1 Ko ia, ko e meʻa ʻi he kāpui ʻakitautolu ʻe he ʻao ʻoe kau fakamoʻoni tokolahi pehē, ke tau siʻaki foki ʻae meʻa mamafa kotoa pē, mo e angahala ʻoku tau moʻuangofua ki ai, pea tau feleleʻi ʻi he fakakukafi ʻae fakapuepue kuo tofi ʻi hotau ʻao. 2 ‌ʻO sio pe kia Sisu ko e kamataʻanga mo e ngataʻanga ʻoe tui; ʻaia ne ne kātaki ʻae pekia ʻi he ʻakau, mo ne taʻetokanga ki he fakamā, ko e meʻa ʻi he fiefia naʻe tuku ʻi hono ʻao, pea kuo nofo eni ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe ʻafioʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua. 3 Ke mou tokangaʻi ia naʻa ne kātaki ʻae angatuʻu pehē mei he kau angahala kiate ia, telia naʻa mou fiu mo vaivai ʻi homou loto. 4 ‌ʻOku teʻeki ai ke mou fekuki ʻo aʻu ki he mate, ʻi he fekuki mo e angahala. 5 Pea kuo ngalo ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae akonaki ʻaia ʻoku pehē kiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko e fānau, “Hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa ke taʻetokangaʻi ʻae tautea mei he ʻEiki, pe vaivai ʻi heʻene valokiʻi koe: 6 He ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻae ʻEiki ʻoku ne tautea, pea ʻoku ne teʻia ʻae foha kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu.” 7 Kapau te mou kātaki ʻae tautea, pea ʻoku fai ai ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu ʻo taau mo e ngaahi foha; he ko e foha fē ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ke tauteʻi ʻe he tamai? 8 Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai tautea ʻakimoutolu, ʻaia ʻoku totofu ai kotoa pē, pea ta ko e tupu feʻauaki ʻakimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni ko e ngaahi foha. 9 Kaeʻumaʻā naʻe tautea ʻakitautolu ʻe he ngaahi tamai ʻo hotau sino, pea tau fakaʻapaʻapa ki ai: ʻe ʻikai lahi muʻa ʻetau fakavaivai ki he Tamai ʻoe ngaahi laumālie, pea moʻui? 10 He ko e moʻoni naʻa nau tautea ʻo faʻiteliha pe ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho siʻi pe; ka ʻoku fai ʻe ia ke ʻaonga, ke tau kau ai ʻi heʻene māʻoniʻoni. 11 Ko eni, ʻoku ʻikai ha fiefia lolotonga ha tautea, ka ko e mamahi: hili ange ia ʻoku tupu ʻae fua fakamelino ʻoe māʻoniʻoni kiate kinautolu kuo akonekina ai. 12 Ko ia ke poupou hake ʻae nima kuo tāupe, mo e foʻi tui ʻoku vaivai; 13 Pea ngaohi ʻae ʻaluʻanga totonu ki homou vaʻe, telia naʻa fakahēʻi ʻaia ʻoku pipiki; kae fakamoʻui muʻa ia. 14 Tuli ke mou melino mo e kakai kotoa pē, pea ki he māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ka ʻikai maʻu, ʻe ʻikai mamata ʻe ha tangata ʻe tokotaha ki he ʻEiki: 15 ‌ʻO vakavakai lahi telia naʻa tomui ha taha ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua; telia naʻa ai ha aka kona ʻe tupu pea fakamamahiʻi ai ʻakimoutolu, pea ʻuliʻi ai ʻae tokolahi; 16 Telia naʻa ai ha taha feʻauaki pe ha manuki ʻoe meʻa tapu, ʻo hangē ko ʻIsoa, ʻaia naʻa ne fakatau hono lelei ʻoe ʻuluaki foha ʻaki ʻae meʻakai pe taha. 17 He ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻi he hili ia, pea ne fiemaʻu ʻae tāpuaki, naʻe tekeʻi ia: he naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ke liliu ʻaki hono loto, neongo ʻa ʻene kumi ia ʻi he feinga mo e loʻimata. 18 He ʻoku ʻikai ke mou hoko ni ki he moʻunga ʻe faʻa alasi, ʻaia ne vela ʻaki ʻae afi, pea ki he ʻuliʻuli, mo e fakapoʻuli, mo e afā, 19 Pea mo e pā mai ʻoe meʻa lea mo e ongo ʻoe ngaahi lea; ʻaia naʻe kole ai ʻakinautolu naʻe fanongo ke ʻoua naʻa toe leaʻaki kiate kinautolu: 20 (He naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa tali ʻaia naʻe fekau mai, “Pea naʻa mo e manu kapau ʻe lave ki he moʻunga, ʻe tolongaki ia ʻaki ʻae maka, pe hokaʻi ke ʻasi ʻaki ʻae foʻi tao:” 21 Pea ko hono fakailifia fau ʻoe meʻa naʻe hā mai, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Mōsese, “ʻOku ou mātuʻaki manavahē, mo tetetete:”) 22 Ka kuo mou hoko ni ki he moʻunga ko Saione, ki he kolo ʻoe ʻOtua moʻui, ki he Selūsalema mei he langi, pea ki he fakataha ʻoe kau ʻāngelo tokolahi taʻefaʻalaua. 23 Ki he fakatahaʻanga lahi, pea ko e siasi ʻoe tangata angatonu kuo fakahaohaoa, 24 Pea kia Sisu ko e fakalaloa ʻoe fuakava foʻou, pea ki he taʻataʻa ʻoku luluku, ʻaia ʻoku leaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei lahi ʻi he toto ʻo ʻEpeli. 25 Vakai ke ʻoua naʻa mou taʻetokangaʻi ia ʻoku folofola. He kapau naʻe ʻikai hao ʻakinautolu naʻe taʻetokangaʻi ia naʻe lea ʻi māmani, ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻakitautolu, ʻo kapau te tau tafoki meiate ia ʻoku mei he langi? 26 ‌ʻAia naʻe lulululu ʻa māmani ʻe hono leʻo ʻi he kuonga ko ia: ka kuo talaʻofa eni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e toe taha teu lulululu kae ʻikai ngata ki māmani pe, ka ko e langi foki.” 27 Pea ko e pehē, “Ko e toe taha,” ko e fakahā ʻoe hiki ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ko ia kuo luluʻi, ʻo taau mo e ngaahi meʻa kuo ngaohi, koeʻuhi ke tuʻumaʻu pe ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai faʻa luluʻi. 28 Ko ia ʻi heʻetau maʻu ʻae puleʻanga, ʻe ʻikai faʻa luluʻi, ke tau kuku maʻu mo e ʻofa, ʻaia ke tau tauhi ʻaki ʻae ʻOtua ke ʻaonga, ʻi he fakaʻapaʻapa mo e manavahē: 29 He ko e afi fakaʻauha ʻa hotau ʻOtua.