TUHA ʻA SIHOVA MO ʻETAU FAKAHĪKIHIKI FĀʻŪTAHÁ
“Mou fakamalo [pe fakahīkihiki] kia Jihova.”—SĀME 111:1, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻo e “Haleluia,” pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻi he Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané?
“HALELUIA!” Ko e kalanga ko iá ʻoku fanongoa lahi ia ʻi he ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. ʻOku toutou ngāueʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻa e foʻi lea ko iá ʻi he fetalanoaʻaki fakaʻahó. Kae kehe, ko e tokosiʻi pē ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa hono ʻuhinga toputapú, pea ko e founga moʻui ʻa e tokolahi ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki iá ʻoku ʻikai fakalāngilangiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Tai. 1:16) Ko e “Haleluiá,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa ha tikisinale ʻe taha, ko ha “foʻi lea ia naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau faʻu-tohi ʻo e ngaahi saame kehekehe ke fakaafeʻiʻaki ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke nau kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová.” Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he kau mataotao Tohi Tapu tokolahi ko e “Haleluiá” ʻoku ʻuhingá “‘Mou fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Iā,’ [ʻa ia ko] Sihova.”
2 ʻOku mahinongofua ai, ʻa hono liliu ʻe he New World Translation ʻa e kupuʻi lea ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Sāme 111:1 ko e “Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Iā, ʻe he kakai ko kimoutolú!” Ko ha faʻunga faka-Kalisi ʻo e kupuʻi lea ko ení ʻoku hā tuʻo fā ia ʻi he Fakahā 19:1-6 ʻi hono fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e lotu loí. ʻI he hoko iá, ʻe maʻu ai ʻe he kau lotu moʻoní ʻa e ʻuhinga makehe ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e kupuʻi lea “Haleluiá” ʻi ha founga fakaʻapaʻapa.
Ko ʻEne Ngāue Kāfakafá
3. Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa tefito ʻo ʻetau fakatahataha maʻu peé?
3 Ko e tokotaha-faʻu ʻo e Sāme 111 ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lahi ʻoku mātuʻaki tuha ai ʻa Sihova mo ʻetau fakahīkihiki fāʻūtahá. ʻOku pehē ʻi he veesi 1 (PM): “Teu fakamalo kia Jihova aki hoku loto kotoabe, i he fakataha oe agatonu, bea i he lotolotoga oe kakai.” ʻOku ongoʻi tatau ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻahó ni. Ko e taumuʻa tefito ʻo ʻetau fakatahataha maʻu peé, fakatouʻosi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga fakalotofonuá mo e ngaahi fakataha-lahi lalahí ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova.
4. ʻE lava fēfē ke kumi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihová?
4 “Oku lahi [pe kāfakafa] ae gaue a Jihova, oku kumi ki ai akinautolu kotoabe oku fiefia ai.” (Sāme 111:2, PM) Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e kupuʻi lea “kumi ki ai.” Fakatatau ki he maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha, ʻoku lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e vēsí ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá “ko e meʻa tefito ia ke fakalaulauloto mo ako tōtōivi mo līʻoa ki ai.” Ko e fakatupu ʻa Sihová ʻoku fonu ʻi he taumuʻa fakaofo. ʻOkú ne fokotuʻu ʻa e laʻaá, māmaní mo e māhiná ʻi honau tuʻuʻanga, ʻo nau felāveʻi lelei kotoa, ʻo tokonaki mai ai ki hotau foʻi māmaní ʻa e māfana mo e maama, ʻaho mo e pō, ko e ngaahi faʻahitaʻu pea mo e huʻa mo e mamaha ʻa e tahí.
5. Ko e hā kuo fakahaaʻi ʻi he fakalakalaka ʻo hono mahinoʻi ʻe he tangatá ʻa e ʻunivēsí?
5 Kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau saienisí ha meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e tuʻuʻanga ʻo e foʻi māmaní ʻi hotau sisitemi solá pea pehē ki he tisaini haohaoa ʻo e vilo, lahi mo e kakano ʻo e foʻi māhiná. Ko e fokotuʻutuʻu mo e felāveʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi naunau fakalangi ko ení ʻoku ʻai ai ke malava ʻa e feliliuaki fakaʻofoʻofa mo hokohoko ʻo e ngaahi faʻahitaʻú. Pehē foki, kuo ako ʻa e meʻa lahi fekauʻaki mo e faʻunga tonu mātē ʻo e ngaahi mālohi ʻo natulá ʻi he ʻunivēsí. Ko ia ai, ʻi ha kupu naʻe fakakaveinga “Ko e ʻUniveesi Tisaini ‘Tonu Mātē,’” naʻe fakamatala ai ha palōfesa ʻi he ʻenisinia makēniká: “ʻOku mātuʻaki faingofua hono mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo liliu ai e fakakaukau ʻa e kau saienisi tokolahi ʻi he taʻu ʻe 30 kuohilí, ʻi heʻenau loto-tatau ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e tui lahi ke tui ai ʻe lava ke fakamatalaʻi naʻe hokonoa fakatuʻupakē mai pē ʻa e ʻunivēsí. Ko e fakamoʻoni ki ha tokotaha-tisaini potó ʻoku hoko ai ʻo toe fakatuipau ange, ko e lahi ange ia ʻo ʻetau maʻu ʻa e mahino ʻo fekauʻaki mo hotau nofoʻanga kuo faʻu pōtoʻí.”
6. ʻOku fēfē hoʻo ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻo hono ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangatá?
6 Ko e toe fakahāhā lahi ʻe taha ʻo e fakatupú ko e founga ʻo hono ngaohi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Sāme 139:14) ʻI hono ngaohi ʻa e ongo meʻa fakaetangatá, naʻá ne ʻoange kia kinaua ha ʻatamai, ko ha sino fakataha mo e ngaahi ʻōkani kotoa ʻoku fiemaʻú, mo e malava pea mo e feʻunga ʻa e sino ko iá ke ne fai ha ngāue. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e mana ko ia naʻe kau ki he ngaahi malava naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke lea mo fanongó, pea pehē ki he tohí mo e lautohí. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kakai tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi malava ko iá. ʻOkú ke toe maʻu foki ha tuʻunga ʻo e ngāue mataotao fakaofo ʻi ho faʻungá—ko e malava ke tuʻu hangatonu ho sinó. He ko ē, ko e faʻunga mo e palanisi ʻa ho sinó, ko ʻene malava ke ngaué mo e liliu fakakemikale ʻoku hoko aí, ʻoku fakatupunga ai ʻa e ongoʻi māluʻia. Tuku kehe ia, ko e ngaahi fehokotakinga neave fakaofo ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻai ho ʻatamaí mo ho ngaahi ongoʻangá ke ngāué ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe he kau saienisí. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ngaahi lavameʻa ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku malavá pē koeʻuhi ko e ʻatamai mo e ngaahi ongoʻanga ʻa ia kuo foaki kia kinautolú. Naʻa mo e ʻenisinia poto taha mo lavameʻa tahá kuo ʻikai lava ke ne faʻu ha meʻa pē ʻe fakaʻofoʻofa mo ʻaonga ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi liva ʻe hongofulu kuo fakaofo ʻa hono tisainí—ko ho louhiʻi nimá mo e motuʻa-nimá. ʻEke hifo kiate koe, ‘Naʻe mei lava ke fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakaueʻiloto ʻo e ʻātí mo e langá ʻo taʻekau ai hono ngāueʻaki pōtoʻi ʻo e ngaahi louhiʻi nima kuo ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá?’
Ngāue Kāfakafa ʻa e ʻOtuá mo Hono ʻUlungāangá
7. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakakaukau ki he Tohi Tapú ko ha taha ia ʻo e ngaahi ngāue kāfakafa ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 ʻOku kau ʻi he ngāue kāfakafa ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo kehe kuó ne fai maʻá e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Tohi Tapú. Ko e tohi tonu ko iá ko ha ngāue mataotao ia ʻoku feongoongoi. ʻI he ʻikai tatau mo ha toe tohí, ko e moʻoni ‘ne fakamanava ia mei he ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻaonga foki ki he akonakí.’ (2 Tim. 3:16) Hangē ko ení, ko e ʻuluaki tohi ʻo e Tohi Tapú, ʻa e Senesí, ʻoku fakamatala ai ki he founga ʻo hono fakamaʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he māmaní ʻa e fulikivanu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Noá. Ko e tohi hono uá, ʻa e Ekisotó, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e founga ʻo hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono Tuʻunga-ʻOtuá ʻaki hono fakahaofi ʻo ʻIsileli mei he nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité. ʻOku ngalingali naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ʻi he taimi naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne lea: “[Ko Sihová] ko ʻene ngāué ʻoku fakangeingei mo maʻongoʻonga, pea ʻoku tuʻu ʻo taʻengata ʻa ʻene māʻoniʻoní. Ko ha fakamanatu kuó ne ʻai ki heʻene ngaahi ngāue fakaofó. ʻOku manavaʻofa mo monu meesi ʻa Sihova.” (Sāme 111:3, 4, NW) ʻIkai ʻokú ke loto-tatau ko e ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻi he kotoa ʻo e hisitōliá, ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo fai lolotonga hoʻo moʻuí, ko ha fakamanatu ia ki hono tuʻunga “fakangeingei mo maʻongoʻonga”?
8, 9. (a) ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku kehekehe ai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá mei he ngaahi ngāue lahi ʻa e tangatá? (e) Ko e hā e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻokú ke houngaʻia aí?
8 Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻoku toe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo Sihová, hangē ko e māʻoniʻoní, manavaʻofá mo e mēsí. ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá ʻoku tātātaha ke fakatefito ia ʻi he māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku faʻa tupu ia mei he mānumanu, meheka mo e hīkisia. ʻOku hā mahino ia mei he ngaahi meʻatau fakalilifu kuo faʻu ʻe he tangatá ki he ngaahi tau ʻoku nau langaʻí pea ki he tupu fakaʻekonōmiká. ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa e mamahi taʻefaʻalaua mo e manavahē ki he laui miliona ʻo e faʻahinga tonuhia ʻoku maʻukoviá. Pehē foki, kuo lavaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lahi ʻa e tangatá tupu mei hono lōmekina ʻa e masivá. Ko ha fakatātā ʻe lave nai ki ai ʻa e tokolahi ko hono ngāueʻaki ko ia ʻa e kau pōpula ke nau langa ʻa e ngaahi pilamitá. Ko e ngaahi pilamita ko iá naʻe ngāueʻaki tefito ia ko e tanuʻanga ʻo e kau Felo loto-pōlepolé. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá he ʻaho ní ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene fakamafasiá ka ʻoku ‘fakaʻauha ai ʻa e fonuá.’—Lau ʻa e Fakahā 11:18.
9 He kehe moʻoni ia mei he ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihová, ʻa ia ʻoku fakatefito maʻu pē ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonú! Ko ʻene ngaahi ngāué ʻoku kau ai ʻa e tokonaki mohu meesi ki he fakamoʻui ʻo e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá. ʻI hono tokonaki mai ʻo e huhuʻí, naʻe ‘fakaha ai e he Otuá ene maonioní.’ (Loma 3:25, 26, PM) Ko e moʻoni, ko ‘ʻene māʻoniʻoní ʻoku tuʻu ʻo taʻengata’! Pea ki he manavaʻofá, kuo fakahāhā ia ʻi he founga kātaki ʻa ia ʻoku fakafeangai ʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku aʻu ʻo ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi lea ko e “muʻa,” pe kātaki, ʻi heʻene kōlenga kia kinautolu ke nau tafoki mei heʻenau ngaahi founga fakalotomamahí ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa totonú.—Lau ʻa e Isikeli 18:25.
Faitōnunga ki Heʻene Talaʻofá
10. Ko e hā e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e faitōnungá naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene fuakava mo ʻĒpalahamé?
10 “Kuo foaki eia ae mea kai kiate kinautolu oku nau manavahe kiate ia: te ne manatuʻi mau ai be a ene fuakava.” (Sāme 111:5, PM) ʻOku hā ngali naʻe ʻuhinga heni ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ki he fuakava ʻia ʻĒpalahamé. Naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sihova te ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé peá ne pehē te nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi matanikolo ʻo honau ngaahi filí. (Sen. 22:17, 18; Sāme 105:8, 9) ʻI hono muʻaki fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi talaʻofa ko iá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ko e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí. Naʻe nofo pōpula fuoloa ʻa e puleʻanga ko iá ʻi ʻIsipite, ka naʻe “manatu [ʻa e ʻOtuá] ki heʻene fuakava mo Epalahame” peá ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu. (Eki. 2:24) Ko e ngaahi feangainga ki mui ai ʻa Sihova mo kinautolú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa ʻene nima-homó. Naʻá ne tokonaki ʻa e meʻakai ki honau sinó mo e meʻakai fakalaumālie ki honau ʻatamaí mo e lotó. (Teu. 6:1-3; 8:4; Nehe. 9:21) ʻI he ngaahi senituli hoko atu aí, naʻe faʻa tafoki ai ʻa e puleʻangá mei he ʻOtuá, neongo ia naʻá ne fekauʻi atu ʻa e kau palōfita ke nau fakaʻaiʻai kinautolu ke nau foki mai. Laka hake he taʻu ʻe 1,500 hili ʻene fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité, naʻe fekauʻi mai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono ʻAlo-tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ki he māmaní. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau Siú naʻa nau talitekeʻi ʻa Sīsū pea tukuange ia ke tāmateʻi. Naʻe fokotuʻu leva ai ʻe Sihova ha puleʻanga foʻou, ko ha puleʻanga fakalaumālie, ko e “Isileli oe Otua.” Fakataha mo Kalaisi, ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e puleʻanga ko iá ʻa e hako fakalaumālie ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, ʻa ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sihova te ne ngāueʻaki ke tāpuakiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.—Kal. 3:16, 29; 6:16, PM.
