ʻOku ʻIkai Taʻe Tokaʻi ʻe Sihova ha Loto-Lavea
“Ko e feilaulau ki he ʻOtua ko e laumalie lavea: ko e loto lavea mo mafesifesi ʻe ʻikai taʻe tokaʻi ʻe he ʻAfiona.”—SĀME 51:17.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kau lotu kuo nau fai angahala mamafa ka kuo nau fakatomalá?
ʻOKU lava ʻe Sihova ke ne ‘taʻofi ʻa e aʻu ange kiate iá ʻo hangē ʻoku taʻofi ʻaki ha konga ʻao matolu, ke ʻoua naʻa lava ʻa e lotú ke laka atu ai.’ (Tangilāulau 3:44) Ka ʻokú ne fie maʻu ʻa ʻene kakaí ke nau aʻu ange ki ai. Pea naʻa mo ha toko taha ʻo ʻene kau lotú kuó ne fai ha angahala mamafa ka ʻokú ne fakatomala, ʻoku manatuʻi pē ʻe heʻetau Tamai hēvaní ia ʻa e lelei naʻe fai ʻe he toko taha ko iá. Ko ia, naʻe malava ai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke tala ki hono kaungā-Kalisitiané: “He talaʻehai ʻoku fai taʻetotonu ʻa e ʻOtua ke ne fakangaloʻi hoʻomou ngaue, mo e ʻofa ki hono huafa naʻe ha ʻiate kimoutolu.”—Hepelū 6:10.
2, 3. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fai ha fakakaukau ki ai ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻi heʻenau feangai mo e kaungātui kuo faihalá?
2 ʻOku totonu ki he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ke nau fai ha tokanga foki ki he ngaahi taʻu naʻe ngāue loto-tōnunga ai ʻa e kaungātuí ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku kau ai mo e ngāue toputapu ʻa e faʻahinga kuo nau fai ha laka hala pe aʻu ʻo nau fai ha angahala mamafa ka kuo nau fakatomalá. ʻOku kumi ʻa e kau tauhi-sipi Kalisitiané ki he lelei fakalaumālie ʻa kinautolu hono kotoa ʻi he takanga ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Kalētia 6:1, 2.
3 ʻOku fie maʻu ʻa e meesi ʻa Sihová ki ha toko taha faihala kuo fakatomala. Kae kehe, ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ia ʻoku fie maʻú. ʻOku fakamahino ʻeni ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Tēvita ʻi he Sāme 51:10-19.
ʻOku Fie Maʻu ha Loto Maʻa
4. Ko e hā naʻe lotu ai ʻa Tēvita ke maʻu ha loto maʻa mo ha laumālie foʻoú?
4 Kapau ʻoku ʻi ha tuʻunga kovi fakalaumālie ha toko taha Kalisitiane fakatapui koeʻuhi ko ha angahala, ko e hā nai ʻoku fie maʻu kiate ia tuku kehe ʻa e meesi mo e fakamolemole ʻa Sihová? Naʻe kole ʻa Tēvita: “Fakatupu ʻiate au ha loto maʻa, ʻe ʻOtua; ʻo toe langaʻi ʻi loto ha laumalie [“foʻou mo,” NW] totonua.” (Sāme 51:10) ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe fai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kole ko ʻení koeʻuhi he naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe kei ʻi hono lotó pē ʻa e hehema ki he angahala mamafá. Kuo ʻikai nai ke tau kau ki he faʻahinga angahala ʻa ia naʻá ne tauheleʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Patisepa mo ʻUlaiá, ka ʻoku fie maʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihová ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he ʻunua ki he ʻahiʻahi ke kau ki ha ʻulungāanga angahala mamafá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻe fie maʻu nai kiate kita ʻa e tokoni fakaʻotuá ke toʻo mei hotau lotó ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo hangē ko e mānumanú mo e tāufehiʻá—ko e ngaahi hia ia ʻoku faʻahinga mo e kaihaʻá mo e fakapoó.—Kolose 3:5, 6; 1 Sione 3:15.
5. (a) Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhinga ke maʻu ha loto maʻá? (e) Ko e hā naʻe loto ki ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene kole ke maʻu ha laumālie foʻoú?
5 ʻOku fie maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ke nau maʻu ha “loto maʻa,” ʻa ia ko e fakakaukau pe taumuʻa maʻa. ʻI he ʻilo ʻe Tēvita naʻe ʻikai te ne fakahāhā ʻa e tuʻunga maʻa peheé, naʻá ne lotu ai ke hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakamaʻa ʻa hono lotó pea ʻai ia ke fetāiaki mo e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻotuá. Naʻe toe fie maʻu foki ʻe he tangata tohi-sāmé ha laumālie, pe hehema fakaefakakaukau foʻou mo totonu. Naʻe fie maʻu kiate ia ha laumālie ʻe lava ke tokoni kiate ia ke ne talitekeʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahí mo piki maʻu ki he ngaahi lao mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová.
Mātuʻaki Mahuʻinga ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní
6. Ko e hā naʻe kole ai ʻa Tēvita ke ʻoua naʻa toʻo ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní meiate ia?
6 ʻI he ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ha toe ʻamanaki koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi fehālaakí pe faihalá, te tau ongoʻi nai ʻe liʻaki kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá pea toʻo meiate kitautolu ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pe ivi ngāué. Naʻe pehē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Tēvitá, he naʻá ne kole kia Sihova: “ʻOuae kapusi au mei he feʻao mo koe; pea ko ho laumalie tapu ʻoua te ke ʻave.” (Sāme 51:11) Naʻe loto-lavea mo anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne ongoʻi kuo ʻai ia ʻe heʻene ngaahi angahalá ke ʻikai toe taau ke fai tauhi kia Sihova. Ko hono kapusi ia mei he feʻao mo e ʻOtuá ʻe iku ia ki he mole ʻa e hōifuá, fiemālié, mo e tāpuakí. Ke fakafoʻou fakalaumālie ʻa Tēvita, naʻe fie maʻu kiate ia ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová. ʻI he ʻiate ia ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, naʻe lava ke lotu ʻa e tuʻí mo fekumi ki ha fakahinohino fakaʻotua koeʻuhi ke fakahōifua kia Sihova, naʻe lava ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he angahalá, pea naʻe lava ke ne pule fakapotopoto. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻene ngaahi angahala ki he Toko Taha Foaki ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pea naʻe feʻunga mālie ʻa ʻene kole ke ʻoua naʻa toʻo ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní meiate ia.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau lotu ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakamamahiʻi iá?
7 Pea fēfē kitautolu? ʻOku totonu ke tau lotu ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea kuo pau ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hano fakamamahiʻi ia ʻi he ʻikai ke talangofua ki heʻene fakahinohinó. (Luke 11:13; ʻEfesō 4:30) Kapau ʻe ʻikai te tau fai pehē, ʻe mole meiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālié pea ʻe ʻikai malava ke fakahāhā ʻa hono ngaahi fua ʻoku foaki mei he ʻOtuá ʻa ia ko e ʻofa, fiefia, melino, kātaki fuoloa, anga-ʻofa, anga-lelei, tui, anga-malū, mo e mapuleʻi kita. ʻOku fakatefito ʻa hono toʻo ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní meiate kitautolú kapau te tau hokohoko pē ʻa e fai angahala kiate iá ʻo ʻikai ke fakatomala.
Fiefia ʻi he Fakamoʻuí
8. Kapau ʻoku tau fai angahala ka ʻoku tau fie maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻo e fakamoʻuí, ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ke tau maʻú?
8 Ko ha toko taha fai angahala kuo fakatomala kuó ne maʻu ʻa e toe fakafoʻou fakalaumālié ʻoku lava ke ne toe fiefia ʻi he tokonaki ʻa Sihova ki he fakamoʻuí. Naʻe tangi ʻa Tēvita ki he ʻOtuá, ko ʻene fakaʻamua ʻa e meʻá ni: “Koe fiefia ʻo hoʻo fakamoʻui ke ke fakafoki kia kita. Kae poupou au ʻe ha laumalie tauʻataina [“loto-lelei,” NW].” (Sāme 51:12) Ko ha meʻa fakafiefia ē ke fiefia ʻi he ʻamanaki papau ʻo e fakamoʻui ʻoku fakafou mai meia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá! (Sāme 3:8) ʻI he hili ʻo e fai angahala ki he ʻOtuá, naʻe kumi ʻa Tēvita ki ha toe fakafoʻou ʻo e fiefia ʻo e fakamoʻui mei he ʻOtuá. ʻI he ngaahi kuonga ki mui maí, naʻe tokonaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamoʻuí ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻo hono ʻAló, ko Sīsū Kalaisi. Kapau ko kitautolu ko e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo tau fai ha angahala mamafa ka ʻoku tau fie maʻu ke toe fakafoki mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fiefia ʻo e fakamoʻuí, ʻoku fie maʻu ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau fakatomalá koeʻuhi ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he angahala ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní.—Mātiu 12:31, 32; Hepelū 6:4-6.
9. Ko e hā naʻe kole ʻa Tēvita ke ne maʻu ʻi heʻene kole ki he ʻOtuá ke tokoniʻi ia ʻaki “ʻa e laumālie loto-lelei”?
9 Naʻe kole ʻa Tēvita ke tokoniʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻaki “ʻa e laumālie loto-lelei.” ʻOku hā mahino ʻoku ʻikai ko e lave ʻeni ia ki he loto-lelei ʻa e ʻOtuá ke tokoni, pe ko e lave ki hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ka ki he meʻa ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Tēvitá. Naʻe fie maʻu ʻe Tēvita ke tokoniʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻene ʻomai kiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e loto-lelei ke fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú pea ke ʻoua ʻe toe fai angahala. ʻOku tokoniʻi maʻu ai pē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene kau sevānití mo ne pukepuke hake ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau mapelu ki lalo ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe. (Sāme 145:14) Ko ha meʻa fakafiemālie ē ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻá ni, fakatautefito kapau kuo tau faihala ka ʻoku tau loto-lavea mo loto ke tauhi mateaki kia Sihova ʻo taʻe ngata!
Akoʻi ʻa e Kau Maumau-Laó ki he Hā?
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā naʻe malava ʻe Tēvita ke akoʻi ki he kau maumau-lao ʻIsilelí? (e) Ko e hā naʻe pau ke fai ʻe Tēvita pea toki lava leva ke ne akoʻi ʻa e kau angahalá?
10 Naʻe loto taʻe siokita ʻa Tēvita ke fai ha meʻa ʻe fakahā ai ʻa ʻene houngaʻia ki he meesi ʻa Sihová pea tokoni ki he niʻihi kehé, kapau ʻe fakangofua ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne fai ʻa e lotu mo e ongoʻi ko ʻení kia Sihova, pea hoko atu ʻa hono fakahā ʻe he tuʻí ni heʻene fakatomalá: “Te u toki ako ho ngaahi hala ki he kau talangataʻa [“maumau-lao,” NW]; pea ʻe foki kiate koe ʻani kau angahala.” (Sāme 51:13) Naʻe anga-fēfē hano akoʻi ʻe he toko taha angahalaʻia ko Tēvitá ʻa e kakai naʻa nau maumauʻi ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá? Ko e hā nai te ne tala kiate kinautolú? Pea ko e hā ʻa e lelei ʻe hoko ʻi he meʻá ni?
11 ʻI hono fakahā ki he kau maumau-lao ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻamanaki ke fakatafoki kinautolu mei he ʻalunga fulikivanú, naʻe lava ke fakahā atu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e lahi ʻo e kovi ʻo e angahalá, ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e fakatomalá, pea mo e founga ke maʻu ai ʻa e meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Koeʻuhi naʻe ongoʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e mamahi lahi ʻi he toʻo ʻo e hōifua ʻa Sihová pea mo hono maʻu ha konisēnisi halaiá, ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe hoko ʻa Tēvita ko e toko taha fakahinohino kaungāongoʻi ʻo e kau angahala fakatomalá mo e lotolaveá. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe toki lava ke ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko tonu kiate iá ke akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻo kapau pē naʻá ne tali ʻe ia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa Sihová pea maʻu mo ʻEne fakamolemolé, he ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafisi ke talangofua ki he ngaahi fie maʻu fakaʻotuá ʻoku ʻikai ha totonu ke nau ‘lau ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtuá.’—Sāme 50:16, 17.
12. Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻaonga kia Tēvita ʻa ʻene ʻilo naʻe fakahaofi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he halaia ʻi he totó?
12 Naʻe toe fakalea ʻe Tēvita ʻi he founga ʻe taha ʻa ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, ʻo ne pehē: “E Otua, koe Otua o eku moui, ke ke fakamoui au mei he hia oe toto: bea e hiva kalaga a hoku elelo i hoo maonioni.” (Sāme 51:14, PM) Ko e halaia ʻi he totó ko hono tauteá ko e mate. (Sēnesi 9:5, 6) Ko ia ʻi he ʻilo ko e ʻOtua ʻo hono fakamoʻuí kuó ne fakahaofi ia mei he halaia ʻi he totó ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻUlaiá naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e nonga ʻi he lotó mo e fakakaukaú. Naʻe toki lava leva ke ne hiva fiefia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, kae ʻikai ko ʻene māʻoniʻoni. (Koheleti 7:20; Loma 3:10) Naʻe ʻikai ke toe lava ʻe Tēvita ke toʻo ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻe taau naʻá ne faí pe ke toe fakafoki mai ʻa ʻUlaia mei he faʻitoká, ʻo hangē pē ko ha taha ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻe ʻikai malava ke ne toe fakafoʻou ʻa e anga-maʻa ʻo ha toko taha kuó ne kākaaʻi fakaesino pe ke toe fokotuʻu mai mei he maté ha toko taha kuó ne tāmateʻi. ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke tau fakakaukau ki he meʻa ko iá ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi kitautolú? Pea ʻoku totonu ko ha houngaʻia lahi ē ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻi he meesi ʻa Sihova kuo fai kiate kitautolu ʻi he māʻoniʻoni! Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he houngaʻia ke tataki ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki he Matavai ko ʻeni ʻo e māʻoniʻoní mo e fakamolemolé.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe toki lava ai ki he toko taha fai angahalá ke totonu ʻa e faʻai hono loungutú ke fakamālō kia Sihová?
13 ʻOku ʻikai ha toko taha fai angahala ʻoku totonu ʻa ʻene faʻai hono loungutú ke fakamālō kia Sihová kae ʻoua ke faʻai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene meesí, ke ne leaʻaki ʻa ʻEne ngaahi moʻoní. Ko ia naʻe hiva ai ʻa Tēvita: “E Eiki, ke ke faai hoku lougutu; bea e fakaha atu e hoku gutu a hoo fakamalo.” (Sāme 51:15, PM) ʻI hono fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e konisēnisi ʻo Tēvitá koeʻuhi ko e fakamolemoleʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá, naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne akoʻi ʻa e kau maumau-laó ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe tauʻatāina ʻa ʻene fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko kinautolu hono kotoa kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi angahalá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai kia Tēvitá ʻoku totonu ke nau houngaʻia ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolú, pea ʻoku totonu ke nau ngāueʻaongaʻaki ʻa e faingamālie kotoa pē ke fanongonongo ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ‘fakahā ʻa hono fakamālō.’—Sāme 43:3.
Ngaahi Feilaulau ʻOku Ala Tali ʻe he ʻOtuá
14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau naʻe fie maʻu ʻo fakatatau ki he fuakava ko e Laó? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku hala ai ke fakakaukau ʻe lava ke tau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e hokohoko atu ʻo e faihalá ʻaki hono fai ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei?
