ʻUluaki Tīmote
1 Ko au Paula, ko ha ʻapositolo ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ʻi he fekau ʻa e ʻOtuá ko hotau Fakamoʻuí pea mo Kalaisi Sīsū, ko hotau ʻamanakiʻangá,+ 2 ko e tohi atu kia Tīmote,*+ ko ha foha moʻoni+ ʻi he tuí:
Fakatauange ke ke maʻu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā mo e meesi mo e melino mei he ʻOtuá ko e Tamaí pea mo Kalaisi Sīsū ko hotau ʻEikí.
3 Hangē tofu pē ko ia ko ʻeku kole atu ke ke nofo ʻi ʻEfesō ʻi he taimi naʻe teu ai ke u ʻalu ki Masitōniá, ʻoku pehē pē ʻeku kole atu he taimí ni, ke ke fai ha akonaki fefeka ki he niʻihi tāutaha ke ʻoua te nau akoʻaki ha tokāteline kehe, 4 pea ke ʻoua ʻe tokanga ki he ngaahi talanoa loí+ mo e fakatotolo ki he ngaahi laine hohokó. Ko e ngaahi meʻa peheé ʻoku ʻikai hanau ikuʻanga ʻaonga+ ka ʻoku fakatupunga pē ai ʻa e ngaahi fifili kae ʻikai ko hono tokonaki mai ha meʻa mei he ʻOtuá ʻoku fakaivimālohiʻi ai ʻa e tuí. 5 Ko e moʻoni, ko e taumuʻa ʻo e fakahinohino* ko ʻení ke tau maʻu ha ʻofa+ mei ha loto ʻoku maʻa pea mei ha konisēnisi lelei pea mei ha tui+ taʻemālualoi. 6 ʻI he afe mei he ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení, kuo tafoki ai ʻa e niʻihi ia ki he talanoa taʻeʻuhingá.+ 7 ʻOku nau fie hoko ko ha kau faiako+ ʻo e laó, ka ʻoku ʻikai te nau mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau leaʻakí pe ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakamatematē mālohi fekauʻaki mo iá.
8 Ko ia ʻoku tau ʻilo ko e Laó ʻoku lelei ia kapau ʻoku ngāue totonu* ʻaki ia ʻe ha taha, 9 ʻo ʻiloʻi ko e laó naʻe faʻu ia, ʻo ʻikai maʻa ha tangata māʻoniʻoni, ka maʻá e faʻahinga ʻoku maumau-lao+ mo angatuʻú, anga-taʻefakaʻotuá mo e kau angahalá, taʻemateakí* mo e taʻetokaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku māʻoniʻoní, kau fakapoongi ʻo e ngaahi mātuʻá mo e niʻihi kehé, 10 kakai fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú,* kau tangata ʻoku nau tōʻongaʻaki ʻa e fakasōtomá,* kau puke fakamālohiʻi ʻo ha taha, kau loí, kau fuakava loí, mo e meʻa kehe kotoa pē ʻoku fepaki mo e akonaki lelei*+ 11 ʻoku fakatatau ki he ongoongo lelei lāngilangiʻia ʻo e ʻOtua fiefiá, ʻa ia naʻe tuku mai kiate aú.+
12 ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi kia Kalaisi Sīsū ko hotau ʻEikí, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻomi kiate au ʻa e mālohi, koeʻuhí naʻá ne lau au ʻoku ou faitōnunga ʻaki ʻene vaheʻi au ki ha ngāue toputapu,+ 13 neongo naʻá ku hoko ki muʻa ko ha tokotaha laukovi ki he ʻOtuá pea ko ha tokotaha fakatanga pea ko ha tangata anga-taʻetokaʻi.+ Ka neongo ia, naʻe fakahāhā mai kiate au ʻa e mēsí koeʻuhí naʻá ku fai ia ʻi he taʻeʻilo pea mo e taʻetui. 14 Ka ko e ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa hotau ʻEikí naʻe hulu fau kiate au fakataha mo e tui pea mo e ʻofa ʻa ia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú. 15 Ko e lea ko ʻení ʻoku falalaʻanga pea ʻoku taau ke tali fakaʻaufuli: Naʻe haʻu ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū ki he māmaní ke fakahaofi ʻa e kau angahalá.+ ʻI he faʻahingá ni, ʻoku ou tuʻu-ki-muʻa ai au.+ 16 Ka neongo ia, naʻe fakahāhā mai kiate au ʻa e mēsí koeʻuhí fakafou ʻiate au ʻi hoku tuʻunga ko e tuʻu-ki-muʻa ʻi he angahalá, ke fakahāhaaʻi ai ʻe Kalaisi Sīsū ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene kātakí, ʻo ʻai ai au ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he faʻahinga te nau fokotuʻu ʻenau tuí ʻiate ia koeʻuhi ko e moʻui taʻengatá.+
17 Pea ki he Tuʻi ʻo ʻitānití,+ ʻa ia ʻoku taʻefaʻaʻauha,+ mo taʻehāmaí,+ ʻa e ʻOtua pē tahá,+ ke ʻaʻana ʻa e ngeiá mo e lāngilangí ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata. ʻĒmeni.
18 Ko e fakahinohino* ko ení ʻoku ou tuku atu ia kiate koe, ʻe Tīmote ko hoku foha, ʻi he fehoanaki mo e ngaahi kikite ʻa ia naʻe fai fekauʻaki mo koé, koeʻuhí ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni te ke hokohoko atu ai ʻa e faitau ʻi he tau leleí,+ 19 ʻo ke puke maʻu ʻa e tuí mo ha konisēnisi lelei,+ ʻa ia kuo tekeʻi ia ʻe he niʻihi ki tafaʻaki, ʻo iku ai ki he tūkia ʻa ʻenau tuí ʻo hangē ha vaka ʻoku tūkia ʻi he maká. 20 Ko Haiminia+ mo ʻĀlekisānita ʻokú na kau ʻi he faʻahingá ni, pea kuó u akonekina kinaua ʻaki hono tuku atu kinaua kia Sētane+ koeʻuhí ke na ako ai ke ʻoua te na toe laukovi ki he ʻOtuá.