Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e Huafa Lahi ʻo Sihová
“[Te u] fakahikihikiʻi ho huafa ʻo taʻengata.”—SAAME 86:12.
ʻE LAVA KE KE FAKAMATALAʻI?
Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakaeʻa māmālie ʻe Sihova ko e faʻahinga ʻOtua fēfē ia?
Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova”?
1, 2. ʻI hono kehe mei he ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ʻoku anga-fēfē ongoʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
KO E ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané kuo nau fakaʻehiʻehi fakalūkufua mei hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e talateu ʻo e Revised Standard Version ʻo e Tohi Tapú ʻoku pehē ai ʻoku “taʻefeʻunga ʻaupito” ki he siasí ke ui ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ha huafa pē.
2 ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku pōlepole ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke uiʻaki kinautolu ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá pea fakalāngilangiʻi ia. (Lau ʻa e Saame 86:12; ʻAisea 43:10.) Pehē foki, ʻoku tau ongoʻi lāngilangiʻia ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ke ʻilo ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ia ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi hono huafá. (Māt. 6:9) Ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ngalo ko e meʻa lāngilangiʻia ia ke ʻilo ʻa Sihova, tau lāulea angé ki he fehuʻi mahuʻinga ʻe tolu: Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá? Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻokú ne tuha mo hono huafa lahí? Pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova”?
MEʻA ʻOKU ʻUHINGA KI AI ʻA E ʻILOʻI ʻO E HUAFA ʻO E ʻOTUÁ
3. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
3 Ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono ʻiloʻi pē ʻa e foʻi lea “Sihova.” ʻOku ʻuhinga iá ko hono ʻiloʻi ko e faʻahinga ʻOtua fēfē ʻa Sihova. ʻOku kau heni hono ongoongó, hono ngaahi ʻulungāngá, ʻene taumuʻá, pea mo e anga ʻo ʻene ngaahi tōʻongá, tautautefito ki he anga ʻene fakafeangai ki hono kakaí. Hangē ko ia kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene taumuʻá, kuó ne fakaeʻa māmālie ko e faʻahinga ʻOtua fēfē ia. (Pal. 4:18) ʻOku tau ʻilo naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi hono huafá, koeʻuhí naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ʻe ʻIvi hili ʻene fanauʻi ʻa Keiní. (Sēn. 4:1) Ko e kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa Sihova ko Noa, ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, mo Sēkopé naʻa nau toe ʻiloʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau ako lahi ange ko e ʻOtua fēfē ia ʻi heʻene tāpuakiʻi kinautolu, tokanga kia kinautolu, pea fakaeʻa kia kinautolu ʻene taumuʻá. Ki mui ai, naʻe fakaeʻa lahi ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese ʻa e meʻa makehe fekauʻaki mo e ʻuhinga hono huafá.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe Mōsese ki he ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo hono huafá? Ko e hā naʻá ne loto ai ke fakatuipauʻi ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻe fakahaofi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá?
4 Lau ʻa e ʻEkisōtosi 3:10-15. ʻI he taimi naʻe taʻu 80 ai ʻa Mōsesé, naʻe fekauʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá: “ʻOmi mei Isipite ʻa hoku kakai ko haʻa Isileli.” Naʻe ʻeke leva ʻe Mōsese kia Sihova ʻa e fehuʻi mātuʻaki mohu ʻuhinga: ‘Kapau ʻe ʻeke mai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ko hai ho huafá, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke u tala angé?’ Kuo ʻilo ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa hono huafá ʻi ha taimi fuoloa, ko ia ko e hā hono ʻuhinga naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe Mōsese ʻa e fehuʻi ko ení? Naʻá ne loto ke ʻilo lahi ange ko e ʻOtua fēfē ʻa Sihova. Naʻe loto ʻa Mōsese ke fakatuipauʻi ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻe fakahaofi moʻoni kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá. Pea ʻoku lava ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhingá. Kuo nofo pōpula ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ha taimi fuoloa pea mahalo pē naʻa nau veiveiua pe ʻe lava ʻe Sihova ke tokoniʻi kinautolu. Ko e kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi kuo aʻu ʻo nau lotu ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻIsipite!—ʻIsi. 20:7, 8.
5. Ko e hā naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova fekauʻaki mo hono huafá kia Mōsesé?
5 Ko e hā ʻa e tali ʻa Sihova kia Mōsesé? Naʻá ne pehē ʻoku totonu kia Mōsese ke ne tala ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “[Ko] Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi kui . . . kuo ne fekau au kiate kimoutolu.” Naʻá ne toe tala ange kia Mōsese ke ne pehē: “Ko KO-AU-AI PE kuo ne fekau atu kiate kimoutolu.”a ʻI he ngaahi lea ko ení, naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ha meʻa mahuʻinga fekauʻaki mo ia tonu. Te ne hoko ki ha meʻa pē ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ke hoko ki aí, pe te ne fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne faí, ke ʻai ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá ke hoko moʻoni. Pea ko iá ko ha ʻOtua ʻokú ne fai maʻu pē ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne talaʻofá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe tānaki mai ai ʻe Sihova: “Ko hoku hingoa ia ʻo taʻengata, pea ko hoku fakamanatu ia ki he toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata.” Ko e ngaahi lea ko ení kuo pau naʻe maongo loloto ia kia Mōsese pea ʻai ke mālohi ai ʻene tuí!
FAKAHAAʻI ʻE SIHOVA ʻOKÚ NE TUHA MO HONO HUAFÁ
6, 7. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofá?
6 ʻIkai fuoloa hili ʻa e lea ʻa Sihova kia Mōsesé, naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofa ki aí ʻo ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa ʻIsileli. Naʻá ne tauteaʻi ʻa ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻa e mala ʻe hongofulu pea fakahaaʻi ko Felo mo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻIsipité naʻe ʻikai hanau mālohi. (ʻEki. 12:12) Naʻe fakamavaeua leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e Tahi Kulokulá, ʻo taki atu ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, pea naʻe melemo ai ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú. (Saame 136:13-15) ʻI he toafá, naʻe fakahaofi moʻui ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻaki hono ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e meʻakai mo e vai. Naʻa mo honau ngaahi kofú mo e ngaahi suú naʻe ʻikai mokulu. (Teu. 1:19; 29:5) Ko e kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa Sihova mei hono fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne talaʻofa ke faí. Naʻá ne pehē ki mui ange kia ʻAisea: “Ko au, ko au pe ʻa Sihova; pea ka tuku au, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku fai fakamoʻui.”—ʻAi. 43:11.
7 Ko Siosiua, ʻa e taki hono hoko ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻá ne toe sio ki he ngaahi ngāue fakaofo kuo fai ʻe Sihova ʻi ʻIsipité pea ʻi he toafá. Ko ia ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻuí, naʻe malava ke tala ange ʻe Siosiua ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he kotoa ʻo homou loto, mo e kotoa ʻo homou laumalie, kuo ʻikai to kelekele ha momoʻi meʻa ʻe taha ʻi he ngaahi lelei fuape naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua maʻamoutolu; kuo hoko kotoa pe kiate kimoutolu, kuo ʻikai ke hala ha meʻa ʻe taha.” (Sios. 23:14) Naʻe fai tofu pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofa ke faí.
8. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofá?
8 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku toe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofa ke faí. Naʻá ne tomuʻa tala fakafou ʻi hono ʻAló ko e lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ko e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻe malangaʻi ia “ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmani kuo nofoʻí.” (Māt. 24:14) Ko Sihova pē ʻoku malava ke ne tomuʻa tala ʻa e ngāue ko ení peá ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku fai ia. Pea ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e kakai lāuvale ke nau fai ia! (Ngā. 4:13) Ko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau malangaʻi ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí, ʻoku tau tokoni ki hono fakahoko ʻa e kikite ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻOku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻetau Tamaí pea fakahaaʻi ko ʻetau fakamātoato ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lotu ai: “Tuku ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ho huafá. Tuku ke hoko mai ho Puleʻangá. Tuku ke fai ho finangaló, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní, ke pehē foki ʻi māmani.”—Māt. 6:9, 10.
