The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians is an epistle attributed to Ignatius of Antioch, a second-century bishop of Antioch, and addressed to the church in Philadelphia of Asia Minor. It was written during Ignatius' transport from Antioch to his execution in Rome.

1. Ko e tohi ʻa Ignatius ki
he Philadelphians
VAHE 1
1 Ignatius, ʻa ia ʻoku ui foki ko Teophorus, ki he siasi ʻo e ʻOtua ko e Tamai,
pea mo hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Filatelafia ʻi ʻEsia; ʻa ia kuo
ne maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofa, kuo tuʻu maʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua, mo fiefia ʻo
taʻengata ʻi he holi ʻa hotau ʻEiki, pea kuo fakahoko ia ʻi he ʻaloʻofa kakato ʻi
heʻene toetuʻu: ʻA ia ʻoku ou feʻofoʻofani foki mo au ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo Sisu
Kalaisi, ʻa ia ko ʻetau fiefia taʻengata mo taʻe hano mele; tautautefito kapau
ʻoku nau uouangataha mo e pisope, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻiate ia, pea mo e
kau tikoni kuo fakanofo ʻo fakatatau ki he fakakaukau ʻa Sisu Kalaisi; ʻa ia
kuó ne nofoʻia ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangalo ʻoʻoná ʻi he mālohi kotoa pē ʻi
hono Laumālie Māʻoniʻoní:
2 ʻA ia ko e pīsope ʻoku ou ʻilo naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e fuʻu ngāue lahi ko iá ʻiate
kimoutolu, kae ʻikai meiate ia, pe ʻi he tangatá, pe mei he nāunau taʻeʻaongá;
ka ʻi he ʻofa ʻa e ʻOtua ko e Tamaí, mo hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí.
3 ʻOku ou tanganeʻia ʻi he fakafeʻunga pē ʻo ʻene ngāué; ʻa ia ʻoku ne lava ʻi
heʻene fakalongolongo ʻo fai ha meʻa lahi ange ʻi he niʻihi kehe ʻaki ʻenau lea
taʻeʻaonga kotoa pe. He ʻoku ne feʻunga mo e ngaahi fekau, ʻo hange ko e
haʻape ki hono ngaahi meʻalea.
4 Ko ia ʻoku mahuʻingaʻia lahi taha ai ʻa hoku laumālié ʻi hono ʻatamaí ki he
ʻOtuá, ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi ʻe fanafanau ia ʻi he anga-māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē, pea
haohaoa; fonu ʻi he tuʻu maʻu, tauʻataina mei he holi, pea fakatatau ki he
ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe ʻa e ʻOtua moʻui.
5 Ko ia, ʻo hangē ko ʻene hoko ko e fānau ʻi he māmá mo e moʻoní
fakatouʻosi; hola mei he ngaahi mavahevahe mo e ngaahi tokāteline halá; ka
ko e potu ʻoku ʻi ai homou tauhí, ʻoku mou muimui ki ai ʻo hangē ko e fanga
sipí.
6 He ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e fanga ulofi ʻoku hangē ʻoku nau taau ke tui ʻaki ʻa e
faʻiteliha loí ʻoku nau taki pōpula ʻa kinautolu ʻoku lele ʻi he hala ʻo e ʻOtuá;
ka ʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ha potu ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha meʻá.
7 Ko ia ke ke fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fanga kiʻi ʻakau iiki kovi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai
kofu ʻaki ʻe Sīsuú; koeʻuhi he ʻoku ʻikai ko e ngoueʻanga ia ʻa e Tamai. ʻOku
ʻikai pehē kuó u maʻu ha mavahevahe ʻiate kimoutolu, ka ko e faʻahinga
kotoa pē ʻo e maʻá.
8 He ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea mo Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku nau
kau foki mo ʻenau pīsopé. Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe foki mai ʻi he
fakatomalá ki he uouangataha ʻo e siasí, ʻe hoko foki ʻa kinautolú ni ko e kau
tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtuá, koeʻuhi ke nau moʻui ʻo fakatatau kia Sīsū.
9 ʻE kāinga, ʻoua naʻa kākaaʻi ʻa kimoutolu; kapau ʻe muimui ha taha ʻiate ia
ʻokú ne māvahevahe ʻi he siasí, ʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo e ʻOtuá.
Kapau ʻe ʻaʻeva ha taha ʻi ha toe fakakaukau kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke ne tui ki he
holi ʻa Kalaisi.
10 Ko ia, tuku ke hoko ia ko hoʻomou feinga ke maʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa
maʻoniʻoni tatau.
11 He ʻoku taha pē ʻa e kakano ʻo hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí; pea ko e ipu ʻe
taha ʻi he fāitaha ʻi hono totó; ʻolita ʻe taha;
12 Pea hangē ko ia ʻoku ʻi ai ha pīsope ʻe taha, fakataha mo ʻene kau tīkoní,
pea mo e kau tīkoní ko hoku kaungā-tamaioʻeiki: koeʻuhí ko ia, ko ia kotoa pē
ʻoku mou faí, ke mou fai ia ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo e ʻOtuá.
VAHE 2
1 ʻE hoku ngaahi tokoua, ʻoku hanga ʻe he ʻofa ʻoku ou maʻu kiate kimoutolú
ʻo ngaohi au ke u toe lahi ange; pea ʻi heʻeku maʻu ha fiefia lahi ʻiate
kimoutolú, ʻoku ou feinga ai ke maluʻi ʻa kimoutolu mei he fakatuʻutāmakí;
pe ko au, ka ko Sīsū Kalaisi; ʻa ia ʻoku ou haʻi ai ʻoku ou manavasiʻi lahi ange,
ʻo hange pe ko ʻeku ʻi he hala ki he faingataʻaʻia.
2 Ka ʻe hanga ʻe hoʻo lotu ki he ʻOtuá ʻo ngaohi au ke u haohaoa, koeʻuhí ke
u lava ʻo maʻu ʻa e tufakanga ko iá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻomi kiate au ʻe he ʻaloʻofa ʻa e
ʻOtuá: Ke u lau ʻa e Ongoongoleleí ki he kakano ʻo Kalaisí; pea ki he kau
ʻAposetoló ki he kau ʻaposetolo kimuʻa ʻi he siasí.
3 Tau ʻofa foki ʻi he kau palōfitá, ʻo hangē ko ʻenau tataki ʻa kitautolu ki he
Ongoongoleleí, mo e ʻamanaki lelei ʻia Kalaisí, mo ʻamanaki atu kiate ia.
4 ʻA ia naʻa nau tui foki naʻe fakamoʻui ʻa kinautolu ʻi he uouangataha ʻa Sīsū
Kalaisí; ʻo nau hoko ko e kau tangata māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku taau ke ʻofaʻi, mo ofo;
5 Kuo nau maʻu ha fakamoʻoni meia Sīsū Kalaisi, pea ʻoku lau fakataha
kinautolu mo e Ongoongolelei ʻo ʻetau ʻamanaki leleí.
6 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe malanga ʻaki ʻe ha taha ʻa e fono faka-Siú kiate kimoutolu,
ʻoua ʻe tokanga kiate ia; he ʻoku lelei ange ke maʻu ʻa e tokāteline ʻa Kalaisí
mei ha taha kuo kamu, ʻi he lotu faka-Siú mei ha taha ʻoku ʻikai kamu.
7 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai lau ʻe ha taha ʻo kau kia Kalaisi Sīsū, ʻoku hangē kiate
au ko e ngaahi maka fakamanatu mo e ngaahi fonualoto ʻo e maté, ʻa ia kuo
tohi ai ʻa e ngaahi hingoa pē ʻo e tangatá.
8 Ko ia ke ke hola mei he ngaahi faiva kovi mo e ngaahi tauhele ʻa e pilinisi
ʻo e māmani ko ʻení; telia naʻa ʻi ai ha taimi ʻe ngaohikovia ai ʻa kimoutolu ʻe
heʻene kākaá ʻoku mou fakaʻau ʻo momoko ʻi hoʻomou manavaʻofá. Ka mou
fakataha kotoa mai ki he feituʻu tatau mo ha loto kakato.
9 Pea ʻoku ou tāpuakiʻi ʻa hoku ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ke u maʻu ha konisēnisi lelei
kiate kimoutolu, pea ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu ke ne pōlepole
fakahāhā pe fakafoʻituitui, kuó u sinó ʻi ha meʻa lahi pe siʻisiʻi kiate ia.
10 Pea ʻoku ou fakaʻamu kiate kinautolu kotoa kuó u talanoa mo iá, ke ʻoua
naʻa hoko ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ke talatalaakiʻi ʻaki kinautolu.
11 He neongo kuo mei kākaaʻi au ʻe ha niʻihi ʻo fakatatau ki he kakanó, ka ko
e laumālié, ʻa ia ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá, ʻoku ʻikai kākaaʻi ia; he ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa
e potu ʻoku haʻu ki aí mo e potu ʻoku ʻalu ki aí, pea valokiʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa
lilo ʻo e lotó.
12 Naʻá ku tangi lolotonga ʻeku ʻi homou lotolotongá; Naʻá ku lea leʻo lahi ai:
ʻalu ki he pīsopé, pea ki he kau tīkoní, pea ki he kau tīkoní.
13 Ko ʻeni naʻe pehē ʻe he niʻihi naʻá ku lea ʻaki ʻeni ʻo hangē ko ʻeku
mamata ki he mavahevahe ʻe hoko mai ʻi homou lotolotongá.
14 Ka ko ʻeku fakamoʻoní ia koeʻuhí ko kinautolu ʻoku ou haʻi aí, pea ʻoku
ʻikai te u ʻilo ha meʻa ʻe taha mei ha tangata. Ka naʻe lea ʻa e Laumālié ʻo
pehē: ʻOua naʻá ke fai ha meʻa taʻe kau ai ʻa e pīsopé:
15 Tauhi homou sinó ke hoko ko e temipale ʻo e ʻOtuá: ʻOfa ʻi he
uouangataha; Hola mei he mavahevahe; Hoko ko e kau muimui ʻo Kalaisi, ʻo
hangē ko ʻene Tamaí.
16 Ko ia naʻá ku fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko kiate aú, ʻo hangē ko e tangata naʻe
kau ki he uouangatahá. He ko e potu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e mavahevahe mo e houhaú,
ʻoku ʻikai ʻafio ai ʻa e ʻOtuá.
17 Ka ʻoku fakamolemoleʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakatomalá,
ʻo kapau te nau foki ki he uouangataha ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ki he fakataha alēlea ʻa
e pīsopé.
18 He ʻoku ou falala ki he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí te ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa
kimoutolu mei he haʻi kotoa pē.
19 Ka ʻoku ou naʻinaʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ke ʻoua naʻa mou fai ha meʻa ʻi he
fekeʻikeʻí, kae fakatatau pē ki he fakahinohino ʻa Kalaisí.
20 Koeʻuhí he kuó u fanongo ʻi ha niʻihi ʻoku pehē; kapau he ʻikai ke u maʻu
ia ʻi he ngaahi tatau totonú, he ʻikai ke u tui ʻe tohi ia ʻi he Ongoongoleleí.
Pea ʻi heʻeku pehē, Kuo tohí; naʻa nau tali ʻa e meʻa naʻe toka ʻi muʻa ʻiate
kinautolu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tatau kuo fakakeheʻi.
21 Ka kiate au, ko Sīsū Kalaisi ʻoku ʻikai ko e ngaahi maka fakamanatu taʻe-
faʻa-ʻauʻauhá ʻi he māmaní; fakataha mo e ngaahi maka fakamanatu taʻe hano
mele, ʻa hono kolosi, mo e pekia, mo e toetuʻu, pea mo e tui ʻoku ʻiate ia; ʻa
ia ʻoku ou fakaʻamu, ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotu, ke fakatonuhiaʻi.
22 Ko e moʻoni ʻoku lelei ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí; ka ʻoku lelei ange ʻa e
Taulaʻeiki Lahi kuo fakatukupaaʻi ki ai ʻa e Māʻoniʻoni ʻo e Ngaahi
Māʻoniʻoní; pea ko ia toko taha pē kuo tuku ki ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lilo ʻa e
ʻOtuá.
23 Ko e matapā ia ʻo e Tamaí; ʻa ia ʻoku hū ki ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame, mo ʻAisake,
mo Sēkope, mo e kau palōfita kotoa pē; pea pehe ki he kau ʻAposetolo, pea
mo e Siasi.
24 Pea ʻoku tupu mei he ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa pē ʻa e uouangataha ʻa ia ʻoku
mei he ʻOtuá. ʻOku ʻi ai ha niʻihi ʻo e Ongoongolelei. ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻo
maʻolunga ange ia ʻi he ngaahi kuonga fakakosipeli kehe kotoa pe; ʻa ia, ko e
ha mai ʻa hotau Fakamoʻui, ko e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻa ʻene holi mo e
toetuʻu.
25 He naʻe ʻuhinga kiate ia ʻa e kau palōfita ʻofeiná; ka ko e ongoongoleleí ʻa
e haohaoa ʻo e taʻe-faʻa-ʻauʻauhá. Ko ia ʻoku lelei ʻa e fakataha kotoa pē, ʻo
kapau ʻoku mou tui ki he manavaʻofá.
VAHE 3
1 Ko ʻeni ko e meʻa ki he siasi ʻo ʻAniteoke ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Sīliá, he kuo fakahā
mai kiate au ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi lotú mo e loto ʻa ia ʻoku mou maʻu ki aí ʻia
Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻoku ʻi he melino; te ke hoko ko e siasi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ke fakanofo
ha tīkoni ke ʻalu atu kiate kinautolu ʻo hoko ko e fakafofonga ʻo e ʻOtuá;
koeʻuhí ke ne fiefia fakataha mo kinautolu ʻ i he taimi ʻ oku nau fakataha aí,
pea fakalāngilangiʻi ʻ a e huafa ʻ o e ʻ Otuá.
2 ʻOku monūʻia ʻa e tangata ko ia ʻia Sīsū Kalaisí, ʻa ia ʻe ʻiloʻi ʻokú ne taau
mo ha ngāue pehē; pea ʻe fakalāngilangiʻi foki mo kimoutolu.
3 Ko ʻeni kapau te mou loto ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai taʻemalava ke mou fai ʻeni
koeʻuhi ko e ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá; ʻo hange foki ko hono fekauʻi atu kinautolu
ʻe he ngaahi Siasi neighbouring kehe, ko ha kau pisope ʻe niʻihi, kau
taulaʻeiki mo e kau tikoni.
4 Pea hangē ko Filio ko e tīkoni ʻo Kilikiá, ko ha tangata moʻui taau ʻaupito,
ʻokú ne kei ngāue pē kiate au ʻi he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá: fakataha mo Rheus ʻo
ʻAgathopolis, ko ha tokotaha lelei makehe, ʻa ia naʻe muimui ʻiate au mei
Sīlia, ʻo ʻikai kau ki heʻene moʻuí: ʻOku fakamoʻoni foki ʻa kinautolu ni kiate
kimoutolu.
5 Pea ʻoku ou fakafetaʻi au ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhí ko kimoutolu ʻoku mou maʻu
iá ʻo hangē ko hono tali ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he ʻEikí. Ka kiate kinautolu ʻoku
taʻefakalāngilangiʻi kinautolú, ʻofa ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻi he
ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sīsū Kalaisí.
6 ʻOku fakaʻapaʻapa atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻofa faka-Kalaisi ʻa e kāinga
ʻoku ʻi Taloá: ʻa ia ʻoku ou tohi mei ai he taimí ni ʻe Burrhus, ʻa ia naʻe
fekauʻi mai mo au ʻe he niʻihi ʻo ʻEfesō mo Sīmaná, ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi.
7 ʻOfa ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi kinautolu ʻe hotau ʻEiki ko Sīsū Kalaisí; ʻa ia ʻoku
nau ʻamanaki lelei ki aí, ʻi he kakanó, mo e laumālié fakatouʻosi, mo e
laumālié; ʻi he tui, ʻi he ʻofa, ʻi he uouangataha. Nofo ā ʻia Kalaisi Sīsū ko
ʻetau ʻamanaki angamahení.