¶ 1 BEA nae toe ha‘u ae agelo naa ma talanoa mo au, o ne fafagu au, o hage koe fafagu ha taha oku mohe.

2 Bea naa ne behe kiate au, Koeha oku ke jio ki ai? Bea naaku behe eau, Kuou jio, bea vakai, koe tuuga māma koe koula haohaoa be, moe aiaga lolo i oluga, mo hono tuuga māma e fitu i ai, moe tafeaga lolo e fitu ki he tunga māma e fitu, aia oku i hono botu ki oluga:

3 Bea oku tuu vaofi mo ia ae ogo akau koe olive, koe taha i he botu toomatau oe aiaga lolo, bea koe taha i hono botu fakatoohema.

4 Koia neu beheage ai ki he agelo naa ma talanoa mo au, E hoku eiki koeha ena?

5 Bea nae behe mai e he agelo naa ma talanoa mo au, Oku ikai te ke ilo be koeha ae gaahi mea na? Bea naaku behe, E hoku eiki, oku ikai.

6 Bea toki tali mai eia o ne behe kiate au, Ko eni ae folofola a Jihova kia Selubebeli, o behe, Oku ikai ko ha mea i ha kau tau be i ha malohi, ka i hoku Laumalie ooku, oku behe e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau.

7 Kohai koe, E mouga maoluga? E fakalafalafa hifo koe i he ao o Selubebeli: bea e omi eia ae maka tauoluga ki ai i he mavava moe kalaga, o behe, Ke i ai ae aloofa, ke i ai ae aloofa.

8 Nae hoko foki ae folofola a Jihova kiate au, o behe,

9 Kuo ai ae tuuga oe fale ni e he nima o Selubebeli; bea e fakaoji ia foki e hono nima oona, bea te mou ilo kuo fekau mai au e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau.

10 He kohai kuo ne manuki ki he aho oe mea jii? he te nau fiefia, mo mamata ki he fua fakatonutonu i he nima o Selubebeli. Bea koe toko fitu na koe foi fofoga ia e fitu o Jihova, aia oku fealuaki fano i mamani kotoabe.

¶ 11 Bea naaku beheage ai e au kiate ia, Koeha ae ogo akau olive, aia oku i he toomatau oe tuuga māma, bea mo hono toohema oia?

12 Bea naaku toe beheage ki ai, Koeha ae ogo vaa olive ena, aia oku liligi atu mei ai ae lolo, i hono tafeaga koula e ua?

13 Bea nae behe mai eia kiate au, Oku ikai te ke ilo be koeha ae gaahi mea na? bea neu behe, A hoku eiki oku ikai.

14 Bea ne toki behe mai eia, Koe toko ua ena, kuo bani bea oku na tutuu i he ao o Jihova o mamani kotoabe.