ʻOKU LAHI HONO HUAFÁ
9, 10. Ko e hā ha toe meʻa ʻoku tau ako fekauʻaki mo Sihova mei he anga ʻene fakafeangai ki he kau ʻIsilelí?
9 Taimi nounou hili ʻa e mavahe ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, naʻe fakaeʻa lahi ange ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu kiate kinautolu. Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fuakava Lao mo kinautolu pea talaʻofa ange te ne tokanga kia kinautolu ʻi he founga ʻoku tokanga ai ha husepāniti ki hono uaifí. (Sel. 3:14) Pea ko e kau ʻIsilelí naʻa nau hoko ʻo hangē ha uaifí kia Sihova. Ko ha kakai kinautolu naʻe uiʻaki hono huafá. (ʻAi. 54:5, 6) Kapau naʻa nau talangofua ki heʻene ngaahi fekaú, te ne tāpuakiʻi kinautolu, maluʻi kinautolu, pea ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e nonga. (Nōm. 6:22-27) ʻE ʻiloʻi ʻe he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai ha toe ʻOtua ʻe hangē ko Sihová. (Lau ʻa e Teutalōnome 4:5-8; Saame 86:7-10.) ʻI he hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine tokolahi mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kehé naʻa nau fili ke lotu kia Sihova. Naʻa nau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau hangē ko ia ko e Mōape ko Luté, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē kia Nāomi: “Ko ho kakai ko hoku kakai, pea ko ho ʻOtua ko hoku ʻOtua.”—Lute 1:16.
10 ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 1,500, naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa lahi ange pe ko e faʻahinga ʻOtua fēfē ia ʻi he anga ʻo ʻene fakafeangai ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Neongo naʻa nau toutou talangataʻa kiate ia, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e meesi mo e kātaki lahi kia kinautolu. (ʻEki. 34:5-7) Ka ko e kātaki ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻi ai hono ngataʻanga. ʻI he fakafisi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha puleʻanga ke nau tui kia Sīsū pea nau tāmateʻi iá, naʻe ʻikai malava ke toe uiʻaki kinautolu ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Māt. 23:37, 38) Kia Sihova, naʻa nau hoko ʻo hangē ko ha ʻakau mate, mo mōmoá. (Luke 23:31) Naʻe fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ki mui ange ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
11. Ko e hā naʻe tuku ai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻenau ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
11 Hili ha taimi ʻe niʻihi, naʻe kamata ke maʻu ʻe he kau Siú ha fakakaukau hala fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau fakakaukau ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe fuʻu māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻikai totonu ke leaʻaki ia ʻe ha taha. (ʻEki. 20:7) Ko hono olá, naʻe faai atu pē ʻo nau tuku hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kuo pau pē naʻe ongoʻi loto-mamahi ʻa Sihova ke sio ki hono fuʻu taʻefakaʻapaʻapaʻi lahi hono huafá. (Saame 78:40, 41) ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová kiate ia. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻokú ne fuaʻa koeʻuhi ko hono huafá. Koeʻuhi naʻe taʻefakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová, naʻe ʻikai ai ke nau kei tuha mo ia. (ʻEki. 34:14) ʻOku akoʻi mai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ke fakafeangai ki he huafa hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻaki ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa lahi.
KO HA KAKAI FOʻOU KUO UIʻAKI ʻA E HUAFA ʻO E ʻOTUÁ
12. Ko hai naʻe hoko ko e kakai naʻe ui ʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
12 Fakafou ʻia Selemaia, naʻe talaʻofa ai ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē te ne fai “ha fuakava foʻou,” pe aleapau, mo ha puleʻanga foʻou. Ko e kau mēmipa kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga ko ení, “mei he siʻi ki he lahi,” te nau “ʻilo ʻa Sihova.” (Sel. 31:31, 33, 34) Naʻe fai ʻanefē ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fuakava foʻou ko ení? Naʻe fai ia ʻi he Penitekosi he taʻu 33. Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fuakava foʻoú mo hai? ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku ui kinautolu ko e “ʻIsileli ʻa e ʻOtua,” pea ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻangá kotoa. ʻOku lave ʻa Sihova kia kinautolu ko ha “kakai ʻoku ui ʻaki ʻa hoku huafá.”—Kal. 6:16; lau ʻa e Ngāue 15:14-17; Māt. 21:43.
13. (a) Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻilo iá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hoʻo ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá?
13 Ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané, ʻa ia ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e puleʻanga foʻou ko ení, naʻa nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻa nau ngāueʻaki hono huafá ʻi he taimi naʻa nau lave ai ki he Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepeluú.b ʻI he taimi naʻe lea ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki ha kulupu tokolahi ʻo e kau ʻIsileli mo e kau ului Siu ʻi he Penitekosi he taʻu 33, naʻá ne ngāueʻaki tuʻo lahi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Ngā. 2:14, 20, 21, 25, 34) Koeʻuhi naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ʻa Sihova, naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tala ai ki he niʻihi kehé hono huafá pea fakahaaʻi ia kia kinautolu ʻi heʻenau Tohi Tapú, ʻoku toe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngāué. Ko ha lāngilangi ia kia kitautolu ke ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he kakaí ʻa Sihova ʻi he founga ko ení. Pea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau kumi ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava ke hoko eni ko e kamataʻanga ia ʻo ha kaungāmeʻa fakaofo mo Sihova ʻa ia ʻe tupu ʻo mālohi ange pea iku ʻo taʻengata.
14, 15. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē kuo maluʻi ʻe Sihova hono huafá?
14 Ki mui ange, tautautefito hili ʻa e mate ʻa e kau ʻapositoló, naʻe kamata ʻa e niʻihi ke fakameleʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi akonaki loi. (2 Tes. 2:3-7) Ko e kau faiako loi ko ení naʻe aʻu ʻo nau muimui ki he talatukufakaholo faka-Siú ʻi he ʻikai ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova hono huafá ke puli atu? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi iá? ʻOku ʻikai nai ke tau ʻiloʻi tonu mātē ʻa e founga naʻe puʻaki ai ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he kuohilí, ka kuo hao mai hono huafá. ʻI he laui afeʻi taʻu, ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo ʻi he ngaahi liliu Tohi Tapu lahi pea ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻa e kau mataotao Tohi Tapú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he 1757, naʻe tohi ʻe Charles Peters ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ʻuhinga ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá pe ko e ʻOtua fēfē ʻa Sihova ʻo lelei ange ia ʻi ha toe hingoa fakalakanga pē. ʻI ha tohi he 1797 fekauʻaki mo e lotu ki he ʻOtuá, naʻe tohi ai ʻe Hopton Haynes ʻo pehē ko e Sihová ʻa e huafa naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau Siú ki he ʻOtuá, “ʻa ia toko taha pē naʻa nau lotu ki aí; ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Kalaisi mo ʻene kau ʻApositoló.” Ko Henelī Kulū (1781-1862) naʻe ʻikai ke ne ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ka naʻá ne toe mahinoʻi foki ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo taʻefakalāngilangiʻi pea kuo pau ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi. Pehē foki, fakatouʻosi ʻa Siaosi Sitoasi (1796-1879) mo Charles T. Russell, ʻa ia naʻá na ngāue fakatahá, naʻá na ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá.
15 Naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e taʻu 1931 ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻi heʻene toki aʻu mai ki aí, naʻe ui kinautolu ia ko e Kau Ako Tohi Tapu Fakavahaʻapuleʻanga. Ka ʻi he taʻu ko iá, naʻa nau tali ʻa e hingoa Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. (ʻAi. 43:10-12) Naʻa nau ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he māmaní naʻa nau pōlepoleʻaki ʻenau hoko ko “ha kakai maʻa hono huafá” pea ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Ngā. 15:14) ʻI heʻetau fakakaukau atu ki he founga kuo maluʻi ai ʻe Sihova hono huafá, ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kia kitautolu ʻene ngaahi lea ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Malakai 1:11: “Mei he hopoʻangalaʻa ʻo aʻu ki hono toʻanga, ʻoku fotu hoku hingoa ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga.”
ʻALUʻAKI ʻA E HUAFA ʻO SIHOVÁ
16. ʻOku totonu ke tau ongoʻi fēfē fekauʻaki mo hono uiʻaki ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová?
16 Naʻe tohi ʻa e palōfita ko Maiká: “Ko e ngaahi kakai katoa ʻoku nau ʻaluʻaki taki taha ʻa e huafa ʻo hono ʻotua, pea ko kitautolu te tau ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” (Mai. 4:5) Ke uiʻaki e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá hono huafá ʻi he taimi ko iá, naʻe mahulu hake ia ʻi ha lāngilangi lahi pē. Naʻe toe ʻai ai kinautolu ke nau falala-pau kuo nau maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Lau ʻa e Malakai 3:16-18.) ʻOku pehē ʻa e anga hoʻo ongoʻí? ʻOkú ke ngāue mālohi ke “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova”?
17. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova”?
17 Ke “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova,” kuo pau ke tau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻikai toe siʻi hifo ʻi he tolú. ʻUluakí, kuo pau ke tau tala ki he niʻihi kehé fekauʻaki mo e huafa ko iá, koeʻuhí ko e tokotaha pē “ʻoku ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻe fakahaofi.” (Loma 10:13) Uá, kuo pau ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sihová, tautautefito ki he ʻofá. Tolú, kuo pau ke tau talangofua loto-lelei ki he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻi he founga ko iá, fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻetau Tamaí. (1 Sio. 4:8; 5:3) Te ke hokohoko atu ke “ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua” ʻo taʻengata?
18. Ko e hā ʻoku hanga atu ai ki he kahaʻú ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová?
18 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau tukunoaʻi ʻa Sihova pe angatuʻu kiate iá ʻe vavé ni ke nau ʻilo ko hai ia. (ʻIsi. 38:23) ʻOku nau hangē ko Feló ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Ko hai ʻa Sihova ke u tokanga ai ki heʻene lea?” Naʻe pau kia Felo ke ne sio ko ha ʻOtua lahi ʻa Sihova. (ʻEki. 5:1, 2; 9:16; 12:29) Ka kuo tau fili ke ʻilo ʻa Sihova pea hoko ko hono ngaahi kaumeʻa. ʻOku tau pōlepole ke hoko ko ʻene kakai talangofua pea hoko ʻo uiʻaki hono huafá. ʻOku tau hanga atu ki he kahaʻú koeʻuhí ʻoku tau falala ki he talaʻofa ʻi he Saame 9:10: “ʻE falala kiate koe ʻa haʻa maheni ki ho huafa; he talaʻehai kuo ke liʻaki, ʻe Sihova, ʻa e kau kumi ki he ʻAfiona.”
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a Ko e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ko ha faʻunga ia ʻo e foʻi veape faka-Hepelū ʻoku ʻuhingá “ke hoko.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e “Sihová” “ʻOkú Ne Fakatupunga ke Hoko.”
b Ko e huafa ʻo Sihová naʻe ʻi he konga tohi faka-Hepelū naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he muʻaki kau Kalisitiané. Ko e huafa ʻo Sihová naʻe toe ʻi he muʻaki ngaahi tatau nai ʻo e Septuagint, ko ha liliu faka-Kalisi ʻo e Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepeluú.
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Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea naʻe ʻai ai ke mālohi ʻa ʻene tuí
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Naʻe fakafisi ʻa Felo ke tali ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua māfimafi-aoniú