Tauhi Maʻu ʻi he Fakakaukaú ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihová
“Oku ofi ae aho o Jihova i he telea oe fakamāu [tuʻutuʻuni, “NW”].”—SIOELI 3:14, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻe kehe ai ʻa e tau toputapu tuʻunuku maí ni naʻe fanongonongo ʻe Sihová mei he ngaahi tau “toputapu” ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
“FANONGONONGO eni ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga, Mou lotua ʻa e tau”! (Sioeli 3:9) ʻOku ʻuhinga eni ki ha tau toputapu? Te tau ongoʻi lilifu nai ʻi he fakakaukau atu ki ha tau “toputapu” ʻi heʻetau manatu atu ki he ngaahi Tau Kaluseti, ko e ngaahi tau fakalotu pea mo e tau ʻe ua ʻa e māmaní, ʻa ia naʻe kaunga lahi ai ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. Kaekehe, ko e tau toputapu ʻo e kikite ʻa Sioelí ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tau ia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha feinga fetāufehiʻaʻaki ke maʻu ha vahefonua pe ngaahi koloa, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e lotú ko ha kalofanga. Ko ha tau māʻoniʻoni ʻeni ia. Ko e tau ʻa e ʻOtuá ke toʻo atu mei he māmaní ʻa e mānumanú, fekeʻikeʻí, ngaahi tuʻunga kākā mo e ngaohikoviʻí. Te ne fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-hau totonu ʻa Sihova ki heʻene fakatupu kotoa. ʻE fakaʻatā ʻe he tau ko iá ʻa e founga ki he Puleʻanga ʻo Kalaisí ke fakahū ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he Afeʻi Taʻu ʻo e melino, tuʻumālie mo e fiefia fakalūkufua naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Sāme 37:9-11; ʻAisea 65:17, 18; Fakahā 20:6.
2, 3. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e “aho o Jihova” naʻe kikiteʻi ʻia Sioeli 3:14? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku tuha ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá ke nau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho ko iá?
2 Ko ia, ko e hā ʻa e “aho o Jihova” naʻe kikiteʻi ʻia Sioeli 3:14, PM? “Oiaue ae aho!” ko e fakahā ia ʻe Sihova tonu. “He kuo ofi ae aho o Jihova, bea e hoko mai ia o hage koe fakaauha mei he Mafimafi”! ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻene hoko ia ko ha fakaauha? ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ia ki mui ʻe he palōfitá: “Koe fuu toko lahi, koe fuu toko lahi i he telea oe fakamāu [tuʻutuʻuni, NW]: he oku ofi ae aho o Jihova i he telea oe fakamāu [tuʻutuʻuni, NW].” (Sioeli 1:15, PM; 3:14, PM) Ko e ʻaho eni ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene tuʻutuʻuni fakaefakamaau ki he fuʻu tokolahi anga-taʻefakaʻotua ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa ia ʻoku nau siʻaki ʻa hono tuʻunga-hau totonu ki hēvani mo māmaní. Ko e tuʻutuʻuni ia ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e tuʻu ko eni ʻa Sētané ʻa ia kuó ne fakaʻefihiaʻi fuoloa ʻaupito ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.—Selemaia 17:5-7; 25:31-33.
3 Kuo pau ke fehangahangai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e tuʻu fulikivanu ko eni ʻo e māmaní mo e tuʻutuʻuni ko iá. Ka ʻoku kovi pehē ʻa e tuʻu ko eni ʻo e māmaní? ʻE feʻunga pē ke sio ki hono hisitōliá! Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ha tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻia Mātiu 7:16: “Ko honau ngāhi fua te mou ʻilo lelei ai kinautolu.” ʻIkai kuo hoko ʻa e ngaahi kolo lalahi ʻo e māmaní ko e feituʻu mousaʻa ʻo e faitoʻo kona tapú, faihiá, fakamālohí, ʻulungaanga taʻetaaú mo ʻuli? ʻI he ngaahi fonua lahi ʻoku lōmia ai ʻa e ngaahi tauʻatāina kuo toki maʻú ʻe he puputuʻu fakapolitikale, nounou fakameʻatokoni mo e masiva. ʻOku tokolahi ange he toko taha afe miliona ʻa e kakai he māmaní ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga hōngea. ʻIkai ngata ai, ko e mahaki fakaʻauha ko e ʻEITISÍ ʻa ia ʻoku fakatupunga ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e faitoʻo kona tapú mo e ngaahi founga moʻui taʻetaaú ʻokú ne fakapoʻuliʻi ha konga lahi ʻo e māmaní. Tautefito talu mei he pā atu ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmani ʻi he 1914, kuo fakaʻau ke kovi ange ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufua ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻo e moʻuí.—Fehoanaki mo 2 Tīmote 3:1-5.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e pole ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ki he ngaahi puleʻangá?
4 Kaekehe, kuo fakatahatahaʻi ʻe Sihova mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ha kakai kuo nau tali fiefia ʻa e fakahinohino ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono ngaahi ʻalungá pea fou ʻi heʻene ngaahi foungá. Kuo tuki huo ʻaki ʻe he kakaí ni ʻi māmani lahi ʻa e ngaahi heletā, ʻo nau liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻalunga fakamālohi ʻo e māmaní. (ʻAisea 2:2-4) ʻIo, ko e ngaahi heletā ki he ngaahi huo toho! Kae ʻikai ko e meʻa mātuʻaki fehangahangai ia mo e meʻa ʻoku ʻai ʻe Sihova ke fanongonongo ʻia Sioeli 3:9, 10? ʻOku tau lau ai: “Fanongonongo eni ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga, Mou lotua ʻa e tau: oʻi ʻa e kau helo; ke feʻunuʻi mai ʻa e kau sotia kotoa, ʻo ʻalu hake. Tuki heleta ʻaki homou ngaahi huo toho, pea tuki tao ʻaki hoʻomou ngaahi hele ʻauhani.” ʻOi, ʻoku poleʻi heni ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau pule ʻo e māmaní ke nau ʻomai ʻenau mālohi fakakautau fakatahatahaʻí ke fepaki mo ia ʻi ʻĀmaketone. Ka heʻikai te nau lavameʻa! Kuo pau ke nau mātuʻaki foʻi!—Fakahā 16:16.
5. Ko e hā ʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ʻe toli ai ʻa e “vaine ʻo mamani”?
5 Kuo faʻu ʻe he kau pule mālohí ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻunga meʻatau fakalilifu ʻi he fakafepaki ki he ʻEiki Aoniu ko Sihová—ka ko e kulanoa pē! ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻia Sioeli 3:13: “ʻAi ʻa e hele tuʻusi, he kuo momoho ʻa e taʻu: mou omi, fai ʻa e malaki; he kuo fonu ʻa e tataoʻanga, ʻoku fonu mahua ʻa e ngaahi sima; he ko ʻenau kovi ʻoku lahi.” ʻOku fehoanaki-mālie ʻa e ngaahi leá ni mo e Fakahā 14:18-20, ʻa ia ʻoku fekau ai ki ha ʻāngelo ʻokú ne toʻo ha hele tuʻusi māsila ke ne “toli ʻa e ngaahi fuhi ʻo e vaine ʻo mamani; he kuo momoho hono kalepi.” ʻOku velo atu ʻe he ʻāngeló ha hele tuʻusi māsila peá ne laku ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga fakafepakí “ki he fuʻu tataʻonga kalepi ʻo e houhau ʻo e ʻOtua.” ʻI he ʻuhinga fakaefakatātaá, ʻoku tafe atu ʻa e toto mei he tataʻonga uainé ʻo ne aʻu hake ki he piti ʻo e fanga hoosi, ko hono mamaʻó nai ko e kilomita ʻe 300! Ko ha ikuʻanga fakalilifu ē ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihová!
Tangataʻifonua Tauhi-Lao
6. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e fakakaukau atu ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he ngaahi puleʻangá mo honau kau pulé?
6 ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he ngaahi puleʻangá mo honau kau pulé? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku nau fakameʻapangoʻia pē ʻi he fulikivanu ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke sio maʻalaʻala ki ai, pea ʻoku nau fai ʻa e fakatokanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho tuʻunuku vavé ni mai ʻa Sihova ke fakahoko ai ʻa ʻene tuʻutuʻuní. ʻI he taimi tatau pē, ʻoku nau anga-fakatōkilalo ʻo talangofua ki he akonaki ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻia Loma 13:1, NW: “Ke moʻulaloa ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ki he kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga ange.” ʻOku nau fai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he kau pule fakaetangatá ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e lotu ki ai. ʻI honau tuʻunga ko e kau tangataʻifonua tauhi-lao, ʻoku nau muimui ki he ngaahi tuʻunga faka-Tohitapu ko e faitotonu, lea moʻoni, mo e maʻa pea ʻoku nau langa hake ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga lelei ʻi honau ngaahi fāmilí. ʻOku nau tokoni ki he niʻihi kehé ke nau ako ki he founga ʻoku malava ke nau fai foki ai ʻa e meʻá ni. ʻOku nau nofo melino mo e kakai kotoa pē, ʻo ʻikai te nau kau ʻi he ngaahi laka fakahāhā pe ngaahi angatuʻu fakapolitikale. ʻOku feinga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke nau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi he talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ʻa e kau maʻu mafai māʻolunga ange fakaetangatá, lolotonga ia ʻoku nau tatali ki he Tokotaha Maʻu Mafai Māʻolunga Taha, ko e ʻEiki Fakaleveleva ko Sihová, ke ne toe fakafoki mai ʻa e melino haohaoá mo e founga-pule māʻoniʻoní ki he māmani ko ení.
Ko Hono Fakahoko ʻEne Tuʻutuʻuní
7, 8. (a) ʻI he founga fē ʻe luluʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá pea hoko mo e fakapoʻuli kiate kinautolu? (e) Ko hai ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe Sioeli he ʻaho ní, pea ʻoku tāpuakiʻi fēfē kinautolu ʻo kehe ʻaupito mei he māmaní fakalūkufua?
7 ʻI he lea fakaefakatātā maeʻeeʻa lelei, ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e toe fakamatala ʻo kau ki hono fakahoko ʻa ʻene tuʻutuʻuní: “Kuo fakapoʻuli ʻa e laʻa mo e mahina, pea kuo tuku ʻe he ngaahi fetuʻu ʻenau ulo. Pea ʻoku kalou ʻa Sihova mei Saione, pea ʻoku ne tukuna hono leʻo mei Selusalema; pea ʻoku ngaue ʻa e langi mo e fonua: ka ko Sihova ko e hufanga ki hono kakai, ʻio ko e talitauʻanga ki haʻa Isileli.” (Sioeli 3:15, 16) ʻE liliu ʻo fakapoʻuli mo tuʻutāmaki ʻa e tuʻunga ngali māmangia mo tuʻumālie ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ko e tuʻu ko eni ʻoku kamata ke moveté ʻe luluʻi ke ʻoua ʻe toe ʻi ai, ʻo hangē ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ha fuʻu mofuike lahi!—Hākeai 2:20-22.
8 Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e fakapapau fakafiefia ko ia ʻe hoko ʻa Sihova ko e hufanga mo talitauʻanga ki hono kakaí! Ko e hā ʻoku pehē aí? Koeʻuhi ko kinautolu ʻa e kakai pē ʻe taha, ko ha kakai fakavahaʻapuleʻanga, kuo nau fai ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi lea ʻa Sihova: “Pea te mou ʻilo ko au Sihova ia ʻa homou ʻOtua.” (Sioeli 3:17) Ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e hingoa Sioelí “Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku feʻungamālie ʻa ʻene fakatātaaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni pani ʻa Sihova ʻi onopooní, ʻa ia ʻoku nau loto-toʻa ʻi hono fanongonongo ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová. (Fehoanaki mo Malakai 1:11.) ʻI heʻetau sio ki he ngaahi lea kamata ʻo e kikite ʻa Sioelí, te tau ʻilo ai ʻa e maeʻeeʻa lelei ʻa ʻene kikiteʻi ʻa e ngāue ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá he ʻaho ní.
Ko ha Pupunga Heʻe
9, 10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e mala ʻoku kikiteʻi ʻe Sioelí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e toe lave ʻa Fakahā ki he kikite ʻa Sioelí fekauʻaki mo ha mala, pea ko e hā ʻa e uesia kuo fai ʻe he mala ko ení ki Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
9 Fanongo ange ki he “folofola ʻa Sihova ʻa ia naʻe hoko kia Sioeli”: “Fanongo ki he meʻa ni, ʻa e kau mātuʻa, ʻio, fokotuʻu telinga mai, ʻa e nofo katoa ʻo e fonua. He kuo ai ha meʻa pehe ʻi homou taimi, pe ʻi he taimi ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi kui? Fakamatala ki ai ki hoʻomou fanau, pea ke fai ʻe hoʻomou fanau ki heʻenau fanau, pea ke fai ʻe heʻenau fanau ki he toʻutangata ka hoko. Ko e meʻa ne toe mei he heʻe-ʻola kuo kai ʻe he heʻe-fakafolau; pea ko e meʻa ne toe mei he heʻe-fakafolau kuo kai ʻe he heʻe-ʻemo; pea ko e meʻa ne toe mei heʻe-ʻemo kuo kai ʻe he heʻe-fohi.”—Sioeli 1:1-4.
10 Ko ha feingatau makehe eni, ko ha meʻa ʻe manatua ʻo taʻengata. Ko e ngaahi fuʻu pupunga ʻinisēkite, tautefito ko e fanga heʻe, te nau fakaʻauha ʻa e fonuá. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻeni ki he hā? ʻOku toe lave ʻa Fakahā 9:1-12 ki ha mala ko e fanga heʻe, ʻa ia ʻoku fekau mai ʻe Sihova ʻi he tataki ʻo “honau tuʻi ʻoku pule kiate kinautolu, ko e ʻangelo ʻo e luo,” ʻa ia ko Kalaisi Sīsū tofu pē. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa hono hingoa ko Apatoni (faka-Hepelū) mo Apolione (faka-Kalisi) ko e “Fakaʻauha” mo e “Tokotaha Faifakaʻauha.” ʻOku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he fanga heʻé ni ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní, ʻa ia ʻi he ʻaho ko eni ʻo e ʻEikí, ʻoku nau ʻalu atu ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kaikaiʻanga ʻa Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane ʻaki hono fakaeʻa fakaʻaufuli ʻa e lotu loí pea fanongonongo ki ai ʻa e fai sauni ʻa Sihová.
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono toe poupoua ʻa e fanga heʻe ʻi onopooní, pea ko hai ʻoku fakahanga tefito ki ai ʻenau ʻohofí?
11 Hangē ko ia kuo fakahā ʻe he Fakahā 9:13-21, ʻoku hoko mai ha mala lahi ko e ngaahi matatau ʻi he hili ʻa e mala ko e fanga heʻé. ʻOku moʻoni ʻaupito eni ʻi he ʻahó ni, he ʻoku toe poupou atu ki he laui afe siʻi ʻo e toenga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ha “fanga sipi kehe” tokolahi hake ʻi he toko fā milioná, pea ʻoku nau hoko fakakātoa ko ha matatau taʻealataʻofi! (Sione 10:16) ʻOku nau fāʻūtaha ʻi hono fanongonongo ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau mamahi ʻa Sihova ki he kau tauhi ʻaitoli ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané pea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau ‘fakatomala mei heʻenau fai fakapō pe ko ʻenau fai meʻa fakahaʻele faʻahikehé pe mei heʻenau feʻauakí pe ko ʻenau faʻa kaihaʻá.’ ʻOku kau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku fakahanga ki ai ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki fakamaaú ni ʻa e haʻa faifekau, fakatouʻosi ʻa e Katolika mo Palotisani, ʻa ia kuo nau poupouʻi longomoʻui ʻa e ngaahi tau fakapō ʻo e senitulí ni, pehē foki ki he kau pātele fie fehokotaki fakasino mo e fānau tangata iikí mo e kau malanga ʻevangeliō moʻui anga-mousaʻa.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku tuha ai mo e kau taki ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ke fai ki ai ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki fakaefakamaaú, pea ko e hā ʻe vavé ni ke hoko kiate kinautolu, fakataha mo e kau memipa kotoa ʻo e Pāpilone ko e Lahí?
12 ʻOku ongo mai ʻa e fekau ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga “matāpule” ololaló ni ko e haʻa faifekaú: “Ofo hake, ʻa e kau inu kava, ʻo tangi; pea mou ʻoiaue, ʻa e kau inu uaine, koeʻuhi ko e uaine foʻou; he kuo faʻao mei homou ngutu.” (Sioeli 1:5) ʻI he senituli 20 ni, ko e ngaahi lotu ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané kuo nau fetongi ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni maʻa fakaeʻulungaanga ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻa e anga-tākatuʻu ʻo e māmaní. Kuo hā foʻou pe melie ki he lotu loí mo hono kau memipá ke nau inu ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻo e māmaní, ka ko ha utu fakalilifu ē ʻo e mahaki fakaelaumālie mo e fakaesino kuo nau maʻu! Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻia Fakahā 17:16, 17, ʻe vavé ni ʻa e hoko ʻa e “finangalo” pe fakakaukau ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi mafai fakapolitikalé ke nau ʻohofi fakafokifā ʻa e ʻemipaea fakakātoa ʻo e lotu loí ʻi māmani lahí, ko Pāpilone ko e Lahi, pea fakaʻauha ia. ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, ʻi heʻene vakai ki hono fakahoko ange kiate ia ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová te ne “ofo hake” ai mei heʻene tuʻunga konaá.
“Ko e Kakai Lahi mo Kaukaua”
13. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hā “lahi mo kaukaua” ai ʻa e potanga heʻé ki he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
13 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e fakamatala ʻa e palōfita ʻa Sihová ki he potanga heʻé ʻo pehē “ko e kakai lahi mo kaukaua” ia, pea ʻoku hā pehē ia ki Pāpilone ko e Lahi. (Sioeli 2:2) Hangē ko ení, ʻoku ongoʻi fakaʻiseʻisa ʻa hono haʻa faifekaú ʻi he ʻikai malava ke fakaului ʻe he ngaahi lotu ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻa e kakai ʻi Siapani ʻa ia ko e fonua lotu Putá. Ka ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku tokolahi hake ʻi he toko 160,000 ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ko e kau Siapani ʻoku nau ngaʻuta atu ʻi he fonua ko iá mo fai ʻa e ngaahi ako Tohitapu ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi lahi hake ʻi he 200,000. ʻI ʻĪtali ʻoku fika ua ki he tokolahi ʻo e kau Katoliká ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻe toko 180,000 ʻi aí. Naʻe kulanoa ʻa e tangi ʻa ha tokotaha maʻu tuʻunga ʻi he Siasi Katolika Lomá ʻi ʻĪtali ʻo ne pehē ʻoku ʻave ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ‘ʻo ʻikai siʻi hifo ʻi he kau Katolika mateaki ʻe toko 10,000’ mei he siasí ʻi he taʻu taki taha.a ʻOku fiefia ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní ke talitali lelei ʻa e faʻahinga peheé.—ʻAisea 60:8, 22.
14, 15. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Sioeli ʻo kau ki he potanga heʻé, pea ʻi he founga fē kuo fakahoko ai eni ʻi he ʻaho ní?
14 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sioeli 2:7-9 ʻi he fakamatala ʻo kau ki he potanga heʻe ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni paní: “Ko ʻenau ʻoho ʻoku hange ha kau helo; ʻoku nau kaka ʻi he ʻa hange ha tau; pea ʻoku nau fou atu taki taha ʻi hono ʻalunga, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau afe mei honau ʻotu. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ke fepaki ha taha mo ha taha; ʻoku ʻalu ʻa e sotia taki taha ʻi hono laine: Pea ʻi heʻenau tuʻulu ki he mahafu, ʻoku ʻikai motu ai ʻenau ʻalu. ʻOku nau lele holo ʻi he kolo; ʻoku nau lele ʻi he ʻa; ʻoku nau kaka ki he ngaahi fale; ʻoku nau hu he ngaahi tupa hange ha kaihaʻa.”
15 Ko hono moʻoní ko ha fakahāhā maeʻeeʻa lelei ia ʻo e kau tau ko e “fanga heʻe” paní, ʻa ia ʻoku kau fakataha ki ai honau takanga ko e fanga sipi kehe ʻoku tokolahi hake he toko fā milioná! ʻOku ʻikai ha “ʻā” ko e fehiʻa fakalotú ʻoku lava ke ne taʻofi kinautolu. ʻI he loto-toʻa ʻoku nau “hokohoko atu ʻo ʻaʻeva maau ʻi he ʻalunga tuʻumaʻu ko eni” ko e malanga fakahāhā mo e ngaahi ngāue faka-Kalisitiane kehe. (Fehoanaki mo Filipai 3:16.) ʻI he ʻikai te nau tukulolo ʻenau tuí, kuo nau loto ke aʻusia ʻa e maté, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he laui afe ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa ia naʻa nau mate koeʻuhi ko ʻenau fakafisi ke salute ki he tokotaha Katolika ko Hitilā ʻo e kau Nasi ʻo Siamané. Kuo fai ʻe he potanga heʻé ha fakamoʻoni fakaʻāuliliki ʻi “he kolo” ko Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ʻo nau kaka ʻi he ngaahi faingataʻaʻiaʻanga kotoa, ʻo nau hū ki he ngaahi ʻapí hangē ha kaihaʻá ʻi heʻenau tufaki atu ʻa e ngaahi tohi faka-Tohitapu ʻe laui piliona ʻi heʻenau ngāue fale-ki-he-falé. Ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová ke fai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ko ení, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha mālohi ʻi langi pe ʻi māmani te ne lava ke taʻofi ia.—ʻAisea 55:11.
‘Fakafonu ʻAki ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni’
16, 17. (a) Naʻe ʻanefē ʻa e tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻa hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻia Sioeli 2:28, 29? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa Sioeli naʻe ʻikai ke fakahoko kakato ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí?
16 ʻOku fakahā ʻe Sihova ki heʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní: “Pea te mou ʻilo ʻoku ou lotolotoi ʻa Isileli [fakalaumālie] ʻe au, pea ko au Sihova ia ʻa homou ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai mo ha taha.” (Sioeli 2:27) Naʻe hoko ʻo ʻilo ʻa e meʻa maʻongoʻonga ko eni ki heʻene kakaí ʻi he kamata ʻa Sihova ke ne fakahoko ʻene ngaahi lea ʻia Sioeli 2:28, 29: “Te u lilingi hoku laumalie ki he kakano kotoa; pea ʻe fai palofisai ʻe homou ngaahi foha mo homou ngaahi ʻofefine.” Naʻe hoko eni ʻi he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., ʻi hono pani ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsū naʻe fakatahatahá pea naʻe “fāʻofale ʻiate kinautolu katokātoa ʻa e Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni.” Naʻa nau malanga ʻi he mālohi ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha “naʻe fakaului mai . . . ha ngaahi laumālie, feʻunga nai mo e toko tolu afe.”—Ngāue 2:4, 16, 17, 41.
17 Naʻe toe lave ʻa Pita ki he Sioeli 2:30-32 ʻi he taimi fakafiefia ko iá: “Pea te u ʻai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻi he langi pea ʻi mamani, ko e toto, mo e afi, mo e ngaahi pou kohu. ʻE liliu ʻa e laʻa ʻo poʻuli, mo e mahina ʻo toto, ʻi he tei hoko ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihova, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu. Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehe, ko ia ʻoku tautapa ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻe fakahaofi.” Naʻe fakahoko fakakonga ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema ʻi he 70 T.S.
18. Naʻe kamata ke hoko ʻānefē ʻa hono fakahoko lahi ange ʻo e Sioeli 2:28, 29?
18 Kaekehe, naʻe toe ʻi ai hano fakahoko ʻo e Sioeli 2:28-32. Ko hono moʻoní, kuo fakaofo ʻa hono fakahoko ʻo e kikité ni talu mei Sepitema 1919. ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe fai ai ha fakataha ʻoku taau ke manatua ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A. Naʻe eʻa lelei ai ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti paní ke nau kamata ha feingatau ngāue fakamalanga ʻi māmani lahi ʻa ia kuo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni. Ko ha tupu maʻongoʻonga ē kuo hoko! Ko e kau maʻu fakataha toko lahi hake ʻi he toko 7,000 naʻe ʻi he fakataha ʻi Cedar Point kuo tupu laki hake ki he toko 10,650,158 ʻo e kau maʻu Fakamanatu ʻo e pekia ʻa Sīsuú ʻi Māʻasi 30, 1991. Ko e toko 8,850 pē mei he faʻahingá ni naʻa nau fakahāhā ko e kau Kalisitiane pani kinautolu. Ko ha fiefia lahi ē ka ko e faʻahingá ni kotoa ʻi he vakai atu ki he fua ʻi māmani lahi kuo ʻomai ʻaki ʻa e laumālie ivimālohi ʻo Sihová!—ʻAisea 40:29, 31.
19. Koeʻuhi ko e ofi mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke maʻu ʻe kitautolu taki taha?
19 ʻOku tuʻunuku mai ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu” ʻa ia te ne fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e tuʻu ko eni ʻa Sētané. (Sioeli 2:31) Ko e meʻa fakafiefiá, “ko ia te ne tautapa ki he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki [Sihova, NW] ʻe fakamoʻui.” (Ngāue 2:21) Anga-fēfē? ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá “ʻe hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻo hangē ha kaihaʻá” pea ʻoku tānaki atu: “Koeʻuhi ʻe movete ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa, ʻoku totonu ke mou hoko ko e faʻahinga kakai ʻoku toputapu ʻi he ʻulungaanga pea fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá, ʻo nofoʻaki tali mo tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová.” ʻI hono tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e ofi mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, te tau toe fiefia ke sio ki hono fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻo kau ki he “ngaahi langi foʻou mo e māmani foʻou” māʻoniʻoni.”—2 Pita 3:10-13, NW.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a La Repubblica, Loma, ʻĪtali, Nōvema 12, 1985, mo e La rivista del clero italiano, Mē 1985.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e “aho o Jihova”?
◻ ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa hono toli ʻa e ‘vaine ʻo māmani,’ pea ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻe toli ai iá?
◻ Kuo uesia fēfē ʻe he mala ko e fanga heʻé ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané talu mei he 1919?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono huaʻi hifo ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová ki heʻene kakaí ʻi he 33 T.S., pea pehē ʻi he 1919?