1 Ko e lea naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe Selemaia, ko e palōfita, kia Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia, ʻi he hili ʻene tohi ʻi ha tohi ʻae ngaahi lea ni mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia, ʻi hono fā ʻoe taʻu ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo pehē. 2 “ʻE Paluki, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, kiate koe; 3 ‘Naʻa ke pehē, “Ko eni ʻoku ou malaʻia! He kuo fakahoko ʻe Sihova ʻae mamahi ki heʻeku mamahi; naʻaku pongia ʻi heʻeku toʻe, pea ʻoku ʻikai teu ʻilo ha fiemālie.” ’

4 ¶ “Pea te ke lea pehē kiate ia, ʻoku folofola pehē ʻa Sihova; ‘Vakai, ko ia kuo u langa te u fesiʻi hifo, pea ko ia kuo u tō teu taʻaki hake, ʻio, ʻae fonua ni kotoa pē. 5 Pea ʻoku ke kumi ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi maʻau? ʻOua naʻa kumi ki ai:’ he ʻoku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, ‘Vakai, te u ʻomi ʻae kovi ki he kakano kotoa pē: ka teu foaki hoʻo moʻui kiate koe ʻo hangē ko e koloa kuo vetea, ʻi he potu kotoa pē te ke ʻalu ki ai.’ ”