Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
SEPITEMA 6-12
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | TEUTALŌNOME 33-34
“Kumi Hūfanga ki he ‘Nima Taʻengata’ ʻo Sihová”
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Sesuluni
Ko ha hingoa fakalāngilangi ki ʻIsileli. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e “Sesuluni” ki he kau ʻIsilelí naʻe totonu ke hoko ia ko ha fakamanatu ko e kakai fili kinautolu ʻa Sihova pea ʻoku nau moʻuaʻaki ke nofo anga-tonu ai pē.—Teu. 33:5, 26; ʻAi. 44:2.
ʻAi ʻa e Nima Taʻengata ʻo Sihová ko Ho Tokoni
ʻOKU tokanga ʻa Sihova ki hono kakaí. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa kotoa pē ʻo e kakai ʻIsilelí, “naʻe hoko ha mamahi ki Heʻene ʻAfio”! ʻI he ʻofa mo e kaungāongoʻi naʻá ne “toʻo hake kinautolu ʻo fua.” (ʻAisea 63:7-9) Ko ia kapau te tau angatonu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku malava ke tau ʻilo pau te tau maʻu ʻene tokoní.
2 Naʻe pehē ʻe he palōfita ko Mōsesé: “Ko e ʻOtua mei tuai ʻa ho nofoʻanga, pea ʻoku kilala koe ʻe he nima taʻengata.” (Teutalōnome 33:27) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Paaki Motuʻá: “Koe Otua taegata ko ho hufanga, bea oku i lalo iate koe ae nima tologa taegata.” Ka ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono tokoniʻi ʻe he nima ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene kau sevānití?
Lele ʻi he Lová mo e Kītaki
16 Hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe ʻikai hokosia ʻe Mōsese ʻa e fakahoko ʻo e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi naʻá ne moʻui aí. ʻI he ene ke hū atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe tala kia Mōsese: “Te ke mamata tonu ki he fonua; ka ʻe ʻikai te ke hu ki ai, ki he fonua ʻoku ou foaki ki haʻa Isileli.” Naʻe hoko eni koeʻuhi ki muʻa angé ko ia mo ʻĒlone, ʻi hono fakaʻitaʻi ʻe he kakai angatuʻú, naʻá na “fai hala [ki he ʻOutá] ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo haʻa Isileli ʻi Vai-Melipa.” (Teu. 32:51, 52) Naʻe hoko ʻa Mōsese ʻo mamahi pe ʻita? ʻIkai. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ha tāpuaki ki he kakaí pea fakaʻosiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení: “Monuʻiaā ka ko koe, Isileli: Ko hai ʻoku hange ko koe, ko e kakai fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻEiki, ʻa ia ko e pa ʻo ho tokoni, mo e heleta ʻo ho langilangi!”—Teu. 33:29.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Anga-Fakatōkilalo mo e Manavaʻofa ʻa Sīsuú
6 Ko ʻene fakakaukaú. ʻI he tohi Tohi Tapu ʻa Suté, ʻoku tau lau ai fekauʻaki mo e moʻui ʻa Sīsū ki muʻa peá ne haʻu ki he māmaní. (Lau ʻa e Sute 9.) ʻI he tuʻunga ko Maikeli ko e ʻāngelo-pulé, ko Sīsū naʻá ne ‘fetōkehekeheʻaki mo e Tēvoló’ pea “fakakikihi” mo e tokotaha fulikivanu ko iá “fekauʻaki mo e sino ʻo Mōsesé.” Hili ʻa e mate ʻa Mōsesé, naʻe tanu ʻe Sihova hono sinó ʻi ha feituʻu ke ʻoua ʻe maʻu ia ʻe ha taha. (Teu. 34:5, 6) Mahalo naʻe loto ʻa e Tēvoló ke fakataueleʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e sino ʻo Mōsesé ki he lotu loí. Pe ko e hā pē ʻa e kovi naʻe loto ʻa e Tēvoló ke faí, naʻe taʻofi loto-toʻa ia ʻe Maikeli. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tohi maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha ko e foʻi lea “fetōkehekeheʻaki” mo e “fakakikihi” ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ia ke fakamatalaʻi “ha fakakikihi fakalao” pea fakahuʻunga nai naʻe “poleʻi ʻe Maikeli ʻa e ‘totonu ʻa e Tēvoló’ ke ʻave ʻa e sino ʻo Mōsesé.” Neongo ia, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo-pulé naʻe fakangatangata pē hono mafaí. Ko ia naʻá ne tuku ʻa e keisí kia Sihova, ko e Fakamaau Aoniú, ʻa e toko taha pē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke fakamāuʻi ʻa Sētané. He fakakaukau anga-fakatōkilaló ē naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sīsuú!
SEPITEMA 13-19
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 1-2
“Founga ke ʻAi ke Lavameʻa Ho Halá”
Ke Ke Loto-Toʻa ʻOku ʻIate Koe ʻa Sihova!
7 Ke maʻu e loto-toʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke faiʻaki ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, kuo pau ke tau ako pea ngāueʻaki ʻene Folofolá. Ko e meʻa naʻe tala kia Siosiua he taimi naʻá ne hoko ai ko e fetongi ʻo Mōsesé: “Ke ke lototoʻa, mo ke tuʻu kalikali ʻaupito, ʻo tokanga ke fai ki hono kotoa ʻo e lao, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻutuʻuni atu ʻe Mosese ko ʻeku sevaniti: . . . ʻE ʻikai mahuʻi mei ho ngutu ʻa e tohi lao ko ia, ka te ke fakalaulauloto ki ai ʻi he ʻaho mo e po, koeʻuhi ke ke tokanga ke fai ʻo hange ko e meʻa kotoa kuo tohi ai; he te ke toki monuʻia [‘lavameʻa,’ NW] ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ke fou ai, pea te ke fai fakapotopoto ai.” (Sios. 1:7, 8) Naʻe muimui ʻa Siosiua ʻi he akonaki ko iá, pea naʻá ne ‘lavameʻa ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne fou aí.’ Kapau ʻoku tau fai pehē, te tau maʻu ai ʻa e loto-toʻa mo e lavameʻa lahi ange ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá.
Ke Ke Loto-Toʻa ʻOku ʻIate Koe ʻa Sihova!
20 Ko ha pole ia ke tuli ki ha ʻalunga fakaʻotua ʻi he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau tofanga ai ʻi he māmani kovi mo faingataʻa ko ení. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau toko taha pē. ʻOku ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pehē mo hono ʻAló, ʻa e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku tau toe maʻu foki ʻa e ngaahi kaungā-Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻe toko 7,000,000 tupu ʻi māmani lahi. Fakataha mo kinautolú, tau hanganaki ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí pea talaki ʻa e ongoongo leleí lolotonga hono manatuʻi ʻetau konga tohi fakataʻu ki he 2013: ‘Ke ke lototoʻa, mo tuʻu mālohi . . . ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá te ne ʻiate koe.’—Sios. 1:9.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Siosiuá
2:4, 5—Ko e hā ʻoku takihalaʻi ai ʻe Lēhapi ʻa e kau tangata ʻa e tuʻí ʻa ia ʻoku nau kumi ʻa e ongo asiasí? ʻOku maluʻi ʻe Lēhapi ʻa e ongo asiasí ʻi he fakatuʻutāmaki ki heʻene moʻuí koeʻuhi naʻá ne hoko ʻo tui kia Sihova. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻi he malumalu ai ʻo ha fatongia ke fakahā ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ongo asiasí ki he kau tangata ʻoku nau kumi ke fai ha maumau ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 7:6; 21:23-27; Sione 7:3-10) Ko hono moʻoní, ko Lēhapí naʻe ‘fakatonuhia ʻe he ngaahi ngaué,’ ʻo kau ai ʻa e ngāue ko hono takihalaʻi ʻa e kau fakafofonga ʻo e tuʻí.—Semisi 2:24-26.
SEPITEMA 20-26
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 3-5
“Tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Ngaahi Ngāue ʻo e Tuí”
Ko e Kolosi ʻo Fou ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní
SIO! ʻOku kolosi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní! Ka ko e fē ʻa e vaí? Koeʻuhi he naʻe lahi ʻa e ʻuha naʻe tō ʻi he taimi ko ia ʻo e taʻú, pea naʻe fonu ʻa e vaitafé ʻi he ngaahi momeniti siʻi ki muʻa atu. Ka ʻi he taimí ni kuo ʻosi kotoa ʻa e vaí! Pea kuo fononga atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he fonua mōmoa ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá! Naʻe ʻalu kotoa ʻa e vaí ki fē? Tau vakai ange.
ʻI he hoko ʻa e taimi ke kolosi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní, ko e meʻa eni naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kia Siōsiua ke tala ki he kakaí: ‘Ko e kau taulaʻeikí ke nau hiki ʻa e puha ʻo e fuakavá pea ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻiate kitautolu. Pea ʻi he tuʻu honau vaʻé ki he vai ʻo e Vaitafe Sioataní, pea ʻe tuʻu leva ʻa e tafe ia ʻa e vaí.’
Ko ia naʻe fua ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e puha ʻo e fuakavá, pea nau muʻomuʻa ʻi he kakaí. ʻI heʻenau aʻu ki he Vaitafe Sioataní, naʻe hopo atu ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí ki he loto vaí. Naʻe tafe mālohi mo loloto. Ka ʻi he taimi pē naʻe aʻu ai honau vaʻé ki he vaí, naʻe kamata ke tuʻu ʻa e tafe ʻa e vaí! Ko ha mana lahi ē! Naʻe taʻofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e vaí. Ko ia, naʻe taimi siʻi pē kuo ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha vai ʻi he vaitafé!
ʻAi ʻa e Ngaahi Fakamanatu ʻa Sihová ko e Fiefiaʻanga Ia Ho Lotó
17 ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau falala kia Sihová ʻe heʻetau ngāue ʻo e tuí? Fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ke hū atu ai ʻa ʻIsileli ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki naʻa nau haʻamo ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e kovinānité ke nau laka atu ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní. Ka ʻi he ofi ange ʻa e kakaí ki he vaitafé, naʻa nau sio naʻe māʻolunga ʻa e vaí pea tafe vave ʻaupito koeʻuhi ko e ʻuha ʻo e faʻahitaʻu failaú. Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí? Te nau fokotuʻu ʻapitanga ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e vaitafé pea tatali ʻi ha kiʻi laui uike pe lōloa ange ke holo hifo ʻa e vaí? ʻIkai, naʻa nau falala kakato kia Sihova pea muimui ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakahinohinó. Ko e hā ʻa e olá? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: ‘Ka faifai pea maʻu ʻenau tuʻu ʻi he vaí, ʻa e ʻaofivaʻe ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki ʻe toki motuhi ʻa e vaí.’ Hili iá, ‘ko e kau taulaʻeiki naʻa nau tuʻu maʻu ʻi he momoa ʻi loto Sioatani, pea naʻe aʻa atu ʻa Isileli katoa ʻi he momoa.’ (Sios. 3:12-17) Sioloto atu ki he fiefia kuo pau naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi heʻenau sio ki he tuʻu ʻa e vai ko ia naʻe tafe vavé! Naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ʻenau tui kia Sihová koeʻuhí naʻa nau muimui ki heʻene ngaahi fakahinohinó.
ʻAi ʻa e Ngaahi Fakamanatu ʻa Sihová ko e Fiefiaʻanga Ia Ho Lotó
18 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakahoko ʻe Sihova ha ngaahi mana hangē ko ení ki heʻene kakai he ʻaho ní. Ka ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fakahāhā ai ʻa e tui pea muimui ki heʻene ngaahi fakahinohinó. ʻOku ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e loto-toʻa ʻoku tau fiemaʻú ke malangaʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní. Pea ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa e Fakamoʻoni tefito ʻa Sihová, naʻá ne talaʻofa ki heʻene kau ākongá te ne poupouʻi kinautolu ʻi he ngāue mahuʻinga ko ení. Naʻá ne tala ange kia kinautolu: “Ko ia ai, mou ō ʻo ngaohi ko e kau ākonga ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē.” Peá ne talaʻofa ange leva: “ʻOku ou ʻiate kimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo aʻu ki he fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu lolotongá.” (Māt. 28:19, 20) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni tokolahi ʻa ia ʻoku nau mā nai pe manavasiʻi ʻi he lea ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e loto-toʻa ke lea ki he kau sola ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú.—Lau ʻa e Saame 119:46; 2 Kolinitō 4:7.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Siosiuá
5:14, 15—Ko hai ʻa e “Kapiteni ʻo e Tau ʻa Sihova”? Ko e kapiteni ʻoku haʻu ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa Siosiua ʻi he kamata ke ikunaʻi ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku ʻikai ko ha toe taha ka ko “Folofola”—ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi heʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke hoko ko ha tangatá. (Sione 1:1; Taniela 10:13) He fakaivimālohi ē ke maʻu ʻa e fakafiemālie ko Sīsū Kalaisi kuo fakalāngilangiʻí ʻokú ne kau mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá he ʻahó ni ʻi heʻenau kau ʻi he tau fakalaumālié!
SEPITEMA 27–ʻOKATOPA 3
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 6-7
“Hanga Kehe mei he Muná”
Hanga Kehe Mei He Muná!
5 ʻI ha ngaahi senituli ki mui ai, naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻa e tokotaha ʻIsileli ko ʻĀkaní ʻe hono matá ke ne kaihaʻasi ha ngaahi meʻa mei he kolo naʻe hamu ko Sielikoó. Ne fekau ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he kolo ko iá tuku kehe pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa pau naʻe fiemaʻu ke ʻave ki he tukuʻanga koloa ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakatokanga ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Ke mou ʻatā kimoutolu mei he meʻa kuo tapui, naʻa hili hoʻomou tapui ia” pea mou holi ʻo toʻo ha meʻa mei he koló. ʻI he talangataʻa ʻa ʻĀkaní, naʻe faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ʻi hono ikunaʻi kinautolu ʻi he kolo ko ʻAí, pea naʻe mate ai ʻa honau tokolahi. Naʻe ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻĀkani ʻa ʻene kaihaʻá ka ʻi hono toki fakaeʻá. “Naʻa ku mamata” ki he ngaahi meʻá, ko e lea ia ʻa ʻĀkaní, “pea u manumanu ki ai, pea u toʻo.” Ko e holi ʻa hono matá naʻe iku ai ki hono fakaʻauha ia, fakataha “mo ia kotoa pe naʻe ʻiate ia.” (Sios. 6:18, 19; 7:1-26) Naʻe holi ʻa ʻĀkani ʻi hono lotó ki he meʻa naʻe tapui meiate iá.
Hanga Kehe Mei He Muná!
8 Ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau hao mei he holi ʻo e matá mo e holi ʻo e kakanó. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku tau sio mo fakaʻamu ki aí. (1 Kol. 9:25, 27; lau ʻa e 1 Sione 2:15-17.) Ko e tangata anga-tonu ko Siopé ko e tokotaha ia naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e fehokotaki mālohi ʻi he sió mo e holí. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi: “Naʻa ma alea mo hoku mata, ʻo u fai tuʻutuʻuni ki ai; pea fefe ai haʻaku sio kovi ki ha taʻahine?” (Siope 31:1) Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he fakafisi ʻa Siope ke ala ki ha fefine ʻi ha founga taʻetāú ka naʻe aʻu ʻo ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ke tauhi ʻi hono ʻatamaí ha fakakaukau pehē. Naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e ʻatamaí kuo pau ke tauhi ke maʻa mei he ngaahi fakakaukau taʻetāú ʻi heʻene pehē: “ʻIlonga ʻa ia te ne fakasio ki ha fefine ke tafunaki ʻene holi ki ai, kuo ne tonoʻi ia ʻi hono loto.”—Mt. 5:28.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
ʻI he kuonga muʻá, naʻe ʻākoloʻi ha kolo ʻi he taimi naʻe takatakaiʻi ai ʻe ha konga kau, ʻo teu ke ʻohofi. Kapau naʻe fuoloa ʻa e ʻākoloʻí, naʻe pau ke kai ʻe he kakai ʻi he koló ʻa e lahi taha ʻo e meʻakai naʻa nau tuku tauhí. ʻI he faifai atu ʻo ikunaʻi ʻe he kau sōtiá ʻa e koló, naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻa nau fiemaʻú, ʻo kau ai ha meʻakai naʻe toe. Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuo siʻisiʻi ai pe ʻikai maʻu ha meʻakai ʻe he kau keli fakatotoló ʻi he toetoenga ʻo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Pālesitainé ʻa ia naʻe ʻohofi ʻi he founga ko ení. Ka ʻoku kehe ʻa e toetoenga ia ʻo Sielikoó. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Biblical Archaeology Review: “Ko e ngaahi meʻa lahi taha naʻe maʻu ʻi he fakaʻauhá, tuku kehe ʻa e naunau ʻumeá, ko e uité.” ʻOku toe pehē ai: “ʻOku tātātaha ke maʻu ha uite lahi ʻaupito.”
ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú naʻe ʻikai ke ʻave ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ha meʻakai mei Sielikō koeʻuhí naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova ke ʻoua te nau fai pehē. (Sios. 6:17, 18) ʻOku toe pehē ai naʻe ʻohofi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa Sielikō ʻi he faʻahitaʻu failaú, hili pē ʻa e utu-taʻú, ʻi he taimi naʻe lahi ai ʻa e uite naʻe tuku tauhi ʻi he koló. (Sios. 3:15-17; 5:10) Ko e foʻi moʻoni ko ia naʻe kei lahi pē ʻa e uite ʻi Sielikō hili hono ʻākoloʻí ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai naʻe taimi nounou pē hono ʻākoloʻí, ʻo hangē pē ko ia ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú.
ʻOKATOPA 4-10
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 8-9
“Lēsoni mei he Talanoa ʻo e Kau Kipioné”
Faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova, ko Hotau ʻOtua Taʻefilifilimānakó
5 Ko hono hokó, naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa ʻIsileli mei he ngaahi fonua māʻulalo ofi ki he vaitafé ki he ngaahi moʻunga tefito ʻo e feituʻú. ʻI he muimui he tataki ʻa Sihová, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Siosiua ʻa e ngaahi founga toka malumu ki he kolo lahi ko ʻAí. (Siosiua, vahe 8) Ko e ongoongo ki he ikuna ne toki hokó naʻá ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi Kēnani tokolahi ke nau fakatahataha ai ki he tau. (Siosiua 9:1, 2) Ko e kau nofo ʻi he kolo Hevi ofi mai ko Kipioné naʻa nau fai ʻe kinautolu ʻa e meʻa kehe. “Naʻe hanga ai ʻekinautolu foki,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e Siosiua 9:4, “ʻo nau fai fakaoloolo [“fakapotopoto,” NW].” Hangē ko Lēhapí, naʻa nau fanongo ki he fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí ʻi he ʻEkisotó pea ʻi he ikunaʻi ʻa Sīhoni mo ʻOkí. (Siosiua 9:6-10) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau Kipioné ʻa e taʻeʻaonga ʻo e fakafepakí. Ko ia, ʻi he fai maʻa Kipione mo e kolo ofi mai ʻe tolu—ko Kefila, Piheloti, mo Kiliati-sialimí—naʻa nau fekau atu kia Siosiua ʻi Kilikali ha kau fakafofonga naʻe fakapuli ke hangē ko ʻenau haʻu mei ha fonua mamaʻó. Naʻe lavameʻa ʻa e palaní. Naʻe fakahoko ʻe Siosiua ha kovinānite mo kinautolu ʻa ia naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻenau haó. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe tolu ki mui ai naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Siosiua mo e kau ʻIsilelí ne kākaaʻi kinautolu. Neongo ia, naʻa nau fakapapau ʻia Sihova ke tauhi ʻenau fuakavá pea ko ia ai naʻa nau pipiki ki ai. (Siosiua 9:16-19) Naʻe hōifua ki ai ʻa Sihova?
“ʻOua ʻe Falala ki Hoʻo Mahino Pē ʻAʻaú”
14 ʻI he taʻehaohaoá, ko kitautolu kotoa—naʻa mo e kau mātuʻa taukeí—ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tokanga ke ʻoua te tau taʻemalava ke hanga kia Sihova ki ha tataki ʻi hono fai ha ngaahi fili. Fakakaukau atu ki he anga ʻo e tali ʻa e fetongi ʻo Mōsesé, ʻa Siosiua, mo e kau tangata matuʻotuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e kau Kipione fakapotopotó ʻa ia naʻa nau fakapuli ʻo fakangalingali naʻa nau haʻu mei ha fonua mamaʻó. ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻeke kia Sihová, ko Siosiua mo e niʻihi kehé naʻa nau ʻalu atu ʻo fakamelino mo e kau Kipioné, ʻo fakaʻosiʻaki ha fuakava mo kinautolu. Neongo naʻe iku ʻo poupouʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e aleapau ko iá, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ke lēkooti ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e taʻemalava ko eni ke kumi ki heʻene tatakí, ke tau maʻu ʻaonga mei ai.—Sios. 9:3-6, 14, 15.
“Alu Atu i he Fonua”
14 Naʻe pehē ʻe he kau fakafofonga ko iá: “Ko e fonua mamaʻo ʻaupito kuo omi mei ai ʻa hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, koeʻuhiā ko e huafa ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Siosiua 9:3-9) Ko honau valá mo e meʻakaí naʻe hā ngali ke ne fakapapauʻi naʻa nau haʻu mamaʻo, ka ko hono moʻoní naʻe kilomita pē nai ʻe 30 mei Kilikali ki Kipione. [19] ʻI he tuipau ki aí, naʻe fai ai ʻe Siosiua mo ʻene kau houʻeikí ha talite fakamelino mo Kipione mo e ngaahi kolo ofi naʻe fehokotaki mo Kipioné. Ko e kākā ʻa e kau Kipioné ko ha founga pē ia ke nau hao ai mei hono tāmateʻí? ʻI hono kehé, naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he meʻa ko iá ha holi ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ke hoko ʻa e kau Kipioné ko e “kau ta fefie mo ʻutuvai ki he fakataha mo e olita ʻo Sihova,” ʻo tokonaki ʻa e fefie ki he ʻōlita feilaulaú. (Siosiua 9:11-27) Naʻe hokohoko atu hono fakahāhā ʻe he kau Kipioné ha loto-lelei ke fai ʻa e ngaahi ngafa māʻulalo ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová. Ngalingali, ko e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu naʻe kau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Netinimi ko ia naʻa nau foki mei Pāpilone ʻo ngāue ʻi hono toe langa ʻa e temipalé. (ʻĒsela 2:1, 2, 43-54; 8:20) ʻOku malava ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau fakakaukaú ʻaki ʻa e feinga ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e melino mo e ʻOtuá pea hoko ʻo loto-lelei ke fai naʻa mo ha ngaahi ngāue māʻulalo kuo vaheʻi mai ʻi heʻene ngāué.
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Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
5 ʻOku pehē ʻi he Teutalōnome 21:23, “ko ia ʻoku tautau ko e koto malaʻia ki he ʻOtua.” Ko hono fakahāhā ʻo e ʻangaʻanga ʻo ha tokotaha kovi ʻa ia ko e “koto malaʻia ki he ʻOtua” kuo pau pē naʻe ʻi ai ʻene kaunga ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Ko e moʻoni, ko hono tautau ʻi ha ʻakau pe ʻi ha fuʻu ʻakau ʻa e sino ʻo ha tokotaha pehē naʻe tauteaʻí naʻe hoko ia ko e fakatokanga ki he niʻihi kehé.
ʻOKATOPA 11-17
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 10-11
“ʻOku Faitau ʻa Sihova Maʻa ʻIsileli”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Siosiuá
Ko Kipioné ‘ko e kolo lahi—naʻe lahi ia ʻi Ai, pea ko e kau toʻa hono kakai fulipe.’ (Siosiua 10:2) Kae kehe, ʻi he fanongo ki he lavameʻa ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Sielikō mo ʻAí, ʻoku kākaaʻi ʻe he kau tangata Kipioné ʻa Siosiua ʻi hono fai ha fuakava ʻo e melino mo kinautolu. ʻOku vakai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí ki he mavahe ko ení ko ha fakamanamana ia kia kinautolu. ʻOku faʻu ʻe he toko nima ʻo honau ngaahi tuʻí ha faʻahi pea ʻohofi ʻa Kipione. ʻOku fakahaofi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e kau Kipioné pea ikunaʻi fakaʻāuliliki ʻa e kau ʻohofí. Ko e ngaahi ikuna kehe ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻunga taki ʻa Siosiuá ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi kolo ʻi he tongá mo e hihifó, pea pehē ki he ikunaʻi ʻo e fakatahataha ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻi he tokelaú. Ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa naʻe ikunaʻi ʻi he hihifo ʻo Sioataní ko e toko 31 fakakātoa.
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ʻUha-ʻAisi
Ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova. Ko e ʻuha-ʻaisí ko e taha ia ʻa e ngaahi mālohi fakaenatula kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ke fakahokoʻaki ʻene taumuʻá pea fakahāhā hono fuʻu ivi mālohí. (Saame 148:1, 8; ʻAi. 30:30) ʻI he tataki ʻa Siosiuá, naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e kau Kipioné mei hono teu ke ʻohofi ʻe he tuʻi ʻe toko nima ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ha fuʻu ʻuha-ʻaisi ke fakaʻauha ʻaki ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí, pea naʻe tokolahi ange ʻa e mate ʻi he ʻuha-ʻaisí ʻi he mate mei he faitau mo e kau ʻIsilelí.—Sios. 10:3-7, 11.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Siosiuá
10:13—ʻOku malava fēfē ha meʻa ngalikehe pehē? “He ʻoku faingataʻa ha meʻa kia Sihova,” ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo e langí mo e māmaní? (Sēnesi 18:14) Kapau ʻokú ne fili ke fai ia, ʻe lava ke puleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaʻunu ʻa e foʻi māmaní ʻo hā ngali ʻikai ngaue ai ʻa e laʻaá mo e māhiná ki ha tokotaha mamata ʻi he māmaní. Pe ʻe lava ke ne tuku ʻa e ngaʻunu ʻa e foʻi māmaní mo e māhiná ke hanganaki ʻikai fakahohaʻasi lolotonga ia hono ʻai ke ngaofe ʻa e ngaahi huelo mei he laʻaá mo e māhiná ʻi ha founga ʻoku hokohoko atu ai ʻa e ulo ʻa e maama mei he ongo maamaʻanga ko ení. Ko e hā pē ʻa e tuʻungá, “naʻe ʻikai ha toe ʻaho hange ko ia” ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá.—Siosiua 10:14.
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Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo e lave ki he ngaahi tohi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he Tohi Tapú mo hono ngāueʻaki ko e ngaahi maʻuʻanga fakamatalá ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tataki ai kitautolu ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki naʻe fakamānavaʻi. Kae kehe, kuo fakatolonga mai ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻa e ʻū tohi kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e “folofola ʻa hotau ʻOtua,” pea ko e folofola ko ení “ʻe tuʻu ʻo taʻengata.” (Ai. 40:8) ʻIo, ko e meʻa kuo fili ʻe Sihova ke fakakau ʻi he tohi ʻe 66 ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa ia ʻoku tau maʻú ko ia pē ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke hoko ai ʻo “tuʻu kakato . . . kuo ʻosi sāuni ki he ngāue lelei fulipe.”—2 Tim. 3:16, 17.
ʻOKATOPA 18-24
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 12-14
“Muimui kia Sihova ʻAki Ho Lotó Kotoa”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Siosiuá
14:10-13. Neongo ʻa ʻene taʻu 85, ʻoku kole ʻa Kēlepi ki ha ngāue faingataʻa ko hono fakaʻataʻatā ʻa e vahefonua ko Hepeloní. ʻOku nofoʻi ʻa e feituʻú ʻe he kau ʻĀnakí—ko ha kau tangata lalahi anga-kehe. ʻI he tokoni ʻa Sihová, ʻoku lavameʻa ʻa e ʻeiki-tau taukei ko ení pea ʻoku hoko ai ʻa Hepeloni ko ha kolo hūfanga. (Siosiua 15:13-19; 21:11-13) Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Kēlepí ʻoku fakalototoʻaʻi ai kitautolu ke ʻoua ʻe fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi ngāue fakateokalati faingataʻá.
Loto-Toʻa Fakafou ʻi he Tui mo e Manavahē ʻOtua
11 ʻOku ʻikai ke tuʻu maʻu ʻa e tui peheé. ʻOku tupu ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuiʻaki ʻa e moʻoní, “kamata [pe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻilo]” ʻa e ngaahi ʻaongá, “ʻilo” ʻoku tali ʻetau ngaahi lotú, pea ʻi he ngaahi founga kehe, ko hono ongoʻi ʻa e tataki ʻa Sihová ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. (Sāme 34:8; 1 Sione 5:14, 15) ʻOku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi naʻe loloto ʻa e tui ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepí ʻi heʻena ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo ʻilo ʻoku lelei ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Siosiua 23:14) Fakakaukau angé ki he ngaahi poini ko ʻení: Naʻá na hao ʻi he fononga taʻu ʻe 40 ʻi he toafá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá te na hokosiá. (Nōmipa 14:27-30; 32:11, 12) Naʻá na kau longomoʻui ʻi hono ikunaʻi taʻu ʻe ono ʻo Kēnaní. Fakaʻosí, naʻá na maʻu ha moʻui mohu tāpuaki mo e moʻui lelei pea aʻu ʻo na maʻu hona taki taha tofiʻa tukufakaholo. He tāpuakiʻi lahi ē ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tauhi faitōnunga mo loto-toʻa kiate iá!—Siosiua 14:6, 9-14; 19:49, 50; 24:29.
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Ako mei he Fehālaaki ʻa e Kau ʻIsilelí
3 ʻI hono puleʻi ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe vave hono ikunaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e kakai ʻo e feituʻú. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke talangofua kakato ʻa e hako ʻo ʻIsilelí ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe ʻikai te nau kapusi ʻosi ʻa honau filí. (Fkm. 1:1–2:10) ʻI hono kehé, ʻi he kamata nofo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e “kakai ʻe fitu” naʻe nofo ʻi he fonuá, ko e toutou feohi mo e faʻahinga ʻo e ngaahi kakai ko iá naʻe iku ai ʻo nau kaungāmeʻa mo kinautolu. (Teu. 7:1) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Naʻa nau mali mo honau ngaahi ʻofefine, pea naʻa nau ʻange honau ngaahi ʻofefine ke ʻunoho mo e fanau ʻanautolu, pea naʻa nau tauhi honau ngaahi ʻotua. Pea naʻe fai ʻe haʻa Isileli ʻa e meʻa naʻe tau kovi ki he finangalo ʻo Sihova, he naʻa nau fakangalongaloʻi ʻa e ʻEiki ko honau ʻOtua, pea nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi Peali mo e ngaahi Asela.” (Fkm. 3:5-7) Ko e meʻa ne hoko ki he kakai ʻIsilelí, ʻi heʻenau felātani mo e kakai ʻo e feituʻú naʻe iku ai ki heʻenau femaliʻaki pea mo e tauhi ʻaitoli. ʻI hono fakahoko pē ʻa e femaliʻakí, naʻe hōloa ʻa e ngalingali ko ia te nau kapusi ʻa e kau lotu panganí mei he fonuá. Naʻe fakameleʻi ʻa e lotu moʻoní, pea naʻe kamata tauhi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí tonu ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua loí.
ʻOKATOPA 25-31
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SIOSIUA 15-17
“Maluʻi Ho Tofiʻa Mahuʻingá”
Kau Taʻumotuʻá—Ko e Ngaahi Mēmipa Mahuʻinga ʻo ʻEtau Fetokouaʻaki Faka-Kalisitiané
8 ʻI he hokohoko loto-toʻa atu ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá neongo ʻa e ngaahi fakangatangata ʻa e taʻumotuʻá, ʻoku muimui ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane taʻumotuʻá ʻi he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e tokotaha ʻIsileli faitōnunga ko Kēlepí, ʻa ia naʻe takanga mo Mōsese ʻi he toafá ʻi he taʻu ʻe fāngofulu. Naʻe taʻu 79 ʻa Kēlepi ʻi he taimi naʻá ne kolosi ai ʻi he Vaitafe Sioataní ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. ʻI he hili ʻa e faitau ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha sōtia ʻo e kau tau ikuna ʻa ʻIsilelí ʻi he taʻu ʻe ono, naʻe malava pē ke ne mālōlō ʻi heʻene lavameʻa ongoongoá. Ka naʻe ʻikai, naʻá ne kole loto-toʻa ki he ngafa faingataʻa ʻo hono kapa ʻa e “ngaahi kolo lalahi kuo ʻaaʻi” ʻi he vahefonua moʻungaʻia ʻo Siutá, ko ha feituʻu naʻe nofoʻi ʻe he kau ʻĀnakí, ko e kau tangata naʻe lalahi anga-kehe. ʻI he tokoni ʻa Sihová, naʻe hanga ai ʻe Kēlepi ʻo “kapuji akinautolu, o hage koe folofola a Jihova.” (Siosiua 14:9-14, PM; 15:13, 14) Fakapapauʻi ʻokú ke kau mo Sihova, ʻo hangē pē ko ʻene kau mo Kēlepí, ʻi hoʻo hokohoko atu ke fakatupu ʻa e fua ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻi he taʻumotuʻá. Pea kapau te ke faitōnunga ai pē, te ne ʻoatu kiate koe hao nofoʻanga ʻi heʻene māmani foʻou kuó ne talaʻofá.—Aisea 40:29-31; 2 Pita 3:13.
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Ngāue Pōpula
ʻI he hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe ʻikai ke nau talangofua ki he fekau ko ia ʻe Sihova ke kapusi mo fakaʻauha ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau Kēnaní. ʻI hono kehé naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e kau Kēnaní ke nau ngāue ko ha pōpula. Ko e nunuʻá leva naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau lotu ki he ngaahi ʻotua loí.—Sios. 16:10; Fkm. 1:28; 2:3, 11, 12.
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Kēnani
Naʻe nofo malu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí koeʻuhi naʻe manavahē honau ngaahi filí ʻiate kinautolu. Naʻe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá te ne kapusi “fakakongokonga” ʻa e kau Kēnaní koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tupu ʻo tokolahi ʻa e fanga manu kaivaó ʻi he fonua maomaonganoa. (ʻEki. 23:29, 30; Teu. 7:22) Neongo naʻe kaukaua ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻatau ʻa e kau Kēnaní, naʻe ʻikai ko ha kalofanga ia ke nau tukuakiʻi ʻa Sihova ki he taʻemalava ke nau ikunaʻi ʻa e feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá pe taʻemalava ke fakahoko ʻene talaʻofa ko iá. (Sios. 17:16-18; Fkm. 4:13) Kae kehe ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú ko e taʻefaitōnunga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe faʻa ikunaʻi ai kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kehé.—Nōm. 14:44, 45; Sios. 7:1-12.
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Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?
Naʻe vaotā ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo e konga muʻá ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi nai ʻe he Tohi Tapú?
ʻOKU fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá naʻe vaotā pea naʻe “tuʻuna” ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻakaú. (1 Tuʻi 10:27; Sios. 17:15, 18) Neongo ia, ʻi he sio ki he ʻauha ʻo e ʻakaú ko e ngaahi konga lahi ʻo e fonuá he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fifili nai ʻa e kau tui veiveiuá pe naʻe ʻi ai koā ha meʻa pehē.
ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e tohi Life in Biblical Israel ʻo pehē “ko e ngaahi vaotā ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻe lahi ange ia ʻi he tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai he ʻaho ní.” Ko e ngaahi ʻakau ʻoku nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e tafa moʻungá ʻoku meimei ko e paini ko e Aleppo (Pinus halepensis), ʻoke (Quercus calliprinos), mo e terebinth (Pistacia palaestina). ʻI Sefelaʻā, ko ha feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fanga kiʻi tafungofunga ʻi he tafaʻaki moʻungá ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e moʻunga lalahí mo e Matāfanga Metiteleniané, naʻe toe lahi ai ʻa e sukaminó (Ficus sycomorus).
ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi he tohi Plants of the Bible ʻo pehē ko e ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi ʻi ʻIsileli ʻoku ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha ngaahi ʻuluʻakau ia he taimí ni. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki aí? ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e foʻi ngāue hokohoko ko ení, ʻoku pehē ʻi he tohí: “Kuo maumauʻi ʻe he tangatá ʻa e ʻuluʻakau fakanatulá, ʻi he ʻuhinga tefito ke fakalahi honau fāmá mo e feituʻu kaikaiʻanga ʻo e fanga manú, kae toe pehē ke maʻu mei ai ha naunau langa mo e fefie ki he afí.”