¶ 1 KE fakavaivai ae tagata kotoabe ki ke bule oku maoluga. He oku ikai ha bule kae mei he Otua: bea koe kau bule oku ai, oku tuutuuni ia e he Otua.

2 Ko ia oku agatuu ki he bule, oku agatuu ki he tuutuuni ae Otua: bea ko kinautolu oku agatuu, te nau ma‘u kiate kinautolu ae tautea.

3 He koe kau bule oku ikai koe fakailifia ki he gaahi gaue lelei, ka ki he kovi. Bea ko ho loto ke oua naa manavahe koe ki he bule? fai aia oku lelei, bea te ke ma‘u mei ai ae fakamalo:

4 He koe tamaioeiki ae Otua ia kiate koe ki he lelei. Bea kabau oku ke fai aia oku kovi, ke ke manavahe; he oku ikai ke too noabe eia ae heleta: he koe tamaioeiki ia ae Otua, koe fai totogi ia ke tautea kiate ia oku fai kovi.

5 Koia oku totonu ke mou fakavaivai, o ikai be naa ai ha tautea, ka koeuhi ko hono totonu.

6 Koe mea koia ke mou atu ai ae tukuhau foki: he koe kau tamaioeiki ae Otua akinautolu, oku tokaga o fai mau ki he mea ni be.

7 Koia ke atu ki he kakai kotoabe aia oku totonu: ae tukuhau kiate ia oku totonu ki ai ae tukuhau; koe totogi kiate ia oku aana totonu ae totogi; koe manavahe kiate ia oku aana totonu ae manavahe; moe fakaabaaba kiate ia oku aana totonu ae fakaabaaba.

8 Oua naa taetotogi ha mea ki ha taha, ka mou feofaaki be kiate kimoutolu: he ko ia oku ofa ki ha toko taha, kuo fakamooni ia ki he fono.

9 Koia foki, Oua naa ke tono fefine, Oua naa ke fakabo, Oua naa ke kaihaa, Oua naa ke fakamooni loi, Oua naa ke manumanu; bea ka ai mo ha fekau kehe, oku lau fakataha ia i he fekau ni, aeni, Ke ke ofa ki ho kaugaabi o hage be ko koe.

10 Oku ikai fai e he ofa ha kovi ki hono kaugaabi: koia koe ofa ko hono fakamooni ia oe fono.

11 Bea ajili be i hoo mou ilo ae kuoga, kuo hokojia aubito ae feituulaa ke a ai mei he mohe: he oku ofi lahi eni ho tau fakamoui, i he e tau tomua tui.

12 Kuo tei oji ae bo, oku ofi ae aho: koia ke tau liaki ae gaahi gaue oe bouli, bea tau ai ae mahafu oe māma.

13 Ke tau felaka‘i o matamata lelei, o tāu moe aho; ikai i he katoaga kai moe faa kona, be i he feauaki moe agafa-kalielia, bea ikai i he fekeikei moe meheka.

14 Ka ke ai ekimoutolu ae Eiki ko Jisu Kalaisi, bea oua naa tokonaki ma ae gaahi holi oe kakano.