3. Ko e hā ʻoku tala mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻātakai ʻo ʻEpalamé?

³ ʻOku fuofua fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻa ʻEpalame (naʻe ʻiloa ki mui ko ʻĒpalahamé) ʻi he Senesi 11:​26, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē: “Kuo moʻui ʻa Tela ko e taʻu ʻe fitungofulu pea ai ʻene fanau, ko Epalame, mo Nehoa, pea mo H[a]lani.” Ko ʻEpalamé ko e hako ia ʻo e tokotaha manavahē-ʻOtua ko Semí. (Senesi 11:​10-24) Fakatatau ki he Senesi 11:​31, naʻe nofo ʻa ʻEpalame mo hono fāmilí ʻi he feituʻu tuʻumālie ko “Ua ʻo e kau Kalitia,” ko ha kolo lahi naʻe tuʻu ʻi he hahake ʻo e Vaitafe ʻIufaletesí.a Ko ia, naʻe ʻikai te ne tupu hake ko ha tokotaha nofo tēniti hikihiki holo ka ko ha tokotaha nofo kolo lahi ʻi he feituʻu naʻe lahi ai ʻa e koloá mo e fiemālié. Ko e ngaahi koloa hū maí naʻe malava ke fakatau mai ia ʻi he ngaahi pasā ʻi ʻUá. Ko e ngaahi fale lalahi hinehina mo loki 14, kakato ʻi he meʻa fakapalamá ʻa loto, naʻe tuʻu fakaholoholo ia ʻi hono ngaahi halá.

 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi pole naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe ʻUa ki he kau lotu ki he ʻOtua moʻoní? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa ʻEpalame ʻo tui kia Sihová?

⁴ Tuku kehe ʻa e kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi lelei fakamatelié, naʻe fakahoko mai ʻe ʻUa ha pole mafatukituki ki ha taha pē naʻá ne loto ke tauhi ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní. Ko ha kolo ia naʻe kau lahi ʻi he tauhi-ʻaitolí mo e tui fakafaʻahikehé. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe eʻa mei hono funga fonuá ha fuʻu temipale māʻolunga ki hono fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻotua-māhina ko Nana. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe tofanga ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi ha tenge lahi ke kau ʻi he lotu ololalo ko ʻení, ʻo kau nai ai ʻa e tenge mei he ngaahi kāingá. Fakatatau ki he ngaahi talatukufakaholo faka-Siu ʻe niʻihi, ko e tamai ʻa ʻEpalamé, ʻa Tela, ko ha tokotaha faʻu ʻaitoli ia. (Siosiua 24:​2, 14, 15) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e tuʻungá, naʻe ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ʻa ʻEpalame naʻá ne fai ʻa e lotu loi ololaló. Ko ʻene kui taʻumotuʻa ko Semí naʻe kei moʻui pea ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ne vahevahe ange ʻa ʻene ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtua moʻoní. Ko hono olá, naʻe tui ai ʻa ʻEpalame kia Sihova, ʻikai kia Nana!​—Kaletia 3:6.

 8. Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e tui ʻa ʻEpalamé ki he ngaahi mēmipa ʻo hono fāmilí tonu, pea ko e hā nai ʻe ako ʻe he kau Kalisitiané mei he meʻá ni?

⁸ Fēfē ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ʻi he fāmili tonu ʻo ʻEpalamé? Ngalingali, naʻe ʻi ai ha kaunga lahi ʻo e tui mo e falala-pau ʻa ʻEpalamé kiate kinautolu, he ko hono uaifí, ʻa Sēlai, fakatouʻosi mo hono ʻilamutu paea ko Loté naʻe ueʻi kinaua ke na talangofua ki he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá peá na mavahe mei ʻUa. Ko e tokoua ʻo ʻEpalame ko Nēhoá pea mo e niʻihi ʻo ʻene fānaú naʻa nau mavahe ki mui mei ʻUa ʻo nau nofo ʻi Hālani, ʻa ia naʻa nau lotu ai kia Sihova. (Senesi 24:​1-4, 10, 31; 27:​43, PM; Senesi 29:​4, 5, PM) Ko ē, naʻa mo e tamai ʻa ʻEpalamé, ʻa Tela, naʻá ne loto ke mavahe fakataha mo hono fohá! Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakamatala kiate ia ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻulu ʻo e fāmilí, ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e hiki ki Kēnaní. (Senesi 11:31) ʻIkai te tau fiefia mo kitautolu foki ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻo e lavameʻá kapau te tau fakamoʻoni pōtoʻi ki hotau ngaahi kāingá?

 9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi teuteu naʻe pau ke fai ʻe ʻEpalame ki heʻene fonongá, pea ko e hā naʻe kau nai ai ha feilaulaú?

⁹ Ki muʻa ke kamata ʻene fonongá, naʻe lahi ʻa e meʻa ke fai ʻe ʻEpalamé. Naʻe pau ke ne fakatau atu hono ʻapí mo e ngaahi koloá pea fakatau mai ha ngaahi tēniti, fanga kāmeli, meʻakai mo e naunau naʻe fiemaʻú. Naʻe fuesia nai ʻe ʻEpalame ha mole fakapaʻanga ʻi hono fai ʻa e ngaahi teuteu fakavavevave ko iá, ka naʻá ne fiefia ke talangofua kia Sihova. Ko ha ʻaho mahuʻinga lahi ē kuo pau naʻe ʻi aí ʻi he taimi naʻe kakato ai ʻa e ngaahi teuteú pea tuʻu ʻa e kalavana ʻa ʻEpalamé ʻi tuʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻā ʻo ʻUá, ʻo teuteu ki he fonongá! ʻI he fou he ngaofe ʻo e Vaitafe ʻIufaletesí, naʻe fononga fakatokelau-hihifo ai ʻa e kalavaná. ʻI he hili ha ngaahi uike ʻo e fonongá, ʻo ʻosi nai ʻa e kilomita ʻe 1,000, naʻe aʻu ai ki ha kolo ʻi he fakatokelau ʻo Mesopotēmiá naʻe ui ko Hālani, ko ha tauʻanga ki he ngaahi kalavaná.

10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ngalingali ai naʻe nofo maʻu ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi Hālani ʻi ha taimí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻoku malava ke ʻoatu ki he kau Kalisitiane ko ia ʻoku nau tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa taʻumotuʻá?

¹⁰ Naʻe nofo maʻu ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi Hālani, ngalingali naʻe fai ia ʻi he fakakaukau lahi ki heʻene tamai taʻumotuʻá, ʻa Tela. (Livitiko 19:32) ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane tokolahi he ʻahó ni ʻa e fatongia meimei tatau ko hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻa taʻumotuʻá pe mahamahakí, pea kuo aʻu ʻo pau ki he niʻihi ke nau fai ʻa e feʻunuʻaki koeʻuhi kae lava ke fai ia. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fiemaʻu ai iá, ʻoku malava ʻe he faʻahinga peheé ke fakapapauʻi ko ʻenau ngaahi feilaulau ʻofá ʻoku “hangai fofonga ki ai ʻa e ʻOtua.”​—1 Timote 5:4.