¶ 1 NAAKU fai ae fuakava mo hoku mata; bea ka kuo behe, koeha teu jiofia ai ha taahine?

2 He koeha ae inaji mei he Otua i oluga? bea moe tufakaga mei he Mafimafi i oluga?

3 Ikai oku i he kau agahala ae malaia? moe fakaauha foou ki he kau fai kovi?

4 Ikai oku ne ilo‘i hoku gaahi hala, bea lau eku gaahi laka kotoabe?

5 He kabau naaku alu i he loi, bea kabau teu vee vave ki he kākā;

6 Tuku ke fakamamafa au i he mea fakatatau totonu, koeuhi ke ilo e he Otua a eku agatonu.

7 He kabau naaku laka he mei he hala, bea muimui hoku loto ki hoku mata, be biki ha uli ki hoku nima;

8 Tuku ai keu tūtū‘i kae kai e ha taha kehe; io, ke taaki fuu hake a hoku ta‘u.

9 Kabau nae kākā‘i a hoku loto e ha fefine, be teu toitoi i he mataba o hoku kaugaabi;

10 Bea tuku ke momoji a hoku unoho mo ha taha, bea mabelu ki ai ha niihi kehe.

11 He koe hia matea ia, io, koe agahala ke tautea e he kau fakamāu.

12 He koe afi ia oku ne kai o a‘u ki he fakaauha, bea e ojiojigamalie ai eku koloa.

13 Kabau naaku luma‘i ae mea a eku tamaioeiki be ko eku kaunaga, i he e na fai mo au.

14 Koeha ai teu fai oka tuu hake ae Otua? bea oka aahi eia, koeha teu tali aki ia?

15 He ikai nae gaohi ia eia naa ne gaohi au i he manāva? bea ikai nae fakatubu akimaua oji be i he manāva e he toko taha?

16 Kabau neu taofi ae majiva mei he e nau holi, be fai ke vaivai ae mata oe fefine kuo mate hono unoho;

17 Bea kuou kai vale haaku mea jii, o ikai te ma kai ia moe tamai mate;

18 (He oku talu eku lahi hake mo ene iate au, o hage ko haane tamai, bea talu eku ha‘u mei he manāva o eku fa‘e mo eku fakahinohino ia;)

19 Kabau kuou mamata ki ha taha oku mate koeuhi koe telefua, be ha majiva tae ha kofu;

20 Kabau nae ikai tabuaki au e hono nootaga vala, bea ikai mafana ia i he fulufulu o eku faga sibi;

21 Kabau kuou hiki hoku nima ki he tamai mate, i he eku ilo oku ou malohi i he mataba:

22 Ofa ke homo hoku uma mei hoku hui fohe, bea feji‘i hoku nima i he hokotaga hui

23 He koe fakaauha mei he Otua koe mea fakailifia kiate au, bea koe mea i he ene geia nae ikai teu faa kataki‘i.

24 He kabau naaku amanaki ki he koula, be teu behe ki he koula lelei, Ko hoku falalaaga koe;

25 Kabau naaku fiefia i he tubu o lahi eku koloa, bea koeuhi kuo ma‘u lahi e hoku nima;

26 Kabau naaku jiofia ae laa i he ene ulo, be koe mahina oku haele i he gigila;

27 Bea kuo fajia‘i fufu be hoku loto, be uma hoku gutu ki hoku nima:

28 Koe agahala foki ia ke fakamāu‘i: he ka ne behe, ko eku liaki ia ae Otua oku i oluga.

29 He kabau naaku fiefia i he auha oia nae fehia kiate au, be teu aga hiki ki ai oka moua ia e he kovi:

30 Ka nae ikai teu tuku ke agahala ai a hoku gutu i he fakaamu ke to ha malaia ki hono laumalie.

31 Ikai oku faa behe e he eku kau nofoaga, Nae holi e hai ki haane mea kai bea ikai makona ai?

32 Nae ikai mohe ae muli i he hala: ka neu fakaava hoku mataba ke talia ae fonoga.

33 He naaku fufu koa eku agahala o hage ko Atama, o fakalilolilo eku hia i hoku fatafata?

34 Bea teu manavahe ki he fuu toko lahi? be fakailifia‘i au e he manuki ae gaahi fānau, keu logo ai, o tae hu atu i he mataba?

35 Taumaiā kuo iai ha toko taha e fie fanogo kiate au! vakai, ko hoku loto ke talia au e he Mafimafi, bea ke fai ha tohi e hoku fili.

36 Koe mooni teu hili ia ki hoku uma, o nonoo ia kiate au o hage ha bale.

37 Teu aau atu kiate ia ae lau o eku gaahi laka; teu alu atu o hage ha eiki ke ofi kiate ia.

38 He kabau kuo tagi e hoku fonua kiate au, be lāuga a hono gaahi keliaga;

39 Bea kabau kuou kai tae totogi a hono gaahi fua, be teu fakamamahi‘i ae laumalie okinautolu nae tauhi ki ai:

40 Ofa ke tubu ai ae talatalaamoa koe fetogi oe uite, moe akau taeaoga koe fetogi oe baale. Kuo gata ae fakamatala a Jobe.