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3 Fakaʻosí, ʻe hoku fanga tokoua, hokohoko atu ʻa e fiefia ʻi he ʻEikí.+ ʻOku ʻikai fakaongosia kiate au ke u tohi atu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa tatau kiate kimoutolu, pea ko e fai atu iá ke mou malu ai.
2 Vakavakai telia ʻa e fanga kulií;* vakavakai telia ʻa e kau fakatupu maumaú; vakavakai telia ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau loto ke mou kamú.*+ 3 He ko kitautolu ia ʻa e faʻahinga kuo kamu moʻoní,+ ʻa kitautolu ʻoku tau fai ʻa e ngāue toputapú ʻaki ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá pea pōlepole ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū+ pea ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ʻetau falala paú ʻi he kakanó, 4 kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha taha ʻoku pōlepole koeʻuhi ko ʻene falala pau ʻi he kakanó, ʻe lava ke u pōlepole lahi ange au ʻiate ia: 5 Naʻe kamu au ʻi he ʻaho hono valú,+ ko aú mei he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí, mei he matakali ʻo Penisimaní, ko ha Hepelū ne fāʻeleʻi ʻe ha ongo mātuʻa Hepelū;+ ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e laó, ko ha Fālesi au;+ 6 ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e faivelengá, naʻá ku fakatangaʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻangá;+ ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e māʻoniʻoni makatuʻunga ʻi he laó, ko ha tokotaha au naʻá ku fakamoʻoniʻi atu ʻoku ou taʻehalaia. 7 Neongo ia, ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hoko ko e fakakoloa kiate aú, naʻá ku lau ia ko e koto taʻeʻaonga* koeʻuhi ko e Kalaisí.+ 8 Ko hono moʻoní, ʻi he meʻa ko iá, ʻoku ou lau moʻoni foki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ko e koto taʻeʻaonga koeʻuhi ko e mahuʻinga taʻehanotatau ʻo e ʻilo kia Kalaisi Sīsū ko hoku ʻEikí. Ko e meʻa kiate iá, kuó u siʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē pea ʻoku ou lau ia ko e fuʻu koto kinohaʻa,* koeʻuhí ke u maʻu ʻa Kalaisi 9 pea ke u hoko ai ʻo fāʻūtaha mo ia, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi ko ʻeku māʻoniʻoni ʻi heʻeku muimui ʻi he Laó, ka koeʻuhi ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻa ia ʻoku fakafou ʻi he tui+ kia Kalaisí,+ ʻa e māʻoniʻoni mei he ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku makatuʻunga ʻi he tuí.+ 10 Ko ʻeku taumuʻá ke ʻiloʻi ia pea mo e mālohi ʻokú ne fokotuʻu hake+ ia mei he maté. ʻOku ou loto ke u faingataʻaʻia+ hangē ko iá pea mate foki ʻo hangē ko iá,+ 11 heiʻilo naʻa lava ai ke u kau ʻi he ʻuluaki toetuʻu mei he maté.+
12 ʻOku ʻikai ke pehē ia kuó u ʻosi maʻu ia pe kuo ʻosi fakahaohaoa au, ka ʻoku ou tutui atu+ heiʻilo naʻa lava ai ke u maʻu ʻa e meʻa ko ia naʻe fili au ki ai ʻe Kalaisi Sīsuú.+ 13 Fanga tokoua, ʻoku teʻeki te u lau ʻe au kuó u ʻosi maʻu ia; ka ko e meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku paú: ʻOku ou fakangaloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi muí+ pea ʻoku ou kakapa atu ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻi muʻá,+ 14 ʻoku ou tutui atu ki he taumuʻa ko ia ke maʻu ʻa e pale+ ʻo e ui fakahēvani+ mei he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú. 15 Ko ia ai, tuku ki he faʻahinga ʻo kitautolu ʻoku matuʻotuʻá+ ke tau maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau fakaeʻatamai ko ení, pea kapau ʻoku kehe hoʻomou hehema fakaefakakaukaú ʻi ha faʻahinga tafaʻaki, ʻe fakaeʻa atu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fakakaukau totonú kiate kimoutolu. 16 Tatau ai pē pe ko e hā, ko e tuʻunga ko ia kuo aʻu ki ai ʻetau fakalakalaká, tuku ke hokohoko atu ʻetau ʻaʻeva taau ʻi he ʻalunga tatau pē ko iá.
17 Mou fāʻūtaha ʻo faʻifaʻitaki kiate au,+ fanga tokoua, pea mou tokanga ai pē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva ʻi ha founga ʻoku fehoanaki mo e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga naʻa mau fokotuʻu kiate kimoutolú. 18 He ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tokolahi—naʻá ku faʻa toutou lave kiate kinautolu ka ko eni ʻoku ou toe lave kiate kinautolu fakataha mo e tangi—ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva ko e ngaahi fili ʻo e ʻakau fakamamahi* ʻo e Kalaisí. 19 Ko honau ikuʻangá ko e ʻauha, pea ko honau ʻotuá ʻa honau keté,* pea ʻoku nau pōlepole ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kuo pau ke nau mā ai, pea ʻoku tuku honau ʻatamaí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmaní.+ 20 Ka ko hotau tuʻunga tangataʻifonuá+ ʻoku ʻi he langí,+ pea ʻoku tau tatali vēkeveke atu ki ha tokotaha fakamoʻui mei ai, ko e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí,+ 21 ʻa ia te ne liliu ʻa hotau sino vaivaí ke hangē ko* hono sino lāngilangiʻiá+ ʻaki ʻa hono fuʻu mālohi ko ia ʻokú ne fakaivia ia ke ne fakamoʻulaloaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kiate iá.+