Ko e Lāngilangi ʻo Sihová ʻOku Ulo Mai ki Heʻene Kakaí
“Te ke maamaʻaki ʻa Sihova ʻo taʻengata.”—AISEA 60:20.
1. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tāpuekina ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakai faitōnungá?
“ʻOKU mahuʻingaʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi hono kakai; te ne ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e kau kataki ʻaki ʻa e fakamoʻui.” (Sāme 149:4) Ko e lea ia ʻa e tokotaha-tohi-saame ʻo e kuohilí, pea kuo fakapapauʻi ʻe he hisitōliá ʻa e moʻoni ʻo ʻene ngaahi leá. ʻI he taimi ʻoku faitōnunga ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻokú ne tokanga leva kia kinautolu, ʻo ʻai kinautolu ke nau fua lahi, pea maluʻi kinautolu. ʻI he ngaahi taimi muʻá, naʻá ne tuku ai kia kinautolu ke ikunaʻi honau ngaahi filí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú ne tauhi kinautolu ke nau mālohi fakalaumālie mo fakapapauʻi kia kinautolu ʻa e fakamoʻui makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú. (Loma 5:9) ʻOkú ne fai ení koeʻuhi ʻoku nau fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi heʻene vakaí.
2. Neongo ʻoku nau fetaulaki mo e fakafepaki, ko e hā ʻoku falala pau ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo iá?
2 Ko e moʻoni, ʻi ha māmani kuo pulonga ʻi he fakapoʻulí, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau “moʻui lotu moʻoni” te nau fetaulaki mo e fakafepaki. (2 Timote 3:12) Ka neongo ia, ʻoku fakatokangaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau fakafepakí, pea ʻokú ne fakatokanga kia kinautolu: “Ko e kakai mo e puleʻanga ʻe ʻikai tauhi koe ʻe mole; ʻio, ko e ngaahi kakai ko ia kuo pau ke ʻauha.” (Aisea 60:12) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fakahoko ʻa e fakafepakí ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku feinga ʻa e kau fakafepakí ke fakangatangata pe fakataputapui ʻa e lotu ʻoku fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane loto-moʻoní kia Sihová. Ko e niʻihi, ʻoku hanga ʻe he kau mamahiʻi lotú ʻo fakamamahiʻi fakaesino ʻa e kau lotu ʻa Sihová pea tutu ʻenau koloá. Kae kehe, manatuʻi kuo ʻosi fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo ha fakafepaki pē ki hono fakahoko ko ia ʻo hono finangaló. ʻE taʻelavameʻa ʻa e kau fakafepakí. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau faitau ki Saioné, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe heʻene fānau ʻi māmaní, ʻe ʻikai te nau lavameʻa. ʻIkai ko ha fakapapau fakalotomāfana ia mei hotau ʻOtua lahi ko Sihová?
Tāpuekina ʻo Mahulu Atu ʻi he ʻAmanakí
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa mo e fua lahi ʻa e kau lotu ʻa Sihová?
3 Ko hono moʻoní ʻona ko e lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení, kuo tāpuekina ʻe Sihova ia ʻene kakaí ʻo mahulu atu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ʻamanakí. Kuo tautautefito ʻene ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa fakalakalaka ʻa hono feituʻu faiʻanga lotú pea mo e faʻahinga ʻi loto ʻoku nau fataki hono huafá. Fakatatau ki he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá, ʻokú ne folofola ai ki Saione: “Ko e langilangi ʻo Lepanoni ʻe haʻu kiate koe, ʻa e paini, ʻa e titaʻa, mo e tasua fakataha; ke fakateungaʻia [“ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa,” NW] ʻa e potu ʻoku tuʻu ai hoku faletapu, pea te u fakalangilangiʻi ʻa e potu ʻoku tuʻu ai hoku vaʻe.” (Aisea 60:13) Ko e ngaahi moʻunga ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻe ha ngaahi vaotā lau maʻuiʻuí ko ha foʻi ʻata fakaʻofoʻofa lahi ia. Ko ia ko e ʻuluʻakau tupu ʻāfaʻafá ko e fakatātā feʻungamālie ia ʻo e fakaʻofoʻofa mo e fua lahi ʻo e kau lotu ʻa Sihová.—Aisea 41:19; 55:13.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e “faletapu” mo e “potu ʻoku tuʻu ai [ʻa e] vaʻe [ʻo Sihová],” pea kuo anga-fēfē hono ʻai eni ke fakaʻofoʻofá?
4 Ko e hā ʻa e “faletapu” mo e “potu ʻoku tuʻu ai [ʻa e] vaʻe [ʻo Sihová]” ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Aisea 60:13? Ko e ngaahi kupuʻi lea ko ení ko e lave ia ki he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻo e temipale lahi fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová, ʻa ia ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ia ki heʻetau fakatau folofola kiate ia ʻi he lotu fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí. (Hepelu 8:1-5; 9:2-10, 23) Kuo ʻosi fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻene taumuʻa ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e temipale fakalaumālie ko iá ʻaki hono ʻomai ʻa e kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ke nau haʻu ʻo lotu ai. (Hakeai 2:7) Naʻe mamata ʻa ʻAisea tonu ki muʻa ange ki he fuʻu kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku nau ʻaukolo ki he moʻunga ʻo Sihova kuo hakeakiʻi ki he lotú. (Aisea 2:1-4) ʻI he taʻu ʻe laui teau mei ai, naʻe mamata ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné ʻi ha vīsone ki ha “fuʻu kakai lahi, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha taha hono lau, ko ha kakai mei he puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi matakali, mo e ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e ngaahi lea.” Ko e faʻahingá ni ʻoku nau tutuʻu “ʻi he ʻao ʻo e taloni [ʻo e ʻOtuá] . . . ʻoku nau tauhi kiate ia ʻi hono temipale ʻi he ʻaho mo e po.” (Fakahā 7:9, 15) Koeʻuhi kuo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi kikité ni ʻi hotau ʻahó ni, kuo ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa ai ʻa e fale ʻo Sihová ʻi hotau matá tonu.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fuʻu liliu lahi ki he lelei ange naʻe hokosia ʻe he fānau ʻa Saioné?
5 Hono ʻikai ko ha fuʻu liliu lahi kotoa eni ki he lelei ange kuo fai maʻa Saioné! ʻOku folofola ʻa Sihova: “Lau foki naʻa ke nofo ko e liʻekina, mo e fehiʻanekina, pea ʻikai fou ai ha taha, ka te u ngaohi koe ko e polepoleʻanga taʻengata, ko e fiefiaʻanga ʻo e toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata.” (Aisea 60:15) ʻI he ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e ʻuluaki tau lahi ʻa māmaní, ko e “Isileli ʻo e Otua” naʻa nau hokosia moʻoni ai ha vahaʻa taimi ʻo e fakamaomaonganoa. (Kaletia 6:16, PM) Naʻá ne ongoʻi moʻoni ʻa e “liʻekina,” he ko ʻene fānau ʻi māmaní naʻe ʻikai te nau mahinoʻi lelei ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá kia kinautolú. Pea ʻi he 1919 leva, naʻe toe fakaake ai ʻe Sihova ʻene kau sevāniti paní, pea talu mei ai mo ʻene tāpuekina kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e lakalakaimonū fakalaumālie fakaofo. Tānaki mai ki aí, ʻikai ko e talaʻofa ʻi he veesi ko ení ʻoku fakatupu fiefia? ʻE vakai ʻa Sihova ki Saione ko e “polepoleʻanga.” ʻIo, ko e fānau ʻa Saioné, pea mo Sihova tonu, te nau pōlepole ʻi Saione. Te ne hoko ko e “fiefiaʻanga,” ko e tupuʻanga ʻo e fiefia lahi fau. Pea ʻe ʻikai hoko pē ia ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi nounou. Ko e tuʻunga fakahōifua ʻo Saioné, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe heʻene fānau fakaemāmaní, ʻe tuʻuloa ia ʻi he “toʻutangata mo e toʻutangata.” ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito toe ngata.
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻe he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻa e ngaahi koloa mei he ngaahi puleʻangá?
6 Fanongo he taimí ni, ki ha toe talaʻofa fakaʻotua. ʻI heʻene folofola ki Saioné, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova: “Te ke komo ʻa e huʻakau ʻani puleʻanga, pea te ke huhu ʻani huhu ʻoni tuʻi: pea te ke ʻilo ko au Sihova ko ho moʻuiʻanga, pea ko ho Koeli [“huhuʻi,” NW] ko e Mafi ʻo Sekope.” (Aisea 60:16) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e kai ʻa Saione ʻi he “huʻakau ʻani puleʻanga” pea huhu “ʻani huhu ʻoni tuʻi”? He ko e kau Kalisitiane paní mo honau ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ko e “fanga sipi kehe” ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e koloa mahuʻinga mei he ngaahi puleʻangá koeʻuhi ke laka ki muʻa ʻa e lotu maʻá. (Sione 10:16) Ko e ngaahi tokoni fakapaʻanga foaki loto-tauʻatāiná ʻoku tokoni ia ke ʻai ke malava ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga mo fakafaiako lahi fakavahaʻapuleʻangá. Ko hono ngāueʻaki fakapotopoto ʻo e ngaahi tekinolosia fakaeonopōní ʻoku fakafaingofuaʻi ai ʻa hono pulusi ʻo e ngaahi Tohitapu mo e ngaahi tohi faka-Tohitapú ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻe laui teau. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku ala maʻu ia ki he kakai lahi ange ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ʻi he hisitōliá. Ko e tangataʻifonua ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi ʻaupito, ʻaupito, ʻoku nau ako ko Sihová, ʻa ia naʻá ne huhuʻi mai ʻene kau sevāniti paní mei he pōpula fakalaumālié, ko e moʻoni ko e Fakamoʻui.
Fakalakalaka Fakaekautaha
7. Ko e hā ʻa e laka ki muʻa kehe atu kuo hokosia ʻe he fānau ʻa Saioné?
7 Kuo ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ʻi ha toe founga ʻe taha. Kuó ne tāpuekina kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e laka ki muʻa fakaekautaha. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Aisea 60:17: “Te u ʻomi koula ko e fetongi ʻo e kapa [“kopa,” NW], pea te u ʻomi siliva ko e fetongi ʻo e aione, pea ko e kapa [“kopa,” NW] ko e fetongi ʻo e ʻakau, pea ko e aione ko e fetongi ʻo e maka: pea te u fokotuʻu ha melino ko ho angi, pea mo ha faitotonu ko ho kau ofisa.” Ko hono fetongi ʻo e kopá ʻaki ʻa e koulá ko ha fakalakalaka ia, pea ʻoku pehē ʻene moʻoni fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi nāunau kehe kuo lave ki aí. ʻI he fehoanaki mo e meʻá ni, kuo hokosia ʻe he ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ha ngaahi fakalakalaka hokohoko fakaekautaha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí. Fakakaukau ange ki ha ngaahi fakatātā siʻisiʻi.
8-10. Fakamatalaʻi ha ngaahi fakalakalaka fakaekautaha ʻe niʻihi kuo hoko talu mei he 1919.
8 Ki muʻa ʻi he 1919, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe puleʻi ia ʻe he kau mātuʻa mo e kau tīkoni, ʻa ia naʻe fili fakatemokalati kotoa kinautolu ʻe he kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. Kamata ʻi he taʻu ko iá naʻe fakanofo ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ha talēkita ngāue ʻi he fakatahaʻanga taki taha ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻi he malaʻe ngāué. (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Kae kehe, ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga lahi ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ia ko iá naʻe ʻikai ola lelei koeʻuhi ko e kau mātuʻa kuo fili ia ʻe niʻihi naʻe ʻikai ke nau poupouʻi kakato ʻe kinautolu ʻa e ngāue fakaʻevangelioó. Ko ia, ʻi he 1932, naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ke ʻoua ʻe toe hoko atu ʻenau fili ʻa e kau mātuʻá mo e kau tīkoní. Ka, te nau fili ʻa e kau tangata ke ngāue ʻi ha kōmiti ngāue fakataha mo e talēkita ngāué. Naʻe hangē ia ko ha “kopa” kae ʻikai ko e “ʻakau”—ko ha fuʻu fakalakalaka lahi ia!
