“Vakai, ko Hotau ʻOtua Eni”
Ko e fakamatala ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻi he ongo kupu akó ni ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he tohi Draw Close to Jehovah, ʻa ia naʻe tukuange mai ʻi he ngaahi fakataha-lahi fakavahe naʻe fai takatakai ʻi he māmaní he lolotonga ʻa e 2002/03.—Sio ki he kupu “Naʻe Fakalato Ai ha Fiemaʻu ʻi Hoku Lotó,” ʻi he peesi 20.
“Vakai, ko hotau ʻOtua eni; ʻa ia naʻa tau tatali [“ʻamanaki,” NW] ki ai, te ne fakamoʻui kitautolu. Ko Sihova eni.”—AISEA 25:9.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā naʻe uiʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e pēteliake ko ʻĒpalahamé, pea ko e hā nai ʻoku fakatupunga ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau fifili fekauʻaki mo iá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻoku malava ke tau aʻusia ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo e ʻOtuá?
“KO HOKU kaumeʻa.” Ko e anga ia hono ui ʻe Sihova, ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo hēvani mo māmaní, ʻa e pēteliake ko ʻĒpalahamé. (Aisea 41:8, NW) Fakakaukau atu angé—ko ha tangata pē ē ʻoku kaumeʻa ia mo e ʻEiki Hau ʻo e ʻunivēsí! Te ke fifili nai, ‘ʻOku malava kiate au ke u hoko ʻo ofi pehē ki he ʻOtuá?’
2 ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ʻoku malava ke tau aʻusia ha vahaʻangatae vāofi mo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe foaki kia ʻĒpalahame ʻa e vāofi peheé koeʻuhi naʻá ne ‘tui ki he ʻOtuá.’ (Semisi 2:23) ʻOku pehē pē he ʻahó ni, “ko e kau angatonu ʻoku nau talanoa fafale [“fekoekoeʻi,” NW]” mo Sihova. (Palovepi 3:32) ʻI he Semisi 4:8 (NW), ʻoku enginaki mai ai ʻa e Tohitapú kiate kitautolu: “ʻUnuʻunu ofi ki he ʻOtuá, pea te ne ʻunuʻunu ofi mai kiate kimoutolu.” ʻOku hā mahino, kapau ʻoku tau fai ha ngaahi laka ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ai kia Sihova, te ne fai mai ha tali. Ko e moʻoni, te ne ʻunuʻunu ofi mai kiate kitautolu. Ka ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e ngaahi leá ni ko kitautolu—faʻahinga angahalaʻia, taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá—ke tau fai ʻa e ʻuluaki laká? ʻIkai ʻaupito. Ko e fekoekoeʻi mo Sihová ʻoku malava pē iá koeʻuhi kuo fai ʻe hotau ʻOtua ʻofá ha laka mahuʻinga ʻe ua.—Sāme 25:14.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo foʻi laka ʻe ua kuo fai ʻe Sihova ke tau malava ai ke kaumeʻa mo iá?
3 ʻUluakí, naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ʻe Sihova kia Sīsū “ke tuku ʻene moʻui ke huhuʻiʻaki ha tokolahi, heʻene fetongi kinautolu.” (Mātiu 20:28) ʻOku ʻai ʻe he feilaulau huhuʻi ko iá ke tau malava ai ʻo ofi ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “ʻOku tau ʻofa ʻe kitautolu, koeʻuhi naʻe tomuʻa ʻofa ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio kiate kitautolu.” (1 Sione 4:19) ʻIo, koeʻuhi ko e ʻOtuá ‘naʻe tomuʻa ʻofa kiate kitautolú,’ naʻá ne fakatoka ai ʻa e makatuʻunga kiate kitautolu ke tau kaumeʻa mo ia. Uá, kuo fakahaaʻi mai ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu kiate kitautolu. ʻI ha faʻahinga kaumeʻa pē ʻoku tau fokotuʻu, ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻa e haʻi ko iá ʻi hono ʻiloʻi moʻoni ʻa e tokotaha ko ē, ʻi he leleiʻia mo hono fakamahuʻingaʻi hono ngaahi anga laulōtahá. Fakakaukau angé ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni. Kapau ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua fufū mo taʻealaʻiloʻi, heʻikai ʻaupito te tau ofi kiate ia. Ka, ʻi he ʻikai ke ne fūfuuʻi iá, ʻoku fiemaʻu mai ʻe Sihova kitautolu ke tau hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ia. (Aisea 45:19) ʻI heʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohitapú, ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻa ia tonu ʻi he ngaahi foʻi lea ʻoku malava ke tau mahinoʻí—ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻene ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú ka ʻokú ne fiemaʻu mai kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi mo ʻofa ʻiate ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻetau Tamai fakahēvani.
4. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo Sihová ʻi heʻetau hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi lelei ange ʻa hono ngaahi ʻulungāngá?
4 Kuó ke sio ʻi ha taimi ki ha kiʻi tama ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻene tamaí ki hono ngaahi kaumeʻá peá ne lea fiefia loto-moʻoni mo laukauʻaki, “Ko ʻeku tamaí ē”? ʻOku maʻu ʻe he kau lotu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻuhinga kotoa ke nau ongoʻi meimei tatau ai fekauʻaki mo Sihova. ʻOku tomuʻa tala ʻe he Tohitapú ha taimi ʻa ia ʻe kalanga ai ʻa e kakai loto-tōnungá: “Vakai, ko hotau ʻOtua eni.” (Aisea 25:8, 9) Ko e lahi ange ʻo e mahino ʻoku tau maʻu ki he ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová, ko e lahi ange ia ʻetau ongoʻi ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e Tamai lelei tahá pea mo e Kaumeʻa ofi taha ʻoku ala fakakaukau atu ki aí. ʻIo, ko hono mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová ʻoku ʻomai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga lahi ke ʻunuʻunu ke ofi ange ai kiate ia. Ko ia, tau sivisiviʻi angé ʻa e anga hono fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga tefito ʻo Sihová—ko e mālohi, fakamaau totonu, poto, mo e ʻofa. ʻI he kupu ko ʻení, te tau lāulea ai ki he ʻuluaki ʻulungaanga ʻe tolu ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungāngá ni.
“Lahi Ia i he Malohi”
5. Ko e hā ʻoku feʻungamālie ai ʻa hono ui ʻa Sihova toko taha pē “ko e Māfimafi-Aoniú,” pea ʻi he ngaahi founga fē ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai hono mālohi fakamanavaheé?
5 Ko Sihová ʻoku “lahi ia i he malohi.” (Siope 37:23, PM) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Selemaia 10:6 (PM): “He oku ikai ha taha oku hage ko koe, E Jihova; oku ke lahi koe, bea oku lahi ho huafa i he mafimafi.” ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko ha faʻahinga meʻamoʻui peé, ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e mālohi taʻefakangatangata. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá, ko ia toko taha pē ʻoku ui “ko e Māfimafi-Aoniú.” (Fakahā 15:3, NW) ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova hono mālohi fakamanavaheé ke fakatupu, ke fakaʻauha, ke maluʻi, pea ke toe fakafoki mai. Fakakaukau angé ki ha foʻi fakatātā pē ʻe ua—ko hono mālohi fakaefakatupú mo hono mālohi fakaemaluʻí.
6, 7. ʻOku mālohi fēfē ʻa e laʻaá, pea ko e hā ʻa e moʻoni mahuʻinga ʻokú ne fakamoʻoni ki aí?
6 ʻI haʻo tuʻu ʻi tuʻa ʻi ha ʻaho laʻalaʻā ʻi he faʻahitaʻu māfaná, ko e hā ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻi ho kilí? Ko e māfana ʻa e laʻaá. ʻA ia, ko hono moʻoní, ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻa e ngaahi ola ʻo e mālohi fakaefakatupu ʻo Sihová. ʻOku mālohi fēfē ʻa e laʻaá? ʻI hono uhouhongá, ʻoku fakafuofua ai ko hono mafaná ʻoku ʻi he tikilī Selosiasi ʻe 15 miliona. Kapau te ke malava ke ke toʻo mai ha kiʻi konga ʻo e uhouhonga ʻo e laʻaá ʻo lahi tatau pē mo ha kiʻi foʻi ʻuluʻi-pinehui pea tuku ia ʻi heni ʻi he māmaní, ʻe ʻikai malava ke malu haʻo tuʻu ʻi loto ʻi ha kilomita ʻe 150 ʻo e kiʻi maʻuʻanga vela valevale ko iá! ʻI he sekoni kotoa pē, ʻoku tukuange mai ai ʻe he laʻaá ha foʻi ivi ʻoku tatau mo e pā ʻa ha ngaahi foʻi pomu niukilia ʻe laui teau miliona. Kae kehe, ʻoku vilo takai ʻa e māmaní ʻi he mamaʻo tonu matematē mei he fōnise vela fakaeniukilia fakamanavahē ko iá. Ko ʻene fuʻu ofí, ʻe liliu leva ʻa e vai ia ʻo e māmaní ko e mao; ko ʻene fuʻu mamaʻó, pea ʻe liliu kotoa leva ia ʻo fefeka. Ha taha pē ʻi he ongo tuʻunga tōtuʻá ni te ne ʻai hotau palanité ke ʻikai ha moʻui ai.
7 Neongo ʻoku fakatuʻunga ʻenau moʻuí he laʻaá, ʻoku fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ia ʻe he kakai tokolahi. Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku malava ke akoʻi mai ʻe he laʻaá kiate kitautolú. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sāme 74:16 (PM) fekauʻaki mo Sihova: “Kuo ke teuteu ae māma moe laa.” ʻIo, ʻoku fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he laʻaá ʻa Sihova, “ʻa e ʻAfio naʻa ne ngaohi ʻa e langi mo e fonua.” (Sāme 146:6) Neongo ia, ko e taha pē ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakatupu lahi fau ʻokú ne akoʻi kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e mālohi kāfakafa ʻo Sihová. Ko e lahi ange ʻo ʻetau ako fekauʻaki mo e mālohi fakaefakatupu ʻo Sihová, ko e lahi ange ia ʻetau fakatumutumú.
8, 9. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala fakatātā anga-ʻofa ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e loto-lelei ʻa Sihova ke maluʻi mo tokangaʻi ʻene kau lotú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e tokanga naʻe fai ʻe he tauhi-sipi ʻo e taimi ʻo e Tohitapú ki heʻene fanga sipí, pea ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe he meʻá ni kiate kitautolu ʻo fekauʻaki mo hotau Tauhi-Sipi Lahí?
8 ʻOku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova hono mālohi kāfakafá ke maluʻi ʻene kau sevānití mo tokangaʻi kinautolu. ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e ngaahi talanoa fakatātā mahino kae maongo ʻe niʻihi ke fakamatalaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e tokanga fakaemaluʻí. Ko e fakatātaá, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e Aisea 40:11 (PM). ʻOku fakatatau ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu ki ha tauhi-sipi pea ko ʻene kakaí ki ha fanga sipi. ʻOku tau lau: “Te ne fafaga ene faga sibi o hage koe tauhi: te ne tanaki ae faga lami aki hono nima, bea fua akinautolu i hono fatafata, bea tataki fakafiemalie akinautolu oku feitama.” ʻE lava ke ke sioloto atu ki he meʻa ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he veesi ko iá?
9 ʻOku tokosiʻi ʻa e fanga manu ʻoku ʻikai hanau maluʻi ʻo hangē ko e fanga sipi lalatá. Ko e tauhi-sipi ʻo e taimi ʻo e Tohitapú naʻe pau ke ne loto-toʻa ke maluʻi ʻene fanga sipí mei he fanga ulofí, fanga peá, mo e fanga laioné. (1 Samiuela 17:34-36; Sione 10:10-13) Ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi ʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu ai ke fakaalaala ʻi hono maluʻi mo hono tokangaʻi ʻo e fanga sipí. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he taimi naʻe fāʻele ai ha sipi ʻo mamaʻo mei he tākangá, ʻe anga-fēfē hono tauhi ʻe he tauhi-sipí ke malu ʻa e kiʻi lami toki fāʻeleʻi ʻikai hano ungaʻangá? Te ne fua ia, mahalo ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho, “i hono fatafata”—ko e ngaahi pelu ngatōtō ʻo e konga ki ʻolunga ʻo hono kofú. ʻE anga-fēfē leva ʻa e hoko ʻa e kiʻi lamí ʻo ʻi he fatafata ʻo e tauhi-sipí? ʻOku fakaofiofi nai ʻa e kiʻi lamí ki he tauhi-sipí pea aʻu ʻo ne fakalalave ki hono vaʻé. Kae kehe, ko e tauhi-sipí ia te ne punou hifo, kakapa atu ʻo fua hake ʻa e kiʻi lamí, ʻo tuku ʻi he maluʻanga ʻo hono fatafatá. Ko ha fakatātā anga-ʻofa moʻoni ē ʻo e loto-lelei ʻa hotau Tauhi-Sipi Lahí ke maluʻi mo tokangaʻi ʻene kau sevānití!
10. Ko e hā ʻa e maluʻi ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova he ʻaho ní, pea ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai tautefito ki he maluʻi peheé?
10 Kuo fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi he talaʻofa maluʻí ʻataʻatā pē. ʻI he taimi ʻo e Tohitapú, naʻá ne fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻi he ngaahi founga fakaemana ʻokú ne malava “ke fakamoui ae kakai aga faka-Otua mei he gaahi ahiahi.” (2 Pita 2:9, PM) Fēfē ʻa e ʻahó ni? ʻOku tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai te ne ngāueʻaki hono mālohí ke maluʻi kitautolu mei he faingataʻa kotoa pē ʻi he taimí ni. Kae kehe, ʻokú ne tokonaki mai ha meʻa mahuʻinga ange—ko e maluʻi fakalaumālié. ʻOku maluʻi kitautolu ʻe hotau ʻOtua ʻofá mei he maumau fakalaumālié ʻaki hono teuʻi kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolú koeʻuhi ke tau kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí pea ke maluʻi hotau vahaʻangatae mo iá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Luke 11:13: “Kapau ʻoku mou ʻilo ke foaki meʻaʻofa lelei ki hoʻomou fanau, neongo ko e faʻahinga kovi kimoutolu: huanoa ʻa e Tamai ʻi he langi ʻene foaki ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻoku kole kiate ia.” Ko e ivi mālohi ko iá ʻoku malava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fekuki mo ha faʻahinga ʻahiʻahi pē pe ko ha palopalema te tau fehangahangai nai mo ia. (2 Kolinito 4:7) Ko ia, ʻoku ngāue ʻa Sihova ke fakatolonga ʻetau moʻuí, ʻo ʻikai ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi pē, ka ki ʻitāniti. ʻI he fakakaukau atu ki he ʻamanaki ko iá, ko e moʻoni te tau vakai atu nai ki ha faʻahinga faingataʻaʻia pē ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení ʻoku “maʻamaʻa . . . mo mole.” (2 Kolinito 4:17) ʻIkai ʻoku tohoakiʻi kitautolu ki ha ʻOtua ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki anga-ʻofa hono mālohí maʻatautolu?
“Ko Sihová ko ha Tokotaha ʻOfa ki he Fakamaau Totonú”
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku hanga ai ʻe he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻo tohoaki kitautolu kiate iá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakamulituku naʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku malava fēfē ke fakafiemālieʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻí ni?
11 ʻOku fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tonú mo totonú, pea ʻokú ne fai hokohoko ia, ʻo taʻefilifilimānako. Ko e fakamaau totonu ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha anga taʻeongoʻi mo fefeka ʻoku taukovi kiate kitautolu, ka ko ha anga fakatupu ʻofeina ʻokú ne tohoaki kitautolu kia Sihova. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi mahino ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e natula fakalotomāfana ʻo e ʻulungaanga ko ʻení. Ko ia ai, tau lāulea angé ki ha ngaahi founga ʻe tolu ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamaau totonú.
12 ʻUluakí, ʻoku hanga ʻe he fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻo ueʻi ia ke ne fakahāhā ʻa e loto-tōnunga mo e mateaki ki heʻene kau sevānití. Naʻe hoko ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-saame ko Tēvitá ʻo mahinoʻi fakahangatonu ʻa e tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová. Mei he meʻa tonu naʻá ne hokosiá pea mei heʻene ako ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e hā ʻa e fakamulituku naʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa Tēvitá? Naʻá ne talaki: “Ko Sihová ko ha tokotaha ʻofa ki he fakamaau totonú, pea heʻikai te ne liʻaki ʻa ʻene kau mateakí. ʻE maluʻi moʻoni kinautolu ʻo taʻengata.” (Sāme 37:28, NW) Ko ha fakapapau fakafiemālie ē! Ko hotau ʻOtuá heʻikai ʻaupito te ne liʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau mateaki kiate iá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku malava ke tau fakafalala ki heʻene ofi maí mo ʻene tokanga ʻofá. ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻeni ʻe heʻene fakamaau totonú!—Palovepi 2:7, 8.
13. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hā mahino ʻa e tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga tuʻutāmakí ʻi he Lao naʻá ne ʻoange ki ʻIsilelí?
13 Ko hono uá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahinoʻi ʻe he fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e kau faingataʻaʻiá. Ko e tokanga ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga tuʻutāmakí ʻoku hā mahino ia ʻi he Lao naʻá ne ʻoange ki ʻIsilelí. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe tokonaki ʻe he Laó ha ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ke fakapapauʻi ai naʻe fai ha tokanga ki he kau paeá mo e kau uitoú. (Teutalonome 24:17-21) ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e faingataʻa naʻe lava ke hoko ki he ngaahi fāmili peheé, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Sihova tonu ko honau Fakamaau mo e Tokotaha-Maluʻi fakaetamai. (Teutalonome 10:17, 18) Naʻá ne fakatokanga ki he kau ʻIsilelí kapau te nau ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e kakai fefine mo e fānau ʻikai hanau maluʻí, te ne fanongo ki he tangi ʻa e faʻahinga peheé. “ʻE kakaha ʻeku ʻita,” ko ʻene folofolá ia, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Ekisoto 22:22-24. Neongo ko e ʻitá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taha ia ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ueʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi tōʻonga loto-fiefai ʻo e fakamaau taʻetotonú ke ne houhau totonu ai, tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku maʻukovia ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku uesiangofuá.—Sāme 103:6.
14. Ko e hā ha fakamoʻoni fisifisimuʻa moʻoni ʻo e taʻefilifilimānako ʻa Sihová?
14 Ko hono tolú, ʻi he Teutalonome 10:17 (PM), ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻe he Tohitapú kiate kitautolu ko Sihová ʻoku “ikai filifilimanako ki he kakai, be maʻu ha totogi[fufū].” ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e tokolahi ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e mālohi pe tākiekiná, ʻoku ʻikai ke tākiekina ʻa Sihova ia ʻe he tuʻumālie fakamatelié pe fōtunga hā maí. ʻOkú ne ʻatā mei he fakapalatahá pe filifilimānakó. Ko ha fakamoʻoni fisifisimuʻa moʻoni ʻo ʻene taʻefilifilimānakó ko ʻeni: Ko e faingamālie ʻo e hoko ko ʻene kau lotu moʻoní, fakataha mo e ʻamanaki atu ki he moʻui taʻengatá, ʻoku ʻikai ke fakangatangata ia ki ha kakai māʻolunga tokosiʻi pē. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Ngāue 10:34, 35: “ʻOku ʻikai ke filifilimanako ʻa e ʻOtua: ka neongo pē ko e fēʻia ʻa e kakai, ka ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻapasia kiate ia, pea ngaue fai ki he totonu, ʻoku ngofua ke ne aʻu mai kiate ia.” Ko e ʻamanaki ko ʻení ʻoku ʻatā ia ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē tatau ai pē pe ko e hā honau tuʻunga fakasōsialé, ko e lanu ʻo honau kilí, pe ko e fonua ʻoku nau nofo aí. ʻIkai ko e fakamaau totonu moʻoní ia ʻi hono tuʻunga lelei tahá? Ko e moʻoni, ko hano mahinoʻi lelei ange ʻo e fakamaau totonu ʻa Sihová ʻoku tohoakiʻi ai kitautolu kiate ia!
‘ʻOiau! ʻEne Kilukilua ʻa e Poto ʻo e ʻOtuá!’
15. Ko e hā ʻa e potó, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ia ʻe Sihová?
15 Naʻe ueʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ke ne kalanga, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Loma 11:33: ‘ʻOiau! ʻene kilukilua ʻa e poto mo e ʻilomeʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá!’ ʻIo, ʻi heʻetau fakalaulauloto atu ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo e poto kāfakafa ʻo Sihová, ʻe fonu ai hotau lotó ʻi he ʻapasia loloto. ʻE malava fēfē leva ke tau fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻulungaanga ko ʻení? ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e potó ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻiló, ʻiloʻiló, mo e mahinó pea maʻu ai ʻa e olá. ʻI he fakakaukau atu ki he lahi ʻo ʻene ʻiló pea mo e loloto ʻo ʻene mahinó, ʻoku fai maʻu pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi fili lelei taha ʻoku malavá, ʻo fakahoko kinautolu fakafou ʻi he ʻalunga lelei taha ʻo e ngāué ʻoku ala fakakaukau atu ki aí.
