Naʻe ʻAloʻi ʻa Kalaisí ke Fakamoʻui
Fakataha Lotu Faka-Kilisimasi ʻa e Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí ki he 2023
Sāpate, 3 Tīsema 2023
ʻOku ou saiʻia ʻi he Kilisimasí! Hangē ʻoku fakafonu ʻa e konga lahi ʻo e māmaní ʻe he talanoa fakafolofolá, mūsiká, mo e angaleleí mo e angaʻofá lolotonga ʻa e taimi toputapú ni.
ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi, kuó u ʻi he ngaahi fonua kehekehe mo hoku uaifí lolotonga ʻa e faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasí. Kuó ma fiefia ʻi he mamata ki he ngaahi anga fakafonua kehekehe mo e founga kehekehe hono fakafiefiaʻi ʻo e Kilisimasí. Naʻe tokoni ʻa e fakakaukau ki he ngaahi aʻusia ko ʻení ke u ʻiloʻi ko e Kilisimasí maʻá e kakai kotoa pē. ʻOku maʻá e fānaú, mātuʻá, ngaahi kuí, mehikitangá, faʻētangatá, mo e kāingá. ʻOku maʻá e kakai ia ʻoku faingamālie ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi heʻenau moʻuí pea mo kinautolu ʻoku mahamahakí, masivesivá, mo faingataʻaʻiá. ʻOku maʻanautolu ia ʻoku uesia ʻe he ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu ʻo e taú pea mo kinautolu ʻoku moʻui ʻi he ngaahi tūkunga ʻoku nonga mo fiefiá. ʻOku maʻanautolu ia ʻoku feinga ke muimui ki he Fakamoʻuí, maʻanautolu kuo teʻeki ai pē ke nau fanongo ʻi Hono huafá, pea aʻu kiate kinautolu ʻoku nau fakafisingaʻi Iá. ʻOku maʻanautolu foki ia naʻe moʻui kimuʻa pea toki ʻaloʻi mai Iá. Ko e Kilisimasí maʻa e kakai kotoa pē!
Ko e Kilisimasí maʻá e kakai kotoa pē koeʻuhí he naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá Hono ʻAló maʻatautolu kotoa pē pea mo kitautolu fakafoʻituitui.1 “He kuo fanauʻi kiate kitautolu ʻa e tamasiʻi.”2
Koeʻuhí naʻe ʻaloʻi mai ʻa e Fakamoʻuí, ʻo moʻui ʻikai Haʻane angahala, fakalelei maʻatautolu, pea toetuʻu, ʻoku tau maʻu kotoa ai ʻa e meʻaʻofa mahuʻinga ʻo e toetuʻu mei he maté. ʻOku teʻeki ai ke toʻo mei ha taha kuo moʻui ʻi he māmaní ʻa e meʻaʻofa mahuʻingá ni. Makehe mei he meʻaʻofá ni, “ʻoku teʻeki ai mamata ʻe ha mata, pe fanongo ʻe ha telinga, … [ki he] ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku teuteu ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻanautolu ʻoku ʻofa kiate Iá.”3
Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻa e vahaʻataimí pe ngaahi tūkungá, kuo hoko maʻu pē ʻa e ʻaloʻi ʻo e Fakamoʻuí ko ha ʻuhinga ke fiefia ai. Naʻá Ne hāʻele mai ke foaki ki he fānau kotoa pē ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní ʻa e “melino ʻi māmani pea mo e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he maama ka hoko maí.”4
Talu mei he taimi ʻo ʻĀtama mo ʻIví, mo e nofo ʻamanaki atu ʻa e kakai angatonú ki hono ʻaloʻi ʻo ha Fakamoʻui, ʻa ia te Ne malava ke fakahoko ʻa e palani ʻa e Tamaí maʻa ʻEne fānaú.5 Naʻe kikiteʻi ʻe ʻĪsaia mo Nīfai ʻa Hono ʻaloʻí ʻi he puipuituʻa ʻo Hono misioná.6 He ʻikai lava ke fakamavaheʻi Hono ʻaloʻí mei he ʻuhinga ʻo ʻEne hāʻele mai ki he māmaní.
Fakakakaukau kia ʻAna mo Simione, naʻá na mamata ki he valevale ko Sīsuú ʻo ʻiloʻi ko e valevale ko ʻení ko “ha maama ke fakamaama”7 ʻa e māmaní hono kotoa pea mo e ʻamanakiʻanga ki he huhuʻí.8 ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo ʻi he lea ʻaki ʻe he ʻāngeló ʻa e pōpoaki “ongoongolelei ʻo e fiefia lahi, ʻa ia ʻe hoko ki he kakai fulipē.”9 ʻOku tau fiefia ʻi he taimi ʻoku fanauʻi ai ha pēpē, ka naʻe makehe ʻa e ʻaloʻí mo e pēpē ko ʻení.
Naʻe ʻaloʻi mai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa e maama moʻoni mo e moʻui ʻo e māmaní, ko ha kiʻi pēpē valevale ʻi ha fale fakaʻofa ʻo e fanga monumanú, ka naʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe ha fetuʻu foʻou ʻa hono ʻaloʻí. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki ha meʻa fakaofo naʻe hoko—ko ha ʻaho, mo ha pō, pea mo ha ʻaho naʻe ʻikai ha fakapoʻuli—naʻá ne fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa ʻEne hāʻele maí. Naʻe foaki mai ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga fakaofo ko ʻení ke talaki ʻa e hoko mai ʻa e Maama ʻo e Māmaní,10 ʻa ia te Ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he fakapoʻuli ʻo e angahalá mo e maté. Te tau lava ʻo tokoni ke vahevahe ʻEne māmá ki he māmaní.
Naʻa mo e fānau īkí ʻi he taimi Kilisimasí, te nau lava ʻo ongoʻi ʻa e ivi tākiekina mo e mālohi ʻo e ʻofa ʻa hotau Fakamoʻuí. ʻI he ngaahi taʻu kuohilí, naʻe hiki ʻe ha taha ʻo homa ngaahi ʻofefine ko Sōniá haʻane talanoa mo hono foha taʻu nimá.
Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē, “Naʻe talamai ʻe ʻAnitelū ʻi heʻeku fakamohe ia he pōní, ‘ʻI he taʻu kahaʻú, he ʻikai ke u fuʻu tokanga taha ki he ʻū meʻaʻofá, ka te u tokanga taha ki he meʻa te u foaki maʻa Sīsuú.’ Naʻá ku ʻeke ange pe naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ko iá mei fē, peá ne talamai mei heʻene faiako Palaimelí. Fakafiefia moʻoni ko e Palaimelí!”11
ʻIo. Fakafiefia moʻoni ko e Palaimelí. Kuo ʻosi ʻeni ha taʻu ʻe 14 mei ai, ʻoku lolotonga ngāue fakafaifekau ʻa ʻAnitelū pea fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasi ko ʻení ke vahevahe ʻa e pōpōaki ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí ki he niʻihi kehé. Naʻá ne tohi kimuí ni ʻo pehē, “Kuo foaki mai ʻe Sīsū ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē … [pea] te Ne toʻo kotoa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ou ngāue fakafaifekau aí.”12
Ko e faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasí ko ha taimi makehe ia ke fakakaukau ai ki he meʻa mahuʻinga taha ke foakí. Mahalo te tau lava ʻo tokoniʻi a e niʻihi kehé ke nau ongoʻi ʻa e “fiefia ʻo e ʻamanaki lelei”13 ʻoku maʻu mei hono ʻiloʻi ʻa e Fakamoʻuí mo hono foaki honau lotó kiate Iá.
Naʻe mālōlō homa ʻofefine ko ʻAlisá mei he kanisaá ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi kuohilí, pea ʻoku ou saiʻia ʻi he anga ʻene fakakaukau ki he Kilisimasí, ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻe fuʻu faingataʻaʻia ai ʻene moʻuí. Naʻá ne tohi ʻi ha taʻu ʻe taha ʻo pehē:
“Naʻá ku aʻusia ha meʻa fakaʻohovale ʻi he Kilisimasí. Ko ha meʻa lahi ʻaupito. … Naʻá ku maʻu ha ʻīmeili kimuʻa ʻi he Kilisimasí mei he neesi ʻi he ʻōfisi ki he kanisaá. Naʻá ne pehē, ʻTalamonū atu ki he Kilisimasí—ʻoku mahino mei ho siví ʻoku ʻi ai ha foʻi ngungu [ʻoku mafulifuli] ʻene tupú.ʼ … Ko e hā ʻene ʻuhinga kiate aú? Naʻa nau fakangofua … ha faitoʻo … ʻokú ne fakafepakiʻi ʻa e halanga ʻo e kanisaá [maʻá e niʻihi ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga kanisā pehení]. ʻOku ʻikai ko ha faitoʻo, ka ko ha foʻiʻakau fakaofo te ne lava ʻo ʻai ke mingi … vave ʻa e foʻi ngungú. … Meʻapangó, ʻoku lava pē ʻa e sinó ia ʻo kalofi ʻa e faitoʻó, pea toe foki mai pē ʻa e kanisaá ia. … Ka naʻá ku ongoʻi naʻe ʻi ai ha taha naʻá ne foaki mai ha ngaahi māhina ke u toe moʻui ai. Pea ko e hā nai ia? … Ko ha toe faʻahitaʻu māfana ʻe taha? Ko ha toe faʻahitaʻu mālōlō ʻe taha mo ʻeku kiʻi fānaú? Naʻá ku tangi ʻi heʻeku fakaava hake ʻa e ʻīmeilí mo fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa fakaʻohovale lelei taha kuó u maʻú.”14
Naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻAlisa ha taimi mahuʻinga ange mo hono fāmilí. Naʻá ne vahevahe haʻane aʻusia mo hono fāmilí lolotonga haʻanau ʻave ha meʻaʻofa Kilisimasi ki ha kaungāʻapi ʻo ʻikai ke nau ʻilo ki ai. ʻOku fakamahino ai mahalo he ʻikai ke haohaoa maʻu pē ʻa e anga ko ia ʻetau foaki ha meʻaʻofá. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē:
“Naʻa mau tuku fakapulipuli atu … ha meʻaʻofa ʻi he pō kimuʻá. Naʻe palaniʻi fakalelei ʻe he tamaiki tangatá ʻa e founga lelei taha ke nau hola aí mo e feituʻu ke nau toi aí.
“‘Kae tokanga pē naʻa nau ʻiloʻi kitautolu …,’ ko e lea fakamātoato ange ia ʻa Samú, pea sio tailiili ange ʻa e ongo tama ko eé. ‘ʻE lelei ke tau toʻotoʻo ha ngaahi foʻi pulu sinou.’
“Naʻe mahino ia kia Sēmisi. ‘ʻIo, sai ia. Ke tolongi ʻaki ʻa e matapaá ke vilo pē ʻo mapuni?’
“‘ʻIkai,’ [ko Samu ange ia], ‘te tau tolongi honau fofongá.’”15
Naʻe vahevahe ʻe ʻAlisa haʻane talanoa angaʻofa mo hono foha siʻisiʻi taha ko Luké, ʻa ia naʻe taʻu ono ʻi he taimi ko iá. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē:
“ʻI heʻema tākoto ʻi he pooni ʻi hono mohengá kuo maamangia ʻi he ngaahi ʻuhila fakalanulanu ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hono matapā luvá, naʻá ku ʻeke ange … , ‘Sai, ko e hā ha meʻa te ke fie kolé?’
“‘ʻOku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ou fakakaukau ki ai.’
“‘ʻIo?’
“‘ʻE malava ke fakaʻaongaʻi ia ʻi he faʻahitaʻu kotoa pē.’
“‘ʻIo?’
“Kiʻi fakalongolongo fuoloa. ‘Ko ha fāʻofua mo ha ʻuma meia mami.’
“Naʻe taau ia mo ha ʻuma tuʻo 100 mo e fuʻu fāʻofua lahi ʻi he taimi pē ko iá. ‘Masiʻi Luke, te ke lava ʻo maʻu ia ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pē!’
“Ka ʻi heʻeku hū ki tuʻá naʻá ku kiʻi ongoʻi loto-mamahi. ʻOku ou tui he ʻikai ke hoko maʻu pē ʻa e meʻa ko iá. ʻOku ou fuʻu houngaʻia ʻaupito te ne lava ʻo maʻu ia ʻi he taʻú ni mo ha ʻū meʻaʻofa foki.”16
Naʻá ku fuʻu ofo moʻoni ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa ʻAlisa fekauʻaki mo e ʻamanaki lelei ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Kilisimasí. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē:
“Kuó u fakatumutumu moʻoni ʻi he ʻamanaki lelei ʻi he faʻahitaʻú ni. ʻI heʻeku fakakaukau ki he mana ʻo Kalaisí pea mo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa lahi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ou ʻamanaki lelei ki he meʻa kotoa pē mo e taha kotoa pē. ʻOku ʻikai ko e ʻuhingá ia ʻe haohaoa ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, ka ʻe lelei ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻe aʻu ki ha taimi ʻe ikuna ai ʻa e leleí. ʻI hono kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. ʻOku ʻou tui ʻoku kei taimi pē ke hoko ha ngaahi mana, ha liliu, mo ha melino. ʻOku ou tui moʻoni ʻe hoko ʻa e meʻá ni. ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻoku faingofua ange ʻa hono ongoʻi ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻa e ʻamanaki lelei ko ʻení, ka ʻoku faingataʻa ange ke fakaʻaongaʻi ia kiate au. Ka ʻoku ou ako pē. ‘Tui ki he meʻa kotoa pē, ʻamanaki lelei ki he meʻa kotoa pē, pea kātekina ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē.’ Faingofua. Fakaʻofoʻofa.”
Naʻe hoko atu ʻene talanoa ki hono fohá ʻo pehē, “Naʻe tā mai ʻe Sēmisi ʻi he Efiafi Kimuʻa ʻi he Kilisimasí [ha foʻi hiva Kilisimasi pea naʻá ku] saiʻia ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻo e foʻi hivá ni:
ʻOku fiefia ʻa e kau tangata Kalisitiane Leleí
ʻAki honau lotó, laumālié, mo e leʻó;
ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke ke manavahē ki he maté:
Melino! Melino!
Naʻe ʻaloʻi ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ke fakamoʻui!
ʻOku ui ki he toko tahá, mo e kakai kotoa,
Ke foki ki Hono ʻaó ʻi he langí:
Naʻe ʻaloʻi ʻa Kalaisí ke fakamoʻui!
Naʻe ʻaloʻi ʻa Kalaisí ke fakamoʻui!”17
Naʻe ʻaloʻi mai Ia ke fakamoʻui. Ke fakamoʻui koe pea mo au. He toki meʻaʻofa ia ʻoku ʻikai mafakatataua pea ko Ia pē te Ne lava ʻo foakí. ʻOku tatau ai pē pe ko e hā hotau tūkunga lolotongá, fakatauange ke tau ongoʻi kakato ange ʻEne meʻaʻofa ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻi he faʻahitaʻu Kilisimasi ko ʻení.
ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.