ʻOku ʻIloʻi Moʻoni Koe ʻe he ʻOtuá?
“ʻE Sihova, . . . ʻoku ke maheni mo hoku hala fulipe.”—SĀME 139:1, 3.
1. Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo e mafola ʻa e ongo ko ia ʻo pehē ‘ʻoku ʻikai mahino ki he niʻihi kehé ʻetau ongoʻi’ ʻa e ngaahi loto-moʻua, ngaahi palōpalema, mo e ngaahi mafasia ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo iá?
ʻOKU mahino moʻoni ki ha taha ʻa e ngaahi loto-moʻua, ngaahi mafasia, mo e ngaahi palōpalema ʻokú ke fehangahangai mo iá? ʻOku laui miliona ʻa e kakai ʻi māmani lahi, taʻu siʻi mo e taʻumotuʻa, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hanau fāmili pe ngaahi kāinga ke nau tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku hoko kiate kinautolú. Naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi fāmilí, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi uaifi tokolahi—ʻio, pea pehē foki ki he ngaahi husepāniti—ʻoku nau ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke makupusi ʻe honau ngaahi hoa malí ʻa e ngaahi mafasia ʻokú ne lōmia kinautolú. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻi he ongoʻi feifeitamakí, ʻoku nau fakamatemate atu: “Ka ʻoku ʻikai mahino kiate koe ʻeku ongoʻí!” Pea kuo fakaʻosi ʻaki ʻe he faʻahinga kei talavou tokolahi ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai mahino ki ha taha ʻenau ongoʻi foki. Kae kehe, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga kuo fuoloa ʻenau fakaʻamu ke mahino ki he faʻahinga kehé ʻenau ongoʻí ʻoku kau ai ʻa e faʻahinga kuo nau maʻu ʻa e taumuʻa moʻoni ki heʻenau moʻuí ki mui. ʻOku lava fēfē ke hoko eni?
2. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kau lotu kia Sihová ke ʻai ke lahi ʻa e fiemālie ʻoku nau maʻu ʻi heʻenau moʻuí?
2 ʻOku peheé koeʻuhi he ʻoku tatau ai pē pe ʻoku mahino kakato ki honau kaungātangatá ʻenau ngaahi ongoʻí pe ʻikai, ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻe kinautolu ʻoku mahino ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau hokosiá pea ko ia ai, ʻi honau tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá, he ʻikai te nau fehangahangai tāutaha pē mo ʻenau ngaahi palōpalemá. (Sāme 46:1) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku kau fakataha ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e tokoni ʻa e kau mātuʻa Kalisitiane ʻiloʻiló ʻi hono tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau sio fakalaka atu mei heʻenau ngaahi palōpalema fakafoʻituituí. ʻOku tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he Tohi Tapú ke nau maʻu ʻa e mahino ko ʻenau ngāue loto-tōnungá ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku ʻi ai ha kahaʻu malu maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tuku taha ʻenau ʻamanakí ʻi he ʻOtuá pea mo e ngaahi tokonaki kuó ne fai fakafou mai ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí.—Palōvepi 27:11; 2 Kolinitō 4:17, 18.
3, 4. (a) ʻOku fēfē ʻa hono hanga ʻe he mahino ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko “Sihova pe ko e ʻOtua” pea naʻá ne “ngaohi kitaua” ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻene ngāué? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku tau falala kakato ai ki he tokanga anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihová?
