Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakatahá Moʻui mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
TĪSEMA 5-11
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻAISEA 1-5
“Tau ʻAlu Hake ki he Moʻunga ʻo Sihova”
ip-1 38-41 ¶6-11
Hakeakiʻi ʻa e Fale ʻo Sihová
6 ʻE fakahoko fakakū ʻa e kikite ʻa e palōfita ko ʻAiseá? “Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehe ʻi he kuonga ʻamui.” ʻOku pehē ʻe he New International Version: “ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí.” Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻo fakaʻilongaʻiʻaki ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ko ení. ʻOku kau ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ení ha ngaahi tau, mofuike, mahaki fakaʻauha, nounou fakameʻatokoni mo e “ngaahi taimi fakalilifu ʻa ia ʻe faingataʻa ke fekuki mo ia.” (2 Tīmote 3:1-5; Luke 21:10, 11) Ko hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi kikite ko ení ʻoku ʻomai ai ha fakamoʻoni hulu fau ʻoku tau lolotonga moʻui ʻi he “kuonga ʻamui,” ko e ngaahi fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu lolotonga ʻo e māmani ko ení. ʻOku hā mahino leva, ʻoku tau fakatuʻotuʻa atu ʻe fakahoko ʻi hotau taimí ʻa e meʻa naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAiseá.
Ko ha Moʻunga Faiʻanga Lotu
7 Fakafou ʻi ha ngaahi lea nounou, naʻe ʻomai ʻe ʻAisea ha fakatātā fakaekikite mahino. ʻOku tau sio ki ha moʻunga māʻolunga, naʻe fakakalauni ʻaki ha fale fakaʻofoʻofa, ko e temipale ʻo Sihová. Ko e ngaahi taua ʻi he moʻunga ko ení ʻoku māʻolunga ia ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻoku takatakai ʻi aí. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai fakailifia pe fakamanavahē; ka ʻoku fakamānako. Ko e kakai ʻi he ngaahi puleʻangá kotoa ʻoku nau holi ke ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová; ʻoku nau tafe atu ki ai. ʻOku faingofua ke sioloto atu ki ai, ka ʻoku ʻuhinga eni ki he hā?
8 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá ko e ngaahi tafungofungá mo e moʻungá naʻe faʻa faiʻanga lotu. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe faʻa fai ai ʻa e lotu ʻaitolí pea mo e ngaahi temipale ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua loí. (Teutalōnome 12:2; Selemaia 3:6) Kae kehe, ko e fale pe ko e temipale ʻo Sihová ʻoku tuʻu ia ʻi he funga Moʻunga Molaiá ʻi Selusalema. Ko e kau ʻIsileli faitōnungá naʻa nau fononga tuʻo tolu ʻi he taʻu ki Selusalema pea ʻalu hake ki he Moʻunga Molaiá ke lotu ki he ʻOtua moʻoní. (Teutalōnome 16:16) Ko ia ko e tafe ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ki he “moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova” ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e fakatahataha ʻa e kakai tokolahi ki he lotu moʻoní.
9 Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he ʻahó ni ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fakatahataha ki ha moʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai hano temipale. Ko e temipale ʻo Sihova ʻi Selusalemá naʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻe he kau tau Lomá ʻi he 70 T.S. Kae kehe, naʻe toe fakamāʻalaʻala ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e temipalé naʻe ʻi Selusalema mo e tāpanekale naʻe hā ʻi muʻá naʻe tuʻu fakaefakatātā. Naʻá na fakafofongaʻi lahi ange ʻa e tuʻunga moʻoni fakalaumālié, ko e “tēniti moʻoní, ʻa ia kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova, ʻo ʻikai ko e tangatá.” (Hepelū 8:2) Ko e temipale fakalaumālie ko ení ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ia ke fakaofiofi ai kia Sihova ʻi he lotu ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. (Hepelū 9:2-10, 23) ʻI he fehoanaki mo ení, ko e “moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova” naʻe hā ʻi he ʻAisea 2:2 ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa hono hakeakiʻi ʻo e lotu maʻa ʻa Sihová ʻi hotau taimí. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau kau ki he lotu maʻá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fakatahataha ki ha faʻahinga feituʻu fakasiokālafi; ka ʻoku nau fakatahataha fāʻūtaha ʻi he lotu.
Hakeakiʻi ʻa e Lotu Maʻá
10 ʻOku pehē ʻe he kikité ko e “moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova” pe lotu maʻá “ʻe fokotuʻu . . . ko e ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga” pea ʻe “mahiki hake ʻi he ngaahi foʻi maʻolunga.” Ki muʻa fuoloa ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻAiseá, naʻe ʻohake ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakavá ki he Moʻunga Saione ʻi Selusalemá, ʻa ia naʻe fute ʻe 2,500 [mita ʻe 760] ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he fukahi tahí. ʻI aí naʻe toka ai ʻa e ʻaʻaké ʻo aʻu ki he kakato ʻo e temipalé ʻi he Moʻunga Molaiá. (2 Sāmiuela 5:7; 6:14-19; 2 Kalonikali 3:1; 5:1-10) Naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá, ko e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakavá naʻe tuku ia ʻi he temipalé ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he ngaahi tafungofunga takatakai naʻe fai ai ʻa e lotu loí.
11 Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he tuʻunga fakalaumālié ko e lotu ʻa Sihová ʻoku māʻolunga ange maʻu pē hono fakahokó ʻi he ngaahi tōʻonga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi ki he ngaahi ʻotua loí. Kae kehe, lolotonga hotau ʻaho ní, kuo hakeakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene lotú ki he langí, ʻo māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he ngaahi lotu taʻemaʻá, ʻio ʻo māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he “ngaahi foʻi maʻolunga” mo e “ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga.” ʻI he founga fē? Ko e lahi tahá ko hono fakatahatahaʻi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau lotu kiate ia “ʻi he laumālie mo e moʻoni.”—Sione 4:23.
ip-1 44-45 ¶20-21
Hakeakiʻi ʻa e Fale ʻo Sihová
20 ʻOku ʻikai tuku ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ke nau hē holo hangē ha sipi heé. Fakafou ʻi he Tohi Tapú mo e ʻū tohi makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú, ʻokú ne ʻoatu kiate kinautolu ʻene “lao” mo ʻene “folofola” koeʻuhi ke lava ke nau ako ʻene ngaahi foungá. Ko e ʻilo ko ení ʻokú ne teuʻi kinautolu ke “fou ʻi hono ngaahi founga.” Mei ha loto ʻoku fonu ʻi he houngaʻiá fakataha mo ʻene fehoanaki mo e tataki fakaʻotuá, ʻoku nau fetalanoaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová. ʻOku nau fakatahataha fakataha ʻi he ngaahi fakataha-lahi pea ʻi he ngaahi kulupu iiki ange—ngaahi Fale Fakatahaʻanga pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi nofoʻangá—koeʻuhi ke nau fanongo mo ako ki he ngaahi founga ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Teutalōnome 31:12, 13) Ko ia ai, ʻoku nau faʻifaʻitaki ki he sīpinga ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané, ʻoku nau fakatahataha fakataha ke fefakalototoʻaʻaki mo fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻi he “ʻofá mo e ngaahi ngāue leleí.”—Hepelū 10:24, 25.
21 ʻOku nau fakaafeʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau “ʻalu hake” ke hakeakiʻi ʻa e lotu ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová. He fehoanaki moʻoni ē mo e fekau ʻa Sīsū naʻá ne ʻoange ki heʻene kau ākongá ki muʻa ke foki ki hēvaní! Naʻá ne tala ange kiate kinautolu: “Ko ia ai, mou ō ʻo ngaohi ko e kau ākonga ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē, ʻo papitaiso kinautolu ʻi he huafa ʻo e Tamaí mo e ʻAló mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pea akoʻi kinautolu ke nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuó u fekau atu kiate kimoutolú.” (Mātiu 28:19, 20) Fakataha mo e poupou fakaʻotuá, ʻoku talangofua ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke ō ki he kotoa ʻo e māmaní ke akoʻi mo ngaohi ākonga pea papitaiso kinautolu.
ip-1 46-47 ¶24-25
Hakeakiʻi ʻa e Fale ʻo Sihová
24 Ko e ngaahi puleʻangá kotoa ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke nau aʻusia ʻa e taumuʻa māʻolunga ko ení. ʻOku fakalaka atu ia ʻi heʻenau malavá. Kuo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAiseá ʻe he niʻihi tāutaha mei he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi ʻi heʻenau fāʻūtaha ʻi he lotu maʻá. Ko Sihova kuó ne “sivi ʻa e meʻa” ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá. Kuó ne akoʻi ʻene kakaí ke nofo melino mo e tokotaha kotoa. Ko e moʻoni, ʻi ha māmani mavahevahe mo hulu fau ʻa e faingataʻá, ʻi he tuʻunga fakaefakatātā ʻoku nau “tuki huo ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heleta, mo e ngaahi hele ʻauhani ʻaki honau ngaahi tao.” ʻI he founga fē?
25 Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ʻoku ʻikai ke nau kau ki ha faʻahi ʻi he tau ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá. Taimi nounou ki muʻa pea pekia ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe omi ha kau tangata tau ke puke ia. ʻI he taimi naʻe unuhi hake ai ʻe Pita ʻa e heletaá ke maluʻiʻaki hono ʻEikí, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sīsū kiate ia: “Fakafoki hoʻo heletaá ki hono ʻaiʻangá, he ko kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nau toʻo ʻa e heletaá te nau ʻauha ʻi he heletaá.” (Mātiu 26:52) Talu mei ai, ko e kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú naʻa nau muimui heni ʻi hono tukihuoʻaki honau ngaahi heletaá ki ha ngaahi hele ʻauhani pea kuo nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he toʻo ha meʻatau ke tāmateʻiʻaki honau kaungāfaʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pe poupouʻi ha faʻahinga pē ʻo e ngaahi feinga taú. ʻOku nau “tuli ke melino mo e kakai kotoa pē.”—Hepelū 12:14.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
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Fakalelei
Ngaahi sitepu ke maʻu ai ʻa e fakaleleí. Koeʻuhi ko e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe maumauʻi pea kuo maumauʻi, ko ia ai ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kuo pau ke nau hoko ʻo fakalelei mo e ʻOtuá, kae ʻikai ko e ʻOtuá ki he tangatá. (Saame 51:1-4) ʻOku ʻikai lava ʻa e faʻahinga ia ʻo e tangatá ke aʻusia ʻa e tuʻunga tatau ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ke liliu mei he tuʻunga totonú, fakatonutonu pe fakaleleiʻi. (ʻAi. 55:6-11; Mal. 3:6; fakafehoanaki mo e Sēm. 1:17.) Ko hono ngaahi tuʻunga ki he fakaleleí ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke fakaleleiʻi, fakafehuʻia pe fakangaloku. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Siope 40:1, 2, 6-8; ʻAi. 40:13, 14.) ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi liliu ʻoku fakalea ʻi he ʻAisea 1:18 ʻoku lau ai, “Haʻu ke tau fefakaʻuhingaʻaki ko e folofola ʻa e ʻEikí” (KJ; AT; JP; RS), ko ha toe liliu ʻoku feʻungamālie mo tonu ʻoku liliu ʻo pehē: “Oku behe e Jihova, Mou haʻu, bea ke tau alea [“tau fakaleleiʻi ʻa e taʻefemahinoʻakí,” Ro] fakataha.” Ko e fehālaaki naʻe hokó ko e fakatupunga moʻoni ia ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kae ʻikai ko e ʻOtuá.—Fakafehoanaki mo e ʻIsi. 18:25, 29-32.
TĪSEMA 12-18
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻAISEA 6-10
“Fakahoko ʻe he Mīsaiá ʻa e Kikité”
ip-1 124-126 ¶13-17
Talaʻofa ki he Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó
Ko e Fonuá ʻe “Fakameʻavaleʻi”
13 ʻOku lave ʻa ʻAisea heni ki ha taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakamanavahē ʻe hoko ki he hako ʻo ʻĀtamá: “He ʻoku ʻikai ha pulou ki he fonua ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e mamahi. Ko e taimi muʻa naʻa ne fakameʻavaleʻi ʻa e fonua ʻo Sepulone mo e fonua ʻo Nafitalai; ka ʻi he taimi kimui ʻoku ne fakalangilangiʻi ʻa e hala tahi ʻa Tuʻa-Sioatani, ʻa Kaleli ʻo e Senitaile.” (ʻAisea 9:1) Ko Kālelí ko ha feituʻu ia ʻi he puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻoku fakakau ai ʻa e “fonua ʻo Sepulone mo e fonua ʻo Nafitalai” pehē foki ki he “hala tahi” ko ha hala ia ʻi he kuonga muʻá naʻe haʻu ʻi he Tahi ʻo Kālelí ʻo aʻu ki he Tahi Metiteleniané. ʻI he ʻaho ʻo ʻAiseá, naʻe ui ʻa e feituʻú ko “Kaleli ʻo e Senitaile” koeʻuhi nai ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi kolo naʻe nofoʻí naʻe ʻikai ko ha kau ʻIsileli. ʻI he founga fē naʻe “fakameʻavaleʻi” ai ʻa e fonuá? Naʻe ikunaʻi ia ʻe he kau ʻAsīlia panganí, fakaheeʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, toe fakafonu ʻa e feituʻú ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakapanganí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ko ha hako kinautolu ʻo ʻĒpalahame. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe pulia ai ʻa e matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻi he puleʻanga fakatokelaú mei he hisitōliá ʻo hoko ko ha puleʻanga makehe!—2 Tuʻi 17:5, 6, 18, 23, 24.
14 Naʻa mo Siuta foki naʻe kau mo ia ʻi hono fakatangaʻi ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá. ʻE pulia fakataimi nai ʻo “pulou” ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi he matakali ʻe hongofulú ʻa ia naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe Sepulone mo Nafitalai? ʻIkai. ʻI he “taimi kimui” ʻe ʻoatu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ki he feituʻu ʻo e puleʻanga fakatonga ʻo Siutá naʻa mo e fonua naʻe puleʻi ki muʻa ʻe he puleʻanga fakatokelaú. Anga-fēfē?
15 ʻOku tali ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Mātiú ʻa e fehuʻi ko ení ʻi heʻene ngaahi lēkooti fakamānavaʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻuluaki ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní. ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻene muʻaki ngaahi ʻaho ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú naʻe pehē ʻe Mātiu: “Hili ʻene mavahe mei Nāsaletí, [Sīsū] naʻá ne haʻu ʻo nofo ʻi Kāpaneume ʻi he veʻe matātahi ʻo e vahefonua ʻo Sepuloni mo Nafitalaí, koeʻuhi ke fakahoko ai ʻa e meʻa naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻo fakafou ʻia ʻAisea ko e palōfitá, ʻo pehē: “ʻE Kāleli ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, ʻa e fonua ē ʻo Sepuloni mo e fonua ʻo Nafitalai, ʻi he veʻe hala tahí, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo Sioataní! Ko e kakai ʻoku nofo ʻi he fakapoʻulí naʻa nau mamata ki ha maama lahi, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nofo ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku maluʻaki ai ʻa e maté, naʻe hopo hake ha maama kiate kinautolu.”—Mātiu 4:13-16.
16 Ko e moʻoni, ko e “taimi kimui” naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAiseá ko e taimi ia ʻo e muʻaki ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he māmaní. Ko e lahi taha ʻo e moʻui ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní naʻá ne ʻi Kāleli. Ko ha feituʻu ʻi Kāleli naʻá ne kamata ai ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú pea kamata fanongonongo: “Kuo ofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo hēvaní.” (Mātiu 4:17) ʻI Kāleli, naʻá ne fakahoko ai ʻene Malanga ʻi he Moʻungá, fili ʻene kau ʻapositoló, fakahoko ai ʻene ʻuluaki maná, pea hā ki heʻene kau muimui ʻe toko 500 hili ʻene toetuʻú. (Mātiu 5:1–7:27; 28:16-20; Maʻake 3:13, 14; Sione 2:8-11; 1 Kolinitō 15:6) ʻI he foungá ni naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kikite ʻa ʻAisea fakafou ʻi he “fonua . . . ʻo Sepuloni mo e fonua ʻo Nafitalai.” Ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai fakangatangata pē ʻe Sīsū ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú ki he kakai ʻo Kālelí. ʻI hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi he kotoa ʻo e fonuá, naʻe “fakalangilangiʻi” ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí, kau ai ʻa Siuta.
Ko e “Maama Lahi”
17 Ko e hā leva ʻa e lave ʻa Mātiu ʻo kau ki ha “maama lahi” ʻoku ʻi Kāleli? Ko e toʻo lea mo eni mei he kikite ʻa ʻAiseá. Naʻe tohi ʻe ʻAisea: “Ko e kakai naʻe nofo he poʻuli ʻoku nau mamata ki ha maama lahi; ko e nofo ʻi he fonua ʻo e ʻata ʻo mate, ʻoku ulo ha maama kiate kinautolu.” (ʻAisea 9:2) ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., ko e maama ʻo e moʻoní naʻe fakapuliki ia ʻe he akonaki loi faka-panganí. Ko e kau taki lotu Siú naʻá nau fakatahaʻi ʻa e palopalemá ʻaki ʻenau pipiki ki heʻenau talatukufakaholo fakalotú ʻa ia naʻa nau “fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ai ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Mātiu 15:6) Ko e kau anga-fakatōkilaló naʻe lōmekina mo fakapuputuʻuʻi kinautolu ʻi he muimui ki he “kau takimuʻa kui.” (Mātiu 23:2-4, 16) ʻI he taimi naʻe hā ai ʻa Sīsū ko e Mīsaiá, naʻe vakai ai ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau anga-fakatōkilalo ko ení ki ha ʻalunga ʻoku ʻatā mai kia kinautolu. (Sione 1:9, 12) Ko e ngāue ʻa Sīsū ʻi he lolotonga ʻene ʻi he māmaní mo e ngaahi tāpuaki ko e tupu mei heʻene feilaulaú ʻoku hā mahino ai ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻi he kikite ʻa ʻAisea ki ha “maama lahi.”—Sione 8:12.
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Talaʻofa ki he Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó
28 ʻI he taimi kotofa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe Kalaisi ʻi he māmaní ha melino ʻa ia ʻe fakamāmani lahi, pea ʻe taʻengata ia. (Ngāue 1:7) “ʻE ʻikai fakangatangata ʻa e tupu o ʻene pule mo e melino, ʻene ʻafio ʻi he taloni ʻo Tevita, ‘mo ʻene pule ki hono puleʻanga, ke fokotuʻu ia, pea ke pouʻaki ʻa e fakakonisitutone mo e faitotonu, mei he taimi ni ʻo fai atu ki he taʻengata.” (ʻAisea 9:7a [9:6, PM]) ʻI heʻene ngāueʻaki hono mafaí ko ha Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó, ʻe ʻikai ke fakafeangai ʻa Sīsū ʻi ha founga anga-fakamamahi. Ko hono kau nofoʻangá ʻe ʻikai ke kaihaʻasi ʻenau tauʻatāina ke filí pe puleʻi anga-kakaha. ʻI hono kehé, te ne fakakakato kotoa ia ʻi he “fakakonisitutone mo e faitotonu.” He liliu fakaivifoʻou ē!
29 ʻI he vakai ki he ngaahi ʻuhinga fakaofo ʻo e hingoa fakaekikite ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e konga ʻene kikite ko ení ʻoku fakaueʻiloto moʻoni. ʻOkú ne tohi: “Ko e fuaʻa ʻa Sihova Sapaoti te ne fai ʻa e meʻa ko ia.” (ʻAisea 9:7e [9:6, PM]) Ko e moʻoni ʻe ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻi he fuaʻa pe faivelenga. ʻOku ʻikai ke ne fai ha meʻa ʻi ha founga veiveiua. ʻOku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai ko e hā pē ha talaʻofa, te ne fakahoko kakato ia. Pea kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha tokotaha ʻokú ne holi ke fiefia ʻi ha melino ʻoku taʻengata, tuku kiate ia ke ne tauhi kia Sihova ʻi he loto-kakato. ʻI he hangē ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū ʻa e Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó, ʻofa ke hoko ʻa e sevāniti kotoa pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo “faivelenga maʻá e ngaahi ngāue leleí.”—Taitusi 2:14.
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ʻAisea
Lolotonga ʻa e ngāue fakapalōfita ʻa ʻAisea ʻi Siutá, tautefito ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi ʻĀhasí, ko e puleʻangá naʻe ʻi ha tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga fakamamahi. Naʻe fonu ʻi he angatuʻu fakatouʻosi ʻi he kau pilinisí mo e kakaí, pea ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová naʻe puke honau lotó mo honau ʻatamaí. Naʻe ui ʻa e kau pulé ko e ‘houʻeiki ʻo Sotoma’ pea ko e kakaí naʻe hangē ko e ‘kakai ʻo Komola.’ (ʻAi. 1:2-10) Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAisea ki muʻa ʻe taʻefiefanongo honau telingá. Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova ʻe hokohoko atu pē ʻa e tuʻunga ko ení kae ʻoleva ke hoko ʻa e puleʻangá ʻo fakameʻavaleʻi pe fakaʻauha ko ha “vahe-hongofulu” pē ia ʻo ha “huli tapuhā” ʻoku hangē ha tukeʻi ʻakaú. Ko e ngāue fakapalōfita ʻa ʻAiseá naʻe pau pē naʻá ne fakalototoʻaʻi mo fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa e tui ʻa e faʻahinga tokosiʻi ko iá, neongo ko e toenga ʻo e puleʻangá naʻa nau fakafisi ke talangofua.—ʻAi. 6:1-13.
ʻI he tokangataha ki Siutá, naʻe toe fakamatala ʻa ʻAisea ki he ngaahi kikite fekauʻaki mo ʻIsilelí pea mo e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakai aí, ʻi heʻenau kātekina ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga mo e hisitōlia naʻe hoko ʻi Siutá. Naʻá ne fiefia ʻi he taimi lōloa naʻá ne ngāue fakaepalōfita aí, ʻo kamata ʻi he 778 K.M. nai, ʻi he taimi naʻe mate ai ʻa Tuʻi ʻŪsaiá, pe ki muʻa nai ai, pea hokohoko atu ʻo aʻu nai ki he hili e taʻu ʻe 14 ʻo e pule ʻa Hesekaiá, (732 K.M.).—ʻAi. 36:1, 2; 37:37, 38.
Fāmili ʻo ʻAiseá. Naʻe mali ʻa ʻAisea. Naʻe ui hono uaifí ko e “palofita fefine” (ʻAi. 8:3), ʻa ia ʻoku hā ngali naʻe ʻikai ko ha uaifi pē ia ʻo ha palōfita. Ko ia, ʻi he hangē ko Tēpola ʻi he taimi ʻo e Kau Fakamaau hangē ko Hūlita lolotonga ʻa e pule ʻa Siosaiá, naʻá ne maʻu ha vāhenga-ngāue fakaepalōfita meia Sihova.—Sute 4:4; 2 Tuʻi 22:14.
Ko e hingoa Fakatohitapu ʻo e ongo foha ʻo ʻAiseá naʻe ʻoange ai kiate ia ha “fakaʻilonga pea moʻo taipe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo Isileli.” (ʻAi. 8:18) Ko Sea-sisupi naʻá ne lahi feʻunga ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻĀhasí ke tokoni ki heʻene tamaí ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e pōpoakí ki he tuʻi ko iá. Ko e hingoa Sea-sisupí ʻoku ʻuhinga ia “ʻE Foki ha Toenga (Ko e Faʻahinga ʻOku Toé).” Ko e hingoa ko ení naʻe tuʻu fakaekikite, ʻo hoko tofu pē eni ʻi hono fāʻeleʻi ʻa e foha ʻo ʻAiseá pea fakahingoa iá, ʻa ia ko e puleʻanga ʻo Siutá ʻe liua ia ʻi ha taimi pea ko ha niʻihi pē te nau foki hili ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ʻo e fakaheeʻí. (ʻAi. 7:3; 10:20-23) Ko e toe foki ʻa e niʻihi tokosiʻi ko ení naʻe hoko ia ʻi he 537 K.M. ʻi he taimi naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ai ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi ʻo Pēsiá ke fakaʻatā kinautolu hili ʻa e fakaheeʻi mei Pāpiloné ʻi he taʻu 70.—2 Kal. 36:22, 23; ʻĒsela 1:1; 2:1, 2.
Ko e foha ʻe taha ʻo ʻAiseá naʻe fakahingoa ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi ha ʻuhinga, pea naʻe hiki ʻa e hingoa ko ení ʻi ha lauʻi maka pea naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi eni ʻe ha kau fakamoʻoni alafalalaʻanga. Hangehangē naʻe fakapulipuli ʻa e meʻa ʻe hokó ʻo aʻu ki he hili ʻo e fāʻeleʻi ʻa e fohá, ko ia ʻi he taimi naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe he kau fakamoʻoní ʻa e kikite naʻe tala ki muʻa ʻi hono fāʻeleʻí, naʻa nau fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa e moʻoni fakaekikite ʻa e meʻá ni. Ko e hingoa naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ke uiʻaki ʻa e tamasiʻí ko Meha-sala-hase-pase ʻo ʻuhingá “Oho-o-ʻVete-Vave-ʻo-Faʻao” pe “Fakatoʻotoʻo ki he Koloa Veté, Haʻu Fakavave ki he Koloa Veté.” Naʻe pehē ki muʻa ke lea ʻa e foha ko ení, “ʻEku tamai,” mo “ʻEku faʻe,” ko e fakamanamana ʻe hoko ki Siutá koeʻuhi ko e faʻufaʻufono ʻa Sīlia mo e matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí ʻe toʻo ia.—ʻAi. 8:1-4.
Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he kikité ko e fakafiemālié ʻoku vavé ni ke hoko mai ia ki Siuta; naʻe hoko ʻa e fakafiemālié ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻohonoa ai ʻa ʻAsīlia ʻi he feingangāue ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa Siuta ʻe Tuʻi Lesini ʻo Sīliá mo Tuʻi Peka ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe ʻohofi ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá ʻa Tāmasikusi, pea ki mui ai ʻi he 740 K.M., naʻa nau vete mo fakaʻauha ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsilelí, ʻo fakahoko kakato ai ʻa e ʻuhinga fakaekikite ʻo e hingoa ʻo e tamasiʻí. (2 Tuʻi 16:5-9; 17:1-6) Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻikai falala kia Sihová, naʻe feinga ʻa Tuʻi ʻĀhasi ke taʻofi ʻa e fakamanamana mei ʻAsīlia mo ʻIsilelí, ʻo ne totongi fufū ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsīliá ke nau kau. Koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ko ení, naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻAsīlia ke hoko ko e fakamanamana lahi ia ki Siuta pea nau kāpui ʻa e fonuá ʻo aʻu ki Selusalema ʻo hangē ko e fakatokanga ʻa ʻAiseá.—ʻAi. 7:17-20.
Naʻe toutou lave ʻa ʻAisea ki ha ngaahi “fakaʻilonga” ʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova, ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻilonga ko iá naʻe kau ai hono ongo fohá, pea taha naʻe kau ai mo ʻAisea tonu. Naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kiate ia ke ʻalu taʻekofu mo taʻesū ʻi ha taʻu ʻe tolu ko e fakaʻilonga ia mo ha tala fakaekikite ki ʻIsipite mo ʻItiopea, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe taki pōpula kinautolu ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻAsīliá.—ʻAi. 20:1-6; fakafehoanaki mo e ʻAi. 7:11, 14; 19:20; 37:30; 38:7, 22; 55:13; 66:19.
Kikite ʻo e Fakaheeʻí mo e Toe Fakafoki Maí.
Naʻe toe maʻu ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e monū ko ʻene tomuʻatala ko ʻAsīliá ʻe ʻikai ko e puleʻanga ia ʻe liua ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siutá mo fakaʻauha ʻe Selusalemá, ka ʻe fai eni ia ʻe Pāpilone. (ʻAi. 39:6, 7) ʻI he taimi naʻe fakatafe atu ai ʻe ʻAsīlia ʻa e vaí ki Siutá “kaeʻoua ke aʻu ki he kia” naʻe ʻoatu ʻe ʻAisea ha pōpoaki fakafiemālie kia Tuʻi Hesekaia ko e kau tau ʻAsīliá ʻe ʻikai malava ke nau hū atu ki he koló. (ʻAi. 8:7, 8) Naʻe fai ʻa Sihova ki Heʻene Folofolá ʻi heʻene ʻomai ha ʻāngelo ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau tau ʻAsīlia ʻe 185,000 ʻa ia ko ha kau toʻa mo ha kau taki, ʻo hao ai ʻa Selusalema.—2 Kal. 32:21.
ʻOku ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha veiveiua ko e meʻa fakafiefia taha naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻAiseá ko e monū naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻe Sihova ke tala mo hiki ʻa e ngaahi kikite lahi ki hono toe fakafoki ʻo Selusalemá. Neongo naʻe fakaʻatā nai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakaí ke fakaheeʻi kinautolu ki Pāpilone koeʻuhi ko ʻenau angatuʻu kiate iá, ka naʻe aʻu ki ha taimi naʻe fakamāuʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Pāpilone koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi ngāué naʻe taʻefakahōifua mo ʻikai fakataumuʻa ke fakatahaʻi ʻa e kakai tauʻatāina ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata. Ko e ngaahi kikite lahi ʻa ʻAiseá naʻe līʻoa ia ki he fakamāuʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Pāpiloné mo ʻene hoko ʻo maomaonganoá ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe langa.—ʻAi. 45:1, 2; vahe 13, 14, 46-48.
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Falala kia Sihova ʻi he Fehangahangai mo e Faingataʻá
Kikite Tonu Mātē
23 ʻI he taimi ko ení ʻoku toe foki ʻa ʻAisea ki ha tuʻunga ʻoku vave ʻene hokó. ʻI he taimi naʻe kei ʻākoloʻi ai ʻa Selusalema ʻe he kau Sīliá mo e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fakamatala ʻe ʻAisea: “Pea folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, Toʻo mai ha tohiʻanga lahi, ʻo tohi ai ha tohinima tavale, ʻo pehe, moʻo Meha-sala-hase-pase. Pea te u maʻu mai ʻani fakamoʻoni ʻoku ala falala ki ai, ʻa Ulaia ko e taulaʻeiki, pea mo Sakalaia ko e foha ʻo Sipelikaia.” (ʻAisea 8:1, 2) Ko e hingoa Meha-sala-hase-pase ʻoku ʻuhingá Fakatoʻotoʻo ki he Veté! ʻOkú Ne Haʻu Fakavave ki he Koloa Veté. Naʻe kole ʻe ʻAisea ha ongo tangata naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻi he feituʻú ke na fakapapauʻi ʻene hiki-tohi ʻo e hingoa naʻe ʻi he lauʻi maká, koeʻuhi ke na fakamoʻoni ki mui ai ʻa e alafalalaʻanga moʻoni ʻa e hikí. Ko e fakaʻilonga ko ení naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ia ʻe he fakaʻilonga hono uá.
24 ʻOku pehē ʻe ʻAisea: “Pea u ʻunuʻunu ki he palofita fefine, pea ne feitama, ʻo ne faʻeleʻi ha tama tangata. Pea folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, Fakahingoa ko Meha-sala-hase-pase: he teʻeki ke poto ʻa e tamasiʻi ke lau, “ʻEku tamai,” “ʻEku faʻe,” ʻe fetuku ʻa e koloa ʻo Tamasikusi mo e vete ʻo Samelia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Tuʻi Asilia.” (ʻAisea 8:3, 4) Ko e lauʻi maka lahí mo e pēpē tangata naʻe toki fanauʻí ko e ongo fakamoʻoni fakatouʻosi ia ʻe vavé ni ke vete ʻe ʻAsīlia ʻa e ongo fakamamahi ʻo Siutá ʻa Sīlia mo ʻIsileli. ʻE vave fēfē? Ki muʻa ke leaʻaki ʻe he kiʻi pēpeé ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku faʻa ʻuluaki leaʻaki ʻe he fanga kiʻi pēpeé—“Tamai” mo e “Faʻe.” Ko ha kikite tonu mātē ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi ʻa e kakaí ke falala kia Sihova. Pea ʻoku lava ke ne fakatupunga ha faʻahinga ke nau manuki kia ʻAisea mo hono ongo fohá. Ko e hā pē ʻa e tuʻungá, ko e kikite ʻa ʻAiseá naʻe hoko moʻoni.—2 Tuʻi 17:1-6.
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KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻAISEA 11-16
“ʻE Fonu ʻa Māmani ʻi he ʻIloʻi ʻo Sihová”
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Fakamoʻui mo Fiefia ʻi he Malumalu ʻo e Pule ʻa e Mīsaiá
Ko ha Fakamaau Māʻoniʻoni mo Faimeesi
9 Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo e Mīsaiá: “Ko ʻene fai fakamaau ʻoku ʻikai fai ki he meʻa ʻoku ha ki he mata, pea ko ʻene fakaʻosi ʻe ʻikai fai ki he ongo ʻo e telinga.” (ʻAisea 11:3e) Kapau ʻokú ke tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo ha fakamaau fakalao, ʻikai ʻokú ke houngaʻia ʻi ha fakamaau hangē ko ení? ʻI heʻene hoko ko e Fakamaau ʻo e kotoa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, ko e Mīsaiá ʻoku ʻikai ke afe ia koeʻuhi ko ha ngaahi fakalotoʻi fakapoto ngali totonu, ngaahi taukapoʻi ola lelei, fakaanga, pe ko hono totongiʻi ʻo e fakamaau totonú. ʻOkú ne sio fakalaka ʻi he kākaá pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hā ʻi tuʻá, ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e “tangata fufū ʻo e lotó.” (1 Pita 3:4) Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku hoko ia ko e sīpinga ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakamaau ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—1 Kolinitō 6:1-4.
10 ʻI he founga fē ʻoku tuʻu-ki-muʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻo e Mīsaiá ʻi heʻene tākiekina ʻene ngaahi fili fakaefakamāú? ʻOku fakamatala ʻa ʻAisea: “E fou ʻi he totonu ʻene fakamaau ʻa e kau masiva, pea ʻe fai ki he tuha ʻene tuʻutuʻuni meʻa ki he faʻahinga maʻulalo ʻo mamani: pea te ne taaʻi ʻa mamani ʻaki ʻa e sepita ʻo hono fofonga, pea te ne tamateʻi ʻa e kau angahala ʻaki ʻa e manava ʻoku ʻalu atu mei hono loungutu. Pea ko e noʻo ʻo hono kongaloto ko e faitotonu, ʻio, ko e noʻo ʻo hono tenga ko e fai moʻoni.”—ʻAisea 11:4, 5.
11 ʻI he taimi naʻe fiemaʻu ai heʻene kau muimuí ha fakatonutonu, naʻe fai ia ʻe Sīsū ʻi he founga ʻe ʻaonga taha kiate kinautolú—ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ki he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau faikoví te nau ʻamanekina ha fakamaau anga-fefeka. ʻI he taimi ʻe fakamāuʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu lolotongá, ko e Mīsaiá te ne “taaʻi ʻa mamani” ʻaki ʻa e mafai hono leʻó, fakamaauʻi mo fakaʻauha ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau faikoví. (Saame 2:9; fakafehoanaki mo e Fakahā 19:15.) Faifai atu pē, ʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha kakai faikovi te nau uesia e melino ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Saame 37:10, 11) Ko Sīsū, ʻokú ne noʻoʻaki hono kongalotó ʻa e fai moʻoni, ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke fakahoko ia.—Saame 45:3-7.
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Ko ha Māmani ʻIkai ha Tomuʻa Fehiʻa—ʻA Fē?
ʻE FAKANGATA KOTOA ʻE HE PULEʻANGA ʻO E ʻOTUÁ ʻA E TOMUʻA FEHIʻÁ
Neongo ʻoku lava ke tokoni ʻa e ʻilo ʻi he Tohi Tapú ke mapuleʻi ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi mālohí, ʻoku ʻi ai ha tafaʻaki ʻe ua kuo pau ke tau fehangahangai mo ia ki muʻa ke toʻo ʻosi ʻa e tōmuʻa fehiʻá. ʻUluakí, ko e angahala mo e taʻehaohaoa ʻa e tangatá. ʻOku pehē tonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “He ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku taʻe hia.” (1 Tuʻi 8:46) Ko ia, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā e faingataʻa ʻe aʻu ki ai ʻetau feingá, ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo e faingataʻa tatau mo ia naʻe fāinga mo e ʻapositolo ko Paulá, naʻá ne tohi: “ʻI he taimi ko ia ʻoku ou loto ai ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú, ko e meʻa ʻoku koví ʻoku lotolotoi ia ʻiate au.” (Loma 7:21) Ko ia ai, mei he taimi ki he taimi, ko hotau loto-taʻehaohaoá te ne fai nai ha “fakaʻuhinga kovi” ʻa ia ʻoku taki atu ki he tōmuʻa fehiʻa.—Maʻake 7:21.
Uá, ko e tākiekina ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú “ko ha tāmate tangata” pea pehē ai ʻokú ne “takihalaʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e māmani kuo nofoʻí.” (Sione 8:44; Fakahā 12:9) ʻOkú ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku anga-maheni ai ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻá mo e ʻuhinga ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ai ʻa e fusifusilotó, fakafaikehekeheʻi, fakaʻauha fakafaʻahinga, mo e faʻahinga founga pē ʻo e lau-lanú, fakalotu mo e tomuʻa fehiʻa fakasōsiale.
Ko e moʻoni, ki muʻa ke toʻo ʻosi atu ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻá, kuo pau ʻe toʻo ʻosi atu mo e angahala ʻa e tangatá, taʻehaohaoá pea mo e tākiekina ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá te ne fakahoko ia.
Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻene kau muimuí ke nau lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi leá ni: “Tuku ke hoko mai ho Puleʻangá. Tuku ke fai ho finangaló, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní, ke pehē foki ʻi māmani.” (Mātiu 6:10) Ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e fakaleleiʻanga ki he fakamaau taʻetotonu—kau ai ʻa e founga kotoa pē ʻo e fetāufehiʻaʻaki mo e tomuʻa fehiʻá—ʻe toʻo ʻosi atu ia.
ʻI he taimi ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá pea tokangaʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he māmaní, ʻe “haʻi” ʻa Sētane pe ko hano fakangatangata kakato, koeʻuhi “ke ʻoua te ne toe lava ke takihalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá.” (Fakahā 20:2, 3) ʻE ʻi ai leva ha “māmani foʻou” pe sōsaieti fakaetangata, ʻa ia “ʻe lotolotoi ai ʻa e māʻoniʻoní.”—2 Pita 3:13.
Ko e faʻahinga te nau nofo ʻi he sōsaieti māʻoniʻoni fakaetangata ko ení te nau hoko ʻo haohaoa pea tauʻatāina mei he angahalá. (Loma 8:21) ʻI heʻenau hoko ʻo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, “ʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha maumau, pea ʻe ʻikai te nau fai ha fakaʻauha.” Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? “He ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova.” (ʻAisea 11:9) ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko e kotoa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá te nau ako ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻene ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻofá. Ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻuhinga ení ʻe fakangata kotoa ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻá, “he ʻoku ʻikai ha filifilimānako ʻi he ʻOtuá.”—Loma 2:11.
TĪSEMA 26, 2016–SĀNUALI 1, 2017
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | ʻAISEA 17-23
“Ngāuekoviʻaki ʻo e Mālohí ʻOku Iku Atu Ia ki he Mole ʻa e Mafaí”
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Lēsoni Fekauʻaki mo e Taʻefaitōnungá
Ko ha Setuata Siokita
16 ʻI he taimi ko ení ʻoku hiki ʻa e tokanga ʻa e palōfitá mei he kakai taʻefaitōnungá ki he faʻahinga taautaha ʻoku taʻefaitōnungá. ʻOku tohi ʻe ʻAisea: “Ko eni ʻa e folofola ʻa Atonai Sihova Sapaoti, Haʻuange, ʻalu ki he minisita ko ena, kia Sepina, ʻoku pule ki he lotoʻa. “Ko e ha ʻau heni? pea ko hai ʻoku ke maʻu heni kuo ke foa ai hao faitoka heni?” Siʻene foa ʻene faʻitoka ʻi ʻolunga, siʻene ta hono tokaʻanga ʻi he makatuʻu!”—ʻAisea 22:15, 16.
17 Ko Sepinā naʻe hoko ko ha setuata naʻe “pule ki he lotoʻa” ngalingali ko e fale ʻo Tuʻi Hesekaiá. Naʻá ne maʻu ha tuʻunga ʻa ia ko ia tokotaha pē naʻe hoko hake ki he tuʻí. Naʻe ʻamanekina ʻa e meʻa lahi meiate ia. (1 Kolinitō 4:2) Kae kehe, ko e taimi naʻe totonu ai ke ʻuluaki tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e fonuá, naʻe tuli pē ʻa Sepinā ia ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa ia tonu. Naʻe ʻi ai hono faʻitoka fakaʻeiʻeiki—ʻo hoa mo ha tuʻi—ʻa ia naʻe teuteuʻi ia maʻá na ʻi ʻolunga ʻi ha funga tafungofunga. Naʻe fakatokangaʻi eni ʻe Sihova, pea naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa ʻAisea ke fakatokanga ki ha setuata taʻefaitōnunga: “Vakai ʻoku teu fakapuna koe ʻe Sihova, ko e fakapuna ʻa ha mafi; pea te ne puke koe ke mapuke. Te ne matuʻaki takai koe hange ha foʻi kafa, ʻo fakapuna atu hange ha pulu ki ha fonua ʻoku ʻatā hono potu ʻosi pe; ko e potu ko ia te ke pekia ai, ko e potu ko ia ʻe ʻave ki ai hoʻo ngaahi saliote langilangi, ʻa koe ko e kulaʻanga ʻo e fale ʻo ho ʻeiki. Pea te u fakaoma koe mei hoʻo lakanga, ʻio te ne hae hifo koe mei ho tuʻunga.” (ʻAisea 22:17-19) Koeʻuhi ko e siokita ʻa Sepinaá, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ai hano faʻitoka naʻa mo e faʻitoka anga-maheni ʻi Selusalema. Ka ʻi hono kehé, ʻe hangē ia ha foʻi pulu ʻoku fakapuna ki ha fonua mamaʻo. ʻI hení ʻoku fakatokanga ai ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku nau maʻu ha mafai ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngāuekoviʻaki ʻo e mafaí ʻoku iku atu ki he mole ʻa e mafai ko iá pea ngalingali ʻe fakaheeʻi.
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Lēsoni Fekauʻaki mo e Taʻefaitōnungá
17 Ko Sepinā naʻe hoko ko ha setuata naʻe “pule ki he lotoʻa” ngalingali ko e fale ʻo Tuʻi Hesekaiá. Naʻá ne maʻu ha tuʻunga ʻa ia ko ia tokotaha pē naʻe hoko hake ki he tuʻí. Naʻe ʻamanekina ʻa e meʻa lahi meiate ia. (1 Kolinitō 4:2) Kae kehe, ko e taimi naʻe totonu ai ke ʻuluaki tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e fonuá, naʻe tuli pē ʻa Sepinā ia ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa ia tonu. Naʻe ʻi ai hono faʻitoka fakaʻeiʻeiki—ʻo hoa mo ha tuʻi—ʻa ia naʻe teuteuʻi ia maʻá na ʻi ʻolunga ʻi ha funga tafungofunga. Naʻe fakatokangaʻi eni ʻe Sihova, pea naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻa ʻAisea ke fakatokanga ki ha setuata taʻefaitōnunga: “Vakai ʻoku teu fakapuna koe ʻe Sihova, ko e fakapuna ʻa ha mafi; pea te ne puke koe ke mapuke. Te ne matuʻaki takai koe hange ha foʻi kafa, ʻo fakapuna atu hange ha pulu ki ha fonua ʻoku ʻatā hono potu ʻosi pe; ko e potu ko ia te ke pekia ai, ko e potu ko ia ʻe ʻave ki ai hoʻo ngaahi saliote langilangi, ʻa koe ko e kulaʻanga ʻo e fale ʻo ho ʻeiki. Pea te u fakaoma koe mei hoʻo lakanga, ʻio te ne hae hifo koe mei ho tuʻunga.” (ʻAisea 22:17-19) Koeʻuhi ko e siokita ʻa Sepinaá, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ai hano faʻitoka naʻa mo e faʻitoka anga-maheni ʻi Selusalema. Ka ʻi hono kehé, ʻe hangē ia ha foʻi pulu ʻoku fakapuna ki ha fonua mamaʻo. ʻI hení ʻoku fakatokanga ai ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku nau maʻu ha mafai ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngāuekoviʻaki ʻo e mafaí ʻoku iku atu ki he mole ʻa e mafai ko iá pea ngalingali ʻe fakaheeʻi.
18 ʻI he founga fē naʻe fetongi ai ʻa Sepinā mei hono tuʻungá? Fakafou ʻia ʻAisea, naʻe fakamatala ʻa Sihova: “Pea ʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ko ia, te u ui mai ʻeku sevaniti ko Ilaiakimi foha ʻo Hilikaia: pea te u ʻai ki ai ho kofu oʻou, pea te u noʻo ʻaki ho noʻo, pea te u tuku hoʻo pule ki hono nima: pea te ne hoko ko e tamai ki he nofo Selusalema mo e fale ʻo Siuta. Pea te u hilifaki ki hono ʻuma, ʻa e ki ʻo e fale ʻo Tevita; pea ka toʻo ʻe ia, ʻe ʻikai tapuni ʻe ha taha; pea ka tapuni ʻe ia, ʻe ʻikai toʻo ʻe ha taha.” (ʻAisea 22:20-22) ʻI hono fetongi ʻo Sepinaá, naʻe ʻoange ai kia ʻIlaiakimi ha pulupulu fakasetuata fakaʻeiʻeiki fakataha mo e kī ki he fale ʻo Tēvitá. Naʻe faʻa ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e foʻi lea “kī” ke fakafofongaʻi ha mafai, founga-pule, pe mālohi. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Mātiu 16:19.) ʻI he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ko e tama faleʻi ʻa e tuʻí, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e mafai ki he ngaahi kií, pea ʻokú ne tokangaʻi fakalūkufua ʻa e ngaahi lotoʻā ʻo e tuʻí, naʻa mo hono fili ʻo e kau ngāue ʻa e tuʻí. (Fakafehoanaki mo e Fakahā 3:7, 8.) Ko ia ai, ko e lakanga fakasetuatá ʻoku mahuʻinga, pea ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻa e meʻa lahi mei he tokotaha ko iá. (Luke 12:48) Naʻe mei lavameʻa ʻa Sepinā, ka koeʻuhi ko ʻene taʻefaitōnungá, naʻe fetongi ia ʻe Sihova.
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Lēsoni Fekauʻaki mo e Taʻefaitōnungá
Ongo Foʻi Faʻo Fakaefakatātā
19 Fakaʻosí, naʻe ngāueʻaki fakaefakatātā ʻe Sihova ha lea ke fakamatalaʻiʻaki hono fakafoki ʻo e mafai naʻe ʻia Sepinaá kia ʻIlaiakimi. Naʻá ne pehē: “Pea te u tuki ia [ʻIlaiakimi] ko e faʻo ʻi ha potu maʻu; pea te ne hoko ko e nofoʻanga langilangi ki he fale o ʻene ʻeiki. ʻIo ʻe fuhi ʻiate ia ʻe fuʻu tuʻunga kotoa ʻo e fale ʻo hono tupuʻanga, ʻa e akaaka mo e ngaahi lito, ʻa e fanga kiʻi ipu mo e ngaahi ipu pesoni ki he ngaahi ipu ʻutuvai. ʻI he taimi ko ia—ko e folofola ia mei he Taʻehamai ʻa Sihova Sapaoti—ʻe homo ʻa e faʻo naʻe tuki ki he potu maʻu; ʻio, ʻe mapaki pea to; pea ʻe tuʻusi ʻa e meʻa naʻe tāupe ai: he kuo folofola ʻa Sihova.”—ʻAisea 22:23-25.
20 ʻI he ngaahi veesi ko ení ko e ʻuluaki faʻó ko ʻIlaiakimi. Te ne hoko ko e “nofoʻanga langilangi” ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí ʻa Hilikaia. ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko Sepinaá, naʻe ʻikai ke ne fakamaaʻi ʻa e fale ʻo ʻene tamaí pe ko hono ongoongó. ʻE hoko ʻa ʻIlaiakimi ko ha poupou taʻengata ki he ngaahi ipu ʻo e falé, ʻa ia ki he kau ngāue kehe ʻa e tuʻí. (2 Tīmote 2:20, 21) ʻI hono kehé, ko e faʻo hono uá ko Sepinā ia. Neongo naʻe hā ngali naʻá ne fefeka, naʻe fetongi ia. Ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻamanekina meiate iá, naʻe mole ia.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
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Fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Pōlepole ʻa Tāiá
22 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa ʻAisea: “ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e fitungofuluʻi taʻu, ʻe hoko ki Taia ʻo hange ko e taʻanga ʻa e paʻumutu. “Toʻo ʻa e haape, foli ʻa e kolo, siʻi paʻumutu kuo ngalo: Ta ke malie, hiva ke lahi, koeʻuhi ke manatua koe.” ʻIo, ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e fitungofuluʻi taʻu, ʻe aʻahi ʻa Sihova ki Taia, pea ʻe toe foki ia ki heʻene tali toʻonga po, pea te ne feʻauaki mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo mamani, ʻoku ʻi he funga kelekele.”—ʻAisea 23:15e-17.
23 Hili ʻa e tō ʻa Pāpilone ʻi he 539 K.M., naʻe hoko ʻa Finisia ko e konga ia ʻo e ʻEmipaea Mītia-Pēsiá. Ko e tuʻi Pēsiá ʻa Kōlesi ko e Lahí, ko ha tokotaha-pule taʻefilifilimānako. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e founga-pule ko ení, ʻe hoko atu ʻa Tāia ʻene ngaahi ngāue anga-mahení pea feinga mālohi ke toe fakafoki mai ʻa e senitā ʻo e fefakatauʻaki fakamāmani lahí—ʻo hangē pē ko ha tokotaha paʻumutu kuo ngalo pea kuo ngalo ʻi heʻene kakaí ko ia ʻokú ne feinga ke tohoakiʻi mai haʻane kakai foʻou ʻaki ʻene tā haʻape mo hiva takai ʻi he koló. ʻE lavameʻa ʻa Tāia? ʻIo, ʻe ʻai ia ʻe Sihova ke lavameʻa. ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻi he koló naʻe hoko ʻo tuʻumālie ʻaupito ʻi he ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e senituli hono ono K.M., naʻe pehē ʻe he palōfita ko Sākalaiá: “Naʻe langa ʻe Taia hano talitauʻanga, ʻo ne fokotuʻu siliva hange ko e efu, mo e koula moʻonia hange ko e pela ʻo e hala.”—Sākalaia 9:3.
‘Ko ʻEne Tupú ʻe Hoko ko ha Tapu’
24 He fakaofo moʻoni ē ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ko ení! “Ko ʻene fakatupu, mo e toʻonga po ʻoku ne maʻu, ʻe tapu kia Sihova: ʻe ʻikai tauhi, pea ʻe ʻikai tanaki; ka ko e koloa maʻu ʻi heʻene fakatau ʻe maʻa e kakai ʻoku fakafeangai kia Sihova, ke nau kai ke makona, pea ke nau ʻai kofu masani.” (ʻAisea 23:18) ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa e tupu fakamatelie ʻa Tāiá ko ha tapu? ʻOku ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ke ngāueʻaki ʻo fakatatau mo hono finangaló—ke nau maʻu meʻatokoni mo mākona pea ki honau kofu. Naʻe hoko nai eni hili ʻa e foki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he fakaheeʻi ʻi Pāpiloné. Naʻe tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he kakai ʻo Tāiá ʻi hono ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi papa sita ki hono toe langa ʻo e temipalé. Naʻe toe hoko atu ʻenau fefakatauʻaki mo e kolo ko Selusalemá.—ʻĒsela 3:7; Nehemaia 13:16.