ʻOku Faitoʻo ʻe he Fakaleleí ʻa e Mamahi Kotoa Pē
Fai ʻe Elder Kent F. Richards
ʻO e Kau Fitungofulú
Ko ʻetau tukupā fakatāutaha maʻongoʻonga ia ʻi he moʻui matelié ke hoko ko “ha tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻi he fakalelei ʻa Kalaisí.”
ʻI heʻeku hoko ko e toketā faitafá, ne u ʻilo ko e konga lahi hoku taimi ngāué naʻe fekauʻaki mo e mamahí. Naʻe meimei ke u fakatupu ha mamahiʻia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē mei he tafa ne u faí—peá u toki feinga lahi leva ke taʻofi mo fakafiemālieʻi e mamahí.
Kuó u ʻosi fifili ki he taumuʻa ʻo e mamahí. ʻOku ʻikai hao hatau taha mei he mamahí. Kuó u mamata ʻi ha kakai ʻoku kehe ʻaupito pē ʻenau founga ki aí. ʻOku ʻita ʻa e niʻihi ʻo tafoki mei he ʻOtuá, kae tuku ʻe ha niʻihi ke ʻomi kinautolu ʻe honau mamahí ke nau ofi ange ki he ʻOtuá.
Kuó u aʻusia e mamahí ʻo hangē pē ko kimoutolú. ʻOku tokoni ʻa e mamahí ki he founga fakaakeaké. ʻOkú ne faʻa akoʻi kitautolu ke tau kātaki. Mahalo ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku tau fakaʻaongaʻi ai ʻa e foʻi lea ko e kātakí ʻi heʻetau talanoa ki he tokotaha puké.
Naʻe tohi ʻe ʻEletā ʻOasoni F. Uitinei: “ʻOku ʻikai taʻeʻaonga ha mamahi ʻoku tau fuesia, mo ha faingataʻa ʻoku tau aʻusia. ʻOkú ne akoʻi mo tokoni ke tau fakatupulaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei hangē ko e faʻa kātakí, tuí, loto lahí, mo e loto fakatōkilaló. … ʻOku fou mai ʻi he mamahí mo e faingataʻaʻiá, ongosiá mo e ʻahiʻahí, hono akoʻi kitautolu ʻi he meʻa ne tau omi ke maʻú.”1
Ne toe fai ʻe ʻEletā Lōpeti D. Heili ha meimei lea tatau:
“ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he mamahí ha loto fakatōkilalo ʻokú ke lava ʻo fakalaulautolo ai. Ko ha meʻa ia kuó u fakamālō ne u kātekina. …
“Kuó u ʻilo ko e mamahi fakaesinó mo e moʻui e sinó hili ha tafa lahi, ko ha meʻa fakaofo ia ʻoku tatau mo e mamahi fakalaumālie mo e moʻui e laumālié ʻi he fakatomalá.”2
ʻOku ʻikai ko hotau foʻui e konga lahi ʻo hotau ngaahi mamahí. ʻOku hoko takai ʻiate kitautolu ha ngaahi meʻa fakatuʻupakē, ngaahi tūkunga ne ʻikai ke tau loto ki ai pe siva ai e ʻamanakí, ko e puke ʻa ha taha, naʻa mo e maté, ʻo uesia ai ʻetau moʻuí. Te tau aʻusia foki ha mamahi ko e fakatupu ʻe ha niʻihi kehe.3 Naʻe pehē ʻe Līhai naʻe “fepaki [ʻa Sēkope] … mo e ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá mo e mamahi lahi, koeʻuhí ko e anga mālohi ʻa [hono] ngaahi tokouá.”4 Ko e fakafepakí ko ha konga pē ia e palani ʻo e fiefia ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní. ʻOku tau fetaulaki kotoa pē mo e faingataʻa feʻunga ke tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e ʻofa ʻa ʻetau Tamaí mo ʻetau fie maʻu ko ia e tokoni ai ʻa e Fakamoʻuí.
ʻOku ʻikai mamata fakalongolongo pē e Fakamoʻuí. ʻOkú Ne ʻafioʻi tonu mo taʻefakangatangata ʻa e mamahi ʻoku tau fekuki mo iá.
“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 fānaú.”5
“Ko ia ke tau haʻu mālohi ai ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻo e ʻaloʻofá, koeʻuhí ke tau maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofá, pea ʻilo mo e foaki ʻofá, ke tokoni mai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe ʻaonga aí.”6
ʻOku faʻa ʻahiʻahiʻi kitautolu ʻi he lahi hotau mamahí ke tau fehuʻi, “ʻIkai ʻoku ʻi ai e lolo faitoʻo ʻi Kiliati; ʻikai ʻoku ai ha faitoʻo ʻi ai?”7 ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni atu ko e talí ko e ʻio, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e faitoʻo. ʻOku lava ʻe he Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ʻo faitoʻo e ngaahi tūkunga mo e ngaahi taumuʻa ko ʻeni ʻo e moʻui matelié.
ʻOku ʻi ai foki e faʻahinga mamahi ko e fakatupu pē ʻe kitautolu. ʻOku ʻi hotau laumālié ʻa e mamahi fakalaumālie mo e ongoʻi he ʻikai faʻa fakafiemālieʻi, ʻo aʻu ki hono tauteaʻi ʻaki ʻa e“fuʻu ilifia, ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamatalaʻi,” hangē ko hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻAlamaá.8 ʻOku tupu ia mei heʻetau faiangahalá mo e ʻikai ke tau fakatomalá. ʻOku ʻi ai foki mo e faitoʻo ki he mamahi ko ʻení ʻoku maʻá e māmaní kotoa pea ʻoku pau. ʻOku mei he Tamaí ia, ʻo fakafou mai he ʻAló, pea fakataumuʻa maʻatautolu takitaha ʻoku fie fai ʻa ia ʻoku fie maʻu ki he fakatomalá. Naʻe folofola ʻa Kalaisi, “He ʻikai koā te mou tafoki mai ʻeni kiate au, … ʻo liliu, koeʻuhi ke u fakamoʻui ʻa kimoutolu?”9
Ne akonaki mai pē ʻa Kalaisi:
“Pea naʻe fekauʻi au ʻe heʻeku Tamaí koeʻuhí ke hiki hake au ki he kolosí; pea hili hono hiki hake au ki he kolosí, ke u tohoakiʻi ʻa e kakai fulipē kiate au. …
“Ko ia ʻi he māfimafi ʻo e Tamaí te u tohoakiʻi ʻa e kakai fulipē kiate au.”10
Mahalo ko ʻEne ngāue mahuʻinga tahá ia ʻa ʻEne ngāue fakafoʻituituí, ke hiki hake, faitāpuekina, fakamālohia, poupouʻi, tataki pea mo fakamolemoleʻi kitautolú.
Hangē ko ia ne mamata ki ai ʻa Nīfai he meʻa-hā-maí, ko e konga lahi ʻo e ngāue ʻa Kalaisi ʻi māmaní ko hono tāpuakiʻi mo fakamoʻui e ngaahi mahaki kehekehe kotoa pē—fakatuʻasino, fakaeloto, mo fakalaumālie. “Pea naʻá ku vakai ki ha ngaahi haʻofanga kakai tokolahi naʻe puke, pea nau moʻua ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga mahaki kehekehe kotoa pē. … Pea naʻe fakamoʻui ʻa kinautolu ʻi he mālohi ʻo e Lami ʻa e ʻOtuá.”11
Naʻe kikite foki ʻa ʻAlamā “te ne hāʻele atu, ʻo kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi mamahí mo e ngaahi faingataʻá pea mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe kotoa pē; pea … te ne toʻo kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi mamahi mo e ngaahi mahaki ʻoku moʻua ai hono kakaí. …
“Koeʻuhí ke fonu hono lotó ʻi he ʻaloʻofa, … koeʻuhí ke ne ʻafioʻi fakatatau ki he kakanó ʻa e founga ke tokoniʻi ai ʻa hono kakaí ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi vaivaí.”12
Ne u toutou lau e ongo vēsí he pō ʻe taha ʻi heʻeku tokoto ʻi falemahaki, ko ha tokotaha mahaki, kae ʻikai ko ha toketā. Ne u fifili, “ʻOku fakahoko fēfē ʻeni? Maʻa hai? Ko e hā ʻoku fie maʻu ki aí? ʻOku tatau nai ia mo hano fakamolemoleʻi ʻo e angahalá? ʻOku fie maʻu nai ke tau ngāue ke maʻu ʻEne ʻofá mo e tokoní?” ʻI heʻeku fifilí, naʻe mahino kiate au naʻe fili pē ʻe Kalaisi lolotonga ʻEne moʻui he māmaní ke Ne aʻusia ʻa e mamahí mo e faingataʻá kae mahino kitautolu kiate Ia. Mahalo ʻoku fie maʻu foki ke tau aʻusia e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e moʻui matelié kae mahino Ia kiate kitautolu mo ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻa taʻengatá.13
Naʻe akonaki ʻa Palesiteni Henelī B. ʻAealingi: “ʻE ongo fakafiemālie pē ʻa e pau ke tau tatali ʻi hotau faingataʻaʻiá ki he fakanonga naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he Fakamoʻuí, he kuó Ne ʻiloʻi mei he meʻa kuó Ne aʻusiá, ʻa e founga ke fakamoʻui mo tokoniʻi ʻaki kitautolú… . Pea ʻe ʻomi ai ʻe he tui ki he mālohi ko iá ʻa e faʻa kātakí ʻi heʻetau lotu, ngāue, mo tatali ke maʻu ha tokoni. Naʻe mei lava pē ke Ne tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻo fakafou ʻi he fakahā, ka naʻá Ne fili pē ke Ne ako ai ʻi Haʻane aʻusia tonu ia.”14
Ne u ongoʻi ʻa hono “ʻākilotoa au ʻe Hono toʻukupu ʻofá” he pō ko iá.15 Ne u tangi ʻi he ongoʻi ʻo e houngaʻia. Ne u toe ʻilo ha meʻa ʻe taha kimui ai ʻi heʻeku lau he tohi Mātiú ki he ngāue ʻa Kalaisi ʻi māmaní: “Pea kuo efiafi, naʻa nau ʻomi kiate ia ʻa e tokolahi … peá ne … fakamoʻui ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe mahakí.”16 Naʻá Ne fakamoʻui ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu kiate Iá. Naʻe ʻikai tuli ha taha.
Hangē ko e akonaki ʻa ʻEletā Tāleni H. ʻOakesí: “ʻOku haʻu e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e fakamoʻui mahakí ʻi he ngaahi founga kehekehe, ʻo fakatatau mo ʻetau fie maʻu fakafoʻituituí, pea hangē ko ia ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe Ia ʻoku ʻofa lahi taha kiate kitautolú. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku hanga ʻe he “faitoʻó” ʻo fakamoʻui hatau puke pe toʻo atu ʻetau kavenga mafasiá. Pea taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku ʻfaitoʻo’ kitautolu ʻaki hano ʻomi ha ivi pe mahino pe ivi kātekina ke tau fuesia ʻaki e ngaahi kavenga mafasia kuo tuku kiate kitautolú.”17 Ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe haʻú ʻe lava ke “hapai kinautolu ʻe he ongo toʻukupu ʻo Sīsuú.”18 ʻE lava ke fakamoʻui ʻa e laumālie kotoa pē ʻe Hono mālohí. ʻE lava ke fakanonga ʻa e mamahi kotoa. ʻE lava ke tau “ʻilo ai ʻa e fiemālié ki [hotau] laumālié.”19 He ʻikai liliu hake leva e ngaahi tūkunga ʻoku tau ʻi ai he māmaní, ka ʻe lava ke folo hifo ʻetau mamahí, loto hohaʻá, faingataʻaʻiá mo e manavaheé ʻi Heʻene melinó mo e lolo faitoʻó.
Kuó u fakatokangaʻi ʻa e faʻa fakanatula ange pē hono tali ʻe he fānaú ʻa e langá mo e mamahí. ʻOku nau kātakiʻi ia ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo mo e angavaivai. Kuó u ongoʻi ha faʻahinga laumālie fakaʻofoʻofa mo nonga ʻokú ne ʻākilotoa e fānau īkí ni.
Naʻe fai ha tafa houa ʻe 14 ʻo e taʻahine taʻu hongofulu mā tolu ko Selí ko ha foʻi ngungu ʻi hono filosilivá. ʻI heʻene ofo hake he loki ʻo e kau mahaki faingataʻaʻia lahí, naʻá ne pehē ange: “Tangataʻeiki, ʻoku ʻi heni hoku Mehikitanga ko Selí, mo … ʻeku Kuitangata ko Nōmaní mo e Kuifefine ko Palauní. Pea ko hai ʻena ʻoku tuʻu ʻi ho tafaʻakí? ʻOkú mo mata tatau ka ʻoku kiʻi māʻolunga ange ia. Talamai ʻe ia ko ho tokoua ia ko Simí.” Naʻe mate ʻa Simi ʻi hono taʻu 13 koeʻuhí ko ha foʻi ngungu.
Naʻe meimei houa ʻe taha hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe Seli ʻene kau ʻaʻahí, ko e kau mēmipa kotoa ʻo e fāmilí kuo pekiá. Naʻá ne tō hifo ʻo mohe kuó ne ongosia.
Naʻá ne toki talaange ki heʻene tamaí kimui, “Tangataʻeiki, ʻoku tokoniʻi ʻe ha kau ʻāngelo e fānau kotoa ʻi he tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e kau faingataʻaʻia lahí.”20
Naʻe folofola mai ʻa e Fakamoʻuí kiate kitautolu kotoa:
“Vakai, ko e fānau iiki ʻa kimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai te mou malava ke kātakiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he taimí ni; ka kuo pau ke mou tupulaki ʻi he angaʻofa pea ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻo e moʻoní.
“ʻOua ʻe manavahē, ʻe fānau iiki, he ʻoku ʻaʻaku ʻa kimoutolu. …
“Ko ia, ʻoku ou ʻi homou lotolotongá, pea ko e tauhi-sipi leleí au.”21
Ko e tukupā fakatāutaha maʻongoʻonga ki heʻetau ʻi he moʻui fakamatelié ke tau hoko “ko ha tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻi he fakalelei ʻa Kalaisí.”22 Mahalo ko e mamahi ko ia ʻoku tau aʻusiá ʻoku fuatautau ʻaki ʻetau fakahoko ʻení. ʻI he ngaahi tūkunga faingataʻa tahá, ʻe lava ke tau hoko ko ha fānau iiki ʻi hotau lotó, fakavaivaiʻi kitautolu, pea tau “lotu mo ngāue mo tatali”23 ʻi he faʻa kātaki ke fakamoʻui hotau laumālié mo hotau sinó. Te tau hangē ko Siopé, ʻo tau “hao mai ʻo hangē ko e koula” hili hono fakamaʻa kitautolu ʻaki ʻa e ngahi faingataʻá.24
ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ko hotau Huhuʻí Ia, ko hotau Kaumeʻa, ko hotau Taukapo, ko e Toketā Maʻongoʻongá, ko e Faifakamoʻui Maʻongoʻongá. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻa e melinó mo e fiemālié ʻiate Ia mei hotau mamahí mo ʻetau ngaahi angahalá kapau te tau haʻu kiate Ia ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo. “ʻOku feʻunga [ʻEne] ʻaloʻofá.”25 ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.