Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
SANUALI 6-12
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 1-2
“Fakatupu ʻe Sihova ʻa e Moʻuí ʻi he Māmaní”
(Sēnesi 1:3, 4) Pea naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke ʻi ai ha maama.” Pea naʻe maama leva. 4 “Hili iá, naʻe ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he māmá kuo lelei, pea naʻe kamata ke vaheʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e māmá mei he poʻulí.
(Sēnesi 1:6) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke ʻi ai ha ʻatā ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi vaí, pea ke fakamavahevaheʻi ʻa e ngaahi vai mei he ngaahi vai.”
(Sēnesi 1:9) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke fakatahataha ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻi he lalo langí ki he feituʻu pē ʻe taha, pea ke hā mai ʻa e fonua mōmoá.” Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē.
(Sēnesi 1:11) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke tupu mai ʻa e mohuku ʻi he māmaní, ngaahi ʻakau ʻoku ʻi ai hono tenga mo e ʻuluʻakau fua ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai honau fua fakataha mo e tenga.” Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē.
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Fakatupu
ʻI he taimi naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻAho ʻUluakí, “Ke ʻi ai ha maama,” pea naʻe hūhū hifo ʻa e māmá ʻo movete ʻi he ngaahi ʻotu ʻaó pea hoko ai ʻo hā mai ki he foʻi māmaní. ʻOku hā ngali naʻe hoko māmālie eni, ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻe ha tangata liliu ko J. W. Watts: “Pea naʻe hoko māmālie mai ʻa e māmá.” (Sēn. 1:3, A Distinctive Translation of Genesis) Naʻe fakamavaheʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e māmá mei he poʻulí, pea ui ʻa e māmá ko e ʻAho pea ko e fakapoʻulí leva ko e Pō. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ai heni ko e foʻi māmaní ʻoku vilo takai ʻiate ia pē pea takatakai ʻi hono halangá ki he laʻaá, pea ko hono vaeuaʻanga ki he Tongá mo e Tokelaú, hahaké mo e hihifó, ʻoku lava ai ke nau maʻu ʻa e māmá mo e poʻulí.—Sēn. 1:3, 4.
ʻI he ʻAho hono Uá naʻe vaheʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻatā ʻo malava ai ke “fakamavahevaheʻi ʻa e ngaahi vai mei he ngaahi vai.” Naʻe tuku ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻe niʻihi ʻi he māmaní, ka ko e lahi tahá naʻe ʻohake ia ki ʻolunga ʻo mavahe ʻaupito ia mei he funga māmaní, pea naʻe ʻi ai leva ʻa e ʻatā ʻi hona vahaʻá. Naʻe ui ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻatā ko iá ko e Hēvani, ka ko e anga eni ʻene fekauʻaki mo e māmaní, ko e vai ʻoku tautau ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ʻataá ʻoku ʻikai pehē ai ia ʻokú ne fakapuliki ʻa e fetuʻú mo e ngaahi naunau fakahēvaní.—Sēn. 1:6-8; sio ki he ʻATĀLOA.
ʻI he ʻAho hono Tolú fakafou ʻi he mālohi fakaemana ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻi he māmaní pea hā mai leva ʻa e fonua mōmoá, pea naʻe ui ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e Fonua. ʻI he ʻaho ko iá, ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe hokó naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai ha ngāue fakaʻevalūsiō naʻe hoko ʻi ai, he naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha tuʻutuʻuni ki he ngaahi faʻunga fakaʻātomí ke moʻui ʻa e ngaahi mohukú, ngaahi ʻakaú mo e ʻuluʻakau fuá. Ko e ngaahi vahe lalahi ko eni ʻe tolú naʻe malava ai ke nau tupu mai ʻo fakatatau ki honau ‘faʻahingá.’—Sēn. 1:9-13.
(Sēnesi 1:14) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi he ʻatā ʻo e langí ke ne vaheʻi ʻa e ʻahó mei he poó, pea te nau hoko ko ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga ki he ngaahi faʻahitaʻú, mo e ngaahi ʻahó, pea mo e ngaahi taʻú.
(Sēnesi 1:20) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke ngaeve ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi he ngaahi vaí, pea ko e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻoku puná ke nau puna ʻi ʻolunga he māmaní ʻi he ʻatā ʻo e langí.”
(Sēnesi 1:24) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ke tupu mai ʻi he māmaní ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga, ko e fanga manu lalata mo e fanga manu totolo mo ngaolo mo e fanga manu kaivao ʻo e māmaní ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga.” Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē.
(Sēnesi 1:27) Pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo ne fakatupu ʻa e tangatá ʻi hono ʻīmisí, ʻi he ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻá ne fakatupu ai ia; naʻá ne fakatupu kinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine.
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Fakatupu
ʻOku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ʻi he Sēnesi 1:16 ko e foʻi veape faka-Hepelū ko e ba·raʼʹ, ʻoku ʻuhingá ki he “fakatupu,” ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ia ai. Ka ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e foʻi veape faka-Hepelū ko e ʽa·sahʹ, ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “ngaohi.” Koeʻuhi ko e laʻaá, māhiná mo e ngaahi fetuʻú naʻe fakakau ia ʻi he “langí” naʻe hā ʻi he Sēnesi 1:1, naʻe fakatupu kinautolu ki muʻa ʻaupito ia mei he ʻAho hono Faá. Naʻe hoko atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho hono faá ke “ngaohi” ʻa e ngaahi maama ko ení ʻo fokotuʻu ai ha fekauʻaki foʻou ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo māmani mo e ʻataá. Pea ʻi heʻene pehē, “Naʻe fokotuʻu kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻatā ʻo e langí ke ulo mai ki he funga ʻo māmaní,” pea lava ke sio hake mei māmani ki ai, neongo naʻe fuoloa pē ʻenau ʻi he ʻataá. Tānaki atu, ko e ngaahi māmá “te nau hoko ko ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga ki he ngaahi faʻahitaʻú, mo e ngaahi ʻahó, pea mo e ngaahi taʻú,” ki mui ange, naʻa nau tokonaki ʻa e ngaahi tataki ki he tangatá ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi.—Sēn. 1:14.
