Ngaahi Fehuʻi mei he Kau Lautohí
Koeʻuhí ko e kamata totonu ʻa e utu-taʻú ʻi he taimi naʻe ō kotoa ai ʻa e kakai tangata ʻIsilelí ki he Kātoanga Tapulēvaní, ko hai naʻá ne tutuʻu ʻa e polopolo ʻo e paʻale naʻe ʻave ki he potu toputapú?
Naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ʻe he Lao ʻa Mōsesé ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí: “Ko e tuʻo tolu malo ʻi he taʻu ʻe ha hoʻo kau tangata kotoa pe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he potu te ne fili ki ai; ʻi he Katoanga Tapu-levani, pea ʻi he Katoanga Lau-uike, pea ʻi he Katoanga Fale-louʻakau.” (Teutalonome 16:16) Mei he taimi ʻo Tuʻi Solomoné ʻo faai mai ai, ko e feituʻu naʻe fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e temipale ʻi Selusalemá.
Ko e ʻuluaki ʻi he kātoanga ʻe tolú naʻe fai ia ʻi he konga ki muʻa ʻo e faʻahitaʻu failaú. ʻI hono ui ko e Kātoanga Tapulēvaní, naʻe kamata ia ʻi he ʻaho hono hoko hili hono fai ʻa e kātoanga Pāsová ʻi Nīsani 14 ʻo hokohoko atu ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu ʻo aʻu ki Nīsani 21. Ko e ʻaho hono ua ʻo e kātoangá, ʻi he Nīsani 16, naʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e kamataʻanga ʻo e ʻuluaki utu-taʻu ʻo e taʻú fakatatau ki he tohimāhina faka-Siú. ʻI he ʻaho ko iá, naʻe ʻave ai ʻa e haʻinga “polopolo” ʻo e paʻale kuo tutuʻú ʻo tātākalo “ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova” ʻi he potu toputapú. (Livitiko 23:5-12) Koeʻuhí naʻe fiemaʻu ke ʻi ai kotoa ʻa e kakai tangatá ʻi he Kātoanga Tapulēvaní, ko hai naʻá ne tutuʻu ʻa e foaki ko ʻení?
Ko e fekau ke foaki ʻa e polopolo ʻo e utu-taʻú kia Sihova he lolotonga ʻa e Kātoanga Tapulēvaní naʻe tala ia ki he puleʻangá kotoa. Naʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ke ne kamata ʻa e tutuʻú ʻo ʻomai maʻana pē ʻa e polopoló ki he potu toputapú. ʻI hono kehé, naʻe fai ia ʻe ha kau fakafofonga ʻo e puleʻangá. Ko ia ai, ko hono tutuʻu ʻa e haʻinga ki he Kātoanga Tapulēvaní naʻe lava ke fai ia ʻe ha kau fakafofonga naʻe fekauʻi atu ki ha ngoue paʻale ofi. ʻI he lave fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Encyclopaedia Judaica: “Kapau kuo motuʻa ʻa e paʻalé naʻe ʻave ia mei he loto kolo ʻo Selusalemá; pe ko ha feituʻu pē ʻi ʻIsileli naʻe lava ke ʻomi mei ai. Naʻe tutuʻu ia ʻe ha kau tangata ʻe toko tolu, ʻo taki taha ʻi ai pē ʻene hele tuʻusi mo e kato.” ʻE ʻomi leva ha haʻinga paʻale ki he taulaʻeiki lahí, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻoatu ia kia Sihova.
Ko e fiemaʻu ke foaki ʻa e polopolo ʻo e utu-taʻú naʻe ʻoange ai ki he kau ʻIsilelí ha faingamālie lelei ʻaupito ke fakahāhā ai ʻa ʻenau houngaʻia ʻi he tāpuaki kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki honau kelekelé mo e utu-taʻú. (Teutalonome 8:6-10) Neongo ia, ko e meʻa mahuʻinga angé, ko e ouau foakí ko ha “ʻata pe ʻo e ngaahi lelei ka hoko.” (Hepelu 10:1) ʻOku taau ke fakatokangaʻi, naʻe toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi Nīsani 16 ʻo e taʻu 33 T.S., ʻa e ʻaho naʻe foaki ai ʻa e polopolo ʻo e utu-taʻú kia Sihová. ʻI he felāveʻi mo Sīsuú, naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá: “Kuo fokotuʻu ʻa Kalaisi mei he pekia, ko e polopolo ʻo e faʻahinga kuo mohe. . . . Ka ʻe taki taha ʻi hono vahenga; ko e polopolo ko Kalaisi; hoko ai ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻo Kalaisi, ʻoka fai ʻene haʻele mai.” (1 Kolinito 15:20-23) Ko e haʻinga polopolo naʻe tātākalo ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahí ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová naʻe tomuʻa fakatātaaʻi ai ʻa e toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí—ʻa e ʻuluaki tokotaha ke fokotuʻu hake mei he maté ki he moʻui taʻengatá. Naʻe fakaava ai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e hala ki hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he angahalá mo e maté.
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