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Heʻikai ke Liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kau Mateakí

Heʻikai ke Liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kau Mateakí

Heʻikai ke Liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kau Mateakí

“[Ko Sihova] heʻikai te ne liʻaki ʻa ʻene kau mateakí. ʻE maluʻi moʻoni kinautolu ʻo taʻengata.”—SĀME 37:28NW.

1, 2. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he senituli hono hongofulu K.M. ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ai ʻa e mateaki ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe tolu naʻe maluʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻene kau mateakí?

 KO E senituli ia hono hongofulu K.M. pea ko ha taimi ia ke fai ai ha fili. Ko e mālō pē hao mei ha tau fakalotofonua ʻi hono foaki ki he ngaahi matakali fakatokelau taʻemanonga ʻo ʻIsilelí ha tuʻunga feʻunga ʻo e tauʻatāina. Ko honau tuʻi naʻe toki fakanofó, ʻa Selopoame, ʻokú ne fai leva ha meʻa ke ʻai ke mālohi hono mafaí ʻaki hono fokotuʻu ha lotu foʻou Fakapuleʻanga. ʻOkú ne kounaʻi ʻa e mateaki kakato mei hono kakaí. Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe he kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa Sihová? Te nau kei mateaki ai pē ki he ʻOtua ʻoku nau lotu ki aí? ʻOku fai pehē ʻa e laui afe, pea ʻoku tokangaʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi heʻenau tauhi maʻu ʻenau anga-tonú.—1 Tuʻi 12:1-33; 2 Kal. 11:13, 14.

2 ʻOku ʻahiʻahiʻi foki mo e mateaki ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hotau ʻahó ni. “Mou laka fakaʻehiʻehi, mou ʻā,” ko e fakatokanga ia ʻa e Tohi Tapú. “Ko homou fili ko e Tevolo ʻoku ne ʻalu fano ʻo hange ko ha laione ngungulu, heʻene kumi ha taha ke ne matuʻaki folo.” ʻE lava ke tau lavameʻa ʻo “talitekeʻi, he tuʻu maʻumaʻuluta he tui”? (1 Pita 5:8, 9) Tau sivisiviʻi angé ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko takatakai ʻi hono fakanofo tuʻi ʻo Tuʻi Selopoame ʻi he 997 K.M. pea sio pe ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako mei aí. Lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi taimi faingataʻa ko iá, naʻe fakafeʻātungiaʻi ai ʻa e kau sevāniti faitōnunga ʻa Sihová. Naʻa nau toe eʻa atu ki he ngaahi tākiekina ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní lolotonga ia ʻenau fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngafa faingataʻa naʻe vaheʻi atú. ʻI he ngaahi tuʻungá ni taki taha, naʻe ʻikai ke liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻene kau mateakí ʻi he taimi ko iá, pea heʻikai te ne fai pehē he ʻahó ni.—Sāme 37:28.

ʻI he Tofanga ʻi he Fakafeʻātungiá

 3. Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ke fakafeʻātungia ai ʻa e pule ʻa Tuʻi Tēvitá?

3 Tau ʻuluaki sivisiviʻi angé ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga naʻe hoko ai ʻa Selopoame ko e tuʻí. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Palovepi 29:2: “ʻOka pule ʻa e angahala, ʻoku laungatuʻu ʻa e kakai.” ʻI he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá, naʻe ʻikai ke lāungatuʻu ai ʻa e kakaí. Naʻe ʻikai ke haohaoa ʻa Tēvita, ka naʻá ne mateaki ki he ʻOtuá mo falala kiate ia. Ko e pule ʻa Tēvitá naʻe ʻikai ke fakafeʻātungia. Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha fuakava mo Tēvita, ʻo pehē: “ʻE fakapapau ho fale mo ho puleʻanga kiate koe ʻo taʻengata: ʻe fokotuʻu ho taloni ʻo taʻengata.”—2 Sam. 7:16.

 4. Naʻe fakatuʻunga ʻi he hā ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe maʻu ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e pule ʻa Solomoné?

4 Ko e pule ʻa e foha ʻo Tēvita ko Solomoné naʻe kamata melino mo lakalakaimonū ʻaupito ʻo malava ke tomuʻa fakalika lelei mai ai ʻa e Pule Taʻu ʻe Taha Afe ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ʻi he kahaʻú. (Sāme 72:1, 17) Naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe ha taha ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻe 12 ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he taimi ko iá ha ʻuhinga ke angatuʻu ai. Kae kehe, naʻe fakatuʻunga pē ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe maʻu ʻe Solomone mo e kakai naʻe pule ki aí. Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Solomone: “Kapau te ke fou ʻi heʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni, ʻo fai ʻeku konisitutone, mo tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekau kotoa pea ke fou ai; pea te u toki fakaai mo koe ʻa e lea naʻa ku fai ki hoʻo tamai ko Tevita. Pea te u nofo ki he lotolotonga ʻo haʻa Isileli, pea ʻe ʻikai te u liʻaki hoku kakai Isileli.”—1 Tuʻi 6:11-13.

5, 6. Ko e hā ʻa e ikuʻanga ʻo e taʻemateaki ʻa Solomone ki he ʻOtuá?

5 ʻI heʻene taʻumotuʻá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Solomone ʻo taʻefaitōnunga kia Sihova pea kamata ke kau ʻi he lotu loí. (1 Tuʻi 11:4-6) Naʻe faai mai pē ʻo tuku ʻe Solomone ʻene talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ʻa Sihová pea naʻe hoko ʻo fakautuutu ʻene fakafeʻātungiá. Naʻe hoko ʻeni ʻo aʻu ki ha tuʻunga ʻi he hili ʻene maté, naʻe lāunga ai ʻa e kakaí fekauʻaki mo ia ki hono foha naʻá ne fetongi iá, ko Lehopoame, mo nau kole ki ha fakafiemālie. (1 Tuʻi 12:4) Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tali ʻa Sihova ʻi he taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa Solomone ʻo taʻefaitōnungá?

6 ʻOku tala mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kiate kitautolu: “Nae houhau a Jihova kia Solomone, koeuhi nae fakatafoki a hono loto mei [he] . . . Otua o Isileli, aia nae ha tuo ua mai kiate ia.” Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Solomone: “Koeuhi . . . kuo ikai te ke fai ki he eku fuakava mo eku gaahi tuutuuni aia kuou fekau kiate koe, koe mooni teu hae ae buleaga meiate koe, bea teu foaki ia ki hoo tamaioeiki.”—1 Tuʻi 11:9-11PM.

 7. Neongo naʻe siʻaki ʻa Solomone, naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e tokanga ʻa Sihova ki Heʻene kau mateakí?

7 Naʻe fekauʻi leva ʻe Sihova ʻa e palōfita ko ʻAhaiá ke ne pani ha faifakahaofi. Ko e faifakahaofi ko iá ko Selopoame, ko ha tangata taau naʻe ngāue ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa Solomoné. Neongo naʻe kei mateaki pē ʻa Sihova ki he fuakava Puleʻanga naʻá ne fai mo Tēvitá, naʻá Ne tali ha vahevahe ʻo e puleʻangá ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻe 12. Ko e matakali ʻe 10 ʻe foaki ia kia Selopoame; ko e ua ʻe kei nofo pē ia ʻi he laine fakafāmili ʻo Tēvitá, ʻa ia naʻe fakafofongaʻi he taimi ko ʻení ʻe Tuʻi Lehopoamé. (1 Tuʻi 11:29-37; 12:16, 17, 21) Naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia Selopoame: “Kapau te ke fakaongo ki he meʻa kotoa kuo u tuʻutuʻuni atu, pea ke fou ʻi hoku ngaahi hala, mo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ha totonu kiate au, ke tauhi ʻeku ngaahi fekau mo tuʻutuʻuni, ʻo hange ko e fai ʻe Tevita ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki, pea te u toki ʻiate koe, pea te u langa moʻou ha fale tuʻu maʻu, hange ko ʻeku langa moʻo Tevita, pea te u ʻatu ʻa Isileli kiate koe.” (1 Tuʻi 11:38) Naʻe ngāue ʻa Sihova maʻa hono kakaí pea tokonaki ha founga ke ʻomai ai kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakafiemālie mei he fakafeʻātungiá.

 8. Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻokú ne fakafeʻātungiaʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní?

8 ʻOku lahi fau ʻa e fakafeʻātungiá mo e fakamaau taʻetotonú he ʻahó ni. ‘Kuo pule ha tangata ki he kakaí ke nau kovi ai,’ ko e lau ia ʻa e Koheleti 8:9. Ko e pisinisi mānumanú mo e pule koví ʻoku iku nai ai ki he ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa fakaʻekonōmika. Ko e kau taki ʻi he puleʻangá, pisinisí, mo e lotú ʻoku nau faʻa fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga kovi fakaeʻulungāanga. Ko ia ai, ʻi he hangē ko Lote māʻoniʻoní, ko e kau mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau “mafasia ʻi he toʻonga ʻa e kau malaki lao na, ʻa ia naʻa nau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e pauʻu fakalielia.” (2 Pita 2:7) ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻi heʻetau feinga ʻiate kitautolu pē ke moʻuiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakaʻotuá, ʻoku tau faʻa hoko ai ko e tāketi ʻo e fakatanga mei he kau pule hīkisiá.—2 Tim. 3:1-5, 12.

 9. (a) Ko e hā kuo ʻosi fakahoko ʻe Sihova ke fakahaofi ʻaki hono kakaí? (e) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau ʻilo pau ʻe mateaki maʻu pē ʻa Sīsū ki he ʻOtuá?

9 Kae kehe, ʻoku malava ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻa e moʻoni tefito ko ʻení: Heʻikai ʻaupito ke liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻene kau mateakí! Fakakaukau atu angé ki he ngaahi founga kuó ne ʻosi fakahoko ke fetongi ʻaki ʻa e kau pule kovi ʻo e māmaní. Kuo ʻosi fokotuʻu ʻa e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaia ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he toʻukupu ʻo Kalaisi Sīsuú. Kuo pule ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi hēvani ʻi he meimei taʻu ʻe teau. Kuo vavé ni ke ne ʻomi ʻa e fiemālie kakato ki he faʻahinga ʻoku manavahē ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Lau ʻa e Fakahā 11:15-18.) Kuo ʻosi fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻene mateaki ki he ʻOtuá ʻo aʻu ki heʻene pekia. Heʻikai ʻaupito te ne ʻai ke siva ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻa e faʻahinga te ne pule ki aí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Solomoné.—Hep. 7:26; 1 Pita 2:6.

10. (a) ʻE lava fēfē ke tau fakahāhaaʻi ʻoku tau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá? (e) ʻI he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ko e hā ʻoku lava ke tau falala pau ki aí?

10 Ko e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ko ha founga-pule moʻoni ʻa ia te ne fakangata ʻa e fakafeʻātungia kotoa pē. Ko ʻetau tukupaá ʻoku fai kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá mo ʻene fokotuʻutuʻú. ʻI he falala kakato ki he Puleʻangá, ʻoku tau fakafisingaʻi ai ʻa e anga-taʻefakaʻotua ʻa e māmaní pea tuli tōtōivi ki he ngaahi ngāue leleí. (Tai. 2:12-14) ʻOku tau feinga ke tau taʻehaʻila ai pē mei he māmani ko ʻení. (2 Pita 3:14) Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau lolotonga fehangahangai nai mo ia, ʻoku malava ke tau falala pau ʻe maluʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova mei he maumau fakalaumālié. (Lau ʻa e Sāme 97:10.) ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Sāme 116:15 kiate kitautolu: “ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻa e pekia ʻa hono ʻofaʻanga.” ʻOku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Sihová kiate ia ʻa ia heʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ke fakaʻauha kinautolu ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha kulupu.

ʻI he Eʻa ki he Tākiekina ʻa e Tafoki mei he Moʻoní

11. Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa Selopoame ʻo taʻemateakí?

11 Naʻe mei lava pē ke ʻomai ʻe he pule ʻa Tuʻi Selopoamé ha fiemālie ki he kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ka ʻi hono kehé, naʻe toe ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe heʻene ngaahi ngāué ʻa ʻenau mateaki ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he ʻikai ke fiemālie ʻi he lāngilangi mo e monū naʻe ʻosi ʻoange kiate iá, naʻe kamata ʻa Selopoame ia ke kumi ki ha ngaahi founga ke fakaivimālohiʻi ai hono tuʻungá. Naʻá ne fakaʻuhinga: “Kapau ʻe ʻalu hake ʻa e kakai ni ke fai feilaulau ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi Selusalema, pea ʻe foki ʻa e loto ʻo e kakai ni ki honau ʻeiki, ʻio, kia Lehopoame ko e Tuʻi Siuta; pea te nau tamateʻi au, ʻo foki kia Lehopoame ko e Tuʻi Siuta.” Ko ia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Selopoame ha lotu foʻou ʻo fakatefito ʻi ha ʻuhikiʻi pulu koula ʻe ua. “Pea ne fokotuʻu ʻa e taha ʻi Peteli, pea ko e taha naʻa ne tuku ʻi Tani. Pea naʻe hoko ʻa e meʻa ko ia ko e meʻa fakahala: pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa e kakai ke hu ki he taha, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki Tani. Pea ne ngaohi fale ʻi he ngaahi sia, ʻo ne fokotuʻu taulaʻeiki mei he kakai kotoa pe ʻo aʻu ki he kimui, ʻa kinautolu naʻe ʻikai kau ki haʻa Livai.” Naʻe aʻu ʻo fokotuʻu ʻe Selopoame ʻene ʻaho “katoanga [pē ʻaʻana] ki haʻa Isileli,” peá ne kamata “ʻalu hake ki he olita ke tutu inisenisi.”—1 Tuʻi 12:26-33.

12. Ko e hā naʻe fai ʻe he kau mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he puleʻanga fakatokelaú ʻi he taimi naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe Selopoame ʻa e lotu ki he ʻuhikiʻi pulú ʻi ʻIsilelí?

12 Ko e hā leva ʻe fai ʻe he kau mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he puleʻanga fakatokelaú? ʻI he hangē ko ʻenau fanga kui faitōnungá, ko e kau Līvai ko ia naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo naʻe foaki kiate kinautolu ʻi he vahefonua ʻo e puleʻanga fakatokelaú naʻa nau fai leva ha meʻa fakavavevave. (Eki. 35:26-28; Nom. 35:6-8; Teu. 33:8, 9) ʻI hono liʻaki honau ngaahi tofiʻá, naʻa nau mavahe mo honau ngaahi fāmilí ki he tongá ki Siuta, ʻa ia naʻe malava ai ke nau hokohoko atu ʻa e lotu kia Sihová ʻo ʻikai ha fakahohaʻa. (2 Kal. 11:13, 14) Ko e kau ʻIsileli kehe naʻa nau nofo fakataimi ʻi Siutá naʻa nau fili ke nau nofo ʻosi ai ʻo ʻikai toe foki ki ʻapi. (2 Kal. 10:17) Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke kei ʻatā pē ʻa e hala ke foki ai ki he lotu moʻoní koeʻuhi ʻi he ngaahi toʻutangata ki muí naʻe malava ai ʻa e niʻihi kehe mei he puleʻanga fakatokelaú ʻo siʻaki ʻa e lotu ki he ʻuhikiʻi pulú pea foki ki Siuta.—2 Kal. 15:9-15.

13. ʻI onopooni, kuo anga-fēfē hono ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻe he tākiekina ʻa e tafoki mei he moʻoní?

13 ʻOku fakamanamanaʻi ʻe he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní mo ʻenau ngaahi tākiekiná ʻa e kakai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻahó ni. Kuo feinga ʻa e kau pule ʻe niʻihi ke fokotuʻu ʻenau founga lotu Fakapuleʻanga pē ʻanautolu, ʻo tenge ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau pule ki aí ke nau tali ia. Ko e haʻa faifekau ʻo e Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané mo e faʻahinga ʻafungi kehe kuo nau feinga ke taukaveʻi ko kinautolu ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga-taulaʻeiki fakalaumālié. Kae kehe, ko e lotolotonga pē ʻo e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e kau pani moʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku faʻuʻaki ʻa e “tuʻunga taulaʻeiki fakatuʻi.”—1 Pita 2:9; Fkh. 14:1-5.

14. ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tali ki he fakakaukau tafoki mei he moʻoní?

14 ʻI he hangē ko e kau Līvai faitōnunga ʻi he senituli hono hongofulu K.M., ʻoku ʻikai ke kākaaʻi ʻa e kau mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻe he ngaahi fakakaukau tafoki mei he moʻoní. ʻOku fakavave ʻa e kau paní mo honau ngaahi takanga Kalisitiané ke fakaʻehiʻehi mo talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau tafoki mei he moʻoní. (Lau ʻa e Loma 16:17.) Lolotonga ʻetau talangofua loto-lelei ki he kau maʻu mafai fakapuleʻangá ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmaní pea tuʻu-ʻatā ai pē ʻi he ngaahi fepaki ʻi he māmaní, ʻoku ʻalu taha pē ʻetau mateakí ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. (Sione 18:36; Loma 13:1-8) ʻOku tau talitekeʻi ʻa e ngaahi taukaveʻi loi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau taku ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻi he taimi tatau ʻoku ʻikai te nau fakalāngilangiʻi ia i honau ʻulungāangá.—Tai. 1:16.

15. Ko e hā ʻoku taau ai ke tau mateaki ki he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto”?

15 Toe fakakaukau atu ki he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ke malava ki he kau loto-totonú ke nau mavahe mei he māmani fulikivanú, hangē ko e laú, ki he māmani fakalaumālie kuó ne fakatupú. (2 Kol.2Ko 12:1-4) ʻI he loto ʻoku fonu ʻi he houngaʻia, ʻoku tau nofo ofi ki he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto, kuo fakanofo e he ene eiki ke bule ki hono kaugaabi, mo tufaki kiate kinautolu ae mea kai i hono taimi totonu.” Kuo fakanofo ʻe Kalaisi ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ko ʻení “ke ne buleʻi ene mea kotoabe.” (Mt. 24:45-47PM) Ko ia ai, neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai te tau mahinoʻi kakato ʻi hotau tuʻunga tāutahá ha ngāue pau ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he kalasi tamaioʻeikí, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga ia ke tau talitekeʻi ai ia pe foki ki he māmani ʻo Sētané. ʻI hono kehé, ʻe ueʻi kitautolu ʻe he mateakí ke tau ngāue fakatōkilalo pea tatali kia Sihova ke ne fakamahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.

Lolotonga Hono Fakahoko ʻo e Ngaahi Ngafa mei he ʻOtuá

16. Ko e hā ʻa e ngafa naʻe maʻu ʻe ha palōfita mei Siuta?

16 Naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Selopoame ʻi heʻene ngaahi founga tafoki mei he moʻoní. Naʻá ne vaheʻi ha palōfita mei Siuta ke fononga fakatokelau ki Pēteli ʻo hā kia Selopoame lolotonga ʻene fai feilaulau ʻi hono ʻōlitá. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke fakahoko ʻe he palōfitá ha pōpoaki fakaefakamaau fakamamahi kia Selopoame. ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua, ko ha ngafa faingataʻa ia.—1 Tuʻi 13:1-3.

17. Naʻe anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene talafekaú?

17 Naʻe ʻita lahi ʻa Selopoame ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he fakahalaia meia Sihová. Naʻá ne mafao atu hono nimá ki he fakafofonga ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne kaila ki he kau tangata naʻe ofi aí: “Puke mai”! Ka naʻe fakafokifā, ki muʻa ke ngaue atu ha tahá, naʻe “mate ʻa e nima naʻe mafao atu ki ai, ʻo ʻikai te ne lava ke peluki mai. Naʻe mahae foki ʻa e olita, pea malingi mai ʻa e efuefu naʻe ʻi ai.” Naʻe pau ai ke kole ʻa Selopoame ki he palōfitá ke ne fakamokomoko hifo ʻa e fofonga ʻo Sihová pea lotu ke toe moʻui hono nima naʻe maté. Naʻe fai ia ʻe he palōfitá, pea naʻe moʻui ʻa hono nimá. Ko ia naʻe maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene talafekaú mei he fakatamakí.—1 Tuʻi 13:4-6.

18. ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova kitautolu ʻi heʻetau fai taʻemanavahē ʻa e ngāue toputapu kiate iá?

18 ʻI heʻetau kau mateaki ki he ngāue malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi-ākongá, ʻoku tau fetaulaki ai ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi mo ha tali anga-taʻefakakaumeʻa, pe fakafili. (Mt. 24:14; 28:19, 20) Ka kuo pau ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau fakaʻatā ʻa e manavahē ki hano fakataleʻí ke ne fakavaivaiʻi ʻetau faivelenga ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekaú. ʻI he hangē ko e palōfita ʻi he taimi ʻo Selopoamé ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai tala mai hono hingoá, ʻoku tau maʻu “ʻa e monū ʻo hono fai taʻemanavahē ʻa e ngāue toputapú [kia Sihova] ʻi he mateaki.” a (Luke 1:74, 75NW) Neongo ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻamanekina ha kau fakaemana mai he ʻahó ni, ʻoku kei maluʻi mo poupouʻi kitautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi he tuʻunga ko ʻene Kau Fakamoʻoní fakafou ʻi hono laumālie māʻoniʻoní mo e kau ʻāngelo. (Lau ʻa e Sione 14:15-17; Fakahā 14:6.) Heʻikai ʻaupito ke liʻaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau hokohoko atu taʻemanavahē hono leaʻaki ʻene folofolá.—Fili. 1:14, 28.

ʻE Maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻEne Kau Mateakí

19, 20. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku lava ai ke tau fakapapauʻi heʻikai ʻaupito ke liʻaki kitautolu ʻe Sihova? (e) Ko e hā ʻa e ongo fehuʻi ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí?

19 Ko Sihová ko hotau ʻOtua mateaki. (Fkh. 15:4; 16:5) ʻOkú ne “mateaki ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē.” (Sāme 145:17NW) Pea ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ʻe he Tohi Tapú kiate kitautolu: “Oku ne maluʻi ae hala o ene kakai maonioni [pe mateakí].” (Pal. 2:8PM) ʻI he fehangahangai mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahí pe ngaahi fakakaukau tafoki mei he moʻoní pe ʻi hono fakahoko ha ngafa faingataʻa, ʻoku lava ke loto-falala ʻa e kau mateaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he tataki mo e poupou ʻa Sihová.

20 Ko e meʻa ʻeni ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau fakakaukau fakatāutaha ki ai he taimi ní: Ko e hā ʻe tokoni kiate au ke u tauhi maʻu ʻeku mateaki kia Sihová neongo ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi pe ngaahi fakatauele te u fetaulaki nai mo iá? ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻe lava fēfē ke u fakaivimālohiʻi ʻeku mateaki ki he ʻOtuá?

[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]

a Pe naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e palōfitá ke talangofua kia Sihova pe ʻikai pea mo e meʻa naʻe hoko kiate iá ʻe lāulea ki ai ʻi he kupu hoko maí.

ʻE Fēfē Haʻo Tali?

• Kuo anga-fēfē hono fakahāhaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻoku ʻikai te ne liʻaki ʻene kau mateakí ʻi he taimi ʻoku nau hokosia ai ʻa e fakafeʻātungiá?

• ʻOku totonu ke fēfē ʻetau tali ki he kau tafoki mei he moʻoní mo ʻenau ngaahi fakakaukaú?

• ʻOku anga-fēfē hono maluʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene kau mateakí ʻi heʻenau kau ki he ngāue fakafaifekau faka-Kalisitiané?

[Fehuʻi ki he Ako]

[Mape/Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 5]

(Ki he konga tohi kuo fokotuʻu kakato, sio ki he tohi)

PULEʻANGA FAKATOKELAÚ (Selopoame)

Tani

SĪKEMI

Pēteli

PULEʻANGA FAKATONGÁ (Lehopoame)

SELUSALEMA

[Fakatātā]

Naʻe ʻikai ke liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻene kau mateakí ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻe Selopoame ʻa e lotu ki he ʻuhikiʻi pulú

[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 3]

Naʻe fakatuʻunga pē ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe maʻu ʻe Solomone mo e kakai naʻe pule ki aí