Sīlia Kulusi—Pueto Liko

Kuo Hoko ha Ola Ta‘e‘amanekina ‘i ha Kaiha‘a ‘i Pueto Liko

ʻOkú Ke Fakamamahiʻi ha Sevāniti ʻa e ʻEikí

ʻI he efiafi ʻo e ʻaho 9 ʻo ʻAokosi 1995, naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Sīlia ʻAlatī Kulusi ke luelue ki heʻene ʻekitivitī Fineʻofá. Naʻá ne saiʻia ke tuli e taimi e ngaahi fakatahá, pea naʻe teʻeki ke aʻu atu ʻa e tokotaha naʻe palōmesi ange te ne uta ia ki ʻapisiasí. Ko e meʻa mālié, he naʻe miniti pē ʻe valu ʻa e ʻalu ki he ʻapisiasí mei hono ʻapí. Kapau ʻe mavahe he taimi pē ko iá, ʻe lava ke ne aʻu ki he falelotú ʻoku teʻeki kamata e ʻekitivitií. Ko e ʻekitivitī naʻe faí ko ha kalasi tuitui monomono, pea ko ia naʻe faiakó.

Naʻe nofo ʻa Sīlia ʻi Ponise, ko ha kolo ʻi he matāfanga fakatonga ʻo Pueto Likó, ʻi he Tahi Kalipiané. Kuo ngāue ʻa e kau faifekaú ʻi he ʻOtu Kalipiané talu mei he 1960 tupú, tautautefito ki Pueto Liko pea mo e Lepupelika Tominikení kimui ange, ʻa ia naʻá na fakatou maʻu he taimí ni ha Kāingalotu ʻe laumano. Naʻe fokotuʻu foki mo e ongoongolelei kuo fakafoki maí ʻi he ngaahi ʻotu motú mo e vahefonua kehé, ʻo aʻu ki ha kakai mei ha anga fakafonua, tui fakalotu, lea fakafonua pea mo e matakali kehekehe. Kuo lava ʻeni ke ʻi ai ha Kāingalotu ʻi he ngaahi kolo lalahí, kolo īkí, mo e kolo tukuʻuta ʻi he ʻOtu Kalipiané kotoa.

ʻI he mavahe ʻa Sīlia ki heʻene fakatahá, naʻá ne toʻotoʻo ha kato naʻe ʻi loto ha paʻanga ʻe nima mo ha tatau ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná kuo kofukofu hangē ha meʻaʻofá. Talu mei hono fakatukupaaʻi ʻe Palesiteni ʻEselā Tafu Penisoni ʻa e Kāingalotú ke fakatefito ʻenau taumuʻá ki he Tohi ʻa Molomoná, kuo fekumi [ʻe Sīlia] mo e kāingalotu kehe ʻo e Siasí ha ngaahi faingamālie ke vahevahe ai e tohí mo e niʻihi kehé. Kuo fakalotolahiʻi ʻe he Polokalama ʻa e Siasí ko e Tohi ʻa Molomona mei he Fāmili ki he Fāmilí ke tohi ʻe he Kāingalotú ʻenau ngaahi fakamoʻoní ʻi loto ʻi he tohí kimuʻa pea foaki atu iá. ʻI he kamatá, naʻe pau ke fakatau ʻe he Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ʻa ʻenau tatau pē ʻanautolu ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná, ka naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he Siasí ʻi he 1990 ha sinoʻi paʻanga tokoni ke foaki taʻetotongi ʻa e tohí ki ha taha pē ʻi he māmaní.

Talu e kau ʻa Sīlia ki he Siasí ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu-mā-ono kimuʻá, kuo tā tuʻo lahi ʻene lau ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Naʻe foua ʻe hano kaungā-ngāue ha taimi faingataʻa ʻi heʻene nofo-malí, pea naʻe tui ʻa Sīlia ʻe lava ke tokoni ʻa e tohí kiate ia. Naʻá ne faʻo ha tatau ʻi ha puha meʻaʻofa, kofukofu ʻaki ia ha pepa fakaʻofoʻofa, pea haʻihaʻi ha līpine ai. Naʻá ne faʻo foki ʻi he puhá ha kaati ʻoku hiki ai hono tuʻasilá pea mo ʻene fakamoʻoni ki he Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Naʻá ne ʻomi ʻa e tohí ki he falelotú he ʻaho ko iá ke fakaʻaliʻali ki he kau fafine ʻi he Fineʻofá ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke nau vahevahe ai mo e niʻihi kehé ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná.

ʻI he taimi naʻe ofi ai ʻa Sīlia ki he ʻapisiasí, naʻá ne fakakaukau ke ne kolosi ʻi mui ʻi ha paaka. ʻI heʻene fakalaka atu ʻi ha ʻā, naʻe puna mai ha tangata lōloa mo ha hele ke ʻohofi ia. Naʻá ne tekelele [ʻa Sīlia], pea naʻe tō foʻohake atu [ʻa Sīlia] ʻi ha fokotuʻuna vao viviku.

Naʻe talaange ʻe Sīlia, “ʻOkú ke fakamamahiʻi ha sevāniti ʻa e ʻEikí.”

Naʻe ʻikai ke lea ʻa e talavoú. ʻI he kamatá, naʻe fakakaukau ʻa Sīlia ʻe tamateʻi ia ʻe he tangatá. Ka naʻá ne faʻao e kato [ʻa Sīliá] pea hua ia ʻo ne maʻu hake ʻa e paʻanga ʻe nimá mo e Tohi ʻa Molomona naʻe kofukofu meʻaʻofá. Naʻe ongoʻi [ʻe Sīlia] ha nonga. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi he ʻikai fakalaveaʻi ia ʻe he talavoú.

Naʻá ne lotu fakalongolongo ʻo pehē, “ʻEiki, kapau ko e founga ia kuó ke fili maʻá e tamasiʻi ko iá ke ului ai ki he ongoongoleleí, he ʻikai ke ne tamateʻi au.”

Naʻe puke ʻe he talavoú ʻene helé, peá ne toʻo ʻa e paʻangá mo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná peá ne hola leva he poʻulí.

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ʻOku Ou ʻIlo ʻOku Moʻoni Ia

Naʻe ʻikai fuoloa mei he taimi naʻe ʻohofi ai ʻe he kaihaʻá ʻa Sīlia ʻAlatī Kulusí, naʻá ne vakaiʻi ʻene puha meilí. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻi loto ha tohi peesi ʻe taha naʻe ʻikai tohi ha hingoa ai. Naʻe pehē [he tohí], “Fakamolemoleʻi au, fakamolemoleʻi au. ʻOku ʻikai ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo ʻeku fakatomala ʻi hono ʻohofi koé.”

Naʻe hoko atu e laukonga ʻa Sīliá. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe he talavoú ʻa e founga kuo liliu ai ʻene moʻuí ʻe he Tohi ʻa Molomona naʻá ne kaihaʻasí. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne fuofua sio ai ki he tohi naʻe kofu meʻaʻofá, naʻá ne fakakaukau ko ha meʻa ia te ne lava ʻo fakatau atu. Ka naʻá ne fakaava hake ʻo ne lau ʻa e fakamoʻoni ʻa Sīlia naʻe tohi maʻa hono kaungā-ngāué. Naʻá ne talaange kia Sīlia, “Naʻe hoko e pōpoaki naʻá ke hiki ʻi he tohí ke u tangi ai. Talu mei he pō Pulelulú, kuo teʻeki ai ke u lava ʻo tuku hono lau iá.”

Naʻe ongo lahi ki he talavoú ʻa e talanoa ʻo Līhaí. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē, “Kuo hoko e misi ʻa e tangata ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ke ne luluʻi ai au, pea ʻoku ou fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻeku fetaulaki mo koé.” Naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻilo pe ʻe fakamolemoleʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene kaihaʻá, ka naʻá ne fakatetuʻa ʻe fakamolemoleʻi ia ʻe Sīlia. Naʻá ne hoko atu ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou fakafoki atu ho paʻanga ʻe nimá he ʻoku ʻikai ke u lava ʻo ngāue ʻaki ia.” Naʻe faʻo ʻa e paʻangá fakataha mo e tohí.

Naʻá ne tohi foki ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻene loto-holi ke ako lahi ange ki he Siasí. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou fakaʻamu ke ke ʻiloʻi te ta toe fetaulaki pē, ka ʻi he taimi ko iá, he ʻikai ke ke fakatokangaʻi ʻe koe au, he te u hoko ko hoʻo tuongaʻane. ʻOku ʻikai ke u nofo ʻi hoʻo koló, ka ko e feituʻu ko ʻeni ʻoku ou nofo aí, kuo pau ke u fekumi ki he ʻEikí mo ʻalu ki he siasi ʻokú ke kau ki aí.

Naʻe tangutu hifo ʻa Sīlia ki lalo. Talu mei hono ʻohofi iá, kuó ne lotua ʻa e talavoú. Naʻá ne pehē, “Kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, fakatauange ʻe ului ʻa e tamasiʻi ko iá.”

ʻI he hili pē ha ngaahi māhina siʻi mei ai, naʻe kamata ʻa e taʻu foʻoú. Naʻe kamata ʻi he Siasí kotoa hano ako taʻu kakato ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ʻi he ngaahi Lautohi Faka-Sāpaté. Naʻe tukupā ʻe he Ongoongo ʻo e Siasí [Church News] ʻa ʻenau ʻuluaki pulusinga ʻo e taʻú ki he tohí, ke tokoni ki he Kāingalotú ʻi heʻenau akó. Naʻe fakakau ʻi he pulusingá ha vakai fakalūkufua ʻo e ngaahi akonaki ʻi he Tohi ʻa Molomoná fekauʻaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí, ko ha ʻū saati mo ha ngaahi fakamatala ke tokoni ke mahino lelei ange ki he kau laukongá ʻa e kakai mo e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko aí, pea mo ha fakamatala fekauʻaki mo ha filimi vitiō foʻou ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi faiva nounou ʻe hiva ʻo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná ke tokoni ki he ngaahi lēsoni Lautohi Faka-Sāpaté. ʻI he fakangofua ʻa Sīliá, naʻe ʻasi ʻi he peesi fakaʻosi ʻo e nusipepá ha fakamatala nounou ʻo ʻene aʻusia mo e talavoú, kau ai ʻa e tohi kakato mei he talavoú.

ʻI Fēpueli 1996, naʻe maʻu ai ʻe Sīlia ha tohi ʻe taha mei he talavoú. Naʻá ne kei fakamāʻia pē ʻi he kaihaʻá naʻe ʻikai ai ke ne fakahā hono hingoá kia Sīlia, ka naʻá ne sio ʻi he talanoa ʻi he Ongoongo ʻo e Siasí, pea naʻá ne loto ke ʻilo ʻe Sīlia ʻokú ne moʻui lelei pē pea ʻokú ne feinga ke liliu ʻene moʻuí. Naʻá na faʻa fakakaukau kia Sīlia pea mo e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻoku moʻoni ia.” Ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne toki kau pē ki he Siasí kimuí ni mai pea maʻu mo hono lakanga fakataulaʻeikí. Naʻá ne talaange kia Sīlia, “ʻOku ou ngāue maʻá e ʻEikí.”

Naʻá ne pehē ʻokú ne nofo he taimí ni ʻo ofi ki ha temipale, pea naʻá ne toki ʻaʻahi ki ai kimuí ni. Neongo naʻe ʻikai ke ne hū ki loto, ka naʻá ne ongoʻi mālohi ʻa e Laumālié ai, pea naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e fale ia ʻo e ʻEikí.

Naʻe fakamoʻoni ʻa e talavoú ʻi he tohí ko e “tuongaʻange ʻi he tui” ʻo Sīliá. Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene ʻofa kia Sīlia mo hono fāmilí. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha taumuʻa ʻa e ʻEikí maʻana.

Naʻá ne talaange kia Sīlia, “ʻOku ʻikai ke u fie mavahe mei he hala ʻo e ʻEikí. ʻOku ou ongoʻi fiefia ʻaupito.”

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