Ko Hono Fakatupulekina ʻa e Manavahē ki he ʻOtuá
“Ka ke manavahe kia Jihova, bea tafoki mei he kovi.”—PALŌVEPI 3:7, PM.
1. Naʻe tohi ʻa e tohi Palōvepí kia hai?
ʻOKU fonu ʻa e tohi Palōvepi ʻo e Tohi Tapú ʻi he akonaki fakalaumālie. Naʻe ʻuluaki tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tohi fakahinohino ko ʻení ke akoʻi ʻene kakai ko ʻIsilelí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe he tohi ko iá ʻa e ngaahi lea fakapotopoto ki heʻene kakai Kalisitiane māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ia “kuo hoko ki ai hono gataaga oe kuoga.”—1 Kolinitō 10:11, PM; Palōvepi 1:1-5; 1 Pita 2:9.
2. Ko e hā ʻoku faingatonu ai ki he ʻahó ni ʻa e fakatokanga ʻoku hā ʻi he Palōvepi 3:7?
2 ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Palōvepi 3:7, PM: “Oua naa ke behe i ho mata oou, oku ke boto: ka ke manavake kia Jihova, bea tafoki mei he kovi.” Talu mei he taimi ʻo ʻetau ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá, ko e taimi naʻe fakataueleʻi ai ʻe he Ngatá ʻa ʻIvi ʻaki ʻa e talaʻofa te na hoko ʻo “ʻilo ʻa e lelei mo e kovi,” kuo ʻikai pē ke fakalato ʻe he poto fakaetangatá ʻa e ngaahi fie maʻu ʻa e kakaí. (Sēnesi 3:4, 5; 1 Kolinitō 3:19, 20) ʻOku hā mahino ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he senituli 20 ni ʻo lahi ange ʻi ha toe kuonga ʻi he hisitōliá he ko e “kuonga fakamui” ʻeni ʻoku fakafiuʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe he lau lanú, fakamālohí, mo e faʻahinga ʻulungāanga taʻe taau hono kotoa ko e fua ia ʻoku maʻu mei he fakakaukau fakaʻikai ʻOtua mo e tui ki he tuputupu māmālié. (2 Tīmote 3:1-5, 13; 2 Pita 3:3, 4) Ko e ‘fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou taʻe maau ʻeni ʻo e māmani,’ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fakavetevete ʻe he Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá pe ko e ngaahi faʻahinga siasi mavahevahe ʻo e māmani ko ʻení.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe hoko ʻi hotau ʻahó ni?
3 ʻOku fakahā mai ʻe he Folofola fakakikite ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo ʻalu atu ʻa e kau tēmeniō “ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo mamani kātoa, ke fakataha kinautolu ki he tau ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtua Aoniu . . . ki he potu ʻoku ui ʻi he lea faka-Hepelu ko Hamaketone.” (Fakahā 16:14, 16) ʻOku vavé ni mai hono kāpui ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi pe kau pule ko iá ʻe he ilifia meia Sihova. ʻE hangē ko e ilifia naʻe tō ki he kakai Kēnaní ʻi he haʻu ʻa Siōsiua mo e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau fakahoko tautea kiate kinautolú. (Siōsiua 2:9-11) Ka ʻi he ʻahó ni ko e Toko Taha naʻe fakatātaaʻi ʻe Siōsiuá, ko Kalaisi Sīsū—“ko e Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi, mo e ʻEiki ʻo e ngaahi ʻeiki”—ko ia te ne ‘tā ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá mo puleʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha sēpita ukamea’ ko e fakahā ʻo e “houhau ʻo e tuputamaki ʻa e ʻOtua Aoniu.”—Fakahā 19:15, 16.
4, 5. Ko hai ʻe haó, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
4 Ko hai te ne hao ʻi he taimi ko iá? ʻE hao ʻa kinautolu kotoa kuo nau fakatupulekina ʻa e anga-ʻapasia kia Sihová, kae ʻikai ko e faʻahinga ʻoku lōmekina kinautolu ʻe he ilifiá. ʻI he ʻikai te nau fakakaukau ʻoku nau potó, ʻoku nau “tafoki mei he kovi.” ʻI he anga-fakatōkilalo, ʻoku nau fakahū ki honau ʻatamaí ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí, ke tuli mei heʻenau fakakaukaú ʻa e meʻa ʻoku koví. ʻOku nau lotoʻaki ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he ʻEiki Fakaleveleva ko Sihová, ko e “Tuʻi Fakamāu ʻo mamani katoa,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne teuaki ke fakaʻauha ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku pīkitai ki he koví, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ʻene fakaʻauhamālie ʻa e kau Sōtoma anga-mousaʻá. (Sēnesi 18:25) Ko hono moʻoní, ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá tonu “koe manavahe kia Jihova koe matavai ia oe moui, ke tau hao ai mei he gaahi tauhele oe mate.”—Palōvepi 14:27, PM.
5 ʻI he ʻaho ko ʻeni ʻo e fakamaau mei he ʻOtuá, ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau ʻosiʻosi-moʻui kinautolu kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻenau manavahē telia naʻa nau fai ha meʻa ʻe taʻe fakahōifua kiate iá, te nau ʻilo ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e meʻa fakaefakatātā ʻoku hā ʻi he Palōvepi 3:8, (PM): “E hoko ia [ko e manavahē kia Sihova] koe moui ki ho bito, moe uho ki ho gaahi hui.”
Ko Hono Fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova
6. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau tokaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hā ʻi he Palōvepi 3:9?
6 ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau manavahē kia Sihova ʻaki ʻa e houngaʻiá, fakataha mo e ʻofa mātuʻaki mālohi ʻiate iá ke tau tokaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hā ʻi he Palōvepi 3:9 PM: “Fakaabaaba kia Jihova aki hoo koloa, bea moe uluaki fua o hoo mea kotoabe kuo tubu.” ʻOku ʻikai ke fakamālohiʻi kitautolu ke tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi meʻa ʻoku foakí. ʻOku totonu ke tau foaki ʻeni koeʻuhi ʻoku ueʻi hotau lotó ke fai pehē, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā mai tuʻo 12 nai mei he tohi ʻEkisoto 35:29 ki he Teutalōnome 23:23 ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau naʻe fai ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. ʻOku totonu ko e fuatapu ko ʻeni ʻoku ʻoatu kia Sihová ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa lelei taha ia ʻoku malava ke tau foakí, ke fakahā kuo tau fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga-lelei mo e ʻaloʻofa kuo tau maʻu meiate iá. (Sāme 23:6) ʻOku totonu ke hā mei he ngaahi meʻaʻofa ko iá ʻetau loto-ʻalovili ke hanganaki “fuofua kumi ae buleaga oe Otua, mo ene maonioni.” (Mātiu 6:33, PM, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Pea ko e hā ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo ʻetau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga ʻoku tau maʻú? “Koia e fonu ai ho gaahi feleoko i he mahu, bea e ba ae uaine foou mei hoo gaahi tataoaga.”—Palōvepi 3:10, PM.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fuatapu ʻoku totonu ke tau foaki atu kia Sihová, pea ʻe iku ia ki he hā?
7 Ko e founga tefito ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ai kitautolu ʻe Sihová ʻoku ʻi ha founga fakalaumālie. (Malakai 3:10) Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau foaki tefito kiate ia ʻa e fuatapu fakalaumālie. ʻOku totonu ke tau ngāueʻaki hotau taimí, iví mo e mālohí ʻi he fai hono finangaló. ʻE hoko ʻeni ko e meʻakai kiate kitautolu, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻa e ngāue peheé ko e “meʻakai” kia Sīsū. (Sione 4:34) ʻE fonu hotau ngaahi feleoko fakalaumālié, pea ʻe mahua mai ʻetau fiefiá ʻa ia ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻaki ʻa e uaine foʻou. Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻi heʻetau lotu anga-falala ke maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakamatelie feʻunga ʻoku fie maʻu fakaʻahó, ʻe lava ke fai tuʻumaʻu ʻetau tokoni nima-homo mei heʻetau koloa fakamatelié ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngāue ʻi māmani lahi fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 6:11) Ko e meʻa hono kotoa pē ʻoku tau maʻú, kau ai mo e ngaahi koloa fakamatelié, ʻoku haʻu mei heʻetau Tamai anga-ʻofa fakahēvaní. Te ne toe huaʻi hifo ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ange, ʻo fakatatau ki hono lahi ʻo ʻetau ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga ko iá ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻaki ia.—Palōvepi 11:4; 1 Kolinitō 4:7.
