Sapate 29 Sanuali, 2017

NOM 35:1-8; LEV 25:32-34; SIOS 20:7-9; 21:3,13

Nomipa 35:1-8

"1PEA folofola ‘a Sihova kia Mōsese ‘i ‘Alapā-Moape ‘i ve‘e Soatani-Sielikō, ‘o pehē, 2Fekau ‘a ha‘a ‘Isileli ke nau foaki ki he kau Līvai mei honau tofi‘a ‘e tō ha ngaahi kolo ke nau nofo ai; pea te mou foaki foki ki he kau Līvai ha ngaahi ‘api takatakai ki honau ngaahi kolo. 3Pea ko e ngaahi kolo te nau ma‘u ke nofo ai, pea ko e ngaahi ‘api te nau ma‘u ki he‘enau fanga manu lalahi, pea ki he‘enau koloa, ‘io, ‘a ‘enau monumanu kotoa. 4Pea ko e lahi ‘o e ‘api tu‘a kolo te mou ‘atu ki he kau Līvai ‘e mole mei he ‘ā ‘o e kolo ko e kiupite ‘e taha afe takatakai. 5Pea te mou fua ‘i tua‘ā ki hono tapa hahake ‘a e kiupite ‘e ua afe, pea ki hono tapa tonga ko e kiupite ‘e ua afe, pea ki hono tapa lulunga ko e kiupite ‘e ua afe, pea ki hono tapa tokelau ko e kiupite ‘e ua afe: kae tu‘u loto ‘a e kolo. Ko honau ngaahi ‘api tu‘a kolo ia. 6Pea ko e ngaahi kolo te nau ‘atu ki he kau Līvai–ko e ono‘i kolo hūfanga, ‘a ia te mou tuku ke hola ki ai ‘a e fakapō, pea te mou fakalahi ‘aki ha kolo ‘e fāngofulu mā ua kehe. 7Ko e lau kātoa ‘o e ngaahi kolo te mou ‘atu ki he kau Līvai ko e kolo ‘e fāngofulu mā valu: ‘a kinautolu mo honau ngaahi ‘api tu‘a kolo. 8Pea ko e me‘a ki he ngaahi kolo te mou ‘atu mei he tofi‘a ‘o ha‘a ‘Isileli, te mou ‘atu lahi mei he ma‘u lahi, pea si‘i mei he ma‘u si‘i: ‘e taki vahe mei hono ngaahi kolo ma‘a e kau Līvai, ‘o fakatatau ki hono tofi‘a kuo ne ma‘u."

Levitiko 25:32-34

"32Ka ko e me‘a ki he ngaahi kolo Līvai, ‘a e ngaahi fale ‘i he ngaahi kolo ‘o honau tofi‘a, ‘e ‘atā ai pē ki he kau Līvai ke huhu‘i. 33Pea kapau ‘e huhu‘i ‘e ha taha Līvai, pea ‘e foki ‘i he siupeli ‘a e fale na‘e fakatau; ka ko e lau ki hono kolo tofi‘a pē, he ko e ngaahi fale ‘o e ngaahi kolo Līvai ko honau tofi‘a pē ia ‘i he lotolotonga ‘o ha‘a ‘Isileli, 34ka ko e vao takatakai honau ngaahi kolo ‘e ‘ikai fakatau, he ko e tofi‘a tu‘u ma‘u ia mo‘onautolu."

Siosiua 20:7-9

"7Ko ia na‘a nau tapui ‘a Kētesi ‘i Kāleli, ‘i he fonua mo‘unga ‘o Nafitalai, mo Sikemi ‘i he fonua mo‘unga ‘o ‘Ifalemi, mo Kiliati-a‘apa ‘i he fonua mo‘unga ‘o Siuta (ko Hepeloni ia). 8Pea ‘i Tu‘a-Soatani fe‘unga mo Sielikō, ‘i hahake, na‘a nau tuku ‘a Pēseli, ‘a ia ‘oku tu‘u ‘i he toafa, ‘i he Misoa na‘e kau ki he matakali ‘o Lūpeni; pea mo Lemoti ‘i Kiliati ‘i he matakali ‘o Kata, pea mo Kōlani ‘i Pēsani mei he matakali ‘o Manase. 9Ko e ngaahi kolo tu‘utu‘uni ia ma‘a ha‘a ‘Isileli kotoa, mo e muli na‘e nonofo mo kinautolu, ke hola ki ai ha taha kuo ne te‘ia fāinoa ha taha, ke ‘oua na‘a mate ia ‘i he ngāue ‘a e tongi-toto, kae‘oua ke ne tu‘u ‘i he ‘ao ‘o e fakataha."

Siosiua 21:3,13

"3Ko ia na‘e foaki ‘e ha‘a ‘Isileli ki he kau Līvai mei honau ngaahi tofi‘a ‘a e ngaahi kolo ko eni, mo e ngaahi ‘api takatakai, ‘o hangē koe folofola ‘a Sihova.13‘Io, na‘a nau tuku ki he hako ‘o ‘Ēlone ko e taula‘eiki ‘a e kolo hūfanga ‘o e tangata tāmate, ‘a Hepeloni mo hono ‘api takai, mo Līpina foki mo hono ‘api takai."

Ko e ngaahi kolo maʻa e kau Livaí. Ko e kau Livaí, naʻa nau mavahe kinautolu mei he kakaí ki he ngāue toputapu maʻa e ʻOtuá (1:47-53). Naʻe ʻikai haʻanau tofiʻa ʻi Kenani ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi matakali kehé (18:24). Ka neongo iá naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he kau Livaí ha ngaahi feituʻu, ke nau nofo ai mo tauhi ʻenau fanga manú. Naʻe fakamahino mai ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻe vahe mai mei he fonuá haʻanau ngaahi kolo ʻe 48. Pea mei ai, ko e kau Livaí ʻe tauhi kinautolu ʻe he kakaí, ko e fakaʻilonga ʻo ʻenau ngāue toputapu ki he ʻOtuá. He ko e kau Livaí, ko e kau faifekau. Naʻe poupou ʻaki kinautolu ʻa e vahe hongofulu ʻo e kakaí pea ʻoange kia kinautolu honau ngaahi ʻapi mo e fakamanu, mo e feituʻu ke tauhi ai kinautolu. Ko e meʻa tatau kia kitautolu ke tau fatongiaʻaki, ke tau teuteu maʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻetau kau faifekaú ke nau lava ʻo tauʻatāina ke fai ʻenau ngāue kuo fakanofo mo fakamahuʻingaʻí. He ʻoku nau toutou taketi ki he fakaangá koeʻuhi ko e siasí ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki tokoni ia ke fai. ʻOku fēfē hoʻo tauhi ʻa e kau taki ho siasí? ʻOku ke fiefia hoʻo ʻilo ʻenau tō nounoú pe ʻoku ke fakahaaʻi hoʻo mahuʻingaʻia ʻiate kinautolú. He ko Sīsū mo Paula naʻa na fakamamafaʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo kinautolu ʻoku taki mo akoʻi kitautolu (Lk 10:7 ; 1 Kol 9:4-10 ; 1 Tim 5:17,8).ʻOku mahuʻinga ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻetau kau faifekaú ʻa ʻetau fai fiefia ange kia kinautolú.