Fakatatau kia Mātiu
18 ʻI he houa ko iá naʻe fakaofi mai ʻa e kau ākongá kia Sīsū ʻo nau pehē: “Ko hai moʻoni koā ʻoku lahi taha ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo hēvaní?”+ 2 Ko ia ʻi hono ui mai ha kiʻi leka kiate ia, naʻá ne fokotuʻu ia ʻi honau haʻohaʻongá 3 ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, kapau heʻikai te mou liliu ʻo hoko ʻo hangē ko e fānau īkí,+ ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te mou hū ki he Puleʻanga ʻo hēvaní.+ 4 Ko ia ai, ʻilonga ʻa ia te ne fakatōkilalo ʻo hangē ko e kiʻi leka ko ʻení ko e tokotaha ia ʻoku lahi taha ʻi he Puleʻanga ʻo hēvaní;+ 5 pea ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne tali ha kiʻi leka peheni ʻi hoku hingoá ʻokú ne tali mo au foki. 6 Ka ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakatūkiaʻi ha taha ʻo e faʻahinga siʻí ni ʻa ia ʻoku tui kiate aú, ʻe lelei ange kiate ia ke tautau ʻi hono kiá ha maka momosi ʻa ia ʻoku tekaʻi ʻe ha ʻasi peá ne melemo hifo ʻi he moaná.+
7 “ʻOiauē ki he māmaní koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi tūkiaʻangá! Ko e moʻoni, kuo pau pē ke hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi tūkiaʻangá, kae ʻoiauē ki he tangata ʻoku haʻu mei ai ʻa e tūkiaʻangá! 8 Kapau leva ko ho nimá pe ko ho vaʻé ʻokú ne ʻai koe ke ke tūkiá, tuʻusi ia ʻo liʻaki.+ ʻOku lelei ange kiate koe ke ke hū kafo pe heke ki he moʻuí ʻi hano lī nima ua pe veʻe ua koe ki he afi taʻengatá.+ 9 Pehē foki, kapau ko ho matá ʻokú ne ʻai koe ke ke tūkiá, kapeʻi ia ʻo liʻaki. ʻOku lelei ange kiate koe ke ke hū mata taha ki he moʻuí ʻi hano lī mata ua koe ki he afi ʻo Kihená.*+ 10 Vakai ke ʻoua naʻa mou taʻetokaʻi ha taha ʻo e faʻahinga siʻí ni, he ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu ko ʻenau kau ʻāngelo ʻi hēvaní ʻoku nau mamata maʻu pē ki he fofonga ʻo ʻeku Tamai ʻoku ʻi hēvaní.+ 11 *——
12 “Ko e hā hoʻomou fakakaukaú? Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha tangata ha fanga sipi ʻe toko 100 pea hē ha taha ʻo kinautolu,+ ʻikai te ne tuku ʻa e toko 99 ʻi he moʻungá pea ʻalu ʻo kumi ki he taha kuo heé?+ 13 Pea kapau te ne maʻu ia, ʻoku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻe lahi ange ʻene fiefia aí ʻi heʻene fiefia ʻi he toko 99 kuo ʻikai heé. 14 Pehē foki, ʻoku ʻikai ko e finangalo ia ʻo ʻeku* Tamai ʻoku ʻi hēvaní ke ʻauha naʻa mo ha taha ʻo e faʻahinga siʻí ni.+
15 “ʻIkai ko ia pē, kapau ʻoku fai ʻe ho tokouá ha angahala, ʻalu ʻo fakahā ʻene faihalá kiate ia* fakaekimoua pē.+ Kapau te ne fanongo kiate koe, kuó ke maʻu mai ho tokouá.+ 16 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ne fanongo, ʻalu mo koe ha toko taha pe toko ua kehe, koeʻuhi ʻi he fakamoʻoni ʻa e* toko ua pe toko tolú ʻe lava ke fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē.+ 17 Kapau ʻe ʻikai te ne fanongo kiate kinautolu, lea ki he fakatahaʻangá. Kapau heʻikai te ne fanongo ʻo aʻu ē ki he fakatahaʻangá, tuku ke ne hangē kiate koe ko ha tangata ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá+ pe ko ha tokotaha tānaki tukuhau.+
18 “ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻilonga ha ngaahi meʻa te mou haʻi nai ʻi māmani ko e ngaahi meʻa ia kuo ʻosi haʻi ʻi hēvani, pea ʻilonga ha ngaahi meʻa te mou vete nai ʻi māmani ko e ngaahi meʻa ia kuo ʻosi vete ʻi hēvani. 19 ʻOku ou toe tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, kapau ʻoku loto-tatau ha toko ua ʻo kimoutolu ʻi māmani ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha meʻa mahuʻinga ʻokú na kole, ʻe fakahoko ia kiate kinaua koeʻuhi ko ʻeku Tamai ʻi hēvaní.+ 20 He ʻilonga ha feituʻu ʻoku fakatahataha ai ha toko ua pe toko tolu ʻi hoku hingoá,+ ʻoku ou ʻi ai ʻi honau lotolotongá.”
21 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Pita ʻo ne pehē kiate ia: “ʻEiki, ʻe tuʻo fiha ʻa e faiangahala mai ʻa hoku tokouá kiate au peá u fakamolemoleʻi iá? ʻE aʻu ʻo tuʻo fitu?” 22 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sīsū kiate ia: “ʻOku ou tala atu kiate koe, ʻoku ʻikai ko e aʻu ki he tuʻo fitú, ka ko e aʻu ki he tuʻo 77.*+
23 “Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻe fakatatau nai ai ʻa e Puleʻanga ʻo hēvaní ki ha tuʻi ʻa ia naʻá ne loto ke totongi ange ʻe heʻene kau tamaioʻeikí honau moʻuá. 24 ʻI heʻene kamata ke fakamāʻopoʻopo ʻa e ngaahi moʻuá, naʻe ʻomai ai ha tangata naʻá ne moʻuaʻaki kiate ia ha talēniti ʻe 10,000.* 25 Ka koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ha meʻa ke totongi fakafoki ʻaki ia, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe hono ʻeikí ke fakatau atu ʻa ia mo hono uaifí mo ʻene fānaú mo e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne maʻú ke fai ʻaki ʻa e totongí.+ 26 Ko ia naʻe fakatōmapeʻe hifo ʻa e tamaioʻeikí ʻo ne fakaʻapaʻapa* kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ‘Ke ke faʻa-kātaki mai muʻa kiate au, pea te u totongi fakafoki atu ʻa e meʻa kotoa kiate koe.’ 27 ʻI hono ueʻi ia ʻe he fakaʻofaʻia ʻi he meʻá ni, naʻe hanga ʻe he ʻeiki ʻo e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ʻo fakaʻatā ia pea kaniseli hono moʻuá.+ 28 Ka naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ia ko iá ʻo ne maʻu ha taha ʻo hono kaungā-tamaioʻeikí, ʻa ia naʻe moʻua ange ʻaki kiate ia ha tēnali* ʻe 100, peá ne puke mai ia ʻo ne kamata fakasisina, peá ne pehē, ‘Totongi fakafoki mai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ke moʻua mai ʻakí.’ 29 Ko ia naʻe fakatōmapeʻe hifo hono kaungā-tamaioʻeikí ʻo kamata kōlenga kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ‘Ke ke faʻa-kātaki mai muʻa kiate au, pea te u totongi fakafoki atu kiate koe.’ 30 Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai te ne loto-lelei ki ai, ka naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻo ne tuku ke lī ia ki he pilīsoné kae ʻoua kuó ne totongi fakafoki ange ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne moʻuaʻakí. 31 ʻI he sio ʻa hono ngaahi kaungā-tamaioʻeikí ki he meʻa naʻe hokó, naʻa nau hoko ʻo loto-mamahi lahi ʻaupito, pea naʻa nau ʻalu ʻo fakamatala ki honau ʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa naʻe hokó. 32 Naʻe fekau atu leva ʻa hono ʻeikí ke ne haʻu peá ne pehē kiate ia: ‘ʻA e tamaioʻeiki fulikivanu, naʻá ku kaniseli kotoa ʻa ho moʻua ko eé ʻi hoʻo kōlenga mai kiate aú. 33 ʻIkai ne totonu ke ke meesi foki mo koe ki ho kaungā-tamaioʻeikí ʻo hangē ko ʻeku meesi atu kiate koé?’+ 34 ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe langaʻi ai ʻa e houhau ʻa hono ʻeikí, ʻo ne ʻave ia ki he kau selá kae ʻoua kuó ne totongi kotoa ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne moʻuaʻakí. 35 ʻE fakafeangai foki ʻa ʻeku Tamai fakahēvaní kiate kimoutolu ʻi he founga tatau pē+ kapau heʻikai te mou taki taha fakamolemoleʻi homou tokouá mei homou lotó.”+