Taʼaga Lea
25 Ko te tahi ʼu taʼaga lea ʼaeni ʼa Salomone,+ neʼe hiki* e te kau sikalaipe ʼa Esekiasi,+ te hau ʼo Suta:
2 Ko te kololia ʼo te ʼAtua ko te fufu ʼo he meʼa,+
Pea ko te kololia ʼo te ʼu hau ko te vakavakaʼi ʼo he meʼa.
3 Ohage pe ko te maʼoluga ʼo te lagi pea mo te loloto ʼo te kele,
ʼE mole feala ke mahino he tahi ki te loto ʼo te ʼu hau.
4 Toʼo te sikoli ʼi te siliva,
Pea ʼe maʼa katoa ai anai.+
5 Toʼo te tagata agakovi mai ia muʼa ʼo te hau,
Pea ʼe tuʼu malohi anai tona hekaʼaga fakahau ʼi te faitotonu.+
6 Tuku tau fiamatamuʼa ia muʼa ʼo te hau,+
Pea ʼaua naʼa ke heka fakatahi mo te hahaʼi maʼuhiga.+
7 He ʼe lelei age ke ina ui atu: “Haʼu ʼo heka ʼi heni,”
ʼI hana fakamalaloʼi koe ia muʼa ʼo he ʼaliki.+
8 ʼAua naʼa ke fai fakavilivili he faifakamau,
He kotea anai ka ke fai moka fakalainoaʼi koe e tou tatau?+
9 Felogoi mo ia ki tokolua fihifihia,+
Kae ʼaua naʼa ke fakamatala te ʼu meʼa ʼae kua fakaha atu,+
10 Ke mole fakalainoaʼi koe e ia ʼae ʼe fakalogo atu,
Pea ke mole ke fai ni leakovi* ʼe mole feala hona tataʼofi.
12 Kia ia ʼae ʼe fakalogo, ʼe hage ia ia ʼae ʼe ina fakatonutonuʼi fakapotopoto
Ko he foʼi hau aulo, ʼei, ko he meʼa fakateuteu aulo.+
13 Kia natou ʼae neʼe natou fekauʼi te tagata ʼave logo agatonu,
ʼE hage ia ko te mokomoko ʼo te nive ʼi te temi taʼukai,
He ʼe ina toe fakamalohiʼi tona pule.+
14 Ko he tagata ʼe laupisi ki he meʼa ʼofa ʼe mole ina foaki,
ʼE hage ko te ʼu ʼao mo te matagi ʼae ʼe mole natou fakato te ʼua.+
15 ʼE fakalotoʼi he kamutoa ʼaki te kataki fualoa,
Pea ʼe feala ke fasiʼi he hui ʼaki ni lea malū.+
16 Ka ke maʼu he meli, kai pe te meʼa ʼae ʼe ʼaoga kia koe,
He kapau ʼe lahi fau tau kai pea ʼe feala pe ke ke toe luaʼi.+
17 ʼAua naʼa ke alu tuʼumaʼu ki te ʼapi ʼo tou tatau,
He ʼe feala ai ke fiu mo fehiʼa ia koe.
18 Ko he tagata ʼe ina fai he fakamoʼoni loi ki tona tatau,
ʼE hage ko he ʼakau, he heleta mo he kauʼi nahau masila.+
19 Ko he falala ki he tahi ʼe mole tuha mo te falala* ʼi he temi faigataʼa,
ʼE hage ko he tahi ʼe ina kaiʼi tona nifo ʼae kua fasi peʼe ko he tahi ʼe vaʼe piko.
20 Ko ia ʼae ʼe hiva ki he tahi ʼe lotomamahi,+
ʼE hage ko ia ʼae ʼe ina huʼi tona kofu ʼi he ʼaho momoko,
Peʼe ko he vinika ʼe huaʼi ki te sota.
21 Kapau ʼe fia kai tou fili,* foaki age hana moʼi pane,
Kapau ʼe fia inu, foaki age hana moʼi vai,+
22 He ʼe ke tanaki anai ki tona fuga ʼulu ni mamala kakaha,*+
Pea ʼe fakapale anai koe e Sehova.
23 ʼE fakato ni ʼua e te matagi noleto,
Pea ʼe fakatupu ita te gutu ʼae ʼe faifatufatu.+
24 ʼE lelei age te nofo ʼi he faʼahi ʼo te ʼato
25 Ko he logo lelei mai he fenua mamaʼo+
ʼE hage ko he vai mokomoko ki he tahi ʼe gaʼegaʼe.
26 Ko he tagata faitotonu ʼe mulimuli ki he tahi ʼe agakovi
ʼE hage ko he matapuna vai ʼe ʼepu mo he vai keli ʼe ʼuli.