Kuo Tohi Koā ʻi Hotau Lotó ʻa e Tui ki he Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí?

ʻOku mau fakamoʻoni fakataha mo kimoutolu ki he Fakalelei ʻa hotau Fakamoʻui, ko Sīsū Kalaisí. Kuo tohi ʻemau ngaahi fakamoʻoní ʻi homau lotó, ʻo hangē pē ko kimoutolú, ʻi heʻemau fehangahangai mo e ngaahi faingataʻa mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe ʻo tupu ai ʻemau tupulaki fakalaumālié. ʻE lava ke ngali taʻe fakafiemālie ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ko ʻení kapau ʻe ʻikai mahino e palani haohaoa ʻo e fiefia ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní mo e hoko e Fakalelei ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ko e uho ʻo e palani ko iá. ʻOku tau ʻinasi kotoa ʻi he ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e moʻuí. Ka ʻoku tohi ʻi he loto ʻo e kakai faivelengá “ʻE lava ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku taʻe fakafiemālie ʻi he moʻui ní, ʻo fakafou ʻi he Fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.”

Ko e hā ʻoku fakangofua ai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e mamahí mo e faingataʻá ke hoko kiate kitautolu ʻi he moʻui ní? Ko ha konga pē ia ʻo e palani ki heʻetau tupulakí mo e fakalakalaká! Naʻa tau “hiva fiefia”⁶ ʻi heʻetau ʻiloʻi ʻe maʻu e faingamālie ke tau haʻu ai ki he māmaní ʻo aʻusia e moʻui matelié. Naʻe akonaki ʻa ʻEletā Tāleni H. ʻOakesi ʻo pehē, “ ʻOku tau lava ʻo fakahoko vave ange hotau [faka] uluí ʻi hotau ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá pea mo e mamahí ʻi haʻatau moʻui fiemālie mo nonga pē.”⁷

ʻOku fakahaaʻi e moʻoni ko ʻení ʻe ha sīpinga ʻo ha fefine paionia faivelenga. Naʻe mali ʻa Mele Loisi Uoka ʻi hono taʻu 17 mo Sione T. Mōlisi ʻi Seni Luisi, ʻi Mīsuli. Naʻá na kolosi fakataha mo e Kāingalotú he ngaahi manafá ʻi he 1853, ʻo na aʻu ki he Teleʻa Sōlekí hili pē ha kiʻi taimi siʻi mei he taʻu taha ʻena malí. Naʻe hoko kiate kinaua e ngaahi faingataʻa tatau pē mo e Kāingalotu kehé ʻi heʻena fonongá. Ka ne ʻikai ʻosi ʻena ngaahi mamahí mo e faingataʻaʻiá ʻi heʻena aʻu ki he Teleʻa Sōlekí. Naʻe taʻu 19 ʻa Mele he taʻu hono hokó, peá ne tohi ai ʻeni: “Ne fāʻeleʻi mai ʻema tamasiʻí. … ʻI ha efiafi ʻe taha ʻi hono māhina uá pe tolú nai, … ne fanafana mai ha meʻa kiate au, ‘ʻE mate ʻa e kiʻi valevalé.’”

Ne tō lalo e moʻui ʻa e kiʻi pēpeé he lolotonga e faʻahitaʻu momokó. “Ne mau fai e meʻa kotoa naʻe malavá, … kae kei fāihifo pē e kiʻi pēpeé. … ʻI he ʻaho ua ʻo Fēpuelí, naʻá ne mālōlō ai … ko ia ne u inu ai ʻa e mamahi ʻo e māvae mo hoku kakano mo e toto tonú.” Ka ne teʻeki ai pē ʻosi hono ngaahi ʻahiʻahí. Naʻe puke foki mo e husepāniti ʻo Melé, peá ne mālōlō hili pē ha uike ʻe tolu e mālōlō ʻene pēpeé.

Naʻe tohi ʻe Mele ʻo pehē: “Ko ia, ʻi ha vahaʻataimi nounou pē ʻo ha ʻaho ʻe 20, ne toʻo atu ai hoku husepānití mo ʻema tama ʻe toko taha peé ʻi heʻeku kei taʻu hongofulu tupú pē, ʻi ha fonua muli naʻe maile ʻe laungeau mei hoku fāmilí mo e kāingá pea kei hanga mei muʻa ha ngaahi faingataʻa lahi … peá u fakaʻamu pehē ange mai ʻe au ke u mate ʻo fakataha mo hoku [ongo] ʻofaʻangá.”

Ne hoko atu ʻa Mele: “Ne u ʻeveʻeva atu mo hoku kaungāmeʻá he efiafi Sāpate ʻe taha. … Ne u manatuʻi e puli [hoku husepānití] mo ʻeku fuʻu taʻelatá pea ʻi heʻeku tangi mamahí, ne u lava pē ke sioloto atu, ki he ngaahi faingataʻa lahi ʻo e moʻuí te u aʻusiá pea naʻá ku ongoʻi lahi ʻoku moʻoni. Ne u ongoʻi loto-mafasia, he ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he filí ʻa e taimi ke ne ʻohofi ai kitautolú, ka ʻoku māfimafi ʻa hotau [Fakamoʻuí, ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi] ke fakahaofi kitautolu. ʻI he … tokoni ʻa e Tamaí, ne u malava ke fepaki mo e mālohi kotoa ne hangē ne nau ʻohofi au he taimi ko ʻení.”⁸

Ne ako ʻe Mele ʻi heʻene taʻu 19 pē, ʻoku ʻomi ʻe he Fakaleleí ha ʻilo pau kiate kitautolu te ne lava ke fakaleleiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku taʻe fakafiemālie ʻi he moʻuí ni—naʻa mo e ngaahi loto mamahi lahi tahá.

ʻOku ʻi ai e founga ke tau ʻiloʻi ai e taimi kuo tau ako ai ha tokāteline pe tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e ongoongoleleí. Ko e taimi ia ʻoku tau lava ai ke akoʻi e tokāteliné pe tefitoʻi moʻoní ʻi ha founga ʻe lava ke mahino ki he fānaú. ʻOku ʻi ai ha talanoa fakatātā ʻoku ʻi ha lēsoni ʻa e Palaimelí ʻoku hoko ko ha maʻuʻanga tokoni mahuʻinga ke akoʻi ʻaki e fānaú ke mahino e Fakaleleí. Mahalo ʻe lava ke tokoni ʻeni kiate kitautolu ʻi hono akoʻi ʻetau fānau pē ʻatautolú, makapuná, pe ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻi ha tui fakalotu kehe ʻoku nau fie maʻu ha mahino ki he tefitoʻi tokāteliné ni.

“Naʻe luelue atu ha [fefine] ʻi he halá ʻo ne tō ʻi ha fuʻu luo loloto pea ʻikai ke ne toe lava ʻo kaka hake ki ʻolunga. Naʻe ʻikai toe ha faʻahinga meʻa heʻene fai, kae ʻikai pē lava ke kaka hake ʻiate ia pē. Naʻe ui tokoni ʻa e [fefiné] ni pea naʻá ne fiefia ʻi ha fanongo mai ʻa ha tangata angalelei ki heʻene ui tokoní ʻo ne tuku hifo ha tuʻunga ki he fuʻu luó. Naʻe lava ke toe kaka hake ʻo maʻu ʻa ʻene tauʻatāiná.

“ʻOku tau tatau pē mo e [fefine] ko ia ʻi he fuʻu luó. ʻOku hangē tofu pē ʻa e faiangahalá ko e tō ki he fuʻu luó, pea ʻikai te tau toe lava ke kaka hake ʻiate kitautolu pē. ʻOku hangē tofu pē ʻa e fanongo mai ʻa e [tangata] angaleleí ni ki he ui tokoni ʻa e fefiné, ko hono ʻomi ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ʻa Hono ʻAlo Tofu Pē Tahá ke Ne fai e fakahaofí. ʻOku lava [ke] fakatatau ʻa e fakalelei ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ki hono tukutuku hifo ʻo e tuʻungá ki he luó; ʻokú ne hanga ʻo tokoniʻi ke tau kaka hake ki ʻolunga.”¹⁰ Ka ʻoku fai ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ha meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono tukutuku hifo pē ʻo e tuʻungá, ʻokú Ne “hifo ki he loto luó ʻo ʻai ke tau malava ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi e tuʻungá ke tau hao ai.”¹¹ “ʻOku hangē pē ʻa e pau ke kaka hake ʻa e [fefiné] ʻi he tuʻungá, ʻa e pau ke tau fakatomala mei heʻetau ngaahi angahalá mo talangofua ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni mo e ngaahi ouau ʻo e ongoongoleleí kae lava ke tau kaka hake mei hotau ngaahi luó pea ʻai ke ʻaonga ʻa e Fakaleleí ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. Hili ʻa ʻetau fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa, ʻe hanga leva ʻe he Fakaleleí ʻo fakafaingamālieʻi ke tau hoko ʻo taau ke tau foki hake ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻo e Tamai Hēvaní.”¹²

Ne u maʻu e faingamālie ke fetaulaki kimuí ni mai mo ha paionia ʻo onopooni, ko ha ʻofefine ʻofeina ʻo e ʻOtuá ne toki ului ki he Siasí ʻi Silei. Ko ha faʻē ʻoku nofo toko taha pē mo ʻene kiʻi fānau tangata ʻe toko ua. Naʻe fakafou ʻi he mālohi ʻo e Fakaleleí ʻa ʻene malava ke fakangaloʻi ʻa e kuohilí peá ne feinga fakamātoato he taimí ni ke ne hoko ko ha ākonga moʻoni ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻI heʻeku fakakaukau ki he fefiné ni, ne u manatu ai ki ha tefitoʻi moʻoni naʻe akonaki ʻaki ʻe ʻEletā Tēvita A. Petinā: “Ko e meʻa kehe ia ke ʻilo naʻe haʻu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ki he māmaní ke pekia maʻatautolu—he ko e konga mahuʻinga ia mo e fakavaʻe ʻo e tokāteline ʻo Kalaisí. Ka ʻoku toe fie maʻu ke tau fakahoungaʻi e ngaahi fie maʻu ʻa e ʻEikí, ʻoku fakafou mai ʻi Heʻene Fakaleleí pea ʻi he ivi ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, ke tōkakano ʻiate kitautolu—ʻo ʻikai ngata pē heʻene tataki kitautolú kae toe ʻomi mo ha mālohi kiate kitautolu.”¹³

ʻI heʻeku aleaʻi mo e fefine Silei ko ʻení e founga ke nofo maʻu ai ʻi he hala ʻoku fakatau ki he moʻui taʻengatá, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi mai kiate au ʻi he loto vēkeveke ʻa ʻene loto ke hokohoko atu ʻi he halá. Ko e konga lahi ʻo ʻene moʻuí naʻe mavahe ai mei he halá, peá ne talamai naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ia “ʻi he feituʻu” mavahe mei he halá te ne toe fie maʻu ʻi heʻene moʻuí. ʻOku moʻui ʻi hono lotó ʻa e ivi lavameʻa ʻo e Fakaleleí. ʻOku tohi ia ʻi hono lotó.

ʻOku ʻikai ngata pē ʻetau malava ke kaka ki tuʻa mei he luó ʻi he mālohi ko iá, ka ʻokú ne ʻomi foki ʻa e mālohi ke tau hokohoko atu ʻi he hala fāsiʻi mo lausiʻi te ne tataki kitautolu ke tau foki atu ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻo ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní.

ʻE lelei ke tau fakalaulauloto ki he fakakaukau ongo ko ʻeni meia ʻEletā ʻOakesí: “ʻOku pau pē naʻe mamahi lahi ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní ke tuku mai Hono ʻAló ke Ne kātekina ʻa e mamahi kāfakafa ʻo ʻetau ngaahi angahalá. Ko e fakamoʻoni lelei taha ia ʻo ʻEne ʻofa kiate kitautolu taki tahá!”¹⁴

ʻOku totonu ke hanga ʻe he ngāue kāfakafa ʻo e ʻofa ko iá ʻo ʻai ke tau tūʻulutui hifo ʻo fakamālō ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo ki he Tamai Hēvaní ʻi Heʻene ʻofa ʻiate kitautolú ke ʻomi ai ʻa Hono ʻAlo Pē ʻe Tahá pea ko e ʻAlo haohaoa ke mamahi maʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá, loto mamahí, mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ngali taʻe fakafiemālie ʻi heʻetau moʻui fakafoʻituituí?”

Manatuʻi e fefine ne toki talanoa ki ai ʻa Palesiteni Tieta F. ʻUkitofá? Naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻe tangi ha fefine ne fuoloa ʻene feʻao mo e ʻahiʻahí mo e mamahí, ʻo pehē, ‘Kuó u toki ʻiloʻi ʻoku ou hangē pē ha laʻi paʻanga ʻe 20 pepa [motuʻá]—ʻo manusinusi, mahaehae, ʻuli, ngaohikovia mo likoliko. Ka ʻoku ou kei paʻanga pē ʻe 20. ʻOku ʻi ai hoku mahuʻinga. Neongo ʻa e ʻikai ke u matamataleleí, pea neongo kuo ngaohikovia au, ka ʻoku kei kakato pē hoku mahuʻingá, ko e paʻanga ʻe 20.”¹⁵

ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he fefiné ni ko ha ʻofefine ʻofeina ia ʻo ʻene Tamai Hēvaní pea ʻoku mahuʻinga feʻunga ke Ne tuku mai ai Hono ʻAló ke fai e fakaleleí maʻana, fakafoʻituitui. ʻOku totonu ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he fefine kotoa pē ʻi he Siasí ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻiloʻi ʻe he fefiné ni—ko ha ʻofefine ʻofeina ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku liliu fēfē ʻe heʻetau ʻiloʻi hotau mahuʻinga kiate Iá ʻa e founga ʻoku tau tauhi ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi fuakavá? ʻOku kaunga fēfē ʻetau ʻiloʻi hotau mahuʻinga kiate Iá ki heʻetau holi ke tokoniʻi e niʻihi kehé? ʻOku fakatupulaki fēfē ʻe heʻetau ʻiloʻi hotau mahuʻinga kiate Iá ʻa ʻetau holi ke tokoniʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fie maʻu ke mahino ki ai e Fakaleleí ʻo hangē ko ʻetau mahinó—ʻo mahino ʻaupito? ʻI he taimi kuo tohi ai ʻi hotau lotó takitaha ʻa e tokāteline ʻo e Fakaleleí, ʻe toki kamata leva ke tau hoko ko e faʻahinga kakai ʻoku finangalo e ʻEikí ke tau hoko ki aí, ʻi Haʻane toe hāʻele mai. Te Ne ʻiloʻi ko ʻEne kau ākonga moʻoni kitautolu.