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Luke 7:36–50

Luke 7:36–50

“He Naʻá ne ʻOfa Lahi”

illustration of woman wiping Jesus’ feet

Naʻe maʻu meʻatokoni efiafi ʻa Sīsū ʻi he ʻapi ʻo ha fālesi ko Saimone. Naʻe hū atu ha fefine naʻe pehē ʻe Saimone “ko ha angahala” pea “kamata ke fufulu ʻa e vaʻe [ʻo e Fakamoʻuí] ʻaki ʻa e loʻimata,” pea holoholoʻiʻaki hono louʻulú, “peá ne ʻuma ki hono vaʻé, ʻo tākai ʻaki ia ʻa e ... lolo” (Luke 7:37–39). ʻI he tali ki he ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa Saimoné, naʻe vahevahe ai ʻe he Fakamoʻuí ha talanoa fakatātā fekauʻaki mo e fakamolemolé mo e ʻofá. ʻOku fakataumuʻa ʻa e lēsoni ko ʻení ke tokoniʻi koe ke ke ngāue ʻaki ʻa e tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí mo fakatomala mei hoʻo ngaahi angahalá.

Shows two stick figures, one going toward Christ, the other going away from Christ
Official Portrait of Elder Larry R. Lawrence. Photographed March 2017.

Heavenly Father knows our divine potential. He rejoices every time we take a step forward. To Him, our direction is ever more important than our speed.

(Larry R. Lawrence, “What Lack I Yet?,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2015, 35)

  • Ko e hā ʻokú ke fakatokangaʻi fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻi he fakatātā ko ʻení?

  • Ko e hā ʻe ala fokotuʻu mai ʻe heʻenau mamaʻo mei he Fakamoʻuí mo e fakahinohino ʻoku nau fehangahangai mo iá fekauʻaki mo honau vā fetuʻutaki mo Iá?

Kiʻi fakakaukau ki ha feituʻu te ke ʻi ai ʻi he fakatātā ko ʻení pea mo e feituʻu te ke fehangahangai mo iá.ʻEletā Larry R. Naʻe fakamatala ʻa Lawrence, ko ha mēmipa ʻo e Kau Fitungofulú, ʻo pehē:

  • ʻOkú ke pehē ko e hā ʻoku mahuʻinga ange ai ʻa e fakahinohino fakalaumālie ʻoku tau fehangahangai mo iá ʻi heʻetau vavé?

ʻOku ongoʻi fiefia lahi ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he taimi ʻoku tau feinga ai ke fakatomalá (vakai ki he Luke 15:7 ; Tokāteline mo e Ngaahi Fuakava 18:13). Ko e founga ʻe taha ke fakamatalaʻi ʻaki ʻa e fakatomalá ko e tafoki mei he angahalá pea ki he ʻOtuá (vakai ki he Fakahinohino ki he Ngaahi Folofolá, “ Fakatomala, Ko e Fakatomala,” scriptures.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). ʻI hoʻo akó, tokanga ki he ngaahi ueʻi ʻa e Laumālié ʻe lava ʻo tokoni atu ke ke tafoki mei he angahalá pea ki he Fakamoʻuí.

13:39

“Ke u Tohoakiʻi ʻa e Kakai Fulipē Kiate Au”

ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻEletā Lenilani ʻa e founga ʻe lava ai ʻe he vā ofi ange mo e ʻOtuá, kae tautautefito ʻi hono maʻu e sākalamēnití ʻo fetongi e siokitá, ongoʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻetau totonu ki ha meʻá, mo e fakafehuʻiá ʻaki ʻa e ʻofá mo e loto houngaʻia.

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ʻOku ʻi he Luke 7 ha fakamatala ki hono maʻu ʻe Sīsū ha meʻatokoni ʻi he ʻapi ʻo ha fālesi ko Saimone. Lolotonga e maʻu meʻatokoni ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mo ha tangata Fālesi ko Saimone, naʻe fakaofi atu ha fefine naʻe ʻiloa ko e angahala (vakai ki he Luke 7:37, 39).

Lau ʻa e Luke 7:36–39, ʻo kumi ki he meʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he taimi naʻe haʻu ai ʻa e fefiné kia Sīsū lolotonga ʻa e kātoanga kai ko ʻení.

  • Ko e hā naʻá ke fakatokangaʻi fekauʻaki mo Saimoné? fekauʻaki mo e fefiné?

Naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau ʻa Saimoné peá Ne vahevahe ha talanoa fakatātā. Lau ʻa e Luke 7:40–43, ʻo kumi ki he meʻa naʻe akoʻi ʻe he Fakamoʻuí kia Saimone ʻi he talanoa fakatātā ko ʻení. Mahalo ʻe tokoni ke ʻiloʻi ko e tenali ʻe tahá ko e lahi ia ʻo e paʻanga ʻe lava ke maʻu ʻe ha taha ngāue ʻi ha ʻaho (vakai ki he veesi 41, futinouti a).

  • Ko e hā naʻe mei tokoniʻi ʻe he talanoa fakatātā ko ʻení ke mahino kia Saimone fekauʻaki mo ʻene fie maʻu ha fakamolemolé?

Fakamatalaʻi ange lolotonga e kuonga ʻo Sīsuú naʻe angamaheni pē ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne fai e fakaafé ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻene kau fakaafe ʻiloá ʻi hono fai e ngaahi ngāue angaʻofa hangē ko e ʻuma kiate kinautolu ʻi he fakafeʻiloakí, ʻoange ʻa e vai ke fufulu honau vaʻé, pea tākai honau ʻulú ʻaki e loló (vakai ki he James E. Talmage, Sīsū ko e Kalaisí[1916], 261). Hangē ko hono lekooti ʻi he Luke 7:44–46, naʻe fakamahinoʻi ʻe he Fakamoʻuí naʻe ʻikai ʻoange ʻe Saimone ʻa e ngaahi fakamaauʻanga ko ʻení kia Sīsū, ka naʻe feinga lahi ʻa e fefiné ke fakahaaʻi ʻene ʻofa mo e houngaʻia kiate Iá.

  • ʻOkú ke pehē ko e hā naʻe mahino ki he fefiné ni fekauʻaki mo Sīsū naʻe ʻikai mei mahino kia Saimoné?

  • Ko e hā ha fakamoʻoni ʻokú ke fakatokangaʻi naʻe fakatomala ʻa e fefiné, pe tafoki mei heʻene ngaahi angahalá pea ki he Fakamoʻuí?

Lau ʻa e Luke 7:47–50, ʻo kumi ki he ʻuhinga naʻe fakamolemoleʻi ai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e fefine ko ʻení mei heʻene ngaahi angahalá.

  • Ko e hā ha ngaahi fakakaukau pe ongo naʻá ke maʻu fekauʻaki mo e Fakamoʻuí ʻi hoʻo ako ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻení?

  • Ko e hā naʻá ke ako mei he aʻusia ko ʻení?

Eletā Dale G. Naʻe vahevahe ʻe Renlund ʻo e Kōlomu ʻo e Kau ʻAposetolo ʻe Toko Hongofulu Mā Uá (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) ha ngaahi akonaki ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e fakamatala ʻoku lekooti ʻi he Luke 7 . Sio ʻi he foʻi vitiō “Ke u Tohoakiʻi ʻa e Kakai Fulipē Kiate Au” (13:39) mei he taimi 4:22 ki he 5:03, pe lau ʻa e fakamatala ko ʻení.

Official portrait of Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, January 2016.

The closer we are to Jesus Christ in the thoughts and intents of our hearts, the more we appreciate His innocent suffering, the more grateful we are for grace and forgiveness, and the more we want to repent and become like Him. Our absolute distance from Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ is important, but the direction we are heading is even more crucial. God is more pleased with repentant sinners who are trying to draw closer to Him than with self-righteous, faultfinding individuals who, like the Pharisees and scribes of old, do not realize how badly they need to repent.

(Dale G. Renlund, “That I Might Draw All Men unto Me,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2016, 40)

  • Ko e hā ha ngaahi foʻi lea pe kupuʻi lea ʻi he fakamatala ko ʻení ʻokú ne fakalahi hoʻo mahino ki he meʻa naʻá ke toki ako ʻi he Luke 7 ?

  • Ko e hā ha ngaahi aʻusia kuó ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke ongoʻi ha ʻofa mo ha houngaʻia lahi ange ki he Fakamoʻuí mo e ʻaloʻofa ʻokú Ne foakí?

Writing on a piece of paper with a pen or pencil.

  • What have you learned about the Savior today that can help you in your efforts to repent?

1. Answer the following question in at least three sentences:

Manatuʻi ko e fakatomalá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa ia ʻoku hoko pe ko ha angahala mamafa. Ko e fakatomalá ko ha ngāue, pea ʻoku tau fakatomala ʻi ha faʻahinga taimi pē ʻoku tau feinga ai ke tau ofi ange ki he ʻEikí pea tafoki mei he koví.

Toe vakai ki he fakatātā ʻo e Fakamoʻuí mo e fakatātaá mo e kakai ʻoku nau fakaʻaongaʻi e vaʻakaú, pea fakakaukau ki ho vā fetuʻutaki mo Sīsū Kalaisí pea mo e fakahinohino ʻokú ke ngaué. Faʻu ha palani ke fakaloloto hoʻo ʻofa ki he Fakamoʻuí ʻaki haʻo fakatomala fakaʻaho. Fakakakato ʻa e ngāue ko ʻení ʻi ha laʻipepa mavahe koeʻuhí ke ke lava ʻo tauhi fakafoʻituitui ia. Mahalo te ke maʻu ha faingamālie ke toe vakaiʻi e aʻusia ko ʻení ʻi ha lēsoni he kahaʻú.

ʻOku muimui ʻa e lēsoni “Sivisivi’i Hoʻo Akó” ʻi he ngaahi lēsoni ʻi he Mātiu 8–13; Maʻake 2–5; mo e Luke 7, 9, 11 ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki he palani ko ʻení pea ne fakaafeʻi e kau akó ke nau fakakaukau ki heʻenau fakalakalaká.

  • Ko e hā ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku fiemaʻu ke taʻofi hoʻo fai ke ofi ange ai ki he Fakamoʻuí? Te ke ta’ofi fēfē?

  • Ko e hā ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke kamata fai ke ofi ange ai ki he Fakamoʻuí? Te ke kamatá fēfē?

Tali ‘a e fehuʻi ko ‘ení ‘i hoʻo tohinoa ako folofolá:

  • Ko e hā kuó ke ako he ʻahó ni kau ki he Fakamoʻuí, ʻokú ne tokoniʻi koe ke ke tokanga ai kiate Iá?

Fili ‘a e me’alomi Kamata ‘a e ‘Asainimenipe ko e Fakahū ke fakahū ʻa hoʻo talí.

Official portrait of President Russell M. Nelson taken January 2018

Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to our individual progression than is a regular, daily focus on repentance. Repentance is not an event; it is a process. It is the key to happiness and peace of mind. When coupled with faith, repentance opens our access to the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

(Russell M. Nelson, “We Can Do Better and Be Better” Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 67).