Valoki ʻi he ʻOfa
8, 9. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukau ʻo kau ki he valokí mo e akonakí?
8 ʻOku toe lave ʻa e veesi 11 mo e 12 ʻi he Palōvepi vahe 3 ki he vā lelei ʻo ha tamai mo hono foha ʻa ia ʻoku maʻu ʻi he ngaahi fāmili talangofua ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē pē ko ia ʻoku ʻia Sihova mo ʻene fānau fakalaumālie ʻofeina ʻi māmaní. ʻOku tau lau ai: “E hoku foha, oua naa ke manukiʻi ae tautea mei a Jihova; bea oua naa ke fiu i he ene valoki: he koia oku ofa ki ai a Jihova oku ne tautea; o hage be koe tamai ki he foha oku ne feimalie ai.” Ko e meʻa fakalielia ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní ʻa e valokí. ʻOku totonu ke lelei ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ki ai. Naʻe lave ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he tohi Palōvepí, ʻo ne pehē: “Siʻoku foha, ʻoua te ke taʻetokangaʻi ʻa e kini ʻoku fai ʻe he ʻEiki, ʻumaʻā haʻo vaivai ʻi ho valokiʻi ʻe ia: he ko ia ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻa e ʻEiki ʻa ia ʻoku ne kinisi; . . . Pea ko eni, ka fai ha kinisi, talaʻehai ʻoku tau ongoʻi leva ko e meʻa fakafiefia ia, kaekehe, ko e meʻa fakamamahi: ka ʻe faifai pea tupu ai kiate kinautolu kuo ʻosi ʻa ako ai, ha fua ʻoku hoa mo e melino, ko e koto maʻoniʻoni.”—Hepelū 12:5, 6, 11.
9 ʻIo, ko e konga mahuʻinga ʻa e valokí mo e akonakí ʻi hono akoʻi kitautolu taki taha, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku tau maʻu ia mei heʻetau ngaahi mātuʻá, pe fakafou mai ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, pe ʻi heʻetau fakalaulauloto ki he Tohi Tapú lolotonga ʻetau ako fakafoʻituituí. ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga hono tokaʻi ʻa e akonakí he ʻe iku ki he moʻui pe mate, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku pehē foki ʻi he tohi Palōvepi 4:1, 13: “Kau tama, fanongo ki he akonaki ʻoku ʻatu fakatamai, pea tokanga mai ke mou maʻu poto: Pukenima ʻa e akonaki; ʻoua ʻe tukuange: tauhi ke maʻu; he ko hoʻo moʻui ia.”
Ko e Fiefia Lahi Taha
10, 11. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi lea vovo ʻi he Palōvepi 3:13-18?
10 Ko e ngaahi lea fakaʻofoʻofa ē ʻa e ngaahi lea hono hokó, pea ko hono moʻoní ko e ‘ngaahi lea vovo mo totonu ʻo e moʻoní’! (Koheleti 12:10) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ko ʻeni ʻa Solomoné ʻa e fiefia moʻoní. Ko e ngaahi lea ʻeni ʻoku totonu ke tau tongi ʻi hotau lotó. ʻOku tau lau:
11 “Monuʻiaā ka ko e tangata kuo ne ʻilo ʻa poto, mo e tangata kuo ne maʻu mai ʻa e mafai-ke-ʻilo; he ʻoku leleiange ʻa e ʻalu holo hono fakatau ʻi he siliva, pea ko e fua ʻoku te maʻu ai, ʻi he koula moʻonia. ʻOku ne mahuʻinga ange ʻi he makakula koloa; pea neongo pe ko e ha ho manako ʻe ʻikai ala fakatatau ki ai. ʻOku ne toʻo ʻi hono toʻomataʻu ʻa e moʻui fuoloa; pea ʻi hono toʻohema ʻa e koloa mo e ongoongo. Ko hono ngaahi hala ko e koto malie, pea ko e koto melino hono ngaahi afenga kotoa pe. Ko e ʻakau-ʻo e-moʻui ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku puke ia: pea ʻoku monuʻia ʻa kinautolu ʻoku kuku ki ai.”—Palōvepi 3:13-18.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaonga ʻoku totonu ke tau maʻu mei he potó mo e ʻiloʻiló?
12 Ko e potó—he tuʻo lahi ē ka ko e lave ki ai ʻi he tohi Palōvepí, ko e tuʻo 46 fakakātoa! “Koe manavahe kia Jihova koe kamataga ia oe boto.” Ko e poto mei he ʻOtuá mo ʻaonga ʻeni ʻoku fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he maʻu ʻa e ʻilo ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ʻene kakaí ke taumuʻaʻaki ki ha ʻalunga malu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e māmani fakatuʻutāmaki mo maveuveu ʻa Sētané. (Palōvepi 9:10, PM) Ko e ʻiloʻiló, ʻa ia ʻoku lave tuʻo 19 ki ai ʻi he Palōvepí, ʻoku ō fakataha mo e potó, ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ke talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi filioʻi ʻa Sētané. Kuo maʻu ʻe he Fili lahí ʻa e taukei ʻi he ngaahi afeʻi taʻu lahi ke ne fakahoko ai ʻene ngaahi ngāue olopotó. Ka ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi ange ia ʻi he taukei ʻoku maʻu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faiakó,—ko e ʻiloʻilo ʻoku maʻu mei he ʻOtuá, ko e malava ke fakafaikehekeheʻi ʻa e leleí mo e koví pea ke fili ʻa e hala totonu ke fou aí. Ko e meʻa ʻeni ʻoku akoʻi kitautolu ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou mai ʻi heʻene Folofolá.—Palōvepi 2:10-13; ʻEfesō 6:11.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku malava ke ne maluʻi kitautolu lolotonga ʻa e tuʻunga faingataʻa fakaʻikonōmiká, pea ʻi he founga fē?
13 Ko e fuʻu maveuveu fakaʻikonōmika ʻa e māmaní he ʻaho ní ko ha fakamelomelo ia ʻo e fakahoko ʻo e kikite ʻi he ʻIsikeli 7:19: “Ko ʻenau siliva te nau li he hala, pea ʻe hoko ʻenau koula ko e meʻa te nau fakaliliʻa ki ai: talaʻehai ʻe lava ʻenau siliva mo ʻenau koula ke fakahaofi kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e houhau ʻo Sihova; talaʻehai te nau lava ke fakatoponoʻaki ʻenau moʻui, pe fakafonuʻaki honau kete: seuke ko e tukiaʻanga ia naʻa nau kovi ai.” ʻOku ʻikai pē ke lava ke fakatatauʻi ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelie kotoa ʻa e māmaní mo e mafai ke fakahaofi ʻoku ʻi he potó mo e ʻiloʻiló. Naʻe pehē ʻe he Tuʻi poto ko Solomoné ʻi ha taimi ʻe taha: “He ko e poto ko e maluʻanga, ko e paʻanga ko e maluʻanga: ka ʻoku hulu ʻa e ʻilo, he ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe he poto ʻa e tangata ʻoku maʻu ia.” (Koheleti 7:12) Ko ha fiefia lahi ē he ʻahó ni ka ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi ʻalunga fakatupu fiefia ʻa Sihová pea ʻoku nau poto ʻo fili ʻa e “moʻui fuoloa”, ko e moʻui taʻe ngata ko e meʻaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu hono kotoa ʻoku tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú!—Palōvepi 3:16; Sione 3:16; 17:3.
Ko Hono Fakatupulekina ʻa e Poto Moʻoní
14. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe fakahāhā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e poto alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki ai?
