Ko e Tohi ʻa Sēmisi
2 ʻE hoku fanga tokoua, ʻoku mou piki koā ki he tui ʻa hotau ʻEiki lāngilangiʻia ko Sīsū Kalaisí lolotonga ia ʻoku mou filifilimānako?+ 2 He kapau ʻoku hū atu ki hoʻomou fakatahá ha tangata mo ha ngaahi mama koula ʻi hono ngaahi louhiʻinimá ʻokú ne vala lelei ʻaupito, ka ʻoku toe hū atu foki mo ha tangata masiva ʻoku vala palakū, 3 ʻoku mou sio fakataha koā mo e leleiʻia ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne tui ʻa e vala lelei ʻaupitó pea pehē ange, “Nofo koe he nofoʻanga ko ʻení ʻi ha potu ʻoku leleí,” pea ʻoku mou pehē koā ki he tokotaha masivá, “Tuʻu pē koe hena” pe “Nofo he nofoʻanga ko ē ʻi lalo ʻi hoku tuʻunga-vaʻé”?+ 4 Kapau ko ia, ʻikai ʻoku mou fai ha lau tuʻunga ʻi homou haʻohaʻongá,+ pea ʻikai kuo mou hoko ai ko ha kau fakamaau faituʻutuʻuni fulikivanu?+
5 Fanongo mai, siʻoku fanga tokoua ʻofeina. ʻIkai naʻe fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku masiva ʻi he vakai ʻa e māmaní ke nau koloaʻia ʻi he tuí+ pea hoko ko e ngaahi ʻea ʻo e Puleʻangá, ʻa ia naʻá ne talaʻofaʻaki ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻofa ʻiate iá?+ 6 Ka kuo mou taʻetokaʻi ʻa e kau masivá. ʻIkai ko e kau koloaʻiá ʻoku nau fakafeʻātungiaʻi kimoutolu+ pea toho atu kimoutolu ki he ʻao ʻo e ngaahi fakamaauʻanga fakalaó? 7 ʻIkai ʻoku nau laukovi ki he hingoa lelei ʻa ia naʻe uiʻaki kimoutolú? 8 Kapau leva ʻoku mou fakahoko ʻa e lao fakatuʻí ʻo fakatatau ki he potu folofolá, “Kuo pau ke ke ʻofa ki ho kaungāʻapí ʻo hangē pē ko hoʻo ʻofa kiate koé,”+ ʻoku lelei ʻaupito ia. 9 Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku hokohoko atu hoʻomou filifilimānakó,+ ʻoku mou faiangahala ai, pea ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi* ai kimoutolu ʻe he laó ko e kau maumau-lao.+
10 He ka ʻi ai ha taha ʻoku talangofua ki he kotoa ʻo e Laó ka ʻokú ne fai ha laka hala ʻi ha taha ʻo e ngaahi fekaú, kuó ne hoko ai ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne maumauʻi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e Laó.+ 11 He ko e tokotaha naʻá ne pehē, “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke tono,”+ naʻá ne pehē foki, “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke fakapō.”+ Kapau leva ʻoku ʻikai te ke tono ka ʻokú ke fakapō, kuó ke hoko koe ko ha tokotaha maumau-lao. 12 Hanganaki lea mo tōʻongafai ʻi ha founga ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻa ia ʻoku teu ke fakamāuʻi ʻaki ʻa e lao ʻo ha kakai tauʻatāina.*+ 13 He ko e tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai te ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e mēsí ʻe fai hono fakamāuʻí ʻo ʻikai ha meesi ki ai.+ ʻOku ikunaʻi ʻe he mēsí ʻa e fakamāú.
14 Ko e hā hano ʻaonga, ʻe hoku fanga tokoua, kapau ʻoku pehē ʻe ha taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tuí ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e ngāué?+ ʻE lava koā ʻe he tui ko iá ʻo fakahaofi ia?+ 15 Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha tokoua pe ha tuofefine ʻoku masiva vala* mo ʻikai haʻane meʻakai feʻunga ki he ʻaho ko iá, 16 ka ʻoku pehē ange ʻe ha taha ʻo kimoutolu ki ai, “ʻAlu ʻi he fiemālie; ke ke māfana peá ke mākona,” ka ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻoange ki ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ki hono sinó, ko e hā hano ʻaonga?+ 17 ʻOku pehē pē foki, ko e tuí ʻiate ia pē, ʻo taʻekau ai ʻa e ngāué, ʻoku mate ia.+
18 Neongo ia, ʻe pehē ʻe ha taha: “ʻOkú ke maʻu ʻe koe ʻa e tuí, pea ʻoku ou maʻu ʻe au ʻa e ngāué. Fakahā mai kiate au ʻa hoʻo tuí taʻekau ai ʻa e ngāué, pea te u fakahā atu ʻeku tuí ʻaki ʻeku ngāué.” 19 ʻOkú ke tui koā ʻoku taha pē ʻa e ʻOtuá? ʻOku lelei ʻaupito ia. Pea neongo iá ko e fanga tēmenioó ʻoku nau tui ki ai pea nau teteki.+ 20 Ka ʻoku ʻi ai koā haʻo tokotokanga ke ke ʻiloʻi, ʻe tangata vale, ko e tui ʻoku taʻekau ai ʻa e ngāué ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ia? 21 ʻIkai ko ʻetau tamai ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻe lau ia ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāué ʻi he hili ko ia ʻene ʻoatu ʻa ʻAisake ko hono fohá ki he funga ʻōlitá?+ 22 ʻOkú ke sio ai ko ʻene tuí naʻe ngāue fakataha ia mo ʻene ngaahi ngāué pea ko ʻene tuí naʻe fakahaohaoaʻi ia ʻe heʻene ngāué,+ 23 pea naʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e potu folofola ko ia ʻoku pehē: “Naʻe tui ʻa ʻĒpalahame kia Sihova,* pea naʻe lau ai ia ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni,”+ pea naʻe ui ia ko e kaumeʻa ʻo Sihova.*+
24 ʻOku mou ʻiloʻi ai ʻe lau ha tangata ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ko e meʻa ʻi he ngāué ʻo ʻikai ʻi he tuí ʻataʻatā pē. 25 ʻI he founga tatau pē, ʻikai naʻe lau foki ʻa Lēhapi ko e fefine feʻauakí ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene ngaahi ngāué, hili ia ʻene talitali lelei ʻa e ongo talafekaú peá ne tuku atu kinaua ʻi ha hala kehe?+ 26 Ko e moʻoni, hangē pē ko e mate ʻa e sinó ʻi he ʻikai ha laumālié,*+ ʻoku pehē pē ʻa e mate ʻa e tuí ʻi he ʻikai ha ngāué.+