“Tuku ke Hoko Mai Ho Puleʻangá” Fakakū?
“ʻI hoʻomou sio ki he ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa, mou ʻiloʻi leva ʻokú ne ofi ʻi he matapaá.”—MĀT. 24:33.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Kuo anga-fēfē hanga ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní talu mei he 1914 ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi kikite Fakatohitapú?
Ko e hā ʻoku lahi ange ai ʻa e fulikivanu ʻi he māmaní he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa?
ʻOku anga-fēfē hoʻo ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e ofi ʻaupito ʻa e ngataʻangá?
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakatupunga ha kalasi pau ʻo e kuí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá?
KUÓ KE fakatokangaʻi ʻoku ʻikai nai manatuʻi maʻu pē ʻe he kakaí ʻa e fakaikiiki tatau fekauʻaki mo ha meʻa. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku faingataʻa nai ki ha taha ke ne manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa tofu pē naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he toketaá hili ʻene fai ha sivi. Pe ʻoku ʻikai nai ke maʻu ʻe ha taha ʻene kií pe matasioʻatá, neongo ʻoku ʻi muʻa pē ʻiate ia. Ko e hā ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ení? ʻOku pehē ʻe he kau fakatotoló ʻoku ʻi ai ha kalasi ʻo e kuí ʻoku hoko ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau feinga ai ke fai ha ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻi he taimi pē taha. ʻOku hā ngali, ko hotau ʻutó ʻe lava ke tokanga kakato ki he meʻa pē ʻe taha ʻi ha taimi.
2 Ko e kakai tokolahi he ʻahó ni ʻoku nau maʻu ha kalasi kui meimei tatau fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní. ʻOku nau fakahaaʻi nai kuo liliu lahi ʻaupito ʻa e māmaní talu mei he 1914, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke nau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kau ako Tohi Tapú, ʻoku tau ʻilo naʻe hoko mai ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he 1914 ʻi he taimi naʻe fakanofo Tuʻi ai ʻa Sīsū ʻi hēvaní. Kae kehe, ko e lotu “Tuku ke hoko mai ho Puleʻangá. Tuku ke fai ho finangaló, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní, ke pehē foki ʻi māmani” kuo teʻeki ai ke tali kakato. (Māt. 6:10) Ko e lotu ko ení ʻe tali kakato ia ʻi he taimi ʻe toʻo atu ai ʻa e māmani fulikivanu ko ení. Ko e toki taimi pē ʻe hoko ai iá ʻe lava ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi hēvaní.
3. Ko e hā ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau ako fekauʻaki mo e Tohi Tapú ke tau sio ki aí?
3 Koeʻuhí ʻoku tau ako maʻu pē ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻe lava ke tau sio ʻoku lolotonga fakahoko he taimí ni ʻa e ngaahi kikite ko iá. He kehe moʻoni ē mei he tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí! ʻOku nau mātuʻaki femoʻuekina ʻi heʻenau ngaahi moʻuí ʻo ʻikai ai ke nau sio ki he fakamoʻoni māʻalaʻala kuo pule ʻa Kalaisi talu mei he 1914 pea ʻe vavé ni ke fakaʻauha ʻa e māmani fulikivanu ko ení. ʻEke hifo kiate koe ʻa e fehuʻi ko ení: ‘ʻOku ou kei tui ko e ngataʻanga ʻo e māmani ko ení ʻoku mātuʻaki ofi pea ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi eni ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní?’ Neongo kuó ke hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoni ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi nounou pē, ko e hā ʻokú ke tokangataha ki aí? Ko e hā pē hoʻo talí, tau lāulea angé ki he ʻuhinga mahuʻinga ʻe tolu ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻe vavé ni ke fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní.
KUO AʻU MAI ʻA E KAU HEKA HŌSÍ
4, 5. (a) Ko e hā kuo fai ʻe Sīsū talu mei he 1914? (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.) (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he kau heka hoosi ʻe toko tolu ʻoku muimui atu ʻia Sīsuú? Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e kikite ko ení?
4 ʻI he 1914, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ha kalauni fakahēvani, ʻa ia, naʻá ne hoko ko e Tuʻi ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa Sīsū ʻi he kikite ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Fakahā vahe 6 ʻokú ne heka ʻi ha hoosi hinehina. Hili ʻa e hoko ko e Tuʻí, naʻá ne heka atu leva koeʻuhí ke ikunaʻi ʻa e māmani fulikivanu ʻo Sētané. (Lau ʻa e Fakahā 6:1, 2.) Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he kikité ko e hili ʻa e kamata pule ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe vave ʻa e hoko e māmaní ʻo toe kovi ange. Ko e taú, nounou fakameʻatokoní, mahakí, mo e ngaahi tupuʻanga kehe ʻo e maté, ʻe hoko lahi ange ia ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa. Ko e ngaahi fakatamaki ko ení ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻi he kikité ʻaki ʻa e kau heka hoosi ʻe toko tolu ʻoku nau muimui ofi atu ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi.—Fkh. 6:3-8.
5 Hangē ko ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he kikité, ko e taú naʻá ne “ʻave ʻa e melinó mei he māmaní.” ʻOku hoko eni neongo naʻe talaʻofa ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi te nau ngāue fakataha pea tauhi ʻa e melinó. Ko e Tau I ʻa Māmaní ko e kamata pē ia ʻo e ngaahi tau fakaʻauha lahi naʻá ne ʻave ʻa e melinó mei he māmaní. Neongo ʻa e lahi e fakalakalaka fakaʻekonōmika mo fakasaienisi kuo hoko talu mei he 1914, ko e nounou fakameʻatokoní ʻoku kei hoko pē ia ko ha fakamanamana ki he malu ʻa e māmaní. ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻe lava ke ne fakaʻikaiʻi hono toʻo atu ʻe he mahakí, fakatamaki fakanatulá, mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahi kehé ʻa e moʻui ʻa e laui miliona ʻi he taʻu taki taha. Ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ení ʻoku toe fakatuʻutāmaki ange, toutou hoko lahi ange, pea tāmateʻi ʻa e kakai tokolahi ange ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa he hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá. ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻa ko iá?
6. Ko hai naʻe tokangataha ki hono fakahoko ʻo e kikite Fakatohitapú, pea ko e hā naʻa nau fai ʻi he taimi naʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e kikité?
6 Naʻe uesia ʻa e kakai tokolahi koeʻuhí ko e kamata ʻo e Tau I ʻa Māmaní mo e fulū faka-Sipeiní. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻamanaki vēkeveke ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ke ngata ʻa e Kuonga ʻo e Senitailé, pe “taimi kotofa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá,” ʻi he 1914. (Luke 21:24) Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau paní ʻa e founga tofu pē ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e kikite Fakatohitapú, ka naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ʻi he 1914 ʻe hoko ha meʻa mahuʻinga ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI heʻenau mahinoʻi pē ʻa e founga hono fakahoko ʻa e kikité, naʻa nau fanongonongo loto-toʻa ki he niʻihi kehé kuo kamata ʻa e pule ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e tokolahi naʻa nau malangaʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá naʻe fakatangaʻi kakaha. Ko e fakatangaʻi ko ení ko ha toe fakahoko ia ʻo e kikite Fakatohitapú. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi hili iá, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa e ngaahi lao, fakamālohi, tautea ngāue pōpula, pea naʻa mo e maté ke feinga ke taʻofi ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá.—Saame 94:20; Fkh. 12:15.
7. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke sio ai ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí ki he mahuʻinga ʻo e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní he ʻahó ni?
7 Kapau ʻoku lahi fau ʻa e fakamoʻoni ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku pule he taimí ni ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi hēvani, ko e hā leva ʻoku ʻikai ke mahinoʻi ai ia ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo e kakaí? Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ai ke nau sio ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní ko e fakahoko ia ʻo e kikite Fakatohitapu ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo leaʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi? ʻOku nau sio pē ki he meʻa ʻoku nau loto ke sio ki aí? (2 Kol. 5:7) ʻOku nau fuʻu femoʻuekina ʻi heʻenau moʻuí tonu ʻo ʻikai ai ke nau sio ki he meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he ʻOtuá? (Māt. 24:37-39) ʻOku fakahohaʻasi ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e māmani ʻo Sētané? (2 Kol. 4:4) ʻOku tau fiemaʻu ʻa e tui pea pehē ki he malava ke sio ki he meʻa lahi ange ʻi he meʻa pē ʻoku ʻi muʻa ʻia kitautolú ke mahinoʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. He fiefia ē ko kitautolu ʻi he lava ke tau sio ki he meʻa moʻoni ʻoku hokó!
ʻOKU FAKAUTUUTU ʻA E FULIKIVANÚ
8-10. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e 2 Tīmote 3:1-5? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke kovi ange ʻa e fulikivanú?
8 ʻOku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga hono ua ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe vavé ni ke pule mai ki he māmaní: Ko e māmaní ʻoku fulikivanu ange ia he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa, pea ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke kovi ʻaupito. ʻI he meimei taʻu ʻe teau, kuo tau mātā ai ʻa e hoko moʻoni ʻo e kikite ʻi he 2 Tīmote 3:1-5. Ko e tōʻonga ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he ngaahi potu folofola ko iá ʻoku mafola ia ʻi he tapa kotoa ʻo e māmaní. ʻOkú ke toe sio mo koe ki ai? Tau lāulea ki ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe niʻihi.—Lau ʻa e 2 Tīmote 3:1, 13.
9 Fakahoa ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakalilifu ki he kakai ʻi he 1940 tupú pe 1950 tupú mo e meʻa ʻoku hoko he ʻahó ni ʻi he ngāueʻangá, fakafiefiá, sipotí, pea ʻi he sitailá. Ko e fakamālohi tōtuʻá mo e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau tōtuʻá ʻoku mātā ia ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē. ʻOku feinga ʻa e kakaí ke ʻai ʻenau fakamālohí, ʻulungaanga taʻetāú mo e tōʻonga anga-fakamamahí ke fakaofo ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e ngaahi polokalama televīsone naʻe fakakaukau ʻa e tokolahi naʻe kovi ʻi he 1950 tupú ʻoku fai ʻa e vakai ki ai he taimí ni ko e fakafiefia lelei ki he fāmilí. Kuo fakatokangaʻi ʻe he tokolahi ʻa e tākiekina mālohi ʻa e kau fakasōtomá ʻi he fakafiefiá mo e sitailá mo e anga ʻenau pouaki ʻenau tōʻonga moʻuí ʻi he feituʻu kakaí. He fakamālō ē ʻi heʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e ongoʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻá ni!—Lau ʻa e Sute 14, 15.
10 Pehē foki, fakahoa ʻa e tōʻonga angatuʻu ʻa e toʻutupu ʻi he kuohilí mo e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he toʻutupu he ʻaho ní. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he 1950 tupú, naʻe hohaʻa ʻa e ngaahi mātuʻá ki heʻenau fānaú ʻi heʻenau ifi tapaka, inu ʻolokaholo, pe tauʻolunga taʻetāú. Ka ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻoku tau faʻa fanongo ʻi he ngaahi ongoongo fakaʻohovale ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e meʻa hangē ko ení: Ko ha tokotaha ako taʻu 15 ʻokú ne fanaʻi hono kaungākalasí, ʻo mate ai ʻa e toko 2 pea lavelavea ʻa e toko 13. Naʻe fakapoongi anga-fakamamahi ʻe ha kau konā taʻu hongofulu tupu ha taʻahine taʻu hiva pea ʻohofi ʻene tamaí mo hono kāinga. Naʻe pehē ʻi ha ongoongo ʻi ha fonua ʻĒsia ʻe taha, ko e vaeua ʻo e ngaahi faihia kotoa naʻe fai lolotonga ha taʻu ʻe hongofulu ko e fakahoko ʻe he toʻutupú. ʻE lava ke fakaʻikaiʻi ʻe ha taha he ʻahó ni ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke toe kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻá?
11. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ai ʻe he kakai tokolahi ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻá?
11 Naʻe leaʻaki moʻoni ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ʻe hoko mai ai ha kau manuki mo ʻenau manukí, ʻo nau hokohoko atu ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi holi ʻanautolú mo nau pehē: ‘Ko fē ʻa ʻene ʻi heni ʻa ia naʻe talaʻofaʻakí? Ko e talu ē mei he ʻaho naʻe mohe ai ʻetau fanga kuí ʻi he maté, ʻoku kei hokohoko atu pē ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia talu mei he kamataʻanga ʻo e fakatupú.’” (2 Pita 3:3, 4) Ko e hā ʻoku tali peheni ai ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi? ʻOku hā ngali ko e lahi ange ʻetau toutou sio ki ha meʻá, ko e siʻi ange ia ʻetau tokanga ki aí. Kapau ʻoku liliu fakafokifā ha tōʻonga ʻo ha kaumeʻa ofi, ʻe fakaʻohovale nai eni kia kitautolu. Ka ʻo kapau ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻo e kakaí fakalūkufua ʻoku liliu māmālie ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi lōloa, heʻikai nai ke tau fakatokangaʻi ia. Ko ha liliu peheni ʻoku fakatuʻutāmaki ʻaupito ia.
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ai ke tau loto-siʻi ʻi he meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmaní? (e) Ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau kātekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻoku “faingataʻa ke fekuki mo ia”?
12 ʻOku fakatokanga mai kia kitautolu ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí “ʻe faingataʻa ke fekuki mo ia.” (2 Tīm. 3:1) Ka ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau toitoi mei he māmaní. ʻE lava ke tau ikuʻi ha faʻahinga loto-mamahi pe manavahē ʻoku tau maʻu nai. ʻI he tokoni ʻa Sihová, ko hono laumālié, mo e fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻe lava ke tau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ai kiate ia. ʻE ʻomai kia kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá “ʻa e mālohi ʻoku mahulu atu ia ʻi he tuʻunga anga-mahení.”—2 Kol. 4:7-10.
13 Naʻe kamataʻaki ʻe Paula ʻa e kupuʻi lea “ʻiloʻi eni” ʻi he kikite fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he kupuʻi lea ko iá ʻe fakahoko ʻa e kikite ko ení. ʻOku tau ʻilo ʻe hokohoko atu ke kovi ange ʻa e māmani ko ení kae ʻoua ke fakangata ʻe Sihova. Kuo tau ʻilo mei he hisitōliá ko e taimi ʻe fuʻu tōlalo ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ki he tonú mo e halá, kuo holofa ʻa e sōsaietí pe ngaahi puleʻangá fakakātoa. Kuo ʻikai ʻaupito ha taimi ki muʻa kuo fuʻu tōlalo ai ʻi he māmaní kotoa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fekauʻaki mo e tonú mo e halá. ʻOku tukunoaʻi nai ʻe he kakai tokolahi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni, ka ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko talu mei he 1914 ʻoku totonu ke ne fakatuipauʻi kitautolu ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻe vavé ni ke ne fakangata ʻa e fulikivanú kotoa.
ʻE ʻIKAI MOLE ATU ʻA E TOʻUTANGATÁ NI
14-16. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga hono tolu ʻoku tau tui ai ʻe vavé ni ke “hoko mai” ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá?
14 Ko e hisitōlia ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻomai ai ha ʻuhinga hono tolu ke tau falala-pau ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻangá. Ko e fakatātaá, ki muʻa ʻi he kamata pule ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi hēvaní, naʻe ʻi ai ha kulupu ʻo e kau pani faitōnunga naʻa nau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻikai fakahoko ai ʻa e kikité ʻi he founga naʻa nau ʻamanekina ʻi he 1914, ko e hā naʻa nau faí? Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolu naʻa nau hokohoko atu ʻenau tauhi faitōnunga kia Sihová pea kātekina ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi mo e fakatanga. ʻI he faai mai ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, ko e tokolahi tahá pe ko e kotoa nai ʻo e kau pani ko iá kuo nau nofoʻaki faitōnunga ʻo aʻu ki he maté.
15 ʻI heʻene kikite fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo e māmani ʻo Sētané, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito mole atu ʻa e toʻutangatá ni kae ʻoua kuo hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa.” (Lau ʻa e Mātiu 24:33-35.) ʻI he lave ʻa Sīsū ki he “toʻutangatá ni,” ʻoku tau mahinoʻi naʻá ne lea fekauʻaki mo e kulupu ʻe ua ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní. Ko e ʻuluaki kulupú naʻe ʻi ai ʻi he 1914 pea mahinoʻi naʻe kamata pule ʻa Kalaisi ko e Tuʻi ʻi he taʻu ko iá. Ko e faʻahinga naʻe faʻuʻaki ʻa e kulupu ko ení naʻe ʻikai ke nau moʻui pē ʻi he 1914, ka naʻe pani foki kinautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻi he taʻu ko iá pe ki muʻa ai.—Loma 8:14-17.
16 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi he kulupu hono uá ʻoku kau ʻi he “toʻutangatá ni” naʻe ʻikai ke nau moʻui pē ka naʻe paniʻaki kinautolu ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní lolotonga ʻa e taimi naʻe kei moʻui ai ʻi he māmaní ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kau mēmipa ʻo e kulupu ʻuluakí. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai kau ʻa e tokotaha pani kotoa pē he ʻahó ni ʻi he “toʻutangatá ni” ʻa ia naʻe lea ʻa Sīsū ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e faʻahinga ʻi he kulupu hono uá ʻoku nau fakaʻaʻau ke motuʻa ange. Ka, ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻi he Mātiu 24:34 ʻoku fakatuipauʻi ai kitautolu ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi ‘ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito mole atu mei he toʻutangatá ni’ ki muʻa ke nau sio ʻi he kamata ʻo e mamahi lahí. ʻOku fakatuipauʻi lahi ange heni kitautolu ʻe vavé ni ke fakaʻauha ʻe he Tuʻi ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e fulikivanú pea ʻomai ha māmani foʻou māʻoniʻoni.—2 Pita 3:13.
ʻE VAVÉ NI KE IKUNA ʻA KALAISI
17. Ko e hā ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he fakamoʻoni kuo tau lāulea ki aí ke mahinoʻí?
17 ʻE lava ke ke sio ki he anga hono fakahoko he taimí ni ʻa e ngaahi kikite Fakatohitapu kuo tau ako ki aí? Hangē ko ia naʻe fakatokanga mai ʻe Sīsuú, ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo ʻa e ʻaho pe houa tofu pē ʻo e ngataʻangá. (Māt. 24:36; 25:13) Ka ʻoku lave ʻa Paula ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻa e taimi ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e “kuonga,” ʻa ia, ko e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí. (Lau ʻa e Loma 13:11.) ʻOku tau moʻui he taimí ni ʻi he kuonga ko iá. Kapau ʻoku tau tokanga ki he kikite Fakatohitapú pea ki he meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisí, te tau sio ki he fakamoʻoni māʻalaʻala ko e ngataʻanga ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ko ení ʻoku ofi.
18. Ko e hā ʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakafisi ke tali ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko honau Tuʻí?
18 ʻOku vavé ni, ke fakahaaʻi ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku fakafisi ke tali ʻa e mafai ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa e Tokotaha-Heka ʻi he hoosi hinehiná, ʻoku nau maʻuhala. ʻE ʻikai malava ke nau hao ʻi he fakamaau ʻoku teu ke hoko kia kinautolú. ʻI heʻene hoko iá, ko e tokolahi te nau kalanga ʻi he manavahē, ʻo pehē: “Ko hai ia ʻe ala tuʻu?” (Fkh. 6:15-17) Ko e vahe 7 ʻo e Fakahaá ʻoku ʻomai ai kia kitautolu ʻa e tali ki he fehuʻi ko iá. Ko e kau pani ʻoku nau kei ʻi he māmaní mo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” te nau “tuʻu” koeʻuhí ko ʻenau fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. ʻE hao atu leva ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻo e fanga sipi kehé ʻi he mamahi lahí pea hū atu ki he māmani foʻou ʻa e ʻOtuá.—Fkh. 7:9, 13-15.
19. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha taha ʻoku tuipau ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻangá, ko e hā ʻokú ke fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki aí?
19 Kapau te tau hanganaki tokanga ki he ngaahi kikite Fakatohitapu ʻoku hoko ʻi hotau ʻahó, ʻe ʻikai ke takihalaʻi kitautolu ʻe he māmani ʻo Sētané. ʻE ʻikai ai ke tau kui fekauʻaki mo e ʻuhinga moʻoni ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hoko he māmaní. ʻE vavé ni ke fakakakato ʻe Kalaisi ʻene ikuná pea fakaʻauha ʻa e māmani fulikivanu ko ení lolotonga ʻa e tau māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻĀmaketoné. (Fkh. 19:11, 19-21) Sioloto atu ki heʻetau fiefiá ʻi he hili iá!—Fkh. 20:1-3, 6; 21:3, 4.
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ʻI he heka atu ʻa e kau heka hōsí, ʻoku hokohoko atu ke kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he māmaní (Sio ki he palakalafi 4, 5)