Fepuari 21, 2020

Faitauga

Le Tusi a Sagato Iakopo 2: 14-24, 26

2:14O’u uso e, O le a le manuia o loʻo i ai pe a fai o se tasi e tagi i le faʻatuatua, Ae e leai sana galuega? E faʻapefea ona faʻaolaina o ia e le Faatuatua?
2:15Ma afai o se tuagane poʻo se tuafafine e le lavalava ma i aso uma e manaʻomia meaʻai,
2:16and if anyone of you were to say to them: “Alu ia ma le filemu, keep warm and nourished,” and yet not give them the things that are necessary for the body, of what benefit is this?
2:17Thus even faith, if it does not have works, ua oti, in and of itself.
2:18Now someone may say: “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works! But I will show you my faith by means of works.
2:19You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.
2:20O lea la, are you willing to understand, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by means of works, by offering his son Isaac upon the altar?
2:22Do you see that faith was cooperating with his works, and that by means of works faith was brought to fulfillment?
2:23And so the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Na talitonu Aperaamo i le Atua, and it was reputed to him unto justice.” And so he was called the friend of God.
2:24Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?
2:26For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Tala Lelei

The Holy Gospel According to Mark 8: 34-39

8:34‘Ua fa‘apotopoto fo‘i e ia le motu o tagata ma ona so‘o, na ia fai atu ia te i latou, “Afai e filifili se tasi e mulimuli mai ia te au, ia faafitia e ia o ia lava, ma ave lona satauro, ma mulimuli mai ia te au.
8:35Mo soo se tasi e filifili e faasaoina lona ola, o le a leiloa. Ae o ai lava e maumau lona ola, mo a’u ma mo le Talalelei, e faasaoina ai.
8:36Aua e faapefea ona aoga i le tagata, pe afai na te maua le lalolagi uma, a ‘ua fa‘aleagaina ai lona agaga?
8:37Pe, se a se mea e avatu e le tagata e sui a‘i lona ola?
8:38Mo so o se tasi ua ma ia te aʻu ma aʻu upu, i lenei tupulaga mulilulua ma le agasala, e mā fo‘i le Atali‘i o le tagata ‘iā te ia, pe a taunuu o ia i le mamalu o lona Tamā, faatasi ma Agelu paia.”
8:39Ona fai atu lea o ia ia te i latou, “Amene, ou te fai atu ia te outou, e i ai nisi o i latou o loo tutu iinei o le a le tofo i le oti seia latou vaai i le oo mai o le malo o le Atua i le mana.”