¶ 1 KA ne ko eku lea aki ae elelo oe kau tagata moe kau agelo, ka oku ikai teu ma‘u ae ofa, kuou tatau moe ukamea bakihi moe simibale tatagi.

2 Bea kabau teu faa kikite, beau ilo ae gaahi mea fakalilolilo kotoabe, moe ilo kotoabe; bea kabau teu ma‘u ae tui kotoabe, teu faa hiki ai ae gaahi mouga, bea ikai teu ma‘u moe ofa, koe mea noabe au.

3 Bea kabau teu atu eku gaahi mea kotoabe ke fafaga aki  ae majiva, bea kabau teu foaki hoku jino ke tutu, bea ikai teu ma‘u moe ofa, oku ikai hano aoga kiate au.

4 Oku kataki fuoloa ae ofa, bea oku agalelei ia; oku ikai meheka ae ofa; oku ikai fielahi ae ofa, be fakafuofuo lahi ia,

5 Oku ikai ke fai taegali ha mea, oku ikai ke kumi ene mea aana, oku ikai ke itagofua, oku ikai ke mahalo kovi;

6 Oku ikai ke fiefia i he agahala, ka oku fiefia ia i he mooni;

7 Oku ne ufiufi ae mea kotoabe, oku tui ia ki he mea kotoabe, oku amanaki lelei ki he gaahi mea kotoabe, oku kataki ae mea kotoabe.

8 Oku ikai fakaaau o gata ae ofa: ka koe gaahi kikite, e gata ia; be koe gaahi lea, e gata ia; be koe ilo  mea e mole atu ia.

9 He oku tau ilo fakakoga be, bea kikite fakakoga be.

10 Bea oka hokojia aia oku haohaoa, e mole atu aia oku fakakoga be.

11 I he eku kei jii, neu lea fakatamajii, beau ilo fakatamajii, beau mahalo fakatamajii: ka i he eku hoko koe tagata, neu tukuage ae gaahi mea fakatamajii.

12 He koeni, oku tau fakaajiaji i he jioata fakaboubouli; ka e i ai ae mata ki he mata: oku ou ilo fakakoga eni; ka teu ilo ai, io, o hage ko hono ilo‘i au.

13 Bea koeni, oku ai ae tui, moe amanaki lelei, moe ofa, koe tolu ni; ka koia oku lahi hake i ai koe ofa.