14 ʻOku taau kiate kitautolu ko e kakai ʻa ia naʻe fakatupu kitautolu ʻi he ʻimisi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ke tau feinga ke fakatupulekina ʻa e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló, ko e ongo ʻulungāanga naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova tonu ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāue fakatupu fakaofó. “Ko poto naʻe langa ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fonua; naʻa ne fokotuʻu ʻa e langi ʻaki ʻa e mafai-ke-sivi [“ʻiloʻilo,” NW].” (Palōvepi 3:19, 20) Naʻá ne kamata leva ke ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa moʻuí ʻaki ʻene ngaohi fakahangatonu “ʻo fakafaʻahinga pe” pea naʻe ʻi ai foki mo ha taumuʻa poto ki ai. Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne ngāueʻaki ha founga fakalilolilo mo taʻe mafakamatalaʻi ko e tuputupu māmālié. (Sēnesi 1:25) ʻI he ʻosi hono fakatupu ʻa e tangata maʻu-ʻatamai poto mo maʻu ʻa e ngaahi malava māʻolunga ange ʻi he fanga monumanú, kuo pau naʻe fakaʻāulolongo mo toe fakaʻāulolongo ʻa e pasipasi mo e hiva ʻi hēvani ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e kau ʻangeló. (Fakafehoanaki mo Siope 38:1, 4, 7.) ʻOku hā mahino mei he ngaahi ngāue fakatupu ʻa Sihova ʻi māmaní ʻa ʻene tomuʻa ʻafioʻi ʻaki ʻa e ʻiloʻilo, mo ʻene potó pea mo ʻene ʻofá.—Sāme 104:24.
15. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ai ke fakatupulekina pē ʻa e potó? (e) ʻOku totonu ke ueʻi ʻiate kitautolu ʻe he tohi Palōvepi 3:25, 26 ʻa e tui pau ki he hā?
15 ʻOku ʻikai feʻunga ke tau fakatupulekina pē ʻa e ongo ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ko e potó mo e ʻiloʻiló ka ke puke maʻu kiate kinaua foki, ʻo ʻoua ʻaupito pē ʻe fakangaloku ʻa ʻetau ako ʻa ʻene Folofolá. ʻOkú ne naʻinaʻi mai kiate kitautolu: “E hoku foha, oua naa ke tuku ke mole atu ia mei ho ao: tauhi ke mau ae boto mooni moe iloilo. Bea e hoko ai ia koe moui ki ho laumalie, moe teuga lelei ki ho kia.” (Palōvepi 3:21, 22, PM) Ko ia ai, te tau lava ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he malu pea mo maʻu ʻa e nonga, naʻa mo e lolotonga ʻa e fakaofi mai hangē ha kaihaʻá ʻa e ʻaho ʻe hoko ai ʻa e fakaʻauha “fakafokifā” ki he māmani ʻa Sētané. (1 Tesalonaika 5:2, 3) ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e mamahi lahí tonu, “ʻoua te ke manavahe ki ha hoko fokifa ha fakailifia, pe i he to mai ha haʻahaaʻi matangi ʻa ha kau angahala: he ko Sihova leva ho falalaʻanga, pea te ne tauhi ho vaʻe ke ʻoua naʻa moʻua.”—Palōvepi 3:23-26.
ʻOfa ki he Fai Leleí
16. Tānaki ʻatu ki he faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, ko e toe ngāue fē ʻoku fie maʻu mei he kau Kalisitiané?
16 Ko e ngaahi ʻaho ʻeni ke fakahā ai ʻa e faivelenga ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá ke hoko ko e fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi puleʻanga hono kotoa. Ka hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Palōvepi 3:27, 28, kuo pau ke poupouʻi ʻa e ngāue fakamoʻoni ko ʻení ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue kehe faka-Kalisitiane: “ʻOua te ke taʻofi ha lelei meiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻonautolu ia, ʻosi ʻoku mafai ʻe ho nima ke fai. ʻOua te ke pehe kiate ia ʻoku mo alea, “ʻAlu, ka ke toki haʻu, pea apongipongi te u ʻatu;” ʻosi ʻoku ke lolotonga maʻu.” (Fakafehoanaki mo Sēmisi 2:14-17.) ʻI he masiva mo fiekaia lahi fakaʻulia ʻa e kakai tokolahi taha ʻo e māmaní, kuo fai mai ʻa e ngaahi kole fakavavevave kiate kitautolu ke tau fai ha tokoni, tautautefito ki hotau ngaahi tokoua fakalaumālié. Kuo fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki aí?
17-19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fie maʻu fakavavevave naʻe fakalato he lolotonga ʻa e 1993, pea naʻe fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ki aí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fakahā mai ʻoku “ikuna noa pe” ʻa hotau ngaahi tokoua ʻoku nofo ʻi ha tuʻunga faingataʻaʻiá?
17 Ko e fakatātā ʻe taha: ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e taʻu kuo ʻosí, naʻe fai ha kole fakavavevave mei he fonua naʻe ui ki muʻa ko ʻIukosilāviá ki ha tokoni. Naʻe mātuʻaki lelei ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ki he kolé ni ʻa e ngaahi tokoua ʻi he ngaahi fonua takatakai aí. Naʻe malava he lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momoko ʻaupito ʻo e 1992-1993, ke hū ki he feituʻu taú ni ʻa e ngaahi meʻalele ʻa ia naʻe uta atu ai ʻa e ngaahi tohi lolotongá, vala māfaná, meʻatokoní mo e ngaahi meʻa fakafaitoʻo naʻe mātuʻaki fie maʻu ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoní. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe kole ʻa e ngaahi tokouá ke nau maʻu ha ngofua ke uta mai ʻa e toni ʻe 15 ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ke tokoni, ka naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tohi fakangofua ki he toni ʻe 30! Naʻe fekau fakavavevave ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi ʻAosituliá ke toe ʻalu ʻa e ngaahi loli ʻe tolu. Naʻe aʻu ʻa e toni ʻe 25 fakakātoa ki he feituʻu naʻe fie maʻu ke aʻu ki aí. Naʻe fuʻu fiefia lahi ʻaupito hotau ngaahi tokouá ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tokoni fakalaumālié mo fakamatelié ʻo fuʻu hulu!
18 Naʻe fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tokoni ko ʻení? ʻI he konga ki muʻa ʻo e taʻu 1993, naʻe tohi ai ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOku kātaki mo moʻui lelei pē ʻa e ngaahi tokoua mo e ngaahi tuofāfine ʻi Sarajevo, pea ko e meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga lahi tahá, ʻoku mau kei mālohi fakalaumālie ke kātakiʻi ʻa e tau ngali vale ko ʻení. Naʻa mau ʻi ha tuʻunga faingataʻa ʻaupito ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻatokoní. ʻOfa ke tāpuakiʻi kimoutolu ʻe Sihova koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou ngāue lahi maʻamautolú. ʻOku tokaʻi makehe ʻe he kau maʻu mafaí ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi ko ʻenau founga moʻui alafaʻifaʻitakiʻangá pea mo ʻenau fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e kau maʻu mafaí. ʻOku mau toe houngaʻia ʻi he meʻatokoni fakalaumālie naʻa mou ʻomai kiate kimautolú.”—Fakafehoanaki mo Sāme 145:18.
19 Kuo toe fakahā foki ʻe he ngaahi tokoua ko ʻeni ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmakí ʻa e houngaʻia ʻaki ʻenau kau faivelenga ki he ngāue fakamalangá. ʻOku haʻu ʻa e ngaahi kaungāʻapi tokolahi kiate kinautolu ʻo kole ki ha ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu ʻi ʻapi. ʻI he kolo ko Tuzla, ʻa ia naʻe ʻave ki ai ʻa e toni ʻe nima ʻo e ngaahi tokoní ko e meʻatokoni, naʻe lipooti ai ʻe he kau malanga ʻe toko 40 ʻa e ʻavalisi ko e houa ʻe 25 ki he māhina, ʻa ia ko e tokoni lelei ia ki he kau tāimuʻa ʻe toko hiva ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe fakaofo ʻaupito ʻa e tokolahi naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e Fakamanatu ʻo e pekia ʻa Sīsuú, ko e toko 243. ʻOku moʻoni ʻoku “ikuna noa pe” ʻa e ngaahi tokoua ʻofeina ko ʻení “ʻiate ia ne ne ʻofaʻi kitautolu.”—Loma 8:37.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e “fakafeʻunga” kuo hoko ʻi he fonua naʻe ui ki muʻa ko Soviet Union?
20 Naʻe toe fehoanaki mālie ʻa e nima-homo naʻe fakahā ʻi he uta mai ʻe he ngaahi meʻalele lahi ʻa e meʻatokoni mo e vala māfana ki he fonua naʻe ui ki muʻa ko Soviet Union, mo e ngāue faivelenga ʻa e ngaahi tokoua ʻi aí. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi Mosikou, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he toko 7,549 ʻa e Fakamanatú he taʻu 1993, ka naʻe toko 3,500 pē ʻi he taʻu 1992. ʻI he vahaʻa taimi tatau pē ko iá, naʻe tupu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻi he kolo lahi ko iá mei he 12 ki he 16. ʻI he fonua fakakātoa naʻe ui ki muʻa ko Soviet Union (tuku kehe ʻa e ngaahi vahefonua ofi ki he tahi ko Baltic), naʻe tupu peseti ʻe 14 ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá, tupu peseti ʻe 25 ʻa e kau malanga fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá pea tupu peseti ʻe 74 ʻa e kau tāimuʻá. Ko ha loto-lelei ē ke ngāue faivelenga mo tuku ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga kiate kitá! ʻOkú ne fakamanatuʻi mai kiate kita ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻi he hoko ʻa e “fakafeʻunga.” Naʻe foaki nima-homo ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻe he kau Kalisitiane maʻu meʻa fakalaumālie mo fakamatelié ki he faʻahinga naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu masiva angé, pea naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau foakí ni ʻa e fiefia mo e fakalototoʻa mei heʻenau sio ki he faivelenga ʻa e faʻahinga ko eni naʻe ʻi ha tuʻunga faingataʻaʻiá.—2 Kolinitō 8:14.
Fehiʻa ki he Koví!
21. ʻOku fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻi he ngaahi lea fakaʻosi ʻi he Palōvepi vahe 3 ʻa e faikehekehe ʻo e kau potó mo e kau valé?
21 ʻOku hoko atu ʻo fakahā mai fakataha mo e enginaki ko ʻení ʻi he vahe hono tolu ʻo e tohi Palōvepí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakahā ʻa e lahi ʻo honau kehekehé, ʻo pehē: “ʻOua te ke fakaʻamua ha tangata fai fakamalohi, pea ʻoua te ke fili ha taha ʻo hono ngaahi founga. He ko e tangata angapiko ʻoku fakaliliʻa ki ai ʻa Sihova: ka ko e kau angatonu ʻoku nau talanoa fafale mo ia. Ko e mala ʻa Sihova ʻoku ʻi he fale ʻo e kau angahala ka oku ne tapuakiʻi ʻa e nofoʻanga ʻo e fai totonu. Ka fai mai ʻani kata kakae, ʻe kata kakae atu mo ia: ka ko siʻi angavaivai ʻoku ne tali ʻofa ki ai. ʻE to ki he kau poto honau tofiʻa ko e ongoongo: ka ko e kau vale ko honau ʻinasi muʻa ko e ma.”—Palōvepi 3:29-35.
22. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakakau kitautolu ki he kau valé? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻa e kau potó, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau fakatupulekiná, pea ko e hā ʻa e pale te nau maʻú?
22 ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakakau kitautolu ki he kau valé? Kuo pau ke tau ako ke fehiʻa ki he koví, ʻio, ke fakaliliʻa ki he meʻa ʻoku fakaliliʻa ki ai ʻa Sihová—ko e ngaahi founga olopoto kotoa ʻo e māmani ko ʻeni ʻa ia ʻoku anga-fakamālohi mo halaia ʻi he lingi totó. (Sio foki ki he Palōvepi 6:16-19.) ʻI hono kehé, kuo pau ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí: ko e anga-tonu, māʻoniʻoni mo e anga-vaivai, ke tau maʻu ʻa e “koloa mo e ongoongo mo e moʻui” ʻaki ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo mo e manavahē kia Sihova. (Palōvepi 22:4) Ko e pale ʻeni ʻe maʻu ʻe kitautolu hono kotoa ʻoku ngāueʻaki mateaki ʻa e enginaki: “Falala kia Jihova aki ho loto kotoa.”
Ko e Hā Haʻo Fakamatala?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻa e konga Tohi Tapu tefito ʻo e akó ni ki he ʻahó ni?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua te tau fakasiʻisiʻi ha akonakiʻi?
◻ ʻE maʻu mei fē ʻa e fiefia lahi tahá?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻofa ki he leleí pea fehiʻa ki he koví?
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ʻE tāpuakiʻi ʻo fuʻu hulu ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻoatu honau lelei tahá kotoa ʻi he ngāue kia Sihová