3 Mahalo pē ʻokú ke maheni mo e Sāme 100:2, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē: “Tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fiefia: hu ki hono ʻao mo e kaikaila.” Ko e toko fiha ʻoku nau fai moʻoni ʻenau lotu kia Sihová ʻi he founga ko iá? ʻOku fakahā ʻi he veesi 3 ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lelei ki hono fai iá, ʻa ia ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kiate kitautolu: “ʻE, ke mou ʻilo muʻa ko Sihova pe ko e ʻOtua: ko ia naʻa ne ngaohi kitaua, pea ko kitaua ʻoku oʻona; ʻIo, ko e kakai aʻana, ko e sipi ʻoku ne fafanga.” ʻI he potutohi Hepeluú, ʻoku lave ai kiate ia ko ʼElo·himʹ, ʻa ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa hono tuʻunga lahi ʻi he molumalu, ngeia, mo e fungani. Ko ia pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní. (Teutalōnome 4:39; 7:9; Sione 17:3) ʻOku hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ki hono tuʻunga ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi pē kuo akoʻi ia kiate kinautolu ka koeʻuhi ko e meʻa kuo nau hokosia pea ko e meʻa ia ʻoku nau fakamoʻoniʻi ʻaki ai ʻenau talangofua, falala, mo e anga-līʻoa.—1 Kalonikali 28:9; Loma 1:20.
4 Koeʻuhi ko Sihová ko e ʻOtua ʻoku moʻui, ʻoku malava ai ke ne sio mai ʻo aʻu ki hotau lotó, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe puli mei hono fofongá. ʻOkú ne ʻafioʻi lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻOku mahino kiate ia ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e ngaahi palōpalema ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo iá pea pehē pē ki he hou tuʻu fakaefakakaukau mo fakaeongo ʻe iku mai nai mei he ngaahi meʻá ni. ʻI hono tuʻunga ko e Toko Taha Fakatupú, ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ai kitautolu ʻo lelei ange ia ʻiate kitautolu tonu. ʻOkú ne toe ʻilo foki ʻa e founga ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fekuki mo e tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí pea pehē ki he founga ke tokonaki mai ai ʻa e fiemālie ʻoku tuʻuloá. ʻOkú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he anga-ʻofa—hangē ha tauhi-sipi ʻokú ne fua hake ha lami ki hono fatafatá—ʻi heʻetau falala kiate ia ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo hotau lotó. (Palōvepi 3:5, 6; ʻAisea 40:10, 11) ʻE lava ke tokoni lahi ʻa hono ako ʻo e Sāme 139 ki hono ʻai ke mālohi ange ʻa e falala ko iá.
Ko e Toko Taha ʻOkú Ne Siofi Hotau Hala Fuli Pē
5. ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e pehē ʻoku ‘hakule’ kitautolu ʻe Sihova, pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻaonga ai iá?
5 Tupu mei he houngaʻia loloto, naʻe tohi ai ʻe he toko taha tohi sāme ko Tēvitá: “ʻE Sihova kuo ke hakule au, o ʻiloā.” (Sāme 139:1) Naʻe ongoʻi fiemālie ʻa Tēvita ko e ʻilo ʻa Sihova ʻo kau kiate iá naʻe ʻikai ko ha kiliʻi ʻilo pē. Naʻe ʻikai sio ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Tēvita ʻo hangē ko e sio nai ʻa e kakaí, ʻa ia ko e sio pē ki hono lōloa fakaesinó, ki heʻene pōtoʻi leá, pe ko ʻene poto ʻi he tā haʻapé. (1 Sāmiuela 16:7, 18) Naʻe “hakule” ʻa Sihova ki he lotoʻiloto ʻo Tēvitá pea naʻá ne fai pehē ʻi heʻene tokanga anga-ʻofa ki ha lelei fakalaumālie ʻa Tēvita. Kapau ko ha taha koe ʻo e kau sevāniti līʻoa ʻa Sihová, ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi koe ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ʻene ʻilo ʻa Tēvitá. ʻIkai ʻe ueʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻi ho lotó ʻa e ongoʻi houngaʻia mo e tāfuʻua fakatouʻosi?
6. ʻOku fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻi he tohi Sāme 139:2, 3 ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau faí, naʻa mo ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukaú kotoa?
6 Naʻe tokaimaʻananga ki he vakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ʻa Tēvitá, pea naʻe lāuʻilo ki ai ʻa Tēvita. Naʻe tohi ʻe he toko taha tohi sāmé: “Ko ʻeku nofo hifo mo tuʻu hake ʻoku ke ʻilo, ʻoku ke vavanga ki heʻeku fakakaukau kei mamaʻo. Ko ʻeku laka mo ʻeku tokoto ʻoku ke sivi pe, pea ʻoku ke maheni mo hoku hala fulipe.” (Sāme 139:2, 3) Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko Sihová ʻokú ne ʻi hēvani, ʻo mavahe mamaʻo mei he māmaní, naʻe ʻikai taʻofi ai heni ʻa ʻene ʻilo ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Tēvitá pe ko e meʻa naʻá ne fakakaukau ki aí. Naʻá ne “sivi,” pe vakavakaiʻi fakalelei ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa Tēvitá, fakatouʻosi ʻi he ʻaho pea mo e poʻuli, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻiloʻi pe ʻoku nau fēfē.
7. (a) Makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he moʻui ʻa Tēvitá, fakamatala ki ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻoku lāuʻilo ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. (e) ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻilo ki he meʻá ni ke tau fai ʻa e hā?
7 ʻI hono hanga ʻe he ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea mo e falala ki Hono mālohi ke fai fakahaofí ʻo ueʻi ʻa Tēvita ko ha talavou ke pole ke tau mo e saiāniti Filisitia ko Kolaiaté, naʻe ʻiloʻi ia ʻe Sihova. (1 Sāmiuela 17:32-37, 45-47) Ki mui, ʻi he hoko ʻo loto-mamahi lahi ʻa Tēvita ʻi he fakafili ange ʻa e kau tangata, pea ʻi he aʻu ʻo fuʻu lahi fau ʻa e fakamafasia ko iá ʻo tangi ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi he poʻulí, naʻe fakafiemālieʻi ia ʻe heʻene ʻilo naʻe fanongo mai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene lotú. (Sāme 6:6, 9; 55:2-5, 22) Pehē foki, ʻi hono ueʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻe he loto-hounga moʻoni ke fakalaulauloto fekauʻaki mo Sihova ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ha pō naʻe ʻikai lava ke mohe ai, naʻe ʻilo lelei ki ai ʻa Sihova. (Sāme 63:6; fakafehoanaki mo Filipai 4:8, 9.) ʻI ha efiafi poʻuli ʻe taha ʻi he sio ʻa Tēvita ki ha uaifi ʻo ha kaungāʻapi ʻoku fai ʻene kaukau, naʻe toe ʻilo ki ai ʻa Sihova, pea naʻá ne toe sio ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he fakaʻatā ʻe Tēvita ʻa e holi angahalá ʻi ha kiʻi vahaʻa taimi nounou pē ke ne kāsia ai ʻa e ʻOtuá mei heʻene fakakaukaú. (2 Sāmiuela 11:2-4) Ki mui ai, ʻi hono fekau ʻa e palōfita ko Nētané ke ne fakafetaulaki kia Tēvita ʻo fakahā ki ai ʻa e mamafa ʻo ʻene angahalá, naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi he fanongo ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi lea naʻe haʻu mei he ngutu ʻo Tēvitá ka naʻe toe ʻilo foki ʻe Sihova ʻa e loto fakatomala naʻe haʻu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Tēvitá. (2 Sāmiuela 12:1-14; Sāme 51:1, 17) ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni kitautolu ke tau fakakaukau fakamātoato ʻo fekauʻaki mo e feituʻu ʻoku tau ʻalu ki aí, meʻa ʻoku tau faí, pea mo e meʻa ʻoku ʻi hotau lotó?
8. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku ʻi ai ha felāveʻi ʻa e ‘ngaahi lea ʻoku aʻu ki hotau ʻeleló’ ki hotau vā mo e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻOku malava fēfē ke ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e ʻeleló? (Mātiu 15:18; Luke 6:45)
8 Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau faí, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke hoko ko ha meʻa fakaʻohovale kiate kitautolu ʻa ʻene ʻilo ki he founga ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai ha konga ʻo e sinó neongo ko ha konga siʻisiʻi pē ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻeleló. Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻeni ʻe he Tuʻi ko Tēvitá, pea naʻá ne tohi: “Neongo kuo teʻeki ke aʻu ki hoku ʻelelo ha lea, ʻue, kuo ke meaʻi, ʻEiki, hono kotoa.” (Sāme 139:4) Naʻe ʻiloʻi lelei ʻe Tēvita ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻe talitali lelei ko e kau fakaafe ki he tēniti ʻo Sihová ko e kakai naʻe ʻikai te nau lauʻikovi ʻa e niʻihi kehé pea naʻa nau fakafisi ke ngāueʻaki honau ʻeleló ki hono fakamafola ha lau ke fakaangaʻi ai ha kaungāmeʻa mamae. Ko e faʻahinga ʻe hōifua ki ai ʻa Sihová ko e kakai ʻoku nau leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní naʻa mo ʻi honau lotó foki. (Sāme 15:1-3; Palōvepi 6:16-19) ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kitautolu te ne malava ke mapuleʻi fakaʻaufuli hono ʻeleló, ka naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻosi ʻaki loto-foʻi pē ʻe Tēvita haʻane pehē naʻe ʻikai te ne toe lava ke fai ha meʻa ke fakaleleiʻi ʻaki ʻa e tuʻunga naʻá ne ʻi aí. Naʻá ne fakamoleki ʻa e taimi lahi ʻi hono faʻu mo hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sāme fakamālō kia Sihová. Naʻá ne toe lāuʻilo lelei foki naʻe fie maʻu kiate ia ʻa e tokoni pea naʻá ne lotu ki he ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko iá. (Sāme 19:12-14) ʻOku toe fie maʻu ke tau tokanga ʻo faʻa lotu fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngāueʻaki hotau ʻeleló?
9. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamatala ʻi he Sāme 139:5 ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻiloʻi fakaʻāuliliki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí? (e) ʻOku ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa kitautolu ke tau falala ai ki he hā?
9 ʻOku ʻikai ke sio mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu pe ko e tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí mei ha mahino fakangatangata pē. ʻOkú ne makupusi fakaʻaufuli, ʻo maʻu ʻa e mahino kakato fekauʻaki mo kitautolu. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ko ha fakatātā ʻo hangē ha kolo kuo ʻākoloʻí, naʻe tohi ʻe Tēvita: “Kuo ke kapui au ʻi ʻao mo tuʻa.” ʻI he meʻa fekauʻaki mo Tēvitá, naʻe ʻikai ko ha toko taha fili ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne ʻākoloʻi ia; ka ko ha toko taha tauhi ʻoku tokanga moʻoni. Naʻe toe tānaki atu ʻe Tēvita, “pea kuo ke hili kiate au ho nima,” ʻo fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene puleʻi mo maluʻi koeʻuhi ko ha lelei tuʻuloa maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa ange kiate iá. Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Tēvita: “Ko e ʻilo pehe ʻoku fakaofo fau kia kita; ʻoku hopo hake, ʻoku ʻikai aʻusia.” (Sāme 139:5, 6) Ko ia ʻoku kakato fau mo mātuʻaki fakaʻāuliliki ʻa e ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kau ki heʻene kau sevānití, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai malava ke tau makupusi kakato ʻa e meʻa ko iá. Ka ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻilo feʻunga ke tau falala ʻoku mahino moʻoni kia Sihova ʻetau ongoʻí pea ko e tokoni ko ia ʻokú ne ʻomaí ko e lelei tahá pē ia.—ʻAisea 48:17, 18.
Ha Feituʻu Pē ʻOku Tau ʻI Ai, ʻOku Malava ʻe he ʻOtuá ke Tokoniʻi Kitautolu
10. Ko e hā ʻa e moʻoni fakalototoʻa ʻoku fakahoko mai ʻe he fakamatala maeʻeeʻa lelei ʻi he Sāme 139:7-12?
10 ʻI he vakai mei ha toe tafaʻaki ʻe taha ki he tokanga anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihová, ʻoku hoko atu ʻa e toko taha tohi sāme: “Te u ʻalu ki fe mei ho laumalie na? Pea te u hola ki fe mei ho fofonga?” Naʻe ʻikai te ne loto ke feinga ke hola meia Sihova; ka naʻá ne ʻilo, neongo pe ko fē pē ha feituʻu te ne ʻi ai, ʻe ʻilo ki ai ʻa Sihova pea te ne tokoniʻi ia ʻaki hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Naʻá ne hoko atu: “Kapau te u kaka ki langi, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻAfiona: kapau teu mohe ʻi lolofonua, uoke, ko koe ena. Kapau te u ʻai ʻa e kapakau ʻo e hengihengi, kapau te u nofo taupotu ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e tahi; naʻa mo ia ka ʻe taki au ʻe ho nima, pea ko ho toʻomataʻu te ne puke kita. Ka ne u pehe, “ʻA, ke ʻufiʻufi au ʻe he poʻuli, pea ke hoko ko e po ʻa e māma ʻoku ou ʻi ai; naʻa mo e poʻuli ʻe ʻikai fakapoʻuli ki he ʻAfiona, ka ʻoku tatau ʻa e po mo e ʻaho ʻena fakamaama: ko e poʻuli mo e māma ʻoku na tatau ki he ʻAfiona.” (Sāme 139:7-12) ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha feituʻu te tau ʻalu ki ai, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tuʻunga te tau fehangahangai mo ia, te ne ʻai ke tau mamaʻo ai mei he vakai ʻa Sihová pe mamaʻo mei he aʻu mai ʻa hono laumālié ke tokoniʻi kitautolú.
11, 12. (a) Naʻe fēfē ʻa hono fakahaaʻi ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo Sioná ʻa e malava ʻa Sihova ke sio mai pea ke tokoni, neongo naʻe ʻikai toe tokanga ʻa Siona ki ai ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaonga kiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko kia Sioná?
11 Naʻe ʻikai toe tokanga ʻa e palōfita ko Sioná ki he meʻa ko iá ʻi he taimi ʻe taha. Naʻe vaheʻi ia ʻe Sihova ke ne malanga ki he kakai ʻo Ninivé. Naʻá ne fakakaukau he ʻikai te ne lava ke fakahoko ʻa e ngāue ko iá ʻi ha faʻahinga ʻuhinga. Mahalo pē koeʻuhi ko e ongoongo anga-kakaha fekauʻaki mo e kau ʻĀsiliá, ʻo manavahē ai ʻa Siona ʻi he fakakaukau ke ngāue ʻi Ninive. Ko ia naʻá ne feinga ke pulia. ʻI he taulanga ʻo Siopá, naʻá ne heka ʻi ha vaka naʻe folau ki Tāsisi, (ko e feituʻu ʻoku faʻa fakafuofua ko Sepeni, ʻo lahi hake ʻi he kilomita ʻe 3,500 ki he fakahihifo ʻo Ninivé). Ka neongo ia, naʻe sio hifo ʻa Sihova ki heʻene heka ʻi he vaká pea mo ʻene ʻalu hifo ʻo mohe ʻi lalo ʻi he ʻaná. Naʻe toe ʻilo foki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e feituʻu naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Siona ʻi hono lī ia ki mui mei he vaká, pea naʻe fanongo ʻa Sihova kia Siona ʻi heʻene palōmesi mei he loto kete ʻo e fuʻu iká ʻo pehē te ne fakahoko ʻene tukumoʻuí. ʻI hono fakafoki ia ki he fonua mōmoá, naʻe toe ʻoange ai kia Siona ha faingamālie ke fakahoko hono ngafa naʻe vaheʻi angé.—Siona 1:3, 17; 2:1–3:4.
12 Ko ha toki meʻa ne mei lelei lahi ange ē kia Siona ʻi he kamataʻangá pē ke ne falala ki he laumālie ʻo Sihová ke tokoniʻi ia ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa hono ngafa naʻe vaheʻi angé! Ka, ki mui ai, naʻe hiki anga-fakatōkilalo ʻe Siona ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne hokosiá, pea kuo tokoniʻi ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e tokolahi talu mei ai ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e falala kia Sihova ʻa ia naʻe hā ngali faingataʻa fau kia Siona ke ne maʻu ia.—Loma 15:4.
13. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue naʻe vaheʻi kia ʻIlaisiā ʻa ia naʻá ne fakahoko loto-tōnunga ki muʻa peá ne hola meia Kuini Sisipelí? (e) Naʻe fēfē ʻa hono tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻá ne feinga ai ke toitoi ʻi tuʻa ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsilelí?
13 Naʻe kiʻi kehe ʻa e meʻa ia naʻe hokosia ʻe ʻIlaisiaá. Naʻá ne fakahoko loto-tōnunga ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova ʻo pehē ʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he laʻalaʻā ko e tautea ia ki heʻenau ngaahi angahalá. (1 Tuʻi 16:30-33; 17:1) Naʻá ne pouaki loto-toʻa ʻa e lotu moʻoní ʻi he feʻauhi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sihova mo Pēalí ʻi he Moʻunga Kāmelí. Pea naʻá ne fakahoko ʻene tāmateʻi ʻa e kau palōfita ʻe toko 450 ʻa Pēalí ʻi he vaitafe ko Kisoní. Ka ʻi he fuakava ʻa Kuini Sisipeli ʻi heʻene tōlili ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻIlaisiaá, naʻe hola leva ʻa ʻIlaisiā mei he fonuá. (1 Tuʻi 18:18-40; 19:1-4) Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Sihova ke tokoniʻi ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi he taimi faingataʻa ko iá? ʻIo, ko hono moʻoní ia. Kapau naʻe kaka ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi ha moʻunga māʻolunga, ʻo hangē haʻane kaka ki hēvaní; kapau naʻá ne toi ʻi ha ʻana loloto ʻi lalofonua, ʻo hangē haʻane ʻi Seolí; kapau naʻá ne hola ki he motu mavahe ʻo vave ʻaupito hangē ko e maama ʻo e mafoa ʻa e atá heʻene mafola atu ki he māmaní—ʻe kei aʻu pē ki ai ʻa e toʻukupu ʻo Sihová ke fakaivimālohiʻi ia mo tataki ia. (Fakafehoanaki mo Loma 8:38, 39.) Pea naʻe fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻo ʻikai fai ʻaki pē ʻa e meʻakai ki heʻene fonongá ka naʻá ne toe fai ʻaki foki ʻa hono fakahāhā fakaofo ʻa Hono ivi-ngāué. Ko ia ʻi hono fakaivimālohiʻi pehē ʻa ʻIlaisiā, naʻá ne kamata ʻene ngāue fakapalōfita hono hokó.—1 Tuʻi 19:5-18.
14. (a) Ko e hā ʻe hala ai ke tau fakaʻosi ʻaki ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē? (e) ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga fē kuo tokoniʻi anga-ʻofa ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi onopooní? (f) ʻE fakamoʻoniʻi fēfē ʻa e kei aʻu pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ki Seoli kapau naʻa tau ʻi ai?
14 ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻi he Sāme 139:7-12 ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻafio ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē, ʻo pehē ʻokú ne ʻi ai tonu ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. ʻOku fakahā mahino ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku ʻikai pehē ia. (Teutalōnome 26:15; Hepelū 9:24) Ka neongo iá, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke mamaʻo ʻa ʻene kau sevānití meiate ia. ʻOku moʻoni ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga kuo nau ʻalu ki he ngaahi feituʻu mamaʻo koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ngāue fakateokalati kuo vaheʻi kiate kinautolú. Naʻe moʻoni ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni mateaki naʻa nau ʻi he ngaahi ʻapitanga fakamamahi ʻa e kau Nasí he lolotonga ʻo e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, pea naʻe toe moʻoni ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e kau misinale naʻa nau nofo pōpula tautau toko taha pē ʻi Siaina he lolotonga ʻo e 1958 ki he 1965. Naʻe toe moʻoni ia ʻi he fekauʻaki mo siʻotau ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine ʻi ha fonua ʻi ʻAfelika Lotoloto ʻa ia naʻe pau ke nau toutou hola mei honau ngaahi koló, pea mei honau fonuá foki. Kapau ʻoku fie maʻu ʻoku lava pē ke aʻu tonu ʻa Sihova ki Seoli, ko e faʻitoká, pea fokotuʻu mai mei ai ʻa e faʻahinga anga-tonú fakafou ʻi ha toe tuʻu, ko e meʻa ia te ne faí.—Siope 14:13-15; Luke 20:37, 38.
Ko e Toko Taha ʻOku Mahino Moʻoni Kiate Ia ʻEtau Ongoʻí
15. (a) Kuo tokamuʻa fēfē ʻa e malava ʻa Sihova ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau tupú? (e) ʻOku fēfē hono fakahā ʻe he lave ki he kofuuá ʻa e toko taha tohi sāmé ʻa e lahi ʻo e ʻilo ʻoku maʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo kau kiate kitautolú?
15 ʻI hono fakamānavaʻí, ʻoku fakahanga ai ʻe he toko taha tohi sāmé ʻa e tokangá ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ki muʻa ia ʻi he taimi ʻo hotau fanauʻí, ʻo ne pehē: “He ko koe naʻa ke ngaohi hoku kofuua e, naʻa ke lalanga au ʻi he fatu oʻeku faʻe. Te u fakafetaʻi kiate koe; hono kuo fakangeingei mo fakaofo hoku ngaohi e. Ko hoʻo ngaahi ngaue ko e koto fakaofo pe, pea ʻoku matuʻaki ʻilo ia ʻe hoku laumalie.” (Sāme 139:13, 14) Ko hono fakatahaʻi ʻo e huhuʻa fakafanau mei heʻetau tamaí pea mei heʻetau faʻeé ʻi he taimi ʻo e tuʻituʻiá ʻokú ne fakatupu ʻa e faʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku fuʻu mālohi ʻene tākiekina ki heʻetau tupu moʻui fakaesino mo fakaefakakaukaú. ʻOku mahino ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e tupu moʻui ko iá. ʻOku lave makehe ʻi he sāme ko ení ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kofuuá, ʻa ia ʻoku faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻi he Tohi Tapú ke ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e lotoʻiloto ʻo e tōʻonga kotoa ʻa ha taha.a (Sāme 7:9; Selemaia 17:10) Kuo ʻilo ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e ngaahi fakaikiiki kotoa fekauʻaki mo kitautolú ki muʻa ia ʻi hotau fanauʻí. Ko e toko taha foki ia ʻa ia ʻi heʻene tokanga anga-ʻofá naʻá ne hanga ʻo faʻufaʻu ʻa e sino ʻo e tangatá koeʻuhi ke hanga ʻe he sela ʻa ia naʻe ʻosi tuifio mo e huhuʻa mei he tamaí pea nofo ʻi he manava ʻo e faʻeé ke ne faʻu ha nofoʻanga malu ke ‘maluʻi’ ʻaki ʻa e konga toto ʻi he manavá pea mo maluʻi ia ʻi heʻene tupú.
16. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻi he Sāme 139:15, 16 ʻa e hūhū mālohi ʻa e sio ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke hoko ʻo fakalototoʻa ʻa e meʻá ni kiate kitautolu?
