1 Kolinitō 4
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Ko ia ke pehē ʻae lau ʻe he tangata kiate kimautolu, ʻo taau mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Kalaisi, mo e kau tauhi ʻoe ngaahi meʻa fakalilolilo ʻae ʻOtua.
1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2Ko eni foki, ʻoku ʻamanaki ki he kau tauhi, ke nau fai totonu.
2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
3Ka ko e meʻa siʻi ʻaupito kiate au ke fakamaau au ʻekimoutolu, pe ko e fakamaau ʻae tangata: ʻio, ʻoku ʻikai te u fakamaau au ʻeau.
3I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
4He ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ha meʻa ʻiate au pe; ka ʻoku ʻikai te u tonuhia ai: ka ko ia ʻoku ne fakamaau au, ko e ʻEiki ia.
4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
5Ko ia ʻoua naʻa fakamaau ha meʻa ʻi he teʻeki hoko hono kuonga, pea ʻoua ke hoko mai ʻae ʻEiki, ʻaia te ne ʻomi ki he maama ʻae ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻoe poʻuli, pea te ne fakahā ʻae ngaahi filioʻi ʻoe loto: pea ʻe toki maʻu ai ʻo taki taha kotoa pē ʻae fakamālō mei he ʻOtua.
5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
6Pea ko e meʻa ni, ʻe kāinga, kuo u fakahoko fakatātā kiate au mo ʻApolosi koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu; koeʻuhi ke mou ʻilo ʻiate kimaua ke ʻoua naʻa lahi hoʻomou lau ʻi he meʻa kuo tohi, “Ke ʻoua naʻa ai hamou tokotaha ʻe fielahi ʻi he filifilimānako ki ha taha kae kovi ki ha taha.”
6Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
7He ko hai ʻoku ne fakakeheʻi koe? Pea ko e hā ʻoku ʻaʻau, naʻe ʻikai te ke maʻu? Pea kapau naʻa ke maʻu ia, ko e hā ʻoku ke vikiviki ai ʻo hangē naʻe ʻikai te ke maʻu ia?
7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
8Pea ko eni, ʻoku mou mākona, kuo mou mohu meʻa, kuo mou pule, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi tuʻi, pea taʻekau ʻakimautolu: pea ʻoku ʻamusiaange ʻeau ʻoku mou pule, koeʻuhi ke tau pule mo kimoutolu foki.
8Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
9He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻeau kuo tuku ʻe he ʻOtua ʻakimautolu ʻae kau ʻaposetolo ki mui, ʻo hangē ko e tukupau ki he mate, he kuo ngaohi ʻakimautolu ko e siofiaʻanga ʻo māmani, mo e kau ʻāngelo, mo e kakai.
9For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
10Ko e kau vale ʻakimautolu koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi, ka ʻoku poto ʻakimoutolu ʻia Kalaisi; ʻoku mau vaivai, ka ʻoku mālohi ʻakimoutolu; ʻoku ʻapasia ʻakimoutolu, ka ʻoku manukia ʻakimautolu.
10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
11ʻIo , ʻo aʻu ki he feituʻulaʻā ni ʻoku mau fiekaia, mo fieinu, ʻoku mau telefua, pea sipiʻi, pea ʻoku ʻikai hamau nofoʻanga maʻu:
11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
12ʻO ngāue, pea fai ʻaki homau nima ʻomautolu: kuo manukia, ka mau tāpuaki; kuo fakatangaʻi, ka mau kātaki ia:
12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
13Kuo lauʻikovi, ka ʻoku mau kole; kuo hoko ʻakimautolu ʻo hangē ko e ʻuli ʻoe fonua, pea mo e efe ʻoe meʻa kotoa pē ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
13when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
14ʻOku ʻikai te u tohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ke fakamā ʻakimoutolu, ka ko ʻeku valoki ki heʻeku fānau ʻoku ou ʻofa ai.
14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
15He neongo ʻoku toko mano hoʻomou akonaki ʻia Kalaisi, ʻoku ʻikai tokolahi ʻae tamai: he ko au ne u fakatupu ʻakimoutolu ia.
15Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
16Ko ia ʻoku ou kole ai kiate kimoutolu, ke mou faʻifaʻitaki kiate au.
16Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
17Ko e meʻa ko ia kuo u fekau atu ai kiate kimoutolu ʻa Timote, ʻaia ko hoku foha ʻofa, mo e angatonu ʻi he ʻEiki, pea te ne fakamanatu kiate kimoutolu hoku ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻaia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ou ako ʻaki ʻi he potu kotoa pē mo e siasi kotoa pē.
17That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
18Ka kuo fielahi ʻae niʻihi, ʻo hangē ʻe ʻikai te u ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu.
18Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
19Ka te u ʻalu vave atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ko e finangalo ia ʻoe ʻEiki, pea te u ʻeke, kae ʻikai ki he lea pē ʻanautolu ʻoku fakafuofua lahi, ka ko ʻenau mālohi.
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
20He ko e puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he lea pe, ka ʻoku ʻi he mālohi.
20For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
21Ko e hā homou loto? Te u ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu mo e meʻa tā, pe ʻi he ʻofa, pe ʻi he loto angavaivai?
21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
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