Loma 14
1 Ko ia ʻoku vaivai ʻi he tui mou maʻu, kae ʻikai ʻi he fakakikihi taʻeʻaonga.
Receive anyone who is weak in faith, without giving judgment about arguments.
2 He ʻoku tui ʻae tokotaha ʻoku ngofua ʻene kai ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē: ka ko e tokotaha ʻoku vaivai, ʻoku kai mei he ngoue [pē].
One person has faith to eat anything, another who is weak eats only vegetables.
3 Ke ʻoua naʻa manuki ʻaia ʻoku kai kiate ia ʻoku ʻikai kai; pea ʻoua naʻa fakamaau ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai kai kiate ia ʻoku kai: he kuo maʻu ia ʻe he ʻOtua.
May the one who eats everything not despise the one who does not; and may the one who does not eat everything not judge the other who eats everything. For God has accepted him.
4 Ko hai koe, ʻoku ke fakamaauʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻae tangata kehe? ʻOku ʻi heʻene ʻeiki pē ʻaʻana ʻa ʻene tuʻu pe hinga. ʻIo, ʻe poupou hake ia: he ʻoku mafai ʻe he ʻOtua ke fakatuʻumaʻu ia.
Who are you, you who judge a servant belonging to someone else? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. But he will be made to stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 ʻOku manako ʻe he tangata ʻe taha ki he ʻaho ʻe taha ʻi he ʻaho ʻe taha: ka ko e taha kehe ʻoku manako pē ia ki he ʻaho kotoa pē. Ke fifili pau pē ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻi hono loto ʻoʻona.
One person values one day above another. Another values every day equally. Let each person be convinced in his own mind.
6 Ko ia ʻoku ne tokanga ki he ʻaho, ʻoku ne tokanga ki ai koeʻuhi ko e ʻEiki; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ki he ʻaho, ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ki ai ia koeʻuhi ko e ʻEiki. Ko ia ʻoku kai, ʻoku ne kai koeʻuhi ko e ʻEiki, pea ʻoku ne ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne kai, ʻoku ʻikai te ne kai koeʻuhi ko e ʻEiki, pea ʻoku ne ʻatu ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua.
He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord; and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God. He who does not eat, refrains from eating for the Lord, he also gives thanks to God.
7 He ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kitautolu ʻoku moʻui kiate ia pē, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku mate kiate ia pē.
For none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself.
8 He kapau ʻoku tau moʻui, ʻoku tau moʻui ki he ʻEiki; pea kapau ʻoku tau mate, ʻoku tau mate ki he ʻEiki: ko ia, ka tau ka moʻui, pe mate, ʻoku ʻae ʻEiki ʻakitautolu.
For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Then whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
9 He ko eni ʻae meʻa naʻe pekia ai ʻa Kalaisi, mo toetuʻu, ʻo toe moʻui, koeʻuhi ke ʻEiki ia ki he mate mo e moʻui.
For to this purpose Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and those who are living.
10 Ka ko e hā ʻoku ke fakamaau ai ho tokoua? Pea ko e hā ʻoku ke manuki ai ki ho tokoua? He te tau tutuʻu kotoa pē ʻi he fakamaauʻanga ʻo Kalaisi.
But you, why do you judge your brother? And you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
11 He kuo tohi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, Ko au ʻoku ou moʻui, ʻe peluki ʻae tui kotoa pē kiate au, pea ʻe vete ʻae ʻelelo kotoa pē ki he ʻOtua.”
For it is written, “As I live,” says the Lord, “to me every knee will bend, and every tongue will give praise to God.”
12 Ko ia te tau fakamatala atu taki taha kotoa pē ia ki he ʻOtua.
So then, each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
13 Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa tau kei fefakamaauʻaki ʻakitautolu: kae fakamaau muʻa eni, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ʻai ʻe ha taha ha tūkiaʻanga pe ha meʻa ke fakahinga ʻaki ʻa hono tokoua.
Therefore, let us no longer judge one another, but instead decide this, that no one will place a stumbling block or a snare for his brother.
14 ʻOku ou ʻilo, pea kuo u maʻu pau mei he ʻEiki ko Sisu, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku taʻemaʻa tuʻungaʻa pē: ka ko ia ʻoku ne lau ha meʻa ko e taʻemaʻa, ʻoku taʻemaʻa ia kiate ia.
I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean by itself. Only for him who considers anything to be unclean, for him it is unclean.
15 Pea kapau ʻoku mamahi ho tokoua koeʻuhi ko e meʻakai, ʻoku ʻikai ai te ke laka ʻo taau mo e ʻofa. ʻOua naʻa ke fakaʻauha ia ʻaki hoʻo meʻakai, ʻaia naʻe pekia ai ʻa Kalaisi.
If because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food one for whom Christ died.
16 Ko ia ke ʻoua naʻa tuku ke lauʻikoviʻi ʻa hoʻomou lelei.
So do not allow what you consider to be good to be spoken of as evil.
17 He ko e puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻakai pe ko e inu; ka ko e māʻoniʻoni, mo e melino, mo e fiefia ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.
For the kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne tauhi ʻa Kalaisi ʻi ʻaonga ia ki he ʻOtua, pea lelei ki he kakai.
For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by people.
19 Ko ia ke tau tuli ki he ngaahi meʻa fakamelino, mo e ngaahi meʻa te tau felangaʻaki hake ai ʻakitautolu.
So then, let us pursue the things of peace and the things that build up one another.
20 ʻOua naʻa ke maumau ʻae ngāue ʻae ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko e meʻakai. Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ngofua ʻae meʻa kotoa pē; ka ko e kovi ia ki he tangata ko ia ʻoku ne kai ke fakahalaʻi.
Do not destroy the work of God because of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for that person who eats and causes him to stumble.
21 ʻOku lelei ke ʻoua naʻa kai kakano, pe inu uaine, pe fai ha meʻa ʻe humu ai ho tokoua, pe tūkia ai, pe vaivai ai.
It is good not to eat meat, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother takes offense.
22 ʻOku ʻiate koe ʻae tui? Maʻu ia kiate koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua. ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻoku ʻikai ke valokiʻi ia ʻe hono loto ʻi he meʻa ko ia ʻoku ne fai.
The faith you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
23 Ka ko ia ʻoku lotolotoua, ʻoku halaia ia, ʻo kapau te ne kai, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai [kai ia ]ʻi he tui: he ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he tui, ko e angahala ia.
He who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith. And whatever is not from faith is sin.
