¶ 1 HE koe Melikiseteke ni, koe tu‘i o Salema, koe taulaeiki ae Otua fugani maoluga, aia nae fakafetaulaki kia Ebalahame i he ene liu mai mei he tamate‘i oe gaahi tu‘i, bea ne tabuaki ia;

2 Aia ne atu ki ai foki e Ebalahame hono hogofulu oe vahe oe mea kotoabe; koe uluaki uhiga  o hono higoa koe Tu‘i oe maonioni, bea koe Tu‘i o Salema, aia, koe Tu‘i oe fiemalie;

3 Tae haane tamai, tae haane fa‘e, tae hano hohoko, kuo ikai ha kamataaga o hono gaahi aho, be ha gataaga o ene moui; ka kuo tatau moe Alo oe Otua; bea nofo koe taulaeiki o lauikuoga.

4 Ko eni, ke tokaga ki hono lahi oe tagata ni, aia nae atu ki ai e he muaki tamai ko Ebalahame hono hogofulu oe vahe oe koloa i he vete.

5 Bea koe mooni ko kinautolu i he gaahi foha o Livai, oku ma‘u ae gaue fakataulaeiki, oku iate kinautolu ae fekau o fakatatau ki he fono ke to‘o hono hogofulu oe vahe oe mea mei he kakai, io, mei ho nau kaiga, ne ogo koe tubu foki akinautolu mei he jino o Ebalahame:

6 Ka ko ia oku ikai lau hono hohoko meiate kinautolu, ne ma‘u eia hono hogofulu oe vahe oe mea mei a Ebalahame, mo ne tabuaki ia aia nae aana ae gaahi talaofa.

7 Bea koe mooni tae ha kikihi ki ai, oku tabuaki‘i e he lahi hake ae jii hifo.

8 Bea oku ma‘u i heni e he kau tagata oku  hokohoko mate be hono hogofulu oe vahe oe mea; kae i hena eia oku fakamooni ki ai oku moui ai be.

9 Bea hage ka behe eku lea, ko Livai foki, aia oku ne ma‘u hono hogofulu oe vahe oe mea, nae atu eia hono hogofulu oe vahe ia Ebalahame:

10 He nae kei i he jino o ene tamai ia, i he e na fetaulaki mo Melikiseteke.

11 Koia ka ne ai ha haohaoa i he kau taulaeiki oe faahiga o Livai, (he na‘e ma‘u ai e he kakai ae fono,) koeha hono aoga oe fokotuu moe taulaeiki e taha i he lakaga o Melikiseteke, kae ikai ui i he lakaga o Elone?

12 He koe mea i he fetogi ae kau taulaeiki, oku totonu ai foki ke fetogi moe fono.

13 He ko ia oku lea aki ki ai ae gaahi mea ni, oku i he faahiga e taha, bea nae ikai ha taha mei ai e gaue i he ejifeilaulau.

14 He kuo ha mooni nae tubu a ho tau Eiki mei a Juta; ae faahiga koia nae ikai aubito ke lea ki ai a Mosese ki he gaue fakataulaeiki.

15 Kae mu‘a hake eni foki: koeuhi kuo fokotuu ae taulaeiki e taha o fakatatau mo Melikiseteke,

16 Aia oku fakanofo, kae ikai hage koe tuutuuni oe fekau fakakakano, kae fakatatau ki he malohi oe mo i taegata.

17 He oku ne fakabatonu mai, Koe taulaeiki koe o lauikuoga i he lakaga o Melikiseteke.

18 He oku ai mooni hono fakagata oe fekau nae muomua, koeuhi ko hono vaivai mo hono taeaoga.

19 He nae ikai fakahaohaoa e he fono ha mea e taha, ka koe fakahoko be oe amanaki lelei; aia oku tau unuunu atu ai ki he Otua.

20 Bea koeuhi nae ikai behe ia ka i he fuakava:

21 (He nae gaohi akinautolu koe kau taulaeiki tae ha fuakava; ka ko ia i he fuakava iate ia naa ne behe ki ai, Kuo fuakava e he Eiki, bea e ikai te ne liliu, Koe taulaeiki koe o lauikuoga i he lakaga o Melikiseteke:)

22 Kuo behe hono lelei lahi hake oe fakababau oe hoko a Jisu koe fakalaloa.

23 Bea koe mooni, naa nau toko lahi ae kau taulaeiki, he nae ikai ke tuku fuoloa akinautolu koe mea i he mate:

24 Ka koe tagata ni, koe mea i he ene tologa o taegata, kuo ma‘u eia ae gaue faktaulaeiki oku taeliliu.

25 Koia foki oku ne faa fai ai ke fakamoui haohaoa akinautolu oku ha‘u ki he Otua iate ia, koe mea i he ene moui mau ai be ke hufaki‘i akinautolu.

26 He nae tāu mo kitautolu ae fugani taulaeiki behe, oku maonioni, tae haane kovi, bea taeuli, bea mavahe mei he kau agahala, bea fakamaoluga hake i he gaahi lagi;

27 Aia nae ikai ke ne hage koe kau taulaeiki lahi koia, ke ne tomua feilaulau i he aho kotoabe koeuhi ko ene agahala aana, bea toki  fai koeuhi koe kakai: he nae fai ia eia o tuo taha be, i he ene o hake eia ia.

28 He oku gaohi e he fono ke taulaeiki lahi ae kau tagata oku vaivai; ka oku fakanofo ae Alo, aia kuo fakahaohaoa o taegata e he lea oe fuakava nae ki mui i he fono.