Sākalaia
11 “Fakaava ho ngaahi matapaá, ʻe Lepanoni,
Koeʻuhi ke keina ʻe ha afi ho ngaahi sitá.
2 Tangilāulau, ʻa koe siunipa, he kuo holo ʻa e sitá;
Kuo fakaʻauha ʻa e ʻuluʻakau lelei tahá!
Tangilāulau, ʻa kimoutolu ʻulu ʻoke ʻo Pēsaní,
He kuo ʻauha ʻa e vaotā fihí!
3 Fanongo! ʻOku tangilāulau ʻa e kau tauhi-sipí,
He kuo mole atu honau lāngilangí.
Fanongo! ʻOku ngungulu ʻa e fanga laione muí,
He kuo ʻauha ʻa e vao ʻakau fihi ʻi he veʻe Sioataní.
4 “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko hoku ʻOtuá, ‘Tauhi ʻa e tākanga ʻoku teu ke tāmateʻí,+ 5 ʻa ia ʻoku tāmateʻi kinautolu ʻe he faʻahinga naʻa nau fakatau mai iá+ pea ʻoku ʻikai lau ʻoku nau halaia. Pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau fakatau atu kinautolú+ ʻoku nau pehē, “ʻOfa ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova, he te u hoko ʻo tuʻumālie.” Pea ko honau kau tauhí ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau manavaʻofa kiate kinautolu.’+
6 “‘Koeʻuhi heʻikai te u kei fakahāhā ha manavaʻofa ki he kau nofo ʻi he fonuá,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová. ‘Ko ia te u ʻai ʻa e tangata taki taha ke ne tō ki he nima ʻo hono kaungāʻapí mo hono tuʻí; pea te nau laiki ʻa e fonuá, pea heʻikai te u fakahaofi kinautolu mei honau nimá.’”
7 Pea naʻá ku kamata ke tauhi ʻa e tākanga ʻoku teu ke tāmateʻí,+ koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu, siʻi kau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he tākangá. Ko ia naʻá ku toʻo ha tokotoko ʻe ua, pea naʻá ku ui ʻa e taha ko Hōifua, pea ko e taha ko Fāʻūtaha,+ pea naʻá ku kamata ke tauhi ʻa e tākangá. 8 Pea naʻá ku kapusi ha kau tauhi-sipi ʻe toko tolu ʻi he māhina pē ʻe taha, he naʻe ʻikai te u kei kātakiʻi kinautolu, pea naʻa nau fakaliliʻa foki ʻiate au. 9 Pea naʻá ku pehē: “Heʻikai te u kei tauhi ai pē kimoutolu. Tuku ki he taha ʻoku mei maté ke ne mate, pea tuku ki he taha ʻoku mei ʻauhá ke ne ʻauha. Pea ko e faʻahinga ʻoku toé, tuku ke nau fekeinaʻaki honau kakanó.” 10 Ko ia naʻá ku toʻo hoku tokotoko ko Hōifuá+ ʻo tuʻusi ia, ko hono maumauʻi ia ʻa ʻeku fuakava naʻá ku fai mo e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi kakaí. 11 Ko ia naʻe maumauʻi ʻa e fuakavá ʻi he ʻaho ko iá, pea ko e kau faingataʻaʻia ʻo e tākangá ʻa ia naʻa nau sio mai kiate aú naʻa nau ʻilo ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova.
12 Naʻá ku pehē ange leva kiate kinautolu: “Kapau ʻoku hā lelei kiate kimoutolu, ʻomi kiate au ʻeku totongí; ka ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai, mou tuku pē ia.” Pea naʻa nau totongi* mai ʻeku totongí, ko e konga siliva ʻe 30.+
13 Naʻe pehē mai leva ʻe Sihova kiate au: “Lī ia ki he tukuʻanga koloá—ʻa e mahuʻinga taupotu taha ko ia kuo nau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻaki aú.”+ Ko ia naʻá ku toʻo ʻa e konga siliva ʻe 30 ʻo lī ia ki he tukuʻanga koloa ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová.+
14 Naʻá ku tuʻusi leva ʻa hoku tokotoko hono uá, ʻa Fāʻūtaha,+ ko hono maumauʻi ia ʻa e fetokouaʻaki ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsilelí.+
15 Pea naʻe folofola mai ʻa Sihova kiate au: “Ko eni, toʻo ʻa e naunau ʻa ha tauhi-sipi taʻeʻaonga.+ 16 He te u tuku ke ʻalu hake ha tauhi-sipi ʻi he fonuá. Heʻikai te ne tokanga ki he fanga sipi ʻoku fakaʻau atu ki he ʻauhá;+ heʻikai te ne kumi ki he sipi ʻoku kei valevalé pe faitoʻo ʻa e sipi ʻoku laveá+ pe fafanga ʻa e fanga sipi ʻoku lava ke tuʻú. ʻI hono kehé, ʻokú ne keina ʻa e kakano ʻo e sipi sisinó+ pea haehae ʻa e topuvaʻe ʻo e fanga sipí.+
17 ʻOiauē ʻa ʻeku tauhi-sipi taʻeʻaongá,+ ʻa ia ʻokú ne siʻaki ʻa e tākangá!+
ʻE taaʻi ʻe ha heletā ʻa hono nimá mo hono mata toʻomataʻú.
ʻE mate ʻaupito ʻa hono nimá,
Pea ko hono mata toʻomataʻú ʻe kui ʻaupito.”*