Fili ʻe Sīsū ʻa Saula

Ko Saulá ko ha tangata Loma ia naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻi Tāsusi. Ko ha Fālesi ia ʻa ia naʻe poto ʻaupito ʻi he Lao ʻa e kau Siú, pea naʻá ne fehiʻa ʻi he kau Kalisitiané. Naʻá ne toho ʻa e kau tangata mo e kau fefine Kalisitiané mei honau ngaahi ʻapí ʻo lī ki he pilīsoné. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne tuʻu ʻo siofi hono tolomakaʻi ʻo mate ʻe ha fuʻu kakai ʻiteʻita ʻa e ākonga ko Sitīvení.

Ka naʻe ʻikai ke fiemālie pē ʻa Saula ʻi hono puke ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi Selusalemá. Naʻá ne kole ki he taulaʻeiki lahí ke fakaʻatā ia ke ne ʻalu ki he kolo ko Tāmasikusí koeʻuhi ke ne kumi ʻo puke ʻa e kau Kalisitiane ʻi aí. ʻI he ofi atu ʻa Saula ki he koló, naʻe tapa fakafokifā ha maama ngingila takatakai ʻiate ia, pea naʻá ne tō ki lalo. Naʻá ne fanongo ki ha leʻo ʻoku pehē mai: ‘ʻE Saula, ko e hā ʻokú ke fakatangaʻi ai aú?’ Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Saula: ‘Ko hai koe?’ Naʻe tali mai: ‘Ko au Sīsū. ʻAlu ki Tāmasikusi, pea te ke ʻilo ai ʻa e meʻa kuo pau ke ke faí.’ ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe kui ʻa Saula, pea naʻe pau ke taki ʻa hono nimá ʻo ʻave ki he koló.

Naʻe ʻi ai ha Kalisitiane faitōnunga ko ʻAnanaia ʻi Tāmasikusi. Naʻe tala ange kiate ia ʻe Sīsū ʻi ha vīsone: ‘ʻAlu ki he fale ʻo Siutasí ʻi he hala ʻoku ui ko Hangatonu, peá ke kumi ki ai ʻa Saula.’ Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAnanaia: ‘ʻEiki, ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻa e meʻa kotoa fekauʻaki mo e tangata ko iá! ʻOkú ne lī ki he pilīsoné ʻa hoʻo kau ākongá!’ Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sīsū: ‘ʻAlu kiate ia. Kuó u fili ʻa Saula ke ne malangaʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí ki he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi.’

Ko ia naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻAnanaia ʻa Saula peá ne tala ange kiate ia: ‘ʻE Saula, ko hoku tokoua, kuo fekauʻi mai au ʻe Sīsū ke u fakaʻā ho matá.’ ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe toe lava ke sio ʻa Saula. Naʻá ne ako fekauʻaki mo Sīsū pea muimui ʻiate ia. ʻI heʻene papitaiso ko eni ʻo hoko ko ha Kalisitiané, naʻe kamata ke malanga ʻa Saula ʻi he ngaahi sinakoké, fakataha mo hono ngaahi kaungā-Kalisitiané. ʻOku lava ke ke sioloto atu ki he ʻohovale ʻa e kau Siú ʻi heʻenau sio ki hono akoʻi ʻe Saula ʻa e kakaí ʻo fekauʻaki mo Sīsuú? Naʻa nau pehē: ‘ʻIkai ko e tangata tatau eni mo ia naʻá ne faʻa kumi ʻo puke ʻa e kau ākonga ʻa Sīsuú?’

Naʻe malanga ʻa Saula ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu ki he kakai naʻe nofo ʻi Tāmasikusí. Naʻe fehiʻa ʻa e kau Siú ʻia Saula pea nau palani ke tāmateʻi ia. Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻe he fanga tokouá ʻa e faʻufaʻu ko iá pea tokoniʻi ʻa Saula ke ne hola. Naʻa nau faʻo ia ʻi ha kato pea tukutuku hifo ʻi ha foʻi ava ʻi he ʻā ʻo e koló.

ʻI he ʻalu ʻa Saula ki Selusalemá, naʻá ne feinga ke feohi mo e fanga tokoua ʻi aí. Ka naʻa nau ilifia ʻiate ia. Naʻe ʻomi leva ʻe ha ākonga anga-ʻofa ko Panepasa ʻa Saula ki he kau ʻapositoló ʻo fakapapauʻi ange kiate kinautolu kuo liliu moʻoni ʻa Saula. Naʻe kamata ke malangaʻi faivelenga ʻe Saula ʻa e ongoongo leleí fakataha mo e fakatahaʻanga ʻi Selusalemá. Ki mui ai, naʻe ui ai ia ko Paula.