ʻAi ʻa e Nima Taʻengata ʻo Sihová ko Ho Tokoni
“Koe Otua taegata ko ho hufanga, bea oku i lalo iate koe ae nima tologa taegata.”—TEUTALONOME 33:27, PM.
1, 2. Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tuipau ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová te nau maʻu ʻa ʻene tokoní?
ʻOKU tokanga ʻa Sihova ki hono kakaí. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa kotoa pē ʻo e kakai ʻIsilelí, “naʻe hoko ha mamahi ki Heʻene ʻAfio”! ʻI he ʻofa mo e kaungāongoʻi naʻá ne “toʻo hake kinautolu ʻo fua.” (ʻAisea 63:7-9) Ko ia kapau te tau angatonu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku malava ke tau ʻilo pau te tau maʻu ʻene tokoní.
2 Naʻe pehē ʻe he palōfita ko Mōsesé: “Ko e ʻOtua mei tuai ʻa ho nofoʻanga, pea ʻoku kilala koe ʻe he nima taʻengata.” (Teutalōnome 33:27) ʻOku pehē ʻe he Paaki Motuʻá: “Koe Otua taegata ko ho hufanga, bea oku i lalo iate koe ae nima tologa taegata.” Ka ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa hono tokoniʻi ʻe he nima ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene kau sevānití?
Ko e Hā ʻOku Lahi Fau Ai ʻa e Ngaahi Faingataʻaʻiá?
3. Ko e taimi fē ʻe maʻu kakato ai ʻe he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá ʻa e “tauʻataina fakalangi ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua”?
3 Ko e fai ʻo e tauhi kia Sihová ʻoku ʻikai te ne maluʻi kitautolu mei he ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ʻoku faʻa hoko ki he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá. Naʻe pehē ʻe he sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ko Siopé: “Ko e tangata kuo fanauʻi ʻe he fefine ʻoku fuonounou ʻene moʻui, pea ʻoku fonu ʻi he mamahi.” (Siope 14:1) ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e “gaahi aho o ho mau taʻu,” naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata-tohi-sāmé: “Ko hono malohi koe gaue moe mamahi.” (Sāme 90:10, PM) ʻE pehē pē ʻa e moʻuí kaeʻoua ke ‘fakaʻataʻatā ʻa e fakatupú mei heʻene popula ki he ʻauhá, kae fakahoko ia ki he tauʻataina fakalangi ʻa e fanau ʻa e ʻOtua.’ (Loma 8:19-22) ʻE fakahoko ia ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e Pule Taʻu ʻe Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisí. ʻE toki maʻu ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻi he malumalu ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻa e fakahaofi mei he angahalá mo e maté ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú. ʻI he ngataʻanga ʻo e Afeʻi Taʻú, kuo ʻosi tokoniʻi ai ʻe Kalaisi mo hono kaungātuʻi-taulaʻeikí ʻa e faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá ke aʻusia ʻa e tuʻunga haohaoá, pea ko kinautolu te nau mateaki ki he ʻOtuá he lolotonga ʻa e ʻahiʻahi fakaʻosi ʻa ia ʻe fakahoko ʻe Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó ʻe hikiʻi ʻo tuʻumaʻu taʻengata ʻa honau hingoá ʻi he “tohi ʻo e moʻui.” (Fakahā 20:12-15) Ko ia te nau toki maʻu kakato ai ʻa e tauʻatāina fakalangi ʻa e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá.
4. ʻI he lelei ange ke ʻoua te tau lāunga ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau moʻuí, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau faí?
4 Ka ʻi he taimí ni, ʻi he lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe lāunga ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻetau moʻuí, tau falala kia Sihova. (1 Sāmiuela 12:22; Siutasi 16) Ke tau houngaʻia foki ʻi hotau Taulaʻeiki Lahí, ʻa Sīsū, koeʻuhi he fakafou ʻiate ia ʻoku malava ke tau ʻunuʻunu atu ki he ʻOtuá “koeuhi ke tau maʻu ae aloofa, bea ilo moe foaki ofa, ke tokoni mai i he aho e aoga ai.” (Hepelū 4:14-16, PM) ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau hangē ko ʻĀtamá. Naʻe hangē naʻá ne tukuakiʻi taʻetotonu ʻa Sihova ko ʻene ʻoange ki ai ha uaifi kovi, ʻi heʻene pehē: “Ko e fefine naʻa ke ʻomi ke ma nonofo, ko ia ia naʻa ne ʻomi haʻaku meʻa mei he ʻakau, pea u kai.” (Sēnesi 3:12) ʻOku foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻomai ha ngaahi faingataʻa kiate kitautolu. (Mātiu 5:45; Sēmisi 1:17) Ko e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia ʻoku faʻa hokó ko e nunuʻa ia ʻo e siʻi ʻo ʻetau poto pē ʻa kitautolú pe ko e ngaahi fehalaaki ʻa ha tokotaha kehe. ʻOku toe malava ke nau hoko kiate kitautolu koeʻuhi he ʻoku tau angahalaʻia mo nofo ʻi ha māmani ʻoku ʻi he nima ʻo Sētané. (Palōvepi 19:3; 1 Sione 5:19) Ka, ʻoku tokoni mai ai pē ʻa e nima taʻengata ʻo Sihová ki heʻene kau sevāniti ʻofa-mateaki ʻa ia ʻoku lotu mo falala ange kiate ia mo ngāue taautaha ʻaki ʻa e akonaki mei heʻene Folofolá.—Sāme 37:5; 119:105.
Poupouʻi he Lolotonga ʻa e Mahakí
5. Ko e hā ʻa e fakalototoʻa ʻe maʻu nai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku mahamahakí ʻi he Sāme 41:1-3?
5 ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he mahakí ʻa e faingataʻaʻia ki he tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolu. Kaekehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Fiefia ka ko ha taha ʻoku fai fakaʻatuʻi ki he masivá; ʻe fakahaofi ia ʻe Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e tuʻutāmakí. ʻE maluʻi mo fakahaofi ia ʻe Sihova tonu. ʻE fakahā ʻokú ne fiefia ʻi he māmaní; pea heʻikai malava ke ke tuku atu ia ki hono ngaahi filí. ʻE poupouʻi ia ʻe Sihova tonu ʻi he tokotoʻanga ʻo e mahaki; ʻoku pau te ke fetongi ʻa e kotoa hono mohengá lolotonga ʻo ʻene mahakí.”—Sāme 41:1-3, NW.
6, 7. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Tēvita ʻi heʻene ʻi he mohenga ʻo e mahakí, pea ʻoku malava fēfē ke hoko eni ko ha fakalototoʻa ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ní?
6 Ko ha tokotaha fakaʻatuʻi ʻokú ne tokoni ki he masivá. Ko e “ʻaho ʻo e tuʻutāmaki” ʻe lava ke ʻuhinga ia ki ha faʻahinga tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki pē pe ko ha vahaʻa taimi fuoloa ʻo e faingataʻaʻia ʻoku fakatupu-vaivai ki ha tokotaha. ʻOkú ne falala ki he ʻOtuá ke maluʻi ia lolotonga ʻa e tuʻunga vaivaí, pea ko e niʻihi kehe ‘ʻoku nau fakahā ʻoku fiefia ia ʻi māmani’ ʻaki hono fakamafola ʻa e ongoongo ʻo kau ki he ngaahi feangai faimeesi ʻa Sihova kiate iá. Naʻe poupouʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Tēvita “ʻi he tokotoʻanga ʻo e mahaki,” lolotonga nai ʻa e taimi fakatupu loto-mafasia ʻo e feinga ʻa e foha ʻo Tēvita ko ʻApisalomé ke ne faʻao ʻa e taloni ʻo ʻIsilelí.—2 Sāmiuela 15:1-6.
7 Koeʻuhi naʻe fakahā ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fakaʻatuʻi ki he masivá, naʻá ne fakakaukau ʻe poupouʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá lolotonga ʻa ʻene puke ʻo tokoto ʻo ʻikai ke toe lava ke fai ha meʻá. (Sāme 18:24-26) Neongo ʻa e puke fakatuʻutāmakí, naʻá ne tuipau ko e ʻOtuá te ne ‘fetongi ʻa hono mohenga,’ ʻo ʻikai ʻi heʻene toʻo atu ʻa e mahakí ʻaki ha mana, ka ʻi hono fakatupu ongoʻi mālohi kiate ia ʻaki ha ngaahi fakakaukau fakatupu-fiemālie. Naʻe hangē pē naʻe fetongi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono mohenga ʻo e mahakí ki he mohenga ʻo e toe fakaakeaké. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau pē, kapau ko kitautolu ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová ʻoku tau faingataʻaʻia ʻi ha mahaki, ʻe tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he nima taʻengata ʻo Sihová.
Vaikauʻaki ki he Faʻahinga Loto-Mafasiá
8. Kuo anga-fēfē ʻa hono fakahāhā ʻe ha Kalisitiane mahamahaki ʻe taha ʻa ʻene falala ki he ʻOtuá?
8 Ko e mahakí te ne fakatupunga nai ʻa e mafasia fakaefakakaukau. ʻOku pehē ʻe ha Kalisitiane ʻokú ne puke lahi ʻaupito, pea ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ai ha mālohi feʻunga ke lautohi: “ʻOku fakatupunga ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi ʻo e loto-mafasia ʻiate au, ʻa e ongoʻi ʻo e taʻefeʻunga, pea naʻa mo e loʻimataʻia.” ʻI heʻene ʻilo ʻoku loto ʻa Sētane ke ne lōmekina ia ʻaki ʻa e fakalotosiʻí, ʻokú ne fakafepaki ki ai, ʻo ne ʻilo ʻi he tokoni ʻa Sihová heʻikai ʻaupito te ne tō. (Sēmisi 4:7) Ko e tangata ko ʻení ko ha fakalototoʻa ia ki he niʻihi kehe ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻokú ne falala ki he ʻOtuá. (Sāme 29:11) Naʻa mo e taimi ʻokú ne tokoto ai ʻi he fale mahakí, ʻokú ne telefoni ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau puké mo e niʻihi kehe ke fakatupu langa hake fakalaumālie kiate kinautolu. Ko ia tonu ʻoku langa hake ʻaki ʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi kāsete ʻo e ngaahi fasi ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaahi kupu ʻi he makasini ko ʻení mo hono hoa ko e makasini ko e Awake!, pea ʻi heʻene feohi mo e kaungā-Kalisitiané. ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokoua ko ʻení: “ʻOku ou talanoa maʻu pē kia Sihova ʻi he lotu, ʻo kole ki ai ke ʻomai kiate au ha mālohi, tataki, fakafiemālie, mo e tokoni ke u lava ʻo kātekina.” Kapau ko ha Kalisitiane koe ʻokú ke fehangahangai mo e ngaahi palopalema māfatukituki ʻo e moʻui fakaesinó, falala maʻu pē kia Sihova pea ʻai ʻa hono nima taʻengatá ko ho tokoni.
9. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻoku hā mei ai ʻoku faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kakai anga-fakaʻotuá ʻi he mafasia fakaefakakaukaú ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi?
9 Ko e loto-mafasiá ko ha palopalema kuo fuoloa ʻene hoko. ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e ʻahiʻahí, naʻe lea ʻa Siope ʻo hangē ko ha tangata naʻá ne ongoʻi kuo liʻaki ia ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Siope 29:2-5) Ko e tokanga ki he tuʻunga maumau ʻo Selusalemá mo hono ngaahi ʻaá naʻá ne ʻai ʻa Nehemaia ʻo fakaumiuminoa, pea naʻe fuʻu loto-mafasia fau ʻa Pita ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene fakafisingaʻi ʻa Kalaisí pea naʻá ne tangi mamahi. (Nehemaia 2:1-8; Luke 22:62) Naʻe loto-mafasia ʻa Epafalotaito koeʻuhi naʻe fanongo ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Filipaí naʻá ne puke. (Filipai 2:25, 26) Naʻe tō ʻa e loto-mafasia ki he kau Kalisitiane ʻe niʻihi ʻi Tesalonaika, he naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻe Paula ki he ngaahi tokoua ʻi aí ke “lea fakafiemālie ki he kau loto-mafasia.” (1 Tesalonaika 5:14, NW) Ko ia ʻoku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he faʻahinga peheé?
10. Ko e hā ʻe tokoni nai ʻi he feinga ke fekuki mo e mafasia fakaefakakaukaú?
10 Kuo pau ke fai ha fili fakaekita ʻo kau ki ha faitoʻo ki ha loto-mafasia lahi.a (Kalētia 6:5) ʻE tokoni nai ʻa e mālōlō feʻunga mo e ngāue potupotutatau. ʻI he lelei ange ke ʻoua ʻe fakakaukau ki he ngaahi palopalemá ko ha foʻi faingataʻaʻia lahi pē ʻe taha, ʻe hoko nai ko ha tokoni ki ha tokotaha loto-mafasia ke ne feinga ke fakaleleiʻi kinautolu taha taha pē. ʻE mātuʻaki ʻaonga nai ʻa e tokoni mei he kau mātuʻa ʻi he fakatahaʻangá, tautautefito ʻo kapau ko e palopalema fakaeongo ko ʻení ʻokú ne uesia hono tuʻunga fakalaumālié. (Sēmisi 5:13-15) Sinoemeʻa, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻaupito ke falala kia Sihova, ‘ʻo li atu hono kotoa ʻo ʻetau lotomoʻuá kiate ia, he ʻoku ne tokanga mai kiate kitautolu.’ Ko e lotu maʻu pē mo fai mei he lotó ʻe lava ke maʻu ai ʻe ha taha ʻa e ‘melino ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia te ne maluʻi ʻa e lotó mo e ngaahi fakakaukaú ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū.’—1 Pita 5:6-11; Filipai 4:6, 7.
ʻOku Tokoniʻi Kitautolu ʻe Sihova ke Kātekina ʻa e Loto-Mamahí
11-13. Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tokoni ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mamahi ʻi ha mate ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai?
11 Ko e toe meʻa fakamamahi lahi ʻe taha ko e mate ʻa ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai. Naʻe tengihia ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e mole ʻa hono uaifi ko Selá. (Sēnesi 23:2) Naʻe fuʻu loto-mamahi ʻa Tēvita ʻi he mate ʻa hono foha ko ʻApisalomé. (2 Sāmiuela 18:33) Naʻa mo e tangata haohaoa ko Sīsuú “naʻe tutulu” ʻi he mate ʻa hono kaungāmeʻa ko Lasalosí! (Sione 11:35) Ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e mamahi ʻi he mate ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai. Ka ko e hā ʻe lava ke tokoni ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mamahi peheé?
12 ʻOku tokoni ʻa Sihova ki hono kakaí ke nau kātekina ʻa e mamahi lahi pehē kuo hokó. ʻOku pehē ʻe heʻene Folofolá ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e toetuʻu mei he maté. Ko ia, ʻe ʻikai te tau “mamahi ʻo hange ko e kakai kehe, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau ʻamanaki.” (1 Tesalonaika 4:13; Ngāue 24:15) ʻOku tokoni ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová kiate kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa e melino mo e tui pea mo fakalaulauloto ki he kahaʻu fakaofo kuo talaʻofa ʻi heʻene Folofolá, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te tau fōngia ʻi he ngaahi fakakaukau fakamamahi ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha taha ʻoku tau ʻofa ai kuo maté. ʻOku toe maʻu foki ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he lau ʻo e Tohitapú mo lotu ki he “Otua oe fiemalie kotoabe.”—2 Kolinitō 1:3, 4, PM; Sāme 68:4-6.
13 ʻOku lava ke tau maʻu ha fiemālie mei he ʻamanaki ki he toetuʻú ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha anga-fakaʻotua ko Siopé, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Taumaiā ke ke [Sihova] faʻo au ʻi Hetesi! ʻO ke fufū au kaeʻoua ke lolou hoʻo houhau na! ʻO ke tuʻutuʻuni haku taimi, pea toki manatu mai! Ka pekia ha tangata, te ne toe moʻui koa? ʻA, te u lava noa ke tatali ke ʻosi hoku fatongia tau; kaeʻoua ke aʻu mai hoku liliu; Te ke toki ui, pea te u tali atu ʻe au: ʻE kavea ho finangalo ki he fitaʻa ʻa ho nima.” (Siope 14:13-15) ʻOku ʻikai ke faʻa hoko ʻa e mamahi lahí ia ʻi ha ʻalu ha kaungāmeʻa ʻofeina ʻi haʻane folau, he ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ke toe feʻiloaki mo ia. ʻE fakasiʻisiʻi nai ʻa e mamahi lahi ʻoku tupu ʻi he mole atu ʻa ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai ʻo kapau te tau fakakaukau ki he mate ʻa ha Kalisitiane mateaki ʻi he founga meimei tatau pē. Kapau naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ke moʻui ʻi he māmaní, ʻe fafangu hake ia mei he mohe ʻo e maté ʻi heni ʻi māmani he lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisí. (Sione 5:28, 29; Fakahā 20:11-13) Pea kapau ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ke moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻo taʻengata, te tau ʻi heni nai ke talitali ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku tau ʻofa ai ʻa ia ʻe fokotuʻu mai mei he maté.
14. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fekuki ʻa e ongo uitou Kalisitiane ʻi he mate ʻa hona ongo husepānití?
14 Hili ʻa e mate ʻa e husepāniti ʻo ha tuofefine ʻe taha, naʻá ne ʻilo ai kuo pau ke ne hoko atu ʻene moʻuí ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Tukukehe ʻa e femoʻuekina ʻi he ‘lahi ʻa e meʻa ke fai ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí,’ naʻá ne ngaohi ha monomono ʻo feʻunga mo e ngaahi kongokonga ʻe 800. (1 Kolinitō 15:58) Naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e ngāue lelei ia koeʻuhi he ko e taimi kotoa pē naʻá ku ngāue ai naʻe lava ke u fanongo ki ha ngaahi hiva ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaahi kāsete faka-Tohitapu, ʻo femoʻuekina pē ki ai ʻa ʻeku fakakaukaú.” ʻOkú ne manako ke lave ki he ʻaʻahi ange ʻa ha tokotaha taukei ʻo e kau mātuʻá mo hono uaifí. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he tokotaha ʻo e kau mātuʻá mei he Tohitapú ko e ʻOtuá ʻokú ne tokanga moʻoni mai ki he kau uitoú. (Sēmisi 1:27) Ko ha fefine Kalisitiane ʻe taha naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻunua ki he ongoʻi fakaʻofaʻia ʻiate ia pē ʻi he mate ʻa hono husepānití. Naʻá ne houngaʻia ʻi he tokoni ʻa hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá peá ne mahuʻinga lahi ange ʻi he niʻihi kehé. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Naʻá ku toutou lotu lahi ange mo fakatupulekina ʻa e vahaʻangatae vāofi ange mo Sihova.” Pea ko ha tāpuaki ē ke maʻu ʻa e tokoni ʻo e nima taʻengata ʻo e ʻOtuá!
Tokoni ʻi Heʻetau Faihalá
15. Ko e hā ʻa e kakano ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Tēvita ʻi he Sāme 19:7-13?
15 ʻOku tau faihala ʻi he taimi ki he taimi, neongo ʻoku tau ʻofa ki he lao ʻa Sihová. ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻoku fakamamahi lahi ia kiate kitautolu, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko kia Tēvitá. Naʻe lelei lahi hake kiate ia ʻi he koula ʻa e ngaahi lao, ngaahi fakamanatu, ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni fakaefakamaau ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku hinoiʻi ai hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, pea ʻi hono tauhi ʻoku iku ai ki ha fuʻu totongi. Ko e meʻa ki haʻate ngaahi hē—ko hai te ne faʻa ʻilo? Ke ke lau au ʻoku ou ʻatā ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lilo [angahala fufū, NW]. Taʻofi foki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki mei he ngaahi angahala ʻoku fai pauʻu [fiematamuʻa, NW]: Ke ʻoua naʻa nau puleʻi au: Te u toki haohaoa ai, ʻo ʻataʻatā mei he angahala lahi.” (Sāme 19:7-13) Tau sivi fakaikiiki ange ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻení.
16. Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fiematamuʻá?
16 Ko e ngaahi ngāue fiematamuʻá ko e ngaahi angahala mamafa ange ia ʻi he ngaahi fehalaaki pē. Naʻe talitekeʻi ʻa Saula mei heʻene kei hoko ko e tuʻí ko ʻene fiematamuʻa ʻo fai ʻa e feilaulau mo hono fakahaofi ʻo e tuʻi ʻAmaleki ko ʻĒkakí mo e ngaahi meʻa lelei taha, neongo naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí. (1 Sāmiuela 13:8-14; 15:8-19) Naʻe taaʻi ʻaki ʻa e kilia ʻa e Tuʻi ko ʻŪsaiá ko ʻene fiematamuʻa ʻo fai ʻa e ngaahi fatongia fakataulaʻeikí. (2 Kalonikali 26:16-21) ʻI hono ʻave ʻo e puha ʻo e fuakavá ki Selusalemá naʻe humu ʻa e ongo pulú naʻá na toho ʻa e sālioté ʻo meimei mafuli ai ia, pea naʻe taaʻi ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa Usa ʻo mate ko ʻene taʻeʻapasia ʻo puke ʻa e puha ʻo e Fuakavá ke tuʻumaʻu. (2 Sāmiuela 6:6, 7) Ko ia, kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ke faí pe kuo fakamafaiʻi kitautolu ke fai ha meʻa, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e anga-vaivai ʻo fakaʻekeʻeke kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻiló. (Palōvepi 11:2; 13:10) Ko e moʻoni, kapau naʻa tau fiematamuʻa, ʻoku totonu ke tau lotu ki ha fakamolemole mo kole ki he ʻOtuá ke tokoni kiate kitautolu ke ʻoua ʻe fiematamuʻa ʻi he kahaʻú.
17. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono uesia ha tokotaha ʻe he ngaahi angahala fufū, ka ʻe anga-fēfē ke maʻu ʻa e fakamolemole mo e fakafiemālie?
17 Ko e ngaahi angahala fufuú pe liló ʻe fakatupunga nai ai ha fakamamahi lahi. Fakatatau ki he Sāme 32:1-5, naʻe feinga ʻa Tēvita ke fūfuuʻi ʻene angahalá, ka naʻá ne pehē: “Lolotonga ʻeku fakalongo pe, ko hoku ngaahi hui naʻe ʻaufoē, pea ʻosi ʻa e ʻaho mo ʻeku toʻe. He ko e ʻaho mo e po naʻe mamafa mai ho nima: Naʻa ku mahahuʻa hange ha meʻa ʻi he laʻalaʻa.” Naʻe ongoongosia ai ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene feinga ke fakamaʻumaʻu ha konisēnisi ʻoku halaiá, pea naʻe holo ʻa hono ivimoʻuí ʻi he loto-mamahi ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e mole atu mei ha fuʻu ʻakau ʻa e hauhau fakatupu-moʻuí he lolotonga ʻa e laʻalaʻá pe vela ʻo e faʻahitaʻu māfaná. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe faingataʻaʻia ia ʻi ha ngaahi uesia kovi fakaefakakaukau mo fakaesino pea ʻikai te ne toe fiefia koeʻuhi ko e ʻikai te ne vete ʻene halá. Ko hono vete pē kia Sihova naʻe lava ke maʻu ai ʻa e fakamolemole mo e fakafiemālie. Naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Monuʻiaa ka ko e toko taha kuo fakamolemole ʻene talangataʻa, kuo ʻufiʻufi ʻene faihala. . . . Naʻa ku fakamoʻoni ki he ʻAfiona ʻeku hia, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻeku angahala: Naʻa ku pehe, Te u vete ki he ʻEiki ʻeku ngaahi talangataʻa; pea naʻa ke tamateʻi ʻa e moʻua o ʻeku angahala.” Ko e tokoni anga-ʻofa mei he kau mātuʻa Kalisitiané ʻe lava ke tokoni ia ke fakatupu ha fakaakeake fakalaumālie.—Palōvepi 28:13; Sēmisi 5:13-20.
18. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamoʻoni ki he uesia fuoloa ʻoku fai ʻe he angahalá, ka ko e hā ʻe lava ke hoko ko e maʻuʻanga ʻo e fiemālie ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga peheé?
18 ʻOku fuoloa nai ʻa e uesia ʻoku fai ʻe he angahalá. Naʻe hoko ʻo pehē kia Tēvita, ʻa ia naʻá ne tono mo Patisepa, pea naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ke mate ai ʻa hono husepānití, peá ne mali mo e uitou feitamá ni. (2 Sāmiuela 11:1-27) Neongo naʻe fakahā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meesi koeʻuhi ko e fuakava ʻo e Puleʻangá, mo e fakatomala ʻa Tēvitá, pea mo ʻene fai meesi ki he niʻihi kehé, naʻe hokosia ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ‘faingataʻa mei hono fale ʻoʻona pe.’ (2 Sāmiuela 12:1-12) Naʻe mate ʻa e tama naʻe maʻu ʻi he tonó. Ko e foha ʻo Tēvita ko ʻAmanoni naʻá ne tohotohoʻi ʻa hono tuofefine tamai taha ko Tema pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa ʻAmanoni ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni naʻe fai ʻe he tuongaʻane ʻo Tema ko ʻApisalomé. (2 Sāmiuela 12:15-23; 13:1-33) Naʻe fakamaaʻi ʻe ʻApisalome ʻa Tēvita ʻaki ʻene mohe mo e kau sinifu ʻa Tēvitá. Naʻá ne feinga ke faʻao ʻa e taloní ka naʻá ne mate ai. (2 Sāmiuela 15:1–18:33) ʻOku kei ʻi ai pē ʻa e haʻahaʻa ʻo e angahalá. Ko e fakatātā, ʻe fakatomala nai ha tokotaha faiangahala naʻe kapusi pea fakafoki ia ki he fakatahaʻangá, ka ʻe fiemaʻu ha ngaahi taʻu lahi nai ia ke ikuʻi ai ʻa hono ongoongo kuo fakameleʻí mo e maumau fakaeongo ko e ola ʻo e angahalá. ʻI he taimi tatau pē, ko ha fakafiemālie ē ka ko hono maʻu ʻa e fakamolemole ʻa Sihová pea mo e tokoni ʻa hono nima taʻengatá!
Fakahaofi mei he Ngaahi Faingataʻá
19. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ko ha tokoni ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi mamafa ai kitautolú?
19 ʻI he hoko ʻa e ʻahiʻahi mamafá, ʻe ʻikai te tau maʻu nai ha poto mo ha mālohi feʻunga ke fai ha fili pea fakahoko ia. ʻI ha meʻa pehē, ko e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá “ʻoku ne tokoniʻi ʻeta vaivai: ʻo pehe, ʻoku ʻikai te ta ʻilo pe ko e ha te ta lotua ke hoa mo ʻetā faingataʻa: ka ko e laumalie ʻoku ne hufekina ʻe ia ʻa kitaua, ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toʻe ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamatala.” (Loma 8:26) ʻOku totonu ke tau houngaʻia ʻo kapau ʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ha liliu ki he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí. Ka, ko hono nimá te ne fakahaofi nai kitautolu ʻi ha founga ʻe taha. Kapau te tau lotu ke maʻu ʻa e potó, ʻe fakahā mai nai ʻe Sihova ʻi hono laumālié ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau faí peá ne ʻomai mo e mālohi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke faiʻaki iá. (Sēmisi 1:5-8) ʻE lava ke tau kātaki fakataha mo ʻene tokoní ʻi heʻetau “moʻua ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe” ʻo lavaʻi kinautolu ʻo maʻu ʻa e tui kuo ʻahiʻahiʻi pea ʻoku mālohi ange.—1 Pita 1:6-8.
20. Ko e hā te tau maʻu ʻo kapau te tau ʻai moʻoni ʻa e nima taʻengata ʻo Sihová ko hotau tokoni?
20 ʻOfa ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau foʻi ʻi he hanga ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he lotu. Naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “ʻOku hanga maʻu pe hoku mata kia Sihova; he ko ia ia te ne fakahao mai hoku vaʻe mei he kupenga. Hanga kiate au, pea ke ʻaloʻofa mai, he kuo u toko taha, pea tuʻutamaki. Ko e ʻefihia hoku loto ke ke fakaʻataʻatā; pea fakahao mai au mei hoku ngaahi faingataʻa. Meʻa mai ki heʻeku mamahi, mo ʻeku ongosia; pea ʻave kotoa ʻeku ngaahi hia.” (Sāme 25:15-18) Hangē ko Tēvitá, te tau maʻu ʻa e fakahaofi, mo e hōifua, mo e fakamolemole ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo kapau te tau ʻai moʻoni ʻa e nima taʻengata ʻo Sihová ko hotau tokoni.
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
a Sio ki he ngaahi kupu ʻo kau ki he mafasia fakaefakakaukaú ʻi he Awake! ʻo ʻOkatopa 22, 1987 peesi 2-16, mo Nōvema 8, 1987, peesi 12-16.
ʻE Anga-Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
◻ ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e tokoni ʻa Sihova ki heʻene kau sevāniti ʻoku nau puké?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe tokoni nai ʻi heʻetau feinga ke fekuki mo e mafasia fakaefakakaukaú?
◻ Ko e hā ʻe lava ke tokoni ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e mamahi ʻi he mate ʻo ha taha ʻokú te ʻofa ai?
◻ ʻE lava fēfē ke maʻu ha fiemālie ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau fūfuuʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi angahalá?
◻ Ko e hā ʻa e tokoni ʻoku ʻi ai ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi mamafa ai ʻa e kakai ʻa Sihová?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18, 19]
ʻOku lava ke tau maʻu ha fiemālie mei he ʻamanaki ʻo e toetuʻú, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha anga-fakaʻotua ko Siopé