1 Pea naʻe ofi mai ʻae kātoanga ʻoe mā taʻemeʻafakatupu, ʻaia ʻoku ui ko e Lakaatu. 2 Pea naʻe fifili ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau tangata tohi pe fēfeeʻi ʻenau tāmateʻi ia; ka naʻa nau manavahē ki he kakai.

3 ¶ Pea hū ai ʻa Sētane kia Siutasi naʻe hingoa ko ʻIsikaliote, ko e taha ia ʻi he toko hongofulu ma toko ua. 4 Pea ʻalu ai ia, ʻonau alea mo e kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau matāpule, pe fēfē ʻene lavakiʻi ia kiate kinautolu. 5 Pea naʻa nau fiefia, ʻo alea fakapapau ke ʻatu ha paʻanga kiate ia. 6 Pea loto ia ki ai ʻo ne lamasi ke tuʻumālie ʻene lavaki ia kiate kinautolu ʻi he ʻikai ʻi ai ha kakai.

7 ¶ Pea hokosia ʻae ʻaho ʻoe mā taʻemeʻafakatupu, ʻaia ʻoku totonu ke tāmateʻi ai ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu. 8 Pea fekauʻi ʻe ia ʻa Pita mo Sione, ʻo pehē, “Mo ō, ʻo teuteu ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu maʻatautolu, koeʻuhi ke tau kai.” 9 Pea naʻa na pehē kiate ia, “Ko e potu fē ʻoku ke loto ke ma teuteu ai?” 10 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinaua, “Vakai, ʻi hoʻomo hū ki he kolo, te mo fetaulaki mo e tangata ʻoku ne fua ʻae hina vai; mo muimui ʻiate ia ki he fale ʻe hū ia ki ai. 11 Pea mo pehē ki he ʻeiki ʻoe fale, ‘ʻOku pehē mai ʻae ʻEiki kiate koe, “Kofaʻā ia ʻae potu te mau kai ai ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu mo ʻeku kau ākonga?” ’ 12 Pea ʻe fakahā ʻe ia kiate kimoua ʻae potu lahi ʻi ʻolunga kuo teuʻi: pea mo teuteu ai.” 13 Pea naʻa na ō, ʻo na ʻilo ʻo hangē ko ʻene lea kiate kinaua; pea naʻa na teuteu ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu. 14 Pea kuo hokosia ʻae feituʻu efiafi, pea nofo hifo ia, mo e kau ʻaposetolo ʻe toko hongofulu ma toko ua. 15 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Kuo u holi ʻi he holi lahi, ke tau kai mo kimoutolu ʻa e feilaulau ʻoe Lakaatu ni ʻi he teʻeki ai te u mate. 16 He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu. ʻE ʻikai te u toe kai ia, kaeʻoua ke fakamoʻoni ia ʻi he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.” 17 Pea toʻo ʻe ia ʻae ipu, ʻo ne fakafetaʻi, ʻo pehē, “Toʻo eni, ʻo tufaki kiate kimoutolu: 18 He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻE ʻikai te u inu ʻi he fua ʻoe vaine, kaeʻoua ke hokosia ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua.”

19 ¶ Pea toʻo ʻe ia ʻae mā, ʻo ne fakafetaʻi, mo tofitofi ia, ʻo ne ʻatu kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “Ko hoku sino eni, ʻaia kuo foaki koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu: fai eni ʻi he fakamanatu kiate au.” 20 Pea hili ʻae ʻohomohe naʻetoʻo fokiʻe ia ʻae ipu, ʻo pehē, “Ko e ipu ni ko e fuakava foʻou ʻi hoku toto, ʻaia ʻoku lilingi koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu.

21 ¶ “Kae vakai, ko e nima ʻo ia ʻoku ne lavakiʻi au, ʻoku ʻiate au ʻi he keinangaʻanga. 22 Pea ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻalu ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tuʻutuʻuni: ka ʻe malaʻia ʻae tangata ko ia te ne lavakiʻi ia!” 23 Pea naʻa nau kamata fakafefehuʻiʻaki ʻiate kinautolu, pe ko hai ia ʻiate kinautolu ʻe fai ʻae meʻa ni.

24 ¶ Pea naʻe ai ʻae kikihi foki ʻiate kinautolu, pe ko hai ʻiate kinautolu ʻe lahi. 25 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻoe Senitaile ʻoku nau puleʻi ʻakinautolu: pea ko kinautolu ʻoku pule kakaha, ʻoku nau ui ʻakinautolu ‘ko e angalelei.’ 26 Ka ʻe ʻikai pehē ʻiate kimoutolu: ka ko ia ʻoku lahi ʻiate kimoutolu, tuku ke tatau ia mo e ki mui; pea mo ia ʻoku pule, ke tatau mo ia ʻoku tauhi. 27 He ko hai ʻoku lahi, ko ia ʻoku ne nofo ʻo kai, pe ko ia ʻoku ne tauhi? ʻIkai ko ia ʻoku nofo ʻo kai? Ka ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku tauhi. 28 “Ko kimoutolu ia kuo nofomaʻu mo au, ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻahiʻahi. 29 Pea ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni kiate kimoutolu ha puleʻanga, ʻo hangē ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa ʻeku Tamai kiate au; 30 Koeʻuhi ke mou kai mo inu ʻi heʻeku keinangaʻanga ʻi hoku puleʻanga, mo nofo ʻi he ngaahi nofoʻa, ʻo fakamaau ʻae faʻahinga ʻe hongofulu ma ua ʻo ʻIsileli.

31 ¶ “Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, Saimone, Saimone, vakai, ʻoku holi ʻa Sētane kiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ke ne fakatangaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻo hangē ko e uite. 32 Ka kuo u hūfia koe, ke ʻoua naʻa mate hoʻo tui: pea ʻoka ke ka toe liliu, ke ke tokoni ho kāinga.” 33 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “ʻEiki, te u ʻalu mo koe ki he fale fakapōpula mo e mate.” 34 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Pita, ʻoku ou tala kiate koe, ʻE ʻikai ʻuʻua ʻae moa ʻi he ʻaho ni, kaeʻoua ke tuʻo tolu hao fakafisi, ʻo pehē, ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo au.” 35 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻI heʻeku fekau atu ʻakimoutolu taʻehakatopaʻanga, pe ha kato kai, pe ha topuvaʻe, naʻa mou masiva ʻi ha meʻa?” Pea nau pehē, “ʻIkai.” 36 Pea pehē ai ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ka ko eni, ko ia ʻoku maʻu ʻae kato paʻanga, ke ne toʻo ia, pea mo e kato kai foki; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai haʻane heletā, ke fakatau ʻe ia ʻa hono kofu, pea maʻu ai ha taha.” 37 He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ko e tohi ni, ‘Pea naʻe lau fakataha ia mo e kau angahala,’ ʻe fakamoʻoni ʻiate au: he ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau kiate au ʻe fakamoʻoni ki ai.” 38 Pea naʻa nau pehē, ‘ʻEiki, vakai, ko eni ʻae heletā ʻe ua.” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku lahi.” 39 Pea haʻu kituaʻā ia, ʻo ʻalu ki he moʻunga ʻoe ʻOlive, ʻo hangē ko ʻene faʻa fai; pea muimui ʻa ʻene kau ākonga kiate ia. 40 Pea kuo hoko ia ki he potu, pea ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Mou lotu ke ʻoua naʻa mou hinga ki he ʻahiʻahi.” 41 Pea mahuʻi ia ʻiate kinautolu, ʻo hangē ko e lisiʻanga maka hono mamaʻo, pea tūʻulutui, mo lotu, 42 ‌ʻo ne pehē, “ʻE Tamai, kapau ko ho finangalo, ʻave ʻae ipu ni ʻiate au: kaeʻoua naʻa fai hoku loto, ka ko e finangalo ʻoʻou.” 43 Pea naʻe fakahā mai ʻae ʻāngelo mei he langi kiate ia, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia. 44 Pea moʻua ia ʻi he mamahi lahi, pea ʻāsili ai ʻene lotu fakamātoato: pea ko ʻene tautaʻa ko e taʻataʻa naʻe tō ʻi he tulutā lalahi ki he kelekele. 45 Pea tuʻu hake ia mei he lotu, ʻo haʻu ia ki heʻene kau ākonga, ʻo ne ʻilo ʻakinautolu ʻoku nau moʻumohea ʻi he mamahi. 46 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻoku mou mohe ai? Mou tuʻu ʻo lotu, telia naʻa mou tō ki he ʻahiʻahi.”

47 ¶ Pea lolotonga ʻene lea, vakai, ko e kakai, pea mo ia naʻe ui ko Siutasi, ko e taha ʻi he toko hongofulu ma toko ua, naʻe muʻomuʻa ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne ʻunuʻunu atu kia Sisu ke ʻuma ki ai. 48 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Siutasi, ʻoku ke lavakiʻi ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata ʻaki ʻae ʻuma?” 49 Pea kuo mamata ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia ʻaia ʻe hoko, naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “ʻEiki, te mau taaʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā?”

50 ¶ Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻe honau tokotaha ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻae taulaʻeiki lahi, ʻo ne motuhi hono telinga toʻomataʻu. 51 Pea leaange ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē, “Tukuā, kuo lahi eni.” Pea ne ala ki hono telinga, ʻo fakamoʻui ia. 52 Pea pehē ʻe Sisu ki he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, mo e kau pule ʻoe falelotu lahi, mo e kau mātuʻa, naʻe haʻu kiate ia, “Kuo mou omi mo e ngaahi heletā, mo e ngaahi ʻakau, ʻo hangē ki ha kaihaʻa? 53 ‌ʻI heʻeku ʻiate kimoutolu ʻi he falelotu lahi ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē, naʻe ʻikai mafao atu ha nima kiate au: ka ko homou feituʻupō eni, mo e mālohi ʻoe fakapoʻuli.”

54 ¶ Pea naʻa nau puke ai ia, pea taki ʻo ʻomi ia ki he fale ʻoe taulaʻeiki lahi. Pea naʻe muimui mamaʻo atu ʻa Pita. 55 Pea kuo nau tafu ʻae afi ʻi loto fale, ʻonau nonofo fakataha, pea nofo ki lalo ʻa Pita mo kinautolu. 56 Ka naʻe mamata kiate ia ʻae kaunanga ʻe tokotaha ʻi heʻene nofo ofi ki he afi, ʻo ne sio fakamamaʻu kiate ia, mo pehē, “Naʻe ʻiate ia foki ʻae tangata ni.” 57 Pea fakafisi ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻE fefine, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ia.” 58 Pea toe siʻi mo e mamata kiate ia ʻae tokotaha kehe, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ke ʻonautolu foki.” Pea pehēange ʻe Pita, “ʻE tangata, ʻoku ʻikai.” 59 Pea hili nai ʻae feituʻupō ʻe taha, mo ʻene lea fakapapau ʻae tokotaha, ʻo pehē, “Ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻiate ia foki ʻae siana ni; he ko e Kāleli ia.” 60 Pea pehēange ʻe Pita, “ʻE tangata, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ʻaia ʻoku ke lea ki ai.” Pea fakafokifā pe, ʻi heʻene kei lea, naʻe ʻuʻua ʻae moa. 61 Pea tafoki ʻae ʻEiki ki mui, ʻo ne sio kia Pita, pea manatuʻi ʻe Pita ʻae lea ʻae ʻEiki, ʻi heʻene pehē kiate ia, “ʻE teʻeki ai ʻuʻua ʻae moa, kuo tuʻo tolu hao fakafisinga ʻiate au.” 62 Pea ʻalu kituʻa ʻa Pita, ʻo tangi mamahi.

63 ¶ Pea ko e kau tangata naʻe puke ʻa Sisu, naʻa nau manukiʻi ʻo taaʻi ia. 64 Pea hili ʻenau nonoʻo hono mata, naʻa nau sipiʻi hono mata, ʻo fehuʻi kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Mate mai, Ko hai ia ʻoku ne sipiʻi koe?” 65 Pea naʻe lahi ʻae meʻa kovi kehekehe naʻa nau lea ʻaki kiate ia. 66 Pea ʻi heʻene ʻaho, naʻe fakataha leva ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻoe kakai mo e kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau tangata tohi, ʻonau taki ia ki honau potu fakamaau, ʻonau pehē, 67 “Ko koe ko e Kalaisi? Tala mai kiate kimautolu.” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Kapau te u tala kiate kimoutolu, ʻe ʻikai te mou tui: 68 Pea kapau te u fehuʻi foki, ʻe ʻikai te mou tala mai kiate au, pe tukuange au. 69 Ka hili eni, ʻe nofo ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe māfimafi ʻoe ʻOtua.” 70 Pea nau pehē ai kotoa pē, “He ko e ʻAlo koe ʻoe ʻOtua?” Pea tala ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku mou pehē, pea ko au ia.” 71 Pea naʻa nau pehē, “Koeʻumaʻā kiate kitautolu mo ha fakamoʻoni? He kuo tau fanongo ʻakitautolu mei hono fofonga ʻoʻona.”