Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka

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suaisele

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Feb 3, 2011, 11:56:17 AM2/3/11
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Kataki pe kae lele atu ee ki'i ongoongo ko 'eni. 'Oku teu ho mau siasi
ke mau lele atu ki Hawaii ki he Lectures ko 'eni 'oku teu faka hoko 'i
Honolulu 'i he 'aho 18 'o Fepueli. 'Oku 'i ai e tui te mau fanongo
tonu heni ki he fkmatala'i mo hono malanga'i 'oe "SISU TONGA"

The Hawaii District of the United Methodist Church
The annual Britt Lectures are endowed by Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Britt
and is a ministry of the Hawaii District of the United Methodist
Church. The lectures are designed to bring the best scholars and
speakers to Hawaii on theology, Bible, and faith related subjects.

The lectures are held on Presidents Day Weekend. This year, the series
is on February 18-21. There will be lectures on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday evening, beginning with special music at 6:45 p.m. at the First
United Methodist Church of Honolulu, 1020 Beretania Street in
Honolulu.

The Rev. Dr. Tevita Tonga Mohenoa Puloka,Our presenter, Dr. Puloka, is
a Graduate of Hawaii Loa College and School of Theology at Claremont.
He is the Director of Continuing Theological Education for Clergy and
Stewards, The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. He considers himself a
“Pastor-Scholar-Poet-Theologian-Choreographer-Performance Artist.”

Schedule of Lectures
Friday, February 18: Special music at 6:45 p.m. with SoulyHis,
district young adult praise group. Worship and lecture at 7:00 p.m.,
Session One: One Gospel, Many Cultures. A question and answer period
follows.

Saturday, February 19: Special music at 6:45 p.m. with a combined
choir comprised of our Tongan UMC women. Worship and lecture at 7:00
p.m., , Session Two: Relating the Gospel to the Tongan Culture. A
question and answer period follows.

Sunday, February 20 Special music at 6:45 p.m. with the Samoan
Language Ministry of Aiea UMC. Worship and lecture at 7:00 p.m.,
Session Three: Sisu Tonga, A Particular Way of Interpreting the Holy
Scriptures. A question and answer period follows.

Monday, February 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Workshop with
Clergy: The Role of Poetry in Making Sense of the Teachings of the
Bible in Tonga.

Puipuitu'a nounou 'oe Lectures ko 'eni, koe ta'u nai 'eni 'e 30+ 'ae
polokalama ko 'eni, pea koe toki fuofua tangata Tonga 'eni ke ne faka
hoko 'ae Britt Lectures.

Uaisele









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Ko e ongoongo lelei ia mo fakalotolahi, mahino 'oku malava pe 'e he Tonga 'o fai, pea ko e sipinga lelei foki ke fakatokanga'i e laumalie 'oku 'i he vaa fakakolisi mo e vaa fakasiasi.
mo e talamonu atu,
loke
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People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
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Maafu Palu

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Feb 3, 2011, 7:59:04 PM2/3/11
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Uaisele,

Fakafiefia e ongona 'oku 'atu ha Tonga ke ne fai e ngaue mamafa na.
Pea 'oku taau ke tau polepole kotoa ai.

Mou o pe ki ai mo Sisu 'o e Tohitapu, ke ne poupou kimoutolu ki he
lotumo'oni. Na'a ma toki talanoa pe mo Dr Puloka he Monite 'o uike ni
ki he ngaahi me'a ni.

Si'oto'ofaatu.

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Sam Pakofe

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Feb 4, 2011, 2:47:53 AM2/4/11
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poupou atu Loke, pea 'oku 'iai 'ae " ivi moe tokoni lahi kihe kakai Tonga moe Pasifiki ihe ongona 'oku  kau atu e kau Tangata meihe malae''oe Tohitapu moe teolosia ihe ngaahi lecture peheni ihe ngaahi fonua muli..
 
toki ongoongo mai pe Uaisele , kihe ngaahi momona 'e lea nai 'ae Tangata ko Mohenoa ..
 
koe me'a pe ke fai mou 'uluaki fai ha'a mou Lotu 'i 'api, pea mou toki oo, kemou fakatou tali 'ae me'a temou fanongo ai, moe me'a 'oku 'iho'omou fakakaukau..
 
'ofa atu ..
 
sami 


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Feb 7, 2011, 11:28:48 PM2/7/11
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Sam - ko e me'a na ia 'oku 'ikai toe fiema'u ha lotu ia kiai. He taumaiaa ko ha sivi ke toe lotu'i ke tokoni mai a langi he na'a te ta'etokanga i lokiako. Pe ko ha toe me'a fo'ou hangee ko ho'o lavee - ke fakatou tali. Ko e taanaki mai pe ia ki he kato-malu 'o e 'ilo ke poupou ki he tefito'i tui kuo tukutauhi mai. Pea fakalahi 'aki ha'atau usuusu he ongoogno ko ena 'e 'omi 'e Uaisele. 'Ouaaa - ma'a lahi atu. Talamonuu ki he Dr. he teu e fatongia.
 
lotu aipe mo e 'ofa
tlangi

Sione 'Atupuha Koloti

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Feb 8, 2011, 4:27:34 PM2/8/11
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malo Dr. Palu
 
ko kimoutolu kau Toketa 'oku 'ikai hamou kehekehe- "He ko e kau "Kalisitiani longomo'ui" 'o 'ikai ko e kau "Kalisitiani Mohe".
 
mo e 'ofa
lalaka-'i-hala-papa

2011/2/4 Maafu Palu <maafu...@gmail.com>

utther finau

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Kataki pe kae lele atu ee ki'i ongoongo ko 'eni. 'Oku teu ho mau siasi
ke mau lele atu ki Hawaii ki he Lectures ko 'eni 'oku teu faka hoko 'i
Honolulu 'i he 'aho 18 'o Fepueli.  'Oku 'i ai e tui te mau fanongo
tonu heni ki he fkmatala'i  mo hono malanga'i 'oe "SISU TONGA"
 
Uaisele

'amusia mu'a kimoutolu temou kai lelei... pea fa'o ke lahi 'o tuku mai ke 'inasi ai kimautolu ko eni 'oku u'a Sisu Tonga...'ofa mo e lotu...utther

 








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Feb 22, 2011, 7:48:35 PM2/22/11
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Malo e ma'u ongoongo, Uaisele,

Fakafiefia e fanongo atu ne lava lelei e Lea ki he matanga' 'a e Tangata'eiki Faifekau.'  Ake e manatu ki he Falelotu' ni he 'a'ahi faka'osi atu ki he Taulanga Mata'itofe' he 2007. 

Kaikehe, kapau ko e afe (curve) ena mei he hangatonu' (straight) pea 'oku ou tui au ke 'oua 'e toe fakahingoa ia ko Sisu, ka tau ui pe aa ko Tangaloa 'Eitumatupu'a he ko ia ne hifo ki maama.'  Masi'i ko e laine hangatonu' 'oku mahu'inga he kapau te te afe mei ai ko e too ia he lilifa.'  

'Ofa atu,
Uani.

> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:26:44 -0800
> Subject: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka
> From: wai...@gmail.com
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> Kataki pe kaunga Tasilisili kae hao atu ha ki’I ongoongo ‘o felave’I
> pea moe Britt Lecture ‘I hono faka hoko ‘e Rev. Dr. Tevita Tonga
> Mohenoa Puloka ne faka hoko ‘I he ‘aho 18 – 21 ‘o Fepueli. Koe ki’I
> faka matala nounou pe kae toki hoko atu ‘amui.
>
> In Tonga, A Straight Line is Only a Curve:
> Koe kaveinga ‘eni na’e nofo ai ‘ae lecture ‘a Puloka. ‘Ihe ‘ene faka
> matala, koe laine hangatonu ki he papalangi koe laine piko pe curve ia
> ki he Tonga. Hange kiate au ‘oku fa’o heni ‘ae faka kaukau ko ia ko
> Sisu Tonga. Koe Kosipeli na’e hiki ia ‘o faka tatau ki he lau ‘a nau
> tolu na’a nau hiki ‘ae Kosipeli 'i he kuonga ko ia pea faka tatau foki
> ki he ulungaanga faka fonua 'oe fetu'u na'e hiki ai 'ae faai
> Kosipeli. Koe anga ia ee lau ‘ae kau fa’u Kosipeli ‘I he kuonga ko
> ia. Koe curve pe ia ki he Tonga. Ko Sisu na’e ‘alo’I mai ia ‘I Tonga
> pea ‘ikai koe kau Maki na’a nau ‘ilo’I ‘ae Tamasi’I ka koe kau tau
> mata’u pea moe kau fangota ‘I he konga tahi Hihifo. Koe kameli na’e
> fai ai ee fefononga’aki ‘I he kuonga koee ka koe talanoa ‘o Sisu
> Tonga na’e fai ia ‘aki ‘ae Popao. ‘Oku tui foki ‘a Dr. Puloka koe
> folofola ‘oku totonu ia ke fakatonulea ‘o fakatatau kihe fonua
> tupu’anga pea moe ‘ulungaanga faka fonua.
>

suaisele

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Kataki pe kaunga Tasilisili kae hao atu ha ki’I ongoongo ‘o felave’I
pea moe Britt Lecture ‘I hono faka hoko ‘e Rev. Dr. Tevita Tonga
Mohenoa Puloka ne faka hoko ‘I he ‘aho 18 – 21 ‘o Fepueli. Koe ki’I
faka matala nounou pe kae toki hoko atu ‘amui.

Na’e faka hoko foki ‘ae Britt Lecture ‘ihe ‘api siasi First United
Methodist of Honolulu, koe ‘api siasi ‘oku faifekau pule ai ‘a Rev.
Dr. ‘Etuini Kelemeni. Na’e toko lahi ‘ae lecture ‘o tatau pe me’ihe
‘uluaki ‘aho ki he ‘aho ne tapuni ai. ‘I kai ke ngata pe he toko lahi
hono kakai, ka na’e toe ‘ahia foki ‘ehe kakai koe kau taki ‘oe State
‘o Hawaii pea pehe ki he Pisope ‘oe Konifelenisi Kalefonia pea moe
memipa ‘oe kapineti. Na’e fu’u mahino ‘ae mateuteu ‘ae Dr. Puloka ‘I
he ‘ene kaveinga pea mahino pe ia ‘I he ngaahi tali fehu’I ‘I he
ngaahi ha’ofanga. Na’e toe kalasi kehe atu ‘a hono ngaahi lea ‘I he
Kalisi, Latina, moe haa fua ee ngaahi lea na’e ‘ikai malava hoku ki’I
atamai ke pukepuke.

In Tonga, A Straight Line is Only a Curve:
Koe kaveinga ‘eni na’e nofo ai ‘ae lecture ‘a Puloka. ‘Ihe ‘ene faka
matala, koe laine hangatonu ki he papalangi koe laine piko pe curve ia
ki he Tonga. Hange kiate au ‘oku fa’o heni ‘ae faka kaukau ko ia ko
Sisu Tonga. Koe Kosipeli na’e hiki ia ‘o faka tatau ki he lau ‘a nau
tolu na’a nau hiki ‘ae Kosipeli 'i he kuonga ko ia pea faka tatau foki
ki he ulungaanga faka fonua 'oe fetu'u na'e hiki ai 'ae faai
Kosipeli. Koe anga ia ee lau ‘ae kau fa’u Kosipeli ‘I he kuonga ko
ia. Koe curve pe ia ki he Tonga. Ko Sisu na’e ‘alo’I mai ia ‘I Tonga
pea ‘ikai koe kau Maki na’a nau ‘ilo’I ‘ae Tamasi’I ka koe kau tau
mata’u pea moe kau fangota ‘I he konga tahi Hihifo. Koe kameli na’e
fai ai ee fefononga’aki ‘I he kuonga koee ka koe talanoa ‘o Sisu
Tonga na’e fai ia ‘aki ‘ae Popao. ‘Oku tui foki ‘a Dr. Puloka koe
folofola ‘oku totonu ia ke fakatonulea ‘o fakatatau kihe fonua
tupu’anga pea moe ‘ulungaanga faka fonua.

Mou kataki pe, ka koe ki’I okooko pe ‘ena ‘oku ala to’o to’o mai.
‘Oku ou tui na’e ‘I ai pea mo ha ni’ihi ‘I ho tau faleni na’a mau
‘inasi faka taha ‘I he lecture ko ‘eni ke nau lava ‘o ‘omi ha ongoongo
mei ai. Teu ki’I koma he kae teu ee folau foki ki ‘api pea ‘e toki
faka kakato atu.

Uaisele


On Feb 13, 5:23 pm, Lotopoha Jeruel <selueleth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> malo e ma'u ongoongo pea ko e tapuaki ia kia kimoutolu kemou kau atu ki ai
> mo e loto 'ata'ataa kuo fakamaha pea fakaavaavaha loki kae lava ke mou
> fanongo fie fanongo kihe ngaahi koloa 'e tupangi mei he KATO 'a e TAHA TONGA
> kuo ne fa'oaki  mo tokonaki ketau 'inasi ai. 'amusia kimoutolu temou lave he
> monu ko ia.
>
> 'e tokoni lelei e kosipeli mo e ngaahi lesoni 'o e uike ni ki he mahino
> kiate kimoutolu e SISU TONGA.
>
> 'ofa atu mo e lotu
> lotopoha
>
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Sam Pakofe

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malo e ma'u ongoongo Uaisele ...'amusia moutolu ne mou fanongo kihe " a'usia " 'ae Tangata 'oe 'Eiki ... malo ..
 
sami.


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Malo Wai, ko e fa'ahinga teolosia malie pe ia mo 'aonga.
 
malo e ma'u ongoongo,
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suaisele

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Kaunga Tasilisili, mou kataki pe ka koe toki a'u lelei mai 'eni ee
folau pea koe toki lava 'eni ke fai atu ai ha ongoongo kiha ngaahi
me'a lalahi pe..pea mo'oni ee lau 'ae motu'a 'a Rev.SH me'ihe lolo “
tau to'o to'o lalahi pe kae ifo 'e tau kai” Koe ongoongo 'oku fai koe
to'o me'a lalahi pe.

Kole pe keu ki’I hao atu hee pea tuku pe mu’a ke lafo lalo atu ha ki’I
ongoongo kihe 32nd Britt Lecture Series koia neu ‘osi fakahaa atu ‘I
he ng aho kuo maliu atu ‘aia na’e fakahoko ‘ihe First United Methodist
Church, Honolulu, Hawaii ‘I he ‘aho 18 – 21 ‘o Fepueli, 2011. Ne lava
lelei ‘ae ouau fakata’u ni pea kuo si’I foki atu ‘ae tangata ko Dr.
Tevita Tonga Mohenoa Puloka kihotau ki’I pule’anga.

Na’e tefua pea nofo’I ‘ehe fu’u kakai tokolahi ‘ae fakataha ni ‘I he
‘efiafi kotoa ‘e 3 pehe kihe ‘aho Monite pea na’e ‘ikai koho tau kakai
Tonga pe ka na’e kau mai kiai ‘ae matakali kehekehe, pehe kihe
Ta’ahine Pisope ‘o e Los Angeles Area ‘oe United Methodist Church,
California Pacific Annual Conference ko Mary Ann Swenson pea mohono
hoa ko Jeff Swenson, kau Faifekau pea mo honau ngaahi hoa, koe kau
District Superintendent ‘oe ngaahi vahenga kehekehe ‘oe Siasi Metotisi
‘I Amelika ni. Pea mo’oni ‘a e lau ‘a Foloke, na’e ‘iai ‘ae mafana
makehe pea ongo’I he Tonga kotoa pe ‘ae fiefia ‘I he lava lelei ‘e ha
taha hotau kakai Tonga ‘ae ngaue ni pea ‘ikai ha ofo he kou
fakafanongo atu kihe ng poolave ‘ae kakai ‘oku ikai ha ofo he koe
mala’e ni kohono konga tahi. Kapau na’e fiefia mo polepole ‘ae kau
papalangi ‘oe ‘uluaki siasi Metotisi ‘o Honolulu koe’uhi koe siasi ia
ne fai ai e tongi faka’ingo’ingo ‘oe mo’ui ‘oe tokotaha ni, na’e toe
mahulu ange ‘ae fiefia ia ‘a hotau kakai Tonga.
Koe Komiti Britt Lecture ‘oku memipa ai ‘a e Faifekau Pule Fakavahe
‘oe Vahenga Hawaii ‘oe Siasi Metotisi ko Rev. Dr. Thomas Choi, kau
faifekau pea mo honau ngaahi hoa moe kau lay speaker ‘oe Siasi United
Methodist. Koe sea ‘ihe komiti ni ko Tupou Seini Tongilava Kelemeni,
hoa ‘oe Faifekau ‘oe First United Methodist ‘o Honolulu, Dr. Etuini
Kelemeni. Pea koe tumutumu ‘oe fiefia ‘ae komiti ni koe’uhi koe ta’u
‘eni ‘e 32 ‘o e fkhoko ‘oe Britt Lecture ni moe ‘ikai ke ‘iai ha tau
taha Tonga ‘e hoko koe Lecturer kae talunga pea moe loto lelei ‘a Dr.
Mohenoa Puloka tali si’I fakatangi ‘ae komiti Britt Lecture. Ne hange
pe ha misi pea mo ha muna ‘ae kominiti ni ‘umaa ‘ae Sea ‘o e Komiti,
Tupou Seini, ke peheange mai ‘e ‘iai ha taimi pehe ni.

Koia ‘oku ‘iai ‘ae loto hounga’ia pea moe fakamalo kihe Sea ‘oe
Komiti, Tupou Seini, pehe kihe kau memipa ‘umaa ‘ae kihe tangata’eiki
Faifekau Dr. Etuini Kelemeni ‘I he ngaue totoivi ke hoko ‘ae fk’amu
‘ae Komiti. Pea ‘ikai ke ngata pe ‘ihe fiefia ‘ae kainga Tonga, kaa
na’e kau fakataha aipe pea moe kainga kotoa ‘oe Pasifiki ‘I he fiefia
he faifaiange kuo ‘iai ha taha mei he Otumotu Pasifiki ‘oku ‘iloa ‘ihe
Telosia, koe Faiako kihe kau Faifekau, koe Taula’eiki, koe Punake pea
ne toe ‘ilo loloto kihe mala’e ‘o ‘etau ngaahi anga tu’ufonua ke ne
lea pea mo fakahoko ‘ae ngaahi ako ‘o e Britt Lecture ‘o e ta’u ni.

1) Koe ‘uluaki ‘efiafi, na’e fakakaveinga’aki ‘e Dr. Mohenoa Puloka
‘ene lecture: One Gospel, Many Cultures/Kosipeli ‘e taha ma’ae
fa’ahinga kakai kotoa pe

2. Koe ‘efiafi hoko na’e kaveinga ‘aki he Toketa ni ‘ae: Relating the
Gospel to Tongan Culture pee Koe Fakahoko kainga ‘oe Kosipeli kihe
Angatu’u Fonua ‘o Tonga

3. Koe ‘efiafi Sapate na’a ne fakakaveinga ‘aki ‘ae: Sisu Tonga Koe
tefito’I Fkkaukau ‘oe ngaahi malanga pe ngaahi ako ne fai ‘e Dr.
Mohenoa Puloka ‘oku ha’I kotoa ia ‘ihe kaveinga ‘uluaki ‘efiafi “One
Gospel, Many Cultures.” Ketau fevahevahe’aki kihe founga lelei taha
ke mahino ai ‘etau tui mo e mo’ui’aki ‘a e Ongoongo Lelei ‘o Sisu
Kalaisi ‘I he mamani ‘oku mohenga ‘I he ngaahi anga tu’ufonua ‘oe
fa’ahinga kakai kehekehe ‘oe mamani.

Koe Ongoongo Lelei (Kosipeli) ‘o Sisu Kalaisi koe me’a ‘ofa ia ‘ae
‘Otua kihe kakai kotoa pe. Koia ai ‘oku mahu’inga pea ‘oku totonu ke
talaki mai ‘ae Kosipeli pe ‘e Taha ‘o Sisu Kalaisi ‘I he founga lelei
taha ‘e mahino mo mahu’inga malie ai ki he fa’ahinga kakai kotoa pe
‘oe mamani. Koe taha pe ‘ae Kosipeli kae fakaleveleva ‘a ‘ene fekau
koe takiama ia kihe founga fe’unga taha ke fakahinohino ai ‘a e vaa
fekau’aki moe fatauhi’aki ‘ae Kosipeli pe ‘e Taha ‘o Kalaisi moe
ngaahi angatu’ufonua ‘oe fa’ahinga kakai kotoa pe. Pea koe ‘uhi
‘oku ‘ikai tu’uma’u ‘a hotau anga tu’ufonua/culture kaa ‘oku ngaungaue
pe he taimi kotoa (culture is constantly changing) he ‘oku makatu’unga
‘ae culture ‘oe fa’ahinga kakai ‘ihe anga maheni ‘oe kakai ‘o fktatau
kih honau tala fkmatakali, fkfa’ahinga moe fakafonua mo fakatatau kihe
fa’unga moe takaohi ‘a e fa’ahinga kakai. ‘Oku angai talafetu’utaki
‘ae anga tu’ufonua pea ko ia kuo hoko ‘ae ongo apai ni ‘ae anga
tu’ufonua moe fetu’utaki koe fakama’unga mahu’inga ia ‘oe vafekau’aki
‘ae Ongoongo Lelei moe ‘Ulungaanga Maheni ‘oe kakai (Gospel and
Culture). ‘Oku fakauho ‘e he Kosipeli ‘a e anga tu’ufonua, pea ‘oku
fakafuo ‘e he anga tu’ufonua ‘ae kosipeli. He neongo tetau kei lea
fakatonga, vala faka Tonga mo sai’ia mo manako ke ngaue’aki hotau anga
maheni fakaTonga ke fai ai ‘etau lotu ka koe anga ko ia kuo fakauho ia
‘e he tala ‘o e Ongoongo Lelei, pea kuo tau pehe leva ai kuo anga
fakaKalisitiane ‘ae anga tu’ufonua fakaTonga.

Koe taha pe ‘eni he ‘uhinga oku kei vivili ai ‘ae kakai Tonga tokolahi
he fonua ni moe ngaahi fonua muli ke nua lotu pe ‘I he lea moe founga
fakaTonga. Pea na’e ngaue’aki ‘e Dr. Mohenoa Puloka ‘a e ngaahi
talafakatata kehekehe kihe ‘etau faikehekehe fakamatakali. Koe kakai
anga mo mo’ui fakatokolahi (communal) ‘ae kakai Tonga/Polinisia.
‘Oku nau sai’ia ange ke nofo tokolahi pe ‘ihonau ng api pea mo’ui
fekau’aki fakamatakali mo fakaha’a. Pea neongo ‘e pehe ‘e he muli
‘oku fu’u tokolahi pe ‘ikai ha space fe’unga kaa kihe Tonga koe
“faingamalie moe ‘efi’efi” ‘oku ‘ikai koha me’a matelie ia hange koe
sio ‘ae Papalangi kihe “physical space” kaa koe me’a fakaeloto pe
ia . Ka “faingamalie” pe ‘ae ongo’I ia he loto ‘oe tokotaha Tonga pea
‘oku faingamalie pe ‘ae fale ia moe ‘api ke nofo ai ha kakai tokolahi
hange koe nofo faka Tonga. Kaa ‘oku ongo’i ‘efi’efi pe ‘ae loto ia
pea ‘e ‘efi’efi ai pe ‘ae fale ia moe api. ‘Ikai koia pe, koe sio ‘ae
tokotaha muli koe laine hangatonu koe laine ‘oku lele loloa ‘ikai toe
pikopiko pee ngaofe kaa koe lau moe sio ‘ae Tonga pe Polinisia koe
laine hangatonu ‘oku ngaofe pe.

‘Io, ‘Oku lahi pea kehekehe ‘ae fa’ahinga ‘oe kakai ‘o mamani he koe
fakatupu pe ia ‘ae ‘Otua, kaa ‘oku Taha pe ‘ae Kosipeli ia he ‘oku
Taha pe ‘ae ‘Otua, pea ko hotau ‘Otua ia, unus Evangelium et unum
Deus. 4. Pea ‘I he ‘aho Monite, ‘aho 21 ‘o Fepueli, na’a ne nofo taha
leva kihe Poetry pea mo ‘ene ngaahi fa’u ‘o fakafekau’aki ia pea moe
ngaahi fakahinohino ‘oe Tohitapu ‘I Tonga…
The role of Poetry in Making Sense of the Teachings of the Bible in
Tonga.
Na’a ne kole ‘ae fanau finemui pea moe talavou ‘oe FUMC ‘o Honolulu
pea moe Talekita ‘oe Youth, Ana Koli-Hungalu, kenau hiva’I mo
tau’olunga’i ‘ae taha ‘oe ngaahi fa’u ‘oku ui koe “NGAOFE.”

Koe taha ‘oe ngaahi kupu ‘oe fa’u malie ni ‘oku pehe:
“Tangimuimui e ‘ofa he ‘ofa ‘oiaue,
Mate’ofa he si’I o’I kae vale pe;
Sisu ‘ofa he kehe he ‘I Tonga koe
Laine hangatonu ‘oku ngaofe pe.
‘Eiki e fakamolemole ‘eku vale,
Ko au ‘eni ‘Eiki, fai mai ho’o pule.”

Lahi pea ope ‘ae momona pea moe koloa ne tuku mo manava ‘aki he
tangata ni ma’a kimautolu ne kau mai kihe ngaahi lecture ni kaa
he’ikai teu lava ‘o fakamatala ke ‘osi. Ne kau ‘I he ma’u fakataha ni
‘a Dr. Okusi Mahina, Dr. Ka’ili mo Viliami Toluta’u mei kainga LDS
(Latter Day Saints). Koe me’a lelei ‘ae lava ke femahino’aki ‘ae kau
Papalangi kihe anga ‘etau fai ‘ae lotu.....koe konga lahi ‘etau
fakafeangai pea mo fai ‘e lotu ‘oku shape pea mo synchronize ia
kihe’etau culture pe anga tu’ufonua. Malo pea moe lotu,

Uaisele

On Feb 25, 6:14 am, Lotopoha Jeruel <selueleth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> malo ema'u ongoongo pea 'oku fkfiefia ia.
>
> uani ko 'Eitu Matupu'a ko ee 'i Tonga, ko e famili ia 'o e 'Eiki na'a ne
> pule'i 'a Sainai 'o ui hingoa ai ko SINAI/SINA/SAINAI.ko 'ene ui hingoa ki
> honau 'otua ko e mahina 'aia ne ui ko e SINA/HINA. pea ko e 'uhinga ia 'o e
> lea TALATALA'AMOA. ko e taha he kakai mo e feitu'u 'oku taukave 'e he
> misinale ne ha'u mo fou mai ai e KAKAI POLINISIA, kau ai 'a TONGA.
>
> ko e pou atu pe!!!
>
> faingamalie ha tatau pea tukumai ki lotomasi'i uaiselee.
>
> 'ofa atu mo e lotu
> lotopoha
>
> 2011/2/22 suaisele <wais...@gmail.com>
>
>
>
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jione havea

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Malo Uaisele e ma'u ongoongo. Kapau na'e ai ha videolinks pe uTube pea ke
toki 'omai ke mai siosio atu ai. Talamonu atu ki he teu e 'aho tapu, mo e
keli & kumi 'oku kei fai 'i Christchurch, jh

Sione 'Atupuha Koloti

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Feb 25, 2011, 8:42:21 PM2/25/11
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malo e ma'u ongoongo ma'a Tonga!

'Otua kuo fauofua he tangata mo hono anga!

koloti

2011/2/26 suaisele <wai...@gmail.com>

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Waisele malo malo mu'a si'i manatua mai e kau tatali atu 'i ho'o kau atu ki he polokalama na. Ko e fiefia ia 'e 'ikai fa'a fakahalaki ne ma'u 'e Tupou Seini mo e komiti. Malo e ma'u ongoongo.
 
'i he 'ofa mo'oni ki'i si'otau kainga kuo mo'utamaki 'e he fakatamaki 'i NZ,
loke
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"Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it."---Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)

 

Vika

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Malo Uaisele ma'u ongoongo,
Talu 'eku lautohi pea mo muimui'i faka longolongo pe mei tu'a 'ae
kaveinga 'ae tangata'eiki faifekau ''Sisu Tonga". Ko 'ena kuo 'au ki
tu'a pule'anga hono talaki 'o Sisu Tonga. Tau taki taha 'ai aa 'ene
Sisu kapau koe founga 'ena. Kaneongo ia, malo 'e ma'u ongoongo.

vika

On Feb 25, 3:42 pm, "Sione 'Atupuha Koloti" <sakol...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> malo e ma'u ongoongo ma'a Tonga!
>
> 'Otua kuo fauofua he tangata mo hono anga!
>
> koloti
>
> 2011/2/26 suaisele <wais...@gmail.com>
>

Sione 'Atupuha Koloti

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malo vika ko e talanoa 'eni 'a e matu'apatele 'oku ngaue 'i South America!

a'u atu ko e kolosi lahi 'i he aofaki ki hala...'oku tautau ai 'a Sesu 'uli'uli...tuai e kemo 'ene feinga ke vali hinehina...pea valau mo e matu'a 'o e siasi...pea ko e iku'anga 'ikai to e lotu e kau vaivai ia mo honau ng. famili!

malie ko hotau anga...ko Tonga mo e ng. fonua lahi kuo nau ma'u 'a e mo'oni 'o lotu...!

Ko e ha ko aa e me'a 'oku tu'umalie ai 'a Sisu ia kau tufi veve au 'o kai?
Ko e ha 'a e 'uhinga 'oku rape (tulou) ai au kae hao pe 'a Sisu ia?
Ko e ha 'a e 'uhinga 'oku hinehina ai 'a Sisu kau 'uli'uli au etc?
Ko e ha e 'uhinga 'oku nima mata'u ai au kae hema 'a Sisu?
Ko e ha e 'uhinga 'oku ou disable ai au kae 'ikai hoko kia Sisu?
Ko e ha 'a e 'uhinga 'oku ou gay au kae 'ikai ko Sisu?
.
.
.

ko e vakai pe kuo ofi mai 'a e 'Otua ki he tangata...kae kei ongo'i pe 'e he lauimiliona 'oku kei mama'o pe!

malo e lotu mo e hufia
koloti



2011/2/26 Vika <vikat...@gmail.com>
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Touhuni Hala Puopua

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Malo Lotopoha!

Malie e fakamatala' ia pea 'oku ou fa'a fakakaukau ki he ngaahi fananga' mo e tala lotumu'a/'otuamu'a' 'a e 'i ai pe fa'ahinga talanoa 'oku meimei vaofi ki he hifo mai ha tama ke fakahaofi hono kakai.  Ka 'oku ou malie'ia 'i he fekau'aki 'a e mahina mo e talatala'amoa' 'a ia ko e "burning bush" nai eni 'oku 'asi he Folofola?  'A ia 'oku mahino mai eni ia mei he misinale (kataki 'omai mu'a e ma'ungatala' ke fai ha vakai ki ai) ko eni ko 'etau tuku'au mai mei Hahake Lotoloto ee.

'Ofa atu 
Uani. 

 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:14:03 -0800
Subject: Re: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka
From: seluel...@gmail.com
To: tasil...@googlegroups.com


malo ema'u ongoongo pea 'oku fkfiefia ia.
 
uani ko 'Eitu Matupu'a ko ee 'i Tonga, ko e famili ia 'o e 'Eiki na'a ne pule'i 'a Sainai 'o ui hingoa ai ko SINAI/SINA/SAINAI.ko 'ene ui hingoa ki honau 'otua ko e mahina 'aia ne ui ko e SINA/HINA. pea ko e 'uhinga ia 'o e lea TALATALA'AMOA. ko e taha he kakai mo e feitu'u 'oku taukave 'e he misinale ne ha'u mo fou mai ai e KAKAI POLINISIA, kau ai 'a TONGA.
 
ko e pou atu pe!!!
 
faingamalie ha tatau pea tukumai ki lotomasi'i uaiselee.
 

Taunaola Kei

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'Never hold discussion with the monkey when the organ grider is in the room'.  Winston Churchill

 Koe tangi ke tatau koe 'ulungaanga ia 'o e ngeli.  Ko 'ete fakama'ama'a ha ngaue ha tokotaha ako 'oku mahino ai hono ta'e ako'i kita.

malo
Taunaola Kei 




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To: Tasilisili-he-ngaluope <tasil...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sat, 26 February, 2011 1:33:11 PM
Subject: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka

siale mila

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fakamalo atu Uaisele'a e ma'u ongoongo,...kau laukonga fklongo2 kapau 'oku 'ikai tete a'usia 'a e fakamatala, pea te kataki pe 'o hoko atu pe fakalongo2.... Potu'ihuo
 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:40:44 -0800
From: taun...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka
To: tasil...@googlegroups.com

Saulisi Mafile'o

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Malo Uaisele 'a e ma'u ongoongo malie ke fakalotolahi'i ai pe kitautolu. Ke
tau ongo'i pe 'oku 'ikai ke tau tueenoa/ li'ekina, 'oka tau ka lotu mo hiva
fakatonga ki hotau 'Otua. 'Ikai ke tau lotu hange ko e ngaahi tui lotu kehe,
ke tau ngaue'aki pe ha lea 'e taha, 'e ala mahino ki honau 'otua.
sikei


On Feb 25, 3:42 pm, "Sione 'Atupuha Koloti" <sakol...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> malo e ma'u ongoongo ma'a Tonga!
>
> 'Otua kuo fauofua he tangata mo hono anga!
>
> koloti
>
> 2011/2/26 suaisele <wais...@gmail.com>
>

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Sent: Mon, 28 February, 2011 11:49:44 AM
Subject: RE: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka

Malo Uaisele 'a e ma'u ongoongo malie ke fakalotolahi'i ai pe kitautolu. Ke
tau ongo'i pe 'oku 'ikai ke tau tueenoa/ li'ekina, 'oka tau ka lotu mo hiva
fakatonga ki hotau 'Otua.
'Ikai ke tau lotu hange ko e ngaahi tui lotu kehe,
ke tau ngaue'aki pe ha lea 'e taha, 'e ala mahino ki  honau 'otua.
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 Sikei ,ma'a lahi e Fakama'ala'ala kuo ke fai...., kuou toki fakatokanga'ii hake, neke 'uluaki Faiako Foki pea ke toki hiki kihe Pule'anga eee..
 
fakamaama lelei pea toe  mahino 'aupito . 
 
sami.
 

 

Touhuni Hala Puopua

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Malo Lotopoha

Ko e 'ai pea 'e mo'oni e lau 'a e kau palangi, ne mate e pusi ko e fie'ilo' ee.  Kaikehe, mahu'inga 'aupito e me'a 'oku ke talanoa mai ki ai ka 'e hoko atu e fangota' 'i he ngaahi me'a kuo ke tuku mai.  Ta 'oku kehe pe 'a e 'ulu'akau ulo afi (burning bush) ia ne ha kia Mosese 'i Sainai ka' u kohu atu au he talatala'amoa.'  mhk.   Ka ko e fehu'i leva ia 'oku hoko' ko e ha 'a e felave'i 'a e talatala'amoa mo hono tala' (kapau 'oku 'i ai) mo e mahina (Hina/Sina) pau pe ko ha toe talanoa malie ia 'e taha.

Malo
Uani.  


Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:47:38 -0800

Subject: Re: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka
From: seluel...@gmail.com
To: tasil...@googlegroups.com

malo uaiselee e ma'u ongoongo pea fkfiefia ia ko e ngaue ma'ongo'onga kuo fai 'e he faifekau.
 
malo UANI 'e faifai pea 'e 'ilo'i ha'ate too fkfaikava 'iho'o fa'a 'eke. kataki fkmolemole pe kapau kuou ngali ngutu tamulea atu au ia 'i homou pangai, ka ko e TOKONAKI mei 'ANEAFI 'e he kau HOLOMU'A peau si'i lave ai. ko e MA'U'ANGATALA faingofua mo ofi taha kiate kitautolu ko e REV EAGAN JAMES MOULTON.
 
'oku lahi 'aupito pe moe ngaahi ma'u'agatala fkenonopooni kau ai e SIVI 'o e TOTO etc. ka 'oku ou si'i kei feinga ki ha ki'i me'angaue 'e fe'unga ke fa'o ki ai, he 'oku KAUNGATONU e ngaahi tokonaki mo e fktotolo ko ia ia kiate au.
 
toknga'iange pe uani 'oku kehe pe 'a e burning bush ia mei 'akau ko ia ko e talatala'amoa!!!
 
masi'i Sione Koloti, ma'a lahi ko e ia ee!!! malie e fktalanoa mo e lafo kuo fai. 'OKU TE'EKI MA'U HA 'IMISI mo ha LANU TOTONU kae'uma'aa ha FOTUNGA TOTONU ia 'o SISU HISITOLIA 'o NASALETI, ngata pe he FU'U PALANGI KUO TAA VALIVALI MAI mei 'IULOPE pea kuo 'i Tonga mo e mamani 'o PIKI ki ai e KAKAI TONGA ia tokua ko SISU na'e HIPI, KAVA LOLOA,'ULUKELO pe 'Uliuli pea HINEHINA etc.
 
ko hano toe fulihimei ai, ko e LOI LEVA ia ki he kakai Tonga.
 
kaikehe, malie lahi e ta

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Malo Lotopoha ho'o 'omai e takitala' he na'e te'eki ke' u lau ia ka 'oku ke mo'oni - ngali sai ke' u kolosi aa ki ai.

Uani. 


Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:39:53 -0800

Subject: Re: [tasilisili] Re: Britt Lectures - Rev.Dr.Tevita T. Mohenoa Puloka
From: seluel...@gmail.com
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malo uani kataki kae vakai hifo ki he ki'i takapau 'o e Tohitapu mo e Talatupu'a neu 'osi lave atu ai ki he konga 'o e ngaahi talanoa mo e taukave ko ia, pea kau ai mo e ngaahi konga ai 'e toe tokoni ki ha toe me'a  te ke tokanga ki ai. kae tuku ange e ki'i fala ko eni ia ke 'ataa ai e felaafoaki ki he ngaue ma'ongo'onga kuo fai 'e he faifekau puleako sai 'a toutai malooloo.
 
'ofa atu mo e lotu
lotopoha.


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