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EKALESIA FAAPOTOPOTOGA KERISIANO SAMOA

FAAVAEINA 1839 SULU TESEMA 2011Faatonu: Cellphone: 7715037 -Main Office: Ph. 24414, Ext 30 - website: www.cccs.org.ws

(Silasila i Itulau mo Tupulaga Talavou)

Tulaga muamua Christina Penitito i A’ogaa le EFKS i le PSSC i Su’ega o le 2010O le Lipoti mai le Kolisi oTuasivi mo le tausaga 2011 O le lipoti faale-tausaga 2011a le Kolisi i Tuasivi a le EFKS,oloo faailoa mai ai, le sili aoao ole teine a’oga o Christina Penitito(silasila i le ata) i a’oga a leEFKS i le su’ega o le PSSC o le2010. Ua faailoa mai foi, oChristina o se tasi lea o tamaiti ile atunuu atoa, na aupito sili onamaualuga lona tulaga i lea lavasu’ega. Mai ana mataupu e onona su’eina, e lima e Grade 1, aelua e Grade 2. O ia o se alo o leFesoasoani Katoliko, sa a’oga ile Kolisi o Samoa, peitai, ina uasiitia ona matua e galulue i legaluega a le Atua i Savaii, onafaaauau ai lea o lana a’oga, i leKolisi o Tuasivi. Ma o le lipoti la lenei mai lepule o le Kolisi i Tuasivi. O le a taoto ia i paga ti’a o letautiaga o le Si’uamoa, aua ua taufai puea le ofeloa ma le matila.Ou te le toe saenaina foi le atoaseu a seuga, aua ua sooula le fale,ua tini foi le matalalaga. Ae tau

ia ina ou gagana le lagi tuaivama ou faapea ane. Tulou ia leafio e’e ma le afifio papa ‘a’ao,tulou le tala mai o aao. Tulou!Tulou lava! Ae faafofoga maia,o le lipoti faale-tausaga lenei ola tatou Kolisi mo lenei tausaga2011. E to’a 42 le vasega faauu i leamataga o le tausaga. E oo maii le ogatotonu o le tausaga e 20e agavaa mo le su’ega PSSC. Sataumafai le isi 22, peitai nafaamavae le to’a 7. O le 95% o lenei vasega ematua vaivai lava. O lemafuaaga foi lea o le tele ofaafitauli sa feagai ma faiaoga ole vasega. E le afaina le vaivaiae taumafai. A o le faalavelave faaauau itulau e sosoo ai

Pao, Senor?Muito obrigado!

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o le 90% o le 95% lea e pei onaou taua, e muamua mai luma lefaalogogata, o le le mafaufau, aemulimuli mamao lava i tua letaumafai e fai mea aoga. I le amataga o le tausaga seiaoo mai i le aso, e to’a 26 faiaogae aofia ai le pulea’oga, ma le aliiIapani o Tomoyaki olootauaveina le faa-Computer, male tamaitai misionare mai Initiao LS oloo tauaveina mataupu tautupe ma le faa-pisinisi faatasi aima le faiaoga tusiata le SusugaLamese Lalovaoa, e fesoasoaniia Ameto Ah Lam. Ae peitai i le faaiuga o le kuatalua, sa faamutaina ai le auaunagaa le Susuga Kirisimasi Sani, ose tasi foi o auauna sa pito siliona faamoemoeina mamanaomia lana fesoasoani moalo ma fanau. Ae ona uavalaauina o ia ma le faletua egalulue ma tausia le Ekalesia iUluloloa, ma o lona valaauinafoi lea mai le Atua. Oloo tumaufoi le aofai o le aufaigaluegafesoasoani e toafitu. Ou te fiafia foi e faailoa atu leagaga fiafia ma le faafetai i leneitamaitai misionare o LS pooAlisa, ona o le faaalia pea o lonaagaga fiafia e faaauau lanaauaunaga i le Ekalesia e ala ilenei Kolisi mo le isi lua tausaga.O Alisa ua maea le fa tausaga olana auaunaga i Tuasivi nei. Ole aoauli nei o le a malaga atu aio ia mo Upolu ma tuuvaa atu ailoa mo lona aiga i Initia momalologa o le Kerisimasi, onatoe taliu mai ai lea mo galuega olena tausaga fou. E 323 le aofai o fanau naulufale i le Kolisi i le amataga olenei tausaga. I le taeao nei uana o le 236 i latou ua mafai ona

faaiuina lenei tausaga. Kuata muamua e to’a fa fanaue lei mafai ona faaauauina leKuata 2 ona e lei totogiina piliaoga. Kuata 2 e toatasi nafaamalolo ona ua aafia i ni uigae le faatagaina i le Kolisi. Eto’alua na tutuli e ‘oti ulu, ma ele’i toe foi mai. E to’alua foi nafaasala mo le lua vaiaso (sus-pend) ae ua le toe foi mai. Ae32 nai fanau e lei totogiina piliaoga. O le faafitauli lava lea etasi na aliali mai foi i lenei kuata. E to’a 12 nai fanau ua le mafaiona sueina le SC ma le PSSC onao le faafitauli o pili aoga ma pilio suega. O le faafitauli uamatauina, e ese ona faaoioi maimo se avanoa e aoga ai letamaitiiti, ae le naunau e totogile pili aoga. Na fai si tuai mai o le faiaogaIapani mo le Computer,mulimuli ane, ona auina mai leae le Komiti ma le Faatonusili oAoga le Susuga FatutoloTuisuga ina ia foia ai lefaafitauli. Ina ua taunuu mai le faiaogamo le computer, sa faapea onagalulue vaavaalua ma le SusugaFatutolo e pei ona taua. Sa toefoi Fatutolo i le Kolisi iMaluafou. Ae peitai sa moomiapea lana fesoasoani. Satalosagaina le Ofisa, ona toemaua mai ai lea o le avanoa oFatutolo mo le tasi le taimi. O Tomoyaki e lava lona silafiai le mataupu faa-computer, a ole faafitauli o le gagana.. O le mataupu o le Physics a leSC ma le PSSC. O le SusugaKirisimasi Sani e pei onafaamavae i le faaiuga o le Kuata2 sa tauaveina le Physics. Inaua faamavae, sa faapena ona tau

fesoasoani le Susuga i le faifeauia Fetauai Unasa, peitai e leatoatoa, aua e le o le mataupu leaa le faifeau. E 40 tama ma teine sa sueinale SC i le tausaga na te’a atu nei2010. E toatasi na sue mataupue 6, na pasi uma. E toa 19 napasi mataupu ta’i 5. E toa 11 napasi mataupu ta’i 4. E toa 6 napasi mataupu ta’i 3. E to’a 3 napasi mataupu ta’i 2. E to’a 31 ilatou na agavaa mo le Vasega 13faatasi ai ma le 11 na sue avanoalea ua maua ai le 42. E 29 i latou na sueina le PSSCi le 2010. E toalua na sueinamataupu ta’i 6, na pasi uma. Etoa 6 na pasi mataupu ta’i 5. Etoa 9 na pasi mataupu ta’i 4. Etoa 7 na pasi mataupu tai 3. Etoa 5 na pasi mataupu tai 2. I le aotelega o le PSSC o le2010, e toa 9 i latou nafaamanuiaina mo le IunivesiteAoao o Samoa. I le toa iva lea,na sili aoao ai le tamaitai oChristina Penitito i aoga a leEkalesia i se matati’a na iafaatuina. E Grade 1 mataupu e5, ae Grade 2 le mataupu e 1. Etoa 17 na maua avanoa i le faa-faiaoga, faafomai, seila, faa-pisinisi. I le suega ulufale mo le Vasega9, 2012, e na o le 43 na sue i leasuega. Ae peitai, i se faaiuga etusa ai ma togi faatulagaina maile Igilisi ma le Matematika, e nao le38 ua mafai ona ausia togiua faatulagaina mo le Vasega 9. O le tausaga fou i le masina oFepuari o le a taunuu mai ai nimasini computer e 17 faatasi aima ona totoga uma, faatasi ai makesi ma laulau e faaaogaina i lepotu ua fuafuaina mo leafaamoemoe. O le a faaigoainalea potu o le LEARNING CEN-TRE. Mo le silafia, e feaiaa’i leLearning Centre ma le Compu- faaauau itulau e 4

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O LE SULU SAMOA Tesema 2011 3.

O LE LAUGATusi Faitau: Luka 17: 11 – 19Matua: Luka 17: 15

“O le tasi o ilatou, ua na iloaua fa’amaloloinao ia, ona toe fo’imai lea o ia, uavivii atu i le Atuama le leo tele.”

Manatu Autu: “VAAI SAUFAAFETAI, NEI GALO.”

O le fa’amalumalu maio se ao pogisa, ia po’o le a’afiafoi o i tatou i ma’i o le tino, otaimi ia e fa’alogoina ai le alagao le fia malolo. O taimi ia elagonaina ai le iuleo o le fia ola,ma le fia maua o se mapusaga,ona o tiga ua a’afia ai le olaga.Ua le mapu foi i le ao ma le po, ile fa’atauanau atu i le Atua, inaia fesoasoani mai.

E faapea foi i le fanaua’oga, i le tau amatamataina maio le ola a’oa’oina o se tagata, maia i le amataga, seia o’o mai i lefa’aiuga, o tagisaga lava i leAtua, ina ia fesoasoani mai i levaivai, a’o feagai ai ma tauivigafa’ale-mafaufau.

Peita’i, a o’o loa inamalū le tai, ma solosolo leleimea uma, a o’o loa ina a’e ma lemanumalo se faiva, ma tinitaunu’u se tauiviga sa tauasa maiai ma loimata, ona o tigā mamafatiaga sa la fetaiai, o ituasoia e lagonaina ai le alaga o lefiafia, o ituaso ia e maligi ailoimata o le olioli ma lefa’agae’etia, ona o lefa’amoemoe sa fauao faupo, leaua taunu’u ma le manuia i lealofa o le Atua. Peita’i, o nisi,ua matua noa lava i o latoumanatu le agalelei ma le alofa

silisili ese o le Atua, aemaise ole aao malosi, ma le aaofa’aloaloa o le Atua, nata’ita’iina ma fesoasoani ia ilatou, a’o tauasa mai i le toafa ofaigata ma puapuaga.

E fa’apea se ata, o lo’o ile vaega o le tusi a Luka, lea nasei o tatou faitauina mai leFeagaiga Fou. A o aga atu Iesu ilana malaga i Ierusalema, malepela e to’a sefulu. I totonu onei lepela e to’a sefulu, o lo’olotolotoi ai ma le Samaria eto’atasi, i lepela e to’aiva maiIutaia. Peita’i o taimi tonu ia ole aasa o faiga-tulafono, ma faigafa’aituau i le va o Iutaia maSamaria. O le vaitaimi tonu leao le matua fa’amamaluina o lefa’asa ona feaveai o mea a Iutaiama Samaria, e fa’avae mai neifaiga tulafono, ma nei faigafa’aituau, ona o le manatufa’apito o Iutaia, o le Atua, o leAtua na’o i latou, ae le mo tagatauma. Peita’i o nei faiga tulafono,ma nei faiga fa’aituau, aemaiseo pa vaeloto o le matuanutipalaina i lalo, i le mafutagaa nei lepela e to’a sefulu, ona ole fia maua o se mapusaga. Uaavea le mamafa tu o puapuaga olo’o aafia ai i latou, ma ala nagalo nimo ai i ai latou le vevesio lo’o tupu i le va o Iutaia maSamaria, a ua o mai fa’atasi, seisaili se mea e mapu i ai maipuapuaga, auā ua matua galala ilatou i le fia maua o se malologa.O le ala lea o le fa’ateletelea’iona o latou fa’atagisia sefa’amalologa a Iesu, ina ua olatou fetaiai, auā ua o latou iloalelei lava, na pau o lea o le tagatae mautinoa e maua ai so latoumapusaga, na pau a lea o letagata, e mafai ona ia aveeseinaatu le mamafa tu o le avega olo’o latou tauamoina.

Ua alalaga i latou, “LeAlii e, ia e alofa mai ia tei

matou.” O le alaga o lo’o alialimanino ai, le mana’o moni e fiamalolo. E lei talitualimaina eIesu lo latou manao, auā na iasilafia lelei lava lo latou mana’omoni, e fia malolo, ua ia avatuai ia te i latou le malologa moni,ma fa’asino atu ia te i latou leala, e maua ai lo latoufa’amamaina. Ua ia fetalai atu,“ina o ia ma faaali atu outou iositaulaga”. O le fesili, aisea efa’aali ai i ositaulaga? O le a sefeso’otaiga o le mai lepela ma leositaulaga, o lana a matafaioi, ole osi o taulaga i le Atua? E i aise manatu, o le ma’i, e mafuamai, ona o le agasala. E fa’avaemai lenei manatu, i le talitonugafaa-Iutaia e fa’apea, a ma’i, onao le agasala, a oti foi ona o leagasala. O le ala lea ma lemafuaaga tonu lea, o le faasino iai e Iesu o le ositaulaga, auā olana matafaioi tonu lea na tuuinai ai e le Atua, o ia o le foma’i,mo agaga o tagata. Uamana’omia le fa’amagaloina o alatou agasala, ona fa’atoa mafailea ona fa’amamaina o latoutino, mai le mai lepela o loo aafiaai i latou. Peita’i, o le fetalaigaa Iesu, ina ia fa’aali atu iositaulaga, o lo’o ō fa’atasi male agaga fa’amagalo o le Atua,atoa ai ma lona mana faaola, inaia laveaiina ai agaga o nei tagatamai le agasala.

Peita’i, ina uafa’amaloloina i latou, e tasi pe ana foi mai e fa’afetai ia Iesu. Uafoi mai na o le tagata ese e le ose Iutaia, a o fea o iai Iutaia eto’aiva? O le mea e ofo ai, o levave ona galo i nei tagata o lealofa silisiliese o le Atua, nalaveaina ai i latou mai o latoupuapuaga. Na tagi tagi nei, maaioi atu ia Iesu mo se laveaina,lea foi ua avatu i ai e Iesu lemalologa, atoa ai ma le silasila itulau e sosoo ai


O LE LAUGAsa’olotoga o latou agaga, a ua letoe foi mai ea eā, sei avatu sefa’afetai ia Iesu, ona o le galuegalelei ua faia? Ioe, o le natura alea o le tagata soifua, e maua loase mea sa mana’o ai, alu loa e letoe foi mai. Peita’i, o le tagataese a e to’atasi mai Samaria, uaia matua lagona ma le lotomaulalo, le alofa silisiliese o leAtua ia te ia. O le ala lea o lonatoe foi mai ia Iesu, sei avatu a leviiga e tatau ai i le Atua, ona olona agalelei silisili ese, naaveeseina ai tiga sa feagai ma ia.

Ua faapau fao i vae o Iesu, mafa’afetai atu ia te ia.

Le au uso e, o le agagafoi lea e ao ona i ai tatou, o leagaga fa’afetai ae i le Atua, auao ai na tu i le foe o lo tatou sa, ilenei tausaga? Ioe, o le Atua eto’atasi. O Ia na na fa’atautaiamai le tatou folauga, ao tatoufolau mai i lenei tausaga. Etalitonu le manatu, sa fesouainalo tatou sa e peau malolosi ofaigata. E talitonu le manatu, safesouaina lo tatou sa e peaumalolosi o faigata, o t igaaemaise o fa’aosoosoga, peita’iane, o lenei ua o tatou taunu’umai i le tau fa’ai’ui’uga o lenei

foi tausaga, ona o le fa’atautaiga,ona o le ta’ita’iga, aemise o letausiga a le Atua. Avatu nei lefaafetai i le Atua, ona e le gata ilana ta’ita’iga ua tatou aulia maiai, le masina fa’aiu o lenei foitausaga, a’o le fa’aolataga tele namaliu ai Keriso i le satauro, mooe ma a’u le tagata, ina ialavea’iina mai le agasala.Peita’i, na toe soifua manumalomai o Ia mai le oti ma letu’ugamau.IA MANATUA SAUFAAFETAI, NEI GALO.Amene.Saunia: Rev.Taise Ioapo EFKS Satuimalufilufi

ter Lab. O le Computer Lab, motamaiti e fia maua lo latou iloama le atamai i le faa-computer.A o le Learning Centre, motamaiti ma faiaoga mo le faia omea aoga. O lona uiga a maea le mataupua le faiaoga ma lana vasega, aeiai se tamaitiiti oloo iai se vaegao le mataupu e le o manino lelei,ona faaaoga ai lea o le potu lea(Learning Centre), ki le compu-ter ma toe faasolosolo lana vaaii le mataupu sa fai, ona faapenalea ona maua ai le fesoasoani. Ua faaifo nei le faiva o Ana, epei o le faiva i le tai. Ua lafo foii le liu le atu a le tautaimatapalapala.

Ae ou te fia faaaogaina leneiavanoa e molimoli ai le faafetaima le faamalo a lenei Kolisi i lemaau fai taulaga a le EkalesiaAoao, ua mafai ai ona atulasi lefaasoa a le Afioga i le Taitaifonoma le Komiti, aemaise leFaatonusili o Aoga ma le Ofisamo lenei Kolisi. O mea aoga mole fanau, o totogi o leaufaigaluega, a o lea foi ua maeaona fausia le isi faleaoga fou. O lea ua lupe le lafo aLualemaga mo le toe faafouinao le isi faleaoga. Faafetai.Talosia pea i le Faasoa Pa’ia a leAtua, e faataunuu ai leafaamoemoe. A o le tatalofaamanatu, oloo talia pea sa

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matou moavao ti’eti’e e pei onapasia mai lena tausaga. Le mamalu e o matua o leKolisi, faapei ona le faagaloinae le alo o le Tuifiti, le tamaitai oSisi-o-le-Fafa, e faapea foi onale faagaloina Tae na i Atua. O letatalo faifai pea lava lea a lauKolisi. O le a taoto la nisifaafitauli, ae tau ia ina oufaamanatu le faafitauli, o le tuaiona totogi o pili aoga ma le letotogiina o pili o fanau aoga. O lena ua faafofoga i le toateleo nisi o fanau ua le mafai onafaaauauina aoga o lenei tausaga,e mafua mai i le ave o la tatoufaamamafa i nisi o tiute, aefaatuatuana’i fanau. O le tuualalo o lenei laugatogi,matua, ua manino lava a ta feau.

E toto e isi - ae selesele e isi E ki atu le leitio o la’u taavaleae ou faalogo atu o sau ai se talafai mai o se tala moni, e uiga i setagata e igoa ia Siaosi Simiti. Faimai na moomoo lava Siaosi eavea o ia ma misionare i se meae le’i oo lava iai le Tala Lelei.Ona amata sauniuni ai loa lea o

Siaosi ma faatalitali mo seavanoa e tula’i mai e avea ai o iama misionare. Ua oo nei ina galue Siaosi i lenuu e le’i oo lava iai le TalaLelei. Ae na oo ina amata onaloto vaivai o ia i le vaai atu lava,e leai ni fua aliali mai o le

galuega o ia faia. E tasi lava sefua o aliali mai, o se taule’ale’ae toatasi, e sau ma fai a lafaitauga Tusi Paia ma iaa’oa’oina. Ona pau lava lea o letagata e mafai ona ia ta’ua, o lefua o lana galuega i nei tausagana galue ai i lea nuu. O lona loto vaivai, na oo lava faaauau itulau e 15


Mafutaga Faafouina Faifeau ma A’oa’o Tausinuu - Kolisi Faafaifeau i Malua, Aokuso 23-27, 2010

O le Faatuina mai le Oti, o le Afafine o Iefata:O le Fesootaiga o Tusitusiga o tala i le Afafine o Iefata (Faamasino 11:34-40)

ma le Afafine o Iairo (Mareko 5:21-24; 35-43)

FaatomuagaO le faamoemoe o lenei pepa ose taumafaiga ina ia fa’afeso’otaitala tusitusia nei e lua o le TusiPaia, e fa’atatau i afafine eto’atolu ua maliliu. O le talamuamua, i le afafine o Iefata saosi ai le taulaga mu i le Atua, epei ona ia tauto ai (Faamasino11:34-40). Ua tele manatufa’aalia i le faauigaina o leneitala. O tagata Iutaia, ua latoufesiligia le amiotonu o le maliufua o le afafine, ona o le tautogaa le tamā. O uluai tusitusiga foikerisiano sa fa’auigaina ai leafafine lenei, ia Iesu Keriso, i leofoina atu o lona ola mo lelaveaina o ona tagata. Ua faigatafoi i le vaai faa-tamaita’i(feminist interpreters) ona latoutalia le lē iai o ni faitioga, po ole taofia foi o ositaulaga tagata(human sacrifice), ua fasiotia aitamaiti, e pei ona lapatai mai aile Tusi Paia (Lev 18: 21; Teut 18:10; 2 Tupu 17:17; 23 :10; Ier32:35; Esek 20:31; 23: 37).

A fa’atusatusa i le tala ile afafine o Iairo (Mar 5:21-24,35-42; c.f. Luka 8: 40-42, 49-56;Mat 9:18-19, 23-26), e le tele nisuesuega o agai i le tala lenei.Ua silasila le vaai faa-tamaitai itala nei, o lo’o feso’otai ai, magalulue fa’atasi ai Iesu ma leitupa o tamaita’i, ae maise ai lolatou fa’amamafaina o le tete’eatu o Iesu i tulafono Iutaia, e peio le ola fa’amamaina, mai letagofia o tino o tagata maliliu male feso’otai atu i fafine.

E ui lava la i le eseesegao le fa’amamafa a tagata suesuei tala nei e lua, e iai le manatu o

lenei pepa, o loo iai lava sefesootaiga i nei tala, e uiga iafafine maliliu, o nei taitai oIsaraelu. O lenei suesuega e legata ina faaaogaina ai le TusiPaia, ae o le a vaavaai foi i isitusitusiga e uiga i le afafine oIefata, mai le uluai senituri TA,e pei o tusitusiga a Josephus,Jewish Antiquity, faatasi ai male Biblical Antiquity of Pseudo-Philo. O le fesootaiga o neitusitusiga (intertextuality), uafaavae ai le manatu o lenei pepa,ua faatuina mai le oti le afafineo Iefata.

O le Feso’otaiga oTusitusiga (intertextuality) male Tusi o Mareko.O le feso’otaiga o tusitusiga o lefa’alagolago ma le feaiaa’i lea ole tasi tusitusiga i le isi, o semetotia ua loa ona faaaogaina,mo le faauigaina o tala o le TusiPaia. E mafai ai e le isi tusitusigaona fa’amanino atili le uiga po’ole anofale o le isi tala o lo’ofaatusatusaina. O feso’otaiga ia,e le gata i le tai tutusa o ituaigatusitusiga (form), a o tala foi oloo faamatalaina (content). Olona uiga faigofie, o le so’otagalea o tusitusiga, e mafai ai onanonoina, fausiaina ma faauigainatusitusiga eseese, ma e foligamai ai, e leai se tusitusiga otuto’atasi pe tumaoti foi i lonaafuafuaga ma lona fa’aaogaina,a e feso’otai ma isi. O lefeso’otaiga la lea e maua ai lefaauigaina ma le feau o setusitusiga o loo suesueina.

E iai foi le pito-laau a letagata o loo taumafai efaauigaina nei tusitusiga (reader/

interpreter), I le sailia lea o nifeso’otaiga maumaututu ma lemautinoa o loo atagia i nei tala,ina ia mafai ai ona faauigainafaatasi tusitusiga ia. O leafaauigaina e fesoasoani tele i aile iloa, le tomai a le poto masanio le tagata faitau, ina ia atagia aii lana faauigaga, le siosiomagaoloo ola ai. E le gata la o lefeso’otaiga o tusitusiga, olefeaiāa’i lea o tusitusiga eseese,a o le feso’otaiga foi i le va otusitusiga ma tusitala. O lefa’aaogaina lea e tusitala otusitusiga eseese, o lonasiosiomaga ma lona silafia, efa’auigaina ai ia tusitusiga, e tusaai ma ona taimi ma le soifuaga olo’o ola ai.

O faamaumauga a Marekoua manatu nisi, o loo faalagolagotele i tusitusiga faa-Iutaia(Feagaiga Tuai), ona o lefa’aaogaina ma le tai tutusa leleio tala o lo’o fa’amatalaina. Onai fa’ataitaiga: O lefa’amatalaina o Iesu i lonaaotelega, ua tai tutusa lava matala ia Elia ma Elisaia ifa’amaumauga a le Tusi o Tupu;o le maliu fasia o Ioane lePapatiso ona o fuafuaga piopiofaalilolilo a Herotia ma lanatama (Mar 16: 14-29), olooatagia ai feso’otaiga o tusitusigama tala ia Eseta (Eseta 5: 3; 6-7;7:2-3); o le fa’amaluina o lematagi e Iesu (Mar 4:35-41), etai tutusa foi ma le tala ia Iona(Iona 1:4-16), ina ua lafoainaIona i le sami ma malu ai peau ole sami. faaauau itulau e sosoo ai


O le Faatuina mai le Oti, o le Afafine o Iefata:O vaega e ao ona

faamalieina, ina ia iai leFesootaiga o Tusitusiga.Ua faaalia e nisi o tagata suesue,le lē lava ai o suesuega e faatataui lenei metotia (intertextuality)mo le faauigaina o tala o le TusiPaia, faapea ai ma le lēmalamalama i le fa’aaogaina ofa’aupuga e pei, o ‘mau si’i saomai’ (quotations),‘faatusatusaga’ (allusion), ma le‘feso’otaiga o tusitusiga’(intertext).

Ua maitauina mai iafa’afitauli, e iai vaega e ao onafa’amalieina, i le fa’afeso’otaigao tala mai le Feagaiga Tuai, matala tai tutusa o le Feagaiga Fou.E tatau lava ona iloa le a’oa’oga(goal/theme) o le suesuega. Iafa’amatala ma faailoa lelei vaegaeseese o le suesuega (categories)ma lo latou fa’aaogaina. Efautuaina ai le fa’aaogaina o‘mau si’i sao mai’ (quotations),nai lo ‘fa’amatalagafa’atusatusa’ (allusion).

O nisi foi o vaega e ao onasilasila iai, o le vaaigafaalotoifale o tala (context oftext), o loo fa’atusatusaina ma lelotoifale o le tagata faitau(context of reader). E mo’omiafoi le sailiili i vaega o tai tutusaai tala (similarities); o eseesega(differences); o mea o loo tutupuma le fa’atulagaina (action andorder); o le gagana o loofa’aaaogaina (linguistic details);atoa ai ma le fetaui tutusa(coherence) o tala olo’ofa’atusatusaina.

O le faafitauli tele o leneimetotia ona o le leai o se faiga eta-gatasi ma ta-mau uma ai iafa’atinoga, a ua pule lava letagata i lana fa’auigaga(interpretation is an art, not

science), e fua i lona lotoifale male taimi o loo faatino ai (context,time and space). E ui lava la inei faafitauli, ua le aveesea ai lesao taua o lenei metotia i lefa’auigaina ma le fa’atusatusainao nisi o tala mai le Tusi Paia.

O le fesootaiga o tala iaIefata ma Iairo.O le tala i le afafine o Iefata(Faamasino 11:34-40), ua na ose vaega o le tala atoa ia Iefatale Kiliata, le toa malosi, sa aveama faamasino ia Isaraelu itausaga e fitu (Faamasino 11:1-12:7). O Iefata o le tama a lefafine talitane. Sa sola ese o iama feoai ma tagata fa’atauvaa.Ina ua tau le taua i le va o lefanauga a Amoni ma Isaraelu,ona o atu ai lea o tagata Kiliataia te ia, e saili fesoasoani ma iafai o ia ma alii e avea ‘au, motagata Kiliata.

Ua talia e Iefata le fanogao le nuu, ua ia tautino ai i le Atua;afai e te tuuina mai lava lefanauga a Amoni i lou lima, onafai ai lea mo le Alii o se na teulufafo i le faitotoa o lou fale efa’afetaiai ia te au….ou te fai aile taulaga mu (Faamasino 11:30-31). Ina ua faamanuiaina Iefatai le taua, o lona lava afafine eto’atasi, o le taupou, ua ulufafomai e fa’afetaiai ia te ia, ma topama siva (Faamasino 11:34).

Ona atuatuvale ai lea o leloto o le toa manumalo ona olana tautinoga, auā e ao lava onafa’ataunu’uina. Ua ioeina e lonaafafine le mea o le a o’o ia te ia,ma talosaga ai i lona tamā, moni masina se lua, latou te tagi aio ia ma ana uo, i luga o mauga,ona o lona taupou. Ua foi leafafine ma ua faapea lava onafai, e pei ona sa tauto ai lona

tama o Iefata i le Atua. E faaumale tala i le faailoa mai o se tu iaIsaraelu; e fa aso o tausaga taitasiuma, e o ane ai afafine o Isaraelu,e vivii ai i le afafine o Iefata leKiliata.

O le tala i le fafine Iairo oloo taua uma e le Au-sinopi (Mar5:21-24, 35-42; c.f. Luk 8:40-42,49-56; Mat 9:18 – 19, 23-26). Ofa’amaumauga a Mareko e siliatu ona leva ma umi, ona soso’omai ai lea ma Luka. Peitai uatoe teuteu teisi e Luka lefa’amatalaina o le tala ma ia aveesea ai nisi o fa’aupuga aMareko, e pei o le “Talita kumi”(Mar 5:41), ma le faaupuga “onatulai loa lea o le teine ua savali”(Mar 5:42). Ua fa’aopoopo foie Luka nisi fa’amatalaga e le otaua e Mareko: “o lona afafine eto’atasi” (Luka 8:42); “Ua toe foimai lona agaga, ona tulai loa leao ia” (Luka 8:55).

O faamaumauga a Mataioe pupuu; na te le o taua le igoa ole tama, poo le auai atu o Peteru,Iakopo ma Ioane, po o le aofai otausaga o le afafine, faatasi ai male lē fafagaina o le teine itiiti, inaua toe ola mai. I faamaumaugaa Mataio, o le tama ua taua o le“alii” (άρχων), a e le ‘o le puleole sunako” (άρχίδυναγωγος), epei o tala a Mareko ma Luka.Peitai, ua fa’aopoopo foi eMataio isi fa’amatalaga e pei ole: “o e ili fagufagu ma le motuo tagata ua pa le lauaitu” (Mat9:23). O Mataio foi lea e fai mai,o le tamā lava o le teine itiiti, saia faailoa atu ia Iesu ua oti lonaafafine (Mat 9:18).

I fa’amaumauga a Mreko,o vavega o fa’amalologa ma letulieseina e Iesu o temoni, efa’atatau lea i tagata lautele, ma

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O le Faatuina mai le Oti, o le Afafine o Iefata:e le o taua foi o latou igoa.Peitai, o le fa’amalologa lenei uataua ia le igoa o Iairo, o le pule ole sunako. O le tagata emaualuga lona tulaga, e gafa male itu tau tupe ma le vaaia lelei ole sunako, o ia foi e taitai isauniga lotu. Pau le isi igoa oloo taua i fa’amalologa aMareko, o Patimaio le tauaso(Mar 10: 46-52). O le faaigoainala o Iairo e ono iai sona taua.O le igoa Iairo, o le fa’aleoga ole upu Eperu, (Ya’ir), uafaaliliuina, o “le faailoina” (heenlightens), po o le (Ya’ir), o “lefafaguina” (he awakens). O soose upu lava la o upu Eperu ia elua ua talafeagai ona faaliliuinaia Iairo, ona o le faailoaina e Iairoo le ma’i o lona afafine ia Iesu,sa mafua ai le fafaguina e Iesu ole afafine “sa moe”. O Iairo foi,o le igoa lea o le faamasino oIsaraelu mo tausaga e lua sefulu,lea e soso’o atu ia Iefata. O lefaamasino o Iairo e to’a tolusefulu lana fanau tama sa latoupulea aai e tolu sefulu i le nu’u oKiliata, le nu’u o Iefata.

O talitonuga Iutaia e faatatauia Iairo e pei ona faamauina ePseudo-Philo, Biblical Antiquity –38. 1-4, o ia o se tagata tapuai i atuamamate (idolater), sa ia faaseseinatagata Isaraelu i tapuaiga ia Paala,ma sa ia taumafai foi e fasiotia ataliie to’a fitu o Tepora, o e sa fa’atuatuai le Atua. E ese foi le mau aJosephus, Jewish Antiquities, 5.7.6§254, e faapea o Iairo o le Kiliatasa tamaoaiga i so’o se vaega; e to’afitu ona atalii atamamai ma letalenia, ma sa umi se taimi o lonasoifua. O le fa’aaogaina e Josephuso le igoa Iairo le Kiliata, e ono iaise feso’otaiga ma faamaumauga aMareko, ona sa feiloai Iesu ma Iairoi le vai o Kalilaia, ina ua foi mai

Iesu mai Katara (Mar. 5:1), a oKatara, o se tasi lea o aai tuai oKiliata, le nuu o Iefata ma lonaafafine.

E tele feso’otaiga tutusa otala ia e lua. O Iefata ma Iairo ota’ita’i o Isaraelu; e le o ta’ua igoao la afafine ma e tai tutusa foitausaga o teine nei, ua latalata inafai aiga (Faamasino 11:37-38; Mar.5: 42); e foliga mai, e na o le paulea o le afafine o Iairo, e pei foi oIefata, ma ua na o le pau foi lea osuli o aiga (Faamasino 11: 35; Mar5: 32; c.f. Luk 8:42- o loo taua ai,ole afafine, ole taupou); o lo’o tauale atuatuvale o tamā nei ona o tulagaua o’o iai o la afafine (Faamasino11:35; Mar 5:22-23).

E iai foi eseesega e faasaga itamā ia. O Iefata ua ia fasiotia lonaafafine, ona o lana tautoga sa faia eaunoa ma le mafaufau loloto iai(Faamasino 11:31), a o Iairo, sa ooatu ia Iesu ma faatoga i ai, ina iafaaolaina lona afafine (Mar 5:23).O le afafine o Iefata sa fa’afeiloa’ialona tamā ina ua foi mai le taua, aua avea lea ma tulaga o lona oti(Faamasino 11:34), a o Iairo satamoe ia Iesu ma faapau i ona vae,ma aioi atu ina ia ola lona afafine(Mar 5: 22-23). O le isi eseesega,sa maliu le afafine o Iefata, ma uatagi tui ai o afafine o Isaraelu(Faamasino 11:40), a o Iesu sa iafaaleaogaina le auega a ē o fetagisima taufaiauē, ina ua ia fafagu leafafine o Iairo sa moe – “TalitaKumi – o lona faamatalaina: Funae, ou te fai atu ia te oe, ia e tulai”(Mar 5:40-41).

E iai nisi ua latoufaamatalaina lenei vavega, o lefaaolaina mai le koma(resuscitation), a e le o le faaolainamai le oti (resurrection), pe a fua ile saunoaga a Iesu: “e le oti le teine,ua na ona moe.” A e iai le manatu,

o le saunoaga a Iesu ua faatatau leai le vaai faa-kerisiano, o le maliu ole tagata kerisiano, e le o le gataagalea, auā o lea e taoto le fa’amoemoeo le toetu mai, ile taimi o le toe afiomai o le Keriso. O lona uiga, o segagana e tau tu’u mamaina ai le tigao le maliu, a e o loo avatu ai foi male faamoemoe i le ola fou. O sesaunoaga e fa’aalia ai le fa’atuatuai le mana o le Atua e mafaia onafaaola tagata ua feoti. A o i foi, oloo taoto ai lo tatou iloaina o IesuKeriso, o ia lava o le faamoemoeola ma le ola faavavau.

E tai tutusa foi le vavegalenei ma le faaolaina e Elia o letama tane a le fafine o loo taua i le1 Tupu 17:17-24. E faapea foi lefaaolaina e Elisaia o le tama a lefafine Sunema (II Tupu 4: 18-37).E tulaga tutusa nei vavega, ona oloo faatinoina uma i nofoaga e le oiai ni tagata (in private).

Ua faauigaina e Mataio maLuka lenei vavega o le faaolainamai le oti, ona sa maliu le teine, aua toe ola mai (Mat 9:18; Luk 8:49-50). E faapea foi Mareko i lonanaunautaiga ina ia mautinoa etagata faitau le ofoofogia o vavegaua faia e le Alii, o le toe faaolaina ole teine sa maliu.

O vaega ua faamalieina aile Feso’otaiga o Tala e lua(intertextuality)E tai tutusa gagana o loo faaaogaina(linguistic)O Iefata o le faamasino (άρχηγóν),a o Iairo, ua faaigoaina i le igoa ole faamasino lea e sosoo atu iaiIefata, o le pule o le sunako(άρχισυναγώγος). O i laua uma oni tamā (πατήρ) ua iai o la afafine(θνγάτηρ, θνγάτριον). Uafaamatalaina foi le faia a le tamā ile teine itiiti i faaupuga faapea:



“lo’u tamā,” “lona tamā,” “lo’uafafine,” “lona afafine,” i tala umafoi e lua, sa toe foi lava le tamā ilona fale. O Iefata sa fa’afeiloa’i elona afafine i le topa ma le siva, a oIairo ma Iesu sa la taunu’u atu i letagi auē ma le pisaō.

E tai tutusa le faasologa o tala mamea o tutupu ai (order/plot)O le afafine o IefataO le afafine o Iairo Ua tauto Iefata i le Alii, toe foi ilona fale, ua fa’afeiloai e lonaafafine. Ua aioi Iairo i le Alii e fa’amaloloi lona afafine, ua la o i le fale o Iairo. Ua talanoaina e Iefata ma lonaafafine le oti o le afafineUa faailoa ia Iairo ua maliu lonaafafine, ua saunoa Iesu o loo moeo ia. O le afafine ma ana uo ua o i lemauga e tagi ai ma lona taupouIa taunuu i le tagi auē o tagata, uao Iesu ma matua o le teine i lemea o loo taoto ai o ia. Ua toe foi le afafine, uafa’ataunu’u le tautoga – o le oti.Ua pai atu Iesu i le teine ona toetulai lea o ia

O afafine o Isaraelu ua tagi mo leafafine o Iefata, i aso e fa otausaga taitasi.O le fa’aolaina o le teine ua segiaai mauli o tagata. O tala nei e lua ua faailoa mai aifoi le mafutaga a nei tamā ma o laafafine, o se pele ia te i laua. Uafaaalia foi lagona o le atuatuvale male popole, pe a tupu ni pefea i leafafine pele. Ua saei e Iefata onaofu ma faapea atu: “Aue! Lo’uafafine e, ua e matua faatigaina oa’u…, ona o lana tautoga sa fai ileAtua. Sa faapau Iairo i aao o Iesuma aioi atu ia te ia, ina ia ola lonaafafine. O lagona fa’atamā mo leafafine pele e to’atasi.

O loo faamatala foi i tala neitulaga tamaitai o afafine- o leafafine o Iefata o le “taupou”

(παρθένια), e lei iloaina se tane. Ole afafine o Iairo ole “teine/taupou”(παιδίον, κοράσίον), ua na o lesefulu lua tausaga.

O isi feso’otaiga.E iai se manatu, o le tusitala oMareko sa ia silafia le Tusi PaiaIutaia (Feagaiga Tuai). Ua mafualea lagona ona o le silafia e Marekoo le tusi o Faamasino, ma le tala iaIefata. E silafia foi e Mareko le tusia Iosua, agai ile tusi o Tupu, i lonafa’aaogaina lea o tala ia Elia maElisaia, faatasi ai ma le tala ia Tavitama ona so’o ina ua latou fia aai(Mar 2: 25-26).

Ua taua le fa’amauina foi eJosephus ma Pseudo-Philo o le talaia Iefata ma lona afafine. Peita’i, ola fa’amaumauga e foliga mai, o looave le la faamamfa ma faataua ai leafafine, e tuu mamaina ai lona uiga,o le maliu. Fai mai a Josephus, ole maliu ai o le afafine o Iefata, e leo se agaleagaina o ia, a e ona o lemanumalo o lona tamā , ma lefa’asaolotoina o ona tagata. O loofa’ataua ma fa’amamafa e Pseudo-Philo le lototele o le afafine ma lonanaunau e fa’ataunuu le mea sa tautoai lona tamā.

O loo taua foi e le Au-sinopile maliu o le afafine o Iairo (Mat9:18; Mr 5:23, 35,39; Luk 8:42,49,52,53,55). Peitai o le latoufaamamafa e le o le maliu, a o lesuia o le oti i le ola. O le toetu maio le afafine mai le oti, o le faa-atamai lea, o le toe soifua mai o Iesuma le fa’aolataga mo tagata uma.

Fa’amatalaina o eseesegaE pei ona taua, e iai vaega e taitutusa ai tala ia, a e iai foi vaega eeseese ai. I faamaumauga a le Au-sinopi, e ogatotonu Iesu i le tala mao Ia foi sa faaolaina le afafine oIairo. Ua taua foi e Mareko le auaiatu o Peteru, Iakopo ma Ioane malatou molimauina le vavega sa fai,faatasi ai ma matua o le teine. E

tusa ai ma isi tala a Mateko, o lemana faaola o Iesu ma le faatuatuao le ua saili fesoasoani, ua afua aile vavega o le faaolaina o le tagataoti (Mar 5:36; c.f. 4:40; 5:34; 9:23,27, 29; 11:22-24). A o le manatutaua o le tala ia Iairo, o le ola ua toefaafoisia i lona afafine ona o lemana o le Atua, pe a faatusatusa ile maliu o le afafine o Iefata, e osiai le taulaga.

O le fa’aaogaina ai la o leFeso’otaiga o Tusitusiga(intrtextuality), ua mafai ai eMareko e ala i le tala ia Iairo, onafaafouina la tatou vaai i le tala iaIefata, ma aumai ai se uiga lelei efaamalieina ai le faauigaina o neitala – o le feau o le faaolaina, a e leo le oti. E le o le faamamafa ina iafaamatietie le loto toa ole afafine,e pei ona taua e Josephus maPseudo-Philo. A o le faamoemoe oMareko ma le Au-sinopi, o le manaole Atua e ala ia Iesu, ua faafoisiaai le ola i le afafine sa oti.

O vaega eseese ia uafaatalanoaina i luga, atonu ua mafaiai ona o tatou malamalama i lefeso’otaiga o tusitusiga, ma lefeaiāa’i o tusitusiga eseese, efesoasoani i lo tatou fa’auigaina oia tusitusiga, ma iloa ai ni feau taua,o loo momoli mai ai.

Upu Mulimuli O le faamoemoe o leneitaumafaiga, ina ia faailoa lefeso’otaiga ma le feaiāa’i o le talaia Iefata ma le maliu o lona afafine,ma le tala i le faaolaina o le afafineo Iairo. O ia tala o loo faailoa maiai ni tamā ua pele ia te i laua o laafafine, o e o le a maliliu, ma samaliliu lava. O ia tamā foi, o ta’ita’io Isaraelu, o le tasi o le faamasino,o le isi ua faaigoaina i le famasinoa o le pule o le sunako. Ua atagia mai ai i nei tala, le toeteuteuina e Mareko o tusitusiga faa-

O le Faatuina mai le Oti, o le Afafine o Iefata:

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O Ioane Uikilifi - le Fetuao o leToe Fuata’iga (Reformation)C. 1330 - 1384Ua u’una’i e Ioane Uikilifi lefaaaogaina o le laugaina ole Upu E toatele i latou i le EkalesiaKatoliko e manatu o le galuegaa le Atua e maua ai le galuega etausi lelei ai i latou. O leatalitonuga ua le manatu ai i latoui le itu faale-agaga e tatau onalatou iai, ma e tatau ona latoumaua mo le galuega. O le mealea sa tele lava ina maua faifeaui nofoaga faitele o le lalolagi, epei o fale’ava, taaloga fai tupe,ma ola i ni olaga le taupulea.Vagana ai nisi o faifeau (monks)e soifua i se olaga e faatauvaalava ma le mativa ma tausisi i alatou tulafono o le ola letu’inanau i ni mea e tele o leneiolaga. A o le toatele o faifeau(priests), e le naunau i le tataloma su’esu’e i le Afioga a le Atua.O le toatele foi o latou latou telei faitauina lava le Tusi Paia, nao le latou faamatalaina o ni talae faafiafia ai tagata. Fai mai Uikilifi, o le auaunagaaupito sili ona maualuga ma etatau ona ausia e le tagata, o lelaugaina lea o tulafono a le Atua.Ma o le galuega lea e pa’u tonulava i faifeau (priests), ina ialatou maua ai tagata mo le Atua.O le ala lea na tuu ai e IesuKeriso isi galuega e tele, ae galuei le tele o ona taimi, i le lauga,ma e na faapea foi le ‘auaposetolo, ma o le mea lea naalofagia ai i latou e le Atua. Ole mea e sili ona fai, o le tuu leao le mea e fiafia iai i le itu faale-tino, ae faatuatua ma talitonu i

le Atua, ma ta’uta’u anatulafono, aemaise lava lana TalaLelei. Ma ona o ia upu o upumai le Atua, e tatau ona fai male talitonu, ona avea lea o le upua le Atua e faatupu ai se ola fou itagata, e sili atu i isi upu e tele ole lalolagi. Le mana silisiliese, o le na tefaato’ilaloina tagata malolosi maa latou auupega, faamaluluinaloto ma’a’a, ma liua i latou itagata ua faapa’iaina. O le manalea e le mafai ona aliali mai i niupu e faia e se faifeau (priest),pe afai e le o iai le Agaga o leOla, ma le Upu o le Faavavau. Ua faasolosolo lava onafaasino mai e Ioane Uikilifi iamea sese o le Ekalesia Katoliko.O le tausaga e 1379, na laa atuai Ioane Uikilifi i se tulaga uigaese na fai ma mea ua gatete aitagata, e oo lava foi i ana uo mae lagolagoina o ia. Na lemautonu ai foi Ioane Koniti(John Gaunt), ma ia talosaga aiia Uikilifi e alofa ma toe lafoa’ilona manatu. Peitai na manatuUikilifi e le mafai ona ia tatao ilalo le mea e talitonu o ia, o lemea moni mai le Tusi Paia, tusalava pe oo ina le lagolagoina aio ia e tagata ma ana uo. O le alalea na amata ai ona tau tutumamao le malo i Egelani mai lemea fou lea ua ia faaalia. O le mea fou lea ua ia faaalia,o le itu e uiga i le FaamanatugaPa’ia (Holy Communion).

O le FaamanatugaPa’ia, ma le itu euiga i le Transub-stantiation

O tagata Katoliko e talitonu ile mea lea. O le uiga o lea mea,a faia e le faifeau (priest) leMisasa (Faamanatuga), ona liuaai lea o le areto ma le uaina eavea o le tino moni lava ma letoto moni foi o Iesu Keriso, e uilava o lea e foliga mai lava i leareto (falaoa) ma le uaina. E ta’ufoi e latou, o le SakalametaFaapa’iaina (The Blessed Sacra-ment). O le manatu o Uikilifi o leamea e matua le tusa lava ma leAfioga a le Atua. I le tama’i tusi(On the Eucharist) na ia tusia,oloo faaalia ai lona manatu efaavae i luga o mea e lua:Muamua, o le liua o le areto male uaina i le tino ma le toto monio Iesu, e le o i le Tusi Paia. Olona lua, o lea talitonuga faato’aaliali mai i le senituri e sefuluma le lua. Faato’a avea ma meamoni a’ia’i (dogma = absolutetruth) a tagata Katoliko i letausaga e 1215 i le fono o leFourth Lateran Council. Fai mai Uikilifi o le talitonugai le liua o le areto ma le uaina ile tino ma le toto moni o IesuKeriso, o le mea na faatupu etagata - poo le faauiga seseina -ia avea ai le Misasa ma se mea eiai ni ona uiga lililo, mafaamaualugaina ai le tulaga o lefaifeau (priest) ia sili atu i lo isitagata. O lea faiga e peiseai uaatia’e ai ni mamalu ma faaeaeao le faifeau, ma ua le avatua aile mamalu atoatoa ia IesuKeriso. E faatupuina ai foi niuiga o le ifo i tupua o tagata.

Mai le tusi: God’s Generalsna tusia e Roberts Liardon,faamatalaina e Afemata T. ApeluAiavao


Avea ma Laau e fua mai Sa ola lelei le mago i tuafale ole tasi taulealea. O leneitaulealea e iai lona tomai i meatau faatoaga ma laau toto. E faipea ma ana mea fiafia le toto soloo laau i autafa o lona fale ma tuafoi. Ola lelei le mago, ae leai nifua. Uma atu lea fuata mago, saule isi fuata ae le fua lava le magolea. Sa manatu le taulealea o lea tuu i lalo le mago, aua e leai seaoga e tu ai ae le fua. Peitai safaapea lona manatu, toe onosaitasi, sei aulia lea tausaga e le iloa

pe oo atu iai ua fua le laau. Uma atu foi lena tausaga e leailava se fua. Fai mai lemafaufauga na tupu a’e i leneialii, o le mago e tatau ona fua, olana matafaioi lea e tatau ona fai.Ia fua mai ni ona fua. (Its job isto bear fruits). O le a la sonaaoga pe a leai ni fua? Ua tatauloa ona tuu i lalo. Ua vavemanatua le malaga atu o Iesu ile ala, ua galala i le fia taumafama afe ane loa i le mati oloo tu itafa ala. Ua ia fia maua se fua ole mati e tali ai le manao. Peitai

na o lau o le mati, ae leai ni fua.Fetalai Iesu, aua nei toe iai ni oufua e oo i le faavavau. O se meamatautia tele lea aua na leai lavase mati ina ua fetalai sa’o iai leAlii. Manaia le feau mo tatou le aufaitau. Na faia le tagata e le Atuaia fua mai i fua lelei. E pei foi ole laau, e faapea foi tatou. Sa ou lauga i le Mafutaga a lematou matagaluega i Apia iSasae i le tausaga nei, 2011. Saou faaaogaina ai le tala lea efaalautele ai le manatu o la’utautalaga. Sa pei e le fiafia le

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Ou te iloa e le’i atoa le ono oona tausaga. Palapala mata, leaini ona seevae, masaesae le ofu,piipii le lauulu i le palapala! E tutusa lava ia ma le isi afema afe o tamaiti e leai ni matuaoloo feoa’i solo ma ‘aisi i le aaio Rio de Janeiro le laumua oParasili i Amerika i Saute. Na ou savali atu ou te alu i lefale’aiga e inu ai sa’u ipu kofeae ou faalogo atu o mulimuli maiia te au. O lea lava e alu lo’umafaufau i le mataupu na faato’auma ona ou a’oa’oina i tamaitio le vasega, ma le isi mataupu ole a sosoo ai ona a’oa’oina atu itamaiti o le isi vasega, ae oufaalogoina loa le popo, popo,popo mai o au. Ou te tau lelagona le popo. Na ou liliu mavaavaai solo ae ou te le iloa atu

se isi. Ona ou toe savali ai lea ile fale’aiga. E le’i tele ni a’u laa,ae ou toe faalogoina foi le popo.O le taimi lea na ou tu ai, liliu,ma ou vaai ifo i lalo, ma ou iloaai. O lea e tu mai. Si tama’i mea.La’itiiti, la’itiiti lava! Palapala mata, leai ni onaseevae, masaesae le ofu, piipii lelauulu i le palapala! “Pao, Senhor? (Falaoafaamolemole!) Afai e te nofo i Parasili, ematua tele lava avanoa e tefaatauina ai se sukalati mo se isio ia tamaiti ua tuulafoa’iina. Ose mea e u’una’iina ai lava oeina ia e faia. Na ou fai iai emulimuli mai ia te au ma te o ile fale kofe (coffee house). “Tasi le ipu kofe ma a’u ma semea’ai suamalie ma si a’u uo

lea,” o la’u tala lea na fai i leteine o le fale ‘aiga. O le taimilea na tamo’e ai loa le la’itiiti leaua matamata i pusa tioata o tumui mea’ai eseese ma filifili lanamea’ai. O le mea masani lava itamaiti faapea i Rio de Janeiro,e maua loa le meaai momo’e loai fafo e aunoa ma se upu e faimai. Na o le fiafia ua maua lemea’ai. Ae le’i faapea le la’itiiti lea. Ao fai le filifiliga a le tamaitiiti,ae ou savali i le laulau i le isipito o le fale’aiga, ma ou nofo aima inu la’u ipu kofe. Ma faasololo’u mafaufau i le vasega lea esosoo mai. Na ou te’i i le tauatu o la’u vaai i le tamaitiiti, o tui le faitotoa ma afisi lana falaoama autilo solo i tagata ia e ‘a’aima inu a latou kofe. Na tau mailoa lana vaai ia a’u, savalitelevave mai loa i le mea olooo’u nofo atu ai. Na tu ma faasagalelei mai lava ia a’u, o lonatumua’i e laina faatasi ma le meao fusi ai lo’u fusipa’u. Navaavaai mai i luga ia te a’u o lemisionare Amerika, ma ‘ata’atamai lenei lava ‘ata fiafia e


f aaauau itulau e sosoo ai

Pao, Senor? Muito obrigado!Falaoa faamolemole! Faafetai

tele lava!


faletua o le isi faifeau i laufaaupuga i laau le aoga e leai nifua, e faapea foi tagata. Fai mai Ioane na sau e teuteule ala o le Alii. Oloo tuu nei lematau i tafu’e o laau, o laau umae le fua, e taia ma lafo i le afi.Ua uma auala, ma metotia a lefai faatoaga e le fua le laau.Peitai oloo iai se isi mea taua ile fai faatoaga lea. O le onosai,ma saili se isi auala e fua ai le

mago i tua o lona fanua. Sa tago atu loa le taulealea ifao pala sa taatitia solo ma tuituii le ogalaau (trunk) o le mago.Ae tei ua toe fua le mago i le isifuata mago. O le ola saili pea. O le olataumafai aua le fiugofie. Lautautua le Ekalesia e faamalosi, esilafia e le Atua au galuega.Malo onosai, faafetaifaapalepale. Ia avea oe e pei se

laau e fua pea i fua e moomia etagata, ae sili ona fiafia iai le Alii. Saunia e Limuaa P. Samuelu Olo EFKS Saoluafata

Avea ma Laau e fua mai

faigofie ona liu suavai ai loufatu, ma fai mai, “Obrigado”(Thank you.) Faafetai. Ua tu neie pei ua na leiloa lana mea a fai,ona toe fai mai ai lea, “Muitoobrigado.” (Thank you verymuch). Faafetai tele lava! O le taimi lea, oi, ua oso mai

ia te au le fia faatau uma o lefale’aiga ma avatu ma ia. Ou tele’i tali atu iai, ae ua liliu matamo’e loa i fafo ma mou atu male fale’aiga. O lea ua ou tusia le tala lenei,a o lea e tu lava la’u ipu kofe uamaalili, ua ou tuai foi mo la’u

vasega. Ae o lenei lava ou telagona le fiafia na ou maua i letusa o le ‘afa itula ua mavae a otu le tamaitiiti tuulafoa’iina i o’uluma. Na oo mai i lo’u mafaufauma o’u lagona le manatu efaapea, afai ua o’oo’o ifo i lo’uloto ni lagona fiafia ona o lefaafetai ma uiga na fai mai ia tea’u e lenei tamaitiiti i le fale’aigai Rio de Janeiro, pe le sili ‘ea lefiafia o le Tama i le lagi, pe a oufaafetai atu ia te ia, ona o lonafaaolaina o lo’u tagata, ma lo’uagaga? Muito! Muitoobrigado!!! tusia e Max Lucado faamatalaina e Afemata T. Apelu Aiavao

O le Monike malana Maa Taua Ua leva lava ona teu e lemonike lana maa taua. O se isiaso na la fetaui ai ma se tagatamalaga e le masani ai. Na tatalae le monike lana ‘ato ae faasoaatu lana mea’ai mo le tagatamalaga. Na iloa mai ai e letagata lea le maa taua i totonu ole ‘ato a le monike, ona ‘aisi atuai lea i le monike e avatu ma ialana maa taua. E le’i faatali lemonike a ua tago atu ua avatu le

maa taua ma le tagata malaga. Ua alu nei ma le fiafia letagata malaga, ua maua lana maataua, a ia faatau atu, e le toepopole i se mea i lona olaga atoa. Peitai ane, e le’i tele ni aso uate’a, ae toe mafaufau le tagatamalaga, ma ofo i le faigofie onatuu ane e le monike le maa tauama ia. Pei o se mea fua le tuuane o le maa ma ia. Uamafaufau, mafaufau le tagatamalaga, ona toe fo’i ai lea e su’ele monike Su’e ai lava, su’e ailava, su’e ai lava, se’ia oo lavaina toe maua. Ua te’i nei le monike i le toe

tu atu o le tagata malaga. Faapeaia poo le a le mea ua toe taliuatu ai le malaga a lenei tagata.Ae te’i ua ‘ai’oi le tagata i lemonike ma fai atu,“Faamolemole, pe mafai ona toefaafo’i atu lau maa taua, e ui lavao se mea taugata tele ma e mafaiona ou mauoloa ai ma ou filemui lo’u olaga atoa. Faamolemole,aumai ma a’u le mea lena namafua ai ona faigofie ona e foa’imai ma au lau maa taua. Ua lavalava lena mo a’u, e sili atu i lo lemaa taua lenei na e foa’i mai.”

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Teachers and TeachingThe mediocre teacher tells. The

good teacher explains. Thesuperior teacher demonstrates.

The great teacher inspires.(William A. Ward)

Pao, Senor? Muito obrigado!Falaoa faamolemole! Faafetai

tele lava!


Micah 6:8 and its application inthe Contemporary ContextMicah’s moral and social imperative: thePCC theme for 2012(A paper presented at the 50th Anniversary of the Pacific Council of Churches, Malua)

‘He has showed you, O man,what is good. And what does theLord require of you? To actjustly and to love mercy and towalk humbly with our God’. God’s will for Israel/Us isclear, certain and non-negoti-able; do justice, love mercy, andwalk humbly with our God. Jus-tice is something that we do,work for, and seek to realise. Itis not an abstract notion that weconceptualize in our heads orfantasize about in our dreams.Justice must have a human facewhich we co-create with God.Devoid of practical manifesta-tion, justice loses its meaningand significance. Its conceptual scope embracesas well the notions of kindnessand equality for all, particularlythe weak and the powerless who- against their will - are made tosuffer the exploitation of themighty and the powerful. Kind-ness has to do with love, loyaltyand faithfulness, especially inrelationships (husband/wife,friend/friend, God/humanity).As a relational concept, kindnessdemands relationships to be re-lationships of faithfulnessgrounded in, governed and mo-tivated by love. There should beno coercion or manipulation orthreat or fear of any shape orform. We are called to walk humbly/carefully/circumspectly withGod - putting God first in ourjourney and making Him our

contant companion. ‘Don’t walkbefore me, I may not follow.Don’t walk behind me, I may notlead. Just walk beside me, andbe my friend’.

But how? For PCC going into the future,the question is how can we walkhumbly with our God when Pa-cific leaders and systems are cor-rupt? (Fei Tevi in his Responseto our Prime Minister’s KeynoteAddress, Official Opening,Malua). The question is, howare we going to do justice, lovemercy, and walk humbly withour God in our contemporaryworld of multiple contexts (lo-cal, regional and global) withtheir multiform systems, institu-tions, philosophies, structures,conflicts, contradictions, imper-fections, blind prejudices, dis-missal of Christian beliefs, andso forth. Making this our maininterest, we need to face the realworld as it really is.

Our real world in polar oppo-sites Apart from the human mind’spreference for polar opposites tomake sense of human experi-ence, we need to affirm that ourworld is not thoroughly evil. Re-jecting an exasperated cynicismthat sees evil in everything andeverybody, a view often involv-ing the irrational projection ofthe evil inside ourselves ontoothers and thereby creating

scapegoats, we need to affirmthat, despite life’s woes, theworld is still a good place to livein. The collective challenge forall of us (expecially churches) isto make the world a better place.And in working for a betterworld, we thereby dismantle theromantic view of a world with-out problems, failings, and thelike. Couched in the theologi-cal terms, just as Grace has ahuman face, so also sin has a hu-man face (concretely embodied;manifested in countless forms,shapes and colours).

Making sense of our moraland social imperative in thisreal world The following discussion is asampling of the complex socialreality that PCC’s quest for jus-tice, love of mercy, and a hum-ble walk with God will inevita-bly confront, and which willchallenge PCC in a fundamen-tal manner, to make absolutelyclear its message and mission inboth word and deed.

Human history: colonization/decolonization/neo/internalcolonization Colonization (often based onan evolutionary theory of his-tory), then decolonizat ion(Helen Gardner, Malua), andnow neo/internal colonization(usually characterized by theemergence of a ‘postcolonialnational bourgeoisie’, Fanon) -we have to make sense of thewhole lot. In terms of thepostcolonial push, we may haveto deconstruct and then invertexisting structures and reorgan-ize our social relationships allover again. While that is war-ranted in certain cases, there isalways the danger of


deconstructing and invertingeverybody and everything sohastily so that, in the end, wedestroy the requisite foundationsof society as well. For us as Christians, we willhave to wrestle with the issue ofthe Bible as a colonial document(Asian theologies). If we acceptthat proposition, then we need toreorganize our theologicalmeanings and biblical state-ments accordingly. Our notionsof nationalism need to be testedagain, especially when national-ism is offered to the people torealize an ideology. The prob-lem is, when the life of an ideol-ogy is spent, the whole politicalstructure built upon it whithersaway as well. And so the peo-ple are left with nothing.

Politics and political systems Communism and the one-party state: (the evil of absolutepower of government withoutlimits); the denial of individualrights and liberties - this is com-mon language nowadays. Thenthere is democracy and the so-called rule of the majority; gov-ernment within prescribed lim-its, operating through the po-litico-legal institution of separa-tion of powers and a system ofchecks and balances curbing ab-solute power; the full exercise ofguaranteed rights and liberties -this is common language nowa-days as well. But even democracy itself isnot perfect; not only it is unfin-ished, it has its own inherentevils - the tyranny of the major-ity and the venom of anti-

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majoritarianism, the use of rightsto justify and fuel anti-socialagendas, the evolution of mod-ern states into de facto corpora-tions, to name a few. In the areaof social justice, the questionmust be asked, why humanitythat was supposed to be enlight-ened since the 18th Century ‘in-stead of entering a truly humanstate, is sinking into a new kindof barbarism? (Horkheimer andAdorno). Disillusion with de-mocracy and its promise is notuncommon. In the words of aRussian’s sad reflection on theunfulfilled promise of democ-racy in Russia, ‘We really be-lieved the magical, beautifulword democracy. But a lot ofthings turned out not exactly theway we expected. We began toask ourselves what we spilledour blood for’ (reported in theSamoa Observer, Friday 19 Au-gust 2011, ‘20 years after Sovietfall, some look back longingly’)

Lawmaking, lawmakers, andlaws without morals Just recently, Samoa’s LawCommission proposed the abo-lition of Samoa’s sodomy andadultery laws (Samoa Observer).The justification is that these areno longer in keeping with soci-ety’s view of the world, espe-cially our understanding of theprivate/public distinction andpublic ethics. But not only isSamoa being increasingly priva-tized, the proposal reinforces thedomination of many legal sys-tems by the legal positivist no-tion that the law is whatever asovereign lawmaking power

deems to be so and that morality(based on the law of God and/orthe law of nature) does not be-long in court. The issue is that we have moralindifference in the guise of moralneutrality, producing laws with-out a moral conscience. If wego on doing this, we are mostcertainly going to land ourselvesin moral bankruptcy. In anycase, in the face of these chang-ing constructions of justice andwhat it means to be human, howare we going to fulfil Micah’smoral and social imperative, es-pecially the need for kindnesswhich demands relationships tobe relationships of faithfulnessand loyalty grounded in, gov-erned and motivated by love.

Economics: to be rich or poor,that is the question Criticism of socialism is wellrehearsed - stifling individualenterprise and creativity, and notallowing people to grow anddevelop as they should. And wehave capitalism as the alterna-tive, the free market system, andthe liberalization of everybodyand everything, including ourfinancial systems. As per Presi-dent Bush, ‘the free market is theway to go’ (TV Interview). Butas we all know, the more capi-talist we become, the quicker afew get rich while the masseslive either on or below the pov-erty line. The collapse of thebanking system in the US waspartly the result of governmentadopting a hands-off approachand leaving the financial marketsto control themselves in thename of liberalization. Perhaps, as PCC, we shouldpush for what may be called theexperimental-tinkering ap-proach to economics: ‘Nobody


so far has invented an economicsetup that satisfactorily balancesdecency and efficiency, but at themoment the most helpful alter-nat ive seems to begovernmentally controlled capi-talism plus welfare-statism (Hol-land, Sweden, Ireland). There isnothing sacred about either thefree market or about centralplanning: the proper balance be-tween the two is a matter of ex-perimental tinkering’ (Rorty).Perhaps, also, we need to beclear about the economic modelwe are advancing and should beadvocating as Christian churchesin the face of the evolution ofmodern governments into defacto corporations.

Our PCC Theology in the faceof our real world If we are to do justice, love andwalk humbly with our God inthis world (not the next one), weneed to face the matters dis-cussed above honestly, withcourage and conviction, pre-cisely because they challengeour basic beliefs and forms ofpractice to the very core. AsChritians ethics and morality arepushed more and more towardsthe edges of society, atheism andagnosticism are gaining moreand more free space in the cen-tre. For some, it is a matter ofchoice, the exercise of the rightto choose what to believe ac-cording to the dictates of one’sconscience. Alas, Christianity isbeing increasingly privatized!Perhaps, we need some‘deprivatizing of theology’(Metz). It is a very dangerous

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situation indeed when Churchesand their theologies withdrawinto a ghetto-mentality thatshuns the world, glorifies differ-ence, and idolises purism - akind of ecclesiastical and theo-logical agnosticism. For us, ac-cording to the Micah imperative,doing jusice, loving others, andwalking humbly with our Godshould be done in both the pri-vacy of the home and in the pub-lic domain. We should carefullyguard against the possible di-vorce between theologicaltheory and theological practice.The immediate challenge is tomerge theory and praxis in sucha way that Christian life becomestruly and totally practical, a wayof life, a way of being and act-ing in the world. It is not just atheory of what the good life isor ought to be, but a mode ofoperation that is a process of

humanization which means, inmost if not all cases, liberation.It is not passive implication inhistory but active participation inhistory with a view to transform-ing history. While PCC should be carefullest its developing theology be-comes too transcendent, an ab-stract theology which ‘still re-mains locked in its ivory towerof Lord-Lord-talk’ (Soelle) whenit ignores the historical (social,political, embodied) realities ofhuman subjects, real people in areal world, it must at the sametime carefully guard against acapitalist/introverted kind of the-ology based on ‘instrumentalreason; (Soelle), reason which‘even Luther knew was a whore’(Soelle) in that it makes deci-sions based on the price. God bless PCC, enlighten andinform its theology and praxis.

Iutisone SalevaoGeneral SecretaryCCCS, MaluaAugust 2011.

Iutaia, le tala ia Iefata, efaamatala ma faailoa mai ai, lemana o le Atua e ala ia IesuKeriso, e aumaia le ola i le tagataoti, e pei ona iai le tala ia Iairo.O le faailoaina mai lava lea oIesu Keriso ma lana galuega, ole ofoina atu o lona soifua ina iafaaolaina ai tagata uma.

O le fa’aaogaina la o leneimetotia, ole feso’otaiga o tusitusiga(intertextuality) ina ia tatala ai latatou vaai ma le silasila i isi tulaga,e faa-tamaoaigaina ai la tatoufa’auigaina o ia tala, e tusa ai ma otatou taimi ma mea o tutupu ai. O le mataupu a lenei pepa mosa tatou fetufatufaa’iga i leneitaeao.

O le a la tatou fa’auigaina o letala ia Iefata, e tusa ai ma lesoifuaga i nei taimi?O nai faatupu manatu.

O a’afiaga o fanau? O tiute tauave o

matua? O le pitolaau a le

Ekalesia?Ia manuia le fetufaaiga, manuiale mafutagaMatagaluega – Feagaiga Tuai.)

O le Faatuina mai le Oti, o le Afafine o Iefata:

Soul-winning is not the art ofbringing people from down wherethey are up to where you are. It

is bringing them to Christ. (George L. Smith)


O ona matua o Tomane PinatiTomane le tamā, ma le tinā oNora Ulugia Tomane. E to’a 7uso ma tuafafine e to’alua. Nafa’aipoipo ia Saili Tauti Fuatau,14 Fepuari 1979. E to’a iva lanafanau ma fanau a fanau e 16.Sa fai ma tiakono i le aso 2Ianuari 1991. Na fai ma usufonoo le Fonotele i le 1998. Na faima ta’ita’ipese o le Aufaipese ale Ekalesia i tausaga e lima. Ole 2008 na sue ai fa’a-A’oa’oFesoasoani ma manuia ai lanasuega, a o le Fonotele o letausaga nei lava e 2011 na maua

ai lona tusi faamaoni ma tauaaoai ia te ia i le Mafutaga a leMatagaluega i le masina o Iulai.O se auauna o ia te ia meaalofaa le Alii o le loto maulalo, lotomamā ma le loto alofa. O sefailauga o le Tala Lelei e sauniama taumafai e fai le mea sili moana sauniuniga i le pulelaa. Safai ma lima taumatau o a’u neima le Ekalesia e o’o lava i lePulega i galuega faalelei i so’ose mea, i fale o le galuega, o lemalumalu ma so’o se galuega,ona e i ai ona tomai fa’amatataeseese i galuega. E le galo leneiauauna i le tu malosi ia matougaluega tetele i le tausaga e2005, o le malumalu, le fale o lefaifeau ma le pa e sio ai le lotoa,ona ua faagalo lona aiga aefa’asoloatoa (full time) lanagalue e lagolago i le faatinoga olenei feau tele. O le a lava semea e manao ai ia te ia e fai, e lemafai ona tali mai e leai, ae fai ai le mea e o’o i ai lona mafai.Amuia lea auauna e maua mai elona Alii a o lo’o faapea ona fai. O le Aso Tofi 24 Novema 2011i le 10:30am na potopoto ai le

Aufaigaluega Faifeau maFaletua o le Pulega mo lona toesauniga, atoa ma aiga, uō maaumeamamae. Na ou ta’ita’i, momoli i totonu ole malumalu o lana Ekalesia mo lonasauniga e le Susuga i le Failautusi ole Pulega – Faapaia Tariu (FS).Molimau: - 1. Saili Ulugia P.Tomane (faletua)2. Tanoi Penetekoso (uso)3. Ulugia Ofila (Tama o le aiga)Faitau Tusi Paia – Leao Kalepo AF,Tatalo – Tautua Aurelio FS, Lauga-Fomai Lafaialii FS. O pese nausuina lava e le Aufaipese a lanaEkalesia sa tautua ai EFKS Tulaele.Ona faaiu ai lea i lona toe sauniga ilona oliolisaga tumau i lona aiga iVaiusu na ou ta’ita’ia, ma matoufaatofa ai ia te ia i le pese faamavaea le Au Kerisiano e 268. Talofa Usoe, Tofaina oe. E ala oe pe a mavaele po. Tofa, Tofa, Tofa. Ia saga faamaiseina le faletuaia Saili Tomane ma le fanau,aemaise matua ma aiga ae a leEkalesia ua tuua.Saunia: Faauuga Matautia FT

EFKS Tulaele.

O E UA MALILIUUlugia F. Filoilefua Pinati

Tomane10 Novema 1953 - 14 Novema 2011

E toto e isi - ae selesele e isiina toe foi ai i lona aiga ma lonaatunuu. A o le’i foi, a ua ia tuu ile tama na ia a’oa’oina, se TusiPaia e fai ma ana meaalofa. Ua nofo Siaosi i lona aiga, mamafaufau, i nei tausaga e tele nagalue ai faa-misionare, e na o letoatasi lava le tagata na iafaaolaina. Tasi pe lava! Na oolava ina ma’i ai Siaosi, ma maliuai ma le faanoanoa i lonatalitonuga, e le’i fesoasoani maile Atua i lana galuega sa fai. Ua te’a nai tausaga, ona manatuai lea o se faalapotopotogaKerisiano, e auina le latou komiti, evaai pe tatau ona toe auina se isi

misionare i le nuu na galue ai SiaosiSimiti. Na faapea latou, e na o letaule’ale’a lea na tuu iai le Tusi Paiae Siaosi, oloo faatali maia latou. Ele’i manatu latou o le a vaai i nifalesa ma nisi Kerisiano. Ae tete’i ile taunuu atu, ua tu mai le malumalutele lava i le ogatotonu o le nuu nagalue ai Siaosi Simiti, ma isi falesae 31 i nuu felata’i ma le nuu lavalea. O fua o le galuega na fai e SiaosiSimiti, ma le Kerisiano e toatasi malana Tusi Paia. Na fesilisili latou pe nafaapefea ona tupu lea mea. O letali, fai mai o le taule’ale’a lavalea e toatasi, ma lana Tusi Paia,

na ia a’oa’oina tagata o lona nuu,ma sosolo atu ai i nuu e tuaoi leTala Lelei. Na ou manatu ai, ma’imau pea na le maliu Siaosi ae se’i fo’imai e vaai i fua o le galuega naia totoina i le nuu. Na ou manatu ai, e tele lavaina ou tau vaavaai pe o a ni fuaaliali mai o ni galuega ou te faia.A o le tala lenei, ua a’oa’o maiai a’u, e aua ou te popole i ni fuae aliali mai, ae ia ou tatalo i leAtua e faaaogaina au i lanagaluega, ma ou faamaoni i lefaiga o le galuega, ae tuu pea lefaafuaina o le galuega, o le mealena a le Atua. tusia e Betty J. Price. faamatalaina e A.T.A.A.

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O E UA MALILIUPepe Iose Patea

24 Iuni 1925 - 27 Iuni 2011

O le faletua o le faifeaupenisione malolo. Na soifua maiPepe Patea mai ona matua oPapalii Puleiata Solia maMeleniuma, i le aso 24 Iuni 1925i le nuu o Magiagi. Ua 86tausaga o lona soifua, ma aso etolu. O lona soifua aoaoina saamata mai i le aoga tulagalua aMagiagi seia oo i le aoga a teinePapauta, ona avea ai lea o ia mateine tausima’i pasi i le falemaii Motootua. Sa faaipoipo atu iaIose Patea mai le nuu oSapunaoa i le aso 28 o Ianuari1950. Na iu mai Malua onagalulue lea faatausi nuu i legaluega a le Atua i le aulotu iVaoala i le tausaga 1957. Sa toegalulue faatausi nuu i Taelefagai Fagaloa, sosoo ai ma Sili iPalauli, ona toe galulue ai lea iSaaga Siumu ma penisione ailoa. E toa valu lana fanau, e limateine ae tolu tama. E toa tolulana fanau oloo avea ma anataulaga ola i le galuega paia a leAtua. Ina ua penisione mai legaluega faa-faifeau, ona malagalea i Niu Sila i le 1986 ma aveama tagata lotu i le aulotu iTakanini i le Susuga ia MisikopaLoli F.S. Na faamutaina e leAtua galuega a le tama o le aiga

e ala i lana valaau paia, onafaaauau ai lava lea e le tina lanaauaunaga ma lana tautua i legaluega a le Atua, i le aulotu ole Sulu o le Malamalama i Wiri. O se tina e finau ma ‘ina’ina imea lelei aua se manuia o lanafanau, aemaise mo le Atua malana Ekalesia. E tauivi ma galuefaamalosi, e le manao i se meafaaletonu. E iloa lea i soo sesauniga lotu - Lotu Au Leoleo,Au Taumafai, Sauniga Lotu aTina, e tiga le ma’ati’ati o lemalulu, e le misi Pepe i iasauniga lotu. O nisi o ia sauniga,na o le tina lava ma le faifeau,ae pei lava e toatele i le alu a’e iluga o le oloto malie a le tina pea usu le pese. O se tina e tautalasa’o ma faaali lona le fiafia pe aiai ni faaletonu e tula’i mai itotonu o le aulotu. O lona gasegase, o se gasegaseua leva ona tau’ave ua silia male sefulu tausaga, ae le faavaivaiai lava lana galue ma lana tautuai le Atua ma lona finagalo. O leisi lea faamaoniga o lona olatauivi ma ola finau, o le tele otausaga o tauivi ma le ma’i. Ole vaifofo o lona gasegase i asotaitasi, o lana Tusi Paia i le po,ma tatalo i le tele o taimi i le asoatoa ma le po. O le aso 27 o Iuni 2011 i le te’ao le sefulu lua i le aoauli, na tuuaai e le tina le mafutaga ma lefanau, ina ua valaau mai lonaMatai ma faamanavaina mai iana galuega i le olaga nei. O lona sauniga faale-aiga safaia lea i le malumalu o lanaaulotu - Sulu o le Malamalama i

Wiri, sa taitai ai le Susuga iaSiloa Lologa F.S. Sa molimauai le toatele o le fanau. O onatoe sauniga sa faia lava lea i lanaEkalesia i Wiri. O le Tofa iaTuiloma Aotasi Patea ma le uiio le fanau o Mari Patea, sa sauniaona molimau i le mafutaga male fanau, ae o au sa molimau molona soifua faale-agaga. O le taitai o le sauniga leSusuga i le Faifeau Toeaina o lePulega, Tavita Taulealo F.T. OSusuga i faifeau o Taihia HasiniF.S. ma Anatu Reupena F.S. safaitauina le Tusi Paia. O talosagasa saunia e le Susuga TaliaTapaleao F.S., a o le lauga sasaunia e le Susuga PalemiaLafolafo F.S. Sa matagofie foima saunia lelei upu faalaeiau sasaunoa iai le taitai o le Sauniga,Susuga i le Toeaina ia TavitaTaulealo. Ina ua maea le sauniga onamolimoli atu lea o le tino maliuo Pepe Iose Patea i le fanuamaliu i Magele mo lona toesauniga i lona oliolisaga tumau,sa taitaia e le Susuga i le ToeainaTavita Taulealo, ma faamavaeatu ai ia te ia i le pese masani ale Au Kerisiano - Talofa uso e,tofaina oe. Ia saga faamaise pea le Agagao le Atua i le nofo a alo faapeaaiga, paolo ma gafa. “Ua faia pea le finagalo o leAtua lo tatou Tama, ae tuu otatou loto.” Manuia lau malaga tina. Iose I. Patea F.S. EFKS Sulu o le Malamalama, Wiri, Aukilani.

Have you ever heard the Gospel?A traveler once asked a man in China, “Have you ever heard the

Gospel?” “No,” he replied, “but I have seen it. There is a man inour village who was the terror of his neighborhood. He had a

violent temper. He was an opium smoker, a criminal, and a danger-ous man. But the Gospel has made him gentle and good. He nolonger smokes opium. No, I have never heard the Gospel, but I

have seen it and it is very good.”

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