1–35 Pea hokohoko atu ki he ngaahi vahe hoko...
1ʻOku langa hake hono fale ʻe he fefine kotoa pē ʻoku poto:
ka ʻoku holoki hifo ia ʻe he vale ʻaki hono nima.
2Ko ia ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ʻi heʻene angatonu ʻoku manavahē ia kia Sihova:
ka ko ia ʻoku pikopiko ʻi hono ngaahi hala ʻoku ne fehiʻa kiate ia.
3ʻOku ai ʻae vaʻa ʻoe laukau ʻi he ngutu ʻoe vale:
ka ʻoku fakamoʻui ʻae poto ʻe honau loungutu.
4ʻI he potu ʻoku ʻikai ai ha fanga pulu ʻoku maʻa ai ʻae ʻaiʻanga kai:
ka ʻoku ai ʻae tupu lahi ʻi he mālohi ʻoe pulu.
5ʻE ʻikai faʻa loi ʻae fakamoʻoni angatonu:
ka ʻe lea loi pe ʻae fakamoʻoni loi.
6ʻOku kumi ʻae poto ʻe he manuki, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ia:
ka ʻoku maʻungofua ʻae poto kiate ia ʻoku fakakaukau.
7ʻAlu atu mei he ʻao ʻoe tangata vale,
ʻoka ke ka mamata ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ʻae loungutu ʻoe poto.
8Ko e poto eni ʻae fakamākukanga ke ne ʻilo pe hono hala:
ka ko e vaʻinga ʻae vale ko e kākā ia.
9ʻOku manukiʻi ʻae angahala ʻe he kakai vale:
ka ʻoku ai ʻae lelei ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
10ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he loto ʻa ʻene mamahi ʻaʻana:
pea ʻoku ʻikai ke kau ha taha kehe ʻi heʻene fiefia.
11ʻE holoki hifo ʻae fale ʻoe angahala:
ka ʻe maʻu pe ʻae lelei ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe angatonu.
12ʻOku ai ʻae hala ʻoku matamata totonu ki he tangata,
ka ko hono ngataʻanga ko e ngaahi hala ʻoe mate.
13ʻI he lolotonga ʻae kata, ʻoku mamahi ai ʻae loto:
pea ko e ikuʻanga ʻoe vākē ko ia ko e māfasia.
14ʻE fakafonu ʻaia ʻoku fakaholomui ʻi loto ʻaki hono ngaahi hala ʻoʻona:
pea ʻe mākona ʻae tangata angalelei meiate ia pe.
15ʻOku tui ʻe he taʻepoto ki he lea kotoa pē:
ka ʻoku tokanga lahi ʻaia ʻoku anga fakapotopoto ki heʻene ʻalu.
16ʻOku manavahē ʻae tangata poto, ʻo ne fakamamaʻo mei he kovi:
ka ʻoku fakalili ʻae vale, mo faʻa polepole.
17ʻOku fai vale ia ʻaia ʻoku ʻita vave:
pea ʻoku tupu ʻae fehiʻa ki he tangata ʻoku filioʻi kovi.
18ʻOku maʻu ʻe he fakavalevale ʻae vale:
ka ʻoku tatā ʻaki ʻae poto ʻaia ʻoku fakamākukanga.
19ʻOku punou ʻae angakovi ʻi he ʻao ʻoe angalelei:
pea mo e angahala ʻi he matapā ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
20ʻOku fehiʻanekina ʻae tangata masiva ʻe hono kaungāʻapi:
ka ʻoku toko lahi ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻofa ki he koloaʻia.
21Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki hono kaungāʻapi ko e fai hala ia:
ka ʻoku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku angaʻofa ki he masiva.
22ʻIkai ʻoku hē ʻakinautolu ʻoku filioʻi kovi?
Ka ʻe ʻoe kakai ʻoku filioʻi lelei ʻae ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni.
23ʻOku ai hono ʻaonga ʻoe ngāue kotoa pē:
ka ko e faʻa lea ʻae loungutu ʻoku tupu ai ʻae masiva.
24Ko e koloa ʻae poto ko honau tatā ia:
ka ko e fai vale ʻae vale ko honau vale ia.
25ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻae ngaahi laumālie ʻe he fakamoʻoni ʻoku moʻoni:
ka ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae loi ʻe he fakamoʻoni loi.
26ʻOku ai ʻae falala mālohi ʻi he manavahē kia Sihova:
pea ʻe maʻu ʻe heʻene fānau ʻae potu hūfanga.
27Ko e manavahē kia Sihova ko e matavai ia ʻoe moʻui,
ke tau hao ai mei he ngaahi tauhele ʻoe mate.
28ʻOku ongoongo lahi ha tuʻi ʻi he toko lahi ʻo hono kakai:
ka ko e masiva kakai ko e vaivaiʻanga ia ʻoe houʻeiki.
29ʻOku poto lahi ia ʻaia ʻoku fakatuotuai ʻene ʻita:
ka ko ia ʻoku ʻoho vave hono loto ʻoku fakahikihiki ʻe ia ʻae vale.
30Ko e loto angamalū ko e moʻui ia ʻae kakano:
ka koe meheka koe fakapopo ia ʻoe ngaahi hui.
31Ko ia ʻoku fakamālohiʻi ʻae masiva ʻoku manukiʻi ʻe ia ʻa hono Tupuʻanga:
ka ko ia ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapa kiate ia, ʻoku angaʻofa ia ki he masiva.
32ʻOku kapusi atu ʻae angakovi ʻi heʻene angahala:
ka ʻoku maʻu ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ʻi heʻene mate.
33ʻOku nofo ʻae poto ʻi he loto ʻo ia ʻoku maʻu ʻae faʻa ʻilo:
ka ʻoku fakahā mai ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he loto ʻoe kakai vale.
34ʻOku hiki hake ʻe he māʻoniʻoni ʻae puleʻanga.
ka ko e meʻa fakamā ʻae angahala ki he ngaahi puleʻanga.
35ʻOku ʻofeina ʻe he tuʻi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻoku poto:
ka ʻoku houhau ia kiate ia ʻoku tupu mei ai ʻae mā.