Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
SEPITEMA 7-13
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 23-24
“ʻOua ʻE Muimui ki he Tokolahí”
(ʻEkisoto 23:1) “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakamafola ha ongoongo ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke moʻoni. ʻOua ʻe kau fakataha mo ha tokotaha fulikivanu ʻaki ʻa e hoko ko ha tokotaha fakamoʻoni fakalotokovi.
ʻOkú Ke Maʻu ʻa e Ngaahi Moʻoniʻi Meʻá?
7 ʻOkú ke saiʻia he ʻīmeili mo e ʻave pōpoaki he telefoní ki ho ngaahi kaungāmeʻá? ʻI hoʻo sio ʻi ha talanoa mālie ʻi he ongoongó pe fanongo ʻi ha hokosia makehe, ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻo hangē ko ha faiongoongo ʻokú ne loto ke vahevahe atu ia ʻi he taimi pē ko iá? Ki muʻa ke ke ʻīmeili pe ʻave pōpoaki he telefoní, ʻeke hifo: ‘ʻOku ou fakapapauʻi ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e talanoa ko ení? ʻOku ou maʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá?’ Kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ke fakapapauʻi, te ke fakamafola nai ai ha ngaahi loi. Ko ia kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku moʻoni ha talanoa, ʻoua ʻe ʻave iá. Tāmateʻi ia!
8 ʻOku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ai ke toe ʻave takai taʻefakakaukauʻi ha ngaahi ʻīmeili pe pōpoaki he telefoní. ʻI he fonua ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku fakangatangata pe aʻu ʻo tapui ai ʻetau ngāué. Ko hotau kau fakafepaki ʻi he ngaahi fonua ko ení ʻoku nau fakamafola ʻosi fakakaukauʻi nai ha ngaahi talanoa kuo faʻufaʻu ke fakailifiaʻi ʻaki kitautolu pe ʻai ke tau tauʻaki huʻuhuʻu pē ʻiate kitautolu. Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he Sovieti ʻIunioni ki muʻá. Ko e kau polisi fufū, ne ʻiloa ko e KGB, naʻa nau fakamafola ha ngaahi talanoa sasala ʻo pehē naʻe lavakiʻi ʻe ha fanga tokoua tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová. (Sio ki he fakamatala ʻi lalo.) Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe tui ʻa e fanga tokoua tokolahi ki he ngaahi talanoa loí ni pea nau mavahe mei he kautaha ʻa Sihová. Ko e tokolahi ʻo kinautolu naʻa nau toe foki mai ki mui, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe foki mai ʻa e niʻihi. Naʻa nau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi talanoa loi ko iá ke ne fakaʻauha ʻenau tuí. (1 Tīm. 1:19) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha fakatamaki pehē? Fakafisi ke fakamafola ʻa e ngaahi talanoa ʻikai leleí pe taʻefakapapauʻí. ʻOua ʻe tui ki he meʻa kotoa ʻokú ke fanongo ki aí. ʻI hono kehé, fakapapauʻi ʻokú ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá.
(ʻEkisoto 23:2) Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke muimui ki he tokolahí ke fai ha kovi, pea kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke pikoʻi ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻaki hono fai ha fakamoʻoni ke kau ai mo e tokolahí.
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Toe fakakaukau atu foki ki he meʻa naʻe taki atu ki hono ngaohi ʻe ʻĒlone ʻa e kiʻi pulu koulá. Naʻe ʻi Moʻunga Sainai ʻa Mōsese ʻo feʻunga mo e ʻaho ʻe 40. ʻI he “vakai ʻe he kakai ʻoku fakatotoka ʻe Mosese ʻene ʻalu hifo mei he moʻunga,” naʻa nau fakalotoʻi ʻa ʻĒlone ke ne ngaohi ha ʻaitoli maʻanautolu. Naʻe fāitaha mo kinautolu ʻa ʻĒlone ʻo faʻu ha ʻīmisi koula ʻo ha kiʻi pulu. (Eki. 32:1-6) Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi ngāue ki mui ai ʻa ʻĒloné ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi hono lotó ʻa e ngaʻunu ko eni ki he tauhi ʻaitolí. ʻOku hā mahino naʻá ne foʻi ʻi he tengé. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hono ʻohake ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻīsiu ʻo e tauhi-ʻaitolí ki ha tumutumu fakaofó, ko e fānau kotoa ʻa Līvaí—ʻo kau ai ʻa ʻĒlone—naʻa nau tuʻu mālohi ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo Sihová. Ko e kau tauhi ʻaitoli ʻe toko tolu afe ʻa ia naʻe fakafatongiaʻi tefito kinautolu ki he tōʻonga ʻo e tauhi ʻaitolí naʻe tāmateʻi.—Eki. 32:25-29.
Hili iá naʻe tala ʻe Mōsese ki he kakaí: “Kuo mou fai angahala lahi.” (Eki. 32:30) Ko ia ai, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻĒlone pē toko taha naʻá ne fua ha tuʻunga halaia ki he faihalá. Ko ia foki mo e kakaí naʻa nau maʻu ʻaonga mei he fuʻu meesi ʻa Sihová.
