Ngaahi Lēsoni mei ha Lotu ʻOsi Teuteuʻi Lelei
“Ke maloʻia ho huafa langilangiʻia.”—NEHE. 9:5.
ʻE LAVA KE KE TALI?
Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he taimi naʻe fakatahatahaʻi fakataha ai kinautolu ʻe he kau Līvaí?
Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sihova maʻa hono kakaí ʻa ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻene taau mo hono huafá?
Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻoku tau ako mei he lotu ʻa e kau Līvaí?
1. Ko e hā ʻa e fakataha ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá te tau ako lahi ange fekauʻaki mo iá? Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku totonu ke tau fakakaukau ki aí?
“MOU tuʻu: mou fakamaloʻia ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua mei itaniti ki itaniti.” ʻI he ngaahi lea fakaueʻiloto ko ení, naʻe fakaafeʻi ai ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau fakatahataha mai ʻo lotu kia Sihova. Ko e taha eni ʻo e ngaahi lotu lōloa taha ʻi he Tohi Tapú. (Nehe. 9:4, 5) Ko e fakatahá naʻe fai ia ʻi Selusalema ʻi he taʻu 455 ki muʻa ʻia Kalaisí, ʻi he ʻaho 24 ʻo e māhina faka-Siu hono fitu, ko Tīsilí. ʻI heʻetau ako lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e fakataha ko ení, fakakaukau ki he ongo fehuʻi ko ení: Ko e hā naʻe fai maʻu pē ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa ia naʻe tokoni ke ʻai ʻa e fakataha ko ení ke mātuʻaki lavameʻá? Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he lotu ʻosi teuteuʻi lelei ʻa e kau Līvaí? Tau ʻuluaki lāulea angé fekauʻaki mo e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ki muʻa pē ʻi he ʻaho makehe ko ení.—Saame 141:2.
KO HA MĀHINA MAKEHE
2. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei kia kitautolu he ʻaho ní?
2 Ko ha māhina ki muʻa ʻi he fakataha makehe ko iá, ko e toki ʻosi pē ia ʻa hono toe langa ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo Selusalemá. (Nehe. 6:15) Naʻa nau fakakakato ʻa e ngāué ʻi he ʻaho pē ʻe 52. ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻaho leva ʻo e māhina hono hokó, ʻa Tīsili, naʻa nau fakatahataha fakataha ʻi ha feituʻu tefito ki he kakaí ke nau fanongo kia ʻĒsela mo e kau Līvai kehé ʻi heʻenau lau mo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Fakatātā 1) Ko e ngaahi fāmilí kotoa, kau ai ʻa e fānaú, naʻa nau tuʻu pea fanongo mei he hopo ʻa e laʻaá ʻo aʻu ki he hoʻataá. Ko e kau ʻIsileli ko iá ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻaupito ia kia kitautolu he ʻaho ní. Neongo ʻoku tau maʻu nai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá ʻi ha Fale Fakatahaʻanga fakafiemālie, ʻoku tau kamata nai he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe lolotonga ʻa e fakatahá. Ka ko e kau ʻIsileli ko iá naʻa nau fanongo lelei, fakakaukau ki he meʻa naʻa nau fanongo ki aí, pea aʻu ʻo nau kamata tangi ʻi heʻenau ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻikai ke nau talangofua ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Nehe. 8:1-9.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e fekau naʻe talangofua ki ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí?
3 Ka naʻe ʻikai ko e taimi eni ke vete ai ʻa e ngaahi angahalá. Ko ha ʻaho kātoanga ia, pea naʻe loto ʻa Sihova ke fiefia ʻa e kakaí. (Fakatātā 2) (Nōm. 29:1) Ko ia naʻe tala ange kia kinautolu ʻe Nehemaia: “Mou ʻalu; kai meʻa ngako, mo inu meʻa huʻamelie, pea ʻave ʻinasi ki he kakai ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau kano ʻumu: he ko e ʻaho tapu eni ʻo hotau ʻEiki: pea ʻoua te mou loto lavea; he ko e fiefia ʻi he ʻEiki ko homou malohinga ia.” Naʻe talangofua ʻa e kakaí, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ‘fiefia lahi’ ʻi he ʻaho ko iá.—Nehe. 8:10-12.
4. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmili ʻIsilelí? Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻi he ʻaho taki taha ʻo e Kātoanga Falelouʻakau ko ení?
