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ʻĒpalahame 1: “Holi … ke Hoko … ko ha Tokotaha ʻOku Muimui … ki he Māʻoniʻoní”


“ʻĒpalahame 1: ‘Holi … ke Hoko … ko ha Tokotaha ʻOku Muimui … ki he Māʻoniʻoní,’” Fuakava Motuʻá – Tohi Lēsoni ʻa e Faiako Seminelí (2026)

“ʻĒpalahame 1: ‘Holi … ke Hoko … ko ha Tokotaha ʻOku Muimui … ki he Māʻoniʻoní,’” Fuakava Motuʻá – Tohi Lēsoni ʻa e Faiako Seminelí

Sēnesi 12–17; ʻĒpalahame 1–2: Lēsoni 22

ʻĒpalahame 1

“Holi … ke Hoko … ko ha Tokotaha ʻOku Muimui … ki he Māʻoniʻoní”

The painting portrays Abram kneeling, his head bowed.  Melchizedek lays his hands on his head blessing him.  His eyes are shut and his face looks up.  An attendant holds bread and wine.

Naʻe tupu hake ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he faiangahalá mo e tauhi ʻotua tamapuá. Neongo e ngaahi tūkunga ko ʻení, ka naʻe holi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻa ia naʻe ʻiloa ʻi he maama fakalaumālié pea kia ʻĒpalahame ko Sihová. ʻI he tulifua ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki heʻene ngaahi holi māʻoniʻoní, naʻe tāpuakiʻi ia ʻe he ʻEikí ke ne maʻu kinautolu. ʻE lava ke tokoni ʻa e lēsoni ko ʻení ke ongoʻi ʻe he kau akó ʻa e ʻamanaki lelei ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ke nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻokú Ne finangalo ke nau maʻú.

Teuteu ʻa e tokotaha akó: Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke hiki ha lisi ʻo e meʻa ʻoku nau fiemaʻu lahi taha ʻi he moʻuí pea fakakaukau ki he ongo ʻoku maʻu ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻoku nau fiemaʻu lahi tahá.

Ngaahi ʻEkitivitī Ako ʻOku Ala Fakahokó

Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fiemaʻú?

Kamata e lēsoní ʻaki hono tokoniʻi e kau akó ke fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi tūkunga ʻe faingataʻa ai ke nau tui ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he ʻEikí ke maʻu ha tāpuaki māʻoniʻoni ʻoku nau fiemaʻu. Ke fai ʻení, te ke lava ʻo vahevahe ʻa e ngaahi tūkunga taʻekakato ko ʻení pea fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke feinga ke ʻiloʻi ha faingataʻa ʻe ala fehangahangai mo e fakafoʻituituí.

ʻOku maʻu ʻe Samanitā ha loto-holi lahi ke muimui ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻaki ʻene malangaʻi ʻEne ongoongoleleí ki he kakai kehé. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ngali faingataʻa ʻeni he taimí ni koeʻuhí …

ʻOku maʻu ʻe ʻIuseni ha loto-holi lahi ke muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻaki hono totongi ʻene vahehongofulú. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ngali faingataʻa ʻeni he taimí ni koeʻuhí …

Naʻe maʻu ʻe Kālosi ha loto-holi lahi ke muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisi ʻaki ʻene papitaiso. Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ngali faingataʻa ʻeni he taimí ni koeʻuhí …

Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke fakakaukau ki honau ngaahi tūkungá mo e ngaahi faingataʻa te nau ala fehangahangai mo ia ke muimui ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí. Kole ange ke nau fakakakato e ngaahi sitepu ko ʻení ʻi heʻenau tohinoa akó.

ʻI hoʻo tohinoa akó:

  1. Lekooti ai ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻokú ke fiemaʻu lahi taha ʻi he moʻuí.

  2. Lisi ai ha ngaahi faingataʻa ʻokú ke fakatokangaʻi ʻi he feinga ke maʻu e ngaahi tāpuaki ko ʻení.

ʻI hono ako ʻe he kau akó ʻa e ʻĒpalahame 1, fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke fekumi ki he tokoni ʻa e Tamai Hēvaní ʻo fakafou ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní. ʻE lava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ke ongoʻi ha ʻamanaki lelei te nau lava ʻo muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo maʻu ʻEne ngaahi tāpuakí neongo pe ko e hā e ngaahi faingataʻa te nau fehangahangai mo iá.

Ngaahi tūkunga ʻa ʻĒpalahamé

ʻI he Lēsoni 3: Naʻe ako ʻe he kau akó ʻi he ʻĒpalahame 3, ʻa e tupuʻanga ʻo e tohi ʻa ʻĒpalahamé. Kapau naʻe ʻikai ke ke fakamatalaʻi ʻeni ʻi he Lēsoni 3, te ke lava ʻo fai ia he taimí ni. Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe he kau akó ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e tupuʻanga ʻo e tohi ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, te ke lava ʻo huluʻi e foʻi vitiō “The Book of Abraham | Now You Know” mei he taimi 0:00 ki he 2:43. ʻOku maʻu ʻa e vitiō ko ʻení ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Mahalo ʻe tokoni ke faʻu ʻe he kau akó ha saati kōlomu ʻe ua. Te nau lava ʻo fakahingoa ʻa e kōlomu ʻuluakí ko e “Ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé” pea mo e “Ngaahi fakafeʻātungia naʻe fehangahangai mo ʻĒpalahamé.” ʻE lava ke tokoni ʻeni ke fokotuʻutuʻu e meʻa ʻoku ako ʻe he kau akó mei he ʻĒpalahame 1:1–7.

Ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé

Ngaahi fakafeʻātungia naʻe fehangahangai mo ʻĒpalahamé

Ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé

Ngaahi fakafeʻātungia naʻe fehangahangai mo ʻĒpalahamé

Lau ʻa e ʻĒpalahame 1:1–7, ʻo kumi e ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé pea mo e ngaahi fakafeʻātungia naʻá ne fehangahangai mo ia ʻi hono maʻu ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki ko iá.

  • Ko e hā e meʻa ʻoku makehe kiate koe mei he ngaahi tāpuaki naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe ʻĒpalahamé?

  • Ko e hā e ʻuhinga ʻe ala hoko ai e ngaahi tāpuaki ko ʻení ko ha meʻa ʻokú ke fiemaʻu foki ʻe koe?

  • Naʻe founga fēfē ʻa e tokoniʻi ʻe he loto-holi ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke muimui ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí ʻa e ngaahi tūkunga faingataʻa naʻá ne fehangahangai mo iá?

Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke ikunaʻi hono ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá

Lau ʻa e ʻĒpalahame 1:15–20, ʻo kumi e founga naʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahame ke ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa naʻá ne fehangahangai mo iá.

Pe te ke lava ʻo fili ke huluʻi e vitiō “Deliverance of Abraham” (1:38), ʻoku maʻu ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

1:37

Kapau ʻoku toe lahi e taimí, mahalo te ke fie fakaʻaongaʻi ha taimi ke aleaʻi e founga fakaofo naʻe fakahaofi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĒpalahamé. Te ke lava ʻo fakafehoanaki ʻa e fakahaofi ko ʻení ki he ngaahi founga ʻoku fakahaofi ai kitautolu ʻe he ʻEikí mei hotau ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá ki he moʻui angatonú. ʻE lava ke fakahaofi kitautolu ʻe he ʻEikí mei he ngaahi tōʻonga moʻui ʻoku ʻikai leleí hangē ko e tōtuʻa hono fakaʻaongaʻi ʻo e mītia fakasōsialé pe tekinolosiá pe ponokalafí. Te ke lava ʻo fakamoʻoni ʻe lava ke fakahaofi kitautolu ʻe Sihova mei ha faʻahinga fakafeʻātungia pē te ne ala fakafaingataʻaʻiaʻi ʻetau muimui kiate Iá.

  • ʻOkú ke pehē ko e hā e meʻa naʻe ako ʻe ʻĒpalahame fekauʻaki mo Sihova mei he aʻusia ko ʻení?

  • ʻE tokoniʻi fēfē nai kitautolu ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ke tau ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakafeʻātungia ki hono maʻu ʻo e ngaahi tāpuaki māʻoniʻoni ʻoku tau fiemaʻú?

Fakamatalaʻi ange ki he kau akó hili hono fakahaofi ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe faifai pea ʻalu ki Kēnani. Naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene ngāueʻi ʻa e ngaahi holi ʻo hono lotó ʻaki hono tāpuakiʻi ia ʻaki e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí mo ha ngaahi tāpuaki mahuʻinga kehe. Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame ʻa e ngaahi tāpuakí ni ko ha konga ʻo e meʻa ʻoku tau ui ko e fuakava faka-ʻĒpalahamé. ʻE ako lahi ange ʻa e kau akō fekauʻaki mo e fuakava ko ʻení ʻi he ngaahi lēsoni he kahaʻú.

ʻI he konga kimui ʻo e moʻui ʻa ʻĒpalahamé, naʻe ʻaʻahi ʻa e ʻEikí kiate ia peá Ne talaʻofa ange te Ne fakahoko kotoa e ngaahi holi māʻoniʻoni ʻa ʻĒpalahamé (vakai, ʻĒpalahame 2:9–11). Lau ʻa e ʻĒpalahame 2:12–13, ʻo kumi e meʻa naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe ʻĒpalahame hili e aʻusia ko ʻení.

  • Ko e hā ha ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni te tau lava ʻo ako mei he aʻusia ʻa ʻĒpalahamé?

ʻE lava ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau akó ha ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni kehekehe ʻo kau ai ʻa e: Kapau te tau feinga ke muimui ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻe foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki māʻoniʻoni ʻoku tau fiemaʻú.

Lau ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻení meia Palesiteni Sefilī R. Hōlani ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá, pe si oʻi he foʻi vitiō “Ko Ha ʻAmanaki ʻoku Mālohi Haohaoa” mei he taimi 11:09 ki he 11:38. ʻOku maʻu ʻa e vitiō ko ʻení ʻi he ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

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Official Portrait of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.  Photographed January 2018.

Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoku totonu ai ke tau ʻamanaki ʻe kei lava pē ke tali lelei mo fakaofo ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo e ʻamanaki lelei kotoa peé ʻa e ngaahi holi māʻoniʻoní mo e ngaahi fakaʻānaua faka-Kalaisí? ʻOku tau fiemaʻu kotoa ke tui ko e meʻa ʻoku tau holi māʻoniʻoni ki aí ʻe ʻi ai pē ʻaho mo e founga te tau lava ke kei maʻu pē ia. (“Ko Ha ʻAmanaki ʻoku Mālohi Haohaoa,” Liahona, Mē 2020, 83)

Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke nau tauhoa pe fakakulupu iiki ʻo aleaʻi e ongo fehuʻi ko ʻení, pe ʻai ke hiki ʻe he kau akó ʻenau ngaahi talí ʻi heʻenau tohinoa akó. Hili ha taimi feʻunga, ʻe lava ʻe ha kau ako ʻe loto-fiemālie ke vahevahe mo e kalasí ha taha ʻo ʻenau ongo talí pe fakatouʻosi.

  • ʻOku ʻoatu fēfē ʻe he ngaahi lea ʻa Palesiteni Hōlaní mo e aʻusia ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ha ʻamanaki lelei ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi koe ʻe he ʻEikí ke ke ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ʻo e muimui kia Sīsū Kalaisí?

  • Ko e fē ha taimi kuo tokoniʻi ai koe ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní pe ko ha taha ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi, ke ikunaʻi ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa ke muimui ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí?

Fakakaukau ke vahevahe hoʻo aʻusia ʻi ha taimi naʻe tokoniʻi ai koe ʻe he Tamai Hēvaní ke ke ikunaʻi ha fakafeʻātungia ki hono maʻu ha tāpuaki māʻoniʻoní.

Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke lekooti e meʻa ne nau ako he ʻaho ní ʻi heʻenau tohinoa akó.

Fakakaukau ke fakaafeʻi ha kau ako ʻe loto-fiemālie ke vahevahe ʻa e meʻa ne nau tohí. Fakaʻosi ʻaki hano vahevahe hoʻo fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi moʻoni ko ʻení.