Luka 2:40–52

O Iesu “Ua Tuputupuae, ma ua Malosi Lona Loto”

Jesus teaching in the temple as a young boy.

I le avea ai o se alii talavou, sa matua mamana le aoao atu e le Faaola o le talalelei ua oo lava i aoao i totonu o le malumalu “ua matua ofo… i lona poto ma ana upu e tali ai” (Luka 2:47). Ua faamoemoe lenei lesona ia faateleina ai lou manao ia faapei o Iesu Keriso e ala i le atiina ae faalemafaufau, faaletino, faaleagaga, ma faaagafesootai. O le a e maua se avanoa e iloilo ai au sini i le taimi nei i le Atiina A’e Patino: Tusi Taiala mo le Autalavou (2019) pe fatuina ni sini fou.

Na tuputupu ae Iesu ma atiina ae Lona talavou

Suesue i ata nei o le Faaola a o talavou o Ia. Mafaufau pe o a mea e fautuaina mai e auiliiliga o nei ata taitasi e uiga ia Iesu.

Jesus Christ depicted as a young boy in the carpenter shop of Joseph. Joseph is standing behind the young Christ. Christ is reading the scriptures from a scroll resting on a table. There are wood shavings on the table.

Christ as a youth learning carpentry skills in a carpenter’s shop. Joseph, the husband of Mary, is watching him.

Jesus Christ depicted as a child with his mother Mary. Christ is kneeling beside Mary and resting His clasped hands on Mary’s lap. Mary has her head bowed as she and the young Christ pray. There is an oil lamp burning on a table next to the mother and son.

Jesus Christ at age twelve in the temple at Jerusalem during the Feast of the Passover. A group of learned Jewish doctors are gathered around Christ. The doctors are expressing astonishment at the wisdom and understanding of the young Christ. (Luke 2:41-50)

• E faapefea e le iloaina o le ituaiga tagata na i ai Iesu ina o talavou, ona fesoasoani ia te oe o se talavou?

E itiiti lava faamatalaga o tatou maua e uiga i le talavou o Iesu, a o faamaumauga o loo maua e mafai ona avea ma se faamanuiaga tele ma se taiala ia te oe a o e saili e tuputupu ae ma agai i luma. Ao e suesue i le talavou o le Faaola, vaavaai mo ni upu moni e mafai ona fesoasoani ia te oe e iloa ai pe o a vaega e ao ona e taulai i ai a o e taumafai atu vaega o lou olaga e te vaai auiliili iai i lou taumafai e ola pei o le Tama Faalelagi ma Iesu Keriso.

Faitau le Luka 2:40-52 ma le Faaliliuga a Iosefa Samita Mataio 3:24-26 (i le faaopoopoga mo le Tusi Paia), ma vaavaai mo ni faamatalaga pe na faape’i le Faaola a o talavou o Ia. Atonu e te manao e faailoga mea e te maua.

E mafai foi ona e matamata i le ata “Iesu ao Ia Aoao i le Malumalu” (2:30), e maua i le ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

Matau le fasifuaitau “ma ua malosi lona loto” ( Luka 2:40 ; tagai foi i le Faaliliuga a Iosefa Samita, Mataio 3:24 [i le faaopoopoga mo le Tusi Paia]) o lona uiga na faateleina pe na atinaeina le malosi faaleagaga o Iesu. Atonu e aoga ona iloa, e tusa ai ma le Faaliliuga a Iosefa Samita o le Luka 2:46 (i le Luka 2:46, vaefaamatalaga c), e lei faalogologo Iesu i fomai, po o tusiupu, ma fai atu ia i latou ni fesili ae sa “latou faalogologo ia te ia, ma taufesili ia te ia.”

Mafaufau i fesili nei:

• O le a se mea o aoao atu e lenei tala ia te oe e uiga ia Iesu ao Ia laititi?

• O le a se mea aoga e maua mai le fuaiupu 52 i le auala sa tuputupuae Iesu ao Ia talavou?

I le Luka 2:52 tatou aoao mai ai tatou te mulimulitai i le faataitaiga a Iesu Keriso a o tatou faaleleia faalemafaufau, faaletino, faaleagaga ma faaagafesootai.

• O a ni faataitaiga mai i tusitusiga paia o loo faapupula mai ai e Iesu Keriso i nei vaega e fa?

• O a ni nai mafuaaga e te manao ai e mulimuli i le faataitaiga a le Faaola i nei vaega e fa o le olaga?