ʻOku Tokoni pe Uesia Nai Koe ʻe Hoʻo Ngaahi Tōʻonga Moʻui Matuʻuakí?

Ko e palopalema mo e ngaahi founga matuʻuaki ʻoku ʻikai leleí ʻoku nau fakahoko ha tokoni taimi nounou, ka ʻe lava ke toe kovi ange ʻa e ngaahi palopalemá ʻi he lele lōloá. ʻE lava ke iku ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fakaʻehiʻehí ki he maʻunimā pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tohoakiʻi ʻaki ʻetau tokangá ʻo faingataʻa ange ai ke ke matuʻuaki hoʻo ngaahi palopalemá.

Ko e ngaahi founga matuʻuakí ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tohoakiʻi ai koe mei he moʻoní pe fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha palopalema ʻokú ke fehangahangai mo ia. Ka te nau lava ʻo tokoni atu ke fakaivia koe, tokanga, fakamanatu atu ho tuʻunga fakatāutahá, mo maʻu ʻa e ongoʻi mapuleʻi ʻoku fiemaʻu ke fehangahangai ai mo e ngaahi tūkunga mo e ngaahi ongo ʻokú ke maʻú.³

ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻo e moʻui lelei fakaeʻatamaí, ʻoku meimei ke ʻi ai ha faʻahinga ʻe ua ʻo e ngaahi founga matuʻuaki ʻoku leleí: tuʻunga ʻi he palopalemá (ngāue ke fakaleleiʻi hoʻo ngaahi palopalemá) mo e tuʻunga ʻi he ongó (liliu hoʻo fakakaukaú kimuʻa pea toki ngāue ki hoʻo ngaahi palopalemá ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ha tali ʻoku tuʻunga ʻi he manavasiʻí). ʻE lava ke hangē ʻa e matuʻuaki tuʻunga ʻi he palopalemá ko hano faʻu ha patiseti kapau ʻokú ke foua ʻa e mafasia fakapaʻangá. Ko e matuʻuaki tuʻunga ʻi he ongó ʻe malava pē ko hono tuku ha taimi ke fakamālohisino pe fanongo ki ha fasi fakanonga ke fakaakeake mei ha ʻaho faingataʻa.

ʻI heʻeku hoko ko e tokotaha muimui ʻo Kalaisí, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻoku ou fakafalala lahi ange ki he ngaahi founga matuʻuaki ʻoku tuʻunga ʻi he meʻa fakalaumālié. ʻI he hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi taimi faingataʻá, ko hono pukepuke ko ia ha fakakaukau ʻoku taʻengatá, tafoki ki he ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni langaki moʻuí, mo e falala ki he tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí ʻoku mahuʻinga tatau pē ia mo e ngaahi founga matuʻuaki kehé ʻi hono fakaivia koe ke tokoni ke ke fepaki mo e ngaahi faingataʻá.

ʻOku ʻaonga ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ki he ngaahi tūkunga kehekehe pea ʻe lava pē ke fakatahaʻi.

Ko ha ngaahi sīpinga ʻeni ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi founga matuʻuaki lelei te ke lava ʻo ʻahiʻahiʻí:

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Ko Hono Liliu Hoʻo Ngaahi Tōʻonga Moʻuí

ʻOku ʻikai hoko ʻa e liliu ʻo e tōʻonga moʻuí ʻi he pō pē ʻe taha, ka ʻoku mahuʻinga ke ako ha ngaahi founga foʻou mo lelei ke matuʻuaki ai ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻá. Ko e taimi kotoa pē ʻokú ke fili ai ha tali ʻoku lelei angé, ʻoku faingofua ange leva ʻa e moʻuí, pea te ke loto vilitaki fakaeloto, lavameʻa, mo anga faka-Kalaisi ange.

Ko ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻeni ʻe niʻihi kuo nau tokoniʻi au ke fakatupulaki ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga moʻui lelei ange ʻe ala tokoni kiate koé:

Falala ki he Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi ke maʻu ha tokoni. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sisitā Lepeka L. Kuleiveni, ko e Tokoni Ua ʻi he Kau Palesitenisī Lahi ʻo e Kau Finemuí: “ʻOku foaki mai kiate kitautolu ʻa e mālohi ke fakahoko ha ngaahi liliu tuʻuloa ʻo fakafou ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. ʻI heʻetau tafoki loto-fakatōkilalo kiate Iá, te Ne fakalahi ʻa ʻetau malava ke liliú.”⁴ ʻOku fie tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau ako. Naʻa mo e taimi ʻoku tau toe foki ai ki he ngaahi tōʻonga motuʻá pe tukulolo ki he ngaahi ʻahiʻahí, ʻe lava ke fakafiemālieʻi kitautolu ʻi heʻetau ʻilo he ʻikai ke Ne tuku ke tau faingataʻaʻia toko tahá.

Te tau lava ʻo ikunaʻi ʻetau ngaahi tōʻonga moʻui koví pea fakahoko ha liliu tuʻuloa ʻo fakafou ʻi hotau Fakamoʻuí. Naʻe akonaki ʻa Palesiteni Lāsolo M. Nalesoni ʻo pehē:

“ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ʻa e ikunaʻi ia ʻo māmaní ke tau hoko ʻo haohaoa ʻi he moʻuí ni, pe ʻe puli fakafokifā kotoa hoʻo ngaahi palopalemá—he ʻikai ke pehē ia. ʻOku ʻikai ʻuhinga ia he ʻikai ke ke kei fai ha fehalaaki. Ka ʻoku ʻuhinga hono ikuʻi ʻa māmaní, ʻe tupulekina ho ivi ke tekeʻi ʻa e angahalá. ʻE molū ange ho lotó ʻi he tupulaki hoʻo tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí [vakai, Mōsaia 5:7]. …

“… Ko e taimi kotoa pē te ke feinga ai pea mo muimui ki he ueʻi ʻa e Laumālié, ko e taimi kotoa pē te ke fai ai ha meʻa lelei—ha ngaahi meʻa he ʻikai fai ʻe he ʻtangata fakakakanó,ʼ—ko hoʻo ikuʻi ia ʻa māmaní.”⁵

Manatuʻi naʻe ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga hoʻo fakahoko e ngaahi tōʻonga moʻuí. He ʻikai te ke hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga koví kapau naʻe ʻikai ke nau tokoniʻi koe ʻi ha faʻahinga founga, neongo kapau ko e “tokoni” ko iá ko ha ongoʻi fiefia pe malu ʻoku loi. Hangē ko ʻení, naʻe tokoniʻi au ʻe heʻeku ngaahi fakahehema ke haohaoá ke u fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fehangahangai mo ʻeku manavasiʻí ʻi he ʻikai ke u fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻa e niʻihi kehé.

Ka ʻi heʻeku tukuange ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻu ko iá, ne u ongoʻi maʻamaʻa ange! ʻI hoʻo fakatokangaʻi ʻa e palopalema ʻokú ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei ai ʻi hoʻo ngaahi founga matuʻuaki ʻoku ʻikai leleí, te ke lava ʻo faʻu ha palani lelei ange ke fekuki ai mo hoʻo ngaahi ongó.

ʻE lava ke tokoni hoʻo fehuʻi loto ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení ke ke ʻiloʻi ai koe peá ke tali ʻi ha founga kehe:

• Ko e hā ʻa e fiemaʻu ʻoku feinga ʻa e tōʻonga moʻui kovi ko ʻení ke fakakakató?

• Ko e hā ʻa e ongo ʻoku tokoni ʻa e tōʻonga moʻui ko ʻení ke u fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí?

• Ko e hā ha fili lelei ange te u lava ʻo ʻahiʻahi ke fakalato ʻa e fiemaʻu ko iá?

ʻAi ke faingamālie ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga moʻui ʻoku leleí. ʻAi ʻa e founga matuʻuaki leleí ko e fili faingofua taha ke fakahokó ʻaki hono toʻo ʻa e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi pe ngaahi faingataʻa kehé. Naʻe vahevahe ʻe he palōfesa ʻo e ʻUnivēsiti ko Pilikihami ʻIongí ha talanoa ki ha talavou naʻá ne faleʻi ʻa ia naʻe fefaʻuhi mo e ponokalafí ko ha founga matuʻuaki. Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he tangatá naʻá ne moʻulaloa ange ki he ʻahiʻahí ʻi he taimi naʻá ne toko taha aí, loto-mafasiá, pe helaʻiá, ko ia naʻá ne fakaʻehiʻehi ai mei he ngaahi meʻangāue fakaʻilekitulōniká ʻi he ngaahi taimi ko iá peá ne feinga ke tafoki ki he tohinoá, mohé, lau folofolá, mo e fakamālohisinó.⁶ Fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe lelei kiate koé pea ʻai ke maʻu ngofua ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻoku lelei angé!

Angaʻofa pē kiate koe. Ko e konga ʻo e hoko ko e tangatá ko e tōnounou neongo ʻetau fakahoko hotau lelei tahá. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke fakahaohaoaʻi hoʻo taukei matuʻutakí ʻi ha ʻaho pē ʻe taha. Ko e meʻa mahuʻingá ʻa e fakaangaangá! ʻE lava ke tau hangē ko Nīfaí, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē fekauʻaki mo ʻene feinga ke tohi ʻa e folofola toputapú, “Pea ko ʻeni, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai haʻaku fai hala … koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi vaivai ʻa ia ʻoku ʻiate aú, ʻo fakatatau ki he kakanó, ko ia ʻoku ou fakatonuhiaʻi ai au” (1 Nīfai 19:6).

ʻOku fiemaʻu ha taimi lahi ki he liliú, pea ʻoku ou kei ako pē ke matuʻuaki ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻá ʻi ha founga ʻoku leleí. Ka kuó u ʻosi mamata ʻo fakafou ʻi he tuí, faʻa kātakí, mo e fakaangaangá, ki ha ngaahi fakalakalaka lahi ʻi he founga ʻoku ou matuʻuaki ai ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻá. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻi hoʻo tafoki kia Kalaisí pea tui te ke lava ʻo tupulakí, te ke lava ʻo fakatupulaki ha ngaahi tōʻonga moʻui lelei ange ʻe tokoni atu ke ke moʻui melino ange mo fakapotopoto.