ʻOku Fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻAlunga Kākaá
ʻOku Fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻAlunga Kākaá
‘ʻOua ʻe kākāʻi hoto tokouá.’—Malakai 2:10.
1. Ko e hā ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá meiate kitautolú kapau ʻoku tau loto ke maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá?
ʻOKÚ KE fiemaʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá? Kapau ʻokú ke tui ki he ʻamanaki ko iá hangē ko ia ʻoku talaʻofa mai ʻaki ʻi he Tohitapú, te ke pehē nai, ‘Ko ia.’ Ka ʻo kapau ʻokú ke fakaʻamu ke meʻaʻofaʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate koe ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ʻi heʻene māmani foʻoú, ʻe fiemaʻu leva ke ke aʻusia ʻene ngaahi fiemaʻú. (Koheleti 12:13; Sione 17:3) ʻOku taʻetotonu ke ʻamanekina mei he faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa ʻo e tangatá ke nau fai ia? ʻIkai, he ʻoku fai mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e folofola fakalototoʻá ni: “Ko e [ʻalo]ʻofa ʻoku ou manako ki ai; ʻo ʻikai ko e feilaulau; pea ʻoku taimuʻa ʻa e ʻiloʻi ʻo e ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau-moifua.” (Hosea 6:6) Ko ia, naʻa mo e faʻahinga tōngofua ʻo e tangatá ʻoku lava ke nau aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá.
2. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e fai kākā ʻa e kau ʻIsileli tokolahi kia Sihová?
2 Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē ke ne fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Hōsea naʻa mo e kau ʻIsileli tokolahi naʻe ʻikai te nau fiemaʻu ke fai ia. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha puleʻangá, naʻa nau loto ke hoko ki ha kovinānite, ko ha aleapau, ke talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá. (Ekisoto 24:1-8) Kae ʻikai fuoloa mei ai naʻa nau ‘maumauʻi ʻa e kovinanité’ ʻaki hono maumauʻi ʻene ngaahi laó. Ko ia ai, naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova ko e kau ʻIsileli ko iá naʻa nau “fai kākā” kiate ia. (Hosea 6:7) Pea kuo fai pehē ʻa e kakai tokolahi talu mei he taimi ko iá. Ka ʻoku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ʻi he ʻalunga kākaá, tatau ai pē pe ʻoku fai fakahangatonu kiate ia pe ki he faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku ʻofa mo tauhi kiate iá.
3. Ko e hā ʻa e ʻanalaiso ʻe fai ʻi he ako ko ʻení?
3 Naʻe ʻikai ko Hōsea pē ʻa e palōfita ke ne fakamamafaʻi ʻa e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kākaá, ʻa e vakai ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau tauhi ʻo kapau ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ke maʻu ha moʻui fiefia. ʻI he kupu ki muʻá, naʻa tau kamata ai hano ʻanalaiso ʻo e konga lahi ʻo e pōpoaki fakaekikite ʻa Malakaí, ʻo kamata ʻi he ʻuluaki vahe ʻo ʻene tohí. ʻI he taimi ní te tau vakai ki he Malakai 2 vahe hono ua ʻo e tohi ko iá pea sio ai ki he anga hono maʻu ha tokanga lahi ange ki he vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kākaá. Neongo naʻe lāulea ʻa Malakai ki he tuʻunga naʻe hoko ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi hongofuluʻi taʻu hili ʻenau foki mei he nofo pōpula ʻi Pāpiloné, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻuhinga moʻoni ʻo e vahe hono ua ko iá kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní.
Kau Taulaʻeiki Taau ke Valokiʻi
4. Ko e hā ʻa e fakatokanga naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ki he kau taulaʻeikí?
4 ʻOku kamataʻaki ʻa e vahe 2 ʻa e fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki Siú ki he mavahe mei heʻene ngaahi founga māʻoniʻoní. Kapau heʻikai te nau tokanga ki heʻene akonakí mo fakatonutonu ʻenau ngaahi foungá, kuo pau ke hoko mai leva ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa mafatukituki. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ʻuluaki ongo vēsí: “Ko e tuʻutuʻuni ni ʻoku kau kiate kimoutolu, ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki. Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou fakaongo, pea kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou ʻai ki homou loto, ke fakalangilangiʻi hoku hingoa—ko Sihova Sapaoti eni —te u tuku atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e mala, pea te u fakamalaʻia hoʻomou ngaahi tapuaki.” Kapau naʻe akoʻi ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ki he kakaí ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá pea tauhi kinautolu, naʻe mei tāpuakiʻi kinautolu. Ka koeʻuhi ko hono siʻaki ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe hoko mai leva ha mala, ko ha fakamalaʻia. Naʻa mo e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻe liliu ia ʻo hoko ko ha fakamalaʻia.
5, 6. (a) Ko e hā naʻe tautefito ai ki he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e taau ke valokiʻí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hono taʻetokaʻi ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí?
5 Ko e hā naʻe tautefito ai ki he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e taau ke valokiʻí? ʻOku fakahā mahino mai ʻe he Malakai 2 veesi 7: “Ko e tāu ʻo e ngutu ʻo e taulaʻeiki ke tauhi ʻa e ʻilo, pea ke ʻeke ʻe he kakai ʻa e lao mei hono fofonga: he ko e faifekau ia ʻa Sihova Sapaoti.” Laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha afe ki muʻá, naʻe pehē ai ʻi he ngaahi lao ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe ʻoange ki ʻIsileli fakafou ʻia Mōsesé ko e kau taulaʻeikí naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e fatongia ke “ako ki haʻa Isileli ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa ia kuo folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova.” (Livitiko 10:11) Ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ʻi ha taimi ki mui ai, naʻe līpooti ai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi ʻo e 2 Kalonikali 15:3: “Kuo fuoloa mo e ʻikai maʻu ʻe Isileli ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoni, mo ha taulaʻeiki fai ako, mo ha lao.”
6 ʻI he taimi ʻo Malakaí, ʻi he senituli hono nima K.M., naʻe ʻi he tuʻunga tatau ai pē ʻa e tuʻunga-taulaʻeikí. Naʻe ʻikai te nau malava ke akoʻi ʻa e Lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kakaí. Ko ia naʻe tuha ai ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ko iá ke ui ke nau fai ha fakamatala. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea mālohi ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolú. ʻOku talaki ʻe he Malakai 2:3: “Te u pani kinohaʻa homou mata, ʻa e kinohaʻa ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi katoanga.” Ko ha valoki lahi ē! Ko e kinohaʻa ʻo e fanga monumanu feilaulaú naʻe fiemaʻu ke ʻave ia ki he tuʻa ʻapitangá ʻo tutu ai. (Livitiko 16:27) Ka ʻi he pehē ko ia ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻi hono kehé ʻe pani kinohaʻa honau matá, ʻoku fakahaaʻi mahino ai naʻá ne taʻetokaʻi mo siʻaki ʻenau ngaahi feilaulaú mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau foaki hake kinautolú.
