Ko e ʻUluaki Tohi ʻa Sione

3 Fakakaukau atu ki he faʻahinga ʻofa kuo foaki mai ʻe he Tamaí kiate kitautolú,+ ko ʻetau hoko ʻo ui ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá!+ Pea ko hotau tuʻungá ia. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ai kitautolu ʻe he māmaní,+ koeʻuhí kuo ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe he māmaní ia ʻa e ʻOtuá.+ 2 Siʻi faʻahinga ʻofeina, ko eni kuo tau hoko ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá,+ ka kuo teʻeki ai pē ke fakaeʻa mai pe te tau hoko ko e hā.+ ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi ko e taimi ʻe fakaeʻa mai ai ʻa e ʻOtuá te tau hoko ai ʻo hangē ko iá, koeʻuhí te tau sio moʻoni kiate ia. 3 Pea ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻamanaki ko ʻeni kiate iá ʻokú ne fakamaʻa ʻa ia tonu,+ ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e maʻa ʻa e tokotaha ko iá.

4 Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻokú ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá ʻokú ne toe tōʻongaʻaki foki ʻa e maumau-laó, pea ko e angahalá ko e maumau-lao ia. 5 ʻOku mou ʻiloʻi foki, naʻe fakaeʻa mai ʻa Sīsuú ke ne ʻave ʻa ʻetau ngaahi angahalá,+ pea ʻoku ʻikai ha angahala ʻiate ia. 6 Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku nofo maʻu ʻo fāʻūtaha mo iá ʻoku ʻikai te ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá;+ ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻokú ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá kuó ne mātā ia pe hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ia. 7 Siʻi fānau, tuku ke ʻoua naʻa takihalaʻi kimoutolu ʻe ha taha; ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e māʻoniʻoní ʻokú ne māʻoniʻoni, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko Sīsuú ʻoku māʻoniʻoni. 8 Ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá ʻokú ne tupu mei he Tēvoló, koeʻuhí kuo faiangahala ʻa e Tēvoló talu pē mei he kamataʻangá.+ He ko e ʻuhinga eni naʻe fakaeʻa mai ai ʻa e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ke ne veteki* ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻa e Tēvoló.+

9 Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi mei he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai te ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá,+ he ko e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá* ʻoku ʻi he tokotaha peheé, pea ʻe ʻikai lava ke ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e angahalá, he kuo fanauʻi mai ia mei he ʻOtuá.+ 10 Ko e fānau ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo e fānau ʻa e Tēvoló ʻoku hā mahino ia ʻi he moʻoniʻi meʻa ko ʻení: ʻIlonga ha taha ʻoku ʻikai te ne tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e māʻoniʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ko ʻene tupu mai ʻaʻana mei he ʻOtuá, kaeʻumaʻā ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻofa ki hono tokouá.+ 11 He ko e pōpoaki eni kuo mou fanongo ai mei he kamataʻangá, ʻa e pehē ko ia ʻoku totonu ke tau feʻofaʻakí;+ 12 ʻo ʻikai hangē ko Keiní, ʻa ia naʻe tupu mei he tokotaha fulikivanú* peá ne tāmateʻi hono tokouá.+ Pea ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻá ne tāmateʻi ai iá? Koeʻuhí ko ʻene ngaahi ngāue ʻaʻaná naʻe fulikivanu,+ ka ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻa hono tokouá naʻe māʻoniʻoni.+

13 ʻOua te mou ʻohovale, fanga tokoua, ʻi he fehiʻa ʻa e māmaní ʻiate kimoutolú.+ 14 ʻOku tau ʻiloʻi kuo tau hiki mei he maté ki he moʻuí,+ koeʻuhí ʻoku tau ʻofa ʻi he fanga tokouá.+ Ko e tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻofá ʻokú ne kei nofo maʻu pē ʻi he maté.+ 15 Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻokú ne fehiʻa ʻi hono tokouá ko ha tokotaha fakapō*+ ia, pea ʻoku mou ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha fakapō te ne maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengatá.+ 16 Ko e meʻa eni kuo tau hoko ai ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻofá, koeʻuhí naʻe tuku atu ʻe he tokotaha ko iá ʻene moʻuí maʻa kitautolu,+ pea ʻoku tau moʻuaʻaki ai ke tuku atu ʻetau moʻuí maʻa hotau fanga tokouá.+ 17 Ka ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi koloa fakamatelie ʻo e māmani ko ʻení peá ne sio atu ki hono tokouá ʻokú ne fusimoʻomo ka ʻokú ne fakafisi ke fakahāhā kiate ia ʻa e manavaʻofá, ʻoku nofo fēfē ai ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá?+ 18 Siʻi fānau, ʻoku totonu ke tau ʻofa ʻo ʻikai ʻi he lea pē, pe ʻaki ʻa e ʻeleló+ pē, ka ʻi he ngāue+ mo e moʻoni.+

19 ʻI he meʻá ni te tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻoku tau tupu mei he moʻoní, pea te tau tuipau* ai ʻoku ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻiate kitautolu 20 neongo kapau ʻoku fakahalaiaʻi ʻe hotau lotó kitautolu ʻi ha ngaahi meʻa, tuku ke tau manatuʻi ʻoku lahi ange ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi hotau lotó pea ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē.+ 21 Siʻi faʻahinga ʻofeina, kapau ʻoku ʻikai fakahalaiaʻi kitautolu ʻe hotau lotó, ʻe lava ke tau lea tauʻatāina ai ki he ʻOtuá;+ 22 pea ʻilonga ha meʻa ʻoku tau kole ʻoku tau maʻu ia meiate ia,+ koeʻuhí ʻoku tau tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú pea ʻoku tau fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakahōifua ʻi heʻene vakaí. 23 Ko e moʻoni, ko eni ia ʻa ʻene fekaú: Ke tau tui ki he huafa ʻo hono ʻAlo ko Sīsū Kalaisí+ pea ke tau feʻofaʻaki,+ ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e fekau naʻá ne tuku mai kiate kitautolú. 24 ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekaú ʻokú ne nofoʻaki fāʻūtaha mo ia, pea ʻokú ne fāʻūtaha mo ha tokotaha pehē.+ Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he laumālie naʻá ne foaki mai kiate kitautolú, ʻoku tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻokú ne nofoʻaki fāʻūtaha mo kitautolu.+