ʻOku ʻIloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Founga ke Fakahaofi Ai Hono Kakaí
“ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ke fakahaofi ai ʻa e kakai anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá mei he ʻahiʻahí.”—2 PITA 2:9.
KO E HĀ ʻOKU LAVA AI KE TAU FALALA-PAU KO SIHOVÁ:
ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi ʻo e hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻa ʻene taumuʻá?
Te ne ngāueʻaki hono mālohí ke kau mo hono kakaí?
ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga ʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻa e tumutumu ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokó?
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe haʻu fakataha mo e “mamahi lahi”?
KO HONO fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he māmani ʻo Sētané ʻe hoko fakafokifā ia. (1 Tes. 5:2, 3) ʻI he hoko ʻa e “aho lahi o Jihova,” ko e sōsaieti fakaemāmaní te nau tō ki he puputuʻu lahi. (Sēf. 1:14-17, PM) Ko e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá mo e masiva ʻangoʻangó ʻe hoko pē ia ko e meʻa anga-maheni ʻo e ʻahó. ʻE hoko ia ko ha taimi ʻo e mamahi “ʻa ia kuo teʻeki hoko talu mei he kamataʻanga ʻo māmaní ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimí ni.”—Lau ʻa e Mātiu 24:21, 22.
2, 3. (a) Ko e hā ʻe fehangahangai mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e “mamahi lahi”? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ne fakaivimālohiʻi kitautolu ki he meʻa ʻoku toka mei muʻá?
2 ʻI he ngaʻunu atu ʻa e “mamahi lahi” ke aʻu ki hono tumutumú, ʻe hoko ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e tāketi ʻo ha ʻohofi fakaʻosi fakahangatonu ʻe “Koki, ʻo e fonua ko Mekoki.” Lolotonga ʻa e ʻohofi ko ení, ko ha kau “tau lahi” te nau ʻoho mai ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá “ke ʻufiʻufi ʻa e fonua hange ha ʻao.” (ʻIsi. 38:1 [38:2, PM], 14-16) Heʻikai ha kautaha fakaetangata te ne maluʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová. Ko ʻenau haó ʻe fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he ʻOtuá ʻataʻatā pē. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻenau fakafeangaí ʻi heʻenau sio ki he hoko tonu ʻa e fakaʻauha?
3 Kapau ko ha sevāniti koe ʻa Sihova, ʻokú ke tui ʻe malava ʻe Sihova pea te ne fakahaofi moʻui atu hono kakaí ʻi he mamahi lahí? Naʻe tohi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ke fakahaofi ai ʻa e kakai anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá mei he ʻahiʻahí, ka ke tauhi ʻa e kakai taʻemāʻoniʻoní ke fakaʻauha ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e fakamāú.” (2 Pita 2:9) Ko e fakalaulauloto atu ki he ngaahi faifakahaofi ʻa Sihova ʻi he kuohilí ʻe lava ke ne fakaivimālohiʻi ai kitautolu ki he meʻa ʻoku toka mei muʻá. Tau lāulea angé ki ha ngaahi fakatātā ʻe tolu ʻa ia te ne fokotuʻu ai ʻia kitautolu ʻa e falala-pau ki he malava ʻa Sihova ke fakahaofi hono kakaí.
HAO MOʻUI ʻI HA LŌMAKI ʻI HE FOʻI KOLOPÉ
4. Ko e hā naʻe mahuʻinga ai ʻa e taimí ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e Lōmakí?
4 ʻUluakí, fakakaukau ki he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e Lōmaki ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá. Ke fakahoko ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová, naʻe mahuʻinga ʻa e taimí. Ko e ngāue lahi ko ia ʻo hono langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké naʻe pau ke fakakakato pea naʻe pau ke fakahū fakalelei mo e fanga monumanú ki loto ki muʻa ke tō mai ʻa e fuʻu lōvaí. ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he fakamatala ʻa e tohi Sēnesí naʻe ʻikai ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ia ke langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké pea toki fili leva pe ko fē ʻa e taimi ke ʻomai ai ʻa e fuʻu lōvaí, ʻo hangē ia naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne tauhi ʻa e taimi ʻo e kamata ʻa e Lōmakí ke ala liliu telia naʻa tōmui ʻa e foʻi ngāue ko ení. Ka, ki muʻa fuoloa peá ne leaʻaki ha meʻa kia Noa ʻo fekauʻaki mo hano langa ha ʻaʻaké, naʻe ʻosi fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ia ʻa e taimi ke kamata ai ʻa e Lōmakí. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi iá?
5. Ko e hā naʻe talaki ʻe Sihova ʻi he fanongonongo ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Sēnesi 6:3, pea ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe fai ai ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ko ení?
5 ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kia kitautolu naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻi hēvani. Fakatatau ki he Sēnesi 6:3, naʻá ne pehē ai: “ʻE ʻikai nofo maʻuaipe hoku Laumalie mo e tangata, ke fiu hono oʻi, he ko e kakano foki mo ia: ka ko hono fuoloa ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe uofulu.” Naʻe ʻikai ko ha fakamatala eni fekauʻaki mo e lōloa ʻo e moʻui ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ko ha tuʻutuʻuni fakaefakamaau ia ʻa ia naʻe talaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e taimi te ne ngāue ai ke fakamaʻa atu ʻa e māmani ʻo e kau fakaʻotuamaté.a Koeʻuhi naʻe kamata ʻa e Lōmakí ʻi he 2370 K.M., ʻoku tau fakaʻosiʻaki ai naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fanongonongo ko ení ʻi he 2490 K.M. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe taʻu 480 ai ʻa Noa. (Sēn. 7:6) ʻI he taʻu ʻe 20 ki mui ai, ʻi he taʻu 2470 K.M., naʻe kamata ke fanauʻi mai ai ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Noá. (Sēn. 5:32) Ko e taʻu ʻe teau nai naʻe toe ki muʻa ke kamata ʻa e Lōmakí, ka naʻe teʻeki ai pē ke fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova kia Noa ʻa e ngafa makehe te ne fakahoko ko hono fakahaofi ʻa e fāmili fakaetangatá. Ko e hā hono fuoloa naʻe tatali ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki muʻa ke ne tala kia Noá?
6. Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe fekau ai ʻe Sihova kia Noa ke langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké?
6 ʻOku ngalingali naʻe tatali ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu ki muʻa ke ne fakahā kia Noa ʻa e meʻa naʻá Ne teu ke fakahokó. ʻOku makatuʻunga ʻi he hā ʻa ʻetau maʻu ʻa e fakamulituku ko ení? ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he lēkooti fakamānavaʻí ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Noá naʻa nau ʻosi lalahi pea nau mali ʻi he taimi naʻe fekau ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Noa ke ne langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kiate ia: “Te u fakapapau ʻeku fuakava mo koe; pea te ke hu koe ki he aake, pea ʻe hu mo koe ho ngaahi foha, mo ho uaifi, mo e ngaahi uaifi ʻo ho ngaahi foha.” (Sēn. 6:9-18) Ko ia ai, ʻoku malava ke pehē ko e taimi naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Noa ʻa e fekau ke langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké, naʻe toe pē ʻa e taʻu ʻe 40 pe 50 ki muʻa ʻi he Lōmakí.
7. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Noa mo hono fāmilí ʻa e tuí? (e) Ko fē ʻa e taimi naʻe toki tala ange ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Noa ʻa e taimi tofu pē ʻe kamata ai ʻa e Lōmakí?
7 ʻI he hokohoko atu ʻa e ngāue ʻo hono langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké, kuo pau pē naʻe fifili ʻa Noa mo hono fāmilí pe ʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene taumuʻá pea ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻe kamata ai ʻa e Lōmakí. Ka neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai ke taʻofi kinautolu ʻe he ʻikai ke nau ʻilo ki he fakaikiiki ko ení mei hono langa ʻa e ʻaʻaké. ʻOku pehē ʻe he lēkooti Fakatohitapú: “Pea fai ʻe Noa; ʻilonga ha meʻa naʻe tuʻutuʻuni kiate ia ʻe he ʻOtua, naʻa ne fai ia.” (Sēn. 6:22) ʻI he ʻaho ʻe fitu ki muʻa ke tō ʻa e Lōmakí—ʻo taimi feʻunga pē kia Noa mo hono fāmilí ke nau fakahū ʻa e fanga monumanú ki he ʻaʻaké—naʻe toki tala ange ai ʻe Sihova kia Noa ʻa e taimi tofu pē ko ia ʻe kamata ai ʻa e Lōmakí. Ko ia ai, ʻi he taimi naʻe fakaava ai ʻa e ngaahi kātupa ʻo e langí, ʻi “hono onongeau ʻo e moʻui ʻa Noa, ʻi hono ua ʻo e mahina, pea mo hono ʻaho hongofulu ma fitu ʻo e mahina,” naʻe ʻosi maau ʻa e meʻa kotoa.—Sēn. 7:1-5, 11.
8. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fokotuʻu ʻe he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e Lōmakí ʻa e falala-pau ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e taimi ke fakahaofi ai hono kakaí?
8 Ko e fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e Lōmakí ʻoku fakamoʻoni ia ki he pōtoʻi ʻa Sihová ʻo ʻikai ʻi hono tuʻunga pē ko ha Tokotaha Tauhi-Taimí kae toe pehē foki ʻi hono tuʻunga ko ha Faifakahaofí. ʻI heʻene lau mai ʻa e taimí ʻo aʻu mai ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu lolotongá, ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa kuo fakataumuʻa ʻe Sihova ke ne faí ʻe hoko ia ʻi heʻene taimi kuó ne kotofa, ki he “ʻaho mo e houa” tofu pē ko iá.—Māt. 24:36; lau ʻa e Hapakuke 2:3.
FAKAHAOFI ʻI HE TAHI KULOKULÁ
9, 10. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova hono kakaí ke tohoakiʻi mai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kongakau ʻIsipité ki ha tauhelé?
9 Ko ia ai, kuo tau vakai heni ʻoku puleʻi kakato ʻe Sihova ʻa e taimi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokó ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa ʻene taumuʻá. Ko e fakatātā hono ua te tau lāulea ki aí ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ai ha toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻe lava ai ke tau falala kia Sihova te ne fakahaofi hono kakaí: Te Ne ngāueʻaki hono mālohi taʻefakangatangatá ʻi heʻene faʻiteliha pē ʻaʻaná ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku fakahoko hono finangaló. ʻI he mātuʻaki pau ko ia ʻa e malava ʻa Sihova ke fakahaofi ʻene kau sevānití kuó ne ngāueʻaki ai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻa kinautolu ke tohoakiʻi mai ʻaki hono ngaahi filí ki ha tauhele. Ko e tuʻunga ia naʻe hoko he taimi naʻá ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he nofo pōpula ʻi ʻIsipité.
10 Ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻe mavahe mei ʻIsipité naʻa nau toko tolu miliona nai. Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese ke ne tataki kinautolu ʻi ha founga naʻe ʻai ai ʻa Felo ke ne fakakaukau naʻa nau hē noaʻia holo mo fihiatuʻu. (Lau ʻa e ʻEkisoto 14:1-4.) ʻI he ʻikai malava ke talitekeʻi ʻa e fakatauelé ni, naʻe taki atu ʻe Felo ʻene ngaahi kongakaú ʻo tulimui ki he kau pōpula ko eni ki muʻá, ke maʻungatāmaki kinautolu ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. Naʻe hā ngali ne ʻikai hanau haoʻanga. (ʻEki. 14:5-10) Ka, ko hono moʻoní, naʻe ʻikai ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻe taha ne hoko ki he kau ʻIsilelí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí naʻe teu atu eni ke kau ʻa Sihova mo kinautolu.
11, 12. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kau ʻa Sihova mo ʻene kakaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo e kau mai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ko e hā ʻoku akoʻi mai kia kitautolu ʻe he fakamatala ko ení ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sihová?
11 Ko e “pou-ʻao” naʻá ne tataki ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe hiki ia ʻo ʻi mui ʻiate kinautolu, ʻo taʻofi ai ʻa e fakaofiofi atu ʻa e kau tau ʻa Feló pea ʻai ke nau ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻo e fakapoʻuli. Kae kehe, naʻe hanga ʻe he pou-ʻaó ia ʻo ʻoange fakaemana ha maama ki he kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he poʻulí. (Lau ʻa e ʻEkisoto 14:19, 20.) Naʻe fakamavaeua leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e tahí ʻaki ha matangi mālohi, “ʻo ne fakamatuʻu ʻa e tahi.” ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe fiemaʻu heni ha taimi lahi, he ʻoku pehē ʻi he fakamatalá naʻe puhi mai ʻa e matangí “ʻi he po ko ia kotoa” pea ʻi he hili iá “naʻe hu ʻa haʻa Isileli ki he loto tahi ʻi he momoa.” ʻI hono fakahoa atu ki he ngaahi kongakau ʻa Felo ʻi honau ngaahi saliote taú, naʻe ngaʻunu māmālie atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Neongo ia, naʻe ʻikai malava ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ke nau maʻu kinautolu, he naʻe faitau ʻa Sihova ia maʻa ʻIsileli. Naʻá ne “veuki ʻa e tau ʻa Isipite; ʻo ne fakapine ʻa e meʻa-teka o ʻenau ngaahi saliote, ʻo fakamatekangataʻa.”—ʻEki. 14:21-25.
12 ʻI he taimi pē naʻe aʻu lelei ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa ki he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese: “Mafao atu ho nima ki tahi, koeʻuhi ke foki ʻa e tahi ʻo lomakiʻi ʻa e kakai Isipite, ʻa e tau saliote mo e tau heka-hoosi.” ʻI he feinga ʻa e kau sōtiá ke hola mei he haʻulu vave hifo ʻa e tahí, “naʻe tupeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Isipite ki loto tahi.” Naʻe ʻikai ha hao. “Naʻe ʻikai toe hanau momoʻi toko taha.” (ʻEki. 14:26-28) Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ke fakahaofi hono kakaí mei ha faʻahinga tuʻunga pē.
HAO ʻI HONO FAKAʻAUHA ʻO SELUSALEMÁ
13. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsuú, pea ko e hā nai naʻe fifili ki ai ʻa hono kau muimuí?
13 ʻOku ʻiloʻi tonu matematē ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ʻe fakaeʻa ai ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ʻe hokó ʻa hono fakahoko ʻene taumuʻá. Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e meʻá ni ʻoku fakamamafaʻi mai ia ʻi he fakatātā hono tolu te tau lāulea ki aí: ko hono ʻākoloʻi ʻo Selusalema ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. Fakafou ʻi hono ʻAló, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ki he haoʻanga ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻa nau nofo ʻi Selusalema mo Siutea ki muʻa ke fakaʻauha ʻa e ongo koló ni ʻi he 70 T.S. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “ʻI hoʻomou fakatokangaʻi ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he potu toputapú ʻa e meʻa fakalielia ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e ʻauhá, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo folofolaʻaki fakafou ʻia Taniela ko e palōfitá, . . . tuku leva ki he faʻahinga ʻi Siuteá ke nau kamata hola ki he ngaahi moʻungá.” (Māt. 24:15, 16) Ka ʻe anga-fēfē hono ʻilo ʻe he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ʻa e taimi naʻe lolotonga fakahoko ai ʻa e kikite ko ení?
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he fakaeʻa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokó ʻo ʻai ke māʻalaʻala ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa Sīsuú?
14 Hangē ko ia naʻe fakaeʻa ʻe he ngaahi meʻa naʻe hokó, naʻe hoko ʻo māʻalaʻala ange ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsuú. ʻI he 66 T.S., ko e kau tau Loma ʻi he malumalu ʻo Sesitiuse Kaliusé naʻa nau tūʻuta ʻi Selusalema ke taʻofi ha angatuʻu ʻa e kau Siú. ʻI he taimi naʻe feinga ai ʻa e kau angatuʻu Siu, ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloa ko e kau Sēlotí, ke kumi hūfanga ki he fuʻu langa mālohi naʻe ofi ki he temipalé, naʻe kamata ʻa e kau sōtia Lomá ke keli fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e ʻā ʻo e temipalé. Ki he kau Kalisitiane naʻe tokangá, naʻe māʻalaʻala ʻenau sio ki he ʻuhingá: Ko ha kau tau pangani mo ʻenau ngaahi fuka fakaetauhi ʻaitolí (“ʻa e meʻa fakalielia”) naʻa nau aʻu mai ki he ʻā ʻo e temipalé (ʻa e “potu toputapú”). Ko e taimi ia ki he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú “ke nau kamata hola ki he ngaahi moʻungá.” Ka ʻe anga-fēfē haʻanau mavahe mei ha kolo naʻe ʻākoloʻi? Naʻe ʻamanaki ke hoko ha ngaahi meʻa taʻeʻamanekina.
15, 16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakahinohino pau naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sīsuú, pea ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ai ke talangofua ki ai ʻa hono kau muimuí? (e) ʻE fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā hotau fakahaofí?
15 Naʻe mavahe ʻa Sesitiuse Kaliuse mo ʻene ngaahi konga kaú ʻo kamata ke nau holomui mei Selusalema ʻo ʻikai ha ʻuhinga māʻalaʻala. Naʻe tuli atu ʻa e kau Sēlotí. ʻI he mamaʻo ʻa e ongo faʻahí, naʻe maʻu fakafokifā ai ʻe he kau muimui ʻo Sīsuú ha faingamālie ke nau hola. Naʻe ʻosi fakahinohinoʻi lelei ʻe Sīsū kinautolu ke liʻaki ʻenau ngaahi ngaʻotoʻotá pea mavahe ʻo ʻoua ʻe toe toloi. (Lau ʻa e Mātiu 24:17, 18.) Naʻe fiemaʻu moʻoni ha ngāue fakavavevave? Naʻe vave ʻa e hoko ʻo māʻalaʻala ʻa e talí. ʻI loto ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho, naʻe toe foki mai ʻa e kau Sēlotí ʻo kamata fakamālohiʻi ʻa e kau nofo ʻi Selusalema mo Siuteá ke nau kau fakataha ʻi he angatuʻú. Ko e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi loto ʻi he koló naʻe vave ʻene hoko ʻo toe kovi ange ʻi he fāinga ʻa e ngaahi faʻahi Siu fakafilí ke nau pulé. Naʻe hoko ʻa e holá ʻo fakaʻau ke toe faingataʻa ange. ʻI he taimi naʻe toe foki mai ai ʻa e kau Lomá ʻi he 70 T.S., naʻe ʻikai toe lava ke fai ha hola. (Luke 19:43) Ko ha taha pē naʻe kei nofo ai naʻe maʻungatāmaki! Ki he kau Kalisitiane ko ia naʻa nau hola ki he ngaahi moʻungá, ko e tokanga ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa Sīsuú naʻe ʻuhinga iá ʻe fakahaofi ai ʻenau moʻuí. Naʻa nau sio tonu ai ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ke fakahaofi ai hono kakaí. Ko e hā ʻa e lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he fakamatala ko ení?
16 ʻI hono fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko he lolotonga ʻa e mamahi lahí, ʻe fiemaʻu ai ki he kau Kalisitiané ke nau tokanga ki he ngaahi fakahinohino mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo ʻene kautahá. Ko e fakatātaá, ko e fekau ʻa Sīsū ke “kamata hola ki he ngaahi moʻungá” ʻoku ʻi ai hono kaunga ki onopooni. Pe ko e hā ʻa e founga tonu matematē ʻe fai ai ʻetau holá ʻoku teʻeki ai ke fai ha ʻilo ki ai.b Kae kehe, ʻoku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke mahino ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi fakahinohino ko iá ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e taimi ke tau muimui ai ki aí. Koeʻuhi ʻe fakatuʻunga hotau fakahaofí ʻi heʻetau talangofuá, ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu: ‘ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻeku tali ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Sihova ki hono kakaí he taimi ní? ʻOku vave ʻa ʻeku tali ki aí, pe ʻoku ou toumoua ke talangofua?’—Sēm. 3:17.
FAKAIVIMĀLOHIʻI KI HE MEʻA ʻOKU TOKA MEI MUʻÁ
17. Ko e hā ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he kikite ʻa Hapakuké ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻohofi ʻoku tuʻunuku mai ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá?
17 Tau foki angé he taimí ni ki he ʻohofi fakaʻosi fakahangatonu ʻe Koki naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he kamatá. ʻI ha kikite fekauʻaki mo ia, naʻe pehē ʻe Hapakuke: “I he eku fanogo ki ho leʻo, nae galulu hoku fatu; nae tetetete hoku gutu i ho leʻo: nae hu ae bobo ki hoku gaahi hui, beau tetetete iate au; ka teu mālōlō i he aho oe mamahi: oka hoko hake ia [ʻa e ʻOtuá] ki he kakai [ko e ngaahi kongakau ngali fakatuʻutāmakí], te ne hoko mo ene gaahi kau tau, kiate kinautolu.” (Hap. 3:16, PM) ʻI he fanongo pē ki he līpooti fekauʻaki mo e ʻohofi ʻoku tuʻunuku mai ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻa e kete ʻo e palōfitá ke mofuta, tetetete hono loungutú, pea holo mo hono iví. Ko e anga ʻo e tali ko eni meia Hapakuké ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻe hā ngali faingataʻa ange hotau tuʻungá ʻi he taimi ʻe ʻohofi ai kitautolu ʻe he fuʻu kongakau ʻa Kokí. Ka neongo ia, naʻe loto-lelei ʻa e palōfitá ke tatali anga-fakalongolongo ki he ʻaho lahi ʻo Sihová, ʻo falala ʻe fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí. ʻE lava ke tau maʻu ʻa e falala-pau meimei tatau.—Hap. 3:18, 19.
18. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ke ʻoua te tau manavahē ʻi he ʻohofi ʻoku tuʻunuku maí? (e) Ko e hā te tau lāulea hoko ki aí?
18 Ko e ngaahi fakatātā ʻe tolu kuo tau lāulea mai aí ʻoku nau fakahaaʻi taʻetoefehuʻia mai ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e founga ke fakahaofi ai hono kakaí. Ko ʻene taumuʻá heʻikai ke taʻelavameʻa; ko e ikuna kuo pau. Kae kehe, ke kau ʻi he ikuna lāngilangiʻia ko iá, kuo pau ke tau faitōnunga ai pē ke aʻu ki he ngataʻangá. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova kitautolu ke tauhi maʻu ʻetau anga-tonú ʻi he taimi ní? Ko e kaveinga ia ʻo e kupu hoko maí.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he Taua Leʻo ʻo Tīsema 15, 2010, peesi 30-31.
b Sio ki he Taua Leʻo ʻo Mē 1, 1999, peesi 19.
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