“Ko e ʻOtuá ko e ʻOfa”

15. Ko e hā ʻa e fakamatala ʻoku fai ʻe he Tohitapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihova ko e ʻofá, pea ʻi he founga fē ʻoku makehe ai ʻa e fakamatalá ni? (Sio foki ki he fakamatala ʻi laló.)

¹⁵ ʻOku leaʻaki ʻe he Tohitapú ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻofá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito te ne leaʻaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga tefito kehe ʻo Sihová. ʻOku ʻikai ke pehē ʻe he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú ia ko e ʻOtuá ko e mālohi pe ko e ʻOtuá ko e fakamaau totonu pe naʻa mo e ʻOtuá ko e poto. ʻOkú ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ko iá, ko e Matavai tefito ia ʻo kinautolú, pea ʻoku mahulu atu ia ʻi hono fakahoa mo e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻe tolú. Kae kehe, ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻulungaanga hono faá, ʻoku leaʻaki ki ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku toe loloto ange: “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa.”b (1 Sione 4:8) ʻOku ʻuhinga iá ki he hā?

16-18. (a) Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻe he Tohitapú “ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa”? (e) ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi he māmaní, ko e hā ko ha fakatātā feʻungamālie ai ʻa e tangatá ki he ʻulungaanga ʻo Sihova, ko e ʻofá?

¹⁶ “Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻOfa” ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakatatau faingofua ia, ke hangē ko e pehē, “ʻOku tatau ʻa e ʻOtuá mo e ʻofá.” Heʻikai malava ke tau fulihi totonu ʻa e fakamatalá pea pehē “ko e ʻofá ko e ʻOtua.” Ko Sihová ʻoku mahulu hake ʻaupito ia mei he tuʻunga ko ha ʻulungaanga taʻemalava ke mahinoʻi. Ko ha Tokotaha ia ʻokú ne maʻu ha fuʻu fakahokohoko lahi ʻo e ngaahi ongoʻi mo e ngaahi anga ʻoku tānaki atu ki he ʻofá. Ka, ko e ʻofá ʻoku hūhū mātuʻaki loloto ia ʻia Sihova. ʻOku pehē ai ʻe ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala ʻe taha fekauʻaki mo e veesi ko ʻení: “Ko e uho pe natula ʻo e ʻOtuá ko e ʻofá.” ʻI hono fakalūkufuá, te tau fakakaukau nai ki he meʻá ni ʻi he foungá ni: ʻOku fakaivia ʻe he mālohi ʻo Sihová ʻa ia tonu ke ne ngāue. Ko ʻene fakamaau totonú mo hono potó ʻokú na tataki ʻa e founga ʻokú ne ngāue aí. Ka ko e ʻofa ʻa Sihová ʻokú ne ueʻi ia ke ngāue. Pea ko ʻene ʻofá ʻoku ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻi he founga ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ai hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga kehé.

¹⁷ ʻOku faʻa pehē ko Sihová ko e fakasino tonu mai ia ʻo e ʻofá. Hangē ko ʻení, kapau ʻoku tau fie ako fekauʻaki mo e ʻofa fakaetefitoʻi moʻoní, kuo pau ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo Sihova. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku tau toe sio nai ki he ʻulungaanga fakaʻofoʻofá ni ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka ko e hā ʻoku ʻi ai aí? ʻI he taimi ʻo e fakatupú, naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi leá ni, ʻo hā mahino ki hono ʻAló: “Ta ngaohi tangata ʻi hota ʻīmisí, ʻo hangē ko hota tataú.” (Sēnesi 1:26, NW) ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻi he māmani ko ʻení, ko e kakai tangatá pē mo e kakai fefiné ʻoku malava ke nau fili ke ʻofa pea ke faʻifaʻitaki ai ki heʻenau Tamai fakahēvaní. Manatuʻi naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui kehekehe ke fakatātaaʻi ʻaki hono ngaahi ʻulungaanga tefitó. Neongo ia, naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ʻene fakatupu fakaemāmani māʻolunga tahá, ʻa e tangatá, ko e fakatātā ia ʻo Hono ʻulungaanga tuʻu-ki-muʻá, ko e ʻofá.​—Isikeli 1:10.