ʻUluaki Tīmote
3 Ko e fakamatala ko ʻení ʻoku falalaʻanga: Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha tangata ʻoku kakapa atu ke hoko ko ha mātuʻa,*+ ʻokú ne holi ki ha ngāue lelei. 2 Ko e mātuʻá leva ʻoku totonu ke ʻikai ala tukuakiʻi ia ki ha meʻa, ko ha husepāniti ia ʻo ha uaifi ʻe taha, anga-fakamaʻumaʻu ʻi heʻene ngaahi tōʻongá, fakakaukau lelei,*+ maau, anga-talitali kakai,+ taau ke faiako,+ 3 ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha faʻa konā,+ ʻoku ʻikai ke anga-fakamālohi,* ka ʻoku fakakaukau fakaʻatuʻi,+ ʻoku ʻikai ke faʻa kē,+ ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha ʻofa ia ki he paʻangá,+ 4 ko ha tangata ʻokú ne tokangaʻi* lelei ʻa hono falé, ko ʻene fānaú ʻoku nau fakamoʻulaloa ʻi he anga-fakamātoato fakaʻaufuli+ 5 (he kapau ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe ha tangata ʻa e founga ke tokangaʻi* lelei ai ʻa hono falé tonu, ʻe anga-fēfē ai haʻane tokangaʻi ʻa e fakatahaʻanga ʻa e ʻOtuá?), 6 ʻoku ʻikai ko ha tangata toki liliu foʻou,+ he ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e manavasiʻi naʻa fakafuofuolahi ia ʻi he hīkisia ʻo ne maʻu ai ʻa e fakamaau tatau kuo fai ki he Tēvoló. 7 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku totonu foki ke ne maʻu ha fakaongoongolelei* mei he faʻahinga ʻi tuʻá+ koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te ne tō ai ki he manukí* pea mo ha tauhele ʻa e Tēvoló.
8 Pehē foki ko e kau sevāniti fakafaifekaú ʻoku totonu ke nau anga-fakamātoato, ʻikai ngutungutu-ua,* ʻikai inu uaine lahi, ʻoku ʻikai ke nau mānumanu ki ha koloa ʻoku maʻu taʻefaitotonu,+ 9 ʻoku nau tauhi ʻa e fakalilolilo toputapu ʻo e tuí fakataha mo ha konisēnisi maʻa.+
10 Pehē foki, tuku ke ʻuluaki siviʻi ʻa e faʻahingá ni pe ʻoku nau taau; pea tuku ke nau ngāue ko e kau faifekau,* he ʻoku nau ʻataʻatā mei hano tukuakiʻi.+
11 Pehē foki ko e kakai fefiné ʻoku totonu ke nau anga-fakamātoato, ʻikai ke nau laukovi loi,+ anga-fakamaʻumaʻu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tōʻongá, faitōnunga ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.+
12 Tuku ki he kau sevāniti fakafaifekaú ke nau hoko ko e ngaahi husepāniti ʻo e uaifi ʻe taha, ʻo nau tokangaʻi lelei ʻa ʻenau fānaú mo honau falé tonu. 13 He ko e kau tangata ʻoku nau faifatongia ʻi ha founga leleí ʻoku nau maʻu ai ha tuʻunga lelei mo ha tauʻatāina lahi ʻo e leá ʻi he tui kia Kalaisi Sīsuú.
14 ʻOku ou tohi atu kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, neongo ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ʻe vavé ni haʻaku ʻalu atu kiate koe, 15 koeʻuhi kapau te u tuai atu, ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e founga ʻoku totonu ke ke tōʻongaʻaki ʻi he fale ʻo e ʻOtuá,+ ʻa ia ko e fakatahaʻanga ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí, ko ha pou mo ha makatuʻunga ʻo e moʻoní. 16 Ko e moʻoni, ko e fakalilolilo toputapu ʻo e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotua ko ʻení ʻoku lahi moʻoni: ‘Naʻe fakaeʻa ʻa e tokotahá ni ʻi he kakanó,+ naʻe lau ia ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni ʻi he laumālie,+ naʻá ne hā ki ha kau ʻāngelo,+ naʻe malangaʻi ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá,+ naʻe fai ʻa e tui ki ai ʻi he māmaní,+ naʻe ʻohake ia ki hēvani pea fakalāngilangiʻi.’