16, 17. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻa e ngaahi fakatupu ʻa Sihová ki hono poto kāfakafá? ʻOmai ha fakatātā.
16 Ko e hā ha ngaahi fakamoʻoni pau ʻe niʻihi ʻo e poto kāfakafa ʻo Sihová? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sāme 104:24: “Hono ʻikai ko e fuʻufuʻunga meʻa hoʻo ngaahi ngaue, ʻe Sihova! Pea ko e poto kuo ke ngaohi ʻaki hono kotoa: ʻoku fonu ʻa mamani ʻi hoʻo koloa.” Ko e moʻoni, ko e lahi ange ʻetau ako fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihová, ko e lahi ange ia ʻo ʻetau fakatumutumu ʻi hono potó. He ko ē, kuo ako ʻe he kau saienisí ʻa e meʻa lahi mei hono ako ʻa e ngaahi fakatupu ʻa Sihová! ʻOku aʻu ʻo ʻi ai ʻa e malaʻe ʻo e ʻenisiniá, ʻoku ui ko e paiomimētika, ʻa ia ʻoku feinga ai ke faʻifaʻitakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi tisaini ʻoku maʻu ʻi natulá.
17 Hangē ko ʻení, mahalo pē kuó ke sio fakamamaʻu ʻi he ofoofo ki he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo ha matamatakupenga. Ko e moʻoni ko ha tisaini fakaofo ia. Ko e fanga kiʻi tuʻoni filo hā-vaivai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakafuofua ʻoku mālohi ange ia ʻi he sitilá, fefeka ange ia ʻi he filo ʻo e uasikote maluʻi mei he mahafú. ʻOku ʻuhinga tofu pē ia ki he hā? Sioloto atu ki he matamatakupenga ʻoku fakalahiʻi kae ʻoua kuo aʻu ki he lahi ʻo ha kupenga ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi ha vaka toutai. ʻE mātuʻaki mālohi ha matamatakupenga pehē ʻo malava ke ne taʻofi-tuʻu ha vakapuna uta pāsese ʻoku lolotonga puna! ʻIo, naʻe ngaohi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé kotoa “ʻi he poto.”
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hā ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau lēkooti ʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohitapú?
18 Ko e fakamoʻoni lahi taha ʻo e poto ʻo Sihová ʻoku malava ke maʻu ia ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohitapú. Ko e akonaki fakapotopoto ʻoku maʻu ʻi hono ngaahi pēsí ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi moʻoni mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e founga lelei taha ke moʻui aí. (Aisea 48:17) Ka ko e poto taʻealafakatataua ʻo Sihová ʻoku toe hā ia ʻi he founga naʻe tohi ai ʻa e Tohitapú. Anga-fēfē? ʻI hono potó, naʻe fili ai ʻa Sihova ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau lēkooti ʻene Folofolá. Kapau naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ha kau ʻāngelo ke nau tohi ʻa e Folofola fakamānavaʻí, ʻe maʻu ʻe he Tohitapú ha tuʻunga fakamānako tatau? Ko e moʻoni, naʻe mei malava ʻe he kau ʻāngeló ke nau fakamatalaʻi ʻa Sihova mei heʻenau vakai māʻolungá pea mei malava ke nau fakahaaʻi ʻenau anga-līʻoa ʻanautolú tonu kiate ia. Ka te tau lava moʻoni ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie haohaoá, ʻa ia ko ʻenau ʻiló, taukeí, mo e mālohí ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi haʻatautolú?—Hepelu 2:6, 7.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ko e ngāueʻaki ʻo e kau hiki tohi fakaetangatá ʻokú ne ʻoange ki he Tohitapú ʻa e tuʻunga māfana mo fakamānako lahi fakaʻulia?
19 Ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e kau hiki tohi fakaetangatá ʻoku ʻoange ai ki he Tohitapú ʻa e tuʻunga māfana mo e fakamānako lahi fakaʻulia. Ko hono kau hiki tohí ko e kau tangata naʻe ʻi ai ʻenau ngaahi ongoʻi hangē pē ko kitautolú. ʻI he tuʻunga taʻehaohaoá, naʻa nau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi mo e ngaahi tenge meimei tatau pē mo kitautolu. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, naʻa nau tohi ʻi he pēsona ʻuluakí ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau ngaahi ongoʻí mo ʻenau ngaahi fāingá. (2 Kolinito 12:7-10) Ko ia ai, naʻa nau hiki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻāngelo ia naʻá ne mei lava ke fakamatalaʻi. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Tēvita ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Sāme 51. Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ʻi ʻolungá, naʻe faʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e saame ko ʻení ʻi he hili ʻene fakahoko ʻa e angahala mamafá. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi kakato ai hono lotó, ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻa e loto-mamahi loloto pea kōlenga ki he fakamolemole ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sāme vahe 51 veesi 2 mo e 3: “Ke ke matuʻaki fo au mei heʻeku hia, pea ʻai ke u maʻa mei heʻeku angahala. He ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻeku talangataʻa, pea ʻoku ma feʻao maʻu pe mo ʻeku angahala.” Fakatokangaʻi ʻi he Sāme vahe 51 veesi 5: “Vakai naʻe fanauʻi au mo e hia; ʻio naʻe tuʻituʻia ʻeku faʻe ʻiate au ko e meʻa angahala.” ʻOku tānaki mai ʻe he Sāme vahe 51 veesi 17: “Ko e feilaulau ki he ʻOtua ko e laumalie lavea: ko e loto lavea mo mafesifesi ʻe ʻikai taʻe tokaʻi ʻe he ʻAfiona.” ʻIkai ʻoku malava ke ke ongoʻi ʻa e mamahi ʻa e tokotaha tohí? Ko toe hai ia tuku kehe ha tangata taʻehaohaoa ʻe malava ke ne fakahā ha ngaahi ongoʻi loloto pehē?
20, 21. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke pehē, neongo hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e kau hiki tohi fakaetangatá, ʻoku ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?
20 Fakafou ʻi heʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa e kau hiki tohi fakaetangatá, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko ia ʻoku tau fiemaʻú—ko ha lēkooti ʻoku ‘fakamanava mei he ʻOtuá’ ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga tefito fakaetangatá. (2 Timote 3:16) ʻIo, ko e kau hiki tohi ko iá naʻe tataki ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Naʻa nau lēkooti ai ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová, ʻikai ko haʻanautolú. ʻOku falalaʻanga moʻoni ʻa e poto ko iá. ʻOku mātuʻaki māʻolunga mamaʻo ia mei hotau poto ʻo kitautolú tonu, ko ia ʻoku enginaki anga-ʻofa mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu: “Falala kia Jihova aki ho loto kotoa; bea oua naa ke faaki ki ho boto oou. Ke ke fakaogoogo kiate ia i ho hala kotoabe, bea e fakatonutonu eia ho gaahi aluaga.” (Palovepi 3:5, 6, PM) ʻI he talangofua ki he faleʻi fakapotopoto ko iá, ʻoku tau ʻunuʻunu ofi ange ai ki hotau ʻOtua poto fakaʻaufulí.
21 Ko e ʻulungaanga fakatupu ʻofeina mo fakaʻofoʻofa taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihová ko e ʻofá. Ko e founga kuo fakahāhā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻofá ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ongo laka ʻe ua kuo fai ʻe Sihova ke tau malava ai ke fakatupu ha fekoekoeʻi mo ia?
• Ko e hā ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi ʻo e mālohi fakaefakatupu ʻo Sihová pea mo hono mālohi fakaemaluʻí?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamaau totonú?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hā ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene ngaahi fakatupú pea pehē ʻi he Tohitapú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
ʻI he hangē ha tauhi-sipi ʻokú ne fua ha kiʻi lami ʻi hono fatafatá, ʻoku tokanga fakaalaala ʻa Sihova ki Heʻene fanga sipí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 13]
ʻOku hā ʻa e poto ʻo Sihová ʻi he founga naʻe tohi ai ʻa e Tohitapú