1 Nīfai 11

“Vakai ki he Āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá!”

Ko e mata meʻa-hā-mai ʻa Nīfai ki he Taupoʻou ko Melé

ʻOku akoʻi mai ʻe he folofolá ʻa e meʻa ʻoku “lelei taha” mo “fakafiefia taha ki he laumālié” ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku tau fiefia ai ʻi he moʻui ko ʻení (1 Nīfai 11:22–23). ʻI he fepotalanoaʻaki ʻa Nīfai mo e kau talafekau fakalangí, naʻá ne maʻu ha mata meʻa-hā-mai ki he Fakamoʻui ʻo e māmaní mo ne maʻu ha mahino fakataautaha ki he meʻa ʻokú ne ʻomi ʻa e fiefia lahi tahá: ko e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻE lava ke tokoniʻi koe ʻe he lēsoni ko ʻení ke ke ongoʻi ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi kiate koé.

Ko e mahuʻinga ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá

Naʻe pehē ʻe Sisitā Sūsana H. Pota ʻo e Kau Palesitenisī Lahi ʻo e Palaimelí:

Sisitā Sūsana H. Pota

ʻI hoʻo ʻiloʻi pea mahino hono ʻofeina taʻe-hano-tatau koe ko ha fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne liliu e meʻa kotoa pē. (Susan H. Porter, “ʻOfa ʻa e ʻOtua: Ko e Fakafiefia Taha Ia ki he Laumalié,” Liahona, Nōvema 2021, 33)

• Ko e hā ʻe ala liliu ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻilo mo mahino ai ki ha taha ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolú?

• ʻE takiekina fēfē nai hoʻo moʻuí ʻe hoʻo ongoʻi ʻoku ʻofaʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtuá?

Fakalaulauloto ki he lahi ʻo e ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻi hoʻo moʻuí? ʻI hoʻo ako ʻa e 1 Nīfai 11, kumi ha fakamoʻoni ʻo e ʻofa ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi maʻaú.

Mata meʻa-ha-mai ʻa Nīfaí

Ko e Misi ʻa Lihaí

• Ko e hā ha ngaahi tefitoʻi fakataipe ʻokú ke lava ʻo manatuʻi mei he misi ʻa Līhai ʻoku lekooti ʻi he 1 Nīfai 8?

Naʻe loto moʻoni ʻa Nīfai ke mahino kiate ia ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e misi ʻa ʻene tamaí pea naʻá ne tui ʻe fakahā ange ia ʻe he ʻEikí. ʻI heʻene fakalaulauloto ʻi hono lotó, naʻe hā ange e Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí ʻo fakahā kiate ia ʻa e ʻakau ʻo e moʻuí. ʻI he kole ʻa Nīfai ke ne ʻiloʻi e fakaʻuhinga ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú, naʻe hā mai ha ʻāngelo ke tokoniʻi ia ke ʻilo lahi ange ki he meʻa naʻá ne mamata ki ai ʻi he mata meʻa-ha-maí. (vakai, 1 Nīfai 11:1–14).

Naʻe fai ʻe he ʻāngeló ha fehuʻi kia Nīfai ko ha konga ʻo hono tokoniʻi ʻo Nīfai ke mahino kiate ia ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú. Lau ʻa e 1 Nīfai 11:16 ke ʻiloʻi pe ko e hā e fehuʻi naʻe ʻeké.

• Te ke tali fēfē e fehuʻi ʻi he veesi 16?

Lau ʻa e veesi 17 ke ʻilo pe naʻe tali fefe ʻe Nīfaí.

• Ko e hā ʻoku makehe kiate koe fekauʻaki mo e tali ʻa Nīfai ʻi he veesi 17?

ʻOku ʻuhinga ʻa e “āfeitaulaló” ki he hifo tauʻatāina mei ha faʻahinga tuʻunga ʻo ha lakanga pe lāngilangi. Hangē ko ʻení, ʻe lava ke lau hono fufulu ʻe he Fakamoʻuí e vaʻe ʻo ʻEne kau ākongá ko ha ngāue āfeitaulalo ia (vakai, Sione 13:3–17). Neongo ʻe lava ke akoʻi foki ʻe he āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe lekooti ʻi he ngaahi veesi ko ʻení ʻa e āfeitaulalo ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní, ka ʻoku fakatefito e lēsoni ko ʻení ʻi he āfeitaulalo ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.

Lau e meʻa naʻe mamata ki ai ʻa Nīfai ʻi he 1 Nīfai 11:13–23, ʻo kumi ha fakamoʻoni ʻo e āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá.

• Ko e hā ha fakamoʻoni naʻá ke maʻu ki he āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá?

• Ko e hā ha ngaahi moʻoni ʻokú ke ako fekauʻaki mo e āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá?

Ko e foʻi moʻoni ʻe taha te tau lava ʻo ako ko e fakatātaaʻi ʻe he āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ʻEne ʻofa maʻatautolú.

• ʻOkú ke pehē ʻoku fakahaaʻi fēfē ʻe he ʻaloʻi ʻo e Fakamoʻuí ʻa e foʻi moʻoni ko ʻení?

Lau ʻa e 1 Nīfai 11:26–33, ʻo kumi ha ngaahi founga kehe naʻe āfeitaulalo ai ʻa Sīsū ke fakahaaʻi ʻEne ʻofa ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá.

Mahalo ʻe fiemaʻu ke ke kumi e founga ʻoku fakahoʻata atu ai ʻi he ngaahi veesi ko ʻení e ngaahi ʻīmisi kehekehe ʻokú ne fakatātaaʻi e moʻui ʻa e Fakamoʻuí.

fakaʻilonga, lekooti

1. Tali e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ‘ení:

   • Ko e hā ha fakamoʻoni ʻo e moʻui āfeitaulalo ʻa e Fakamoʻui naʻá ke maʻu?

   • ʻOku fakahaaʻi fēfē ʻe he ngaahi tōʻonga ko ʻení ʻa ʻEne ʻofá?

   • Ko e hā ha ngaahi sīpinga kehe mei he moʻui ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí ʻokú ke ongoʻi ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻEne ʻofá mo ʻEne āfeitaulaló?

Lau e meʻa naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe ʻEletā Kuenitini L, Kuki ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá fekauʻaki mo e founga ʻoku tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ne hoko ko ʻení ke tau vakai ki he ʻofa ʻa e Fakamoʻuí maʻatautolú. Pe ko hoʻomou mamata ʻi he “Ko e Meʻa Fakaʻaho Taʻengatá” mei he taimi 4:01 ki he 4:43, maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

ʻEletā Kuenitini L. Kuki

Ko e meʻa mahuʻinga taha he hisitōliá ko e sīpinga ʻo e loto fakatōkilalo mo e feilaulau ʻa e Fakamoʻuí maʻá e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá. Neongo ko e Fakamoʻuí ko ha mēmipa ia ʻo e Toluʻi ʻOtuá ka naʻá Ne finangalo ke hifo mai ki māmani ko ha valevale masivesiva ʻo kamata ha moʻui naʻe kau ai hono akoʻi mo fakamoʻui Hono kāingá, ʻo Ne fuesia ha mamahi fakalilifu ʻi Ketisemani mo e funga kolosí kae lava ke kakato ʻEne Fakaleleí. ʻOku ʻiloa ʻa e tōʻonga ʻofa mo loto fakatōkilalo ko ʻeni ʻa Kalaisí ko ʻEne āfeitaulaló. Naʻá Ne fakahoko ʻeni maʻá e tangata mo e fefine kotoa kuo fakatupu pea ʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá. (Quentin L. Cook, “Ko e Meʻa Fakaʻaho ʻOku Taʻengatá,” Ensign pe Liahona, Nōvema 2017, 52)

• ʻOku tokoni fēfē nai e lea ʻa ʻEletā Kukí ke mahino lelei ange kiate koe ʻa e āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá?

Ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ne hokohoko mai ʻi he āfeitaulalo ʻa e Fakamoʻuí

ʻOku kei hokohoko atu pē e hoko ʻa e āfeitaulalo ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻo ʻEne ʻofa maʻatautolu he ngaahi ʻaho ní.

 

fakaʻilonga, lekooti

2. Tali ha fehuʻi ʻe ua pe lahi ange mei he ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení:

   • Kuo fakahaa‘i fēfē ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa ʻEna ʻofa ʻiate koé?

   • ʻOku tākiekina fēfē nai ʻe he meʻa kuó Na faí ʻa e ongo ʻokú ke maʻu kiate Kinauá?

   • Ko e hā ʻoku ke ongoʻi ʻokú ne ueʻi koe ke ke fakahaaʻi hoʻo ʻofa ki he Tamai Hēvaní mo Sīsū Kalaisí?

Fili Pē: Fie Ako Lahi Ange?

Ko hai ʻa e Laumālie ʻoku lea kia Nīfai ʻi he kamataʻanga ʻo e mata meʻa-hā-mai ko ʻení?

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻEletā Sēmisi E. Talamesi (1862–1933) ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá:

ʻEletā Sēmisi E. Talamesi

ʻOku malava ʻe he Laumālie ʻo e ʻEikí ʻo fakahā Ia ʻi he fōtunga mo e tatau ʻo ha tangata, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ia ʻi he ʻinitaviu fakaʻofoʻofa ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e Laumālié mo Nīfaí, ʻa ia naʻá Ne fakahā ai Ia ki he palōfitá, fakafehuʻia ia fekauʻaki mo ʻene ngaahi holí mo e tuí, fakahinohinoʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo fefolofolai mata ki he mata mo e tangatá.” (James E. Talmage, The Articles of Faith [1968], 159–160; vakai foki, Marion G. Romney, “The Holy Ghost,” Ensign, May 1974, 90–92)

Ko e hā kuo akoʻi ʻe he kau taki ʻo e Siasí fekauʻaki mo e āfeitaulalo ʻa e ʻOtuá?

Naʻe pehē ʻe he Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá (1805–44):

ko e Palōfita ko Siosefa Sāmitá

Ko e taimi ʻoku tau fakakaukau ai ki he māʻoniʻoni mo e haohaoa ʻa hotau ʻEiki māʻongoʻongá, ʻa ē naʻá Ne fakaava ʻa e founga ke tau lava ai ʻo omi kiate Iá, ʻo aʻu ki Heʻene feilaulauʻi Iá, ʻoku molū hotau lotó ʻiate kitautolu ʻi Heʻene [āfeitaulaló]. (Ngaahi Akonaki ʻa e Kau Palesiteni ʻo e Siasí: Siosefa Sāmita [2011], 62–63)

Naʻe fakamatalaʻi ʻe ʻEletā D. Toti Kulisitofasoni ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻo pehē:

ʻEletā D. Toti Kulisitofasoni

Ko Sīsū ʻa e ʻUluaki Fānau ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi laumālié pea mo e ʻAlo Tofu pē ʻe Taha ʻo e ʻOtuá naʻe Fakatupu ʻi he kakanó. Neongo ko kitautolú ʻoku ʻikai ko ha fakatupu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he kakanó, ka ʻoku tau hangē pē ko Sīsuú, ko e fānau fakalaumālie ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko ia ai, ko hotau fāʻeleʻi mai ki he moʻui fakamatelié ko ha āfeitaulalo ia, pea hangē ko hono ʻaloʻi ʻo Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻi ai hono taumuʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki. Hangē pē ko Sīsuú, naʻa tau hifo mei he langí ke fai e finangalo ʻo Ia naʻá Ne fekauʻi mai kitautolú pea mo ngāue ke aʻusia, ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Kalaisí, ʻa e moʻui taʻe-faʻa-maté mo e moʻui taʻengatá. ʻE mahuʻinga nai kiate kitautolu, ʻi heʻetau feinga ke “foki hake ki ʻolungá,” ke tau loto fakatōkilalo foki ʻi ha ngaahi meʻa ʻe niʻihi ʻe lava ke mahino kakato ange kiate kitautolu pea tau hoko ʻo anga faka-Kalaisi ange? Kapau naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe Sīsū ha ngaahi aʻusia pau, te tau fiemaʻu nai ha ngaahi faingataʻa mo ha ngaahi ʻahiʻahi, “koeʻuhí ke fonu [hotau] lotó ʻi he [meesi], ʻo fakatatau ki he kakanó, koeʻuhí ke tau [ʻiloʻi] ʻo fakatatau ki he kakanó ʻa e founga ke [tau] fetokoniʻaki ai ʻo fakatatau ki [hotau] ngaahi vaivaí” [ʻAlama 7:12]? (D. Todd Christofferson, “The Condescension of God and of Man” [First Presidency Christmas devotional, Dec. 7, 2014], ChurchofJesusChrist.org)