Naʻe Fakapaleʻi ha Fononga Lōloa
ʻOKU ʻomai ha līpooti mei he Lepupilika Temokalati ʻo Kongó ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha ongo tautehina naʻá na fakapapauʻi ke fai ha fononga lōloa ʻi ha feituʻu naʻe haveki ʻe he taú ke maʻu ʻa e Fakataha-Lahi Fakavahe “ʻAve ki he ʻOtuá ʻa e Lāngilangí” ʻi Lisala. Tuku kehe ʻa e fakahinohino fakalaumālié mo e feohi faka-Kalisitiane naʻá na ʻamanaki ke maʻu ʻi he fakataha-lahí, naʻá na fakatuʻotuʻa atu ke feʻiloaki mo e kau fakafofonga mei he ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova ʻi Kinshasa. Koeʻuhi ko e tau fakalotofonua ʻi he fonuá, naʻe teʻeki ai ke na mamata ʻi ha taha mei he vaʻá ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu, pea naʻá na fiemaʻu ai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e faingamālie ko ení ke na fai pehē ai.
ʻI he fononga ʻi ha kiʻi vaka, naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa e ongo tautehiná mei hona kolo tupuʻanga ko Basankusu ki Lisala, ko ha fononga ʻi ha kilomita nai ʻe 300 ʻo fou atu he vaotātā, pea ʻi he ongo veʻe vaitafe ʻe ua. Naʻe feʻunga mo e uike ʻe tolu ʻa ʻena fonongá. Koeʻuhi ko kinaua fakatouʻosi ʻokú na ʻi he ngāue fakafaifekau taimi-kakató, ʻo ngāue ʻi he taʻu ʻe 3 ʻa e tuofefine ʻe taha pea taʻu ʻe 19 ʻa e tuofefine ʻe tahá, naʻá na ngāueʻaongaʻaki ʻa ʻena fonongá ke fakamafola atu ai ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻangá. Naʻá na fakamoleki ʻa e houa nai ʻe 110 ʻi he malanga ki he faʻahinga naʻá na fetaulaki mo ia he fonongá, ʻo tufaki ai ʻa e tuleki ʻe 200 mo e makasini ʻe 30.
ʻI he veʻe vaitafé, naʻe pau ai ke na fononga atu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e fanga hipo mo e fanga kalokataile ʻoku anga-maheni ke hā ʻi he feituʻu ko iá. Naʻe ʻikai lava ke na fononga ʻi he vaitafé he poʻulí—naʻe taʻemalava ke fai ha fononga ʻi he hili ʻa e fakapoʻulí! Naʻá na toe fakalaka atu foki ʻi ha ngaahi feituʻu faiʻanga sivi fakakautau lahi.
Neongo ko ha fononga lōloa mo fakaongosia eni, naʻe fiefia ʻa e ongo tautehiná ke fai ʻa e feingá. Naʻá na fonu fakatouʻosi ʻi he houngaʻia mo e fiefia ʻi he ʻi ai he fakataha-lahí ʻi Lisala. Naʻe vela hona lotó ʻi he loto-māfana ki he moʻoní, pea naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi kinaua ʻe he feohi mo e fanga tuongaʻane mo e fanga tokoua ʻe toko 7,000 naʻe ʻi aí. Hili ʻa e fakataha-lahí, naʻá na fekuki ai mo e ngaahi pole tatau ʻi heʻena fononga ki ʻapí, ʻa ia naʻá na maʻu atu ai hona fāmilí ʻoku nau moʻui mo malu.