Ngaahi peesi fakalotofonuá
Fiefia ʻa ha Ongomātuʻa ʻAositelēlia ʻi he Tokoni ke Fakasanisaniʻi ʻa e Temipale ʻo e ʻEikí
ʻOku vahevahe ʻe ha ongomātuʻa ʻAositelēlia ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻena kau ki hono langa mo monomono ʻa e temipale ʻi he Pasifiki Sauté
ʻOku fiefia mo fiemālie ʻa e ongomeʻa teuteu fale totongi mei he Matāfanga Koula ʻo ʻAositelēliá ʻi heʻena tokoni ke fakasanisani fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e ngaahi temipale ʻo e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ʻi he Pasifiki Sauté.
ʻOku maʻu ʻi he ngaahi temipale ʻo e Siasí ha meʻa fakalaumālie mahuʻinga lahi maʻa hono kau mēmipá. ʻOku kehe ia mei he ngaahi ʻapisiasi ʻe meimei 20,000 ʻo e Siasí ʻi he māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku fakafonu ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi pōpoaki mo e hiva fakalaumālie ʻi he Sāpate takitaha, ko e ngaahi temipalé ko ha feituʻu ia ʻo e māʻoniʻoni mo e melino ʻo makehe ia mei he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku femoʻuekina ki ai ʻa e māmaní.
Ko e ngaahi feituʻu ia ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e sākalamēniti māʻolunga taha ʻo e tuí — ko e mali ʻa ha ongomeʻa mali pea mo hono “silaʻi” ʻo e ngaahi fāmilí ke nau fakataha ʻo aʻu ki ʻitāniti. Koeʻuhí ʻoku fakatefito hono fakatāpui ʻo e ngaahi falé ni ki he ʻEikí maʻá e ngaahi ouaú ni, ʻoku hoʻata ʻe he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e loto temipalé ʻa e taumuʻa toputapú ni.
ʻOku taukei ʻaupito ʻa Maikolo mo Tepi Uilikini ʻi hono fakasanisaniʻi fakaʻosi ʻa e ngaahi fale fakaofó ni, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻiloa ko e “ngaahi fale ʻo e ʻEikí”. ʻOku kau ʻa e ongo teuteu lotofale ko ʻeni mei Lopina, ʻAositelēliá ʻi he niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi timi kehekehe kuo filifili mei he funga ʻo e māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku nau aleapau mo e Siasí ke nau fakakakato ʻa e ngaahi fakasanisani mahuʻinga fakaʻosi ki he ngaahi temipale fakaʻofoʻofá ni.
Naʻá na kau ki he ngāué ni ʻi ha founga ʻoku ʻikai angamaheni.
ʻOku pehē ʻe Maikolo, “Naʻe vahe mai kiate au mo hoku kaungāmeʻá ke ma fakahoko ha ngaahi ouau fakafofonga ʻi he Temipale Pilisipeini ʻAositelēliá. Naʻá ku fakaʻuli ki he temipalé ʻi heʻeku veeni ngāué, pea ʻi heʻeku foki mai ki ai hili hono fakakakato ʻeku ngāué naʻe fakafetaulaki mai ha tangata kiate au ʻi he tauʻanga meʻalelé ʻo fakahā mai ko ia ʻa e pule ki he naunau fakatuʻasino ʻa e Siasí ʻi he ʻēlia ko iá.
Naʻá ne ʻeke mai pe te u loto ke fai ha fanga kiʻi ngāue maʻá e Siasí.”
ʻOku pehē ʻe Maikolo, “Naʻá ne ʻeke mai pe te ma loto ke fai hano fakangingila (tā valivali ʻaki ha vali lanu koula makehe) ha tā-tongitongi ʻo e ʻĀngelo ko Molonaí (ko ha palōfita ʻi ʻAmelika ʻi he kuonga muʻá, naʻá ne talaki hono fakafoki mai ʻo e ongoongoleleí pea ko hono ʻīmisi maká ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻi he tumutumu ʻo e ngaahi temipale ʻe niʻihi ʻa e Siasí). Naʻá ma talaange te ma loto ki ai, peá ma fakahū atu ʻema tohi kole, peá ma fai leva ʻa e ngāue mahuʻinga ko iá pea talu mei ai mo ʻema maʻu ʻa e faingamālie ke ngāue ʻi ha ngaahi polōseki kehe lahi.”
ʻOku ʻamanaki mai ʻa e kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ke hoʻata atu mei he ngaahi fale ʻo e ʻEikí ʻa e faʻahinga aʻusia ʻoku nau tui te nau maʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea ko e ngāue matamatalelei tahá pē ʻoku tali ʻi he tapa kotoa pē. ʻOku pehē ʻe Tepi, “ʻOku fuʻu makehe ʻa e ngaahi falé ni, ko ia ai kuo pau ke haohaoa ʻa e ngāue ʻokú ma faí.”
ʻOkú na fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue vali makehe, fakaʻaongaʻi e sitenisilá, fakangingila (ʻoku toe ʻiloa ko e “vali koula manifí” ʻaki ʻa e vali koula ʻoku kalati ʻe 23), monomono ʻa e palasitaá mo e pepa ʻoku fakapipiki ki he holisí, pea aʻu ki hono monomono ʻa e naunau falé. ʻOku pehē ʻe Maikolo, “ʻI he tūkunga ʻo e ngāue ʻokú ma faí, te ma lava ʻo fai ha faʻahinga meʻa pē ʻe fiemaʻu ki hano teuteuʻi ʻo ha temipale.”
ʻOku ngāue ʻa e ongomātuʻá ʻi he ngaahi temipale kuo ʻosi langa pea fiemaʻu hano fakafoʻou ʻo loto, kae pehē foki ki hono langa ʻa e ngaahi temipale foʻoú. Ko e angamahení, ʻoku fai ʻa e ngāue ki hono fakafoʻou ʻo e lotofalé lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻataimi ʻo e tāpuni ʻo e temipalé ʻi he vaeuaʻanga ʻo e taʻú ke fai ʻa e ngāue ki hono tauhi ke maʻá, ʻoku meimei ke fai ia ʻi ha uike ʻe ua ʻo tuʻo ua ʻi he taʻu.
ʻOku ʻoatu ʻena ngāué ʻi ha taimi lahi kimuʻa pea ʻokú na toe vakaiʻi ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e temipale pau kuo vahe kinaua ki aí, pea te na toki fononga leva ki he ʻēlia ko iá. ʻI heʻena aʻu atú ʻe takai holo ʻa Maikolo mo Tepi mo e pule ki he naunau fakatuʻasino ʻo e temipalé, ʻo fakapipiki ha ʻū tepi lanu mata ngingila ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻokú na sio ai ki ha meʻa ʻe fiemaʻu ke toe ngaohi foʻou pe fakaleleiʻi.
Naʻe pehē ʻe Tepi, “ʻOku ʻikai ke fuʻu lahi ʻa e taimi ke ma fakakakato kotoa ai ʻa e ngāué ni, ko ia ʻokú ma fuʻu tokanga ʻaupito ki ai.”
ʻOkú ne pehē, “ʻI he taimi kuo kakato kotoa ai ʻa e ngāue ʻi heʻema lisí, te ma toe lue takai holo leva ʻo toe sio ki he ngāué—ke ʻilo pe ʻoku toe ʻi ai nai ha meʻa naʻe ʻikai ke ma fakatokangaʻi ʻi he kamatá. Ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku lava kakato ia pea kuo fakahoko lelei ʻa e ngāué—ko ha meʻa fakafiefia moʻoni ʻa e ongo kuo kakato ʻa e ngāué.”
Pea hangē ko e meʻa kuo ʻiloʻi ʻe Maikolo mo Tepí, ʻokú na aʻusia ha ngaahi momeniti ʻo ha fakahā fakaofo mo e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻi he taimi ʻokú na ngāue ai ʻi he ngaahi temipale ʻo e ʻEikí.
“Naʻá ma fiemaʻu ha ngaahi fuʻu sitenisila lalahi ange ki ha temipale naʻá ma ngāue ki ai, ka koeʻuhí ko e ʻikai ke ma maheni mo ha taha ʻi he kolo ko iá naʻá ma ʻalu pē ki he ʻinitanetí ʻo ʻilo ai ha ʻū kautaha fakatau sitenisila ʻe ua pe tolu.” Ko e fakamatala ia ʻa Tepí. “Naʻá ma saiʻia ʻi ha kautaha ʻe taha, ka ko e hoko ia ʻa e 11 poʻuli pea naʻá ma fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi sitenisila ko ʻení ʻi he vave taha te ma lavá. Naʻe ʻikai ke ma lava ʻo maʻu ʻenau taimi ngāué ʻi he uepisaití ka naʻe fakafokifā pē ʻa e ongo mālohi mai kiate au, “Fēfē ke ke tā pē kiate kinautolu?”
Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Tepi ʻo pehē, “Naʻá ma fakakaukau mahalo kapau te ma tā ki ai ʻe talamai ʻe he mīsini tali telefoní ʻenau houa ngāué. Ko ia naʻá ku tā leva ki he fiká, pea naʻe tali mai ia ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e pisinisí.”
Naʻá ne ʻi he ʻōfisí ʻi he pō ko iá koeʻuhí ko ha ngaahi palopalema naʻe fekuki mo ʻene kau ngāué ʻi ha polōseki naʻa nau lolotonga ngāue ki ai. ʻI he ʻalu atu ʻa Maikolo mo Tepi kimui ange ke ʻomi ʻena sitenisila foʻoú, naʻe talaange ʻe he tangatá ʻoku foʻou ia ke ne ʻi he ʻōfisí ʻi he taimi poʻuli peheé.
Naʻe pehē ʻe Tepi, “Naʻá ne pehē naʻá ne haʻú ke toe tutuʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi sitenisilá ki haʻane polōseki pea te ne ʻi he ʻōfisí ʻo aʻu ki he uá pe tolu hengihengi. Kuo teʻeki ai ke hoko ha meʻa pehē kimuʻa. Ka kuo ʻaukai mo lotu ʻa Maika ʻi he ʻahó kakato fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, pea ʻokú ma tui naʻe tataki kimaua ʻe he ʻEikí ki he pisinisi te ne lava ʻo tokoni mai ke ma fakakakato ʻa e meʻa naʻá ma ngāue ki aí.
ʻOku hounga moʻoni kiate kimaua ʻa e ngaahi momeniti pehení.”
ʻOku pehē ʻe Maikolo mo Tepi ko e taimi fakafiefia moʻoni ʻeni ʻi he ngāue makehe ko ʻeni ʻo hono langa ʻo e ngaahi temipalé ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní, pea ʻokú na fakamālō ʻi he lava ke fakahoko hona kiʻi fatongiá. “ʻOkú ma saiʻia ʻi ha ngaahi ʻelemēniti pau ʻo ha faingataʻa, pea ʻokú ma saiʻia ʻi heʻema ngāue fakatahá. ʻOku hāhāmolofia moʻoni—ke ʻi ai ha timi ko ha husepāniti pea mo ha uaifi. Ka ʻoku lelei ʻaupito ʻema ngāue fakatahá,” ko e fakamatala ia ʻa Tepí.
ʻOku tānaki mai ki ai ʻa Maikolo ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou fanongo ki he lea ʻoku taku ʻe he niʻihi kehé ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku kau ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he fanga kiʻi meʻa īkí,’ pea ko e taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he kuohilí naʻá ku mātuʻaki fifli ai ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni?’” Naʻe toe pehē ʻe Maikolo. “ʻIo ʻokú Ne ʻi ai moʻoni ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau faingataʻaʻia taha aí, ʻo feinga ke maʻu ha solovaʻanga ki ha palopalema ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia, te Ne fakahā mai ʻa e founga lelei ange ke fai ai iá.
ʻOku mātuʻaki fakaofo moʻoni ke hoko ko ha konga ʻo e meʻa ko iá.”