23 ʻI he sio fakamamaʻu atu ʻa Paula ki he Sanetalimí,* naʻá ne pehē: “Kau tangata, fanga tokoua, ʻoku malava ke u lea ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻoku tala mai ʻe hoku konisēnisí kuo ʻikai te u fai ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻoku hala+ ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.”

16 Koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni, ʻoku ou feinga maʻu pē ke tauhi maʻu ha konisēnisi ʻataʻatā* ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e tangatá.+

5 Ko e moʻoni, ko e taumuʻa ʻo e fakahinohino* ko ʻení ke tau maʻu ha ʻofa+ mei ha loto ʻoku maʻa pea mei ha konisēnisi lelei pea mei ha tui+ taʻemālualoi.

18 Ko e fakahinohino* ko ení ʻoku ou tuku atu ia kiate koe, ʻe Tīmote ko hoku foha, ʻi he fehoanaki mo e ngaahi kikite ʻa ia naʻe fai fekauʻaki mo koé, koeʻuhí ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni te ke hokohoko atu ai ʻa e faitau ʻi he tau leleí,+ 19 ʻo ke puke maʻu ʻa e tuí mo ha konisēnisi lelei,+ ʻa ia kuo tekeʻi ia ʻe he niʻihi ki tafaʻaki, ʻo iku ai ki he tūkia ʻa ʻenau tuí ʻo hangē ha vaka ʻoku tūkia ʻi he maká.

9 ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e fakalilolilo toputapu ʻo e tuí fakataha mo ha konisēnisi maʻa.+