1 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, "Kapau ʻe tuʻu ʻi hoku ʻao ʻa Mōsese mo Samuela, ʻe ʻikai te u tokanga ki he kakai ni: kapusi ʻakinautolu ʻi hoku ʻao, pea tuku ke nau ʻalu atu. 2 Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻo kapau te nau lea kiate koe, Te mau ʻalu ki fē? pea te ke tala kiate kinautolu, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; Ko kinautolu, kuo tuʻutuʻuni ki he mate, te nau mate; pea ko kinautolu ʻoku tuʻutuʻuni ki he heletā, te nau ʻi he heletā; pea ko kinautolu ʻoku tuʻutuʻuni ki he honge, te nau ʻi he honge; pea ko kinautolu kuo tuʻutuʻuni ki he fakapōpula, te nau ʻalu ki he fakapōpula. 3 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Te u tuʻutuʻuni kiate kinautolu ʻae faʻahinga meʻa ʻe fā: ko e heletā ke tāmateʻi, ko e fanga kulī ke haehae, ko e manu ʻoe ʻatā, pea mo e ngaahi manu ʻoe fonua, ke folo hifo pea fakaʻauha. 4 Pea te u tukuange ʻakinautolu ke ʻave ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo māmani, koeʻuhi ko Manase ko e foha ʻo Hesekaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea koeʻuhi ko e meʻa naʻa ne fai ʻi Selūsalema." 5 "He ko hai ʻe ʻofa kiate koe,

ʻE Selūsalema?

Pe ko hai ʻe mamahi mo koe?

Pe ko hai ʻe afe atu ke fehuʻi pe ʻoku ke fēfē?

6 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova,

kuo ke fakaholomui meiate au;

ko ia te u mafao atu hoku nima kiate koe,

mo fakaʻauha koe;

kuo u fiu ʻi he kātaki.

7 Pea te u tapili ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae tapili ʻi he ngaahi matapā ʻoe fonua;

te u toʻo ʻenau fānau,

te u fakaʻauha ʻa hoku kakai,

ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau taʻetafoki mei honau ngaahi hala.

8 Kuo fakatokolahi ʻi hoku ʻao honau kau fefine ʻoku mate honau husepāniti ʻo lahi hake ʻi he ʻoneʻone ʻoe ngaahi tahi:

kuo u ʻomi ki heʻenau faʻē ha tokotaha ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻi he hoʻatā:

kuo u pule kiate ia ke fai ia fakafokifā pe,

ko e ngaahi fakailifia ki he kolo.

9 Pea kuo vaivai ia ʻaia kuo fāʻeleʻi ʻae toko fitu:

kuo ne tuku hake hono laumālie;

kuo tō hifo hono laʻā ʻi he kei ʻaho:

kuo mā ia mo puputuʻu:

pea ko kinautolu ʻoku toe te u tukuange ki he heletā ʻi he ʻao ʻo honau ngaahi fili,

ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova."

10 ʻA ʻeku faʻē,

ʻoku ou malaʻia,

koeʻuhi kuo ke fāʻeleʻi au ko e tangata faʻa fekeʻikeʻi pea ko e tangata fakakikihi mo māmani kotoa pē! Pea ʻoku teʻeki ai te u nō ha meʻa ki he totongi,

pea naʻe ʻikai nō kiate au ʻe ha tangata ki he totongi;

ka ʻoku nau taki taha kapeʻi au.

11 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova,

Ko e moʻoni ʻe lelei hoʻo hako;

te u pule ki he fili ke ne fai lelei kiate koe ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe kovi mo e mamahi.

12 ‌ʻE fesiʻi ʻe he ukamea ʻae ukamea mei he tokelau,

pea mo e sitili?

13 "Pea te u foaki hoʻo meʻa mo hoʻo koloa ke vetea taʻehatotongi,

ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo ngaahi angahala,

ʻi he ngataʻanga kotoa pē ʻoe fonua.

14 Pea te u pule ke ke ʻalu mo ho ngaahi fili ki he fonua ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻiloa;

he kuo tutu ʻae afi ʻi hoku houhau,

ʻaia ʻe vela ai ʻakimoutolu."

15 "ʻE Sihova ʻoku ke ʻafioʻi:

manatuʻi au,

pea ʻaʻahi kiate au,

pea totongi kiate kinautolu kuo fakatangaʻi au;

ʻoua naʻa ke ʻave au koeʻuhi ko hoʻo kātaki ʻofa:

ke ke ʻafio kuo u kātaki ʻae manuki koeʻuhi ko koe.

16 Pea naʻe ʻiloa hoʻo ngaahi lea,

pea ko ʻeku meʻakai ia;

pea ko hoʻo folofola ko e fiemālie pea mo e fakafiefia ki hoku loto:

he kuo ui au ʻi ho huafa,

ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ngaahi kautau.

17 Naʻe ʻikai te u nofo ʻi he fakataha ʻae kau manuki,

pea naʻe ʻikai te u fiefia ka naʻaku nofo tokotaha pe koeʻuhi ko ho nima:

he kuo ke fakapito ʻaki au ʻae tuputāmaki."

18 "Ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai pe ʻeku mamahi,

mo hoku lavea taʻefaʻafakamoʻui,

ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai fie moʻui?

Te ke ʻiate au ʻo hangē ko e meʻa loi,

pea ʻo hangē ko e vai kuo fakaʻaʻau ke maha?

19 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova,

kapau te ke tafoki,

te u toe ʻomi koe,

pea te ke tuʻu ʻi hoku ʻao:

pea kapau te ke vaheʻi ʻae lelei mei he kovi,

te ke hoko ʻo hangē ko hoku fofonga;

tuku ke tafoki ʻakinautolu kiate koe kaeʻoua naʻa ke tafoki koe kiate kinautolu.

20 Pea ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova,

te u ngaohi koe ki he kakai ni ke ke hangē ko e ʻa palasa:

pea te nau tauʻi koe,

ka ʻe ʻikai te nau lavaʻi koe:

he ʻoku ou ʻiate koe ke fakamoʻui koe,

pea ke fakahaofi koe.

21 Pea te u fakahaofi koe mei he nima ʻoe angahala,

pea te u huhuʻi koe mei he nima ʻoe mālohi."