Fakaʻānaua ki ʻItāniti

Ko e Hā ʻa e Toe Fakaleleiʻi
Fakalaumālie Naʻe ʻOmai ʻe
he ʻOtua՛ Ke Tau Fakaʻamu
ai ki ʻItāniti՛?

Ko e Kātoanga ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvani՛
ko e taimi ia naʻe fua ai ʻe Sīsū Kalaisi
ʻa e kolosi ʻo e faingataʻaʻia maʻa՛ e
kau angahala՛.
ʻOku akoʻi kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtua՛ ko e
taimi ʻoku muimui ai ʻa e faʻahinga
kotoa ʻo e tangata՛, ʻa ia ko ha kau
angahala fakalangi, ki he sīpinga ʻa
Kalaisi՛, fua honau kolosi՛, mo ʻaʻeva
ʻi he hala ʻo Kalaisi՛, te nau lava ʻo
maʻu ʻa e fakaʻānaua ki ‘itāniti՛
ʻi he ngaahi mamahi՛ mo e faingataʻa՛.

ʻOku Muimui ʻa e Kaingalotu ʻi he
Hala ʻo Kalaisi Ahnsahnghong mo e
ʻOtua ko e Faʻe naʻa Ne Ta ha Sipinga
ʻo e ʻAʻeva ʻi he Hala ʻo e Kolosi

Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he kāingalotu ʻo e Siasi ʻi
muʻa ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e moʻui taʻengata hili
ʻa e moʻui ʻi he māmani՛ pea naʻa՛ ne
tali fiefia ʻa e ngaahi mamahi, faingataʻa,
mo e fakatanga kotoa pē ʻi he fakaʻānaua
ki ʻitāniti՛.
Ko e meʻa tatau pē, ʻoku fakamālō maʻu
pē ʻa e kāingalotu ʻo e Siasi ʻo e ʻOtua՛
ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku nau fehangahangai
mo ia ʻi he māmani՛.

Na‘a ku sio ki he fita‘a, ‘a ia kuo tuku
‘e ‘Elohimi ki he hako‘i tangata ke nau
fakaongosia ai.
Tā kuo ne ngaohi kotoa ke faka‘ofo‘ofa
‘i hono kuonga; kae‘uma‘ā kuo ne ‘ai ‘a
‘ītāniti ki honau loto, . . .
Tangata Malanga 3:10–11

Ko ia ai, ‘oku ‘ikai te mau fo‘i, . . .
He ko homau mamahi ma‘ama‘a ni
mo mole, ‘oku՛ ne fakatupu ma‘amautolu
ha lāngilangi mamafa mo ta‘engata,
ko e me‘a fungani ‘i he fungani ange fau;
2 Kolinito 4:16–17