16 Ko ia, ʻi hono fakamamafaʻi ʻa e hūhū mālohi ʻo e sio ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku toe tānaki atu ʻe he toko taha tohi sāmé: “Naʻe ʻikai puli meiate koe hoku kano sino, ʻi he taimi naʻe ngaohi ai au ʻi he lilo: naʻe ta fakaʻingoʻingo kita ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻo lolofonua [ʻoku hangehangē ko ha lave fakaemaau ia ki he manava ʻo ʻene faʻeé ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene lave taʻe fakahangatonu ki he fakatupu ʻo ʻĀtama mei he efú]. Ko ho ongo foʻi fofonga naʻe sio kiate au ko e konga toto pe, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻi hoʻo tohi kotoa pe ʻa e ngaahi memipa naʻe hokohoko ngaohi, [ko e ngaahi konga ʻo e sinó] ʻosi kuo teʻeki ha taha [ha konga ʻo e sino ʻoku ʻilonga lelei] ʻi ai.” (Sāme 139:15, 16) ʻOku ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha veiveiua ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni—tatau ai pē pe ʻoku mahino ki hotau kaungātangatá ʻetau ongoʻí pe ʻikai, ʻoku mahino kia Sihova ʻetau ongoʻí. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē hono ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni?
17. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau vakai atu ai ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono fakaofó, ko e hā ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau faí?
17 Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he toko taha tohi ʻo e Sāme 139 naʻe fakaofo ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻá ne tohi ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá. ʻOkú ke ongoʻi pehē mo koe? Ko ha meʻa ʻoku fakaofo ʻokú ne ʻai ha taha ke ne fakakaukau loloto pe fakahā ʻa e tokanga vēkeveke ki ai. ʻOku ngalingali ʻoku pehē ʻa e anga ʻo hoʻo tali ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakatupu fakamatelié. (Fakafehoanaki mo Sāme 8:3, 4, 9.) Kuó ke toe maʻu ha faʻahinga fakakaukau pehē ki he meʻa kuó ne fai ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻa e Puleʻanga faka-Mīsaiá, ki he meʻa ʻokú ne lolotonga fai ʻi hono ʻai ʻa e ongoongo leleí ke malangaʻi ʻi he māmaní kotoa, pea pehē ki he founga ʻoku hanga ai ʻe heʻene Folofolá ʻo liliu ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga kotoa ʻa e tangatá?—Fakafehoanaki mo 1 Pita 1:10-12.
18. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku fakaofo ʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe fēfē ʻene ueʻi kitautolú?
18 ʻOku toe iku ʻa hoʻo fakalaulauloto atu ki he fakaofo ʻo e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne fakatupu ʻiate koe ʻa e manavahē totonu, ʻa e manavahē ko ia ʻokú ne fai ʻa e fakatupu ueʻiloto mālohi, ʻa e manavahē ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene kaunga lahi ki hoʻo tōʻonga kotoa pea ki he founga ʻokú ke ngāueʻaki ai ʻa hoʻo moʻuí? (Fakafehoanaki mo Sāme 66:5.) Kapau ko ia, ʻe ueʻi ho lotó ke ke fakamālōʻia ʻa Sihova, ke fakahīkihikiʻi ia, ke ʻai ke fakatupunga ha ngaahi faingamālie ke tala ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene taumuʻá pea mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo kuó ne tuku tauhi maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻofa ange kiate iá.—Sāme 145:1-3.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Insight on the Scriptures, naʻe pulusi ʻe he Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., Voliume 2, peesi 150.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Fakamatala?
◻ ʻOku fēfē ʻa hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ʻilo ko “Sihova pe ko e ʻOtua” ke tau tauhi kiate ia ʻaki ʻa e fiefia?
◻ ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa hono tākiekina ʻetau moʻuí ʻe he ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tau faí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fakalototoʻa ai ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ʻoku vakai mai ai pē ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne maʻu ʻa e mahino ki heʻetau ongoʻí ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻoku ʻikai malava ia ʻe ha tangata?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku ʻai ai ʻe he faʻahinga ako hangē ko ení ʻa kitautolu ke tau loto ke fakamālōʻia ʻa Sihová?