Ko e ʻUluaki Tohi ʻa Pita
1 Ko au Pita, ko ha ʻapositolo+ ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ko e tohi atu ki he kau nofo fakataimi ʻoku movetevete holo ʻi Ponitō, Kalētia, Kapatōsia,+ ʻĒsia, mo Pitiniá, ki he faʻahinga kuo fili 2 ʻo fakatatau ki hono tomuʻa ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ko e Tamaí,+ pea kuo fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻe he laumālié+ ki he taumuʻa ko e hoko ʻo talangofua pea afuhi ʻaki ʻa e taʻataʻa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí:+
Fakatauange ke hoko ʻo fakalahi atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻataá mo e melinó.
3 Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtuá mo e Tamai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí, he fakatatau ki he lahi ʻene mēsí naʻá ne foaki mai ai kiate kitautolu ha fanauʻi foʻou+ ki he ʻamanaki ʻoku moʻui+ fakafou ʻi he toetuʻu ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi mei he pekiá.+ 4 Kuó ne ʻai ke fanauʻi kitautolu ki ha moʻui ʻoku ʻi ai hono pale ʻa ia kuó ne talaʻofaʻaki kiate kitautolú. Ko e palé ni ko ha tofiʻa taʻefaʻaʻauha mo taʻeʻuliʻi pea mo taʻefaʻamae.+ Kuo tuku tauhi ia ʻi hēvani maʻamoutolu,+ 5 ʻa kimoutolu kuo maluʻi ʻe he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá fakafou ʻi he tuí ki ha fakamoʻui kuo mateuteu ke fakahaaʻi ʻi he taimi fakaʻosí. 6 Koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni ʻoku mou fiefia lahi ai, neongo kuo mou mamahi ʻi ha kiʻi taimi siʻi ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kehekehe,+ kapau kuo pau ke pehē, 7 koeʻuhí ke hoko ai hoʻomou tui kuo ʻosi siviʻí,+ ʻa ia ʻoku mahuʻinga mamaʻo ange ia ʻi he koula ʻoku ʻauha neongo hono sivi ʻaki ʻa e afí, ko ha tupuʻanga ia ʻo e fakahīkihiki mo e fakalāngilangi mo e fakangeingeia ʻi he fakahā mai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.+ 8 Neongo naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te mou sio kiate ia, ʻoku mou ʻofa ʻiate ia. Neongo ʻoku ʻikai te mou mātā ia he taimí ni, ka ʻoku mou ngāueʻi ʻa e tui kiate ia pea ʻoku mou fiefia lahi ʻi ha fiefia taʻealafakamatalaʻi mo lāngilangiʻia, 9 ʻi hoʻomou aʻusia ʻa e taumuʻa ʻo hoʻomou tuí, ʻa homou fakamoʻuí.+
10 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e fakamoʻui ko ʻení, ko e kau palōfita ko ia naʻa nau kikite fekauʻaki mo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā naʻe fakataumuʻa kiate kimoutolú naʻa nau fai ha fekumi tōtōivi mo ha fakatotolo fakalelei ki ai.+ 11 Naʻa nau hanganaki fakatotolo pe ko e hā ʻa e taimi pau pe ko e hā ʻa e kuonga ʻe hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻi loto ʻiate kinautolú ʻo fekauʻaki mo Kalaisí,+ koeʻuhi naʻe faifakamoʻoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ki muʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e faingataʻaʻia ʻa Kalaisí+ pea mo e lāngilangi te ne maʻu ʻi he hili iá. 12 Naʻe fakahaaʻi kiate kinautolu ko ʻenau ngāué ʻo ʻikai maʻanautolu, ka maʻamoutolu, ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa kuo fanongonongo atu kiate kimoutolu he taimí ni ʻe he faʻahinga naʻa nau talaki atu ʻa e ongoongo leleí kiate kimoutolú ʻaki ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoni naʻe fekauʻi hifo mei hēvaní.+ Ko e ngaahi meʻa tofu pē ʻeni ʻoku holi ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ke fakasio hifo ki aí.
13 Ko ia ʻai ke mateuteu homou ʻatamaí ki he ngāué;+ tauhi maʻu ke kakato hoʻomou fakakaukau leleí;+ fokotuʻu hoʻomou ʻamanakí ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ko ia ʻe fakahaaʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he fakahā mai ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí. 14 ʻI he tuʻunga ko e fānau talangofuá, tuku ʻa e hoko ʻo fakafuo ʻe he* ngaahi holi naʻa mou maʻu ki muʻa ʻi hoʻomou taʻeʻiló, 15 ka ʻi he hangē ko e Tokotaha Māʻoniʻoni ʻa ia naʻá ne ui kimoutolú, mou hoko ʻo māʻoniʻoni ʻi hoʻomou tōʻonga kotoa pē,+ 16 he kuo tohi: “Kuo pau ke mou māʻoniʻoni, koeʻuhí he ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni.”+
17 Pea kapau ʻoku mou ui ki he Tamaí ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakamaau taʻefilifilimānako+ ʻo fakatatau ki he ngāue ʻa e tokotaha taki taha, mou tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e manavaheé+ lolotonga ʻa e taimi ʻo hoʻomou nofo fakataimí. 18 He ʻoku mou ʻilo naʻe ʻikai ke fai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ala ʻauha, ʻaki ʻa e siliva pe koula, ʻa hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi*+ kimoutolu mei hoʻomou founga moʻui muna naʻa mou maʻu mei hoʻomou fanga kuí.* 19 Ka naʻe fai ʻaki ia ʻa e taʻataʻa mahuʻinga, ʻo hangē ko e toto+ ʻo ha lami taʻemele mo taʻehaʻila,+ ʻa e taʻataʻa ko ia ʻo Kalaisí.+ 20 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe toka ʻafioʻi ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ki muʻa ʻi he tanupou ʻo e māmaní,*+ ka naʻe ʻai ia ke ne eʻa ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e ngaahi taimí koeʻuhí ko kimoutolu.+ 21 Fakafou ʻiate ia ʻoku mou hoko ai ko e kau tui ki he ʻOtuá,+ ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne fokotuʻu hake ia mei he pekiá+ pea ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e lāngilangí,+ koeʻuhí ke ʻi he ʻOtuá hoʻomou tuí mo e ʻamanakí.
22 Ko eni kuo fakamaʻa kimoutolu ʻi hoʻomou talangofua ki he moʻoní ʻo mou maʻu ai ʻa hono olá ʻa ia ko e ʻofa fakatokoua taʻemālualoi,+ mou maʻu ā ʻa e ʻofa lahi ki he tokotaha taki taha mei he lotó.+ 23 He kuo fanauʻi foʻou kimoutolu,+ ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ha tenga ʻoku ala ʻauha, kae ʻaki ha tenga taʻealaʻauha,*+ fakafou ʻi he folofola ʻa e ʻOtua moʻui mo tuʻuloá.+ 24 He “ko e kakano kotoa pē* ʻoku hangē ko e mohukú, pea ko e kotoa ʻo hono lāngilangí ʻoku hangē ko e fisi ʻo e ʻakau ʻo e vaó; ʻoku mae ʻa e mohukú, pea ʻoku ngangana hono matalá, 25 ka ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihová* ʻoku tolonga ʻo taʻengata.”+ Pea ko e “folofola” ko ʻení ko e ongoongo lelei ia naʻe talaki atu kiate kimoutolú.+