“Pea Te ke Lava Foki ʻo ʻIloʻi Ia”
Fakataha Lotu Faka-Kilisimasi ʻa e Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí
Sāpate, 5 Tīsema 2021
Siʻoku kāinga ʻofeina, naʻe tākiekina lahi e Kilisimasi ʻi homau ʻapí ʻi heʻeku kei siʻí ʻe he ngaahi tukufakaholo ʻo e fonua tupuʻanga ʻo ʻeku ongomātuʻá. Naʻe hiki fonua mai ʻeku fineʻeikí ki he ʻIunaiteti Siteití mei Suēteni pea mo ʻeku tangataʻeikí mei Finilani. 1 ʻI he teuteu ki he Kilisimasí, ne mau teuteuʻi ʻemau fuʻu ʻakau Kilisimasí ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa teuteu ne ngaohi, pea naʻe lahi ʻaupito e taʻo meʻa ʻeku fineʻeikí. Ko e meʻa pē ʻoku ou ʻiló, ʻoku kāinga mo Lanikeleni ko e Kui Fefine ʻo Sisitā Kulekí. Naʻe kamata ʻemau fakafiefia ʻi he Efiafi kimuʻa he Kilisimasí ʻaki ha tēpile mahu ʻo e ngaahi fakaneifua fakafonua ne teuteuʻi ʻe heʻeku fineʻeikí—ko e mitipolo; laise fakasuka; mo e mā, keke, mo e kūkisi lahi ʻaupito. Naʻe fakaʻosi e ngaahi fakafiefia ʻo e Efiafi kimuʻa he Kilisimasí ʻaki e aʻu mai ʻa Jultomten—Sanitā Kolosi—ʻa ia naʻe haʻu mo e meʻaʻofa maʻá e fānaú kotoa. Ka kimuʻa pea haʻu ʻa Jultomten, naʻe tānaki fakataha maʻu pē ʻe he fineʻeikí ʻa hoku tokouá, tuofāfiné, pea mo au ke fanongo ki hono lau ʻe heʻeku tangataʻeikí e talanoa ʻo e Kilisimasí mei he Fuakava Foʻoú.
Ko ha tangata fakalongolongo ʻeku tangataʻeikí, naʻe siʻi ʻene ʻilo ki heʻene lea fakafonuá pea mo e lea faka-Pilitānia naʻá ne ako ʻi heʻene fuʻu lahí. Naʻá ne lea moʻoni maʻu pē pea ʻikai teitei fakafuofuolahi ʻi he fakahīkihikí. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne teitei lea heliaki pea ʻikai ngāue ʻaki ha lea mamafa. ʻI he Efiafi kimuʻa he Kilisimasí naʻá ne laukonga mei he Luke 2. Naʻá ne lau fekauʻaki mo e fononga ʻa Siosefa mo Mele ki Pētelihemá, ko e hā ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ki he kau tauhisipí, ko e ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsuú, pea mo e fakalaulauloto ʻa Mele ki he meʻa kotoa naʻe hokó ʻi hono lotó. Ka naʻe ʻikai ngata ʻeku tangataʻeikí ʻi he veesi 19; naʻá ne hoko atu ki he fakamatala ki hono ʻave ʻe Mele mo Siosefa ʻa e valevale ko Sīsuú ki he temipale ʻi Selusalemá ke fakahoko ha feilaulau ʻo fakatatau mo e fono ʻa Mōsesé.
Naʻe lau ʻeku tangataʻeikí ʻo pehē:
“Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi Selusalema ʻa e tangata, ko Simione hono hingoá …
“Pea naʻe fakahā mai kiate ia ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, ʻe ʻikai mate ia, kae ʻoua ke ne mamata ki he Kalaisí ʻa e ʻEikí.
“Pea haʻu ia ʻi he Laumālié ki he fale lotu lahí; pea ʻi he ʻomi ʻa e tamasiʻi ko Sīsuú ʻe [Mele mo Siosefá], …
“[Naʻe] toki toʻo hake [ʻe Simione] ʻi hono nimá, pea fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtuá, ʻo ne pehē,
“ʻE ʻEiki ko ʻeni, ʻokú ke tukuange ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeikí ke fononga ʻi he fiemālie, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo folofolá:
“He kuo mamata ʻa hoku matá ki hoʻo fakamoʻuí,
“ʻA ia kuó ke teuteu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakai kotoa pē.” 2
ʻI he konga ko iá, naʻe kiʻi longo maʻu pē ʻeku tangataʻeikí. Naʻá ne fakahoko leva ʻene fakamoʻoní. Naʻá ne fakahā maʻu pē ʻi he founga mahino tatau ʻi ha tō lea faka-Pilitānia moʻoni, “Ne ʻikai ke u lava ʻo fua ʻa e pēpē valevale ko Sīsuú, ka ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi, ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻiloʻi ʻe Simioné, ko e pēpē ko iá ko e ʻAlo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko hoku Fakamoʻuí mo e Huhuʻí. ʻOkú Ne moʻoni, pea ʻokú Ne moʻui.” Hili ʻa e fakahā ko ʻení, naʻá ne sio mai kiate kimautolu takitaha mo hono kanoʻimata lanu puluú ʻo pehē mai, “Pea te mou lava foki ʻo ʻiloʻi ia.”
Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe heʻeku tangataʻeikí mo e fineʻeikí ʻa e valevale ko ia ʻi Pētelihemá mo e meʻa te Ne tupu hake ʻo fakahokó. Naʻe liliu kinaua ʻe he ʻilo ko ʻení. Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻena loto-holi ke mau tui ko e fānaú ki heʻena ngaahi leá 3 ka ke mau ʻiloʻi ʻiate kimautolu pē pea lava ʻo liliu ai foki mo kimautolu. ʻI hono ueʻi au ʻe he ngaahi fakamoʻoni ʻa ʻeku ongomātuʻá, naʻá ku fononga ʻi he hala ʻo e fuakavá mo ha loto-holi ke “ʻiloʻi foki ia.”
ʻI hoku taʻu 11, naʻe nofo homau fāmilí ʻi ʻIatepoki, Suēteni. Naʻe fakaafeʻi ʻe he palesiteni fakamisioná ʻa e toʻu tupu kotoa pē ke nau lau ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Naʻe ʻikai ke u kau ʻi he fakaafé, ka naʻe hoko hoku tokouá ko ha tīkoni he taimi ko iá, pea naʻá ne tali ʻa e tukupaá. Naʻá ku loto maʻu pē ke u hangē ko hoku tokouá mo fakahoko e meʻa naʻá ne faí, ko ia naʻá ku kau ai. Naʻe ʻomai ʻe heʻeku ongomātuʻá haʻamau folofola takitaha, pea naʻe kamata ke u lau ʻi he efiafi kotoa.
Hili ha ngaahi māhina siʻi mei ai, naʻe hanga ʻe Palesiteni Kositā Malama, ko ha tokoni ʻi he kau palesitenisī fakamisioná, 4 ʻo poupouʻi e toʻu tupu naʻa nau lau e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ke fehuʻi ki he ʻOtuá fekauʻaki mo hono moʻoní. Naʻá ku fakakaukau te u fakahoko ia. Ne u tatali ʻi he pō ko iá ke mohe hoku tokouá. Naʻá ku tuʻu hake mei he mohengá, ʻo tūʻulutui ʻi he faliki momokó, peá u kamata ke lotu. Ne u ongoʻi he taimi pē ko iá ʻo hangē naʻe talamai, “Kuo talu ʻeku talaatu ʻoku moʻoni ia.” Pea naʻe lōmekina ai au ʻe ha ongoʻi nonga ne ʻikai mafakamatalaʻi. Naʻá ku ʻiloʻi ʻi he mālohi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻoku moʻoni e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. 5
Hangē ko ia ne talaʻofa ʻi he Talateu ki he Tohi ʻa Molomonánaʻá ku “ʻiloʻi foki ʻi he mālohi [ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní] ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní, pea ko Siosefa Sāmita ʻa ʻene … palōfita ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ko ʻení, pea ko e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻEikí ʻa ia kuo toe fokotuʻu ʻi he māmaní, ko e teuteu ki he hāʻele ʻanga ua mai ʻa e Mīsaiá.” 6 Naʻe liliu au ʻe he ʻilo ko iá, fakataha mo e ngaahi fakamoʻoni kimui aí, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe hoko ki heʻeku ongomātuʻá.
Ko e ʻilo ko ʻení—ʻa ia ko Sīsū Kalaisí ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea naʻe tutuki Ia ko e ngaahi angahala ʻo e māmaní—ko ha meʻafoaki fakalaumālie ia. 7 ʻOku ʻikai tukupau ʻa e meʻafoakí ni ki ha lakanga pau ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí pe ki ha tuʻunga tangata pe fefine pau; ka ʻoku ʻatā ia kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku taau mo iá. ʻOku ʻikai kole mai ia ke tau ʻomi ki he Fakamoʻuí ha ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻo e koula, laipeno, mo e mula ke toki taau mo e meʻafoaki fakalaumālie fakaʻofoʻofá ni. ʻOku kole maí ke tau foaki ʻa kitautolu. 8 Naʻe kōlenga ʻe ʻAmalekai, ko e palōfita ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, ki he kakaí ʻo pehē, “Pea ko ʻeni … ʻoku ou loto ke mou haʻu kia Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko e Tokotaha Māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻIsilelí, pea kau ʻi heʻene fakamoʻuí, pea mo e mālohi ʻo ʻene huhuʻí. ʻIo, haʻu kiate ia, pea ʻoatu homou laumālié kotoa ko ha feilaulau kiate ia … ; pea hangē ʻoku moʻui ʻa e ʻEikí ʻe fakamoʻui ʻa kimoutolu foki.” 9
ʻI heʻeku fuʻu lahi haké, naʻá ku mamata ki he ngāue tokoni ʻeku ongomātuʻá ki he niʻihi kehé. Naʻá ku mamata ki heʻena tauhi e ngaahi fuakava naʻá na fakahoko mo e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ku mamata ki heʻena fakahoko faivelenga ʻa e faiako fakaʻapí mo e fineʻaʻahí, ʻo fāifeinga ke ngāue fakaetauhi kiate kinautolu ne na tokoniá. Naʻá ku mamata ki heʻena kau ki he ngaahi ouau ʻo e temipalé mo tali e ngaahi uiuiʻi ʻi he Siasí. Pea ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē, ʻi he Efiafi kimuʻa he Kilisimasí, naʻe fakamoʻoni fakataha ʻeku tangataʻeikí mo Simione ki he Fakamoʻui ko Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻI he fakalau ʻa e ngaahi taʻú, naʻe fakahoko ʻe heʻeku tangataʻeikí ʻene fakaafe ke “ʻiloʻi foki iá” ki he fāmili ʻi he fonó mo e makapuná.
Hili ha ngaahi taʻu lahi mei heʻeku aʻusia kei siʻi ʻi he Tohi ʻa Molomoná, naʻe uiuiʻi au ko ha Fitungofulu Taki Māʻolunga pea naʻe vahe mai ke u lea ʻi he konifelenisi lahí. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe hoku tuofāfiné ʻe lava ʻeku tangataʻeiki taʻu 92 ʻo mamata ʻi he konifelenisí—pea tautautefito ki heʻeku leá. Hili e konifelenisi lahí, naʻá ku ʻalu ki hono ʻapí. Naʻá ku ʻeke ange, “Teti, naʻá ke sio he konifelenisí?” Naʻá ne pehē mai, “Ja.” Ne u ʻeke ange, “Naʻá ke fanongo ki heʻeku leá?” Naʻá ne pehē mai, “Ja.” Naʻá ku ʻeke vēkeveke ange, “Pea naʻe hā Teti, ko e hā hoʻo fakakaukaú?” Naʻá ne pehē mai, “ʻOi, naʻe sai pē ia. Naʻá ku meimei laukau ʻaki koe.”
Hili ha mōmeniti mei ai naʻá ne pehē mai, “Teili, ʻoku ʻi ai e meʻa ke u talaatu.” Naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi leva lolotonga ʻeku fekumi ki ha fakahīkihikí, naʻe ʻi ai e meʻa ne hohaʻa ki ai ʻeku tangataʻeikí ʻa ia ne mahuʻinga lahi ange ia ʻi hono ʻomi ha fakahīkihiki kiate au. Naʻá ne pehē, “Naʻá ku misi ʻanepō. Naʻá ku misi ne u mate, pea naʻá ku mamata ki he Fakamoʻuí. Naʻá Ne ʻōʻōfaki au ʻi Hono toʻukupú mo talamai kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻeku ngaahi angahalá. Pea ko ha ongo fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ia.” Ko e meʻa pē ia naʻe lea leʻo lahi ʻaki ʻe heʻeku tamaí. Ka naʻe fotu mei hono fofongá ha meʻa makehe; naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko hono fakamoʻuí ʻa e valevale ko ia ʻi Pētelihemá, ʻa ia naʻe “tupulaki [ʻi he] potó … mo e lahí, pea naʻe ʻofeina ia ʻe he ʻOtuá mo e tangatá,” 10 pea naʻe tupu hake e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá pea fakalelei maʻa ʻene ngaahi angahalá. Pea naʻe ʻilo fuoloa ia ʻe heʻeku tangataʻeikí kimuʻa ʻi he misi ko ʻení. Ko e misí ko ha ʻaloʻofa ongongofua pē ia—ko ha meʻaʻofa—mei ha Tamai Hēvani ʻofa ki ha tangata toulekeleka, ʻa ia ne mālōlō hili ha māhina ʻe ua mei ai. ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa Kilisimasi kuó u maʻú, ʻoku ou mataʻi koloa taha ʻaki e meʻaʻofa ʻo e fakamoʻoni mo e tui ne hāsino mei heʻeku tangataʻeikí mo ʻeku fineʻeikí.
ʻI he Kilisimasi ko ʻení, kole ki hoʻo Tamai Hēvaní ʻa e meʻafoaki fakalaumālie ʻo hono ʻiloʻi e moʻui moʻoni ʻa e Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní. Ko e faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasí ko ha taimi fakaʻofoʻofa mo angamaheni ia ke ako ai ki Heʻene moʻuí mo feinga ke molomolomuivaʻe ki Hono ʻulungāngá mo e tōʻongá. ʻI hoʻo fakahoko iá, te ke lava ʻo ʻiloʻi ko Sīsū ʻa e Kalaisí, ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea naʻá Ne fakalelei maʻa hoʻo ngaahi angahalá. ʻOku lelei mo tolonga ange ʻa e meʻaʻofá ni ʻi ha toe meʻaʻofa ʻe ʻomi ʻe Jultomten kiate koe, koeʻuhí ʻe lava ke ne liliu koe. Te ke ʻilo ai ʻoku finangalo ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ke fakafoki ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te ke lava ʻo fakafokí, fakamoʻui ʻa e ngaahi kafo he ʻikai te ke lava ʻo fakamoʻuí, fakaleleiʻi ʻa ia kuo maumaú, totongi ha ngaahi ngāue taʻetotonu kuo hoko kiate koe, pea fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi loto kuo kafó.
Hangē pē ko ʻeku tamai fakaemāmaní, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi he ʻikai ke u lava ʻo fua ʻa e pēpē valevale ko Sīsuú, ka ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi, ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻiloʻi ʻe Simioné, ko e pēpē ko iá ko e ʻAlo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko hota Fakamoʻuí mo e Huhuʻí. ʻOkú Ne moʻoni, pea ʻokú Ne moʻui. Pea te ke lava foki ʻo ʻiloʻi ia. ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.