Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
MAʻASI 7-13
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 12-13
“Ko e ʻAfungí ʻOku Iku ki he Fakamā”
ʻOku Iku ʻa e ʻAfungí ki he Ongoongo-Kovi
17 ʻI he ʻuluaki fakakaukaú atu pē, ʻoku hā ngali ala fakatonuhiaʻi nai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Saulá. He ko ē, ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻa nau “faingataʻaʻia,” “fakahohaʻa,” pea nau tetetete koeʻuhi ko e tuʻunga faingatāmaki naʻa nau ʻi aí. (1 Sāmiuela 13:6, 7) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ke hala ʻa ʻete tomuʻa fai ʻe kita ʻa e meʻá ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku hokó. Neongo ia, manatuʻi, ʻoku malava ʻe Sihova ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi lotó mo mahinoʻi ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻa loloto ʻi lotó. (1 Sāmiuela 16:7) Ko ia ai, kuo pau naʻá ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻe niʻihi fekauʻaki mo Saula ʻoku ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi hangatonu mai ia ʻi he fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe ʻafioʻi nai ʻe Sihova ko e taʻefaʻakātaki ʻa Saulá naʻe ueʻi ia ʻe he loto-pōlepolé. Mahalo pē naʻe fakaʻita lahi ʻa Saulá he ko ia ē—ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli kātoá—ne fiemaʻu ke ne tatali ki he tokotaha naʻá ne vakai ki ai ko ha palōfita motuʻa, mo tolotoloi-meʻa! Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ongoʻi ʻe Saula ia ne hanga ʻe he fakatuotuai ʻa Sāmiuelá ʻo ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e totonu ke ne fai ʻe ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻiate ia pē kae taʻetokanga ai ki he ngaahi fakahinohino pau naʻe ʻoange kiate iá. Ko e olá? Naʻe ʻikai ke fakamālōʻiaʻi ʻe Sāmiuela ia ʻa e tomuʻa fai ʻe Saula ʻa e meʻá. ʻI hono kehe ʻaupitó, naʻá ne tuku ha tautea kia Saula, ʻi heʻene pehē: “E ikai tuu mau ho buleaga . . . koeuhi nae ikai te ke tauhi aia nae fekau e Jihova kiate koe.” (1 Sāmiuela 13:13, 14, PM) Ko e toe iku eni ʻa e ʻafungí ki he ongoongo-koví.
ʻOku Fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Sihova Hoʻo Talangofuá
8 Ko e lēkooti Tohi Tapu fekauʻaki mo Tuʻi Saulá ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻo e talangofuá. Naʻe kamata pule ʻa Saula ko ha pule anga-fakatōkilalo mo anga-fakanānā, ʻo ne ‘siʻi ʻi heʻene vakai ʻaʻaná.’ Neongo ia, ki mui ai naʻe kamata ke puleʻi ʻene ngaahi filí ʻe he hīkisia mo e fakaʻuhinga hala. (1 Sāmiuela 10:21, 22; 15:17) ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe pau ai ke fehangahangai ʻa Saula mo e kau Filisitiá ʻi he tau. Naʻe tala ange ʻe Sāmiuela ki he tuʻí ke ne tatali ange kiate ia ke ne haʻu ʻo fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau kia Sihová pea mo ʻoange ha toe ngaahi fakahinohino. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai haʻu ʻa Sāmiuela ʻi he taimi ko ia ne ʻamanekina ki aí, pea naʻe kamata ke movete ʻa e kakaí. ʻI he sio ki he meʻa ko iá, naʻe hanga ʻe Saula ʻo “ʻatu ʻa e feilaulau-moifua.” Naʻe taʻefakahōifua eni kia Sihova. ʻI he faifai pea aʻu atu ʻa Sāmiuelá, naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí ha kalofanga ki heʻene talangataʻá, ʻi heʻene pehē koeʻuhi ko e tōmui ʻa Sāmiuelá naʻá ne “fakataʻemaluʻia” ʻo fai ʻa e feilaulau-mōifuá ke fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e fofonga ʻo Sihová. Kia Tuʻi Saula ko hono fai ʻo e feilaulau ko iá naʻe mahuʻinga ange ia ʻi he talangofua ki he fakahinohino naʻá ne maʻu ke tatali kia Sāmiuela ke ne fai ʻa e feilaulaú. Naʻe tala ange ʻe Sāmiuela kiate ia: “Kuo ke fai vale; kuo ʻikai te ke tauhi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻa ia naʻa ne kouna atu.” Ko e talangataʻa kia Sihová ne iku ʻo mole ai meia Saula ʻa hono tuʻunga tuʻí.—1 Samiuela 10:8; 13:5-13.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Te Ke Muimui ʻi he Tataki Anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihová?
15 Naʻe fakakaukau nai e kakai ko iá ʻe hoko ʻo moʻoni ange, alafalalaʻanga ange, tuʻi fakaetangatá ʻi ha founga, ʻia Sihova? Kapau ko ia, naʻa nau tuli moʻoni ki ha meʻa taʻemoʻoni! Pea naʻa nau ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ai ʻi he tuli ki he ngaahi ʻata loi kehe lahi fakasētane. ʻE takingofua kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi fakaetangatá ki he tauhi ʻaitolí. Naʻe hala ai e kau tauhi ʻaitolí ʻi heʻenau fakakaukau ko e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié—ngaahi ʻotua ngaohi mei he ʻakaú pe maká—ʻoku nau moʻoni ange, alafalalaʻanga ange, ʻi ha founga, ʻi he ʻOtua taʻehāmaí, ʻa Sihova, ʻa ē naʻá ne fakatupu meʻa kotoa pē. Kae hangē ko ia naʻe hiki ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá, ko e ngaahi ʻaitolí ko e “mea noabe.” (1 Kol. 8:4, PM) ʻOku ʻikai ke nau lava ʻo sio, fanongo, lea, pe ngāue. ʻE lava nai ke ke sio mo ala kia kinautolu, ka ʻo kapau te ke lotu ki ha ʻaitoli, ko e moʻoni, te ke tuli ai ki ha meʻa ʻoku taʻemoʻoni—ko ha ʻata loi te ne ʻomai pē fakatamaki.—Sāme 115:4-8.
MAʻASI 14-20
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 14-15
“ʻOku Lelei Ange ʻa e Talangofuá ʻi Hono Fai ha Feilaulaú”
ʻOku Fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Sihova Hoʻo Talangofuá
4 ʻI hono tuʻunga ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻoku ʻosi maʻu ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e meʻa fakamatelie kotoa pē ʻoku tau maʻú. ʻI heʻene peheé, ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ʻoange maʻana? ʻIo, ʻoku lava ke tau ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻaupito. Ko e hā ia? ʻE lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e talí mei he ekinaki ko ení: “E hoku foha, ke ke boto koe, bea ke fakafiefiaʻi hoku loto, koeuhi keu faa tali ia aia oku manuki kiate au.” (Palōveepi 27:11, PM) ʻOku lava ke tau ʻoatu ki he ʻOtuá ʻetau talangofuá. Neongo ʻoku tau mau ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga mo e puipuituʻa kehekehe, ʻi heʻetau talangofuá, ʻoku tau lava taki taha ai ke tali ki he taukaveʻi loto-kovi ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló ʻa ʻene pehē heʻikai ke mateaki ai pē ʻa e tangatá ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. He monū ē ko ia!
Te Ke Hokohoko Atu ke Fakatonutonu?
4 Ko e talanoa kia Tuʻi Saulá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke hoko ʻi he ʻikai ke tau maʻu ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló. Naʻe mātuʻaki pōlepole ʻa Saula ʻo ʻikai ke ne fakahaaʻi naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakatonutonu ʻene fakakaukaú mo e tōʻongá. (Saame 36:1, 2; Hap. 2:4) Naʻe hoko eni ʻo hā mahino ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe Sihova kia Saula ʻa e fakahinohino pau ki he meʻa ke ne fai hili ʻene ikunaʻi ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí. Neongo ia, naʻe talangataʻa ʻa Saula kia Sihova. Pea ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ai ʻe he palōfita ko Sāmiuelá ʻa e tuʻungá, naʻe ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi ʻe Saula ʻene fehālaakí. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne feinga ke fakatonuhiaʻi ʻene tōʻongá ʻaki hono fakasiʻia ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻene talangataʻá pea tukuakiʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (1 Sām. 15:13-24) Ki muʻa ai, naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Saula ha tōʻonga meimei tatau. (1 Sām. 13:10-14) Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻá ne fakaʻatā hono lotó ke hoko ʻo hīkisia. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne fakatonutonu ʻene fakakaukaú, ko ia naʻe valokiʻi ia ʻe Sihova pea siʻaki ia.
5 Ke ako meia Saula, ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ení: ‘ʻI heʻeku lau ʻa e faleʻi mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ou hehema ke fakatonuhiaʻi ʻeku fakakaukaú? ʻOku ou fakasiʻia ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo e talangataʻá? ʻOku ou tukuakiʻi ha taha kehe ki heʻeku ngaahi tōʻongá?’ Kapau ko ʻetau tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko iá ko e ʻio, kuo pau ke tau fakatonutonu ʻetau fakakaukaú mo e vakaí. He ka ʻikai, ʻe hoko hotau lotó ʻo hīkisia ʻo siʻaki ai kitautolu ʻe Sihova.—Sēm. 4:6.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Manavaʻofa ʻa Sihová
10 ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga eni iá ʻoku taau maʻu pē ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofá. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakakaukau nai ʻa Tuʻi Saula naʻá ne fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofá ʻi he ʻikai te ne tāmateʻi ʻa ʻĒkaki, ʻa ia ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAmalekí pea ko ha fili ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe ʻikai foki ke tāmateʻi ʻe Saula ʻa e fanga manu kotoa ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí. Ka naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Saula ke ne tāmateʻi ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí kotoa mo ʻenau fanga manú kotoa. Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻa Saulá, naʻe siʻaki ai ia ʻe Sihova ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e tuʻí. (1 Sām. 15:3, 9, 15, fakamatala ʻi lalo) Ko Sihova ʻa e Fakamaau māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku lava ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e loto ʻo e kakaí, pea ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi ʻoku totonu ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e manavaʻofá. (Tangi. 2:17; ʻIsi. 5:11) Kuo vavé ni ke ne ʻomai ʻa e fakamaau ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku fakafisi ke talangofua kiate iá. (2 Tes. 1:6-10) ʻE ʻikai ko e taimi ia ke fakahāhā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e manavaʻofa ki he kau fulikivanú. Kae kehe, ʻi hono fakaʻauha kinautolú, te ne fakahāhā ai ʻa e manavaʻofa ki he kau māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia te ne fakahaofí.
MAʻASI 21-27
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 16-17
“ʻOku ʻa Sihova ʻa e Taú”
“ʻOku ʻa Sihova ʻa e Tau”
Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Tēvita kia Saula ʻi hono toe fakamatala ange ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki he laioné mo e peá. Naʻá ne pōlepole? ʻIkai. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻá ne mālohi ai ʻi he faitau ko iá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko Sihova naʻa ne hamusi au mei he pesipesi ʻo e laione mo e pesipesi ʻo e pea, ko ia ia te ne hamusi au mei he nima ʻo e Filisitia ko eni.” Fakaʻosí, naʻe tali ʻe Saula: “ʻAlu, pea ke ʻiate koe ʻa e ʻEiki.”—1 Sāmiuela 17:37.
ʻOkú ke saiʻia ke maʻu ʻa e tui hangē ko Tēvitá? Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e tui ʻa Tēvitá naʻe ʻikai ko ha foʻi fakakaukau pē pe fakaʻānaua. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e tui ki hono ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻiló mo e ʻene hokosiá. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova ko ha Tokotaha-Maluʻi mo e Tokotaha-Tauhi ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá. Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke maʻu ha tui pehē, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke hokohoko atu ʻetau ako ki he ʻOtuá ʻo e Tohi Tapú. ʻI heʻetau moʻuiʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau akó, te tau maʻu ha ngaahi ola ʻoku lelei ʻa ia te ne fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau tuí.—Hepelū 11:1.
“ʻOku ʻa Sihova ʻa e Tau”
Talu mei he ʻaho ko iá, ko e tali ʻa Tēvitá ko ha fakahāhā moʻoni ia ʻo e tuí. Fakakaukau atu ki he kiʻi talavou ʻoku ui kia Kolaiate: “ʻOku ke haʻu koe kiate au mo e heleta, mo e ongo tao: ka ko au ʻoku ou ʻalu kiate koe ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova Sapaoti, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi matatau ʻo Isileli, ʻa ia kuo ke luki ki ai.” Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Tēvita naʻe ʻikai fuʻu mahuʻinga ʻa e mālohi fakaetangatá mo e meʻataú. Naʻe taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ʻa Kolaiate kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, pea ʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha tali. ʻI he hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Tēvitá, “ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻa e tau.”—1 Sāmiuela 17:45-47.
Naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻa Tēvita ki he māʻolunga ʻo Kolaiaté pe ko ʻene meʻataú. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ʻai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ke ne loto-siʻi. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne fai ʻa e fehālaaki naʻe fai ʻe Saula mo ʻene kau taú. Naʻe ʻikai fakahoa ʻe Tēvita ʻa ia tonu kia Kolaiate. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne fakahoa ʻa Kolaiate kia Sihova. ʻI heʻene tuʻú naʻe feʻunga hono māʻolungá mo e fute nai ʻe hiva mo e konga (mita ʻe 2.9), ka ko e hā hono lōloa ʻi hono fakahoa atu ia ki he Hau ʻo e ʻunivēsí? Ko e moʻoni, ko ha faʻahinga tangata pē naʻá ne hangē ko ha ʻinisēkité—ʻi he tuʻunga ko ení, ʻa ia ʻoku teu ke fakaʻauhamālie ia ʻe Sihova!
“ʻOku ʻa Sihova ʻa e Tau”
ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku ʻikai kau ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ha faitau pehē. Kuo mahili atu e taimi ko iá. (Mātiu 26:52) Neongo ia, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he tui ʻa Tēvitá. Hangē ko Tēvitá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau sio ʻoku moʻoni ʻa Sihova—ko e ʻOtua pē ia ʻe taha ke tau tauhi mo manavahē ki aí. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku tau ongoʻi loto-siʻi koeʻuhi ko ʻetau palopalemá, ka ko ʻetau palopalemá ʻoku valevalea ia ʻi hono fakahoa atu ki he fuʻu mālohi taʻehanotatau ʻo Sihová. Kapau te tau fili ʻa Sihova ke hoko ko hotau ʻOtua pea tui ki ai hangē ko ia ko Tēvitá, heʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha pole, palopalema te ne ʻai ke tau loto-siʻi. ʻOku ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻe mahulu atu ʻi he mālohi ʻo Sihova ke ikuná!
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi ʻUluaki Samiuelá
16:14—Ko e hā ʻa e laumālie kovi naʻá ne fakamanavaheeʻi ʻa Saulá? Ko e laumālie kovi naʻá ne toʻo meia Saula ʻa ʻene nongá ko e hehema kovi ʻa hono ʻatamaí mo e lotó—ko ʻene holi ʻi loto ke faihalá. ʻI hono toʻo ʻe Sihova ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, naʻe mole ai meia Saula ʻa ʻene maluʻí pea hoko ai ʻo puleʻi ia ʻe hono laumālie koví tonu. Koeʻuhi naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e laumālie ko iá ke ne fetongi ʻa Hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku ui ai ʻa e laumālie kovi ko ení ko “ha laumalie kovi meia Sihova.”
MAʻASI 28–ʻEPELELI 3
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 18-19
“Hanganaki Anga-Fakatōkilalo ʻi Haʻo Lavameʻa”
Falala ki he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he Feangai mo e Ngaahi Liliu ʻi he Moʻuí
4 Tuaiekemo ne mahiki hake ʻa e kiʻi tamasiʻi tauhi-sipi ko ʻení ʻo hoko ko e tokotaha ongoongoa he fonuá. Naʻe ui ia ke ne tauhi ki he tuʻí pea ke tā fasi kiate ia. Naʻá ne tāmateʻi ʻa e pāteʻi-tau ko Kolaiaté, ko ha saiāniti mātuʻaki fakailifia he naʻa mo e kau sōtia taukei ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻa nau ilifia ke fehangahangai mo ia. ʻI hono fakanofo ko e taki ʻo e kau tangata taú, naʻe tauʻi lavameʻa ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kau Filisitiá. Naʻe ʻofa ʻa e kakaí ʻiate ia. Naʻa nau faʻu ʻa e ngaahi hiva ki hono fakamālōʻiaʻi ai ʻo ia. Ki muʻá, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tokotaha-faleʻi kia Tuʻi Saula ʻa e kiʻi talavou ko ʻeni ko Tēvitá ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ko e tokotaha “poto ʻi he ta” ʻo e haʻapé kae toe pehē foki “ko e tangata toʻa ʻaupito, pea pateʻitau, pea ko e ngutumalie, pea ko e tangata toulekeleka.”—1 Samiuela 16:18; 17:23, 24, 45-51; 18:5-7.
Sio ki he Faikehekehe ʻi he Kakaí
6 ʻOku hoko ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻo hīkisia koeʻuhí ko ʻenau matamataleleí, manakoá, talēnitiʻia ʻi he mūsiká, mālohí, pe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehé. Naʻe maʻu kotoa eni ʻe Tēvita, ka naʻá ne hanganaki anga-fakatōkilalo ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí. Ko e fakatātaá, hili hono tāmateʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa Kolaiaté, naʻe pehē ʻe Tuʻi Saula ʻe lava ke mali ʻa Tēvita mo hono ʻofefiné. Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Ko hai au pea ko hai ʻa hoku kāingá, ʻa e fāmili ʻo ʻeku tamaí ʻi ʻIsilelí, ke u hoko ai ko e foha-ʻi-he-fono ki he tuʻí?” (1 Sām. 18:18) Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Tēvita ke ne hanganaki anga-fakatōkilaló? Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko ha ngaahi ʻulungaanga, ngaahi malava, mo ha ngaahi monū pē naʻá ne maʻu naʻe hoko ia koeʻuhí ko e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene tokanga kiate iá. (Saame 113:5-8) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ko ha meʻa lelei pē naʻá ne maʻu naʻe haʻu ia meia Sihova.—Fakafehoanaki mo e 1 Kolinitō 4:7.
7 ʻI he hangē ko Tēvitá, ʻoku feinga ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní ke nau anga-fakatōkilalo. ʻOku maongo ki hotau lotó ʻa hono ʻilo ko Sihova tonu, ʻa ia ko e Fungani Māʻolungá, ʻokú ne anga-fakatōkilalo. (Saame 18:35) ʻOku tau loto ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Mou kofuʻaki kimoutolu ʻa e manavaʻofa kaungāongoʻi loloto, anga-lelei, anga-fakatōkilalo, anga-malū, mo e kātaki.” (Kol. 3:12) ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi foki ko e ʻofá “ʻoku ʻikai te ne hīkisia, ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakafuofuolahi.” (1 Kol. 13:4) ʻI he sio mai ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻoku tau anga-fakatōkilaló, te nau loto foki ai ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova. Hangē pē ko e lava ke tohoakiʻi ha husepāniti taʻetui kia Sihova ʻi he ʻulungaanga lelei ʻa hono uaifi Kalisitiané, ʻoku lava ke tohoakiʻi mai ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa ʻene kau sevānití.—1 Pita 3:1.
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Palōfita
ʻI he taimi naʻe tuli ai ʻa Saula kia Tēvitá, “naʻá ne fai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ko ha palōfitá,” naʻá ne hae hifo hono ngaahi kofú pea naʻá ne “tokoto telefua ai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa ko iá pea ʻi he pō kotoa ko iá” lolotonga ia ʻa e hola ʻa Tēvitá ʻo ne haó. (1 Sām. 19:18–20:1) ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga iá naʻe ʻai vala maʻamaʻa maʻu pē ʻa e kau palōfitá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻI he ongo fakamatala kehe ko ení, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taumuʻa ki he ʻai vala maʻamaʻa ha palōfita koeʻuhí ke fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e kikite naʻá ne talá. (ʻAi. 20:2-4; Mai. 1:8-11) Ko e ʻuhinga nai ʻa e ʻai vala maʻamaʻa ʻa Saulá, ke fakahaaʻi ai ko ha tangata anga-maheni pē ia ʻa ia naʻe toʻo hono tuʻunga-fakatuʻí, pea naʻe ʻikai toe malava ke ne fakafepaki ki he tuʻunga-mafai mo e mālohi ʻo Sihová pe ki ha toe taumuʻa kehe.
ʻEPELELI 4-10
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 20-22
“Founga ke Hoko Ai ko ha Kaumeʻa Lelei”
Langa Hake ha Ngaahi Kaumeʻa Mālohi ki Muʻa he Ngataʻangá
18 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fehangahangai hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné mo e faingataʻa kehekehe. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tofanga ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi fakatamaki fakanatula pe fakatupu ʻe he tangatá. ʻI he hoko iá, ko e niʻihi nai ʻo kitautolu ʻoku lava ke tau talitali lelei ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa ko iá ki hotau ʻapí. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku lava nai ke nau fai ha tokoni fakapaʻanga. Ka ko kitautolu kotoa ʻe lava ke tau kole kia Sihova ke ne tokoniʻi hotau fanga tokouá. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ha tokoua pe tuofefine ʻokú ne loto-siʻi, heʻikai nai ke tau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ke leaʻakí pe founga ke fakafeangai aí. Ka ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku lahi ʻa e meʻa ʻe lava ke tau faí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku lava ke tau vaheʻi ha taimi ke ʻi ai mo hotau kaumeʻá. ʻE lava ke tau fanongo fakataha mo e kaungāongoʻi ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne lea aí. Pea ʻe lava ke tau vahevahe kiate ia ha veesi Tohi Tapu fakafiemālie ʻoku tau manako ai. (ʻAi. 50:4) Ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga tahá ko hoʻo ʻi ai fakataha mo ho ngaahi kaumeʻá ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ai koé.—Lau ʻa e Palōveepi 17:17.
ʻAʻeva ʻi he Ngaahi Hala ʻo Sihová
7 ʻOku ʻamanekina mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa alafalalaʻanga. (Pal. 17:17) Naʻe hoko ʻa e foha ʻo Tuʻi Saula ko Sionatané ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo Tēvita. ʻI he fanongo ʻa Sionatane kuo tāmateʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa Kolaiaté, naʻe “pikitai ʻa e loto ʻo Sionatane ki he loto ʻo Tevita, pea ʻofa ʻa Sionatane kiate ia ʻo hange ko ʻene moʻui aʻana.” (1 Sam. 18:1, 3) Naʻe aʻu ʻo fakatokanga ʻa Sionatane kia Tēvita ʻi he taimi naʻe loto ai ʻa Saula ke tāmateʻi iá. Hili e hola ʻa Tēvitá, naʻe feʻiloaki mo ia ʻa Sionatane ʻo ne fai ha fuakava mo ia. ʻI he lea kia Saula fekauʻaki mo Tēvitá naʻe meimei mole ai ʻa e moʻui ʻa Sionatané, ka naʻe toe fetaulaki ʻa e ongo kaumeʻá ni ʻo ʻai ke toe mālohi ange ʻa hona vahaʻangataé. (1 Sam. 20:24-41) ʻI heʻena feʻiloaki fakaʻosí, naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe Sionatane ʻa Tēvita “ʻi he ʻOtua.”—1 Sam. 23:16-18.
Tauhi Maʻu ʻa e Kaumeʻá ʻi ha Māmani Taʻeʻofa
11 Mateaki. “Ko ha kaumeʻa moʻoni ʻoku ʻofa ia he taimi kotoa pē, pea ko ha tokoua ia kuo fanauʻi mai ki he taimi ʻo e faingataʻá,” ko e tohi ia ʻa Solomoné. (Pal. 17:17, NW) ʻI hono faʻu ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá, naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa Solomoné ʻa e kaumeʻa ʻa ʻene tamai ko Tēvitá mo Sionatané. (1 Sam. 18:1) Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Tuʻi Saula ʻa hono foha ko Sionatané ke ne maʻu ʻa e taloni ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ka naʻe tali ʻe Sionatane ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia kuo fili ʻe Sihova ʻa Tēvita ki he monū ko ení. ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko Saulá, naʻe ʻikai meheka ʻa Sionatane kia Tēvita. Naʻe ʻikai te ne mamahi ʻi he fakahīkihiki naʻe maʻu ʻe Tēvitá, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tui ki he lauʻikovi loi naʻe fakamafola holo ʻe Saula fekauʻaki mo Tēvitá. (1 Sam. 20:24-34) ʻOku tau hangē ko Sionatané? ʻI he taimi ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe hotau ngaahi kaumeʻá ʻa e ngaahi monuú, ʻoku tau fiefia ʻia kinautolu? ʻI he taimi ʻoku nau tofanga ai ʻi he faingataʻá, ʻoku tau fakafiemālieʻi mo poupouʻi kinautolu? Kapau ʻoku tau fanongo ʻi ha lau fakatupu maumau fekauʻaki mo ha kaumeʻa, ʻoku tau vave ke tui ki ai? Pe ʻi he hangē ko Sionatané, ʻoku tau taukapoʻi mateaki ʻa hotau kaumeʻá?
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Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi ʻUluaki Samiuelá
21:12, 13. ʻOku ʻamanekina mai ʻe Sihova ke tau ngāueʻaki hotau ngaahi tufakanga mo e malava fakaʻatamaí ke fekuki ai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa ʻi he moʻuí. Kuó ne ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻa ʻene Folofola fakamānavaʻí, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e fakapotopoto, ʻilo mo e malava fakaefakakaukau. (Palōveepi 1:4) ʻOku tau toe maʻu foki ʻa e tokoni ʻa e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiane kuo fakanofó.
ʻEPELELI 18-24
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 23-24
“Tatali Anga-Kātaki kia Sihova”
Falala ki he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he Feangai mo e Ngaahi Liliu ʻi he Moʻuí
8 Naʻe fakafisi ʻa Tēvita ke ne fai ha meʻa kia Saula. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e tuí mo e kātakí, naʻá ne fiemālie ke tuku pē ʻa e meʻá ki he toʻukupu ʻo Sihová. ʻI he hili ʻa e mavahe ʻa e tuʻí mei he ʻaná, naʻe ui atu ʻa Tēvita kiate ia ʻo ne pehē: “Ke fakamāu ʻe Sihova ʻi hota vahaʻa, pea ke sauni ʻe Sihova maʻaku kiate koe; ka ʻe ʻikai ala ki he ʻafiona ʻe hoku nima.” (1 Sāmiuela 24:12) Neongo naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko Saula naʻe halá, naʻe ʻikai ke faisāuni ʻa Tēvita ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne lea kovi kia Saula pe lea kovi ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia. ʻI ha ngaahi taimi kehe, naʻe taʻofi ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa ia tonu mei haʻane hoko ʻo faisāuni. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne falala kia Sihova ke ne fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.—1 Samiuela 25:32-34; 26:10, 11.
ʻOku Hanga ʻe Ho Ngaahi Tuʻungá ʻo Puleʻi ʻa Hoʻo Moʻuí?
Ko e lēsoni hono tolú ko e ʻikai ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi founga taʻefakatohitapú ke ne liliu hotau ngaahi tuʻungá, ʻi hono kehé ʻoku totonu ke tau tatali kia Sihova. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Tuku ke fai ʻe kataki ʻene ngaue ke haohaoa, koeʻuhi he mou haohaoa, mo tuʻu kakato, ʻo taʻe masiva ʻi ha meʻa.” (Sēmisi 1:4) Ko e kātakí ʻoku totonu ke fakaʻatā ia ke ‘fai ʻene ngaué ke haohaoa’ ʻaki ʻetau fakangofua ha ʻahiʻahi ke aʻu ki hono ngataʻangá ʻo ʻikai hanga ki ha ngaahi founga taʻefakatohitapu ke fakangata vave ai ia. ʻE ʻahiʻahiʻi mo sivi leva ai ʻetau tuí, pea ʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻene mālohi moʻoní. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosifa mo Tēvita ʻa e faʻahinga kātaki ko ení. Naʻe ʻikai te na feinga ke palani ha fakaleleiʻanga ʻa ia te ne ʻomai nai ʻa e taʻehōifua ʻa Sihová. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá na ngāueleleiʻaki hona ngaahi tuʻungá. Naʻá na tatali kia Sihova, pea ko ha ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ē naʻá na maʻu ʻi he fai peheé! Naʻe ngāueʻaki fakatouʻosi kinaua ʻe Sihova ke na fakahaofi mo tataki ʻa hono kakaí.—Senesi 41:39-41; 45:5; 2 Sāmiuela 5:4, 5.
Ko kitautolu foki te tau fehangahangai nai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ai kitautolu ke kumi ki ha ngaahi fakaleleiʻanga taʻefakatohitapu. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻokú ke loto-siʻi koeʻuhi kuo teʻeki ai ke ke maʻu ha hoa mali feʻungamālie? Kapau ko ia, fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha ʻahiʻahi pē ke talangataʻa ki he fekau ʻa Sihova ke mali “i he Eiki be.” (1 Kolinitō 7:39, PM) ʻOkú ke fekuki mo ha ngaahi palopalema ʻi hoʻo nofo malí? ʻI he ʻikai uesia ʻe he laumālie ʻo e māmaní ʻa ia ʻokú ne pouaki ʻa e māvaé mo e veté, ngāue fakataha mo ho hoá ʻi he ngaahi taimi faingataʻá. (Malakai 2:16; ʻEfesō 5:21-33) ʻOkú ke faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono tokangaʻi ho fāmilí koeʻuhi ko ho tuʻunga fakaʻekonōmiká? Ko e tatali kia Sihová ʻoku kau ai ʻa e fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi ngāue fehuʻia pe taʻefakalao ʻi he feinga ke maʻu ha paʻangá. (Sāme 37:25; Hepelū 13:18) ʻIo, ko kitautolu kotoa kuo pau ke tau ngāue mālohi ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻa hotau ngaahi tuʻungá pea fai ha feinga ke fakaʻatā ʻa Sihova ke ne tāpuakiʻi kitautolu. ʻI heʻetau fai iá, tau fakapapauʻi ke tatali kia Sihova ki he fakaleleiʻanga haohaoá.—Maika 7:7.
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Tuku ke ʻOua Naʻa ʻi Ai ha Meʻa Te Ne Toʻo Meiate Koe ʻa e Palé
11 Kapau ʻoku tau ngāue mālohi ke hoko ʻo anga-ʻofa mo anga-lelei moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai faingofua haʻatau hoko ʻo meheka. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko e ʻofá ʻoku kātaki mo anga-lelei. Ko e ʻofá ʻoku ʻikai te ne meheka.” (1 Kol. 13:4) Ke fakapapauʻi heʻikai hoko ʻa e meheká ko e konga ʻo hotau angaʻitangatá, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau feinga ke sio ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he anga ʻo e sio ki ai ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau vakai ki hotau fanga tokouá mo e fanga tuofāfiné ko e ngaahi mēmipa kinautolu ʻo e sino tatau, ʻa ia ko e fakatahaʻangá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Kapau ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ha kupu ʻe taha, ʻoku kaungā-fiefia mo ia ʻa e ngaahi kupu kehé kotoa.” (1 Kol. 12:16-18, 26) Kapau ʻoku hoko ha meʻa lelei ki ha taha ʻo hotau fanga tokouá, te tau fiefia ʻiate ia, ʻo ʻikai meheka. Fakakaukau angé ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻa e foha ʻo Tuʻi Saula ko Sionatané. Naʻe ʻikai ke meheka ʻa Sionatane ʻi hono fili ʻo Tēvita ke hoko ko e tuʻi kae ʻikai ko iá. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne fakalototoʻaʻi mo tokoniʻi ʻa Tēvita. (1 Sām. 23:16-18) ʻE lava ke tau hoko ʻo anga-lelei mo anga-ʻofa hangē ko Sionatané?
ʻEPELELI 25–MĒ 1
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 25-26
“ʻOkú Ke Fai ha Meʻa ʻo ʻIkai Tomuʻa Fakakaukau ki Ai?”
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Naʻá Ne Fai Fakapotopoto
10 Naʻe anga-fēfē fakafeangai ʻa e kau sōtia ngāue mālohi ko iá ki he kau tauhi-sipí? Naʻe ʻikai faingataʻa kiate kinautolu ke nau tāmateʻi ha sipi mei he taimi ko iá ʻo faai atu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke nau fai pehē. ʻI hono kehé, naʻa nau hangē ha ʻā maluʻi takatakai ki he tākanga ʻa Nāpalé mo ʻene kau sevānití. (Lau ʻa e 1 Sāmiuela 25:15, 16.) Naʻe lahi ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki naʻe fehangahangai mo e kau tauhi-sipí mo e fanga sipí. Naʻe lahi ʻa e fanga manu fekaí pea naʻe ofi atu ʻa e kauʻāfonua fakatonga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa ia naʻe faʻa ʻi ai ʻa e kau kaihaʻa fakamālohí.
11 ʻOku pau pē ko ha ngāue lahi ʻa hono fafanga ʻa e kau tangata ko ia ʻi he toafá. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tēvita ha kau talafekau ʻe toko hongofulu ke kole tokoni kia Nāpale. Naʻe fili ʻe Tēvita ʻa e taimi lelei. Ko e taimi fakafiefia ia ʻa e kosi sipí ʻa ia naʻe anga-maheniʻaki ʻa hono fai ʻa e kātoanga kai mo e foaki nima-homo. Naʻe ngāueʻaki foki ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi lea filifili lelei mo fakaʻapaʻapa. Naʻa mo ʻene lave kiate ia tonu ko ho “foha ko Tēvitá,” ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa kia Nāpale ko ʻene taʻumotuʻa angé. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakafeangai ʻa Nāpalé?—1 Sām. 25:5-8.
12 Naʻá ne ʻita lahi! “Naʻá ne kaikaila ʻo ngāhiʻi kinautolu” ʻo hangē ko e meʻa naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ʻe ha talavou kia ʻApikale. Naʻe kaikaila ʻa Nāpale nima-maʻu ʻo lāunga fekauʻaki mo ʻene maá, vaí mo e kakanoʻi-manú. Naʻá ne manukiʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai hano mahuʻinga pea fakahoa ia ki ha pōpula hola. Naʻe maʻu nai ʻe Nāpale ha vakai meimei tatau mo Saula ʻa ia naʻá ne fehiʻa kia Tēvita. Naʻe ʻikai ke na maʻu ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻia Tēvita pea vakai kiate ia ʻo ʻikai ko ha sevāniti angatuʻu, ka koe tuʻi ia ʻi he kahaʻú ki ʻIsileli.—1 Sām. 25:10, 11, 14.
ia 80 ¶18
Naʻá Ne Fai Fakapotopoto
18 Naʻá ne feinga ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e palopalemá pea naʻá ne kole kia Tēvita ke ne fakamolemoleʻi ia. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ange ko hono husepānití ʻoku hangē tofu pē ko hono hingoá ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻatamai, ʻo fakahuʻunga nai ʻoku fakamole taimi ʻa hono tauteaʻi ha tangata peheé. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻa ʻene falala kia Tēvita ko e fakafofonga ia ʻo Sihová pea ʻiloʻi naʻá ne faitau ʻi he “ngaahi tau ʻa Sihová.” Naʻá ne toe fakahaaʻi ʻa ʻene lāuʻilo ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo Tēvita mo hono tuʻunga-tuʻí, ʻi heʻene pehē: ‘Ko Sihova . . . te ne fakanofo koe ke hoko ko e taki ki ʻIsilelí.’ ʻIkai ko ia pe, naʻá ne kōlenga kia Tēvita ke ʻoua naʻá ne fai ha meʻa ke halaia ai ʻi he totó pe hoko ʻo fakaʻiseʻisa ai ʻamui ange, pe maʻu ha konisēnisi halaia. (Lau ʻa e 1 Sāmiuela 25:24-31.) Ko ha lea anga-ʻofa mo fakaueʻiloto moʻoni ia!
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
ia 80 ¶16
Naʻá Ne Fai Fakapotopoto
16 ʻOku ʻuhinga ení naʻe angatuʻu ʻa ʻApikale ki he tuʻunga-ʻulu ʻa hono husepānití? ʻIkai; manatuʻi naʻe anga-fulikivanu ʻa Nāpale ki he sevāniti pani ʻa Sihová, ko ha tōʻonga ia naʻe mei iku atu ki hono tāmateʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tonuhia ʻi hono falé. Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke fai ʻe ʻApikale ha meʻa naʻá ne mei hoko ʻo halaia ʻi he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe hono husepānití? ʻI he tuʻunga ko ení, naʻá ne fakamoʻulaloa ki hono ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ki hono husepānití.