“ ʻOku ʻEkeʻi Meiate Kimoutolu ʻa Hoʻomou Fakamolemolé”

ʻOku ʻi ai e meʻa ʻe taha ʻe lava ke tau feinga ke fakatupulaki, ʻa ia ko ʻetau loto ko ia ke fefakamolemoleʻaki ʻetau ngaahi faihalá. Ko e laumālie ʻo e faʻa fakamolemolé ko ha ʻulungāanga lelei ia he ʻikai ʻaupito ke tau ʻiloʻi kakato e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ki aí, taʻekau ai.⁴

ʻOku ʻikai mahino ki he kakai ʻo māmaní …ʻa e ongo naʻe maʻu ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ʻi he mamahi ʻa hono laumālié, ʻo ne tangi ai ki heʻene Tamai Hēvaní, ke ʻoua naʻa fakamalaʻiaʻi mo fakaʻauha ʻa kinautolu naʻa nau toʻo ʻene moʻui fakamatelié, ka naʻá ne pehē:

“… ʻE Tamai, fakamolemole ʻa kinautolu; he ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo ʻa ia ʻoku nau faí.” (Luke 23:34.)

ʻOku totonu ko e ʻulungāanga ia ʻo e kāingalotu kotoa ʻo e Siasi ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní. Pea hangē kiate au ʻoku totonu ko e ʻulungāanga ia ʻo e ngaahi foha mo e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo kapau ʻoku mahino kakato kiate kinautolu e palani ʻo e fakamouí. … ʻE ʻikai ʻomi ʻe he ʻitá mo e loto tāufehiʻá ʻa e melinó mo e fiefiá kiate kitautolu.⁵

Kuo foaki mai ʻe he ʻEikí ha ngaahi fakamatala lahi kiate kitautolu, kuó Ne fakahā mai ʻEne fakakaukaú mo hono finangaló kiate kitautolu, kuó ne akoʻi mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe māmaní, pea fakatatau ki he fakamatala kuo tau maʻú, ʻokú Ne tuku mai ke tau fatongia ʻaki peá ne ʻamanaki mai ke tau moʻui ʻo māʻolunga ange mo sīpinga lelei ange ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻikai mahino kakato kiate kinautolu ʻa e Ongoongoleleí ʻo hangē ko kitautolú. Ko e laumālie ʻo e fakamolemolé ko ha meʻa ia ʻe lava ke fakaʻaliʻali kakato ange ʻe he Kāingalotú ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá pē. … Kuo pau ke tau aʻusia ha tuʻunga ʻe lava ke tau fakamolemoleʻi ai hotau kāingá.⁶ [Vakai, fokotuʻu hono 2 he peesi 273.]

Te u lau atu ha ngaahi veesi fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni [ʻa hono fakamolemoleʻi ʻo e niʻihi kehé] mei he vahe hongofulu mā valu ʻo e tohi ʻa Mātiú, kamata mei he veesi uofulu mā tahá. Hangehangē naʻe ʻi ai e kau ʻAposetoló mo e ʻEikí ʻi he taimi ko ʻení, pea haʻu ʻa Pita ʻo pehē ange kiate Ia:

“ʻEiki, ʻe liunga fiha ʻa e angahala ʻa hoku tokouá kiate au mo ʻeku fakamolemoleʻi ia? ke liunga fitu?

“Pea pehē ʻe Sīsū kiate ia, ʻOku ʻikai te u pehē kiate koe, Ke liunga fitu pē: kae liunga fitungofulu lau e fitu.” [Mātiu 18:21–22.]

Hili iá naʻe fai ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ha talanoa fakatātā … ʻo ha ongo tangata. Naʻe moʻua ʻaki ʻe ha taha ʻo e ongo tangatá ki hono ʻeikí ha paʻanga lahi, peá ne haʻu ʻo fakahā kiate ia he ʻikai te ne lava ʻo totongi hono moʻuá, peá ne kole ke fakamolemoleʻi muʻa ia ʻi hono moʻuá. Naʻe manavaʻofa ʻa e ʻEiki ʻo e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ʻo fakamolemoleʻi hono moʻuá. Naʻe ʻalu atu leva e tangata naʻe fakamolemoleʻí ʻo ʻilo ʻene kaungā-tamaioʻeiki naʻe ʻi ai hono moʻua siʻisiʻi pē kiate ia, peá ne fekau ke ne totongi hono moʻuá. Naʻe ʻikai lava ʻe he tangata masivá ni ʻo totongi hono moʻuá, peá ne kole ke fakamolemoleʻi muʻa hono moʻuá. Ka naʻe ʻikai fakamolemoleʻi ia; ka naʻe ʻave ia ʻe he tokotaha kuo fakamolemoleʻi ʻe hono ʻEikí ʻo lī ki he fale fakapōpulá. ʻI he mamata ʻa ʻene kaungā-tamaioʻeiki kehé ki he meʻa naʻe hokó naʻa nau ʻalu atu ki he ʻeiki ʻo e tangatá pea fakahā ki ai, pea naʻá ne ʻita peá ne tuku atu ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne fakamolemoleʻí ke fakamamahiʻi kae ʻoua ke ne totongi ʻa ia kotoa pē naʻe totonu ke ne totongí. Naʻe ʻikai lahi feʻunga hono lotó ke ne fakahoungaʻi ʻa e ʻaloʻofa naʻe fai kiate iá, pea ʻi he ʻikai ke ne maʻu ʻa e ʻofa faka-Kalaisi ko iá, naʻe mole ʻiate ia ʻa e meʻa hono kotoa. [Vakai, Mātiu 18:23–35.]

ʻOku hoko kiate kitautolu ha fanga kiʻi faingataʻa he taimi ʻe niʻihi, pea ngalo hono faʻa kātakiʻi kitautolu ʻe heʻetau Tamai Hēvaní, pea tau ʻai ha kiʻi meʻa laulaunoa naʻe fai pe lea ʻaki ʻe hatau tokoua pe tuofefine kau kiate kitautolu ke hangē ia ha fuʻu meʻa lahí ʻi hotau lotó. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau moʻui ʻaki maʻu pē ʻa e fono fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻa ia ʻoku finangalo e ʻEikí ke tau tauhí. ʻOku ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e fekau naʻá Ne ʻoange ki he kau ʻAposetoló ʻi he ngaahi fakalea ʻo e lotú, ʻa ē naʻe talaange ai ke nau lotu koeʻuhí ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻenau ngaahi angahalá ʻo hangē ko ʻenau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku fai angahala kiate kinautolú [vakai, Mātiu 6:12]. ʻOku ou ongoʻi ʻe au ʻoku lahi ʻaupito e meʻa ke tau ako fekauʻaki mo ʻení. Kuo ʻikai ke tau tali kakato ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fie maʻu mai ʻe heʻetau Tamai Hēvaní ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau faí.⁷ [Vakai, fokotuʻu hono 3 he peesi 273.]

Kuo akonekina kitautolu ke tau ʻofa ki hotau ngaahi filí, pea lotua ʻa kinautolu ʻoku tāufehiʻa mai mo kapeʻi ʻa kitautolú [vakai, Mātiu 5:44]. … ʻI he taimi ʻoku ngaohikovia ai kimoutolú, ʻoua naʻa mou toe fai ia ʻe kimoutolu. ʻI he taimi ʻoku lea kovi atu ai e niʻihi kehé, fakameʻapangoʻia ai pea lotua kinautolu. Manatuʻi ʻa e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e ʻEiki ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē ʻi hono tautau ia ʻi he ʻakaú, “ʻE Tamai, fakamolemoleʻi ʻa kinautolu, he ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻilo ʻa ia ʻoku nau faí.”⁸

Taimi ʻe niʻihi kuo fakalaveaʻi ʻe ha tangata maʻu mafai ha taha ʻo e kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí, ʻo ʻikai ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻe ia, pea hokohoko atu ai pē ʻa e ongoʻi loto-mamahi ʻa e fānau ko ia ʻa ʻetau Tamaí, kae ʻikai muʻa ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa kuo fekau mai ʻe he ʻEikí, ke ne ʻalu ki he tangata naʻá ne fakalaveaʻi iá pea fakahā kiate ia ʻi he angaʻofa ʻa e ngaahi ongo ʻoku ʻi hono lotó, pea ʻoange ki he tangata ko iá ha faingamālie ke pehē ange, “ ʻOku ou fakamolemole atu heʻeku fakalaveaʻi ho lotó, pea ʻoku ou fakaʻamu te ke fakamolemoleʻi au.” ʻI he ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻoku hoko, ʻoku tau maʻu ai ʻa e ongoʻi loto tāufehiʻa ʻa ia ko e fakatupu ia ʻe Sētane.⁹ [Vakai, fokotuʻu hono 4 he peesi 273.]

ʻOku ʻikai ke tau fehiʻa ki ha taha ʻo hotau kāingá; ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga lelei ki ai. Kapau ʻoku nau fakaʻuhinga halaʻi kitautolu, ʻave halaʻi haʻatau lea, pea fakatangaʻi kitautolu, ʻoku totonu ke tau manatuʻi ʻoku nau ʻi he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻEikí. … Ko ia ʻi heʻetau kai ʻa e sākalamēniti ʻo e ʻOhomohe ʻa e ʻEikí, … tau toʻo mei hotau lotó ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi fetaʻeʻofaʻaki kotoa ʻiate kitautolu pea ki hotau ngaahi tokoua mo e tuofāfine ʻoku ʻikai ke tau tui tataú.¹⁰

Tau takitaha moʻui ʻi ha founga he ʻikai maʻu ai ʻe he filí ha mālohi kiate kitautolu. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha tōkehekehe ʻiate kimoutolu, kapau naʻe ʻi ai ha ngaahi taʻefemahinoʻaki ʻiate koe mo ho kaungāʻapí, fakaleleiʻi ia ʻi he vave taha ʻe lavá, ʻi he ivi ʻo e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí, koeʻuhí ka hokosia e taimí te ke fakatou mateuteu mo ho hako ʻe muimui mai ʻiate koé ke maʻu ha tofiʻa ʻi he puleʻanga fakasilesitialé.¹¹

ʻOku tau ʻilo ʻi he Tohi ʻo e Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakavá ha fakamatala fekauʻaki mo e fakamolemolé, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻomi ai ʻe he ʻEikí ha fekau: ʻoku ʻi he vahe onongofulu mā faá, pea ʻoku ʻuhinga mai ia kiate kitautolu ʻi he ʻaho ní. ʻOku pehē hono laú:

“… Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ou pehē kiate kimoutolu, ko au, ko e ʻEikí, ʻoku ou fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e ngaahi angahalá kiate kinautolu ʻoku vete ʻenau ngaahi angahalá ʻi hoku ʻaó ʻo kole ha fakamolemolé, ʻa ia kuo ʻikai ke nau fai angahala ki he maté.

“Naʻe kumi ʻa ʻeku kau ʻākonga, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻi muʻá, ki ha faingamālie ke fetukuakiʻiʻaki ʻo ʻikai te nau fefakamolemoleʻaki ʻi honau lotó; pea naʻe fakamamahiʻi mo tauteaʻi ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻa kinautolu koeʻuhi ko e angahalá ni.

“Ko ia, ʻoku ou pehē kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku totonu ke mou fefakamolemoleʻaki; he ko ia ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakamolemoleʻi hono tokouá ʻi heʻene ngaahi angahalá ʻoku halaia ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí; he ʻoku nofo ʻiate ia ʻa e angahala lahi angé.”

Te u fakamamafaʻi ʻa e veesi fakamuimuitahá.

“Ko au, ko e ʻEikí, te u fakamolemoleʻi ʻa ia ʻoku ou loto ke fakamolemoleʻí, ka ʻoku ʻekeʻi meiate kimoutolu ʻa hoʻomou fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e kakai kotoa pē;

“Pea ʻoku totonu ke mou pehē ʻi homou lotó, tuku ke fakamaau ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi hoku vahaʻa mo koé, pea totongi kiate koe ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻo ngaahi ngāué.” [T&F 64:7–11.]

Kapau naʻe pehē ʻetau moʻuí, ʻo ʻikai ke tau fefakamāuʻaki ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau tōkehekehe ai mo hotau kaungāʻapí, ka tau kole moʻoni mo fakamātoato ki heʻetau Tamai ʻi Hēvani ʻo pehē,, “ ʻEiki, ke ke fakamaau ʻi hoku vā mo hoku tokouá; ʻokú ke ʻafioʻi hoku lotó; ʻokú Ke ʻafioʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke u ongoʻi ha ʻita kiate ia; tokoniʻi muʻa kimaua ke ma mahino tatau, pea foaki mai ha poto ke ma lava ʻo fengāueʻaki ʻi he māʻoniʻoni,” ʻikai ʻe siʻi ʻa e fetaʻemahinoʻakí, pea te tau maʻu ʻa e fiefiá mo e ngaahi tāpuakí! Ka ʻe hoko pē ha fanga kiʻi faingataʻa mei he taimi ki he taimi ʻo ne maumauʻi e potupotutatau ʻetau moʻuí, pea kei hokohoko atu ai pē ʻa e ʻikai ke tau fiefiá he ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi ha ivi tākiekina ʻoku ʻikai totonu, kae ʻikai maʻu ʻa e ʻofa faka-Kalaisí. …

… “Ko ʻeni, ʻoku ou lea kiate kimoutolu ʻo kau ki homou ngaahi fāmilí; kapau ʻe taaʻi ʻa kimoutolu, pe ko homou ngaahi fāmilí, ʻo tuʻo taha, ʻe ha kau tangata, pea mou kātakiʻi ia ʻi he faʻa kātaki ʻo ʻikai te mou lea kovi kiate kinautolu, pe feinga ke sāuni, ʻe totongi kiate kimoutolu;

“Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou kātakiʻi ia ʻi he faʻa kātaki, ʻe lau ia kiate kimoutolu ko ha tautea ʻoku totonu kiate kimoutolu.” T&F 98:23–24

Ko e folofola foki ʻeni ʻa e ʻEikí kiate kitautolu. Kapau te tau moʻui fakatatau ki he fonó ni, te tau tupulaki ʻi he ʻaloʻofa mo e mālohi ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho, pea ʻe hōifua kiate kitautolu ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní. ʻE tupulaki ʻa e tuí ʻi he loto ʻo ʻetau fānaú. Te nau ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻetau moʻui angatonu mo angamāʻoniʻoní, pea te nau fiefia ne fāʻeleʻi kinautolu ʻe ha mātuʻa pehē. ʻOku ou talaatu kiate kimoutolu ʻoku ʻikai fai noa pē ʻa e fekaú ni; he kuo fakahā ʻe he ʻEikí ʻoku ʻikai te ne foaki mai ha fono taʻe ʻi ai hano ʻuhinga, ka ʻoku foaki mai ʻa e fono kotoa pē ke tau tauhi pea moʻui ʻaki.

Ko e taimi nounou pē ʻetau ʻi māmaní. ʻOku teuteu ʻa e siʻi taha mo e mālohi taha ʻiate kitautolú ki he moʻui ʻe tahá, pea kimuʻa pea tau aʻu ki he nāunau ʻo ʻetau Tamaí pea fiefia ʻi he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tau ʻamanaki atu ke maʻu ʻi heʻetau moʻui faivelengá, kuo pau ke tau moʻui ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fono ʻo e faʻa kātakí, pea fakamolemoleʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku faikovi mai kiate kitautolú, pea toʻo mei hotau lotó ʻa e ngaahi ongoʻi tāufehiʻa kotoa pē kiate kinautolú.

“Pea ko e tahá, kapau ʻe taaʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻe homou filí ko hono tuʻo ua, pea ʻikai te mou lea kovi ki homou filí, pea mou kātakiʻi ia ʻi he faʻa kātaki, ʻe liunga teau ʻa hoʻomou totongí.

“Pea ko e tahá, kapau te ne taaʻi ʻa kimoutolu ko hono tuʻo tolú, pea mou kātakiʻi ia ʻi he faʻa kātaki, ʻe liunga fā kiate kimoutolu ʻa hoʻomou totongí.” [T&F 98:25–26.] …

Fakatauange ke nofoʻia kitautolu ʻe he Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí, ke tau fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e kakai kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko ʻEne fekaú, ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he fakamolemoleʻi ʻaki hotau loungutú ʻa e faihala kotoa pē kuo fai kiate kitautolú, kae ʻaki e kotoa hotau lotó. Kapau te tau fai ʻeni ʻi heʻetau moʻuí, ʻe nofoʻia hotau lotó mo hotau ngaahi ʻapí ʻe he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e ʻEikí.¹² [Vakai, fokotuʻu hono 5 ʻi laló.]