¶ 1 E OFEFINE oe tu‘i! hono ikai fakaofoofa ho va‘e mo ho tobu va‘e: oku teu‘i lahi ho kofu va‘e, koe gaue ae nima oe tufuga boto.

2 Koe fakamau o ho nootaga kofu oku hage ha ibu oku ikai majiva uaine: bea oku tatau ho jino moe u uite kuo nonoo aki ae gaahi lile.

3 Oku tatau ho ogo huhu moe ogo kaseli mui oku na tatau.

4 Oku tatau ho kia mo ha fale lei oku maoluga: bea tatau ho mata moe ano vai ika i Hesiboni, i he vee mataba o Batalabini: oku tatau ho ihu moe fale leo i Lebanoni oku haga ki Tamasikusi.

5 Oku tatau ho ulu mo Kameli, moe louulu o ho ulu oku hage koe kulokula; kuo moua ae tu‘i i he gaahi botu i fale.

6 Oiau, hono ikai hoihoifua mo fakaofoofa koe, akoe ko hoku ofaaga koeuhi keu fiemalie ai!

7 Oku tatau ho maoluga moe akau koe bami, bea hage ho ogo huhu koe gaahi fuhi vaine.

8 Naaku behe, teu kaka i he akau koe bami, beau buke ki hono gaahi vaa: bea koeni foki, oku tatau ho huhu moe gaahi fuhi vaine moe gagatu o ho mānava o hage koe moli;

9 Oku tatau ae gaahi lea mei ho gutu moe uaine lelei oku hua melie: he naa mo kinautolu oku mohe oku fakalea ai.

¶ 10 Oku o hoku ofaaga au, bea oku ne holi be kiate au.

11 Ha‘u, a hoku ofaaga, ke ta o atu ki he goue; ke ta nofo i he gaahi botu kakai.

12 Ke ta o hegihegi ki he gaahi goue vaine; ke ta mamata ki he vaine i he ene tubu lelei, moe tubu o hono fua mui, bea moe fatakau oe bomikanite: bea teu foaki i ai a eku ofa kiate koe.

13 Oku nanamu ae tutai, bea oku ai ae gaahi fua lelei i ho ta vee mataba, kuou tanaki koeuhi ko koe, E hoku ofaaga.