ʻOku Talaki ʻe he Fakatupú ʻa e Lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá!
“Ko e ngaahi langi ʻoku nau tala ʻa e nāunauʻia [pe lāngilangi] ʻo e ʻOtua; pea ʻoku fakaha ʻe he ʻatā ʻa e ngaue ʻa hono nima.”—SĀME 19:1.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku taʻemalava ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke sio hangatonu ki he lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ʻoatu ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻe toko 24 ʻa e lāngilangí ki he ʻOtuá?
“ʻE ʻIKAI te ke lava ke sio ki hoku mata; he ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata te ne sio ki hoku mata, pea moʻui.” (Ekisoto 33:20) Ko e fakatokanga ia ʻa Sihova kia Mōsesé. Koeʻuhi ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ngaohi mei he kakano vaivaí, heʻikai malava ke nau hao ʻi ha sio fakahangatonu ki he lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ʻi ha vīsone, naʻe ʻoange ai ki he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ha vakai fakaholomamata kia Sihova ʻi Hono taloni lāngilangiʻiá.—Fakahā 4:1-3.
2 ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ʻoku malava ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie mateakí ia ke sio ki he fofonga ʻo Sihová. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo kinautolú ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ‘kau mātuʻa ʻe uofulu ma fa’ ʻi he vīsone fakahēvani ʻa Sioné, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakafofongaʻi ʻa e toko 144,000. (Fakahā 4:4; 14:1-3) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻenau talí ʻi heʻenau mamata ki he lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá? Fakatatau ki he Fakahā 4:11, ʻoku nau talaki: “Tāu pē Koe, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko homau ʻOtua, ke lau ki ai ʻa e kololia, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mafai: he ko koe ia naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau ʻi ai, pea naʻe ngaohi kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko ho finangalo ia.”
ʻUhinga “ʻOku ʻIkai Ai Hanau Haoʻanga”
3, 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai taʻefakasaienisi ai ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá? (e) ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ki hono siʻaki ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá?
3 ʻOku ueʻi koe ke ke ʻave ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e lāngilangí? Ko e konga lahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ʻikai, ko e niʻihi ʻoku aʻu ʻo nau fakaʻikaiʻi ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Hangē ko ʻení, naʻe tohi ʻe ha ʻasitalōnoma ʻe taha: “Ko e ʻOtuá ia naʻe kau mai ʻo faʻufaʻu fakapotopoto ʻa e ʻunivēsí ki haʻatau leleí? . . . Ko ha tafaʻaki fakafiefia ia. Ko hono pangó ʻoku ou tui au ko e foʻi fakakaukau ko iá ko ha foʻi takihalaʻi. . . . ʻOku ʻikai ko ha foʻi fakamatala fakafiemālie ia fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá.”
4 ʻOku fakangatangata ʻa e fekumi fakasaienisí—ʻo fakangatangata pē ia ki he meʻa ʻoku malava moʻoni ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke mamata pe ako moʻoni ki aí. Ka ʻikai, ko ha foʻi fakafuofua pe foʻi ngāue fakamahalo pē ia. Koeʻuhi “ko e ʻOtua ko e laumālie,” heʻikai pē malava ke ako kiate ia ʻaki ha ngaahi founga fakasaienisi fakahangatonu. (Sione 4:24) Ko ia ai, ko ha fiemeʻa ia ke siʻaki ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he pehē ʻoku taʻefakasaienisí. Naʻe pehē ʻe he faisaienisi ko Vincent Wigglesworth ʻo e ʻUnivēsiti Cambridge, ko e founga fakasaienisí tonu “ko ha founga fakalotu ia.” ʻO anga-fēfē? “ʻOku makatuʻunga ia ʻi ha tui taʻetoefehuʻia ʻoku feongoongoi ha meʻa fakanatula ʻoku sio ki ai mo e ‘ngaahi lao ʻo natulá.’” Ko ia, ʻi he taimi ʻoku siʻaki ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá, ʻikai ko ʻene fakafetongi pē ia ʻa e faʻahinga tui ʻe taha ʻaki ʻa e tui ʻe taha? ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku hā mai ko e taʻetuí ko ha fakafisi ʻosi fakakaukauʻi pē ia ke tali ʻa e moʻoní. Naʻe tohi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ko e angakovi—ko ʻene matahiki ʻoku lea, ‘ʻE ʻikai te ne ʻeke [pe kumi] ʻa e meʻa: ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻOtua’—ko e lau ia ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau kotoa.”—Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Sāme 10:4.
5. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ha haoʻanga ʻo e taʻetui ki he ʻOtuá?
5 Kae kehe, ko e tui ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tui noaʻia, he ʻoku lahi fau ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Hepelu 11:1) Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻasitalōnoma ko Allan Sandage: “ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻoku mātuʻaki ngalingali ʻe ʻikai malava ke hoko mai ha tuʻunga maau pehē [ʻi he ʻunivēsí] mei ha fuʻu moveuveu. Kuo pau pē ke ʻi ai ʻa e matavai tefito ia ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu maau. Kiate au ko e ʻOtuá ko ha misiteli, ka ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamatala ki he mana ʻo e ʻi ai mo e ʻuhinga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.” Naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá ko e “ngaahi meʻa [ʻa e ʻOtuá] ʻoku taʻehāmai, ka talu e ngaohi ʻo mamani mo e ha ia, ʻi hono ʻutangiʻi mei he ngaahi meʻa kuo ne ngaohi, ʻio, ʻa hono māfimafi mo hono ʻotua, ʻo fakatou lau itaniti; ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai hanau haoʻanga [ʻa e kau taʻetuí].” (Loma 1:20) Talu mei he “ngaohi ʻo mamani”—tautefito talu mei hono fakatupu ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakaetangata ʻatamai potó, ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá—kuo hā mahino ai ʻoku ʻi ai ha Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻoku mālohi lahi fau, ko ha ʻOtua ʻoku tuha mo e anga-līʻoá. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau lāuʻilo ki he lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ai hanau haoʻanga. Neongo ia, ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he fakatupú?
ʻOku Talaki ʻe he ʻUnivēsí ʻa e Lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá
6, 7. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono talaki ʻe he ngaahi langí ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa kuo falō atu ai ʻe he ngaahi langí ʻa e ngaahi ‘fuá’?
6 ʻOku tali mai ʻe he Sāme 19:1 ʻaki ʻene pehē: “Ko e ngaahi langi ʻoku nau tala ʻa e nāunauʻia [pe lāngilangi] ʻo e ʻOtua; pea ʻoku fakaha ʻe he ʻatā ʻa e ngaue ʻa hono nima.” Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ko e ngaahi fetuʻu mo e ngaahi palanite naʻe ulo ʻi he “ʻatā,” pe ʻatimosifiá, naʻa nau ʻomai ʻa e fakamoʻoni taʻealafakaʻikaiʻi ʻo e ʻi ai ha ʻOtua lāngilangiʻiá. ʻOkú ne hoko atu: “Ko e ʻaho ko é ʻoku ne puʻaki talanoa ki he ʻaho ko é: pea ko e po ko é ʻoku ne fanafana meʻa ki he po ko é.” (Sāme 19:2) ʻI he ʻaho ki he ʻaho mo e pō ki he pō, ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe he ngaahi langí ʻa e poto mo e mālohi fakaefakatupu ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku hangē ia ʻoku ʻi ai ha lea fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku “puʻaki” mai mei he ngaahi langí.
7 Kae kehe, ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻiloʻilo ke fanongo ai ki he fakamoʻoni ko ʻení. “Oku ikai ha leʻo be ha lea, oku tae ogoʻi honau leʻo.” Neongo ia, ko e fakamoʻoni fakalongolongo ʻa e ngaahi langí ʻoku mālohi lahi. “Kuo hoko e nau fua ki he fonua kotoabe, moe nau gaahi lea ki he gataaga o mamani.” (Sāme 19:3, 4, PM) ʻOku hangē ia ʻoku falō atu ʻe he ngaahi langí ha ngaahi “fua” ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku aʻu ʻenau fakamoʻoni fakalongolongó ki he tuliki kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní.
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa fekauʻaki mo e laʻaá?
8 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Tēvitá ki he toe meʻa fakaofo ʻe taha ʻo e fakatupu ʻa Sihová: “Ko e teniti maʻa e laʻa kuo ne fokotuʻu ai [ʻi he langi hāmaí]; pea ʻoku hangē ia ko ha ʻeiki taʻane ʻene haʻu mei hono loki; ʻoku ne fiefia ʻo hangē ha teu pue ʻa ha tangata malohi. Mei he taupotu ʻo langi ʻoku fai ʻene ʻalu atu ʻana, pea ʻoku aʻu ʻene takai ki he taupotu ʻe taha, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lilo ʻi hono mafana.”—Sāme 19:4-6.
9 ʻI hono fakahoa ki he ngaahi fetuʻu kehé, ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga lotolotó pē ʻa e lahi ia ʻo e laʻaá. Kae kehe, ko ha foʻi fetuʻu fakaofo ia, ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi palanite ʻoku ʻalu takatakai ki aí ʻo nau hā valevale. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha ko hono lahí fakakātoa ʻoku “toni ʻe 2 piliona ʻo e piliona ʻo e piliona”—ko e peseti ʻe 99.9 ia ʻo e lahi fakakātoa ʻo hotau sisitemi solá! Ko ʻene fusi fakaekalāvité ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻa e foʻi māmaní ke ne ʻalu takai ʻi ha mamaʻo ko e kilomita ʻe 150 miliona mei he laʻaá ʻo ʻikai ha mamaʻo ange pe ofi ange ai. Ko ha kiʻi vaeua pē nai ʻo e foʻi piliona ʻe taha ʻo e ivi ʻo e laʻaá ʻoku aʻu mai ki hotau palanité, ka ʻoku feʻunga ʻānoa pē ia ke ne fakatolonga ʻa e moʻuí.
10. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hū ki loto mo e hū ki tuʻa ʻa e laʻaá mei hono “teniti”? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻene lele hangē “ha tangata malohi”?
10 ʻOku lea ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ki he laʻaá ʻi ha lea fakaefakatātā, ʻo fakatātaaʻi ia ko “ha tangata malohi” ʻoku lele mei he tafaʻaki langi ʻe tahá ki he tafaʻaki langi ʻe tahá ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ʻahó pea mālōlō ʻi he poʻulí ʻi ha “teniti.” ʻI he taimi ʻoku tūʻulu hifo ai ʻa e foʻi fetuʻu kāfakafa ko iá ki lalo ʻi he tafaʻaki langí, ʻi he vakai mei he tuʻuʻanga ʻo e māmaní, ʻoku hangē ia ʻokú ne hū ki ha “teniti,” ke mālōloó. ʻI he pongipongí, ʻoku hangē ʻokú ne hopo fakafokifā mai ki tuʻá, ʻo ne ulo fiefia “hangē ia ko ha ʻeiki taʻane ʻene haʻu mei hono loki.” ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha tauhi-sipí, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Tēvita ʻa e momoko ʻaupito ʻa e poʻulí. (Senesi 31:40) Naʻá ne manatuʻi ʻa hono hanga ʻe he ngaahi huelo mei he laʻaá ʻo fakamāfanaʻi vave ia pea mo e feituʻu takatakai ʻiate iá. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻikai ke ongosia ʻa e laʻaá ia ʻi heʻene “fononga” mei he hahaké ki he hihifó ka naʻe hangē ia “ha tangata malohi,” ʻoku mateuteu ke toe hoko atu ʻene fonongá.
Ko e Ngaahi Fetuʻu mo e Ngaahi Kaniva Fakaofó
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakaofo fekauʻaki mo hono fakahoa ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻú ki he ʻoneʻone? (e) ʻOku kāfakafa fēfē nai ʻa e ʻunivēsí?
11 ʻI he ʻikai ha meʻa-fakaʻata-fetuʻú, naʻe malava ʻa Tēvita ke sio ki ha ngaahi fetuʻu ʻe laui afe siʻi pē. Kae kehe, fakatatau ki ha ako ʻe taha ki muí ni mai, ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻi he ʻunivēsí ʻoku hā mai fakafou ʻi he ngaahi meʻa-fakaʻata-fetuʻu fakaeonopōní ʻoku sekitiliona ʻe 70—ʻa ia ko e 7 pea hoko mai ai ʻa e foʻi noa ʻe 22! Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e fika lahi fakaʻulia ʻi heʻene fakahoa ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻú ki he “ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahi.”—Senesi 22:17.
12 ʻI ha taimi lōloa, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he kau ʻasitalōnomá ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakamatalaʻi “ko ha fanga kiʻi feituʻu ulo nenefu, ʻoku ʻikai ke hā mahino mai.” Naʻe fakamahaloʻi ʻe he kau saienisí ko e “kasa manifi nenefu takatakai” ko ʻení ko e ʻū konga ia ʻo hotau kaniva Milky Way. ʻI he 1924, naʻe ʻilo ai ko e kasa manifi nenefu pehē ofi taha maí, ʻa e Andromeda, ko ha kaniva moʻoni ia—ko hono mamaʻó ko e taʻu maama nai ʻe 2 miliona! ʻOku fakafuofua ʻe he kau saienisí he taimí ni ʻoku laka hake ʻa e ngaahi kanivá ʻi he teau pilioná, ʻoku nau taki taha maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻe laui afe—laui piliona ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi. Neongo ia, ko Sihová “ʻoku ne lau ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu pe ʻoku fiha; ʻoku ne fakahingoa honau kotoa.”—Sāme 147:4.
13. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakaofo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi pupunga fetuʻú? (e) ʻOku hā mahino fēfē ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau saienisí “ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻo e langi”?
13 Naʻe ʻeke ʻe Sihova kia Siope: “ʻE lava ke ke fakamaʻu ʻa e ngaahi haʻi ʻo e pupunga fetuʻu Kimá, pe ʻe lava ke ke vete ʻa e ngaahi afo ko ia ʻo e pupunga fetuʻu Kēsilá?” (Siope 38:31, NW) Ko e pupunga fetuʻú ko ha lahi ia ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku hā ʻoku faʻuʻaki ha sīpinga mavahe. Neongo ko e ngaahi fetuʻú ʻoku mātuʻaki vāmamaʻo ē mei hē, ko honau ngaahi tuʻuʻangá tonu ʻoku tuʻu maʻu ia ʻi he vakai mei he māmaní. Koeʻuhi ko e mātuʻaki tonu mātē honau ngaahi tuʻuʻangá, ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻú “ko e ngaahi tataki ʻaonga ʻi he folaú, ki he kau ʻalu vaka vavaá, pea ki he ʻilo fakapapauʻi ʻo e fetuʻú.” (The Encyclopedia Americana) Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe lava ke ne mahinoʻi kakato “ʻa e ngaahi haʻi” ko ia ʻokú ne puke fakataha ʻa e ngaahi pupunga fetuʻú. ʻIo, ʻoku teʻeki ai ke lava ʻe he kau saienisí ʻo tali ʻa e fehuʻi naʻe ʻohake ʻi he Siope 38:33: “ʻOku ke ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻo e langi?”
14. ʻI he founga fē ko ha misiteli ai ʻa e tufaki ʻo e māmá?
14 ʻOku ʻikai malava ʻe he kau saienisí ke tali ʻa e toe fehuʻi ʻe taha naʻe ʻoange kia Siope: “Ko e ha nai ʻa e ʻalunga ʻo e tufa maama?” (Siope 38:24) Naʻe ui ʻe ha tokotaha-tohi ʻe taha ʻa e fakaʻekeʻeke ko ʻeni fekauʻaki mo e māmá “ko ha fehuʻi loloto fakasaienisi fakaonopooni.” ʻI hono kehé, naʻe tui ʻa e kau filōsefa Kalisi ʻe niʻihi ko e tupu ʻa e māmá mei he mata ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he ngaahi taimi ki mui ange mai ʻi onopōní, kuo fakakaukau ʻa e kau saienisí ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e māmá ʻa e fanga kiʻi pātikolo valevale. Kuo fakakaukau ʻa e niʻihi ki ai ʻoku nau ngaʻunu ʻi he ngaahi peau. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tui ʻa e kau saienisí ʻoku ngāue fakatouʻosi ʻa e māmá ko ha peau pea ko ha pātikolo. Kae kehe, ko e natula ʻo e māmá pea mo e anga ʻene ‘tufaki iá tonu’ ʻoku teʻeki ai pē ke mahinoʻi kakato ia.
15. Hangē ko Tēvitá, ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau ongoʻí ʻi heʻetau fakakaukauloto atu ki he ngaahi langí?
15 ʻI he fakakaukauloto atu ki he kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni, ʻoku ueʻi ai kita ke te ongoʻi ʻo hangē ko e tokotaha-tohi-saame ko Tēvitá, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “O kau ka fakakaukau ki ho gaahi lagi, koe gaue o ho louhiʻi nima, koe mahina moe gaahi fetuu, aia naa ke fokotuu; Koeha ae tagata oku ke tokaga ai kiate ia? be koe foha ae tagata, oku ke aahi ai kiate ia?”—Sāme 8:3, 4, PM.
Ko e Māmaní mo Hono Ngaahi Meʻamoʻuí ʻOku Nau Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova
16, 17. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi he “ngaahi loloto” ʻa Sihová?
16 ʻOku fakahokohoko mai ʻe he Sāme 148 ʻa e ngaahi founga kehe ʻa ia ʻoku talaki ai ʻe he fakatupú ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sāme vahe 148, veesi 7: “ʻE, fai mai ʻa mamani ʻa e fakamalo ʻo Sihova, fanga tanini e [pe ngaahi fuʻu manu tahi lalahi faú], mo e ngaahi loloto na.” ʻIo, ko e “ngaahi loloto” ʻoku fonu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻoku nau fakaeʻa ʻa e poto mo e mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e tofuaʻa puluú ʻoku fakaʻavalisi hono mamafá ki he toni ʻe 120—ʻo mamafa tatau ia mo e fanga ʻelefānite ʻe 30! Ko hono foʻi mafú ʻataʻatā pē ʻoku laka hake hono mamafá ʻi he kilokalami ʻe 450 pea ʻoku malava ke ne pamu ʻa e kilokalami toto ʻe 6,400 ki hono sinó! ʻOku māmālie mo fakahelengavale holo ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu manu tahi lalahi faú ʻi he vaí? ʻIkai ʻaupito. ʻOku nau “fononga takai holo ʻi he ngaahi ʻōsení” ʻi he vave fakaʻulia, ko e lau ia ʻa ha līpooti naʻe fai ʻe he Feingangāue Cetacean Bycatch ʻi ʻIulopé. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he fakatotolo fakasatelaité ʻoku “fononga ʻa e tofuaʻa pulū ʻe taha ʻo laka hake ʻi he kilomita ʻe 16,000 ʻi he māhina ʻe 10.”
17 ʻOku anga-maheni ʻaki ʻa e uku ʻa e tolofini ihuʻi-hina ʻi he loloto ko e mita ʻe 45, ka ko e loloto taha kuo lēkooti ʻi he uku ʻa ha tolofiní ko e mita ʻe 547! ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kei moʻui ʻa e tolofini ko ʻení ʻi ha uku pehē? ʻOku māmālie hifo ʻa e tā hono mafú ʻi he lolotonga ʻene ukú, pea ʻoku afe leva ai ʻa e totó ia ki he mafú, maʻamaʻá, mo e foʻi ʻutó. Pehē foki, ʻoku ʻi hono ngaahi uouá ha kemikale ʻokú ne tauhi ʻa e ʻosikená. ʻOku malava ʻa e fanga sila ʻelefānité ia mo e tofuaʻa sipamueló ke uku ʻo toe loloto ange. “ʻI he ʻikai ke nau fakafepakiʻi ʻa e mālohi ʻo e tahí,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he makasini Discover, “ʻoku nau fakaʻatā ia ke ne ʻai ke molū fakaʻaufuli ʻa honau maʻamaʻá.” ʻOku nau tauhi ʻa e konga lahi taha ʻo e ʻosikena ʻoku nau fiemaʻú ʻi honau ngaahi uouá. ʻOku hā mahino, ko e ngaahi meʻamoʻuí ni ko e fakamoʻoni moʻui ia ki he poto ʻo ha ʻOtua mālohi fakaʻaufuli!
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he tahí ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová?
18 Naʻa mo e tahí ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Scientific American: “Ko e foʻi tulutā vai kotoa pē ʻi he ʻōseni mita ʻe 100 ʻi ʻolungá ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e laui afe ʻo e fanga kiʻi ʻakau valevale ʻoku tētē takai holo, ʻoku toki hā pē ʻi hano fakaʻataʻi.” ʻOku hanga ʻe he “vaotā taʻehāmai” ko ʻení ʻo fakamaʻa ʻa hotau ʻeá ʻaki hono toʻo atu ʻa e toni ʻe laui piliona ʻo e kāponi taiʻokisaití. ʻOku fakatupu ʻe he fanga kiʻi ʻakaú ni ʻo laka hake ʻi he vaeuá ʻa e ʻosikena ʻoku tau mānava ʻakí.
19. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻe he afí mo e sinoú ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová?
19 ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sāme 148:8: “ʻA e afi mo e ʻuhamaka, ʻa e sinou mo e ʻahu; ʻa e matangi malohi ʻoku fai ʻene fekau.” ʻIo, ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ivi ʻikai moʻui ʻo natulá ke fakahoko hono finangaló. Fakakaukau atu ki he afí. ʻI he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ʻi he kuohilí, naʻe vakai pē ai ki he ngaahi vela ʻa e vaotaá ko ha fakaʻauha. ʻOku tui ʻa e kau fakatotoló he taimí ni ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he afí ha ngafa fakaʻekolosia mahuʻinga, ʻi hono toʻo atu ʻa e ʻuluʻakau motuʻa pe mei maté, langaʻi hake ʻa e tupu ʻa e fanga kiʻi tengaʻi ʻakau lahi, toe vilohi ʻa e ngaahi meʻakaí pea fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo ha vela lahí. ʻOku toe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e sinoú, ʻi hono fuʻifuʻi mo fakaleleiʻi ʻa e kelekelé, toe fakafonu ʻa e ngaahi vaitafé pea maluʻi ʻa e ʻakaú mo e fanga manú mei he ngaahi ʻea momoko ʻīʻií.
20. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi moʻungá mo e ʻuluʻakaú ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
20 “ʻA e ngaahi moʻunga, mo e potu maʻolunga kotoa; ʻa e ʻakau fua mo e ngaahi sita,” ko e fakalau ia ʻa e Sāme 148:9. Ko e ngaahi moʻunga fakaofó ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ki he mālohi lahi ʻo Sihová. (Sāme 65:6) Ka ʻoku nau toe fakahoko ha taumuʻa ʻaonga. Ko ha līpooti mei he ʻApiako Siokālafi ʻi Bern, Suisalani, ʻoku pehē ai: “Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vaitafe lalahi ʻi he māmaní ko honau ngaahi matavaí ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi moʻungá. Laka hake ʻi he vaeua ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau fakafalala ki he vai maʻa ʻoku tātānaki ʻi he ngaahi moʻungá . . . Ko e ‘ngaahi tukuʻanga vai’ ko ʻení ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia ki he tuʻunga lelei ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.” Naʻa mo e fuʻu ʻakau anga-mahení ko ha lāngilangi ia ki hono Tokotaha-Ngaohí. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha līpooti mei he Polokalama ʻĀtakai ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ko e ʻuluʻakaú “ʻoku mahuʻinga ki he tuʻunga lelei ʻa e kakai ʻi he ngaahi fonua kotoa pē . . . Ko e ngaahi faʻahinga lahi ʻo e ʻakaú ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi fakaʻekonōmika ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko e maʻuʻanga ia ʻo e koloa ngaohi mei ai hangē ko e papá, fuaʻiʻakaú, ngaahi natí, ngaahi toiʻi ʻakaú mo e puluʻi ʻakaú. ʻI māmani lahi, ko e kakai ʻe toko 2 piliona ʻoku nau fakafalala ki he ʻakaú ki he feimeʻakai mo e fefie.”
21. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e founga ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe ha kiʻi lauʻiʻakau pē ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo hono tisainí.
21 Ko e fakamoʻoni ʻo ha tokotaha-fakatupu potó ʻoku hā ia ʻi he tisaini tonu ʻo ha fuʻu ʻakau. Fakakaukau atu ki ha kiʻi lauʻiʻakau pē. Ko e tafaʻaki ki tuʻá ʻoku ʻi ai ha kofukofu molemole ʻa ia ʻokú ne maluʻi ʻa e lauʻiʻakaú mei haʻane pakupaku. ʻI loto tonu pē ʻi he kofukofu ko iá ʻi he tafaʻaki ki ʻolungá ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻotu sela ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kololopalasi. ʻOku ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa e kololofila, ʻa ia ʻokú ne mimisi mai ʻa e ivi mei he māmá. Fakafou ʻi ha foʻi ngāue ʻoku ui ko e fotosinifesisi, ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi lauʻiʻakaú ko e “fale ngaohiʻanga meʻakai.” ʻOku ʻohake ʻa e vaí fakafou ʻi he ngaahi aka ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú pea fakafononga ia ki he ngaahi lauʻiʻakaú ʻi ha “founga fakapalama” fihi ʻaupito. ʻOku laui afe ʻa e fanga kiʻi “valo” valevale (ʻoku ui ko e sitōmata) ʻi he tafaʻaki ki lalo ʻo ha lauʻiʻakaú ʻoku nau ava mo mapuni, ʻo mimisi atu ai ʻa e kāponi taiʻokisaití. ʻOku tokonaki mai ʻe he māmá ʻa e ivi ke ne fakatahaʻi ʻa e vaí mo e kāponi taiʻokisaití ʻo fakatupu ai ʻa e kapohaituletí. ʻOku malava leva heni ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú ke ne kai mei he meʻakai tonu pē kuó ne fakatupú. Neongo ia, ko e “fale ngaohiʻanga meʻakai” ko ʻení ʻoku lōngonoa mo fakaʻofoʻofa. ʻI he ʻikai ke ne fai ha ʻuliʻí, ʻokú ne tukuange mai ʻa e ʻosikená ko meʻa ia hono ua ʻoku ngaohi mei aí!
22, 23. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi malava fakaofo ʻoku maʻu ʻe he fanga manupuna mo e fanga manu totolo ʻe niʻihi? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e toe ongo fehuʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau lāulea ki aí?
22 “ʻA e manu kaivao, mo e faʻahinga lalata; ʻa e manu totolo mo e manupuna,” ko e lea ia ʻa e Sāme 148:10. ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe he fanga manu totolo lahi mo e fanga manupuná ʻa e ngaahi malava fakaofo. ʻOku malava ʻa e ʻalapatalosi Laysan ke ne puna ʻi ha mamaʻo lahi fakaʻulia (ʻi he foʻi fononga ʻe taha ko e kilomita ʻe 40,000 ʻi he ʻaho pē ʻe 90). Ko e blackpoll warbler ʻokú ne fononga mei ʻAmelika Tokelau ki ʻAmelika Tonga, ʻo nofo taʻetuku ai pē ʻi he ʻeá ʻo laka hake ʻi he houa ʻe 80. ʻOku tānaki ʻe he kāmelí ʻa e vai, ʻo ʻikai ʻi hono tuʻahulá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakakaukau lahi atu ʻaki ki aí, ka ʻi hono sisitemi fakamolū-meʻakaí, ʻo fakaʻatā ai ia ke ne fononga ʻi ha ngaahi vahaʻa taimi lōloa ʻo ʻikai te ne mahahuʻa. Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha ofo, ʻi hono siofi fakalelei ʻe he kau ʻenisiniá ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e fanga manú ʻi hono tisaini ʻo e ngaahi mīsiní mo e ngaahi naunau foʻoú. “Kapau ʻokú ke loto ke ke langa ha meʻa ke ngāue lelei . . . pea feʻungamālie taʻeʻiai haʻane uesia ʻa hono ʻātakaí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e tokotaha-tohi ko Gail Cleere, “ʻoku meimei pau te ke maʻu ʻe koe ha tisaini lelei mei natula.”
23 ʻIo, ʻoku talaki moʻoni ʻe he fakatupú ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá! Mei he langi fetuʻuá ki he ʻakaú mo e fanga manú, ʻoku nau taki taha ʻomai ʻi heʻene founga pē ʻaʻana ʻa e fakahīkihiki ki hono Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Ka ʻoku fēfē kitautolu ia faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá? ʻE lava fēfē ke tau kau fakataha mo natula ʻi hono hivaʻi ʻo e ngaahi fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá?
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• ʻOku fakalāngilangiʻi fēfē ʻe he ngaahi fetuʻú mo e ngaahi palanité ʻa e ʻOtuá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ʻomai ʻe he fanga manu ʻi tahi mo ʻutá ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo ha Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻofá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻe he ngaahi mālohi ʻikai moʻui ʻo natulá ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová?
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