ʻOkú Ke Mateuteu ki he ʻAho ʻo Sihová?
“Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova, io, oku ofi ia, bea oku fakatootoo mai aubito.”—SEFANAIA 1:14, PM.
1. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová?
KO E “ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu” ʻo Sihová ʻe vavé ni ke hoko mai ia ki he fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻoku tuʻu ní. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ko e ʻaho ʻo e tau, fakapōpōʻuli, lili, faingataʻaʻia, loto-mamahi, fakamanavahē, mo e fakaʻauha. Ka neongo ia, ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau hao, he “ko ia ʻoku tautapa ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻe fakahaofi.” (Sioeli 2:30-32; Emosi 5:18-20) ʻIo, ʻe toki fakaʻauha ai ʻe he ʻOtuá hono ngaahi filí pea fakahaofi hono kakaí.
2. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau maʻu ha ongoʻi fakatoʻotoʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho ʻo Sihová?
2 Naʻe fakahoko ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ha ongoʻi fakatoʻotoʻo ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe tohi ʻe Sēfanaia: “Oku ofi ae aho lahi o Jihova, io, oku ofi ia, bea oku fakatootoo mai aubito.” (Sefanaia 1:14, PM) ʻOku toe fakavavevave ange ʻa e tuʻunga ko iá he ʻahó ni koeʻuhi he ko e Tokotaha-Faifakaʻauha Tefito ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa e tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku vavé ni ke ‘ne nonoo ʻene heleta ki hono tuategá, bea ke ne haele monuia, koe mea i he mooní moe agavaivaí moe maonioní.’ (Sāme 45:3, 4, PM) ʻOkú ke mateuteu ki he ʻaho ko iá?
Naʻa Nau Maʻu ʻa e Ngaahi ʻAmanaki Lahi
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi Tesalonaiká, pea ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga ʻe ua naʻa nau maʻuhala aí?
3 Kuo taʻefakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki ʻa e tokolahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko e muʻaki kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi Tesalonaiká naʻa nau pehē, ko e ‘ʻaho ʻo e ʻEiki [“Sihova,” NW] kuo hokosia’! (2 Tesalonaika 2:2) Ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga tefito ʻe ua ki he ʻuhinga naʻe ʻikai ofi ai iá. ʻI he lave ki he taha ʻo e ongo meʻá ni, naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “Tokaange ha taimi ʻoku nau pehe, ʻOku tau lelei mo tuʻumalie, fakafokifā ʻoku tuʻu mai ʻa mala.” (1 Tesalonaika 5:1-6) Ko kitautolú ʻoku tau tatali ʻi he “taimi fakamui” ko ʻení, ki hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi lea ko iá. (Taniela 12:4) Naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe he kau Tesalonaiká ʻa e toe fakamoʻoni ʻe taha kuo hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová, he naʻe tala ange ʻe Paula kiate kinautolu: “He ʻoku ʻoua pe ia ke motuʻa hoko ʻa e fuʻu fakaholomui.” (2 Tesalonaika 2:3) ʻI he taimi naʻe tohi ai ʻe Paula ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá (fakafuofua ki he 51 T. S.), ko e “fakaholomui” mei he lotu faka-Kalisitiane moʻoní naʻe teʻeki ai ke tupu kakato ia. ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku tau sio ki ai, ʻi hono tumutumú, ʻi Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane. Ko ia ai, neongo naʻe taʻefakahoko ʻenau ngaahi ʻamanakí, ko e faʻahinga pani anga-tonu ko ia ʻi Tesalonaiká, ʻa ē naʻa nau hanganaki tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he anga-tonu ʻo aʻu ki he maté, naʻe faifai atu pē ʻo nau maʻu ha pale fakahēvani. (Fakahā 2:10) ʻE fakapaleʻi mo kitautolu foki kapau ʻoku tau nofo anga-tonu ʻi heʻetau tatali ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová.
4. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku fakafehokotaki ki ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻi he 2 Tesalonaika 2:1, 2? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa e ngaahi Tamai ʻa e Siasí ʻoku laú fekauʻaki mo e toe foki mai ʻa Kalaisí mo e ngaahi meʻa felāveʻi mo iá?
4 ʻOku fakafehokotaki ʻe he Tohitapú ʻa e “aho lahi o Jihova” mo e “hoko mai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.” (2 Tesalonaika 2:1, 2) Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau kehekehe ʻa e ngaahi Tamai ʻa e Siasí ʻoku laú fekauʻaki mo e toe foki mai ʻa Kalaisí, ko ʻene ʻi aí, mo ʻene Pule Taʻu ʻe Tahaafé. (Fakahā 20:4) ʻI he senituli hono ua T.S., naʻe tauhi maʻu ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa Papias ʻo Hierapolis ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki ki he mahu fakaʻulia ʻa e māmaní ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Tahaafe ʻa Kalaisí. Naʻe toutou lea ʻa Justin Martyr ki he ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú mo ʻamanekina ko Selusalema ʻe toe fakafoki maí ʻa e feituʻu ʻe pule mei ai Hono Puleʻangá. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe Irenæus ʻo Lyons ʻo pehē, ʻe toe ʻasi ʻo hā mai ʻa Sīsū hili hono fakaʻauha ʻa e ʻEmipaea Lomá, ʻo haʻi ʻa Sētane, pea pule ʻi he Selusalema ʻi māmaní.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e lau ʻa e kau mataotao ʻe niʻihi fekauʻaki mo e “Hāʻele Hono Ua” mai ʻa Kalaisí mo ʻene Pule Taʻu ʻe Tahaafé?
5 Naʻe tohi ʻe he faihisitōlia ko Philip Schaff ko e “tui tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha” ʻi he taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Fakataha ʻo Nīsea ʻi he 325 T.S. ko e “tui ki ha pule hā mai ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he lāngilangi ʻi he māmaní fakataha mo e kau sangato kuo toetuʻú ʻi he taʻu ʻe tahaafe, ki muʻa he toetuʻu mo e fakamaau fakakātoá.” Naʻe pehē ʻi he A Dictionary of the Bible, naʻe ʻētitaʻi ʻe James Hastings: “ʻOku kei fakasio ʻa Tetuliani, ko Irenæus, mo Hippolytus ki ha Hāʻele vave mai [ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi]; ka ki he Ngaahi Tamai ʻAlekisanituliá ʻoku tau hū ai ki ha ʻalunga foʻou ʻo e fakakaukaú. . . . Fakataha mo e fakatatau ʻe he ngaahi akonaki ʻa ʻAokositaine ʻa e Taʻu ʻe Tahaafé ki he taimi ʻo e Siasi moʻui ʻi he māmaní, ʻoku toloi ai ʻa e Hāʻele Hono Ua maí ki ha kahaʻu mamaʻo.”
ʻAho ʻo Sihová mo e ʻI Ai ʻa Sīsuú
6. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai totonu ai ke tau fakaʻosiʻaki ʻoku kei mamaʻo ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová?
6 Kuo iku ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau halá ki he ngaahi ʻamanaki taʻehoko, kae ʻoua te tau fakakaukau ʻoku kei mamaʻo ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová. Ko e ʻi ai taʻehāmai ʻa Sīsuú, ʻa ia ʻoku fekauʻaki Fakatohitapu mo iá, kuo ʻosi kamata. Kuo faʻa tokonaki mai ʻi he Taua Leʻo mo e ngaahi tohi felāveʻi mo ia ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e fakamoʻoni Fakatohitapu, naʻe kamata ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa Kalaisí ʻi he taʻu 1914.a Ko ia, ko e hā leva naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū fekauʻaki mo ʻene ʻi aí?
7. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻe niʻihi ʻo e fakaʻilonga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní? (e) ʻE fēfē nai hano fakahaofi kitautolu?
7 Ko e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú naʻe hoko ia ko ha tuʻungalea ke fetalanoaʻaki ai ʻi he taimi nounou pē ki muʻa ʻi heʻene pekiá. Hili ʻa e fanongo kiate ia ʻi heʻene tomuʻa tala ʻa e fakaʻauha ʻo e temipale ʻi Selusalemá, naʻe ʻeke ʻe heʻene kau ʻaposetolo ko Pita, Sēmisi, Sione, mo ʻAniteluú: “ʻE hoko fakakū ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni pea ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo hoʻo ʻi aí mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní?” (Mātiu 24:1-3, NW; Maake 13:3, 4) ʻI he tali ki aí, naʻe tala ki muʻa ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi tau, ngaahi honge, ngaahi mofuike, mo e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e “fakaʻilonga” ʻo ʻene ʻi aí mo e fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní. Naʻá ne toe pehē: “Ko ia te ne kataki ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga, ko e toko taha ko ia te ne moʻui.” (Mātiu 24:13) Te tau hao kapau te tau kātaki ʻi he anga-tonu ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻetau moʻui lolotongá pe aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení.
8. Ki muʻa ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Siú, ko e hā naʻe pau ke fakalató, pea ko e hā ʻoku fai fekauʻaki mo ʻeni ʻi he ʻaho ní?
8 ʻE fakahoko ki muʻa ʻi he ngataʻangá, ha tafaʻaki mahuʻinga tefito ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú. Fekauʻaki mo iá, naʻá ne pehē: “Pea ʻe ʻoua ke fanongonongo ki mamani katoa ʻa e ongoongolelei ko eni ʻo e Puleʻanga, ke ai ha fakamatala ki he ngāhi kakai kotoa pe, pea toki hoko ʻa e ngataʻanga.” (Mātiu 24:14, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Ki muʻa ke fakaʻauha ʻe he kau Lomá ʻa Selusalemá, pea mo e ngata ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa faka-Siú ʻi he 70 T.S., naʻe lava ke pehē ai ʻe Paula ko e ongoongo leleí “ne malangaʻaki ki he meʻa moʻui kotoa pe ʻi he lalo langi.” (Kolose 1:23) Kae kehe, ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ia ha ngāue fakamalanga lahi mamaʻo ange “ki mamani katoa.” Lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi taʻu siʻi fakamuimuí, kuo fakaava ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e founga ki ha faifakamoʻoni lahi ke fai ʻi ʻIulope Hahake. ʻI he ngaahi fale pulusí mo e ngaahi meʻa ngāue kehe ʻi māmani lahí, ʻoku mateuteu ai ʻa e kautaha ʻa Sihová ki he ngāue tupulekina, ʻo aʻu ki he “feituʻu teʻeki ngāueʻí.” (Loma 15:22, 23, NW) ʻOku ueʻi koe ʻe ho lotó ke fai hoʻo lelei tahá ʻi hono fai ha fakamoʻoni ki muʻa ke hoko mai ʻa e ngataʻangá? Kapau ko ia, ʻoku lava ke ʻai koe ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ke mālohi ke kau fiemālie ʻi he ngāue ʻoku tuʻu mei muʻá.—Filipai 4:13; 2 Timote 4:17.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e poini naʻe ʻai ʻe Sīsū, hangē ko ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he Mātiu 24:36?
9 ʻOku lolotonga fakahoko he taimí ni ʻa e ngāue malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia naʻe tala ki muʻá pea mo e ngaahi tafaʻaki kehe ʻo e fakaʻilonga ʻo e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú. ʻI hení, ʻoku ofi ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻoku tuʻu ní. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e meʻa ki he ʻaho ko ia mo hono houa, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku ʻilo ki ai; ʻio, pe ko e kau angelo ʻi he langi; pea naʻa mo e ʻAlo ʻoku ʻikai; ngata pe ʻi he Tamai toko taha.” (Mātiu 24:4-14, 36) Ka ʻoku lava ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he kikite ʻa Sīsuú ke mateuteu ki he “ʻaho ko ia mo hono houa.”
