ʻE Hoko Mai ʻa e Fakamaau ʻa Sihová ki he Fulikivanú
“Teuteu ke feiloaki mo ho Otua.”—EMOSI 4:12, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau loto-falala ʻe fakangata ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fulikivanú?
ʻE FAIFAI ange pea fakangata ʻe Sihova ʻa e fulikivanu mo e faingataʻaʻia ʻi he māmani ko ʻení? ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e senituli hono 21, ʻoku mātuʻaki feʻungamālie ange ai ʻa e fehuʻi ko iá ʻi ha toe taimi kehe. ʻOku hangehangē ko e feituʻu kotoa pē ʻoku tau hanga ki ai, ʻoku tau sio ai ki he fakamoʻoni ʻo e anga-fakamamahi ʻa e tangatá ki he tangatá. He fakaʻamua lahi ē ʻe kitautolu ha māmani ʻataʻatā mei he fakamālohí, tautoitoí, mo e fakameleʻí!
2 Ko e ongoongo leleí ʻoku malava ke tau maʻu ʻa e loto-falala kakato ʻe fakangata ʻe Sihova ʻa e fulikivanú. ʻOku hanga ʻe he ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo fakapapauʻi mai te ne fai ha meʻa ki he fulikivanú. ʻOku māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihova mo totonu. ʻI he Sāme 33:5 (PM), ʻoku tala mai ai ʻe heʻene Folofolá kiate kitautolu: “Oku ofa ia ki he maonioni moe fakamāu [totonú].” ʻOku pehē ʻe ha toe saame ʻe taha: “Mo e ʻofa ki he fakamalohi, ʻoku fehiʻa ki ai ʻene moʻui [ʻa Sihova].” (Sāme 11:5) Ko ia ai, ko Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua mālohi fakaʻaufuli, ʻokú ne ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní mo e fakamaau totonú, ʻe ʻikai te ne kātakiʻi taʻengata ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fehiʻa aí.
3. Ko e hā ʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻi ha toe lāulea ki he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí?
3 Fakakaukau atu ki ha toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku malava ke tau fakapapauʻi ai ʻe toʻo atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e fulikivanú. Ko e lēkooti ʻo ʻene ngaahi feangainga ʻi he kuohilí ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi mai ʻa e meʻá ni. Ko e ngaahi fakatātā fakaofo ʻo e sīpinga ʻo e feangai ʻa Sihova mo e faʻahinga fulikivanú ʻoku maʻu ia ʻi he tohi Tohi Tapu ʻa ʻĒmosí. Ko ha toe lāulea ki he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tolu fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá. ʻUluakí, ʻoku tuha maʻu pē ia. Uá, ʻoku ʻikai ala kalofi. Pea ko hono tolú, ʻoku fai filifili ia, he ʻoku fakahoko fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he kau faikoví ka ʻokú ne fakaaʻu atu ʻa e mēsí ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku fakatomala mo hehema totonú.—Loma 9:17-26.
ʻOku Tuha Maʻu Pē ʻa e Fakamaau Fakaʻotuá
4. Ko fē naʻe fekauʻi ki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒmosí, pea ki he taumuʻa ko e hā?
4 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻĒmosí, naʻe ʻosi mavaeua ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ia ki he ongo puleʻanga ʻe ua. Ko e taha ko e puleʻanga fakatonga matakali ʻe ua ʻo Siutá. Ko e taha ko e puleʻanga fakatokelau matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒmosi ke hoko ko ha palōfita, ʻo fekauʻi ia mei hono kolo tupuʻangá ʻi Siuta ki ʻIsileli. ʻI aí ʻe ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻĒmosi ke ne fanongonongo ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe ʻuluaki kikite ki ai ʻa ʻĒmosí, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻe taha naʻa nau tuha ai mo e fakamaau tamaki fakaʻotuá?
5 Naʻe ʻikai ke kamata ʻe ʻĒmosi ʻene ngāué ʻaki hono fanongonongo ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he puleʻanga fakatokelau talangataʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne kamata ʻaki hono talaki ʻa e fakamaau tamaki fakaʻotua ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻe ono ofi maí. Ko e ngaahi puleʻangá ni ko Sīlia, Filisitia, Tāia, ʻĪtomi, ʻĀmoni mo Mōape. Ka naʻa nau tuha moʻoni ke hokosia ʻa e fakamaau tamaki ʻa e ʻOtuá? Naʻa nau tuha ʻaupito mo ia. Ko e meʻa ʻe taha, ko e ngaahi fili pau kinautolu ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová.
6. Ko e hā naʻe teu ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻomai ha fakatamaki ki Sīlia, Filisitia mo Tāiá?
6 Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Sīliá “he naʻa nau haha ʻa Kiliati.” (Emosi 1:3) Naʻe hanga ʻe he kau Sīliá ʻo faʻao ha konga fonua mei Kiliati—ko ha vahefonua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he hahake ʻo e Vaitafe Sioataní—pea fakamamahiʻi lahi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi aí. Fēfē ʻa Filisitia mo Tāia? Naʻe halaia ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻi hono ʻave ʻa e kau ʻIsileli naʻe fakahēʻí, pe kau pōpulá, pea fakatau atu kinautolu ki he kau ʻĪtomí, pea hoko ai ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi ʻo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e kau tangata Tāia fefakatauʻaki pōpulá. (Emosi 1:6, 9) Sioloto atu ki ai—ki hono fakatau atu ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nofo pōpulá! ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi he teu ʻa Sihova ke ʻomai ʻa e fakatamaki ki Sīlia, Filisitia mo Tāiá.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe taha ai ʻa ʻĪtomi, ʻĀmoni mo Mōape pea mo ʻIsilelí, ka naʻe anga-fēfē ʻenau fakafeangai ki he kau ʻIsilelí?
7 Ko ʻĪtomi, ʻĀmoni mo Mōapé naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau taha ai mo ʻIsileli pea ʻiate kinautolu. Ko e ngaahi puleʻangá ni kotoa ʻe tolú naʻa nau kāinga mo e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe tupu mai ʻa e kau ʻĪtomí meia ʻĒpalahame fakafou ʻi he tokoua māhanga ʻo Sēkope ko ʻĪsoá. Ko ia ai, ʻi ha founga, ko e fanga tokoua kinautolu ʻo ʻIsileli. Ko e kau ʻĀmoní mo e kau Mōapé naʻa nau tupu meia Lote naʻe fohaʻaki ʻe ʻĒpalahamé. Ka naʻe fakafeangai ʻa ʻĪtomi, ʻĀmoni mo Mōape ki honau ngaahi kāinga ʻIsilelí ʻi ha anga-fakatokoua? Halaʻatā! Naʻe ngāueʻaki taʻefaimeesi ʻe ʻĪtomi ʻa e heletaá ki “hono tokoua,” pea ko e kau ʻĀmoní naʻa nau anga-fakamamahi ʻi heʻenau fakafeangai ki he kau pōpula ʻIsilelí. (Emosi 1:11, 13) Neongo ʻoku ʻikai lave fakahangatonu ʻa ʻĒmosi ki he ngaohikoviʻi ʻe Mōape ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Mōapé ha hisitōlia ʻo hono fakafepakiʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko e tautea ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kāinga ʻe tolu ko iá ʻe fefeka. ʻE ʻoatu ʻe Sihova ha fakaʻauha kakaha kiate kinautolu.
ʻOku ʻIkai Ala Kalofi ʻa e Fakamaau Fakaʻotuá
8. Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ala kalofi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻe ono ofi ki ʻIsilelí?
8 ʻOku ʻikai toe fehuʻia, ko e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻe ono naʻe ʻuluaki lave ki ai ʻi he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí naʻa nau tuha mo e fakamaau tamaki fakaʻotuá. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe halaʻatā ha toe founga ke nau hao ai mei ai. Mei he Emosi vahe 1, veesi 3, ki he Emosi vahe 2, veesi 1, ʻoku tuʻo ono ʻa e pehē ai ʻe Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai te u lolou.” ʻI he fai ki heʻene leá, naʻe ʻikai te ne taʻofi hono toʻukupú mei hono fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ko iá. ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he hisitōlia kuo lēkōtí naʻe tofanga ki mui ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga taki taha ko iá ʻi he fakatamaki. He ko ē, ko e fā ʻo kinautolu—ko Filisitia, Mōape, ʻĀmoni mo ʻĪtomi—naʻe faai mai pē ʻo nau puli ʻosi!
9. Ko e hā naʻe tuha mo e kau nofo ʻo Siutá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
9 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa e kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ʻo fakahanga ʻa e tokangá ki ha puleʻanga hono fitu—ko hono feituʻu tupuʻanga ko Siutá. Ko ʻene kau fanongo ʻi he puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻa nau ʻohovale nai ʻi he fanongo ki hono fanongonongo ʻe ʻĒmosi ʻa e fakamaau ki he puleʻanga ʻo Siutá. Ko e hā naʻe tuha ai mo e kau nofo ʻo Siutá ʻa e fakamaau tamakí? “He naʻa nau fakasikakaʻi ʻa e lao ʻa Sihova,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Emosi 2:4. Naʻe ʻikai ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono taʻetokaʻi ʻosi fakakaukauʻi ʻo ʻene Laó. Fakatatau ki he Emosi 2:5, naʻá ne tomuʻa tala: “Te u fekau atu ha afi ki Siuta, pea te ne keina ʻa e ngaahi palasi ʻo Selusalema.”
10. Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai malava ai ke kalofi ʻe Siuta ʻa e malá?
10 Naʻe ʻikai malava ke kalofi ʻe Siuta taʻefaitōnunga ʻa e mala naʻe tuʻunuku maí. He ʻi hono tuʻo fitú, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai te u lolou.” (Emosi 2:4) Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siuta ʻa e tautea naʻe tomuʻa talá ʻi he taimi naʻe fakaʻauha ai ia ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻi he 607 K.M. ʻOku tau toe sio heni ko e meʻa ki he kau fulikivanú, ʻe ʻikai lava ke nau kalofi ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá.
11-13. Naʻe kikite tefito ʻa ʻĒmosi ki he puleʻanga fē, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e fakafeʻātungiá naʻe ʻi aí?
11 Naʻe toki ʻosi atu pē hono fanongonongo ʻe he palōfita ko ʻĒmosí ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻe fitú. Kae kehe, ko ha taha pē naʻe fakakaukau naʻá ne fakakakato ʻene kikité, naʻá ne maʻuhala ai. Naʻe kei toe lahi ʻa e meʻa ia ke fanongonongo ʻe ʻĒmosí! Naʻe vaheʻi tefito ia ke ne fanongonongo ha pōpoaki fakaefakamaau kakaha ki he puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí. Pea naʻe tuha ʻa ʻIsileli mo e fakamaau tamaki fakaʻotuá koeʻuhi ko e ololalo fakaeʻulungāanga mo fakalaumālie ʻa e puleʻangá naʻe lahi fakaʻulia.
12 Naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ʻa e fakafeʻātungia naʻe hoko ʻo failahia ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI he meʻá ni, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Emosi 2:6, 7: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova: He ʻoku tolu pe ʻa e angahala ʻa Isileli, pe ʻoku fa pe? ʻE ʻikai te u lolou: he naʻa nau fakatau ʻa e faitotonu ʻaki ha paʻanga [pe siliva] pe, mo e masiva koeʻuhi ko ha hoaʻi su pe. ʻAkinautolu ʻoku nau mamae [pe “feiga,” PM] ki he efu ʻi he ʻulu ʻo e tuʻutamaki, pea ʻoku nau pikoʻi ʻa e hala ʻo e va[i]vai.”
13 Naʻe fakatau atu ʻa e kau māʻoniʻoní ‘ʻaki ha siliva pe,’ ʻo ʻuhinga nai ko e kau fakamaau ko ia naʻa nau tali ʻa e silivá ko ha totongi fufuú naʻa nau tautea ʻa e taʻehalaiá. Ko e faʻahinga naʻe moʻuaʻaki ki ai ha paʻangá naʻa nau fakatau atu ʻa e kau masivá ke nofo pōpula ʻi he totongi ‘ko ha hoaʻi su,’ ʻi ha fanga kiʻi moʻua iiki pē nai. Ko e kau tangata taʻeʻofá naʻa nau “feiga,” pe kumi tōtōivi, ke ʻohifo ʻa e “tuʻutamaki” ki ha tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻe laku ai ʻe he faʻahinga masivá ni ha efu ki honau ʻulú tonu ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e faingataʻaʻia, mamahi, pe mā. Naʻe mafolalahia ʻa e fakameleʻí ʻo ʻikai malava ai ke ʻamanaki ʻa e ‘anga-vaivaí’ ʻe maʻu ha fakamaau totonu.
14. Ko hai naʻe ngaohikoviʻi ʻi he puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí?
14 Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe ngaohikoviʻí. Ko kinautolu ia ʻa e kau māʻoniʻoní, masivá, māʻulaló mo e kau anga-vaivai ʻo e fonuá. Ko e fuakava Lao ʻa Sihova mo e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ai ke fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofa ki he kau uesiangofuá mo e masivá. Kae kehe, naʻe mātuʻaki kovi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ia ki he faʻahinga tāutaha peheé ʻi he feituʻu ʻo e puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí.
“Teuteu ke Feiloaki mo Ho Otua”
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fakatokanga ai ki he kau ʻIsilelí ke: “Teuteu ke feiloaki mo ho Otua”? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he Emosi 9:1, 2 naʻe ʻikai malava ʻa e kau fulikivanú ke nau kalofi ʻa e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá? (f) Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki he puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he 740 K.M.?
15 Koeʻuhi naʻe mafolalahia ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetāú mo e ngaahi angahala kehé ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻuhinga lelei ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa e palōfita ko ʻĒmosí ki he puleʻanga angatuʻú: “Teuteu ke feiloaki mo ho Otua.” (Emosi 4:12, PM) Naʻe ʻikai malava ʻe ʻIsileli taʻefaitōnunga ke kalofi ʻa e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotua naʻe tuʻunuku ki aí koeʻuhi ko hono tuʻo valu ē, ʻa hono fanongonongo ʻe Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai te u lolou.” (Emosi 2:6) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e faʻahinga fulikivanu naʻa nau feinga nai ke toí, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Ko kinautolu ʻoku hola ʻe ʻikai hao, pea ko kinautolu ʻoku moulu mai ʻe ʻikai te nau moʻui. Neongo te nau keli hifo ki Hetesi, ko hoku nima ni te ne toʻo kinautolu mei he potu ko ia; pea neongo ʻenau ʻalu hake ki he langi, te u ʻohifo kinautolu mei he potu ko ia.”—Emosi 9:1, 2.
16 Naʻe ʻikai malava ʻa e kau fulikivanú ke kalofi ʻa e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolú ʻaki ha keli “hifo ki Hetesi,” ʻi he ʻuhinga fakaefakatātā ki he ngaahi feinga ke toi ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki māʻulalo taha ʻo e māmaní. Naʻe ʻikai malava ke nau kalofi ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ʻaki ha ʻalu “hake ki he langi,” ʻa ia ko e feinga ke kumi hūfanga ki he ngaahi moʻunga māʻolungá. Naʻe māʻalaʻala ʻa e fakatokanga ʻa Sihová: ʻOku ʻikai ha toitoiʻanga te ne taʻeaʻu ki ai. Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻi he fakamaau totonu fakaʻotua ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ke ne fai ha fakamatala ki heʻene ngaahi ngāue fulikivanú. Pea naʻe hoko moʻoni ʻa e taimi ke fai ai iá. ʻI he 740 K.M.—ko e taʻu nai ia ʻe 60 hili hono lēkooti ʻe ʻĒmosi ʻene kikité—naʻe tō ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi hono ikunaʻi ʻe ʻAsīliá.
ʻOku Fai Filifili ʻa e Fakamaau Fakaʻotuá
17, 18. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Emosi vahe 9 ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá?
17 Kuo tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ke tau sio ai ko e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ʻoku tuha maʻu pē ia pea ʻoku ʻikai ala kalofi. Ka ʻoku toe fakahā ʻe he tohi ʻa ʻĒmosí ko e fakamaau ʻa Sihová ʻoku fai filifili. ʻOku malava ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e fulikivanú pea fakahoko ʻa e fakamāú kiate kinautolu ʻi ha feituʻu pē ʻoku nau toi ai. ʻOku toe malava ke ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakatomala mo anga-tonú—ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻokú ne fili ke fakaaʻu ki ai ʻene mēsí. ʻOku fakaeʻa fisifisimuʻa ʻeni ʻi he vahe fakaʻosi ʻo e tohi ʻa ʻĒmosí.
18 Fakatatau ki he Emosi vahe 9, veesi 8, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻa e fale ʻo Sekope.” Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Emosi vahe 9, veesi 13 ki he 15, naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sihova te ne “fakafoki ʻa e [kau] popula” ʻi hono kakaí. ʻE fakahaaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa e mēsí pea te nau maʻu ʻa e malu mo e lakalakaimonū. “ʻE feaʻutaki ai ʻa e tama keli mo e tama utu,” ko e talaʻofa ia ʻa Sihová. Sioloto atu ki ai—ko ha utu-taʻu mātuʻaki lahi fau ʻa ia ko e niʻihi ʻo ia ʻe teʻeki ai ke tānaki mai ia ʻi he aʻu ki he taimi hono hoko ki he palaú mo e tūtuuʻi ʻo e tengá!
19. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ki ha toenga mei ʻIsileli mo Siutá?
19 ʻOku malava ke pehē ko e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he kau fulikivanu fakatouʻosi ʻi Siuta mo ʻIsilelí naʻe fai filifili he naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa e mēsí ki he faʻahinga fakatomalá mo hehema totonú. ʻI he fakahoko ʻo e kikite ki he toe fakafokí ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Emosi vahe 9, naʻe toe foki ha toenga fakatomala ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siuta mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné ʻi he 537 K.M. ʻI heʻenau ʻi honau fonua ʻofaʻangá, naʻa nau toe fakafoʻou ai ʻa e lotu maʻá. ʻI he tuʻunga malú, naʻa nau toe langa ai honau ngaahi falé pea tō mo e ngaahi ngoue vaine mo e ngaahi ngoue.
ʻE Hoko Mai ʻa e Fakamaau Tamaki ʻa Sihová!
20. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe heʻetau lāulea ki he ngaahi pōpoaki fakaefakamaau naʻe fanongonongo ʻe ʻĒmosí?
20 ʻOku totonu ke hanga ʻe heʻetau lāulea ki he ngaahi pōpoaki ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotua naʻe fanongonongo ʻe ʻĒmosí ʻo fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe fakangata ʻe Sihova ʻa e fulikivanu ʻi hotau ʻahó. Ko e hā ʻoku malava ai ke tau tui ki he meʻá ni? ʻUluakí, ko e ngaahi fakatātā ko ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e fulikivanú ʻi he kuohilí ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e founga te ne ngāue mai ai ʻi hotau ʻahó. Uá, ko hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ki he puleʻanga tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ʻe ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakaʻauha ki he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ʻa e konga ʻoku taau ke valokiʻi lahi taha ʻo “Babilone koe lahi,” ko e ʻemipaea fakaemāmani ʻo e lotu loí.—Fakahā 18:2, PM.
21. Ko e hā ʻoku tuha ai ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e fakamaau tamaki ʻa e ʻOtuá?
21 ʻOku ʻikai toe fehuʻia ʻa e tuha ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e fakamaau tamaki fakaʻotuá. Ko ʻene ngaahi tuʻunga fakalotu mo fakaeʻulungāanga fakalilifú ʻoku mātuʻaki hā mahino. Ko e fakamaau ʻa Sihova ki he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané—pea mo e toenga ʻo e māmani ʻa Sētané—ʻoku tuha pē ia. ʻOku ʻikai ke toe ala kalofi mo ia, he ʻi heʻene taimi pē ke fakahoko mai ʻa e fakamāú, ʻe hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e Emosi vahe 9, veesi 1: “Ko kinautolu ʻoku hola ʻe ʻikai hao, pea ko kinautolu ʻoku moulu mai ʻe ʻikai te nau moʻui.” ʻIo, tatau ai pē pe ko fē ʻe toi nai ai ʻa e fulikivanú, ʻe maʻu kinautolu ʻe Sihova.
22. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi poini fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ʻoku fakahā mahino mai ʻi he 2 Tesalonaika 1:6-8?
22 Ko e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ʻoku tuha, ʻikai ala kalofi, pea ʻoku fai filifili maʻu pē ia. ʻOku malava ke ʻiloʻi ʻeni mei he ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “ʻOku meʻa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku totonu ke [to]tongi mamahi kiate kinautolu ʻoku fakamamahiʻi kimoutolu: pea ke totongi kiate kimoutolu kuo fakamamahiʻi ʻaki ha mālōlō, ʻa ia te mou maʻu fakataha mo kimautolu, ʻo ka fakapū mai ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sisu mei he langi ʻi ha uloafi, pea haʻofia ʻe hono lahi ko e kau angelo, heʻene fai sauni ki he kau taʻeʻilo ʻOtua, pea ki he kau taʻetalangofua ki he Kosipeli ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu.” (2 Tesalonaika 1:6-8) “ʻOku meʻa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻoku totonu” ke totongi fakafoki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tuha mo e fakamaau tamakí koeʻuhi ko hono ʻomai ʻa e mamahi ki heʻene faʻahinga paní. Ko e fakamaau ko iá ʻe ʻikai ke ala kalofi, koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai hao ʻa e fulikivanú ʻi he ‘fakapū mai ʻa Sisu ʻi ha uloafi, pea haʻofia ʻe heʻene kau angeló.’ ʻE toe fai filifili ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá he ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e sāuni “ki he kau taʻeʻilo ʻOtua, pea ki he kau taʻetalangofua ki he Kosipeli.” Pea ko hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá te ne ʻomai ʻa e fiemālie ki he faʻahinga anga-fakaʻotua ko ia ʻoku nau tofanga ʻi he mamahí.
ʻAmanaki ki he Anga-Tonú
23. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻamanaki mo e fakafiemālie ʻoku malava ke tau maʻu mei he tohi ʻa ʻĒmosí?
23 Ko e kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ʻoku ʻi ai ha pōpoaki fakaofo ʻo e ʻamanaki mo e fakafiemālie ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku hehema totonú. Hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he tohi ʻa ʻĒmosí, naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻauha fakaʻaufuli ʻe Sihova hono kakai ʻi he kuonga muʻá. Naʻe faai mai ʻo ne tānaki ʻo fakafoki ʻa e kau pōpula ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siutá, ʻo toe fakafoki kinautolu ki honau fonua tupuʻangá pea tāpuakiʻi kinautolu ʻaki ha maluʻanga mo e lakalakaimonū lahi fau. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni ki hotau ʻahó? ʻOkú ne fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he lolotonga hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá, ʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau fulikivanú ʻi ha feituʻu pē te nau toi ai pea te ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻokú ne lau ʻoku nau tuha mo ʻene mēsí, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko fē ʻoku nau nofo nai ai ʻi he māmani ko ʻení.
24. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē kuo tāpuakiʻi ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi onopōní?
24 Lolotonga ʻetau tatali ki he taimi ke hoko mai ai ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihová ki he kau fulikivanú, ko e hā ʻoku tau hokosia ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene kau sevāniti faitōnungá? Ko ē, ʻoku tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻaki ʻa e lakalakaimonū fakalaumālie fonu mahuohua! ʻOku tau maʻu ha founga lotu ʻoku ʻataʻatā mei he ngaahi loi mo e ngaahi mioʻi kuo tupu mei he ngaahi akonaki loi ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. Kuo toe tāpuakiʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻaki ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie lahi fau. Neongo ia, manatuʻi, ʻoku haʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahí ni meia Sihova fakataha mo ha fatongia lahi. ʻOku ʻamanekina mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kitautolu ke tau fakatokanga ki he niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau ʻoku tuʻunuku maí. ʻOku tau holi ke fai ʻa e kotoa te tau malavá ke maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau “hehema totonu ki he moʻui taʻengatá.” (Ngāue 13:48, NW) ʻIo, ʻoku tau holi ke tokoniʻi ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻe ala lavá ke nau maʻu ʻinasi ʻi he lakalakaimonū fakalaumālie ko ia ʻoku tau maʻu he taimi ní. Pea ʻoku tau loto ke nau hao ʻi he fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotua ʻoku tuʻunuku mai ki he fulikivanú. Ko hono moʻoní, ke maʻu ʻaonga mei he ngaahi tāpuakí ni, kuo pau ke tau maʻu ha tuʻunga totonu ʻo e lotó. Hangē ko ia te tau sio ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí, ʻoku fakaeʻa mo ʻeni foki ʻi he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí.
ʻE Anga-Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he kikite ʻa ʻĒmosí ko e ngaahi fakamaau tamaki ʻa Sihová ʻoku tuha maʻu pē?
• Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku ʻomai ʻe ʻĒmosi ke fakahāhā ʻoku ʻikai ala kalofi ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻe he tohi ʻa ʻĒmosí ko e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fai filifili?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Naʻe ʻikai ke kalofi ʻe he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻI he 537 K.M., naʻe toe foki ai ha toenga ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siuta mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné