ʻOku Fekauʻaki ʻa e Kau Palōfitá mo e Ngaahi Maná
Mālō e lelei ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine. ʻE Sisitā Veisinia Paasi, ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻofa mo fakaʻeiʻeiki ko ia naʻá ke fakamatalaʻi ʻaki hoʻo tamaí, ne foki ʻeku manatú ki heʻene lea naʻe fai he konifelenisi lahi ʻo ʻOkatopa 2004. ʻOku ou tui pē te mou manatuʻi foki ia. Naʻá ne pehē: “ʻI heʻeku hoko ko e tamaí, ʻoku ou ʻofa nai ʻo siʻi ange ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻofefiné kae lahi ange ki hoku ongo fohá? ʻIkai. Kapau te u halaia ki he ʻofa fakatonutonú, ʻoku ou fai ia ki hoku ngaahi ʻofefiné. Kuó u ʻosi leaʻaki, ko e taimi ʻoku fakaʻau ai ke motuʻa ange ʻa e tangatá, ʻoku lelei ange ke ne nofo mo hono ngaahi ʻofefiné. ʻOku nau angaʻofa mo fakaʻatuʻi. Te u lava pē ʻo pehē ʻoku lavameʻa mo poto hoku ongo fohá. Ka ʻoku poto mo angaʻofa hoku ngaahi ʻofefiné. Ko ia ʻoku “fonu mahuohua [ai] ʻa ʻeku ipú’ (Saame 23:5) (“Ko e Kakai Fefine ʻi Heʻetau Moʻuí,” Liahona, Nōvema, 2004, 84).
ʻE Veisinia, ko koe mo e ngaahi fototehiná mo e ongo tuongaʻané mo e makapuná kotoa, ʻoku mou tuʻu fakataha ʻi he tumuʻaki ʻo e ngaahi lavameʻa ʻi he moʻuí ni ʻa hoʻomou tamai mo e faʻē ʻofa mo angatonú. Fakatauange ke nofoʻia kimoutolu ʻe he ngaahi ʻaloʻofa ongongofua ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he taimi faingataʻa ko ʻení.
ʻI hono fakahā mai kuo pekia ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī, naʻe hanga ʻe he ʻikai ke u mateuteu ki aí, ʻo ʻave au ki ha loki fakapoʻuli ʻi homau ʻapí pea lelenoaʻia pē hoku loʻimatá ʻi he mamahi pea iku fetongi ʻaki ha loʻimata ʻo e fiefia. ʻOku ou tui ko e tokolahi ʻo kimoutolu ne mou aʻusia pē ʻa e ongo tatau.
ʻOku maʻu ʻe he toʻu tupu ʻo e Siasí ha ʻofa makehe kia Palesiteni Hingikelī. Kuó ne hoko ko honau palōfita he konga lahi ʻo ʻenau moʻuí. Kuó ne hoko ko honau helo. Naʻe tōtōatu ʻene fakahoko iá! Ne nau fetuʻutaki moʻoni! ʻOku tupu meiate ia ʻenau ʻiloʻi e ʻuhinga ke “tuʻu ke māʻolunga angé,” “fai ho lelei tahá,” “hikiʻi hake ʻa e tuʻunga moʻuí” pea mo e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fisifisimuʻa ʻe onó. Ke ke loto houngaʻia, Ke ke poto, Ke ke maʻa, Ke ke Tuʻu maʻu, Ke ke loto fakatōkilalo, Ke ke faʻa lotu.
ʻI ha ngaahi miniti siʻi mei he pekia ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī, ne ʻave takai he funga ʻo e māmaní e ngaahi text messages ʻa ha toʻu tupu ʻe lau kilu, ke fakahaaʻi ki honau mahení ʻenau loto mamahí mo e mole kuo hokó. Ne hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu ke teunga lotu ki he akó, fakataha mo hono fakahaaʻi ʻo e fakaʻapaʻapa mo e ʻofá. Mālō ʻaupito ʻe toʻu tupu. Kuo mou taki e halá ʻi hono fakaʻapaʻapaʻi mo fakamanatua hotau palōfita ʻofeiná.
Ko e taʻu ʻeni ʻe 15 mo hono fakahinohinoʻi fakauike au mo Pīsope ʻEtilī mo Pīsope Makamālini ʻe hotau palōfita ʻofeiná mo hono ongo tokoni mateakí, ʻi homau fatongiá. Ne mau ʻi ai he taimi ne fakahā mai ai kia Palesiteni Hingikelī kuo pekia ʻa Palesiteni Hauati W. Hanitā. Ne mau fakatokangaʻi hono fofongá ʻi hono ʻomi ʻo e talá. Ne mau ongoʻi mo mātā e hilifaki hifo hono ongo umá ʻa e pulupulu ʻo e ʻAposetolo fuoloa tahá. Ne mau lau ko ha faingamālie ke mau “fakalele” ha konga lahi ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue fakalaumālié. Palesiteni Hingikelī, ʻoku mau fakamālō atu ʻi hoʻo ʻofá, falalá, fakahinohinó mo e tataki fakalaumālié.
Ne fakamatalaʻi ai ʻe he mītiá ʻa e tukufakaholo ʻo e ngaahi lavameʻa lahi ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelií. Hangē ʻoku tuku mai ʻe he palōfita kotoa pē he ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní, ha tukufakaholo ʻoku makehe. ʻI heʻeku fakakaukau atu kia Palesiteni Makei, ʻoku ou fakakaukau ai ki he fāmilí mo ʻene ʻofa lahi ki hono ʻofaʻanga ko ʻEma Leí. ʻI heʻeku lave kia Palesiteni Sāmitá, ʻoku ou manatuʻi leva ai ʻa e tokāteliné mo e ʻilo ki he ongoongoleleí. Kiate au, naʻe fakafofongaʻi mai ʻe Palesiteni Lī ʻa e manavaʻofá mo e fakafekauʻakí. Ko Palesiteni Kimipolo ʻa e fakatomalá mo hono foaki ʻo e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí ki he kakai tangata moʻui taau kotoa pē. ʻOku ʻai ʻe Palesiteni Penisoni ke u fakakaukau ki heʻene fakatokanga telia ʻa e hikisiá mo ʻene akonaki ke ako ʻa e Tohi ʻa Molomoná. Naʻe fakamuʻomuʻa ʻe Palesiteni Hanitā ʻa e moʻui taau ke hū he temipalé. Hangē ʻoku lahi e ngaahi lavameʻa mahuʻinga he taimi ʻo Palesiteni Hingikelií. Mahalo ʻe tokoni e taimí ʻi hono fokotuʻutuʻu ia maʻatautolu taki taha.
Ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi fakataha fakaʻosi ne tataki ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻi he hetikuota ʻo e Siasí ko e fakataha ʻa e poate ʻo e kau talēkita ʻo e Paʻanga Tokoni Fakaako Tuʻumaʻú. ʻI hono vakaiʻi ko ia e tuʻunga ʻoku ʻi ai e paʻangá, naʻe pehē mai ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī, “Meʻa fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni.” Hili ha kiʻi taimi nounou naʻá ne toe pehē mai, “Ko ha mana.” Ko e tangata ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻo e ngaahi meʻa maná. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe mahuʻinga fau ke motuhi e siakale ʻo e masivá ʻi he ngaahi fonua langalanga haké, kae lava ʻa e kau kakato mai ki he ongoongolelei ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí mo hono ngaahi tāpuakí. ʻE faitāpuekina e ngaahi toʻu tangata he kahaʻú ʻe he tukufakaholo ko ʻení.
Ne u kau atu ki ha fakataha ʻi he ʻōfisi ʻo Palesiteni Hingikelií, naʻe talanoa fiefia ai ʻa ʻEletā Tēvita B. Heiti mo Palesiteni Hingikelī. Naʻe femoʻuekina e ongo tangata taʻu 90 tupú ni he feinga ke fakamanatuʻi ha ngaahi meʻa ne hoko.
Hili hano fakamanatu ha ngaahi meʻa kehekehe, naʻe fehuʻi ange ʻa ʻEletā Heiti, “ʻE Palesiteni Hingikelī, ko e temipale ʻe fiha kuó ke fakatapui pe kau atu ki hono fakatapuí pe toe fakapuí?” Naʻe kamata fakalau mai ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻa e temipale taki taha ʻe 47 ne lolotonga fakaʻaongaʻi he taimi ko iá. Ko ʻeku manatuʻí, naʻá ne kau atu ki ha 30 ʻo kinautolu. Ka naʻá ne pehē ange leva, “Tamani, ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ange te u moʻui ʻo aʻu ki he taimi ʻe ʻosi pea fakatapui ai ʻa e temipale hono 100.” Naʻá ne toe leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa tatau pē ki he kau Takí ʻi he temipalé. Naʻá ne fakaʻamu leva ke aʻu ki he kamataʻanga ʻo e senituli hokó, ʻa ia ko Sānuali 2001. ʻI he 1998, naʻe lolotonga ngāueʻaki ai ha temipale ʻe 51. ʻI he 1999, naʻe fakatapui ai ha 15 pea mo ha 34 ʻi he 2000 pea ko e fika 100 ʻa e temipale Positoní. ʻI he konga ki mui ʻo e māhina ní, ʻe fakatapui ai ʻa e temipale hono 125 ʻi Lekisipeeki ʻi Idaho. Ko ha mana nai ia? ʻOku ou tui pehē! Ko e kau palōfitá ko ha kakai ʻo e ngaahi meʻa maná.
ʻI he ʻaho 24 ʻo Siulai 1997, naʻe tanupou ai ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻa e kelekele ʻo e Senitā Konifelenisí ni, ʻa ia ʻoku tau fakataha ai he ʻaho ní. ʻI heʻene fakamatalaʻi e falé ni ʻi he konifelenisi lahi ʻi ʻOkatopa 1998, naʻá ne pehē ai: “Ko hono tefitoʻi taumuʻá ke hoko ko ha fale ʻo e lotu. Ka ʻe hoko foki ia ko ha fale moʻó e ʻātí. ʻE fai ai ha ngaahi koniseti mo ha ngaahi polokalama maʻá e kakaí, ʻa ia ʻe fakatupulaki, langaki moʻui mo fakalaumālié… . ʻE hoko ia ko ha meʻaʻofa ki he ʻEikí, ʻa ia ko hono ʻaloʻí ʻoku tau fakamanatu he faʻahitaʻu ko iá” (“Talitali Lelei Ki he Konifelenisí”, Liahona, Sānuali 1999, 4).
ʻI he fakalakalaka hono langá, naʻe feinga ʻa e Kau Pīsopeliki Pulé ke ʻiloʻi e fakaʻamu ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī ki hono palaní. Naʻá ne fie maʻu e konga ki tuʻá ke langa ʻaki e maka kalānite mei he Little Cottonwood. Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Pilikihami ʻIongi ʻa e maka kalānite ʻo e Little Cottonwood ki muʻa ʻo ne pehē ko e nāunau fungani taha ia ʻe lava ke maʻu mei he ʻOtu Moʻunga Maká. ʻI heʻemau fehangahangai ko ia mo e ngaahi faingataʻa hono ʻomi ʻo e maka kalānité, ne mau toe ō ki he Kau Palesitenisī ʻUluakí ke fakapapauʻi pe te nau loto ke fakaʻaongaʻi ha nāunau kehe. Ne fakahā mai kiate kimautolu ʻi he founga tokaʻi mo taʻeueʻia, ʻe ʻi ai pē ha founga ʻe lava ke maʻu ʻaki kapau te mau faʻa lotu mo loto vilitaki. Ko hono fakanounoú, naʻa mau lava pea mau fai ia! ʻOfa ke tuʻuloa e falé ni ko e fakamanatu ʻo ʻene visioné.
Naʻe faʻu ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ha fetuʻutakiʻanga mo e koló. ʻI he uiké ni, naʻe tohi ai ʻe Misa Kifi Laite, ko e Pule Lahi ʻo e Questar ʻo pehē: “ʻI he ngaahi taʻu siʻi kuohilí, naʻe fakamanatu ai ʻe he feohiʻanga pisinisí ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī ko ha ‘Moʻungaʻi Tangata Hotau Koló.” Ko hono moʻoní, naʻá ne mahulu ange ai. Naʻá ne hoko ko ha moʻungaʻi tangata he funga ʻo e māmaní.” Naʻe pehē ʻe Leini Peiti, ko e palesiteni ʻo e Kautaha ʻo e Ngaahi Pisinisi ʻa Sōlekí” “Naʻe hanga ʻe hono ivi ki he ngāué, ʻofa ʻi he moʻuí mo ʻene tukupā ke fai leleí, ʻo liliu kitautolu pea tokoni ke toe lelei ange ʻa e māmaní” (“Standing Tall for Our Community: Statement on President Hinckley’s Passing,” www .saltlakechamber.org/newsroom /position-statements). Ko ha saieniti ia? ʻIo, ko ha saieniti fakapalōfita ia!
Ko e hā nai te tau manatuʻi ʻaki e palōfita ʻofeiná ni pea ko e hā nai hano tukufakaholo ʻe tuʻuloá? ʻOku lahi e ngaahi meʻa ke manatuʻí pea mo e ngaahi lavameʻa ke hikí, ka te u manatuʻi ʻa e meimei taʻu ʻe 50 ʻo ʻene hoko faivelenga ko ha ʻaposetolo, palōfita, tangata kikite mo ha tangata maʻu fakahaá. Naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he konitinēniti kotoa pē ʻoku nofoʻi ʻi he tukui kolo īkí mo e kolo lalahí, ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻū puha ʻi Paʻake Haití pea mo e ngaahi netiueka fakaʻilekitulōnika lalahí. Naʻá ne foaki ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí ki he masivá pea mo e ongosiá peá ne talatalaifale mo kinautolu ne fie maʻu ke nau tokoniʻi ange honau kaungāʻapí.
Ko e fua hivá ko e ola ia ʻo ha ongo talavou ne na hoa ʻi he malaʻe ʻo e ngāue fakafaifekaú. Ne na fakatou hoko ki mui ange ko ha Taki Māʻolunga. Naʻe fakafasi ʻe ʻEletā G. Houma Tuluhami pea fakalea ʻe Palesiteni Kōtoni B. Hingikelī. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe hono fakaleá, ʻa e fakamoʻoni mālohi ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelií:
ʻOku moʻui hoku Huhuʻí,
Pea kuó Ne ikunaʻí,
ʻA e maté pea mo hētesí,
Ko hoku Tuʻi mo hoku ʻEikí.
ʻOkú ne moʻui, ko e makatuʻu,
ʻO ʻeku tui fakalotú,
[Ko e maama ki ha hala ʻoku lelei angé,
Ko e maama ʻo ka hili e veili ʻo e maté]
Foaki mai ho Laumālie nongá,
[ʻA e melino pē ʻe taha ʻoku ʻa e ʻAfioná,
Mo e tui ke ʻaʻeva he hala tuēnoá
ʻA ia ʻoku fakatau ki he ʻAfioná ʻi he taʻengatá.]
(“Ko Hoku Huhuʻí,” Himi fika 67)
Siʻomau palōfita ʻofeina, ʻoku mau fakamālō atu, ʻi hoʻo ngāue mo e fakamoʻoni faivelengá. Siʻi ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine, ʻofa ke tau muimui kotoa pē ki he akonaki ʻokú ne faʻa fakahoko maí ke “fai e lelei taha te tau lavá” pea ke tau “tuʻu ʻo toe māʻolunga ange”! ʻE fāmili ʻi he ongoʻi fakaʻeiʻeiki moʻoni, kuo mou matuʻuaki lelei ʻa e feilaulau ko hono vahevahe mai hoʻomou tamaí mo kimautolu hono kotoa. Tali muʻa ʻemau fakamāloó. ʻOku ou lotua ke nofoʻia kimoutolu ʻe he nonga mo e fiemālie ʻa e ʻOtuá kae ʻoua ke tau toe fakataha. ʻI he huafa māʻoniʻoni ʻo hotau Fakamoʻuí mo hotau Huhuʻí, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻēmeni.