Te Tau ʻAʻeva ʻi he Huafa ʻo Sihová ʻo Taʻengata!
“Te tau ʻalu ʻaki [“ʻaʻeva ʻi he,” NW] huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.”—MAIKA 4:5.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu mai ʻi he Maika vahe 3 ki he 5?
ʻOKU ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻa Sihova ke tala ki hono kakaí, pea ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ʻa Maika ko ʻene palōfitá. Ko e taumuʻa ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ngāue hifo ki he kau faihalá. Te ne tautea ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi heʻene tafoki mei he moʻoní. Kae kehe, ʻoku fakafiefia, he ʻe hanga ʻe Sihova ʻo tāpuakiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva ʻi hono huafá. Ko e ngaahi pōpoaki ko ení ʻoku fakaongo mai ia ʻi he vahe 3 ki he 5 ʻo e kikite ʻa Maiká.
2, 3. (a) Ko e kau taki ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku totonu ke nau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻulungaanga fē, ka ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ia ʻoku nau mātuʻaki faí? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e lea fakaefakatātā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi he Maika 3:2, 3?
2 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Fanongo muʻa, ʻa e houʻeiki ʻo Sekope, mo e angi ʻi he fale ʻo Isileli: ʻikai ko homou tāu [“ngāué,” NW] ke ʻilo ʻa e fakalao [“fakamaau totonú,” NW]?” ʻIo, ʻoku totonu ko ʻenau ngāué ia, ka ko e hā ʻoku nau mātuʻaki faí? ʻOku pehē ʻe Maika: “ʻA e haʻa fehiʻa ki he lelei, mo ʻofa ki he kovi; ʻoku toʻo ʻa e kili meiate kinautolu, mo e kakano mei honau ngaahi hui. ʻIo ko e faʻahinga kuo keina ʻa e kakano ʻo hoku kakai; pea kuo nau fohi honau kili, pea ko honau hui kuo nau fesifesi; mo tuʻutuʻu ʻo hangē ko e ʻai ki ha kulo, ʻio hange ha kanomate ʻi ha sasepani.”—Maika 3:1-3.
3 Ko eni, ko e kau takí ʻoku nau lōmekina ʻa e masivá, ʻa e kakai taʻehanau maluʻí! Ko e lea fakaefakatātā ʻoku ngāueʻaki hení ʻoku mahinoʻi ngofua ia ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fanongo kia Maiká. ʻI hono teu ko ia ke haka ha sipi kuo tāmateʻi, ʻoku ʻuluaki fohi ia pea toki tuʻutuʻu. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e huí ʻoku fahi ia ke toʻo ʻa e ngako ʻi lotó. Fakatouʻosi ʻa e kakanó mo e huí ʻoku haka ia ʻi ha fuʻu kulo lahi, hangē ko ia ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa Maiká. (Isikeli 24:3-5, 10) He fakatātā feʻungamālie moʻoni ē ʻo e ngaohikovia ʻoku hokosia ʻe he kakai ʻo e ʻaho ʻo Maiká ʻi he nima ʻo honau kau taki koví!
ʻOku ʻAmanekina Kitautolu ʻe Sihova Ke Tau Fakamaau Totonu
4. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sihova mo e kau taki ʻo ʻIsilelí?
4 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e fuʻu faikehekehe lahi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e Tauhisipi anga-ʻofá, ʻa Sihova, mo e kau taki ʻo ʻIsilelí. Koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fai ʻa e fakamaau totonú, ʻoku ʻikai ai ke nau fakahoko honau fekau ke maluʻi ʻa e tākangá. Ko hono kehé, ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki siokita ʻa e fanga sipi fakaefakatātaá, ʻo ʻikai ʻoange kia kinautolu ʻa e fakamaau totonú pea fakamoʻulaloa kinautolu ki he “[lingi]toto,” hangē ko ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he Maika 3:10. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he tuʻunga ko ení?
5. ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova ʻa e hā mei he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taki ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakaí?
5 ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau totonú ke fai ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taki ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakaí. Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku moʻoni fekauʻaki mo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku fehoanaki eni mo e Aisea 32:1, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau ai: “Vakai ʻe pule maʻoniʻoni ha tuʻi; pea ko e meʻa ki he houʻeiki te nau fai ʻenau pule ʻo tāu mo e konisitutone [“fakamaau totonú,” NW].” Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Maiká, ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻilo aí? ʻOku kīvoi ʻa “haʻa fehiʻa ki he lelei, mo ʻofa ki he kovi” ʻi hono mioʻi ʻa e fakamaau totonú.
Ko e Ngaahi Lotu ʻa Hai ʻOku Talí?
6, 7. Ko e hā ʻa e poini mahuʻinga ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻi he Maika 3:4?
6 ʻE lava ke ʻamanekina ʻe he ngaahi toʻumeʻa fulikivanu ʻo Maiká ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová? ʻIkai ʻaupito! ʻOku pehē ʻe he Maika 3:4: “Te nau toki tautapa kia Sihova, kae ʻikai te ne tali kinautolu: ʻio, te ne hanga kehe meiate kinautolu ʻi he taimi ko ia, koeʻuhi naʻa nau ʻai ke kovi ʻenau ngaue.” ʻOku fakamamafaʻi heni ha poini mātuʻaki mahuʻinga.
7 ʻE ʻikai tali ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi lotú kapau ʻoku tau faiangahala. ʻOku moʻoni eni kapau ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi ha moʻui lōua, ʻo fūfuuʻi ʻetau faihalá lolotonga ia ʻoku tau fakangalingali ʻoku tau tauhi faitōnunga ki he ʻOtuá. Fakatatau ki he Sāme 26:4 (NW), naʻe hiva ʻa Tēvita: “Kuo ʻikai te u nofo mo e kau tangata taʻemoʻoní; pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fufū honau tuʻunga totonú ʻe ʻikai te u hū ki ai.” Huanoa ange hano taʻetali ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maumauʻi ʻiloʻilo pau ʻene Folofolá!
Fakaivia ʻe he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá
8. Ko e kau palōfita loi ʻi he taimi ʻo Maiká naʻe fakatokanga kinautolu fekauʻaki mo e hā?
8 He ngaahi tōʻonga pango moʻoni ʻoku failahia ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kau taki fakalaumālie ʻo ʻIsilelí! Ko e kau palōfita loí ʻoku nau fakatupunga ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau hēhētuʻu fakalaumālie. Ko e kau taki mānumanú ʻoku nau tala “melino” ka ʻoku nau teu tau moʻoni kinautolu ki ha taha pē ʻoku ʻikai ke ne mono ha meʻa ki honau ngutú. “Ko ia,” ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihová, “ʻe hoko ʻa e po kiate kimoutolu, ʻo ʻikai te mou sio visone; ʻio, ʻe hoko ʻa e poʻuli kiate kimoutolu, ʻo ʻikai lava ha tongafisi; pea ʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa e laʻa ki he kau palofita, pea ʻe fakapoʻuli ʻa e ʻaho kiate kinautolu. Pea ʻe ma ʻa e kau sio visone; pea ʻe kula ʻa e kau tongafisi; ʻio, te nau ʻufiʻufi kotoa pe honau kava.”—Maika 3:5-7a.
9, 10. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ‘ʻufiʻufi kotoa ʻa e kavá,’ pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ha ʻuhinga kia Maika ke ne fai ha meʻa peheé?
9 Ko e hā ʻoku “ʻufiʻufi kotoa [ai] honau kava”? Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi toʻumeʻa fulikivanu ʻo Maiká ʻi heʻenau maá. Pea ʻoku totonu pē ke mā ʻa e kau tangata kovi ko ení. “ʻOku ʻikai ha tali ʻa e ʻOtua,” ʻi he fekauʻaki mo kinautolú. (Maika 3:7e) ʻOku ʻikai ha tokanga mai ʻe taha ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi lotu ʻa ha taha pē ʻo e kau fulikivanu loto-hīkisiá.
10 ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ia kia Maika ke ‘ʻufiʻufi kotoa hono kavá.’ ʻOku ʻikai te ne mā. ʻOku tali mai ʻe Sihova ia ʻene ngaahi lotú. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e Maika 3:8, ʻa ia ʻoku pehē ai ʻe he palōfita faitōnungá: “Ka talaatu kuo u fonu au ʻi he ivi ko e meʻa ʻi he laumalie ʻo Sihova, pea fonu ʻi he fakamāu totonu, mo e toʻa.” He fakamālōʻia lahi ē ko Maika he ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene ngāue fuoloa mo faitōnungá, kuó ne hoko maʻu pē ai ʻo ‘fonu ʻi he ivi ko e meʻa ʻi he laumalie ʻo Sihová’! Kuo ʻoange ʻe he meʻá ni kiate ia ʻa e mālohi “ke fakaʻilo kia Sekope ʻene faihala, pea kia Isileli ʻene maumau lao.”
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakaivia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau talaki ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá?
11 ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe Maika ha meʻa lahi ange ʻi he mālohi fakaetangatá koeʻuhi ke fanongonongo ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e fakamaau fakafili ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e laumālie ʻo Sihová, pe ivi ngāue mālohí, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga. Fēfē kitautolu? Ko hotau fekau ko ia ke malangá ʻe toki lava pē ke fakahoko kapau ʻoku fakaivia kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. Ko e ngaahi feinga ke malangá ʻe mātuʻaki kulanoa ia kapau ʻoku tau faiangahala loto-lelei. ʻI he tuʻunga ko iá ko e ʻOtuá ʻe ʻikai lava ke ne tali ʻetau ngaahi lotu ko ia ki ha mālohi ke fai ʻa e ngāue ko ení. Heʻikai moʻoni lava ke tau talaki ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻo e fakamaau ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní kae ʻoua kuo nofoʻia kitautolu ʻe he ‘laumalie ʻo Sihová.’ Fakafou ʻi he ngaahi lotu ko ia ʻoku ongoná pea fakataha mo e tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku tau malava ai ke leaʻaki loto-toʻa ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko Maiká.
12. Ko e hā naʻe malava ai ʻa e muʻaki kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ke ‘malangaʻaki loto-toʻa ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá’?
12 Mahalo ʻokú ke manatuʻi ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he Ngāue 4:23-31. Fakaʻuta atu ko e taha koe ʻo e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. Kuo kumi eni ʻa e kau fakatanga tōtuʻá ke fakasīlongoʻi ʻa e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisí. Ka ʻoku lotu ʻa e faʻahinga mateaki ia ko ení ki honau ʻEiki Haú, ʻo kole: “ʻEiki, ke ke meʻa ki heʻenau ngaahi fakamana, pea tuku ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ke [“mau loto-toʻa,” NW] ʻi heʻemau malangaʻaki hoʻo folofola.” Ko e olá? ʻI he taimi ʻoku nau lotu aí, ʻoku ngalulu ʻa e potu ʻoku nau fakatahataha aí, pea ʻoku fakafonu taki taha kotoa kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea nau leaʻaki ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he loto-toʻa. Ko ia ʻofa ke tau hanga kia Sihova ʻi he lotu pea falala ki heʻene tokoni fou ʻi he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻi heʻetau fakahoko ko ia ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú.
13. Ko e hā ʻe hoko ki Selusalema mo Samēliá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
13 Toe fakakaukau angé ki he ʻaho ʻo Maiká. Fakatatau ki he Maika 3:9-12, ko e kau pule halaia ʻi he totó ʻoku nau fakamaau ki ha totongi fufū, ko e kau taulaʻeikí ʻoku nau faiako ki ha totongi, pea ko e kau palōfita loí ʻoku nau fai tongafisi ki he paʻanga. ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e kolomuʻa ʻo Siutá, ʻa Selusalema, “ʻe hoko . . . koni ngaahi tuvamaka”! Koeʻuhi ko e lotu loí mo e hōloa fakaeʻulungāngá ʻoku toe tupu ʻāfaʻafa ia ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻoku fakamānavaʻi ai ʻa Maika ke ne fakatokanga ʻe hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo ʻai ʻa Samēlia ko e “tuʻunga maka.” (Maika 1:6) Ko hono moʻoni, ʻoku moʻui ʻa e palōfitá ke sio ʻi he fakaʻauha ko ia kuo tomuʻa tala ʻo Samēlia ʻe fai ʻe he ngaahi kongakau ʻAsīliá ʻi he 740 K.M. (2 Tuʻi 17: 5, 6; 25:1-21) ʻOku hā mahino ko e ngaahi pōpoaki mālohi ko eni fekauʻaki mo Selusalema mo Samēliá ʻe toki lava pē ke fakahoko ʻi he mālohi ʻo Sihová.
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e kikite ko ia ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Maika 3:12, pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻene uesia kitautolú?
14 Heʻikai moʻoni lava ke hao ʻa Siuta ʻi he fakamaau fakafili ʻa Sihová. ʻI hono fakahoko ʻa e kikite ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Maika 3:12, ko Saione ʻe ‘keli hange ha ngoueʻangá.’ Mei heʻetau vakai atu mei he senituli hono 21, ʻoku tau ʻilo ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ení naʻe hoko ia ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Pāpilone ʻa e fakaʻauha ki Siuta mo Selusalema ʻi he 607 K.M. Naʻe hoko eni hili ʻa e laui taʻu mei he kikite ʻa Maiká, ka naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ʻe hoko mai ia. ʻOku totonu moʻoni ke pehē ʻetau falala pau ko e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lolotongá ni ʻe ngata ia ʻi he “ʻaho ʻo e ʻOtua” kuo tomuʻa talá.—2 Pita 3:11, 12.
ʻOku Fakatonutonu ʻe Sihova ʻa e Ngaahi Meʻá
15. ʻI he lea pē ʻaʻau, ʻe anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e kikite ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Maika 4:1-4?
15 ʻI he toe sio atu ki muí, ʻoku tau sio ai ʻoku hoko atu ʻa Maika ki ha pōpoaki fakafiefia ʻo e ʻamanaki. He ngaahi lea fakalotomāfana moʻoni ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi he Maika 4:1-4! ʻOku pehē ʻe Maika, ʻi hono konga: “ʻE hoko ʻo pehe ʻi he kuonga ʻamui, ʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga, pea ʻe mahiki hake ia ʻi he ngaahi foʻi maʻolunga; pea ʻe tafe ki ai ʻa e ngaahi kakai. . . . Pea te ne fakamaau ʻa e vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi kakai lahi, pea te ne sivi [“fakatonutonu,” NW] ʻa e meʻa ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kaukaua ʻo fai atu ki he mamaʻo; pea te nau tuki huotoho ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heleta, mo e ngaahi hele ʻauhani ʻaki honau tao: ʻe ʻikai ofa ha heleta ʻe ha puleʻanga ki ha puleʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai kei fai ha akotau. Ka te nau nofo taki taha ʻi hono lolo vaine, pea ʻi hono lolo fiki; ʻo ʻikai mafakahohaʻa kinautolu ʻe ha taha—he kuo folofola ki ai ʻa e fofonga ʻo Sihova Sapaoti.”
16, 17. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻo e Maika 4:1-4 ʻi he ʻaho ní?
16 Ko hai ʻa e “ngaahi kakai lahi” mo e “ngaahi puleʻanga kaukaua” ʻoku lave ki ai hení? ʻOku ʻikai ko e ngaahi puleʻanga ia mo e ngaahi founga-pule ʻo e māmani ko ení. Ko hono kehé, ko e kikité ʻoku fakahoko ia ki he niʻihi tāutaha mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻa ia ʻoku nau tafoki ki he ngāue toputapu fāʻūtaha ʻi he moʻunga ʻo e lotu moʻoni ʻa Sihová.
17 ʻI he tauhi ki he kikite ʻa Maiká, ko e lotu maʻa ʻa Sihová ʻe vavé ni ke fai ia ʻi he ʻuhinga kakató ʻi he māmaní kotoa. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e kakai “naʻe tuʻutuʻuni [“hehema totonu,” NW] ki he moʻui taʻengata” ʻoku fai hono akoʻi ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová. (Ngāue 13:48) Ko Sihova ʻokú ne fai ʻa e fakamaau mo e fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié ki he kau tui ko ia ʻoku nau tuʻu maʻá e Puleʻangá. Te nau hao ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ko e konga ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi.” (Fakahā 7:9, 14) ʻI heʻenau tuki huo ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heletaá, naʻa mo e ʻahó ni ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he melino mo honau kaungā Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová pea mo e niʻihi kehé. He meʻa fakafiefia moʻoni ke ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá!
Fakapapauʻi ke ʻAʻeva ʻi he Huafa ʻo Sihová
18. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he “nofo taki taha ʻi hono lolo vaine, pea ʻi hono lolo fiki”?
18 ʻI hotau ʻahó ni, ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ai ʻe he manavaheé ʻa e māmaní ʻo hangē ha ʻao ʻoku maluʻaki maí, ʻoku tau fiefia he ʻoku ako ʻa e tokolahi ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová. ʻOku tau ʻunaloto ki he taimi ko ia kuo tuʻunuku maí ni ʻi he taimi ko e kau ʻofa pehē kotoa ki he ʻOtuá heʻikai te nau kei ako tau ka te nau taki taha nofo ʻi hono lolo vaine mo hono lolo fiki. Ko e ngaahi fikí ʻoku faʻa tō maʻu pē ia ʻi he ngaahi ngoue vainé. (Luke 13:6) Ko e nofo ko ia ʻi hoto lolo vaine mo hoto lolo fikí ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga melino, lakalakaimonū, mo e malu. Naʻa mo e taimí ni, ko hotau vahaʻangatae mo Sihová ʻokú ne ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻa nonga ʻo e ʻatamaí mo e malu fakalaumālie. ʻI he taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga peheé ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa e Puleʻangá, te tau hoko ai ʻo taʻemanavahē mo malu fakaʻaufuli.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová?
19 Ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua mo e tāpuaki fakaʻotuá, kuo pau ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi mālohi eni ʻi he Maika 4:5, ʻa ia ʻoku talaki ai ʻe he palōfitá: “Ko e ngaahi kakai katoa ʻoku nau ʻaluʻaki taki taha ʻa e huafa ʻo hono ʻOtua, pea ko kitautolu te tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua, ʻo lauikuonga pea taʻengata.” Ko e ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ko e leaʻaki pē ko hotau ʻOtuá ia. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ia ʻi heʻetau kau pē ki he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané mo e ngāue malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá, neongo ko e ngaahi ngāue peheé ʻoku toe mahuʻinga mo ia foki. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová, ʻoku tau fakatapui kiate ia pea ʻoku tau feinga ke tauhi faitōnunga kiate ia ʻo fai ʻi he ʻofa ʻaufuatō. (Mātiu 22:37) Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene kau lotú, ʻoku pau moʻoni ʻoku tau fakapapau ke ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻitānití.
20. Ko e hā naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Maika 4:6-13?
20 Kātaki ʻo fakakaukau angé ki he ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻo e Maika 4:6-13 (PM). Ko e “ofefine o Saione” kuo pau ke fakaheeʻi ia ʻo aʻu “ki Babilone.” Ko e meʻa tofu pē ia naʻe hoko ki he kau nofo ʻo Selusalemá ʻi he senituli hono fitu K.M. Neongo ia, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he kikite ʻa Maiká ʻe foki ha toenga ki Siuta, pea ʻi hono toe fakafoʻou ʻo Saioné ʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova ke laiki hono ngaahi filí.
21, 22. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻo e Maika 5:2?
21 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi liliu fakaʻohovale ʻoku tomuʻa tala ʻi he Maika vahe 5. Hangē ko ení, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻi he Maika 5:2-4. ʻOku kikiteʻi ʻe Maika ko ha Pule fakanofo ʻe he ʻOtuá—ko e tokotaha “ʻoku talu mei muʻa,”—te ne hoko mai mei Pētelihema. Te ne pule ko ha tauhi-sipi “ʻi he ivi ʻo Sihova.” ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e Pule ko ení te ne hoko ko e lahi, ʻo ʻikai ʻi ʻIsileli pē, ka “ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.” Ko hono ʻiloʻi ʻo iá ʻe fihi nai ki he māmaní fakalūkufua, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko ha misiteli ia kia kitautolu.
22 Ko hai ʻa e tokotaha mahuʻinga taha kuo faifai ange pea fanauʻi mei Pētelihema? Pea ko hai ia ʻe “fotu [“lahi,” NW] ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo mamani”? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe taha ka ko e Mīsaiá, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi! ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻeke ai ʻe Hēlota ko e Lahi ki he kau houʻeiki taulaʻeikí mo e kau sikalaipé pe ʻe ʻaloʻi ʻa e Mīsaiá ʻi fē, naʻa nau tali: “ʻI Petelihema ʻi Siutea.” Naʻe aʻu ʻo nau leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e Maika 5:2. (Mātiu 2:3-6) Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kakai lāuvalé naʻa nau ʻilo ki heni foki, he ʻoku lave ʻa Sione 7:42 kia kinautolu naʻa nau pehē: “ʻIkai ʻoku lau ʻe he Tohitapu, ʻE tupu ʻa e Misaia mei he hako ʻo Tēvita, pea te ne haʻu mei Petelihema, ko e vilisi naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Tēvita?”
Fakaivifoʻou Moʻoni ki he Kakaí
23. Ko e hā ʻoku hoko he taimí ni ko hono fakahoko ia ʻo e Maika 5:7?
23 Ko e Maika 5:5-15 ʻoku lave ia ki he fakatūʻuta ʻa ʻAsīlia ʻa ia te ne aʻusia ha lavameʻa vave pē pea fakamahino ai ʻe hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakahoko ʻa e sāuni ki he ngaahi puleʻanga talangataʻá. Ko e Maika 5:7 ʻoku talaʻofa mai ai ʻa e fakafoki ʻo ha toenga ʻo e kau Siu fakatomalá ki honau fonua tupuʻangá, ka ko e ngaahi lea ko ení ʻoku toe ngāueʻaki ia ki hotau ʻahó ni. ʻOku fakahā ʻe Maika: “ʻE huluni ʻa e toenga ʻo Sekope ʻi he ngaahi kakai lahi, hange ko ha hahau meia Sihova, hange ko e to ʻa e ngaahi tuluta ʻuha ki he musie.” Ko e fakatātā fakaʻofoʻofa ko ení ʻoku ngāueʻaki ia ke tomuʻa tala ko e toenga ʻo Sēkope, pe ʻIsileli fakalaumālié, ʻe hoko ia ko e tāpuaki meia Sihova ki he kakaí. Ko e “fanga sipi kehe” ʻa Sīsuú, ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmaní, ʻoku nau fiefia ke ngāue uma ki he uma mo e toenga ʻi onopooni ʻo e “Isileli oe Otua,” ʻi he tokoni ke fakaivifoʻou fakalaumālie ʻa e niʻihi kehé. (Sione 10:16; Kaletia 6:16, PM; Sefanaia 3:9) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ení, ʻoku ʻi ai ha poini mahuʻinga ke fakakaukau ki ai. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá, ko kitautolu kotoa ʻoku totonu ke tau koloaʻaki hotau monū ko hono ʻomai ʻa e fakaivifoʻou moʻoni ki he niʻihi kehé.
24. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi poini mei he Maika vahe 3 ki he 5 kuo maongo kia koé?
24 Ko e hā kuó ke ako mei he vahe 3 ki he 5 ʻo e kikite ʻa Maiká? Mahalo ko e ngaahi poini hangē ko ení: (1) ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakamaau totonú ke fai ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taki ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo hono kakaí. (2) ʻE ʻikai ke tali ʻe Sihova ʻetau ngaahi lotú kapau ʻoku tau faiangahala loto-lelei. (3) Ko hotau fekau ko ia ke malangá ʻe toki lava pē ke fakahoko kapau ʻoku fakaivia kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní. (4) Ke maʻu ʻa e hōifua fakaʻotuá, kuo pau ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová. (5) ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻoku totonu ke tau koloaʻaki hotau monū ko hono ʻomai ʻa e fakaivifoʻou moʻoni ki he kakaí. Mahalo pē kuo maongo ha ngaahi poini kehe kiate koe. Ko e hā ha toe meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he tohi fakaekikite ko eni ʻo e Tohitapú? Ko e kupu hono hokó te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻaonga mei he ongo vahe fakaʻosi ʻo e kikite fakamālohi-tui ʻa Maiká.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he ʻOtuá mei he faʻahinga ʻoku nau taki ʻi he haʻohaʻonga hono kakaí?
• Ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ai ʻa e lotú mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngāue kia Sihová?
• ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ‘ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová’ ʻa e kakaí?
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ʻE lava ke ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e lea fakatātā ʻa Maika felāveʻi mo ha sasepaní?
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Hangē ko Maiká, ʻoku tau fakahoko loto-toʻa ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú