O Tala i le Toetu – Faʻaauau…

E oo mai i le taimi nei ua tatou faalogo i le auala na maua ai e fafine ua gaogao le tuugamau. Ona, sa latou vaai i agelu ma, mulimuli ane, sa latou feiloai ma Iesu. Taimi nei, o le a tatou faaauau pea ona iloiloina isi faamaoniga.

1. O se tuugamau, ae leai se tino.

O loo suesueina e Peteru ma Ioane le tuugamau.

Na faamautinoa atu e Peteru ma Ioane ua avanoa le tuugamau. Ae ina ua tanumia Iesu, tele umi, o fasi ie lalaga manifinifi sa faaaoga e afifi ai lona tino. Na tuua uma i latou: ae sa faatulagaina i se auala e matua ese lava. Afai e saeia e tagata gaoi ni ie mai se tino oti latou te tuua ai le gaogao. Ae o lenei mea sa matua lelei ma mama. O lea na latou mautinoa ai e lē o ni tagata gaoi. Ae latou te leʻi malamalama lava o nei mea na valoia.

Le Tuugamau ua Faagaloina.

A uma lena e leai se tasi e fiafia i le tuugamau. E fa'amaonia ai e leai se mea i totonu. Sa le mafai e le au pulega ona maua Iesu’ tino. Mo Kerisiano, ua le toe taua. Sa na o Iesu soifua sa latou naunau i ai.

2. Ua feiloai Iesu ma le au soo i Ierusalema.

Le Ala i Emaeus.

Ua tuua e le au soo e toalua Ierusalema. Sa latou faanoanoa ia Iesu’ oti: ae le mautonu i tala a tamaitai. Na feiloaʻi atu se tamāloa iā i laʻua i le auala. Na ia taʻu atu iā i latou o loo faapea mai le Tusi Paia o le a fasiotia Iesu ona toe soifua mai lea. I lena po sa ia aai faatasi ma i latou. Sa ia tofitofi le areto e pei ona faia e Iesu. Na iu ina latou iloaina o ia: ‘ona mou fa‘afuase‘i lea o ia!

Fonotaga Tumaoti a Peteru.

O le aso lava lea na feiloai ai Iesu ma Peteru. Ae e leai ni a matou faʻamatalaga o lenei fonotaga faʻapitoa.

Le Potu i Luga.

O lena po, ua potopoto le au soo i le potu i luga. Sa latou tapunia le faitotoa, e leai se isi e mafai ona sau i totonu. Fa'afuase'i, Na faaali atu Iesu i totonu o le potu. He showed them his wounds. He allowed them to touch his body. He even ate food.

Thomas.

Thomas was not in the room that night. When the other disciples told him, he did not believe. Na ia fai mai ai: “I want to see the injuries caused by the nails.” “I must push my hand into the hole that is in Jesus’ body.” A week later, Jesus appeared again. Jesus repeats what Thomas said. And Jesus says, ‘Do it.”

3. Jesus meets with his disciples in Galilee.

At the beginning, Jesus told the disciples to go to Galilee. Mulimuli ane, they go. They stay for about a month and often meet with Jesus. Jesus provides many proofs that he had really come back from the dead. He teaches them. He eats with them. The gospels describe two of these meetings.

A Fishing Miracle.

After a failed night of fishing, they see Jesus on the shore. Jesus tells them where to put the net. Ua latou maua le tele o i’a ma toetoe a goto ai le vaa! Ina ua taunuu i le matafaga, ua latou iloa ai ua uma ona kukaina e Iesu iʻa. Mulimuli ane, i le faalilolilo, Ua fesili atu Iesu ia Peteru, “E te alofa moni ea ia te au?”

O se Fonotaga i luga o le Mauga.

O se sauniga lenei i luga o se mauga i Kalilaia. E lē o le taimi lea na vaaia ai Iesu o afio aʻe i le lagi. Ua poloaiina e Iesu le au soo, “Alu. Aoao atu nuu uma.” Ua Ia folafola mai e faatasi ma i latou i taimi uma.

4. Ua Afio a'e Iesu i le Lagi.

E uiga i 40 aso ina ua mavae Iesu’ oti, o loo i ai o ia faatasi ma le au soo i Ierusalema. Ua latou a'e i le Mauga o Olive. A o latou matamata, Ua tuua e Iesu le lalolagi ae alu aʻe i le lagi. Ona natia lea o Iesu e se ao. Ua aliali mai ni alii se toalua, ofuina ofu papae. Latou te fai mai, “O le a toe afio mai Iesu.” “E toe afio mai o ia mai le lagi.”

Mulimuli ane, E seasea faaali mai Iesu. Ae e le pine ae afio mai le Agaga Paia. E tele vavega e tutupu. Ua vave tele ona faateleina le aofaʻi o tagata talitonu.

5. Other appearances of Jesus.

After Jesus goes up to heaven he rarely appears. Some people say that the next three events were earlier. But Paul’s encounter was certainly later.

500 men at the same time!

Paul says that Jesus was seen by more than 500 men at the same time. He also says most of these men are still alive when he writes this.

Iakopo.

Sosoo ai, Jesus appeared to his own brother, Iakopo. But we do not know when or how it happened.

O Au Aposetolo uma.

Later on, Jesus was seen by ‘all the apostles’. We know very little about this. But it appears to include more than the original twelve apostles.

Paulo.

Paul is going to Damascus to arrest Christians. He sees a light from heaven and Jesus speaks to him. Paul’s friends see this light. But they do not understand the voice. Paul is blind for three days: but a Christian prays for him and he is healed. Because of this, Paul became one of the most devoted followers of Jesus.