ʻOku Fakakoloa ʻa e Tāpuaki ʻa Sihová
“Ko e tapuaki ʻa Sihova, ko ia ia ʻoku fakakoloa: pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻatu mo ia ha mamahi.”—PALOVEPI 10:22.
1-3. Neongo ʻoku loto-hohaʻa ʻa e tokolahi ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié, ko e hā ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻo kau ki he koloa fakamatelié ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻilo kotoa ki ai?
ʻOKU ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke tuku ʻenau talanoa ʻo kau ki he paʻangá—pe ko e siʻisiʻi ʻo e paʻangá. Ko e meʻa pango kiate kinautolu, he ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki mui ni maí kuo lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ke felāuaki ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni. ʻI he 1992, naʻa mo e Hihifó ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻumālié naʻa nau aʻusia ʻa e tōlalo, pea naʻe tuli mei he ngāué fakatouʻosi ʻa e kau pule ngāue mo e kau ngāue kehe. Naʻe fifili ʻa e tokolahi pe te nau toe aʻusia nai ha taimi ʻo ha tuʻumālie maʻumaʻuluta.
2 ʻOku hala ke loto-hohaʻa ʻo kau ki haʻatau tuʻu lelei fakamatelie? ʻIkai, ki ha tuʻunga siʻisiʻi ko e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke fai. Ka ʻi he taimi tatau pē, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e moʻoni tefito kuo pau ke tau ʻilo ki ai ʻo kau ki he koloá. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelie kotoa ʻoku haʻu mei he Tokotaha-Fakatupú. Ko ia Ia ko e ʻOtua moʻoni ko “Sihova . . . naʻe fofola ʻa mamani mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tupu ai; ʻa e ʻAfio naʻa ne foaki moʻui ki he kakai ʻi hono funga, mo e laumalie kiate kinautolu ʻoku haʻele ai.”—ʻAisea 42:5.
3 Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke tomuʻa fakapapauʻi ʻe Sihova pe ko hai ʻe maʻu koloá pea ko hai ʻe masivá, ʻe fiemaʻu ke fai ha fakamatala ʻa kitautolu kotoa ʻo kau ki he founga ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tau maʻú ʻa ia ʻoku ʻa e “mamani mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku tupu ai.” Kapau ʻoku tau ngāueʻaki ʻetau koloá ke tau fakafieʻeiki ki ha niʻihi kehe, ʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sihova ke tau fai ha fakamatala. Pea ko ha taha pē ʻokú ne ʻeikiʻaki ʻa e koloaʻiá kae ʻikai ko Sihova te ne ʻiloʻi “ko ia ʻoku falala ki heʻene koloa, ko ia ia ʻe to.” (Palōvepi 11:28; Mātiu 6:24; 1 Tīmote 6:9) ʻI he ʻikai ke ō fakataha ʻa e tuʻumālie fakamatelié mo e loto ʻoku anganofo kia Sihová ʻe iku ʻo ʻikai toe ʻi ai hano mahuʻinga.—Koheleti 2:3-11, 18, 19; Luke 16:9.
Ko e Tuʻumālie ʻOku Mahuʻinga Tahá
4. Ko e hā ʻoku lelei ange ai ʻa e tuʻumālie fakalaumālié ʻi ha fuʻu koloa lahi fakamatelie?
4 Tānaki atu ki he tuʻumālie fakamatelié, ʻoku lave ʻa e Tohitapú ki he tuʻumālie fakalaumālie. ʻOku hā mahino ko e faʻahinga koloa lelei ange ʻeni. (Mātiu 6:19-21) ʻOku kau ki he tuʻumālie fakalaumālié ha vahaʻangatae fakafiemālie mo Sihova ʻa ia ʻe tolonga ʻo taʻengata. (Koheleti 7:12) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku maʻu koloa fakalaumālié ʻoku ʻikai te nau siva ʻi he ngaahi tāpuaki fakamatelie. ʻI he māmani foʻoú, ʻe fekauʻaki ʻa e koloa fakalaumālié mo e tuʻumālie fakamatelié. ʻE maʻu ʻe he kau angatonú ʻa e maluʻanga fakamatelie ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai lava ke maʻu ia mei ha feʻauʻauhi fefeka pe ko e tuku ke mole ʻa e moʻui lelei fakaesinó mo e fiefiá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻi he ʻaho ní. (Sāme 72:16; Palōvepi 10:28; ʻAisea 25:6-8) Te nau toki ʻilo ko e tafaʻaki kotoa pē “ko e tapuaki ʻa Sihova . . . ʻoku fakakoloa, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻatu mo ia ha mamahi.”—Palōvepi 10:22.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻo kau ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié?
5 Naʻa mo e ʻahó ni ko kinautolu ʻoku nau koloaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié ʻoku nau maʻu ha faʻahinga fiemālie ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamatelié. ʻOku moʻoni, ʻoku nau ngāue ke totongi honau ngaahi moʻuá mo fafanga honau ngaahi fāmilí. Pe ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e tōlaló kuo ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga kuo mole nai ai ʻenau ngāué. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke lōmekina ai kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi hohaʻa pehē. Ka, ʻoku nau tui ki he talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Koia oua naa mou tokaga, o behe, Koeha te tau kai? be, Koeha te tau inu? be, Te tau kofu aki ae ha? . . . He oku ilo e hoo mou Tamai i he lagi oku mou majiva i he gaahi mea ni kotoabe. Ka mou fuofua kumi ae buleaga oe Otua, mo ene maonioni; bea e fakalahi aki ae gaahi mea ni kotoabe kiate kimoutolu.”—Mātiu 6:31-33, PM.
Koloa Fakalaumālie he ʻAho Ní
6, 7. (a) Fakamatalaʻi ha tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e tuʻumālie fakalaumālie ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e kikite kuo fakahoko he ʻahó ni, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku malanga hake aí?
6 Ko ia, kuo fili ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová ke nau fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e Puleʻangá ʻi heʻenau moʻuí, pea ko ha tāpuakiʻi lahi ē kuo nau maʻu! ʻOku nau lavameʻa lahi ʻi heʻenau ngāue ko e ngaohi ākongá. (ʻAisea 60:22) ʻOku akoʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova, pea ʻoku nau maʻu taʻetuku ai pē ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei fakalaumālie kuo tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM; ʻAisea 54:13) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻo ne oʻi kinautolu ki he fetokouaʻaki fiefia ʻi māmani lahi.—Sāme 133:1; Maʻake 10:29, 30.
7 Ko e tuʻumālie fakalaumālie moʻoni eni, ko e meʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai malava ke fakatauʻaki ha paʻanga. Ko e fakahoko fakaofo ia ʻo e talaʻofa ʻa Sihová: “Mou omi ae gaahi vahe hogofulu oe mea ki he tukuga koloa, koeuhi ke ai ha mea kai i hoku fale, bea mou ahiahi ai au, oku behe e Jihova, oe gaahi kau tau, be teu fakaava ae gaahi mataba oe lagi be ikai, beau liligi hifo kiate kimoutolu ha tabuaki, e ikai ha botu e faa hao ia ki ai.” (Malakai 3:10, PM) Kuo tau mamata he ʻahó ni ki he fakahoko ʻo e talaʻofa ko ʻení. Ka, ko e hā ʻoku fekau ai ʻe Sihova, ko e Tupuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi koloa kotoa pē, ʻa ʻene kau sevānití ke nau ʻomai ʻa e vahe hongofulu? Ko hai te ne maʻu ʻa e ʻaonga mei he vahe hongofulú? Ke tali ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ko ʻení, fakakaukau ange ki he ʻuhinga naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻení ʻo fakafou ʻia Malakai ʻi he senituli hono nima K.M.
