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2 He ʻoku ou loto ke mou ʻiloʻi ʻa e fuʻu fāinga lahi ʻoku ou fai maʻamoutolú pea maʻá e faʻahinga ʻi Leotisiá+ pea maʻá e kotoa ʻo e faʻahinga kuo teʻeki ai ke nau mamata tonu ʻiate aú.* 2 Ko ʻeku taumuʻá ke fakafiemālieʻi honau lotó+ pea ke fakafāʻūtahaʻi lelei kinautolu ʻi he ʻofa+ pea ke nau koloaʻia ai, ko e koloa ko iá ko hono ʻiloʻi totonu mo mahinoʻi lelei ʻa e fakalilolilo toputapu ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ko e fakalilolilo ko iá ko Kalaisi.+ 3 ʻOku fufū ʻiate ia ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi koloa ʻo e potó pea mo e ʻiló.+ 4 ʻOku ou leaʻaki ení ke ʻoua naʻa kākaaʻi kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻaki ha ngaahi fakaʻuhinga fakatupu fakalotoʻi. 5 Neongo ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻi hena ʻi he sinó, ʻoku ou ʻi hena mo kimoutolu ʻi he laumālie, ʻo fiefia ke sio ki hoʻomou ʻi he tuʻunga māú+ pea mo e tuʻu maʻu ʻa hoʻomou tui kia Kalaisí.+
6 Ko ia ai, hangē tofu pē ko hoʻomou tali ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ko e ʻEikí, hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻaʻeva ʻi he fāʻūtaha mo iá, 7 ʻo faiaka mo langa hake ʻiate ia+ pea hoko ʻo tuʻu maʻu ʻi he tuí,+ ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia ne akoʻi kimoutolu ki aí, pea mou fonu mahuohua ʻi he fai ʻo e fakafetaʻí.+
8 Tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa tauheleʻi* kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻaki ʻenau filōsofia mo e ngaahi fakaʻuhinga hala+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai makatuʻunga ʻia Kalaisi ka ʻi he talatukufakaholo ʻa e tangatá mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e māmaní; 9 kae kehe, ko e ngaahi ʻulungaanga kotoa ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻoku kakato ia ʻia Kalaisi.+ 10 Ko ia kuo mou maʻu ai ha tuʻunga kakato fakafou ʻiate ia, ʻa e tokotaha ʻa ia ko e ʻulu ia ʻo e founga-pule mo e mafai kotoa pē.+ 11 Ko e meʻa ʻi homou vahaʻangatae mo iá, kuo kamu ai kimoutolu, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ʻa e nima ʻo e tangatá ka ko hono siʻaki atu ʻa e sino angahalaʻiá,+ koeʻuhi ko e founga ia ke kamu ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Kalaisí.+ 12 He naʻe tanu fakataha kimoutolu mo ia ʻi heʻene papitaisó,+ pea ʻi homou vahaʻangatae mo iá naʻe toe fokotuʻu fakataha hake ai kimoutolu+ fakafou ʻi hoʻomou tui ki he ngāue fakaofo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fokotuʻu hake ia mei he pekiá.+
13 ʻIkai ngata aí, neongo naʻa mou mate ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi faihalá pea ʻi he tuʻunga taʻekamu ʻo homou kakanó, naʻe ʻai kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke mou moʻui fakataha mo Kalaisi.+ Naʻá ne anga-lelei ʻo fakamolemoleʻi ʻa ʻetau ngaahi faihalá kotoa+ 14 peá ne tāmateʻi ʻa e tohi tohinima+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ha ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni+ naʻe fepaki ia mo kitautolu.+ Kuó ne toʻo atu ia ʻaki hono tukifaʻo ki he ʻakau fakamamahí.*+ 15 Kuó ne fakamaeʻeeʻa atu ʻa e ngaahi founga-pulé mo e kau maʻu mafaí mo fakaʻaliʻali fakahāhaaʻi atu kinautolu kuó ne ikunaʻi,+ ʻo ne taki atu kinautolu ko ha kau pōpula ʻi ha laka maʻalali ʻo e ikuna fakafou ai.*
16 Ko ia ai, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke fakamāuʻi koe ʻe ha taha ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻa ʻokú ke kaí mo inú+ pe ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hono tauhi ʻo ha kātoanga pe ko e māhina foʻoú+ pe ko ha Sāpate.*+ 17 Ko e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ko ha ʻata ia ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ka hoko maí,+ ka ko e meʻa moʻoní ia ko e Kalaisí.+ 18 Tuku ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha tangata te ne toʻo meiate kimoutolu ʻa e palé,+ ʻa ia ʻokú ne saiʻia ʻi ha anga-fakatōkilalo fakangalingali mo e founga lotu ʻoku fai ki he kau ʻāngeló, “ʻo ne tuʻu ʻaki”* ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuó ne mamata ki aí. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻokú ne fakafuofuolahi ʻo taʻeʻiai hano ʻuhinga totonu ʻi heʻene founga fakakaukau fakaekakanó, 19 pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne piki maʻu ki he ʻulú,+ ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne fai ʻa e tokonaki ki he sinó kotoa mo fakafehokotaki lelei ʻa hono ngaahi hokotanga huí mo hono ngaahi uouá mo ʻai ʻa e sinó ke tupu, ʻa ia ko e tupu ko iá mei he ʻOtuá.+
20 Kapau naʻa mou mate fakataha mo Kalaisi ʻi he felāveʻi mo e ngaahi meʻa tefito ʻo e māmaní,+ ko e hā ʻoku mou kei moʻui ai ʻo hangē ʻoku mou kei hoko ko ha konga ʻo e māmaní ʻaki hono toe fakamoʻulaloaʻi kimoutolu ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni:+ 21 “ʻOua ʻe toʻo, ʻoua ʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi, ʻoua ʻe ala ki ai”? 22 He ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kuo pau ke nau ʻauha kotoa ʻi he hili hono fakaʻaongaʻí pea ko e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ko ení ko e ngaahi fekau ia mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e tangatá.+ 23 Ko e ngaahi fekau ko ení ʻoku hā ngali ʻokú ne ʻomai ʻa e poto, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau fakafepakiʻi ʻa e holi honau sinó.+ ʻOku hoko ení koeʻuhi ʻoku fili pē ʻe he kakaí ia ʻa e founga ke nau lotu ai ki he ʻOtuá, ʻoku nau anga-fakatōkilalo fakangalingali pea ʻoku nau ʻai ke faingataʻaʻia honau sinó.