Ko ha “Tamaioeiki” ʻOku Fakatou Anga-Tonu mo Poto
“Kohai ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto, kuo fakanofo e he ene eiki ke bule ki hono kaugaabi?”—MĀTIU 24:45, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke tau maʻu ha tokonaki tuʻumaʻu ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālié he ʻaho ní?
ʻI HE efiafi Tūsite, ʻo Nīsani 11, 33 T.S., naʻe ʻohake ai ʻe he kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú ha foʻi fehuʻi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai hono ʻuhinga loloto kia kitautolu he ʻaho ní. Naʻa nau ʻeke ange kiate ia: “Ko e ha nai ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo haʻo ha mai, mo e fakaʻosi ʻo e kuonga?” ʻI heʻene talí, naʻe leaʻaki ai ʻe Sīsū ha kikite ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi. Naʻá ne lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha vahaʻa taimi maveuveu ʻo e ngaahi tau, ngaahi honge, ngaahi mofuike mo e ngaahi mahaki. Pea ʻe hoko ia “ko e kamataʻanga pe ʻo e langā.” ʻE hoko mai ʻa e tuʻunga kovi ange. Ko ha ʻamanaki fakamanavahē moʻoni ē!—Mātiu 24:3, 7, 8, 15-22; Luke 21:10, 11.
2 Kuo fakahoko talu mei he 1914, ʻa e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻo e kikite ʻa Sīsuú. Ko e ‘langaá’ ʻoku hoko ia ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he tuʻunga lahi fakaʻulia. Kae kehe, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke nau ilifia. Naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sīsū te ne fakaivia kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e meʻakai fakatupu ivi fakalaumālie. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi hēvani ʻa Sīsū he taimí ni, kuo anga-fēfē ʻene fokotuʻutuʻu kia kitautolu ʻi heni ʻi māmaní ke tau maʻu ʻetau tokonaki meʻakai fakalaumālié?
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu kuo fai ʻe Sīsū maʻatautolu ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e “mea kai i hono taimi totonu”?
3 Naʻe fakahaaʻi tonu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tali ki he fehuʻi ko iá. Lolotonga ʻene fai ʻa ʻene kikite lahí, naʻá ne ʻeke: “Kohai ae tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto, kuo fakanofo e he ene eiki ke bule ki hono kaugaabi [pe kau nofoʻangá], mo tufaki kiate kinautolu ae mea kai i hono taimi totonu?” Naʻá ne pehē leva: “Oku monuia ae tamaioeiki koia, oka haʻu a ene eiki, o ilo ia oku ne fai behe. Ko eku tala mooni atu kiate kimoutolu, te ne fakanofo ia ke ne buleʻi ene mea kotoabe.” (Mātiu 24:45-47, PM) ʻIo, ʻe ʻi ai ha “tamaioeiki” ʻa ia kuo vaheʻi ke ne tokonaki mai ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié, ko ha “tamaioeiki” ʻa ia ʻe fakatou anga-tonu mo poto. Ko e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ko ha toko taha pē ia, ko ha fetongi ʻo ha faʻahinga tāutaha, pe ko ha meʻa kehe? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻomai ʻe he tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻoku mātuʻaki fiemaʻú, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e talí.
Ko ha Toko Taha pe ko ha Kalasi?
4. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi ko e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻoku ʻikai lava ke pehē ko ha toko taha?
4 Ko e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻoku ʻikai lava ke pehē ko ha toko taha ia. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai aí? Koeʻuhi naʻe kamata ʻomai ʻe he tamaioʻeikí ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālié ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea fakatatau kia Sīsū, ʻe kei fai pē ia ʻe he tamaioʻeikí ʻi he taimi naʻe aʻu mai ai ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he 1914. ʻE fakafofongaʻi ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e taʻu nai ʻe 1,900 ʻo e ngāue faitōnunga ʻa ha toko taha. Naʻa mo Mētuisela naʻe ʻikai te ne moʻui ʻi he tuʻunga fuoloa ko iá!—Senesi 5:27.
5. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e kupuʻi lea “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ki he Kalisitiane tāutaha taki taha.
5 Ko ia ai, ʻe lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e kupuʻi lea “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakalūkufua ki he Kalisitiane tāutaha taki taha? ʻOku moʻoni ia ko e kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē kuo pau ke nau anga-tonu mo poto; kae kehe, ʻoku hā mahino naʻe maʻu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi heʻene fakakaukaú ʻi heʻene lea fekauʻaki mo e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi iá? Koeʻuhi naʻá ne pehē “o ka haʻu a ene eiki” te ne fakanofo ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeikí ke ne “buleʻi ene mea kotoabe.” ʻE lava fēfē ke fakanofo ʻa e Kalisitiane tāutaha taki taha ki he meʻa kotoa pē—ki he meʻa “kotoabe” ʻa e ʻEikí? ʻE faingataʻa ia!
6. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻamanekina ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ke ngāue ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “sevaniti,” pe “tamaioeiki” ʻa e ʻOtuá?
6 Ko ia ai, ko e fakamulituku ʻuhinga leleí ko e pehē naʻe ʻuhinga ʻa Sīsuú ki ha kulupu ʻo e kau Kalisitiané ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” ʻE lava ke ʻi ai ha meʻa pehē ko ha tamaioʻeiki faʻu fetuiaki? ʻIo. ʻI he taʻu ʻe fitungeau ki muʻa ʻia Kalaisí, naʻe lave ai ʻa Sihova ki he puleʻanga fakakātoa ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “kau fakamoʻoni aʻaku” mo e “sevaniti aʻaku kuo u fili.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Aisea 43:10) Ko e mēmipa kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí mei he 1513 K.M., ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻoange ai ʻa e Lao ʻa Mōsesé, ʻo aʻu ki he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S. ko e konga ia ʻo e kalasi sevāniti ko ení. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe ʻikai te nau kau fakahangatonu ʻi hono puleʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e puleʻangá pe ʻi hono ʻai ki he tuʻunga maau ʻa ʻene polokalama fafanga fakalaumālié. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi, kau fakamaau, kau palōfita, kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Līvai ke nau fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ko iá. Neongo ia, ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha puleʻangá, naʻe pau ke fakafofongaʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová pea talaki ʻa hono fakahīkihikí ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá. Ko e ʻIsileli taki taha naʻe pau ke hoko ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova.—Teutalonome 26:19; Aisea 43:21; Malakai 2:7; Loma 3:1, 2.
Ko ha “Sevaniti” ʻOku Fakaʻatā
7. Ko e hā naʻe taʻefeʻunga ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻi he tuʻunga ko e “sevaniti” ʻa e ʻOtuá?
7 Koeʻuhi ko ʻIsilelí ko e “sevaniti” ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi senituli kuo maliu atú, ko e toe tamaioʻeiki nai ia naʻe lea ʻa Sīsū ʻo kau ki aí? ʻIkai, he ko e meʻa fakamamahí naʻe iku ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻo ʻikai ke anga-tonu pe poto. Naʻe fakanounou ʻe Paula ʻa e tuʻungá ʻi heʻene lave ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sihova ki he puleʻangá: “ʻOku lauʻikovi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he Senitaile ko e meʻa ʻiate kimoutolu.” (Loma 2:24) Ko e moʻoni, naʻe aʻu ʻa ʻIsileli ki ha tumutumu ʻo ha hisitōlia lōloa ʻo e angatuʻu ʻaki hono siʻaki ʻa Sīsū, ʻa ia ʻi he tuʻunga ko iá naʻe siʻaki ai kinautolu ʻe Sihova.—Mātiu 21:42, 43.
8. Naʻe fakanofo ʻanefē ha “sevaniti” ke ne fetongi ʻa ʻIsilelí, pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga ko e hā?
8 Ko e taʻefaitōnunga ko eni ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e “sevaniti,” ʻa ia ko ʻIsilelí, naʻe ʻikai ʻuhinga iá ʻe tuʻusi taʻengata ʻa e kau lotu faitōnungá mei ha tokonaki meʻakai fakalaumālie. ʻI he Penitekosi ia ʻo e 33 T.S., ko e ʻaho ia ʻe 50 hili ʻa e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe lilingi hifo ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki he toko 120 nai ʻo ʻene kau ākongá ʻi ha loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻi Selusalema. ʻI he mōmeniti ko iá, naʻe fanauʻi ai ha puleʻanga foʻou. ʻI heʻene feʻungamālié, ko hono fanauʻí naʻe fakahāhā ia ʻi he taimi naʻe kamata talanoa loto-toʻa ai ʻa hono kau mēmipá ki he kau nofo Selusalemá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e “ngaahi meʻa lalahi ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Ngāue 2:11) Ko ia ai, ko e puleʻanga foʻou ko iá, ko ha puleʻanga fakalaumālie, naʻe hoko ko e “sevaniti” ʻa ia te ne talaki ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo Sihová ki he ngaahi puleʻangá pea tokonaki mai ʻa e meʻakaí ʻi hono taimi totonu. (1 Pita 2:9) Naʻe feʻungamālie, ʻa ʻene hoko ʻo ui ko e “Isileli faka-ʻOtua.”—Kaletia 6:16.
9. (a) Ko hai ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”? (e) Ko hai ʻa e “kau nofoʻangá”?
9 Ko e mēmipa kotoa ʻo e “Isileli faka-ʻOtua” ko ha Kalisitiane fakatapui mo papitaiso kuo pani ʻaki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní peá ne maʻu ha ʻamanaki fakahēvani. Ko ia ai, ko e kupuʻi lea “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he kau mēmipa kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga pani fakalaumālie ko iá ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kulupu ʻi he māmaní ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pē mei he 33 T.S. ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimí ni, ʻo hangē pē ko e hoko ʻa e ʻIsileli kotoa naʻe moʻui ʻi ha taimi pē mei he 1513 K.M. ʻo aʻu mai ki he Penitekosi 33 T.S., ko e konga ʻo e kalasi sevāniti ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané. Kae kehe, ko hai ʻa e “kau nofoʻanga,” ʻoku maʻu meʻakai fakalaumālie mei he tamaioʻeikí? ʻI he ʻuluaki senituli T.S., naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvaní. Fakatatau ki ai, ko e kau nofoʻangá ko e kau Kalisitiane pani foki, ʻoku vakai ki ai, ʻo ʻikai ko ha kulupu, ka ko e faʻahinga tāutaha. Ko kinautolu kotoa, ʻo kau ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fua fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, naʻa nau fiemaʻu meʻakai fakalaumālie mei he tamaioʻeikí.—1 Kolinito 12:12, 19-27; Hepelu 5:11-13; 2 Pita 3:15, 16.
‘Ki he Tamaioʻeiki Taki Taha ʻEne Ngāue’
10, 11. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he mēmipa kotoa pē ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeikí ʻa e vāhenga-ngāue tatau?
10 Lolotonga ko e “Isileli faka-ʻOtua” ʻa e kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonu mo potó fakataha mo ha vāhenga-ngāue kuo vaheʻi ki ai, ʻoku toe maʻu ai ʻe he mēmipa taki taha ʻa e ngaahi fatongia fakafoʻituitui. Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Maake 13:34 ʻokú ne fakamahinoʻi eni. (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻO hange ko ha tangata ʻoku teu ʻalu ki muli, hili ʻene tukuange hono ʻapi, mo ʻene tuʻutuʻuni ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki taki taha ʻa hono tuʻunga mo ʻene ngaue, ʻoku ne naʻinaʻi foki ki he tauhi matapa ke leʻo.” Ko ia ko e mēmipa taki taha ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeikí kuó ne maʻu ha vāhenga-ngāue—ke fakalahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmani ʻa Kalaisí. ʻOkú ne fakahoko ʻa e ngāué ni ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene malavá mo e ngaahi faingamālie ʻaʻaná.—Mātiu 25:14, 15.
11 ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe tala ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi hono ʻahó: “Ke mou fetauhiʻaki kimoutolu ʻaki ʻa e mafai fakalaumalie [pe meʻaʻofa] ne mou taki taha maʻu, ʻi he ʻalunga o ʻene maʻu, ʻo tāu mo ha kau setuata lelei ʻo e kelesi faifio ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; 1 Pita 4:10) Mei hení, ko e faʻahinga pani ko iá ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e fatongia ke fetauhiʻaki ʻia kinautolu ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá kia kinautolú. ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa Pitá ʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe he Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻa e ngaahi malava, ngaahi fatongia pe monū tatau. Kae kehe, ko e mēmipa taki taha ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeikí ʻe lava ke nau tokoni ʻi ha founga ki he tupu ʻa e puleʻanga fakalaumālié. Anga-fēfē?
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e mēmipa taki taha ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeikí, pe ko e tangata pe fefine, ki he tupu ʻa e tamaioʻeikí?
12 ʻUluakí, ko e toko taha taki taha naʻe fiemaʻu ke hoko ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova, ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá. (Aisea 43:10-12; Mātiu 24:14) Ki muʻa pē ke ne ʻalu hake ki hēvaní, naʻe fekauʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau ākonga faitōnungá, ʻa e tangata mo e fefine fakatouʻosi, ke nau hoko ko e kau faiako. Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko ia ke mou ō, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e ngāhi kakai kotoa pe ko ʻeku kau ako, ʻi he papitaiso kinautolu ki he Huafa ʻo e Tamai mo e ʻAlo mo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni, mo e akoʻi kinautolu ke tauhi ʻa e ngāhi meʻa kotoa pe kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu. Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu ʻe au ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pe, ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.”—Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu; Mātiu 28:19, 20.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e monū naʻe maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga paní kotoa?
13 ʻI hono maʻu ʻa e kau ākonga foʻoú, naʻe pau ke akoʻi fakalelei kinautolu ke nau tauhi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Kalaisi ki heʻene kau ākongá. ʻE faifai atu pē, pea hoko ʻo taau ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau talí ke nau akoʻi ha niʻihi kehe. Naʻe ʻai ke ala maʻu ʻa e meʻakai fakatupu ivi fakalaumālié ki he faʻahinga ʻe lava ke nau hoko ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeikí ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi. Ko e kau Kalisitiane paní kotoa, ʻa e tangata mo e fefine naʻa nau kau ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e ngāue ʻo e ngaohi ākongá. (Ngāue 2:17, 18) Ko e ngāué ni naʻe pau ke hokohoko mai ia mei he taimi naʻe ʻuluaki kamata ai ʻe he tamaioʻeikí ʻene ngāué ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko eni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá.
14. Ko hai naʻe fakangatangata ki ai ʻa e ngaahi monū fakafaiako ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa e kau fefine pani faitōnungá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko iá?
14 Ko e faʻahinga pani toki papitaiso foʻoú naʻa nau hoko ko e konga ʻo e tamaioʻeikí, pea tatau ai pē pe ko hai naʻá ne muʻaki akoʻi kinautolú, naʻa nau toe maʻu ʻa e fakahinohino mei he kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ʻa ia naʻa nau aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga taau Fakatohitapu ke ngāue ko e kau mātuʻá. (1 Timote 3:1-7; Taitusi 1:6-9) Ko e kau tangata fakanofo ko ení naʻa nau maʻu ai ʻa e monū ke tokoni ki he tupu ʻa e puleʻangá ʻi ha founga makehe. Ko e kau fefine faitōnunga pani Kalisitiané naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻita ʻi hono vaheʻi pē ki he kau tangata Kalisitiané ke nau faiako ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. (1 Kolinito 14:34, 35) ʻI hono kehé, naʻa nau fiefia ke maʻu ʻaonga mei he ngāue mālohi ʻa e kau mēmipa tangata ʻo e fakatahaʻangá pea nau houngaʻia ki he ngaahi monū ʻoku ʻatā ki he kakai fefiné, ʻo kau ai ʻa hono ʻoatu ʻa e ongoongo leleí ki he niʻihi kehé. Ko e fanga tuofāfine pani faivelenga he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau fakahāhā ʻa e fakakaukau fakatōkilalo tatau, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e kau mātuʻa fakanofó ʻoku nau kau ki he kau paní pe ʻikai.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e taha ʻo e ngaahi maʻuʻanga tefito ʻo e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí, pea ko hai naʻe takimuʻa ʻi hono tufaki atu iá?
15 Ko e meʻakai fakalaumālie tefito naʻe tufaki ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí naʻe haʻu hangatonu ia mei he ngaahi tohi naʻe fai ʻe he kau ʻapositoló pea mo e kau ākonga kehe ʻa ia naʻa nau takimuʻá. Ko e ngaahi tohi naʻa nau hikí—tautefito ki he tohi fakamānavaʻi ʻe 27 ʻa ia ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e Ngaahi Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané—naʻe tufaki ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá pea ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe tokonaki mai ai ʻa e makatuʻunga ki he akonaki naʻe fai ʻe he kau mātuʻa fakalotofonuá. ʻI he foungá ni, naʻe tufaki faitōnunga ai ʻe he kau fakafofonga ʻo e tamaioʻeikí ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie lahi ki he kau Kalisitiane loto-moʻoní. Ko e kalasi tamaioʻeiki ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene faitōnunga ki hono fakahoko ʻa e fekau naʻe tuku ki aí.
Ko e “Tamaioeiki” ʻi he Senituli ʻe 19 ki Muí
16, 17. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeikí ʻa ʻene faitōnunga ʻi hono fakahoko ʻene ngāué ʻi he ngaahi taʻú ʻo aʻu ki he 1914?
16 Fēfē ʻa e ʻahó ni? ʻI he taimi naʻe kamata ai ʻa e ʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú ʻi he 1914, naʻá ne maʻu ai ha kulupu ʻo e kau Kalisitiane paní ʻa ia naʻa nau tufaki faitōnunga ʻa e meʻakaí ʻi hono taimi totonú? Naʻá ne maʻu moʻoni ia. Ko e kulupú ni naʻe lava ke ʻiloʻi lelei ia koeʻuhi ko e fua lelei naʻá ne fakatupú. (Mātiu 7:20) Kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he hisitōliá talu mei ai ʻoku tonu ʻa e fakamulituku ko ení.
17 ʻI he taimi ʻo e aʻu mai ʻa Sīsuú, ko e kau nofoʻanga nai ʻe toko 5,000 naʻa nau femoʻuekina ʻi hono fakamafola ʻa e moʻoni faka-Tohitapú. Naʻe tokosiʻi ʻa e kau ngāué, ka naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he tamaioʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi founga pōtoʻi ke fakamafola ʻaki ʻa e ongoongo leleí. (Mātiu 9:38) Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fai ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu ki he ngaahi malanga ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga-lea faka-Tohitapu ke pulusi ʻi he meimei nusipepa ʻe 2,000. ʻI he foungá ni, naʻe aʻu ai ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he laui mano ʻo e kau lautohí ʻi he taimi pē ko iá. Tānaki atu ki ai, naʻe teuteuʻi ha polokalama houa ʻe valu ʻo fakatahaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi silaiti fakalanu mo e heleʻuhila. Tupu mei he fakaʻaliʻali foʻou ko ení, naʻe ʻoatu ai ʻa e pōpoaki faka-Tohitapú, mei he kamataʻanga ʻo e Fakatupú ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí, ki he kau fanongo naʻe laka hake hono fakakātoá ʻi he toko hiva milioná ʻi he ngaahi konitinēniti ʻe tolu. Ko e ʻū tohi kuo pulusí ko e toe tafaʻaki ia ʻe taha naʻe ngāueʻaki. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he 1914, naʻe pulusi ai ha tatau ʻe 50,000 nai ʻo e makasini ko ení.
18. Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe fakanofo ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tamaioʻeikí ke pule ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
18 ʻIo, ʻi he taimi naʻe aʻu mai ai ʻa e Pulé, naʻá ne ʻilo ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ʻokú ne fafangaʻi fakamākukanga ʻa hono kau nofoʻangá pea pehē ki hono malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí. Naʻe tatali mai he taimi ko ení ʻa e ngaahi fatongia lahi ange ki he tamaioʻeiki ko iá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko eku tala mooni atu kiate kimoutolu, te ne fakanofo ia ke ne buleʻi ene mea kotoabe.” (Mātiu 24:47, PM) Naʻe fai eni ʻe Sīsū ʻi he 1919, hili ʻa e paasi ʻa e tamaioʻeikí ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi ʻo e sivi. Ko ia, ko e hā naʻe maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi fatongia lahi ange ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”? Koeʻuhi he naʻe maʻu ʻe he ʻEikí ha tupu ʻi heʻene ngaahi meʻá. Naʻe ʻoange kia Sīsū ʻa e tuʻunga-tuʻí ʻi he 1914.
19. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e anga hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālie ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi.”
19 Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia naʻe fakanofo ki ai ʻe he ʻEiki fakakalauni foʻoú ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú? Ko e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālie kotoa pē ʻoku ʻAʻana ʻi heni ʻi he māmaní. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he hongofuluʻi taʻu ʻe ua hili hono fakanofo tuʻi ʻo Kalaisi ʻi he 1914, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ha “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe.” (Fakahā 7:9; Sione 10:16) Ko e faʻahingá ni, naʻe ʻikai ko e kau mēmipa pani kinautolu ʻo e “Isileli faka-ʻOtua,” ka ko e kau tangata mo e kau fefine loto-moʻoni fakataha mo ha ʻamanaki fakaemāmani, ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻofa kia Sihova pea loto ke tauhi kiate ia ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e kau paní. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻa nau pehē ki he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”: “Te tau ō mo kimoutolu; he kuo mau fanongo ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Sakalaia 8:23) Ko e kau Kalisitiane papitaiso foʻou ko ení naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e meʻakai lahi fakalaumālie tatau mo e kau nofoʻanga paní, pea kuo maʻu ʻinasi ʻa e ongo kalasí mei he tēpile fakalaumālie ko ení talu mei ai. Ko ha tāpuaki ē kuo hoko ʻi he meʻá ni ki he kau mēmipa ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi”!
20. Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻi hono fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻEikí?
20 Ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ʻoku nau kau fakataha fiefia mo e kalasi tamaioʻeiki paní ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau malanga ʻo e ongoongo leleí. ʻI heʻenau malangá, ʻoku tupulekina ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmani ʻa e ʻEikí, ʻo toe fakalahi ai ʻa e ngaahi fatongia ʻo e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.” ʻI he tupulaki ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kau kumi ki he moʻoní, naʻe hoko ai ʻo fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi fale pulusi lahi ke fakalatoʻaki ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻo e ʻū tohi faka-Tohitapú. Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he fonua ki he fonua. Naʻe tuku atu ha kau misinale “ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.” (Ngāue 1:8) Mei he kau pani ʻoku fakafuofua ki he toko nima afé ʻi he 1914, ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e kau fakahīkihiki ʻo e ʻOtuá kuo tupulaki ia ʻo laka hake he toko ono milioná he ʻahó ni, ʻa ia ko e tokolahi aí ʻoku mei he “fuʻu kakai lahi.” ʻIo, ko e moʻoni, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e Tuʻí kuo tupulaki liunga lahi ia talu mei hono hilifaki kalauni ʻi he 1914!
21. Ko e hā ʻa e pealapeli ʻe ua ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi heʻetau ako hoko maí?
21 Ko e meʻá ni kotoa ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e tamaioʻeikí ʻoku fakatou “agatonu mo boto.” ʻI he hili pē ʻene lea fekauʻaki mo e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto,” naʻe talanoa ai ʻa Sīsū ki he pealapeli ʻe ua ʻa ia naʻe fakamamafaʻi ai ʻa e ongo ʻulungāanga ko iá: ko e pealapeli ʻo e kau tāupoʻou potó mo e kau tāupoʻou valé pea mo e pealapeli ki he ngaahi talēnití. (Mātiu 25:1-30) ʻOku langaʻi ai ʻetau fieʻilo! Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ongo pealapelí ni kia kitautolu he ʻaho ní? Te tau lāulea ki he foʻi fehuʻí ni ʻi he kupu hoko maí.
Ko e Hā Hoʻo Fakakaukaú?
• Ko hai ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”?
• Ko hai ʻa e “kau nofoʻangá”?
• Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe fakanofo ai ʻa e tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ke pule ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻa e ʻEikí, pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku fakanofo ai he taimi ko iá?
• Ko hai kuo tokoni ki hono fakatupulekina ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ki mui ní, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē?
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Naʻe faitōnunga ʻa e kalasi tamaioʻeiki ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ki he fekau ne vaheʻi ki aí