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2 Kae kehe, fanga tokoua, ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻi heni* ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí+ pea mo hono fakatahatahaʻi kitautolu kiate iá,+ ʻoku mau kole atu kiate kimoutolu 2 ke ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo ueʻingofua mei hoʻomou fakaʻuhingá pe hoko ʻo fakahohaʻasi ʻe ha fakamatala fakamānavaʻi*+ pe ʻe ha pōpoaki kuo leaʻaki pe ʻe ha tohi ʻoku hā ngali ko e ʻoatu meiate kimautolu, ʻo pehē ko e ʻaho ʻo Sihová*+ ʻoku ʻi heni.
3 Tuku ke ʻoua ʻe takiheeʻi* kimoutolu ʻe ha taha ʻi ha faʻahinga founga, koeʻuhí ʻe ʻikai hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ko iá kae ʻoua ke ʻuluaki hoko mai ʻa e tafoki ʻo fakafepaki ki he moʻoní+ pea mo hono fakaeʻa ʻa e tangata ʻo e maumau-laó,+ ʻa e foha ʻo e ʻauhá.+ 4 ʻOkú ne tuʻu ʻo fakafepaki pea ʻokú ne hakeakiʻi ʻa ia tonu ʻo ne māʻolunga ange ʻi ha meʻa pē ʻoku ui ko ha ʻotua pe ko ha meʻa ʻoku fai ki ai ha lotu,* ʻo ne tangutu hifo ʻi he temipale ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻo ne fakahāhaaʻi atu ʻa ia tonu ko ha ʻotua. 5 ʻOku ʻikai koā te mou manatuʻi ko e taimi naʻá ku kei ʻiate kimoutolu aí, naʻá ku faʻa tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni?
6 Pea ʻoku mou ʻiloʻi ʻi he taimí ni ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko ko ha taʻotaʻofiʻangá, koeʻuhi ʻe toki fakaeʻa mai ʻa e tokotaha ko iá ʻi hono taimi totonu. 7 Ko e moʻoni, ko e misiteli ʻo e maumau-lao ko ʻení ʻoku ʻosi ngāue ia,+ kae ʻoua pē ke toki puli atu ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku lolotonga hoko he taimí ni ko ha taʻotaʻofiʻangá. 8 Ko ia, ko e moʻoni, ko e tokotaha maumau-laó ʻe fakaeʻa ia, ʻa ia ʻe tafiʻi atu ia ʻe he ʻEiki ko Sīsuú ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea mālohi ʻoku haʻu mei hono ngutú*+ pea ʻe fakaʻauha ia ʻi he taimi ʻe fakaeʻa+ ai ʻa e ʻi heni* ʻa Sīsuú. 9 Ka ko e ʻi heni ʻa e tokotaha maumau-laó ʻoku ʻi he malumalu ia ʻo e tākiekina ʻa Sētané+ ʻoku fai ʻaki ʻa e ngāue fakaofo kotoa pē pea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi mana loi+ 10 pea mo e kākā taʻemāʻoniʻoni+ kotoa pē ʻoku fai ki he faʻahinga ʻe fakaʻauhá, ko ha tautea ia koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te nau tali ʻa e ʻofa ki he moʻoní ka nau hao ai. 11 Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku fakaʻatā ai ʻe he ʻOtuá kinautolu ke kākaaʻi ʻe ha akonaki loi koeʻuhi ke nau tui ai ki he ngaahi lea loí,+ 12 pea ke nau hoko kotoa ai ʻo fakamāuʻi koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te nau tui ki he moʻoní ka nau saiʻia kinautolu ʻi he taʻemāʻoniʻoní.
13 Kae kehe, ʻoku mau moʻuaʻaki maʻu pē ke fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu, fanga tokoua ʻoku ʻofaʻi ʻe Sihová,* koeʻuhí naʻe fili kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtuá+ mei he kamataʻangá ki he fakamoʻuí. Naʻá ne fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi kimoutolu+ ʻaki hono laumālié koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou tui ki he moʻoní. 14 Naʻá ne ui kimoutolu ki he meʻá ni fakafou ʻi he ongoongo lelei ʻoku mau talakí, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻu ai ʻa e lāngilangi ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.+ 15 Ko ia ai, fanga tokoua, tuʻu maʻu+ pea tauhi maʻu hoʻomou piki ki he ngaahi fakahinohino naʻe akoʻi atu kiate kimoutolú,+ tatau ai pē pe naʻe fakafou ʻi ha pōpoaki kuo leaʻaki pe fakafou ʻi ha tohi atu meiate kimautolu. 16 ʻIkai ko ia pē, fakatauange ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí mo e ʻOtuá ko ʻetau Tamaí, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu+ mo ne ʻomai ʻa e fakafiemālie taʻengata mo e ʻamanaki lelei+ fakafou ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻataá, 17 ke na fakafiemālieʻi homou lotó mo ʻai kimoutolu ke mou tuʻu maʻu* ʻi he ngāue mo e lea lelei kotoa pē.