“Ko Hai ʻOku Tatau mo Sihova ko Hotau ʻOtua?”
“Ko hai ʻoku tatau mo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua? ʻA ia ʻoku ne ʻai mei ʻolunga hono ʻafioʻanga.”—SĀME 113:5.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he ʻOtuá mo e Tohitapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku taau ke fai ha tokanga ki ai?
KUO monūʻia moʻoni ʻa e kau fakamālōʻia ʻo Sihová. Ko ha monū lahi ē ke kau ki he kakai fiefia ko ʻení! ʻI he tuʻunga ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoni kitautolú, ʻoku tau tali ʻa e fakahinohino, ngaahi lao, ngaahi akonaki, ngaahi talaʻofa, mo e ngaahi kikite ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú. ʻOku tau fiefia ke ako mei he Tohitapú mo ‘akonekina ʻe Sihova.’—Sione 6:45.
2 Koeʻuhi ko e ʻapasia loloto ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku lava ke nau ʻeke: “Ko hai ʻoku tatau mo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua?” (Sāme 113:5) ʻOku fakahā ʻe he ngaahi lea ko ia ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e tui. Ka ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻa e tui pehē ki he ʻOtuá? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku nau fakamālōʻia ai ʻa Sihová?
ʻOku Taau ʻa e Tui mo e Fakamālōʻia
3. Ko e hā ʻa e Sāme Halelí, pea ko e hā naʻe ui ʻaki ai iá?
3 ʻOku feʻungamālie ʻa e tui kia Sihová koeʻuhi he ko e ʻOtua taʻe hano tatau ia. ʻOku fakamamafaʻi ʻeni ʻi he Sāme 113, 114, mo e Sam 115, ko e konga ia ʻo e ngaahi Sāme Haleli ʻe ono. Fakatatau ki he ʻApiako fakalāpai ko Hileli, naʻe hivaʻaki ʻa e Sāme 113 mo e 114 lolotonga hono kai ʻa e Lakaatu faka-Siu ʻi he ʻosi ʻa hono lingi ʻa e ipu uaine hono uá pea kuo fakamatalaʻi mo e mahuʻinga ʻo e kātoangá. Naʻe hivaʻi ʻa e Sāme 115 ki he 118 ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e ipu uaine hono fā. (Fehoanaki mo Mātiu 26:30) ʻOku ui kinautolu, ko e “Sāme ʻo Haleli” koeʻuhi ʻoku nau toutou ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakaʻilonga ofo ko e Haleluia!—“Fakamālō kia Iaa!”
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e lea ko e “Haleluia,” pea ʻoku tuʻo fiha ʻa ʻene hā ʻi he Tohitapú?
4 Ko e “Haleluia!” ko e liliu lea ia ʻo e lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku hā tuʻo 24 ʻi he Sāmé. ʻI he konga kehe ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻoku hā tuʻo fā ha foʻi lea faka-Kalisi tatau mo ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fiefia kuo hokosia ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí, ko e ʻemipaea fakaemāmani ʻo e lotu loí, pea mo e fiefia ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e kamata ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ke pule ko e Tuʻí. (Fakahā 19:1-6) ʻI heʻetau sivi fakaikiiki ʻa e ngaahi Sāme Haleli ʻe tolu, te tau sio loto nai ʻoku tau hiva ʻi he ngaahi hiva ko ʻeni ʻo e fakamālōʻia ʻo Sihová.
Fakamālō kia Iaa!
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fehuʻi ʻoku tali ʻe he Sāme 113, pea ko hai ʻoku fakatefito ʻa hono kaunga ki ai ʻa e fekau ʻi he Sāme 113:1, 2?
5 ʻOku tali ʻe he Sāme 113 ʻa e fehuʻi, Ko e hā ke fakamālōʻia ai ʻa Sihová? ʻOku kamataʻaki pē ʻa e fekau: “Haleluia! Haʻa tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sihova, mou fakamālōʻia, mou fakamālōʻia ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova. Ke fakamālōʻia ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova mei he taimi ni ʻo taʻengata.” (Sāme 113:1, 2) “Haleluia!” ʻIo, “Fakamalo kia Iaa!” ʻOku kaunga tefito ʻa e fekau ko iá ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he “taimi fakamui” ko ʻení. (Tāniela 12:4) Ko e huafa ʻo Sihová kuo hiki hake ia ʻi he taimí ni pea faai atu ki he taʻengata ʻi māmani lahi. ʻOku lolotonga fanongonongo ʻe heʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ia, ko Kalaisi ʻoku Tuʻi, pea kuo ʻosi fokotuʻu ʻa e Puleʻangá ʻi hēvani. ʻOku ʻikai ke lava ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló mo ʻene kautahá ke taʻofi ʻa e fakamālō ko ʻeni kia Sihová.
6. Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e fakamālō kia Sihova ‘mei he hopo ʻa e laʻaá ki heʻene tō’?
6 ʻE faai atu pē ʻa e hiva ʻo e fakamālō kaeʻoua ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ke fakafonuʻaki ia ʻa e māmaní. “Ke fakamālōʻia ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova mei he hopo ki he to ʻa e laʻa.” (Sāme 113:3) ʻOku mahulu atu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni ia ʻi ha lotu fakaʻaho pē ʻa ha ngaahi meʻa moʻui fakaemāmani. ʻOku hopo ʻa e laʻaá mei he hahaké pea tō ki he hihifó, ʻo aʻusia ʻa e māmaní hono kotoa pē. ʻI he feituʻu kotoa ʻoku huhulu ʻe he laʻaá, ʻe vavé ni ke fakamālōʻia ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová ʻe he kakai kotoa pē kuo fakatauʻatāinaʻi mei he pōpula ki he lotu loí mo e kautaha ʻa Sētané. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e hiva ko ʻeni ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai hano ngataʻangá kuo hivaʻaki ia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni pani ʻa Sihová mo kinautolu ʻe hoko ko e fānau fakaemāmani ʻa ʻene Tuʻi, ko Sīsū Kalaisí. Ko ha toki monū lahi ē kuo nau maʻu ke hoko ko e kau hiva ʻo e ngaahi fakamālōʻia ʻo Sihová!
ʻOku ʻIkai Hano Tatau ʻo Sihova
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo tafaʻaki ʻo e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová kuo lave ki ai ʻi he Sāme 113:4?
7 ʻOku tānaki atu ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “ʻOku maʻolunga ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga, ʻoku maʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi langi ʻa hono kololia.” (Sāme 113:4) ʻOku fakahanga ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e tokangá ki he ongo tafaʻaki ʻo e tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻo e ʻOtuá: (1) ʻI he vakai ʻa Sihova, ʻa e Tokotaha Māʻolunga Taupotú, ʻa ia ʻoku ‘maʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga,’ ʻoku nau hangē ha tulutā mei ha kane pe ko ha kiʻi efu ʻi he ngaahi meʻafua; (ʻAisea 40:15; Tāniela 7:18) (2) ko hono lāngilangí ʻoku mahulu mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he ngaahi langi matelié, koeʻuhi he ʻoku fai ʻe he kau ʻāngeló ʻa hono finangaló he ko e hau.—Sāme 19:1, 2; 103:20, 21.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku afeitaulalo ai ʻa Sihova ke ne fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi hēvani mo ia ʻi māmaní?
8 Naʻe ueʻi ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻe he tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻo e ʻOtuá ke ne pehē: “Ko hai ʻoku tatau mo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua? ʻA ia ʻoku ne ʻai mei ʻolunga hono ʻafioʻanga, ʻa ia ʻoku ne afeitaulalo ke vakai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa langi mo mamani.” (Sāme 113:5, 6) ʻOku fuʻu māʻolunga ʻaupito ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia kuo pau ai ke ne afeitaulalo ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi hēvani mo māmaní. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke māʻolunga ha tokotaha ia ʻia Sihova pe moʻulaloa ia ki ha niʻihi, ka ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻi heʻene fai meesi mo kaungāongoʻi ki he kau angahalaʻiá. Ko hono tokonaki mai ʻa hono ʻAló, ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e “fakatupuhōifuaʻanga” ki he kau Kalisitiane paní pea mo e māmani ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa Sihová.—1 Sione 2:1, 2.
ʻOku Kaungāongoʻi ʻa Sihova
9, 10. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku ‘hiki hake ʻa e masiva’ ʻe he ʻOtuá ‘ke nau nofo mo e kau houʻeiki’?
9 ʻI he fakamamafaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa e kaungāongoʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne tānaki atu ʻo pehē ko Sihová “ʻoku ne fokotuʻu mei he efu ʻa e lauvale; ʻoku ne hiki siʻi masiva mei he tuʻungaveve. Ke ne ʻai ke nau nonofo mo houʻeiki, ʻio, mo e houʻeiki ʻo hono kakai. ʻA ia ʻoku ne ngaohi ʻa e paʻa ke fakafamili—siʻi finemotuʻa fiefia he maʻu tamaiki. Haleluia!” (Sāme 113:7-9) ʻOku tui ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku malava ke ne fakahaofi ʻa e faʻahinga faingataʻaʻiá, ʻo liliu honau tuʻungá, mo fakafiemālieʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻú mo e holi totonú. ‘Ko e Tokotaha Maʻolunga mo Taupotu Taha ʻokú ne fakamanavahake ʻa e laumālie ʻo e angamalū mo e loto ʻo e kau mafesi.’—ʻAisea 57:15.
10 ʻOku fēfē hono ‘hiki hake ʻa e masiva,’ ʻe Sihova ‘ke nau nofo mo e houʻeiki’? Kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová, ʻokú ne ʻai ʻene kau sevānití ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e lāngilangi tatau mo e kau houʻeikí. Naʻá ne fai pehē ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo Siosifa, ʻa ia naʻá ne hoko ko e pule ki he meʻakai ʻi ʻIsipité. (Sēnesi 41:37-49) ʻI ʻIsileli, ko e nofo mo e kau houʻeikí, pe kau tangata maʻu mafai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová, ko ha monū naʻe koloaʻaki. Hangē ko e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní, naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau tangata peheé ʻa e tokoni mo e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá.
11. Ko e hā nai ʻe pehē ai ʻoku kaungatonu fakatefito pē ʻa e Sāme 113:7-9 ki he kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi onopooní?
11 ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono “ngaohi ʻa e paʻa ke fakafamili”? Naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he fefine paʻa ko ʻAná ha tama ko Sāmiuela, ʻa ia naʻá ne foaki ki he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. (1 Sāmiuela 1:20-28) Ko e meʻa ʻoku toe mahuʻinga angé, kamata meia Sīsū pea mo hono huaʻi hifo ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki heʻene kau ākongá ʻi he Penitekosi 33 T.S., naʻe kamata ai ke maʻu ʻa e fānau fakalaumālie ʻe he fefine fakaefakatātā ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa Saione fakahēvani. (ʻAisea 54:1-10, 13; Ngāue 2:1-4) Pea hangē pē ko ia ko hono toe fakafoki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau Siú ki honau fonuá ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné, ʻi he 1919 naʻá ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau pani ʻo e “Isileli oe Otua” mei he nofo pōpula ki Pāpiloné pea kuo tāpuakiʻi lahi fakalaumālie kinautolu ʻo kaungatonu ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻi he Sāme 113:7-9 kiate kinautolu. (Kalētia 6:16, PM) ʻI he tuʻunga ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni mateaki ʻa Sihová, ko e toenga ʻo ʻIsileli fakalaumālié mo honau tākanga ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ki he moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻoku nau tali loto-fiefia ki he ngaahi lea fakaʻosi ʻa e Sāme 113: ‘Mou fakamālō kia Iaa!’
Fakamoʻoni ʻo e Laulōtaha ʻa Sihová
12. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe he Sāme 114 ʻa e laulōtaha ʻa Sihová?
