Fiefia Maʻá e Faʻahinga ʻOku Laka ʻi he Māmá
“Haʻuā, ka tau laka ʻi he maama ʻo Sihova.”—AISEA 2:5.
1, 2. (a) ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e māmá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻa e fakatokanga ki he fakapoʻuli te ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e māmaní?
KO SIHOVA ʻa e Matavai ʻo e māmá. ʻOku ui ia ʻe he Tohitapú ko “ʻEne ʻAfio ʻoku ne tuku mai ha laʻa ke fakamāma, ʻaho, mo e ngaahi faliunga ʻo e mahina mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ke fakamama ʻi he po.” (Selemaia 31:35; Sāme 8:3) Ko ia ʻa e Tokotaha naʻá ne fakatupu hotau laʻaá, ʻa ia, ko hono moʻoní, ko ha fōnise niukilia lahi kāfakafa ia ʻokú ne tukuange ki he ʻataá ha fuʻu ivi lahi faufaua, ko e niʻihi ʻi he faʻunga ko e maama mo e vela. Ko e peseti siʻisiʻi ʻaupito ʻo e ivi ko iá ʻoku aʻu mai kiate kitautolu ko e maama mei he laʻaá ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ʻa e moʻui ʻi he māmani ko ʻení. ʻI he ʻikai ha maama mei he laʻaá, heʻikai malava ke tau moʻui. ʻE hoko ʻa e māmaní ia ko ha foʻi palanite mate.
2 ʻI he fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa ko iá, ʻoku malava ke tau mahinoʻi ai ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo ha tuʻunga naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Vakai ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻa mamani ʻe he poʻuli, mo e poʻuli matolu ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga.” (Aisea 60:2) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga ʻeni ia ki he fakapoʻulí ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakamatelie. Naʻe ʻikai ʻuhinga ʻa ʻAisea ia ʻe ʻi ai ha ʻaho ʻe ʻikai ke ulo mai ai ʻa e laʻaá, māhiná, mo e ngaahi fetuʻú. (Sāme 89:36, 37; 136:7-9) ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakapoʻuli fakalaumālie. Ka ʻoku fakatupu mate ʻa e fakapoʻuli fakalaumālié. ʻI he lele lōloá, heʻikai malava ke tau moʻui taʻeʻiai ha maama fakalaumālie ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻikai malava ke tau moʻui taʻeʻiai ha maama fakamatelié.—Luke 1:79.
3. ʻI he vakai atu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAiseá, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané?
3 ʻI he vakai atu ki he meʻá ni, ko e meʻa ke tokanga fakamātoato ki aí ke fakatokangaʻi ko e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAiseá, neongo naʻe fakahoko ʻi Siuta ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻoku ʻi ai hono fakahoko lahi ange ʻi he ʻahó ni. ʻIo, ʻi hotau taimí ʻoku kāpui ai ʻa e māmaní ʻe he fakapoʻuli fakalaumālie. ʻI ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki pehē, ʻoku mahuʻinga taha leva ai ʻa e maama fakalaumālié. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku lelei ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau tokanga ki he enginaki ʻa Sīsuú: “Ke ulo atu hoʻomou māma ke hā ki he kakai.” (Mātiu 5:16) ʻOku malava ʻe he kau Kalisitiane loto-tōnungá ke nau fakamaama ʻa e fakapoʻulí ki he kau angavaivaí, ʻo ʻoange ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke maʻu ʻa e moʻuí.—Sione 8:12.
Ngaahi Taimi Fakapoʻuli ʻi ʻIsilelí
4. Naʻe ʻuluaki fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻanefē, ka ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga naʻe ʻosi ʻi ai ia ʻi hono ʻahó tonu?
4 Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAisea ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono ʻufiʻufi ʻe he fakapoʻulí ʻa e māmaní naʻe ʻuluaki fakahoko ia ʻi he taimi naʻe fakalala ai ʻa Siuta pea fakaheeʻi hono kakaí ki Pāpiloné. Kae kehe, naʻa mo e ki muʻa aí, ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻAiseá tonu, naʻe ʻosi ʻufiʻufi ʻe he fakapoʻuli fakalaumālié ia ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e puleʻangá, ko ha moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻa ia naʻá ne ueʻi ia ke ne naʻinaʻi ai ki hono kaungā tangataʻifonuá: “Fale ʻo Sekope e, haʻuā, ka tau laka ʻi he maama ʻo Sihova.”—Aisea 2:5; 5:20.
5, 6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa naʻe kau ki he fakapoʻuli ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá?
5 Naʻe kikite ʻa ʻAisea ʻi Siuta “ʻi he taimi ʻo Usaia, Siotame, Ahasi, mo Hesekaia, ko e ngaahi Tuʻi Siuta.” (Aisea 1:1) Ko ha taimi moveuveu ia ʻo e taʻemanonga fakapolitikale, mālualoi fakalotu, kākā fakaefakamaau, mo e fakafeʻātungiaʻi ʻo e masivá. Naʻa mo e lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi pule ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi loto-tōnungá, hangē ko Siotamé, naʻe malava ke mātā ʻi he ngaahi tafungofunga lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻōlita ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua loí. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi taʻelototōnungá, naʻe toe kovi ange ʻa e tuʻungá ia. Ko e fakatātaá, ko Tuʻi ʻĀhasi fulikivanu naʻe aʻu ia ʻo ne foaki hono fohá ʻi ha feilaulau fakaeouau ki he ʻotua ko Moloké. Ko ha fakapoʻuli moʻoni ia!—2 Tuʻi 15:32-34; 16:2-4.
6 Naʻe toe pōpōʻuli mo e tuʻunga fakavahaʻapuleʻangá. Ko Mōape, ʻĪtomi, mo Filisitia naʻa nau tuʻu fakamanamana mai ʻi he ngaahi kauʻāfonua ʻo Siutá. Ko e puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí, neongo naʻa nau kāinga ʻi he toto, ko ha fili mahino ia. ʻI he tokelau mamaʻó, naʻe fakamanamana mai ai ʻa Sīlia ki he melino ʻa Siutá. Naʻe toe fakatuʻutāmaki ange ʻa ʻAsīlia anga-fakamamahi, heʻenau kumi maʻu pē ki ha ngaahi faingamālie ke fakalahi atu ai hono mafaí. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ʻo e kikite ʻa ʻAiseá, naʻe ikunaʻi fakaʻaufuli ai ʻe ʻAsīlia ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí pea meimei fakaʻauha ai mo Siuta. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe hoko ai ʻo ʻi he nima ʻo ʻAsīliá ʻa e kolo ʻaaʻi fakakolotau kotoa pē ʻo Siutá tuku kehe ʻa Selusalema.—Aisea 1:7, 8; 36:1.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻalunga naʻe fili ʻe ʻIsileli mo Siutá, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ki ai ʻa Sihová?
7 Naʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kakai fuakava ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fakatamaki peheé koeʻuhi naʻe taʻemateaki ʻa ʻIsileli mo Siuta kiate ia. ʻI he hangē ko e faʻahinga naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he tohi ʻa Palovepí, naʻa nau “liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻalunga totonu, pea foua ʻa e ngaahi hala ʻoku poʻuli.” (Palovepi 2:13) Kae kehe, neongo naʻe houhau ʻa Sihova ʻi hono kakaí, naʻe ʻikai te ne liʻaki fakaʻaufuli kinautolu. Ka, naʻá ne fokotuʻu hake ʻa ʻAisea mo e kau palōfita kehé ke nau tokonaki ʻa e maama fakalaumālié ki ha taha pē ʻi he puleʻangá naʻá ne kei feinga ke tauhi loto-tōnunga kia Sihová. Naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻinga moʻoni ʻa e maama naʻe tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he kau palōfita ko ʻení. Ko ha meʻa foaki-moʻui ia.
Ngaahi Taimi ʻo e Fakapoʻulí ʻi he ʻAhó Ni
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻoku kau ki he fakapoʻuli ʻa e māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ní?
8 Ko e tuʻunga ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻAiseá naʻe mātuʻaki meimei tatau ia mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻI hotau taimí, kuo sītuʻa ai ʻa e kau taki fakaetangatá meia Sihova mo ʻene Tuʻi kuo fakanofó, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. (Sāme 2:2, 3) Kuo hanga ʻe he kau taki lotu ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻo kākaaʻi ʻenau ngaahi tākangá. ʻOku taukaveʻi ʻe he kau taki peheé ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolú ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e māmani ko ʻení—ʻa e mateakiʻi fonuá, hakeakiʻi ʻo e tuʻunga fakakautaú, tuʻumālié, mo e faʻahinga tāutaha tuʻu-ki-muʻá—tuku kehe ʻa e akoʻi ʻo e ngaahi tokāteline panganí.
9 ʻI he feituʻu ki he feituʻu, kuo kau ai ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he ngaahi tau mo e fepaki fakalotofonua ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻa e fakaʻauha fakaefaʻahingá mo e ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu kehe. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi he ʻikai ke tuʻu maʻá e tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻoku tukunoaʻi pe poupouʻi longomoʻui ai ʻe he ngaahi siasi lahi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻetāú ʻo hangē ko e feʻauakí mo e fakasōtomá. Ko e ola ʻo hono siʻaki pehē ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻoku hangē ai ʻa e ngaahi tākanga ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ko e kau tangata naʻe lea ki ai ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāme ʻo e kuonga muʻá: “ʻOku ʻikai te nau ʻilo, pea ʻoku ʻikai mahino kiate kinautolu ni; ʻoku nau taka ʻi he poʻuli.” (Sāme 82:5) Ko e moʻoni, ko Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane, hangē ko Siuta ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ʻoku ʻi he fakapoʻuli lōlō.—Fakahā 8:12.
10. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ulo atu ʻa e māmá ʻi he fakapoʻuli ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e maʻu ʻaonga mei ai ʻa e kau angavaivaí?
10 ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e fakapoʻuli peheé, ʻoku fakatupunga ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e māmá ke ulo atu ki he kau angavaivaí. Ki he meʻá ni, ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he māmaní, “ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” pea ko e faʻahingá ni ʻoku nau “ulo . . . ko e ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi mamani.” (Mātiu 24:45, PM; Filipai 2:15) Ko e kalasi tamaioʻeiki ko iá, ʻi hono poupouʻi ʻe he laui miliona ʻo e ngaahi takanga ko e “fanga sipi kehe,” ʻokú ne tapua atu ʻa e maama fakalaumālie ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú. (Sione 10:16) ʻI he māmani fakapoʻulí ni, ʻoku ʻoatu ai ʻe he maama peheé ʻa e ʻamanaki ki he kau angavaivaí, ʻo tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau maʻu ha vahaʻangatae mo e ʻOtuá, pea tokoniʻi kinautolu ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi tōʻanga fakalaumālié. Ko ha maama mātuʻaki mahuʻinga mo foaki-moʻui ia.
“Te U Fakamālōʻia Ho Huafa”
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke ala maʻu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá?
11 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho fakapoʻuli ʻa ia naʻe lolotonga moʻui ai ʻa ʻAiseá pea ʻi he toe ngaahi ʻaho fakapoʻuli ange hili iá ʻi he taimi naʻe taki pōpula ai ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová, ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga tataki naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihová? Tuku kehe ʻa hono tokonaki mai ʻa e tataki fakaeʻulungāngá, naʻá ne fakaeʻa mahino ki muʻa ʻa e founga te ne fakahoko ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi taumuʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻene kakaí. Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau ange ki he ngaahi kikite fakaofo naʻe kau ʻi he Aisea vahe 25 ki he 27. Ko e ngaahi lea ʻi he ngaahi vahé ni ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e founga naʻe ngāue ai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he taimi ko iá pea mo e founga ʻo ʻene fai ia ʻi he ʻaho ní.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e fakahāhā ongoʻiloto ʻoku fai ʻe ʻAiseá?
12 ʻUluakí, ʻoku talaki ʻe ʻAisea: “Ko hoku ʻOtua koe, ʻe Sihova; te u fakahikihikiʻi ʻa e ʻAfiona; te u fakamālōʻia ho huafa.” Ko ha fakahāhaaʻi ongoʻiloto ē ʻo e fakahīkihikí! Ka ko e hā naʻá ne ueʻi ʻa e palōfitá ke ne leaʻaki ai ha lotu peheé? Ko ha moʻoniʻi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he konga hono ua ʻo e vēsí, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau: “He kuo ke fai meʻa fakaofo [ʻe Sihova], ko e ngaahi fakakaukau fai mamaʻo, ko e koto fakamakukanga, ko e fakamoʻoni folofola.”—Aisea 25:1.
13. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻilo naʻá ne fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa ʻAisea kia Sihová? (e) ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻAiseá?
13 ʻI he aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá, naʻe ʻosi fai ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo lahi maʻa ʻIsileli, pea naʻe lēkooti ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻaki hono tohi. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe maheni ʻa ʻAisea mo e ngaahi tohi ko ʻení. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova hono kakaí mei heʻenau nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité pea fakahaofi kinautolu mei he ʻita ʻa e kau tau ʻa Feló ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. Naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe taki ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ʻi he toafá pea ʻomai kinautolu ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. (Sāme 136:1, 10-26) Ko e ngaahi fakamatala fakahisitōlia peheé ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku loto-tōnunga mo falalaʻanga ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Ko ʻene “ngaahi fakakaukau”—ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ʻokú ne taumuʻa ki aí—ʻe hoko moʻoni mai. Naʻe hanga ʻe he ʻilo totonu naʻe tokonaki fakaʻotua maí ʻo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa ʻAisea ke ne hanganaki laka ʻi he māmá. Ko ia ai, naʻá ne hoko ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei kiate kitautolu. Kapau te tau ako fakalelei ʻa e Folofola tohi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ngāueʻaki ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí, te tau nofo mo kitautolu ʻi he māmá.—Sāme 119:105; 2 Kolinito 4:6.
Ko ha Kolo ʻOku Fakaʻauha
14. Ko e hā ʻoku kikiteʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha koló, pea ʻoku ngalingali, ko e hā ʻa e kolo ko iá?
14 Ko ha fakatātā ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he Aisea 25:2, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau ai: “Kuo ke ʻai ke tuva maka pe ʻa e kolo; ʻa e talitauʻanga koe koto fale holo: ke ʻoua kei kolo ʻa e palasi ʻo e kau muli; ʻe ʻikai toe langa ha taimi.” Ko e hā ʻa e kolo ko ʻení? ʻOku ngalingali naʻe lea fakaekikite ʻa ʻAisea ʻo kau ki Pāpilone. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e taimi ʻa ia naʻe hoko ai ʻa Pāpilone ko ha tuva maka pē.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e “kolo” lahi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ko e hā ʻe hoko ki aí?
15 ʻOku ʻi ai ha hoa tatau ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻo e kolo naʻe lave ki ai ʻa ʻAiseá? ʻIo. ʻOku lāulea ʻa e tohi ʻa Fakahaá fekauʻaki mo e “fuʻu kolo [ʻa] ia ʻoku pule ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo mamani.” (Fakahā 17:18) Ko e fuʻu kolo ko iá ko “Babilone koe Lahi,” ʻa e ʻemipaea ʻo e lotu loí ʻi māmani lahí. (Fakahā 17:5, PM) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e konga tefito ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí ko Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane, ʻa ia ʻoku taki muʻa hono haʻa faifekaú ʻi he fakafepaki ki he ngāue fakamalanga ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 24:14) Kae kehe, hangē ko Pāpilone ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ko Pāpilone ko e Lahí ʻe vavé ni ke fakaʻauha, ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe tuʻu hake.
16, 17. Kuo anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻo Sihová ʻo fakalāngilangiʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kuonga muʻá pea ʻi onopōní?
16 Ko e toe hā e meʻa ʻoku kikite ki ai ʻa ʻAisea ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “talitauʻanga”? ʻI he lea kia Sihová, ʻoku pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “ʻE fakalangilangiʻi koe ʻe ha kakai fefeka, ko e ngaahi kolo ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga fakamalohi te nau manavahe ki he ʻAfiona.” (Aisea 25:3) ʻE anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he kolo fakafili ko ʻení, “ko e ngaahi kolo ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga fakamalohi,” ʻo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihová? Sai, manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki he tuʻi mālohi taha ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻa Nepukanesa. ʻI he hili hono hokosia ʻa e meʻa fakatupu-fakakaukau ko ia naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai hono vaivaiʻangá tonu, naʻe fakamālohiʻi ia ke ne lāuʻilo ki he tuʻunga lahi ʻo Sihová pea mo Hono mālohi māfimafiʻiá. (Taniela 4:34, 35) ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono mālohí, naʻa mo hono ngaahi filí ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ke nau lāuʻilo ki heʻene ngaahi ngāue fakaofó, neongo e toumouá.
17 Naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi naʻe fakamālohiʻi ai ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi ke ne lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi ngāue fakaofo ʻa Sihová? ʻIo. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e tau ʻuluaki ʻa e māmaní, naʻe malanga ai ʻa e kau sevāniti pani ʻa Sihová ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻunga fakamamahí. ʻI he 1918 naʻa nau hoko atu ai ki he pōpula fakalaumālie ʻi hono tuku pilīsone ʻa e kau ʻōfisa taki ʻo e Sōsaieti Taua Leʻó. Naʻe faifai pē ʻo mate ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu māú. ʻI he 1919 leva, naʻe toe fakafoki mai ai kinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻo toe fakalongomoʻuiʻi kinautolu ʻaki hono laumālié, ʻa ia naʻa nau fokotuʻutuʻu ai ke fakahoko ʻa e fekau ko hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní ʻoku nofoʻí. (Maake 13:10) Ko e kotoa ʻo e meʻá ni naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he tohi ʻa Fakahaá, pea hangē ko ia ko e nunuʻa ʻe hoko ki honau kau fakafepakí. Naʻe hoko ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻo “manavahe lahi . . . pea nau tuku kololia ki he ʻOtua ʻo e langi.” (Fakahā 11:3, 7, 11-13) Naʻe ʻikai pehē ia te nau tafoki kotoa mai, ka naʻe fakamālohiʻi kinautolu ke nau lāuʻilo ki he ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻení, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAiseá.
“Ko e Hufanga Koe ki he Vaivai”
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā kuo ʻikai malava ai ʻe he kau fakafepakí ke maumauʻi ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē hono fakasīlongoʻi ʻa e “hiva tue ʻa e kau fakamalohi”?
18 ʻI hono fakahanga leva ʻa e tokangá ki he ngaahi feangainga anga-ʻofa ʻa Sihova mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau laka ʻi he māmá, ʻoku pehē ʻe ʻAisea kia Sihova: “Ko e hufanga koe ki he vaivai, ko e hufanga ki he masiva ʻi heʻene mamahi, ko e hufanga mei he taufa, ko e fakamalumalu mei he pupuha. Seuke, ko e haʻaki mai ʻa e kau fakamalohi naʻe hangē ko e pa ʻa ha taufa ki he holisi. Hange ko hoʻo fakasiʻisiʻi ki he pupuha ʻi ha potu pakukā, pehe hoʻo fai ki he ongoongaʻa ʻa e kau muli na; ʻoku fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e pupuha ʻaki ʻa e malu ʻo ha ʻao, ko e hiva tue ʻa e kau fakamalohi naʻa ke fakasilongoʻi.”—Aisea 25:4, 5.
19 Talu mei he 1919, mo e ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe he kau fakamālohí ʻa e meʻa kotoa ke maumauʻi ʻaki ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa e kau lotu moʻoní, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau lavameʻa. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻa e hūfanga mo e ungaʻanga ʻo ʻene kakaí. ʻOkú ne tokonaki mai ʻa e fakamalumalu mokomoko ki he ulo vela ʻa e fakatangá pea tuʻu ʻo hangē ha ʻā mālohí ki he taufa ʻo e fakafepakí. Ko kitautolu ʻoku tau laka ʻi he maama ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku tau fakatuʻotuʻa loto-falala atu ki he taimi ʻa ia ‘ʻe fakasilongoʻi ai ʻa e hiva tuē ʻa e kau fakamalohí.’ ʻIo, ʻoku tau tatali loto-vēkeveke ki he ʻaho ʻe mole atu ai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo Sihová.
20, 21. Ko e hā ʻa e kātoanga ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻe fakakau ʻi he kātoanga ko iá ʻi he māmani foʻoú?
20 ʻOku fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono maluʻi pē ʻo ʻene kau sevānití. ʻOkú ne tokonaki maʻanautolu ʻi hono tuʻunga ko ʻenau Tamai ʻofa. ʻI he hili hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi hono kakaí mei Pāpilone ko e Lahi ʻi he 1919, naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻi honau ʻaó ha kātoanga ʻo e ikuna, ko ha tokonaki lahi fau ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālie. Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻeni ʻi he Aisea 25:6: “ʻI he moʻunga ko eni ʻe fai ʻe Sihova Sapaoti ki he ngaahi kakai kotoa pe ha katoanga meʻa lolo, ha katoanga uaine kuo fisi, ʻani meʻa lolo kuo loloʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngako ʻo e hui, ʻani uaine kuo fisi, ʻo sivi ke masivi.” He tāpuaki lahi ē ko kitautolu ke kau ʻi he kātoanga ko iá! (Mātiu 4:4) “Ko e tēpile ʻa Sihová” ʻoku fonu ngutungutu moʻoni ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei ke kaí. (1 Kolinito 10:21, NW) Fakafou ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” ʻoku ʻomai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku malava ke tau fiemaʻú ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālie.
21 Pea ʻoku toe ʻi ai mo e meʻa lahi ange ki he kātoanga tokonaki fakaʻotua ko ʻení. Ko e kai meʻakai fakalaumālie ko ia ʻoku tau lolotonga fiefia aí ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai ʻa e hulu fau ʻo e meʻakai fakamatelie ʻe ala maʻu ʻi he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo talaʻofa maí. Ko ia, ko e “katoanga meʻa lolo” ʻe kau ai ʻa e meʻakai fakamatelie lahi fau. ʻE ʻikai toe fiekaia ha taha ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakamatelie pe fakalaumālie. He nonga lahi ē ʻe maʻu ʻe he siʻi faʻahinga loto-tōnunga ko ia ʻoku nau lolotonga faingataʻaʻia koeʻuhi ko e “ngāhi honge” naʻe tomuʻa tala ko e konga ia ʻo e “fakaʻilonga” ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú! (Mātiu 24:3, 7) ʻOku fakafiemālie moʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé. Naʻá ne pehē: “E i ai ae falukuga oe uite i he fonua i he tumutumu oe gaahi mouga, e gauʻeuʻe hono fua.”—Sāme 72:16, PM.
22, 23. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e “ʻufiʻufi,” pe “pulou,” ʻe toʻo atú, pea ʻi he founga fē? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē hono toʻo atu ‘ʻa e manukiaʻanga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová’?
22 Fanongo he taimí ni ki ha talaʻofa ʻoku toe fakaofo ange. ʻI hono fakahoa ʻa e angahalá mo e maté ki ha “ʻufiʻufi,” pe ko ha “pulou,” ʻoku pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “ʻI he moʻunga ko eni [ko Sihova] te ne folofua ʻa e mata ki ʻolunga ʻo e pulou ʻoku pulongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kakai, mo e ʻufiʻufi kuo fofola ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga.” (Aisea 25:7) Fakakaukau angé! Ko e angahalá mo e maté, ʻa ia kuo hilifaki ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo hangē ha fuʻu sipi fakafulutāmakiá, ʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai. He fakaʻamua lahi ē ʻe kitautolu ʻa e ʻaho ʻa ia ʻe ngāueʻaki kakato ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú ki he faʻahinga talangofua mo loto-tōnunga ʻo e tangatá!—Fakahā 21:3, 4.
23 ʻI he tuhu ki he taimi lāngilangiʻia ko iá, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he palōfita fakamānavaʻí kiate kitautolu: “[Ko e ʻOtuá] te ne folofua ʻa mate ʻo taʻengata; pea ko Atonai Sihova te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata mei he mata fuape; pea te ne ʻave ʻa e manukiaʻanga ʻo hono kakai mei he funga ʻo mamani katoa: he kuo folofola ki ai ʻa Sihova.” (Aisea 25:8) ʻE ʻikai ha taha ʻe mate mei he ngaahi tupuʻanga fakaenatulá pe tangi koeʻuhi ko e mole atu ʻa ha taha naʻe ʻofa ai. Ko ha liliu faitāpuekina ē! ʻIkai ngata aí, heʻikai ha feituʻu ʻi he māmaní ʻe toe fanongoa ai ʻa e fakamatala fakangalilelei manuki mo loi ʻa ia kuo kātekina mātuʻaki fuoloa ʻe he ʻOtuá mo ʻene kau sevānití. Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai aí? Koeʻuhi ʻe toʻo atu ʻe Sihova honau tupuʻangá—ʻa e tamai ʻo e loí, ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló, fakataha mo e kotoa ʻo e hako ʻo Sētané.—Sione 8:44.
24. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau laka ʻi he māmá ki he ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihova maʻanautolú?
24 ʻI he fakakaukauloto atu ki he ngaahi fakahāhā pehē ʻo e mālohi ʻo Sihová, ʻoku ueʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau laka ʻi he māmá ke nau kalanga: “Vakai, ko hotau ʻOtua eni; ʻa ia naʻa tau tatali ki ai, te ne fakamoʻui kitautolu. Ko Sihova eni naʻa tau tatali ki ai; tau tomeʻe ʻo fiefia, ʻi he fakamoʻui ʻoku ne fai.” (Aisea 25:9) ʻE vavé ni, ʻa hono maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga māʻoniʻoni ʻo e tangatá ʻa e ʻuhinga kotoa ke nau fiefia ai. ʻE toʻo fakaʻaufuli atu ʻa e fakapoʻulí, pea ʻe maamangia ʻa e faʻahinga loto-tōnungá ʻi he maama ʻa Sihová ʻo laui ʻitāniti. ʻOku ʻi ai ha toe ʻamanaki ʻe lāngilangiʻia ʻo laka hake ai? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai!
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ʻi he ʻahó ni ke laka ʻi he māmá?
• Ko e hā naʻe fakamālō ai ʻa ʻAisea ki he huafa ʻo Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ai ke maumauʻi ʻe he ngaahi filí ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ʻoku fakatatali mai ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau laka ʻi he māmá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
Naʻe feilaulauʻaki ʻe he kau nofo ʻi Siutá ʻa e fānaú kia Moloke
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
Naʻe hanga ʻe he ʻilo ki he ngaahi ngāue mafimafiʻia ʻa Sihová ʻo ueʻi ʻa ʻAisea ke ne fakamālō ki he huafa ʻo Sihová
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
ʻE maamangia ʻa e māʻoniʻoní ʻi he maama ʻa Sihová ʻo taʻengata