Kuo Hokosia ʻa e ‘Taimi ʻo e Fakamāú’

KO E Fakahaá, ʻa e tohi fakamuimui ʻo e Tohi Tapú, ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ia ko ha ʻāngelo ʻoku puna ʻi he loto langí ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e “Kosipeli taʻengata ke malangaʻaki.” ʻOkú ne pehē ʻi ha leʻo-lahi: “Manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia; he kuo hokosia ʻa e taimi oʻene fakamāu.” (Fakahā 14:6, 7) Ko e ‘taimi ʻo e fakamāu’ ko iá ʻoku kau ki ai fakatouʻosi ʻa hono talaki mo e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotuá. Ko ha “taimi” ko ha tuʻunga vahaʻa taimi nounou ia. Ko e fakahoko ʻo e fakamāú ʻoku hoko mai ia ko e tumutumu ʻo e “kuonga fakamui,” ʻa ia ʻoku tau lolotonga moʻui aí.—2 Timote 3:1.

Ko e ‘taimi fakamāú’ ko e ongoongo lelei ia ki he kau ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní. Ko ha taimi ia ʻa ia ʻe ʻomai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakafiemālie ki heʻene kau sevāniti, ʻa ia kuo nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi hono fakatupunga ʻe he fokotuʻutuʻu anga-fakamālohi mo taʻeʻofa ko eni ʻo e ngaahi meʻá.

ʻI he taimí ni, ki muʻa ke fakaʻosiʻaki ʻa e ‘taimi fakamāú’ ʻa hono fakaʻauha ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu fulikivanu lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi meʻá, ʻoku ekinaki ai kia kitautolu: “Mou manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia.” ʻOkú ke fai ia? ʻOku kau ki heni ʻa e meʻa lahi mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he pehē pē, “ʻOku ou tui ki he ʻOtuá.” (Mātiu 7:21-​23; Semisi 2:19, 20) Ko e manavahē totonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻai kitautolu ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻapasia kiate ia. ʻOku totonu ke ne fakatupunga kitautolu ke tau tafoki mei he koví. (Palovepi 8:13) ʻOku totonu ke ne tokoniʻi kitautolu ke ʻofa ki he meʻa ʻoku leleí pea fehiʻa ki he meʻa ʻoku koví. (Emosi 5:14, 15) Kapau ʻoku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, te tau fanongo kiate ia fakataha mo e ʻapasia lahi. ʻE ʻikai te tau fuʻu femoʻuekina ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kehé ʻo ʻikai lau tuʻumaʻu ai ʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Te tau falala kiate ia ʻi he taimi kotoa pē pea fai ʻaki hotau lotó kotoa. (Sāme 62:8; Palovepi 3:5, 6) Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakalāngilangiʻi moʻoni iá ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Tokotaha-Fakatupu ʻo hēvani mo māmaní, ko ia ʻa e Hau Fakalevelevá, pea ʻoku nau fakamoʻulaloa ʻi he ʻofa kiate ia ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Hau ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Kapau ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ʻoku totonu ke tau fai ha tokanga lahi ange ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, tau fai ia ʻo ʻoua ʻe toe toloi.

Ko e taimi ʻo hono fakahoko ʻo e fakamāú ʻa ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he ʻāngeló ʻoku toe ʻiloa ia ko e “ʻaho ʻo Sihova.” Naʻe hoko ha “ʻaho” pehē ki Selusalema ʻo e kuonga muʻá ʻi he 607 K.M. koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻa hono kakaí ki he ngaahi fakatokanga ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻi heʻene kau palōfitá. ʻI hono tautoloi ʻa e ʻaho ʻo Sihová ʻi heʻenau fakakaukaú, naʻa nau tuku ai ʻenau moʻuí ki he fakatuʻutāmaki lahi ange. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa Sihova kia kinautolu: “ʻOku ofi, ʻio, ʻoku matuʻaki fakalīlī.” (Sefanaia 1:14) Ko e toe “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” ʻe taha naʻe hoko mai ia ki Pāpilone motuʻa ʻi he 539 K.M. (Aisea 13:1, 6) ʻI he falala pau ki honau ngaahi ʻākoló pea ki honau ngaahi ʻotuá, naʻe tukunoaʻi ai ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga naʻe fai ʻe he kau palōfita ʻa Sihová. Ka ʻi ha pō ʻe taha, naʻe tō ai ʻa Pāpilone ki he kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá.

