5 He kuo mau ʻiloʻi ʻae tangata ni ko e siana pauʻu, ko e fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kakai Siu kotoa pē ʻo māmani, pea ko e takimuʻa ia ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoe kau Nāsaline:
6 Pea kuo ne fai ke pauʻusiʻi mo e falelotu lahi foki: pea naʻa mau puke ia ʻo fai ke mau fakamaauʻi ia, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻemau fono.
7 Ka naʻe haʻu ʻae pule tau ko Lisia, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia mei homau nima,
8 ʻO ne fekau ke haʻu kiate koe hono kau tukuakiʻi: koeʻuhi ʻi hoʻo fakamaauʻi ia, te ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē, ʻoku mau talatalaakiʻi ai ia.”
9 Pea fakamoʻoni foki ʻe he kakai Siu, ʻonau pehē, ko e moʻoni ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.
10 Pea kuo taʻalo atu ʻae tuʻi kia Paula, ke ne lea mai, pea ne pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻilo kuo lahi ʻae taʻu kuo ke fakamaau ai ʻae kakai ni, ko ia ʻoku ou fai fiefia ai ʻa ʻeku fakamatala:
11 Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke faʻa ʻilo, kuo ʻaho hongofulu ma ua pe talu ʻeku ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema ke lotu.
12 Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻilo au ʻoku ou fakakikihi mo ha taha ʻi he falelotu lahi, pe veuveuki ʻae kakai, ʻi he ngaahi falelotu, pe ʻi he kolo.
13 Pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa fakamoʻoni ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau tukuakiʻi ai au.
14 Ka ʻoku ou fakahā ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe, hangē ko e ngāue ko ia ʻoku nau ui ko e faʻahinga lotu hē, ʻoku pehē ʻeku hū ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku ngaahi tamai, pea tui ai ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tohi ʻi he fono mo e kau palōfita:
15 Pea ʻoku ou maʻu ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ki he ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku maʻu foki ʻekinautolu, ʻe ai ha toetuʻu ʻoe pekia, ʻae angatonu mo e taʻeangatonu.
16 Pea ko eni ia ʻoku ou ngāue ai ʻeau, ke u maʻu maʻuaipē ʻae loto taʻehalaia ki he ʻOtua, pea mo e kakai.
17 “Ka ʻi he hili ʻae ngaahi taʻu lahi, naʻaku haʻu ke ʻomi ʻae meʻa foaki ki hoku kakai, mo e ngaahi feilaulau.
18 Pea naʻe ʻilo ai au ʻe he Siu niʻihi mei ʻEsia, ʻoku ou fakamaʻa ʻi he falelotu lahi, ka naʻe ʻikai mo e tokolahi, pe ʻi he maveuveu.
19 Pea naʻe totonu ʻenau ʻi heni ʻi ho ʻao, ke fakahā, ʻo kapau ʻoku nau maʻu ha meʻa kiate au.
20 Pea ko kinautolu ni ke nau lea, ʻo kapau kuo nau ʻilo haʻaku fai kovi, ʻi heʻeku tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau fakamaau.
