1 ‌ʻOku ou falala kia Sihova:

pea ʻoku fēfē hoʻomou pehē ki hoku laumālie, "Puna ʻo hangē ko e manu ki ho moʻunga?

2 He ʻoku teke ʻe he angahala ʻenau kaufana,

ʻoku nau ʻai ʻenau ngaahi ngahau ki he uka,

koeʻuhi ke nau fana fakafufū pē ki he angatonu ʻi loto.

3 Kapau ʻe ʻauha ʻae ngaahi tuʻunga,

ko e hā ʻe faʻa fai ʻe he kakai māʻoniʻoni?"

4 ‌ʻOku ʻi hono fale māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihova,

ko e ʻafioʻanga ʻa Sihova ʻoku ʻi he langi:

ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe hono fofonga,

ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe hono lauʻifofonga,

ʻae ngaahi fānau ʻae tangata.

5 ‌ʻOku ʻahiʻahi ʻe Sihova ʻae māʻoniʻoni:

ka ko e angakovi mo ia ʻoku manako ki he fakamālohi ʻoku fehiʻa hono laumālie ki ai.

6 Te ne fakaʻauha ki he ngaahi angahala ʻae ngaahi tauhele,

ko e afi, mo e sulifa, mo e afā fakailifia ʻaupito: ko e ʻinasi ia ʻo ʻenau ipu.

7 He ʻoku ʻofa ʻa Sihova ko e māʻoniʻoni ki he māʻoniʻoni;

ʻoku ʻafio ʻe hono fofonga ki he angatonu.