4 ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó, naʻe fakataha ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí kotoa ke ako ʻa e Laó ke fakapapauʻi naʻa nau talangofua ki he ngaahi fekau kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Fakatātā 3) Lolotonga ʻenau ako ʻa e Laó, naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ai ko e puleʻangá naʻe tonu ke nau kātoangaʻi ʻa e Kātoanga Falelouʻakaú. Naʻe kamata ʻa e kātoangá ʻi he ʻaho hono 15 ʻo e māhiná pea fakaʻosiʻaki ha fakataha makehe ʻi he ʻaho 22. Ko ia naʻe kamata teuteu leva ki ai ʻa e kakaí. (Fakatātā 4) Ko e kātoanga ko iá ko e Kātoanga Falelouʻakau lavameʻa taha ia talu mei he taimi ʻo Siosiuá, pea naʻe ʻi ai ha “fuʻu fiefia.” ʻI he ʻaho taki taha ʻo e kātoangá, naʻe lau ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kotoa ʻo e kakaí.—Nehe. 8:13-18.
KO HA ʻAHO KE VETE AI ʻA E NGAAHI ANGAHALÁ
5. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki muʻa pē ke kamata ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻenau lotú?
5 ʻI he ʻaho ʻe ua hili ʻa e kātoangá, ʻi he ʻaho 24 ʻo Tīsilí, ko e taimi tonu ia ki he kakaí ke nau vete ʻenau ngaahi angahalá. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha ʻaho eni ʻo e kai mo e fiefia. Ka, naʻe ʻaukai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻai tauangaʻa ke fakahaaʻi ʻenau fakaʻiseʻisa ʻi heʻenau talangataʻa ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe toe lau ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kakaí ʻi he houa nai ʻe tolu ʻi he pongipongí. ʻI he hoʻataá, ko e kakaí “naʻa nau vete hia ai, mo fai ʻenau hu kia Sihova ko honau ʻOtua.” (Fakatātā 5) Ko e toki taimi leva eni naʻe kamata lotu ai ʻa e kau Līvaí maʻá e kakaí kotoa. (Fakatātā 6)—Nehe. 9:1-4.
6. Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kau Līvaí ke ʻohake ha lotu mohu ʻuhinga peheé? Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he kau Līvaí?
6 Naʻe lau maʻu pē ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea naʻe tokoni ia kia kinautolu ke teuteu ai ʻa e lotu mohu ʻuhinga ko ení. Ko e ʻuluaki konga ʻo e lotú ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová. ʻI he toenga ʻo e lotú, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kakaí pea fakamatalaʻi māʻalaʻala ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe ʻikai ke taau ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mo e “mohu ʻaloʻofa” ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Nehe. 9:19, 27, 28, 31) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he kau Līvaí? ʻOku totonu ke tau lau mo fakalaulauloto ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē. ʻI he founga ko ení, ʻoku tau fakaʻatā ai ʻa Sihova ke lea mai kia kitautolu. Pea ʻi he taimi leva ʻoku tau lotu aí, te tau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi ange ke talanoa kia Sihova, pea ko ʻetau ngaahi lotú ʻe mohu ʻuhinga ange.—Saame 1:1, 2.
7. Ko e hā naʻe kole ʻe he kau Līvaí ki he ʻOtuá? Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei heʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻangá?
7 ʻI heʻenau lotú, naʻe fai ai ʻe he kau Līvaí ha kole faingofua pē ʻe taha. ʻI he ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e lotú, naʻa nau kole: “Ko eni, ʻe homau ʻOtua, ʻa e ʻOtua Maʻolunga, ʻa e Mafi, ʻa e Manavaheʻia, ʻa e Tauhi Kovinanite mo e Meesi, ʻoua naʻa matamatasiʻi ʻa e fuʻu faingataʻa kuo ne maʻu kimautolu, ʻa homau ngaahi tuʻi, ʻa homau houʻeiki, mo homau kau taulaʻeiki, mo homau kau palofita, mo ʻemau ngaahi kui, mo ho kakai kotoa, talu e kuonga ʻo e ngaahi Tuʻi Asilia ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.” (Nehe. 9:32) Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he kau Līvaí ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei maʻa kitautolu he ʻahó ni. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau lotu aí, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi pea fakamālō kia Sihova ki muʻa ke kole ha meʻa meiate ia.
NAʻA NAU FAKAHĪKIHIKIʻI ʻA E HUAFA LĀNGILANGIʻIA ʻO E ʻOTUÁ
8, 9. (a) ʻI he founga anga-fakatōkilalo fē naʻe kamata lotu ai ʻa e kau Līvaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e hōsitē fakalangi ʻe ua ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa e kau Līvaí?
8 Naʻe anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e kau Līvaí. Neongo naʻa nau leaʻaki ha lotu fakaʻofoʻofa, naʻe ʻikai te nau ongoʻi naʻe fuʻu lelei ʻenau ngaahi leá ke ʻoange kia Sihova ʻa e fakahīkihiki ʻokú ne tuha mo iá. Ko ia naʻa nau kamata lotu maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa ʻaki ʻa e kōlenga anga-fakatōkilalo kia Sihova: “Ke maloʻia ho huafa langilangiʻia, ʻoku hope hake ʻi he fakamalo mo e fakahikihikiʻi fuape.”—Nehe. 9:5.
9 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e lotú: “Ko koe ʻa Sihova, ʻio, ko koe toko taha; ko koe naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi langi, ʻio, ʻa Langi taupotu, mo honau ngaahi hosite, ʻa mamani mo e meʻa kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi ai, ʻa e ngaahi tahi mo ʻenau meʻa kotoa, pea ʻoku ke ʻange moʻui kiate kinautolu kotoa; pea naʻa mo e hosite ʻo langi ʻoku nau hu ai pe ki he ʻAfiona.” (Nehe. 9:6) ʻOku lave heni ʻa e kau Līvaí ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo naʻe fakatupu ʻe Sihová. Naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e langí mo “honau ngaahi hosite,” ʻa e ngaahi pupunga fetuʻu lahi. Naʻá ne toe fakatupu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi hotau foʻi palanite fakaʻofoʻofá pea ʻai ke malava ki he ngaahi meʻamoʻui lahi ke hokohoko atu ʻenau fakafanaú. ʻOku toe lave ʻa e lotú ki he ngaahi hōsitē kehe. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e ‘hosite ʻo langi.’ (1 Tuʻi 22:19; Siope 38:4, 7) ʻOku fakahoko anga-fakatōkilalo ʻe he kau ʻāngelo ko ení ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ki he faʻahinga māʻulalo ʻo e tangatá. (Hep. 1:14) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau ngāue fāʻūtaha foki kia Sihova hangē ha hōsitē ʻosi teuteuʻi leleí. ʻOku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he kau ʻāngeló ʻaki ʻa e ngāue anga-fakatōkilalo ki he ʻOtuá.—1 Kol. 14:33, 40.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahamé?
10 Ko hono hokó, naʻe lave ʻa e kau Līvaí ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻEpalamé. Naʻe liliu ʻe Sihova hono hingoá ki he ʻĒpalahamé, ʻoku ʻuhingá “ko e tamai ki he gaahi buleaga lahi,” neongo naʻá ne taʻu 99 pea ʻikai haʻane fānau. (Sēn. 17:1-6, 15, 16, PM) Naʻe toe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame ko hono hakó, te nau maʻu ʻa e fonua ko Kēnaní. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e anga ʻo e fai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene talaʻofá: “Ko koe ʻa Sihova Elohimi, ʻa e ʻAfiona naʻa ke fili ʻa Epalame, ʻo fakahu ki tuʻa mei Ua ʻo e Kau Kalitia, ʻo ke fakahingoa ko Epalahame. Pea naʻa ke ʻafioʻi hono loto ʻoku fai takataka tui ʻene fakafeangai ki he ʻAfiona, pea ke fai kovinanite mo ia ke ʻange ʻa e fonua ʻo haʻa Kenani, . . . ʻio ke ʻange ki hono hako; pea kuo ke fakaai hoʻo folofola, he ko e fai totonu ʻa e ʻAfiona.” (Nehe. 9:7, 8) ʻOku faʻa ngalo ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻenau palōmesí. Ka ʻe lava ke tau hangē ko Sihová ʻo feinga maʻu pē ke fai ki heʻetau ngaahi palōmesí.—Māt. 5:37.
NGAAHI MEʻA FAKAOFO NAʻE FAI ʻE SIHOVA MAʻA HONO KAKAÍ
11, 12. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e huafa Sihová? Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sihova maʻa hono kakaí ʻa ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻokú ne tuha mo hono huafá?
11 ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e huafa Sihová “ʻOkú Ne Fakatupunga ke Hoko.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku hanganaki ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻai ke hoko moʻoni ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá. Ko ha fakatātā fakaofo ʻo e meʻá ni ko e founga naʻá ne fai ai ki heʻene talaʻofa ki he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí. ʻI he taimi naʻa nau nofo pōpula ai ʻi ʻIsipité, naʻe talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá te nau tauʻatāina pea nofo ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe hā taʻemalava eni. Ka naʻe hanganaki fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa naʻe fiemaʻú kae ʻoua ke fakahoko moʻoni ʻene talaʻofá. ʻI he foungá ni, naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻene tuha mo e huafa lahi ko e Sihová.
12 ʻI heʻenau lotú, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova maʻa hono kakaí: “Naʻa ke ʻafioa ʻa e moʻulaloa ʻa ʻemau ngaahi kui ʻi Isipite, pea naʻa ke ongoʻi ʻenau tautapa ʻi he veʻe Tahi Kulokula; pea naʻa ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo meʻa fakaofo kia Felo mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pe, mo e kakai kotoa ʻo hono fonua; he naʻa ke meaʻi ʻoku nau fai fakamofutofuta kiate kinautolu; pea naʻa ke fakaai ho ongoongo, ʻo hange ko ia ʻoku kei fai ni. Pea naʻa ke tuʻusi ʻa e tahi ʻi honau ʻao, pea naʻa nau laka atu ʻi he momoa ʻi he loto tahi; pea ko e kau tuli naʻa ke li ki he kilisitahi, ʻo nau, hange ha maka ʻi he tahi hou.” Naʻe hoko atu ʻa e kau Līvaí ʻaki ʻa e pehē naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova hono kakaí ke nau ikunaʻi ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá: “Naʻa ke fakatokilalo ʻi honau ʻao ʻa e nofo he fonua, ʻa e kau Kenani.” Naʻe tānaki atu leva ʻe he kau Līvaí ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻa nau “puke kolo ʻaʻi, mo ha kelekele mahu: pea nau maʻu ha ngaahi fale naʻe fonu ʻi he lelei fuape, ko e ngaahi lepa ta, ko e ngaahi ngoue vaine mo e ngaahi ngoue olive, pea lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau kai: ko ia naʻa nau kai ʻo makona, ʻo nau sino ai,” ʻi heʻenau fiefia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei kuo foaki ange ʻe he ʻOtuá.—Nehe. 9:9-11, 24, 25.
13. ʻI he mavahe pē ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sihova maʻa kinautolú? Ko e hā naʻe fai ki mui ʻe he kakaí?
13 Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha toe ngaahi meʻa lahi ke ʻai ke hoko moʻoni ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he mavahe pē ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kia kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi lao pea akoʻi kinautolu ki he founga ke lotú. Naʻe pehē ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻi heʻenau lotú: “Naʻa ke haʻele hifo ki funga moʻunga Sainai, pea naʻa ke fefolofolai mo kinautolu mei langi; pea naʻa ke ʻange kiate kinautolu ha konisitutone totonu, mo e ngaahi lao moʻoni, ʻa e ngaahi fekau mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni naʻe lelei.” (Nehe. 9:13) Naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko ʻene kakai pea teu ke ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Ko ia naʻá ne akoʻi kinautolu ke nau tōʻonga ʻi ha founga ʻe taau ai mo hono huafá. Ka naʻe ʻikai fuoloa ʻenau talangofua ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová.—Lau ʻa e Nehemaia 9:16-18.
NAʻE FIEMAʻU ʻE HE KAU ʻISILELÍ ʻA E AKONEKINA
14, 15. (a) Naʻe fakahāhā fēfē ʻe Sihova ʻa e mēsí ki he kau ʻIsilelí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he anga ʻo e fakafeangai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí?
14 ʻOku lave ʻi he lotu ʻa e kau Līvaí ki he meʻa hala ʻe ua naʻe fai ʻe ʻIsileli hili pē ʻenau palōmesi ke talangofua ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he Moʻunga Sainaí. Koeʻuhi ko e ongo angahala ko iá, naʻe tuha ai ʻa ʻIsileli ke mate ʻi he toafá. Ka naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e mēsí kia kinautolu pea tokangaʻi hokohoko ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻú. ʻOku fakahīkihikiʻi ʻe he lotú ʻa Sihova: “Naa ke tokoni akinautolu i he toafa, i he taʻu e fagofulu, koia nae ikai te nau majiva i ha mea e taha; nae ikai fakaaau o motua ho nau gaahi kofu, bea nae ikai fufula ho nau vaʻe.” (Nehe. 9:19, 21, PM) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku toe tokangaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻú koeʻuhí kae lava ke tau ngāue faitōnunga kiate ia. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ke tau loto ke mole ʻetau tui kia Sihová mo talangataʻa kiate ia ʻo hangē ko e laui afe ʻo e kau ʻIsileli naʻa nau mate ʻi he toafá. Ko ʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga koví ko ha fakatokanga ia kia kitautolu.—1 Kol. 10:1-11.
15 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻa nau hū ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá naʻe ʻikai te nau nofoʻaki faitōnunga kia Sihova. Naʻe kamata ke nau lotu ki he ngaahi ʻotua Kēnaní, ʻa ia naʻe kau ai ʻa hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa taʻetaau pea aʻu ʻo feilaulauʻaki ʻenau fānaú. Ko ia naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kehé ke nau ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Ka ʻi he taimi naʻe fakatomala ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fakamolemoleʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova pea tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau ikunaʻi honau ngaahi filí. Naʻe toutou hoko eni. (Lau ʻa e Nehemaia 9:26-28, 31.) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he kau Līvaí: “Naʻe lahi taʻu hoʻo fakatokotoka kiate kinautolu, pea ke fai honau takitala ʻaki ho Laumalie, ʻo fou ʻi hoʻo kau palofita, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fie fanongo: ko ia naʻa ke tukuange kinautolu ki he nima ʻo e ngaahi kakai ʻo e fonua kehekehe.”—Nehe. 9:30.
16, 17. Ko e hā ʻa e olá ʻi he taimi naʻe toe kamata talangataʻa ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí? Ko e hā naʻa nau fuakava ke faí?
16 Hili ʻa e foki mei Pāpiloné, naʻe toe kamata ke talangataʻa ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kia Sihova. Ko e hā ʻa e olá? Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻi heʻenau lotú: “Meʻa mai; ko kimautolu ko e kau hopoate he ʻaho ni, pea ko e fonua naʻa ke foaki ki homau tupuʻanga ke kai hono fua mo hono lelei—vakai! ʻoku mau nofo ai ko e kau hopoate. Pea ʻoku lahi ʻene fakatupu fua ki he ngaahi tuʻi kuo ke tuku ke puleʻi kimautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻemau ngaahi angahala: pea . . . ʻoku mau faingataʻaʻia lahi kimautolu.” Naʻe hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko e kau pōpula ʻi he fonua naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kia kinautolú.—Nehe. 9:36, 37.
17 Naʻe pehē ʻe he kau Līvaí ia naʻe taʻefaitotonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono kakaí? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Naʻa nau fakahaaʻi: “ʻOku tonuhia ʻa e ʻAfiona ʻi he fuʻu kovi kuo ke ʻomi kiate kimautolu; he kuo ke fai tonunga, ka ko kimautolu kuo mau fai angahala.” (Nehe. 9:33) Naʻa nau fakaʻosiʻaki ʻenau lotu taʻesiokitá ha fuakava fakamātoato ʻe talangofua ʻa e puleʻangá ki he Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Lau ʻa e Nehemaia 9:38; 10:29) Naʻa nau hiki ʻenau fuakavá ʻi ha tohi ʻa ia naʻe fakamoʻoni ai ʻa e kau taki Siu ʻe toko 84.—Nehe. 10:1-27.
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku tau fiemaʻu kapau ʻoku tau loto ke ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau hokohoko atu ke lotu fekauʻaki mo iá? Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
18 Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke hoko ko e faʻahinga tokotaha ʻoku loto ʻa Sihova ke ʻi heʻene māmani foʻoú, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne akonekina kitautolu. Naʻe ʻeke ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Ko hai ia ha foha ʻoku ʻikai ke kinisi ʻe heʻene tamaí?” (Hep. 12:7) Kapau te tau tali ʻa e akonekina meia Sihová pea hanganaki ngāue faitōnunga kiate ia, ʻoku tau fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku tau fakaʻatā ia ke ne akoʻi kitautolu. Pea kapau te tau fai ha angahala mamafa, ʻe lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe fakamolemoleʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova kapau ʻoku tau fakatomala moʻoni pea tali anga-fakatōkilalo ʻene akonekiná.
19 ʻE vavé ni ke fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻe toe fakaofo ange ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne fai ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fakahaofi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité. ʻE ʻiloʻi leva ʻe he tokotaha kotoa ko e ʻOtua lahi ia. (ʻIsi. 38:23) ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻi hono fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá hono huafá, ko kinautolu kotoa kuo nau faitōnunga kiate iá te nau hū ki hono māmani foʻoú, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. (2 Pita 3:13) Ko ia tau hokohoko atu ʻa e lotu ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻa e huafa lāngilangiʻia ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupu hoko maí ki he lotu ʻe taha ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke maʻu ai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá he taimí ni pea taʻengatá.
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