Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Aiseá—I
ʻOku Moʻui ʻa e Folofola ʻa Sihová
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Aiseá—I
“KO HAI te u fekau, ʻio, ko hai ʻe ʻalu maʻatautolu?” ʻI he tali ki he fakaafe ko eni meia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku pehē ʻe ʻAisea ko e foha ʻo ʻĀmosí: “Ko au eni; fekau au.” (Aisea 1:1; 6:9 [6:8, PM]) ʻI he taimi ko iá, ʻokú ne maʻu ai ha ngāue ko ha palōfita. Ko e ngaahi ngāue fakaekikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻoku hiki ia ʻi he tohi he Tohi Tapú ʻoku uiʻaki hono hingoá.
ʻI hono hiki ʻe he palōfitá tonu, ko e tohi Aiseá ʻoku kāpui ai ha vahaʻa taimi ko e taʻu ʻe 46, mei he 778 K.M. nai ki ha taimi hili ʻa e 732 K.M. Lolotonga ʻoku kau ʻi he tohí ha pōpoaki ki Siuta, ʻIsileli mo e ngaahi puleʻanga takatakaí, ko e kaveinga tefito aí ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakamāú. Ka ko e ‘fakamoʻui ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtuá.’ (Aisea 25:9) Ko hono moʻoní, ko e hingoa ʻAiseá ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “Fakamoʻui ʻa Sihova.” ʻE lāulea ʻa e kupu ko ení ki he ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga mei he Aisea 1:1–35:10.
“E FOKI MAI HONO TOE”
Pe ko e pōpoaki fakaekikite naʻe hiki ʻi he ʻuluaki vahe ʻe nima ʻo e tohi Aiseá naʻe fakahoko ki muʻa ʻi hono fakanofo ʻo ʻAisea ko ha palōfitá pe ko e hili hono fakanofo iá ʻoku ʻikai ke tala mai ia ʻe he Tohi Tapú. (Aisea 6:6-9) Kae kehe, ko e meʻa ʻoku hā mahinó, ʻoku puke fakalaumālie ʻa Siuta mo Selusalema “mei he ʻaofivaʻe ʻo aʻu ki he tumuʻaki.” (Aisea 1:6) ʻOku failahia ʻa e tauhi ʻaitolí. ʻOku kākā ʻa e kau takí. Kuo hoko ʻa e kakai fefiné ʻo hīkisia. ʻOku ʻikai tauhi fakahōifua ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻOtua moʻoní. ʻOku fekauʻi atu ʻa ʻAisea ke ʻalu ʻo toutou lea ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau mahinoʻi pe fiemaʻu ha ʻiló.
ʻOku fai ha fakamanamana ke ʻohofi ʻa Siuta ʻe he kau tau fakatahataha ʻa ʻIsileli mo Sīliá. ʻI hono ngāueʻaki ʻa ʻAisea mo ʻene fānaú “koe gaahi fakailoga bea moe gaahi mea fakaofo,” ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai ai ʻe Sihova ki Siuta heʻikai lavameʻa ʻa e faʻahi ko eni ʻa Sīlia mo ʻIsilelí. (Aisea 8:18, PM) Ko ia ai, ko e melino taʻengatá ʻe toki fakafou mai pē ia ʻi he pule ʻa e “ʻEiki ʻo e Melino.” (Aisea 9:6, 7 [9:5, PM]) ʻE toe fakamāuʻi foki ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻAsīlia, ko e puleʻanga ʻokú ne ngāueʻaki ko e ‘tokotoko i hono nimá ko ʻene houhaú ia.’ ʻE faai atu pē ʻo puke pōpula ʻa Siuta, ka “e foki mai hono toe.” (Aisea 10:5, 21, 22, PM) Ko e fakamaau totonu moʻoní ʻe fakahoko ia ʻi he malumalu ʻo e pule ʻa ha “lito [fakaefakatātā] mei he sinoʻiʻakau ʻo Sese.”—Aisea 11:1.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakatohitapú:
1:8, 9—Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e “toe pe ʻa e taʻahine ko Saione hange ha fakahekeheke ʻi ha ngouevaine, hange ha kiʻi palepale ʻi ha toutuʻu kukumipa”? ʻOku ʻuhinga ení ko e lolotonga ko ia hono ʻohofi ʻe ʻAsīliá, ʻe hā mātuʻaki taʻemalu ʻa Selusalema, ʻo hangē ha fakahekeheke pē ʻi ha ngoue kālepí pe hangē ha kiʻi palepale holo ngofua ʻi ha toutuʻu kiukamipā. Ka ʻoku faitokonia ia ʻe Sihova pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ke hoko ia ʻo hangē ko Sōtoma mo Komolá.
