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3 Ka ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻá ni, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí+ ʻe ʻi heni ai ʻa e ngaahi taimi fakalilifu ʻa ia ʻe faingataʻa ke fekuki mo ia. 2 He ko e tangatá te nau hoko ko e kau ʻofa kiate kinautolu pē, ko e kau ʻofa ki he paʻangá, loto-mahikihiki, hīkisia, kau lea taʻetokaʻi, talangataʻa ki he mātuʻá, kau taʻehoungaʻia, taʻemateaki, 3 ʻikai maʻu ʻa e ʻofa fakanatulá, lotolotokehe, kau laukovi loi, ʻikai maʻu ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá, anga-kakaha, ʻikai ʻofa ki he leleí, 4 kau lavaki, taʻefieauna, fakafuofuolahi ʻi he hīkisia, kau ʻofa ki he mālié kae ʻikai ʻofa ki he ʻOtuá, 5 hā fakangalingali atu ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e anga-fakaʻotuá ka ʻoku ʻikai ke hā moʻoni ʻa hono mālohí ʻiate kinautolu;+ pea ko e faʻahingá ni ke ke tafoki meiate kinautolu. 6 He ʻoku tupu hake mei he faʻahingá ni ha kau tangata ʻoku nau hūhū olopoto atu ki he ngaahi ʻapí ʻo taki pōpula ha kakai fefine ʻoku kākaaʻingofua kuo nau mafasia ʻi heʻenau ngaahi angahalá, kuo tākiekina ʻe he ngaahi holi kehekehe, 7 ʻa ia ʻoku nau ako maʻu pē kae ʻikai ʻaupito pē malava ke nau maʻu ha ʻilo totonu ki he moʻoní.
8 Pea ʻi he founga ko ia naʻe fakafepaki ai ʻa Siani mo Siamepi kia Mōsesé, ʻoku pehē foki mo e faʻahingá ni ʻi he hokohoko atu ʻenau fakafepaki ki he moʻoní. Ko e kau tangata peheé kuo fakameleʻi fakaʻaufuli honau ʻatamaí, ʻoku nau taʻefakahōifua ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e tuí. 9 Ka neongo ia, ʻe ʻikai haʻanau toe laka ki muʻa, he ko ʻenau valé* ʻe mātuʻaki hā mahino atu ia ki he tokotaha kotoa, ʻo hangē foki ko e ongo tangata ko iá.+ 10 Ka kuó ke muimui ofi ʻi heʻeku akonakí, ʻi heʻeku ʻalunga moʻuí,+ ʻi heʻeku taumuʻá, ʻi heʻeku tuí, ʻi heʻeku kātakí, ʻi heʻeku ʻofá, ʻi heʻeku ʻūkumá, 11 ʻi he ngaahi fakatangá mo e ngaahi faingataʻaʻiá ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ku hokosia ʻi ʻAniteoké,+ ʻi ʻAikoniumé,+ ʻi Līsitá.+ Naʻá ku kātekina ʻa e ngaahi fakatanga ko ʻení, pea naʻe fakahaofi au ʻe he ʻEikí mei he ngaahi meʻa kotoa ko iá.+ 12 Ko hono moʻoní, ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau loto ke moʻui ʻaki ʻa e anga-līʻoa fakaʻotua ʻi he fekauʻaki mo Kalaisi Sīsuú, ʻe fakatangaʻi foki kinautolu.+ 13 Ka ko e kau tangata fulikivanú mo e kau kākaá te nau ʻalu mei he kovi ki he kovi ange, ʻo fai ʻa e takihalaʻi pea ʻe takihalaʻi kinautolu.+
14 Ka ko koe, hokohoko atu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻá ke ako mo fakatuipauʻi koe ke ke tui ki aí,+ he ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e faʻahinga naʻá ke ako ia mei aí 15 pea talu mei hoʻo kei valevalé+ mo hoʻo ʻilo ki he ngaahi tohi māʻoniʻoní,*+ ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke ne ʻai koe ke ke poto ke maʻu ai ʻa e fakamoʻui fakafou ʻi he tui kia Kalaisi Sīsuú.+ 16 Ko e potu Folofola kotoa pē kuo fakamānavaʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá+ pea ʻoku ʻaonga ki he akonaki,+ ki he valoki, ki he fakatonutonu, ki he akonekina ʻi he māʻoniʻoni,+ 17 koeʻuhi ke hoko ai ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo maʻu ʻa e malava kakato, kuo teuʻi kakato ki he ngāue lelei kotoa pē.