Ko e Hā ʻOku ʻAmanekina ʻe Sihova Meiate Kitautolú?
“Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kole ʻe Sihova meiate koé ka ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú pea ke ʻofa ki he anga-leleí pea ke hoko ʻo anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo ho ʻOtuá?”—MAIKA 6:8, NW.
1, 2. Ko e hā nai ʻe hoko ʻo loto-siʻi ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻe niʻihi ʻa Sihová, ka ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene ʻaongá?
KO Vera ko ha Kalisitiane faitōnunga ia ʻokú ne taʻu 75 nai pea ʻokú ne mahamahaki. “ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi,” ko ʻene leá ia, “ʻoku ou sio atu ki tuʻa ʻi hoku matapā sioʻatá ʻo sio ki hoku fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuongaʻane Kalisitiané ʻi heʻenau malanga fale ki he falé. ʻOku tō ai hoku loʻimatá koeʻuhi ʻoku ou loto ke u ʻi ai mo kinautolu, ka ʻoku fakangatangata ʻe he mahamahakí ʻa ʻeku ngāue kia Sihová.”
2 Kuó ke ongoʻi pehē tuʻo taha? Ko e moʻoni, ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau ʻofa kia Sihová ʻoku nau loto ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hono huafá pea aʻusia ʻa ʻene ngaahi fiemaʻú. Neongo ia, fēfē kapau ʻoku hōloa ʻetau moʻuí, hoholo ʻo motuʻa, pe maʻu ha ngaahi fatongia fakafāmilí? Te tau kiʻi loto-siʻi nai koeʻuhi ʻoku hanga ʻe he ngaahi tuʻunga peheé ʻo taʻofi nai kitautolu mei hono fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku hoholi hotau lotó ke fai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kapau ko hotau tuʻungá ia, ko ha vakai ki he Maika vahe 6 mo e 7 ʻoku ngalingali ʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku mātuʻaki fakalototoʻa. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he ongo vahé ni ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻuhinga lelei pea toe malava foki ke aʻusia.
Founga ʻo e Tōʻongafai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki Hono Kakaí
3. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ʻa Sihova ki he kau ʻIsileli angatuʻú?
3 Tau ʻuluaki sio angé ki he Maika 6:3-5 (PM) pea vakai ai ki he anga ʻo e tōʻongafai ʻa Sihova ki hono kakaí. Manatuʻi ʻi he taimi ʻo Maiká ʻoku angatuʻu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Neongo ʻene peheé, ʻoku lea manavaʻofa ʻa Sihova kia kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea, “E hoku kakai.” ʻOkú ne kōlenga: “E hoku kakai, manatu eni.” ʻI he ʻikai tukuakiʻi fefeka kinautolú, ʻokú ne feinga ke aʻu ki honau lotó ʻaki ʻene ʻeke, “Koeha kuou fai kiate koe?” ʻOku aʻu ʻo ne fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu ke nau “fakamatala” kiate ia.
4. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke ne uesia fēfē kitautolu?
4 He faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē kuo fokotuʻu mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia kitautolu kotoa! Naʻá ne ui manavaʻofa ʻo aʻu ki he kakai angatuʻu ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siuta ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Maiká ko “hoku kakai” peá ne fai ha kōlenga kia kinautolu. Ko ia ai, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofa mo e anga-lelei ʻi heʻetau feangainga mo e faʻahinga ʻa ia ko ha konga ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. Ko e moʻoni, ʻe ʻikai nai faingofua ke fefaʻuhi mo e niʻihi, pe ʻoku nau vaivai fakalaumālie nai. Kae kehe, kapau ʻoku nau ʻofa kia Sihova, ʻoku tau loto ke tokoniʻi kinautolu pea fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofa kia kinautolu.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e poini tefito ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he Maika 6:6, 7?
