Ko Sihova—Ko ha ʻOtua ʻOku Faiako
“Pea te nau hoko kotoa pē ko e kau akonekina ʻe Sihova.”—SIONE 6:45.
1. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū lolotonga ʻene ʻi Kāpaneumé?
NAʻE toki fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi mana pea ʻokú ne faiako ʻeni ʻi ha sinakoke ʻi Kāpaneume, ʻo ofi ki he Tahi ʻo Kālelí. (Sione 6:1-21, 59) Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e taʻetui ki heʻene pehē: “Kuo u ʻalu hifo mei he langi.” Naʻa nau muhu: “ʻIkai ko Sisū ʻeni, ko e foha ʻo Siosefa, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lāuʻilo ʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻe? pea fēfē ai ʻene lea ni, ʻo pehē, Kuo u ʻalu hifo mei he langi?” (Sione 6:38, 42) Naʻe valokiʻi kinautolu ʻe Sīsū ʻo ne fakahā: “ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha ke haʻu kiate au, ka ʻi he tohoaki ia ʻe he Tamai naʻa ne fekau mai au: pea ko au te u fokotuʻu ʻa e toko taha ko ia ʻi he ʻaho fakamui.”—Sione 6:44.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ke tui ai ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻú?
2 Ko ha talaʻofa fakaofo ē—ke hoko ʻo toetuʻu mei he maté ʻi he ʻaho fakamui, ʻi he pule ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá! ʻOku lava ke tau tui ki he talaʻofa ko ʻení koeʻuhi he ʻoku fakapapauʻi ia ʻe he Tamaí, ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. (Siope 14:13-15; ʻAisea 26:19) Ko e moʻoni, ko Sihova, ʻokú ne akoʻi ʻe toetuʻu ʻa e maté, ko e “faiako lahi tahá” ia. (Siope 36:22, Today’s English Version) ʻI hono fakahanga ki he faiako ʻa e Tamaí, naʻe hoko atu ʻe Sīsū ʻo pehē: “Kuo tohi ʻi he Tohi Palōfita, Pea te nau hoko kotoa pē ko e kau akonekina ʻe he ʻOtua.”—Sione 6:45.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi te tau lave ki aí?
3 Ko e moʻoni, ko ha monū ia ke kau ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻa ia naʻe tohi ʻo kau ki ai ʻa e palōfita ko ʻAiseá: “Pea ko hoʻo fanau fuape ko e kau ako ʻa Sihova.” (ʻAisea 54:13) ʻE lava ke tau pehē? Ko hai naʻa nau hangē hano ngaahi fohá pea naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne akoʻi? Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻoku pau ke tau ʻilo mo fai ki ai kae maʻu ʻa ʻene tāpuaki? Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e faiako ʻa Sihova ʻi he kuo hili, pea ʻokú ne faiako ʻi he founga tatau pē ʻi he ʻahó ni? Ko e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻeni te tau lave ki aí.
Ko e Tamai, Faiako, Husepāniti
4. Ko hai ʻa e ʻuluaki ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Sihova ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻá ne akoʻí?
4 Naʻe ʻuluaki hoko ʻa Sihova fakatouʻosi ko e Tamaí mo e Faiakó ʻi heʻene fakatupu ʻa hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupú, ʻi heʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke hoko ko e tangata ko Sīsuú. Ko e tokotaha ko ʻení naʻe ui ia “ko Folofola” he ko e Tangata-Lea Pule ia ʻa Sihová. (Sione 1:1, 14; 3:16) Naʻe ngāue ʻa Folofola “ʻi hono tafaʻaki [ʻo e Tamaí] ko e tufunga lahi,” pea naʻá ne ako lelei mei he meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe heʻene Tamaí. (Palōvepi 8:22, 30) Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne hoko ko e Fakafofonga, pe meʻangāueʻaki ia, ʻo fakafou mai ai ʻe he Tamaí ʻa e fakatupu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehe kotoa pē, ʻo kau ki ai mo e “ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtua” fakalaumālie. Kuo pau ko ha fiefia ē naʻa nau maʻu ʻi honau akoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua! (Siope 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Kolose 1:15-17) Ki mui ai, naʻe fakatupu ʻa e ʻuluaki tangata, ko ʻĀtamá. Ko e “foha ʻo e ʻOtua” foki mo ia, pea ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Tohitapú naʻe akoʻi ia ʻe Sihova.—Luke 3:38; Sēnesi 2:7, 16, 17.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e monū maʻongoʻonga naʻe mole meia ʻĀtamá, ka neongo ia ko hai naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sihová, pea ko e hā ʻa hono ʻuhinga?
5 Ko e meʻa pangó, ʻi he talangataʻa loto pē ki ai ʻa ʻĀtamá, naʻe mole ai ʻa e monū ʻo e hokohoko atu ko e foha ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, ko hono ngaahi hakó, naʻe ʻikai ke lava ke lau kinautolu ko e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá makatuʻunga pē ʻi honau fanauʻi. Ka neongo ia, naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata taʻehaohaoa naʻa nau hanga kiate iá ki ha tataki. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa Noa “ko e tangata angatonu” ʻa ia ‘naʻe takaua mo e ʻOtua,’ pea ko ia naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Noa. (Sēnesi 6:9, 13–7:5) ʻI heʻene talangofuá, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ia ʻe ʻĒpalahame “ko e Takanga ʻo e ʻOtua,” pea ko ia ai naʻe toe akoʻi mo ia ʻe Sihova.—Sēmisi 2:23; Sēnesi 12:1-4; 15:1-8; 22:1, 2.
6. Ko hai naʻe hoko ʻo lau ʻe Sihova ko hono “foha,” pea ko e faiako fēfē ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu?
6 ʻI he taimi fuoloa ki mui ai, ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé, naʻe kau ʻa Sihova ki ha fuakava mo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko hono olá, naʻe hoko ʻa e puleʻanga ko ia ko e kakai naʻá ne fili pea naʻe lau ia ko hono “foha.” Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua: “Ko Isileli ko hoku foha ia.” (ʻEkisoto 4:22, 23; 19:3-6; Teutalōnome 14:1, 2) ʻI he makatuʻunga ʻi he fetuʻutaki ʻi he fuakava ko iá, ʻoku lava ai ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ke nau pehē, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tohi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAisea: “Ko koe, ʻe Sihova, ko ʻemau tamai.” (ʻAisea 63:16) Naʻe fai pē ʻe Sihova ʻa hono fatongia fakaetamaí mo akoʻi anga-ʻofa pē ʻa ʻene fānau ko ʻIsilelí. (Sāme 71:17; ʻAisea 48:17, 18) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi heʻenau hoko ʻo taʻeangatonú, naʻá ne manavaʻofa ʻo kole kiate kinautolu: “Foki mai, fanau kuo fakaholomui.”—Selemaia 3:14.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fetuʻutaki naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli mo Sihová?
7 Ko e ikuʻangá koeʻuhi ko e fetuʻutaki ʻi he fuakava mo ʻIsileli, naʻe toe hoko fakaefakatātā ʻa Sihova ko e Husepāniti ʻo e puleʻangá, pea naʻá ne hoko ko hono uaifi fakaefakatātā. Fekauʻaki mo iá naʻe tohi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAisea: “He ko ho husepaniti ʻa e ʻAfio naʻa ne ngaohi koe; ko Sihova Sapaoti hono huafa.” (ʻAisea 54:5; Selemaia 31:32) Neongo naʻe fakahoko loto-tōnunga ʻe Sihova ʻa hono ngafa ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Husepānití, ka naʻe hoko ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ko ha uaifi taʻeangatonu. “ʻA, hange ʻoku liʻaki ʻe he fefine kākā hono hoa,” ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova, “pehe hoʻomou liʻaki au, ʻa e fale ʻo Isileli.” (Selemaia 3:20) Naʻe toutou kole ʻa Sihova ki he fānau tangata ʻa hono uaifi taʻeangatonu; naʻá ne hokohoko atu ko honau “Faiako Maʻongoʻonga.”—ʻAisea 30:20, NW; 2 Kalonikali 36:15.
8. Neongo naʻe talitekeʻi ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí ʻe Sihova, ko e hā ʻa e uaifi fakaefakatātā ʻikai fakaetaipe ʻokú ne maʻú?
8 ʻI hono talitekeʻi ʻe ʻIsileli mo tāmateʻi ʻa Hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí, naʻe faifai pē pea naʻe talitekeʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai ke kei hoko ʻa e puleʻanga Siú ko ha uaifi fakaefakatātā kiate ia, pea naʻe ʻikai ke toe hoko ia ko e Tamai mo e Faiako ki heʻene fānau tangata talangataʻá. (Mātiu 23:37, 38) Kae kehe, ko ʻIsileli ko ha uaifi fakaetaipe pe tuʻu ko ha fakaʻilonga pē. Naʻe lave ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ki he ʻAisea 54:1, ʻa ia ʻoku lave ki ha fefine “paʻa” ʻa ia ʻoku fai kehekehe mo mavahe ia mei he fefine “fakaʻapi,” ko e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli totonu. Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ko e kau Kalisitiane paní ko e fānau ia ʻa e fefine “paʻa,” ʻa ia naʻá ne ui ko e “Selusalema mei ʻolunga.” Ko e fefine fakaefakatātā ʻikai fakaetaipe ko ʻeni ʻoku faʻuʻaki ia ʻa e kautaha fakahēvani ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakalaumālié.—Kalētia 4:26, 27.
9. (a) Ko hai naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene pehē ko “hoʻo fanau fuape ko e kau ako ʻa Sihova”? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e kakaí ko e fānau fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá?
9 Ko ia, ʻi he sinakoke ʻi Kāpaneumé, naʻe lave ai ʻa Sīsū ki he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá: “Pea ko hoʻo fanau fuape ko e kau ako ʻa Sihova,” naʻa ne lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga te nau hoko ko e “fanau” tangata ʻa e “Selusalema mei ʻolunga,” ʻa e kautaha fakahēvani hangē ha uaifi ʻo e ʻOtua. ʻI heʻenau tali ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe he fakafofonga ʻo e ʻOtua mei hēvani, ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ko e kau Siu naʻe fanongó ʻe malava ke nau hoko ko e fānau ʻa e fefine fakahēvani naʻe paʻa ki muʻá ʻa e ʻOtua mo nau hoko ko e “kakai tapu,” ko e “ʻIsileli faka-ʻOtua” fakalaumālie. (1 Pita 2:9, 10; Kalētia 6:16) ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e faingamālie fakaofo naʻe ʻai ʻe Sīsū ke ala maʻu ko e hoko ko e ngaahi foha fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné: “Naʻa ne haʻu ki hono ʻapi tonu, ka ka ʻikai tali ia ʻe hono kakai oʻona. Ka ka ʻilonga kinautolu naʻe maʻu ia, naʻa ne fakamafaiʻi kinautolu ke hoko ko e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻio, ʻakinautolu ʻoku tui pikitai ki hono huafa.”—Sione 1:11, 12.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga ʻAupito ʻOku Akoʻi ʻe Sihova
10. ʻI he ʻosi leva ʻa e angatuʻu ʻi ʻĪtení, ko e hā naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “hako,” pea ko hai naʻe hoko ko e Hako ko ʻeni?
10 Ko Sihova, naʻá ne fakahā ki heʻene fānaú ʻa ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, ʻo hangē ko ha Tamai anga-ʻofá. Ko ia, ʻi hono ʻai ʻe ha ʻāngelo angatuʻu ʻa e ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻa ke na talangataʻá, naʻe fai leva ʻe Sihova ha fakatokanga ki he meʻa te ne fai ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻene taumuʻa ke ʻai ʻa e māmani ko ha palataisi. Naʻá ne folofola te ne ʻai ʻa e tāufehiʻa ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e “Ngata ʻo ono ʻaho,” ʻa ia ko Sētane ko e Tēvolo, “mo e fefine.” Pea naʻá ne toki fakamatalaʻi ko e “hako” ʻo e fefiné te ne laiki ʻa e “ʻulu” ʻo Sētané. (Sēnesi 3:1-6, 15; Fakahā 12:9; 20:9, 10) ʻOku hangē ko ia kuo tau ʻiloʻí, ko e fefiné—naʻe fakapapauʻi ia ki mui ko e “Selusalema mei ʻolunga”—ko e kautaha fakahēvani ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui fakalaumālie. Ka ko hai hono “hako”? Ko e ʻAlo ia ʻo e ʻOtua, ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e tokotaha naʻe fekau mai mei hēvani mo e tokotaha ʻe faifai atu pē te ne fakaʻauha ʻa Sētané.—Kalētia 4:4; Hepelū 2:14; 1 Sione 3:8.
11, 12. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakalahi ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito naʻá ne akoʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “hako”?
11 Naʻe fakalahi atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ko ʻeni naʻá ne akoʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “hako” ʻi heʻene talaʻofa kia ʻĒpalahamé: “Pea te u matuʻaki fakatokolahi ho hako ke tatau mo e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langi . . . Pea ko ho hako ʻe monuʻia ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo mamani.” (Sēnesi 22:17, 18) Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ke fakamatalaʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí ko e Hako ia ʻo ʻĒpalahame naʻe talaʻofá ka ʻoku ʻi ai mo e niʻihi kehe te nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e “hako.” “Kapau ko e konga ʻo Kalaisi ʻakimoutolu,” naʻe tohi ʻe Paula, “pea ta ko e hako ʻo Epalahame ʻa kimoutolu, ko e ngaahi ʻea ʻo fakatatau ki he Talaʻofa.”—Kalētia 3:16, 29.
12 Naʻe toe fakahā ʻe Sihova ko Kalaisi, ko e Hako, ʻe tupu ia mei he hohoko ʻo e haʻa tuʻi Siuta “pea ʻe fai kiate ia ʻe he [ngaahi] kakai ʻenau tukulolo.” (Sēnesi 49:10) Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo e matakali ʻo Siuta: “Te u fokotuʻu maʻu ho hako ʻo taʻengata, pea te u faʻu ho taloni ke laui toʻutangata. Ko hono hako ʻe taʻengata, pea ko hono taloni ʻe feʻao mo au ʻo hange ko e laʻa.” (Sāme 89:3, 4, 29, 36) ʻI hono fanongonongo ʻe he ʻāngelo ko Kepaleli ʻa e ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsuú, naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi ai ko e tamasiʻi naʻe fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtua ko e Pule, ko e Hako ʻo Tēvita. “Pea ʻe hoko ko e lahi ʻa e toko taha ko ia; pea ʻe lau ia ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻEiki Taupotu,” naʻe pehē ʻe Kepaleli, “pea ʻe foaki kiate ia ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻa e taloni ʻo ʻene kui ko Tevita: . . . pea ko ʻene pule ʻe ʻikai ngata.”—Luke 1:32, 33; ʻAisea 9:6, 7; Tāniela 7:13, 14.
13. Ke maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau tali ʻa e meʻa kuó ne akoʻi mai?
13 Koeʻuhi ke maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke tau ʻilo mo fai ki he meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻoku akoʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kuo pau ke tau tui ko Sīsū naʻe ʻalu hifo mei hēvani, pea ko e Tuʻi naʻe fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá—ko e Hako fakatuʻi te ne tokangaʻi ʻa hono toe fakafoʻou ʻo e Palataisi ʻi māmani—pea te ne fokotuʻu ʻa e maté. (Luke 23:42, 43; Sione 18:33-37) ʻI he lea ʻa Sīsū ʻi Kāpaneume ʻo fekauʻaki mo e toetuʻu ʻo e maté, naʻe totonu ke ʻosi mahino ia ki he kau Siú naʻá ne leaʻaki ʻa e moʻoní. Koeʻuhí, ʻi he ngaahi uike siʻi ki muʻá, ʻi Kāpaneume nai, naʻá ne fokotuʻu ai mei he mate ʻa e ʻofefine taʻu 12 ʻo ha ʻōfisa pule ʻi he sinakoké! (Luke 8:49-56) Ko e moʻoni ʻoku tau maʻu ha ʻuhinga feʻunga ke tui mo fai ʻo fetāiaki mo e meʻa fakatupu ʻamanaki kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono Puleʻangá!
14, 15. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová kia Sīsuú? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mahino kiate kitautolu mo malava ke fakamatala ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová?
14 Naʻe līʻoa ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene moʻui ʻi he māmani ko e faiako ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová. Naʻá ne ʻai ia ko e kaveinga ʻo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú, naʻa mo ʻene fakahinohinoʻi ʻa hono kau muimuí ke nau lotu ke hoko mai ia. (Mātiu 6:9, 10; Luke 4:43) Ko e kau Siú totonu naʻa nau ʻi he tuʻunga ke hoko ‘ko e fānau ʻo e Puleʻanga,’ ka koeʻuhi ko ʻenau taʻetuí, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa e monū ko iá. (Mātiu 8:12; 21:43) Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ko e “fanga sipi toko siʻi” pē ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e monū ʻo e hoko ko e “fanau ʻo e Puleʻanga.” Ko e “fanau” ko ʻení ʻe hoko ʻo “kaungā-ea mo Kalaisi” ʻi hono Puleʻanga fakahēvani.—Luke 12:32; Mātiu 13:38; Loma 8:14-17; Sēmisi 2:5.
15 Ko e toko fiha ʻa e kaungāʻea ʻo e puleʻangá ʻe ʻave ʻe Kalaisi ki hēvani ke pule mai mo ia ki he māmani? Ko e toko 144,000 pē, ʻo fakatatau ki he Tohitapú. (Sione 14:2, 3; 2 Tīmote 2:12; Fakahā 5:10; 14:1-3; 20:4) Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene “fanga sipi kehe,” ʻa ia te nau hoko ko e kakai ʻi māmani ʻe pule mai ki ai ʻa e Puleʻanga ko iá. ʻE maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ko ʻeni ʻa e moʻui haohaoa mo e melino ʻo taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. (Sione 10:16; Sāme 37:29; Fakahā 21:3, 4) ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻu ʻa e mahino mo malava ke fakamatala ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke ako mo fai ki aí?
16 Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paula ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻe taha kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihova. ʻOkú ne pehē: “He ko e haʻa akonekina ʻe he ʻOtua kimoutolu ke feʻofaʻaki.” (1 Tesalonaika 4:9) Ke fakahōifua kia Sihova, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa peheé. “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa,” ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú, pea ʻoku pau ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo hono fakahā ʻa e ʻofá. (1 Sione 4:8; ʻEfesō 5:1, 2) Ko e meʻa pangó, ko e kakai tokolahi taha ʻoku ʻikai te nau ako ke ʻofa ki honau kaungā faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku akoʻi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ke faí. ʻOku fēfē kitautolu? ʻOku tau tali ʻa e meʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihová?
17. Ko e fakakaukau ʻa hai ʻoku totonu ke tau faʻifaʻitaki ki aí?
17 ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻaupito ke tau ongongofua ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihova. ʻOfa ke hoko ʻa ʻetau fakakaukau ʻo hangē ko ia ko e kau tangata-tohi-sāme ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa ia naʻa nau tohi: “ʻEiki, fakaʻilo mai ho ngaahi founga; ako kiate au ho ngaahi ʻalunga. Tataki au ʻi hoʻo moʻoni, pea ako kita.” “Ako kiate au hoʻo ngaahi fekau na. Ako kiate au ʻa e vavanga, mo e ʻilo ʻo e lelei . . . Pea ako kiate au hoʻo konisitutone.” (Sāme 25:4, 5; 119:12, 66, 108) Kapau ʻoku tatau ʻa hoʻo ngaahi ongoʻi mo e kau tangata-tohi-sāmé, ʻe lava ke ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fuʻu kakai lahi ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihová.
Fuʻu Kakai Lahi ʻo e Faʻahinga Kuo Akoʻí
18. Ko e hā naʻe fuatala ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAisea ʻe hoko ʻi hotau taimí?
18 Naʻe fuatala ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAisea ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi hotau taimí: “Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehe ʻi he kuonga ʻamui, ʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga . . . ʻE ōange ʻa e ngaahi kakai lahi, pea te nau pehe, Haʻuā, ke tau ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ʻo Sihova, ki he fale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo Sekope; pea te ne ako kiate kitautolu hano ngaahi ʻalunga.” (ʻAisea 2:2, 3, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Maika 4:2.) Ko hai ʻa e faʻahinga ko ʻeni kuo akoʻi ʻe Sihová?
19. Ko hai ʻa kinautolu ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau kau ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihová?
19 ʻOku kau ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga kehe ia meiate kinautolu te nau pule ʻi hēvani mo Kalaisí. Hangē ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻa angé, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa ʻene “fanga sipi kehe”—faʻahinga ʻi māmani ʻoku pule mai ki ai ʻa e Puleʻangá—tānaki atu ki he “fanga sipi toko siʻi” ʻo e ngaahi ʻea ki he Puleʻangá. (Sione 10:16; Luke 12:32) Ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻa ia te nau hao atu ʻi he “mamahi lahi,” ko e kalasi ia ʻo e fanga sipi kehé, pea ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ʻoku makatuʻunga mei heʻenau tui ki he taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsū naʻe lilingi. (Fakahā 7:9, 14) Neongo ko e fanga sipi kehé ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau fakahangatonu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e “fanau” naʻe lea ki ai ʻi he ʻAisea 54:13, ka ʻoku nau monūʻia ʻi hono akoʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihová. Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ʻa ʻenau lea ki he ʻOtua ko e “Tamai” koeʻuhi he ko hono moʻoní, te ne hoko ko ʻenau Kui-Tangata ʻo fakafou ʻi he “Tamai Taʻengata,” ko Sīsū Kalaisí.—Mātiu 6:9; ʻAisea 9:6.
Founga ʻOku Faiako Ai ʻa Sihová
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku faiako ai ʻa Sihová?
20 ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻoku faiako ai ʻa Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻokú ne fai ia ʻo fakafou mai ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupú, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fakatou fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene ʻi aí mo e lahi ʻo hono potó. (Siope 12:7-9; Sāme 19:1, 2; Loma 1:20) Tānaki atu ki ai, ʻokú ne akoʻi ʻaki ʻa e fetuʻutaki fakahangatonu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻi hono fakahinohino ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene tomuʻa moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá. ʻOku meimei tatau pē, naʻe tuʻo tolu hono lēkooti, ʻo ʻene folofola fakahangatonu mei hēvani ki he kakai ʻi he māmaní.—Mātiu 3:17; 17:5; Sione 12:28.
21. Ko hai ʻa e ʻāngelo naʻe ngāueʻaki fakatefito ʻe Sihova ko hono fakafofongá, ka ʻoku tau ʻilo fēfē naʻe toe ngāueʻaki ha niʻihi kehé?
21 ʻOku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau fakafofonga fakaʻāngeló ke faiako, kau ki ai ʻa ʻene ʻUluaki-Fakatupú, “ko Folofola.” (Sione 1:1-3) Neongo naʻe malava pē ke folofola fakahangatonu ʻa Sihova ki hono foha haohaoa fakaetangata ko ʻĀtamá, ʻi he ngoue ko ʻĪtení, kae ngalingali naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa Sīsū ʻi heʻene tomuʻa moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá ke fai ʻa ʻEne folofolá. (Sēnesi 2:16, 17) Ko e tokotaha ko ʻeni naʻe ngalingali ko e “angelo ʻa Elohimi, ʻa ia kuo ne haʻele muʻomuʻa ki he tau ʻa Isileli” pea fekauʻaki mo ia naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova: “Fakaongo ki heʻene lea.” (ʻEkisoto 14:19; 23:20, 21) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko Sīsū ʻi heʻene tomuʻa moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá naʻe hoko foki ia ko e “Kapiteni ʻo e Tau ʻa Sihova” naʻe hā kia Siōsiua ke fakaivimālohiʻi ia. (Siōsiua 5:14, 15) ʻOku toe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻāngelo kehe ke foaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne akoʻí, ʻo hangē ko e faʻahinga naʻá ne ngāueʻakí ke ʻoange ʻene Laó kia Mōsesé.—ʻEkisoto 20:1; Kalētia 3:19; Hepelū 2:2, 3.
22. (a) Ko hai naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻi he māmaní ke nau faiakó? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e founga tefito ʻa ia ʻoku fakafou mai ai ʻa e fakahinohinoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he ʻaho ní?
22 Tānaki atu ki ai, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e kau fakafofonga ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke faiako. Ko e ngaahi mātuʻa ʻi ʻIsilelí naʻa nau akoʻi ʻa ʻenau fānaú; ko e kau palōfitá, kau taulaʻeikí, kau pilinisí, mo e kau Līvaí naʻa nau akoʻi ʻa e Lao ʻa Sihová ki he kakaí. (Teutalōnome 11:18-21; 1 Sāmiuela 12:20-25; 2 Kalonikali 17:7-9) Naʻe hoko ʻa Sīsū ko e Tangata-Lea tefito ia ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi he māmaní. (Hepelū 1:1, 2) Naʻe faʻa pehē ʻe Sīsū ko e meʻa naʻá ne akoʻí ko e meʻa pē ia naʻe akoʻi kiate ia mei he Tamaí, ko hono moʻoní, ko ʻene kau fanongó naʻe hoko ʻo akoʻi kinautolu meia Sihova. (Sione 7:16; 8:28; 12:49; 14:9, 10) Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke hiki ʻa ʻene ngaahi folofolá, pea ʻi hotau ʻahó ni ʻoku fakatefito ʻa ʻene akoʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he Tohitapu kuo fakamanavaʻí.—Loma 15:4; 2 Tīmote 3:16.
23. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻe lave ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí?
23 ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi taimi mahuʻinga, koeʻuhi he ʻoku talaʻofa ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa ia ‘ʻi he kuonga ʻamui [ʻa ia ʻoku tau moʻui aí] ko e kakai tokolahi ʻe akoʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi hala ʻo Sihova.’ (ʻAisea 2:2, 3, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono tokonaki ʻa e fakahinohino ko ʻení? Ko e hā ʻoku pau ke tau faí ke maʻu ha ʻaonga mei ai, pea pehē mo e kau ʻi he polokalama ako fakaofo ʻa Sihova ʻoku fakalaka ʻi he taimi ní? Te tau lave ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ko iá ʻi he kupu hono koko maí.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Sihova ko ha Tamai, ko ha Faiako, mo ha Husepāniti?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “hako”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻaupito ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku pau ke tau tauhí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻoku faiako ai ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Naʻe tokonaki ʻe hono fokotuʻu mei he maté ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Sailosí ha makatuʻunga ʻo e tui ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū ki he toetuʻú