ʻOku Fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻa e Meʻa “Kuo Pau ke Vavé Ni ʻEne Hokó”
“Ko ha meʻa fakahā meia Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa ia naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate ia, ke fakahā ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo pau ke vavé ni ʻene hokó.” —FKH. 1:1.
ʻE FĒFĒ HAʻO TALI?
Ko fē ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻo e fuʻu ʻīmisí ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká?
ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻa e felāveʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká mo e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá?
ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakatātaaʻi ʻe Taniela mo Sione ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻo e tuʻunga-pule fakaetangatá?
1, 2. (a) ʻOku fakaʻatā kitautolu ʻe he ongo kikite ʻa Taniela mo Sioné ke tau fai ʻa e hā? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ʻuluaki ʻulu ʻe ono ʻo e manu fekaí?
KO E ongo kikite ʻa Taniela mo Sioné ʻoku fehoanakimālie ia ʻi he ngaahi founga ʻoku lava ai ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lahi ʻoku hoko he māmaní ʻi he lolotongá ni pea ʻi he kahaʻú. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei hono fakahoa ʻa e vīsone ʻa Sione fekauʻaki mo e manu fekaí, fakamatala ʻa Taniela fekauʻaki mo e manu fekai fakailifia naʻe ʻi ai hono meʻatui ʻe hongofulú, mo hono fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻe Taniela ʻa e fuʻu ʻīmisí? Pea ko e hā ʻoku totonu ke hanga ʻe hono mahinoʻi lelei ʻo e ngaahi kikite ko iá ʻo ueʻi kitautolu ke tau faí?
2 Tau lāulea angé ki he vīsone ʻa Sione fekauʻaki mo e manu fekaí. (Fkh., vahe 13) Hangē ko ia naʻa tau sio ki ai ʻi he kupu ʻi muʻá, ko e ʻuluaki ʻulu ʻe ono ʻo e manu fekaí ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa ʻIsipite, ʻAsīlia, Pāpilone, Mītia-Pēsia, Kalisi, mo Loma. Ko e kotoa ʻo kinautolú naʻa nau fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e tāufehiʻa ki he hako ʻo e fefiné. (Sēn. 3:15) Ko Loma, ʻa e ʻulu hono onó, naʻe kei hoko ko ha mālohi fakapolitikale pule ʻi he laui senituli hili hono tohi ʻe Sione ʻene vīsoné. Faifai atu pē, ko e ʻulu hono fitú te ne fetongi ʻa Loma. Ko fē ʻa e hau fakapolitikale ʻi māmani naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ko iá, pea ʻe anga-fēfē ʻene fakafeangai ki he hako ʻo e fefiné?
ʻASI HAKE ʻA PILITĀNIA MO E ʻIUNAITE SETETÉ ʻO HAU
3. Ko e hā ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he manu fekai fakailifia meʻatui ʻe hongofulú, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he meʻatui ʻe hongofulú?
3 ʻE lava ke tau ʻiloʻi pau ʻa e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekai ʻi he Fakahā vahe 13 ʻaki hono fakahoa ʻa e vīsone ʻa Sioné mo e vīsone ʻa Taniela fekauʻaki mo e manu fekai fakailifia meʻatui ʻe hongofulú.a (Lau ʻa e Taniela 7:7, 8, 23, 24.) Ko e manu fekai naʻe sio ki ai ʻa Tanielá naʻá ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Lomá. (Sio ki he saati ʻi he peesi 12-13.) ʻI he senituli hono nima T.S., naʻe kamata ai ke movete ʻa e ʻEmipaea Lomá. Ko e meʻatui ʻe hongofulu ʻoku tupu hake mei he ʻulu ʻo e manu fekai fakailifia ko iá ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe tupu hake mei he ʻemipaea ko iá.
4, 5. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he meʻatui siʻí? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ʻiloʻanga ʻo e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí?
4 Ko e fā ʻi he ngaahi meʻatuí, pe ngaahi puleʻangá, ʻa ia naʻe tupu hake mei he ʻulu ʻo e manu fekai fakailifiá ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e lave makehe ki ai. Ko e tolu naʻe taʻaki ʻe ha nifo pe meʻatui ʻe taha, ko ha “nifo siʻi.” Naʻe fakahoko eni ʻi he taimi naʻe tupu hake ai ʻo tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻa Pilitānia, ʻa ia ko ha kolonia ki muʻa ʻo e ʻEmipaea Lomá. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he senituli hono 17, ko Pilitāniá ko ha hau mātuʻaki siʻisiʻi pē. Ko e feituʻu kehe ʻe tolu ʻo e ʻEmipaea Loma motuʻá—ʻa Sipeini, Netaleni, mo Falanisē—naʻa nau hau lahi ange. Naʻe taʻaki taha taha ʻe Pilitānia ʻa e ngaahi hau ko iá, ʻo toʻo kinautolu mei honau ngaahi tuʻunga tuʻu-ki-muʻá. ʻI he aʻu mai ki he vaeuaʻanga ʻo e senituli hono 18, naʻe fou atu ʻa Pilitānia ke hoko ko e hau mālohi taha ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e māmaní. Ka naʻe teʻeki ai ke hoko ia ko e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí.
5 Neongo naʻe maʻu ʻe Pilitānia ʻa e tuʻunga pule, naʻe mavahe atu ʻa e ngaahi kolonia ia ʻi ʻAmelika Tokelaú. Neongo ia, naʻe fakaʻatā ʻa e ʻIunaite Seteté ke tupu ʻo mālohi, ʻo maluʻi ʻe he mafai tau tahi ʻa Pilitāniá. ʻI he aʻu ki he taimi naʻe kamata ai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEikí ʻi he 1914, kuo ʻosi langa ʻe Pilitānia ia ʻa e ʻemipaea lahi taha ʻi he hisitōliá pea ko e ʻIunaite Seteté naʻe hoko ko e hau lahi taha ʻi māmani ʻi he fakatupu koloa.b Lolotonga ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní, naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe he ʻIunaite Seteté ha hoa ngāue makehe mo Pilitānia. Ko e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí kuo ʻasi hake he taimí ni ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká. Naʻe anga-fēfē fakafeangai ʻa e ʻulu ko ení ki he hako ʻo e fefiné?
6. Kuo anga-fēfē fakafeangai ʻa e ʻulu hono fitú ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá?
6 Taimi nounou pē hili e kamata ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEikí, naʻe ʻohofi ʻe he ʻulu hono fitú ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá—ʻa e toenga ʻo e fanga tokoua ʻo Kalaisi ʻi he māmaní. (Māt. 25:40) Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ko e lolotonga ʻo ʻene ʻi hení, ko ha toenga ʻo e hakó ʻe longomoʻui ʻi he māmaní. (Māt. 24:45-47; Kal. 3:26-29) Ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká naʻe faitau mo e kakai tapu ko iá. (Fkh. 13:3, 7) Lolotonga ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní, naʻá ne ngaohikoviʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá, tapui ʻa e niʻihi ʻenau ʻū tohí, pea laku ʻa e kau fakafofonga ʻo e kalasi tamaioʻeiki anga-tonú ki he pilīsoné. Ko e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí ne aʻu ʻo ne tāmateʻi ʻa e ngāue fakamalangá ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi. Naʻe tomuʻa ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa fakaʻulia ko ení pea fakahā ia kia Sione. Naʻe toe tala ʻe he ʻOtuá kia Sione ko e konga hono ua ʻo e hakó ʻe toe fakaake ki ha ngāue fakalaumālie fakautuutu. (Fkh. 11:3, 7-11) Ko e hisitōlia ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻi onopooni ʻa Sihová ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ai naʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá.
KO E HAU ʻI MĀMANI ʻO PILITĀNIA-ʻAMELIKÁ MO E VAʻE ʻAIONÉ MO E ʻUMEÁ
7. Ko e hā ʻa e felāveʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí mo e fuʻu ʻīmisí?
7 Ko e hā ʻa e felāveʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí mo e fuʻu ʻīmisí? Ko Pilitānia—pea ʻi hono fakalahí, ʻa e ʻIunaite Seteté—naʻe tupu hake ia mei he ʻEmipaea Lomá. Kae fēfē leva, ʻa e vaʻe ʻo e ʻīmisí? ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ia ko ha fio ʻo e ʻaione mo e ʻumea. (Lau ʻa e Taniela 2:41-43.) Ko e fakamatala ko ení ʻoku hoko taimi tatau ia mo e taimi naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa e ʻulu hono fitú—ʻa e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká—ʻo tuʻu-ki-muʻá. Hangē pē ko e vaivai ange ʻa e fio ʻa ha ʻaione mo e ʻumea ʻi he ʻaione fefeká, ʻoku pehē pē foki ʻa e vaivai ange ʻa e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ʻi he hau ko ia naʻe ʻasi hake mei aí. ʻO anga-fēfē?
8, 9. (a) Naʻe anga-fēfē fakahāhā ʻe he hau ʻi māmani hono fitú ʻa e mālohi hangē ha ʻaioné? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ʻumea ʻi he vaʻe ʻo e ʻīmisí?
8 ʻI ha ngaahi taimi, ko e ʻulu hono fitu ʻo e manu fekaí kuó ne fakahāhā ʻa e ngaahi anga hangē ha ʻaioné. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi hono haú ʻi hono ikunaʻi ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní. Lolotonga ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, ko e hau hangē ha ʻaione ʻo e ʻulu hono fitú naʻe toe hā mahino ia.c Hili ʻa e tau ko iá, naʻe kei fakahāhā pē ʻe he ʻulu hono fitú ʻi he taimi ki he taimi ʻa e ngaahi anga hangē ha ʻaioné. Kae kehe, mei he kamatá ʻo faai mai, ko e ʻaione ko iá kuo fio ia mo e ʻumeá.
9 Kuo fuoloa ʻa e kumi ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga fakaefakatātā ʻo e vaʻe ʻo e ʻīmisí. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Taniela 2:41 ko e fio ʻa e ʻaioné mo e ʻumeá ko ha “puleʻanga” ia ʻe taha, ʻikai ko e ngaahi puleʻanga. Ko ia ai, ko e ʻumeá, ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemēniti ʻi loto ʻi he siakale ʻo e mafai ʻo e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká, ko e ngaahi ʻelemēniti ʻokú ne ʻai ia ke vaivai ange ʻi he ʻaione fefeka ʻo e ʻEmipaea Lomá. ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e ʻumeá ki ha “hakoʻi kakai,” pe kakai lāuvalé. (Tan. 2:43) ʻI he Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká, kuo malanga hake ai ha kakai ʻo taukaveʻi ʻenau ngaahi totonú fakafou ʻi he ngaahi feingatau ki he ngaahi totonu fakasivilé, ngaahi ʻiunioni leipá, mo e ngaahi ngaʻunu ke tauʻatāiná. ʻOku hanga ʻe he kakai lāuvalé ʻo fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e malava ʻa e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ke ngāue ʻi he mālohi hangē ha ʻaioné. Pehē foki, ko e fepakipaki ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukaú mo e vāvāofi ʻa e ngaahi ola ʻo e filí ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ke iku ki ha tokolahi mahino kuó ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e kau poupoú naʻa mo e kau taki manakoá, ʻo ʻikai te nau maʻu ai ha mafai ke fakahoko ʻenau ngaahi taumuʻa ngāué. Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe Tanielá: “Ko e puleʻanga ʻe fiofio malohi mo maumaungofua.”—Tan. 2:42; 2 Tīm. 3:1-3.
10, 11. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e kahaʻu ʻo e “vaʻe”? (e) Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau fakamulitukuʻaki fekauʻaki mo e fika ʻo e louhiʻi vaʻé?
10 ʻI he senituli hono 21, kuo hokohoko atu ʻa Pilitānia mo e ʻIunaite Seteté ʻena hoa ngāue makehé, ʻo na faʻa ngāue fakataha ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e māmaní. Ko e ngaahi kikite fekauʻaki mo e fuʻu ʻīmisí mo e manu fekaí ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ʻe ʻikai ke toe fetongi ia ʻe ha hau ʻi māmani he kahaʻú. Ko e hau ʻi māmani fakamuimui ko ení ʻe vaivai ange nai ia ʻi he hau ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ongo alanga ʻaioné, ka ʻe ʻikai movete ia ʻiate ia pē.
11 ʻOku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga makehe ʻo e fika ʻo e ngaahi louhiʻi vaʻe ʻo e ʻīmisí? Fakakaukau angé: ʻI he ngaahi vīsone kehé, ʻoku lave ai ʻa Taniela ki he ngaahi fika pau—ko e fakatātaá, ko e fika ʻo e ngaahi meʻatui ʻi he ngaahi ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi manu fekai kehekehe. Ko e ngaahi fika ko iá ʻoku mahuʻinga. Kae kehe, ʻi hono fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ʻīmisí, ʻoku ʻikai lave ai ʻa Taniela ia ki he fika ʻo e ngaahi louhiʻi vaʻé. Ko ia ai, ko e fiká ʻoku hā ʻoku ʻikai loko mahuʻinga ia ʻo hangē pē ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko e ʻīmisí naʻe ʻi ai hono ongo uma, ongo nima, ongo louhiʻinima, ongo alanga, mo e ongo vaʻe. ʻOku lave tefito pē ʻa Taniela ia ki he ngaahi louhiʻi vaʻe ʻe ngaohiʻaki ʻa e ʻaione mo e ʻumea. Mei heʻene fakamatalá, ʻe lava ke tau fakamulitukuʻaki ʻo pehē ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ko e hau ia ʻe mālohi taha ʻi he taimi ʻe taaʻi ai ʻe he “maka,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa e vaʻe ʻo e ʻīmisí.—Tan. 2:45.
PILITĀNIA-ʻAMELIKA MO E MANU FEKAI MEʻATUI-UÁ
12, 13. ʻOku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he manu fekai meʻatui-uá ʻa e hā, pea ko e hā ʻokú ne faí?
12 Neongo ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ko e fio ia ʻo e ʻaione mo e ʻumea, ko e ngaahi vīsone naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sīsū kia Sioné ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e hau ko ení ʻe hokohoko atu ia ke ne fakahoko ha ngafa tefito lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí. Anga-fēfē? Naʻe sio ʻa Sione ki ha vīsone ʻo ha manu fekai meʻatui-ua ʻa ia naʻe lea hangē ha talākoní. Ko e hā ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he manu fekai ngalikehe ko ení? ʻOku ʻi ai hono meʻatui ʻe ua, ko ia ko ha hau lōua ia. ʻOku toe sio ʻa Sione ki he Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ka ʻi ha ngafa makehe.—Lau ʻa e Fakahā 13:11-15.
13 Ko e manu fekai ko ení ʻokú ne pouaki ʻa hono faʻu ʻo e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí. Naʻe tohi ʻe Sione ʻo pehē ko e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí ʻe ʻasi hake, puli atu, pea toe ʻasi hake leva. Ko e meʻa tofu pē ia naʻe hoko ki ha kautaha naʻe pouaki ʻe Pilitānia mo e ʻIunaite Seteté, ʻa e kautaha naʻe fakataumuʻa ke fakafāʻūtahaʻi mo fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo e māmaní.d Naʻe ʻasi hake ʻa e kautaha ko ení hili ʻa e Tau I ʻa Māmaní pea naʻe ʻiloa ia ko e Kautaha ʻa e Ngaahi Puleʻangá. Naʻe puli atu ia ʻi he kamata ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní. Lolotonga ʻa e tau ko iá, naʻe talaki ʻe he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo pehē fakatatau ki he kikite ʻi he Fakahaá, ko e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí ʻe toe ʻasi hake. Ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻasi hake—ko e Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá.—Fkh. 17:8.
14. ʻI he ʻuhinga fē ʻoku pehē ai ko e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí “ko ha toe tuʻi foki ia hono valu”?
14 Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sione ʻa e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí “ko ha toe tuʻi foki ia hono valu.” ʻI he ʻuhinga fē? ʻOku ʻikai ke fakatātaaʻi ia ko ha ʻulu hono valu ʻi he ʻuluaki manu fekaí. Ko e ʻīmisi pē ia ʻo e manu fekai ko iá. Ko ha hau pē ʻokú ne maʻu ko e haʻu ia mei hono ngaahi puleʻanga mēmipá, tautautefito mei hono poupou tefitó, ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká. (Fkh. 17:10, 11) Ka ʻokú ne maʻu ha mafai ke ngāue ko ha tuʻi ke fakahoko ha ngāue pau, ko e ngāue te ne langaʻi ha ngaahi meʻa hokohoko te ne liliu ʻa e hisitōliá.
KEINA ʻE HE ʻĪMISI ʻO E MANU FEKAÍ ʻA E FEFINE PAʻUMUTÚ
15, 16. ʻOku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he fefine paʻumutú ʻa e hā, pea ko e hā kuo hoko ki hono poupoú?
15 Fakatatau kia Sione, ʻi ʻolunga ʻi ha manu fekai kula ʻahoʻaho—ʻa e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí—ʻoku heka ai ha fefine paʻumutu fakaefakatātā, ʻokú ne puleʻi ia. ʻOkú ne ʻai ʻa e hingoa “Pāpilone ko e Lahi.” (Fkh. 17:1-6) Ko e fefine paʻumutu ko ení ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi feʻungamālie ʻa e lotu loi kotoa pē, ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻu-ki-muʻa ai ʻa e ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané. Ko e ngaahi kautaha lotu loí kuo nau ʻoatu ʻenau tāpuakí ki he ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí pea kuo nau feinga ke puleʻi ia.
16 Kae kehe, lolotonga ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEikí, ko Pāpilone ko e Lahi kuó ne sio ki he ngaahi vaí, ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau poupouʻi iá, ʻoku nau mātuʻaki mātuʻu atu. (Fkh. 16:12; 17:15) Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻuluaki ʻasi hake ai ʻa e ʻīmisi ʻo e manu fekaí, ʻa e ngaahi siasi ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané—ko ha konga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí—naʻá ne puleʻi ʻa e māmani ʻo e Hihifó. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e ngaahi siasí mo honau kau faifekaú kuo mole meiate kinautolu ʻa e tokaʻi mo e poupou ʻa e kakai tokolahi. Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku tui ʻa e kakai tokolahi ko e lotú ʻokú ne tokoniʻi pe fakatupunga ʻa e fakafetaú. ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe ha kulupu fakautuutu lea hangatonu mo fakamatematē ʻo e kau poto ʻo e Hihifó ke fakangata ʻa e pule ʻa e lotú ʻi he sōsaietí.
17. Ko e hā ʻe vavé ni ke hoko ki he lotu loí, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
17 Kae kehe, ko e lotu loí, ʻe ʻikai ke mōlia ʻataʻatā atu pē. ʻE kei nofo pē ʻa e fefine paʻumutú ko ha mafai mālohi, ʻo feinga ke ofeʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí ki hono lotó kae ʻoua kuo tō ʻe he ʻOtuá ha fakakaukau ʻi he loto ʻo kinautolu ʻoku haú. (Lau ʻa e Fakahā 17:16, 17.) ʻOku vavé ni ke ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi ʻelemēniti fakapolitikale ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētané, hangē ko ia ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he Ngaahi Puleʻanga Fakatahatahá, ke nau ʻohofi ʻa e lotu loí. Te nau fakaʻauha hono mafaí pea maumauʻi ʻene ngaahi koloá. Ko ha meʻa pehē ʻe hā ngali nai ʻe ʻikai hoko ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu pē kuohilí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku fākalue holo ʻa e fefine paʻumutú ʻi he tuʻa ʻo e manu fekai kula ʻahoʻahó. Neongo ia, ʻe ʻikai te ne heheke māmālie mei hono nofoʻá. Ko ʻene toó ʻe fakafokifā mo mālohi.—Fkh. 18:7, 8, 15-19.
NGATA ʻA E NGAAHI MANU FEKAÍ
18. (a) Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he manu fekaí, pea ko e hā ʻa e olá? (e) ʻOku lave ʻa e Taniela 2:44 ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga fē? (Sio ki he puha ʻi he peesi 17.)
18 Hili hono fakaʻauha ʻa e lotu loí, ko e manu fekaí, ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fakapolitikale ʻi māmani ʻa Sētané, ʻe fakaʻaiʻai ke ne ʻohofi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻI he ʻikai malava ke ne aʻu ki hēvaní, ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e māmaní te nau tukuange atu ʻenau ʻitá ki he faʻahinga he māmaní ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e olá ʻoku taʻealakalofi. (Fkh. 16:13-16; 17:12-14) ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe Taniela ʻa e tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e tau fakaʻosi ko iá. (Lau ʻa e Taniela 2:44.) Ko e manu fekai ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Fakahā 13:1, ko hono ʻīmisí, pea mo e manu fekai meʻatui-uá ʻe fakaʻauha.
19. Ko e hā ʻa e falala-pau ʻe lava ke tau maʻú, pea ko e taimi eni ke fai ai ʻa e hā?
19 ʻOku tau moʻui ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e ʻulu hono fitú. ʻE ʻikai ha toe ngaahi ʻulu ʻe ʻasi hake ʻi he manu fekai ko ení ki muʻa ʻi hono fakaʻauhamālie iá. Ko e Hau ʻi Māmani ʻo Pilitānia-ʻAmeliká ʻa e hau mālohi taha ʻi māmani ʻi he taimi ʻe toʻo fakaʻaufuli atu ai ʻa e lotu loí. Ko e ongo kikite ʻa Taniela mo Sioné kuo fakahoko ia ʻo aʻu ki he fakaikiiki siʻi tahá. ʻE lava ke tau falala-pau ko e fakaʻauha ʻo e lotu loí pea mo e tau ʻo ʻĀmaketoné ʻe vavé ni ke hoko. Kuo fakahā tokamuʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi fakaikiiki ko ení. Te tau tokanga ki he ngaahi fakatokanga fakaekikité? (2 Pita 1:19) Ko e taimi eni ke tuʻu ai ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻa Sihová pea poupouʻi hono Puleʻangá.—Fkh. 14:6, 7.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ko e fika hongofulú ʻokú ne faʻa fakatātaaʻi ha kulupu kakato—ʻi he tuʻunga ko ení, ko e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa naʻe tupu hake mei he ʻEmipaea Lomá.
b Neongo ko e ngaahi ʻelemēniti ʻo e hau lōua ʻi māmaní kuo ʻi ai ia talu mei he senituli hono 18, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe Sione ʻe hā ia ʻi he kamata ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e ʻEikí. Ko e moʻoni, ko hono fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi vīsone ʻoku hiki ʻi he Fakahaá ʻoku hoko ia he lolotonga ʻa e “ʻaho ʻo e ʻEikí.” (Fkh. 1:10) ʻI he toki aʻu mai ki he Tau I ʻa Māmaní naʻe kamata ai ke ngāue ʻa e ʻulu hono fitú ko ha hau fāʻūtaha ʻi māmani.
c Naʻe tomuʻa ʻiloʻi ʻe Taniela ʻa hono fakaʻauha fakalilifu ʻe fakatupunga ʻe he tuʻi ko ení lolotonga ʻa e tau ko iá, ʻo ne tohi: “ʻE fakaofo [fakamanavahē] ʻene maumau meʻa.” (Tan. 8:24) Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe fakatupunga ʻe he ʻIunaite Seteté ʻa e maumau lahi fakaʻulia ʻi ha tuʻunga taʻehanotatau ʻi he taimi naʻá ne lī ai ʻa e ongo foʻi pomu ʻātomi ʻe ua ʻi ha fili ʻo e hau lōua ʻi māmaní.
d Sio ki he Revelation—Its Grand Climax at Hand! peesi 240, 241, 253.
[Puha ʻi he peesi 17]
KO HAI ʻOKU FAʻUʻAKI “ʻA E NGAAHI PULEʻANGA KO IA”?
Ko e kikite ʻi he Taniela 2:44 ʻoku pehē ai ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá “te ne laiki mo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ko ia.” Ko e kikite ko iá ʻoku lave pē ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ʻe he ngaahi konga kehekehe ʻo e ʻīmisí.
Kae fēfē ʻa e ngaahi founga-pule fakaetangata kehé kotoa? Ko e kikite tatau ʻi he Fakahaá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ʻata lahi ange. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ai ko e “ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e kotoa ʻo e māmani kuo nofoʻí” te nau fakatahataha ʻo fakafepaki kia Sihova ʻi he “ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e Māfimafi-Aoniu.” (Fkh. 16:14; 19:19-21) Ko ia ai, ʻoku ʻikai ko e ngaahi puleʻanga pē ʻo e ʻīmisí ka ko e toe ngaahi founga-pule fakaetangata kehé kotoa ʻe fakaʻauha ʻi ʻĀmaketone.