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1 Ko e fekau ke tohi ki he kau ʻāngelo, ʻa ia, ko e kau faifekau ʻoe ngaahi siasi, 1 Ki ʻEfesō, 8 Ki Simana, 12 Ki Peakamosi, 18 Ki Taiataila: pea mo ia ʻoku lelei, pe kovi, ʻiate kinautolu.
1 “Tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻo ʻEfesō; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe ia ʻoku ne kuku ʻae fetuʻu ʻe fitu ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu, ʻaia ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi tuʻunga maama koula ʻe fitu; 2 “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, mo hoʻo fai feinga, mo hoʻo faʻa kātaki, pea mo hoʻo taʻefaʻakātakiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku kovi: pea kuo ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau pehē, ko e kau ʻaposetolo ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai, pea kuo ke ʻilo ko e kau loi ʻakinautolu: 3 Pea kuo ke faʻa ʻūkuma, ʻo faʻa kātaki, pea koeʻuhi ko hoku hingoa kuo ke ngāue, ʻo ʻikai te ke vaivai. 4 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae meʻa ʻoku ou koviʻia ai kiate koe, koeʻuhi kuo ke mahuʻi mei hoʻo ʻuluaki ʻofa. 5 Ko ia ke ke manatuʻi ʻaia kuo ke hinga mei ai, pea fakatomala, pea fai ʻae ngaahi ʻuluaki ngāue; ka ʻikai, pea te u haʻu toʻotoʻo kiate koe, ʻo hiki hoʻo tuʻunga maama mei hono potu, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke fakatomala. 6 Ka ʻoku ke maʻu ʻa eni, ʻoku ke fehiʻa ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻoe kau Nikolaitani, ʻaia ʻoku ou fehiʻa ki ai. 7 “Ko ia ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi; Ko ia ia te ne ikuna, te u foaki ki ai ke kai mei he ʻakau ʻoe moʻui, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe Palataisi ʻoe ʻOtua.” ’
8 ¶ “Tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻoe kakai Simana; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe he ʻuluaki mo e ki mui, ʻaia naʻe mate, ka kuo moʻui; 9 “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, mo hoʻo mamahi, mo hoʻo masiva, (ka ʻoku ke koloaʻia) pea mo e loi ʻanautolu ʻoku pehē, ko e ngaahi Siu ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku ʻikai, ka ko e falelotu ʻo Sētane. 10 ‌ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē ki ha meʻa ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia te ke mamahi ai: vakai, ʻe lī ʻe he tēvolo ʻa homou niʻihi ki he fale fakapōpula, ko homou ʻahiʻahiʻi, pea te mou moʻua ʻi he mamahi ʻi he ʻaho ʻe hongofulu―ka ke fai angatonu pe ʻo aʻu ki he mate, pea te u foaki kiate koe ʻae pale ʻoe moʻui. 11 “Ko ia ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi; “Ko ia ia te ne ikuna, ʻe ʻikai lavea ia ʻe he mate ʻangaua.” ’
12 ¶ “Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻae siasi ʻo Peakamosi; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe ia ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae heletā māsila ʻoku fakatoumata; 13 “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, mo e potu ʻoku ke nofo ai, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae nofoʻanga ʻo Sētane: pea ʻoku ke puke maʻu hoku hingoa, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke siʻaki ʻeku lotu, ʻio, naʻa mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAnitipasa ko ʻeku fakamoʻoni angatonu, ʻaia naʻe tāmateʻi ʻiate kimoutolu, ko e potu ʻoku nofo ai ʻa Sētane. 14 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae meʻa niʻihi ʻoku ou koviʻia ai kiate koe, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau tui ki he akonaki ʻa Pelami, ʻaia naʻa ne akonekina ʻa Pelaki ke lī ʻae tūkiaʻanga ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsileli, ke nau kai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kuo feilaulau ʻaki ki he ngaahi tamapua, pea ke fai ʻae feʻauaki. 15 Pea pehē ʻoku ʻiate koe foki ʻakinautolu ʻoku tui ki he akonaki ʻoe kau Nikolaitani, ʻaia ʻoku ou fehiʻa ki ai. 16 Fakatomala; ka ʻikai, pea te u haʻu toʻotoʻo kiate koe, pea te u tauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae heletā ʻo hoku fofonga. 17 “Ko ia ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi: Ko ia ia te ne ikuna, te u foaki ai ke ne kai ʻae mana fufū, pea te u ʻatu ki ai mo e foʻi maka hinehina, pea ʻe tohi tongi ʻi he maka ʻae hingoa foʻou, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe ha taha ka ko ia pe ʻoku ne maʻu ia.” ’
18 ¶ “Pea tohi ki he ʻāngelo ʻoe siasi ʻi Taiataila; ‘ʻOku folofolaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻe he ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku tatau mo e ulo afi hono fofonga, mo hono vaʻe ʻo hangē ko e palasa ngingila. 19 “ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, mo e ʻofa, mo e tauhi, mo e tui, mo hoʻo faʻa kātaki; mo e lahi hake ʻo hoʻo ngaahi ngāue ki mui ʻi he ʻuluaki. 20 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae meʻa niʻihi ʻoku ou koviʻia ai kiate koe, koeʻuhi ko hoʻo tuku ai pe ʻae fefine ko Sesepeli, ʻaia ʻoku ne ui ia ko e palōfita fefine, pea ʻoku ne akonekina mo oloa ʻeku kau tamaioʻeiki ke fai ʻae feʻauaki, pea ke kai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kuo feilaulau ʻaki ki he ngaahi tamapua. 21 Pea ne u tuku kiate ia ʻae kuonga ke fakatomala ai ʻi heʻene feʻauaki; ka naʻe ʻikai fakatomala ia. 22 Vakai, teu lī ia ki ha mohenga, mo kinautolu ʻoku fai feʻauaki mo ia, ki he mamahi lahi, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te nau fakatomala ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue. 23 Pea te u tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae mate ʻa ʻene fānau; pea ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he ngaahi siasi kotoa pē, ko au ia ʻoku ou hakule ʻae ngaahi holi mo e loto: pea te u ʻatu kiate kimoutolu taki taha ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻomou ngaahi ngāue. 24 “Ka ʻoku ou pehē kiate kimoutolu, mo hono toe ʻi Taiataila, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻae akonaki ni, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻae ngaahi meʻa loloto ʻo Sētane, ʻo hangē ko ʻenau lau; ʻE ʻikai te u ʻai mo ha kavenga kehe kiate kimoutolu. 25 Ka ko ia ʻoku mou maʻu, kuku maʻu kaeʻoua ke u haʻu. 26 Pea ko ia ia ʻe ikuna, pea ne fai ki heʻeku ngaahi ngāue ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga, ko ia ia te u foaki ki ai ʻae mālohi ki he ngaahi puleʻanga: 27 ‘Pea te ne puleʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae vaʻa ukamea; Pea ʻe lailai ʻakinautolu ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ipu ʻoe tufunga ngaohi ipu:’ ʻo hangē pe ko ia ne u maʻu mei heʻeku Tamai. 28 Pea te u foaki kiate ia ʻae fetuʻu pongipongi. 29 “Ko ia ia ʻoku ai ʻae telinga, ke fakafanongo ia ki he folofola ʻae Laumālie ki he ngaahi siasi.” ’