1 ʻOku valokiʻi ʻa Siope ʻe Elifasi koeʻuhi ko ʻene fai hala ʻi heʻene fakatonuhiaʻi ia ʻe ia. 17 ʻOku ne fakamoʻoni ʻaki ʻae talatupuʻa ʻae taʻefiemālie ʻae kakai angahala.
1Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
2“He ʻoku taau mo e tangata poto ke lau meʻa vaʻinga,
mo fakapito hono kete ʻaki ʻae matangi hahake?
3ʻOku taau ʻene leaʻaki ʻae lea taʻeʻaonga?
Pe ko e ngaahi lau ʻe ʻikai te ne lavaʻi ʻaki ha lelei?
4ʻIo, ʻoku ke liʻaki ʻae manavahē,
pea ke taʻofi ʻae lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
5He ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ho ngutu ʻa hoʻo angahala,
ka ʻoku ke fili ki he ʻelelo ʻoe fakaoloolo.
6ʻOku talatalaakiʻi koe ʻe ho ngutu pe ʻoʻou, kae ʻikai ko au:
ʻio, ko ho loungutu pe ʻoʻou ʻoku fakamoʻoni kiate koe.
7“He ko e ʻuluaki tangata koe naʻe fanauʻi?
Pe naʻe fakatupu koe ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga?
8He kuo ke fanongo ʻe koe ki he meʻa fufū ʻae ʻOtua?
Pea ʻoku ke fakangata ʻae poto kiate koe?
9Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo, ka ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo?
Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo pau, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu?
10ʻOku ʻiate kimautolu ʻae ʻuluhinā mo e kau mātuʻa,
ʻoku motuʻa lahi ʻi hoʻo tamai.
11He ʻoku siʻi ʻae ngaahi fakafiemālie ʻae ʻOtua kiate koe?
He ʻoku ai ha meʻa fakalilolilo ʻiate koe?
12Ko e hā ʻoku ʻāvea ai koe ʻe ho loto?
Pea ʻoku lalama ho mata ʻi he hā.
13Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke fakafoki ho loto ke tuʻu ki he ʻOtua,
pea tuku ke tafe ʻae ngaahi lea ni mei ho ngutu?
14Ko e hā ʻae tangata, ke pehē ʻoku maʻa ia?
Pe ha taha ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he fefine, ke pehē ʻoku tonuhia ia?
15Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai falala siʻi ʻe ia ki heʻene kau māʻoniʻoni;
ʻio, naʻa mo e ngaahi langi ʻoku ʻikai maʻa ia ʻi hono ʻao.
16Ka ʻe fēfē hono lahi hake ʻoe fakalielia mo e ʻuli ʻoe tangata,
ʻaia ʻoku ne inumia ʻae angahala ʻo hangē ha vai?
17“Te u fakahā kiate koe, fanongo kiate au;
pea ko ia kuo u mamata ai te u fakamatala atu;
18ʻAia naʻe tala ʻe he kakai poto mei heʻenau ngaahi tamai,
ʻo ʻikai fufū ia:
19ʻAkinautolu pē naʻe foaki ki ai ʻae fonua,
pea naʻe ʻikai feʻaluʻaki ha muli ʻiate kinautolu.
20ʻOku langa mamahi ʻae tangata angahala ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē,
pea ʻoku fufū mei he fakaaoao ʻae lau ʻoe ngaahi taʻu.
21Ko e ongo fakailifia ʻoku ʻi hono telinga:
ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene monūʻia ʻe hoko kiate ia ʻae fakaʻauha.
22ʻOku ʻikai ʻamanaki ʻe ia ke ne liu mai mei he fakapoʻuli,
pea ʻoku talia ia ʻe he heletā.
23ʻOku ʻalu fano pe ia ʻo kumi ʻae mā, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko mā ia?’
ʻOku ne ʻilo ʻoku ofi ʻae ʻaho ʻoe fakapoʻuli.
24ʻE fakamanavahēʻi ia ʻe he mamahi mo e feinga;
te na ikuna ia, ʻo hangē ha tuʻi kuo teu ki he tuʻa.
25He ʻoku ne mafao atu hono nima ki he ʻOtua,
ʻo ne fakamālohi ia ʻo tuʻu ki he Māfimafi.
26ʻOku ne ʻohofi kiate ia, ʻio, ki hono kia,
ki he ngaahi potu matolu ʻo hono sifa fatafata:
27Koeʻuhi ʻoku ne fai ke fuʻu pupula hono mata,
pea ne fangapesi ke matolu ʻae ngako ʻi hono ngaahi potu.
28Ka ʻoku ne nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo lala,
ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha taha,
ʻaia kuo tuʻutuʻuni ko e ngaahi tuʻunga veve.
29ʻE ʻikai koloaʻia ia, ʻe ʻikai tuʻumaʻu ʻene ngaahi meʻa,
pea ʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa fai ke fakatolonga hono lelei ʻi he fonua.
30ʻE ʻikai ʻalu ia mei he fakapoʻuli;
ʻe mangia ʻe he afi ʻa hono ngaahi vaʻa,
pea ʻi he mānava ʻo hono fofonga ʻe mole atu ia.
31Ke ʻoua naʻa falala ia ʻaia kuo kākaaʻi ki he vaʻinga:
ko hono totongi ko e vaʻinga pe.
32ʻE fakamoʻoni eni ʻi he teʻeki hoko hono ʻaho,
pea ʻe ʻikai maʻuiʻui hono vaʻa.
33ʻE lulu ʻe ia ke tō hono fuhi kālepi taʻemomoho ʻo hangē pe ko e vaine,
pea te ne fakamokulu hono fisi ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻolive.
34He koeʻuhi ʻe lala ʻae fakatahaʻanga ʻoe kau angahala,
pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he afi ʻae ngaahi fale naʻe maʻu ʻaki ʻae koloa kovi.
35ʻOku nau tuʻituʻia ʻi he pauʻu, pea nau fanauʻi ʻae vaʻinga,
pea ʻoku teuteu ʻe honau loto ʻae kākā.