Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
SANUALI 4-10
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LIVITIKO 18-19
“Tauhi Maʻu ʻa e Maʻa Fakaeʻulungaanga”
Maluʻi Papau mei ha Tauhele ʻa Sētane
Naʻe lave ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa taʻetaau naʻe fai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí peá ne tala ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa mou fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe kinautolu ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní, ʻa ia ʻoku ou ʻomi kimoutolu ki aí. . . . ʻOku taʻemaʻa ʻa e fonuá, pea te u ʻomai ʻa e tautea ki ai ʻi heʻene faihalá.” Ki he ʻOtua māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻIsilelí, ko e tōʻonga moʻui ʻa e kau Kēnaní naʻe fakalielia pea ko e fonua naʻa nau nofo aí naʻe taʻemaʻa mo ʻuli.—Liv. 18:3, 25.
ʻOku Tataki ʻe Sihova ʻa Hono Kakaí
13 Ko e kau taki ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kehé naʻe tataki kinautolu ʻe he poto fakangatangata fakaetangatá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fai ʻe he kau taki Kēnaní mo honau kakaí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu, ʻa ia naʻe kau ai ʻa e hia fakamalaʻia, faka-Sōtoma, mohe mo e manú, feilaulauʻi ʻo e fānaú, pea mo e tauhi ʻaitolí. (Liv. 18:6, 21-25) Pehē foki, naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau taki Pāpilone mo ʻIsipité ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni tatau ki he maʻá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Nōm. 19:13) Kae kehe, naʻe lava ke sio ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he anga hono fakaʻaiʻai kinautolu ʻe honau kau taki faitōnungá ke nau tauhi ke maʻa ʻenau lotú, ke nau maʻa fakaesino, pea ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fehokotaki fakasino taʻemaʻá. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe tataki kinautolu ʻe Sihova.
Meʻa ʻE Fai ʻe he ʻOtuá Fekauʻaki mo e Koví
Ko e hā leva ʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafisi loto-fefeka ke liliu ʻenau ngaahi foungá pea fakamatematē ʻi hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku koví? Fakakaukau ki he talaʻofa mahino ko ení: “Ko e kau angatonu te nau nofoʻia ʻa e fonua, pea ko e haohaoa te ne ʻi ai ai pe. Ka ko e kakai kovi ʻe tuʻusi mei he fonua, ʻio, ko kinautolu ʻoku fai kākā ʻe taʻaki mei ai.” (Palōveepi 2:21, 22) ʻE mole atu ʻa e tākiekina fulikivanu ʻa e tangatá. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga melino ko iá, ko e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá ʻe faai atu pē ʻo nau tauʻatāina mei he tukufakaholo taʻehaohaoá.—Loma 6:17, 18; 8:21.
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“ʻOi ʻEku ʻOfa ki Hoʻo Lao Na!”
11 Ko e tafaʻaki hono ua ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé ʻa ia ʻoku hā ai ʻa e tokanga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he lelei ʻa hono kakaí ko e totonu ko ia ke tufí. Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē ʻi he taimi ʻe utu ai ʻe ha tokotaha ngoue ʻIsileli ʻa e ngaahi fua ʻo ʻene ngoué, naʻe totonu leva ke fakaʻatā ʻa e masivá ke ne tānaki ʻa e meʻa naʻe toe ʻi he utu-taʻu ʻa e kau ngāué. Naʻe ʻikai ngofua ki he kau ngoué ke nau utu kātoa ʻa e ngaahi tafatafaʻaki ʻo ʻenau ngoué, pe ko hono tānaki ʻa e ngaahi toetoenga kālepí pe ʻōlivé. Ko e ngaahi uite naʻe moʻungaloa ʻi he ngoué naʻe ʻikai totonu ke toe tānaki ia. Ko ha fokotuʻutuʻu ʻofa ʻeni ia maʻá e masivá, kau ʻāunofo mulí, kau paeá mo e kau uitoú. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe fiemaʻu meiate kinautolu ke nau ngāue mālohi ʻi he tufí, ka neongo ia, naʻe lava ai ke nau hao mei he kolekolé.—Livitiko 19:9, 10; Teutalōnome 24:19-22; Sāme 37:25.
SANUALI 11-17
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LIVITIKO 20-21
“Fakamavaheʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻEne Kakaí”
Palataisí—Maʻau?
12 Ka, ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa tau tukunoaʻi. Naʻe tala ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Te mou tauhi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni kotoa ʻa ia ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni atu he ʻaho ni, koeʻuhi ke mou malohi, pea ke mou hu ʻo maʻu ʻa e fonua.” (Teutalōnome 11:8) ʻI he Livitiko 20:22, 24, ʻoku lave ai ki he fonua tatau pē: “Te mou tauhi ʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, mo ʻeku konisitutone kotoa, pea te mou fai ki ai: koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa puʻaki kimoutolu ʻe he fonua ʻoku ou ʻomi kimoutolu ki ai ke mou nofoʻi ia. Ka kuo u tala kiate kimoutolu te mou maʻu honau kelekele, ʻio te u foaki ia ke mou maʻu, ko e fonua ʻoku mahutafea ʻi he huʻakau mo e honi.” ʻIo, ko hono maʻu ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá naʻe fakatuʻunga ia ʻi ha vahaʻangatae lelei mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Naʻe peheé koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke talangofua ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kiate ia ʻo fakaʻatā ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau Pāpiloné ke nau ikunaʻi kinautolu pea toʻo kinautolu mei honau nofoʻangá.
