Lua Kolonito
8 Koia ʼu tehina, ʼe matou fia palalau atu ʼo ʼuhiga mo te ʼofa makehe ʼo te ʼAtua, ʼae neʼe foaki ki te ʼu kokelekasio ʼo Masetonia.+ 2 Lolotoga ia he ʼahiʼahi lahi ʼi te mamahi, neʼe natou fakaha ai he fiafia lahi mo he lotofoaki, logope la tonatou masisiva. 3 Neʼe natou foaki ʼo mulimuli ki ʼonatou fealagia,+ pea ʼi tona fakahagatonu neʼe natou foaki ʼo laka age ʼi ʼonatou fealagia.+ Ko au totonu ʼe au fakamoʼoni ki te faʼahi ʼaia. 4 Pea neʼe ko natou totonu pe ʼae neʼe natou haga kole mamahi mai te fealagia ʼae ke natou foaki, pea mo kau ki te gaue tokoni maʼa te kau maʼoniʼoni.+ 5 Pea neʼe natou fai ʼo laka age ʼi te meʼa ʼae neʼe matou ʼamanaki ki ai, ʼo natou gaue fakamalotoloto muʼa maʼa te ʼAliki pea maʼa matou ʼo mulimuli ki te finegalo ʼo te ʼAtua. 6 Ko te tupuʼaga ʼaia ʼo tamatou fakalotomalohiʼi ia Tito+ ke ina fakaʼosi te tanaki ʼo ʼakotou meʼa ʼofa, he neʼe ko ia ʼae neʼe ina kamata te gaue ʼaia ia koutou. 7 Pea ʼe kotou lelei tukupau ia meʼa fuli, ʼi te tui, mo takotou poto palalau, mo tokotou ʼatamai malama, mo takotou faʼafai ia meʼa fuli, pea ʼe kotou ʼoʼofa ohage ko tamatou ʼoʼofa kia koutou. Koia ke lahi takotou lotofoaki.+
8 ʼE au ui atu te faʼahi ʼaia, ʼe mole ko he fakatotonu, kae ke kotou tokagaʼi te fakamalotoloto ʼa ʼihi pea mo ʼahiʼahiʼi pe ʼe moʼoni tokotou ʼofa. 9 He ʼe kotou iloʼi te ʼofa makehe ʼo totatou ʼAliki ko Sesu Kilisito:* Logope la tona koloaʼia, neʼe liliu ʼo masiva maʼa koutou,+ ke kotou liliu ai ʼo koloaʼia ʼi tona masiva.
10 Pea koʼeni taku manatu:+ ʼE fua lelei te faʼahi ʼaia kia koutou, koteʼuhi kua hili ki ai te taʼu katoa, neʼe mole kotou kamata pe te tanaki ʼaia kae neʼe kotou toe fakaha ʼe kotou holi ke kotou fai. 11 Koia ʼi te temi nei, kotou fakaʼosi te gaue ʼae neʼe kotou kamata fai, ke katoa ai takotou lotolelei ki te gaue ʼaia ʼo mulimuli ki te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe kotou maʼu. 12 He ʼe kapau ʼe foaki e he tahi hana meʼa ʼofa ʼaki he lotolelei, ʼe tali e te ʼAtua tana meʼa ʼofa, he ʼe ina foaki ʼo mulimuli ki te meʼa ʼae ʼe ina maʼu,+ kae mole ki te meʼa ʼae ʼe mole ina maʼu. 13 He ʼe mole au loto ke faigafua ki ʼihi, kae faigataʼa maʼa koutou. 14 Kae ʼaki takotou mahu ke fakakatoa ai te meʼa ʼae ʼe ʼaoga kia natou, pea ʼaki tanatou mahu ke fakakatoa ai te meʼa ʼae ʼe ʼaoga kia koutou, ke vaevae fakatatau ai. 15 Ohage ko tona tohi: “Ko ia ʼae neʼe ina maʼu lahi neʼe mole lahi fau, pea ko ia ʼae neʼe ina maʼu veliveli neʼe mole veliveli fau.”+
16 ʼE matou fakafetaʼi ki te ʼAtua he ʼe lototokaga ia Tito kia koutou ohage pe ko matou,+ 17 koteʼuhi neʼe ina tali tamatou fakalotomalohi, pea ʼuhi ko tana faʼafai, neʼe ko ia totonu pe ʼae neʼe fia alu atu kia koutou. 18 Kae ʼe matou fekauʼi atu mo ia te tehina ʼae ʼe vikiʼi ʼi te ʼu kokelekasio fuli ʼuhi ko tana fakamafola te logo lelei. 19 Pea ʼe mole gata ai, kae neʼe toe hinoʼi ia ia e te ʼu kokelekasio ko homatou kaugā fagona ʼi tamatou tokaga ki te meʼa ʼofa ʼaia ki te kololia ʼo te ʼAliki pea ʼe ko he fakamoʼoni ʼo tamatou lotolelei ke matou tokoni ki ʼihi. 20 Koia ʼe matou fai feia ke mole valokiʼi matou e he tahi ʼo ʼuhiga mo te meʼa ʼofa lahi ʼaia ʼae ʼe matou tokakaga ki ai.+ 21 He ʼe matou ‘tokakaga kia meʼa fuli ʼaki he aga fakahagatonu, ʼo mole gata pe ia muʼa ʼo Sehova* kae ʼo toe feia pe ia muʼa ʼo te tagata.’+
22 Pea ʼe matou fekauʼi atu mo natou ia totatou tehina ʼae neʼe matou tau ʼahiʼahiʼi pea matou sisio ai neʼe faʼafai ʼi te ʼu aluʼaga kehekehe. Kae ʼi te temi nei kua ʼaʼasili age tana faʼafai ʼuhi ko tana falala lahi ʼae kia koutou. 23 Kapau ʼe fai atu he ʼu fehuʼi ʼo ʼuhiga mo Tito, pea kotou ui age ʼe kaugā fagona pea mo kaugā gaue mo au ke fua lelei kia koutou. Peʼe kapau ʼe fai atu he ʼu fehuʼi ʼo ʼuhiga mo ʼotatou tehina, pea kotou ui age ʼe ko he ʼu apositolo ʼo te ʼu kokelekasio pea ʼe natou gaue ki te kololia ʼo Kilisito. 24 Koia kotou fakaha ki te ʼu tehina ʼaia ʼe kotou ʼoʼofa ia natou,+ pea mo fakaha ki te ʼu kokelekasio pe koʼe ʼe matou fiameʼameʼa ia koutou.