Talanoa ki he Moʻuí
Ko e Tutui Atu ʻi he Founga ʻa Sihová ʻa Homa Mālohingá mo e Fiefiá
FAKAMATALA FAI ʻE LUIGGI D. VALENTINO
“Ko eni ʻa e hala, fou ai,” ko e akonaki ia ʻa Sihová. (Aisea 30:21) Ko e muimui ʻi he akonaki ko ʻení ko ʻeku taumuʻá ia talu mei heʻeku papitaisó ʻi he taʻu ʻe 60 kuohilí. Naʻe tomuʻa fokotuʻu ʻa e taumuʻa ko ʻení ʻe he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻeku ongo mātuʻá, ʻa ia naʻá na hiki mei ʻĪtali, ʻo nofo ʻi Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., ʻi he 1921. ʻI aí naʻá na tauhi hake ai ʻa e fānau ʻe toko tolu—ko hoku tokoua lahí, ko Mike, mo hoku tuofefine siʻisiʻí, ʻa Lydia, pea mo au.
NAʻE sivisiviʻi ʻe heʻeku ongo mātuʻá ha ngaahi lotu kehekehe ka naʻe faai atu pē ʻo na foʻi ko e loto-mamahi ʻi he siva ʻa e ʻamanakí. Ka ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe taha ʻi he 1932, naʻe fanongo letiō ai ʻa e tangataʻeikí ʻi ha polokalama ʻi he lea faka-ʻĪtalí. Ko ha fakamafolalea ia ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe saiʻia ʻa e tangataʻeikí ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne fanongo ki aí. Naʻá ne tohi ʻo kole ki ha fakamatala lahi ange, pea ko ha Fakamoʻoni ʻĪtali mei he ʻuluʻi ʻapitanga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi Brooklyn, Niu ʻIoké, naʻá ne ʻaʻahi mai kiate kimautolu. ʻI he hili ha fetalanoaʻaki longomoʻui ʻo aʻu ki he aata ʻa e ʻahó, naʻe tuipau ai ʻa ʻeku ongo mātuʻá ʻo pehē kuó na maʻu ʻa e lotu moʻoní.
Naʻe kamata ke maʻu ʻe he tangataʻeikí mo e fineʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané peá na fakaʻatā mo hona ʻapí ki he kau ʻovasia fefonongaʻakí. Neongo naʻá ku kei tamasiʻi pē, naʻe fakaʻatā au ʻe he ongo tangata ko ʻení ke mau ʻalu ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá peá na ʻai au ke u fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e tauhi taimi-kakato kia Sihová. Ko ha tokotaha ʻaʻahi pehē ko Carey W. Barber, ʻa ia ko ha mēmipa ia he taimí ni ʻo e Kulupu Pule ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Hili atu ha taimi nounou, ʻi Fepueli 1941, naʻá ku papitaiso ʻi hoku taʻu 14, pea ʻi he 1944, naʻá ku kamata ai ke ngāue ko ha tāimuʻa ʻi Cleveland. Ko Mike mo Lydia naʻá na toe muimui ʻi he founga ʻo e moʻoni faka-Tohitapú. Naʻe tauhi ʻe Mike ʻa Sihova ʻo aʻu ki heʻene maté, pea ko Lydia naʻá ne ngāue fakataha mo hono husepānití, ko Harold Weidner, ʻi he taʻu ʻe 28 ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau fefonongaʻakí. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻokú na ngāue ko ha ongo faifekau taimi-kakato makehe.
Fakalolotoʻi ʻe he Nofo Pōpulá ʻa ʻEku Fakapapau ke Tutui Atú
ʻI he kamata pē ʻa e 1945, naʻá ku iku atu ai ki he Pilīsone Fakakominiueli Chillicothe ʻo Ohio koeʻuhi ko hoku konisēnisi kuo akoʻi ʻe he Tohitapú naʻá ne ueʻi au ke u ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki he Aisea 2:4, ʻa ia ʻoku lave ai ki he tuki huo ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi heletaá. ʻI he fuofua taimí, naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻatā kimautolu, ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻe toko 200 nai, ʻe he kau maʻu mafai ʻo e pilīsoné, ke mau maʻu ha ngaahi tohi faka-Tohitapu naʻe pulusi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Kae kehe, naʻe tokoniʻi kimautolu ʻe ha Kau Fakamoʻoni mei he fakatahaʻanga ofi maí. ʻI he tuʻapoó nai, naʻa nau lī mai ha ngaahi tohi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ofi ki he pilīsoné. ʻI he pongipongi hono hokó, ʻi hono ʻave kimautolu ki homau ngaahi feituʻu ngāué, naʻa mau kumi ki he ngaahi tohi ko iá pea mau ʻave ia ki homau pilīsoné. ʻE tauhi ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimautolu ha makasini pe tohi ʻi he miniti ʻe 15 ki muʻa ke paasi atu ia ki he tokoua hono hokó. ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻá ku ako lahi ange ki hono fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e meʻakai fakalaumālie ʻa ia ʻoku tokonaki mai ʻe Sihová—ko ha lēsoni ʻoku ou kei manatuʻi ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻoku ou maʻu ai ha ʻīsiu foʻou ʻo e Taua Leʻo mo e ʻĀ Hake!
ʻI he hili atu ha taimi, naʻe fakaʻatā ke mau fai ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá ʻi he pilīsoné, ka naʻe ʻikai ke fakaʻatā ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ko ha Fakamoʻoní ke ne ʻi ai. Ka, naʻe haʻu fakapulipuli pē ha kau ʻōfisa mo ha kau pōpula ʻe niʻihi, pea ko ha niʻihi naʻe aʻu ʻo nau tali ʻa e moʻoní. (Ngāue 16:30-34) Ko e ngaahi ʻaʻahi ʻa Tokoua A. H. Macmillan ko ha matavai laulōtaha ia ʻo e fakafiemālié. Naʻá ne fakapapauʻi mai maʻu pē kiate kimautolu ʻo pehē ko e taimi ʻoku mau fakamoleki ʻi he pilīsoné ʻoku ʻikai ke mole noa koeʻuhí ʻoku akoʻi ai kimautolu ki ha ngaahi ngāue ʻi he kahaʻú. Naʻe maongo ki hoku lotó ʻa e tokoua taʻumotuʻa ko iá pea naʻe fakalolotoʻi ai ʻeku fakapapau ke u ʻaʻeva ʻi he founga ʻa Sihová.
Maʻu ha Kaungāngāue
ʻI he ngata ʻa e Tau II ʻa Māmaní, naʻe ava ai ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e pilīsoné, pea naʻá ku toe kamata ke ngāue tāimuʻa, ʻa e ngāue fakafaifekau taimi-kakató. Ka ʻi he 1947 naʻe mate ai ʻeku tangataʻeikí. Ke poupouʻi ʻa e fāmilí, naʻá ku ngāue fakamāmani ai peá u toe hoko ʻo taau ke fai ha fotofota fakafaitoʻo—ko ha pōtoʻi te ne tokoniʻi au he lolotonga ʻo ha vahaʻa taimi faingataʻa ʻa ia naʻá ku fehangahangai mo ia pea mo hoku uaifí ʻi ha taʻu ʻe 30 ki mui ai. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke hokohoko lelei ʻeku lave ki he talanoá. ʻUluakí, tuku ke u fakamatala atu fekauʻaki mo hoku uaifí.
ʻI ha hoʻatā ʻe taha ʻi he 1949 he lolotonga ʻo ʻeku ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, naʻe tatangi ʻa e telefoní. Naʻá ku toʻo hake ia peá u fanongo ki ha leʻo fiefia ʻoku pehē mai: “Ko hoku hingoá ko Christine Genchur. Ko e taha au ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ku hiki mai ki Cleveland ke maʻu ha ngāue, pea ʻoku ou loto ke feohi mo ha fakatahaʻanga.” Naʻe mamaʻo homau Fale Fakatahaʻangá mei he feituʻu naʻá ne nofo aí, ka naʻá ku saiʻia ʻi he fanongo ki hono leʻó, ko ia naʻá ku ʻoange kiate ia ha ngaahi fakahinohino ki homau holó pea fakalototoʻaʻi ia ke ne haʻu ʻi he Sāpate ko iá—ko e ʻaho ia te u fai ai ʻa e malanga maʻá e kakaí. ʻI he Sāpaté, ko au pē ʻa e ʻuluaki tokotaha ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻangá, naʻe teʻeki ai ke ʻasi mai ʻa e tuofefine foʻoú ia. ʻI he faai atu ʻa e malangá, naʻá ku toutou hila ki he hūʻangá, ka naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe hū mai. ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó naʻá ku telefoni atu kiate ia, pea naʻá ne talamai naʻe ʻikai te ne alāanga mo e halanga ʻo e pasí. Ko ia, naʻá ku loto-lelei ke fakafeʻiloaki kiate ia ke fakamatalaʻi lelei ange ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.
Naʻá ku ʻilo ai ko ʻene ongo mātuʻá, naʻá na hiki mai mei Sekisolovākia, ʻa ia naʻá na kamata feohi mo e Kau Ako Tohitapú hili ʻa ʻena lau ʻa e kiʻi tohi ko e Where Are the Dead? Naʻe papitaiso ʻa ʻene ongo mātuʻá ʻi he 1935. ʻI he 1938, ko e tamai ʻa Christine naʻá ne hoko ko e sevāniti ʻo e feohiʻangá (ʻa ia ʻoku ui he taimí ni ko e ʻovasia tauhi) ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi Clymer, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., pea ʻi he 1947, naʻe papitaiso ai ʻa Christine ʻi hono taʻu 16. Naʻe ʻikai ke fuoloa kuó u manako au ʻi he tuofefine fakakaukau fakalaumālie, mo fakaʻofoʻofa ko ʻení. Naʻá ma mali ʻi Sune 24, 1950, pea talu mei ai naʻe hoko ʻa Christine ko hoku hoa loto-tōnunga, ʻo ne loto-lelei ke fakamuʻomuʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ou fakamālō kia Sihova ʻi he loto-lelei ʻa e hoa alafalalaʻanga ko ʻení ke fakatahaʻi ʻa ʻema moʻuí.—Palovepi 31:10.
Ko ha Fakaʻohovale Lahi
ʻI Nōvema 1, 1951, naʻá ma kamata ngāue tāimuʻa fakataha. ʻI he taʻu ʻe ua ki mui ai, ʻi ha fakataha-lahi ʻi Toledo, Ohio, naʻe lea ai ʻa Tokoua Hugo Riemer mo Albert Schroeder ki ha kulupu ʻo e kau tāimuʻa naʻa nau mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he ngāue fakamisinalé. Naʻá ma ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo kinautolú. Naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ai kimaua ke ma hokohoko atu ʻi he ngāue tāimuʻá ʻi Cleveland, ka ʻi he māhina pē hono hokó, naʻá ma maʻu ai ha fakaʻohovale lahi—ko ha fakaafe ke ma kau ki he kalasi hono 23 ʻo e Akoʻanga Tohitapu ʻa e Taua Leʻó ko Kiliatí, ʻo kamata ʻi Fepueli 1954!
ʻI heʻema lele atu ki he Akoʻanga Kiliatí, naʻe ʻi South Lansing, Niu ʻIoke ʻi he taimi ko iá, naʻe fuʻu hohaʻa ʻaupito ʻa Christine ʻo ne toutou pehē mai kiate au, “Māmālie hifo!” Naʻá ku pehē ange, “Christine, kapau te ta toe lele māmālie ange, ʻe hangē pē ʻokú ta tuʻú.” Ko ia, ʻi he hili ʻa ʻema aʻu ki he ʻapiakó, naʻe vave ʻa ʻema ongoʻi fiemālie angé. Naʻe talitali lelei ʻe Tokoua Nathan Knorr ʻa e kulupu ʻo e kau akó peá ne taki mamataʻi kimautolu ai. Naʻá ne toe fakamatalaʻi ʻa e founga ke mau maluʻi ai ʻa e vaí mo e ʻuhilá, ʻo fakamamafaʻi ai ʻo pehē ko e fakapotopotó ko ha ʻulungaanga lelei ia ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e Puleʻangá. Naʻe pikimaʻu ʻa e faleʻi ko iá ʻi heʻema fakakaukaú. ʻOkú ma kei moʻuiʻaki ia.
Puna ki Rio
Naʻe vave ʻa ʻema maʻu ʻema tohi fakamoʻoni akó, pea ʻi Tīsema 10, 1954, naʻá ma heka ai ki ha vakapuna ʻi he Kolo momoko ko Niu ʻIoké, ʻo fiefia ʻi he ʻamanaki atu ke ma puna ki heʻema vāhenga-ngāue foʻoú ʻi he feituʻu laʻā ko Rio de Janeiro, Pelēsila. Ko Peter mo Billie Carrbello, ko ha ongo kaungā misinale, naʻá na fononga fakataha mo kimaua. Ko e puná naʻe pehē ʻe houa ʻe 24, ʻa ia te mau kiʻi tuʻu ʻi Pueto Liko, Venisuela, mo Belém ʻi he fakatokelau ʻo Pelēsilá. Kae kehe, koeʻuhi ko ha ngaahi palopalema ʻi he mīsiní, naʻe houa ʻe 36 ki muʻa pea mau toki sio hifo ki Rio de Janeiro. Ka ko ha vakai fisifisimuʻa ē! Naʻe fetapaki ʻa e ngaahi maama ʻo e koló hangē ha ngaahi taiamoni uloulo ʻi ha kāpeti olovetí, pea ko e maama hangē ha siliva ʻo e māhiná naʻe ngingila hake ʻi he ngaahi vai ʻo e Fanga Guanabara.
Ko e ngaahi mēmipa ʻe niʻihi ʻo e fāmili Pētelí naʻa nau tatali kiate kimautolu ʻi he malaʻe vakapuná. ʻI he hili hono talitali loto-māfana kimautolú, naʻa nau ʻave kimautolu ki he ʻōfisi vaʻá, pea ʻi he tolu hengihengí nai, naʻa mau ʻalu ʻo mohe. ʻI ha ngaahi houa siʻi ki mui ai, naʻe fakamanatu mai ai ʻe he tā ʻo e fafangú kiate kimautolu ko homau ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻi he ngāue fakamisinalé kuo kamata!
Ko ha Lēsoni Tokamuʻa
Naʻe vave ʻa ʻemau ako ha lēsoni mahuʻinga. Naʻa mau fakaefiafi ʻi ha ʻapi ʻo ha fāmili Fakamoʻoni. ʻI he taimi naʻa mau loto ai ke lue pē ʻo foki ki he vaʻá, naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha fakaafé, “ʻIkai, heʻikai lava ke mou ʻalu; ʻoku ʻuha,” pea naʻá ne feinga ke fakaʻaiʻai kimautolu ke nofo atu ʻi he poó kotoa. “Ko e feituʻu ʻoku mau haʻu mei aí ʻoku ʻuha foki,” ko ʻeku leá ia, ʻo taʻofi ai pē ʻene leá ʻaki ha kata. Pea mau foki leva.
Koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi ʻotu moʻunga ʻokú ne ʻātakaiʻi ʻa Rio, ʻoku vave ai ʻa e fakatahataha ʻa e vai ʻuhá pea lele hifo ki he koló, ʻo faʻa fakatupunga ai ʻa e ngaahi tāfea. Naʻe vave ʻa ʻemau aʻa ʻi ha vai ne aʻu hake ki homau tuí. Ofi ki he vaʻá, naʻe tafe mālohi ʻa e vaí ʻi he ngaahi halá ʻo aʻu hake ki homau fatafatá. Naʻa mau pīponu ʻi heʻemau aʻu atu ki Pētelí. ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó, naʻe ongoʻi ololalo ʻaupito ʻa Christine pea naʻá ne puke ʻi he taifotí, ʻo ne vaivai ai ʻi ha taimi fuoloa. ʻOku ʻikai toe hela lau ki ai, ʻi he tuʻunga ko e kau misinale foʻoú, naʻe totonu ke mau tokanga ki he faleʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni fakalotofonua taukeí.
Ko e ʻUluaki Ngaahi Sitepu ʻi he Ngāue Fakamisinalé mo e Fefonongaʻakí
ʻI he hili atu ʻa e kamata ʻikai fuʻu sai ko ʻení, naʻá ma vēkeveke ke kamata ʻa ʻema ngāue fakamalangá. Naʻá ma lau ha tuʻuaki ʻi he lea faka-Potukalí ki ha taha pē naʻá ma fetaulaki mo iá, pea naʻe hā ngali naʻá ma fai ha laka ki muʻa. Ko ha tokotaha-ʻapi ʻe taha naʻá ne pehē ange kia Christine, “ʻOku ou mahinoʻi koe, ka ʻoku ʻikai te u mahinoʻi ia,” ʻo ne tuhu mai kiate au. Ko ha tokotaha-ʻapi ʻe taha naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au, “ʻOku ou mahinoʻi koe kae ʻikai ko ia.” Naʻa mo ia, naʻá ma fuʻu fiefia ʻi hono maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tukuhau Taua Leʻo laka hake ʻi he 100 he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi ʻuluaki uike siʻi ko iá. Ko e moʻoni, ko e niʻihi ʻo ʻema kau ako Tohitapú naʻa nau papitaiso ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻema ʻuluaki taʻu ʻi Pelēsilá, ʻo ne ʻomai ai kiate kimaua ha tomuʻa vakai ki he anga ʻo e fua ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e vāhenga-ngāue fakamisinale ko ʻení.
ʻI he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi taʻu 1950 tupú, ko e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga lahi ʻi Pelēsila naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi ʻaʻahi tuʻumaʻu ki ai ʻa e kau ʻovasia fakafeituʻú koeʻuhi ko e tokosiʻi ʻa e fanga tokoua tāú. Ko ia, neongo naʻá ku kei ako ki he leá pea naʻe teʻeki ai ke u fai ha malanga maʻá e kakaí ʻi he lea faka-Potukalí, naʻe vaheʻi au ki he ngāue fakafeituʻú ʻi he vahefonua ʻo São Paulo ʻi he 1956.
Koeʻuhi ko e ʻuluaki fakatahaʻanga naʻá ma ʻaʻahi ki aí naʻe teʻeki ke nau maʻu ha ʻaʻahi ʻa e ʻovasia fakafeituʻú ʻi ha taʻu ʻe ua, ko e tokotaha kotoa pē naʻe fakatuʻotuʻa lahi atu ki he malanga maʻá e kakaí. Ke teuteu ki he malanga ko iá, naʻá ku kosiʻi ha ngaahi palakalafi mei he ngaahi kupu ʻo e Taua Leʻo ʻi he lea faka-Potukalí pea fakapipiki ia ʻi ha ngaahi lauʻipepa. ʻI he Sāpate ko iá, naʻe tokolahi ʻa e Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Naʻe aʻu ʻo tangutu ʻa e kakaí ʻi he siteisí, ʻo tatali kotoa ki ha meʻa lahi. Naʻe kamata ʻa e malangá, pe ko e lautohí. Naʻe taimi siʻi pē peá u hanga hake, pea naʻá ku ʻohovale naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe ngaue, ʻo aʻu ki he fānaú. Naʻa nau sio tokanga fakataha kotoa mai pē kiate au. Naʻá ku fakakaukau: ‘ʻOiau, Valenitino, he fakalakalaka lahi ē ko hoʻo lea faka-Potukalí! ʻOku tokanga mai ʻa e kakai ko ʻení.’ ʻI ha ngaahi taʻu ki mui, ʻi he taimi naʻá ku toe ʻaʻahi ai ki he fakatahaʻanga ko iá, ko ha tokoua ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻi ai ʻi heʻeku ʻuluaki ʻaʻahí naʻá ne pehē mai: “ʻOkú ke manatuʻi ʻa e malanga maʻá e kakaí ʻa ē naʻá ke faí? Naʻe ʻikai ke mahino kiate kimautolu ha foʻi lea ʻe taha ai.” Naʻá ku kole fakamolemole ange ʻo pehē, mo au naʻe ʻikai ke u fuʻu mahinoʻi ʻa e malanga ko iá.
Ko e ʻuluaki taʻu ko iá ʻi he ngāue fakafeituʻú, naʻá ku faʻa lau ʻa e Sakalaia 4:6. Ko e ngaahi lea, ‘ʻikai ʻi he mālohi ka ʻi hoku laumālié,’ naʻá ne fakamanatu mai kiate au ko e laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻa e ʻuhinga pē taha ki he laka ki muʻa ʻa e ngāue ʻo e Puleʻangá. Pea naʻe laka ki muʻa ia, neongo ʻa e hā mahino ʻa ʻema ngaahi ngātangá.
Hoko Mai ʻa e Ngaahi Pole mo e Ngaahi Tāpuaki
Naʻe hoko ʻa e ngāue fakafeituʻú ʻo ʻuhinga ko e fononga holo he fonuá lolotonga ʻo e fata holo ha taipe, ngaahi katuni tohi, ngaahi katoleta, mo e ngaahi kato iiki. Naʻe lau fakapotopoto ʻe Christine ʻema ngaahi kató koeʻuhí ke ʻoua te ma liʻaki ha meʻa he taimi te ma ʻalu ai mei ha pasi ʻe taha ki he pasi hono hokó. Naʻe ʻikai ko ha meʻa ngalikehe ia ke fononga ʻi ha pasi ʻi he houa ʻe 15 ʻi ha ngaahi hala pelepela ke aʻu ai ki homa feituʻu hokó. ʻI ha ngaahi taimi, ko ha meʻa fakamanavahē ia, tautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻalu fakataha ai ha ongo pasi ʻi ha hala kehekehe ʻo kolosi ʻi ha hala fakakavakava fengataliaki ʻi he taimi tatau pē, ʻo na fuʻu ʻalu vāofi fakataha ai ʻo na mei fepaki. Naʻá ma toe fononga foki ʻi ha lēlue, ʻi ha vaka, mo heka hoosi.
ʻI he 1961 naʻá ma kamata ngāue ai ʻi he ngāue fakavahé, ʻo fononga mei he feituʻu ki he feituʻu kae ʻikai mei he fakatahaʻanga ki he fakatahaʻanga. ʻI ha ngaahi efiafi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he uiké, naʻá ma huluʻi ai ha ngaahi filimi naʻe faʻu ʻe he kautaha ʻa Sihová—ʻi ha feituʻu kehekehe he taimi taki taha. Naʻá ma faʻa ngāue vave ke ikuʻi ʻa e haʻa faifekau fakalotofonua, ʻa ia naʻa nau feinga ke taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻaliʻali ko ʻení. ʻI ha kolo ʻe taha, naʻe fakalotoʻi ai ʻe ha pātele ha tokotaha naʻe ʻaʻana ha holo ke ne kaniseli ʻa e alea naʻá ne fai mo kimautolú. ʻI ha hili ha ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ha kumi, naʻa mau ʻilo ha feituʻu ʻe taha, ka naʻe ʻikai te mau tala ki ha taha kae hokohoko atu pē hono fakaafeʻi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ki he ʻuluaki feituʻú. Ki muʻa ke kamata ʻa e polokalamá, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Christine ki he holo ko iá pea tataki fakalongolongo mai ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau saiʻia ke sio ʻi he filimí ki he feituʻu foʻoú. ʻI he efiafi ko iá, ko e kakai ʻe toko 150 naʻe sio ʻi he filimí, ʻa ia naʻe feʻungamālie ʻa hono kaveingá ko e The New World Society in Action.
Neongo ko e ngāue fefonongaʻaki ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu mavahé naʻe fakaongosia ʻi ha ngaahi taimi, ko e fanga tokoua anga-fakatōkilalo naʻa nau nofo aí naʻa nau fuʻu houngaʻia ʻaupito ʻi heʻema ngaahi ʻaʻahí pea nau fuʻu anga-talitali kakai ʻaupito ʻi hono fakaʻatā honau ngaahi ʻapi ne ʻikai fuʻu lahí kiate kimaua ʻa ia naʻá ma fakamālō maʻu ai pē kia Sihova ʻi heʻema nofo fakataha mo kinautolú. Ko e fakakaumeʻa mo kinautolú naʻe iku ai ki he ngaahi tāpuaki fakafiefia kiate kimaua. (Palovepi 19:17; Hakeai 2:7) Ko ia ai, ko ha fakalotomamahi ē kiate kimaua, ʻi he hili ʻa ʻema ngāue laka hake ʻi he taʻu ʻe 21 ʻi Pelēsilá, naʻe hoko ʻo ngata ʻa homa taimi ngāue fakamisinalé!
Lolotonga ʻo e Taimi Faingataʻá, Naʻe Fakahā Mai ʻe Sihova Kiate Kimaua ʻa e Halá
ʻI he 1975, naʻe fai ai ha tafa kia Christine. Naʻá ma toe foki ki he ngāue fefonongaʻakí, ka naʻe toe kovi ange ʻa e tuʻunga moʻuilelei ʻo Christine. Naʻe hā ngali lelei ange kiate ia ke ne foki ki he ʻIunaite Seteté koeʻuhi ke tokangaʻi fakafaitoʻo ai. ʻI ʻEpeleli 1976, naʻá ma aʻu ai ki Long Beach, Kalefōnia, peá ma nofo mo ʻeku faʻeé. ʻI he hili ʻema nofo ai ʻi he taʻu ʻe uanoa, naʻe ʻikai te ma ʻilo ʻa e founga ke fakaleleiʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga ko ʻení. Naʻe kamata ke fai ʻeku fotofotá, pea ko e paʻanga naʻe maʻu mei he ngāue ko iá naʻe tauhiʻaki kimaua. Ko e vahefonua Kalefōniá naʻa nau ʻomai ha nofoʻanga kia Christine ʻi ha falemahaki, ka ʻi aí naʻá ne ongoʻi vaivai ange ʻi he ʻaho taki taha koeʻuhí he naʻe fakafisi ʻa e kau toketaá ke faitoʻo ia ʻo taʻekau ai ha toto. ʻI he ʻikai ha ʻamanakí, naʻá ma kole kia Sihova ki ha tokoni.
ʻI he hoʻatā ʻe taha ʻi heʻeku ʻalu ʻi he ngāue fakamalangá, naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi atu ai ha ʻōfisi ʻo ha toketā, pea fakafokifā, naʻá ku fakakaukau ke u hū ki loto. Neongo naʻe maau ʻa e toketaá ke ne foki ki ʻapi, naʻá ne fakahū atu au ki hono ʻōfisí, pea naʻá ma talanoa ʻi ha houa ʻe ua. Peá ne pehē mai leva: “ʻOku ou houngaʻia ʻaupito ʻi hoʻomo ngāue fakamisinalé, pea te u faitoʻo taʻetotongi ʻa ho uaifí pea ʻikai ha huhu toto.” Naʻe faingataʻa ke u tui ki ai.
Ko e toketā anga-ʻofa ko ʻení, naʻá ne hoko ko ha toketā naʻe tokaʻi, naʻá ne ʻave ʻa Christine ki ha falemahaki ʻa ia naʻá ne ngāue ai, pea ʻi he malumalu ʻo ʻene tokangá, naʻe vave ʻa e fakalakalaka ʻa hono tuʻungá. Ko ha fakamālō ē ka ko kimaua ʻi hono fakahaaʻi mai ʻe Sihova kiate kimaua ʻa e halá he lolotonga ʻo e taimi faingataʻa ko iá!
Vāhenga-Ngāue Foʻou
ʻI hono toe maʻu ʻe Christine ʻa e mālohí, naʻá ma ngāue ko e ongo tāimuʻa peá ma maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi hono tokoniʻi ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ʻi Long Beach ke nau hoko ko e kau lotu kia Sihova. ʻI he 1982 naʻe kole mai ai kiate kimaua ke ma fai ʻa e ngāue fakafeituʻú ʻi he ʻIunaite Seteté. Naʻá ma fakamālō kia Sihova ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ʻi heʻene toe meʻangāueʻaki kimaua ʻi he ngāue fefonongaʻakí—ko ha faʻahinga ngāue fakafaifekau naʻá ma manako ai. Naʻá ma ngāue ʻi Kalefōnia pea pehē foki ʻi New England, ʻa ia ko e ngāue fakafeituʻú naʻe kau nai ai ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga lea faka-Potukali. Ki mui mai, naʻe toe kau ai mo Bermuda.
ʻI he hili ha taʻu fakaivifoʻou ʻe fā, naʻá ma toe maʻu ha vāhenga-ngāue foʻou. Naʻe fakaafeʻi ai kimaua ke ma ngāue ko e ongo tāimuʻa makehe ʻi ha feituʻu pē te ma loto ki ai. Neongo naʻá ma loto-mamahi ke tukuange ʻa e ngāue fefonongaʻakí, naʻá ma fakapapauʻi ke ma tutui atu ʻi heʻema vāhenga-ngāue foʻoú. Ka ʻi fē? ʻI he ngāue fefonongaʻakí, naʻá ku fakatokangaʻi ai ko e fakatahaʻanga Potukali ʻi New Bedford, Massachusetts, naʻe fiemaʻu tokoni—ko ia naʻá ma ʻalu ki New Bedford.
ʻI he taimi naʻá ma aʻu ai ki aí, naʻe fai ai ʻe he fakatahaʻangá ha kātoanga talitali lahi ʻo kimaua. Ko ha ongoʻi fiemaʻu mo fakahoungaʻi ē ka ko kimaua! Naʻe ueʻi ai kimaua ke ma tangi. Ko ha ongo meʻa mali kei siʻi mo haʻana ongo kiʻi valevale naʻá na anga-ʻofa ʻo ʻave kimaua ki hona ʻapí kae ʻoua ke maʻu haʻama ʻapaatimeni tonu. Naʻe tāpuakiʻi moʻoni ʻe Sihova ʻa e vāhenga-ngāue tāimuʻa makehé ni ʻo laka ia ʻi heʻema ngaahi ʻamanekiná. Talu mei he 1986 kuó ma tokoniʻi ʻa e kakai kehekehe ʻe toko 40 nai ʻi he kolo ko ʻení ke nau hoko ko ha Kau Fakamoʻoni. Ko homa fāmili fakalaumālie kinautolu. Tānaki atu ki ai, naʻá ku maʻu ʻa e fiefia ʻi heʻeku sio ki ha fanga tokoua fakalotofonua ʻe toko nima ʻoku nau tupulaki ʻi hono tokangaʻi ʻa e tākangá. Kuo hangē ia ko ha ngāue ʻi ha vāhenga-ngāue fakamisinale ola leleí.
ʻI heʻema sio ki muí, ʻokú ma fiefia ʻi heʻema tauhi ʻa Sihova mei he kei talavoú ʻo faai mai, pea ʻai ʻa e moʻoní ko ʻema founga moʻuí ia. Ko hono moʻoní, ko e taʻumotuʻá mo e vaivaí ʻokú ne uesia kimaua he taimí ni, ka ko e tutui atu ʻi he founga ʻa Sihová ʻoku kei hoko pē ia ko homa fakaivimālohi mo e fiefia.
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Aʻu foʻou ki Rio de Janeiro
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Ko homa fāmili fakalaumālié—ko e fakatahaʻanga Potukali ʻi New Bedford, Massachusetts