Vakai ko Siosefa Koe
Ko ha Efiafi mo ʻEletā Kim B. Clark
Fakataha Lotu Fakaemāmani Lahi maʻá e Kakai Lalahi Kei Talavoú • 7 ʻo Mē, 2017 • Tāpanekale Sōlekí
Siʻoku kāinga ʻofeina, ʻoku ou houngaʻia ke ʻi heni mo kimoutolu he pooni. ʻOku ou ongoʻi ha ʻofa lahi kiate kimoutolu. Ko e taimi pē ʻoku ou feohi ai mo e kakai lalahi kei talavou ʻo e Siasí, ʻoku ou ongoʻi ʻa e ʻofa mo e fiefia!
ʻOku ou fakaafeʻi kimoutolu ke tau kaungā fononga mo au he pooni ʻi heʻeku fakatauange ʻe hoko ko ha fononga ʻo e ʻilo ha meʻa foʻou, ʻo e tui, mo e tataki fakalaumālie. ʻOku ou fie fakafoki kimoutolu ki he ngaahi ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo e Fakafoki mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí, ʻi he taimi naʻe kei talavou tāutaha ai ʻa Siosefa Sāmitá. ʻOku ou fakaafeʻi kimoutolu ke tau kaungā fononga ʻi ha fononga ne u ʻosi fakahoko. Kuó u fakamoleki e konga lahi ʻeku moʻuí ke ako mo akoʻi fekauʻaki mo e kau takí mo e ngaahi houalotu ʻoku nau takí. Kuo tāpuekina au ke u ʻilo ha kau taki maʻongoʻonga lahi mo kau ʻi ha ngaahi kautaha lelei taha kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he kakaí he funga ʻo e māmaní. Ka ko ʻetau foki ko ʻeni ki he ngaahi fuofua aʻusia ʻa Siosefa ʻi he Fakafoki mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí, kuó ne fakamālohia ʻeku fakamoʻoniʻi ko kitaua ʻa e konga fakaofo taha ʻo e faʻunga ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní, ʻa e Siasi moʻoni mo moʻui ʻo e ʻEikí.
ʻOku ou fie fakafoki kimoutolu ki ha taimi ʻi he moʻui ʻa Siosefá naʻe fehangahangai ai mo e taʻepaú mo e faingataʻá. Ko ha taimi ia naʻá ne ʻilo ai pe ko hai ia, pea ko hai ʻa e ʻEikí, mo e founga ʻe ngāue ai ʻa e ʻEikí mo iá.
ʻE hokosia ha taimi ʻe hoko ai ʻa Siosefa ko e palōfita maʻongoʻonga ʻo e Fakafoki mai e Ongoongoleleí, te ne valokiʻi ai ʻa e kau leʻo kuo ʻosi fakamahafu ʻi he Fale Fakapōpula Lisimoní ʻaki ha mālohi lahi fau pea ʻe tetetete ai ʻa e kau leʻó, te ne fokotuʻu ʻa e Siasí, fakahoko ha ngaahi mana lalahi, malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongoleleí ʻi he ʻilo fakaofo, langa ha ngaahi kolo lalahi mo ha ngaahi temipale, pea mo kamata e tānaki ʻo ʻIsilelí mo e ngāue ʻo e fakamoʻuí ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki ʻo e veilí. Ka ʻoku ou fie fakafoki kimoutolu ki ha taimi kimuʻa ai, ʻi he teʻeki aʻusia ʻe Siosefa e tuʻunga te ne aʻusiá. ʻOku ou fie foki ki he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá, he naʻe tatau ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ko iá kia Siosefa mo homou ngaahi ʻaho he taimi ní kiate kimoutolu. ʻOku ou tui ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ke mou ako fekauʻaki mo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí mo ʻEne tokāteliné pea fekauʻaki mo ʻEne palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá, ʻo kamata mei he ngaahi ʻaho naʻe kei talavou tāutaha ai ʻa Siosefá. ʻOku ou ʻilo kapau te ke fakafanongo he pooni ʻaki e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí, ʻe tupulekina hoʻo ʻofa pea mo hoʻo tui ki he ʻEikí pea mo e Tamai Hēvaní, pea ʻe toe mālohi ange hoʻo fakamoʻoni ki hono Toe Fakafoki mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí pea mo e Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá.
Ko e Talanoá
Te u kamata e talanoá ʻaki e ngaahi lauʻi peleti koulá. Naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosefa Sāmita ʻi hono taʻu 21 ʻa e ngaahi lauʻi peletí mei he ʻāngelo ko Molonaí ʻi Sepitema 1827, fakataha mo ha ongo maka ʻi ha meʻa siliva fuopotopoto ʻe ua, naʻe ui ʻe he kakai Nīfaí ko e meʻa liliú pe ko e ʻUlimí mo e Tumemí.1 Naʻe hiki kimui ʻi he faʻahitaʻu fakatōlau ko iá ʻa Siosefa mo ʻEma ki Hāmoni ʻi Penisilivēnia,2 ko e kolo tupuʻanga ʻo ʻEmá, koeʻuhí ko e lahi ʻa e fakatanga ʻi Palemaila, Niu ʻIoké.2
Naʻe hiki tatau ʻe Siosefa ʻi Hāmoni ha ngaahi mataʻitohi mei he ngaahi lauʻi peletí ʻo ne ako kinautolu. Naʻá ne kole ki hono kaumeʻa ko Māteni Hālisí ke ne kumi ha taha ke ne liliu ʻa e ngaahi lauʻi peletí, ka naʻe ikai ola lelei e feinga ʻa Mātení.3
Naʻe mahino kia Siosefa ʻi Fēpueli 1828 kuo pau ke ne liliu pē ʻe ia ʻa e lekōtí ʻo tokoni ʻa e ongo meʻa liliú.4 Ne aʻu ki ha taimi ne ʻilo ai ʻe Siosefa hono liliu e lekōtí “ʻaki e meʻafoaki mo e mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá.”5
Ne hoko ʻa ʻEma, ʻa ia naʻe feitama ʻi heʻena ʻuluaki pēpeé, ko e tokotaha tohi ʻa Siosefa. Naʻe ngāue mo Siosefa ʻo aʻu ki ʻEpeleli 1828, ki he taimi ne aʻu mai ai ʻa Māteni Hālisi ki Hāmoni ʻo hoko ko e tangata tohi maʻa Siosefá.
ʻI Suné, ne kakato ai hono liliu ʻe Siosefa ʻa e konga ʻuluaki ʻo e lekōtí, ʻo kau ai e konga naʻá ne ui ko e tohi ʻa Līhaí. Naʻe fuʻu fie maʻu ʻe Māteni Hālisi ke ʻalu mo e konga ne ʻosi hikí ki Niu ʻIoke ke fakaʻaliʻali ki hono uaifí mo e fāmilí. Naʻe tuʻo ua hono kole ʻe Siosefa ki he ʻEikí, ka naʻe kei tali ʻikai mai pē. Naʻe vili taʻeʻunua ʻa Māteni, pea toe kole ʻa Siosefa ki he ʻEikí, ko hono tuʻo tolú ia. Naʻe fakangofua ʻe he ʻEikí ʻo kapau ʻe fuakava ʻa Māteni Hālisi ke toki fakahā pē ʻa e tohí ki hono uaifí mo ha niʻihi kehe tokosiʻi. Naʻe mavahe leva ʻa Māteni ʻi heʻene fiefiá ki Palemaila pea mo e tohí.
Ka naʻe hohaʻa ʻa Siosefa. Lolotonga e taimi ko ʻení ne ʻaʻahi mai ʻa Molonai kia Siosefa ʻo valokiʻi ia ʻi heʻene toutou kole ke fakangofua ʻa Māteni ke ʻalu mo e tohí. Naʻe pau ke fakafoki heni ʻe Siosefa ʻa e ongo meʻa liliú mo e ngaahi lauʻipeletí kia Molonai.6
Kapau ne ʻikai feʻunga ia, ne fāʻeleʻi ʻe ʻEma ha kiʻi pēpē tangata, ka ne mate kiʻi pēpeé. Naʻe mei mate ai mo ʻEma, pea fakamoleki ai ʻe Siosefa ha uike ʻe ua ʻi hono tafaʻakí. ʻI heʻene kamata pē ke fakaakeaké, ne poupouʻi ʻe ʻEma ʻa Siosefa ke ʻalu ʻo vakai pe ko e hā kuo hoko kia Māteni mo e tohí.
ʻI he ʻaho ne aʻu atu ai ʻa Siosefa ki Palemailá, ne fakahā ange ʻe Māteni e meʻa naʻe manavasiʻi lahi taha ki ai ʻa Siosefá—kuo mole ʻa e tohí ia. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he faʻē ʻa Siosefá e meʻa naʻe hokó ʻo pehē:
“Naʻe puna ʻa Siosefa … mei he tēpilé mo kaila, ‘Māteni, kuó ke fakamoleki e tohí? …’
Ne tali ange ʻe Māteni, “ʻʻIo, kuo mole ia pea ʻoku ʻikai ke u ʻilo pe ʻoku ʻifeʻia.’
Ne pehē ange ʻa Siosefa mo kuku hono ongo nimá, “ʻOiauē“‘Oh … !’ ʻKuo mole ʻa e meʻa kotoa! kuo mole! Ko e hā te u faí? Kuó u faiangahala. … Naʻe totonu ke u fiemālie pē he ʻuluaki tali mei he ʻEikí. …’ Naʻe tangimamahi mo felueʻaki taʻetuku he lokí. …
“ʻ… Ko e hā ha valoki ʻe taʻetuha mo au mei he ʻāngelo ʻa e Fungani Māʻolungá?’
“… Ko e hā teu leaʻaki ke fiemālie ai, ʻi he taimi ne vakai ai kuo tuʻunga tatau e fakakaukau ʻa e fāmili kotoa mo iá; he naʻe fakafonu ʻaki e tangi mamahí mo e toʻé, pea mo e tangilāulau mamahi tahá ʻa e falé. … Pea naʻe hoko atu pē ʻene felākaaki ʻakí, lolotonga ia ʻoku tangi mo lotomamahi, ʻo aʻu ki he meimei tō ʻa e laʻaá, ʻa ia, naʻe toki lava ʻo fakalotoʻi ai ke ne maʻu ha kiʻi meʻakai.
“ʻI he pongipongi hono hokó, naʻe kamata leva ke foki ki ʻapi. Ne mau māvae loto mamahi, he kuo mahino ʻeni ko e meʻa kotoa naʻe ʻamanaki lelei ki aí … kuo mole pē ʻi ha laumomeniti, ʻo pulia ʻaupito.”7
ʻOku pau naʻe faingataʻa e fononga foki ʻaho faá ni ki Hāmoní, kia Siosefa. Naʻe hohaʻa kia ʻEma, pea naʻe kei mamahi lahi ʻi he mate ʻena ʻuluaki pēpeé. Kuo mole ʻa e tohí pea ʻikai ke ne toe maʻu ʻa e ngaahi lauʻi peletí pe meʻa liliú. Ko ha foki fakamamahi ʻeni.
Naʻe pehē ʻe Siosefa ke tafoki ki he ʻEikí.8 Naʻá ne fakamatalaʻi e meʻa ne hoko ʻi heʻene foki ki Hāmoní ʻo pehē:
“Naʻá ku kamata ke fakatōkilalo ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí ʻi he lotu lahi, hili pē ʻeku aʻu maí, ... Naʻá ku [lilingi] atu hoku lotó ʻi he kole tāumaʻu ki he ʻOtuá, pe ʻe lava ke u maʻu ha ʻaloʻofa pea mo fakamolemoleʻi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa ne u fai naʻe fehangahangai mo hono finangaló.”9
“Naʻá ku lolotonga luelue ʻo kiʻi mamaʻo, feʻunga … mo e hā mai ʻa e ʻuluaki talafekau ki muʻá ʻo ne toe foaki mai kiate au ʻa e ʻUlimí mo e Tumemí [meʻa liliú]. … Naʻá ku fehuʻi ki he ʻEikí ʻi he ongo meʻa liliú ni peá u maʻu ai ʻa e fakahā ko ʻení.”10
ʻOku hiki e fakahā naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosefa Sāmitá ʻi he Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakavá, vahe 3. Ko ha valoki kakaha ia mo e fie maʻu ke toe fakatomala pea mo ha talaʻofa. ʻUluakí, ko e valokí:
“Pea vakai, hono ʻikai tuʻo lahi hoʻo maumauʻi ʻa e ngaahi fekau mo e ngaahi fono ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea mo hoʻo fakavaivaiʻi koe ki he ngaahi fakalotoʻi ʻa e tangatá.
“He vakai, naʻe ʻikai totonu ke ke manavahē ki he tangatá ʻo lahi ange ʻi he ʻOtuá. Neongo ʻoku liʻaki ʻe he tangatá ʻa e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea fehiʻa ki heʻene ngaahi folofolá—
“Ka naʻe totonu pē ke ke faivelenga; pea ʻe mafao atu ʻe ia hono toʻukupú ʻo poupouʻi koe mei he ngaahi ngahau vela kotoa pē ʻa e filí; pea te ne ʻiate koe ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻo e faingataʻá.”11
Naʻe ueʻi ʻa Siosefa ʻe he fakalotoa mo e manavasiʻi ki he tangatá ʻi heʻene toutou kole ki he ʻEikí ha ngofua ke ʻoange ʻa e tohí kia Māteni Hālisí. Kuo kamata ʻa Siosefa ke fakatomala, ka naʻe akoʻi ia ʻe he ʻEikí ʻoku kei toe lahi e meʻa ke faí:
“Vakai, ko Siosefa koe, pea naʻe fili koe ke fai ʻa e ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí, pea ko e meʻa ʻi he maumau fonó, kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke tokanga, kuo pau ke ke tō.
“Kae manatu, ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; ko ia, fakatomala mei he meʻa kuó ke faí, ʻa ia ʻoku fepaki mo e fekau naʻá ku fai kiate koé, pea ʻoku kei fili pē koe, pea ʻoku toe ui koe ki he ngāué.”12
Naʻe fie maʻu ʻe Molonai ke fakafoki ange ʻe Siosefa ʻa e ongo meʻa liliú mo e ngaahi lauʻipeletí ka naʻe palōmesi ange, “Kapau ʻokú ke fakatomala mo angamalū moʻoni, mahalo te ke toe lava ke maʻu ia.”13 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Siosefa ke fakatomala pea ʻikai fuoloa kuó ne toe maʻu ʻa e ngaahi lauʻi peletí moe ongo meʻa liliú meia Molonai.14
Naʻe kole ʻe Siosefa ki he ʻEikí ke ‘omi ha tangata tohi, ʻi heʻene hohaʻa ki he tuai ʻo e liliú ʻi he faʻahitaʻu momoko ʻo e 1829.15 Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻŌliva ke hoko ko e tangata tohi ‘a Siosefa ‘i he hili ʻene uluí.16
‘I he aʻu atu ‘a ‘Ōlivá, naʻe vave ʻaupito ʻa e hoko atu e liliú.
ʻI hono liliu e Tohi ‘a Molomoná, naʻe lahi fau ha ngaahi mana mo ha tāpuaki kia Siosefa.
Ka naʻe faingataʻaʻia moʻoni ‘i he fehuʻi pe ko e hā e meʻa ke fai ki he tohi ‘a Līhaí. Ka ne ‘ikai e lekooti ‘a Līhaí, he ‘ikai ha fakamatala ia ki he fāmili ‘o Līhaí mo ʻenau fononga ki he fonua ‘o e talaʻofá, pe ko e tupuʻanga ‘o e kakai Nīfaí mo e kakai Leimaná.
Naʻe fakahā ʻe he ʻEikí kia Siosefa ʻi Mē ʻo e 1829, ha palani kuo lauisenituli hono faʻú, ke ne fetongi e tohi ʻa Līhaí ʻaki e konga ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ko e ngaahi peleti iiki ʻa Nīfaí. ʻOku ʻi he ngaahi peleti ko ʻení ha fakamatala fakakongokonga lalahi ʻo e tohi ʻa Līhaí, pea mo e ngaahi kikite mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa Nīfaí mo ha kau palōfita kehe. Ko e ngaahi fakamatala ko ʻeni naʻe ʻi he Tohi ʻa Molomoná mei he 1 Nīfaí ki he Lea ʻa Molomoná naʻe fakahā ia ʻe he ʻEikí, ʻo fakatolonga ʻi ha taʻu ʻe laungeau, pea tānaki mai ki he lekōtí ʻe Molomona ʻi he fakahinohino ʻa e ʻEikí.17
Naʻe ʻikai ke toe liliu foʻou ʻe Siosefa mo ʻŌliva ʻa e tohi ʻa Līhaí. Naʻe fakatokanga ʻa e ʻEikí kia Siosefa kuo ʻosi liliu ʻe ha kau tangata kovi ʻa e ʻuluaki tohí pea kuo nau tokateu ke fakakoviʻi e ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí. Ne liliu ʻe Siosefa ʻa e ngaahi peleti iiki ʻa Nīfaí pea fokotuʻu ʻa e liliu ko iá ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.
Ne ʻomi ʻe he liliu ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ha ngaahi aʻusia fakaofo. Naʻe fakafoki mai e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, pea papitaiso ʻa Siosefa mo ʻŌliva ʻo na maʻu ‘a e meʻafoaki ‘o e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní.18 Naʻe mamata ha kau fakamoʻoni ʻe toko hongofulu mā taha ki he ngaahi lauʻipeletí mo fakamoʻoni ki hono moʻoní.
Naʻe pulusi e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, fakataha mo e fakamoʻoni ʻa e kau fakamoʻoní ʻi he 1830. Naʻe maluʻi ʻaki ʻe Māteni Hālisi ʻene fāmá ʻa e totongi hono pākí.
ʻOku ou maʻu heni ha koloa ʻe ua mei he ngaahi meʻa fakahisitōlia ʻo e Siasí ʻoku ou fie fakaʻaliʻali atu. Ko e ʻuluakí ko ha peesi ʻo e ʻuluaki liliu ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. ʻOku ʻi he pēsí ni e liliu faka-Pilitānia ʻo e 1 Nīfai 3:7:
“ Te u ʻalu ʻo fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo fekau ʻe he ʻEikí, he ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai tuku mai ʻe he ʻEikí ha fekau ki he fānau ʻa e tangatá, kae ʻikai te ne teuteu ha hala maʻanautolu ke nau lava ai ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa kuó ne fekau kiate kinautolú.”
Ko hono uá ko e ʻuluaki tatau ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.
Ne paaki e fakahā ne maʻu ʻe Siosefá ʻi Palemaila pea ʻoku ʻi heni ia ʻi he Tohi ʻa Molomona ko ʻení. Ko e talanoa ko ia kuó u fai atu fekauʻaki mo Siosefa ʻi heʻene kei talavou tāutahá, pea mo ʻEma Sāmita, Māteni Hālisi, ʻŌliva Kautele, Molonai, mo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻoku moʻoni.
Ko e Mahuʻinga ʻo e Talanoá ni Kiate Koé
Kāinga ʻoku ou fakaafeʻi kimoutolu ke mou vakai ki hoʻomou aʻusiá ʻo fakatatau mo e talanoá ni. ʻOku teuteuʻi mo akoʻi koe ʻe he ʻEikí, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá Ne fai kia Siosefa ʻi heʻene kei talavoú. ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi lēsoni mahuʻinga maʻau ʻi he aʻusia ʻa Siosefá. ʻOku ou fie fakamamafa ʻi ha meʻa ʻe tolu: tui mo falala kia Sīsū Kalaisí, fakatomalá, mo e mālohi fakalaumālie ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.
Lēsoni 1: Tui mo Falala kia Sīsū Kalaisí
Te u kamata he lēsoni 1: Tui mo falala kia Sīsū Kalaisí
ʻOku ou loto ke mou fakakaukau ki he tuʻunga ʻo Siosefá ʻi he taimi ne kole ange ai ʻa Māteni ke ne kole ki he ʻEikí ʻi hono tuʻo tolú. Kuo tuʻo ua e tali ʻikai ange ʻa e ʻEikí. Ne fakatupu ʻe he kole hono tolu ʻa Mātení ha palopalema kia Siosefa. Ko hano siviʻi ʻene tuí.
Fakakaukau ki ai. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ne tui ʻa Siosefa kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo e Tamai Hēvaní pea ne tāpuekina ʻaki ha ngaahi aʻusia fakalaumālie fakaofo lahi. Kuó ne mamata mo fefolofolai mo e Tamaí pea mo e ʻAló. Kuó ne fepōtalanoaʻaki mo Molonai mo ha kau palōfita kehe. Naʻá ne toki aʻusia e liliu fakaofo ʻo e Tohi ʻa Līhaí ʻaki e meʻa liliú mo ʻene maka kikité.19
Ka ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, naʻe kei taʻu 22 ʻa Siosefa mo loto hohaʻa. Naʻe ʻi ai hano uaifi lelei, naʻe feitama ʻi heʻena ʻuluaki pēpeé. Naʻe ʻikai haʻane paʻanga pe tuʻunga fakaako pe founga ke tauhi ʻaki hono fāmilí. Naʻe ʻākilotoa ia ʻe ha kau fakaanga mo ha kau fakatanga pea tokosiʻi hono ngaahi kaumeʻá. Naʻe ʻikai ha kau faifaleʻi ke kole tokoni ki ai, ʻikai ha poate ʻo ha kau talēkita, ʻikai ha kau maʻu pangikē ke ʻoange ha paʻanga pe faleʻi ki ai. Ka naʻá ne ʻilo kuo pau ke pulusi ʻa e lekōtí, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻilo pe ʻe totongi fēfē hono pulusí ka liʻaki ia ʻe Māteni. Naʻe fonu veiveiua ʻene moʻuí.
Neongo ʻene ngaahi aʻusia fakalaumālié, ka naʻe “manavahē” ʻa Siosefa “ʻo lahi ange ki he tangatá ʻi he ʻOtuá”20 pea fili ai ke ne fai e kole fika tolú, ʻo tupu ai e ʻikai hōifua ʻa e ʻEikí pea mole ʻa e konga tohi kuo liliú. Ka ne ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻEikí kia Siosefa. Naʻe tokoni kia Siosefa ke fakatomala ʻaki ʻene fakaʻaongaʻi e tui kuo maʻu ʻe Siosefá, mo teuteu e founga ke ikunaʻi ai e mole ʻa e tohí.
ʻOku tatau homou tūkungá mo Siosefa. Ko ha kakai lalahi kei talavou kimoutolu ʻoku mou hohaʻa mo veiveiua fekauʻaki mo e malí mo e fāmilí, akó mo e ngāué, mo homou tuʻunga ʻi he māmaní pea ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo e ʻEikí. Mahalo ʻe ʻi ai mo ha ngaahi faingataʻa kehe ʻi hoʻo moʻuí.
Kuo mou ʻosi maʻu ha ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni mo ha ngaahi aʻusia fakalaumālie hangē ko Siosefá. Kuo mou ʻosi ongoʻi e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí ʻi he lotú, folofolá, mo e ngāue tokoní. Kuo mou ʻosi aʻusia e ʻofa, ʻaloʻofa, mo e mālohi ʻo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻi he fakatomalá, sākalamēnití, pea ʻi he temipale māʻoniʻoní.
ʻI homou fehangahangai mo e faingataʻá, ʻoua ʻe tuku ke tataki ʻe he manavasiʻí ʻa e fili ʻokú ke faí pe falala ki he olopoto ʻo e tangatá. Ka ʻoku ou fakaafeʻi kimoutolu ke mou fai ʻa ia naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he ʻEikí kia Siosefa ke ne faí. ʻOku ou palōmesi te nau ʻomi kiate koe ha mālohi fakalaumālie.
ʻUluakí, fakaʻaongaʻi e ngaahi aʻusia mo e ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni fakalaumālie kuo mou maʻú ke fakatupulaki e tui mo e falala kia Sīsū Kalaisí. Falala ki he ngaahi tāpuaki fakalaumālie kuo mou aʻusiá, kae lava ʻo tupulaki ʻi he tui ki he Fakamoʻuí. Ko Ia ʻa e tāpuaki mahuʻinga tahá. ʻOku ʻikai teitei fakaʻau ʻo ngata ʻEne ʻofá. ʻE ʻiate koe ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻo e faingataʻá.
Uá, hanga atu kimuʻa ʻi he mata ʻo e tuí ke ʻilo e ngāue ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ʻi hoʻomou moʻuí. Manatuʻi e founga hono teuteuʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻŌliva ke hoko ko e tangata tohi ʻa Siosefa mo tokoni ke ne ikunaʻi e mole ʻa e peesi ʻe 116 ʻaki e ngaahi peleti iiki ʻa Nīfaí.21 Naʻe ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he moʻui ʻa Siosefá, pehē foki ki hoʻo moʻuí. ʻOku ʻi ai haʻo tuʻunga, taumuʻa taʻengata pea mo ha ikuʻanga fakalangi. ʻOku ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi hoʻo moʻuí he taimí ni. ʻOku muʻomuʻa ʻiate koe, ʻo fakaava ʻa e ngaahi matapaá, teuteuʻi ʻa e halá pea mo ha kakai ke tokoni atu.
Lēsoni 2: Fakatomalá
Te u lea he taimí ni ki he lēsoni 2: Fakatomalá.
Tau kiʻi foki siʻi ki he taimi ne ʻilo ai ʻe Siosefa kuo mole ʻa e tohí. Naʻe ʻilo ʻe Siosefa kuo faiangahala ki he ʻEikí mo talangataʻa ki Heʻene ngaahi fekaú. Naʻá ne ongoʻi halaia mo loto mamahi. Ka ne tafoki ʻa Siosefa ki he ʻEikí ʻo ne maʻu e mana ʻo e fakamolemolé pea mo e fiefia ʻo e huhuʻí.
Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa ki ha tuʻunga māʻolunga moʻoni. Naʻá ne ʻai ʻa Siosefa ʻo tatau mo e palōfita maʻongoʻonga naʻá Ne fie maʻu ia ki aí. Ne lahi ange e ilifia ʻa Siosefa ki he tangatá ʻi he ʻOtuá. Naʻe falala pē ki hono potó kae ʻikai ki he ʻOtuá. Naʻe laka hake ʻa e fakatomalá kia Siosefa ʻi he pehē pē, “Naʻá ku fai ha fehālākí. Fakamolemole atu he kuo mole ʻa e tohí.” Naʻe fie maʻu ʻa Siosefa ke ne ikunaʻi ʻa e fakakaukaú, ilifiá, pea mo e tuʻutāmaki naʻe tupu ai ʻene ngaahi angahalá. Pea naʻe fie maʻu ke tupulaki mo ako pea mo liliu ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí.
Naʻe fie maʻu ʻe Siosefa ha liliu ʻi he lotó ʻa ia ʻe toki lava pē ʻi he ʻaloʻofa, ʻofa, mo e mālohi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. Pea ko e meʻa tonu ia naʻe maʻu ʻe Siosefá. Naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e tuʻunga ʻe ala maaʻusia ʻe he anga fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo Siosefá. ʻI Heʻene pehē ko ia kia Siosefa, “Ko Siosefa koe. … Fakatomala … , pea ʻoku kei fili pē koé,”22 te ke lava ʻo ongoʻi ʻi he ngaahi foʻi lea ko iá ʻa e tokoni ʻa e Fakamoʻuí kia Siosefa ʻaki ʻEne ʻofá mo e ʻaloʻofá, mo fakaʻamu ke liliu ʻa Siosefá.
Te ke toe lava foki ʻo fanongo ki hono akoʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa pe ko hai koā Iá. Neongo ko ha kiʻi tamasiʻi ngoue masiva ia mo taʻe-ako, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko ia moʻoni ia. Ko Siosefa ia ko e Palōfitá, ko e tangata kikite mahuʻinga ʻe fakafoki mai ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e kakato ʻo ʻEne ongoongleleí ki māmani.
Ko e taimi ne ui ai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa ke fakatomalá, ko ha ui ia ke fakahoko ʻe Siosefa ʻa e ngaahi liliu naʻe fie maʻu ke fakalakalaka ai ʻo aʻusia hono tuʻunga totonú, ʻi he mālohi ʻo e Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. Ne foua kotoa ʻe he Fakamoʻuí e meʻa ne foua ʻe Siosefá, ʻa ia naʻe moʻoni mo faingataʻa pea mo matuʻaki fakamamahi. Naʻe foaki ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi kia Siosefa ʻa e founga ki he fakamolemolé mo e huhuʻí. Naʻe feinga ʻa Siosefa ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho, uike, mo ha ngaahi māhina, ke maʻu e fakamolemole mo e mālohi huhuʻi ʻa e ʻEikí, pea naʻá ne maʻu ia.
Kāinga, ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻEikí ha ngaahi tuʻunga māʻolunga maʻamoutolu foki. ʻOkú Ne ʻai kimoutolu hangē ko e ākonga lototoʻa, mo ʻofa ʻokú Ne fie maʻu ke mou aʻusiá. Ka ʻoku toe ʻofa foki ʻiate kimoutolu, hangē ko ʻEne ʻofa ʻia Siosefá. ʻOku tau faʻa tōnounou, pea ʻoku tau takitaha fie maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e fakatomalá.
ʻOku mou lava ʻo fakatokangaʻi he aʻusia ʻa Siosefá, ʻoku mahulu hake ʻa e fakatomalá ʻi he fakahā pē ki he ʻEikí mo hoʻo pīsopé hoʻo fai halá. Ko e faiangahalá ko e tafoki mei he ʻEikí. Ko e fakatomalá ko e foki kiate Ia. ʻOku fie maʻu ʻi he fakatomalá ha liliu ʻo e lotó mo e fakakaukaú, ha liliu ʻo e moʻuí ʻi ho tūkunga fakafoʻituituí.
ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku tāpuakiʻi taʻetuku koe ʻe he fakatomalá. Ko e founga ia ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he ʻEikí ke tau lelei ange ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻetau moʻuí. Ko e founga ia ʻokú ke fakalaka ai ki ho tuʻunga taʻengata ko e ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e kau mumui moʻoni ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí.
ʻE kāinga, ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofá. Tafoki ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí, fakatomala mei hoʻo ngaahi angahalá, pea tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fekaú. ʻOkú Ne maʻu ha ʻaloʻofa taʻefakangatangata,23 pea hangē ko e akoʻi ʻe Siosefá, “ʻOku mahulu hake ʻa ʻetau Tamai fakalangí … taʻe-fakangatangata ʻene ʻaloʻofá mo e ngaahi tāpuakí, ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tau mateuteu ke tui ki ai pe talí.”24 Naʻe fili ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ke Ne fuesia hoʻomou ngaahi angahalá, mamahí mo e loto mamahí kotoa ka Ne lava ʻo fakamolemoleʻi, fakamoʻui, liliu, fakamālohia, pea mo tāpuakiʻi kimoutolu ʻaki e fiefiá. Ko Ia moʻoni ʻa e Fakamoʻuí mo e Huhuʻí.
Lēsoni 3: Ko e Mālohi Fakalaumālie ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná
Te u hiki he taimí ni ki he lēsoni hono 3: Ko e Mālohi Fakalaumālie ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.
ʻI he fakamolemoleʻi pē ʻo Siosefa mei heʻene ngaahi angahalá, naʻe fiefia ke toe maʻu ʻa e ngaahi lauʻipeletí mo e meʻa liliú.25 Naʻe fakatōkakano ki hono lotó ʻe heʻene foua e mole ʻo e tohi ne hikí ʻa hono mahuʻinga ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí. Ko e tefitoʻi pōpoaki ʻa e kau palōfita ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻa ʻenau fakamoʻoni kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo ʻEne tokāteliné. ʻOku ʻi ai ha mālohi fakalaumālie ʻi he tohi ko iá.
ʻOku tau lava ʻo fakatokangaʻi e mālohi ko iá ʻi he liliu ʻa Siosefá. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha ngāue pau. Ko ha aʻusia fakalaumālie ia, pea naʻá ne akoʻi ʻa Siosefa ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí mo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní. Naʻe hoko ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko ha aʻusia fakalaumālie kia Siosefa mei he kamataʻangá. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe he Tohi ʻa Molomoná kia Siosefa ʻa e tokāteline ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, pea naʻe ui ia ʻe he ʻEikí ke ne moʻui ʻaki—ke ngāue ʻi he tui kia Sīsū Kalaisi, ke fakatomala, ke papitaiso, pea mo maʻu ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní.26
Naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa ʻaki ha mālohi fakalaumālie lahi ange ʻi he ngaahi aʻusia ko ʻení. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he hili ʻene papitaisó, naʻá ne pehē naʻe “fakafonu ʻaki” ia ʻa e “Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní,” pea “fakamahinoʻi mai ʻa e [ngaahi folofolá]” mo “fakamāmaʻi [hono ʻatamaí].”27
Naʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe he ʻEikí hono ʻomai ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ke fokotuʻu ai ʻa Siosefa mo ʻomi ke ofi ange kiate Ia. Naʻe fakahinohinoʻi mo fakamālohia ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Siosefa ʻi hono ʻomai ʻo e tohí ni ʻaki e mālohi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní.
ʻE lava ke hoko e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko ha aʻusia fakalaumālie kiate koe, hangē ko ia ne hoko kia Siosefá.
Ne mamata ʻa e kau palōfita ne nau hiki e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki hotau kuongá. Naʻa nau tohi mai kiate kitautolu. ʻOku lave ʻenau ngaahi leá ki hotau kuongá, ngaahi fiemaʻú, mo ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻá. Kapau ʻoku fakaʻatā ho lotó ʻi hoʻo lau mo lotua e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, ʻe “fakahā” ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní28 “hono moʻoní kiate koe.”29 Te ke ʻilo ko e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻa ho Fakamoʻuí mo e Huhuʻí pea ko Siosefa Sāmitá ko e palōfita ia ʻo hono Toe Fakafoki mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí.
Neongo pe ʻoku teʻeki ai pe fuoloa pe taimi nounou hoʻo kau ki he Siasí, ʻoku ou fakaafeʻi koe ke ke fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Siosefá—lau e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, lotua ia, pea ngāue ʻi he tui kia Sīsū Kalaisi ke fakatomala, papitaiso, mo maʻu ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní. Pea toki hoko atu ke maʻu pea mo tauhi e ngaahi ouaú mo e fuakava kotoa ʻo e fakamoʻuí, kau ai ʻa e ouau sila ʻi he temipalé.
ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi e mālohi ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná mei ha ngaahi aʻusia fakafoʻituitui lahi fau. ʻOku ou fie vahevahe hanau taha naʻe hoko ʻi heʻeku kei talavou tāutahá. Ne u ʻi heʻeku misioná ʻi Siamane ʻi ha māhina ʻe ua. Ko ha taimi faingataʻa ʻeni, pea naʻá ku lotofoʻi. Naʻá ku tūʻulutui ʻi ha pongipongi ʻe taha ʻo fakahā ki he Tamai Hēvaní ʻeku faingataʻaʻiá. Naʻá ku talaange kiate Ia, “Tamai Hēvani, kātaki ʻo tokoni mai kiate au.” Naʻá ku ongoʻi ha leʻo ʻi heʻeku lotú naʻe mahino ʻo hangē naʻe tuʻu pē ha taha ʻi hoku tafaʻakí. Naʻe pehē ʻe he leʻó: “Tui ki he ʻOtuá.”
Naʻá ku hekeheka ʻi he funga mohengá ʻo fakaava e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ki he tohi Mōsaiá, vahe 4, veesi 9 mo e 10, peá u lau e ngaahi lea ʻa e Tuʻi ko Penisimaní:
“Tui pē ki he ʻOtuá; tui ʻokú ne ʻi ai, pea naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he langí pea ʻi he māmaní fakatouʻosi; tui ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e poto kotoa, mo e māfimafi kotoa,ʻi he langí mo e māmaní fakatouʻosi; …
“… Tui foki ʻoku totonu ke mou fakatomala mei hoʻomou ngaahi angahalá, pea liʻaki ia, pea fakavaivaiʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá; … pea kapau ʻoku mou tui ki he ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa pē, tokanga ke mou fai ki ai .”30
Naʻá ku ongoʻi ʻi heʻeku lau e ngaahi lea ko iá ʻo hangē kuo lea mai ʻa e Tuʻi ko Penisimaní kiate au. Ne u ongoʻi e mālohi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻi hoku lotó. Naʻá ku ʻilo ko e tali ʻeni ki heʻeku lotú. Naʻe fie maʻu ke u falala ki he ʻEikí, fakatomala, pea ngāue. Talu mei ai mo e hoko e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ko ha maʻuʻanga mālohi fakalaumālie ʻi heʻeku moʻuí.
Siʻoku kāinga ʻofeina, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻe taki kimoutolu ʻe he Tohi ʻa Molomoná kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo ʻEne tokāteliné. Lau e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, ako ia, lotua ia, tukulotoʻi ia ʻi hoʻo fakakaukaú pea mo ho lotó he ʻaho kotoa pē, ʻo hangē ko e naʻinai mai ʻa Palesiteni Monisoni ke tau fakahokó. ʻE folofola ʻaki ʻe he ʻEikí ha nonga ki ho laumālié ʻi he taimi kotoa, te ne hiki hake mo fakamālohia koe, pea mo tohoakiʻi koe ke ofi ange kiate Ia, ʻaki e mālohi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní.
Fakamoʻoní
ʻOku fakamoʻoni e lēsoni ʻe tolu ko ʻení mei he taimi ne kei talavou ai ʻa Siosefá, ki he mālohi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi mo ʻEne tokāteliné. ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ko Sīsū ʻa e Kalaisí, ko e ʻAlo moʻui ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí. ʻOku ʻi ai ha Huhuʻi. ʻOkú Ne moʻui!
ʻOku ou fakatauange te mou ako mei he moʻui ʻa Siosefá. Neongo e faingataʻa ʻi hono ngaahi taʻu ʻo ʻene kei talavoú, ka naʻe falala ki he ʻEikí, pea naʻe tāpuakiʻi ia ke ne hoko ko ha palōfita maʻongoʻonga ʻo hono Toe Fakafoki Mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí. Naʻe fakahoko ʻe Siosefa e ngāue māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku moʻoni hono Toe Fakafoki Mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí! Manatuʻi ʻeni: Ko Sīsū ʻa e Kalaisí, pea ko Siosefa ʻa ʻEne palōfitá. ʻOku ʻi ai ha fehokotakinga taʻemotu ʻo e ngaahi kī, mafai, mo e mālohi ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, ʻokú ne fakafehokotaki ʻa Siosefa Sāmita kia Tōmasi S. Monisoni. Ko Palesiteni Monisoní ko e palōfita ia ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi māmani he ʻahó ni. ʻOku moʻoni kotoa.
Siʻoku kāinga ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní, falala ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. Naʻá Ne ʻafioʻi e hingoa ʻo Siosefá; ʻokú Ne ʻafioʻi ho hingoá. ʻOkú Ne ʻofa mo ngāue ʻi hoʻo moʻuí. Koeʻuhi ko ʻEne angaʻofá, ʻaloʻofá mo e ʻofá, te ke lava ʻo toe tuʻu pea hangē ko e Palōfita ko Siosefá, ʻo ikunaʻi ʻa e faingataʻa kotoa mo hokosi ho ikuʻangá: ko e kāingalotu loto-toʻa, faivelenga, kau taki ʻi homou fāmili taʻengatá pea ʻi Heʻene Siasi totonu mo moʻuí , ko e kau ākonga moʻoni ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻoku fonu ʻi Heʻene māmá mo ʻEne ʻofá, kuo mateuteu ke tali ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ʻo ka Ne ka toe hāʻele mai. Ko ʻeku fakamoʻoní ia, ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.
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