1 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Paula ʻi ʻAtenisi, pea aʻu atu ki Kolinitō; 2 Pea naʻa ne ʻilo ʻi ai ha Siu naʻe hingoa ko ʻAkuila, naʻe fanauʻi ʻi Ponito, kuo toki haʻu mei ʻItali, mo hono uaifi ko Pisila; (he naʻe fekau ʻe Kalotiusi ke ʻalu ʻi Loma ʻae kakai Siu kotoa pē:) pea ne ʻalu ia kiate kinaua. 3 Pea koeʻuhi naʻa nau faiva taha, ko ia naʻa ne nofo mo kinaua, ʻo ngāue: he ko ʻenau faiva ko e ngaohi fale fehikitaki. 4 Pea naʻe ako ia ʻi he falelotu, ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate kotoa pē, pea ne fakatafoki ʻae Siu mo e Kiliki. 5 Pea kuo haʻu ʻa Sailosi mo Timote mei Masitōnia, pea māfasia ʻa Paula ʻi hono loto, pea fakapapau atu ʻe ia ki he kakai Siu ko e Kalaisi ʻa Sisu. 6 Pea ʻi heʻenau fakatanga, mo lea kovi, naʻa ne tupeʻi hono kofu, mo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ke ʻi homou ʻulu pē ʻa homou toto; ʻoku ou maʻa au: ngata mei heni, te u ʻalu ki he Senitaile.”
7 Pea ne ne ʻalu mei ai, ʻo hū ki he fale ʻo ha tangata, naʻe hingoa ko Susitasa, naʻe lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea naʻe vāofi hono fale mo e falelotu. 8 Pea naʻe tui ki he ʻEiki ʻa Kalisipo, ko e pule lahi ʻoe falelotu, mo hono fale kotoa pē; pea naʻe fanongo mo tui ʻae kakai Kolinitō tokolahi, pea naʻe papitaiso ʻakinautolu. 9 Pea folofola ai ʻae ʻEiki kia Paula ʻi he poʻuli, ʻi he meʻa naʻe hā mai, “ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē, ka ke lea, pea ʻoua naʻa ke fakalongo pē; 10 He ʻoku ou ʻiate koe, pea ʻe ʻikai ha tangata te ne faʻa fai ha kovi kiate koe; he ʻoku ou maʻu ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻi he kolo ni.” 11 Pea naʻa ne nofo ai ʻi he taʻu ʻe taha pea mo e māhina ʻe ono, ʻo ne ako ʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate kinautolu.
12 Ka ʻi he pule ʻa Kalio ʻi ʻAkeia, naʻe fakataha ʻae kakai Siu, ʻonau feʻohofi kia Paula, pea taki ia ki he potu fakamaau, 13 Mo nau pehē, “ʻOku ako ʻe he siana ni ke lotu ʻae kakai ki he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai hangē ko e fono.” 14 Pea kuo fai ʻe Paula ke ne lea, pea pehē ʻe Kalio ki he kakai Siu, “ʻAe kakai Siu, ka ne ko ha meʻa taʻetotonu pe pauʻu kuo fai, pehē ʻe taau mo au ke u tokanga kiate kimoutolu: 15 Pea kapau ko e fakakikihi ʻi he lea mo e hingoa, mo hoʻomou fono pē, mou tokanga ʻakimoutolu ki ai; ʻe ʻikai te u fakamaau ʻeau ʻae meʻa pehē.” 16 Pea naʻa ne kapusi ʻakinautolu mei he potu fakamaau. 17 Pea naʻe toki puke ʻe he Kiliki kotoa pē ʻa Sositine, ko e pule lahi ʻoe falelotu, mo nau tautea ia ʻi he potu fakamaau. Pea naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻa Kalio ki he ngaahi meʻa ni.
18 Pea naʻe kei nofo ai ʻa Paula ʻo fuoloa, pea toki māvae ia mo e kāinga, ʻo ne folau mei ai ki Silia, pea naʻe ō mo ia ʻa Pisila mo ʻAkuila; kuo tomuʻa fafai hono ʻulu ʻi Senikelea: ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fuakava. 19 Pea naʻa ne aʻu atu ki ʻEfesō, pea ne tuku ai ʻakinaua: pea ʻalu ia ki he falelotu, ʻo malanga ki he kakai Siu. 20 Pea ʻi heʻenau kole ke nau nonofo ʻo fuoloa siʻi, naʻe ʻikai loto ia ki ai; 21 Ka naʻe lea māvae ia kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku mātuʻaki totonu ʻeku ʻalu ki he kātoanga ʻoku ʻamanaki ni ʻi Selūsalema: ka te u toe haʻu kiate kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻe lelei ki he ʻOtua.” Pea naʻe folau ia mei ʻEfesō. 22 Pea kuo tūʻuta ia ki Sesalia, pea ʻalu hake ia, ʻonau feʻofoʻofani mo e siasi, pea ʻalu hifo ia ki ʻAniteoke. 23 Pea kuo fuoloa ange ʻene nofo ai, pea ʻalu ia, ʻo fononga ʻi he potu kotoa pē ʻo Kalētia mo Filisia, ʻo tokoni ʻae kau ākonga kotoa pē.
24 Pea naʻe haʻu ki ʻEfesō ʻae Siu ʻe tokotaha naʻe hingoa ko ʻApolosi, naʻe fanauʻi ia ʻi ʻAlekisānitia, ko e tangata lea mālie ia, pea poto lahi ʻi he ngaahi tohi. 25 Pea kuo akonekina ʻae tangata ni ʻi he hala ʻoe ʻEiki; pea ʻi heʻene loto fai velenga, naʻa ne lea mo ako lahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, ka kuo ʻilo pe ʻe ia ʻae papitaiso ʻa Sione. 26 Pea naʻe kamata lea mālohi ia ʻi he falelotu: pea kuo fanongo ki ai ʻa ʻAkuila mo Pisila, naʻa na maʻu ia, ʻo na fakamatala kiate ia ʻo lahi ʻae hala ʻoe ʻOtua. 27 Pea kuo loto ia ke ʻalu ki ʻAkeia, naʻe tohi ʻe he kāinga, ʻo enginaki ki he kau ākonga ke nau maʻu ia: pea kuo aʻu atu ia ki ai, pea ne tokoni lahi ʻakinautolu kuo nau tui ʻi he ʻaloʻofa: 28 He naʻe fakakikihi mālohi ia mo e kakai Siu, ʻi he fakahā, ʻo ne fakamoʻoni mei he ngaahi tohi ko Sisu ko e Kalaisi.
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