Hiva ʼa Salomone
1 Ko te hiva ʼaeni ʼa Salomone, ko he hiva mālie tokotahi:+
3 ʼE magoni fakaʼofaʼofa ʼou lolo.+
ʼE hage tou higoa ko he ʼaele ʼo he lolo magoni.+
Koia ʼae ʼe ʼofainaʼi ai koe e te kau finemui.
4 ʼAve au, ta feleleʼi,
He neʼe fakahu au e te hau ki ʼona koga fale.
Ta fiafia, ke ta fakafiafia fakatahi.
Ke ta vikiʼi ʼau fakapelepele ʼae ʼe lelei age ʼi te vino.
ʼE tonu tanatou ʼoʼofa* ʼae ia koe.
5 ʼU taʼahine ʼo Selusalemi, ʼe au kili ʼuli kae ʼe au matalelei,
Ohage ko te ʼu fale la ʼo Keta+ mo te ʼu fale la+ ʼo Salomone.
6 ʼAua naʼa kotou sioʼi au ʼi toku kili ʼuli,
He neʼe tokagaʼi au e te laʼa.
Neʼe iita kia au te ʼu tama ʼo taku faʼe,
Pea neʼe natou fekauʼi ke au alu ʼo leʼo te ʼu gaueʼaga vite,
Kae neʼe mole au leʼo taku gaueʼaga vite.
7 Ia koe ʼae ʼe au ʼofa ai,
Fakaha mai pe ʼe ke taki kifea ʼau faga manu,+
Peʼe ke fakamalolo ʼifea ʼi te hoʼata.
He koʼe ʼe tonu ke au hage ko te fafine ʼae ʼe pulouʼi tona fofoga,
ʼI te lotolotoiga ʼo te faga manu ʼo ʼou kaumeʼa?”
8 “Kapau ʼe mole ke iloʼi, ia koe ʼae ʼe finemui age ʼi te ʼu fafine,
Alu ʼi te ala ʼo te faga manu
Mo taki ʼau ʼuhiʼi tao ʼo ovi ki te ʼu fale la ʼo te kau tauhi ovi.”
9 “Ia koe ʼae ʼe au ʼofa ai, ʼe ke toe finelelei ohage ko he hosi fafine ʼe haʼi ki te saliote ʼa Falaone.+
10 ʼE matalelei ʼou kauʼahe ʼi te ʼu meʼa gigila,*
Mo tou kia ʼi te kahoa lopa.
11 ʼE matou fai anai hou ʼu meʼa gigila aulo
ʼE teuteuʼi ʼaki te siliva.”
12 “ ʼI te lolotoga heka ʼa te hau ʼi tona laupapa
ʼE ʼaele magoni+ toku moʼi lolo.
13 ʼE hage kia au toku ʼofaina ko te magoni ʼo te taga mila*+
ʼAe ʼe au hili ki ʼoku fatafata ʼi te poʼuli.
14 ʼE hage kia au toku ʼofaina ko he ʼakau magoni+
ʼI te lotolotoiga ʼo te ʼu gaueʼaga vite ʼo Ene-keti.”+
15 “ ʼE ke finelelei siʼoku ʼofaʼaga!
ʼE ke finelelei! ʼE hage ʼou mata ko te ʼu mata ʼo he lupe.”+
16 “Siʼoku ʼofaina, ʼe ke talavou mo tupulaga!+
Ko te moeʼaga ʼo taua ko te lauʼakau,
17 ʼE lalago totā ʼapi ʼaki te ʼakau ʼae ko te sete,
Pea ko tona ʼato ʼaki te ʼakau ʼae ko te senelie.