Ko e Ngafa Molumalu ʻo e Kakai Fefiné ʻi he Lotolotonga ʻo e Muʻaki Kau Sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá
“Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua: ‘ʻOku ʻikai lelei ki he tangatá ke nofo tokotaha pē. Te u ngaohi ha tokoni kiate ia, ko ha fakakakato ʻo ia.’”—SĒNESI 2:18, NW.
1. ʻOku fēfē ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tikisinale Fakatohitapu ʻa e tuʻunga moʻui ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻi he kuonga muʻá?
“NAʻE ʻikai teitei ʻiloa ʻi he ngaahi fonua he kuonga muʻá ʻa ē naʻe kauʻā ki he Tahi Metiteleniané pe ngaahi fonua ʻo e Tonga Hihifo ʻo ʻĒsia mo e Tokelau Hahake ʻo ʻAfiliká hano fakaʻatā ki he kakai fefiné ʻa e tauʻatāina ʻa ē ʻoku nau fiefia ai ʻi he sōsaieti ʻi onopooni ʻo e Hihifó. Ko e sīpinga fakalūkufuá naʻe taha pē ʻi he fakaongoongo ʻa e kakai fefiné ki he kakai tangatá, ʻo hangē pē ko e kau pōpulá naʻa nau fakaongoongo ki he tauʻatāiná, pea mo e fānaú ki he kau taʻumotuʻá. . . . Naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi māʻolunga ange ʻa e fānau tangatá ʻi he fānau fefiné, pea ko e fanga kiʻi pēpē fefiné naʻe liʻaki pē ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ke nau mate ʻaki hono tuku noaʻia pē kinautolu ʻi tuʻa.” Ko e anga ia hono fakamatalaʻi ʻo e tuʻunga moʻui ʻa e kakai fefine ʻi he kuonga muʻá ʻe ha tikisinale Fakatohitapu ʻe taha.
2, 3. (a) Fakatatau ki ha līpooti ʻe taha, ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai fefine tokolahi ʻi he ʻaho ní? (e) Ko e hā leva ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku malanga haké?
2 Ko e tuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi konga lahi ʻo e māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku ʻikai ke toe lelei ange ia. ʻI he 1994, ko e ʻuluaki taimí ia, naʻe fakahanga ai ʻa e tokangá ki he tōʻongafai ki he kakai fefiné ʻi he līpooti fakataʻu ʻo e ngaahi totonu ʻa e tangatá ʻe he Potungāue Fakapuleʻanga ʻo e ʻIunaite Seteté. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha ʻuluʻitohi ʻi he New York Times ʻo fekauʻaki mo e līpootí, “Ko e Ngaahi Fakamatala Moʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi Fonua ʻe 193 ʻOkú Ne Fakahā ko e Fakafaikehekehé ʻi he ʻAho ki he ʻAho ko e Meʻa Moʻoni Ia ʻOku ʻI Aí.”
3 Koeʻuhi ko e fuʻu tokolahi ʻa e kakai fefine mo e ngaahi anga-fakafonua kehekehe ʻi he feituʻu naʻa nau tutupu hake aí ʻoku nau feohi mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi māmani lahi, ʻoku malanga hake leva ai ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi: Ko e tōʻongafai naʻe toki ʻosi fakamatala ki aí ko e meʻa ia naʻe fuofua taumuʻa ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá maʻá e kakai fefiné? Naʻe fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ki he kakai fefiné ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ʻo e Tohitapú? Pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ki he kakai fefine ʻi he ʻaho ní?
Ko “ha Tokoni” pea mo “ha Fakakakato”
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala naʻe fai ʻe Sihova hili ia ʻa e ʻi he ngoue ʻĪtení ʻa e ʻuluaki tangatá tokotaha pē ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, pea ko e hā leva ʻa e meʻa naʻe toki fai ʻe he ʻOtuá?
4 Hili ʻa e nofo tokotaha pē ʻa ʻĀtama ʻi he ngoue ʻo ʻĪtení ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova: “ʻOku ʻikai lelei ki he tangatá ke nofo tokotaha pē. Te u ngaohi ha tokoni kiate ia, ko ha fakakakato ʻo ia.” (Sēnesi 2:18, NW) Neongo ko ha tangata haohaoa ʻa ʻĀtama, naʻe toe fiemaʻu ʻa e meʻa kehe ia koeʻuhí ke fakahoko ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Ke fakalato ʻa e fiemaʻú ni, naʻe fakatupu leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e fefiné pea naʻá ne fakahoko ai ʻa e ʻuluaki malí.—Sēnesi 2:21-24.
5. (a) ʻOku fēfē hono faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau tohi Tohitapú ʻa e foʻi nauna faka-Hepelū ko ia ʻoku fakalea ko e “tokoni”? (e) ʻI he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo e lave ʻa Sihova ki he ʻuluaki fefiné ko ha “fakakakató,” ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻí?
5 ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ongo foʻi lea ko e “tokoní” pea mo e “fakakakató” naʻe māʻulalo ʻa e ngafa naʻe vaheʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he fefiné? ʻOku kehe ʻaupito ia. Naʻe faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau tohi Tohitapú ʻa e foʻi nauna faka-Hepelū ko e (ʽeʹzer) ʻa ia naʻe fakalea ko e “tokoní” ki he ʻOtuá. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene hoko “ko hotau tokoni ia mo hotau pa.” (Sāme 33:20; ʻEkisoto 18:4; Teutalōnome 33:7) ʻI he Hōsea 13:9, naʻa mo Sihova naʻá ne lave kiate ia tonu ko ha “tokoni” ʻo ʻIsileli. Ka ki he foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ko e (neʹghedh) ʻa ia naʻe fakalea ko e “fakakakató,” ko ha taha mataotao ʻi he Tohitapú naʻá ne fakamatala: “Ko e tokoni ko ia naʻe fai ki ai ʻa e kumí naʻe ʻikai ko ha tokoni pē ki heʻene ngāue fakaʻahó pe ʻi he fakatupu mai ʻo e fānaú . . . ka ko e kaungāfeohi mo e kaungāpoupou ʻokú ne ʻomaí.”
6. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻi he hili pē ʻo hono fakatupu ʻo e fefiné, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
6 Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ha māʻulalo ia ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e fefiné ko “ha tokoni” pea mo “ha fakakakató.” Ko e fefiné naʻá ne maʻu pē ʻe ia ʻa e tuʻunga fakaʻatamai, fakaeongo, pea mo e faʻunga fakaesino taʻefakatataua. Ko iá ko ha hoa feʻungamālie, ʻa ia ko ha fakakakato fakafiemālie ia ki he tangatá. Naʻá na taki taha maʻana pē ʻa e kehekehe, ka neongo ia, naʻe fiemaʻu fakatouʻosi pē kinaua ke “fakafonu ʻa mamani” ʻi hono fakatatau ki he taumuʻa ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Naʻe hā mahino ʻi he hili pē ʻa hono fakatupu fakatouʻosi ʻa e tangatá mo e fefiné “naʻe ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtua ki he meʻa kotoa pe kuo ne ngaohi, pea tā kuo lelei ʻaupito.”—Sēnesi 1:28, 31.
7, 8. (a) ʻI he hili pē ʻa e ʻuluaki angahala ʻi ʻĪtení, naʻe fēfē leva hono uesia ʻa e ngafa ʻo e kakai fefiné? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fakahoko ʻo e Sēnesi 3:16 ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová?
7 ʻI he hili ʻo e ʻuluaki angahalá, naʻe liliu leva ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ki he tangatá pea mo e fefiné. Naʻe hilifaki leva ʻe Sihova kiate kinaua fakatouʻosi ʻa e tautea ʻa ia ko ʻena hoko ko e ongo angahala. “Te u matuʻaki fakalahi hoʻo mamahi, kaeʻumaʻa hoʻo feitama” ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova kia ʻIví, ʻi heʻene lave ko ia ki he meʻa ʻe malava nai ke hoko ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakangofuá ʻoku hangē ia ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻá ni. Naʻá ne toe pehē: “Pea te ke faʻeleʻi mamahi ʻa e fānau; kae to hoʻo holi ki ho husepaniti, pea ʻe aʻana ʻa e pule kiate koe.” (Sēnesi 3:16) Talu mei he taimi ko iá, mo hono puleʻi anga-mālohi, ʻo faʻa fefeka ʻi he ngaahi taimi, ʻa e ngaahi uaifi tokolahi ʻe honau ngaahi husepānití. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakamahuʻingaʻi kinautolu ʻi heʻenau hoko ko e ngaahi tokoní pea mo e ngaahi fakakakató, kuo tā tuʻo lahi ʻa e tōʻongafai kiate kinautolú ʻo nau hangē ha kau sevānití pe kau pōpulá.
8 Ko e hā leva ʻa ʻene ʻuhinga ʻo e Sēnesi 3:16 ʻi hono fakahoko ki he kakai fefine lotu ʻa Sihová? ʻOku fokotuʻu heni kinautolu ki ha tuʻunga ololalo mo fakamā? Mole ke mamaʻo! Kae fēfē leva ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa ia ʻoku lave ai ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua pea mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne uesia ʻa e kakai fefiné, ka ʻoku hā ngali ʻikai ala tali ia ʻi he ngaahi sōsaieti ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ʻahó ni?
Mahinoʻi ʻa e Ngaahi ʻUlungaanga Fakafonua ʻi he Tohitapú
9. ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau ko ia ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua naʻe kau ki ai ʻa e kakai fefine ʻi he taimi ʻo e Tohitapú, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe tolu ʻoku totonu ke tauhi maʻu ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú?
9 Naʻe mātuʻaki lelei ʻa e tōʻongafai ki he kakai fefiné ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻo e Tohitapú. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua naʻe kau ki ai ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá, ʻoku tokoni ia ki heʻetau hanganaki tauhi ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi. ʻUluakí, ʻi he fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú ki he ngaahi tuʻunga taʻefakafiemālie naʻe hoko koeʻuhi ko e pule anga-mālohi siokita naʻe fai ʻe he kakai tangata anga-fulikivanú, ʻe ʻikai ʻuhinga ai ia naʻe hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá ia ki he tōʻongafai pehē ki he kakai fefiné. Ko hono uá, neongo naʻe kātakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua ʻe niʻihi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻene kau sevānití ʻi ha taimi, naʻá ne fakatonutonuʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni koeʻuhí ke maluʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné. Ko hono tolú, kuo pau ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa tau fakamāuʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua ʻi he kuonga muʻá ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaonopooní. Ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia ʻe hā ngali taʻefakafiemālie ia ki he kakai ʻoku moʻui ʻi he ʻaho ní, naʻe ʻikai pau ko ha meʻa ia ke vakai ki ai ʻa e kakai fefine ʻi muʻá ʻoku māʻulalo. Tau fakakaukau ange ki ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi.
10. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e mali tokolahí, pea ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe ʻikai te ne teitei liʻaki ʻa ʻene muʻaki tuʻunga ko e mali pē mo e tokotahá?
10 Mali Tokolahi:a Fakatatau ki he fuofua taumuʻa ʻa Sihová, ko ha uaifi ʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ʻa hono husepānití ki ha fefine kehe. Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e uaifi pē ʻe taha kia ʻĀtama. (Sēnesi 2:21, 22) ʻI he hili pē ʻa e angatuʻu ʻi ʻĪtení, naʻe kamata ke hā leva ʻa e tōʻonga ko e mali tokolahí ʻi he hako ʻo Keiní. Naʻe faifai atu pē ʻo hoko ia ko ha ʻulungaanga fakafonua pea ngāueʻaki leva ia ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová. (Sēnesi 4:19; 16:1-3; 29:21-28) Neongo naʻe fakangofua ʻe Sihova ʻa e mali tokolahí, pea naʻe fakataumuʻa ia ke fakalahi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻá ne kei fakahā pē ʻene tokangaʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻaki hono fakatonutonu ʻa e meʻa naʻe faí koeʻuhi ke maluʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi uaifí pea mo ʻenau fānaú. (ʻEkisoto 21:10, 11; Teutalōnome 21:15-17) ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe ʻikai teitei liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene fuofua tuʻunga fekauʻaki mo e mali pē mo e tokotahá. Ko Noa mo hono ngaahi fohá, ʻa ia naʻe toe fai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fekau ke ‘fakatokolahi, mo fakafonu ʻa e fonuá,’ naʻa nau taki taha pē kotoa ʻa e mali. (Sēnesi 7:7; 9:1; 2 Pita 2:5) Naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu ko ha husepāniti mali pē mo e tokotaha ʻi heʻene fakatātaaʻi ʻa hono vahaʻangatae mo ʻIsilelí. (ʻAisea 54:1, 5) Pehē foki, naʻe toe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e fuofua tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ko e mali pē mo e tokotahá, pea naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he muʻaki fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Mātiu 19:4-8; 1 Tīmote 3:2, 12.
11. Ko e hā naʻe totongi ai ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e Tohitapú ha totongi ʻo e fefine malí, pea naʻe fakamāʻulaloʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e kakai fefiné?
11 Totongiʻi ʻa e totongi ʻo e fefine malí: Ko e tohi ko e Ancient Israel—Its Life and Institutions ʻoku pehē ai: “Ko e fatongia ko ʻeni ke totongi ha lahi ʻo ha paʻanga, pe ko hono tatau ʻo iá ki he fāmili ʻo e fefiné ʻoku hā mahino ʻene ʻai heni ke fotu ki tuʻa ʻa e mali ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha fakatau. Ka ko e [totongi ʻo e fefine malí] ʻoku hā ngalingali ʻoku ʻikai ko ha totongi ia ʻo e fefiné ka ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha totongi huhuʻi ʻoku ʻoange ki he fāmilí.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Ko ia ai, ko e totongi ko ē ʻo ha totongi ʻo e fefine malí ʻoku hoko ia ko e totongi huhuʻi ki he fāmili ʻo e fefiné ki heʻene mavahe mei hono ngaahi ngafa fakaʻapí, pea pehē foki ki he feinga pea mo e fakamole naʻe fiemaʻu mei hono fāmilí ʻi he tauhi naʻe fai kiate iá. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakamāʻulaloʻi heni ʻa e fefiné, ʻoku fakapapauʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa ʻene mahuʻinga ki hono fāmilí.—Sēnesi 34:11, 12; ʻEkisoto 22:16; sio ki he Watchtower, Sanuali 15, 1989, peesi 21-24.
12. (a) ʻI ha ngaahi taimi, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e lave ki he kakai tangatá mo e kakai fefine malí ʻi he Tohitapú, pea naʻe fakalotomamahi ki he kakai fefiné ʻa e ngaahi leá ni? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ʻo kau ki he ngaahi lea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻi ʻĪtení? (Sio ki he fakamatala ʻi lalo.)
12 Ngaahi Husepānití ko “kinautolu ʻoku ʻonautolu”: Ko ha meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he moʻui ʻa ʻĒpalahame mo Selá ʻo fakafuofua ki he 1918 K.M., ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻi hona taimí naʻe hā mahino ai ʻa e hoko ʻo ʻulungaangaʻaki ke hanga ki ha tangata mali ko ha “tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona” (faka-Hepelū, baʹʽal) pea ko ha fefine mali leva ko ha ‘tokotaha kuo maʻu’ (faka-Hepelū, beʽu·lahʹ). (Sēnesi 20:3, NW) Talu mei ai mo hono ngāueʻaki mai ʻa e ngaahi kupuʻi leá ni ʻi ha ngaahi taimi ʻi he Tohitapú, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha fakahā ia naʻe fakalotomamahi ʻa e meʻá ni ki he kakai fefine ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané.b (Teutalōnome 22:22, NW) Ka neongo iá, naʻe ʻikai ko e tōʻongafai ki he ngaahi uaifí ia ke nau ʻi ha tuʻunga ai ko ha ngaahi konga kelekele. Ko e ngaahi konga kelekelé pe koloá ʻe malava pē ke fakatau mai pe fakatau atu, pea naʻa mo hano maʻu tukufakaholo, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻuhinga iá ke fai pehē ki ha uaifi. “Ko e fale mo e koloa ko e meʻa tuku fakaholoholo mei he matuʻa,” ko e lau ʻeni ʻa ha palōvepi ʻi he Tohitapú, “ka ko e uaifi fakapotopoto ko e meʻa meia Sihova ia.”—Palōvepi 19:14; Teutalōnome 21:14.
Ko ha Ngafa Molumalu
13. ʻI he muimui ko ia ʻa e kau tangata manavahē-ʻOtuá ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sihová pea mo muimui ʻi heʻene Laó, ko e hā hono ola ki he kakai fefiné?
13 Ko ia ai, ko e hā leva ʻa e ngafa ia ʻo e kakai fefiné ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané? Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai pea mo e tōʻongafai kiate kinautolú? ʻI hono ʻai mahinó, ʻi he muimui ʻa e kau tangata manavahē-ʻOtuá ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tonu ʻa Sihová pea mo talangofua ki heʻene Laó, naʻe tauhi maʻu leva ai ʻe he kakai fefiné honau molumalú pea fiefia ai ʻi heʻenau ngaahi totonú pea mo e ngaahi monū lahi.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakamoʻoni naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻi ʻIsileli, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ʻa hono ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi kinautolu ʻe he kakai tangata ʻoku lotu kiate iá?
14 Ko e kakai fefiné naʻe pau ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi. Naʻe fekauʻi ʻi he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ʻIsileli ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi fakatouʻosi ʻa e ngaahi tamaí mo e ngaahi faʻeé. (ʻEkisoto 20:12; 21:15, 17) “Te mou ʻapasia taki taha ki heʻene faʻe mo ʻene tamai,” ko e lau ia ʻi he Livitikō 19:3. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe fakaofiofi atu ai ʻa Patisepa ki hono foha ko Solomoné, “bea nae tuu hake ae tuʻi ke fetaulaki kiate ia, bea naa ne bunou kiate ia” ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻo ʻene fakaʻapaʻapá. (1 Tuʻi 2:19, PM) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Encyclopaedia Judaica: “Ko e ngaahi fakafehoanaki fakakikite ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ʻIsilelí ki he ʻofa ʻa ha husepāniti ki hono uaifí kuo toki malava pē ia ʻi ha sōsaieti ʻa ia naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ai ʻa e kakai fefiné.”
15 ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova mei heʻene kakai tangata lotú ke nau fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné, he ʻokú ne fakaʻapaʻapaʻi kinautolu fefiné. Ko e ngaahi fakahāhā ʻo e meʻá ni ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi konga Tohitapu ʻa ia ʻoku ngāueʻaki fakaefakatātā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokosia ʻe he kakai fefiné ʻo fakatatauʻi ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí tonu ki he ongoʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné. (ʻAisea 42:14; 49:15; 66:13) ʻOku tokoni ʻa e meʻá ni ki he kau lautohí ke nau mahinoʻi ai ʻa e anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fakatupu tokangá, he ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ko ia ki he “aloofa,” pe “ongoʻi fakaʻofaʻia” ʻa ia ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova kiate iá, ʻoku felāveʻi vāofi ʻaupito ia mo e foʻi lea ki he “manava” pea ʻe malava pē ke fakamatalaʻi ia ko ha “ongoʻi fakafaʻē.”—ʻEkisoto 33:19, PM; ʻAisea 54:7, PM.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku hā ai naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faleʻi ʻa e kakai fefine anga-fakaʻotuá?
16 Ko e faleʻi ʻa e kakai fefine anga-fakaʻotuá naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi. ʻI he taimi ko ia naʻe toumoua ai ʻa e tokotaha manavahē-ʻOtua ko ʻĒpalahamé ke fanongo ki he faleʻi ʻa hono uaifi anga-fakaʻotua, ko Selá, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kiate ia: “Tuitala pe ki heʻene lea.” (Sēnesi 21:10-12) Ko e ongo uaifi Heti ko ia ʻo ʻĪsoá “ne hūkia ai ʻa e loto ʻo Aisake mo Lepeka.” Faifai atu pē naʻe fakahā ʻe Lepeka ʻa e mamahi te ne aʻusiá kapau ʻe mali ʻa hona foha ko Sēkopé mo ha taha Heti. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻa ʻAisake naʻe faí? “Ko ia,” ʻoku pehē ʻi he fakamatalá, “naʻe ui mai ʻe Aisake ʻa Sekope, ʻo ne fai hono tapuaki; pea ne tuʻutuʻuni ia ʻo pehe, ʻOua te ke mali mo ha ʻofefine ʻo ha taha Kenani.” ʻIo, neongo naʻe ʻikai ke fakahāhā ʻe Lepeka ia ha faleʻi fakahangatonu, naʻe fai ʻe hono husepānití ha fili ʻa ia naʻe fakakaukauʻi ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí. (Sēnesi 26:34, 35; 27:46; 28:1) Ki mui mai aí naʻe kalofi ʻe he Tuʻi ko Tēvitá ʻa e halaia ʻi he totó koeʻuhi pē naʻá ne fanongo ki he kole ʻa ʻApikalé.—1 Sāmiuela 25:32-35.
17. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe ʻi ai pē ʻa e mafai feʻunga ʻo e kakai fefiné ʻi he fāmilí?
17 Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e mafai feʻunga pē ʻo e kakai fefiné ʻi he fāmilí. Naʻe naʻinaʻi ki he fānaú: “Tama, fanongo ki he akonaki ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻouae hiki mei he ngaahi tala ʻa hoʻo faʻe.” (Palōvepi 1:8) Ko hono fakamatalaʻi ko ia ʻo e “uaifi fita” ʻi he Palōvepi vahe 31 ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko ha fefine mali faʻa ngāue ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻene ngāueʻi ha ʻapi nofoʻanga ka ʻe toe malava foki ke ne fakatau ha konga kelekele, tō ha ngoue, fakalele ha kiʻi pisinisi, pea hoko ʻo ʻiloa ia ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e potó. Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá ko e manavahē loto-ʻapasia kia Sihova ʻa e fefine ko ia ʻoku taau ke fakahīkihikiʻi. Tā neʻineʻi ke pehē ko e mahuʻinga ʻo ha uaifi pehē “ʻoku hulu ʻi he makakula koloa”! Naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻo mamafa ʻaupito ʻa e makakula koloá ki hono ngāueʻaki ko e ngaahi meʻa teuteu pea mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ke teuteuʻi ha meʻa.—Palōvepi 31:10-31.
Kakai Fefine Naʻa Nau Maʻu ʻa e Hōifua Makehe mei he ʻOtuá
18. Ko e hā ha ngaahi founga naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ha hōifua makehe ki he kakai fefine ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e Tohitapú?
18 Ko e tokanga ko ia ʻa Sihova ki he kakai fefiné naʻe ʻasi ia ʻi heʻene hōifua makehe ki he niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e Tohitapú. Ko Hekaʻā, Sela, pea mo e uaifi ʻo Mānoá naʻe ʻaʻahi kiate kinautolu ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa ia naʻa nau fakahoko ange ʻa e tataki fakaʻotuá kiate kinautolu. (Sēnesi 16:7-12; 18:9-15; Fakamāu 13:2-5) Naʻe ʻi ai foki mo e “kongakau fefine” ʻi he tāpanekalé pea mo e kau hiva fefine ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo Solomoné.—ʻEkisoto 38:8; 1 Sāmiuela 2:22; Koheleti 2:8.
19. ʻI ha ngaahi taimi, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai fefiné ke fakafofongaʻi ia ʻi he founga fē?
19 Ko e ngaahi taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ha fefine ke fakafofongaʻi ia pe ke lea maʻana. Fekauʻaki mo e palōfita fefine ko Tēpolá, ʻoku tau lau: “Pea naʻe ʻalu hake kiate ia ʻa haʻa ʻIsileli ke fai honau fakamāu.” (Fakamāu 4:5) Hili ʻa hono ikunaʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e tuʻi Kēnani ko ia ko Siapiní, naʻe maʻu moʻoni heni ʻe Tēpola ha monū makehe. Naʻe hā mahino ko ia ʻa e tokotaha faʻu hiva, ʻa ia ko ha konga ia ʻo e foʻi hiva ikuna naʻe iku ʻo hoko ko e konga ʻo e lēkooti fakamānavaʻi ʻa Sihová.c (Fakamāu, vahe 5) ʻI he ngaahi senituli ki mui mai, ke fai ha fakaʻekeʻeke kia Sihová, naʻe fekauʻi ʻe Tuʻi Siosaia ki he palōfita fefine ko Hūlitá ha fakafofonga ʻa ia naʻe kau ai ʻa e taulaʻeiki lahí. Naʻe malava ʻa Hūlita ke ne tali mai ʻi he tuʻunga mafai: “Ko eni ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli.” (2 Tuʻi 22:11-15) ʻI he meʻa ko ia naʻe hokó naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e fakafofongá ke ʻalu ki ha palōfita fefine, ka naʻe fai ʻení ke maʻu mei ai ʻa e tataki meia Sihová.—Fakafehoanaki mo Malakai 2:7.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻokú ne fakahā ai ʻa e tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi ongoʻí pea mo e lelei ʻa e kakai fefiné?
20 Ko e tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he lelei ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻoku hā mahino ia mei he ngaahi fakatātā ʻo ʻene fai ha meʻa maʻá e niʻihi ʻo e kakai fefine lotu kiate iá. Naʻe tuʻo ua ʻa ʻene kau mai ke maluʻi ʻa e uaifi hoihoifua ʻo ʻĒpalahame, ko Selá, mei hono fakamālohiá. (Sēnesi 12:14-20; 20:1-7) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e hōifua ki he uaifi ko ia ʻo Sēkope naʻe siʻi ʻene ʻofa aí, ʻa Lia, ʻaki hono ‘fakafanau ia’ pea naʻá ne fāʻeleʻi ha foha. (Sēnesi 29:31, 32) ʻI he feinga ʻa e ongo māʻuli manavahē-ʻOtua ʻIsileli ʻe toko ua neongo naʻe fakatuʻutāmaki ki heʻena moʻuí ke fakahaofi ʻa e fānau tangata Hepeluú mei hono tāmateʻi ʻo e fānaú ʻi ʻIsipité, ko Sihova ʻi heʻene houngaʻiá “naa ne fakatubu ai hona fale.” (ʻEkisoto 1:17, 20, 21, PM) Naʻá ne toe tali ʻa e lotu faivelenga ʻa ʻAná. (1 Sāmiuela 1:10, 20) ʻI he fehangahangai leva ʻa e uitou naʻe mali mo ha palōfita pea mo e tangata naʻá ne moʻua ki aí ʻa ia naʻá ne mateuteu mai ke ʻave ʻene fānaú ke totongi ʻaki hono moʻuá, naʻe ʻikai ke liʻaki ia ʻe Sihova. ʻI he anga-ʻofa, naʻe fakaivia ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisá ke ne fakalahiʻi ʻa e lolo ʻa e fefiné koeʻuhi ke ne malava ʻo totongi ʻa e moʻuá. Ko ia naʻe maluʻi leva ai ʻe he fefiné hono fāmilí pea mo hono ngeiá.—ʻEkisoto 22:22, 23; 2 Tuʻi 4:1-7.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala mafamafatatau ʻoku ʻomai ʻi he Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú ʻo kau ki he fatongia ʻo e kakai fefiné?
