1 Pea toki lea ai ʻa Sisu ki he kakai, mo ʻene kau ākonga. 2 ‌ʻo pehēange, “ʻOku nofo ʻae kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi ʻi he nofoʻa ʻo Mōsese: 3 “Ko ia ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku nau fekau ke mou tokanga ki ai, mou tokanga ki ai ʻo fai: kaeʻoua naʻa mou faʻifaʻitaki ki heʻenau ngāue: he ʻoku nau enginaki, kae ʻikai fai. 4 He ʻoku nau haʻihaʻi ʻae ngaahi kavenga mamafa, mo fakamamahi ke fua, ʻo hilifaki ia ki he uma ʻoe kakai; ka ʻoku ʻikai ala ʻekinautolu hanau tuhu ki ai. 5 Ka ʻoku nau fai ʻenau ngāue kotoa pē ke mamata ki ai ʻae kakai: he ʻoku nau fakalaulahi honau failaketeli, mo fakalahi ʻae tapa ʻo honau kofu, 6 ‌ʻO nau manako ki he nofoʻa māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga, mo e nofoʻanga lahi ʻi he ngaahi falelotu, 7 Mo e fetapa ʻi he ngaahi faianga fakatau, pea ke ui ʻakinautolu ʻe he kakai, ‘Lāpai, Lāpai.’ 8 Kae ʻoua naʻa ui ʻakimoutolu ‘Lāpai:’ he ʻoku taha pe homou ʻEiki, ko Kalaisi; pea ko e kāinga pe ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē. 9 Pea ʻoua naʻa ui ha tokotaha ʻi māmani ko hoʻomou tamai; he ʻoku taha pe hoʻomou Tamai, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he langi. 10 Pea ʻoua naʻa ui ʻakimoutolu ko e takimuʻa; he ʻoku taha pe homou Takimuʻa, ko Kalaisi. 11 Ka ko ia ʻoku lahi ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻe hoko ia ko homou tauhi. 12 Pea ko ia te ne hiki hake ia, ʻe fakavaivaiʻi ia; ka ko ia ʻe fakavaivaiʻi ia, ʻe hiki hake ia.

13 ¶ “Ka ʻe malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou tāpuni ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe langi ki he kakai: he ʻoku ʻikai te mou hūki ai, pe tuku ke hūki ai ʻakinautolu ʻoku fai ke hūki ai. 14 ‌ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou faʻao ʻae fale ʻoe kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, ʻo fakakākā ʻaki ʻae lotu fuoloa: ko ia te mou malaʻia lahi ai. 15 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi; he ʻoku mou foli ʻae tahi mo e fonua, ke fakatafoki ha tokotaha, pea ka tafoki ia, ʻoku mou ngaohi ia ko e tama ʻo heli ʻo kovi lahi hake ʻiate kimoutolu. 16 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau takimuʻa kui, ʻaia ʻoku lea pehē, ‘Ko e meʻa noa pē ʻae fuakava ʻaki ʻae falelotu lahi: ka ko ia ʻe fuakava ʻaki ʻae koula ʻoe falelotu lahi, ʻe maʻu ia.’ 17 Ko e kau vale mo e kui: he ʻoku lahi ʻae fē, ʻae koula, pe ʻae falelotu lahi ʻaia ʻoku ne fakatapui ʻae koula? 18 Pea, ‘Ko ia ʻe fuakava ʻaki ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ko e meʻa noa pē: ka ko ia ʻoku fuakava ki he meʻa foaki ʻoku tuku ai, ʻe maʻu pe ia.’ 19 Ko e kau vale mo e kui: he ʻoku lahi ʻae fē, ʻae meʻa foaki, pe ko e ʻesifeilaulau ʻoku ne fakatapui ʻae meʻa foaki? 