Fakahaofi mei he Houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá

4, 5. Ko e hā ʻokú ne fakamoʻoniʻi ko e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku nofo maʻu ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu lolotongá?

⁴ Ko e Tohi Tapú mo e taimi faingataʻa ʻi he hisitōliá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e talu mei he tō ʻa ʻĀtama ki he angahalá, mo e “nofo maʻu” ʻa e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he matakali ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. (Sione 3:36) ʻOku hā mahino eni ʻi he ʻikai malava ha tangata ke kalofi ʻa e pau ke ne maté. Ko e tuʻunga-hau fakafetau ʻo Sētané kuo taʻemalava fakaʻaufuli ke ne maluʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá mei he hokohoko ʻa e fakatamakí, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha founga-pule fakaetangata kuo malava ke ne fakalato ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu tefito ʻa e kotoa ʻo hono tangataʻifonuá. (1 Sione 5:19) Ko ia ʻoku hokohoko atu ai hono fakamamahiʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻe he taú, faihiá mo e masivá.

⁷ Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻapositolo ko Paulá ko Sīsuú ʻokú ne “fakahaofi kitautolu mei he houhau ʻoku tuʻunuku mai.” (1 Tes. 1:10) Ko e fakahāhā fakaʻosi ko ia ʻo e houhau ʻa Sihová ʻe iku ai ki he fakaʻauha taʻengata ʻo e kau angahala taʻefakatomalá. (2 Tes. 1:6-9) Ko hai ʻe haó? ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú: “Ko ia ʻoku ne tui pikitai [pe ngāueʻi ʻa e tui] ki he ʻAlo ʻoku ne maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata: ka ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne talangofua ki he ʻAlo ʻe ʻikai te ne mamata ia ki he moʻui; ka ʻoku nofo maʻu kiate ia ʻe he houhau ʻa e ʻOtua.” (Sione 3:36) ʻIo, ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku moʻui pea ngāueʻi ʻa e tui kia Sīsū mo e huhuʻí ʻi he taimi ʻe aʻu ai ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení ki hono ngataʻangá te nau hao mei he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻaho fakaʻosí.