ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fekuki mo e Fakamaau Taʻetotonú!
KO HAI ia ʻoku teʻeki ke ne hokosia ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻi ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí? Lolotonga ko e ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu pē nai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻiloʻi pe fakaʻuta atu ki aí, ʻoku fuʻu hā moʻoni ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu kehé ia.
ʻI ha taimi pē ʻoku tau hokosia ai ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú, ʻoku tau ongoʻi ha mamahi fakaeongo pea ʻe lava ke uesia fakalaumālie ai kitautolu. Te tau maʻu nai ha holi vēkeveke ke fakatonutonu ʻa e tuʻungá. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe taha he ko hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, “ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻiate ia,” kuó ne ʻai ki he tangatá ha ongoʻi mālohi ʻo e fakamaau totonu. (Teutalonome 32:4, NW; Senesi 1:26) Kae kehe, te tau fehangahangai nai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku tau ongoʻi ai ʻoku ʻikai pē ha fakamaau totonu ia. Naʻe fakamatala ki muʻa ha tangata poto ʻo pehē: “Pea u foki ai ʻo vakai ʻa e ngaahi fakamalohi kehekehe ʻoku fai ʻi he lalo laʻa: pea vakai, ko e loʻimata é ʻo siʻi fakamalohia, kae ʻikai ha taha ke fakafiemalie kiate kinautolu; ʻio, ʻi he feituʻu ʻa fakamalohi naʻe ai ha fefeka, kae ʻikai ha taha ke fai ha fakafiemalie ki he faʻahinga ko é.” (Koheleti 4:1) ʻE lava fēfē leva ke tau fekuki mo e fakamaau taʻetotonú?
Ko e Hā Koā ʻa e Fakamaau Taʻetotonu?
Ko e fakamaau taʻetotonú ko e tuʻunga pe tōʻonga ia ʻo hono maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e totonú. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e fakamaau totonú ki he tangatá? ʻOku hā mahino, ko hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupu māʻoniʻoni mo taʻealaliliú ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke fokotuʻu ʻa e tuʻungá ki he meʻa ʻoku totonú mo e meʻa ʻoku taʻetotonú. Mei heʻene vakaí, ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he “ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa ia ko e koto moʻui” ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ‘ʻoua ʻe fai ha kovi’ pe fakamaau taʻetotonu. (Isikeli 33:15) Ko ia ai, ʻi hono fakatupu ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻuluaki tangatá, naʻá Ne fokotuʻu ʻiate ia ha konisēnisi—ko ha leʻo ʻi loto ʻoku lava ke ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e tonú mei he halá. (Loma 2:14, 15) Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohi Tapú, ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala ʻo e meʻa ʻoku totonú pe taʻetotonú.
Fēfē kapau ʻoku tau ongoʻi naʻe fai mai ha fakamaau taʻetotonu kia kitautolu? ʻOku lelei ke tau sivisiviʻi totonu ʻa e meʻá ke sio pe naʻe fakahoko moʻoni ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú. Ko e fakatātaá, vakai angé ki he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e palōfita Hepelū ko Sioná. Naʻe fekauʻi ia ʻe Sihova ke ne tala ki he kau Ninivé ʻa e fakatamaki ʻoku tuʻunuku maí. ʻUluakí, naʻe hola ʻa Siona ia kae ʻikai ke fakahoko ʻa e ngāué. Ka neongo iá, ne faai pē ʻo ne ʻalu ki Ninive peá ne fakatokanga ki he kau nofo aí ʻo kau ki he fakaʻauha ne maluʻaki maí. ʻI heʻenau tali leleí, naʻe fili ai ʻe Sihova ke ʻoua ʻe fakaʻauha ʻa e fuʻu koló pea fakahaofi ʻa e kau nofo aí. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sioná? “Naʻe koviʻia lahi ai ʻa Siona, pea ne ʻita.” (Siona 4:1) Naʻá ne fakakaukau naʻe mātuʻaki fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻa Sihova.
ʻOku hā mahino, ko Sihova ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e lotó pea ʻoku “ofa ia ki he maonioni moe fakamāu [totonu],” naʻe ʻikai haʻane hala. (Sāme 33:5, PM) Naʻe pau pē kia Siona ke ne ako ko e founga naʻe fili ʻe Sihová naʻe fehoanaki ia mo e fakamaau totonu haohaoá. ʻI heʻetau ongoʻi kuo fai mai kia kitautolu ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú, te tau ʻeke hifo nai kia kitautolu, ‘ʻE lava nai ke pehē ʻoku kehe ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ia ki he meʻá?’
Fehangahangai mo e Fakamaau Taʻetotonú
ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he ngaahi taimi lahi naʻe faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he fakamaau taʻetotonú. ʻE lava ke tau ako ʻa e meʻa lahi mei hono sivisiviʻi ʻa e anga ʻo ʻenau fehangahangai mo ʻenau ngaahi palopalema faingataʻá. Fakakaukau angé kia Siosifa, ʻa ia naʻe fakatau ʻe hono fanga tokoua meheká ke ne ngāue pōpula ʻi ʻIsipite. ʻI ʻIsipite naʻe feinga ʻa e uaifi ʻa hono ʻeikí ke fakataueleʻi ʻa Siosifa, pea ʻi hono talitekeʻi iá, naʻá ne tukuakiʻi loi ʻa Siosifa ki heʻene feinga ke fai ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetaau. Ko hono ikuʻangá, naʻe tuku pilīsone ai ʻa Siosifa. Ka neongo ia, ko ʻene tuí naʻe toe mālohi ange ia ʻi he sēini ukamea naʻe haʻi ʻaki iá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú ke fakangaloku ai hono tuʻunga fakalaumālié pe ke fakavaivaiʻi ai ʻene falala kia Sihová.—Senesi 37:18-28; 39:4-20; Sāme 105:17-19.
Ko ha tangata ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻá ne fehangahangai mo e fakamaau taʻetotonú ko Nēpote. Naʻe hoko ʻo maʻukovia ia ʻi he tōʻonga kākā fakalilifu ʻa Sisipelí, ʻa e uaifi ʻo Tuʻi ʻĒhapi ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe mānumanu ʻa e tuʻí ki he konga tofiʻa tukufakaholo ʻa Nēpote ʻi he veʻe palasí. Naʻe tapui ha ʻIsileli mei hono foaki ʻosi ʻene koloa tukufakaholó, ko ia ai naʻe fakataleʻi ʻe Nēpote ʻa e feinga ʻa e tuʻí ke fakatau ʻa e konga kelekelé. (Livitiko 25:23) ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ai ʻe he uaifi fulikivanu ʻo ʻĒhapí ha kau fakamoʻoni loi ʻa ia naʻa nau tukuakiʻi ʻa Nēpote ki heʻene leakovi ki he ʻOtuá mo e tuʻí. Ko hono ikuʻangá, naʻe fakapoongi ai ʻa Nēpote mo hono ngaahi fohá. Fakaʻuta atu ki he anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa Nēpote ʻi he taimi naʻe toʻo maka ai ʻa e kakaí ke fakapoongi iá!—1 Tuʻi 21:1-14; 2 Tuʻi 9:26.
Ka neongo ia, ko e meʻa ko ia naʻe toki lave ki aí ʻoku valevale ia ʻi hono fakafehoanaki ki he ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu naʻe fai kia Kalaisi Sīsuú. Ko hono tautea mate iá naʻe kau ai ʻa e loi mo e hopo taʻefakalao. Ko e kōvana Loma naʻá ne fai ʻa e fakamāú naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke tuʻu ki he meʻa naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku totonú. (Sione 18:38-40) ʻIo, naʻe hilifaki ʻe Sētane kia Kalaisi Sīsū ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonu lahi taha kuo faifai ange pea hilifaki ki ha taha!
ʻOku fakahaaʻi nai ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga ko ení ʻoku fakataʻetaʻetokanga ʻa Sihova ki he fakamaau taʻetotonú? ʻIkai! Naʻe ʻikai ke vakai ʻa Sihova ia ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá mei ha vakai fakaetangata pē. (Aisea 55:8, 9) Koeʻuhi naʻe fakatau ʻa Siosifa ke ngāue pōpula, naʻá ne malava ai ke fakahaofi hono fāmilí. Naʻá ne hoko ai ko e tokotaha pule meʻakai ʻo ʻIsipite ki muʻa ke hoko ha fuʻu honge lahi naʻá ne uesia ʻa hono fāmilí. Fakakaukau, kapau naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ha fakamaau taʻetotonu ke hoko, naʻe ʻikai ke mei nofo pilīsone ʻa Siosifa. Ko e feituʻu ia naʻá ne fakaʻuhingaʻi ai ʻa e misi ʻa e ongo pōpulá, ko e toko taha ai ʻa ia naʻá ne talanoa kia Felo ki mui ʻo kau kia Siosifa, ʻo iku atu ai ki he hoko ʻa Siosifa ko e tokotaha pule meʻakai.—Senesi 40:1; 41:9-14; 45:4-8.
Fēfē ʻa Nēpote? Toe feinga pē ke vakai ki he meʻá ʻo hangē ko e vakai ʻa Sihová. Kia Sihova, ʻa ia ʻokú ne lava ke fokotuʻu hake ʻa e maté, naʻe kei moʻui pē ʻa Nēpote ʻi he anga ʻo ʻene vakaí, naʻa mo e kei ʻi he kelekelé ʻa hono ʻangaʻangá. (1 Tuʻi 21:19; Luke 20:37, 38) Kuo pau kia Nēpote ke ne tatali kae ʻoua kuo aʻu ki he taimi ke toe fokotuʻu hake ia ʻe Sihová, ka ko e taimi ʻe mahili atú ʻoku nounou pē ia, he ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he kau maté ia ha meʻa. (Koheleti 9:5) ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe faisāuni ʻa Sihova maʻa Nēpote ʻaki ʻene fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau kia ʻĒhapi pea mo hono falé.—2 Tuʻi 9:21, 24, 26, 35, 35; 10:1-11; Sione 5:28, 29.
ʻI he tuʻunga ʻo Sīsuú, naʻá ne pekia. Ka neongo iá, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ia ʻe he ʻOtuá pea hakeakiʻi ia ki ha tuʻunga “maʻolunga ʻi he faʻahinga pule kotoa pe, mo e maʻu tuʻunga, mo e malohi, mo e tuʻunga ʻeiki, ʻio, ʻi he hingoa kotoa pe ʻoku hingoa ʻaki.” (Efeso 1:20, 21) Ko e fakamaau taʻetotonu naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sētane kia Kalaisi Sīsuú heʻikai lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa Sihova mei hono fakapaleʻi hono ʻAló. Naʻe loto-falala ʻa Sīsū naʻe lava ke fakangata vave ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻo hono puke taʻefakalao iá kapau ko Hono finangaló ia. Ka neongo iá, naʻe toe lāuʻilo foki ʻa Kalaisi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e taimi ʻa Sihova ki hono fakahoko e lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú pea ki hono fakangata ha faʻahinga fakamaau taʻetotonu pē.
Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe hilifaki ʻe Sētane mo ʻene kau fakafofongá ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonu ki he faʻahinga māʻoniʻoní, ka naʻe faai pē ʻo fakatonutonu ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻungá peá ne fakangata pe te ne fakangata tuʻuloa ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú. Ko ia ai, ke fakatonutonu ha fakamaau taʻetotonu, kuo pau ke tau tatali ki he ʻOtuá.—Teutalonome 25:16; Loma 12:17-19.
ʻUhinga ʻOku Fakaʻatā Nai Ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e Fakamaau Taʻetotonú
ʻE aʻu nai ʻo ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻa Sihova ki he ʻikai ke fakatonutonu ha tuʻunga pau. ʻI he hoko ko ha konga ʻo hotau akoʻi faka-Kalisitiané, te ne fakaʻatā nai kitautolu ke tau hokosia ʻa e fakamaau taʻetotonú. Ko e moʻoni, ‘ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ha taha ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfió ʻaki ʻa e koví.’ (Semisi 1:13) Kae kehe, te ne fakaʻatā nai ha tuʻunga ke tupulaki ʻo ʻikai te ne kaunoa ai, pea ʻe lava ke ne faitokonia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tali ʻa e akoʻi peheé. “ʻO ka hili hoʻomou kataki mamahi,” ko e fakapapau mai ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú kia kitautolú, ‘ko e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku aʻana ʻa e kelesi kotoa pe, . . . te ne fakakakato kimoutolu, te ne poupou, te ne fakakaukaua.’—1 Pita 5:10.
ʻIkai ngata aí, ko hono fakaʻatā ko ia ʻe Sihova ha fakamaau taʻetotonu papaú ʻe lava nai ke ʻoange ai ki he tokotaha faikoví ha taimi ke fakatomala. ʻI ha ngaahi uike siʻi pē hili hono fakapoongi ʻo Sīsuú, ko e kau Siu ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia naʻa nau fanongo ki he ekinaki ʻa Pitá “naʻe hūkia honau loto.” Naʻa nau tali lelei ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea nau papitaiso.—Ngāue 2:36-42.
Ko hono moʻoní, heʻikai fakatomala ʻa e kau fai fakamaau taʻetotonu kotoa pē. Ko e niʻihi ʻe aʻu nai ʻo fakalotolahiʻi ke nau fai e ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu fakaʻaufuli. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 29:1: “Ko e tangata faʻa valokia ʻoku fakakekeva hono kia, fokifa ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻo ʻikai hano faitoʻo.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻe faai atu pē ʻo ngāue ʻa Sihova ke toʻo atu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau kīvoi ʻi he tōʻonga taʻetotonú.—Koheleti 8:11-13.
Pe ko e hā pē ʻa e taimi ʻoku toe ke tauʻatāina ai mei he fakamaau taʻetotonú, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau tauʻatāiná. Pea ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi te ne fakangata ha faʻahinga fakamaau taʻetotonu pē kuo tau tofanga nai ai ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu kovi ko eni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá. ʻIkai ngata aí, kuó ne talaʻofaʻaki kia kitautolu ʻa e pale fakaʻosí, ko e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmani foʻoú ʻa ia “ʻoku nofoʻanga ai ʻa maʻoniʻoni.”—2 Pita 3:13.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Naʻe ongoʻi fēfē nai ʻa Nēpote ʻi heʻene fehangahangai mo e fakamaau taʻetotonu kovi ʻaupito?