¶ 1 BEA hili ae gaahi mea ni, neu mamata ki he agelo e taha oku alu hifo mei he lagi, kuo iate ia ae malohi lahi; bea nae māmagia a mamani i hono nāunāu.

2 Bea naa ne kalaga malohi aki ae le‘o lahi, o ne behe, Ko Babilone koe lahi kuo higa, kuo higa ia, bea kuo hoko ia koe nofoaga oe kau tevolo, bea koe anaga oe laumalie uli kotoabe, bea koe katoaaga oe manu buna kotoabe oku uli mo fakalielia.

3 He kuo inu e he gaahi buleaga kotoabe i he uaine oe houhau o ene feauaki, bea kuo feauaki mo ia ae gaahi tu‘i o mamani, bea koe kau fakatau o mamani kuo nau koloaia, koe mea i he lahi o ene gaahi mea lelei.

4 Bea neu ogo‘i ae le‘o e taha mei he lagi, oku behe mai, E hoku kakai, ha‘u meiate ia, ke oua te mou kau i he ene gaahi agahala, bea ke oua naa mou moua i he ene gaahi malaia.

5 He kuo a‘u hake ki he lagi a ene gaahi agahala, bea kuo manatu‘i e he Otua a ene gaahi hia.

6 Totogi kiate ia o hage ko ene totogi kiate kimoutolu, bea atu kiate ia ke tuo ua o fakatatau ki he ene gaahi gaue: i he ibu aia naa ne fakafonu, ke fakafonu ai kiate ia ke liuga ua.

7 Tuku kiate ia ae tautea moe mamahi o fakatatau ki hono lahi o ene fakahikihiki‘i ia, mo ene moui fakabelebele‘i ia: he kuo behe eia i hono loto, Oku ou nofo koe tu‘i fefine, bea oku ikai mate hoku unoho, bea e ikai teu mamata ki ha mamahi.

8 Koia, e hoko i he aho be taha a hono gaahi malaia, koe mate, moe tagi, moe hoge; bea e fakaauha malie ia aki ae afi: he oku mafimafi ae Eiki koe Otua oku ne fakamāu‘i ia.

9 Bea koe gaahi tu‘i o mamani, naa nau feauaki mo moui fakabelebele mo ia, te nau tagi mo tagilāulāu koeuhi koia, oka nau ka mamata ki he kohu o ene vela,

10 O tuu mamao atu, i he manavahe ki he ene mamahi, mo nau behe, Oiaue, oiaue, ae kolo lahi koia ko Babilone, ae kolo malohi koia! he kuo hoko i he feituulaa be taha a hoo fakamāu.

11 Bea e tagi mo tagilāulāu ae kau fakatau o mamani koeuhi koia; he oku ikai ha taha ke toe fakatau e nau gaahi mea fakatau:

12 Koe mea fakatau oe koula, moe siliva, moe maka koloa, moe mataitofe, moe tubenu mahuiga, moe kulokula, moe silika, moe kulaahoaho, moe akau melie kotoabe, moe ibu lei kotoabe, moe ibu oe akau mahuiga lahi kotoabe, moe balasa, moe ukamea, moe maka lelei,

13 Moe sinamoni, moe gaahi mea nanamu moe mea tākai, moe laibeno, moe uaine, moe lolo, moe mahoaa lelei, moe uite, moe faga manu, moe faga sibi, moe faga hose, moe gaahi jaliote, moe gaahi jino, moe gaahi laumalie oe kakai.

14 Bea koe gaahi fua nae holi ki ai a ho laumalie, kuo mole iate koe, bea moe mea kotoabe nae ifoifo lelei mo matamata lelei, kuo mole iate koe, bea e ikai aubito te ke kei ilo ia.

15 Koe kau fakatau oe gaahi mea ni, naa nau koloaia meiate ia, e tutuu i he mamao atu, koe mea i he manavahe ki he ene mamahi, o nau tagi mo tagilāulāu,

16 Mo nau behe, Oiaue, oiaue, ae kolo lahi koia, nae kofu aki ae tubenu mahuiga, moe kulokula, moe kulaahoaho, bea teuga aki ae koula, moe maka koloa, moe gaahi mataitofe!

17 Koeuhi koe feituulaa be taha kuo mole ai ae koloa lahi behe ni. Bea koe eiki vaka kotoabe, moe kakai folau kotoabe i he gaahi vaka, moe kau toutai, mo kinautolu oku fai fakatau i he tahi, naa nau tutuu mamao atu,

18 O tagi, i he e nau mamata ki he kohu o ene vela, mo behe, Kofe hano tatau oe kolo lahi ni!

19 Bea naa nau li ae efu ki ho nau ulu, o tagi, bea tagilāulāu mo oiaue, o behe, Oiaue, oiaue, ae kolo lahi koia, aia nae ma‘u koloa mei ai akinautolu kotoabe nae ma‘u ae gaahi vaka i he tahi, koe mea i he ene fakatau lahi; he koe feituulaa be taha kuo fakamajiva‘i ia.

20 E lagi, ke ke fiefia kiate ia, fakataha moe kau abosetolo moe kau balofita maonioni; he kuo totogi e he Otua kiate ia koeuhi ko kimoutolu.

21 Bea nae too e ha agelo malohi ae maka o hage ha fuu maka momoji, o ne li ia ki he tahi, o ne behe, E behe a hono li malohi hifo ae kolo lahi koia ko Babilone, bea e ikai aubito kei ilo‘i ia.

22 Bea e ikai aubito kei fanogo iate koe ae le‘o oe kau ta haabe, moe kau ta mea faiva, moe kau ifi fagufagu, moe kau ifi mea lea, bea e ikai kei ilo iate koe ha tufuga e taha, i ha faiva e taha; bea e ikai kei ogo‘i iate koe ae logoaa oe maka momoji;

23 Bea e ikai aubito kei malama iate koe ae ulo o ha māma; bea e ikai aubito kei ogo‘i iate koe ae le‘o oe tagata taane moe taahine: he koe houeiki o mamani ko hoo kau fakatau; he nae kākā‘i e hoo fie mana ae gaahi buleaga kotoabe.

24 Bea nae ilo iate ia ae toto oe kau balofita, moe kakai maonioni, mo kinautolu kotoabe nae tamate‘i i he fuga o mamani.