1 ‌ʻE Kāinga, ʻikai ʻoku mou ʻilo, (he ʻoku ou lea kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻilo ʻae fono,) koeʻuhi ʻoku puleʻi ʻe fono ʻae tangata ʻi he lolotonga pe ʻene moʻui? 2 He ko e fefine ʻaia ʻoku ai hono husepāniti, kuo noʻotaki ʻe he fono ki hono husepāniti ʻi he lolotonga ʻene moʻui; pea kapau kuo mate hono husepāniti, kuo movete ai ia mei he fono ʻo hono husepāniti. 3 Pea ko ia, kapau ʻe mali ia mo e tangata kehe, ʻi he lolotonga ʻae moʻui ʻa hono husepāniti, ʻe ui ia ko e tono tangata: pea kapau ʻe mate hono husepāniti, kuo tauʻatāina ai ia mei he fono ko ia; pea kapau ʻe mali ia mo ha tangata kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ko e tono tangata ia. 4 Ko ia, ʻe hoku kāinga, kuo mate foki ʻakimoutolu ki he fono ʻi he sino ʻo Kalaisi; koeʻuhi ke mou mali mo ha taha, ʻio, kiate ia kuo fokotuʻu mei he mate, koeʻuhi ke tupu ʻiate kitautolu ʻae fua ki he ʻOtua. 5 He naʻe lolotonga ʻetau ʻi he anga fakakakano, ko e ngaahi holi ʻoe angahala, ʻaia naʻe mei he fono, ne ngāue ia ʻi hotau ngaahi kupuʻi sino, ke fakatupu ʻae fua ki he mate. 6 Ka ko eni, kuo fakahaofi ʻakitautolu mei he fono, he kuo mate ia ne tau moʻua ki ai; koeʻuhi ke tau tauhi ʻi he fakafoʻou ʻoe loto, kae ʻikai ʻi he mataʻi tohi kuo motuʻa. 7 Pea ka ko ia, pea te tau pehē ko e hā? Ko e angahala ʻae fono? ʻIkai ʻaupito. He ka ne taʻeʻoua ʻae fono, ne ʻikai te u ʻilo ʻae angahala: he naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo ʻae holi kovi, ʻo ka ne ʻikai pehē ʻe he fono, “ʻOua naʻa ke manumanu.” 8 Ka ko e angahala, ʻi heʻene meʻa ngāueʻaki ʻae fono, ne fakatupu ʻiate au ʻae ngaahi holi kovi kotoa pē. He naʻe mate ʻae angahala ʻi he ʻikai ai ʻae fono. 9 He naʻaku moʻui ʻi muʻa taʻeʻiaiʻaefono: kae ʻi he hoko mai ʻae fekau, ne ake ʻae angahala, pea u mate ai. 10 Pea ko e fekau naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ko e moʻuiʻanga, ne u ʻiloʻi ia ko e mateʻanga. 11 He ko e angahala, ʻi heʻene meʻa ngāueʻaki ʻae fekau, ne kākaaʻi au, pea ne tāmateʻi ʻaki au. 12 Pea ko eni, ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ʻae fono, pea māʻoniʻoni, mo angatonu, mo lelei ʻae fekau. 13 Pea ka ko ia, pea kuo hoko ʻaia ʻoku lelei ko e mateʻanga kiate au? ʻIkai ʻaupito. Ka ko e angahala, koeʻuhi ke hā ai ia ko e angahala, ne ne meʻa ngāueʻaki ʻaia ʻoku lelei, ke u mate ai au; koeʻuhi ke hā ʻi he fekau ko e angahala ko e fungani ʻi he meʻa ʻoku kovi. 14 He ʻoku tau ʻilo ʻoku fakalaumālie ʻae fono: ka ʻoku ou fakakakano, kuo fakatau au ke moʻulaloa ki he angahala. 15 He ko ia ʻoku ou fai, ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ki ai: pea ko ia ʻoku ou loto ki ai, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te u fai; ka ko ia ʻoku ou fehiʻa ki ai, ko ia ia ʻoku ou fai. 16 Pea kapau ʻoku ou fai ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ki ai, ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni ki he fono ʻoku lelei ia. 17 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ʻikai ko au ʻoku kei fai ia, ka ko e angahala ʻoku ne nofoʻia au. 18 He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa lelei ʻe nofoʻia au ʻi hoku kakano: ʻoku ʻiate au ʻae loto fiefai; ka ko hono mafai ʻo ia ʻoku lelei ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi. 19 He ko e lelei ʻoku ou loto ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai te u fai: ka ko e kovi ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ki ai, ko ia ia ʻoku ou fai. 20 Pea ko eni, kapau ʻoku ou fai ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ki ai, pea ʻoku ʻikai ko au pē ʻoku kei fai ia, ka ko e angahala ʻoku ne nofoʻia au. 21 Ko ia ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ha fono ʻiate au, koeʻuhi ʻo kau ka fie fai lelei, ʻoku ofi kiate au ʻae kovi. 22 He ʻoku mālie ʻae tangata ʻi loto ʻiate au ʻi he fono ʻae ʻOtua. 23 Ka ʻoku ou mamata ki he fono ʻe taha ʻi hoku ngaahi kupuʻi sino, ʻoku ne tauʻi ʻae fono ʻo hoku loto, mo ne fakapōpulaʻi au ki he fono ʻoe angahala ʻaia ʻoku ʻi hoku ngaahi kupuʻi sino. 24 ‌ʻOiauē, ko au, ko e tangata malaʻia! Ko hai te ne fakamoʻui au mei he sino ʻoe mate ni? 25 ‌ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻia Sisu Kalaisi ko hotau ʻEiki. Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou tauhi ʻeau ʻaki ʻae loto ʻae fono ʻae ʻOtua; ka ko e fono ʻoe angahala ʻaki ʻae kakano.