Te Ke ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
“Aeva mo ho Otua i he agavaivai.”—Maika 6:8, PM.
1, 2. ʻOku anga-fēfē nai hono fakahoa ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolú ki he ongoʻi ʻa ha mātuʻa ʻokú ne akoʻi ha kiʻi tama ke ʻaʻeva?
KO HA kiʻi pēpē, ʻi heʻene tōtuʻú, ʻokú ne kakapa atu ki he ongo nima ʻo ha mātuʻa ʻoku fao mai, ʻo fai ʻa ʻene ʻuluaki ngaahi laká. ʻOku hā ngali ko ha meʻa siʻisiʻi nai ia, ka ki he faʻeé mo e tamaí, ko ha maka-maile ia, ko ha mōmeniti ʻoku fonu ʻi he talaʻofa ki he kahaʻú. ʻOku hanga vēkeveke atu ʻa e ongo mātuʻá ki he ʻaʻeva fetakinima mo ʻena tamá, ʻi he ngaahi māhina mo e taʻu ka hoko maí. ʻI he ngaahi founga lahi, ʻokú na ʻamanaki ke tokonaki ki he kiʻi tamá ʻa e tataki mo e poupou ki ha taimi mamaʻo ʻi he kahaʻú.
2 ʻOku maʻu ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi meimei tatau ki heʻene fānau fakaemāmaní. Naʻá ne lea ʻi he taimi ʻe taha ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono kakai ʻIsilelí, pe ʻIfalemí: “Naaku akoʻi foki a Ifalemi ke alu, i he buke aki ho nau nima; . . . Naaku toho akinautolu aki ae afo ae tagata, aki ae noo oe ofa.” (Hosea 11:3, 4, PM) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi heni ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu ko ha mātuʻa ʻofa, ʻa ia ʻokú ne akoʻi anga-kātaki ha kiʻi tama ke ʻaʻeva, ʻo Ne fua nai ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku tō aí. Ko Sihova, ʻa e Mātuʻa lelei tahá, ʻokú ne vēkeveke ke akoʻi kitautolu ki he founga ke ʻaʻeva aí. ʻOkú ne toe fiefia ʻi he ō fakataha mo kitautolu ʻi heʻetau hokohoko atu ʻi he laka ki muʻá. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe heʻetau konga tohi ʻi he kaveingá, ʻe lava ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá! (Maika 6:8) Ka ʻoku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá? Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau fai peheé? ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻene malavá? Pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku hoko mai ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá? Tau lāulea tahataha angé ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko eni ʻe faá.
ʻOku ʻUhinga ki he Hā ʻa e ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
3, 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakaofo fekauʻaki mo e fakamatala ʻo e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
3 Ko e moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai lava ha tangata kakano mo e toto ke ʻaʻeva moʻoni mo Sihova, ʻa ia ko ha meʻamoʻui laumālie. (Ekisoto 33:20; Sione 4:24) Ko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku lau ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú fekauʻaki mo e ʻaʻeva ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mo e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e lea fakaefakatātā. ʻOkú ne ʻomai ai ha fakamatala fakaofo, ko e fakamatala ʻoku fakalaka ia ʻi he ngaahi fakangatangataʻanga fakapuleʻangá mo fakafonuá pea aʻu ʻo fakalaka ia ʻi he taimí. Ko e moʻoni, ko e hā ʻa e feituʻu pe kuonga ʻe ʻikai malava ai ʻa e kakaí ke mahinoʻi ʻa e foʻi fakakaukau ko ia ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻa ha taha fakataha mo ha toe tokotaha? Ko e fakamatala ko ení ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e māfana mo e tuʻunga vāofi, ʻikai ko ia? Ko e ngaahi ongoʻi peheé ʻokú ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ha fakamaama ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, tau toe ʻai fakahangatonu angé.
4 Manatuʻi ʻa e ongo tangata faitōnunga ko ʻĪnoke mo Noá. Ko e hā ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai kinaua naʻá na ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá? (Senesi 5:24; 6:9) ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ko e foʻi lea “ke ʻaʻeva” ʻoku faʻa ʻuhinga iá ko e muimui ʻi ha ʻalunga ʻo e ngāue pau. Naʻe fili ʻe ʻĪnoke mo Noa ha ʻalunga ʻi he moʻuí ʻa ia naʻe fehoanaki mo e finangalo ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. ʻI he ʻikai tatau mo e faʻahinga takatakai ʻiate kinaua ʻi he māmaní, naʻá na hanga kia Sihova ki ha tataki pea talangofua ki heʻene fakahinohinó. Naʻá na falala kiate ia. ʻOku ʻuhinga ení naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻena ngaahi filí maʻanaua? ʻIkai. Kuo ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki he tangatá ʻa e tauʻatāina ke fili, pea ʻokú ne fiemaʻu mai ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko iá fakataha mo ʻetau “mafai fakaefakaʻuhingá.” (Loma 12:1, NW) Kae kehe, ʻi heʻetau fai ʻa e ngaahi filí, ʻoku tau fakaʻatā anga-fakatōkilalo ai ʻetau mafai fakaefakaʻuhingá ke tataki ʻe he ʻatamai māʻolunga taʻefakangatangata ʻo Sihová. (Palovepi 3:5, 6; Aisea 55:8, 9) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi heʻetau ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻuí, ʻoku tau fai ai ʻa e fononga ko iá ʻi he feohi vāofi mo Sihova.
5. Ko e hā naʻe lea ai ʻa Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono toloiʻi atu ʻaki ha hanga ʻe taha ki he lōloa ʻo e moʻui ʻa ha tahá?
5 ʻOku faʻa fakatatau ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e moʻuí ki ha fononga pe ko ha ʻaʻeva. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ko e fakahoa ko iá ʻoku hangatonu, ka ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga kehé, ʻoku fakahuʻuhuʻunga ia. Hangē ko ení, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Talaʻehai ʻe lava ai ʻe ha taha ke toloʻi atu hono taʻu ko ha momoʻi hanga pe ʻe taha.” (Mātiu 6:27) Te ke puputuʻu nai ʻi he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi lea ko iá. Ko e hā naʻe lea ai ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo hono toloiʻi atu ʻi he “hanga ʻe taha,” ʻa ia ko ha fua ia ʻo e mamaʻó, ki ha “taʻu” ʻo e moʻui ʻa ha taha, ʻa ia ʻoku fua ia ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e taimí?a ʻOku hā mahino naʻe sioloto atu ʻa Sīsū ki he moʻuí ko ha fononga. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne akoʻi ko e hohaʻá ʻe ʻikai te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke toloiʻi atu naʻa mo ha kiʻi foʻi laka siʻisiʻi ki he fononga ʻi hoʻo moʻuí. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe lava ke tau fai fekauʻaki mo e lōloa ʻo e ʻaʻeva ko iá? Mole ke mamaʻo! ʻOku ʻomai heni kitautolu ki heʻetau fehuʻi hono uá, Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
Ko e Hā ʻOku Fiemaʻu Ai Ke Tau ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu lahi ʻoku maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá, pea ko e hā ʻoku lelei ai ke tau hanga kia Sihova ke ne fakalato ʻa e fiemaʻu ko iá?
6 Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau ʻaʻeva mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻi he Selemaia 10:23 (PM): “E Jihova, oku ou ilo oku ikai i he tagata be hono hala: oku ikai i he tagata oku eveeva ke fakahinohino hono aluaga.” Ko ia ko kitautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ʻikai ke tau maʻu ʻa e malava pe ko e totonu ke fakahinohino ʻetau ʻalunga moʻuí tonu. ʻOku tau fiemaʻu lahi ha tataki. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau vilitaki ʻi he fou he founga pē ʻanautolú, ʻo tauʻatāina mei he ʻOtuá, ʻoku nau fai ʻa e fehālaaki tatau ko ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻĀtama mo ʻIví. Naʻe toʻo ʻe he ʻuluaki ongo meʻá ʻa e totonu ke fakapapauʻi ʻiate kinaua pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leleí mo e meʻa ʻoku koví. (Senesi 3:1-6) Ko e totonu ko iá “ʻoku ʻikai” pē ke ʻatautolu ia.
7 ʻIkai ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ki ha tataki ʻi he fononga he moʻuí? ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē, ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi fili iiki mo lalahi. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi filí ni ʻoku faingataʻa pea ʻe lava ke ne uesia hotau kahaʻú—pea pehē ki he kahaʻu ko ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku tau ʻofa aí. Ko ia ai, fakakaukau atu pē, ko ha tokotaha ʻoku motuʻa ange mo poto ange taʻefakangatangata ʻiate kitautolu ʻokú ne fiefia ke ne ʻomai ha tataki ʻofa kiate kitautolu ki hono fai ʻo e ngaahi fili ko iá! Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau saiʻia ange ke falala ki heʻenau fakafuofua pē ʻanautolú pea tataki honau ʻalunga pē ʻonautolú. ʻOku nau tukunoaʻi ʻa e moʻoni ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Palovepi 28:26 (PM): “Ko ia oku falala ki hono loto oona koe vale ia: ka ko ia oku alu fakabotoboto, e fakahaofi ia.” ʻOku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihova ke tau hao mei he ngaahi fakatamaki ʻoku tupu mei he falala ki he loto kākā fakaetangatá. (Selemaia 17:9) ʻOkú ne loto ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he potó, ke falala kiate ia ko hotau Tokotaha-Tataki mo e Faiako poto. ʻI heʻetau fai peheé, ʻoku malu, nonga mo fakafiemālie ai ʻetau ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻuí.
8. Ko e angahalá mo e taʻehaohaoá ʻokú na tataki fakanatula ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he feituʻu fē, neongo ia, ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova maʻatautolú?
8 Ko e toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e lōloa ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻoku tau loto ke faí. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ha foʻi moʻoni fakalotosiʻi. ʻI ha ʻuhinga, ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻa e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa kotoa ʻo e tangatá ki he feituʻu tatau. ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻoku hoko mai fakataha mo e taʻumotuʻá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Koheleti 12:5: “ʻOku fononga ʻa e tangata ki hono fale tupuʻa, pea ʻoku feʻaluaki ʻa e kau tangi ʻi hala.” Ko e hā ʻa e “fale tupuʻa” ko ení? Ko e faʻitoká, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻave fakanatula kitautolu ki ai ʻe he angahalá mo e taʻehaohaoá. (Loma 6:23) Kae kehe, ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa lahi ange maʻatautolu ʻi ha ʻaʻeva nounou mo faingataʻaʻia pē mei he fanauʻí ki he faʻitoká. (Siope 14:1) Ko e ʻaʻeva pē mo e ʻOtuá ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻamanaki ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he lōloa taha naʻe fakataumuʻa ke tau ʻaʻeva aí—ʻo taʻengata. ʻIkai ko e meʻa ia ʻokú ke fiemaʻú? ʻOku hā mahino leva, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke ʻaʻeva mo hoʻo Tamaí.
ʻE Lava Fēfē Ke Tau ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
9. Ko e hā naʻe fufū ai ia ʻe Sihova ʻi ha ngaahi taimi mei hono kakaí, neongo ia, ko e hā ʻa e fakafiemālie naʻá ne ʻomaí fakatatau ki he Aisea 30:20?
9 Ko e fehuʻi hono tolu ʻi heʻetau lāuleá ʻoku tuha ia mo ʻetau tokanga lelei tahá. Ko eni ia, ʻE lava fēfē ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá? ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e talí ʻi he Aisea 30:20, 21: “Kae ʻikai kei fufū kinautolu ʻe ho [Faiako Maʻongoʻongá], ka ʻe sio maʻu ho mata ki ho [Faiako Maʻongoʻongá]. Pea ʻe fanongo ʻe ho telinga ki ha lea mei ho tuʻa, Ko eni ʻa e hala, fou ai; ka ai haʻo afe ki toʻomataʻu, pe ka ai haʻo afe ki toʻohema.” ʻI he kupu fakalototoʻa ko ení, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sihova ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Ai 30 veesi 20 naʻe fakamanatu nai ai ki hono kakaí ʻi he taimi naʻa nau angatuʻu ai kiate iá, ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne fufū ia meiate kinautolu. (Aisea 1:15; 59:2) Neongo ia, ʻi hení, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai te ne fufū ia, ka ʻokú ne tuʻu maeʻeeʻa ʻi muʻa ʻi hono kakai faitōnungá. ʻOku tau fakakaukau atu nai ki ha faiako ʻoku tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻi heʻene kau akó, ʻo fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne loto ke nau ʻiló.
10. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku lava ai ke ke ‘fanongo ki ha lea mei ho tuʻá’ mei hoʻo Faiako Maʻongoʻongá?
