Ko e Lea Fakaʻosí
Kuó u Vakai ki ha Meʻa-hā-mai
Mei he Siosefa Sāmita—Hisitōlia 1:13–17, 25.
ʻI he faʻahitaʻu failau ʻo e 1820, naʻe fifili ʻa Siosefa Sāmita ne taʻu hongofulu mā faá pe ko e fē ʻa e siasi ʻoku totonu ke ne kau ki aí. Naʻá ne tafoki ki he folofolá ke maʻu ha ngaahi tali. Naʻá ne lau ʻi he Sēmisi 1:5 kapau te tau masiva ʻi he potó te tau lava ʻo kole ki he ʻOtuá.
Naʻe faifai peá u fakakaukau kuo pau ke u nofo maʻu ʻi he fakapoʻuli mo e puputuʻu, pe ko haʻaku fai ʻo hangē ko e enginaki ʻa Sēmisí, ʻa ia, ko e kole ki he ʻOtuá. …
Ko ia, naʻá ku fai ʻo fakatatau ki ai, … ko ia naʻá ku ʻalu ki he vao ʻakaú ke ʻahiʻahi. Ko e pongipongi ia ʻo ha ʻaho fakaʻofoʻofa, mo langi maʻa, ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e tō-taʻu ʻo hono taha afe valungeau mā uofulu ʻo e taʻú. …
Hili ʻeku ʻalu ki he potu naʻá ku fili ki muʻa ke u ʻalu ki aí, pea hili ʻeku vakavakai holo, ʻo u ʻiloʻi ʻoku ou toko taha peé, naʻá ku tūʻulutui hifo ʻo kamata ke fakahā hake ʻa e ngaahi holi ʻo hoku lotó ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI he hili pē ʻeku fai peheé, naʻe puke au ʻe ha mālohi ʻa ia naʻá ne ikuʻi ʻaupito au, … Naʻe kāpui au ʻe ha fuʻu fakapoʻuli matolu, pea naʻe kiʻi fuofuoloa ʻene hangē kiate au, ngalingali kuo tuku au ki he fakaʻauha fakafokifā.
Ka naʻá ku feinga ʻaki hoku mālohi kotoa pē ke ui ki he ʻOtuá ke ne fakahaofi au mei he mālohi ʻo e filí ni ʻa ia kuó ne puke aú, pea ʻi he mōmeniti ko ia ʻa ia naʻá ku meimei ngalo hifo ai ʻi he loto foʻi ʻo tukuange au ki he fakaʻauhá … naʻá ku mamata ki ha pou maama feʻunga tonu mo hoku ʻulú, naʻe lahi ange hono ngingilá ʻi he laʻaá, ʻa ia naʻe maliu māmālie hifo kae ʻoua kuo tō ia kiate au.
… ʻI he nofo mai ʻa e māmá ʻiate aú, naʻá ku sio ki he Tangata ʻe toko ua, ʻa ia ko hona ngingilá mo e nāunaú ʻoku ʻikai faʻa lava ke mafakamatalaʻi, ʻokú na tuʻu mai ʻi ʻolunga ʻiate au ʻi he ʻataá. Naʻe folofola mai ʻa e toko taha kiate au, ʻo ne ui au ʻaki hoku hingoá, ʻo ne tuhu ki he tokotahá ʻo pehē—Ko Hoku ʻAlo ʻOfaʻangá ʻEni. Fanongo kiate Ia! …
… Kuó u mamata moʻoni ki ha maama, pea naʻá ku mamata ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e maama ko iá ki ha Tangata ʻe toko ua, pea naʻá na folofola moʻoni mai kiate au; pea neongo naʻe fehiʻanekinaʻi mo fakatangaʻi au koeʻuhi ko ʻeku taukaveʻi kuó u mamata ki ha meʻa-hā-maí, ka naʻe moʻoni ia; … 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.
Tā fakatātā ʻa Andrew Roberts