5 Ko hono hokó, tau sio angé ki he Maika 6:6, 7. ʻOku ʻeke ai ʻe Maika ha ngaahi fehuʻi hokohoko, ʻo pehē: “Te u ʻunuʻunu kia Sihova ʻaki ʻa e ha, ʻo u huʻaki ki he ʻOtua ʻo Taukakapa? Te u holoʻaki koā ha ngaahi feilaulau-moifua? Ha ngaahi pulu ʻoku taʻu taha? ʻE hoifua ʻa Sihova ʻi ha ngaahi afeʻi sipi tangata? ʻI ha manoʻi liva lolo? Te u ʻatu koā hoku ʻuluaki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku faihala?” ʻIkai, ʻoku ʻikai malava ke fakahōifuaʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ha “afeʻi sipi tangata, ʻi ha manoʻi liva lolo.” Ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa te ne fakahōifuaʻi ia. Ko e hā ia?
Kuo Pau Ke Tau Fai ʻa e Fakamaau Totonú
6. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻotua ʻe tolu ʻoku fokotuʻu mai ʻi he Maika 6:8?
6 ʻI he Maika 6:8 (NW), ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova meia kitautolú. ʻOku ʻeke ʻe Maika: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kole ʻe Sihova meiate koé ka ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú pea ke ʻofa ki he anga-leleí pea ke hoko ʻo anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo ho ʻOtuá?” Ko e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻe tolu ko ení ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau ongoʻí, fakakaukaú mo e ngāué. Kuo pau ke tau ongoʻi hehema ke fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko ení, fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e founga ke fakahaaʻi ai kinautolú, pea fai ha ngāue ke fakahāhā ia. Tau lāulea tahataha angé ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻe tolu ko ení.
7, 8. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga “ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú”? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻoku failahia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Maiká?
7 “Ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú” ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú. Ko e founga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ko e tuʻunga ia ʻo e fakamaau totonú. Kae kehe, ko e ngaahi toʻumeʻa ʻo Maiká ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻikai ko e fakamaau totonú, ka ko e fakamaau taʻetotonú. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē? Vakai angé ki he Maika 6:10. ʻI he ngataʻanga ʻo e veesi ko iá, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e kau mēsianití ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ha meʻafua “efa kuo mingi,” ʻa ia, ko e taha ia ʻoku fuʻu siʻisiʻi. ʻI he Maika vahe 6 veesi 11 ʻoku tānaki mai ai ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e “kato meʻa fakamamafa ʻoku kākā.” Pea fakatatau ki he Maika vahe 6 veesi 12, “ko honau ʻelelo ko e koto kākā.” Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi meʻafua loí, ngaahi fakamamafa loí, mo e lea loí ʻoku mafolalahia ia ʻi he māmani fakakomēsiale ʻo e ʻaho ʻo Maiká.
8 Ko e ngaahi tōʻonga taʻetotonú ʻoku ʻikai fakangatangata pē ki he feituʻu faiʻanga fakataú. ʻOku toe failahia ia ʻi he fakamaauʻangá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi he Maika 7:3 “ko e ʻeiki ʻoku ne kole, pea ko e fakamāu ʻoku ne fakamaau ko e sio ki he totongi.” ʻOku fai ʻa e ngaahi totongi fufū ki he kau fakamāú koeʻuhi ke nau hilifaki ʻa e ngaahi tautea taʻetotonu ki he kakai tonuhiá. “Ko e maʻolunga,” pe tangataʻifonua mālohí, ʻoku kau mai mo ia ki he ngaahi faihiá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku pehē ʻe Maika ko e ʻeikí, ko e fakamāú, mo e tangata māʻolungá ʻoku nau “lalanga,” pe ngāue fakataha, ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue fulikivanú.
9. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsileli ʻe he ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻoku fai ʻe he fulikivanú?
9 Ko e ngaahi fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻoku tōʻongaʻaki ʻe he kau taki fulikivanú ʻokú ne uesia kotoa ʻa Siuta mo ʻIsileli. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Maika 7:5 ko ha siʻi ʻo e fakamaau totonú kuo taki atu ia ki he siʻi ʻo e falala ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi kaungāmeʻá, ngaahi kaumeʻa fekoekoeʻí, pea naʻa mo e ngaahi hoa malí. Ko e Maika vahe 7 veesi 6 ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai kuo taki atu ʻa e meʻá ni ki ha tuʻunga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ko e ngaahi kāinga ofi hangē ko e ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi tamai, ngaahi ʻofefine mo e ngaahi faʻē, ʻoku nau fetāufehiʻaʻaki.
10. ʻI he ʻātakai ʻi onopooni ʻo e fakamaau taʻetotonú, ʻoku fēfē ʻa e tōʻongafai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané?
10 Fēfē ʻa e ʻahó ni? ʻIkai ʻoku tau sio ki he ngaahi tuʻunga tatau? Hangē ko Maiká, ʻoku takatakaiʻi kitautolu ʻe he siʻi ʻo e fakamaau totonú, ko ha ʻātakai ʻo e taʻefalala, mo ha hōloa ʻa e moʻui fakasōsialé mo fakafāmilí. Neongo ia, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e māmani taʻefaitōnunga ko ení, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau fakaʻatā ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ngaahi feangainga taʻetotonu ʻo e māmani ko ení ke ne hūhū ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané. Ko hono kehé, ʻoku tau feinga kitautolu ke pouaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e faitotonú mo e anga-tonú, ʻo fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻi he heʻetau ngaahi meʻa fakaʻaho ʻo e moʻuí. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tau “moui agatonu i he mea kotoabe.” (Hepelu 13:18, PM) ʻIkai ʻokú ke loto-tatau ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e fakamaau totonú ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki lahi ko e ola ʻoku maʻu mei ha fetokouaʻaki ʻoku fakahāhā ai ʻa e falala moʻoni?
ʻOku Anga-fēfē ʻa e Fanongo ʻa e Kakaí ki he ‘Leʻo ʻo Sihová’?
11. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻo e Maika 7:12?
11 ʻOku kikiteʻi ʻe Maika neongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga taʻefaitotonú, ko e fakamaau totonú ʻe aʻu ia ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga kotoa pē. ʻOku tomuʻa tala ʻe he palōfitá ko e kakaí ʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai “mei tahi ki tahi, pea mei he moʻunga ki he moʻunga,” ke nau hoko ko e kau lotu ʻa Sihova. (Maika 7:12) ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻi hono fakahoko fakaʻosi ʻo e kikite ko ení, ʻoku ʻikai ha puleʻanga pau ia ʻe taha, ka ko e niʻihi tāutaha ʻo e puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku nau maʻu ʻaonga mei he fakamaau totonu taʻefilifilimānako ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Aisea 42:1) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku moʻoni eni?
12. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono ongona ʻo e ‘leʻo ʻo Sihová’ ʻi he ʻaho ní?
12 Ki hano tali, fakakaukau angé ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Maika ki muʻa angé. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Maika 6:9: “ʻOku ongoongaʻa mai ʻa e leʻo ʻo Sihova ki he kolo, pea ko e poto moʻoni te ne sio [“manavahē,” NW] ki ho huafa.” ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fanongo ʻa e puleʻanga kotoa pē ki he ‘leʻo ʻo Sihová,’ pea ʻoku anga-fēfē kaunga ʻa e meʻá ni ki heʻetau ngāueʻaki ʻo e fakamaau totonú? Ko e moʻoni, ko e kakai he ʻaho ní ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fanongo moʻoni ki he leʻo ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kae kehe, fakafou ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalanga ʻi māmani lahí, ʻoku ongona ai ʻa e leʻo ʻo Sihová ʻe he niʻihi tāutaha ʻo e matakali mo e tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻo e moʻuí. Ko hono olá, ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fanongó te nau ‘manavahē ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá,’ ʻo nau hoko ai ʻo ongoʻi ʻapasia kiate ia. ʻOku tau ngāue moʻoni ʻi he founga faitotonu mo anga-ʻofa ʻi heʻetau ngāue ko e kau fanongonongo faivelenga ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻI hono ʻai ke ʻiloa ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he tokotaha kotoa pē ʻo ʻikai filifilimānakó, ʻoku tau “ngāueʻaki [ai] ʻa e fakamaau totonú.”
Kuo Pau Ke Tau Manako ki he Anga-Leleí
13. Ko e hā ʻa e faikehekehe ʻi he ʻaloʻofá mo e ʻofá?
13 Ko hono hokó, tau lāulea angé ki he fiemaʻu hono ua ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Maika 6:8 (NW). ʻOku ʻamanekina kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau ‘ʻofa ki he anga-leleí.’ Ko e foʻi lea faka-Hepelū ʻoku liliu ko e “anga-lelei” ʻoku toe liliu ia ko e “ʻaloʻofa,” pe “ʻofa mateaki.” Ko e ʻaloʻofá ko ha hohaʻa lahi ia ki he niʻihi kehé, ko ha tokanga manavaʻofa kia kinautolu. Ko e ʻaloʻofá ʻoku kehe ia mei he tuʻunga ʻo e ʻofá. ʻO anga-fēfē? Ko e ʻofá ko ha kupuʻi lea mata-lahi ange ia, ko e lea ia ʻoku lava ke fakaaʻu atu ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi meʻa maté mo e ngaahi fakakaukaú. Hangē ko ení, ʻoku lea ʻa e ngaahi Konga Tohitapú fekauʻaki mo ha taha ʻoku “ʻofa ki he uainé mo e loló” pea mo ha tangata ʻa ia “ʻoku ʻofa ki he potó.” (Palovepi 21:17, NW; Pal. 29:3, NW) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko e ʻaloʻofá ʻoku fekauʻaki maʻu pē ia mo e kakai, tautefito ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, ʻoku lea ʻa e Maika 7:20 (PM), fekauʻaki mo e “aloofa kia Ebalahame”—ko ha tangata naʻe tauhi kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.
14, 15. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻaloʻofá, pea ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻo ia ʻoku lave ki aí?
14 Fakatatau ki he Maika 7:18 (PM), ʻoku pehē ʻe he palōfitá, ko e ʻOtuá “oku ne fiefia i he aloofa.” ʻI he Maika 6:8, ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi hono tala kia kitautolu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e ʻaloʻofá kae pehē foki ke tau ʻofa ki he ʻulungaanga ko iá. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ako mei he ngaahi konga Tohitapu ko ení? Ko e ʻaloʻofá ʻoku fakahāhā loto-fiefai ia mo tauʻatāina koeʻuhi ʻoku tau loto ke fakahāhā ia. Hangē ko Sihová, ʻoku tau leleiʻia, pe fiefia, ʻi hono fakahāhā ʻa e ʻaloʻofá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fiemaʻu iá.
15 ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e ʻaloʻofa peheé ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Fakakaukau angé ki ha fakatātā pē ʻe taha. ʻI Sune ʻo e 2001, naʻe hanga ai ʻe ha afā fakatalopiki ʻo fakatupunga ha fuʻu tāfea lahi ʻi Tekisisi, U.S.A., ʻo maumau ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻapi ʻe laui afe, kau ai ʻa e laui teau ʻo e ngaahi ʻapi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ke tokoniʻi honau fanga tokoua Kalisitiane ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau fiemaʻú, naʻe ʻoatu loto-fiefai mo tauʻatāina ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni nai ʻe toko 10,000 honau taimí mo honau iví. Laka hake ʻi ha vaeuaʻi taʻu, naʻe ngāue taʻehela ai ʻa e kau ngāue polé, ʻo ngāueʻaki honau ngaahi ʻaho, ngaahi poʻuli, mo e ngaahi fakaʻosinga uiké ke toe langa ʻa e ngaahi Fale Fakatahaʻanga ʻe 8 mo e ngaahi ʻapi ʻe 700 tupu maʻa honau fanga tokoua Kalisitiané. Ko e faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai lava ke nau fai ʻa e ngāue peheé naʻa nau foaki mai ʻa e meʻakai, nāunau, mo e paʻanga. Ko e hā naʻe haʻu ai ʻa e laui afe ko eni ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻo tokoniʻi honau fanga tokouá? Koeʻuhi ko ʻenau “ʻofa ki he anga-leleí.” Pea ko e meʻa fakalotomāfana moʻoni ia ke ʻilo ko e ngaahi ngāue pehē ʻo e ʻaloʻofá ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ia ʻe hotau fanga tokouá ʻi māmani lahi! ʻIo, ko e aʻusia ʻa e fiemaʻu ke “ʻofa ki he anga-leleí” ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kavenga ia, ka ko ha fiefiaʻanga!
Anga-Fakanānā ʻi Hoʻo ʻAʻeva mo e ʻOtuá
16. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā ʻoku tokoni ke fakamamafaʻi ʻa e fiemaʻu ko ia ke anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá?
16 Ko e fiemaʻu hono tolu ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Maika 6:8 (NW) ko e “anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo ho ʻOtuá.” ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko hono ʻiloʻi hotau ngaahi fakangatangatá pea ke fakafalala ki he ʻOtuá. Ke fakatātaaʻi: Sioloto atu ʻi ha mōmeniti ki ha kiʻi taʻahine ʻoku pikimaʻu ki he nima ʻo ʻene tamaí lolotonga ʻena ʻaʻeva ʻi ha afā. ʻOku ʻiloʻi lelei ʻe he kiʻi taʻahiné ʻoku fakangatangata pē hono iví, ka ʻokú ne falala pau ki heʻene tamaí. Ko kitautolu foki kuo pau ke tau ʻiloʻi hotau ngaahi fakangatangatá ka ʻoku tau falala pau ki heʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻa e falala pau ko ení? Ko e taha ʻo e meʻa, ko e tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku fakapotopoto ai ke nofo ofi ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe Maika kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻe tolu: Ko Sihova hotau Tokotaha-Faifakahaofi, ko hotau Tataki, mo hotau Tokotaha-Maluʻi.
17. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaofi, tataki, mo maluʻi ʻe Sihova hono kakaí ʻi he kuonga muʻá?
17 Fakatatau ki he Maika 6:4, 5, ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Naʻa ku ʻohake koe mei Isipite.” ʻIo, ko Sihova ʻa e Tokotaha-Faifakahaofi ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻOku toe pehē ʻe Sihova: “Pea u tuku atu ʻa Mosese ʻa Elone, mo Miliame, ke taki kimoutolu.” Ko Mōsese mo ʻĒlone naʻe ngāueʻaki ke tataki ʻa e puleʻangá, pea naʻe taki ʻe Meliame ʻa e kau fefine ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi ha hula ʻo e ikuna. (Ekisoto 7:1, 2; 15:1, 19-21; Teutalonome 34:10) Naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tataki fakafou ʻi heʻene kau sevānití. ʻI he Maika vahe 6 veesi 5, ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai ʻe Sihova ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻá ne maluʻi kinautolu meia Pēlaki mo Pēlami pea naʻá ne fakaū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí lolotonga ʻa e konga fakaʻosi ʻo ʻenau fononga mei Sitimi ʻi Mōapé ki Kilikali ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá.
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ko hotau Tokotaha-Faifakahaofi, Tataki, mo e Tokotaha-Maluʻi ʻi he ʻaho ní?
18 ʻI heʻetau ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he māmani ʻo Sētané, tataki kitautolu fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofolá mo ʻene kautahá, pea maluʻi kitautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kulupu ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻohofi ai kitautolu ʻe he kau fakafepakí. ʻOku tau maʻu leva ai ʻa e ʻuhinga feʻunga ke piki maʻu ki he toʻukupu ʻo ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ʻi heʻetau ʻaʻeva mo ia ʻi he konga afā fakaʻosi ʻo ʻetau fonongá ki ha meʻa ʻoku mahulu lahi ange ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofa ko ia ʻi he kuonga muʻá—ʻa e māmani foʻou māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá.
19. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku felāveʻi ai ʻa e anga-fakanānaá mo hotau ngaahi fakangatangatá?
19 ʻI he anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke maʻu ha vakai totonu ki hotau ngaahi tuʻungá. ʻOku pehē ení koeʻuhi ko hono fakahāhā ʻa e anga-fakanānaá ʻoku kau ki ai ʻa e lāuʻilo ki hotau ngaahi fakangatangatá. Ko e taʻumotuʻá pe mahamahakí te ne ʻomi nai ha ngaahi fakangatangata pau ki he meʻa ʻe malava ke tau fai ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová. Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻikai fakaʻatā eni ke ne fakalotosiʻiʻi kitautolú, ʻoku lelei ke manatuʻi ʻoku tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi feinga mo ʻetau ngaahi feilaulau ‘ʻoku fakafuofua ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau maʻú, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te tau maʻú.’ (2 Kolinito 8:12) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻamanekina kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke tau tauhi kiate ia ʻi ha founga ʻaufuatō, ʻo fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe hotau ngaahi tuʻungá. (Kolose 3:23) ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau fai fakamātoato ai mo faivelenga ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tau malava ke fai ʻi heʻene ngāué, ʻoku tāpuekina lahi ai kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá.—Palovepi 10:22.
Ko ha Fakakaukau Faʻa Tatali ʻOkú Ne ʻOmai ʻa e Ngaahi Tāpuaki
20. Ko ʻetau lāuʻilo ki he hā ʻoku totonu ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke fakahāhā ha fakakaukau faʻa tatali hangē ko Maiká?
20 Ko hono aʻusia ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová ʻoku ueʻi ai kitautolu ke faʻifaʻitaki ki he laumālie ʻia Maiká. ʻOkú ne fakahā: “Teu [fakakaukau faʻa] tatali ki he Otua o eku fakamoui.” (Maika 7:7, PM) ʻOku felāveʻi fēfē ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ení mo ʻetau ʻaʻeva anga-fakanānā mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono maʻu ha fakakaukau faʻa tatalí, pe kātakí, ʻoku tokoni ia kia kitautolu ke kalofi ʻa e ongoʻi siva ʻo e ʻamanakí ʻi he teʻeki ke fai mo hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. (Palovepi 13:12) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tau fakaʻamua kotoa pē ke fai mo ngata ʻa e māmani fulikivanu ko ení. Kae kehe, ʻi he uike taki taha ʻoku laui afe ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau toki kamata ke ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi iá ʻoku ʻomi ai kia kitautolu ha ʻuhinga ki hono fakahāhā ha fakakaukau faʻa tatali. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha Fakamoʻoni ngāue fuoloa fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni: “ʻI he sio atu ki he taʻu laka hake he 55 ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, ʻoku ou tuipau kuo teʻeki ke u mole ʻi ha meʻa ʻi heʻeku fakatatali kia Sihová. Ko hono kehé, kuó u hao mei he ngaahi langa ʻulu lahi.” Kuó ke hokosia ha meʻa meimei tataú?
21, 22. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻo e Maika 7:14 ʻi hotau ʻahó ni?
21 Ko e ʻaʻeva mo Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua ʻoku ʻaonga ia kia kitautolu. ʻI heʻetau lau ʻa e Maika 7:14 (NW), ʻoku fakahoa ai ʻe Maika ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he fanga sipi ʻoku nau nofo malu ʻi honau tauhí. ʻI hono fakahoko lahi ange he ʻahó ni ʻa e kikite ko ení, ko e toenga ʻo e ʻIsileli fakalaumālié pea pehē ki he “fanga sipi kehe” ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e malu ʻi honau Tauhi falalaʻangá, ʻa Sihova. ʻOku nau nofo “fakaekinautolu ʻi ha vaotā—ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ha ngoue fua,” ʻo fakamavaheʻi fakalaumālie mei he māmani ko eni ʻoku fakautuutu ʻi he faingataʻá mo e fakatuʻutāmakí.—Sione 10:16; Teutalonome 33:28; Selemaia 49:31; Kaletia 6:16.
22 ʻOku fiefia ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻi he tupu ʻāfaʻafa, hangē ko ia naʻe toe tomuʻa tala ʻe he Maika 7:14. ʻI he lea fekauʻaki mo e fanga sipi, pe kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku pehē ʻe Maika: “Ke nau kaikai ʻi Pesani mo Kiliati.” Hangē pē ko e kaikai ʻa e fanga sipi ʻi Pēsani mo Kiliatí ʻi he ngaahi mohuku lau maʻuiʻui mo tupu ʻāfaʻafá, ʻoku pehē ʻa e fiefia ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻi he tupu ʻāfaʻafa fakalaumālié—ʻa ia ko e toe taha ia ʻo e tāpuaki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva anga-fakanānā mo e ʻOtuá.—Nomipa 32:1; Teutalonome 32:14.
23. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he lāulea ki he Maika 7:18, 19?
23 ʻI he Maika 7:18, 19, ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ʻe he palōfitá ʻa e holi ʻa Sihova ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakatomalá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Maika vahe 7 veesi 18 ko Sihová “ʻoku fakamolemole ʻa e kovi” pe ʻokú ne “lakai ʻa e talangataʻa.” Fakatatau ki he Maika vahe 7 veesi 19, te ne “li ʻenau ngaahi hia ki he ngaahi loloto ʻo e tahi.” Ko e hā ha lēsoni ʻoku lava ke tau maʻu mei hení? ʻE lava ke tau ʻeke kia kitautolu pe ʻoku tau faʻifaʻitaki kia Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko ení. ʻOku tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e kovi ʻoku fai mai nai ʻe he niʻihi kehé kia kitautolú? ʻI he taimi ʻoku fakatomala ai ʻa e faʻahinga peheé pea kumi ke fakalelei, ʻoku pau moʻoni te tau loto ke tapua atu ʻa e loto-fiefai ʻa Sihova ke fakamolemoleʻi fakaʻaufuli mo tuʻuloá.
24. Kuo anga-fēfē hoʻo maʻu ʻaonga mei he kikite ʻa Maiká?
24 Kuo anga-fēfē ʻetau maʻu ʻaonga mei he lāulea ko eni ki he kikite ʻa Maiká? Kuo fakamanatu mai ai kia kitautolu ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻamanaki moʻoni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻunu ofi kiate iá. (Maika 2:1-13) Kuo fakalototoʻaʻi kitautolu ke fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ala lavá ke pouaki ʻa e lotu moʻoní koeʻuhi ke lava ai ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata. (Maika 4:1-5) Pea kuo fakapapauʻi mai kia kitautolu ko e hā pē hotau ngaahi tuʻungá, ʻe lava ke tau aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová. ʻIo, ko e kikite ʻa Maiká ʻokú ne fakaivia moʻoni kitautolu ke tau ʻaʻeva ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Fakatatau ki he Maika 6:8, ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova meia kitautolú?
• Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻú kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu “ke [tau] ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú”?
• ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhā ʻoku tau “ʻofa ki he anga-leleí”?
• Ko e hā ʻoku felāveʻi mo e ‘hoko ʻo anga-fakanānā ʻi he ʻaʻeva mo e ʻOtuá’?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 21]
Neongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fulikivanu ʻo hono ʻahó, naʻe moʻui ʻa Maika ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová. Pea ʻe lava ke pehē pē mo koe
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
Ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻaki ʻa e faifakamoʻoni ki he kakai ʻo e tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻi he moʻuí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 23]
ʻOfa ki he anga-leleí ʻaki hono aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e niʻihi kehé
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Fai ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke malavá lolotonga ia hoʻo ʻiloʻi ʻi he anga-fakanānā ho ngaahi fakangatangatá