Ngaahi Vahe Hongofulu mo e Ngaahi Foaki
8. Fakatatau ki he fuakava ko e Laó, ʻe fakatuʻunga ʻa e tuʻumālie fakamatelie ʻa ʻIsilelí ʻi he hā?
8 Naʻe ʻikai ke tuʻumālie ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻo Malakaí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Ko hono ʻuhinga ʻi ha tuʻunga siʻisiʻi naʻe fekauʻaki ia mo e ngaahi foaki mo e ngaahi vahe hongofulu. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fuakava ko e Lao ʻia Mōsesé ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí. ʻI he ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fuakava ko iá, naʻá ne talaʻofa ʻo pehē kapau ʻe tauhi ʻe he kakai ʻIsileli ʻenau tafaʻakí, te ne tāpuakiʻi fakalaumālie mo fakamatelie kinautolu. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe fakatuʻunga ʻa e tuʻumālie ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ʻi haʻanau angatonu.—Teutalōnome 28:1-19.
9. ʻI he taimi ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻe Sihova ke fai ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú pea ʻomai mo e ngaahi foaki?
9 Ko e konga ʻe taha ʻo e fatongia ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Laó ko e ʻomai ʻo e ngaahi foakí ki he temipalé pea ke foaki ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulu. Ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi foakí naʻe tutu fakakātoa ia ʻi he ʻōlita ʻo Sihová, ka ko e niʻihi kehe ʻo e ngaahi foakí naʻe vahevahe ia ʻi he kau taulaʻeikí pea mo kinautolu naʻa nau ʻomai ʻa e feilaulaú, pea ko e ngaahi konga makehe naʻe foaki kia Sihova. (Livitikō 1:3-9; 7:1-15) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi vahe hongofulú, naʻe fakahā ʻe Mōsese ki he kakai ʻIsilelí: “Pea ko e ngaahi vahe-hongofulu ʻo e fua ʻo e kelekele ʻoku ʻa e ʻEiki ia, pe ko ha meʻa ʻoku to ngoue, pe ko ha fuaʻi ʻakau; ʻoku tapu ia ki he ʻEiki.” (Livitikō 27:30) Naʻe ʻoange ʻa e vahe hongofulú ki he kau ngāue Līvai ʻi he tāpanekalé pea ki mui mai ʻi he temipalé. Naʻe toki hanga leva ʻe he kau Līvai naʻe ʻikai ko e kau taulaʻeikí ʻo foaki atu ʻa e vahe hongofulu ʻo e meʻa naʻa nau maʻú ki he kau taulaʻeiki faka-ʻĒloné. (Nōmipa 18:21-29) Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ke nau foaki ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú? ʻUluaki, koeʻuhi ke nau lava ʻo fakahā ʻi ha founga ʻe lava ke mātā ai ʻa ʻenau houngaʻia ki he anga-lelei ʻa Sihová. Pea ko hono uá, ke nau lava ʻo tokoni ke poupouʻi ʻa e kau Līvaí, ʻa ia naʻa nau lava leva ai ke fakahoko tāfataha honau ngaahi fatongiá, kau ai mo e akoʻi ʻo e Laó. (2 Kalonikali 17:7-9) ʻI he founga ko ʻení foki naʻe poupouʻi ai ʻa e lotu moʻoní, pea naʻe maʻu ai ʻa e ʻaonga ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē.
10. ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻomai ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú mo e ngaahi foakí, ko e hā leva ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó?
10 Neongo naʻe ngāueʻaki ki mui ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulu mo e ngaahi foaki ʻe he kau Līvaí, ka ko hono moʻoní ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ia kia Sihova pea naʻe pau ko ha ngaahi meʻa mātuʻaki lelei ʻo feʻunga mo ia. (Livitikō 22:21-25) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻikai ke ʻomai ʻe he kakai ʻIsilelí ʻenau ngaahi vahe hongofulú pe ʻi haʻanau ʻomai ha ngaahi foaki ʻoku ʻikai ke loko lelei? Naʻe ʻikai ke tuʻutuʻuni ʻi he Laó ha tautea, ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻe hoko. Naʻe taʻofi ʻe Sihova ʻene tāpuakí, pea ʻi he ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau Līvaí ʻa e poupou fakamatelié naʻa nau liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ngafa ʻi he temipalé koeʻuhi kae fai ha ngāue ke poupouʻi kinautolu. Ko ia ai, naʻe uesia ai ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa.
“ʻAi Homou Loto ke Sivi Homou Ngaahi ʻAlunga”
11, 12. (a) Ko e hā naʻe iku ki ai ʻa e fakataʻetaʻekuhā ʻa ʻIsileli ki he Laó? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli ʻi heʻene fakafoki kinautolu mei Pāpiloné?
11 ʻI he faai mai ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi heʻenau feinga ke tauhi ʻa e Laó kau ai mo hono fai ʻo e ngaahi vahe hongofulú. (2 Kalonikali 31:2-16) Ka, ʻi he tuʻunga fakalūkufuá, naʻe fakataʻetaʻekuhā ʻa e kakaí. Naʻa nau toutou maumauʻi ʻa e fuakava mo Sihová, pea naʻá ne fakangofua ke ikunaʻi kinautolu, pea ʻi he 607 K.M., naʻe taki pōpula kinautolu ki Pāpilone.—2 Kalonikali 36:15-21.
12 Ko e akonaki mātuʻaki mamafa ia, ka ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e ngaahi taʻu ʻe 70 naʻe fakafoki ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ki honau fonua totonú. Ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi kikite ʻo kau ki Palataisi ʻia ʻAiseá naʻe ʻi ai honau ʻuluaki fakahoko ʻi he toe foki ko iá. (ʻAisea 35:1, 2; 52:1-9; 65:17-19) Ka ko e ʻuhinga tefito naʻe fakafoki ai ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí, ke nau toe langa ʻa e temipalé pea fakafoki ʻa e lotu moʻoní, kae ʻikai ko hono langa hake ha palataisi ʻi he māmaní. (ʻĒsela 1:2, 3) Kapau naʻe talangofua ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, ne hoko leva mo ha ngaahi ʻaonga fakamatelie, pea ko e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová te ne ʻai kinautolu ke nau koloaʻia fakalaumālie mo fakamatelie. Ko ia ai, ʻi he vave tahá ʻi heʻenau aʻu pē ki honau fonua totonú ʻi he 537 K.M., naʻe langa ʻe he kakai Siú ha ʻōlita ʻi Selusalema pea kamata ke langa ʻa e temipalé. Kaekehe, naʻa nau fetaulaki mo e fakafepaki mamafa pea taʻofi ai ʻa e langá. (ʻĒsela 4:1-4, 23) Ko hono nunuʻá, naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e tāpuaki meia Sihova.
13, 14. (a) Ko e hā naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻikai toe langa ʻa e temipalé ʻe he kakai ʻIsilelí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻai ʻo toe langa ai ʻa e temipalé, ka ko e hā ʻa e toe meʻa naʻe tō ai ʻa ʻIsileli ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatalaʻi?
13 ʻI he taʻu 520 K.M., naʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe Sihova ʻa e ongo palōfita ko Hākeai mo Sākalaia ke uki ʻa ʻIsileli ke toe foki ki he ngāue ko e langa temipalé. Naʻe fakahā ʻe Hākeai naʻe fekauʻaki ʻa e faingataʻaʻia fakamatelie ʻa e kakaí mo e ʻikai maʻu haʻanau faivelenga ki he fale ʻo Sihová. Naʻá ne pehē: “Pea ko eni, ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova Sapaoti, ʻAi homou loto ke sivi homou ngaahi ʻalunga. Naʻa mou totaʻu ke lahi, ka mou utu mai ha momoʻi meʻa; ʻoku mou kai, kae ʻikai makona; ʻoku mou inu, kae ʻikai topono; ʻoku mou ʻai kofu, ka ʻoku ʻikai te mou mafana; pea ko ia ʻoku no ngaue ko ʻene tali totongi ke ʻai ki he kato ava. Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova Sapaoti, ʻAi homou loto ke sivi homou ngaahi ʻalunga. ʻAlu ki he moʻunga, ʻo fetuku ʻakau mai, pea langa ʻa e fale; pea te u lata ai, pea te u fakalangilangiʻi au—ko Sihova ia.”—Hākeai 1:5-8.
14 ʻI hono fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Hākeai mo Sākalaiá, naʻe ʻai ʻe he kakai ʻIsilelí honau lotó ki heʻenau ngaahi ʻalungá, pea naʻe langa ʻa e temipalé. Ka neongo ia, ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e taʻu ʻe 60 nai, naʻe ʻaʻahi ʻa Nehemaia ki Selusalema peá ne ʻilo ne toe fakataʻetaʻekuhā ʻa ʻIsileli ki he Lao ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne fakatonutonu ʻa e meʻá ni. Ka ʻi heʻene ʻaʻahi hono uá, naʻá ne ʻilo kuo toe kovi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Naʻá ne fakahā: “Pea u ʻilo, ta ko e ʻinasi ʻo e kau Livai ʻoku ʻikai ʻange ki ai, pea kuo hola ʻa e kau Livai mo e kau hiva naʻe fai ʻa e ngaue, taki taha ki hono konga vao.” (Nehemaia 13:10) Naʻe fakatonutonu ʻa e palopalema ko ʻení, pea “toki ʻomi ʻe Siuta katoa ʻa e tukuhau-hongofulu ʻo e uite mo e uaine mo e lolo ki he ngaahi falekoloa.”—Nehemaia 13:12.
Kaihaʻa Meia Sihova
15, 16. Naʻe valokiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo fakafou ʻia Malakaí koeʻuhi ko e hā?
15 ʻOku ngalingali, ko e ngāue fakaekikite ʻa Malakaí naʻe ʻi he vahaʻa taimi meimei tatau pē mo ʻeni, pea ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he palōfitá ni kiate kitautolu ʻo toe lahi ange ʻo kau ki he taʻeangatonu ʻa ʻIsilelí. Naʻá ne hiki ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová ki ʻIsileli: “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. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hala? ʻOku fakamatala ʻe Sihova: “Pea ka mou ka ʻatu ki he feilaulau ha manu ʻoku kui, tokua ʻoku ʻikai ke kovi! pea kapau ʻoku mou ʻatu ʻa e ketu, pe ko e mahakiʻia, tokua ʻoku ʻikai hano kovi”!—Malakai 1:6-8.
16 ʻI he founga maeʻeeʻa ko ʻení, naʻe fakahā ʻe Malakai neongo naʻe ʻomai ʻe he kakai ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi foaki, ka naʻe hā mahino ʻa e fuʻu taʻeʻapasia lahi mei he tuʻunga māʻulalo ʻo e lelei ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ko iá. Naʻe toe tohi ʻe Malakai ʻo pehē: “Talu e taimi ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi kui mo hoʻomou afe mei heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, ʻo ʻikai te mou tauhi ki ai. Foki mai kiate au, pea te u foki kiate kimoutolu—ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova Sapaoti.” Naʻe fifili ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí pe ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe pau ke nau faí, ko ia naʻa nau ʻeke ange: “Ko ʻemau foki ʻi he ha?” Naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē: “ʻE fai kākā [kaihaʻa] ha tangata ki he ʻOtua? ka ko kimoutolu ʻoku mou kākāʻi [kaihaʻa meiate] au.” ʻE lava fēfē ke kaihaʻa ʻa ʻIsileli meia Sihova, ko e Matavai ia ʻo e ngaahi koloá? Naʻe tali ʻe Sihova ʻo pehē: “ʻI he tukuhau-hongofulu mo e ngaahi meʻa kuo hapai.” (Malakai 3:7, 8) ʻIo, ʻi he ʻikai ke ʻomai ʻenau ngaahi vahe hongofulú mo e ngaahi foakí, naʻe kaihaʻa ai ʻa ʻIsileli meia Sihova!
17. Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa naʻe fakahoko ʻi he ngaahi vahe hongofulu mo e ngaahi foaki ʻi ʻIsilelí, pea ko e hā ʻa e talaʻofa naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi vahe hongofulú?
17 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he tuʻunga fakahisitōlia ʻo e ʻātakai ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ngaahi vahe hongofulú mo e ngaahi foakí ʻi ʻIsileli. Ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻeni ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne fai ʻa e foakí. Pea naʻe tokoni ki hono poupouʻi ʻo e lotu moʻoní ʻi he founga fakamatelie. Ko ia, naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi atu ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo ne pehē: “Mou omi ae gaahi vahe hogofulu oe mea ki he tukuga koloa.” ʻI hono fakahā ʻa e meʻa ʻe hoko ʻo kapau te nau fai ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova: “Teu fakaava ae gaahi mataba oe lagi . . . beau liligi hifo kiate kimoutolu ha tabuaki, e ikai ha botu e faa hao ia ki ai.” (Malakai 3:10, PM) ʻE fakakoloa kinautolu ʻe he tāpuaki ʻa Sihová.
Fakamaauʻi ʻe he “ʻEiki” Moʻoni
18. (a) Ko e haʻu ʻa hai naʻe fakatokanga ki ai ʻe Sihová? (e) Naʻe hoko fakakū ʻa e haʻu ko ʻeni ki he temipalé, ko hai naʻe kau ki aí, pea ko e hā ʻa e nunuʻa ki ʻIsilelí?
18 Naʻe toe fakatokanga ʻe Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻia Malakai te ne haʻu ke fakamaauʻi ʻene kakaí. “Vakai, ʻoku ou tuku atu ʻeku talafekau ke ne teuteu ʻa e hala ʻi hoku ʻao: pea ko e ʻEiki ʻoku mou kumi ki ai te ne haʻu fakafokifa pe ki hono temipale; ʻio, ʻa e Angelo [talafekau] ʻo e Kovinanite, ʻa ia ʻoku mou laulea ki ai: vakai ʻoku haʻele mai ia.” (Malakai 3:1) Naʻe hoko fakakū ʻa e haʻu ko ia ki he temipalé naʻe talaʻofa ki aí? Naʻe lave ʻa Sīsū ʻia Mātiu 11:10 ki he kikite ʻa Malakai ʻo kau ki ha talafekau te ne teuteu ʻa e halá pea naʻá ne fakahā naʻe fakahoko ia ʻia Sione Papitaiso. (Malakai 4:5; Mātiu 11:14) Ko ia ʻi he 29 T.S., ne hoko mai ʻa e taimi ke fai ʻa e fakamaaú! Ko hai ʻa e talafekau hono uá, ʻa e talafekau ʻo e fuakava te ne haʻu fakataha mo Sihova, “ko e ʻEiki” moʻoni, ki he temipalé? Ko Sīsū tonu pē, pea naʻá ne haʻu tuʻo ua ki he temipale ʻi Selusalemá peá ne hanga ʻo fakamaʻa ia ʻi ha founga maeʻeeʻa, ʻo ne laku ki tuʻa ʻa e kau fetongi paʻanga taʻefaitotonu. (Maʻake 11:15-17; Sione 2:14-17) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau ko ʻeni ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, naʻe ʻeke fakaekikite ʻe Sihova: “Ka ko hai te ne matuʻuaki ʻa e ʻaho o ʻene haʻele mai? pea ko hai te ne matuʻu ʻo ka ha mai ia?” (Malakai 3:2) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai matuʻuaki ʻe ʻIsileli. Naʻe siviʻi kinautolu, pea ʻilo ʻoku nau taʻefeʻunga, pea ʻi he 33 T.S., naʻe liʻaki kinautolu mei honau tuʻunga ko e kakai fili ʻa Sihová.—Mātiu 23:37-39.
19. Ko e founga fē naʻe foki ai ha toenga kia Sihova ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea ko e hā ʻa e tāpuaki naʻa nau maʻú?
19 Kaekehe, naʻe toe tohi ʻe Malakai: “Pea te ne [Sihova] nofo ko e sivi mo fakamaʻa siliva tofu pe, pea te ne fakamaʻa ʻa haʻa Livai, pea te ne toʻo mei ai ʻa e ʻuli, hange ko e koula mo e siliva; pea te nau toki hoko ko e kau ʻatu feilaulau kia Sihova ʻi he maʻoniʻoni.” (Malakai 3:3) ʻI he fehoanaki mo e meʻá ni, neongo naʻe liʻaki ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolu naʻa nau taku ʻoku nau faitauhi kia Sihova ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, ka naʻe fakamaʻa ʻa e niʻihi pea naʻa nau haʻu kia Sihova, ʻo nau foaki ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau naʻe tali lelei. Ko hai kinautolu? Ko kinautolu naʻa nau tali lelei ʻa Sīsū, ko e talafekau ʻo e fuakavá. ʻI he Penitekosi 33 T.S. naʻe fakatahataha ai ʻa e toko 120 ʻo kinautolu ki he loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻi Selusalema. Naʻe fakalotomālohiʻi kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, pea naʻa nau kamata ke ʻomai ʻa e foaki ʻofa ʻi he māʻoniʻoni, pea naʻe vave ʻa e tupulaki honau tokolahí. Naʻe vave ʻenau mafola atu ʻi he ʻEmipaea Lomá. (Ngāue 2:41; 4:4; 5:14) Ko ia, naʻe foki ha toenga kia Sihova.—Malakai 3:7.
20. ʻI hono fakaʻauha ʻa Selusalema mo hono temipalé, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki ʻIsileli foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá?
20 Ko e toenga ʻo ʻIsileli ko eni, ʻa ia naʻe fakakau ki ai ki muí ni mai ʻa e kakai Senitailé, ʻoku hangē kuo hoko kinautolu ki he vaʻa tefito ʻo ʻIsileli, ko e “Isileli oe Otua” ʻoku foʻou, ʻoku faʻuʻaki ia ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kuo pani ʻe he laumālié. (Kalētia 6:16, PM; Loma 11:17) ʻI he 70 T.S., naʻe hoko mai ʻa e “aho . . . ʻoku ne ulo hange ha ngotoʻumu” ki ʻIsileli fakaekakano ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻa Selusalema mo hono temipalé ʻe he kau tau Lomá. (Malakai 4:1; Luke 19:41-44) Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki ʻIsileli fakalaumālie ʻa e ʻOtuá? Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻa e “maemaeʻekina kinautolu hange ko e maemaeʻekina ʻe ha tangata hono foha ʻoku ngaue kiate ia.” (Malakai 3:17) Naʻe tokaʻi ʻe he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane kuo paní ʻa e fakatokanga fakaekikite naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū. (Mātiu 24:15, 16) Naʻa nau hao moʻui atu, pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa Sihova hono ʻai kinautolu ke nau koloaʻia fakalaumālie.
21. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku kei toe ʻo kau kia Malakai 3:1 mo e 10?
21 Ko ha toki fakatonuhia lahi ē ʻo Sihova! Ka ʻoku fēfē hono fakahoko ʻo Malakai 3:1 ʻi he ʻahó ni? Pea ʻoku totonu ke fēfē ʻa e anga ʻo e tali ʻa ha Kalisitiane ki he fakalototoʻa ʻia Malakai 3:10 ke ʻomai ʻa e vahe hongofulu kakato ki he fale tukuʻanga koloá? Ko e meʻa ia te tau lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hokó.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatala?
◻ Ko hono moʻoní, ko hai ʻa e Tupuʻanga ʻo e ngaahi koloa kotoa pē?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku lelei ange ai ʻa e tuʻumālie fakalaumālié ʻi he koloa fakamatelié?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa naʻe fakahoko ʻe he ngaahi vahe hongofulú mo e ngaahi foaki ʻi ʻIsilelí?
◻ Naʻe haʻu ʻanefē ʻa Sihova “ko e ʻEiki” moʻoni ki he temipalé ke fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ko e hā hono nunuʻá?
◻ Ko hai naʻe foki kia Sihova ʻi he hili ʻene haʻu ki hono temipalé ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S.?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 14]
Naʻe haʻu ki he temipalé ʻa e talafekau ʻo e fuakavá, ko Sīsū, ʻi heʻene fakafofongaʻi ʻa Sihova, ke fai fakamaau ʻi he ʻuluaki senituli T.S.