Ko e hā ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia he ʻaho ní? Ko ha toe “ʻaho ʻo Sihova” ʻa ia ʻoku aʻu ia ki he feituʻu lahi mamaʻo ange. (2 Pita 3:11-​14) Kuo talaki ʻa e fakamaau fakaʻotuá ki “Pāpilone ko e Lahi.” Fakatatau ki he Fakahā 14:8 (NW), ʻoku talaki ai ʻe ha ʻāngelo: “Kuo tō ki lalo ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi.” Kuo ʻosi hoko ia. ʻOku ʻikai kei lava ke ne taʻofi ʻa e kau lotu ʻa Sihová. Ko hono tuʻunga fakameleʻí tonu mo e kau ʻi he taú kuo fakaeʻa lahi. ʻI he taimí ni ʻoku ofi ʻa hono fakaʻauha fakaʻosí. ʻI he ʻuhinga ko iá, ʻoku ekinaki ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he kakai ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē: “Hiki meiate ia [Pāpilone ko e Lahi], . . . ke ʻoua naʻa mou kau ʻi heʻene hia, pea ʻinasi ʻi hono tautea. He kuo aʻu hake ki langi ʻene ngaahi angahala, pea kuo manatu ʻe he ʻOtua ki heʻene ngaahi fai taʻetotonu.”—Fakahā 18:4, 5.

Ko e hā ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi? Ko e fokotuʻutuʻu fakaemāmani lahi ia ʻo e lotú ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga meimei tatau mo Pāpilone motuʻa. (Fakahā, vahe 17, 18) Vakai angé ki he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga meimei tatau:

• Ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻo Pāpilone motuʻá naʻa nau kau lahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakapolitikale ʻa e fonuá. ʻOku hoko moʻoni ia ʻi he lotu lahi he ʻaho ní.

• Naʻe faʻa pouaki ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻo Pāpiloné ʻa e tau ʻa e fonuá. Ko e lotu ʻi onopōní kuo faʻa takimuʻa ia ʻi hono tāpuakiʻi ʻo e kau sōtiá ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻalu ai ʻa e ngaahi fonuá ki he taú.

• Ko e ngaahi akonaki mo e ngaahi ngāue ʻa Pāpilone motuʻá naʻe taki ai ʻa e fonuá ki he ʻulungāanga taʻetaau ololalo. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tekeʻi ai ki he tafaʻakí ʻe he kau taki lotu he ʻaho ní ʻa e tuʻunga ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he ʻulungāanga tāú, ʻoku mafolalahia ai ʻa e ʻulungāanga taʻetāú fakatouʻosi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e haʻa faifekaú pea mo e kakaí. ʻOku toe taau foki ke fakatokangaʻi ʻa e moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ení, koeʻuhi ko e faifeʻauaki ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi ki he māmaní mo ʻene ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fakapolitikalé, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ia ʻi he Fakahaá ko ha paʻumutu.

• ʻOku toe pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻoku nofo ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahi ʻi ha “moʻui fakaʻeiʻeiki.” ʻI Pāpilone motuʻa, naʻe fiemaʻu ai ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e temipalé ʻa hono maʻu ʻo e ngaahi kelekele lahi, pea naʻe hoko ai ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí ʻo ʻiloa ʻi he ngaahi ngāue fakakomēsialé. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻi he tānaki atu ki he ngaahi feituʻu faiʻanga lotú, ʻoku maʻu ʻe Pāpilone ko e Lahi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakakomēsiale lahi fau. Ko ʻene ngaahi akonakí mo ʻene ngaahi ʻaho mālōloó ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e koloa lahi fakatouʻosi kiate ia pea ki he niʻihi kehe ʻi he māmani pisinisí.

• Ko e ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi ʻīmisí, faimaná, mo e fakalouʻakaú naʻe failahia ia ʻi Pāpilone motuʻa, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu lahi he ʻaho ní. Ko e maté naʻe vakai ki ai ko ha hiki ia ki ha toe faʻahinga moʻui ʻe taha. Naʻe fonu ʻa Pāpilone ʻi he ngaahi temipale mo e fale lotu ʻi hono fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻotuá, ka naʻe fakafepakiʻi ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻa e kau lotu kia Sihová. Ko e ngaahi tui mo e tōʻonga tatau ʻoku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻaki ʻa Pāpilone ko e Lahí.

ʻI he kuonga muʻá, naʻe tataki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga fakapolitikalé mo fakakautaú ke nau tautea ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau fakahaaʻi ʻa e kīvoi ʻi he taʻetokanga kiate ia mo hono finangaló. Ko ia naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa Samēlia ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá ʻi he 740 K.M. Naʻe fakalala ʻa Selusalema ʻe he kau Pāpiloné ʻi he 607 K.M. pea ʻe he kau Lomá ʻi he 70 T.S. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe ikunaʻi ʻa Pāpilone ʻe he kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá ʻi he 539 K.M. Ki hotau ʻahó, ʻoku tomuʻa tala ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e ngaahi puleʻanga fakapolitikalé, hangē ha manu fekaí, te nau hanga hake ki he “fefine feʻauaki” ʻo fakatēlefuaʻi ia, ʻi hono fakaeʻa ʻa hono anga totonú. Te nau fakaʻauha fakaʻaufuli ia.—Fakahā 17:16.

ʻE fai moʻoni ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga fakamāmaní ha meʻa pehē? ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ko e ‘ʻOtuá te ne ʻai ia ki honau lotó.’ (Fakahā 17:17) ʻE fakafokifā ia, fakaʻohovale, fakamanavahē, ʻo ʻikai malava ke tomuʻa ʻiloʻi pe ʻikai māmālie.

Ko e hā ʻa e ngāue ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke faí? ʻEke hifo kiate koe: ‘ʻOku ou kei pipiki ki ha kautaha fakalotu ʻa ia ʻoku fakameleʻiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi akonaki mo e ngaahi tōʻonga ʻokú ne fakaʻilongaʻi ia ko ha konga ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahí?’ Neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ko ha mēmipa koe ʻi ai, ʻe lava ke ke ʻeke hifo kiate koe: ‘Kuó u fakaʻatā ʻa hono laumālié ke ne tākiekina au?’ Ko e faʻahinga laumālie fēfē? Ko ha laumālie ʻokú ne tali ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga tākatuʻú, ʻofa ki he koloa fakamatelié mo e ngaahi mālié kae ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, pe taʻetokanga loto-lelei (naʻa mo e ʻi he fanga kiʻi meʻa hā ngali īkí) ki he Folofola ʻa Sihová. Fakakaukau fakalelei fekauʻaki mo hoʻo talí.

Ke tau maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga fakatouʻosi ʻi heʻetau ngaahi ngāué pea ʻi he ngaahi holi ʻa hotau lotó, ke tau ʻoatu ai ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni ko e konga kitautolu ʻo Pāpilone ko e Lahi. ʻOku ʻikai ha taimi ke tautoloi ai. ʻI he fakatokanga kia kitautolu ʻe hoko fakafokifā mai ʻa e ngataʻangá, ʻoku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “E behe a hono li malohi hifo ae kolo lahi koia ko Babilone, bea e ikai aubito kei iloʻi ia.”—Fakahā 18:21, PM.

