ʻOku ʻia Sihova ʻa e Fakamoʻuí
“Ko ho tau Otua koe Otua ia oe fakamoui.”—SĀME 68:20, PM.
1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau pehē ko Sihová ko e Matavai ia ʻo e fakamoʻuí? (e) ʻE anga-fēfē haʻo fakamatalaʻi ʻa e Palovepi 21:31?
KO SIHOVÁ ko e Fakamoʻui ia ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá. (Aisea 43:11) Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻeni ʻe he tuʻi ʻIsileli ongoongoa ko Tēvitá mei heʻene hokosia fakafoʻituituí, pea naʻá ne hiva ʻaufuatō: “Oku ia Jihova ae fakamoui.” (Sāme 3:8, PM) Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he palōfita ko Sioná ʻa e ngaahi foʻi lea tatau ʻi heʻene lotu faivelenga he lolotonga ʻo ʻene ʻi he loto kete ʻo e fuʻu iká.—Siona 2:9.
2 Naʻe toe ʻilo ʻe he foha ʻo Tēvita ko Solomoné ko Sihova ʻa e Matavai ʻo e fakamoʻuí, he naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku teu ha hōsi ki he ʻaho ʻo e tau: Ka ko e tuʻumalie [“fakamoʻuí,” NW] ʻoku meia Sihova ia.” (Palovepi 21:31) ʻI he Hahake Lotolotó ʻi he kuonga muʻá, naʻe toho palau ʻaki ʻa e fanga pulú, naʻe uta ʻa e ngaahi kavengá ʻi he fanga ʻasí, naʻe heka ʻa e kakaí ʻi he fanga miulí, pea naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e fanga hōsí ʻi he taú. Kae kehe, ki muʻa ke hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtuá ki honau tuʻi ʻi he kahaʻú “ʻe ʻikai te ne fakalahi ʻene fanga hosi.” (Teutalonome 17:16) Heʻikai ke fiemaʻu ha fanga hoosi ia ki he taú koeʻuhi ʻe fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ia hono kakaí.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻoku taau ke tau tokanga ki aí?
3 Ko e ʻEiki Hau ko Sihová “koe Otua ia oe fakamoui.” (Sāme 68:20, PM) Ko ha fakakaukau fakalototoʻa ē! Ka ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi “fakamoui” kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihová? Pea ko hai kuó ne fakahaofí?
ʻOku Fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Faitotonú
4. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻilo ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kakai anga-fakaʻotuá?
4 Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau tuli ki ha ʻalunga anga-tonu ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau sevāniti fakatapui ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku malava ke nau maʻu ʻa e fiemālie mei he ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá: “ʻOku poto pe ʻa e ʻEiki [“Sihova,” NW] ke hamusi ʻa e kakai lotumoʻoni mei he ʻahiʻahi, pea ke tauhi tautea ʻa e kau fai taʻetotonu, ʻo aʻu ki he fakamāu.” ʻI hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa e poini ko ʻení, naʻe pehē ʻe Pita ko e ʻOtuá “naʻe ʻikai te ne maemaeʻekina ʻa e maama motuʻa, ka ne tauhi pe ha toko fitu, pea valu ʻaki ʻa Noa, ʻa ia naʻa ne malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoni, ʻi heʻene ʻomi ʻa e Lōmaki ki he maama ʻo e kau fakaʻotuamate.”—2 Pita 2:5, 9.
5. ʻI he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga fē naʻe ngāue ai ʻa Noa ko ha tokotaha “malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoni”?
5 Sioloto atu naʻá ke ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá. ʻOku ʻi he māmaní ʻa e kau tēmeniō naʻe liliu ʻo kakanó. ʻOku hanga ʻe he fānau ʻa e kau ʻāngelo talangataʻá ni ʻo ngaohikoviʻi ʻa e kakaí, pea ‘kuo opeope ʻi he fonuá ʻa e fakamālohí.’ (Senesi 6:1-12) Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai malava ke fakamālohiʻi ʻa Noa ke ne liʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻa Sihová. Ka, ʻokú ne “malangaʻaki ʻa e maʻoniʻoni.” Ko ia mo hono fāmilí ʻoku nau langa ha ʻaʻake, ʻo ʻikai ʻaupito haʻanau veiveiua ki he pau ke toʻo atu ʻa e fulikivanú ʻi he lolotonga ʻenau moʻuí. ʻOku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he tui ʻa Noá ʻa e māmani ko iá. (Hepelu 11:7) ʻOku huʻufataha ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga-lolotonga ní mo ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Noá, ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ai ko e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻeni ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení. (Mātiu 24:37-39; 2 Timote 3:1-5) Ko ia, hangē pē ko Noá, te ke fakamoʻoniʻi koe ʻokú ke anga-tonu ko ha tokotaha malanga ʻo e māʻoniʻoní ʻo ngāue fakataha mo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hoʻo tatali ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihová?
6. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he 2 Pita 2:7, 8 ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faitotonú?
6 ʻOku ʻomai ʻe Pita ha toe fakamoʻoni ki hono fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faitotonú. ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻapositoló: “Ne hamusi [ʻe he ʻOtuá] ʻa Lote maʻoniʻoni, ʻa ia kuo ne mafasia ʻi he toʻonga ʻa e kau malaki lao na, ʻa ia naʻa nau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e pauʻu fakalielia; (he ko siʻi maʻoniʻoni ko ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene nofo ʻi honau lotolotonga, ʻo sio mo fanongo ki heʻenau meʻa, naʻa ne fakahohaʻa tuʻu hono laumalie maʻoniʻoni ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pe ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi ngaue maumau lao.)” (2 Pita 2:7, 8; Senesi 19:1-29) Kuo hoko ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú ko ha founga moʻui ia ʻa e laui miliona ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí ni. Hangē pē ko Loté, ʻokú ke ‘mafasia ʻi he toʻonga pauʻu fakalielia’ ʻoku ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa e fuʻu tokolahi ʻi he ʻaho ní? Kapau ʻokú ke pehē, pea kapau ʻokú ke tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e māʻoniʻoní, te ke ʻi he lotolotonga nai ʻo e faʻahinga ʻe fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi ʻe fakangata ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu ko ʻení.
ʻOku Fakahaofi ʻe Sihova Hono Kakaí mei he Kau Fakafeʻātungiá
7. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi feangai ʻa Sihova mo e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi ʻIsipité ʻokú ne fakahaofi ʻa ʻene kakaí mei he fakafeʻātungiá?
7 ʻI he kei tolonga atu ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu motuʻá ni, ʻe hokosia ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻa e fakatanga mo e fakafeʻātungia mei he filí. Ka ʻoku malava ke nau loto-maʻu ʻe fakahaofi kinautolu ʻe Sihova, he naʻá ne fakahaofi hono kakai fakafeʻātungiaʻí ʻi he kuohilí. Pehē pē ko ha tokotaha ʻIsileli koe ʻoku tofanga ʻi he fakafeʻātungia ʻi he nima ʻo e kau ʻIsipite ʻo e ʻaho ʻo Mōsesé. (Ekisoto 1:1-14; 6:8) ʻOku taaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻa e mala hokohoko. (Ekisoto 8:5–10:29) ʻI hono toʻo atu ʻe he mala fakatupu mate hono hongofulú ʻa e ngaahi moʻui ʻa e ʻuluaki tama ʻIsipité, ʻoku fakaʻatā leva ʻe Felo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ke nau mavahe ka ki mui aí ʻokú ne toe fakatahatahaʻi ʻene ngaahi konga kaú ʻo tulimui atu ʻiate kinautolu. Kae kehe, tuai-e-kemo kuó ne ʻauha mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá. (Ekisoto 14:23-28) ʻOkú ke kau fakataha mo Mōsese mo ʻIsileli kātoa ʻi he hiva ko ʻení: “Ko e pateʻitau ʻa Sihova: Ko Sihova hono hingoa. Ko e ngaahi saliote ʻa Felo mo ʻene hosite kuo ne tolo ki tahi na: ʻIo ko ʻene kau kapiteni fili kuo peʻehi ʻi he Tahi Kulokula. ʻOku ʻufiʻufi kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi moana: Naʻa nau ʻalu hifo ki he kilisitahi ʻo hange ha maka.” (Ekisoto 15:3-5) Ko e fakaʻauha meimei tatau pē ʻoku fakatatali mai ki he kau fakafeʻātungiaʻi ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ní.
8, 9. Mei he tohi ʻa e Kau Fakamāú, ʻomai ha fakatātā ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí mei he kau fakafeʻātungiá.
8 ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi taʻu mei he hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá, naʻe fakahoko ʻe he kau fakamāú ʻa e fakamaau totonú ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo kinautolú. Naʻe faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kakaí he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fakafeʻātungia ʻa e kau mulí, ka naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau fakamaau anga-tonu ke fakahaofi kinautolu. Neongo ʻoku tau ‘toʻe koeʻuhi ko e kakai ʻoku nau fakamoʻulaloa mo laiki kitautolú,’ ʻi he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ʻe fakahaofi foki kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi hotau tuʻunga ko ʻene kau sevāniti mateakí. (Fakamāu 2:16-18; 3:9, 15) Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he tohi Tohitapu ʻa e Kau Fakamāú kiate kitautolu ʻa e meʻá ni, pea fekauʻaki mo e fakamoʻui lahi ange ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi heʻene Fakamaau kuo fakanofo, ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
9 Tau foki angé ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Fakamaau Pēlakí. Koeʻuhi ko e lotu loí mo e taʻefakahōifua fakaʻotuá, naʻe tofanga ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí he taʻu ʻe 20 ʻi he pule kakaha ʻa e tuʻi Kēnani ko Siapini. Ko Sīsela ko e pule ia ʻo e fuʻu kau tau kāfakafa ʻa Kēnaní. Ka, ‘naʻe ʻikai ʻiloa ha pa pe ha tao ʻi ha Isileli ʻe fāʻi mano,’ neongo ko e tokolahi ʻo e puleʻangá naʻe ʻi he fā miliona nai. (Fakamāu 5:6-8) ʻOku fakatomala ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻo tautapa kia Sihova. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakafou ʻi he palōfita fefine ko Tēpolá, ʻoku fakatahatahaʻi ʻe Pēlaki ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 10,000 ʻi he Moʻunga Tēpoá, pea ʻoku taki hake ʻe Sihova ʻa e filí ki he teleʻa ʻi lalo ʻi he māʻolunga ʻo Tēpoá. ʻOku ʻuʻulu mai ʻa e haʻu ʻa e ngaahi konga kau ʻa Sīselá mo e ngaahi saliote tau ʻe 900 ʻo kolosi mai ʻi he tokalelei mo e tokaʻanga-vaitafe mātuʻu ʻo Kīsoní. Ka ʻoku haʻulu hifo ha fuʻu vai lahi ʻo fakafonu ʻa Kīsoni ʻaki ha fuʻu vai ʻo tāfea. ʻI he ʻalu hifo ʻa Pēlaki mo ʻene kau tangatá ki Moʻunga Tēpoa ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e kakapu ʻa e matangí, ʻoku nau sio mata ai ki he fai fakaʻauha naʻe hoko ʻi hono tukuange mai ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihová. ʻOku maʻu tahataha ai ʻe he kau tangata ʻa Pēlakí ʻa e kau Kēnani manavahē mo holá, ʻo ʻikai ha taha ʻe hao. Ko ha fakatokanga ē ki hotau kau fakafeʻātungia ko ia ʻoku nau fakatoʻotoʻa ke faitau mo e ʻOtuá!—Fakamāu 4:3-16; 5:19-22.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku tau fakapapauʻi ai ʻe fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he lolotonga ní mei honau kau fakafeʻātungiá kotoa?
10 ʻE fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻi he ʻaho ní mei honau ngaahi fili fakafeʻātungia kotoa pē, ʻo hangē pē ko ʻene fakahaofi ʻa ʻIsileli manavahē-ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e tuʻutāmakí. (Aisea 43:3; Selemaia 14:8) Naʻe fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Tēvita “mei he nima ʻo hono fili fua pe.” (2 Samiuela 22:1-3) Ko ia neongo ka ʻoku fakafeʻātungiaʻi kitautolu, pe fakatangaʻi ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kakai ʻa Sihová, ʻai ke tau loto-toʻa, he ʻe hanga ʻe heʻene Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaiá ʻo fakatauʻatāinaʻi kitautolu mei he fakafeʻātungiá. ʻIo, “ko e ngaahi laumalie ʻo e masiva ʻoku ne fakamoʻui. ʻOku ne huhuʻi honau laumalie mei he maumau [“fakafeʻātungiá,” NW] mo e fakamalohi.” (Sāme 72:13, 14) Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ofi ʻa e huhuʻi ko iá.
