¶ 1 BEA nae hoko o behe, i hono fa ta‘u oe tu‘i ko Talaiasi, nae hoko mai ae folofola a Jihova kia Sakalaia, i hono fa oe aho i hono hiva oe mahina ko Kisilu.

2 Ka kuo nau fekau a Selesa, mo Like-meleki, mo ena kau tagata, ki he fale oe Otua, ke nau lotu i he ao o Jihova,

3 Bea ke lea ki he kau taulaeiki, nae i he fale o Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, bea ki he kau balofita, o behe, He teu tagi i hono nima oe mahina, mo vahe‘i au, o hage koia kuou fai i he gaahi ta‘u lahi ni?

¶ 4 Hili ia nae hoko mai kiate au, ae folofola a Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, o behe,

5 Lea ki ke kakai kotoabe oe fonua, bea moe kau taulaeiki, o behe, He kuo mou fai a hoo mou aukai, mo hoo mou tagi mamahi, i hono nima bea mo hono fitu oe mahina, i he ta‘u ko eni e fitugofulu, io, ko hoo mou aukai na nae momoi fai ia kiate au?

6 Ko hoo mou kai, bea mo hoo mou inu, ikai naa mou kai mo inu ma amoutolu be?

7 Ikai oku totonu a hoo mou fanogo ki he gaahi folofola a Jihova, aia kuo ne fakaha i he kau balofita i mua, i he ene kei kakai, mo kei monuia a Jelusalema, moe gaahi kolo nae tuu takatakai iate ia, i he kuoga nae kei kakai ae botu toga, bea moe botu toka lelei?

¶ 8 Bea nae hoko mai ae folofola a Jihova kia Sakalaia, o behe,

9 Oku folofola a Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, o behe, Fai ke totonu ae fakamāu, bea feofaaki mo manavaofa ae tagata taki taha ki hono kaiga:

10 Bea oua naa fakamalohi‘i ae fefine kuo mate hono unoho, be koe tamai mate, be koe muli, be koe majiva; bea oua naa ai ha taha te ne fai fakakākā i hono loto ki hono kaiga.

11 Ka naa nau talagataa ke fanogo, mo nau hamuji mai ho nau uma, bea naa nau fakaogotuli ho nau teliga, ke oua naa nau ogo‘i.

12 Io, naa nau gaohi ho nau loto ke hage koe maka fefeka aubito, telia naa nau ogo‘i ae fono, moe gaahi lea kuo fai mai e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, i hono laumalie, i he kau balofita nae i mua, bea koia kuo hoko ai ae houhau lahi mei a Jihova oe gaahi kau tau.

13 Koia kuo hoko o behe, i he ene kalaga nae ikai te nau fie fanogo; bea koia, kuo nau kalaga, ka nae ikai teu fanogo, oku behe e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau.

14 Ka kuou viligia‘i aki akinautolu ae ahiohio ki he gaahi buleaga, aia nae ikai te nau ilo‘i. Koia nae hiliage ia kuo lala ae fonua, bea nae ikai kei fealuaki ai ha tagata: he naa nau ai ke lala aubito ae fonua matamatalelei.