ʻIlo ʻe ha Sela ʻa e Moʻoní

Naʻe ʻi ai ha taʻahine sevāniti ʻi Filipai naʻe hū ai ha tēmeniō. Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe he tēmenioó ʻa e taʻahiné ko ha tokotaha ʻokú ne tala meʻa ki he kahaʻú, pea naʻá ne maʻu ʻi he founga ko iá ha paʻanga lahi maʻá e faʻahinga naʻe pule kiate iá. ʻI he haʻu ʻa Paula mo Sailosi ki Filipaí, naʻá ne muimui takai holo ʻiate kinaua ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi. Naʻe ʻai ia ʻe he tēmenioó ke ne kaila: “Ko e kau tangatá ni ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá.” Naʻe faifai pē ʻo tala ʻe Paula ki he tēmenioó: ‘ʻI he huafa ʻo Sīsuú, hū ki tuʻa meiate ia!’ Naʻe mavahe ʻa e tēmenioó mei he taʻahiné.

ʻI he ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau pule ʻo e taʻahiné heʻikai ke kei maʻu haʻanau paʻanga meiate iá, naʻa nau ʻita lahi. Naʻa nau toho ʻa Paula mo Sailosi ki he kau pule ʻo e koló, ʻo nau pehē: ‘Ko e ongo tangatá ni ʻokú na maumauʻi ʻa e laó pea ʻai ke loto-mamahi ʻa e koló kotoa!’ Naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e pule ʻo e koló ke tā ʻa Paula mo Sailosi pea lī kinaua ki he pilīsoné. Naʻe lī kinaua ʻe he selá ki he feituʻu taupotu taha mo fakapoʻuli taha ʻo e pilīsoné pea haʻi kinaua ʻi ha ʻakau.

Naʻe hiva fakahīkihiki kia Sihova ʻa Paula mo Sailosi, lolotonga ia naʻe fanongo ki ai ʻa e kau pōpulá. Fakafokifā pē, ʻi he tuʻapoó, naʻe luluʻi ai ʻe ha fuʻu mofuike mālohi ʻa e pilīsoné mei ʻolunga ki lalo. Naʻe ava ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e pilīsoné pea naʻe homo ʻa e sēini mo e ʻakau naʻe haʻi ki ai ʻa e kau pōpulá. Naʻe fakavave atu ʻa e selá ki he loki ʻi loto ʻi he pilīsoné ʻo ne sio ʻoku ava ʻa e ngaahi matapaá. ʻI heʻene tui kuo hola kotoa ʻa e kau pōpulá, naʻá ne toʻo hake ʻene heletaá ke ne tāmateʻi ʻaki pē ia.

ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe ui atu ʻa Paula: ‘ʻOua naʻá ke fakalaveaʻi koe! ʻOku mau ʻi heni hono kotoa!’ Naʻe fakavave atu ʻa e selá ki loto ʻo ne tō ʻi muʻa ʻia Paula mo Sailosi. Naʻá ne ʻeke ange: “Ko e hā kuo pau ke u fai ke fakahaofi ai aú?” Naʻá na tala ange kiate ia: ‘Ko koe mo ho fāmilí ʻoku fiemaʻu ke mou tui kia Sīsū.’ Naʻe akoʻi ange leva ʻe Paula mo Sailosi kiate kinautolu ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe papitaiso ʻa e selá mo e kotoa ʻo hono fāmilí.