12 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Sāme 114 ʻa e laulōtaha ʻa Sihová ʻaki ʻa ʻene lave ki he ngaahi meʻa laulōtaha ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “ʻI he ʻalu atu ʻa Isileli mei Isipite, ʻa e fale ʻo Sekope mei he kakai lea kehe, ko Hono potu tapu ʻa Siuta, ko Isileli Hono puleʻanga.” (Sāme 114:1, 2) Naʻe fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he nofo pōpula ki he kau ʻIsipité, ʻa ia ko ʻenau leá naʻe faikehe ia ki heʻenau fanongo ki aí. Ko e fakahaofi ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻa ia naʻe lau fakaemaau fakaefakatātā ko Siuta mo ʻIsileli, ʻokú ne fakahā ai ʻe lava ʻe Sihova ke fakahaofi ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he ʻaho ní.
13. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe he Sāme 114:3-6 ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová pea mo e kaunga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokosiá ki ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá?
13 ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ʻení ʻa e hau ʻa Sihova ki he fakatupu hono kotoa pē: “Naʻe sio ki ai ʻa e tahi, ʻo hola; ko Sioatani naʻe situʻa. Naʻe hopo ʻa e ngaahi moʻunga hange ni sipi tangata, pea hange ni lami ʻa e ngaahi maʻolunga. Ko e ha ʻau, siʻi tahi, ʻoku ke hola ai? Pea situʻa ai ʻa koe, Sioatani? ʻOku mou hopo ai, Moʻunga, hange ni sipi tangata? Pea hange ni lami, ʻa e ngaahi maʻolunga?” (Sāme 114:3-6) Naʻe “hola” ʻa e Tahi Kulokula ʻi hono fakamātuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ʻaluʻanga ʻi ai ki heʻene kakaí. Pea naʻe sio ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he ngāue ʻa e nima māfimafi ʻo Sihová ki he kau ʻIsipite naʻa nau mate ʻi he toe foki mai ʻa e tahí. (ʻEkisoto 14:21-31) ʻI ha fakahāhā meimei tatau ʻo e mafai fakaeʻotuá, ko e Vaitafe Sioataní naʻe kamata ke “situʻa,” ʻo lava ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke kolosi atu ki Kēnani. (Siōsiua 3:14-16) “Naʻe hopo ʻa e ngaahi moʻunga hange ni sipi tangata” ʻi he taimi naʻe kohu ai mo ngalulu ʻa e Moʻunga Sainaí ʻi he fokotuʻu ʻa e fuakava ko e Laó. (ʻEkisoto 19:7-18) ʻI he ofi ke fakaʻosi ʻa e hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé, naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻi he tuʻunga hangē ha fehuʻí, ʻokú ne fokotuʻu nai ko e tahí, vaitafé, ngaahi moʻungá, mo e ngaahi tafungofungá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te nau moʻui, naʻa nau ofoofo ʻi he ngaahi fakahāhā ko ʻeni ʻo e mafai ʻo Sihová.
14. Ko e hā naʻe faiʻaki ʻa e mālohi ʻo Sihová ʻi Mēlipa mo Kētesi, pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē hono ueʻi ʻe he meʻa ko ʻení ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he ʻaho ní?
14 ʻI he kei lave fuonounou ki he mafai ʻo Sihová, naʻe hiva ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Tete ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEiki, ʻa mamani ē, ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo Sekope: ʻa ia naʻa ne liliu ke tokanga vai ʻa e makatuʻu. Pea ke matavai ʻa e makahunu.” (Sāme 114:7, 8) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻi he founga fakaefakatātā, ʻoku totonu ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau tuʻu tetetete ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, ko e ʻEiki mo e Pule Fakaleveleva ʻo e māmaní hono kotoa. Ko e “ʻOtua ʻo Sekope” pe ʻIsileli, pea ko e toe ʻOtua foki ia ʻo e kau ʻIsileli fakalaumālié mo honau tākanga fakaemāmaní. ʻI he toafa ʻi Mēlipa mo Kētesí, naʻe fakahā fakaemana ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono mafaí ʻaki ʻene “liliu ke tokanga vai ʻa e makatuʻu. Pea ke matavai ʻa e makahunu.” (ʻEkisoto 17:1-7; Nōmipa 20:1-11) Ko e ngaahi fakamanatu pehē ʻo e mafai fakaofo mo e tokanga moʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe heʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní ha ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ki he tui ʻo ʻikai ke toe fehuʻia kiate ia.
ʻIkai ke Hangē ko e Ngaahi ʻOtua ʻAitoli
15. Naʻe anga-fēfē nai ʻa e hivaʻi ʻo e Sāme 115?
15 ʻOku naʻinaʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he Sāme 115 ke fakamālō mo falala kia Sihova. ʻOku tuku ai ʻa e tāpuaki mo e tokoni kiate ia mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitolí. Ko e sāme ko ʻení naʻe hivaʻi fetāliaki nai. ʻA ia ko e faʻahi ʻe taha te nau hiva nai: “Haʻa ʻapasia ki he ʻEiki, falala kia Sihova.” Naʻe tali mai nai ʻe he fakatahaʻangá: “Ko honau Tokoni ia mo honau Pa.”—Sāme 115:11.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻo Sihova mo e ngaahi ʻaitoli ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá?
16 Ko e lāngilangí ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua ʻe fai kiate kitautolu ka ki he huafa ʻo Sihová, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e anga-ʻofa, pe ʻofa mateaki, mo e moʻoni. (Sāme 115:1) ʻE manuki nai ʻa e ngaahi filí ʻo ʻeke: “Komaʻa nai honau ʻOtua?” Ka ʻoku lava ke tali ʻe he kakai ʻa Sihová: “Ko hotau ʻOtua ʻoku ʻi langi: kuo ne fai kotoa ʻa e meʻa ne ne finagalo ki ai.” (Sam 115 Veesi 2, 3) Kaekehe, ko e ngaahi ʻaitoli ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ha meʻa ʻe taha, he ko e ngaahi tamapua ngaohi pē ʻe he tangatá mei he silivá mo e koulá. Neongo ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa honau ngutu, mata, mo e telinga, ka ʻoku nau noa, kui, mo tuli. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa honau ihu ka ʻoku ʻikai lava ke nau namuʻi ha meʻa, vaʻe ka ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ke ʻalu, ʻi ai mo e monga kae ʻikai ke lava ha lea. Ko kinautolu ʻoku nau ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitoli ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ha meʻa, pea pehē mo kinautolu ʻoku nau falala ki aí te nau hoko pē ko honau tatau ʻo ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha moʻui.—Sam 115 Veesi 4-8.
17. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke lava ʻa e maté ʻo fakamālō kia Sihova, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku tau maʻú?
17 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa e ekinaki ke falala kia Sihova ko e Tokotaha Tokoni mo e Pa maluʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo e fale fakataulaʻeiki ʻo ʻĒloné, mo kinautolu hono kotoa pē ʻoku manavahē ki he ʻOtuá. (Sāme 115:9-11) ʻI he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē kia Sihová, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻapasia loloto ki he ʻOtuá mo e mātuʻaki manavahē ke taʻe fakahōifua kiate ia. ʻOku tau maʻu foki mo e tui ko e Tokotaha “ʻa ia ne ne ngaohi ʻa e langi mo e fonua” ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi ʻene kau lotu mateakí. (Sam 115 Veesi 12-15) Ko hēvani ko e feituʻu ia ʻo hono taloní, ka naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e māmaní ko e ʻapi taʻengata ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata mateaki mo talangofuá. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ke lava ʻe kinautolu ʻoku maté pea ʻikai lava ke lea pe ʻilo ha meʻá ke fakamālō kia Sihova, ko kitautolu ʻoku kei moʻuí, ʻoku totonu ke tau fai pehē ʻi he ʻaufuatō mo e mateaki kakato. (Koheleti 9:5) Ko kinautolu pē ʻoku nau fakamālō kia Sihová te nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata mo malava ke ‘fakamalo kia Iaa’ ʻo taʻengata, mo lea lelei kau kiate ia “ʻo taʻengata.” Ko ia ai, ke tau kau mateaki mo kinautolu ʻoku nau fai ki he ekinaki: ‘Mou fakamālō kia Iaa!’—Sāme 115:16-18.
Ngaahi ʻUlungaanga Fakaofo ʻo Sihová
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku faikehekehe ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová ia mei he ngaahi ʻotua loí?
18 Ko Sihová ko e ʻOtua moʻui ʻokú ne fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga fakaofo, ʻo kehe ʻaupito mei he ngaahi ʻaitoli ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha moʻui. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga haohaoa Ia ʻo e ʻofá pea ʻokú ne “ʻAloʻofa mo Anga lelei, Tuai ki he Houhau, pea Fonu ʻi he Kelesi mo e Moʻoni.” (ʻEkisoto 34:6; 1 Sione 4:8) Ko ha kehekehe ē ka ko ia mei he ʻotua Kēnani anga-fulikivanu ko Moloke, ʻa ia naʻe feilaulauʻaki ki ai ʻa e fānaú! Naʻe pehē ko e ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻotua ko ʻení naʻe fōtunga ko e tangata kae ʻuluʻi pulu. Naʻe pehē ko e ʻaitolí ni naʻe ʻai ia ke uloulo pea toki laku ʻa e fānaú ki hono nima naʻe hapai mai, ʻo nau toki ngangana ai ki he fonise afi uloulo ʻi lalo. Ka ʻoku mātuʻaki ʻofa mo faimeesi lahi fau ʻa Sihova he naʻa mo e fakakaukau ko ia ʻo e feilaulau ʻaki ʻa e tangatá “naʻe ʻikai ake ia ʻi [hono] loto.”—Selemaia 7:31.
19 ʻOku kau foki ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga tefito ʻo Sihová mo e fakamaau totonu haohaoa, poto taʻengata, mo e mafai māfimafiʻia. (Teutalōnome 32:4; Siope 12:13; ʻAisea 40:26) Kae fēfē ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua fakatalatupuʻá? Ko e ngaahi ʻotua mo e ngaahi ʻotua fefine Pāpiloné naʻa nau anga-sauni kae ʻikai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú. Ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻIsipité naʻe ʻikai ko ha ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga haohaoa ʻo e potó ka naʻe fakahā ʻoku ʻi ai honau ngaahi vaivaiʻanga fakaetangata. ʻOku ʻikai ke fai ha ofo ai, koeʻuhi he ko e ngaahi ʻotua mo e ngaahi ʻotua fefine loi ko e ngaohi ia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata “taka launoa,” ʻa ia ʻoku nau taku ʻoku nau poto. (Loma 1:21-23) ʻOku pehē naʻe feangatuʻuʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua Kalisí. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he ngaahi talatupuʻá, naʻe ngāuekoviʻaki ʻe Seusi ʻa hono mafaí ʻaki ʻene fakahifo ʻa ʻene tamaí mei he taloní, ko Kalonuse ʻa ia naʻá ne liua ʻa ʻene tamaí tonu ko ʻUlani. Ko ha monū lahi ē ka ko e tauhi mo fakamālō kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻui mo moʻoni, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e ʻofa, fakamaau totonu, poto mo e mafai haohaoa!
ʻOku Taau ʻa Sihova mo e Fakamālōʻia Taʻengata
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga naʻe ʻomai ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ke fai ai ʻa e fakamālō ki he huafa ʻo Sihová?
20 ʻOku taau ʻa Sihova mo e fakamālōʻia taʻengatá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Sāme Halelí. Pehē pē, ʻi he foaki ʻa Tēvita mo e kau ʻIsilelí ki he langa ʻo e temipalé, naʻá ne pehē ʻi he ʻao ʻo e fakatahaʻangá: “Malo mo koe, ʻe Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo Isileli ko ʻemau kui, ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku oʻou, ʻEiki, ʻa e maʻolunga, mo e malohinga, mo e langilangiʻia, mo e ikuna, mo e aoniu; he ko e meʻa kotoa ʻi he langi mo mamani ko hoʻo mea: ʻe Sihova, ʻoku oʻou ʻa e pule; pea ʻoku tuku taupeupe atu koe, ko e ʻEiki ʻo e meʻa kotoa. Ko e koloa mo e ongoongo ʻoku mei he ʻAfiona pe fakatouʻosi, pea ko e pule fakaleveleva koe; pea ʻoku ʻi ho nima ʻa e ivi mo e mafai; pea ʻoku ʻi ho nima foki ʻa e fakamaʻolunga mo e fakakaukaua ʻo e kakai kotoa pe. Ko ia ai ʻoku mau fakamālō atu, ʻe homau ʻOtua, mo fakahikihikiʻi ho huafa ongoongoa.”—1 Kalonikali 29:10-13.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Fakahā 19:1-6 ki hono fakamālōʻia ʻo Sihova ʻe he ngaahi konga kau fakahēvaní?
21 ʻE fakamālōʻia foki ʻa Sihova ʻo taʻengata ʻi hēvani. Naʻe fanongo ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné ki he “kakai toko lahi ʻi he langi” ʻoku nau pehē: “Haleluia! ʻOku ʻa hotau ʻOtua ʻa e fakamoʻui, mo e kololia mo e mafai: he ʻoku moʻoni mo totonu ʻa ʻene ngāhi fakamāu: he kuo ne fakamāu ʻa e feʻauaki lahi [Pāpilone ko e Lahi], ʻa ia naʻa ne maumauʻi ʻa mamani ʻaki ʻene feʻauaki, pea kuo ne ʻeke kiate ia ʻa e toto o ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki.” Naʻa nau toe pehē: “Haleluia!” Naʻe fai pehē mo e “mātuʻa ʻe toko uofulu ma fa, mo e meʻa-moʻui ʻe toko fa.” Naʻe pehē ʻe ha leʻo mei he taloní: “Mou fakamālō ki hotau ʻOtua, ʻa e kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pe aʻana, ʻa kimoutolu ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia, ʻa e iki mo e lalahi.” Pea naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Sione: “Pea naʻe ongo mai hangē ha leʻo ʻo ha kakai tokolahi, pea hangē ko e uʻulu ʻo ha ngaahi vai lahi, pea hangē ko e longoaʻa ʻo ha ngaahi fuʻu mana, ʻo pehe, Haleluia! He ʻoku Hau ʻa e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua Aoniu.”—Fakahā 19:1-6.
22. ʻI he founga fē ʻe fakamālōʻia ai ʻa Sihova ʻi hono māmani foʻou kuo talaʻofá?
22 Ko ha feʻungamālie lahi ē ki he ngaahi kau tau fakahēvaní ke nau fakamālō kia Sihova! ʻI heʻene māmani foʻou ʻoku ofí ni maí, ʻe kau ʻa e kau mateaki ʻe toe fokotuʻu mei he maté mo e kau hao moʻui atu ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ʻi he fakamālō kia Iaa. ʻE hiki hake ʻe he ngaahi moʻunga māʻolungá ʻa honau ʻulú ʻi he hiva fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi tafungofunga maʻuiʻui mo e ngaahi ʻakau fuá te nau hiva fakamālō. Tā, ko e meʻa moʻui kotoa pē ʻoku moʻui mo mānava te nau fakamālō ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he hiva Haleluia lahi! (Sāme 148) ʻE ongona ho leʻó ʻi he kau hiva fiefia ko iá? ʻE pehē kapau te ke ngāue mateaki kia Iaa mo ʻene kakaí. ʻOku totonu ke hoko ia ko hoʻo taumuʻa ʻi he moʻuí, he ko hai ʻoku tatau mo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá?
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ke fakamālō ai kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku ʻikai hano tatau ai ʻa Sihova?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku kaungāongoʻi ʻa Sihova?
◻ ʻI he founga fē ʻoku faikehekehe ai ʻa Sihova mei he ngaahi ʻaitoli ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha moʻui pea mo e ngaahi ʻotua loí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku tau lava ai ke pehē ʻe maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamālō taʻengata ʻi hēvani mo māmani?
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