Hepelū 8

1 Pea ko hono meʻa lahi [eni ]ʻi he ngaahi lea ni: ʻOku tau maʻu ʻae fungani taulaʻeiki pehē, pea kuo nofo ia ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe ʻafioʻanga ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi langi;

2 Ko e tauhi ʻoe potu tapu, mo e fale fehikitaki moʻoni, ʻaia naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai ko e tangata.

3 He ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kotoa pē, kuo fakanofo ke ne ʻohake ʻae ngaahi meʻa foaki mo e ngaahi feilaulau: ko ia naʻe totonu mei ai ki he tangata ni ke ʻohake foki ʻe ia ha meʻa.

4 He ka ne ʻi māmani ia, ʻe ʻikai taulaʻeiki ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku ai ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻoku nau ʻohake ʻae ngaahi meʻa foaki ʻo fakatatau mo e fono:

5 ‌ʻAkinautolu ʻoku tauhi ʻo fakatatau mo e ata ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoe langi, ʻo hangē ko e valokiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa Mōsese ʻi heʻene teu ke langa ʻae fale fehikitaki: he naʻe pehē mai ʻe ia, “Vakai ke ke ngaohi ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo fakatatau ki hono fakatātā naʻe fakahā kiate koe ʻi he moʻunga.”

6 Ka ko eni, kuo maʻu ʻe ia ʻae ngaue ʻoku lelei lahi, ʻo hangē ko hono lelei lahi ʻoe fuakava ʻoku fakalaloa ai ia, ʻaia ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻi he ngaahi talaʻofa lelei lahi.

7 He ka ne haohaoa ʻae ʻuluaki [fuakava ]ko ia, pehē, ne ʻikai kumi ha potu mo hono ua.

8 Koeʻuhi ʻi heʻene taʻefiemālie, naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Vakai, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻe hoko mai ʻae ngaahi ʻaho te u fai ai ʻae fuakava foʻou mo e fale ʻo ʻIsileli mo e fale ʻo Siuta:

9 ‌ʻO ʻikai tatau mo e fuakava ʻaia ne u fai mo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻi he ʻaho ne u puke ai honau nima ke tataki ʻakinautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke nau tuʻumaʻu ʻi heʻeku fuakava, pea ne u taʻetokangaʻi ʻakinautolu.

10 He ko eni ʻae fuakava ʻaia te u fai mo e fale ʻo ʻIsileli ʻoka hili ange ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ko ia, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; Teu ʻai ʻeku ngaahi fekau ki honau loto, pea tohi ia ʻi honau laumālie: pea teu hoko ko honau ʻOtua, pea ʻe hoko ʻakinautolu ko hoku kakai:

11 Pea ʻe ʻikai te nau taki taha ako ki hono kaungāʻapi, mo taki taha ki hono kāinga, ʻo pehē, ‘Ke ʻilo ʻa Sihova:’ he koeʻuhi ʻe ʻiloʻi au kotoa pē, mei he iiki ʻo aʻu ki he lalahi.

12 He te u ʻaloʻofa ki heʻenau taʻemāʻoniʻoni, pea ko ʻenau ngaahi angahala mo ʻenau hia, ʻe ʻikai te u kei manatuʻi.”

13 Pea ʻi heʻene pehē, Ko e [fuakava ]foʻou, kuo hā ai kuo motuʻa ʻae ʻuluaki. Pea ko ia kuo motuʻa mo vaivai, kuo tei mole ia.