ʻOku Fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e Faʻahinga ʻOku Falala Kiate Iá
11. Ko e hā ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e falala kia Sihová naʻe tokonaki mai ʻe he talavou ko Tēvitá?
11 Ke sio ki he fakamoʻui ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke tau falala loto-toʻa kiate ia. Naʻe fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e falala loto-toʻa ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi naʻá ne ʻalu atu ai ke fakafetaulaki ki he saianiti ko Kolaiaté. Sioloto atu ki he fuʻu Filisitia māʻolungá ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo kiʻi Tēvitá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ui atu: “ʻOku ke haʻu koe kiate au mo e heleta, mo e ongo tao: ka ko au ʻoku ou ʻalu kiate koe ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova Sapaoti, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi matatau ʻo Isileli, ʻa ia kuo ke luki ki ai. Ko e ʻaho ni ʻe tuku koe ʻe Sihova ki hoku nima; pea te u taaʻi koe, ʻo tuʻusi ho ʻulu meiate koe; pea te u tuku ʻa e ʻangaʻanga ʻo e tau Filisitia he ʻaho ni ki he manupuna ʻo e ʻatā, pea ki he manu fekai ʻo e fonua; koeʻuhi ke ʻilo ʻe mamani katoa ʻoku ai ha ʻOtua ʻo Isileli: pea ke ʻilo ʻa e fuʻu fakataha ni ʻoku ʻikai fai ʻe he ʻEiki ʻene fakamoʻui ʻaki ʻa e heleta mo e tao: he ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻa e tau.” ʻOku vavé ni ke mate ʻa Kolaiate, pea ikuʻi fakaʻaufuli ai ʻa e kau Filisitiá. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe fakahaofi ʻe Sihova hono kakaí.—1 Samiuela 17:45-54.
12. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻaonga nai ai ke manatuʻi ʻa e tangata helo ʻa Tēvita ko ʻEliesá?
12 ʻI he fehangahangai mo e kau fakatangá, ʻoku fiemaʻu nai ke tau “fai ʻo tāu mo e tangata” pea falala kakato ange ki he ʻOtuá. (Aisea 46:8-13; Palovepi 3:5, 6) Fakatokangaʻi ange ʻa e meʻa ko ʻeni naʻe hoko ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe ui ko Fesitami. Naʻe holomui ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau tau Fillisitiá. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke hanga ʻe he ilifiá ia ʻo ueʻi ʻa ʻEliesa, ko e taha ʻo e kau tangata helo tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe toko tolu ʻa Tēvitá. ʻOkú ne tuʻu ʻi ha ngoue paʻale ʻo ne taaʻi tokotaha hifo ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻaki ʻa e heletaá. Ko ia, ‘ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ha fakamoʻui lahi maʻa ʻIsileli.’ (1 Kalonikali 11:12-14; 2 Samiuela 23:9, 10) ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe ha taha ia kitautolu te tau ikuʻi tokotaha pē ha fuʻu kau tau mālohi. Ka, ʻoku ʻi ai nai ha ngaahi taimi ʻoku tau tokotaha ai pea fakafeʻātungiaʻi ʻe he ngaahi filí. Te tau falala ʻo lotu kia Sihova, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e faifakahaofí? Te tau kumi ki heʻene tokoní koeʻuhi ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono lavakiʻi hotau ngaahi kaungātuí ki he kau fakatangá?
ʻOku Fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e Kau Tauhi Mateaki-Angatonú
13. Ko e hā naʻe faingataʻa ai ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e mateaki-angatonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he puleʻanga matakali-hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí?
13 Ke hokosia ʻa e fakamoʻui ʻa Sihová, kuo pau ke tau tauhi maʻu ʻa e mateaki-angatonú kiate ia ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hokó. Naʻe hokosia ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe. Fakakaukau atu ki he meʻa naʻá ke mei fehangahangai mo iá kapau naʻá ke nofo ʻi he puleʻanga matakali-hongofulu ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe hanga ʻe he anga-kakaha ʻa Lehopoamé ʻo ueʻi ʻa e ngaahi matakali ʻe hongofulú ke tuku ʻenau poupou kiate iá pea fokotuʻu ʻa e puleʻanga fakatokelau ʻo ʻIsilelí. (2 Kalonikali 10:16, 17; 11:13, 14) Mei he tokolahi ʻo hono ngaahi tuʻí, ko Sehu naʻe lelei tahá, ka naʻa mo ia ‘naʻe ʻikai te ne tokanga ke fou ʻi he lao ʻa Sihová ʻaki hono lotó kotoa.’ (2 Tuʻi 10:30, 31) Ka neongo ia, ko e puleʻanga matakali-hongofulú naʻe ʻi ai hono kau tauhi mateaki-angatonu. (1 Tuʻi 19:18) Naʻa nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he ʻOtuá, pea naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene kau mo kinautolú. Neongo ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻo hoʻo tuí, ʻokú ke tauhi maʻu ʻa e mateaki-angatonu kia Sihová?
14. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻui naʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi Hesekaiá, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe taki atu ki hono ikuʻi ʻe Pāpilone ʻa Siutá?
14 Naʻe iku ʻa e mafola noa pē ʻa e taʻetokaʻi ʻo e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he tuʻutāmaki ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI hono ikuʻi ia ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá ʻi he 740 K.M., ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe hola ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha mei hono ngaahi matakali ʻe hongofulú ki he puleʻanga matakali ʻe ua ko Siutá, ʻa ia naʻe malava ai ke nau lotu kia Sihova ʻi hono temipalé. Ko e toko fā ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi Siuta ʻe 19 ʻi he laine ʻo Tēvitá—ʻa ʻAsa, Sihosafate, Hesekaia, mo Siosaia—naʻa nau tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi heʻenau anga-līʻoa ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e tauhi mateaki-angatonu ko Hesekaiá, naʻe haʻu ai ʻa e kau ʻAsīliá ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa Siuta ʻaki ha fuʻu kau tau mālohi. ʻI he tali ki he ngaahi hū ʻa Hesekaiá, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ʻāngelo pē ʻe taha ke ne tāmateʻi ʻa e kau ʻAsīlia ʻe toko 185,000 ʻi ha pō pē ʻe taha, ʻo foaki ai ʻa e fakamoʻui ki Heʻene kau lotú! (Aisea 37:36-38) Ki mui mai, naʻe iku ʻa e ʻikai ke tauhi ʻe he kakaí ʻa e Laó pea ke tokanga ki he ngaahi fakatokanga ʻa e kau palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono ikunaʻi ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa Siuta pea fakaʻauha mo hono kolomuʻá, ʻa Selusalema, pea mo e temipalé ʻi he 607 K.M.
15. Ko e hā naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻa e kītakí ki he kau Siu naʻe fakaheeʻi ʻi Pāpiloné, pea naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e faai atu pē ʻo fai ai ʻe Sihova ha fakahaofí?
15 Naʻe fiemaʻu ʻa e kītaki ki he kau Siu naʻe fakahēʻí kae lava ke nau tauhi mateaki-angatonu ki he ʻOtuá he lolotonga ʻa e nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpilone he ngaahi taʻu fakamamahi ʻe 70 nai. (Sāme 137:1-6) ʻOku taau ke tokangaʻi ʻa e tokotaha tauhi mateaki-angatonu ko ia ko e palōfita ko Tanielá. (Taniela 1:1-7; 9:1-3) Sioloto atu ki heʻene fiefia ʻi hono fakahoko ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻi Pēsia ko Kōlesí ʻi he 537 K.M., ʻo fakangofua ai ʻa e kau Siú ke nau foki ki Siuta ke toe langa ʻa e temipalé! (Esela 1:1-4) Naʻe kītaki ʻa Taniela mo e niʻihi kehe ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi, ka naʻe faifai pē ʻo nau sio ki hono liua ʻo Pāpiloné pea mo hono fakahaofi ʻo e kakai ʻa Sihová. ʻOku totonu ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he meʻá ni ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e kītaki he lolotonga ʻetau tatali ki he fakaʻauha ʻo “Babilone koe Lahi,” ko e ʻemipaea fakaemāmani ʻo e lotu loí.—Fakahā 18:1-5, PM.
ʻOku Fakahaofi Maʻu Pē ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kakaí
16. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻui naʻe ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Kuini ʻĒsetá?
16 ʻOku fakahaofi maʻu pē ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau anga-tonu ai ki hono huafá. (1 Samiuela 12:22; Aisea 43:10-12) Foki ange ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Kuini ʻĒsetá—ko e senituli hono nima K.M. ia. Kuo fakanofo ʻe Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo (Sease I) ʻa Hāmani ke hoko ko e palēmia. ʻI heʻene ʻita tupu mei he fakafisi ʻa Motekiai ko e Siú ke punou ange kiate iá, ʻoku faʻufaʻu ai ʻa Hāmani ke fakaʻauha ia mo e kau Siu kotoa pē ʻi he ʻEmipaea Pēsiá. ʻOkú ne fakamatalaʻi kinautolu ko e kau maumau-lao, ʻo tānaki atu mo ha fakalotoʻi fakaepaʻanga, pea ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ke ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e foʻi mama sila ʻa e tuʻí ke silaʻi ʻaki ʻa e tohi fakamoʻoni ʻoku tuʻutuʻuni ai honau fakaʻauhá. ʻOku fakahaaʻi loto-toʻa ʻe ʻĒseta ʻa hono tupuʻanga Siú ki he tuʻí pea fakahaaʻi mo e faʻufaʻu fakapō ʻa Hāmaní. ʻOku vavé ni ke tautau ʻa Hāmani ʻi he fuʻu pou ʻakau tofu pē ko ia naʻá ne teuteu ki he tāmateʻi ʻo Motekiaí. ʻOku fokotuʻu leva ʻa Motekiai ko e palēmiá ia, fakataha mo hono fakamafaiʻi ke fakaʻatā ʻa e kau Siú ke nau maluʻi kinautolu. ʻOku nau maʻu ha ikunaʻi kāfakafa ʻo honau ngaahi filí. (Eseta 3:1–9:19) ʻOku totonu ke hanga ʻe he meʻá ni ʻo ʻai ke mālohi ʻetau tui ʻe fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngāue fakahaofi ki heʻene kau sevāniti talangofua ʻi he ʻaho ní.
17. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e kaunga ʻa e talangofuá ki hono fakahaofi ʻo e kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻo e ʻuluaki senitulí ʻa ē naʻe nofo ʻi Siuteá?
17 Ko e toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ʻoku fakahaofi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene kakaí ko ʻenau talangofua kiate ia mo hono ʻAló. ʻAi ange koe ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e kau ākonga Siu ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ʻuluaki senitulí. ʻOkú ne tala kiate kinautolu: “Ka mou ka vakai ki he kapui ʻo Selusalema ʻe he ngaahi matatau, te mou toki ʻilo kuo ofi hono fakaʻauha. Pea ke toki hola ki he moʻunga ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻi Siutea.” (Luke 21:20-22) ʻOku ʻosi atu ʻa e ngaahi taʻu, mo hoʻo fifili pe ʻe fakahoko fakakū ʻa e ngaahi leá ni. ʻOku hoko mai leva ʻo angatuʻu ʻa e kau Siú ʻi he 66 T.S. ʻOku ʻātakaiʻi leva ʻe he ngaahi konga kau Lomá ʻi he malumalu ʻo Sesitiuse Kaliusé ʻa Selusalema ʻo tuiaki atu ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ʻā ʻo e temipalé. Fakafokifā pē, ʻoku holomui ʻa e kau Lomá ia ʻo ʻikai ha ʻuhinga mahino. Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he kau Kalisitiane Siú? ʻI heʻene Ecclesiastical History (Tohi III, vahe V, 3), ʻoku pehē ai ʻe ʻIusepiuse naʻa nau hola mei Selusalema mo Siutea. Naʻa nau hao koeʻuhi naʻa nau talangofua ki he fakatokanga fakaekikite ʻa Sīsuú. ʻOkú ke fakavave pehē ke fai ki he tataki Fakatohitapu ʻoku tokonaki ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he “tauhi agatonu” kuo fakanofo ki he kotoa ʻo e “mea kotoabe” ʻa Sīsuú?—Luke 12:42-44, PM.
Fakamoʻui ki he Moʻui Taʻengata
18, 19. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻui naʻe hanga ʻe he pekia ʻa Sīsuú ʻo ʻai ke malavá, pea maʻa hai? (e) Ko e hā naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ke faí?
18 Ko e tokanga ki he fakatokanga ʻa Sīsuú naʻe fakahaofi ai ʻa e ngaahi moʻui ʻa e kau Kalisitiane Siu ʻi Siuteá. Ka ʻoku ʻai ʻe he pekia ia ʻa Sīsuú ke malava ʻa e fakamoʻui ki he moʻui taʻengatá maʻá e “kakai kotoa pe.” (1 Timote 4:10) Naʻe malanga hake ʻa hono fiemaʻu ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ha huhuʻí ʻi he faiangahala ʻa ʻĀtamá, ʻo mole ai ʻa e moʻuí meiate ia pea fakatau atu ai ʻa e matakali ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he pōpula ki he angahalá mo e maté. (Loma 5:12-19) Ko e ngaahi feilaulau fanga manu naʻe fai ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Lao ʻa Mōsesé ko ha ʻufiʻufi fakaefakatātā pē ia ʻo e angahalá. (Hepelu 10:1-4) Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha tamai fakaetangata ʻa Sīsū pea ʻoku hā mahino ko e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻá ne “fakamalumalu” ʻa Mele talu mei he taimi naʻá ne tuʻituʻia aí ʻo aʻu ki hono ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe ʻaloʻi mai ia ʻo ne ʻatā mei ha tukufakaholo ʻo e angahalá, pe taʻehaohaoá. (Luke 1:35; Sione 1:29; 1 Pita 1:18, 19) ʻI he pekia ʻa Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tokotaha tauhi mateaki-angatonu haohaoá, naʻá ne foaki ai ʻa ʻene moʻui haohaoá ke toe fakatau mai mo fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Hepelu 2:14, 15) Naʻe hanga ai ʻe Kalaisi ʻo “foaki ia ʻe ia ko e fetongi huhuʻi ʻo e kakai kotoa pe.” (1 Timote 2:5, 6) ʻE ʻikai ʻai ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē kinautolu ke nau maʻu ʻa e tokonaki ko ʻeni ki he fakamoʻuí, ka ʻoku tali ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono ngāueʻaki hono ngaahi ʻaongá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tali ia ʻi he tuí.
19 ʻI hono ʻoatu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo ʻene feilaulau huhuʻí ki he ʻOtuá ʻi hēvaní, naʻe toe fakatau mai ai ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e hako ʻo ʻĀtamá. (Hepelu 9:24) ʻOku maʻu ai ʻe Sīsū ha Fefine Mali, ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa hono kau muimui pani ʻe toko 144,000 ʻoku fokotuʻu hake ki he moʻui fakahēvaní. (Efeso 5:25-27; Fakahā 14:3, 4; 21:9) ʻOkú ne toe hoko ko ha “Tamai Taʻengata” ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tali ʻene feilaulaú pea te nau maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní. (Aisea 9:6, 7 [Isaia 9:5, 6, PM]; 1 Sione 2:1, 2) Ko ha fokotuʻutuʻu anga-ʻofa ē! ʻOku hā mahino ʻa e houngaʻia ai ʻa Paulá ʻi heʻene tohi fakamānavaʻi hono ua ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻi Kolinitoó, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻe fakahaaʻi ʻi he kupu hoko maí. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Paula ke ʻoua naʻa fakaʻatā ha meʻa ke ne taʻofi ia mei hono tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau ʻai kinautolu ke nau maʻu ʻa e tokonaki fisifisimuʻa ʻa Sihova ko e fakamoʻui ki he moʻui taʻengatá.
Ko e Hā Haʻo Tali?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni Fakatohitapu ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻene kakai faitotonú?
◻ ʻOku tau ʻilo fēfē ʻoku fakahaofi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku falala kiate iá pea tauhi maʻu ʻenau mateaki-angatonú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tokonaki kuo fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he fakamoʻui ki he moʻui taʻengatá?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 12]
Naʻe falala ʻa Tēvita kia Sihova, ko e “Otua ia oe fakamoui.” ʻOkú ke pehē?
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ʻOku fakahaofi maʻu pē ʻe Sihova ʻene kakaí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻi he taimi ʻo Kuini ʻĒsetá