Ko e Tohi ʻa Ignatius ki he kau Loma VAHE 1 1 Ignatius, ʻa ia ʻoku toe ui foki ko Teophorus, ki he siasi ʻa ia kuo nau maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofa mei he ngeia ʻo e Tamai Fungani Maʻolunga, pea mo hono ʻAlo pe taha naʻe fakatupu ko Sisu Kalaisi; ʻofeina, mo fakamaama ʻi he finangalo ʻo e tokotaha ʻokú ne finangalo ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fakatatau ki he ʻofa ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku pule foki ʻi he potu ʻo e kau Lomá; pea ʻoku ou feʻofoʻofani ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí kuo fakatahaʻi au ʻi he kakanó mo e laumālié ki he kotoa ʻo ʻene ngaahi fekaú, pea fonu ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; fiefia kotoa pē ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi ko hotau ʻOtuá. 2 Ko e meʻa ʻi he faifai peá u maʻu ʻi heʻeku ngaahi lotu ki he ʻOtuá, ke u mamata ki homou fofongá, ʻa ia naʻá ku holi lahi ke faí; ʻi heʻeku haʻisia kia Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku ou ʻamanaki he ʻikai fuoloa ke u feʻiloaki mo kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ke foaki mai kiate au ke u aʻusia ʻa e ngataʻanga ʻoku ou fakaʻānaua ki aí. 3 He ʻoku lelei ʻaupito ʻa e kamataʻangá, ʻo kapau te u maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofá taʻe ʻi ai ha makatukiaʻanga, ke tali ʻa e meʻa kuo tuʻutuʻuni maʻakú. 4 Ka ʻoku ou manavahē ki hoʻo ʻofá, telia naʻá ku lavea ai. He ʻoku faingofua ke ke fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ke loto ki ai; ka ʻe faingataʻa kiate au ke u aʻusia ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo kapau te ke fakahaofi au. 5 Ka ʻoku ʻikai ko hoku lotó ke mou fakahōifua ki he kakaí, ka ko e ʻOtua ʻa ia foki ʻoku mou loto ki aí. He ʻe ʻikai foki te u maʻu ha faingamālie pehē ʻamui ke ʻalu ki he ʻOtuá; pea ʻe ʻikai foki te mou fakalongolongo ʻo kapau te mou fakalongolongo he taimí ni, pea ʻi ai maʻu pē haʻamou totonu ki ha ngāue ʻoku lelei angé. He kapau te mou fakalongolongo koeʻuhi ko au, ʻe ngaohi au ke u ʻinasi ʻi he ʻOtuá. 6 Ka ʻo kapau te ke ʻofa ʻi hoku sinó, te u toe maʻu hoku halá ke u lele. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te mou faʻa fai kiate au ha angaʻofa ʻoku lahi angé, ʻi haʻamou tuku ke feilaulauʻi au ki he ʻOtuá, pea kuo ʻosi teuteu ʻa e ʻesi-feilaulaú: 7 Koeʻuhí ka mou ka fakataha ʻi he ʻofa, te mou ʻoatu ʻa e fakafetaʻi ki he Tamaí ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū; kuo ne vouchsafed ke ʻomi ha pisope ʻo Silia kiate kimoutolu, kuo ui ia mei he hahake ki he hihifo. 8 He ʻoku lelei kiate au ke u tuku mei he māmaní, ki he ʻOtuá; koeʻuhí ke u toe tuʻu hake kiate ia. 9 Kuo teʻeki ai ke mou fakaʻilongaʻi ha taha; kuo mou akonaki ʻaki ha meʻa kehe. Ko ia ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ke mou fai ʻeni ʻe kimoutolu foki, ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá, ʻa ia kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi fakahinohinó ki he niʻihi kehé. 10 Lotua pē au, ke foaki mai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate au ha ivi ki loto mo tuʻa fakatouʻosi, ke ʻoua naʻa ngata pē ʻi heʻeku lea ʻakí, ka te u fai pehē; pea ʻoua naʻa ui pē ko ha Kalisitiane, ka ke maʻu koe. 11 He kapau ʻe ʻilo au ko ha Kalisitiane, ʻe ui leva au ko e taha; pea fakakaukau faivelenga, ʻo ka ʻikai te u toe hā ki māmani. 12 ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ia ʻe lelei, ʻoku mamata ki ai. 13 He naʻa mo hotau ʻOtua ko Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻi he Tamaí ia he taimí ni, ʻokú ne hā lahi ange ai. 14 Ko e Kalisitiané ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ngāue ia ʻo e fakakaukaú; ka ko e ʻatamai maʻongoʻonga, tautautefito ki he taimi ʻoku fehiʻanekinaʻi ai ia ʻe he mamani. VAHE 2 1 ʻOku ou tohi ki he ngaahi siasí, pea fakahā kiate kinautolu kotoa pē, ʻa ia ʻoku ou loto fiemālie ke mate maʻá e ʻOtuá, tuku kehe kapau te ne taʻofi au. 2 ʻOku ou kole kiate kimoutolu ke ʻoua naʻa mou fakahā mai ha loto lelei unseasonable kiate au. Tuku ke u hoko ko ha meʻakai ki he fanga manu fekai; ʻa ia te u maʻu ʻe au mei he ʻOtuá. 3 He ko au ko e uite ʻa e ʻOtuá; pea te u hoko ko e kelekele ʻi he nifo ʻo e fanga manu fekaí, koeʻuhí ke ʻiloʻi au ko e mā haohaoa ʻa Kalaisí. 4 Pea fakalotolahiʻi ʻa e fanga manú, koeʻuhí ke nau hoko ko hoku fonualoto; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ha meʻa mei hoku sinó; ʻOku ʻikai ke u faingataʻaʻia ʻi he mate. 5 Pea te u toki hoko moʻoni ko e ākonga ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ʻo ka ʻikai mamata ʻa e māmaní ʻo hangē ko hoku sinó, Lotua ʻa Kalaisi maʻaku, koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo fai ʻa e feilaulau ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ngaahi meʻangāué ni. 6 ʻOku ʻikai te u fekauʻi kimoutolu ʻo hangē ko Pita mo Paulá. Ko ha kau ʻAposetolo kinautolu, ko ha tangata naʻe fakahalaiaʻi au; naʻa nau tauʻatāina, ka ʻoku aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni mo ʻeku hoko ko ha tamaioʻeiki: 7 Ka ʻo kapau te u mamahi, te u hoko leva ko e tangata tauʻatāina ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, pea te u tuʻu tauʻatāina. Pea ko ʻeni, ʻi heʻeku ʻi he ngaahi haʻí, ʻoku ou ako ai, ke ʻoua naʻá ku holi ki ha meʻa. 8 Mei Sīlia ʻo aʻu ki Loma, ʻoku ou tau mo e fanga manu ʻi he tahí mo e fonuá fakatouʻosi; ʻi he pō mo e ʻaho fakatouʻosi: kuo haʻisia ki he fanga lēpati ʻe hongofulu, ʻa ia ko e pehē, ki ha kau sōtia pehē; ʻa ia, neongo ʻene angalelei ʻi he faʻahinga angaʻofa kotoa pe, ka ʻoku toe kovi ange ia ai. 9 Ka ko au naʻe akoʻi lahi ange au ʻe honau ngaahi laveá; ka ʻoku ʻikai ke fakatonuhiaʻi au. 10 Tuku muʻa ke u fiefia ʻi he fanga manu fekai kuo teuteu maʻakú; ʻa ia ʻoku ou fakaʻamu foki ke ngāue ʻaki ʻa ʻenau anga-fītaʻa kotoa pē kiate au. 11 Pea ko hai te u fakalototoʻaʻi ʻi he ʻuhinga ko iá, ke nau fakapapauʻi te nau keina au, pea ʻoua naʻa nau tauhi au ʻo hangē ko ʻenau fai ʻa e niʻihi, ʻa ia kuo
ʻikai te nau ala ki aí koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ilifiá. Ka, pea kapau he ʻikai ke nau fai loto fiemālie ia, te u fakaʻitaʻi kinautolu ki ai. 12 Fakamolemoleʻi au ʻi he meʻá ni; ʻOku ou ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻaonga kiate aú. ʻOku kamata ʻeni ke u hoko ko ha ākonga. Pea ʻe ʻikai ha meʻa te ne ueʻi au, ʻo tatau ai pē pe ʻoku hā mai pe taʻehāmai, koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo aʻusia ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi. 13 Tuku ʻa e afí, mo e kolosí; tuku ʻa e ngaahi kautaha ʻo e fanga manu fekaí; tuku ke maumauʻi e ngaahi huí mo hono fusi ʻo e kāingalotú; tuku ke hoko mai kiate au ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakamamahi ʻo e sinó kotoa, pea mo e ngaahi fakamamahi kovi kotoa pē ʻa e tēvoló; tuku pē ke u fiefia ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. 14 ʻE ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe ʻaonga kiate au ʻi he ngaahi ngataʻanga kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní, mo hono ngaahi puleʻangá: ʻe lelei ange kiate au ke u mate maʻa Sīsū Kalaisi, ka ko e pule ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga taupotu taha ʻo e māmaní. ʻOku ou fekumi kiate Ia naʻe pekia maʻatautolú; ia ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ki ai, naʻe toe tuʻu hake maʻatautolu. Ko e koloa ʻeni kuo fokotuʻutuʻu maʻakú. 15 Fakamolemoleʻi au, ʻe hoku kāinga, ʻoua naʻa mou taʻofi au mei he moʻuí. Pe te u loto ke ʻalu ki he ʻOtuá, ʻofa ke ke fakamavaheʻi au meiate ia, koeʻuhí ko e māmani ko ʻení; pe fakasiʻisiʻi au ʻe ha taha ʻo e ngaahi holi ki ai. Tuku ke u hū ki he maama haohaoa: Ko e potu te u haʻu aí, te u hoko moʻoni ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtuá. 16 Fakaʻatā au ke u faʻifaʻitaki ki he holi ʻ a hoku ʻ Otuá. Kapau ʻoku maʻu ia ʻe ha taha ʻiate ia pē, tuku ke ne fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku ou fie maʻú; pea tuku ke ne ʻofa mamahi kiate au, ʻo hange ko ʻene ʻiloʻi ʻa e anga ʻo ʻeku moʻui. VAHE 3 1 ʻE hanga ʻe he pilinisi ʻo e māmani ko ʻení ʻo ʻave au, mo fakameleʻi ʻeku fili ki hoku ʻOtuá. Ko ia tuku ke ʻoua naʻa tokoni hamou taha kiate ia: Ka ke mou kau fakataha mo au, ʻa ia ko e ʻOtuá. 2 ʻOua naʻá ke fakataufolofola kia Sīsū Kalaisi, ka ke mānumanu pē ki he māmaní. ʻOua naʻa tuku ke nofo ʻiate kimoutolu ha meheka; ʻIkai neongo ko au pē ʻi he taimi te u haʻu ai kiate kimoutolú, te u naʻinaʻi kiate kimoutolu ki ai, kae ʻoua naʻa mou tokanga kiate au; ka ke tui ki he meʻa ʻoku ou tohi atu he taimi ni kiate koe. 3 He neongo ʻoku ou kei moʻui, ka ʻi he tohi ni, ka ko ʻeku fakaʻamu ke u mate. ʻOku tutuki ʻa ʻeku ʻofá; pea ko e afi ʻoku ʻi loto ʻiate aú ʻoku ʻikai ke holi ia ki ha vai; ka ʻoku pehē ʻe he moʻuí mo e tupu ʻiate aú, Haʻu ki he Tamaí. 4 ʻOku ʻikai ke u fiefia ʻi he meʻakai ʻo e faihala, pe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakafiefia ʻo e moʻui ni. 5 ʻOku ou fie maʻu ʻa e mā ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ko e kakano ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻo e hako ʻo Tēvitá; pea ko e inu ʻoku ou fakaʻamua ko hono taʻataʻa, ʻa ia ko e ʻofa taʻe-faʻa-ʻauʻauha. 6 ʻOku ʻikai te u maʻu ha holi ke toe moʻui ʻo fakatatau ki he anga ʻo e tangatá, pea ʻe ʻikai foki ko au, ʻo kapau te mou loto ki ai. Ko ia ke mou loto ki ai, koeʻuhí ke mou fakahōifua foki ki he ʻOtuá. ʻOku ou naʻinaʻi kiate kimoutolu ʻi ha ngaahi lea siʻi; ʻOku ou lotua ke ke tui mai kiate au. 7 ʻE fakahā ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi kiate kimoutolu ʻoku ou lea moʻoni ʻaki ia. ʻOku ʻikai ha kākā ʻi hoku ngutú, pea kuo folofola moʻoni ʻaki ia ʻe he Tamaí. Ko ia ke ke lotua au, ke u lava ʻo fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou fakaʻamu ki aí. 8 Kuo ʻikai te u tohi kiate kimoutolu ʻi he kakanó, kae fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá. Kapau te u mamahi, kuo mou ʻofa kiate au; ka ʻo kapau ʻe liʻaki au, kuo mou fehiʻa ʻiate au. 9 Manatuʻi ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu ʻa e siasi ʻo Silia, ʻa ia ʻoku fiefia he taimi ni ʻi he ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko hono tauhi kae ʻikai ko au: Tuku ke tokangaʻi pe ia ʻe Sisu Kalaisi, pea mo hoʻomou ʻofa faka-Kalaisi. 10 Ka ʻoku ou mā foki ke lau au ko e taha ʻo kinautolu: He ʻoku ʻikai foki te u taau mo au, ko e siʻi taha ʻiate kinautolu, pea hangē ko e taha kuo fanauʻi ʻi hono faʻahitaʻu tolú. Ka kuó u maʻu ʻi he ʻaloʻofá ha taha, ʻo kapau te u aʻu ki he ʻOtuá. 11 ʻOku fakaʻapaʻapa atu hoku laumālié kiate kimoutolu; pea mo e manavaʻofa ʻa e ngaahi siasi ʻa ia kuo nau tali au ʻi he huafa ʻo Sīsū Kalaisí; ʻikai ko ha pasese. He naʻa mo kinautolu naʻe ʻikai ofi mai kiate au ʻi he halá, kuo nau muʻomuʻa ʻiate au ki he kolo hono hokó ke fakafetaulaki mai kiate au. 12 ʻOku ou tohi atu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kiate kimoutolu mei Sīmana, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku taau taha mo e siasi ʻo ʻEfesoó. 13 ʻOku ʻi ai ʻeni mo au, fakataha mo ha niʻihi tokolahi kehe, ko Crocus, ʻoku ou ʻofeina lahi taha. Ko e meʻa kiate kinautolu ʻoku haʻu mei Sīliá, pea kuo nau muʻomuʻa ʻiate au ki Lomá, ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ou tui ʻoku ʻikai te mou taʻeʻilo kiate kinautolu. 14 Ko ia ke mou fakahā kiate kinautolu, ʻoku ou ʻunuʻunu atu, he ʻoku nau taau kotoa pē mo e ʻOtuá pea mo kimoutolu: ʻA ia ʻoku feʻunga ke mou fakaivifoʻou ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē. 15 Kuó u tohi ʻeni kiate kimoutolu, ʻi he ʻaho ki muʻa ʻi hono hiva ʻo Sepitemá. Ke mou mālohi ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻangá, ʻi he faʻa kātaki ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.