ʻOku Pehē ʻe he Ngaahi Meʻa Kuo Ngaohí, “Oku Ikai Ai ha Nau Haoaga”
“He koe gaahi mea tae ha mai aana, aia ko ene mafimafi taegata mo hono Otua, kuo ilogofua ia i hono gaohi o mamani, oku iloʻi ia mei he gaahi mea kuo gaohi; koia oku ikai ai ha nau haoaga.”—LOMA 1:20, PM.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e lāunga mamahi naʻe fai ʻe Siope kia Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakatonutonu naʻe fai ʻe Siope ki mui?
NAʻE moʻui ʻa Siope ʻi he kuonga muʻa fuoloá ʻo ne maʻu ʻa e tōʻonga ko e anga-tonu taʻe ala mamotu kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea naʻe ʻai ʻe Sētane ke fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ʻa Siope ʻaki ʻa e ʻahiʻahi mātuʻaki fakaʻulia. Naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he Tēvoló ke mole meia Siope ʻa ʻene ngaahi koloa fakamatelie kotoa naʻá ne maʻú, naʻá ne fakatupunga ke mate ʻa hono ngaahi fohá mo hono ngaahi ʻofefiné, peá ne fakahoko kiate ia ha mahaki fakalielia. Naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Siope ko e ʻOtuá naʻá ne tuku mai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutāmaki ko iá kiate iá, peá ne lāunga mamahi kia Sihova: “ʻOku lelei kiate koe ke fai fakamalohi? . . . ʻA é ʻoku ke ʻeke ai ki haʻaku kovi, mo fakatotolo ki haʻaku angahala, ʻosi ʻoku ke ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ko e angahala au”?—Siope 1:12-19; 2:5-8; 10:3, 6, 7.
2 ʻI he fuoloa siʻi nai mei ai, naʻe fakahā mei he ngaahi lea ʻa Siopé ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakafoki fakaʻaufuli ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene fakakaukaú: “Kuou buaki aia nae ikai teu iloʻi; ae gaahi mea lahi hake fau iate au, aia nae ikai teu iloa. Kuou fanogo kiate koe i he fanogo oe teliga: ka koeni kuo mamata e hoku mata kiate koe. Koia oku ou fehia ai kiate au, o fakatomala i he efu moe efuefu.” (Siope 42:3, 5, 6, PM) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ke liliu ai ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa Siopé?
3. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau foʻou naʻe maʻu ʻe Siope ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohí?
3 ʻI he vahaʻa taimi ko iá, naʻe tali tonu mai ai kia Siope ʻe Sihova mei he loto ʻahiohio. (Siope 38:1) Naʻá ne toutou ʻeke ange ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi kia Siope. ‘Naʻá ke ʻi fē koe ʻi heʻeku tanupou ʻa māmani? Ko hai naʻá ne fakamaʻu ʻa e tahí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi matapaá pea fokotuʻu ʻa e fakangatangata ki hono ngaahi peaú? Te ke lava ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻaó ke tuku ange mai ʻenau ʻuhá ki he māmaní? Te ke lava ke ʻai ke tupu ʻa e musié? Te ke lava ke haʻi ʻa e ngaahi pupunga fetuʻú mo taki kinautolu ʻi honau halá?’ ʻI he Siope vahe 38 ki he 41 ʻo e tohi Siopé, naʻe toutou ʻeke ange ai ʻe Sihova kia Siope ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení pea mo e toe ngaahi fehuʻi lahi ange ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa kuó Ne fakatupú. Naʻá ne ʻai ke mahino kia Siope ʻa e fuʻu vahaʻa kāfakafa ʻi he ʻOtuá mo e tangatá, ʻo ne fakamanatu mālohi kia Siope ʻo kau ki he poto mo e mālohi ʻoku hā mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe taʻe malava pē ʻa Siope ʻi he mafai naʻá ne maʻú ke ne fakahoko pea naʻa mo hono maʻu ʻa e mahino ki aí. Naʻe lōmekina ʻa Siope ʻe he mālohi kāfakafa mo e poto makehe ʻaupito ʻa e ʻOtua māfimafí ʻa ia kuo hā ʻi Heʻene ngaahi meʻa kuó Ne ngaohí, pea naʻe loto-mafasia ʻa Siope ʻi heʻene fiematamuʻa ke fakakikihi mo Sihová. Ko ia ai naʻá ne pehē: “Kuou fanogo kiate koe i he fanogo oe teliga: ka koeni kuo mamata e hoku mata kiate koe.”—Siope 42:5, PM.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻiloʻi mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi iá?
4 ʻI he ngaahi senituli lahi ki mui maí naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe ha toko taha tohi Tohi Tapu fakamānavaʻi ʻo pehē ʻe malava ke sio ki he ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihová ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene ngaahi meʻa kuó ne ngaohí. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻi he Loma 1:19, 20, PM: “Koeuhi koia oku ilogofua i he Otua kuo ha ia iate kinautolu; he kuo fakaha ia e he Otua kiate kinautolu; He koe gaahi mea tae ha mai aana, aia ko ene mafimafi taegata mo hono Otua, kuo ilogofua ia i hono gaohi o mamani, oku iloʻi ia mei he gaahi mea kuo gaohi; koia oku ikai ai ha nau haoaga.”
5. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fie maʻu ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kakaí kuo fanauʻi mai pē mo ia, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakatōliʻa ia ʻe he niʻihi ʻaki ʻa e founga taʻe totonu? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakahinohino naʻe fai ʻe Paula ki he kakai Kalisi ʻi ʻAtenisí?
5 Naʻe fakatupu ʻa e tangatá mo e fie maʻu kuo fanauʻi pē mo ia ke ne lotu ki ha mafai māʻolunga ange ʻiate ia. Naʻe lave ʻa Tōketā C. G. Jung ʻi heʻene tohi ko e The Undiscovered Self, ki he fie maʻu ko ʻeni ko e “ʻilo fakaenatula ʻoku ʻasi ʻi he tangatá pē, pea ʻoku faʻa hā ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he hisitōlia kotoa ʻo e tangatá.” Naʻe lea ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻo kau ki he ongoʻi ʻa e tangatá kuo fanauʻi mai pē mo ia ke lotu, ʻa ia ko e ʻuhinga ʻeni naʻe ngaohi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻimisi lahi ʻe he kau Kalisi ʻi ʻAtenisí pea mo e ngaahi faiʻanga feilaulau ki he ngaahi ʻotua ʻiloa mo taʻe ʻiloa. Naʻe toe fakahā fakapapauʻi foki ʻe Paula ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní kiate kinautolu peá ne fakahā ʻoku totonu ke fakatōliʻa ʻa e ongoʻi ko eni kuo fanauʻi mai pē mo kinautolú ʻi he founga totonu ʻaki ʻa e kumi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻoní, “ke nau kumi ki he Eiki, o tautaufā ki ai, hei ilo be te nau maʻu ia, ka oku ikai mamao ia mo kitautolu taki taha kotoabe.” (Ngāue 17:22-30, PM) Hangē ko ʻetau ofi ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa kuó ne ngaohí, ʻoku pehē pē ʻetau ofi ki hono maʻu ʻa e mahino ki hono ngaahi ʻulungāangá.
Ko e Fakaofo ʻo e Takai ʻa e Vaí
6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ʻoku tau sio ki ai ʻi he takai ʻa e vaí?
6 Ko e fakatātā, ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻi he malava ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻaó ke fua ʻa e ngaahi toni vaí? ʻOku tau sio ki heʻene ʻofá mo ʻene potó, he ʻokú ne tokonaki mai ʻa e ʻuhá ke tāpuakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e foʻi māmaní. ʻOkú ne fai ʻeni ʻo fakafou ʻi he faʻufaʻu fakaofo fekauʻaki mo e takai ʻa e vaí, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Koheleti 1:7: “Ko e ngaahi vaitafe kotoa ʻoku nau toka ki tahi, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fonu ai ʻa e tahi; ko e potu ʻoku tafe ai ʻa e ngaahi vaitafe ʻoku nau foki ke tafe ai.” ʻOku fakamatalaʻi fakapatonu mai ʻe he tohi Siopé ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻo kau ki he founga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e meʻá ni.
7. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku ʻalu hake ai ʻa e vaí mei he tahí ki he ngaahi konga ʻaó, pea ʻoku lava fēfē ke pukepuke ʻe he ngaahi konga ʻao maʻamaʻá ʻa e ngaahi toni vai?
7 ʻOku ʻikai ke nofo pē ʻi he tahí ʻa e ngaahi vaitafe ʻoku tatafe atu ki ai he lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momokó. Ko Sihova ʻokú ne “misi hake ʻa e ngaahi tulutā vai mei he tahí pea fakatafe ʻa e ʻuha mei he mao kuó ne ngaohí.” Koeʻuhi ko e vaí ʻoku hoko ko e mao pea toki hoko leva ko e mao manifi, “ʻoku tautau ʻi ʻolunga ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻao matolu, ko e fuʻu ngāue fakaofo ʻo ʻene pōtoʻi haohaoa.” (Siope 36:27; 37:16; The New English Bible) ʻOku maʻamaʻa ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻaó ʻi heʻenau kei hoko pē ko e maó: “ʻOkú ne lokuloku ʻa e vai ʻi heʻene ngaahi konga ʻao, pea ʻoku ʻikai mahae ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻaó ʻi he mamafa ʻa e maó.” Pe hangē ko hono fakalea ʻe he paaki ʻe tahá: “Oku ne haʻihaʻi ae gaahi vai i hono gaahi ao matolu; bea oku ikai mahaehae ai ae ao.”—Siope 26:8, The Jerusalem Bible; PM.
8. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku matule hifo ai “ʻa e ngaahi hina [vai] ʻo e langi” pea hoko ʻo kakato leva ʻa e takai ʻa e vaí?
8 “Ko hai ʻe lava ke matule ʻa e ngaahi hina [vai] ʻo e langi” ʻo ne ʻai ke tō hifo ʻa e ʻuha ki he foʻi māmaní? (Siope 38:37) Ko e toko taha ʻa ia naʻe fokotuʻu kinautolu ʻi he kamataʻangá ʻaki ʻene “pōtoʻi haohaoa,” ʻokú ne “fakatafe ʻa e ʻuha mei he mao kuó ne ngaohi.” Pea ko e hā leva ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fie maʻu kae fakatafe ʻa e ngaahi tulutā vai mei he maó. Kuo pau ke ʻi ai ʻa e fanga kiʻi meʻa fefeka ʻoku siʻisiʻi ʻaupito ʻo toki hā pē ʻi hano fakaʻataʻi, ʻo hangē ko e meʻi māsimá pe efú ʻa hono lahí—ʻoku fie maʻu ʻa e laui afe ki he laui kilu ʻo e fanga kiʻi meʻa ko ʻení ʻi he senitimita kiupiki taki taha ʻo e ʻeá—ke ʻelito ʻaki ʻe he ngaahi tulutā vai iiki ʻoku pipiki ki aí. ʻOku fakafuofua ʻoku fie maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tulutā vai iiki ʻe taha miliona mei he konga ʻaó ki hono faʻu ha kiʻi foʻi tulutā lahi ʻe taha. ʻI he toki ʻosi pē ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení ʻe lava leva ke tuku ange ʻe he ngaahi konga ʻaó ʻa e ʻuha ki he foʻi māmaní ke nau hoko ko e ngaahi vaitafe ʻa ia ʻoku fakafoki ai ʻa e vaí ki he tahí. Ko ia ʻoku kakato leva ʻa e takai ʻa e vaí. ʻOku hoko noaʻia pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení ʻo taʻe kau ki ai ha taumuʻa? Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha “haoaga”!
Ko e Tupuʻanga ʻe Taha ʻo e Poto ʻa Solomone
9. Ko e hā naʻe maongo kia Solomone ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga lō ʻe taha?
9 ʻI he kuonga muʻa fuoloá, naʻe taʻe fakatataua ʻa e poto ʻo Solomoné. Ko e lahi ʻo e poto ko iá naʻe fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihová: “Pea ne [Solomone] fakamatala ʻakau, ʻo fai mei he sita ʻoku ʻi Lepanoni, ʻo aʻu ki he isope ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ʻa: naʻa ne fakamatala foki ʻa e fanga manu, mo e manupuna, mo e manu totolo, mo e ika.” (1 Tuʻi 4:33) Ko Tuʻi Solomone tatau pē ʻeni naʻá ne tohi: “ʻAlu ki he lo, ʻa e makau na; siofi hono ngaahi alunga, ka ke maʻu poto: ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai hano angi, hano ofisa, pe pule, tokonaki pe ia ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, pea kuo ne tanaki ʻi he taimi ututaʻu ʻene meʻa tokoni.”—Palōvepi 6:6-8.
10. Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi fēfē ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e talanoa fakatātā ʻa Solomone ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga lō kuo nau tānaki mai ʻenau meʻakaí?
10 Ko hai naʻá ne akoʻi ʻa e faʻahinga lō ko ʻení ke nau tokonaki ʻenau meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu māfaná ke fafangaʻi ʻaki kinautolu lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momokó? Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e veiveiua ʻi he ngaahi senituli lahi ki he totonu ʻo e fakamatala ʻa Solomone ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga lō ko ʻeni kuo nau tānaki mai mo tokonaki ʻa e ngaahi tengaʻi ʻakau ke nau kai he lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momokó. Naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe ha taha ha fakamoʻoni ki he faʻahinga lō ko ʻení. Kae kehe, ʻi he 1871 naʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he toko taha Pilitania naʻe ako ki he ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e moʻui ʻa e manú mo e ʻakaú ʻenau ngaahi tauhiʻanga meʻakai ʻi lolofonuá, pea naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi leva ai ʻa e totonu ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinautolú. Ka naʻe maʻu mei fē ʻe he fanga lō ko ʻení ʻa e tomuʻa ʻilo ke nau ʻilo ʻi he faʻahitaʻu māfaná ʻoku toka mai mei muʻa ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momoko pea mo e poto ke nau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke nau faí? ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú tonu ʻoku maʻu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa lahi kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihová ʻa e poto kuo tuku ʻi loto kiate kinautolu ke hokohoko atu ʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga lō kuo nau tānaki mai ʻa e meʻakaí ʻa e tāpuaki ko ʻení mei honau Toko Taha Fakatupú. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Palōvepi 30:24 ʻo kau ki ai: “Ko e faʻahinga poto he poto ange fau.” ʻOku taʻe faituʻunga ke fakakaukau ʻe malava ke hoko noa mai ʻa e poto peheé; ko e ʻikai ke lāuʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ha Toko Taha Fakatupu potó ʻoku ʻikai hano haoʻanga.
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku kāfakafa ai ʻa e fuʻu ʻakau lahi ko e sequoia? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fuʻu fakaofo ʻo kau ki he ʻuluaki liliu ʻi he founga ko e fotosinifesisá?
11 ʻOku mahino ʻoku ongoʻi ʻe ha tangata ʻokú ne hangē pē ha kiʻi loó ʻi heʻene tuʻu ʻo ofi ki he fuʻu ʻakau lahi ʻaupito ko e sequoia, mo ne fakatumutumu ʻi hono māʻolunga. ʻOku fuʻu kāfakafa ʻa e lahi ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú ni: ko e mita ʻe 90 hono māʻolungá, ko e mita ʻe 11 hono taiamitá, ko e mita ʻe 0.6 ʻa e matolu ʻo hono kilí pea ʻoku aʻu hono aká ki he ʻeka ʻe tolu pe fā. Ka, ʻoku fuʻu kāfakafa ange ʻa e ngāue fakakemi mo fakafīsiki ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ʻene tupú. ʻOku maʻu ʻe hono ngaahi laú ʻa e vai mei he aká, mo e kāponi taiʻokisaiti mei he ʻeá, pea mo e ivi mei he laʻaá ke ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga suka pea ke tuku ange mai ʻa e ʻosikená. ʻOku ui ʻa e founga ko ʻení ko e fotosinifesisa ʻa ia ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi liliu fakakemi ʻe 70, ʻa ia ʻoku teʻeki ai ke maʻu ʻa e mahino ki he ngaahi liliu ko ʻení kotoa. Ko e meʻa fakaofó, ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻa e ʻuluaki liliú mei he maama mei he laʻaá ʻa ia ʻoku tonu mātē hono lanú, mo e ngaahi peau ivi lōloa totonu; he ka ʻikai ʻe ʻikai mimisi ia ʻe he ngaahi molekula kololofilá ke kamata ʻa e founga ko e fotosinifesisá.
12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa fakaofo fekauʻaki mo hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻakau ko e sequoia ʻa e vaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ai ʻa e naitolokená ki he tupu ʻa e ngaahi ʻakaú, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku kakato leva ai ʻa ʻene takaí?
12 ʻOku toe fakaofo foki ʻa hono ʻohake ʻe he fuʻu ʻakaú ʻa e vai mei he aká ki hono tumutumú ʻa ia ko e mita ʻe 90. ʻOku ʻohake ʻa e vaí ʻo fuʻu lahi ange ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku fie maʻu ki he fotosinifesisá. ʻOku tuku ange leva ʻa e toenga vaí ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he ngaahi lauʻi ʻakaú ʻaki ʻa e hauhau ʻo ʻalu leva ia ki he ʻeá. ʻI he foungá ni ʻoku fakamokomoko ai ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú ʻaki ʻa e vaí, ʻo meimei hangē ko hono fakamokomoko kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e pupuhá. ʻOku fie maʻu ke tānaki atu ʻa e naitolokená ki he ngaahi faʻahinga suká pe ko e ngaahi komipauni faʻu ʻaki pē ʻa e kāponí ke ngaohi ʻa e polotini ke tokoni ki he tupu ʻa e ʻakaú. ʻOku ʻikai lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻe he laú ʻa e kasa naitolokena ʻoku maʻu mei he ʻeá, ka ʻe malava ʻa e fanga kiʻi meʻa moʻui ʻi he kelekelé ke liliu ʻa e kasa naitolokena ʻi he kelekelé ʻo hoko ko e komipauni ʻo e hatokena mo e ʻosikena pea ko e niʻihi ʻo e meʻá ni ʻoku lava ke movete ia ʻi he vaí, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻalu leva ʻeni mei he aká ki he ngaahi lauʻi ʻakaú. ʻI he mate mo ʻaunga ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau mo e fanga monumanu naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e naitolokena ko ʻení ʻi heʻenau polotini naʻa nau maʻú, ʻoku mavahe leva ʻa e naitolokená, pea hoko ʻo kakato ai ʻa e takai ʻa e naitolokená. ʻOku fakatāfuʻua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fuʻu fihi ko ʻení, ngalingali ʻoku ʻikai malava ke fakahoko ʻeni taʻe kau ki ai ʻa e faʻufaʻu pe ha taumuʻa.
ʻOku Nau Lea, Kae ʻIkai ʻAki ʻa e Foʻi Lea pe ko e Leʻo!
13. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe tala ʻe he ngaahi langi fonu he ngaahi fetuʻú kia Tēvitá, pea ko e hā ʻoku nau hokohoko atu ke tala mai kiate kitautolú?
13 Ko ha fakahāhā kāfakafa ē ʻo kau ki he Toko Taha Fakatupú ʻoku hā mei he sio he poʻulí ki he langí ʻoku fonu he ngaahi fetuʻu pea ongoʻi ʻapasia leva ʻa kinautolu ʻoku sio ki aí! Naʻe fakamatala ʻa Tēvita ʻi he Sāme 8:3, 4, ʻo kau ki he ʻapasia mo e ongoʻi fakaofo naʻá ne ongoʻí: “Kau ka vakai ho ngaahi langi na, ko e ngaue ʻa ho louhiʻinima, ʻa e mahina mo e ngaahi fetuʻu, ʻa ia kuo ke fokotuʻu; ko e ha ʻa e tangata ke ke manatu ai kiate ia? Mo e hako ʻo Atama, ʻoku ke aʻahi ai ia?” ʻOku lea ʻa e ngaahi langi fonu he ngaahi fetuʻú kiate kinautolu ʻoku maʻu ʻa e mata ke sió, ko e telinga ke fanongó, mo e loto ke ongoʻí, ʻo hangē ko ʻenau lea kia Tēvitá: “Ko e ngaahi langi ʻoku nau tala ʻa e nāunauʻia ʻo e ʻOtua.”—Sāme 19:1-4.
14. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ivi mālohi ʻo ha fetuʻu pē ʻe taha?
14 Ko e lahi ange ʻa ʻetau ʻilo ʻo kau ki he ngaahi fetuʻú, ko e leʻo lahi ange ia ʻenau lea mai kiate kitautolú. ʻOku fakaafeʻi mai kitautolu ʻi he ʻAisea 40:25, 26 ke tau fakatokangaʻi ʻa honau ivi kāfakafá: “Tangaki ki ʻolunga homou mata, ʻo vakai. Ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi mea ko é? Ko ia ʻoku taki mai mo lau honau kongakau: ʻoku ne ui honau hingoa tāutaha; ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi hono ngaahi ivi, mo e tuʻu kaukaua hono ngu, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe to.” Ko e mālohi ʻo e kalavité pea mo e ivi lahi ʻo e taha ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻú, ʻa ia ko hotau laʻaá, ʻokú ne tauhi ke maʻu ʻa e ʻalu takai ʻa e foʻi māmaní, ʻokú ne ʻai ke tupu ʻa e ngaahi ʻakaú, ʻokú ne fakamāfana kitautolu, peá ne ʻai ke moʻui ha meʻa pē ʻi heni ʻi he foʻi māmaní. Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻi hono fakamānavaʻí: “ʻOku fai kehekehe ʻa e teunga ʻo e fetuʻu ko é mo e fetuʻu ko é.” (1 Kolinitō 15:41) ʻOku ʻilo ʻa e kau saienisí ʻo kau ki he ngaahi fetuʻu engeenga ʻo hangē ko hotau laʻaá, pea mo e ngaahi fetuʻu pulū, mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku siʻisiʻi pē ʻa e fua māfana aí, ngaahi fetuʻu hinehina ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu loko ngingila, ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku faʻu mei he ngaahi fetuʻu lalahi ange naʻe pā, pea mo e ngaahi fetuʻu lalahi mo ngingila ange ʻi he laʻaá ʻoku faʻa pā pea nau tuku ange mai ha mālohi ʻoku taʻe ala tataea.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo ako mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohí ʻo feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai ʻe he kau faʻu mo fakatupu ha meʻa foʻoú?
15 Kuo ako ʻa e kau faʻu mo fakatupu ha meʻa foʻoú mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohí pea kuo nau feinga ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi malava ʻa e ngaahi meʻa moʻuí. (Siope 12:7-10) Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohí. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he fanga manupuna moʻui he tahí ʻa e ngaahi lama ke toʻo atu ʻa e māsima mei he tahí; ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he faʻahinga ika mo e tuna ʻa e ʻuhila; ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he faʻahinga ika, kelemutu mo e ʻinisēkite ʻa e maama ʻoku hoko pē ʻi he ʻi ai ʻa e fua māfana siʻisiʻi; ko e faʻahinga peka mo e fanga pelé ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi peau ongo ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fai ha fanongo ki ai ko e sonar; ko e faʻahinga pī ʻoku nau ngaohi ʻa e pepá; ko e faʻahinga lō ʻoku nau langa ʻa e ngaahi hala-fakakavakava; ko e fanga manu ko e beaver ʻoku nau langa ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ke tāpuni ʻa e vai; ʻoku ʻi loto ʻi he faʻahinga ngata ha meʻa hangē ko e meʻa fua māfaná; ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻinisēkite ʻoku nau moʻui ʻi he kiʻi ano siʻisiʻi ʻa e meʻa mānava mo e meʻa ʻoku faʻo ai ʻa e ʻea ke lava ke mānava ʻaki ʻi heʻenau ukú; ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he fanga feké ʻa e founga hangē ko e mīsini tapili ʻo e vakapuna setí ki heʻenau lelé; ko e faʻahinga hina ʻoku nau ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga matamatakupenga kehekehe ʻe fitu pea mo e fanga kiʻi matapā fakapulipuli, ngaahi kupenga mo e ngaahi meʻa hangē ko e maea lafó pea ko honau ʻuhikiʻi hiná ʻoku nau puna ʻaki ʻa e meʻa hangē ha pulá pea nau puna ʻi he ngaahi kilomita ʻe laui afe mo fuʻu māʻolunga; ko e faʻahinga ika mo e fingota ʻoku ngeʻesi ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tangikē fakamaʻanu ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he vaka ukú; pea pehē ki he fononga fakaofo ʻaupito ʻa e faʻahinga manupuna, ʻinisēkite, fonu tahi, ika mo e faʻahinga meʻa moʻui ʻoku fakahuhú ʻa ia ko e ngaahi malava ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kau saienisí.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni fakasaienisi naʻe hiki ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻi he laui afeʻi taʻu ki muʻa pea toki ʻilo foʻou pē ki ai ʻa e kau saienisí?
16 Naʻe hiki ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni fakasaienisi ʻi he laui afeʻi taʻu ki muʻa pea toki ʻilo ki ai ʻe he kau saienisí. Naʻe fakahā mei he Lao ʻia Mōsesé (senituli hono 16 K.M.) ʻa e lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi siemu fakatupu mahakí ʻi he laui afeʻi taʻu ki muʻa ia ʻi he siana ko Pasteur. (Livitikō, vahe 13, 14) ʻI he senituli hono 17 K.M., naʻe pehē ʻe Siope: “Oku ne . . . tautau a mamani ki he atā noabe be.” (Siope 26:7, PM) Ko e taʻu ʻe taha afe ki muʻa ʻia Kalaisí, naʻe tohi ai ʻa Solomone ʻo kau ki he tafe takai ʻa e totó; naʻe toki ʻilo ki ai ʻa e kau saienisi fakafaitoʻó ʻi he aʻu mai ki he senituli hono 17. (Koheleti 12:6) Ki muʻa ʻi he meʻá ni, naʻe fakahā ʻi he Sāme 139:16 ʻa e ʻilo ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e molekula ʻi he kenisi ʻokú ne tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e anga ʻo e faʻu mo e tupu ʻo ha meʻa moʻui foʻou: “Ko ho ongo foʻi fofonga naʻe sio kiate au ko e konga toto pe, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻi hoʻo tohi kotoa pe ʻa e ngaahi memipa naʻe hokohoko ngaohi, ʻosi kuo teʻeki ha taha ʻi ai.” Naʻe tohi ʻe Selemaia ʻi he senituli hono 7 K.M. ʻo kau ki he fononga fakafolau ʻa ha manu, ki muʻa pea maʻu ʻa e mahino ki ai ʻa e kau saienisi ki natulá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Selemaia 8:7 ʻo pehē: “Naʻa mo e sitoaki ʻi he atā ʻoku ne ʻilo ki hono taimi totonu; pea ko e kulukulu mo e sualo mo e kaleini ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e taimi o ʻenau fakafolau.”
Ko e “Toko Taha Fakatupu” ʻOku Fili ʻe he Kau Tui ki he Tuputupu Māmālié
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e lau ʻa e Loma 1:21-23 ʻo kau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafisi ke sio ki he Toko Taha Fakatupu maʻu-ʻatamai poto naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofó? (e) ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ko e hā ʻoku fili ʻe he kau saienisi ʻoku tui ki he tuputupu māmālié ko honau “toko taha fakatupu”?
17 ʻOku fakahā ʻe ha konga Tohi Tapu ʻe taha ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafisi ke lāuʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ha Toko Taha Fakatupu maʻu-ʻatamai poto naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofó: “Naʻe taka launoa ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukau; pea poʻuli tuʻu honau loto taʻe ʻilo. Lolotonga ʻenau taukave ʻoku nau poto, naʻa nau hoko ʻo vale; pea nau fetongi ʻa e langilangi ʻo e ʻOtua taeʻauha ʻaki ʻa e fakatātā ʻi he tatau ʻo ha tangata ʻoku ʻauha, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga manupuna, mo e manu veʻefa, mo e manu totolo. Naʻa nau tuku ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtua, ka nau faiʻaki ʻa e koto loi; ʻo nau lotu mo tauhi ki he meʻa kuo ngaohi, ʻo laka ʻiate ia naʻa ne ngaohi.” (Loma 1:21-23, 25) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku meimei tatau ia mo e kau saienisi ʻoku tui ki he tuputupu māmālié ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau hangē ha sēini ko e kakano moʻui sela ʻe taha pea mei ai ki he fanga kelemutu ki he fanga ika ki he faʻahinga manu taʻe ʻuno ʻoku moʻui ʻi ʻuta mo e tahí ki he fanga manu totoló ki he faʻahinga meʻa moʻui ʻoku fakahuhu ʻo aʻu mai ki he “tangata ngeli” ko honau “toko taha fakatupu” ia. Kae kehe, ʻoku nau ʻilo naʻa mo ha meʻa moʻui sela ʻe taha ʻoku mātuʻaki fihi moʻoni ke kamata ʻaki ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau hangē ha sēini ko ʻení. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he meʻa moʻui ko ení ʻa e ngaahi foʻi ʻātomi ʻe teau piliona, pea ʻoku hoko ʻi loto ʻiate ia ʻa e ngaahi liliu fakakemi ʻe laui afe ʻi he taimi pē taha.
18, 19. (a) Ko hai ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e totonú ke lau ia ko e Toko Taha fakatupu ʻo e moʻuí? (e) Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihova ʻe lava ke tau sio ki aí?
18 Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ko e Toko Taha Fakatupu ia ʻo e moʻuí. (Sāme 36:9) Ko e ʻUluaki Matavai lahí ia. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa hono huafá, ko Sihova, “ʻOkú ne ʻai ke fakahoko.” ʻOku taʻefaʻalaua kiate kitautolu ʻa ʻene ngaahi meʻa kuó ne ngaohí. ʻOku pau ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe laui miliona ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻilo ki ai ʻa e tangatá. ʻOku fakahā mai ʻi he Sāme 104:24, 25 ʻa e meʻá ni: “Hono ʻikai ko e fuʻufuʻunga meʻa hoʻo ngaahi ngaue, ʻe Sihova! Pea ko e poto kuo ke ngaohi ʻaki hono kotoa.” ʻOku fakamatala fakapatonu mai ʻo kau ki he meʻá ni ʻi he Siope 26:14: “Vakai ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ko e hikuhiku pe ʻo hono ngaahi ʻalunga pea hono ko e ngananganaiki pe ʻo ha meʻa ʻoku tau fanongoa! Ka ko e fatulisi ʻo hono fuʻu ivi ko hai te ne laveʻi?” ʻOku tau sio ki he ngaahi hikuhiku pē ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku tau fanongo ki he ngananganaiiki pē ʻe niʻihi, ka ʻoku taʻe malava pē kiate kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e mahino kakato ki he fatulisi ʻo hono fuʻu iví.
19 Kae kehe, ʻoku tau maʻu ha maʻuʻanga ʻilo lelei ange ke sio ai kiate ia kae ʻikai mei heʻene ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie pē kuo ngaohí. Ko e maʻuʻanga ʻilo lelei ange ko iá ko ʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohi Tapú. Te tau hanga ki he maʻuʻanga ʻilo ko iá ʻi he kupu hono hokó.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā naʻe toki ʻilo ʻe Siope ʻi he lea atu kiate ia ʻa Sihova mei he loto ʻahiohió?
◻ Ko e hā naʻe pehē ai ʻe Paula ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ha haoʻanga ʻe he niʻihi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻo e takai ʻa e vaí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku fai maʻatautolu ʻe he maama mei he laʻaá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni fakasaienisi naʻe fakahā ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki muʻa pea toki ʻilo ki ai ʻe he kau saienisí?