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9 Naʻá ku sio naʻe ʻafio ʻa Sihova+ ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ʻōlitá, pea naʻá ne folofola mai: “Taaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻi-poú koeʻuhi ke ngalulu ʻa e falé. Tuʻusi kinautolu ʻi he ʻulú, pea te u tāmateʻi ʻa e toenga ʻo e kakaí ʻaki ʻa e heletā. Heʻikai hao ha taha ʻe hola, pea ʻe ʻikai lavameʻa+ ha taha ʻoku feinga ke hola.
2 Kapau te nau keli hifo ki he Faʻitoká,*
ʻE toʻo kinautolu mei ai ʻe hoku nimá;
Pea kapau te nau ʻalu hake ki he langí,
Te u ʻohifo kinautolu mei ai.
3 Pea kapau te nau toi ʻi he tumutumu ʻo Kāmelí,
Te u kumi kinautolu mei ai ʻo ʻave kinautolu.+
Kapau te nau fufū kinautolu mei hoku fofongá ʻi he kilisitahí,
Te u tuʻutuʻuni mei ai ha ngata ke ne uʻu kinautolu.
4 Pea kapau ʻe ʻave pōpula kinautolu ʻe honau ngaahi filí,
Te u tuʻutuʻuni mei ai ha heletā, pea te ne tāmateʻi kinautolu;+
Te u fakahangataha hoku fofongá kiate kinautolu ki ha kovi ʻo ʻikai ki ha lelei.+
5 He ko e ʻEiki Haú, ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ʻa e Tokotaha ʻoku ala ki he fonuá,*
Ko ia ʻe vaia+ ia, pea ko e kotoa ʻo e kau nofo aí te nau mamahi;+
Pea ʻe ʻalu kotoa hake ia ʻo hangē ko Nailá,
Pea ʻalu hifo ʻo hangē ko Naila ʻo ʻIsipité.+
6 ‘Ko e tokotaha ko ia ʻokú ne langa hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻi he langí
Pea fokotuʻu ha ʻaofi* ʻi ʻolunga ki he māmaní;
ʻA e tokotaha ʻokú ne ui mai ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻo e tahí,
Ke huaʻi kinautolu ki he funga ʻo e māmaní+
—Ko Sihova ʻa hono huafá.’+
7 ‘ʻIkai ʻoku mou hangē ko e ngaahi foha ʻo e kau Kusá* kiate au, ʻe kakai ʻo ʻIsileli?’ Ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.
‘ʻIkai naʻá ku ʻohake ʻa ʻIsileli mei he fonua ko ʻIsipité,+
8 ‘Vakai! Ko e fofonga ʻo e ʻEiki Hau ko Sihová ʻoku ʻi he puleʻanga angahalá,
Pea te ne fakaʻauha ʻosi ia mei he funga ʻo e fonuá.+
Ka heʻikai te u fakaʻauha ʻosi ʻa e fale ʻo Sēkopé,’+ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.
9 ‘He vakai, ʻoku ou fai ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni,
Pea te u luluʻi ʻa e fale ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá kotoa,+
Hangē tofu pē ko hano luluʻi ʻe ha taha ha meʻa-sivi,
Pea ʻikai tō hifo ha kiʻi foʻi maka ki he kelekelé.
10 Te nau mate ʻi he heletā, ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau faiangahala ʻi hoku kakaí,
ʻA e faʻahinga ko ia ʻoku nau pehē, “Heʻikai haʻu ʻa e fakatamakí ʻo ofi mai pe aʻu mai kiate kitautolu.”’
11 ‘ʻI he ʻaho ko iá te u fokotuʻu hake ʻa e palepale* ʻo Tēvita+ ʻa ia kuo holó,
Te u monomono ʻa e* avaavá,
Pea te u toe fakafoʻou ʻa hono ngaahi maumaú;
Te u toe langa ia ke hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻi he kuohilí,+
12 Koeʻuhi ke nau maʻu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku toe ʻi ʻĪtomí,+
Pea mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻa ia kuo ui ʻaki hoku hingoá,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fai ʻa e meʻá ni.
13 ‘Vakai! ʻOku hoko mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová,
‘ʻA ia ʻe fakalaka ai ʻa e tangata palaú ʻi he tokotaha utu-taʻú,
Pea mo e tokotaha malaki kālepí ʻi he tokotaha toʻo tengaʻi ʻakaú;+
Pea ʻe toʻi hifo ʻi he ngaahi moʻungá ha uaine melie,+
Pea ʻe tafe hifo* ia mei he ngaahi foʻi māʻolunga kotoa pē.+
14 Te u tānaki fakataha mai ʻa e kau pōpula ʻo hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí,+
Pea te nau toe langa ʻa e ngaahi kolo maomaonganoá pea nofoʻi ia;+
Te nau tō ʻa e ngaahi ngoue kālepi pea inu uaine+ mei ai,
Pea tō mo ha ngaahi ngoue pea kai honau fuá.’+
15 ‘Te u tō kinautolu ʻi honau fonuá,
Pea heʻikai ʻaupito ke toe taʻaki kinautolu
Mei honau fonua kuó u foaki kiate kinautolú,’+ ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá.”