1 Pita 5
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
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1Ko au ko e motuʻa, pea ko e fakamoʻoni ki he ngaahi mamahi ʻa Kalaisi, pea teu kau foki ʻi he nāunau ʻe fakahā, ʻoku ou enginaki atu ki he kau mātuʻa ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu:
1Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:
2Fafanga ʻae fanga sipi ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻo leʻohi ia, ʻikai ʻi he fakapāpākū, ka ʻi he loto fiefai pe; ʻikai koeʻuhi ko e koloa ʻuli, kae ʻi he loto manavakavakava;
2shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
3Pea ʻikai hangē ko e kau pule ki he nofoʻanga, ka ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ki he fanga sipi.
3not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
4Pea ka hā mai ʻae Tauhi lahi, ʻe maʻu ai ʻekimoutolu ʻae pale ʻoe nāunau ʻe ʻikai mae.
4When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
5Pea ko kimoutolu foki, ko e kau talavou, fakavaivaiʻi ʻakimoutolu ki he mātuʻa. ʻIo, ke fefakaʻaiʻaiʻaki ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu, pea kofuʻaki ʻae angavaivai: “He ʻoku tekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae fielahi, ka ʻoku ne foaki ʻae ʻaloʻofa ki he angavaivai.”
5Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
6Ko ia ke fakavaivai ʻakimoutolu ʻi he lalo nima māfimafi ʻoe ʻOtua, ka ne hakeakiʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ʻaho totonu:
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
7ʻO tuku hoʻomou tokanga kotoa pē kiate ia; he ʻoku ne kau kiate kimoutolu.
7casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
8Leʻo, pea faʻa vakai; koeʻuhi ko homou fili ko e tēvolo, ʻoku ʻalu fano, ʻo hangē ha laione ngungulu, ʻo ne kumi pe ko hai ne faʻapuku hake:
8Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
9ʻAia mou tekeʻi atu ʻo mālohi ʻi he tui, ʻo ʻilo ko e ngaahi mamahi pehē ʻoku kātaki ʻe homou kāinga ʻoku ʻi māmani.
9Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
10Ka ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ʻaloʻofa kotoa pē, kuo ne uiuiʻi ʻakitautolu ki hono nāunau taʻengata ʻia Kalaisi Sisu, ʻoka hili hoʻomou kātaki siʻi pe, ke fakahaohaoa, mo fakatuʻumaʻu, mo fakamālohi, mo fokotuʻumaʻu ʻakimoutolu.
10But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
11Ke ʻiate ia ʻae ongoongolelei mo e pule ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata. ʻEmeni.
11To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
12Kuo u tohi siʻi kiate kimoutolu ʻia Silivenusi, ʻaia (ʻoku ou pehē) ko e kāinga angatonu, ke enginaki mo fakahā ko e ʻaloʻofa moʻoni eni ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku mou tuʻu ai.
12Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
13Ko e siasi ʻoku ʻi Papilone, kuo fili fakataha mo kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻofa atu kiate kimoutolu; pea ʻoku pehē mo Maʻake ko hoku foha.
13She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
14Mou fetoutou ʻuma ʻaki ʻae fekita ʻoe ʻofa. Ke ʻiate kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu ʻae melino. ʻEmeni.
14Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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