ʻOua ʻAupito Mole ʻa e ʻAmanakí!
Kuó ke hoko ko ha taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu lahi ʻa ia te ke saiʻia ke kau mo koe ho hoa malí ʻi he lotu kia Sihová?
Pe kuó ke ongoʻi loto-siʻi ʻi hoʻo tokotaha ako Tohi Tapú, ʻa ia naʻe hā ngali mātuʻaki mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he kamatá, kae ʻikai malava ke tuʻu maʻá e moʻoní?
Ko ha ngaahi hokosia ʻe niʻihi mei Pilitānia te ne tokoniʻi koe ke sio ki he ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ai ke ʻoua ʻaupito ʻe mole hoʻo ʻamanakí. Te ke toe sio ai ki he meʻa te ke fai nai ke “li atu hoo ma ki he fukahi vai,” hangē ko e laú, kae malava ke tokoni ki he faʻahinga kuo teʻeki ke nau tali ʻa e moʻoní.—Koh. 11:1, PM.
KĪTAKI—KO HA MOʻONIʻI MEʻA MĀTUʻAKI MAHUʻINGA
Ko e moʻoniʻi meʻa mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻe taha mei hoʻo tafaʻakí ko e kītakí. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ke pīkitai ki he moʻoní pea piki kia Sihova. (Teu. 10:20) Ko e meʻa ia naʻe fai ʻe Georgina. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne kamata ke ako ai ʻa e Tohi Tapú mo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová ʻi he 1970, ko hono husepānití, ʻa Kyriacos, naʻá ne ʻita lahi. Naʻá ne feinga ke taʻofi ʻene akó, ʻikai fakaʻatā ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní ki fale, pea toʻo ha faʻahinga tohi pē ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová naʻá ne maʻu.
ʻI he taimi naʻe kamata maʻu ai ʻe Georgina ʻa e ngaahi fakataha ʻa e fakatahaʻangá, naʻe toe ʻita ange ʻa Kyriacos. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha naʻá ne ʻalu ki he Fale Fakatahaʻangá ke kamataʻi ha fakakikihi. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ʻoku lelei ange ʻa e lea faka-Kalisi ʻa Kyriacos ʻi he lea faka-Pilitāniá, naʻe telefoni ai ha tuofefine ki ha tokoua Kalisi ʻi ha fakatahaʻanga ʻe taha ke haʻu ʻo tokoni. Naʻe tali lelei ʻe Kyriacos ʻa e tōʻonga anga-lelei ʻa e tokouá, pea ʻi ha ngaahi māhina siʻi, naʻe aʻu ʻo na ako fakataha ʻa e Tohi Tapú. Ka naʻe taʻofi leva ʻe Kyriacos ʻene akó.
ʻI ha toe taʻu ʻe tolu, naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e fehangahangai ʻa Georgina mo e fakafepakí. Naʻe tala ange ʻe Kyriacos te ne liʻaki ia kapau ʻe faifai ange ʻo ne papitaiso. ʻI he ʻaho ʻo ʻene papitaisó, naʻe lotu tōtōivi ʻa Georgina kia Sihova koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe liʻaki ia ʻe Kyriacos. ʻI he taimi naʻe aʻu mai ai ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní ke ʻave ia ki he ʻasemipilií, naʻe tala ange ʻe Kyriacos kia kinautolu: “Mou muʻomuʻa atu. Te ma muimui atu ʻia kimoutolu ʻi heʻema kaá.” Naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e konga pongipongí pea sio ʻi he papitaiso hono uaifí!
Ki mui ai ko e fakafepaki ʻa Kyriacos naʻe siʻisiʻi ange, pea faai atu pē ʻo ne fai ha ngaahi liliu lahi. ʻI he meimei taʻu ʻe 40 hili ʻa e fuofua fakataha mo e Kau Fakamoʻoní, naʻe sio ai ʻa Georgina ki he papitaiso ʻa hono husepānití! Ko e hā naʻá ne tokoniʻi ʻa Kyriacos? ʻOkú ne pehē: “Naʻá ku fiefia ʻia Georgina koeʻuhí naʻá ne fuʻu tuʻu maʻu.” ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Georgina: “Neongo ʻa e fakafepaki ʻa hoku husepānití, naʻe ʻikai ʻai ai ke tuku ʻeku lotu ki hoku ʻOtuá. ʻI he taimi kotoa ko iá, naʻá ku hanganaki lotu kia Sihova, pea ʻikai ʻaupito mole ʻeku ʻamanakí.”
KO E MAHUʻINGA ʻO E ANGAʻITANGATA FOʻOÚ
Ko ha moʻoniʻi meʻa ʻe taha ʻi he tokoni ki ho hoá ko hoʻo fakatupulekina ʻa e angaʻitangata faka-Kalisitiané. Naʻe naʻinaʻi ʻa e ʻapositolo ko Pitá ki he ngaahi uaifi Kalisitiané: “Mou anganofo ki homou ngaahi husepānití tonu, koeʻuhí, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he folofolá, ʻe lava ke ikunaʻi mai kinautolu ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ha lea kae fakafou ʻi he ʻulungaanga ʻa honau ngaahi uaifí.” (1 Pita 3:1) Naʻe moʻuiʻaki ʻe Christine ʻa e akonaki ko iá, neongo naʻe feʻunga mo e ngaahi taʻu lahi ke ikunaʻi mai ai hono husepānití. ʻI he taimi naʻá ne hoko ai ko ha Fakamoʻoni ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe 20 kuohilí, naʻe ʻikai tui ki he ʻOtuá hono husepāniti ko John. Naʻe ʻikai ke loto ʻa John ke kau ʻi he lotú, ka naʻe malava ke ne sio ki he anga ʻo e lahi ʻa e mahuʻinga kia Christine ʻa ʻene tui foʻoú. “ʻOku lava ke u sio naʻe ʻai ai ia ke ne fiefia,” ko ʻene laú ia. “Naʻá ne fakatupulekina ha mālohi moʻoni ʻo e ʻulungaanga mo e falalaʻanga, pea naʻe tokoni eni kiate au ʻi ha ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa lahi.”
Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito fakamālohiʻi ʻe Christine hono husepānití ke tali ʻene lotú, ʻa ia ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe hono husepānití: “Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Christine mei he kamatá naʻe lelei tahá ke ʻoua ʻe talanoa mai kiate au fekauʻaki mo ʻene lotú, pea naʻá ne anga-kātaki ʻo tuku pē ke u ako ʻi he vave pē ʻaʻaku pea ʻi he founga pē ʻaʻaku.” ʻI he taimi naʻe sio ai ʻa Christine he ngaahi kupu ʻi he Taua Leʻo pe ʻĀ Hake! ʻi ha kaveinga ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ʻe mahuʻingaʻia ai ʻa John, hangē ko e saienisí mo natula, naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ia kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou tui te ke saiʻia hono lau ení.”
ʻI he faai mai e taimí, naʻe penisoni ʻa John pea fai ʻa e ngāue fakangoue. ʻI he tauʻatāina ange hono ʻatamaí ke fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi fehuʻi loloto ange ʻo e moʻuí, naʻá ne kamata ke fakakaukauloto, ‘ʻOku tau ʻi hení koeʻuhí ko ha holongā fakatamaki, pe naʻe fakatupu kitautolu ki ha taumuʻa?’ ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha, naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe ha tokoua ʻa ia naʻe talanoa mo John, “Fēfē ha ako?” “ʻI he taimi ní kuo kamata ke u tui ki he ʻOtuá,” ko e lea ia ʻa John, “naʻá ku tali ʻene fakaafé.”
He mahuʻinga ē ko ia ʻi he ʻikai ʻaupito ke mole ʻa e ʻamanaki ʻa Christine! Hili ʻene lotu ʻi he taʻu ʻe 20 koeʻuhi nai ke tali ʻe John ʻa e moʻoní, naʻá ne papitaiso. ʻOkú na tauhi faivelenga fakataha kia Sihova he taimí ni. ʻOku pehē ʻe John: “Ko e meʻa ʻe ua naʻe tautautefito ʻene ikunaʻi aú—ko e anga-lelei mo e anga-fakakaumeʻa ʻa e Kau Fakamoʻoní. Pea ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke mali ai mo ha taha ʻo e Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová, te ke maʻu ai ha hoa mateaki, alafalalaʻanga, mo feilaulauʻi-kita.” ʻIo, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe Christine ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻi he 1 Pita 3:1, pea naʻe ngāue!
TUPU ʻA E NGAAHI TENGÁ ʻI HA NGAAHI TAʻU ʻAMUI ANGE
Fēfē ʻa e kau ako Tohi Tapu ʻa ia naʻe mole nai ʻenau ʻuluaki mahuʻingaʻiá ʻi ha faʻahinga ʻuhinga? “ʻI he pongipongi to hoʻo tenga, pea ʻi he efiafi ofi ʻa e poʻuli ʻoua taʻofi ho nima,” ko e tohi ia ʻa Tuʻi Solomoné, “he ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo pe ko e fe ʻe tuʻumalie, ʻa é pe ko é; pea naʻa fakatou lelei.” (Koh. 11:6) ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi taʻu lahi ke tupu ai ʻa e ngaahi tenga ʻo e moʻoní. Neongo ia, ko ha taha ʻe faifai atu pē nai ʻo ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻunuʻunu ofi ki he ʻOtuá. (Sēm. 4:8) ʻIo, ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe taha te ke ʻohovale fiefia nai ai.
Fakakaukau angé kia Alice, ʻa ia naʻá ne hiki mei ʻInitia ki ʻIngilani. ʻI he 1974 naʻá ne kamata ako Tohi Tapu. Naʻá ne lea faka-Hinitū ka naʻá ne loto ke fakalakalaka ʻene lea faka-Pilitāniá. Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e akó ʻi ha ngaahi taʻu, pea naʻe kamata maʻu ʻe Alice ha ngaahi fakataha ʻe niʻihi ʻi he fakatahaʻanga lea faka-Pilitāniá. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko e meʻa naʻá ne akó ko e moʻoní ia ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne fakatokangaʻi ʻa hono mahuʻingá. Pehē foki, naʻá ne fuʻu tokanga ki he paʻangá pea saiʻia ke ʻalu ki he ngaahi pātí. Faai atu pē, naʻe taʻofi ʻe Alice ʻene akó.
ʻI he meimei taʻu ʻe 30 ki mui ai, ko Stella, ʻa ia naʻá na faʻa ako mo Alice, naʻá ne maʻu ha tohi meiate ia. ʻOku pehē ai: “ʻOku ou tui te ke fiefia ke ʻilo ko hoʻo tokotaha ako Tohi Tapu mei he 1974 naʻe papitaiso ʻi he fakataha-lahi fakavahe ki mui ní. Kuó ke tā ha sīpinga mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ʻi heʻeku moʻuí. Naʻá ke tō ʻa e tenga ʻo e moʻoní ʻiate au, pea neongo naʻe ʻikai ke u mateuteu he taimi ko iá ke fakatapui au ki he ʻOtuá, naʻá ku tauhi ʻa e tenga ko ia ʻo e moʻoní ʻi hoku ʻatamaí mo e lotó.”
Ko e hā e meʻa naʻe hokó? ʻOku fakamatala ʻa Alice naʻá ne hoko ʻo mātuʻaki loto-mafasia hili e mate hono husepānití ʻi he 1997. Naʻá ne lotu ki he ʻOtuá. ʻI loto ʻi ha miniti ʻe hongofulu, naʻe ʻaʻahi atu ha ongo Fakamoʻoni lea faka-Punisapi ki hono ʻapí pea tuku ʻiate ia ʻa e tuleki Ko e Hā ʻa e ʻAmanaki ki he Ngaahi ʻOfaʻanga Kuo Mate? Naʻe ongoʻi ʻe Alice naʻe tali ʻene lotú pea fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke ne fetuʻutaki ki he Kau Fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihová. Ka ʻe lava ke maʻu kinautolu ʻi fē? Naʻá ne maʻu ha tohinoa motuʻa naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e tuʻasila fetuʻutaki ki he fakatahaʻanga Punisapí ʻa ia naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻe Stella. Naʻe ʻaʻahi ʻa Alice ki he Fale Fakatahaʻangá pea naʻe talitali loto-māfana ia ʻe he fanga tokoua mo e fanga tuofāfine lea faka-Punisapí. “Naʻá ku ongoʻi ʻa e ʻofa naʻe fakahaaʻi mai kiate au ki muʻa ke u mavahé, pea naʻe tokoniʻi ai au ke u maʻu ʻa e nonga mei heʻeku loto-mafasiá,” ko e lau ia ʻa Alice.
Naʻe kamata ke ne maʻu tuʻumaʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakatahá pea toe hoko atu ʻene ako Tohi Tapú, ako ke lea, mo lau faka-Punisapi lelei. ʻI he 2003 naʻá ne papitaiso. Ko ʻene tohi kia Stella naʻe peheni hono fakaʻosí, “Mālō ʻaupito hono tō ʻa e ngaahi tenga ko iá ʻi he taʻu ʻe 29 kuohilí pea mo hono fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei kiate au ke u muimui ai.”
Ko e hā ʻe lava ke ke ako mei he ngaahi hokosia ko ení? ʻE fuoloa ange nai ia ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ke ʻamanekiná, ka kapau ʻoku fiekaia fakalaumālie, faitotonu, mo anga-fakatōkilalo ha tokotaha, ʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e moʻoní ke tupu ʻi hono lotó. Manatuʻi ʻa e fakamatala ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ʻa Sīsuú: “ʻOku tupu ʻa e ngaahi tengá ʻo ʻalu hake ʻo fuʻu lahi—ka ʻoku ʻikai [ha tangata tūtuuʻi te ne] teitei ʻiloʻi pe naʻe anga-fēfē. ʻOku fakafua māmālie mai ʻe he kelekelé ʻiate ia pē, ʻo kamataʻaki ʻa e lau, pea hoko ai ʻa e fisí, pea fua mai leva ko e foʻi uite.” (Mk. 4:27, 28) Ko e ngaahi tupu peheé ʻoku māmālie pea tupu “ʻiate ia pē.” Ko hono moʻoní, ko e kau fanongonongo tāutaha ʻo e Puleʻangá ʻoku ʻikai ke nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo e hoko nai ʻa e meʻá ni. Ko ia hokohoko tūtuuʻi ke lahi fau. Te ke toki malava ke ke utu ʻa e meʻa lahi fau.
Pea ʻoua ʻe ngalo ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e lotú. Naʻe hanganaki lotu ʻa Geogina mo Christine kia Sihova. Kapau te ke “kītaki ʻi he lotu” pea ʻoua ʻaupito mole ʻa e ʻamanakí, ʻi he “hili ae gaahi aho lahi,” te ke toe ʻilo nai ai ʻa e “ma” naʻá ke lī atu ʻi he fukahi vaí.—Loma 12:12; Koh. 11:1, PM.
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ʻI he meimei taʻu ʻe 40 hili ʻa e fuofua fakataha mo e Kau Fakamoʻoní, naʻe sio ai ʻa Georgina ki he papitaiso ʻa hono husepānití
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Ko e tohi naʻe maʻu ʻe Stella meia Alice ʻoku pehē ai: “ʻOku ou tui te ke fiefia ke ʻilo ko hoʻo tokotaha ako Tohi Tapu mei he 1974 naʻe papitaiso ʻi he fakataha-lahi fakavahe ki mui ní”
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“Mālō ʻaupito hono tō ʻa e ngaahi tenga ko iá ʻi he taʻu ʻe 29 kuohilí pea mo hono fokotuʻu ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei kiate au ke u muimui ai.”—Alice