Fakahoko ʻa e Fakamaau ʻi he Teleʻa ko Hilifaki-Tauteá
“Ke ofo hake ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga, ʻo ʻalu hake ki he Teleʻa ʻo Sihosafate: he ko e potu ia te u nofo ai ke fakamāu ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakai.” —SIOELI 3:12.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku sio ai ʻa Sioeli ki he fakatahataha ʻa ha fuʻu tokolahi ki he “teleʻa ko hilifaki-tautea”?
“ʻA E fuʻu tokolahi, ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi, ʻoku ʻi he teleʻa ko hilifaki-tauteá”! ʻOku tau lau ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaueʻiloto ko iá ʻi he Sioeli 3:14 (NW). Ko e hā naʻe fakatahataha ai ʻa e fuʻu kakai ko ʻení? ʻOku tali ʻe Sioeli: “ʻOku ofi ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihová.” Ko e ʻaho lahi ia ʻo hono fakatonuhiaʻi ʻo Sihová—ko e ʻaho ki hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamāú ki he fuʻu tokolahi kuo nau talitekeʻi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo fokotuʻu ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū. Ko hono fakaʻosí, ko e “ʻangelo ʻe toko fa” ʻi he Fakahā vahe 7 kuo pau ke nau tuku ange ʻenau piki maʻu ki he “matangi ʻe fa ʻo mamani,” ʻo iku ai ki he “mamahi lahi, ʻa ia kuo teʻeki hano tatau mei he kamataʻanga ʻo mamani ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimi ni, ʻoi, pea ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito toe ʻi ai.”—Fakahā 7:1; Mātiu 24:21.
2. (a) Ko e hā naʻe feʻungamālie ai ʻa hono ui ʻa e feituʻu ki he fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihová ko e “Teleʻa ʻo Sihosafate”? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali totonu ʻa Sihosafate ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻohofi ai iá?
2 ʻI he Sioeli 3:12, ko e feituʻu ki he fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau ko ʻení ʻoku ui ia ko e “Teleʻa ʻo Sihosafate.” ʻOku feʻungamālié, lolotonga ha vahaʻa taimi tauhaʻa ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo Siutá, naʻe fakahoko ʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ʻi he fakafofonga ʻo e tuʻi lelei ko Sihosafaté, ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ʻoku ʻuhingá “Ko Sihova ʻOku Fakamāú.” Ko ha fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻe tokoniʻi lelei ange ai kitautolu ke houngaʻia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku teu ke hoko ʻi hotau taimí. ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fakamatalá ʻi he 2 Kalonikali vahe 20. ʻI he veesi 1 ʻo e vahe ko iá, ʻoku tau lau ai “naʻe omi ʻa haʻa Moape mo haʻa Amoni, pea kau mo kinautolu ha niʻihi ʻi haʻa Meuni, ke fai tau mo Sihosafate.” Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Sihosafaté? Naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai maʻu pē ʻe he kau sevāniti anga-tonu ʻa Sihová ʻi ha faingataʻá. Naʻá ne hanga kia Sihova ki ha tataki, ʻo lotu tōtōivi: “ʻE homau ʻOtua, ʻikai te ke fakamāuʻi kinautolu? he ʻoku ʻikai ha ivi ʻiate kimautolu ke tali ʻa e fuʻu hosite lahi ni ʻoku haʻu ke tauʻi kimautolu; pea ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo pe ko e ha te mau fai: ka ʻoku hanga homau mata ki he ʻAfiona.”—2 Kalonikali 20:12.
Tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e Lotú
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki Siuta ʻi he taimi naʻa nau fehangahangai ai mo hono ʻohofi ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kaungāʻapí?
3 Lolotonga “ko Siuta katoa é ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, mo ʻenau tamaiki foki, honau ngaahi uaifi mo e fanau,” naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻene talí. (2 Kalonikali 20:13) Hangē pē ko ʻene ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻene “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻi he ʻaho ní, naʻe pehē pē ʻa hono fakaivia ʻe he Tokotaha-Fanongo lahi ki he lotú ʻa e palōfita Līvai ko ʻIakasilí ke tokonaki mai ʻa ʻEne tali ki he faʻahinga ko ia naʻe fakatahatahá. (Mātiu 24:45, PM) ʻOku tau lau: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻOua te mou manavahe, pea ʻoua te mou tailiili telia ʻa e fuʻu hosite ko é; he ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻa e tau, ka ʻa e ʻOtua pe. . . . ʻE ʻikai ʻamoutolu ke fai ha tau ʻi he potu ko ia; ka mou fakate pe ʻo tuʻu, ʻo mamata ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova kuo ō mo kimoutolu, . . . ʻoua naʻa mou manavahe, pea ʻoua naʻa mou tailiili: ʻapongipongi mou ʻalu atu kiate kinautolu, he ʻoku ō mo kimoutolu ʻa Sihova.”—2 Kalonikali 20:15-17.
4. ʻI he founga fē naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ke nau longomoʻui, ʻo ʻikai nofo noa, ʻi he taimi naʻa nau fehangahangai ai mo e pole ʻa e filí?
4 Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa lahi ange meia Tuʻi Sihosafate mo hono kakaí kae ʻikai ko e taʻutaʻutu pē, ʻo tatali ki ha fakahaofi fakaemana. Naʻe pau ke nau tamuʻomuʻa ʻi he fekuki mo e pole ʻa e filí. Ko e tuʻí mo ‘Siuta katoa é, mo ʻenau tamaikí foki, honau ngaahi uaifí mo e fanaú,’ naʻa nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e tui mālohi ʻi heʻenau talangofua ʻo tuʻu hengihengi ʻi he pongipongí pea laka atu ke fakafetaulaki ki he fuʻu kakai fakatūʻutá. ʻI he fonongá, naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e tuʻí ʻi hono tokonaki ʻa e fakahinohino fakateokalati mo e fakalototoʻa, ʻo naʻinaʻi kiate kinautolu: “Tui kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, pea ʻe fakatuʻumaʻu kimoutolu: tui ki heʻene kau palofita, pea te mou tuʻumalie.” (2 Kalonikali 20:20) Tui kia Sihova! Tui ki heʻene kau palōfitá! Ko e kī ia ki he lavameʻá. Pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻi heʻetau hokohoko longomoʻui atu ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová, ʻofa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau tālaʻa pe te ne ʻai ke ikuna ʻetau tuí!
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e longomoʻui ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová he ʻahó ni ʻi heʻenau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
5 Hangē ko e kau Siutea ʻi he taimi ʻo Sihosafaté, kuo pau ke tau “fai ʻa e fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, He ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata ʻene ʻaloʻofa.” ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻoatu ʻa e fakahīkihiki ko ʻení? ʻAki ʻetau malangaʻi faivelenga ʻa e Puleʻangá! Hangē pē ko e “kamata ke hiva mo fai haleluia” ʻa e kau Siutea ko iá, ʻoku pehē ʻa ʻetau tānaki atu ki heʻetau tuí ʻa e ngaahi ngāué. (2 Kalonikali 20:21, 22) ʻIo, tau fakahāhā ʻa e tui moʻoni meimei tatau lolotonga ʻa e teuteu ʻa Sihova ke fai ʻa e ngāue ki hono ngaahi filí! Neongo ʻoku hā ngali lōloa nai ʻa e halá, tau fakapapauʻi ke kātaki, ʻo longomoʻui ʻi he tuí, hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe heʻene kakai ikuná ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu faingataʻa ʻo e māmaní ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻI he ngaahi fonua ʻe niʻihi ʻa ia ʻoku taaʻi fefeka ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakatangá, fakamālohí, hongé, mo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa fakaʻikonōmiká, ʻoku hokosia ai ʻe he kau sevāniti anga-tonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi ola fakaofo, hangē ko ia ʻoku līpooti ʻi he 1998 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
ʻOku Fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kakaí
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e tui mālohí ke tau hanganaki mateaki ʻi he ʻahó ni?
6 Naʻe feinga ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga fakaʻotuamate takatakai ʻi Siutá ke lōmekina ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ka ʻi he tui alafaʻifaʻitakiʻangá, naʻe tali ia ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻaki ʻenau hiva fakahīkihiki kiate ia. ʻOku lava ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e tui tatau ʻi he ʻahó ni. ʻI heʻetau fakafonu ʻetau moʻuí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e fakahīkihiki kia Sihová, ʻoku tau ʻai ke mālohi ai hotau teunga tau fakalaumālié, ʻo ʻikai tuku ai ha ava ke hū mai ai ʻa e ngaahi filioʻi kākā ʻa Sētané. (Efeso 6:11) ʻE tāmateʻi ʻe he tui mālohí ʻa e fakatauele ke hoko ʻo fakahohaʻasi ʻe he fakafiefia ololaló, nōfoʻi ʻi he meʻa fakamatelié, mo e loto-noa ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e māmani teitei mate takatakai ʻiate kitautolú. Ko e tui ikuʻingataʻa ko ʻení te ne hanganaki ʻai kitautolu ke ngāue mateaki fakataha mo e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻi hotau hokohoko fafanga ʻe he meʻakai fakafuofua fakalaumālie naʻe tokonaki mai “i hono taimi totonu.”—Mātiu 24:45, PM.
7. Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ki he ngaahi ʻohofi kehekehe ʻoku fai mai kiate kinautolú?
7 Ko ʻetau tui makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohitapú te ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ke tau tuʻumaʻu fakafepaki ki he ngaahi feingatau loto-tāufehiʻa kuo ueʻi hake ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakahāhā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e “tamaioʻeiki kovi” ʻi he Mātiu 24:48-51. ʻI hono fakahoko ʻi ha founga fakaofo ʻa e kikite ko ʻení, ʻoku tūtuuʻi longomoʻui ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻa e ngaahi loi mo e ngaahi fakakaukau fakafepaki ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi ʻi he ʻahó ni, ʻoku aʻu ʻo nau fakakuikui ki he kau maʻu mafai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá. ʻI heʻene feʻungamālié, kuo fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e tali, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Filipai 1:7, ‘ʻi hono taukapoʻi mo poupou ʻa e Kosipelí.’ Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi Sepitema 26, 1996, ʻi ha keisi mei Kalisi, ko e kau fakamaau ʻe toko hiva ʻo e Fakamaauʻanga ʻIulope ki he Totonu ʻa e Tangatá, ʻi Strasbourg, naʻa nau fakapapauʻi loto-taha ko e “Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku kau ia ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ko e ‘lotu ʻiloa,’” ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene totonu ke fiefia ʻi he tauʻatāina ʻo e fakakaukaú, konisēnisí, mo e tuí, mo e totonu ke ʻai ke ʻiloa atu ʻenau tuí. Ki he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní, ko e fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku pehē: “Kuo fakamoʻoni ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e palovepi totonu, Foki e kuli ki heʻene lua aʻana: pea mo e palovepi ʻe taha, Puaka ne maʻa toe fakapelepela.”—2 Pita 2:22.
8. ʻI he taimi ʻo Sihosafaté, naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ki he ngaahi fili ʻo Hono kakaí?
8 ʻI he taimi ʻo Sihosafaté, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau loto ke ngaohikoviʻi Hono kakaí. ʻOku tau lau: “Naʻe fakatoka ʻe Sihova ʻani malumu ki haʻa Amoni, Moape, mo Moʻunga Seia, ʻa ia kuo nau omi ki Siuta; pea naʻe teʻia kinautolu. He naʻe kau ʻa haʻa Amoni mo Moape ke taaʻi ʻa e nofo ʻi Moʻunga Seia, ʻo tamateʻi mo fakaʻauha kinautolu; pea kuo nau fakaʻosi ʻa e nofo ʻi Moʻunga Seia pea nau toki kau ʻi he fetamateʻaki kinautolu.” (2 Kalonikali 20:22, 23) Naʻe fakahingoa ʻe he kau Siuteá ʻa e feituʻu ko iá ko e Teleʻa ʻo Pēlaka, ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e Pēlaká ko e “Tāpuaki.” ʻI he ngaahi taimi ʻi onopōní foki, ko hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ki hono ngaahi filí ʻe iku ia ki ha ngaahi tāpuaki lahi maʻa hono kakaí tonu.
9, 10. Ko hai kuo nau fakahaaʻi ʻoku nau taau mo e fakamaau fakafili ʻa Sihová?
9 Te tau ʻeke nai, Ko hai ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻi onopōní kuo pau ke nau maʻu ʻa e fakamaau fakafili meia Sihová? Ke maʻu ʻa e tali ki he fehuʻi ko iá, kuo pau ke tau foki ki he kikite ʻa Sioelí. ʻOku lau ʻa e Sioeli 3:3 ki he ngaahi fili ʻo hono kakaí ʻa ia “kuo nau ʻange ha talavou ke maʻuʻaki ha paʻumutu, mo ha finemui ke fakatauʻaki ha uaine.” ʻIo, ʻoku nau vakai ki he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku nau māʻulalo mamaʻo hifo ʻiate kinautolu, ko e mahuʻinga pē ʻo ʻenau fānaú ke maʻu mai ʻaki ha paʻumutu pe ko e totongi ia ʻo ha sioki uaine. Kuo pau ke nau fai ha tali ki he meʻa ko iá.
10 ʻOku taau pehē pē mo e fakamaau ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fai ʻa e feʻauaki fakalaumālié. (Fakahā 17:3-6) Pea ʻoku tautefito ʻa e taau ke valokiʻí ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau teke ʻa e ngaahi mafai fakapolitikalé ki hono fakatangaʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová mo fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ʻenau ngāué, hangē ko ia kuo fai ʻe he kau taki lotu fakatupunga-tāufehiʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻi ʻIulope Hahake ʻi he ngaahi taimi ki mui ní. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene fakapapau ke fai ha meʻa ki he kau ngāue taʻetaau peheé.—Sioeli 3:4-8.
“Fakatāpuhaaʻi ʻa e Tau”!
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono poleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono ngaahi filí ki he taú?
11 Ko hono hokó, ʻoku ui ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kakaí ke fanongonongo ha pole ki he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá: “Lotua [“fakatāpuhaaʻi,” NW] ʻa e tau: oʻi ʻa e kau helo; ke feʻunuʻi mai ʻa e kau sotia kotoa, ʻo ʻalu hake.” (Sioeli 3:9) Ko hano talaki ʻeni ʻo ha faʻahinga fai tau makehe—ko ha fai tau māʻoniʻoni. ʻOku falala ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni mateaki ʻa Sihová ki he ngaahi meʻatau fakalaumālié ʻi heʻenau tali ki he ngaahi fakamatala loí, ʻo fakafepakiʻi ʻa e loí ʻaki ʻa e moʻoní. (2 Kolinito 10:4; Efeso 6:17) ʻOku vavé ni, ke fakatāpuhaaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e “tau ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtua Aoniu.” (Fakahā 16:14) Te ne toʻo mei he māmaní ʻa e kau fakafepaki kotoa pē ki he tuʻunga-hau ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ʻene kakai ʻi he māmaní ʻe ʻikai haʻanau kaunga fakaesino ki ai. ʻI hono fakahoko moʻoni mo fakaefakatātā, kuo nau ‘tuki huo ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi heletaá, mo e ngaahi hele ʻauhani ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi taó.’ (Aisea 2:4) ʻI hono kehe ʻaupitó, ʻoku poleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga fakafepakí ke fai ʻa e meʻa kehe: “Tuki heleta ʻaki homou ngaahi huo toho, pea tuki tao ʻaki hoʻomou ngaahi hele ʻauhani.” (Sioeli 3:10) ʻOkú ne fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke ngāueʻaki ʻenau tukuʻanga mahafu kotoa pē mo e ngaahi naunau tau fakaeonopōní ki he taú. Ka ʻe ʻikai te nau lavameʻa, he ko e taú mo e ikuná ʻoku ʻa Sihova ia!
12, 13. (a) Neongo ʻa e ngata ʻa e Tau Fakamanamaná, kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi ʻoku nau kei fie tau pē kinautolu? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke teuteu ki ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá?
12 ʻI he konga ki muʻa ʻo e 1990 tupú, naʻe talaki ai ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá kuo ʻosi ʻa e Tau Fakamanamaná. ʻI he vakai atu ki aí, kuo maʻu ʻa e taumuʻa tefito ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ki he melinó mo e maluʻangá? Hala ʻatā! Ko e hā ʻoku tala mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko ki muí ni ʻi Laipīlia, Lepupilika Fakatemokalati ʻo Kongó, Luanitā, Pulunitī, Somālia, ʻIukosilāvia ki muʻá, mo ʻIulakí? ʻI he ngaahi lea ʻi he Selemaia 6:14 (NW) ʻoku nau pehē: “‘ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e melino! ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e melino!’ ʻosi iá ʻoku ʻikai ha melino.”
13 Neongo kuo tuku ʻa e tau fakalūkufuá ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku kei feʻauʻauhi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga mēmipa ʻo e UN ʻi hono fakalahi hono faʻu ʻa e ngaahi naunau tau fihí. ʻOku hokohoko atu ʻa e niʻihi ʻi hono tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻunga naunau tau fakaniukilia. Kuo fakatupu ʻe he niʻihi ia ʻa e ngaahi naunau tau fakakemikale pe fakaesiemu ki he fakaʻauha fakatokolahí. ʻI he fakatahataha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ko iá ki he feituʻu fakaefakatātā ʻoku ui ko ʻĀmaketoné, ʻokú ne poleʻi ai kinautolu: “Naʻa mo e vaivai ke ne lau, Kuo u fuʻu malohi. Vave mai, ʻo haʻu, ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakai, ʻio mou fakatefua mai.” ʻOku hū leva ʻa Sioeli mo ʻene kole pē ʻaʻana: “Fakahaʻele hifo hoʻo kau helo ki he potu ko ia, ʻe Sihova.”—Sioeli 3:10, 11, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.
ʻOku Maluʻi ʻe Sihova Haʻaná
14. Ko hai ʻa e kau helo ʻa Sihová?
14 Ko hai ʻa e kau helo ʻa Sihová? ʻOku tuʻo 280 nai ʻi he Tohitapú, ʻa hono ui ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ko “Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau.” (2 Tuʻi 3:14, NW) Ko e ngaahi kau tau ko ʻení ko e fuʻu hōsitē ia ʻo e kau ʻāngelo ʻi hēvani ʻoku nau tuʻu mateuteu ke fai ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová. ʻI he taimi naʻe kumi ai ʻe he kau Sīliá ke puke ʻa ʻIlaisá, naʻe faifai atu pē pea toki fakaʻā ʻe Sihova ʻa e mata ʻo e tangata tauhi ʻo ʻIlaisá ke sio ki he ʻuhinga ʻe ʻikai te nau lavameʻa aí: “Ta ʻoku fonu ʻa e moʻunga na ʻi he tau hoosi afi mo e saliote, ʻo takatakai kia Ilaisa.” (2 Tuʻi 6:17) Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū naʻe lava noa pē ke ne kole ki heʻene Tamaí ki ha “kongakau angelo ʻe hongofulu ma ua, pe lahi hake.” (Mātiu 26:53) ʻI he fakamatala ki he heka mai ʻa Sīsū ke fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ʻi ʻĀmaketoné, ʻoku pehē ʻe Fakahā: “Naʻe muimui atu ki ai ʻa e ngaahi matatau ʻoku ʻi he langi, ʻoku nau heka ki he fanga hōsi hinehina, pea kuo nau kofu ʻaki ʻa e lineni naʻe hinehina mo maʻa. Pea naʻe ʻalu mei hono ngutu ʻa e heleta masila ke ne tāʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kakai, pea te ne puleʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha sēpita ukamea: pea ko ia ia ʻoku malaki ʻa e tataʻonga uaine ko e houhau ʻo e tuputamaki ʻa e ʻOtua Aoniu.” (Fakahā 19:14, 15) Ko e tataʻonga uaine fakaefakatātā ko iá ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi kupuʻi lea maeʻeeʻa lelei ko e “tataʻonga kalepi ʻo e houhau ʻo e ʻOtua.”—Fakahā 14:17-20.
15. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sioeli ʻa e fai tau ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi puleʻangá?
15 Naʻe anga-fēfē leva hono tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e kole ʻa Sioeli ke ʻohifo ʻa e kau helo tonu ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku maʻu ia ʻi he ngaahi lea maeʻeeʻa ko ʻení: “Ke ofo hake ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga, ʻo ʻalu hake ki he Teleʻa ʻo Sihosafate: he ko e potu ia te u nofo ai ke fakamāu ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakai. 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. ʻA e uouotuʻu, ʻa e uouotuʻu ʻi he teleʻa ko Hilifaki-tautea! Seuke ka hoko ki he teleʻa ko Hilifaki-tautea, ʻoku ofi ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihova. 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.”—Sioeli 3:12-16.
16. Ko hai ʻe fakakau atu ki he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻa ia ʻe fakahoko ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamāú?
16 ʻI he papau moʻoni ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e hingoa Sihosafaté “Ko Sihova ʻOku Fakamāú,” ʻoku pehē pē ʻa e papau moʻoni ʻa hono fakatonuhiaʻi kakato ʻe he ʻOtuá, ko Sihova, ʻa hono tuʻunga-haú ʻi heʻene fakahoko ʻa e fakamāú. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he kikité ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fakamaau fakafilí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ‘fuʻu tokolahi, ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻoku ʻi he teleʻa ko hilifaki-tauteá.’ ʻE ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fuʻu kakai ko iá ha taha pē ʻi he toenga ʻo e kau poupou ʻo e lotu loí. ʻE toe fakakau atu ki ai mo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Sāme hono uá—ʻa e ngaahi kakai, ngaahi matakali, ngaahi tuʻi ʻo mamaní, mo e houʻeikí—ʻa ia kuo nau saiʻia ange ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu fakameleʻi ʻo e māmani ko ʻení ʻi he ‘tauhi kia Sihova mo e manavahē.’ Ko e faʻahingá ni ʻoku nau fakafisi ke “ʻuma ki he ʻAlo.” (Sāme 2:1, 2, 11, 12) ʻOku ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sīsū ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e kaungā Tuʻi ʻo Sihová. ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e fuʻu kakai kuo fakaʻilongaʻi ki he fakaʻauhá ʻe kau ai ʻa e kakai kotoa pē ʻa ia ʻe fakamāuʻi ʻe he Tuʻi lāngilangiʻia ko iá ko e “fanga kosi.” (Mātiu 25:33, 41) ʻI he taimi totonu ʻa Sihova ke ʻuʻulu mai ai mei Selusalema fakahēvaní, ko ʻene tokotaha kuo fakanofo ko e Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻí te ne heka mai ke fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ko iá. ʻE pau moʻoni ke ngalulu ʻa hēvani mo māmani! Kae kehe, ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi: “Ko Sihova ko e hufanga ki hono kakai, ʻio ko e talitauʻanga ki haʻa ʻIsileli.”—Sioeli 3:16.
17, 18. Ko hai ʻoku fakahaaʻi ko e kau hao ia mei he mamahi lahí, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga te nau fiefia aí?
17 ʻI he Fakahā 7:9-17 ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻe hao mei he mamahi lahí ko ha “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku fokotuʻuʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he mālohi fakaehuhuʻi ʻo e taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsuú. Ko e faʻahingá ni te nau maʻu ʻa e maluʻi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sihová, lolotonga iá ko e fuʻu kakai fakatahataha ʻo e kikite ʻa Sioelí ʻoku nau fetaulaki mo e fakamaau fakafili. ʻOku pehē ʻe Sioeli ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau haó: “Te mou ʻilo ko au Sihova ia ʻa homou ʻOtua, ʻoku nofo fonua ʻi Saione ko hoku moʻunga tapu,”—ʻa e nofoʻanga fakahēvani ʻo Sihová.—Sioeli 3:17a.
18 ʻOku fakahinohinoʻi mai leva ʻe he kikité kiate kitautolu ko e feituʻu ʻo e Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá “ʻe hoko . . . ko e potu tapu, pea ʻe ʻikai toe laka atu ai ʻa e kau muli.” (Sioeli 3:17e) ʻI hēvani pea ʻi he nofoʻanga fakaemāmani ʻo e Puleʻanga fakahēvani ko iá, ʻe ʻikai ʻi ai ha kau muli, he ʻe fāʻūtaha kotoa ʻi he founga-lotu maʻá.
19. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sioeli ʻa e fiefia fakapalataisi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá he ʻaho ní?
19 Naʻa mo e ʻahó ni, ʻoku toka ha melino lahi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi heni ʻi he māmaní. ʻI he fāʻūtaha, ʻoku nau fanongonongo ʻa ʻene fakamāú ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi hake ʻi he 230, pea ʻi he lea kehekehe lahi ange ʻi he 300. ʻOku kikiteʻi fakaʻofoʻofa ʻenau lakalakaimonuú ʻe Sioeli: “ʻE hoko ʻi he taimi ko ia, ʻe huhua hifo ʻa e ngaahi moʻunga ko e uaine, pea ʻe fetafeʻi ʻa e ngaahi maʻolunga ko e huʻakau, pea ʻe vaia ʻa e ngaahi halangavai kotoa ʻo Siuta.” (Sioeli 3:18) ʻIo, ʻe hokohoko atu ʻe Sihova ʻa hono lilingi hifo ki heʻene kau fakahīkihiki ʻi he māmaní ha ngaahi tāpuaki fonu mahuohua fakafiefia mo e lakalakaimonū pea mo ha matavai fakautuutu ʻo e moʻoni maʻongoʻongá. Ko e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová ʻe ʻosi fakatonuhiaʻi kakato ia ʻi he teleʻa ko hilifaki-tauteá, pea ʻe lahi ʻa e fiefiá ʻi heʻene ʻafio ʻo taʻengata ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono kakai kuo huhuʻí.—Fakahā 21:3, 4.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kakaí ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Sihosafaté?
◻ Ko hai ʻoku fakamāuʻi ʻe Sihova ʻo taau ke fakaʻauha ʻi he “teleʻa ko hilifaki-tautea”?
◻ Ko hai ʻa e kau helo ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ko e hā ʻa e konga te nau kau ai ʻi he fepaki fakaʻosí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fiefia ʻoku aʻusia ʻe he kau lotu anga-tonú?
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Naʻe tala ki Siuta: ‘ʻOua te mou manavahe, he ʻoku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ʻa e taú, ka ʻa e ʻOtuá pe’
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ʻOku poleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono ngaahi filí ke ‘tuki heleta ʻaki honau ngaahi huo tohó’
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ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ha fuʻu kakai tokolahi ko e kau hao mei he mamahi lahí