ʻUluaki Tesalonaika
1 Ko au Paula, Silivēnusi,*+ pea mo Tīmote,+ ko e tohi atu ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻo e kau Tesalonaiká ʻa ia ʻoku nau fāʻūtaha mo e ʻOtuá ko e Tamaí pea mo e ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí:
Fakatauange ke mou maʻu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻataá mo e melinó.
2 ʻOku mau fakamālō maʻu pē ki he ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi ʻoku mau lave ai kiate kimoutolu kotoa ʻi heʻemau ngaahi lotú,+ 3 he ʻoku hokohoko atu pē ʻemau manatuʻi hoʻomou ngāue faitōnungá, hoʻomou fakaongosia ʻofá, pea mo hoʻomou kātaki koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou ʻamanaki+ ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí ʻi he ʻao ʻo hotau ʻOtuá mo e Tamaí. 4 He ʻoku mau ʻilo, siʻi fanga tokoua ʻoku ʻofaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá, ko ʻene fili kimoutolu, 5 koeʻuhí ko e ongoongo lelei naʻa mau malangaʻí naʻe ʻikai ʻalu atu ia kiate kimoutolu ʻi he lea ʻataʻatā pē ka ʻi he mālohi foki pea mo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní pea mo e tuipau mālohi, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko hoʻomou ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo ʻemau ngāue ki ha lelei maʻamoutolú. 6 Pea naʻa mou hoko ko e kau faʻifaʻitaki kiate kimautolu+ pea mo e ʻEikí,+ he naʻa mou tali ʻa e folofolá ʻi he malumalu ʻo e mamahi lahi+ fakataha mo e fiefia tupu mei he laumālie māʻoniʻoní, 7 ko ia naʻa mou hoko ai ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he kotoa ʻo e kau tui ʻi Masitōniá pea ʻi ʻĀkeiá.
8 Ko hono moʻoní, kuo ʻikai ngata pē ʻi he ongo atu ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová* meiate kimoutolu ʻi Masitōnia mo ʻĀkeiá ka ko hoʻomou tui ki he ʻOtuá kuo mafolalahia atu ia ʻi he potu kotoa pē,+ ko ia ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ai ke mau leaʻaki ha meʻa. 9 He ko kinautolu tonu ʻoku nau hanganaki fakamatala fekauʻaki mo ʻemau ʻuluaki fetuʻutaki mo kimoutolú pea mo e anga hoʻomou tafoki ki he ʻOtuá mei hoʻomou ngaahi ʻaitolí+ ke ngāue fakatamaioʻeiki ki ha ʻOtua moʻui mo moʻoni, 10 pea ke tatali ke haʻu ʻa hono ʻAló mei hēvani,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne fokotuʻu hake mei he pekiá, ʻa ia ko Sīsū, ʻa ē ʻokú ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he houhau ʻoku tuʻunuku maí.+