Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
ʻAOKOSI 3-9
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 13-14
“Tuʻu Maʻu ʻo Mamata ki he Fakamoʻui ʻa Sihová”
(ʻEkisoto 14:13, 14) Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Mōsese ki he kakaí: “ʻOua ʻe ilifia. Tuʻu maʻu ʻo mamata ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihová ʻa ia te ne fai maʻamoutolu he ʻaho ní. He ko e kau ʻIsipite ʻa ia ʻoku mou sio ki ai he ʻaho ní, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito faifai ange pea mou toe sio ki ai. 14 Ko Sihova tonu ʻe faitau maʻamoutolu, pea te mou hanganaki fakalongo pē.”
Mōsese—Ko ha Tangata Tui Mālohi
Naʻe ʻikai nai ke ʻilo ʻe Mōsese ko e ʻOtuá te ne fakamavaeua ʻa e Tahi Kulokulá, ʻo fakaʻatā ai ha fonongaʻanga ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Neongo ia, naʻe tuipau ʻa Mōsese ʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha meʻa ke maluʻi Hono kakaí. Pea naʻe loto ʻa Mōsese ke maʻu ʻe hono kaungā-ʻIsilelí ʻa e tuipau tatau. ʻOku tau lau: “Naʻe lea ʻa Mosese ki he kakai, ʻOua ʻe manavahe; mou tuʻu pe ʻo mamata ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova, ʻa ia te ne fai maʻamoutolu he ʻaho ni.” (ʻEkisoto 14:13) Naʻe lavameʻa ʻa Mōsese ʻi hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e tui ʻa hono kaungā-ʻIsilelí? ʻIo, he ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku ʻikai ko Mōsese pē ka ko e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻI he tuí naʻa nau ʻalu atu ai ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá ʻo hangē ia haʻanau ʻalu ʻi ha fonua mōmoá.” (Hepelū 11:29) Ko e tui ʻa Mōsesé naʻe ʻikai ke ʻaonga pē kiate ia ka ki he tokotaha kotoa naʻe ako mei aí.
(ʻEkisoto 14:21, 22) Naʻe mafao atu leva ʻe Mōsese hono nimá ki he tahí; pea naʻe fakafoki ʻe Sihova ʻa e tahí ʻaki ha matangi hahake mālohi ʻi he poó kotoa, ʻo ʻai ai ʻa e kilisitahí ke hoko ko ha kelekele mōmoa, pea naʻe mavaeua ʻa e ngaahi vaí. 22 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he loto tahí ʻi he kelekele mōmoá, lolotonga ia naʻe tuʻu fakakauʻā ʻa e ngaahi vaí ʻi honau tafaʻaki toʻomataʻú pea ʻi honau toʻohemá.
Māfimafi-Aoniu ka ʻOku Anga-Fakaʻatuʻi
13 Lau ʻa e ʻEkisoto 14:19-22. Sioloto atu ʻokú ke ʻi ai mo e kau ʻIsilelí. ʻOkú ke fihia. ʻOku ʻi mui ʻiate koe ʻa e kau tau ʻIsipité, pea ʻi muʻa ʻa e Tahi Kulokulá. ʻOku ngāue mai leva ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e pou ʻao naʻe faʻa ʻi muʻa ʻiate koé ʻoku hiki ki mui ʻi he ʻapitangá, ʻo tuʻu ʻi ho vahaʻa mo e kau ʻIsipité. Ko eni ʻoku nau ʻi he fakapoʻulí, ka ʻoku kāpui ho ʻapitangá ʻe ha maama fakaofo! ʻOkú ke sio leva ki he mafao atu ʻa e nima ʻo Mōsesé ki he tahí, pea ʻoku haʻu ha matangi mālohi mei he hahaké, ʻo ne vaheʻi ha hala fālahi ʻo aʻu ki he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá. Ko ia ko koe, mo ho fāmilí, mo hoʻo fanga manú kotoa ʻoku mou lue ʻi he kilisitahí ʻi ha founga maau fakataha mo e toenga ʻo e kakaí. ʻOkú ke ofo ʻi he ʻikai ke pelepela mo hekeheke ʻa e kelekelé. ʻOku mōmoa mo mātuʻaki fefeka, ko ia ʻoku faingofua ke lue ai. Ko hono olá, naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻoku māmālie taha ʻenau lué ʻoku lava ke nau aʻu lelei ki he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá.
(ʻEkisoto 14:26-28) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “Mafao atu ho nimá ki he tahí koeʻuhi ke lava ʻo foki mai ʻa e ngaahi vaí ki he kau ʻIsipité, ko ʻenau ngaahi saliote taú, mo ʻenau kau tangata heka hōsí.” 27 Naʻe mafao atu ʻe Mōsese he taimi pē ko iá ʻa hono nimá ki he tahí, pea ʻi he pongipongi haké, naʻe foki mai ʻa e tahí ki hono tuʻunga anga-mahení. ʻI he hola mei ai ʻa e kau ʻIsipité, naʻe tupeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ki he loto tahí. 28 Naʻe ʻufiʻufi ʻe he ngaahi vai naʻe foki maí ʻa e ngaahi saliote taú mo e kau tangata heka hōsí mo e kau tau kotoa ʻa Felo ʻa ia naʻa nau tulimui atu ʻiate kinautolu ki he loto tahí. Naʻe ʻikai tuku ke hao ha taha ʻi honau lotolotongá.
Kuo Pau ke ʻOua Naʻa Ngalo ʻIate Koe ʻa Sihova
Lolotonga ʻa e fāinga ʻa e kau ʻIsipité mo ʻenau ngaahi saliote tau kuo maumaú, ne aʻu kotoa ai ʻa ʻIsileli ki he matātahi fakahahaké. Naʻe mafao atu he taimi ko ení ʻe Mōsese ʻa hono nimá ki he Tahi Kulokulá. ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kauʻā vai naʻá ne faʻu ʻa e halá ke haʻulu hifo. Naʻe lōmakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e toni vai ʻe laui miliona ʻa Felo mo ʻene kau taú, ʻo nau melemo ai. Naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻo e ngaahi fili ko iá ʻe hao. Naʻe tauʻatāina ʻa ʻIsileli!—Eki. 14:26-28; Sāme 136:13-15.
Ko e ongoongo ʻo e meʻa ko eni naʻe hokó naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí ke nau ilifia fuoloa. (Eki. 15:14-16) ʻI he taʻu ʻe 40 ki mui ai, naʻe tala ange ʻe Lēhapi ki ha ongo tangata ʻIsileli: “Kuo vai ʻa e loto ʻo e kakai kotoa pe ʻo e fonua ni koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu. He kuo mau fanongo ki he fakamatuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e Tahi Kulokula ʻi homou ʻao ʻi hoʻomou hu mai mei Isipite.” (Sios. 2:9, 10) Naʻa mo e ngaahi puleʻanga pangani ko iá naʻe ʻikai ngalo ʻia kinautolu ʻa hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e ʻuhinga lahi ange ke nau manatuʻi ia.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 13:17) Pea ʻi he taimi naʻe tuku atu ai ʻe Felo ʻa e kakaí ke nau ʻalú, naʻe ʻikai ke taki kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he hala ʻo e fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá, neongo naʻe ofi ia. He naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “ʻE liliu nai ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa e kakaí ʻi he taimi te nau fehangahangai ai mo e taú pea te nau foki ki ʻIsipite.”
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Hala Lahi, Hala
Talu mei he taimi ʻo e kuonga muʻá ko e ngaahi koló mo e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi he feituʻu Pālesitainé naʻe fakafehokotaki kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi hala lahí mo e ngaahi halanga fefakatauʻaki mahuʻinga. (Nōm. 20:17-19; 21:21, 22; 22:5, 21-23; Sios. 2:22; Fkm. 21:19; 1 Sām. 6:9, 12; 13:17, 18) Ko e hala lahi mei ʻIsipite ki he ongo kolo Filisitia ko Kesa mo ʻAsikeloní, naʻe ʻalu fakatokelau-hahake ʻo hanga ki Mekito. ʻOku hoko atu ki Hāsoa ki he fakatonga ʻo e Tahi Kālelí, pea taki atu leva ki Tāmasikusi. Ko e fou atu ko eni ʻi Filisitiá ʻa e hala nounou taha mei ʻIsipite ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa nau hoko ʻo loto-siʻi ʻi hano ʻohofi ʻe he kau Filisitiá naʻe tataki anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ha hala kehe.—ʻEki. 13:17.
(ʻEkisoto 14:2) “Tala ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke nau tafoki ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi muʻa ʻi Piheloti, ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Mikitoli mo e tahí, ʻo hanga ki Pēali-sefoni. Ke mou ʻapitanga ʻi he veʻe tahí ʻo hanga ki ai.
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Hiki-Atu
Ko fē ʻa e feituʻu naʻe fakamaha ai ʻa e Tahi Kulokulá kae malava ke kolosi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí?
ʻI heʻenau aʻu atu ki ʻĒtamí “ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e toafá” naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese ke nau “tafoki ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi muʻa ʻi Piheloti . . . ʻi he veʻe tahí.” Ko e ngaʻunu ko ení naʻá ne ʻai ʻa Felo ke tui ko e kau ʻIsilelí naʻa nau “hē holo ʻi he puputuʻu.” (ʻEki. 13:20; 14:1-3) ʻOku tui ʻa e kau mataotaó ko e hala el Haj naʻe ngalingali ko e halá ia. ʻOku nau pehē ko e veape faka-Hepelū ki he “tafoki” ʻoku hangē ko ha fekau, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga pē ia ki he “afe” ka ʻoku ʻuhingá naʻa nau maʻu ha fakaʻilonga pau ke tafoki ai. ʻOku nau pehē ʻi he aʻu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki ʻĒtamí naʻa nau tafoki ʻo hanga mai ki Piheloti ʻo haʻu ki ai. Heʻikai ke faingofua ki he kau ʻIsilelí koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tokolahí ke hola kapau ʻe ʻohofi kinautolu mei he tokelau. ʻE hā ngali te nau fihia koeʻuhi ko e tahí ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá.
Ko e kau mataotao tokolahi ʻoku ʻikai ke nau tui tatau mo e fakakaukau ko ení. Kae kehe, ko e talatukufakaholo faka-Siú ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí, ʻoku nau poupouʻi eni. Ka ko e mahuʻinga angé ʻoku poupouʻi heni ʻa e fakamatala fakalūkufua ʻo e Tohi Tapú. (ʻEki. 14:9-16) Naʻe kolosi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe fuʻu faingataʻa kia Felo mo ʻene kau taú ke takai hake ʻo taliʻi kinautolu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha.—ʻEki. 14:22, 23.
ʻAOKOSI 10-16
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 15-16
“Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he Hiva”
(ʻEkisoto 15:1, 2) ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe hivaʻi ai ʻe Mōsese mo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e hivá ni kia Sihova: “Tuku ke u hiva kia Sihova, he kuo hoko ʻo hakeakiʻi lahi ia. Ko e hōsí mo ia ʻoku heka aí kuó ne fakapuna ki he tahí. 2 Ko hoku mālohingá mo hoku iví ʻa Iā, he kuó ne hoko ko hoku fakamoʻuiʻanga. Ko eni ʻa hoku ʻOtuá, pea te u fakahīkihikiʻi ia; ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku tamaí, pea te u hakeakiʻi ia.
Ko e Hā ke Manavahē Ai ki he ʻOtua Moʻoní ʻi he Taimí Ni?
11 ʻI hono fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau tau ʻa ʻIsipité naʻe hakeakiʻi ai ia ʻi he vakai ʻa e kakai naʻe lotu kiate iá mo ʻiloa lahi ai ʻa hono huafá. (Siosiua 2:9, 10; 4:23, 24) ʻIo, naʻe fakamāʻolungaʻi ai ʻa hono huafá ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua loi mo vaivai ʻo ʻIsipité, ʻa ia naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau fakahaofi ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau lotu kiate kinautolú. Ko e falala ki honau ngaahi ʻotuá mo e tangata matengofuá mo e mālohi fakakautaú naʻe iku ki ha loto mamahi lahi ʻaupito. (Sāme 146:3) ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ai ʻi hono ueʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau hiva ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa ia naʻe hā mei ai ʻa e manavahē lelei ki he ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻa ia ʻokú ne mālohi ʻo fakahaofi ʻa hono kakaí!
(ʻEkisoto 15:11) Ko hai ʻi he ngaahi ʻotuá ʻoku hangē ko koé, ʻe Sihova? Ko hai ʻoku hangē ko koé, ʻo fakahaaʻi hoʻo kaukaua ʻi he māʻoniʻoní? Ko e Tokotaha ke manavahēʻia ʻaki ha ngaahi hiva ʻo e fakahīkihiki, ko e Tokotaha ʻoku fai meʻa fakaofo lahi.
(ʻEkisoto 15:18) Ko Sihová te ne pule ko e tuʻi ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata.
Ko e Hā ke Manavahē Ai ki he ʻOtua Moʻoní ʻi he Taimí Ni?
15 Kapau naʻa tau hao ʻo tuʻu mo Mōsese, ko e moʻoni naʻe ueʻi kitautolu ke tau hiva: “Ko hai ʻi he ngaahi ʻOtua ʻoku tatau mo koe, ʻe Sihova? Ko hai ʻoku tatau mo koe, ko e langilangiʻia ʻi he maʻoniʻoni, ko e manavaheʻia ʻi he fakamalo, ko e fai meʻa fakaofo?” (ʻEkisoto 15:11) Talu mei he taimi ko iá mo hono ongona ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau peheé ʻi he ngaahi senitulí. ʻI he tohi fakamuimui ʻo e Tohitapú, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ha kulupu ʻo e kau sevāniti pani anga-tonu ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Naʻa nau hiva ʻi he hiva ʻa Mosese ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtua, pea mo e hiva ʻa e Lami.” Ko e hā ʻa e hiva mālie ko ʻení? “ʻOku lahi mo fakaofo hoʻo ngāue, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko e ʻOtua Aoniu; ʻoku totonu mo moʻoni ho ngaahi ʻalunga, ʻa koe ko e Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi Kuonga. Ko hai ʻe ʻikai ʻapasia ki he ʻAfiona, mo fakahikihikiʻi ho huafa? He ko koe toko taha ʻoku maʻoniʻoni?”—Fakahā 15:2-4.
16 Ko ia ʻi he ʻahó ni foki ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kau lotu kuo fakatauʻatāinaʻi, ʻa ia ʻoku nau houngaʻia ʻo ʻikai ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakatupu pē ʻa e toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá ka ʻi heʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní foki. Kuo fakatauʻatāinaʻi fakalaumālie ʻa e kakai mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē, fakamavaheʻi mei he māmani kuo ʻuliʻi ko ʻení koeʻuhi he ʻoku nau tokaʻi mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he taʻu kotoa pē, ʻoku hola ai ʻa e laui kilu mei he māmani ko ʻeni kuo ʻuliʻí ʻo nofo ʻi he kautaha maʻa mo anga-tonu ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová. ʻOku vavé ni, ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau kakaha ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he lotu loí pea mo e fakaʻauha ʻa e toenga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení, te nau moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani foʻou māʻoniʻoni.
(ʻEkisoto 15:20, 21) Ko Meliame leva ko e palōfita fefiné, ʻa e tuofefine ʻo ʻĒloné, naʻá ne toʻo ha nafa ʻi hono nimá, pea naʻe muimui kiate ia ʻa e kau fefine kotoa pē fakataha mo ha ngaahi nafa pea fai mo ha ngaahi meʻe. Naʻe hiva ʻa Meliame ʻi he tali ki he kau tangatá: “Hiva kia Sihova, he kuo hoko ʻo hakeakiʻi lahi ia. Ko e hōsí mo ia ʻoku heka aí kuó ne fakapuna ki he tahí.”
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Fasi
Ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi hiva fakakulupu ʻIsilelí naʻe hā ngali ko e hiva fetāliaki pe ko ha solo mo ha kau tali. ʻI he Tohi Tapú ʻoku hā ngali ʻoku ʻuhinga eni ki he ‘fetāliaki.’ (ʻEki. 15:21; 1 Sām. 18:6, 7) Ko e founga hiva ko ení ʻoku hā ia ʻi he founga tofu pē naʻe hiki ai ʻa e saame ʻe niʻihi ʻo hangē ko e Saame 136. ʻI he taimi ʻo Nehemaiá ko e ongo kau hiva fakafetaʻi ʻi he fakatapui ʻo e ʻā ʻo Selusalema naʻe fakahuʻunga ai naʻa nau hiva fetāliaki.—Nehe. 12:31, 38, 40-42.
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Palōfita Fefine
Ko Meliame ʻa e tokotaha naʻe fuofua fakanofo ko ha palōfita fefine ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻomai ʻa e pōpoakí ʻo fakafou nai ʻi he hiva fakamānavaʻi. (ʻEki. 15:20, 21) Ko ia mo ʻĒlone ʻoku lēkooti naʻá na pehē kia Mōsese: “He ko Mōsese pē koā kuo folofola ki ai ʻa Sihová?” (Nōm. 12:2) Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko Maiká naʻá ne “tuku atu ʻa Mōsese, ʻĒlone, mo Meliame” ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi hono ʻomai kinautolu mei ʻIsipité. (Mai. 6:4) Naʻe maʻu ʻe Meliame ʻa e monū ke ʻomai ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ko hono monū mei he ʻOtuá naʻe fakangatangata pē ʻo kehe ia meia Mōsese. ʻI he ʻikai ke ne tauhi hono tuʻunga totonú naʻá ne faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono tauteaʻi lahi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá.—Nōm. 12:1-15.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 16:13) Ko ia ʻi he efiafi ko iá naʻe haʻu ai ha fanga kueili ʻo nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e ʻapitangá, pea ʻi he pongipongí naʻe ʻi ai ha hahau takatakai ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ʻapitangá.
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Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?
Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fili ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fanga kueilí ke fafangaʻaki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he toafá?
Hili ʻa e Hiki-Atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, naʻe tuʻo ua hono tokonaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kakanoʻi kueili lahi maʻanautolu.—ʻEkisoto 16:13; Nōmipa 11:31.
