“Lēsoni 197—Ko e Teuteu ki he Ngaahi Siví mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Faingataʻá: ʻKapau Te Mou Mateuteu, ʻE ʻIkai Te Mou Manavahē,’” Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakavá – Tohi Lēsoni ʻa e Faiako Seminelí (2025)
“Ko e Teuteu ki he Ngaahi Siví mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Faingataʻá,” Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakavá – Tohi Lēsoni ʻa e Faiako Seminelí
Lēsoni 197: Ko e Lavameʻa ʻi he Akó
Ko e Teuteu ki he Ngaahi Siví mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Faingataʻá
“Kapau Te Mou Mateuteu, ʻE ʻIkai Te Mou Manavahē”
ʻI heʻetau feinga ke akó, ʻoku faʻa vahe mai ke tau fakahoko ha ngaahi ngāue faingataʻa. ʻI he vakai ʻa e toʻu tupú kia Sīsū Kalaisi mo fai honau fatongia ke teuteu pea vilitaki ʻi he akó, ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi kinautolu ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ke tuʻunga tatau mo ʻenau ngaahi ngāue fakaakó. ʻE lava ke tokoni ʻa e lēsoni ko ʻení ke mahino ki he kau akó ʻa e ngaahi founga ke teuteu lelei ai ki he ngaahi siví mo e ngaahi ngāue faingataʻá.
Ngaahi ʻEkitivitī Ako ʻOku Ala Fakahokó
Fefaʻuhi mo e ngaahi siví pe ngaahi ngāue fakaakó
Fakakaukau ke kamata e lēsoní ʻaki hono vahevahe e ngaahi tūkunga ko ʻení. Te ke lava ʻo vahevahe ʻa e sētesi ʻuluaki ʻo e meʻa takitaha pea kole ki he kau akó ke fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi ʻuhinga ʻe ala ongoʻi pehē ai ʻe Samu mo ʻEmá, kae ʻoua ʻe vahevahe kotoa ʻa e ngaahi tūkungá.
ʻOku ʻikai saiʻia ʻa Samu ke fai ha sivi ʻi he akó he ʻoku faʻa faingataʻa ke ne maʻu ha maaka lelei. ʻOkú ne faʻa ongoʻi hohaʻa ʻi he taimi ʻokú ne fai ai e siví pea hangē ʻoku ngalo e konga lahi ʻo e meʻa kuó ne akó.
ʻOku faingataʻaʻia ʻa ʻEma ʻi he taimi ʻoku vahe ange ai kiate ia ha ngaahi ngāue pe pepa lalahi ʻi heʻene ngaahi kalasi akó. ʻOkú ne ongoʻi lōmekina ʻi he lahi ʻo e ngāue ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ne faí pea ʻokú ne fakahehema ke fakatoloi ia kae ʻoua kuo toe ha ʻaho ʻe taha pe ua kimuʻa pea fiemaʻu ke fakahū e ngāué pe pepá. Ko hono olá, ʻoku faʻa taʻekakato pe hala ʻa e ngāue ʻokú ne fakahuú.
Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi taimi ne nau ongoʻi tatau ai mo Samu pe ʻEmá. Fakamatalaʻi ange ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa foʻou ʻa e fefaʻuhi ʻa e kau akó mo ʻenau falala ki he akó, tautautefito ki he ngaahi siví mo e ngaahi ngāue faingataʻá. ʻE ala tokoni ke fakamanatu kiate kinautolu ko e akó ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he moʻuí kotoa. ʻOku tau ʻi māmaní ke ako mo tupulaki.
Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ʻi heʻenau akó ke tokanga ki he ngaahi moʻoni mo e ngaahi ongo fakalaumālie ʻe lava ʻo tokoni ke nau lavameʻa ʻi he ngaahi sivi pe ngāue ʻi he akó.
Fakamatalaʻi ange ʻoku ʻikai akoʻi pau mai ʻe he ngaahi folofolá ʻa e founga ke teuteu ai ki he ngaahi siví pe ngaahi ngāue fakaakó. Ka neongo ia, ʻi heʻetau fakatatau ʻa e ngaahi folofolá kiate kitautolú (vakai, 1 Nīfai 19:23 ), te tau lava ʻo maʻu ha ngaahi moʻoni te ne lava ʻo tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻi ha ngaahi founga kehekehe, kau ai e taimi ʻoku tau fehangahangai ai mo ha ngaahi pole ʻi heʻetau akó.
Fakakaukau ke vahevahe ʻa e kalasí ki ha fanga kiʻi kulupu iiki ke fakakakato ʻa e ʻekitivitī ako ko ʻení.
Fekumi ʻi he folofolá ki ha ngaahi moʻoni ʻe lava ʻo tokoni atu ʻi hoʻo feinga ke lavameʻa ʻi he ngaahi siví mo e ngaahi ngāue fakaakó. Te ke lava ʻo kumi ʻiate koe pē ha ngaahi potufolofola, pe ko hoʻo ako ha niʻihi pe kotoa ʻo e ngaahi potufolofola ko ʻení:
Ko e hā ha ngaahi moʻoni naʻá ke maʻu ʻe lava ʻo tokoni atu ke ke lavameʻa ʻi he siví pe ngaahi ngāue fakaakó?
Ke tokoni ke feakoʻiʻaki ʻa e kau akó, fakakaukau ke fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke hiki ʻi he palakipoé ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ne nau maʻú.
ʻOku totonu ke lava ʻe he kau akó ʻo ʻiloʻi ha ngaahi moʻoni lahi mei he folofola ne nau akó. Ko ha ngaahi sīpinga ʻeni: ʻe lava ke fakamaama ʻe he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní hoku ʻatamaí (vakai, Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 6:15 ); kapau te u mateuteu, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke u manavahē (vakai, Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 38:9, 30 ); ʻi heʻeku lotu maʻu peé, ʻe fakatapui ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻeku ngāué ki he lelei ʻa hoku laumālié (vakai, 2 Nīfai 32:8–9 ); ʻOku ou lava ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi (vakai, Filipai 4:13 ).
Fakakaukau ke fakaafeʻi ha kau ako tokolahi ke nau tali ʻa e ʻuluaki fehuʻi ʻo e ongo fehuʻi ko ʻení. Te ke lava ʻo tuhu ki ha ngaahi moʻoni pau ʻi he palakipoé pea fakaafeʻi ʻa e kau ako naʻa nau tohi iá ke tali ʻa e fehuʻí mo fakakaukau ki he moʻoni ko iá.
ʻOkú ke pehē ʻe tokoniʻi fēfē koe ʻe he ngaahi moʻoni naʻá ke maʻú ʻi he ngaahi siví pe ngāue fakaakó?
Ko e hā ha ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai koe ʻe he ʻEikí ʻi hoʻo ngāue fakaakó ʻi hoʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi moʻoni ko ʻení ʻi hoʻo akó?
Fakakaukau ke kole ki ha niʻihi ʻo e kau akó ke vahevahe ha ngaahi sīpinga ʻo e founga kuo nau maʻu ai e tokoni ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi heʻenau ngāue fakaakó, ko ha konga hoʻomou aleaʻi e ongo fehuʻi kimuʻá. Fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke vahevahe ʻa e founga naʻe tokoniʻi ai ʻe he aʻusia ko iá ʻenau ngaahi ongo ki he Fakamoʻuí.
ʻOku fakataumuʻa ʻa e konga ko ʻeni ʻo e lēsoní ke tokoni ke fakakaukau e kau akó ki ha ngaahi founga pau te nau lava ai ʻo teuteu ke lavameʻa ʻi he ngaahi sivi faingataʻá pe ngaahi ngāué. Ke fai ʻení, te ke lava ʻo fakaʻaliʻali ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ko ʻení pea ʻoange ha taimi ki he kau akó ke faʻu ha tali mo hanau hoa pe kulupu tokosiʻi.
Fakakaukauloto naʻá ke maʻu ʻa e faingamālie ke fai ha faleʻi ki ha taha hangē ko Samu pe ko ʻEmá fekauʻaki mo e founga ke lavameʻa ai ʻi he ngaahi siví pe ngaahi ngāue fakaako faingataʻá. Hiki ʻa e faleʻi te ke faí. Fakakau ha ngaahi kupuʻi lea mei he folofolá ʻokú ke pehē ʻe ala tokoni. ʻE lava ke tokoni e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení ke takiekina hoʻo talí:
Ko e hā ha meʻa ʻe ala tokoni atu ke ke manatuʻi mo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e meʻa kuó ke ʻosi akó?
Te ke lava fēfē ʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono tohoakiʻi hoʻo tokangá lolotonga hoʻo akó?
Ko e hā ha meʻa ʻe ala tokoni atu ke ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakatoloí?
Ko e hā e meʻa ʻe ala tokoni atu ke fakaleleiʻi hoʻo malava ke fakakaukau leleí?
Ko e hā ha meʻa te ke lava ʻo fai ke fakakau ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi hoʻo teuteú?
Hili hono maʻu ʻe he kau akó ha taimi feʻunga ke faʻu ʻenau ngaahi talí, fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke vahevahe ʻenau ngaahi talí mo e kalasí. Te ke lava ʻo hiki ʻi he palakipoé ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku vahevahé pea poupouʻi e kau akó ke lekooti ʻi heʻenau tohinoa akó ha faleʻi ne teʻeki ke nau fakakaukau ki ai. Te ke lava foki ʻo fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke vahevahe ha ngaahi sīpinga ʻo e founga kuo tokoniʻi ai kinautolu ʻe ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fokotuʻu ko ʻení.
Kapau ʻoku fiemaʻu tokoni ʻa e kau akó ʻi hono fakakaukauʻi ha ngaahi fakakaukau, ʻe lava ke ke ʻoange ha ngaahi fokotuʻu, kau ai ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi meʻá ni:
Hiki ha fakamatala ʻo e meʻa ʻokú ke ako ʻi he kalasí pea toutou vakaiʻi kinautolu. Fakamatalaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke akó ki hao kaungā-ako, mēmipa ʻo e fāmilí, pe kaungāmeʻa.
Tuku hoʻo telefoní ki he tafaʻakí pea taʻofi hoʻo hū ki he ngaahi saiti ʻinitaneti ʻokú ne tohoakiʻi e tokangá lolotonga hoʻo akó.
Vahevahe lelei hoʻo akó ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho pe uike. Fokotuʻu ha taimi-tēpile pea tauhi ki ai. Kapau te ke tōmui, ʻoua naʻá ke tatali kae ʻoua kuo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá.
Kumi ha feituʻu lōngonoa ke ke ako ai, pea ako ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e ngaahi taimi ʻo e ʻahó ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai ke ke fuʻu helaʻia aí. Tokangaʻi ho sinó ʻaki hano kai ha meʻakai totonu, mohe feʻunga, mo fakamālohisino maʻu pē.
Tuku ha taimi ke akoʻi mo teuteuʻi ai ho laumālié ʻo fakafou ʻi he ako folofolá. Lotu pea ʻaukai ki ha tokoni mo ha fakahinohino.
ʻE lava ke maʻu e ngaahi fakakaukau kehe ke tokoni ʻi he ngaahi sivi fakaakó ʻi he konga “Ngaahi ʻEkitivitī Fakalahi ki he Akó”.
Fakakaukau ki he meʻa naʻá ke akó
Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke nau fakakaukau ki he meʻa kuo nau ako mo ongoʻi ʻi he lēsoní ʻe lava ʻo tokoni kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻenau moʻuí. Ko e founga ʻe taha ke fai ai ʻení ko hono ʻai ke tali ʻe he kau akó e ngaahi fehuʻi ko ʻení ʻi heʻenau tohinoa akó.
Fakakaukau ke fakamanatu ki he kau akó ko e hoko ko ia ko ha tokotaha ako lavameʻá ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ha taimi, teuteu, faʻa kātaki, mo e fakaangaanga. Poupouʻi kinautolu ke hoko atu ʻenau falala ki he Fakamoʻuí ki ha tokoni mo ha ʻamanaki leleí.
Naʻe akonaki ʻa ʻEletā Tēvita A. Petinā ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻo pehē:
Ko e moʻoni ʻoku mahuʻinga ʻa e toutou siví ki he akó. ʻOku tokoniʻi kitautolu ʻe ha sivi ʻoku ola leleí ke fakafehoanaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ke tau ʻiló pea mo e meʻa kuo tau ʻosi ʻilo fekauʻaki mo ha kaveinga pau; ʻokú ne toe ʻomi foki mo ha makatuʻunga ʻe lava ke tau fakafuofuaʻi ai ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo ʻetau akó mo e fakalakalaká. …
… ʻOku totonu ke muimui ʻetau ngaahi tokateu ki hono siviʻi ʻo e ngaahi aʻusia ʻi he matelié ʻi he tā sīpinga ʻa e Fakamoʻuí ʻa ia naʻe fakaʻau ke “tupulaki ʻa e potó mo e lahí, pea naʻe ʻofeina ia ʻe he ʻOtuá mo e tangatá” [Luke 2:52 ]—ko ha potupotutatau ia ʻo hono fakatahaʻi ʻo e mateuteu fakaʻatamaí, fakatuʻasinó, fakalaumālié, mo e fakasōsialé. (David A. Bednar, “Te Tau Siviʻi ʻA Kinautolu ,” Liahona , Nōvema 2020, 8, 9)
Naʻe akonaki ʻa Sisitā Mele N. Kuki ʻo e Kau Palesitenisī Lahi mālōlō ʻo e Kau Finemuí ʻo pehē:
Fekumi ki he ‘iló ‘i he tui. ‘Oku tau ako ‘i he tuí ‘i he taimi ‘oku tau maʻu faivelenga ai ‘a e ‘ilo fakalaumālié ‘i he lotú, ako folofolá, mo e talangofuá, pea mo e taimi ‘oku tau kumia ai e fakahinohino ‘a e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní, ‘a ē ‘okú ne fakamoʻoniʻi ‘a e moʻoni kotoa pē. Kapau te ke fai ho fatongiá ke maʻu e ‘iló, ‘e lava ‘e he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní ‘o fakamāmaʻi ho ‘atamaí. Pea ‘i hoʻo feinga ke tauhi koe ke ke moʻui tāú, ‘e fakahinohino ‘a e Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní mo fakamāmaʻi ange hoʻo ‘iló. (Mary N. Cook, “Fekumi ki he ʻIló: ʻOku ʻi ai Ha Ngāue ke ke Fai ,” Ensign , Mē 2012, 121)
Naʻe akoʻi ʻe ʻEletā Kēleti W. Kongo ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá ʻo pehē:
Hangē ko e lea ʻoku taká, “Kuo pau ke ke ʻi ai ke ikuna.” ʻI hono fakalea ʻe tahá, kuo pau ke ke ʻi ai ke ke ako. ʻOku tau ako ke ako ʻi he fakatahataha ki he fakahinohinó, ʻi he ʻi ai tonú pe ʻi he ʻinitanetí, ʻo fakafou ʻi he faiakó pe fealeaʻakí, ʻi ha ngaahi kulupu lalahi pe iiki—tatau ai pē pe ko e hā e founga ʻo e akó—neongo ʻene ngali hā mahinó. Ka ʻoku fiemaʻu moʻoni ke tau ʻi ai. Haʻu mateuteu ke ako, fengāueʻaki ke fakamaama, pea tukupā ke ngāue. (Gerrit W. Gong, “We Seek after These Things ” [fakataha lotu ʻa e ʻUnivēsiti Pilikihami ʻIongí, 16 ʻOkatopa, 2018], speeches.byu.edu )
Kapau ʻe ʻaonga ki he kau akó hono aleaʻi e founga ke ongoʻi loto-falala ange ai ki heʻenau ngaahi taukei ʻi he siví, fakakaukau ke vahevahe e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻi laló pea fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke aleaʻi e founga ʻoku nau ngāue ai ʻi he ngaahi potufolofola pe fehuʻi faingataʻá ʻi ha sivi.
Ko ha ngaahi fakakaukau ʻeni ʻe niʻihi ke tokoni atu:
Fakaʻaongaʻi ho nimá pe laʻipepa ke fakapuliki ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tali ʻi lalo he fehuʻí. ʻE tokoni ʻeni ke ke tokanga taha ki he fehuʻí pea ʻoua naʻa tohoakiʻi hoʻo tokangá ʻe he ngaahi tali halá.
Lau tuʻo lahi ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi fakatupu puputuʻú ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku mahino kiate koe. ʻE lava ke fakatupu ʻe hoʻo lau vave ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻí ke ke fai ha ngaahi fehalaaki.
Kiʻi taʻofi ʻo fakakaukau hili hono lau ʻa e konga takitaha ʻo ha fehuʻi lōloa. ʻE ala tokoni atu ʻa e mahino ki he ngaahi konga iiki ange ʻo ha fehuʻi ke ke maʻu ʻa e talí.
Tali kakato ʻa e tali kuo tohí pe ngaahi fehuʻi ʻēseí. Toe lau ʻa e fehuʻi takitaha ke fakapapauʻi kuó ke tali kotoa ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻo e fehuʻí pea toe vakaiʻi hoʻo ngaahi tali naʻe tohí.
(Succeed in School: Study and Life Skills for Youth [2021], 60 )
Kapau ʻe ʻaonga ki he kau akó hono aleaʻi e fakaʻaongaʻi lelei e taimí lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi siví, fakakaukau ki he ʻekitivitī ko ʻení. Te ke lava ʻo fakakulupu e kau akó pea vahe ki he kulupu takitaha ha fakakaukau ʻe taha. Fakaafeʻi kinautolu ke fakakaukau ki ha ngaahi founga te nau lava ai ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e fakakaukaú ʻi heʻenau teuteu ki heʻenau sivi hokó.
Ko ha ngaahi founga ʻeni ke mapuleʻi ai ho taimí lolotonga hoʻo fai ha siví:
Fakaangaanga
Kapau ʻe lava, tomuʻa fakahoko ha ngaahi sivi fakaangaanga. ʻE tokoni hoʻo fakaangaangá ke ke ongoʻi fiemālie ange ʻi he sīpinga ʻo e siví. …
Fili ʻa e Konga ke ʻUluaki Fakakakató
ʻI he kamata hoʻo siví, sio ki ai ke vakai pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi konga ʻe faingataʻa ange pea fiemaʻu ha taimi lahi ange ki ai. …
Lau Fakalelei ʻa e Fehuʻi Takitaha
ʻE tokoni hono lau fakalelei ʻa e fehuʻi takitaha ke fakahaofi ai hoʻo taimí koeʻuhí he ʻikai toe fiemaʻu ke ke foki ki he ngaahi fehuʻi naʻe ʻikai mahino kiate koé. …
ʻUluaki Tali ʻa e Ngaahi Fehuʻi Faingofuá
ʻE lava ke tokoni hono ʻuluaki tali ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi faingofua angé ke langaki hoʻo loto-falalá. Kapau ʻokú ke faingataʻaʻia ʻi ha fehuʻi pau, hiki ki ha fehuʻi ʻe taha. …
Vakaiʻi Hoʻo Ngaahi Talí
… Fakaʻaongaʻi ha toenga taimi ke ke toe foki ai ʻo sio ki he siví pea vakaiʻi hoʻo ngaahi talí.
(Succeed in School: Study and Life Skills for Youth [2021], 63 )
Fakakaukau ke aleaʻi ʻeni kapau ʻe lava ke ʻaonga ki he kau akó ha fealēleaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e fakakaukau leleí mo hono mapuleʻi ʻo e loto-mafasiá. Te ke lava ʻo hiki ʻi he palakipoé ʻa e Ngaahi Hohaʻá mo e Loto-Mafasiá . Fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke lisi ha ngaahi founga te nau lava ai ʻo fakakaukau lelei ange mo ikunaʻi e loto-mafasiá lolotonga e siví.
Ko ha ngaahi fakakaukau ʻeni ʻe niʻihi ke tokoni atu:
Ko e founga ʻe taha ke mapuleʻi ai ʻa e loto-hohaʻá ko hoʻo fakakaukau ki he ʻEikí mo koe pea toutou lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea kuó Ne folofola ʻakí—hangē ko ʻení, “Fiemālie pē; he ko au pē; ʻoua te mou manavahē” (Mātiu 14:27 ). Te ke lava foki ʻo toutou lea ʻaki kiate koe ha ngaahi fakamatala lelei hangē ko ʻení:
“ʻOku ou mateuteu ki heni.”
“Te u lava ʻo matuʻuaki ʻa e tūkunga ko ʻení.”
“ʻOku angamaheni pē ʻa e ngaahi ongo veiveiua ko ʻení. ʻOku ou mālohi pea te u lava ʻo ikunaʻi kinautolu.”
“ʻOku ou puleʻi ʻeku ngaahi fakakaukaú mo e ngaahi ongó. Te u lava ʻo mānava fiemālie.”
Ko e loto-mafasiá ʻa e ongo ʻokú ke maʻu ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke hohaʻa pe manavasiʻi ai ki ha meʻa. ʻE ala tokoni atu ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻoku ʻoatu ʻi laló:
Toe fakakaukau ki hoʻo ngaahi fiemaʻú.
ʻOua ʻe tokanga ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke ke lava ʻo mapuleʻí.
Tokanga taha ki he meʻa ʻokú ke fakahoko leleí.
Fakaʻehiʻehi mei hono fakafehoanaki koe ki he niʻihi kehé.
Fakamālohisino.
Tokoni ki he niʻihi kehé.
Mālōlō.
Tukutaha ʻa e tokangá ki he loto-houngaʻiá.
Vahevahe iiki ʻa e ngaahi ngāue lalahi pe faingataʻá.
Fakahoko ha kiʻi meʻa siʻisiʻi ke laka ki muʻa he taimí ni.
(toʻo mei he Succeed in School: Study and Life Skills for Youth [2021], 82 , 88 )