Ko ha Meʻa Fakahā kia Sione

2 “Tohi ki he ʻāngelo+ ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi ʻEfesoó+ ʻo pehē: Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe ia ʻokú ne pukepuke ʻa e foʻi fetuʻu ʻe fitú ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻú pea ʻokú ne ʻaʻeva ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e tuʻunga-maama koula ʻe fitú:+ 2 ‘ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāué, pea mo hoʻo fakaongosiá mo e kātakí, pea mo e ʻikai ke ke makātakiʻi ʻa e kau tangata koví, pea mo hoʻo sivisiviʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau pehē ko e kau ʻapositolo+ kinautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikaí, pea ʻokú ke ʻilo kinautolu ko e kau loi. 3 ʻOkú ke toe fakahāhā foki ʻa e kātaki, pea kuó ke kītaki koeʻuhi ko hoku hingoá+ pea kuo ʻikai te ke ongosia ai.+ 4 Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ou koviʻia ʻiate koe ʻi he meʻá ni, ʻa hoʻo mavahe mei he ʻofa naʻá ke ʻuluaki maʻú.

5 “‘Ko ia ai, manatu ki he meʻa naʻá ke tō aí, pea fakatomala+ pea fai ʻa e ngaahi ngāue naʻá ke ʻuluaki faí. Kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke fai ia, te u ʻalu atu kiate koe, pea te u toʻo hoʻo tuʻunga-māmá+ mei hono tuʻuʻangá, tuku kehe kapau te ke fakatomala.+ 6 Ka, ʻokú ke maʻu ʻa e meʻá ni ʻa ia ko ha meʻa lelei ia: ʻA hoʻo fehiʻa ko ia ʻi he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e kulupu lotu ʻa Nikolaiasí,*+ ʻa ia ʻoku ou fehiʻa foki mo au ai. 7 Tuku ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai hono telingá ke ne fanongo ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he laumālié ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá:+ Te u tuku ki he tokotaha ʻoku ikuná+ ke ne kai mei he ʻakau ʻo e moʻuí,+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he palataisi ʻa e ʻOtuá.’

8 “Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Sīmaná ʻo pehē: Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he ‘ʻUluakí mo e Fakamuimuí,’+ ʻa ia naʻá ne mate peá ne toe moʻui maí:+ 9 ‘ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa hoʻo mamahí mo hoʻo masivá—ka ʻokú ke koloaʻia+—pea mo e laukovi ʻoku fai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻoku nau ui kinautolu ko e kau Siu ka ko hono moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai, ka ko kinautolú ko ha sinakoke ʻo Sētane.+ 10 ʻOua ʻe ilifia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻamanaki ke ke faingataʻaʻia aí.+ Vakai! Ko e Tēvoló ʻe hokohoko atu ʻene lī ʻa e niʻihi ʻo kimoutolu ki he pilīsoné koeʻuhí ke hoko ai ʻo ʻahiʻahiʻi kakato kimoutolu, pea te mou maʻu ai ha mamahi ʻi he ʻaho ʻe hongofulu. Fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke faitōnunga ʻo aʻu ki he maté, pea te u ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e kalauni ʻo e moʻuí.+ 11 Tuku ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai hono telingá ke ne fanongo+ ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he laumālié ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá: Ko e tokotaha ʻoku ikuná+ ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito teitei uesia ia ʻe he mate hono uá.’+

12 “Tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Peakamosí ʻo pehē: Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e heletā māsila, lōloa, mo fakatoumatá:+ 13 ‘ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e feituʻu ʻokú ke nofo aí, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e taloni ʻo Sētané; pea neongo ia ʻokú ke hanganaki piki maʻu ki hoku hingoá,+ pea naʻe ʻikai te ke fakafisingaʻi ʻa hoʻo tui kiate aú+ naʻa mo e ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAnitipasá, ko ʻeku fakamoʻoni faitōnunga,+ ʻa ē naʻe tāmateʻi+ ʻi homou tafaʻakí, ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku nofo ai ʻa Sētané.