14 Naʻe maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fakamaama loloto ʻa ia naʻe fakatuʻunga ai ʻa ʻene pehē: “He ʻoku ʻikai te ke [Sihova] tangi ki he feilaulau, ka ne pehe te u ʻatu: naʻa mo e feilaulau moifua ʻoku ʻikai te ke manakoa.” (Sāme 51:16) Naʻe fie maʻu ʻi he fuakava ko e Laó ke fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau monumanu ki he ʻOtuá. Ka ko e ongo angahala ʻa Tēvitá ko e tonó mo e fakapoó, ʻa ia ʻoku ala tautea maté, naʻe ʻikai lava ke totongi ʻaki ia ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau peheé. He kapau naʻe malava, ʻe ʻikai ke lau ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fakamole ke fai ha ngaahi feilaulau monumanu kia Sihova. ʻOku taʻe ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha fakatomala mei he lotó. Ko ia ai, ʻoku hala ke fakakaukau ʻe lava ke tau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e hokohoko atu ʻo e faihalá ʻaki ʻa hono fai ha ngaahi meʻa lelei.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa e toko taha fakatapui ʻoku laumālie laveá?
15 Naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Tēvita: “Ko e feilaulau ki he ʻOtua ko e laumalie lavea: ko e loto lavea mo mafesifesi ʻe ʻikai taʻe tokaʻi ʻe he ʻAfiona.” (Sāme 51:17) ʻI he meʻa fekauʻaki mo ha toko taha faihala kuo fakatomala, ko e “feilaulau” ʻoku ala tali ʻe he “ʻOtua ko e laumalie lavea.” Ko e toko taha peheé ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakakikihi. Ko e loto ʻo ha toko taha fakatapui ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e laumālie laveá ʻokú ne mātuʻaki mamahi koeʻuhi ko ʻene angahalá, ʻokú ne fakatōkilalo koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ke hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻokú ne loto-lelei ke ne fai ha meʻa pē ke toe maʻu mai ʻa e hōifua fakaʻotuá. ʻE ʻikai ke ʻaonga ha meʻa te tau ʻoatu ki he ʻOtuá kae ʻoua ke tau fakatomalaʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá pea foaki kiate ia ʻa hotau lotó ʻi he anga-līʻoa maʻataʻatā pē.—Nēhumi 1:2.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha toko taha ʻoku loto-lavea ʻi heʻene angahalá?
16 Ko ha feilaulau ʻo hangē ko e loto-lavea mo mafesifesí ʻoku ʻikai ke talitekeʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, neongo pe ko e hā ʻa e faingataʻa te tau fepaki mo ia ʻi he hoko ko ʻene kakaí, ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻunua ki he ʻikai ha toe ʻamanakí. Kapau kuo tau humu ʻi he fonongaʻanga ʻo e moʻuí ʻi ha founga ʻo ʻai ke tangi ai ʻa hotau lotó ki he meesi fakaʻotuá, ʻoku kei ʻi ai pē ʻa e ʻamanaki. Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau fai ai ha angahala mamafa ka ʻoku tau fakatomala, ʻe ʻikai ke fakasītuʻaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau loto-laveá. Te ne fakamolemoleʻi kitautolu ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí pea te Ne toe hōifua mai kiate kitautolu. (ʻAisea 57:15; Hepelū 4:16; 1 Sione 2:1) Kae kehe, hangē pē ko Tēvitá, ko ʻetau ngaahi lotú ʻoku totonu ke fai ke toe maʻu ʻa e hōifua fakaʻotuá kae ʻikai ke hao mei he valoki pe fakatonutonu ʻe fie maʻú. Naʻe fakamolemoleʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Tēvita, ka naʻá ne akonakiʻi foki ia ʻaki ʻa e tautea.—2 Sāmiuela 12:11-14.
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17. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he kau fai angahalá tuku kehe ʻa e kole ki he ʻOtuá ki he fakamolemolé?
17 Kapau naʻa tau fai ha angahala mamafa, ʻoku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻoku uesia lahi kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni, pea ʻe ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he loto-laveá ke kole ʻa e fakamolemole mei he ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, ʻai ke tau toe lotu foki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e niʻihi kehé. Neongo naʻe sio ʻa Tēvita ki ha taimi te ne toe fai ai ʻa e lotu ʻe ala tali ʻe he ʻOtuá, ka naʻe ʻikai te ne siokita ʻi heʻene sāmé ʻo ʻikai ke fakakau ki ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Naʻe kau ki ai mo e kole ko ʻeni kia Sihova: “Ke ke finangalo ke fai lelei ki Saione: langa ʻa e ngaahi ʻa ʻo Selusalema e.”—Sāme 51:18.
18. Ko e hā naʻe lotu ai ʻa e toko taha fakatomala ko Tēvitá ʻo kau ki Saioné?
18 ʻIo, naʻe sio atu ʻa Tēvita ki hano toe fakafoki ia ki he hōifua fakaʻotuá. Kae kehe, naʻe toe hoko foki ko e lotu ʻa e tangata tohi-sāme anga-fakatōkilaló ni ke ‘fai lelei ʻa e ʻOtuá ki Saione,’ ʻa e kolomuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí, ko Selūsalema, ʻa ia naʻe ʻamanaki ʻa Tēvita ke ne langa ai ʻa e temipale ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe ʻai ʻe he ngaahi angahala mamafa ʻa Tēvitá ʻa e puleʻangá fakakātoa ki he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki, koeʻuhi he naʻe mei lava ke faingataʻaʻia ai ʻa e kakai kotoa ʻi he faihala ʻa e tuʻí. (Fakafehoanaki mo 2 Sāmiuela, vahe 24.) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe fakavaivaiʻi ʻe heʻene ngaahi angahalá ʻa e “ngaahi ʻa ʻo Selusalema,” ko ia naʻe fie maʻu ke toe langa ʻa e ngaahi ʻaá.
19. Kapau naʻa tau fai angahala ka kuo fakamolemoleʻi, ko e hā ʻoku taau ke lotu ʻo kau ki aí?
19 Kapau naʻa tau fai ha angahala mamafa ka kuo tau maʻu ʻa e fakamolemole mei he ʻOtuá, ʻe taau ke lotu ke ne fakaleleiʻi ha maumau kuo hoko tupu ʻi heʻetau angafaí. Kuo tupu nai mei ai ha ongoongo-kovi ʻo hono huafa māʻoniʻoní, pe fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, pe hoko nai ai ha mamahi ki hotau fāmilí. ʻE lava ke toʻo atu ʻe heʻetau Tamai ʻofa fakahēvaní ha ongoongo-kovi pē kuo hoko ki hono huafá, ʻe lava ke ne langaʻi hake ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻo fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pea ʻe lava ke ne fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e ngaahi loto ʻo kinautolu ʻoku tau ʻofa ai ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻofa mo tauhi kiate iá. Ko e moʻoni, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku hoko ha angahala pe ʻikai, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga maʻu ai pē ki hono fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová mo tokanga ki he lelei ʻo ʻene kakaí.—Mātiu 6:9.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe fiefia ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau mo e ngaahi meʻa foaki ʻa ʻIsilelí?
20 Kapau ne toe langa ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo Saioné, ko e toe hā mo ha meʻa ʻe hoko? Naʻe hiva ʻa Tēvita: “Bea te ke [Sihova] fiemalie i he gaahi feilaulau oe maonioni, moe feilaulau tutu, moe gaahi feilaulau tutu kotoa: bea te nau toki atu ae faga bulu ki hoo feilaulauaga.” (Sāme 51:19, PM) Naʻe holi fakamātoato ʻa Tēvita ke ne maʻu mo e kakaí ʻa e hōifua meia Sihová koeʻuhi ke malava ke ala tali ʻa ʻenau lotu kiate Iá. Pea ʻe toki fiemālie ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki heʻenau ngaahi feilaulau tutú mo e ngaahi feilaulau tutu kotoa. ʻE hoko ʻo pehē koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi feilaulau ʻo e māʻoniʻoni ʻeni ʻa ia ʻe fai ʻe he kakai kuo fakatapui, faivelenga, mo fakatomala ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono ʻolitá te nau ʻoatu ʻa e fanga pulu—ko e lelei taha ia mo e ngaahi feilaulau mahuʻinga lahi taha—ko e tupu mei heʻenau houngaʻia ʻi he meesi ʻa Sihová. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa ʻetau ʻoatu kiate ia ʻa e lelei taha ʻo e meʻa ʻoku tau maʻú. Pea ʻoku kau ʻi heʻetau ngaahi feilaulaú ʻa hotau “loungutu ko e fetongi ʻo e fanga pulu,” ko e ngaahi feilaulau ko e fakamālō ki hotau ʻOtua mohu meesi, ko Sihová.—Hōsea 14:2; Hepelū 13:15.
ʻOku Ongo kia Sihova ʻa ʻEtau Ngaahi Tangí
21, 22. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he Sāme 51 ʻoku ʻaonga kiate kitautolu?
21 Ko e lotu fai mei he loto ʻo Tēvitá ʻoku hiki ʻi he Sāme 51 ʻokú ne fakahā kiate kitautolu ʻoku totonu ke tau ongoʻi fakatomala moʻoni ʻi heʻetau fai angahalá. ʻOku ʻi he sāme foki ko ʻení ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku ʻaonga kiate kitautolu. ʻOku hangē ko ʻení, ʻoku lava ke tau falala ki he meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kapau ʻoku tau fai angahala ka ʻoku tau fakatomala. Kae kehe, ke tau tokanga tefito muʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha fakaongoongokovi kuo tau fai ki he huafa ʻo Sihová. (Sāme 51:1-4Veesi 1-4) ʻE lava ke tau tangi ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ki ha meesi ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi hotau tuʻunga angahalaʻia tukufakaholó, ʻo hangē ko Tēvitá. (Sāme 51:5Veesi 5) ʻOku totonu ke tau lea moʻoni, pea ʻoku fie maʻu ke tau kumi ki he poto mei he ʻOtuá. (Sāme 51:6Veesi 6) Kapau naʻa tau fai angahala, ʻoku totonu ke tau kole kia Sihova ki ha fakamaʻa, ki ha loto maʻa, mo ha laumālie ʻoku tuʻumaʻu.—Sāme 51:7-10Veesi 7-10.
22 ʻOku malava ke tau ʻilo mei he Sāme 51 ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tuku ke tau loto fefeka ʻi he fai angahalá. Kapau te tau fai pehē, ʻe toʻo ʻe Sihova ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní pe ivi ngāué meiate kitautolu. Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe lavameʻa ʻa ʻetau akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki hono ngaahi ʻalungá. (Sāme 51:11-13Veesi 11-13) Kapau te tau fakatomala ʻi heʻetau fai angahala, ʻe fakangofua pē ʻe Sihova ke tau hokohoko atu ʻa hono fakamāloó koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te ne taʻe tokaʻi ha loto ʻoku lavea mo mafesifesi. (Sāme 51:14-17Veesi 14-17) ʻOku toe fakahā foki ʻe he sāme ko ʻení ʻoku ʻikai ke totonu ke fakahanga taha ʻa ʻetau ngaahi lotú kiate kitautolu pē. Ka ʻoku totonu ke tau lotu ki ha tāpuaki mo ha lelei fakalaumālie kiate kinautolu hono kotoa pē ʻoku nau kau ki he lotu maʻa ʻa Sihová.—Sāme 51:18-19Veesi 18, 19.
23. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he Sāme 51 ke tau loto-toʻa mo fakakaukau pau?
23 ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he sāme fakaueʻi-loto ko ʻeni ʻa Tēvitá ke tau loto-toʻa mo fakakaukau pau. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau fakakaukau kuo ʻikai ke toe felave ha meʻa ʻi heʻetau tō ki ha angahala. Ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi kapau te tau fakatomala, ʻe lava ke fakahaofi kitautolu ʻe he meesi ʻa Sihová mei he ʻikai ha ʻamanakí. Kapau ʻoku tau loto-lavea mo līʻoa kakato ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvani anga-ʻofá, ʻokú ne ongoʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi kole ke maʻu ʻa e meesí. Pea ko ha fakafiemālie lahi ē ke ʻilo ko Sihová ʻoku ʻikai te ne taʻe tokaʻi ʻa e loto-laveá!
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e loto maʻá mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe lava ʻe ha toko taha kuo fakatomala ke akoʻi ki he kakai kuo nau maumauʻi ʻa e lao ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e vakai ʻa Sihova ki he loto ʻoku lavea mo mafesifesí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻi he Sāme 51?
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ʻOkú ke lotu ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakamamahiʻí?
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Fakahā ʻa e houngaʻia ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová ʻaki hono fanongonongo ʻa ʻene moʻoní