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24 ʻOua ʻe meheka ki he kau tangata koví,
Pea ʻoua ʻe holi ke feohi mo kinautolu,+
2 He ʻoku nau fakalaulauloto ki he fakamālohí,
Pea ʻoku lea honau loungutú ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono fai ha kovi ki he niʻihi kehé.
4 ʻI he ʻiló ʻoku fakafonu ai ʻa hono ngaahi lokí
ʻAki ʻa e ngaahi koloa mahuʻinga mo lelei kehekehe.+
5 Ko e tangata potó ʻokú ne mālohi,+
Pea ʻi he ʻiló ʻoku ʻai ai ʻe ha tangata ke lahi ʻa hono mālohí.
6 ʻI hono fai ʻa e fakahinohino pōtoʻí* te ke faitau leva,+
Pea ʻi he tokolahi ʻa e kau faleʻí* ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ikuna.*+
7 Ko e poto moʻoní ʻoku ʻikai ala maʻu ia ʻe ha vale;+
ʻOku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha meʻa ke ne leaʻaki ʻi he matapā ʻo e koló.
8 Ko ha taha pē ʻokú ne faʻufaʻu ha kovi
ʻE ui ia ko ha taki faʻufaʻu fakafufū.+
9 Ko e ngaahi faʻufaʻu fakavalevalé* ko e angahala ia,
Pea ʻoku fakaliliʻa ʻa e kakaí ʻi ha tokotaha manuki.+
11 Fakahaofi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku ʻave atu ki he maté,
Pea puke mai ʻa kinautolu ʻoku ʻalu tetetete atu ke tāmateʻí.+
12 Kapau te ke pehē, “Ka naʻe ʻikai haʻamau ʻilo ki he meʻá ni,”
ʻIkai ʻoku ʻilo ia ʻe he Tokotaha ʻokú ne sivi ʻa e lotó?*+
ʻIo, ʻe ʻilo ia ʻe he Tokotaha ʻokú ne siofi koé
Pea te ne totongi fakafoki ki he tangata taki taha ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene ngāue.+
13 ʻE hoku foha, kai ʻa e honé, he ʻoku lelei ia;
Ko e hone mei he taunga honé ʻoku melie ia ki he uʻá.
14 ʻOku pehē pē, ke ke ʻilo ko e potó ʻoku lelei ia kiate koe.+
Kapau te ke maʻu ia, te ke maʻu ai ha kahaʻu lelei
Pea ʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ai ʻa hoʻo ʻamanakí.+
15 ʻOua naʻá ke anga-fulikivanu ʻo ke toka malumu ʻo ofi ʻi he ʻapi ʻo e tokotaha māʻoniʻoní ke lapasi ia;
ʻOua naʻá ke fakaʻauha ʻa hono nofoʻangá.
16 He ʻe tō tuʻo fitu nai ʻa e tokotaha māʻoniʻoní, pea te ne toe tuʻu hake,+
Ka ʻe ʻai ʻe he faingataʻá ʻa e kau fulikivanú ke nau humu ai pē.+
17 ʻI he tō ʻa ho filí, ʻoua naʻá ke fiefia ai,
Pea ʻi heʻene humú, ʻoua naʻa tomeʻe ai ho lotó;+
18 Telia naʻa vakai mai ʻa Sihova pea ʻikai te ne leleiʻia ai,
19 ʻOua naʻá ke loto-mamahi* koeʻuhí ko e kau tangata koví;
ʻOua naʻá ke meheka ki he kakai fulikivanú,
20 He ʻoku ʻikai ha kahaʻu ki ha taha pē ʻoku anga-kovi;+
Ko e maama ʻa e kau fulikivanú ʻe tāmateʻi.+
21 ʻE hoku foha, manavahē kia Sihova pea mo e tuʻí.+
Pea ʻoua naʻá ke feohi mo e kau angatuʻú,*+
22 He ʻe hoko fakafokifā kiate kinautolu ʻa e fakatamakí.+
Ko hai ʻokú ne ʻilo ʻa e kovi te na fakatou* ʻomi kiate kinautolú?+
23 Ko e ngaahi leá ni foki ʻoku ʻa e potó ia:
Ko e filifilimānako ʻi he fakamāú ʻoku ʻikai lelei ia.+
24 ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne pehē ki he tokotaha fulikivanú, “ʻOkú ke māʻoniʻoni,”+
ʻE talatukiʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi kakaí pea fakaangaʻi ʻe he ngaahi puleʻangá.
25 Ka ʻe hoko ha lelei ki he faʻahinga ʻoku nau valokiʻi iá;+
ʻE hoko mai kiate kinautolu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻo e ngaahi meʻa lelei.+
26 ʻE ʻuma ʻa e kakaí ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne fai ha tali ʻi he faitotonú.*+
27 Teuteu hoʻo ngāue ʻi tuʻá, pea ʻai ke maau ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻi hoʻo ngoué;
Peá ke toki langa leva ho falé.*
28 ʻOua naʻá ke talatalaakiʻi ho kaungāʻapí taʻeʻiai ha makatuʻunga.+
ʻOua naʻá ke ngāueʻaki ho loungutú ke kākaaʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé.+
29 ʻOua naʻá ke pehē: “Te u fai kiate ia ʻo hangē pē ko e meʻa kuó ne fai mai kiate aú;
30 Naʻá ku fou atu ʻi he ngoue ʻa e tokotaha fakapikopikó,+
ʻI he veʻe ngoue kālepi ʻa e tangata ʻoku ʻikai fakakaukau leleí.*
31 Naʻá ku vakai ki ai naʻe vaoa;
Ko e kelekelé naʻe ʻufiʻufi ʻe he ʻakau talatalá,
Pea ko hono ʻā maká naʻe holo.+
32 Naʻá ku vakai ki he meʻá ni peá u ʻai ia ki hoku lotó;
Naʻá ku sio ki ai peá u ako mei ai ʻa e lēsoni* ko ení:
33 Ko ha kiʻi mohe, ko ha kiʻi tulemohe,
Ko ha kiʻi kūnima ke mālōlō,
34 Pea ʻe hoko mai ai kiate koe ʻa e masivá ʻo hangē ha kaihaʻá,
Pea mo e fusimoʻomó ʻo hangē ha tangata toʻo meʻataú.+