20 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne fuakava ʻaki ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ʻoku fuakava ki ai ia, pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai. 21 Pea ko ia ʻoku fuakava ʻaki ʻae falelotu lahi, ʻoku ne fuakava ki ai, pea mo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi ai. 22 Pea ko ia te ne fuakava ʻaki ʻae langi, ʻoku fuakava ki he ʻafioʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, pea mo ia ʻoku nofo ʻi ai. 23 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! Koeʻuhi ʻoku mou tukuhau ʻi he mini, mo e ʻaneto, mo e kumino, ka ʻoku mou taʻetokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa mamafa ʻoe fono, ko e fai totonu, mo e loto ʻofa, mo e tui: naʻe totonu hoʻomou fai eni, kaeʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻena. 24 Ko e kau takimuʻa kui, ʻoku mou heuʻi ʻae lango, kae folo ʻae kāmeli. 25 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou fakamaʻa ʻae tuʻa ipu inu mo e ipu kai, ka ʻoku fonu ʻi loto ʻi he fakamālohi mo e holi kovi. 26 ‌ʻAe Fālesi kui, tomuʻa fakamaʻa ʻae loto ipu inu mo e ipu kai, koeʻuhi ke maʻa ai foki ʻae tuʻaipu. 27 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou tatau mo e fonualoto kuo vali hinehina, ʻaia ʻoku matamatalelei moʻoni ʻituʻa, ka ʻoku fonu ʻi loto ʻi he ngaahi hui ʻoe kakai mate, mo e meʻa fakalielia kotoa pē. 28 ‌ʻOku pehē pe ʻakimoutolu foki, ʻoku mou ha māʻoniʻoni ʻituʻa ki he kakai, ka ʻoku mou fonu ʻi loto ʻi he mālualoi mo e angahia. 29 “ʻE malaʻia ʻakimoutolu, ko e kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ko e mālualoi! He ʻoku mou ngaohi ʻae tanuʻanga ʻoe kau palōfita, ʻo fakasanisani ʻae fonualoto ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni, 30 ‌ʻo mou pehē, ‘Ka ne mau moʻui ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻemau ngaahi tamai, pehē, ʻe ʻikai te mau kau mo kinautolu ʻi he toto ʻoe kau palōfita.’ 31 “Ko ia ko e kau fakamoʻoni ʻakimoutolu kiate kimoutolu, ko e fānau ʻakimoutolu ʻanautolu naʻe tāmateʻi ʻae kau palōfita. 32 Ko ia mou fakafonu ʻae ipu fuofua ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi tamai. 33 ‌ʻAe fanga ngata, ʻae fānau ʻae ngata fekai! Te mou hao fēfeeʻi mei he malaʻia ʻo heli?

34 ¶ Ko ia, vakai, ʻoku ou fekau atu kiate kimoutolu ʻae kau palōfita, mo e kau tangata poto, mo e kau tangata tohi: pea ko honau niʻihi te mou tāmateʻi ʻo tutuki ki he ʻakau: pea ko honau niʻihi te mou haha ʻi homou ngaahi falelotu, ʻo fakatangaʻi mei he kolo ki he kolo: 35 Koeʻuhi ʻe ʻeke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae toto māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē kuo lilingi ʻi māmani mei he toto ʻo ʻEpeli māʻoniʻoni, ʻo hoko ki he toto ʻo Sakalaia ko e foha ʻo Palakia, ʻaia naʻa mou tāmateʻi ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe potu toputapu mo e ʻesifeilaulau. 36 Ko ʻeku tala moʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻE hoko ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki he toʻutangata ni. 37 “ʻE Selūsalema, Selūsalema, ʻa Koe ʻoku ke tāmateʻi ʻae kau palōfita, mo ke tolongaki ʻaki ʻae maka ʻakinautolu ʻoku fekau atu kiate koe, kuo liunga fiha ʻeku fie tānaki fakataha hoʻo fānau, ʻo hangē ko e tānaki fakataha ʻe he motuʻa moa ʻene fānau ʻi hono lalo kapakau, ka naʻe ʻikai te mou lotoki ai! 38 Vakai, kuo siʻaki homou fale kiate kimoutolu ke lala ʻaupito. 39 He ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ngata mei heni, ʻe ʻikai te mou mamata kiate au, kaeʻoua ke mou pehē, ‘ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻoku haʻu ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki.’ ”