Ko e Laumālie ʻo e Kilisimasí
Fakataha Lotu Faka-Kilisimasi ʻa e Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí
Sāpate, 5 Tīsema 2021
Siʻoku kāinga ʻofeina, ʻoku ou houngaʻia ke ʻi heni mo kimoutolu ʻi he fakataha lotu faka-Kilisimasi fakamāmani lahi ko ʻení. Kuo toʻoa hotau lotó ʻi he hivá mo e ngaahi lea fakaʻofoʻofá. ʻOku nau ʻomi e laumālie moʻoni ʻo e Kilisimasí, ʻa e fiefia ʻoku maʻu mei he moihū mo e ʻofa ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. ʻOku haʻi fakataha kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ʻofa mo e līʻoa kiate Iá.
ʻOku tupulaki e ongo ko ia ʻo e moihuú ʻi he taimi kotoa ʻoku ou lau ai e ngaahi folofola ʻoku tokoni mai ke u ʻiloʻi ko hai Iá. Mei he lau folofola mo e lotu ko iá, kuó u ʻiloʻi ai ko Sīsū naʻe hoko ko Sihová, ʻa ia, naʻe hoko ko e Tupuʻanga ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he fakahinohino ʻa ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi peheni ia ʻe Paula:
“Ko e ʻOtua, ʻa ia naʻe folofola ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi kuonga kehekehe mo e ngaahi anga kehekehe ki he ngaahi tamaí ʻi he kau palōfitá,
“Kuó ne folofola ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní kiate kitautolu ʻi hono ʻAló, ʻa ia kuó ne tuʻutuʻuni ke ʻaʻana ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻa ia ne ne ngaohi ai foki ʻa e ngaahi māmá;
“Ko e malama ia ʻo hono nāunaú, mo e tatau ʻaupito ʻo ʻene ʻafió, pea ʻokú ne poupou hake ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻaki ʻene folofola mālohí, pea kuo hili ʻene fai ʻe ia ʻa e totongi ʻi heʻetau ngaahi angahalá, pea nofo hifo ia ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá;
“Pea kuo māʻolunga lahi ʻaupito ia ʻi he kau ʻāngeló, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene maʻu totonu ʻa e huafa lelei lahi ʻiate kinautolu.
“He naʻe pehē ʻe ia ʻanefē ki ha ʻāngelo fē, Ko hoku ʻAló koe kuó u fakatupu koe ʻi he ʻahó ni? Pea toe pehē, Te u hoko au ko e Tamai kiate ia, pea ʻe hoko ia ko e ʻAlo kiate au?
“Pea ʻi he ʻomi ʻe ia ʻa e ʻuluaki fakatupú ki māmaní, naʻe toe pehē ʻe ia, Ke hū kiate ia ʻa e kau ʻāngelo kotoa pē ʻa e ʻOtuá.” 1
Naʻe hiva ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ʻi he ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsū ʻi Pētelihemá ʻo hangē ko hono kikiteʻí, pea naʻe hā ha fetuʻu foʻou ʻo fakamaamaʻi ʻa e langí, ʻo fakalāngilangiʻi e hāʻele hifo e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he moʻui fakamatelié.
ʻOkú Ne māʻolunga ʻiate kitautolu, ka ʻoku hanga ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ne hoko ʻi Hono ʻaloʻi fakamatelié ʻo ʻomai ha ongo ʻo ʻEne ofi mai kiate kitautolú. Naʻá Ne hōifua ke hifo mei Hono taloni ʻi he toʻukupu toʻomataʻu ʻo e Tamaí ke toʻo kiate Ia ʻa e moʻui fakamatelié. Naʻá Ne fai ia ʻi he ʻofa ki he foha mo e ʻofefine kotoa pē ʻo ʻEne Tamaí ʻa ia ʻe fanauʻi mai ki he māmaní. Naʻá Ne fai iá ko ʻEne ʻofa kiate koe—mo au.
Naʻe mei lava pē ke ʻaloʻi Ia ʻi ha tūkunga kehe. Ka naʻe ʻaloʻi ʻa Sīsū ʻi ha ngaahi tūkunga masivesiva ʻi ha kiʻi kolo siʻisiʻi. Ne talitali lelei Ia ʻe he kau tauhisipí. Ne tataki fakalaumālie kimui ange ha kau Tangata Poto tokosiʻi ke hū kiate Ia. Naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he taki fakapolitikalé ke fakapoongi Ia. Naʻe pau ke ʻave ia ki ha fonua muli ke fakahaofi ʻEne moʻuí. ʻI he fakahā ʻe ha ʻāngelo ki Heʻene mātuʻa fakamatelié te Ne lava ʻo foki ki Hono fonuá, naʻá na ʻave Ia ki Nāsaleti. Naʻá Ne nofo ai ʻi ha meimei taʻu ʻe 30, pea tupu hake ʻo ngāue ko ha tangata tufunga, kimuʻa pea toki kamata ʻEne ngāue ki he kakaí.
Mahalo te ke hangē ko aú ʻo fifili ki he ʻuhinga ne fiemaʻu ai ke fekauʻi mai e ʻAlo haohaoa ʻo e ʻOtuá ki ha faʻahinga ngāue pehē. Manatuʻi ʻEne fakamatalaʻi ʻa ʻEne tali loto-fakatōkilalo Hono uiuiʻí:
“Naʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu hifo mei he langí ke fai hoku loto ʻoʻokú, ka ko e finangalo ʻo ia naʻá ne fekauʻi aú.
“Pea ko e finangalo ʻeni ʻo e Tamai naʻá ne fekauʻi aú, koeʻuhí ko ia kotoa pē kuó ne foaki kiate aú, ke ʻoua naʻa mole ha toko taha, kae fokotuʻu ia ʻi he ʻaho fakamuí.
“Pea ko e finangalo ʻeni ʻo ia naʻá ne fekau aú, koeʻuhí ko ia fulipē ʻoku mamata ki he ʻAló, pea tui kiate iá, ke ne maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá; pea te u fokotuʻu ia ʻi he ʻaho fakamuí.” 2
Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa ʻEne ʻofá mo e loto-fakatōkilaló. Neongo e tuʻunga ʻo Sīsū ʻi he mālohí mo e māfimafí mo ʻEne Tamaí, ka naʻá Ne fili ha kau tangata angamaheni ke hoko ko ʻEne kau ākonga ʻi he māmaní, kau ai ha kau tangata toutai, tangata tānaki tukuhau, mo ha sēloti.
Naʻá Ne malanga pea feohi mo e kau kiliá, mahamahakí, kafó, pea mo kinautolu ne fehiʻanekinaʻí. Naʻá Ne ʻofa mo tali ʻa e māʻulalo taha ʻiate kinautolú, neongo naʻá Ne hāʻele hifo mei he nofoʻanga fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻi ʻolungá. Naʻá Ne tokoniʻi, ʻofaʻi, mo langaki hake kinautolu.
Naʻe tupulaki ʻa ʻEne angaʻofa mo e kātaki fakaofo ko iá ʻo aʻu ki he fakaʻosinga ʻa ʻEne ngāue ʻi he māmaní. Naʻá Ne fehangahangai mo e fakafepakí pea mo e tāufehiʻa naʻá Ne ʻafioʻi ko e konga ʻo e ngāue naʻe uiuiʻi Ia ki ai peá Ne tali leleí. Naʻe pau ke mamahiʻia koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi angahala mo e faingataʻaʻia ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe haʻu ki he moʻui fakamatelié.
ʻOku mou manatuʻi e ngaahi lea ʻa Sēkopé ʻi heʻene akoʻi ʻo kau ki he Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí:
“ʻOiauē hono ʻikai ke lahi ʻa e māʻoniʻoni ʻa hotau ʻOtuá! He ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te ne taʻe-ʻafioʻi.
“Pea ʻokú ne hāʻele mai ki he māmaní koeʻuhi ke ne fakamoʻui ʻa e kakai fulipē ʻo kapau te nau tokanga ki hono leʻó; he vakai, ʻokú ne kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi mamahi ʻa e kakai kotoa pē, ʻio, ʻa e ngaahi mamahi ʻa e kakai moʻui kotoa pē, ʻa e kakai tangata, mo e kakai fefine fakatouʻosi, pea mo e fānau, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ʻi he fāmili ʻo ʻĀtamá.
“Pea ʻokú ne kātakiʻi ʻeni koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻa e toetuʻú ki he kakai fulipē, koeʻuhi ke tuʻu ʻa e kakai fulipē ʻi hono ʻaó ʻi he fuʻu ʻaho lahi mo fakamanavahē ko ia ʻo e fakamāú.” 3
Ko e pēpē ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻi Pētelihemá ko e ʻAlo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ne fekauʻi mai ʻe he Tamaí ke hoko ko hotau Fakamoʻuí. Ko Ia ʻa e ʻAlo pē Taha ʻo e Tamaí Kuo Fakatupu ʻi he kakanó. Ko Ia hotau Faʻifaʻitakiʻangá.
Kuo pau ke tau feinga ke ʻofa ʻo hangē ko ʻEne ʻofá, ke maʻu e laumālie ʻo e Kilisimasí. Ko ʻEne folofola kiate kitautolú “Feʻofaʻaki kiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku ʻofa kiate kimoutolú.” 4
Te ke lava ʻo ongoʻi e laumālie ʻo e Kilisimasí ʻi he ngaahi lea ko iá, ʻo hangē ko ia kuó u ongoʻí. Kuó u ongoʻi e maama mo e ʻamanaki lelei ʻoku maʻu mei he ivi tākiekina ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻi heʻeku manatua mo fakalaulaulotoa e sīpinga ʻo e Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní.
Kiate au, mahalo ko e manatu fakaʻofoʻofa tahá ko e mateuteu ʻa e ʻEikí ke tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻe hoko mai kiate kitautolu. Hangē ko ia naʻe akoʻi ʻe Molomoná:
“ʻI he ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, mo ʻene ʻi he taʻengatá ki he taʻengatá, vakai, naʻá ne fekau mai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo ke tauhi ki he fānau ʻa e tangatá, ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku nau ʻilo ki he hāʻele mai ʻa Kalaisí; pea ʻe ʻia Kalaisi ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku leleí.
“Pea naʻe fakahā foki ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he kau palōfitá, mei hono fofongá tonu, ʻe hāʻele mai ʻa Kalaisi.
“Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi founga kehekehe naʻá ne fakahā ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ki he fānau ʻa e tangatá, ʻa ia naʻe lelei; pea ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku leleí ʻoku tupu meia Kalaisi; ka ʻikai ʻe kei nofo ʻa e tangatá ʻi he tuʻunga tō ki laló, pea ʻe ʻikai hoko mai ha meʻa ʻoku leleí kiate kinautolu.
“Ko ia, ko e meʻa ʻi he tauhi mai ʻa e kau ʻāngeló, pea mo e folofola kotoa pē naʻe ʻalu atu ʻi he fofonga ʻo e ʻOtuá, naʻe kamata ʻe he tangatá ke ngāue ʻaki ʻa e tui kia Kalaisí; pea ko ia ʻi he tuí, naʻa nau puke maʻu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku leleí; pea naʻe pehē ia ʻo aʻu ki he hāʻele mai ʻa Kalaisí.
“Pea hili ʻene hāʻele maí naʻe fakamoʻui foki ʻa e tangatá ʻi he tui ki hono huafá; pea ʻi he tuí, ʻoku nau hoko ko e ngaahi foha [mo e ngaahi ʻofefine] ʻo e ʻOtuá. Pea hangē kuo pau ʻoku moʻui ʻa Kalaisí naʻá ne folofola ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi folofola ko ʻení ki heʻetau ngaahi tamaí, ʻo pehē: ʻIlonga ha meʻa te mou kole ki he Tamaí ʻi hoku hingoá, ʻa ia ʻoku leleí, ʻi he tui pea ʻamanaki te mou maʻu iá, vakai, ʻe fai ia kiate kimoutolu.” 5
ʻI he faʻahitaʻú ni, ʻoku lotua ʻe hamou tokolahi ʻa e mālohi ke kātekina e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ai kimoutolu ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻokú ke pehē ko hoʻo ngataʻangá iá. ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni kuo fanongo mai ʻa e Fakamoʻuí mo e Tamaí ki homou ngaahi tautapa ʻo kole ha fakafiemālie pea mo ia ʻoku lelei maʻamoutolú pea mo kinautolu ʻoku mou ʻofa ai mo tokoniʻí.
ʻE maʻu ʻa e talí ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe he Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá. Te mou fakatokangaʻi ʻoku tatau homou lotú mo e lotua ʻe Siosefa ha tokoní. Pea te mou ongoʻi e ʻofa ʻa e ʻEikí kia Siosefá pea mo kimoutolú ʻi Heʻene tali fakafiemālie ki he tautapa ʻa Siosefá. Naʻe lotu ʻa Siosefa ʻo pehē:
“ʻE ʻOtua, ʻokú ke ʻi fē? Pea ʻoku ʻi fē ʻa e fale ʻoku ʻufiʻufi ʻa ho fufūʻangá?
“ʻE fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo e taʻofi ho toʻukupú, pea ʻafio ʻa ho fofongá, ʻio, ʻa ho fofonga maʻá, mei he ngaahi langi taʻengatá ki he ngaohikovia ʻo ho kakaí pea mo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeikí, pea ongo ki ho telingá ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tangí?” 6
Pea naʻe tali mai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻo hangē pē ko ia te Ne tali mai ʻaki kiate kitautolú:
“Ke ʻi ho laumālié ʻa e melinó; ʻe kiʻi fuofuoloa siʻi pē ʻa hoʻo faingataʻaʻiá pea mo hoʻo ngaahi mamahí;
“Pea ʻe toki hakeakiʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi ʻolunga ʻo kapau te ke kātakiʻi ia ʻo lelei; te ke ikunaʻi ʻa ho ngaahi fili kotoa pē.
“ʻOku piki kiate koe ʻa ho ngaahi kaumeʻá, pea te nau toe fetapa kiate koe ʻi he loto māfana pea mo e nima fakakaumeʻa.” 7
ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻoku pau ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofá, kiate koe, pea mo au, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku tau ʻofa aí. Kuo ongoʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻetau ngaahi mamahí. Naʻá Ne fili iá ko ʻEne ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú. ʻOkú Ne ʻafioʻi e founga ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke ongoʻi nonga ʻi he faingataʻá, neongo e hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻahiʻahí. Te Ne ʻomi ha ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ko e kau ʻāngelo ke tuʻu tafaʻaki ʻiate kimoutolu “ʻi he loto māfana pea mo e nima fakakaumeʻa.” ʻE liliu hotau lotó ki he leleí ʻi heʻetau kātekina ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa fakatāutahá ʻo fakafou ʻi he tui kiate Iá. 8 Pea ʻi he liliu ko iá, te tau hoko ai ko e ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻe lava ʻe he ʻEikí ʻo fekauʻi atu ko ha kau ʻāngelo ki he niʻihi kehé.
ʻI heʻeku hoko ko e fakamoʻoni kiate Iá, ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni ko e pēpē ko ia ne ʻaloʻi ʻi Pētelihemá ko Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e ʻAlo ʻofaʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ou palōmesi atu ʻi homou kole ki he Tamai Hēvaní ʻi he tuí pea ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻe ʻomi ʻe he Laumālié ʻa e ongo ʻo e nongá kiate kimoutolu mo homou ngaahi ʻofaʻangá.
ʻOku ou ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu mo ʻeku fakaʻamu te mou maʻu ha faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasi fiefia—ʻi he taʻú ni pea fai maʻu ai pē. ʻI he huafa toputapu ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.