¶ 1 BEA hili ae gaahi mea ni, naaku mamata ki he agelo e toko fa, oku nau tuu i he tuliki e fa o mamani, o nau buke ae matagi e fa o mamani, koeuhi ke oua naa havili ae matagi ki he fonua, be ki he tahi, be ki ha akau.

2 Bea neu mamata ki ha agelo e taha nae alu hake mei he botu hahake, kuo iate ia ae mea fakamau oe Otua moui: bea nae kalaga ia aki ae le‘o lahi ki he agelo e toko fa, nae tuku ki ai ke tautea ae fonua moe tahi,

3 O behe, Oua naa tautea ae fonua, be koe tahi, be koe gaahi akau, kae oua ke oji e mau fakailoga‘i ae kau tamaioeiki a ho mau Otua i ho nau foi la‘e.

4 Bea neu fanogo ki hono lau o kinautolu nae fakailoga‘i: nae fakailoga‘i i he gaahi faahiga kotoabe oe fānau a Isileli, ae toko taha kilu moe toko fa mano moe toko fa afe.

5 Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Juta ae toko tahā mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Lubeni ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Kata ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe.

6 Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Asea ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Nafitali ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Manase ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe.

7 Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Simione ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Livai ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Isaka ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe.

8 Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Sebulone ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Josefa ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe. Nae fakailoga‘i i he faahiga o Benijimani ae toko taha mano moe toko ua afe.

9 Bea hili eni, naaku mamata, bea vakai, koe fuu kakai aia kuo ikai faa lau e ha taha, mei he buleaga, moe faahiga, moe kakai, moe lea kotoabe, naa nau tutuu i he mu‘a nofoa fakaeieiki, bea i he ao oe Lami, kuo nau kofu aki ae gaahi kofu hinehina tōtōlōfa, moe vaa boga i ho nau nima;

10 Bea naa nau kalaga aki ae le‘o lahi, o behe, Oku mei ho tau Otua oku nofo i he nofoa fakaeieiki, bea moe Lami, ae fakamoui.

11 Bea nae tutuu takatakai ae kau agelo kotoabe i he nofoa fakaeieiki, bea i he kau mātua moe mea moui e fa, bea naa nau fakafoohifo ho nau mata i he mu‘a nofoa fakaeieiki, o hu ki he Otua,

12 O nau behe, Emeni: Ke i ho tau Otua o taegata bea taegata ae fakafetai, moe ogoogo lelei, moe boto, moe fakamalo, moe fakaabaaba, moe mafimafi, moe malohi. Emeni.

13 Bea nae lea ae toko taha oe kau mātua, o behe mai kiate au, Kohai akinautolu ni oku teuga aki ae gaahi kofu hinehina totolofa? bea oku nau ha‘u meife?

14 Bea neu behe kiate ia, Eiki, he‘i ilo koe. Bea ne behe mai kiate au, Ko kinautolu eni nae ha‘u mei he mamahi lahi, bea kuo nau fo ke hinehina ho nau kofu tōtōlōfa i he taataa oe Lami.

15 Koia ai oku nau i he mu‘a nofoa fakaeieiki oe Otua, o tauhi ia i he aho moe bo i hono fale tabu: bea ko ia oku nofo i he nofoa fakaeieiki, e nofo ia iate kinautolu.

16 E ikai te nau toe fiekaia, be toe fieinua; bea e ikai te nau laaina, be buhegia.

17 He koe Lami oku i he haohaoga oe nofoa fakaeieiki te ne fafaga‘i akinautolu, bea tataki akinautolu ki he gaahi matavai moui; bea e holoholo e he Otua ae loimata kotoabe mei ho nau mata.