ʻIlo ʻa Sihova Fakafou ʻi Heʻene Folofolá
“Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.”—SIONE 17:3.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e “ʻiló” ʻo fakatatau ki hono ngāueʻaki ia ʻi he Tohi Tapú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku nau ʻai ke maʻalaʻala ange ʻa e ʻuhinga ko ʻení?
KE KAUNGĀMEʻA mo ha taha pe ko hono maʻu ha ʻilo ʻo kau ki ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai pē ke maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ia ʻo e foʻi lea ko e “ʻilo” ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻOku fakakau ʻeni ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki he “ʻilo ʻoku maʻu ʻi he hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kiate kita,” ko ha ʻilo ʻokú ne fakahā “ʻa e vahaʻangatae falalaʻanga ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kakai.” (The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology) ʻOku fakakau ki he meʻá ni ʻa e ʻilo ʻo Sihová ʻaki hono tokaʻi ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue makehe, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi taimi ʻi he tohi ʻIsikelí ʻa ia naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakamaau ki he kakai faihalá, ʻo ne fakahā: ‘Pea te ke ʻilo ko Sihova au.’—ʻIsikeli 38:23.
2 ʻOku malava ke fakamaʻalaʻalaʻi ʻe he ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻoku ala ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e “ʻilo.” Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ki he faʻahinga tokolahi naʻe taku naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngāue ʻi hono huafá, “Teʻeki te u ʻiloa kimoutolu”; naʻá ne ʻuhingá naʻe ʻikai pē ke ʻi ai haʻane felāveʻi mo kinautolu. (Mātiu 7:23) ʻOku pehē ʻi he 2 Kolinitō 5:21 fekauʻaki mo Sīsū “naʻe ʻikai te ne ongona [“ʻilo,” NW] ha angahala.” ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ʻeni naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e angahala, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai haʻane felāveʻi fakafoʻituitui ki ai. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻi he pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia,” ʻoku toe lahi ange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fie maʻú kae ʻikai ko ha ʻilo pē ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá mo Kalaisi.—Fakafehoanaki mo Mātiu 7:21.
3. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakaʻilonga fakapapau ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní?
3 ʻOku malava ke ʻilo ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e ngaahi anga ʻo Sihová fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohi Tapú. Ko e taha ʻo hono angá ko ʻene malava ke kikiteʻi tonu matematē. Ko e fakaʻilonga ʻeni ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Mou tala mai pe ko e ha ʻe hoko muʻomuʻa, hono anga, ka mau fakakaukau ki ai, ʻo ʻilo hono ikuʻanga; pe tuku ke mau fanongo ki he meʻa ʻe hoko tuai. Mou fakaʻilo mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻamui, ke mau ʻilo ko e ngaahi ʻotua kimoutolu.” (ʻAisea 41:22, 23) ʻI heʻene Folofolá, ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluaki meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakatupu ʻo e māmaní mo e moʻui ʻoku ʻi aí. Naʻá ne tala ki muʻa fuoloa ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ki mui maí pea ko e meʻa tofu pē ia naʻe hokó. Pea naʻa mo e taimí ni ʻokú ne “tuku ke mau fanongo ki he meʻa ʻe hoko tuai,” tautefito ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he “kuonga fakamui” ko ʻení.—2 Tīmote 3:1-5, 13; Sēnesi 1:1-30; ʻAisea 53:1-12; Tāniela 8:3-12, 20-25; Mātiu 24:3-21; Fakahā 6:1-8; 11:18.
4. ʻI he founga fē naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono anga ko e ivimālohí, pea ʻi founga fē te ne toe ngāueʻaki ai ia?
4 Ko e toe anga ʻe taha ʻo Sihová ko e ivimālohi. ʻOku hā mahino ʻeni ʻi he ngaahi langí ʻi he hoko ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻú ʻo hangē ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuifioʻanga ʻo nau tuku ange mai ʻa e fuʻu maama mo e vela lahi. ʻI he poleʻi ʻe ha kau tangata angatuʻu pe ha kau ʻangelo ʻa e tuʻunga-hau fakaleveleva ʻo Sihová, ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki hono ivimālohí ko e “toa . . . i he tau,” ke ne tauhi ʻa e ongoongo-lelei ʻo hono huafa mo e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻunga peheé ʻoku ʻikai te ne toumoua ke tuku ange mai ha ivimālohi ke ne fai ʻa e fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie, ʻo hangē ko e Lōmaki ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá, ko e fakaʻauha ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá, pea mo e fakahaofi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi heʻenau fou he Tahi Kulokulá. (ʻEkisoto 15:3-7, PM; Sēnesi 7:11, 12, 24; 19:24, 25) ʻOku toe siʻi pē, pea ʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá hono ivimālohí ke “laiki ʻa Setane ʻi homou lalo vaʻe.”—Loma 16:20.
5. Tānaki atu ki hono ivimālohí, ko e hā ʻa e toe anga ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sihová?
5 Ka, neongo ʻa e ivimālohi taʻe fakangatangata ko iá, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo. ʻI he tohi Sāme 18:35, 36 ʻoku pehē: “Pea ko hoʻo fakaalaala [“anga-fakatōkilalo,” NW] kuo u hoko ai ʻo fuʻu lahi. Kuo ke fakalaulahi ʻa e potu ʻoku ou laka ai.” ʻOku hanga ʻe he anga-fakatōkilalo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo ʻai ia ke ne “afeitaulalo ke vakai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa langi mo mamani. ʻOku ne fokotuʻu mei he efu ʻa e lauvale; ʻoku ne hiki siʻi masiva mei he tuʻungaveve.”—Sāme 113:6, 7.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo Sihova ʻoku fai fakahaofi moʻui ai?
6 ʻOku fai fakahaofi moʻui ʻa e manavaʻofa ʻa Sihová ʻi heʻene feangainga mo e tangatá. Ko ha manavaʻofa lahi ē naʻe fakahā kia Manase ʻi hono fakamolemoleʻi ia, neongo naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu! Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: “Pea kau ka tala ki he angahala, Te ke matuʻaki mate; ka ʻoka ne ka tafoki mei heʻene angahala ko é, ʻo ne fai ki he lao mo e totonu; ʻE ʻikai lau kiate ia ha taha ʻo e ngaahi angahala kuo ne fai; kuo ne fai ki he lao mo e totonu, te ne moʻui pe.” (ʻIsikeli 33:14, 16; 2 Kalonikali 33:1-6, 10-13) Naʻe tapua mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene naʻinaʻi mai ke fakamolemole tuʻo 77, naʻa mo e tuʻo 7 ʻi he ʻaho pē ʻe taha!—Sāme 103:8-14; Mātiu 18:21, 22; Luke 17:4.
Ko e ʻOtua ʻOku ʻi ai ʻEne Ngaahi Ongoʻi
7. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku kehekehe ai ʻa Sihova mei he ngaahi ʻotua Kalisí, pea ko e hā ʻa e monū mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻoku tau ala maʻu?
7 Naʻe tui ʻa e kau filōsefa Kalisí, ʻo hangē ko e kau ʻEpikulió, ki he ngaahi ʻotua ka naʻa nau fakakaukau ʻoku fuʻu mamaʻo kinautolu mei he foʻi māmaní ke nau tokanga mai ki he tangatá pe ke ueʻi kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻa e tangatá. Ko ha kehekehe lahi ē ka ko e vahaʻangatae ʻo Sihova mo ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní! “He ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi hono kakai.” (Sāme 149:4) Naʻe ʻai Ia ʻe he kakai anga-fulikivanu ki muʻa he Lōmakí ke ne ongoʻi fakaʻiseʻisa mo “fakamamahi ʻi hono finangalo.” Naʻe hoko ʻo loto-mamahi ʻa Sihova ʻi he taʻe tauhi anga-tonu kiate ia ʻa ʻIsilelí. ʻE lava ke fakamamahiʻi ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻe he talangataʻa ʻa e kau Kalisitiané; kae kehe, ʻi hono tauhi ʻenau anga-tonú kiate iá, ʻoku nau ʻai ia ke ne fiefia. Ko e meʻa fakaofo ē ke fakakaukau atu ki he malava ʻe he tangata mahuʻinga siʻisiʻí ke ʻai ke loto-mamahi pe fiefia ʻa e Toko Taha Fakatupu ʻo e ʻunivesí! Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ne fai maʻatautolú, ko ha meʻa fakaofo ē ʻa e monū mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻoku tau maʻu ke ʻai ia ke ne fiefia!—Sēnesi 6:6; Sāme 78:40, 41; Palōvepi 27:11; ʻAisea 63:10; ʻEfesō 4:30.
8. Naʻe fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa ʻene lea tauʻatāina kia Sihová?
8 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakaʻatā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻofa ʻa Sihová ke “lea tauʻatāina” lahi. (1 Sione 4:17, NW) Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻĒpalahamé ʻi he hāʻele mai ʻa Sihova ke ne fakaʻauha ʻa Sōtomá. Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻĒpalahame kia Sihova: “ʻOku pehe koā? te ke fakaʻauha ʻa e maʻoniʻoni fakataha mo e angahala? Naʻa ʻoku ʻi ai ha toko nimangofulu maʻoniʻoni ʻi he kolo ko ia: pea te ke fakaʻauha pe, ʻo ʻikai te ke fakamolemole ʻa e feituʻu koeʻuhi ko e toko nimangofuluʻi maʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻi ai?. . . mole ke mamaʻo haʻo fai pehe: ʻo ʻikai fai totonu koā ʻa e Tuʻi Fakamāu ʻo mamani katoa?” Ko ha ngaahi lea fiematamuʻa ē ke leaʻaki ki he ʻOtuá! Ka naʻe loto ʻa Sihova ke ne fakahaofi ʻa Sōtoma ʻo ka ʻi ai ha kau māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50 ʻi ai. Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne ʻai ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e tokolahí mei he toko 50 ki he toko 20. Naʻá ne manavasiʻi ai telia naʻa fuʻu hulu ʻene vilí. Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻA, ke ʻoua naʻa tuputamaki ʻa e ʻAfiona, kau lea ta tuʻo taha pe eni: naʻa ko e toko hongofulu pe ʻe maʻu ai.” Naʻe toe loto ʻa Sihova ke ne fai pehē: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia telia ʻa e toko hongofulu ko ia.”—Sēnesi 18:23-33.
9. Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ke lea ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he founga ko iá, pea ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei ai?
9 Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke lea tauʻatāina pehē, ke ne lea ʻi he foungá ni? Ko e ʻuhinga ʻe taha, naʻe lāuʻilo ʻa Sihova ki he loto-hohaʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahamé. Naʻá ne ʻafioʻi naʻe nofo ʻa Lote ko e ʻilamutu ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻi Sōtoma, pea naʻe loto-hohaʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahame telia naʻa hoko ha meʻa kia Lote. ʻIkai ke ngata aí, ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻĒpalahame. (Sēmisi 2:23) ʻOku tau feinga ke lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke hā mahino mei he leá pea mo tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga kehe ʻo ha taha ʻoku lea fefeka mai kiate kitautolu, tautefito kapau ko ha kaumeʻa ia ʻoku tofanga ʻi ha faʻahinga mafasia fakaeongo? ʻIkai ko e meʻa fakafiemālie ke ʻilo ʻe fakaʻatuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻetau lea tauʻatāiná, ʻo hangē ko ʻene fai kia ʻĒpalahamé?
10. Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi heʻetau lea tauʻatāina ʻi he lotú?
10 Te tau mātuʻaki holi ki he lea tauʻatāina ko ʻení tautautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fekumi ai kiate ia ko e toko taha ʻokú ne “ogoʻi ae lotu” ʻa kitautolú ke fakahā fakaʻāuliliki kiate ia ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí mo ʻetau fakakaukaú, ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau loto-mafasia lahi ai pea meimei vale ʻi he loto-moʻuá. (Sāme 51:17; 65:2, 3, PM) Naʻa mo e ngaahi taimi ko iá ʻoku ʻikai te tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi lea ke fakamatalaʻi ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí, “oku hufekina akitautolu e he Laumalie be koia i he gaahi toʻe oku tae faa lea aki,” pea ʻoku fanongo ki ai ʻa Sihova. ʻE lava ke ne ʻilo ʻetau ngaahi fakakaukaú: “ʻOku ke vavanga ki heʻeku fakakaukau kei mamaʻo. Neongo kuo teʻeki ke aʻu ki hoku ʻelelo ha lea, ʻue, kuo ke meaʻi, ʻEiki, hono kotoa.” Ka neongo ia, ʻoku totonu ke tau hanganaki kole, kumi, mo tukituki.—Loma 8:26, PM; Sāme 139:2, 4; Mātiu 7:7, 8.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe Sihova ʻokú ne tokanga moʻoni mai kiate kitautolu?
11 ʻOku tokanga mai ʻa Sihova. ʻOkú ne tauhi lelei ʻa e moʻui naʻá ne fakatupú. “Ko e mata ʻo e meʻa fulipe ʻoku hanga ki he ʻAfiona: pea ʻoku ke ʻange haʻanau meʻakai ʻi hono kuonga. ʻOku ke folahi ho nima, pea ke fakamakona ʻa e holi ʻa e meʻa moʻui kotoa.” (Sāme 145:15, 16) ʻOku fakaafeʻi kitautolu ke tau sio ki he founga ʻokú ne fafangaʻi ai ʻa e fanga manupuna ʻi he vaó. Sio ki he ngaahi lile ʻi he kelekelé, ʻoku fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa ʻene fakateungaʻia kinautolú. Naʻe tānaki atu ki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻo ne fakahā ʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení maʻatautolu ʻo toe lahi ange foki ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ne fai maʻanautolú. Ko ia ai, ko e hā te tau loto-hohaʻa ai? (Teutalōnome 32:10; Mātiu 6:26-32; 10:29-31) ʻOku fakaafeʻi koe ʻi he tohi 1 Pita 5:7 ke “li atu ā hono kotoa ʻo hoʻomou lotomoʻua ki he ʻEne ʻAfio; he ʻoku ne mamahiʻi kimoutolu.”
Ko e “Imisi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio Moʻoni”
12, 13. ʻI he ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻetau sio kia Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene ngaahi meʻa kuo fakatupú mo ʻene ngaahi ngāue naʻe hiki ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ʻi he toe founga fē ʻe lava ke tau sio mo fanongo ai kiate ia?
12 ʻOku lava ke tau sio kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene ngaahi meʻa kuo fakatupú; ʻoku lava ke tau sio kiate ia ʻi heʻetau lau hifo ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻo kau ki heʻene ngaahi ngāué; ʻoku toe lava ke tau sio kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi lea mo e ngāue naʻe hiki ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻOku lea pehē ʻa Sīsū tonu, ʻi he Sione 12:45: “Pea ko ia ʻoku ne siofia au, ʻoku ne siofia ʻa ia naʻa ne fekau mai au.” ʻOku toe pehē ʻi he Sione 14:9: “Ko ia kuo ne mātā au, kuo ne mātā ʻa e Tamai.” ʻOku fakahā ʻi he Kolose 1:15: “Ko e Imisi ia [Sīsū] ʻo e ʻOtua ko e Taʻehamai.” ʻOku fakahā ʻi he Hepelū 1:3: “[Ko Sīsū] ko e ulo atu ʻo Hono [ʻOtua] langilangi, mo e imisi ʻo ʻEne ʻAfio moʻoni.”
13 Naʻe fekau mai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono ʻAló ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ke ne tokonaki ʻa e huhuʻí ka ke ne fokotuʻu foki ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai, fakatouʻosi ʻi he lea pea ʻi he ngāue. Naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi he Sione 12:50: “Ko ia ko e ngaahi lea ʻoku ou fai ʻe au, hangē tofu pe hono folofolaʻaki mai ʻe he Tamai kiate au, ʻoku pehē ʻeku lea ʻaki.” Naʻe ʻikai te ne fai ʻene faʻiteliha ʻaʻana pē, ka naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ne faí. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi he Sione 5:30: “Talaʻehai ʻoku ou lava ke fai ha momoʻi meʻa ʻiate au pe.”—Sione 6:38.
14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe sio ki ai ʻa Sīsū ʻo ʻai ai ia ke langa hono fatú ʻi he ʻofa? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻe he founga talanoa ʻa Sīsuú ke ʻaukolo mai ʻa e kakaí ʻo fanongo kiate ia?
14 Naʻe sio ʻa Sīsū ki he kakai kilia, faingataʻaʻia fakasino, tuli, kui pea mo e faʻahinga naʻe uluisino ai ha tēmeniō mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau tengihia honau ngaahi ʻofaʻanga kuo maté. ʻI he langa hono fatú ʻi he ʻofá, naʻá ne fakamoʻui ʻa e mahamahakí mo fokotuʻu ʻa e faʻahinga mei he maté. Naʻá ne sio naʻe ongosia mo tukuhāusia fakalaumālie ʻa e falukunga kakai, peá ne kamata ke akoʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi. Naʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻene akoʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea totonú ka naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea mālie naʻe haʻu mei hono lotó ʻa ia naʻe aʻu hangatonu ki he ngaahi loto ʻo e niʻihi kehé, ʻo tohoaki ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e kakaí kiate ia, naʻe ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ke nau haʻu pongipongia ki he temipalé ke nau fanongo kiate ia, ke nau kīvoi ʻi heʻenau muimui mo fanongo kiate iá, ke nau fiefia ke nau fanongo kiate ia. Naʻe ʻaukolo mai ʻa e kakaí ke fanongo kiate ia, ʻo nau pehē ‘teʻeki ai ha tangata kuo lea hangē ko ia.’ Naʻa nau moʻutāfuʻua ʻi he anga ʻo ʻene faiakó. (Sione 7:46; Mātiu 7:28, 29; Maʻake 11:18; 12:37; Luke 4:22; 19:48; 21:38) Pea ʻi he feinga ʻa hono ngaahi filí ke femioaki ʻene leá ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi, naʻá ne liliu ʻaupito ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá ʻo ne ʻai kinautolu ke nau fakalongolongo.—Mātiu 22:41-46; Maʻake 12:34; Luke 20:40.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e kaveinga tefito ʻo e ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Sīsuú, pea ko e hā hono lahi ʻo ʻene fakakau ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki hono fakamafola atu iá?
15 Naʻá ne fanongonongo “kuo ofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani” peá ne naʻinaʻi ki he kau fanongó ke nau hanganaki “fuofua kumi ae buleaga.” Naʻá ne fekau atu ʻa e niʻihi kehe ke nau malangaʻi “kuo ofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani,” ke “ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe,” ke nau hoko ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻa Kalaisi “ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.” ʻOku molomolo-muivaʻe ʻia Sīsū ʻa e meimei toko fā mo e konga miliona ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová he ʻahó ni, ʻo nau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá.—Mātiu 4:17; 6:33, PM; Mātiu 10:7; 28:19; Ngāue 1:8.
16. ʻI he founga fē naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi lahi fakaʻulia ai ʻa e ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ko e ʻofá, ka ko e hā naʻe fakahoko ʻe he ʻofa ko ʻení maʻá e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
16 ʻOku fakahā kiate kitautolu ʻi he 1 Sione 4:8: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa.” Naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi lahi taha fakaʻulia ʻa e ʻulungāanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ko ʻení ʻi heʻene fekau hifo hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú ki he māmaní ke ne pekia. ʻOku pau naʻe ongoʻi fuʻu mamahi lahi ʻaupito ʻa Sihova ʻi he langa lahi fakaʻulia naʻe kātakiʻi ʻe hono ʻAlo ʻofeiná pea mo e ngaahi kole naʻá ne fai hake ki heʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. Neongo ia naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻoku loi ʻa e pole ʻa Sētane ʻo pehē ʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe Sihova ha faʻahinga ʻi māmani te nau tauhi maʻu ʻenau anga-tonú kiate Ia ʻi he hoko ha ʻahiʻahi kakaha. ʻOku totonu foki ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú, he naʻe fekau mai ia ʻe Sihova ke ne haʻu ki heni ke ne pekia koeʻuhi ko kitautolu. (Sione 3:16) Naʻe ʻikai ko ha mate vave mo taʻe mamahi ʻeni. Tau vakai ange ki he fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻo kau ki he meʻa naʻe hokó, ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa e mamahi lahi naʻe hokosia ʻe he ʻOtuá mo Sīsuú pea ke maʻu mei ai ʻa e mahino ki he mahuʻinga ʻo ʻena feilaulau koeʻuhi ko kitautolú.
17-19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻahiʻahi fakamamahi naʻe toka mai mei muʻa kiate iá?
17 Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ʻaposetoló ʻa e meʻa naʻe toka mai mei muʻá ʻo ʻikai siʻi hifo ʻi he tuʻo fā. ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻe niʻihi ki muʻa pea toki hoko ʻa e meʻa ko iá naʻá ne pehē: “Ko eni, ʻoku tau ʻalu hake ki Selusalema; pea ʻe tuku atu ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata ki he houʻeiki taulaʻeiki mo e kau sikalaipe; pea te nau fakamāumatea ia; pea te nau tuku atu ia ki he kakai Senitaile: ʻa ia te nau taukaea ia, mo ʻanuhia, mo haha ia, mo tāmateʻi ia.”—Maʻake 10:33, 34.
18 Naʻe ongoʻi mafasia ʻa Sīsū koeʻuhi ko e meʻa naʻe toka mai mei muʻa kiate iá, heʻene ʻilo lelei ʻa e founga fakalilifu ʻa e haha ʻa e kau Lomá. Naʻe haʻi ki he ngaahi lauʻi leta ʻo e uipi naʻe ngāueʻakí ʻa e ngaahi konga ukamea mo e ngaahi huiʻisipi; ko ia ʻi hono toutou fai ʻaki ha tā, naʻe mahae lahi ai ʻa e kakano he tuʻá mo e ongo vaʻé ʻo fānoa ai ʻa e totó. Hangē ko ia ʻoku tau lau ʻi he Luke 12:50, naʻe lave ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ngaahi māhina ki muʻá ki heʻene mafasia fakaeongo tupu mei he ʻahiʻahi fakamamahi naʻe toka mai mei muʻá, ʻo ne pehē: “Ka ʻoku ʻi ai haku papitaiso ke u papitaiso ai; pea hono ʻikai ʻoku ou kukuta tuʻu kaeʻoua ke lava!”
19 Naʻe fakaʻau ke lahi ange ʻa e mafasia ʻa e lotó ʻi he toe siʻi ange ʻa e taimí. Naʻá ne lea ʻo kau ki ai ki heʻene Tamaí: “ʻE, kuo takatuʻu ʻeni ʻeku moʻui; pea ko e hā ai ʻeku lea ʻe fai? ʻAlā Tamai, fakahaofi au mei he houa ko eni: ʻa, ka ko hono ʻuhinga e naʻa ku hoko mei ai ki he houa ni.” (Sione 12:27) Ko ha ongoʻi loloto ē naʻe maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he kole ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pē-taha-ne-fakatupú! ʻI Ketisemani, ʻi he ngaahi houa siʻi pē ki muʻa ke ne pekiá, naʻe mamahiʻia mo mafasia lahi ʻa Sīsū ʻo ne pehē kia Pita, Sēmisi mo Sione: “ʻOku mamahi fuʻu hoku laumalie, ʻo hange ka mate.” ʻI he ngaahi miniti siʻi hili iá naʻá ne fai ʻene lotu fakaʻosi kia Sihova fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni: “ʻE Tamai, kapau ko ho finangalo, ke ke fakalaka ʻa e ipu ni meiate au: kae kehe ke ʻoua naʻa fai hoku loto ka ko hoʻou pē. Pea hoko ia ʻo feinga lahi, pea fakautuutu ʻene lotu fakamātoato: pea hoko ʻene tautaʻa ʻo hange ko e ngaahi tulutā taʻataʻa, ʻo vangana ki kelekele.” (Mātiu 26:38; Luke 22:42, 44) Ko e meʻa nai ʻeni ʻoku ui fakafaitoʻo ko e hematidrosis, ʻa ia ko e toto ʻoku haʻu ki tuʻa mei he kilí. ʻOku tātātaha ʻene hokó ka ʻe lava ke hoko ʻi he tuʻunga ʻoku fuʻu tōtuʻa ai ʻa e ongo ʻo e lotó.
20. Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Sīsū ke ne kātakiʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakamamahi naʻe hoko kiate iá?
20 ʻOku pehē ʻi he tohi Hepelū 5:7 fekauʻaki mo e taimi ko ʻeni ʻi Ketisemaní: “Ko e toko taha ko ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho o ʻene nofo kakano, naʻa ne ʻatu ʻa e ngaahi lotu, mo e ngaahi hu tōtōaki, kiate ia naʻe mafai ke fakahaofi ia mei he mate, ʻo ne fai ʻaki ʻa e fuʻu kalanga, mo e tangi loʻimata: pea naʻe tali ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fai fakaongoongo.” Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke fakahaofi ia mei he maté ʻe he toko taha ʻoku maʻu ʻa e “mafai ke fakahaofi ia mei he mate,” ʻi he ʻuhinga fē naʻe tali lelei ai ʻene lotú? ʻOku maʻu ʻa e talí ʻi he Luke 22:43: “Pea naʻe ha kiate ia ha angelo mei he langi, ʻo ʻomi haʻane malohi.” Naʻe tali ʻa e lotú he naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ʻangelo ke ne fakaivimālohi ʻa Sīsū ke ne kātakiʻi ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakamamahí.
21. (a) Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi mai naʻe ikuʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakamamahí? (e) ʻI he hoko ʻo kakaha ange ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻe hoko mai kiate kitautolú, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau loto ke leaʻakí?
21 Naʻe hā mahino ʻeni mei he meʻa naʻe iku ki aí. ʻI he ʻosi atu ʻa e fekuki ʻi hono lotó, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Sīsū, ʻo ne foki kia Pita, Sēmisi mo Sione ʻo ne pehē: “Mou tuʻu, tau ō.” (Maʻake 14:42) ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá naʻá ne pehē ‘Tuku ke u ʻalu ke lavakiʻi au ʻaki ha ʻuma, ke puke au ʻe he pupunga kakai, ke fai ha hopo taʻe fakalao, ke fakahalaiaʻi hala. Tuku ke u ʻalu ke manukiʻi au, ke ʻanuhi mai, haha pea ke tutuki au ki he ʻakau fakamamahi.’ Naʻá ne tautau he ʻakaú feʻunga mo e houa ʻe ono ʻi he langa lahi fakaʻulia, ʻo ne faʻa kātaki ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá. Ki muʻa pea ne toki pekiá, naʻá ne kalanga ʻi he ikuna: “Kuo lavaʻi ia!” (Sione 19:30, NW) Naʻá ne tuʻumaʻu taʻe ueʻi ai pē mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene anga-tonú ʻi hono pouaki ʻa e tuʻunga-hau fakaleveleva ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne lavaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau mai ai ia ʻe Sihova ki māmani ke ne faí. ʻI he taimi te tau mate aí pe ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa ʻĀmaketoné, te tau lava nai ke pehē: “Kuo lavaʻi ia,” fekauʻaki mo e ngāue kuo vaheʻi mai ʻe Sihova kiate kitautolú?
22. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e lahi ʻo e mafola ʻo e ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihová?
22 Ka ʻi ha taha pē ʻo e ongo tuʻunga ko iá, ʻe lava ke tau tui pau ʻo pehē ʻi he panaki vave mai ʻa e taimi kuo kotofa ʻe Sihová, “ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hange ko e mafola ʻa e vai ʻi he tahi.”—ʻAisea 11:9.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ki he ʻiló mo e maʻu ʻa e ʻiló?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e manavaʻofa mo e fakamolemole ʻa Sihova ʻoku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻene Folofolá?
◻ ʻI he founga fē naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa ʻene lea tauʻatāina kia Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā te tau sio ai ʻia Sīsū ʻo ʻilo ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihová?