1 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, 2 Fekau ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi kenau ʻomi kiate koe ʻae lolo ʻolive lelei kuo tuki ki he maama, koeʻuhi ke ulo lelei maʻuaipē ʻae maama. 3 ‌ʻE teuteu ia ʻe ʻElone ʻituʻa ʻi he puipui ʻoe fuakava ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, mei he efiafi ki he pongipongi ʻe fai maʻuaipē ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova; ko e fekau fai maʻu pe ia ʻi homou toʻutangata kotoa pē. 4 Ke te u maʻuaipē ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi foʻi maama ki he tuʻunga maama tapu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova.

5 ¶ Pea ke toʻo ʻae mahoaʻa lelei, ʻo ngaohi ʻaki ʻae foʻi mā ʻe hongofulu ma ua: ʻe ʻai ʻae oma ʻe ua ʻi he foʻi mā pe taha. 6 Pea te ke fokotuʻu ia ʻi he ʻotu ʻe ua, ke taki ono ʻi he ʻotu pe taha, ki he palepale māʻoniʻoni ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova. 7 Pea te ke ʻai ki he ʻotu fakatouʻosi pe ʻae laipeno moʻonia, koeʻuhi ke ʻi he mā ia ko e meʻa fakamanatu, ʻio, ko e feilaulau kuo ngaohi ʻaki ʻae afi kia Sihova. 8 ‌ʻE ʻai ia ʻo teuteu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻo fai maʻu pe ʻi he Sāpate kotoa pē, kuo toʻo ia mei he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he fuakava ʻoku taʻengata. 9 Pea ʻe ʻia ʻElone ia mo hono ngaahi foha; pea kenau kai ia ʻi he potu māʻoniʻoni: he ko e meʻa māʻoniʻoni lahi kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau kia Sihova kuo ngaohi ʻaki ʻae afi ʻi he fekau tuʻumaʻu.

10 ¶ Pea naʻe ʻalu kituaʻā mo e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae tama ʻae fefine ʻIsileli, ka ko ʻene tamai ko e tangata ʻIsipite; pea ko e tama ʻae fefine ʻIsileli, mo e tangata ʻIsileli, naʻa na fekuki fakataha ʻi he ʻapitanga: 11 Pea naʻe kape ʻae tama ʻae fefine ʻIsileli ki he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻo lea kovi. Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia kia Mōsese, (pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē, ko Selomiti, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Tipili ʻi he faʻahinga ʻo Tani:) 12 Pea naʻa nau tuku haʻisia ia, ke ʻoua ke nau ʻilo ʻae finangalo ʻo Sihova ki ai. 13 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, 14 “Ko ia kuo kape, ʻomi ia kituaʻā mei he ʻapitanga; pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe fanongo ki ai ke hilifaki honau nima ki hono ʻulu, pea ke tolongaki ia ʻe he fakataha kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae maka. 15 Pea ke lea koe ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē, Ko ia ʻoku kapeʻi hono ʻOtua ʻe fua ʻe ia ʻene angahala. 16 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne kapeʻi ʻae huafa ʻo Sihova, ko e moʻoni ʻe tāmateʻi ia, ʻe tolongaki ia ʻaki ʻae maka ʻe he kakai kotoa pē: ko e muli ia pe ko ia kuo tupu ʻi he fonua, ʻoka kapeʻi ʻe ia ʻae huafa ʻo Sihova ʻe tāmateʻi ia.

17 ¶ “Pea ko ia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha tangata ʻe tāmateʻi moʻoni ia. 18 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha manu ʻe totongi ke tatau ia; ko e manu ki he manu. 19 “Pea kapau ʻe fakameleʻi ʻe ha tangata hono kaungāʻapi ʻe fai kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ia kuo ne fai 20 Ko e lavea ki he lavea, ko e mata ki he mata, ko e nifo ki he nifo: ʻo hangē ko ʻene fakameleʻi ha tangata, ʻe pehē pe hono fai kiate ia. 21 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha manu, ʻe ʻatu ke tatau ia: pea ko ia ʻoku ne tāmateʻi ha tangata, ʻe tāmateʻi ia. 22 Ke mou maʻu ʻae fono pe taha, ki he muli, mo ia ʻoku ʻi homou fonua: he ko au ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua.”

23 ¶ Pea naʻe lea ʻa Mōsese ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi kenau ʻomi ʻaia naʻe kape kituaʻā mei he ʻapitanga, ʻo tolongaki ʻaki ia ʻae maka. Pea naʻe fai ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese.