Naʻa Nau Fai ʻa e Finangalo ʻo Sihová
ʻOku Fakaava ʻe ha Tōʻonga Fakamolemole ʻa e Hala ki he Fakamoʻuí
KO E ngaahi foha ko ia ʻe toko hongofulu ʻo Sēkope naʻa nau tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e palēmia ʻo ʻIsipité naʻa nau ʻinasi ʻi ha fakapulipuli kovi ʻaupito. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muʻa angé naʻa nau fakatau pōpula atu ai honau tokoua tamai-taha ko Siosifá, ʻo palani ke tala ki heʻenau tamaí ne tāmateʻi ia ʻe ha manu fekai.—Senesi 37:18-35.
Sai, ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe 20 ki mui ai, naʻe tākiekina ʻe ha fuʻu honge lahi ʻa e kau tangata ko eni ʻe toko hongofulú ke nau haʻu ki ʻIsipite ke fakatau uite. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke lele lelei e meʻa kotoa pē. Ko e palēmiá, ʻa ia naʻe toe ngāue ko e pule meʻakaí, naʻá ne tukuakiʻi kinautolu ko e kau sipai. Naʻá ne tukupōpula ha taha ʻo kinautolu peá ne fiemaʻu ke foki ʻa e toengá ki ʻapi ʻo ʻomai honau tehina siʻisiʻi tahá, ʻa Penisimani. ʻI heʻenau fai iá, naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe he palēmiá ha palani ke puke ʻo fakahū ʻa Penisimani.—Senesi 42:1–44:12.
Ko Siuta, ʻa e taha ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkopé, naʻe ʻikai loto ki ai. ‘Kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻalu hifo mo kimautolu ʻa Penisimani,’ ko ʻene leá ia, ‘ʻe pekia ʻemau tamaí.’ Naʻe hoko leva ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe Siuta pe ko ha taha ʻi hono kaungāfonongá. Hili ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ki he tokotaha kotoa ke mavahe mei he lokí tuku kehe pē ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkopé, naʻe tangi leʻo-lahi ʻa e palēmiá. Pea ʻi heʻene toe lava ʻo mapukepuke iá, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi: “Ko Siosifa au.”—Senesi 44:18–45:3.
Meesi mo e Fakahaofi
“ʻOku kei moʻui koā ʻeku tamai?” ko e ʻeke ia ʻa Siosifa ki hono fanga tokoua tamai-tahá. Naʻe ʻikai ha tali. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he fanga tokoua tamai-taha ʻo Siosifá pe ko e hā te nau leaʻakí. ʻOku totonu ke nau fiefia, pe ʻoku totonu ke nau manavahē? He ko ē, ʻi he taimi naʻa nau taʻu 20 siʻi hifo aí, naʻa nau fakatau atu ai ki he pōpulá ʻa e tangatá ni. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosifa ʻa e mafai ke tukupōpula kinautolu, fekau atu ke nau foki ki ʻapi taʻemeʻakai, pe—ko e kovi tahá—ko hono tāmateʻi kinautolu! Naʻe ʻuhinga lelei ki he fanga tokoua tamai-taha ʻo Siosifá ke “ʻikai lava . . . ke tali ki ai; he kuo nau puputuʻu ʻi hono ʻao.”—Senesi 45:3.
Naʻe fakafiemālieʻi vave ʻe Siosifa ʻa e kau tangatá ni. “ʻUnuʻunu mai muʻa kiate au,” ko ʻene leá ia. Naʻa nau talangofua. Peá ne pehē ange leva: “Ko Siosifa au, ko homou tokoua, ʻa ia naʻa mou fakatau ki Isipite. Pea ko eni, ʻoua te mou mamahi, pea ʻoua te mou tautea kimoutolu ʻi hoʻomou fakatau au ki heni: he naʻe tuku mai au ʻe he ʻOtua ke u muʻomuʻa kiate kimoutolu ke fai ha fakamoʻui.”—Senesi 45:4, 5.
Naʻe ʻikai ke foaki taʻehamakatuʻunga ʻa e meesi ʻa Siosifá. Naʻá ne ʻosi sio ki he fakamoʻoni ʻo ʻenau fakatomalá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hono tukuakiʻi ʻe Siosifa ko e kau sipai ʻa hono fanga tokoua tamai-tahá, naʻá ne fanongo atu ki heʻenau fepehēʻaki: “Kuo tau hia moʻoni ʻi hotau tehina, . . . ko hono ō ia kuo hoko ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e mamahi ko eni.” (Senesi 42:21) Kaeʻumaʻā, naʻe foaki atu ʻe Siuta ia ke hoko ko ha pōpula ʻo fetongi ʻa Penisimani koeʻuhi ke lava ʻo foki ʻa e talavoú ki heʻene tamaí.—Senesi 44:33, 34.
Ko ia, naʻe tonu pē ʻa Siosifa ʻi heʻene foaki ʻa e mēsí. Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko hono fai iá ʻe lava ke iku ia ki hono fakamoʻui ʻa e kotoa ʻo hono fāmilí. Ko ia ai, naʻe tala ange ʻe Siosifa ki hono fanga tokoua tamai-tahá ke nau foki ki heʻenau tamai, ko Sēkopé, ʻo pehē kiate ia: “Ko e lea eni ʻa ho foha ko Siosifa, Kuo fokotuʻu au ʻe he ʻOtua ko e ʻeiki ki Isipite katoa: ke ke haʻu ange kiate au, ʻouae fakatotoka: pea te ke nofo ʻi he fonua ko Koseni, pea te ke ofi kiate au, ʻa koe mo hoʻo fanau, mo e fanau ʻa hoʻo fanau, mo hoʻo fanga manu iki, mo hoʻo fanga manu lalahi, mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ke maʻu; pea te u tauhi koe ʻi ai.”—Senesi 45:9-11.
Ko Siosifa Lahi Ange
ʻE lava ke ui ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko Siosifa Lahi Ange, he ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi faitatau hā mahino ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo tangatá ni. Hangē ko Siosifá, naʻe ngaohikoviʻi ʻa Sīsū ʻe hono fanga tokouá, ʻa ia ko e ngaahi kaungāhako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. (Fakafehoanaki mo Ngāue 2:14, 29, 37.) Ka, ko e ongo tangatá ni fakatouʻosi naʻá na hokosia ha maliu anga-kehe. Naʻe fetongi ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo Siosifa ko ha pōpulá ki he tuʻunga ko ha palēmia, ʻo fika ua hake pē kia Felo. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa Sīsū mei he maté ʻo hakeakiʻi ia ki ha tuʻunga māʻolunga ange ʻi he “nima toomatau oe Otua.”—Ngāue 2:33, PM; Filipai 2:9-11.
ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha palēmiá, naʻe lava ai ʻe Siosifa ke tufaki atu ha meʻakai ki he tokotaha kotoa naʻe omi ki ʻIsipite ke fakatau uité. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e Siosifa Lahi Angé ʻokú ne maʻu ʻi he māmaní ha kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo poto ʻa ia ʻokú ne tufaki ʻo fakafou mai ai ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié “ʻi hono taimi totonu.” (Mātiu 24:45-47; Luke 12:42-44) Ko e moʻoni, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau haʻu kia Sīsuú “ʻe ʻikai te nau toe fiekaia, ʻumaʻā haʻanau toe fieinua, . . . He ko e Lami ʻoku ʻi he loto taloni te ne tauhi kinautolu ʻo hangē ha fanga sipi, pea te ne tataki kinautolu ki he ngaahi matavai ʻo e Vaiola.”—Fakahā 7:16, 17.
Lēsoni Maʻatautolu
ʻOku tokonaki mai ʻe Siosifa ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e mēsí. Ko e fakamaau totonu fefeká naʻe mei fiemaʻu ai ia ke ne tautea ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau fakatau atu ia ki he pōpulá. ʻI hono kehé, naʻe mei lava ke ueʻi ia ʻe he ongoʻi fakaʻofaʻiá ke ʻoua te ne sio ki heʻenau tōnounoú. Naʻe ʻikai ke fai pehē ʻa Siosifa. Ka, naʻá ne siviʻi pe ʻoku fakatomala ʻa hono fanga tokoua tamai-tahá. Pea, ʻi he taimi naʻá ne sio ai naʻe moʻoni ʻenau mamahí, naʻá ne fakamolemoleʻi kinautolu.
ʻE lava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Siosifa. ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe ha taha naʻe faiangahala mai kiate kitautolu ha liliu moʻoni ʻi he lotó, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakamolemoleʻi ia. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito totonu ke tau tuku ʻa e fakaʻofaʻiá pē ke ne fakakuihi kitautolu ki he faihala mamafá. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau tuku ʻa e ongoʻi tāufehiʻá ke ne fakakuihi kitautolu ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e fakatomala moʻoní. Ko ia ke tau “fekatakiʻaki pe mo fefakamolemoleʻaki.” (Kolose 3:13) ʻI he fai peheé, te tau faʻifaʻitaki ai ki hotau ʻOtuá, ʻa Sihova, ʻa ia ʻoku “tokateu ke fakamolemole.”—Sāme 86:5, NW; Maika 7:18, 19.