Fakakomipiuta Pē
Tauteaʻi Fakalangí—Ko e Fakamoʻoni ʻo e ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate Kitautolú
ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke tau ofo ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaafeʻi ai kitautolu ʻe ha Tamai ʻofa ke tau fakalakalaka ʻaki ʻEne ʻomi ha ngaahi momeniti ʻo e fakatonutonu fakalangí.
Ko e ongomātuʻa kimaua ʻa ha fānau tangata longomoʻui ʻe toko ono. ʻI he taʻu ʻe 17 kuohilí, kuó ma ako ai ʻoku faʻa fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe he Laumālié ʻema aʻusia ko e ongomātuʻá ke akoʻi mai e founga ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní mo ʻEne fānaú.
ʻI he ngaahi taʻu lahi kuohilí, naʻe fanongo ʻa Sesikā ki he vaʻinga ʻa ʻema tamaiki tangatá ʻi he fungavaka ki ʻolungá. ʻI heʻene fakafanongo lelei angé, naʻá ne fanongo ki he ongo makehe ʻo ha peni ʻoku kohikohi ʻi he holisí.
Naʻá ne ui atu, “Kau tama … ʻoku valivali ha taha he holisí?”
Hili ha sekoni ʻe tolu ʻo e fakalongolongó, naʻe tali mai ʻe he tokotaha naʻá ne fai e pangó, “ʻIiiiikaaai.” Naʻe kole atu leva ʻe Sesi ke ʻomi e peni ne fai ʻaki e tohí.
Naʻe pehē mai [ʻe he fohá], “ʻIo, Mami,” mo ne lue hopohopo mai mo e fiefiá, ʻo ʻoange loto-fiemālie ha penivahevahe.
Naʻá ne fufuuʻi pē hono nima ʻe tahá ʻi mui hono tuʻá, ʻa ia ne pukepuke ai ha peni maaka taumaʻu pea naʻe sio lelei atu pē ʻa Sesi ki ai.
Hili e tangutu ʻa Sesi mo e kiʻi tamasiʻi ko ʻení, ʻo fakafanongo, fakatonutonuʻi, mo feinga ke tokoniʻi iá, naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ongo mahino ko ʻení:
“Ko e hā ʻoku ou faʻa feinga ai he taimi ʻe niʻihi ke fufuuʻi ʻeku ngaahi angahalá mo e tōnounoú mei ha Tamai Hēvani ʻofa mo tokaimaʻanangá?”
Ngaahi Taumuʻa ʻe Tolu ʻo e Tauteaʻi Fakalangí
ʻI he tuʻunga fakaemātuʻá, ʻoku ʻi ai ha faikehekehe mahuʻinga ʻi he tauteá mo e fakatonutonú. Hangē ko e akonaki ʻa Palesiteni Sēmisi E. Fausí (1920–2007), “Ko e foʻi lea ko e disciple mo e foʻi lea ko e discipline ʻoku fakatou tupu kinaua mei he foʻi lea faka-Latina tatau pē ko e—discipulus.” ʻI heʻetau feinga ke hoko ko ha kau ākonga moʻui mateaki ange ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau ofo ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaafeʻi ai kitautolu ʻe ha Tamai ʻofa ke tau fakalakalaka ʻi he hala ʻo e tuʻunga fakaākongá ʻaki hono ʻomi e ngaahi momeniti ko ʻeni ʻo e fakatonutonu fakalangí.
Naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻEletā D. Toti Kulisitofasoni ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá “ʻoku tolu ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo e fakatonutonu fakalangí: (1) ke fakalotoʻi kitautolu ke fakatomala, (2) ke fakaleleiʻi mo fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi kitautolu, pea (3) toe fakatonutonu hotau hala ʻi he moʻuí ke fenāpasi mo e meʻa ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha hala ʻoku lelei angé.”
Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa Samuela, ko ha palōfita Leimana, ke malanga ki he kakai Nīfaí ʻo fakafuofua ki he 6 BC nai. ʻI heʻene malangá, naʻá ne fakatātaaʻi lelei mo fakamamafaʻi ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻe tolu ʻo e tautea fakalangi naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻEletā Kulisitofasoní. Mahalo ko e meʻa mahuʻinga tahá, naʻe feinga ʻa Samuela ke akoʻi ki he kau Nīfai faingataʻaʻiá ni ko e tautea fakahangatonu ne nau maʻú naʻe ʻikai ko ha fakaʻilonga ia naʻe ʻikai tokanga mai ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu. ʻIkai, ko e tautea ko ʻení naʻe tupu pē ia koeʻuhi ko ʻEne ʻofa kiate kinautolú.
Naʻe fakamahinoʻi ʻeni ʻe Samuela ʻi heʻene akonaki, “Kuó ne ʻofaʻi ʻa e kakai ʻo Nīfaí, pea kuó ne tauteaʻi foki ʻa kinautolu; ʻio, kuó ne tauteaʻi ʻa kinautoluʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻenau fai angahalá koeʻuhi he ʻokú ne ʻofa ʻiate kinautolu” (Hilamani 15:3). He ʻoku hangē ko e folofola ʻa e ʻEikí, “Ko kinautolu ʻoku ou ʻofa aí, ʻoku ou valokiʻi mo tauteaʻi” (Fakahā 3:19).
Ke Fakalotoʻi Kitautolu ke Fakatomala
Ko e ʻuluaki taumuʻa ʻo e tautea fakalangi naʻe lea ki ai ʻa ʻEletā Kulisitofasoní ke fakalotoʻi kitautolu ke tau fakatomala. Naʻe fakamahinoʻi ʻe Samuela ʻi heʻene fakafeʻiloakí, koeʻuhí ko e faiangahala ʻa e kakai Nīfaí, naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa te ne lava ʻo fakahaofi kinautolu “ka ko e fakatomala [pē] mo e tui ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí” (Hilamani 13:6). Naʻá ne pehē ko e pōpoaki ko ʻeni ʻo e fakatomalá, ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fekauʻi mai ai ia kiate kinautolú: “koeʻuhí ke mou maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ongoongo fakafiefiá” (Hilamani 13:7).
Fakatokangaʻi ʻa e fakafehokotaki ʻoku fakahoko ʻe Samuela ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e fakatomalá mo e ongoongo fakafiefiá. Naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻEletā Niila L. ʻEnitaseni, “[Ko e] fakaafe ke fakatomalá … ko ha tautapa ia ʻi he angaʻofa ke tafoki pea ʻfokiʼ ki he ʻOtuá [vakai, Hilamani 7:17]. Ko e taʻalo mai ia ʻa ha Tamai angaʻofa mo Hono ʻAlo Tofu Pē Tahá ke tau toe lelei ange ʻi he tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí, ke tau aʻu ki ha tuʻunga moʻui māʻolunga ange, ke tau liliu pea ongoʻi ʻa e fiefia he tauhi e ngaahi fekaú.”
Naʻe toutou fakamatalaʻi maʻu pē ʻe Samuela ʻene taumuʻá ʻi he malangá: “He ko hono ʻuhinga ʻeni kuó u kaka hake ai ki he funga ʻo e ngaahi ʻā ʻo e koló ni, … koeʻuhí foki ke mou ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻo e fakatomalá” (Hilamani 14:11). Naʻe foaki ʻEne ngaahi kikite kau kia Kalaisí “ʻi he ʻamanaki te mou tui ai ki hono huafá. Pea kapau ʻoku mou tui ki hono huafá te mou fakatomala mei hoʻomou ngaahi angahala kotoa pē” (Hilamani 14:12–13).
ʻOku mahino ʻa e pōpoaki ʻa Samuelá: “Fakatomala pea foki ki he ʻEiki ko homou ʻOtuá” (Hilamani 13:11).
Ke Fakaleleiʻi mo Fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi Kitautolu
Ko ha tefitoʻi taumuʻa ʻo e fakatomalá ke fakaleleiʻi mo liliu ʻa e loto ʻo e tangatá. ʻI he fakaafe ʻa Samuela ke fakatomalá, ʻokú ne tokanga taha ai ki he tuʻunga ʻo e loto ʻo e kakaí. ʻOkú ne lea kau ki he “fefeka ʻa e loto ʻo e kakai ʻo e kau Nīfaí” (Hilamani 13:8). ʻOkú ne fakatokanga fekauʻaki mo hono “tuku honau lotó ki heʻenau ngaahi koloá” (veesi 20). ʻOkú ne talaange kiate kinautolu “ʻoku ʻikai tokanga [honau] lotó ki he ʻEikí” (veesi 22) pea ʻoku nau “ʻaʻeva ʻi he hīkisia ʻo [honau] loto [ʻonautolú]” (veesi 27).
ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi tautea fakalangí ke tau vakai ki hotau loto ʻoku heé pea, ʻi he “tui mo e fakatomala,” ʻoku fakahoko ai e meʻa ʻoku ui ʻe Samuela ko e “liliu [ʻo e] lotó” (Hilamani 15:7). Naʻe akonaki ʻa Samuela ʻo pehē, ʻoku hanga ʻe he liliu ko ʻení ʻo ngaohi kitautolu ke tau “tuʻu maʻu mo tuʻu ʻaliʻaliaki ʻi he tuí” (veesi 8), ʻo haʻi hotau loto ʻoku ʻauheé ki he Fakamoʻui ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
Ke Toe Fakatonutonu Hotau Hala ʻi he Moʻuí
Naʻe tuʻo taha hono ui ʻe ʻEletā Niila A. Mekisuele ʻa e ngaahi momeniti tautea ko ʻení ko e “taʻefiemālie fakalangí.” Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe Sisitā Miseli D. Kuleiki ʻi heʻene fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ko ʻení, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku hoko e taʻefiemālie fakalangí ʻi heʻetau fakahoa ʻhotau tuʻunga lolotongá [ki he] meʻa ʻoku tau maʻu e mālohi ke aʻusiá.ʼ Ko kitautolu takitaha, kapau ʻoku tau faitotonu, ʻoku tau ongoʻi ha faikehekehe ʻi he feituʻu mo e tuʻunga ʻoku tau ʻi aí, mo e feituʻu mo e tuʻunga ʻoku tau fie aʻusiá. ʻOku tau holi ki ha tuʻunga malava fakataautaha lahi ange. … Ko e ngaahi ongo ʻeni ne foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ke fakatupu ai ha holi ke ngāue fakavavevave.”
ʻI he lea ʻa Samuela fekauʻaki mo e taumuʻa hono tolu mo fakaʻosi ko ʻeni ʻo e tautea fakalangí, ʻokú ne fakaafeʻi loto-ʻofa ai ʻa e kau Nīfaí ke nau fakaʻaongaʻi ʻenau tauʻatāina ke filí ke nau muimui ai ʻi he “hala ʻo honau fatongiá” (Hilamani 15:5) pe, hangē ko hono fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻEletā Kulisitofasoní, “ko e meʻa ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ko ha hala ʻoku lelei angé.”
Naʻe akonaki ʻa Samuela ʻo pehē, “ʻOku mou tauʻatāina. ʻOku fakangofua ke mou ngāue maʻamoutolu pē; he vakai, kuo tuku kiate kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ha ʻilo pea kuó ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa kimoutolu” (Hilamani 14:30). Naʻá Ne tokoni ke mahino kiate kinautolu neongo ʻoku nau tauʻatāina ke ngāue, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke nau tauʻatāina ke fili ʻa e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo ʻenau ngaahi angafaí. Naʻá ne fakatokanga, “Kuo mou feinga ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo hoʻomou moʻuí ke maʻu ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te mou faʻa maʻú; pea kuo mou feinga ke maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he fai angahalá, ʻa ia ko ha meʻa ʻoku taʻehoa mo e anga ʻo e māʻoniʻoní” (Hilamani 13:38).
ʻOku maʻu ʻa e moʻui leleí—ʻa e moʻui mahutafeá, ʻa e moʻui fiefiá—ʻi he meʻa ʻoku ui ʻe Samuela ko e ʻaʻeva “fakaʻehiʻehi ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá,” ʻo tokanga “ke tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú mo ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní mo ʻene ngaahi fakamāú” pea ʻi he “ngāue tūkuingata taʻetuku” ke tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ke nau fai e meʻa tatau (Hilamani 15:5–6).
Ko e Hoko ko e Tokotaha ʻOku Finangalo ʻa e ʻEikí ke Tau Aʻusiá
Naʻe taʻu ono ʻa Sione Niutoni ʻi he taimi naʻe mālōlō ai ʻene faʻeé. Naʻe ohi hake ia ʻe heʻene faʻeé ke ne hoko ko ha tokotaha tui, ʻo ne akoʻi mo lau folofola fakataha mo ia. ʻI hono taʻu 11, naʻe ʻave ia ʻe heʻene tamaí, ko ha tangata tautahi, ke na folau tahi. ʻI hono ʻākilotoa ia ʻe he lea koví, lea fie-ʻOtuá, mo e angaʻulí, naʻe ʻikai fuoloa kuo mavahe ʻa Sione mei heʻene tuí. Naʻá ne pehē, “Naʻá ku faiangahala ʻi he taʻeufi pea ne u fakataumuʻa ke ʻahiʻahiʻi mo fakataueleʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé ki he meʻa tatau.”
ʻI ha folau ʻe taha, naʻe tō fakafokifā mai ha matangi kiate kinautolu. Naʻe kamata ke ui ʻene kau ngāué ki he ʻOtuá ke fakahaofi kinautolu. ʻI he kamataʻangá, naʻá ne manukiʻi mo tafuluʻi kinautolu, ka ʻi he taimi naʻe mahino ai he ʻikai lava ke nau hola mei honau ikuʻangá, naʻe tangi ʻa Sione ki he ʻOtua naʻe akoʻi ange ʻe heʻene faʻeé.
Naʻá ne lotu ʻo pehē, “ʻE Otua, kapau ʻokú Ke moʻui, kātaki ʻo fakamoʻui kimautolu. Pea kapau te Ke fai ia, te u fakatapui ʻa e toenga ʻo ʻeku moʻuí ke ngāue Maʻau.” Naʻe malū ʻa e matangí, naʻe tokamālie ʻa e peaú, pea naʻe fakahaofi ʻenau moʻuí. Naʻe faitotonu ʻa Sione ki heʻene leá ʻo ne fakatapui ʻa e toenga ʻo ʻene moʻuí ke ngāue maʻá e ʻEikí. Naʻá ne hoko ko ha tangata malanga, pea naʻá ne faʻu ha ngaahi maau ko ha konga ʻo ʻene ngāue fakafaifekaú. Ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi maau ko ʻení ʻe liliu ia ko ha ngaahi himi, hangē ko ʻene maau ʻiloa tahá:
Ko e himi ko ʻení ko e talanoa ia ʻo Sione Niutoní, ka ko ʻema talanoá foki ia, pea ʻoku ngalingali ko hoʻo talanoá ia. Ko kitautolu takitaha, ʻi heʻetau founga pē ʻatautolu pea ʻi hotau taimi aingataʻaá, ʻoku ʻafioʻi ia ʻe ha ʻEiki tokaimaʻananga, ʻa ia ʻokú Ne kau mai ʻi he taimi totonú. ʻOkú Ne tauteaʻi kitautolu. ʻOkú Ne fakahaofi kitautolu. ʻOkú Ne liliu kitautolu. Pea ʻokú Ne fakatupu ʻiate kitautolu ha holi taʻetūkua ke moʻui ʻaki ʻa e meʻa naʻe ui ʻe Nīfai ko e “moʻui ko ia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisí” (2 Nīfai 25:27).
ʻI heʻetau falala ki he fakatonutonu fakalangi ʻa e ʻEikí, ʻoku tau aʻusia ai ʻa e tuʻunga ʻokú Ne finangalo moʻoni ke tau aʻusiá: ko e kakai tangata mo fafine ʻa Kalaisi mo e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.