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O LE TUSI A IAKOPO<br />
Tusitala Ma ‰ Na Tusia I Ai: Na tusiaina e <strong>le</strong> tusitala <strong>le</strong> tusi<br />
o Iakopo i “ituaiga e sefululua o loo salalau solo” ma na<br />
faailoaina mai o ia lava o “Iakopo, o <strong>le</strong> auauna a <strong>le</strong> Atua ma <strong>le</strong><br />
Alii o Iesu Keriso” (Iakopo 1:1). Masalo o Iakopo <strong>le</strong>a <strong>le</strong> uso<br />
o Iesu, ae <strong>le</strong> o Iakopo <strong>le</strong> uso o Ioane (tagai Mataio 13:55; Kalatia<br />
1:19; Bib<strong>le</strong> Dictionary, “James”). I <strong>le</strong> avea ai o se alo o Iosefa<br />
ma Maria, atonu na latalata <strong>le</strong> mafutaga a Iakopo ma <strong>le</strong> Alii<br />
ma atonu foi na ia matua iloaina o Ia e pei o se isi tagata i <strong>le</strong><br />
olaga faitino. Ma <strong>le</strong> isi foi mea, na mauaina e Iakopo se<br />
molimau i <strong>le</strong> paia o Keriso ma <strong>le</strong> Toetu (tagai 1 Korinito 15:7).<br />
Talaaga Faasolopito: O [<strong>le</strong> tusi o] Iakopo o loo faatulagaina<br />
o se Tusi Faalaua’ite<strong>le</strong>. Ua ta’ua o Tusi Faalaua’ite<strong>le</strong> ona e <strong>le</strong><br />
o tusiaina atu i se au faitau patino e pei o <strong>le</strong> te<strong>le</strong> o Tusi a Paulo.<br />
O <strong>le</strong> itiiti o ni faamatalaga patino ua faigata ai ona iloa <strong>le</strong> alo<br />
ma <strong>le</strong> nofoaga na tusia ai. Talu ai e <strong>le</strong> o ta’uina mai e Iakopo<br />
pe o anafea ma pe o fea foi na ia tusiaina ai lana tusi, ae ua na<br />
o se manatu taumate faapea na tusiaina i Ierusa<strong>le</strong>ma ona<br />
o iina sa nofo ai o ia.<br />
E mafai ona iloa na tusiaina <strong>le</strong> Tusi a Iakopo a o <strong>le</strong>i oo i <strong>le</strong> 62<br />
T.A. ona o <strong>le</strong> tausaga <strong>le</strong>na, e pei ona faamaumauina e <strong>le</strong> tagata<br />
tusi talafaasolopito o Iosefatu, e faapea o Iakopo <strong>le</strong> uso o <strong>le</strong><br />
Alii ma isi na tuuina atu i luma o <strong>le</strong> au Saneterini, ma faasalaina<br />
i <strong>le</strong> oti, ma toe aveina ae ina ia fetogia i maa (Antiquities of the<br />
Jews, 20.9.1). Ma <strong>le</strong> isi mea, o <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong> ta’uina mai e Iakopo o <strong>le</strong><br />
faapotopotoga i Ierusa<strong>le</strong>ma pe tusa ma <strong>le</strong> 50 T.A. (tagai<br />
Galuega 15) e mafai ona iloa ai o <strong>le</strong>nei tusi sa tusiaina ao <strong>le</strong>i<br />
oo i <strong>le</strong>na foi taimi. Afai e sa’o ona avea ai <strong>le</strong>a o <strong>le</strong>nei tusi ma<br />
se tasi o tusi pito i <strong>le</strong>va o <strong>le</strong> <strong>Feagaiga</strong> <strong>Fou</strong>.<br />
Savali autu: O <strong>le</strong>nei tusi o loo aoao mai afai tatou te taliaina <strong>le</strong><br />
tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i ma faatuatua i <strong>le</strong> Alii, e tatau ona tatou faatinoina loa <strong>le</strong><br />
moni o <strong>le</strong>na faatuatua i aso taitasi o o tatou olaga. O <strong>le</strong> Tusi a<br />
Iakopo o loo faaautuina i ni lauga pupuu o loo apoapoai atu ai i<br />
<strong>le</strong> Au Paia ina ia <strong>le</strong> nao <strong>le</strong> iloaina o <strong>le</strong> afioga a <strong>le</strong> Atua ae ia ola ai.<br />
Faatomuaga<br />
Iakopo 1–5<br />
O loo iloaina <strong>le</strong> Iakopo 1–5 i lona faamamafaina o <strong>le</strong> ola<br />
faa<strong>le</strong>lotu e ala i faatinoga.<br />
Afai tatou te faatuatua, e ao ona tatou faaalia e ala i a tatou<br />
galuega, mo se faataitaiga o <strong>le</strong> faamafanafana ma fesoasoani<br />
ia i latou o e puapuagatia. Ia Iakopo o <strong>le</strong> faatuatua e o faatasi<br />
lava pea ma galuega. O se tasi o faataitaiga pito sili ona<br />
faagaeetia loto o <strong>le</strong>na faatuatua faapena na tupu ina ua faitauina<br />
e <strong>le</strong> tamaitiiti o Iosefa Samita <strong>le</strong> Iakopo 1:5: “A e afai ua <strong>le</strong>ai se<br />
poto i so outou, ina o<strong>le</strong> atu ia i <strong>le</strong> Atua, o lå foai te<strong>le</strong> mai<br />
i tagata uma ma <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong> toe ta’uta’ua; ona foaiina mai ai <strong>le</strong>a ia te<br />
ia.” Na lagona e Iosefa <strong>le</strong> musuiaina o ia ia alu atu i <strong>le</strong> vao ma<br />
237<br />
fesili atu i <strong>le</strong> Alii pe o <strong>le</strong> fea o eka<strong>le</strong>sia e moni. Na tauia e <strong>le</strong><br />
Tama Faa<strong>le</strong>lagi lona faatuatua e ala i <strong>le</strong> faaali atu ia te ia, faatasi<br />
ma Iesu Keriso. Na tali e <strong>le</strong> Tama <strong>le</strong> tatalo a Iosefa e ala i <strong>le</strong><br />
faasino ia Iesu ma fetalai mai, “O Lo’u Atalii Pe<strong>le</strong> Lenei.<br />
Faalogo ia te Ia!” (Iosefa Samita—Talafaasolopito 2:17).<br />
Ia suesue ma <strong>le</strong> agaga tatalo <strong>le</strong> Iakopo 1–5 ma mafaufau<br />
I mataupu faavae nei ao <strong>le</strong>i sauniaina au <strong>le</strong>sona.<br />
O Nisi o Mataupu<br />
Faavae Taua o <strong>le</strong> Tala<strong>le</strong><strong>le</strong>i e Saili Iai<br />
• E faamalosiauina i tatou e <strong>le</strong> Alii ao tatou onosaia ma<br />
tutumau mai faigata ma tetee atu i faaosoosoga (tagai<br />
Iakopo 1:2–4, 12–21; 4:7–10; tagai foi FIS, Iakopo 1:2).<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> amio Atua o <strong>le</strong> aapa atu <strong>le</strong>a i galuega o <strong>le</strong> alofa i e ua<br />
puapuagatia ma ia aua nei pisia mai <strong>le</strong> lalolagi (tagai Iakopo<br />
1:27; 2:1–9; tagai foi Mataio 22:34–40; Mosaea 4:15–27;<br />
MFF 59:9).<br />
• E <strong>le</strong> mafai ona tatou faatuatua e aunoa ma galuega, pe<br />
mafai foi ona faaolaina i tatou i <strong>le</strong> na o <strong>le</strong> faatuatua lava.<br />
O galuega amiotonu o fua ia o <strong>le</strong> faatuatua (tagai Iakopo<br />
2:14–26; 1:22–25; FIS, Iakopo 2:18).<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> <strong>le</strong>o<strong>le</strong>oina o <strong>le</strong> laulaufaiva (pu<strong>le</strong>aina o upu tatou te<br />
tautatala ai) e fesoasoani ia i tatou i <strong>le</strong> atinaeina o <strong>le</strong> atoatoa<br />
(tagai Iakopo 3:1–12; tagai foi Mosaea 4:30; A<strong>le</strong>ma 12:14).<br />
• O i latou o e opogi mea o <strong>le</strong>nei lalolagi e avea i latou ma<br />
fili i <strong>le</strong> Atua (tagai Iakopo 4:4–10; tagai foi Mosaea 3:19).<br />
• O <strong>le</strong> faatuatua i <strong>le</strong> Alii, o <strong>le</strong> tatalo, ma <strong>le</strong> perisitua o mea<br />
taua ia e manaomia i <strong>le</strong> faamanuiaina ma faamaloloina<br />
o e mamai ma e ua puapuagatia (tagai Iakopo 5:13–18;<br />
tagai foi MFF 35:9).<br />
Fautuaga mo <strong>le</strong> Aoao Atu<br />
Filifili mai i manatu nei, pe faaaoga foi nisi o ou lava manatu,<br />
ao e sauniaina <strong>le</strong>sona mo Iakopo 1–5.<br />
Iakopo 1:5–6 (Mau Tauloto). E mafai ona<br />
tatou o<strong>le</strong> atu mo <strong>le</strong> poto ma mauaina mai<br />
<strong>le</strong> Atua pe afai tatou te o<strong>le</strong> atu ma <strong>le</strong> faatuatua<br />
ma ia aua nei masalosalo. (25–30 minute)<br />
Tusi i luga o <strong>le</strong> laupapa <strong>le</strong> saunoaga <strong>le</strong>nei a Elder Bruce R.<br />
McConkie:<br />
“O <strong>le</strong>nei fuaiupu e tasi o tusitusiga paia o loo i ai<br />
se aafiaga sili atu ona aoga i tagata nai lo se isi lava<br />
fuaiupu e tasi ua faamauina e soo se perofeta i soo<br />
se vaitaimi” (Doctrinal New Testament Commentary,<br />
3:246–47).