Te Evaselio ʼa Mateo

23 Neʼe palalau leva ia Sesu ki te hahaʼi kaugamalie pea mo ʼana tisipulo, ʼo ina ui: 2 “ ʼE heheka te kau sekelipa mo te kau Faliseo ʼi te hekaʼaga ʼo Moisese. 3 Koia, ko meʼa fuli ʼe natou ui atu, kotou mulimuli ki ai, kae ʼaua naʼa kotou fai ʼo mulimuli ki ʼanatou aga, koteʼuhi ʼe natou palalau kae ʼe mole natou maʼuliʼi te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe natou lau.+ 4 ʼE natou haʼi he ʼu kavega mamafa ʼo hili ki te ʼu fuga ʼuma ʼo te hahaʼi,+ kae ʼe mole natou fia hiki ʼaki honatou kauʼi tuhi.*+ 5 Ko te ʼu gaue fuli ʼae ʼe natou fai, ʼe natou fai ke tokagaʼi natou e te hahaʼi,+ he ʼe natou fakalahi te ʼu tasini* ʼae ʼe ʼai ki ai he ʼu folafola taputapu moʼo puipui ʼo natou,+ pea mo natou fakaloloa ʼonatou tapaʼi kofu.+ 6 ʼE natou leleiʼia te ʼu nofoʼaga maʼuhiga ʼi te ʼu katoaga, mo te ʼu hekaʼaga ʼae ʼi muʼa* ʼi te ʼu sinakoka,+ 7 pea mo te ʼu fakamalo ʼi te ʼu fakatauʼaga koloa pea ke fakahigoaʼi natou e te hahaʼi ko Lapi.* 8 Kae kia koutou, ke ʼaua naʼa fakahigoaʼi koutou e te hahaʼi ko Lapi, koteʼuhi ʼe ko takotou Faiako pe ʼe tahi,+ pea ʼe kotou tau tehina fuli. 9 Pea ke ʼaua naʼa kotou fakahigoaʼi he tahi ʼi te kele ko takotou tamai, koteʼuhi ko takotou Tamai pe ʼe tahi+ ʼae ʼe ʼi selo. 10 Pea ke ʼaua naʼa fakahigoaʼi koutou e te hahaʼi ko he kau pule,* koteʼuhi ko tokotou Pule pe ʼe tahi ko Kilisito.* 11 Kae ko ʼae ʼe lahi ia koutou ʼe tonu ia ke ina tauhi koutou.+ 12 Pea ko ʼae ʼe ina hikihiki ia ia ʼe fakamalaloʼi anai ia,+ pea ko ʼae ʼe fiamalalo ʼe hikihiki anai ia.+

13 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi! Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou pupunu ia te Puleʼaga ʼo selo ki te hahaʼi. ʼE mole kotou hu ki ai, pea ʼe mole kotou fakagafua ke hu ia natou ʼae ʼe fia hu ki ai.+ 14* ——

15 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi!+ Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou feoloʼaki ʼi te tai mo te kele ʼo kumi he tahi ke tafoki atu, pea ka tafoki atu, ʼe kotou fakaliliu ia ia ke tuha mo te Seʼeni,* ʼo tuʼa lua age ia ia koutou.

16 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau takitaki kivi,+ he ʼe kotou ui: ‘Kapau ʼe fai e he tahi he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te fale lotu, ʼe mole maʼua ia ke ina fakahoko. Kae kapau ʼe fai e he tahi he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te aulo ʼo te fale lotu, ʼe tonu ia ke ina fakahoko.’+ 17 Kau kivi mo kau vavale! Kotea ʼae ʼe maʼuhiga age, ko te aulo peʼe ko te fale lotu ʼae ʼe ina fakamaʼoniʼoniʼi ia te aulo? 18 ʼE kotou toe ui: ‘Kapau ʼe fai e he tahi he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te ʼaletale, ʼe mole maʼua ia ke ina fakahoko. Kae kapau ʼe fai e he tahi he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te molaga ʼae ʼi te ʼaletale, ʼe tonu ia ke ina fakahoko.’ 19 Kau kivi! Kotea ʼae ʼe maʼuhiga age, ko te molaga peʼe ko te ʼaletale ʼae ʼe ina fakamaʼoniʼoniʼi ia te molaga? 20 Koia, ko ʼae ʼe ina fai he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te ʼaletale, ʼe fakamoʼoni ia ʼaki te ʼaletale pea mo te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼae ʼe hili ai. 21 Pea ko ʼae ʼe ina fai he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te fale lotu, ʼe fakamoʼoni ia ʼaki te fale lotu pea mo Ia ʼae ʼe nofo ʼi ai.+ 22 Pea ko ʼae ʼe ina fai he fakapapau ʼo fakamoʼoni ʼaki te lagi, ʼe fakamoʼoni ia ʼaki te hekaʼaga fakahau ʼo te ʼAtua pea mo Ia ʼae ʼe ʼafio ai.

23 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi! Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou foaki te vahe tahi ki te hogofulu ʼo te menite, mo te aneto pea mo te kumino*+ kae neʼe kotou meʼa noaʼi te ʼu faʼahi ʼo te Lao ʼae ʼe maʼuhiga age, ʼae ko te faitotonu,+ mo te manavaʼofa+ pea mo te agatonu. ʼE moʼoni, neʼe maʼua ke foaki te vahe tahi ki te hogofulu ʼo te ʼu meʼa ʼaia, kae neʼe mole tonu ia ke meʼa noaʼi te ʼu faʼahi ʼo te Lao ʼae ʼe maʼuhiga age.+ 24 Kau takitaki kivi,+ ʼe kotou fakaoʼo te namu+ kae kotou folo te kamelo!+

25 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi! Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou fakamaʼa te tuʼa ipu pea mo te tuʼa pa,+ kae ʼe fonu ia loto ko te manumanū*+ pea mo te ʼu holi fakavale.+ 26 Kau Faliseo kivi, kotou fakamaʼa muʼa te loto ipu pea mo te loto pa, pea ʼe toe maʼa anai mo tuʼa.

27 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi!+ Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou hage ko he ʼu fale maka kua pena hina,+ ʼe matalelei ʼi tuʼa, kae ʼi loto ʼe fonu ko te ʼu hui ʼo te hahaʼi mamate pea mo te faʼahiga meʼa heʼe maʼa kehekehe. 28 ʼE toe feia aipe mo koutou, ʼi tuʼa, ʼe kotou matafaitotonu ki te hahaʼi, kae ʼi loto ʼe kotou fonu ʼi te malualoi pea mo te manuki ki te lao.+

29 “Malaʼia kia koutou, kau sekelipa mo kau Faliseo malualoi!+ Koteʼuhi ʼe kotou laga te ʼu fale maka ʼo te kau polofeta pea mo kotou fakamataleleiʼi te ʼu fale maka* ʼo te kau faitotonu,+ 30 pea mo kotou ui: ‘Ka na neʼe matou maʼuʼuli ʼi te temi ʼo ʼamatou kui, neʼe mole matou kau mo natou ki te matehi ʼo te kau polofeta.’ 31 Koia, ʼe kotou fakamoʼoni ai ʼo ʼuhiga mo koutou, ʼe ko koutou ko te ʼu foha ʼo natou ʼae neʼe natou fakapogi te kau polofeta.+ 32 Pea kotou fakaʼosi la te ʼu gaue ʼae neʼe kamata fai e ʼakotou kui.

33 “ ʼU gata, faga ʼuhiʼi gata kafokona,+ ʼe feafeaʼi anai hakotou hao mai te fakamau ʼo te Seʼeni?*+ 34 Ko te tupuʼaga la ʼaia ʼo taku fekauʼi atu he kau polofeta,+ mo he kau popoto pea mo he kau faiako.+ ʼE kotou matehi+ anai pea mo tutuki ʼihi ia natou ʼi he ʼu pou, pea ʼe kotou huipiʼi+ anai ʼihi ʼi ʼakotou sinakoka pea mo fakatagaʼi+ natou mai ʼae kolo ki he tahi kolo. 35 Koia, ke to kia koutou te toto ʼo te kau faitotonu fuli ʼae neʼe liligi ʼi te kele, mai te toto ʼo te tagata faitotonu ko Apele+ ki te toto ʼo Sakalia, te foha ʼo Palakia, ʼae neʼe kotou fakapogi ʼi te vaha ʼo te sagatualio mo te ʼaletale.+ 36 ʼE au tala moʼoni atu kia koutou, ʼe tauteaʼi anai te taʼiake ʼaeni ʼuhi ko te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼaia.

37 “Selusalemi, Selusalemi, ia koe ʼae ʼe ke matehi te kau polofeta pea mo ke tuki makaʼi ia natou ʼae neʼe fekauʼi atu kia koe.+ Neʼe tuʼa lahi taku fia fakatahiʼi ʼau fanau ohage ko te fakatahiʼi e te matuʼa moa ʼona ʼuhi ʼi ʼona lalo pakakau. Kae neʼe mole kotou loto ki ai.+ 38 Koʼeni, kua liʼaki pea mo tuku atu tokotou fale.*+ 39 Koteʼuhi ʼe au tala atu kia koutou, ʼe mole kotou toe sisio anai kia te au ʼo kaku ki takotou ui: ‘Ke tapuakiʼi ia ia ʼae ʼe haʼu ʼi te huafa ʼo Sehova!’ ”*+