1 Naʻe tuku ai ʻe he kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ni ʻenau lea atu kia Siope, koeʻuhi naʻe māʻoniʻoni ia ʻi hono mata ʻoʻona. 2 Pea naʻe tupu ʻae ʻita ʻa Elihu ko e foha ʻo Palakela ko e tangata Pusa, ʻi he kāinga ʻo Lame: naʻe tupu ʻene ʻita kia Siope, koeʻuhi naʻa ne fakatonuhiaʻi ia ʻe ia kae ʻikai ko e ʻOtua. 3 Naʻe ʻita foki ia ki hono kāinga ʻe toko tolu, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa talia ʻa Siope, ka kuo nau talatalaakiʻi ia. 4 Ka naʻe tatali ʻa Elihu kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae lea ʻa Siope, koeʻuhi naʻa nau motuʻa ʻiate ia. 5 Pea ʻi he vakai ʻa Elihu kuo ʻikai ha tali ʻi he ngutu ʻoe kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ni, naʻe tupu ʻene ʻita.

6 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Elihu ko e foha ʻo Palakela ko e tangata Pusa, ʻo ne pehē,

"ʻOku ou siʻi au, kae motuʻa ʻakimoutolu;

ko ia ne u manavahē ai, ʻo taʻefiefakahā ʻa hoku loto.

7 Ne u pehē, ‘ʻE lea ʻae ngaahi ʻaho, pea ʻe akonekina ke poto ʻe he ngaahi taʻu lahi.’

8 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae laumālie ʻi he tangata,

pea ʻoku foaki kiate ia ʻae ʻilo lahi ʻe he fakamānava ʻae Māfimafi.

9 ‌ʻOku ʻikai poto ʻae houʻeiki kotoa pē,

pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he mātuʻa ʻae fakamaau.

10 Ko ia ne u pehē ai, ‘Fanongo mai kiate au;

te u fakahā foki hoku loto.’

11 "Vakai, ne u tatali ki hoʻomou ngaahi lea;

naʻaku fakafanongo ki hoʻomou ngaahi fakamatala,

ʻi he lolotonga homou hakule ki haʻamou lea.

12 ‌ʻIo, ne u tokangaʻi ʻakimoutolu,

pea vakai, kuo ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu kuo ne lavaʻi ʻa Siope,

pe tali ʻene ngaahi lea:

13 Telia naʻa mou pehē, ‘Kuo mau ʻiloʻi ʻae poto: ʻoku lī hifo ia ʻe he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai ko e tangata.’

14 Pea ko eni, naʻe ʻikai te ne lea fakatotonu mai kiate au:

pea ʻe ʻikai te u tali ʻaki ia ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi lea.

15 "Naʻe ofo ʻakinautolu, ʻo ʻikai te nau toe lea: pea fakalongo pe.

16 Pea kuo u tatali, (he naʻe ʻikai te nau lea,

kae tutuʻu pe, ʻo ʻikai toe lea:)

17 Pea ne u pehē, ‘Te u tali foki ʻeau ʻi hoku lakanga,

te u fakahā foki hoku loto.’

18 He ʻoku ou pito ʻi he ngaahi lea,

ʻoku fakangaueʻi au ʻe hoku laumālie.

19 Vakai, ʻoku tatau hoku loto mo e uaine taʻehanoava;

ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi hina ʻoe uaine foʻou, ʻoku toe siʻi pea mahaehae.

20 Te u lea kau fiemālie:

te u faʻai hoku loungutu ʻo tali.

21 ‌ʻOfa ke ʻoua naʻaku filifilimānako ki ha taha,

pea ʻoua naʻaku ʻai ʻae hingoa fakalapu ki ha tangata.

22 He ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ke ʻai ʻae hingoa lapu;

telia naʻa ʻave fakavave ai au ʻe hoku Tupuʻanga.