“Ko Au Ia”

ʻI he hisitōliá kuo tokolahi ha niʻihi kuo nau fakafaingofuaʻi, pea aʻu ʻo nau fakamaʻamaʻaʻi hotau ʻīmisi ʻo [Sīsū Kalaisí] mo ʻEne fakamoʻoni pe ko hai Iá. Kuo nau fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa Hono tuʻunga māʻoniʻoní ʻi heʻenau fakatonuhiaʻi ʻenau angafai taʻetāú, ko ʻEne fakamaau totonú ki he ʻita, ko ʻEne ʻaloʻofá ki he fakaoleoleʻi. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ʻa e faʻahinga fakafaingofuaʻi peheʻi ʻo Iá ke tau fakafiefiemālie ai ʻo tukunoaʻi ʻa e ngaahi akonaki ʻoku taʻe-fakafiemālie kiate kitautolú. ʻOku moʻoni ʻeni ʻo aʻu pē, pe tautautefito, ki he taimi ʻoku tau talanoa ai fekauʻaki mo Hono tefitoʻi ʻulungaanga ʻiloa tahá, ʻa ʻEne ʻofá.

Lolotonga ʻa e ngāue ʻa Sīsū ʻi he māmaní, naʻá Ne akoʻi naʻe ʻi ai ha ongo fekau lalahi ʻe ua. … “Ke ke ʻofa ki [he ʻEikí] ko ho ʻOtuá [mo ke] ʻofa ki ho kaungāʻapí ʻo hangē pe ko koé.” Kapau te tau muimui faivelenga ki he Fakamoʻuí ʻi he ongo tuʻutuʻuni mahuʻinga mo fehokotaki ko ʻení, ʻoku totonu ke tau piki ke maʻu ki he meʻa totonu naʻá Ne folofola ʻakí. Pea ko e meʻa totonu naʻá Ne folofola ʻakí ko e, “Kapau ʻoku mou ʻofa kiate au, fai ʻeku ngaahi fekau.” ʻI he efiafi tatau pē, naʻá Ne folofola ke “mou feʻofaʻaki kiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku ʻofa kiate kimoutolú.” …

… Naʻe founga fēfē ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Sīsuú?

ʻUluakí, naʻá Ne ʻofa ʻaki “[Hono] lotó, iví, ʻatamaí mo e mālohí kotoa,” ʻo Ne maʻu ai ʻa e ivi malava ke faitoʻo ʻa e ngaahi mamahi ʻoku loloto tahá mo folofola ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni faingataʻa tahá. …

Ko e ʻulungaanga hono ua ʻo e manavaʻofa fakalangi ʻa Sīsuú ko ʻEne talangofua ki he folofola kotoa pē naʻe haʻu mei he fofonga ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo fakafenāpasi maʻu pē Hono finangaló mo e ʻulungāngá ki Heʻene Tamai Hēvaní. …

… Ko e taimi te tau tuʻu ai ʻi Hono ʻaó pea mamata ki he ngaahi mataʻikafo ʻi Hono toʻukupú mo e toʻukupu kelekelé mo e vakavaká, ʻe kamata leva ke mahino kiate kitautolu ʻa ʻEne fuesia ʻetau ngaahi angahalá pea maheni mo e loto-mamahí, ke talangofua kakato ki he finangalo ʻo ʻEne Tamaí—koeʻuhí pē ko ʻEne ʻofa haohaoa ʻiate kitautolú.