Vahe 3
2 Ae aga oku tāu moe kau tauhi, moe kau akonaki, mo ho nau unoho, 14 mo hono uhiga oe tohi e Baula kia Timote i he gaahi mea ni. 15 Ki he jiaji, moe mooni fakamonuia oku ako mo fakaha i ai.
¶ 1 KOE tala mooni eni, Kabau oku holi e ha tagata ki he gaue oe faifekau, oku holi ia ki ha gaue lelei.
2 Koia oku totonu ke taehalaia ae faifekau, ke unoho moe fefine be taha ke faa tokaga, mo aga fakabotoboto, o aga matamata lelei, mo agaofa, o faa ako:
3 O ikai faa inu uaine, o ikai koe faa ta, be koe holi ki he koloa uli; kae faa kataki, bea e ikai te ne fakakikihi, be manumanu;
4 Koe toko taha oku bule lelei ki hono fale oona, i he aga fakamotua kotoabe kuo aganofo ene fānau kiate ia;
5 He kabau oku ikai ilo e ha tagata ke bule i hono fale oona, e fefe koa ene tauhi ae jiaji oe Otua?
6 Ikai koe taha toki liliu, telia naa vikiviki ia i he laukau, bea to ai ia ki he malaiaaga oe tevolo.
7 Bea oku totonu foki ke ogoogo lelei ia iate kinautolu oku ituaa; naa to ia ki he manuki moe hele ae tevolo.
8 Bea ke aga fakamotua ae kau akonaki foki, oua naa felohiaki, oua naa faa inu uaine, be holi ki he koloa uli;
9 Kae buke mau ae mea fakalilolilo oe tui i he atamai lelei.
10 Bea ke fuofua ahiahi kiate kinautolu ni foki; bea nau toki hoko ki he gaue oe akonaki, kuo taehalaia.
11 Bea ke aga fakalogobe a ho nau unoho, ikai koe kau fakakovi, kae aga fakabotoboto, o agototonu i he mea kotoabe.
12 Bea ke unoho taki toko taha ae kau akonaki moe fefine be taha, o bule‘i lelei e nau fānau mo ho nau fale o nautolu.
13 He ko kinautolu kuo fai o lelei ae gaue ae akonaki, te nau ma‘u kiate kinautolu ae hikiaga lelei, moe malohi lahi i he tui aia oku ia Kalaisi Jisu.
14 Koe gaahi mea ni oku ou tohi atu kiate koe, i he eku amanaki e vave eku alu atu kiate koe:
15 Kae iloga eku tuai atu, bea ke ilo aia oku totonu ke ke fai ekoe i he fale oe Otua, aia koe jiaji oe Otua moui, ko hono bou moe tuuga oe mooni.
16 Bea koe mooni aubito koe mea ahi ae mea fakalilolilo oe lotu: koe Otua nae fakaha i he kakano, nae fakamooni ia i he Laumalie, nae mamata kiate ia ae kau agelo, nae malaga aki ia ki he Jenitaile, nae tui kiate ia i mamani, bea ma‘u hake ia ki he nāunāu.