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