TALATEU KI HE HOKO ATU 'O E TOHI LAU FOLOFOLA (INTRO TO OUR NEW READING PLAN)
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- Revelation 1:8
In Him was
life, and the life was the light of
men
– John 1:4
NGAAHI MAKATU‘UNGA - FOUNDATIONS
Lesoni Lau Folofola ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 260
ma‘ae To‘utupú
a 260-Day Bible Reading Plan for
Teens/Young Adults
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‘Oku
tau kaungā tuku ha fakafeta‘i ki hotau ‘Otuá ‘i he taulama ki he‘etau fonongá
‘o tau a‘usia mo‘ui mai ‘a e fa‘ahi ta‘u faka-konifelenisi fo‘ou ‘oku tau ‘i
aí - 2018. Kuo tau sītu‘a ki he kakato hotau ta‘u 5 pea mo e ngaahi fokotu‘utu‘u
fo‘ou, kau ai mo e motu‘a ni, ke hoko atu ‘etau feohi mo ‘etau
fefakalotolahi‘aki mo e ‘amanaki lelei ki he tataki ‘a Hono Laumālie kiate
kitautolu.
Fekau‘aki
mo ‘etau Lau Folofola faka‘ahó, ne tau kamata mai ‘i he ta‘u kuo‘osí ‘i he
“Katekeino” (Catechism). Ko e taha pe ia e ngaahi faka‘amu ke fakafoki ‘etau
tokangá ki he ngaahi mo‘oni‘i tui ‘a e
siasí ne kaufaki‘i mai talu mei he
kamata‘angá. Pea neongo na‘e ‘ikai lava ke fafakakato atu, ka ‘oku ‘i ai e
faka‘amu ‘e toki paaki atu ke tau ma‘u ‘o tauhi ko e taha ‘o ‘etau ngaahi
naunau.
‘I he
ta‘u ni, ‘oku ou fili mai ‘a e tohi ko ení: “Foundations”- A 260- Day Bible
Reading Plan, fa‘u ‘e Robby & Kandi Gallaty (faifekau mo hono hoa) – Pulusi
‘e he Lifeway Press. ‘Oku lahi pe ngaahi “devotional” ka ‘oku mahu‘inga ‘a e
tohi ni, ke toe fakafoki pe kitautolu ki he Folofolá. Ko e hoko atu ‘o e
fakamatala ni, ko e to‘o hangatonu pe ia mei talateu ‘a e tohí. ‘E ‘atu ‘i he
‘Ingilisí pea teu liliu ki he Faka-Tongá ‘o hangē pe ko e founga na‘a tau
lele mai ‘aki.
Fakatauange
ke tau ‘inasi ‘i he koloa mo e maama ‘a ‘Ene Alpha (‘Alifa-‘Uluaki) Maamá ke huluhulu kitautolu mo faka‘ilo hotau hala
fonongá.
Lisiate Solopani Tulua
(Talēkita Youth – Mo‘ui Fo‘ou ‘ia Kalaisi)
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Ko e
palani ko ení, ‘oku fakataumu‘a ke tau lau ‘a e fo‘i vahe ‘e 1 pe 2 ‘i he ‘aho
ke lava ‘a e ‘aho ‘e 5 ‘i he uike kotoa pe pea ki‘i mālōlō ‘i he faka‘osinga ‘o
e uiké. ‘Oku tuku atu ‘a e ongo fo‘i ‘aho ‘e 2 ko ení ke fakakakato ai ha ngaahi ‘aho ne ‘ikai lava.
‘I he ngaahi palani anga mahení, ‘oku lau e vahe ‘e 4 – 5 pea ‘i he fokotu‘una
‘a e ngaahi vahe ‘oku ta‘e laú , pea ‘oku hiki fakalaka leva ‘a e lau lesoní
ke tulituli ke a‘u ki he taimi lolotongá. Pea ‘i he‘ene pehēé, ‘oku hoko pe
‘a e lau Folofolá ia ko ha va‘inga ke tiki‘i
pe ‘a e ki‘i puha ‘o e saati laú, ‘o ‘ikai ko ha taimi ke te feohi mo fakaongo
ai ki he ‘Otuá. Pea toe faingata‘a foki ke te ma‘u ha fekau ‘oku ‘omi ‘e he
lesoni ‘o e ‘aho ko ia.
Ko ia
ai, koe‘uhí ko e fiema‘u ke lahi ange
hotau taimi nofo ki he Folofolá, ‘oku
pole‘i ‘e he palani F-260 ‘akitautolu ke holoki ‘a e ngaahi potu Folofola ‘oku
laú pea te hikihiki ‘a e ngaahi mo‘oni ‘oku te ma‘ú ‘i ha‘ate ki‘i tohi T.A.L.I. - (H.E.A.R. - journal).
The plan expects
believers to read 1 or 2 chapters a day for 5 days each week with an allowance
for weekends off. The 2 off-days a week are built in so you may catch up on
days where you're unable to read. With a traditional reading plan of 4 to 5
chapters a day, unread chapters can begin to pile up, forcing us to skip entire
sections to get back on schedule. It reduces Bible reading to a system of box-checking
instead of a time to hear from God. The required reading also makes it difficult
to sit and reflect on what you've read for that day.
In order to digest
more of the Word, the F-260 encourages believers to read less and to keep a H.E.A.R. journal.
Ko e Founga ‘o hono ngaue‘aki ‘o e Tohi
T.A.L.I.
Ko e
ki‘i tohi T.A.L.I. (ko ‘eku liliu
faka-Tonga pe eni ki ha fo‘i mata‘itohi ‘e 4 ke ma‘u ai ‘a e fakakaukau tatau
‘o e H.E.A.R) ‘oku ne faka‘ai‘ai ‘a ‘ete lau ‘a e Tohitapú ‘aki ‘a e taumu‘a ki he liliu mo‘ui. ‘E ‘ikai
leva ke fai pe ‘a e laú ke fakakakato
‘a e lesoni ‘o e ‘aho ko iá ke tiki‘i ‘i he lisí; ko e taumu‘á ke te lau ke mahino
pea ke ‘i ai ha‘a te tali ki he Folofola ko iá. Ko e ngaahi mata‘itohi
‘o e T.A.L.I. ko e Tohoaki. Analaiso.
Lea mai. Io. Ko e ngaahi sitepu
ko ení ‘oku nau tokoni kiate kita ke te fakaongo ki he lea mai ‘a e ‘Otua.
Sai, kuo maau ‘a e palaní, vahe‘i mo e taimi ke te nofo ai ki he Folofolá,
kuo maau leva ke ke Fakafanongo ki he ‘Otuá.
HOW DO
I LOG A H.E.A.R. JOURNAL ENTRY?
The H.E.AR.
journaling method promotes reading the Bible with a life-transforming purpose.
No longer will your focus be on checking off the boxes on your daily reading
schedule; your purpose will instead be to read in order to understand and respond
to God's Word. The acronym Н.Е.А.R. stands for Highlight. Explain. Apply. and Respond. Each of these four steps contributes to creating an
atmosphere to hear God speak. After settling on a reading plan and establishing
a time for studying God's Word, you will be ready to H.EA.R. from God.
Sipinga; tau pehē te ke
kamata ho‘o taimi mo e ‘Eikí ‘i he Tohi ‘a 2 Timote, pea ko e lesoní ko e
vahe ‘uluakí. Kimu‘a pea ke kamatá, tomu‘a fai ha‘o lotu ‘o kole ki he
‘Otuá ke lea atu kiate koe. ‘Oku ngali ma‘ama‘a, ka ‘oku matu‘aki mahu‘inga
‘aupito ke te kole ‘a e fakamaama ‘a e ‘Otuá ke mahino‘i ‘ene Folofolá (1
Kolinito 2:12-14). ‘I he taimi kotoa pe ‘oku tau fakaava ai ‘a e Tohitapú ,
‘oku totonu ke tau fai ‘a e lotu na‘e fai ‘e Tevitá: “Faka‘ā mu‘a hoku matá
ke u sio me‘a fakaofo ‘i ho‘o lao na” [Folofola] (Saame 119:18).
‘I he
‘osi pe ho‘o lotu ‘o kole ‘a e tataki ‘a e Laumālié, pea ke to‘o mai leva ho‘o
ki‘i tohí ‘o fakaava pea ke tohi‘i ‘a e T
‘i he tuliki to‘ohema ‘i ‘olungá. Ko e fakamanatu eni ke ke lau mo tokanga
he ‘oku ‘i ai ho‘o taumu‘a. Lolotonga ho‘o laú, ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘a e veesi ‘e 1 pe
2 ‘e tau kiate koe. ‘I he hili ho‘o laú, pea ke faka‘ilonga‘i ‘a e veesi ‘oku
ne Tohoaki ho‘o tokangá. ‘I lalo ‘i
he “T”, hanga ‘o hiki ‘a e veesi,
hingoa ‘o e Tohí mo e potu tohi. Fokotu‘u leva mo ha kaveinga ki he veesi na‘a
ke hikí.
Ko e
founga lelei eni kapau te ke toe foki mai ke vakai ki he ngaahi veesi tefito ko
ení. ‘Osi ho‘o hiki ‘a e veesí pea ke hiki hifo ‘i lalo ai ‘o tohi‘i ‘a e “A”. Ko e taimi eni te ke ‘Analaiso (fakamatala‘i) ai ‘a e veesi.
‘I he taimi te ke fai ai ha ngaahi fehu‘i pehé ni, pea ‘i he tokoni ‘a e
Laumalie ‘o e ‘Otuá, te ke ma‘u ‘a e mahino ‘o e veesí pe potu tohi ‘oku ke tokonga
ki ai. Ko e ngaahi fehu‘i eni ke tokoni atu:
* Ko e ha e ‘uhinga ne fai
ai (hiki) ‘a e tohi ni?
* Ko hai na‘e tomu‘a
fakataumu‘a ki ai ‘a e fai ‘o e tohi?
* 'Oku anga fēfē ‘ene tu‘u
fekau‘aki mo e veesi kimu‘á mo e veesi kimuí ?
* Ko e hā nai na‘e fakakau
ai ‘e he Laumālié ‘a e veesi ni ‘i he tohí
* Ko e hā ha fekau ‘oku
taumu‘a ki ai ‘a e veesi ni?
‘I ho‘o
fai ‘a e ngaahi fehu‘i pehe ní, ‘oku ke kamata leva ke ke fekuki mo e
Folofolá ke ‘ilo hono ngaahi mo‘oní
pea ke ke ma‘u ‘a ho fekaú. Ko e me‘a mahu‘ingá, ‘oku ke fefa‘uhi mo e potu
tohí ke ke ma‘u hono ‘uhingá.
‘I he
‘osi ho‘o hiki ‘a e fakamatala nounou pe ko ho‘o ‘analaiso ‘o e ‘uhinga ‘o e
veesí, pea ke tohi‘i ‘a e “L” ‘i
lalo hifo ai. Ko e “L” koe Lea mai
pea ko e uho eni ‘o e lesoní. Ko e ngaahi sitepu kotoa ‘o e palaní, ko e
tataki mai koe ki heni. Hangē pe ko ia na‘a ke fai kimu‘á, fai ‘a e ngaahi
fehu‘i ko ení ke mahu‘inga mālie kiate
koe ‘a e veesí mo e fekau ma‘aú.
* ‘E tokoni fēfē eni kia au?
* Ko e hā ‘a e ‘uhinga ‘o e
veesí kiate au he ‘aho ni?
* ‘E fotunga fēfē ha‘aku
fakahoko ‘a e veesí kia au he ‘aho ni?
* Ko e hā ‘a ‘ene ‘uhinga
kia au?
* Ko e hā ‘a e me‘a ‘oku lea
mai ai ‘a e ‘Otuá kiate au?
Ko e
ngaahi fehu‘i ko ení, ‘oku nau ‘omi ‘a e veesi ke toe ofi ange, mei ono‘aho
kia koe he ‘aho ni. Ko ha founga eni ke lea hangatonu mai ai ‘a e ‘Otuá kiate
koe. Tali ‘a e ngaahi fehu‘í pea ke pole ke hiki ha fo‘i seteni ‘e 2 ki he 5
fekau‘aki mo e felāve‘i (lea mai) ‘a e veesí
ki ho‘o mo‘ui.
Ko e
konga faka‘osí, ko e mata‘itohi “I”-
‘Io. Ko ho‘o ‘Io, ko ho‘o tali ia ki he veesí (response). Pea ‘e kalasi
kehekehe pe. Mahalo te ke tohi‘i ha‘o fo‘i ngaue ke fai. Mahalo te ke
fakamatala‘i ha liliu mo‘ui ‘ia koe koe‘uhí ko e lea ‘a e Folofolá. Mahalo te
ke hiki ho‘o me‘a ‘e fai ‘o fakatatau ki he mahino kuo ma‘ú. Mahalo ko ho‘o
talí ‘e fou ‘i ha lotu te ke hiki. Fakatātā, te ke lotu ‘o kole ki he
‘Otuá ke fakalahi atu ho‘o ‘ofá, pe ke
tokoni atu ke ke nima foaki. Mantu‘i, ko ho‘o tali pe eni ‘a‘au (‘Io) ki he
lesoni kuo ke lau pea tohoaki ai ho‘o tokanga.
Fakatokanga‘i
ange ko e ngaahi fo‘i lea ‘oku fokotu‘u atu ‘i he palaní, ko e ngaahi fo‘i lea
ngāue (action); TOHOAKI, ‘ANALAISO, LEA MAI, ‘IO. ‘Oku ‘ikai finangalo pe ‘a e
‘Otuá ke tau nofonofo pe ka ne toki laku hifo ‘a e mo‘oní ‘i hotau fungá.
‘Ikai. ‘Oku hoifua mai ‘a e ‘Otuá ke tau
vivili ange mo kumi hākili ange kiate Ia. Na‘e folofola ‘a Sisu, “Kole,
pea ‘e foaki kiate kimoutolu: kumi, pea te mou ‘ilo: tukituki,
pea ‘e to‘o kiate kimoutolu” (Matiu 7:7).
Faka‘uta
angē ki he fakaofo ‘o ‘etau ma‘u ‘a e Tohitapú. Na‘e laulau senituli ‘a e
ngaue fakatu‘anatula ‘a e ‘Otuá ‘o ne
takina ha kau tangata ke nau hiki ‘a e folofola tonu ‘a e ‘Otuá ( 2 Pita
1:21). Na‘e tataki ‘e he ‘Otuá ‘a hono kakaí
ke nau ‘ilo ki he ngaahi tohi ni pea ke fakamavahe‘i ia mei ha toe tohi
‘i mamani. Na‘e fakatahataha‘i ‘a e ngaahi tohi ni ‘e 66. Pea ko hono
fakatolonga‘i maí, ne fakaofo tatau pe hangē ko hono fuofua hikí. Na‘e foaki
‘e he ‘Otuá ‘a e ngaahi tekinolosiá, ‘o kamata pe mei he misini paaki tohi ‘a
Kutenipeki, ke hiki tatau ai mo fakamafola ‘a e Tohitapú ke ‘inasi ai e taha kotoa ‘i mamani. Ko e fai
kotoa eni, he ‘oku ‘i ai ‘ene folofola ke lea mai ai kiate koe.
For an illustration, let's assume that you
begin your quiet time in the Book of 2 Timothy, and today's reading is the
first chapter of the book. Before reading the text, pause to sincerely ask God
to speak to you. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is extremely important
to seek God's guidance in order to understand His Word
(1 Cor. 2:12-14). Every time we open our
Bibles, we should pray the simple prayer that David prayed: "Open my eyes
so that I may contemplate wonderful things from Your instruction [Word]"
(Ps. 119:18).
After praying for the Holy Spirit's
guidance, open your notebook or journal, and at the top left-hand corner, write
the letter "H." This
exercise will remind you to read with a purpose. In the course of your reading,
one or two verses will usually stand out and speak to you. After reading the
passage of Scripture, Highlight each verse
that speaks to you by copying it under the
letter "H." Write out the following:
* The
name of the book
* The
passage of Scripture
* The
chapter and verse numbers that especially speak to you
* A
title to describe the passage
This practice will make it easier to find the
passage when you want to revisit it in the future. After you have highlighted
the passage, write the letter "E"
under the previous entry. At this stage you will Explain what the text means.
By asking some simple questions, with the help of God's Spirit, you can
understand the meaning of a
passage or verse. Here are a few questions
to get you started:
* Why
was this written?
* To
whom was it originally written?
* How
does it fit with the verses before and after it?
* Why
did the Holy Spirit include this passage in The book?
* What
is He intending to communicate through this text?
At this point, you are beginning the
process of discovering the specific and personal word that God has for you for
you from His Word. What is important is that you are engaging the text and
wrestling with its meaning.
After writing a short summary of what you
think the text means, write the letter "A" below the letter "E." Under the "A,"
write the word Apply. This application is the heart of the process. Everything you
have done so far culminates under this heading. As you have done before, answer
a series of questions to uncover the
significance of these verses to you
personally- questions like:
* How
can this help me?
* What
does this mean today?
* What
would the application of this verse look like in my life?
* What
does this mean to me?
* What
is God saying to me?
These questions bridge the gap between the
ancient world and your world today. They provide a way for God to speak to you
from the specific passage or verse. Answer these questions under the "A”.
Challenge yourself to write between two and five sentences about how the text
applies to your life.
Finaly, below the first three entries,
write the letter "R" for
Respond. Your response to the passage may take on many forms. You may write a
call to action. You may describe how you will be different because of what God
has said to you through Word. You may indicate what you are going to do because
of what you have learned.
You may respond by writing out a prayer to
God. For example, you may ask God to help you to be more loving, or to give you
a desire to be more generous in your giving. Keep in mind that this is your
response to what you have just read.
Notice that all of the words in the H.E.A.R. formula are action words:
Highlight, Explain, Apply, and Respond. God does not want us to sit back and
wait for Him to drop some truth into our laps. Instead of waiting passively,
God desires that we actively pursue Him. Jesus said,
"Keep asking, and it will be given to
you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be
opened to you" (Matt. 7:7).
Think of the miracle of the Bible. Over
centuries of time, God supernaturally moved upon a number of men in an unusual
way that resulted in them writing the exact words of God. God led His people to
recognize these divine writings and to distinguish them from everything else
that has ever been written. Then God's people
brought these sixty-six books together.
The preservation and survival of the Bible is as miraculous as its writing.
Then God gave men, beginning with Gutenberg's printing press, technological
knowledge to copy and transmit the Bible so that all people could have it. All
because God has something to say to you.
LAU MA‘ULOTO ‘O E FOLOFOLA
**Ko
kitautolu kuo tau maheni mo e Folofolá, ‘oku tau maheni foki ‘i hono ako mo
lau ma‘uloto e Folofolá. Ko e Folofolá, ke tau fanongo ki ai, lau, ako,
fakalaulauloto ki ai mo ako ke lau
ma‘uloto ke hoko mo‘oni ia ke tau kakano‘aki. ‘I he uike kotoa pe, ‘oku
‘oatu ai e ongo fo‘i veesi ‘e 2 ke tau ako.
‘Oku
lahi ‘a e ngaahi founga ako lau veesi laulotó, ka ko e ki‘i founga faingofua,
ko hono hiki pe ‘a e ngaahi veesí ‘i ha ngaahi la‘i kaati – hiki ‘a e veesí
‘i he tafa‘aki ‘e tahá pea hiki ‘a e potu tohí ‘i he tu‘a kaati. To‘o ho‘o
kaati ‘o ‘alu mo ia, pea toutou sio ki ai ‘i he ‘ahó ke ke ako.
MEMORIZING
THE WORD
While many plans for memorizing Scripture
are effective, a simple system has been effective for me. All you need is a
pack of index cards and a committed desire to memorize God's Word. It's easy:
write the reference of the verse on one side of the card and the text of the
verse on the other. Focus on five verses at a time, and carry
your pack of Scripture cards with you.
Throughout the day, whenever you have a
few minutes, pull out your pack of Scripture cards and review them. Read the
reference first, followed by the verse. Continue to recite the verse until you
get a feel for the flow of the passage. When you are comfortable with the text,
look only at the reference side of the card in order to test your recall. It is
important to recite the reference first, then the verse, and finish with the reference
again. This will prevent you from becorning a concordance cripple. As a new
believer, I was forced to look up every verse in the concordance at the back of
my Bible. Sometimes, when I quoted a Scripture while witnessing, the person would
ask me, "Where did you get that?" I could only respond,
"Somewhere in the Bible." As you can imagine, that is not effective
when sharing with others! By memorizing the references, you will speak with
authority and gain the respect of your hearers when you quote Scripture.
When you master five verses, begin to
study five more. Review all of the verses you have learned at least once a
week. As your pack grows, you will be encouraged to keep going in Scripture
memorization, and you will experience its powerful effects in your life.