Naʻa Nau Mateuteu
10. ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ʻoku malava ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻā fakalaumālié?
10 Ke hao ʻi he ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová, kuo pau ke tau nofoʻaki ʻāʻā fakalaumālie pea tuʻumaʻu maʻá e founga-lotu moʻoní. (1 Kolinito 16:13) ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku malava ʻa e kātaki peheé, he naʻe fai pehē ha fāmili anga-fakaʻotua pea nau hao ʻi he Lōmaki ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa e faʻahinga fulikivanu ʻo e tangatá ʻi he 2370 K.M. ʻI hono fakahoa ʻo e kuonga ko iá ki heʻene ʻi aí, naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Hange ko e taimi ʻo Noa, ʻe pehe foki ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata. He hange naʻe nofo ʻa e kakai he kuonga ʻo e Lomaki, ʻo nau kai mo inu, ʻo nau maʻu uaifi mo maʻu husepaniti, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ko ia naʻe hu ai ʻa Noa ki he aake; pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻaloʻiloa kaeʻoua ke hoko mai ʻa e Lomaki, ʻo ʻave kinautolu fulipe: ʻe pehe foki ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata.”—Mātiu 24:37-39.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻalunga naʻe tuli ki ai ʻa Noá neongo ʻa e fakamālohi naʻe ʻi ai ʻi hono taimí?
11 ʻI he hangē ko kitautolú, naʻe nofo ʻa Noa mo hono fāmilí ʻi ha māmani fakamālohi. Naʻe liliu kakano ʻa e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻa ko e “ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtua” pea maʻu uaifi ʻa ia naʻa nau fakatupu ai ʻa e kau Nefilimi kovi fakamā—ko e kau houtamaki ʻa ia naʻe taʻeveiveiua ʻenau ʻai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻungá ke toe lahi ange ai ʻa e fakamālohí. (Senesi 6:1, 2, 4; 1 Pita 3:19, 20) Kae kehe, “naʻe takaua ʻa Noa mo e ʻOtua” ʻi he tui. Naʻá ne “haohaoa pe ʻi he ngaahi toʻutangata naʻe feʻunga mo ia”—ʻa e toʻutangata fulikivanu ʻo hono taimí. (Senesi 6:9-11) ʻOku lava ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻaki ʻa e falala ʻi he faʻa lotu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻi heʻetau tatali ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻi he māmani fakamālohi mo fulikivanu ko ʻení.
12. (a) Tuku kehe ʻa e langa ʻo e ʻaʻaké, ko e hā ʻa e ngāue naʻe fai ʻe Noá? (e) Naʻe fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa e kakaí ki he malanga ʻa Noá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa kiate kinautolú?
12 ʻOku ʻiloa ʻa Noa ko e tokotaha langa ia ʻo ha ʻaʻake ki he maluʻi ʻo e moʻuí ʻi he Lōmakí. Naʻá ne toe “malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoni,” ka ko hono toʻutangatá “naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻaloʻiloa” ki heʻene pōpoaki naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá. Naʻa nau kai mo inu, mali, tauhi hake ʻa e ngaahi fāmili, mo hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa maheni ʻi he moʻuí kae ʻoua ke ʻave kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe he Lōmakí. (2 Pita 2:5; Senesi 6:14) Naʻe ʻikai te nau fie fanongo ʻo kau ki he leá mo e ʻulungaanga faitotonú, hangē pē ko e tāpuniʻi ʻe he toʻutangata fulikivanu he ʻaho ní honau telingá ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová fekauʻaki mo e “fakatomala ʻo tafoki ki he ʻOtua,” tui kia Kalaisí, māʻoniʻoní, mo e “fakamāu ʻoku tuʻunuku mai.” (Ngāue 20:20, 21; 24:24, 25) ʻOku ʻikai ha lēkooti ʻe ala maʻu, pe ko e kakai ʻe toko fiha naʻe moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻi he taimi naʻe talaki ai ʻe Noa ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ko e meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku paú, naʻe fakatokosiʻi ʻaupito ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻi he māmaní ʻi he 2370 K.M.! Naʻe tafiʻi atu ʻe he Lōmakí ʻa e fulikivanú, ʻo fakahaofi pē ʻa kinautolu naʻa nau mateuteu ki he ngāue mai ko ia ʻa e ʻOtuá—ko Noa mo e toko fitu kehe ʻi hono fāmilí.—Senesi 7:19-23; 2 Pita 3:5, 6.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni fakaefakamaau naʻe falala kakato ki ai ʻa Noá, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene ngāue ʻo fehoanaki mo ʻení?
13 Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Noa ha ngaahi taʻu fakatokanga ki muʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho pea mo e houa tonu ki he Lōmakí. Kae kehe, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihova, ʻi he taimi naʻe taʻu 480 ai ʻa Noá: “ʻE ʻikai nofo maʻuaipe hoku Laumalie mo e tangata, ke fiu hono oʻi, he ko e kakano foki mo ia: ka ko hono fuoloa ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe uofulu.” (Senesi 6:3) Naʻe falala pau kakato ʻa Noa ki he tuʻutuʻuni fakaefakamaau fakaʻotua ko ʻení. Hili ʻene aʻu ki he taʻu 500, “ne maʻu ʻe Noa ha ngaahi foha ko Semi, mo Hami, mo Sefeti,” pea ko e anga-fakafonua ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻe fokotuʻu atu ai ki hono ngaahi fohá ke toki mali ʻi he hili ʻa e taʻu 50 ki he 60. ʻI he taimi naʻe tala ai kia Noa ke ne langa ʻa e ʻaʻake ki he maluʻi ʻi he Lōmakí, ʻoku mahino naʻe tokoni kiate ia hono ngaahi fohá mo honau ngaahi uaifí ʻi he ngāue ko iá. ʻOku hangehangē naʻe taimi taha ʻa e langa ʻo e ʻaʻaké mo e ngāue ʻa Noa ʻi hono “malangaʻaki ʻo e maʻoniʻoni,” ʻo ne hanganaki femoʻuekina ai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu fakaʻosi ʻe 40 ki he 50 ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí. (Senesi 5:32; 6:13-22) ʻI he ngaahi taʻu kotoa ko iá, naʻe ngāue ia mo hono fāmilí ʻi he tui. Tuku ke tau fakahāhā ʻe kitautolu foki ʻa e tuí ʻi heʻetau malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí mo tatali ki he ʻaho ʻo Sihová.—Hepelu 11:7.
14. Ko e hā naʻe faifai atu pē ʻo tala ʻe Sihova kia Noá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
14 ʻI he ofi ke ʻosi ʻa e ʻaʻaké, naʻe fakakaukau nai ʻa Noa naʻe panaki mai ʻa e Lōmakí, neongo naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo papau ʻa e taimi ʻe hoko aí. Faifai atu pē naʻe tala ange kiate ia ʻe Sihova: “ʻOku toe pe ʻa e ʻaho ʻe fitu, pea u fakaʻuha ki he fonua ʻo ʻaho fangofulu mo po fangofulu.” (Senesi 7:4) Naʻe ʻoange ai kia Noa mo hono fāmilí ʻa e taimi feʻunga ke ʻomai kotoa ai ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e fanga manú ki he ʻaʻaké pea ke nau hū mo kinautolu ki ai ki muʻa ke kamata ʻa e Lōmakí. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ke ʻilo ʻa e ʻaho mo e houa ki he kamata hono fakaʻauha ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení; ʻoku ʻikai tuku mai kiate kitautolu ke fakahaofi ʻa e fanga manú, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ʻamanaki ke haó ʻoku nau ʻosi hū ki he ʻaʻake fakaefakatātaá, ko e palataisi fakalaumālie ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá.
“Ke Mou Leʻo”
15. (a) ʻI hoʻo lea pē ʻaʻau, ʻe fēfē haʻo fakamatala ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Mātiu 24:40-44? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ola ʻo e ʻikai ʻilo ʻa e taimi papau ʻo e haʻu ʻa Sīsū ke fakahoko ʻa e sāuni ʻa e ʻOtuá?
15 Fekauʻaki mo ʻene ʻi aí naʻe fakamatala ʻe Sīsū: “Ko e taimi ko ia, ʻene tokaange ha ongo meʻa te na [ngāue] ʻi he ngoue; ʻe ʻave ʻa e taha, kae tuku ʻa e taha. ʻEne tokaange ha ongo fafine ʻoku fai ʻena momosi koane [ki he mahoaʻa]; ʻe ʻave ʻa e taha, kae tuku ʻa e taha. Ko ia ke mou leʻo; he ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo pe ko e ʻaho fē ʻe hoko mei ai ʻa homou ʻEiki. Ka ko e meʻa ko eni ʻoku mou lāuʻilo ki ai, ʻo ka ne toka meaʻi ʻe he Tangataʻeiki pe ko e uasi fe ʻe haʻu ai ʻa e kaihaʻa, pehe ne leʻo, ʻo ʻikai tuku hono fale ke haea. Ko ia ke toka teuteu ʻa kimoutolu foki: he ko e hoko mai ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata ʻe fai ʻi ha taimi ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻamanaki ai kiate ia.” (Mātiu 24:40-44; Luke 17:34, 35) ʻI he ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi papau ʻo e haʻu ʻa Sīsū ke fakahoko mai ʻa e sāuni ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kitautolu ke faʻa leʻo mo ʻomai fakaʻaho kiate kitautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku tau tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e taumuʻa taʻesiokita.
16. Ko e hā ʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻe “tuku” pea ki he faʻahinga “ʻe ʻave”?
16 Ko e faʻahinga tāutaha ʻe “tuku” ke fakaʻauha fakataha mo e fulikivanú, ʻe kau ai ʻa kinautolu ko ia naʻe ʻosi fakamaama ka kuo lōmekina ʻi ha founga moʻui siokitá. ʻOfa ke tau kau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga “ʻe ʻave,” ʻa kinautolu ʻoku līʻoa kakato kia Sihová mo houngaʻia moʻoni ʻi heʻene ngaahi tokonaki fakalaumālié fakafou mai ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) Tau tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá ke aʻu ki he ngataʻangá, ʻaki ʻa e “ʻofa tuʻu ʻi he loto maʻa, mo e konisenisi ʻataʻatā, mo e tui taʻeloi.”—1 Timote 1:5.
Mātuʻaki Fiemaʻu ʻa e Ngaahi Tōʻonga Māʻoniʻoni
17. (a) Ko e hā naʻe tala ki muʻa ʻi he 2 Pita 3:10? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga mo e ngāue ʻe niʻihi naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻi he 2 Pita 3:11?
17 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Pitá: “ʻE hoko mai pe ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEiki ʻo hange ha kaihaʻa; ʻa ia ʻe mole ai ʻa e ngaahi langi mo e longoaʻa, pea ʻe vela ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo movetevete, pea ko e fonua mo e ngaahi ngaue ʻoku ʻi ai ʻe vela ʻo ʻosi ai.” (2 Pita 3:10) ʻE ikai hao ʻa e langi mo e māmani tuʻu fakaefakaʻilongá mei he vela ʻo e houhau kakaha ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ia naʻe tānaki atu ʻe Pita: “Kapau leva ʻe movete pehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pe, pea fakaʻuta muʻa ki he anga ʻoku totonu ke mou angaʻaki, taka he toʻonga maʻoniʻoni mo e lotu moʻoni”! (2 Pita 3:11) ʻOku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi tōʻonga mo e ngaahi ngāue ko ʻení ʻa e ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané, fai lelei ki he niʻihi kehé, mo e kau mohu ʻuhinga ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí.—Mātiu 24:14; Hepelu 10:24, 25; 13:16.
18. Kapau ʻoku tau fakatupulekina ha pīkitai ki he māmaní, ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí?
18 ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻi he “taka he toʻonga maʻoniʻoni mo e lotu moʻoni” ke tau ‘tauhi kitautolu mei mamani ke taʻehatau ʻila.’ (Semisi 1:27) Kae fēfē kapau ʻoku tau fakatupulekina ha pīkitai ki he māmani ko ʻení? Mahalo pē ʻoku tauheleʻi kitautolu ki ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he kumi ki he fakafiefia taʻemaʻá pe ʻi he fanongo ki he fasi mo e ngaahi hiva ʻokú ne pouaki ʻa e laumālie taʻefakaʻotua ʻo e māmani ko ʻení. (2 Kolinito 6:14-18) Kapau ko e meʻá ia, ke tau kumi ki he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he lotu koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau mole atu fakataha mo e māmaní ka te tau tuʻu fakahōifua ki he Fānautama ʻa Tangatá. (Luke 21:34-36; 1 Sione 2:15-17) Kapau kuo tau fai ha fakatapui ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku pau te tau fie fai hotau lelei tahá ke langa hake mo tauhi maʻu ha vahaʻangatae māfana mo ia pea mateuteu ai ki he ʻaho lahi mo fakalilifu ʻo Sihová.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke ʻamanaki atu ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻo e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ke moʻui ʻi he fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ʻoku tuʻu ní?
19 Naʻe moʻui ʻa e tangata anga-fakaʻotua ko Noá mo hono fāmilí ʻi he Lōmaki ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaʻauha ʻa e maama motuʻá. Naʻe hao ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha faitotonú ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa faka-Siú ʻi he 70 T.S. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe kei longomoʻui ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá fakafuofua ki he 96-98 T.S., ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hiki ai ʻa e tohi Fakahaá, ko ʻene fakamatala Kōsipelí, mo e tohi fakamānavaʻi ʻe tolú. ʻI he laui afe naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tui moʻoní ʻi he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S., ngalingali naʻe moʻui ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Siú. (Ngāue 1:15; 2:41, 47; 4:4) ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku lava ke ʻamanaki atu ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻo e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ke moʻui ʻi he fakaʻosiʻosi ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu lolotonga ní.
20. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau faivelenga ʻi he ‘malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoní’?
20 ʻI he fakahaofi ki he maama foʻou ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolú, tuku ke tau hoko faivelenga ko e kau ‘malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoní.’ Ko ha monū ē ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni! Pea ko ha fiefia ē ke tataki ʻa e kakaí ki he “ʻaʻake” ʻi he lolotonga ní, ko e palataisi fakalaumālie ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá! ʻOfa ke tuʻumaʻu anga-tonu ʻa e laui miliona ʻoku nau lolotonga ʻi aí, ʻo ʻāʻā fakalaumālie, pea mateuteu ki he ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová. Ka ko e hā te ne tokoniʻi kitautolu kotoa ke nofoʻaki ʻāʻaá?
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he vahe 10 mo e 11 ʻo e tohi ko e ʻIlo ʻA Ia ʻOku Taki Atu ki he Moʻui Taʻengatá naʻe pulusi ʻe he Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻamanaki naʻe maʻu ʻe he niʻihi fekauʻaki mo e ʻaho ʻo Sihová pea mo e ʻi ai ʻa Kalaisí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē naʻe mateuteu ʻa Noa mo hono fāmilí ki he Lōmakí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe hoko kiate kinautolu ko ia ʻoku nau “leʻo” mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻikaí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga māʻoniʻoní, tautefito ʻi heʻetau ofi ange ki he ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová?