Ko e Katoanga Tapu Levani pea mo e Mamahi

ʻOku Hoko e Ngaahi Katoanga ʻo e
Fuakava Motuʻa ko ha Sioʻata mo ha
ʻAta ʻo e Meʻa ʻe Hoko ʻi he Fuakava Foʻou

Naʻe fakamanatu ʻe he Katoanga
Tapu Levani ʻi he Fuakava Motuʻa
ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa naʻe aʻusia
ʻe he kakai ʻIsilelí ʻi he taʻu ʻe 3,500
kuo hili; Hili ʻenau tauhi ʻa e Pasova՛,
naʻa nau haʻu mei ʻIsipite ʻi he ʻaho
hono hoko՛ ʻo foua ha ngaahi faingataʻa
kae ʻoua kuo nau kolosi ʻi he Tahi Kulokula՛.
Naʻe hoko ʻeni ko ha ʻata ʻo e
ngaahi mamahi, mo e ngaahi
feilaulau ʻe fakahoko ʻe Sisu Kalaisi;
Hili e Pasova, naʻa Ne mamahi pea
kalusefai Ia ʻi he ʻaho hono hoko՛.

Ko e kau memipa ‘o e Siasi ʻo e
ʻOtua՛ ‘oku nau fua Honau Kolosi
ʻi he mo‘oni ʻo e Katoanga Tapu Levani.

ʻI hono fakaʻikaiʻi mo lavakiʻi
kinautolu ʻe he kau ākonga ne nau pehē,
"Te mau muimui ʻiate Koe ʻo aʻu
ki he mate," ʻo manukiʻi mo lauʻi koviʻi
e he ngaahi kakai tokolahi, pea
faifai pea tutuki ia ki he kolosi—
ko e mamahi ʻeni naʻe foua ʻe
Kalaisi Ahnsahnghong ko e Fakamoʻui
ʻi he kuonga ʻo e Laumalie Maʻoniʻoni,
ʻi he taʻu ʻe 2,000 kuo hili.
Ko e taimi ʻeni ʻoku tau fie maʻu ai
ʻa e tui ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻEne ʻofa pea
mo fua hotau kolosi.

Pea toki lea ‘e Sīsū ki he‘ene
kau ako, ‘o pehē, Ka ai ha taha
‘oku ne fie muimui mai, ke ne
mātu‘aki hangē ha mateaki, pea
ke ne fua hono kolosi, pea ke ne
hoko ko hoku lahi.
He ko ia te ne fai ke fakahaofi
‘ene mo‘ui, ko ‘ene tuku ia ke
mole; pea ko ia te ne tuku ‘ene
mo‘ui ke mole koe‘uhi ko au,
ko ‘ene kalofaki ia.
Matiu 16:24–25