Ngāue ʻa e Kau ʻApositolo
27 Ko ia ko e meʻa ʻi he fili ko ia naʻe fai felāveʻi mo kimautolu ke mau tukufolau atu ki ʻĪtalí,+ naʻa nau ʻave ʻa Paula pea mo ha niʻihi kehe ʻo e kau pōpulá ki ha ʻōfisa fakakautau ko hono hingoá ko Suliasi, ʻo e kongakau ʻa ʻAokositusí. 2 ʻI heʻemau heka ki ha vaka mei ʻAtalamaito ʻa ia naʻe ʻamanaki ke folau atu ki he ngaahi taulanga ʻi he matāfanga ʻo e vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá, naʻa mau tukufolau leva; naʻe ʻiate kimautolu ʻa ʻAlisitako,+ ko ha Masitōnia mei Tesalonaika. 3 ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó naʻa mau tau ai ki Saitoni, pea naʻe anga-lelei ʻa Suliasi kia Paula ʻo ne fakangofua ia ke ne ʻalu ki hono ngaahi kaungāmeʻá ke nau tokangaʻi ia.
4 Pea ʻi heʻemau tukufolau atu mei aí, naʻa mau folau ai mo fakaū ʻi Saipalo, koeʻuhi naʻe tui tonu mai ʻa e matangí kiate kimautolu. 5 Pea naʻa mau folau atu ai ʻi he vahá ʻi Silisia mo Pamifīlia pea mau tau ai ʻi ha taulanga ʻi Maila ʻa ē ʻi Līsiá. 6 Naʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he ʻōfisa fakakautaú ha vaka mei ʻAlekisanitulia naʻe teu ke folau ki ʻĪtali, peá ne fakaheka kimautolu ki ai. 7 Pea ʻi he hili ʻemau folau māmālie atu ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho naʻe mālō pē ʻemau aʻu ki Naitusi. Koeʻuhi ko e angi mālohi ʻa e matangí naʻe ʻikai ai ke mau kei hoko atu ʻi heʻemau taumuʻá, naʻa mau folau leva ʻo fakaū ʻi Kēliti ofi ki Salamone. 8 Pea ʻi heʻemau folau atu ʻi he matafonuá neongo ʻene faingataʻá, naʻa mau aʻu ai ki ha feituʻu naʻe ui ko Taulanga Lelei, ʻa ia naʻe ofi ki he kolo ko Laseá.
9 Naʻe ʻosi atu ha ngaahi ʻaho lahi pea naʻe fakatuʻutāmaki he taimi ko ení ke fai ha folau, koeʻuhí naʻe ʻosi atu naʻa mo e ʻaukai ʻo e ʻAho ʻo e ʻUfiʻufi Angahalá,*+ ko ia naʻe fai ai ʻe Paula ha fokotuʻu 10 kiate kinautolu: “Kau tangata, ʻoku lava ke u sio ko e folau ko ení ʻe hoko ai ʻa e maumau mo e mole lahi ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻetau utá pea mo e vaká kae toe pehē foki ki heʻetau moʻuí.” 11 Kae kehe, naʻe fanongo ʻa e ʻōfisa fakakautaú ia ki he ʻeikivaká pea mo e tokotaha naʻe ʻoʻona ʻa e vaká kae ʻikai ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Paulá. 12 Koeʻuhi naʻe taʻefeʻunga ke fai ha nofo ʻi he taulangá ʻi he taimi momokó, naʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻe he tokolahi taha ʻo kinautolú ke nau tukufolau atu mei ai ke sio pe te nau lava nai ʻo aʻu ʻo nofo ʻi he taimi momokó ʻi Fīnisi, ko ha taulanga ʻo Kēliti ʻa ia naʻe ava atu ki he tokelau-hahaké mo e tonga-hahaké.
13 ʻI he angi-iki mai ʻa e matangi tongá, naʻa nau fakakaukau kuo nau lavaʻi ʻenau taumuʻá, pea nau fusi taula pea kamata folau ʻo fakateletele ofi atu ʻi he matāfonua ʻo Kēlití. 14 Kae kehe, hili ha kiʻi taimi nounou mei ai, naʻe haʻaki mai ha fuʻu matangi mālohi naʻe ui ko ʻEulakuilo.* 15 Ko e meʻa ʻi hono maʻungatāmaki ʻa e vaká pea ʻikai lava ke kei tui tonu atu ki he matangí, naʻa mau tuku leva ʻa e vaká ke ʻauhia pē ʻi he matangí. 16 Ko ia naʻa mau folau ai mo fakaū ʻi ha kiʻi motu naʻe ui ko Kauta, pea neongo ia naʻe ʻikai ke mau mei lava ke mapuleʻi ʻa e kiʻi vaka fokotuʻu* naʻe taulani ʻi he taumuli ʻo e vaká. 17 Ka ʻi he hili hono fusi hake ia ki he vaká, naʻa nau haʻi takai ʻa e vaka lahí ke fefeka, pea ʻi he manavasiʻi naʻa fai ha toka ʻi he lau ʻoneʻone holo ko Sītelá,* naʻa nau tuku hifo ai ʻa e naunau laá pea mau ʻauʻauhia ai pē. 18 Koeʻuhi ko hono mātuʻaki fepaleʻekina holo kimautolu ʻe he matangí, naʻe kamata ke nau ʻai ke maʻamaʻa e vaká ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó. 19 Pea ʻi he ʻaho hono tolú, naʻe ala atu honau nimá tonu, ʻo nau laku ʻa e ngaahi naunau ʻe niʻihi ʻo e vaká.
20 ʻI he ʻikai ke ʻasi mai ʻa e laʻaá pe ko e ngaahi fetuʻú ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho lahi pea ko ha fuʻu* matangi naʻá ne haveki kimautolú, naʻe faifai pē ʻo kamata ke mōlia atu ha toe ʻamanaki ki haʻamau hao. 21 ʻI he hili ʻa e ʻikai te nau maʻu ha meʻakai ʻi ha taimi lōloa, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Paula ʻi honau lotolotongá ʻo ne pehē: “Kau tangata, naʻe tonu moʻoni ke mou fanongo ki heʻeku faleʻí ʻo ʻoua ʻe tukufolau mai mei Kēliti pea hoko ai ʻa e maumau mo e mole ko ʻení.+ 22 Ka ko eni, ʻoku ou enginaki atu kiate kimoutolu ke mou loto-toʻa, koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai mole ha taha ʻo kimoutolu, ka ko e vaká pē. 23 ʻI he poó ni naʻe tuʻu mai ai kiate au ha ʻāngelo+ ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻaʻana aú pea ko ia ʻoku ou fai ki ai ʻa e ngāue toputapú 24 ʻo ne pehē mai: ‘ʻOua ʻe ilifia, Paula. Kuo pau ke ke tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sisá,+ pea vakai, ko e meʻa ʻiate koé, ʻe ʻaloʻofa ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo fakahaofi ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku folau mo koé.’ 25 Ko ia mou loto-toʻa, kau tangata, he ʻoku ou tui ki he ʻOtuá, ʻe hoko ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe tala mai kiate aú. 26 Kae kehe, kuo pau ke tau hake kitautolu ʻi ha motu.”+
27 ʻI he poʻuli hifo ʻa e pō hono 14 pea fepaleʻekina holo kimautolu ʻi he Tahi ʻAtaliá, ʻi he tuʻapoó naʻe kamata ke mahamahalo ʻa e kau kauvaká ne nau fakaofi atu ki ha fonua. 28 Naʻa nau fua ʻa e lolotó ʻo nau ʻilo ai ko e mita ʻe 36; ko ia naʻa nau toe kiʻi tukutuku atu pea nau toe fua ʻo nau ʻilo ai ko e mita ʻe 27. 29 Pea ʻi he ilifia telia naʻa mau toka ʻi he ngaahi maká, naʻa nau lī ai ha taula ʻe fā mei he taumulí pea nau kamata fakaʻamua ke fai mo ʻaho ā. 30 Ka ʻi he kamata feinga ʻa e kau kauvaká ke nau hola mei he vaká pea nau tuku hifo ʻa e vaka fokotuʻú ki tahi ʻi he fakangalingali ko e ʻai ke nau tuku hifo ʻa e ngaahi taulá mei he taumuʻá, 31 naʻe pehē ʻe Paula ki he ʻōfisa fakakautaú pea mo e kau sōtiá: “Ka ʻikai nofo maʻu ʻa e kau tangatá ni ʻi he vaká, ʻe ʻikai lava ke mou hao.”+ 32 Ko ia naʻe tuʻusi ai ʻe he kau sōtiá ʻa e ngaahi maea ʻo e vaka fokotuʻú pea nau tuku ange atu ia.
33 Pea ʻi he ofi ke maʻa hake ʻa e ʻahó, naʻe fakalototoʻaʻi ʻe Paula kinautolu kotoa ke nau maʻu ha meʻatokoni, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko e ʻahó ni ko e ʻaho ia hono 14 hoʻomou nofo tatali mo e loto-moʻua, pea kuo ʻikai te mou maʻu ha meʻatokoni ʻe taha. 34 Ko ia ʻoku ou fakalototoʻaʻi atu kimoutolu ke mou maʻu ha meʻatokoni; he ʻoku mahuʻinga eni ki hoʻomou haó, koeʻuhí ʻe ʻikai ke mole ha tuʻoni louʻulu mei he ʻulu ʻo ha taha pē ʻo kimoutolu.” 35 ʻI he hili ʻene leaʻaki ení, naʻá ne toʻo ha foʻi mā, ʻo ne fai ha fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtuá ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá kotoa, ʻo ne pakipaki ia, peá ne kamata kai. 36 Ko ia naʻa nau hoko kotoa ai ʻo loto-toʻa pea nau kamata maʻu ha meʻatokoni. 37 Ko hono kotoa ʻo kimautolu ʻi he vaká naʻe toko 276. 38 ʻI heʻenau maʻu ha meʻatokoni feʻunga ʻo nau mākoná, naʻa nau fakamaʻamaʻa ʻa e vaká ʻaki hono laku ʻa e uité ki tahi.+
39 ʻI he maama hake ʻa e ʻahó, naʻe ʻikai te nau fakatokangaʻi ʻa e fonuá,+ ka naʻa nau sio atu ki ha foʻi fanga ʻoku lauʻoneʻone pea naʻa nau fakapapauʻi ai, ke fakahake ai ʻa e vaká kapau te nau lava. 40 Ko ia naʻa nau tuʻusi atu ʻa e ngaahi taulá ʻo nau tuku ange atu ai pē ia ʻi he tahí, ʻi he taimi tatau naʻa nau vete ʻa e ngaahi haʻi ʻo e ongo foheʻulí; pea ʻi he hili hono fusi hake ʻa e lā muʻá ki he matangí, naʻa nau tukutuku atu ki he foʻi fanga lauʻoneʻoné. 41 ʻI heʻenau lave ʻi ha foʻi feituʻu ʻoneʻone ʻa ia ʻoku kaupeau mei he ongo tafaʻakí, naʻa nau fakahake ai ʻa e vaká pea naʻe toka maʻu ai ʻa e taumuʻá ʻo ʻikai lava ke toe ngaue, ka naʻe kamata ke haveki ʻe he peaú ʻa e taumulí ʻo havehave.+ 42 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe he kau sōtiá ke tāmateʻi ʻa e kau pōpulá koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa kakau ha taha ʻo hola. 43 Ka naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe he ʻōfisa fakakautaú ke fakahaofi ʻa Paula ʻo ne taʻofi kinautolu mei hono fakahoko ʻenau palaní. Naʻá ne fekau ki he faʻahinga naʻe lava ʻo kakaú ke nau hopo ki tahi ʻo ʻuluaki feinga ki ʻuta, 44 pea ke muimui atu ai mo e toengá, ko e niʻihi ʻi ha ngaahi lauʻipapa pea ko e niʻihi ʻi ha ngaahi kongokonga ʻo e vaká. Ko ia naʻe hao moʻui ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ki ʻuta.+