Ko e kueilí ko ha kiʻi foʻi manupuna ʻoku senitimita nai ʻe 18 hono lōloá pea kalami nai ʻe 100 hono mamafa. ʻOku nau fanafanau ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻo ʻĒsia hihifo mo ʻIulope. Koeʻuhi ko e fanga manupuna fehikitaki eni, ʻi he taimi momokó ʻoku nau ʻi he fakatokelau ʻo ʻAfiliká mo ʻAlepea. Lolotonga ʻenau taimi fehikitakí ko e potanga manupuna ko ení ʻoku nau kolosi ʻi he fakahahake ʻo e Tahi Metiteleniané pea puna fakalaka atu ʻi he toafa Sainaí.
Fakatatau ki ha tikisinale ko e kueilí “ʻoku pōtoʻi mo vave ʻenau puná pea ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa e havilí, ka ʻo ka liliu ʻa e angi ʻo e matangí pe hoko ʻa e manupuná ʻo helaʻia mei he puna lōloá ngalingali ko e fuʻu potangá kotoa ʻe tō ki he kelekele ʻo mate helaʻia.” Ki muʻa ke hoko atu ʻenau fonongá kuo pau ke nau mālōlō ʻi he kelekelé ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe taha pe ua. ʻOku faingofua leva ki he kau tulimanú ke maʻu kinautolu. ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e senituli 20, naʻe fakatau atu ʻe ʻIsipite ʻa e kueili ʻe tolu miliona he taʻu.
Fakatouʻosi ʻa e ongo taimi naʻe fafangaʻiʻaki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e kueilí naʻe ʻi he faʻahitaʻu failaú. Neongo naʻe puna atu maʻu pē ʻa e fanga kueilí ʻi he feituʻu Sainaí ʻi he taimi ko iá ko Sihova ia naʻá ne ʻai “ha matangi” ke ne seʻe ʻa e fanga kueilí ki he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí.—Nōmipa 11:31.
(ʻEkisoto 16:32-34) Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Mōsese: “Ko e meʻa eni kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihová, ‘Fakafonu ha fua oma ʻo ia ko ha meʻa ke tauhi ʻi he kotoa homou ngaahi toʻutangatá, koeʻuhí ke nau sio ai ki he mā naʻá ku ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu ke mou kai ʻi he toafá ʻi he taimi naʻá ku ʻomi ai kimoutolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipité.’” 33 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese kia ʻĒlone: “Toʻo ha siā pea faʻo ki ai ha fua oma ʻo e maná ʻo tuku ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ko ha meʻa ke tauhi ʻi he kotoa ʻo homou ngaahi toʻutangatá.” 34 Hangē tofu pē ko e meʻa naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova kia Mōsesé, naʻe tuku ia ʻe ʻĒlone ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Fakamoʻoní koeʻuhí ke lava ai ʻo fakatolonga ia.
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
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.
ʻAOKOSI 17-23
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 17-18
“Kau Tangata Anga-Fakatōkilaló ʻOku Nau Akoʻi mo Vahevahe ʻa e Fatongiá”
(ʻEkisoto 18:17, 18) Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tamai ʻa e mali ʻo Mōsesé kiate ia: “Ko e meʻa ʻokú ke faí ʻoku ʻikai ke lelei. 18 Ko e moʻoni te ke ongosia, ʻa koe fakatouʻosi mo e kakai ko eni ʻoku nau ʻiate koé, koeʻuhí ko ha kavenga eni ia ʻoku fuʻu lahi kiate koe pea heʻikai lava ke ke fua ia ʻiate koe pē.
Ko Mōsese—Ko ha Tangata ʻo e ʻOfa
Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻofa ki hono kaungā-ʻIsilelí. Naʻa nau ʻiloʻi naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese ke tataki hono kakaí, ko ia naʻa nau ʻunuʻunu kia Mōsese mo honau ngaahi palopalema kehekehé. ʻOku tau lau: “Naʻe tutuʻu mai ʻa e kakai kia Mosese mei he pongipongi ki he efiafi.” (ʻEkisoto 18:13-16) Sioloto atu ki he helaʻia kuo pau ke ʻi ai ʻa Mōsese ʻi he fanongo—he houa ki he houa—ʻi hono huaʻi atu ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻenau ngaahi hohaʻá! Neongo ia, naʻe fiefia ʻa Mōsese ke tokoni ki he kakai naʻá ne ʻofa aí.
(ʻEkisoto 18:21, 22) Ka ʻoku totonu ke ke fili mei he kakaí ʻa e kau tangata lavameʻa ʻoku nau manavahē-ʻOtua, ko e kau tangata falalaʻanga ʻoku nau fehiʻa ki hono maʻu ʻa e tupu taʻetotonú, pea fakanofo ʻa e faʻahingá ni kiate kinautolu ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko afe, ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko teau, ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko nimangofulu, mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko hongofulu. 22 ʻOku totonu ke nau fakamāuʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻi he hoko ha ngaahi meʻá, pea te nau ʻomi kiate koe ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku faingataʻá, ka ko e meʻa iiki kotoa pē te nau fai ʻe kinautolu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuní. ʻAi ke faingofua ange kiate koe ʻaki hono tuku ke nau fua fakataha mo koe ʻa e kavengá.
ʻOku Mātuʻaki Mahuʻinga ʻa e Falalá ki ha Moʻui Fiefia
Ko e kau tangata eni naʻa nau fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaʻotua pau ki muʻa ke fakanofo ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e falalá. Ne nau ʻosi fakahaaʻi ʻa e fakamoʻoni naʻa nau manavahē ki he ʻOtuá; naʻa nau maʻu ha ʻapasia lelei ki he Tokotaha-Fakatupú pea manavahē ke taʻefakahōifua kiate ia. Naʻe hā mahino ki he tokotaha kotoa ko e kau tangatá ni naʻa nau fai ʻenau lelei tahá ke pouaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau fehiʻa ki he mānumanú, ʻa ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e mālohi fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa ia te ne taʻofi kinautolu mei he hoko ʻo fakameleʻi ʻe he mafaí. ʻE ʻikai te nau ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e falalá koeʻuhi ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi meʻa fakafoʻituitui ʻanautolú pe ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e kāingá pe ngaahi kaumeʻá.
(ʻEkisoto 18:24, 25) Naʻe fanongo leva ʻa Mōsese ki he tamai ʻa hono malí peá ne fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne leaʻakí. 25 Naʻe fili ʻe Mōsese ʻa e kau tangata lavameʻa mei ʻIsileli kotoa ʻo fakanofo kinautolu ko e ngaahi ʻulu ki he kakaí, ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko afe, ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko teau, ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko nimangofulu, mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ki he ngaahi toko hongofulu.
ʻOku Taki ʻe he Anga-Tonú ʻa e Kau Faitotonú
Ko Mōsese foki naʻe anga-fakanānā mo anga-fakatōkilalo. ʻI heʻene hoko ʻo ongosia ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi palopalema ʻa e niʻihi kehé, naʻe fokotuʻu ange ʻe heʻene tamai-ʻi-he-fono ko Seteloó ʻa e fakaleleiʻanga ʻaonga: Vahevahe atu ha ngaahi fatongia ki he kau tangata taau kehé. ʻI hono fakatokangaʻi ʻa hono ngaahi ngataʻangá tonu, naʻe tali fakapotopoto ai ʻe Mōsese ʻa e fokotuʻú. (Ekisoto 18:17-26; Nōmipa 12:3) Ko ha tangata anga-fakanānā ʻoku ʻikai te ne taʻeloto ke tuku ʻa e mafaí ki he niʻihi kehé, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne tailiili ki ha mole nai ʻa hono mafaí ʻi hono vahevahe atu ʻa e ngaahi fatongia totonú mo e kau tangata taau kehé. (Nōmipa 11:16, 17, 26-29) ʻI hono kehé, ʻokú ne vēkeveke ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau laka ki muʻa fakalaumālie. (1 Tīmote 4:15) ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau fai pehē foki?
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 17:11-13) Lolotonga ʻa e kei hiki ki ʻolunga ʻe Mōsese ʻa hono ongo nimá, naʻe ikuna ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, ka ʻi heʻene tuku pē ki lalo ʻa hono ongo nimá, naʻe ikuna ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí. 12 ʻI he mamafa ʻa e ongo nima ʻo Mōsesé, naʻá na toʻo ha fuʻu maka ʻo tuku ʻi lalo ʻiate ia, pea naʻá ne tangutu ai. Naʻe puke leva ʻe ʻĒlone mo Hua ʻa hono ongo nimá, ko e tokotaha ʻi he tafaʻaki taki taha, ko ia naʻe tuʻu maʻu ai pē ʻa hono ongo nimá ʻo aʻu ki he tō ʻa e laʻaá. 13 Ko ia naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe Siosiua ʻa ʻAmaleki mo hono kakaí ʻaki ʻa e heletaá.
“Oua Naa Tuku ke Vaivai Ho Nima”
14 Naʻe tokoni ʻa ʻĒlone mo Hua ki hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e nima ʻo Mōsesé ʻaki hono pukepuke ia lolotonga ʻa e tau mo e kau ʻAmalekí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻe lava foki ke tau kumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke poupouʻi ai mo tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku faingataʻaʻia hotau fanga tokoua ʻe niʻihi koeʻuhí ko e taʻumotuʻá, mahamahakí, fakatanga mei honau fāmilí, taʻelatá, pe mole ha taha ʻofeina. ʻE lava foki ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e toʻutupu ʻoku tenge maʻu pē ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku halá pe ke nau kumi ki he lavameʻa ʻi he māmani ko ení. (1 Tes. 3:1-3; 5:11, 14) Kumi ha ngaahi founga ke fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e mahuʻingaʻia moʻoni ʻi he niʻihi kehe ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, lolotonga ha houa kai fakataha, pe ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke talanoa ai ʻi he telefoní.
(ʻEkisoto 17:14) Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “Tohi eni ko ha fakamanatu ʻi he tohí pea toe leaʻaki ia kia Siosiua, ‘Te u tafiʻi fakaʻaufuli ʻa e manatu ki ʻAmalekí mei he lalo langí.’”
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Tohi Fakamānavaʻi
ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko e ngaahi tohi ko eni ʻa Mōsesé naʻe fakamānavaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá pea ko ha fakahinohino alafalalaʻanga ki he lotu maʻá. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha fili pē ʻe Mōsese ke ne hoko ko e taki mo e pule ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Ko hono moʻoní ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí naʻe ʻikai ke ne tali. (ʻEki. 3:10, 11; 4:10-14) Kae kehe, naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Mōsese ha mālohi fakaofo he naʻa mo e kau taulaʻeiki faimana ʻa Feló naʻe pau ke nau ʻiloʻi ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Mōsesé ko e haʻu ia mei he ʻOtuá. (ʻEki. 4:1-9; 8:16-19) Naʻe ʻikai ko e holi ia ʻa Mōsesé ke hoko ko ha tokotaha pōtoʻi lea mo hiki tohi. ʻI hono kehé ʻi he talangofua ʻa Mōsese ki he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e tataki ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne ʻuluaki lea pea toki hiki leva ia ko ha konga ʻo e Tohi Tapu fakamānavaʻi.—ʻEki. 17:14.
ʻAOKOSI 24-30
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 19-20
“Kaunga ʻa e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú Kiate Koe”
(ʻEkisoto 20:3-7) Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai hao toe ngaahi ʻotua kehe, tuku kehe pē au. 4 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke ngaohi maʻau ha ʻīmisi kuo tongi pe ko ha fakatātā ʻo fakatatau ki ha meʻa pē ʻoku ʻi he langí ʻi ʻolunga pe ʻi he māmaní ʻi lalo pe ʻi he ngaahi vaí ʻi lolofonua. 5 Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke punou hifo kiate kinautolu pe hoko ʻo fakataueleʻi ke tauhi kiate kinautolu, he ko au Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, ko ha ʻOtua ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-līʻoa maʻataʻatā, ʻoku ou ʻomai ʻa e tautea ki he faihala ʻa e ngaahi tamaí ʻo hilifaki ki he ngaahi fohá, ki he toʻutangata hono tolú pea ki he toʻutangata hono fā ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku fehiʻa kiate aú, 6 kae fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa mateaki ki he afeʻi toʻutangata ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa kiate au mo tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekaú. 7 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, he ko Sihová ʻe ʻikai te ne tuku taʻetautea ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa Hono huafá.”
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ʻUhinga ʻo e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú Kiate Koe
Ko e ʻuluaki fekau ʻe faá ʻoku nau fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihová. (ʻUluaki) Ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-līʻoa maʻataʻatā. (Mātiu 4:10) (Ua) ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke ngāueʻaki ʻe heʻene kakaí ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitolí ʻi he lotu. (1 Sione 5:21) (Tolu) ʻOku totonu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi ha founga totonu, fakangeingeia mo fakaʻapaʻapa. (Sione 17:26; Loma 10:13) (Fā) ʻOku totonu ke tau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa toputapú ʻi heʻetau moʻuí kotoa. ʻOkú ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau “mālōlō faka-Sāpate” mei hono fai ha meʻa ʻoku tonu mei heʻetau vakaí.—Hepelū 4:9, 10.
(ʻEkisoto 20:8-11) “Manatuʻi ʻa e ʻaho Sāpaté ke tauhi ia ke toputapu. 9 Ko hoʻo fakaongosiá mo hoʻo ngāué kotoa ke fai ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe ono, 10 ka ko e ʻaho hono fitú ko ha Sāpate ia kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fai ai ha ngāue, ʻa koe pe ko ho fohá pe ko ho ʻofefiné pe ko hoʻo tamaioʻeikí pe ko hoʻo kaunangá pe ko hoʻo manu lalatá pe ko hoʻo muli ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ho ngaahi nofoʻangá. 11 He ko e ʻaho ʻe ono naʻe ngaohi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e langí mo e māmaní, ko e tahí, mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ʻi aí, pea naʻe kamata ke ne mālōlō ʻi he ʻaho hono fitú. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe tāpuakiʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻaho Sāpaté pea ʻai ia ke toputapú.
(ʻEkisoto 20:12-17) “Fakaʻapaʻapa ki hoʻo tamaí mo hoʻo faʻeé, koeʻuhí ke ke moʻui fuoloa ʻi he fonua ʻoku foaki kiate koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá. 13 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakapō. 14 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke tono. 15 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke kaihaʻa. 16 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakamoʻoni loi ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke fai ai ha fakamoʻoni ki ha taha kehe. 17 “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke holi ki he fale ʻo ha taha kehe. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakaʻamua ʻa e uaifi ʻo ha taha kehe pe ko ʻene tamaioʻeikí pe ko ʻene kaunangá pe ko ʻene pulú pe ko ʻene ʻasí pe ko ha meʻa pē ʻa e tokotaha kehé.”
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ʻUhinga ʻo e Fekau ʻe Hongofulú Kiate Koe
(Nima) Ko e talangofua ʻa e fānaú ki heʻenau mātuʻá ko ha makatuʻunga ia ki he fāʻūtaha ʻa e fāmilí pea ʻomai ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa Sihová. Ko ha ʻamanaki fakaofo eni he “ko e ʻuluaki fekau ia ʻoku ʻi ai hano talaʻofá.” ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene “hoko ʻo lelei ia kiate koe” ka te ke toe “nofo fuoloa ai pē ʻi he māmaní.” (ʻEfesō 6:1-3) Koeʻuhi ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he “ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí” ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ení ko e talangofua fakaʻotua ko iá ʻoku ʻoatu ai ki he toʻutupú ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá.— 2 Tīmote 3:1; Sione 11:26.
Ko e ʻofa ki hotau kaungāʻapí te ne taʻofi ai kitautolu mei hono fai ha kovi kiate kinautolu hangē ko e (Ono) fakapō, (Fitu) tono, (Valu) kaihaʻa mo e (Hiva) fakamoʻoni loi. (1 Sione 3:10-12; Hepelū 13:4; ʻEfesō 4:28; Mātiu 5:37; Palōveepi 6:16-19) Fēfē ʻetau fakaueʻilotó? Ko e fekau (Hongofulu) ke ʻoua ʻe mānumanú ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke hoko maʻu pē ʻetau fakaueʻilotó ʻo tonu ʻi heʻene vakaí.—Palōveepi 21:2.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 19:5, 6) Ko eni, kapau te mou mātuʻaki talangofua ki hoku leʻó pea tauhi ʻeku fuakavá, te mou hoko moʻoni ko ʻeku koloa makehe ʻi he ngaahi kakai kotoa pē, he ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻa māmani kātoa. 6 Te mou hoko kiate au ko ha puleʻanga ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki mo ha kakai māʻoniʻoni.’ Ko e ngaahi lea eni te ke leaʻaki ki he kau ʻIsilelí.”
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Taulaʻeiki
Ko e Tuʻunga-Taulaʻeiki Faka-Kalisitiane. Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova kapau ʻe tauhi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻene fuakavá te nau hoko kiate Ia “ko ha puleʻanga ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki mo ha kakai māʻoniʻoni.” (ʻEki. 19:6) Kae kehe, ko e tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki ʻi he hako ʻo ʻĒloné ʻe hokohoko atu pē kae ʻoua ke haʻu ʻa e taulaʻeiki lahi ange ʻa ia naʻe tomuʻa talá. (Hep. 8:4, 5) ʻE ʻi ai pē kae ʻoua ke ngata ʻa e Laó pea toki fokotuʻu ʻa e fuakava foʻoú. (Hep. 7:11-14; 8:6, 7, 13) Naʻe ʻuluaki ʻoange ʻa e faingamālié ki he kau ʻIsilelí pē ke hoko ko kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihova ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe talaʻofá. Naʻe faai atu pē naʻe ʻatā ʻa e faingamālié ki he kau Senitailé.—Ngā. 10:34, 35; 15:14; Loma 10:21.
Ko e konga pē ʻo e kau Siú naʻa nau tali ʻa Kalaisi. Naʻe ʻikai lava ʻa e puleʻangá ke ʻomai ʻa e tokolahi naʻe fiemaʻu ki he puleʻanga moʻoni ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kakai māʻoniʻoní. (Loma 11:7, 20) Koeʻuhi ko e taʻefaitōnunga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe tomuʻa fakatokanga ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene palōfita ko Hōseá ʻi ha laui senituli ki muʻa ʻo pehē: “Koeʻuhí kuó ke fakafisi ke ʻiloʻi au, te u talitekeʻi foki koe mei hoʻo ngāue ko ʻeku taulaʻeikí; pea koeʻuhi kuó ke fakangaloʻi ʻa e lao ʻa ho ʻOtuá, te u fakangaloʻi ʻa ho ngaahi fohá.” (Hōs. 4:6) ʻI he fehoanaki mo iá naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū ki he kau taki Siu: “Ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe toʻo ia meiate kimoutolu pea ʻe foaki ia ki ha kakai ʻoku nau ʻomi hono ngaahi fuá.” (Māt. 21:43) Lolotonga ʻa e ʻi māmani ʻa Sīsuú pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó naʻá ne lāuʻilo ki he tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki faka-ʻĒloné. Naʻá ne fakahinohino ki he faʻahinga naʻá ne fakamoʻui mei he kiliá ke ʻalu ki he taulaʻeikí pea fai ʻa e feilaulau naʻe fiemaʻú.—Māt. 8:4; Mk. 1:44; Luke 17:14.
(ʻEkisoto 20:4, 5) “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke ngaohi maʻau ha ʻīmisi kuo tongi pe ko ha fakatātā ʻo fakatatau ki ha meʻa pē ʻoku ʻi he langí ʻi ʻolunga pe ʻi he māmaní ʻi lalo pe ʻi he ngaahi vaí ʻi lolofonua. 5 Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke punou hifo kiate kinautolu pe hoko ʻo fakataueleʻi ke tauhi kiate kinautolu, he ko au Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, ko ha ʻOtua ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa e anga-līʻoa maʻataʻatā, ʻoku ou ʻomai ʻa e tautea ki he faihala ʻa e ngaahi tamaí ʻo hilifaki ki he ngaahi fohá, ki he toʻutangata hono tolú pea ki he toʻutangata hono fā ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku fehiʻa kiate aú,
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Ekisotó
20:5 (PM)—ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e “totogi ae hia ae gaahi tamai” ki he ngaahi toʻutangata ʻi he kahaʻú? Hili ʻa e aʻu ki he taʻu ʻo e fua fatongiá, ʻoku fakamāuʻi ai ʻa e toko taha taki taha ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi hono ʻulungāangá mo ʻene fakakaukaú tonu. Ka ʻi he taimi naʻe tafoki ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí ki he tauhi ʻaitolí, naʻá ne fuesia ai ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e meʻá ni ʻi he ngaahi toʻutangata ʻi he hili iá. Naʻa mo e kau ʻIsileli faitōnungá naʻa nau ongoʻi ʻa hono ngaahi nunuʻá ʻi hono ʻai ʻe he maumau-lao fakalotú ʻa e puleʻangá ke faingataʻa kia kinautolu ʻa e nofo ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo e anga-tonú.
ʻAOKOSI 31–SEPITEMA 6
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻEKISOTO 21-22
“Tapua Atu ʻa e Vakai ʻa Sihova ki he Moʻuí”
(ʻEkisoto 21:20) “Kapau ʻe taaʻi ʻe ha tangata ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeikí pe ko ʻene kaunangá ʻaki ha vaʻakau pea mate ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ʻi hono nimá, kuo pau ke fai ha sāuni maʻá e tokotaha ko iá.
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Naʻe ngofua ki ha tangata ke ne taaʻi ʻene tamaioʻeikí, pe ko ʻene kaunangá ʻaki ha vaʻakau kapau naʻe talangataʻa pe angatuʻu. Naʻe pau ke tauteaʻi ʻa e tangata naʻe ʻoʻona ʻa e tamaioʻeikí, kapau naʻe mate ʻa e tamaioʻeikí ʻi hono tā. Kapau naʻá ne moʻui ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe taha pe ua, naʻe fakahaaʻi heni naʻe ʻikai ke fakataumuʻa ʻe he tangatá ke tāmateʻi ʻene tamaioʻeikí. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke ʻoatu ʻa e tauteá, he ko e tamaioʻeikí naʻe hangē ha “paʻanga” kiate ia. Koeʻuhí ʻoku ngalingali heʻikai ʻaupito ha tangata te ne loto ke fakaʻauha ha koloa ʻoku mahuʻinga kiate ia. Pehē foki, kapau ʻe mate ʻa e tamaioʻeikí hili ʻa e ʻaho ʻe taha pe lahi ange ʻoku ʻikai ke pau leva ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene maté pe ko e tupu mei he taá pe ko ha meʻa kehe. Ko ia kapau naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e moʻui ʻa e tamaioʻeikí ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha pe ua, heʻikai ke tauteaʻi ʻa e tangatá.—ʻEki. 21:20, 21.
(ʻEkisoto 21:22, 23) “Kapau ʻe fuhu ha ongo tangata peá na fakalaveaʻi ha fefine feitama ʻo ne fāʻele taʻehoko ai ka ʻoku ʻikai hoko ai ha mate, kuo pau ke totongi ʻe he tokotaha fakalaveá ʻa e ngaahi maumau ʻe hilifaki kiate ia ʻe he husepāniti ʻo e fefiné; pea kuo pau ke ne totongi ia ʻo fakatatau ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e kau fakamāú. 23 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe hoko ai ha mate, kuo pau leva ke ke ʻoatu ʻa e moʻui ki he moʻui,
ʻOkú Ke Fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e Moʻuí ʻo Hangē ko e ʻOtuá?
16 Ko e moʻui ʻa e tangata kotoa pē ʻoku mahuʻinga kia Sihova. Naʻa mo ha pēpē ʻoku teʻeki ke fanauʻi ʻoku mahuʻinga kiate ia. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé, kapau naʻe fakalaveaʻi ʻi ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe ha tokotaha ha fefine feitama peá ne mate pe mate ʻa ʻene pēpeé, naʻe vakai mai ʻa Sihova ʻoku halaia ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ʻi he tāmate tangata. Naʻe ʻuhinga ení neongo ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki, ʻo mate ai ha tokotaha kuo pau ke fai ha totongi huhuʻi maʻá e moʻui ko iá. (Lau ʻa e ʻEkisoto 21:22, 23.) Ki he ʻOtuá, ko ha pēpē teʻeki fanauʻi ko ha tokotaha moʻui ia. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi iá, ʻokú ke pehē ʻoku fēfē ʻa ʻene ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e fakatōtamá? ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku fēfē ʻa ʻene ongoʻí ʻi heʻene vakai mai ki he tāmateʻi ʻa e fanga kiʻi pēpē teʻeki fanauʻi ʻe laui miliona ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē?
(ʻEkisoto 21:28, 29) “Kapau ʻe tuiʻi ʻe ha pulu ha tangata pe ko ha fefine pea mate ʻa e tokotaha ko iá, kuo pau ke tolomakaʻi ʻa e pulú ke mate pea ʻe ʻikai ke kai ʻa hono kakanó; ka ko e tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e pulú ʻe ʻatā ia mei he tauteá. 29 Ka ʻo kapau naʻe tōʻongaʻaki ʻe ha pulu ʻa hono tui ʻo e kakaí pea naʻe fai ha fakatokanga ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ke leʻohi ia peá ne tāmateʻi ha tangata pe ko ha fefine, ʻe tolomakaʻi ʻa e pulú pea ʻe toe tāmateʻi foki mo e tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná.
ʻOku Fiemaʻu Koe ʻe Sihova Ke Ke “Malu”
Ko e mafai ʻo e Laó naʻe toe ngāueʻaki ia ki he lavea fakatupunga ʻe he fanga manú. Kapau naʻe tuiʻi ʻe ha pulu ha tokotaha ʻo ne mate, ko e tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná naʻe pau ke ne tāmateʻi ʻa e pulú koeʻuhi ke malu ʻa e kakai kehé. Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne kai ʻa e kakanó pe fakatau atu ia ko ha kiki ki he niʻihi kehé, ko hono tāmateʻi ʻa e manu ko iá ko ha mole lahi. Tau pehē hili hono fakalaveaʻi ʻe he pulú ha tokotahá, naʻe ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná ʻa e monumanú. Ko e hā leva ʻe hokó? Kapau ʻe tāmateʻi ki mui ʻe he pulu tatau ha tokotaha, ko e pulú mo e tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻaná naʻe pau ke tāmateʻi. Naʻe ʻai ʻe he lao ko iá ke toe tokanga ange ha taha pē ki heʻene monumanú.—Eki. 21:28, 29.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(ʻEkisoto 21:5, 6) Ka ʻo kapau ʻe vilitaki ʻa e pōpulá ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ou ʻofa ʻi hoku pulé, ʻi hoku uaifí, mo hoku ngaahi fohá; ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi au,’ 6 kuo pau ke ʻomai ia ʻe hono pulé ki he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní. Te ne ʻomai leva ia ki he matapaá pe ko e kaumatapaá, pea ʻe tui ʻe hono pulé ʻa hono telingá ʻaki ha meʻa-fakaava, pea te ne hoko ko ʻene tamaioʻeiki ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí.
Ko e Hā Ke Ke Fakatapui Ai Kia Sihová?
4 Ko e fakatapui faka-Kalisitiané ko ha meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia. ʻOku mahulu atu ia ʻi ha tukupā pē. Neongo ia, ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻetau maʻu ʻaonga mei hono fai ha fakatapuí? Fakafou ʻi ha fakafehoanaki, tau lāulea angé ki he anga hono ʻomai ʻo e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻi hono fai ha tukupā ʻi he vahaʻangatae fakaetangatá. Ko e fakatātā ʻe taha ko e kaumeʻá. Ke fiefia ʻi he monū ʻo hono maʻu ha kaumeʻá, kuo pau ke ke tali ʻa e fatongia ʻo e hoko ko ha kaumeʻa. ʻOku kau ki ai ha tukupā—ʻokú ke ongoʻi ha fatongia ke tokanga fekauʻaki mo ho kaumeʻá. Ko e taha ʻo e kaumeʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha naʻe fakamatala ki ai ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko e kaumeʻa ko ia ʻa Tēvita mo Sionatané. Naʻe aʻu ʻo na fai ha fuakava fekauʻaki mo ʻena kaumeʻá. (Lau ʻa e 1 Sāmiuela 17:57; 18:1, 3.) Neongo ko e kaumeʻa ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e tukupā ko iá ʻoku tātātaha, ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi kaumeʻá ʻoku lakalakaimonū ʻi he taimi ʻoku tukupā ai ʻa e kakaí, pe ongoʻi ʻoku ʻi ai honau fatongia fakaekinautolú.—Pal. 17:17; 18:24.
5 Ko e Lao naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki ʻIsilelí ʻoku fakamatala ai ki ha vahaʻangatae ʻe taha ʻa ia naʻe maʻu ʻaonga ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi hono fai ha tukupaá. Kapau naʻe loto ha tamaioʻeiki ke ne ʻi ha tuʻunga malu ʻo ʻene hoko tuʻuloa ko e meʻa ʻa ha pule lelei, naʻe lava ke ne kau ki ha felotoi tuʻuloa mo papau mo ia. ʻOku fakamatala ʻi he Laó: “Kapau ʻe matuʻaki lea ʻe he tamaioʻeiki, ʻo pehe, ʻOku ou ʻofa ki hoku ʻeiki, ki hoku uaifi mo ʻeku fanau; ʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu tauʻataina: pea ʻe toki fakahopo ia ʻe hono ʻeiki ʻi he ʻao ʻo Elohimi, ʻo ne fakaofi ia ki he matapa, pe ki he pou matapa; pea ʻe vili hono telinga ʻe hono ʻeiki ʻaki ha vili; pea te ne nofo ko ʻene tamaioʻeiki ʻo taʻengata.”—Eki. 21:5, 6.
(ʻEkisoto 21:14) Kapau ʻoku hoko ha tangata ʻo ʻita lahi ʻi ha tokotaha peá ne tāmateʻi ʻosi fakakaukauʻi ia, kuo pau ke mate ʻa e tangatá neongo ʻa e pau ke ke ʻave ia mei hoku ʻōlitá.
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Ko e fakamatala ʻi he ʻEkisoto 21:14 ʻoku ʻuhinga nai naʻa mo ha taulaʻeiki ʻe lava ke tāmateʻi ia ʻi haʻane tāmate. Naʻa mo ʻene puke ki he meʻatui ʻo e ʻōlitá heʻikai ke ne hao ai mei he tautea maté.—Fakafehoanaki mo e 1 Tuʻi 2:28-34.