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1 ʻOku puleʻi ʻa Paula ʻe he siasi ʻi Kolinitō ke ne fakaongolelei ia ʻe ia, ʻoku fuaʻa ia ʻi heʻenau tokanga lahi ki he kau ʻaposetolo loi ʻi heʻenau tokanga kiate ia, 5 ʻOku ʻikai tomui ia ʻi he fakaʻaposetolo, 7 Naʻa ne malangaʻaki ʻae ongoongolelei kiate kinautolu, taʻehatotongi meiate kinautolu, 13 Pea ne fakahā ʻoku ʻikai ke tomui ia ʻi he kau ngāue kākā ʻi he meʻa ʻoku totonu ke ne maʻu, 23 Kae lahi hake ʻaupito ia ʻiate kinautolu ʻi he ngāue kia Kalaisi mo e ngaahi mamahi kehekehe kotoa pē ʻi heʻene ngāue fakafaifekau.
Taumaiā ʻoku mou faʻa kātaki siʻi au ʻi heʻeku vale: ʻio, mou kātakiʻi au. He ʻoku ou fuaʻa kiate kimoutolu ʻi he fuaʻa fakaʻotua: he kuo u fakanofo ʻakimoutolu ki he husepāniti pe taha, koeʻuhi ke u ʻatu ai ʻakimoutolu ko e tāupoʻou māʻoniʻoni kia Kalaisi. Ka ʻoku ou manavahē telia naʻa hangē ko hono oloa ʻe he ngata ʻi heʻene kākaaʻi ʻa ʻIvi, ʻe pehē ʻae fakahala homou loto mei he angatotonu ʻaia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi. Pea kapau moʻoni ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻe ia kuo aʻu atu, ʻae Sisu ʻe taha naʻe ʻikai te mau malangaʻaki, pea kapau ʻoku mou maʻu ha Laumālie ʻe taha, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai te mou maʻu, pe ha ongoongolelei ʻe taha, naʻe ʻikai te mou maʻu, pea neʻineʻi te mou faʻa kātaki ia. Ka ʻoku ou lau ʻeau ʻoku ʻikai siʻi te u tomui au ʻi he fungani “ʻaposetolo lahi.” He neongo ʻeku taʻepoto ʻi he lea, ka ʻoku ʻikai te u pehē ʻi he ʻilo; ka kuo ʻosi hono fakahā lahi atu ʻakimautolu kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē. He ko ʻeku fai hala ʻa ʻeku fakavaivai au kae fakahikihiki ai ʻakimoutolu, koeʻuhi ʻi heʻeku malangaʻaki kiate kimoutolu ʻae ongoongolelei ʻoe ʻOtua taʻehatotongi? Naʻaku fakamasivaʻi ʻae siasi niʻihi, ʻo maʻu mei ai ʻae totongi, ke u ʻaonga ai kiate kimoutolu. Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻi ai mo kimoutolu, peau masiva, naʻe ʻikai te u fakamāfasia ha tangata ʻe tokotaha: he ko ia naʻaku masiva ai, naʻe ʻomi ia ʻe he kāinga naʻe haʻu mei Masitōnia: pea kuo u fai ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ke ʻoua naʻaku fakamāfasia ʻakimoutolu, pea ko hoku loto teu pehē pe. 10 ‌ʻO hangē ʻoku ʻiate au ʻae moʻoni ʻa Kalaisi, ʻe ʻikai taʻofi au ʻi he polepole ni he ngaahi potu ʻo ʻAkeia. 11 Ko e meʻa ʻi he hā? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻofa kiate kimoutolu? ʻOku ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtua. 12 Ka ko ia ʻoku ou fai, te u fai pe ia, koeʻuhi ke tuʻusi ʻae tupungalau meiate kinautolu ʻoku kumi ki ai; koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ʻoku nau viki ai, ke ʻilo ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau hangē ko kimautolu. 13 Ka ko e kau ʻaposetolo loi ʻakinautolu, ko e kau ngāue fakakākā, ʻoku nau fakakehe ʻakinautolu ke hangē ko e kau ʻaposetolo ʻa Kalaisi. 14 Pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e meʻa fakaofo ia he naʻa mo Sētane ʻoku fakakehe foki ia ko e ʻāngelo ʻoe maama. 15 Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ko ha meʻa lahi, ʻo kapau ʻe fakakehe ʻene kau faifekau foki ke hangē ko e kau faifekau ʻoe māʻoniʻoni; ko e ngataʻanga ʻokinautolu ʻe fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāue. 16 ‌ʻOku ou toe pehē, ʻoua naʻa mahalo ʻe ha taha ko e vale au; pea kapau ʻe pehē, pea kātaki muʻa au ʻo taau mo e vale, koeʻuhi ke u polepole siʻi ʻiate au. 17 Ko ia ʻoku ou lea ʻaki, ʻoku ʻikai te u lea ʻaki mei he ʻEiki, kae hangē ko e vale, ʻi he polepole lahi ni. 18 Ko e meʻa ʻi he polepole ʻae tokolahi ki he kakano, teu polepole foki au. 19 He ʻoku mou kātaki fiemālie pe ʻae kau vale, he koeʻuhi ʻoku mou poto. 20 He kapau ʻoku fakapōpulaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe ha taha, kapau te ne folo hifo, kapau te ne fakamālohiʻi ʻakimoutolu, kapau ʻe fakahikihiki ia, kapau te ne tukiʻi homou mata, ʻoku mou kātaki pe ia. 21 ‌ʻOku kau ʻeku lea ki he manukiʻi, ʻo hangē kuo moʻoni ʻemau vaivai. Ka koeni, ʻilonga ha meʻa ʻoku pole ai ha toko taha, (ʻoku ou lea ʻo hangē ha vale,) ʻoku ou pole ai foki. 22 Ko e Hepelū ʻakinautolu? ʻOku pehē mo au. Ko e ʻIsileli ʻakinautolu? ʻOku pehē mo au. Ko e hako ʻo ʻEpalahame ʻakinautolu? ʻOku pehē mo au. 23 Ko e kau faifekau ʻa Kalaisi ʻakinautolu? (ʻOku ou lea ʻo hangē ha vale) ʻoku ou lahi hake; ʻi he ngaahi ngāue lahi ʻaupito, ʻi he ngaahi kauʻimaea ʻo lahi ʻaupito, ʻi he nofo fale fakapōpula ʻo liunga lahi hake, pea liunga lahi ʻi he mate. 24 Naʻe liunga nima ʻa hoku haha ʻe he kakai Siu, pea taki tolungofulu ma hiva ʻae tā. 25 Naʻe tuʻo tolu hoku teʻia ʻaki ʻae ngaahi vaʻa ʻakau, pea tuʻo taha hoku tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka, kuo tuʻo tolu ʻeku mate ʻi he vaka, ko e pō mo e ʻaho naʻaku ʻi he moana; 26 Pea faʻa fai ʻae ngaahi fononga, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he ngaahi vai, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he kaihaʻa kau, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he kakai ʻo hoku fonua, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he hiteni, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he kolo, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he toafa, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he tahi, ʻi he tuʻutāmaki ʻi he kāinga loi; 27 ‌ʻI he ongosia mo e ngāue mamahi, ʻi he faʻa leʻo, ʻi he fiekaia mo e fieinu, ʻi he faʻa ʻaukai, ʻi he momoko mo e telefua. 28 Pea ʻikai pe ko e ngaahi meʻa ni mei tuʻa, ka ko ia foki ʻoku fetaʻomi kiate au ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē, ko e tokanga ki he ngaahi siasi kotoa pē. 29 Ko hai ʻoku vaivai, pea ʻoku ʻikai teu vaivai ai? Ko hai ʻoku tūkia, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u vela ai? 30 Kapau kuo pau pe ke u polepole, teu polepole ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki heʻeku vaivai. 31 Ko e ʻOtua mo e Tamai ʻa hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻaia ʻoku monūʻia ʻo taʻengata, ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai te u loi. 32 Ko e pule ʻi Tamasikusi ʻi he tuʻi ai ʻa ʻAlitasi, naʻa ne leʻohi ʻae kolo ʻoe kakai Tamasikusi ʻaki ʻae kau tau, ʻo holi ke moʻua au: 33 Pea naʻe tukutuku hifo au ʻi ha kato mei he kātupa ʻi he ʻā, peau hao mei hono nima.