1 Ko e ngaahi lea ʻa ʻAmosi, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he kau tauhimanu ʻo Tikoa, ko e meʻa naʻa ne mamata ai ʻoku kau ki ʻIsileli ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻUsaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Soasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻi hono ua taʻu naʻe muʻomuʻa ʻi he mofuike. 2 Pea naʻa ne pehē,

"ʻE ʻuʻulu ʻa Sihova mei Saione,

pea ʻe fakaongo hono leʻo mei Selūsalema;

pea ko e ngaahi fale ʻoe kau tauhimanu ʻe tangi,

pea ʻe mōmoa ʻae tumutumu ʻo Kameli."

3 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;

"Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻe tolu ʻa Tamasikusi, pea mo hono fā,

ʻe ʻikai te u fakaafe ʻae tautea mei ai;

he kuo nau haha ʻa Kiliati ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa haha ukamea:

4 Pea te u fekau ʻae afi ki he fale ʻo Hasaeli,

ʻaia te ne kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo Penihatati.

5 Te u fesiʻi foki ʻae vaʻa ʻo Tamasikusi,

pea te u motuhi ʻae kakai mei he toafa ko ʻAveni,

pea mo ia ʻoku maʻu ʻae tokotoko mei he fale ʻo ʻIteni:

pea ʻe ʻalu pōpula ʻae kakai Silia ki Kili,"

he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.

6 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;

"Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻe tolu ʻa Kesa, pea mo hono fā,

ʻe ʻikai te u fakaafe ʻae tautea mei ai;

he naʻa nau ʻave pōpula ʻae kau pōpula kotoa pē,

koeʻuhi ke nau tuku ʻakinautolu ki ʻItomi:

7 Ka te u fekau ʻae afi ki he ʻā ʻo Kesa,

ʻaia te ne kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻi ai:

8 Pea te u motuhi ʻae kakai mei ʻAsitoti,

pea mo ia ʻoku maʻu ʻae tokotoko mei ʻAsikeloni,

pea te u hiki hoku nima ki ʻEkiloni:

pea ko e toenga ʻoe kau Filisitia ʻe ʻauha,"

he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.

9 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;

"Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻe tolu ʻa Taia, pea mo hono fā,

ʻe ʻikai te u fakaafe hono tautea ʻo ia;

he naʻa nau tuku ʻae kau pōpula kotoa pē ki ʻItomi,

pea naʻe ʻikai te nau manatuʻi ʻae fuakava fakakāinga:

10 Ka te u fekau ʻae afi ki he ʻā ʻo Taia,

ʻaia te ne kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻi ai."

11 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;

"Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻe tolu ʻa ʻItomi, pea mo hono fā,

ʻe ʻikai te u fakaafe hono tautea ʻo ia;

he naʻa ne tuli hono tokoua ʻaki ʻae heletā,

pea naʻe liʻaki ʻae manavaʻofa,

pea naʻe haeʻi ʻe ia ʻi heʻene ʻita maʻuaipē,

pea naʻa ne fakatolonga ʻene lili ʻo taʻengata:

12 Ka te u fekau ʻae afi ki Timani,

ʻaia ʻe kai ʻo ʻosi ʻae ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo Posila."

13 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;

"Koeʻuhi ko e talangataʻa ʻe tolu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea mo hono fā,

ʻe ʻikai te u fakaafe honau tautea;

he naʻa nau haeʻi ʻae kau fefine feitama ʻi Kiliati,

koeʻuhi ke nau totolo mai honau mata fonua:

14 Ka te u tutu ʻae afi ʻi he ʻā ʻo Lapa,

pea te ne kai ʻae ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo ia,

ʻi he kaila ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe tau,

mo e afā ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe ʻahiohio:

15 Pea ʻe ʻalu honau tuʻi ki he pōpula,

ʻaia mo hono ngaahi houʻeiki fakataha,"

ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.