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1 Ko e vete fakaholo ʻoe ngaahi meʻa fakamaʻu, mo ia naʻe hoko ai leva, ko e kikite ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.
1 Pea ne u vakai ʻi he vete ʻe he Lami ʻae meʻa fakamaʻu ʻe taha, pea ne u fanongo, ʻo hangē ko e ʻuʻulu ʻoe mana, pea ko e tokotaha ʻi he meʻa moʻui ʻe fā naʻe pehē mai, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.” 2 Pea ne u mamata, pea vakai, ko e hoosi hinehina pea naʻe ʻiate ia naʻe heka ai ʻae kaufana; pea naʻe foaki kiate ia ʻae pale: pea naʻe ʻalu atu ia ʻi he ikuna ki he ikuna. 3 Pea kuo vete ʻe ia hono ua ʻoe meʻa fakamaʻu, pea u fanongo ki hono ua ʻoe meʻa moʻui, ʻoku pehē mai, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.” 4 Pea ʻalu atu ʻae hoosi ʻe taha naʻe kulokula: pea naʻe tuku kiate ia naʻe heka ai ke ne toʻo ʻae melino mei māmani, pea ke nau fetāmateʻaki ʻakinautolu: pea naʻe ʻatu kiate ia ʻae heletā lahi. 5 Pea kuo vete ʻe ia hono tolu ʻoe meʻa fakamaʻu, pea u fanongo ki hono tolu ʻoe meʻa moʻui, naʻe pehē mai, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.” Pea ne u mamata, pea vakai, ko e hoosi ʻuliʻuli; pea naʻe ʻi he nima ʻo ia naʻe heka ai ʻae meʻa fakatatau. 6 Pea ne u fanongo ki he leʻo, mei he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe meʻa moʻui ʻe fā, naʻe pehē mai, “Ko e puha fua ʻoe uite ki he tenali ʻe taha, mo e puha fua ʻe tolu ʻoe paʻale ki he tenali ʻe taha; pea ʻoua naʻa ke maumauʻi ʻae lolo mo e uaine.” 7 Pea kuo vete ʻe ia hono fā ʻoe meʻa fakamaʻu, peau fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo hono fā ʻoe meʻa moʻui, naʻe pehē mai, “Haʻu ʻo mamata.” 8 Pea ne u mamata, pea vakai, ko e hoosi tea: pea ko e hingoa ʻo ia naʻe heka ai ko e Mate, pea naʻe muimui ʻiate ia ʻa Hētesi. Pea naʻe tuku kiate kinaua ʻae mālohi ki hono fā ʻoe vahe ʻo māmani, ke tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā, mo e honge, mo e mate, pea mo e fanga manu fekai ʻoe fonua. 9 Pea kuo vete ʻe ia hono nima ʻoe meʻa fakamaʻu, ne u mamata ʻi he lalo ʻesifeilaulau ki he ngaahi laumālie ʻokinautolu naʻe tāmateʻi koeʻuhi ko e folofola ʻae ʻOtua, pea koeʻuhi ko e fakamoʻoni ʻaia naʻa nau fai: 10 Pea naʻa nau tangi ʻaki ʻae leʻo lahi, ʻo pehē, “ʻE ʻEiki māʻoniʻoni mo moʻoni, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa, mo hoʻo taʻefakamaau mo taʻetotongia homau toto kiate kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi he maama?” 11 Pea naʻe foaki kiate kinautolu taki taha ʻae kofu hinehina tōtōlofa; pea naʻe pehē kiate kinautolu, ke nau kei tatali ke fuoloa siʻi, kaeʻoua ke kātoa honau kaungā tamaioʻeiki mo honau kāinga, ʻakinautolu ʻe tāmateʻi ʻo hangē pe ko kinautolu. 12 Pea ne u mamata ʻi heʻene vete hono ono ʻoe meʻa fakamaʻu, pea vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ʻae mofuike lahi; pea hoko ʻae laʻā ʻo ʻuliʻuli ʻo hangē ha tauangaʻa fulufulu, pea hoko ʻae māhina ʻo hangē ko e toto; 13 Pea naʻe mokulu ʻae ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoe langi ki he fonua, ʻo hangē ko e lī hifo ʻe he fiki ʻa hono ngaahi kauloa, ʻoka lūluuʻi ia ʻe he matangi lahi. 14 Pea naʻe mole ʻae langi ʻo hangē ha tohi ʻoka tākai ia; pea ko e moʻunga mo e motu kotoa pē naʻe hiki mei honau potu. 15 Pea ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani, pea mo e ngaahi houʻeiki, mo e kau koloaʻia, mo e kau ʻeikitau, mo e kau mālohi, mo e kau pōpula kotoa pē, mo e kau tauʻatāina kotoa pē, naʻa nau fufū ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi luo mo e ngaahi ʻanaʻi maka ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga; 16 Mo nau pehē ki he ngaahi moʻunga mo e ngaahi maka, “Hinga mai kiate kimautolu, ʻo fufū ʻakimautolu mei he fofonga ʻo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi he nofoʻa fakaʻeiʻeiki, pea mei he houhau ʻoe Lami: 17 He kuo hokosia ʻae ʻaho lahi ʻo hono houhau; pea ko hai ʻe faʻa tuʻu ai?”