ʻAʻeva ʻi he Tuí, kae ʻIkai ʻi he Mamatá!
“Oku mau aeva i he tui, kae ikai i he mamata.”—2 KOLINITO 5:7, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ko e ʻapositolo ko Paulá naʻá ne ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamatá?
KO E taʻú ko e 55 T.S. Kuo mahili atu ʻa e taʻu nai ʻe 20 talu mei hono maʻu ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané ʻe ha tangata ko hono hingoá ko Saula, ko ha tokotaha fakatanga ʻo e kau Kalisitiané. Kuo ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e ʻalu ʻa e taimí ke hōloa pe vaivai ai ʻene tui ki he ʻOtuá. Neongo kuo ʻikai te ne mātā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga moʻoni fakahēvaní ʻaki hono mata fakamatelié, ʻokú ne tuʻumaʻu ʻi he tuí. ʻI heʻene tohi ki he kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻa ia naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvaní, naʻe lea ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo pehē: “Oku mau aeva i he tui, kae ikai i he mamata.”—2 Kolinito 5:7, PM.
2, 3. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahāhā ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí? (e) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá?
2 Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e falala kakato ki he malava ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tataki ʻetau moʻuí. Kuo pau ke tau tuipau kakato ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi moʻoni ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻaonga taha kiate kitautolú. (Sāme 119:66) ʻI heʻetau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻi he moʻuí pea ngāue ki aí, ʻoku tau fakakaukau ai ki he “ngaahi meʻa moʻoni ʻoku ʻikai ke tau sio ki aí.” (Hepelu 11:1, The New English Bible) ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa e “ngaahi langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou” naʻe talaʻofa maí. (2 Pita 3:13) Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ʻoku tau tuli ki ha ʻalunga moʻui ʻoku puleʻi ʻataʻatā ʻe he meʻa ʻoku tau mahinoʻi, ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻanga fakaesinó. ʻOku fakatuʻutāmaki eni koeʻuhí ʻe lava ke taki atu ia ki heʻetau tukunoaʻi fakakātoa ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Sāme 81:12; Koheleti 12:1a (Koh 11:9, PM).
3 Pe ʻoku tau ʻi he “fanga sipi toko siʻi,” fakataha mo e ui fakahēvaní, pe ʻi he “fanga sipi kehe,” fakataha mo e ʻamanaki fakaemāmaní, ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ki he ekinaki ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ʻo ʻikai ʻi he mamatá. (Luke 12:32; Sione 10:16) Tau sio angé ki he founga ʻe maluʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he muimui ki he faleʻi fakamānavaʻi ko ení mei he tō ʻo maʻukovia ʻe he “maʻu fakataimi pe ha malie tuʻu he angahala,” mei he tauhele ʻo e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié, pea mei he mole ʻa e vakai atu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení. Te tau toe sivisiviʻi foki ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá.—Hepelu 11:25.
Siʻaki ʻa e “Maʻu Fakataimi Pe ha Malie Tuʻu he Angahala”
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fili naʻe fai ʻe Mōsesé, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
4 Fakaʻuta atu ki he moʻui naʻe mei lava ke maʻu ʻe Mōsese, ko e foha ʻo ʻAmilamí. ʻI hono ʻohake ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faleʻalo fakatuʻi ʻi ʻIsipite ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe lava ke maʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻa e mafai, koloa mo e tākiekina. Naʻe mei lava ke fakaʻuhinga ʻa Mōsese: ‘Naʻá ku ako lelei ʻi he poto māʻolunga ʻo ʻIsipité, pea ʻoku ou mālohi ʻi he leá mo e ngāué. Kapau te u nofo maʻu ʻi he fāmili fakatuʻí, ʻe lava ke u ngāueʻaki hoku tuʻungá ke maʻu ʻaonga mei ai ʻa hoku fanga tokoua Hepelū kuo fakafeʻātungiaʻí!’ (Ngāue 7:22) ʻI hono kehé, naʻe fili ʻa Mōsese ke “kaungā-ngaohikovia mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtua.” Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa Mōsese ke ne fulituʻa mei he meʻa kotoa naʻe pau ke ʻomai ʻi ʻIsipité? ʻOku tali ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko tui naʻa ne liʻaki ai [ʻe Mōsese] ʻa Isipite, ʻo ʻikai te ne manavahe ki he tuputamaki ʻa e tuʻi: he naʻa ne kitaki heʻene sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai.” (Hepelu 11:24-27) Ko e tui ʻa Mōsese ki he pale moʻoni ʻa Sihova ki he māʻoniʻoní naʻe tokoniʻi ai ia ke ne talitekeʻi ʻa e angahalá mo e kau aí pea ʻi hono ngaahi mālie fakataimí.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Mōsesé?
5 Ko kitautolu foki ʻoku tau faʻa fehangahangai mo e fiemaʻu ke fai ha ngaahi fili faingataʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻīsiu hangē ko ení: ‘ʻOku totonu ke u tukuange ha ngaahi tōʻonga pe anga pau, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke fehoanaki kakato mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻi he Tohi Tapú? ʻOku totonu ke u tali ha ngāue ʻoku hā ngali ʻi ai hono ngaahi ʻaonga fakamatelie ka ʻe taʻofi ai ʻeku fakalakalaka fakalaumālié?’ Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Mōsesé ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi ai kitautolu ke ʻoua te tau fai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻoku tapua atu ai ʻetau sio nounou ki he māmani ko ení; ʻi hono kehé, ʻoku totonu ke tau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he poto langi mamaʻo ʻo e “Tuʻi Taʻehamai”—ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻI he hangē ko Mōsesé, ʻofa ke tau koloaʻaki ʻa e kaumeʻa mo Sihová ʻo laka ia ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻe tuʻuaki mai ʻe he māmani ko ení.
6, 7. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe ʻĪsoa naʻá ne leleiʻia ange ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā fakaefakatokanga ʻoku tau maʻu ʻia ʻĪsoá?
6 Fakahoa angé ʻa Mōsese kia ʻĪsoa, ko ha foha ʻo e pēteliake ko ʻAisaké. Naʻe leleiʻia ange ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi hono fakatōliʻa vave ʻa e holí. (Senesi 25:30-34) ʻI he “ʻikai houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú,” naʻe tukuange ai ʻe ʻĪsoa ʻa ʻene ngaahi totonu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻuluaki fohá ʻi hono “fetongi ʻaki ha foʻi houa kai pē ʻe taha.” (Hepelu 12:16, NW) Naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne fakakaukau ki he founga ʻe uesia ai ʻe heʻene fili ke fakatau atu ʻa ʻene totonu ki he foha lahí ʻa hono vahaʻangatae mo Sihová, pe ko e tākiekina ʻe fai ʻe heʻene tōʻongá ki heʻene fānaú. Naʻe ʻikai haʻane sio fakalaumālie. Naʻe fakakuikui ʻa ʻĪsoa ki he ngaahi talaʻofa mahuʻinga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo vakai ki ai ko e meʻa mahuʻinga siʻisiʻi. Naʻá ne ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá, kae ʻikai ʻi he tuí.
7 ʻOku tokonaki mai ʻe ʻĪsoa ha fakatātā fakaefakatokanga kia kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní. (1 Kolinito 10:11) ʻI heʻetau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi fili ke faí, pe ʻoku lahi pe siʻi, kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻe fakataueleʻi kitautolu ʻe he fakamatala fakangalilelei ʻa e māmani ʻo Sētané, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ai kuo pau ke ke maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fiemaʻú ʻi he taimí ni pē. ʻOku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu: ‘ʻOku hā ha ngaahi hehema hangē ko e hehema ʻa ʻĪsoá ʻi he ngaahi fili ʻoku ou faí? ʻE ʻuhinga ʻa e tuli ki he meʻa ʻoku ou fiemaʻu he taimi ní ko hono tuku ia ki mui ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié? ʻOku hanga ʻe heʻeku ngaahi filí ʻo ʻai ki ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa ʻeku kaumeʻa mo e ʻOtuá pea mo hoku pale ki he kahaʻú? Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoku ou fokotuʻu ki he niʻihi kehé?’ Kapau ʻoku tapua atu ʻi heʻetau ngaahi filí ʻa e houngaʻia ki he ngaahi meʻa toputapú, ʻe tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova.—Palovepi 10:22.
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei he Tauhele ʻo e Tuli ki he Meʻa Fakamatelié
8. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Leotisiá, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ia kiate kitautolú?
8 ʻI ha meʻa fakahā ki he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ofi ki he ʻosi ʻa e ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi kuo fakalāngilangiʻí ha pōpoaki ki he fakatahaʻanga naʻe tuʻu ʻi Leotisia, ʻĒsia Mainá. Ko ha pōpoaki fakaefakatokanga ia fekauʻaki mo e tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié. Neongo ʻa e koloaʻia fakamatelié, ko e kau Kalisitiane Leotisiá naʻa nau masiva fakalaumālie. ʻI he ʻikai ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, naʻa nau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié ke ne fakakuihi ʻenau sio fakalaumālié. (Fakahā 3:14-18) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié ha ola meimei tatau he ʻahó ni. ʻOkú ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau tuí pea fakatupunga ke tuku ʻetau ‘kitaki ʻi he lele he fakapuepue’ ki he moʻuí. (Hepelu 12:1) Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tokanga, ko e ‘fiefia ʻo e moʻui ní’ ʻe lava ke ne lōmia ʻetau ngaahi ngāue fakalaumālié ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻo e “kājia” kinautolu.—Luke 8:14, PM.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi kitautolu ʻe he fiemālie mo e houngaʻia ki he meʻakai fakalaumālié?
9 Ko ha kī ki he maluʻi fakalaumālié ko e fiemālié kae ʻikai ko hono ngāueʻaki ke ʻosi ʻa e māmani ko ení pea mo hono fakakoloaʻiaʻi fakamatelie kitautolu. (1 Kolinito 7:31; 1 Timote 6:6-8) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva ai ʻi he tuí ʻo ʻikai ʻi he mamatá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi he palataisi fakalaumālie lolotongá. ʻI heʻetau maʻu ʻinasi ʻi he meʻakai fakalaumālie leleí, ʻikai ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ke ‘mavava ʻi he fiefia hotau lotó’? (Aisea 65:13, 14) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku tau fiefia ʻi heʻetau feohi mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakahāhā ʻa e fua ʻo e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Kaletia 5:22, 23) He mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ē ko ʻetau maʻu ʻa e fiemālie mo e fakaivifoʻou ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻi ha founga fakalaumālié!
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolú?
10 Ko e ngaahi fehuʻi eni ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo kiate kitautolu: ‘Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié ʻi heʻeku moʻuí? ʻOku ou ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelie ʻoku ou maʻú ke moʻui ai ʻi ha moʻui fiefia, pe ke pouaki ʻa e lotu moʻoní? Ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate au ʻa e fiemālie lahi tahá? Ko e ako Tohi Tapú mo e feohi ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, pe ko e mavahe ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻosinga uiké mei he ngaahi fatongia faka-Kalisitiané? ʻOku ou vaheʻi ha ngaahi fakaʻosinga uike lahi ki he fakafiefiá kae ʻikai ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e taimi ko iá ki he malaʻe fakafaifekaú mo e ngaahi ngāue kehe ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e lotu maʻá?’ Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ʻoku ʻuhingá ʻoku tau hanganaki femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue ʻo e Puleʻangá, fakataha mo e falala kakato ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihová.—1 Kolinito 15:58.
Hanganaki Fakasio ki he Ngataʻangá
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ke hanganaki fakasio ki he ngataʻangá?
11 Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi fakakaukau fakakakano, ʻoku kei mamaʻo ʻa e ngataʻangá pe ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke hoko mai ia. ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e kau tui veiveiua ʻa ia ʻoku nau manuki ki he ngaahi kikite Fakatohitapú, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo hono fakahoko ʻo e meʻa naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hotau ʻahó. (2 Pita 3:3, 4) Ko e fakatātaá, ʻikai ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he fakakaukau mo e tōʻonga ʻa e kakaí fakalūkufua ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “kuonga fakamui”? (2 Timote 3:1-5) ʻAki ʻa e mata ʻo e tuí, ʻoku tau sio ai ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lolotonga hoko he māmaní ʻoku ʻikai ko e toutou hoko pē ia ʻa e meʻa ʻi he hisitōliá. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku nau faʻu ‘ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e ʻi ai [ʻa Kalaisí] mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní?’—Mātiu 24:1-14, NW.
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Luke 21:20, 21 ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí?
12 Fakakaukau angé ki ha meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli ʻo Hotau Kuongá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai hono faitatau ʻi hotau ʻahó. ʻI he taimi ʻo ʻene ʻi māmaní, naʻe fakatokanga ai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ki hono kau muimuí: “ʻO ka mou ka vakai ki he kapui ʻo Selusalema ʻe he ngaahi matatau, te mou toki ʻilo kuo ofi hono fakaʻauha. Pea ke toki hola ki he moʻunga ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Siutea; pea ko kinautolu ʻoku ʻi loto kolo ke hiki mei ai.” (Luke 21:20, 21) ʻI hono fakahoko ʻo e kikité ni, ko e kau tau Loma ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sesitiuse Kaliusé naʻa nau ʻākoloʻi ʻa Selusalema ʻi he 66 T.S. Ka naʻe holomui taʻeʻamanekina ʻa e kau taú, ʻo ʻoange ai ʻa e fakaʻilonga mo e faingamālie ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi aí ke nau “hola ki he moʻunga.” ʻI he 70 T.S., naʻe toe foki mai ai ʻa e kau tau Lomá, ʻo ʻohofi ʻa e kolo ko Selusalemá, pea fakaʻauha ʻa hono temipalé. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa Siosifasi naʻe mate ʻa e kau Siu laka hake he milioná, pea naʻe taki pōpula ʻa e toko 97,000. Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa faka-Siú. Ko e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí pea tokanga ki he fakatokanga ʻa Sīsuú, naʻa nau hao mei he fakatamakí.
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku toka mei muʻá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau hanganaki tokanga ki he fakahoko ʻo e kikite Fakatohitapú?
13 ʻOku teu ke hoko ha meʻa meimei tatau ʻi hotau ʻahó. Ko e ngaahi ʻelemēniti ʻi he Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá te nau kau ʻi hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá. Hangē pē ko hono fakataumuʻa ke tauhi maʻu ʻe he kau tau Loma ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí ʻa e Pax Romana (Melino faka-Lomá), ko e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahataha ʻo e ʻaho ní ʻoku fakataumuʻa ke nau hoko ko ha meʻangāue fakamelino. Neongo naʻe feinga ʻa e kau tau Lomá ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e tuʻunga malú ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmani naʻe ʻiloa he taimi ko iá, naʻa nau hoko ko e kau faifakaʻauha ʻo Selusalemá. Hangē pē ko e ʻaho ní, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he kikite Fakatohitapú ko e ngaahi mafai fakakautau ʻi loto ʻi he Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá te nau vakai ki he lotú ko ha ʻelemēniti fakahohaʻa, pea te nau ngāue ke fakaʻauha ʻa Selusalema ʻi onopōní—Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané—pea pehē ki he toenga ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí. (Fakahā 17:12-17) ʻIo, ko e ʻemipaea fakakātoa ʻo e lotu loí ʻi he māmaní ʻoku tuʻunuku ia ki he fakaʻauha.
14 Ko e fakaʻauha ʻo e lotu loí ʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e kamataʻanga ʻo e mamahi lahí. ʻI he konga fakaʻosi ʻo e mamahi lahí, ʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa e ngaahi toetoenga ʻelemēniti ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení. (Mātiu 24:29, 30; Fakahā 16:14, 16) Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau tokanga ki he fakahoko ʻo e kikite Fakatohitapú. ʻOku ʻikai kākaaʻi kitautolu ke fakakaukau ko ha kautaha faʻu pē ʻe he tangatá hangē ko e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ʻa e founga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono ʻomai ʻa e melino mo e maluʻanga moʻoní. Ko ia ai, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke fakahāhā ʻe heʻetau founga moʻuí ʻetau tuipau “oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova”?—Sefanaia 1:14, PM.
ʻAʻeva ʻi he Mamatá —ʻOku Fakatuʻutāmaki Fēfē?
15. Neongo ʻenau hokosia ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e tauhele naʻe tō ki ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí?
15 Ko e ngaahi hokosia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo hono fakaʻatā ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá ke ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻete tuí. Neongo ʻa e sio tonu ʻi he mala ʻe hongofulu ʻa ia naʻá ne fakamaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua loi ʻo ʻIsipité pea toki hokosia ʻa e fakahaofi fakaueʻiloto ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá, naʻe ngaohi ʻi he talangataʻa ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ha pulu koula ʻo kamata ke lotu ki ai. Naʻa nau hoko ʻo taʻemanonga pea helaʻia he tatali kia Mōsesé, ʻa ia naʻe ‘fakatotoka ʻene ʻalu hifo mei he moʻungá.’ (Ekisoto 32:1-4) Naʻe ueʻi kinautolu ʻe he taʻemanongá ke lotu ki ha ʻaitoli naʻe hā mai ki he mata fakamatelié. Ko ʻenau ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá naʻe fakahouhauʻi ai ʻa Sihova pea taki atu ai ki hono tāmateʻi ʻa e “toko tolu afe nai ʻi he kakai, ko e kau tangata.” (Ekisoto 32:25-29) He meʻa fakamamahi ē ko e taimi ʻoku fai ai ʻe ha tokotaha lotu kia Sihova he ʻaho ní ha ngaahi fili ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻene taʻefalala kia Sihova mo e ʻikai ha tuipau ki heʻene malava ke fakahoko ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá!
16. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻe he ngaahi fōtunga hā ki tuʻá?
16 Ko e fōtunga hā ki tuʻá naʻe uesia kovi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he ngaahi founga kehe. Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá naʻá ne ʻai kinautolu ke nau tetetete ʻi he manavahē ki honau ngaahi filí. (Nomipa 13:28, 32; Teutalonome 1:28) Naʻá ne fakatupunga ke nau poleʻi ʻa e mafai ʻo Mōsese naʻe foaki ange ʻe he ʻOtuá pea lāunga ai fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga moʻui naʻa nau maʻú. Ko e ʻikai ko eni ha tuí naʻe taki atu ai ki heʻenau saiʻia ʻo laka ange ʻi ʻIsipite naʻe puleʻi fakatēmenioó ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. (Nomipa 14:1-4; Sāme 106:24) He mamahi ē kuo pau moʻoni naʻe hoko kia Sihova ʻi heʻene sio tonu ʻi he taʻeʻapasia lahi naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe hono kakaí ki honau Tuʻi taʻehāmaí!
17. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau siʻaki ʻa e tataki ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sāmiuelá?
17 Naʻe toe maʻu ʻa e puleʻanga ʻofaʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sāmiuela ko e palōfitá, ʻe he tauhele ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá. Naʻe kamata ke holi ʻa e kakaí ki ha tuʻi ʻa ia naʻe lava ke nau sio ki ai. Neongo naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sihova ko ia ʻa honau Tuʻí, naʻe ʻikai feʻunga eni ke ʻai ai kinautolu ke nau ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí. (1 Samiuela 8:4-9) ʻI he fakatupu maumau pē kiate kinautolú, naʻa nau siʻaki fakavalevale ʻa e tataki taʻehanomele ʻa Sihová, ʻo saiʻia ange, ʻi hono kehé, ke nau hangē ko e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí.—1 Samiuela 8:19, 20.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻoku lava ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá?
18 ʻI he hoko ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi onopōní, ʻoku tau koloaʻaki hotau vahaʻangatae lelei mo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau vēkeveke ke ako pea ngāueʻaki ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni mahuʻinga mei he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he kuohilí. (Loma 15:4) ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻaʻeva ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he tuí, naʻe ngalo ʻiate kinautolu ko e ʻOtuá fakafou ʻia Mōsese naʻá ne tataki kinautolú. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tokanga, ʻe lava ke ngalo ʻiate kitautolu foki ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Mōsese Lahi ange, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻokú na tataki ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní. (Fakahā 1:12-16) Kuo pau ke tau leʻohi kitautolu mei he vakai fakaetangata ki he konga fakaemāmani ʻo e kautaha ʻa Sihová. Ko ʻetau fai iá ʻe lava ke taki atu ia ki ha laumālie lāunga mo ha mole ʻa e houngaʻia ki he kau fakafofonga ʻo Sihová, pea pehē ki he meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.”—Mātiu 24:45, PM.
Fakapapauʻi ke ʻAʻeva ʻi he Tuí
19, 20. Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakapapauʻi ke faí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
19 “Talaʻehai ko ʻetau milimilisino ni,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú, “ko e fai mo ha toto mo kakano; kaekehe, ko e fai mo e faʻahinga pule, mo faʻahinga maʻu tuʻunga, mo e houʻeiki fakaleveleva ʻo e fakapoʻuli ni, mo e ngaahi kongakau laumalie ʻa e kovi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻo langi.” (Efeso 6:12) Ko hotau fili tefitó ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló. Ko ʻene taumuʻá ke fakaʻauha ʻetau tui kia Sihová. ʻE ʻikai te ne tukunoaʻi ha faʻahinga fakaʻaiʻai pē ʻa ia te ne afeʻi nai kitautolu mei heʻetau fili ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. (1 Pita 5:8) Ko e hā te ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he hoko ʻo kākaaʻi ʻe he fōtunga ʻi tuʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané? Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamatá! Ko e falala mo e tuipau ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihová te ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he hokosia ha “tūkia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku kau ki he tui.” (1 Timote 1:19) Ko ia ai, tau fakapapauʻi ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, ʻo falala kakato ki he tāpuaki ʻa Sihová. Pea ʻofa ke tau hanganaki lotu ke tau hao mei he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ene ke hoko ʻi he kahaʻu ofi maí.—Luke 21:36.
20 ʻI heʻetau ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamatá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ha Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻaupito. “Naʻe kataki mamahi ʻa Kalaisi foki koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú, “ʻo ne tuku ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kiate kimoutolu, ke mou muimui ofi, ʻo topuvaʻe taha mo ia.” (1 Pita 2:21) Ko e kupu hoko maí ʻe lāulea ai ki he founga ʻe lava ke tau hanganaki ʻaʻeva ai ʻo hangē ko ʻene ʻaʻevá.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā naʻá ke ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĪsoa fekauʻaki mo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamatá?
• Ko e hā ha kī ki he fakaʻehiʻehi mei he tuli ki he meʻa fakamatelié?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻaʻeva ʻi he tuí ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he vakai ko ia ʻoku kei mamaʻo ʻa e ngataʻangá?
• Ko e hā ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he mamatá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa Mōsese ʻi he tuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku hanga ʻe he fakafiefiá ʻo faʻa taʻofi koe mei he ngaahi ngāue fakateokalatí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 20]
ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi koe ʻe he tokanga ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá?