Ko e Meʻaʻofa Haohaoá
I ha taʻu ʻe taha, ʻi ha ha ʻaho nai ʻe tolu kimuʻa ha Kilisimasi ʻo e kei tupu haké, naʻe ʻilo ʻe hoku husepāniti ko Lopí ʻa hono ongo tuofefine lalahí ʻokú na hae fakafufū ʻi hona loki mohé, ʻa ʻena ongo meʻaʻofa Kilisimasí. Pea hili ʻena fakasiosio ki lotó, ne toe kofukofu ʻe hono ongo tuofefiné ʻena meʻaʻofá. Naʻe talaange ʻe hono ongo tuofefiné kia Lopi, “Kapau he ʻikai te ke tala kia Mami, te ma fakahinohino atu e anga hono ʻaí.”
Ne faifai peá ne tukulolo ki he ʻahiʻahí, tautautefito ki heʻene ʻiloʻi ne ʻi ai ha kofukofu hangē ha pulu pasiketipoló ʻi he lalo ʻakau Kilisimasí ne tohi ai hono hingoá.
Ka naʻe ngali kehe ʻa e maʻamaʻa ʻa e meʻaʻofá ʻi heʻene toʻo fakafufū ia ki ʻolunga ki hono lokí. Naʻá ne fakaava fakalelei ia peá ne ʻilo ne ʻikai ha meʻa ʻi loto, tuku kehe pē ha kiʻi tohi. Ne pehē e kiʻi tohí, “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo meʻa ʻoku faí. ʻOua ʻe maumauʻi hoʻo Kilisimasí. ʻOfa atu, Mami.” Naʻá ne ako ʻene lēsoní, pea naʻe ngata ai pē ʻa e feinga fakasiosio ki he loto meʻaʻofa Kilisimasí.
Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi manatumelié, ngaahi ʻata fakaʻofoʻofá, ngaahi ongo fakafiemālié, mo e ngaahi nanamu fakangalongataʻa ʻoku tau fakakaukau ki ai ʻi hoʻo fakakaukau ki he Kilisimasí. ʻOku toe ongoʻingofua angé ko e ngaahi manatu ki hono māʻoniʻoni ʻo e Kilisimasí ʻoku tukulotoʻi ʻe hatau niʻihi tokolahi mei heʻetau kei tupu haké—ko hono kātoangaʻi hono ʻaloʻi hotau Fakamoʻuí. ʻOku ʻikai mavahe meiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi ongo toputapu ko iá.
ʻOku tau ongoʻi ia ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻoku tau manatu ai ki he kiʻi ʻaiʻanga kai ʻi Pētelihemá, ʻa ia ne fakakakato ai ʻa e ngaahi kikite ne laui senituli hono talá ʻi ha pō fetuʻuʻia—ʻi he taimi ne ʻomi ai ki he māmaní hotau Fakamoʻuí mo e Huhuʻí ko e Tuʻi ʻo e Ngaahi Tuʻi mo e ʻEiki ʻo e Ngaahi ʻEikí.
ʻOku tau faʻa fanongoa ko e Kilisimasí maʻá e fānaú, ka ʻoku ʻikai nai ko e fānau kotoa pē kitautolu ʻi hotau lotó? ʻI ha ʻaho ʻe taha ne ʻi ai ha faʻē mo hono ʻofefine ne na femouʻekina he fakatau ki he Kilisimasí. ʻI heʻena fakatovave atu ʻi ha falekoloa fakatauʻanga siueli, ne fakatokangaʻi ʻe he ʻofefiné ha fuʻu fuka laulahi ne tautau ʻi ʻoluga ʻi ha puha fakaʻaliʻali. Ne tohi ʻi he fuká ha ngaahi mataʻitohi lalahi lanu kulokula ne pehē, “Ko e Meʻaʻofa He ʻIkai Tuku ʻEne Foakí.”
Ne lau ʻe he ʻofefiné ʻa e tohí, fakakaukauloto ki ai peá ne malimali leva. Naʻá ne talaange loto-fiefia ki heʻene faʻeé, “Mami, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻaʻofa ko ia ʻoku ʻikai tuku ʻene foakí.”
Ne fehuʻi ange heʻene faʻeé ʻi heʻena hū fakavave atu ʻi he haʻofanga kakaí, “ʻIo, ko e hā?”
Ne tali loto-maʻa ange ʻe he ʻofefiné, “Ko Sīsū!”
Ne fai ange ʻe he faʻeé ha tali hala, “ʻIkai, ʻOfaʻanga. “Ko e taiamoní”
ʻOku fakamanatu mai ʻe ʻĪsaia, “Pea ʻe tataki ʻa kinautolu ʻe ha tamasiʻi siʻi.”1
ʻI heʻeku fekumi ʻi he ʻinitanetí, ne u maʻu ai ha ngaahi ola ʻe lauiafe tupu ʻo ha ʻū meʻa ne tuʻuaki ʻaki ʻa e kupuʻi lea “Ko e meʻaʻofa he ʻikai tuku ʻene foakí.” Ka neongo ʻetau ngaahi feingá, he ʻikai ha meʻaʻofa fakamatelie te tau foaki ʻe tolonga ʻo taʻengata.
ʻI hono fakafehoanakí, tuku ke u vahevahe atu ha taha ʻo ʻeku ngaahi manatumelie ki he Kilisimasí ʻo ha fakafoʻituitui ʻe toko ua, ʻoku ou tui ne ʻikai tuku ʻena foakí. Ko ʻeku ongomātuʻa ko Aldo mo Eleanor Harmon.
Ko ha faʻahitaʻu momoko sinou ʻi homau kiʻi koló e taʻu ko iá, ka naʻe ʻikai taʻofi ai ʻeku tamaí mei hono ʻave homau fāmilí ke fekumi ki he fuʻu ʻakau Kilisimasi lelei tahá. Ko e taimi pē ne ʻomi ai ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú ki ʻapí ʻo fokotuʻu ki hono tuʻuʻangá, ne tau ʻa e sisiʻuhilá, meʻa-teuteú mo e pepa ngingilá ki he ʻū vaʻá. Ne maau leva homau ʻapi fakatōkilaló ke kamata e Kilisimasí.
Ne ʻomi ʻi he meilí ʻa e ʻū makasini ki he meʻavaʻingá, pea naʻá ku vēkeveke mo hoku ngaahi tokouá mo e tuongaʻanē ke huke ʻa e ʻū laʻipēsí ʻo fakaʻamua ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa ki he Kilisimasí. Ne ʻalaha ʻa e nanamu ʻo e mā sinisaá mo e keke fuamelié ʻi homau ʻapí, pea naʻe māmālie ʻa e ʻosi atu ʻa Tīsema ʻi he tohi māhiná. Ne mau tuku ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa fakaʻohovale ʻi he ngaahi matapā ʻo e tukui kaungāʻapí pea mau feinga ke tokoniʻi e ngaahi fāmili ne nau fie maʻu ha kiʻi fiefia faka-Kilisimasi.
ʻI he pō kotoa pē, ʻi heʻeku mohé, ne lahi e taimi ne nofo toko taha ai pē ʻeku faʻeé ʻi hono lokí. Ko e meʻa pē ne u lava ʻo fanongo ki aí ko e ongo ʻo ʻene mīsini tuituí. Naʻá ne tuitui foki ha konga lahi homau valá ko ia naʻe ʻikai ke u loko fakakaukau lahi ki ai.
Ka ʻi he ofi mai ʻa e Kilisimasí, naʻe fuʻu ongosia lahi ʻa e Fineʻeikí. Naʻá ne tokoto ko e puke ʻi he ʻaho kimuʻa he Kilisimasí. ʻI hono talaange ʻe he toketaá ki heʻeku tamaí ʻe fie maʻu ke tokoto maʻu ʻeku faʻeé ʻi ha uike kakato ʻe taha, naʻá ku hohaʻa—ka naʻá ku toe loto-mamahi lahi foki. ʻE fēfē nai ʻa e Kilisimasí ʻo ka taʻe kau ki ai ʻa e Fineʻeikí? ʻE ngali Kilisimasi fēfē nai ia? Pea ko e tahá, ko hai te ne ngaohi ʻa e meʻatokoni efiafi he Kilisimasí?
ʻI hono tauhi ʻe heʻeku tamaí ʻa ʻeku faʻeé ʻi he loto-ʻofá, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ne ʻiate ia ʻa e fatongia ʻo hono ngaohi ʻo e meʻatokoni efiafi he Kilisimasí. Ne u toe hohaʻa! Neongo ko ha tangata poto mo talēnitiʻia ia, ka naʻe ʻikai ke taukei ia ia he feimeʻatokoní .
Ne u tūʻulutui ʻi he efiafi kimuʻa he Kilisimasí ʻo lotua ha mana ke ake ʻeku faʻeé pea kei tatau pē ʻa e pongipongi Kilisimasí mo ia ne faʻa hoko kimuʻá—ne fakatahataha atu homau fāmilí ki he fuʻu ʻakau Kilisimasí. Ne siva ʻemau ʻamanakí ʻi he pongipongi Kilisimasí ʻi heʻemau ʻilo ne kei puke lahi pē siʻemau faʻeé. ʻI heʻemau fakaava ʻemau ʻū meʻaʻofá, naʻá ku ʻohovale ʻi heʻeku ʻiloʻi ko ʻeku meʻaʻofa makehé ko ha fanga kiʻi vala tamapua kehekehe ne tuitui ʻe heʻeku faʻeé maʻaku lolotonga e ngaahi efiafi naʻá ne ʻā fuoloa ai ʻi Tīsemá. Ne ʻikai ke u faʻa tatali ke u lele ʻo fāʻofua kiate ia. Naʻá ne feilaulau maʻaku.
Ne feinga mālohi siʻeku Tangataʻeikí he taʻu ko iá ke ʻai ʻa e ʻAho Kilisimasí ke hangē pē ko e angamahení, ke angamaheni neongo e ʻikai kau ki ai ʻa e Fineʻeikí. Pea naʻá ne lavameʻa ai. Hili ʻa e maʻu meʻatokoni efiafí, ne mate mohe ʻeku tangataʻeikí ʻi he sea ofi ki he tafuʻanga afí lolotonga ʻeku vaʻinga mo hoku ngaahi tokouá mo e tuongaʻané mo ʻeku tamapuá mo hono ʻū vala foʻoú. Ne toe ake ʻeku faʻeé hili haʻane mālōlō lelei, pea naʻe lelei e meʻa kotoa. Ne hoko ʻeku ongomātuʻá ʻi heʻeku moʻuí ko ha meʻaʻofa ne ʻikai tuku ʻene foakí.
Tau kiʻi fakakaukau angé ki he foʻi kupuʻi lea ko iá. He ʻikai nai ke hoko ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻoku ʻikai toe tuku ʻene foakí ko e meʻaʻofa haohaoá? ʻUluakí, ʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he meʻaʻofa haohaoá ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e tokotaha naʻá ne foaki ʻa e meʻaʻofá. Uá, te ne fakahaaʻi nai ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fie maʻu ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e meʻaʻofá. Pea ko e fakaʻosí, kapau ko e meʻaʻofa haohaoá ia, ʻe kei pukepuke pē ʻe he meʻaʻofá hono mahuʻingá ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he fakalau atu ʻa e taimí kae aʻu ki he taʻengatá.
ʻIkai nai ʻoku maʻu ʻe hotau Fakamoʻui ʻofeiná, naʻa mo e Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní, ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe tolu ko ʻení? ʻOku fakahaaʻi nai ʻe he meʻaʻofa ʻo e ʻaloʻi, ngāue mo e feilaulau fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo e Tokotaha ʻokú ne Foaki ʻa e meʻaʻofá? ʻIo. “He naʻe ʻofa pehē ʻa e ʻOtuá ki māmani, naʻá ne foaki hono ʻAlo pē taha naʻe fakatupú.”2 Naʻe feilaulauʻi ʻe heʻetau Tamai ʻi Hēvaní ʻa Hono ʻAló koeʻuhí ko ʻEne ʻofa haohaoa ʻiate kitautolu, ko ʻEne fānaú.
ʻOku fakahaaʻi nai ʻe he meʻaʻofa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí ne ʻiloʻi pau ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ʻa e meʻa ne tau fie maʻú? Ko e toe tali ʻio pau ia! ʻOku fakanatula pē ke tau hinga, pea ʻoku tau fuʻu fie maʻu ha Fakamoʻui mo e Huhuʻi. Ne akonaki ʻa Nīfai, ʻoku ʻikai fai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi “ha meʻa ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻaonga ia ki he kakai ʻo e māmaní; he ʻokú ne ʻofa ki he māmaní.”3
Pea ko e fie maʻu fakaʻosi ki he meʻaʻofa lelei tahá? Kuo pau ke ne pukepuke hono mahuʻingá ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku akoʻi mahino mai ʻe he Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko e Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ʻoku taʻe-fakangatangata mo taʻengata ia.4
Manatuʻi ʻa e fuka ʻi he falekoloa siuelí? Ne fakanatula pē hono ʻiloʻi ʻe he kiʻi finemuí ʻa e meʻaʻofa moʻoní. ʻI he māmani fakapoʻuli ko ʻení, ʻoku ope atu ʻetau fekumí ʻi he siuelí ki he Maama ʻo e Māmaní. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe he Fakamoʻuí tonu:
“Ko ia, hiki hake hoʻomou māmá ke ulo atu ki he māmaní. Vakai ko au ʻa e maama ke mou hiki haké.”5
“Ko au ko e maama ʻoku ulo ʻi he fakapoʻulí.”6
ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni atu ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e meʻaʻofa haohaoá—ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻoku ʻikai tuku ʻene foakí. Fakatauange te tau pukepuke ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ko iá ʻi hotau lotó ʻi he Kilisimasi ko ʻení pea taʻengata. ʻOkú Ne moʻui. ʻI he huafa toputapu ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.