Kau Talavou, Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova!
Kau Talavou, Fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova!
“ʻE, fai mai ʻa mamani ʻa e fakamalo [pe fakahīkihikiʻi] ʻo Sihova, . . . ʻa e kau talavou, mo e finemui foki.”—SĀME 148:7, 12.
1, 2. (a) ʻOku tokolahi ʻa e kau talavou ʻoku nau lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi fakangatangata fē? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ai ki he kau talavoú ke nau fehiʻa ki he ngaahi fakangatangata ko ia ʻoku hilifaki ʻe heʻenau ngaahi mātuʻá kia kinautolú?
KO E kau talavoú ʻoku nau faʻa ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻoku teʻeki fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau faí. Ko e tokolahi ʻo kinautolú ʻe lava ke nau tala mahino atu ʻa e taʻumotuʻa kuo pau ke nau aʻu ki aí ki muʻa ke fakaʻatā ke kolosi toko taha he halá pe ʻā ʻo ngata he fihá he poʻulí pe ke fakaʻuli ʻi ha kā. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ʻe ongoʻi nai ʻe ha talavou ko e fuʻu lahi ko ia ʻene ngaahi kole vivilí ʻoku maʻu ʻa e tali tatau ai pē ki ai, “Tatali ke ke toki lahi hake.”
2 Ko kimoutolu kau talavou, ʻoku mou lāuʻilo ʻoku ongoʻi ʻe hoʻomou mātuʻá ʻoku fakapotopoto ke ʻai ʻa e ngaahi fakangatangata peheé, mahalo ko ha maluʻi pē maʻamoutolu. ʻOku mou toe ʻilo pau foki, ko Sihová ʻoku hōifua mai ki hoʻomou talangofua ki hoʻomou mātuʻá. (Kolose 3:20) ʻOku mou ongoʻi nai, hangē kuo mou fiu tatali ke kamata hoʻomou moʻuí? Kuo taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga kotoa pē kae ʻoua kuo mou lahi hake? ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito moʻoni eni! ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngāue ʻoku lolotonga fai he ʻahó ni ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi ha toe faʻahinga monū pē ʻoku mou fakatatali nai ki ai. ʻOku fakaʻatā kimoutolu kau talavou ke kau ʻi he ngāue ko ení? Mahulu atu aí—ʻoku fakaafeʻi fakahangatonu moʻoni atu kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá ke mou fai pehē!
3. ʻOku fakaafeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau talavoú ke nau maʻu ʻa e monū fē, pea ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi te tau lāulea ki ai he taimi ní?
3 Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue ʻoku tau talanoa ki aí? Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo ʻetau konga tohi kaveinga ki he kupu ko ení: “ʻE, fai mai ʻa mamani ʻa e fakamalo [pe fakahīkihikiʻi] ʻo Sihova, . . . ʻa e kau talavou mo e finemui foki; ʻa e matuʻa fakataha mo e tamaiki.” (Same 148:7, 12) Ko ho fuʻu monuú ē: ʻE lava ke ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha talavoú, ʻokú ke fiefia ke kau ʻi he ngāue ko iá? ʻOku pehē ʻa e tokolahi. Ke sio ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku taau ai ke ongoʻi peheé, tau lāulea angé ki ha ngaahi foʻi fehuʻi ʻe tolu. ʻUluakí, ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ai ke ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová? Uá, ko e hā e founga ʻe lava ke ke fakahīkihikiʻi ola lelei ai iá? Tolú, ko ʻafē ʻa e taimi lelei ke kamata fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová?
Ko e Hā e ʻUhinga ke Fakahīkihikiʻi Ai ʻa Sihová?
4, 5. (a) Fakatatau ki he Sāme hono 148, ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga fakafiefia ʻoku tau ʻi aí? (e) ʻOku lava fēfē ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakatupu ʻoku ʻikai lava ke lea pe fakaʻuhingá ke nau kei fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
4 Ko e ʻuhinga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová he ko ia ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he Sāme hono 148 ke tokangataha ki he foʻi moʻoni ko ení. Kiʻi fakakaukau angé: Kapau te ke fakaofiofi atu ki ha fuʻu pupunga kakai ʻoku nau hivaʻi feongoongoi ha foʻi hiva mālie mo fakaueʻiloto, ʻe fēfē hoʻo ongoʻí? Fēfē kapau ko e ngaahi fakalea ʻo e foʻi hivá ko e ngaahi lea ia ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku moʻoni, ʻoku fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻokú ke ʻilo ʻoku mahuʻinga, fakafiefia mo fakatupu langa hake? Te ke ongoʻi nai ha holi ke ako ʻa e ngaahi foʻi leá pea kau atu ki ai? Ko e tokolahi taha ʻo kitautolú te tau fai pehē. Sai, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Sāme hono 148 ʻokú ke ʻi ha tuʻunga meimei tatau ka ʻoku toe fakafiefia lahi ange ia. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻe he saame ko iá ha fuʻu kakai lahi, ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi kotoa ʻa Sihova ʻi he feongoongoi. Kae kehe, ʻi hoʻo lau ʻa e sāmé, te ke fakatokangaʻi ai ha meʻa ngali kehe. Ko e hā ia?
5 Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kau fakahīkihiki ʻi he Sāme hono 148 ʻoku ʻikai lava ke nau lea pe fakaʻuhinga. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku tau lau ai ki he laʻaá, māhiná, ngaahi fetuʻú, sinoú, matangí, ngaahi moʻungá mo e potu māʻolungá, ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻOku lava fēfē ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakatupu ʻoku mate ko ení ke fai ha meʻa pehē? (Sā 148 Veesi 3, 8, 9) Ko e moʻoni, ʻi he founga tatau ʻoku fai ʻe he ʻakaú, ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻo tahí mo e fanga manú. (Sā 148 Veesi 7, 9, 10) Kuó ke mamata ʻi ha fakatōtō fakaʻofoʻofa hifo ʻa e laʻaá pe hanga hake ki ha māhina kātoa ʻoku kolosi hake ʻi ha langi fetuʻua pe kata fiefia ʻi he vaʻinga ʻa e fanga manú pe moʻutāfuʻua ʻi ha konga fonua fakaʻofoʻofa? Tā kuó ke “fanongo” ki he hiva ʻo e fakahīkihiki ʻoku haʻu mei he meʻa fakatupú. Ko e meʻa kotoa kuo ngaohi ʻe Sihová ʻoku fakamanatu mai ai kia kitautolu ko ia ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupu māfimafi-aoniú, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ʻunivēsí ʻe mālohi pehē, poto pehē pe ʻofa pehē.—Loma 1:20; Fakahā 4:11.
6, 7. (a) ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Sāme hono 148 fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻatamai poto fē ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová? (e) Ko e hā ʻe ueʻi nai ai kitautolu ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová? Fakatātaaʻi.
6 ʻOku toe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he Sāme hono 148 ko e ngaahi meʻa fakatupu ʻatamai potó ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻI he Sā 148 veesi 2 (PM), ʻoku tau sio ai ki he “kau tau” fakalangi ʻa Sihová, ʻa e kau ʻāngeló, ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻI he Sā 148 veesi 11, ko e kau tangata maʻu mafai mo tuʻu-ki-muʻá, hangē ko e ngaahi tuʻí mo e kau fakamāú, ʻoku fakaafeʻi ke nau kau ʻi he fakahīkihikí. Kapau ko e fuʻu kau ʻāngelo mālohí ē ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová, ko e hā tū leva ka toe pehē ai ʻe he meʻavale ko e tangatá ʻokú ne fuʻu mahuʻinga ia ke fai pehē? Pea ʻi he Sā 148 veesi 12 mo e 13, ʻoku toe fakaafeʻi mai mo kimoutolu foki kau talavou, ke mou kau mai ki ai pea fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻOku ueʻi kimoutolu ke mou fie fai ʻa e meʻa ko iá?
7 Fakakaukau angé ki ha fakatātā. Kapau naʻe ʻi ai hao kaumeʻa ofi naʻá ne maʻu ha pōtoʻi makehe—mahalo ʻi he sipotí, ʻātí pe mūsiká—te ke talanoa fekauʻaki mo ia ki ho fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāmeʻa kehé? ʻOku ʻikai toe veiveiua ia. Sai, ko e ako fekauʻaki mo e meʻa kotoa kuo fai ʻe Sihová ʻe lava ke ne maʻu ha ola meimei tatau ʻia kitautolu. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Sāme 19:1, 2, ko e langi fetuʻuá ʻokú ne fakatupunga “fanafana meʻa.” Ka kia kitautolu, ko e taimi ko ia ʻoku tau fakakaukau ai fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihová, ʻoku faingataʻa ke tau taʻotaʻofi kitautolu mei he talanoa ki he niʻihi kehé fekauʻaki mo hotau ʻOtuá.
8, 9. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻuhinga ʻoku finangalo mai ai ʻa Sihova ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi iá?
8 Ko e toe ʻuhinga tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻe taha ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová he ʻokú ne finangalo ke tau fai pehē. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Koeʻuhí ʻokú ne fiemaʻu ʻa e fakahīkihiki mei he tangatá? ʻIkai. Ko kitautolu faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá te tau fiemaʻu nai ha fakahīkihiki ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi, ka ko Sihová ʻoku māʻolunga mamaʻo ange ia ʻia kitautolu. (Aisea 55:8) ʻOku ʻikai te ne fakaveiveiua ʻiate ia pe ko hono ngaahi ʻulungāangá. (Aisea 45:5) Neongo ia, ʻokú ne finangalo ke tau fakahīkihikiʻi ia pea ʻokú ne hōhōʻia he taimi ʻoku tau fai pehē aí. Ko e hā hono ʻuhingá? Tau lāulea ki ha ʻuhinga ʻe ua. ʻUluakí, ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻoku tau fiemaʻu ke fakahīkihikiʻi ia. Naʻá ne faʻu kitautolu fakataha mo ha fiemaʻu fakalaumālie, ha fiemaʻu ke lotu. (Mātiu 5:3) Ke sio ʻoku tau fakahoko ʻa e fiemaʻu ko iá ʻoku fakafiefia ia kia Sihova, ʻo hangē pē ko e fakafiefia ki hoʻomou ngaahi mātuʻá ke sio ʻoku mou kai ʻa e meʻakai ʻoku nau ʻilo ʻoku lelei kia kimoutolú.—Sione 4:34.
9 Ko hono uá, ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he kakai kehé ke nau sio mai ʻoku tau fakahīkihikiʻi ia. Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ʻa e ngaahi leá ni ki he tangata kei siʻi ange ko Tīmoté: “Lamalama kiate koe mo e meʻa ʻoku ke akoʻaki: ke ke nofoʻaki fai ʻa e ongo meʻa ko ia; he ʻi hoʻo fai pehe, te ke fakamoʻui koe mo kinautolu foki ʻoku fanongo kiate koe.” (1 Timote 4:16) ʻIo, ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke akoʻi ai ʻa e niʻihi kehé ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtua ko Sihová, ʻo fakahīkihikiʻi iá, te nau hoko nai foki mo kinautolu ʻo ʻilo kia Sihova. Ko e ʻilo peheé ʻe lava ke taki atu ia ki honau fakamoʻui taʻengatá!—Sione 17:3.
10. Ko e hā ʻoku tau ongoʻi ai ʻoku ueʻi kitautolu ke fakahīkihikiʻi hotau ʻOtuá?
10 ʻOku toe ʻi ai mo ha toe ʻuhinga ʻe taha ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová. Manatuʻi ʻa e fakatātā fekauʻaki mo ho kaumeʻa fisifisimuʻá. Kapau naʻá ke fanongo ʻi ha niʻihi ʻoku nau tala ha ngaahi loi fekauʻaki mo ia, ʻo lauʻikoviʻi loi hono hingoa leleí, ʻikai te ke toe fakapapauʻi lahi ange ke fakahīkihikiʻi ia? Sai, ko Sihová kuo lauʻikoviʻi loi lahia he māmani ko ení. (Sione 8:44; Fakahā 12:9) ʻOku ongoʻi leva ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá ʻoku ueʻi kinautolu ke tala ʻa e moʻoni fekauʻaki mo iá, ʻo fakatonutonu ʻa e talanoá. Te ke toe saiʻia mo koe ke fakahāhā hoʻo ʻofa mo e houngaʻia kia Sihová pea fakahāhā ʻokú ke loto ke ne hoko ko ho Pulé ia kae ʻikai ko hono fili lahí, ʻa Sētane? ʻE lava ke ke fai kotoa ia ʻaki hoʻo fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. Ko e fehuʻi hono hokó leva, ko e hā ʻa e foungá?
Founga Naʻe Fakahīkihikiʻi Ai ʻe he Kau Talavou ʻe Niʻihi ʻa Sihová
11. Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fakatātā ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e kau talavoú ʻe lava ke nau ola lelei ʻaupito ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
11 ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e kau talavoú ʻoku nau faʻa ola lelei ʻaupito ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová. Ko e fakatātaá, naʻe ʻi ai ha kiʻi taʻahine ʻIsileli naʻe taki pōpula ʻe he kau Sīliá. Naʻá ne faifakamoʻoni loto-toʻa ki heʻene fineʻeiki pulé fekauʻaki mo e palōfita ʻa Sihova ko ʻIlaisá. Ko ʻene ngaahi leá naʻe taki atu ia ki ha mana, pea naʻe hoko ai ha fakamoʻoni mālohi. (2 Tuʻi 5:1-17) Naʻe faifakamoʻoni loto-toʻa foki mo Sīsū ʻi heʻene kei tamasiʻí. ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi heʻene kei talavoú naʻe mei lava ke hiki ʻi he Folofolá, naʻe fili pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e taha, ʻa e taimi ko ia naʻe hoko ʻi hono fakafehuʻi loto-toʻa ʻe Sīsū ʻi heʻene taʻu 12 ʻa e kau faiako fakalotu ʻi he temipale ʻi Selusalemá ʻo nau moʻutāfuʻua ai ʻi heʻene mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa Sihová.—Luke 2:46-49.
12, 13. (a) Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe Sīsū ʻi he temipalé ki muʻa siʻi ʻi heʻene pekiá, pea ko e hā ʻa e ola ki he kakai naʻe ʻi aí? (e) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e ongoʻi ʻa Sīsū fekauʻaki mo e fakahīkihiki naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he tamaikí?
12 ʻI heʻene fuʻu tangatá, naʻe toe tākiekina ʻe Sīsū ʻa e fānaú ke nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho siʻi pē ki muʻa ʻi heʻene pekiá, naʻe fakamoleki ai ʻe Sīsū ha taimi ʻi he temipalé ʻi Selusalema. Naʻa ne fai ai ha “ngāhi meʻa fakaofo,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Naʻá ne laku ki tuʻa ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia naʻa nau ʻai ʻa e feituʻu toputapu ko iá ko ha ʻana ʻo e kau kaihaʻá. Naʻá ne toe fakamoʻui foki mo e kakai kuí mo e heké. Ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi aí, tautefito ki he kau taki lotú, naʻe totonu ke ueʻi ai kinautolu ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova mo hono ʻAló, ʻa e Mīsaiá. Kae kehe, ko e meʻa fakamamahí, ko e tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá naʻe ʻikai te nau leaʻaki ha ngaahi fakahīkihiki pehē. Naʻa nau ʻilo ko e fekauʻi mai ʻa Sīsū ʻe he ʻOtuá, ka naʻa nau manavahē ki he kau taki lotú. Kae kehe, ko e kulupu ʻe taha ʻo e kakaí naʻa nau lea loto-toʻa hake. ʻOkú ke ʻilo ko hai kinautolu? ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Ka ko e houʻeiki taulaʻeiki mo e kau sikalaipe, ʻi heʻenau vakai ki he ngāhi meʻa fakaofo [naʻe fai ʻe Sīsuú], mo e kau tamaiki ʻoku nau kalanga ʻi he Temipale, ʻo pehe, Hosana ki he Hako ʻo Tevita; naʻa nau ʻita; pea nau pehe [kia Sīsū], ʻOku ke fanongo ki he meʻa ʻoku lau ʻekinautolu na?”—Mātiu 21:15, 16; Sione 12:42.
13 Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ko iá naʻa nau ʻamanaki ʻe fakasīlongoʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e tamaiki ko ia naʻa nau fakahīkihikiʻi iá. Naʻá ne fai pehē? Halaʻatā! Naʻe tali ʻe Sīsū ki he kau taulaʻeikí: “ʻIo: pea kuo teʻeki koā ke mou lau, ʻo pehe, Ko e ngutu ʻo e tamaiki mo e valevale kuo ke tuʻutuʻuni mei ai hao fakamalo [pe fakahīkihiki]?” ʻOku hā mahino, ko Sīsū mo ʻene Tamaí naʻá na fiefia ʻi he fakahīkihiki ʻa e tamaikí. Naʻe fai ʻe he fānau ko iá ʻa e meʻa naʻe tonu ke fai ʻe he kakai lalahi aí. ʻI honau ʻatamai kei talavoú, kuo pau pē naʻe hā mahino ʻaupito ia. Naʻa nau sio ki he tangata ko ení ʻokú ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo, lea ʻi he loto-toʻa mo e tui, pea fakahāhā ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki he ʻOtuá mo hono kakaí. Ko ia tonu pē ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne taukaveʻi ko iá—ko e “Hako ʻo Tēvita” naʻe talaʻofá, ko e Mīsaiá. ʻI he tāpuekina ko ʻenau tuí, ne aʻu ʻo maʻu ʻe he tamaikí ʻa e monū ko hono fakahoko ha kikite.—Sāme 8:2.
14 ʻOku anga-fēfē hono hanga ʻe he ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau talavoú ʻo teuʻi kinautolu ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá?
14 Ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau ako mei he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga peheé? Ko e kau talavoú te nau lava ʻo hoko ko e kau fakahīkihiki ola lelei ʻo Sihova. ʻOku nau faʻa maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko e sio māʻalaʻala mo faingofua ki he moʻoní, ʻo fakahāhaaʻi ʻenau tuí ʻi he fakamātoato mo e faivelenga. ʻOku nau toe maʻu mo e meʻaʻofa ʻoku lave ki ai ʻi he Palovepi 20:29 (PM): “Koe toulekeleka oe kau talavou a ho nau malohi.” ʻIo, ko kimoutolu kau talavou kuo tāpuekina ʻaki ʻa e mālohi mo e ivi—ko e koloa moʻoni ki hono fakahīkihiki ʻo Sihová. Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke mou ngāueolaleleiʻaki tefito ki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa peheé?
Ko e Hā ʻa e Founga ʻe Lava Ke Ke Fakahīkihikiʻi Ai ʻa Sihova?
15. Ke fakahīkihikiʻi ola lelei ʻa Sihová, ko e hā ʻa e fakaueʻiloto ʻoku fiemaʻú?
15 Ke hoko ʻo ola leleí ʻoku kamata ia mei he lotó. Heʻikai lava ke ke fakahīkihikiʻi ola lelei ʻa Sihova kapau ko hoʻo fai pē ʻe koe koeʻuhi ko e loto ia ʻo e niʻihi kehé. Manatuʻi, ko e lahi taha ʻi he ngaahi fekaú ʻa eni: “Te ke ʻofa ki he ʻEiki ko ho ʻOtua, ʻo fai ʻaki ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho loto, mo e kotoa ʻo ho laumalie, mo e kotoa ʻo ho ʻatamai.” (Mātiu 22:37) Kuó ke hoko ʻo ʻilo fakafoʻituitui ʻa Sihova ʻi hoʻo ako pē ʻia koe ʻene Folofolá? Ko e ola totonu ʻo ha ako pehē ko ha ongoʻi ʻo e ʻofa kia Sihova. Ko e founga fakanatula ke fakahāhā ai ʻa e ʻofa peheé ko hono fakahīkihikiʻi ia. Ko ʻene hā mahino pē mo mālohi hoʻo fakaueʻilotó, ko hoʻo mateuteu ia ke fakahīkihiki faivelenga ʻa Sihová.
16, 17. Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he ʻulungāangá ʻi hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová? Fakatātaaʻi.
16 Sai, naʻa mo e ki muʻa ke fakakaukau ki he meʻa te ke leaʻakí, fakakaukau ki he founga te ke faiʻakí. Kapau ko e taʻahine ʻIsileli ko ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻIlaisá naʻe faʻa anga-kovi, taʻefakaʻapaʻapa pe taʻefaitotonu, ʻokú ke pehē naʻe mei fanongo hono kau fakapōpula Sīliá ki heʻene ngaahi lea fekauʻaki mo e palōfita ʻa Sihová? Ngalingali pē heʻikai. ʻOku pehē pē, ko e kakaí ʻoku ngalingali ange te nau fanongo kia koe kapau ʻoku nau sio ʻokú ke anga-fakaʻapaʻapa, faitotonu pea anga-lelei. (Loma 2:21) Tau lāulea ki ha fakatātā.
17 Ko ha kiʻi taʻahine taʻu 11 ʻi Potukali naʻá ne fehangahangai mo ha tenge ʻi he ʻapiakó ke kātoangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho mālōlō naʻe fakahalaʻi ʻe hono konisēnisi kuo akoʻi Fakatohitapú. Naʻá ne fakamatala anga-fakaʻapaʻapa ange ki heʻene faiakó ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo pau ai ke ne fakafisingaʻí, ka naʻe manukiʻi ia ʻe heʻene faiakó. ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, naʻe toe feinga tuʻo lahi ʻa e faiakó ke fakamaaʻi ia, ʻo fakakataʻaki ʻa e lotu ʻokú ne kau ki aí. Neongo ia, naʻe kei anga-fakaʻapaʻapa pē ʻa e kiʻi taʻahiné. ʻI ha ngaahi taʻu ki mui ai, ko e kiʻi tuofefine ko iá naʻe ngāue ia ko ha tāimuʻa tuʻumaʻu, ko ha faifekau taimi-kakato. ʻI ha fakataha-lahi, naʻá ne mamata ai ki he kakai ʻoku papitaisó peá ne fakatokangaʻi ai ha taha ʻia kinautolu. Ko ʻene faiako ki muʻá! Hili ha fāʻofua mo e tangi, naʻe tala ange ʻe he fefiné ki he kiʻi taʻahiné naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito pē ngalo ʻiate ia ʻa e anga-fakaʻapaʻapa ʻa ʻene taʻahine akó. Naʻe ʻaʻahi ange ki ai ha Fakamoʻoni, pea naʻe talanoa ange ʻe he faiakó ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungāanga ʻo e taʻahine naʻe faiako ki ai ki muʻá. Ko hono olá, naʻe kamata ha ako Tohi Tapu, pea naʻe tali lelei ʻe he fefiné ni ʻa e moʻoni ʻo e Tohi Tapú. ʻIo, ko ho ʻulungāangá ʻe lava ke hoko ia ko ha founga mālohi ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihova!
18. Ko e hā ʻe fai nai ʻe ha talavou kapau ʻokú ne toumoua ke kamata ha ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e Tohi Tapú pea mo e ʻOtua ko Sihová?
18 ʻOkú ke faʻa ʻilo he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku faingataʻa ke kamata ha ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki ʻi he ʻapiakó fekauʻaki mo hoʻo tuí? ʻOku ʻikai ko koe toko taha pē ʻoku ongoʻi peheé. Ka neongo ia, ʻe lava ke ke fakahuʻuhuʻunga ke ʻeke atu ai ʻe he niʻihi kehé kia koe fekauʻaki mo hoʻo tuí. Ko e fakatātaá, kapau ʻoku ngofua pea fakaʻatā ke fai pehē, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke ke ʻalu ai mo ha ngaahi tohi Fakatohitapu pea lau ia lolotonga ʻa e kai hoʻataá pe ko e ngaahi vahaʻa taimi kehé kapau ʻoku ʻatā ke fai pehē? Ko ho kaungāakó te nau ʻeke atu nai pe ko e hā ʻokú ke laú. ʻI he tali ange pea tala ange kia kinautolu ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke mālieʻia ai ʻi he kupú pe ko e tohi ʻoku ʻi ho nimá, te ke ʻilo nai ai kuo kamata ha fetalanoaʻaki lelei ia ʻo ʻikai te ke fakatokangaʻi. Manatuʻi ke ʻeke ha ngaahi fehuʻi, ke ʻiloʻi pe ko e hā ʻoku tui ki ai ho ngaahi kaungāakó. Fanongo anga-tokaʻi, ʻo vahevahe atu ʻa e meʻa kuó ke ako mei he Tohi Tapú. Hangē ko ia ʻoku fakahā ʻe he hokosia ʻi he peesi 29, ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e kau talavou ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻapiakó. ʻOku ʻomi ai heni ʻa e fiefia lahi kia kinautolu pea tokoniʻi ai ʻa e tokolahi ke hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova.
19. ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa e kau talavoú ʻo toe ola lelei ange ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau fale-ki-he-falé?
19 Ko e ngāue fale-ki-he-falé ko ha founga ola lelei taha ia ke fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová. Kapau kuo teʻeki te ke kau ki ai, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke ke fokotuʻu ai ia ko ha taumuʻá? Kapau ʻokú ke kau ki ai, ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi toe taumuʻa te ke fokotuʻu nai maʻau? Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi he ʻikai ke meimei leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa tatau ʻi he matapā taki taha, kumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke fakalakalaka ai, ʻo ʻeke ki hoʻo ongo mātuʻá mo e kau taukei kehé ki ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻaonga. Ako ke ngāueʻaki lahi ange ʻa e Tohi Tapú, fai ha ngaahi toe ʻaʻahi ola lelei, pea kamata ha ako Tohi Tapu. (1 Timote 4:15) Ko e lahi ange hoʻo fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi founga peheé, ko e lahi ange ia hoʻo hoko ʻo ola leleí, pea ko e lahi ange ia hoʻo fiefia ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakafaifekaú.
Ko ʻAfē ʻa e Taimi ʻOku Totonu Ke Mou Kamata Fakahīkihikiʻi Ai ʻa Sihová?
20. Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke fiemaʻu ai ki he kau talavoú ke nau ongoʻi ʻoku nau fuʻu kei siʻi ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
20 ʻI he ngaahi foʻi fehuʻi ʻe tolu ʻi he lāulea ko ení, ko e tali ki he fehuʻi fakaʻosi ko ení ʻoku faingofua tahá. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e tali hangatonu ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Manatu ki he ʻAfifio naʻe ngaohi koe lolotonga hoʻo talavou.” (Koheleti 12:2 [12:1, PM]) ʻIo, ko e taimi ke kamata fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová ko e taimí ni. ʻOku fuʻu faingofua ke pehē: “ʻOku ou fuʻu kei siʻi au ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova. ʻOku ʻikai haʻaku taukei. ʻOku totonu ke u talitali kae ʻoua ke u lahi hake.” ʻOku ʻikai ko e fuofua tokotaha koe ke ongoʻi peheé. Hangē ko ení, ko e talavou ko Selemaiá naʻá ne tala ange kia Sihova: “ʻOiaue, Atonai Sihova, meʻa mai ʻoku ʻikai te u poto ʻi he lea: he ko e tamasiʻi pe au.” Naʻe fakapapauʻi ange ʻe Sihova ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ia ke ne manavahē ai. (Selemaia 1:6, 7) ʻI he tuʻunga tatau, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ia ke tau manavahē ki ai ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻa Sihová. ʻOku ʻikai ha faingataʻa ia ʻe hoko mai nai kia kitautolu ʻe taʻemalava ʻe Sihova ke ne veteki kakato.—Sāme 118:6.
21, 22. Ko e hā ʻoku fakatatau ai ʻa e kau talavou fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová ki he hahaú, pea ko e hā ʻoku fakalototoʻa ai ʻa e fakahoa ko iá?
21 Ko ia ʻoku mau fakaʻaiʻai atu kimoutolu kau talavou: ʻOua ʻe toumoua ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova! ʻI he taimí ni lolotonga hoʻomou kei talavoú ko e taimi lelei taha ia ke kau atu ai ʻi he ngāue mahuʻinga taha ʻoku lolotonga fai ʻi he māmaní he ʻaho ní. ʻI hoʻomou fai iá, ʻoku mou hoko ai ko e konga ʻo ha meʻa fakaofo—ko e fāmili fakaeʻuniveesi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fiefia ʻa Sihova he ʻokú ke kau ki he fāmili ko ení. Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi ko eni naʻe fai ʻe he tokotaha-tohi-sāmé kia Sihová: “ʻI he ʻaho ʻoku ke fakate tau, ʻe tali ko au ʻe he kakai na; te nau tuʻu mai ʻi he ngaahi teunga tapuha: hange ko e fanauʻi ʻe he pongipongi ʻa e hahau, ʻe pehe ʻa e haʻu kiate koe hoʻo kau talavou.”—Sāme 110:3.
22 Ko e hahau ʻoku fetapaki ʻi he maama ʻo e pongipongí ʻokú ne ʻomi ha ʻata fakaʻofoʻofa, ʻikai ko ia? ʻOku nau fakaivifoʻou, ngingila pea ʻikai faʻa malava ke lau ko ʻene lahí. Ko e anga ia ʻo e sio mai ʻa Sihova kia kimoutolu kau talavou ko ia ʻoku fakahīkihikiʻi faitōnunga ia ʻi he ngaahi taimi faingataʻa ko ení. ʻOku hā mahino, ko hoʻomou fili ko ia ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻai ai ʻa hono lotó ke fiefia. (Palovepi 27:11) Ko ia ai kau talavou, mou fei mo fakahīkihikiʻi leva ʻa Sihova!
ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻuhinga mahuʻinga ʻe niʻihi ki hono fakahīkihikiʻi ʻo Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi fakatātā ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe lava ʻa e kau talavoú ke ola lelei ʻaupito ʻi heʻenau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihová?
• Ko e hā ʻa e founga ʻe lava ai ʻe he kau talavoú ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova he ʻaho ní?
• Ko ʻafē ʻa e taimi ʻoku totonu ke kamata fakahīkihikiʻi ai ʻe he kau talavoú ʻa Sihová, pea ko e hā hono ʻuhingá?
[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 25]
Kapau naʻe maʻu ʻe ho kaumeʻá ha pōtoʻi makehe, ʻikai te ke tala ʻa e meʻá ni ki he niʻihi kehé?
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 27]
ʻE mahuʻingaʻia nai ʻa e kaungā akó ʻi hoʻo ngaahi tuí
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Kapau ʻokú ke loto ke ke fakalakalaka ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakafaifekaú, kole ki ha tokotaha Fakamoʻoni taukei ange ki ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻaonga