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1 ʻOku ʻita ʻa Elihu kia Siope mo hono kāinga ʻe toko tolu. 6 Ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai haʻu mo e motuʻa ʻae poto, ko ia ʻoku ne lea mālohi, ka ko e talavou pe. 11 ʻOku ne valokiʻi ʻakinautolu ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau taʻelea totonu kia Siope. 16 ʻOku ne holi ke lea.
1 Naʻe tuku ai ʻe he kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ni ʻenau lea atu kia Siope, koeʻuhi naʻe māʻoniʻoni ia ʻi hono mata ʻoʻona. 2 Pea naʻe tupu ʻae ʻita ʻa Elihu ko e foha ʻo Palakela ko e tangata Pusa, ʻi he kāinga ʻo Lame: naʻe tupu ʻene ʻita kia Siope, koeʻuhi naʻa ne fakatonuhiaʻi ia ʻe ia kae ʻikai ko e ʻOtua. 3 Naʻe ʻita foki ia ki hono kāinga ʻe toko tolu, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa talia ʻa Siope, ka kuo nau talatalaakiʻi ia. 4 Ka naʻe tatali ʻa Elihu kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae lea ʻa Siope, koeʻuhi naʻa nau motuʻa ʻiate ia. 5 Pea ʻi he vakai ʻa Elihu kuo ʻikai ha tali ʻi he ngutu ʻoe kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ni, naʻe tupu ʻene ʻita.
6 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Elihu ko e foha ʻo Palakela ko e tangata Pusa, ʻo ne pehē,
“ʻOku ou siʻi au, kae motuʻa ʻakimoutolu;
ko ia ne u manavahē ai, ʻo taʻefiefakahā ʻa hoku loto.
7 Ne u pehē, ‘ʻE lea ʻae ngaahi ʻaho, pea ʻe akonekina ke poto ʻe he ngaahi taʻu lahi.’
8 Ka ʻoku ai ʻae laumālie ʻi he tangata,
pea ʻoku foaki kiate ia ʻae ʻilo lahi ʻe he fakamānava ʻae Māfimafi.
9 ʻOku ʻikai poto ʻae houʻeiki kotoa pē,
pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ʻe he mātuʻa ʻae fakamaau.
10 Ko ia ne u pehē ai, ‘Fanongo mai kiate au;
te u fakahā foki hoku loto.’
11 “Vakai, ne u tatali ki hoʻomou ngaahi lea;
naʻaku fakafanongo ki hoʻomou ngaahi fakamatala,
ʻi he lolotonga homou hakule ki haʻamou lea.
12 ʻIo, ne u tokangaʻi ʻakimoutolu,
pea vakai, kuo ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu kuo ne lavaʻi ʻa Siope,
pe tali ʻene ngaahi lea:
13 Telia naʻa mou pehē, ‘Kuo mau ʻiloʻi ʻae poto: ʻoku lī hifo ia ʻe he ʻOtua, kae ʻikai ko e tangata.’
14 Pea ko eni, naʻe ʻikai te ne lea fakatotonu mai kiate au:
pea ʻe ʻikai teu tali ʻaki ia ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi lea.
15 “Naʻe ofo ʻakinautolu, ʻo ʻikai te nau toe lea: pea fakalongo pe.
16 Pea kuo u tatali, (he naʻe ʻikai te nau lea,
kae tutuʻu pe, ʻo ʻikai toe lea:)
17 Pea ne u pehē, ‘Te u tali foki ʻeau ʻi hoku lakanga,
te u fakahā foki hoku loto.’
18 He ʻoku ou pito ʻi he ngaahi lea,
ʻoku fakangaueʻi au ʻe hoku laumālie.
19 Vakai, ʻoku tatau hoku loto mo e uaine taʻehanoava;
ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi hina ʻoe uaine foʻou, ʻoku toe siʻi pea mahaehae.
20 Te u lea kau fiemālie:
te u faʻai hoku loungutu ʻo tali.
21 ʻOfa ke ʻoua naʻaku filifilimānako ki ha taha,
pea ʻoua naʻaku ʻai ʻae hingoa fakalapu ki ha tangata.
22 He ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo ke ʻai ʻae hingoa lapu;
telia naʻa ʻave fakavave ai au ʻe hoku Tupuʻanga.