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21 “Koʼeni te ʼu lao ʼae ka ke fakaha anai kia natou:+
2 “Kapau ʼe ke totogi he tagata kaugana Hepeleo,+ ʼe kaugana anai kia koe lolotoga taʼu ʼe ono, kae ʼi te fitu taʼu, ʼe fakaʼateainaʼi anai kae ʼe mole ina totogi anai he meʼa.+ 3 Kapau neʼe haʼu tokotahi, ʼe mavae tokotahi anai. Kapau neʼe haʼu mo hona ʼohoana, ʼe tonu anai ke mavae mo tona ʼohoana. 4 Kapau ʼe foaki age e tona pule hona ʼohoana ʼo ina maʼu ai ʼona foha peʼe ko ʼona ʼofafine, ʼe maʼu anai e te pule ia te fafine mo ʼana fanau, kae ʼe mavae tokotahi pe anai te tagata kaugana ʼaia.+ 5 Kae kapau ʼe ina ui: ‘ ʼE au ʼofa ki toku pule, mo toku ʼohoana pea mo ʼoku foha, pea ʼe mole au loto ke fakaʼateainaʼi au,’+ 6 ʼe tonu ke ʼave ia ia e tona pule kia muʼa ʼo te ʼAtua moʼoni. Pea ʼe toe ʼave leva ia ia e tona pule ki te muʼa matapa peʼe ko te kaumatapa, pea ʼe ina pūhi anai tona taliga ʼaki he hui. Pea ʼe liliu ai anai ko hana tagata kaugana ʼi tona maʼuli katoa.
7 “Kapau ʼe fakatau e he tagata tona ʼofafine ke liliu ko he kaugana, ʼe mole hage anai tona fakaʼateainaʼi ko te fakaʼateainaʼi ʼo he tagata kaugana. 8 Kapau ʼe mole leleiʼia e tona pule ia ia ʼo mole liliu ai ko hana fafine, kae ʼe kumi e te pule he tahi ke ina totogi ia ia, ʼe mole fakagafua anai ke ina fakatau ia ia ki he kau matapule, he neʼe ina kakaʼi ia ia. 9 Kapau ʼe ina filifili ia ia ke ʼohoana mo tona foha, ʼe ina gaohi pe anai ohage ko hona ʼofafine. 10 Kapau ʼe ina* toʼo he tahi age taʼahine ke ʼohoana mo ia, ʼe mole ina fakasiʼisiʼi anai te meʼa kai, mo te meʼa laofi ʼo tona ʼuluaki ʼohoana, pea ʼe ina fai pe anai tona maʼua*+ ki tona ʼuluaki ʼohoana. 11 Kapau ʼe mole ina fai te ʼu faʼahi ʼaia ʼe tolu, ʼe fakaʼateainaʼi anai ia te fafine kae ʼe mole ina totogi anai he meʼa.
12 “Ko he tahi ʼe ina taʼi he tagata ʼo mate, ʼe tonu ke matehi.+ 13 Kae kapau neʼe mole ina fakatuʼutuʼu ke ina fai te faʼahi ʼaia pea neʼe tuku e te ʼAtua moʼoni ke hoko, ʼe feala anai ke hola ki he koga meʼa ʼe hoki au fakaha atu.+ 14 Kapau ʼe kovi ʼosi te ita ʼa he tagata ki he tahi tagata ʼo ina haga ai ʼo matehi,+ ʼe tonu anai ke matehi te tagata ʼaia tatau aipe pe neʼe alu ki toku ʼaletale ke puipui ai ia ia.+ 15 Ko ia ʼae ʼe ina taʼi tana tamai peʼe ko tana faʼe, ʼe tonu ke matehi.+
16 “Kapau ʼe ʼave fakamalohi e he tahi he tagata+ ʼo fakatau, peʼe maʼu atu ʼe kei nofo pe mo te tagata ʼae neʼe ina ʼave fakamalohi,+ ʼe tonu anai ke matehi.+
17 “Ko he tahi pe ʼe ina lotokoviʼi tana tamai peʼe ko tana faʼe, ʼe tonu ke matehi.+
18 “Koʼeni te meʼa ʼae ʼe tonu ke hoko mo kapau ʼe fekēʼaki he ʼu tagata pea ʼe taʼi e he tagata te tahi tagata ʼaki he foʼi maka peʼe ina hokaʼi,* ʼo mole mate kae ʼe tonu ke takoto: 19 Kapau ʼe feala hana tuʼu ake ʼo alu ʼo haʼele ʼi tuʼa mo hona toko, ʼe mole tonu anai ke fakatuʼā ia ia ʼae neʼe ina taʼi. ʼE ina foaki pe anai he falā ʼo mulimuli ki te temi ʼae ʼe mole gaue ai te tagata ʼae ʼe lavea ʼo kaku ki tona kua lelei.
20 “Kapau ʼe taʼi e he pule tana tagata peʼe fafine kaugana ʼaki he koga ʼakau ʼo mate ʼi tona ta ʼaia,* ʼe tonu anai ke fakatuʼā te pule.+ 21 Kae kapau ʼe maʼuli ʼi he ʼaho katoa peʼe ko ʼaho ʼe lua, ʼe mole tonu anai ke fakatuʼā te pule, koteʼuhi neʼe ina totogi ia ia ʼaki tana falā.
22 “Kapau ʼe fuhu he ʼu tagata ʼo lavea ai he fafine faitama pea fanau kae heʼeki hoko tona temi fanau,*+ pea ʼe mole mate* ai te fafine mo tana kiʼi toe, ʼe tonu anai ke foaki e ia ʼae neʼe hala te falā ʼae ʼe fakamaʼua age e te ʼohoana ʼo te fafine. ʼE ina foaki anai te falā ʼae neʼe fakatuʼutuʼu ki ai te kau tuʼi fakamau.+ 23 Kae kapau ʼe mate he tahi ia naua, ʼe tonu leva ke ke fetogi he maʼuli ʼaki he maʼuli,*+ 24 he mata ʼaki he mata, he nifo ʼaki he nifo, he nima ʼaki he nima, he vaʼe ʼaki he vaʼe,+ 25 he vela ʼaki he vela, he lavea ʼaki he lavea, he ta ʼaki he ta.
26 “Kapau ʼe taʼi e he tagata te foʼi mata ʼo tana tagata peʼe fafine kaugana ʼo kivi ai, ʼe ina fakaʼateainaʼi anai ia ia moʼo fetogi ʼaki tona foʼi mata.+ 27 Kapau ʼe ina taʼi tana tagata peʼe fafine kaugana ʼo to ai hona foʼi nifo, ʼe ina fakaʼateainaʼi anai ia ia moʼo fetogi ʼaki tona foʼi nifo.
28 “Kapau ʼe ʼohofi e he vitulo he tagata peʼe ko he fafine ʼo mate ai, ʼe tonu ke tuki makaʼi te vitulo ke mate+ pea ʼe mole kai anai te manu ʼaia. ʼE mole fakatuʼā anai te tagata ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo. 29 Kae kapau neʼe mahani te vitulo ʼaia ʼi te ʼohofi ʼo te hahaʼi, pea neʼe fakatokaga age kia ia ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo kae neʼe mole ina leʼoleʼo, ʼo mate ai he tagata peʼe ko he fafine, ʼe tuki makaʼi anai te vitulo pea ʼe toe matehi foki mo ia ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo. 30 Kapau ʼe fakamaʼua kia ia he totogi,* ʼe ina foaki anai te falā ʼae ʼe fakamaʼua age kia ia moʼo totogi ʼaki tona maʼuli.* 31 Kae kapau neʼe ʼohofi e he vitulo ia he tamasiʼi tagata peʼe fafine, ʼe fakatuʼā anai ia ia ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo ʼo mulimuli ki te lao ʼaia. 32 Kapau neʼe ʼohofi e te vitulo he tagata peʼe ko he fafine kaugana, ʼe foaki anai e ia ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo he ʼu sikele* ʼe 30 ki te pule ʼo te tagata peʼe ko te fafine kaugana, pea ʼe tuki makaʼi anai te vitulo ke mate.
33 “Kapau ʼe mole pupunu e he tagata he luo peʼe ina keli he luo kae mole ina pupunu, pea to ki ai he vitulo peʼe ko he asino, 34 ʼe foaki anai e ia ʼae ʼaʼana te luo he falā moʼo fetogi ʼaki te manu.+ ʼE ina totogi anai kia ia ʼae ʼaʼana te manu, kae ʼe ina maʼu anai te manu ʼae kua mate. 35 Kapau ʼe lavea te vitulo ʼa he tagata ʼo mate ʼuhi ko te vitulo ʼa he tahi age tagata, ʼe nā fakatau anai te vitulo ʼae ʼe kei maʼuli pea ʼe nā vaevae tona totogi. ʼE nā toe vaevae foki mo te manu ʼae kua mate. 36 Peʼe kapau kua iloʼi neʼe mahani te vitulo ʼaia ʼi te ʼohofi ʼo te tahi ʼu manu, kae neʼe mole leʼoleʼo e ia ʼae ʼaʼana te vitulo, ʼe tonu anai ke ina fetogi he vitulo ʼaki he tahi vitulo, pea ʼe ina maʼu anai te manu ʼae kua mate.