ʻI he ʻaho hono nimá naʻe fakaʻilongaʻaki ia hono fuofua fakatupu ʻo e fanga manú. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa moʻui pē ʻe taha naʻe fakataumuʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tuputupu māmālie mei ai ʻa e fanga manu ʻoku ngaevé. ʻOku pehē: “Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui lalahi ʻo e tahí mo e meʻamoʻui kotoa pē ʻoku ngaue mo ngaeve ʻi he ngaahi vaí ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga, pea mo e meʻamoʻui kapakau kotoa pē ʻoku puna ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga.” ʻI he leleiʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa naʻá Ne ngaohí, naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi kinautolu, peá ne tala ange ke “fakatokolahi,” ʻa ia naʻe malava ki he ngaahi meʻamoʻui ko ení ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e fāmili kehekehe ke nau fanafanau ʻo ‘fakatatau ki honau faʻahingá’ he naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ʻa e malava ke nau fai pehē.—Sēn. 1:20-23.
ʻI he ʻAho hono Onó “naʻe hoko atu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo ne ngaohi ʻa e fanga manu kaivao ʻo e māmaní ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga pea mo e fanga manu lalatá ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga pea mo e fanga manu kotoa pē ʻo e kelekelé ʻoku totolo mo ngaolo, ʻo fakatatau ki honau faʻahinga,” ko e ngaahi ngāue ko iá naʻe lelei ʻo tatau pē mo e ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ki muʻá.—Sēn. 1:24, 25.
ʻI he ofi ke ngata ʻa e ʻaho ngāue fakaefakatupu hono ono ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne ʻomi ha meʻamoʻui mātuʻaki foʻou ʻaupito mo māʻolunga ange ʻi he fanga manú kae māʻulalo ange ʻi he kau ʻāngeló. Ko e tangatá ia naʻe fakatupu ʻi he ʻīmisi mo e tatau ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku lave nounou ai ʻa e Sēnesi 1:27 ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá “naʻá ne [ʻOtua] fakatupu kinaua ko e tangata mo e fefine” ʻoku faitatau ia mo e fakamatala ʻi he Sēnesi 2:7-9 ʻo fakahaaʻi ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e tangatá mei he efu ʻo e kelekelé, hō ki hono ihú ʻa e mānava moʻuí, pea hoko ai ʻa e tangatá ko ha tokotaha moʻui, ʻa ia naʻe tokonaki ai maʻanaua ha ʻapi palataisi naʻe fonu he meʻakai. ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemēniti ʻo e māmaní ʻi he ngāue fakaefakatupú peá ne fakatupu mei ai ʻa e tangatá, naʻá Ne fakatupu ʻa e fefiné ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e hui vakavaka ʻo ʻĀtamá. (Sēn. 2:18-25) ʻI hono fakatupu ʻa e fefiné mo e tangatá naʻe kakato ai hona ‘faʻahingá.’—Sēn. 5:1, 2.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 1:1) ʻI he kamataʻangá naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e langí mo e māmaní.
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Saienisi, Anga ʻEne Kaunga ki Hoʻo Moʻui
Motuʻa ʻo e māmaní mo e ʻunivēsí
ʻOku fakafuofua ʻa e kau saienisí ko e motuʻa ʻo e māmaní ʻoku taʻu ʻe 4 piliona nai pea ko e ʻunivēsí naʻe ʻi ai ʻi ha taʻu ʻe 13 pe 14 piliona nai. ʻOku ʻikai fokotuʻu ʻe he Tohi Tapú ia ha ʻaho pau ki hono fakatupu ʻo e ʻunivēsí. ʻOku ʻikai ha feituʻu ia ke fakapapauʻi ai ko e māmaní ʻoku taʻu ʻe laui afe siʻi pē hono motuʻá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻuluaki veesi pē ʻo e Tohi Tapú: “ʻI he kamataʻangá naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e langí mo e māmaní.” (Sēnesi 1:1) Ko e fakamatala fakalūkufua ko iá ʻoku malava ai ʻa e kau saienisí ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e motuʻa ʻo e foʻi māmani matelié ʻo fakatatau ki ha ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni fakasaienisi pau.
(Sēnesi 1:26) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ta ngaohi tangata ʻi hota ʻīmisí, ʻo hangē ko hota tataú, pea ke nau pule ki he ika ʻo e tahí mo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻoku puna ʻo e langí mo e fanga manu lalatá pea ki he māmaní kotoa pea mo e manu totolo mo ngaolo kotoa pē ʻoku ngaue ʻi he funga ʻo māmaní.”
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Sīsū Kalaisi
ʻIkai ko ha kaungā-Fakatupu. Naʻe kau ʻa e ʻAló ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupú, kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke hoko ai ia ko ha kaungā Tokotaha-Fakatupu mo ʻene Tamaí. Ko e mālohi ki he fakatupú naʻe haʻi ia mei he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pe ivi ngāué. (Sēn. 1:2; Saame 33:6) Pea koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻa e Matavai ʻo e moʻuí kotoa, ko e meʻamoʻui fakaefakatupu hā mai mo taʻehāmai kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻaʻana ia. (Saame 36:9) ʻI he ʻikai hoko ko e kaungā fakatupú, ko e ʻAló naʻe hoko ko e fakafofonga pe ko e meʻangāue naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupú ki heʻene ngāué. Ko Sīsū tonu naʻá ne ʻoatu ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e fakatupú ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he ngaahi veesi Tohi Tapú.—Māt. 19:4-6; sio ki he FAKATUPU.
SANUALI 13-19
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 3-5
“Nunuʻa Fakatupu ʻAuha ʻo e ʻUluaki Loí”
(Sēnesi 3:1-5) Pea ko e ngatá ʻa e manu mata-ʻiloʻilo taha ʻi he fanga manu kaivao kotoa pē ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ki he fefiné: “Ko e moʻoni koā naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo pehē kuo pau ke ʻoua te mo kai mei he ʻakau kotoa pē ʻo e ngoué?” 2 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ʻe he fefiné ki he ngatá: “ʻE lava ke ma kai ʻa e fua ʻo e ʻuluʻakau ʻo e ngoué. 3 Ka kuo folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fua ʻo e fuʻu ʻakau ʻoku ʻi he loto ngoué: ‘Kuo pau ke ʻoua te mo kai mei ai, ʻio, kuo pau ke ʻoua te mo ala ki ai; he ka pehē, te mo mate.’” 4 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ʻe he ngatá ki he fefiné: “ʻE ʻikai moʻoni te mo mate. 5 He ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e ʻaho pē ko ia te mo kai ai mei aí, ʻe ʻā homo matá pea te mo hangē ko e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻilo ʻa e leleí mo e koví.”
ʻE Fakahoko ʻa e Taumuʻa ʻa Sihová!
9 Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló ha ngata ke ne kākaaʻi ʻa ʻIvi ke talangataʻa ki heʻene Tamaí, ʻa Sihova. (Lau ʻa e Sēnesi 3:1-5; Fkh. 12:9) Naʻe langaʻi ʻe Sētane ha tālanga ʻi he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo e ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ʻa e fānau fakaetangata ʻa e ʻOtuá ke na kai “mei he ngahi ʻakau kehekehe ʻo e ngoue.” Ne hangē ia naʻá ne pehē: ‘Ko hoʻo ʻuhingá heʻikai lava ke ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke loto ki aí?’ Naʻá ne hoko atu, ʻo tala ange kiate ia: “ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te mo mate.” Ko ha foʻi loi ia. Pea naʻá ne feinga leva ke fakatuipauʻi ʻa ʻIvi naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke ne fanongo ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sētane: “ʻOku meaʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ko e ʻaho te mo kai ai ʻe ʻa ai homo mata.” Naʻe pehē ʻe Sētane naʻe ʻikai ke loto ʻa Sihova ke na kai ʻa e fuaʻiʻakaú koeʻuhí ʻe ʻoange heni kiate kinaua ha ʻilo makehe. Fakaʻosí, naʻá ne fai ʻa e talaʻofa loi ko ení: “Te mo hoko ke hange ko e ʻOtua, hoʻomo ʻilo ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.”
(Sēnesi 3:6) Ko ia ai, naʻe sio ʻa e fefiné ko e fuʻu ʻakaú naʻe lelei ki he kaí pea ko ha meʻa naʻe fakamānako ki he matá, ʻio, ko e fuʻu ʻakaú naʻe matamatalelei ki he sió. Ko ia naʻe kamata ke ne toʻo ʻa hono fuá ʻo ne kai. Hili iá, naʻá ne ʻoange foki ha meʻa ki hono husepānití ʻi heʻene ʻiate iá, pea naʻe kamata ke ne kai ia.
ʻOku Lava Ke Tau Ako mei he ʻUluaki Ongo Meʻa Mali Fakaetangatá
Naʻe taʻealakalofi ʻa e angahala ʻa ʻIví? Mole ke mamaʻo! ʻAi ange koe tonu ʻi hono tuʻungá. Ko e taukaveʻi ʻa e ngatá naʻá ne mioʻi kakato ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá mo ʻĀtamá. ʻE fēfē hoʻo ongoʻí kapau ʻe hanga ʻe ha sola ʻo tukuakiʻi ʻoku taʻefaitotonu ha tokotaha ʻokú ke ʻofa mo falala ki ai? Naʻe totonu ke tali kehe ʻa ʻIvi, ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻa e fakaliliʻa mo e ʻita, naʻa mo ʻene fakafisi ke fanongo ki ai. Hili iá, ko hai ʻa e ngatá ke ne fehuʻia ʻa e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e lea ʻa hono husepānití? Tuʻunga ʻi he ʻapasia ki he tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻulú, ne totonu ke kumi ʻa ʻIvi ki ha faleʻi ki muʻa ke ne fai ha fili. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau pehē kapau ʻe faifai pea tuku mai kiate kitautolu ha fakamatala ʻoku fepaki mo e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá. Neongo ia, naʻe falala ʻa ʻIvi ia ki he ngaahi lea ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatauelé, ʻo holi ke ne hoko pē ia ko e fakamaau kiate ia tonu ʻi he meʻa naʻe leleí mo ia naʻe koví. Ko e lahi ange ʻene tokanga ki he fakakaukau ko iá, ko e lahi ange ia ʻene fakamānako kiate iá. Ko ha fehālaaki ē naʻá ne faí ʻaki ʻene tauhi maʻu ha holi fehālaakí, ʻo ʻikai ke tukuange ia mei hono ʻatamaí pe fetalanoaʻaki ki he ngaahi meʻá mo e ʻulu ʻo hono fāmilí!—1 Kolinito 11:3; Sēmisi 1:14, 15.
Fanongo ʻa ʻĀtama ki he Leʻo ʻo Hono Uaifí
Naʻe vave ʻa hono fakalotoʻi ʻe ʻIvi ʻa ʻĀtama ke ne kau fakataha mo ia ʻi he angahalá. ʻE anga-fēfē haʻatau fakamatalaʻi ʻa ʻene tali loto-vaivaí? (Sēnesi 3:6, 17) Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa ʻĀtama mo ha fāinga mo e ngaahi tuʻunga mateakí. Te ne talangofua ki hono Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻa ia naʻá ne foaki ange kiate ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, ʻo kau ai hono hoa ʻofaʻangá, ʻa ʻIvi? ʻE kumi ʻa ʻĀtama ki he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa naʻe teu ke ne fai ʻi he taimi ko iá? Pe ʻe fili ʻa e tangatá ia ke ne kau mo hono uaifí ʻi heʻene angahalá? Naʻe ʻiloʻi lelei ʻaupito ʻe ʻĀtama ko e meʻa ko ia naʻá ne ʻamanaki ke maʻu ʻi hono kai ʻa e fuaʻiʻakau ne tapuí ko ha fakakaukau hala. Naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ke ne tohi: “Nae ikai kākāia a Atama, ka koe fefine nae kākāia bea to ia ki he talagataa.” (1 Tīmote 2:14, PM) Ko ia, naʻe fili ʻosi fakakaukauʻi pē ʻe ʻĀtama ke fakafetau kia Sihova. Ko ʻene manavahē ki hono fakamavaheʻi mei hono uaifí ne hā mahino naʻe lahi ange ia ʻi heʻene tui ki he malava ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e tuʻungá.
(Sēnesi 3:15-19) Pea te u ʻai ha fetāufehiʻaʻaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻou mo e fefiné pea ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ho hakó mo hono hakó. Te ne laiki ho ʻulú, pea te ke taaʻi ia ʻi hono muivaʻé.” 16 Naʻá ne folofola ki he fefiné: “Te u mātuʻaki fakalahi ʻa e mamahi ʻo hoʻo feitamá; te ke fāʻeleʻi hoʻo fānaú ʻi he mamahi, pea ko hoʻo holí ʻe tō ia ki ho husepānití, pea te ne pule kiate koe.” 17 Pea kia ʻĀtama naʻá ne folofola ki ai: “Koeʻuhi naʻá ke fakafanongo ki he leʻo ʻo ho uaifí peá ke kai mei he fuʻu ʻakau ʻa ia naʻá ku ʻoatu ai kiate koe ʻa e fekaú ni, ‘Kuo pau ke ʻoua te ke kai mei ai,’ ke malaʻia ʻa e kelekelé koeʻuhi ko koe. Te ke kai ʻa hono fuá ʻi he mamahi ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻo moʻuí. 18 ʻE tupu mei ai ʻa e ʻakau talatala mo e talatalaʻāmoa maʻau, pea kuo pau ke ke kai ʻa e mohuku ʻo e kelekelé. 19 Te ke kai ʻa e maá ʻi he kakava ʻo ho matá kae ʻoua ke ke foki ki he kelekelé, he naʻe toʻo koe mei ai. He ko e efu koe pea ko e efu te ke foki ki aí.”
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ʻOku Tokanga Moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he Kakai Fefiné?
Kuo fakamalaʻiaʻi e kakai fefiné ʻe he ʻOtua?
ʻIkai. ʻI hono kehé ko e “ngata ʻo onoʻahó, ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ui ko e Tēvoló,” kuo ‘fakamalaʻiaʻi’ ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Fakahā 12:9; Sēnesi 3:14) ʻI he taimi naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ʻĀtama ʻe “pule” ki hono uaifí, naʻe ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá haʻane hōifua ki hono fakamoʻulaloaʻi ʻa e fefiné ki he tangatá. (Sēnesi 3:16) Naʻá ne tomuʻa tala ʻa e ola fakamamahi ʻo e angahalá ki he ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Sēnesi—I
3:17—ʻI he founga fē naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ai ʻa e kelekelé pea ko e hā hono lōloá? Ko e fakamalaʻia naʻe tala ki he kelekelé ʻoku ʻuhingá ʻe hoko ʻa hono ngoueʻi iá he taimi ko ení ʻo mātuʻaki faingataʻa. Ko e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e kelekele kuo fakamalaʻiá, mo hono talatalá mo e talatalaʻāmoá, naʻe ongo lahi ia ki he fānau ʻa ʻĀtamá ʻo lea ai ʻa e tamai ʻa Noá, ʻa Lēmeki, ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “mamahi ʻa hotau nima, ʻa ia ʻoku tupu mei he kelekele ne fakamalaʻia ʻe Sihova.” (Sēnesi 5:29) Hili e Lōmakí, naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Noa mo hono ngaahi fohá, ʻo fakahaaʻi ange ʻEne taumuʻa ke nau fakafonu ʻa e foʻi māmaní. (Sēnesi 9:1) ʻOku hā mahino naʻe toʻo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamalaʻia ʻo e kelekelé.—Senesi 13:10.
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Langā
Ko e mamahí ko e konga ia ʻo e fāʻelé. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he ʻuluaki fefiné ʻi he ʻosi ʻene faiangahalá, ʻa hono ola ʻo hono fanauʻi ʻo e fānaú. Kapau naʻá ne kei talangofua ai pē ko e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe hoko atu ai pē ʻiate ia ʻo ʻikai ha mamahi ʻi heʻene fanauʻi ʻo ʻene fānaú, he “ko e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakakoloa ha tahá, pea ʻoku ʻikai te Ne tānaki atu ki ai mo ha mamahi.” (Pal. 10:22) Ka ʻi he taimi ko ení, ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá, ko e ngāue ʻo e taʻehaohaoa ʻi he sinó ʻokú ne ʻomi ʻa e mamahi. Fakatatau ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá (ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻokú ne fakaʻataá ʻokú ne fakahoko ia): “Te u mātuʻaki fakalahi ʻa e mamahi ʻo hoʻo feitamá; te ke fāʻeleʻi hoʻo fānaú ʻi he mamahi.”—Sēnesi 3:16.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 4:23, 24) Naʻe faʻu leva ʻe Lēmeki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení ki hono ongo uaifi ko Ata mo Silaá: “Fanongo ki hoku leʻó, ʻa kimoua ongo uaifi ʻo Lēmekí; Fokotuʻu telinga mai ki heʻeku leá: Kuó u tāmateʻi ha tangata ʻi heʻene fakalaveaʻi aú, ʻIo, ha talavou ʻi heʻene taaʻi aú. 24 Kapau ko e sāuni ʻo Keiní ʻe liunga 7, tā ʻe liunga 77 leva ʻa Lēmeki ia.”