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Tofiʻa
Ko ha kelekele naʻe maʻu ha taha kuo mate, naʻe tuku atu ia ki he ʻeá pe ko ha tokotaha naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ki aí. Ko ha meʻa pē naʻe maʻu mei he fanga kuí ko ha tukufakaholo ia. ʻI he lea faka-Hepeluú ʻoku lava ke kau ki ai hono maʻu pe foaki atu ha koloa tukufakaholo. (Nōm. 26:55; ʻIsi. 46:18) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku toe ʻuhinga ia ke fetongi ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ʻeá, ka ʻi he taimi lahi ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ke maʻu ha meʻa, ʻo ʻikai ko hono maʻu tukufakaholo ia. (Sēn. 15:3; Liv. 20:24) ʻOku toe ʻuhinga foki ke ikunaʻi pe kapusi ʻi he ngāue fakakautaú. (Teu. 2:13; 31:3) Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ko e kleʹros ʻoku liliu ia ko e tofiʻa.
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Fanga Manupuna
Hili ʻa e Lomakí naʻe foaki ʻe Noa ʻa e meʻamoʻui maʻa ʻoku puná fakataha mo e fanga monumanú ko ha feilaulau. (Sēn. 8:18-20) Hili iá naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau kai ʻa e fanga manupuná tuku kehe ʻa e totó. (Sēn. 9:1-4; fakafehoanaki mo e Liv. 7:26; 17:13.) ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko ha feilaulau fakahoifua ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e fanga manupuna naʻe lau ʻoku maʻá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻikai ha fanga manupuna naʻe lau ʻoku “taʻemaʻa” ke kai, kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki hono fokotuʻu ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé. (Liv. 11:13-19, 46, 47; 20:25; Teu. 14:11-20) Naʻe ngata ʻa e fakataputapui ko ení hili hono fokotuʻu ʻa e fuakava foʻoú, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Pita ʻi ha vīsone.—Ngā. 10:9-15.
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Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Teutalonomé
14:1. Ko e tafatafaʻi kitá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e taʻeʻapasia ki he sino fakaetangatá, ʻoku fehokotaki nai ia mo e lotu loí pea kuo pau ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai. (1 Tuʻi 18:25-28, PM) Ko ʻetau ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻoku ʻai ai ke taʻefeʻunga ʻa e fakahaaʻi tōtuʻa ʻo e mamahi ʻi he kau maté.
SANUALI 18-24
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LIVITIKO 22-23
“Kātoanga Fakafaʻahitaʻú mo ʻEne ʻUhinga Kiate Kitautolú”
‘Ko e ʻAho Eni Ke Ke Fakamanatu’
6 Naʻe pau ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke nau manatuʻi ʻa e ʻaho naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá mei ʻIsipité. Naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Koe aho ni e iate kimoutolu ke fakamanatu: bea te mou tauhi ia o fai ae katoaga kia Jihova i ho mou gaahi toutagata tuku fakaholo: te mou tauhi ia koe katoaga i he tuutuuni taegata.” Hili ʻa e kātoanga Pāsova ʻi Nīsani 14, naʻe toe kātoangaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ha kātoanga ʻaho ʻe fitu naʻe ui ko e Kātoanga ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvani. ʻI hono fakatahaʻí, ko e ʻaho ʻe valu ko ení ʻe lava ke toe ui ia ko e Pāsova. (ʻEki. 12:14-17, PM; Luke 22:1; Sione 18:28; 19:14) Ko e Pāsová ko e taha ia ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga, pe “ngaahi fakamanatu,” naʻe fekau ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke nau kātoangaʻi ʻi he taʻu taki taha.—2 Kal. 8:13, The Bible in Living English.
Pāsova. Ko ha kātoanga fakataʻu naʻe kātoangaʻi ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo ʻĀpipí (naʻe ui ki mui ko Nīsaní) ke fakamanatuʻaki ʻa e fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité. Naʻe kātoangaʻi ia ʻaki hono tāmateʻi ʻo tunu ha lami (pe kosi), ʻa ia naʻe toki kai ʻaki leva ʻa e lauʻiʻakau ifo kona mo e mā taʻelēvani.—ʻEk 12:27; Sio 6:4; 1Ko 5:7.
Kātoanga ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvani. Ko e ʻuluaki ia ʻi he kātoanga fakataʻu lalahi ʻe tolu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe kamata ia ʻi Nīsani 15, ko e ʻaho ia hili ʻa e Pāsová, pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu. Ko e mā taʻelēvaní pē naʻe lava ke kai, ʻi hono fakamanatu ʻa e ʻEkisoto mei ʻIsipité.—ʻEk 23:15; Mak 14:1.
