Te Ke Anga-Tonu ʻo Hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá?
“Ko au eni ʻoku ou teu fekau atu ʻa e palofita ko Ilaisia ʻi he teʻeki ke hoko ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihova, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu.” —MALAKAI 4:5.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e faingataʻa kuo hoko hili ia ʻa e ʻi he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe 500 nai?
“HA FONUA ʻoku mahutafea ʻi he huʻakau mo e honi.” (Ekisoto 3:7, 8) Ko e meʻa ia naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtua ko Sihová ki he kau ʻIsilelí hili ʻene fakatauʻatāinaʻi kinautolu mei he nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité ʻi he senituli hono 16 K.M. Kae vakai! Kuo ʻosi atu ʻa e senituli ʻe nima, pea ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he honge lahi ʻa e matakali ʻe hongofulu ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe faingataʻa ke maʻu ha musie lanu mata pē. Naʻe mate ʻa e fanga manú, pea naʻe ʻikai ke tō ha ʻuha ʻo feʻunga mo e taʻu ʻe tolu mo e konga. (1 Tuʻi 18:5; Luke 4:25) Ko e hā naʻe tupu mei ai ʻa e fakatamaki ko ʻení?
2. Ko e hā ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e faingataʻaʻia fakapuleʻanga ʻa ʻIsilelí?
2 Kuo fakatupunga ʻe he tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻa e faingataʻa ko ʻení. ʻI hono maumauʻi ʻo e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe mali ʻa Tuʻi ʻĒhapi mo e pilinisesi Kēnani ko Sisipelí peá ne fakaʻatā ia ke ne fakahū mai ki ʻIsileli ʻa e lotu Pēalí. Ko e toe kovi angé, he naʻá ne langa ha temipale ki he ʻotua loi ko ʻení ʻi Samēlia, ko e kolomuʻá. Ko e kau ʻIsilelí ē naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻo nau tui ʻe ʻomai ʻe he lotu Pēalí ha fua lahi ki heʻenau ngoué! Kae kehe, hangē ko ia ko e fakatokanga ʻa Sihová, naʻa nau ʻi he fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi he taimi ko iá mei he ‘ʻauha vave mei honau fonua leleí.’—Teutalonome 7:3, 4; 11:16, 17; 1 Tuʻi 16:30-33.
Ko ha ʻAhiʻahiʻi Fakatoʻoaloto ʻo e Tuʻunga-ʻOtuá
3. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fakahangataha ʻa e tokanga ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá ki he palopalema moʻoni ʻa ʻIsilelí?
3 ʻI he kamata ʻa e hongé, ʻoku tala ange ʻe he palōfita anga-tonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ʻIlaisiaá kia Tuʻi ʻĒhapi: “Tangi ʻa e moʻui ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻa ia ko hono ʻao ʻoku ou tuʻu ai, haʻane ai ha hahau pe ʻuha ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ka hoko ni, ka ʻi heʻeku toki lea.” (1 Tuʻi 17:1) Hili ʻa e aʻusia ʻa e moʻoni fakalilifu ʻo e meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe talá, naʻe tukuakiʻi ʻe he tuʻí ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki hono ʻomi ʻa e fakamamahi ki ʻIsilelí. Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā ko ʻĒhapi mo hono falé ke tukuakiʻí koeʻuhi ko ʻenau tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻo hoko ko e kau lotu Pēalí. Ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e polé, naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa e palōfita ʻa Sihová kia Tuʻi ʻĒhapi ke fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa ki Moʻunga Kāmeli fakataha mo e kau palōfita ʻe toko 450 ʻa Pēalí mo e kau palōfita ʻe toko 400 ʻo e fuʻu pou toputapú. Naʻe fakatahataha ki ai ʻa Ēhapi mo hono kakaí, ʻi he ʻamanaki nai ʻe fakangata ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e laʻalaʻaá. Ka naʻe fakahanga ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻa e tokangá ki he pole mamafa angé. “Ko futu,” ko ʻene ʻeké ia, “hoʻomou toumoua pehe? Kapau ko e ʻOtua ʻa Sihova, mou muimui kiate ia: pea kapau ko Peali, peʻi muimui kiate ia.” Naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí pe ko e hā te nau leaʻakí.—1 Tuʻi 18:18-21.
4. Ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e poleʻi ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻOtuá, ko e hā naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe ʻIlaisiaá?
4 Kuo feinga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ke tuifio ʻa e lotu kia Sihová mo e lotu faka-Pēalí. Ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e poleʻi ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻOtuá, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻi he taimi ko iá ha feʻauhi. Te ne teuteu ha pulu mui ʻe taha ki ha feilaulau, pea ʻe teuteuʻi ʻa e taha ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí. Naʻe pehē leva ʻe ʻIlaisiā: “Mou tautapa ki he huafa ʻo homou ʻOtua, pea te u tautapa ʻe au ki he huafa ʻo Sihova: pea ko e ʻotua ʻoku tali ʻaki ʻa e afi ko e ʻOtua pe ia.” (1 Tuʻi 18:23, 24) Fakaʻuta atu angé ki hono tuku hifo ha afi mei he langí ʻi he tali ki ha lotu!
5. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakaeʻa ʻa e taʻeʻaonga ʻo e lotu Pēalí?
5 Naʻe fakaafeʻi ʻe ʻIlaisiā ke kamata ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí. Naʻa nau teuteuʻi ha pulu ki he feilaulaú ʻo hili ia ʻi he funga ʻōlitá. Naʻa nau toki hopo takai leva ʻi he ʻōlitá mo lotu: “ʻE Peali, tali mai.” Naʻe hokohoko ʻa e meʻá ni “mei he pongipongi ʻo aʻu ki he hoʻatā.” “Mou kalanga leʻo lahi,” ko e luma atu ia ʻa ʻIlaisiaá. Kuo pau pē ʻoku femoʻuekina ʻa Pēali ʻi ha meʻa fakavavevave, pe “heiʻilo ʻoku ne toka kae fakataka.” Ne ʻikai fuoloa kuo teketekelili ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí. Vakai atu! Naʻa nau tafatafaʻiʻaki kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi hele tui, pea naʻe fetafei mai ʻa e totó mei honau ngaahi laveá. Pea he toki longoaʻa ē naʻe ʻi aí ʻi he kalangaʻaki ʻe he toko 450 kotoa ʻa e leʻo-lahi tahá! Ka naʻe ʻikai ha tali.—1 Tuʻi 18:26-29.
6. Ko e hā ʻa e teuteu naʻe fai ʻe ʻIlaisiā ki he ʻahiʻahi ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻOtuá?
6 Sai, ko e hoko mai ʻeni ki he taimi ʻo ʻIlaisiaá. ʻOkú ne toe langa ʻa e ʻōlita ʻo Sihová, ʻai ha luo takatakai ai, pea fokotuʻutuʻu maau ʻa e feilaulaú. Naʻá ne toki lingivaiʻi leva ʻa e fefié mo e feilaulaú. Naʻe lingi ha ngaahi fuʻu siā vai lalahi ʻe taha ua ʻi he funga ʻōlitá kaeʻoua kuo fonu ʻa e luó tonu. Fakaʻuta atu angé ki he tailiili ʻi he lotu ʻa ʻIlaisiaá: “E Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo Epalahame, ʻo Aisake, pea mo Isileli, tuku ke ha he ʻaho ni ko e ʻOtua koe ʻi Isileli, pea ko hoʻo sevaniti au, pea ko hoʻo folofola ia kuo u fai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko eni. ʻE Sihova, ke ke tali au, ke ke tali au, kae ʻilo ʻa e kakai ni ko koe pe, Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua; pea ko koe kuo ke fakafoki mai honau loto.”—1 Tuʻi 18:30-37.
7, 8. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono tali ʻe Sihova ʻa e lotu ʻa ʻIlaisiaá? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fakalato ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi Moʻunga Kāmelí?
7 ʻI he tali ki he lotu ʻa ʻIlaisiaá, ‘naʻe toki tō mei he langí ʻa e afi ʻa Sihová, ʻo ne keina ʻene feilaulaú, mo e fefié, mo e maká, mo e efú, pea ko e vai naʻe ʻi he luó naʻá ne ʻemo hake.’ Naʻe tō foʻohifo ʻa e kakaí mo pehē: “Ko Sihova pe ʻa e ʻOtua! ko Sihova pe ʻa e ʻOtua!” (1 Tuʻi 18:38, 39) Naʻe fai leva ʻe ʻIlaisiā ha fili. Naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni: “Puke ʻa e kau palofita ʻa Peali: ʻoua ʻe tuku ha taha ke hao.” Hili hono tāmateʻi kinautolu ʻi he teleʻa ko Kisoní, naʻe fakapōpōʻuli ʻa e langí. Ne toki tō mai leva ha fuʻu lōvai ʻo fakangata ʻa e laʻalaʻaá!—1 Tuʻi 18:40-45; fakafehoanaki mo Teutalonome 13:1-5.
8 He toki ʻaho mahuʻinga ē! Naʻe ikuna ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻahiʻahi ʻiloa ko ia ʻo e tuʻunga-ʻOtuá. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe fakatafokiʻi ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení ʻa e loto ʻo e kau ʻIsileli tokolahi ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he meʻá ni mo e ngaahi founga kehe, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ʻa e anga-tonu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi hono tuʻunga palōfitá, pea ʻokú ne fakahoko fakafoʻituitui ha ngafa fakaekikite.
“Palofita ko Ilaisia” ʻOku Teʻeki Hoko Mai?
9. Ko e hā naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he Malakai 4:5, 6?
9 Ki mui mai, fakafou ʻia Malakai, naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Ko au eni ʻoku ou teu fekau atu ʻa e palofita ko Ilaisia ʻi he teʻeki ke hoko ʻa e ʻAho ʻo Sihova, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu. Pea te ne fakafoki mai ʻa e loto ʻo e matuʻa ki he fanau, mo e loto ʻo e fanau ki heʻenau matuʻa; naʻa ʻiloange te u haʻu, ʻo taaʻi ʻa e fonua ʻaki ʻa e mala.” (Malakai 4:5, 6) Naʻe moʻui ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi he taʻu ʻe 500 nai ki muʻa ʻi hono leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá. Koeʻuhi ko ha kikite ʻeni, naʻe ʻamanekina ʻe he kau Siu ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí T.S. ʻa e hoko mai ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke fakahoko iá.—Mātiu 17:10.
10. Ko hai ʻa ʻIlaisiā, naʻe tomuʻa talá, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiló?
10 Ko hai leva ʻa e ʻIlaisiā ko ʻeni ka hoko maí? Ko hono ʻiloʻangá naʻe fakaeʻa ia ʻi he taimi naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi: “Talu meia Sione Papitaiso ʻo fai mai, mo e ʻohofia ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani, mo hono faʻao ʻe ha kau fakamalohi. He ko e kau Palofita kotoa pe mo e Lao, ʻo aʻu mai kia Sione, naʻa nau palofisai pe. Pea heiʻilo pe te mou tali ʻa e lea, ka ko eni ia ʻa e Ilaisia ka hoko mai.” ʻIo, naʻe tomuʻa tala ko Sione Papitaiso ʻa e tatau ʻo ʻIlaisiaá. (Mātiu 11:12-14; Maake 9:11-13) Naʻe tala ʻe ha ʻāngelo ki he tamai ʻa Sione, ko Sākalaiá, ʻe maʻu ʻe Sione ʻa e “anga [“laumālie,” NW] mo e ivi ʻo Ilaisia” pea te ne “teuʻi maʻa e ʻEiki ʻa e kakai ne tokonaki.” (Luke 1:17) Ko e papitaiso naʻe fai ʻe Sioné ko ha fakaʻilonga fakahāhā ia ʻo ha fakatomala ʻa ha tokotaha ʻi heʻene ngaahi angahala ki he Laó, ʻa ia naʻe pau ke ne taki ʻa e kau Siú kia Kalaisi. (Luke 3:3-6; Kaletia 3:24) Ko ia ko e ngāue ʻa Sioné naʻe ‘teuʻi ai ha kakai maʻa Sihova.’
11. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Pita fekauʻaki mo e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova,” ʻi he Penitekosí, pea naʻe hoko ia ʻanefē?
11 Ko e ngāue ʻa Sione Papitaiso ʻi hono tuʻunga ko “Ilaisia” naʻe fakahāhā ai ko e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” naʻe ofi. Ko e ofi ʻa e ʻaho ko ia ʻe ngāue mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono ngaahi filí mo fakahaofi hono kakaí naʻe toe fakahaaʻi ia ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ko e ngaahi meʻa fakaemana naʻe hoko ʻi he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S. ko hono fakahoko ia ʻa e kikite ʻa Sioeli ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono lilingi mai ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Pita ko e meʻá ni naʻe pau ke hoko ia ki muʻa ʻi he “ʻaho ʻo e ʻEiki, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo ʻilonga.” (Ngāue 2:16-21; Sioeli 2:28-32) Naʻe ʻi he 70 T.S., ʻa hono fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻene Folofolá ʻaki ʻene ueʻi ʻa e kau tau Lomá ke fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotua ki he puleʻanga naʻá ne talitekeʻi ʻa hono ʻAló.—Taniela 9:24-27; Sione 19:15.
12. (a) Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paula mo Pita fekauʻaki mo e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” ka hoko maí? (e) Ko e hā naʻe pau ai ke hoko ha meʻa hangē ko ia naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ngāue ʻa ʻIlaisiaá?
12 Kae kehe, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻe hoko mai, hili ʻa e 70 T.S. Naʻe fakafehokotaki ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” mo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe lea ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Pitá ʻo kau ki he ʻaho ko iá ʻi heʻene fekauʻaki mo e “langi foʻou mo ha fonua foʻou” ʻoku ʻi he kahaʻú. (2 Tesalonaika 2:1, 2; 2 Pita 3:10-13) Manatuʻi naʻe fai ʻe Sione Papitaiso ʻa e ngāue tatau mo ʻIlaisiā ki muʻa ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” ʻi he 70 T.S. Ko e fakatahaʻi kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻe hoko hangē ko ia naʻe fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ngāue naʻe fai ʻe ʻIlaisiaá. Ko e hā ia?
ʻOku Nau Maʻu ʻa e Laumālie ʻo ʻIlaisiaá
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e meimei tatau ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa ʻIlaisiaá mo e ngāue ko ia ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní? (e) Ko e hā kuo fai ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané?
13 Ko e ngāue ʻa ʻIlaisiaá ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he ʻi ai ʻene meimei tatau mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sione Papitaisó, ka ʻoku toe pehē ia ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi he vahaʻa taimi faingataʻa ko ʻeni ʻoku taki atu ai ki he hoko mai ʻa e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova.” (2 Timote 3:1-5) ʻAki ʻa e laumālie mo e mālohi ʻo ʻIlaisiaá, ko kinautolú ko e kau poupou mateaki ʻo e lotu moʻoní. Pea he meʻa kuo fiemaʻu moʻoni ko e meʻá ni! Hili ʻa e mate ʻa e kau ʻaposetolo ʻa Kalaisí, naʻe ʻi ai ha tafoki mei he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní, ʻo hangē pē ko e lakalakaimonū ʻa e lotu Pēalí ʻi ʻIsileli ʻi he taimi ʻo ʻIlaisiaá. (2 Pita 2:1) Naʻe kamata ke tuifio ʻe he kau Kalisitiane lau peé ʻa e lotu faka-Kalisitiané mo e ngaahi tokāteline mo e tōʻongafai fakaelotu loí. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻa nau ohi mai ʻa e akonaki fakapangani mo taʻefakatohitapu ko ia ʻo e pehē ʻoku maʻu ʻe he tangatá ha soulu taʻefaʻamaté. (Koheleti 9:5, 10; Isikeli 18:4) Kuo tuku ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoni ʻi Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoni pē taha, ko Sihová. Hili ange iá, ʻoku nau lotu ki ha Tolu-Tahaʻi-ʻOtua. Kuo nau toe ohi mai foki ʻa e tōʻonga faka-Pēali ʻo e punou ki he ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻo Sīsū mo ʻene faʻeé, ʻa Mele. (Loma 1:23; 1 Sione 5:21) Ka kuo ʻikai ko hono kotoá pē ia.
14 Mei he senituli hono 19 ʻo faai mai ai, naʻe kamata ke fakahaaʻi ʻe he kau taki ʻo e ngaahi siasi ʻo Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané ʻa e veiveiua fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi konga lahi ʻo e Tohitapú. Hangē ko ʻení, naʻa nau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he tohi Sēnesí ʻo kau ki he fakatupú pea fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e fakamahamahalo ʻo e ʻevolūsoné, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ia ʻoku “fakasaienisi.” ʻOku fepaki fakahangatonu ʻa e meʻá ni mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mo ʻene kau ʻaposetoló. (Mātiu 19:4, 5; 1 Kolinito 15:47) Kae kehe, ʻi he hangē ko Sīsū mo hono muʻaki kau muimuí, ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe he laumālie ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻa e fakamatala ʻa e Tohitapú ʻo kau ki he fakatupú.—Senesi 1:27.
15, 16. ʻI he faikehekehe mo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané, ko hai kuo nau fiefia ʻi he tokonaki maʻu mai pē ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālié, pea ʻoku fakafou mai ʻi he hā?
15 ʻI he hū atu ʻa e māmaní ki he “taimi fakamui,” naʻe maʻunimā ʻe ha honge fakalaumālie ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. (Taniela 12:4; Emosi 8:11, 12) Ka naʻe fiefia ʻa e kiʻi kulupu ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻi he ngaahi tokonaki ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālie kuo foaki maʻu mai pē ʻe he ʻOtuá “ʻi hono taimi totonu,” ʻo tatau pē mo e vakai ki ai ʻa Sihova ki hono fafanga ʻo ʻIlaisiā lolotonga ʻa e honge ʻi hono taimí. (Mātiu 24:45; 1 Tuʻi 17:6, 13-16) Naʻe maʻu mai ki mui ʻe he kau sevāniti anga-tonu ko ʻeni ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloa ʻi ha taimi ko e Kau Ako Tohitapu Fakavahaʻapuleʻangá ʻa e hingoa Fakatohitapu ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.—Aisea 43:10.
16 Naʻe moʻui ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻo fakatatau pē ki hono hingoá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “Ko Hoku ʻOtuá ko Sihova.” Kuo ngāueʻaki maʻu pē ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe he Taua Leʻo, ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e tohi kuo fakamafaiʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti fakaemāmani ʻa Sihová. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi hono tatau hono ua (ʻAokosi 1879) naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e tuipau ko Sihova ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻa e makasiní. Ko e tohi ko ʻení mo e ngaahi tohi kehe ʻa e Sōsaieti Taua Leʻó ʻoku fakaeʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi akonaki taʻefakatohitapu ʻa e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané pea mo e toenga ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí, ʻa e ʻemipaea ʻo e lotu loí ʻi he māmaní, lolotonga ia ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e Tohitapú.—2 Timote 3:16, 17; Fakahā 18:1-5.
Anga-Tonu ʻi he ʻAhiʻahí
17, 18. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Sisipeli ki he tāmateʻi ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí, ka naʻe tokoniʻi fēfē ʻa ʻIlaisiā?
17 Ko e tali ʻa e haʻa faifekaú ki honau fakaeʻá naʻe meimei tatau ia mo ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Sisipelí ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí. Naʻá ne ʻoatu ha pōpoaki ki he palōfita anga-tonu ʻa Sihová, ʻo fuakava ai ʻe tāmateʻi ia. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha fakamanamana launoa ʻa e meʻá ni, he ne ʻosi fakapoongi ʻe Sisipeli ʻa e kau palōfita tokolahi ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe hola fakatonga-hihifo ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi he manavahē, ki Peasipa. ʻI heʻene tuku ai ʻene tokotaha tauhí, naʻá ne fononga atu ʻo toe mamaʻo ange, ki he toafá, ʻo lotu ai ke ne mate. Ka naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene palōfitá. Naʻe hā ha ʻāngelo kia ʻIlaisiā ke teuteuʻi ia ki he fononga mamaʻo ki he Moʻunga Hōlepí. Ko ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e meʻakai ki he fononga ʻaho ʻe 40 ʻo lahi hake ʻi he kilomita ʻe 300. ʻI Hōlepí, naʻe folofola ai kiate ia ʻa e ʻOtuá hili hano fakahāhā fakamanavahē ʻo e mālohí ʻi ha fuʻu matangi lahi, ʻi ha mofuike, mo ha afi. Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi fakahāhā ko ʻení. Ko e ngaahi fakahāhā ia ʻa hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pe ivi ngāué. Hili iá naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova ki heʻene palōfitá. Fakaʻuta atu angé ki hono fakaivimālohiʻi ʻo ʻIlaisiā ʻe he meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe hokó. (1 Tuʻi 19:1-12) Fēfē kapau te tau hoko ʻo hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá ʻo kiʻi manavahē ʻi he taimi ʻe fakamanamanaʻi ai ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻo e lotu moʻoní? ʻOku totonu ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he meʻa naʻá ne hokosiá ke ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí.—1 Samiuela 12:22.
18 Naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke mahino naʻe kei ʻi ai pē ʻa e ngāue ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke fai ʻi hono tuʻunga palōfitá. ʻIkai ngata aí, neongo naʻe fakakaukau ʻa ʻIlaisiā ko ia tokotaha pē ʻi ʻIsileli naʻe lotu ki he ʻOtua moʻoní, naʻe fakahā ange ʻe Sihova kiate ia naʻe ʻikai ke punou kia Pēali ʻa e toko 7,000. Naʻe toki fakafoki leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki hono vāhenga-ngāué. (1 Tuʻi 19:13-18) ʻE tuli nai kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻo e lotu moʻoní, hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá. Te tau hoko nai ko e faʻahinga ʻe fakatangaʻi lahi, hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Sīsuú. (Sione 15:17-20) Te tau hoko nai ʻo manavasiʻi, ʻi ha ngaahi taimi. Kae kehe, ʻe lava pē ke tau hoko ʻo hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá, ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakapapauʻiʻanga mei he ʻOtuá peá ne toki kītaki anga-tonu leva ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová.
19. Ko e hā naʻe hokosia ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní lolotonga ʻa e taimi Tau 1 ʻa Māmaní?
19 Koeʻuhi ko e fakatanga lahi lolotonga ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní, naʻe ʻunua ai ki he manavaheé ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻo tuku ʻenau malangá. Naʻa nau hala ai ʻi he fakakaukau kuo ngata ʻenau ngāue ʻi he māmaní. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke talitekeʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ka, naʻá ne poupouʻi ʻi he meesi kinautolu, ʻo hangē pē ko ʻene tokonaki ʻa e meʻakai maʻa ʻIlaisiaá. Naʻe tali ʻe he faʻahinga anga-tonu paní ʻa e fakatonutonu fakaʻotuá, hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá pea nau toe foki ʻo ngāue. Naʻe fakaʻā honau matá ki he monū maʻongoʻonga ko hono malangaʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e monū ʻoku foaki ʻi he ʻahó ni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku anga-tonu hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá?
20 ʻI heʻene kikite fekauʻaki mo ʻene ʻi aí, naʻe fakahaaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū ko e ngāue ʻi māmani lahí ʻe kakato ia ki muʻa he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní. (Mātiu 24:14) ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku hokohoko atu ʻa e ngāue ko ʻení ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní mo honau takanga ʻe laui miliona ʻoku nau hanga atu ki he moʻui ʻi ha māmani palataisí. Ko hono fai ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá kaeʻoua ke ʻosí ko ha monū ia naʻe foaki pē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku anga-tonu ʻo hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá.
Hoko ʻo Anga-Tonu Hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá
21, 22. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue ʻoku takimuʻa ai ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní? (e) ʻOku fakalato ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá ʻaki ʻa e tokoni fē, pea ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ai iá?
21 Kuo fakahoko ʻe he kiʻi toenga ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani moʻoní ʻa honau fatongiá ʻaki ʻa e faivelenga hangē ko ia ko ʻIlaisiaá, ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga fakaemāmani ʻa e Tuʻi kuo fakanofó, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. (Mātiu 24:47) Pea kuo ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga pani ko ʻení, laka hake he taimí ni ʻi he taʻu ʻe 60 ke takimuʻa ʻi he ngāue ko hono ngaohi ʻa e kakaí ke hoko ko e kau ākonga ʻa ia kuó ne foaki ki ai ʻa e ʻamanaki fakaofo ko e moʻui taʻengata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. (Mātiu 28:19, 20) He houngaʻia ē ʻe lava ke ʻi ai ʻa e laui miliona ko ʻení ʻi he faivelenga mo e anga-tonu ʻa e kiʻi faʻahinga tokosiʻi ʻoku toe ʻi he kau paní ʻi hono tokangaʻi honau ngaahi fatongiá!
22 Kuo fakahoko ʻa e ngāue fakamalanga ko ʻeni ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻe he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ʻaki pē ʻa e mālohi ʻa ia ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻoku falala ʻi he lotu kiate iá. “Ko Ilaisia ko e tangata alāanga mo kitautolu,” ko e lau ia ʻa e ākonga ko Sēmisí ʻi heʻene lave ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he lotu ʻa e palōfitá koeʻuhi pē ke fakahā ʻa e mālohi ʻa e lotu ʻa ha tangata māʻoniʻoni. (Semisi 5:16-18) Naʻe ʻikai ke kikite maʻu pē ʻa ʻIlaisiā pe fai ha ngaahi mana. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ongo mo e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga fakaetangata tatau pē mo kitautolu, ka naʻá ne tauhi pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he anga-tonu. Koeʻuhi ko kitautolu foki ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻokú ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu, ʻe lava pē ke tau anga-tonu ʻo hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá.
23. Ko e hā ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ki he anga-tonú mo e fakatuʻamelié?
23 ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga lelei ki he anga-tonú mo e fakatuʻamelié. Manatuʻi naʻe fai ʻe Sione Papitaiso ʻa e ngāue hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá ki muʻa ke patō ʻa e “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” ʻi he 70 T.S. Kuo fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane paní ʻaki ʻa e laumālie mo e mālohi ʻo ʻIlaisiaá, ha ngāue meimei tatau kuo foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní kotoa. ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi mahino ʻe he meʻá ni ko e fuʻu “ʻAho ʻo Sihova” ʻoku ofi.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi Moʻunga Kāmeli ʻa e tuʻunga-ʻOtua ʻo Sihová?
◻ Ko hai ʻa e “ʻIlaisia ka hoko mai” pea ko e hā naʻá ne faí?
◻ Kuo fakahā fēfē ʻe he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi he lolotonga ní ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e laumālie ʻo ʻIlaisiaá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau hoko ʻo anga-tonu hangē ko ʻIlaisiaá?
[Puha ʻi he ʻi he peesi 13]
Naʻe ʻAlu Hake ʻa ʻIlaisiaá ki he Langi Fē?
“PEA ʻi heʻena ōō atu pe [ʻIlaisiā mo ʻIlaisa] mo talanoa, ʻiloange, ko e saliote afi ena mo e fanga hoosi afi, ʻo fakamavae kinaua; pea naʻe ʻohake ʻa Ilaisia ʻe he ʻahiohio ki he langi.”—2 Tuʻi 2:11.
ʻI he meʻá ni ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea “langi”? ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa e kupuʻi leá ki he nofoʻanga fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá mo hono ngaahi foha fakaeʻāngeló. (Mātiu 6:9; 18:10) ʻOku toe ʻuhinga nai foki ʻa e “langi” ki he ʻuniveesi fakamatelié. (Teutalonome 4:19) Pea ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e kupuʻi lea ko ʻení ʻi he lave ki he ʻatimosifia tonu ʻo e māmaní, ʻa ia ʻoku puna holo ai ʻa e fanga manupuná mo angi holo ai e matangí.—Sāme 78:26; Mātiu 6:26.
Ko fē ʻi he ngaahi langi ko ʻení naʻe ʻalu hake ki ai ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisiaá? ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe ʻave ia ʻi he ʻatimosifia ʻo e māmaní ʻo tuku ʻi ha tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e kolopé. Naʻe kei ʻi he māmaní pē ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki muí, he naʻá ne fai ha tohi kia Tuʻi Siholame ʻo Siutá. (2 Kalonikali 21:1, 12-15) Ko e ʻikai ʻalu hake ko ia ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki he ʻafioʻanga fakalaumālie ʻo e ʻOtua ko Sihová naʻe fakapapauʻi mai ia ki mui ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo teʻeki ke ʻalu hake ha toko taha ʻo hu ki langi, ngata pe ʻiate ia naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he langi, ko e Fanautama ʻa Tangata,” ʻa ia ko Sīsū tonu. (Sione 3:13) Naʻe ʻuluaki fakaava ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata taʻehaohaoá ʻa e hala ki he moʻui fakahēvaní ʻi he hili ʻa e pekia, toetuʻu, mo e hāʻele hake ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.—Sione 14:2, 3; Hepelu 9:24; 10:19, 20.