1 Pita 5
1 Ko au ko e motuʻa, pea ko e fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi mamahi ʻa Kalaisi, pea teu kau foki ʻi he nāunau ʻe fakahā, ʻoku ou enginaki atu ki he kau mātuʻa ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu:
As for the older ones among you, who are elders in the church, I, their fellow elder, and a witness to the sufferings of the Christ, who will also share in the glory that is to be revealed –
2 Fafanga ʻae fanga sipi ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻo leʻohi ia, ʻikai ʻi he fakapāpākū, ka ʻi he loto fiefai pe; ʻikai koeʻuhi ko e koloa ʻuli, kae ʻi he loto manavakavakava;
I beg you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;
3 Pea ʻikai hangē ko e kau pule ki he nofoʻanga, ka ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he fanga sipi.
not as lords of your charges, but as examples to your flock.
4 Pea ka hā mai ʻae Tauhi lahi, ʻe maʻu ai ʻekimoutolu ʻae pale ʻoe nāunau ʻe ʻikai mae.
Then, when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades.
5 Pea ko kimoutolu foki, ko e kau talavou, fakavaivaiʻi ʻakimoutolu ki he mātuʻa. ʻIo, ke fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu, pea kofuʻaki ʻae angavaivai: “He ʻoku tekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae fielahi, ka ʻoku ne foaki ʻae ʻaloʻofa ki he angavaivai.”
Again, you younger ones should show deference to the older. And all of you should put on the badge of humility in mutual service, for ‘God is opposed to the proud, but gives his help to the humble.’
6 Ko ia ke fakavaivai ʻakimoutolu ʻi he lalo nima māfimafi ʻoe ʻOtua, ka ne hakeakiʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho totonu:
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in his good time,
7 ʻO tuku hoʻomou tokanga kotoa pē kiate ia; he ʻoku ne kau kiate kimoutolu.
laying all your anxieties on him, for he makes you his care.
8 Leʻo, pea faʻa vakai; koeʻuhi ko homou fili ko e tēvolo, ʻoku ʻalu fano, ʻo hangē ha laione ngungulu, ʻo ne kumi pe ko hai ne faʻapuku hake:
Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.
9 ʻAia mou tekeʻi atu ʻo mālohi ʻi he tui, ʻo ʻilo ko e ngaahi mamahi pehē ʻoku kātaki ʻe homou kāinga ʻoku ʻi māmani.
Stand firm against him, strong in your faith; knowing, as you do, that the sufferings which you are undergoing are being endured to the full by the Lord’s followers throughout the world.
10 Ka ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ʻaloʻofa kotoa pē, kuo ne uiuiʻi ʻakitautolu ki hono nāunau taʻengata ʻia Kalaisi Sisu, ʻoka hili hoʻomou kātaki siʻi pe, ke fakahaohaoa, mo fakatuʻumaʻu, mo fakamālohi, mo fokotuʻumaʻu ʻakimoutolu. (aiōnios g166)
God, from whom all help comes, and who called you, by your union with Christ, into his eternal glory, will, when you have suffered for a little while, himself perfect, establish, strengthen you. (aiōnios g166)
To him be ascribed dominion for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Kuo u tohi siʻi kiate kimoutolu ʻia Silivenusi, ʻaia (ʻoku ou pehē) ko e kāinga angatonu, ke enginaki mo fakahā ko e ʻaloʻofa moʻoni eni ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku mou tuʻu ai.
I have been writing to you briefly by the hand of Silas, our true-hearted friend (for so I regard him), to encourage you, and to bear my testimony that in what I have written is to be found the true love of God. On that take your stand.
13 Ko e [siasi ]ʻoku ʻi Papilone, kuo fili fakataha mo kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu; pea ʻoku pehē mo Maʻake ko hoku foha.
Your sister church in ‘Babylon’ sends you greeting, and so does Mark, who is as a son to me.
14 Mou fetoutou ʻuma ʻaki ʻae fekita ʻoe ʻofa. Ke ʻiate kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ʻae melino. ʻEmeni.
Greet one another with the kiss of love. May God give his peace to you all in your union with Christ.
