¶ 1 BEA naa ne behe foki ki he ene kau akoga, Nae ai ha tagata koloaia, nae ai ene tauhi, bea nae fakailo kiate ia kuo ne maumau‘i ene koloa.

2 Bea ne ui ia, o behe ki ai, Koeha eni oku ou fanogo ai iate koe? fakamatala mai hoo tauhi; he oku ikai te ke kei tauhi.

3 Bea behe e he tauhi i hono loto, Koeha teu fai? he oku too iate au ae tauhi e he eku eiki: e ikai teu faa keli; bea oku ou ma i he kole.

4 Kuo bau hoku loto ki he mea teu fai, koeuhi ke nau ma‘u au ki ho nau gaahi fale, oka tukuage au i he tauhi.

5 Bea ne ui ae kau fakatau koloa kotoabe e ene eiki, o ne behe ki he uluaki, Oku fiha nai ae mea oku teeki te ke totogi ai ki he eku eiki?

6 Bea behe eia, Koe buha fua e teau oe lolo. Bea ne behe kiate ia, Too hoo tohi, bea ke nofo ke vave, o tohi ai koe nimagofulu.

7 Bea behe eia ki he taha kehe, Bea oku fiha ae mea oku teeki te ke totogi ekoe? Bea behe eia, Koe buha fua e teau oe uite. Bea ne behe kiate ia, Too hoo tohi, o tohi ai koe valugofulu.

8 Bea fakamalo ae eiki ki he tauhi koloa tae fai totonu, koe mea i he ene fai fakabotoboto: he oku boto hake ae fānau a mamani i ho nau toutagata, i he fānau ae māma.

9 Bea oku ou tala kiate kimoutolu, Gaohi kiate kimoutolu aki ae koloa taemaonioni ae gaahi kaiga; koeuhi, oka mou ka mate, ke nau ma‘u akimoutolu ki he gaahi nofoaga taegata.

10 Ko ia oku agatonu i he mea jii, oku agatonu foki ia i he mea lahi; bea ko ia oku taeagatonu i he mea jii, oku taeagatonu ia i he mea lahi.

11 Koia kabau nae ikai te mou agatonu i he koloa taemaonioni, kohai e tuku ae  koloa mooni ke mou tauhi?

12 Bea kabau nae ikai te mou agatonu i he mea ae taha kehe, kohai e foaki kiate kimoutolu ae mea oku a moutolu?

¶ 13 Oku ikai ha tamaioeiki te ne faa tauhi ae eiki e toko ua: koeuhi e fehia ia ki he toko taha, kae ofa ki he toko taha; be bikitai ki he toko taha, kae manuki ki he toko taha. E ikai jii te mou faa tauhi ae Otua moe koloa.

14 Bea koe kau Falesi foki nae manumanu, ne nau fanogo ki he gaahi mea ni kotoabe: bea naa nau taukae kiate ia.

15 Bea behe eia kiate kinautolu, Ko kimoutolu eni oku mou fakatonuhia akimoutolu i he ao oe kakai; ka oku ilo e he Otua a ho mou loto: he koia oku lelei lahi ki he kakai, oku faka-lielia ia i he ao oe Otua.

16 Nae ai ae fono moe kau balofita o a‘u kia Jone: bea talu mei ai moe malaga aki ae buleaga oe Otua, bea oku ulu‘i ki ai ae kakai kotoabe.

17 Bea oku faigofua hake ke mole ae lagi mo mamani, i he mole ha kubu‘i lea e taha oe fono.

18 Ko ia oku ne tukuage hono unoho, kae mali mo ha taha, oku tono fefine ia: bea ko ia oku ne mali mo ia kuo tukuage mei hono unoho, oku tono fefine ia.

¶ 19 Nae ai ha tagata koloaia, naa ne ai ae kofu kulokula moe tubenu mahuiga, bea kai eia ae mea lelei i he aho kotoabe:

20 Bea nae ai ha tagata baea, ko Lasalosi hono higoa, nae fakatokoto ia i hono mataba, kuo tofu i he babala,

21 O ne holi ke fafaga aki ia ae momo‘i mea kai nae gagana mei he keinagaaga ae tagata ma‘umea: bea nae ha‘u foki ae faga kuli, o emo hono babala.

22 Bea behe, nae mate ae tagata baea, bea fua ia e he kau agelo ki he fatafata o Ebalahame: bea mate foki ae tagata ma‘umea, bea tanu ia;

23 Bea haga hake ia hono mata i heli, oku ogojia ia, bea ne mamata kia Ebalahame i he mamao aubito, mo Lasalosi i hono fatafata.

24 Bea tagi ia, o behe, E tamai ko Ebalahame, ke ke ofa mai kiate au, bea fekau a Lasalosi ke ne ai hono mua tuhu ki he vai, mo fakamomoko hoku elelo: he oku ou feiga i he afi ni.

25 Ka nae behe e Ebalahame, Foha, ke ke manatu naa ke ma‘u hoo gaahi mea lelei i hoo moui, bea nae ia Lasalosi foki ae gaahi mea kovi; ka ko eni, oku fiemalie ia, ka kuo ke feiga koe.

26 Kaeumaa eni kotoabe, oku ai ae fuu vanu lahi i he vahaa o kimautolu mo kimoutolu: koia e ikai lava atu akinautolu oku fie alu i heni kiate kimoutolu; bea e ikai faa ha‘u kiate kimautolu akinautolu  oku fie ha‘u mei hena.

27 Bea toki behe eia, Koia oku ou kole ai kiate koe, e tamai, ke ke fekau ia ki he fale o eku tamai:

28 He oku toko nima hoku kaiga; koeuhi ke ne valoki‘i akinautolu, telia naa nau ha‘u foki ki he botu fakamamahi ni.

29 Bea behe e Ebalahame kiate ia, Oku nau ma‘u a Mosese moe kau balofita; tuku ke nau fanogo ki ai.

30 Bea behe eia, E ikai, e tamai ko Ebalahame, ka oka alu ha taha mei he mate kiate kinautolu, te nau fakatomala.

31 Bea behe mai eia kiate ia, Kabau e ikai te nau fanogo kia Mosese moe kau balofita, e ikai te nau tui o kabau e toe tuu ha taha mei he mate.