Ko e Fekumi ki he Ngaahi Talí: Mei he Tokoua ki he Tokoua
ʻI he Fakaʻau ke Fakapoʻuli Ange ʻa e Māmaní, Te Tau Lava Fēfē ke Maʻu ʻa e ʻAmanaki Leleí mo e Fiefiá?
Ko ha fehuʻi kuo fakahoko ʻe ha kakai fefine tokolahi, ʻo kau ai au.
ʻOku ou anga ʻaki ʻa hono tala ki he Tamai Hēvaní ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou fakakaukau te u lava mo ʻikai lava ʻo fakahokó. ʻOku ou manatuʻi naʻe tuʻo taha ʻeku talaange kiate Ia ʻi heʻeku kei siʻí naʻe ʻikai ke u fie moʻui lolotonga e ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí he naʻá ku ʻiloʻi pē he ʻikai ke u lava ʻo matuʻuaki ha kuonga faiangahala mo kovi pehē.
ʻI he hoko atu e moʻuí, ʻoku ou kei tala pē ʻoku ʻikai ke u lava ʻo kātekina e fakautuutu ʻa e fakapoʻuli ʻi he māmaní.
Ko e meʻa ʻoku ngali kehé, he ʻoku pehē ʻe hoku tāpuaki fakapēteliaké te u maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ni. ʻOku ou faʻa puputuʻu ʻi he founga ʻoku ʻamanaki mai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke u maʻu ʻa e fiefiá ʻi ha māmani ʻoku fili tauʻatāina, poupou, pea tanumaki ai ʻe he kakaí ʻa e koví.
ʻOku anga fēfē ʻa hono maʻu ʻe ha taha ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí pe fiefia ʻoku tuʻuloá ʻi ha māmani pehē?
Kuo hoko ʻa e taʻe-fehokotaki ko ʻeni ʻi he meʻa ʻoku talamai ʻe heʻeku tāpuaki fakapēteliake kiate aú ʻoku malava pea mo e fōtunga ʻo e māmaní he ʻaho ní, ke u ako ai e fatongia ʻo e ʻamanaki leleí mo e fiefiá ʻi he ongoongolelei ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí.
ʻAmanaki leleí
ʻI he kamata ke u ako fekauʻaki mo e ʻamanaki leleí, naʻá ku maʻu ai ha lea naʻe fai ʻe ʻEletā Sitīveni E. Sinou, ko ha Fitungofulu Taki Māʻolunga mālōlō: “ʻOku hanga ʻe heʻetau ʻamanaki lelei ʻi he Fakalelei [ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí] ʻo fakaivia kitautolu ʻaki ha ʻilo taʻengata. ʻOku makatuʻunga leva he ʻilo ko iá ʻa ʻetau malava ʻo sio fakalaka atu mei he kuongá ni ki he talaʻofa ʻo e taʻengatá. ʻOku ʻikai fie maʻu ia ke tau ʻefihia pē ʻi he ʻatamai pukupuku ʻo e ʻamanaki launoá.”1
Naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi ne u ʻosi aʻusia tonu ʻa e moʻoni mālohi ko ʻení ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu siʻi kimuʻa. Kimuʻa siʻi pē peá u ʻosi mei he ngāue fakafaifekau ʻi he fakatonga ʻo Falaniseé, naʻe ʻohofi ʻe ha kau puke fakamālohi ʻa Pālesi, ne hoko ʻeni ke nofo tailiili ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi he fonuá. ʻI he taimi ne mau fakatalanoa ai ki he kakaí ʻi he hili ha uike ʻe taha mei aí, naʻa nau faʻa ʻeke mai pe ʻoku anga fēfē ʻemau kei maʻu ʻa e tuí hili ko iá ne tuku ʻe he ʻOtuá ke hoko ha ngaahi meʻa fakalilifu pehē. Ne mau faʻa vahevahe mo kinautolu ha ngaahi talanoa mei he folofolá, pea ne mau akoʻi e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo ʻEne palani ki he fiefiá. Ko e kakai ko ia ne nau lava ke toe maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí, ko kinautolu ia ne nau fakafanongo ki heʻemau pōpoakí pea nau feinga ke maʻu ha ʻilo ʻoku taʻengatá.
Naʻe pehē ʻe Palesiteni Lāsolo M. Nalesoni: “Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisi, ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻilo ki ha palani fakalangi ki hono huhuʻi ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Ka ne taʻeʻoua ʻa e ʻilo ko iá, ʻe maʻuhala ʻa e kakaí ʻo tui ko e moʻui he ʻaho ní ʻe mole pē ia ʻapongipongi—ko e fiefiá mo e ngaahi feohi fakafāmilí ʻoku fakataimi pē.”2
Kapau ʻoku hoko ʻa e ʻikai ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisí ke ne fakatupunga ʻa e siva e ʻamanakí ʻoku tau faʻa mātā ai he māmaní, pea tā ko hono fakalahi ko ia ʻetau tui mo e ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisí ʻe ala tokoni ia ke tau maʻu ai ha ʻamanaki lelei lahi ange ʻi he moʻuí. Kuo fakapapauʻi mai ʻeni ʻe ʻEletā Sefilī R. Hōlani ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻo pehē: “Koeʻuhí ne fakapapauʻi ʻe hono Fakafoki Mai ʻo e Ongoongoleleí e tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻoku ngāue e ʻOtuá ʻi he māmaní, ʻe lava ke tau ʻamanaki lelei, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻamanaki lelei, naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e faingataʻa hulutuʻá.”3
Ko e taimi ʻe niʻihi ko hono ʻiloʻi ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻikai ke faingofua ange ai ke fakahoko ia, tautautefito ki he fakautuutu e fakapoʻuli ʻi he māmani ʻokú ne ʻākilotoa kitautolú. ʻI he taimi ʻoku kamata ai ke u ongoʻi loto-foʻí, ʻoku ou saiʻia ke fakakaukau ki he akonaki fakapotopoto ko ʻeni meia Kēvini J. Uofení, ko e palesiteni ʻo e ʻUnivēsiti Pilikihami ʻIongí:
Kapau ʻoku tau fie maʻu ke fakamālohia ʻetau ʻamanaki leleí, kuo pau ke tau tokanga taha ange ki he Fakamoʻuí, tautautefito ki he taimi ʻoku tau ongoʻi ai kuo siva ʻetau ʻamanakí. Ko e taha e ngaahi founga faingofua taha kae mālohi taha te tau lava ke fakahoko ʻaki iá ko e muimui ki Heʻene tā sīpingá ʻaki e tokoni ki he niʻihi kehé. ʻI heʻetau fai iá, ʻe hiki ʻetau tokangá meiate kitautolu ki he niʻihi kehé, pea ʻe kamata ke tau maʻu ha loto-holi ki honau tuʻunga moʻui leleí. ʻE lava leva ke fakatahaʻi ʻa e ʻamanaki lelei ko iá mo e fakapapau ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe Kalaisí pea ʻe lava ke Ne fakahoko ia ʻo fakafou ʻiate kitautolu. ʻE lava ke hoko ʻa hono tānaki mai ko ʻeni ʻo e tuí ki heʻetau ngaahi holi māʻoniʻoní ke liliu ai ʻetau ʻamanaki lelei ʻoku kei siʻisiʻi mo toki kamakamatá ki ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻoku tuʻuloa, mālohi, pea lelei ange ʻe lava ke ne liliu kitautolu—mo e niʻihi kehé.4
Te tau lava ʻo fakatuʻamelie ki hotau kahaʻú ʻaki ʻetau fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne ʻomi kitautolu ke tau ofi ange ai kia Kalaisí, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ko e hā e meʻa ʻoku hoko ʻi he māmani ʻoku tau ʻi aí. ʻI heʻetau fakamālohia hotau vā fetuʻutaki mo Iá, te tau ako leva ke sio ki he moʻuí ʻaki ha fakakaukau ʻoku taʻengatá pea ʻiloʻi ko e ngaahi faingataʻa mo e ʻahiʻahi ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo ia ʻi he moʻui ní “ʻe kiʻi fuofuoloa siʻi pē” (Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 121:7).
Fiefiá
Kae fēfē ʻa e fiefiá? ʻIkai nai ko ʻetau ʻi hení ke tau maʻu ʻa e fiefiá? (Vakai, 2 Nīfai 2:25.) Te tau maʻu fēfē ʻa e fiefiá ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakaloloma ai e ngaahi tūkungá pea ʻoku tau fai hotau lelei tahá koeʻuhí pē ke tau ʻamanaki lelei ki ha kahaʻu ʻoku lelei angé?
Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻEletā Tēvita A. Petinā ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻa e fiefiá ʻo pehē: “ʻOku tokoni ʻetau fakakaukau ki he ongoongoleleí ke mahino ai kiate kitautolu ko e fiefiá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ongo ia ʻoku taimi nounou pē; ka, ko ha meʻaʻofa fakalaumālie ia mo ha tuʻunga ʻo e moʻuí.”5
ʻI he taimi ne u fanongo ai ki heʻene lea ʻaki ʻení, ne u liliu ʻa e founga ne u fakahoko ʻaki ʻeku fekumi ki he fiefiá. Ne aʻu ki he taimi ko iá, ne u fiu he fekumi ki ha ongo ʻo e fiefia haohaoá, ko ha meʻa he ʻikai teitei mole pea te ne fakapuliki kotoa ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi mamahí pe loto-laveá. Ka naʻe fakaʻaaki ʻe he fakaʻuhinga ʻa ʻEletā Petinaá ʻa hoku matá ke u fakakaukau mahalo pē ko e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai ke u maʻu ai ʻa e fiefia ne talaʻofa maí he naʻá ku fekumi ki ha meʻa hala.
ʻOku totonu ke u fekumi ke u hoko ʻo fiefia, kae ʻikai ko e fekumi ke u ongoʻi fiefia.
ʻOku founga fēfē ʻa e hoko ha taha ʻo fiefiá? Naʻe ʻikai haʻaku ʻilo ki ai.
Naʻe tānaki mai ʻe ʻEletā Petinā ʻo pehe, “ʻOku maʻu ʻa e fiefiá mei hono fakaʻaongaʻi e tui ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí, maʻu moʻui taau mo tauhi faivelenga e ngaahi ouau mo e ngaahi fuakava toputapú, pea fāifeinga ke hoko ʻo ului moʻoni ki he Fakamoʻuí mo ʻEne ngaahi taumuʻá.”6
Naʻe akoʻi foki ʻe Palesiteni Nalesoni ʻo pehē:
“ʻOku siʻi ha kaunga e fiefia ʻoku tau maʻú, ki he tūkunga ʻetau moʻuí mo e meʻa ʻoku tukutaha ki ai ʻetau tokangá. …
“Ko e fiefiá ko ha meʻaʻofa ia ki he faivelengá. Ko ha meʻaʻofa ia ʻoku maʻu mei he feinga moʻoni ke moʻui angatonú, ʻo hangē ko ia ne akoʻi ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí.”7
Naʻe fakatupu heni ha mahino kiate au ʻi heʻeku ʻilo ha ngaahi moʻoni lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e tupuʻanga ʻo e fiefiá.
Tui kia Sīsū Kalaisi? Hoko ʻo ului lahi ange kiate Ia mo ʻEne ngaahi taumuʻá? Ko ha ngaahi meʻa ʻeni ne u fanongo ai ʻi he kotoa ʻo ʻeku moʻuí. Ko e meʻa tefito nai ʻeni ki hono liliu e ongo ʻoku ou maʻu ki he moʻui ʻi he māmaní lolotonga e taimi fakapoʻuli ko ʻení?
ʻIo!
ʻI heʻeku fakakaukauloto ki he ngaahi taimi ʻi heʻeku moʻuí ne u ongoʻi lahi taha ai ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí mo e fiefiá, ne u fakatokangaʻi ko e ngaahi taimi ia ne u tokanga taha ai ki hono fakamālohia hoku vā fetuʻutaki mo Kalaisí mo fāifeinga ke hoko ʻo hangē ko Iá.
Neongo ʻoku ou kei fefaʻuhi pē mo ha ngaahi taimi ʻo e mamahí pe siva e ʻamanakí, ka ʻoku ou maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki lelei mo e tui ko e taimi ko ia te u hokohoko atu ai ke tupulaki ʻo ofi ange kia Kalaisí, te Ne tokoniʻi au ʻi hoku ngaahi vaivaí. ʻOku ou ʻamanaki lelei ʻe ʻi ai ha ʻaho te u maʻu ai e kakato ʻo e fiefiá, pea ko e taimi te u fekumi ai ki he maama ʻo e Fakamoʻuí mo feinga ke hoko ʻo fiefia neongo e ngaahi tūkunga faingataʻá, te u maʻu ʻa e faʻahinga fiefia ne talaʻofa kiate au ʻi heʻeku tāpuaki fakapēteliaké pea ʻoku talaʻofa ia maʻatautolu kotoa—“ʻe kakato ʻa ʻenau fiefiá ʻo taʻengata” (vakai, 2 Nīfai 9:18).