1 Pea ko e ngaahi puleʻanga eni naʻe tuku ʻe Sihova ke ʻahiʻahi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻio, ʻakinautolu ʻi ʻIsileli, naʻe ʻikai tenau ʻilo ʻae ngaahi tau kotoa pē ʻoe kau Kēnani:
2 Koeʻuhi ke hoko ʻo ʻilo ai ʻe he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ke ako tau kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi pē ko kinautolu naʻe ʻikai tenau tomuʻa ʻilo siʻi ia:
3 Ko e ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻoe kau Filisitia, mo e kau Kēnani kotoa pē, mo e kau Saitoni, mo e kau Hevi naʻe nofo ʻi he moʻunga ko Lepanoni, mei he moʻunga ko Peali-Heamoni ki he hūʻanga ki Hemati.
4 Pea naʻe tuku ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli ʻekinautolu, ke ʻilo pē tenau fanongo ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne fekau ki heʻenau ngaahi tamai ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese.
5 Pea naʻe nofo ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli fakataha mo e kau Kēnani, mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi:
6 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi honau ngaahi ʻofefine ke hoko ko honau ngaahi uaifi, pea naʻa nau ʻatu honau ngaahi ʻofefine ki honau ngaahi foha, ʻonau tauhi honau ngaahi ʻotua.
