Muimui ʻi he Maama ʻo Māmaní
“Ko ia ʻoku ne muimui kiate au . . . te ne maʻu ʻa e maama ʻo e moʻui.”—SIONE 8:12.
1. ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e maamá?
KO E HĀ te tau malava ke fai ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha maama? Fakaʻuta atu ki he ʻā hake he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo e taʻú pea ʻoku fakapoʻuli houa ʻe 24. Fakaʻuta atu ki ha māmani ʻoku ʻikai ha ngaahi lanu, koeʻuhi ʻi he ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha maamá ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi lanu. Ko hono moʻoní, kapau naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ʻa e maamá, he ʻikai te tau ʻi ai ni! Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhi ʻi he meʻa ko ia ʻoku ui ko e fotosinifesisa, ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻe he ʻakau lanu matá ʻa e maamá ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻakai ʻoku tau kaí—ko e ngaahi uite, ngaahi vesitapolo mo e ngaahi fuaʻi ʻakau. ʻOku moʻoni, ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tau kai ʻa e kakano ʻo e fanga manú. Ka naʻe kai ʻe he fanga manu ko iá ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau pe ko e fanga manu kehe naʻa nau moʻuiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻakaú. Ko ia ai, ʻoku fakatuʻunga fakaʻaufuli ʻetau moʻui fakasinó ʻi he maamá.
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tupuʻanga mālohi ʻo e maamá, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová?
2 ʻOku haʻu ʻetau maamá mei he laʻaá, ʻa ia ko ha foʻi fetuʻu. Neongo ʻoku lahi kāfakafa ʻa e maama ʻoku haʻu mei he laʻaá, ka ko e foʻi fetuʻu siʻisiʻi pē ia. ʻOku lalahi ange ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu kehé. Pea ko e pupunga fetuʻu ʻoku tau ʻi aí, ʻoku ui ko e Kaniva, ʻoku lahi hake ʻi he teau pilioná ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku ʻi ai. ʻIkai ngata ai, ʻoku laui piliona lahi ʻa e ngaahi kaniva ʻi he ʻunivesí. Ko ha ngaahi fuʻu pupunga fetuʻu kāfakafa ē! Ko ha maama kāfakafa lahi ē ʻoku haʻu meiate kinautolu! Ko ha tupuʻanga mālohi ē ʻo e maamá ka ko Sihova ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ko iá! ʻOku fakahā mai ʻi he ʻAisea 40:25, 26: “Tangaki ki ʻolunga homou mata, ʻo vakai. Ko hai kuo ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi mea ko é? Ko ia ʻoku taki mai mo lau honau kongakau: ʻoku ne ui honau hingoa tāutaha; ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi hono ngaahi ivi, mo e tuʻu kaukaua hono ngu, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe to.”—Fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.
Faʻahinga Maama ʻe Taha
3. ʻOku mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e maama fakalaumālie meia Sihová?
3 Ko Sihová ko e Tupuʻanga ia ʻo e toe faʻahinga maama ʻe taha, pea ʻoku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he maama ko ení ke tau maʻu ʻa e vakai fakalaumālie, ke hoko ʻo maama fakalaumālie. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tikisinale ʻa e “fakamaama” ʻo pehē ni: “Ke fakahoko ʻa e ʻilo; akoʻi; ke fakahoko ʻa e ʻiloʻilo fakalaumālie.” ʻOkú ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e “fakamāmaʻi” ʻo pehē: “ʻoku ʻatā mei he taʻe ʻilo mo e maʻu hala.” Ko e fakamaama fakalaumālie meia Sihová ʻoku tokonaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻilo kānokano ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻi heʻene Folofolá, ko e Tohi Tapú. Ko e meʻa ia ʻokú ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau ʻilo ko hai ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá. “He ko e ʻOtua ia naʻa ne folofola, ʻE ulo mai ha maama mei he poʻuli; pea ko ia ia kuo ne ulo ʻi homau loto, koeʻuhi ke ai ha ulo atu ʻo e ʻilo ki he langilangi ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻi he fofonga ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.” (2 Kolinitō 4:6) Ko ia ai, ʻoku hanga ʻe he ngaahi moʻoni ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fakatauʻatāinaʻi kitautolu mei he taʻe ʻiló mo e maʻu halá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻE faifai pea mahino kiate kimoutolu ʻa e moʻoni, pea ʻe fakatauʻatāina ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he moʻoni.”—Sione 8:32.
4, 5. ʻI he founga fē ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ʻilo meia Sihová ko e maama ia ki heʻetau moʻuí?
4 Ko Sihová ko e Tupuʻanga ia ʻo e fakamaama fakalaumālie moʻoní, ʻoku “haohaoa ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga poto.” (Siope 37:16) ʻIkai ngata ai, ʻoku pehē ʻi he Sāme 119:105 fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá: “Ko hoʻo folofola ko e tuhulu ki heʻeku laka, mo e maama ki hoku hala.” Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he malava ʻa Sihova ke ne fakamaama fakalaumālie ʻa ʻetau laka hono hoko ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ka ʻokú ne toe malava ke fakamaama mamaʻo atu ʻa e ʻalunga ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. Ka ʻikai ia, ʻe hangē pē ʻa e moʻuí ko ha fakaʻuli atu ʻi ha meʻalele ʻi ha hala pikopiko ʻi ha moʻunga ʻi ha pō kaupoʻuli pea ʻikai ha maama ʻi he meʻalelé pe mei ha feituʻu kehe. ʻOku malava ke fakatatau ʻa e maama fakalaumālie mei he ʻOtuá ki he maama lahi ʻi he meʻalelé. ʻOku fakamaama ʻe he maamá ʻa e halá koeʻuhi ke tau malava ʻo sio lelei ʻaupito ki he feituʻu ʻoku tau ʻalu aí.
5 ʻOku fakahāhā ʻe he kikite ʻi he ʻAisea 2:2-5 ʻoku fakatahatahaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi hotau taimí ʻa e kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻa ia ʻoku nau fie maʻu ʻa e fakamaama fakalaumālié koeʻuhi ke nau malava ke ako mo fai ʻa e lotu moʻoní. ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻAisea vahe 2 veesi 3: “Te ne ako kiate kitautolu hano ngaahi ʻalunga, pea te tau fou ʻi hono ngaahi founga.” ʻOku fakaafeʻi mai ʻe he ʻAisea vahe 2 veesi 5 ʻa e kau fekumi ki he moʻoní: “Haʻuā, ka tau laka ʻi he maama ʻa Sihova.”
6. ʻE faifai atu pea tataki atu kitautolu ʻe he maama meia Sihová ki he hā?
6 Ko ia ai, ko Sihová ko e tupuʻanga ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻe ua ʻo e maama ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he moʻuí: ko e maama fakamatelie mo e maama fakalaumālie. ʻOku tokoni ʻa e maama fakamatelié ki hotau sino fakamatelié ke kei hokohoko atu ʻi he moʻuí he taimí ni, ko e taʻu nai ʻe 70 pe 80 pe lahi atu ai. Ka ʻoku tataki kitautolu ʻe he maama fakalaumālié ki he moʻui taʻe ngata ʻi he māmaní ko e palataisi. Hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene lotu ki he ʻOtuá: “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata, ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e ʻOtua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.”—Sione 17:3.
Māmani ʻi he Fakapoʻuli Fakalaumālie
7. Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu lahi ange ai kiate kitautolu ʻa e fakamaama fakalaumālié he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa?
7 ʻOku lahi ange ʻa hono fie maʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa e maama fakalaumālié he taimí ni ʻi ha toe taimi ki muʻa. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he ngaahi kikite hangē ko ia ʻi he Mātiu vahe 24; mo e 2 Tīmote vahe 3, ʻoku tau ofi ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ní. Naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe he ngaahi kikité ni mo e ngaahi kikite kehe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu ʻa ia kuo ʻosi hoko ʻi hotau taimí, ʻo ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau ʻilo ʻoku tau ʻi he ‘ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí.’ Hangē ko ia kuo hokohoko ʻa e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi he senitulí ni. Kuo tupulaki ʻa e fai hiá mo e fakamālohí ki he tuʻunga fakamanavahē. Kuo mole atu ʻa e ngaahi moʻui ʻo laka hake he teau milioná ʻi he ngaahi tau. Ko e ngaahi mahaki, hangē ko e mahaki fakalilifu ko e ʻEITISÍ, ʻoku nau muimuiʻi ʻa e laui miliona, pea kuo ʻosi mate ʻa e toko 160,000 tupu ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté ʻataʻatā pē mei he ʻEITISÍ. Kuo maumau ʻa e moʻui fakafāmilí pea kuo vakai ki he ʻulungāanga totonu fekauʻaki mo e fehokotaki fakasinó ʻo pehē ko ha ākenga-motuʻa.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku lolotonga fehangahangai mo e tangatá, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
8 Naʻe pehē ʻe he sēkelitali seniale ki muʻa ʻo e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá, ko Javier Pérez de Cuéllar: “ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he tuʻunga ʻo e māmaní ha fakamoʻoni lahi fau ko e tuʻunga masivá [ʻokú ne maumauʻi] ʻa e maʻumaʻuluta ʻa e ngaahi kakaí.” Naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi “ʻoku laka hake he toko taha piliona ʻa e kakai ʻoku nofo mātuʻaki masiva he taimí ni” pea “kuo fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku taki atu ki he fepaki fakamālohi.” Naʻá ne pehē ko e “ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ko ení . . . ʻoku nau fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakaleleiʻanga ʻoku malava ke fakahoko ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá.” Pea ko e taki ʻo ha kautaha ivilahi naʻá ne fakapapauʻi: “Ko e palōpalema tefito ʻoku fehangahangai mo e kakaí ko ʻenau hoko ʻo taʻe malava ke mapuleʻí.” He moʻoni ē ka ko e ngaahi lea ʻi he Sāme 146:3: “ʻOua ʻe tuʻu hoʻomou falala kia houʻeiki, ki ha hakoʻi tangata ʻoku ʻikai ai ha tokoni.”
9. Ko hai ʻa e tupuʻanga lahi taha ʻo e fakapoʻuli ʻokú ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea ko hai ʻokú ne malava ke ne toʻo atu meiate kitautolu ʻa e tākiekina ko ení?
9 Ko e tuʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he ʻAisea 60:2: “He vakai ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻa mamani ʻe he poʻuli, mo e poʻuli matolu ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga.” ʻOku hoko ʻa e fakapoʻuli ko eni ʻokú ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻi he māmaní koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te nau tali ʻa e maama fakalaumālie ʻoku haʻu meia Sihová. Pea ko e tupuʻanga tefito ʻo e fakapoʻuli fakalaumālié ni ko Sētane ko e Tēvoló mo ʻene kau tēmeniō, ko e ngaahi fili tefito ia ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo e maamá. Ko kinautolu ko e “houʻeiki fakaleveleva ʻo e fakapoʻuli ni.” (ʻEfesō 6:12) ʻOku hangē ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻi he 2 Kolinitō 4:4, ko e Tēvoló ko e “ʻotua ʻo e tuʻu ko eni,” ʻa ia kuó ne “fakakui . . . ʻa e ʻatamai ʻo e kau taʻetui, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa huluʻia ʻe he ulo mei he Kosipeli ʻo e langilangi ʻo Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko e imisi ʻo e ʻOtua.” ʻOku ʻikai ha pule fakaetangata ʻoku malava ke ne toʻo atu ʻa e tākiekina ʻa Sētané mei he māmaní! Ko e ʻOtuá pē te ne malava ke fai ia.
“Ha Maama Lahi”
10. Ko e hā naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe ʻAisea ʻo kau ki he hoko mai ʻi hotau taimí ʻa e maama ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
10 Ka, neongo ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe he fakapoʻuli lahi ʻaupito, naʻe toe kikiteʻi ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻAisea 60:2, 3: “Kae hopo ʻa Sihova kiate koe, pea ʻe ha hono kololia ʻi ho funga. Pea ʻe fononga mai ʻani puleʻanga ki hoʻo maama.” ʻOku fehoanaki eni mo e kikite ʻi he ʻAisea vahe 2, ʻa ia naʻe talaʻofa ai ʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e lotu moʻoni fakamaama ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakamuí ni, pea hangē ko e lau ʻa e ʻAisea vahe 2 veesi 2 mo e 3, “pea ʻe tafe ki ai ʻa e ngaahi kakai kotoa pe. ʻIo, ʻe ōange ʻa e ngaahi kakai lahi, pea te nau pehe, Haʻuā, ke tau ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ʻo Sihova,” ʻa ia ki heʻene lotu moʻoni kuo hakeakiʻí. Ko ia, neongo ʻoku puleʻi ʻa e māmaní ʻe Sētane, kuo haʻu ʻa e maama ia mei he ʻOtuá pea ʻoku fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi mei he fakapoʻulí.
11. Ko hai kuo tuʻu-ki-muʻa taha ʻi hono tapua mai ʻa e maama ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Simione ke fakahā fakapapauʻi ia?
11 Naʻe kikiteʻi ʻi he ʻAisea 9:2 ʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha toko taha ki he māmaní ke ne tapua mai ʻa ʻEne maamá. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Ko e kakai naʻe nofo he poʻuli ʻoku nau mamata ki ha maama lahi; ko e nofo ʻi he fonua ʻo e ʻata ʻo mate, ʻoku ulo ha maama kiate kinautolu.” Ko e “maama lahi” ko ení ko e Toko Taha Fakahoko Lea ia ʻa Sihová, ko Sīsū Kalaisi. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ko au pe ko e Maama ʻo Māmani: ko ia ʻoku ne muimui kiate au, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne fononga ʻi he poʻuli, ka te ne maʻu ʻa e maama ʻo e moʻui.” (Sione 8:12) Naʻa mo e taimi naʻe kei tamasiʻi ai ʻa Sīsuú, naʻe ʻilo ʻa e meʻá ni ʻe he niʻihi. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Luke 2:25, PM, naʻe “agatonu . . . mo faa lotu” ha tangata ko hono hingoá ko Simione pea “nae iate ia ae Laumalie Maonioni.” Naʻe pehē ʻe Simione ʻi heʻene lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene sio ki he kiʻi tamasiʻi ko Sīsuú: “He kuo mamata ʻa hoku mata ki ʻao fakamoʻuiʻanga. ʻA ia naʻa ke teuteu ke ha ki ho kakai kotoa pē; ko e Maama ke tatalaʻaki ʻa e fakapoʻuli ʻo e Senitaile.”—Luke 2:30-32.
12. Naʻe kamata ʻanefē mo anga-fēfē ʻa hono tatala ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ʻufiʻufi ko e fakapoʻulí mei he kakaí?
12 Naʻe kamata ʻa hono tatala ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fakapoʻuli mei he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he taimi siʻi pē mei he hili ʻa ʻene papitaisó. ʻOku fakahā ʻi he Mātiu 4:12-16 ko e fakahoko eni ʻo e ʻAisea 9:1, 2, ʻa ia naʻe lave ai fekauʻaki mo e “maama lahi” ʻe kamata ke ulo atu ki he kakai ʻoku nau ʻalu ʻi he fakapoʻuli fakalaumālié. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Mātiu 4:17: “Mei he taimi ko ia naʻe kamata ʻa Sisu ke malanga, ʻo pehe, Mou fakatomala, he kuo ofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo Hevani.” Naʻe fakamāmaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e kakaí ʻo kau ki he ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ʻene malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne “fakaha i he māma ae moui moe taemate i he ogoogolelei.”—2 Tīmote 1:10, PM.
13. Ko e hā naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sīsū ʻo kau kiate ia tonu, pea ko e hā naʻá ne malava ai ke lea fakapapau peheé?
13 Naʻe loto-tōnunga ʻa Sīsū ʻi hono tapua mai ʻa e maama mei he ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo u haʻu au ki māmani ko e maama, koeʻuhi he ʻilonga ha taha ʻoku tui pikitai kiate au, pea ʻoua te ne kei nofo ai pe ʻi he poʻuli. . . . Naʻe ʻikai meiate au ʻeku lea; ka ko e Tamai naʻa ne fekau mai au, naʻe fai mai ʻe ia hoku tuʻutuʻuni ki he meʻa te u tala mo e lea te u fai. Pea ʻoku ou ʻilo ko ʻene tuʻutuʻuni ko e koto moʻui taʻengata ia.”—Sione 12:44-50.
“Naʻe Nofo ʻi he Toko Taha ko ia ko e Moʻui”
14. ʻOku ui ʻa Sīsū ko hai ʻi he Sione 1:1, 2?
14 ʻIo, naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe Sihova hono ʻAló ki māmani ke hoko ko ha maama ke fakahāhā ki he kakaí ʻa e hala ki he moʻui taʻe ngatá. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga ʻo hono fakahā ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he Sione 1:1-16. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Sione vahe 1 veesi 1 mo e 2: “ʻI he kamataʻanga kuo ʻi ai ʻa Folofola, pea naʻe feangai mo e ʻOtua ʻa Folofola, pea naʻe ʻOtua ʻa Folofola.” ʻOku lave heni ʻa Sione kia Sīsū ʻi heʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá ʻaki ʻa e hingoa fakalakanga ko “Folofola.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e ngāue naʻá ne fai ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Toko Taha Fakahoko Lea ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Pea ʻi he pehē ko ia ʻe Sione “ʻi he kamataʻanga kuo ʻi ai ʻa Folofola,” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko Folofolá ko e kamataʻanga ia ʻo e ngaahi ngāue fakaefakatupu ʻa Sihová, “ko e Kamataʻanga ʻo e Fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua.” (Fakahā 3:14) Ko hono tuʻunga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he ngaahi fakatupu kotoa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e makatuʻunga moʻoni ki hono ui ia “ko ha ʻotua,” pe ko ha toko taha māfimafi. ʻOku ui ia ʻi he ʻAisea 9:6 [ʻAisea 9:5, PM] ko e “ʻOtua Mafimafi,” kae ʻikai ko e ʻOtua Aoniu ʻi he mafai.
15. Ko e hā ʻa e toe fakamatala ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he Sione 1:3-5 ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū?
15 ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sione 1:3: “Ko e hoko mai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe naʻe fou ʻiate ia; pea naʻe ʻikai ha momoʻi meʻa ʻe taha ʻe hoko mai, ʻo ʻataʻatā mo ia.” ʻOku pehē ʻi he Kolose 1:16 “naʻe tefito kiate ia ʻa e ngaohi ʻo e meʻa [“kehe,” NW] kotoa pe, ʻa e meʻa ʻi he langi mo e meʻa ʻi mamani.” ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sione 1:4 “naʻe nofo ʻi he toko taha ko ia ko e moʻui; pea ko e moʻui ko ia ʻa e maama ʻa e tangata.” Ko ia naʻe fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaefakatupu kehe kotoa pē ʻo fou mai ʻia Folofola; ʻoku toe ʻai foki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke malava ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata angahalaʻia mo fakaʻau ke maté ke maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻe ngatá ʻo fakafou mai ʻi hono ʻAló. ʻOku pau, ko Sīsū ʻa e toko taha māfimafi ʻa ia ʻoku ui ʻi he ʻAisea 9:2 ko e “maama lahi.” Pea ʻoku pehē ʻi he Sione 1:5: “Pea ʻoku ulo ʻa e maama ʻi he poʻuli; pea naʻe ʻikai lavaʻi ia ʻe he poʻuli.” Ko e maamá ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e moʻoni mo e māʻoniʻoni, ʻo kehe ʻaupito mei he poʻulí, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e hala mo e taʻe māʻoniʻoni. Ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe Sione ʻe ʻikai ikuʻi ʻe he poʻulí ʻa e maamá.
16. Naʻe lave fēfē ʻa Sione ko e Faipapitaisó ki he lahi ʻo e ngāue ʻa Sīsuú?
16 ʻOku hoko atu ʻa e fakamatala ʻa Sioné ʻi he Sione vahe 1 veesi 6 ki he 9: “Naʻe hoko mai ha tangata naʻe fekau mei he ʻOtua, ko hono hingoa ko Sione [ko e Faipapitaiso]. Ko e toko taha ko ia naʻe haʻu moʻo fakahā, koeʻuhi ke ne fakahāʻi ʻa e Maama, koeʻuhi ke tui ʻa e kakai kotoa pe ʻiate ia. Naʻe ʻikai ko ia [Sione] ʻa e Maama, ka naʻa ne ʻi ai koeʻuhi ke ne fakahāʻi ʻa e Maama [Sīsū]. Kuo ʻi ai ʻa e Maama moʻonia, ʻa ia ʻoku ne huluhulu ʻa e tangata taki taha, pea ʻoku ne haʻu ki māmani.” Naʻe lave ʻa Sione ki he hoko mai ʻa e Mīsaiá peá ne fakahanga ʻa ʻene kau muimuí kiate Ia. Faifai atu pē, naʻe maʻu ʻe he ngaahi faʻahinga kakai kotoa pē ʻa e faingamālie ke nau tali ʻa e maamá. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai ke haʻu ʻa Sīsū maʻá e kau Siú pē ka maʻá e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá, pe ko e koloaʻia pe masiva, pea tatau ai pē ha matakali.
17. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he Sione 1:10, 11 ʻo kau ki he tuʻunga fakalaumālie ʻo e kau Siu ʻi he taimi ʻo Sīsuú?
17 ʻOku hoko atu ʻi he Sione vahe 1 veesi 10 mo e 11: “Naʻa ne ʻi māmani, pea ko e hoko mai ʻa māmani naʻe fou ʻiate ia, ka ka ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe mamani. Naʻa ne haʻu ki hono ʻapi tonu, ka ka ʻikai tali ia ʻe hono kakai oʻona.” Ko Sīsū, ʻi heʻene moʻui ki muʻa ke tangatá, ko ia ʻa e toko taha naʻe fou mai ai ʻa hono fakatupu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka ʻi heʻene ʻi māmaní, naʻe talitekeʻi ia ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo hono kakaí tonu, ko e kau Siú. Naʻe ʻikai te nau saiʻia ke fakaeʻa ʻenau koví mo ʻenau mālualoí. Naʻe sai ange kiate kinautolu ʻa e poʻulí ʻi he maamá.
18. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahā ʻi he Sione 1:12, 13 kuo malava ke hoko ʻa e niʻihi ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ha tofiʻa makehe?
18 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sione ʻi he Sione vahe 1 veesi 12 mo e 13: “Ka ka ʻilonga kinautolu naʻe maʻu ia, naʻa ne fakamafaiʻi kinautolu ke hoko ko e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻio, ʻakinautolu ʻoku tui pikitai ki hono huafa: ʻa kinautolu naʻe ʻikai fakatupu ʻe ha toto, pē ʻe he loto ʻo kakano, ʻumaʻā ʻe ha loto ʻo ha tangata, ka ʻe he ʻOtua.” ʻOku fakahā ʻe he ongo veesí ni, ko e kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú naʻe ʻikai ko e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he kamataʻangá. Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha tuʻunga-fakaefoha pehē pe ko ha ʻamanaki fakahēvani ne fakaʻatā ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he ki muʻa ke haʻu ʻa Kalaisi ki he māmaní. Ka naʻe ohi ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke hoko ki he tuʻunga-fakaefohá pea malava ke maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ke moʻui ʻi he tuʻunga ko e ngaahi tuʻi fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi he Puleʻanga fakahēvani ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Kalaisí ʻa ia naʻa nau tui ki ai.
19. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi he tuʻunga lelei taha ai ʻa Sīsū ke ne tapua mai ʻa e maama ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Sione 1:14?
19 ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sione vahe 1 veesi 14: “Pea naʻe hoko ʻa Folofola ko e kakano; ʻo ne fokotuʻu hono tapanekale ʻi hotau lotolotonga, pea naʻa tau mamata ki hono Sikaina (ko ha langilangi naʻe taau mo ha ʻalo-tofu-pe-taha kuo haʻu mei heʻene tamai).” ʻI he ʻi māmani ʻa Sīsuú naʻá ne tapua mai ʻa e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe malava ke fai pē ʻe he ʻuluaki Foha ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ia ʻi ha founga laulōtaha, naʻá ne taau lahi taha ai ke ne fakahā ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻEne ngaahi taumuʻá ki he kakaí.
20. Hangē ko ia naʻe hiki ʻi he Sione 1:15, ko e hā ʻoku tala mai ʻe Sione ko e Faipapitaisó ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū?
20 Ko hono hokó, ʻoku tohi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ʻi he Sione vahe 1 veesi 15: “ʻOku fakahā ia ʻe Sione [ko e Faipapitaiso], ʻio, kuo ne kalanga ʻo pehe, Ko eni ia naʻa ku lea ki ai, Ko ia ʻoku ne muimui mai kuo ne laka ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate au: koeʻuhiā naʻa ne ʻi muʻa noa pē ʻiate au.” Naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻa Sione ko e Faipapitaisó ʻi he māhina ʻe ono ki muʻa pea toki ʻaloʻi mai ʻa Sīsū ko e tangatá. Ka naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lahi ʻaupito ange ʻia Sione, ko ia naʻe muʻomuʻa ʻa Sīsū ʻia Sione ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sione ʻoku moʻoni naʻe moʻui ʻa Sīsū ki muʻa ʻiate ia, he naʻe moʻui ʻa Sīsū ia ki muʻa pea toki hoko mai ko e tangatá.
Ngaahi Meʻaʻofa Meia Sihova
21. Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻi he Sione 1:16 kuo tau maʻu “ʻo taufetongi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā mo ha ʻofa maʻataʻatā”?
21 ʻOku pehē ʻi he Sione 1:16: “He naʻa tau maʻu kotoa pē mei heʻene fonu ko ia, ʻio, ʻo taufetongi he kelesi mo ha kelesi [“ʻofa maʻataʻatā mo ha ʻofa maʻataʻatā,” NW].” Neongo ʻoku fanauʻi mai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he angahala koeʻuhi ko e tukufakaholo ia meia ʻĀtamá, ko e taumuʻa ʻa Sihova ke fakaʻauha ʻa e tuʻu fulikivanú ni, ke hao moʻui atu ʻa e toko laui miliona ki he māmani foʻoú, ko e toe tuʻu ʻa e kau maté, pea mo hono toʻo atu ʻa e angahalá mo e maté, ʻoku iku atu ki he moʻui taʻe ngata ʻi ha māmani palataisi. Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi tāpuakí ni ko ha ʻofa maʻataʻatā pē, koeʻuhi kuo ʻikai malava ke fai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata angahalaʻiá ha meʻa ke nau hoko ʻo taau ke maʻu ia. Ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ia meia Sihova ʻo fou mai ʻia Kalaisi.
22. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻai ʻe he meʻaʻofa lahi taha ʻa e ʻOtuá ke malavá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fakaafe ʻoku fai mai kiate kitautolu ʻi he tohi fakamuimui ʻo e Tohi Tapú?
22 Ko e hā ʻa e meʻaʻofa lahi taha ʻokú ne ʻai ke malava ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa? “He naʻe ʻofa pehe ʻa e ʻOtua ki māmāni [ko e kakai], ko ia naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pe ʻoku tui pikitai kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 3:16) Ko ia ai, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fie maʻu ʻa e maama fakalaumālié mo e moʻui taʻe ngatá ke ʻilo kānokano ki he ʻOtuá mo hono ʻAló, “ko e Moʻuiʻanga.” (Ngāue 3:15) Ko hono ʻuhinga ia ʻoku fakaafeʻi mai ai ʻe he tohi fakamuimui ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku ʻofa ki he moʻoní pea ʻoku nau fie maʻu ke moʻuí: “Haʻu. Pea ko ia ʻoku ne fanongo ke ne pehe, Haʻu. Pea ko ia ʻoku fieinu ke ne haʻu. Pea ko ia ʻoku ne loto ki ai, ke ne toʻo taʻetotongi ʻa e Vaiola.”—Fakahā 22:17.
23. Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he kakai hangē ha sipí ʻi heʻenau haʻu ki he maamá?
23 ʻE ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi he haʻu ʻa e kakai anga-fakatōkilalo hangē ha sipí ki he maama ʻo māmaní ka te nau muimui ʻi he maama ko iá: “ʻOku muimui ʻa e fanga sipi kiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ʻilo [ʻa e lea ʻo e moʻoni ʻi] hono leʻo.” (Sione 10:4) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku nau fiefia ke nau “muimui ofi, ʻo topuvaʻe taha mo ia” koeʻuhi ʻoku nau ʻilo ko ʻenau fai peheé ʻe iku ia ki heʻenau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻe ngatá.—1 Pita 2:21.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ongo faʻahinga maama ʻoku haʻu meia Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga fau ai ʻa e fakamaama fakalaumālié he ʻahó ni?
◻ ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa Sīsū ko “ha maama lahi”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā mai ʻi he Sione vahe 1 ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻoku hoko ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau muimui ki he maama ʻo māmaní?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 27]
Naʻe ui ʻe Simione ʻa Sīsū “ko e Maama ke tatalaʻaki ʻa e fakapoʻuli ʻo e Senitaile”