Selemaia
47 Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kau Filisitiá,+ ki muʻa ke taaʻi ʻe Felo ʻa Kesá. 2 Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová:
“Vakai! ʻOku haʻu ʻa e ngaahi vai mei he tokelaú.
ʻE hoko ia ko ha vai-fā.
Pea ʻe tāfea ai ʻa e fonuá mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi aí,
ʻA e koló mo kinautolu ʻoku nofo aí.
ʻE kalanga ʻa e kau tangatá,
Pea ʻe tangilāulau ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku nofo ʻi he fonuá.
3 ʻI he ongona ʻa e patupatū ʻa e topuvaʻe ʻo ʻene fanga hōsí,
ʻI he ngahaha ʻa ʻene ngaahi saliote taú
Pea mo e ʻuʻulu ʻa ʻene ngaahi veʻeteká,
Ko e ngaahi tamaí ʻe aʻu ʻo ʻikai ke nau tafoki hake ke fakahaofi ʻa honau ngaahi fohá,
He ʻe vaivai ʻa honau nimá,
4 Koeʻuhí ʻoku hoko mai ʻa e ʻaho ʻa ia ʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa e kau Filisitiá+ kotoa;
ʻE tuʻusi ai mei Tāia+ mo Saitoni+ ʻa ʻena faʻahi kotoa ʻoku toé.
He ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau Filisitiá,
5 ʻE hoko ʻo tula* ʻa Kesa.
Kuo fakasīlongoʻi ʻa ʻAsikeloni.+
6 ʻOiau! Ko e heletā ʻa Sihová!+
Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻa e ʻikai te ke fakalongolongó?
Foki ki ho ʻaiʻangá.
Ke ke mālōlō pea sīlongo.
7 ʻE lava fēfē ke ne fakalongolongo
Lolotonga ia kuo fai ʻe Sihova ha fekau ki ai?
Ke tauʻi ʻa ʻAsikeloni pea mo e matāfangá,+
Ko e feituʻu ia kuó ne vaheʻi ia ki aí.”