Ko e Hiva Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova
“Te u hiva kia Sihova, he kuo ne langilangiʻia lahi.”—ʻEKISOTO 15:1.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi anga mo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga ʻo Sihova ʻoku nau ʻai kitautolu ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi iá?
KO E fekau ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova pe Iaá ʻoku hā tuʻo taha tolu ia ʻi he Sāme vahe 150, (PM). ʻOku fanongonongo ʻe he veesi fakaʻosí: “Ke fakamalo kia Jihova ae mea kotoabe ʻoku mānava. Haleluia”! ʻI he tuʻunga ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku taau ke maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻetau fakahīkihikiʻí. Ko ia ʻa e Hau Fakalevelevá, ko e Fungani Māʻolunga, ko e Tuʻi ʻo ʻitāniti, ko e Toko Taha ʻokú ne foaki mai ha meʻa lelei kiate kitautolu. ʻOku taʻe ʻi ai hano tatau, ʻoku taha kehe atu, ʻoku taʻe ala fakatataua ia, ʻokú ne laulōtaha ʻi he ngaahi founga lahi. ʻOku tokaimaʻananga kiate ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, ʻoku taʻe fakangatangata ʻa hono iví, ʻokú ne fakahā fakaʻaufuli ʻa e fakamaau totonú, pea ko e fakahāhā fakaʻaufuli ia ʻo e ʻofá. ʻOkú ne hiliō ʻi he toko taha kotoa pē ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e toko taha lelei; pea ʻokú ne ʻofa-mateaki. (Luke 18:19; Fakahā 15:3, 4) ʻOku taau ke ne maʻu ʻa ʻetau fakahīkihikiʻí? ʻĀua, tā ʻoku pau ke pehē!
2. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻoku tau maʻu ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e loto-hounga kia Sihová?
2 ʻOku ʻikai ko ʻetau lotú pē mo e fakahīkihikiʻí ʻoku taau ke maʻu ʻe Sihová ka ʻoku kau foki ki ai mo ʻetau loto-hounga mo e fakamālō ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuó ne fai maʻatautolú. Ko e Toko Taha Foaki mai ia ʻo e ngaahi “foaki lelei kotoabe moe foaki haohaoa kotoabe.” (Sēmisi 1:17, PM) Ko e Matavaí ia, ko e Tupuʻanga ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa moʻui hono kotoa pē. (Sāme 36:9) Ko e ngaahi meʻa hono kotoa pē ʻoku tau maʻu ʻi hotau tuʻunga ko e ngaahi memipa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku meiate ia, he ko hotau Toko Taha Fakatupu Molumalú ia. (ʻAisea 42:5) Ko ia foki ʻa e Toko Taha Foaki mai ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki fakalaumālie hono kotoa pē ʻoku tau maʻu ʻo fakafou mai ʻi hono laumālié, mo ʻene kautahá, mo ʻene Folofolá. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e fakamolemole ʻo e ngaahi angahalá ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi heʻene tokonaki mai ʻa hono ʻAló ko hotau huhuʻí. (Sione 3:16) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻi he ʻamanaki fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻo kau ki ha ‘ngaahi langi foʻou mo ha māmani foʻou ʻa ia ʻe nofo ai ʻa e māʻoniʻoní.’ (2 Pita 3:13) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e feohi lelei mo e kaungā-Kalisitiané. (Loma 1:11, 12) ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e lāngilangi mo e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi heʻetau hoko ko ʻene kau Fakamoʻoní. (ʻAisea 43:10-12) Pea ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e monū maʻongoʻonga ko e lotu. (Mātiu 6:9-13) Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga ia ke tau fai ai ʻa e ngaahi fakamālō kia Sihová!
Ko e Ngaahi Founga Te Tau Malava ke Fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihova mo fakahāhā ʻa ʻetau loto-hounga kiate iá?
