ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá—Mo Vakai Atu ki ʻItāniti
“Te mau eveeva i he huafa o Jihova ko ho mau Otua o lauikuoga mo taegata.”—MAIKA 4:5, PM.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke ui ai ʻa Sihova ko e “Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití”?
KO SIHOVA KO E ʻOTUÁ naʻe ʻikai hano kamataʻanga. ʻOku feʻungamālie ai hono ui ia ko “Talumeimuʻa,” koeʻuhí he ko ʻene ʻi aí ʻoku falō atu ia ʻo taʻehanongataʻanga ki he kuohilí. (Taniela 7:9, 13) ʻE toe maʻu foki ʻe Sihova ha kahaʻu taʻengata. Ko ia tokotaha pē ʻa e “Tuʻi ʻo ʻItānití.” (Fakahā 10:6; 15:3, NW) Pea ʻi heʻene vakaí, ko e taʻu ʻe afé ʻoku hangē ia “ko e ʻaneafi ʻene ʻosi, pe ha foʻi uasi he poʻuli.”—Sāme 90:4.
2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fakahanga ki ai ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanakí mo ʻetau ngaahi palaní?
2 Koeʻuhi ko e Tokotaha-Foaki ʻo e moʻuí ʻoku taʻengata, naʻe malava ai ke ne foaki ki he ʻuluaki hoa fakaetangatá, ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi, ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ia ʻo e moʻui taʻehanongataʻanga ʻi he Palataisí. Kae kehe, koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻá, naʻe mole ai meia ʻĀtama ʻa e totonu ko ia ki he moʻui taʻengatá, ʻo ne tuku ai ʻa e angahalá mo e maté ki hono hakó. (Loma 5:12) Ka neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai hanga ʻe he angatuʻu ia ʻa ʻĀtamá ʻo taʻofi ʻa e muʻaki taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová ke moʻui taʻengata ʻa e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá, pea te ne fakahoko ʻa ʻene taumuʻá ʻo ʻikai taʻelava. (Aisea 55:11) He toki meʻa feʻungamālie ia, ke fakahanga ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanakí mo ʻetau ngaahi palaní ke tauhi ʻa Sihova mo vakai atu ki ʻitāniti. Lolotonga ʻetau loto ke tauhi maʻu ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú “ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻOtua,” ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻaupito ke manatuʻi ko ʻetau taumuʻá ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata.—2 Pita 3:12.
ʻOku Ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻi he Taimi Kuó Ne Kotofa
3. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e “taimi kotofa” ʻa Sihova ke fakahoko ai ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá?
3 ʻI he hoko ko e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ʻaupito ʻi hono fakahoko ko ia hono finangaló. ʻOku tau ʻilo ko Sihová ko e Tauhi-Taimi Lahí ia, pea ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e loto-falala heʻikai ʻaupito te ne taʻemalava ke fakahoko ʻa ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá ʻi he taimi kuó ne kotofá. Ko e fakatātaá, “ʻi he hokosia leva ʻa e fakakakato ʻo e taimi, naʻe fekau atu ʻe he ʻOtua hono ʻAlo.” (Kaletia 4:4) Naʻe tala ki he ʻapositolo ko Sioné ʻoku ʻi ai ha “taimi kotofa” ki hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaekikite naʻá ne sio ki ai ʻi he ngaahi fakaʻilongá. (Fakahā 1:1-3, NW) ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e “taimi kotofa ke fakamāuʻi ai ʻa e kau maté.” (Fakahā 11:18, NW) Laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 1,900 kuohilí, naʻe fakamānavaʻi ai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ke tala ko e ʻOtuá “kuo ne kotofa ae aho, te ne fakamāu maonioni ai a mamani.”—Ngāue 17:31, PM.
4. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke fakangata ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fulikivanu ko ení?
4 ʻE fakangata ʻe Sihova ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fulikivanu ko ení, he ʻoku lumaʻi ʻa hono huafá ʻi he māmani ʻo e ʻaho ní. Kuo fisiki ʻa e fulikivanú. (Sāme 92:7) Fakafou ʻi heʻenau ngaahi leá mo ʻenau ngaahi ngāué, ʻoku nau fakalotomamahiʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku fakamamahi kiate ia ke sio ʻoku ngaohikoviʻi mo fakatangaʻi ʻa ʻene kau sevānití. (Sakalaia 2:8) ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ai ʻi hono tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Sihova ʻe fakangata vavé ni ʻa e kautaha kotoa ʻa Sētané! Kuo fakapapauʻi totonu ʻe Sihova ʻa e taimi ʻe hoko ai ení, pea ko hono fakahoko ko ia ʻo e ngaahi kikite ʻa e Tohitapú ʻokú ne fakamahino mai ʻoku tau lolotonga moʻui he taimí ni ʻi he “taimi fakamui.” (Taniela 12:4) Kuo vavé ni ke ne ngāue mai ki hono tāpuekina ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá.
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa Lote mo Hapakuke ki he ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe takatakai kiate kinauá?
5 Naʻe fakaʻamua ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he kuohilí ke nau mamata ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fulikivanú. Ko e māʻoniʻoni ko Loté “kuo ne mafasia ʻi he toʻonga ʻa e kau malaki lao na, ʻa ia naʻa nau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e pauʻu fakalielia.” (2 Pita 2:7) ʻI heʻene mamahi koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe takatakai kiate iá, naʻe kōlenga ai ʻa e palōfita ko Hapakuké: “Kofutu, ʻEiki, ʻeku tangi atu, kae ʻikai te ke ongoʻi? ʻOku ou ʻioho atu, ‘Ko eni e! fakapo e!’ kae ʻikai te ke fakahaofi. Ko e ha ʻoku ke tuku ai ke u sio ki he kovi? pea ke moʻuvakaia ʻe koe ʻa e fakamamahi? Seuke, ʻoku feʻao mo au ʻa e fakamalohi mo e fakaehaua: pea ʻoku hoko ʻa e fepaki, pea ʻoku tupu ʻa e vakovi.”—Hapakuke 1:2, 3.
6. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e tali ia ki he lotu ʻa Hapakuké, pea ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he meʻá ni?
6 ʻI hono konga, naʻe tali ʻa Sihova kia Hapakuke ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Oku tuku ae mea ha mai ki ha kuoga kuo kotofa, bea e lea ia i he gataaga, ka e ikai loi: kabau oku tuai ia, tatali ki ai, koeuhi e hoko mooni ia, e ikai tuai ia.” (Hapakuke 2:3, PM) Kuo ʻai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ʻilo te ne ngāue ʻi he “kuoga kuo kotofa.” Neongo ʻe hā ngali tuai nai, kuo pau ke fakahoko ʻe Sihova ia ʻa ʻene taumuʻá—ʻo ʻikai taʻehoko!—2 Pita 3:9.
Ngāue ʻi he Faivelenga Tōtōaki
7. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa ʻene fakahoko ʻene ngaahi ngāué?
7 ʻOku hoko ʻa hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi totonu ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻá ko ha fiemaʻu ia kiate kitautolu ki muʻa kae toki lava ke ʻaʻeva faivelenga mo e ʻOtuá? ʻIkai, ʻoku ʻikai pehē ia. Fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi. Naʻe mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ʻa Sīsū ʻi he taimi ko ia ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi māmani ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe akoʻi ʻe Kalaisi ʻa hono kau muimuí ke nau lotu: “Ko ʻemau Tamai ʻoku ʻi Hevani, ke tapuhā ho Huafa, ke hoko hoʻo Pule, ke fai ho Finangalo, hange ko ia ʻi he langi ke pehe foki ʻi māmani.” (Mātiu 6:9, 10) Neongo naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻe tali mai ʻa e kole ko ení, naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia ki he taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻá. ʻI heʻene kikite lahi ko ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko ení, naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e meʻa ki he ʻaho ko ia mo hono houa, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku ʻilo ki ai; ʻio, pe ko e kau ʻangelo ʻi he langi; pea naʻa mo e ʻAlo ʻoku ʻikai; ngata pe ʻi he Tamai toko taha.” (Mātiu 24:36) Koeʻuhi ʻoku fakatefito ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, te ne kau hangatonu atu ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo ʻene Tamai fakahēvaní. Kae kehe, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻi māmani ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻa mo ia, naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ki he taimi ʻe ngāue mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe ʻai ai ia ke holo ʻene faivelenga ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová? Halaʻatā! ʻI heʻenau vakai atu ki hono fakamaʻa faivelenga ʻe Sīsū ʻa e temipalé, naʻe “manatu ʻene kau ako ne tohi ʻo pehē, Ko e [“faivelenga,” NW] ʻo ho fale te ne kai ʻo ʻosi au.” (Sione 2:17; Sāme 69:9) Naʻe femoʻuekina kakato ai pē ʻa Sīsū tonu ʻi he ngāue naʻe fekauʻi mai ia ke ne faí, pea naʻá ne fai ia ʻaki ʻa e faivelenga tōtōaki. Naʻá ne toe tauhi foki ki he ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitāniti.
8, 9. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe he kau ākongá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e toe fokotuʻu ʻo e Puleʻangá, ko e hā naʻe tala kiate kinautolú, pea naʻe fēfē ʻenau talí?
8 Naʻe toe moʻoni foki eni ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau ākonga ʻa Kalaisí. Naʻe fakataha ʻa Sīsū mo kinautolu ki muʻa siʻi pē peá ne hāʻele hake ki hēvaní. ʻOku pehē ʻe he fakamatalá: “ʻI heʻenau fakataha mo ia, naʻa nau fehuʻi kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ʻEiki, ko hoʻo toe fakaato ʻi he taimi ni ʻa e puleʻanga maʻa Isileli?” Hangē pē ko honau Pulé, naʻa nau fakaʻamu ke fai mo hoko mai ʻa e Puleʻangá. Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe Sīsū: “ʻOku ʻikai ʻamoutolu ke ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi taimi mo e ngaahi kuonga, ʻa ia kuo taʻofi ʻe he Tamai ki heʻene faʻiteliha aʻana. Ka te mou maʻu pe ha mālohi, ʻo ka hifo ʻa e Laumālie Maʻoniʻoni kiate kimoutolu: pea te mou hoko ko ʻeku kau fakamoʻoni, ʻo ʻikai ʻi Selusalema pe, ka ʻi Siutea kātoa, mo Samelia, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.”—Ngāue 1:6-8.
9 ʻOku ʻikai fakahā ia heni naʻe loto-momoko ʻa e kau ākongá ʻi he tali ko ení. Ka, naʻa nau femoʻuekina faivelenga kinautolu ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá. ʻI he laui uike pē, naʻa nau fakafonu ʻa Selusalema ʻaki ʻenau akonakí. (Ngāue 5:28) Pea ʻi he taʻu pē ʻe 30, ne nau fakalahi atu ʻenau ngāue fakamalangá ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga naʻe lava ai ke pehē ʻe Paula ko e ongoongo leleí ne malangaʻaki ki he “meʻa moʻui kotoa pe ʻi he lalo langi.” (Kolose 1:23) Neongo ko e Puleʻangá naʻe ʻikai ‘toe fakaato ki Isileli’ ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe ʻamanaki hala ki ai ʻa e kau ākongá pea naʻe ʻikai ke fokotuʻu ia ʻi hēvani lolotonga honau taimí, naʻa nau hanganaki tauhi faivelenga pē kia Sihova mo vakai atu ki ʻitāniti.
Sivisiviʻi ʻEtau Ngaahi Fakaueʻilotó
10. ʻI he ʻikai te tau ʻilo ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taimi ʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané ʻoku fakaʻatā ai kiate kitautolu ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e hā?
10 Ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi onopōní ʻoku nau toe fakaʻamu foki ke sio ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kovi ko ení. Kae kehe, ko ʻetau tokanga tefitó ʻoku ʻikai ko hono fakahaofi atu kitautolu ki he māmani foʻou ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá kuo talaʻofá. ʻOku tau loto ke sio ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻoku fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi pea fakatonuhiaʻi hono tuʻunga haú. Koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni, ʻoku lava ai ke tau fiefia he kuo ʻikai ke fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ‘ʻaho mo e houa’ kuo fokotuʻu ki hono fakaʻauha ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané. ʻOku fakaʻatā ai kitautolu ke tau ʻoatu ha fakamoʻoni ʻoku tau fakapapau ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata koeʻuhí ʻoku tau ʻofa kiate ia ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhí ʻoku tau maʻu ha ngaahi taumuʻa fuonounou mo siokita.
11, 12. ʻI he founga fē naʻe poleʻi ai ʻa e mateaki-angatonu ʻa Siopé, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e fekauʻaki mo kitautolu ʻa e pole ko iá?
11 Ko hono tauhi maʻu ʻo ʻetau mateaki-angatonú ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku toe tokoni ia ke fakamoʻoniʻi naʻe hala ʻa e Tēvoló ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tukuakiʻi ai ko e anga-tonu ko Siopé—pea pehē ki he faʻahinga hangē ko ia ʻo e tangatá—naʻa nau tauhi pē ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻuhinga siokita. Hili hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene sevāniti ko Siopé ko ha tangata taʻemele, anga-tonu mo manavahē-ʻOtuá, naʻe tukuakiʻi kovi leva ʻe Sētane: “He ʻoku ʻapasia ʻa Siope ki he ʻAfiona tuʻungaʻa pe? ʻIkai kuo ke ʻaʻi takai ia mo hono fale, mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ne maʻu? Kuo ke tapuakiʻi ʻa e ngaue ʻa hono nima, pea ko ʻene monumanu ʻoku nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e fonua. Ka ko eni, ala atu muʻa ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa; pea talaatu te ne matuʻaki tafuli meiate koe.” (Siope 1:8-11) ʻI heʻene tauhi maʻu ʻene mateaki-angatonu lolotonga ʻa e ʻahiʻahí, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻe Siope ʻa e taukave loto-kovi ko ení ʻoku loi.
12 ʻI heʻetau piki pehē ki ha ʻalunga mateaki-angatonú, ʻe lava ke tau fakahalaʻi ai ha faʻahinga tukuakiʻi fakasētane tokua ko ʻetau tauhi pē ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ha pale ʻoku tuʻunuku mai. ʻI he ʻikai ʻilo ki he taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e faisāuni ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he fulikivanú ʻoku ʻomi ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku tau ʻofa moʻoni kia Sihova pea ʻoku tau loto ke ʻaʻeva ʻi heʻene ngaahi foungá ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku tau mateaki ki he ʻOtuá mo falala ki heʻene founga ko ia ʻokú ne fakaleleiʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi he ʻikai ʻilo ko ia ki he ʻaho mo hono houá ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau hanganaki tokanga mo ʻāʻā fakalaumālie koeʻuhi ʻoku tau ʻilo ko e ngataʻangá ʻe hoko mai ia ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pē, ʻo hangē ko ha kaihaʻa ʻi he poʻulí. (Mātiu 24:42-44) ʻI he ʻaʻeva fakaʻaho mo Sihová, ʻoku tau ʻai ai hono lotó ke fiefia mo tokonaki ai haʻane tali ki he Tēvoló, ʻa ia ʻoku luma kiate iá.—Palovepi 27:11.
Palani ki ʻItāniti
13. Ko e hā oku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e palani ki he kahaʻú?
13 Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻoku fakapotopoto ke fai ha ngaahi palani ʻuhinga lelei ki he kahaʻú. ʻI he ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi palopalema mo e ngaahi fakangatangata ʻo e taʻumotuʻá, ʻoku feinga ai ʻa e kakai tokolahi ke ngāueleleiʻaki ʻenau kei talavoú mo honau mālohí koeʻuhi ke nau malu fakaepaʻanga ai ʻi honau ngaahi taʻu ʻamuí. Ka ʻoku fēfē leva, ʻa hotau kahaʻu fakalaumālie mahuʻinga taumamaʻo angé. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 21:5: “Ko e ngaahi [“palani,” NW] ʻa e faʻa ngaue ʻoku iku pe ki he maʻu ha meʻa: ka ko e fakavave kovi ko hono o pe ko e masiva.” Ko e palani ki muʻá mo vakai atu ki ʻitānití ʻoku ʻaonga moʻoni. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fai ha fakakaukau ki heʻetau ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻi he kahaʻú. Kae ʻai ke tau hoko ʻo mafamafatatau pea tuku ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻotuá ke muʻomuʻa ia ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. Ko e kakai ko ia ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau tuí te nau fakaʻosiʻaki nai ko e fakahanga ko ia ʻa e tokanga ʻa ha taha ki hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e sio nounou ia. Ka ʻoku pehē?
14, 15. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e talanoa fakatātā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi palani ki he kahaʻú? (e) Ko e hā naʻe sio nounou ai ʻa e tangata koloaʻia ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsuú?
14 Naʻe lave ʻa Sīsū ki ha talanoa fakatātā ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻomi ha fakamaama fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni. Naʻá ne pehē: “Tokua naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata koloaʻia, ne fua lahi ʻene ngoue: pea ne fifili ʻi hono loto, ʻo pehē, Ko e ha ʻaku ai ʻe fai, he ʻoku ʻikai haku kei fale ke tānaki ki ai ʻeku ngaahi fua? Pea ne pehē, ʻA, ko eni pe ʻa e meʻa te u fai: Te u veteki hoku ngaahi feleoko pea langa ke lalahi; pea u toki tānaki katoa ki ai ʻeku koloa tupu mo, ʻeku ngaahi meʻa lelei. Pea te u pehē ki hoku laumālie, Siʻi Laumālie, kuo lahi ʻeni hoʻo ngaahi meʻa lelei kuo tuku, ʻo feʻunga mo ha ngaahi taʻu lahi; malōlōā, kai, inu, mo nekeneka. Ka ka folofola kiate ia ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo pehē, ʻA e taʻeloto! ko e pō ni pe te nau tala ke ke tuku mai ho laumālie: pea ʻe ʻa hai koā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻa ke tokonaki? Ko e anga ʻeni ʻo ia ʻoku fokotuʻu koloa maʻana, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakatupu koloa ki he ʻOtua.”—Luke 12:16-21.
15 Naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsū ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai totonu ki he tangata koloaʻiá ke ngāue ʻi ha feinga ke maʻu hano maluʻanga fakamatelie ki he kahaʻú? ʻIkai, he ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai mai ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ia ʻa e ngāue mālohí. (2 Tesalonaika 3:10) Ko e hala ʻa e tangata koloaʻiá ko e ʻikai ko ia te ne fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne hoko ai ʻo “fakatupu koloa ki he ʻOtua.” Neongo kapau naʻá ne malava ke fiefia ʻi heʻene tuʻumālie fakamatelié ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lahi, ʻe faai atu pē ia ʻo ne mate. Naʻá ne sio nounou, ʻo ʻikai fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ʻitāniti.
16. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau falala pau kia Sihova ki ha kahaʻu malú?
16 Ko e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitānití ʻoku fakatou ʻaonga mo sio lōloa. Ko e founga lelei taha ia ki he palani ki he kahaʻú. Lolotonga ʻoku fakapotopoto ke fai ha ngaahi palani ʻaonga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e akó, ngāué, mo e ngaahi fatongia fakafāmilí, ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi maʻu pē he ʻikai ʻaupito liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti mateakí. Naʻe hiva ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita: “Naʻa ku talavou, pea kuo u motuʻa ni: Ka kuo teʻeki te u mamata ki ha maʻoniʻoni kuo liʻaki, pe ko hono hako ʻoku nofo ke kole meʻakai.” (Sāme 37:25) Naʻe toe pehē ʻa hono fakapapauʻi mai ʻe Sīsū ʻe tokonaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nau kumi muʻomuʻa ki he Puleʻangá pea ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi founga māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihová.—Mātiu 6:33.
17. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻangá?
17 Neongo ʻoku tau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitāniti, ʻoku tau kei hanganaki manatuʻi lelei pē ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko hono fakahoko ʻo e kikite ʻa e Tohitapú ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi lelei ai ʻa e ofi ʻa e ʻaho ko iá. Kuo fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e senituli ko ení ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tau, ngaahi mahaki fakaʻauha, ngaahi mofuike, mo e ngaahi nounou fakameʻatokoni, fakataha mo hono fakatangaʻi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní mo hono malangaʻi ko ia ʻi māmani kotoa ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kātoa ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ko e ngaahi tafaʻaki ia ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ení. (Mātiu 24:7-14; Luke 21:11) Ko e māmaní ʻoku fonu ia ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ‘ʻofa kiate kinautolu pe, ʻofa ki he paʻangá, fielahi, angataʻetokaʻi, lea fieʻotua, talangataʻa ki he matuʻá; ko e kau taʻehounga, ko e kau angataʻemolumalu, ko e kau taʻeʻofa-ki-hoʻotá, ko e kau taʻefakamolemole, ko e kau fakakovi, ko e kau taʻefakamaʻumaʻu, ko e kau angafakamanu, ko e kau taʻeʻofa ki he leleí, ko e kau lavaki, ko e kau ʻohonoa, ko e kau loto ʻaoʻaofia ʻi he ʻafungi, ko e kau ʻofa ki he malié ʻo ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá.’ (2 Timote 3:1-5) ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi faingataʻa ko ení, ʻoku faingataʻa ʻa e moʻuí kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻetau hoko ko ia ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová. He fakaʻamu ē ko kitautolu ki he ʻaho ʻe tafiʻi atu ai ʻe he Puleʻanga ʻo Sihová ʻa e kovi kotoa pē! Lolotonga iá, tau fakapapau ai pē ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitānití.
Ngāue mo Vakai Atu ki he Moʻui Taʻehanongataʻangá
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahā ko e faʻahinga anga-tonu ko ia ʻi he kuohilí naʻa nau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitānití?
18 ʻI heʻetau ʻaʻeva mo Sihová, tau manatuʻi ʻa e tui ʻa ʻĒpeli, ʻĪnoke, Noa, ʻĒpalahame, pea mo Selá. Hili ʻa e lave ʻo fekauʻaki mo kinautolú, naʻe tohi ʻe Paula: “Ko kinautolu ni kotoa pe naʻa nau pekia tui pe, kuo ʻikai te nau lavaʻi ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofa; ka kuo nau sio ki ai mei he mamaʻo, pea kuo nau fetapa ki ai, pea kuo nau fakaha, ko e ʻāunofo mo e muli kinautolu ʻi mamani.” (Hepelu 11:13) Ko e faʻahinga anga-tonu ko iá naʻa nau “holi ki he fonua lelei lahi, aia oku i he lagi.” (Hepelu 11:16, PM) ʻI he tuí, naʻa nau hanga atu ai ki ha feituʻu lelei hake ʻi he malumalu ʻo e tuʻunga pule ʻo e Puleʻanga faka-Mīsaia ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻE lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakapaleʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he feituʻu lelei hake ko iá—ʻa e māmani Palataisi ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá.—Hepelu 11:39, 40.
19 Naʻe fakahā ʻe he palōfita ko Maiká ʻa e fakapapau ko ia ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ke lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ko e ngaahi kakai katoa ʻoku nau ʻaluʻaki taki taha ʻa e huafa ʻo hono ʻotua, pea ko kitautolu te tau ʻaluʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” (Maika 4:5) Naʻe tauhi mateaki pē ʻa Maika kia Sihova, ʻo aʻu ki heʻene maté. ʻI hono fokotuʻu hake ʻi he māmani foʻoú, ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa e palōfita ko iá mo e ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki ʻitāniti. He faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei moʻoni ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo kitautolu ʻoku moʻui ʻi he uhouhonga ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá!
20. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ko ʻetau fakapapaú ia?
20 ʻOku houngaʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻofa ʻoku tau fakahāhā ki hono huafá. (Hepelu 6:10) ʻOkú ne ʻafioʻi ʻoku faingataʻa kiate kitautolu ke tauhi maʻu ʻetau mateaki-angatonu kiate iá ʻi he māmani ko eni ʻoku puleʻi ʻe he Tēvoló. Kae kehe, “ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke mole ʻa mamani,” neongo “ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengata.” (1 Sione 2:17; 5:19) ʻAki ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihová, tau fakapapau leva ke kātekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻahó. ʻOfa ke fakahanga ʻetau fakakaukaú mo e founga ʻetau moʻuí ki he ngaahi tāpuaki fakaofo kuo talaʻofa mai ʻe heʻetau Tamai ʻofa fakahēvaní. ʻE lava ke hoko eni ko ʻetau meʻa kapau te tau hanganaki ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitāniti.—Siutasi 20, 21.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá?
◻ Ko e hā kuo ʻikai ngāue mai ai ʻa Sihova ke fakangata ʻa e māmani fakaʻotuamate ko ení?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻetau taʻeʻilo ki he taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻe ngāue mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke holo ai ʻetau faivelengá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá mo vakai atu ki ʻitānití?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 17]
Ko e ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauhi faivelenga kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he muʻaki kau ākonga ʻa Kalaisí