Falala kia Sihova ʻAki ʻa e Kotoa ʻo Ho Lotó
“Ko kinautolu oku ilo ki ho huafa te nau falala kiate koe.”—SĀME 9:10, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku falala noaʻia ki ai ʻa e kakaí ki ha maluʻangá?
ʻI HE ʻahó ni, ʻi he taimi ʻoku lahi ʻaupito ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne fakamanamanaʻi ʻetau tuʻunga leleí, ʻoku fakanatula pē ke kumi ki ha taha pe ko ha meʻa ʻa ia te ne tokonaki mai ha maluʻangá. ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e niʻihi ko hono maʻu ha paʻanga lahi angé te ne ʻai honau kahaʻú ke malu, ka ko hono moʻoní, ko e paʻangá ko ha maluʻanga taʻepau ia. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “Ko ia ʻoku falala ki heʻene koloa, ko ia ia ʻe to.” (Palovepi 11:28) ʻOku hanga ʻa e niʻihi ki he kau taki fakaetangatá, ka ko e lelei taha ʻi he faʻahingá ni ʻoku nau faihala pē. Pea ʻoku faai atu pē, ʻo nau mate kotoa. ʻI he tuʻunga fakapotopoto, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “Oua naa mou falala ki he gaahi eiki, be ki he foha oe tagata, aia oku ikai ha fakamoui iate ia.” (Sāme 146:3, PM) Ko e ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ko iá ʻokú ne toe fakatokanga kia kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e falala ki heʻetau ngaahi feinga taʻetokonia ʻatautolú pē. Ko kitautolu foki ko e ‘ngaahi foha [pē] oe tangatá.’
2 Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá ha hala ʻi he kau taki fakapuleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi hono ʻahó koeʻuhi naʻa nau falala kinautolu ki he “hufanga loi.” (Aisea 28:15-17) ʻI heʻenau kumi ki he maluʻangá, naʻa nau faʻahi fakapolitikale ai mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kaungāʻapí. Ko e ngaahi faʻahi peheé naʻe taʻefalalaʻanga—ko ha loi. ʻI ha tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e kau taki lotu lahi ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau fakatupulekina ha ngaahi vahaʻangatae mo e kau taki fakapolitikalé. Ko e ngaahi faʻahi ko iá foki ʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ko ha “loi.” (Fakahā 17:16, 17) ʻE ʻikai te nau ʻomai ha maluʻanga tuʻuloa.
Ngaahi Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga Lelei ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepi
3, 4. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa e līpooti ia ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepí mei he līpooti ʻa e kau asiasi ʻe toko hongofulu kehé?
3 Ko feʻia leva, ʻoku totonu ke tau kumi ki ai ki he maluʻangá? Ki he feituʻu tatau naʻe kumi ki ai ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepi ʻi he taimi ʻo Mōsesé. ʻI he hili pē hono fakatauʻatāina ʻo ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipité, naʻe mateuteu ai ʻa e puleʻangá ke hū ki Kēnani, ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Naʻe fekauʻi atu ha kau tangata ʻe toko hongofulu-mā-ua ke asiasi ki he fonuá, pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e ʻaho ʻe 40, naʻa nau foki mai ʻo ʻomi ʻenau līpōtí. Ko e toko ua pē, ko Siosiua mo Kēlepi, naʻá na fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻamelie ʻa ʻIsileli ki Kēnaní. Naʻe fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he niʻihi kehé ia ko e fonuá ʻoku lelei ka naʻa nau pehē: “Ko hono meʻa pe ʻoku malohi ʻa e kakai ʻoku nofoʻi ʻa e fonua, pea ʻoku ʻaʻi ʻa e ngaahi kolo ʻo fuʻu lalahi: . . . ʻE ʻikai te tau lava ke ʻalu ʻo tauʻi ʻa e kakai, he ʻoku nau malohi ʻiate kitautolu.”—Nomipa 13:27, 28, 31.
4 Naʻe tokanga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ia ki he kau asiasi ʻe toko hongofulú pea nau hoko ʻo manavahē, ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga ne nau lāunga ai fekauʻaki mo Mōsese. Ko hono fakaʻosí, ko Siosiua mo Kēlepi, naʻá na pehē ʻi he ongoʻi mālohi: “Ko e fonua naʻa mau ʻalu atu ai hono asiasi ko e fonua lelei ʻaupito ʻaupito. Kapau ʻe hoifua ʻa e ʻEiki kiate kitautolu te ne fakahu kitautolu ki he fonua ni, pea te ne foaki kiate kitautolu; ko e fonua ʻoku mahutafea ʻi he huʻakau mo e honi. Kehe ke ʻoua te mou angatuʻu kia Sihova, pea ʻoua te mou manavahe ki he kakai ʻo e fonua.” (Nomipa 14:6-9) Kae kehe, naʻe fakafisi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke fanongo, pea ko hono olá, naʻe ʻikai fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau hū ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻi he taimi ko iá.
5. Ko e hā naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi ha līpooti leleí?
5 Ko e hā naʻe fai ai ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi ha līpooti lelei, lolotonga ia naʻe ʻomai ʻe he kau asiasi ia ʻe toko hongofulú ha ongoongo kovi? Naʻe sio kotoa pē ʻa e toko 12 ki he ngaahi kolo mālohi tatau mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kuo tuʻu. Pea naʻe moʻoni ʻa e toko hongofulú ʻi heʻenau pehē naʻe ʻikai ke mālohi feʻunga ʻa ʻIsileli ke ikunaʻi ʻa e fonuá. Naʻe ʻilo mo ia ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi. Kae kehe, naʻe sio ʻa e toko hongofulú ia ki he ngaahi meʻá mei he tafaʻaki fakaekakano. Ko Siosiua mo Kēlepi, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻá na falala kinaua kia Sihova. Naʻá na ʻosi sio ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻi ʻIsipité, ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá, pea ʻi he veʻe Moʻunga Sainaí. Ko ia, ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ki mui ai ko e ngaahi līpooti ʻataʻatā pē ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ko iá naʻe feʻunga ia ke ne ueʻi ʻa Lēhapi ʻo Sielikoó ke luva ʻene moʻuí maʻá e kakai ʻa Sihová! (Siosiua 2:1-24; 6:22-25) Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi, ʻa ia ko e ongo fakamoʻoni sio tonu ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihová, ʻa e falala kakato ʻe hokohoko atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke faitau maʻa hono kakaí. Hili ha taʻu ʻe fāngofulu mei ai, naʻe fakatonuhiaʻi ai ʻena falalá ʻi he taimi naʻe laka atu ai ha toʻutangata foʻou ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he malumalu ʻo e taki ʻa Siosiuá, ki Kēnani ʻo ikunaʻi ʻa e fonuá.
ʻUhinga ʻOku Totonu Ai Ke Tau Falala Taʻeveiveiua kia Sihová
6. Ko e hā ʻoku tenge ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ʻoku totonu ke tuku ʻenau falalá ki fē?
6 ʻI he “ngaahi taimi faingataʻa” ko ení, ko kitautolu, hangē ko e kau ʻIsilelí, ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi fili ʻoku nau mālohi ange ʻia kitautolu. (2 Timote 3:1) ʻOku tenge kitautolu fakaeʻulungaanga, fakalaumālie, pea ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku aʻu ki he tuʻunga fakaesinó. ʻIa kitautolu pē, ʻoku tau taʻemalava ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi tenge ko iá, koeʻuhi he ko ʻenau tupu mai mei ha matavai ʻoku mahulu hake ʻi he tangatá, ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló. (Efeso 6:12; 1 Sione 5:19) Ko fē leva, ʻe lava ke tau hanga ki aí? ʻI ha lotu kia Sihova, naʻe pehē ʻe ha tangata faitōnunga ʻi he kuohilí: “Ko kinautolu oku ilo ki ho huafa te nau falala kiate koe.” (Sāme 9:10, PM) Kapau ʻoku tau ʻilo moʻoni ʻa Sihova pea mahinoʻi ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa hono huafá, te tau falala pau leva kiate ia ʻo hangē ko Siosiua mo Kēlepí.—Sione 17:3.
7, 8. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he fakatupú ʻo ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ke tau falala ai kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Tohitapú ki hono maʻu ʻa e falala kia Sihová?
7 Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau falala kia Sihová? Naʻe fai pehē ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepi ʻi hono konga koeʻuhi he naʻá na ʻosi sio he ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo hono mālohí. Pea kuo pehē mo kitautolu. Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupu ʻa Sihová, kau ai ʻa e ʻunivēsí, fakataha mo hono ngaahi kaniva ʻe laui pilioná. Ko e ngaahi ivi kāfakafa fakamatelie ʻoku puleʻi ʻe Sihová ʻoku fakahāhā ai ko iá, ko e moʻoni, ko e Māfimafi-Aoniú. ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau ki he fakaofo ʻo e fakatupú, te tau loto-tatau ai mo Siope, ʻa ia naʻá ne lea fekauʻaki mo Sihova: “Kohai e faa taofi ia? kohai e behe kiate ia, Koeha oku ke fai?” (Siope 9:12, PM) Ko e moʻoni, kapau ʻoku tau kau mo Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai ha fiemaʻu ia ke tau manavahē ki ha taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ʻunivēsí.—Loma 8:31.
