga: “Haleluia! . . . He kuo ne fakamāu ʻa e feʻauaki lahi, ʻa ia naʻa ne maumauʻi ʻa mamani ʻaki ʻene feʻauaki, pea kuo ne ʻeke kiate ia ʻa e toto ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki.”—Fakahā 19:1, 2.
ʻOhofi ʻa e Kau Sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke falala pau ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi hono ʻohofi ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e “mamahi lahi”?
6 Hili hono fakaʻauha ʻo e lotu loí, ʻe hanga hake ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemēniti fakapolitikalé ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová. Ko “Koki ʻo e fonua ko Mekoki” ʻa Sētane ʻokú ne pehē ʻi he kikité: “Kau ʻalu hake ki he fonua tukuʻuta, ʻo aʻu ki he kakai nofo noa; ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nofo nonga honau kotoa.” ʻI he fakakaukau ʻe maʻungofua pē kinautolú, te ne ʻohofi kinautolu ʻaki ha “fuʻufuʻunga kakai mo e tau lahi . . . , ke ʻufiʻufi ʻa e fonua hange ha ʻao.” (Isikeli 38:1, 2, 10-16) ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai lavameʻa ʻa e ʻohofi ko ʻení koeʻuhi ʻoku nau falala kia Sihova.
7 ʻI he taimi naʻe ongoʻi ai ʻe Felo mo ʻene kau taú kuo nau fakafihiaʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá, naʻe fakahaofi fakaemana ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakaí pea fakaʻauha ʻa e kau tau ʻIsipité. (Ekisoto 14:26-28) Lolotonga ʻa e “mamahi lahi,” ʻi he taimi ʻe ongoʻi ai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá kuo nau fakafihiaʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová, te ne toe hoko fakaemana mai ai ke faifakahaofi: “ʻI he taimi ko ia . . . ʻe toki pupū hake ʻeku ʻita ʻi hoku ihu. ʻIo, kuo u lea ʻi heʻeku fuaʻa, ʻi he kakaha ʻo ʻeku houhau.” (Isikeli 38:18, 19) ʻE toki tuʻunuku mai leva ʻa e tumutumu ʻo e “mamahi lahi”!
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahulu hake ʻi natula ʻe hoko ki muʻa ke fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e fulikivanú, pea ko e hā hono olá?
8 ʻI ha taimi pē hili ʻa e kamata ʻa e “mamahi lahi,” ka ki muʻa ke fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamāú ki he toenga ʻo e māmani ko ʻení, ʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahulu hake ʻi natula. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa te nau fakahokó. “ʻE toki ha ʻi he langi ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e Fanautama ʻa Tangata [Kalaisi]: pea ʻe toki lauʻaitu ʻa e ngāhi matakali ʻo mamani, pea te nau sio ki he Fanautama ʻa Tangata ʻoku hoko mai, ʻoku ne heka ki he ngāhi ʻao ʻo e langi pea haʻu mo ia ʻa e fakangeingei mo e nāunau lahi.” (Mātiu 24:29, 30) “ʻE ai ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻi he laʻa, mo e māhina, mo e ngaahi fetuʻu; . . . ʻe to ʻa e mānava ʻo e kakai ko ʻenau ilifia, mo e fakatuʻatāmaki ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko hifo ki māmani.”—Luke 21:25, 26.
“ʻOku Ofi Ai Homou Huhuʻi”
9. Ko e hā ʻe lava ai ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻo ‘hiki honau ʻulú, ʻo hanga hake’ ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahulu hake ʻi natulá?
9 ʻOku kaunga ʻa e kikite ʻa Luke 21:28, tautefito ki he taimi ko iá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻI he kamata hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ia, mou hiki homou ʻulu, ʻo hanga hake; he ʻoku ofi ai homou huhuʻi.” ʻE tetetete ʻi he ilifia ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo e ʻOtuá koeʻuhi te nau ʻilo ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko mahulu hake ʻi natulá ko e haʻu ia meia Sihova. Ka ʻe fiefia ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi te nau ʻilo ʻoku ofi ai honau huhuʻí.
10. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e tumutumu ʻo e “mamahi lahi”?
10 ʻE toki fakahoko leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e tā aofangatuku ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané: “Te u hopo mo [Koki] ʻi he mahaki fakaʻauha mo e lingi toto, mo e lovai mo e ʻuhamaka; te u fakaʻuha ʻa e afi mo e makavela kiate ia mo hono ngaahi vahengatau, . . . pea te nau ʻilo ko Sihova au.” (Isikeli 38:22, 23) ʻE fakaʻauha ʻa e toetoenga kotoa pē ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané. ʻE fakaʻauhamālie ʻa e sōsaieti kotoa ʻo e kakai ʻoku nau taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko ia ko e tumutumu ia ʻo e “mamahi lahi” ko ʻĀmaketone.—Selemaia 25:31-33; 2 Tesalonaika 1:6-8; Fakahā 16:14, 16; 19:11-21.
11. Ko e hā ʻe fakahaofi ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová fakafou ʻi he “mamahi lahi”?
11 ʻE fakahaofi fakafou ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová ʻi māmani lahi. ʻOku faʻuʻaki ʻeni ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻa ia kuo nau haʻu “mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi matakali, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e ngaahi lea.” Ko e hā ʻe fakahaofi ai kinautolu ʻi ha founga fakaofo peheé? Koeʻuhi he ʻoku nau fai kia Sihova ʻa e “tauhi kiate ia . . . ʻi he ʻaho mo e po.” Ko ia te nau hao ai ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e maama ko ʻení, pea ʻe taki atu kinautolu ki ha maama foʻou māʻoniʻoni. (Fakahā 7:9-15) Ko ia ai, te nau mātā tonu ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa ʻa Sihová: “Talitali kia Sihova, pea tauhi hono ʻalunga, pea te ne hakeakiʻi koe ke maʻu ʻa e fonua: ka hoko ʻa e motuhi ʻo haʻa faikovi te ke mātā ia.”—Sāme 37:34.
Ko e Maama Foʻoú
12. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki ai ʻa e kau hao ʻi ʻĀmaketoné?
12 He toki taimi fakatupu-fiefia ē ʻe ʻi aí—ko e fakangata ʻo e fulikivanú mo e aata mai ʻa e kuonga langilangiʻia lahi taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá! (Fakahā 20:1-4) He houngaʻia ē ʻia Sihova ʻa e kau hao ʻi ʻĀmaketoné ke hū atu ki ha sivilaise ʻāsinisini mo maʻa, ko e ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtuá, ko ha maama foʻou, ʻi ha māmani ʻa ia ʻe liliu ki ha palataisi! (Luke 23:43) Pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito toe fiemaʻu ke nau mate! (Sione 11:26) Ko e moʻoni, mei he taimi ko iá ʻo faai atu, te nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fakaofo fakaʻulia ko e moʻui fuoloa tatau mo Sihova!
13. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e toe hoko atu ʻa Sīsū ki he ngāue fakaefakamoʻui naʻá ne kamata ʻi he māmaní?
13 Ko Sīsū, ʻa ia kuo fakanofo ʻe Sihova ko e Tuʻi fakahēvaní, te ne tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki fakaemana ʻa ia ʻe fiefia ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻe fakahaofí. ʻI heʻene ʻi māmaní, naʻá ne fakaʻā ʻa e ngaahi mata naʻe kuí, mo e ngaahi telinga naʻe tulí pea fakamoʻui “pe ko e hā ha alangamahaki, pe ha mahamahaki.” (Mātiu 9:35; 15:30, 31) Te ne toe fai ʻi he maama foʻoú, ʻa e ngāue fakaefakamoʻui lahi ko iá ka ʻi ha tuʻunga fakalūkufua. ʻI hono tuʻunga ko e Fakafofonga ʻa e ʻOtuá, te ne fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa: “[Ko e ʻOtuá] te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia; kuo mole ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻa.” (Fakahā 21:4) ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito toe ʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ʻo ha kau toketā fakafaitoʻo pe ko ha kau fai putu!—Aisea 25:8; 33:24.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e fakahaofi ʻe hoko ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova kuo nau ʻosi maté?
14 ʻE toe kau ʻi hono fakahaofí ʻa e kau sevāniti anga-tonu kotoa ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe mate ʻi he kuohilí. ʻE haofakiʻi kinautolu ʻi he maama foʻoú, mei he maʻunimā ʻe he faʻitoká. ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova: “ʻE faifai pea hoko ha toetuʻu ʻa e angatonu mo e angahala fakatouʻosi.” (Ngāue 24:15) Ngalingali ʻe fokotuʻu ki muʻa ange ʻa e kau “angatonu,” pea ʻe tokoni ia ki hono fakalahi ʻo e Palataisí. He toki fakamānako ē ki he kau hao ʻi ʻĀmaketoné ke fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe he faʻahinga anga-tonu ko ia ne nau mate fuoloa ʻi he kuohilí, ʻi heʻenau foki mai ko ʻeni ʻo moʻuí!—Sione 5:28, 29.
15. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi ʻe aʻusia ʻi he maama foʻoú.
15 Ko kinautolu kotoa ko ia ʻe moʻuí te nau toki aʻusia ai ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo kau kia Sihová: “ʻOku ke folahi ho nima, pea ke fakamakona ʻa e holi ʻa e meʻa moʻui kotoa.” (Sāme 145:16) ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha fiekaia: ʻE toe fakafoki ʻa e māmaní ki he tuʻunga ʻo e palanisi ʻa e ʻātakai ʻo e meʻamoʻuí pea fakatupu meʻakai ʻo hulufau. (Sāme 72:16) ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha kakai taʻemaʻu ʻapi: “Te nau langa fale ʻo nofo ai,” pea ʻe nofo ʻa e tokotaha taki taha “ʻi hono lolo vaine, pea ʻi hono lolo fiki; ʻo ʻikai mafakahohaʻa kinautolu.” (Aisea 65:21, 22; Maika 4:4) ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha manavahē: ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha tau, fakamālohi, pe faihia. (Sāme 46:8, 9; Palovepi 2:22) “ʻOku malōlō ʻa mamani katoa, ʻoku nonga, ʻoku nau pa mavava.”—Aisea 14:7.
16. Ko e hā ʻe hūhū ai ʻi he maama foʻoú ʻa e māʻoniʻoní?
16 Kuo pau ke toʻo atu ʻi he maama foʻoú ʻa e ngaahi founga tuʻuaki fakafepaki ʻa Sētané. ʻI hono kehé, “ʻe ako faitotonu ʻa e nofo maama.” (Aisea 26:9; 54:13) ʻI he fakahinohino fakalaumālie lelei ʻi he taʻu ki he taʻu, “ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hange ko e mafola ʻa e vai ʻi he tahi.” (Aisea 11:9) ʻE hūhū ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi tōʻonga fakatupu langa hake. (Filipai 4:8) Fakaʻuta atu, ki ha sōsaieti ʻi māmani lahi ʻo e kakai ʻoku ʻatā mei he faihiá, loto-mahikihikí, mo e meheká—ko ha fetokouaʻaki fakavahaʻapuleʻanga ʻa ia ʻoku fakatupulekina ai ʻe he tokotaha kotoa ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e moʻoni, naʻa mo e taimí ni ʻoku fakatupulekina ʻe he fuʻu kakai lahí ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga peheé.—Kaletia 5:22, 23.
Ko e Hā ʻOku Fuoloa Pehē Aí?
17. Ko e hā kuo fuʻu fuoloa ai ʻa e tatali ʻa Sihova ki muʻa ke ne fakangata ʻa e fulikivanú?
17 Kae kehe, ko e hā kuo tatali ai ʻo fuʻu fuoloa ʻa Sihova mei hono toʻo ʻa e fulikivanú pea fakahaofi ʻa hono kakaí ki he maama foʻoú? Fakakaukau ange ki he meʻa kuo pau ke fakahokó. Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá ko hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová, ʻa ʻene totonu ke pulé. ʻI hono fakangofua ʻa e taimi feʻunga ke hokohoko atú, kuó ne fakahāhā ai ʻo ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha veiveiua ko e pule fakaetangata ʻi tuʻa ʻi hono tuʻunga-haú kuo hoko ia ko ha taʻelavameʻa kāfakafa. (Selemaia 10:23) Ko ia ai, ʻoku tonuhia kakato ʻa Sihova ʻi he taimí ni ki hano fetongi ʻa e pule fakaetangatá ʻaki ʻa e pule ʻo hono Puleʻanga fakahēvaní ʻi he malumalu ʻo Kalaisí.—Taniela 2:44; Mātiu 6:9, 10.
18. Ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻe maʻu ai ʻe he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻa e fonua ko Kēnaní?
18 Ko e meʻa kuo hoko ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi senituli kotoa ko ʻení ʻoku meimei tatau ia mo e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame ʻe maʻu ʻe hono hakó ʻa e fonua ʻo Kēnaní—ka kuo pau ke nau tatali ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngeau “he [kuo] teʻeki ke lato ʻa e kovi ʻa e haʻa Amoli.” (Senesi 12:1-5; 15:13-16) ʻI hení, ko e kupuʻi lea “Amoli” (ko ha matakali ʻiloa) ngalingali ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e kakai Kēnaní fakalūkufua. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakafuofua ʻe hoko ʻa e senituli ʻe fā ki muʻa ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ke malava ʻo ikunaʻi ʻe hono kakaí ʻa Kēnani. ʻI he lolotonga ní ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi Kēnaní ke nau ʻai ke fakalakalaka ʻa honau sōsaietí. Ko e hā hono olá?
19, 20. Ko e ngaahi sōsaieti fēfē naʻe fakatupu ʻe he kau Kēnaní?
19 ʻOku fakamatala ʻi he Bible Handbook ʻa Henry H. Halley, naʻe maʻu ʻi Mekito, ʻe he kau siolokí ʻa e toetoenga ʻo ha temipale ʻo ʻAsiteloti, ko e ʻotua-fefine, uaifi ʻo Pēalí. Naʻá ne tohi: “ʻI ha ngaahi sitepu siʻi pē mei he temipale ko ʻení naʻe ʻi ai ha faʻitoka, ʻa ia naʻe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi siā lahi, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e toenga ʻo e fānau valevale ʻa ia naʻe feilaulauʻaki ʻi he temipale ko ʻení . . . Ko e kau palōfita ʻa Pēali mo ʻAsitelotí ʻa e kau maʻu mafai fakapō ʻo e fānau iikí.” “Ko ha toe tōʻonga fakalilifu ʻe taha ʻa e [meʻa] naʻa nau ui ko e ‘ngaahi feilaulau makatuʻunga.’ ʻI he taimi naʻe langa ai ha falé, naʻe feilaulau ʻaki ai ha kiʻi tama, pea naʻe langa ʻaki ʻa hono sinó ʻa e holisí.”
20 ʻOku pehē ʻe Halley: “Ko e founga-lotu kia Pēalí, ʻAsiteloti, mo e ngaahi ʻotua Kēnani kehé naʻe kau ia ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga konā maumau-meʻa lahi tahá; ko honau ngaahi temipalé ko e ngaahi senitā ia ʻo e koví. . . . Naʻe founga-lotu ʻaki ʻe he kau Kēnaní ʻa e fakatuiaʻi ʻo e ʻulungaanga taʻetāú, . . . pea ʻaki ʻa hono fakapoongi leva ʻenau ʻuluaki fānaú, ko ha feilaulau ki he ngaahi ʻotua tatau ko ʻení. ʻOku hā ngali ʻi he tuʻunga lahi, naʻe hoko ʻa e fonua ko Kēnaní ko ha faʻahinga ia ʻo Sōtoma mo Komola ʻi hono fakafuofua fakapuleʻangá. . . . Naʻe ʻi ai ha totonu ke kei tuʻu ha sivilaise ʻo e ʻuli fakalielia mo anga-fakamanu pehē? . . . ʻOku fifili ʻa e kau sioloki naʻa nau keli ʻa e toetoenga ʻo e ngaahi kolo lalahi Kēnaní ʻi he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻikai te ne fakaʻauha vave ange kinautolu ʻi he meʻa naʻa Ne faí.”—Fakafehoanaki mo 1 Tuʻi 21:25, 26.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e faitatau ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e kau Kēnaní pea mo ia ʻi hotau taimí?
21 Naʻe hoko ʻo “lato” ʻa e tuʻunga fulikivanu ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí. Ko ia ʻoku tonuhia kakato ʻa Sihova ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi hano fakaʻauhamālie kinautolu. Ko e moʻoni tatau pē ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku fonu ʻa e māmani ko ʻení ʻi he fakamālohí, ʻulungaanga taʻetāú, mo e manuki ki he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea koeʻuhi ʻoku totonu ʻetau manavahē ʻi he fakalilifu ʻo e ngaahi feilaulau ʻaki ʻo e fānaú ʻi Kēnani ʻo e kuonga muʻá, fēfē ʻa e hongofuluʻi miliona ʻo e kau talavou ʻoku feilaulauʻi ʻi he ngaahi tau ʻa e māmani ko ʻení, ʻo kovi mamaʻo ange ia ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻi Kēnaní? ʻOku papau, ʻa e tonuhia kakato ʻa Sihova he taimí ni ki hono ʻomai ha ngataʻanga ki he fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení.
Fakalato ʻa e Meʻa Kehe
22. Ko e hā ʻoku fakalato ʻi he kātaki ʻa Sihova ʻi hotau taimí?
22 ʻOku fakalato ʻa e meʻa kehe ʻi he kātaki ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ko ʻení. ʻOkú ne fakaʻatā ai ʻa e taimi ke fakatahatahaʻi pea akoʻi ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahí, ʻa ia kuo ʻosi laka hake ʻi he nima milioná honau tokolahí. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e fakahinohino ʻa Sihová, kuo ʻosi fokotuʻutuʻu kinautolu ki ha kautaha ʻoku laka ki muʻa. Kuo akoʻi ʻa e kau tangatá, kau fefiné, mo e toʻutupú ke akoʻi ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻi he Tohitapú. ʻOku nau ako ki he ngaahi founga anga-ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fakatahá mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Tohitapú. (Sione 13:34, 35; Kolose 3:14; Hepelu 10:24, 25) Tānaki atu ki aí, ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi pōtoʻi ʻi he langá, ʻilekitulōniká, pulusi tohí, mo e ngaahi malaʻe kehe koeʻuhi pē ke poupou ki hono malangaʻi ʻo e “ongoongo lelei.” (Mātiu 24:14) Ngalingali ʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he maama foʻoú ʻa e ngaahi pōtoʻi fakafaiako mo fakaelanga peheé.
23. Ko e hā ko ha monū ai ia ke moʻui ʻi he taimi ko ʻení?
23 ʻIo, ʻoku teuteuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ke nau lava ʻo hao atu ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ki ha maama foʻou māʻoniʻoni. ʻE ʻikai leva toe ʻi ai ʻa Sētane mo ʻene māmani fulikivanú ke fekuki mo ia, ʻikai ha puke, loto-mamahi, pe mate. ʻI he loto-māfana mo e fiefia lahi, ʻe hoko atu ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngāue fakafiefia ko hono langa ʻo ha palataisi, ʻa ia ʻe hoko ai ha “fefiefiaʻi” ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē. Ko ha monū ē kiate kitautolu ke moʻui ʻi he tumutumu ko ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi kuongá, ke ʻilo pea tauhi kia Sihova, pea ke ʻiloʻi kuo vavé ni ke tau ‘hiki hotau ʻulú, ʻo hanga hake; he ʻoku ofi ai hotau huhuʻí’!—Luke 21:28; Sāme 146:5.
Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakamanatu
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e “mamahi lahi,” pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻene kamatá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai lavameʻa ai ʻa e ʻohofi ʻe Koki ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová?
◻ ʻE ngata fēfē ʻa e “mamahi lahi”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga fakaofo ʻe tokonaki mai ʻe he maama foʻoú?
◻ Ko e hā kuo fuʻu fuoloa ai ʻa e tatali ʻa Sihova ki muʻa ke ʻomai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení?
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