14 “‘Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi meʻa siʻi ʻoku ou koviʻia ai ʻiate koe, ʻa hoʻo maʻu ʻi hena ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau pīkitai ki he akonaki ʻa Pēlamí,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne akonekina ʻa Pēlaki+ ke ne ʻai ha tūkiaʻanga ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, ke kai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo feilaulauʻaki ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí pea ke fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau.*+ 15 ʻI he founga tatau pē, ʻokú ke toe maʻu foki ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau pīkitai ki he akonaki ʻa e kulupu lotu ʻa Nikolaiasí.+ 16 Ko ia ke ke fakatomala. Kapau ʻe ʻikai, ʻe vave leva ʻeku ʻalu atu kiate koe, pea te u faitau mo kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e heletā lōloa ʻoku ʻalu atu mei hoku ngutú.+

17 “‘Tuku ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai hono telingá ke ne fanongo ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he laumālié ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá:+ Te u ʻoange ki he tokotaha ʻoku ikuná+ ha niʻihi ʻo e mana ne fūfūʻí,+ pea te u ʻoange kiate ia ha foʻi maka molemole hinehina, pea kuo tohi ʻi he foʻi maka ko iá ha hingoa foʻou ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi ai ha taha ʻoku ʻilo ki ai tuku kehe pē ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e hingoa ko iá.’

18 “Tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Taiatailá+ ʻo pehē: Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa e tokotaha ko hono ongo foʻi fofongá ʻoku hangē ha uloʻi afi kakahá+ pea ko hono ongo vaʻé ʻoku hangē ha kopa leleí:+ 19 ‘ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāué, mo hoʻo ʻofá mo hoʻo tuí mo hoʻo ngāue ki he ʻOtuá pea mo hoʻo kātakí, pea ko hoʻo ngaahi ngāue ki muí ʻoku lahi ange ia ʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue naʻá ke ʻuluaki faí.

20 “‘Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ou koviʻia ʻiate koe ʻi he meʻá ni, ʻa hoʻo tukutukuʻi pē ʻa e fefine ko ia ko Sisipeli,+ ʻa ia ʻokú ne ui ʻa ia tonu ko ha palōfita, pea ʻokú ne akoʻi mo takihalaʻi ʻeku kau tamaioʻeikí ke fai ʻa e fehokotaki fakasino taʻetaau*+ pea ke kai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuo feilaulauʻaki ki he ngaahi ʻaitolí. 21 Pea naʻá ku tuku kiate ia ha taimi ke ne fakatomala ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke loto-lelei ia ke fakatomala mei heʻene fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú.* 22 Vakai! ʻOku teu ke u lī ia ki ha mohenga ʻo e mamahi, pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau tono mo iá te u lī kinautolu ki ha fuʻu mamahi lahi, tuku kehe kapau te nau fakatomala mei he ngaahi ngāue ʻa e fefine ko iá. 23 Pea te u tāmateʻi ʻene fānaú ʻaki ha mahaki fakatupu mate, ke ʻilo ai ʻe he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻangá ko au ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne hakule ʻa e ngaahi fakakaukau loloto tahá* pea mo e ngaahi lotó, pea te u ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu tāutaha ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻomou ngaahi ngāué.+

24 “‘Kae kehe, ʻoku ou lea atu ki he toenga ʻo kimoutolu ʻoku ʻi Taiatailá, ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku ʻikai muimui ʻi he akonaki ko ʻení, ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe ʻikai te nau hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku taku ko e “ngaahi meʻa loloto” ʻa Sētané:+ ʻOku ʻikai te u hilifaki atu kiate kimoutolu ha toe kavenga kehe. 25 Ka ko eni, puke maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku mou maʻú kae ʻoua ke u ʻalu atu.+ 26 Pea ko e tokotaha ʻoku ikuna mo tauhi ʻeku ngaahi ngāué ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá, te u ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e mafai ki he ngaahi puleʻangá,+ 27 pea te ne puleʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻaki ha tokotoko ukamea+ koeʻuhi ke laiki kinautolu ke nau momomomo hangē ha ngaahi siā ʻumeá, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e mafai naʻá ku maʻu mei heʻeku Tamaí. 28 Pea te u ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e fetuʻu pongipongí.+ 29 Tuku ki he tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai hono telingá ke ne fanongo ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe he laumālié ki he ngaahi fakatahaʻangá.’