10 ʻI he Ai 30 veesi 21, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi mai ai ha meʻa kehe. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa Sihova ʻokú ne lue ʻi mui ʻi hono kakaí, ʻo ʻoatu ʻa e fakahinohino ki he hala totonu ke nau ʻaʻeva aí. Kuo fakamatala ʻa e kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi ʻo pehē ko e fakamatala ko ení ʻoku makatuʻunga nai ia ʻi he founga ʻoku muimui ai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ha tauhi-sipi ʻi heʻene fanga sipí, ʻo ui ke tataki kinautolu pea ke taʻofi kinautolu mei he fou ʻi he hala kehé. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki kiate kitautolu ʻa e fakamatala ko ení? Sai, ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau hanga ai ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki ha tatakí, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa ia naʻe lēkooti ʻi he laui afeʻi taʻu kuohilí. ʻOku haʻu ia mei hotau tuʻá, hangē ko e laú, ʻi he tukuʻau mai ʻa e taimí. Neongo ia, ʻoku mahuʻinga tatau pē ia ʻi he ʻahó ni mo e tuʻunga naʻe ʻi ai ʻi he ʻaho ko ia naʻe hiki aí. Ko e akonaki Fakatohitapú ʻoku lava ke ne tataki kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fili fakaʻahó, pea ʻe lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke palaniʻi ʻa e ʻalunga ʻo ʻetau moʻuí ki he ngaahi taʻu ka hoko maí. (Sāme 119:105) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau kumi fakamātoato ai ki he akonaki peheé pea ngāueʻaki iá, ʻoku hoko leva ai ʻa Sihova ko hotau Tokotaha-Tataki. ʻOku tau ʻaʻeva ai mo e ʻOtuá.
11. Fakatatau ki he Selemaia 6:16, ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala fakalotomāfana naʻe fai ai ʻe Sihova maʻa hono kakaí, ka naʻe anga-fēfē ʻenau talí?
11 ʻOku tau fakaʻatā moʻoni ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tataki kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga vāofi ko iá? ʻOku mahuʻinga ke kiʻi tuʻu ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻo sivisiviʻi faitotonu kitautolu. Fakakaukau angé ki ha foʻi veesi ʻa ia te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fai pehē: “Oku behe e Jihova, Mou tuu i he gaahi hala, o mamata, bea fehui ki he gaahi motua hala, koefe ae hala lelei? bea mou aeva i ai, bea te mou ilo ae fiemalie ki ho mou laumalie.” (Selemaia 6:16, PM) Ko e ngaahi leá ni ʻoku fakamanatu mai nai ai kiate kitautolu ha tokotaha fononga ʻoku kiʻi tuʻu ʻi ha mangaʻi hala ʻo ʻeke ha fakahinohino. ʻI ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālié, ko e kakai angatuʻu ʻa Sihova ʻi ʻIsilelí naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau kumi ʻo foki ki he “gaahi motua hala.” Ko e “hala lelei” ko iá ʻa e hala ʻa ia naʻe ʻaʻeva ai ʻenau fanga kui faitōnungá, ʻa e hala ʻa ia naʻe hē mei ai ʻi he tuʻunga fakasesele ʻa e puleʻangá. Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe tali loto-fefeka ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fakamanatu ʻofa ko eni meia Sihová. ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e veesi tatau: “Ka naa nau behe, E ikai te mau eveeva ai.” Neongo ia, ʻi onopōní, kuo tali ai ʻi he tuʻunga kehe ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he akonaki ko iá.
12, 13. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kau muimui pani ʻo Kalaisí ki he akonaki ʻi he Selemaia 6:16? (e) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau sivisiviʻi kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻo ʻetau ʻaʻeva ʻi he ʻaho ní?
12 Talu mei he konga ki mui ʻo e senituli hono 19, kuo ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he kau muimui pani ʻo Kalaisí kiate kinautolu ʻa e akonaki ʻi he Selemaia 6:16 (PM). ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha kalasí, kuo nau takimuʻa ai ʻi ha toe foki fakaʻaufuli ki he “gaahi motua hala.” ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane tafoki mei he moʻoní, kuo nau pipiki faitōnunga ki he “sīpinga ʻo e ngaahi lea fakatupu moʻui” ʻa ia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi pea poupou ki ai ʻa hono kau muimui faitōnungá ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S. (2 Timote 1:13, NW) Aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fetokoniʻaki ai ʻa e kau paní pea pehē ki honau ngaahi takanga ko e “fanga sipi kehe” ke tuli ki he founga moʻui fakatupu moʻui ko ia naʻe liʻaki ʻe he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané.—Sione 10:16.
13 ʻI hono tokonaki mai ʻo e mea kai fakalaumālié i hono taimi totonú, kuo tokoniʻi ai ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ʻa e laui miliona ke nau maʻu ʻa e “gaahi motua hala” pea ke ʻaʻeva ai mo e ʻOtuá. (Mātiu 24:45-47) ʻOkú ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e laui miliona ko iá? Kapau ko ia, ko e hā ʻe lava ke ke fai ke fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he ʻauhia mamaʻó, ʻo tafoki ke muimui ʻi he ʻalunga pē ʻoʻoú? ʻOku fakapotopoto ke tuʻu fakataimi ʻo sivisiviʻi ʻa e founga ʻo hoʻo ʻaʻeva ʻi he moʻuí. Kapau ʻokú ke lau faitōnunga ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo e ʻū tohi makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú pea maʻu ʻa e ngaahi polokalama ʻo e fakahinohino ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he kau paní he ʻaho ní, ta ʻoku akoʻi koe ke ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke ngāueʻaki anga-fakatōkilalo ai ʻa e akonaki ʻoku ʻoatú, ʻokú ke ʻaʻeva moʻoni ai mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo muimui ʻi he “gaahi motua hala.”
ʻAʻeva ʻo Hangē ʻOku Tau “Sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai”
14. Kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu, ʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tapua atu ia ʻi he ngaahi fili fakafoʻituitui ʻoku tau faí?
14 Ke tau ʻaʻeva mo Sihova, kuo pau ke ne ʻi he tuʻunga moʻoni kiate kitautolu. Manatuʻi, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ki he faʻahinga faitōnunga ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻe ʻikai te ne fufū ia meiate kinautolu. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi tatau ʻa ia tonu ki hono kakaí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e Faiako Maʻongoʻonga. ʻOku moʻoni pehē ʻa Sihova kiate koe, ʻo hangē ʻokú ne tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻiate koe ke fakahinohinoʻi koé? Ko e faʻahinga tui ia ʻoku tau fiemaʻú kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻa e tui pehē, “he naʻa ne kitaki heʻene sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai.” (Hepelu 11:27) Kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu, ta ʻoku fiemaʻu leva ke tau fakakaukauʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fai ai ʻa e ngaahi filí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe ʻikai naʻa mo haʻatau fakakaukau ke kau ʻi ha faihala pea feinga leva ke fufū ʻetau ngaahi angahalá mei he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané pe ko e ngaahi mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku tau feinga ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku ʻikai lava ke sio mai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he hangē ko Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻoku tau fakapapau: “Teu eveeva i hoku fale i he loto haohaoa.”—Sāme 101:2, PM.
15. ʻE tokoniʻi fēfē kitautolu ʻe he feohi mo hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine faka-Kalisitiané ke sio ai kia Sihova ko e tokotaha moʻoni?
15 ʻOku mahinoʻi ʻe Sihova ko e ngaahi meʻa fakatupu taʻehaohaoa mo fakakakano kitautolu pea ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi nai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko ha pole ia ke tui ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tau sio ki aí. (Sāme 103:14) ʻOkú ne fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ikuʻi ʻa e vaivaiʻanga peheé. Ko e fakatātaá, kuó ne fakatahatahaʻi “ha kakai ke kau ki hono huafa” mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní. (Ngāue 15:14) ʻI heʻetau ngāue fāʻūtaha fakatahá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e mālohi fakaekitautolu. ʻI he fanongo ki he anga hono tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ha tokoua pe tuofefine fakalaumālie ke ne ikuʻi ha vaivaiʻanga pe ikuʻi ha ʻahiʻahi faingataʻá ʻoku ʻai ai hotau ʻOtuá ke toe moʻoni ange kiate kitautolu.—1 Pita 5:9.
16. ʻE anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ako fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú ke tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
16 Hiliō he meʻa kotoa, kuo ʻomai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa hono ʻAló. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko au pe ko e Hala, pea mo e Moʻoni mo e Moʻui: ʻoku ʻikai haʻu ha taha ki he Tamai ka ʻi heʻene fou ʻiate au.” (Sione 14:6) Ko hono ako ʻa e ʻalunga moʻui ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní ko e taha ia ʻo e ngaahi founga lelei taha ke ʻai ai ʻa Sihova ke toe moʻoni ange kiate kitautolú. Ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe leaʻaki pe fai ʻe Sīsuú ko ha tapua haohaoa atu ia ʻo e ʻulungāanga mo e ngaahi founga ʻa ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. (Sione 14:9) ʻI heʻetau fai ʻa e ngaahi filí, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakakaukau lelei fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. ʻI he tapua atu ʻi heʻetau ngaahi filí ha fakakaukau lelei mo faʻa lotu peheé, ʻoku tau muimui leva ai ʻi he topuvaʻe ʻo Kalaisí. (1 Pita 2:21) Ko hono olá, ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá.
Ko e Hā ʻa e Ngaahi Tāpuaki ʻOku Tupu Mei Aí?
17. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he founga ʻa Sihová, ko e hā ʻa e “fiemalie” te tau maʻu ʻi hotau laumālié?
17 Ke ʻaʻeva mo Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ko hono tataki ia ha moʻui fiemālie. Manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe talaʻofaʻaki ʻe Sihova ki hono kakaí fekauʻaki mo e kumi ʻa e “hala lelei.” Naʻá ne folofola: “Mou aeva i ai, bea te mou ilo ae fiemalie ki ho mou laumalie.” (Selemaia 6:16, PM) ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e “fiemalie” ko iá? Ki ha moʻui faingofua ʻa ia ʻoku fonu ʻi he ngaahi mālié mo e tuʻumālié? ʻIkai. ʻOku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ha meʻa lelei mamaʻo ange, ko ha meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku tātātaha hono maʻu ʻe he kau koloaʻia taha ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ke maʻu ʻa e fiemālie ki ho laumālié ko e maʻu ia ʻo e nonga ʻi loto, fiefia, topono mo e fiemālie fakalaumālie. Ko e fiemālie peheé ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ʻe lava ke ke falala kuó ke fili ʻa e hala lelei taha ʻi he moʻuí. Ko e nonga peheé ko ha tāpuaki hāhāmolofia ia ʻi he māmani faingataʻa ko ení!
18. Ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki ʻoku finangalo ʻa Sihova ke tuku atu kiate koé, pea ko e hā ʻa hoʻo fakapapaú?
18 Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻuí tonu ko ha tāpuaki lahi ia. Naʻa mo ha ʻaʻeva nounou ʻoku lelei ange ia ʻi he ʻikai ha ʻaʻevá. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ʻuhinga ʻa Sihova ia ki hoʻo ʻaʻevá ke kau ki ai ha fononga nounou pē mei he longomoʻui ʻo e talavoú ki he langa ʻo e taʻumotuʻá. ʻIkai, ʻoku finangalo ʻa Sihova ke ke maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki lahi tahá. ʻOkú ne finangalo ke ke ʻaʻeva mo ia ʻo taʻengata! ʻOku fakamatalaʻi lelei eni ʻi he Maika 4:5 (PM): “Koe kakai kotoabe e eveeva taki taha i he higoa o hono Otua, bea te mau eveeva i he huafa o Jihova ko ho mau Otua o lauikuoga mo taegata.” Te ke koloaʻaki ʻa e tāpuaki ko iá? ʻOkú ke loto ke moʻui ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ui ʻe Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga fakamānako ko e “moʻui moʻoni”? (1 Timote 6:19) Ko ia ai, ʻai leva ko hoʻo fakapapaú ia ke ke ʻaʻeva mo Sihova he ʻahó ni, ʻapongipongi, mo e ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi he hili iá ʻo hokohoko atu ai ki ʻitāniti!
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a ʻOku fetongi ʻe he ngaahi liliu Tohi Tapu ʻe niʻihi ʻa e “hanga” ʻi he veesi ko ení ki ha fua ʻo e taimí, hangē ko e “mōmeniti ʻe taha” (The Emphatic Diaglott) pe “ko ha miniti ʻe taha” (A Translation in the Language of the People, ʻa Charles B. Williams). Kae kehe, ko e foʻi lea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he muʻaki konga tohí ʻoku ʻuhinga papau ia ki ha hanga, ʻa ia naʻe senitimita nai ʻe 45 hono lōloá.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
• Ko e hā ʻokú ke ongoʻi ai ha fiemaʻu ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
• Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Fakafou he ngaahi peesi ʻo e Tohi Tapú, ʻoku tau fanongo ai ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová mei hotau tuʻá ʻoku pehē mai, “Ko eni ʻa e hala”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 25]
ʻI he ngaahi fakatahá, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié ʻi hono taimi totonu