Ko e Fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he Kau Faiako Loí
“Pea ʻi he kau palofita ʻo Selusalema kuo u mamata ki ha meʻa fakalilifu, ko e tonoʻunoho, mo e fou ʻi he loi, . . . kuo nau hoko kotoa pe kiate au ko e Sotoma tofu pe, pea ko e nofo he kolo ʻoku tatau mo Komola.”—SELEMAIA 23:14.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku fua ai ha fatongia mātuʻaki mamafa ʻe ha taha ʻokú ne kau ki hono akoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá?
KO HA taha pē ʻokú ne kau ki hono akoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fua ha fatongia mātuʻaki mamafa. ʻOku fai fakatokanga mai ʻi he Sēmisi 3:1: “ʻOua te mou hoko ko e koto akonaki kotoa pe, ko hoʻomou ʻilo ʻe ʻotautolu ʻa e tautea ʻoku lahi hake.” ʻIo, ko e kau faiako ʻo kau ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku nau fua ha fatongia mamafa ange ʻi he kau Kalisitiané fakalūkufua ki hono fai ha fakamatala lahi ange ʻo kau ki he meʻa naʻa nau faí. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakamoʻoniʻi ko e kau faiako loi kinautolú? Tau sio ange ki he tuʻunga naʻe hoko ʻi he kuonga ʻo Selemaiá. Te tau sio ki he founga naʻe fakatātaaʻi ai ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko he lolotonga ní.
2, 3. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamaau naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻia Selemaia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau faiako loi ʻi Selūsalemá?
2 ʻI he 647 K.M., ko e taʻu hono 13 ia ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Siosaiá, naʻe fakanofo ʻa Selemaia ke hoko ko e palōfita ʻa Sihova. Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e lāunga ʻa Sihova ʻo kau ki Siuta, ko ia naʻá ne fekau ʻa Selemaia ke fakahā ia. Ko e kau palōfita, pe kau faiako loi ʻa Selūsalemá naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngaahi “meʻa fakalilifu” ʻi he vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe fuʻu lahi fau ʻa ʻenau fai koví pea naʻe fakatatauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Selūsalema mo Siuta ki Sōtoma mo Komola. ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he Selemaia vahe 23 ʻo kau ki he meʻá ni. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 14:
3 “Pea ʻi he kau palofita ʻo Selusalema kuo u mamata ki ha meʻa fakalilifu, ko e tonoʻunoho, mo e fou ʻi he loi, pea ʻoku nau poupou ʻa e nima ʻo e kau faikovi, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke foki ha taha mei heʻene faikovi: kuo nau hoko kotoa pe kiate au ko e Sotoma tofu pe, pea ko e nofo he kolo ʻoku tatau mo Komola.”
4. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku huʻufataha ai ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kovi ʻaupito ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá mo ia naʻe fai ʻe he kau faiako ʻi Selūsalemá?
4 ʻIo, ko e kau palōfita, pe kau faiako ko ení, naʻa nau fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kovi ʻaupito ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá pea naʻe hangē naʻa nau fakaʻaiʻai ʻa e kakaí ke fai ʻa e meʻa tatau. Sio ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he ʻahó ni! ʻIkai ʻoku nau tatau tofu pē mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he kuonga ʻo Selemaiá? ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻe he haʻa faifekaú ke nofo maʻu pē ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻa e kau fai tonó mo e kau fakasōtomá pea aʻu ʻo nau fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau tataki ʻi he ngaahi ouau ʻa e siasí. ʻE fai ha ofo ʻi he toe ʻulungāanga taʻe taau ʻa e kau memipa tokolahi ʻoku kau ki he siasí?
5. Ko e hā ʻoku toe kovi ange ai ʻa e tuʻunga ia ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá ʻi he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi Sōtoma mo Komolá?
5 Naʻe fakatatauʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau nofo ʻi Selūsalemá ki he faʻahinga naʻe nofo ʻi Sōtoma mo Komolá. Ka ʻoku toe kovi ange ʻa e tuʻunga ia ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá ʻi he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi Sōtoma mo Komolá. ʻIo, ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová ʻoku taau lahi ange ke valokiʻi ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane. ʻOku fakasīkakaʻi ʻe hono kau faiakó ʻa e tuʻunga faka-Kalisitiane ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá. Pea ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e tuʻunga ʻulungāanga ololalo ʻaupito ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatauele kākā lahi mo kehekehe ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku koví. ʻOku fuʻu lahi fau ʻa e tuʻunga ko eni ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá ʻo vakai ai ki he koví he ʻahó ni ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa fai kehe ia.
“Fou ʻi he Loi”
6. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia ʻo kau ki he kovi ʻa e kau palōfita ʻi Selūsalemá?
6 Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 14 ʻo kau ki he kau palōfita ʻi Selūsalemá. Naʻa nau “fou ʻi he loi.” Pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he konga ki mui ʻo e Sel 23 veesi 15: “He kuo ʻalu atu mei he kau palofita ʻo Selusalema ʻa e angahala-loto [“akonaki hē,” NW] ki he fonua kotoa.” Pea ʻoku hoko atu ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 16: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova Sapaoti, Oua te mou tokanga ki he lea ʻa e kau palofita ʻoku fai palofisai kiate kimoutolu; ʻoku fiemuaʻi kimoutolu ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia: ko e meʻa ʻoku nau lau ko e visone ʻo honau loto pe, ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa mei he fofonga ʻo Sihova.”
7, 8. Ko e hā ʻoku hangē ai ʻa e haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ko e kau palōfita loi ʻi Selūsalemá, pea ʻi he founga fē kuo uesia ai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻalu ki he ngaahi siasí?
7 Hangē ko e kau palōfita loi ʻo Selūsalemá, ʻoku toe ʻaʻeva ʻa e haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he loi, ʻo nau fakamafola ʻa e ngaahi akonaki fakatupu tafoki mei he moʻoní, ko e ngaahi akonaki ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e hā ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi akonaki loi ko ení? Ko e taʻe faʻa mate ʻa e soulú, ko e Tolu-Tahaʻi-ʻOtuá, pulekatolio, pea mo e afi ko helí ke fakamamahiʻi ai ʻa e kakaí ʻo taʻe ngata. ʻOku nau toe fakaveli ʻa e telinga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fanongo kiate kinautolú ʻaki ʻenau malangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku saiʻia ʻa e kakaí ke fanongo ki aí. ʻOku nau toutou pehē ʻoku ʻikai ha tuʻutāmaki ʻoku fehangahangai mo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané he ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e melino ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he haʻa faifekaú ʻa e “visone ʻo honau loto pe.” ʻOku loi ia. ʻOku fakakonahi fakalaumālie ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau tui ki he faʻahinga loi peheé. ʻOku takihalaʻi kinautolu ʻo iku atu ki heʻenau ʻauha!
8 Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa ʻoku folofola ʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo kau ki he kau faiako loi ko ení ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 21: “Talaʻehai naʻa ku fekau atu ʻa e kau palofita na, ka naʻa nau ʻoho atu pe. Kuo ʻikai te u lea kiate kinautolu, ka naʻa nau palofisai ai pe.” Ko ia ʻi he ʻahó ni, kuo ʻikai ke fekau atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e haʻa faifekaú, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau akoʻi ʻene ngaahi moʻoní. Ko e olá? ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e taʻe ʻilo lahi fakaʻulia ʻo kau ki he Tohi Tapú ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻalu ki he ngaahi siasí koeʻuhi he ʻoku fafangaʻi kinautolu ʻe heʻenau kau faifekaú ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau fakafilōsefa fakamāmani.
9, 10. (a) Ko e faʻahinga misi fēfē naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau faiako loi ʻi Selūsalemá? (e) ʻI he founga fē kuo akoʻi meimei tatau ai ʻe he haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻa e ngaahi “misi loi”?
9 ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku fanongonongo atu ʻe he haʻa faifekau ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki loi. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e Sel 23 veesi 25: “Kuo u fanongo ki he meʻa ʻoku lau ʻe he kau palofita ʻoku palofisai ʻi hoku hingoa, ka ko e loi pe, heʻenau pehe, Kuo u misi, Kuo u misi.” Ko e faʻahinga misi fēfē eni? ʻOku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 32: “Ko au eni ʻoku ou filiʻaki ʻa e kau palofita misi loi—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai—ʻa ia ʻoku nau aʻau ʻa e ngaahi misi ko ia, ʻo nau takihēʻi hoku kakai ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi loi, pea ʻaki ʻenau polepole, ʻosi kuo ʻikai te u fekau kinautolu ʻe au, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fai ha tuʻutuʻuni ki ai; pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau momoʻi ʻaonga ki he kakai ni—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.”
10 Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi misi, pe ngaahi ʻamanaki loi, kuo akoʻi ʻe he haʻa faifekaú? Kuo nau pehē ko e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ko e ʻamanakiʻanga pē ia ʻe taha ki he melino mo e maluʻanga maʻá e tangatá. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu ki muí ni maí kuo nau ui ʻa e UN “ko e ʻamanakiʻanga fakaʻosi ia ki he loto-taha mo e melino,” “ko e fakatahaʻanga aoniu ia ki he melino mo e fakamaau totonu,” “ko e ʻamanakiʻanga fakamāmani lahi taha ia ki he melino ʻi māmani.” Ko ha toki fakakaukau hala lahi ē! Ko e ʻamanakiʻanga pē ʻe taha ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke malangaʻi mo akoʻi ʻe he haʻa faifekaú ʻa e moʻoni ʻo kau ki he puleʻanga fakahēvani ko iá, ʻa ia ko e kaveinga tefito ia ʻo e ngāue fakamalanga ʻa Sīsuú.
11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kovi naʻe fai ʻe he kau faiako loi ʻi Selūsalemá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá tonu? (e) ʻI hono faikehekehe mei he kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuo fai ʻe he kau faiako loi ʻi onopooní ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá?
11 ʻOku fakahā mai ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 27 ha meʻa lahi ange. “ʻOku nau fakakaukau koa ke fakangalo hoku hingoa ʻi hoku kakai ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi misi, ʻa ia ʻoku lau ʻa e ki hé, ʻo hange ko e ngalo hoku hingoa ʻi heʻenau ngaahi kui koeʻuhi ko Peali.” Naʻe ʻai ʻe he kau palōfita loi ʻo Selūsalemá ke ngalo ʻi he kakaí ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻIkai kuo fai ʻe he kau faiako fakalotu loi ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e meʻa tatau? Ko e meʻa ʻoku kovi angé, ʻoku nau fakapulipuliʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko Sihová. ʻOku nau akoʻi ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai fie maʻu ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ko iá, pea ʻoku nau toʻo ia mei heʻenau ngaahi liliu ʻo e Tohi Tapú. ʻOku nau fakafepaki mālohi ki ha taha ʻokú ne akoʻi ʻa e kakaí ko Sihová ko e huafa ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ka ko e kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá, ko e toenga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane kuo pani ʻaki ʻa e laumālié, fakataha mo honau takangá, kuo nau fai tatau tofu pē mo ia naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú. Kuo nau akoʻi ʻa e laui miliona ʻo kau ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Sione 17:6.
Ko Hono Fakaeʻa ʻa e Taau ke Valokiʻi Kinautolú
12. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai ai ʻa e halaia lahi ʻi he lingi totó ʻi he kau faiako loi fakalotú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻa e haʻa faifekaú ʻi he ongo tau ʻe ua ʻa māmaní?
12 Kuo toutou fakaeʻa ʻe he kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá ʻa e haʻa faifekaú ko e kau faiako loi ʻa ia ʻoku nau tataki ʻenau ngaahi takangá ʻi he hala fālahi ki he ʻauhá. ʻIo, ko e toenga ʻo e kau paní kuo nau ʻai ke hā mahino ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku tuha ai ki he kau maʻu misi ko iá ʻa e fakamaau tamaki ʻa Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, kuo faʻa lave ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ki he Fakahā 18:24, ʻa ia ʻokú ne pehē naʻe ʻilo ʻi Pāpilone ko e Lahi ʻa e toto ʻo “kinautolu kotoa pē kuo mate tamateʻi ʻi mamani.” Fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi tau kotoa kuo fai tupu mei he ngaahi faikehekehe fakalotú. Ko ha halaia lahi ē ʻi he lingi totó ʻoku ʻi he kau faiako loi fakalotú! Kuo fakatupunga ʻe heʻenau ngaahi akonakí ʻa e mavahevahe pea kuó ne fakalahi ʻa e fetāufehiʻaʻaki ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi lotú mo e ngaahi matakali kehekehe. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tohi ko e Preachers Present Arms ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Tau I ʻa Māmaní: “Naʻe ʻai ʻe he kau faifekaú ʻa e mahuʻinga mo e tataki fakalaumālie faivelengá ki he taú. . . . Ko ia ai, naʻe hoko ʻo kau fuʻu lahi ʻa e siasí ʻi he taú.” Naʻe hoko ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he Tau II ʻa Māmaní. Naʻe poupouʻi kakato ʻe he haʻa faifekaú ʻa e ngaahi fonua naʻe kau ki he taú pea nau tāpuakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi kau taú. Naʻe kamata ʻa e ongo tau ʻa māmaní ʻi loto ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻa ia naʻe fetāmateʻiʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi kāinga lotú. Ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki fakamāmani mo fakalotu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻoku nau hokohoko atu ʻa hono fakatupunga ʻa e lingi totó ʻo aʻu ki he lolotongá ni. Ko e ola fakalilifu lahi ē mei heʻenau ngaahi akonaki loí!
13. ʻOku fakahaaʻi fēfē ʻi he Selemaia 23:22 ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ha faʻahinga vā mo Sihova?
13 Kātaki ʻo fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e Selemaia vahe 23, veesi 22: “Ka ʻo ka ne nau tuʻu ʻi heʻeku kapineti [“kulupu fekoekoeʻi,” NW], pehe kuo nau fanongonongo ki hoku kakai ʻeku ngaahi lea, pea kuo nau fakafoki kinautolu mei honau ngaahi hala kovi, pea mei he kovi o ʻenau ngaahi faianga.” Kapau ʻe tuʻu ʻa e kau palōfita fakalotu ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he kulupu fekoekoeʻi ʻa Sihová, ʻi he vā vāofi mo ia ʻo hangē ko ha sevāniti anga-tonu mo poto, te nau toe moʻui foki mo kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Te nau ʻai foki ke fanongo ʻa e kakai ʻi Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ki he ngaahi folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá tonu. Ko hono kehe ʻaupitó, ko e kau faiako loi ʻi onopooní kuo nau ʻai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku muimui kiate kinautolú ʻo hoko ko e kau sevāniti kui ʻa e Fili ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló.
14. Ko e hā ʻa e fakaeʻa mālohi naʻe fai ʻi he 1958 ʻo kau ki he tuʻunga moʻoni ʻo e haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
14 Kuo mālohi ʻa hono fakaeʻa ʻe he kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá ʻa e moʻoni ʻo kau ki he haʻa faifekaú. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he Fakataha Fakavahaʻa-Puleʻanga ko e Finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Niu ʻIoake ʻi he 1958, naʻe fakahā ai ʻe he palesiteni tokoni ʻo e Watch Tower Society ha fakamatala ʻa ia naʻe pehē ʻe ha konga: “ʻI he lea mahino mo taʻe ʻi ai ha veiveiua ʻoku mau fakahā ko e tupuʻanga tefito ʻo e fai hiá kotoa, maumau-lao ʻa e kau talavoú, fetāufehiʻaʻakí, fekeʻikeʻí, fehiʻa taʻe ha ʻuhinga leleí, . . . mo e puputuʻu lahi ko e lotu halá, ko e lotu loí; ʻa ia ʻoku pouaki ia ʻe he fili taʻe hā mai ʻo e tangatá, ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló. Ko e kau tangata ʻoku taau lahi taha ke tukuakiʻí koeʻuhi ko e tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e māmaní ko e kau faiako fakalotú mo e kau taki lotú; pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku taau lahi taha ke valokiʻi mei he faʻahingá ni ko e haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. . . . ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi taʻu lahi ko ení talu mei he Tau I ʻa Māmaní, ko e tuʻunga ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku hangē ko e tuʻunga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Selemaiá. ʻIo, ʻoku fehangahangai ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane mo ha fakaʻauha ʻoku fakailifia mo fakatupu maumau lahi ange ia ʻi he fakaʻauha naʻe sio ʻa Selemaia naʻe hoko ki Selūsalemá.”
Ko e Fakamaau ki he Kau Faiako Loí
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi kikite ʻo kau ki he melinó kuo fai ʻe he haʻa faifekaú? ʻE fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi kikité ni?
15 Neongo ʻa e fakatokanga ko ení, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuo fai ʻe he haʻa faifekaú talu mei ai? ʻOku hangē tofu pē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 17: “ʻOku nau lea ai pe kiate kinautolu ʻoku taʻetokaʻi au, ʻo pehe, Kuo tala ʻe Sihova te mou tuʻumalie pe; kiate ia fua pe ʻoku fou ʻi he taʻemingao hono loto, ʻoku nau lau, ʻE ʻikai hoko ha kovi kiate kimoutolu.” ʻOku moʻoni eni? ʻIkai! ʻE fakaeʻa ʻe Sihova ʻoku loi ʻa e ngaahi kikite ko eni ʻa e haʻa faifekaú. He ʻikai te ne fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau leaʻaki ʻi hono huafá. Kae kehe, ʻoku mātuʻaki takihalaʻi ʻe he fakapapau loi ʻa e haʻa faifekaú ʻo kau ki he melino mo e ʻOtuá!
16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e māmaní ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāangá, pea ko hai ʻoku nau kau ʻi he totonu ke tukuakiʻi koeʻuhi ko e tuʻunga ko ení? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e anga ʻo e fakakaukau ololalo ʻa e māmaní ki he ʻulungāangá?
16 ʻOkú ke fakakaukau nai: ‘ʻE lava ke kākaaʻi au ʻe he ngaahi akonaki loi ʻa e haʻa faifekaú? He ʻikai ʻaupito hoko ha meʻa pehē!’ Ka, ʻoua te ke fuʻu papau ʻi hoʻo lea pehē! Manatuʻi, kuo fakatupunga ʻe he ngaahi akonaki loi ʻa e haʻa faifekaú ʻa e tuʻunga fakalilifu mo kākā ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá. ʻOku meimei fakatonuhiaʻi ʻe heʻenau ngaahi akonaki tākatuʻú ha meʻa pē, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku fuʻu taʻe taau. Pea ko e tuʻunga anga-kovi ko eni ʻo kau ki he ʻulungāangá kuó ne hūhū ki he tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e fakafiefiá, ngaahi faiva, TV, ngaahi makasini, mo e musiká. Ko ia ai, kuo pau ke tau mātuʻaki tokanga, telia naʻa tākiekina kitautolu ʻe he tuʻunga anga-kovi kae fakamānako ko eni ʻi he founga olopotó. ʻE lava ke tauheleʻi ʻa e kau talavoú ʻe he ngaahi vitiō mo e musika ololalo. Manatuʻi, ko e fakakaukau ko eni ʻa e kakaí ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻo pehē ʻoku ngofua ha meʻa pē, ko e ola fakahangatonu ia ʻo e ngaahi akonaki loi ʻa e haʻa faifekaú pea mo ʻenau siʻaki hono pouaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fai tau ʻa e kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá mo e ngaahi fakakaukau taʻe taau peheé pea ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ke nau talitekeʻi ʻa e tuʻunga kovi ʻokú ne lōmekina ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané.
17. (a) Fakatatau kia Selemaia, ko e hā ʻa e fakamaau naʻe teu ke hoko ki Selūsalema fulikivanú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe vavé ni ʻene hoko ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
17 Ko e hā ʻa e fakamaau ʻe maʻu ʻe he kau faiako loi ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané meia Sihová, ko e Fakamaau lahí? ʻOku tali ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 19, 20, 39, mo e Sel 23:40 “Si, ko e ʻahiohio é ʻa Sihova—ko ʻene tafulu ʻoku ʻalu atu—ʻio, ko e ʻahiohio fakatakamilo ʻe tatahaʻaki ʻa e ʻulu ʻo e kau faikovi. ʻE ʻikai foki ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihova, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi fai, pea ʻoua ke fakaai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa hono finangalo. . . . koia ko au eni te u matuʻaki fakangalongaloʻi kimoutolu, pea te u liʻaki mei hoku ʻao ʻa kimoutolu, pea mo e kolo naʻa ku foaki kiate kimoutolu mo hoʻomou ngaahi kui: pea te u hilifaki kiate kimoutolu ha ongoongokovi taʻengata, mo e ma ʻo lauikuonga, ʻo ʻikai mangalo.” Naʻe hoko ʻa e meʻa kotoa ko ení ki Selūsalema fulikivanu pea mo hono temipalé, pea ʻe vavé ni ke hoko ha tuʻutāmaki meimei tatau ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane fulikivanu!
Ko Hono Fakahā ʻa e “Kavenga Meia Sihova”
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova” naʻe fanongonongo atu ʻe Selemaia ki Siutá, pea naʻe huʻu ki he hā ʻa e meʻá ni?
18 Ko ia, ko e hā ʻa e fatongia ʻoku ʻi he kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá pea mo honau takangá? ʻOku tala mai ʻi he Sel 23 veesi 33 kiate kitautolu: “Pea ka fehuʻi kiate koe ʻe he kakai ni, pe ko ha palofita, pe ko ha taulaʻeiki, ʻo pehe, Ko e ha ʻa e anga ʻo e “kavenga meia Sihova”? pea te ke pehe kiate kinautolu, Ko e anga ʻo e “kavenga,” ʻa ʻeku liʻaki kimoutolu—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.”
19 ʻOku lōua ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ki he “kavenga.” ʻE lava ke ʻuhinga ki he fakahā fakaʻotua ʻoku mamafa pe ko ha meʻa ʻokú ne fakakavengaʻi ha taha pe fakaongosiaʻi ia. ʻOku lave heni ʻa e kupuʻi lea “kavenga meia Sihova” ki ha kikite mamafa—ko e fakahā ʻe fakaʻauha ʻa Selūsalema. Naʻe saiʻia ʻa e kakaí ke fanongo ki he ngaahi fakahā fakakikite mamafa pehē ʻa ia naʻe toutou leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia meia Sihová? ʻIkai, naʻe luma ʻa e kakaí kia Selemaia: ‘Ko e hā ʻa e kikite (kavenga) ʻokú ke maʻu he taimí ni? ʻOku mau tui pau ko hoʻo kikité ko ha toe kavenga fakaongosia ia!’ Ka ko e hā naʻe folofola ʻaki ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú? Ko eni: “Ko e anga ʻo e “kavenga,” ʻa ʻeku liʻaki kimoutolu.” ʻIo, ko e kakai ko iá ko e kavenga kia Sihova, peá ne taumuʻa ke toʻo atu kinautolu ke ʻoua te nau toe hoko ko e kavenga kiate Ia.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova” ʻi he ʻaho ní?
20 Ko e hā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova” ʻi he ʻaho ní? Ko e pōpoaki mamafa fakakikite mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fonu ia ʻi he fakahā ʻo e tuʻutāmaki, ʻo fanongonongo atu ʻa e fakaʻauha tuʻunuku mai ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. Ko e meʻa fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e fatongia mafatukituki ke fakahā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova.” ʻI he tuʻunuku mai ʻa e ngataʻangá, kuo pau ke tau tala ki he kakai kotoa ko e kakai ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane kuo heé ko e “kavenga” ia, ʻio, ko e “kavenga” kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku vavé ni ke ne liʻaki ʻa e “kavenga” ko iá ʻi heʻene tuku ange ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane ki he tuʻutāmakí.
21. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa Selūsalema ʻi he 607 K.M.? (e) ʻI he hili ʻa e fakaʻauha ʻo Selūsalemá, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki he kau palōfita loí pea mo e palōfita moʻoni ʻa Sihová, ʻo tau maʻu ai ʻa e fakapapau fē mei he meʻá ni ʻi he ʻahó ni?
21 Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ʻi he kuonga ʻo Selemaiá ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa Selūsalema ʻi he 607 K.M. Hangē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻí, ko e meʻa ‘fakaongoongokovi mo fakatupu mā’ ia ki he kau ʻIsileli taʻe mingao mo taʻe anga-tonu ko iá. (Selemaia 23:39, 40) Naʻe fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻe he meʻá ni, ko Sihova, ʻa ia naʻa nau toutou fakaongoongokoviʻí, naʻá ne liʻaki kinautolu ke nau aʻusia ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo ʻenau fai koví. Naʻe tāpuni ʻosi ai ʻa e ngutu ʻo ʻenau kau palōfita loi mo ʻafungí. Ka naʻe hoko atu ʻa hono fai ʻa e kikité ʻe he ngutu ʻo Selemaiá. Naʻe ʻikai ke liʻaki ia ʻe Sihova. Fakatatau ki he sīpinga ko ení, ʻe ʻikai ke siʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e kalasi hangē ko Selemaiá ʻi he iku atu ʻa ʻene tuʻutuʻuni mamafá ki hono laiki ʻa e moʻui mei he haʻa faifekau ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané pea mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tui ki heʻenau ngaahi loí.
22. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻi he fakamaau meia Sihová?
22 ʻIo, ko e tuʻunga maomaonganoa mo taʻe nofoʻi ʻo Selūsalema ʻi he hili ʻa e 607 K.M., ko e meʻa tofu pē ia ʻe hoko ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane fakalotú ʻi hono toʻo meiate ia ʻa ʻene koloá pea fakaeʻa fakamā iá. Ko e fakamaau eni ʻoku tuha mo ia ʻa ia kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova ki he kau faiako loí. Kuo pau ke hoko ʻa e fakamaau ko iá. Hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko ʻo moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki fakatokanga kotoa ʻa Selemaia naʻe fakamānavaʻi ʻi he kuo hilí, ʻe pehē pē ʻa ʻenau hoko ʻo moʻoni ʻi hono fakahoko ʻi onopooní. Ko ia, ʻofa ke tau hangē ko Selemaiá. ʻAi ke tau taʻe manavahē ʻi hono fakahā ʻa e kavenga fakaekikite meia Sihová ki he kakaí, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e mamafa kotoa ʻo ʻene fakamaau māʻoniʻoní ki he kau faiako loi fakalotú kotoa!
Ngaahi Fehuʻi ke Fakamanatu
◻ Naʻe lahi fēfē ʻa e kovi ʻa Selūsalema ʻi he kuonga muʻá ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová?
◻ ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ‘kuo fou ʻi he loi’ ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane?
◻ ʻI he founga fē kuo fakaeʻa ai ʻa e taau ke valokiʻi ʻa e haʻa faifekau ʻi onopooní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e “kavenga meia Sihova” ʻoku lolotonga fakahā atú?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8]
Naʻe fai ʻe he kau palōfita ʻi Selūsalemá ʻa e ngaahi “meʻa fakalilifu”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
“Ko e meʻa ʻoku nau lau ko e visone ʻo honau loto pe”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
ʻOku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he tuʻunga ʻo Selūsalema ʻi he hili ʻo hono fakaʻauhá ʻa e meʻa fakaʻosi ʻe hoko ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané