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12 ʻI he taimi ko ʻení, ʻi he fakatahataha mai ha fuʻu kakai ko ha toko laui afe lahi ʻo nau fetāmalakiʻaki ai honau vaʻé, naʻá ne kamata ʻaki ʻene tomuʻa pehē ki heʻene kau ākongá: “Vakavakai telia ʻa e lēvani ʻa e kau Fālesí, ʻa ia ko e mālualoí.+ 2 Ka ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa kuo mātuʻaki ʻufiʻufiʻi ʻe taʻefakaeʻa, mo ha meʻa fakapulipuli ʻe taʻehoko ʻo ʻiloʻi.+ 3 Ko ia ai, ʻilonga ha meʻa ʻoku mou leaʻaki ʻi he fakapoʻulí ʻe fanongoa ia ʻi he māmá, pea ko e meʻa ʻoku mou fanafanaʻaki ʻi he potu liló ʻe malangaʻaki ia mei he funga falé. 4 Pehē foki, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻe hoku ngaahi kaumeʻa,+ ʻoua ʻe manavahē ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau tāmateʻi ʻa e sinó pea hili ʻení ʻoku ʻikai malava ke nau toe fai ha meʻa.+ 5 Ka te u fakahaaʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e tokotaha ke manavahē ki aí: Manavahē ki he Tokotaha ʻa ia ʻi he hili ʻene tāmateʻi kimoutolú, ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mafai ke lī kimoutolu ki Kihena.*+ ʻIo, ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, manavahē ki he Tokotahá ni.+ 6 Ko ha foʻi misi ʻe nima ʻoku fakatau atu ia ki ha ongo foʻi koini ʻoku siʻi hona mahuʻingá,* ʻikai ko ia? Neongo ia, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻo kinautolu ʻe taʻemanatua* ʻe he ʻOtuá.+ 7 Ka naʻa mo homou ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulú kuo ʻosi lau fakalautelau ia.+ ʻOua ʻe manavahē; ʻoku mou mahuʻinga ange kimoutolu ʻi ha fanga misi tokolahi.+

8 “ʻOku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tangatá ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi aú,+ ʻe fakahaaʻi foki ʻe he Foha ʻo e tangatá ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá.+ 9 Kae ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne siʻaki au ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tangatá ʻe siʻaki ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá.+ 10 Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻokú ne laukovi ki he Foha ʻo e tangatá, ʻe fakamolemoleʻi ia, kae ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku laukovi ki he laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻe ʻikai fakamolemoleʻi ia.+ 11 ʻI heʻenau ʻomi kimoutolu ki he ʻao ʻo e ngaahi fakatahaʻanga kakaí,* kau ʻōfisa fakapuleʻangá, pea mo e kau maʻu mafaí, ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo loto-moʻua pe ʻe fēfē pe ko e hā haʻamou lea taukapo ʻe fai, pe ko e hā te mou leaʻakí,+ 12 he ʻe akoʻi atu ʻe he laumālie māʻoniʻoní kiate kimoutolu ʻi he houa tofu pē ko iá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ke mou leaʻakí.”+

13 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ha taha ʻi he fuʻu kakaí kiate ia: “Faiako, tala ange ki hoku tokouá ke ma vahevahe ʻa e koloa tukufakaholó.” 14 Naʻá ne pehē kiate ia: “Tangata, ko hai naʻá ne fakanofo au ke u hoko ko e fakamaau pe tokotaha faituʻutuʻuni ʻi homo vahaʻá?” 15 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “Hanganaki ʻā homou matá mo leʻohi kimoutolu telia ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e mānumanú,*+ koeʻuhi naʻa mo hono maʻu ʻe ha taha ha meʻa lahi, ʻoku ʻikai fakatuʻunga ʻene moʻuí ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻokú ne maʻú.”+ 16 ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻá ne tala kiate kinautolu ha talanoa fakatātā, ʻo ne pehē: “Naʻe fua lahi ʻa e kelekele ʻa ha tangata koloaʻia. 17 Ko ia naʻá ne kamata fakaʻuhinga ʻiate ia, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e hā te u faí he ko eni kuo ʻikai toe ʻi ai ha feituʻu ke u tānaki ai ʻeku ngoué?’ 18 Naʻá ne pehē leva, ‘Te u fai ʻeni:+ Te u holoki ʻa hoku ngaahi feleokó pea langa ha ngaahi feleoko lalahi ange, pea te u tānaki ki ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻeku uité mo e kotoa ʻo ʻeku koloá, 19 pea te u pehē kiate au: “Kuó u tātānaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei lahi ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi; te u mālōlō ā ʻo kai, inu, mo fiefia.”’ 20 Ka naʻe folofola ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate ia, ‘ʻA e ʻatamai-mūnoa, ʻi he poó ni ʻoku nau kounaʻi ke toʻo ʻa hoʻo moʻuí. Ko hai leva te ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kuó ke tānakí?’+ 21 Ko e meʻa ia ʻe hoko ki he tangata ʻokú ne tātānaki koloa maʻana kae ʻikai koloaʻia ʻi he vakai mai ʻa e ʻOtuá.”+

22 Naʻá ne pehē ange leva ki heʻene kau ākongá: “Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku ou tala atu ai kiate kimoutolu, tuku hoʻomou loto-moʻua fekauʻaki mo hoʻomou moʻuí ki ha meʻa ke mou kai pe ki homou sinó ki ha meʻa ke mou tui.+ 23 He ʻoku mahuʻinga ange ʻa e moʻuí ʻi he meʻakaí, pea mo e sinó ʻi he valá. 24 Fakakaukau atu ki he fanga lēvení: ʻOku ʻikai te nau tūtuuʻi pe utu; ʻoku ʻikai hanau fale tukuʻanga koloa pe feleoko; ka neongo iá, ʻoku fafanga kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá.+ ʻIkai ʻoku mou mahuʻinga lahi ange kimoutolu ʻi he fanga manupuná?+ 25 Ko hai ʻiate kimoutolu ʻe lava ʻe heʻene loto-moʻuá ke tānaki atu ha kiupite* ki he lōloa ʻo ʻene moʻuí? 26 Ko ia ai, kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou lava ʻo fai ha meʻa siʻi pehē, ko e hā ke loto-moʻua ai fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe ko ē?+ 27 Fakakaukau atu ki he anga ʻo e tupu ʻa e ngaahi lilé: ʻOku ʻikai te nau fakaongosia pe ngaohi filo; ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, naʻa mo Solomone ʻi he kotoa ʻo hono lāngilangí naʻe ʻikai ke teungaʻia ia ʻo hangē ko ha taha ʻo e ngaahi lilé ni.+ 28 Kapau leva ʻoku fakateunga pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ʻakau ʻo e vaó ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi heni ʻi he ʻahó ni pea laku ki ha ʻōvani ʻapongipongí, huanoa hake ai ʻene fakateunga kimoutolu, ʻa kimoutolu ʻa e kau tui vaivai! 29 Ko ia tuku ā ʻa e kumi ki he meʻa te mou kaí mo e meʻa te mou inú, pea tuku ā ʻa e loto-moʻua tōtuʻá;+ 30 he ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa ko e ngaahi meʻa ia ʻoku tuli vēkeveke ki ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo e māmaní, ka ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe hoʻomou Tamaí ʻoku mou fiemaʻu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni.+ 31 ʻI hono kehé, hanganaki kumi ki hono Puleʻangá, pea ʻe tānaki atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni.+

32 “ʻOua ʻe manavahē, fanga sipi tokosiʻi,+ he kuo hōifua hoʻomou Tamaí ke ʻoatu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e Puleʻangá.+ 33 Fakatau atu hoʻomou ngaahi meʻá pea ʻoatu ha ngaahi foaki ʻofa.*+ ʻAi maʻamoutolu ha ngaahi faʻoʻanga paʻanga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai popó, ko ha koloa ʻoku ʻikai toe ʻosi ʻi he langí,+ ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai ofi ai ha kaihaʻa pea ʻoku ʻikai keina ʻe ha ané. 34 He ko e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai hoʻomou koloá, ʻe ʻi ai foki homou lotó.

35 “Mou noʻo homou valá mo mateuteu*+ pea ke ulo hoʻomou māmá,+ 36 pea ke mou hangē ko ha kau tangata ʻoku nau talitali ki honau ʻeikí ke ne foki mai+ mei he malí,+ koeʻuhí ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻo tukitukí, te nau fakaava leva kiate ia. 37 Fiefia ē ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ko ia ʻa ia ʻoku haʻu ʻa e ʻeikí ʻo ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku nau leʻó! ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, te ne ʻai hono vala* ki he ngāué pea ʻai kinautolu ke nau tākoto atu ki he tēpilé pea te ne haʻu ki ai ʻo tokangaʻi ʻenau ngaahi fiemaʻú. 38 Pea kapau te ne haʻu ʻi he uasi hono uá,* naʻa mo e uasi hono tolú,* ʻo ne ʻiloʻi kinautolu ʻoku nau mateuteu, he fiefia ē ko kinautolu! 39 Kae ʻiloʻi eni, kapau naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he tokotaha ʻo e ʻapí ʻa e houa ʻe haʻu ai ʻa e kaihaʻá, naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ke haea hono falé.+ 40 Pehē foki mo kimoutolu, hanganaki mateuteu, koeʻuhi ʻi ha houa ʻoku ʻikai te mou fakakaukau atu ai ngalingali ko e houá ia, ʻoku haʻu ai ʻa e Foha ia ʻo e tangatá.”+

41 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Pita: “ʻEiki, ʻokú ke leaʻaki ʻa e talanoa fakatātaá ni kiate kimautolu pē, pe ʻoku toe kau ki ai ʻa e tokotaha kotoa?” 42 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻEikí: “Ko hai moʻoni koā ʻa e tamaioʻeiki* anga-tonú, ʻa e tokotaha fakapotopotó,* ʻa ia ʻe fakanofo ʻe heʻene ʻeikí ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e kulupu ʻo ʻene kau sevānití* ke hanganaki ʻoange kiate kinautolu ʻenau tokonaki meʻakai feʻunga ʻi he taimi totonu?+ 43 He fiefia ē ko e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ʻo ka haʻu ʻa hono ʻeikí ʻo ne ʻilo ia ʻokú ne fai pehē! 44 ʻOku ou tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, te ne fakanofo ia ke ne tokangaʻi ʻene ngaahi meʻá kotoa. 45 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe faifai ange pea pehē ʻe he tamaioʻeiki ko iá ʻi hono lotó, ‘ʻOku tuai ʻa e haʻu ʻa hoku ʻeikí,’ pea kamata ke ne haha ʻa e kau tamaioʻeikí mo e kau kaunangá pea kai mo inu mo konā,+ 46 ʻe haʻu ʻa e ʻeiki ʻo e tamaioʻeiki ko iá ʻi ha ʻaho ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻamanekina ai iá pea ʻi ha houa ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ki ai, pea te ne tauteaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e tautea kakaha tahá pea tuku atu ia ke ʻinasi fakataha mo e kau taʻefaitōnungá. 47 Pea ko e tamaioʻeiki leva ko iá, ʻa ia naʻá ne mahinoʻi ʻa e loto ʻa hono ʻeikí kae ʻikai te ne mateuteu pe fai ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne kole angé,* ʻe lahi ʻa hono haha iá.+ 48 Ka ko e tokotaha ko ia naʻe ʻikai te ne mahinoʻi peá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku tuha mo hono hahá ʻe siʻi pē hono tā iá. Ko e moʻoni, ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻa ia kuo foaki ki ai ha meʻa lahi, ko e meʻa lahi ʻe kounaʻi meiate iá, pea ko e tokotaha ko ia kuo tuku ki ai ke ne tokangaʻi ha meʻa lahi ʻe kounaʻi meiate ia+ ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi he tuʻunga anga-mahení.

49 “Naʻá ku haʻu ke tutu ha afi ʻi he māmaní, pea ko e hā ha meʻa te u toe fakaʻamu ki ai kapau kuo ʻosi tutu ia? 50 Ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻi ai ha papitaiso ʻoku teu ke u papitaiso ai, pea hono ʻikai ke u ʻūkuma ʻa e mamahí kae ʻoua ke lava ia!+ 51 ʻOku mou fakakaukau naʻá ku haʻu ke ʻomai ha melino ki he māmaní? ʻOku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻikai ko e melino ka ko e māvahevahe.+ 52 He mei he taimí ni ʻo faai atu ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e toko nima ʻi he fale ʻe taha te nau māvahevahe, ʻo vākovi ʻa e toko tolu mo e toko ua pea vākovi ʻa e toko ua mo e toko tolu. 53 Te nau māvahevahe, ʻe vākovi ʻa e tamaí mo e fohá pea mo e fohá mo e tamaí, ʻa e faʻeé mo ʻene taʻahiné pea mo e taʻahiné mo ʻene faʻeé, ʻe vākovi ʻa e faʻē-ʻi-he-fonó mo hono ʻofefine-ʻi-he-fonó pea mo e ʻofefine-ʻi-he-fonó mo ʻene faʻē-ʻi-he-fonó.”+

54 Pea naʻá ne pehē foki ki he fuʻu kakaí: “ʻI hoʻomou sio ki ha konga ʻao ʻoku ʻalu hake ʻi he hihifó, ʻoku mou pehē leva, ‘ʻE ʻalotāmaki,’ pea ʻoku hoko ia. 55 Pea ʻi hoʻomou sio ʻoku angi mai ha matangi mei he tongá, ʻoku mou pehē, ‘ʻE ʻaʻafu,’ pea ʻoku hoko ia. 56 ʻA e kau mālualoi, ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻa hono vakaiʻi ʻa e hā mai ʻa e foʻi māmaní mo e langí, ka ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo ai ʻa hono vakaiʻi ʻa e taimi ko ení?+ 57 Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te mou mahinoʻi ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu ke mou faí? 58 Ko e fakatātaá, ʻi hoʻo ʻalu mo e tokotaha ʻokú ne fakaʻilo koé ki ha maʻu mafai, ʻi he lolotonga hoʻomo fonongá, fai leva ha meʻa ke fakaleleiʻi hoʻomo vākoví koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻá ne tuku atu koe ki he ʻao ʻo e fakamāú, pea ʻave koe ʻe he fakamāú ki he ʻōfisa ʻo e fakamaauʻangá, pea lī ai koe ʻe he ʻōfisa ʻo e fakamaauʻangá ki pilīsone.+ 59 ʻOku ou tala atu, heʻikai ʻaupito te ke ʻatā mai mei ai kae ʻoua kuó ke totongi ʻa hoʻo kiʻi foʻi koini fakaʻosí.”*