Ko e Tohi ʻa Sēmisi
3 ʻOku ʻikai totonu ki he tokolahi ʻo kimoutolu ke mou hoko ko e kau faiako, ʻe hoku fanga tokoua, ʻi hono ʻiloʻi te tau maʻu ha fakamaau mafatukituki ange.*+ 2 He ko e kotoa ʻo kitautolú ʻoku tau tūkia* ʻo tā-tuʻo-lahi.+ Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha taha ʻoku ʻikai ke tūkia ʻi he leá, ko ha tangata haohaoa ia, ʻa ia ʻoku malava ke ne ʻai piti foki hono sinó kotoa. 3 Kapau ʻoku tau ʻai ʻa e pití ki he ngutu ʻo e fanga hōsí ke ʻai kinautolu ke nau talangofua mai kiate kitautolu, ʻoku tau tataki foki ai honau sinó kotoa. 4 Vakai atu foki ki he ngaahi vaká: Neongo honau fuʻu lalahí mo hono ʻave takai ʻe he ngaahi matangi mālohí, ʻoku puleʻi kinautolu ʻe ha kiʻi foheʻuli siʻisiʻi ʻaupito ki ha feituʻu pē ʻoku loto ʻa e tangata ʻi he fohé ke ʻalu ki aí.
5 ʻOku pehē pē foki, ko e ʻeleló ko ha kiʻi kupu siʻisiʻi ia ʻo e sinó, ka ʻokú ne fai ha ngaahi pōlepole lalahi. Vakai he kiʻi afi siʻisiʻi ē ʻoku lava ke vela ʻo puho ai ha fuʻu vaotā! 6 Ko e ʻeleló foki ko ha afi.+ Ko e ʻeleló ko ha kiʻi foʻi māmani taʻemāʻoniʻoni ia ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi kupu ʻo hotau sinó, he ʻokú ne ʻuliʻi ʻa e sinó kotoa+ peá ne tutu ʻo vela ʻa e ʻalunga kakato ʻo e moʻuí,* pea ko e afi ko iá ʻoku haʻu mei Kihena.* 7 He ko e faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e manu kaivaó mo e manupuná mo e fanga manu totolo mo ngaoló mo e meʻamoʻui ʻi tahí ʻe ala fakalalataʻi pea kuo fakalalataʻi ʻe he tangatá. 8 Ka ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻe ha tangata ke ne fakalalataʻi ʻa e ʻeleló. ʻOku puleʻingataʻa ia mo fakatupu maumau, ʻo fonu ʻi he kona fakatupu mate.+ 9 ʻOku tau fakahīkihikiʻi ʻaki ia ʻa Sihova,* ko e Tamaí, pea ʻoku tau toe talatukiʻi ʻaki ia ʻa e tangata ʻa ia kuó ne hoko mai “ʻi he tatau ʻo e ʻOtuá.”+ 10 ʻOku haʻu mei he ngutu tatau pē ʻa e fakahīkihikí mo e talatukí.
ʻE hoku fanga tokoua, ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke hoko ha meʻa peheni.+ 11 ʻOku mapunopuna mai koā ha vai melie pea mo ha vai kona mei he matavai tatau pē? 12 ʻE hoku fanga tokoua, ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fua mai ha fuʻu fiki ko ha ngaahi foʻi ʻōlive, pe fua mai ha fuʻu kālepi ko ha ngaahi foʻi fiki, ʻikai ko ia?+ Pehē foki ki he vai konokoná ʻoku ʻikai lava ke haʻu mei ai ha vai melie.
13 Ko hai ia ʻoku poto mo ne maʻu ʻa e mahinó ʻi homou haʻohaʻongá? Tuku kiate ia ke ne fakahāhā fakafou ʻi heʻene ʻulungaanga leleí ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻoku fakahoko fakataha mo ha anga-malū ʻa ia ʻoku tupu mei he potó. 14 Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku mou mātuʻaki meheka+ mo maʻu ha loto-fekeʻikeʻi,*+ ʻoua ʻe hīkisia+ mo lohiakiʻi ʻa e moʻoní. 15 ʻOku ʻikai ko e poto eni ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei ʻolungá; ʻoku fakamāmani,+ fakakakano, mo fakatēmeniō ia. 16 He ko e feituʻu pē ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e meheká mo e loto-fekeʻikeʻí,* ʻe ʻi ai foki ʻa e māveuveú mo e meʻa fulikivanu kotoa pē.+
17 Ka ko e poto ʻoku mei ʻolungá, ʻuluakí ʻoku maʻa,+ hoko ai ʻa e fakamelino,+ fakaʻatuʻi,+ mateuteu ke talangofua, fonu ʻi he meesi mo e ngaahi fua lelei,+ taʻefilifilimānako+ mo ʻikai ke mālualoi.+ 18 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e fua ʻo e māʻoniʻoní ʻoku tūtuuʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga melino+ maʻá e* faʻahinga ʻoku fakamelinó.+