1 Timote 4

1 Ka ʻoku lea fakapatonu mai ʻae Laumālie, ʻe hē ʻae niʻihi mei he tui ʻi he ngaahi kuonga fakamui, ʻo tokanga ki he ngaahi laumālie fakahala, mo e ngaahi akonaki ʻoe kau tēvolo;

Now the Spirit says expressly, that, in the last times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and teachings suggested by demons,

2 ‌ʻI he mālualoi ʻokinautolu ʻoku lea loi; kuo hunuhunu honau ʻatamai ʻaki ʻae ukamea vela;

through the hypocrisy of liars, who are seared in their conscience,

3 ‌ʻO fekau ke ʻoua naʻa mali, mo nau fakatapui ʻae ngaahi meʻakai, ʻaia naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua ke maʻu ʻi he fakafetaʻi ʻekinautolu ʻoku tui pea ʻilo ʻae moʻoni.

who forbid to marry, and command to abstain from meats, which God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe, and know the truth.

4 He ʻoku lelei ʻaia kotoa pē kuo fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ke siʻaki, ʻo kapau ʻe maʻu ia ʻi he fakafetaʻi:

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving;

5 He kuo fakangofua ia ʻe he folofola ʻae ʻOtua mo e lotu.

for it is sanctified by the word of God, and by prayer.

6 Kapau te ke fakamanatuʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ki he kāinga, te ke hoko ko e faifekau lelei ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ʻo taau mo hoʻo fafangaʻi ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻoe tui mo e akonaki lelei, ʻaia kuo ke lavaʻi hono ʻiloʻi.

By recommending these things to the attention of the brethren, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished with the words of the faith, and of good teaching, which you have fully known.

7 Ka ko e ngaahi talatupuʻa launoa mo fakafinemātuʻa ke siʻaki, ka ke ngaue koe ki he angafakaʻotua.

But reject those profane and old-womanish fables, and exercise yourself for godliness.

8 He ʻoku siʻi hono ʻaonga ʻoe ngaue ki he sino: ka ko e angafakaʻotua ʻoku ʻaonga ia ki he meʻa kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae talaʻofa ʻoe moʻui ko eni, pea mo ia ʻe hoko mai.

For the exercise of the body is profitable for little; but godliness is profitable for all things, and has the promise of the life that now is, and also of that which is to come.

9 Ko e tala moʻoni eni, pea taau mo e kakai kotoa pē ke maʻu.

This is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation:

10 He ko ia ia ʻoku tau ngaue ai mo kātaki ʻae manuki, he ʻoku tau falala ki he ʻOtua moʻui, ʻaia ko e Fakamoʻui ia ʻoe kakai kotoa pē, kae lahi kiate kinautolu ʻoku tui.

for to this end we both labor, and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

11 Ke ke fekau ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni mo ako ʻaki.

These things command and teach.

12 ‌ʻOua naʻa manukiʻi hoʻo kei siʻi ʻe ha taha; ka ke ʻi he kakai tui ko e fakaʻilonga, ʻi he lea, mo e ʻulungāanga, mo e ʻofa, mo e faianga, mo e tui, mo e māʻoniʻoni.

Let no one despise your youth; but be an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faithfulness, in purity.

13 Tokanga koe ki he lau tohi, mo e enginaki, mo e akonaki, kaeʻoua ke u ʻalu atu.

Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

14 ‌ʻOua naʻa ke taʻetokangaʻi ʻae meʻa foaki ʻoku ʻiate koe, ʻaia naʻe foaki kiate koe ʻi he kikite, mo e hilifaki ʻoe nima ʻoe kau mātuʻa.

Neglect not the gift that is in you, which was given you according to prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

15 Fakalaulauloto ki he ngaahi meʻa ni; ke ke moʻua koe ki ai; koeʻuhi ke hā mai hoʻo fakaʻaʻau ki muʻa ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.

Meditate upon these things; give yourself wholly to them, that your advancement may be manifest in all things.

16 Ke ke vakai kiate koe, pea ki he akonaki; pea faifai maʻu pe ki ai: koeʻuhi ʻi hoʻo fai ia te ke fakamoʻui koe, mo kinautolu ʻoku fanongo kiate koe.

Take heed to yourself, and to your teaching; continue in them; for by doing this, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.