1 Pea ʻi he teʻeki fai ʻae kātoanga ʻoe Lakaatu, naʻe ʻilo ʻe Sisu kuo hoko hono ʻaho ke ʻalu ai ʻi he māmani ki he Tamai, pea naʻe ʻofa ia kiate kinautolu naʻe ʻaʻana ʻoku ʻi he māmani, pea ʻofa pe ia ki ai ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga. 2 Pea lolotonga ʻae ʻohomohe, kuo tomuʻa ʻai ʻe he tēvolo ki he loto ʻo Siutasi ʻIsikaliote, ko e foha ʻo Saimone, ke ne lavakiʻi ia; 3 Pea kuo ʻilo ʻe Sisu kuo tuku ʻe he Tamai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ki hono nima, pea naʻe haʻu ia mei he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ʻalu ki he ʻOtua; 4 Naʻe tuʻu hake ia mei he ʻohomohe, ʻo tuku hono kofu; pea toʻo ʻae holoholo, ʻo nonoʻo ia. 5 Pea toki lilingi ʻe ia ʻae vai ki he kumete, pea ne kamata fufulu ʻae vaʻe ʻoe kau ākonga, pea holoholo ʻaki ʻae holo naʻe nonoʻo ʻaki. 6 Pea haʻu ai ia kia Saimone Pita: pea pehē ʻe Pita kiate ia, “ʻEiki, te ke fufulu hoku vaʻe?” 7 Pea leaange ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “Ko ia ʻoku ou fai, ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ni; ka te ke ʻilo ʻamui.” 8 Pea pehē ʻe Pita kiate ia, “ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te ke fufulu hoku vaʻe.” Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Ka ʻikai te u fufulu koe, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke kau mo au.” 9 Pea pehē ʻe Saimone Pita kiate ia, “ʻEiki, ʻikai ko hoku vaʻe pē, ka ko hoku nima mo hoku ʻulu.” 10 Pea talaange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Ko ia kuo kaukau, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaonga ke fufulu ka ko hono vaʻe pē, he ʻoku maʻa kotoa pē ia: pea ʻoku maʻa ʻakimoutolu, kae ʻikai kotoa pē.” 11 He naʻa ne ʻilo ʻaia te ne lavaki ia; ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe ia, “ʻOku ʻikai te mou maʻa kotoa pē.” 12 Pea hili ʻene kaukau honau vaʻe, naʻe ʻai hono ngaahi kofu, pea toe nofo hifo, pea ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku mou ʻilo ʻaia kuo u fai kiate kimoutolu?” 13 “ʻOku mou ui au ko e Takimuʻa mo e ʻEiki: pea ko hoʻomou lea totonu ia; he ko au ia. 14 Pea kapau ko au, ko e ʻEiki mo e Takimuʻa, kuo u fufulu homou vaʻe; ʻoku totonu hoʻomou fetoutou fefufuluʻaki homou vaʻe. 15 He kuo u tuku kiate kimoutolu ʻae fakatātā, koeʻuhi ke mou fai ʻo tatau mo ia kuo u fai kiate kimoutolu. 16 Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala kiate kimoutolu, ʻOku ʻikai lahi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ki heʻene ʻeiki; pea ʻoku ʻikai lahi ʻaia kuo fekauʻi ʻiate ia naʻa ne fekau ia. 17 ‌ʻOku mou monūʻia ʻi hoʻomou ʻilo ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻo kapau te mou fai ki ai.

18 ¶ “ʻOku ʻikai kau ʻeku lea kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē: ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻaia kuo u fili: ka koeʻuhi ke fakamoʻoni ʻae tohi, ‘Ko ia ʻoku kai mā mo au, kuo hiki hono vaʻe kiate au.’ 19 Pea ko eni ʻoku ou tala ia kiate kimoutolu ʻi he teʻeki ai hoko, koeʻuhi ʻoka hoko ia, ke mou tui ‘ko au ia.’ 20 Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻaia ʻoku ou fekau, ʻoku ne maʻu au; pea ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu au, ʻoku ne maʻu ʻaia naʻa ne fekauʻi au.” 21 Pea hili ʻae lea ko ia ʻa Sisu, pea mamahi ia ʻi hono laumālie, ʻo ne fakahā, ʻo pehē, Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, “ʻE lavakiʻi au ʻe homou tokotaha.” 22 Pea fesiofaki ʻae kau ākonga kiate kinautolu, ʻonau fifili pe ko ʻene lea kia hai. 23 Pea naʻe faʻaki ki he fatafata ʻo Sisu ʻene ākonga ʻe tokotaha, naʻe ʻofa ai ʻa Sisu. 24 Ko ia naʻe kamokamo ai ʻe Saimone Pita kiate ia, koeʻuhi ke ne fehuʻi pe ko hai ia kuo ne lea ki ai. 25 Pea lea falala ʻe ia ki he fatafata ʻo Sisu, ʻo pehē kiate ia, “ʻEiki, ko hai ia?” 26 Pea talaange ʻe Sisu, “Ko ia ia te u ʻatu ki ai ʻae konga mā hili ʻeku peke ia.” Pea hili ʻene peke ʻae konga, ne ne ʻatu ia kia Siutasi ʻIsikaliote, ko e foha ʻo Saimone. 27 Pea hili ʻae peke, pea hū ʻa Sētane kiate ia. Pea pehē ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Ko ia ʻoku ke fai, fai vave.” 28 Pea naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he keinangaʻanga pe ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ʻene lea kiate ia. 29 He naʻe mahalo ʻae niʻihi, ko e meʻa ʻi he maʻu ʻe Siutasi ʻae kato, naʻe tala ʻe Sisu kiate ia, Fakatau ʻaia ʻoku tau masiva ai ki he kātoanga; pe, koeʻuhi ke ne foaki ha meʻa ki he masiva. 30 Pea maʻu ʻe ia ʻae peke, ʻo ʻalu leva kituaʻā: pea kuo poʻuli.

31 ¶ Pea kuo ʻalu ia kituaʻā, pea lea ʻa Sisu, “Ko eni kuo fakaongoongolelei ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata, pea ʻoku fakaongoongolelei ʻae ʻOtua ʻiate ia. 32 Kapau ʻoku fakaongoongolelei ʻae ʻOtua ʻiate ia, ʻe fakaongoongolelei ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻiate ia, pea te ne fakaongoongolelei leva ia. 33 ‌ʻAe fānau ʻofeina, ʻoku toe siʻi pē ʻeku ʻiate kimoutolu. Te mou kumi au: pea hangē ko ʻeku tala ki he kakai Siu, ‘Ko e potu ʻoku ou ʻalu ki ai, ʻe ʻikai te mou faʻa hoko ki ai;’ ʻoku pehē ni ʻeku lea kiate kimoutolu. 34 ‌ʻOku ou tuku ʻae fekau foʻou kiate kimoutolu, Koeʻuhi ke mou feʻofaʻaki kiate kimoutolu; pea hangē ko ʻeku ʻofa kiate kimoutolu, ke mou feʻofaʻaki foki kiate kimoutolu. 35 ‌ʻI he meʻa ni ʻe ʻilo ai ʻe he kakai kotoa pē ko ʻeku kau ākonga ʻakimoutolu, ʻo kapau te mou feʻofaʻaki kiate kimoutolu.”

36 ¶ Pea lea ʻa Saimone Pita kiate ia, “ʻEiki, ʻoku ke ʻalu ki fē?” Pea talaange ʻe Sisu ki ai, “Ko ia ʻoku ou ʻalu ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai te ke faʻa muimui ni ʻiate au; ka te ke muimui ʻiate au ʻamui.” 37 Pea fehuʻi ʻe Pita kiate ia, “ʻEiki, ko e hā ʻe ʻikai te u muimui ai ni kiate koe? Te u tuku hifo ʻeku moʻui koeʻuhi ko koe.” 38 Pea pehēange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, “Te ke tuku koā hoʻo moʻui koeʻuhi ko au? Ko e moʻoni, ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate koe, ʻE ʻikai ʻuʻua ʻae moa, kae tuʻo tolu haʻo fakafisi kiate au.