Teuteu ki he Fakahaofi ki ha Māmani Foʻou
“Manatuʻi ʻa e uaifi ʻo Lote.”—LUKE 17:32.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā fakahisitōlia ʻo e fakahaofi fakaeʻotuá ʻoku fakaeʻa mai ʻe heʻetau lēsoni ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ʻe fēfē haʻane ʻaonga kiate kitautolu?
HILI hono fakahā ʻo kau ki he fakahaofi fakaofo naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Noa mo hono fāmilí, naʻe toe lave ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki ha fakatātā fakahisitōlia ʻe taha. Naʻá ne fakahanga ʻa e tokangá ki he fakahaofi ʻo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ko Loté ʻi he taimi naʻe tuku hifo ai ʻa Sōtoma mo Komola ʻo aʻu ki he efú, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau lau ʻi he 2 Pita 2:6-8. Ko e fakaikiikí naʻe tauhi mai ia ke ʻaonga kiate kitautolu. (Loma 15:4) ʻI heʻetau tukulotoʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakahaofi ko iá, te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻai kitautolu ki ha tuʻunga ke fakahaofi ai ki he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá.
Ko e Anga ʻo ʻEtau Ongoʻi ki he Founga Moʻui ʻa e Māmaní
2. Ko e hā ʻa e angafai ʻi Sōtoma mo Komola naʻe fakaiku atu ai ki honau fakaʻauha ʻe he ʻOtuá?
2 Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa e ngaahi kolo ko ʻení mo kinautolu naʻe nofo aí? ʻOku lave ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he fuʻu lahi ʻenau kau ʻi he “pauʻu fakalielia.” (2 Pita 2:7) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻilea faka-Kalisi ʻa ia ʻoku liliu lea mei ai ʻa e kupuʻi lea ko ení, ko e kakai ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá naʻa nau kau ʻi he faihala ʻi ha founga naʻe fakahā ai ʻa e taʻeʻapasia, ʻo aʻu ki he paetaku taʻemā ki he lao mo e mafai. ʻOku fakahā ʻe Siutasi 7 ‘naʻa nau fai ʻo fuʻu hulu ʻa e feʻauaki, ʻo nau afe ki ha faʻahinga ngāueʻaki taʻefakanatula ʻo e kakano.’ Naʻe hā ʻa e lahi ʻo e kovi ʻo honau ʻulungaangá ʻi he taimi naʻe ōmai ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Sōtomá, “ʻo fai mei he talavou ki he motuʻa, ʻa e kakai kotoa mei he ngaahi feituʻu,” ʻo nau ʻātakai ʻa e fale ʻo Loté ʻo fekauʻi ke ne ʻomai ʻa e ongo tangata fakaafé ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e holi taʻefakanatula mo taʻetotonu ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Sōtomá. Pea naʻa nau kaila taufetuki kia Lote koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻikai ke fai ki heʻenau fekau mousaʻá.—Sēnesi 13:13; 19:4, 5, 9.
3. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko mai ʻa Lote mo hono fāmilí ke nau nofo ʻi ha ʻātakai māʻulalo ʻo hangē ko Sōtomá? (e) Naʻe fēfē ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Lote ki he pauʻu fakalielia ʻa e kakai ʻi Sōtomá?
3 Naʻe hiki ʻa Lote ki he feituʻu ko ʻeni ofi ki Sotomá koeʻuhi ko e malava ke hoko ʻo koloaʻia fakamatelie aí. Faifai atu pē pea naʻá ne nofo ʻi he koló tonu. (Sēnesi 13:8-12; 14:12; 19:1) Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne loto-lelei ki he tōʻonga anga-fakalielia naʻe fai ʻe he kau tangata ʻo e koló, pea ko e kau tangata ko iá naʻe ʻikai te nau sio kiate ia ko ha taha ʻo kinautolu, ko hono moʻoní koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke kau ʻa Lote mo hono fāmilí ʻi heʻenau moʻui fakasōsialé. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻia 2 Pita 2:7, 8 ʻo pehē, ko Lote, “kuo ne mafasia ʻi he toʻonga ʻa e kau malaki lao na, ʻa ia naʻa nau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e pauʻu fakalielia; (he ko siʻi maʻoniʻoni ko ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene nofo ʻi honau lotolotonga, ʻo sio mo fanongo ki heʻenau meʻa, naʻa ne fakahohaʻa tuʻu hono laumalie maʻoniʻoni ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pe ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi ngaue maumau lao.)” Naʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ko ení ko ha ʻahiʻahi mamafa kia Lote koeʻuhi ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tangata māʻoniʻoní, naʻá ne fakaliliʻa ki he ʻulungaanga peheé.
4. (a) ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku tatau ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e ʻaho ní mo ia naʻe ʻi Sōtoma he kuo hilí? (e) Kapau te tau hangē ko e tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ko Loté, ʻe fēfē ʻa ʻetau ongoʻi ki he tuʻunga kovi lolotonga ní?
4 ʻI hotau ʻahó ni foki, ko e tuʻunga ʻo e ʻulungaanga ʻo e kakaí kuo hoko ʻo māʻulalo. ʻI he ngaahi fonua lahi, ʻoku fakaʻau ke toe lahi ange ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau kau ki he fehokotaki fakasino ki muʻa ke malí pe ʻi tuʻa mei he nofo malí. Naʻa mo e toʻutupu tokolahi ʻi he ʻakó ʻoku fuʻu lahi ʻenau kau ʻi he founga moʻui ko ʻení, pea ʻoku nau manukiʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau fakataha mo kinautolú. ʻOku lahi hono fakahāhā ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasinó mo honau faʻahinga pē [kau fakasōtoma] pea ʻoku nau laka fakahāhā he ngaahi hala ʻo e ngaahi kolo lalahí ke kouna ke tali kinautolu mo ʻenau founga moʻuí. Ko e haʻa-faifekaú kuo nau toe kau ʻi he meʻa ko ení. ʻOku ʻikai ke lahi ʻa e ngaahi siasi ʻoku nau fakanofo ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻiloa ko e kau faka-Sōtomá mo e kau feʻauakí. Ka ko hono moʻoní, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo toutou fakahā ʻe he ngaahi ongoongó, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa faingataʻa ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e kau faka-Sōtomá, kau feʻauakí, mo e kau tonó ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e haʻa-faifekaú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kau taki lotu ʻe niʻihi kuo hiki ki he ngaahi kolo kehe pe kuo fakamālohiʻi ke nau fakafisi koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa fakamā ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fehokotaki fakasinó. Ko e kau ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau ongoʻi kaungā-mamahi koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ngāue anga-fulikivanu peheé; ʻoku nau “fehiʻaʻia ki he kovi.” (Loma 12:9) ʻOku tautautefito ʻa ʻenau loto-mamahí ʻi he fakaongoongokoviʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe he ʻulungaanga ʻo e kakai ʻoku nau taku ʻoku nau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá pea fakatupunga ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku teʻeki ke nau ʻiló ke nau tafoki mei he lotu kotoa pē ʻi he fakaliliʻa.—Loma 2:24.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku tali kiate kitautolu ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa Sōtoma mo Komolá?
5 ʻI he ʻalu ʻa e taʻu mo e taʻu ʻoku tupu ʻa e tuʻungá ki he kovi ange. Ka ʻe ʻi ai nai hano ngataʻanga? ʻIo, ʻoku pau ia! Ko e meʻa ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ki Sōtoma mo Komola ʻo onoʻahó ʻokú ne fakahā mahino ai, ʻi heʻene taimi tuku pau, te ne fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau. Te ne fakaʻauha fakaʻaufuli ʻa e kakai anga-fulikivanú, ka te ne fakahaofi ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti mateakí.
Ko Hai pe Ko e Hā ʻa e Meʻa ʻOku Fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi he Moʻuí?
6. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni feʻungamālie ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he fakamatala ko ení ʻo kau ki he ongo tangata talavou naʻá na teu ke mali mo e ongo ʻofefine ʻo Loté? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e ongo ʻofefine ʻo Loté ʻi he anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻo hona ongo hoa mali naʻá na teuteu ki aí?
6 Ko kinautolu pē ʻoku fakahā ʻa e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotua moʻoní ʻe fakahaofí. Fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, fakakaukau atu ki he lea ʻa e ongo ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia Lote ki muʻa ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtoma mo Komolá. “ʻOku ʻi ai ʻi heni hao kāvenga? haʻo fanau tangata pe fanau fefine; ʻio, mo hai fua ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻi he kolo ni, ʻomi kituaʻa mei he potu ni: he ʻoku ma teu fakaʻauha ʻa e feituʻu ni.” Ko ia naʻe lea ʻa Lote ki he ongo tangata talavou naʻe teu ke na mali mo hono ongo ʻofefiné. Naʻá ne toutou naʻinaʻi kiate kinaua: “Mou tutuʻu, ʻo mahuʻi mei he potu ni; he ʻoku teu fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e kolo.” Naʻá na maʻu ha faingamālie makehe ke fakahaofi koeʻuhi ko hona kaunga ki he fāmili ʻo Loté, ka naʻe pau ke na fai ʻiate kinaua ha ngāue. Naʻe pau ke na fai ha fakamoʻoni pau ʻo ha talangofua kia Sihova. Kaekehe, naʻe hangē ʻa Lote kiate kinautolu “ko haʻane fakahua kiate kinautolu.” (Sēnesi 19:12-14) Te ke lava ʻo fakakaukau atu ki he anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa e ongo ʻofefine ʻo Loté ʻi heʻena ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó. Naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa ʻena mateaki ki he ʻOtuá.
7, 8. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Lote ʻi he naʻinaʻi ʻa e ongo ʻāngeló ke ne hola mo hono fāmilí, pea ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke fakapotopoto ai ení? (e) Ke fakahaofí, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke fai ʻe Lote mo hono fāmilí?
7 ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó ʻi he kei hengihengí, ne hoko ʻo fakavave ʻa e ongo ʻāngeló kia Lote. Naʻá na pehē: “Tuʻu, ʻave ho uaifi mo ho ongo ʻofefine ʻoku ʻi heni; naʻa ke mole ʻi he tuʻutamaki ʻo e kolo.” Ka “uatei pe ia.” (Sēnesi 19:15, 16) Ko e hā? Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne taʻofi iá? Ko e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻi Sōtomá—ʻa e meʻa tefito ko ia naʻá ne tohoakiʻi ia ki he feituʻú ni ʻi he kamataʻangá? Kapau naʻe kei piki ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, ʻe fakaʻauha ia fakataha mo Sōtoma.
8 Koeʻuhi ko e manavaʻofá, naʻe puke ʻe he ongo ʻāngeló ʻa kinautolu ʻi hono fāmilí ʻi honau nimá pea fakavave kinautolu ki tuʻa mei he koló. ʻI he tuʻa koló, naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová: “Hola telia hoʻo moʻui; ʻoua te ke kilo kimui, pea ʻoua e momoʻi tuʻu lolotonga hoʻo ʻi he Seakale: hola pe ki he moʻunga naʻa ke mole.” Naʻe kei toupīkoi pē ʻa Lote. Faifai atu pē, ʻi he toki loto ke ne ʻalu ki ha feituʻu naʻe ʻikai ke fuʻu mamaʻó, pea toki hola leva ia mo hono fāmilí. (Sēnesi 19:17-22) Naʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha toloi; naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e talangofuá.
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke feʻunga ai pē ke fakapapauʻi ʻe fakahaofi ʻa e mali ʻo Loté ʻi heʻene ʻi ai fakataha mo hono husepānití? (e) ʻI he tāmateʻi ʻa e uaifi ʻo Loté, ko e hā mo e toe ʻahiʻahi naʻe fakahoko mai kia Lote mo hono ongo ʻofefiné?
9 Kaekehe, naʻe teʻeki ai ke kakato ʻa e fakahaofí ʻi heʻenau hola pē mei Sōtomá. ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻia Sēnesi 19:23-25: “Kuo hopo ʻa e laʻa ki mamani ʻi he aʻu ʻa Lote ki Soa. Pea naʻe toki fakaʻuha ʻe Sihova ki Sotoma mo Komola ʻa e makavela mo e afi mei heʻene ʻAfio, ʻio, mei langi; pea ne maumauʻi ʻa e ngahi kolo ko ia mo e Seakale katoa, mo kinautolu kotoa pe naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ko ia, mo e ngaahi fua ʻo e kelekele.” Ka naʻe ʻi fē ʻa e uaifi ʻo Loté?
10 Naʻá ne hola mo hono husepānití. Kaekehe, naʻá ne loto kakato ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Loté? ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha meʻa ke ne fakahā naʻe loto-lelei ia ʻi ha faʻahinga founga ki he ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ʻa Sōtomá. Ka naʻe mālohi ange ʻene ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene ongoʻi ki hono ʻapí mo ʻene ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie naʻe ʻi aí? (Fehoanaki mo Luke 17:31, 32) ʻI he lahi ʻo e mamafa ʻo e meʻa naʻe hokó, naʻe hā mai ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻi hono lotó. ʻOku hā naʻa nau aʻu ʻo ofi ki Soa, mahalo pē ki he tuʻunga ke nau hū ki he koló, peá ne talangataʻa ʻo tafoki ʻo sio ki mui. Pea hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Tohitapú, “pea ne hoko ko e pou masima.” (Sēnesi 19:26) Naʻe toki fehangahangai ʻa Lote mo hono ongo ʻofefiné mo ha toe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻenau mateakí. Naʻe mālohi ange ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Lote ki hono uaifi kuo maté pe ko e ongoʻi ko ia ʻe heʻene ongo taʻahiné ʻa ʻena faʻē kuo maté ʻi heʻenau ʻofa kia Sihová, ʻa ia kuó ne fakahoko mai ʻa e tuʻutāmaki ko ení? Te nau kei hokohoko atu ke talangofua ki he ʻOtuá neongo naʻe hoko ʻo taʻemateaki ha taha ʻofi ʻaupito kiate kinautolu? ʻI he falala kakato kia Sihová, naʻe ʻikai te nau toe sio ki mui.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuo tau ako heni ʻo kau ki he fakahaofi ʻoku tokonaki ʻe Sihová?
11 ʻIo, ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ke fakahaofi ʻa e kakai ʻoku anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá mei he ʻahiʻahí. ʻOkú ne ʻafioʻi ke fakahaofi ʻa e ngaahi fāmili fakakātoa ʻa ia ʻoku nau fāʻūtaha ʻi he lotu maʻá; ʻokú ne toe ʻafioʻi foki ke fakahaofi ʻa e kakaí fakafoʻituitui. ʻI heʻenau ʻofa moʻoni kiate iá, ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa ʻene fakaʻatuʻi lahi ʻi heʻene feangai mo kinautolú. “He ʻoku ne ʻilo ʻe ia hota anga; ʻoku ne manatu ai pe ko e efu pe kitaua.” (Sāme 103:13, 14) Ka ko ʻene fakahaofi ʻoku fai pē kiate kinautolu ko e kakai ʻoku anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá, ʻa kinautolu ʻoku moʻoni ʻenau anga-līʻoá, ʻa e faʻahinga ko ʻenau talangofuá ko e fakahā ia ʻo ʻenau mateakí.
Ko e Teuteu Angaʻofa ki he Fakahaofi Lahi Ange
12. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki angaʻofa naʻe teu ʻe Sihova ki muʻa pea te ne toki fakahoko mai ʻa e fakahaofi ʻoku tau ʻamanaki fiefia ki aí?
12 Naʻe ʻikai ke toʻo ʻo taʻengata ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai anga-fulikivanú kotoa ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne fakahoko ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noa mo Loté. Hangē ko ia ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa e Tohitapú, naʻe fokotuʻu pē ai ha sīpinga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ka hoko mai. Ki muʻa ke hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻe lahi ange ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa Sihová kuó ne taumuʻa ke fai ke ʻaonga ki he kakai ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá. Naʻá ne teu ke fekau mai ki māmani hono ʻAlo-tofu-pe-taha-naʻe fakatupú, ko Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻI heni, ʻe hanga ʻe Sīsū ʻo toʻo atu mei he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e manukí ʻaki ʻene fakahāhā ʻa e founga anga-līʻoa ʻa ia naʻe totonu mo malava ke fai ki he ʻOtuá ʻe ʻĀtama ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tangata haohaoá; ka ʻe fai ia ʻe Sīsū ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa lahi ange. ʻE tuku atu ai ʻe Sīsū ʻene moʻui ko e tangata haohaoá ko ha feilaulau kae maʻu ʻe he hako ʻo ʻĀtama ʻa ia ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí ʻa e meʻa ko ia naʻe fakamoleki ʻe ʻĀtamá. Pea ʻe toki fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ha “fanga sipi toko siʻi” mei he faʻahinga mateaki ʻo e tangatá ke nau kaungākau mo Kalaisi ʻi hono Puleʻangá ʻi hēvani, pea ʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi” mei he ngaahi puleʻangá ke nau hoko ko e makatuʻunga ki he falukunga kakai foʻou ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Luke 12:32; Fakahā 7:9) Pea ʻi hono fakahoko ʻo e meʻá ni, ʻe toki fakahoko leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakahaofi lahi naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi he Lōmakí pea mo hono fakaʻauha ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá.
Ko e ʻUhinga ʻOku Fakavave Ai ʻi he Taimí Ni ke Fai ha Ngāue Pau
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Pita ko e fakatātā ʻa hono fakaʻauha ʻo e kakai anga-taʻefakaʻotua ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Loté mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá?
13 ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kau ako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo fai ʻe Sihova ʻi he ngaahi taimi lahi ʻa ʻene ngāue fakahaofí ki heʻene kau sevānití. Kaekehe, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻoku ʻikai ke pehē ʻe he Tohitapú, ‘Hangē naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ko ē, ʻe tatau pē mo e ʻi ai ʻa e Foha ʻo e tangatá.’ Ko e hā naʻe hanga ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ʻi hono fakamānavaʻi ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻo fakamavaheʻi ʻa e foʻi fakatātā ʻe ua pē? Ko e hā hono faikehekehe ʻo e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Loté mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá?
14 ʻOku maʻu ha fakahā pau ʻia Siutasi 7 ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau “ko Sotoma foki mo Komola, mo e ngaahi kolo naʻe tuʻu takai ki ai, . . . kuo fokotuʻu kinautolu ko e taipe, honau moʻua he tautea totonu, ko e afi taʻengata.” ʻIo, ko e fakaʻauha ʻo e kau angahala lahi fakaʻulia ʻi he ngaahi kolo ko iá naʻe taʻengata, ʻo hangē pē ko hono fakaʻauha ʻo e kau anga-fulikivanú ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tuʻu lolotonga ní. (Mātiu 25:46) ʻOku toe lave ki he Lōmaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá ʻi he ngaahi potutohi ʻoku lāulea ʻo kau ki he ngaahi fakamaau taʻengatá. (2 Pita 2:4, 5, 9-12; 3:5-7) Ko ia ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa e kakai anga-taʻefakaʻotua ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Loté mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá, naʻe fakahāhā ai ʻe Sihova te ne fakahaofi ʻene kau sevānití ʻi heʻene fakaʻauha taʻengata ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai taʻeangatonú.—2 Tesalonaika 1:6-10.
15. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga fakavave ʻoku fai kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga anga-fulikivanú? (e) Ko e hā ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e fakamaau kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau hokohoko atu pē ʻi he taʻemāʻoniʻoní?
15 Ko e fakaʻauha ʻo e kau anga-fulikivanú ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomai ha fiefia kia Sihova, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomai ha fiefia ki heʻene kau sevānití. ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní ke naʻinaʻi ki he kakaí: “Tafoki, tafoki mei homou ngaahi ʻalunga kovi; he koeʻumaʻa hoʻomou mate?” (ʻIsikeli 33:11) Ka neongo ia, ʻi hono fakahā ʻe he kakaí ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻi ai ha kiʻi feinga ia ke tali ʻa e fakatangi anga-ʻofa ko ení ka nau kei hokohoko atu pē ʻi heʻenau ngaahi founga siokita ʻo e moʻuí, ʻoku pau ke fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene fakamaaú ke tauhi ke ʻapasia hono huafa māʻoniʻoni ʻoʻoná mo ʻene ʻofa ki heʻene kau sevāniti mateaki ʻa ia ʻoku nau mamahi ʻi he ngaohikoviʻi ʻe he nima ʻo e kau tangata anga-taʻefakaʻotuá.
16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tau falala pau ai ʻoku fuʻu ofi ʻa e fakahaofi ko eni kuo kikiteʻí? (e) ʻE hoko ʻa e fakahaofi mei he hā pea ki he hā?
16 ʻOku mātuʻaki ofi ʻa e taimi ke fakahoko ai ʻa e fakahaofi ʻa e ʻOtuá! Ko e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e fakaʻilonga ia ʻo ʻene ʻi aí mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tuʻu ní ʻoku maʻalaʻala ʻa hono fakamoʻoniʻí. Naʻe fuofua kamata ke hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fakaʻilonga ko ení ʻi he taʻu ʻe 75 kuo hilí, pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ko e “toʻutangata ko eni” heʻikai ke mole atu ia kaeʻoua kuo fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene fakamaau ki he māmani fakaʻotuamate ko ení. ʻI hono fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova kuo talaki ʻa e ongoongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ki he tuʻunga lahi feʻunga ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní ke hoko ko ha fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi puleʻangá, ʻe toki hoko mai leva ʻa e ngataʻangá ki he māmani anga-fulikivanu ko ení, pea ʻe haʻu fakataha mo ia ʻa e fakahaofi ʻo e kakai ʻoku anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá. (Mātiu 24:3-34; Luke 21:28-33) Ko e fakahaofi mei he hā? Mei he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kuo nau maʻu ʻi he nima ʻo e kau anga-fulikivanú, pea mei he ngaahi tuʻunga kuo hoko fakaʻaho ʻo fakatupunga ʻa e mamahi kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻenau hoko ko e kau ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní. ʻE toe hoko foki ko e fakahaofi ki ha māmani foʻou ʻa ia ʻe hoko ʻa e puké mo e maté ko e ngaahi meʻa pē ʻo e kuo hilí.
Tokoni Faka-ʻOtua mo e ʻAmanaki ki he Fakahaofi
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi fakapotopoto ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻeke kiate kitautolú? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē ke ʻi ai haʻatau fakamoʻoni ʻoku tau hangē ko Noá, ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻi he “manavahe fakaʻotua”?
17 Ko e fehuʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakakaukau fakafoʻituitui ki aí, ʻoku pehē ‘ʻOku ou mateuteu ki he ngāue ko eni ʻa e ʻOtuá?’ Kapau ʻoku tau falala pē kiate kitautolu pea mo e anga ʻetau sio atu ki he tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tau mateuteu. Ka, ʻo kapau ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻo hangē ko Noá, ʻe he “manavahe fakaʻotua,” pea ʻoku tau toki tali leva ʻi he tui ki he tataki ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú, pea ʻe taki atu ia ki hotau fakahaofí.—Hepelū 11:7, NW.
18. Ko e hā ko ha konga mahuʻinga ai ki heʻetau teuteu ki he fakahaofi ki he māmani foʻoú ʻa e ako ʻa e ʻapasia moʻoni ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakateokalatí?
18 ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e maluʻi meia Sihová naʻa mo e taimí ni, ʻoku pehē ʻia Sāme 91:1, 2, PM: “Ko ia oku nofo i he botu lilo i he fugani maoluga, e nofo mau ia he malumalu oe Mafimafi. Teu behe, Ko Jihova, ko hoku hufaga ia mo eku kolo: ko hoku Otua; teu falala kiate ia.” Ko e falukunga kakai ʻeni ʻoku maluʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko ha fānganga ʻoku ʻi he malumalu ʻo ha kapakau ʻo ha manupuna ko ha faʻē. Ko ʻenau falalá kakato ʻoku ʻia Sihova. ʻOku nau fakamoʻoniʻi ko e Fungani Maʻolungá ia, ko e Tokotaha Māfimafi. Pea ko hono olá, ʻoku nau ʻapasia ki he mafai fakateokalatí pea nau ʻulutukua ki ai, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku fai mai mei he ngaahi mātuʻá pe ko e kau “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻOku hoko ʻo moʻoni ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he fekauʻaki mo kitautolu taautahá? Hangē ko Noá, ʻoku tau ako ke fai ʻa e meʻa ‘kotoa pē ʻoku fekau ʻe Sihova’ kiate kitautolú pea tau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻi heʻene foungá? (Sēnesi 6:22) Kapau ʻoku pehē, ʻoku tau ngāue ke fehoanaki mo e teuteu ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ke fakahaofi kitautolu ki heʻene māmani foʻou angatonú.
19. (a) Ko e hā hotau loto fakaefakatātaá, pea ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke fai ha tokanga ki aí? (Palōvepi 4:23) (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau maʻu ha ʻaonga mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Lote ʻo kau ki heʻetau ongoʻi ki he ngaahi fakatauele mei he māmaní?
19 ʻOku toe kau ki he teuteu ko ení ʻa e tokangaʻi hotau loto fakaefakatātaá. “Ko e sivi loto ko Sihova ia.” (Palōvepi 17:3) ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa ko ia ʻoku hā mai ki tuʻá ʻoku laú ka ko e tangata ʻi lotó, ko e lotó. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai te tau kau ʻi he fakamālohi mo e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he māmani ʻokú ne ʻātakaiʻi kitautolú, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua ʻe fakatauveleʻi pe fakafiefiaʻi ʻa kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni. Hangē ko Loté, ʻoku totonu ke tau ongoʻi faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi anga-maumaulao ko ení. Ko kinautolu ʻoku fehiʻa ki he koví heʻikai te nau fekumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke nau kau ki ai; ka, ko e kakai ʻoku ʻikai te nau fehiʻa ki aí te nau taʻofi nai kinautolu mei he kau ki aí lolotonga iá ʻoku ʻi honau ʻatamaí ʻa e fakaʻamu ke nau kau mai ki ai. “Fehiʻa ki he kovi, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku ʻofa kia Sihova.”—Sāme 97:10.
20. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku fakatokanga mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo e founga moʻui fakamatelié? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻilo pe ʻoku ʻi hotau lotó ʻa e lēsoni ʻaonga ʻi he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e holi ki he meʻa fakamatelié?
20 ʻOku akoʻi angaʻofa kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau talitekeʻi ʻo ʻikai ko e ʻulungaanga taʻetaaú pē kae pehē foki ki he founga moʻui fakamatelié. Ko e akonaki ʻa ʻene Folofolá ke ‘ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻetau meʻakaí mo e kofú te tau feʻunga pe ʻi he meʻa ko iá.’ (1 Tīmote 6:8) Naʻe pau ke liʻaki ʻe Noa mo ʻene fānaú ʻa honau ngaahi ʻapí ka nau hū ki he ʻaʻaké. Ko Lote mo hono fāmilí foki, naʻe pau ke nau liʻaki honau ʻapí mo ʻenau ngaahi meʻá koeʻuhi kae fakahaofi ʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku ʻi fē ʻetau ʻofá? “Manatuʻi ʻa e uaifi ʻo Lote.” (Luke 17:32) Naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa Sīsū: “Ka mou kumi muʻa ki hono puleʻanga, mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻaʻana.” (Mātiu 6:33) ʻOku tau fai ʻa e meʻá ni? Kapau ko e ngaahi tuʻunga angatonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau tataki kitautolú pea kapau ko hono fanongonongo atu ʻo e ongoongo lelei ʻo hono Puleʻangá ko e meʻa ia ʻoku fakamuʻomuʻa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tau tali ki heʻene teuteu ha kakai ke fakahaofi ki heʻene māmani foʻoú.
21. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke tau ʻamanekina totonu kuo vavé ni ke fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ki he fakahaofí?
21 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ki he kakai ʻoku anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá ʻa ia te nau mamata ki he fakahoko ʻo e fakaʻilonga ʻo ʻene ʻi ai ʻi he malohi ʻo e Puleʻangá: “Mou hiki homou ʻulu, ʻo hanga hake; he ʻoku ofi ai homou huhuʻi [fakahaofi, NW].” (Luke 21:28) Kuó ke sio ki he fakaʻilongá ʻi heʻene kamata hoko ʻi he tuʻunga kotoa pē? Ke ke falala ko e fakahoko ko ia ʻo e talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ki he fakahaofí ʻoku mātuʻaki ofi ʻi he taimí ni! Ke tui fakapapau “he ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ke fakahaofi ʻa e kakai ʻoku anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá mei he ʻahiʻahí.”—2 Pita 2:9, NW.
Ko e Hā ʻa e Meʻa Kuó Ke Akó?
◻ Hangē ko Loté, ʻoku totonu ke tau ongoʻi fēfē ki he founga moʻui ʻa e māmaní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi naʻe fehangahangai mo Lote mo hono fāmilí lolotonga ʻenau hola mei Sōtomá?
◻ ʻOku fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e ongo fakatātā naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Pitá ke ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fakavave ʻo e tuʻu ke maʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa Sihová he taimi ní?
◻ ʻI he teuteu hono kakaí ki he fakahaofí, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku maluʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá hono kakaí ʻo hangē ko e malu ʻa e fanga kiʻi manupuná ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ongo kapakau mālohi ʻo ʻenau faʻeé