Ki he Kau Kalētia

3 ʻA e kau Kalētia vale ē! Ko hai kuó ne ʻomi kimoutolu ki he malumalu ʻo e tākiekina kovi ko ení,+ ʻa kimoutolu naʻe fakaʻaliʻali fakahāhā ʻi homou ʻaó ʻa hono tutuki ʻo Sīsū Kalaisi ʻi he ʻakaú?+ 2 Ko e meʻa eni ʻe taha ʻoku ou loto ke ʻeke kiate* kimoutolu: Naʻa mou maʻu ʻa e laumālié fakafou ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻo e laó pe koeʻuhí ko e tui ki he meʻa naʻa mou fanongoá?+ 3 ʻOku fuʻu pehē fau koā hoʻomou valé? ʻI he hili ko ia hoʻomou kamata ʻi ha ʻalunga fakalaumālié,* ʻoku mou fakaʻosiʻosi koā ʻi ha ʻalunga fakaekakano?*+ 4 Naʻe hoko koā hoʻomou kātekina ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa lahi faú ko e koto taʻeʻaonga? ʻOku ou fakapapauʻi naʻe ʻikai moʻoni ke hoko ko e koto taʻeʻaonga! 5 Ko ia ai, ko e tokotaha ko ē ʻokú ne tokonaki atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e laumālié mo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngāue fakaofo+ ʻi homou lotolotongá, ʻokú ne fai koā iá koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e laó naʻa mou faí pe koeʻuhí ko hoʻomou tui ki he meʻa naʻa mou fanongoá? 6 ʻOku hangē tofu pē ko ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene “tui kia Sihová,* pea naʻe lau ai ia ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni.”+

7 ʻOku pau pē ʻoku mou ʻiloʻi ko e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku piki ki he tuí ko e ngaahi foha kinautolu ʻo ʻĒpalahame.+ 8 Ko ia ko e Folofolá, ʻi heʻene tomuʻa ʻiloʻi ʻe lau ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ʻa e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá fakafou ʻi he tuí, naʻá ne tomuʻa fakahaaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí kia ʻĒpalahame, ʻi heʻene pehē: “Fakafou ʻiate koe ʻe faitāpuekina ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá kotoa.”+ 9 Ko ia ko e faʻahinga ʻoku piki ki he tuí ʻoku faitāpuekina fakataha kinautolu mo ʻĒpalahame, ʻa ia naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e tuí.+

10 Ko kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nau fakafalala ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻo e laó ʻoku nau ʻi he malumalu ʻo ha fakamalaʻia, he kuo tohi: “ʻOku malaʻia ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ʻoku ʻikai ke nofo maʻu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo tohi ʻi he takainga tohi ʻo e Laó pea ʻikai ke fai ki aí.”+ 11 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku hā mahino fakafou ʻi he laó, ʻoku ʻikai lau ai ha taha ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ki he ʻOtuá,+ koeʻuhí he “ko e tokotaha māʻoniʻoní te ne moʻui koeʻuhí ko e tuí.”+ 12 Ka ko e Laó ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ia ʻi he tuí. ʻI hono kehé, “ko ha taha pē ʻokú ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni te ne moʻui koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi meʻa ko iá.”+ 13 Naʻe fakatau mai kitautolu ʻe Kalaisi,+ ʻo ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi kitautolu+ mei he fakamalaʻia ʻa e Laó ʻaki ʻene hoko ko ha tokotaha malaʻia kae ʻikai ko kitautolu, koeʻuhí kuo tohi: “ʻOku malaʻia ʻa e tangata kotoa pē kuo tautau ʻi ha ʻakau.”+ 14 Naʻe hoko ení koeʻuhi ke hoko mai ai ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ki he ngaahi puleʻangá fakafou ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū,+ ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e laumālie kuo talaʻofaʻakí+ fakafou ʻi heʻetau tuí.

15 Fanga tokoua, ʻoku ou lea ʻo ngāueʻaki ha fakatātā: ʻI hono fakalaoʻi pē ha fuakava, neongo ai pē kapau ko e fai ʻe ha tangata, heʻikai tāmateʻi ia ʻe ha taha pe ko hano fakalahi ia. 16 Ko e ngaahi talaʻofá leva naʻe folofolaʻaki kia ʻĒpalahame pea ki hono hakó.+ ʻOku ʻikai ke pehē ia ai, “pea ki ho ngaahi hakó,” ʻo ʻuhingá ki ha tokolahi. ʻI hono kehé, ko e pehē ko ia, “pea ki ho hakó,” ʻoku ʻuhinga iá ki he toko taha, ʻa ia ko Kalaisi.+ 17 ʻIkai ngata aí, ʻoku ou leaʻaki eni: Ko e Laó, ʻa ia naʻe hoko mai ʻi he taʻu ʻe 430 ki mui aí,+ ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻe ia ʻa e fuakava naʻe fai ki muʻa ʻe he ʻOtuá, ke hoko ʻo tāmateʻi ai ʻa e talaʻofá. 18 He kapau ʻoku foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tofiʻá ʻo fakafou ʻi he laó, tā ʻoku ʻikai leva ke kei fakafou ia ʻi ha talaʻofa; kae kehe, kuo foaki anga-ʻofa ia ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame fakafou ʻi ha talaʻofa.+

19 Pea ko e hā leva ai ʻa e Laó ia? Naʻe tānaki mai ia ke fakaeʻa ʻa e ngaahi maumau-laó,+ kae ʻoua ke aʻu mai ʻa e hako naʻe fai ki ai ʻa e talaʻofá;+ pea naʻe foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e Laó ki he kau ʻāngeló+ pea naʻa nau talaki ia fakafou ʻi ha fakalaloa.+ 20 Pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha fakalaloa kapau ko e toko taha pē ʻoku kaunga ki aí, ko ia ko e ʻOtuá tokotaha pē naʻá ne fai ʻa e talaʻofá. 21 Ko ia ai, ʻoku fepaki koā ʻa e Laó ia mo e ngaahi talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻIkai ʻaupito! He kapau naʻe foaki mai ha lao ʻoku lava ke ne ʻomi ʻa e moʻuí, tā ne mei ʻi ai moʻoni ʻa e māʻoniʻoni fakafou ʻi he laó. 22 Ka naʻe tuku atu ʻe he Folofolá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ki he pule ʻa e angahalá, koeʻuhí ke foaki ai ʻa e talaʻofa ʻoku tupu mei he tui kia Sīsū Kalaisí ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāueʻi ʻa e tuí.

23 Kae kehe, ki muʻa ke aʻu mai ʻa e tuí, naʻe leʻohi kitautolu ʻi he malumalu ʻo e laó, ʻo tuku atu ki he pule ʻa e laó, ʻo tau tatali ai ki he meʻa ʻe fakaeʻa mai ʻe he ʻOtuá.+ 24 Ko ia naʻe hoko ʻa e Laó ko hotau tauhi* ʻo taki atu ai kitautolu kia Kalaisi,+ koeʻuhi ke lau kitautolu ʻoku tau māʻoniʻoni fakafou ʻi he tuí.+ 25 Ka ko eni kuo aʻu mai ʻa e tuí,+ ʻoku ʻikai ke tau kei ʻi he malumalu ʻo ha tauhi.*+

26 Ko kimoutolu kotoa, ko hono moʻoní, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtuá+ fakafou ʻi hoʻomou tui kia Kalaisi Sīsuú.+ 27 He ko kimoutolu kotoa naʻe papitaiso kia Kalaisí kuo mou ʻai ʻa Kalaisi ʻiate kimoutolu.+ 28 ʻOku ʻikai ha Siu pe ha Kalisi,+ ʻoku ʻikai ha pōpula pe ha taha tauʻatāina,+ ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata pe ha fefine,+ he ko kimoutolu kotoa ʻoku mou taha pē ʻi he fāʻūtaha mo Kalaisi Sīsuú.+ 29 ʻIkai ngata aí, kapau ʻoku mou kau kia Kalaisi, ko e hako moʻoni kimoutolu ʻo ʻĒpalahame,+ ko e ngaahi ʻea+ ʻi he felāveʻi mo ha talaʻofa.+