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1 Ko ia ʻoku ngofua ke hoko ki he fakataha mo ia ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ki ai. 9 Ke ʻoua naʻa fai angaʻuli ʻi he fakataha. 15 Ko e tamaioʻeiki hola. 17 Ki he fai angakovi. 18 Ki he ngaahi ngāue kovi. 19 Ki he totongi. 21 Ki he ngaahi fuakava. 22 Ki he ngaahi hala.
1 “Ko ia kuo lavea ʻi hono tenga, pe kuo tutuʻu hono potu fufū, ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ia ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova. 2 ‌ʻOua naʻa hoko ʻae foʻi angahala ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova; ʻio ʻo aʻu atu ki hono hongofulu ʻo ʻene toʻutangata ʻe ʻikai hoko ia ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova. 3 Ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ʻae kau ʻAmoni, pe ko e kau Moape ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova; ʻio, ʻo aʻu atu ki hono hongofulu ʻo ʻenau toʻutangata ʻe ʻikai tenau hoko ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova ʻo taʻengata: 4 Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai tenau fakafetaulaki kiate kimoutolu ʻi he hala ʻaki ʻae mā mo e vai, ʻi hoʻomou haʻu kituaʻā mei ʻIsipite; pea koeʻuhi naʻa nau totongi kia Pelami ko e foha ʻo Peoli mei Pitoli ʻi Mesopōtemia, ke ne fakamalaʻiaʻi koe: 5 Ka ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai tokanga ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua kia Pelami; ka naʻe liliu ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻae fakamalaʻia ko e meʻa monūʻia ia kiate koe, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻofa kiate koe ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua. 6 ‌ʻOua naʻa ke kumi ki heʻenau melino pe ko ʻenau lelei ʻi ho ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo taʻengata.
7 ¶ “Ka ʻe ʻikai te ke fehiʻa ki he tangata ʻItomi; he ko ho tokoua ia: ʻoua naʻa ke fehiʻa ki ke tangata ʻIsipite; he naʻa ke nofo ko e muli ʻi hono fonua. 8 Ko e ngaahi fānau ʻoku tupu ʻiate kinautolu tenau hoko ki he fakataha ʻoe kakai ʻa Sihova ʻi hono tolu ʻo honau toʻutangata.
9 ¶ “ʻOka ʻalu atu ʻa hoʻo kautau ki ho ngaahi fili, te ke taʻofi koe mei he meʻa angahala kotoa pē.
10 ¶ “Kapau ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu ha tangata, ʻoku ʻikai maʻa ko e meʻa ʻi he meʻa taʻemaʻa kuo hoko fakafokifā kiate ia ʻi he poʻuli, ʻe ʻalu ia kituaʻā ʻi he ʻapitanga, ke ʻoua naʻa haʻu ia ki loto ʻi he ʻapitanga: 11 Pea ka efiafi, pea ʻe pehē, te ne kaukau ia ʻaki ʻae vai: pea ka tō ʻae laʻā, ʻe toe haʻu ia ki he ʻapitanga.
12 ¶ “Te ke vahe ha potu kiate koe ʻi tuaʻā ʻi ho ʻapitanga, ʻaia ke ke ʻalu ki ai ʻi he mamaʻo: 13 Pea te ke ʻai ha huo ʻi ho tokotoko, pea ʻe pehē, ʻoka ke ka ʻalu kituaʻā, ke ke keli ʻaki ia, pea ke tafoki koe ʻo tanu ʻaia ʻoku haʻu meiate koe: 14 He ʻoku hāʻele ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ho ʻapitanga, ke fakahaofi koe, pea ke tukuange ho ngaahi fili ʻi ho ʻao: ko ia ke māʻoniʻoni ai ho ʻapitanga: ke ʻoua naʻa ne ʻafioʻi ha meʻa taʻemaʻa ʻe taha ʻiate koe, ke ne tafoki ai meiate koe.
15 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke toe ʻatu ki hono ʻeiki ʻae tamaioʻeiki kuo hao kiate koe mei hono ʻeiki: 16 ‌ʻE nofo ia mo koe, ʻio, fakataha mo kimoutolu, ʻi he potu ko ia ʻe fili ʻe ia ʻi he kolo ʻe taha, ʻaia ʻe manako ki ai ia: ʻoua naʻa ke fakamālohi kiate ia. 17 ‌ʻOua naʻa ai ha fefine feʻauaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo ʻIsileli, pea ʻoua naʻa ai ha tangata angahala fakalielia ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsileli. 18 ‌ʻOua naʻa ke ʻomi ʻae totongi ʻoe feʻauaki pe ko e totongi ʻoe kulī ki he fale ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi ha fuakava ʻe taha: he ko e meʻa kovi fakatouʻosi pe ia kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.
19 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke nō atu ke maʻu totongi lahi mei ho tokoua; ʻae totongi ʻoe paʻanga, pe ko e totongi meʻakai, pe ko e totongi ʻo ha meʻa ʻe taha kuo nō atu ke maʻu totongi: 20 ‌ʻE ngofua ʻa hoʻo nō atu ki he muli ke maʻu totongi; kaeʻoua naʻa ke nō atu ki ho tokoua ke maʻu totongi: koeʻuhi ke tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ke ʻai ho nima ki ai, ʻi he fonua ko ia ʻoku ke ʻalu ki ai ke ke maʻu ia.
21 ¶ “ʻOka ke ka fuakava ʻaki ʻae fuakava kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻoua naʻa ke fakatuai ʻa hono fai: he ko e moʻoni ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtua te ne ʻeke ia kiate koe; pea ʻe hoko ia ko e angahala kiate koe. 22 Pea kapau ʻoku ke taʻofi koe ʻo ʻikai fuakava, ʻe ʻikai angahala ia kiate koe.
23 ¶ “Ka ko ia kuo ʻalu atu ʻi ho loungutu ke ke fakapapau mo fai: ko e meʻa ʻatu loto lelei pe, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo fuakava kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ʻaia kuo ke fakaʻilo ʻaki ho ngutu.
24 ¶ “ʻOka ke ka hoko ki he ngoue vaine ʻa ho kaungāʻapi, ʻe ngofua ʻa hoʻo kai ʻae kālepi ko hoʻo faʻiteliha ke ke mākona ai; kaeʻoua naʻa ke faʻo ha niʻihi ʻi hoʻo ipu. 25 ‌ʻOka ke ka hoko ki he ngoue uite ʻa ho kaungāʻapi, ʻe ngofua ʻa hoʻo toli hono ngaahi fua ʻaki ho nima: kaeʻoua naʻa ke momoʻi ʻai ʻae helepiko ki he uite tuʻu ʻa ho kaungāʻapi.