Loma 9
1 ʻOku ou lea moʻoni ʻia Kalaisi, ʻoku ʻikai te u loi, pea ʻoku fakamoʻoni au foki ʻi hoku loto ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni,
I say the trueth in Christ, I lye not, my conscience bearing mee witnes in the holy Ghost,
2 ʻOku ou māfasia lahi pea mamahi maʻuaipē ʻi hoku loto.
That I haue great heauinesse, and continuall sorow in mine heart.
3 (He kuo u meimei fakaʻamu ke tuku au ko e motuhi meia Kalaisi), koeʻuhi ko hoku kāinga, ʻa hoku kāinga fakakakano:
For I woulde wish my selfe to be separate from Christ, for my brethren that are my kinsemen according to the flesh,
4 Ko e kakai ʻIsileli ʻakinautolu; ʻoku ʻonautolu ʻae ohia, mo e nāunau, mo e ngaahi fuakava, mo e foaki ʻoe fono, mo e ngāue fakalotu, mo e ngaahi talaʻofa;
Which are the Israelites, to whome perteineth the adoption, and the glory, and the Couenants, and the giuing of the Lawe, and the seruice of God, and the promises.
5 ʻOku ʻanautolu ʻae ngaahi tamai, ʻakinautolu naʻe mei ai ʻae sino ʻo Kalaisi, ʻaia ʻoku māʻolunga taha pē, ko e ʻOtua monūʻia ʻo taʻengata. ʻEmeni. (aiōn g165)
Of whome are the fathers, and of whome concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is God ouer all, blessed for euer, Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke hangē kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻaupito ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua. He ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻIsileli kotoa pē, ʻaia ʻoku meia ʻIsileli:
Notwithstanding it can not bee that the worde of God should take none effect: for all they are not Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e fānau kotoa pē. Koeʻuhi ko e hako ʻakinautolu ʻo ʻEpalahame: ka, “Ko ʻAisake ʻe ui ai ho hako.”
Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede be called:
8 Ko hono ʻuhinga, ʻIlonga ʻae fānau ʻae kakano, ʻoku ʻikai ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua ʻakinautolu: kae lau ko e hako ʻae fānau pē ʻoe talaʻofa.
That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God: but the children of the promise, are counted for the seede.
9 He ko e lea eni ʻoe talaʻofa, “ʻI he kuonga ni te u haʻu, pea ʻe maʻu ʻe Sela ha tama.”
For this is a worde of promise, In this same time wil I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne.
10 Pea ʻoku ʻikai ko ia pē, ka ʻi he feitama ʻa Lepeka mei he tokotaha, ko ʻetau tamai ko ʻAisake;
Neither he onely felt this, but also Rebecca when shee had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaac.
11 (He naʻe teʻeki ai ke fanauʻi ʻakinaua, pea teʻeki fai ha lelei pe ha kovi, pea koeʻuhi ke tuʻumaʻu ʻae tuʻutuʻuni ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo fakatatau ki he fili, ʻikai ʻi he ngaahi ngāue, kae ʻiate ia ʻoku ne ui; )
For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth)
12 Naʻe pehē kiate ia, “ʻE tauhi ʻe he ʻuluaki ʻae kimui.”
It was said vnto her, The elder shall serue the yonger.
13 ʻO hangē ko ia kuo tohi, “Kuo u ʻofa kia Sēkope, ka kuo u fehiʻa kia ʻIsoa.”
As it is written, I haue loued Iacob, and haue hated Esau.
14 Pea ka ko ia, pea tau pehē ko e hā? ʻOku ʻi he ʻOtua ʻae taʻeangatonu? ʻIkai ʻaupito.
What shall wee say then? Is there vnrighteousnes with God? God forbid.
15 He naʻe pehē ʻe ia kia Mōsese, “Te u ʻaloʻofa kiate ia ʻoku ou loto ke u ʻaloʻofa ki ai, pea te u angaʻofa kiate ia ʻoku ou loto ke u angaʻofa ki ai.”
For he saith to Moses, I wil haue mercy on him, to whom I wil shew mercie: and wil haue compassion on him, on who I wil haue copassion.
16 Pea ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai meiate ia ʻoku loto, pe meiate ia ʻoku lele, kae mei he ʻOtua ʻoku fakahā ʻae ʻaloʻofa.
So then it is not in him that willeth, nor in him that runneth, but in God that sheweth mercy.
17 He ʻoku pehē ʻae tohi kia Felo, “Ko e meʻa ni pē kuo u fokotuʻu hake ai koe, koeʻuhi ke u fakahā ʻiate koe hoku mālohi, pea koeʻuhi ke ongoongoa ai hoku hingoa ʻi māmani kotoa pē.”
For the Scripture saith vnto Pharao, For this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp, that I might shewe my power in thee, and that my Name might be declared throughout al the earth.
18 Pea ko ia, ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ia kiate ia ʻoku ne loto ki ai, pea ʻoku ne fakafefeka ʻaia ʻoku loto ia ki ai.
Therefore he hath mercie on whome he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.
19 Pea te ke pehē ai kiate au, “Pea ko e hā ʻoku ne kei lāunga ai? Pe ko hai kuo ne taʻofia hono loto?”
Thou wilt say then vnto me, Why doeth he yet complaine? for who hath resisted his will?
20 ʻIkai, ʻe tangata, he ko hai koe ʻoku ke kikihi ki he ʻOtua? ʻE lea ʻae meʻa kuo ngaohi kiate ia naʻa ne ngaohi ia, “Ko e hā kuo ke ngaohi ai au ke pehē ni?”
But, O man, who art thou which pleadest against God? shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 He ʻikai ʻoku ʻi he ʻumea, ke ne ngaohi mei he takaonga pe taha ʻae ipu ʻe taha ke ʻaonga lahi, mo e taha ke ʻaonga siʻi?
Hath not the potter power of the clay to make of the same lumpe one vessell to honour, and another vnto dishonour?
22 Pea kapau kuo finangalo ʻae ʻOtua ke fakahā hono houhau, pea fakaʻilo mo hono mālohi, naʻa ne kātaki ʻi he kātaki fuoloa ʻae ngaahi ipu ʻoe houhau naʻe taau mo e malaʻia:
What and if God would, to shewe his wrath, and to make his power knowen, suffer with long patience the vessels of wrath, prepared to destruction?
23 Pea koeʻuhi ke ne fakahā hono lahi ʻo ʻene lelei ki he ngaahi ipu ʻoe ʻaloʻofa, ʻakinautolu naʻa ne tomuʻa teuʻi ki he hakeakiʻi,
And that hee might declare the riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy, which hee hath prepared vnto glory?
24 ʻIo, ʻakitautolu kuo ne ui, ʻikai mei he kakai Siu pē, ka mei he kakai Senitaile foki?
Euen vs whome hee hath called, not of of the Iewes onely, but also of the Gentiles,
25 ʻO hangē ko ʻene folofola ʻia Hosea, “Te u ui ʻakinautolu ‘Ko hoku kakai,’ ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ko hoku kakai; pea ‘Ko e ʻofeina ia,’ ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻofeina.
As he sayth also in Osee, I will call them, My people, which were not my people: and her, Beloued, which was not beloued.
26 Pea ʻe pehē, ʻi he potu ko ia naʻe pehē ai kiate kinautolu, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ko hoku kakai ʻakimoutolu;’ ʻe ui ai ʻakinautolu ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua moʻui.
And it shalbe in the place where it was said vnto them, Ye are not my people, that there they shalbe called, The children of the liuing God.
27 ʻOku kalanga foki ʻa ʻIsaia ʻia ʻIsileli, [ʻo pehē], “Kapau ʻe tatau hono lau ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mo e ʻoneʻone ʻoe tahi, ko e toenga pē ʻe fakamoʻui:
Also Esaias cryeth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand of the sea, yet shall but a remnant be saued.
28 He te ne fakaʻosi mo tuʻusi ke vave ʻae ngāue ʻi he māʻoniʻoni: koeʻuhi ʻe fakatoʻotoʻo ʻae ngāue ʻa Sihova ʻi he māmani.”
For he wil make his account, and gather it into a short summe with righteousnes: for the Lord will make a short count in the earth.
29 Pea hangē ko e tomuʻa lea ʻa ʻIsaia, “Ka ne taʻeʻoua ʻae fakatoe ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi tokolahi ha hako kiate kitautolu, pehē, kuo tau tatau mo Sotoma, pea ngaohi ʻo fakatatau mo Komola.”
And as Esaias sayde before, Except the Lord of hostes had left vs a seede, we had bene made as Sodom, and had bene like to Gomorrha.
30 Pea ka ko ia, pea tau pehē ko e hā? Ko eni, ko e kakai Senitaile, naʻe ʻikai tuli ki he fakatonuhia, kuo lavaʻi ʻekinautolu ʻae fakatonuhia, ʻio, ʻae fakatonuhia ʻoku ʻi he tui.
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles which folowed not righteousnes, haue attained vnto righteousnes, euen the righteousnes which is of faith.
31 Ka ko ʻIsileli, naʻe tuli ki he fono māʻoniʻoni, kuo ʻikai lavaʻi ʻe ia ʻae fono māʻoniʻoni.
But Israel which followed the Lawe of righteousnes, could not arteine vnto the Law of righteousnes.
32 Ko e hā naʻe pehē ai? Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha tui, ka ko e ngāue pe. He naʻa nau tūkia ʻi he “Maka tūkiaʻanga” ko ia;
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the workes of the Lawe: for they haue stumbled at the stumbling stone,
33 ʻO hangē ko ia kuo tohi, “Vakai, ʻoku ou ʻai ʻi Saione ʻae maka tūkiaʻanga mo e maka fakaʻita: pea ko ia ʻe tui kiate ia ʻe ʻikai te ne mā.”
As it is written, Beholde, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone, and a rocke to make men fall: and euery one that beleeueth in him, shall not be ashamed.