Ka ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange. ʻI ha toe tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e ‘taimi fakamāu’ ko iá, ʻe fakamāuʻi ai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e fokotuʻutuʻu fakapolitikale ʻi māmani lahí, ko hono kau pulé, mo e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau tukunoaʻi ʻa ʻene tuʻunga-pule totonu fakafou ʻi hono Puleʻanga fakahēvaní ʻi he nima ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. (Fakahā 13:1, 2; 19:19-​21) Ko e vīsone fakaekikite naʻe lēkooti ʻi he Taniela 2:20-​45 ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga-pule fakapolitikale mei he taimi ʻo Pāpilone motuʻá ki he lolotongá ni, ko ha fuʻu ʻīmisi ngaohi mei he koula, siliva, palasa, ʻaione pea mo e ʻumea. ʻI he fekauʻaki mo hotau ʻahó, naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he kikité: “Ko e ʻOtua ʻo Langi te ne fokotuʻu ha puleʻanga ʻe ʻikai fulihi ʻo taʻengata.” Pea ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku kei toe ke fai ʻe he Puleʻanga ko iá lolotonga ʻa e ‘taimi fakamāu’ ʻa Sihová, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú: “Te ne laiki mo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ko ia [faʻu ʻe he tangatá], kae tuʻu pe ia ʻo taʻengata.”—Taniela 2:44.

ʻOku fakatokanga ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he kau lotu moʻoní fekauʻaki mo e ʻofa ki he “ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻi he mamani,”​—ʻa e founga moʻui ʻoku pouaki ʻe he māmani ko ení ʻa ē ʻoku mavahe mei he ʻOtua moʻoní. (1 Sione 2:15-17) ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻi hoʻo ngaahi filí mo e ngāué ʻokú ke kau kakato ki he Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá? ʻOkú ke fakamuʻomuʻa moʻoni ia ʻi hoʻo moʻuí?​—Mātiu 6:33; Sione 17:16, 17.

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ʻE Hoko Mai ʻa e Ngataʻangá ʻAfē?

“Ko e hoko mai ʻa e Fanautama ʻa Tangata ʻe fai ʻi ha taimi ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻamanaki ai kiate ia.”—Mātiu 24:44.

“Mou leʻo, he ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo hono ʻaho, ʻumaʻā hono houa.”—Mātiu 25:13.

“ʻE ʻikai tuai.”—Hapakuke 2:3.

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ʻE ʻi Ai ha Faikehekehe ʻo Kapau Naʻá Ke ʻIloʻi?

Kapau naʻá ke ʻiloʻi papau ko e fakahoko ʻo e fakamaau fakaʻotua ʻoku maluʻaki maí ʻe ʻikai hoko mai ia ʻi ha toe ngaahi taʻu siʻi mei heni, ʻe liliu ʻe he meʻa ko iá ʻa e founga ʻo hoʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa hoʻo moʻuí? Kapau ko e ngataʻanga ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu motuʻá ni ʻoku ʻosi tōmui ia ʻi he meʻa naʻá ke ʻamanekiná, kuó ke fakaʻatā ʻa e meʻá ni ke ne fakamāmālieʻi koe ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihová?​—Hepelu 10:36-​38.

Ko e ʻikai ke tau ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimí tonu ʻoku ʻomai ai kia kitautolu ʻa e faingamālie ke fakahāhā ʻoku tau tauhi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi fakaueʻiloto maʻa. Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihová ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ko ha fakahāhā ʻo e faivelengá ʻi he miniti fakaʻosí ʻe ʻikai maongo ia ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e lotó.​—Selemaia 17:10; Hepelu 4:13.

Ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻofa moʻoni kia Sihová, ʻokú ne muʻomuʻa maʻu pē. ʻI he hangē ko e kakai kehé, ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku nau fai nai ʻa e ngāue fakamāmani. Kae kehe, ko ʻenau taumuʻá, ʻoku ʻikai koeʻuhí ke hoko ai ʻo koloaʻia, ka ke maʻu ha koloa fakamatelie feʻunga pea mo ha kiʻi meʻa ke vahevahe atu. (Efeso 4:28; 1 Timote 6:7-​12) ʻOku nau toe maʻu ʻa e fakafiefia lelei mo ha kiʻi liliu ʻa e founga-tuʻumaʻú, ka ko ʻenau holí ke hoko ʻo fakaivifoʻou, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi ke fai pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he tokotaha kehe kotoa. (Maake 6:31; Loma 12:2) ʻI he hangē ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi hono fai ʻa e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.​—Sāme 37:4; 40:8.

Ko e kau Kalisitiane moʻoní ʻoku nau loto ke moʻui mo tauhi kia Sihova ʻo taʻengata. Ko e ʻamanaki ko iá ʻoku ʻikai siʻi hono mahuʻingá koeʻuhi ko e pau ko ia ke nau tatali ʻo kiʻi lōloa ange ki ha ngaahi tāpuaki pau ʻi he meʻa ko ia ne ʻamanekina ʻe he niʻihi.

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Ko e ʻĪsiu ʻo e Tuʻunga-Haú

Ke mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku fakangofua ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faingataʻa lahi faú, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau mahinoʻi ʻa e ʻīsiu ʻo e tuʻunga-haú. Ko e hā ʻa e tuʻunga-hau? Ko e tuʻunga taupotu ia ʻo e mafaí.

Koeʻuhi ko Sihova ʻa e Tokotaha-Fakatupú, ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke ne pule mai ki he māmaní pea mo kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nofo aí. Kae kehe, ʻoku fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi he muʻaki hisitōlia ʻo e tangatá, naʻe poleʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga-hau ʻo Sihová. Naʻe taukaveʻi ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló naʻe fuʻu fakangatangata tōtuʻa ʻa Sihova, naʻá Ne loi ki heʻetau ʻuluaki ongo mātuʻá fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻe hoko kapau naʻá na tukunoaʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá mo fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ʻi heʻena founga ʻanauá, pea ko e moʻoni ʻe lelei ange kapau naʻá na pule pē kia kinaua ʻo mavahe mei he ʻOtuá.​—Senesi, vahe 2, 3.

Kapau naʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau angatuʻú he taimi pē ko iá, ne mei fakahāhā ai hono mālohí, ka ʻe ʻikai fakaleleiʻi ai ʻa e ongo ʻīsiu naʻe langaʻi haké. ʻI he ʻikai ke fakaʻauha he taimi pē ko iá ʻa e kau angatuʻú, ne fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻamoʻui ʻatamai poto kotoa pē ke nau sio ki he ikuʻanga ʻo e angatuʻú. Neongo ne kau ki he meʻá ni ʻa e mamahi, naʻá ne toe ʻomai ʻa e faingamālie ke fanauʻi mai ai kitautolu.

ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻi ha mole lahi kiate ia tonu, naʻe fai anga-ʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokonaki ke lava ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá ʻa ia te nau talangofua kiate ia pea ngāueʻi ʻa e tui ki he feilaulau huhuʻi ʻa hono ʻAló ʻo fakatauʻatāinaʻi mei he angahalá mo hono ngaahi nunuʻá pea moʻui ʻi he Palataisí. Kapau ʻe fiemaʻu, ʻe lava ke hoko eni fakafou ʻi ha toetuʻu mei he maté.

Ko hono fakaʻatā ʻa e taimi ki hono fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ʻīsiú kuo toe ʻoange ai ki he kau sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa e faingamālie ke fakahāhā ai ʻoku nau malava ke fai ha tali ki he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻenau anga-tonu kia Sihová ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga kotoa pē. Ko hono fakaleleiʻi ʻo e ʻīsiu ʻo e tuʻunga-hau fakaʻotuá, fakataha mo e ʻīsiu felāveʻi mo ia ʻo e anga-tonu ʻa e tangatá, ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia koeʻuhi ke fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e ʻapasia totonu ki he lao ʻi he ʻunivēsí. ʻI he ʻikai iá, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ala maʻu ʻa e melino moʻoní.a

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