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1 Ko 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:
Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and servants:
2 Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻaloʻofa, mo e monūʻia, mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, pea mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
3 ‌ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua ʻi heʻeku manatu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu,
I give thanks to my God on all the remembrance of you,
4 ‌ʻO hūfekina fiefia maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi heʻeku lotu kotoa pē,
always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,
5 Koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou kau fakataha ʻi he ongoongolelei talu mei he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo aʻu ki heni;
for your contribution to the good news from the first day until now,
6 ‌ʻOku 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:
having been confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you, will complete [it] until [the] day of Jesus Christ,
7 ‌ʻO 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.
according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defense and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
8 He ko hoku fakamoʻoni ʻae ʻOtua, ki he lahi ʻaupito ʻo ʻeku holi kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi he manava ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.
For God is my witness, how I long for you all with [the] yearnings of Jesus Christ,
9 Pea ko ʻeku lotu eni, ke tupulekina hoʻomou ʻofa ʻo lahi, pea lahi hake ʻi he ʻilo mo e angafakapotopoto kotoa pē;
and this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge, and all discernment,
10 Koeʻuhi ke mou ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai kehekehe; ka mou angatotonu mo taʻehalaia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo Kalaisi;
for your proving the things that differ, that you may be pure and offenseless—to [the] Day of Christ,
11 Ke fakafonu ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻae ngaahi fua ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ʻoku ia Sisu Kalaisi, ke ongoongolelei ai mo fakafetaʻi ai ki he ʻOtua.
being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 Pea 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;
And I intend you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me, rather have come to an advancement of the good news,
13 Ko ia kuo ʻilo ai ʻi he fale kotoa ʻoe tuʻi, mo e ngaahi potu kehekehe kotoa pē, ʻa hoku ngaahi haʻi koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi:
so that my bonds have become evident in Christ in the whole Praetorium, and to all the other places,
14 Pea 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.
and the greater part of the brothers in the LORD, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold to fearlessly speak the word.
15 Ko e moʻoni ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he meheka mo e fakakikihi; pea fai loto lelei pe ʻe he niʻihi:
Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through goodwill, preach the Christ;
16 Ko 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.
one, indeed, of rivalry proclaims the Christ, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,
17 Ka ko e niʻihi ʻi he ʻofa, ʻo ʻilo kuo fokotuʻu au ko e langomekina ʻoe ongoongolelei.
and the other out of love, having known that I am set for defense of the good news:
18 Pea 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.
what then? In every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed—and I rejoice in this, indeed, and will rejoice.
19 He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻe kau eni ki hoku fakamoʻui ʻi hoʻomou lotu, mo e foaki ʻoe Laumālie ʻo Sisu Kalaisi,
For I have known that this will turn out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,
20 ‌ʻO 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.
according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will be ashamed in nothing, and in all freedom, as always, also Christ will now be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,
21 He ko e moʻui kiate au ko Kalaisi ia, ka ʻe ʻaonga lahi ʻae mate.
for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
22 Pea 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.
And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what will I choose? I do not know;
23 He ʻoku ʻefihia au ʻi he meʻa ʻe ua, ʻoku ou holi ke ʻalu, ke u ʻia Kalaisi; ʻaia ʻoku lelei lahi ʻaupito:
for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,
24 Ka ko e nofo ʻi he sino ʻoku ʻaonga lahi ia kiate kimoutolu.
and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,
25 Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻilo eni, ʻoku ou ʻilo teu moʻui ʻo nonofo mo kimoutolu kotoa pē, ka ʻe tupulekina ai hoʻomou tui mo e fiefia;
and being persuaded of this, I have known that I will remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,
26 Pea ke tupulekina ʻaupito ai hoʻomou fiefia ʻia Sisu Kalaisi koeʻuhi ko au, ʻi heʻeku toe ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu.
that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my coming again to you.
27 Kae 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;
Only conduct yourselves worthily of the good news of the Christ, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,
28 Pea 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.
and not be terrified in anything by those opposing, which is indeed a token of destruction to them, and to you of salvation, and that from God;
29 He kuo tuku kiate kimoutolu koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi, ke ʻoua naʻa ngata ʻi he tui pe kiate ia, ka kemou mamahi foki koeʻuhi ko ia;
because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on behalf of Him;
30 ‌ʻI he tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa mou mamata ai ʻiate au, pea fanongo eni ʻoku ʻiate au.
having the same conflict, such as you saw in me, and now hear of in me.

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