Tupu ʻi he Lotolotonga ʻo e Kakai Kehekehe ʻo ʻIukanitaá
KO ʻIukanitaá, ʻi heʻene tuʻu ʻi loto ʻi he tafaʻaki fakahahake mo e fakahihifo ʻo e teleʻa Great Rift Valley ʻo ʻAfilika Hahaké pea ʻi loto-mālie ʻo fakatou maʻu ʻa e ongo tafaʻaki ʻo e ʻekuetá, ʻoku hoko ai ia ʻo anga-kehe ʻene fakaʻofoʻofá. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e funga fonua faʻunga kehekehe, mohuku lau maʻuiʻui mo e tuʻunga fakamānako ʻo e moʻui ʻa e fanga manú. ʻI heʻene tuʻu ʻi he fuʻu manafa māʻolunga ʻo ʻAfiliká, ʻoku māfana lelei ʻa hono ʻeá fakataha mo ha funga fonua fakatoʻoaloto ʻo e ngaahi tafungofunga ʻoku lele ʻi he kilomita ʻe lauingeau.
ʻOku siʻi ʻa e ngaahi fonua ʻoku ʻalu mei he momoko ʻīʻií ki he māfana leleí ʻi loto ʻi ha kiʻi ʻēlia siʻisiʻi, ka ʻoku pehē ʻa ʻIukanitā. ʻOku mafola atu ia mei he ngaahi tumutumu sinou ʻo e ʻOtu Moʻunga Ruwenzori, ʻi he hihifó, ki he fonua ʻoku siʻi ai ʻa e ʻuhá ʻi he hahaké. ʻOku lava ke ke sio ʻi hono ngaahi tokaleleí ki he fanga ʻelefānite, pafalō mo e fanga laione. Ko hono ngaahi moʻungá mo e ngaahi vaotā fihí ʻa e nofoʻanga ʻo e fanga kōlilá, ngelí, pea mo e faʻahinga kehekehe ʻo e manupuná ʻoku laka hake he 1,000. Ko e konga lahi ʻo e konitinēniti ʻAfiliká ʻoku nau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he pakukaá pea mo e hongé, ka ʻoku fonu ʻa ʻIukanitā ia ʻi he ngaahi vaitafe mo e ngaahi anovai, hangē ko e Vikatōliá, ʻa e anovai melie fika ua ʻi he lahi taha he māmaní. Ko e tafeʻanga ki tuʻa ʻo e Anovai Vikatōliá ʻi he fakatokelaú ʻoku tafe atu ia ki he Vaitafe Nailá. Tā neʻineʻi ke lave ʻa Winston Churchill ki he fonuá ni “ko e mataʻitofe ʻo ʻAfiliká”!
Ulo he ʻAhó Ni ʻa e “Mataʻitofe”
Kae kehe, ko e fakaʻofoʻofa tefito ʻo ʻIukanitaá, ko hono kakaí ʻa ia ʻoku nau anga-fakakaumeʻa, anga-talitali kakai pea nau kehekehe. Ko e fonua “Kalisitiane” lau pē ko ení ʻoku lava ke fakamatalaʻi ia ko ha tuifio ʻo e ngaahi kulupu fakafaʻahinga mo e anga fakafonua lahi ʻaupito. Naʻa mo e ʻahó ni, ko e kakai kehekehe ko iá ʻoku lava ke fakafaikehekeheʻi kinautolu ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi talatukufakaholó mo honau teungá.
Ki muí ni mai, ʻoku tali ʻe he tokolahi fakautuutu ʻo e kau ʻIukanitaá ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taimi, ʻa ia ʻe ikuna ai ʻa e melino tuʻuloá ʻi māmani lahi. (Sāme 37:11; Fakahā 21:4) Ko ha pole ia ke ʻoatu ʻa e pōpoakí ni ki he tokotaha kotoa, ʻi ha fonua ʻa ia ʻoku meimei lahi tatau pē mo Pilitānia Lahi.
Mei ha kamataʻanga siʻisiʻi ʻi he taimi ʻo e ʻuluaki papitaiso naʻe fai he Anovai Vikatōliá ʻi he 1955 ʻa ha tokotaha ʻi he feituʻú ʻo ne hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoni fakatapui ʻa Sihová, naʻe iku ai ʻa e “kiʻi siʻi” ʻo hoko ko e toko afe ʻi he 1992. Talu mei ai mo ʻene tupu hokohoko. ʻOku fehoanaki eni mo e ngaahi lea fakafiemālie ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko au Sihova te u fakavave ia ʻi hono taimi.”—Aisea 60:22.
Ikuʻi ʻa e Ngaahi ʻĀ Vahevahe ʻi he Leá
Ko e lea faka-Pilitāniá ʻa e lea fakapuleʻangá pea ʻoku ngāuelahiʻaki ia, tautefito ʻi he akó, neongo ʻoku ʻikai ko e lea tuʻufonua ia ʻa e tokolahi taha ʻo e kau ʻIukanitaá. Ko ia ai, ʻi he feinga ke aʻu ki he kakaí mo e ongoongo leleí, ʻoku toe fakakaukauʻi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻa e ngaahi lea lahi kehe. Kuo fakamoʻoniʻi hono fiemaʻu ení koeʻuhi laka hake he peseti ʻe 80 ʻo e kakai ʻe toko 25 miliona ʻo e fonuá ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻutá pe ngaahi kolo īkí, ʻa ia ʻoku fakatuʻunga lahi ai ʻa e fetuʻutaki fakaʻaho ʻa e kakaí ʻi heʻenau lea tuʻufonuá. Ke aʻu ki he kakai ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ení pea fakalato ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻu fakalaumālié ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ʻa e feinga lahi.
Kae kehe, kuo feinga ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ke feau ʻa e ngaahi fiemaʻú ni ʻaki ʻa e faifakamoʻoni ki he kakaí ʻi heʻenau leá tonu pea ʻi hono faʻu ʻa e ʻū tohi Fakatohitapú ʻi ha ngaahi lea kehekehe. ʻI he ʻōfisi vaʻa ʻi he kolomuʻá, Kampala, ʻoku ngāue ai ʻa e ngaahi timi liliu leá ki he lea ʻe fā: Ko e lea faka-Lukanitā, Lukonisō, Lunianikole mo e ʻĀkoli. ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e ngaahi ʻasemipilī faka-Kalisitiane naʻe fai ʻi he ngaahi lea kehekehe ʻi he kotoa ʻo e fonuá kuo tokolahi ʻaupito ai ʻa e kau maʻu fakatahá, ʻo liunga ua ia ʻi he tokolahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fakahaaʻi mahino ʻe he meʻá ni ko e ngaahi feinga ke aʻu ki he ngaahi kulupu lea kehekehé ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻa e tupulekina vave fakalaumālié. Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko ia pē.
Takimuʻa ʻa e Kau Tāimuʻá ʻi he Ngāué
Naʻe poupouʻi fiefia ʻe he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ʻa e ngaahi feingangāue fakataʻu ʻo feʻunga mo e māhina nai ʻe tolu, ʻa ia naʻe aʻu ai ʻi he lolotonga hono faí ki he ngaahi feituʻu mamaʻó. (Ngāue 16:9) ʻOku takimuʻa ʻi he ngāué ni ha tokolahi fakautuutu ʻo e kau tāimuʻa faivelenga kei siʻi, pe ko e kau ʻevangeliō taimi-kakato. ʻOku nau fononga ki he ngaahi feituʻu mamaʻó, ʻa ia ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, kuo teʻeki fanongoa ai ki muʻa ʻa e ongoongo leleí.
Naʻe vaheʻi ʻa e ongo Fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua ke na hoko ko e ongo tāimuʻa makehe ʻi ha vahaʻa taimi ko e māhina ʻe tolu ki Bushenyi, ko ha kiʻi kolo ʻi he fakahihifo ʻo ʻIukanitaá. Naʻá na kau fakataha ai mo e Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova pē ʻe toko taha ʻi he feituʻú ʻi hono malangaʻi mo fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. ʻI loto ʻi ha māhina, naʻe fai ai ʻe he ongo tāimuʻá ha ngaahi fetalanoaʻaki Fakatohitapu tuʻumaʻu mo e toko 40, ko e toko 17 ai naʻe kamata ke nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e ongo tāimuʻá: “Ko e niʻihi ʻa ia naʻá ma tuku ai ʻa e polosiua Ko e Hā ʻOku Fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá Meiate Kitautolú?a naʻa nau omi ki homa ʻapí ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho ki mui ai mo e ngaahi lauʻipepa ʻa ia naʻa nau hiki ai ʻa e ngaahi tali ki he ngaahi fehuʻi ʻi he polosiuá. Naʻa nau fiemaʻu ke ʻilo pe naʻe tonu ʻenau talí.” ʻI he ʻahó ni, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakatahaʻanga mo e Fale Fakatahaʻanga tonu ʻi he kolo ko iá.
Naʻe fononga ha ongo tāimuʻa ki ha feituʻu ʻa ia ne teʻeki ke malangaʻi ai ki muʻa ʻa e ongoongo leleí ʻi he fakahihifo ʻo ʻIukanitaá. Naʻá na tohi: “ʻOku fieinua moʻoni ʻa e kakaí ki he moʻoni Fakatohitapú. Lolotonga ʻa e māhina ʻe tolu kuó ma ʻi heni aí, kuó ma lava ai ke kamata mo fai ha ako Tohi Tapu ʻe 86.” Naʻe ʻikai fuoloa kuo fokotuʻu maʻu ha kulupu ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻi he feituʻu ko iá.
Kau Ngāue Faivelenga Kehe ʻi he Ngāué
ʻOku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau tāimuʻa faivelengá ʻa e niʻihi ʻa ia kuo nau ngāue ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lahi. Ki muʻa ke ne hoko ko e taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, naʻe ifi kalāneti ʻa Patrick ʻi he ifi ʻa e laulā vakapuna ʻa e taki ʻo ʻIukanitā ko ʻIti ʻĀminí. ʻI he māhina ʻe ono hili e papitaiso ʻa Patrick ʻi he 1983, naʻá ne hoko ai ko ha faifekau taimi-kakato. ʻOkú ne hoko ʻi he ʻahó ni ko ha ʻovasia fefonongaʻaki, ʻo ne ʻaʻahi holo mo fakalototoʻaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá.
Naʻe papitaiso ʻa Margaret ʻi he 1962. Neongo ʻa ʻene meimei taʻu 80 pea faingataʻa ʻene ʻalú koeʻuhi ko hono alangá, ʻokú ne fakamoleki ha houa ʻe 70 he māhina ʻi hono vahevahe atu ʻa e ʻamanaki makatuʻunga ʻi he Tohi Tapú ki hono kaungāʻapí. ʻOkú ne fakaʻaliʻali ʻa e ʻū tohí ʻi ha sea ʻi tuʻa ʻi hono ʻapí pea kamata ha fetalanoaʻaki mo ha faʻahinga pē ʻoku fou mai ai ʻa ia te nau saiʻia ke fanongo ki he ongoongo lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha māmani foʻou melinó.
Ko Simon, ko ha tokotaha faama ia mei he fakahahake ʻo ʻIukanitaá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fekumi ki he moʻoní ʻo feʻunga mo e taʻu ʻe 16, ʻo ne maʻu ai ʻi he 1995 ha tohi naʻe pulusi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ko e meʻa naʻá ne laú naʻá ne holi ai ke ʻilo lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e Puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo e taumuʻa fakaofo ʻa Sihova ki he māmaní. Naʻe ʻikai ha Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻi Kamuli ʻa ia naʻá ne nofo aí, ko ia naʻe fononga ʻa Simon ʻi he kilomita nai ʻe 140 ki Kampala ke kumi kinautolu. ʻI he ʻaho ní, ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakatahaʻanga ʻi hono koló.
“Ko ʻEmau Haʻú ke Nofo Heni”
Hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kehe ʻi ʻAfiliká, ʻoku ʻamanekina ʻe he kakai tokolahi ha kulupu lotu ke ʻi ai hanau feituʻu faiʻanga lotu lelei. Naʻe hā ngali ko ha palopalema ʻikai ala ikuʻi eni ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, he naʻe ʻikai haʻanau maʻuʻanga paʻanga ke langaʻaki ha Fale Fakatahaʻanga feʻunga. ʻOku ʻikai ha lea feʻunga ʻe lava ke ne fakamatalaʻi ʻa e houngaʻia ʻa e fanga tokouá ʻi hono fokotuʻu ʻi māmani lahi ʻi he konga ki mui ʻo e 1999, ha polokalama fakavavevave ki hono langa ʻo e ngaahi Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Lolotonga ʻa e taʻu ʻe nima hokó, naʻe kakato ai ha Fale Fakatahaʻanga foʻou ʻe 40 ʻi ʻIukanitā. ʻI he ʻahó ni, ko e meimei fakatahaʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai honau Fale Fakatahaʻanga lahi feʻunga. Ko e pōpoaki eni ʻoku ʻoatu ki he kakai ʻi he ngaahi feituʻú mei he ngāue langa peheé, “Ko ʻemau haʻú ke nofo heni.” Kuo tokoni eni ki he tupú.
Naʻe faʻa fai ʻe ha kiʻi fakatahaʻanga ʻi he fakatokelau ʻo ʻIukanitaá ʻa ʻenau ngaahi fakatahá ʻi ha lalo mango. ʻI hono maʻu ha konga kelekelé, naʻe vave ʻa e ngaʻunu ki muʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻá. Ko e fanga tokoua ʻi he kau langá, ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakataha mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻi he feituʻú, naʻa nau kamata ke langa ai ha Fale Fakatahaʻanga. Naʻe maongo ʻa e ngāué ki ha tokotaha politiki ʻiloa ki muʻa ʻi he feituʻú. Naʻá ne tuku ange ʻa hono fale kaá ke ngāueʻaki ki heʻenau ngaahi fakatahá kae ʻoua ke ʻosi ʻa e Fale Fakatahaʻangá. Naʻá ne toe tali foki ha ako Tohi Tapu mo e taha ʻo e kau ngāue pole ʻi he langá. Ko ha tokotaha malanga faivelenga ʻosi papitaiso ia he taimí ni, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fiefia ke lotu kia Sihova ʻi he Fale Fakatahaʻanga foʻou fakaʻofoʻofa ko ení!
ʻI ha langa Fale Fakatahaʻanga ʻi he tafaʻaki fakatonga-hahake ʻo e fonuá, naʻe maongo lahi ai ki ha tokotaha ngāue sima ʻi he feituʻú ʻa e laumālie ʻo e anga-fakakaumeʻa, ʻofa mo e fāitaha naʻá ne sio ki ai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fanga tokouá ʻo ne pole ai ke tokoni ki he ngāué. ʻI he ofi ki he ʻosi ʻa e langá, naʻe aʻu ʻo ne ngāue ai ʻi ha pō kakato koeʻuhi ke lava ai ʻo maau ki he fanga tokouá ʻa e Fale Fakatahaʻangá ki hono fakatapui ʻi he pongipongi hoko maí. Naʻá ne fakamatala: “Ko kimoutolu pē taha ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku feʻofaʻaki moʻoní—ʻo ʻikai ʻi he leá pē.”
Neongo ʻa e Ngaahi Faingataʻá, ʻOku Malava ke Tupu
ʻI hono kāpui ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu foʻou ʻi ʻIukanitaá, ʻoku ʻi ai ha tupu hokohoko ʻi he tokolahi ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoní pea ʻoku feohi ʻa e faʻahinga mahuʻingaʻia tokolahi mo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá. Kae kehe, ʻoku fai ha tokanga fakavavevave ki he fuʻu tokolahi ʻo e kau kumi hūfanga kuo nau ʻaukolo ki ʻIukanitaá. Ko e tau fakalotofonua ʻi he ngaahi fonua kaungāʻapí kuo uesia ai foki mo e kakai ʻa Sihová. Ko e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻi he ngaahi kemi hūfangá kuo nau fakahāhā ʻa e falala maʻu pē kia Sihova. Ko ha ʻōfisa māʻolunga ki muʻa mei ha fonua ofi mai, ʻa ia naʻe kau ʻi he taimi ʻe taha ʻi hono fakatangaʻi ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní ʻi he taimi naʻe tapui ai ʻi he fonua ko iá, ʻokú ne manatu ki heʻene moʻui tuʻumālie. Hili hono ako ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻi he taha ʻo e ngaahi kemi hūfangá peá ne hoko ko ha Fakamoʻoní, naʻá ne fakamatala: “Ko e tuʻumālie fakamatelié mo ha tuʻunga māʻolunga ʻi he māmani ko ení ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni hano mahuʻinga. Neongo ʻoku ou masiva mo mahamahaki he lolotongá ni, ʻoku lelei lahi ange ʻeku moʻuí ʻi he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi ai ki muʻá. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa Sihova, pea ʻoku ou houngaʻia ʻi he monū ʻo e lotú. Lolotonga ʻoku ou maʻu ha ʻamanaki papau ki he kahaʻú, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga kuo pau ai ke tau kātakiʻi he ʻahó ni ʻa e ngaahi palopalemá. Ko ia ʻoku ou maʻu ha nonga naʻe teʻeki ai ʻaupito ke u hokosia ki muʻa.”
Kuo ʻi ai ʻa e lea ʻoku taka ʻo pehē kapau te ke hunuki ha vaʻakau ki he kelekele lelei ʻo ʻIukanitaá ʻi he efiafí, ʻe faiaka ia ʻi he pongipongí. Ko e tupu fakalaumālie ʻoku hoko ʻi he fonuá ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ko e kelekele fakalaumālié ʻoku toe lelei ʻaupito mo ia foki. ʻOku tau fakamālō ki he ʻOtua ko Sihová ʻi hono fakaʻatā ʻa e taimi ki he toe kakai kehekehe tokolahi ange ʻo ʻIukanitaá ke nau ako ai fekauʻaki mo hono Puleʻangá. Naʻe fakatatau ʻe Sīsū ʻa hono mahuʻingá ki ha “mataʻitofe mahuʻinga lahi.” ʻOku hoko ʻo mahinoʻi ia ʻe he kakai tokolahi ange ʻi ʻIukanitā.—Mātiu 13:45, 46.
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a Pulusi ʻe he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová.
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SUTANI
ʻIUKANITĀ
Kamuli
Tororo
Kampala
Bushenyi
Vaitafe Naila
KENIĀ
TENISANIA
LUANITĀ
Anovai Vikatōlia
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Toko tolu ʻi he kau faifekau tāimuʻa faivelenga tokolahi
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Patrick
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Margaret
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Simon
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Fakataha-lahi fakavahe ʻi Tororo
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