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Lēmeki
Ko e maau naʻe faʻu ʻe Lēmeki ki hono ongo uaifí (Sēn. 4:23, 24) ʻoku hā mahino mei ai ʻa e laumālie fakamālohi ʻo e ʻaho ko iá. ʻOku peheni ʻa e fakalea ʻo e maau ʻa Lēmekí: “Fanongo ki hoku leʻó, ʻa kimoua ongo uaifi ʻo Lēmekí; Fokotuʻu telinga mai ki heʻeku leá: Kuó u tāmateʻi ha tangata ʻi heʻene fakalaveaʻi aú, ʻio, ha talavou ʻi heʻene taaʻi aú. Kapau ko e sāuni ʻo Keiní ʻe liunga 7, tā ʻe liunga 77 leva ʻa Lēmeki ia.” ʻOku hā mahino naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Lēmeki ha tuʻunga ʻo e maluʻi-kita, ʻo ne tangi ko ʻene ngāué naʻe ʻikai ko ha fakapō ʻiloʻilo pau, ʻo hangē ko Keiní. Naʻe taukapoʻi ʻe Lēmeki, ko ʻene maluʻi ia ʻi heʻene taaʻi ʻa e tangata naʻá ne fakalaveaʻi iá. Ko ia ai, ko ʻene māú ko ʻene tangi pe kole ki hono maluʻi ia mei ha feinga ha taha ke faisāuni maʻá e tokotaha naʻá ne tāmateʻí.
(Sēnesi 4:26) Naʻe fanauʻi foki kia Seti ha foha, pea naʻá ne fakahingoa ia ko ʻĪnosi. ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe kamata ke ui ai ʻa e kakaí ki he huafa ʻo Sihová.
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Lea Fieʻotua
Ko e “ui . . . ki he huafa ʻo Sihová” naʻe kamata ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻĪnosí ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí ʻoku ngalingali naʻe ʻikai ke fai ia ʻi ha founga totonu mo taau fakanatula, he ko ʻĒpeli ki muʻa ʻaupito ʻoku fakapapauʻi naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e hingoa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Sēn. 4:26; Hep. 11:4) Koeʻuhi ʻoku pehē ʻe he kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi, ko e ui ko eni ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe fai ia ʻi ha founga hala ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pe ki ha ʻaitoli, ko ia naʻe hoko eni ia ko ha lea fieʻotua.—Sio ki he ʻĪNOSI, ʻĒNOSI.
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KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 6-8
“Naʻá Ne Fai ʻa e Meʻa Tofu Pē ko Iá”
(Sēnesi 6:9) Ko e hisitōlia eni ʻo Noá. Ko Noá ko ha tangata naʻe māʻoniʻoni. Naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene taʻemele ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono ngaahi toʻumeʻá. Naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa Noa mo e ʻOtua moʻoní.
(Sēnesi 6:13) ʻI he hili iá, naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Noa: “Kuó u fili ke fokotuʻu ha ngataʻanga ki he kakano kotoa pē, he ʻoku fonu ʻa e māmaní ʻi he fakamālohí koeʻuhí ko kinautolu, ko ia te u fakaʻauha ʻa e kakaí pea fakalala ʻa e māmaní.
Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Tui mo e Talangofua ʻa Noa, Taniela, mo Siopé
4 Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi pole naʻe fekuki mo Noá? Naʻe ʻosi fulikivanu ʻaupito ʻa e kakaí ia ʻi he taimi ʻo e kui-ua ʻa Noa ko ʻĪnoké. Naʻa nau leaʻaki ʻa e “ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu” fekauʻaki mo Sihova. (Sute 14, 15) Ko e māmaní ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻe hoko ʻo toe lahi ange ai ʻa e fakamālohí. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi ʻo Noá, “naʻe fonu ʻa e māmaní ʻi he fakamālohí.” Naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa e kau ʻāngelo fulikivanú ki he māmaní, ʻai honau sino fakaetangata, pea nau mali mo e kakai fefine. Ko honau ngaahi fohá naʻa nau anga-fakamamahi mo fakamālohi. (Sēn. 6:2-4, 11, 12) Ka naʻe lava ke sio ʻa e tokotaha kotoa naʻe kehe ʻa Noa ia. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú “naʻe maʻu ʻe Noa ʻa e hōifua ʻi he fofonga ʻo Sihová.” ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko e kakai takatakai ʻiate iá, naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú. “Naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa Noa mo e ʻOtua moʻoní.”—Sēn. 6:8, 9.
(Sēnesi 6:14-16) Faʻu moʻou ha ʻaʻake mei he ʻakau ko e kofa. Te ke faʻu ha ngaahi loki ʻi he ʻaʻaké pea valiʻaki ia ha meʻa hangē ha valitaá ʻi loto mo tuʻa. 15 Ko e founga eni te ke faʻu ai iá: Ko e ʻaʻaké ʻe kiupite ʻe 300 hono lōloá, kiupite ʻe 50 hono fālahí, pea kiupite ʻe 30 hono māʻolungá. 16 Te ke ngaohi ha foʻi ava ke maama ki he ʻaʻaké, ʻo kiupite ʻe taha mei ʻolunga. Te ke ʻai ʻa e hūʻanga ʻo e ʻaʻaké ʻi hono tafaʻakí pea faʻu ia mo hano konga taupotu ki lalo, mo ha fungavaka ʻuluaki, pea mo ha fungavaka hono ua.
‘Naʻá Ne Takaua mo e ʻOtua Moʻoní’
Naʻe feʻunga ʻa e ngāué mo ha ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu, ko ha taʻu nai ʻe 40 ki he 50. Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻakau ke tā, kupuʻi ʻakau ke fetuku mo e pimi ke tutuʻu, fakafuo mo fakatahaʻi. Ko e ʻaʻaké naʻe fiemaʻu ke fungavaka tolu, ko ha ngaahi loki mo ha matapā ʻi he tafaʻakí. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻi ʻolunga pea pehē foki ki he ʻató ʻo tuʻu māʻolunga hake he loto mālié koeʻuhi ke tafe ai ʻa e vaí.—Sēnesi 6:14-16.
