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2 Kapau leva ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakalototoʻa ʻia Kalaisi, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakanonga ʻi he ʻofa, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha fetokangaʻaki, kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha manavaʻofa loloto mo e kaungāongoʻi loloto, 2 ko ia mou ʻai ʻeku fiefiá ke kakato ʻi hoʻomou maʻu ʻa e ʻatamai tatau mo maʻu ʻa e ʻofa tatau, ʻi he hoko ʻo fāʻūtaha kakato, ʻo maʻu ʻa e fakakaukau taha.+ 3 ʻOua naʻa fai ha meʻa tupu mei he loto-fekeʻikeʻi+ pe ʻi he fakamafutofuta,+ kae ʻaki ʻa e anga-fakatōkilalo* ʻo mou vakai ki he niʻihi kehé ʻoku nau māʻolunga ange ʻiate kimoutolu,+ 4 ʻoua ʻe kumi pē ki he lelei ʻa kimoutolú,+ kae kumi foki ki he lelei ʻa e niʻihi kehé.+

5 Tauhi ʻa e fakakaukau fakaeʻatamai ko ʻení ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa ia foki naʻe ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú,+ 6 ʻa ia, neongo naʻá ne hangē ko e ʻOtuá,+ naʻe ʻikai ʻi ai haʻane teitei fakakaukau ke ne feinga ke hoko ‘o tatau mo e ‘Otuá.+ 7 ʻIkai, ka naʻá ne fakamasivesivaʻi ʻa ia tonu peá ne hoko ʻo hangē ko ha tamaioʻeiki+ peá ne hoko ai ko ha tangata.*+ 8 Mahulu hake aí, ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hoko mai ai ko ha tangatá,* naʻá ne fakatōkilaloʻi ia peá ne hoko ʻo talangofua ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ʻo e maté,+ ʻio, ko e mate ʻi ha ʻakau fakamamahi.*+ 9 ʻI he ʻuhinga tofu pē ko ʻení, naʻe hakeakiʻi ai ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ki ha tuʻunga māʻolunga+ peá ne foaki anga-lelei ange kiate ia ʻa e hingoa ʻa ia ʻoku māʻolunga ia ʻi he hingoa kehe kotoa pē,+ 10 koeʻuhi ke tūʻulutui ʻa e tui kotoa pē ki he huafa ʻo Sīsuú—ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi hēvaní mo e faʻahinga ʻi māmaní pea mo e faʻahinga ʻi lolofonuá+— 11 pea ke talaki fakahāhā ʻe he tokotaha* kotoa pē ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻa e ʻEikí+ ke lāngilangiʻia ai ʻa e ʻOtuá ko e Tamaí.

12 Ko ia ai, siʻoku ngaahi ʻofaʻanga, hangē tofu pē ko ia ko hoʻomou talangofua maʻu peé, ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he lolotonga ʻeku ʻi hená ka ʻoku toe ʻāsili ange ia he taimí ni ʻi he ʻikai ke u ʻi hená, mou hanganaki ngāueʻi homou fakamoʻui ʻo kimoutolú ʻi he manavahē mo e tetetete. 13 He ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne fakaivia kimoutolú, ʻo ne fakatou ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e holi mo e mālohi ke mou ngāue ki he meʻa ʻokú ne hōhōʻia aí. 14 Hanganaki fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻo ʻikai ha lāunga+ mo ha fakakikihi,+ 15 ke mou hoko ai ʻo taʻehalaia mo tonuhia, ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá+ ʻoku taʻehamele ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ha toʻutangata pikopiko mo mioʻi,+ ʻa ia ko honau lotolotongá ʻoku mou ulo atu ai ko e ngaahi maamaʻanga ʻi he māmaní,+ 16 pea hanganaki piki ke maʻu ki he folofola ʻo e moʻuí.+ Pea te u maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuhinga ke u fiefia ʻi he ʻaho ʻo Kalaisí, ʻi hono ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻikai ke kulanoa ʻeku lelé pe kulanoa ʻeku ngāue mālohí. 17 Kae kehe, neongo kapau ʻoku lilingi atu au ʻo hangē ha feilaulau inu+ ʻi he feilaulaú+ pea mo e ngāue toputapu ʻa ia kuo hanga ʻe hoʻomou tuí ʻo taki atu kimoutolu ki aí, ʻoku ou fiefia mo nēkeneka fakataha mo kimoutolu kotoa. 18 ʻI he founga tatau pē, ʻoku totonu foki ke mou fiefia mo nēkeneka fakataha mo au.

19 Pea ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ʻi he ʻEiki ko Sīsuú ke fekau atu ʻa Tīmote+ kiate kimoutolu ʻi ha taimi nounou mei heni, koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo fakalototoʻaʻi ai au ʻi he taimi te u maʻu ai ha ongoongo fekauʻaki mo kimoutolú. 20 He ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ha toe taha mo ha hehema fakaefakakaukau hangē ko ia ʻokú ne maʻú ʻa ia te ne tokanga moʻoni kiate kimoutolu. 21 He ko e kotoa ʻo e niʻihi kehé ʻoku nau kumi ki he lelei pē ʻa kinautolú, ʻo ʻikai ki he meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe Sīsū Kalaisí. 22 Ka ʻoku mou ʻiloʻi ʻa e fakamoʻoni naʻá ne tuku mai fekauʻaki mo ia tonú, ʻa ia ʻi he hangē ha kiʻi tama+ mo haʻane tamaí naʻá ne ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki fakataha mo au ke laka ki muʻa ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí. 23 Ko ia ai, ko ia ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ke fekauʻi atu ʻi heʻeku ʻiloʻi pē ko ia ʻa e meʻa ʻe hoko kiate aú. 24 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou falala pau ʻi he ʻEikí ʻe vavé ni ke u ʻalu atu mo au foki.+

25 Ka ʻi he taimi ní ʻoku ou fakakaukau ʻoku totonu ke fekau atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa ʻEpafalotaito, ko hoku tokoua ʻi he tuí mo e kaungāngāue pea ko ha sōtia foki ʻa Kalaisi, pea ko hoʻomou talafekau mo e sevāniti fakafoʻituitui ki heʻeku fiemaʻú,+ 26 he ʻokú ne fakaʻamu ke sio ki he kotoa ʻo kimoutolú pea ʻokú ne loto-mafasia koeʻuhí ko hoʻomou fanongo ʻi heʻene puké. 27 Ko e moʻoni, naʻá ne puke ʻo ne meimei mate; ka naʻe meesi ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia, ko hono moʻoní, ʻo ʻikai kiate ia pē kae toe pehē foki kiate au, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo taulōfuʻu mai ʻa e mamahí kiate au. 28 Ko ia ai, ʻoku ou fekau atu ia ʻi he vave tahá, koeʻuhi ke mou toe fiefia ʻi hoʻomou sio kiate iá pea siʻi ange ai foki mo ʻeku loto-moʻuá. 29 Ko ia mou fai kiate ia ʻa e talitali lelei ʻoku mou angaʻakí ʻi he ʻEikí ʻaki ʻa e fiefia kotoa, pea hanganaki fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e kau tangata peheé,+ 30 koeʻuhí naʻá ne meimei mate koeʻuhi ko e ngāue ʻa Kalaisí,* ʻi hono tuku atu ʻene moʻuí ki he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki koeʻuhi ke ne fai mai kiate au ʻa e tokoni, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai lava ke mou faí.+