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23 ʻI haʻo nofo hifo ke kai mo ha tuʻi,
Fakakaukau fakamātoato ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻi muʻa ʻiate koé;
2 ʻAi ha hele ki ho kiá*
Kapau ʻokú ke faʻa kai.
3 ʻOua naʻá ke havala ki heʻene meʻakai vovó,
He ko e meʻakai kākā ia.
4 ʻOua naʻá ke fakaongosia ke maʻu ha koloa.+
Tuʻu hifo pea fakahāhā ʻa e mahinó.*
5 ʻI haʻo hila ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai,+
He ko e moʻoni te ne ʻai kapakau ʻo hangē ha ʻīkalé peá ne puna atu ki he ʻataá.+
6 ʻOua naʻá ke kai ʻa e meʻakai ʻa ha tokotaha nima-maʻu;*
ʻOua naʻá ke havala ki heʻene meʻakai vovó,
7 He ʻokú ne hangē ha tokotaha ʻokú ne hanganaki fakalau ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.
ʻOkú ne pehē atu kiate koe, “kai mo inu,” ka ʻoku ʻikai ko haʻane lea moʻoni.*
8 Te ke luaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi maʻanga kuó ke kaí
Pea ʻe mole noaʻia ai ʻa hoʻo ngaahi lea fakamāloó.
9 ʻOua naʻá ke lea ke fanongo ki ai ʻa e tokotaha valé,+
He te ne taʻetokaʻi ʻa e poto ʻoku ʻi hoʻo ngaahi leá.+
10 ʻOua naʻá ke ʻunuaki ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e kauʻā ʻi he kuohilí+
Pe halalotoʻapi ʻi he ngoue ʻa e kau tamai-maté.
12 ʻAi ho lotó ki he akonakí
Pea mo ho telingá ki he ngaahi lea ʻo e ʻiló.
13 ʻOua naʻá ke taʻofi ʻa e akonakí mei ha tamasiʻi.*+
Kapau te ke taaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e vaʻakaú, ʻe ʻikai te ne mate.
14 Te ke taaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e vaʻakaú,
Koeʻuhí ke fakahaofi ai ia mei he Faʻitoká.*
17 ʻOua naʻa meheka ho lotó ki he kau angahalá,+
Ka ke manavahē kia Sihova ʻi he ʻahó kotoa,+
18 He te ke toki maʻu ai ha kahaʻu lelei+
Pea ʻe ʻikai ke tuʻusi ʻa hoʻo ʻamanakí.
19 Fanongo, ʻe hoku foha, peá ke hoko ai ʻo poto,
Pea fakahanga ho lotó ki he hala totonú.
20 ʻOua naʻá ke kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻoku nau inu ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻa e uainé,+
ʻO kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻoku nau kai ʻo fuʻu tōtuʻa ʻa e kakanoʻi-manú,+
21 He ʻe hoko ʻo masiva ha tokotaha faʻa konā mo kai fakaputa,*+
Pea ko e faʻa mohé ʻe ʻai ai ha tokotaha ke ne vala mahaehae.
22 Fanongo ki hoʻo tamaí ʻa ia naʻe tupu ai hono fanauʻi koé,
Pea ʻoua naʻá ke taʻetokaʻi ʻa hoʻo faʻeé koeʻuhí pē ko ʻene motuʻá.+
23 Fakatau mai* ʻa e moʻoní pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa fakatau atu ia,+
Pehē foki ki he potó mo e akonakí pea mo e mahinó.+
24 Ko e moʻoni ʻe fiefia ʻa e tamai ʻa ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni;
ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku hoko ko ha tamai ʻa ha foha poto te ne fiefia ʻiate ia.
25 ʻE fiefia ʻa hoʻo tamaí mo hoʻo faʻeé,
Pea ʻe nēkeneka ʻa ia naʻá ne fanauʻi koé.
26 ʻE hoku foha, foaki mai ho lotó kiate au,
Pea ʻofa ke leleiʻia ho matá ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻalungá.+
27 He ko ha tokotaha feʻauaki ko ha luo loloto ia,
Pea ko ha fefine ʻulungaanga taʻetaau* ko ha vaitupu fāsiʻi ia.+
28 ʻOkú ne toi ʻo tatali hangē ha kaihaʻá;+
ʻOkú ne ʻai ke tokolahi ʻa e kau tangata taʻefaitōnungá.
29 Ko hai ʻoku ʻoiaueé? Ko hai ʻoku taʻemanongá?
Ko hai ʻoku faʻa keé? Ko hai ʻoku faʻa lāungá?
Ko hai ʻoku lavea taʻeʻuhingá? Ko hai ʻoku nenefu* ʻene sió?
31 ʻOua ʻe sio ki he kulokula mai ʻa e lanu ʻo e uainé
ʻI heʻene fetapaki mai ʻi he ipú pea lele momole hifó,
32 He ʻi he ikuʻangá ʻoku huhu ia ʻo hangē ha ngatá,
Pea ʻokú ne tuku mai ha kona ʻo hangē ha ngata huhu koná.
34 Pea te ke hangē ko ha taha ʻoku tokoto ʻi he loto tahí,
Hangē ha taha ʻoku tokoto ʻi he funga fanā ʻo ha vaká.
35 Te ke pehē: “Kuo nau taaʻi au, ka naʻe ʻikai te u ongoʻi.*
ʻOku nau haha au, ka naʻe ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi.
Ko ʻafē te u ʻā hake aí?+
ʻE toe fiemaʻu ke u inu.”*