Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakatahá Moʻui mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
MAʻASI 6-12
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SELEMAIA 1-4
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Selemaia 2:13) He ʻoku lōua ʻa e kovi ʻoku fai ʻe hoku kakai; kuo nau liʻaki au ko e fauniteni ʻo e vai moʻui, kae foa lepa maʻanautolu; ko e ngaahi lepa maumau, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai te nau matanaki ha vai.
(Selemaia 2:18) Pea ko eni, ko e ha ʻau ʻoku tupu ai hoʻo fou ʻi he hala ki Isipite, ke inu ʻa e vai ʻo Naila? Pea ko e ha ʻau ke tupu ai hoʻo fou ʻi he hala ki Asilia, ke inu ʻa e vai ʻo e Vaitafe?
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Selemaiá
2:13, 18. Naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻIsileli taʻefaitōnungá ʻa e meʻa kovi ʻe ua. Naʻa nau liʻaki ʻa Sihova, ko e matavai papau ʻo e tāpuaki, tataki mo e maluʻí. Pea naʻa nau foa maʻanautolu honau ngaahi lepa fakaefakatātā ʻaki ʻa e feinga ke faʻahi ʻi he tuʻunga fakakautaú mo ʻIsipite pea mo ʻAsīlia. ʻI hotau taimí, ke liʻaki ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi he leleiʻia he ngaahi filōsofia mo e fakakaukau fakamahalo ʻa e tangatá pea mo e ngaahi meʻa fakapolitiki fakamāmaní ko hono fetongi ia ʻa e “fauniteni ʻo e vai moʻui” ʻaki ʻa e “ngaahi lepa maumau.”
(Selemaia 4:10) Pea naʻa ku pehe, “ʻOiaue, Atonai Sihova! Ta kuo ke matuʻaki fiemuaʻi ʻa e kakai ni mo Selusalema, hoʻo folofola mai, Te mou maʻu melino: ʻosi ʻoku ʻasi ʻa e heleta ʻi he moʻui.”
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Selemaiá
4:10; 15:18—ʻI he ʻuhinga fē naʻe fiemuaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakai angatuʻú? ʻI he ʻaho ʻo Selemaiá, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau palōfita naʻa nau “palofisai loi.” (Selemaia 5:31; 20:6; 23:16, 17, 25-28, 32) Naʻe ʻikai taʻofi kinautolu ʻe Sihova mei heʻenau fanongonongo ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki halá.
MAʻASI 13-19
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SELEMAIA 5-7
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Selemaia 6:16, PM) Oku behe e Jihova, “Mou tuu i he gaahi hala, o mamata, bea fehui ki he gaahi motua hala, koefe ae hala lelei? bea mou aeva i ai, bea te mou ilo ae fiemalie ki ho mou laumalie.” Ka naa nau behe, “E ikai te mau eveeva ai.”
Te Ke ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
11 ʻOku tau fakaʻatā moʻoni ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne tataki kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga vāofi ko iá? ʻOku mahuʻinga ke kiʻi tuʻu ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻo sivisiviʻi faitotonu kitautolu. Fakakaukau angé ki ha foʻi veesi ʻa ia te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau fai pehē: “Oku behe e Jihova, Mou tuu i he gaahi hala, o mamata, bea fehui ki he gaahi motua hala, koefe ae hala lelei? bea mou aeva i ai, bea te mou ilo ae fiemalie ki ho mou laumalie.” (Selemaia 6:16, PM) Ko e ngaahi leá ni ʻoku fakamanatu mai nai ai kiate kitautolu ha tokotaha fononga ʻoku kiʻi tuʻu ʻi ha mangaʻi hala ʻo ʻeke ha fakahinohino. ʻI ha ʻuhinga fakalaumālié, ko e kakai angatuʻu ʻa Sihova ʻi ʻIsilelí naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau fai ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau kumi ʻo foki ki he “gaahi motua hala.” Ko e “hala lelei” ko iá ʻa e hala ʻa ia naʻe ʻaʻeva ai ʻenau fanga kui faitōnungá, ʻa e hala ʻa ia naʻe hē mei ai ʻi he tuʻunga fakasesele ʻa e puleʻangá. Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, naʻe tali loto-fefeka ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fakamanatu ʻofa ko eni meia Sihová. ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e veesi tatau: “Ka naa nau behe, E ikai te mau eveeva ai.” Neongo ia, ʻi onopōní, kuo tali ai ʻi he tuʻunga kehe ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he akonaki ko iá.
(Selemaia 6:22, 23) Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova, “Vakai ʻoku haʻu ha kakai mei ha fonua tokelau, pea ʻoku ngaungaue hake ha puleʻanga lahi mei he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo e fonua. 23 ʻOku nau toʻo kaufana mo e tao; ko e puleʻanga manako fakamamahi ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau manavaʻofa; ʻoku uʻulu honau leʻo hange ko e tahi, pea ʻoku heka hoosi ia; kuo te u hange ha toʻa ke tauʻi koe, taʻahine Saione.”
w88 4/1 13 ¶15
Selemaia—Palofita ʻIkai Manakoa ʻo e Faifakamaau ʻa e ʻOtua
Fua ʻe Siuta ʻa e Nunuʻá
15 ʻI he 632 K.M nai, kuo tō ʻa ʻAsīlia ki he kau Kalitiá mo e kau Mītiá, pea ko ʻIsipite naʻe fakaʻau ke siʻi hono mafai ki he fakatonga ʻo Siutá. Ko e fakamanamana moʻoni ki Siutá ʻe hoko mai ia ʻi ha ʻohofi ʻi he hala ki he tokelaú. Ko ia ai naʻe pau ai kia Selemaia ke ʻoatu ha ongoongo kovi ki hono kaungā Siú! “Vakai ʻoku haʻu ha kakai mei ha fonua tokelau . . . ko e puleʻanga manako fakamamahi ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau manavaʻofa . . . . Kuo te u hange ha toʻa ke tauʻi koe, taʻahine Saione.” Ko e hau ʻi māmani ʻi he taimi ko iá ko Pāpilone. Ko e meʻa eni ʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau taʻetui ʻo Siutá.—Selemaia 6:22, 23; 25:8, 9.
MAʻASI 20-26
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SELEMAIA 8-11
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Selemaia 9:24) “Ka ko eni pe meʻa ʻe polepole ai ʻe ia ʻoku polepole, ʻa ʻene maʻu ʻatamai, mo ʻene ʻilo au, ko Sihova au ʻoku ou fai mēsi, pea fai fakakonisitutone, pea fai totonu ʻi mamani: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ou manako ai”—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.
Hanganaki ʻUnuʻunu Ofi kia Sihova
16 Ko e pōlepole ʻi he ngaahi meʻa totonú ʻe lava ke hoko ʻo lelei. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku totonu ke tau ongoʻi pōlepole maʻu pē ke hoko ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova. (Sel. 9:24) Ko ha kiʻi tokaʻi-kita lelei ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke fai e ngaahi fili lelei pea fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei hono fakasiʻisiʻia hotau ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungāngá. Ka ʻi hono fuʻu fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻetau ngaahi vakai pe tuʻunga pē ʻo kitautolú tonu ʻe lava ke fakamamaʻo ai kitautolu meia Sihova.—Saame 138:6; Loma 12:3.
(Selemaia 11:10) Kuo nau foki ki he ngaahi kovi o ʻenau ngaahi ʻuluaki kui, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai te nau loto ke fakaongo ki heʻeku ngaahi lea; pea kuo nau muimui, ʻa e faʻahinga ko ʻeni, ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe ke tauhi ki ai: kuo maumauʻi ʻe he fale ʻo Isileli mo e fale ʻo Siuta ʻa e kovinanite naʻa ku fai mo ʻenau ngaahi kui.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Selemaia
3:11-22; 11:10-12, 17—Ko e hā naʻe fakakau ai ʻe Selemaia ʻa e puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻi he tokelaú ʻi heʻene ngaahi fanongonongó, neongo ne ʻosi tō ʻa Samēlia ʻi he 740 K.M.? Naʻe pehení koeʻuhi ko e fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema ʻi he 607 K.M. ko ha fakahāhā ia ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he puleʻanga fakakātoa ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo ʻikai ko Siuta pē. (ʻIsikeli 9:9, 10) ʻIkai ngata aí, hili ʻene toó, ko hono tokangaʻi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulú naʻe hokohoko atu hono fakahoko ʻi Selusalemá, koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe hokohoko atu hono fakakau ki ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.
MAʻASI 27-ʻEPELELI 2
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | SELEMAIA 12-16
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
(Selemaia 12:1, 2) ʻE Sihova, kapau te u fakamāu mo koe, kuo pau te ke tonuhia: kaekehe keu aʻau ʻeku meʻa mo koe. Ko e ha ʻoku monuʻia ai ʻa e founga ʻo e kau angahala? Ko e ha ʻoku tuʻumalie ai ʻa kinautolu fuape ʻoku fai kākā? 2 Kuo ke to kinautolu, kuo nau aka hifo foki; ʻoku nau tupu, ʻio, ʻoku nau fua: ʻoku ke ofi ki honau ngutu, ka ʻoku ke mamaʻo mei honau kofuua.
(Selemaia 12:14) Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ki hoku ngaahi kaungaʻapi kovi ʻa ia kuo nau ala ki he tofiʻa kuo u vahe ki hoku kakai Isileli: “Ko au eni ʻoku ou hamusi kinautolu mei honau kelekele, pea te u hamusi ʻa e fale ʻo Siuta mei honau lotolotonga.
jr 118 ¶11
ʻOkú Ke Faʻa ʻEke Fakaʻaho, “Kofaʻā ʻa Sihova?”
11 Naʻe fai ʻe Selemaia ha fehuʻi fakaʻita ʻi heʻene vakai ki he lakalakaimonū ʻa e fulikivanú. (Lau ʻa e Selemaia 12:1, 3.) Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke ne fehuʻia ʻa e māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihová, ka naʻe kumi ʻa e palōfitá ki ha tali ki heʻene lāungá. Ko ʻene fehuʻia hangatonu ko ení naʻe hā mahino ai ʻene maʻu ha haʻi mālohi mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ha kiʻi leka mo haʻane tamai ʻofa. Naʻe ʻikai ke mahinoʻi ʻe Selemaia ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe lakalakaimonū ai ʻa e kau Siu tokolahi neongo ʻenau anga-fulikivanú. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Selemaia ha tali fakafiemālie? Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Sihova te Ne taʻaki fuʻu ʻa e fulikivanú. (Sel. 12:14) ʻI he vakai ʻa Selemaia ki he meʻa naʻe hokó naʻá ne ʻohake ia ʻi heʻene lotu ki he ʻOtuá, kuo pau pē naʻe loloto ange ʻene falala-pau ki he fakamaau totonu fakaʻotuá. Ko hono olá naʻe pau ke lahi ange ʻene hanga ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he lotu, ʻo fakahaaʻi ʻa ia tonu ki heʻene Tamaí.
(Selemaia 15:17) Naʻe ʻikai te u nofo ki he so ʻa e kau kata, pe te u tomeʻe: naʻa ku nofo toko taha pe, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻiate au ho nima; he naʻa ke fakafonu au ʻi he ʻita mamahi.
Loto-Toʻa Hangē ko Selemaiá
Tau Tokanga Fekauʻaki mo ʻEtau Ngaahi Feohí
16 ʻOku līpooti mai ʻe Selemaia ʻa e toe meʻa kehe naʻá ne tokoniʻi ia ke ne loto-toʻá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻe ʻikai te u nofo ki he so ʻa e kau kata, pe te u tomeʻe: naʻa ku nofo toko taha pe, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻiate au ho nima; he naʻa ke fakafonu au ʻi he ʻita mamahi.” (Selemaia 15:17) Naʻe saiʻia ange ʻa Selemaia ke toko taha ʻi ha hoko ʻo fakameleʻi ʻe he ngaahi kaungāmeʻa koví. ʻOku tau vakai he ʻahó ni ki he ngaahi meʻá ʻi he founga tatau. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻo pehē “ko e ngaahi feohi koví ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga leleí,” naʻa mo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei kuo tau maʻu ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi.—1 Kolinito 15:33, NW.