Filipai 1
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
World English Bible
1Ko Paula mo Timote, ko e ongo tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻia Kalaisi Sisu, ʻoku ʻi Filipai, mo e kau tauhi mo e kau akonaki:
1Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
2Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻaloʻofa, mo e monūʻia, mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, pea mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua ʻi heʻeku manatu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu,
3I thank my God whenever I remember you,
4ʻO hūfekina fiefia maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi heʻeku lotu kotoa pē,
4always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,
5Koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou kau fakataha ʻi he ongoongolelei talu mei he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo aʻu ki heni;
5for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
6ʻOku ou ʻilo pau ʻae meʻa ko eni, koeʻuhi ko ia kuo ne kamata ʻae ngāue lelei ʻiate kimoutolu, te ne fakahaohaoa ia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo Sisu Kalaisi:
6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
7ʻO hangē ʻoku taau mo au ke pehē ʻeku ʻamanaki kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ʻoku mou ʻi hoku loto; pea ʻi hoku ngaahi haʻi, mo ʻeku langomaki mo ʻeku fakamoʻoni ki he ongoongolelei, ʻoku mou kau fakataha kotoa pē ʻi hoku lelei.
7It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
8He ko hoku fakamoʻoni ʻae ʻOtua, ki he lahi ʻaupito ʻo ʻeku holi kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi he manava ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.
8For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9Pea ko ʻeku lotu eni, ke tupulekina hoʻomou ʻofa ʻo lahi, pea lahi hake ʻi he ʻilo mo e angafakapotopoto kotoa pē;
9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
10Koeʻuhi ke mou ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai kehekehe; ka mou angatotonu mo taʻehalaia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo Kalaisi;
10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,
11Ke fakafonu ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻae ngaahi fua ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ʻoku ia Sisu Kalaisi, ke ongoongolelei ai mo fakafetaʻi ai ki he ʻOtua.
11being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12Pea ko hoku loto ke mou ʻilo, ʻe kāinga, ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tō kiate au kuo iku ia ʻi he fakatupulekina pe ʻoe ongoongolelei;
12Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,
13Ko ia kuo ʻilo ai ʻi he fale kotoa ʻoe tuʻi, mo e ngaahi potu kehekehe kotoa pē, ʻa hoku ngaahi haʻi koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi:
13so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,
14Pea ko e kāinga tokolahi ʻi he ʻEiki, kuo nau loto mālohi ko e meʻa ʻi hoku ngaahi haʻi, pea ʻāsili ai honau lototoʻa ke lea ʻaki ʻae folofola ʻo taʻemanavahē.
14and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
15Ko e moʻoni ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he meheka mo e fakakikihi; pea fai loto lelei pe ʻe he niʻihi:
15Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
16Ko e niʻihi ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he kikihi, kae ʻikai ʻi he loto maʻa, ʻonau ʻamanaki ke fakalahi ʻaki ʻae mamahi ki hoku ngaahi haʻi.
16The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
17Ka ko e niʻihi ʻi he ʻofa, ʻo ʻilo kuo fokotuʻu au ko e langomekina ʻoe ongoongolelei.
17but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
18Pea fēfē ai? Ko eni, ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he kākā, pe ʻi he moʻoni, ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi; pea ko ia ʻoku ou fiefia ai, ʻio, pea teu fiefia.
18What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
19He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻe kau eni ki hoku fakamoʻui ʻi hoʻomou lotu, mo e foaki ʻoe Laumālie ʻo Sisu Kalaisi,
19For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20ʻO fakatatau ki heʻeku holi lahi mo e ʻamanaki lelei, ke ʻoua naʻa ai ha meʻa te u mā ai, ka ʻi he fai mālohi lahi, ke hangē ko ia ʻi muʻa, ke pehē eni foki, ʻae fakaongolelei ʻa Kalaisi ʻi hoku sino, ʻi he moʻui, pe ʻi he mate.
20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
21He ko e moʻui kiate au ko Kalaisi ia, ka ʻe ʻaonga lahi ʻae mate.
21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22Pea kapau teu moʻui ʻi he sino, ko hono fua eni ʻo ʻeku ngāue: ka ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloa ʻaia te u fili ki ai.
22But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
23He ʻoku ʻefihia au ʻi he meʻa ʻe ua, ʻoku ou holi ke ʻalu, ke u ʻia Kalaisi; ʻaia ʻoku lelei lahi ʻaupito:
23But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
24Ka ko e nofo ʻi he sino ʻoku ʻaonga lahi ia kiate kimoutolu.
24Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
25Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻilo eni, ʻoku ou ʻilo teu moʻui ʻo nonofo mo kimoutolu kotoa pē, ka ʻe tupulekina ai hoʻomou tui mo e fiefia;
25Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
26Pea ke tupulekina ʻaupito ai hoʻomou fiefia ʻia Sisu Kalaisi koeʻuhi ko au, ʻi heʻeku toe ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu.
26that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
27Kae kehe, ke taau hoʻomou ʻulungāanga mo e ongoongolelei ʻa Kalaisi: koeʻuhi ka ai haʻaku ʻalu atu ʻo vakai kiate kimoutolu, pe teu mamaʻo, te u fanongo pe ki hoʻomou ngāue, ʻoku mou tuʻumaʻu ʻi he loto pe taha, ʻo uouangataha pe, ʻo feinga fakataha ʻi he tui ki he ongoongolelei;
27Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
28Pea ʻoua naʻa ilifia ʻi ha meʻa mei homou ngaahi fili: he ko e fakaʻilonga ia kiate kinautolu ʻoe malaʻia, ka ʻoe fakamoʻui kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoku mei he ʻOtua ia.
28and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
29He kuo tuku kiate kimoutolu koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi, ke ʻoua naʻa ngata ʻi he tui pe kiate ia, ka kemou mamahi foki koeʻuhi ko ia;
29Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
30ʻI he tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa mou mamata ai ʻiate au, pea fanongo eni ʻoku ʻiate au.
30having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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