Ngaahi Tuʻunga Mahuʻinga Fakaekātoanga ʻi he Hisitōlia ʻo ʻIsilelí
5 Ko e kātoanga hono uá naʻe fai ia hili ʻa e uike ʻe fitu (ʻaho ʻe 49) mei Nīsani 16 pea tō ʻi hono ʻaho 6 ʻo e māhina hono tolú, ʻa Sīvani, ʻo feʻunga tonu ia mo hotau Mē, konga ki muí. (Livitiko 23:15, 16) Naʻe ui ia ko e Kātoanga Lau-Uike (ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe ui ia ko e Penitekosi, ko hono ʻuhingá ko “Hono Nimangofulu” ʻi he faka-Kalisí), pea naʻe fai ia ofi ki he taimi tatau pē ko ia ʻo e taʻú ʻa ia naʻe hū atu ai ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fuakava Laó ʻi he Moʻunga Sainaí. (Ekisoto 19:1, 2) Lolotonga ʻa e kātoanga ko ʻení kuo ʻosi fakalaulauloto nai ʻa e kau anga-tonu ʻIsilelí ia ki honau monū ko ia ʻo hono fakamavaheʻi ko e puleʻanga tapu ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ʻenau hoko ko ia ko e kakai makehe ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻa e talangofua ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, hangē ko ia ko e fekau ke fakahā ʻa e tokanga anga-ʻofa ki he faʻahinga faingataʻaʻiá koeʻuhí ke lava ʻo fiefia foki mo e faʻahinga ko ʻení ʻi he kātoangá.—Livitiko 23:22; Teutalōnome 16:10-12.
ʻOkú Ke Ngaʻunu ki Muʻa Fakataha mo e Kautaha ʻa Sihová?
11 ʻOku fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ke muimui ʻi he akonaki ʻa Paulá: “Tuku ke tau fetokangaʻaki koeʻuhi ke fakaʻaiʻai ai kitautolu ki he ʻofá mo e ngaahi ngāue leleí, ʻo ʻoua ʻe liʻaki ʻa hono fakatahatahaʻi fakataha ʻo kitautolú, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku angaʻaki ʻe he niʻihi, kae fefakalototoʻaʻaki, pea toe ʻāsili angé ʻi hoʻomou sio ko ia ki he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻahó.” (Hep. 10:24, 25) Naʻe fakatahataha maʻu pē ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ke lotu kia Sihova pea ke ne akoʻi kinautolu. Ko e Kātoanga Falelouʻakau ʻi he taimi ʻo Nehemaiá ʻa e taha ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga fakafiefia ko ení. (ʻEki. 23:15, 16; Nehe. 8:9-18) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku ʻi ai foki ʻetau ngaahi fakataha, ngaahi ʻasemipilī, mo e ngaahi fakataha-lahi. ʻOku totonu ke tau feinga ke maʻu ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakataha ko ení koeʻuhí ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke nofo ofi kia Sihova pea fiefia ʻi heʻetau ngāue kiate iá.—Tai. 2:2.
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Tauhi Maʻu Hoʻo Anga-Tonú!
3 ʻI hono ngāueʻaki kiate kitautolu kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e anga-tonú ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he ʻofa ʻaufuatō mo e anga-līʻoa taʻemamotu kia Sihova ko ha Tokotaha, ko ia ʻe hoko ai ʻo tau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa hono finangaló ʻi he kotoa ʻetau ngaahi filí. Tau vakai angé ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e anga-tonú ʻi he Tohi Tapú. Ko e ʻuhinga tefito ʻe taha ki he foʻi lea ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki he “anga-tonú”: Ko e kakato pe taʻemele. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e feilaulau ʻo e fanga monumanu kia Sihova, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he Laó ko e fanga monumanú naʻe pau ke taʻemele. (Liv. 22:21, 22) Naʻe ʻikai ngofua ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau foaki ha monumanu naʻe mole hano vaʻe, telinga pe kui; pe lava ke nau foaki ha monumanu naʻá ne maʻu ha mahaki. Naʻe mahuʻinga kia Sihova ke kakato pe taʻemele ʻa e monumanú. (Mal. 1:6-9) ʻOku lava ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku tokanga ai ʻa Sihova ki he taʻemelé pe kakató. ʻI heʻetau fakatau ha meʻa, heʻikai ke tau fakatau ha fuaʻiʻakau ʻoku pala pe ko ha tohi pe meʻangāue ʻoku puli hano konga. ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ha meʻa ʻoku kakato pe taʻemele. ʻOku maʻu ʻe Sihova ha ongoʻi meimei tatau ʻi he haʻu ki heʻetau ʻofa kiate iá, ʻa ʻetau mateakí. Kuo pau ke kakato pe taʻemele.
SANUALI 25-31
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | LIVITIKO 24-25
“Taʻu Siupelí mo e Tauʻatāina ʻi he Kahaʻú”
Tokonaki ʻe Sihova Ho Fakatauʻatāiná
3 ʻE lava ke tau mahinoʻi lelei ange ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene lea fekauʻaki mo e tauʻatāiná ʻaki ʻetau ʻuluaki lāulea ki he Siupeli naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻa hono kakai ʻi he kuonga muʻá. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Kuo pau ke mou fakatoputapuʻi ʻa e taʻu hono 50 pea fanongonongo ha tauʻatāina ʻi he fonuá ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nofo aí. ʻE hoko ia ko ha Siupeli kiate kimoutolu, pea ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimoutolú te ne foki ki hono tofiʻá pea ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimoutolú ʻoku totonu ke ne foki ki hono fāmilí.” (Lau ʻa e Livitiko 25:8-12.) ʻI he kupu ki muʻá, naʻa tau lāulea ai ki he anga ʻo e maʻu ʻaonga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he Sāpate fakauiké. Ka, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e maʻu ʻaonga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he Siupelí? Sai, tau pehē pē naʻe ʻi ai ha moʻua lahi ʻo ha tokotaha ʻIsileli pea ko hono olá, naʻe kounaʻi ia ke fakatau atu hono kelekelé ke totongiʻaki hono moʻuá. Lolotonga ʻa e taʻu Siupelí, naʻe pau ke fakafoki kiate ia ʻa hono kelekelé. Ko ia ai, ko e tangatá ʻe lava ke ne “foki ki hono tofiʻá,” pea ko e tofiʻa ʻa ʻene fānaú ʻi he kahaʻú heʻikai mole ia. ʻI ha tuʻunga ʻe taha, naʻe ʻi ai ha moʻua lahi ʻo ha tangata pea pau nai ke ne fakatau atu ha taha ʻene fānaú—pe naʻa mo ia tonu—ke hoko ko ha pōpula ke totongiʻaki ʻa e moʻuá. Lolotonga ʻa e taʻu Siupelí, ko e pōpulá naʻe pau ke ne “foki ki hono fāmilí.” Ko ia naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe hoko ko ha pōpula taʻengata ʻo taʻeʻiai ha ʻamanaki! He tokanga moʻoni ē ko Sihova!
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Tofiʻa
Koeʻuhi ko e kelekelé naʻe maʻu tukufakaholo ia ʻe ha fāmili ko ia naʻe ʻikai lava ke fakatau ʻosi atu ia. Ko e fakatau ʻo e kelekelé naʻe lisi ia ʻo fakatatau ki he mahuʻinga ʻo e fua ʻo e ngoué pea pehē ki he toenga ʻo e taʻu naʻe lisí kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he Siupeli hono hokó. ʻI he taʻu Siupelí naʻe fakafoki kotoa ʻa e ngaahi kelekelé ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻoʻoná tuku kehe kapau kuó ne ʻosi fakatau fakafoki ia ki muʻa ʻi he taʻu Siupelí. (Liv. 25:13, 15, 23, 24) Naʻe kau ki he lao ko ení ʻa e ngaahi fale naʻe ʻikai ʻaaʻi ʻa ia naʻe vakai ki ai ko e konga ia ʻo e vao ʻi he feituʻu ʻutá. Ka ki ha fale ʻi ha kolo kuo ʻaaʻi, ko e totonu ke toe fakatau fakafoki mai ʻe lele ia ʻi ha taʻu kakato ʻe taha mei he taimi naʻá ne fakatau atu aí. ʻI he hili pē ʻa e taʻu ʻe taha ko iá ʻe hoko ia ko e tofiʻa tuʻuloa ʻo e tokotaha naʻá ne fakataú. Ka ki he ngaahi fale ʻi he kolo ʻo e kau Līvaí, ko e totonu ke toe fakatau fakafoki mai naʻe ʻikai hano ngataʻanga koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau Līvai ha tofiʻa.—Liv. 25:29-34.
Tokonaki ʻe Sihova Ho Fakatauʻatāiná
4 Ko e hā ha toe ʻaonga ʻo e Siupelí? Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sihova: “ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke hoko ha taha ʻi ho lotolotongá ʻo masiva, koeʻuhí ʻe tāpuakiʻi moʻoni koe ʻe Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoku foaki atu ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá ke ke maʻu ko ha tofiʻá.” (Teu. 15:4) He kehe ē ko ia mei he meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní he ʻaho ní, ʻa ia ko e koloaʻiá ʻoku nau toe koloaʻia ange pea koe masivá, ʻoku nau toe masiva ange!
5 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé. ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tauhi ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e Siupeli ʻi he kuonga muʻá fekauʻaki mo hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e kau pōpulá, fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e moʻuá, pea fakafoki ʻa e kelekele tukufakaholó. (Loma 7:4; 10:4; ʻEf. 2:15) Neongo ia, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo e Siupelí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina, ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻa naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí.
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ʻI he Taimi ʻOku Fakaʻitaʻi Ai Koé
Kapau naʻe ʻohofi ʻe ha tokotaha ʻIsileli ha kaungā-ʻIsileli ʻo fakalaveaʻi hono matá, naʻe ngofua ʻi he Lao ke fakahoko ha tautea feʻungamālie mo e meʻa kovi naʻe faí. Kae kehe naʻe ʻikai totonu ki he tokotaha tonuhiá ke faisāuni ki he tokotaha faihalá pe ki ha taha ʻo hono fāmilí. Fakatatau ki he Laó naʻe pau ke fakahaaʻi ʻe he tokotaha tonuhiá ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó ki he kau fakamaau ʻa ia naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e mafai ke fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau totonú. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻe tauteaʻi ha taha ʻo fakatatau ki he kovi te ne faí, ʻoku hoko ia ko ha taʻofiʻanga mālohi ke ʻoua ʻe faisāuni. Ka ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kau ki ai.
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“Founga ke Maʻu Ai ʻa e Tāpuaki ʻa Sihová”
Siʻaki ʻa e “Muna”
8 ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e “Koloa” ʻo hangē ha ʻotuá? Sai, ko ha fakatātā, fakakaukau atu ki ha fuʻu maka ʻoku ʻi ha loto ʻapi ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Ko ha fuʻu maka pehē ʻe lava ke ʻaonga ia ki he langa ʻo ha fale pe ko ha ʻā. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kapau naʻe fokotuʻu ia ko ha “pou [toputapu]” pe ko ha “maka tongitongi,” naʻe hoko ia ko ha tūkiaʻanga ki he kakai ʻa Sihová. (Liv. 26:1) ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ʻoku ʻi ai pē hono ʻaonga ʻo e paʻangá. ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ia koeʻuhi pē ke tau moʻui, pea ʻe lava ke tau ngāueʻaki lelei ia ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová. (Koh. 7:12; Luke 16:9) Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e tuli ki he paʻangá ʻi heʻetau ngāue faka-Kalisitiané, ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e paʻangá ko ha ʻotua kiate kitautolu. (Lau ʻa e 1 Tīmote 6:9, 10.) ʻI he māmani ko ení, ʻa ia ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ki he kakaí ʻa e tuli ki he koloá, kuo pau ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau tauhi maʻu ha vakai mafamafatatau ki he meʻá ni.—1 Tim. 6:17-19.
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Ongoʻi Māluʻia
Koeʻuhi ko e founga naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsesé mo e founga ʻene fakafeangai kiate iá, naʻe vakai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kia Mōsese ʻi he fakaofoʻia. (Teu. 34:10, 12; ʻEki. 19:9) Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tuí naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e manavahē totonu ki he mafai ʻo Mōsesé. Naʻa nau ʻiloʻi naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá fakafou mai ʻiate ia. Pehē foki naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e ongoʻi māluʻia ki he feituʻu toputapu ʻo Sihová. (Liv. 19:30; 26:2) Naʻe ʻuhinga iá naʻe pau ke nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻapasia loloto ki he feituʻu toputapú, ʻo lotu kia Sihova ʻi he founga naʻá ne fiemaʻú pea moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo e kotoa ʻene ngaahi fekaú.
ʻAi ʻa e “Melino oe Otua” ke Ne Maluʻi Ho Lotó
10 Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova ki he puleʻangá: “Kapau te mou fou ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, mo tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekau ʻo fai ki ai; pea te u toki ʻatu haʻamou ʻuha ʻi hono taimi totonu, pea ʻe lakuna ʻe he kelekele hono mahu, pea ko e ngaahi ʻakau ʻo e ngoue te nau laku mai ʻenau fua. Pea te u tuku ke melino ʻa e fonua, pea te mou takoto, ʻo ʻikai fakahohaʻa ʻe ha taha: pea te u fakaʻosi ʻa e manu kovi mei he fonua, pea ʻe ʻikai fou atu ʻa e heleta ʻi homou fonua. Pea te u hāʻeleʻele ʻi homou lotolotonga, pea te u nofo ko homou ʻOtua, pea te mou nofo mai ko hoku kakai.” (Livitiko 26:3, 4, 6, 12) Naʻe lava ke maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e melino ko iá he naʻe maluʻi kinautolu mei honau ngaahi filí, naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga mahu fakamatelie, pea mo e vahaʻangatae vāofi mo Sihova. Ka ʻe fakatuʻunga pē ʻeni mei heʻenau pipiki ki he Lao ʻa Sihová.—Sāme 119:165.
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Mahaki Fakaʻauha
Hoko Koeʻuhi ko e Liʻaki e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe fakatokanga ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ko hono talitekeʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe iku atu ia ki hono tuku atu ha mahaki ki honau lotolotongá. (Liv. 26:14-16, 23-25; Teu. 28:15, 21, 22) ʻI he Tohi Tapú ko e moʻui lelei fakaesinó pe fakalaumālié ʻoku lava ke kaunga ia ki hono maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Teu. 7:12, 15; Saame 103:1-3; Pal. 3:1, 2, 7, 8; 4:21, 22; Fkh. 21:1-4) Pea ko e mahakí ʻoku kaunga ia ki he angahalá mo e taʻehaohaoá. (ʻEki. 15:26; Teu. 28:58-61; ʻAi. 53:4, 5; Māt. 9:2-6, 12; Sione 5:14) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi naʻe tauteaʻi fakahangatonu ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ha niʻihi ʻaki ha mahaki, hangē ko ia naʻá ne taaʻi ʻaki e kiliá ʻa Meliame, ʻŪsaia pea mo Kēhesi. (Nōm. 12:10; 2 Kal. 26:16-21; 2 Tuʻi 5:25-27) Ka ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga lahi ko e ngaahi mahakí mo e mahaki fakaʻauhá ko e nunuʻa ia ʻo e ʻalunga angahalaʻia naʻe fou ai ʻa e kakaí pe ngaahi puleʻangá. Naʻa nau utu pē ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau toó. Naʻe fuesia honau kakanó ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo ʻenau tōʻonga koví. (Kal. 6:7, 8) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau fakalieliá, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositoló “naʻe tuku atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke nau muimui ʻi he ngaahi holi taʻemaʻa ʻo honau lotó, ke hoko ai honau sinó ko e meʻa fakamā . . . pea nau maʻu ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e tautea kakato ʻa ia naʻe tuha mo ʻenau faihalá.”—Loma 1:24-27.
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Ko e Tuʻunga Totonu ʻo e Lotu ʻa Sihová ʻi Heʻetau Moʻuí
4 Kapau naʻá ke sio hangē ko ha manupuná ki he ʻapitanga ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he toafá, ko e hā naʻá ke sio ki aí? Naʻe hulu, kae fokotuʻutuʻu maau, ko e ngaahi ʻotu tēniti naʻe nofo ai ʻa e kakai ʻe meimei toko tolu miliona pe lahi ange, naʻe fakakulupu ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi vahevahe fakamatakali ʻe tolu ki he tokelau, tonga, hahake, mo e hihifo. ʻI he toe sio ʻo ofi angé, naʻá ke fakatokangaʻi ai ha kulupu ʻe taha naʻe ofi ki he lotomālie ʻo e nofoʻangá. Ko e ngaahi pupunga tēniti iiki ange ko ʻeni ʻe faá naʻe nofo ai ʻa e ngaahi fāmili ʻo e matakali ʻo Līvai. ʻI he lotoʻi ʻapitanga, ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe fakamavaheʻi ʻaki ha holisi tupenu, naʻe laulōtaha hono faʻú. Ko e “Teniti Feʻiloakiʻanga” ia pe tāpanekale, ʻa ia naʻe faʻu ʻe he kau ʻIsileli “nima meaʻa” ʻo fakatatau ki he palani ʻa Sihová.—Nōmipa 1:52, 53; 2:3, 10, 17, 18, 25; ʻEkisoto 35:10.
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ʻApitanga
Naʻe fuʻu lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ʻapitanga ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí. Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau tangata mālohí ko e toko 603,550. Tānaki atu ki ai ʻa e kau fefine, fānau, taʻumotuʻa, faʻahinga naʻe faingataʻaʻia fakasino, kau Līvai ʻe toko 22,000 pea mo ha “fuʻu tokolahi kehe” ʻo e kau mulí. Ko honau fakakātoa naʻe laka hake ʻi he toko 3,000,000 nai. (ʻEki. 12:38, 44; Nōm. 3:21-34, 39) Naʻe ʻikai fakapapauʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo e feituʻu naʻa nau fiemaʻu ke ʻapitanga aí. ʻI he fokotuʻu ʻa e ʻapitangá ʻi he toafa ʻo Mōapé, ʻoku pehē ʻi he Tohi Tapú naʻe kamata “mei Pete-sisimoti ʻo aʻu ki ʻĒpeli-sitimi.”—Nōm. 33:49.
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Lēsisita
Ko hono lēkooti ʻo e hingoa mo e laine fakafāmilí ʻo fakatatau ia ki he matakali mo e kotoa hono falé. Naʻe kau ki ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he fai ha tohi kakai. Ko e ngaahi lēsisita fakapuleʻangá ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻi ai hono ngaahi taumuʻa kehekehe, hangē ko e tukuhau, ngāue fakakautau pe ko e ngāue ʻi he feituʻu toputapú ki he kau Līvai ʻe niʻihi.
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Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?
Ko e hā ʻoku faʻa lave ai ki he ngaahi matakali ʻe 12 ʻo ʻIsilelí he koeʻuhí naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi matakali ʻe 13?
Ko e ngaahi matakali pe ngaahi fāmili ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe haʻu ia mei he ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkopé, ʻa ia naʻe liliu hono hingoá ko ʻIsileli. Naʻá ne maʻu ha ngaahi foha ʻe toko 12 ʻa ia ko Lūpeni, Simione, Līvai, Siuta, Tani, Nafitalai, Kata, ʻĀseli, ʻĪsaka, Sepuloni, Siosifa mo Penisimani. (Sēnesi 29:32–30:24; 35:16-18) Naʻe fakahingoa ʻa e ngaahi matakalí ki he toko tahataha ʻo kinautolu ka naʻe ʻikai ke fakahingoa ha matakali kia Siosifa. Kae kehe naʻe fakahingoa ʻa e ongo matakali ʻe ua ki hono ongo foha, ko ʻIfalemi mo Manase pea naʻe lau kinaua ko e ʻulu ʻo ha matakali. Ko ia ko e fakakātoa ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻi ʻIsilelí naʻe feʻunga mo e 13. Ko e hā ʻoku faʻa lave ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he ngaahi matakali ʻe 12?
Naʻe fakamavaheʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e matakali ʻo Līvaí ke ngāue ʻi he tāpanekale ʻo Sihová pea ki mui ai ʻi he temipalé. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke nau kau ʻi he ngāue fakakautaú. Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese: “Ko e matakali pē ʻo Līvaí ʻe ʻikai te ke lēsisitá, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke fakakau ʻa honau tokolahí ki he kau ʻIsileli kehé. Te ke fakanofo ʻa e kau Līvaí ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e tāpanekale ʻo e Fakamoʻoní mo e kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi naunaú pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku kau ki aí.”—Nōmipa 1:49, 50.
Pehē foki naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau Līvaí ha ʻinasi ʻi he kelekele ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. ʻI hono kehé, naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi kolo ʻe 48 ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIsilelí.—Nōmipa 18:20-24; Siosiua 21:41.
Ko e ʻuhinga eni ʻe ua naʻe ʻikai ke fakakau ai ʻa e matakali ʻo Līvaí ʻi he lisi ʻo e ngaahi matakalí ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku faʻa lave ai ʻoku 12.—Nōmipa 1:1-15.
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“Ko e Ngāue ʻo e Kau Līvaí”
Ko e Huhuʻi Fehoanaki-Mālie Maʻá e Kakai Kotoa
9 Ko e toe foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku felāveʻi mo e “huhuʻi” ko e pa·dhahʹ, ko e foʻi veape ʻoku fakatuʻunga hono ʻuhingá ko e “tuku ange.” ʻI he tohi Nōmipa 3:39-51, NW ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga totonu matematē naʻe pau ke aʻu ki ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e tuku angé. Koeʻuhi naʻe fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻuluaki fānau ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí mei he tāmateʻi fakalao ko ia ʻi he Lakaatu he 1513 K.M., naʻe maʻu kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ʻene meʻa. Ko ia ai, naʻe malava ke ne fiemaʻu mei he ʻuluaki fānau tangata kotoa ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ke nau fai tauhi kiate ia ʻi he temipalé. Ka neongo ia, naʻe tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻi ai ha “totongi tuku ange” (pidh·yohmʹ, ko e nauna ʻoku toʻo mei he pa·dhahʹ), ʻo ne tuʻutuʻuni: “Toʻo ʻa e kau Livai maʻaku . . . ko e fetongi ʻo e kau ʻolopoʻou tangata ʻo haʻa Isileli.” Ka naʻe pau ke tatau ʻa e fakafetongí. Naʻe fai ʻa e tohi kakai ʻo e matakali Livaí: naʻe toko 22,000 ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kakai tangatá. Ko hono hokó, naʻe fai ʻa e tohi kakai ʻo e ʻuluaki fānau tangata ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí: Ko e kakai tangatá naʻe toko 22,273. ʻI hono fai pē ha “totongi ke huhuʻi” ko e sikeli ʻe nima ki he tokotaha kotoa pē, naʻe malava ke tuku ange pe ʻai ke ʻatā ai mei he fai ngāue ʻi he temipalé ʻa e ʻuluaki fānau ʻe toko 273 naʻe toé.
Moʻulaloa Mateaki ki he Mafai Fakaʻotuá
6 Ko hono tokangaʻi ko ia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālie ʻo ha kakai ʻe laui miliona ko ha ngāue lahi fakaʻulia ia, pea ko e kau taulaʻeikí naʻa nau mātuʻaki tokosiʻi. Ko ia naʻe fai leva ha tokonaki ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi mēmipa kehe ʻo e matakali Līvaí. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese: “Te ke foaki ʻa e kau Livai kia Elone mo ʻene fanau: kuo tuku liʻaki kinautolu kiate ia mei haʻa Isileli.”—Nomipa 3:9, 39.
7 Ko e kau Līvaí naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu maau kinautolu. Naʻe vahevahe kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he foʻi fāmilí ʻe tolu—ko e kau Kēsoní, kau Kōhaté, mo e kau Mēlalí—ʻo taki taha ha vāhenga-ngāue ke fai. (Nōmipa 3:14-17, 23-37) Naʻe hā ngali mahuʻinga ange nai ʻa e ngaahi vāhenga-ngāue ʻe niʻihi ʻi he niʻihi, ka naʻa nau mahuʻinga kotoa pē. Ko e ngāue ʻa e kau Līvai Kōhaté naʻe ʻomi ai kinautolu ki ha tuʻunga vāofi mo e ʻaʻake toputapu ʻo e kovinānité mo e ngaahi naunau ʻo e tāpanekalé. Kae kehe, ko e Līvai kotoa pē, tatau ai pē pe ko ha Kōhate pe ʻikai, naʻa nau maʻu ha ngaahi monū māʻolunga lahi. (Nōmipa 1:51, 53)
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Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
ʻI ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e ngaahi taʻumotuʻa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi. Naʻe pau ke taʻu 20 ʻa e kakai tangata naʻe lēsisita ki he ngāue fakakautaú; naʻe ʻikai ʻave ki he taú ʻa e longaʻi tamaikí, hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko ʻi ha ngaahi feituʻu he ʻahó ni. Naʻe toe tuʻutuʻuni fekauʻaki mo e taʻumotuʻá ki he kau Līvaí. Ko e kau Kōhaté naʻa nau ngāue ʻi he tāpanekalé naʻe kamata meí he taʻu 30 ki he 50. Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga? Naʻe lave ki he fakangatangata ko ení ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “ngāue mo fua kavenga ʻi he tēniti feʻiloakiʻanga.” (Nōmipa 4:3, 47) Ngalingali naʻe malava ke kamata fai ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e ngaahi fatongia maʻamaʻa ange ʻi he taʻu 25, ka naʻe pau ke nau taʻu 30 ki muʻa pea nau toki kau ʻi he ngaahi ngāue mo e fatongia mamafa angé hangē ko e veteki, fua mo hono fokotuʻu ʻa e tāpanekalé. (Nōmipa 8:24-26) Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻa e ngāue mamafa pehē ʻi he temipalé ki mui, ko ia ai naʻe toki kamata ke ngāue ʻa e kau Līvaí ʻi he taʻu 20.—1 Kalonikali 23:24.
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13 Ko hono aʻusia ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e faingataʻaʻiá naʻe fakalolotoʻi ai ʻa e manavahē-ʻOtua ʻa Tēvitá pea fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻa ʻene falala kiate iá. (Sāme 31:22-24) Kae kehe, ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe tolu ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi, naʻe hōloa ai ʻa e manavahē ʻa Tēvita ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻe iku ai ki he ngaahi nunuʻa mafatukituki. Ko e ʻuluakí naʻe kau ki ai ʻa ʻene fokotuʻutuʻu ke ʻave ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānite ʻa Sihová ki Selusalema ʻi ha saliote, kae ʻikai ke fata ʻe he kau Līvaí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahinohino ʻi he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he ala ʻa ʻUsa, ʻa ia naʻe ʻalu muʻomuʻa he salioté, ʻo puke ʻa e ʻAʻaké ke tuʻumaʻú, naʻá ne mate ai pē ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi heʻene “fai” taʻeʻapasiá. ʻIo, naʻe faiangahala mamafa ʻa ʻUsa, kae ʻosi angé ko e ʻikai malava ke tauhi maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe tupu ai ʻa e ikuʻanga fakamamahi ko iá. Ko e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ko hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fokotuʻutuʻú.—2 Samiuela 6:2-9; Nōmipa 4:15; 7:9.
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“ʻE Lava Fēfē Ke Ke Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Kau Nāsilí?”
Nāsili. Ko ha foʻi lea ko e toʻo mei he foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ki he “Tokotaha Fakatapui,” “Tokotaha Kuo Fakamavaheʻi.” Naʻe kalasi ʻe ua ʻa e kau Nāsilí: Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau pole ki ai mo e faʻahinga naʻe fakanofo ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá. Naʻe lava ke fai ʻe ha tangata pe ko ha fefine ha fuakava makehe kia Sihova ke ne moʻui ko ha Nāsili ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi. Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau pole ke fai ʻa e fuakavá naʻe ʻi ai honau fakangatangata tefito ʻe tolu: Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke nau inu ha ʻolokaholo pe kai ha meʻa pē naʻe ngaohi mei he kālepí, naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke kosi honau ʻulú, pea naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke nau ala ki ha sino kuo mate. Ko e faʻahinga naʻe fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e kau Nāsilí naʻa nau nofo pehē ai pē ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻenau moʻuí, pea naʻe fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu kiate kinautolú.—Nōm 6:2-7; Fkm 13:5.
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Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Neongo ia, naʻe Nāsili ʻa Samisoni ia ʻi he ʻuhinga kehe. Ki muʻa ke fāʻeleʻi ʻa Samisoní, naʻe tala ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ki heʻene faʻeé: “Vakai te ke feitama, ʻo ke faʻeleʻi ha tama tangata, pea ʻe ʻikai apo ha tele ki hono ʻulu: he ko e tamasiʻi te ne nofo ko e nasili kia Sihova mei hono fanauʻi: pea ko ia ia te ne kamata ke fakahaofi ʻa Isileli mei he kau Filisitia.” (Fakamaau 13:5) Naʻe ʻikai ke fai ʻe Samisoni ia ha fuakava ʻo e tuʻunga Nāsilí. Naʻe Nāsili ia ʻi he fakanofo fakaʻotua, pea ko hono tuʻunga Nāsilí ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí. Ko e fakangatangata ko ia ʻo e ala ki ha ʻangaʻangá naʻe ʻikai malava ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻi hono tuʻungá. Kapau naʻe ngāueʻaki ia peá ne ala fāinoa ki ha sino mate, ʻe malava fēfē ke ne toe kamata ha tuʻunga Nāsili ʻi he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí ʻa ia naʻe kamata pē ia mei hono fāʻeleʻí? Ko ia ai, ʻoku hā mahino, ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ki he kau Nāsili ʻi he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí naʻe kehe ia ʻi ha ngaahi founga mei he faʻahinga ko e kau Nāsili pole pē.