ʻUluaki Tīmote
4 Kae kehe, ʻoku leaʻaki mahino ʻe he folofola fakamānavaʻí* ʻo pehē ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻamuí ʻe tō ai ʻa e niʻihi mei he tuí, ʻo nau tokanga ki he ngaahi fakamatala fakamānavaʻi fakatupu takihalaʻi*+ mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻa e fanga tēmenioó, 2 ko e meʻa ʻi he mālualoi ʻa e kau tangata ʻoku nau leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi loi,+ ʻa ia ko honau konisēnisí kuo patu ʻo hangē ne tutuʻaki ha ukamea velá. 3 ʻOku nau tapui ʻa e malí+ mo fekauʻi ʻa e kakaí ke nau fakaʻehiʻehi mei he ngaahi meʻakai+ ʻa ia naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ke maʻu ʻinasi mei ai+ fakataha mo e fakafetaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuí+ mo ʻilo totonu ki he moʻoní. 4 He ko e fakatupu kotoa pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku lelei,+ pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ke liʻaki+ kapau ʻoku maʻu ia fakataha mo e fakafetaʻi, 5 he kuo fakatoputapuʻi ʻa e meʻakaí fakafou ʻi he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá mo hono lotuá.
6 ʻI hono ʻoatu ʻa e akonakí ni ki he fanga tokouá, te ke hoko ai ko ha faifekau* lelei ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū, ko e taha kuo fafangaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻo e tuí pea mo e ngaahi lea ʻo e akonaki lelei kuó ke muimui ofi aí.+ 7 Kae siʻaki ʻa e ngaahi talanoa loi taʻemolumalú,+ hangē ko ia ʻoku fai ʻe he finemātuʻa taʻumotuʻá. ʻI he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, teuʻi ʻa koe tonu fakataha mo e taumuʻa ke maʻu ʻa e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá. 8 He ko e teuʻi fakaesinó* ʻoku ʻaonga siʻisiʻi pē ia, ka ko e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotuá ʻoku ʻaonga ia ki he meʻa kotoa pē, he ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e talaʻofa ki he moʻui he taimi ní pea mo e moʻui ka hoko maí.+ 9 Ko e fakamatala ko iá ʻoku falalaʻanga pea ʻoku taau ke tali kakato ia. 10 Ko e ʻuhinga eni ʻoku tau ngāue mālohi aí mo feinga tōtōiví,+ koeʻuhí kuo tau fokotuʻu ʻetau ʻamanakí ʻi ha ʻOtua moʻui, ʻa ia ko ha Fakamoʻui+ ia ʻo e ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá,+ tautautefito ki he faʻahinga faitōnungá.
11 Hanganaki ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi fekaú ni mo faiakoʻaki kinautolu. 12 ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa tuku ke siolalo atu ha taha ki hoʻo kei siʻí. ʻI hono kehé, hoko ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he faʻahinga faitōnungá ʻi he lea, ʻi he ʻulungaanga, ʻi he ʻofa, ʻi he tui, ʻi he anga-maʻa. 13 Hokohoko atu hoʻo kīvoi ʻi he lautohi ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakaí,+ ʻi he ekinakí,* ʻi he faiakó kae ʻoua ke u toki ʻalu atu. 14 ʻOua ʻe tukunoaʻi ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻiate koe ʻa ia naʻe foaki atu fakafou ʻi ha kikite ʻi he taimi naʻe hilifaki nima ai koe ʻe he kulupu ʻo e kau mātuʻá.+ 15 Fakakaukauloto* ki he ngaahi meʻá ni; nōfoʻi ʻiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi ke hoko ai hoʻo laka ki muʻá ʻo hā mahino atu ki he kakai kotoa. 16 Tokanga maʻu ai pē kiate koe tonu pea ki hoʻo faiako ʻoku faí.+ Kītaki ʻi he ongo meʻá ni, he ʻi hono fai ení te ke fakatou fakahaofi ai koe mo e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau fanongo atu kiate koé.+