Hili e meʻa naʻe hoko fekauʻaki mo e kiʻi pulu koulá, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova ke fokotuʻu ʻa ʻĒlone ko e taulaʻeiki lahi. “Te ke fakakofuʻaki ʻa Elone ʻa e ngaahi kofu tapu, pea te ke pani ia, pea te ke fakatapuʻi ia,” ko e folofola ia ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Mōsesé, “ke ne fai ʻa e ngāue fakataulaʻeiki kiate au.” (Eki. 40:12, 13) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒlone ʻi heʻene vaivaí. ʻI hono lotó, ko ʻĒloné ko ha tokotaha poupou mateaki ia ʻo e lotu moʻoní, ʻo ʻikai ko ha tokotaha angatuʻu tauhi ʻaitoli.
(ʻEkisoto 23:3) Kuo pau ke ke fakahāhā ʻa e taʻefilifilimānako ʻi he fakakikihi ʻa ha tokotaha masiva.
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Kui
“Ko e totongi fufuú ʻoku fakakuihi ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻiloʻiló.” (ʻEki. 23:8) “Ko e totongi fufuú ʻokú ne fakakuihi ʻa e mata ʻo e potó.” (Teu. 16:19) Ko ha fakamaau, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku faitotonu pe ʻiloʻilo ʻoku lava nai ke tākiekina ia ʻi he ʻilo pau pe taʻeʻilo ki ai ʻi heʻene maʻu ha meʻaʻofa mei he faʻahinga ʻoku kau ki he hopó. Ko e lao ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku toe lave ki he nunuʻa kovi ʻo ha totongi-fufū mo e filifilimānako ʻa ia ʻoku pehē: “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakahāhā ʻa e filifilimānako ki he masivá pe leleiʻia ange ʻi he koloaʻiá.” (Liv. 19:15) Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ki ha fakamaau ke ne pikoʻi ʻa e fakamaau totonu ki he tokotaha tuʻumālié koeʻuhi pē ko ʻene koloaʻiá pe ke kau ai mo e tokolahí.—ʻEki. 23:2, 3.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 23:9) “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakaaoao ki ha muli. ʻOku mou ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa ha muli, koeʻuhí naʻa mou hoko ko e kau nofo muli ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité.
‘ʻOua ʻe Ngalo ʻa e Anga-Lelei ki he Kau Solá’
4 ʻI he ʻikai ke fekauʻi pē ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau mulí, naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke nau manatuʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e hoko ko ha mulí. (Lau ʻa e ʻEkisoto 23:9.) Naʻa mo e ki muʻa ke hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko e kau pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité, naʻe ʻikai ke saiʻia ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ʻiate kinautolu koeʻuhí naʻa nau kehe. (Sēn. 43:32; 46:34; ʻEki. 1:11-14) Naʻe moʻui faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau muli. Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke nau manatuʻi ia pea nau anga-lelei ki he kau muli naʻe nofo ʻi honau lotolotongá.—Liv. 19:33, 34.
(ʻEkisoto 23:20, 21) “ʻOku ou fekauʻi atu ha ʻāngelo ke muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe ke leʻohi koe ʻi he halá pea ke ʻomi koe ki he feituʻu kuó u teuteú. 21 Tokanga kiate ia pea talangofua ki hono leʻó. ʻOua ʻe angatuʻu kiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te ne fakamolemoleʻi hoʻomou ngaahi laka halá, he ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻa hoku huafá.
9 ʻOku toe taau ha lāngilangi kia Sīsū Kalaisi koeʻuhi ko e ʻāngelo lahi pe ʻāngelo-pule (archangel) ia ʻa Sihova. Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ke tau aʻu ai ki he fakaʻosinga ko iá? ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he foʻi lea ko e “pule” ʻa e fakakaukau ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻāngelo pē ʻe taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga ko ení. ʻOku lāulea ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kau kiate ia ʻi he lave ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisi kuo fokotuʻu mei he maté. ʻOku tau lau: “Koeʻuhi ʻe haʻele mei he langi ʻa e ʻEiki ʻe ia, pea ai ha vakavakaō, ʻa e angi ʻa ha angelo-pule, mo e ifi ʻa e talupite ʻa e ʻOtua: pea ko e pekia ʻia Kalaisi ʻe tomuʻa tuʻu.” (1 Tesalonaika 4:16) Ko e ʻāngelo-pule ko ʻení ʻoku ʻi ai hono hingoa, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau lau ʻi he Siutasi 9: “Ka ko Maikeli, ko e angelo-pule, ʻi heʻene fakakikihi mo e Tevolo, heʻena tālangaʻi ʻa e sino ʻo Mosese, talaʻehai naʻa ne taʻeʻapasia, ʻo lea ʻasi ke lau ʻene kovi; ka naʻa ne meʻa, Ke lōmia koe ʻe he ʻEiki.” ʻI he ʻikai te ne tamuʻomuʻa ʻia Sihova ʻi he lotolahi ke fai ʻa e fakamaau ki he Tevoló, naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní.
10 ʻOku faitau ʻa e ʻāngelo-pule ko Maikelí maʻá e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo takimuʻa ʻi hono fakamaʻa mei he ngaahi langí ʻa Sētane mo ʻene kongakau tēmenioó. (Fakahā 12:7-10) Pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he palōfita ko Tānielá ‘ʻokú ne tuʻu ʻo taukapoʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtua.’ (Taniela 12:1) Ko ia ai, ʻoku hā ko Maikeli “koe agelo ae Otua, aia nae alu muomua i he fonoga o Isileli” pea ko e tokotaha ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻomai hono kakaí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtua: “Tokanga telia ia, pea fakaongo ki heʻene lea; ʻoua ʻe angatuʻu kiate ia, . . . he ko hoku hingoa ʻoku tuʻu ʻiate ia.” (ʻEkisoto 14:19, PM; ʻEk 23:20, 21) ʻOku ʻikai ha tālaʻa ʻoku pau naʻe mahuʻingaʻia lahi ʻa e ʻāngelo-pule ʻa Sihová ʻi he kakai ne uiʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku feʻungamālie lahi ʻa ʻene tokoniʻi ha ʻāngelo ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻe fekau atu ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e palōfita ko Tānielá, ka naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe ha tēmeniō malohi ʻaupito. (Taniela 10:13) Ko ia ai, ʻe ʻuhinga lelei nai ke fakaʻosiʻaki ʻo pehē ko e ʻāngelo naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa e kau tau ʻe toko 185,000 ʻa Senakalipé naʻe ʻikai ko ha toe taha kehe ia ka ko Maikeli ko e ʻāngelo-pulé.—ʻAisea 37:36.
SEPITEMA 14-20
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 25-26
“Ko e Meʻa Mahuʻinga Taha ʻi he Tāpanekalé”
(ʻEkisoto 25:9) Te mou ngaohi ia, ʻa e tāpanekalé mo hono ngaahi naunaú kotoa, ʻo muimui pau pē ʻi he sīpinga ʻoku ou fakahaaʻi atu kiate koé.
ʻAʻake ʻo e Fuakava
Ko e puha naʻe ngaohi mei he papa sitimí pea naʻe kofuʻaki ʻa e koula, ʻa ia naʻe tauhi ʻi he Potu Fungani Toputapu ʻo e tāpanekalé pea ki mui ai ʻi he Potu Fungani Toputapu ʻo e temipale naʻe langa ʻe Solomoné. Naʻe ʻi ai hono tāpuni koula ʻataʻatā mo e ongo selupimi naʻá na fehāngaaki. Ko e meʻa tefito naʻe ʻi loto aí ko e ongo lauʻimaka ʻo e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú. (Teu 31:26; 1Tu 6:19; Hep 9:4)—Sio ki he Fakamatala Fakalahi E5 mo e E8.
(ʻEkisoto 25:21) Te ke fokotuʻu ʻa e tāpuní ki he ʻAʻaké, pea te ke tuku ʻi he ʻAʻaké ʻa e ongo lauʻimaka ʻoku hiki ai ʻa e Fakamoʻoni ʻa ia te u ʻoatu kiate koé.
Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Naʻe ʻi he ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité ʻa e konga maka lafalafa ʻe uá pē, pe naʻe toe ʻi ai ha ngaahi meʻa kehe?
ʻI he taimi ʻo e fakatapui ʻo e temipale ʻo Solomoné ʻi he 1026 K.M., “naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻi he Aake, ngata pe ʻi he ongo maka ʻa ia naʻe tuku ai ʻe Mosese ʻi Holepi, ʻa ia naʻe kovinanite ai ʻa Sihova mo haʻa Isileli ʻi heʻenau omi mei Isipite.” (2 Kalonikali 5:10) Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai maʻu pē ko e tuʻungá eni.
“I hono mahina tolu hili ʻa e ʻalu atu ʻa haʻa Isileli mei Isipite,” naʻa nau hū ai ki he toafa Sainaí. (Ekisoto 19:1, 2) ʻI he hili iá, naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Mōsese ki Moʻunga Sainai ʻo ne maʻu ai ʻa e ongo maka lafalafa ʻo e Laó. ʻOkú ne fakamatala: “Pea u tafoki ʻo ʻalu hifo mei he moʻunga, pea u ʻai ʻa e ongo makatohi ki he aake kuo u ngaohi; pea ʻoku na ʻi ai pe, ʻo hange ko hoku fekau ʻe he ʻEiki.” (Teutalōnome 10:5) Ko ha ʻaʻake fakataimi, pe tukuʻanga meʻa fakataimi eni, ʻa ia naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese ke ne faʻu ke tuku ai ʻa e ongo maka lafalafa ʻo e Laó. (Teutalōnome 10:1) Ko e ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité naʻe ʻikai ke maau ia ka ʻi he toki aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e 1513 K.M.
Taimi nounou hili honau fakahaofi mei ʻIsipité, naʻe kamata ke muhu ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí fekauʻaki mo e meʻakaí. Ko ia naʻe tokonaki ai ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻa e maná. (Ekisoto 12:17, 18; 16:1-5) ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe fakahinohino ai ʻe Mōsese kia ʻĒlone: “Toʻo ha ʻangameʻa ʻe taha, ʻo ʻai ki ai ha oma katoa ʻo e mana, ʻo tuku ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ke tauhi ki homou ngaahi toʻutangata.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamatalá: “Hange ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova kia Mosese, ko ai naʻe tuku ia ʻe Elone ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Fakamoʻoniʻanga [ko ha tauhiʻanga lēkooti ki hono fakatolonga ʻo e ngaahi pepa mahuʻinga] ke tauhi.” (Ekisoto 16:33, 34) Lolotonga naʻe tānaki taʻetoeveiveiua ʻe ʻĒlone ʻa e maná ki ha siā ʻi he taimi ko iá, ko hono fakahū ʻo ia ki he ʻao ʻo e Fakamoʻoniʻangá naʻe pau ke fakatatali kae ʻoua kuo ngaohi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻAʻaké pea tuku ki ai ʻa e ongo maka lafalafá.
Hangē ko ia kuo ʻosi fakahāʻí, ko e ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité naʻe faʻu ia ʻi he konga ki mui ʻo e 1513 K.M. Ko e tokotoko ʻo ʻĒloné naʻe tuku ki he ʻAʻake ko iá ki mui ʻaupito, hili ʻa e angatuʻu ʻa Kola mo e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku lave ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki ha “aake ʻo e kovinanite . . . , ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻainga mana naʻe koula, mo e tokotoko ʻo Elone, ʻa ia naʻe muka mai, mo e ongo maka tohiʻanga fuakava.”—Hepelu 9:4.
Ko e maná ko ha tokonaki ia naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá lolotonga ʻa e fononga taʻu ʻe 40 ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he toafá. Naʻe ʻikai kei tokonaki mai ia ʻi he taimi “naʻa nau kamata kai [ai] ʻa e taʻu ʻo e fonua” ʻo e talaʻofá. (Siosiua 5:11, 12) Ko e tokotoko ʻo ʻĒloné naʻe tuku ia ʻi he ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité ki ha taumuʻa—ke hoko ko ha fakaʻilonga pe ko ha fakamoʻoni ki he toʻutangata angatuʻú. ʻOku fakahuʻunga heni naʻe tuku ai ʻa e tokotokó ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e taimi ʻo e fononga ʻi he toafá pe fuoloa ange. ʻE hā ngali ʻuhinga lelei leva ke fakaʻosiʻaki ko e tokotoko ʻo ʻĒloné mo e siā koula ʻo e maná naʻe toʻo ia mei he ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité ʻi ha taimi hili ʻa e hū ʻa ʻIsileli ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá pea ki muʻa ʻi he fakatapui ʻo e temipale ʻo Solomoné.
(ʻEkisoto 25:22) Te u fakahaaʻi tonu atu au kiate koe ʻi ai pea te u folofola kiate koe mei ʻolunga ʻi he tāpuní. Mei he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo selupimi ʻoku ʻi he ʻaʻake ʻo e Fakamoʻoní, te u ʻai ai ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa te u tuʻutuʻuni atu kiate koe maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí.
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ʻAʻake ʻo e Fuakava
Fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki iá naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ʻAʻaké ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sihova: “Te u fakahaaʻi tonu atu au kiate koe ʻi ai pea te u folofola kiate koe mei ʻolunga ʻi he tāpuní. Mei he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo selupimi ʻoku ʻi he ʻaʻake ʻo e Fakamoʻoní.” “Te u hā ʻi ha ʻao ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he tāpuní.” (ʻEki. 25:22; Liv. 16:2) Naʻe tohi ʻe Sāmiuela ko Sihova “ʻokú ne ʻafio ʻi he taloni ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ongo selupimí” (1 Sām. 4:4); ko ia ai ko e ongo selupimí naʻá na “fakafofongaʻi ʻa e salioté” ʻo Sihova. (1 Kal. 28:18) Ko ia, “ʻi ha taimi pē naʻe hū ai ʻa Mōsese ki he tēniti feʻiloakiʻangá ke talanoa mo e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne fanongo ai ki he leʻo naʻe folofola mai kiate iá mei ʻolunga mei he tāpuni ʻo e ʻaʻake ʻo e Fakamoʻoní, pea naʻe folofola mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia mei he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo selupimí.” (Nōm. 7:89) Ki mui aí, ko Siosiua mo e Taulaʻeiki Lahi ko Fineasí naʻá na kumi ki ha tataki meia Sihova ʻi muʻa ʻi he ʻAʻaké. (Sios. 7:6-10; Fkm. 20:27, 28) Tuʻo taha ʻi he taʻú ko e taulaʻeiki lahí pē naʻe hū ki he Potu Fungani Toputapu ʻo sio ki he ʻAʻaké, ʻo ʻikai ke fetuʻutaki mo Sihova ka ke fakahoko ʻa e ʻAho ʻo e ʻUfiʻufi Angahalá.—Liv. 16:2, 3, 13, 15, 17; Hep. 9:7.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 25:20) Ko e ongo selupimí ʻe mafola atu ʻa hona kapakaú ʻi ʻolunga, ʻo fakamalumalu ʻa e tāpuní ʻaki hona ongo kapakaú, pea te na fehāngaaki. Ko e mata ʻo e ongo selupimí ʻe hanga ia ki he tāpuní.
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Selupimi
Naʻá na fehāngaaki ʻo punou ki he tāpuní ʻi he fakahāhā ʻo e lotu. Ko e ongo selupimí naʻe mafola atu ʻa hona kapakaú ʻi ʻolunga, ʻo na fakamalumalu ʻo maluʻi ʻa e tāpuní ʻaki hona ongo kapakaú. (ʻEki. 25:10-21; 37:7-9)
(ʻEkisoto 25:30) Pea te ke tuku ʻi he tēpilé ʻa e mā foakí ʻi hoku ʻaó maʻu ai pē.
Mā Foaki
Ko e foʻi mā ʻe 12 naʻe tuku ʻi he fokotuʻunga ʻe ua ʻo taki ono ʻi he tēpile he loki Toputapu ʻo e tāpanekalé pea mo e temipalé. Naʻe toe ui ia ko e “fokotuʻunga mā.” Ko e foaki ko eni naʻe fai ki he ʻOtuá naʻe fetongiʻaki ia ʻa e mā foʻou ʻi he Sāpate taki taha. Ko e mā ko ia naʻe toʻó naʻe anga-maheni ʻaki ʻa hono kai ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí pē. (2Ka 2:4; Māt 12:4; ʻEk 25:30; Liv 24:5-9; Hep 9:2)—Sio ki he Fakamatala Fakalahi E5.
SEPITEMA 21-27
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 27-28
“Ko e Ha ʻe Lava Ke Tau Ako mei he Teunga ʻo e Taulaʻeikí?”
(ʻEkisoto 28:30) Te ke tuku ʻa e ʻŪlimí mo e Tūmemí ʻi loto ʻi he sifa-fatafata ki he faifakamāú, pea kuo pau ke nau ʻi he funga mafu ʻo ʻĒloné ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne hū ai ki he ʻao ʻo Sihová, pea kuo pau ke fataki ʻe ʻĒlone ʻa e ongo meʻa ki he faifakamaau ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi hono funga mafú ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová maʻu ai pē.
ʻŪlimi mo e Tūmemi
Ko ha ongo meʻa naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahí ʻi ha founga meimei tatau mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e lulú ke fakapapauʻiʻaki ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻi ha fehuʻi fakapuleʻanga mahuʻinga ke maʻu ha tali meia Sihová. Ko e ʻŪlimí mo e Tūmemí naʻe faʻo ia ʻi loto ʻi he sifa-fatafata ʻo e taulaʻeiki lahí ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hū ai ki he tāpanekalé. ʻOku hā ngali naʻe ngata hono ngāueʻaki kinauá ʻi he taimi naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa Selusalemá.—ʻEk 28:30; Neh 7:65.
(ʻEkisoto 28:36) “Te ke ngaohi ha lauʻimeʻa ngingila mei he koula haohaoa pea tongi ai ʻo hangē ko hono tongi ʻe ha taha ha silá: ‘Ko e māʻoniʻoní ʻoku ʻa Sihova ia.’
“Oku Maonioni, Oku Maonioni, Oku Maonioni, a Jihova”
8 Koeʻuhi ʻoku fakasino mai ʻia Sihova ʻa e ʻulungaanga ko e māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku totonu nai ke pehē ko ia ʻa e matavai ʻo e māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē. ʻOku ʻikai te ne tauhi siokita ʻiate ia pē ʻa e ʻulungaanga mātuʻaki mahuʻingá ni; ʻokú ne ʻoatu ia ki he niʻihi kehé, pea ʻokú ne fai pehē ʻi he loto-fiefoaki. Ko ē, ʻi he taimi naʻe folofola ai ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Mōsese fakafou ʻi ha ʻāngelo ʻi he fuʻu ʻakau naʻe uló, naʻa mo e kelekele takatakai aí naʻe hoko ʻo māʻoniʻoni tupu mei heʻene fehokotaki mo Sihová!—Ekisoto 3:5.
9 ʻE lava ke hoko ʻa e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ʻo māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tokoni ʻa Sihová? ʻIo, ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakangatangata. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki hono kakai ʻIsilelí ʻa e ʻamanaki ke hoko ko ha “kakai maonioni.” (Ekisoto 19:6, PM) Naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e puleʻanga ko iá ʻaki ha founga lotu naʻe māʻoniʻoni, maʻa, mo kinokinoifia. ʻOku hoko ai ʻa e māʻoniʻoní ko ha kaveinga ʻoku toutou lāulea ki ai ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe tui ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahí ha lauʻi peleti koula ʻi muʻa ʻi hono faʻufaʻú, ʻa ia naʻe malava ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke sio ki ai ʻi heʻene ngingila ʻi he māmá. Naʻe tongi ki ai ʻa e ngaahi foʻi leá ni: “Ko e Maonioni kia Jihova.” (Ekisoto 28:36, PM) Ko ia naʻe pau ko ha tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻo e maʻá mo e kinokinoifiá naʻe pau ke ne fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻenau lotú, pea ko hono moʻoní, ʻenau founga moʻuí. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu: “Te mou maʻoniʻoni; he ʻoku ou maʻoniʻoni, ʻa au Sihova ko homou ʻOtua.” (Livitiko 19:2) ʻI he moʻui ʻaki pē ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e akonaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he tuʻunga ʻo e malava ʻa e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá, naʻa nau māʻoniʻoni ai ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakangatangata.
(ʻEkisoto 28:42, 43) Ngaohi foki ha ngaahi talausese mutu līneni maʻanautolu ke ʻufiʻufiʻaki ʻenau telefuá. ʻE ʻalu hifo ia mei he kongalotó ki he alangá. 43 Kuo pau ke tui ia ʻe ʻĒlone mo hono ngaahi fohá ʻi he taimi te nau hū ai ki he tēniti feʻiloakiʻangá pe ʻi he taimi te nau fakaofiofi ai ki he ʻōlitá ke fakahoko fatongia ʻi he potu toputapú, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa nau hoko ai ʻo halaia pea nau mate. Ko ha tuʻutuʻuni tuʻuloa ia kiate ia mo hono hako ʻi he hili iá.
Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻAki Hono Fakahāhā ʻa e Ngeia
17 ʻOku totonu ke fai ʻa e tokanga makehe ki hono fakahāhā ʻa e fakangeingeiá ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau ʻunuʻunu ai kia Sihova ʻi he lotú. “Lama ho vaʻe ʻi hoʻo ʻalu ki he fale ʻo Elohimi,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Koheleti 5:1. Ko Mōsese mo Siosiua fakatouʻosi naʻe fekauʻi ke na vete hona senitoló ʻi he taimi naʻá na ʻi ha feituʻu toputapu ai. (Eki. 3:5; Sios. 5:15) Naʻe pau ke na fai eni ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e fakaʻapaʻapa pe ʻapasia. Naʻe pau ki he kau taulaʻeiki ʻIsilelí ke nau tui ha talausese mutu līneni “ke kofuʻaki ʻenau telefua.” (Eki. 28:42, 43) Naʻe taʻofi heni haʻanau hā taʻetaau ʻi he taimi naʻa nau ngāue ai ʻi he ʻōlitá. Ko e mēmipa kotoa ʻo e fāmili ʻo ha taulaʻeiki naʻe pau ke nau poupouʻi ʻa e tuʻunga fakaʻotua ʻo e ngeiá.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 28:15-21) “Te ke ʻai ha tokotaha lālanga nikonikoʻi ke ne ngaohi ʻa e sifa-fatafata ki he faifakamāú. ʻOku totonu ke ngaohi ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻēfotí, mei he koula, filo pulū, filo fulufuluʻisipi vāleti, filo kula ʻahoʻaho, pea mo e līneni lelei kuo vilohi hono filó. 16 ʻOku totonu ke tapafā tatau ia ʻi hono pelu uá, ko ha hanga ʻa hono lōloá pea ko ha hanga ʻa hono fālahí. 17 ʻOku totonu ke ke fokotuʻu ʻi ai ha maka, ko e ʻotu maka ʻe fā. Ko e ʻuluaki ʻotú ko e lupi, tōpasi, mo e ʻemalata. 18 Ko e ʻotu hono uá ko e toakase, sāfaia, mo e siasipa. 19 Ko e ʻotu hono tolú ko e lesemi, ʻakeiti, mo e ʻametisi. 20 Ko e ʻotu hono faá ko e kalisolaite, ʻōnike, mo e seiti. ʻOku totonu ke fokotuʻu kinautolu ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻuʻanga koula. 21 Ko e ngaahi maká ʻe fehoanaki ia mo e hingoa ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsileli ʻe toko 12. Ko e maka taki taha ʻoku totonu ke tongi ai hangē ha silá ʻa e hingoa taki taha ʻo ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e taha ʻi he ngaahi matakali ʻe 12.
Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?
Naʻe maʻu mei fē ʻa e ngaahi maka mahuʻinga ʻi he sifa-fatafata ʻo e taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo ʻIsilelí?
Hili ʻa e mavahe ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipite pea nau hū ki he toafá, naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki hono ngaohi ʻo e sifa-fatafata ko ení. (ʻEkisoto 28:15-21) Ko e sifa-fatafatá naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi maka sātio, tōpasi, ʻemalata, kapukeli , sāfaia, pēlili, siasini, ʻāketi, ʻametisi, kalisolaite, maka-ʻōnike mo e siasipa. Naʻe malava moʻoni ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ke maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga maka-koloa ko iá?
ʻI he taimi ʻo e Tohi Tapú, naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi ai ʻe he kakaí ʻa e ngaahi maka mahuʻingá pea fai ʻaki ʻa e fefakatauʻakí. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e kau ʻIsipite ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi maka koloá mei he mamaʻo ʻa ē ʻoku ʻiloa he taimí ni ko ʻIulani, ʻAfikānisitani pea naʻa mo ʻInitia nai. Ko e ngaahi keliʻanga makakoloa ʻi ʻIsipité naʻe ngaohi ai ʻa e ngaahi maka mahuʻinga kehekehe. Ko e haʻa tuʻi ʻIsipité ko kinautolu pē naʻa nau puleʻi ʻa e ngaahi maka koloa naʻe maʻu hake ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua naʻa nau puleʻí. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa e pēteliake ko Siopé ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻe hono toʻumeʻá ʻa e ngaahi ʻa e saafi mo e ngaahi halanga ʻi lalofonua ke kumi ki he ngaahi koloá. ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻe keli hake mei lalo fonuá, ʻa e sāfaia mo e tōpasi ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi tonu ʻe Siopé.—Siope 28:1-11, 19.
ʻOku pehē ʻi he fakamatala ʻa e ʻEkisotó ko e kau ʻIsilelí naʻa nau “matuʻaki vete ʻa e kau Isipite” ʻo ʻenau ngaahi meʻa mahuʻingá ʻi he taimi naʻa nau mavahe ai mei he fonuá. (ʻEkisoto 12:35, 36) Ko ia ai, ʻoku malava ke pehē naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipite ʻa e ngaahi maka naʻe ngāueʻaki ki he sifa-fatafata ʻo e taulaʻeiki lahí.
(ʻEkisoto 28:38) ʻE ʻi he laʻe ia ʻo ʻĒloné, pea ʻe fai ʻe ʻĒlone ha tali ʻi he taimi ʻoku faihala ai ha taha ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia naʻe fakatoputapuʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻenau foaki ia ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa māʻoniʻoní. Kuo pau ke fokotuʻu maʻu ai pē ia ʻi hono laʻé, koeʻuhí ke nau maʻu ai ʻa e fakahōifua ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová.
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Māʻoniʻoni
Fanga Monumanu mo e Fua ʻo e Fonuá. Ko e ʻuluaki ʻuhiki tangata ʻo e fanga pulú, sipí mo e kosí naʻe lau ia ʻoku māʻoniʻoni kia Sihova pea naʻe ʻikai ngāueʻaki ia ki ha taumuʻa kehe. Naʻe māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻuluaki fua ʻo e ngoué mo e vahe hongofulú ʻo tatau tofu pē mo e ngaahi feilaulau mo e meʻaʻofa kotoa naʻe foaki ʻo tuku mavahe ki he ngāue ʻo e potu toputapú. (ʻEki. 28:38) Ko e meʻa kotoa naʻe māʻoniʻoni kia Sihová naʻe toputapu ia pea naʻe ʻikai ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ia pe ngāueʻaki ia ʻi ha founga anga-maheni pe taʻefakaʻapaʻapa.
SEPITEMA 28–ʻOKATOPA 4
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 29-30
“Ko ha Foaki Meʻaʻofa kia Sihova”
(ʻEkisoto 30:11, 12) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: 12 “ʻI ha taimi pē te ke fai ai ha tohi kakai pea lau ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, ko e tokotaha taki taha kuo pau ke ne foaki ha huhuʻi kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene moʻuí ʻi he taimi ʻo e tohi kakaí. ʻOku fai ení koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hoko mai ha mala kiate kinautolu ʻi he taimi te nau lēsisita aí.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Nomipá
Ko e ʻuluaki ʻo e ongo tohi-kakaí ʻoku fakahoko ia lolotonga ʻa e kei ʻi he veʻe Moʻunga Sainaí ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Ko e kakai tangata taʻu 20 ʻo fai ki ʻolungá, tuku kehe ʻa e kau Līvaí, ko e toko 603,550 fakakātoa. ʻOku hā mahino ʻoku fai ʻa e tohi-kakaí ki he ngaahi taumuʻa fakakautau. Ko e ʻapitangá fakakātoa, kau ai ʻa e kakai fefiné, fānaú mo e kau Līvaí, ʻoku fakakātoa nai ia ki he kakai laka hake he toko tolu milioná.
(ʻEkisoto 30:13-15) Ko e meʻa eni ʻe foaki ʻe he faʻahinga kotoa ʻe lēsisitá: Ko ha vaeuaʻi sikeli ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻunga ʻo e fua sikeli ʻo e potu toputapú. Ko e kela ʻe uofulú ʻoku tatau ia mo ha sikeli. Ko ha vaeuaʻi sikeli ʻa e meʻaʻofa kia Sihová. 14 Ko e tokotaha kotoa kuo lēsisita ʻa ia ʻoku taʻu 20 ʻo faai ki ʻolungá te ne foaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa kia Sihová. 15 Ko e koloaʻiá ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ne foaki ʻa e meʻa lahi ange pea ko e masivá ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke ne foaki ʻo siʻi ange ʻi he vaeuaʻi sikelí ke hoko ko ha meʻaʻofa ia kia Sihova koeʻuhí ke faiʻaki ha totongi huhuʻi maʻamoutolu.
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Foaki Meʻaʻofa
Ko e foaki meʻaʻofa ʻe niʻihi naʻe fiemaʻu ia ʻi he Laó. ʻI hono hiki ʻe Mōsese ha tohi kakai ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe pau ki ha tangata taʻu 20 ʻo faai ki ʻolunga ke totongi huhuʻi maʻana ʻaki ʻa e “vaeuaʻi sikelí [ngalingali $1.10] ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻunga ʻo e fua sikeli ʻo e potu toputapú.” Ko ha foaki “meʻaʻofa ia kia Sihova” kae lava ke ʻufiʻufi ʻenau angahalá pea “foaki ia ki he ngāue ʻi he tēniti feʻiloakiʻangá.” (ʻEki. 30:11-16) Fakatatau ki he faihisitōlia Siu ko Josephus (The Jewish War, VII, 218 [vi, 6]) ko e “tukuhau toputapu” ko ení naʻe totongi fakataʻu ia ki mui ai.—2 Kal. 24:6-10; Māt. 17:24.
(ʻEkisoto 30:16) Te ke toʻo ʻa e paʻanga siliva ʻo e totongi huhuʻí mei he kau ʻIsilelí pea foaki ia ki he ngāue ʻi he tēniti feʻiloakiʻangá, koeʻuhi ke hoko ia ko ha fakamanatu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí, ke faiʻaki ha totongi huhuʻi maʻamoutolu.”
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Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?
Naʻe anga-fēfē hono totongi ʻa e ngāue ʻi he temipale ʻa Sihová ʻi Selusalema?
Ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻi he temipalé naʻe totongi ia fakafou ʻi he tukuhaú, tautefito mei he vahe hongofulú. Ka ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e tukuhaú naʻe ngāueʻaki foki mo ia. Ko e fakatātā, ʻi he taimi naʻe langa ai ʻa e tāpanekalé naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese ke tānaki ʻa e vaeuaʻi sikeli siliva mei he tokotaha ʻIsileli kotoa pē kuo lēsisita ko ha “foaki meʻaʻofa kia Sihova.”—ʻEkisoto 30:12-16.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 29:10) “Te ke ʻomi he taimi ko ení ʻa e pulu tangatá ki muʻa ki he tēniti feʻiloakiʻangá, pea ko ʻĒlone mo hono ngaahi fohá te nau hilifaki honau nimá ʻi he ʻulu ʻo e pulu tangatá.
it-1 1029 ¶4
Nima
Hilifaki Nima. Ko e ʻuhinga fakalūkufua ʻo e ngāué ni ko hono fili ʻo fakatapui ʻa e tokotaha pe meʻa ko iá ki ha taumuʻa makehe. Lolotonga ʻa e kātoanga ʻo e fakanofo ʻo e tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí ko ʻĒlone mo hono ngaahi fohá naʻa nau hilifaki honau nimá ʻi he ʻulu ʻo e pulu tangatá mo e ʻulu ʻo e ongo sipi tangatá ʻoku teu ke feilaulau. ʻI heʻenau fai peheé naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ko e feilaulau ʻo e monumanu ko ení naʻe fai ia maʻa kinautolu ke nau hoko ai ko ha kau taulaʻeiki ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. (ʻEki. 29:10, 15, 19; Liv. 8:14, 18, 22)
(ʻEkisoto 30:31-33) “Te ke lea ki he kau ʻIsilelí, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE hokohoko atu eni ko ha lolo pani toputapu kiate au ʻi homou ngaahi toʻutangatá. 32 ʻE ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ia ki he sino ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa mou ngaohi ha lolo kuo fio ʻo hangē ko iá. Ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku toputapu. ʻE hokohoko atu ʻene hoko ko ha meʻa ʻoku toputapu kiate kimoutolu. 33 Ko ha taha pē ʻokú ne ngaohi ha lolo namu-kakala ʻo hangē ko iá pea ʻokú ne ʻai ha konga ʻo ia ki ha tokotaha taʻefakamafaiʻi kuo pau ke tuʻusi ia mei hono kakaí.’”
it-1 114 ¶1
Pani
ʻI he Lao naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kia Mōsesé naʻá ne ʻoange ha fakahinohino ki hono ngaohi ʻa e lolo paní. Ko ha tuifio ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa namu-kakala lelei tahá—toiʻi mula, sinamoni namu-lelei, kalamusi namu-lelei, kasia mo e lolo ʻōlive. (ʻEki. 30:22-25) Naʻe tāmateʻi ha tokotaha kapau naʻá ne ngaohi ʻa e lolo ko iá pea ngāueʻaki ia ki ha faʻahinga taumuʻa pē ʻikai fakamafaiʻi ia ki ai. (ʻEki. 30:31-33) ʻOku fakatātāʻi heni ʻa e mahuʻinga mo e toputapu ʻo hono fakatapui ki ha vāhenga ngāue makehe. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ia heni ʻaki hono paniʻaki ʻa e lolo toputapú.