1 Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku totonu ke ʻāsili ai ʻetau tokanga lahi ki he ngaahi meʻa kuo tau fanongo ki ai, telia naʻa tau tukuange mei ai ʻi ha ʻaho. 2 He kapau naʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻae lea naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he kau ʻāngelo, pea ko e maumauʻi mo e talangataʻa kotoa pē naʻe maʻu hono totongi totonu; 3 E hao fēfē ʻakitautolu, ʻo kapau te tau taʻetokanga ki he fakamoʻui lahi ko ia? ʻAia naʻe fuofua fakahā ʻe he ʻEiki, pea naʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate kitautolu ʻekinautolu naʻe fanongo kiate ia; 4 Naʻe fakamoʻoni foki ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻaki ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga, mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo, mo e ngaahi mana kehekehe, pea mo e ngaahi foaki ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangalo ʻoʻona. 5 He ʻoku ʻikai te ne fakamoʻulaloa ki he kau ʻāngelo ʻae maama kahaʻu, ʻaia ʻoku mau lea ki ai. 6 Ka ʻoku fakahā ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he potu ʻe taha, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻae tangata, ʻoku ke tokangaʻi ia? Pe ko e foha ʻoe tangata, ʻoku ke ʻaʻahi ai kiate ia? 7 Naʻa ke ngaohi ia ʻo māʻulalo siʻi ʻi he kau ʻāngelo; ne ke fakapale ʻaki ia ʻae nāunau mo e ongoongolelei, ʻo fakanofo ia ke puleʻi ʻae ngaahi ngaue ʻa ho nima: 8 Kuo ke fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ki hono lalo vaʻe.” Pea ʻi heʻene “fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē kiate ia,” naʻe ʻikai fakatoe ha meʻa ʻe taʻeʻaikilalo ʻiate ia. Ka ʻoku teʻeki ai ketau mamata kuo fakamoʻulaloa ʻae meʻa kotoa pē kiate ia. 9 Ka ʻoku tau mamata kia Sisu, kuo fakapale ʻaki ia ʻae nāunau mo e ongoongolelei, koeʻuhi ko e kātaki ʻae pekia, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ke māʻulalo siʻi ʻi he kau ʻāngelo, ke ne kamata ʻe ia ʻae pekia koeʻuhi ko e kakai kotoa pē, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻaloʻofa ʻae ʻOtua. 10 He naʻe taau mo ia, ʻaia ʻoku maʻana ʻae meʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻoku mei ai ʻae meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he ʻomi ʻae foha tokolahi ki he nāunau, ke fakahaohaoa ʻi he ngaahi mamahi ʻae ʻEiki ʻo ʻenau moʻui. 11 He ko ia ʻoku ne fakamaʻa, mo kinautolu kuo fakamaʻa, ʻoku nau taha pe kotoa pē: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ke mā ia ke ui ʻakinautolu ko e kāinga, 12 ‌ʻO pehē, “Te u fakahā ho huafa ki hoku kāinga, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe siasi te u hiva fakafetaʻi kiate koe.” 13 Mo toe pehē, “Te u falala kiate ia.” Pea toe pehē, “Vakai ko au mo e fānau kuo foaki ʻe he ʻOtua kiate au.” 14 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he maʻu ʻe he fānau ʻae kakano mo e toto, naʻe ʻai foki ʻe ia ʻae anga ko ia; koeʻuhi ke fakaʻauha ʻe ia ʻi he mate ʻaia naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae mālohi ʻoe mate, ko e tēvolo; 15 Mo fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu naʻe moʻua pōpula ʻi he manavahē ki he mate, ʻi henau moʻui kotoa pē. 16 He ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai puke ʻe ia ʻae kau ʻāngelo; ka naʻa ne puke ʻe ia ʻae hako ʻo ʻEpalahame. 17 Ko ia naʻe taau ai mo ia ke hoko ʻo tatau mo hono kāinga ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke ne hoko ko e fungani taulaʻeiki ʻaloʻofa mo angatonu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻOtua, ke fai ʻae fakalelei koeʻuhi ko e angahala ʻae kakai. 18 He ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mamahi ʻaʻana ʻi hono ʻahiʻahiʻi, ʻoku ne faʻa fai ke tokoniʻi ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi.