Kia Filimone
1 Ko au Paula, ko ha pōpula+ koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi Sīsū, pea mo Tīmote+ ko hotau tokouá, ko e tohi atu kia Filimone ko homa kaungāngāue ʻofeina, 2 pea kia ʻĀfia ko homa tuofefiné, pea kia ʻĀkipo+ ko homa kaungā-sōtia ʻia Kalaisi, pea ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻoku ʻi ho falé:+
3 Fakatauange ke mou maʻu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā mo e melino mei he ʻOtuá ko ʻetau Tamaí pea mo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
4 ʻOku ou fakamālō maʻu pē ki hoku ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻoku ou fakakau ai koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi lotú,+ 5 ʻi heʻeku fanongo maʻu pē ʻi he tui mo e ʻofa ʻokú ke maʻu ki he ʻEiki ko Sīsuú pea ki he kotoa ʻo e kakai tapú. 6 ʻOku ou lotu ke hoko ʻa e tui ʻokú ke maʻu mo ho kaungātuí ʻo taki ai koe ke ke lāuʻilo ki he ngaahi tāpuaki kotoa ʻoku tau maʻu fakafou ʻia Kalaisí. 7 He ʻoku ou fiefia mo fiemālie lahi ʻi heʻeku fanongo ʻi hoʻo ʻofá, koeʻuhí kuo fakaivifoʻou ʻa e loto ʻo e* kakai tapú fakafou ʻiate koe, tokoua.
8 ʻI he ʻuhinga tofu pē ko ení, neongo ʻeku maʻu ʻa e tauʻatāina lahi ʻo e leá ʻi he felāveʻi mo Kalaisí ke u faituʻutuʻuni atu kiate koe ke ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú, 9 ʻoku ou saiʻia ange ke u fakatangi atu kiate koe ʻo makatuʻunga ʻi he ʻofá, koeʻuhi ko au Paula kuó u taʻumotuʻa ange pea ko ha pōpula foki au he taimí ni koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi Sīsū. 10 ʻOku ou fakatangi atu kiate koe koeʻuhi ko hoku foha, ko ʻOnesema,+ he naʻá ku hoko ko ʻene tamai+ lolotonga hoku tuku pilīsoné. 11 Naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻaonga kiate koe ki muʻa, ka ʻi he taimi ní ʻokú ne ʻaonga kiate koe pea kiate au. 12 ʻOku ou fakafoki atu ia kiate koe, ʻio ʻa hoku mafú tonu.*
13 ʻOku ou loto ke tuku pē ia heni ʻiate au koeʻuhi ke ne fetongi koe ʻi he ngāue kiate au lolotonga hoku tuku pilīsone koeʻuhi ko e ongoongo leleí.+ 14 Ka ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ke fai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai te ke loto ki ai, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hoko hoʻo ngāue leleí ʻo fai ʻi he kounaʻi, ka ʻi hoʻo loto tauʻatāina pē ki ai.+ 15 Mahalo ko e ʻuhinga moʻoni eni naʻá ne homo atu ai ʻo hola ʻi ha kiʻi taimi nounoú,* koeʻuhí ke ke toe maʻu mai ia ʻo taʻengata, 16 ʻo ʻikai ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tamaioʻeiki,+ kae mahulu atu ia ʻi ha tamaioʻeiki, ko ha tokoua ʻoku ʻofeina,+ ʻo tautefito kiate au, kae toe ʻamo ange kiate koe, fakatouʻosi ʻi he kakanó pea ʻi he ʻEikí. 17 Ko ia kapau ʻokú ke lau au ko hao kaungāmeʻa,* talitali lelei ia ʻo hangē pē ko haʻo fai ia kiate aú. 18 ʻIkai ko ia pē, kapau naʻá ne fai ha kovi kiate koe pe moʻuaʻaki ha meʻa kiate koe, tuku ke u fua ia ʻe au. 19 Ko au, Paula, ʻoku ou tohi atu ʻaki hoku nimá tonu: Te u totongi fakafoki atu ʻa e moʻua ʻo ʻOnesemá. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻokú ke moʻua mai ʻaki kiate au ʻa hoʻo moʻuí tonu. 20 ʻIo, tokoua, koeʻuhi ko e ākonga kitaua ʻa e ʻEikí, tuku muʻa ke u maʻu ha tokoni meiate koe ʻaki haʻo fakaivifoʻou ʻa hoku lotó* ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha ākonga ʻa Kalaisi.
21 ʻOku ou falala pau te ke talangofua ki he meʻá ni, ko ia ʻoku ou tohi atu ai kiate koe, ʻi heʻeku ʻiloʻi te ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou kole atú ʻo toe lahi ange. 22 Pehē foki, teuteu ha feituʻu moʻoku ke u nofo ai, he ʻoku ou ʻamanaki pē, fakafou ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotú ʻe toe fakafoki* atu au kiate kimoutolu.+
23 ʻOku ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e ʻofa ʻo ʻEpafasi,+ ko hoku kaungā-pōpula ʻi he fāʻūtaha mo Kalaisi Sīsuú, 24 pehē foki kia Maʻake, ʻAlisitako,+ Tīmasi,+ mo Luke,+ ʻa hoku ngaahi kaungāngāué.
25 Ke ʻi he laumālie ʻoku mou fakahāhaá ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.