Fiefia ʻi he Taʻane ʻa e Lamí!
“Tuku ke tau fiefia mo hakailangitau . . . koeʻuhí kuo hoko ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí.”—FKH. 19:7.
1, 2. (a) Ko e taʻane ʻa hai te ne fakatupunga ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻi hēvaní? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi te tau lāulea ki aí?
ʻOKU fiemaʻu maʻu pē ʻa e taimi ke teuteu ai ki ha mali. Ka te tau lāulea he taimí ni ki ha taʻane fakatuʻi ʻa ia naʻe feʻunga mo e taʻu nai ʻe 2,000 ke teuteu ki ai! ʻE vavé ni ʻaupito ke fakataha ʻa e tangata malí mo ʻene fefine malí. ʻE ongona ʻa e fasi mālie ʻi he palasi ʻo e Tuʻí, pea ko e ngaahi leʻo fakahēvani te nau hivaʻi: “Mou fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Iā, koeʻuhí ko Sihova ʻa hotau ʻOtuá, ʻa e Māfimafi-Aoniú, kuo kamata ʻa ʻene pule ko e tuʻí. Tuku ke tau fiefia mo hakailangitau pea tau ʻoatu kiate ia ʻa e lāngilangí, koeʻuhí kuo hoko ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí pea ko hono uaifí kuó ne ʻosi mateuteu atu.”—Fkh. 19:6, 7.
2 Ko e “Lami” ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he potu folofola ko ení ko Sīsū Kalaisi. (Sione 1:29) Ko ʻene taʻané te ne fakatupunga ʻa e fiefia lahi ʻi hēvani. Ko e hā hono teunga ki he taʻané? Ko hai hono malí? Kuo anga-fēfē hono teuteuʻi ʻa e fefine taʻané? ʻE fai fakakū ʻa e taʻané? Ko e taʻane ko ení te ne fakatupunga ʻa e fiefia ʻi hēvani, ka ʻe fiefia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ke moʻui taʻengata ʻi māmaní? ʻOku tau vēkeveke ke ʻilo ʻa e tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻí ni, ko ia tau hoko atu ʻetau ako ʻa e Saame 45.
KO HONO KOFÚ ʻOKU NAMU KAKALA
3, 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé fekauʻaki mo e kofu taʻane ʻo e Tangata Malí? Ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻai ʻa e Tangata Malí ke toe fiefia angé? (e) Ko hai ʻa e ngaahi “ʻofefine ʻoni tuʻi” mo e “maʻitaki” ʻoku nau kau ʻi he fiefia ʻa e Tangata Malí?
3 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:8, 9. Ko e Tangata Malí, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻokú ne tui hono kofu taʻane fakatuʻí. Ko hono kofú ʻoku namu lelei hangē ko e “ngaahi faʻahinga ʻakau namukakala ʻoku fungani,” hangē ko e mulá mo e kasiá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he lolo pani toputapu naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻi ʻIsilelí.—ʻEki. 30:23-25.
4 Ko e fasi mālie fakahēvani ʻi he palasi ʻo e Tangata Malí ʻoku ʻai ai ke ne toe fiefia ange ʻi he ofi ange ʻa e taimi ʻo ʻene taʻané. ʻOku vahevahe ʻene fiefiá mo e “maʻitaki,” ʻa ia, ko e konga taʻehāmai ʻo e kautaha ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi “ʻofefine ʻoni tuʻi,” ʻa ia ko e kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní. ʻOku pehē ʻe he ngaahi leʻo mei hēvaní: “Tuku ke tau fiefia mo hakailangitau . . . koeʻuhí kuo hoko ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí.”
MATEUTEU ʻA E FEFINE MALÍ KI HE TAʻANÉ
5. Ko hai ʻa e fefine malí?
5 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:10, 11. ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e Tangata Malí, ka ko hai ʻa e fefine malí? ʻOku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha moʻoni ia. Ka, ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e kulupu fakakātoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe toko 144,000. Ko Sīsū ʻa e ʻUlu ʻo e fakatahaʻanga pani ko ení. (Lau ʻa e ʻEfesō 5:23, 24.) Ko e kau pani ko ení te nau pule fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi hono Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaiá ʻi hēvani. (Luke 12:32) ʻOku nau toe “hanganaki muimui ʻi he Lamí ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko fē ʻokú ne ʻalu ki aí.” (Fkh. 14:1-4) ʻOku nau hoko ko e “uaifi ʻo e Lamí” pea nofo mo ia ʻi hono ʻapi fakahēvaní.—Fkh. 21:9; Sione 14:2, 3.
6. Ko e hā ʻoku ui ai ʻa e kau paní ko e “ʻofefine ʻo e tuʻi,” pea ko e hā naʻe tala ange ai ke nau fakangaloʻi honau kakaí?
6 ʻOku ui ʻa e fefine malí ko e “ʻofefine,” pea ʻoku toe ui ia ko e “ʻofefine ʻo e tuʻi.” (Saame 45:13) Ko hai ʻa e “tuʻi” ko ení? Ko Sihova. ʻOkú ne ohi ʻa e kau Kalisitiane paní ko ʻene “fānau.” (Loma 8:15-17) ʻOku tala ki he kau paní: “Ke ngalo ʻiate koe ho kakai, ʻio, mo e ʻapi ʻo hoʻo tamai.” Koeʻuhi te nau hoko ko ha fefine mali fakahēvani, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tokanga ʻa e kau paní ki he “ngaahi meʻa ʻi ʻolungá, ʻo ʻikai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he māmaní.”—Kol. 3:1-4.
7. (a) Kuo anga-fēfē hono teuteuʻi ʻe Kalaisi ʻene fefine mali ki he kahaʻú? (e) ʻOku anga-fēfē ongoʻi ʻa e fefine malí ki hono husepāniti ki he kahaʻú?
7 ʻI he ngaahi senituli lahi, kuo teuteuʻi ʻe Kalaisi ʻene fefine mali ki he kahaʻú ki he taʻane fakahēvaní. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko Kalaisí naʻá ne “ʻofaʻi . . . ʻa e fakatahaʻangá peá ne foaki ʻa ia tonu koeʻuhi ko ia, ke ne fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, ʻo fakamaʻa ia ʻi hono fufulu ʻaki ʻa e vai ko e folofolá, ke ne maʻu atu ai ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻi hono tuʻunga lāngilangiʻiá kiate ia tonu pē, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano ʻila pe ha feʻufeʻu pe ha meʻa pehē ʻe taha, ka ʻoku totonu ke māʻoniʻoni ia mo taʻeʻiai hano mele.” (ʻEf. 5:25-27) Naʻe tala ʻe Paula ki he kau Kalisitiane pani ʻi Kolinitō he kuonga muʻá: “ʻOku ou fuaʻa koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu ʻaki ha fuaʻa fakaʻotua, he naʻá ku ʻoatu kimoutolu ʻe au ke fakamaʻu ke mali ki ha husepāniti ʻe taha, ke u ʻoatu ai kimoutolu ko ha tāupoʻou anga-maʻa ki he Kalaisí.” (2 Kol. 11:2) Koeʻuhí ʻoku maʻa ʻene lotú pea fakahōifua ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku vakai ʻa e Tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí ki heʻene fefine malí ʻoku hoihoifua. ʻOku punou ʻa e fefine malí ki hono husepāniti ʻi he kahaʻú pea tali loto-lelei ia ko hono “ʻeiki.”
KO E FEFINE MALÍ ʻOKU “OMI IA KI HE TUʻI”
8. Ko e hā ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e fefine malí ʻoku “fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito”?
8 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:13, 14a (PM). Ko e fefine malí ʻoku “teuʻi ki hono husepānití” pea ʻokú ne hā “fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito” ki he taʻane fakatuʻí. ʻI he Fakahā 21:2, ʻoku fakahoa ai ʻa e fefine malí ki ha kolo, ko Selusalema Foʻou. Ko e kolo fakahēvani ko ení ʻoku ngingila ʻi he “lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá” pea ʻoku “hangē ha maka mahuʻinga ʻaupitó, hangē ha maka siasipa ʻoku ngingila ʻāsinisini ʻo hangē ko e kilisitalá.” (Fkh. 21:10, 11) Ko e hā fakaofo ʻo Selusalema Foʻoú ʻoku fakamatalaʻi lelei ia ʻi he tohi Fakahaá. (Fkh. 21:18-21) He fefine mali “fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito” ē! Ko e meʻa eni te tau ʻamanekina mei ha taʻane fakatuʻi ʻi hēvani.
9. ʻOku ʻomai ʻa e fefine malí kia hai? ʻOkú ne kofu fēfē?
9 ʻOku ʻomai ʻa e fefine malí ki heʻene Tangata Malí, ʻa e Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaiá. Kuó ne teuteu mo fakamaʻa ia ‘ʻaki ʻa e folofolá.’ ʻOku “māʻoniʻoni ia mo taʻeʻiai hano mele.” (ʻEf. 5:26, 27) Ko ʻene fefine malí kuo pau pē ʻokú ne kofu lelei ki he kātoangá. Pea ʻokú ne pehē! “Ko hono gaahi kofu kuo lalaga aki ae koula,” pea “e omi ia ki he tuʻi i he kofu oku matamata lelei hono tuitui.” He ko e taʻane ʻa e Lamí “kuo tuku ki hono uaifí ke ne kofuʻaki ʻa e līneni lelei, ngingila, mo maʻa—he ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he līneni leleí ʻa e ngaahi ngāue māʻoniʻoni ʻa e kakai tapú.”—Fkh. 19:8.
KUO HOKO ʻA E TAʻANÉ
10. Ko e hā kuo pau ke hoko ki muʻa ke lava ʻo fai ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí?
10 Lau ʻa e Fakahā 19:7. ʻE fai fakakū ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí? Neongo ʻoku pehē ʻi he Fakahā 19:7 “ko hono uaifí kuó ne ʻosi mateuteu atu” ki he taʻané, ko e ngaahi veesi hoko atú ʻoku ʻikai fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e taʻané. Ka, ʻoku nau fakamatalaʻi māʻalaʻala ʻa e konga fakaʻosi ʻo e mamahi lahí. (Fkh. 19:11-21) ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko e taʻané ʻe hoko ki muʻa ʻi hono fakakakato ʻe he Tuʻí ʻene ikuná? ʻIkai. Ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻi he Fakahaá ʻoku ʻikai ke hiki ʻi he fakahokohoko te nau hoko aí. ʻI he Saame 45, ko e Tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻokú ne nonoʻo ʻene heletaá pea tomuʻa ikunaʻi hono ngaahi filí, pea ʻe toki fai leva ʻa e taʻane fakatuʻí.—Saame 45:3, 4.
11. Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe Kalaisi ki muʻa ke fai ʻa e taʻané?
11 Ko ia ʻoku tau ako mei he Tohi Tapú ko e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻe hoko ia ʻi he fakahokohoko ko ení: ʻUluakí, ko e “fuʻu fefine paʻumutu,” ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi, ʻa ia ko e kotoa ʻo e lotu loí, ʻe toʻo ʻosi atu. (Fkh. 17:1, 5, 16, 17; 19:1, 2) Hokó, ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e toenga ʻo e māmani fulikivanu ʻo Sētané ʻi ʻĀmaketone, ʻa e “tau ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e Māfimafi-Aoniú.” (Fkh. 16:14-16; 19:19-21) Fakaʻosí, ʻe fakakakato ʻe he Tuʻí ʻene ikuná ʻaki hono lī ʻa Sētane mo ʻene fanga tēmenioó ki he luo taʻehanotakelé, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai ai te nau toe malava ke fai ha maumau ki ha taha. ʻE hangē ia kuo nau maté.—Fkh. 20:1-3.
12, 13. (a) ʻE fai fakakū ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí? (e) ʻI hēvani, ko hai ʻe fiefia ʻi he taʻane ʻa e Lamí? (Sio ki he ʻuluaki fakatātā ʻi he kupú ni.)
12 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ko e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻoku nofoʻaki faitōnunga ʻo aʻu ki he maté ʻoku fokotuʻu hake kinautolu ke moʻui ʻi hēvani. ʻI ha taimi hili ʻa e fakaʻauha ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí, kae ki muʻa ʻi ʻĀmaketoné, ʻe fakaʻosi ʻe Kalaisi ʻene fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane pani ʻe toko 144,000 ke nau fakataha mo ia ʻi hēvani. (1 Tes. 4:16, 17) Pea ʻi he hili leva ʻa ʻĀmaketoné, ʻe fakahoko ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí. He kātoanga taʻane fakafiefia ē! ʻOku pehē ʻe he Fakahā 19:9: “Fiefia ē ka ko e faʻahinga kuo fakaafeʻi ki he kai efiafi ʻo e taʻane ʻa e Lamí.” ʻIo, ʻoku fiefia moʻoni ʻa e fefine malí. Pea ʻe fiefia ʻa e Tuʻí ke fakataha mo e kotoa hono ngaahi kaumeʻa paní ʻi hēvani. (Luke 22:18, 28-30) Kae kehe, ko e fefine malí mo e Tangata Malí ʻe ʻikai ko e faʻahinga pē ia ʻoku nau fiefiá.
13 Hangē ko ia naʻa tau lau ki muʻá, ʻe hiva ʻa e ngaahi leʻo ʻi hēvaní: “Tuku ke tau fiefia mo hakailangitau pea tau ʻoatu kiate ia ʻa e lāngilangí, koeʻuhí kuo hoko ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí pea ko hono uaifí kuó ne ʻosi mateuteu atu.” (Fkh. 19:6, 7) Fēfē ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmaní? Te nau kau mo kinautolu ʻi he kātoanga ko ení?
“E OMI AKINAUTOLU I HE FIEFIA”
14. Hangē ko ia ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Saame 45, ko hai ʻa e “kau tāuboou” ʻa e fefine malí?
14 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:12, 14e, 15 (PM). Naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he palōfita ko Sākalaiá ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ko e kakai kotoa ʻi he māmaní te nau houngaʻia ke ngāue kia Sihova fakataha mo e toenga ʻo e kau paní. ʻOkú ne tohi: “ʻI he taimi ko ia tokua, ʻe puke ʻe ha tuʻunga tangata ʻe toko hongofulu, mei he ngaahi lea kehekehe ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga, ʻio te nau puke ki he kapaʻi kofu ʻo ha tangata Siu, heʻenau pehe, Te tau ō mo kimoutolu; he kuo mau fanongo ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Sāk. 8:23) ʻI he Saame 45:12, ko e “tuʻunga tangata ʻe toko hongofulu” ko ení ʻoku lava ki ai ko ha “ofefine o Taia” mo e “kau koloaia.” ʻOku nau ʻoange ki he toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa, pea ʻoku nau ngāue ke maʻu ʻenau leleiʻiá mo ʻenau tokoní ke ngāue kia Sihova. Talu mei he 1935, kuo ʻomai ʻe he toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻa e kakai ʻe laui miliona “ki he maʻoniʻoni,” ʻa ia, ko e kakai ʻe laui miliona kuo akoʻi ki he moʻoni fekauʻaki mo Sihová. (Tan. 12:3) Ko e laui miliona ʻo e kakai, pe “tuʻunga tangata ʻe toko hongofulu” ko ení, ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa mateaki ʻo e kau paní pea kuo nau fakamaʻa ʻenau moʻuí mei he lotu loi kotoa pē. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ui ai kinautolu ko e “kau tāuboou.” Kuo nau fakatapui ʻenau moʻuí kia Sihova pea kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ko e kau sevāniti faitōnunga kinautolu ʻa e Tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
15. Kuo anga-fēfē ngāue fakataha ʻa e “kau tāuboou” mo e toenga ʻo e kau paní?
15 Kuo houngaʻia lahi ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻi he “kau tāuboou” ko ení koeʻuhi ʻoku nau tokoni vēkeveke ke malangaʻi ʻa e “ongoongo lelei ko ʻeni ʻo e Puleʻangá” ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní. (Māt. 24:14) ʻOku ʻikai “ko e laumālié [pē] mo e taʻahine malí ʻokú na toutou pehē: ‘Haʻu!’” ka ko e faʻahinga ʻoku fanongó ʻoku nau toe pehē: “Haʻu!” (Fkh. 22:17) ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko e “fanga sipi kehe” kuo nau fanongo ki he pehē ʻe he kau paní “Haʻu!” pea kuo nau kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻi he pehē “Haʻu!” ki he kakai kotoa ʻi he māmaní.—Sione 10:16.
16. Ko e hā ʻa e monū kuo ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki he fanga sipi kehé?
16 ʻOku ʻofa ʻa e toenga ʻo e kau paní ʻi he fanga sipi kehé. ʻOku fiefia ʻa e kau paní ʻi hono toe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ki he fanga sipi kehé ʻa e monū ke kau ʻi he fiefia he taʻané. Ko e “kau tāuboou” ko ení “e omi akinautolu i he fiefia moe nekeneka.” ʻIo, ko e fanga sipi kehé ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ke moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní, te nau fiefia mo e ʻunivēsí kotoa ʻi he taimi ʻe fai ai ʻa e taʻane ʻa e Lamí ʻi hēvani. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he tohi Fakahaá ʻa e “fuʻu kakai lahi,” ʻoku nau lotu kia Sihova ʻi he māmaní, ʻo hangē ʻoku nau “tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e taloní pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Lamí.” ʻOku nau ngāue kia Sihova ʻi he lotoʻā fakaemāmani ʻo hono temipale fakalaumālie lahí.—Fkh. 7:9, 15.
“ʻE FETONGI HOʻO NGAAHI TAMAI ʻE HO NGAAHI FOHA”
17, 18. ʻOku anga-fēfē maʻu ʻaonga ʻa e faʻahinga te nau ʻi he māmani foʻoú mei he taʻane ʻa e Lamí? Lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí, te ne hoko ko ha tamai ʻa hai?
17 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:16. Ko e “kau tāuboou” ʻa e fefine mali fakahēvani ʻa Kalaisí te nau maʻu ʻa e ʻuhinga lahi ange ke fiefia ʻi he taimi te nau sio ai ki hono ʻomai ʻe he taʻané ʻa e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻi he māmani foʻoú. ʻE fokotuʻu hake ʻe he Tuʻi ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻene “ngaahi tamai” fakaemāmaní. Koeʻuhí ʻe fakafoki mai ʻe Kalaisi kinautolu ki he moʻuí, ko e “ngaahi tamai” ko ení te nau hoko ko hono “ngaahi foha.” (Sione 5:25-29; Hep. 11:35) ʻE fili ʻe Kalaisi ha niʻihi ʻo e “ngaahi foha” ko ení ke nau hoko ko e kau “houʻeiki ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kotoa.” ʻOku lava ke tau toe ʻamanekina te ne fili ha niʻihi ʻo e kau mātuʻa faitōnunga he ʻaho ní ke nau takimuʻa ʻi he māmani foʻoú ko e kau “houʻeiki.”—ʻAi. 32:1.
18 Lolotonga ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Afe ʻa Kalaisí, te ne hoko ko ha tamai ki he niʻihi kehé foki. ʻI he founga fē? Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa Sīsuú te nau moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní. (Sione 3:16) ʻE hoko leva ʻa Kalaisi ko ʻenau “Tamai Taʻengata.”—ʻAi. 9:6, 7 (9:5, 6, PM).
UEʻI KE ʻAI KE ʻILOA ʻA E HUAFA ʻO E TUʻÍ
19, 20. ʻOku anga-fēfē kaunga ki he kotoa ʻo e kau Kalisitiane he ʻaho ní ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Saame 45?
19 Lau ʻa e Saame 45:1, 17 (PM). ʻOku totonu ke mahuʻingaʻia ʻa e kau Kalisitiane kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lēkooti ʻi he Saame 45. Ko e kau pani ʻoku kei ʻi māmaní ʻoku nau fiefia ke ʻilo ʻe vavé ni ke nau fakataha ʻi hēvani mo honau fanga tokouá pea mo e Tangata Malí, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻOku ueʻi ʻa e fanga sipi kehé ke hokohoko atu ʻenau fakamoʻulaloa lahi ange ki honau Tuʻi lāngilangiʻiá. ʻOku nau toe houngaʻia ke hoko ko e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻo e toenga ʻo e kau mēmipa ʻo e fefine mali ʻi he māmaní. Ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻe ʻoange ʻe Kalaisi mo ʻene fefine malí ki he kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá hili ʻa e taʻané ʻe hoko ʻo fakaofo ange ia ʻi he meʻa ʻe lava ke tau sioloto atu ki aí.—Fkh. 7:17; 21:1-4.
20 ʻI heʻetau fakatuʻotuʻa atu ki he fakahoko ʻo e ngaahi kikite fekauʻaki mo e Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaiá, ʻoku ueʻi moʻoni ai kitautolu ke tau ʻai ke ʻiloa hono huafá. Tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e Tuʻí ʻo “lauikuoga bea taegata.”