Loma 16
1 ʻOku ou fakaongolelei atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa Fipē, ko hotau tuofefine, ʻaia ko e tauhi ʻi he siasi ʻoku ʻi Senikelea:
I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is in Cenchrea,
2 Koeʻuhi ke mou maʻu ia ʻi he ʻEiki, ʻo taau mo e kāinga māʻoniʻoni, pea ke mou tokoni ia ʻi he ngāue kotoa pē te mou ʻaonga ai kiate ia: he kuo ne tokoniʻi ʻae tokolahi, pea mo au foki.
in order that you may receive her in the Lord. Do this in a manner worthy of the saints, and stand by her in whatever matter she may have need of you. For she herself as well has become a helper of many, and of myself as well.
3 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Pisila mo ʻAkuila, ko ʻeku kaunga ngāue ʻia Kalaisi Sisu:
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
4 (ʻAkinaua naʻa na tuku hifo hona kia koeʻuhi ko ʻeku moʻui: pea ʻoku ʻikai ko au pē ʻoku fakafetaʻi kiate kinaua, ka ko e ngaahi siasi kotoa pē ʻoe kakai Senitaile).
who for my life risked their own lives. I give thanks to them, and not only I, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.
5 Pea [ke tala atu ʻeku ʻofa ]ki he siasi ʻoku ʻi hona fale. Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻIpenitusi, ʻoku ou ʻofa ki ai, he ko e ʻuluaki fua ia kia Kalaisi ʻi ʻAkeia.
Greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia to Christ.
6 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Mele, ʻaia naʻa ne fai ʻae ngāue lahi maʻamautolu.
Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
7 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻAnitalonika mo Sunia, ko hoku kāinga, mo hoku kaungā nofo fale fakapōpula mo au, pea kuo na tonunga ʻi he kau ʻaposetolo, pea naʻa na tomuʻa ʻia Kalaisi ʻiate au.
Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners. They are prominent among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
8 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻAmipelea, ʻaia ʻoku ou ʻofa ki ai ʻi he ʻEiki.
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
9 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻUapane, ko hotau tokoni ʻia Kalaisi, mo Siteki, ʻaia ʻoku ou ʻofa ki ai.
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.
10 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻApeli ko e ʻofeina ʻe Kalaisi. Tala ʻeku ʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he fale ʻo ʻAlisitopulo.
Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
11 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Helotioni, ko hoku kāinga. Tala ʻeku ʻofa kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻi he fale ʻo Naasisu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he ʻEiki.
Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
12 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Talaifina mo Talaifosa, ʻoku na ngāue ʻi he ʻEiki. Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Pesisi, ko e ʻofeina, ʻaia naʻe ngāue lahi ʻi he ʻEiki.
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked much in the Lord.
13 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Lufusi, kuo fili ʻi he ʻEiki, pea ki heʻene faʻē, ʻaia ko ʻeku [faʻē ]foki.
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
14 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia ʻAsinikalito, mo Felekoni, mo Heamasi, mo Patalopa, mo Hemisi, mo e kāinga ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu.
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
15 Tala ʻeku ʻofa kia Filoloko, mo Sulia, mo Nilio, mo hono tuofefine, mo ʻOlimipa, mo e kāinga māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu.
Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.
16 Mou fetoutou fekita ʻaki ʻae ʻuma māʻoniʻoni. ʻOku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi siasi ʻo Kalaisi.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
17 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate kimoutolu, ʻe kāinga, mou fakaʻilongaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku langaʻi ʻae ngaahi mavahevahe mo e ngaahi tūkiaʻanga, ʻoku taʻetaau mo e akonaki kuo mou akonekina ai; pea mou ʻalu meiate kinautolu.
Now I urge you, brothers, to think about those who are causing the divisions and stumbling. They are going beyond the teaching that you have learned. Turn away from them.
18 He ko kinautolu ʻoku pehē, ʻoku ʻikai te nau tauhi ki hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ka ko honau kete pē; pea ʻi he ngaahi lea lelei mo e talanoa fakalai ʻoku nau oloa ai ʻae loto ʻoe angatonu.
For people such as these do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach. By their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
19 He kuo ongo atu hoʻomou talangofua ki he kakai kotoa pē. Ko ia ʻoku ou fiefia ai koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu: ka ko hoku loto ke mou poto ki he meʻa ʻoku lelei, pea taʻeʻilo ki he kovi.
For your example of obedience reaches everyone. I rejoice, therefore, over you, but I want you to be wise as to that which is good, and innocent to that which is evil.
20 Pea ko e ʻOtua ʻoe melino ʻe vave ʻene fakavolu ʻa Sētane ki homou lalo vaʻe. Ko e ʻofa ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi ke ʻiate kimoutolu. ʻEmeni.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 Ko Timote ko ʻeku kaungā ngāue, mo Lusio, mo Sesoni, mo Sosipeta, ko hoku kāinga, ʻoku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu.
Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
22 Ko au, Teasio, kuo u hiki ʻae tohi ni, ʻoku ou ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ʻEiki.
I, Tertius, who write this epistle down, greet you in the Lord.
23 Ko Keio, ʻaia ʻoku ne tauhi au, pea mo e siasi kotoa, ʻoku ʻofa atu ia kiate kimoutolu. Ko ʻIlasito, ko e tauhi ʻoe kolo, ʻoku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu, mo Kuatusi ko e kāinga.
Gaius, the host for me and for the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, with Quartus the brother.
24 Ko e ʻofa ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi ke ʻiate kimoutolu kotoa pē. ʻEmeni.
25 Pea ko eni, ke ʻiate ia ʻoku ne mafai ke fakatuʻumaʻu ʻakimoutolu ʻo taau mo ʻeku ongoongolelei, mo e malangaʻaki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ʻo fakatatau mo e fakahā ʻoe meʻa fakalilolilo, ʻaia naʻe tuku fufū pe talu ʻae kamataʻanga ʻo māmani, (aiōnios g166)
Now to him who is able to make you stand according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages, (aiōnios g166)
26 Ka kuo fakahā lahi eni, pea ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻae kau palōfita, kuo fakaʻilo atu ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pe, ke tupu ai ʻae talangofua ʻoe tui, ʻo fakatatau mo e fekau ʻae ʻOtua taʻengata: (aiōnios g166)
but now has been revealed and made known through the prophetic writings to all nations, by the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith. (aiōnios g166)
