Ko e Tangata Naʻe Alea mo Sihová
Naʻe “[tāpuekina ʻa Siosefa Sāmita ke ne fakaava ʻa e kuonga fakakosipeli fakaʻosí],” pea ʻoku tau monūʻia naʻá ne fai ia.
Ko ʻeku taumuʻa ki he ʻaho ní pea maʻu ai peé ke fakamoʻoni ko Sīsū Kalaisí ko e ʻAlo Ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ko e Tupuʻanga mo e Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní, ko hotau Faifakahaofí mo e Huhuʻí. Koeʻuhí “ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mahuʻinga ʻo ʻetau tui fakalotú ko e fakamoʻoni ʻa e kau ʻAposetoló mo e kau Palōfitá ʻo kau kia Sīsū Kalaisí,” ʻoku ou vahevahe ai mo kimoutolu he ʻahó ni ʻeku ʻilo mo e fakamoʻoni ki he Fakamoʻuí he kuo fakamālohia mo fakaloloto ia ʻe he moʻui mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa ha ʻaposetolo mo e palōfita mahuʻinga ʻe taha.
Ko e Kamataʻanga ʻo e Potó
ʻI ha pongipongi fakaʻofoʻofa mo tafitonga ʻi he faʻahitaʻu failau ʻo e 1820, naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa e taʻu 14 ko Siosefa Sāmitá ki ha vao ʻakau ofi ki honau ʻapi fakafāmilí ke lotua ʻene ngaahi angahalá pea mo fehuʻi pe ko e fē ʻa e siasi ke kau ki aí. Naʻe hanga ʻe heʻene lotu fakamātoato ne fakahoko ʻi he tui taʻe-toe-ueʻiá, ʻo maʻu e tokanga ʻo e ivi mālohi taha ʻi he ʻunivēsí, ʻa e Tamaí pea mo e ʻAló. Pea mo e tēvoló. Naʻa nau takitaha mahuʻingaʻia ʻaupito ʻi he lotu ko iá pea mo e kiʻi tamasiʻi ko iá.
Naʻe hanga ʻe he meʻa ʻoku tau ui he taimí ni ko e ʻUluaki Mata Meʻa-Hā-Maí ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi e kamataʻanga ʻo hono Fakafoki Mai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he kuonga fakakosipeli fakaʻosí ni. Ka kia Siosefa, naʻe hoko foki ʻa e aʻusiá ko ha meʻa fakataautaha mo ha teuteuʻanga kiate ia. Ko e meʻa pē naʻá ne fiemaʻú ko ha fakamolemole mo ha fakahinohino. Naʻe foaki fakatouʻosi ange ia ʻe he ʻEikí. Ko e fakahinohino ke “ʻoua [naʻa] kau ki ha taha ʻo [e ngaahi siasí]” ko ha fekau ia. Ko e ngaahi lea, “Kuo fakamolemole kiate koe hoʻo ngaahi angahalá” naʻe fakatauʻatāina ia.
ʻI he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi moʻoni fakaʻofoʻofa ne tau ako mei he ʻUluaki Mata Meʻa-Hā-Mai ko iá, mahalo ko e meʻa tefito ne ako ʻe Siosefá ko e, “Kuó u ʻiloʻi ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻa Sēmisí—ʻe lava ʻe ha tangata ʻoku masiva ʻi he potó ʻo kole ki he ʻOtuá pea maʻu ia.”
Hangē ko ia ne fakamatalaʻi ʻe ha tokotaha mataotao ʻe taha: “Ko e pōpoaki mahuʻinga taha ʻo e ʻUluaki Mata Meʻa-Hā-Maí he ʻaho ní ko e ʻiloʻi ʻa e natula ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ke foaki kiate kinautolu ʻoku masiva ʻi he potó. … Ko e ʻOtua ko ia ʻokú Ne fakahā Ia kia Siosefa Sāmita ʻi he vaoʻakau tapú ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻokú Ne fai ha tali ki he toʻu tupú ʻi he taimi faingataʻá.”
Naʻe hoko e aʻusia ʻa Siosefa ʻi he vaoʻakaú ke ne maʻu ai e loto-falala ke kolea ha fakamolemole mo e fakahinohino ki he toenga ʻo ʻene moʻuí. Kuo hoko foki ʻene aʻusiá ke u maʻu ai ha loto-falala ke kolea ha fakamolemole mo e fakahinohino ki he toenga ʻo ʻeku moʻuí.
Fakatomala Maʻu Pē
ʻI he ʻaho 21 ʻo Sepitema 1823, naʻe lotua fakamātoato ai ʻe Siosefa ha fakamolemole, ʻo ne falala ʻe toe ʻomi ha tali mei he langí koeʻuhí ko ʻene aʻusia ʻi he vaoʻakaú ʻi he taʻu e tolu kimuʻá. Pea naʻe hoko ia. Naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe he ʻEikí ha ʻāngelo, ko Molonai, ke fakahinohinoʻi mo fakahā kia Siosefa ha lekooti fakakuongamuʻa te ne liliu ʻamui ange ʻaki ʻa e meʻafoaki mo e mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá—ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.
ʻI he hili ha meimei taʻu ʻe 13 mei ai, naʻe tūʻulutui ʻa Siosefa mo ʻŌliva Kautele ʻo lotu molumalu mo fakalongolongo ʻi he Temipale Ketilani ne toki fakatapuí. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ʻilo pe ko e hā e meʻa naʻá na lotuá, kae ngalingali naʻe kau ʻi heʻena lotú ha tautapa ki ha fakamolemole, he koeʻuhí ko e taimi naʻá na tuʻu hake aí, naʻe hā mai ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ʻo folofola ange, “Vakai, kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻa hoʻomo ngaahi angahalá kiate kimoua; ʻokú mo maʻa ʻi hoku ʻaó.”
ʻI he ngaahi māhina mo e laui taʻu hili ʻa e aʻusiá ni, ʻe toe faiangahala pē ʻa Siosefa mo ʻŌliva. Pea toutou hoko. Ka ʻi he momeniti ko iá, koeʻuhí ko e momeniti ko iá, ko e tali ki heʻena tautapá mo e teuteu ki he ʻamanaki ke fakafoki nāunauʻia mai e ngaahi kī ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, naʻe ngaohi kinaua ʻe Sīsū ke ʻikai haʻana angahala.
ʻOku hoko ʻa e moʻui fakatomala maʻu pē ʻa Siosefá ke u maʻu ai e loto-toʻa ke “haʻu mālohi ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻo e ʻaloʻofá, koeʻuhí ke [u] maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofá.” Kuó u ako ʻoku maʻu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi “ha natula moʻoni ke fakamolemole.” ʻOku ʻikai ko Hono misioná pe ko Hono natulá ke fakahalaiaʻi. Naʻá Ne hāʻele maí ke fakahaofi.
Ko e Fehuʻi ki he ʻEikí
Naʻe ʻomi ʻe he ʻEikí, ʻo fakafou ʻia Siosefa Sāmita, ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná mo ha ngaahi fakahā kehe ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakato ʻo ʻEne ongoongoleleí ko ha konga ʻo e talaʻofa ke “liliu [ʻa] e meʻa kotoa pē.” Naʻe fakamahino mo fakakakato ha ngaahi moʻoni mahuʻinga ʻi he toutou fehuʻi ʻe Siosefa ki he ʻEikí ke maʻu ha fakahinohinó. Fakakaukau ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení:
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ʻOku maʻu ʻe he Tamaí pea mo e ʻAló ha sino ʻoku “ongoʻingofua tatau mo e sino ʻo e tangatá.”
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Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi hono toʻo ʻe Sīsū kiate Ia ʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, ka ko ʻetau ngaahi mahamahakí, faingataʻá mo e ngaahi vaivaí foki.
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Naʻe fuʻu fakamamahi ʻaupito ʻa ʻEne Fakaleleí ʻo tupunga ai e tafe ʻa e totó mei he ava kotoa ʻo Hono kilí.
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ʻOku fakamoʻui kitautolu ʻe Heʻene ʻaloʻofá ʻo ka “hili [ʻetau] fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻe ala faí.”
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ʻI heʻetau haʻu kia Kalaisí, he ʻikai ke ngata pē ʻi Heʻene fakamolemoleʻi ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, ka te Ne liliu foki hotau natulá, “ʻo ʻikai ai te [tau] toe maʻu ha holi ke faikovi.”
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ʻOku fekauʻi maʻu pē ʻe Kalaisi ʻa Hono kakaí ke nau langa ha ngaahi temipale, ʻa ia te Ne fakahā ai Ia kiate kinautolu pea fakakoloaʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e mālohi mei ʻolunga.
ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ʻoku moʻoni pea ʻoku ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa. ʻOku nau fakafofongaʻi ha kihiʻi konga siʻi pē ʻo e meʻa kakato naʻe fakafoki mai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo fakafou ʻia Siosefa Sāmitá ko ha tali ki he toutou kolea ʻe Siosefa ha fakahinohinó.
Tekaʻi Atu ʻa e Puleʻangá Ni
ʻI he 1842, naʻe tohi ʻa Siosefa fekauʻaki mo ha ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻe hoko ʻi he kuonga fakakosipeli fakaʻosí ni. Naʻá ne pehē ʻi he lolotonga hotau kuongá, “‘e fakataha‘i ‘a e lakanga fakataula‘eiki ‘o e langí mo ia ‘i māmaní, ke fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi taumu‘a ma‘ongo‘onga ko iá; pea ‘i he lolotonga ‘o ‘etau taha pē ‘i he ngāue pē tahá, ke teka‘i atu ‘a e pule‘anga ‘o e ‘Otuá, ‘e ‘ikai tu‘unoa pē ‘a e Lakanga Fakataula‘eiki ‘o e langí ‘o mamata.”
Naʻe pehē ʻe Siosefa ki hono kaungāmeʻa ko Penisimani Sionisoní, “Penisimani, [kapau te u mate] he ʻikai ke u fuʻu mamaʻo meiate koe, pea kapau te u ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e veilí, te u kei ngāue pē mo koe ʻaki ha mālohi kuo fakalahi ʻo lahi ʻaupito, ke tekaʻi atu ʻa e puleʻangá ni.”
ʻI he ʻaho 27 ʻo Sune 1844, naʻe fakapoongi ai ʻa Siosefa Sāmita mo hono tokoua ko Hailamé. Naʻe tanu ʻa e sino ʻo Siosefá, ka ʻoku kei hokohoko atu pē ke ongona ʻene fakamoʻoní ʻe he kakai ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní pea mo hoku laumālié:
“He kuó u mamata ki ha meʻa-hā-mai; naʻá ku ʻiloʻi ia, peá u ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻafioʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá, pea ʻe ʻikai te u lava ʻo fakaʻikaiʻi ia.”
“Kuo teʻeki ke u fakahā atu kiate kimoutolu ʻoku ou haohaoa; ka ʻoku ʻikai ha hala ʻi he ngaahi fakahā kuó u akoʻí.”
“Ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mahuʻinga ʻo ʻetau tui fakalotú ko e fakamoʻoni ko ia ʻa e kau ʻAposetoló mo e kau Palōfitá ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí, naʻe pekia, pea telio, pea toetuʻu ʻi he ʻaho hono tolú, ʻo hāʻele hake ki he langí; pea ko hono toenga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa kehe kotoa pē fekauʻaki mo ʻetau tui fakalotú ko ha tānaki atu pē ki ai.”
Ko e meʻa naʻe lea ʻaki fekauʻaki mo Sione Papitaisó ʻe lava foki ke lea ʻaki ia ʻo kau kia Siosefa Sāmita: “Naʻe [ʻi] ai ha tangata naʻe [fekauʻi mai] mei he ʻOtuá, ko [Siosefa] hono hingoá. … Naʻe ʻikai ko e Maama ko iá ia, ka ko e fakamoʻoni ki he Maama ko iá,” “koeʻuhi ke tui ʻiate ia ʻa e kakai kotoa pē.”
ʻOku ou tui. ʻOku ou tui pea ʻoku ou fakapapauʻi ko Sīsū ʻa e Kalaisí, ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí. ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ko e ʻOtua moʻuí ko ʻetau Tamai ʻofá Ia. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻeni he kuo folofola ʻaki ia ʻe he leʻo ʻo e ʻEikí kiate au, pea kuo lea ʻaki ia ʻe he leʻo ʻo ʻEne kau tamaioʻeikí, ʻa e kau ʻaposetolo mo e kau palōfita, ʻo kau ai pea kamata meia Siosefa Sāmita.
ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ko Siosefa Sāmitá ko ha palōfita ia ʻa e ʻOtuá, ko ha fakamoʻoni mo e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí. Naʻe “[tāpuekina ia ke ne fakaava ʻa e kuonga fakakosipeli fakaʻosí],” pea ʻoku tau monūʻia naʻá ne fakahoko ia.
Naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻEikí kia ʻŌliva mo kitautolu hono kotoa, “Mateakiʻi ʻa ʻeku tamaioʻeiki ko Siosefá ʻi he fai tōnunga.” ʻOku ou fakamoʻoni ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ʻEne tamaioʻeiki ko Siosefá pea mo hono Fakafoki Mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí naʻe fakafou ʻiate iá.
Kuo hoko ʻa Siosefa Sāmita he taimí ni ko ha konga ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeiki ko ia ʻo e langí naʻá ne lea ʻakí. Hangē pē ko ʻene palōmesi ki hono kaungāmeʻá, ʻoku ʻikai ke ne mamaʻo meiate kitautolu, pea ʻokú ne kei ngāue pē mo kitautolu mei he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e veilí ʻaki ha mālohi kuo fakalahi ʻo lahi ʻaupito, ke tekaʻi atu ʻa e puleʻangá ni. ʻOku ou hiki hake hoku leʻó ʻi he fiefia mo e fakafetaʻi ke “fakamālō ki he tangata ko ia naʻe alea mo Sihová.” Kae mahuʻinga tahá, fakamālō kia Sihova naʻe alea mo e tangata ko iá! ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.