“Ko e Kakai ʻOku ʻOtua ʻAki ʻa Sihova!”
“Monuʻiaā ka ko e kakai ʻoku ʻotua ʻaki ʻa Sihova!”—SAAME 144:15.
SIO ANGÉ PE TE KE LAVA ʻO TALI
Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe kamata ai ke ʻi ai ha kakai makehe ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmaní?
ʻI he founga fē naʻe pau ai ke hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha puleʻanga ʻo e kau fakamoʻoni kia Sihova?
Naʻe anga-fēfē hoko ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo taʻefaitōnungá, pea ko e hā naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sihová?
1. Ko e hā ʻoku tui ki ai ʻa e niʻihi fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku lotu ki he ʻOtuá?
ʻOKU pehē ʻe he tokolahi he ʻahó ni ko e ngaahi lotu tefito ʻo e māmaní ʻoku siʻi ʻenau tokoni ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi lotu ko ení koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke nau akoʻi ʻa e moʻoni fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu. Neongo ia, ʻoku nau tui pē ʻoku tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kakai lelei ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi lotú. Ka ʻoku moʻoni eni? Pe ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku lotu kiate iá ke nau mavahe mei he ngaahi lotu loí? Tau kumi angé ʻa e talí ʻi he sio ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú fekauʻaki mo e kau lotu moʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he faai mai ʻa e hisitōliá.
FUAKAVA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ MO HONO KAKAÍ
2. Ko hai naʻe hoko ko e kakai ʻa Sihová? Ko e hā naʻá ne fakaʻilongaʻi kinautolu ko ha kakai naʻe ʻi ai honau vahaʻangatae makehe mo Sihová? (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.)
2 ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 4,000 kuohilí, naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ha kulupu ke hoko ko ʻene kakai ʻi he māmaní. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he Tohi Tapú “ko e tamai ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku tui,” pea ko e taki ia ʻo ha fuʻu fāmili ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻe lauingeau. (Loma 4:11; Sēn. 14:14) ʻI Kēnani, naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ia ko ha “ʻeiki lahi.” (Sēn. 21:22; 23:6) Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha fuakava, pe ko ha aleapau mo ʻĒpalahame mo hono hakó. (Sēn. 17:1, 2, 19) Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “Koeni a eku fuakava, aia te mou tauhi, kiate au mo kimoutolu mo ho hako e tubu amui iate koe; e kamu ae tamajii tagata kotoabe oku iate kimoutolu.” Naʻá ne tānaki mai: “Koe fakailoga ia oe fuakava kiate au mo kimoutolu.” (Sēn. 17:10, 11, PM) Ko ia ko ʻĒpalahame mo e kotoa ʻo e tamaiki tangata ʻo hono fāmilí naʻa nau kamu. (Sēn. 17:24-27) Ko e kamú naʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ko e kakai naʻe ʻi ai honau vahaʻangatae makehe mo Sihova.
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ko ha kakaí?
3 Ko e mokopuna ʻo ʻĒpalahame ko Sēkopé, pe ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻi ai hono foha ʻe toko 12. (Sēn. 35:10, 22e-26) ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, ko e ngaahi foha ko ení naʻa nau hoko ko e ngaahi tamai ʻo e matakali ʻe 12 ʻo ʻIsilelí. (Ngā. 7:8) Ko e foha ʻo Sēkope ko Siosifá naʻe ʻave ki ʻIsipite, pea ki mui ai naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻe Felo ha mafai lahi. Lolotonga ha honge, naʻe fakafatongiaʻaki ʻa Siosifa ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e tokonaki meʻakai ki he fonuá kotoa. Koeʻuhi ko e honge ko ení, naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Sēkope mo hono fāmilí ki ʻIsipite. (Sēn. 41:39-41; 42:6) Ko e hako ʻo Sēkopé naʻe hoko ʻo tokolahi pea naʻe ui kinautolu ko e “gaahi kakai lahi.”—Sēn. 48:4, PM; lau ʻa e Ngāue 7:17.
FAKAHAOFI ʻE SIHOVA HONO KAKAÍ
4. ʻI he kamatá, ko e hā ʻa e vahaʻangatae naʻe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau ʻIsipité mo e hako ʻo Sēkopé?
4 Naʻe moʻui ʻa e hako ʻo Sēkopé ʻi ha taʻu ʻe 200 tupu ʻi ha konga ʻo ʻIsipite naʻe ui ko Kōseni. (Sēn. 45:9, 10) Naʻe fakaafeʻi ʻe Felo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nofo ʻi ʻIsipite koeʻuhí naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa Siosifa pea tokaʻi ia. (Sēn. 47:1-6) ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 100, naʻa nau nofo melino mo e kau ʻIsipité. Naʻe nofo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he fanga kiʻi kolo iiki pea tokangaʻi ai ʻenau fanga monumanú. Neongo naʻe fehiʻa ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ʻi he kakai tauhi sipí, naʻe pau ke nau talangofua kia Felo pea fakaʻatā ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nofo ai.—Sēn. 46:31-34.
5, 6. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē liliu ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ʻIsipité? (e) Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai tāmateʻi ai ʻa Mōsesé, pea ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ki Hono kakaí?
5 Hili atu ha vahaʻa taimi, naʻe ʻai ʻe he kau ʻIsipité ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ʻenau kau pōpula. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pule ki Isipite ha tuʻi kehe, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ʻa Siosifa. Pea ne pehe ki hono kakai, Vakai, ko e kakai ni ko haʻa Isileli ʻoku nau tokolahi mo malohi ʻiate kitautolu.” Ko hono olá, naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsipité ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau ngaohi piliki, tokangaʻi ʻa e ngoué, pea fai ʻa e ngāue faingataʻa kehe ko ha kau pōpula. Naʻa nau ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.—ʻEki. 1:8, 9, 13, 14.
6 Naʻe toe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he Felo foʻou ko ení ke tāmateʻi ʻa e fanga kiʻi pēpē tangata ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻi hono fanauʻí. (ʻEki. 1:15, 16) ʻI he taimi ko iá ko ha fefine ʻIsileli, ko Siokāpesi, naʻá ne fanauʻi ʻa Mōsese. ʻI heʻene māhina tolú, naʻá ne fūfuuʻi ia ʻi he vao kutu ʻi he veʻe Vaitafe Nailá. ʻIkai fuoloa, naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻofefine ʻo Feló ʻa Mōsese pea ohi ia. Naʻá ne fakaʻatā ʻa e faʻē ʻa Mōsesé ke tokangaʻi ia ʻi heʻene tupu haké. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, naʻe hoko ʻa Mōsese ko ha sevāniti mateaki ʻa Sihova. (ʻEki. 2:1-10; Hep. 11:23-25) Naʻe vakai ʻa Sihova naʻe faingataʻaʻia hono kakaí peá ne fili ke ngāueʻaki ʻa Mōsese ke taki kinautolu mei ʻIsipite. (ʻEki. 2:24, 25; 3:9, 10) ʻI he foungá ni, naʻe “huhuʻi,” pe fakahaofi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.—ʻEki. 15:13; lau ʻa e Teutalōnome 15:15.
HOKO ʻA E KAKAI ʻA E ʻOTUÁ KO HA PULEʻANGA
7, 8. Naʻe anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ko ha kakai māʻoniʻoní?
7 Naʻe teʻeki ai fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha puleʻanga mo ha ngaahi lao mo ha tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki, ka naʻá ne fili kinautolu ko ʻene kakai. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ai ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒlone ke na lea kia Felo: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo Isileli, Tukuange hoku kakai ke fai ha katoanga kiate au ʻi he Toafa?”—ʻEki. 5:1.
8 Ka naʻe ʻikai fie tukuange ʻe Felo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke ʻalu. Ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi hono kakaí, naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e mala ʻe hongofulu ki ʻIsipite pea fakaʻauha ki mui ai ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. (ʻEki. 15:1-4) Siʻi hifo ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu ki mui ai, naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha fuakava mo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi Moʻunga Sainai, ʻo pehē: “Kabau te mou tuitala mooni ki hoku leʻo, o tauhi eku fuakava, te mou iate au koe koloa lelei lahi i he kakai kotoabe.” Te nau hoko ko ha “kakai maonioni.”—ʻEki. 19:5, 6, PM.
9, 10. (a) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Teutalōnome 4:5-8, naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻai ʻe he Laó ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau kehe mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kehé? (e) Ko e hā naʻe pau ke fai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ke fakahaaʻi “koe kakai maonioni kia Jihova” kinautolu?
9 ʻI he laui senituli, ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová naʻe tataki ʻe he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmili ʻa ia naʻa nau hoko ko e kau pule, kau fakamaau mo e kau taulaʻeiki. ʻI ʻIsipite, naʻe muimui ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he founga taki ko ení ki muʻa ke nau hoko ko e kau pōpulá. (Sēn. 8:20; 18:19; Siope 1:4, 5) Kae kehe, hili hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he nofo pōpulá, naʻá ne ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻai kinautolu ke nau kehe mei he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kehé. (Lau ʻa e Teutalōnome 4:5-8; Saame 147:19, 20) Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he Laó ha kulupu mavahe ke nau hoko ko e kau taulaʻeiki ki he puleʻangá. Pehē foki, naʻe pehē ʻe he Laó ko e “kau matuʻa,” ʻa ia naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ko ʻenau ʻiló mo e potó, te nau hoko ko e kau fakamaau. (Teu. 25:7, 8) Naʻe ʻoange ʻe he Laó ki he kakaí ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ki heʻenau lotú mo ʻenau moʻui fakaʻahó.
10 Ki muʻa pē ke hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe toutou tala ʻe Sihova ʻene ngaahi laó kia kinautolu. Naʻe tala ʻe Mōsese kia kinautolu: “Kuo fakaha e Jihova he aho ni ko ene kakai mahuiga akimoutolu, o hage ko ene talaofa kiate koe, bea koeuhi ke ke tauhi ene gaahi fekau kotoabe; bea ke ne gaohi koe ke ke maoluga lahi i he gaahi buleaga kotoabe kuo ne gaohi, i he ogoogolelei, bea i he higoa, bea i he fakaabaaba; bea koeuhi ke ke hoko koe kakai maonioni kia Jihova ko ho Otua.”—Teu. 26:18, 19, PM.
LAVA KE LOTU ʻA E FAʻAHINGA ʻIKAI ʻISILELÍ FAKATAHA MO E KAKAI ʻA E ʻOTUÁ
11-13. (a) Ko hai naʻe kamata lotu fakataha mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Kapau ko ha kakai naʻe ʻikai ko ha kau ʻIsileli naʻe loto ke lotu kia Sihova, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau faí?
11 Neongo ko e kau ʻIsilelí ko e puleʻanga fili ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmaní, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ʻa e kakai naʻe ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsilelí ke nofo ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakaí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e fuʻu tokolahi ʻo kinautolu, kau ai ʻa e kau ʻIsipite, naʻa nau ʻalu mo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻomai ai kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá mei ʻIsipité. (ʻEki. 12:38) Ngalingali ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo kinautolú ko e niʻihi ai ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Felo ʻa ia naʻa nau talangofua ki he fakatokanga ʻa Mōsese lolotonga ʻa e mala hono fitú.—ʻEki. 9:20.
12 Ki muʻa pē ke kolosi atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní ki Kēnaní, naʻe tala ʻe Mōsese kia kinautolu kuo pau ke nau ʻofaʻi ʻa e muli ʻia kinautolú, ʻa ia, ko e faʻahinga ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻe nofo mo kinautolú. (Teu. 10:17-19) Kapau naʻe loto-lelei ha taha ʻikai ko e ʻIsileli ke talangofua ki he ngaahi lao tefitó, hangē ko e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú, naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tuku ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ke nofo ʻi honau feituʻú. (Liv. 24:22) Naʻe aʻu ʻo hoko ʻa e niʻihi ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsileli ko e kau lotu ʻa Sihova. Ko e fakatātaá, ko Lute ko ha Mōapé naʻá ne loto ke tauhi kia Sihova. Naʻá ne tala ange ki he ʻIsileli ko Nāomí: “Ko ho kakai ko hoku kakai, pea ko ho ʻOtua ko hoku ʻOtua.” (Lute 1:16) Ko e faʻahinga ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsileli ko ení naʻe ui kinautolu ko e kau ului Siu, pea naʻe kamu ʻa e kakai tangatá. (ʻEki. 12:48, 49) Naʻe fiefia ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻatā kinautolu ke hoko ko ha konga ʻo ʻene kakai filí.—Nōm. 15:14, 15.
13 Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi lotu ʻa Solomoné ʻoku toe fakahaaʻi ai naʻe hōifua ʻa Sihova ki he kau lotu ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsilelí. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakatapui ai ʻa e temipalé, naʻe lotu ʻa Solomone: “Koeʻuhi ko e muli foki ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke kau ki ho kakai Isileli; ka haʻu ia mei ha fonua mamaʻo koeʻuhi ko ho fuʻu huafa, mo ho nima malohi, mo ho nima kuo hikita: ʻio, ka haʻu ia ʻo lotu ki he fale ni: pea ke fanongo ʻa e ʻAfiona mei langi, mei ho ʻafioʻanga na, pea ke fakaai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tautapa ai kiate koe ʻa siʻi muli; koeʻuhia ke ʻilo ho huafa ʻe he ngaahi kakai ʻo mamani, pea ke nau ʻapasia ki he ʻAfiona ʻo hange ko ho kakai Isileli, pea ke nau ʻilo ko ho huafa ʻoku ui ʻaki ʻa e fale ko eni kuo u langa.” (2 Kal. 6:32, 33) Naʻa mo e ʻaho ʻo Sīsuú, ko e faʻahinga ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻe loto ke lotu kia Sihová ʻe lava ke nau fai pehē kapau te nau lotu fakataha mo ʻEne kakai filí.—Sione 12:20; Ngā. 8:27.
KO HA PULEʻANGA ʻO E KAU FAKAMOʻONI
14-16. (a) ʻI he founga fē naʻe pau ai ke hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha puleʻanga ʻo e kau fakamoʻoni kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova mei heʻene kakaí he ʻahó ni?
14 Naʻe lotu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki honau ʻOtuá, ʻa Sihova, ka naʻe lotu ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kehé ki honau ngaahi ʻotuá tonu. Ko ia ai ko ha fehuʻi mahuʻinga ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tali: Ko hai ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní? ʻI he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova ko e fehuʻi ko ení kuo pau ke tali ia ʻi ha founga tatau ʻoku tali ai ha fehuʻi fakalao ʻi ha hopo. Naʻá ne pehē kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, naʻe totonu ke nau ʻomai haʻanau kau fakamoʻoni tonu ki he hopo ko ení. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ke nau tuku mai muʻa ha kau fakamoʻoni, kae fai honau fakatonuhia, pea ke fanongo ki ai ʻa e kakai, ʻo nau pehe, ʻOku moʻoni.”—ʻAi. 43:9.
15 Ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku nau moʻoni. Ko e ngaahi ʻaitoli pē kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻo lea pea ʻikai lava ʻo ngaue kae ʻoua kuo fua kinautolu ʻe ha taha. (ʻAi. 46:5-7) Ka naʻe tala ʻe Sihova ki hono kakai ʻIsilelí: “Ko kimoutolu ʻa e kau fakamoʻoni aʻaku . . . mo e sevaniti aʻaku kuo u fili: Koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo au, mo tui mai, ʻo mahino kiate kimoutolu ko au ia; naʻe ʻikai ha ʻotua ʻe faʻu ʻi muʻa ʻiate au, pea hili au ʻe ʻikai. Ko au, ko au pe ʻa Sihova; pea ka tuku au, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku fai fakamoʻui. . . . Pea ko kimoutolu ʻeku kau fakamoʻoni . . . ko ia ko Ela au.”—ʻAi. 43:10-12.
16 Hangē ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻi ha hopo, naʻe maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e lāngilangi ke fakamoʻoniʻi ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoni pē tahá. Naʻá ne ui kinautolu “ko e kakai kuo u ngaohi maʻaku, te nau aʻau hoku fakamalo.” (ʻAi. 43:21) Naʻe ʻiloa kinautolu ko e kakai ʻa Sihova. Koeʻuhí naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite, naʻá ne ʻamanekina kinautolu ke nau talangofua loto-lelei kiate ia pea fakalāngilangiʻi ia ko honau Hau. ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa tatau mei heʻene kakaí he ʻahó ni. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he palōfita ko Maiká ʻa e fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko e ngaahi kakai katoa ʻoku nau ʻaluʻaki taki taha ʻa e huafa ʻo hono ʻotua, pea ko kitautolu te tau ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.”—Mai. 4:5.
KO HA KAKAI ANGATUʻU
17. Ko e hā naʻe vakai ai ʻa Sihova ki ʻIsileli ko ha vaine taʻeʻaongá?
17 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe ʻikai faitōnunga ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova. Naʻe kamata ke nau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi puleʻanga naʻa nau lotu ki he ngaahi ʻotua naʻe faʻuʻaki ʻa e ʻakau mo e maka, pea naʻa nau faʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻōlita lahi ki he lotu loí. ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 2,800 kuohilí, naʻe pehē ʻe he palōfita ko Hōseá naʻe hangē ʻa ʻIsileli ko ha vaine naʻe ʻikai toe ʻomai ha fua lelei. Naʻá ne tānaki mai: “Kuo molemole honau loto; ko e taimi ni te nau ongoʻi halaia.” (Hōs. 10:1, 2) ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 150 ki mui ai, naʻe toe fakahoa ʻe Selemaia ʻa ʻIsileli angatuʻu ki ha vaine. Naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi kinautolu ko ha vaine lelei ʻaupito ʻa ia naʻe liliu ʻo taʻeʻaonga. Fakafou ʻia Selemaia, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: “Kofaʻā ho ngaahi ʻotua ʻa ia naʻa ke ngaohi maʻau? Ke tuʻu hake ʻa kinautolu, ʻo kapau te nau lava ke fakahaofi koe ʻi he taimi ʻo hoʻo kovi.” Naʻá ne tānaki mai: “Kuo ngalo au ʻi hoku kakai.”—Sel. 2:21, 28, 32.
18, 19. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tomuʻa tala ʻe Sihova ʻe ʻi ai ʻene kakai fili foʻou ʻi he māmaní? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
18 Naʻe ʻomai ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e fua kovi koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ke nau lotu kia Sihova ʻi he founga totonu. Naʻe ʻikai te nau hokohoko atu ke hoko ko ʻene kau fakamoʻoni ka nau lotu kinautolu ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí. Ko ia naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū ki he kau taki Siu fulikivanu ʻo hono ʻahó: “Ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe toʻo ia meiate kimoutolu pea ʻe foaki ia ki ha puleʻanga ʻokú ne ʻomi hono ngaahi fuá.” (Māt. 21:43) Ko e faʻahinga pē ʻe fili ʻe Sihová ʻe lava ke nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e puleʻanga foʻou ko iá, ʻa e ʻIsileli fakalaumālié. Te ne fai ha “fuakava foʻou” mo kinautolu. Naʻá ne pehē fekauʻaki mo kinautolu: “Te u nofo ko honau ʻOtua, pea te nau nofo ko hoku kakai.”—Sel. 31:31-33.
19 Hili ʻa e hoko ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo taʻefaitōnungá, naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻIsileli fakalaumālié ke nau hoko ko ʻene kakai ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. Ka ko hai ʻene kakai he ʻaho ní? ʻE lava fēfē ke ʻilo ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku loto ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻene kau lotu moʻoní? Te tau lāulea ki he meʻá ni ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
Naʻe ʻofa ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kehe naʻe nofo ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá (Sio ki he palakalafi 11-13)