21 ʻI he ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakalototoʻaʻi ke fakamāʻulaloʻi ʻa e vakai ki he kakai fefiné, ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻomai ʻi he Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepelūú ha fakamatala mafamafatatau ki honau fatongiá ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakai fefine ʻoku lotu kiate iá mei he fakahoko ʻo e Sēnesi 3:16, naʻe fakamolumaluʻi pea mo fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻi he tōʻongafai kiate kinautolú ʻe he kakai tangata anga-fakaʻotua ʻa ia naʻa nau muimui ʻi he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Sihová pea mo tokanga ki heʻene Laó.
22. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi naʻe ʻi he māmaní ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e liliu ʻa e ngafa ʻo e kakai fefiné, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku ʻekea aí?
22 ʻI he ngaahi senituli hili hono fakakakato ʻo e Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú, naʻe liliu ai ʻa e ngafa ʻo e kakai fefiné ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Siú. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he taimi naʻe ʻaʻeva ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní, naʻe fakataputapui lahi ʻaupito ʻe he ngaahi talatukufakaholo faka-Lāpaí ʻa e kakai fefiné mei honau ngaahi monū fakalotú pea mo ʻenau moʻui fakasōsialé. Naʻe hanga ʻe he ngaahi talatukufakaholo peheé ʻo uesia ʻa e founga ʻo e tōʻongafai ʻa Sīsū ki he kakai fefiné? ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ki he kakai fefine Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní? ʻE fai ha fetalanoaʻaki ki he ongo fehuʻí ni ʻi he kupu hono hokó.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Fakatatau ki he Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, ko e “polygamy [mali tokolahi]” ʻoku lave ki ai ko ha “nofo mali ʻa ia ko ha taha ʻi he ongo meʻá ko e tangatá pe fefiné ʻe malava nai ke ne maʻu ha hoa lahi ange ʻi he tahá ʻi he taimi tatau pē.” Ko e foʻi lea mahino ange ko e “polygyny [tangata mali tokolahi]” ʻoku fakaʻuhingaʻi ko ha “tuʻunga pe tōʻonga ko hono maʻu ʻo lahi ange ʻi he uaifi pe hoa fefine ʻe taha ʻi ha taimi pē ʻe taha.”
b ʻI he Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú kotoa, ʻoku faʻa lave tuʻo lahi ai ki he kakai tangata mo e kakai fefine malí ko ha “husepāniti” (faka-Hepelū, ʼish) pea mo e “uaifi” (faka-Hepelū, ʼish·shahʹ). Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi ʻĪteni, ko e ongo foʻi lea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihová ko e “husepāniti” pea mo e “uaifi” ʻo ʻikai ko e “tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona” mo e ‘tokotaha kuo maʻu.’ (Sēnesi 2:24; 3:16, 17) ʻI he hili ko ia ʻa e foki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei honau fakaheeʻí naʻe tomuʻa tala pē ia ʻi he kikite ʻa Hōseá te nau ui ʻi he fakatomala ʻa Sihova ko “Hoku husepāniti” ʻo ʻikai toe ui ko “Hoku ʻeiki [“Tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona au,” NW].” ʻOku malava nai ke fakahā ʻe he meʻá ni ko e foʻi lea “husepāniti” naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fakakaukau anga-ʻofa ange ia ʻi he “tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻona.”—Hōsea 2:16.
c Fakatokangaʻi ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e heʻekú ʻi he lave ko ia kia Tēpolá ʻi he Fakamāu 5:7.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ongo foʻi lea ko e “tokoni” pea mo e “fakakakato” ʻo kau ki he fatongia ʻo e fefiné kuo vaheʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá?
◻ ʻI he fakakaukau ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakafonua naʻá ne uesia ʻa e kakai fefine ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e Tohitapú, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tauhi maʻu ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngafa molumalu ʻo e kakai fefiné ʻi he kuonga muʻá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ha hōifua makehe ki he kakai fefiné ʻi he ngaahi taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané?