Hiva ʼa Salomone
6 “Kua alu kifea siʼou ʼofaina,
Ia koe ʼae ʼe finelelei ʼi te ʼu fafine fuli?
Neʼe alu ki te faʼahi fea siʼou ʼofaina?
ʼE matou kumi anai ia ia mo koe!”
2 “Neʼe hifo siʼoku ʼofaina ki tona ʼoloto,
Tona ʼoloto ʼakau fakamagoni,
ʼO taki tana faga manu ki te ʼu ʼoloto
Pea mo fusi te lilio.+
3 Ko au ʼo siʼoku ʼofaina,
Pea ko siʼoku ʼofaina ʼe ʼaʼaku.+
ʼE ina taki tana faga manu ʼi te ʼulu lilio.”+
4 “Ia koe ʼae ʼe au ʼofa ai,+ ʼe ke matalelei ohage ko Tilitesa,*+
ʼEi, ʼe ke matalelei ohage ko Selusalemi,+
Pea ʼe ke fakaofoofo ohage ko he kau solia mo ʼanatou fuka.+
ʼE hage tou lauʼulu ko he faga tao
ʼE hihifo mai mai te ʼu moʼuga ʼo Kileate.+
6 ʼE hage ʼou nifo ko he faga ovi
ʼE hahake mai mai te foʼi vai ʼi tanatou ʼosi maʼaʼanu.
ʼE natou fua fuli he ʼu ʼuhi ʼe lua,
Pea neʼe mole mate he ʼuhi.
7 ʼE hage ʼou kauʼahe ʼae ʼe pulouʼi
Ko he kogaʼi kelenate.
9 Kae ko te tokotahi pe ko taku lupe,+ toku kaumeʼa heʼe mele.
ʼE makehe ia kia mata ʼo tana faʼe.
ʼE ko he pele ia ʼa ia ʼae neʼe ina fanauʼi.
ʼE sisio ki ai te kau finemui pea ʼe natou ui ʼe manuʼia.
ʼE sisio ki ai te kau fineʼaliki mo te ʼu fafine pea ʼe natou vikiʼi ia ia.
10 ‘Ko ai te fafine ʼae ʼe gigila ohage ko te mafoata,
Pea ʼe matalelei ohage ko te katoa ʼo te mahina,
Pea ʼe maʼa ohage ko te mu ʼo te laʼa,
Pea ʼe fakaofoofo ohage ko he kau solia mo ʼanatou fuka?’ ”+
11 “Neʼe au hifo ki te ʼoloto ʼo te ʼu fuʼu pinati+
ʼO fakasiosio te ʼu huli ʼae ʼi te vaʼe vai tafe,
ʼO fakasiosio pe ʼe kua moto te ʼu fuʼu vite,
Pe ʼe kua fisi te ʼu fuʼu kelenate.
12 Kae neʼe mole fualoa ki ai,
Neʼe au hifo au
ʼO kaku ki te ʼu saliote ʼo taku hahaʼi ʼaliki.”
13 “Toe liliu mai, toe liliu mai siʼi Sulamite!
Toe liliu mai, toe liliu mai,
Ke feala ke matou sioʼi ia koe!”
“He koʼe ʼe kotou sioʼi te Sulamite?”+
“ ʼE hage ia ia ko te meʼe ʼa he ʼu kutuga ʼe lua.”*