Maʻu ha Fiefia ʻi he Moʻuí

ʻOku tau fie fiefia ʻi heni. ʻOku tonu ia. Naʻe palani ʻe he ʻOtuá ke tau fiefia. ʻOku ʻikai ke u tui au ki ha tui fakalotu ʻoku nau ʻai ʻa e kakaí ke nau fakafulofula, loto mamahi, taʻe fiefia, pea mo taʻe oli-ʻia,. … ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke u fakakaukau ʻoku ʻi ai ha faʻahinga meʻa maʻongoʻonga pe lelei ʻoku fekauʻaki mo ia, kae lolotonga iá, ʻoku fakafiefia ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ne ʻātakaiʻi iá, ʻo hangē ko e ʻuluʻakaú, fanga manupuná, ʻa e ngaahi matalaʻi ʻakaú mo e maʻui-ʻui ʻo e fonuá, ʻa e fanga ʻinisēkité mo e ʻalamuhu ʻa e fanga honé mo ʻenau kapapuná, ʻa e topuna takai ʻa e fanga kiʻi lamí mo ʻenau vaʻingá. ʻI he fiefia ko ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻi he moʻuí, ko e hā ha totonu ke tau taʻe fiefia ai mo kitautolu? Ka ʻoku fie maʻu foki ke tau fai ia ʻi he founga totonu ʻo ʻikai fakakeheʻi ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni kuo tuku mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he fāmili ʻo e tangatá.⁴

ʻOku ʻi ai nai ha faʻahinga meʻa fakatupu fakafulofula ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kuo fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtuá? Ko fē pē te tau tafoki ki ai, te tau mamata ai ki he melinó, matamata-leleí, fiefiá, pea mo e fakaʻofoʻofá.

Naʻe ngaohi ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻá e tangatá, ke fiefia ai; he kuo fokotuʻu ia ko e mahuʻinga taha he ngaahi fakatupu kotoa pē. Koeʻuhí ko ia, kuo fonu mahuohua ai ʻa māmani; ʻi he keleni lanu koulá, ʻi he ngaahi fuaʻiʻakau poloʻutó, ʻi he ngaahi kālepi lelei tahá maʻana; ʻa e ʻakau īkí, mo e ʻakau matala ʻokú ne ʻuʻufi ʻa e māmaní, ʻa ʻenau ʻalahá, pea mo ʻenau fotu faka-ʻofoʻofá; … Koeʻuhí ko ia, ʻoku fisi ai mo matala ʻa e ʻakau īkí mo e vainé, pea mo ʻai ai ʻe natula ʻa hono teunga matamatalelei tahá; ʻa e fanga kiʻi vaitafe īkí, ʻa e matavai mapunopuna ʻoku maʻá, pea tafe ai mo e vaitafe maʻa ekiakí maʻana, pea ʻoku ʻai ai ʻe natula ʻa hono fakaʻofoʻofa tahá mo fakaafeʻi ia ke ne maʻu ʻa hono fiefiá, fakaʻofoʻofá, ʻa hono haohaoá, pea mo hū ki hono ʻOtuá.

ʻOku makehe atu pē ʻetau lau ʻatautolu ki he ʻaʻapa ki he ʻOtuá pea mo ʻene ngāué! Ka ko e faihala ʻo e māmaní, kuó ne hanga ʻo ʻai ʻa e tangatá ke mamahí; pea ko e fakahokohalaʻi ʻo e lotú kuó ne ʻai ke fakaʻuliʻulilātaí: ko e ngaahi fakamamahi ʻeni kuo fakatupu ʻe he tangatá, kae ʻikai ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá. Meʻa fakalangalea ko e fakaʻuliʻulilātaí! He ʻoku toe fakaʻuliʻulilātai ʻa e hiva ʻa e fanga manupuná, ʻi he fute takai ʻa e hōsí, ʻi he punopuna holo ʻa e lamí, pe ko ha ʻuhikiʻi kosi; ʻi he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e matalaʻi ʻakaú, pe ʻi ha taha ʻo e ngaahi meʻa- foaki ʻo Natulá pe fakaʻofoʻofá, pe ʻi he ʻOtuá, ʻa ē naʻá ne fakatupu kinautolú, pe ʻi heʻene ngāué?⁵

Heiʻilo, ka ʻoku ʻi ai ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fakakaukau ko e vālingí, ko ha meʻangāue ia ʻa e tēvoló pea ʻoku hala ʻaupito ke ngāueʻaki. ʻOku ʻikai ke u fakakaukau pehē, ka te u pehē ko ha meʻa fakaʻofo-ʻofa moʻoni ke hulohula ki ai. Ka ʻoku pehē ʻe ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ia ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke tau hulohula. ʻIo, ʻoku totonu ke tau fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ʻi ha faʻahinga founga te tau lavá. ʻOku fakafepaki ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ki he mūsiká. Koeʻuhí ko e hā, naʻe ʻi he langí ʻa e mūsiká, pea ʻoku ʻi he fanga manupuná ia! Kuó fakafonu kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻaki ia. ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe fakafiemālie mo fakafiefia ange ka ko haʻate hū atu ki ha loto vao ʻakau pe ki he vaó ʻi he pongipongí ʻo fanongo ki he hiva pea mo e leʻo mālie ʻo e fanga manupuná, pea ʻoku fakatatau moʻoni pē ia mo e anga ʻo ʻetau fakahoungaʻi ʻa natulá.

ʻOku ʻikai haʻatau momoʻi ʻilo ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e ngaahi fasi te tau maʻu ʻi he langí. Mahalo naʻa lava pē ke tau pehē, ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻa e taha ʻo e kau ʻAposetoló, neongo naʻe fekau-ʻaki ia mo ha meʻa kehe—“ ʻOku teʻeki ai mamata ʻe ha mata, pe fanongo ʻe ha telinga, pea ʻoku teʻeki ai hū ki ha loto ʻo ha tangata ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻoku teuteu ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻanautolu ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá” [Vakai, 1 Kolinitō 2:9]. ʻOku ʻikai haʻatau misi ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa, ki hono matamatalelei, ki heʻene ongo-mālie pea mo hono tā ʻo e ngaahi fasi ʻi he langí.

Ko ʻetau taumuʻá ke tau maʻu pea mo pīkitai ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku leleí, pea siʻaki ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku koví. Ko e taha e ʻuhinga ʻoku fakafepakiʻi ai ʻe he kakai lotu ʻo māmaní ʻa e ngaahi fasí pea mo e ngaahi tulamá koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi meʻa hala ʻoku tuifio mo kinautolú. ʻOku mahino ki he kakai angahala mo fai koví ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, pea ʻoku nau tuku hifo ai kinautolu; ka ko ha ʻuhinga nai ia ke tuku ai e fiefia ʻa e Kau Māʻoniʻoní ʻi he ngaahi meʻa-foaki ʻa e ʻOtuá? Ko ha tefitoʻi moʻoni mo tonu nai ia? ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito. Ko e meʻa ia ʻanautolu ke nau puke ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku lelei pea mo faʻufaʻu ke ne paotoloaki ʻa e fie-fia ʻa e fāmili ʻo e tangatá. …

ʻI heʻetau ngaahi ʻekitivitī fakafiefia kotoa pē, ʻoku totonu ke tau fakapapauʻi ʻoku tataki tonu ia, pea ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa teitei ngalo ʻiate kitautolu ke tau ʻai ke ngali fefine mo ngali fakamatāpule, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau tuku ʻa e pāngataʻá [pe talangataʻá] mo e taʻe naá, kae anga- lelei ki he taha kotoa pē mo fakaʻatuʻi pea mo fakaʻapaʻapa.⁶

Ko e ngaahi ʻekitivitī fakasōsiale mo fakafiefiá ʻoku ʻikai fepaki ia mo e ʻulungāanga totonú pea mo tui fakalotu totonú. ʻOua naʻa tau taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi fale tulamá mo tapui fakaʻaufuli, he ne hoko maʻu pē ko ha moto ʻa e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ke nau mapuleʻi ia pea mo maluʻi ia mei he ngaahi mālohi ʻoku taʻe maʻá, pea mo tauhi ia ko ha feituʻu ʻe lava ke lōnuku ki ai ʻa e taha kotoa ʻi he taumuʻa ke fiefia lelei ai. Ne ʻosi ʻalu atu hotau kau tangata takí ki he ngaahi feituʻu mo e taumuʻa, ʻi heʻenau ʻi aí, ke taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga mo e ngaahi mālohi kotoa ʻe tuʻu fakatuʻutāmaki ki he fānaú mo e toʻu ʻoku ʻalu haké. ʻOku totonu ke tau mātuʻaki tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ʻa e tauʻatāina ke fakahaaʻi hoto lotó ko ha meʻa ia ke fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻuli mo fulikivanú, pea ʻoua naʻa tau liliu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu pe fulihi ʻa e meʻa ko ē ʻoku totonu ke ne ʻomi ʻa e fiefiá pea mo ha kihiʻi fakafiemālié ke hoko ia ko ha founga ke fakatupu ai ha ongoʻi taʻe totonu pe anga taʻe taau. … ʻOku totonu ke fakapapauʻi ʻe he kau tangata mo e kau ʻōfisa kotoa ʻo e kōmití ʻoku fakahoko ʻa e faʻahinga hulohula kotoa pē ʻi he founga fakamatāpule mo taau pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke fai ha faʻahinga tōʻonga taʻe taau pe fakangofua ha meʻa ʻe fakaiku ki ha kovi pe ʻe kaunga kovi ki ha kihiʻi meʻa pelepelengesi he moʻuí.⁷

ʻOku mātuʻaki fakafiefia ki he Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá ke nau fakakaukau atu ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e moʻoní, kuo akoʻi kiate kinautolú. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e fiefia pea mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ne pa-lani ke ne fakalahi ʻa e ʻilo pea mo e loto ʻo e fāmili ʻo e tangatá, ke ne langaki ʻetau ʻamanakí mo ʻetau fakaʻānauá, mo ne ʻomi ha nonga, mo ha fiefia, pea mo ha loto lahi, ko e foʻi fakakaukau ko ia kuo ʻosi fakahā mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi akonaki ʻo e moʻoni taʻengatá; kuó Ne ʻosi tō ia ki hotau lotó mo fakapapauʻi mai fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tau pehē ʻoku tau tui ki aí, pea mo tau ʻiloʻi moʻoní.⁸

ʻOku ʻikai ke u fakakaukau au ki ha faʻahinga meʻa ʻe toe fakaʻofo-ʻofa mo fakalangi ange ʻi he uouangataha fakatokouá, ʻo fokotuʻutuʻu fakatatau mo e sīpinga ne ʻomai ʻi he Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakavá; ʻa ia ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e taha kotoa maʻá e lelei ʻa e taha kotoa pē—pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻetau ʻofa he ʻOtuá ʻaki hotau lotó kotoá, ʻoku tau toe ʻofa ai ki hotau kaungāʻapí ʻo hangē pē kiate kitautolú; pea ʻi he ʻi ai hotau taimí, mo ʻetau koloá, mo hotau ngaahi talēnití, fakataha mo hotau ivi fakaʻatamaí mo fakaesinó ʻoku fakamoleki ki ha lelei ʻa e taha kotoa; pea ʻoku ʻikai siokita pe kumi ʻene leleí; ʻi he meʻa ʻoku tatau ai ʻa e tokangá, ʻo paʻanga taha, mo meʻa taha; ʻo hangē ko ia ne nau fai ʻi he konitinēniti ko ʻení, ʻoku lau kiate kinautolu ʻo pehē “naʻe fefaitotonuʻaki ʻa e kakai fulipē,” pea mo ngāue kotoa ki he lelei ʻa e taha kotoa pē, “ ʻo lava ai ʻa e tangata kotoa ke fetaulaki ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē mo hano tokoua pe kaungā-meʻa,” pea ʻoku fakahoko ai ʻa e tōʻonga foaki ʻofa mo e ngaahi anga fie foaki pea mo e manava ʻofa ʻo e lotó ko hotau natulá, pea ikunaʻi ai ʻa e mānumanú, mo e fiemeʻá, mo e tāufehiʻá, mo e hikisiá, pea mo e kovi kotoa pē mo fakamoʻulaloaʻi ki he finangalo mo e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoní ni ʻoku mātuʻaki fakaʻofo-ʻofa pea fakatupu fiefia ki ha kolo, potu fonua, siteiti, puleʻanga pe ko māmaní.⁹

Kuó u ongoʻi fiefia ʻi he ʻEikí, pea ʻoku ou fakamonūʻiaʻi ai ʻa e huafa ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi heʻeku fengāueʻaki mo hono siasí pea mo hono puleʻanga he māmaní. ʻOku ou fakaʻamu ke u maʻu maʻu pē ʻa e ngaahi ongó ni ʻi hoku lotó pea mo fakahoko ia ʻi heʻeku moʻuí; pea ʻoku ou tui ʻoku ʻi ai ha laungeau, ka ʻikai pea ta ʻoku lauafe, ʻi muʻa ʻiate au, kuo nau maʻu ʻa e laumālie tatau mo e ongo tatau, pea mo e ngaahi fakaʻānaua tatau. …

Ko e hā ʻokú ne ʻai ke tau fiefia pea mo nēkeneka pehē ʻi he ngaahi meʻa pehení? … ʻOku tupunga ia he ʻoku tau ongoʻi kotoa ha fiefia, mo ha holi ʻoku lelei pe fakaʻānaua, pea ʻoku tataki fakalaumālie ai ʻe he laumālie pē taha ʻa e taha kotoa, ʻo ne fakatupu ha faʻunga [pe sino pē taha] ʻo e mālohí, mo e tuí, pea mei he Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí. ʻE lava ʻe ha kiʻi maama [pe foʻi teʻelango] ke ne foaki ha maama, pea ʻoku matamata-lelei ia ke vakai ki ai, ka ʻe lava ʻe ha faʻahinga maama pehē ʻe lauiafe ʻo fakatupu ha maama fakakātoa ʻoku lahi ange. Kiate kitautolú, ko ha taimi ia ʻo e ngāue fakataha, ko e taimi ʻo e maama, ʻo e moʻui, ʻo e poto, ko e taimi ki he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí; ʻoku taha ai hotau lotó, ʻoku taha ai ʻetau tuí, pea hanga ʻe he kakai taʻe faʻalaua ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e uouangataha ko ʻení ʻo fakatupu ha sinoʻi mālohi ʻoku ʻikai ke teitei lava ʻe ha faʻahinga mālohi ia ʻi he tafaʻaki ko ʻeni ʻo e māmaní pe ʻo heli ke ne matuʻuaki pe ikunaʻi. …

ʻOku tau tui ʻi heʻetau femoʻuekina ʻi he ngāue maʻongoʻongá ni, ko e falukunga kakai pē taha kitautolu, ʻoku fālute ai ʻa e ngaahi kōlomu kehekehe ʻo e siasí ni pea mo e puleʻangá ni; pea ʻi heʻene peheé ʻoku ʻi ai ha ongoʻi tui, uouangataha, pea mo ha fōngia, pe mālohi, kapau te mou loto ki aí, ʻo e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai mo fakalongomoʻuiʻi ʻa e ʻatamaí, mo foaki ivi ki he sinó, pea mo ha fiefia ki he moʻuí. ʻOku tau loto fie tokoni kotoa ʻi he meʻá ni. ʻOku ʻi heni ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi hono Laumālié mo hono mālohí, pea ʻoku fonu fiefia ai hotau lotó.¹⁰

ʻI heʻetau vakavakai lelei kiate kitautolú—pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku mahino moʻoni ai ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e moʻoní—ko e hā ha toe meʻa he ʻikai te tau taʻe malava ke foaki ke maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻuí? Ko e taimi ʻoku ongo mālohi ai ʻa e Laumālié ki he loto ʻo e kāingalotú—pe ko e taimi ʻoku fakahā ai ʻe he maama mo e poto ʻo e langí iá—pe ko e taimi ʻoku hā ai ʻa e ʻEikí ki he kāingalotú ʻi heʻenau fakatahatahá, ko e hā ʻa e faʻahinga ongo ʻoku nau maʻú? ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ko e kakai tāpuekina kinautolu ʻa e ʻEikí. Ko e tuʻo fiha nai ʻenau faʻa fakataha ʻi ha ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki mei he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá, ka ne ʻiate kinautolu nai ʻa e laumālie ʻo e fakahaá, pea fakahā mai mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e kahaʻú ke nau mamata ki hono ngaahi fakaʻofoʻofá, nāunauʻiá, ʻa hono leleí, pea mo ʻene haohaoá; pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku fakamāfanaʻi ai honau lotó ʻe he laumālié, hono ʻikai lahi ʻenau fiefiá! Kuo fēfē nai ʻenau vakai ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmaní, kae ʻumaʻā ʻa e tuʻunga ʻoku hanganaki maí! ʻI he ngaahi monūʻia heʻenau hoko ko e kāingalotu ʻo e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá; pea mo e ngeia te nau maʻu ʻo kapau te nau faitotonu ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá!

Mahalo kuo mou ʻosi aʻusia ʻa e faʻahinga ongo ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngaahi fakakaukau mo e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻi he loto ʻo e ta-ngatá. Ka ko e hā ʻoku toe kehe ai hotau lotó he ngaahi taimi ʻe niʻihí? ʻOku tuʻunga ia ʻi he ngalo ke tau lotu mo ui ki he ʻOtuá, pea mo fakatapui kitautolu kiate iá, pe ʻi haʻatau tō ki he anga-halá, fai ha angahala, pea mole ai ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea ngalo mo e ʻamanaki nāunauʻia ʻo hotau uiuiʻí; ka ʻo kapau te tau fakatokangaʻi mo ʻiloʻi pea mo mahino kiate kitautolu he taimi kotoa pē hotau tuʻunga totonu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe fekumi taʻe tuku maʻu pē hotau ʻatamaí ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fekumi maʻu pē ke ʻilo ia ʻi he ʻahó kotoa, ʻa e meʻa ko ē te tau lava ʻo fai ke tanumaki ai ʻa e fiefia mo e fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní, ʻa e meʻa te tau lava ʻo fai ke fakahoko totonu ai hotau uiuiʻí—ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e lakanga fakataulaʻeiki ʻo e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, mo e meʻa ke fai ke fakalāngilangiʻi ai hotau ʻOtuá, pea mo fakaleleiʻi hotau toenga taimi he funga māmaní, mo e ivi ʻo hotau sinó ki hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi taumuʻá, pea mo hono faka-mafola atu ʻo hono puleʻangá—mo hono fakahoko ʻo ʻene ngaahi palaní, koeʻuhí ʻo ka tau ka tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó, te ne lava ʻo folofola mai, “[ʻa ʻeku] tamaioʻeiki lelei mo anga-tonu, kuó ke faitotonu ʻi he meʻa siʻi, te u fakanofo koe ke ke pule ki he meʻa lahi; hū koe ki he fiefiaʻanga ʻo hoʻo ʻEikí” [Vakai, Mātiu 25:21].¹¹

Ko ʻeku fakakaukau fakafoʻituitui ʻaʻakú, ʻoku ou ʻi hení ko ha taha ʻoku feinga ki ʻitāniti, ki hēvani pea ki he fiefiá. ʻOku ou fakaʻamu ke maʻu ʻaki ʻeku ngaahi angafaí ha nonga ʻi ha maama ʻe taha, ʻa ē te ne ʻomi ʻa e fiefia mo e nēkeneka ko ia ʻoku ou fekumi ki aí.¹²