Ngāue ʻa e Kau ʻApositolo
20 ʻI he malona hifo ʻa e fuʻu longoaʻá, naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Paula ʻa e fekau ke haʻu ʻa e kau ākongá, pea ʻi he hili ʻene fakalototoʻaʻi kinautolu mo lea māvae angé, naʻá ne kamata ʻene fononga ki Masitōniá. 2 ʻI he hili ʻene ʻalu atu ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua ko iá mo fai ha ngaahi lea fakalototoʻa lahi ki he faʻahinga ʻi aí, naʻá ne haʻu ki Kalisi. 3 Naʻá ne nofo ai ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu, ka koeʻuhi naʻe faʻufaʻufono kiate ia ʻa e kau Siú+ ʻi he teu ko ia ke ne tukufolau atu ki Sīliá, naʻá ne fakapapauʻi ʻi hono ʻatamaí ke foki ʻo fou hake ʻi Masitōnia. 4 Naʻe kaungā-fononga mo ia ʻa Sōpeta ko e foha ʻo Pulo mei Pēleá, ʻAlisitako+ mo Sēkunio ʻo e kau Tesalonaiká, Keio ʻo Teapé, Tīmote,+ pea mo Tikiko+ mo Talofima+ mei he vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá. 5 Naʻe muʻomuʻa atu ʻa e kau tangatá ni ʻo tali mai kiate kimautolu ʻi Taloasi; 6 ka naʻa mau tukufolau atu mei Filipai ʻi he hili ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvaní,+ pea ʻi loto ʻi he ʻaho ʻe nima naʻa mau ʻalu hifo ai kiate kinautolu ki Taloasi, pea naʻa mau nofo ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu.
7 ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo e uiké, ʻi heʻemau fakatahataha mai ke maʻu ha meʻatokoni, naʻe kamata lea ʻa Paula kiate kinautolu, he naʻe teu ke ne mavahe ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó; pea naʻe fai ai pē ʻene leá ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻapoó. 8 Ko ia naʻe lahilahi ʻa e ngaahi maama ʻi he loki ko ia ʻi ʻolunga naʻa mau fakatahataha aí. 9 Naʻe tangutu ʻi he matapā-teké ha kiʻi talavou ko hono hingoá ko ʻŪtiko, pea naʻá ne tō hifo ʻo māʻumohe lolotonga ia ʻa e kei lea ʻa Paulá, pea ʻi heʻene mate mohé, naʻá ne tō mei he fungavaka uá pea ʻi heʻenau aʻu hifo kiate iá kuó ne ʻosi mate. 10 Ka naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa Paula ki lalo, ʻo ne fakatōmapeʻe hifo ʻo fāʻofua ʻiate ia,+ peá ne pehē: “Tuku hoʻomou hohaʻatuʻú, he ʻokú ne moʻui.”+ 11 Naʻá ne ʻalu hake leva ki ʻolunga ʻo ne pakipaki ʻa e maá pea kamata ke ne kai. Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻene talanoá ʻo fuoloa, ʻo aʻu ki he maʻa ʻa e ʻahó, peá ne toki mavahe leva. 12 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e tamasiʻí kuó ne moʻui pea naʻe taʻehanotatau ʻa ʻenau fiefiá.
13 Naʻa mau heka leva ki he vaká ʻo ʻalu ki he kolo ko ʻĀsosí, ka naʻe ʻalu lalo ʻa Paula ia. Ko e kolo eni naʻe fiemaʻu ke mau fakaheka ai ʻa Paulá, ʻo hangē ko ʻene kole mai kiate kimautolú. 14 Ko ia ʻi heʻene maʻu mai kimautolu ki ʻĀsosí, naʻa mau fakaheka ia ʻo mau ʻalu ki Meteline. 15 Pea ʻi heʻemau tukufolau atu mei ai ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó, naʻa mau aʻu atu ki Kaio ʻo tau pē mei he lotó, ka ʻi he ʻaho hili iá, naʻa mau tau taimi nounou pē ʻi Samo, pea ʻi he ʻaho hoko aí, naʻa mau aʻu ai ki Mīleto. 16 Naʻe fili ʻa Paula ke ne tukufolau ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi ʻEfesō,+ koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te ne fakamoleki ha taimi ʻi he vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá, he naʻá ne fakavave ke aʻu ki Selusalema+ ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e Kātoanga ʻo e Penitekosí kapau ʻe ala lava.
17 Kae kehe, naʻá ne ʻoatu ha fekau mei Mīleto ki ʻEfesō ʻo ui mai ʻa e kau mātuʻa ʻo e fakatahaʻangá. 18 ʻI heʻenau aʻu mai kiate iá, naʻá ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku mou ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa e anga ʻeku tōʻongafai ʻi homou lotolotongá talu mei he ʻuluaki ʻaho naʻá ku tūʻuta ai ʻi he vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá,+ 19 ʻa ʻeku ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki maʻá e ʻEikí ʻi he anga-fakatōkilalo* moʻoni+ pea ʻi he tangi-ʻa-loʻimata mo e ngaahi ʻahiʻahi naʻe tō mai kiate au mei he ngaahi faʻufaʻu ʻa e kau Siú, 20 lolotonga iá naʻe ʻikai ke u tauholomui mei hono tala atu kiate kimoutolu ha meʻa pē ki haʻamou lelei pea mei hono akoʻi kimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakaí+ pea mei he fale ki he fale.+ 21 Ka naʻá ku faifakamoʻoni fakaʻāuliliki fakatouʻosi ki he kau Siú pea ki he kau Kalisí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakatomala+ ki he ʻOtuá pea mo e tui ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsuú.+ 22 Pea ʻi he taimí ni, vakai, ʻoku ou ʻalú ni ki Selusalema ʻi hono tataki* au ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, neongo ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ai kiate aú, 23 ka mei he kolo ki he kolo ʻoku toutou faifakamoʻoni mai ai ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní kiate au, ʻo pehē ʻoku fakatatali mai ʻa e tuku pilīsone mo e ngaahi mamahi kiate au.+ 24 Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai te u lau ʻeku moʻuí ʻoku ʻi ai hano mahuʻinga kiate au,* kehe pē ke u ʻosiki hoku ʻalungá+ pea mo e ngāue ko ia kuó u maʻu mei he ʻEiki ko Sīsuú, ke faifakamoʻoni fakaʻāuliliki ki he ongoongo lelei ʻo e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá.
25 “Pea ko eni, vakai, ʻoku ou ʻilo heʻikai ha taha ʻo kimoutolu ko ia naʻá ku malangaʻi ki ai ʻa e Puleʻangá ʻe toe sio ki hoku matá. 26 Ko ia ʻoku ou ui mai kimoutolú ke mou fakamoʻoni ʻi he ʻaho tonu ko ʻení ʻoku ou ʻataʻatā au mei he toto ʻo e tangata kotoa pē,+ 27 he kuo ʻikai te u tauholomui mei hono tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e finangalo kotoa ʻo e* ʻOtuá.+ 28 Tokanga kiate kimoutolu+ pea ki he kotoa ʻo e tākangá, ʻa ia kuo fakanofo kimoutolu ki ai ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ko honau kau mātuʻa,*+ ke tauhi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻa e ʻOtuá,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatau mai ʻaki ʻa e taʻataʻa ʻo hono ʻAló tonu.+ 29 ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ko e hili ko ia ʻeku ʻalú ʻe hū mai ha fanga ulofi fekai ki homou haʻohaʻongá+ pea ʻe ʻikai te nau manavaʻofa ki he tākangá, 30 pea ʻe ʻalu hake mei homou haʻohaʻongá tonu ha kau tangata ʻo nau leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo mioʻi ke tohoakiʻi ʻa e kau ākongá ke muimui ʻiate kinautolu.+
31 “Ko ia ai, mou hanganaki ʻā, pea manatuʻi ko e taʻu ē ʻe tolu,+ ʻi he pō mo e ʻaho, naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito tuku ʻeku enginaki ki he tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimoutolu fakataha mo e tangi-ʻa-loʻimata. 32 Pea ʻoku ou tuku atu eni kimoutolu ki he toʻukupu ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ki heʻene folofolá ʻa ia ʻoku fakamatala ai ki heʻene ʻofa maʻataʻataá, ʻa ia ko e folofola ia ʻoku malava ke ne fakaivimālohiʻi kimoutolu mo ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e tofiʻa fakataha mo e faʻahinga tapú kotoa.+ 33 Kuo ʻikai te u holi ke maʻu ha siliva pe koula pe vala ʻo ha tangata.+ 34 Ko kimoutolu tonu ʻoku mou ʻilo ko e ongo nimá ni kuó na tokonaki ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fiemaʻu ʻaʻakú+ mo e fiemaʻu ʻa kinautolu naʻe ʻiate aú. 35 Kuó u fakahāhaaʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa, ʻi he ngāue mālohi peheé,+ kuo pau ai ke mou tokoniʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku vaivaí pea kuo pau ke mou manatuʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻEiki ko Sīsuú, ʻi heʻene pehē ʻe ia tonu: ‘ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia lahi ange ʻi he foaki atú+ ʻi he maʻu maí.’”
36 Pea ʻi he hili ʻene leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne tūʻulutui hifo mo kinautolu kotoa ʻo lotu. 37 Ko e moʻoni, naʻe hoko ha fetāngihi ʻi he kotoa honau haʻohaʻongá, pea naʻa nau fāʻofua ʻia Paula* ʻo nau ʻuma lolomi kiate ia, 38 he naʻe maongo moʻoni kiate kinautolu ʻa e lea kuó ne leaʻakí, ʻi he pehē ko ia ʻe ʻikai te nau toe sio ki hono fofongá.+ Pea naʻa nau ō leva mo ia ki he vaká.