Ko e Hoko ʻo Haohaoa ʻi he ʻAo ʻo e ʻEikí: “Lelei Ange he ʻAho Takitaha”

“Pea ʻi he hivangofulu mā hiva taʻu ʻo e motuʻa ʻa ʻEpalamé naʻe hā mai ʻa Sihova kia ʻEpalame, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, ko au, ko e ʻOtua Mafimafi; ke ke ʻeveʻeva ʻi hoku ʻaó, pea ke haohaoa.” [Sēnesi 17:1]

Te u lau atu ha konga ʻo e folofola ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ʻi Heʻene malanga ʻi he Moʻungá ke fakafehokotaki mo ʻeni, ʻo hangē ko ʻene hā ʻi he veesi fakaʻosi ʻo e vahe 5 ʻo e tohi ʻa Mātiú.

“Ko ia ke haohaoa ʻa kimoutolu he ʻoku haohaoa ʻa hoʻomou Tamai ʻoku he langí.” Mātiu 5:48

ʻOku tau ako naʻe hā ʻa e ʻEikí kia ʻĒpalahame ʻo fai kiate ia ha ngaahi talaʻofa maʻongoʻonga pea ki muʻa ke ne mateuteu ke ne maʻu kinautolú, naʻe ʻi ai ha fie maʻu makehe naʻe pau ke ne fakakakato, kae lava ke ne [ʻĒpalahame] hoko ʻo haohaoa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí. Pea naʻe fie maʻu ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ʻa e meʻa tatau pē mei Heʻene kau Ākongá, kae lava ke nau hoko ʻo haohaoa, he ʻokú Ne haohaoa mo ʻEne Tamai ʻoku ʻi he Langí. ʻOku ou lau ʻeni ko ha kaveinga ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí; pea ʻoku ou fie fai atu ha ngaahi lea ko ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ke fakakaukau ki ai ʻa kinautolu ʻoku kaungatonu ki ai ʻa e meʻá ni.

ʻOku fakataumuʻa e ʻEikí ke Ne foaki e ngaahi tāpuaki fungani tahá ki he Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí; kae hangē ko ʻĒpalahamé, kuo pau ke tau mateuteu ki ai pea ke fai ʻení kuo ʻomi ai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻEikí ke tau tauhi ʻa e fono tatau naʻe ʻoange kiate iá. ʻOku fie maʻu foki ke tau aʻu ki ha tuʻunga ʻo e haohaoá ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí; pea ʻi he meʻá ni pea mo ha ngaahi tūkunga tatau kehe, kuo teʻeki ai ke ʻomi ʻe he ʻEikí ha fie maʻu he ʻikai lava ke fakahoko, ka ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, kuó Ne ʻomi ki he Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ha ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke nau muimui ai ki Heʻene fokotuʻutuʻu toputapu ko ʻení. ʻI he taimi naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he ʻEikí kia ʻĒpalahame ʻa e fie maʻu ko ʻení, naʻá Ne ʻoange ai ha ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke ne feʻunga ai ke talangofua ki he fonó mo lavaʻi kakato ʻa e fie maʻu ko iá. Naʻá ne maʻu e faingamālie ʻo e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní he ʻoku talamai naʻe malangaʻi e ongoongoleleí kia ʻĒpalahame pea fakafou ʻi he ongoongolelei ko iá ʻa e lava ke ne maʻu ha tokoni fakalangi ʻo lava ai ke mahino kiate ia e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá he ka ne taʻeʻoua ia he ʻikai lava ʻe ha tangata ʻo fai ia; ka ʻikai ia he ʻikai lava ke aʻusia ʻe ha tangata ia e tuʻunga haohaoá ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí.

Ko e meʻa tatau pē ʻoku hoko ki he Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí; he ʻikai ke nau lava ʻo aʻusia ha tuʻunga angamaʻa mo fakalaumālie taʻe kau ai ha tokoni mo ha poupou fakaʻotua [fakalangi]. ʻOku ʻikai foki ke tau ʻamanaki atu ʻe muimui pau e Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ki he fono ko ʻení ʻi he tūkunga kotoa pē. ʻOku fie maʻu ki ai ha taimi; ʻoku fie maʻu ki ai ha kātaki lahi mo mapuleʻi ʻo e fakakaukaú mo e lotó kae lava ʻo talangofua ki he fekaú ni. Pea neongo he ʻikai ola lelei ʻetau fuofua feingá, ka ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa lotofoʻi heni ʻa e Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí mei heʻenau fakapapauʻi te nau vilitaki atu ʻi he muimui ki he fie maʻu maʻongoʻonga ko ʻení. Neongo naʻe fie maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e tuí ka ne lava ʻo ʻaʻeva ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEikí ʻo fakatatau mo e fono fakalangi ko ʻení, ka naʻe ʻi ai pē ha ngaahi taimi naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi lahi ai ʻene tuí, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne lotofoʻi he naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene loto vilitaki ke ne moʻui ʻo fakatatau mo e finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.

Mahalo ʻoku tau fakakaukau he ʻikai ke tau lava ʻo moʻuiʻaki ʻa e fono haohaoá, pea tau fakakaukau ʻoku fuʻu faingataʻa ke fakahaohaoaʻi kitautolu. Mahalo pē ʻe moʻoni ʻeni, ka ʻoku kei tuʻu pē ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ko ia ko ha fekau ia kuo ʻomi ʻe he ʻOtua Māfimafí kiate kitautolu pea he ʻikai lava ke tau taʻetokanga ki ai. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau aʻusia ai e ngaahi mōmeniti faingataʻá, ko e taimi ia ke tau fakaʻaongaʻi ai e faingamālie maʻongoʻonga ko e ui ki he ʻEikí ke maʻu ha ivi mo ha loto mahino, ʻatamai lelei mo e ʻaloʻofa, ke tau lava ʻo ikunaʻi ʻaki e vaivai ʻo e kakanó, ʻa ia te tau hokohoko fepaki mo iá.⁵ [Vakai ki he fokotuʻu fika 1 mo e 2 ʻi he peesi 115.]

Naʻe ui kia ʻĒpalahame ke ne mavahe mei hono kakaí mo hono fonuá [vakai, ʻĒpalahame 2:1–6]. Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke ne muimui ki he fekau ko ʻení, naʻe ʻikai mei hōifua ʻa e ʻEikí kiate ia. Ka naʻá ne talangofua; pea ʻi heʻene mavahe ko ia mei hono ʻapí, naʻe ʻikai toe veiveiua ʻene moʻui talangofua ki he fono fakalangi ko ʻeni ʻo e haohaoá. Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke ne lavaʻi ʻeni, ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai ke ne mei lava ʻo talangofua ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafí. Pea ʻi heʻene mavahe ko ia mei he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí, pea lolotonga ʻene fakahoko e sivi ko ʻení, naʻá ne fai ai e meʻa naʻe fakahā ange ʻe hono konisēnisí mo e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe totonu ke ne faí, pea naʻe ʻikai mei fai ia ʻe ha taha ʻo lelei ange, he naʻe ʻikai ke ne fai ha meʻa hala ʻi heʻene fai e ngāue ko ʻení.

ʻI he taimi naʻe maʻu ai ʻe he Kāingalotú ʻa e ongoongoleleí ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga mamaʻó, pea ʻi he taimi naʻe folofola ange ai ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafí ke nau mavahe mei he ngaahi fonua ʻo ʻenau tamaí pea tuku honau kāingá ʻo hangē ko ia ne fai ʻe ʻĒpalahamé, naʻa nau muimui ai ki he fekau ko ʻení, naʻa nau talangofua ai ki he fono ko ʻení pea ne nau hoko ko ha kau tangata haohaoa ʻi he ngaahi tūkunga ko iá pea mo e ngāue ne nau faí, ʻo ʻikai ʻuhinga ia ne nau haohaoa ʻi he ʻiló mo e mālohí mo e alā meʻa peheé; ka ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ongó, ʻi heʻenau angatonú, ngaahi taumuʻá pea mo e loto vilitakí. Pea ʻi heʻenau kolosi ko ia ʻi he ʻōseni lolotó, naʻe ʻikai ke nau lāunga pe hanu ka naʻa nau talangofua ki he ngaahi faleʻi ne fai kiate kinautolú pea nau fakahaaʻi ʻenau tāú ʻi heʻenau tōʻonga kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau haohaoa ʻo fakatatau mo e tuʻunga ne fie maʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke nau aʻusiá.

ʻOku palani ʻa e ʻEikí ke Ne ʻave kitautolu ki he puleʻanga fakasilesitialé. Kuó Ne fakahaaʻi mai ʻi ha fakahā fakahangatonu ko ʻEne fānau kitautolu naʻe faʻu ʻi ha ngaahi maama taʻengata pea kuo tau omi ki he māmaní koeʻuhí ko ha taumuʻa makehe ke teuteuʻi kitautolu ke maʻu ʻa hono fonu ʻo e nāunau ʻo e Tamaí ʻi he taimi te tau toe foki ai ki Hono ʻaó. Ko ia kuo pau ke tau feinga ke tau malava ʻo tauhi ʻa e fono ko ʻení ke fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ai ʻetau ngaahi taumuʻá, holí, ongó mo e fakakaukaú ke lava ʻo haohaoa mo māʻoniʻoni pea fakavaivaiʻi hotau lotó ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ki he finangalo ʻo ʻetau Tamaí. ʻOku haohaoa ʻa e faʻahinga tangata peheé pea ʻoku taau ke ne maʻu e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ne fai mo e feituʻu kotoa pē te ne ʻi ai.

Ka ʻoku tau moʻulaloa ke fai ha tōʻonga taʻe-fakapotopoto, ʻo tau fakavaivai ki he kakanó pea ʻi he siʻi ʻetau ʻiló pe ʻi heʻetau taʻeʻiló, ʻoku tau hehema ai ke fai ha fehālaaki. ʻIo, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga lelei ia ke tau taʻe-muimui ai ki he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá, tautautefito ki heʻetau mamata ko ia kuó ne tuku mai ha ngaahi founga ke fakahoko ʻaki e ngāué ni. ʻOku mahino kiate au ko e ʻuhinga ʻeni ʻo e foʻi lea ko e haohaoá, ʻo hangē ko ia ne folofola ʻaki ʻe hotau Fakamoʻuí mo e ʻEikí kia ʻĒpalahamé.

Mahalo pē ʻe haohaoa ha taha ia ʻi ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi, kae ʻikai haohaoa ʻi ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi. Ko e tokotaha ko ia ʻoku talangofua faivelenga ki he lea ʻo e potó, ʻoku haohaoa ia ʻi he fono pē ko iá. ʻI heʻetau fakatomala ko ia mei heʻetau ngaahi angahalá mo papitaiso ke fakamolemoleʻi kinautolú, naʻa tau haohaoa ai ʻi he tafaʻaki pē ko iá.⁶ [Vakai ki he fokotuʻu fika 3 ʻi he peesi 115.]

ʻOku talamai ʻe he ʻAposetolo ko Sioné ko e “fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa kitautolu pea ʻoku teʻeki ai hā mai pe te tau hoko ko e hā: ka ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻo ka hā mai ia, te tau tatau pē mo ia; he te tau mamata totonu kiate ia. Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki leleí ni kiate ia, ʻokú ne fakamaʻa ia ʻo hangē ko e maʻa [ʻa Kalaisí].” Vakai, 1 Sione 3:2–3. ʻOku ʻi ai e ʻamanaki ʻe aʻu ʻa e Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ki he tuʻunga haohaoa ko ʻení; ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ke tau hangē ko ʻetau Tamaí mo e ʻOtuá, ʻo hoko ko ha fānau taau mo feʻunga ke nofo ʻi Hono ʻaó; ʻoku tau ʻamanaki ko e taimi ko ia ʻe hā mai ai ʻa e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻe liliu mo fakanāunauʻiaʻi hotau sinó pea “ʻe fakafoʻou hotau sino koví ni ʻo fakatatau ia ki he sino ʻo hono nāunaú.” Vakai, Filipai 3:21.

Ko e meʻa ʻeni ʻoku ʻamanaki mai meiate kitautolú. Ka tau takitaha fehuʻi loto hifo pē kiate kitautolu ʻení: ʻOku pau nai e fakavaʻe ʻo ʻetau ngaahi ʻamanakí? Pe ko hono fakalea ʻe tahá, ʻoku tau feinga nai ke fakahaohaoaʻi ʻa kitautolu? ʻE ongoʻi tonuhia fēfē ha mēmipa ʻo e siasí kae ʻoua leva kuó ne feinga ke fakahaohaoaʻi ia he ʻoku haohaoa ʻa e ʻOtuá, kae ʻoua kuó ne tauhi hono konisēnisí ke taʻehalaia ki he ʻOtuá mo e kakaí ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene moʻuí? ʻOku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua ʻoku tokolahi ha kakai ʻoku nau fononga atu ʻi he loto taʻehalaia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá he ʻaho ki he ʻaho, mo e uike ki he uike, pea mo e māhina ki he māhina, ʻi he ʻulungaanga taau mo fekumi fakamātoato ʻi he angamalū kakato ki he Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ke Ne tataki hotau hala fakaʻahó; ka ʻoku ʻi ai pē ha taimi makehe ʻi heʻetau moʻuí ʻoku lahi ai hono ʻahiʻahiʻi pe ikunaʻi kitautolú; pea kapau ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻuhinga ia ke ʻoua naʻa tau toe feinga ai, ʻi he ivi lahi ange mo e loto fakapapau ke lavaʻi ʻetau taumuʻá.⁷

ʻOku fie fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ha angaʻofa ki Heʻene fānau he māmaní, ka ʻokú Ne finangalo ke nau fakahaaʻi ha fakatomala moʻoni he taimi ʻoku nau maumaufono pe tōnounou ai ʻenau faifatongiá. ʻOkú Ne ʻamanaki mai te nau talangofua pea nau ngāue ke siʻaki ʻa e angahala kotoa pē, kae fakahaohaoaʻi ʻa kinautolu mo hoko ko Hono kakai, ko Hono Kāinga Māʻoniʻoni pea nau mateuteu ke omi ki Hono ʻaó, pea hangē ko Iá ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē mo pule mo Ia ʻi Hono nāunaú. Ke fakahoko ʻení, kuo pau ke nau ʻaʻeva ʻi he hala hangatonu mo fāsiʻí pea ʻai ke toe lelei mo fakalakalaka ange ʻenau moʻuí mo fonu ʻi he tuí mo e ʻofa faka-Kalaisí, ʻa ia ko e ʻofa haohaoa ia ʻa Kalaisí pea fakahoko faivelenga honau fatongia kotoa pē ʻi he Ongoongoleleí.⁸

Kapau te tau lava ʻo fakamatalaʻi fakalautelau e moʻui ʻa ʻĒpalahamé pe ko e moʻui ʻa ha kau tangata kehe ne maʻongoʻonga mo māʻoniʻoni, ko e moʻoni te tau ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻikai ola lelei maʻu pē ʻenau faifenga ke angamāʻoniʻoní. Ko ia ʻoku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa tau lotofoʻi ʻo kapau ʻe ikunaʻi kinautolu ʻi he momeniti ne tau vaivai ai; ka ke tau fakatomala leva mei he hala pe fehalaaki kuo tau fakahokó, pea tau fakaleleiʻi ia ki he lelei taha te tau lavá, pea fekumi ki he ʻOtuá ke Ne fakafoʻou hotau iví ke tau hoko atu pea ngāue ke toe lelei ange.

Naʻe lava ʻa ʻĒpalahame ia ʻo ʻaʻeva haohaoa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá he ʻaho takitaha naʻá ne mavahe ai mei he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí, pea naʻá ne fakaʻasi mai e mataotao mo e lelei ʻene fakakaukaú ʻi heʻene fokotuʻu ange ʻa e meʻa ke fai he taimi naʻe kē ai ʻene kau tauhi monumanú mo e kau tauhi monumanu ʻa hono fakafotu ko Loté [vakai, Sēnesi 13:1–9]. Ka naʻe ʻi ai ha taimi he moʻui ʻa ʻĒpalahamé naʻe fuʻu faingataʻa fau; ko hono moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ia ʻe toe mamafa ange ai; ʻa ia ko e taimi naʻe ui ai ia ʻe he ʻEikí ke ne feilaulau ʻaki hono foha pē ʻe toko tahá, ʻa ia ko e tokotaha naʻá ne ʻamanaki atu ʻe fakahoko ai e talaʻofa maʻongoʻonga ne fai ange kiate ia ʻe he ʻEikí; ka naʻe fakahaaʻi mai kiate ia e founga totonu ke ne lava ʻo ikunaʻi ʻaki e ʻahiʻahi ko iá mo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻene tuí mo e angatonú ki he ʻOtuá [vakai, Sēnesi 22:1–14]. He ʻikai lava ke tau pehē naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha ʻatamai pehē mei heʻene mātuʻa tauhi ʻotua tamapuá; ka ʻoku taau ke tau tui naʻe makatuʻunga he tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻene lava ke maʻu e ʻatamai ko iá, hili ʻene foua ʻa e fefaʻuhi tatau pē mo e kakanó ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tau faí pea ʻoku ʻikai ha toe veiveiua naʻe faʻa ikunaʻi ia he taimi lahi peá ne ikuna foki kae ʻoua kuó ne lava ʻo matuʻuaki ha ʻahiʻahi mamafa.

Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻAposetolo ko Paulá, “Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e lotó ni, ʻa ia foki naʻe ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū: ko ia ʻi heʻene ʻi he tatau mo e ʻOtuá, naʻe ʻikai pehē ʻe ia ko ha faʻaoa ke na taha mo e ʻOtuá.” [Vakai, Filipai 2:5–6.] Ko e tangata kotoa ʻokú ne taumuʻa ʻaki ʻení, te ne fakahaohaoaʻi ia he ʻoku haohaoa ʻa e ʻOtuá pea te ne feinga ke ʻaʻeva haohaoa ʻi Hono ʻaó. ʻOku tau takitāuhi pē ʻa e tōnounou mo hotau ngaahi vaivai; ʻoku totonu ke tau feinga ke ikunaʻi kinautolu he vave tahá pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fakatōkakano e ngaahi ongo ko ʻení ʻi he loto ʻo ʻetau fānaú ke nau tupu kei siʻi hake ʻo manavahē ki he ʻOtuá pea ke nau ako ke ʻulungaanga taau ʻi Hono ʻaó ʻi he ngaahi tūkunga kotoa pē.

Kapau ʻe aʻu ʻo ʻaho ʻe taha ha nofo taʻe kē ha husepāniti mo hono uaifí pe te na taʻe feangakoviʻaki pe taʻe fakaʻitaʻi e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi ha faʻahinga founga, ʻe lelei moʻoni ia; ʻokú ne haohaoa ai. Ka te ne feinga ʻi he ʻaho hokó ke fai e meʻa tatau pē. Ka ʻo kapau he ʻikai ke ne lava ʻo fai ia he ʻaho hono hokó, ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻuhinga lelei ia ke ne taʻe-lava ʻo fakahoko lelei ia he ʻaho hono tolú. …

ʻOku totonu ke tanumaki maʻu pē ʻe he Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ʻa e holi ko ʻeni ʻoku fakahā mahino mai ʻe he kau ʻaposetolo ʻo e kuonga muʻá. ʻOku totonu ke tau ʻaʻeva he ʻaho takitaha ʻoku haohaoa hotau konisēnisí mei he fakatupu ʻita ki ha taha. Pea kuo ʻomi ʻe he ʻOtuá ha founga ʻi he siasí ʻe lava ke faitokonia ai kitautolu, ʻa ia ko e kau ʻAposetolo mo e kau Palōfita mo e kau ʻEvangeliō, mo e alā lakanga pehē, “ko hono fakahaohaoa ʻo e Kakai Māʻoniʻoní,” etc. [Vakai, ʻEfesō 4:11–12.] Pea kuó ne foaki mai foki ʻa Hono Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ko ha fakahinohino pau ke ne tuʻu ko ha ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hotau tafaʻakí ʻo fakahā mai ʻa e meʻa ke tau faí pea foaki mai ʻa e mālohi mo e tokoni ʻoku tau fie maʻu ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo e filí. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa tau tuku ke tau lotofoʻi he taimi kotoa pē te tau ʻiloʻi ai hotau vaivaí. ʻOku tātātaha ke tau maʻu ha sīpinga mei he ngaahi sīpinga nāunauʻia kotoa kuo tā ʻe he kau palōfitá, ʻi he kuonga muʻá pe ʻi onopōní, ne nau fakaʻatā ai ke fakatupu lotofoʻi e Tokotaha Angakoví kiate kinautolu; ka naʻa nau toutou feinga mālohi ke ikunaʻi ia, ke ikunaʻi ʻa e palé pea mo teuteuʻi kinautolu ke maʻu e nāunaú ʻi hono fonú.⁹ [Vakai ki he fokotuʻu fika 4 ʻi he peesi 115.]

Ko ʻetau tohitongi pē ʻi hotau ʻatamaí ʻoku tau maʻu e mālohi ʻo fakafou ʻi he ongoongolelei kuo tau maʻú, ke ikunaʻi ʻetau ngaahi holí, hotau uʻá pea ke tau fakavaivaiʻi hotau lotó ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ki he finangalo ʻo ʻetau Tamai Hēvaní kae ʻoua te tau fakaongo atu ha ongo taʻefakafiemālie ki hotau fāmilí mo e niʻihi ʻoku tau feohí ka tau tokoni lahi ke faʻu ha konga ʻo lahi ʻi māmani, ʻe lava leva ke tau pehē kuo tau ikunaʻi ha vaeua ʻo e feingataú. Ko e taha e ngaahi faingataʻa lalahi ʻoku tofanga ai ha tokolahi, ko ʻetau fakatovave ko ia ke ngalo ʻiate kitautolu e taumuʻa maʻongoʻonga ʻo e moʻuí, ʻa e taumuʻa ne ʻomi ai kitautolu ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ki he moʻui fakamatelié ni, kae pehē foki ki he ui māʻoniʻoni kuo uiuiʻi kitautolu ki aí; pea ʻikai ke tau ikunaʻi ʻa e fanga kiʻi fakafeʻatungia ʻo taimí, ka tau faʻa tukuhifo kitautolu ke tau tuʻunga tatau mo e māmaní, kae ʻikai ke tau feinga ke maʻu e tokoni fakalangi kuo ʻomi ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia te ne lava tokotaha ke ikunaʻi iá. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau toe kehe mei he toenga ʻo e māmaní ʻo kapau he ʻikai ke tau tanumaki e lotoʻaki ke haohaoá, he ʻoku haohaoa ʻa ʻetau Tamai ʻi he langí.

Ko e naʻinaʻi ʻeni ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ki he kāingalotu he kuonga muʻá, ʻa ia ko ha kakai ne nau maʻu e holi tatau pea naʻa nau foua ʻa e ʻahiʻahi tatau pē mo kitautolu, pea naʻá Ne ʻafioʻi pe ʻe lava e kakaí ʻo ikunaʻi ia pe ʻikai; kuo teʻeki ai ha taimi pea he ʻikai pē ha taimi te Ne ʻamanaki mai ai ki ha meʻa mei Heʻene fānaú ʻe faingataʻa ke nau fakahoko. Tautautefito ki he Kaumātuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻoku totonu ke nau tanumaki ʻa e laumālie ko ʻení, he ʻoku fie maʻu ke nau ō atu ki he māmaní ʻo malangaʻaki ʻa e ongoongolelei ʻo e fakamoʻuí ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ha toʻu tangata pikopiko mo paongataʻa, ʻi he uhouhonga ʻo ha kakai ʻoku fonu ʻi he koví mo e faihalá. Pea ʻikai ko kinautolu pē, ka ʻoku totonu ke hanga ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē, ʻa e talavou mo e finemui kotoa pē ʻi he Siasí ni ʻoku taau ke ui ko ha māʻoniʻoní, ʻo tanumaki ʻa e holi ko ʻeni ke ne moʻui ʻo taau mo e fekau ko ʻení kae lava ke nau maʻu ha konisēnisi ʻoku maʻa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko ha meʻa fakaʻofoʻofa ia ke maʻu ʻe he kakai kei talavou mo matuʻotuʻá ʻa e fakakaukau ko ʻení; ʻoku toe fakafiefia makehe foki ke mamata ki hono tuku ʻe hotau toʻu tupú ke malama mei honau fofongá e maama mo e poto ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea nau lava ʻo maʻu ha mahino totonu ki he moʻuí pea nau lava ke moʻui ʻo mavahe hake mei he kovi mo e hikisia ʻo e māmaní kae pehē ki he fehālaaki mo e faiangahala ʻa e tangatá.¹⁰

ʻOku ʻikai fie maʻu ia ke nofo ʻa e Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí ʻo hohaʻa ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmani ko ʻení. ʻE matafi kotoa atu kinautolu. ʻOku totonu ke tukutaha hotau lotó ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá; ke nau faifeinga ke aʻusia ʻa e haohaoa naʻe aʻusia ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí, he naʻá Ne talangofua haohaoa ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ki he Tamaí ʻo Ne maʻu ai ʻa Hono hakeakiʻi maʻongoʻongá peá Ne hoko ai ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki Hono kāingá. Ko e hā leva ka tau tokanga mo hohaʻa ai ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaemāmani ko ʻení, lolotonga ko iá ʻoku fakaʻeiʻeiki mo nāunauʻia hotau ikuʻangá? Kapau te tau pikitai ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí pea muimui ki Heʻene ngaahi founga haohaoá pea tau feinga ke maʻu ʻa e momona taʻengata ʻo Hono puleʻanga fakalangí, ʻe lelei leva ʻetau meʻa kotoa pē pea te tau lavameʻa mo ikuna ʻi he ngataʻangá.¹¹

ʻOku totonu ke hā ʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāué mo ho ʻulungāngá ʻa e teuteu longomoʻui ʻokú ke fai he taimí ni ke hokohoko tuʻuloa atu hoʻo moʻuí ʻo aʻu ki he taʻengatá; ʻoua naʻá ke muimui ki ha tefitoʻi moʻoni te ke mā ai pe te ke taʻe fie fakahoko ʻi he langí, pea ʻoua naʻá ke feinga ke maʻu ʻaki ha koloa ʻi ha founga ʻe taʻefakafiemālie ki ho konisēnisi maama mo fakalangí. Neongo ʻoku ueʻi koe ʻe hoʻo ngaahi ongó mo hoʻo ngaahi holí ke ke ngāue leva, ka ke tuku ke hanga maʻu pē ʻe he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni haohaoa, fakaʻeiʻeiki, māʻoniʻoni mo anga māʻoniʻoní ʻo puleʻi mo tataki koe.¹²

ʻOku tupu hake ʻa e tamasiʻí mei heʻene kei siʻí ʻo talavou, pea mei heʻene kei talavoú ʻo fatutangata, pea ʻoku pau mo vave ʻene tupú; ka heʻikai ke ne lava ʻo tala ʻa e founga mo e taimi ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e tupulaki ko iá. ʻOku ʻikai ke ne ʻiloʻi ʻokú ne tupulaki; ka ʻi heʻene tauhi ko ia ʻa e fono ʻo e moʻui leleí mo anga fakapotopotó, ʻokú ne aʻu ai ki he tuʻunga fatutangatá. ʻOku pehē pē mo kitautolu Kāingalotu ʻo e Siasí. ʻOku tau tupulaki mo fakalakalaka. ʻOku ʻikai ke tau ʻiloʻi ia he momeniti ko iá; ka ʻi he hili ha taʻu ʻe taha pe lahi ange ʻoku tau toki ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku tau tupulaki ʻo laka ki muʻa pea tau ofi ai ki he tumutumú. ʻOku tau ongoʻi ʻoku tau tui ki he ʻEikí; ʻoku ʻaonga maʻu pē ʻEne tokoní; ʻoku tau fehokotaki mo Ia; ko Ia ʻetau Tamaí pea ʻokú Ne tataki kitautolu ʻi he moʻuí.¹³

ʻOua naʻá ke ʻamanaki ʻe fakaʻangataha pē hoʻo hoko ʻo haohaoá. Kapau te ke ongoʻi pehē, ʻe siva hoʻo ʻamanakí. Feinga ke ke lelei ange he ʻahó ni mei he ʻaneafí pea lelei ange ʻapongipongi mei he ʻahó ni. Ko e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi ko ia ne nau mei ikunaʻi kitautolu he ʻahó ni, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke nau ikunaʻi kitautolu ʻa pongipongi. Ka tau hokohoko feinga ke tau lelei ange he ʻaho takitaha; kae ʻoua naʻa tau tuku ke tau mate ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tau fakahoko ha lelei ki he niʻihi kehé pea mo kitautolu foki.¹⁴

ʻOku totonu ke hoko ʻa e ʻaneafí pe uike kuo ʻosí ko e lelei taha ia kuo tau aʻusiá, pea ʻoku totonu ke tau fakalakalaka ki muʻa he ʻaho takitaha, ʻi he ʻiló mo e potó pea mo ʻetau malava ke fai leleí. ʻI he tupu ʻo matuʻotuʻa angé, ʻoku totonu ke tau toe ofi ange ai ki he ʻEikí ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē hono hokó.¹⁵ [Vakai ki he fokotuʻu fika 5 ʻi he peesi 115.]