Sākalaia
13 “ʻI he ʻaho ko iá ʻe keli ha vaitupu maʻá e fale ʻo Tēvitá mo e kakai ʻo Selusalemá ke fakamaʻa kinautolu mei heʻenau angahalá mo ʻenau taʻemaʻá.+
2 “ʻI he ʻaho ko iá,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, “te u fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitolí mei he fonuá,+ pea ʻe ʻikai ke toe manatua kinautolu; pea te u fakaʻauha mei he fonuá ʻa e kau palōfita+ mo e faʻahinga ʻoku nau pouaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku taʻemaʻa ki he ʻOtuá. 3 Pea kapau ʻe toe fai ʻe ha tangata ha kikite, ʻe pehē kiate ia ʻe heʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé ʻa ia naʻá na fanauʻi iá, ‘ʻE ʻikai te ke moʻui, koeʻuhi kuó ke leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi loi ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová.’ Pea ko ʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé ʻa ia naʻá na fanauʻi iá te na hokaʻi ia ʻaki ha hele koeʻuhi ko ʻene kikité.+
4 “ʻI he ʻaho ko iá ʻe mā ʻa e palōfita taki taha ʻi he vīsone ʻokú ne tala ʻi heʻene kikité; pea heʻikai te nau tui ha kofu fulufuluʻimanu+ fakapalōfita koeʻuhí ke nau kākā ai. 5 Pea te ne lea ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ko ha palōfita au. Ko ha tangata ngoue pē au, koeʻuhí naʻe fakatau mai au ʻe ha tangata ʻi heʻeku kei siʻí.’ 6 Pea kapau ʻe ʻeke ʻe ha taha kiate ia, ‘Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi kafo ko ena ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ho ongo umá?’* Te ne tali ange, ‘Ko e ngaahi kafo naʻá ku maʻu ʻi he fale ʻo hoku ngaahi kaungāmeʻá.’”*
7 “ʻE heletā, ʻā hake ki heʻeku tauhi-sipí,+
Ki he tangata ʻa ia ko hoku kaumeʻá,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau.
“Taaʻi ʻa e tauhi-sipí,+ pea tuku ke movete+ ʻa e tākangá;*
Pea te u hiki hoku nimá ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻikai ke loko mahuʻingá.”
8 “Pea ʻi he fonuá kotoa,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová,
“Ko e vahe tolu ʻe ua ʻo e faʻahinga ʻi aí ʻe tuʻusi pea te nau ʻauha;*
Pea ko e vahe tolu ʻe taha ʻe toe ʻi aí.
9 Pea te u ʻomi ʻa e vahe tolu ʻe tahá ʻi he afi;
Pea te u fakamaʻa kinautolu ʻo hangē ko hono fakamaʻa ʻa e silivá,
Pea sivi kinautolu ʻo hangē ko hono sivi+ ʻa e koulá.
Te nau ui ki hoku hingoá,
Pea te u fai ha tali kiate kinautolu.
Te u pehē ange, ‘Ko hoku kakai kinautolu,’+
Pea te nau pehē mai, ‘Ko Sihova ʻa homau ʻOtuá.’”