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9 Neʼe au mahino leva ki te aluʼaga ʼaeni ʼae neʼe au fakakaukauʼi fakamalotoloto: Ko te kau faitotonu, mo te kau poto pea mo ʼanatou gaue ʼe ʼi te nima ʼo te ʼAtua moʼoni.+ ʼE mole iloʼi e te tagata ia te ʼofa mo te fehiʼa ʼae neʼe maʼu e te hahaʼi ʼi muʼa atu. 2 ʼE tatau pe te ikuʼaga ʼo te hahaʼi fuli,+ te tagata faitotonu mo ia ʼae ʼe agakovi,+ te tagata agalelei mo ia ʼae ʼe maʼa pea mo ia ʼae ʼe heʼe maʼa, te tagata ʼae ʼe ina fai he sakilifisio mo ia ʼae ʼe mole ina fai he sakilifisio. Pea ʼe tatau pe te tagata agalelei mo ia ʼae ʼe agahala, ʼe toe feia pe mo te tagata ʼae ʼe ina fai he fakapapau mo ia ʼae ʼe tuʼania ʼi te fai ʼo he fakapapau. 3 ʼE hoko te aluʼaga fakaʼofaʼofa ʼaeni ʼi te kele: Koteʼuhi ʼae ʼe tatau te ikuʼaga ʼo te hahaʼi fuli,+ ʼe toe fonu ʼonatou loto ko te agakovi, ʼe natou toe vale uka foki ʼi tonatou maʼuli pea natou mamate leva.
4 ʼE ʼi ai he ʼamanaki kia ia ʼae ʼe kei maʼuli, he ʼe lelei age he kuli maʼuli ʼi he laione kua mate.+ 5 ʼEi, ʼe iloʼi e te kau maʼuli ʼe natou mamate anai,+ kae ʼe mole iloʼi e te kau mate he meʼa,+ pea ʼe mole kei ʼi ai honatou fakapale,* he ʼe mole kei manatuʼi natou.+ 6 Pea tahi ʼae, kua puli tonatou ia ʼofa, mo tonatou fehiʼa, mo tonatou maheka, pea ʼe mole kei natou kau ki te meʼa ʼae ʼe fai ʼi te kele.+
7 Koia alu ʼo kai fakafiafia tau meʼa kai, mo inu tau vino mo he lotofiafia,+ koteʼuhi kua leleiʼia e te ʼAtua moʼoni ʼau gaue.+ 8 Ke hihina tuʼumaʼu ʼou mutuʼi meʼa* pea ke manatuʼi ʼo pani te lolo ki tou foʼi ʼulu.+ 9 Ke ke fakafiafia mo tou ʼohoana ʼofaina+ ʼi te ʼu ʼaho vaʼiganoa fuli ʼae neʼe foaki atu e te ʼAtua ke ke maʼuli ai ʼi te kele, ʼei, ʼi te ʼu ʼaho vaʼiganoa fuli, he ʼe ko tou vahe ʼaia ʼi tou maʼuli pea mo tau gaue kinakina ʼi te kele.+ 10 Ko meʼa fuli ʼae ʼe feala ke ke fai, ke ke fai ʼaki tou malohi katoa, he ʼe mole ʼi ai he gaue, mo he fakatuʼutuʼu, mo he ʼatamai malama, mo he poto ʼi te Faitoka,*+ te koga meʼa ʼae ʼe ke alu ki ai.
11 Neʼe au toe sio ki te aluʼaga ʼaeni ʼi te kele: ʼE mole malo tuʼumaʼu ia natou ʼae ʼe lele vave ʼi te lele, ʼo toe feia mo natou ʼae ʼe malolohi ʼi te tau.+ ʼE mole maʼu tuʼumaʼu e te kau poto hanatou meʼa kai, pea ʼe mole koloaʼia tuʼumaʼu ia natou ʼae ʼe ʼatamai,+ ʼo toe feia pe ʼe mole fua lelei tuʼumaʼu te ʼu fakatuʼutuʼu ʼa natou ʼae ʼe natou maʼu te ʼatamai malama,+ koteʼuhi ʼe hoko kia natou fuli ni temi faigataʼa mo ni aluʼaga fakapunamaʼuli. 12 ʼE mole iloʼi e te tagata ia tona hola.+ Ka maʼua te ʼu foha ʼo te tagata ʼi he hele, ʼi he temi faigataʼa ʼe hoko fakapunamaʼuli kia natou, ʼe hage pe ko te ʼu ika ʼae ʼe puke ʼaki he kupega, peʼe ko ni manulele ʼe to ki he hele.
13 Neʼe au toe tokagaʼi foki te aluʼaga fakapunamaʼuli ʼaeni ʼi te kele ʼo ʼuhiga mo te poto: 14 Neʼe ʼi ai he kiʼi kolo neʼe tokosiʼi ai te hahaʼi tagata, pea neʼe ʼa takai e he hau malohi mo ina laga he kaupa ʼi tona takafoli moʼona tauʼi. 15 Neʼe nofo ai he tagata masiva mo poto neʼe ina haofaki te kolo ʼaki tona poto. Kae neʼe mole he tahi neʼe ina toe manatuʼi te tagata masiva ʼaia.+ 16 Pea neʼe au ui: “ ʼE lelei age te poto ʼi te malohi,+ kae ʼe meʼa noaʼi te poto ʼo te tagata masiva, pea ʼe mole tokagaʼi ʼana palalau.”+
17 ʼE lelei age te tokagaʼi ʼo te ʼu palalau ʼa te tagata poto ʼi te ʼu kalaga ʼa te tagata ʼae ʼe pule ʼi te kau vale.
18 ʼE lelei age te poto ʼi te ʼu mahafu tau, kae ʼe feala ki he tagata agahala ʼe tahi ke ina maumauʼi ni tuʼuga meʼa ʼe lelei.+