3 ʻI hotau tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti mateaki ʻa Sihová, ʻoku lava fēfē ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ia mo fakahāhā ʻa ʻetau loto-houngá? ʻOku malava ke tau fai ia ʻaki ʻa ʻetau kau ki he ngāue fakamalanga faka-Kalisitiané—ko e fai fakamoʻoni mei he fale ki he fale, ko hono fai ʻa e ngaahi toe ʻaʻahi, fai ʻa e ngaahi ako Tohi Tapu, pea mo kau ki he ngāue fakamoʻoni ʻi he halá. ʻOku malava foki ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa ʻetau fai fakamoʻoni ʻikai ʻi he founga mahení ʻi ha taimi pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha faingamālie. ʻOku toe malava foki ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa hotau ʻulungāanga faitotonú, naʻa mo e maʻa mo e taau ʻa e vala mo e teuteu ʻoku tau ʻaí. ʻOku faʻa fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová koeʻuhi ʻoku nau alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki ko ʻení. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova mo fakamālō atu kiate ia ʻo fakafou ʻi he lotú.—Sio ki he 1 Kalonikali 29:10-13.
4. Ko e hā ʻa e taha ʻi he ngaahi founga fakaʻofoʻofa taha ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvani anga-ʻofá?
4 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e taha ʻi he ngaahi founga fakaʻofoʻofa taha ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakahēvaní ko hono fakahīkihikiʻi ia mo ʻene ngaahi anga-leleí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva ongo-mālie fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. ʻOku loto-tatau ʻa e kau tā meʻa mo e kau faʻu hiva tokolahi ko e meʻalea fakamusika fakaʻofoʻofa tahá ko e leʻo ʻo e tangatá. Ko e kau poto mataotao ʻo e musika ko e classical naʻa nau holi ke hiki ʻa e ngaahi hiva opera koeʻuhi he ʻoku maʻu ai ʻa e fiemālie lahi ʻi he fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo e tangatá ʻi he hivá.
5. Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ʻuhinga fē ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fai fakamātoato ai ʻa ʻetau hivaʻi ʻo e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá?
5 Ko ha fiefia lahi ē ʻoku pau ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he hiva ʻa e kakaí, tautautefito ʻi heʻenau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva ʻo e fakahīkihikiʻi mo e loto-houngá! Ko ia ai, ʻoku totonu ke tau fai fakamātoato ʻa ʻetau hiva ʻi he ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fakataha kehekehe—ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, ngaahi fakataha fakafeituʻú, ngaahi fakataha ʻaho makehé, ngaahi fakataha fakavahé, mo e ngaahi fakataha fakavahaʻa-puleʻangá. ʻOku lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi fasi mālie ʻaupito ʻi heʻetau tohi hivá, pea kuo faʻa fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻe he kakai mei tuaʻaá ʻa e ngaahi fasi mālie ko ení. Ko e lahi ange ʻo ʻetau nōfoʻi ki hono hivaʻi ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá, ko e toe lahi ange ia ʻo ʻetau ʻai ke fiemālie ʻa e niʻihi kehe pea mo maʻu ai ʻa e ʻaonga kiate kitautolu.
Ko e Hiva Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova ʻi he Kuonga ʻo e Tohi Tapú
6. Naʻe fakahāhā fēfē ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa ʻenau houngaʻia ki hono fakahaofi kinautolu ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá?
6 ʻOku fakahā mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo pehē ko Mōsese mo e toenga ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí naʻa nau hiva fiefia ʻi hono fakahaofi kinautolu mei he kau tau ʻa Feló ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. Naʻe kamata ʻa ʻenau hivá ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Te u hiva kia Sihova, he kuo ne langilangiʻia lahi; ko e hoosi mo hono angi kuo ne laku ki tahi. Ko hoku malohinga mo ʻeku taʻanga ʻa Iaa; pea kuo ne hoko ko hoku fakamoʻuiʻanga. Ko hoku ʻOtua eni, pea te u fakamaloʻia.” (ʻEkisoto 15:1, 2) ʻOku malava ke tau fakaʻuta atu ki he faivelenga mo e fiefia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi heʻenau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ʻi he hili ʻa hono fakahaofi kinautolu ʻo fakafou ʻi ha maná!
7. Ko e hā ʻa e toe ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku taau ke tokangaʻi ʻoku fakamatala mai ʻe he Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Hepeluú ʻo kau ki he fakahīkihikiʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e hivá?
