Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻo Fakafepaki ki he Ngaahi ʻOtua Loí
‘Ko kimoutolu ʻa e kau fakamoʻoni aʻaku ko Sihova ia mo e sevaniti aʻaku kuo u fili.’—ʻAISEA 43:10.
1. Ko hai ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tafaʻaki ʻokú ne māʻolunga taha ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua tokolahi ʻoku fai ki ai ʻa e lotu ʻi he ʻaho ní?
KO HAI ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní? ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e fehuʻi mahuʻinga lahi taha ko ʻení ʻoku fehangahangai ia mo e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá. Neongo ʻoku lotu ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he ngaahi ʻotua tokolahi, ka ko e Tokotaha pē ʻoku lava ke ne ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻa e moʻuí mo foaki mai kiate kitautolu ha kahaʻu fiefiá. Ko e Tokotaha pē ia ʻoku lava ʻo pehē fekauʻaki mo ia: “He ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻetau moʻui, mo ʻetau ngaúe, mo ʻetau ʻi ai.” (Ngāue 17:28) Ko e moʻoni, ko e ʻOtua pē ʻe taha ʻoku totonu ke fai ki ai ʻa e lotú. Hangē ko e hiva ʻi hēvani ʻi he tohi ʻa Fakahaá ʻoku pehē: “Tāu pē Koe, ʻa e ʻAfiona ko homau ʻOtua, ke lau ki ai ʻa e kololia, mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, mo e mafai: He ko koe ia naʻa ke ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau ʻi ai, pea naʻe ngaohi kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko ho finangalo ia.”—Fakahā 4:11.
2, 3. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono poleʻi loi ʻe Sētane ʻa e totonu ʻa Sihova ke fai ki ai ʻa e lotú? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e nunuʻa ʻo e angahala ʻa ʻIví kia ʻIvi mo ʻene fānaú, pea ko e hā ʻa hono nunuʻa kia Sētané?
2 ʻI he ngoue ʻo ʻĪtení, naʻe poleʻi loi ai ʻe Sētane ʻa e totonu ʻa Sihova ke fai ki ai ʻa e lotú. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ha ngata, naʻá ne tala kia ʻIvi kapau te ne angatuʻu ki he lao ʻa Sihová pea kai mei he ʻakau naʻe tapui ʻe Sihová, te ne hangē ai ia ko e ʻOtuá. Ko ʻene ngaahi leá naʻe pehē: “ʻOku meaʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ko e ʻaho te mo kai ai ʻe ʻa ai homo mata, pea te mo hoko ke hange ko e ʻOtua, hoʻomo ʻilo ʻa e lelei mo e kovi.” (Sēnesi 3:5) Naʻe tui ʻa ʻIvi ki he ngatá peá ne kai ʻa e fuaʻiʻakau naʻe tapuí.
3 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe loi ʻa Sētane ia. (Sione 8:44) Ko e founga pē naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻIvi ʻo “hange ko e ʻOtua” ʻi he taimi naʻá ne faiangahala aí ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e fili pē ʻe ia ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú mo ia naʻe halá, ko e meʻa ia naʻe totonu ke tuku pē ia kia Sihova. Pea neongo ʻa e loi ʻa Sētané, naʻe faifai atu pē pea mate ʻa ʻIvi. Ko e tokotaha pē naʻe ʻaonga ki ai ʻa e angahala ʻa ʻIví ko Sētane. Ko e moʻoni, naʻe ʻikai ke tala ʻe Sētane ia ʻa ʻene taumuʻá ʻi hono kākaaʻi ʻa ʻIvi ke faiangahalá ke ne hoko ko ha ʻotuá. ʻI he faiangahala ʻa ʻIví, naʻá ne hoko ko e fuofua muimui ia ʻo Sētane ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea naʻe kau leva mo ia ʻa ʻĀtama. Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo ʻena fānaú naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi honau fanauʻi ʻi he “angahala” kae toe tō foki ʻi he tākiekina ʻa Sētané, pea ʻi ha taimi siʻi pē, naʻe kamata ai ha maama naʻe mavahe kātoa mei he ʻOtua moʻoní.—Sēnesi 6:5; Sāme 51:5.
4. (a) Ko hai ʻa e ʻotua ʻo e maama ko ʻení? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu fakavavevave ʻoku ʻi aí?
4 Ko e maama ko iá naʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻi he Lōmakí. (2 Pita 3:6) ʻI he hili ʻa e Lōmakí, naʻe tupu hake ha maama hono ua, naʻe mavahe meia Sihova, pea ʻoku kei ʻi aí ni. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo kau ki ai: “Ko hono kotoa ʻo mamani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo e Fili.” (1 Sione 5:19) ʻI heʻene ngāue fakafepaki ki he laumālié mo e ʻuhinga totonu ʻo e lao ʻa Sihová, ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he maama ko ʻení ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa Sētané. Ko hono ʻotuá ia. (2 Kolinitō 4:4) Ka neongo ia, ko e ʻotua ia ʻoku vaivai ʻaupito. ʻOku ʻikai lava ke ne ʻai ʻa e kakaí ke nau fiefia pe ʻoange ha moʻui kiate kinautolu; ko Sihova pē ʻokú ne lava ke fai ʻa e meʻa ko iá. Ko ia ai, ko e kakai ʻoku nau fiemaʻu ha moʻui mohu ʻuhingá pea mo ha māmani lelei angé kuo pau ke nau ʻuluaki ʻilo ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻoní ia pea mo ako ke fai ʻa hono finangaló. (Sāme 37:18, 27, 28; Koheleti 12:13) Ko ia, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiemaʻu fakavavevave ki he kau tangata mo e fefine ʻo e tuí ke fakamoʻoni, pe fanongonongo ʻa e moʻoni, ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová.
5. Ko e hā ʻa e “ʻao kau fakamoʻoni” naʻe lave ki ai ʻa Paulá? Lave ki ha niʻihi naʻá ne fakahokohoko.
5 Talu pē mei he kamataʻangá, mo e ʻi ai ha faʻahinga anga-tonu pehē ʻi māmani. Ko e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá, ʻi he Hepelū vahe 11, ʻokú ne ʻomai ai ha fakahokohoko lōloa ʻo kinautolu peá ne ui kinautolu ko “ha ʻao kau fakamoʻoni ʻoku fuʻu pehe fau.” (Hepelū 12:1) Ko e tamasiʻi hono ua ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi, ko ʻĒpelí, ko e ʻuluaki ia ʻi he fakahokohoko ʻa Paulá. ʻOku lave foki kia ʻĪnoke mo Noa mei he taimi ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmaki. (Hepelū 11:4, 5, 7) ʻOku tuʻu-ki-muʻa ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame, ko e tupuʻanga ʻo e kakai Siú. Ko ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe ui ia “ko e Takanga ʻo e ʻOtua,” naʻe hoko ia ko e kui tangata ʻa Sīsū, “ko e Fakamoʻoni Falalaʻanga mo Moʻoni.”—Sēmisi 2:23; Fakahā 3:14.
Fakamoʻoni ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he Moʻoní
6, 7. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa e moʻui mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ko Sihova pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní?
6 ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko ha fakamoʻoní? ʻAki ʻene tui mālohi mo talangofua mateaki kia Sihová. ʻI hono fekau ke mavahe mei he kolo lahi ko ʻUá ʻo nofo ʻi he toenga ʻo ʻene moʻuí ʻi ha fonua mamaʻo, naʻe talangofua pē ʻa ʻĒpalahame. (Sēnesi 15:7; Ngāue 7:2-4) Ko e kau tangata ʻāuheé ʻoku nau faʻa tuku ʻenau moʻui fefonongaʻakí kae nofo ʻi ha kolo ʻoku moʻui malu angé. Ko ia, ʻi hono liʻaki ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e kolo lahí kae moʻui ʻo nofo tēniti pē, naʻá ne fai ai ha fakamoʻoni mālohi ʻo ʻene falala kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Ko ʻene talangofuá naʻe hoko ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau ʻilo iá. Naʻe tāpuakiʻi lahi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko ʻene tuí. Neongo ʻa e nofo tēnití pē, ka naʻe tuʻumālie fakamatelie pē ʻa ʻĒpalahame. ʻI hono taki pōpula ʻa Lote mo hono fāmilí, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke lavameʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene tuli ki aí, ʻo lava ai ke ne fakahaofi kinautolu. Naʻe fanauʻi ʻe he uaifi ʻo ʻĒpalahame kuo taʻumotuʻá ha tamasiʻi, pea naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e talaʻofa ʻa Sihová ʻe hoko ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko e tamai ki ha hako. Fakafou mai ʻia ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe sio ai ʻa e kakaí ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua moʻui ʻokú ne fakahoko ʻa ʻene ngaahi talaʻofá.—Sēnesi 12:1-3; 14:14-16; 21:1-7.
7 ʻI he foki ʻa ʻĒpalahame mei hono fakahaofi ʻo Loté, naʻe feʻiloaki ai mo Mēlekiseteki, ko e tuʻi ʻo Salemá (naʻe ui ki mui mai ko Selusalemá), ʻa ia naʻá ne talitali ʻa ʻĒpalahame, ʻo pehē: “Ke fakamonuʻia ʻa Epalame ʻe he ʻOtua Taupotu.” Naʻe toe feʻiloaki mo ia ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá pea loto ke ne ʻoatu kiate ia ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa. Ka naʻe fakafisi ʻa ʻĒpalahame. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Naʻe ʻikai te ne loto ke ʻi ai ha tālaʻa ki he Matavai ʻo hono ngaahi tāpuakí. Naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻaku hiki hoku nima kia Sihova ko ʻOtua-Taupotu, ʻa ia ko ʻene meʻa ʻa Langi mo Mamani; ʻilo ʻe [au] ʻo kapau te u toʻo ha tuʻoni filo pe tau su ʻi he meʻa ʻoku aʻau, naʻa ʻiloange te ke lau, Ko au kuo koloaʻia ai ʻa Epalame.” (Sēnesi 14:17-24) Ko ha fakamoʻoni lelei ē ʻa ʻĒpalahamé!
Ko ha Puleʻanga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni
8. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahā ʻe Mōsese ʻa e tui mālohi kia Sihová?
8 Ko Mōsese, ko e hako ia ʻo ʻĒpalahame, ʻoku toe hā foki ia ʻi he fakahokohoko ʻe Paula ʻa e kau fakamoʻoní. Naʻe sītuʻa ʻa Mōsese ki he ngaahi koloa ʻo ʻIsipité pea ki mui aí naʻá ne fehangahangai loto-toʻa mo e pule ʻo e puleʻanga hau ko ia ʻo e māmaní koeʻuhi ke ne taki ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻIsilelí ki he tauʻatāiná. Naʻá ne maʻu mei fē ʻa e loto-toʻá? Mei heʻene tuí. ʻOku pehē ʻe Paula: “He naʻa ne [ko Mōsese] kitaki heʻene sio ki he Tuʻi Taʻehamai.” (Hepelū 11:27) Ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité naʻe lava ʻo sio mo ala ki ai. Naʻa mo e ʻahó ni, ʻoku maongo ki he kakaí ʻa honau ngaahi maka fakamanatú. Ka ko Sihová, neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke hā mai, ka naʻe moʻoni ange ia kia Mōsese ʻi he ngaahi ʻotua loi kotoa pē. Naʻe ʻikai ke tālaʻa ʻa Mōsese ki he ʻi ai ʻa Sihová, pea te ne fakapaleʻi ʻa ʻEne kau lotú. (Hepelū 11:6) Naʻe hoko ʻa Mōsese ko ha fakamoʻoni tuʻu-ki-muʻa.
9. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono tauhi ʻe he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa Sihová?
9 ʻI he hili hono taki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he tauʻatāiná, naʻe hoko ʻa Mōsese ko e fakalaloa ʻo e fuakava ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Sihova mo e ngaahi hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻo fakafou ʻia Sēkope. Ko hono olá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí ko e koloa makehe ʻa Sihova. (ʻEkisoto 19:5, 6) Ko e ʻuluaki taimi ia naʻe fai ai ha fakamoʻoni fakapuleʻanga. Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Sihová naʻe fakafou mai ia ʻia ʻAisea, ʻi he ngaahi taʻu nai ʻe 800 ki mui mai, naʻe kaunga ʻa hono tefitoʻi moʻoní mei he kamataʻanga pē ʻo e puleʻangá: “Ko kimoutolu ʻa e kau fakamoʻoni aʻaku—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai—mo e sevaniti aʻaku kuo u fili: koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo au, mo tui mai, ʻo mahino kiate kimoutolu ko au ia.” (ʻAisea 43:10) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e puleʻanga foʻou ko ʻení ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová? ʻAki ʻenau tui mo talangofua pea fakafou mai ʻi he ngaahi ngāue naʻe fai ʻe Sihova koeʻuhi ko kinautolú.
10. ʻI he founga fē naʻe hoko ai ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mālohi naʻe fai ʻe Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻIsilelí, pea ko e hā ʻa hono olá?
10 Ki mui ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ʻe 40 nai mei he hili hono kamatá, naʻe meimei ikunaʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa e Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá. Naʻe ʻalu atu ha ongo asiasi ki he kolo ʻo Sielikoó, pea ko Lēhapi, ko ha tokotaha Sielikō ia, naʻá ne maluʻi kinaua. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Naʻá ne pehē: “He kuo mau fanongo ki he fakamatuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e Tahi Kulokula ʻi homou ʻao ʻi hoʻomou hu mai mei Isipite; pea mo e meʻa naʻa mou fai ki he ongo tuʻi Amoli ʻi he kauvai ko é ʻo Sioatani, ʻa Sihoni mo Oki, ʻa ia ne mou fakaʻauha. Pea ʻi heʻemau fanongo ki ai, naʻe vai homau loto, pea naʻe ʻikai kei ha loto ʻo ha taha koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu: he ko homou ʻOtua ko Sihova ko ia ʻoku ʻOtua ʻi langi ʻi ʻolunga, pea ki mamani ʻi lalo.” (Siōsiua 2:10, 11) Ko e fakamatala ʻo e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihová naʻe ueʻi ai ʻa Lēhapi mo hono fāmilí ke nau mavahe mei Sielikō pea mo hono ngaahi ʻotua loí kae lotu mo e kau ʻIsilelí kia Sihova. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha fakamoʻoni mālohi ʻo fakafou mai ʻi ʻIsileli.—Siōsiua 6:25.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e fatongia naʻe maʻu ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fai ha fakamoʻoní?
11 Lolotonga naʻe kei ʻi ʻIsipite ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe fekau atu ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese kia Felo mo pehē: “Alu kia Felo: he kuou fakafeka hono loto, moe loto o ene kau tamaioeiki, koeuhi keu fakaha a eku gaahi fakailoga ni i hono ao: Bea koeuhi ke ke tala i he teliga o ho foha, moe fānau a ho foha, ae gaahi mea kuou fai i Ijibite, mo eku gaahi fakailoga, aia kuou fai i ho nau ao; koeuhi ke mou ilo ko au ko Jihova.” (ʻEkisoto 10:1, 2, PM) ʻE tala ʻe he kau ʻIsileli talangofuá ki heʻenau fānaú ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihová. Pea ʻe tala leva ia ʻe heʻenau fānaú ki heʻenau fānaú, ʻo fai pehē ai pē, mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata. Ko ia, ʻe manatuʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue mālohi ʻa Sihová. ʻOku pehē pē ʻi he ʻahó ni, ko e fatongia ia ʻo e ngaahi mātuʻá ke fai ha fakamoʻoni ki heʻenau fānaú.—Teutalōnome 6:4-7; Palōvepi 22:6.
12. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa hono tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Solomone mo ʻIsilelí ko ha fakamoʻoní?
12 Ko e tāpuaki lahi naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki ʻIsileli ʻi heʻene anga-tonú naʻe hoko ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí. Hangē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Mōsese ʻi he hili ʻo ʻene fakalau ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihová: “Pea ʻe vakai ʻe he ngaahi kakai ʻo mamani ʻoku ui ʻaki koe ʻa e huafa ʻo Sihova, pea te nau manavahe telia ʻa koe.” (Teutalōnome 28:10) Naʻe ʻoange kia Solomone ʻa e potó mo e koloaʻiá koeʻuhi ko ʻene tuí. ʻI he malumalu ʻo ʻene pulé naʻe lakalakaimonū mo fiefia ai ʻa e puleʻangá ʻi ha taimi ʻo e melino fuoloa. ʻOku tau lau ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taimi ko iá: “Pea naʻe omi ha [niʻihi] mei he ngaahi kakai kotoa pe ke fanongo ki he poto ʻa Solomone, ha niʻihi mei he ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pe ʻo mamani, ʻa ia kuo nau fanongo ki heʻene poto.” (1 Tuʻi 4:25, 29, 30, 34) Naʻe tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau ʻaʻahi kia Solomoné ʻa e kuini ʻo Sipá. ʻI he hili ʻo ʻene sio tonu ki he tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e puleʻangá mo hono tuʻí, naʻá ne pehē: “Malo mo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻa ia naʻa ne mamana kiate koe, ʻo ne tuku koe ki hono taloni ke tuʻi maʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua: ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻofa ʻa ho ʻOtua ki Isileli.”—2 Kalonikali 9:8.
13. Ko e hā nai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ola lelei taha ʻa ʻIsilelí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa ʻetau kei maʻu ha ʻaonga mei ai?
13 Ko e meʻa naʻe lave ki ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá mahalo pē ko e fakamoʻoni ola lelei taha ia naʻe fai ʻe ʻIsilelí. ʻI heʻene fakamatala ʻo kau ki he ʻIsileli fakaekakanó ki he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi Lomá, naʻá ne pehē: ‘Naʻe tuku kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi foʻi folofola ʻa e ʻOtua.’ (Loma 3:1, 2) Kamata ʻia Mōsese, ko e kau ʻIsileli anga-tonú naʻe fakamānavaʻi ke nau hiki ha fakamatala ʻo e ngaahi feangainga ʻa Sihova mo ʻIsilelí, pehē ki heʻene akonakí, ʻene ngaahi laó, mo ʻene ngaahi kikité. Fakafou mai ʻi he ngaahi tohi ko ʻení ko e kau sikalaipe ʻo e kuonga muʻá naʻa nau fai ha fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi toʻutangata kātoa ka hoko maí—kau ki ai ʻa kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní—ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻOtua pē ʻe taha, pea ko hono huafá ko Sihova.—Tāniela 12:9; 1 Pita 1:10-12.
14. Ko e hā naʻe moʻua ai ʻi he fakatangá ʻa e niʻihi naʻa nau fai ha fakamoʻoni kia Sihová?
14 Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, he naʻe toutou taʻetui ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ko ia naʻe fekau atu ai ʻe Sihova ha kau fakamoʻoni ki hono puleʻangá. Naʻe fakatangaʻi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e faʻahinga ko ʻení. Naʻe pehē ʻe Paula “naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻaki ha niʻihi ʻa e ngaahi manuki fakamamahi, mo e haha, kaeʻumaʻā ʻa e nofo haʻisia mo e pilisone.” (Hepelū 11:36) Ko ha kau fakamoʻoni anga-tonu moʻoni ē! Ko ha meʻa fakamamahi ē he ko honau ngaahi fakatangaʻí naʻe faʻa hoko mai pē mei honau kaungā-mēmipa ʻo e puleʻangá ʻa ia naʻe fili ʻe Sihová! (Mātiu 23:31, 37) Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe hoko ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻa e angahala ʻa e puleʻangá pea ʻi he 607 M.H.K. (Ki Muʻa Hotau Kuonga), naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Pāpiloné ke fakaʻauha ʻa Selusalema mo hono temipalé pea taki pōpula ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ʻIsileli naʻe hao moʻuí. (Selemaia 20:4; 21:10) Naʻe ngata ai ʻa e fai ʻo ha fakamoʻoni fakapuleʻanga ki he huafa ʻo Sihová? ʻIkai.
Ko e Hopo ʻa e Ngaahi ʻOtuá
15. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fai ha fakamoʻoní, naʻa mo e nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné?
15 Naʻa mo e nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné, naʻe ʻikai ke tuka ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa anga-tonu ʻo e puleʻangá ke nau fai ha fakamoʻoni ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Tuʻunga-ʻOtua pea mo e mālohi ʻo Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakaʻuhingaʻi loto-toʻa ʻe Tāniela ʻa e ngaahi misi ʻa Nepukanesá, fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe tohi ʻi he holisí kia Peletisasa, pea mo fakafisi ke fakangaloku ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e lotú ʻi he ʻao ʻo Talaiasí. Ko e kau Hepelū ʻe toko tolú foki, ʻi heʻenau fakafisi ke punou ki ha ʻīmisí, naʻe fai ai kia Nepukanesa ha fakamoʻoni fakaofo.—Tāniela 3:13-18; 5:13-29; 6:4-27.
16. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono fuatala ʻe Sihova ʻa e toe foki ʻa ʻIsileli ki honau fonuá, pea ko e hā ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo e toe foki ko ʻení?
16 Ka neongo ia, naʻe taumuʻa ʻa Sihova ke toe fai ʻa e fakamoʻoni fakapuleʻanga ʻi he kelekele ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko ʻIsikeli, naʻá ne kikite ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Siu naʻe nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné, naʻá ne tohi ʻo kau ki he fakapapau ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fonua naʻe maumauʻí: “Pea te u fakatokolahi kakai kiate kimoutolu, ʻa e fale kotoa ʻo Isileli, ʻio hono kotoa pea ʻe nofoʻia ʻa e ngaahi kolo, pea ʻe langa ʻa e ngaahi potu kuo maumau.” (ʻIsikeli 36:10) Ko e hā ʻe fai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻá ni? Fakatefito ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ki hono huafá. Fakafou mai ʻia ʻIsikelí naʻá ne pehē: “Talaʻehai ʻoku ou ngaue koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu ʻa e fale ʻo Isileli, ka koeʻuhi ko e hingoa tapu oʻoku, ʻa ia kuo mou fakalieliaʻi ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga kuo mou aʻu ki ai.”—ʻIsikeli 36:22; Selemaia 50:28.
17. Ko e hā ʻa hono potutohi ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻi he ʻAisea 43:10?
17 ʻI he taimi naʻe kikiteʻi ai ʻo kau ki he toe foki ʻa ʻIsileli mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné naʻe fakamānavaʻi ai ʻa e palōfita ko ʻAiseá ke ne hiki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻi he ʻAisea 43:10, ʻo pehē ai ko ʻIsilelí naʻe hoko ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova, ko ʻene sevāniti. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻAisea 43 mo e 44, ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo ʻIsileli, Tokotaha-Faʻu, ʻOtua, Tāpuhā, Fakamoʻui, Koeli, Tuʻi, mo e Tokotaha-Ngaohi. (ʻAisea 43:3, 14, 15; 44:1, 2) Naʻe fakaʻatā ke nofo pōpula ʻa ʻIsilelí koeʻuhi he naʻe toutou ʻikai ke fakalāngilangiʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ko iá ʻe he puleʻangá. Kae kehe, naʻa nau kei hoko pē ko ʻene kakai. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu: “ʻOua te ke manavahe, he kuo u huhuʻi koe; kuo u ui hingoa koe; ʻoku oʻoku koe.” (ʻAisea 43:1) ʻE ngata ʻa e nofo pōpula ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Pāpiloné.
18. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei Pāpiloné ko Sihova pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní?
18 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakatauʻatāina ʻo Isileli mei Pāpiloné ʻi ha hopo ʻa e ngaahi ʻotuá. Naʻá ne poleʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua loi ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá ke nau ʻomai ʻa ʻenau kau fakamoʻoní, peá ne ui ʻa ʻIsileli ko ʻene fakamoʻoni. (ʻAisea 43:9, 12) ʻI heʻene fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa ʻIsilelí, naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ai ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo Pāpiloné naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ko e ngaahi ʻotua kinautolu pea ko ia pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní pē ʻe taha. (ʻAisea 43:14, 15) ʻI he taʻu ʻe 200 ki muʻa ʻi he meʻá ni, naʻá ne ui ʻa Kōlesi ko e tokotaha Pēsiá ko ʻene sevāniti ʻi hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e kau Siú, naʻá ne toe tānaki atu ʻa e fakamoʻoni ki hono Tuʻunga-ʻOtuá. (ʻAisea 44:28) ʻE fakatauʻatāina ʻa ʻIsileli. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? ʻOku fakamatala ʻe Sihova: “Te nau [ʻIsileli] aʻau hoku fakamalo.” (ʻAisea 43:21) ʻE toe maʻu ai ha faingamālie ke fai ha fakamoʻoni.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni naʻe fai ʻi hono fakaafeʻi ʻe Kōlesi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau toe foki ki Selusalemá, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kau Siu anga-tonú ʻi he hili ʻo e toe foki ko iá?
19 ʻI he hoko hono taimí, naʻe ikunaʻi ai ʻe Kōlesi ko e tokotaha Pēsiá ʻa Pāpilone ʻo hangē pē ko hono kikiteʻí. Neongo ko ha pangani ʻa Kōlesi, ka naʻá ne fanongonongo ʻa e Tuʻunga-ʻOtua ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻene fai ʻa e fanongonongo ko ʻení ki he kau Siu ʻi Pāpiloné: “ʻIlonga kimoutolu ʻi hono kakai kotoa ʻoku ne ʻatā ke ʻalu, pea ʻofa ke kau mo ia ʻa Sihova ko hono ʻOtua, pea ke mou ʻalu hake ki Selusalema, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Siuta, ʻo langa ʻa e fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo Isileli. Ko ena ʻa e ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Selusalema.” (ʻĒsela 1:3) Naʻe tali ia ʻe he kau Siu tokolahi. Naʻa nau toe foki ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá pea fokotuʻu ha ʻōlita ʻi he tuʻuʻanga ʻo e temipalé ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Naʻe faifai pea naʻa nau lava ke toe langa ʻa e temipalé pea mo e kolo ʻo Selusalemá, neongo ʻa e fakalotosiʻí mo e fakafepaki mālohí. Naʻe hoko kotoa ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová, “ʻikai tuʻu ʻi he ivi, pea ʻoku ʻikai tuʻu ʻi he ngu, ka ko [hono] Laumalie pe.” (Sākalaia 4:6) Ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe malavá naʻe toe fakamoʻoniʻi ai pē ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.
20. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi vaivaiʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí, ko e hā ʻoku lava ke leaʻaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻenau fai ha fakamoʻoni ki he huafa ʻo Sihová ʻi he māmani ʻo e kuonga muʻá?
20 Ko ia, naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa hono ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIsilelí, neongo ko ha puleʻanga taʻehaohaoa pea ko e kakai angatuʻu ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ke hoko ko ʻene fakamoʻoní. ʻI he māmani ki muʻa ʻi he Kalisitiané, ko e puleʻanga ko iá, mo hono temipalé mo e haʻa taulaʻeikí, naʻe tuʻu ʻi māmani ko e senitā ia ʻo e lotu moʻoní. ʻIlonga ha taha ʻokú ne lau ʻi he Konga Tohitapu Faka-Hepeluú ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻIsilelí ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito lava ke tālaʻa ʻoku taha pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea ko hono huafa ko Sihova. (Teutalōnome 6:4; Sākalaia 14:9) Kae kehe, naʻe fai ha fakamoʻoni lahi ange ki he huafa ʻo Sihová, pea te tau fakamatala ki ai ʻi he kupu hono hoko maí.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ ʻI he founga fē naʻe fai ai ha fakamoʻoni ʻe ʻĒpalahame, ko Sihova pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ʻulungaanga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo Mōsese, naʻá ne malava ai ke hoko ko ha fakamoʻoni anga-tonú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga naʻe fai ai ʻe ʻIsileli ha fakamoʻoni fakapuleʻanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová?
◻ Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻo e fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei Pāpiloné ko ha fakahāhā ia ko Sihova pē ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 5]
Fakafou mai ʻi heʻene tuí mo e talangofuá, naʻe fai ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha fakamoʻoni tuʻu-ki-muʻa ki he Tuʻunga-ʻOtua ʻo Sihová