Kikite ki he Kau Fakaʻotuamaté

Ko e tauhi maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolungá ʻoku faingataʻa feʻunga pē ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku takatakaiʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he kakai fakaʻotuamaté. Ka naʻe toe fakahoko ʻe ʻĪnoke ha pōpoaki fakaefakamaau ʻikai ke fakangaloku ki he kau fulikivanú. ʻI hono tataki ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe talaki fakaekikite ʻe ʻĪnoke: “Vakai! ne hoko mai ʻa [“Sihova,” NW] ʻoku haʻofia ia ʻe hono ngaahi toko mano tapu, ke fai fakamāu ki he kakai kotoa pe, pea ke fakamoʻoni ki he kau fakaʻotuamate kotoa pe ʻenau ngaahi ngaue fakaʻotuamate kotoa pe, ʻa ia kuo nau fai ʻilo pe, pea mo e ngaahi lea fefeka kuo fai kiate ia ʻe he kau angahala fakaʻotuamate.”​—Siutasi 14, 15.

Ko e hā ʻa e kaunga ʻo e pōpoaki ko iá ki he kau taʻetui fakameleʻí? ʻOku ʻuhinga lelei ke pehē ko e ngaahi lea fakamamahi peheé naʻe ʻai ai ke taʻemanakoa ʻa ʻĪnoke, ʻo ne fakatupunga nai ai ʻa e ngaahi luma, ngaahi manuki, mo e ngaahi fakamanamana. Kuo pau pē naʻe loto ʻa e niʻihi ke tāmateʻi ia. Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke ilifia ʻa ʻĪnoke. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko ki he māʻoniʻoni ko ʻĒpelí, pea ʻi he hangē ko iá, naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe ʻĪnoke ke tauhi ki he ʻOtuá, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hokó.

[Puha ʻi he peesi 30]

ʻOku Hiki Lea ʻa e Tohitapú mei he Tohi ʻa ʻĪnoké?

Ko e Tohi ʻa ʻĪnoké ko ha konga tohi fakaʻapokalifa ia pea ʻoku taʻeʻiloa ʻa hono tokotaha tohí. ʻOku talahalaʻi ko e faʻu ia ʻe ʻĪnoke. Naʻe faʻu ia ngalingali ʻi he taimi lolotonga ʻa e senituli hono ua mo hono ʻuluaki K.M., ko ha tānekinga ia ʻo e ngaahi talatupuʻa faka-Siu mo taʻefakahisitōlia, ʻo hā mahino ko e tupu ia mei he ngaahi fakamatala fakaʻāuliliki ʻo e lave nounou kia ʻĪnoke ʻi he Sēnesí. ʻOku feʻunga ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa pē ko ení ke liʻaki ai ia ʻe he kau ʻofa ki he Folofola fakamānavaʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá.

ʻI he Tohitapú, ko e tohi pē ʻa Siutasí ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaekikite ʻa ʻĪnoké: “Vakai! ne hoko mai ʻa [“Sihova,” NW] ʻoku haʻofia ia ʻe hono ngaahi toko mano tapu, ke fai fakamāu ki he kakai kotoa pe, pea ke fakamoʻoni ki he kau fakaʻotuamate kotoa pe ʻenau ngaahi ngaue fakaʻotuamate kotoa pe, ʻa ia kuo nau fai ʻilo pe, pea mo e ngaahi lea fefeka kuo fai kiate ia ʻe he kau angahala fakaʻotuamate.” (Siutasi 14, 15) ʻOku fakakikihi ʻa e kau mataotao tokolahi ko e kikite ʻa ʻĪnoke ki hono ngaahi toʻutangata fakaʻotuamaté ʻoku toʻo fakahangatonu ia mei he Tohi ʻa ʻĪnoké. ʻE malava ke pehē naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Siutasi ha tohi fakaʻapokalifa taʻefalalaʻanga ke hoko ko ʻene maʻuʻanga fakamatalá ia?

Ko e founga ʻo hono ʻiloʻi ʻe Siutasi ʻa e kikite ʻa ʻĪnoké ʻoku ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi Konga Tohitapú. Naʻá ne hiki lea pē nai mei ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala anga-maheni, ko ha talatukufakaholo falalaʻanga naʻe haʻu mei he kuonga muʻá. ʻOku hā mahino naʻe fai ʻe Paula ʻa e meʻa meimei tatau ʻi he taimi naʻá ne fakahingoa ai ko Siani mo Siamepi ʻa e ongo faimana ko ē naʻe ʻikai fakahaaʻi hona hingoá ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo Feló ʻa ia naʻá na fakafepakiʻi ʻa Mōsese. Kapau ko e tokotaha-tohi ʻo e Tohi ʻa ʻĪnoké naʻá ne vakai ki ha maʻuʻanga fakamatala motuʻa ʻo e faʻahinga ko ení, ko e hā ke tau fakaʻikaiʻi ai ia kia Siutasí?a​​—Ekisoto 7:​11, 22; 2 Timote 3:8.

Ko e founga ʻo hono maʻu ʻe Siutasi ʻa e fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e pōpoaki ʻa ʻĪnoke ki he kau fakaʻotuamaté ko ha meʻa siʻisiʻi pē ia. Ko ʻene alafalalaʻangá ʻoku fakamoʻoniʻi ia ʻe he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia naʻe tohi ia ʻe Siutasi ʻi he malumalu ʻo e fakamānavaʻi fakaʻotuá. (2 Timote 3:​16) Naʻe maluʻi ia ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻOtuá mei hano fakamatalaʻi ha meʻa naʻe ʻikai ke moʻoni.

[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]