Nomipā 24:5-13

⁵Hono ʻikai lelei lahi ʻa ho ngaahi fale fehikitaki, ʻE Sēkope, pea mo ho ngaahi nofoʻanga, ʻE ʻIsileli!

⁶‌ʻOku nau mafola atu ʻo hangē ko e fonua tokalelei, ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ngoue ʻi he veʻe vaitafe, pea hangē ko e ngaahi ʻakau ko e ʻalosi ʻaia kuo tō ʻe Sihova, pea ʻoku tatau mo e ngaahi ʻakau ko e sita ʻi he veʻe vai.

⁷Pea ʻe lilingi ʻe ia ʻae vai mei heʻene ngaahi ipu vai, pea ko hono tenga, ʻe tupu ia ʻi he vai lahi, pea ʻe māʻolunga ʻa hono tuʻi ʻia Ekaki, pea ʻe hakeakiʻi ʻa hono puleʻanga.

⁸Kuo ʻomi ia ʻe he ʻOtua mei ʻIsipite, ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻae mālohi ʻo hangē ko e ʻiunikoni: pea te ne kai ke ʻosi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo hono ngaahi fili, pea te ne fesiʻi honau ngaahi hui, pea ne hokaʻi ke ʻasi ʻiate kinautolu ʻa ʻene ngaahi ngahau.

⁹Naʻe tokoto ia, ʻo toitoi ʻo hangē ko e laione, pea tatau mo e laione lahi: pea ko hai te ne faʻa ueʻi hake ia? ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku ne tāpuakiʻi koe, pea ʻe malaʻia ia ʻoku ne fakamalaʻiaʻi koe.”

¹⁰Pea naʻe tupu ʻae ʻita ʻa Pelaki kia Pelami, pea naʻa ne pasipasi ʻa hono nima: pea pehē ʻe Pelaki kia Pelami, “Naʻaku ui mai ko e ke ke tukitalaʻi hoku ngaahi fili, pea vakai, kuo ke tāpuakiʻi tofu pe ʻakinautolu ni ʻo liunga tolu.

¹¹Pea ko ia ke ke puna ki ho potu: ne u ʻamanaki ke u hakeakiʻi koe ke ke ongoongo lahi, pea vakai, kuo taʻofi koe ʻe Sihova mei he ongoongolelei.”

¹²Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Pelami kia Pelaki, “ʻIkai naʻaku lea ki hoʻo kau talafekau ʻaia naʻa ke fekau mai kiate au, ʻo pehē,

¹³Kapau ʻe foaki ʻe Pelaki kiate au ʻa hono fale ʻoku pito ʻi he siliva mo e koula, ʻe ʻikai te u fakakeheʻi ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova, ke fai ʻae lelei pe ko e kovi ʻi hoku loto ʻoʻoku; ka ko ia ʻe folofola mai ʻe Sihova, ko ia pe te u lea ʻaki?”