ʻAho Fakamāú​—Ko e Hā Ia?

ʻOKU anga-fēfē hoʻo fakakaukauloto atu ki he ʻAho Fakamāú? ʻOku fakakaukau ʻa e tokolahi ʻe ʻomai tahataha, ʻa e ngaahi laumālie ʻe laui piliona ki he muʻa taloni ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻE fakahoko mai ai ʻa e fakamaau ki he tokotaha taki taha. ʻE fakapaleʻi ʻa e niʻihi ʻaki ʻa e palataisi fakahēvani, pea ko e niʻihi kehé, ʻe fakahalaiaʻi kinautolu ki he fakamamahi taʻengata. Kae kehe, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ha fakatātā mātuʻaki kehe ʻo e vahaʻa taimi ko ení. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ia ʻe he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ʻikai ko ha taimi fakalilifu, ka ko ha taimi ʻo e ʻamanaki mo e toe fakafoʻou.

ʻI he Fakahā 20:​11, 12, ʻoku tau lau ai ʻa e fakamatala ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné fekauʻaki mo e ʻAho Fakamāú: “Pea u vakai ha fuʻu taloni hinehina, pea mo Ia naʻe ʻafio ai, ʻa ia naʻe hola mei hono fofonga ʻa mamani mo e langi; pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo hana potu. Pea u vakai ʻa e pekia, ʻa e lalahi mo e iki, ʻoku nau tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Taloni; pea naʻe folahi ʻa e ngaahi tohi, pea naʻe folahi mo e tohi ʻe taha ʻa ia ko e tohi ʻo e moʻui: pea naʻe fakamāu ʻa e pekia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ngaahi tohi, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngāue.” Ko hai ʻa e Fakamaau naʻe fakamatalaʻi hení?

Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e Fakamaau aoniu ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Kae kehe, ʻokú ne tuku ki ha tokotaha ʻa e ngāue moʻoni ʻo e fakamāú. Fakatatau ki he Ngāue 17:31 (PM), naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko e ʻOtuá “kuo ne kotofa ae aho, te ne fakamāu maonioni ai a mamani, i he tagata kuo ne fakanofo.” Ko e Fakamaau ko eni kuo fakanofó ko Sīsū Kalaisi kuo toetuʻú. (Sione 5:22) Ko ia ai, ko fē ʻa e taimi ʻe kamata ai ʻa e ʻAho Fakamāú? Ko e hā hono lōloá?

ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he tohi Fakahaá ko e ʻAho Fakamāú ʻe kamata ia hili ʻa e tau ʻo ʻĀmaketoné, ʻi he taimi ʻa ia ʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa Sētane ʻi he māmaní.a (Fakahā 16:​14, 16; 19:19–​20:3) Hili ʻa ʻĀmaketoné, ʻe tuku pōpula ʻa Sētane mo ʻene kau tēmenioó ʻi ha luo taʻehanotakele ʻo feʻunga mo ha taʻu ʻe afe. Lolotonga ʻa e taimi ko iá, ko e toko 144,000 ʻo e ngaahi kaungāʻea fakahēvaní te nau hoko ko e kau fakamaau pea te nau pule fakataha mai “ʻo nau Hau mo Kalaisi ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha afe.” (Fakahā 14:​1-3; 20:​1-4; Loma 8:17) Ko e ʻAho Fakamāú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa fakavavevave ia ʻe hoko ʻi ha houa pē ʻe 24. ʻOku feʻunga ia mo ha taʻu ʻe afe.

Lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi taʻu ʻe afe ko iá, ʻe hanga ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo “fakamāu ʻa e moʻui mo e pekia.” (2 Timote 4:1) Ko e kau “moʻui” ko e “fuʻu kakai lahi” ia te nau hao ʻi ʻĀmaketoné. (Fakahā 7:​9-17) Naʻe toe sio ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné ki he “pekia, . . . ʻoku nau tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Taloni” ʻo e fakamāú. Hangē ko ia naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sīsuú, “ʻe fanongo ai ki hono leʻo [ʻo Kalaisí] ʻe he kakai kotoa pe ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi faʻitoka, pea te nau ʻalu atu mei ai” fakafou ʻi ha toetuʻu. (Sione 5:​28, 29; Ngāue 24:15) Ka ko e hā ʻa e makatuʻunga ʻe fakamāuʻi kotoa ai kinautolú?

Fakatatau ki he vīsone ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Sioné, “naʻe folahi ʻa e ngaahi tohi,” pea “ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he ngaahi tohi, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngāue.” Ko e ngaahi takainga tohí ni ko e lēkooti ia ʻo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kakaí ʻi he kuohilí? ʻIkai, ʻe ʻikai makatuʻunga ʻa e fakamāú ʻi he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kakaí ki muʻa pea nau maté. ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi iá? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ko ia kuo mate kuo ataʻatā ia meia Angahala.” (Loma 6:7) Ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻe toetuʻú te nau hoko ʻo moʻui fakataha mo ha lēkooti maʻa, hangē ko e laú. Ko ia ai, ko e ngaahi takainga tohí ʻoku pau pē ʻoku nau fakatātaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu lahi ange ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ke moʻui taʻengata, ko e faʻahinga ʻe hao ʻi ʻĀmaketoné mo e faʻahinga ʻe toetuʻú ʻe pau ke nau talangofua ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo kau ai ha ngaahi fiemaʻu foʻou pē ʻe fakahaaʻi nai ʻe Sihova he lolotonga ʻa e taʻu ʻe afé. Ko ia ai, ʻe fakamāuʻi ʻa e faʻahinga tāutahá ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he meʻa te nau fai he lolotonga ʻa e ʻAho Fakamāú.

ʻE ʻoange ʻi he ʻAho Fakamāú ki he kakai ʻe laui piliona ʻa honau ʻuluaki faingamālie ke ako ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ke fai ki ai. ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ʻe fakahoko ha ngāue fakaeako ʻi ha tuʻunga lahi. Ko e moʻoni, “e toki ako ae kakai o mamani ki he maonioni.” (Aisea 26:​9, PM) Kae kehe, ʻe ʻikai loto-lelei ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ke fai ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Aisea 26:10 (PM): “Ke ha ae aloofa ki he agakovi, ka e ikai te ne ako ki he maonioni: i he fonua oe agatonu te ne fai kaka, bea e ikai te ne mamata ki he mafimafi a Jihova.” Ko e faʻahinga anga-kovi ko ení ʻe tāmateʻi ʻosi kinautolu lolotonga ʻa e ʻAho Fakamāú.—Aisea 65:20.

ʻI he aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo e ʻAho Fakamāú, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe haó te nau “moʻui hake” kakato ʻi he tuʻunga ko e faʻahinga haohaoa ʻo e tangatá. (Fakahā 20:5) ʻE mamata leva ai ʻi he ʻAho Fakamāú ki he toe fakafoki ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ki hono muʻaki tuʻunga haohaoá. (1 Kolinito 15:​24-28) ʻE fakahoko leva ai ha ʻahiʻahi fakaʻosi. ʻE tukuange mai ʻa Sētane mei hono tuku pilīsoné pea fakaʻatā ia ke ne feinga ke takihalaʻi fakaʻosi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Fakahā 20:​3, 7-10) Ko e faʻahinga te nau talitekeʻi iá te nau hokosia ʻa hono fakahoko kakato ʻo e talaʻofa ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Ko haʻa fai totonu te nau maʻu ʻa e fonua, pea te nau nofo ai ʻo tuputupuʻa.” (Sāme 37:29) ʻIo, ko e ʻAho Fakamāú ʻe hoko ia ko ha tāpuaki ki he faʻahinga faitōnunga kotoa ʻo e tangatá!