Toʻu Tupú
Ko e Hā ʻa e Fakaʻofoʻofa Moʻoní?
ʻOku pehē ʻe Palesiteni Monisoni ʻi he pōpoaki ko ʻení, “ ʻI hotau kuongá, ʻi he taimi lahi, ʻoku hangē ʻoku faʻa fika ua hake ʻa e anga-maʻá ki he fakaʻofoʻofá pe manakoá.” Mahalo ʻe fefaʻuhi siʻa kau finemui mo honau ʻīmisí pe ko hai koā kinautolu mo e tuʻunga te nau malava ʻo aʻusiá. Fakakaukauʻi e ngaahi fakakaukau ko ʻeni fekauʻaki mo e fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoní meia ʻEletā Lini G. Lōpini ʻo e Kau Fitungofulú:
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Ko ha finemui ʻoku malama hono fofongá ʻi he fiefiá mo e angamaʻá ʻokú ne fakahoʻata atu ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo lotó.
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Ko e malimali ʻo e angamaʻá ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ia ʻi heʻene fakafōtunga atu ʻi ha founga matuʻaki fakaenatula. ʻOku ʻikai lava ke tāvalivaliʻi ʻa e faʻahinga fakaʻofoʻofa ia ko ʻení ka ko ha meʻafoaki ia ʻo e Laumālié.
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Ko e teunga molumalú ko ha fakaʻilonga ia ki tuʻa mo ha meʻa pau ʻoku fie maʻu ki he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo lotó.
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Kapau ʻokú ke taʻe-fiemālie ʻi ho fōtungá, ʻe tokoni kapau te ke vakai kiate koe ʻi he fofonga ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau ʻofa ʻiate koé. ʻE lava ke hoko ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe kinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ʻiate kitá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai eʻa ki tuʻá ko ha meʻa ke ʻā ai e matá ʻo sio ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻe lava ke fakalakalaka ai ki muʻá.
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Ko e faʻahinga tangata foki ʻoku fie maʻu ʻe ha fefine angamaʻa ke mali mo iá ʻoku “ ʻikai mamata” ʻo hangē ko e mamata ʻa e tangata fakaekakanó (vakai, 1 Samuela 16:7). ʻE tohoakiʻi ia ʻe he fakaʻofoʻofa moʻoni ʻoku malama mei ha loto maʻa mo fiefia. ʻOku toe hoko pehē foki ki ha finemui ʻoku fekumi ki ha talavou angamaʻá.
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ʻOku ʻamanaki ʻa ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní ʻe fakahoko ʻe he ʻEne fānaú kotoa ʻa e fili ʻoku totonú, ʻa ia ko e founga pē ia ʻe taha ki he fiefia ʻoku tolongá mo e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi lotó.
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ʻI he ʻEikí, ʻoku ʻikai ha feʻauʻauhi ia. ʻOku maʻu ʻe he taha kotoa ʻa e faingamālie tatau ke tongitongi Hono ʻīmisí ʻi honau fofongá (vakai, ʻAlamā 5:19). ʻOku ʻikai ha toe fakaʻofoʻofa ia ʻe laka ai.
Ke lau kakato ʻa e pōpoakí, vakai, Lynn G. Robbins, “True Beauty,” New Era, Nov. 2008, 30. ʻE lava ʻa e kau talavoú ʻo maʻu ʻa e faleʻi meimei tatau pē ʻi he Errol S. Phippen, “Pato Palakū pe Suani Fakaʻeiʻeikí? Ko e Meʻa Pē Ia ʻa ʻAu,” Liahona, ʻOkatopa 2009, 36.