Manavahē kia Sihova pea Tauhi ʻEne Ngaahi Fekaú
“Manavahē ki he ʻOtua moʻoní pea tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú. He ko e ngafa kakato ʻeni ʻo e tangatá.”—KOHELETI 12:13, NW.
1, 2. (a) ʻOku malava fēfē ke maluʻi fakaesino kitautolu ʻe he manavaheé? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku feinga ai ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa potó ke fakahūhū ha manavahē totonu ki heʻenau fānaú?
“HANGĒ pē ko e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa e loto-toʻá ki he moʻuí, ʻoku maluʻi ia ʻe he manavaheé,” ko e lau ia ʻa Leonardo da Vinci. Ko e fakangalingali toʻá, pe loto-toʻa fakavalevalé ʻokú ne fakakuihi ha tangata mei he fakatuʻutāmakí, lolotonga iá ʻoku hanga ʻe he manavaheé ʻo fakamanatu kiate ia ke ne tokanga. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau te tau fakaofiofi ki ha teputepu ʻo ha lilifa pea sio hifo ai ki hono mamaʻo ʻe lava ke tau tō ai ki laló, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú ʻe fakaenatula pē ʻetau holomuí. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi hono pouaki ʻe ha manavahē totonu ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa tau ako ki ai ʻi he kupu ki muʻá, ka ʻoku toe tokoni ia ki hono maluʻi kitautolu mei he faihalá.
2 Kae kehe, kuo pau ke tau ako ke ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e manavahē ki he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki lahi ʻi onopōní. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke lāuʻilo ʻa e fānau īkí ki he ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e ʻuhilá pe ngaahi fefonongaʻaki ʻi he kolo lahí, ʻe faingofua ʻenau hokosia ha fakatuʻutāmaki lahi.a ʻOku feinga ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa potó ke fakahūhū ha manavahē totonu ki heʻenau fānaú, ʻo toutou fakatokanga kiate kinautolu fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki takatakaí. ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻe maluʻi nai ʻe he manavahē ko ʻení ʻa e moʻui ʻa ʻenau fānaú.
3. Ko e hā pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku fakatokanga mai ai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki fakalaumālié?
3 ʻOku maʻu ʻe Sihova ha tokanga meimei tatau ki heʻetau moʻuileleí. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha Tamai ʻofá, ʻokú ne akoʻi kitautolu fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofolá pea mo ʻene kautahá ki ha ʻaonga maʻatautolu. (Aisea 48:17) Ko e konga ʻo e polokalama ako fakaʻotua ko ʻení ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e “toutou” fakatokanga kiate kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tōʻanga fakalaumālié koeʻuhi ke tau malava ʻo fakatupulekina ha manavahē totonu fekauʻaki mo e fakatuʻutāmaki peheé. (2 Kalonikali 36:15, NW; 2 Pita 3:1) ʻI he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá naʻe mei malava ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakatamaki fakalaumālie lahi pea kalofi ʻa e faingataʻa lahi ‘ʻo kapau pē naʻe fakatupulekina ʻe he kakaí ʻa e loto ko ʻeni ʻo kinautolú ke nau manavahē ki he ʻOtuá pea tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú.’ (Teutalonome 5:29, NW) ʻI he ‘ngaahi taimi faingataʻa ko ʻeni ke fekuki mo iá,’ ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakatupulekina hotau lotó ke manavahē ki he ʻOtuá pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakatuʻutāmaki fakalaumālié?—2 Timote 3:1, NW.
Tafoki mei he Koví
4. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fehiʻa ʻoku totonu ke fakatupu ʻe he kau Kalisitiané? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tōʻonga angahalaʻiá? (Sio ki he fakamatala ʻi laló.)
4 ʻOku fakamatala mai ʻa e Tohitapú ʻo pehē “koe manavahe kia Jihova, koe fehia ia ki he kovi.” (Palovepi 8:13, PM) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tikisinale faka-Tohitapu ʻa e fehiʻa ko ʻení “ko ha fakakaukau fakaeongo atu ki he faʻahinga mo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku fakafepakiʻi, fehiʻanekinaʻi, taʻetokaʻí pea mo ia ʻokú te fakaʻamu ke ʻoua ʻe ʻi ai ha fetuʻutaki pe vahaʻangatae mo iá.” Ko ia ko e manavahē ʻOtuá ʻoku kau ki ai ha fakaliliʻa pe palakūʻia ʻi loto ki he meʻa kotoa ʻoku kovi ʻi he ʻafio mai ʻa Sihová.b (Sāme 97:10) ʻOkú ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau tafoki mei he koví, ʻo hangē pē ko ʻetau holomui mei he teputepu ʻo ha lilifá ʻi hono fakaongo mai ʻa e fakatokangá ʻe heʻetau manavahē fakanatulá. “Koe mea i he manavahe kia Jihova oku tafoki ai ae tagata mei he kovi.”—Palovepi 16:6, PM.
5. (a) ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau manavahē ʻOtuá mo ʻetau fehiʻa ki he meʻa ʻoku koví? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he hisitōlia ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he meʻá ni?
5 ʻOku malava ke tau ʻai ke mālohi ʻa e manavahē mo e fehiʻa totonu ko ʻeni ki he meʻa ʻoku koví ʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi nunuʻa fakatupu maumau ʻe ʻomai taʻealaleʻei ʻe he angahalá. ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu te tau utu pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau toó—pe ʻoku tau tō ʻo fakatatau ki he kakanó pe fakatatau ki he laumālié. (Kaletia 6:7, 8) ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ʻení naʻe fakamatalaʻi mahino ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ikuʻanga taʻealaleʻei ʻo hono taʻetokaʻi ʻo ʻene ngaahi fekaú pea mo hono siʻaki ʻa e lotu moʻoní. ʻI he ʻikai ha maluʻi mei he ʻOtuá, ʻe hoko ai ʻa e kiʻi puleʻanga tōngofua ʻo ʻIsilelí ki he mafai ʻo e ngaahi kaungāʻapi anga-fakamamahi mo mālohí. (Teutalonome 28:15, 45-48) Ko e ikuʻanga fakamamahi ʻo e talangataʻa ʻa ʻIsilelí naʻe lēkooti fakaikiiki ʻi he Tohitapú “ko ha fakatokanga” koeʻuhi ke malava ke tau ako ʻa e lēsoni ko iá pea fakatupu ʻa e manavahē ʻOtuá.—1 Kolinito 10:11, NW.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fakatātā Fakatohitapu ʻoku malava ke tau fakakaukau atu ki ai ʻi he ako ki he manavahē ʻOtuá? (Sio ki he fakamatala ʻi laló.)
6 Tuku kehe ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá, ʻoku ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosia tonu ʻi he moʻui ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻa ia naʻe ikuʻi ʻe he meheká, ʻulungaanga taʻetāú, mānumanú, pe loto-pōlepolé.c Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau tangatá ni naʻa nau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi, ka ʻi ha mōmeniti mahuʻinga ʻi heʻenau moʻuí, naʻe ʻikai ke mālohi feʻunga ai ʻenau manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, pea nau utu ai ha utu-taʻu fakamamahi. Ko e fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi fakatātā Fakatohitapu peheé ʻoku malava ke fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻetau fakapapau ke ʻoua te tau fai ha ngaahi fehālaaki meimei tatau. He toki meʻa fakamamahi ia ʻe hokó kapau naʻa tau tatali kae ʻoua ke tau hokosia ha meʻa fakamamahi fakafoʻituitui ki muʻa pea tau toki ʻai ki he lotó ʻa e faleʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá! ʻI hono kehe mei he meʻa ʻoku māʻunga tui ki aí, ko e meʻa ʻoku hokosiá—tautefito mei he fakahōhōʻiaʻi-kitá—ʻoku ʻikai ko e faiako lelei tahá ia.—Sāme 19:7.
7. Ko hai ʻoku fakaafeʻi ʻe Sihova ki hono tēniti fakaefakatātaá?
7 Ko e toe ʻuhinga mālohi ʻe taha ke fakatupu ai ʻa e manavahē ʻOtuá ko ʻetau holi ke maluʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau manavahē ke taʻefakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova koeʻuhi ʻoku tau koloaʻaki ʻa e kaumeʻa mo iá. Ko hai ʻoku lau ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha kaumeʻá, ʻa e tokotaha te ne fakaafeʻi ki hono tēniti fakaefakatātaá? Ko e tokotaha pē ko “ia oku eveeva i he agatonu, bea gaue i he maonioni.” (Sāme 15:1, 2, PM) Kapau ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e vahaʻangatae monūʻia ko ʻeni mo hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú, te tau tokanga ke ʻaʻeva anga-tonu ʻi heʻene vakai maí.
8. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Malakaí ʻa e kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá?
8 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Malakaí ʻa e kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI he ʻikai ke manavahē mo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihová, naʻa nau foaki atu ʻa e fanga manu naʻe mahamahaki mo heke ʻi hono ʻōlitá. Ko e siʻi ʻo ʻenau manavahē ʻOtuá naʻe toe tapua mai ia ʻi heʻenau fakakaukau ki he nofo malí. Koeʻuhí ke mali mo ha kau finemui, naʻa nau veteʻi ʻa e ngaahi uaifi ʻo ʻenau kei talavoú ʻi he ngaahi ʻuhinga launoa. Naʻe tala ʻe Malakai kiate kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he “vete” pea kuo hanga ʻe honau loto kākaá ʻo fakamavaheʻi kinautolu mei honau ʻOtuá. ʻE malava fēfē ke hāngaifofonga ʻo hōifua mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻenau ngaahi feilaulaú kapau naʻe fonu fakaefakatātā ʻa e ʻōlitá ʻi he ngaahi loʻimata—ʻa e ngaahi loʻimata mamahi naʻe tō mei honau ngaahi uaifi ne liʻakí? Ko e taʻefakaʻapaʻapa tekeutua pehē ki heʻene ngaahi tuʻungá naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa Sihova ke ne ʻeke: “Kofaaia ae manavahe kiate au?”—Malakai 1:6-8, PM; Malakai 2:13-16.
9, 10. ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e kaumeʻa mo Sihová?
9 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku pehē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he mamahi ʻa e ngaahi hoa tonuhia mo e fānau tokolahi ko ia kuo lōmekina ʻe he ngaahi husepāniti mo e ngaahi tamai siokita mo ʻulungaanga taʻetāú pe naʻa mo e ngaahi uaifi mo e ngaahi faʻē. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakalotomamahiʻi ai ia. Ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá te ne sio ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he anga ʻo e vakai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻe ngāue mālohi ke ʻai ke mālohi ʻene nofo malí, siʻaki ʻa e fakakaukau fakamāmani ʻokú ne fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e haʻi ʻo e nofo malí, pea ‘hola mei he fai feʻauakí.’—1 Kolinito 6:18.
10 ʻI he nofo malí pea pehē ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo ʻetau moʻuí, ko e fehiʻa ki he meʻa kotoa ʻoku kovi ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová, fakataha mo ha houngaʻia loloto ki he kaumeʻa mo iá, te ne ʻomai ʻa e hōifua mo e leleiʻia ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakahā fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Koe mooni oku ou ilo ni oku ikai filifilimanako ae Otua ki he kakai: Ka oku ne maʻu maana aia oku manavahe kiate ia, mo fai totonu, i he buleaga kotoabe.” (Ngāue 10:34, 35, PM) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā Fakatohitapu lahi ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e anga hono ueʻi ʻe he manavahē ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa kehekehe.
Toko Tolu Naʻa Nau Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá
11. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga fē naʻe lau ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻoku “manavahe ki he Otua”?
11 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e tangata ʻe taha ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa ia naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sihova tonu ko hono kaumeʻa—ko e pēteliake ko ʻĒpalahamé. (Aisea 41:8, NW) Naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e manavahē ʻOtua ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻi he taimi naʻe kole ange ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate ia ke ne feilaulauʻi ʻa hono foha pē tahá, ʻa ʻAisake, ʻa ia fakafou ʻiate iá ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene talaʻofa ʻe hoko ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ko ha puleʻanga lahi. (Senesi 12:2, 3; 17:19) Naʻe paasi ʻa e “kaumeʻa ʻo Sihová” ʻi he ʻahiʻahi fakamamahi ko ʻení? (Semisi 2:23, NW) ʻI he mōmeniti tofu pē ko ia naʻe hiki hake ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa ʻene helé ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻAisaké, naʻe pehē mai ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová: “Oua naa ala ho nima ki he tama, be fai ha mea kiate ia; he oku ou ilo eni, oku ke manavahe ki he Otua, koeuhi nae ikai te ke taofi ho foha, ko ho foha be taha meiate au.”—Senesi 22:10-12, PM.
12. Ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa e manavahē ʻOtua ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, pea ʻoku malava fēfē ke tau fakahāhaaʻi ha laumālie meimei tatau?
12 Neongo naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi tonu ki muʻa ʻe ʻĒpalahame ko e tokotaha ia ʻoku manavahē kia Sihova, ʻi he foʻi taimi ko ʻení naʻá ne fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻene manavahē ʻOtuá ʻi ha founga tuʻu-ki-muʻa. Ko ʻene loto-lelei ke feilaulauʻaki ʻa ʻAisaké naʻe mamaʻo ʻaupito ia mei ha fakahāhā pē ʻo ha talangofua anga-fakaʻapaʻapa. Naʻe ueʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻe ha falala fakaʻaufuli ʻe hanga ʻe heʻene Tamai fakahēvaní ʻo fakahoko ʻEne talaʻofá ʻaki hono fokotuʻu hake ʻo ʻAisake kapau naʻe pau ke pehē. Hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻe Paulá, ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻe “matuʻaki falala, ko e meʻa kuo ne talaʻofa [ʻe he ʻOtuá] ki ai ʻoku ne malava foki ke fai.” (Loma 4:16-21) ʻOku tau mateuteu ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻa mo e ʻi he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ha ngaahi feilaulau lahi angé? ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e loto-falala kakato ko e talangofua peheé te ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga tuʻuloa, ʻi he ʻiloʻi ko Sihová “te ne hanga ʻo totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia”? (Hepelu 11:6) Ko e manavahē moʻoni ia ki he ʻOtuá.—Sāme 115:11.
13. Ko e hā naʻe malava ai ʻe Siosifa ke ne fakamatalaʻi totonu ʻa ia tonu ko ha tangata naʻe ‘manavahe ki he Otuá’?
13 Tau sivisiviʻi ange ha toe fakatātā ʻe taha ʻo e ngāue ʻa e manavahē ʻOtuá—ʻa ē naʻe ʻia Siosifá. ʻI he hoko ko ha pōpula ʻi he fale ʻo Pōtifá, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Siosifa naʻá ne fehangahangai fakaʻaho mo e fakaʻaiʻai ke fai ʻa e tono. Naʻe hangē naʻe ʻikai ha toe tafaʻaki ia naʻe malava ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he fetuʻutaki mo e uaifi ʻo hono pulé, ʻa ia naʻá ne hanganaki fokotuʻu ange kiate ia ke na fai ha ʻulungaanga taʻetāú. Faifai atu pē, ʻi he hanga ʻe he fefiné ʻo ‘puke iá,’ naʻá ne “hola ʻo hu kituaʻā.” Ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ia ke ne tafoki leva mei he koví? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua, ko e meʻa tefitó ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá, ko e holi ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fai ʻa e ‘fuʻu angahala lahi ni, ʻo ne hia ai ki he ʻOtuá.’ (Senesi 39:7-12) Naʻe malava ʻe Siosifa ke ne fakamatalaʻi totonu ʻa ia tonu ko ha tangata naʻe ‘manavahe ki he Otuá.’—Senesi 42:18.
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tapua mai ʻe he meesi ʻa Siosifá ʻa e manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá?
14 ʻI ha ngaahi taʻu ki mui ai naʻe hoko ai ʻa Siosifa ʻo fesiofaki mo hono fanga tokouá, ʻa ē naʻa nau fakatau loto-taʻeʻofa ia ke nofo pōpulá. Naʻe malava ngofua ke ne ngāueʻaki ʻenau fiemaʻu vivili ki ha meʻakaí ko ha faingamālie ia ke sāuni ai ʻa e hala naʻa nau fai kiate iá. Ka ko e feangai fakaehaua ki he kakaí ʻoku ʻikai te ne tapua mai ʻe ia ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá. (Livitiko 25:43) Ko ia, ʻi he taimi naʻe sio ai ʻa Siosifa ki he fakamoʻoni feʻunga ʻo e liliu ʻi he loto ʻo hono fanga tokouá, naʻá ne faimeesi ʻo fakamolemoleʻi kinautolu. Hangē ko Siosifá, ʻe ueʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau manavahē ʻOtuá ke tau ikuʻi ʻa e koví ʻaki ʻa e leleí, pea pehē ki heʻene taʻofi kitautolu mei he tō ki he ʻahiʻahí.—Senesi 45:1-11; Sāme 130:3, 4; Loma 12:17-21.
15. Ko e hā naʻe fakafiefiaʻi ai ʻe he ʻulungaanga ʻo Siopé ʻa e loto ʻo Sihová?
15 Ko Siopé ko e toe faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻe taha ʻo e taha ʻoku manavahē ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova ki he Tēvoló: “Kuo ke tokagaʻi a eku tamaioeiki ko Jobe, he oku ikai hano tatau i mamani, koe tagata haohaoa mo agatonu, oku manavahe ia ki he Otua, bea afe mei he kovi?” (Siope 1:8, PM) ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi, naʻe fakafiefiaʻi ai ʻe he ʻulungaanga taʻemele ʻo Siopé ʻa e loto ʻo ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. Naʻe manavahē ʻOtua ʻa Siope koeʻuhi naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e meʻa totonu ia ke faí pea ko e founga lelei taha ia ke moʻui aí. “Vakai, koe manavahe kia Jihova, koe boto ia,” ko e kalanga ia ʻa Siopé, “bea koe afe mei he kovi koe ilo ia.” (Siope 28:28, PM) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha tangata malí, naʻe ʻikai ke tokanga taʻetotonu ʻa Siope ia ki ha kiʻi finemui, pe te ne ʻai ke nōfoʻi ha ngaahi filioʻi tono ʻi hono lotó. Neongo ko ha tangata koloaʻia, naʻá ne fakafisi ke tuku ʻene falalá ʻi he koloá, pea naʻá ne fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻo e tauhi ʻaitolí.—Siope 31:1, 9-11, 24-28.
16. (a) ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe ngāueʻi ai ʻe Siope ʻa e ʻaloʻofá? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Siope naʻe ʻikai te ne taʻofi ʻa e fakamolemoleʻí?
16 Kae kehe, ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí pea pehē ki he tafoki mei he meʻa ʻoku koví. Ko ia, naʻe mahuʻingaʻia manavaʻofa ʻa Siope ʻi he kuí, ko e heké, mo e masivá. (Livitiko 19:14; Siope 29:15, 16) Naʻe mahinoʻi ʻe Siope ko ha “taha ʻokú ne taʻofi ʻa e ʻaloʻofá mei hono kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, te ne toe taʻofi ai naʻa mo ʻene manavahē ki he tokotaha Māfimafi-Aoniú.” (Siope 6:14, NW) Ko hono taʻofi ʻa e ʻaloʻofá ʻoku malava ke kau ai ʻa hono taʻofi ʻa e fakamolemoleʻí pe ko hono tukulotoʻi ha loto-ʻingoʻingo. ʻI he fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe lotu ai ʻa Siope maʻa hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻe toko tolú, ʻa ia naʻa nau fakatupunga ia ke ne mamahi lahí. (Siope 42:7-10) ʻE lava ke tau fakahāhā ha loto fakamolemole meimei tatau ki ha kaungātui kuó ne fakalotomamahiʻi nai kitautolu ʻi ha founga? Ko ha lotu loto-moʻoni maʻá e tokotaha ko ia kuó ne fakalotomamahiʻi kitautolú ʻoku malava ke tokoni lahi ia kiate kitautolu ki hono ikuʻi ʻa e loto-mamahí. Ko e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe maʻu ʻe Siope ʻi heʻene manavahē ʻOtuá ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha fakamelomelo ʻo e ‘koto lelei kuo faʻo ʻe Sihova maʻá e kau manavahē kiate iá.’—Sāme 31:19; Semisi 5:11.
Fepaki ʻa e Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá mo e Manavahē ki he Tangatá
17. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke fai mai ʻe he manavahē ki he tangatá kiate kitautolú, ka ko e hā ko ha sio nounou ai ʻa e manavahē peheé?
17 Lolotonga ʻoku malava ʻe he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻo ueʻi kitautolu ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tonú, ʻoku malava ʻe he manavahē ki he tangatá ke ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau tuí. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko ʻení, ʻi hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau ʻapositoló ke nau hoko ko e kau malanga faivelenga ʻo e ongoongo leleí, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū kiate kinautolu: “ʻOua te mou momoʻi manavahe kiate kinautolu ʻoku tamateʻi ʻa e sino pe, ka ko e laumalie ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ke tamateʻi: ka ke mou manavahe tuʻu kiate ia ʻoku mafai ke fakaʻauha ʻi Heli [“Kīhena,” NW] ʻa e laumalie mo e sino fakatouʻosi.” (Mātiu 10:28) Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko ha sio nounou ia ʻa e manavahē ki he tangatá, he ʻoku ʻikai malava ʻe he tangatá ke fakaʻauha ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanaki ki he moʻui ʻi he kahaʻú. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku tau manavahē ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ʻoku tau lāuʻilo ki hono mālohi fakailifiá, ʻa ia ʻi hono fakahoa atu ki ai ʻa e mālohi ʻo e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá ko e koto taʻeʻaonga pē. (Aisea 40:15) ʻI he hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e loto-falala fakaʻaufuli ki he mālohi ʻo Sihova ke fokotuʻu hake ʻa ʻEne kau sevāniti loto-tōnungá. (Fakahā 2:10) Ko ia, ʻoku tau leaʻaki ʻa e loto-falala: “Kapau ʻoku kau ʻa e ʻOtua maʻatautolu, pea ko hai tu ʻe taʻofi mai?”—Loma 8:31.
18. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku fakapaleʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē kiate iá?
18 Tatau pē pe ko hotau tokotaha-fakafepakí ko ha mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí pe ko ha tokotaha houtamaki ʻi he ʻapiakó, te tau ʻilo “oku ai ae falala malohi i he manavahe kia Jihova.” (Palovepi 14:26, PM) ʻOku malava ke lotu ki he ʻOtuá ki ha mālohi, ʻi he ʻiloʻi te ne fanongo mai kiate kitautolu. (Sāme 145:19) Heʻikai ʻaupito ngalo ʻia Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē kiate iá. Fakafou ʻi heʻene palōfita ko Malakaí, ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu: “Bea ko kinautolu nae manavahe kia Jihova naa nau toki lea fetokoniaki iate kinautolu: bea nae ogoʻi ia e Jihova, bea ne fanogo ki ai, bea nae tohi i hono ao ae tohi fakamanatu, onautolu nae manavahe kia Jihova, mo nau faa fakalaulauloto ki hono huafa.”—Malakai 3:16, PM.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e manavaheé ʻe ʻi ai hono ngataʻangá, ka ko e faʻahinga fē ia ʻe nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengatá?
19 Kuo ofí ni ʻa e taimi ʻa ia ko e tokotaha kotoa ʻi he māmaní ʻe lotu kia Sihova pea ko e manavahē ki he tangatá ʻe puli atu ia. (Aisea 11:9) Ko e manavahē ki he fiekaiá, mahakí, faihiá, mo e taú ʻe mole atu foki mo ia. Ka ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻe nofo maʻu ai pē ia ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití ʻi he hokohoko atu ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti loto-tōnunga ʻi hēvaní mo ia ʻi he māmaní ke fakahāhaaʻi kiate ia ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa, talangofua, mo e fakalāngilangi totonú. (Fakahā 15:4) ʻI he taimi tatau pē, ʻofa ke tau tukulotoʻi kotoa ʻa e akonaki fakamānavaʻi ʻa Solomoné: “Oua naa meheka ho loto ki he agahala: ka ke manavahe koe kia Jihova i he aho kotoabe. He koe mooni oku ai ha gataaga; bea e ikai motuhi hoo amanaki.”—Palovepi 23:17, 18, PM.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a ʻOku mole mei he kakai lalahi ʻe niʻihi ʻenau manavahē ki he fakatuʻutāmakí ʻi hono ʻai kinautolu ʻe heʻenau ngāué ʻo nau felāveʻi tuʻumaʻu mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmakí. ʻI hono ʻeke pe ko e hā kuo mole ai ha foʻi tuhu ʻo e kau tufunga tokolahi fau, ko e tali mai pē ʻeni ʻa ha tufunga taukei: “Ne mole ʻa ʻenau manavahē ki he ngaahi kili ʻuhila vave ʻaupitó.”
b ʻOku ongoʻi ʻe Sihova tonu ʻa e palakūʻia ko ení. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku fakamatala ʻa e Efeso 4:29 ki he lea koví ko e “lea ʻe ʻikai siaʻa.” Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe ngāueʻaki heni ki he “ʻikai siaʻa” ʻoku ʻuhinga fakaelea ki he fuaʻiʻakau, ika, pe kakanoʻi manu ʻoku kovi. ʻOku fakahaaʻi mataʻāʻā ʻe ha lea pehē ʻa e palakūʻia ʻoku totonu ke tau ongoʻi ki he lea koví pe fakalieliá. Pehē foki, ʻoku faʻa fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitolí ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ko e “kinohaʻa.” (Teutalonome 29:17, NW; Isikeli 6:9) Ko ʻetau fakaliliʻa fakanatula ki he kinohaʻá, pe ko e tuʻu mamaʻó, ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ongoʻi palakūʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha faʻahinga founga pē ʻo e tauhi ʻaitolí.
c ʻI he taumuʻa ke fakatātaaʻí, fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi fakamatala kau kia Keini (Senesi 4:3-12); Tēvita (2 Samiuela 11:2–12:14); Kēhesi (2 Tuʻi 5:20-27); mo ʻŪsaia (2 Kalonikali 26:16-21).
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ako ke fehiʻa ʻi he meʻa ʻoku koví?
• Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Malakaí ʻa e kaumeʻa mo Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ako meia ʻĒpalahame, Siosifa, mo Siope ʻo fekauʻaki mo e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá?
• Ko fē ʻa e manavahē ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mole atú, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 19]
ʻOku fakahūhū ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa potó ha manavahē totonu ki heʻenau fānaú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 20]
Hangē pē ko hono fakatafokiʻi kitautolu ʻe he manavaheé mei he fakatuʻutāmakí, ʻoku fakatafokiʻi kitautolu ʻe he manavahē ʻOtuá mei he meʻa ʻoku koví
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Naʻe tauhi maʻu ʻe Siope ʻene manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻá ne fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi kaumeʻa loi ʻe toko tolú
[Maʻuʻanga]
Mei he liliu Tohitapu Vulgata Latina, 1795