1 “ʻOua naʻa ke mamata ki he ʻalu hē ʻae pulu pe ko e sipi ʻa ho tokoua, pea fufū koe mei ai: ka te ke toe ʻomi moʻoni ia ki ho tokoua. 2 Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai ofi ho tokoua kiate koe, pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ia, te ke toki ʻomi ia ki ho fale ʻoʻou, pea ʻe ʻiate koe ia ka ʻi heʻene kumi ia ʻe ho tokoua, te ke toki ʻatu ia kiate ia. 3 Te ke fai pehē pe ki heʻene ʻasi pea ke fai pehē ki hono kofu: pea ki he ngaahi meʻa liʻaki kotoa pē, ʻaia kuo ne liʻaki, pea kuo ke ʻilo, ke ke fai pehē ni pe: ʻe tapu ʻa hoʻo fufū ʻe koe.

4 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke mamata ki he ʻasi ʻa ho tokoua pe ko ʻene pulu ʻoku tō ʻi he hala, pea ke fufū koe mei ai: ka te ke tokoni moʻoni ia ke hiki hake.

5 ¶ “Ke ʻoua naʻa kofuʻaki ʻe he fefine ʻaia ʻoku kau ki he tangata, pea ʻoua naʻa ʻai ʻe he tangata ʻae kofu fakafefine: he ko kinautolu ʻoku fai pehē ʻoku kovi lahi kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.

6 ¶ “Kapau ʻoku ke ʻilo fakafokifā pe ʻae pununga ʻoe manu, ʻi he hala pe ʻi he ʻakau, pe ʻi he kelekele, pe ko ha ʻuhiki pe ko e foʻi manu, mo e faʻē ʻoku mohe ki hono ʻuhiki, pe ki he foʻi manu, ʻoua naʻa ke puke fakataha ʻae faʻē mo hono ʻuhiki: 7 Ka ke tukuange ʻae faʻē ke ʻalu, pea ke toʻo hono ʻuhiki kiate koe; koeʻuhi ke hoko ai ʻae lelei kiate koe, pea ke fakatolonga ai ho ngaahi ʻaho.

8 ¶ “ʻOka ke ka langa ha fale foʻou, te ke ngaohi ki ai hono ʻā ke takatakai ʻi he tuʻafale, telia naʻa ke ʻomi ha toto ki ho fale, ʻokapau ʻe tō ha tangata mei ai.

9 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke tō hoʻo ngoue vaine ʻaki ʻae ngaahi tenga kehekehe: telia naʻa fakahalaʻi ʻae fua ʻo hoʻo tenga ʻaia kuo ke tō, mo e fua ʻo hoʻo vaine.

10 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke tauluaʻi fakataha ʻae pulu mo e ʻasi ki he huo toho.

11 ¶ “ʻOua naʻa ke ʻai ʻae kofu ʻoku anga kehekehe, ʻo hangē ko e fulufulu sipi mo e vavae kuo fakataha.

12 ¶ “Ke ke ngaohi kiate koe ʻae ngaahi pao ki ho pulupulu ki hono potu ʻe fā, ʻaia ʻoku fakapulou ʻaki koe.

13 ¶ “Kapau ʻoku fili mai ha uaifi ʻe ha tangata pea ʻalu ia kiate ia, pea fehiʻa kiate ia, 14 Pea ʻoku ne fakatupu lau kiate ia ʻo langaʻi ʻae lauʻikovi kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, Ne u fili ʻae fefine ni, pea ʻi heʻeku haʻu kiate ia, naʻaku ʻilo naʻe ʻikai ko e taʻahine ia. 15 Pea ʻe toki toʻo mai ʻo ʻomi ʻe he tamai mo e faʻē ʻae taʻahine, hono fakaʻilonga ʻo ʻene taʻahine ki he kau mātuʻa ʻi he matapā ʻoe kolo: 16 Pea ʻe pehē ʻe he tamai ʻae taʻahine ki he kau mātuʻa, Ne u foaki ʻeku taʻahine ki he tangata ke na mali, pea ʻoku fehiʻa ia kiate ia. 17 Pea vakai, kuo ne fakalanga lau kiate ia, ʻo pehē, ʻOku ʻikai ko e taʻahine ʻa ho ʻofefine: ka ko e moʻoni ko hono fakaʻilonga eni ʻo ʻene taʻahine. Pea tenau folahi atu ʻae holo ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻoe kolo. 18 Pea ʻe ʻave ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻoe kolo ko ia ʻae tangata ko ia ʻo tautea ia: 19 Pea kenau fakamaaua ia ke totongiʻaki ʻa e sikeli siliva ʻe teau, ʻo ʻatu ia ki he tamai ʻae fefine, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene langaʻi ʻae lau kovi ki he taʻahine ʻi ʻIsileli: pea ʻe hoko ia ko hono uaifi; ʻe ʻikai ngofua ke ne tukuange ia ʻi hono ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē. 20 Pea kapau ʻoku moʻoni ʻae meʻa ni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻoe taʻahine ki he fefine: 21 Tenau toki ʻomi kituʻa ʻae fefine mei he matapā ʻoe fale ʻo ʻene tamai, pea ʻe tolongaki ia ʻe he kau tangata ʻo hono kolo ʻaki ʻae maka ke mate ia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fai angakovi ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻo fai feʻauaki ʻi he fale ʻo ʻene tamai: ʻe pehē pe hoʻo tukuange ʻae kovi meiate kimoutolu.

22 ¶ “Kapau ʻe ʻilo ha tangata ʻoku mohe ia mo e fefine kuo mali husepāniti, ʻe mate fakatouʻosi ai ʻakinaua, ʻae tangata naʻe mohe mo e fefine, pea mo e fefine: ʻe pehē pe hoʻo tukuange ʻae kovi mei ʻIsileli.

23 ¶ “Kapau ʻoku poloʻi ha taʻahine ko e tāupoʻou ki ha tangata, pea maʻu ia ʻe ha tangata ʻi he kolo, pea mohe mo ia; 24 Te mou toki ʻomi ʻakinaua kituʻa ki he matapā ʻoe kolo, pea te mou tolongaki ʻaki ʻakinaua ʻae maka ke na mate: ʻae fefine, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai kalanga ia, ka kuo ne ʻi he kolo; mo e tangata ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fakahalaʻi ʻae uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi: ʻe pehē pe hoʻo tukuange ʻae kovi meiate kimoutolu.

25 ¶ “Pea kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻi he ngoue ʻe ha tangata ʻae taʻahine poloʻi, pea tohotoho ia, pea mohe mo ia: ko e tangata pe naʻe mohe mo ia ʻe mate: 26 Ka ʻe ʻikai te ke fai ha meʻa ki he taʻahine; ʻoku ʻikai ʻi he taʻahine ha angahala ke mate ai ia: ka ʻoku hangē ko e tuʻu hake ha tangata ki hono kaungāʻapi, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ia, ʻoku pehē pe ʻae meʻa ni: 27 He naʻa ne maʻu ia ʻi he ngoue, pea naʻe kalanga ʻae taʻahine poloʻi, ka naʻe ʻikai ha tokotaha ke fakamoʻui ia.

28 ¶ “Kapau ʻoku maʻu ʻe ha tangata ha taʻahine ko e tāupoʻou, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai poloʻi, pea puke ia, pea mohe mo ia, pea kuo ʻilo ʻakinaua; 29 Pehē ʻe ʻatu ʻe he tangata naʻe mohe mo ia ki he tamai ʻae taʻahine ʻa e sikeli siliva ʻe nimangofulu; pea ʻe hoko ʻae fefine ko ia ko hono uaifi: ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene fakahalaʻi ia, ʻoku ʻikai lelei ʻene tukuange ia lolotonga ʻa ʻene moʻui kotoa pē.

30 ¶ Ke ʻoua naʻa mali ha tangata mo e uaifi ʻo ʻene tamai pe fakatelefua ʻene tamai.