Kumi ki he Melino Moʻoní pea Tuli ki Ai!
“Ko ia ʻoku loto ke ʻofa ki he moʻui, . . . ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kovi, ka ne fai ʻa e lelei; ke ne kumi ki he melino, ʻio ʻo tuli ki ai.”—1 PITA 3:10, 11.
1. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻiloa ʻa ʻAisea ʻoku mahino ʻe pau ʻene lavameʻá?
“TE NAU tuki huo ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heleta, mo e ngaahi hele ʻauhani ʻaki honau ngaahi tao: ʻe ʻikai ofa heleta ha puleʻanga ki ha puleʻanga, pea ʻe ʻikai kei fai ha akotau.” (Aisea 2:4) Neongo ko e konga tohi ʻiloa ko ʻení ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ofi ia ki he ʻuluʻi ʻōfisi ʻa māmani ki he Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá ʻi he kolo lahi ko Niu ʻIoké, ko e kautaha ʻa māmani ia ko iá kuo hala ʻatā haʻane fakahoko ia. Kae kehe, koeʻuhí ko ha konga ia ʻo e folofola taʻematukutuku ʻa e ʻOtua ko Sihová, ko e tala fakahāhā ko iá ʻe ʻikai ke taʻeola ia.—Aisea 55:10, 11.
2. Ko e hā kuo pau ke ‘hoko ʻi he kuonga ʻamuí,’ ʻo fakatatau ki he Aisea 2:2, 3?
2 Ko e ngaahi lea ʻoku ʻi he Aisea 2:4 ko e konga moʻoni ia ʻo ha kikite fakaofo, ko ha kikite fekauʻaki mo e melino moʻoní—pea ʻoku lolotonga fakahoko tonu ia ʻi hotau taimí. Ki muʻa ʻi hono talaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻamanaki ʻo e ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha ngaahi tau mo ha ngaahi nāunau ki he taú, ʻoku pehē ʻe he kikité: “ʻE hoko ʻo pehe ʻi he kuonga ʻamui, ʻe fokotuʻu ʻa e moʻunga ʻo e fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga, pea ʻe mahiki hake ʻi he ngaahi foʻi maʻolunga; pea ʻe tafe ki ai ʻa e ngaahi kakai kotoa pe. ʻIo, ʻe ōange ʻa e ngaahi kakai lahi, pea te nau pehe, Haʻuā, ke tau ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga ʻo Sihova, ki he fale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo Sekope; pea te ne ako kiate kitautolu hano ngaahi ʻalunga, pea te tau fou ʻi hono ngaahi founga: he ko Saione ʻe ʻalu mei ai ʻa e fakahinohino, mo e folofola ʻa Sihova mei Selusalema.”—Aisea 2:2, 3.
ʻE Lava ke Melino ʻa e Kakaí
3. ʻE malava fēfē ha taha ʻo liliu mei he manako-keé ki he manako-melinó?
3 Fakatokangaʻi ki muʻa ke lava ʻa e kakaí ʻo tuli ki ha ʻalunga melinó, kuo pau ke fakahinohinoʻi kinautolu ki he ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová. Ko e tali anga-talangofua ki he ngaahi akonaki ʻa Sihová ʻe lava ʻo liliuʻi ai ʻa e fakakaukau mo e tōʻonga ʻa ha taha, ʻo hoko ai ʻa e tokotaha naʻe manako-keé ʻo manako-melino. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahoko ʻa e liliu ko ʻení? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Loma 12:2: “ʻOua naʻa mou tuku ke fakaangatatau kimoutolu ki he maama ko eni: kae tuku ke fai ai pe homou liliu, he fakafoʻou ʻo homou ʻatamai, ke mou sivi ʻo ʻilo pe ko e ha ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei, ʻa e meʻa te ne hōifua ai, ʻa e meʻa ʻoku haohaoa.” ʻOku tau fulihi ʻetau fakakaukaú, pe ueʻi ia ki ha ʻalunga kehe, ʻaki hono fakafonu ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni mei he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ako tuʻumaʻu ʻo e Tohitapú ʻoku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke fai ʻa e liliu ko ʻení pea mo fakamafeia kitautolu ke fakamoʻoniʻi kiate kitautolu ko e hā ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihova kiate kitautolú, kae lava ai ke tau sio lelei ki he hala ʻoku totonu ke tau fou aí.—Sāme 119:105.
4. ʻOku anga-fēfē hano ʻai ʻe ha taha ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻou ʻoku melinó?
4 ʻOku liliuʻi ʻe he moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he founga ʻo ʻetau fakakaukaú kae pehē foki ki heʻetau ngaahi tōʻongá mo e angaʻitangatá. ʻOku tokoni ia kiate kitautolu ke fai ʻa e meʻa ko ia naʻe naʻinaʻi ki ai ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Paulá: “Liliu hoʻomou toʻonga muʻa, ʻo huʻihuʻi ʻa e motuʻa tangata, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻauʻauha ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻa Kākā: pea . . . fai ai pe homou fakafoʻou ʻe he Laumalie [“ivi ʻokú ne ueʻi,” NW] ʻo homou ʻatamai; pea . . . mou kofuʻaki ʻa e tangata foʻou, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ke hoko ki he ʻOtua ʻi he angatonu mo e maʻoniʻoni ʻa Moʻoni.” (Efeso 4:22-24) Ko e ivi ʻokú ne ueʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí ʻoku mei loto. ʻOku liliu ia pea hoko ʻo mālohi ʻi he tupulaki ko ia ʻetau ʻofa kia Sihova mo ʻene laó, pea ʻokú ne ʻai kitautolu ko e kakai fakalaumālie mo melino.
5. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e “tuʻutuʻuni foʻou” naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ki he melino ʻi honau lotolotongá?
5 Ko e fiemaʻu ki he liliu ko ʻení ʻoku mahino ia mei he fakahinohino naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá he lolotonga ʻa hono ngaahi taimi fakaʻosi mo kinautolú: “Ko e tuʻutuʻuni foʻou ʻoku ou tuku kiate kimoutolu, Ke mou feʻofaʻaki: hange ā ko ʻeku ofaʻi kimoutolu, ke pehē foki hoʻomou feʻofaʻaki. Ko e meʻa kó é ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko e kau ako kimoutolu aʻaku, ʻo kapau ʻe ai haʻamou feʻofaʻaki.” (Sione 13:34, 35) Ko e ʻofa faka-Kalaisi taʻesiokita ko ʻení, ʻokú ne haʻi fakatahaʻi ʻa e kau ākongá ʻi he fāʻūtaha haohaoa. (Kolose 3:14) Ko e faʻahinga pē ʻoku nau loto-lelei ke tali mo moʻuiʻaki ʻa e “tuʻutuʻuni foʻou” ko ʻení te nau fiefia ʻi he melino ʻa ia ʻoku talaʻofa mai ʻe he ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku nau fai ʻeni ʻi he ʻahó ni?
6. Ko e hā ʻoku maʻu ai ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ia ʻa e melinó, ʻo kehe ia mei he kakai ʻo e māmaní?
6 ʻOku feinga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofá ʻi honau tuʻunga fakaefakatokoua ʻi māmani lahí. Neongo ko hono tohoaki mai kinautolu mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní, ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau atu kinautolu ki he ngaahi fekihiaki ʻa e māmaní, naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tuku atu ai kinautolu ki he fakatanga fefeka fakapolitikale mo fakalotú. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e kakai kuo fakafāʻūtahaʻí, ʻoku akoʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova, pea ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e melinó. (Aisea 54:13) ʻOku nau tuʻuʻatā ai pē ʻi he ngaahi fepaki fakapolitikalé, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau kau ʻi he taú. Ko e niʻihi naʻa nau fakamālohi ki muʻá kuo nau tuku atu ʻa e tōʻonga moʻui ko iá. Kuo nau hoko ko e kau Kalisitiane ʻofa ki he melinó, ʻi he faʻifaʻitaki ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa Kalaisi Sīsuú. Pea kuo nau muimui ʻaufuatō ki he akonaki ʻa Pitá: “Ko ia ʻoku loto ke ʻofa ki he moʻui, pea ke ʻilo ha ngaahi ʻaho lelei, ke ne taʻofi hono ʻelelo mei he kovi, mo hono loungutu ke ʻoua ʻe leaʻaki ʻa e kākā: pea ke ne fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kovi, ka ne fai ʻa e lelei; ke ne kumi ki he melino, ʻio, ʻo tuli ki ai.”—1 Pita 3:10, 11; Efeso 4:3.
Faʻahinga ʻOku Nau Tuli ki he Melinó
7, 8. ʻOmi ha fakatātā ʻo e kakai ʻa ia naʻa nau tuku atu ʻa e taú ka nau hoko ko e kau kumi ki he melino moʻoní. (Lave ki he meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻokú ke maheni nai mo ia.)
7 Ko e fakatātaá, ko Rami Oved ē, ko ha ʻōfisa ia ki muʻa ʻi ha kiʻi kongakau fakafepaki makehe ki he tau toitoí. Naʻe akoʻi ia ke ne tāmateʻi hono ngaahi filí. Naʻá ne tui faivelenga ki hono tupuʻi ʻIsilelí ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho naʻá ne ʻilo ai naʻe ʻikai loto ʻa e kau lāpaí ia ke ne mali mo e fefine naʻá ne ʻofa aí, koeʻuhí pē ko ha ʻĒsia ia, ko ha Senitaile. Naʻá ne kamata ke fekumi ki he moʻoní ʻi he Tohitapú. Naʻá ne fetaulaki ai mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko ʻene ako ko ia ʻa e Tohitapú mo e Kau Fakamoʻoní ne fakatuipauʻi ai ia ʻe ʻikai lava ke ne kei hoko ko ha tokotaha ʻofa fonua mateaki. Ko e ʻofa faka-Kalisitiané naʻe ʻuhingá ko hono tuku atu ʻo e taú mo e nāunau taú, pea ako ke ʻofa ki he kakai ʻo e matakali kotoa pē. He ʻohovale ē ko ia ʻi he taimi naʻá ne maʻu ai ha tohi ʻofa ʻoku kamataʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea, “ʻE Hoku Tuongaʻane Rami”! Ko e hā naʻe ngali kehe fekauʻaki mo iá? Ko e tokotaha naʻe faitohí ko ha Fakamoʻoni Palesitaine. “Naʻá ku fakakaukau naʻe fakaofo ia,” ko e lau ia ʻa Rami, “he ko e kau Palesitainé naʻe hoko ko hoku ngaahi fili, ka ko honau tokotaha ʻeni naʻá ne ui au ‘ʻE Hoku Tuongaʻane.’” Ko Rami mo hono malí ʻokú na tuli he taimí ni ki he melinó ʻi he founga ʻa e ʻOtuá.
8 Ko e fakatātā ʻe tahá ko Georg Reuter, ʻa ia naʻá ne kau ʻi he kongakau ʻa Siamane naʻá ne ʻohofi ʻa Lūsia he lolotonga ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní. Naʻe vave ʻene hoko ʻo loto-mamahi ʻi he fuʻu faʻufaʻu ko ia ʻa Hitilā ki hono puleʻi ʻo e māmaní. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne foki ai mei he taú, naʻá ne kamata ke ako ʻa e Tohitapú mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne tohi: “Faifai pē pea kamata ke māʻalaʻala kiate au ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi tā ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻOtuá ia ʻa e tokotaha ke tukuakiʻi ki ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo e lingi totó . . . naʻá ku ako ʻo ʻilo tā ko ʻene taumuʻá ʻaʻana ke fokotuʻu ha palataisi ʻi māmani kotoa mo e ngaahi tāpuaki taʻengata ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá. . . . Ne ʻosi pōlepole ʻa Hitilā fekauʻaki mo ʻene “Pule Taʻu ʻe Tahaafé’ ka naʻe pule pē ia ʻi he foʻi [taʻu] ʻe 12—pea hono ʻikai ko ha ikuʻanga fakalilifu ē! Ko Kalaisi ia kae ʻikai ko Hitilā . . . ʻokú ne malava pea te ne fokotuʻu ha pule taʻu ʻe tahaafe ki he māmaní.” ʻI ha taʻu nai ʻeni ʻe 50, kuo ngāue ai ʻa Georg ko ha talafekau ʻo e melino moʻoní ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau taimi-kakató.
9. ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi fēfē ʻe he meʻa naʻe hokosia ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Siamane faka-Nasí ʻoku nau loto-toʻa lolotonga ia ʻoku nau melino pē?
9 Ko e tauhi anga-tonu mo tuʻuʻatā ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Siamane he lolotonga ʻa e pule faka-Nasí ʻoku hokohoko mai ʻene hoko ko e fakamoʻoni ki heʻenau ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá pea ki he melinó naʻa mo e taimí ni, ʻo laka hake ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe 50 ki mui. Ko ha kiʻi tohi naʻe pulusi ʻe he United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ʻi Uasingatoni, D.C., ʻokú ne pehē: “Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová naʻa nau kātekina ʻa e fuʻu fakatanga lahi ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule faka-Nasí. . . . Ko e loto-toʻa naʻe fakahāhā ʻe honau fuʻu tokolahi ʻi he fakafisi ko ia [ke siʻaki ʻenau lotú], ʻi he fehangahangai mo e fakamamahiʻí, ngaohikoviʻi ʻi he ngaahi ʻapitanga fakamamahí, pea taimi ʻe niʻihi ko hono tāmateʻí, ne iku ʻo tokaʻi ai kinautolu ʻe honau toʻutangata tokolahi.” Pea ʻokú ne tānaki mai: “Lolotonga hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻo e ngaahi ʻapitangá, ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová naʻa nau hokohoko atu ʻenau ngāué, ʻa e hūhū holo ʻi he kau haó, ʻi hono fai ʻa e fakauluí.”
Ko ha Fuʻu Liliu Lahi Ange
10. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e liliu lahi ʻoku fiemaʻu kae hoko mai ʻa e melino moʻoní? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻeni ʻi he tohi ʻa Tānielá?
10 ʻOku ʻuhinga ai heni ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau tui te nau lava ʻo ʻomi ʻa e melinó ki he kotoa ʻo e māmaní ʻaki ha fuʻu faʻahinga fakaului ki ha tui ki he tuʻuʻatā faka-Kalisitiané? ʻIkai! Ke toe fakafoki ʻa e melinó ki he māmaní, ʻoku fiemaʻu ha fuʻu liliu lahi ange ia. Ko e hā ia? Ko e pule fakatupu māvahevahe, fakaaoao, mo fakamālohi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá kuo pau ke tukulolo ia ki he pule ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ē naʻe akoʻi ʻe Sīsū ki heʻene kau ākongá ke nau lotuá. (Mātiu 6:9, 10) Ka ʻe anga-fēfē hano fakahoko ia? ʻI ha misi naʻe fakamānavaʻi fakaeʻotua, naʻe ako ai ʻe he palōfita ko Tānielá, ko e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku hangē ha fuʻu maka lahi ‘naʻe ʻikai ngaohi ʻe ha nima ʻo ha tangata,’ te ne haveki ha fuʻu ʻīmisi lahi fakaʻulia ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga-pule fakapolitikale ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki he māmaní. Naʻá ne talaki leva: “ʻI he taimi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ko ia, ko e ʻOtua ʻo Langi te ne fokotuʻu ha puleʻanga ʻe ʻikai fulihi ʻo taʻengata; pea ko hono pule ʻe ʻikai tuku ki ha kakai kehe: ka te ne laiki mo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ko ia, kae tuʻu pe ia ʻo taʻengata.”—Taniela 2:31-44.
11. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe fakahoko mai ʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e liliu ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he melinó?
11 Ko e hā ʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e fuʻu liliu lahi ko ʻeni ki he tuʻunga ʻo e māmaní? Koeʻuhí kuo ʻosi talaʻofa ʻe Sihova te ne fakamaʻa mei he māmaní ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau ʻuliʻi mo maumauʻi iá. (Fakahā 11:18) Ko e liliu ko ʻení ʻe fakahoko ia ʻi he faitau māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihova kia Sētane mo ʻene māmani fulikivanú. ʻOku tau lau ʻi he Fakahā 16:14, 16: “He ko e ngaahi laumalie ʻo e fanga tevolo faimana ʻa kinautolu [ʻa ia ko e faʻahikehe ʻe tolu], ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻalu atu ki he ngaahi tuʻi [ko e kau pule fakapolitikale] ʻo mamani kātoa, ke fakataha kinautolu ki he tau ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtua Aoniu. Pea naʻa ne fakataha kinautolu ki he potu ʻoku ui ʻi he lea faka-Hepelu ko Hamaketone.”
12. ʻE fēfē ʻa ʻĀmaketone?
12 ʻE fēfē ʻa ʻĀmaketone? ʻE ʻikai ko ha fakaʻauha fakaeniukilia ia pe ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki naʻe fakalanga ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. ʻIkai, ko e tau ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fakangata ʻa e ngaahi tau kotoa ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pea mo fakaʻauhamālie ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e ngaahi tau peheé. Ko e tau ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ke ʻomi ʻa e melino moʻoní ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻofa ki he melinó. ʻIo, ko ʻĀmaketoné ʻoku haʻu ʻo hangē pē ko hono fakataumuʻa ʻe Sihová. ʻE ʻikai tuai. Ko ʻene palōfita ko Hapakuké naʻe fakamānavaʻi ke ne tohi: “ʻOku sio ʻa e visone ki ha taimi atu kuo tuʻutuʻuni, pea ʻoku holi ia ke aʻu, pea ʻe ʻikai loi: kapau ʻoku ngali tuai, piki pe ki ai; he kuo pau te ne haʻu: ʻe ʻikai tuai.” (Hapakuke 2:3) Koeʻuhí ko ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻi fakaetangatá, ʻe hā ngali tuai mai nai ia, ka ʻoku tauhi ʻe Sihova ia ʻene taimi-tēpilé. ʻE patō ʻa ʻĀmaketone ʻi he taimi pē ko ia kuo tomuʻa fakapapauʻi ki ai ʻe Sihová.
13. ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e feangainga ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e tokotaha fakatupu kovi moʻoní, ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló?
13 Ko e ngāue kuo fakapapauʻi ko ʻení te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e hala ki he melino moʻoní! Ka ki he melino moʻoní ke fokotuʻu maʻú, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa kehe ia kuo pau ke fai—ko hono toʻo atu ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e māvahevahé, tāufehiʻá, pea mo e fekeʻikeʻí. Pea ko e meʻa tofu pē ia hono hoko ʻoku kikiteʻi ʻe he Tohitapú ʻe fakahokó—ʻa hono tuku ki he luo taʻehanotakelé ʻa Sētané, ko e tokotaha fakatupunga ʻo e taú pea ko e tamai ʻo e loí. Naʻe sio ʻa e ʻaposetolo ko Sioné ki he meʻá ni ʻi ha vīsone fakaekikite, ʻa ia ʻoku hiki ʻi he Fakahā 20:1-3: “Pea u vakai ha angelo ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he langi, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻa e kī ʻo e Luo Taʻehanotakele, pea ʻoku ne toʻo ha fuʻu seini. Pea ne puke ʻa e Talakoni, ʻa e Ngata ʻo onoʻaho, ʻa ia ko e Tevolo foki mo Setane, pea ne haʻi ia ke ʻosi ha taʻu ʻe afe, pea ne li ia ki he Luo, ʻo ne tapuni ia ʻo silaʻi mei ʻolunga; koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te ne toe kākāʻi ʻa e kakai kaeʻoua ke kakato ʻa e taʻu ʻe taha afe.”
14. ʻE anga-fēfē nai hano fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngāue lavameʻa ʻa Sihova fekauʻaki mo Sētané?
14 ʻOku ʻikai ko ha misi ʻeni; ko e talaʻofa ia ʻa e ʻOtuá—pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohitapú: “ʻOku ʻikai malava ke loi ʻa e ʻOtuá.” (Hepelu 6:18, NW) Ko ia naʻe malava ke folofola ai ʻa Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻi heʻene palōfita ko Selemaiá: “Ko Sihova au ʻoku ou fai mēsi, pea fai fakakonisitutone, pea fai totonu ʻi mamani: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku ou manako ai—ko Sihova ia mei he Taʻehamai.” (Selemaia 9:24) ʻOku ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻi he fakakonisitūtone mo e totonu, pea ʻokú ne fiefia ʻi he melino ʻa ia te ne ʻomai ki he māmaní.
Puleʻi ʻe he Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó
15, 16. (a) Ko hai kuo fili ʻe Sihova ke pule ko e Tuʻí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e tuʻunga-pule ko iá, pea ko hai ʻe ʻinasi aí?
15 Ke fakapapauʻi ko e melino moʻoní ʻe hoko mai ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo hono Puleʻangá, kuo tuku ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻunga-pulé ki he Pilinisi moʻoni ʻo e Melinó, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa ia naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he Aisea 9:6, 7: “Kuo ʻaloʻi mai ha Tama, kuo tuku mai ha Foha: pea ʻe ʻi hono uma ʻa e puleʻanga. Pea ko e huafa ʻe uiʻaki ko Fakaofo-ene-faleʻi, ko e Helo-ʻOtua, ko e Tamai Taʻengata, ko e ʻEiki [“Pilinisi,” NW] ʻo e Melino. ʻE ʻikai fakangatangata ʻa e tupu ʻo ʻene pule mo e melino . . . Ko e fuaʻa ʻa Sihova Sapaoti te ne fai ʻa e meʻa ko ia.” Naʻe toe tohi fakaekikite ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e pule ʻi he melino ʻa e Mīsaiá: “Ke toʻulu ʻa e maʻoniʻoni ʻi hono kuonga; pea ke leta ʻa e melino, kaeʻoua ke ngata ʻa e mahina.”—Sāme 72:7.
16 Tānaki atu ki aí, ko e ngaahi tokoua ʻe 144,000 ʻo Kalaisí ʻoku pani ʻe he laumālié, te nau pule mo ia ʻi hēvani. Ko e kaungāʻea ʻeni ʻo Kalaisi ʻa ia naʻe tohi ki ai ʻa Paulá: “Pea ko e ʻOtua, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻa ʻEne ʻAfio ʻa e fakamelino, ʻe vave ʻene laiki ʻa Setane ʻi homou lalo vaʻe. Ko e kelesi ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu, ʻofa ke ʻiate kimoutolu ia!” (Loma 16:20) ʻIo, ʻe kau mai mei hēvani ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻi he ikunaʻi ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e tokotaha fakalanga taú, ʻa Sētane ko e Tēvoló!
17. Ko e hā kuo pau ke tau fai kae maʻu ʻa e melino moʻoní?
17 Ko ia ko e fehuʻi he taimi ní, Ko e hā kuo pau ke ke fai kae maʻu ʻa e melino moʻoní? ʻE malava ke hoko mai ʻa e melino moʻoní ʻi he founga pē ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ke maʻu iá kuo pau ke ke fou ʻi he ngaahi sitepu pau. Kuo pau ke ke tali ʻa e Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó pea tafoki kiate ia. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻeni kuo pau ke ke tali ʻa Kalaisi ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Tokotaha-Faifakahaofi mo e Tokotaha-Huhuʻi ʻo e faʻahinga angahalaʻia ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe leaʻaki tonu ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻiloa: “He naʻe ʻofa pehe ʻa e ʻOtua ki māmani, ko ia naʻa ne foaki hono ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu, koeʻuhi ko ia kotoa pe ʻoku tui pikitai kiate ia ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha, kae maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.” (Sione 3:16) ʻOkú ke tui pīkitai kia Kalaisi Sīsū ko e Fakafofonga ia ʻo Sihova ki hono ʻomai ʻo e melino moʻoní mo e fakamoʻuí? ʻOku ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha hingoa ʻi he lalo langí te ne malava ke fokokotuʻu ʻa e melinó pea fakapapauʻi ia. (Filipai 2:8-11) Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí ko Sīsū ʻa e Tokotaha Fili ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e talafekau lahi taha ia ʻo e melinó kuo ʻaʻeva ʻi he māmaní. Te ke fanongo kia Sīsū pea muimui ʻi heʻene faʻifaʻitakiʻangá?
18. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke tau faí ko e tali ia ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Sīsū ʻoku hiki ʻi he Sione 17:3?
18 “Pea ko eni ia ʻa e moʻui taʻengata,” ko e lea ia ʻa Sīsuú, “ke nau fai ke ʻilo koe ko e Otua moʻonia pe taha, pea mo Sisu ne ke fekau mai ko e Misaia.” (Sione 17:3) Ko e taimi ʻeni ke ke maʻu ai ʻa e ʻilo totonú ʻaki ʻa e maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Ko e ngaahi fakataha fakaeako ko ʻení te ne ueʻi koe ke ke fevahevaheʻaki hoʻo ʻiló mo hoʻo ʻamanakí mo e niʻihi kehé. Ko koe foki ʻe malava ke ke hoko ko ha talafekau ʻo e melino ʻa e ʻOtuá. Te ke lava ke fiefia ʻi he melinó ʻi he taimí ni ʻaki hoʻo falala ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻi he Aisea 26:3, ʻo fakatatau ki he New International Version: “Te ke tauhi ʻi he melino haohaoa ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻumaʻu hono ʻatamaí, koeʻuhí ʻokú ne falala mai kiate koe.” Ko hai ʻoku totonu ke ke falala ki aí? “Falala kia Sihova ʻo taʻengata, he ko Iaa Sihova ko e Makatuʻu Laukuonga.”—Aisea 26:4.
19, 20. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatatali mai ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fekumi ʻi he ʻahó ni ki he melinó mo tuli ki aí?
19 Tuʻu ʻi he taimí ni ki he tafaʻaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmani foʻou melino ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he Fakahā 21:3, 4, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu: “Ko eni, ko e tapanekale ʻo e ʻOtua, ʻoku tuʻu mo e kakai. Pea ʻe nofo hono Sikaina mo kinautolu, pea te nau nofo ko hono kakai; pea ʻe nofo ʻe he ʻEne ʻAfio, ko e ʻOtua ʻoku kau maʻanautolu, ʻio, ko honau ʻOtua. Pea te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau mata; pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mate, pea ʻe ʻikai toe ai ha mamahi, pe ha tangi, pe ha ongosia; kuo mole ʻa e ngaahi meʻa muʻa.” ʻIkai ko e kahaʻu melino ia ʻokú ke ʻunaloto ki aí?
20 Manatuʻi leva ʻa ia kuo talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá. “ʻE maʻu ʻa e fonua ʻe he faʻa kataki; pea te nau fefiefiaʻi ʻi he melino lahi. Tokangaʻi ʻa siʻi haohaoa, pea vakavakai ʻa maʻoniʻoni e: he ko e ʻamui ʻo e tangata ko ia ko e koto tuʻumalie [“melino,” NW].” ʻI he taimi ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e ʻaho fakafiefia ko iá, ʻofa ke tau leaʻaki ʻa e loto-hounga, “Kuo hoko ʻa e melino moʻoní! Fakamālō ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová, ko e matavai ʻo e melino moʻoní!”
ʻE Lava ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
◻ Ko e hā te ne lava ʻo tokoniʻi ha taha ke fai ha ngaahi liliu ʻi he fakakaukaú mo e tōʻongá?
◻ Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahāhaaʻi fakatāutaha mo fakalūkufua ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa ʻenau ʻofa ki he melino moʻoní?
◻ ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e feangainga ʻa Sihova mo e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e tāufehiʻá mo e taú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he pule ʻa e Pilinisi ʻo e Melinó ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
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Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAiseá ʻoku fakahoko, ʻo ʻikai ʻe he UN, ka ʻe he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau tali ʻa e akonaki ʻa Sihová
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Ko e ongo tangata ko ʻení naʻá na fai ʻa e ngaahi liliu ke tuli ki he melinó
Rami Oved
Georg Reuter