(Sēnesi 6:22) Pea naʻe fai ʻe Noa ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá. Naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko iá.
Lele ʻi he Lová mo e Kītaki
13 Ko e hā naʻá ne fakamafeia ʻa e kau sevāniti ko eni ʻa Sihová ke nau kītaki pea lavameʻa ʻi he lová? Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe tohi ʻe Paula fekauʻaki mo Noá. (Lau ʻa e Hepelū 11:7.) “ʻA e lomaki, ko e fuʻu vai ke ʻufiʻufi ʻa e fonua, [ʻa ia te ne] fakaʻauha ʻa e kakano kotoa pe” ko e meʻa ia “kuo teʻeki hamai” kia Noa. (Sēn. 6:17) Ko e meʻa ia ne teʻeki ai hoko ki muʻa, ko e meʻa mātuʻaki taʻehanotatau. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke tukunoaʻi ia ʻe Noa ko ha meʻa ʻoku ngali taʻemalava pe naʻa mo taʻemoʻoni. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e tui ko ha meʻa pē naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sihova, ʻe fai ia ʻe Sihova. Naʻe ʻikai ongoʻi ʻe Noa ko e meʻa naʻe kole ange ke ne faí naʻe fuʻu faingataʻa. Ka, “naʻa ne fai ia.” (Sēn. 6:22) ʻI he fakakaukau ki he meʻa kotoa naʻe pau ke fai ʻe Noá—langa e ʻaʻaké, tānaki e fanga manú, fakafonu e ʻaʻaké ʻaki e meʻakai maʻá e tangatá mo e fanga manú, malangaʻi ha pōpoaki fakaefakatokanga, pea tauhi e fāmilí ke mālohi fakalaumālie—naʻe ʻikai ko ha ngāue siʻisiʻi ke fai “ia.” Kae kehe, ko e tui ʻa Noá mo e kītakí naʻe iku ia ki he moʻui mo e ngaahi tāpuaki maʻana pea ki hono fāmilí.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 7:2) Kuo pau ke ke ʻave fakataha mo koe ʻa e faʻahinga monumanu maʻa kotoa pē ʻo taki fitu, ʻa e monumanu tangata mo hono hoa; pea toko ua pē ʻi he monumanu taʻemaʻa kotoa pē, ʻa e monumanu tangata mo hono hoa;
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Sēnesi—I
7:2—Ko e hā ne ngāueʻaki ko ha makatuʻunga ia ki hono fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e vahaʻa ʻo e fanga monumanu maʻá mo e taʻemaʻá? Ko e makatuʻunga ʻo e fakafaikehekeheʻí ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi feilaulaú ʻi he lotú ʻo ʻikai ki he meʻa ʻe lava mo ʻikai lava ke kaí. Ko e kakano ʻo e monumanú naʻe ʻikai ko ha konga ia ʻo e meʻakai ʻa e tangatá ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí. Ko e fakahaaʻi ʻo e “maʻa” mo e “taʻemaʻa” ki he meʻakaí naʻe toki hoko mai pē ia ʻi he Lao ʻa Mōsesé, pea naʻe ngata ʻi he taimi naʻe fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ai iá. (Ngāue 10:9-16; ʻEfesō 2:15) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Noa ʻa e meʻa naʻe feʻungamālie ki he feilaulaú ʻi he lotu kia Sihová. ʻI heʻene mavahe pē mei he ʻaʻaké, naʻá ne “fokotuʻu . . . ha olita kia Sihova, pea ne toʻo ha niʻihi ʻo e faʻahinga manu kehekehe naʻe ngofua, mo e niʻihi mei he faʻahinga manupuna kehekehe naʻe ngofua, ʻo ne fai ʻaki ha ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he olita.”—Senesi 8:20.
(Sēnesi 7:11) ʻI he taʻu hono 600 ʻo e moʻui ʻa Noá, ʻi he māhina hono uá, ʻi he ʻaho hono 17 ʻo e māhiná, ʻi he ʻaho ko iá naʻe ava ai ʻa e ngaahi matavai kotoa pē ʻo e ngaahi vai lahi ʻi he ʻataá pea naʻe ava ai mo e ngaahi matapā ʻokú ne taʻofi ʻa e vai ʻo e langí.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Sēnesi—I
7:11—Naʻe haʻu mei fē ʻa e vai naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa e Lōmaki ʻo e foʻi kolopé? Lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi fakaefakatupu hono uá, pe “ʻaho,” ʻi he taimi naʻe faʻu ai ʻa e “ʻatā” fakaeʻatimosifia ʻo e foʻi māmaní, naʻe ʻi ai ʻe ngaahi vai “ʻi he lalo ʻatā” mo e ngaahi vai ʻi “ʻolunga ʻi he ʻatā.” (Sēnesi 1:6, 7) Ko e ngaahi vai ʻi “lalo” ʻa ē naʻe ʻosi ʻi he foʻi māmaní. Ko e ngaahi vai ʻi “ʻolunga” ko e tuʻunga lahi fakaʻulia ia ʻo e maó naʻe nofo māʻolunga ʻi ʻolunga he foʻi māmaní, ʻo faʻuʻaki ha “ngaahi matavai ʻo e moana lahi.” Ko e ngaahi vai ko ení naʻe tō hifo ia ki he foʻi māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá.
SANUALI 27–FEPUELI 2
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SĒNESI 9-11
“Ko e Kotoa ʻo e Māmaní Naʻe Hokohoko Atu ʻEnau Lea Tahá”
(Sēnesi 11:1-4) Pea ko e kotoa ʻo e māmaní naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau lea tahá pea naʻa nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea tatau. 2 ʻI heʻenau fononga fakahahaké, naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ha teleʻa lautoka ʻi he fonua ko Sainá, pea naʻa nau kamata nofo ai. 3 Naʻa nau fepehēʻaki leva: “Haʻu! Tau ngaohi piliki ʻo taʻo ʻi he afí.” Ko ia naʻa nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e pilikí kae ʻikai ko e maká, pea sima ʻaki ʻa e meʻa hangē ha valitaá. 4 Naʻa nau pehē leva: “Haʻu! Tau langa ha kolo moʻotautolu mo ha taua ke aʻu hono tumutumú ki he langí, pea tau ʻai ke ongoongoa ʻa hotau hingoá, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te tau movetevete holo ʻi he funga ʻo māmaní kotoa.”
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Pāpilone ko e Lahi
Fōtunga ʻo Pāpilone ʻo e Kuonga Muʻá. Ko e fakanofonofo ʻo e kolo ko Pāpiloné ʻi he teleʻa lautoka ʻo Sainá naʻe taimi taha ia mo e feinga ke langa ʻa e Taua ko Pēpelí. (Sēn. 11:2-9) Ko e taumuʻa manakoa ki hono langa ʻo e tauá mo e koló, naʻe ʻikai taumuʻa ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ka ko e langá ke ‘ʻai ke ongoongoa ʻa honau hingoá.’ Ko e langa ko ia ʻo e ngaahi tauá naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē hono maʻu ʻi he toetoenga ʻo Pāpilone ʻo e kuonga muʻá ka ʻi Mesopotēmia ʻa ia naʻe hā ngali fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e natula fakalotu ʻo e muʻaki tauá, ʻo tatau ai pē hono fōtungá pe sitailá. Ko e faituʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ke taʻofi ʻa e langa ʻo e temipalé ʻoku fakapapauʻi mahino ai naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo e lotu loí. Lolotonga iá ko e hingoa faka-Hepelū naʻe fakahingoaʻaki ʻa e Koló ko Pēpeli, ʻoku ʻuhingá, ko e “Puputuʻu,” ko e hingoa faka-Sumēliá ko e (Ka-dingir-ra) pea ko e hingoa faka-ʻĀkatá ko e (Bab-ilu) ʻa ia ʻokú na fakatou ʻuhingá “Hūʻanga ki he ʻOtuá.” Ko ia ai ko e toenga ʻo e kakai ʻo e koló naʻa nau liliu ʻa e hingoá ke ʻufiʻufi ai mei hono muʻaki ʻuhingá, ka ko hono fakafoʻou mo fetongi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he koló ʻoku kei fakapapauʻi ai ʻene fekauʻaki mo e lotú.
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Lea
ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Sēnesí ʻa e fakatahatahaʻi ʻo e konga ʻo e fāmili ʻo e tangatá naʻe moʻui ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí ke nau faʻu ha poloseki naʻe fepaki ia mo e finangalo ʻo Sihová ka naʻe kehe ia mei he meʻa naʻe tala kia Noa mo hono ngaahi fohá. (Sēn. 9:1) ʻI he ʻikai ke nau fakatokolahi mo “fakafonu ʻa e māmaní,” naʻa nau fakakaukau ke fakafāʻūtahaʻi ʻa e sōsaieti ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, naʻa nau tāfataha ki hono fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ʻo nau nofo taha ʻi he feituʻu naʻe ʻilo ki mui ko e Teleʻa Lautoka ʻo Sainá ʻi Mesopotēmiá. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe toe hoko eni ko ha senitā fakalotu, mo e taua fakalotu.—Sēn. 11:2-4.
(Sēnesi 11:6-8) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova: “Vakai! Ko e kakai kinautolu ʻe taha mo e lea pē ʻe taha, pea ko e meʻa eni kuo nau kamata ke faí. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku nau fakakaukau nai ke fai te nau taʻemalava. 7 Haʻu! Ta ʻalu hifo ki ai ʻo ʻai ke puputuʻu ʻenau leá koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe lava ʻo nau femahinoʻaki ʻi heʻenau leá.” 8 Ko ia naʻe fakamovetevete kinautolu ʻe Sihova mei ai ki he funga ʻo māmaní kotoa, pea naʻe faifai pē ʻo nau tuku ʻa hono langa ʻo e koló.
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Lea
Naʻe fakamoveteʻi ʻe he ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú ʻenau ngāue fāʻūtahá koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ʻafungí, ʻaki hono fakapuputuʻuʻi ʻa e lea naʻa nau anga-maheni ki aí. Naʻe ʻai heni ke taʻemalava ai haʻanau faʻahinga ngāue feongoongoi pea iku atu ki heʻenau movetevete ki he kotoa ʻo e foʻi kolopé. Ko hono fakapuputuʻuʻi ʻenau leá naʻe lava ke toe fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi mo fakamāmālieʻi haʻanau hoko atu ʻi ha founga hala, ko e founga ko eni ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe fakangatangata ai ʻa e malava ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau fakatahaʻi ai ʻa ʻenau fakakaukaú mo e ngaahi malava fakaeivi kuo ʻosi fakapapauʻi ki he lavameʻá pea toe ʻai ke faingataʻa hono tātānaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻiló mei ha ngaahi lea kehekehe—kae ʻikai ko e ʻilo mei he ʻOtuá, ka ko e maʻu fakafou mei he hokosia mo e fekumi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Tml. 7:29; Teu. 32:5.) Lolotonga ʻene fakamoveteveteʻi lahi ʻa e sōsaieti ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ko hono fakapuputuʻuʻi ʻa e leá naʻe malava ke maʻu ʻaonga ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi hono taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa fakatuʻutāmaki mo fakatupu maumaú. (Sēn. 11:5-9; fakafehoanaki mo e ʻAi. 8:9, 10.) Ko e taha ai, ke tau fakakaukau ki ha faʻahinga fakalakalaka ʻi hotau taimí ʻa ia ko e ola mei he ngaahi ʻilo fakamāmani mo e ngaahi ngāue hala ʻa e tangatá, pea ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe tomuʻa vakai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻe iku ki ai kapau naʻe ʻikai fakapuputuʻuʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e leá ʻi Pēpeli.
(Sēnesi 11:9) Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ui ai ia ko Pēpelí, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻai ai ʻe Sihova ke puputuʻu ʻa e lea ʻa e māmaní kotoa, pea naʻe fakamovetevete kinautolu ʻe Sihova mei ai ki he funga ʻo māmaní kotoa.
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Ngaahi Puleʻanga
ʻI hono vahevaheʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi fakangatangata ʻo e fetuʻutakí, ko e ngaahi lea taki taha ʻoku ʻi ai pē honau anga-fakafonua, faiva, tala tukufakaholo, ngaahi tōʻonga, mo e lotu—ʻoku nau taki taha fai pē ʻenau meʻa. (Liv. 18:3) ʻI he mavahe mei he ʻOtuá, ko e faʻahinga kakai kotoa pē naʻa nau lavameʻa ʻi hono ngaohi ʻo ha ngaahi ʻaitoli mo ha ngaahi ʻotua ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau talatupuʻá.—Teu. 12:30; 2 Tuʻi 17:29, 33.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Sēnesi 9:20-22) Pea naʻe kamata ke ngoueʻi ʻe Noa ʻa e kelekelé, pea naʻá ne tō ha ngoue kālepi. 21 ʻI he taimi naʻá ne inu ai mei he uainé, naʻá ne hoko ʻo konā, pea naʻá ne fakatelefuaʻi ʻa ia tonu ʻi hono loto tēnití. 22 Naʻe sio ʻa Hami ko e tamai ʻa Kēnaní ki he telefua ʻa ʻene tamaí, pea naʻá ne tala ia ki hono ongo tokouá ʻi tuʻa.
(Sēnesi 9:24, 25) ʻI he ʻā hake ʻa Noa mei heʻene uaineʻiá ʻo ne ʻilo ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai kiate ia ʻe hono foha siʻisiʻi tahá, 25 naʻá ne pehē: “Ke malaʻia ʻa Kēnani. Tuku ke ne hoko ko e tamaioʻeiki māʻulalo taha ki hono ongo tokouá.”
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Hami
ʻE malava pē kia Kēnani tonu ke kaunga fakahangatonu ki ha fehālaaki pea naʻe tōnounou ai ʻene tamai ko Hamí ke fakatonutonu ia. Pe ko Noa naʻe lea fakaekikite ʻi hono fakamānavaʻi iá, ʻo ne tomuʻa sio ki he hehema kovi ʻia Hamí, mahalo kuo ʻosi fakaeʻa ia ʻi hono foha ko Kēnaní pea tukufakaholo ia ʻi he hako ʻo Kēnaní. Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e konga ʻo e fakamalaʻia ko ení ʻi he taimi naʻe puleʻi ai ʻe he kau ʻIsileli faka-Siú ʻa e kau Kēnaní. Ko kinautolu naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻauhá (ko e fakatātaá, ko e kau Kipioné [Sios. 9]) naʻa nau hoko ko e kau pōpula ki ʻIsileli. ʻI ha ngaahi senituli ki mui ai, naʻe fakahoko lahi ange ai ʻa e fakamalaʻiaʻi ko ení ki he ngaahi hako ʻo Hamí foha ʻo Kēnaní ʻi he taimi naʻe puleʻi ai ʻe he puleʻanga hau faka-Sēfetí ʻa ia ko Mītia-Pēsia, Kalisi mo Lomá.
(Sēnesi 10:9, 10) Naʻá ne hoko ko ha toʻa tulimanu ʻo fakafepaki kia Sihova. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ʻi ai ai ha lea ʻoku pehē: “Hangē tofu pē ko Nimiloté, ko ha toʻa tulimanu ʻo fakafepaki kia Sihova.” 10 Ko e kamataʻanga ʻo hono puleʻangá ko Pēpeli, ʻEleki, ʻĀkata, mo Kaline, ʻi he fonua ko Sainá.
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Nimilote
Ko e kamataʻanga ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo Nimiloté naʻe kau ai ʻa e ngaahi kolo ʻo Pēpelí, ʻEleki, ʻĀkata, mo Kaline, ʻi he fonua ko Sainá. (Sēn. 10:10) Ko ia ai, ngalingali ko hono langa ʻo e taua ko Pēpelí naʻe ʻi he malumalu ia ʻo e fakahinohino ʻa Nimiloté. Ko e fakamulituku ko ení ʻoku tatau ia mo e fakamulituku tala tukufakaholo ʻa e kau Siú. Naʻe tohi ʻe Siosifasi: “Ko [Nimilote] naʻá ne liliu māmālie ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakapuleʻangá ke anga-fakamamahi, pea taukaveʻi ai ko e founga pē ʻe lava ke fakatafokiʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ko hono ʻai kinautolu ke nau manavahē ange ki ai. Naʻá ne fakamanamanaʻi ke faisāuni ki he ʻOtuá kapau te ne toe ʻomai ha lōmaki ki he māmaní; te ne langa ʻe ia ha taua māʻolunga ange ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ke aʻu ki ai ʻa e vaí pea sāuniʻi ai hono fakaʻauha ʻene fanga kuí. Naʻe vēkeveke ʻa e kakaí ke nau muimui ki he faleʻi ʻa [Nimiloté], ʻo nau tui ko ʻenau ngāue pōpula ko ení ko e fai ia ki he ʻOtuá; ko ia naʻa nau fokotuʻutuʻu ke langa ʻa e tauá . . . pea naʻe langa ʻi ha faʻahinga vave naʻe ʻikai ha ʻamanaki ki ai.”—Jewish Antiquities, I, 114, 115 (iv, 2, 3).