Ko e Fanga Sipi Kehé mo e Fuakava Foʻoú
“Ko e meʻa ki he hakoʻi muli . . . ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku tauhi ʻa e Sapate, ʻo ʻikai maumau hono tapu, pea ʻoku nau puke maʻu ki heʻeku kovinanite: talaatu te u ʻomi kinautolu ki hoku moʻunga tapu.”—AISEA 56:6, 7.
1. (a) Fakatatau ki he vīsone ʻa Sioné, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahoko lolotonga hono puketuʻu ʻa e ngaahi matangi ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fuʻu kakai fakaofo naʻe sio ki ai ʻa Sioné?
ʻI HE vīsone hono fā ʻi he tohi ʻa Fakahaá, naʻe sio ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ki he ngaahi matangi fakaefakaʻauha ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihová ʻoku puketuʻu lolotonga ia ʻa e fakakakato hono silaʻi ʻo e kau mēmipa kotoa ʻo e “Isileli oe Otua.” Ko e ʻuluaki faʻahinga ʻeni ʻe tāpuekina fakafou ʻia Sīsuú, ʻa e konga tefito ʻo e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. (Kaletia 6:16, PM; Senesi 22:18; Fakahā 7:1-4) ʻI he vīsone tatau pē ko iá, naʻe sio ai ʻa Sione “ta ko e 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 . . . naʻa nau kalanga leʻo lahi, ʻo pehē, Ko hotau fakamoʻui ʻoku mei hotau ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻafio ʻi he taloni, pea mei he lami.” (Fakahā 7:9, 10) ʻI he pehē ko ia, “Ko e fakamoʻui ʻoku . . . mei he Lami,” ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe he fuʻu kakai lahí ʻoku tāpuekina mo kinautolu foki ʻo fakafou ʻi he Hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé.
2. Naʻe hā ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahí ʻanefē, pea ʻoku ʻiloʻi fēfē kinautolu?
2 Ko e fuʻu kakai lahi ko ʻení naʻe ʻiloʻi ia ʻi he 1935, pea ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku laka hake honau tokolahí ʻi he nima miliona. ʻI hono fakaʻilongaʻi ke hao ʻi he fuʻu mamahi lahí, ko hono kau mēmipá ʻe vaheʻi ia ki he moʻui taʻengatá, ʻi he taimi ʻe vahe ai ʻe Sīsū “ʻa e fanga sipi” mei he “fanga kosi.” Ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻo e fuʻu kakai lahí ʻoku nau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe” ko ia ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsū ki he ngaahi lotoʻā sipí. ʻOku nau ʻamanaki ke moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi.—Mātiu 25:31-46; Sione 10:16; Fakahā 21:3, 4.
3. ʻOku faikehekehe fēfē ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní mo e fanga sipi kehé ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fuakava foʻoú?
3 Ki he toko 144,000, ko e tāpuaki ʻo e fuakava ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻoku fakahoko ia ʻo fakafou ʻi he fuakava foʻoú. ʻI he hoko ko e kau ʻinasi ʻi he fuakava ko ʻení, ʻoku nau hoko ai ʻo “ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā,” pea “ʻi he malumalu ʻo e lao ʻa Kalaisí.” (Loma 6:15, NW; 1 Kolinito 9:21, NW) Ko ia, ko e kau mēmipa pē ʻe toko 144,000 ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo nau maʻu ʻinasi totonu ʻi he maá mo e uainé lolotonga ʻa e Fakamanatu ʻo e pekia ʻa Sīsuú, pea ko kinautolu pē naʻe fai ki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene fuakava ko ia ki ha Puleʻangá. (Luke 22:19, 20, 29) Ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e fuʻu kakai lahí ʻoku ʻikai te nau hoko kinautolu ko e kau ʻinasi ʻi he fuakava foʻoú. Kae kehe, ʻoku nau feohi mo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá pea nofo mo kinautolu ʻi honau “fonua.” (Aisea 66:8) Ko ia, ʻoku ʻuhinga lelei ai ke pehē ʻoku nau toe hoko mo kinautolu foki ʻo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa Sihová pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo e lao kia Kalaisí. Lolotonga ʻoku ʻikai ko e kau ʻinasi kinautolu ʻi he fuakava foʻoú, ʻoku nau hoko pē ko e kau maʻu ʻaonga mei ai.
“Hakoʻi Muli” mo e “Isileli oe Otua”
4, 5. (a) Fakatatau kia ʻAisea, ko e hā ʻa e kulupu te nau ngāue kia Sihová? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahoko ʻo e Aisea 56:6, 7 ki he fuʻu kakai lahí?
4 Naʻe tohi ʻe he palōfita ko ʻAiseá: “Ko e meʻa ki he hakoʻi muli kuo luva kia Sihova, ke tauhi kiate ia, pea ke ʻofa ki he huafa ʻo Sihova, ke nofo ko ʻene kau sevaniti—ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku tauhi ʻa e Sapate, ʻo ʻikai maumau hono tapu, pea ʻoku nau puke maʻu ki heʻeku kovinanite: talaatu te u ʻomi kinautolu ki hoku moʻunga tapu, pea te u fakafiefiaʻi kinautolu ʻi hoku falelotu; ko ʻenau ngaahi feilaulau moifua mo ʻenau ngaahi feilaulau kehe ʻe fai ha hoifua ki ai ʻi hoku funga olita.” (Aisea 56:6, 7) ʻI ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻuhinga ʻení, ko e “hakoʻi muli,” ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsilelí, te nau lotu kia Sihova—ʻo ʻofa ki hono huafá, talangofua ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e fuakava Laó, tauhi ʻa e Sāpaté, pea foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he temipalé, ʻa e “falelotu” ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 21:13.
5 ʻI hotau ʻahó ni, “ko e hakoʻi muli kuo luva kia Sihova” ko e fuʻu kakai lahí. ʻOku ngāue ʻa e faʻahingá ni kia Sihova ʻi heʻenau feohi mo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Sakalaia 8:23) ʻOku nau foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau fakatupuhōifua tatau hangē pē ko e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Hepelu 13:15, 16) ʻOku nau lotu ʻi he temipale fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa hono “falelotu.” (Fakafehoanaki mo Fakahā 7:15.) ʻOku nau tauhi ʻa e Sāpate fakauike? ʻOku halaʻatā ke fekauʻi ʻa e kau paní pe ko e fanga sipi kehé ke nau fai ʻeni. (Kolose 2:16, 17) Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane pani Hepeluú: “ʻOku toe pe ha mālōlō fakasapate maʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtua, he ko ia naʻa ne hu ki hono mālōlōʻanga, naʻa ne mālōlō ʻe ia foki mei heʻene ngaahi ngaue, ʻo hange tofu pe ko e ʻOtua mei haʻana.” (Hepelu 4:9, 10) Naʻe hū atu ʻa e kau Hepelū ko iá ki he “mālōlō fakasapate” ko ʻení ʻi he taimi naʻa nau fakamoʻulaloa ai kinautolu ki he “maʻoniʻoni ʻoku mei he ʻOtua,” mo e mālōlō mei he feinga ko ia ke fakatonuhiaʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e Laó. (Loma 10:3, 4) Ko e kau Kalisitiane Senitaile paní ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi he mālōlō tatau ʻaki ʻenau fakamoʻulaloaʻi kinautolu ki he māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku kau fakataha atu mo e fuʻu kakai lahí ʻiate kinautolu ʻi he mālōlō ko iá.
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e piki ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ki he fuakava foʻoú ʻi he ʻaho ní?
6 Tānaki atu ki aí, ko e fanga sipi kehé ʻoku nau piki ki he fuakava foʻoú ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e piki ʻa e kau muli ʻo onoʻahó ki he fuakava Laó. ʻI he founga fē? ʻAki ʻa e ʻikai hoko ko e kau ʻinasi ai, ka ko e anganofo ki he ngaahi lao fekauʻaki mo iá pea maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei heʻene ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻú. (Fakafehoanaki mo Selemaia 31:33, 34.) Hangē pē ko honau ngaahi kaungāmeʻa paní, ʻoku ʻai ʻe he fanga sipi kehé ʻa e lao ʻa Sihova ʻo tohi ‘ʻi honau lotó.’ ʻOku nau ʻofa loloto mo talangofua ki he ngaahi fekau mo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻa Sihová. (Sāme 37:31; 119:97) Hangē pē ko e kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova. (Sione 17:3) Fēfē ʻa e kamú? ʻI he taʻu nai ʻe 1,500 ki muʻa ʻi hono faʻu ʻo e fuakava foʻoú, naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa Mōsese ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Mou kamu homou loto.” (Teutalonome 10:16; Selemaia 4:4) Lolotonga naʻe mole fakataha atu mo e laó ʻa e kamu tuʻutuʻuni fakakakanó, kuo pau ke “kamu” fakatouʻosi ʻe he kau paní ia mo e fanga sipi kehé honau lotó. (Kolose 2:11) Fakaʻosí, ʻoku fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faihala ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he “toto ʻo e fuakava” ʻo Sīsū naʻe lilingí. (Mātiu 26:28; 1 Sione 1:9; 2:2) ʻOku ʻikai ke ohi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha ngaahi foha fakalaumālie, ʻo hangē ko ia ko ʻene fai ki he toko 144,000. Ka ʻokú ne fakahā ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ʻa e fanga sipi kehé, ʻi he ʻuhinga ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá.—Mātiu 25:46; Loma 4:2, 3; Semisi 2:23.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻoku fakaava mai ki he fanga sipi kehé ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻa ia ʻoku fakahā ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻo hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé?
7 Ki he toko 144,000, ko e fakahā ko ia ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoní ʻokú ne fakaava ai ʻa e hala ki heʻenau maʻu ko ia ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e pule fakataha mo Sīsū ʻi he Puleʻanga fakahēvaní. (Loma 8:16, 17; Kaletia 2:16) Ki he fanga sipi kehé, ko hono fakahā ko ia ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakaʻatā ai kinautolu ke nau kau ʻi he ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi—pe ko e hao ʻi ʻĀmaketone ko e konga ʻo e fuʻu kakai lahí pe fakafou ʻi he ‘toetuʻu ʻa e angatonú.’ (Ngāue 24:15) Ko ha monū ē ke maʻu ha ʻamanaki pehē pea ke hoko ko ha kaumeʻa ʻo e Hau ʻo e ʻunivēsí, ke hoko ko e “ʻaunofo ʻi [hono] teniti”! (Sāme 15:1, 2) ʻIo, fakatouʻosi ʻa e kau paní mo e fanga sipi kehé ʻoku tāpuekina kinautolu ʻi ha founga fakaofo ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū, ʻa e Hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé.
Ko ha ʻAho Fakalelei Lahi Ange
8. Ko e hā naʻe tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he ʻAho Fakaleleí ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó?
8 ʻI he lāulea ki he fuakava foʻoú, naʻe fakamanatu ai ʻe Paula ki heʻene kau lautohí ʻa e ʻAho Fakalelei fakataʻu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava Laó. ʻI he ʻaho ko iá, naʻe foaki ʻa e ongo feilaulau kehekehe—ko e taha maʻá e matakali fakataulaʻeiki ʻo Līvaí pea ko e taha maʻá e ngaahi matakali ʻikai taulaʻeiki ʻe 12. Kuo fuoloa ʻānoa pē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻeni ko e tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ia ʻo e feilaulau lahi ʻa Sīsū ʻe hoko ʻo ʻaonga fakatouʻosi ki he toko 144,000 mo ʻenau ʻamanaki fakahēvaní pea mo e laui miliona ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmaní.a Naʻe fakahā ʻe Paula ko hono fakahokó, ko e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻo e feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku fai ia ʻo fakafou ʻi ha ʻAho Fakalelei lahi ange ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava foʻoú. ʻI he hoko ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahi ʻo e ʻaho lahi ange ko ʻení, naʻe foaki ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene moʻui haohaoá ko ha feilaulau fakalelei koeʻuhi ke maʻu “ha huhuʻi taʻengata” maʻá e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.—Hepelu 9:11-24.
9. ʻI he hoko ʻo ʻi he fuakava foʻoú, ko e hā naʻe lava ke maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane pani Hepeluú?
9 Naʻe tokolahi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Hepelū ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí naʻa nau kei “mamahiʻi . . . ʻa e Lao [ʻa Mōsesé].” (Ngāue 21:20) Naʻe feʻungamālie leva, ʻa hono fakamanatu ʻe Paula kiate kinautolú: “[Ko Sīsū] ko e Fakalaloa ʻo e Fuakava Foʻou: koeʻuhi ʻi he fai ʻo ha mate moʻo huhuʻi ʻo e ngaahi angahala ne hoko lolotonga ʻa e ʻuluaki fuakava, kae toki maʻu ʻe kinautolu kuo ui ʻa e palomesi ko e tofiʻa taʻengata.” (Hepelu 9:15) Naʻe fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻe he fuakava foʻoú ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú mei he fuakava motuʻá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaeʻa ʻenau angahalaʻiá. Fakafetaʻi ki he fuakava foʻoú, naʻe lava ke nau maʻu ai “ʻa e palomesi ko e tofiʻa taʻengata [fakahēvaní].”
10. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakamālō ai ʻa e kau paní mo e fanga sipi kehé ki he ʻOtuá?
10 “Ko ia kotoa pe” ʻokú ne “tui pikitai ki he ʻAlo” te ne maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei he feilaulau huhuʻí. (Sione 3:16, 36) Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Kuo feilaulau aki a Kalaisi o liuga taha, ke ne fua ae gaahi hia ae toko lahi; bea e fakaha ia ko hono liuga ua, kiate kinautolu oku amanaki kiate ia, ki he fakamoui, ka e ikai ke ave ae agahala.” (Hepelu 9:28, PM) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau kumi fakamātoato kia Sīsuú ʻoku kau ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku kei moʻuí, mo e laui miliona ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahí, ʻa ia ʻoku nau toe maʻu ha tofiʻa taʻengata. ʻOku fakafetaʻi fakatouʻosi ʻa e ongo kalasí ki he ʻOtuá ki he fuakava foʻoú pea ki he ngaahi tāpuaki fakatupumoʻui ʻoku fekauʻaki mo iá, kau ai ʻa e ʻAho Fakalelei lahi angé mo e ngāue ʻa e Taulaʻeiki Lahí, ʻa Sīsū, ʻi he Potu Toputapu fakahēvaní.
Femoʻuekina ʻi he Ngāue Toputapú
11. ʻAki ʻa e ngaahi konisēnisi kuo fakamaʻa fakafou ʻi he feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú, ko e hā ʻoku fakatou fai fiefia ʻe he kau paní mo e fanga sipi kehé?
11 ʻI heʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú, naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e mahuʻinga māʻolunga ange ʻa e feilaulau ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e fuakava foʻoú ʻi hono fakahoa atu ki he feilaulau angahala ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava motuʻá. (Hepelu 9:13-15, NW) ʻOku malava ʻe he feilaulau lelei ange ʻa Sīsuú ʻo “fakamaʻa . . . hotau konisēnisí mei he ngaahi ngāue maté, ke tau fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu ki he ʻOtua Moʻuí.” Ki he kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú, ko e “ngaahi ngaue maté,” naʻe kau ai ʻa e “ngaahi angahala ne hoko lolotonga ʻa e ʻuluaki fuakavá.” Ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi angahala naʻe fai ʻi he kuohilí ʻa ia kuo fai ha fakatomala moʻoni ki ai pea mo ē kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá. (1 Kolinito 6:9-11) ʻAki ʻa e ngaahi konisēnisi kuo fakamaʻa, ko e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻoku nau “fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu ki he ʻOtua Moʻuí.” ʻOku toe pehē mo e fuʻu kakai lahí. ʻI hono fakamaʻa honau ngaahi konisēnisí fakafou ʻi he “taʻataʻa ʻo e Lami,” ʻoku nau ʻi he temipale lahi fakalaumālie ai ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo “fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu kiate ia ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō.”—Fakahā 7:14, 15, NW.
12. ʻOku tau fakahā fēfē ʻoku “maʻumaʻuluta ʻetau tui”?
12 Tānaki atu ki aí, naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “Tau ʻunuʻunu atu mo e loto moʻoni, kuo maʻumaʻuluta ʻetau tui, kuo luluku hotau loto ʻo fakamaʻa mei he konisenisi kovi, pea kuo palutu hotau sino ʻi he vai fakamaʻa.” (Hepelu 10:22) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahā ʻoku “maʻumaʻuluta ʻetau tui”? Naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane Hepeluú: “Tau kuku maʻu, taʻengaue, ʻa e fai fakaha o ʻetau fakatuʻamelie [fakahēvani], (seuke, ko ia naʻa ne tala ʻa e ngaahi palomesi ko e toko taha ʻoku fai ki heʻene lea;) pea ke tau fetokangaʻaki, ke fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻa kitautolu ki he feʻofaʻaki mo e ngaue lelei: ʻo ʻoua naʻa tau liʻaki ʻetau ngaahi fakataha, ʻo hangē ko e anga ʻo e niʻihi; ka mou feenginakiʻaki, pea ʻasili he ʻoku mou sio ki he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻaho.” (Hepelu 10:23-25) Kapau ʻoku moʻui ʻetau tuí, ko kitautolu foki, ʻe ʻikai “liʻaki ʻetau ngaahi fakataha.” Te tau fiefia ke fakaʻaiʻai hotau fanga tokouá pea ke nau fakaʻaiʻai mai kitautolu ki he ʻofa mo e ngaahi ngāue lelei pea hoko ʻo fakaivimālohiʻi ki he ngāue mahuʻinga ko ia ʻo e talaki fakahāhā ʻo ʻetau ʻamanakí, tatau ai pē pe ko e fakaemāmani pe fakahēvani.—Sione 13:35.
Ko e “Fuakava Taʻengata”
13, 14. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku taʻengata ai ʻa e fuakava foʻoú?
13 Ko e hā ʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he faʻahinga fakaʻosi ʻo e toko 144,000 ʻenau ʻamanaki fakahēvaní? ʻE ngata ai ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e fuakava foʻoú? ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻe ʻikai ha mēmipa ia ʻo e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe toe ʻi māmani. Ko e kau ʻinasi kotoa pē ʻi he fuakavá te nau fakataha mo Sīsū “ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo [ʻene] Tamai.” (Mātiu 26:29) Ka ʻoku tau manatu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Paula ʻi heʻene tohi ki he kau Hepeluú: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻoku aʻana ʻa e fakamelino . . . naʻa ne toe ʻomi mei he pekia . . . ʻa e Tauhi fungani ko ia ʻo e fanga sipi ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Fuakava Taʻengata.” (Hepelu 13:20, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Aisea 55:3.) ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku taʻengata ai ʻa e fuakava foʻoú?
14 ʻUluakí, ʻi he ʻikai hangē ko e fuakava Laó, ʻe ʻikai toe fetongi ia. Uá, ko e ngaahi ola ʻo ʻene ngāué ʻoku tuʻuloa, ʻo hangē pē ko e tuʻunga-tuʻi ʻo Sīsuú. (Fakafehoanaki ʻa Luke 1:33 mo e 1 Kolinito 15:27, 28.) Ko e Puleʻanga fakahēvaní ʻoku ʻi ai hono tuʻunga taʻengata ʻi he ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa Sihová. (Fakahā 22:5) Pea tolú, ko e fanga sipi kehé ʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau maʻu ʻaonga mei he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e fuakava foʻoú. Lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí, ko e faʻahinga anga-tonu ʻo e tangatá te nau hokohoko atu ʻenau “fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu [kia Sihová] ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ʻi hono temipalé,” ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku nau fai ʻi he taimi ní. ʻE ʻikai toe ʻohake ʻe Sihova ʻenau ngaahi angahala ʻi he kuohilí ʻa ia kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he “toto fuakava” ʻo Sīsuú. ʻE hokohoko atu ʻenau fiefia ʻi he tuʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo Sihova, pea ko ʻene laó ʻe kei tohi pē ʻi honau lotó.
15. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e vahaʻangatae ʻo Sihova mo ʻene kau lotu fakaemāmani ʻi he maama foʻoú.
15 ʻE lava ke pehē leva ai ʻe Sihova fekauʻaki mo e kau sevāniti fakaetangata ko ʻení: ‘Ko honau ʻOtuá au, pea ko hoku kakaí kinautolu’? ʻIo, “ʻE nofo hono Sikaina mo kinautolu, pea te nau nofo ko hono kakai; pea ʻe nofo ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio, ko e ʻOtua ʻoku kau maʻanautolu.” (Fakahā 21:3, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Te nau hoko ko e “ʻapitanga ʻo e kau lotu,” ko e kau fakafofonga fakaemāmani ʻo e “kolo ʻofeina,” ʻa e taʻahine mali fakahēvani ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. (Fakahā 14:1; 20:9; 21:2) ʻE malava kotoa ʻa e meʻá ni koeʻuhí ko ʻenau tui ki he “toto fuakava” ʻo Sīsū naʻe lilingí pea mo ʻenau anganofo ki he ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau taulaʻeiki, ʻa ia naʻa nau hoko ko e ʻIsileli ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi naʻa nau kei ʻi māmani aí.—Fakahā 5:10.
16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ʻoku fakatatali mai ki he faʻahinga ʻoku toetuʻu mai ki he māmaní? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻe hoko mai ʻi he ngata ʻo e taʻu ʻe afé?
16 Kae fēfē ʻa e kau mate ia ʻoku toetuʻu ʻi he māmaní? (Sione 5:28, 29) Ko kinautolu foki ʻe fakaafeʻi ke “tāpuekina” fakafou ʻia Sīsū, ʻa e Hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé. (Senesi 22:18, NW) Kuo pau ke nau toe ʻofa ki he huafa ʻo Sihová, ʻo ngāue kiate ia, foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau fakahōifua, pea fai ʻa e ngāue toputapu ʻi hono fale faiʻanga lotú. Ko kinautolu ʻoku fai peheé te nau hū atu ki he mālōlōʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Aisea 56:6, 7) ʻI he ngataʻanga ʻo e taʻu ʻe afé, ko e faʻahinga anga-tonu kotoa pē kuo ʻosi ʻohake ia ki he tuʻunga haohaoa fakaetangatá fakafou ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mo hono kaungā-taulaʻeiki ʻe toko 144,000. Te nau hoko ʻo māʻoniʻoni, ʻo ʻikai ko hono fakahā pē ʻoku nau māʻoniʻoni ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e ʻOtuá. Te nau “moʻui,” ʻo mātuʻaki tauʻatāina kakato mei he angahala mo e mate naʻe tukufakaholo meia ʻĀtamá. (Fakahā 20:5; 22:2) He toki tāpuaki moʻoni ē ʻe hokó! Mei heʻetau vakai ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku hangehangē ko e ngāue fakataulaʻeiki ʻa Sīsū mo e toko 144,000 ʻe ʻosi lava leva ia ʻi he taimi ko ení. Ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e ʻAho Fakalelei lahi angé ʻe ʻosi fakahoko kakato ia. Tānaki atu ki aí, ʻe hanga ʻe Sīsū ʻo “tukuange . . . ʻa e puleʻanga ki he ʻOtua, ʻio, ki he Tamai.” (1 Kolinito 15:24) ʻE ʻi ai ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakaʻosi ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻe toki fakaʻauha taʻengata leva ʻa Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó.—Fakahā 20:7, 10.
17. ʻI he vakai atu ki he fiefia ʻoku fakatatali mai kiate kitautolú, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ki he tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu ke faí?
17 Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa, kapau ʻe toe ʻi ai, ʻe fai ʻe he “fuakava taʻengata,” ʻi he kuonga fakafiefia ʻe kamata leva aí? ʻOku ʻikai te tau ʻilo kitautolu ki ai. Ko e meʻa pē kuo fakaeʻa mai ʻe Sihova ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimi ko ení ʻoku feʻunga pē ia ki he taimí ni. ʻOku fakaofo ia kiate kitautolu. Kiʻi fakakaukau angé—moʻui taʻengata ko ha konga ʻo e “ngaahi langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou”! (2 Pita 3:13) ʻOfa ke ʻoua naʻa fakavaivaiʻi ʻe ha meʻa ʻa ʻetau holi ke maʻu ʻa e talaʻofa ko iá. Ko e tuʻumaʻú ʻoku ʻikai nai ke faingofua. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula: “ʻOku tuha mo kimoutolu ʻa e kitaki; koeʻuhi ke mou fai ke ʻosi ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻo mou lavaʻi ʻa e talaʻofa.” (Hepelu 10:36) Manatuʻi foki, ko ha faʻahinga palopalema pē ke ikuʻi, faʻahinga fakafepaki pē ke lavaʻi, ʻoku hoko ia ʻo ʻikai ko ha loko meʻa ʻi hono fakahoa atu ki he fiefia ʻoku fakatatali mai kiate kitautolú. (2 Kolinito 4:17) Ko ia, ʻofa ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ha taha ʻo kitautolu “ko e haʻa holomui ʻoku to ki mala.” Kae, ʻofa ke tau fakamoʻoniʻi kitautolu ʻoku tau hoko “ko e haʻa tui ai pe ke maʻu mai hota laumalie.” (Hepelu 10:39) ʻOfa ke tau maʻu kotoa ʻa e falala kakato kia Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi fuakavá, ki he tāpuaki taʻengata ʻo e tokotaha taki taha kotoa pē ʻo kitautolu.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Survival Into a New Earth, vahe 13, naʻe pulusi ʻe he Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
Naʻe Mahino Kiate Koe?
◻ Tuku kehe ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní, ko hai ʻoku tāpuekina fakafou ʻi he Hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé?
◻ ʻI hono tāpuekina fakafou ʻi he fuakava foʻoú, ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e hangē ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ko e kau ului-Siu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava motuʻá?
◻ ʻOku tāpuekina fēfē ʻa e fanga sipi kehé fakafou ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ʻAho Fakalelei lahi angé?
◻ Ko e hā naʻe ui ai ʻe Paula ʻa e fuakava foʻoú ko e “fuakava taʻengatá”?
[Puha ʻi he peesi 21]
Ngāue Toputapu ʻi he Temipalé
ʻOku lotu fakataha ʻa e fuʻu kakai lahí mo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi he lotoʻā fakaemāmani ʻo e temipale lahi fakalaumālie ʻo Sihová. (Fakahā 7:14, 15; 11:2) ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga ia ke fakaʻosiʻaki ʻo pehē ʻoku nau ʻi ha Lotoʻā mavahe ʻo e kau Senitailé. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻi māmani ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe ʻi ai ha Lotoʻā ʻo e kau Senitailé ʻi he temipalé. Kae kehe, ʻi he ongo mape naʻe fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotua ʻo e ongo temipale ʻo Solomone mo ʻIsikelí, naʻe ʻikai tokonaki ai ha Lotoʻā ia ʻo e kau Senitailé. ʻI he temipale ʻo Solomoné, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e lotoʻā ʻi tuʻa ʻa ia naʻe lotu fakataha ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mo e kau ului-Siú, ʻa e tangata mo e fefine. Ko e sīpinga fakaekikite ʻeni ʻo e lotoʻā fakaemāmani ʻo e temipale fakalaumālie, ʻa ia naʻe sio ʻa Sione ʻoku fai ai ʻe he fuʻu kakai lahí ʻenau ngāue toputapú.
Kae kehe, ko e kau taulaʻeikí pē mo e kau Līvaí naʻe lava ke hū ki he lotoʻā ʻi lotó, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa e ʻōlita lahí; ko e kau taulaʻeikí pē naʻe lava ke hū ki he Potu Tapú; pea ko e taulaʻeiki lahí pē naʻe lava ke hū ki he Potu Toputapú. Ko e lotoʻā ʻi lotó pea mo e Potu Tapú ʻoku mahino ʻokú na tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga fakalaumālie makehe ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi he māmaní. Pea ko e Potu Toputapú ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe ia ʻa hēvani tonu, ʻa ia ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa e moʻui taʻefaʻamaté fakataha mo honau Taulaʻeiki Lahi fakahēvaní.—Hepelu 10:19, 20.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
ʻI he vakai atu ki he fiefia ʻoku fakatatali mai kiate kitautolú, tau ‘tui ai pe ke maʻu mai hotau laumalié’