Ua Tīmote 1:1-18
1 Ko au Paula, ko ha ʻapositolo ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū fakafou ʻi he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻo fakatatau ki he talaʻofa ʻo e moʻui kuo ʻai ke malava fakafou ʻia Kalaisi Sīsuú,+
2 ko e tohi atu kia Tīmote, ko ha foha ʻofeina:+
Fakatauange ke ke maʻu ʻa e ʻofa maʻataʻatā, meesi, mo e melino mei he ʻOtuá ko e Tamaí pea mo Kalaisi Sīsū ko hotau ʻEikí.
3 ʻOku ou fakamālōʻia ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku ou fai ki ai ʻa e ngāue toputapú ʻaki ha konisēnisi maʻá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe heʻeku fanga kuí, ko ia ai ʻoku ou manatuʻi maʻu pē koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi hū tōtōakí ʻi he pō mo e ʻaho.
4 ʻI heʻeku manatu ki ho loʻimatá, ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ange ke u sio atu kiate koe, koeʻuhí ke fonu hoku lotó ʻi he fiefia.
5 He ʻoku ou manatuʻi ʻa e tui taʻemālualoi ʻoku ʻiate koé,+ ʻa ia naʻe tomuʻa nofoʻia ʻi hoʻo kui fefine ko Loisí mo hoʻo faʻē ko ʻIunisí, ka ʻoku ou falala pau ʻoku toe ʻiate koe foki.
6 Ko ia ai, ʻoku ou fakamanatu atu ke ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻá ke maʻu ʻi heʻeku hilifaki hoku nimá ʻiate koé,+ ʻaki ʻa e faivelenga ʻo hangē haʻo tafunaki ha afí.
7 He naʻe ʻikai ke foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kitautolu ha laumālie loto-foʻi,+ ka ko e laumālie ʻo e mālohi+ mo e ʻofa mo e ʻatamai lelei.
8 Ko ia ʻoua naʻá ke mā ʻi he faifakamoʻoni fekauʻaki mo hotau ʻEikí+ pe ko haʻo maaʻi au, ʻa ia ko ha pōpula maʻana, ka ke mateuteu ke tofanga ʻi he mamahi+ koeʻuhí ko e ongoongo leleí ʻaki ʻa e falala ki he mālohi ʻo e ʻOtuá.+
9 Naʻá ne fakahaofi kitautolu peá ne ui kitautolu ke hoko ko ha kakai tapu,+ ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhí ko ʻetau ngaahi ngāué, ka koeʻuhí ko ʻene taumuʻa pē ʻaʻaná mo ʻene ʻofa maʻataʻataá.+ Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi mai eni kiate kitautolu fakafou ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū ʻi ha taimi fuoloa ʻi he kuohilí,
10 ka kuo ʻai eni ʻo hā mahino fakafou ʻi he fakaeʻa mai ʻe hotau Fakamoʻuí, ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū,+ ʻa ia kuó ne fakakaʻanga ʻa mate+ pea kuó ne fakaeʻa mai kiate kitautolu fakafou ʻi he ongoongo leleí+ ʻa e founga ke tau maʻu ai ʻa e moʻuí+ mo e taʻefaʻaʻauhá,+
11 ʻa ia naʻe fakanofo ai au ko ha tokotaha malanga pea ko ha ʻapositolo pea ko ha faiako.+
12 Ko e ʻuhinga eni ʻoku ou tofanga foki ai ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni,+ ka ʻoku ʻikai te u mā.+ He ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e Tokotaha ʻa ia kuó u tui ki aí, pea ʻoku ou fakapapauʻi ʻokú ne malava ke maluʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē kuó u tuku kiate ia ke ne tokangaʻí ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho fakamāú.+
13 Hanganaki piki ki he sīpinga ʻo e ngaahi lea leleí*+ ʻa ē kuó ke fanongo ai meiate aú fakataha mo e tui mo e ʻofa ʻoku tupu mei he fāʻūtaha mo Kalaisi Sīsuú.
14 Maluʻi ʻa e meʻa mahuʻinga ko ʻeni naʻe tuku atú fakafou ʻi he tokoni ʻa e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻa ia ʻokú ne nofoʻia kitautolú.+
15 ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi eni, ko e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻi he vahefonua ʻo ʻĒsiá+ kuo nau tafoki meiate au, ʻo kau ai ʻa Faikelo mo Heamokena.
16 Fakatauange ke ʻoatu ʻe he ʻEikí ha meesi ki he fale ʻo ʻOnesifoló,+ he naʻá ne faʻa fai ha fakaivifoʻou kiate au, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne maaʻi ʻa hoku ngaahi sēini fakapōpulá.
17 ʻI hono kehé, ʻi he taimi naʻá ne ʻi Loma aí, naʻá ne kumi tōtōivi kiate au ʻo ne ʻilo au.
18 Fakatauange ke tuku kiate ia ʻe he ʻEikí ke ne maʻu ʻa e meesi meia Sihova* ʻi he ʻaho fakamāú. Pea ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa e ngaahi ngāue naʻá ne fai ʻi ʻEfesoó.