7 ʻI he 1 Kalonikali 16:1, 4-36, ʻoku tau lau ai naʻe fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e hiva mo e tā ʻo e ngaahi meʻaleá ʻi hono ʻomai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻAʻaké ki Selūsalemá. Naʻe hoko ia ko e taimi fakafiefia moʻoni. Naʻe toe fai foki ʻa e hiva fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova ʻo kau ai mo e ngaahi meʻalea ʻi he taimi naʻe fakatapui ai ʻe he Tuʻi ko Solomoné ʻa e temipale ʻi Selūsalemá. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he 2 Kalonikali 5:13, 14: “Pea ʻi he ʻiloange naʻe faʻūtaha ʻa e kau ifi mo e hiva ʻi he fakaongo atu ha leʻo pe taha, pea nau fakahikihikiʻi mo fakafetaʻia ʻa Sihova; ʻio, ʻi heʻenau haʻaki mai honau leʻo fakataha mo e talupite, mo e simipale, mo e naunau ʻo e hiva, mo e naunau fakamalo kia Sihova, ʻo pehe, “He ʻoku lelei ia ʻoku tolonga ʻo taengata ʻene ʻaloʻofa:” pea naʻe toki fonu ʻi he ʻao ʻa e fale ʻo Sihova: ko ia naʻe ʻikai lava ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ke tuʻu he fai honau fatongia, kuo pehe fau ʻa e ʻao: he naʻe fonu ʻa e fale ʻo Elohimi ʻi he kololia ʻo Sihova.” Ko e hā ʻoku fakahā mai ʻe he meʻa ko ení? Naʻe fakafanongo mai ʻa Sihova ki he fakahīkihikiʻi ongo-mālie ko ʻení pea naʻá ne hōhōʻia ai foki, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he konga ʻao naʻe mahulu hake ʻi he anga totonu ʻo natulá. Ki mui mai, ʻi he taimi ʻo Nehemaiá, naʻe hiva ʻa e ongo kulupu kau hiva ʻi he taimi naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo Selūsalemá.—Nehemaia 12:27-42.
8. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fakahā mai naʻe fakamātoato hono fai ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻa e hivá?
8 Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe fuʻu mahuʻinga fau ʻa e hivá ki he lotu ʻi he temipalé ʻo vaheʻi ha kau Līvai ʻe toko 4,000 ke nau fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e musiká. (1 Kalonikali 23:4, 5) Naʻa nau kau fakataha mai mo e kau hiva. Ko e musiká, tautautefito ki he kau hivá, naʻa nau fakahoko ha ngafa mahuʻinga fekauʻaki mo e lotú, ʻo ʻikai ke nau fakahūhū ʻo fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mafatukituki ange ʻo e Laó, ka ke nau tokonaki mai ʻa e ongoʻi totonu ki he lotú. Naʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau lotu kia Sihova ʻi ha founga ivimoʻui. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e teuteu mo e tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaikiiki naʻe vaheʻi ki he tafaʻaki ko ʻení: “Pea ko honau toko lahi, lau fakataha mo honau kainga kuo ako ʻi he fai hiva kia Sihova, ʻio, ʻakinautolu kotoa pe naʻe poto, ko e toko uangeau ma valungofulu ma valu.” (1 Kalonikali 25:7) Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e founga fakamātoato ʻo ʻenau fai ʻa e hiva fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová. Naʻe akoʻi kinautolu ki he hiva pea naʻa nau poto mataotao ai!
9. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamamafa ʻoku fai ki he hivá ʻi he Konga Tohi Tapu Faka-Kalisi Kalisitiané?
9 Ko e hā ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻi heʻetau aʻu mai ki he hotau ʻuluaki senitulí? Ko Sīsū, ʻi he pō naʻe lavakiʻi ai iá, pea naʻe lahi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mafatukituki naʻe ʻi heʻene fakakaukaú, ka naʻá ne kei fie maʻu pē ke ne fakaʻosi ʻaki ʻa ʻene fakamanatuʻi ʻa e Laka-atú pea ke kamata ʻa e Fakamanatu ʻo ʻene pekiá ʻaki ha hiva ʻo e fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihova. (Mātiu 26:30) ʻOku tau lau foki ʻi he hili hono tā mo tuku pilīsone ʻa Paula mo Sailosí “ʻi he tuʻuapo” naʻá na “hiva fakamalo ki he ʻOtua . . . , ko e fai ʻena lotu, pea naʻe fakafanongo kiate kinaua ʻe he kau popula.”—Ngāue 16:25.
Ko e Hiva Fakahīkihikiʻí—Ko ha Konga Mahuʻinga ia ʻo ʻEtau Lotú
10. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻoku fakahoko mai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fakahīkihikiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e hivá?
10 ʻOkú ke pehē nai ko e hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu mahuʻinga ia kiate koe ke ke fai ha tokanga ki ai mei ho lotó? Kapau ko ia, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke ke toe fakakaukauʻi fakalelei ʻa e meʻá ni, koeʻuhi ko e mahuʻinga ʻoku tuku ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo Sīsū Kalaisi ki he hiva fakahīkihikiʻí? ʻOku fonu ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fekau ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova mo hiva fakahīkihikiʻi ia! Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he ʻAisea 42:10, ʻoku tau lau ai: “Hiva kia Sihova ha hiva foʻou, fai hono fakamalo mei he ngataʻanga ʻo mamani; ʻa kimoutolu ʻoku haʻelea ʻa e tahi mo hono fonu, ʻa e ngaahi motu mo e nofo ai.”—Sio foki ki he Sāme 96:1; 98:1.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ekinaki naʻe fai ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻo kau ki he hivá?
11 Naʻe ʻilo ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻoku malava ke ʻai ʻe he hivá ke tau ongoʻi ivimoʻui, ko ia naʻá ne enginakiʻi tuʻo ua ai kitautolu fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ko iá. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he ʻEfesō 5:18, 19: “Ka ke fakafonu kimoutolu ʻaki ʻa e Laumalie: ʻo mou fealēleaʻaki ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi same, mo e himi, mo e hiva fakalaumalie, mo mou hiva mo ta ʻi homou loto ki he ʻEiki.” Pea ʻi he Kolose 3:16, ʻoku tau lau ai: “Ke matuʻaki nofoʻia kimoutolu ʻe he folofola ʻa Kalaisi, ʻo tuʻu ʻi he faʻahinga poto kotoa pe: ʻo mou fefaiʻaki homou akonekina mo e valoki ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi Same, mo e ngaahi himi, mo e ngaahi hiva fakalaumalie, ʻo fai fakakelesi pe, mo mou hiva ʻi homou loto ki he ʻEiki.”
12. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi hiva ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tau maʻu ʻoku nau tokoniʻi kitautolu ke tau feakoʻaki mo feenginakiʻaki?
12 Fakatokangaʻi ʻi he lave tuʻo ua ko ení ʻoku fakatou lave heni ʻa Paula ki he hivá, ʻi heʻene lave ki he ‘ngaahi same, ngaahi hiva fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtuá, ngaahi hiva fakalaumālie, pea mo e hiva ʻi homou lotó.’ Naʻá ne ʻuluaki kamata foki ʻene fakamatala ki he kau Kolosé ʻaki ʻa ʻene pehē, koeʻuhi ko e founga ko ʻení te tau malava ai ke tau “fefaiʻaki homou akonekina mo e valoki.” Pea ko e meʻa pē ia ʻoku tau faí, ʻa ia ʻoku hā mei he ngaahi kaveinga ʻo ʻetau ngaahi hivá—“Ngaahi Meʻa Kuo Fakatupu Kotoa Pē, Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova!” (fika 5), “ʻAi ke Tuʻumaʻu, Taʻe Maueʻi!” (fika 10), “ʻAi ke Fiefia ʻi he ʻAmanaki Fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá!” (fika 16), “ʻOua ʻE Manavahē ki Ai!” (fika 27), “Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ko Hotau ʻOtua!” (fika 100), ko e ngaahi hiva pē ʻeni ʻe niʻihi.
13. Ko e hā ʻa e founga kuo fakahā mai ai ʻe he “tamaioeki agatonu mo boto” ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e hivá ko e konga ia ʻo ʻetau lotú?
