ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ, ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᏗᏣᏁᎶᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏡᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᏥᏣᏓᏡᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎠᎦᏯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ;

Ko au Paula, ko e ʻaposetolo ʻa Sisu Kalaisi ʻi he finangalo ʻoe ʻOtua, pea mo Timote ko hotau kāinga, ki he siasi ʻoe ʻOtua ʻoku ʻi Kolinitō, fakataha mo e kāinga māʻoniʻoni fulipē ʻoku ʻi ʻAkeia kotoa pē:

2 ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.

Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻofa mo e melino mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, pea mei he ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.

3 ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏓᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ;

Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, mo e Tamai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ko e Tamai ʻae ngaahi ʻaloʻofa, mo e ʻOtua ʻoe fiemālie kotoa pē;

4 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎩᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎣᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᏰᎵ ᏗᎦᏲᏥᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎩᎵᏲᎩ, ᎦᏲᎬᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ ᎣᎬᏒ ᎣᎩᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ.

‌ʻAia ʻoku ne fakafiemālieʻi ʻakimautolu ʻi heʻemau mamahi kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke mau faʻa fai ai ke fakafiemālieʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku mamahiʻia, ʻaki ʻae fakafiemālie ko ia ʻaia ʻoku fakafiemālieʻi ʻaki ʻakimautolu ʻe he ʻOtua.

5 ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏰᏃ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏦᏥᎩᎵᏲᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏣᏔ ᎣᎩᏁᎭ ᎠᏓᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ.

He ʻoku hangē ʻae tupulekina ʻoe ngaahi mamahi ʻa Kalaisi ʻiate kimautolu, ʻoku pehē, ʻoku tupulekina foki ʻemau fiemālie ʻia Kalaisi.

6 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏲᏥᎩᎵᏲᎦ, ᎢᏥᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏥᏩᏛᎡᎭ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎢᏥᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬ ᎤᏠᏱ; ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏲᎦᏓᏅᏔ, ᎢᏥᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎳ.

Pea kapau ʻoku mau mamahi, ko e meʻa ia ki hoʻomou fiemālie mo e fakamoʻui, ʻaia ʻoku ngāue lelei ke mou faʻa kātaki ʻae ngaahi mamahi ko ia ʻoku mau kātaki foki: pea kapau kuo fakafiemālieʻi ʻakimautolu, ko hoʻomou fakafiemālie ia mo e fakamoʻui.

7 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏴᏒ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏦᏥᎦᏔᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏠᏯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏣᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Pea ʻoku tuʻumaʻu pe ʻemau ʻamanaki lelei kiate kimoutolu, ko ʻemau ʻilo, ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻomou kau ʻi he ngaahi mamahi, te mou kau foki ʻi he fiemālie.

8 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏲᎦᏚᎵᎭ, ᎢᏓᎵᏅᎵ, ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎲᎾᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎣᎩᎷᏤᎸ ᎡᏏᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎦᎨᏛ ᎣᎩᎷᏤᎸᎢ, ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᏙᎦᎵᏂᎬᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎣᎦᎸᏲᎵᎸᎩ ᏦᎦᏛᏂᏗᏍᏗᏱ;

He ʻoku ʻikai ko homau loto ke mou taʻeʻilo, ʻe kāinga, ki heʻemau ngaahi mamahi naʻe hoko kiate kimautolu ʻi ʻEsia, koeʻuhi naʻe taʻomia lahi hake ʻaupito ia ʻi heʻemau mālohi, ko ia naʻe ʻikai ai te mau ʻamanaki ki he moʻui:

9 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᎩᎲᎩ ᏦᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏚᏚᎪᏔᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏒᏉ ᎣᎦᏓᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏣᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏗᎴᎯᏐᏗᏍᎩ;

Ka naʻa mau ongoʻi kuo tukupau ʻakimautolu ki he mate, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa mau falala kiate kimautolu, ka ki he ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ne fokotuʻu hake ʻae mate:

10 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᎫᏓᎴᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏏ ᏦᎫᏓᎴᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏦᏨᎾᏁᎭ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎣᎫᏓᎴᏍᏗᏱ;

‌ʻAia naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻakimautolu mei he mate lahi ko ia, pea ʻoku ne kei fakamoʻui: pea ʻoku mau falala te ne kei fakamoʻui pe;

11 ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏍᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎩᏙᎵᏨ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎢᏳᏅᏂᏌᏛ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎤᎾᎵᎮᎵᏤᏗᏱ [ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ] ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.

‌ʻI he tokoni fakataha ʻakimoutolu foki ʻi he lotua ʻakimautolu, koeʻuhi ko e foaki [kuo tuku ]kiate kimautolu ʻi he kau ʻae tokolahi, ʻe ʻatu ai ʻae fakafetaʻi ʻe he tokolahi koeʻuhi ko kimautolu.

12 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏦᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏦᎦᏓᏅᏙᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏃᏨᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎤᏇᏓᎵᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏨᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᎨᏙᎸ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.

He ko ʻemau fiefiaʻanga eni, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻo homau loto, koeʻuhi ʻi he loto taha, mo e moʻoni fakaʻotua, kae ʻikai ʻi he poto fakakakano, kae ʻi he ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua, kuo mau fai homau lakanga ʻi he māmani, kae lahi taha pe kiate kimoutolu.

13 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏥᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏥᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᏨ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ;

He ʻoku ʻikai te mau tohi ha meʻa kehe kiate kimoutolu, ka ko ia pe ʻoku mou ʻilo mo tui ki ai; pea ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ke mou tui ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga;

14 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏰᎵᎦᎾᎨ ᏗᏍᎩᏯᏓᏂᎸᏨᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏯᎵᎡᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏍᎩᏯᎵᎡᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᎦ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

‌ʻO hangē ko e ʻilo ʻakimautolu foki ʻe homou niʻihi, ko homou fiefiaʻanga ʻakimautolu, ʻio, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻamautolu ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu.

15 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏉᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᎸᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏏ ᎾᏍᏆᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏐᏗᏱ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ;

Pea ʻi he tui ni naʻaku loto ke ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi muʻa, koeʻuhi ke mou maʻu hono ua ʻoe meʻaʻofa;

16 ᎠᎴ ᏫᏨᎶᎢᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎹᏏᏙᏂ ᏩᎩᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎹᏏᏙᏂ ᏗᎦᏂᎩᏒ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏅᏓᏨᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏗᏱ ᏫᏥᎦᏛ ᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏗᏱ.

Pea ke u ʻalu atu ʻiate kimoutolu ki Masitōnia, pea ke u toe haʻu mei Masitōnia kiate kimoutolu, pea ke ʻiate kimoutolu ke moimoiʻi au ʻi hoku fononga ki Siutea.

17 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏥᏄᏍᏛ ᏣᏆᏓᏅᏖᎸᎩ, ᏅᎵᏌᎵᏉᏍᎪ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ? ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᏅᏛᎵ, ᏥᎪ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎦᏓᏖᏍᎪᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏴ ᏥᏁᎬ ᎯᎠᏉ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ, ᎥᎥ, ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ, ᎥᏝ?

Pea ʻi heʻeku loto ki ai, naʻaku vaʻivaʻinga ʻaki? Pe ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni, ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni ʻo fakatatau ki he kakano, koeʻuhi ke ʻiate au ʻae “ʻIo ʻio,” mo “ʻIkai ʻikai?”

18 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᏄᏙᎯᏳᎭ ] ᎠᏴ ᎢᏨᏁᏤᎲ ᎥᎥ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Ka ʻoku moʻoni ʻae ʻOtua, ko ʻemau lea atu kiate kimoutolu naʻe ʻikai ko e “ʻIo” mo “ʻIkai.”

19 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎢᏨᏯᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᏏᎵᏪᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᏨᏯᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎥᎥ ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏛᏗᏱ ᎥᏝ ᏲᎦᏛᏁᎢ, ᎥᎥᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏛᏗᏱ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏃᎬᏁᎸᎩ.

He ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻaia naʻe malangaʻaki kiate kimoutolu ʻekimautolu, [ʻio], ʻe au mo Silivenusi mo Timote, naʻe ʻikai ko e “ʻIo” mo “ʻIkai,” ka naʻe “ʻIo” pe ʻiate ia.

20 ᎾᎦᏛᏰᏃ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎥᎥ ᎬᏛᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎨᏐ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏴ ᎢᏲᎬᏁᏗᏱ.

He ko e ngaahi talaʻofa kotoa pē ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku “ʻIo” pe ʻiate ia, pea “ʻEmeni” ʻiate ia, ki he ongoongolelei ʻoe ʻOtua ʻiate kimautolu.

21 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᎦᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏓᏤᎵᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᎶᏁᎥᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;

Pea ko e ʻOtua ia, ʻaia ʻoku ne fakatuʻumaʻu ʻakimautolu fakataha mo kimoutolu ʻia Kalaisi, pea ko ia ia ne ne pani ʻakitautolu;

22 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᎩᏰᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎩᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏗᎩᎾᏫᏱ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎦᏘᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

‌ʻAia kuo ne fakaʻilonga foki ʻakitautolu, ʻo ne foaki mai ʻae fakamoʻoni, ko e Laumālie ʻi hotau loto.

23 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᎠᎦᏔᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎥᏍᎬ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏏ ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᏫᏂᏥᎷᎬᎾ ᏥᎩ;

Ka ʻoku ou ui ki he ʻOtua ke ne fakamoʻoni ki hoku laumālie, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻofa kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku teʻeki te u ʻalu atu ai ki Kolinitō.

24 ᎥᏝ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏨᏯᏓᏅᏖᎮᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎣᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬᎢ; ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏏ ᏥᏕᏥᏙᎦ.

Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa ke mau puleʻi hoʻomou tui, ka ko e kau tokoni ki hoʻomou fiefia: he ʻoku mou tuʻu ʻi he tui.