ʻAʻeva ʻi he Hala ʻo e Maama Fakautuutu
“Koe hala oe agatonu oku tatau ia moe ulo oe māma, aia oku ajili be ene ulo o aʻu ki he haohaoa oe aho.”—PALOVEPI 4:18, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā kuo hokosia ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e ola ia ʻo e maama fakalaumālie fakautuutu meia Sihová?
KO HAI ia ʻe lava ke ne fakamatalaʻi lelei ange ʻa e ola ʻoku maʻu ʻi he hopo hake ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he fakapoʻuli ʻo e poó ʻo laka ʻi he Matavai ʻo e māmá tonu, ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá? (Sāme 36:9) ‘ʻI he puke ʻa e maama ʻo e pongipongí ki he ngaahi tapatapa ʻo mamaní,’ ko e folofola ia ʻa e ʻOtuá, ‘ʻoku ha kehe leva ʻa e mamaní ʻo hange ko e ʻumea ʻoku ʻai ki ai ʻa e sila; pea tekefili mai ʻa e meʻa kehekehe hange kuo ʻai kofú.’ (Siope 38:12-14) ʻI he fakautuutu ʻa e maama mei he laʻaá, ʻoku fakafōtunga mai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo e māmaní pea hoko ʻo hā mahino mai ange, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ha ʻumea molū ʻoku hā kehe ʻi hono paaki ki ai ha fakatātā mei ha sila.
2 Ko Sihová ko e toe Matavai ia ʻo e maama fakalaumālié. (Sāme 43:3) Lolotonga ʻa e nofo ʻa e māmaní ʻi he fakapoʻuli matolú, ʻoku hokohoko atu hono ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ia ʻa e maama ki heʻene kakaí. Ko e hā hono olá? ʻOku tali mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Koe hala oe agatonu oku tatau ia moe ulo oe māma, aia oku ajili be ene ulo o aʻu ki he haohaoa oe aho.” (Palovepi 4:18, PM) Ko e maama fakautuutu meia Sihová ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻene fakamaama ʻa e hala ʻo ʻene kakaí. ʻOkú ne fakaleleiʻi fakaekautaha kinautolu, fakatokāteline mo fakaeʻulungāanga.
ʻOku Taki Atu ʻa e Fakamāmá ki he Ngaahi Fakalelei Fakaekautaha
3. Ko e hā ʻoku talaʻofa mai ʻi he Aisea 60:17?
3 Fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko ʻAiseá, naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sihova: “Te u ʻomi koula ko e fetongi ʻo e kopá, pea te u ʻomi siliva ko e fetongi ʻo e ʻaioné, pea ko e kopá ko e fetongi ʻo e ʻakau, pea ko e ʻaioné ko e fetongi ʻo e maka.” (Aisea 60:17, NW) Hangē tofu pē ko hono fakahaaʻi ha fakalakalaka ʻi hono fetongi ha naunau māʻulalo ange ʻaki ha naunau māʻolunga angé, kuo hokosia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi fakalakalaka ʻi heʻenau ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fakaekautahá he lolotonga ʻa e “fakaʻosi ʻo e kuonga,” pe “kuonga fakamui.”—Mātiu 24:3; 2 Timote 3:1.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he 1919, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ʻaongá?
4 ʻI he kamakamata mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e Kau Ako Tohi Tapú, hangē ko ia naʻe ʻiloaʻaki ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi ko iá, naʻa nau fili fakatemokalati ʻenau kau mātuʻá mo e kau tīkoní. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻa e laumālie moʻoni ʻo e ʻevangelioó. Ko e niʻihi naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻenau toumoua ke kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá ka naʻa nau toe fakalotosiʻiʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé mei he kau ki aí. Ko ia ʻi he 1919 naʻe fokotuʻu ai ha lakanga foʻou ʻi he fakatahaʻanga taki taha—ʻa ia ko ha talēkita ngāue. Ko e talēkita ngāué naʻe ʻikai ke fili ia ʻe he fakatahaʻangá ka naʻe fakanofo fakateokalati ki hono tuʻungá ʻe he ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi fatongia ʻo e talēkita naʻe fakanofó naʻe kau ki ai ʻa hono fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá, vaheʻi ʻo e ngaahi vāhenga-ngāué, pea mo hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau ki he malaʻe fakafaifekaú. ʻI he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi taʻu hono hoko atu aí, naʻe maʻu ʻe he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ha fakaueʻiloto fakaʻulia moʻoni.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalelei naʻe hoko ko ha meʻa moʻoni ʻi he 1920 tupú?
5 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá naʻe toe fakalongomoʻuiʻi ʻe he enginaki “Tuʻuaki, tuʻuaki, tuʻuaki ʻa e Tuʻí mo hono puleʻangá,” naʻe ʻomai ʻi he 1922 ʻi he fakataha-lahi ʻa e Kau Ako Tohi Tapú ʻi Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he 1927 naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ai ʻa e malaʻe ngāué ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga naʻe vaheʻi ai ʻa e Sāpaté ko e ʻaho feʻungamālie taha ia ke kau ai ki he ngāue fakamalanga fale-ki-he-falé. Ko e hā ko e ʻaho ai ko iá? Koeʻuhi ko e Sāpaté ko e ʻaho ia ʻoku mālōlō ai ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí mei he ngāué. ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e laumālie tatau ʻi he feinga ke ʻaʻahi ki he kakaí ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻoku ngalingali lahi taha te nau ʻi ʻapi aí, hangē ko e ngaahi fakaʻosinga ʻo e uiké pea ʻi he ngaahi efiafi poʻulí.
6. ʻI he 1931, ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau naʻe fai aí, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ueʻi ʻa e ngāue fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá?
6 Ko ha fakaivimālohi lahi ki he ngāue fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá naʻe hoko mai ia ʻi he hoʻatā efiafi Sāpate, Siulai 26, 1931, ʻi hono fuofua fai ai ha fakapapau ʻi ha fakataha-lahi ʻi Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., pea takatakai ʻi he māmaní ʻi he hili iá. ʻI hono konga, naʻe pehē ʻe he fakapapaú: “Ko kimautolu ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻoku fekauʻi mai ke mau fai ha ngāue ʻi hono huafá, pea, ʻi he talangofua ki heʻene fekaú, ke ʻoatu ʻa e fakamoʻoni kia Sīsū Kalaisi, pea ke ʻai ke ʻiloa ʻe he kakaí ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoni mo Māfimafi-Aoniú; ko ia ai ʻoku mau tali fiefia pea toʻo mai ʻa e huafa ko ia kuo fakahingoa ʻe he fofonga ʻo e ʻEiki ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku mau loto ke hoko ʻo ʻiloa pea ui ʻaki ʻa e hingoa, ʻa ia ko e pehē, kau fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova.” (Aisea 43:10) He māʻalaʻala ē ko hono fakamatalaʻi lelei ʻe he hingoa foʻou ko iá ʻa e ngāue tefito ʻa e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fataki ʻa e hingoa ko iá! ʻIo, naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngāue ke kau ki ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau sevānití. Naʻe fakamāfana moʻoni ʻa e tali fakalūkufua ki aí!
7. Ko e hā ʻa e liliu naʻe kamata ʻi he 1932, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
7 Naʻe līʻoa anga-fakatōkilalo ʻe he kau mātuʻa tokolahi ʻa kinautolu ki he ngāue fakamalangá. Neongo ia, ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi, naʻe talitekeʻi ai ʻe he kau mātuʻa naʻe filí ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko ia ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻoku totonu ke kau ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau ki he kakaí. Kae kehe, naʻe hoko mai ha toe ngaahi fakalakalaka. ʻI he 1932 naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻa e fakahinohino fakafou mai ʻi he Taua Leʻo ke ʻoua ʻe toe hoko atu hono fili ʻo e kau mātuʻá mo e kau tīkoní. ʻI hono kehé, te nau fili ha kōmiti ngāue ʻo faʻuʻaki ia ha kau tangata fakalaumālie ʻoku nau kau ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ki he kakaí. Naʻe tuku ʻa e tokangaʻí ia ki he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau kau longomoʻui ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú, pea naʻe laka ki muʻa ʻa e ngāué.
ʻOku ʻUhinga ʻa e Maama Fakautuutú ki he Ngaahi Fakalakalaka Lahi Ange
8. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalelei naʻe hoko mai nai ʻi he 1938?
8 Ko e māmá naʻe “ajili be ene ulo.” ʻI he 1938 naʻe taʻofi kotoa ai ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi founga filí. Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻe fakanofo fakateokalati ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tokanga ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Naʻe tali lelei ʻaupito ʻa e liliu ko iá ʻe he meimei kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e fua lahi ʻa e ngāue fakaefakamoʻoní.
9. ʻI he 1972, ko e hā ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu naʻe fokotuʻu aí, pea ko e hā ko ha fakalakalaka ai iá?
9 Kamata ʻi ʻOkatopa 1, 1972, naʻe hoko ʻo ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e toe fakatonutonu ʻe taha ki he tokangaʻi fakaefakatahaʻangá. Naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi māmani lahí ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ke tokangaʻi ʻe ha kulupu ʻo e kau mātuʻa, ʻo fetongi ai ʻa hono tokangaʻi ʻe he sevāniti pe ʻovasia fakatahaʻanga pē ʻe tahá. Kuo hoko ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu foʻoú ni ko ha fakalototoʻa lahi fakaʻulia ki he kau tangata matuʻotuʻá ke nau feinga ke taau ke takimuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (1 Timote 3:1-7) Ko hono olá, kuo maʻu ai ʻe he fanga tokoua lahi ange ʻa e taukei ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fatongia fakaefakatahaʻangá. He mahuʻinga lahi ē kuo nau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi he ngāue fakatauhisipi ki he faʻahinga foʻou tokolahi kuo nau tali ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Tohi Tapú!
10. Ko e hā ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu naʻe fakahoko ʻi he 1976?
10 Ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e Kulupu Pulé naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ki he ngaahi kōmiti ʻe ono, pea kamata ʻi Sanuali 1, 1976, ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kautahá pea mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga takatakai ʻi he māmaní naʻe hoko ia ʻo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tokanga ʻa e ngaahi kōmiti ko ʻení. Ko ha tāpuaki lahi ē kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e ngāue ʻo e Puleʻangá ke tataki ʻe he “toko lahi hono kau fakakaukauʻi”!—Palovepi 15:22, PM; 24:6.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalelei naʻe kamata ʻi he 1992, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
11 Naʻe toe ʻi ai ha fakalelei ʻe taha ʻi he taʻu 1992, ko e taha ia ʻoku ala fakatatau ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he hili ʻa e foki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mo e niʻihi kehe mei hono fakaheeʻi ki Pāpiloné. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe ʻikai ke tokolahi feʻunga ʻa e kau Līvaí ki hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngāue ʻi he temipalé. Ko ia ai naʻe ʻoange ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ke fai ʻe he kau Netinimi ʻikai ʻIsilelí ʻi he tokoni ki he kau Līvaí. ʻI hono fakatatau ki aí, ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi meʻa fakautuutu ʻi he māmaní, ʻi he 1992 naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he niʻihi ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe” ha toe ngaahi fatongia ngāue. Naʻe fakanofo kinautolu ko e kau tokoni ki he ngaahi kōmiti ʻa e Kulupu Pulé.—Sione 10:16.
12. Kuo anga-fēfē hono fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e melinó ko hotau kau ʻovasiá?
12 Ko e hā kuo hoko mei he kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni? “Te u fokotuʻu ʻa e melinó ko ho kau ʻovasia pea ko e māʻoniʻoní ko ho kau vahe fatongia,” ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihová. (Aisea 60:17, NW) ʻOku lotolotoi ʻa e “melinó” ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová he ʻahó ni, pea ko e ʻofa ki he “māʻoniʻoní” kuo hoko ia ko honau ‘tokotaha vahe fatongia’—ko e mālohi ʻokú ne ueʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fokotuʻutuʻu maau kinautolu ke fakahoko ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi-ākongá.—Mātiu 24:14; 28:19, 20.
ʻOku Fakamaama Fakatokāteline ʻe Sihova ʻa e Halá
13. ʻI he 1920 tupú, naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamaama fakatokāteline ʻe Sihova ʻa e hala ʻo hono kakaí?
13 ʻOku toe fakamaama fakalakalaka fakatokāteline ʻe Sihova ʻa e hala ʻo hono kakaí. ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he Fakahā 12:1-9 ha fakatātā. ʻOku lave ʻa e fakamatalá ki he foʻi toko tolu fakaefakatātā—“ko ha fefine” ʻoku feitama pea fāʻele, ko ha “talakoni,” mo ha “tama tangata.” ʻOkú ke ʻilo ko hai ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he tokotaha taki taha? Naʻe fakahaaʻi fakapapauʻi kinautolu ʻi he kupu naʻe fakakaveinga ko e “Fanauʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá,” ʻa ia naʻe hā ʻi he tatau ʻo e Watch Tower ʻo Maʻasi 1, 1925. Naʻe ʻomai ʻe he kupu ko iá ha mahino lelei ange ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kau ki he ngaahi kikite fekauʻaki mo e fanauʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻa e fakamaama naʻá ne fakamahino mai ʻoku ʻi ai ha ongo kautaha kehekehe ʻe ua—ko e kautaha ʻa Sihova mo e kautaha ʻa Sētane. ʻI he 1927/28 leva, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e ngaahi kātoanga Kilisimasí mo e faiʻahó ʻoku taʻefakatohitapu pea nau taʻofi leva hono fakamanatu iá.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni fakatokāteline naʻe fakamaʻalaʻala ʻi he 1930 tupú?
14 Naʻe ʻi ai mo e fakamaama lahi ange ki he ngaahi moʻoni fakatokāteline ʻe tolu ʻi he 1930 tupú. ʻI he laui taʻu, naʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he Kau Ako Tohi Tapú ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahí, pe ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻi he Fakahā 7:9-17 naʻe kehe ia mei he toko 144,000, ʻa ia te nau pule fakataha mo Kalaisi ko e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau taulaʻeikí. (Fakahā 5:9, 10; 14:1-5) Kae kehe, ko hono fakapapauʻi pe ko e hā ʻa e fuʻu kakai tokolahí naʻe kei tuʻu taʻemahino ia. Kae hangē tofu pē ko e tupulaki ʻa e maama ʻo e pongipongí ʻo ne fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakapoʻupoʻulí ke fakafōtunga mai mo fakalanu maí, ʻi he 1935 naʻe ʻiloʻi fakapapau ai ko e fuʻu kakai tokolahí ko e faʻahinga ia te nau hao moʻui atu mei “he mamahi lahi,” fakataha mo e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní. Ki mui ʻi he taʻu tatau pē naʻe ʻomai ai ha fakamaʻalaʻala naʻe uesia ai ʻa e fānau taʻu-ako ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi. Lolotonga ʻa e fai māfana ʻo e mamahiʻi-fonuá ʻi he māmaní, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoní ko e salute ki he fuká ʻoku hulu atu ia ʻi ha meʻa fakaeouau pē. ʻI he taʻu hono hokó, naʻe fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e toe moʻoni fakatokāteline ʻe taha, naʻe pekia ʻa Kalaisi ʻi ha ʻakau, ʻikai ʻi ha kolosi.—Ngāue 10:39.
15. ʻAnefē pea ʻi he founga fē naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e toputapu ʻo e totó?
15 ʻI he hili pē ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e hoko ʻo tōʻongaʻaki ʻa hono faitoʻo ʻo e kau sōtia kafó ʻaki ʻa e huhu totó, naʻe ʻi ai ha maama fakautuutu ʻi he toputapu ʻo e totó. ʻI he tatau ʻo e Watchtower ʻo Siulai 1, 1945, naʻe fakaʻaiʻai ai ʻa e “kotoa ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihova ʻa ia ʻoku nau feinga ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi heʻene māmani foʻou ʻo e māʻoniʻoní ke nau tokaʻi ʻa e toputapu ʻo e totó pea ke fakaangatatau kinautolu ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻingá ni.”
16. Naʻe tukuange mai ʻanefē ʻa e New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo tafaʻaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo iá?
16 ʻI he 1946 naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ki ha liliu Tohi Tapu foʻou ʻe ngāueʻaongaʻaki ai ʻa e ʻilo fakamuimui tahá pea ʻikai fakameleʻi ʻe he ngaahi tokāteline naʻe makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi talatukufakaholo ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. Ko e ngāue ki ha liliu pehē naʻe kamata ia ʻi Tīsema 1947. ʻI he 1950 naʻe tukuange mai ai ʻi he lea faka-Pilitāniá ʻa e New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures. Ko e Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepelū ʻi he lea faka-Pilitāniá naʻe pulusi ia ʻi he ngaahi voliume ʻe nima, ʻo tukuange hokohoko mai ʻo kamata ʻi he 1953. Ko e voliume fakaʻosí naʻe tukuange mai ia ʻi he 1960, ko ha kiʻi fakalaka siʻi hake pē ʻi he taʻu ʻe 12 hili ʻa e kamata ʻa e foʻi ngāue liliú ni. Naʻe tukuange mai ʻi he 1961 ʻa e New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ʻi he voliume ʻe taha kakato. ʻOku ala maʻu he taimí ni ʻi he ngaahi lea lahi, pea ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi tafaʻaki tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e liliú ni. ʻOkú ne fakafoki ki ai ʻa e huafa fakaʻotuá, ʻa e Sihová. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko ʻene liliu fakafoʻilea ʻa e ngaahi muʻaki tohí kuó ne ʻomai ai ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he fakalakalaka hokohoko ʻi hono mahinoʻi ʻa e moʻoni fakaʻotuá.
17. Ko e hā ʻa e maama fakautuutu naʻe ʻomai ʻi he 1962?
17 Ko e fakamaʻalaʻala ki he “ngaahi pule maʻolunga” ʻi he Loma 13:1 pea mo e lahi ʻo e anganofo kiate kinautolu ʻa ha Kalisitiané naʻe hoko mai ia ʻi he 1962. Ko hano ako loloto ʻo e Loma vahe hono 13 ʻo e Lomá mo e ngaahi konga Fakatohitapu hangē ko e Taitusi 3:1, 2 mo e 1 Pita 2:13, 17 ʻoku fakamahino mai ai ko e kupuʻi lea “ngaahi pule maʻolunga” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia, ʻikai kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisi, ka ki he kau maʻu mafai fakapuleʻanga fakaetangatá.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi moʻoni naʻe fakamaʻalaʻala ʻi he 1980 tupú?
18 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu hoko atu aí, naʻe hokohoko atu ke toe maama ange ʻa e hala ʻo e māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he 1985 naʻe ʻomai ai ʻa e fakamaama ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e lau ko e māʻoniʻoni “ke . . . moʻui” mo e māʻoniʻoní ko ha kaumeʻa ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Loma 5:18; Semisi 2:23) Ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e Siupeli Faka-Kalisitiané naʻe fakamatalaʻi fakaʻauliliki ia ʻi he 1987.
19. Kuo anga-fēfē hono tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e maama fakalaumālie lahi ange ki hono kakaí ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ní?
19 ʻI he 1995 naʻe mahinoʻi lelei ange ai ʻa e vaheʻi ʻo e “fanga sipi” mei he “fanga kosi.” ʻI he 1998 naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fakamatala fakaikiiki ʻo e vīsone temipale ʻa ʻIsikelí, ʻa ia ʻoku lolotonga fakahoko ia. ʻI he 1999 naʻe ʻomai ai ʻa e fakamaʻalaʻala ki he taimi mo e founga ʻe ‘tuʻu ai ʻi he Potu Tapú ʻa e meʻa fakalieliá.’ (Mātiu 24:15, 16; 25:32) Pea ʻi he 2002 naʻe maʻu ai ʻa e ʻilo lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e pehē ke lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻo “fai ʻi laumālie pea fai ʻi moʻoni.”—Sione 4:24.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e toe tafaʻaki kuo hokosia ai ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi fakaleleí?
20 Tānaki atu ki he ngaahi fakalelei fakaekautaha mo fakatokāteliné, kuo ʻi ai mo e ngaahi fakalelei fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāanga faka-Kalisitiané. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he 1973 naʻe vakai ai ki he ngāueʻaki ʻo e tapaká ko ha ‘ʻuli ʻo e kakanó’ pea ʻe vakai ki ai ko ha faihala mamafa. (2 Kolinito 6:19 [2Ko 7:1, PM]) ʻI ha hongofuluʻi taʻu mei ai, naʻe fakamaʻalaʻala mai ai ʻe he tatau ʻo e Watchtower ʻo Siulai 15, 1983, hotau tuʻunga ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e meʻafaná. Ko e niʻihi pē eni ʻo e ngaahi fakatātā ʻo e maama fakautuutu ʻi hotau taimí.
Hanganaki ʻAʻeva ʻi he Hala ʻo e Maama Fakautuutú
21. Ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau fē ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau hanganaki ʻaʻeva ai ʻi he hala ʻo e maama fakautuutú?
21 “Ko hono tali ha liliu ʻi he taimi ʻoku hoko mai aí pea fakatonutonu ki aí ʻoku lava ke hoko ʻo faingataʻa,” ko e lea moʻoni ia ʻa ha tokotaha mātuʻa fuoloa. Ko e hā kuó ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne tali ʻa e ngaahi fakalelei lahi naʻá ne siotonu ai ʻi he taʻu ʻe 48 kuó ne hoko ai ko ha tokotaha fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá? ʻOkú ne tali: “Ko e kií ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau totonú. Ko e fakafisi ko ia ke tali ha fakaleleí ko e hoko ia ʻo siʻaki ki mui lolotonga ʻoku ngaʻunu ʻa e kautahá ia ki muʻa. Kapau ʻoku ou ʻilo hifo ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻoku hā ngali faingataʻa ke u tali ʻa e ngaahi liliú, ʻoku ou fakakaukauloto atu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Pita kia Sīsuú: ‘ʻEiki, te mau ʻalu kia hai? ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e moʻui taʻengata.’ Peá u ʻeke hifo leva kiate au, ‘Te u ʻalu ki fē—ki tuʻa ki he fakapoʻuli ʻo e māmaní?’ ʻOku tokoniʻi au ʻe he meʻá ni ke u piki maʻu ki he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá.”—Sione 6:68.
22. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻaonga fēfē mei he ʻaʻeva ʻi he māmá?
22 Ko e māmani takatakai ʻiate kitautolú ko e moʻoni ʻoku fakapoʻuli matolu. ʻI he hokohoko atu ʻa Sihova ke ʻomai ʻa e fakamaama ki heʻene kakaí, ʻoku hokohoko atu ai pē ʻa e fālahi ʻa e foʻi ʻatā ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo kinautolú pea mo e faʻahinga ʻo e māmaní. Ko e hā ʻoku fai ʻe he maama ko ʻení maʻatautolú? Ko e moʻoni, hangē tofu pē ko e ʻikai ke hanga ʻe ha foʻi maama ʻokú ne huluʻi ha foʻi luo ʻi ha hala fakapoʻuli ʻo toʻo ʻa e foʻi luó, ʻoku ʻikai ke toʻo ʻe he maama mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi tōʻangá. Kae kehe, ʻoku tokoniʻi moʻoni kitautolu ʻe he maama fakaʻotuá ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi meiate kinautolu koeʻuhi kae malava ke tau hokohoko ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e maama fakautuutú. Ko ia ai, tau hokohoko atu ke tokanga ki he folofola fakaekikite ʻa Sihová, “o hage ha māma oku ulo i he botu fakabouli.”—2 Pita 1:19, PM.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakalakalaka fakaekautaha kuo ʻomai ʻe Sihova ki hono kakaí?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakalelei fakatokāteline kuo fakahoko mai ʻe he maama fakautuutú?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatonutonu kuó ke siotonu fakafoʻituitui aí, pea ko e hā kuó ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke tali kinautolú?
• Ko e hā ʻokú ke loto ai ke ke hanganaki ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala ʻo e maama fakautuutú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 27]
Naʻe fakalongomoʻuiʻi ʻe he fakataha-lahi ʻi he 1922 ʻi Cedar Point, Ohio, ʻa e Kau Ako Tohi Tapú ke nau fai ʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 29]
Ko e “New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures” naʻe tukuange mai ʻi he 1950 ʻe N. H. Knorr
[Maʻuʻanga ʻo e Tā ʻi he peesi 26]
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