13 ʻI he fetāiaki mo e ngaahi fekau ko ʻení, kuo fokotuʻutuʻu ai ʻe he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto” ʻa ʻetau ngaahi fakatahatahá—ko e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, ngaahi fakataha fakafeituʻú, ngaahi fakataha ʻaho makehé, ngaahi fakataha fakavahé, mo e ngaahi fakataha fakavahaʻa-puleʻangá—ke kamata mo fakaʻosi ʻaki ʻa e hiva ʻi he ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. (Mātiu 24:45, PM) ʻIkai ko ia pē, kuo vaheʻi ʻa e ngaahi taimi kehe ke hivaʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi hivá ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi fakatahataha ko ʻení. Koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi fakatahá ʻoku kamata ʻaki maʻu pē ha hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke aʻu ki ai ʻi he taimi totonu, koeʻuhi ke tau kau ai ʻi he konga ko ia ʻo ʻetau lotú? Pea koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi fakatahá ʻoku fakaʻosi ʻaki ha hiva, ʻikai ʻoku totonu ke tau nofo pē ʻo aʻu ki he hiva pea mo e lotu tuku ʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻi he hili pē ʻa e hivá?
14. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻo kau ki he ngaahi hiva feʻunga mālie ʻe niʻihi kuo filifili ki heʻetau ngaahi polokalamá?
14 ʻOku filifili lelei ʻa e ngaahi hiva ki heʻetau ngaahi fakatahá ke fetāiaki mo e polokalamá. ʻOku hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he Fakataha Fakavahe ko e “Ngaahi Meʻa ʻOku Akoʻi Mei He ʻOtuá” ʻi he 1993, ko e hiva fika 191, “ʻAi ʻa e Moʻoní ko e Meʻa ʻOkú Ke Mātuʻaki Tui ki ai,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e kau Kalisitiané ke nau fekuki mo Sētane, mo e māmaní, mo e kakano angahalaʻiá, naʻe hoko mai leva ai ʻa e ngaahi malanga ʻe tolu naʻe lave ki he ngaahi fili ko iá. Pehē pē, mo e hiva fika 164, “Fānaú—Ko e Ngaahi Meʻaʻofa Maʻongoʻonga mei he ʻOtuá,” ʻa ia ʻoku fonu ai ʻi he ekinaki ki he ngaahi mātuʻá, naʻe hoko mai ia ʻi he ʻosi pē ʻa e malanga naʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi fatongia ʻo e ngaahi mātuʻá ke akonekina ʻa ʻenau fānaú. Ko e hiva fika 70, “ʻAi ke Hangē ko Selemaiá,” naʻe hiva ʻaki ia ki muʻa pea hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi malanga fakahokohoko ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ngaahi kikite ʻa Selemaiá. Pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e malanga fakakongokonga ʻo kau ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kehekehe ʻo ʻetau ngāue fakamalanga fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá naʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e hiva fika 156, “ʻOku Ou Loto Pē,” ko ha hiva ia ʻoku kaunga ki heʻetau ngāue fakamalangá. Ko e tokanga tatau pē ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi hono filifili ʻa e ngaahi hiva ki he Ako Taua Leʻó, ko e Fakataha Ngāué, mo e Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí. ʻOku hā mahino, ʻi hono fai ʻe he kau mātuʻá ʻa e ngaahi malanga fakahāhaá mo fakahā ʻa e hiva ke ngāueʻaki ke kamata ʻa e polokalamá, ʻoku totonu ke nau filifili ʻa e hiva ʻoku feʻunga mālie mo e kaveinga ʻo ʻenau malangá.
15. ʻOku lava fēfē nai ke ʻai ʻe he toko taha sea ʻo e fakatahá ke ʻi ai ha houngaʻia lahi ange ki he hiva ʻe ngāueʻakí?
15 ʻI hono fanongonongo ʻa e hiva ke ngāueʻakí, ʻe lava ʻe he toko taha seá ke ʻai ke ʻi ai ha houngaʻia lahi ange ʻi he hivá ʻaki ʻene fakahā ʻa e kaveingá. ʻOku ʻikai te tau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fiká ka ko e ngaahi kaveinga mei he Tohi Tapú. ʻOku toe tokoni foki ki he fakatahaʻangá ke nau houngaʻia lahi ange ʻi he hivá kapau ʻe lave ki he veesi Tohi Tapu ʻoku hā ʻi lalo ʻi he kaveingá. Pea ke fai nai ha fakamatala nounou, ke pehē ʻoku totonu ke hivaʻi mo e ongoʻi loto-māfana.
Fakahā ʻa e Houngaʻia ki he Anga-Lelei ʻa Sihová ʻAki ʻa e Hiva
16. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tau kau loto-māfana ki heʻetau ngaahi hivá?
16 Koeʻuhi ʻoku mohu ʻuhinga ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea ʻo ʻetau ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá, ʻoku totonu ke tau tokanga taha ki he ngaahi foʻi leá ʻi heʻetau hivaʻaki kinautolú. ʻOku totonu ke tau kau ki he hiva taki taha ʻaki ʻa e loto-māfana. Ko e hiva ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku nau fekauʻaki mo e ʻofá, ko e fua ia ʻo e laumālié, ʻoku ongoʻi fakamātoato. (Kalētia 5:22) ʻOku hivaʻaki kinautolu ʻa e fakamātoato mo e loto-māfana. Ko e ngaahi hiva ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakafiefia, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke hiva fiefia ʻaki ia. Ko e toe niʻihi kehe ko e ngaahi hiva ki he laka longomoʻui, pea ʻoku totonu ke hivaʻaki ʻa e loto-māfana mo e loto-maʻu mālohi. ʻI heʻetau Ako Fakafaifekau Fakateokalatí, ʻoku enginakiʻi ai kitautolu ke fakahā ʻa e māfana mo e ongoʻi pea pehē ki he faivelenga ʻi heʻetau ngaahi fakamatalá. ʻOku toe mahuʻinga lahi ange ke fakahāhā ʻa e māfana, ongoʻi, mo e faivelenga ʻi heʻetau hivaʻaki ʻa ʻetau ngaahi hivá.
17. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e valoki naʻe fai ki he kau ʻIsileli taʻe anga-tonú ʻoku ʻikai te tau loto ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau hiva ʻoku faí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ola ʻe maʻu ʻi heʻetau fai fakamātoato ki he ekinaki ʻoku hā ʻi heʻetau ngaahi hivá?
17 Kapau ʻoku tau hivaʻaki ʻa ʻetau ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ka ʻoku nofo ʻetau fakakaukaú ki ha ngaahi meʻa kehe, ʻo ʻikai te tau houngaʻia kakato ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi foʻi leá, ʻikai te tau tatau nai mo e kau ʻIsileli taʻe anga-tonú ʻa ia naʻe valokiʻi kinautolu koeʻuhi naʻa nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki honau loungutú pē, ka ko honau lotó naʻe fakamamaʻo meiate ia? (Mātiu 15:8) ʻOku ʻikai te tau saiʻia ke fai ʻa e valoki ko iá ki he founga ʻo ʻetau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá, ʻikai ko ia? ʻI hono fai ʻetau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻi ha founga ʻoku fakahā ai ʻa e houngaʻia ʻoku taau ki aí, ʻe ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi heʻetau ueʻi pē kitautolú kae pehē foki mo kinautolu ʻoku tangutu takatakai ʻiate kitautolú, kau ai mo e kau talavoú. ʻIo, kapau ko e faʻahinga hono kotoa ʻoku nau hiva ʻi hotau ngaahi Kingdom Hall, ʻoku fakamātoato ʻa e anga ʻo ʻenau tali ʻa e ekinaki ʻoku hā ʻi he ngaahi hiva ko ʻení, ʻe hoko ia ko e fakalototoʻa mālohi ke ʻai ke faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá pea mo fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻo e faihalá.
18. Ko e hā ʻa hono ola ki ha fefine ʻe taha hono hivaʻaki ʻo e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá?
18 Kuo faʻa maongo ki he kakai ʻo tuaʻaá ʻa ʻetau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. ʻI he taimi ʻe taha naʻe pulusi ʻe he Ko e Taua Leʻó ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení: “Ko [ʻetau] hivá ʻoku malava foki ke ʻai ai ʻa e kakaí ke nau ʻilo kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá pea naʻe hā ia ʻi ha meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe ha fefine naʻe papitaiso ʻi he Fakataha ko e ‘Ikuna ʻa e ʻOtuá’ 1973, ʻi he Yankee Stadium, ʻi Niu ʻIoake. Ko ʻene ʻuluaki ʻaʻahi ki ha Kingdom Hall fakalotofonua naʻá ne haʻu toko taha pē ʻo ne nofo ai pē ʻi he ongo fakatahá. ʻI he hiva ʻa e fakatahaʻangá . . . ‘Tokanga ki he Palé!’ naʻe fuʻu maongo lahi fau kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi lea mo e founga ʻo hono hivaʻí ʻo ne pehē ai ko e feituʻu ʻeni ʻokú ne fie kau ki aí. ʻI he hili iá naʻá ne ʻalu ki ha toko taha Fakamoʻoni ʻo ne kole ki ha ako Tohi Tapu, pea naʻe fakalakalaka ʻa e fefiné ʻo ne hoko ai ko ha fakamoʻoni Kalisitiane ʻa Sihova.”
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa fakaʻosi kuo ʻomai fekauʻaki mo ʻetau hiva ʻaufuatō ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá?
19 ʻI he lahi taha ʻo ʻetau ngaahi fakatahá, ʻoku siʻisiʻi pē ʻa e ngaahi faingamālie ki he kau fanongó ke fakahā ʻa ʻenau ngaahi ongoʻí mo ʻenau houngaʻiá. Ka ko e kotoa ʻo kitautolú ʻoku malava ke tau fakahā ʻa e anga ʻo ʻetau ongoʻi fekauʻaki mo e lelei ʻa Sihová ʻaki ʻa e kau loto-māfana ki hono hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ka ʻi heʻetau fakataha fakatahataha aí, ʻikai ʻoku tau ongoʻi fiefia? Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau fiefiehiva! (Sēmisi 5:13) Ko e moʻoni, fakatatau ki he lahi ʻo ʻetau houngaʻia ki he anga-lelei ʻa Sihová mo ʻene ʻofa maʻataʻataá, te tau hiva ʻaufuatō ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fakahīkihiki kiate ia.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga tefito ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e taha ʻi he ngaahi founga fakaʻofoʻofa taha ʻoku malava ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku tau maʻu ʻo kau ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻaki ʻa e hivá?
◻ ʻOku malava fēfē ke tau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻo fakahā ai ʻa e houngaʻia ʻoku taau ki ai?
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Maʻu ʻa e Fiefia ʻi he Ngaahi Hiva Ko Iá!
ʻOku ngalingali kuo ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻoku nau kiʻi faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono ako ʻo e ngaahi hiva ʻe niʻihi. Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha palōpalema lahi ia ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe niʻihi ʻi heʻenau hivaʻi ʻa e ngaahi hiva lahi taha ko ʻení. Mahalo ko ha toe feinga siʻi pē ke ako ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ngali foʻofoʻoú ko e meʻa pē nai ia ʻoku fie maʻu ke faí. Ko e hoko pē ʻo alāanga ki he ngaahi hiva ko iá, ʻoku faʻa houngaʻia lahi ange leva ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻi he ngaahi hiva ko iá ʻi he ngaahi hiva naʻe ʻikai ke faingataʻa ʻa hono akó. Pea ʻoku malava ke hivaʻaki ia ʻe kinautolu hono kotoa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻaki ʻa e loto-maʻu. ʻIo, ʻoku malava ke nau maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he ngaahi hiva ko iá!
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Hivaʻaki ʻa e Ngaahi Hiva Fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻi he Ngaahi Fakataha Fakafiefiá
ʻOku ʻikai fie maʻu ke fakangatangata pē ʻa ʻetau hivaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻi he Kingdom Hall pē. Naʻe hiva fakahīkihiki kia Sihova ʻa Paula mo Sailosi ʻi he lolotonga ʻa ʻena nofo pilīsoné. (Ngāue 16:25) Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “ʻOku loto fiefia ha taha? ke ne fai ha hiva” fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Sēmisi 5:13) ʻI he ngaahi fakataha fakafiefiá ʻoku fiefia ai ʻa e loto ʻo e toko taha kotoa pē. Fēfē ke hivaʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá? ʻE mātuʻaki mālie ʻaupito ʻeni kapau ʻoku fai ʻa e hivá fakataha mo ha piano pe kītā. Ka ʻikai, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi kāsete ʻo e ngaahi hiva fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻangá ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ʻa e pianó; ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi fāmili Fakamoʻoni kuo ʻi ai ʻa ʻenau ʻalapama ʻo e ngaahi kāsete ko ʻení. ʻOku ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻenau tokoni lelei ki he hivá ka ʻoku toe mālie ke fanongo ki he musika fakaʻofoʻofa ko ení lolotonga ʻoku fai ʻa e fetalanoaʻakí.