1:18 (PM)—Ko e hā ʻoku ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa e ngaahi lea: “Mou haʻu, bea ke tau alea fakataha”? ʻOku ʻikai ko ha fakaafe eni ia ke fai ha pōtalanoa pea aʻu ai ki ha felotoi ʻaki ʻa e fetukuloloʻaki. Ko hono kehé, ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻa e vēsí ia ki hono fokotuʻu ha founga ʻo e fakamaau totonú ʻa ia ʻoku ʻoange ai ʻe he Fakamaau māʻoniʻoní, ʻe Sihova, ki ʻIsileli ha faingamālie ke nau liliu pea fakamaʻa kinautolu.
6:8a—Ko e hā ʻoku ngāueʻaki ai heni ʻa e ongo fetonginauna ko e “te u” mo e ‘maʻatauá’? Ko e fetonginauna “te u” ʻoku ʻuhinga ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtuá. Ko e fetonginauna palulali ko e ‘maʻatauá’ ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ha tokotaha kehe mo Sihova. Ko hono moʻoní, ko hono “ʻAlo tofu-pe-taha-ne-fakatupu” eni.—Sione 1:14; 3:16.
6:11—Ko e hā naʻe ʻuhinga ki ai ʻa ʻAisea ʻi heʻene ʻeke: “ʻO fefe hono fuoloa, Atonai e?” Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻeke ʻe ʻAisea ia pe ko e hā ʻa e fuoloa ʻe pau ke ne fakahoko atu ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa Sihová ki he kakai taʻefiefanongó. ʻI hono kehé, naʻá ne fiemaʻu ke ʻilo pe ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻa e hokohoko atu ko ia hono taʻefakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he tuʻunga puke fakalaumālie ʻo e kakaí.
7:3, 4—Ko e hā naʻe fakaaʻu atu ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakahaofí ki he tuʻi fulikivanu ko ʻĀhasí? Ko e ongo tuʻi ʻo Sīlia mo ʻIsilelí naʻá na palani ke fakahifo mei he taloní ʻa Tuʻi ʻĀhasi ʻo Siutá pea fokotuʻu ke fetongi ia ʻe ha tokotaha pulekehea, ko e foha ʻo Tapeale—ko ha tangata ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ko ha hako ia ʻo Tēvita. Ko e faʻufaʻu fulikivanu ko ení naʻe mei uesia ai ʻa e ngāue ʻa e fuakava Puleʻanga mo Tēvitá. Naʻe fakaaʻu atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakahaofí kia ʻĀhasi koeʻuhi ke ne kei fakatolonga ʻa e laine ʻa ia ʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e “ʻEiki ʻo e Melino” naʻe talaʻofá.—Aisea 9:6 (9:5, PM).
7:8—Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa hono “laiki” ʻa ʻIfalemi ʻi loto he taʻu ʻe 65? Ko hono tuli ʻa e kakaí mei he puleʻanga matakali ʻe hongofulú pea mo hono toe fakatokolahi ʻa e fonuá ʻaki ʻa e kau mulí naʻe kamata ia “ʻi he taimi ʻo Peka ko e tuʻi Isileli,” ʻi he taimi siʻi hili ʻa hono talaki ʻe ʻAisea ʻa e kikite ko ení. (2 Tuʻi 15:29) Hili mei ai ha taimi fuoloa, naʻe hokohoko atu ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e tuʻi ʻAsīlia ko ʻEsa-hatoní, ko e foha mo e fetongi ia ʻo Senakalipé. (2 Tuʻi 17:6; Esela 4:1, 2; Aisea 37:37, 38) Ko hono fetukutuku hokohoko ko eni ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá ʻa e kakaí ki Samēliá pea mei Samēlia ki ʻAsīliá ʻoku maʻu ai e vahaʻa taimi ko e taʻu ʻe 65 ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ʻi he Aisea 7:8.
11:1, 10—ʻE lava fēfē ke hoko ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko “ha lito mei he sinoʻiʻakau ʻo Sese” pea ko ha “huli ʻo Sese”? (Loma 15:12) Ko Sīsuú ko ha ‘lito ia mei he sinoʻiʻakau ʻo Sesé’ ʻi ha ʻuhinga fakakakano. Ko ha hako ia ʻo Sese fakafou ʻi he foha ʻo Sese ko Tēvitá. (Mātiu 1:1-6; Luke 3:23-32) Kae kehe, ko hono maʻu ʻa e mafai fakatuʻí ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene kaunga ki he vahaʻangatae ʻo Sīsū mo ʻene fanga kuí. Makatuʻunga ʻi hono ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e mālohi mo e mafai ke foaki ki he faʻahinga talangofua ʻo e tangatá ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he māmaní, ʻoku hoko ai ʻa Sīsū ko ʻenau “Tamai Taʻengata.” (Aisea 9:6 [9:5, PM]) Ko ia ʻokú ne toe hoko ai foki ko e “huli” ia ʻo ʻene fanga kuí, ʻo kau ai ʻa Sese.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
1:3. Ko e fakafisi ko ia ke moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe hotau Tokotaha-Fakatupú meia kitautolú ko e ʻilo siʻisiʻi ange ia ʻi ha pulu pe ko ha ʻasi. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ko hono langa hake ʻa e houngaʻia ki he meʻa kotoa kuo fai ʻe Sihova maʻatautolú ʻe taʻofi ai kitautolu mei he ngāue taʻefakakaukau pea liʻaki iá.
1:11-13. Ko e ngaahi ouau fakalotu mālualoí mo e ngaahi lotu fai fakamamatá ʻoku fakatupu houhau ia kia Sihova. Ko ʻetau ngaahi ngāué mo e lotú ʻoku totonu ke haʻu ia mei ha fakaueʻiloto totonu.
1:25-27; 2:2; 4:2, 3. Ko e ngāue pōpulá mo hono fakalala ʻo Siutá naʻe pau ke ngata ia ʻi he toe foki ʻa e toenga fakatomalá ki Selusalema pea ʻi hono toe fokotuʻu ʻa e lotu moʻoní. ʻOku faimeesi ʻa Sihova ki he kau faihala fakatomalá.
2:2-4. Ko ʻetau kau faivelenga ko ia ʻi he ngāue fakamalanga ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi ākongá ʻoku tokoni ia ki he faʻahinga tāutaha mei he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi, ke nau ako ki he ngaahi founga ʻo e melinó pea ke tuli ki he melino mo e niʻihi kehé.
4:4. ʻE toʻo atu pe fufulu ʻe Sihova ʻa e kinohaʻa fakaeʻulungāangá mo e halaia ʻi he totó.
5:11-13. Ko hono toʻo ʻa e fakangatangata mo e fakafuofua ʻi heʻete fili ʻo e fakafiefiá ko e fakafisi ia ke ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻiló.—Loma 13:13.
5:21-23. Kuo pau ke fakaʻehiʻehi ʻa e kau mātuʻa pe ʻovasia Kalisitiané mei he hoko ʻo “poto ʻi he vakai ʻanautolu.” ʻOku toe fiemaʻu foki ke nau ngāueʻaki ʻa e fakafuofuá ʻi he “inu uaine” pea kuo pau ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakahaaʻi ʻa e filifilimānakó.
11:3a. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa Sīsuú ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia ʻi he manavahē kia Sihová.
“KO SIHOVA TE NE ʻALOʻOFA KIA SEKOPE”
Ko e vahe 13 ki he 23 ko e ngaahi pōpoaki ia ki he ngaahi puleʻangá. Kae kehe, “ko Sihova te ne ʻaloʻofa kia Sekope” ʻaki hono fakaʻatā ʻa e ngaahi matakali kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsilelí ke nau foki ki ʻapi. (Aisea 14:1) Ko e pōpoaki ʻo e fakalala ki Siuta ʻi he vahe 24 ki he 27 ʻoku ʻoatu fakataha ia mo e talaʻofa ʻo e toe fakafokí. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻene houhau ki he “kau konā ʻo Ifalemi [ʻIsileli]” ki hono fokotuʻu ha faʻahi mo Sīliá pea ki he “Taulaʻeiki mo e Palofita” ʻo Siutá ʻi he kumi ke faʻahi mo ʻAsīliá. (Aisea 28:1, 7) ʻOku fanongonongo ha ʻoiauē ki “Alieli [Selusalema]” ʻi heʻenau “fononga ko ʻenau ʻalu hifo ki Isipite” ki ha maluʻí. (Aisea 29:1; 30:1, 2) Kae kehe, ʻoku tomuʻa tala ha fakahaofi ki he faʻahinga tāutaha ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tui kia Sihová.
ʻI he hangē ‘koe gugulu ae laione muí i he ene kaí,’ ʻe leʻohi ʻe Sihova ʻa “Mouga ko Saione.” (Aisea 31:4, PM) ʻOku ʻi ai foki mo ha talaʻofa: “Vakai ʻe pule maʻoniʻoni ha tuʻi.” (Aisea 32:1) Lolotonga ko e fakamanamana mei ʻAsīlia ki Siutá ʻoku aʻu ʻo fakatupunga ai ke tangi mamahi “ʻa kinautolu naʻe ʻalu ke alea melino,” ʻoku talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ʻe fakamoʻui ʻene kakaí, ʻo “fakamolemole ʻenau angahala.” (Aisea 33:7, 22-24) “ʻOku ai ha houhau ʻa Sihova ke to ki he puleʻanga kotoa, ʻio, ko e ʻita kakaha ke to ki honau hosite kotoa.” (Aisea 34:2) Heʻikai ke lala ai pē ʻa Siuta. “ʻE fiefia ʻa e lala mo e fonua mamate; pea ʻe tomeʻe ʻa e Alapa, ʻo fisi hange ko e lose.”—Aisea 35:1.
Tali ki he Ngaahi Fehuʻi Fakatohitapú:
13:17—ʻI he founga fē naʻe ʻikai ai ke tokaʻi ʻe he kau Mītiá ʻa e silivá mo ʻikai te nau manako ʻi he koulá? Naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi ange ʻe he kau Mītiá ia mo e kau Pēsiá ʻa e lāngilangi ʻoku maʻu mei ha ikuná ʻi he ngaahi koloa ne maʻu ʻi he taú. Naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi e moʻoni ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo Kōlesí, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻoange ki he kau fakaheeʻi naʻe toe fokí ʻa e ngaahi naunau koula mo e siliva ʻa ia naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ʻe Nepukanesa mei he temipale ʻo Sihová.
14:1, 2—Naʻe anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko e kakai ʻa Sihová ʻo “taki popula ʻa kinautolu naʻe taki popula kinautolu” mo “fakaʻehaua ʻa kinautolu naʻe fakamoʻulaloa kinautolu”? Naʻe fakahoko eni ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e faʻahinga tāutaha hangē ko Taniela, ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu ha lakanga māʻolunga ʻi Pāpilone ʻi he malumalu ʻo e kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá; ko ʻĒseta, ʻa ia naʻá ne hoko ko ha kuini Pēsia; mo Motekiai, ʻa ia naʻe fakanofo ko e palēmia ʻo e ʻEmipaea Pēsiá.
20:2-5—Naʻe mātuʻaki ʻalu holo telefua nai ʻa ʻAisea ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu? ʻOku ngalingali ko hono kofu tuʻá pē naʻe toʻó peá ne lue holo mo hono teunga maʻamaʻa.—1 Samiuela 19:24.
21:1—Ko fē ʻa e vahefonua ʻoku ui ko e “Toafa ʻo e Tahi”? Neongo naʻe ʻikai teitei ofi ʻa Pāpilone ia ki he tahí tonu, ʻoku fai e lave ki ai he founga ko ení. ʻOku peheé koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi vai fonu mahuohua ʻo e vaitafe ʻIufaletesí mo e Taikilisí naʻe fakatāfeaʻi ai ʻa e vahefonuá ʻi he taʻu taki taha, ʻo fakatupunga ai ha “tahi” ko e tokaʻanga vai.
24:13-16—ʻE anga-fēfē ʻa e hoko ʻa e kau Siú ʻo “ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi kakai, ʻe hange ko e lulu ʻo e olive, hange ko e fakaeve ʻo ka ʻosi ʻa e utu kalepi”? Hangē pē ko e toe ʻa e ngaahi fua ʻe niʻihi ʻi ha fuʻu ʻakau pe ko ha fuʻu kālepi hili ʻa e ututaʻú, ko ha niʻihi tokosiʻi pē ʻe hao ʻi hono fakaʻauha ʻo Selusalema mo Siutá. Pe ko fē pē ha feituʻu naʻe fakaheeʻi ki ai ʻa e kau hao moʻuí, ki he “ngaahi fonua ʻo hahake [Pāpilone]” pe ki he “ngaahi motu ʻo e tahi [Metiteleniané],” te nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Sihova.
24:21—Ko hai ʻa e “hosite ʻo taukakapa” mo e “ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e kelekele”? Ko e “hosite ʻo taukakapa” ʻe lava ke ʻuhinga nai ia ki he ngaahi kongakau laumālie fulikivanú. Ko e “ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e kelekele” leva ko e kau pule fakaemāmani ia ʻa ia ʻoku tākiekina mālohi ʻe he kau tēmenioó.—1 Sione 5:19.
25:7—Ko e hā ʻa e “pulou ʻoku pulongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kakai, mo e ʻufiʻufi kuo fofola ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga”? Ko e fakafehoanaki ko ení ʻoku tohoakiʻi ai ʻa e tokangá ki he ongo fili lalahi ʻe ua ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá—ko e angahalá mo e maté.
Ngaahi Lēsoni kia Kitautolu:
13:20-22; 14:22, 23; 21:1-9. Ko e folofola fakaekikite ʻa Sihová ʻoku hoko maʻu pē ia ʻo moʻoni, ʻo hangē pē ko ia ko e tuʻunga ʻo Pāpiloné.
17:7, 8. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke fanongo ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻi ʻIsilelí, naʻe hanga ʻa e niʻihi tāutaha ia kia Sihova. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e niʻihi ʻi he Puleʻanga-Haʻa-Kalisitiané kuo nau tali ki he pōpoaki ʻo e Puleʻangá.
28:1-6. ʻE ikunaʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe he kau ʻAsīliá, ka ʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻe hao moʻui ʻa e faʻahinga faitōnungá. Ko e ngaahi fakamaau ʻa Sihová ʻoku ʻikai taʻeʻiai ha ʻamanaki ki he māʻoniʻoní.
28:23-29. ʻOku fakatonutonu ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga tāutaha loto-moʻoní ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻú mo e ngaahi tuʻungá tonu.
30:15. Ko e fakahaofi ʻa Sihová ʻoku fiemaʻu ai ke tau fakahaaʻi ʻa e tui ʻaki ʻa e “nofo” pe fakaʻehiʻehi mei he kumi ki he fakahaofi fakafou ʻi he ngaahi palani ʻa e tangatá. ʻAki ʻa e “nonga” pe ʻoua ʻe manavaheé, ʻoku tau toe fakahāhā ai ʻa e falala ki he malava ʻe Sihova ke maluʻi kitautolú.
30:20, 21. ʻOku tau “sio” kia Sihova mo “fanongo” ki hono leʻo ʻo e fakahaofí ʻaki ʻa e tokanga ki he meʻa ʻokú ne folofolaʻaki fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofola fakamānavaʻí, ʻa e Tohi Tapú, pea fakafou ʻi he “tamaioeiki agatonu mo boto.”—Mātiu 24:45, PM.
Ko e Kikite ʻa ʻAiseá ʻOku Fakaivimālohiʻi Ai ʻEtau Falala ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá
He fakamālōʻia moʻoni ē ko kitautolu ki he pōpoaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he tohi Aiseá! Ko e ngaahi kikite kuo ʻosi fakahokó ʻoku fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻetau loto-falala ko e ‘lea ʻoku ʻalu atu mei he ngutu ʻo Sihová ʻe ʻikai foki ngeʻesi kiate ia.’—Aisea 55:11.
Fēfē ʻa e ngaahi kikite faka-Mīsaiá, hangē ko ia ʻoku hā ʻi he Aisea 9:7 (9:6, PM) mo e 11:1-5, 10? ʻIkai nai ʻoku fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻetau tui ki he tokonaki ʻa Sihova ki hotau fakahaofí? ʻOku ʻi he tohí foki ʻa e ngaahi kikite ʻa ia ʻoku fakahoko tefito ia ʻi hotau ʻahó ni pe ʻoku teʻeki ai ke fakahoko. (Aisea 2:2-4; 11:6-9; 25:6-8; 32:1, 2) ʻOku ʻikai ha toe loi, ko e tohi Aiseá ʻoku tānaki atu ia ki he fakamoʻoni ko e “folofola ʻa e ʻOtua, koe koto moʻui”!—Hepelu 4:12.
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8]
Naʻe hoko ʻa ʻAisea mo ʻene fānaú “koe gaahi fakailoga bea moe gaahi mea fakaofo i Isileli”
[Fakatātā ʻi he peesi 8, 9]
Naʻe teu ke hoko ʻa Selusalema ʻo “hange ha fakahekeheke ʻi ha ngouevaine” pe kālepi
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ʻOku anga-fēfē hono tokoniʻi ʻa e kakai mei he ngaahi puleʻangá ke nau “tuki huo ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heleta”?