ʻI he Mate ha Taha ʻOfeina

Naʻe vāofi ʻaupito ʻa Bebe mo ʻene tamaí. Naʻe fai e lea ko ení mei ha kaungāmeʻa ʻo e fāmilí, ka naʻe lahi ange ʻene ongoʻi mamahí ʻo ʻikai maʻu ha fiemālie. “ʻOku ʻikai ko e meʻa lelei tahá ʻene maté,” ko e meʻa ia naʻá ne toutou leaʻakí. Naʻe hā mahino ʻi he taimi naʻe toe sio ai ʻa Bebe ki ha meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi ha tohi, hili ha ngaahi taʻu mei ai naʻá ne kei loto-mamahi pē.

Naʻe fakatokangaʻi ʻe Bebe, ʻoku feʻunga mo ha vahaʻa taimi lōloa ke fakangaloʻi ai ʻe ha taha ʻene mamahí, tautefito kapau naʻe fuʻu vāofi ʻa e tokotaha mamahí mo e tokotaha naʻe maté. ʻI he Tohi Tapú, ʻoku fakamatalaʻi mahino ai “ko e fili fakaʻosí” ʻa e maté. (1 Kolinitō 15:26) ʻOku hoko mai ia ki heʻetau moʻuí ko ha mālohi taʻealatalitekeʻi, kae tautautefito ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke tau mateuteu aí, pea ʻokú ne toʻo atu e faʻahinga ʻoku tau ʻofa lahi aí. ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha taha ʻia kitautolu ʻe hao mei he maté. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke tau ʻohovale ʻi heʻetau ongoʻi ʻa e taimi ʻoku tau fekuki ai mo e mole ha taha ʻi he maté pea mo hono ikuʻangá.

Kuó ke fifili nai: ‘Ko e hā hono fuoloa ke fekuki mo e mamahí? ʻE lava fēfē ke fekuki ha taha mo e mamahí? ʻE lava fēfē ke u fakafiemālieʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehe kuo nau hokosia ʻa e mamahi ko ení? ʻOku toe ʻi ai ha ʻamanaki ki hotau ngaahi ʻofaʻanga kuo maté?’