ʻOku Laka Ki Muʻa ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá

ʻI heʻeku hoko ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni ki he fakahā ʻo Hono finangaló ʻi he senituli hongofulu mā hivá. Naʻe fakahoko mai ia ʻaki Hono leʻo pē ʻOʻoná mei he langí, ʻaki e hā tonu mai pē Hono ʻAló pea ʻi he ngāue mai ʻa e kau ʻāngelo māʻoniʻoní. ʻOkú Ne fekau ʻa e kakai ʻi he potu kotoa pē ke nau fakatomala, ke nau tafoki mei heʻenau ngaahi tōʻonga koví mo ʻenau ngaahi holi taʻemāʻoniʻoní, ke nau papitaiso ki he fakamolemole ʻo ʻenau ngaahi angahalá, kae lava ke nau maʻu ʻa e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní pea omi ʻo feohi mo Ia. Kuó Ne ʻosi kamata ʻa e ngāue ʻo e huhuʻí naʻe lea ki ai ʻa e kau palōfita māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē, ko e kau tangata poto mo e kau tangata kikite ʻo e ngaahi kuongá kotoa pea mo e matakali kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.⁷

Ko e tui faka-Māmongá, ʻa ia ko ha hingoa fakatenetene ki he tui fakalotu totonu ʻo e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní, ʻoku ʻikai ke ne talaki ha meʻa foʻou, tuku kehe pē ki he toʻu tangata ko ʻení. ʻOkú ne talaki ia ko e palani totonu ʻo e fakamoʻuí, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻi he langí kimuʻa pea toki ʻi ai ʻa e māmaní, pea naʻe fakahā mei he ʻOtuá ki he tangatá ʻi ha ngaahi kuonga kehekehe. Naʻe maʻu hokohoko ʻe ʻĀtama, ʻĪnoke, Noa, ʻĒpalahame, Mōsese, pea mo ha kakai taau ʻo e kuongamuʻá ʻa e tui fakalotu ko ʻení, ʻi ha ngaahi kuonga fakakosipeli hokohoko, pea ʻoku tau tui moʻoni ki ai. … Ko hono fakanounoú, ko e tui faka-Māmongá, ko e tui faka-Kalisitiane ia he koungamuʻá kuo toe fakafoki mai, ko e Ongoongolelei he kuongamuʻá kuo toe fakafoki mai—he kuongá ni ke ne kamata ʻa e kuonga fakakosipeli fakaʻosí, ke ne fakamahino ʻa e Nofotuʻí, pea mo fakamāʻopoʻopo ʻa e ngāue ʻo e huhuʻí fekauʻaki mo e palanité ni.⁸

ʻOku tau lava ʻo fakatokangaʻi e toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtua Māfimafí ʻi Heʻene fokotuʻu ha puleʻanga naʻe lau ki ai ʻi he kuonga fuoloá ʻe Taniela ko e Palōfitá,—ko ha puleʻanga ʻe tupulekina ʻo mafola kae ʻoua kuó ne ʻufiʻufi ʻa e māmaní kotoa [vakai, Taniela 2:44], ʻi he taimi ʻe mafola lahi fau ai ʻa e māmá mo e potó pea he ʻikai toe fie maʻu ha tangata ke ne pehē ki hono kāingá, “Ke ʻilo ʻa [e ʻEikí], he te nau ʻilo kotoa pē [Ia], mei he iiki ʻo aʻu ki he lalahi ʻiate kinautolú;” [vakai, Selemaia 31:34] pea ʻi he taimi ʻe lilingi atu ai ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí ki he kakai kotoa peé ʻe kikite honau ngaahi fohá mo honau ngaahi ʻofefiné, ʻe misi honau kaumātuʻá ʻa e misi, ʻe mamata meʻa-hā-mai honau kau talavoú [vakai, Sioeli 2:28], pea ʻe ʻikai ke nau fakamamahi pe fakaʻauha ʻi he moʻunga māʻoniʻoni ʻo e ʻEikí [vakai, ʻĪsaia 11:9].⁹ [Vakai, fokotuʻu fika 2 he peesi 276.]

Kāinga, kuo fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá Hono Siasí mo Hono Puleʻangá he māmaní ke ʻaonga mo faitāpuekina ai ʻa e fāmili ʻo e tangatá, ke tataki kinautolu ʻi he hala ʻo e moʻoní, ke teuteuʻi kinautolu ki he hakeakiʻi ʻi Hono ʻaó pea mo ʻEne hāʻele nāunauʻia mai mo e puleʻanga he māmaní. Ko ʻEne ngaahi taumuʻá kuo pau ke fakahoko neongo ʻa e ngaahi fakafepaki kotoa pē ʻe ala fai kiate kinautolu ʻe he kakai angahalá pea mo e ngaahi mālohi ʻo e fakapoʻulí. Ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fakatūkia ʻi he halá kuo pau ke toʻo. He ʻikai ha meʻa te ne ala matuʻuaki Hono mālohí, ka ko e meʻa kotoa pē kuó Ne tuʻutuʻuní kuo pau ke fakahoko kakato mo haohaoa. ʻE kei hoko atu pē e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ki Hono kakaí pea nofo maʻu ai pea te nau ikuna ʻi Hono iví.¹⁰

Tau talanoa angé ki hono fakaʻauha ʻo e puleʻanga ko ʻení! … He ko e hā, mahalo te ke feinga ke fusi hifo ʻa e ngaahi fetuʻú mei he vavaá pe ko e māhiná pe laʻaá mei hono ʻaluʻangá! He ʻikai teitei lava ia ʻo fakahoko, he ko e ngāue ia ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafí. ¹¹

ʻOku laka ki muʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he ivi pea mo e mālohi, pea mo e ola fakaʻeiʻeiki mo e nāunauʻia lahi. ¹²

ʻOku langa ʻa e ngāué ni ʻi ha makatuʻunga mālohi, he ʻoku fakavaʻe ia ʻi he makatuʻu. … Tatau ai pē pe ko hai ʻoku hē ʻi he fonongá pe ʻauha ʻene tuí, ʻe kei hoko atu pē Siasí. ¹³

ʻE kei tuʻu pē Siasí ni koeʻuhí, he ʻoku ʻi ha makatuʻunga mālohi. ʻOku ʻikai mei he tangatá ia; ʻoku ʻikai mei hono ako ʻo e Fuakava Foʻoú pe Fuakava Motuʻá; ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tupu ia mei he poto ne tau maʻu ʻi he ngaahi kolisí pe ngaahi akoʻanga fakalotú, ka kuo hoko tonu mai ia mei he ʻEikí. Kuo fakahā mai ia ʻe he ʻEikí kiate kitautolu ʻi he tefitoʻi moʻoni mahino ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni ʻo e māmá pea ʻe lava ʻa e tangata kotoa pē ke maʻu ʻa e laumālie tatau.

… ʻOkú ne ʻomi ha ʻilo ki he meʻa ʻoku totonu ke tau faí, kapau te tau loto fiemālie ke feilaulauʻi ʻetau moʻuí kae ʻikai fakafepaki ki he ʻilo ko iá. ʻOkú ne fakaʻatā kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻalilo ʻo e puleʻanga fakasilesitialé, pea ʻokú ne fakahoko mai maʻu pē kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻikai ke tau teitei ʻilo kimuʻá. Ko e ʻilo mo e poto ko ʻení ʻoku tupu maʻu pē ia ʻiate kitautolu.

… Kuo tau maʻu ha ilo lahi fau ke toe taʻofi ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻá. Ko kinautolu ʻoku nau fie fakatangaʻi mo fakaʻauha e tui faka-Māmongá, tuku ke nau hoko atu ʻo fai ʻenau ngāué. … Ko ʻetau ngāué ke tau tupulaki ʻi hono ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ke tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, ke faivelenga pea mo hoko atu ʻo tupulaki pea hoko ʻo haohaoa mo toe haohaoa ange ʻi heʻetau fakaʻau ʻo motuʻá. ¹⁴ [Vakai, fokotuʻu fika 3 he peesi 276.]

ʻI ha ngaahi meʻa lahi … ʻoku ngali tuʻunuku mai hano fakaʻauha e kakai ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea hangē ʻoku ʻikai ha toe founga ke hao aí, … fakafokifā pē kuo hoko mai ha faʻahinga meʻa pe ha meʻa kehe naʻe ʻosi teuteu ki honau fakamoʻuí ke afeʻi ʻa e fakaʻauha naʻe tuʻunuku maí. ʻOku tau maʻu ʻeni ʻi he tuʻunga ʻo e kakai ʻIsilelí ʻi he taimi ne taki ai ʻe Mōsesé. ʻI he taimi ne nau aʻu mai ai ki he Tahi Kulokulá, pea ʻi mui ʻa e kau tau ʻIsipité ʻo teuaki honau fakaʻauhá, hangē naʻe ʻikai ha toe founga ke nau hao aí, ka ʻi he mōmeniti naʻe fie maʻu ai ha fakahaofí, vakai, naʻe hā mai pea naʻe fakahaofi kinautolu [vakai, ʻEkesōtosi 14:10–25].

Naʻe pehē pea ʻe kei pehē ai pē ʻiate kitautolu. Neongo ʻe hā ngali lahi hotau ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá, ʻe kei ʻi ai pē ha ngaahi founga ʻe tuku mai ke tau hao ai ʻo kapau ʻe fakahoko ʻe kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi fatongia ʻoku fie maʻu meiate kitautolu ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá. Kae mahalo naʻa fie maʻu ʻi he kahaʻú—pea ko e meʻa mahuʻinga ʻeni ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ke fakamahinó—ke fakahoko ʻe ha niʻihi ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kuini ko ʻĒsetá, ʻo loto fiemālie ke feilaulauʻi ha meʻa pē mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fie maʻu mei honau nimá ʻi he taumuʻa ke fakahoko ʻa e fakamoʻui ʻo e Kāingalotu he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní.

ʻUluakí, ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻilo ko e kakai kitautolu ʻo e ʻOtuá. … Ko hotau fatongiá ke laka atu ʻo hangē ko ia ne fai ʻe ʻĒsetá, mo loto fiemālie ke momoi ʻa e meʻa kotoa koeʻuhí ko e fakamoʻui ʻo e kakaí. ʻI he fakahoko hono fatongiá, naʻe pehē ai ʻe ʻĒseta, “Pea kapau te u mate ai, te u mate ai.” [Vakai, ʻĒseta 4:3–16.] … Ka he ʻikai ʻauha e kakai ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻE ʻi ai maʻu pē ha lami ʻe ʻefihia ʻi he vaofihí ki honau fakatauʻatāiná [vakai, Sēnesi 22:13. …

… Kuo ʻosi folofola ʻa e ʻEikí, “Kuó u tuʻutuʻuni ʻi hoku lotó, te u siviʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, pe te mou nofomaʻu ʻi heʻeku fuakavá, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he maté, koeʻuhí ke ʻilo ai ʻoku mou taau; he kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou nofomaʻu ʻi heʻeku fuakavá, ʻoku ʻikai te mou taau mo au.” [Vakai, T&F 98:14–15.] ʻOku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga ke tau moʻui ai; ka ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻuhinga māʻolunga ange ke foaki ai ʻetau moʻuí. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fai ha mate ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e fakamoʻuí pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e moʻuí kapau ʻe hanga ʻe he kakai ʻo e ʻOtuá—ʻe kinautolu ʻoku nau ui kinautolu ʻaki e huafa ʻo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí—ʻo tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fekaú mo fakahoko ia ʻoku fakahōifua ʻi Hono ʻaó. ʻOku ʻikai kau ʻi he palani ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafí ke tuku Hono kakaí ke fakaʻauha. Kapau te tau faitotonu mo tauhi ʻEne ngaahi fekaú te ne fakahaofi moʻoni kitautolu mei he faingataʻa kotoa pē. ¹⁵ [Vakai, fokotuʻu fika 4 he peesi 276.]

Ko e fatongia ʻo kinautolu ʻoku nau taku ʻoku nau fakakaungatāmaki ʻi Heʻene ngāué ke hoko atu, ke laka ki muʻa, … ʻo ʻikai lāunga pe toe fie maʻu ke fakakounaʻi; ka ʻi ai pē ha meʻa ʻoku kei toe ke fakahoko, pea ʻoku totonu ke fakahoko ia. ¹⁶

Kuo hokosia e taimi ke fakatōkilalo ai ʻa e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua Māfimafí. … Kuo taimi ke ʻilo ʻe he Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní ʻa e meʻa ne nau tukupā ke faí; kuo taimi ke fakatomala ʻa e Kau Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he Ngaahi ʻAho Kimui Ní mei heʻenau ngaahi angahalá mo e fakavalevalé pea lotu ki he ʻOtua Māfimafí, ke lava ʻo foaki mai ʻEne tokoní; … ke tau lava ʻo laka atu ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngāue maʻongoʻonga kuó Ne fakafalala mai kiate kitautolú.¹⁷

ʻOku tau kau ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngaahi faingamālie ʻi muʻa ʻiate kitautolú ʻoku nāunauʻia, kae tuku muʻa ke tau manatuʻi, ʻi he ngāue kotoa pē hotau nimá, ko e kau tamaioʻeiki kitautolu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku fakahoko Hono finangaló. ʻOua naʻa tuku ke maumauʻi hotau ngeiá, kae tuku ke tupulekina maʻu pē ʻetau tuí ʻi heʻetau fononga ʻi he moʻuí. Te u fiemālie pē ke ngāue ʻi ha potu pē ʻe tuku au ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ou kole ki he ʻEikí ha meʻa te u lava ʻo fai ke tokoni ʻi hono langa hake e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he potu ko iá, pea mo tokoniʻi au ke u lava ʻo tauhi hoku fāmilí.¹⁸

Te tau lava ʻo fakatupulaki maʻu ha ʻilo mo ha mālohi lahi ange, pea mo tau malava ke langa hake ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá he funga māmaní, pea ʻoku fakahoko ia, ʻi heʻetau ngāue tōtōivi, loto fakatōkilalo pea mo faivelenga ʻi he ngaahi fuakava ne tau fakahokó.¹⁹

ʻE ala hā ʻi heʻetau taʻe-ʻilo ʻo ʻikai mahino kakato kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi founga ʻa e ʻEikí pea mo ʻEne ngaahi taumuʻá, ʻi heʻetau feinga ke fakahoko e finangalo ʻo e ʻEikí, ʻoku tau faʻa aʻu ai he taimi ʻe niʻihi ki ha feituʻu mālōlōʻanga, ka ko hono moʻoní, ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa pehē ia ʻi he ngāué, pea he ʻikai pehē ia, ʻi he kei hoko atu ʻa e kakaí ke ngāue mo falala ki he ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. …

… Tuku ʻa e tangata kotoa pē ke angatonu mo faivelenga moʻoni ʻi hono tauhi e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, mo tanumaki ha holi ke fai lelei maʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau feohi ʻiate iá; pea kapau, te tau fakakaukau ki he kuohilí, te tau fakatokangaʻi ta naʻe ʻikai ke tau ngāue moʻoni ʻo fakatatau mo e ueʻi hotau konisēnisí mo hotau fatongiá, tau fakatonutonu muʻa ʻetau moʻuí ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e tangatá, ke tau mateuteu ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻe ala hoko maí. Tuku ke hoko atu ʻa e ngāue ki hono langa ʻo e ngaahi temipalé mo e ngaahi falelotú; tuku ke [tau] hoko atu ʻi hono akoʻi [ʻetau] fānaú pea ohi hake kinautolu ʻi he manavahē ki he ʻEikí, pea tuku ke kei ʻoatu pē ʻa e Ongoongoleleí ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi he mamaʻó. …

Ko e ngāue ʻeni ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻokú Ne tuʻutuʻuni hono halá mo ʻene fakalakalaka ʻi he māmaní, pea ʻoku totonu ke mahuʻinga taha maʻu pē ʻa e ngāué ni ʻi heʻetau fakakaukaú; pea kapau te tau nofo maʻu pē ʻi he hala hotau fatongiá te tau lava moʻoni ʻo tuʻu maʻu mo taʻeueʻia mo loto lahi ʻi heʻetau taumuʻá, pea fakahaaʻi ai ki māmani ʻetau tui mo e līʻoa ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻo e moʻoni kuo ʻosi fakahā mai ʻe he ʻOtuá. …

Mahalo pē ʻe tuku ʻe he ʻEikí ke tau ongoʻi ha mafasia lahi, ʻa ia ʻe fie maʻu ai ha feilaulau lahi ʻi he nima Hono kakaí. Ko e fehuʻi leva kiate kitautolú, te tau fakahoko ʻa e feilaulaú? Ko e ngāué ni ko e ngāue ia ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafí pea ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻoku tau kumia naʻe ʻosi talaʻofa maí, ʻe hoko mai ʻi ha hili haʻatau fakamoʻoniʻi kitautolu mo lavaʻi ʻa e faingataʻá. ʻOku ʻikai ko haʻaku feinga ke tala ki he kakaí ni pe ʻoku ʻi ai, pe taʻe ʻi ai, ha ʻahiʻahi faingataʻa kuo pau ke nau lavaʻi; ko e fehuʻí, kuó u mateuteu nai ke tali mo fakatonutonu pea mo fakaʻaongaʻi totonu ha tāpuaki kuo tokonaki ʻe he ʻEikí maʻaku pea mo Hono kakaí; pe, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kuó u mateuteu nai ke fai ha feilaulau pē te Ne fie maʻu ʻi hoku nimá? He ʻikai ke u fie mole ʻe au ha efuefuʻi mohuku ki ha tui fakalotu naʻe ʻikai hano ʻaonga haʻate moʻui ʻaki pe naʻe ʻikai hano ʻaonga ke mate ki ai; he tahá te u lava ʻo foaki ha meʻa ki ha tangata naʻe ʻikai loto ke feilaulauʻi hono kotoá koeʻuhí ko ʻene tui fakalotú.

ʻIo, te u [pehē] ki he taha kotoa, Laka atu! Laka atu, ʻo maʻu e fakamoʻui ʻa e ʻEikí, kae ʻoua ʻe tuʻu maʻu. ²⁰ [Vakai, fokotuʻu fika 5 he peesi 276.]