ʻUluaki Kolinitō
2 Ko ia fanga tokoua, ʻi he taimi naʻá ku ʻalu atu ai ke talaki ʻa e fakalilolilo toputapu+ ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate kimoutolú, naʻe ʻikai te u ngāueʻaki ha ngaahi lea māʻolunga+ pe fiehāʻaki ʻa e potó. 2 He naʻá ku fili ke ʻoua te u ʻilo ki ha toe meʻa kehe ʻi homou lotolotongá tuku kehe pē ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, pea mo hono tautau ʻi he ʻakaú.+ 3 Pea naʻá ku ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he tuʻunga vaivai pea ʻi he manavahē pea mo e tetetete lahi; 4 pea ko ʻeku leá mo e meʻa naʻá ku malangaʻakí naʻe ʻikai ke faiʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakaoloolo ʻo e potó ka naʻe faiʻaki ha fakahāhā moʻoni ʻo e laumālié mo e mālohí,+ 5 koeʻuhi ke hoko hoʻomou tuí, ʻo ʻikai ʻi he poto ʻo e tangatá, ka ʻi he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá.
6 ʻOku tau lea eni ʻo kau ki he potó ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku matuʻotuʻá,+ ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e poto ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení* pe ko e poto ʻo e kau pule ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení, ʻa ia te nau hoko ʻo mole atú.+ 7 Ka ʻoku tau leaʻaki ʻa e poto ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ha fakalilolilo toputapú,+ ʻa e poto fufū, ʻa ia naʻe toka tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtuá ki muʻa ʻi he fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení ke tau lāngilangiʻia ai. 8 Ko e poto eni naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ki ai ha taha ʻo e kau pule ʻo e fokotuʻutuʻu ko ení,* he kapau naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ia,+ naʻe mei ʻikai te nau tāmateʻi* ʻa e ʻEiki lāngilangiʻiá. 9 Kae hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo tohí: “Ko e matá kuo ʻikai te ne mātā pea ko e telingá kuo ʻikai te ne fanongoa, pea kuo ʻikai ke hū ki he fakakaukau ʻa ha* tangata ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo teuteu ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa kiate iá.”+ 10 He ko kitautolu ia kuo fakahā mai ki ai ʻe he ʻOtuá+ fakafou ʻi hono laumālié,+ he ʻoku hakule ʻa e laumālié ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, naʻa mo e ngaahi meʻa loloto ʻa e ʻOtuá.+
11 He ko hai ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e tangatá ʻokú ne ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ha tangata tuku kehe ʻa e laumālie* ʻo e tangatá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi loto ʻiate iá? Pehē pē foki, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha kuó ne hoko ʻo ʻilo ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá tuku kehe ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá. 12 Kuo tau tali eni, ʻo ʻikai ko e laumālie ʻo e māmaní, ka ko e laumālie ʻa ia ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá,+ koeʻuhi ke tau lava ai ʻo ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo foaki anga-lelei mai kiate kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá. 13 Ko e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku tau toe leaʻaki foki, ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea kuo akoʻi ʻe he poto fakaetangatá,+ ka ʻi he ngaahi lea ko ia kuo akoʻi ʻe he laumālié,+ ʻi heʻetau fakamatalaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakalaumālié ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fakalaumālie.
14 Ka ko ha tangata fakakakano ʻoku ʻikai ke ne tali* ʻe ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, he ko e koto vale ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ia ko iá kiate ia; pea heʻikai lava ke ne ʻilo kinautolu, koeʻuhí he ʻoku sivisiviʻi fakalaumālie ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ia ko iá. 15 Kae kehe, ko e tangata fakalaumālié ʻokú ne sivisiviʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē,+ ka ko e tangata fakakakanó heʻikai lava ke ne sivisiviʻi ʻa e tangata ko iá. 16 He “ko hai ia kuó ne hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Sihová,* koeʻuhi ke ne lava ai ke fakahinohinoʻi ia?”+ Ka ʻoku tau maʻu ʻe kitautolu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Kalaisí.+