¶ 1 BEA haga hake a Jekobe o jio, bea vakai, nae ha‘u a Isoa, moe kau tagata e toko fageau. Bea vahe‘i eia ae fānau, kia Lia, mo Lejieli, bea moe ogo kaunaga.

2 Bea ne fakamuomua ae ogo kaunaga mo ena fānau, bea hoko a Lia mo ene fānau, bea fakamuimui a Lejieli mo Josefa.

3 Bea ne muomua ia iate kinautolu, bea bunou hifo ia o tuo fitu ki he kelekele, i he ene unuunu atu ki hono taokote.

4 Ka nae lele a Isoa ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia, bea ne faofua ia ki hono kia, bea uma kiate ia: bea naa na fetagihi.

5 Bea haga hake hono mata, o ne jio ki he kau fefine moe tamaiki: bea behe eia, Kohai akinautolu ni oku iate koe? Bea beheage eia, Koe fānau, kuo foaki e he Otua aloofa ki hoo tamaioeiki.

6 Bea nae toki unuunu mai o ofi, ae ogo kaunaga, akinaua mo ena fānau, bea naa nau bunou.

7 Bea ha‘u o ofi a Lia foki mo ene fānau, bea bunou akinautolu: bea ha‘u fakamui a Josefa mo Lejieli o ofi, bea bunou akinaua.

8 Bea behe eia, Koeha hono uhiga oe gaahi faga manu naa mau fehikitaki mo au? Bea behe eia, Koe mea ke ofeina ai au i he ao o hoku eiki.

9 Bea behe e Isoa, Ko hoku tehina, kuo lahi eku mea; ke iate koe be, aia oku aau.

10 Bea beheage e Jekobe, Oua, koeni, oku ou kole kiate koe, kabau oku ou lelei i ho ao, bea ke ma‘u eku meaofa mei hoku nima; he koia kuou mamata ai ki ho mata, o hage koe fofoga oe Otua, bea kuo ke lelei kiate au.

11 Oku ou kole ke ke ma‘u eku tabuaki, aia kuo omi kiate koe; koeuhi kuo fai lelei e he Otua kiate au, bea kuou ma‘u o lahi. Bea naa ne fakaloto‘i ia, bea ne too ia.

12 Bea behe eia, Ke tau fonoga bea tau o, bea teu muomua iate koe.

13 Bea beheage eia kiate ia, Oku ilo e hoku eiki oku vaivai ae tamaiki, bea oku iate au ae faga manu feitama: bea kabau e fakateka malohi akinautolu e he kau tagata, i he aho be taha, e mate ai kotoabe.

14 Oku ou kole kiate koe, ke muomua a hoku eiki i he ene tamaioeiki; bea teu muimui atu o fakatuotuai, o fakatatau ki he faa fai e he faga manu, moe tamaiki, ae nau muomua iate au, ke oua keu hoko ki hoku eiki i Seia.

15 Bea talaage e Isoa, Tuku ke nofo kiate koe ha niihi iate kinautolu oku iate au: bea behe eia, Koeha hono aoga? tuku keu lelei i he ao o hoku eiki.

¶ 16 Bea tafoki a Isoa i he aho koia ke alu ki Seia.

17 Bea fonoga a Jekobe ki Sukote, bea laga ai hono fale louakau o ne gaohi ai ae gaahi fale louakau ki he ene faga manu: koia oku ui ai ae botu koia ko Sukote.

¶ 18 Bea hoko lelei be a Jekobe ki he kolo ko Sikemi, aia oku i he fonua ko Kenani, i he ene ha‘u mei Betanalami; bea naa ne fokotuu hono fale fehikitaki o ofi ki he kolo.

19 Bea ne fakatau ae botu goue, aia ne ne folahi ai hono fale fehikitaki, mei he nima oe fānau a Hemoa koe tamai a Sikemi, aki ae baaga e teau.

20 Bea naa ne fokotuu i ai ae ejifeilaulau, o ne ui ia ko Ele‐ilohe‐Isileli.