12 pea naʻá ku ʻoange ʻa e tohi aleapau ʻo e fakataú kia Paluki+ ko e foha ʻo Nelaia+ ko e foha ʻo Maʻaseiá ʻi he ʻao ʻo Henamili ko e foha ʻo e tokoua ʻo ʻeku tamaí, mo e kau fakamoʻoni naʻa nau fakamoʻoni ʻi he tohi aleapau ʻo e fakataú, pea mo e kotoa ʻo e kau Siu naʻa nau tangutu ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté.+

2 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo fekauʻaki mo koé, ʻe Paluki, 3 ‘Kuó ke pehē: “ʻOiauē ka ko kita, he kuo fakalahi mai ʻe Sihova ʻa e mamahi ki heʻeku mamahí! ʻOku ou fiu ʻi he toʻé, pea kuo ʻikai te u maʻu ha mālōlōʻanga.”’

4 “Te ke lea kiate ia, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: “Vakai! Ko e meʻa kuó u langa haké ʻoku ou holoki, pea ko e meʻa kuó u toó ʻoku ou taʻaki—ʻa e fonuá kotoa.+ 5 Ka ʻokú ke kumi ki ha* ngaahi meʻa lalahi maʻau. Tuku ʻa e kumi ki he ngaahi meʻa ko iá.”’

“‘He ʻoku teu ke u ʻomi ha fakatamaki ki he kakano*+ kotoa pē,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘pea ʻilonga ha feituʻu te ke ʻalu ki ai, te u foaki atu kiate koe ʻa hoʻo moʻuí ko ha koloa vete.’”*+