Fakamoʻui Maʻá e Faʻahinga ʻOku Nau Fili ʻa e Māmá
“Ko Sihova ʻa hoku māma mo hoku fakamoʻui; te u manavahe kia hai?”—SĀME 27:1.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tokonaki foaki-moʻui ʻoku fai ʻe Sihová?
KO SIHOVA ʻa e Matavai ʻo e maama mei he laʻaá ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻai ke malava ʻa e moʻui ʻi he māmaní. (Senesi 1:2, 14) Ko ia foki ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo e maama fakalaumālié, ʻa ia ʻokú ne toʻo atu ʻa e fakapoʻuli fakatupu-mate ʻo e māmani ʻa Sētané. (Aisea 60:2; 2 Kolinito 4:6; Efeso 5:8-11; 6:12) Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fili ʻa e māmá ʻoku lava ke nau lea fakataha mo e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Ko Sihova ʻa hoku māma mo hoku fakamoʻui; te u manavahe kia hai?” (Sāme 27:1a) Kae kehe, hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ʻo Sīsuú, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fili ʻa e fakapoʻulí ʻoku malava ke nau ʻamanekina pē ha fakamaau taʻefakahōifua.—Sione 1:9-11; 3:19-21, 36.
2. ʻI he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ko e hā naʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau siʻaki ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová pea ki he faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau fanongo ki heʻene folofolá?
2 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakai fuakava ʻa Sihová naʻa nau siʻaki ʻa e māmá. Ko hono olá, naʻe sio ai ʻa ʻAisea ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo e puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi hono tuʻunga ko ha matakalí. Pea ʻi he 607 K.M., naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa Selusalema mo hono temipalé pea ko e kau nofo ʻi Siutá naʻe ʻave ʻo fakaheeʻi. Kae kehe, ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihová naʻa nau loto-toʻa ke talitekeʻi ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e 607 K.M., naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau fanongo kiate iá te nau hao. (Selemaia 21:8, 9) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko kitautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki he māmá ʻoku malava ke tau ako lahi mei he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ko iá.—Efeso 5:5.
Ko e Fiefia ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻi he Māmá
3. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e hā ʻa e loto-falala ʻoku lava ke tau maʻú, ko e hā ʻa e “buleaga maonioni” ʻoku tau ʻofa aí, pea ko e hā ʻa e “kolo malohi” ʻoku maʻu ʻe he “buleaga” ko iá?
3 “Oku tau maʻu ae kolo malohi; e tuutuuni e he Otua ae fakamoui ki hono gaahi a mo hono gaahi buke. Mou too ae gaahi mataba, koeuhi ke hu ai ae buleaga maonioni aia oku tauhi ae mooni.” (Aisea 26:1, 2, PM) Ko e ngaahi lea fiefia ʻeni ʻa e kakai naʻa nau falala kia Sihová. Naʻe hanga ʻa e kau Siu loto-tōnunga ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá kia Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko e Matavai moʻoni pē ia ʻe taha ʻo e maluʻangá, ʻikai ki he ngaahi ʻotua loi ʻo honau kaungā tangataʻifonuá. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e loto-falala tatau. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he “buleaga maonioni”—ko e “Isileli oe Otua.” (Kaletia 6:16, PM; Mātiu 21:43) ʻOku ʻofa mo Sihova foki ʻi he puleʻanga ko ʻení koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻulungaanga faitōnungá. ʻAki ʻene tāpuakí, ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá “ae kolo malohi,” ko ha kautaha hangē ha koló ʻokú ne poupouʻi mo maluʻi ia.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau fakaeʻatamai ʻoku lelei ke tau fakatupulekiná?
4 Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻi loto ʻi he “kolo” ko ʻení ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi lelei “ko e hehema ʻa ia ʻoku tauhi leleí ʻe maluʻi [ʻe Sihova] ʻi he melino hokohoko, koeʻuhi he ʻoku [ʻia Sihova] ʻa e falala ʻa e tokotaha ko iá.” ʻOku poupouʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku hehema fakaeʻatamai ke falala kiate ia mo fai ki heʻene ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni māʻoniʻoní. Ko ia, ko e faʻahinga loto-tōnunga ʻi Siutá naʻa nau tokanga ki he enginaki ʻa ʻAiseá: “Falala kia Sihova, ʻa kimoutolu kakai, ʻi he taimi kotoa pē, he ko Iaa Sihova ko e Makatuʻu ʻo lauikuonga.” (Aisea 26:3, 4, NW; Sāme 9:10; 37:3; Palovepi 3:5) Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku fakakaukau leleí ʻoku nau hanga kia “Iaa Sihova” ko e Makatuʻu maluʻangá pē ia ʻe taha. ʻOku nau fiefia ʻi he “melino hokohoko” mo iá.—Filipai 1:2; 4:6, 7.
Fakamā ki he Ngaahi Fili ʻo e ʻOtuá
5, 6. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamaaʻi ʻa Pāpilone ʻo e kuonga muʻá? (a) ʻI he founga fē naʻe fakamaaʻi ai ʻa “Babilone koe Lahi”?
5 Fēfē kapau ʻoku fuesia ha mamahi ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau falala kia Sihová? ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ʻoua te nau manavahē. ʻOku fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻi ha taimi, ka ʻe faai atu pē ʻo ne ʻomai ʻa e nonga, pea ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakatupunga ʻa e mamahí te nau fehangahangai mo ʻene fakamāú. (2 Tesalonaika 1:4-7; 2 Timote 1:8-10) Fakakaukau ange ki he tuʻunga ʻo ha “kolo fuʻu maʻolunga” ʻe taha. ʻOku pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “[Ko Sihova] kuo ne ʻohifo ʻa e nofo ʻi he taukakapa, ʻa e kolo fuʻu maʻolunga: kuo ne lolo hifo ia, kuo ne lolo hifo ia ki he kelekele; kuo ne ʻai ke lave ki he efu. Kuo mala ʻa e vaʻe ki ai; ko e vaʻe ʻo e [tokotaha mamahí], ko e taulaka ʻa e kau tuʻutamaki.” (Aisea 26:5, 6) Ko e kolo fuʻu māʻolunga ʻoku lave ki ai hení ko Pāpilone nai. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe fakamamahiʻi ʻe he kolo ko iá ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ko e hā naʻe hoko ki Pāpiloné? ʻI he 539 K.M., naʻe tō ai ia ki he kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá. Ko ha fakamāʻulaloʻi lahi ē!
6 ʻI hotau ʻahó ni ʻoku fakamatalaʻi lelei ai ʻe he ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻa e meʻa kuo hoko ki “Babilone koe Lahi” talu mei he 1919. Naʻe fuesia ʻe he kolo māʻolunga ko iá ha tō fakamā ʻi he taʻu ko iá ʻi hono fakamālohiʻi ke ne tukuange ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová mei he nofo pōpula fakalaumālié. (Fakahā 14:8, PM) Ko e meʻa hono hoko naʻe hoko maí naʻe toe fakamā ange ia. Ko e kiʻi falukunga kakai tokosiʻi ko ia ʻo e kau Kalisitiané naʻa nau hanga hake ʻo ‘malaki’ hifo honau tokotaha fakapōpula ki muʻá. ʻI he 1922 naʻa nau kamata fanongonongo ai ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ʻo talaki fakahāhā ʻa e ifi talupite fakaeʻāngelo ko ia ʻe fā ʻo e Fakahā 8:7-12 pea mo e mala ʻe tolu naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he Fakahā 9:1–11:15.
“Ko e Hala ʻo e Tokotaha Māʻoniʻoní ʻOku Anga-Tonu”
7. Ko e hā ʻa e tataki ʻoku maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tafoki ki he maama ʻa Sihová, ko hai ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ki aí pea ko e hā ʻoku nau koloaʻakí?
7 ʻOku tokonaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamoʻui maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tafoki ki heʻene māmá, pea ʻokú ne tataki honau halá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi hono hoko ʻe ʻAiseá: “Ko e hala ʻo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoní ʻoku anga-tonu. Ko koe ʻi hoʻo anga-tonú, te ke fakatokaleleiʻi ai ʻa e ʻalunga tonu ʻo ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni. ʻIo, he ko e hala ʻo hoʻo ngaahi fakamāú, ʻe Sihova, kuo mau ʻamanaki ai kiate koe. Ki ho huafá pea ki hoʻo fakamanatú kuo holi ki ai ʻa e soulú.” (Aisea 26:7, 8, NW) Ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua māʻoniʻoni, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau lotu kiate iá kuo pau ke nau tauhi ʻa ʻene ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní. ʻI heʻenau fai iá, ʻoku tataki ai kinautolu ʻe Sihova, ʻo fakatokaleleiʻi honau ʻalungá. ʻI he talangofua ki heʻene tatakí, ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻe he kau angavaivai ko ení ʻoku nau ʻamanaki kia Sihova pea koloa loto-ʻaufuatō ʻaki ʻa hono huafá—ʻene “fakamanatu.”—Ekisoto 3:15.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei naʻe fakahāhā ʻe ʻAiseá?
8 Naʻe koloaʻaki ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihová. ʻOku hā mahino ia mei heʻene ngaahi lea hono hokó: “Kuou holi i hoku [soulú] kiate koe i he bo; io teu kumi vave kiate koe aki a hoku laumalie i loto iate au: he ka i he fonua a hoo gaahi fakamāu, e toki ako ae kakai o mamani ki he maonioni.” (Aisea 26:9, PM) Naʻe holi ʻa ʻAisea kia Sihova ʻaki ‘hono soulú’—ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo iá tonu. Sioloto atu ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he palōfitá ʻa e ngaahi taimi lōngonoa ʻo e poʻulí ke lotu ai kia Sihová, ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau loloto tahá pea kumi loto-faivelenga ki he tataki ʻa Sihová. Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē! ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe ako ʻa ʻAisea ki he māʻoniʻoní mei he ngaahi ngāue fakaefakamaau ʻa Sihová. ʻI he meʻá ni, ʻokú ne fakamanatu mai ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fiemaʻu ki he faʻa leʻo maʻu pē, ʻo hanganaki tokanga ke ʻiloʻilo ki he finangalo ʻo Sihová.
Fili ʻe he Niʻihi ʻa e Fakapoʻulí
9, 10. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-ʻofá naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ki he puleʻanga taʻelototōnungá, ka naʻe anga-fēfē ʻenau tali ki aí?
9 Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e anga-ʻofa lahi ki Siuta, ka ko e meʻa fakamamahí naʻe ʻikai tali ia ʻe he tokotaha kotoa. Naʻe faʻa hoko, ʻo fili ʻa e tokolahi ia ki he angatuʻú mo e tafoki mei he moʻoní kae ʻikai ki he maama ʻo e moʻoni ʻa Sihová. Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “Ke ha ae aloofa ki he agakovi, ka e ikai te ne ako ki he maonioni: i he fonua oe agatonu te ne fai kākā, bea e ikai te ne mamata ki he mafimafi a Jihova.”—Aisea 26:10, PM.
10 ʻI he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá ʻi he taimi naʻe maluʻi ai ʻe he toʻukupu ʻo Sihová ʻa Siuta mei hono ngaahi filí, naʻe fakafisi ʻa e tokolahi ia ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻá ni. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi ai kinautolu ʻaki ʻene melinó, naʻe ʻikai fakahāhā ʻe he puleʻangá ia ha houngaʻia. Ko ia ai, naʻe liʻaki kinautolu ʻe Sihova ke nau tauhi “houʻeiki kehe,” ʻo iku ai pē ki hono tuku atu ʻa e kau Siú ke ʻave pōpula ki Pāpilone ʻi he 607 K.M. (Aisea 26:11-13) Neongo ia, naʻe faai mai pē ʻo toe foki ha toenga ʻo e puleʻangá, kuo akonakiʻi, ki honau fonua tupuʻangá.
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e kahaʻu naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fakapōpula ʻo Siutá? (e) ʻI he 1919, ko e hā ʻa e kahaʻu naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha fakapōpula ki muʻa ʻo e kau sevāniti pani ʻa Sihová?
11 Fēfē ʻa e kau fakapōpula ʻo Siutá? ʻOku tali fakaekikite mai ʻe ʻAisea: “Kuo nau mate, e ikai te nau moui; kuo nau bekia, e ikai te nau toetuu: koia kuo ke aahi mo fakaauhaʻi akinautolu, bea kuo ke fakagata ho nau fakamanatu kotoabe.” (Aisea 26:14, PM) ʻIo, ʻi he hili ʻene tō ʻi he 539 K.M., naʻe ʻikai ai ha kahaʻu ʻo Pāpilone. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, ʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ʻa e kolo ko iá. Te ne “bekia,” pea ko hono fuʻu ʻemipaeá ʻe iku ia ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe ʻi ai. Ko ha fakatokanga lahi ē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ki he faʻahinga mālohi ʻo e māmani ko ʻení!
12 Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo e kikite ko ʻení ʻi he taimi ko ia naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene kau sevāniti paní ke nau nofo pōpula fakalaumālie ʻi he 1918 pea toki fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu ʻi he 1919. Talu mei ai ʻo faai mai, mo e ʻikai ha ʻamanaki ki he kahaʻu ʻo honau tokotaha fakapōpula ki muʻá, tautefito ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane. Ka ko e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe tuku tauhi maʻá e kakai ʻa Sihová naʻe lahi moʻoni.
“Kuo Ke Fakalahi ʻa e Puleʻanga”
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi kuo fiefia ai ʻa e kau sevāniti pani ʻa Sihová talu mei he 1919?
13 Naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e laumālie fakatomala ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti paní ʻi he 1919 pea fakatupulekina kinautolu. ʻUluakí, naʻe fakahanga ʻa e tokangá ki hono fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e kau mēmipa fakaʻosi ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea toki hoko ʻo kamata ke fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe.” (Fakahā 7:9; Sione 10:16) Ko e ngaahi tāpuakí ni naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá: “Kuo ke fakalahi ʻa e puleʻanga, ʻe Sihova, kuo ke fakalahi ʻa e puleʻanga; kuo ke fakalangilangiʻi koe ʻe koe: kuo ke toloaki atu ʻa e ngaahi kauʻa ʻo e fonua. ʻE Sihova, ʻi he hoko ʻa e faingataʻa naʻa nau aʻahi ki he ʻAfiona; naʻa nau lilingi atu ʻa e lotu fanafana ʻi he falala hoʻo kinisi kiate kinautolu.”—Aisea 26:15, 16.
14 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e ngaahi kauʻā ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo mafola takatakai ia ʻi he māmaní, pea ko e fuʻu kakai lahi kuo fakalahí kuo aʻu honau tokolahí he taimí ni ki he toko ono milioná nai ʻa ia ʻoku nau kau loto-māfana ʻi he ngāue ko hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (Mātiu 24:14) Ko ha tāpuaki lahi ē meia Sihova! Pea ko ha lāngilangi ē ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he meʻá ni ki hono huafá! Ko e huafa ko iá ʻoku fanongoa ia he ʻahó ni ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻe 235—ko ha fakahoko fakaofo ʻo ʻene talaʻofá.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e toetuʻu fakaefakatātā naʻe hoko ʻi he 1919?
15 Naʻe fiemaʻu ki Siuta ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihová ke nau hao ai mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné. Naʻe ʻikai mei malava ke nau fai ia ʻiate kinautolu pē. (Aisea 26:17, 18) ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he 1919 ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻo e poupou ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai mei malava ia ka ne taʻeʻoua ia. Pea naʻe fakaʻohovale fau ʻa e liliu ʻi honau tuʻungá ʻa ia ʻoku fakatatau ia ʻe ʻAisea ki ha toetuʻu: “E moʻui ʻa hoʻo kau maté. Ko ha ʻangaʻanga ʻaʻaku—te nau toetuʻu. ʻĀ hake pea kalanga fiefia, ʻa kimoutolu kau nofo ʻi he efú! He ko homou hahaú ko e hahau ʻo e ngaahi mohuku, pea ko e kelekelé tonu te ne ʻai naʻa mo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai lava ha meʻa ʻi he maté ke ʻomi fua ʻi he fāʻele.” (Aisea 26:19, NW; Fakahā 11:7-11) ʻIo, ko e faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai te nau lava ha meʻa ʻi he maté, hangē ko e laú, ʻe toe fanauʻi mai kinautolu ki ha ngāue kuo fakafoʻou!
Maluʻi ʻi he Ngaahi Taimi Fakatuʻutāmakí
16, 17. (a) ʻI he 539 K.M., ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ke fai ʻe he kau Siú ka nau hao atu ʻi he tō ʻa Pāpiloné? (e) Ngalingali, ko e hā ʻa e ‘ngaahi loki ʻi loto’ ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻenau ʻaonga kiate kitautolú?
16 ʻOku fiemaʻu maʻu pē ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻa ʻene maluʻí. Ko ia, ʻoku vavé ni ke mafao fakaʻosi mai hono toʻukupú ki he māmani ʻa Sētané, pea ʻe fiemaʻu ai ki heʻene kau lotú ʻa ʻene tokoní ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito hano tatau ki muʻa. (1 Sione 5:19) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e taimi fakatuʻutāmaki ko iá, ʻoku fakatokanga mai ʻa Sihova kiate kitautolu: “Haʻu ange, siʻoku kakai, hu ki ho ngaahi loki [ʻi lotó], ʻo tapuni ʻa e matapa kiate koe: toi ko e foʻi kemo pe, kae ʻoua ke laka atu ʻa e tautea. He vakai ʻoku haʻele atu ʻa Sihova mei hono nofoʻanga ke ʻeke ʻa e kovi ʻa e nofo mamani: pea ʻoku tatala ʻe mamani ʻa e toto kuo ne ʻufiʻufi, ʻo ʻikai te ne toe ʻufiʻufi ʻa e fakapoongi ʻoku ʻi ai.” (Aisea 26:20, 21; Sefanaia 1:14) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakatokangá ni ki he kau Siú ʻa e founga ke hao ai mei he tō ʻa Pāpilone ʻi he 539 K.M. Ko e faʻahinga naʻa nau tokanga ki aí naʻa nau nofo pē ʻi honau ngaahi falé, ʻo hao mei he kau sōtia ikuna ʻi he ngaahi halá.
17 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e “ngaahi loki ʻi lotó” ʻi he kikité ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku fekauʻaki ia mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe laui mano ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku takatakai ʻi he māmaní. Ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga peheé ko ha maluʻanga ia naʻa mo e taimí ni, ko ha feituʻu ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiané ʻa e maluʻanga ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo honau fanga tokouá, ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tokanga ʻofa ʻa e kau mātuʻá. (Aisea 32:1, 2; Hepelu 10:24, 25) ʻOku tautefito ʻa e moʻoni ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he vakai atu ki he ofi mai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻa ia ʻe fakatuʻunga ai ʻa e haó ʻi he talangofua.—Sefanaia 2:3.
18. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e vavé ni ke hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo ‘tamateʻi ʻa e fuʻu meʻamoʻui anga-kehe ʻo tahí’?
18 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e taimi ko iá, ʻoku kikiteʻi mai ʻe ʻAisea: “ʻI he taimi ko ia ʻe aʻahi ʻe Sihova ʻaki ʻene heleta, ʻa e heleta fefeka mo lahi mo malohi, kia Levaiatani, ʻa e Ngata Hola, pea kia Levaiatani ʻa e Ngata Pikopiko: pea te ne tamateʻi ʻa e Tanini [“fuʻu meʻamoʻui anga-kehe ʻo tahi,” NW] ʻoku nofo ʻi he tahi na.” (Aisea 27:1) Ko e hā ʻa e “Levaiatani” ʻi onopōní? ʻOku hā mahino, “ko e Ngata ʻo onoʻaho,” ʻa Sētane tonu, fakataha mo ʻene fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fulikivanú, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ki hono tauʻi ʻa e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Fakahā 12:9, 10, 17; 13:14, 16, 17) ʻI he 1919, naʻe homo ai ʻa hono puke ʻe Levaiatani ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, te ne pulia fakaʻaufuli atu. (Fakahā 19:19-21; 20:1-3, 10) Ko ia, ʻe hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo ‘tamateʻi ʻa e fuʻu meʻamoʻui anga-kehé.’ ʻI he taimi tatau, heʻikai ʻaupito ha meʻa ʻe feinga ʻaki ʻe Levaiatani ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻe lavameʻa tuʻuloa. (Aisea 54:17) He fakafiemālie ē ko hono fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa ko iá!
“Goue Vaine oe Uaine ʻOku Koa”
19. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻi he ʻaho ní?
19 ʻI he vakai atu ki he maama ko ʻeni meia Sihová, ʻikai ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga kotoa ke tau fiefia? ʻIo, ko e moʻoni ia! ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e fiefia ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi heʻene tohi: “I he aho koia mou hiva kiate ia, koe goue vaine oe uaine [“ʻoku koa,” NW]. Ko au ko Jihova oku ou tauhi ia: teu fakaviviku ia i he kuoga kotoabe: telia naa maumauʻi ia e ha taha, teu tauhi ia i he aho moe bo.” (Aisea 27:2, 3, PM) Kuo tokanga ʻa Sihova ki heʻene “goue vaine,” ko e toenga ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea ki honau ngaahi takanga ngāue mālohí. (Sione 15:1-8) Ko e olá kuo ʻi ai ʻa e fua ʻo fakahoko ai ʻa e lāngilangi ki hono huafá pea fakatupunga ai ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he māmaní.
20. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané?
20 ʻOku malava ke tau loto-fiefia he ko e houhau ko ia ʻa Sihova ki muʻa ki heʻene kau sevāniti paní—koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ko iá naʻá ne fakaʻatā ai kinautolu ke nau hū atu ki he nofo pōpula fakalaumālie ʻi he 1918—kuo ngata ia. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova tonu: “Oku ikai iate au ae houhau: kohai te ne fokotuu kiate au ae gaahi akau talatala moe talatalaamoa i he tau? Teu alu o aji iate kinautolu, teu tutu fakataha akinautolu. Tuku ke ne buke mai ki hoku malohi, koeuhi ke ne fakalelei mo au; bea te ne fakalelei mo au.” (Aisea 27:4, 5, PM) Ke fakapapauʻi ʻe hokohoko atu ʻene vainé hono ʻomai ha “uaine ʻoku koa” lahi faú, ʻoku laiki mo fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ha faʻahinga tākiekina pē ʻoku hangē ha vaó ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke ne fakameleʻi kinautolú. Ko ia ai, ʻai ke ʻoua ʻe ʻi ai ha taha te ne ʻai ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ki he tuʻunga lelei ʻo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané! Tau kau kotoa ʻi he ‘puke ki he malohi ʻo Sihová,’ ʻo kumi ki heʻene hōifuá mo ʻene maluʻí. ʻI hono fai iá, ʻoku tau fakalelei ai mo e ʻOtuá—ko e meʻa mahuʻinga pehē ʻa ia ʻoku lave tuʻo ua ki ai ʻa ʻAiseá.—Sāme 85:1, 2, 8; Loma 5:1.
21. ʻI he founga fē kuo hoko ai ʻa e fonua mahú ʻo fakafonu ʻaki ʻa e “fua”?
21 ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuakí: “Ko e taimi kahaʻu ko Sekope te ne fai aka; ko Isileli te ne moto mo [huli]; pea te nau fakafonu ʻa e funga ʻo mamani ʻi he fua.” (Aisea 27:6) Kuo fakahoko ʻa e vēsí ni talu mei he 1919, ʻo tokonaki mai ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni fakaofo ʻo e mālohi ʻo Sihová. Kuo hanga ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻo fakafonu ʻa e māmaní ʻaki ʻa e “fua,” ko e meʻakai fakalaumālie fakatupu moʻuilelei. ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo ha māmani fakameleʻi, ʻoku nau tauhi fiefia ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea ʻoku hokohoko atu hono tāpuakiʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻaki ʻa e tupú. Ko hono olá, ko honau ngaahi takanga ʻe laui milioná, ʻa e fanga sipi kehé, “ʻoku nau fai [ki he ʻOtuá] ʻa e ngāue toputapu ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō.” (Fakahā 7:15, NW) ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa mole ʻetau tokanga ki he monū maʻongoʻonga ko ia ko hono maʻu ʻa e “fua” pea vahevahe atu ia ki he niʻihi kehé!
22. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku haʻu ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tali ʻa e māmá?
22 ʻI he ngaahi taimi tauhaʻa ko ʻení, ʻi hono ʻufiʻufi ʻe he fakapoʻulí ʻa e māmaní mo e poʻuli lōloó ʻa e ngaahi faʻahingá, ʻikai ʻoku tau fakamālō ʻi hono ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e maama fakalaumālié ki heʻene kakaí? (Aisea 60:2; Loma 2:19; 13:12) Ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau tali iá, ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e maama peheé ki he nonga ʻa e ʻatamaí mo e fiefia he taimí ni pea naʻa mo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he kahaʻú. Ko ia, ʻaki ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei, ko kitautolu ko ia ʻoku tau ʻofa ki he māmá ke tau hiki hake hotau lotó ʻi he fakahīkihiki kia Sihova pea lea fakataha mo e tokotaha-tohi-sāmé: “Koe malohi o eku moui a Jihova; bea teu manavahe kia hai? Amanaki lelei kia Jihova: bea ke loto toʻa, bea te ne fakamalohi ho loto: oku ou behe, amanaki lelei kia Jihova.”—Sāme 27:1e, 14, PM.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e kahaʻu ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakafeʻātungiaʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻa e tupulekina ʻoku kikiteʻi ʻi he Aiseá?
• ʻI he ‘ngaahi loki ʻi loto’ fē ʻoku totonu ke tau nofo aí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
• Ko e hā ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻe he tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻa e fakahīkihiki kiate iá?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 22]
TOHI FOʻOU
Ko e lahi taha ʻo e fakamatala ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻi he ongo kupu ako ko ʻení naʻe fakahoko ia ʻi ha malanga ʻi he polokalama fakataha-lahi fakavahe ki he 2000/2001. ʻI he ngata ʻa e malangá, naʻe tukuange ai ha tohi foʻou, kuo fakakaveinga ko e Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I. Ko e tohi peesi 416 ko ʻení ʻoku fakamatalaʻi fakafoʻiveesi ai ʻa e ʻuluaki ngaahi vahe ʻe 40 ʻo e tohi ʻa Aiseá.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Ko e kau māʻoniʻoní pē ʻoku fakaʻatā ke ʻi he “kolo malohi” ʻa Sihová, ko ʻene kautahá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 19]
Naʻe kumi ʻa ʻAisea kia Sihova “ʻi he po”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
ʻOku maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene “goue vaine” pea ʻai ia ke fua lahi