Tokanga Telia ʻa e Kau Faiako Loí!
“Hange foki ʻe ai ha kau akonaki [“faiako,” NW] loi ʻiate kimoutolu.”—2 PITA 2:1.
1. Ko e hā naʻe fakahangahanga ʻa Siutasi ke tohi ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá, pea ko e hā naʻá ne liliu ai ʻene tuʻunga-leá?
HE MEʻA fakaʻohovale ia! Ko e kau faiako loi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí! (Mātiu 7:15; Ngāue 20:29, 30) Naʻe lāuʻilo ʻa e tokoua faʻē taha ʻo Sīsū ko Siutasí ki he tupulekina ko ʻení. Naʻá ne pehē naʻá ne fakahangahanga ke tohi ki he kaungā-tuí ʻo kau ‘ki he fakamoʻui ʻoku mau taha aí,’ ka naʻá ne fakamatala: “Naʻe ha kiate au, kuo pau ke u tohi leva kiate kimoutolu ke taukapoʻi ʻa e tokateline [“tui,” NW].” Ko e hā naʻe liliu ai ʻe Siutasi ʻa e meʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻene tuʻunga-leá? Koeʻuhi, naʻá ne pehē, “kuo moulu mai ha tuʻunga tangata, [ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá] . . . ʻo nau liliu ʻa e kelesi ʻa hotau ʻOtua ʻo faiʻanga pauʻu fakalielia.”—Siutasi 3, 4.
2. Ko e hā ʻoku mātuʻaki meimei tatau ai ʻa e 2 Pita vahe 2 mo e Siutasí?
2 ʻOku ngalingali, naʻe tohi ʻa Siutasi taimi nounou pē hili hono hiki ʻe Pita ʻa ʻene tohi hono uá. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe maheni ʻa Siutasi mo e tohi ko ʻení. ʻOku pau naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau lahi faitatau ʻi heʻene tohi ʻo e enginaki mālohí. Ko ia ai, ʻi heʻetau sivisiviʻi ʻa e 2 Pita vahe 2, te tau fakatokangaʻi ai ʻa e anga ʻo ʻene meimei tatau mo e tohi ʻa Siutasí.
Ngaahi Nunuʻa ʻo e Ngaahi Akonaki Loí
3. Ko e hā naʻe hoko ʻi he kuohilí ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita ʻe toe hokó?
3 Hili ʻa e fakaʻaiʻai ʻe Pita ʻa hono ngaahi tokouá ke tokanga ki he palofisaí, ʻokú ne pehē: “Ka naʻe ai foki ha kau palofita loi [ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá], hange foki ʻe ai ha kau faiako loi ʻiate kimoutolu.” (2 Pita 1:14–2:1) Naʻe maʻu ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he kuonga muʻá ʻa e palofisai moʻoní, ka naʻe toe pau foki ke nau fekuki mo e ngaahi akonaki kovi ʻaupito ʻa e kau palōfita loí. (Selemaia 6:13, 14; 28:1-3, 15) “ʻI he kau palofita ʻo Selusalema,” naʻe tohi ʻe Selemaia, “kuo u mamata ki ha meʻa fakalilifu, ko e tonoʻunoho, mo e fou ʻi he loi.”—Selemaia 23:14.
4. Ko e hā ʻoku taau ai ki he fakaʻauhá ʻa e kau faiako loí?
4 ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻe fai ʻe he kau faiako loi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané, ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita: “ʻA e faʻahinga te nau fakahu fufū mai ʻa e ngaahi akonaki he [“lotu mavahe,” NW], ʻa ia ko e meʻa fakaʻauha, ʻo nau fakafisinga ʻa e ʻEiki [Sīsū Kalaisi] naʻa ne fakatau kinautolu, ʻo nau fakato kiate kinautolu ha fakaʻauha ʻe tuaiekemo ʻo ka fai.” (2 Pita 2:1; Siutasi 4) Ko e ola fakaʻosi ʻo e lotu mavahe pehē ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ko Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiane ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku fakahā ʻe Pita ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku taau kotoa ai ʻa e kau faiako loí ki he fakaʻauhá: “Ko e tokolahi te nau matuʻaki muimui ki heʻenau ngaahi ngaue fakalielia [“ʻulungaanga fakalusá,” NW]; ʻa ia ʻe tupu ai ʻa e lauʻikovi ʻo e hala ʻo e moʻoni.”—2 Pita 2:2.
5. Ko e hā naʻe tukuakiʻi ki ai ʻa e kau faiako loí?
5 Fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ʻeni! Koeʻuhi ko e tākiekina ʻa e kau faiako loí, ʻe hoko ai ʻo kau ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻi he ʻulungaanga fakalusá. Ko e foʻi lea faka-Kalisi naʻe liliu ko e “ʻulungaanga fakalusá” ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e maumau-lao, ʻikai ha taʻotaʻofi, tuʻunga taʻetaau, hua kovi, ʻulungaanga taʻenā. Naʻe pehē ʻe Pita ki muʻa ange ko e kau Kalisitiané kuo nau “hao mei he kovi oku i mamani i he holikovi.” (2 Pita 1:4, PM) Ka naʻe teu ʻa e niʻihi ke foki ki he kovi ko iá, pea ʻoku tukuakiʻi lahi ki ai ʻa e kau faiako loi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá! Ko ia ʻe tuku ai ʻa e ongoongo-kovi ki he hala ʻo e moʻoní. He toki meʻa fakamamahi ē! ʻOku papau, ko ha meʻa ʻeni ʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke tokanga lahi ki ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito totonu ke ngalo ʻiate kitautolu, makatuʻunga ʻi hotau ʻulungaangá, ʻe lava ke tau ʻomai ai ʻa e fakahīkihiki ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová mo ʻene kakaí pe fakamāʻanga kiate kinautolu.—Palovepi 27:11; Loma 2:24.
Ko Hono Kamata ʻa e Ngaahi Akonaki Loí
6. Ko e hā ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e kau faiako loí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻenau kumi ke maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku nau fiemaʻú?
6 ʻI he fakapotopoto, ʻoku tau fakatokangaʻi ʻa e anga hono kamata ʻe he kau faiako loí ʻenau fakakaukau fakameleʻí. Naʻe ʻuluaki pehē ʻe Pitá ʻoku nau fai fakaoloolo ia, pe ʻi ha founga olopoto fakafufū. ʻOkú ne tānaki atu ki ai: “ʻAki ʻa e manumanu, te nau ngaueʻaki kimoutolu ke maʻu paʻanga, heʻenau fai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea momoleʻolunga.” ʻOku ueʻi ʻe he holi siokitá ʻa e kau faiako loí, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakamamafaʻi ʻe he fakalea ʻi he The Jerusalem Bible: “Te nau feinga loto-vēkeveke ke fakatau kimoutolu maʻanautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakafufū kākā.” ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻoku pehē heni ʻi he liliu ʻa James Moffatt: “ʻI heʻenau holi koví te nau ngāueʻaki kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻuhinga kākā.” (2 Pita 2:1, 3) Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa e kau faiako loí ʻe hā ngali moʻoni ia ki ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻā fakalaumālie, ka ko ʻenau ngaahi leá ʻoku faʻufaʻu fakalelei ia “ke fakatau” ʻaki ʻa e kakaí, ʻo fakataueleʻi kinautolu ki hono fai ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa siokita ʻa e kau loí.
7. Ko e hā ʻa e fakakaukau fakafilōsefa naʻe hoko ʻo manakoa ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí?
7 ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua, naʻe tākiekina ʻa e kau faiako loi ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ʻe he fakakaukau fakamāmani naʻe taka ʻi he taimi ko iá. Fekauʻaki mo e taimi ʻo e tohi ʻa Pitá, naʻe hoko ʻo manakoa ai ha fakakaukau fakafilōsefa naʻe ui ko e Nositika. Naʻe tui ʻa e kau Nositiká ʻoku kovi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē pea ko e meʻa pē ʻoku kau ki he laumālié ʻoku leleí. Ko ia ai, ʻoku pehē ʻe he niʻihi ia ʻo kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai ke kovi ha meʻa ia ʻoku fai ʻe he tangatá ʻaki hono sino fakakakanó. Faifai atu pē, naʻa nau fakakikihi, ʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he tangatá ia ʻa e sino ko ʻení. Ko ia ai, naʻa nau fakaʻosiʻaki, ʻi he fakaesinó—kau ai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasinó—ʻoku ʻikai ke mahuʻinga ʻa e angahalá ia. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe kamata ke tākiekina ʻe he ngaahi fakakaukau peheé ʻa e niʻihi naʻa nau taku ʻoku nau lotu faka-Kalisitiané.
8, 9. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻuhinga mioʻi naʻá ne uesia ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané? (e) Fakatatau kia Siutasi, ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá?
8 Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha mataotao Tohitapu ʻe taha “naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi he Siasí naʻa nau talakeheʻi ʻa e tokāteline ʻo e kelesí,” pe “anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā.” (Efeso 1:5-7, NW) Fakatatau kiate ia, ʻoku peheni ʻa e fakaʻuhinga ʻa e niʻihi: “ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku lahi feʻunga ʻa e [anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā] ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e angahala kotoa pē? . . . Ko ia ai, tau hokohoko atu pē ʻa e faiangahalá, he ʻoku lava ʻe he [anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā] ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakamaʻa ʻa e angahala kotoa pē. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e lahi ange ʻo ʻetau faiangahalá ko e faingamālie lahi ange ia ʻe maʻu ʻe he [anga-ʻofa maʻataʻatā] ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ngāué.” Kuó ke fanongo ʻi ha fakaʻuhinga mioʻi lahi ange ʻi heni?
9 Naʻe fakafepakiʻi ʻe he ʻaposetolo ko Paulá ʻa e fakakaukau hala fekauʻaki mo e meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene ʻeke: “Tau nofoʻaki fai angahala, koeʻuhi ke hulu atu ʻa e kelesi?” Naʻá ne toe ʻeke: “ʻOku ngofua ke tau fai angahala koā, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te tau nofo kia Lao ka kia Kelesi, ʻo?” Naʻe tali fakamatematē ʻa Paula ki he fehuʻi taki taha: “Mole ke mamaʻo!” (Loma 6:1, 2, 15) ʻOku hā mahino, hangē ko ia naʻe fakamatala ki ai ʻa Siutasí, naʻe “liliu ʻa e kelesi ʻa hotau ʻOtua ʻo faiʻanga pauʻu fakalielia,” ʻe he faʻahinga pau. Kae kehe, ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita ko e faʻahinga peheé ‘ʻoku ʻikai kemo hifo ʻe honau fakaʻauhá.’—Siutasi 4; 2 Pita 2:3.
Ngaahi Fakatātā Fakatokanga
10, 11. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā fakatokanga ʻe tolu ʻoku ʻomai ʻe Pitá?
10 Ke fakamamafaʻi ʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngāue ki he kau faihala loto-fiefaí, ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Pita mei he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā fakatokanga ʻe tolu. ʻUluakí, ʻokú ne tohi: “Naʻe ʻikai ke maemaeʻekina ʻe he ʻOtua ha kau angelo naʻe angahala.” Ko e faʻahingá ni, ʻoku pehē ʻe Siutasi, “naʻe ʻikai te nau tauhi ʻa e tuʻunga naʻe ʻonautolu, ka nau liʻaki honau nofoʻanga totonu” ʻi hēvaní. Naʻa nau haʻu ki māmani ki muʻa he Lōmakí ʻo ʻai ʻa e ngaahi sino fakakakano koeʻuhi ke fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino mo e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe lī kinautolu ki “Tātalusi,” ko e tautea ʻi heʻenau ʻulungaanga taʻetotonu, taʻefakanatulá, pe hangē ko ia ko e fakamatala ʻa Siutasí, naʻe “moʻu tauhia ʻa kinautolu . . . ʻi he ngaahi haʻi taʻengata ʻi he lalo fakapoʻuli ʻo aʻu ki he fakamāu ʻo e ʻAho Lahi.”—2 Pita 2:4; Siutasi 6; Senesi 6:1-3.
11 Ko hono hokó, ʻoku lave ʻa Pita ki he kakai ʻi he taimi ʻo Noá. (Senesi 7:17-24) ʻOkú ne pehē ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻo Noá “naʻe ʻikai te ne maemaeʻekina ʻa e maama motuʻa, . . . ʻi heʻene ʻomi ʻa e Lōmaki ki he maama ʻo e kau fakaʻotuamate.” Fakaʻosí, ʻoku tohi ʻe Pita ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fokotuʻu “ha taipe ki he kau fakaʻotuamate ʻo e ʻamui” ʻaki ʻene “tutu ke efu ʻa e ongo kolo ko Sotoma mo Komola.” ʻOku fai ʻe Siutasi ʻa e fakamatala ʻo tānaki atu ki ai ko e faʻahinga tāutaha ko iá naʻa nau “tuli ki he feʻauaki, . . . ʻo nau afe ki ha faʻahinga kakano kehe.” (2 Pita 2:5, 6; Siutasi 7) Ko e kau tangatá naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻenau fehokotaki fakasino taʻefakalao mo e kakai fefiné ka naʻa nau holi kovi ki he kakano ʻo e kau tangata kehé, mahalo naʻa mo e holi kovi ki he kakano ʻo e fanga manú.—Senesi 19:4, 5; Livitiko 18:22-25.
12. Fakatatau kia Pita, ʻoku anga-fēfē hono fakapaleʻi ʻa e ʻulungaanga māʻoniʻoní?
12 Ka, ʻi he taimi tatau, ʻoku tohi ʻe Pita ko Sihová ko ha tokotaha faifakapale ia ʻo kinautolu ʻoku tauhi anga-tonu kiate iá. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻokú ne fakamatala ki he hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo “tauhi pe ha toko fitu, pea valu ʻaki ʻa Noa, ʻa ia naʻa ne malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoni,” ʻi Heʻene ʻomi ʻa e Lōmakí. ʻOkú ne toe talanoa foki fekauʻaki mo e fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa “Lote maʻoniʻoni” ʻi he taimi ʻo Sōtomá, ʻo fakaʻosiʻaki: “Ta ʻoku poto pe ʻa e ʻEiki ke hamusi ʻa e kakai lotumoʻoni mei he ʻahiʻahi, pea ke tauhi tautea ʻa e kau fai taʻetotonu, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamāu.”—2 Pita 2:5, 7-9.
Ngaahi Ngāue ʻOku Taau ki he Tauteá
13. Ko hai ʻoku tukutauhi tautefito ki he fakamāú, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi misi ʻoku hā mahino ʻoku nau manako aí?
13 ʻOku fakapapauʻi ʻe Pita ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku moʻu tauhia tautefito ki he fakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko, “kinautolu ʻoku muimui ki he kakano, ʻoku nau fou ʻi he holi ʻoku fakamousaʻa, mo nau fakasikakaʻi ʻa houʻeiki.” ʻOku lava ke tau meimei ongoʻi ʻa e ʻita ʻa Pitá ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e haʻa taʻemaluʻia kinautolu, ko e haʻa tangi ke tuʻuʻana, ko e kakai ʻoku talalakulaku ki he faʻahinga langilangiʻia, ʻo ʻikai te nau tailiili ai.” ʻOku tohi ʻa Siutasi “ko e faʻahinga fai misi na ʻoku nau fakamousaʻa pehe ʻa e kakano, . . . ʻoku nau talalakulaku ki he faʻahinga langilangiʻia.” (2 Pita 2:10; Siutasi 8) ʻOku kau nai ʻi heʻenau ngaahi misí ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻānaua fakaefehokotaki fakasino taʻemaʻa ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻenau tuli ki he fakatōliʻa ʻo e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau fakaefehokotaki fakasinó. Neongo ia, ʻi he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku nau hanga ai ʻo “fakasikakaʻi ʻa houʻeiki” mo lea ai ʻo “talalakulaku ki he faʻahinga langilangiʻia”?
14. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku “fakasikakaʻi ʻa houʻeiki” ai ʻa e kau faiako loí mo lea “talalakulaku ki he faʻahinga langilangiʻia”?
14 ʻOku nau fai peheé koeʻuhi ʻoku nau taʻetokaʻi ʻa e mafai kuo fakanofo mei he ʻOtuá. ʻOku fakafofonga ʻe he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻa e ʻOtua lāngilangiʻia ko Sihová mo hono ʻAló, pea ko hono olá, kuo nau ʻomai ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e faʻahinga lāngilangi. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi hala, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Pitá tonu, ka ʻoku fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ʻa e kau mēmipa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá ke anganofo ki he faʻahinga lāngilangiʻia peheé. (Hepelu 13:17) Ko ʻenau ngaahi tōnounoú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga ia ke lea tālalākulaku ai fekauʻaki mo kinautolu. ʻOku pehē ʻe Pita ko e kau ʻāngeló ʻoku ʻikai ke “nau leaʻasi ke lau e kovi [ʻa e kau faiako loí],” neongo ʻe taau ʻānoa ia. “Ka ko e kau siana ni,” ʻoku hoko atu ʻa Pita, “hange tofu pe ko ha fanga manu taeʻatamai kinautolu, kuo tupu fakaenatula pē ke po mo tamateʻi, pehe ʻoku nau laukovi ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo ki ai; pea ʻi heʻenau fakalusa ʻoku fai, ʻe faifai foki pea nau lusa ai.”—2 Pita 2:10-13.
“ʻI Heʻenau Keinanga mo Kimoutolu”
15. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e kau faiako loí, pea ʻoku nau kumi ki fē ʻenau ngaahi fakatauelé?
15 Neongo ko e kau tangata kovi ko ʻení “ʻoku nau lau ko e moʻui fakananivi, ʻa ia ʻoku foʻi ʻaho pe, ko e malie ia” pea “ko e ngaahi ʻila mo e ngaahi mele kinautolu,” ʻoku nau toe anga-kākā foki. ʻOku nau fai “fakafufū,” ʻi hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e “ngaahi lea momoleʻolunga,” hangē ko ia naʻe fakamatala ki ai ʻa Pita ki muʻá. (2 Pita 2:1, 3, 13) Ko ia ai, heʻikai nai ke nau ʻai ke eʻa ʻenau poleʻi ʻa e ngaahi feinga ʻa e kau mātuʻá ke pukepuke ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaeʻulungaanga ʻa e ʻOtuá pe tuli fakahāhā ki heʻenau fiemālie fakaefehokotaki fakasinó tonu. Ka, ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita ʻoku nau fai “fakausousa [“mālieʻia taʻefakangatangata ʻi heʻenau ngaahi akonaki kākaá,” NW] ʻi heʻenau keinanga mo kimoutolu.” Pea ʻoku tohi ʻe Siutasi: “Ko eni ia ia ʻa e ngaahi hakau ʻoku tuʻu ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi katoanga ʻofa.” (Siutasi 12) ʻIo, hangē tofu pē ko hano hae nai ʻe ha hakau māsila ha takele ʻo ha vaka, ʻo fakatupunga melemo ki he kau kauvaka taʻetokangá, ʻa hono fakameleʻi ʻe he kau faiako loí ʻa e faʻahinga taʻetokangá ʻa ē ʻoku nau ʻofa fakangalingali mālualoi ki ai lolotonga ʻa e “ngaahi katoanga ʻofa.”
16. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e “ngaahi katoanga ʻofa,” pea ʻi he ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu faitatau fē ʻoku ngāue nai ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻulungaanga taʻetaau ʻi he ʻaho ní? (e) Ko hai ʻoku fakahangataha ki ai ʻa e tokanga ʻa e kau faiako loí, ko ia ko e hā kuo pau ke fai ʻe he faʻahinga peheé?
16 Ko e “ngaahi katoanga ʻofa” ko ʻení ʻoku hā mahino ko e ngaahi meʻa ia naʻe hoko fakasōsiale ʻa ia naʻe fakatahataha ki ai ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí ke fiefia ai ʻi he meʻakaí mo e feohí. ʻOku toe pehē pē foki mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau fakatahataha fakasōsiale ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, mahalo pē ʻi ha ngaahi kātoanga mali, ʻi ha ngaahi kaimeʻakai, pe ko ha efiafi ke feohi. ʻOku lava fēfē ke ngāueʻaki ʻe he faʻahinga tāutaha koví ʻa e ngaahi meʻa pehē ʻoku hokó ke fakataueleʻiʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku maʻukoviá? ʻOku tohi ʻe Pita: “Ko ho nau mata oku fonu i he tonofefine . . . , oku nau tauhele ae kau laumalie taemau.” ʻOku fakahangataha honau “loto kuo boto i he gaahi gaue manumanu” ki he faʻahinga ko honau tuʻunga fakalaumālié ʻoku ʻikai tuʻumaʻu ʻa ē ʻoku ʻikai te nau lava ke ʻai kakato ʻa e moʻoní ko ʻenau meʻá. Ko ia hoko ʻo maʻu faleʻi mei he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi ʻo Pitá, pea ke leʻo! Talitekeʻi ha ngaahi lalaka taʻemaʻa pē, pea ʻoua naʻa hoko ʻo kākaaʻi ʻe ha fakaʻofoʻofa pe matamatalelei fakasino ʻo ha taha ʻokú ne fai ha ngaahi lalaka fakaeʻulungaanga taʻetaau!—2 Pita 2:14, PM.
“Hala Naʻe Fou Ai ʻa Pelami”
17. Ko e hā ʻa e “hala naʻe fou ai ʻa Pelami,” pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻene uesia ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ʻe toko 24,000?
17 Ko e haʻa “malaʻia” ko ʻení kuo fuoloa ʻenau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoní. ʻOku nau hā ngali longomoʻui pē nai ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita: “Kuo nau afe mei he hala totonu, ʻo ʻalu he pe, pea kuo nau matuʻaki muimui atu ʻi he hala naʻe fou ai ʻa Pelami ko e foha ʻo Posoli, ʻa ia naʻa ne manako ki he totongi ʻo e kākā.” (2 Pita 2:14, 15) Ko e hala ʻo e palōfita ko Pēlamí ko ha faleʻi ʻo ha ʻalunga ʻo e fakataueleʻi ki he ʻulungaanga taʻetāú ki heʻene tupu fakafoʻituitui pē ʻaʻana. Naʻá ne tala ki he Tuʻi Mōape ko Pēlakí ʻe fakamalaʻiaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻIsileli kapau ʻe lava ke fakataueleʻi ʻa e kakaí ke fai feʻauaki. Ko hono olá, naʻe fakataueleʻi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe he kau fefine Mōapé, pea naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻa e toko 24,000 ko ʻenau ʻulungaanga taʻetāú.—Nomipa 25:1-9; 31:15, 16; Fakahā 2:14.
18. Naʻe tuʻukāivi fēfē ʻa Pēlami, pea ʻi hono ikuʻangá ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻe hoko ki he kau faiako loí?
18 ʻOku fakamatala ʻa Pita naʻe taʻotaʻofi ʻa Pēlami ʻi he lea ange ʻene ʻasí kiate iá, ka ko Pēlamí naʻe fuʻu lahi ʻene “manako ki he totongi ʻo e kākā” he naʻa mo e ʻi he hoko ʻa e meʻa ko iá, naʻe ʻikai te ne fakangata ai ʻa hono “ʻalunga vale.” (2 Pita 2:15, 16, NW) He toki fulikivanu ē! Malaʻia ki ha taha pē ʻoku hangē ko Pēlamí ʻa ia ʻokú ne feinga ke fakameleʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki hono fakataueleʻi kinautolu ke fai ʻa e ʻulungaanga taʻetāú! Naʻe mate ʻa Pēlami koeʻuhi ko ʻene koví, ko ha vakai tokamuʻa ia ki he meʻa ʻe hoko ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku muimui ʻi hono halá.—Nomipa 31:8.
Ko Honau Ngaahi Fakataueleʻi Fakatēvolo
19, 20. (a) ʻOku fakahoa ki he hā ʻa e faʻahinga hangē ko Pēlamí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? (e) Ko hai ʻoku nau fakataueleʻí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē? (f) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ko ʻenau ngaahi fakatauelé ʻoku fakatēvoló, pea ʻe lava fēfē ke tau maluʻi kitautolu mo e niʻihi kehé meiate kinautolu?
19 ʻI hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga hangē ko Pēlamí, ʻoku tohi ʻe Pita: “Ko e kau siana ni ko e ngaahi matavai [pe, ngaahi vaitupu] taʻehano vai, ko e ngaahi kakapu [pe, ngaahi ʻao] ʻoku fakaoma ʻe ha ʻahiohio.” Ko ha vaitupu pakukā, ki ha tokotaha fononga fieinua ʻi ha toafa ʻoku ʻuhinga nai iá ko e mate. ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ai ʻi he “tauhi . . . ʻa e poʻuli ʻo e kaupoʻuli” maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakatatau ki he ngaahi meʻa peheé! “He ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau puʻaki meʻa lalahi, ko e koto muna pe,” ko e hoko atu ia ʻa Pitá, “ʻo nau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi holi fakakakano ʻatā, ʻo nau mounu ʻaki ʻa e pauʻu fakalielia, ko ia ʻoku nau tauhele ʻaki ʻa e kakai kuo ʻikai te nau meimei hao lelei mai meiate kinautolu ʻoku nofo hē.” ʻOku nau fakataueleʻi ʻa e kau taʻetaukeí ʻaki ʻa e “talaʻofa kiate kinautolu ha tauʻataina,” ko e lea ia ʻa Pitá, lolotonga iá “ko e koto popula kinautolu ki he ʻauha.”—2 Pita 2:17-19; Kaletia 5:13.
20 Ko e ngaahi fakatauele ʻa e kau faiako kovi peheé ʻoku fakatēvolo. Ko e fakatātaá, te nau pehē nai: ‘ʻOku ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku tau vaivai mo moʻulaloa ki he ongo ʻo e lotó. Ko ia kapau ʻoku tau fai ʻe kitautolu tonu pea fakatōliʻa ʻetau ngaahi holi fakaefehokotaki fakasinó, ʻe faimeesi pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ia. Kapau ʻoku tau vete ʻetau angahalá, te ne fakamolemoleʻi kitautolu ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻá ne fai ʻi he taimi naʻa tau fuofua haʻu ai ki he moʻoní.’ Manatuʻi naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he Tēvoló ha fakaofiofi meimei tatau kia ʻIvi, ʻi he talaʻofa ange kiate ia ʻe lava pē ke ne faiangahala ʻo taʻetauteaʻi. ʻI he meʻa fekauʻaki mo ʻIví naʻá ne taukaveʻi ai ko e angahala fakafepaki ki he ʻOtuá ʻe ʻoange ai kiate ia ha fakamaama mo e tauʻatāina. (Senesi 3:4, 5) Kapau ʻe hoko ʻo tau fetaulaki mo ha tokotaha kovi pehē ʻokú ne feohi mo e fakatahaʻangá, ʻoku ʻi ai hotau fatongia ke maluʻi kitautolu pea pehē foki ki he niʻihi kehé ʻaki ʻetau fakahā ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ki he faʻahinga fua fatongia ʻi he fakatahaʻanga Kalisitiané.—Livitiko 5:1.
Maluʻi ʻAki ʻa e ʻIlo Totonu
21-23. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e ʻikai lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻilo totonú? (e) Ko e hā ha toe palopalema ʻoku lāulea ki ai ʻa Pita te tau vakai ki ai hono hokó?
21 ʻOku fakaʻosiʻaki ʻe Pita ʻa e konga ko ʻeni ʻo ʻene tohí ʻaki hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e ʻikai lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻilo naʻá ne pehē ki muʻa ʻoku mahuʻinga ki he “moʻui, mo e lotu moʻoni.” (2 Pita 1:2, 3, 8) ʻOkú ne tohi: “He kapau naʻa nau hao mei he ngaahi meʻa fakamousaʻa ʻo mamani, ʻaki ha ʻilo kanokano [“totonu,” NW] ki he ʻEiki mo fakamoʻui ko Sisu Kalaisi, ka nau toe fihia ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia, ʻo ikuna ai kinautolu, pea ta ʻoku lahi ʻa e kovi ki mui ʻi he kovi ki muʻa.” (2 Pita 2:20, fakaʻītali ʻamautolu.) He toki meʻa fakamamahi ē! Ko e faʻahinga pehē ʻi he taimi ʻo Pitá naʻa nau liʻaki ʻa e ʻamanaki maʻongoʻonga ʻo e moʻui fakahēvani taʻefaʻamaté ki ha momeniti siʻi pē ʻo e fakafiemālie fakaefehokotaki fakasinó.
22 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Pita: “Ne lelei muʻa kiate kinautolu ke ʻoua te nau ʻilo ʻa e hala ʻo e maʻoniʻoni, ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ki ai pea toki foki mei he tuʻutuʻuni tapu naʻe tuku kiate kinautolu. Kuo fakamoʻoni ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e palovepi totonu, Foki e kuli ki heʻene lua aʻana: pea mo e palovepi ʻe taha, Puaka ne maʻa toe fakapelepela.”—2 Pita 2:21, 22; Palovepi 26:11.
23 Kuo hā mahino naʻe kamata ke uesia ʻa e muʻaki kau Kalisitiané ʻe he palopalema ko ia ʻe taha naʻe meimei tatau mo ia ʻokú ne uesia ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe hā mahino ʻa e lāunga ʻa e niʻihi fekauʻaki mo e ngalingali ʻe ʻikai hoko mai ʻa e talaʻofa ki he ʻi ai ʻa Kalaisí. Tau sivisiviʻi angé ʻa e anga ʻo e lave ʻa Pita ki he meʻa ko ʻení.
ʻOkú Ke Manatuʻi?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakatātā fakatokanga ʻe tolu ʻoku lave ki ai ʻa Pitá?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hanga ʻe he kau faiako loí ʻo “fakasikakaʻi ʻa houʻeiki”?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e hala ʻo Pēlamí, pea ʻoku anga-fēfē nai ʻa e feinga ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku muimui aí ke fakataueleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e taʻemalava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ʻilo totonú?