Nonga ʻi Hoku Lotó

ʻĪmisi

peace in my heart

Naʻá ku mamata ʻi hoku taʻu valú ki he palōfitá, kia Palesiteni Tēvita O. Makei (1873–1970). Naʻe meʻa ange ke fakatapui ha falelotu foʻou ʻa e Siasí ʻi Palemaila, Niu ʻIoke, USA. Naʻe ʻalu hoku fāmilí ki he fakatapuí. Naʻe ō mai foki mo ha kakai tokolahi kehe. Naʻa mau fiefia kotoa ke mamata ki he palōfitá!

Naʻá ku fuʻu kei siʻi, pea naʻe faingataʻa ai ke u sio takai ki he kakaí kotoa. Ka ʻoku ou kei ongoʻi pē e ʻofa ʻa Palesiteni Makeí. Ne u mamata ʻi ha kiʻi taimi nounou ki hono louʻulu hinaá mo hono fofonga ʻofá. Peá u fakakaukau, “Ko e fōtunga ʻeni e palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá.” Naʻá ku ʻosi lau fekauʻaki mo e kau palōfitá ʻi he folofolá, ka ko e fuofua taimi ʻeni ke u mamata ai ki ha palōfita pe Taki Māʻolunga. Naʻá ku toki ʻiloʻi ta ko e kau palōfitá ko ha kakai moʻoni. Pea ʻoku nau ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu! Te u manatuʻi maʻu ai pē ʻa e ʻofa mo e nonga ne u ongoʻi ʻi he ʻaho ko iá.

Naʻá ku maʻu ha toe aʻusia ʻi hoku taʻu 11, naʻe tokoni ke u ongoʻi ha nonga ʻi hoku lotó. Naʻe teu fai e konifelenisi fakasiteikí, pea ne u hiva ʻi he kuaea ʻa e siteikí. Naʻá ku fuʻu fiefia lahi! Naʻá ku tui ha sote hinehina fakaʻofoʻofa, mo ongoʻi makehe ʻaupito. Naʻe toʻo ʻa e fakalea ʻo e hiva ne mau hivaʻí mei he Sione 14:27, “ʻOku ou tuku ʻa e melinó kiate kimoutolu, ko ʻeku melino ʻoku ou foaki kiate kimoutolú: ʻoku ʻikai hangē ko e foaki ʻa māmaní, ʻa ʻeku foaki kiate kimoutolú. ʻOua naʻa mamahi homou lotó, pea ʻoua naʻa manavahē ia.”

Naʻe ongo moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ki hoku lotó, pea talu mei ai mo ʻeku manatuʻi maʻu pē. Ko e taimi naʻá ku hivaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá, naʻá ku ʻiloʻi ʻoku moʻoni. Naʻá ku ongoʻi ʻoku talamai ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ʻoku tokoni e muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisí ke tau ongoʻi e melinó. Talu mei ai, ko e taimi kotoa pē ʻoku ou fekuki ai mo ha faingataʻa, ʻoku haʻu ki heʻeku fakakaukaú ʻa e potu folofolá ni mo ne ʻomi kiate au ʻa e melinó. Kuo faitāpuekina ʻe he moʻoni ko ia naʻá ku ako ʻi heʻeku kei siʻí ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻeku moʻuí.