¶ 1 VAKAI mai, akimoutolu oku koloaia, tagi mo fakatagiloloa koeuhi koe gaahi mamahi e hoko kiate kimoutolu.

2 Kuo bobo a hoo mou koloa, bea kuo aneanea hoo mou gaahi kofu.

3 Kuo umeumea a hoo mou koula moe siliva; bea ko hono umeumea o ia e fakamooni ia kiate kimoutolu, bea e kai eia a ho mou kakano o hage koe afi. Kuo mou fokotuu ae koloa ki he gaahi aho fakamui.

4 Vakai, koe totogi oe kau gaue, kuo nau tuuji hoo mou gaahi goue, aia kuo mou taofia i he kākā, oku tagi ia: bea koe gaahi tagi o kinautolu kuo fai ae tuuji, kuo hu ki he teliga oe Eiki oe gaahi toko lahi.

5 Kuo mou moui fakafiemalie kovi, bea holi kovi i mamani; kuo mou faga-beji ho mou loto, o hage koia i he aho oe feilaulau.

6 Kuo mou fakahalaia mo tamate‘i ae Agatonu; bea oku ikai ke taofi eia kiate kimoutolu.

7 Koia, e kaiga, ke mou faa kataki, a‘u ki he haele mai oe Eiki. Vakai, oku tatali ae tagata tauhi goue ki he fuo lelei oe kelekele, bea oku tatali fuoloa ia ki ai, kae oua ke ne ma‘u ae uha mu‘a moe uha mui.

8 Ke faa kataki foki akimoutolu; ke fakamalohi ho mou loto: he oku fa-kaaau o ofi ae haele mai oe Eiki.

9 E kaiga, oua naa felāugaaki akimoutolu, telia naa mou malaia: vakai, oku tuu i he mataba ae fakamāu.

10 E hoku kaiga, tokaga ki he kau balofita, kuo nau lea i he huafa oe Eiki, koe faifaitakiaga oe kataki oe mamahi, moe faa ukuma.

11 Vakai, oku tau lau oku monuia akinautolu oku faa kataki. Kuo mou fanogo ki he faa kataki a Jobe, bea kuo mou mamata ki hono gataaga mei he Eiki; he oku aloofa aubito ae Eiki, bea manavaofa ogogofua.

12 E hoku kaiga, jino oe mea ke oua e fuakava, oua  e fai ki he lagi, be ki mamani, be i ha fuakava kehe e taha: ka ke io be, i hoo mou io; mo ikai, i  hoo mou ikai; telia naa mou to ki he malaia.

13 Oku ai ha taha iate kimoutolu oku mamahi? ke lotu ia. Oku ai ha taha oku fiefia? ke hiva aki eia ae gaahi same.

14 Oku ai ha taha iate kimoutolu oku mahaki? ke tala ia ki he kau mātua oe jiaji; bea ke nau lotua ia, o tākai aki ia ae lolo i he huafa oe Eiki:

15 Bea koe lotu i he tui, e fakamoui eia ae mahaki, bea e fokotuu ia e he Eiki; bea kabau nae fai eia ha agahala, e fakamolemolea ia.

16 Ke fetoutou feveteaki hoo mou gaahi agahala kiate kimoutolu, bea felotuaaki akimoutolu, ke mou moui. Koe lotu fakamatoato oe tagata maonioni oku aoga lahi.

17 Ko Ilaija, koe tagata ia nae aga tatau mo kitautolu, bea nae lotu fakamatoato ia, ke oua naa uha: bea nae ikai to ha uha ki he kelekele i he ta‘u e tolu moe mahina e ono.

18 Bea toe lotu ia, bea nae tuku mai e he lagi ae uha, bea tubu ai mei he kelekele a hono fua.

19 E kaiga, kabau e hē ha mou toko taha mei he mooni, bea fakafoki mai ia e ha taha;

20 Ke ilo eia, ko ia oku ne fakafoki mai ae agahala mei hono hala hehe, oku ne fakamoui ha laumalie mei he mate, bea oku ne ufiufi foki ae gaahi agahala lahi.