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hokohoko atu ʻa Sihova ʻi he “manatu ki heʻene fuakava” mo ʻĒpalahamé?
11 ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa Sihova ʻi he “manatu ki heʻene fuakava” mo e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe talaʻofa fakafou mai aí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ne tokonaki lahi mai ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻi he lea ʻe 400 tupu. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻokú ne hokohoko atu hono tali ʻa e ngaahi lotu fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaesinó, ʻi he fehoanaki mo e ngaahi lea: “Ke ke foaki mai haʻamau meʻakai ki he ʻanai, ʻo hokohoko ʻaho pe.”—Luke 11:3; Sāme 72:16, 17; Ai. 25:6-8.
Mālohi Fakamanavahē ʻo Sihová
12. ʻI he founga fē naʻe ʻoange ai ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻa e ‘tofia oe ngaahi puleʻangá’?
12 “Kuo ne fakaha ki hono kakai ae malohi o ene gaahi gaue, koeuhi ke ne foaki kiate kinautolu ae tofia oe hiteni [pe ngaahi puleʻangá].” (Sāme 111:6, PM) Ko e meʻa tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe taha ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ko honau fakatauʻatāinaʻi fakaemana mei ʻIsipité. ʻI he iku ʻo fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau hū ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻa nau malava ke ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi he tafaʻaki fakahahake mo e fakahihifo ʻo e Vaitafe Sioataní. (Lau ʻa e Nehemaia 9:22-25.) ʻIo, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli ʻa e ‘tofia oe ngaahi puleʻangá.’ Ko ha fakaʻaliʻali moʻoni ia ʻo e mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá!
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakahāhā ʻo e mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Pāpiloné naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lahi ange ʻo e fakatauʻatāiná kuo lavaʻi ʻe Sihová?
13 Kae kehe, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi lelei, neongo ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova maʻanautolú, naʻe ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia pe ki heʻenau fanga kui ko ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake mo Sēkopé. Naʻa nau toutou angatuʻu ʻo aʻu ai ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Pāpilone ke ne toʻo kinautolu, ʻo takiheeʻi. (2 Kal. 36:15-17; Nehe. 9:28-30) Kapau naʻe moʻui ʻa e tokotaha-faʻu ʻo e Sāme 111 hili ʻa e foki ʻa ʻIsileli mei he takiheeʻi ʻi Pāpiloné, ʻo hangē ko e fakahuʻunga ʻa e kau mataotao Tohi Tapu ʻe niʻihi, naʻá ne maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga lahi ange ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi Heʻene mateakí mo hono mālohí. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e kau Siú mei Pāpilone—ko ha ʻemipaea naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau lao ke ʻoua ʻe tukuange ʻa e kau pōpulá.—Ai. 14:4, 17.
14 ʻI he senituli nai ʻe nima ki mui ai, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa hono mālohí ʻi ha founga ʻoku toe lahi ange ʻi hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga fakatomala ʻo e tangatá mei he pōpula ki he angahalá mo e maté. (Loma 5:12) Ko hono ola ʻe taha ko e ʻatā ko ia ʻa e hala ki he toko 144,000 ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau hoko ko e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisi kuo pani ʻe he laumālié. ʻI he 1919, naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono mālohí ke fakatauʻatāinaʻi ha kiʻi toenga ʻo e faʻahinga pani ko ení mei he pōpula ki he lotu loí. Ko ʻenau lavameʻa lolotonga ʻa e taimi ko eni ʻo e ngataʻangá ʻoku lava ke pehē ko e tupu pē ia mei he mālohi ʻo Sihová. ʻI hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻenau faitōnunga ʻo aʻu ki he maté, te nau kau fakataha ai mo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he pule mei hēvani ki he māmaní maʻá e lelei ʻa e faʻahinga fakatomala ʻo e tangatá. (Fkh. 2:26, 27; 5:9, 10) Te nau maʻu ʻa e māmaní ʻi ha founga lahi mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he meʻa naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá.—Mt. 5:5.
Tefitoʻi Moʻoni Taʻengata mo Alafalalaʻanga
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku kau ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e nima ʻo Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá?
15 “Ko e koto moʻoni mo fakakonisitutone ʻa e ngaahi ngaue ʻa hono nima; ʻoku ʻosiʻa sivi ʻene ngaahi fekau kotoa. ʻOku nau matuʻu ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata, kuo feia ʻi he moʻoni mo e tonusika.” (Sāme 111:7, 8) ʻOku kau ʻi he “ngaahi ngaue ʻa hono nima [ʻo Sihová]” ʻa e ongo maka lafalafa ʻa ia naʻe tongi ai ʻa e lao mahuʻinga ʻe hongofulu ki ʻIsilelí. (Eki. 31:18) Ko e ngaahi laó ni, fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni kehe kotoa naʻe hoko ko e konga ʻo e fuakava Lao ʻa Mōsesé, ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni taʻengata mo alafalalaʻanga.
16 Ko e fakatātaá, ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi fekau, pe lao, ʻi he ongo maka lafalafa ko iá naʻe pehē ai: “Ko au Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá ʻoku ou kounaʻi ʻa e anga-līʻoa maʻataʻatā.” ʻOku toe fakamatala ai ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e “ʻaloʻofa ki he afeʻi toʻutangatá ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa kiate [ia] mo tauhi [ʻene] ngaahi fekaú.” Ko e ongo maka lafalafá naʻe toe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻaonga hangē ko e “fakaʻapaʻapa ki hoʻo tamaí mo hoʻo faʻeé” pea “ke ʻoua naʻá ke kaihaʻa,” pea pehē ki he lao fakamaama lahi fekauʻaki mo e mānumanu ki he koloa ʻa e niʻihi kehé.—Eki. 20:5, 6, 12, 15, 17, NW.
Hotau Tokotaha-Huhuʻi Māʻoniʻoni mo Manavahēʻia
17. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ke nau fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ai ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
17 “Naa ne fekau atu ae huhui ki hono kakai: kuo ne fokotuu ene fuakava o lauikuoga: oku maonioni mo geia [pe manavahēʻia] a hono huafa.” (Sāme 111:9, PM) ʻOku toe ʻi he fakakaukau nai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e mateaki ʻa Sihova ki heʻene talaʻofa fuakava kia ʻĒpalahamé. Fakatatau ki he meʻa ko iá, naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí ke nau pōpula ai pē, ʻuluakí ʻi ʻIsipite ʻo e kuonga muʻá pea ki mui ai, ʻi heʻenau hoko ko e kau pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné. ʻI he ongo tuʻungá fakatouʻosi, naʻe huhuʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono kakaí. Kapau ko e ongo ʻuhingá pē ia, ne ʻosi totonu ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ia ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Lau ʻa e Ekisoto 20:7; Loma 2:23, 24.
18. Ko e hā ʻokú ke ongoʻi ai ko hono fataki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ko ha monū?
18 ʻOku hoko ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he kau Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní, ʻa ia kuo huhuʻi mei he pōpula ki he angahalá mo e maté ʻo taʻehaʻamanaki. ʻOku totonu ke tau fai ʻetau lelei tahá ke moʻui ʻo fehoanaki mo e ʻuluaki kole ʻi he lotu ʻa e ʻEikí: “Ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ho huafá.” (Mt. 6:9, NW) Ko e fakalaulauloto ki he huafa lāngilangiʻia ko iá ʻoku totonu ke fakahūhū ai ʻia kitautolu ʻa e manavahē ʻOtua. Naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha-tohi ʻo e Sāme 111 ʻa e vakai totonu ki he manavahē ʻOtuá, ʻi heʻene pehē: “Koe manavahe kia Jihova koe kamataaga ia oe boto: oku boto akinautolu kotoabe oku fai ki he ene fekau.”—Sāme 111:10, PM.
19. Ko e hā te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hokó?
19 Ko ha manavahē lelei ki he ʻOtuá ʻe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke fehiʻa ki he meʻa ʻoku koví. ʻE toe tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he ngaahi ʻulungāanga fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e ʻOtuá hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Sāme 112, ʻa ia te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hokó. Ko e saame ko iá ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke tau taau ai ke kau ʻi he laui miliona te nau fiefia ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo taʻengata ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOkú Ne tuha mo ia. “Oku tologa o taegata ae fakamalo [pe fakahīkihiki] kiate ia.”—Sāme 111:10, PM.
Fehuʻi ki he Fakalaulauloto
• Ko e hā ʻoku tuha ai ʻa Sihova mo ʻetau fakahīkihiki fāʻūtahá?
• Ko e hā e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāué?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hoʻo vakai ki he monū ʻo hono fataki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 20]
Ko ʻetau taumuʻa tefito ʻi he fakatahataha maʻu peé ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ko e kotoa ʻo e lao ʻa Sihová ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni taʻengata mo alafalaʻanga