ʻE Lelei e Meʻa Kotoa
ʻOku tau ongoʻi ʻo hangē kuo toʻo atu ha meʻa mei hotau lotó ʻi he pekia ko ʻeni ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelií. Naʻe ʻi ai maʻu pē ha ongoʻi fiefia mo ʻamanaki lelei ki heʻene fakamoʻoni mālohi ko ia ki he Fakamoʻuí, ongoʻi ʻa ʻene ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú pea ʻiloʻi te ne ʻomi kiate kitautolu ha malimali mo ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻi heene leá ʻo aʻu pē ki he ngaahi taimi faingataʻa tahá.
ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho siʻi kuo hilí, ne u manatuʻi ai hono leʻó. Ne u fanongo tuʻo lahi ki he leʻo ko iá ʻi he taimi ne ʻomi ai kiate ia ha palopalema faingataʻa ʻoku fehangahangai mo e Siasí. Te ne fakafanongo tokanga pea mahalo ʻe fai mo ha fehuʻi ʻe taha pe ua ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku mahino ki ai ʻa e lahi ʻo e palopalema ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo iá pea ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he niʻihi ko ia ne nau fakahā mai ʻa e palopalemá ʻoku mahino kiate ia. Ne tā tuʻo lahi ʻa ʻene faʻa malimali mo pehē mai, “Siʻi, ʻe lelei e meʻa kotoa.”
Ko ha tokotaha nofo ʻo ʻamanaki lelei maʻu pē ki he kahaʻú. Ko e niʻihi naʻá ne maʻu mei he ngaahi meʻa lahi ko ia naʻá ne malava ke fakahoko fakafoʻituituí. Naʻe lahi e ngaahi palopalema naʻá ne lava ʻo fakakaukauʻi pē ʻe ia. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga ke langa ʻaki ha ngaahi temipale he funga māmaní. Naʻá ne ʻoatu ʻa e fakalāngilangí ki he Kāingalotu faivelenga naʻa nau totongi totonu ʻenau vahehongofulú ʻi he taimi faingamālié mo e ngaahi taimi faingataʻá. Ka ko ia naʻá ne tā ʻa e sīpinga ki he ngaahi temipale iiki ko ia kuo tāpuakiʻi ʻaki ʻa e kakai ʻi he funga māmaní lolotonga haʻane foki mai mei Kolonia Hualasi ʻi Mekisikoú ki ʻEle Paso ʻi Tekisisí.
Ko ia naʻá ne vakai ki ha founga ʻe lava ai e kakai kei talavou ʻi he ngaahi fonua lahi ʻo mavahe mei he masivá ʻaki ʻenau fai ha fili pē maʻa nautolu ha polokalama ako te nau malava ai ke totongi ha kiʻi nō mei he polokalama naʻá ne ui ko e Paʻanga Tokoni Fakaako Tuʻumaʻú. Ko ia naʻá ne fakakaukauʻi ʻa e Senitā Konifelenisi fakaʻofoʻofá ni ʻa ia ʻoku fakataha mai ai ha lauiafe ʻi heʻenau tuí ke fanongo ki he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.
ʻOku ope atu ʻa hono tukufakaholó ʻi he kiʻi lisi nounou ko iá mo e meʻa ʻoku ou malava ke fakamatalaʻí. Ka ʻoku ʻi ai pē ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku faitatau ai ʻa ʻene ngaahi lavameʻá. Naʻe fokotuʻu kinautolu ke tāpuakiʻi ʻa e fakafoʻituituí ʻaki ha faingamālie. Pea naʻá ne fakakaukau maʻu pē ki he niʻihi ko ia naʻe ʻikai lahi hanau faingamālié, ʻa e tokotaha angamaheni ko ia ʻoku fai feinga ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e moʻui fakaʻahó pea mo e feinga ke moʻui ʻaki ʻa e ongoongolelei ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí. Kuo laka hake ʻi he tuʻo tahá ʻa ʻene tātaaʻi ʻaki hono foʻi tuhú ʻa hoku fatafatá ʻi haʻaku fai ha fokotuʻu ʻo ne pehē mai, “Hale, ʻokú ke manatuʻi ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku faingataʻaʻiá?”
ʻI he ʻaho ní ʻokú ne ʻi he maama fakalaumālié ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau palōfita fakaʻeiʻeiki ne nau moʻui ʻi he māmaní. Ko e moʻoni ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa ʻetau mamahí mo ʻetau ongoʻi ʻa e mole ʻi heʻene mavahe atu meiate kitautolú. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻuí ʻa e mamahi ko ia hono lotó ʻi he mole ha tokotaha ne ʻofa ai. Kapau naʻa tau talaange ki ai hotau mamahí, te ne fakafanongo fakalelei pea ʻoku ou mahalo te ne fai mai ha lea hangē ko ʻení, ʻi he loto fie kaungā-mamahi ka ʻi he leʻo te ne ʻomi ha malimali ki hotau matá, “ʻSiʻi, ʻe lelei e meʻa kotoa.”
Kuo hoko pehē kiate ia. Ne fakamoʻoniʻi pē ʻa ʻene ʻamanaki lelei ki he kahaʻú ʻo ʻikai koʻeuhí ko ʻene loto falala ki hono mālohi ʻoona ke fakahoko e ngāué ka ʻi heʻene tui lahi ko ia ʻe tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi kuo teuteuʻi ʻe ha Tamai Hēvani ʻofa ha founga ʻe lava ke haʻi fakataha ai ʻa e ngaahi fāmilí ʻo taʻengata. Naʻá ne fakaʻamua ke ne ʻi he temipale ʻi Lekisipeeki ʻi ʻAitahoó. Naʻe totonu ke fakatapui ia ʻapongipongi. Naʻá ne fiefia moʻoni ʻi hono fakatapui ʻo e ngaahi temipalé. Naʻá ne ʻilo ʻa hono mahuʻinga ki ha tokotaha ʻokú ne fakaʻamua ke fakataha ʻo taʻengata mo hano ʻofaʻanga kuo fakamāvae kinaua ʻe he maté. Ne lelei ʻa e meʻa kotoa. ʻOkú ne toe fakataha mo Māsolie, ʻa e taʻahine naʻá ne fakaʻamuá. Te na hoko ko ha hoa ngāue ʻo taʻengata ʻi he nāunauʻia pea ʻi ha fāmili.
Ne tupu ʻene ʻamanaki lelei ki he kahaʻú mei heʻene tui taʻeueʻia kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo e mālohi ʻo ʻEne Fakaleleí. Naʻá ne ʻosi ʻiloʻi pau te tau toetuʻu kotoa koeʻuhí kuo toetuʻu ʻa e Fakamoʻui. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi pau ʻe lava ke silaʻi kotoa kitautolu ko ha ngaahi fāmili ʻo taʻengata, ʻo nofo ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua ko e Tamaí mo Hono ʻAlo ʻOfaʻangá ʻo kapau pē te tau fai ha fili ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fuakava toputapu mo e ʻOtuá.
Naʻá ne lea kau ki ha ʻaho pehē ʻi heʻene moʻuí. ʻI heʻene hoko ko ha faifekau kei talavou loto foʻi ʻi ʻIngilaní, naʻá ne maʻu ha tohi mei heʻene tangataʻeikí ne pehē, “Fakangaloʻi koe pea ke fai e ngāué.” ʻI hono loki ʻi he 15 Hala Uolotamí, naʻá ne lau ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻeni ʻa e Fakamoʻuí: “Ko ia ʻoku kalofaki ʻene moʻuí ʻe mole ia ʻiate ia: ka ko ia ʻoku mole ʻene moʻuí koeʻuhi ko aú, ʻe maʻu ʻe ia ia.”1 Naʻá ku fanongo ki heʻene pehē naʻá ne ʻalu leva ki hono lokí ʻi ʻolunga peá ne tūʻulutui ʻo lotu peá ne palōmesi ki he ʻEikí te ne fai hono lelei tahá. Naʻe lea ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻo kau ki he palōmesi ko iá ʻo pehē: “Talu mei ai mo ʻeku fai ia.”
Mahalo ʻoku hulu atu ʻa e lelei taha ʻa Palesiteni Hingikelií ʻi he meʻa ʻe lava ke tau foaki ki he ʻEikí. Ka ko e meʻa pē ʻoku kole mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau foaki hotau lelei tahá. ʻE mahino pē kia Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻa ʻetau ongoʻi vaivaí. Naʻe tuʻo taha haʻane sio hake ki he ngaahi tā ʻo e kau palōfita ne nau muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia he kuonga faka-kosipeli ko ʻení. Naʻá ne lea leʻo siʻi ʻo pehē, “Ko e taimi ʻoku ou vakai ai ki he ngaahi taá ni peá u fakakaukau ki he tuʻunga ʻoku ou ʻi aí, ʻoku ou ongoʻi taʻe feʻunga.” Naʻe tātātaha ha fakahaaʻi ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne ongoʻi lotó. Ka naʻe kamata ke ne tangi he momēniti ko iá, ʻoku ou fakakaukau ne ʻikai tangi ko haʻane manavasiʻi ka koeʻuhí ko ʻene loto houngaʻiá. Naʻá ne fakatapui ʻa ia kotoa naʻá ne maʻú mo ia foki ki he ngāue ʻa e Fakamoʻuí. Koeʻuhi ko ʻene falala ki he Fakamoʻuí, naʻá ne ʻilo ʻe feʻunga pē ia. Ne fonu ʻa hono lotó ʻi he tui ʻo ʻikai ha toe feituʻu maʻá e veiveuá pe manavasiʻí.
Ko e falala taʻeueʻia ko ia ki he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻá ne fakafōtunga ʻa e meʻa naʻe lava ke ne vakai ki ai ʻi he fakalakalaka ko ia ʻa e Siasi ʻo e ʻEikí. Naʻe ʻikai ha taha te ne toe ʻilo lahi ange ki he ngaahi palopalemá ʻiate ia. Ka naʻe tā tuʻo lahi ʻa ʻene pehē kuo teʻeki aʻusia ʻe he Siasí ha tuʻunga peheni peá ne ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻa ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻaki ia. Hili iá naʻá ne pehē leva ʻi he leʻo fakapapau, “Pea ko e lelei tahá ʻoku toé.”
Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí mei heʻene fili ʻi heʻene kei tupu haké ke fakatapui ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne maʻú ki he Fakamoʻuí mo ʻEne ngāué koeʻuhí ko ʻene tuí. Naʻá ne fili ke ne tō kakano ʻa e ongoongoleleí ʻi hono lotó ʻaki ʻene fai hono lelei tahá ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻene moʻuí. Naʻe ʻomi ai heni ha tāpuaki te ne fie maʻu ke tau maʻú. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻamanaki pē ʻe lelei e meʻa kotoa. Naʻá ne ʻilo ʻe hoko pē ʻeni ʻo kapau te ne laka atu ʻi he tui. Naʻá ku mamata ki he meʻa ko ia naʻá ne fakaʻatā ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ke fai kiate ia mo hono lotó ʻi he fakaʻosi ʻo ʻene moʻuí.
ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho siʻi kuo hilí, ʻi heʻema fakafeʻiloaki mo Palesiteni Monisoni ki aí, naʻá ne malimali lulululu pea mo kimaua. Naʻá ne fehuʻi mai, “Hale, ʻokú ke fēfē hake?” Naʻá ku tali mahinongofua ange, “Sai pē.” ʻOku ou fakaʻamu ne u tali ange: “Sai ange ʻi ha toe taimi. Pea ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku toe ʻa e lelei tahá he kuo tāpuekina au ke u moʻui ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou lava ʻo fanongo ai ki ho leʻó pea ako mei hoʻo ngaahi sīpingá.”
Ne aʻu ʻo liliu ʻe heʻene sīpingá ʻa e meʻa ne u laú. Naʻá ku ʻilo naʻá ne saiʻia ʻi he laukonga meia Seikisipia talu mei heʻene akó ʻUnivēsití ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tokotaha ako ʻa Penisimani Lōleni Luisi. Ko ia naʻá ku kumi mai haʻaku tatau ʻo e ngaahi faʻu ʻa Seikisipiá. Naʻá ku talaange kia Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻoku ou lolotonga lau ia. Naʻá ne pehē mai: “ʻOku anga fēfē haʻo maʻu ha taimí?” Peá ne fehuʻi mai: “ʻKo e fē e feituʻu ʻokú ke lolotonga lau aí?” Naʻá ku pehē ange, “Henelī Nima.” Naʻá ne tali mai, “Ko ha feituʻu lelei ia ke kamata mei ai,” ʻo ne fakamamafaʻi mai ʻa e foʻi lea ko e kamatá, ke fakamahinoʻi ʻoku lahi ʻa e ngāue ʻoku hanganaki maí.
Naʻe tokoni ʻa e sīpinga ʻo ʻene loto toʻá mo ʻeku lau ʻa e foʻi tulama ko iá ke mahino kiate au ha lēsoni naʻá ne feinga ke akoʻi mai ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki muʻa angé, fekauʻaki mo e tokoni ki he fānau ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní. ʻI he taimi naʻá ku tokangaʻi ai hono akoʻi ʻo e ongoongoleleí ki hotau toʻu tupú ʻi heʻetau polokalama seminelí he funga māmaní, naʻá ne tātaaʻi hoku fatafatá ʻaki hono tuhú mo pehē mai, “Hale, ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai ke toe lelei ange ai hoʻo tō kakano ʻa e ongoongoleleí ki honau lotó?”
Naʻá ne ʻilo te nau toki mālohi mo loto-toʻa feʻunga pē ke lava ʻo maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá ʻi he taimi ʻe tō-kakano ai ia ʻi honau lotó. Naʻá ne ʻofa ʻi he toʻu tupú. Naʻá ne ʻilo honau ngaahi vaivaiʻangá pea mo e ngaahi faingataʻa ko ia te nau fehangahangai mo iá. Pea ʻoku pau naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e lea naʻe tohi ʻe Seikisipia maʻá e Tuʻi ko Henelií ʻi he ʻamanaki ko ia ke ne taki ʻa ʻene kiʻi kongakau tokosiʻí ki he malaʻe taú neongo ʻa ʻenau ngali tokosiʻí:
ʻE ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi taú! Fakamālohia ʻa e loto ʻo ʻeku kau sōtiá;
ʻOua naʻa tuku ke nau manavasiʻi; toʻo he taimí ni meiate kinautolu
ʻA e ongoʻi kuo hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻo e fakamāú, ʻo ka tokolahi ʻa e filí
ʻO toʻo honau lotó meiate kinautolu!2
Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Palesiteni Hingikelī ʻe fakamālohia mo poupouʻi kitautolu kotoa ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi heʻetau fili ko ia ke tō kakano ʻa e ongoongoleleí ʻi hotau lotó. Naʻá ne ʻilo foki naʻe fai ʻa e filí ʻi hono fakatapui ʻa ʻetau moʻuí mo ia kotoa ʻoku tau maʻú ke muimui ki he ʻEikí. Naʻá ne ʻilo ko e lelei tahá ke fakahoko ʻi he kei siʻí ʻa e fili ko iá, ʻi he toʻu ʻo e toʻu tupú, koeʻuhí naʻa fie maʻu ha ngaahi taʻu lahi ia ke tau feʻunga ke ʻi ai ha liliu ʻi hotau lotó ʻa ia ʻoku maʻu ʻi he Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.
ʻOku ou fie fakahaaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa kitautolu kotoa he funga māmaní, koeʻuhí ko ha palōfita, faiako, tamai mo ha kaumeʻa pehē. Naʻá ne hoko moʻoni ko e fakamoʻoni ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi pea ko e palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku tau lelei ange koeʻuhí ko hono ivi tākiekiná mo ʻene sīpingá. Pea ʻe lava pē ke hoko mai ʻa e lelei tahá ʻi he kahaʻú ʻi heʻetau tō kakano ʻi hotau lotó ʻa e ongoongolelei ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne faí. ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻēmeni.