Ko Hono Aʻusia ʻa e Ngaahi Fiemaʻu Fakaʻotuá ʻOku Fakahīkihikiʻi Ai ʻa Sihova
“Te u fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi.”—Sāme 69:30, NW.
1. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku taau ai mo Sihova ke fakahīkihikiʻí? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻí?
KO Sihová ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniu, ko e Hau Fakaleveleva, ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu. ʻI heʻene peheé, ʻoku taau ai hono huafá mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá ke fakahīkihikiʻi. Ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻuhingá ke fakakaukau kiate ia ʻi he tuʻunga māʻolunga tahá, ke fakamālōʻia mo hakeakiʻi ia ʻi he leá mo e ngāué. Ke fai ia “ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi” ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau fakamālō maʻu pē kia Sihova ki he meʻa ʻokú ne lolotonga fai maʻatautolú pea mo e meʻa te ne fai mai ʻi he kahaʻú. Ko e fakakaukau ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau maʻú ʻoku hā ia ʻi he Fakahā 4:11, ʻa ia ʻoku fanongonongo ai ʻe he ngaahi meʻamoʻui laumālie loto-tōnunga ʻi hēvaní: “Tāu pē Koe, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko homau ʻOtua, ke lau ki ai ʻa e kololia, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mafai: he ko koe ia naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau ʻi ai, pea naʻe ngaohi kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko ho finangalo ia.” ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová? ʻAki ʻa e ako fekauʻaki mo ia pea fai leva ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fiemaʻu meiate kitautolú. ʻOku totonu ke tau ongoʻi hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻi he taimi naʻá ne pehē ai: “Ako au ke u fai ho finangalo; he ko hoku ʻOtua ʻa hoʻo ʻAfio.”—Sāme 143:10.
2. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e fakafeangai ʻa Sihova ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi iá pea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fai iá?
2 ʻOku mahuʻingaʻia lahi ʻa Sihova ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi iá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻokú ne hanga ai ʻo “totongi kiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi hākili kiate ia.” (Hepelu 11:6) Ko e hā ʻa e totongí? Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū ʻi he lotu ki heʻene Tamai fakahēvaní: “Ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.” (Sione 17:3) ʻIo, ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau “fakahīkihikiʻi [ʻa Sihova] ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi” te nau “maʻu ʻa e fonua, pea te nau nofo ai ʻo tuputupuʻa.” (Sāme 37:29) ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, “ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻamui ki he kakai kovi.” (Palovepi 24:20) Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni, ko e fiemaʻu ko ia ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku fakavavevave koeʻuhí kuo vavé ni ke ne fakaʻauha ʻa e fulikivanú pea fakahaofi ʻa e māʻoniʻoní. “ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ke mole ʻa mamani mo ʻene holi aʻana: ka ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku ne nofo maʻu ʻo taʻengata.”—1 Sione 2:17; Palovepi 2:21, 22.
3. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau tokanga ki he tohi ʻa Malakaí?
3 ʻOku maʻu ʻi he Tohitapú ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová, he “ko e potu Folofola kotoa pe ne fakamanava mei he ʻOtua.” (2 Timote 3:16) Ko e Folofola ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala lahi fekauʻaki mo e anga hono tāpuekina ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi iá pea mo e meʻa ʻoku hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke nau fai iá. Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi fakamatala ko iá ʻoku fekauʻaki ia mo e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi ʻIsileli he lolotonga ʻa e taimi ʻo e palōfita ko Malakaí. ʻI he taʻu 443 K.M. nai, lolotonga ʻa e kōvana ʻa Nehemaia ʻi Siutá, naʻe tohi ai ʻe Malakai ʻa e tohi ʻoku ui ʻaki hono hingoá. Ko e tohi mālohi mo fakatoʻoaloto ko ení ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamatala mo e ngaahi kikite ʻa ia “naʻe tohi moʻota naʻinaʻi, ʻa kitaua kuo ta fenapasi mo e aofangatuku ʻo e ngaahi kuonga.” (1 Kolinito 10:11) Ko e tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Malakaí ʻoku lava ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau teuteu ki he “ʻaho ʻo Sihova, ʻa e ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu,” ʻi Heʻene fakaʻauha ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení.—Malakai 4:5.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi poini ʻe ono ʻoku fakahanga ki ai ʻetau tokangá ʻi he Malakai vahe 1?
4 ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he tohi ʻa Malakaí, ʻa ia naʻe tohi ʻi he ngaahi taʻu laka hake he 2,400 kuo maliu atú, ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi he senituli 21 ko ení ke tau teuteu ai ki he ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu ko ia ʻo Sihová? ʻOku hanga ʻe he vahe ʻuluakí ʻo fakahanga ʻetau tokangá ki he ngaahi poini mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻo ʻikai toe siʻi hifo ʻi he onó ki heʻetau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻí koeʻuhi ke maʻu ai ʻene hōifuá mo e moʻui taʻengatá: (1) ʻOku ʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻene kakaí. (2) Kuo pau ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ki he ngaahi meʻa toputapú. (3) ʻOku ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova meiate kitautolu ke tau foaki kiate ia ʻetau lelei tahá. (4) Ko e lotu moʻoní ʻoku ueʻi ia ʻe he ʻofa taʻesiokita, ʻikai ʻe he mānumanú. (5) Ko e ngāue ʻoku ala tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ouau fakakavenga ia. (6) Ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu kuo pau ke ne fai ha fakamatala ki he ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻuluaki ko ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi kupu ʻe tolu ʻi he tohi ʻa Malakaí, tau lāulea ai ki he ngaahi poini taki taha ko iá ʻi heʻetau sivisiviʻi ʻa e Malakai vahe 1.
ʻOku ʻOfa ʻa Sihova Heʻene Kakaí
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā naʻe ʻofa ai ʻa Sihova ʻia Sēkopé? (e) Kapau te tau faʻifaʻitaki ki he loto-tōnunga ʻa Sēkopé, ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ʻamanekiná?
5 ʻOku fakahā mahino mai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sihová ʻi he muʻaki ngaahi veesi ʻo e Malakaí. ʻOku kamataʻaki ʻa e tohí ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Ko e folofola ʻa Sihova: ko e kavenga ʻa Isileli.” ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Kuo u ʻofaʻi kimoutolu.” ʻI he lave ki ha fakatātā, ʻi he veesi tatau pē, ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sihova: “Naʻa ku ʻofa kia Sekope.” Ko Sēkopé ko ha tangata ia naʻe tui kia Sihova. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí, naʻe liliu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e hingoa ʻo Sēkopé ki he ʻIsilelí, pea naʻá ne hoko ko ha kui ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe hoko iá koeʻuhi ko Sēkopé ko ha tangata ʻo e tuí naʻe ʻofa ai ʻa Sihova. Ko e faʻahinga ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ko iá naʻa nau fakahāhā ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Sēkope kia Sihová naʻe toe ʻofaʻi kinautolu ʻe Ia.—Malakai 1:1, 2.
6 Kapau ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻia Sihova pea pipiki mateaki ki heʻene kakaí, ʻe lava ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he fakamatala ʻi he 1 Samiuela 12:22 (PM): “E ikai liaki e Jihova a hono kakai koeuhi ko hono huafa lahi.” ʻOku ʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻi hono kakaí pea ʻe toki totongiʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ʻi he ngataʻangá. Ko ia ʻoku tau lau: “Falala kia Sihova pea fai lelei; nofo ʻi he māmaní, pea feangai ʻi he loto-tōnunga. Tuʻu foki hoʻo manakó ʻia Sihova, pea te ne ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa ho lotó.” (Sāme 37:3, 4, NW) Ko ʻetau ʻofa ʻia Sihová ʻoku kau ai ha poini hono ua ʻoku ʻomai ki heʻetau tokangá ʻi he Malakai vahe 1.
Fakahāhā ʻa e Houngaʻia ki he Ngaahi Meʻa Toputapú
7. Ko e hā naʻe fehiʻa ai ʻa Sihova ʻia ʻĪsoá?
7 ʻI heʻetau lau ʻi he Malakai 1:2, 3, hili ʻa e pehē ʻe Sihova, “Naʻa ku ʻofa kia Sekope,” ʻokú ne fakahā, “ko Isoa naʻa ku fehiʻa ki ai.” Ko e hā naʻe kehekehe aí? Naʻe fakahīkihikiʻi ʻe Sēkope ʻa Sihova, ka hono tokoua māhangá, ʻa ʻĪsoa, naʻe ʻikai. Naʻe toe ui ʻa ʻĪsoa ko ʻĪtomi. ʻI he Malakai 1:4, ʻoku ui ai ʻa e fonua ko ʻĪtomí ko e feituʻu ʻo e fulikivanu, pea ko hono kakaí ʻoku talatalaakiʻi. Ko e hingoa ʻĪtomí (ko hono ʻuhingá ko e “Kulokula”) naʻe ʻoange ia kia ʻĪsoa ʻi he hili ʻene fakatau atu hono tuʻunga hoko mahuʻingá kia Sēkope ki ha sitiu kulokula. “Ko e vaʻingaʻaki é ʻe Isoa ʻa e tuʻunga hoko,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Senesi 25:34. Naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ki hono kaungātuí ke nau tokanga “ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha taha feʻauaki pe ko ha taha ʻoku ʻikai houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú, hangē ko ʻĪsoá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakafetongi ʻaki ha foʻi houa kai pē ʻe taha ʻa ʻene ngaahi totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá.”—Hepelu 12:14-16, NW.
8. Ko e hā naʻá ne fakatupunga ʻa Paula ke ne fakatatau ʻa ʻĪsoa ki ha taha feʻauakí?
8 Ko e hā naʻe fakafekauʻaki ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻa ʻĪsoá ki he feʻauakí? Koeʻuhi ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa ʻĪsoá ʻe lava ke ne taki atu ai ha taha ke ʻikai houngaʻia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú. Ko ia ai, ʻe lava ke iku ʻeni ki he ngaahi angahala mamafa, hangē ko e feʻauakí. ʻI hení, ʻe ʻeke nai ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ʻo kitautolu: ‘ʻOku ʻahiʻahiʻi au ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke u fakafetongi hoku tofiʻa faka-Kalisitiané—ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá—ʻaki ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai tolonga hangē ha poulu sitiu pīní? ʻI he ʻikai nai ke fakatokangaʻi iá, ʻoku ou vaʻingaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa toputapú?’ Naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻĪsoa ha holi taʻefakamaʻumaʻu ke fakalato ha havala fakaesino. Naʻá ne pehē kia Sēkope: “Kātaki, fakavavevave ʻo ʻomai ha meʻi meʻa kulokula hena ke u folo.” (Senesi 25:30, NW) Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko hono moʻoní, kuo nau pehē: “Fakavavevave! Ko e hā ke toe tali ai ki ha mali tāú?” Ko ha holi ki he fiemālie fakaefehokotaki fakasinó ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hoko aí kuo hoko ia ko ʻenau poulu sitiu piini.
9. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻa e manavahē anga-ʻapasia kia Sihová?
9 ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau vaʻingaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa toputapú ʻaki ʻa e manuki ki he tuʻunga anga-maʻá, anga-tonú, pea mo hotau tofiʻa fakalaumālié. ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko ʻĪsoá, ʻai ke tau hangē ko Sēkope loto-tōnungá pea tauhi maʻu ʻa e manavahē anga-ʻapasia ki he ʻOtuá ʻaki hono fakahāhā ʻa e houngaʻia loloto ki he ngaahi meʻa toputapú. ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fai ʻa e meʻá ni? ʻAki ʻa e tokanga ke aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová. ʻOku taki totonu atu ai ʻe he meʻá ni kitautolu ki ha poini hono tolu ʻa ia ʻoku ʻohake ʻi he Malakai vahe 1. Ko e hā ia?
Foaki kia Sihova ʻEtau Lelei Tahá
10. ʻI he founga fē naʻe vaʻingaʻaki ai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e tēpile ʻa Sihová?
10 Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻo Siuta naʻe ngāue ʻi he temipalé ʻi Selusalema ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e taimi ʻo Malakaí naʻe ʻikai te nau foaki kia Sihova ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau lelei tahá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Malakai 1:6-8: “Ko e anga ʻo e foha ke fakaʻapaʻapa ki heʻene tamai, mo e tamaioʻeiki ki hono ʻeiki. Pea kapau ko e tamai au, kofaʻa hoku fakaʻapaʻapaʻia? Pea kapau ko e fuʻu ʻeiki au, kofaʻa hoku manavaheʻia?—ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova Sapaoti kiate kimoutolu, ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻoku vaʻingaʻaki hoku hingoa.” “Kuo mau vaʻingaʻaki ho huafa ʻi he ha?” ko e fehuʻi ia ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí. “Ko hoʻomou ʻatu ʻi he olita ʻa e meʻakai kuo mele,” ko e tali ia ʻa Sihová. “Kuo mau ʻuliʻi koe ʻi he ha?” ko e fehuʻi ia ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí. Ko ia ai, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu: “ʻI hoʻomou taku ko e tepile ʻo Sihova ko e meʻa ʻe ala vaʻingaʻaki.” Naʻe fakahāhā ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí naʻa nau vaʻingaʻaki ʻa e tēpile ʻa Sihová ʻi he taimi taki taha naʻa nau fai ai ha feilaulau melé, ʻo pehē: “ʻOku ʻikai ke kovi!”
11. (a) Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau taʻefakahōifuá? (e) ʻI he founga fē naʻe halaia ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá?
11 Naʻe fakaʻuhinga leva ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau taʻefakahōifua peheé: “ʻA, ʻave ia ki ho kovana; te ne hoifua ai kiate koe? pe tali hoʻo meʻa?” ʻIkai, heʻikai hōifua ʻa honau kōvaná ki ha meʻaʻofa pehē. Ko e hā leva ka tali ai ʻe he Hau Fakalevelevá ha ngaahi foaki mele! Pea naʻe ʻikai ko e kau taulaʻeikí pē naʻe halá. Ko e moʻoni, naʻa nau fakahāhā ʻa e paetaku kia Sihova ʻaki hono fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú tonu. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke halaia ai ʻa e kakaí ia ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá? Ko hono moʻoní, ʻikai! Ko kinautolu ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau fili ʻa e fanga manu kui, heke, mo mahamahaki ko iá pea ko kinautolu naʻa nau ʻomai ia ki he kau taulaʻeikí ke feilaulauʻaki kinautolú. Ko ha angahala lahi ē!
12. ʻOku tokoniʻi fēfē kitautolu ke tau ʻoatu kia Sihova ʻetau lelei tahá?
12 Ko hono foaki kia Sihova ʻa e lelei taha te tau malavá ʻa e founga ke fakahāhā ai ʻoku tau ʻofa moʻoni ʻiate iá. (Mātiu 22:37, 38) ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e kau taulaʻeiki talangataʻa ʻi he taimi ʻo Malakaí, ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e fakahinohino Fakatohitapu lelei lahi ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi ʻi hono aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakaʻotuá. ʻOku felāveʻi mo e meʻá ni ha poini mahuʻinga hono fā ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke maʻu mei he Malakai vahe 1.
Lotu Moʻoní ʻOku Ueʻi ʻe he ʻOfá, ʻIkai ʻe he Mānumanú
13. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻo hā ai naʻe ueʻi kinautolu ʻe he mānumanú?
13 Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻi he taimi ʻo Malakaí naʻa nau siokita, taʻeʻofa, mo mānumanu paʻanga. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ia? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Malakai 1:10 (PM): “He kohai koa ha taha iate kimoutolu te ne fie tabuni ha mataba taetotogi? bea naa moe tutu ae afi i he fuga feilaulauaga ooku oku ikai fai taetotogi. Oku ikai teu lelei ia iate kimoutolu, oku behe e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, bea e ikai teu maʻu ha feilaulau mei ho mou nima.” ʻIo, ko e kau taulaʻeiki mānumanu ko iá naʻe aʻu ʻo nau tuʻutuʻuni ha totongi ki he ngaahi ngāue maʻamaʻa taha ʻo e temipalé, ʻo fiemaʻu ha vahe ki hono tāpuni ʻo e ngaahi matapaá mo hono tutu ʻa e afí ʻi he ʻōlitá! ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi he ʻikai ke leleiʻia ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau mei honau nimá!
14. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke pehē ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku ueʻi ʻe he ʻofá?
14 Ko e mānumanu mo e siokita ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki angahalaʻia ko ia ʻi Selusalema ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻoku lava ke fakamanatu lelei mai ai kiate kitautolu, ʻi he fakatatau ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku mānumanú ʻe ʻikai hanau tofiʻa ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. (1 Kolinito 6:9, 10) ʻI he fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi founga siokita ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ko iá ʻoku fakalahi ai ʻetau houngaʻia ki he ngāue fakamalanga ʻi māmani lahi ʻoku lolotonga fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fai loto-lelei ia; ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke tau ʻeke ha totongi ki ha konga ʻo ʻetau ngāue fakafaifekaú. ʻIkai, “ʻoku ʻikai ko ha kau tuʻuaki fakatau kitautolu ʻo e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (2 Kolinito 2:17, NW) ʻI he hangē ko Paulá, ko kitautolu taki taha ʻoku lava ke tau lea moʻoni: “ʻA ʻeku malangaʻaki [fiefia] ʻa e Kosipeli ʻa e ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu taʻe totongi.” (2 Kolinito 11:7) Fakatokangaʻi ko Paulá naʻá ne “malangaʻaki fiefia ʻa e Kosipeli.” ʻOku fokotuʻu mai ʻe he meʻa ko iá ha poini hono nima ke tau tokanga ki ai ʻi he Malakai vahe 1.
Ko e Ngāue ki he ʻOtuá ʻIkai ko ha Ouau Fakakavenga
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ki he foaki ʻo e ngaahi feilaulaú? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono foaki ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻenau ngaahi feilaulaú?
15 Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻikai loto-tōnunga ʻi Selusalema ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻa nau vakai ki he foaki ʻo e ngaahi feilaulaú ko ha ouau fakahela. Ko ha kavenga ia kiate kinautolu. Hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Malakai 1:13 (PM), naʻe tala ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu: “Naa mou behe foki, Vakai, ta koe mea fakafiu! bea kuo mou kuhu ki ai.” Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ko iá naʻa nau kuhū, pe taʻetokaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa toputapu ʻa e ʻOtuá. Tau lotu muʻa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau hoko fakafoʻituitui ʻo hangē ko kinautolú. ʻI hono kehé, ʻofa ke tau fakahāhā maʻu pē ʻa e fakakaukau ʻoku hā mahino ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻo e 1 Sione 5:3 (NW): “Ko ʻeni ia ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, ko ʻetau tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú; pea ko ʻene ngaahi fekaú ʻoku ʻikai ke fakakavenga.”
16 ʻAi ke tau fiefia ʻi hono foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau fakalaumālié ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe lau ia ko ha kavenga fakahela. ʻOfa ke tau tokanga ki he ngaahi lea fakaekikité: “Lea [kia Sihova], fakamolemole kotoa ʻa e hia, pea tali ʻa e lelei: ka mau ʻatu homau loungutu ko e fetongi ʻo e fanga pulu.” (Hosea 14:2) Ko e kupuʻi lea “homau loungutu ko e fetongi ʻo e fanga pulu” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he ngaahi feilaulau fakalaumālié, ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku tau leaʻaki ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Hepelu 13:15 (NW): “Fakafou [ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi] ke tau ʻoatu maʻu ai pē ha foaki ʻo ha feilaulau fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia, ko e fua ʻo e loungutú ʻokú ne talaki fakahāhā ʻa hono huafá.” He fiefia ē ko kitautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi feilaulau fakalaumālié, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ngaahi ouau pē, ka ko e ngaahi fakahāhā loto-ʻaufuatō ʻo ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá! ʻOku taki atu ʻeni ki ha poini hono ono ʻoku lava ke ako mei he Malakai vahe 1.
Kuo Pau ke Taki Taha Fai ha Fakamatala
17, 18. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ai ʻe Sihova “ha taha ʻoku fai kākā”? (e) Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke fakakaukau ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe fai kākaá?
17 Ko e faʻahinga tāutaha naʻe moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻo Malakaí naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e fatongia fakafoʻituitui ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāué, pea ʻoku pehē pē mo kitautolu. (Loma 14:12; Kaletia 6:5) Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakahā ʻe he Malakai 1:14: “ʻOku malaʻia ha taha ʻoku fai kākā: lolotonga ʻoku ai ha manu tangata [taʻemele] ʻi heʻene takanga, ka ʻoku ne fai ʻene tukumoʻui, mo feilaulauʻaki ha meʻa mousaʻa kia Atonai.” Ko ha tangata naʻe ʻi ai haʻane tākanga naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ha monumanu pē ʻe taha—tau pehē, ko e sipi pē ʻe taha—ke ʻikai ai haʻane toe fili ke fai. ʻI hono filifili ha monumanu ki he feilaulaú, naʻe ʻikai pau ai ke ne fili ʻa ia naʻe kui, heke, pe mahamahakí. Kapau naʻá ne fili ha monumanu mele pehē, ʻe hā mei ai naʻá ne vaʻingaʻaki ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fakaefeilaulau ʻa Sihová, he ko ha tangata naʻá ne maʻu ha tākanga ʻo e fanga monumanú kuo pau pē te ne lava ke maʻu mei ai ha taha naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e mele peheé!
18 Ko ia ai, ʻi he ʻuhinga lelei, naʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokotaha ngāue kākaá, ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne maʻu ha monumanu tangata lelei ka naʻá ne ʻomai—ʻo toho fakamālohi mai nai —ha monumanu ʻoku kui, heke, pe mahamahaki ki he taulaʻeikí ki he feilaulaú. Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai, naʻa mo ha kiʻi fakahaaʻi ne tokanga ha taha pē ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí ki he lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke tali ai ʻa e fanga manu ʻoku melé. (Livitiko 22:17-20) Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻatamai leleí te nau maʻu ha ikuʻanga kovi kapau naʻa nau feinga ke fakangalingali ʻaki ha meʻaʻofa pehē ki honau kōvaná. Ka ko hono moʻoní naʻa nau feangai mo e Hau Fakalevelevá, ʻa Sihova, ʻa ia ʻoku mātuʻaki lahi mamaʻo ʻaupito ange ia ʻi ha kōvana fakaetangata pē. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Malakai 1:14 ʻa e meʻá ʻi he foungá ni: “Ko e tuʻi lahi au’—ko Sihova Sapaoti ia —‘pea ko hoku hingoa ʻoku manavahēʻia ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga.’”
19. Ko e hā ʻoku tau fakaʻamu ki aí, pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí?
19 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tau fakaʻamu ki he ʻaho ʻa ia ʻe hoko ai ʻa e Tuʻi Lahí, ʻa Sihova, ʻo fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he taimi ko iá, “ʻe fonu ʻa mamani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo Sihova, ʻo hange ko e mafola ʻa e vai ʻi he tahi.” (Aisea 11:9) ʻI he taimi tatau, ʻai ke tau feinga ke aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa Sihová ʻaki ʻa e faʻifaʻitaki ki he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Te u fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi.” (Sāme 69:30, NW) Ke lavaʻi iá, ʻoku toe ʻi ai ʻa e akonaki ʻa Malakai ʻe lava ke ʻaonga lahi. ʻI he ongo kupu hoko maí, tau fai ai ha tokanga lelei ki he toe ngaahi konga kehe ʻo e tohi ʻa Malakaí.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
• Ko e hā naʻe taʻefakahōifua ai kia Sihova ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau fakaetaulaʻeiki ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Malakaí?
• ʻE anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻoatu kia Sihova ha feilaulau ʻo e fakafetaʻí?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ko e fakaueʻiloto ia ki he lotu moʻoní?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 9]
Naʻe tuhu mai ʻa e kikite ʻa Malakaí ki hotau ʻahó
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 10]
Naʻe ʻikai ke houngaʻia ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapú
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 11]
Naʻe foaki ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí mo e kakaí ha ngaahi feilaulau taʻefakahōifua
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
ʻI māmani lahi, ʻoku fai taʻetotongi ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻo e fakafetaʻi