Category: Prayers

Ko e Tokotaha – Fakatupu Faka’otua ‘ e Taha, Māmani ‘ e Taha, Ko e Fa’ahinga Faka’otua ‘ e Taha!

“Si’i Laumālie Lahi”,

Ko e Sapate ‘eni ‘o e kimu’a ‘i he ngaahi ‘ekitiviti fakapolitikale ‘oku feinga ke tokoni ki he ngaahi me’afua ‘o e fakamaau totonu, fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata, melino ‘a mamani, mo e manava’ofa ki hotau kaunga tangata’i fonua ‘o hotau fonua, pea mahalo mo e ngaahi fonua ‘i he funga ‘o e mamani.  Ko ha me’a ‘eni ‘e lava ke hoko ko e kamata’anga ‘o ha pule tyrannical ‘o e manumanu mo e supremacy, pe ko ha liliu ‘i he ‘ilo’i ‘o hange ko kitautolu ‘oku ‘i he “Kalaisi ‘ilo’i” pea mo e ngaahi tefito’i mo’oni ‘i he tapa kotoa pe ‘o e tui ‘oku fekau’aki mo e tenants ‘oku ne mamata ki he mahu’inga ‘o e fa’ahinga ‘o e tangata ‘oku ne fakahoko ‘a e anga’ofa,  manava’ofa, anga’ofa ‘o e laumalie ‘oku tokanga kiate kinautolu ‘oku fie ma’u ha poupou ‘i he’enau mo’ui, mahu’inga ‘o e me’a’ofa ‘o ‘etau fanau, ‘a e mahino ko ia ko e fakamau ‘i hono fakaanga’i mo teke’i ha taha koe’uhi ko honau nofo fakamatakali, tu’unga, pe tu’unga ‘i he mo’ui, ‘oku ‘ikai ‘o’ou ia pe ko ho’o taumu’a ‘i he’etau palani fakalangi.  ‘Oku mou ‘i ho’omou founga ‘ofa mo tokanga ‘o ‘amanaki mo kole lahi ange kiate kimautolu.  ‘Oku ‘ikai faingata’a pe faingata’a ke tau hoko ko hotau “Tu’unga Fakalangi” ka kuo pau ko e fili pē ia ‘atautolu.

‘Oku ‘ikai ke u manavasi’i ki he kaha’u ‘o e mamani ko ‘eni, koe’uhi he ‘oku ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i he’eku entrenched ‘i he tui kiate koe, ka koe’uhi he ‘oku ou ‘ilo ‘a e founga ‘oku ngaue ai ‘a e tu’unga fakaematu’a.  “‘Oku tau ‘ofa ‘i he’etau fanau”, ka ‘i he taimi ‘e ni’ihi ‘oku “‘ikai ke tau sai’ia ‘i he’enau ngaahi founga”, ‘o hange ko e lau ‘a ‘eku fa’ee.  ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘eku ‘ilo, te ke faka’ata ke tau ‘alu ka ‘oku fu’u mama’o.  ‘Oku ou ‘ilo’i ko e feke’ike’i mo e ma’ulalo kotoa ko ‘eni ‘o e laumalie ‘o e tangata ko e konga ia ‘o e founga ‘o e fetongi ke fa’ele’i ha mamani ‘oku ‘ikai kei “fakatefito ‘i he tangata” ka ko e “tokanga”.  Ko e “ngaahi holisi” na’a tau langa ke fakamavahe’i kitautolu mei he “‘oku ke” pea ‘oku holoa ‘a e ni’ihi kehe ‘i hotau ‘ao.  He ‘ikai toe lava ke ngaue ‘etau fa’ahinga fakatata lolotonga ‘o e mo’ui mo e ngaue, koe’uhi he na’e ‘ikai teitei ngaue ia ‘i he kamata’anga. 

‘Oku mahino kiate au ko e tokolahi ange ‘o e kakai ‘oku fekumi ki he fakamaama fakalaumālié pea fenāpasi mo honau tu’unga fakalangí pea ‘oku nau ‘atā ki ha vā fetu’utaki mo e “Koé”, ko e lahi ange ia ‘etau ongo’i ‘a e “Ngāue Mamahi” ‘i hotau fā’ele’í.  Kuo pau ke tau faivelenga ‘i hotau va fetu’utaki mo “Koe” pea faka’aonga’i ‘a e malohi mo e loto vilitaki ‘o ‘etau tui ke heka ‘i he ngaahi peau ‘o e fanifo ko ‘eni.  ‘Oku tau ‘ilo’i  he ‘ikai lava ‘e he “‘Aú” ko e uho ia ‘o ‘etau mo’uí, ke ‘oua na’a fa’u ha me’atau ke tau’i ‘aki kitautolu, pea ‘oku ako’i kitautolu ‘e he tui ko iá ‘i he‘etau hoko ko hotau takaua ma’u peé, “‘oku malava ‘a e me’a kotoa pē ke ‘omi ‘a e ‘ofá mo e māmá ki he’etau mo’uí pea ki hotau māmaní. 

Ko ia, ‘i he ngaahi me’a kotoa ko ‘eni ‘oku ha ‘i hotau “Laumalie”, ‘oku tau ‘ilo ai he ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i he’etau hao mei he to ‘a e manumanu ki he koloa mo e malohi, ka te tau ikuna ‘i he fakafehoanaki ki he ivi kovi ko ia, pea ‘e fonu ‘a e mamani ‘i he mama, ‘ofa, manava’ofa, mo e ma’oni’oni.   OOPS!! Na’á ku pehē ‘e nounou pē ‘eni pea a’u ki ha tu’unga, ka na’e ‘i ai ha  ngaahi taumu’a kehe ‘a e “Laumālie Lahí”!

Ashé!   Ashé!!   Ashé!!  ‘Ēmeni!!!