ʻAi ʻa e Kau Palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ko ha Faʻifaʻitakiʻanga
“Siʻoku kainga, kapau ʻoku mou fiemaʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e mamahi mo e kataki, ko e kau palofita ʻena, ʻa ia naʻa nau lea ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki.”—SĒMISI 5:10.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku tokoni ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ke nau fiefia pē neongo hono fakatangaʻi kinautolú?
KO E kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau fiefia neongo ʻa e mafola lahia ʻa e pōpōʻulí ʻi māmani lahi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. Koeʻuhi he ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻoku nau fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku kātaki foki ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he fakatanga mo e fakafepaki ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakamalangá koeʻuhi he ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia koeʻuhi ko e māʻoniʻoní. Naʻe tala ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ki hono kau muimuí: “Monuʻiaā ka ko kimoutolu, ʻo ka manukia kimoutolu, mo fakatangaʻi, mo lohiʻekina ʻi he kovi kehekehe, koeʻuhi ko au. Mou fiefia mo hakailangitau: he lahi hoʻomou totongi ʻi Hevani; he naʻe pehe ʻenau fakatangaʻi ʻa e kau palofita, ʻa ia naʻe holomuʻa ʻiate kimoutolu.” (Mātiu 5:10-12) Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he fehangahangai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻo e tuí, ʻoku nau lau ia ko e fiefia.—Sēmisi 1:2, 3.
2. Fakatatau ki he Sēmisi 5:10, ko e hā ʻe tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau kātakí?
2 Naʻe tohi ʻe he ākonga ko Sēmisí: “Siʻoku kainga, kapau ʻoku mou fiemaʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e mamahi mo e kataki, ko e kau palofita ʻena, ʻa ia naʻa nau lea ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki.” (Sēmisi 5:10) ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e ongo faʻu tikisinale ko W. F. Arndt mo F. W. Gingrich ki he ʻuhinga ʻo e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi ʻoku liliu ko e “faʻifaʻitakiʻanga” (hy·poʹdeig·ma) ko e “fakatātā, sīpinga, faʻifaʻitakiʻanga, ʻi he ʻuhinga lelei ko ha meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ne ueʻi kita ke faʻifaʻitaki ki ai.” Hangē ko ia kuo fakahā ʻi he Sione 13:15, “ʻoku mahulu atu ʻeni ia mei he fakatātaá pē. Ko e ʻuluaki sīpinga pau.” (Theological Dictionary of the New Testament) Ko ia ai, ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi onopooní ʻoku lava ke nau ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻene kau palōfita mateakí ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ‘faingataʻaʻia ʻi he koví’ mo ‘ngāueʻi ʻa e kātakí.’ Ko e hā ha toe meʻa ʻe lava ke tau ʻilo mei heʻetau ako ki heʻenau moʻuí? Pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalangá?
Naʻa Nau Faingataʻaʻia ʻi he Koví
3, 4. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he palōfita ko ʻĒmosí ki he fakafepaki ʻa ʻAmasaiá?
3 Naʻe faʻa faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Sihová ʻi he koví pe ngaohikoviʻí. ʻO hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he senituli hono hiva K.M., ko e taulaʻeiki ʻo e lotu ki he ʻuhikiʻi pulú ko ʻAmasaia naʻá ne fakafepakiʻi anga-fulikivanu ʻa e palōfita ko ʻĒmosí. Naʻe tukuakiʻi loi ʻe ʻAmasaia naʻe puleakiʻi ʻe ʻĒmosi ʻa Selopoame II ʻaki ʻene kikite ʻo pehē ʻe mate ʻa e tuʻí ʻi he heletā pea ʻe taki pōpula ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Naʻe manuki ʻa ʻAmasaia kia ʻĒmosi: “Siʻi tongafisi, ʻalu: fei mo hola ki he fonua ʻo Siuta, pea ke kai meʻakai ʻi he potu ko ia, pea fai ʻi he potu ko ia hoʻo palofisai. Kae ʻoua te ke toe palofisai ʻi Peteli; he ko e falelotu ia ʻo e tuʻi, pea ko e fale fakapuleʻanga.” ʻI he ʻikai ke taʻofi ia ʻe he ngaahi lea ko ʻení, naʻe tali ʻe ʻĒmosi: “Naʻe ʻikai ko e palofita au, pea naʻe ʻikai te u kau ki haʻa palofita; ka ko e tauhimanu au, mo e tama teleʻi sukamino: pea naʻe toʻo au ʻe Sihova mei he muimui ki he takanga, pea folofola mai ʻa Sihova, ʻAlu ʻo fai palofisai ki hoku kakai Isileli.”—ʻĒmosi 7:10-15.
4 Naʻe fakaiviʻi ʻe he laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻa ʻĒmosi ke ne kikite lototoʻa. Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe ʻAmasaia ʻi he pehē ʻe ʻĒmosi: “Pea ko eni fanongoā ki he folofola ʻa Sihova: ʻOku ke pehe mai ʻe koe, ʻoua te ke palofisai ki Isileli, pea ʻoua ʻe mokulu hoʻo lea ki he fale ʻo Aisake. Ko ia ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova, ʻE hoko ho uaifi ko e paʻumutu ʻi he kolo, pea ko hoʻo fanau tangata mo fanau fefine te nau to ʻi he heleta, pea ʻe tufa ho kelekele ʻaki ʻa e afo; pea te ke pekia ʻe koe ʻi ha kelekele ʻoku taʻemaʻa, pea ʻe matuʻaki ʻave popula ʻa Isileli mei hono kelekele.” Naʻe fakahoko ʻa e kikite ko iá. (ʻĒmosi 7:16, 17) Ko ha ʻohovale lahi ē naʻe hoko kia ʻAmasaia ko e tokotaha naʻe tafoki mei he moʻoní!
5. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku huʻufataha ai ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi onopooní mo ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e palōfita ko ʻĒmosí?
5 ʻOku meimei tatau pē ʻeni mo e tuʻunga ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku tau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he koví ʻo hangē ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fanongonongo ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku lea paetaku ʻa e kakai tokolahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá. Ko e moʻoni, ko hono fakamafaiʻi kitautolu ke tau malangá ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻomai ia mei ha kolisi ako fakafaifekau. Ka, ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo Sihová ke fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻOku ʻikai te tau liliu pe huʻi ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻoku tau hangē ko ʻĒmosí, ʻoku tau talangofua ʻo fanongonongo ia tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he kakaí.—2 Kolinitō 2:15-17.
Naʻa Nau Kātaki
6, 7. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kikite ʻa ʻAiseá? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e ngāue ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻi onopooni ʻo hangē ko ʻAiseá?
6 Naʻe kātaki pē ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻO hangē ko ʻení, naʻe fakahāhā ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e kātakí, ʻa ia naʻe ngāue ko e palōfita ʻa Sihova ʻi he senituli hono valu K.M. Naʻe tala ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá: “ʻAlu, ʻo lea ki he kakai na, ʻo pehe, Mou fanongo ai ā, kae ʻikai ʻatā; pea mou mamata ai ā, kae ʻikai ʻilo. Ngaohi ʻa e loto ʻo e kakai ni ke ngeʻengeʻe, pea ngaohi honau telinga ke tutuli, pea ko honau mata ke ke pulusi; naʻa ʻiloange te nau sio ʻaki honau mata, mo ongoʻaki honau telinga, mo ʻilo ʻaki honau loto, ʻo tafoki, ʻo ai ha faitoʻo ʻe fai ki ai.” (ʻAisea 6:9, 10) Ko e meʻa pē ia naʻe fai ʻe he kakaí. Ka naʻe fakatupu ʻe he meʻá ni ke tuku e ngāue ʻa ʻAiseá? ʻIkai. Naʻá ne kātaki pē mo fanongonongo faivelenga ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga ʻa Sihová. Ko e faʻunga ʻo e lea faka-Hepelū kuo lave ki aí ʻokú ne poupouʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻo e “hokohoko atu fuoloa” ʻo e ngaahi fanongonongo ʻa e palōfitá, ʻa ia naʻe “toutou” fanongo ki ai ʻa e kakaí.—Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar.
7 ʻI he ʻahó ni ko e tokolahi ʻoku nau tali ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he kakaí ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sihova naʻe ʻoatu ʻe ʻAiseá. Kae kehe, ʻoku tau hangē pē ko e palōfita mateaki ko iá, ʻoku tau “toutou” leaʻaki ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá. ʻOku tau fai ia mo e loto faivelenga mo e kātaki koeʻuhí he ko e finangalo ia ʻo Sihová.
“Naʻe Pehe ʻEna Fai”
8, 9. ʻI he ngaahi founga fē ʻoku faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ai ʻa e palōfita ʻa Sihova ko Mōsesé?
8 Naʻe alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e palōfita ko Mōsesé ʻi he kātakí mo e talangofuá. Naʻá ne fili ke kau mo e kau ʻIsileli naʻe nofo pōpulá, ka naʻe pau ke ne kātaki ʻo talitali pē ki he taimi ʻo honau fakahaofí. Naʻá ne nofo ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40 ʻi Mitiane ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻe ngāueʻaki ai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ke ne taki atu ʻa e kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí mei he nofo pōpulá. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻi he ʻao ai ʻo e tuʻi ʻIsipité ʻa Mōsese mo hono tokoua ko ʻĒloné, naʻá na talangofua ʻo leaʻaki mo fai ʻa ia pē naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtuá. Ko e moʻoni, “naʻe pehe ʻena fai.”—ʻEkisoto 7:1-6; Hepelū 11:24-29.
9 Naʻe kātaki pē ʻa Mōsese ʻi he ngaahi taʻu faingataʻa ʻe 40 ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he toafá. Naʻá ne talangofua foki ʻo fai ki he fakahinohino mei he ʻOtuá ki hono langa ʻo e tāpanekale ʻo ʻIsilelí mo hono ngaohi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehe naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi he lotu kia Sihová. Naʻe muimui ofi ʻaupito ʻa e palōfitá ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku tau lau: “Pea fai ʻe Mosese: ʻo hange tofu pē ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻEiki kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻene fai.” (ʻEkisoto 40:16) ʻI hono fai ʻo ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá ʻo kau fakataha mo e kautaha ʻa Sihová, tau manatuʻi ʻa e talangofua ʻa Mōsesé mo ngāueʻaki ʻa e enginaki ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ‘ke tuitala kiate kinautolu ʻoku tuʻukimuʻa ʻiate kitautolú.’—Hepelū 13:17.
Naʻa Nau Fakakaukau Pau
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku hā mei ai naʻe fakakaukau pau ʻa e palōfita ko Hōseá? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē ke tau tauhimaʻu ʻa e fakakaukau pau ʻi heʻetau ʻalu ki he kakai ʻi hotau feituʻú?
10 Naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kau palōfitá ke nau fakakaukau pau ʻi heʻenau ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻo e fakamaau pea pehē ki he ngaahi kikite naʻe tapua mei ai ʻa e tokanga ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga faitotonu naʻa nau movete ʻi ʻIsilelí. Naʻe moʻoni ʻeni ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Hōseá, naʻá ne palōfita ʻi he taʻu ʻe 59. ʻI he founga pau, naʻá ne hokohoko fanongonongo ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki ʻa Sihová pea naʻá ne fakaʻosiʻaki ʻa ʻene tohi fakaekikité ʻa e ngaahi leá ni: “Ko hai ʻoku poto, ke ne ilo ʻa e meʻa ni? Ha taha ʻatamai, ke ne vavangaʻi? He ʻoku tonusika ʻa e ngaahi ʻalunga ʻo Sihova, pea ʻoku ʻalu ai ʻa e kau faitotonu: Ka ko e kau angahala ʻoku nau humu ai.” (Hōsea 14:9) Pe ko e hā ʻa hono fuoloa ʻoku fakangofua ai ʻe Sihova ke tau fai ai ʻa e fakamoʻoní, ʻai ke tau fakakaukau pau mo kumi ai pē kiate kinautolu te nau fakapotopoto ʻo tali ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá.
11 Ke kumi ‘ki ha taha ʻoku tāu,’ ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau kītaki mo fakakaukau pau. (Mātiu 10:11) Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻe puli ʻa ʻetau kií, te tau toe foki nai ʻi he hala naʻa tau haʻu aí mo kumi ki he ngaahi feituʻu kehekehe naʻa tau ʻi aí. Te tau toki ʻilo pē ia kapau te tau toutou fai ʻa e meʻá ni. Ke tau kītaki meimei tatau ʻi he kumi ki he faʻahinga hangē ha sipí. Ko ha fiefia ē te tau maʻu ʻi heʻenau tali ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku toutou ngāueʻí! Pea ko ha fiefia ē ka ko kitautolu he kuo tāpuakiʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻetau ngāué ʻi he ngaahi fonua ʻa ia naʻe fakangatangata ai ʻetau ngāue fakamalanga ki muʻá!—Kalētia 6:10.
Maʻuʻanga ʻo e Fakalototoʻá
12. Ko e kikite fē ʻa Sioeli ʻoku fakahoko ʻi he senituli hono 20, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē?
12 ʻOku lava ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa Sihová ko e fakalototoʻa lahi kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalangá. ʻO hangē ko ʻení, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e kikite ʻa Sioelí. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki fakaefakamaau naʻe fakahangatonu ki he kau ʻIsileli naʻe tafoki mei he moʻoní mo e niʻihi kehe ʻi he senituli hono hiva K.M. Ka, naʻe toe fakamānavaʻi ʻa Sioeli ke ne kikite: “Pea ʻe hoko ʻi he kuonga ki mui, te u [Sihova] lilingi hoku laumalie ki he kakano kotoa; pea ʻe fai palofisai ʻe homou ngaahi foha mo homou ngaahi ʻofefine, ko e matuʻa ʻomoutolu te nau faʻa misi, ko e kau talavou ʻomoutolu te nau mata visone: ʻio, naʻa mo e kau tamaioʻeiki mo e kau kaunanga te u lilingi hoku laumalie kiate kinautolu ʻi he kuonga ko ia.” (Sioeli 2:28, 29) Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻeni ʻi he kau muimui ʻo Sīsū mei he Penitekosi ʻo e 33 T.S. ʻo faai mai. Pea ko ha fakahoko fakaofo ē ʻo e kikite ko ʻení ʻoku tau sio ki ai ʻi he senituli 20 ni! ʻI he ʻahó ni ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e lauimiliona ʻoku nau “kikite,” pe fanongonongo ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa Sihová—ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻoku tokolahi hake ʻi he toko 600,000 ʻoku ʻi he ngāue tāimuʻa taimi kakató.
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tokoni ki he kau Kalisitiane kei talavoú ke nau fiefia ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá?
13 Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ko e kau talavou. ʻOku ʻikai ke faingofua maʻu ai pē kiate kinautolu ke nau fakamatala ki he faʻahinga taʻumotuʻa angé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e Tohi Tapú. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi kuo tala ki he kau talavou ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová: ‘ʻOku maumau taimi ʻa hoʻomou malangá, pea ʻoku totonu ke mou fai ha ngāue ʻoku ʻaongá.’ ʻI ha founga fakapotopoto ʻoku tali nai ʻe he kau talavou ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻo pehē ko e meʻapango ia ʻa e ongoʻi pehē ʻa e tokotaha ko iá. Naʻe pehē ʻe ha tokotaha malanga kei talavou ʻo e ongoongo leleí ʻoku ʻaonga ke tānaki atu: “ʻOku ou pehē ʻoku ʻaonga moʻoni kiate au ʻa e talanoa mo e kakai taʻumotuʻa ange ʻo hangē ko koé, pea ʻoku ou fiefia ai.” Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha maumau taimi ʻa e malangaʻi ʻo e ongoongo leleí ia. ʻOku ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa e moʻuí. Fakafou mai ʻia Sioeli, naʻe toe fanongonongo ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehe, ko ia ʻoku tautapa ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻe fakahaofi.”—Sioeli 2:32.
14 Ko e fānau ʻoku nau ʻalu mo ʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻoku nau tali lelei ʻa e tokoni fakaemātuʻá ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa fakafoʻituituí. Ko e fānau peheé ʻoku nau fakalakalaka mei he lau ha veesi Tohi Tapu ki hono fakamatala ʻa ʻenau ʻamanaki ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú mo tuʻuaki atu ʻa e tohi ʻoku feʻungamālie ki he kakai fiefanongó. ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻe he kau malanga kei talavou ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻi heʻenau sio ki ngaahi fakalakalaka kuo nau faí mo e tāpuaki ʻa Sihová.—Sāme 110:3; 148:12, 13.
Faivelenga mo e Fakakaukau ke Talitali Pē
15. ʻOku lava fēfē ke tokoni ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻIsikelí ke toe fakalotomāfanaʻi ʻa ʻetau faivelenga ki he ngāue fakamalangá?
15 Naʻe alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga foki ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hono fakahāhā fakatouʻosi ʻa e faivelenga mo e fakakaukau ke talitali pē—ko e ʻulungaanga ʻoku fiemaʻu kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ngāue fakamalanga ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻI heʻetau ʻuluaki ako ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe tafunaki ai ʻa ʻetau faivelengá, ʻa ia naʻá ne ueʻi kitautolu ke tau lea loto-toʻa. Ka kuo ʻosi atu nai ha ngaahi taʻu mei ai, pea kuo tau toutou ngāueʻi nai ʻa hotau feituʻu ʻoku tau faifakamoʻoni aí. ʻOku tokosiʻi ange ʻi he taimí ni ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau tali nai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá. Kuo fakalotomomoko ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa ʻetau faivelengá? Kapau ʻoku pehē, fakatokangaʻi ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIsikelí, ʻa ia ko e ʻuhinga ʻo hono hingoá ko e “Fakalotomālohiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua.” Neongo naʻe fehangahangai ʻa ʻIsikeli mo e kakai loto-fefeka ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe fakalotomālohiʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá peá ne ʻai fakaefakatātā ʻa hono laʻé ke fefeka ange ʻi he maka. Ko ia, naʻe malava ʻe ʻIsikeli ke ne fai ʻa ʻene ngāue fakamalangá ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻaupito ʻo tatau ai pē pe naʻe fiefanongo ʻa e kakaí ia pe ʻikai. ʻOku fakahā ʻe heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá ʻoku lava ke tau fai ʻa e meʻa tatau, pea ʻe lava ke tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke toe fakalotomāfanaʻi ʻa ʻetau faivelenga ki he ngāue fakamalangá.—ʻIsikeli 3:8, 9; 2 Tīmote 4:5.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Maika ʻoku totonu ke tau fakatupulekiná?
16 ʻOku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e kātaki ʻa Maiká, ʻa ia naʻá ne kikite ʻi he senituli hono valu K.M. Naʻá ne tohi: “Ka ko au te u fakasio atu he haʻu ʻa Sihova; te u nofoʻaki tali ki hoku ʻOtua fakamoʻuiʻanga: ʻe ongoʻi au ʻe hoku ʻOtua.” (Maika 7:7) Naʻe tupu ʻa e falala ʻa Maiká mei heʻene tui mālohí. Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Maika ʻo hangē pē ko e palōfita ko ʻAiseá, ko e meʻa naʻe taumuʻa ki ai ʻa Sihová ko e moʻoni te Ne fai ia. ʻOku tau ʻilo foki ʻa e meʻa ko ʻení. (ʻAisea 55:11) Ko ia ke tau fakatupulekina ʻa e fakakaukau ke talitali pē ki hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Pea ke tau malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi he faivelenga, naʻa mo e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku siʻisiʻi ai ʻa e fiefanongo ʻa e kakaí ki he pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá.—Taitusi 2:14; Sēmisi 5:7-10.
Ngāueʻaki ʻa e Kātakí he ʻAhó Ni
17, 18. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻi he kuonga muʻá mo onopooni ʻoku lava ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e kātakí?
17 Naʻe kīvoi mo kātaki ʻa e kau palōfita ʻe niʻihi ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻenau ngāue naʻe vaheʻi angé ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ka naʻe ʻikai te nau sio ki hono fakahoko ʻo ʻenau ngaahi kikité. Ka, ko ʻenau kīvoi he kātakí, lolotonga ʻo ha moʻua ʻi ha ngaohikoviʻi, ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku lava ke tau fakahoko ʻa ʻetau ngāue fakamalangá. ʻOku lava foki ke tau maʻu ha ʻaonga mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e kau pani mateaki ʻi he muʻaki ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ʻo e senituli hono 20. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke vave ʻa hono fakahoko ʻa ʻenau ngaahi ʻamanaki fakahēvaní ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa nau ʻamanaki ki aí, naʻe ʻikai te nau fakaʻatā ʻa e ngali toloi ko iá ke ne fakalotomomoko ʻa ʻenau faivelenga ki hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻá ne fakahā kiate kinautolú.
18 ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi, ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane ko ʻení naʻa nau tufaki ʻa e Taua Leʻo mo hono hoa ko e makasini ko e Awake!, (naʻe ui ki muʻa ko e Golden Age pea ki mui ai ko e Consolation). Naʻa nau faivelenga ʻi hono ʻai ke alamaʻu ʻa e ngaahi makasini mahuʻingá ni ki he kakai ʻi he ngaahi halá mo honau ngaahi ʻapí ʻi he founga ʻoku tau ui ʻi he ʻahó ni ko e tufaʻanga makasini paú. Naʻe mate ha tuofefine taʻumotuʻa pea naʻe vave ʻa hono fakatokangaʻi ʻe he kakai naʻa nau feʻaluʻakí he naʻa nau anga ki heʻenau sio kiate ia ʻi heʻene faifakamoʻoni ʻi he halá. Ko ha fakamoʻoni lahi ē naʻá ne fai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻo ʻene ngāue mateakí, naʻe hā ia mei he ngaahi fakamatala ʻo e houngaʻia ʻa kinautolu naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻene ngāue fakamalangá! ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha tokotaha fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻokú ke ʻoatu maʻu pē ʻa e Taua Leʻo mo e Awake! kiate kinautolu ʻoku mou fetaulaki ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakamalangá?
19. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻoku ʻomai kiate kitautolu ʻe he Hepelū 6:10-12?
19 Fakatokangaʻi foki ʻa e kātaki mo e ngāue mateaki ʻa e ngaahi tokoua ʻoku nau hoko ko e kau mēmipa ʻo e Kulupu Pule ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko e niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻi honau taʻu hivangofulu pe teau ʻa ʻenau moʻuí, ka ʻoku nau kei hoko ko e kau fanongonongo ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa ia ʻoku nau faivelenga ki honau ngaahi fatongia kuo vaheʻi angé. (Hepelū 13:7) Pea ʻoku fēfē ʻa e faʻahinga taʻumotuʻa kehe ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvaní pea naʻa mo e niʻihi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e “fanga sipi kehe” kuo nau taʻumotuʻá? (Sione 10:16) ʻOku lava ke nau fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke fai taʻetotonu ʻa e ʻOtuá ia ʻo fakangaloʻi ʻa ʻenau ngāue mo e ʻofa ʻoku nau fakahā ki hono huafá. ʻOfa ke kītaki atu ai pē ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova kuo taʻumotuʻá, fakataha mo e kaungātui kei talavou angé ʻi hono fai ʻa ia ʻoku nau malavá, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e tui mo fakahā ʻa e kātaki ʻi he fai ʻo e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá! (Hepelū 6:10-12) Ko ia, tatau ai pē pe ko e fou ʻi he toetuʻu, ʻo hangē ko e kau palōfita ʻo e kuonga ko ē, pe hao moʻui atu ʻi he “mamahi lahi” ʻoku tuʻunuku maí, te nau maʻu ʻa e pale lelei ʻaupito ko e moʻui taʻengata.—Mātiu 24:21.
20. (a) Ko e hā kuó ke ako mei he “faʻifaʻitakiʻanga” ʻa e kau palōfitá? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he kātaki ʻo hangē ko e kau palōfitá?
20 Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē kuo tuku mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá! Naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e monū ke lea ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová, koeʻuhi he naʻa nau kātekina ʻa e faingataʻá, tatali pē, mo ʻenau fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kehekehe ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI he hoko ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻi onopooní, ke tau hangē ko kinautolú pea loto-maʻu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe he palōfita ko Hapakuké: “Kau tuʻu ʻi hoku potu leʻo, mo lavaki nofo ʻi he talitauʻanga, ʻo fakasio atu ke vakai pe ko e ha ha lea loto [ʻa e ʻOtua] te ne fai ʻiate au.” (Hapakuke 2:1) ʻOfa ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakapapau meimei tatau ʻi heʻetau ngāueʻaki ʻa e kātaki mo hokohoko fiefia ke fanongonongo atu ʻa e huafa ongoongoa ʻo hotau Tokotaha Fakatupu Maʻongoʻongá, ko Sihova!—Nehemaia 8:10; Loma 10:10.
Kuó Ke Maʻu ʻa e Ngaahi Poini ko ʻEní?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga fakalototoʻa naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he palōfita ko ʻĒmosí?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga naʻe alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga ai ʻa Mōsesé?
◻ ʻOku lava fēfē ke fai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi onopooní ʻa e meʻa ʻo hangē ko ʻĒmosi mo ʻAiseá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ako ʻe he kau faifekau Kalisitiané mei he ʻulungāanga ʻo Hōsea mo Sioelí?
◻ ʻE anga-fēfē ke tau maʻu ha ʻaonga mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻIsikeli mo Maiká?
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Naʻe fakaiviʻi ʻe he laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻa ʻĒmosi ke kikite loto-toʻa neongo naʻe fakafepakiʻi ʻe ʻAmasaia
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Ko e kau pani mateakí kuo nau fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ʻi heʻenau ngāueʻaki ʻa e kātakí ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová