1 ‌ʻI he ʻalu atu ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite,

ko e fale ʻo Sēkope mei he kakai ʻoe lea kehe;

2 Ko hono faletapu ʻa Siuta,

mo hono puleʻanga ʻa ʻIsileli.

3 Naʻe mamata ki ai ʻae tahi, pea hola ai:

naʻe tekeʻi atu ʻo fakaholomui ʻa Sioatani.

4 Naʻe hopohopo ʻae ngaahi moʻunga ʻo hangē ko e fanga sipitangata,

mo e ngaahi foʻi moʻunga ʻo hangē ko e fanga lami.

5 Ko e hā naʻe hoko kiate koe, ʻa koe ko e tahi, koeʻuhi naʻa ke hola ai?

ʻA koe Sioatani, koeʻuhi ke tekeʻi atu ʻo fakaholomui koe?

6 ‌ʻAe ngaahi moʻunga, koeʻuhi naʻa mou hopohopo ai ʻo hangē ko e fanga sipitangata;

mo kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi foʻi moʻunga, ʻo hangē ko e fanga lami?

7 ‌ʻA koe ko māmani, ke ke tetetete ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻEiki,

ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope;

8 ‌ʻAia naʻa ne liliu ʻae maka ko e anovai,

mo e maka afi ko e matavai.