9 ʻI he 1938, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga takatakai ʻi he māmaní naʻa nau fakapapau ai ke tali ha fokotuʻutuʻu fakalakalaka, ha meʻa naʻe feongoongoi ange mo e sīpinga faka-Tohitapú. Ko e puleʻi ʻo e fakatahaʻangá naʻe tuku ia ki ha sevāniti fakakautaha pea ko e kau sevāniti kehé, naʻe fakanofo kotoa kinautolu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tataki ʻa e tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó. ʻIkai toe fai ha fili! Ko ia ko e ngaahi fakanofo ʻi he fakatahaʻangá naʻe fai ia ʻi ha founga fakateokalati. Naʻe hangē ia ha “ʻaione” kae ʻikai ko e “maka” pe “koula” kae ʻikai ko e “kopa.”
10 Talu mei ai mo e hokohoko mai ʻa e fakalakalaká. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he 1972 naʻe fai e sio ki ai ko hono tuku ko ia ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ke tokangaʻi ʻe ha kulupu ʻo e kau mātuʻa ngāue fakataha kuo fakanofo fakateokalatí, ʻo ʻikai ko ha tokotaha mātuʻa pē taha ke ngāue ko e mafai ki he toengá, naʻe toe ofi ange ia ki he founga naʻe puleʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. ʻIkai ko ia pē, fakafuofua ki he taʻu ʻe ua kuo hilí, naʻe toe ʻi ai ha toe laka ʻe taha ki muʻa. Naʻe fai ʻa e fengaʻunuʻaki ʻi he tuʻunga talēkita ʻi he ngaahi kautaha fakalao ʻe niʻihi, ʻo ʻai ai ke malava ki he Kulupu Pulé ke nau tokangataha kakato ange ki he ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālie ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá kae ʻikai ko e hoko ʻo fakaleluʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakalaó ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho.
11. Ko hai ʻoku tupunga mei ai ʻa e ngaahi liliu fakaekautaha ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā kuo iku ki ai ʻa e ngaahi liliu ko iá?
11 Ko hai ʻoku tupunga mei ai ʻa e ngaahi liliu fakalakalaka ko ení? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe taha ka ko e ʻOtua ko Sihová. Ko ia ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne pehē: “Te u ʻomi koula.” Pea ko e tokotaha ia ʻokú ne hoko atu ʻo pehē: “Te u fokotuʻu ha melino ko ho angi, pea mo ha faitotonu ko ho kau ofisa.” ʻIo, ko Sihova ia ʻoku mafai ki hono tokangaʻi ʻene kakaí. Ko e laka ki muʻa fakaekautaha naʻe tomuʻa talá ko e toe founga ia ʻe taha ʻokú ne ʻai ke fakaʻofoʻofa ai ʻene kakaí. Pea ko hono ikuʻangá kuo tāpuekina ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi. ʻI he Aisea 60:18, ʻoku tau lau ai: “ʻE ʻikai te tau toe fanongo ki ha fakamalohi ʻi ho fonua, pe ki he maumau mo e fakaʻauha ʻi ho ngaahi feituʻu; pea te ke ui ʻa e Fakamoʻui ko ho ngaahi ʻa, pea ko Fakamalo ko ho ngaahi matanikolo.” He ngaahi lea fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ia! Ka kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahoko iá?
12. Kuo anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e melinó ʻo pule ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní?
12 ʻOku sio fakamamaʻu ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní kia Sihova ki he fakahinohino mo e tataki, pea ko hono ikuʻangá ʻoku hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAiseá: “Ko hoʻo fanau fuape ko e kau ako ʻa Sihova; pea lahi ʻa e fiemalie [“melino,” NW] ʻi hoʻo fanau.” (Aisea 54:13) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻoku ngāue ia ʻi heʻene kakaí, pea ko e konga ʻo e fua ʻo e laumālie ko iá ko e melino. (Kaletia 5:22, 23) Ko e ikuʻanga ʻo e melino ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻai ai kinautolu ko ha hūfangaʻanga fakaivifoʻou ʻi ha māmani fakamālohi. Ko honau tuʻunga melinó, ʻa ia ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he feʻofaʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻiate kinautolú, ko ha fakaʻaliʻali ia ʻo e moʻui ʻi he māmani foʻoú. (Sione 15:17; Kolose 3:14) ʻOku pau ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu ʻoku tau fiefia ke maʻu mo tokoni ki he melino ko iá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻoatu ai ʻa e fakahīkihiki mo e fakalāngilangi ki hotau ʻOtuá pea ko ha konga tefito ia ʻo hotau palataisi fakalaumālié!—Aisea 11:9.
Ko e Maama ʻa Sihová ʻE Hokohoko Atu ʻEne Uló
13. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ko e maama ʻa Sihová ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito tuku ʻene ulo mai ki heʻene kakaí?
13 ʻE hokohoko atu ʻa e ulo ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová ki heʻene kakaí? ʻIo! ʻI he Aisea 60:19, 20, ʻoku tau lau ai: “ʻE ʻikai te ke toe maama ʻaki ʻa e laʻa, ʻaho. Pea ʻe ʻikai ulo ʻa e mahina kiate koe ke huluhulu: ko Sihova te ke maama ʻaki ʻo taʻengata, pea ko ho langilangiʻanga [“fakaʻofoʻofaʻanga,” NW] ʻa ho ʻOtua. ʻE ʻikai toe ʻalu hifo ho laʻa, pea ʻe ʻikai puli ho mahina: he te ke maamaʻaki ʻa Sihova ʻo taʻengata, pea kuo kakato ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻo tangi.” ʻI he kakato leva ʻa e “tangi” ʻa e kau fakaheeʻi fakalaumālié ʻi he 1919, naʻe kamata ai ke ulo mai ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová kia kinautolu. Laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 80 ki mui ai, ʻoku nau kei maʻu pē ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová ʻi he kei hokohoko mai ke ulo ʻene māmá. Pea heʻikai tuʻu ia. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo ʻene kau lotú, ko hotau ʻOtuá ʻe ʻikai “toe ʻalu hifo” hangē ko e laʻaá pe “puli” hangē ko e māhiná. Ka, te ne hulu mai ʻene māmá kia kinautolu ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití. Ko ha fakapapau fakaofo ia kia kitautolu ʻoku moʻui lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo e māmani fakapoʻulituʻu ko ení!
14, 15. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻoku “maʻoniʻoni” kotoa ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e Aisea 60:21, ko e hā ʻa e fakahoko mahuʻinga ʻoku hanga atu ki ai ʻa e fanga sipi kehé?
14 Fanongo mai he taimí ni, ki ha toe talaʻofa ʻe taha ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova fekauʻaki mo e fakafofonga fakaemāmani ʻo Saione, ʻa e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Aisea 60:21: “Pea ko ho kakai te nau maʻoniʻoni kotoa, te nau maʻu ʻa e fonua ʻo taʻengata; ko e huli mei heʻeku toutuʻu, ko e meʻa kuo ngaohi ʻe hoku nima, ke u ha langilangi [“fakaʻofoʻofa,” NW] ai.” ʻI he 1919 ʻi he taimi naʻe fakafoki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ke toe longomoʻuí, ko ha kulupu kinautolu ʻo ha kakai naʻe anga-kehe. ʻI ha māmani mātuʻaki fonu angahala, naʻe “fakatonuhia” kinautolu ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi heʻenau tui taʻemauea ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisi Sīsuú. (Loma 3:24; 5:1) Pea, hangē ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻe tukuange mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné, naʻa nau maʻu ha “fonua,” ko ha fonua fakalaumālie, pe feituʻu longomoʻui, ʻa ia te nau fiefia ai ʻi ha palataisi fakalaumālie. (Aisea 66:8) Ko e fakaʻofoʻofa fakaepalataisi ʻo e fonua ko iá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito mole koeʻuhi, ʻi he ʻikai hangē ko e ʻIsileli ʻo e kuohilí, ko e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha puleʻangá ʻe ʻikai te nau hoko ʻo taʻefaitōnunga. Ko ʻenau tuí, ʻenau kītakí, mo ʻenau faivelengá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito tuku ʻenau ʻomi ʻa e lāngilangi ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá.
15 Ko e kau mēmipa kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga fakalaumālie ko iá kuo nau haʻu ki he fuakava foʻoú. Kuo hiki kotoa ʻi honau lotó ʻa e lao ʻa Sihová, pea ko Sihova, makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú, kuó ne fakamolemoleʻi ʻenau ngaahi angahalá. (Selemaia 31:31-34) ʻOkú ne fakahā kinautolu ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ko e “fanau” pea ʻokú ne feangainga mo kinautolu ʻo hangē kuo nau haohaoá. (Loma 8:15, 16, 29, 30) Ko honau kaungāmeʻa ko e fanga sipi kehé kuo toe fakamolemoleʻi mo ʻenau ngaahi angahalá ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú, pea hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé, kuo fakahaaʻi kinautolu ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá tuʻunga ʻi he tui. “Kuo nau fo ke hinehina ho nau kofu tōtōlōfa i he taataa oe Lami.” Pea ko e kaungāmeʻa ko e fanga sipi kehe ko ení ʻoku nau hanga atu ki ha toe tāpuaki kehe atu. Hili ʻenau hao atu ʻi he “mamahi lahi” pe hili ʻenau toetuʻú, te nau sio ki hono fakahoko fakamatelie ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻo e Aisea 60:21 ʻi he taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa e māmaní kotoa ko ha palataisi. (Fakahā 7:14, PM; Loma 4:1-3) ʻI he taimi ko iá, “koe agamalu te nau maʻu ae fonua; o nau fakafiemalieʻi akinautolu i hono lahi oe melino.”—Sāme 37:11, 29, PM.
Hokohoko Atu ʻa e Tupú
16. Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa fakaofo naʻe fai ʻe Sihová, pea kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahokó?
16 ʻI he veesi fakaʻosi ʻo e Aisea 60, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e talaʻofa fakaʻosi ʻa Sihova ʻi he vahe ko ení. ʻOkú ne folofola ki Saione: “Ko e kiʻi siʻi ʻe hoko ko e toko afe, pea ko e momoʻi meʻa ko e puleʻanga malohi: ko au Sihova te u fakavave ia ʻi hono taimi.” (Aisea 60:22) ʻI hotau ʻahó ni, kuo fai ʻa Sihova ki heʻene folofolá. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakafoki ai ke toe longomoʻui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi he 1919, naʻe tokosiʻi pē honau tokolahí—ko e moʻoni ko e “kiʻi siʻi.” Naʻe tupu honau tokolahí ʻi hono ʻomi ha toe kau ʻIsileli fakalaumālie. Pea naʻe kamata leva ke ʻaukolo mai kia kinautolu ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ʻi ha tokolahi ʻoku fakautuutu. Ko e tuʻunga melino ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e palataisi fakalaumālie ʻoku ʻi honau “fonua,” kuó ne tohoaki mai ha kau loto-totonu tokolahi ʻaupito ʻo hoko moʻoni ai ʻa e “kiʻi siʻi” ko e “puleʻanga malohi.” ʻI he lolotongá ni ko e “puleʻanga” ko ení—ʻa e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e “hakoʻi muli” fakatapui laka hake he toko ono milioná—ʻoku nau tokolahi ange ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi tauʻatāina ʻo e māmaní. (Aisea 60:10) Ko e kotoa ʻo hono kakaí ʻoku nau kau ʻi hono tapua atu ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová, pea ʻoku ʻai kotoa ai kinautolu ke nau fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi heʻene vakaí.
17. Kuo anga-fēfē hono ueʻi koe ʻe he lāulea ko eni ki he Aisea vahe 60?
17 ʻIo, ʻoku fakatupu tui mālohi ke fakakaukau ki he ngaahi poini tefito ʻo e Aisea vahe 60. ʻOku fakanonga ke sio naʻe ʻafioʻi mātuʻaki mamaʻo ki muʻa ʻe Sihova ko ʻene kakaí ʻe fakaheeʻi fakalaumālie pea ʻe toe fakafoki mai leva. ʻOku fakaofo kia kitautolu ʻa e tomuʻa ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ki muʻa ʻaupito ʻa e tupu lahi ʻi he tokolahi ʻo e kau lotu moʻoni ʻi hotau ʻaho ní. ʻIkai ngata aí, he meʻa fakanonga moʻoni ʻa hono manatuʻi ʻe ʻikai liʻaki kitautolu ʻe Sihova! He meʻa anga-ʻofa moʻoni ʻa e fakapapauʻi mai ko ia ko e ngaahi matapā ʻo e “kolo” ʻe ava maʻu pē ke talitali lelei ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku “tuʻutuʻuni ki he moʻui taʻengata”! (Ngāue 13:48) ʻE hokohoko atu ʻa Sihova ke ulo mai ki heʻene kakaí. ʻE hokohoko atu ʻa Saione ko e tupuʻanga ʻo e pōlepole ʻi he hanga ko ia ʻe heʻene fānaú ʻo ʻai ʻenau māmá ke ulo ʻo maama mo toe maama angé. (Mātiu 5:16) ʻOku pau moʻoni ʻoku tau toe fakapapauʻi ange ai pē ke nofo fekoekoeʻi mo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá pea tali lelei hotau monū ko hono tapua atu ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová!
Te Ke Lava ʻo Fakamatalaʻi?
• ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e fakafepakí, ko e hā ʻoku tau falala pau fekauʻaki mo iá?
• Kuo anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he fānau ʻa Saioné ʻo ‘komo ʻa e huʻakau ʻani puleʻangá’?
• ʻI he ngaahi founga fē kuo hanga ai ʻe Sihova ʻo ‘ʻomi ʻa e kopá ko e fetongi ʻo e ʻakaú’?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻulungaanga ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻi he Aisea 60:17, 21?
• Kuo anga-fēfē hoko ʻa e “kiʻi siʻi” ko e “puleʻanga malohi”?
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ISAIAH’S PROPHECY—Light for All Mankind
Ko e kakano ʻo e fakamatala ʻi he ongo kupu ko ení naʻe ʻoatu ia ʻi ha malanga lolotonga ʻa e Fakataha-Lahi Fakavahe “Kau Faiako ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá” 2001/02. ʻI he ngataʻanga ʻo e malangá, ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi feituʻú naʻe tukuange ai ʻe he tokotaha malangá ha tohi foʻou naʻe fakakaveinga ko e Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind, Voliume Ua. Ko e taʻu ki muʻá, naʻe ʻosi tukuange ai ʻa e Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind, Voliume ʻUluakí. ʻI hono tukuange mai ʻo e tohi foʻou ko ení, ʻoku ala maʻu ai ʻi he taimí ni ha fakamatala fakamuimui taha ʻo e meimei veesi kotoa ʻi he tohi ʻa ʻAiseá. Ko e ongo voliume ko ení kuo hoko moʻoni ia ko e tokoni lelei ʻi hono fakaloloto ʻo ʻetau mahino mo e houngaʻia ki he tohi fakaekikite mo fakatupu tui ʻa ʻAiseá.
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ʻI he mata ʻo e fakafepaki kakahá, ‘ʻoku ʻai ʻe Sihova ke fakaʻofoʻofa ʻene kakaí ʻaki ʻa e fakamoʻui’
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ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e koloa mahuʻinga mei he ngaahi puleʻangá ke laka ki muʻa ʻa e lotu maʻá
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Kuo tāpuekina ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ʻaki ʻa e laka ki muʻa fakaekautaha pea mo e melino