Fakatupu
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Naʻe fakatupu ʻa māmani ʻi he “Folofola.” ʻOku fakahā ʻe he Kōsipeli ʻa Sione ko e Folofola ko ia ko Sīsū tonu ia (Sione 1:1-3).
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ʻOku ʻikai kamata ʻa e talanoa ʻaki ha fakamaau, ka ʻaki ha māmani naʻe fakatupu ʻi he ʻofa lilingi.
«Ko e hā naʻe ngaohi ai ʻe he ʻOtua ha kakai ʻe lava ke angahala? ʻIkai ʻe lelei ange ʻo ka naʻe ʻikai te ne ngaohi kitautolu?»
Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa māmani mo e tangata ʻo ʻikai mei ha masiva, ka mei he ʻofa lilingi. Ko hono ngaohi ʻo e tangata ko ha tokotaha ʻe lava ʻo vā mo e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa pē ia. Pea naʻa mo e hū mai ʻa e angahala naʻe ʻikai ke ʻituʻa ʻi he palani fakamoʻui ʻa e ʻOtua (ʻEfeso 1:4-5). Ko e vāhenga ʻuluaki ʻo e Tohitapu ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakamaau ka ko ha ʻofa.
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ʻOku ʻikai kamata ʻa e Tohitapu ʻaki ha fakakaukau fakafilosofia, ka ʻaki ha fakahā: “ʻI he kamataʻanga, ko e ʻOtua…”. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha faingataʻaʻia ʻa māmani, ka ko e ngāue ʻa ha ʻOtua fakafoʻituitui.
- ʻĪmisi ʻo e ʻOtua · ko e tangata pē naʻe ngaohi ke hangē ko e ʻOtua, ke ʻiloʻi ia mo tauhi māmani.
- Mālōlō · ʻoku fakahā ʻe he mālōlō ʻo e ʻaho hofitu naʻe kakato kotoa mo melino (shalom): “naʻe lelei ia.”
- ʻIteni · ko māmani ʻi he teʻeki maumauʻi, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻaʻeva fakataha ai ʻa e ʻOtua mo e tangata.
Ko e Hinga
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Ko e talaʻofa ʻuluaki ʻo e ongoongolelei, naʻe foaki tonu hili ʻa e Hinga: ʻe laiki ʻe he “hako ʻo e fefine” ʻa e ʻulu ʻo e ngata — pea ko Sīsū ia (Senesi 3:15; Loma 16:20; Kaletia 4:4).
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ʻI he taimi tonu naʻe angahala ai ʻa e tangata, naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtua ʻi he potu pē ko ia ʻa e fakahaofi.
«Kapusi mo foaki ʻa e mate koeʻuhi pē ko e kai ha fua ʻe taha — ʻikai ʻoku fefeka fau ʻa e ʻOtua?»
Ko hono kapusi mei ʻIteni ko e fakamaau pea ko e ʻaloʻofa fakatouʻosi. Kapau ʻe kai ʻe he tangata mei he ʻakau ʻo e moʻui ʻo moʻui taʻengata ʻi he tuʻunga maumau, mavahe mei he ʻOtua, ʻe nofo maʻu ai pē ia ʻi he mamahi ʻo taʻengata (Senesi 3:22). Ko hono tuku ʻa e mate ko hono fakaava ha hala foki; pea ʻi he potu pē ko ia naʻe talaʻofa ai ʻe he ʻOtua ha Fakahaofi (Senesi 3:15). Naʻe ʻosi ʻi loto ʻi he fakamaau ʻa e ʻofa.
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ʻI he talangataʻa ʻo e fie “tatau mo e ʻOtua,” naʻe hū mai ai ʻa e angahala ki māmani. Ko hono ola ʻoku ʻikai ko e maumau pē ʻo ha lao, ka ko e maumau ʻo e ngaahi vā.
- Vā maumau · mo e ʻOtua (toitoi), mo e niʻihi kehe (tukuakiʻi), mo e natula (talatala mo e ngāue mamahi).
- Mate · ʻoku hoko moʻoni ʻa e fakatokanga “te ke mate moʻoni.”
- Senesi 3:15 · ka ʻi he loto ʻo e fakamaau, ʻoku tomuʻa haʻu ai ha talaʻofa ʻo e fakahaofi. ʻOku ui ia ʻe he kau mataotao ko e “protoevangelium” (ko e ongoongolelei ʻuluaki).
Kau Tamai Motuʻa
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Ko e talaʻofa ʻe “monūʻia ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa” ʻoku fakahoko ʻia Sīsū, ko e hako ʻo ʻEpalahame (Kaletia 3:16).
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Naʻe tomuʻa haʻu ʻa e ʻOtua ki ha tangata taʻetaau, ʻo ne ui ia ʻaki hono hingoa, ʻo ngaohi ia ko e halaʻanga ʻo e monū.
«Naʻe fili ʻa ʻEpalahame koeʻuhi ko ʻene tui lahi — ʻikai ko e kau toa fakaʻulungaanga kotoa ʻa e kakai ʻo e Tohitapu?»
Naʻe loi mo veiveiua foki ʻa ʻEpalahame, pea ko Sēkope ko ha tangata kākā. Naʻe ʻikai ui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa “e kau taau,” ka naʻa ne ui ʻi he kelesi ʻa e kau taʻehaohaoa. Ko e ʻuhinga ʻo e fili naʻe ʻikai ko ʻenau lelei, ka ko e ʻofa anga-tonu ʻa e ʻOtua (Teutalonome 7:7-8).
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ʻOku kamata ʻe he ʻOtua ke fakalelei ʻa e palopalema ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata kotoa ʻaki hono ui ha tangata pē ʻe taha, ʻEpalahame. Ko hono loto ko e fuakava (talaʻofa): ko e puleʻanga lahi, ko e fonua, mo e “monū ki he faʻahinga kotoa.”
- Tui · naʻe tui ʻe ʻEpalahame ki he talaʻofa taʻehāmai, pea naʻe lau ia ko ʻene māʻoniʻoni (Senesi 15:6).
- ʻAisake mo Sēkope · ʻoku fou atu ʻa e talaʻofa ki he toʻutangata hoko; ko Sēkope (ʻIsileli) ko e tamai ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻe hongofulu ma ua.
- Siosefa · naʻe fakatau ʻe hono kāinga ka naʻe hakeakiʻi ki he pule — “naʻe ʻai ia ʻe he ʻOtua ke lelei” (Senesi 50:20).
ʻEkisoto mo e Toafa
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Ko e Lakaatu — ʻa ia naʻe fakaafe ʻe he taʻataʻa ʻo e lami ʻa e mate — ʻoku tuhu ia kia Sīsū, “hotau lami ʻo e Lakaatu,” naʻe tutuki maʻatautolu (Kolinitō 1 5:7).
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Naʻe ne fanongo ki he toʻe ʻa e kakai pōpula ʻo ne hāʻele hifo tonu ke fakahaofi kinautolu.
«ʻIkai ko e lao (ngaahi fekau) ha sivi pe tuʻutuʻuni kuo pau ke pasi ke fakamoʻui ai?»
Naʻe fakahaofi ʻe he ʻOtua kinautolu kimuʻa ʻi hono foaki ʻa e lao. ʻOku kamata ʻa e Ngaahi Fekau ʻe Hongofulu ʻaki ha fakahā ʻo e fakamoʻui: «Ko Au ko Sihova ko ho ‘Otua, ‘a ia na‘a ku ‘omi koe mei ‘Isipite» (ʻEkisoto 20:2). ʻOku ʻikai ko e lao ha “tauhi ke fakamoʻui ai koe,” ka ko ha tataki ʻofa ʻo e founga ke moʻui ai ʻa e kakai kuo ʻosi fakahaofi ʻi he kelesi (Teutalonome 7:7-9). ʻOku tomuʻa maʻu pē ʻa e kelesi; ko e talangofua ko hono tali.
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Ko e fakahaofi lahi taha ʻo e Tuʻutuʻuni Motuʻa. Ko ʻIsileli, ʻa ia naʻe pōpula, ʻoku fakatauʻatāina ʻe he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo ngaohi ko hono kakai.
- Lakaatu · ko e ʻapi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e taʻataʻa ʻo e lami ʻi he matapā ʻoku lakaatu ai ʻa e mate; ko e sīpinga ʻo e ngaahi feilaulau kotoa naʻe muimui mai.
- Tahi Kulokula · ko e fakamoʻui ʻi he māvae ʻa e tahi ʻi ha hala ʻoku ʻikai hano ikuʻanga; ko e “aʻa ki he kauvai ʻe taha” ko e fakaʻilonga ʻo ha kamataʻanga foʻou.
- Fuakava ʻo Sainai · ʻi he Ngaahi Fekau ʻe Hongofulu ʻoku nau ako ke moʻui ko e kakai ʻa e ʻOtua.
- Tāpanekale · ko ha potutapu hiki-noa ʻoku nofo ai ʻa e ʻOtua ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai: ko e ʻuluaki ifoifo ʻo e “ʻImanuela.”
- Taʻu ʻe 40 · ʻoku ʻai ʻe he talangataʻa ha toʻutangata ke ʻalu fano ʻi he toafa, ka ʻoku nofo ofi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻaki ʻa e mana mo e pou ʻao mo e afi.
Kapasiviki mo e Kau Fakamaau
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Mei he hako ʻo Lute ʻoku haʻu ai ʻa Tēvita, pea mei he hako ʻo Tēvita ʻoku haʻu ai ʻa Sīsū (Mātiú 1). Naʻa mo e maveuveu, ʻoku kei fai pē ʻa e ʻakau-fāmili ʻo e Mesaia.
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Neongo hono lavakiʻi ʻo toutou, ka ʻi he taimi kotoa naʻa nau tangi naʻe ne fekauʻi ha fakahaofi ʻo ne toe fokotuʻu kinautolu.
«Ko e kapasiviki ʻo Kēnani ko ha tāmateʻi taʻealoʻofa — ko ia ʻoku faʻa fakamālohi moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e Tuʻutuʻuni Motuʻa.»
Ko ha kaveinga faingataʻa ʻe ʻikai fakaʻosi ʻi ha senitenisi pe taha. Ka ʻoku ʻikai fakahā ia ʻe he Tohitapu ko ha fakamālohi taʻe-ʻuhinga, ka ko ha fakamaau hili ha ngaahi senituli ʻo e kātaki ki he kovi fakamanavahē (ʻo kau ai hono feilaulauʻi ʻo e fānau) (Senesi 15:16; Teutalonome 9:4-5; Levitiko 18:24-25). ʻOku tuai ʻa e ʻOtua naʻa mo e fakamaau, pea ko ia ʻoku tafoki kiate ia ʻoku ne tali fiefia, neongo ha muli, hangē ko Lahapi mo Lute (Siosiua 6:25; Lute 4:13-17).
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ʻI he malumalu ʻo Siosiua ʻoku nau hū ki he fonua naʻe talaʻofaʻi, ka hili ʻenau nofo ʻoku nau vave ʻo fakangalongaloʻi ʻa e ʻOtua. Ko e Kau Fakamaau ko e toutou tatau ʻo e founga.
- Takai ki lalo · angahala → fakamālohiʻi → tangi → fakahaofi ʻe ha fakamaau → toe angahala. ʻOku fakaʻau ʻo kovi ange.
- Kau fakamaau · Kitione, Samisoni, Tepola — kau fakahaofi fakataimi, fakaʻeiʻeiki ka fonu ʻi he mele.
- Lute · ko e talanoa maama ʻo e angatonu ʻi ha kuonga fakapoʻuli; ʻoku hū ha fefine muli ki he hako ʻo Tēvita (mo Sīsū).
Ko e Puleʻanga Fakataha
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Ko e “taloni taʻengata” ʻoku fakahoko ʻia Sīsū, ko e foha ʻo Tēvita — ko ia ʻoku ui ai ia ko e “Foha ʻo Tēvita” (Luké 1:32-33; Mātiú 1:1).
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Naʻe ʻikai te ne liʻaki naʻa mo Tēvita kuo hinga, pea fakafou ʻiate ia naʻe talaʻofa ai ha Tuʻi taʻengata.
«Ko Tēvita ko ha toa taʻehamele — ko ia naʻe ui ai ia ko ‘ha tangata ʻoku ʻofeina ʻe he loto ʻo e ʻOtua.’»
Naʻe fai feʻauaki ʻa Tēvita ʻo aʻu naʻa mo e fakapō. Ko e “tangata ʻoku ʻofeina ʻe he loto ʻo e ʻOtua” ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga ko e haohaoa, ka ko ha tokotaha naʻe ʻikai te ne fakapuli ʻene angahala — naʻa ne fakatomala loloto ʻo toutou foki ki he ʻOtua (Saame 51). ʻOku ʻikai liʻaki ʻe he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua naʻa mo kinautolu ʻoku hinga lahi.
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Ko e tumutumu ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻi he malumalu ʻo ha tuʻi ʻe toko tolu.
- Saula · ko e tuʻi ʻuluaki naʻe kole ʻe he kakai; kamata lelei kae maumauʻi ʻe he talangataʻa.
- Tēvita · “ko ha tangata ʻoku ʻofeina ʻe he loto ʻo e ʻOtua.” ʻOku ne ikuna ʻa Kolaiate ʻo ne ngaohi ʻa Selusalema ko e kolomuʻa. ʻOku ne fai ha angahala lahi (Patisepa) ka ʻoku ne fakatomala loto-moʻoni (Saame 51).
- Fuakava mo Tēvita (2 Samiuela 7) · ʻoku talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtua ke fokotuʻu ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo Tēvita ʻo taʻengata — ko e tefitoʻi mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻamanaki Mesaia.
- Solomone · ʻi he tumutumu ʻo e poto mo e koloa ʻoku ne langa ʻa e temipale, ka ʻi he muʻomuʻa ʻo ʻene moʻui ʻoku ne tafoki ki he ngaahi ʻaitoli.
Ko e Puleʻanga Mavahe
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ʻI he kuonga ni ʻoku tomuʻa fakahā ange ʻe he kau palōfita ʻo mahino ange ʻa e Mesaia ʻoku haʻu (ʻIsaia 9:6; ʻIsaia 53).
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Ki ha kakai naʻe fulituʻa, naʻe ne kei fekauʻi pē ʻa e kau palōfita, ʻo kole, “Foki mai ki ʻapi.”
«Ko e palōfita ko ha kikite ʻoku tomuʻa fakahā ʻa e kahaʻu / ko e ʻOtua ʻo e Tuʻutuʻuni Motuʻa ʻoku ne ʻita pē.»
Ko e loto ʻo ha palōfita ʻoku ʻikai ko e “tomuʻa fakahā ʻa e kahaʻu,” ka ko e tangi loto-mamahi ʻa e ʻOtua: “Kātaki ʻo foki mai.” Naʻa mo e fakatokanga ʻo e fakamaau ʻoku ʻikai ke fakaʻauha ka ke fakatafoki mo fakamoʻui ʻa e kakai — «Tangi ‘eku mo‘ui ha‘aku fiefia ‘i he pekia ‘a e angahala; ka ‘i he tafoki ‘a e angahala mei hono ‘alunga ke ne mo‘ui» (ʻIsikeli 33:11).
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ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e foha ʻo Solomone ʻoku mavahe ʻa e puleʻanga: ko e puleʻanga tokelau ʻo ʻIsileli (matakali ʻe 10, kolomuʻa ko Samēlia) mo e puleʻanga tonga ʻo Siuta (matakali ʻe 2, kolomuʻa ko Selusalema).
- ʻIsileli (tokelau) · ʻoku tauhi ʻe he tuʻi kotoa ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitoli; ʻoku hinga ia ki ʻAsīlia ʻi he 722 KM.
- Siuta (tonga) · ʻoku kei fai ʻa e hako ʻo Tēvita, ʻo ʻi ai ha tuʻi lelei hangē ko Hesekaia mo Siosaia, ka ʻi hono kātoa ʻoku holo.
- Kau palōfita · ʻoku tangi ʻa ʻIlaisiā, ʻAmosi, ʻIsaia, Selemaia, “tafoki mai!” ʻOku aʻu ʻa e kikite Mesaia ki hono koloaʻia taha heni (ko e “tamaioʻeiki faingataʻaʻia” ʻo ʻIsaia 53).
Ko e Ave Pōpula
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ʻI he loloto ʻo e taʻeʻamanaki ʻoku talaʻofa ʻe Selemaia ha “fuakava foʻou” (Selemaia 31:31) — ko e fuakava tofu pē naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻi he ʻOhomohe Fakaʻosi.
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Naʻe ne hāʻele fakataha mo kinautolu naʻa mo e fonua fakapoʻuli taha ʻo e ave pōpula, ʻo ne talaʻofa ʻa e fakalelei.
«ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ave pōpula naʻe liʻaki kakato ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻIsileli.»
Ko e ave pōpula naʻe ʻikai ko ha liʻaki, ka ko ha tauteʻi mo fakamaʻa ʻo ha Tamai ki ha tama ʻofaʻanga (Hepelu 12:6). Naʻe ʻikai mavahe ʻa e ʻOtua; naʻa ne ʻi ai mo Taniela ʻi he loto ʻo e ave pōpula, ʻo ne talaʻofa: «‘Oku ou ‘ilo pē ‘a e ngaahi fakakaukau ‘oku ou fakakaukau kiate kimoutolu… ko e ngaahi fakakaukau lelei, ‘o ‘ikai sio kovi, ke ‘ange kiate kimoutolu ha ‘amui mo ha ‘amanaki» (Selemaia 29:11).
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ʻOku hoko moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi fakatokanga. ʻOku vela ʻa e temipale pea ʻoku ʻave ʻa e kakai ki Pāpilone — ʻoku mole ʻa e fonua, ʻa e tuʻi, mo e temipale: ko e potu māʻulalo taha.
- Hinga ʻe ua · ʻIsileli (ʻAsīlia, 722 KM) mo Siuta (Pāpilone, 586 KM).
- Taniela · ko ha sīpinga ʻo e tui naʻa mo ha fale-tuʻi faka-hiteni (ko e luo ʻo e laione); ʻoku ne mamata ki ha ngaahi meʻa-hā-mai ʻo ha “puleʻanga taʻengata” ʻe haʻu.
- Ko ha kalofiama ʻo e ʻamanaki · ko e meʻa-hā-mai ʻo e ngaahi hui mōmoa ʻoku toe moʻui (ʻIsikeli 37) mo e “fuakava foʻou” ʻa Selemaia ʻoku tuhu ki ha kahaʻu ʻi he poʻuli.
Ko e Foki Mai
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Ko Malakai, ko e tohi fakamuimui ʻo e Tuʻutuʻuni Motuʻa, ʻoku ne tāpuni ʻaki hono fakahā ha talafekau ke teuteu ʻa e hala ʻo e Mesaia: “ʻOku ou fekauʻi atu ʻeku talafekau” (Malakai 3:1).
💛ʻOfa ʻoku ʻikai tukulolo
Naʻa mo ha kakai naʻe toutou hala, naʻe ʻikai te ne toʻo hono talaʻofa, ka naʻa ne toe fokotuʻu kinautolu.
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ʻI he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻi Pēsia ko Saialosi (538 KM) ʻoku kamata ʻa e foki. ʻI he peau ʻe tolu ʻoku nau foki mai ʻo toe langa ʻa e meʻa naʻe maumau.
- Selupāpeli · ʻoku ne toe langa ʻa e temipale (ʻosi ʻi he 516 KM).
- ʻEsila · ʻoku ne toe ako ʻaki ʻa e Folofola ʻo fakaakeake ʻa e tui.
- Nehemaia · ʻoku ne toe langa ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo Selusalema ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 52.
- ʻEseta · ʻoku ne fakahaofi ʻa e kau Siu ʻi Pēsia mei he fakaʻauha — “maʻa ha taimi pehē ni.”
- Holi ʻoku kei fai · ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e temipale, ka ʻoku ʻikai ha tuʻi hangē ko Tēvita. ʻOku tatali ʻa e kakai ki he Mesaia.
Ko e Ngaahi Taʻu Longo
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Ko e “teuteu ʻo e fakaaliʻali” kotoa ni ko e ngāue ʻa e ʻOtua koeʻuhi ke haʻu ʻa Sīsū tofu pē ʻi he “fakakakato ʻo e taimi.”
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Naʻa mo e taʻu longo ʻe 400, ʻi he taʻehāmai, naʻa ne teuteuʻi ai ʻa e hala ʻo e fakamoʻui.
«Ko e taʻehafolofola ʻi he taʻu ʻe 400, ko hono ʻuhinga kuo mavahe pe mālōlō ʻa e ʻOtua.»
Ko e longo ʻoku ʻikai ko e mavahe. Naʻa ne ʻikai pē ke lea, ka lolotonga ʻa e taimi kotoa ko ia naʻa ne ueʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻemepaea, lea, mo e ngaahi hala ke teuteu ʻa e fakaaliʻali ʻo e fakamoʻui. ʻI he momeniti longo taha, naʻe ngāue mālohi taha ai ʻa e ʻOtua, ʻi he ʻofa (Kaletia 4:4).
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Mei Malakai ki he Tuʻutuʻuni Foʻou, ʻoku ʻalu ha taʻu ʻe 400 nai taʻehafoʻou ʻa e Tohitapu (kau palōfita). Ka ʻi he tuʻa ʻo e hisitōlia naʻe teuteu ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa e hala ʻo e ongoongolelei.
- Liliu ʻa e ngaahi ʻemepaea · Pēsia → Kalisi (ʻAlekisānita, 333 KM) → ʻIsipite mo Sīlia → ko e angatuʻu ʻa e kau Makapē (167 KM) → Loma (63 KM).
- Lea faka-Kalisi · naʻe ʻai ʻe he kapasiviki ʻa ʻAlekisānita ʻa e lea faka-Kalisi ko e lea angamaheni; naʻe liliu ʻa e Tuʻutuʻuni Motuʻa ki he lea faka-Kalisi (ko e Septuagint), ʻo fakaava ʻa e hala ke mafola vave ai ʻa e ongoongolelei.
- Ngaahi hala mo e melino ʻa Loma · ko e ngaahi hala lelei mo e “Pax Romana” ʻoku hoko ko e ngaahi hala lahi ki he ngāue fakamisinale.
- Sinakoke mo e ngaahi faʻahi · ʻoku tupu ʻa e ako ʻi he sinakoke; ʻoku tupu ʻa e kau Falesi mo e kau Satusi, pea ʻoku motuʻa ʻa e holi ki he Mesaia.
Ko e Haʻu ʻa Sīsū
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Ko e hako ʻo e fefine (vāhenga 2), ko e monū ʻo ʻEpalahame (3), ko e lami ʻo e Lakaatu (4), ko e tuʻi taʻengata ʻo Tēvita (6), ko e fuakava foʻou (8) — ʻoku fakahoko kotoa ʻi he tangata pē ʻe taha, ko Sīsū: ko hotau palōfita, taulaʻeiki, mo tuʻi moʻoni.
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Lolotonga ʻetau kei angahala, naʻa ne fekauʻi mai hono ʻAlo ke ne li ʻa ʻene moʻui ʻoʻona.
«Ko Sīsū ko ha taha pē ʻo e kau faiako lelei fakaʻulungaanga / ko e kolosi ko ha ikuhala fakamamahi.»
Naʻe fakahā ʻe Sīsū ko e ʻOtua ia tonu (Sione 8:58), pea ko e kolosi naʻe ʻikai ko ha tūkia pe ikuhala, ka ko ha ʻofa naʻe palani. Naʻe ʻikai tohoaki fakamālohi ia ki ai; naʻa ne li ʻa ʻene moʻui ʻi heʻene faʻiteliha (Sione 10:18). «Tala‘ehai ‘oku ai ha ‘ofa ‘a ha taha ‘e lahi ‘i he ‘ofa ko ē, ke ne li‘aki ‘ene mo‘ui koe‘uhi ko hono ngaahi kaume‘a» (Sione 15:13).
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ʻOku motuhi ʻa e longo; ʻoku aʻu mai ʻa e Tokotaha-naʻe-talaʻofaʻi. ʻOku fakamoʻoniʻi ʻe he ongoongolelei ʻe fā ʻa e moʻui, pekia, mo e toetuʻu ʻo Sīsū mei he tuliki ʻe fā.
- Hoko-ko-kakano · naʻe hoko ʻa e ʻOtua ko ha tangata (ʻImanuela, “ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kitautolu”), ʻi he potu māʻulalo ʻo Petelihema.
- Ngāue · ʻoku ne ako ʻaki ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtua, faitoʻo ʻa e mahaki, ui ʻa e kau angahala. “Ko ia kuo ne mamata kiate au kuo ne mamata ki he Tamai.”
- Kolosi · ʻoku ne totongi ʻi hotau fetongi ʻa e totongi ʻo e angahala mo e mate naʻe ʻomi ʻe he Hinga (vāhenga 2). Ko e lami moʻoni ʻo e Lakaatu.
- Toetuʻu · ʻi heʻene toetuʻu ʻi hono ʻaho tolu, ʻoku ne motuhi ʻa e mālohi ʻo e angahala, mate, mo Sētane — naʻe ʻosi ʻi he kolosi ʻa ʻene «hu‘ihu‘i meiate ia ‘a e kau pule mo e kau ma‘u tu‘unga, ‘o ne mātu‘aki faka‘ali‘ali kinautolu, he‘ene sipikaki kinautolu ‘i He‘ene ‘Afio» (Kolose 2:15).
Ko ia ʻoku hoko ai ʻa Sīsū ko hotau palōfita moʻoni (fakahā ʻa e hala ki he ʻOtua), taulaʻeiki moʻoni (totongi ʻa e angahala ʻaki hono sino ʻoʻona), mo tuʻi moʻoni (ikuna ʻa e angahala, mate, mo Sētane ʻo pule ʻo taʻengata).
Ko e Kamata ʻa e Siasi
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ʻOku kei fai pē ʻa e talanoa ni he ʻaho ni. ʻOku tāpuni ʻa e Tohitapu ʻaki ha talaʻofa ʻe toe haʻu ʻa Sīsū ʻo ne ngaohi foʻou ʻa e meʻa kotoa (Fakahā 21).
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Ko e ʻofa naʻa tau maʻu, ʻoku ne fekauʻi atu ʻeni ke tafe ki māmani kotoa.
«Ko e siasi ko ha kalapu fakalotu ʻo e kakai haohaoa, pe ko ha fale pē.»
ʻOku ʻikai ko ha komiunitī ʻo e “kau māʻoniʻoni haohaoa” ʻa e siasi, ka ko e kau angahala kuo fakamolemoleʻi. Naʻa mo e ʻaposetolo ko Paula naʻe ui ia ʻe ia ko e «kakai angahala» tefua (Timote 1 1:15). Naʻe fakakikihi mo tūkia foki ʻa e siasi muʻa (Ngaue 6:1; Kolinitō 1 1:11). ʻOku ʻikai ko ha potu ke pōlepole, ka ko ha kakai ʻoku nau fakahoko atu ʻa e ʻofa naʻa nau maʻu (Sione 13:34-35).
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Hili ʻa e hāʻele hake ʻa Sīsū, ʻoku haʻu ʻa e Laumālie naʻe talaʻofaʻi ʻi he Penitekosi pea fanauʻi ai ʻa e siasi. ʻOku mafola fakaʻulia ʻa e ongoongolelei.
- Penitekosi · ʻoku liliu ʻe he Laumālie ʻa e kau ākonga manavahē ko e kau fakamoʻoni loto-toʻa.
- Pita · ʻoku ne malanga ʻaki ʻa e ongoongolelei ki he kau Siu ʻi Selusalema.
- Paula · mei he tokotaha fakatanga ki he ʻaposetolo; ʻoku ne tō ngaahi siasi ʻi he māmani Senitaile ʻo ne tohi ʻa e ngaahi tohi.
- Ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga · Selusalema → Siutea → Samēlia → Loma. ʻOku hoko moʻoni ʻa e talaʻofa ʻo e “faʻahinga kotoa” naʻe fai kia ʻEpalahame.
- Mo kitautolu · ʻoku ʻikai ngata ʻa e talanoa; ʻoku ne fakalele atu ki he toe haʻu ʻa Sīsū mo e langi foʻou mo e fonua foʻou.
Ko e Fakalelei (foʻou kotoa)
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Ko e ʻIteni ʻo e fakatupu ʻuluaki ʻoku fakalelei fakaʻosi ko e “Selusalema Foʻou.” ʻOku nofo ʻa e ʻOtua mo hono kakai ʻo taʻengata — ko e kakato ʻo e ʻImanuela (Fakahā 21:3; Mātiú 1:23).
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ʻI he ʻosi te ne holoholo ʻa e loʻimata kotoa ʻo ne fakalelei ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he ʻofa.
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ʻOku ʻikai ngata ʻa e Tohitapu ʻi he kuonga ʻo e siasi. Ko hono tohi fakamuimui, ko e Fakahā, ʻoku ne fakahā ʻa Sīsū ʻoku toe haʻu ke fakakakato ʻa e meʻa kotoa.
- Toe haʻu · ʻoku toe foki mai ʻa e tuʻi naʻe talaʻofaʻi ʻi he nāunau.
- Ikuna fakaʻosi · ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻo taʻengata ʻa Sētane mo e mate, pea ʻoku pule ʻa Kalaisi ko e Tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi (Kolinitō 1 15:25-26; Fakahā 20:10).
- Fakamaau mo e toetuʻu · ʻoku fakatonutonu ʻa e taʻetotonu kotoa, pea ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻa e kau mate.
- Langi foʻou mo e fonua foʻou · ʻoku mole ʻo taʻengata ʻa e angahala, mate, loʻimata, mo e mamahi (Fakahā 21:4).
- ʻIteni kuo fakalelei · ʻi ha “Selusalema Foʻou” ʻoku lelei ange ʻi he kamataʻanga, ʻoku nofo ai ʻa e ʻOtua mo hono kakai ʻo taʻengata — ko e ikuʻanga ʻoku tuhu ki ai ʻa e Tohitapu kotoa.
Ko ia ko e taimi ni ko e kuonga ʻo e “kuo ʻosi, ka teʻeki”: ʻia Sīsū ʻoku ʻosi fakahoko ʻa e fakamoʻui, ka ʻoku kei tatali ki hono kakato.