Moʻui Hili ʻa e Maté—Ko e Hā ʻa e Lau ʻa e Tohitapú?
“Ko e efu koe, pea ko e efu te ke foki ki ai.”—SENESI 3:19.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe ʻoku ʻi ai fekauʻaki mo e Moʻui-ka-Hokó? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau sivisiviʻi koeʻuhi ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo e soulú?
“KO E fakakaukau ʻo e mamahiʻia taʻengatá ʻoku ʻikai huʻufataha ia mo e tui ki he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi meʻa fakatupú. . . . Ke tui ki he tautea taʻengata ʻo e soulú ki ha ngaahi fehālaaki ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi, ʻo ʻikai ʻoange ki ai ha faingamālie ki ha fakatonutonu, ko e fakafepaki ia ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e fakaʻuhingá,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa ha filōsefa Hinitū ko Nikihilananitā.
2 ʻI he hangē ko Nikihilananitaá, ʻoku taʻefiemālie ʻa e tokolahi he ʻahó ni ʻi he akonaki ʻo e fakamamahiʻi taʻengatá. ʻI he fakaʻilonga tatau, kuo faingataʻa ke mahino ki he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau pehē hangē ko hono aʻusia ʻo Nevaná pea mo e hoko ʻo taha mo natulá. Naʻa mo e ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taukaveʻi ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻenau ngaahi tuí ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe fekauʻaki mo e soulú pe ko e hā ia pea mo e meʻa ʻoku hoko ki ai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau mate aí. Ka ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi moʻoni ʻe he Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo e soulú? Ke ʻiloʻi iá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau sivisiviʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻo e ongo foʻi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi ʻa ia ʻoku liliu ko e “soulú” ʻi he Tohitapú.
Ko e Soulú Fakatatau ki he Tohitapú
3. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e foʻi lea ʻoku liliu ko e “soulú” ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu faka-Hepeluú, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhinga tefitó? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakapapauʻi ʻe he Senesi 2:7 ko e foʻi lea “soulú” ʻoku lava ke ʻuhinga ia ki ha tokotaha kakato?
3 Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū naʻe liliu ko e “soulu” ko e neʹphesh, pea ʻoku hā tuʻo 754 ia ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e neʹphesh? Fakatatau ki he The Dictionary of Bible and Religion, ʻoku “faʻa lave ia ki he meʻamoʻuí fakakātoa, ki he tokotaha tāutahá kakato.” ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e soulú ʻi he Senesi 2:7: “Naʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova Elohimi ʻa e tangata mei he efu ʻo e kelekele, ʻo ne hō ki hono avaʻi ihu ʻa e mānava moʻui; pea naʻe hoko ʻa e tangata ko e kakano [“soulu,” NW] moʻui.” Fakatokangaʻi ko e ʻuluaki tangatá “naʻe hoko” ko ha soulu. ʻA ia ko e pehē, ko ʻĀtamá naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ha soulu; ko iá ko ha soulu—hangē pē ko ha taha ʻokú ne hoko ko ha toketā ko e toketā ia. Ko e foʻi lea “soulú” leva heni, ʻokú ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e tokotaha kakató.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e foʻi lea ʻoku liliu ko e “soulu” ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga tefito ʻo e foʻi lea ko ení?
4 Ko e foʻi lea naʻe liliu ko e “soulú” (psy·kheʹ) ʻoku hā ʻo laka hake he tuʻo teaú ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané. ʻI he hangē ko e neʹphesh ʻoku faʻa lave ʻa e foʻi leá ni ki he tokotaha kakató. Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau angé ki he fakamatala hokó: “Ko hoku soulú ʻoku faingataʻaʻia.” (Sione 12:27, NW) “Naʻe kamata ke hoko ʻa e manavahē ki he soulu kotoa pē.” (Ngāue 2:43, NW) “Ke anganofo ʻa e ngaahi soulu kotoa pē ki he ngaahi mafai māʻolungá.” (Loma 13:1, NW) “Lea fakaoloolo ki he ngaahi soulu ʻoku mafasiá.” (1 Tesalonaika 5:14, NW) “Ko ha kakai tokosiʻi, ʻa ia, ko ha soulu ʻe toko valu, naʻe fakamoʻui ʻi he vaí.” (1 Pita 3:20, NW) ʻOku hā mahino, ko e psy·kheʹ, hangē ko e neʹphesh, ko e lave ia ki he tokotaha kakató. Fakatatau ki he mataotao ko Nigel Turner, ko e foʻi leá ni “ʻokú ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e tangatá, ʻa kita, ʻa e sino fakamatelie ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e rûaḥ [laumālie] ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo hō ki ai. . . . Ko e fakamamafá ʻoku ʻia kita kotoa.”
5. Ko e ngaahi soulu ʻa e fanga monumanú? Fakamatalaʻi.
5 ʻOku fakatupu mahuʻingaʻiá, ʻi he Tohitapú ko e foʻi lea “soulu” ʻoku ngāueʻaki ia ʻo ʻikai ki he tangatá pē kae toe pehē foki ki he fanga manú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e fakatupu ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi he tahí, ʻoku pehē ʻi he Senesi 1:20 (NW) naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke ngaʻuta mai ʻa e ngaahi vaí ʻi he ngaahi potanga ʻo e ngaahi soulu moʻuí.” Pea ʻi he ʻaho fakatupu hono hokó, naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Ke tupu mai ʻi he fonuá ʻa e ngaahi soulu moʻuí ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga; ʻa e manu lalata, mo e manu totolo, mo e manu kaivao ʻo e māmaní ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga.”—Senesi 1:24, NW; fakafehoanaki mo Nomipa 31:28, NW.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke leaʻaki nai fekauʻaki mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e foʻi lea “soulú”?
6 Ko ia ai, ko e foʻi lea “soulú” hangē ko ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he Tohitapú ko e lave ia ki ha tokotaha pe ko ha monumanu pe ki he moʻui ʻoku fiefia ai ha tokotaha pe ko ha monumanu. (Sio ki he puha ʻi he peesi 15.) Ko e fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e soulú ʻoku faingofua, huʻufataha, pea ʻikai lōmekina ʻe he ngaahi filōsofia fihi mo e ngaahi manavahē taʻeʻuhinga ʻa e tangatá. ʻI he tuʻunga ko iá, ko e fehuʻi fakavavevave leva kuo pau ke ʻeké, Fakatatau ki he Tohitapú, ko e hā ʻoku hoko ki he soulú ʻi he maté?
Ko e Kau Maté ʻOku ʻIkai Te Nau ʻIloʻi ha Meʻa
7, 8. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻo e kau maté? (e) ʻOmai ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā mei he Tohitapú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻe lava ke mate ʻa e soulú.
7 ʻOku fakahaaʻi maʻalaʻala ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e kau maté ʻi he Koheleti 9:5, 10, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau: “Ko e kau maté ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi ha meʻa . . . ʻOku ʻikai ha ngāue, ʻikai ha palani, ʻikai ha ʻilo pe poto, ʻi he faʻitoká.” (Moffatt) Ko ia ai, ko e maté, ko ha tuʻunga ia ʻo e ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai. Naʻe tohi ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo pehē ʻi he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha taha, “ʻoku ne foki ki hono kelekele; ko e ʻaho pe ko ia ko ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku mate.” (Sāme 146:4) ʻOku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ha meʻa ʻe he kau maté, ʻikai ke ngāue.
8 ʻI hono fakahaaʻi ʻo e tautea kia ʻĀtamá, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Ko e efu koe, pea ko e efu te ke foki ki ai.” (Senesi 3:19) Ki muʻa ke ngaohi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he efu ʻo e kelekelé pea ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e moʻuí, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ʻĀtama. ʻI heʻene maté, naʻá ne toe foki pē ki he tuʻunga ko iá. Ko hono tauteá ko e mate—ʻo ʻikai ko ha hiki ki ha toe nofoʻanga ʻe taha. Ko e hā leva naʻe hoko ki hono soulú? Koeʻuhi ʻi he Tohitapú ko e foʻi lea “soulú” ʻoku faʻa lave pē ia ki ha tokotaha, ʻi heʻetau pehē naʻe mate ʻa ʻĀtamá, ʻoku tau pehē ko e soulu ko ia naʻe ui ko ʻĀtamá naʻe mate. ʻE ongo ngalikehe nai eni ki ha tokotaha ʻoku tui ki he taʻefaʻamate ʻa e soulú. Kae kehe, ʻoku fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú: “Ko e [“soulu,” NW] ʻoku fai angahala ko ia ia ʻe mate.” (Isikeli 18:4) ʻOku lau ʻa e Livitiko 21:1 (NW) fekauʻaki mo “ha soulu mate” (ko ha “ʻangaʻanga,” The Jerusalem Bible). Pea ko e kau Nāsilí naʻe tala ke ʻoua te nau haʻu ʻo ofi ki “ha soulu mate pē” (“ko ha sino mate,” Lamsa).—Nomipa 6:6, NW.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa e Tohitapú ʻi heʻene pehē naʻe ‘tei hiki ʻa e soulu’ ʻo Lesielí?
9 Neongo ia, fēfē ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he Senesi 35:18 fekauʻaki mo e mate fakamamahi ʻa Lesielí, ʻa ia naʻe hoko ʻi heʻene fāʻeleʻi ʻa hono foha hono uá? ʻOku tau lau ai: “ʻI he tei hiki hono [“soulu,” NW] (he naʻa ne pekia), naʻa ne fakahingoa ia ko Penoni (Tama-oʻeku-mamahi): ka naʻe fakahingoa ia ʻe heʻene tamai ko Penisimani.” ʻOku fakahuʻunga ʻi he konga ko ení naʻe maʻu ʻe Lesieli ha meʻa ʻi loto ʻa ia naʻe mavahe ʻi heʻene maté? ʻIkai ʻaupito. Manatuʻi, ko e foʻi lea “soulú” ʻoku lava ke toe lave ia ki he moʻui ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha tokotaha. Ko ia, ʻi he tuʻungá ni ko e “soulu” ʻo Lesielí naʻe ʻuhinga pē ia ki heʻene “moʻuí.” Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku fakalea ai ʻe he ngaahi liliu Tohitapu kehé ʻa e kupuʻi-lea “i he teu hiki hono soulú” ko e “ʻi he tō hifo ʻa ʻene moʻuí” (Knox), “ʻi heʻene mānava fakaʻosí” (JB), pea “ʻi he ʻalu ʻa ʻene moʻuí meiate iá” (Bible in Basic English). ʻOku ʻikai ha fakaʻilonga naʻe hao moʻui atu ha konga fakaemisiteli ʻo Lesieli ʻi heʻene maté.
10. ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa e soulu ʻo e tama ʻa e uitoú naʻe fokotuʻu haké ʻo ‘foki ai kiate iá’?
10 ʻOku meimei tatau ia mo e toetuʻu ha tama ʻa ha uitou, naʻe hiki ʻi he 1 Tuʻi vahe 17. ʻI he veesi 22, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻi he lotu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi he funga ʻo e kiʻi tamasiʻí, naʻe “fakaongo ʻa Sihova ki he leʻo ʻo Ilaisia; pea naʻe foki ʻa e [“soulu,” NW] ʻo e tamasiʻi kiate ia, ʻo ne moʻui.” ʻOku toe ʻuhinga heni ʻa e foʻi lea “soulú” ko e “moʻui.” Ko ia ai, ko e New American Standard Bible ʻoku pehē: “Ko e moʻui ʻa e tamá naʻe toe foki mai kiate ia pea naʻá ne toe moʻui.” ʻIo, ko e moʻuí ia, naʻe ʻikai ko ha ʻataʻi meʻa pē, naʻe toe foki ki he tamasiʻí. ʻOku fehoanaki eni mo e meʻa naʻe tala ʻe ʻIlaisiā ki he faʻē ʻa e tamasiʻí: “Vakai ʻoku moʻui hoʻo tama [ʻa e tokotahá kakato].”—1 Tuʻi 17:23.
Fēfē ʻa e Laumālié?
11. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai lava ai ke ʻuhinga ʻa e foʻi lea “laumālie” ko ha konga moʻoni ia ʻo ha tokotaha ʻoku hao moʻui atu mei he maté?
11 ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú ʻi he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha taha, “ʻoku mole ʻene manava [“laumālié,” NW] ʻoku ne foki ki hono kelekele.” (Sāme 146:4) ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku mavahe hangatonu ha laumālie taʻesino pea moʻui atu hili ha mate ʻa ha tokotaha? ʻE ʻikai ke lava ia, he ʻoku hoko atu ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo pehē: “Ko e ʻaho pe ko ia ko ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku mate” (“ʻoku ngata ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene fakakaukaú,” The New English Bible). Ko e hā leva ʻa e laumālié, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻene “mole” mei ha tokotaha ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻene maté?
12. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahuʻunga ki ai ʻa e ongo foʻi lea faka-Hepelū mo faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “laumālie” ʻi he Tohitapú?
12 ʻI he Tohitapú ko e ongo foʻi lea naʻe liliu ko e “laumālié” (faka-Hepelū, ruʹach; faka-Kalisi, pneuʹma) ko hono ʻuhinga tefitó ko e “mānava.” Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻikai pehē “ʻoku mole hono laumālié,” ko e liliu ʻa R. A. Knox ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e kupuʻi-lea “ʻoku mavahe ʻa e mānavá mei hono sinó.” (Sāme 145:4) Ka ko e foʻi lea “laumālié” ʻoku fakahuʻunga ki ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi he ngāue ʻa e mānavá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa hono fakaʻauha ʻo e tangatá mo e moʻui ʻa e fanga manú ʻi he taimi ʻo e Lōvai ʻi he kolopé, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Senesi 7:22: “ʻIlonga ha meʻa ʻi he mōmoa, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi hono avaʻi ihu ʻa e manava [pe, laumālié; faka-Hepeluú, ruʹach] moʻui maʻu mei he matangi, naʻe mate ia.” Ko ia, ko e “laumālié” ʻoku lave nai ia ki he ivi moʻui ʻa ia ʻoku longomoʻui ʻi he meʻamoʻui kotoa pē ʻoku moʻui, fakatouʻosi ʻa e tangatá mo e fanga manú, pea ʻoku fakatolonga ia ʻe he mānavá.
13. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e toe foki ʻa e laumālié ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha tokotahá?
13 Ko e hā leva hono ʻuhinga ʻo e fakamatala ʻi he Koheleti 12:7 ʻi he taimi ʻoku mate ai ha taha, “pea foki ʻa e laumalie kia Elohimi ʻa ia naʻa ne tuku mai ia”? ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku fāifononga hangatonu ʻa e laumālié ʻi he vavaá ki he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOku ʻikai fakahuʻunga mai ha faʻahinga meʻa pehē. Koeʻuhi ko e laumālié ko e ivi-moʻui, ʻoku ‘foki ia kia Elohimi’ ʻi he ʻuhinga ko ha ʻamanaki pē ki he moʻui he kahaʻú maʻá e tokotaha ko iá ʻoku fakafalala ʻataʻatā pē ia ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e ʻOtuá pē ʻe lava ke ne toe fakafoki mai ʻa e laumālié, pe ivi-moʻuí, ʻo fakatupunga ai ha tokotaha ke toe foki ʻo moʻui. (Sāme 104:30) Ka ʻoku fakataumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne fai pehē?
“Te Ne Toetuʻu”
14. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki mo fai ʻe Sīsū ke ʻomai ai ʻa e nonga mo e fiemālie ki he ongo tuofāfine ʻo Lasalosí hili ʻa e mole ʻa hona tuongaʻané?
14 ʻI he kiʻi kolo ko Pētaní, ko e kilomita nai ʻe 3 ʻi he hahake ʻo Selusalemá, naʻe tēngihia ai ʻe Mele mo Māʻata ʻa e mate mutukia ʻa hona tuongaʻané, ʻa Lasalosi. Naʻe kau ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻena mamahí, he naʻá ne ʻofa kia Lasalosi mo hono ongo tuofāfiné. Naʻe lava fēfē ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ongo tuofāfiné? ʻIkai ʻi hano tala ange kiate kinaua ha talanoa fihi, ka ʻi hono tala ange kiate kinaua ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe pehē pē ʻe Sīsū: ‘ʻE toetuʻu ho mo tuongaʻané.’ Naʻe ʻalu leva ʻa Sīsū ki he fonualotó, peá ne fokotuʻu mai ʻa Lasalosi—ʻo toe fakafoki mai ʻa e moʻuí ki ha tangata ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻosi mate feʻunga mo e ʻaho ʻe fā!—Sione 11:18-23, 38-44.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e tali ʻa Māʻata ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki mo fai ʻe Sīsuú?
15 Naʻe ʻohovale ʻa Māʻata ʻi he fakamatala ʻa Sīsū ʻe “toetuʻu” ʻa Lasalosí? ʻOku hā mahino naʻe ʻikai, he naʻá ne tali: “ʻOku ou ʻilo te ne toetuʻu ʻi he Toetuʻu ʻi he ʻaho fakamui.” Naʻá ne ʻosi maʻu ʻa e tui ki he talaʻofa ki ha toetuʻú. Naʻe tala ange leva ʻe Sīsū kiate ia: “Ko au pē ko e Toetuʻu, pea mo e Moʻui: ko ia ʻoku tui pikitai kiate au, ne ongo kuo pekia, ka te ne moʻui pē.” (Sione 11:23-25) Ko e mana ʻo hono toe fakafoki ʻa Lasalosi ki he moʻuí naʻe ngāue ia ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa ʻene tuí pea fakahūhū ʻa e tui ki he niʻihi kehé. (Sione 11:45) Ka ko e hā tonu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea “toetuʻu”?
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea “toetuʻu”?
16 Ko e foʻi lea “toetuʻu” ʻoku liliu ia mei he foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e a·naʹsta·sis, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhinga fakahangatonú ko “ha toe tuʻu hake.” Ko e kau liliu lea faka-Hepelū ʻo e faka-Kalisí kuo nau fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻa e a·naʹsta·sis ʻaki ha kupuʻi lea ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “toe moʻui ʻa e maté” (faka-Hepeluú, techi·yathʹ ham·me·thimʹ).a Ko ia ai, ʻoku kau ki he toetuʻú ʻa hono toe fokotuʻu hake ʻa e tokotahá mei he tuʻunga taʻemoʻui ʻo e maté—ʻo toe fakafoki mai mo toe fakalongomoʻuiʻi ʻa e sīpinga moʻui ʻa e tokotahá.
17. (a) Ko e hā heʻikai ʻomai ai ha palopalema kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa e faʻahinga tāutahá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻi he ngaahi fonualoto fakamanatú?
17 ʻI he taʻehanongataʻanga ʻo hono potó pea haohaoa ʻi heʻene manatú, ʻe lavangofua pē ke fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ha tokotaha. ʻI hono manatuʻi ʻa e sīpinga moʻui ʻa e kau maté—ko honau ngaahi angaʻitangatá, ko honau hisitōlia fakafoʻituituí, pea mo e mingimingiʻi meʻa kotoa ʻo honau ʻiloʻangá—ʻoku ʻikai ko ha palopalema ia kiate ia. (Siope 12:13; fakafehoanaki mo Aisea 40:26.) ʻIkai ko ia pē, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko fekauʻaki mo Lasalosí, ʻoku fakatou loto-lelei mo malava ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ke ne fokotuʻu hake ʻa e maté. (Fakafehoanaki mo Luke 7:11-17; 8:40-56.) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi: “ʻOku ʻunu mai ha houa, ʻa ia ʻe fanongo ai ki hono leʻó [ʻo Sīsuú] ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi fonualoto fakamanatú, pea te nau hū mai ki tuʻa.” (Sione 5:28, 29, NW) ʻIo, naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko e faʻahinga kotoa ko ia ʻi he manatu ʻa Sihová ʻe fokotuʻu hake. ʻOku hā mahino, fakatatau ki he Tohitapú, ʻa e mate ʻa e soulú, pea ko e fakaleleiʻanga ki he maté ko e toetuʻú. Ka ko e laui piliona ʻo e kakaí kuo nau moʻui pea mate. Ko hai ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻoku ʻi he manatu ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo tatali ki he toetuʻú?
18. Ko hai ʻe toetuʻú?
18 Ko e faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau tuli ki ha ʻalunga māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻe toe fokotuʻu hake. Ka, ʻoku laui miliona ʻa e kakai kehe kuo nau mate ʻo ʻikai fakahaaʻi pe te nau liliu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau taʻeʻilo ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová pe ʻikai hanau taimi feʻunga ke fai ʻa e ngaahi liliu naʻe fiemaʻú. Ko e faʻahinga kehé ni foki ʻoku nau ʻi he manatu ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ko ia ai te nau toetuʻu, he ʻoku talaʻofa ʻa e Tohitapú: “ʻE faifai pea hoko ha toetuʻu ʻa e angatonu mo e angahala fakatouʻosi.”—Ngāue 24:15.
19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e vīsone naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku “li . . . ki he Anoafi,” pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e kupuʻi lea ko iá?
19 Naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ha vīsone fakalotomāfana ki he faʻahinga toetuʻu ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi he muʻa taloni ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi iá, naʻá ne tohi: “Naʻe tukuange ʻe he tahi ʻa e pekia naʻe ʻi ai; pea mo Mate foki mo e Hetesi naʻa na tukuange ʻa e pekia naʻe ʻiate kinaua: pea naʻe fakamāu kinautolu taki taha, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngāue. Pea naʻe li ʻa Mate mo Hetesi ki he Anoafi. Ko eni ia ʻa e Mate Angaua, ko e Anoafi.” (Fakahā 20:12-14) Fakakaukau atu ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa ko iá! Ko e kau mate kotoa ʻoku nau ʻi he manatu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe tukuange mei Hētesi, pe Seoli, ʻa e faʻitoka anga-maheni ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Sāme 16:10; Ngāue 2:31) Pea ko “Mate mo Hetesi” ʻe lī ki he meʻa ʻoku ui ko e “Anoafi,” ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e ʻauha fakaʻaufuli. ʻE ʻikai toe ʻi ai ʻa e faʻitoka anga-maheni ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.
Ko ha ʻAmanaki Laulōtaha!
20. Ko e laui miliona ʻoku mate he taimi ní te nau toetuʻu hake ki he faʻahinga ʻātakai fēfē?
20 ʻI hono fokotuʻu hake ʻa e laui miliona ʻi he toetuʻú, heʻikai ke toe fakafoki mai kinautolu ki he moʻuí ki ha māmani maomaonganoa. (Aisea 45:18) Te nau ʻā hake ʻi ha ngaahi ʻātakai kuo fakaleleiʻi fakaʻofoʻofa pea ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi nofoʻanga, vala, mo ha meʻakai lahi kuo teuteu maʻanautolu. (Sāme 67:6; 72:16; Aisea 65:21, 22) Ko hai te ne fai ʻa e teuteu kotoa ko ení? ʻOku hā mahino, ʻe pau ke nofo ʻa e kakaí ʻi ha māmani foʻou ki muʻa ke kamata ʻa e toetuʻu fakaemāmaní. Ka ko hai?
21, 22. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki laulōtaha ʻoku tuʻu mei muʻa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau moʻui ʻi he “kuonga fakamui”?
21 Ko hono fakahoko ʻo e kikite ʻa e Tohitapú ʻoku hā ai ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “kuonga fakamui” ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko eni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá.b (2 Timote 3:1) Kuo vavé ni he taimí ni, ʻa e kau mai ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e tangatá peá ne tafiʻi atu ʻa e fulikivanú mei he māmaní. (Sāme 37:10, 11; Palovepi 2:21, 22) ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko e hā ʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tauhi anga-tonu ki he ʻOtuá?
22 ʻE ʻikai fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e fulikivanú. (Sāme 145:20) Kuo ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fai ha meʻa pehē, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fai ia ʻi he taimi te ne fakamaʻa ai mei he foʻi māmaní ʻa e kovi kotoa pē. (Fakafehoanaki mo Senesi 18:22, 23, 26.) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e tohi fakaʻosi ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku lau ai fekauʻaki mo ha “fuʻu kakai lahi, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha hono lau, ko ha kakai mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi matakali, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e ngaahi lea,” ʻoku nau hu mai “mei he mamahi lahi.” (Fakahā 7:9-14) ʻIo, ʻe hao moʻui ha fuʻu tokolahi ʻi he mamahi lahí ʻa ia ʻe ngata ai ʻa e māmani fulikivanu lolotongá, pea te nau hū ki he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI aí, ʻe lava ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata talangofuá ʻo maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga kakato mei he tokonaki fakaofo ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he angahalá mo e maté. (Fakahā 22:1, 2) Ko ia ai, ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito fiemaʻu ke nau aʻusia ʻa e maté. He ʻamanaki laulōtaha moʻoni ia!
Moʻui ʻo ʻIkai Mate
23, 24. Ko e hā kuo pau ke ke faí kapau ʻokú ke fiemaʻu ke fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ʻo ʻikai mate he Palataisi ʻi he māmaní?
23 ʻE lava ke tau tuipau ki he ʻamanaki fakaofo ko ení? ʻAupito! Ko Sīsū Kalaisi tonu naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻi ai ha taimi ʻa ia ʻe moʻui ai ʻa e kakaí ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito toe mate. Ki muʻa pē ʻi heʻene fokotuʻu hake ʻa hono kaumeʻa ko Lasalosí, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū kia Māʻata: “ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku moʻui mo tui pikitai kiate au ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mate, ʻo taʻengata.”—Sione 11:26.
24 ʻOkú ke fie moʻui taʻengata he Palataisi ʻi he māmaní? ʻOkú ke fakaʻamu ke toe sio ki he faʻahinga ʻokú ke ʻofa aí? “ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ke mole ʻa mamani mo ʻene holi aʻana: ka ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengata,” ko e lea ia ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné. (1 Sione 2:17) Ko e taimi eni ke ako ai pe ko e hā ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea fakapapauʻi ke moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo ia. Ko koe leva, fakataha mo e laui miliona ʻo e niʻihi kehe kuo nau ʻosi fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava ke mou moʻui taʻengata he Palataisi ʻi he māmaní.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Lolotonga ko e foʻi lea “toetuʻu” ʻoku ʻikai ke hā ia ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi maʻalaʻala ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻi he Siope 14:13, Taniela 12:13, mo e Hosea 13:14.
b Sio ki he ʻIlo ʻA Ia ʻOku Taki Atu ki he Moʻui Taʻengatá, naʻe pulusi ʻe he Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., peesi 98-107.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga tefito ʻo e ongo foʻi lea ʻi he muʻaki leá naʻe liliu ko e “soulú”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ki he soulú ʻi he maté?
◻ Fakatatau ki he Tohitapú, ko e hā ʻa e fakaleleiʻanga ki he maté?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki laulōtaha ʻoku fakatatali mai ki he faʻahinga anga-tonu he ʻaho ní?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 15]
“Soulu” ko e Moʻui ʻa ha Meʻamoʻui
ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ko e foʻi lea “soulú” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he moʻui ʻoku fiefia ai ha tokotaha pe ko ha monumanu. ʻOku ʻikai liliu ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e soulú ko ha tokotaha pe ko ha monumanú. Ke fakatātāʻí: Tau pehē ʻoku moʻui ha tokotaha, ʻo ʻuhingá ko ha tokotaha moʻui ia. Te tau toe pehē nai ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e moʻuí. ʻI he founga tatau, ko ha tokotaha moʻui ko e soulú ia. Ka, lolotonga ʻene moʻuí, ʻe lava ke leaʻaki ki he “soulú” ko ha meʻa ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu.
Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese: “Kuo mate ʻa e kakai kotoa naʻe kumi ki ho soulú ke fakapōngí.” ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe kumi ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo Mōsesé ke toʻo ʻene moʻuí. (Ekisoto 4:19, NW; fakafehoanaki mo Siosiua 9:24; Palovepi 12:10.) Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e foʻi leá ʻi ha founga meimei tatau ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e Fanautama ʻa Tangata naʻe . . . haʻu ke . . . tuku ʻene moʻui [“soulu,” NW] ke huhuʻiʻaki ha tokolahi, heʻene fetongi kinautolu.” (Mātiu 20:28; fakafehoanaki mo e 10:28.) ʻI he tuʻunga taki taha, ko e foʻi lea “soulú” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “moʻui ʻa ha meʻamoʻui.”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
Ko e ngaahi soulu kotoa kinautolu
[Maʻuʻanga ʻo e Tā]
Hummingbird: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C./Dean Biggins
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e fakaleleiʻanga ki he maté ko e toetuʻú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
“ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku moʻui mo tui pikitai kiate au ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne mate, ʻo taʻengata.”—Sione 11:26