“Oku Ofi Ae Aho Lahi O Jihova”
“Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova, io, oku ofi ia, bea oku fakatootoo mai aubito.”—SEFANAIA 1:14, PM.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻaho makehe ʻoku tatali ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiané? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻeké, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
ʻOKU tatali vēkeveke atu ha kiʻi finemui ke aʻu ki hono ʻaho malí. ʻOku fakatuʻamelie atu ha faʻē feitama ki he fāʻeleʻi mai ʻo ʻene pēpeé. ʻOku holi mālohi ha tokotaha ngāue ongosia ki he kamata ʻo ʻene mālōlō ne tatali fuoloa ki aí. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau taha kotoa aí? ʻOku nau tatali kotoa ki ha ʻaho makehe—ko ha ʻaho ʻe ʻi ai hono kaunga ki heʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ongo loloto kae kehekehe ʻaupito. Ko e ʻaho ʻoku nau tatali ki aí ʻe faai atu pē ʻo aʻu ki ai, pea ʻi he aʻu ki aí, ʻoku nau ʻamanaki pē ʻoku nau mateuteu ki ai.
2 ʻOku pehē pē ʻa e tatali loto-vēkeveke ʻa e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ki he aʻu mai ʻa ha ʻaho makehe. Ko e “ʻaho [lahi] ʻo Sihova.” (Aisea 13:9; Sioeli 2:1; 2 Pita 3:12) Ko e hā ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” ko ʻeni ʻoku haʻú, pea ʻe anga-fēfē hono uesia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi heʻene aʻu maí? ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻe lava fēfē ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tau mateuteu ki heʻene aʻu maí? Ko ha meʻa totonu ia ke tau fekumi ki he tali ki he ongo fehuʻí ni he taimí ni koeʻuhi ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he fakamoʻoní ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi lea ko ʻeni ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova, io, oku ofi ia, bea oku fakatootoo mai aubito.”—Sefanaia 1:14, PM.
“Aho Lahi o Jihova”
3. Ko e hā “ae aho lahi o Jihova”?
3 Ko e hā “ae aho lahi o Jihova”? ʻI he kotoa ʻo e Tohi Tapú, ʻoku ʻuhinga ai ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” ki he ngaahi taimi makehe ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamaau ki hono ngaahi filí pea fakalāngilangiʻi ai hono huafa lahí. Ko e kakai taʻefaitōnunga ʻo Siuta mo Selusalemá pea pehē ki he kakai fakapōpula ʻo Pāpilone mo ʻIsipité naʻa nau fehangahangai kotoa mo e ‘ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Sihová’ ʻi heʻenau hokosia ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa Sihová. (Aisea 2:1, 10-12; 13:1-6; Selemaia 46:7-10) Kae kehe, ko e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” lahi tahá ʻoku kei tuʻu ia mei muʻa. Ko e “ʻaho” ia ʻe fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻene fakamāú ki he faʻahinga ko ia kuo nau lauʻikoviʻi hono huafá. ʻE kamata ia ʻaki hono fakaʻauha ʻo “Babilone koe Lahi,” ko e ʻemipaea fakaemāmani ʻo e lotu loí, pea fakaʻosiʻaki ʻa hono fakaʻauha ʻosiʻosingamālie ʻa e toenga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻi he tau ʻo ʻĀmaketoné.—Fakahā 16:14, 16; 17:5, 15-17, PM; Fkh 19:11-21.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke manavahē ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihova ʻoku tuʻunuku vave maí?
4 Pe ʻoku nau fakatokangaʻi ia pe ʻikai, ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku totonu ke nau manavahē ki he ʻaho ko ʻeni ʻoku tuʻunuku vave maí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku tali mai ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko Sēfanaiá: “Koe aho koia koe aho oe houhau, koe aho oe tuutamaki moe mamahi, koe aho oe maveuveu, moe fakaauha, koe aho oe bouli, moe fakaboubouli, koe aho oe gaahi ao, moe bouli matolu.” ʻOku fakailifia moʻoni! ʻIkai ngata aí ʻoku pehē ʻe he palōfitá: “Teu omi ae mamahi ki he kakai . . . koeuhi kuo nau agahala kia Jihova.”—Sefanaia 1:15, 17, PM.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e anga ʻo e vakai lelei ʻoku maʻu ʻe he laui miliona ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
5 Kae kehe, ʻoku fakatuʻotuʻa atu ʻa e laui miliona kehe ki he aʻu mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku nau ʻilo ko ha taimi ia ki ha fakamoʻui mo e fakahaofi ki he māʻoniʻoní, ko ha ʻaho ʻa ia ʻe hākeakiʻi māʻolunga ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu mo fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi hono huafa lāngilangiʻiá. (Sioeli 3:16, 17; Sefanaia 3:12-17) Pe ʻoku totonu ke manavahē pe fakatuʻotuʻa vēkeveke atu ki he ʻaho ko ʻení, ʻoku fakatuʻunga lahi ia ʻi he meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he kakaí ʻaki ʻenau moʻuí he taimi ní. ʻOku anga-fēfē hoʻo vakai atu ki he fakaofiofi mai ʻa e ʻaho ko iá? ʻOkú ke mateuteu ki ai? ʻOku hanga ʻe he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻoku ofi maí ʻo uesia hoʻo moʻui fakaʻahó he taimí ni?
‘ʻE Hoko ha Faʻahinga ʻOku Matuʻaki Manuki’
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e vakai ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ki he “ʻaho ʻo Sihova,” pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fakaʻohovale ai ʻa e meʻá ni ki he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní?
6 Neongo ʻa e fakavavevave ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku hokó, ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ʻa e tokolahi taha ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakaofiofi mai ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova.” ʻOku nau manukiʻi mo lumaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakatokanga kiate kinautolu fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunuku ʻene aʻu maí. ʻOku ʻikai ke fakaʻohovale ʻa e meʻá ni ia ki he kau Kalisitiane moʻoní. ʻOku nau manatuʻi ʻa e fakatokanga naʻe lēkooti ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Mou ʻilo muʻa ʻa e meʻa ni, Tokua ʻe hoko ʻi he taimi fakamui ha faʻahinga ʻoku matuʻaki manuki, ʻo nau fou ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻanautolu, mo nau lau, Komaʻāia ʻa e talaʻofa ʻo ʻene hoko mai? he talu ʻa e mohe ʻa e kau mātuʻa, mo e pehe ni pe ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe, ʻio, ʻa ia ai pe talu mei he kamataʻanga ʻo mamani.”—2 Pita 3:3, 4.
7. Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau tauhi maʻu ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé?
7 Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakakaukau veiveiua peheé pea kei tauhi maʻu ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé? ʻOku tala mai ʻe Pita kiate kitautolu: “ʻOku ou langaʻi ai homou loto maʻa, heʻeku fakamanatu atu ke ʻoua naʻa ngalo ʻa e ngaahi lea naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻi muʻa ʻe he kau Palofita tapu, mo e fekau ʻa e ʻEiki mo Fakamoʻui, ʻa ia naʻe fou ʻi hoʻomou kau Aposetolo.” (2 Pita 3:1, 2) Ko ʻetau tokanga ki he ngaahi fakatokanga fakaekikité te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ‘langaʻi ʻetau loto maʻá’ pe fakakaukau leleí. Mahalo pē kuo tau ʻosi toutou fanongo ʻi he ngaahi fakamanatú ni, ka ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga he taimí ni ʻo lahi ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa ke tau hokohoko atu ʻetau tokanga ki he ngaahi fakatokangá ni.—Aisea 34:1-4; Luke 21:34-36.
8. Ko e hā ʻoku tukunoaʻi ai ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi fakamanatu ʻa e Tohi Tapú?
8 Ko e hā ʻoku tukunoaʻi ai ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi fakamanatú ni? ʻOku hoko atu ʻa Pita: “ʻOku puli ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻa ni—ka ko honau loto foki—Tokua ko e folofola ʻa e ʻOtua naʻe tuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi langi ʻi muʻa, pea fokotuʻu ai ʻa e fonua mei he vai pea ʻaki ʻa e vai: ʻa ia naʻe lomaki vai ai ʻa e maama ʻo onoʻaho, ʻo ʻauha.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; 2 Pita 3:5, 6) ʻIo, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau loto ke aʻu mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. ʻOku ʻikai te nau fiemaʻu ke fakahohaʻasi ʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku ʻikai te nau fiemaʻu ke nau fai ha fakamatala kia Sihova ki heʻenau founga moʻui siokitá! Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe Pitá, ʻoku nau moʻui “ʻo nau fou ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻanautolu.”
9. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga fakakaukau naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he kakai ʻi he kuonga ʻo Noá mo Loté?
9 Koeʻuhi ko “honau loto,” ʻoku saiʻia ange ai ʻa e kau manukí ni ke tukunoaʻi ʻa e pehē ko ia naʻe kau mai ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he kuohilí. ʻOku lave fakatouʻosi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mo e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki ha ongo meʻa pehē naʻe hoko, “ʻi he kuonga ʻo Noa” mo e “kuonga ʻo Lote.” (Luke 17:26-30; 2 Pita 2:5-9) Ki muʻa he Lōmakí, naʻe ʻikai ke tokanga ʻa e kakaí ia ki he fakatokanga naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Noá. Pehē foki, ki muʻa ʻi he fakaʻauha ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá, ʻi he vakai ʻa e ongo foha-ʻi-he-fono ʻo Loté, “naʻe hange ko haʻane fakahua” pē ʻa Lote ia kiate kinauá.—Senesi 19:14.
10. Ko e hā ʻa e tali ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke nau tokangá?
10 ʻOku ʻikai toe kehe ʻi he ʻahó ni. Kae fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e tali ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke nau tokangá: “Te u tautea ʻa e kau tangata ʻoku fatu ʻi he funga totoka, ʻa kinautolu ʻoku lau ʻi honau loto, ʻa, ʻe ʻikai ʻomi ʻe Sihova ha lelei, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne ʻomi ha kovi. Ko ia ʻe hoko ʻenau malohinga ko e koto vetea, pea ko honau ngaahi fale ko e koto lala; pea te nau langa fale, kae ʻikai nofo ai, pea te nau to ngouevaine, kae ʻikai inu ʻa e uaine mei ai.” (Sefanaia 1:12, 13) ʻE hokohoko atu pē nai ʻa e kakaí ia ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue tuʻumaʻu fakaʻahó, ka heʻikai te nau maʻu ha ʻaonga tuʻuloa mei heʻenau ngāue mālohí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻe aʻu fakafokifā mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, pea ʻe ʻikai ke fakahaofi kinautolu ʻe ha faʻahinga koloa fakamatelie pē kuo nau tānaki ʻo fokotuʻuna.—Sefanaia 1:18.
Hanganaki “Tatali”
11. Ko e hā ʻa e akonaki ʻoku totonu ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú?
11 ʻI he ʻikai ke hangē ko e māmani fulikivanu takatakai ʻiate kitautolú, kuo pau ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e akonaki naʻe lēkooti ʻe he palōfita ko Hapakuké: “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) Neongo kapau ʻoku hā ngali tautoloi ʻa e ʻaho ko iá mei he anga ʻo ʻetau vakai taʻehaohaoá, kuo pau ke tau manatuʻi ko Sihová ʻoku ʻikai ke faituai. ʻE hoko mai hono ʻahó ʻi hono taimi tonu mātē, ʻi ha houa ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.—Maake 13:33; 2 Pita 3:9, 10.
12. Ko e hā naʻe fakatokanga ki ai ʻa Sīsuú, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e kehe ʻa e meʻá ni mei he meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he kau muimui faitōnunga ʻo Sīsuú?
12 ʻI hono fakamamafaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e hanganaki tatali ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová, naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Sīsū ʻo pehē naʻa mo e niʻihi ʻo hono kau muimuí ʻe mole meiate kinautolu ʻenau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé. Naʻá ne tomuʻa tala fekauʻaki mo kinautolu: “ʻO ka ka pehe ʻe he tamaioʻeiki kovi ko ena ʻi hono loto, ʻOku fakatotoka ʻe heʻeku ʻeiki ʻene haʻu; pea ne hanga ai ʻo haha ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he kau ngaue mo ia, pea ne kai foki mo inu kava mo e kau inu; ʻe toki haʻu ʻa e ʻeiki ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ko ia ʻi ha ʻaho ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻamanekina ia, pea mo ha houa ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ki ai, pea te ne fahiua ia.” (Mātiu 24:48-51) ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku tauhi mateaki ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó ia ʻa e ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé. Kuo hanganaki leʻo ʻa e kalasi tamaioʻeikí ia mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene mateuteú. Kuo fakanofo ia ʻe Sīsū ke ne “buleʻi ene mea kotoabe” ʻi heni ʻi he māmaní.—Mātiu 24:42-47, PM.
Ko e Fiemaʻú ke Fakavavevave
13. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fiemaʻu ki ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé?
13 Naʻe pau ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻapositoló ke nau tauhi maʻu ʻenau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau ngāue leva ke hola mei Selusalema ʻi heʻenau sio kuo “kapui . . . ʻe he ngaahi matatau” ʻa e koló. (Luke 21:20, 21) Naʻe hoko ia ʻi he taʻu 66 T.S. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga hono fakamamafaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fiemaʻu ke fakavavevavé ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he taimi ko iá: “Ko ia ʻoku ʻi he tuʻafale ke ʻoua te ne ʻalu hifo ke ʻave ʻa e ngāhi meʻa mei hono fale: pea ko ia ʻoku ʻi he ngoue, ke ʻoua te ne foki ki ʻapi ke ʻave hono kofu.” (Mātiu 24:17, 18) ʻI he vakai atu ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia naʻe kei hao ʻa Selusalema ʻi ha toe taʻu ʻe faá, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau tokanga mātuʻaki fakavavevave ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he 66 T.S.?
14, 15. Ko e hā naʻe pau ai ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻapositoló ke nau ngāue ʻo ʻoua ʻe toe toloi ʻi heʻenau sio kuo kāpui ʻa Selusalema ʻe he kau tau nofo tahá?
14 Neongo ʻoku moʻoni naʻe toki fakaʻauha pē ʻe he kau tau Lomá ʻa Selusalema ʻi he 70 T.S., naʻe ʻikai ke melino ʻa e foʻi taʻu ia ʻe fā ko iá. Hala ʻataʻatā! Naʻe fonu ʻa e ngaahi taʻu ia ko iá ʻi he fakamālohi mo e lingitoto. ʻOku fakamatala ha faihisitōlia ʻe taha ki he tuʻunga ʻi Selusalema he lolotonga ʻa e taimi ko iá ko ha “tau fakalotofonua totoʻia fakamanavahē, fakataha mo ha ngaahi tōʻonga ʻo e fakamamahi fakalilifu.” Naʻe fakahū mai ʻa e kau talavoú ʻo tānaki mai ke toe fefeka ange hono maluʻi e koló, ke nau toʻo meʻatau pea ke ngāue fakakautau. Naʻe teuteuʻi fakakautau fakaʻaho kinautolu. Ko e faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai ke nau poupou kakató naʻe vakai ki ai ko e kau lavaki. Kapau naʻe kei nofo fuoloa atu ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he koló, ne nau mei ʻi ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻaupito.—Mātiu 26:52; Maake 12:17.
15 ʻOku totonu ke tau fakatokangaʻi naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ko “kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Siutea,” ʻikai ʻi Selusalema peé naʻe pau ke nau kamata hola. Naʻe mahuʻinga ʻeni koeʻuhi naʻe toe pē ha ngaahi māhina siʻi ki heʻenau mavahe mei Selusalemá, naʻe toe fakafoʻou ai ʻe he ngaahi kongakau Lomá ʻenau ngaahi ngāue fakakautaú. ʻUluakí, naʻa nau ikuʻi ʻa Kāleli ʻi he 67 T.S., pea nau toki ikunaʻi fakaʻāuliliki ʻa Siutea ʻi he taʻu hono hokó. Naʻe iku ʻeni ki ha fuʻu mamahi lahi ʻi he kotoa ʻo e fonua tukuʻutá. Naʻe toe hoko ʻo fakaʻau ke faingataʻa ange ki ha Siu pē ke ne hola mei Selusalema tonu. Naʻe leʻohi ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e koló, pea ko ha taha pē naʻe feinga ke hola naʻe mahaloʻi ko ʻene kau ki he kau Lomá.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau naʻe fiemaʻu ke maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻo e taimi ʻo e kau ʻapositoló ka nau hao ʻi he taimi ʻo e tuʻutāmaki lahi ko iá?
16 ʻI he fakakaukau atu ki he meʻá ni kotoa, ʻoku malava ai ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakavavevave ʻo e tuʻungá. Naʻe pau ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau loto-lelei ke fai ha ngaahi feilaulau, ʻo ʻoua ʻe fakaʻatā kinautolu ke tohoaki ʻe he ngaahi koloa fakamatelié. Naʻe pau ke nau loto-lelei ke nau “fai [haʻanau] tatau ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe” koeʻuhi kae talangofua ki he fakatokanga ʻa Sīsuú. (Luke 14:33) Ko e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe talangofua leva ʻo hola ki he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo Sioataní naʻa nau hao.
Tauhi Maʻu ʻEtau Ongoʻi ʻo e Fakavavevavé
17. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé?
17 ʻOku fakahaaʻi mahino mai ʻe he ngaahi kikite ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻoku tau moʻui ʻi he fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito hano tatau ki muʻa. Ko ha sōtia ʻi he taimi ʻo e melinó ʻoku ʻikai te ne ongoʻi ʻe ia ʻa e hohaʻa mo e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e taú. Kae kehe, kapau ʻe hoko ʻi he ʻikai ke ne ongoʻi ʻa e fakavavevavé ke ne nofo tokanga ai pea fakafokifā pē hano ui ia ki he taú, ʻoku ngalingali heʻikai te ne mateuteu, pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa fakatupu mate. ʻOku pehē tofu pē ʻi he tafaʻaki fakalaumālié. Kapau ʻoku tau fakaʻatā ʻetau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé ke hōloa, te tau taʻemateuteu nai ke maluʻi kitautolu mei he ngaahi ʻoho ʻoku fai mai kiate kitautolú pea ʻe maʻungatāmaki fakafokifā kitautolu ʻi he faifai pē ʻo aʻu mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. (Luke 21:36; 1 Tesalonaika 5:4) Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha faʻahinga kuo nau “holomui meia Sihova,” ko e taimi ʻeni kiate kinautolu ke toe kumi ai kiate ia.—Sefanaia 1:3-6; 2 Tesalonaika 1:8, 9.
18, 19. Ko e hā ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e “hoko mai oe aho oe Otua”?
18 ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ki he enginaki mai ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá kiate kitautolu ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻa e “hoko mai oe aho oe Otua”! ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ʻa e meʻá ni? Ko e founga ʻe taha ko e kau “i he ulugaaga maonioni moe aga faka-Otua.” (2 Pita 3:11, 12, PM) ʻE tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he hanganaki femoʻuekina ʻi he ngaahi ngāue peheé ke tau fakatuʻotuʻa vēkeveke atu ki he aʻu mai ʻa e “aho oe Otua.” Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “holi atu” pe tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukaú ʻoku ʻuhinga fakafoʻilea ia ko e “fakavaveʻi.” Heʻikai ke tau malava moʻoni ke fakavaveʻi ʻa e taimi ʻoku kei toe pea toki aʻu mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Neongo ia, ʻi heʻetau tatali ki he ʻaho ko iá, ʻe hā ngali ʻoku toe fuʻu vave ange ʻa e ʻalu ʻa e taimí kapau ʻoku tau femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá.—1 Kolinito 15:58.
19 Ko e fakalaulauloto ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakakaukau lelei ki he ngaahi fakamanatu ʻoku ʻi aí te ne fakaivia foki kitautolu ke tau fai ʻa e meʻá ni—“fakaʻamu tōtōivi atu (ʻamanaki mo fakavave) ki he hoko mai” ʻa e ʻaho ko iá, ʻio, ke “ʻamanekina tuʻumaʻu” ia. (2 Pita 3:12, The Amplified Bible; The New Testament, faʻu ʻe William Barclay) ʻOku fakakau ʻi he ngaahi fakamanatú ni ʻa e ngaahi kikite lahi ʻoku nau tomuʻa tala ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ki he aʻu mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová kae toe pehē foki ki he ngaahi tāpuaki lahi fau ʻe foaki ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau ‘hanganaki tatali kia Sihová.’—Sefanaia 3:8.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e enginaki ʻoku totonu ke tau tukulotoʻí?
20 Ko e taimí ni ʻa e taimi tonu kiate kitautolu kotoa ke tau tukulotoʻi ʻa e enginaki ʻoku ʻomai fakafou mai ʻi he palōfita ko Sēfanaiá: “Teʻeki ke aʻu hifo kiate kimoutolu ʻa e kakaha ʻo e tuputamaki ʻa Sihova, teʻeki ke aʻu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e houhau ʻa Sihova. Vivili kia Sihova, ʻa e kau vaivai ʻo e fonua, ʻa kimoutolu kuo mou feia ʻene konisitutone; mou vivili ki he faitotonu, mou vivili ki he angavaivai: heiʻilo ʻe fufū kimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e houhau ʻa Sihova.”—Sefanaia 2:2, 3.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e fakapapau ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he lolotonga ʻo e 2007?
21 Ko ia ai, he feʻungamālie ē ko e konga tohi fakataʻu kuo fili ki he taʻu 2007: “Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova.” ʻOku tuipau ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá “oku ofi ia, bea oku fakatootoo mai aubito.” (Sefanaia 1:14, PM) “E ikai tuai ia.” (Hapakuke 2:3, PM) Ko ia, ʻi heʻetau tatali ki he ʻaho ko iá, ʻofa ke tau tokanga maʻu pē ki he taimi ko ia ʻoku tau moʻui aí, ʻo fakatokangaʻi ko e fakahoko fakaʻosi ʻo e ngaahi kikité ni ʻoku ofí ni ia!
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Tali?
• Ko e hā “ae aho lahi o Jihova”?
• Ko e hā ʻoku tukunoaʻi ai ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e fakavavevave ʻo e taimí?
• Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he taimi ʻo e kau ʻapositoló ke nau ngāue fakataha mo ha ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavevavé?
• ʻE malava fēfē ke tau fakaivimālohiʻi ʻetau ongoʻi ʻo e fakavavé?
[Fakamatala ʻi he peesi 19]
Ko e konga tohi fakataʻu ki he 2007: “Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova.”—Sefanaia 1:14, PM.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16, 17]
Hangē pē ko ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá, ʻe toʻo fakafokifā atu ʻa e kau manukí ʻi he taimi ʻe ngāue mai ai ʻa Sihová
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Naʻe pau ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau ngāue ʻo ʻoua ʻe toe toloi ʻi heʻenau sio ki Selusalema kuo “kapui ʻe he ngaahi matatau”