7. Ko e hā naʻe houhau ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he kau faiako ʻo e Laó?
7 Laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha afe ki muʻa ʻi he taimi ʻo Malakaí, naʻe vaheʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Līvaí ke nau tokangaʻi ʻa e tāpanekalé pea ki mui ai ko e temipalé pea mo e ngāue fakafaifekau toputapú. Naʻa nau hoko ko e kau faiako ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko hono fakahoko ʻenau ngāue naʻe ʻoangé ne mei ʻuhinga ia ko e moʻui pea mo e nonga kiate kinautolu pea mo e puleʻangá. (Nomipa 3:5-8) Ka, ne mole mei he kau Līvaí ʻa e manavahē ki he ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻuluaki maʻú. Ko ia ai, naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate kinautolu: “Kuo mou hiki mei he hala: kuo mou fakahumu ha tokolahi ʻaki ʻa e lao; kuo mou fakakaʻanga ʻa e kovinanite ʻo Livai . . . [ʻo] ʻikai te mou tauhi hoku ngaahi ʻalunga.” (Malakai 2:8, 9) ʻI he ʻikai ke nau lava ke faiako ʻaki ʻa e moʻoní pea ʻi heʻenau faʻifaʻitakiʻanga koví, naʻe takiheeʻi ai ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí ʻa e kau ʻIsileli tokolahi, ko ia naʻe tonu ai ʻa e houhau ʻa Sihova ʻiate kinautolú.
Tauhi ʻa e Ngaahi Tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá
8. ʻOku fuʻu lahi ke ʻamanekina mei he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá? Fakamatalaʻi.
8 ʻOua naʻa tau fakakaukau naʻe tuha mo e kau taulaʻeiki ko iá ha kaungāongoʻi pea naʻe totonu ke fakamolemoleʻi koeʻuhi ko e faʻahinga taʻehaohaoa pē kinautolu ʻo e tangatá pea ʻikai malava ke ʻamanekina ke nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku malava ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ke nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, he ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻamanekina ʻe Sihova meiate kinautolu ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai malava ke nau fai. ʻOku hangehangē naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻe niʻihi ʻi he taimi ko iá naʻa nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha naʻá ne fai ia ki mui—ʻa Sīsū, ko e “Taulaʻeiki-lahi” tuʻu-ki-muʻa. (Hepelu 3:1) Naʻe malava moʻoni ke pehē fekauʻaki mo ia: “Ko e lao moʻonia naʻe ʻi hono ngutu, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ha kovi [“taʻemāʻoniʻoni,” NW] ʻi hono loungutu: naʻa ne takaua mo au ʻi he melino mo e anga totonu, pea ne fakatafoki ʻa e toko lahi mei he kovi.”—Malakai 2:6.
9. Ko hai kuo nau ʻoatu loto-tōnunga ʻa e moʻoní ʻi hotau taimí?
9 ʻI hono fakahoa atú, kuo laka hake ʻeni he senituli ʻe taha, ʻa e ngāue ʻa e fanga tokoua pani ʻo Kalaisí, ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki fakahēvaní, “ko e tuʻunga taulaʻeiki tapu, ke ʻatu feilaulau fakalaumalie, ʻa ia ʻoku hōifua ai ʻa e ʻOtua.” (1 Pita 2:5) Kuo nau takimuʻa ʻi hono ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻI hoʻo ako ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻoku nau faiakoʻakí, ʻikai kuó ke ʻilo mei he meʻa kuo hokosiá ko e lao tonu ʻo e moʻoní kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene ʻi honau ngutú? Kuo nau tokoni ke fakatafokiʻi mai ʻa e tokolahi mei he fehālaaki fakalotú, ko ia ʻi he taimi ní ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e laui miliona ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní kuo nau ako ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ʻo e Tohitapú pea kuo nau maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻo e moʻui taʻengatá. Ko ia ai, ko e faʻahingá ni kuo nau maʻu ʻa e monū ko hono akoʻi ʻa e lao ʻo e moʻoní ki he toe laui miliona kehe.—Sione 10:16; Fakahā 7:9.
ʻUhinga ke Tokanga Aí
10. Ko e hā ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tokangá?
10 Kae kehe, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ke tau tokanga. ʻOku malava ke ʻikai ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻoku fakahuʻunga mai ʻi he Malakai 2:1-9. ʻOku tau tokanga fakafoʻituitui, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe ʻi ai ha taʻemāʻoniʻoni ʻoku maʻu ʻi hotau loungutú? Ko e fakatātaá, ʻe malava ʻa e ngaahi mēmipa ʻi hotau fāmilí ʻo falala moʻoni ki he meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí? ʻE malava hotau fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine fakalaumālie ʻi he fakatahaʻangá ʻo falala ki he meʻa ʻoku tau leaʻakí? ʻE faingofua ke fakatupu ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hono heliaki ʻete ngaahi leá ki ha lea ʻoku ʻikai hala ka ʻoku fakatupu takihalaʻi. Pe ko ʻete fakalahiʻi pe fūfuuʻi ha ngaahi fakaikiiki ʻi ha meʻa fakapisinisi. ʻE ʻikai ke sio mai ki ai ʻa Sihova ia? Pea kapau ʻoku tau muimui ʻi ha ngaahi tōʻonga pehē, te ne tali ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻo e fakafetaʻí mei hotau loungutú?
11. Ko hai ʻoku fiemaʻu tautautefito ke tokangá?
11 Ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e monū ko hono akoʻi ʻa e Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻi he ʻaho ní, ʻoku totonu ke hoko ʻa e Malakai 2:7 ko ha fakatokanga ia. ʻOku pehē ai ko honau loungutú ʻoku totonu ke ne “tauhi ʻa e ʻilo, pea ke ʻeke ʻe he kakai ʻa e lao” mei honau fofongá. Ko e fatongia mamafa ʻoku hoko mai ki he kau faiako ko iá, he ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Semisi 3:1 ʻe ‘ʻonautolu ʻa e tautea ʻoku lahi hake.’ Neongo ʻoku totonu ke nau faiako ʻaki ʻa e longomoʻui mo e loto-māfana, ko ʻenau faiakó kuo pau ke makatuʻunga fefeka ia ʻi he Folofola tohi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e fakahinohino ʻoku haʻu ʻo fakafou mai he kautaha ʻa Sihová. ʻI he founga ko iá te nau “taau feʻunga ai ke akoʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku akonaki kiate kinautolu: “Fai hoʻo lelei tahá ke ʻai koe ke ke fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá, ko ha tangata ngāue ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ke mā ai, ʻi hono tofa totonu ʻa e folofola ʻo e moʻoní.”—2 Timote 2:2, 15, NW.
12. Ko e hā ʻa e tokanga ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ngāueʻaki ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku faiakó?
12 Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tokanga, ʻe malava ke fakataueleʻi kitautolu ke tau fakahūhū ha ngaahi saiʻia pe ngaahi fakakaukau fakafoʻituitui ʻi heʻetau faiako ʻoku faí. ʻE tautefito ʻa e fakatuʻutāmaki ʻa e meʻa ko iá ki he tokotaha ʻoku hehema ke falala pē ia ki heʻene ngaahi fakamulituku ʻaʻaná naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku fepaki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni mo e meʻa ʻoku akoʻi ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová. Ka ʻoku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he Malakai vahe 2 ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻamanekina mei he kau faiako ʻi he fakatahaʻangá te nau pipiki ki he ʻilo mei he ʻOtuá ʻo ʻikai ki he ngaahi fakakaukau fakafoʻituituí, ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke ne fakatūkiaʻi ʻa e fanga sipí. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū: “Ka ai ha tangata te ne fakatūkia ha taha ʻi siʻi tamaiki ni ʻoku tui kiate au, ʻe oli ange ki he tangata ko ia ʻo ka ne tautau ha fuʻu maka fale ʻi hono kia, ʻo lomakiʻi ʻi he moana hauhau.”—Mātiu 18:6.
Ko e Mali mo ha Tokotaha Taʻetuí
13, 14. Ko e hā ʻa e taha ʻo e ʻalunga kākā naʻe fakahanga ki ai ʻe Malakai ʻa e tokangá?
13 Mei he Malakai 2 veesi 10 ʻo faai atu ai, ʻoku fakahanga ai ʻe he Malakai vahe 2 ʻa e tokangá ki he kākā ʻoku toe fakahangatonu ange. ʻOku tokangataha ʻa Malakai ki he ongo ʻalunga felāveʻiʻaki ʻe ua ʻa ia ʻokú ne toutou ngāueʻaki ki ai ʻa e foʻi lea “kākā.” ʻUluakí, fakatokangaʻi ʻoku kamata ʻe Malakai ʻene akonakí ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí ni: “ʻIkai ʻoku taha pe ʻa e tamai ʻatautolu? ʻikai ko e tahaʻi ʻOtua naʻe ngaohi kitautolu? ko e ha ʻoku tau kākāʻi ai taki taha hono tokoua, he ngaohi ko e meʻa noa ʻa e kovinanite ʻa hotau tupuʻanga?” ʻOku tānaki mai leva ʻe he Malakai 2 veesi 11 ko e ʻalunga kākā ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku aʻu ki hono fakalieliaʻi “ʻa e tapuha ʻo Sihova.” Ko e hā naʻa nau fai naʻe mātuʻaki mafatukitukí? ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he veesi ko iá ʻa e taha ʻo e ngaahi tōʻonga halá: Naʻa nau “mali mo ha ʻofefine ʻo ha ʻotua muli.”
14 ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ko e kau ʻIsileli ʻe niʻihi, ʻa ia ko ha konga kinautolu ʻo ha puleʻanga naʻe fakatapui kia Sihová, naʻa nau mali ki he faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai te nau lotu kiate ia. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he potutohí ke tau sio ki he ʻuhinga naʻe mātuʻaki mafatukituki aí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Malakai 2 veesi 10 naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e tamai pē ʻe taha. Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻuhinga ʻeni ia kia Sēkope (naʻe toe fakahingoa ko ʻIsilelí) pe ko ʻĒpalahame pe naʻa mo ʻĀtama. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Malakai 1:6 ko Sihova ʻa e ‘tamai ʻe tahá.’ Ko e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe ʻi ai hono vahaʻangatae mo ia, ko e faʻahinga naʻe kau ʻi he kovinānite naʻe fai mo honau tupuʻangá. Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi lao ʻi he kovinānite ko iá ko eni: “ʻE ʻikai te ke femaliʻaki mo kinautolu; ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻatu ho ʻofefine ki hoʻona foha, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toʻo hano ʻofefine maʻa ho foha.”—Teutalonome 7:3.
15. (a) ʻOku anga-fēfē ʻa e feinga ʻa e niʻihi ke fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa e mali mo ha tokotaha taʻetuí? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē hono fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene vakaí ʻi he meʻa fekauʻaki mo e malí?
15 ʻE fakaʻuhinga nai ʻa e niʻihi he ʻahó ni: ‘Ko e tokotaha ʻoku ou saiʻia aí ʻoku lelei ʻaupito. ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, te ne tali nai ai ʻa e lotu moʻoní.’ ʻOku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he fakakaukau peheé ʻa e fakatokanga fakamānavaʻi: “Ko e fungani ʻi he meʻa kākā ka ko e loto, pea ʻoku hilio hono kovi.” (Selemaia 17:9) Ko e vakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he mali mo ha tokotaha taʻetuí ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he Malakai 2:12: “ʻE tuʻusi ʻe Sihova ʻa e tangata ʻoku fai pehe.” Ko ia ai, ʻoku enginaki ki he kau Kalisitiané ke mali “i he Eiki be.” (1 Kolinito 7:39, PM) ʻI he malumalu ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu faka-Kalisitiané, ʻoku ʻikai ke “tuʻusi” ha tokotaha tui ʻi he mali mo ha tokotaha taʻetui. Neongo ia, kapau ʻoku nofo pē ʻa e tokotaha taʻetuí ʻi heʻene taʻetuí, ko e hā ʻe hoko ki he tokotaha ko iá ʻi he vavé ni ke ʻomai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ngataʻanga ki he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ʻení?—Sāme 37:37, 38.
Ko Hono Ngaohikoviʻi Hoto Hoá
16, 17. Ko e hā ha ʻalunga kākā naʻe fai ʻe he niʻihi?
16 ʻOku lave leva ʻa Malakai ki ha kākā hono uá: ko hono ngaohikoviʻi hoto hoá, tautefito ʻaki ʻa e vete mali ʻi he makatuʻunga launoa. ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Malakai 2 veesi 14 ʻo e vahe 2: “Ko e fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi he vahaʻa oʻou mo e uaifi ʻo hoʻo talavou, ʻa ia kuo ke fai kaka ki ai; ka ko ho kaumeʻa ia, pea ko e uaifi naʻa ke fuakava ki ai.” ʻI he faikākā ki honau ngaahi uaifí, naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻe he ngaahi husepāniti Siú ʻa e ʻōlita ʻo Sihová ke hoko ‘o ufiufi aki ae loimatá.’ (Malakai 2:13, PM) Ko e kau tangata ko iá naʻa nau maʻu ha ngaahi vete mali ʻi he ngaahi makatuʻunga taʻefakalao, ʻo tukuange hala ai ʻa e ngaahi uaifi ʻo ʻenau kei talavoú, koeʻuhi nai ke mali mo e kau fefine kei siʻi angé pe kau panganí. Pea naʻe fakaʻatā ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki anga-fulikivanú! Kae kehe, ʻoku talaki ʻe he Malakai 2:16: “ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa ʻene ʻAfio ki he vete—ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo Isileli.” Ki mui ai, naʻe fakahāhā ʻe Sīsū ko e ʻulungaanga taʻetāú ko e makatuʻunga pē ia ʻe taha ki ha vete mali ʻa ia ʻe ʻatā ai ʻa e hoa tonuhiá ke toe mali.—Mātiu 19:9.
17 Fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi lea ʻa Malakaí, pea sio ki he anga ʻo ʻenau langaʻi ʻa e kaungāongoʻi ki he ngaahi lotó pea ki he ngaahi ongoʻi ʻo e anga-ʻofa tefitó. ʻOkú ne lave ki “ho kaumeʻa . . . pea ko e uaifi naʻa ke fuakava ki ai.” Ko e tangata taki taha naʻe kau ki aí naʻe mali mo ha kaungālotu, ko ha fefine ʻIsileli, ʻo fili ia ko ha takanga ʻofeina, ko ha hoa ʻi he kotoa ʻo e moʻuí. Neongo ko e mali ko iá naʻe fakahoko nai ia ʻi heʻena kei talavoú, ko e faai atu ʻo e taimí mo e kamata ʻo e taʻumotuʻa angé naʻe ʻikai ke ne fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e fuakava naʻá na hū ki aí, ʻa ia, ko e aleapau ʻo e malí.
18. ʻI he ongo founga fē ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai ki he ʻahó ni ʻa e akonaki ʻa Malakai fekauʻaki mo e kākaá?
18 Ko e akonaki fekauʻaki mo e ongo ʻīsiu ko iá ʻoku ngāueʻaki tatau pē ki he ʻahó ni. Ko e meʻa fakamamahi ia ʻa hono taʻetokaʻi ʻe he niʻihi ʻa e fakahinohino ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he mali pē ʻi he ʻEikí. Pea ko e toe meʻa pangó foki ko e ʻikai ke kei hoko atu ʻa e niʻihi ʻi he ngāue ki hono tauhi ʻenau nofo malí ke mālohí. ʻI hono kehé, ʻoku nau kumi ha ngaahi kalofanga pea tuli ki ha ʻalunga ʻa ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki hono fai ha vete mali taʻefakatohitapu koeʻuhi ke mali mo ha toe tokotaha kehe. ʻI hono fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa peheé, kuo nau “fakakina[ʻi ai] ʻa Sihova.” ʻI he taimi ʻo Malakaí, ko e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau siʻaki ʻa e akonaki fakaʻotuá naʻe aʻu ʻo nau fiematamuʻa ʻi he ongoʻi naʻe fakamaau taʻetotonu ʻa Sihova ʻi heʻene ngaahi vakaí. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻa nau pehē: “Ko e fe tu ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e fakamaau [“totonú,” NW]?” He fakakaukau taʻetotonu moʻoni ē! ʻAi ke ʻoua naʻa tau tō ki he tauhele ko iá.—Malakai 2:17.
19. ʻE malava fēfē ke maʻu ʻe he ngaahi husepānití mo e ngaahi uaifí ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá?
19 ʻI he tafaʻaki ke fakaongoongoleleí, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe Malakai ko e ngaahi husepāniti ʻe niʻihi naʻe ʻikai te nau faikākā ki honau ngaahi uaifí. Naʻa nau ‘maʻu ʻa e toe ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá.’ (Malakai 2 Veesi 15) Ko e meʻa fakafiefiá, ʻoku fonu ʻi he kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e kau tangata pehē ʻa ia ‘ʻoku nau ʻoange ki honau ngaahi uaifí ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa.’ (1 Pita 3:7, NW) ʻOku ʻikai te nau ngaohikoviʻi fakaesino pe fakaelea honau ngaahi uaifí, ʻikai te nau vilitaki ki he ngaahi tōʻonga fakaefehokotaki fakasino ololaló, pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau taʻefakaʻapaʻapaʻi honau ngaahi uaifí ʻaki ha fakamalinga kākā mo ha kau fefine kehe pe ʻi he sio ʻi ha fakatātā fakalielia. ʻOku toe fiefia ʻa e kautaha ʻa Sihová ʻi hono maʻu ha ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiane loto-tōnunga tokolahi fau, ʻa ia ʻoku nau mateaki ki he ʻOtuá mo ʻene ngaahi laó. ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he kotoa ʻo e kau tangata mo e kau fefine peheé ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku nau fakakaukau mo ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki ai. Hokohoko atu ke hangē ko kinautolú, ‘ʻo fai ki he pule ʻa e ʻOtuá’ pea hoko ai ʻo tāpuakiʻi ʻaki hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní.—Ngāue 5:29.
20. Ko e hā ʻa e taimi ʻoku ofí ni ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
20 ʻOku vavé ni, ke ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakamaau ki he māmaní fakalūkufua. Ko e tokotaha tāutaha kotoa kuo pau ke ne fai ha tali kiate ia ki heʻene ngaahi tuí mo ʻene ngaahi ngāué. “Te tau taki taha fai ha fakamatala ki he ʻOtua maʻata.” (Loma 14:12) Ko ia, ko ha fehuʻi fakamānako ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻení ʻoku pehē: Ko hai ʻe hao ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Sihová? Ko e kupu hono tolú pea ko e fakaʻosi ia ʻi he fakahokohoko ko ʻení ʻe lāulea ki he kaveingá ni.
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Fakamatalaʻi?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga tefito naʻe valokiʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻi ʻIsilelí?
• Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke fuʻu māʻolunga ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻa e ʻOtuá ki hono tauhi ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá?
• Ko e hā ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ngāueʻaki ʻa e tokangá ʻi heʻetau faiako ʻi he ʻaho ní?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ongo tōʻonga naʻe tautefito hono fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihová?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 15]
ʻI he taimi ʻo Malakaí naʻe valokiʻi ai ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí ʻi he ʻikai ke nau tauhi ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 16]
Kuo pau ke tau tokanga ke akoʻi ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová, ʻo ʻikai ko hono pouaki ʻa e ngaahi saiʻia fakafoʻituituí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
Naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻIsileli ko ia naʻa nau veteʻi honau ngaahi uaifí ʻi he ngaahi makatuʻunga launoa pea mali mo e kau fefine panganí
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 18]
ʻOku fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻe he kau Kalisitiane ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻenau fuakava malí