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1 ʻE Kāinga ʻofeina, ʻoua naʻa tui ki he laumālie kotoa pē, kae ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻae ngaahi laumālie, pe ʻoku ʻoe ʻOtua ʻakinautolu: koeʻuhi kuo tokolahi ʻae kau palōfita loi kuo ʻalu atu ki māmani.
2 Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku mou ʻilo ai ʻae laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua: Ko e laumālie kotoa pē ʻoku fakahā kuo haʻu ʻa Sisu Kalaisi ʻi he sino, ʻoku ʻoe ʻOtua ia:
3 Pea ko e laumālie kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai fakahā kuo haʻu ʻa Sisu Kalaisi ʻi he sino, ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe ʻOtua ia: pea ko eni ia ʻae Fili ʻo Kalaisi, ʻaia kuo mou fanongo ki ai ʻe haʻu; pea ʻoku lolotonga ni ʻene ʻi māmani.
4 ʻE fānau ʻofeina, kuo ʻae ʻOtua ʻakimoutolu, pea kuo mou ikuna ʻakinautolu: he koeʻuhi ko ia ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻoku lahi ia kiate ia ʻoku ʻi māmani.
5 ʻOku ʻoe māmani ʻakinautolu: ko ia ʻoku nau lea ai ki māmani, pea fanongo ʻa māmani kiate kinautolu.
6 ʻOku ʻoe ʻOtua ʻakimautolu: ko ia ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae ʻOtua, ʻe fanongo ia kiate kimautolu; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai fanongo ia kiate kimautolu. Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻae laumālie ʻoe moʻoni, mo e laumālie ʻoe hē.
7 ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, ke tau feʻofaʻaki kiate kitautolu: he ʻoku mei he ʻOtua ʻae ʻofa; pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻofa, kuo fanauʻi ia ʻi he ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ne ʻiloʻi ʻae ʻOtua.
8 Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa, ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe ia ʻae ʻOtua; he ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa.
9 Ko eni ia naʻe fakahā ai ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa hono ʻAlo pe taha naʻe fakatupu ki he māmani, koeʻuhi ketau moʻui ʻiate ia.
10 Ko eni ʻae ʻofa, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻetau ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ka ko ʻene ʻofa kiate kitautolu, ʻo ne fekau hono ʻAlo ko e feilaulau totongi ʻi heʻetau angahala.
11 ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, kapau naʻe pehē ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kiate kitautolu, ʻoku totonu foki ʻetau feʻofaʻaki.
12 Kuo ʻikai ha taha ʻe mamata ki he ʻOtua ʻi ha kuonga. Kapau ʻoku tau feʻofaʻaki, ʻoku nofoʻia ʻakitautolu ʻe he ʻOtua, pea kuo fakahaohaoaʻi ʻene ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu.
13 Ko eni ʻae meʻa ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku tau nofo ʻiate ia, pea mo ia ʻiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi kuo ne foaki kiate kitautolu ʻa hono Laumālie.
14 Pea kuo mau mamata, mo fakahā, kuo fekau ʻe he Tamai ʻae ʻAlo ko e Fakamoʻui ki he māmani.
15 Ko ia ia te ne fakahā ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua ʻa Sisu, ʻoku nofo ʻae ʻOtua ʻiate ia, pea mo ia ʻi he ʻOtua.
16 Pea kuo tau ʻiloʻi mo tui ki he ʻofa kuo ʻi he ʻOtua kiate kitautolu. Ko e ʻOtua ko e ʻofa; pea ko ia ʻoku nofo ʻi he ʻofa, ʻoku nofo ia ʻi he ʻOtua, mo e ʻOtua ʻiate ia.
17 ʻI he meʻa ni ʻoku fakahaohaoa ʻae ʻofa ʻiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ke tau loto mālohi ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe fakamaau: koeʻuhi ʻoku tau hangē ko ia ʻi he māmani.
18 ʻOku ʻikai ha manavahē ʻi he ʻofa; ka ʻoku tekeʻi atu ʻae manavahē ʻe he ʻofa haohaoa: he ʻoku ʻi he manavahē ʻae mamahi. Ko ia ia ʻoku manavahē, ʻoku teʻeki ke fakahaohaoa ia ʻi he ʻofa.
19 ʻOku tau ʻofa kiate ia, koeʻuhi ko ʻene tomuʻa ʻofa mai kiate kitautolu.
20 Kapau ʻe pehē ʻe ha taha, ʻOku ou ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ka ʻoku fehiʻa ki hono tokoua, ko e loi ia: he ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki hono tokoua kuo ne mamata ki ai, ʻe fēfē ʻene ʻofa ki he ʻOtua naʻe ʻikai te ne mamata ki ai?
21 Pea ko e fekau ni ʻoku tau maʻu meiate ia, Ko ia ia ʻoku ʻofa ki he ʻOtua, ke ʻofa foki ia ki hono tokoua.
