Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakatahá Moʻui mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
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AFO, MAEA
Ko e ngaahi foʻi lea faka-Hepelū mo e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ʻe taha naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he ngaahi konga Tohi Tapú ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e filo, noʻo, afo mo e maeá ʻi ha ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe. Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū naʻe faʻa ngāueʻakí ko e cheʹvel. Ko e foʻi lea cheʹvel naʻe ngāueʻaki fakatouʻosi ʻi he fakafoʻilea mo fakaefakatātā ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e afo mo e maea. (2 Sām. 17:13; Koh. 12:6; Hōs. 11:4) ʻOku lava ke ngāueʻaki ki ha ngaahi meʻa kehe ke fakahaaʻi ha fua ʻoku ngāueʻaki ha “afo” (2 Sām. 8:2) pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ia ki ha savea pe fua ʻo ha fonua, ʻa ia ko e “tofiʻa” (Sios. 17:5, 14; 19:9), pe “feituʻu.”—Teu. 3:4, 13, 14.
Ko ha foʻi lea faka-Kalisi pē ʻe taha naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he ngaahi konga Tohi Tapú ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e maeá ko e skhoi·niʹon, ʻa ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ki he afo pe maea pea naʻe ngāueʻaki nai ko ha maea ʻoku ngaohiʻaki ʻa e kuta pe kaho pe huli ʻo ha ʻakau. ʻI he fakaʻuhinga totonú, “ʻi he hili hono ngaohi ʻo ha uipi ʻaki ha maea,” ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí naʻá ne “seʻe kotoa kinautolu ki tuʻa fakataha mo ʻenau fanga sipí mo e fanga pulú mei he temipalé,” ʻoku hā mahino ko ha uipi ʻoku ngaohiʻaki ha ngaahi maea, ʻo ʻikai haha ʻaki ʻa e kau tangatá kae haha ʻaki e fanga manú.—Sione 2:13-17.
Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi afó mo e maeá ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kuohilí naʻe ngaohi ia mei he falakesi, ko e niʻihi naʻe ngaohi mei he faú pe ko e kofe. Ko e ngaahi maea mālohi mo fefeka naʻe ngaohi mei he ʻakau ko e kofe naʻe maʻu ʻi ʻEsioni-kepa. Ko e faú mo e kutá naʻe kalasi kehekehe pea naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he feituʻu ʻIsipité ʻa ia naʻe lalanga ʻaki ha ngaahi kato naʻe ngaohi mei ha ngaahi maea naʻe fī. Ko e kalasi ʻo e kutá ʻa ia ko e (Boehmeria nivea, ko e ʻakau mei ʻEsia) ʻoku lava ke fī ʻaki ha maea mālohi mo ʻaonga ʻaupito ki he kupengá.
Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e afó ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko ha teuteu. ʻI ha tuʻunga ʻe taha, naʻe tui ʻaki ʻe Siuta hono mama silá ʻaki ha ‘afo’ (faka-Hepeluú, pa·thilʹ [Sēn. 38:18, 25]) Ko ‘ha ongo kiʻi afo koula’ ʻa ia naʻe fakahū ia ʻi he ongo foʻi mama naʻe tui ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo ʻIsilelí. (ʻEki. 39:15-18) Ko e ngaahi koloa ʻi he palasi ʻo e Tuʻi Pēsia ko ʻAhasiveló naʻe kau ai ʻa e “gaahi buibui hinehina, mo lanu akau mata, mo lanu moana, nae fakamau aki ae gaahi afo oe filo tubenu tuovalevale.”—ʻĒsela 1:6, PM.
Ko e ‘ngaahi afo ʻo e tēnití’ (mei he faka-Hepeluú, meh·tharʹ) naʻe ngāueʻaki ia ke haʻiʻaki ʻa e tēnití (ʻAi. 54:2; ʻEki. 39:40) ʻa ia ko e leta pe afo (Hepeluú, ʻavothʹ [ʻAi. 5:18]) naʻe taulani ʻaki e “saliote” mo e afo naʻe ngāueʻaki ki he “uka” pe ngahau. (faka-Hepeluú, yetha·rimʹ [Siope 30:11; Saame 11:2]) Ko e maeá pe afó naʻe haʻi ʻaki e kau pōpulá. (Fkm. 15:13-15; ʻĒsela 3:25) Ko e maeá naʻe kau ia ʻi he ngaahi nāunau ʻo e vaká. (ʻAi. 33:23) Naʻe tala ange kia Lēhapi ke haʻi ha “afo [mei he faka-Hepeluú tiq·wahʹ] afo kulokula [faka-Hepeluú, chut]” ʻi he matapā sioʻatá koeʻuhi ke ne hao ai mo hono fāmilí ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo Sielikō.—Sios. 2:18-21.
Ngāueʻaki Fakaefakatātā. Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha fakatahatahaʻí: “Ko e afo tuʻo tolu ʻe ʻikai motu vave.” (Koh. 4:12) ʻI he ʻikai ke fī fakataha ʻa e afo ʻe tolú ʻe motu vave. Kapau ʻe fī fakataha ko e olá, “ko e afo tuʻo tolu” heʻikai ke motu ngofua. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku nau tuifio ʻi he fāʻūtaha mo e taumuʻa ke hoko ʻo fakaivimālohi fakalaumālie ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fiemaʻú koeʻuhi ke lava fekuki mo e fakafepakí. Ko e tokotaha fakatahatahaʻí naʻá ne toe kōlenga mai ke manatuʻi ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú ʻi hoʻo kei talavoú ʻi he “teʻeki vete ʻa e filo siliva” (Koh. 12:1, 6) ko e “filo siliva” ʻoku ngalingali koe ʻuhinga heni ki he filo siliva, ʻa ia ko ʻene motú pē ko e maté ia.
Naʻe lave heni ʻa Tēvita ki he taimi naʻe fakaofi mai ai ʻa e maté kiate ia pea ʻoku tatali mai ʻa Seoli kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē “naʻe haʻo au ʻe he ngahi kafa ʻa mate” mo e “naʻe takai au ʻe he ngaahi kafa ʻa hetesi.” Ngalingali naʻá ne ongoʻi ʻoku takai ʻiate ia ʻa e ngaahi kafa pe maea pea toho atu ia ki faʻitoka, ʻe iku ʻo mate ʻi hētesi.—Saame 18:4, 5.
ʻOku pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “ʻOiaue ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau toho ʻa e kovi aki ʻa e ngaahi maea muna, mo toho ʻa e angahala hange ko e fai ʻaki ʻa e leta ʻo e saliote,” ngalingali ko hono fakahaaʻi ʻene fepikitaki ki he faihala mo e angahalá ʻi ha founga meimei tatau mo hono haʻi e fanga manú ʻaki ha maea pe afo ki he saliote ʻoku nau tohó.—ʻAi. 5:18.
ʻI heʻenau mātuʻaki moʻulaloa mo ngalivale ʻi he tō ʻa Sīliá “naʻa nau noʻo tauangaʻa mo kahoa maea, ʻo nau aʻu ki he Tuʻi Isileli,” ko e kole ki ha meesi meia ʻĒhapi maʻá e Tuʻi Sīlia ko Peni-hetati II. Ko e tokotaha kotoa naʻa nau tui ha maea ko ha palaea ʻi honau laʻé pe ʻi honau kiá.—1 Tuʻi 20:31-34.
Hangē ko e kau pule panganí mo e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe ʻikai ke nau loto ke fakaongoongo ki ʻIsilelí, naʻa nau fakatahataha ʻo fakafepaki ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene pani ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ko ia ai ko e kikite faka-Mīsaiá naʻe fua tala ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e māmaní mo e ngaahi pule māʻolungá te nau fakatahataha ke “ke puleakiʻi ʻa Sihova, pea mo e pani aʻana: ‘Tau motuhi ʻa e ngaahi haʻi ʻanaua, ʻo liʻaki meiate kitautolu ʻena ngaahi kafa.’” Ko ha fakataputapui pē naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova mo ʻene Tokotaha Paní naʻe fakafepakiʻi ia ʻe he kau takí mo e ngaahi puleʻangá. Kae kehe, ko ʻenau ngaahi feinga ke motuhi ʻena ngaahi haʻí mo liʻaki meiate kitautolu ʻena ngaahi kafá naʻe ʻikai siaʻa.—Saame 2:1-9.
Ko e ngaahi afo naʻe fakamaʻu ki ai ʻa e tēnití naʻe motu pea ʻikai lava ke kei puke ʻa e tēnití ʻo hangē ko hono fakamatalaʻi fakaefakatātā ʻo e fakaʻauhá. (Sel. 10:20) Ka ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakapapau fakaekikite ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono toe fakafoʻou fakataha mo e finangalo ʻa Sihová ʻa ia ʻoku hā ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ení: “Sio ki Saione, ko ʻetau kolo katoanga: ʻe sio ho mata ki Selusalema ko e nofoʻanga malu, ko e teniti ʻoku ʻikai ke hiki holo, ʻoku ʻikai ke taʻaki hono pine ha taimi, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke motu ha taha ʻo hono ngaahi afo.”—ʻAi. 33:20.
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Mīsaiá he Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepeluú. ʻI he Taniela 9:25, 26 ko e foʻi lea ma·shiʹach ʻoku ʻuhinga tefito pē ia ki he Mīsaia ka hoko maí. Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi tohi kehe ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu faka-Hepeluú ʻoku toe lave ki Heʻene haʻu ko iá neongo ʻoku ʻikai fuʻu fakapapauʻi. ʻI he Saame 2:2 ʻoku fakahaaʻi mahino ai ʻene ʻuluaki fakahokó ʻi he taimi naʻe feinga ai ʻa e Tuʻi Filisitiá ke tuku hifo ʻa e tuʻi kuo pani ko Tēvitá. Ka ʻi hono fakahoko hono uá, ki he Mīsaia naʻe tomuʻa talá, ʻoku ʻasi ʻi he Ngāue 4:25-27 ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e vēsí kia Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe tokolahi ʻa e kau tangata naʻe ui ko e “pani” ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻoku fakafofongaʻi, pe tuʻu fakaefakatātā kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo e ngāue te ne faí, ʻoku kau ʻi he faʻahinga ko ení ʻa Tēvita, ko e taulaʻeiki lahi ʻo ʻIsilelí mo Mōsese (naʻa nau lave ki he “Kalaisi” ʻi he Hep. 11:23-26).
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Kapau ʻoku tau loto ke hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, heʻikai lava ke tau loi pe lea momole-ʻolunga fakataha mo e lotolotoua. (Saame 12:2) Kuo pau ke tau ‘leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní mei hotau lotó,’ kae ʻikai ko hotau loungutú pē. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau faitotonu ʻi hotau lotó pea ʻoatu ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e “tui taʻemālualoi.” (1 Tīmote 1:5) Ko e faʻahinga ʻe niʻihi ʻoku nau loi pe tala ha ngaahi moʻoni fakakonga ke hao ai. Ko e niʻihi ʻoku nau kākā ʻi he sivi fakaakó pe ko e fakafonu loi ʻo e totongi tukuhaú. Ko e ngaahi tōʻonga peheé ʻokú ne lavakiʻi ʻa e ʻofa ki he ki he meʻa ʻoku moʻoní. Ka ko e moʻoní mo e ngaahi ngāue faitotonú ʻoku haʻu ia mei he loto ʻo e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 15:18-20) ʻOku ʻikai ke nau anga-piko pe kākā.—Palōveepi 3:32; 6:16-19.
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10 Ko e lāulea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻeke ʻe he Saame 15:1: “E Sihova, ko hai ʻe ʻāunofo ʻi he teniti oʻou? Ko hai ʻe maʻu nofoʻanga ʻi ho moʻunga tapu?” Fakakaukau atu ki he faʻahinga peheé, naʻe tali ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-Saame ko Tēvitá: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi hono ʻelelo ʻa e lauʻikovi, Kuo ʻikai te ne fai kovi ki hono feʻiloaki, Pea kuo ʻikai te ne tufi hake ha lau ki hono kaungaʻapi.” (Saame 15:3) ʻI hení ko e foʻilea “lauʻikovi loi” ko e haʻu ia mei he veape faka-Hepelū ko hono ʻuhingá “ke fakavaʻe ia” pea “ke ʻalu holo.” Naʻe fekauʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻalu fano ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ho kakai ke fakakovi.” (Livitiko 19:16) Ko ha taha pē ʻoku ‘ʻalu holo ke fakamafola ha lauʻikovi loi’ ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ʻāunofo ia ʻa e ʻOtuá.
11 Ko e ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fai ha meʻa ʻoku kovi ki honau ngaahi kaumeʻá pe ko ʻenau fai ha lau, pe tali ha lau ko ha moʻoni, pe ko ha faʻahinga talanoa fakatupu kovi ʻo fekauʻaki mo honau ngaahi maheni faitotonú. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakamafola ʻa e ngaahi talanoa loi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kaungātuí pe ko ha luma kovi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻefakaʻotua kuo nau ʻosi ikuʻí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau talanoa lelei fekauʻaki mo kinautolu. Heʻikai ʻaupito ke tau loto ke fakalahi atu ʻa e kavenga hotau fanga tokoua mo e tuofāfiné ʻi hono leaʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa fakatupu maumau ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinautolu.
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Ke aʻusia ʻa e fiemaʻu ki he tokotaha ʻāunofo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoua ʻaupito te tau leaʻaki ha meʻa fakatupu maumau ʻo fekauʻaki mo e niʻihi kehé. (Saame 15:3) Ko e foʻi veape faka-Hepelū ko e “lau” ko e toʻo ia mei he foʻi lea ko e “vaʻe” pea ko hono ʻuhingá “ke fakavaʻe ia” pea “ke ʻalu holo.” Naʻe fekauʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻE ʻikai te ke ʻalu fano ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ho kakai ke fakakovi: pea ʻe ʻikai te ke kumi ki he toto ʻo ho kaungaʻapi: ko Sihova au.” (Livitiko 19:16; 1 Tīmote 5:13) Kapau te tau lauʻi ha taha, pea ongoongo kovi ai hono hingoá, heʻikai lava ke tau hoko ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Naʻe tala ʻe Tēvita: “Ko ia ʻoku lauʻikovi fufū hono kaungaʻapi, te u fakaʻauha pe.” (Saame 101:5) Te tau kau mo kitautolu ʻi he laú kapau heʻikai ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi ʻi he fanongo ki he lau ko iá. Kapau heʻikai te ke lava ʻo leaʻaki ia ʻi hoʻomo fesiofakí ʻoua te ke leaʻaki ʻi heʻene sītuʻá. Ko e lelei tahá kapau te tau mapuleʻi hotau ʻeleló. Neongo ia, he mahuʻinga ē ke tau mapuleʻi ʻetau tōʻongá!
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Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau kumi ki he hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá heʻikai lava ke nau lauʻikoviʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Fakakaukau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau hoko ko e ʻāunofo ʻi he tēniti ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe tala ʻe he tokotaha tohi Sāmé: “Kuo ʻikai te ne fai kovi ki hono feʻiloaki, pea kuo ʻikai te ne tufi hake ha lau ki hono kaungaʻapi,” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fakamafola ha fakamatala ke fakaongoongokoviʻi hono mahení. (Saame 15:1, 3) Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau kākā pe manukiʻi ʻa e kau masivá ʻoku nau lumaʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá (Pal. 14:31; 17:5) ʻoku tatau pē ia mo kinautolu ʻoku nau laukovi ki he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Saame 74:18-23) Faifai atu pē, ʻo iku ʻa e manuki e faʻahinga ko ení ki he fakatamaki.—Sēf. 2:8-10.
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“ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻeke toloi ʻi haʻane tali no paʻanga”
Ko e nō paʻanga fakataumuʻa ki he pisinisí ʻoku totonu pē ke totongi fakafoki fakataha mo e tupu. Ka ʻi heni, ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa Tēvita ia ke ‘ʻoatu ha paʻanga’ ki he masivá. Naʻe fakamahino ʻe he Lao ʻa Mōsesé: “Kapau te ke tali ha nō paʻanga ʻa ha taha masiva ʻo hoku kakai ʻoku ʻiate koe, ʻe ʻikai te ke fai kiate ia ʻa e toʻonga ʻo e tangata ʻoku moʻua ki ai ha taha; ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻeke kiate ia ha toloi.” (ʻEkisoto 22:25; Livitiko 25:35, 36) ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻilo ai ʻe Nehemaia ha kau masiva naʻe maʻukovia ʻe he kau fefakatauʻakí, naʻá ne taʻofi ʻa e fakamālohi peheé.—Nehemaia 5:1-13.
Ko e “toloi” pe tupu naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Tēvita ʻa e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū naʻe toʻo mei he foʻi lea naʻe ʻuhingá “ke uʻu.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi heni ko e faʻahinga fefakatauʻaki mānumanú naʻa nau fakaʻauha ʻa e masivá mo e kiʻi meʻa ʻoku nau maʻú. ʻOku hā mahino, ʻoku lelei ange ke tokoni ki he kau masiva ʻangoʻangó ʻo ʻikai ʻamanekina ke toe maʻu mai ha meʻa. Naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko iá ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ka ʻi haʻo fai ha kātoanga kai, fakaafeʻi ʻa e kakai masivá, mamateá, heké, kuí, pea te ke fiefia ai, koeʻuhí he ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau meʻa ke totongi fakafoki atu kiate koe. He ʻe totongi fakafoki atu ia kiate koe ʻi he toetuʻu ko ia ʻa e kau māʻoniʻoní.” (Luke 14:12-14) Ko ha tokotaha ʻoku holi ke hoko ko e kaumeʻa pe ko e tokotaha ʻāunofo ʻa e ʻOtuá heʻikai ʻaupito ke ne ngāuekoviʻaki ʻa e koloa hono kaungāʻapí pea talangofua ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku haá.
“Pe kuo ne tali ha koloa ke fakahalaiaʻi ʻa siʻi ʻataʻatā”
Ko e totongi fufuú ʻoku ʻi ai hono tākiekina fakameleʻi. Naʻe fekauʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí: “ʻE ʻikai te ke . . . tali ha meaʻofa; he ko e meaʻofa, ʻoku ne fakakui ʻa e mata ʻo e kau poto, mo pikoʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻa e totonu.” (Teutalōnome 16:19) ʻOku tautefito ʻa e kovi hono tali ʻo ha totongi fufū ke fakahoko ha kovi ki ha ‘tokotaha tonuhia’ hangē nai ko e liliu ha fakamoʻoni ʻi he fakamaauʻangá. He meʻa fakamamahi ē ko Siutasi ʻIsikaliote ko ʻene tali ha totongi fufū ke lavakiʻi ʻa e tonuhia ko Sīsuú!—Mātiu 26:14-16.
Te tau fakakaukau nai kia kitautolu ʻoku ʻikai ke tau pehē. Ka kuo fakataueleʻi nai kitautolu ʻaki hano totongiʻi ke tau hao mei ha tuʻunga fakamā? Ko e palōfita ko Sāmiuelá naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito haʻane tali ha ‘paʻanga fakalongolongo’ pe ko ha totongi fufū. (1 Sāmiuela 12:3, 4) Ko e kotoa ʻo kitautolu kuo pau ke ʻai hotau ʻulungāngá ʻi ha founga ʻoku lava ke tau hoko ai ko ha ngaahi kaumeʻa mo e ʻāunofo ʻa e ʻOtuá.
“ʻE ʻikai ueʻi ha taha pehe ʻo taʻengata”
Hili ʻa e tuʻo hongofulu ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ha tokotaha faitotonu, naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe he Saame 15 ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea ko ení. ʻOku lelei nai ʻene ʻai kitautolu ke tau sivisiviʻi ʻetau lotú. Kapau ko e tui moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ke ne akoʻi kitautolu ke (1) laka ʻo ʻikai ʻi ai ha mele pe ngaahi ngāue taʻemāʻoniʻoni, (2) leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní naʻa mo e ʻi he lotó, (3) fakaʻehiʻehi mei he lauʻikoviʻi loi ʻa e niʻihi kehé, pea (4) ʻoua ʻe fai ha meʻa ʻoku kovi. Ko e lotu ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá ʻe (5) tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻoua ʻe lāunga fekauʻaki mo hotau ngaahi maheni faitotonú pea ʻe (6) ʻai ai ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he feohi mo e faʻahinga ʻoku fehiʻanekinaʻí. Ko e tui moʻoní te ne ueʻi kitautolu ke (7) tokaʻi e faʻahinga ʻoku nau manavahē kia Sihová, (8) fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau palōmesi ke faí kapau ʻoku totonu, (9) foaki ki he masivá ʻo ʻoua toe ʻeke ha tupu mo e (10) ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe tali ha totongi fufū ke fai ha kovi ki ha tokotaha tonuhia.
Naʻe ʻikai pehē ʻe Tēvita ia ko e tokotaha ʻoku lau, fanongo, leaʻaki pe naʻa mo ʻene tui ki he ngaahi meʻá ni “ʻe ʻikai te ne tuku . . . ke ueʻia ʻo taʻengata.” Ko e hokosia pē eni ʻa kinautolu pē “ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni.” Ko e tui ʻoku ʻikai poupouʻi ʻe ha ngāué ʻe mate pea ʻe ʻikai lava ke ne maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki fakaʻotuá. (Sēmisi 2:26) Ko kinautolu ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa leleí hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Saame 15 heʻikai ke nau tō, he ko Sihova te ne maluʻi mo poupouʻi kinautolu.—Saame 55:22.
Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ki he lotu moʻoní ʻi he poini ʻe hongofulu naʻe lave ki ai ʻa e Saame vahe 15. Ko e kau muimui ʻa Sīsuú naʻa nau ʻilo ki mui ki he ngaahi meʻa kehe fekauʻaki mo e lotu ki he ʻOtuá “ʻi he laumālie mo e moʻoni.” (Sione 4:23, 24) Ko ia ai, te ke lava mo koe he ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku nau kei ʻi heni. Ko e feohi tuʻumaʻu mo e kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ko ení pea mo ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻe lava ke ne langa hake ai hoʻo ʻamanaki ki he māmani palataisí ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ke hoko ai ko e tokotaha ʻāunofo mo e kaumeʻa ʻa Sihova ʻo taʻengata.
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Ko e anga-tonú ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e ʻikai ke hoko ʻo fakangaloku ʻa e mateaki ki he ʻOtuá kae pipiki ki he māʻoniʻoní ʻo ʻikai ke ʻi he tuʻunga fakafiemālié pe leleí kae ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi tuʻungá ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. Hili hono fakamamafaʻi ko e faʻahinga anga-tonú pē ‘ʻoku nau ʻaʻau ʻa e moʻoni honau lotó’ ʻoku ala tali ia ʻe Sihova, ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga peheé “ʻoku ne fai ha fuakava ʻo iku ki haʻane kovi, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne mioʻi,” naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku iku ai ke fakahoko ʻene aleá ʻo fepaki mo ʻene fiemaʻu fakafoʻituituí, ʻokú ne kei pipiki pē ki heʻene alea paú. (Saame 15:1-5; fakafehoanaki mo e Loma 1:31; 1 Tīm. 1:10.) Ko e anga-tonú ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi māʻalaʻala ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ha līʻoa ʻa ha tokotaha pea tenge ia ke mavahe mei heʻene ʻalunga māʻoniʻoní. ʻOkú ne hoko ai ko e lumaʻanga ki hono kau fakafepakí (Siope 12:4; fakafehoanaki mo e Sel. 20:7) pe ko ʻenau hoko ko e lea kovi ʻanga (Saame 64:3, 4), tāufehiʻá mo e fakatanga fakamālohi (Pal. 29:10; ʻĒm. 5:10), tatau ai pē ʻi he puké pe ʻi he tuʻunga loto-mafasia, ko e tokotahá kuo pau ke ne “kuku mau be ene agatonu” ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Siopé, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hokó.—Siope 2:3, PM.
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ʻI he Tohi Tapú, naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Te u akonakiʻi koe mo hulu ki he hala te ke foua: Te u faleʻi koe ʻaki ʻeku hila.” (Saame 32:8) Fakatokangaʻi ʻoku foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he faleʻí kae toe pehē ki he vavanga fakaefakakaukau, ʻa ia ko e malava ia ke sio ki ha meʻa pe ko e vakai ʻo fakalaka hake ia ʻi ha tuʻunga. Ko hono maʻu ha vavanga fakaefakakaukau ke ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻoku ʻaonga moʻoní ʻe lava ke ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he fakamoleki noaʻia hotau taimi ʻi he moʻuí ko e tuli ki he ngaahi meʻa taʻeʻaongá.