¶ 1 MALAIA ki he kolo bani toto! oku bito kotoabe ia i he gaahi loi moe kaihaa; oku ikai ke mahui  mei ai aia kuo fakamalohia;

2 Koe ba oe mea ta, moe logoaa moe gatata oe gaahi va‘e saliote, bea moe faga hosi, bea moe hobohobo ae gaahi saliote.

3 Oku hiki hake e he tagata heka hose ae heleta gigila moe tao gigila foki; oku toko lahi aubito ae haaga, bea oku toko lahi ae agaaga; bea tae faalaua ho nau kakai mate; oku nau humu ki ho nau gaahi agaaga:

4 Koeuhi koe gaahi feauaki lahi aubito ae muitau hoihoifua, ae fine eiki oe gaahi mana loi, aia oku fakatau ae gaahi buleaga i he ene faa feauaki, moe gaahi faahiga kakai i he ene mana loi.

5 Oku behe e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau, vakai, oku ou tuu kiate koe; bea teu fakaha ho gaahi taba‘i kofu i ho mata, bea teu fakaha ho telefua ki he gaahi faahiga kakai, mo ho ma ki he gaahi buleaga.

6 Bea teu li ae mea fakalielia kiate koe, mo fakauli‘i koe, bea fokotuu koe, koe jiofiaaga.

7 Bea e hoko o behe, iloga akinautolu oku jio kiate koe, te nau hola meiate koe, mo nau behe, Kuo fakalala a Ninive: kohai e tegihia ia? teu kumi meife ha kau fakafiemalie kiate koe?

8 Oku ke lelei koa ia No, aia nae kakai, bea nae tuu i he lotolotoga oe gaahi vaitafe, aia nae takatakai e he gaahi vai, aia ko hono buke koe tahi, mo hono a nae mei he tahi?

9 Ko hono malohiaga a Itiobea mo Ijibite, bea nae tae faa laua ia; ko ho kau tokoni a Buti mo Lubimi.

10 Ka nae ave ia, nae alu ia ki he bobula: nae laiki foki a ene fānau valevale i he mua hala oe gaahi hala kotoabe: bea naa nau talotalo ki he ene kau mātua, mo hono houeiki kotoabe nae ha‘i aki ae ukamea fihifihi.

11 Ko koe foki te ke kona, e fakafufu koe, ko koe foki te ke kumi malohi koeuhi koe fili.

12 E tatau hoo gaahi botu malohi moe gaahi akau koe fiki i hoo uluaki toukai; ka lulululu, e to, io, ki he gutu oia oku kai.

13 Vakai ko hoo kakai oku iate koe, koe kau fefine; e fakaava aubito ae gaahi mataba o ho fonua ki ho gaahi fili; e kai e he afi a ho gaahi sogo.

14 Utu hoo vai ki he tau, teuteu hoo gaahi kolo tau: alu ki he umea, bea malaki ae lahe, gaohi ke malohi ae ta‘oaga umea.

15 E kai koe e he afi i ai; e motuhi koe e he heleta, te ne kai koe ke oji hage koe unufe; fakatoko lahi koe o hage koe unufe, fakatoko lahi koe ke hage koe hee.

16 Ko hoo kau tagata fakatau kuo ke fakatokolahi i he gaahi fetuu oe lagi: oku fai ae maumau e he unufe, bea ne buna atu.

17 Oku tatau ho gaahi tu‘i moe faga hee, mo hoo kau bule moe faga hee lalahi, aia oku nofo i he gaahi a i he aho momoko, ka ka hobo hake ae laa oku nau buna atu, bea oku ikai ke kei ilo a ho nau botu be oku nau ife.

18 Oku mohe hoo kau tauhi, e tu‘i o Asilia: e nofo hoo gaahi houeiki i he efu: kuo movetevete a hoo kakai i he gaahi mouga, bea oku ikai ha tagata oku ne tanaki kinautolu.

19 Oku ikai ha fakamoui ki ho volu; oku lahi ho lavea; ko kinautolu kotoabe e fanogo ki hoo ogoogo, te nau baji nima kiate koe: he kohai akinautolu nae ikai ke hoko ki ai hoo agahala mau ai be?