Ko e Lahi ʻo Sihová ʻOku Taʻemahakulea
“ʻOku lahi ʻa Sihova, pea fungani hono fakamaloa; pea ko hono lahi ʻoku taʻemahakulea.”—SĀME 145:3.
1, 2. Ko e faʻahinga toko taha fēfē ʻa Tēvita, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene vakai kiate ia ʻi he felāveʻi mo e ʻOtuá?
KO E tokotaha-faʻu ʻo e Sāme 145 ko e taha ia ʻo e kau tangata ʻiloa ʻo e hisitōliá. ʻI heʻene kei tamasiʻí, naʻá ne fehangahangai ai mo ha saiāniti toʻo meʻatau ʻo ne tāmateʻi ia. Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tuʻi ʻeiki taú, naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-saame ko ení ʻa e ngaahi fili tokolahi. Ko hono hingoá ko Tēvita, pea ko e tuʻi hono ua ia ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Ko e ongoongo ʻo Tēvitá naʻe kei ʻiloa pē ia hili ʻene maté, ko ia ai, naʻa mo e ʻahó ni ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he laui miliona ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia.
2 Neongo ʻa e ngaahi lavameʻa ʻa Tēvitá, naʻá ne maʻu ha fakakaukau fakatōkilalo kiate ia. ʻI he lave kia Sihová, naʻá ne hiva: “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?” (Sāme 8:3, 4) ʻI he ʻikai fakakaukau naʻá ne lahi ʻa ia tonú, naʻe tuku ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fakahaofi mei he kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi filí kia Sihova peá ne pehē ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá: “Kuo ke ʻomi kiate au ho pa fakamoʻui: pea ko hoʻo fakaalaala kuo u hoko ai ʻo fuʻu lahi.” (2 Samiuela 22:1, 2, 36) ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe Sihova ʻa e anga-fakatōkilaló ʻi hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e meesi ki he kau angahalá, pea naʻe houngaʻia ʻa Tēvita ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá.
‘Te U Fakahikihikiʻi ʻa e Tuʻi-ʻOtuá’
3. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e vakai naʻe maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí? (e) Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e holi ʻa Tēvita ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
3 Neongo ko Tēvitá ko e tuʻi fakanofo ia ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻá ne vakai kia Sihova ko e Tuʻi moʻoni ia ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Oku oou ae buleaga, E Jihova, bea oku hiki hake koe koe ulu ki he mea kotoabe.” (1 Kalonikali 29:11, PM) Pea he fakamahuʻingaʻi ē ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Pulé! “Te u fakahikihikiʻi koe, ʻa hoku Tuʻi-ʻOtua,” ko ʻene hivá ia, “pea te u fakamaloʻia ho huafa, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata. Ko e ʻaho kotoa pe te u fakamaloʻia ʻa e ʻAfiona; pea te u fakalangilangiʻi ho huafa, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” (Sāme 145:1, 2) Ko e holi ia ʻa Tēvitá ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻahó kotoa pea ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití.
4. ʻOku fakaeʻa ʻi he Sāme 145 ʻa e ngaahi taukaveʻi loi ko e hā?
4 Ko e Sāme 145 ko ha tali mālohi ia ki he taukaveʻi ʻe Sētane ʻo pehē ko e ʻOtuá ko ha pule siokita ʻa ia ʻokú ne taʻofi ʻa e tauʻatāiná mei heʻene ngaahi meʻamoʻuí. (Senesi 3:1-5) ʻOku toe fakaeʻa ʻi he saame ko ení ʻa e loi ʻa Sētane ko e faʻahinga ʻoku talangofua ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku nau fai iá koeʻuhi pē ko e meʻa ʻe lava ke nau maʻu mei aí, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhí ko ʻenau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá. (Siope 1:9-11; 2:4, 5) ʻI he hangē ko Tēvitá, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoni he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau tokonaki ha tali ki he ngaahi tukuakiʻi loi ʻa e Tēvoló. ʻOku nau koloaʻaki ʻa ʻenau ʻamanaki ki he moʻui taʻengata ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá koeʻuhí ʻoku nau holi ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití. Kuo ʻosi kamata ʻa e laui miliona ke fai ia ʻaki hono ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú pea ʻi he tauhi talangofua kia Sihova tupu mei he ʻofa ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene kau lotu fakatapui mo papitaisó.—Loma 5:8; 1 Sione 5:3.
5, 6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ʻoku ʻi ai ke fakalāngilangiʻi ai mo fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
5 Fakakaukau atu ki hotau ngaahi faingamālie lahi ke fakalāngilangiʻi mo fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene kau sevānití. ʻE lava ke tau fai ia ʻi he lotu ʻi he taimi ʻoku maongo loloto ai kia kitautolu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau lau ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Ko e fakahīkihiki mo e fakamālō loto-houngaʻiá ʻe lava ke fakahāhā ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ueʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he founga ʻo e feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene kakaí pe ko e taimi ʻoku tau fiefia ai ʻi ha tafaʻaki pau ʻo ʻene fakatupu fakaofó. ʻOku tau toe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau lāulea ai ki heʻene ngaahi taumuʻá mo e kaungātuí ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané pe ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki fakafoʻituituí. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e “ngāhi ngaue lelei” kotoa pē ʻoku fai ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻoatu ai ʻa e fakahīkihiki kia Sihova.—Mātiu 5:16.
6 Ko e ngaahi fakatātā fakamuimui ʻo e ngaahi ngāue lelei ko iá ʻoku kau ai ʻa hono langa ʻo e ngaahi feituʻu faiʻanga lotu lahi ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi fonua masiva ʻangoʻangó. Ko e lahi ʻo e meʻá ni kuo fai ia ʻi he tokoni fakapaʻanga ʻa e kaungātui ʻi he ngaahi fonua kehé. Kuo ʻomai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻa e tokoni ʻaki ʻenau pole ke ʻalu ki he ngaahi feituʻu ko iá koeʻuhí ke kau ʻi hono langa ʻa e ngaahi Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Pea ko e mahuʻinga taha ʻo e ngaahi ngāue lelei kotoa pē ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihova ʻaki hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo hono Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 24:14) Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he ngaahi veesi ki mui ʻi he Sāme 145, naʻe houngaʻia ʻa Tēvita ʻi he tuʻunga-pule ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo viki ʻa Hono tuʻunga-tuʻí. (Sāme 145:11, 12) ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻa e houngaʻia tatau ki he founga pule ʻa e ʻOtua ʻofá? Pea ʻokú ke lea maʻu pē ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono Puleʻangá?
Ngaahi Fakatātā ʻo e Lahi ʻa e ʻOtuá
7. ʻOmai ha ʻuhinga lahi ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová.
7 ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he Sāme 145:3 ha ʻuhinga lahi ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová. ʻOku hiva ʻa Tēvita: “ʻOku lahi ʻa Sihova, pea fungani hono fakamaloa; pea ko hono lahi ʻoku taʻemahakulea.” Ko e lahi ʻo Sihová ʻoku ʻikai fakangatangata. ʻE ʻikai lava ke fakatotoloʻi, mahinoʻi pe fua kakato ia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka te tau maʻu ʻaonga moʻoni mei he fakakaukau he taimí ni ki he ngaahi fakatātā ʻo e lahi taʻemahakulea ʻo Sihová.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku fakaeʻa ʻe he ʻunivēsí ʻo kau ki he lahi mo e mālohi ʻo Sihová?
8 Feinga angé ke manatuʻi ha taimi ʻa ia naʻá ke mamaʻo ai mei he ngaahi maama ngingila ʻo ha kolo lahi pea hanga hake ai ki ʻolunga ki ha pō langi tafitonga. ʻIkai naʻá ke ofo ʻi he lahi fau ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku hā mai ʻi he fakapoʻuli tuʻu ʻo e vavaá? ʻIkai naʻe ueʻi koe ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi hono lahí ʻi heʻene fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi naunau fakalangi kotoa ko iá? Kae kehe, ko e meʻa naʻá ke sio ki aí, ko ha kiʻi falakiseni valevale pē ia ʻo e lahi ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻi he kanivá ʻa ia ko ha konga ia ʻo e foʻi māmaní. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻoku fakafuofua ʻoku laka hake ʻa e ngaahi kanivá ʻi he teau pilioná, ko e tolu pē ai ʻoku lava ke sio ki ai ʻo ʻikai ha tokoni ʻa ha meʻa fakaʻata fetuʻú. Ko e moʻoni, ko e ngaahi fetuʻu mo e kaniva taʻefaʻalaua ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e ʻuniveesi kāfakafá ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e tuʻunga mālohi fakaefakatupú mo e lahi taʻemahakulea ʻo Sihová.—Aisea 40:26.
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo e lahi ʻo Sihová kuo fakahāhā ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí? (e) ʻOku totonu ke fēfē hono uesia ʻetau tuí ʻe he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú?
9 Vakai angé ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e lahi ʻo Sihová—ʻa e tafaʻaki ko ia ʻoku kau kia Sīsū Kalaisí. Ko e lahi ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe fakahaaʻi ia ʻi hono fakatupu ʻa hono ʻAló pea ngāueʻaki ia ʻi ha taimi fuoloa ʻaupito ko ʻEne “tufunga lahi.” (Palovepi 8:22-31) Ko e lahi ʻo e ʻofa ʻa Sihová naʻe fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he taimi naʻá ne foaki ai ʻa hono ʻAlo-tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ko ha feilaulau huhuʻi maʻá e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Mātiu 20:28; Sione 3:16; 1 Sione 2:1, 2) Pea ʻoku laka mamaʻo ʻi he mahino ʻa e tangatá ʻa e sino fakalaumālie lāngilangiʻia mo taʻefaʻamate naʻe faʻu ʻe Sihova maʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene toetuʻú.—1 Pita 3:18.
10 Ko e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki mātuʻaki fakaueʻiloto ʻo e lahi taʻemahakulea ʻo Sihová. Naʻe toe fakafoki taʻeveiveiua ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e manatu ʻa Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngāue naʻe kau ki he fakatupu fakatouʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa taʻehāmaí mo e meʻa hāmaí. (Kolose 1:15, 16) ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie kehe, ko e ʻunivēsí, ko e māmani fua lahí, mo e faʻunga kotoa ʻo e moʻui fakamatelie ʻi hotau foʻi kolopé. ʻI he tānaki atu ki hono toe fakafoki mai ʻa e ʻilo ʻa hono ʻAló fekauʻaki mo e hisitōlia kakato ʻo e moʻui fakahēvani mo fakamāmani naʻá ne sio tonu ai lolotonga ʻa e ʻi ai ki muʻa ke hoko ʻo tangata ʻa e ʻAló, naʻe tānaki atu ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe Sīsū ʻi hono tuʻunga ko ha tangata haohaoá. ʻIo, ko e lahi taʻemahakulea ʻo Sihová ʻoku hā mahino ia ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e ngāue lahi ko iá ko ha fakapapauʻiʻanga ia ko e toetuʻu ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻoku malava. ʻOku totonu ke ne ʻai ke mālohi ʻetau tui ʻe lava ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafoki ki he moʻuí ʻa e laui miliona ʻo e kakai maté ʻa ia ʻokú ne tuku tauhi ʻi heʻene manatu haohaoá.—Sione 5:28, 29; Ngāue 17:31.
Ngaahi Ngāue Fakaofo mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Mālohi
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue lahi ʻa Sihova naʻe kamata ʻi he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S.?
11 Talu mei he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú, kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lahi mo fakaofo kehe. (Sāme 40:5) ʻI he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sihova ha puleʻanga foʻou, ko e “Isileli oe Otua,” ʻa ia ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Kalaisi naʻe pani ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní. (Kaletia 6:16, PM) ʻI ha founga mālohi, ko e puleʻanga foʻou fakalaumālie ko ení naʻe fakalahi atu ia ki he kotoa ʻo e māmaní naʻe ʻiloa he taimi ko iá. Neongo ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní naʻe taki atu ki hono faʻu ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané hili ʻa e mate ʻa e kau ʻapositolo ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe hanganaki fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ke fakapapauʻi ʻaki ʻa hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene taumuʻá.
12. Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻo e ala maʻu ʻo e Tohi Tapú ʻi he ngaahi lea lalahi kotoa ʻi he māmaní ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ki he hā?
12 Ko e fakatātaá, ko e tohi ʻoku kau ki he Tohi Tapú naʻe fakatolonga mai ia pea faifai atu pē naʻe liliu ia ki he ngaahi lea lalahi kotoa pē ʻi he māmaní he ʻaho ní. Ko e liliu Tohi Tapú naʻe faʻa fakahoko ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fakamanamana ʻo e maté mei he kau fakafofonga ʻo Sētané. Ke fakapapauʻí, ko e liliu Tohi Tapu ki he ngaahi lea laka hake he 2,000 naʻe ʻikai mei lava ia ʻo fakahoko ʻo kapau naʻe ʻikai ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtua lahi taʻemahakuleá, ʻa Sihova!
13. Talu mei he 1914, kuo anga-fēfē hono fakaeʻa ʻo e lahi ʻo Sihová ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa hono Puleʻangá?
13 Ko e lahi ʻo Sihová kuo fakaeʻa ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa hono Puleʻangá. Hangē ko ení, ʻi he taʻu 1914, naʻá ne fakanofo ai ʻa hono ʻAló, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e Tuʻi fakahēvani. Taimi nounou mei he hili iá, naʻe fai ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngāue kia Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó. Naʻe kapusi kinautolu mei hēvani ʻo tauhi ʻi he feituʻu ʻo e māmaní, ʻa ia ʻoku nau tatali ai he taimí ni ki hono lī kinautolu ki he luó. (Fakahā 12:9-12; 20:1-3) Talu mei ai, kuo hokosia ʻe he kau muimui pani ʻo Sīsuú ʻa e fakatanga fakautuutu. Kae kehe, kuo fakaivia kinautolu ʻe Sihova lolotonga ʻa e taimi ko eni ʻo e ʻi ai taʻehāmai ʻa Kalaisí.—Mātiu 24:3; Fakahā 12:17.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue fakaofo naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻi he 1919, pea ko e hā naʻe fakahoko ʻe he meʻá ni?
14 ʻI he taʻu 1919, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ha toe ngāue fakaofo ʻe taha naʻe fakahāhā ai ʻa hono lahí. Ko e kau muimui pani ʻo Sīsuú, ʻa ia naʻa nau hōloa ki ha tuʻunga taʻengāue fakalaumālié, naʻe toe fakaake. (Fakahā 11:3-11) ʻI he ngaahi taʻu talu mei aí, kuo malangaʻi faivelenga ai ʻe he kau paní ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga fakahēvani kuo fokotuʻú. Naʻe toe fakatahatahaʻi mo e faʻahinga pani kehe koeʻuhí ke fakakakato ʻa e fika ko e 144,000. (Fakahā 14:1-3) Pea fakafou ʻi he kau muimui pani ʻo Kalaisí, naʻe fakatoka ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e makatuʻunga ki ha “fonua foʻou,” ko ha sōsaieti fakaetangata māʻoniʻoni. (Fakahā 21:1) Ka ko e hā ʻe hoko ki he “fonua foʻou” ʻi he hili ʻa e ʻalu kotoa ki hēvani ʻa e kau pani faitōnungá?
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue kuo takimuʻa ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní, pea ko e hā hono ngaahi olá?
15 ʻI he 1935, ko e ʻīsiu ʻo ʻAokosi 1 mo e ʻAokosi 15 ʻo e pepa ko ení naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi kupu tefito naʻe fekauʻaki mo e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Fakahā vahe 7. Naʻe kamata faivelenga ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ke kumi ʻo ʻomai ki heʻenau feohiʻangá ʻa e kaungālotu ko ení mei he ngaahi puleʻanga, ngaahi matakali, ngaahi kakai pea mo e ngaahi lea. Ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ko ení te nau hao ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ʻoku tuʻunuku maí, fakataha mo e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he Palataisí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi mēmipa tuʻuloa ʻo e “fonua foʻou.” (Fakahā 7:9-14) Koeʻuhi ko e takimuʻa ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi he ngāue malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi-ākongá, ko e kakai laka hake he toko ono milioná ʻoku nau maʻu he taimí ni ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻehanongataʻanga ʻi ha palataisi fakaemāmani. Ko hai ʻoku totonu ke ne maʻu ʻa e fakahīkihiki ki he tupulaki pehē ʻi he fehangahangai mo e fakafepaki meia Sētane mo hono māmani fakameleʻí? (1 Sione 5:19) Ko Sihova pē taha ʻe lava ke ne fakahoko kotoa ení, ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní.—Aisea 60:22; Sakalaia 4:6.
Lāngilangiʻia Fakaofo mo e Ngeia ʻo Sihová
16. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai lava ai ʻa e tangatá ke sio fakahangatonu ki he ‘fakaofo fakangeingei ʻo e langilangi ʻo Sihová’?
16 Ko e hā pē honau natulá, ko e ngaahi “ngaue fakaofo” mo e “ngaahi ngāue māfimafi” ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ngalo. Naʻe tohi ʻe Tēvita: “ʻE kailaʻaki ʻe he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata hoʻo ngaahi ngaue na, pea ko hoʻo faʻa fai fakangeingei [pe ngaahi ngāue māfimafí] te nau fakaha. Te u fakalaulauloto ki he ngaue fakaofo aʻau, ʻa e fakangeingei ʻo e langilangi ʻo hoʻo fotu. Pea ʻe talanoa ʻe he kakai ʻa e haʻahaʻa ʻo hoʻo ngaahi meʻa fakailifia; pea ko hoʻo ngaahi meʻa lalahi ko au te u fakalautelaua.” (Sāme 145:4-6) Neongo ia, ko e hā ʻa e lahi naʻe lava ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakaofo lāngilangiʻia ʻo Sihová, koeʻuhí “ko e ʻOtua ko e laumālie” pea ko ia ai ʻoku taʻehāmai ia ki he mata fakaetangatá.—Sione 1:18; 4:24.
17, 18. Naʻe lava fēfē ke tupulaki ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa Tēvita ki he ‘fakaofo fakangeingei ʻo e langilangi ʻo Sihová’?
17 Neongo naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne sio ki he ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi founga kia Tēvita ke tupu ai ʻene fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e ngeia ʻo Sihová. Hangē ko ení, naʻe lava ke ne lau ʻa e lēkooti Fakatohitapu ʻo e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa e ʻOtuá, hangē ko hono fakaʻauha ʻo ha māmani fulikivanu fakafou ʻi ha lōmaki fakalūkufua. ʻOku mātuʻaki hangehangē naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e anga ʻo hono fakamaaʻi ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua loi ʻo ʻIsipité ʻi hono hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakahaofi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité. ʻOku fakamoʻoni ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ki he ngeia mo e lahi ʻo Sihová.
18 ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe tupulaki ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa Tēvita ki he ngeia ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo ʻikai ʻi hono lau pē ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapú kae pehē foki ki he fakalaulauloto ki aí. Hangē ko ení, kuo pau pē naʻá ne fakalaulauloto ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻoange ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e Laó ki ʻIsilelí. Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi mana, ʻuhila, ʻao matolu, mo ha ongo leʻo-lahi ʻaupito ʻo ha meʻaifi. Naʻe ngalulu mo kohu ʻa Moʻunga Sainai. ʻI he fakatahataha ʻi he veʻe moʻungá, naʻe aʻu ʻo fanongo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he “Hongofuluʻi Fekau” mei he lotolotonga ʻo e afí mo e ʻaó ʻi he folofola mai ʻa Sihova kia kinautolu fakafou ʻi ha fakafofonga fakaeʻāngeló. (Teutalonome 4:32-36; 5:22-24; 10:4; Ekisoto 19:16-20; Ngāue 7:38, 53) Ko ha ngaahi fakahāhā fakaofo ē ʻo e tuʻunga fisifisimuʻa ʻo Sihová! Ko e kau ʻofa ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi fakamatala ko ení kuo pau pē ʻoku ueʻi kinautolu ʻe he ‘fakaofo fakangeingei ʻo e langilangi ʻo Sihová.’ Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú kotoa, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi vīsone lāngilangiʻia kehekehe ʻa ia ʻoku ʻai ai ke maongo kia kitautolu ʻa e lahi ʻo Sihová.—Isikeli 1:26-28; Taniela 7:9, 10; Fakahā, vahe 4.
19. Ko e hā te ne ʻai ke tupulaki ʻetau houngaʻia ki he ngeia ʻo Sihová?
19 Ko e toe founga ʻe taha naʻe lava ke maongo ai kia Tēvita ʻa e ngeia ʻo e ʻOtuá ko hono ako ʻa e ngaahi lao naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí. (Teutalonome 17:18-20; Sāme 19:7-11) Ko e talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ʻa Sihová naʻá ne ʻai ke ngeia ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí pea fakamavaheʻi ai ia mei he kakai kehé kotoa. (Teutalonome 4:6-8) Hangē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo Tēvitá, ko hono lau tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapú, ʻo fakalaulauloto lahi ki aí, mo ako tōtōivi iá ʻe tupulaki ai ʻetau houngaʻia ki he ngeia ʻo Sihová.
He Lahi ē ko e Ngaahi Tuʻunga Fakaeʻulungāanga ʻo e ʻOtuá!
20, 21. (a) ʻOku viki ʻe he Sāme 145:7-9 ʻa e lahi ʻo Sihová ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ongo ʻulungāanga fē? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e ongo ʻulungāanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku lave ki ai hení ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá?
20 Hangē ko ia kuo tau fakatokangaʻí, ko e ʻuluaki ngaahi veesi ʻe ono ʻo e Sāme 145:1-6 ʻoku ʻomai ai kia kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fekauʻaki mo hono lahi taʻemahakuleá. Ko e Sāme 145:7-9 veesi 7 ki he 9 ʻoku viki ai ʻa e lahi ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e lave ki hono ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāangá. ʻOku hiva ʻa Tēvita: “Ko e fakamanatu hoʻo fuʻu lelei te nau puʻaki, pea ko hoʻo fai totonu [pe māʻoniʻoni] te nau kalangaʻaki. ʻOku angalelei mo ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻEiki, tuai ki he houhau, pea lahi ʻene mēsi. ʻOku lelei ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa kotoa pe; pea ko ʻene fakaʻatuʻi ʻoku lave ki heʻene ngaue fulipe.”
21 ʻOku ʻuluaki fakamamafaʻi heni ʻe Tēvita ʻa e lelei mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihová—ko e ongo ʻulungāanga ia ʻoku fehuʻia ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló. Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e ongo ʻulungāanga ko ení ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá mo fakamoʻulaloa ki hono tuʻunga-pulé? ʻĀua, ko e lelei mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e founga pule ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e fiefia ko ia ki heʻene kau lotú ʻo ʻikai ai lava ke nau taʻofi ʻenau puʻaki ʻa hono fakahīkihikí. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e lelei ʻa Sihová ʻoku fakaaʻu ia ki he “meʻa kotoa pe.” ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻamanaki, ʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e tokolahi ange ke nau fakatomala pea hoko ko e kau lotu ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki muʻa ke fuʻu tōmuí.—Ngāue 14:15-17.
22. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kau sevānití?
22 Naʻe toe fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá tonu ʻi he taimi naʻá Ne “haʻele ange [ai] ʻi hono ʻao [ʻo Mōsesé], ʻo ne folofola, Ko Sihova, ʻa Sihova ʻOtua, ʻAloʻofa mo Anga lelei, Tuai ki he Houhau, pea Fonu ʻi he Kelesi mo e Moʻoni.” (Ekisoto 34:6) Ko ia ai, naʻe lava ke talaki ʻe Tēvita: “ʻOku angalelei mo ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻEiki, tuai ki he houhau, pea lahi ʻene mēsi.” Neongo ʻoku lahi taʻemahakulea ʻa Sihova, ʻokú ne ʻai ke ngeia ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti fakaetangatá, ʻaki ʻa e tōʻongafai manavaʻofa kia kinautolu. ʻOkú ne fonu ʻi he meesi, ʻo loto-lelei ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e kau angahala fakatomalá ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú. ʻOku toe tuai foki ʻa Sihova ki he houhaú, he ʻokú ne ʻomai ki heʻene kau sevānití ʻa e faingamālie ke ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻa ia ʻoku lava ke ne taʻofi kinautolu mei heʻene māmani foʻou māʻoniʻoní.—2 Pita 3:9, 13, 14.
23. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungāanga mahuʻinga te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
23 ʻOku viki ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻaloʻofa pe ʻofa mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e toenga ʻo e Sāme 145 ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e anga hono fakahāhā ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻulungāangá ni pea mo e founga ʻo e tali ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti mateakí ki heʻene ʻaloʻofá. Ko e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihova he “ʻaho kotoa pe”?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku taʻemahakulea ʻa e lahi ʻo Sihová?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tupulaki ʻi he houngaʻia ki he ngeia lāngilangiʻia ʻo Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Ko e ngaahi kaniva ʻo e ʻunivēsí ʻoku nau fakamoʻoni ki he lahi ʻo Sihová
[Maʻuʻanga]
Courtesy of Anglo-Australian Observatory, photograph by David Malin
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo Sihová ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
ʻI he taimi naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e Laó ʻi Moʻunga Sainaí, naʻa nau maʻu ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ki he ngeia lāngilangiʻia ʻo Sihová