8 Toe fakakaukau foki, ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Tohitapú. Ko e matavai taʻealaʻosi ko eni ʻo e poto fakaʻotuá ʻoku mālohi ia ʻi hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fehālaakí pea liliu ʻetau moʻuí ki he finangalo ʻo Sihová. (Hepelu 4:12) Ko e Tohitapú ia ʻoku fou ai ʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki hono huafá pea ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo hono huafá. (Ekisoto 3:14) ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku lava ʻa Sihova ke hoko ki ha meʻa pē ʻokú ne fili ki ai—ko ha Tamai ʻofa, ko ha Fakamaau māʻoniʻoni, ko ha Pāteʻi-Tau ikuna—koeʻuhi ke fakahoko ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá. Pea ʻoku tau sio ki he anga ʻene hoko ʻo moʻoni maʻu pē ʻene leá. ʻI heʻetau ako ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau hoko ai ʻo lea, hangē ko e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Oku ou falala ki hoo folofola.”—Sāme 119:42, PM; Aisea 40:8.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he huhuʻí mo e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú ʻo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau falala kia Sihová?
9 Ko e huhuʻí ko ha toe ʻuhinga ia ke falala ai kia Sihová. (Mātiu 20:28) He meʻa fakafiefia moʻoni ia ʻa hono fekauʻi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono ʻAló tonu ke pekia ko ha huhuʻi maʻa kitautolú! Pea ko e huhuʻí ʻoku mālohi moʻoni. ʻOkú ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau fakatomala pea tafoki kia Sihova ʻaki ha loto faitotonú. (Sione 3:16; Hepelu 6:10; 1 Sione 4:16, 19) Ko ha konga ʻe taha ʻo e founga ʻo hono totongi ʻo e huhuʻí ko e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú. Ko e mana ko iá, ʻa ia naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he kau fakamoʻoni sio tonu ʻe laui ngeau, ko ha toe ʻuhinga ia ke falala ai kia Sihová. Ko e fakapapauʻiʻanga ia ko ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanakí ʻe ʻikai iku ʻo siva.—Ngāue 17:31; Loma 5:5; 1 Kolinito 15:3-8.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga fakaekita ʻoku tau maʻu ke falala ai kia Sihová?
10 Ko e niʻihi pē eni ʻo e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku lava ai pea ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu ʻa e falala fakaʻaufuli kia Sihová. ʻOku lahi mo e toe ngaahi meʻa kehe, ko e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ko e meʻa fakaekita pē. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he taimi ki he taimi, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻI heʻetau kumi ki he tataki ʻa Sihová ki hono fakaleleiʻi kinautolú, ʻoku tau sio ai ki he anga ʻo e ʻaonga ʻo e tataki ko iá. (Semisi 1:5-8) Ko e lahi ange ʻetau fakafalala kia Sihova ʻi heʻetau moʻui ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻahó pea sio ki he ngaahi ola lelei ʻo e meʻá ni, ko e mālohi ange ia ʻetau falala kiate iá.
Naʻe Falala ʻa Tēvita kia Sihova
11. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fē naʻe falala ai ʻa Tēvita kia Sihová?
11 Ko Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ko e tokotaha ia naʻe falala kia Sihova. Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa Tēvita mo e fakamanamana ʻa Tuʻi Saulá, ʻa ia naʻá ne loto ke tāmateʻi ia, pea mo e kau tau mālohi ʻa e kau Filisitiá, ʻa ia naʻa nau feinga ke ikunaʻi ʻa ʻIsilelí. Neongo ia, naʻá ne hao pea aʻu ʻo ne ikuna. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku fakamatala tonu mai ʻe Tēvita: “Ko Sihova ʻa hoku māma mo hoku fakamoʻui; te u manavahe kia hai? Ko Sihova ʻa e kolo o ʻeku moʻui; ko hai te u teteki ki ai?” (Sāme 27:1) Te tau hoko ʻo ikuna mo kitautolu foki kapau ʻoku pehē ʻetau falala kia Sihová.
12, 13. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe Tēvita ʻoku totonu ke tau falala kia Sihova naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he kau fakafepakí honau ʻeleló ko ha meʻatau kia kitautolú?
12 ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe lotu ai ʻa Tēvita: “Ongoʻi, Elohimi, hoku leʻo ʻi heʻeku mamahi: lehilehiʻi ʻeku moʻui mei he ngeia ʻo e fili. Fufū atu mei he fakataha fakalilolilo ʻa e kau maumau lao; mei he fononga pauʻu ʻa e kau fai meʻa pango: ʻa ia kuo nau fakaʻalo honau ʻelelo hange ha heleta, kuo nau fakaʻata ʻenau ngahau ko e lea kona: ke fana mei honau toitoiʻanga ki he kakai lelei.” (Sāme 64:1-4) ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo fakapapau pe ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa Tēvita ke ne tohi ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení. Ka ʻoku tau ʻilo ia ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e kau fakafepakí ʻoku pehē ‘ ʻenau fakaʻalo honau ʻeleló,’ ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e leá ko ha meʻatau ki he tau. ʻOku nau “fana” ki he kau Kalisitiane leleí, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku leaʻaki pe tohi ko e “ngahau” ʻo e fakafofongahalaʻí. Kapau ʻoku tau falala taʻeueʻia kia Sihova, ko e hā hono olá?
13 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa Tēvita ke pehē: “Kuo fana ha ngahau kiate kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtua; ʻiloange ne hoko mai honau lavea. Pea kuo ne fakahumu kinautolu: ko honau ʻelelo naʻa nau tuʻutamaki ai: . . . Ko siʻi maʻoniʻoni te ne fiefia ʻia Sihova, pea te ne hufanga kiate ia.” (Sāme 64:7-10) ʻIo, neongo ʻoku fakaʻalo ʻe he filí honau ʻeleló kia kitautolu, ko hono ikuʻangá ‘ko honau ʻeleló te nau tuʻutamaki ai.’ ʻE faai atu pē ʻo hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo liliu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ki ha ikuʻanga lelei, koeʻuhi ko kinautolu kuo nau falala kiate iá ʻe lava ke nau fiefia ʻiate ia.
Fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e Falala ʻa Hesekaiá
14. (a) ʻI he fehangahangai mo e tuʻunga faingataʻa fē naʻe falala ai ʻa Hesekaia kia Sihová? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe Hesekaia naʻe ʻikai te ne tui ki he ngaahi loi ʻa e kau ʻAsīliá?
14 Ko Tuʻi Hesekaia ko ha toe tokotaha ia naʻe fakatonuhiaʻi ʻene falala kia Sihová. Lolotonga ʻa e pule ʻa Hesekaiá, naʻe fakamanamanaʻi ʻe he fuʻu kau tau ʻa ʻAsīliá ʻa Selusalema. Ko e kau tau ko iá kuo nau ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi kehe. Naʻe aʻu foki ʻo ne ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi kolo ʻo Siutá ʻo toe pē ʻa Selusalema, pea naʻe pōlepole ʻa Senakalipe te ne ikunaʻi mo e kolo ko iá foki. Fakafou ʻia Lapisake, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi—totonu—ko e falala ki ʻIsipite ki ha tokoní ko e laufānō ia. Kae kehe, naʻá ne pehē leva: “ʻOua naʻa fakahehemaʻi [“kākaaʻi,” NW] koe ʻe ho ʻOtua ʻoku ke falala ki ai, heʻene folofola mai, ʻE ʻikai tuku ʻa Selusalema ki he nima ʻo e Tuʻi Asilia.” (Aisea 37:10) Kae kehe, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Hesekaia ʻoku ʻikai ke kākā ʻa Sihova. Ko ia naʻá ne lotu, ʻo pehē: “ʻE Sihova ko homau ʻOtua, fakahaofi muʻa kimautolu mei hono nima [ʻo ʻAsīliá], kae ʻilo ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pe ʻo mamani ko koe pe ʻa Sihova, ko koe toko taha pe.” (Aisea 37:20) Naʻe fanongo mai ʻa Sihova ki he lotu ʻa Hesekaiá. ʻI he pō pē taha, naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻa e kau sōtia ʻAsīlia ʻe toko 185,000. Naʻe fakahaofi ʻa Selusalema, pea naʻe mavahe ai ʻa Senakalipe mei he kelekele ʻo Siutá ʻo taʻengata. Ko e faʻahinga kotoa naʻa nau fanongo ʻi he meʻa ko ení naʻa nau ʻilo ʻa e māfimafi ʻo Sihová.
15. Ko e hā pē ʻa e meʻa te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau mateuteu ai ki ha faʻahinga tuʻunga faingataʻa pē te tau ngali ʻilo ai kitautolu ʻi he māmani taʻetuʻumaʻu ko ení?
15 ʻI he ʻahó ni, hangē ko Hesekaiá, ʻoku tau ʻi ha tuʻunga hangē ha taú. ʻI hotau tuʻungá, ko e taú ia ʻoku fakalaumālie. Neongo ia, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau tau fakalaumālié ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakatupulekina ha ngaahi pōtoʻi ke tau hao ai. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau tomuʻa ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻohó pea teuʻi kitautolu ke tau malava ʻo paleʻi ia. (Efeso 6:11, 12, 17) ʻI he māmani taʻetuʻumaʻu ko ení, ko e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻe lava ke liliu fakafokifā. Ko e taʻemanonga fakalotofonuá ʻe malava ke mapuna taʻeʻamanekina hake. Ko e ngaahi fonua ʻoku nau maʻu ha hisitōlia ʻo e kātaki fakalotú ʻe lava ke nau hoko ʻo taʻekātaki. Kapau pē, hangē ko Hesekaiá, te tau teuʻi kitautolu ʻaki hono fakatupulekina ha falala taʻemauea kia Sihova te tau mateuteu ai ki ha meʻa pē ʻe ngali hoko.
Ko e Hā Hono ʻUhinga ʻo e Falala kia Sihová?
16, 17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahāhā ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova?
16 Ko e fakalala kia Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ko e ngutú ʻataʻatā pē. ʻOku kau ki ai hotau lotó pea ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ia ʻe heʻetau ngaahi ngāué. Kapau ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova, te tau falala kakato ki heʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohitapú. Te tau lau fakaʻaho ia, fakalaulauloto ki ai, pea fakaʻatā ia ke ne tataki ʻetau moʻuí. (Sāme 119:105) Ko e falala kia Sihová ʻoku toe kau ki ai ʻa e falala ki he mālohi ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻe lava ai ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e fua ʻoku fakahōifua kia Sihová pea ʻe lava ai ke tau ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga kovi ʻoku faingataʻa ke liliú. (1 Kolinito 6:11; Kaletia 5:22-24) Ko ia ai, ʻi he tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, kuo malava ai ʻa e tokolahi ke taʻofi ʻa e ifi tapaká pe ko hono maʻu ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú. Kuo tuku ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e founga moʻui taʻetāú. ʻIo, kapau ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova, ʻoku tau ngāue ʻi hono mālohí, ʻikai ko haʻatautolú.—Efeso 3:14-18.
17 Tānaki atu ki aí, ko e falala kia Sihová ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko e falala ki he faʻahinga ʻokú ne falala ki aí. Ko e fakatātaá, kuo fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ke tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi māmani ʻo e Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻOku ʻikai ke tau feinga ke fai ia ʻia kitautolu pē, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tukunoaʻi ʻa e fakanofo ko iá, he ʻoku tau falala ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sihová. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e kau mātuʻa ko ia ʻoku nau ngāue ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane fakalotofonuá, pea fakatatau ki he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ko e fakanofo kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní. (Ngāue 20:28) ʻI he ngāue fakataha mo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku tau toe fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau falala kia Sihova.—Hepelu 13:17.
Muimui ʻi he Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Paulá
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e muimui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Paulá, ka ko e hā e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai tuku ki ai ʻenau falalá?
18 Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá mo e ngaahi tenge lahi ʻi heʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, ʻo hangē pē ko kitautolú. ʻI hono ʻahó ko e lotu faka-Kalisitiané naʻe fakafofongahalaʻi ia ki he kau maʻu mafaí, pea naʻá ne feinga ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala loí pe ko e fokotuʻu fakalao ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá. (Ngāue 28:19-22; Filipai 1:7) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku muimui ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ki heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá. Ko e hā pē ha meʻa ʻe malavá, ʻoku tau tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke hoko ʻo fakamāmaʻi fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngāué, ʻo ngāueʻaki ha founga pē ʻoku ala lavá. Pea ʻoku tau ngāue ke taukapoʻi mo fokotuʻu fakalao ʻa e ongoongo leleí. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke tuku ʻetau falala kakató ʻi he ngaahi feinga peheé, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke tau vakai ki he lavameʻá pe taʻelavameʻá ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi haʻatau mālohi ʻi ha hopo fakaefakamaauʻanga pe ko ha fakaongoongolelei mei he kakaí. Ko hono kehé, ʻoku tau falala kitautolu kia Sihova. ʻOku tau manatuʻi ʻa ʻene fakalototoʻa ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuohilí: “Ko e nonga mo e falala ko homou malohinga ia.”—Aisea 30:15.
19. ʻI he tofanga ʻi he fakatangá, kuo anga-fēfē hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e falala ʻa hotau fanga tokouá kia Sihová?
19 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi lolotonga hotau hisitōlia ʻi onopōní, kuo tapui pe fakangatangata ai ʻetau ngāué ʻi he Fakahahake mo e Fakahihifo ʻo ʻIulopé, ʻi he ngaahi konga ʻo ʻĒsia mo ʻAfilika, pea ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻAmelika Tongá mo e Tokelaú. ʻOku ʻuhinga iá kuo tukuhalaʻi ʻetau falala kia Sihová? ʻIkai. Lolotonga kuó ne fakaʻatā ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e fakatanga fakamamahí koeʻuhi ko ʻene taumuʻa lelei pē ʻaʻana, kuo fakaivimālohiʻi anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau kātekina ʻa e faingataʻa ʻo e fakatanga ko iá. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e fakatangá, kuo langa hake ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane tokolahi ha lēkooti fakaofo ʻo e tui mo e falala ki he ʻOtuá.
20. Lolotonga te tau maʻu ʻaonga nai mei he ngaahi tauʻatāina fakalaó, ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki fē ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te tau fakangaloku aí?
20 ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi fonuá ʻoku tali fakalao ai kitautolu, pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha fakaongoongo lelei mei he mītiá. ʻOku tau houngaʻia ʻi he meʻá ni mo ʻiloʻi ko e meʻa ko ení foki ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. ʻAki ʻene tāpuakí, ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e tauʻatāina lahi angé, ʻo ʻikai ke fakalakalaka ai ʻetau founga moʻui fakafoʻituituí, ka ke tauhi fakahāhā mo kakato kia Sihova. Kae kehe, koeʻuhi pē ke tokaʻi lahi ʻe he kau maʻu mafaí, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te tau fakangaloku ʻetau tuʻu-ʻataá, holoki ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá, pe fakavaivaiʻi ʻi ha toe founga kehe ʻetau ngāue kia Sihová. Ko e kakai kitautolu ʻo e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaiá pea ʻoku tau kau mālohi ki he tafaʻaki ʻo e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová. Ko ʻetau ʻamanakí, ʻoku ʻikai ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení, ka ʻi he māmani foʻoú, ʻa ia ko e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaia fakahēvaní ʻa e puleʻanga pē taha ʻe pule mai ki he māmaní. ʻE ʻikai ha pomu, hala ha mīsaila, hala ʻo aʻu ki ha ngaahi ʻohofi fakaniukilia ʻe lava ke ne luluʻi ʻa e puleʻanga ko iá pe fanaʻi hifo ia mei hēvani. ʻOku taʻehāmai ia pea te ne fakahoko ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihova ki aí.—Taniela 2:44; Hepelu 12:28; Fakahā 6:2.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻalunga ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ke muimui aí?
21 ʻOku pehē ʻe Paula: “Ko kitaua ʻoku ʻikai ko e haʻa holomui ʻoku to ki mala, ka ko e haʻa tui ai pe ke maʻu mai hota laumalie.” (Hepelu 10:39) ʻOfa ke tau tauhi faitōnunga ai pē kia Sihova ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga kotoa ke tuku ai ʻetau falala kakató kia Sihova ʻi he taimí ni ʻo taʻengata.—Sāme 37:3; 125:1.
Ko e Hā Naʻá Ke Akó?
• Ko e hā naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi ha līpooti leleí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻe niʻihi ʻoku totonu ai ke tau falala taʻetoeveiveiua kia Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e falala kia Sihová?
• Ko e falala kia Sihová, ʻoku tau fakapapau ai ke fai ʻa e tuʻu fē?
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Ko e hā naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Siosiua mo Kēlepi ha līpooti leleí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he fakatupú kia kitautolu ha ʻuhinga mālohi ke falala ai kia Sihova
[Maʻuʻanga]
Foʻi ʻata kotoa ʻe tolu: Courtesy of Anglo-Australian Observatory, photograph by David Malin
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Ko e falala kia Sihová ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ko e falala ki he faʻahinga ʻokú ne falala ki aí