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1 ʻOku fakahā ʻe Tevita hono kovi ʻae tangata fakakakano. 4 ʻOku ne fakaʻilo ʻae kovi ki he angahala ʻaki ʻae maama ʻi honau loto. 6 ʻOku ne vikiviki ʻi he fakamoʻui ʻae ʻOtua.
Ki he Takimuʻa ʻi he Mahalati, ko e Saame akonaki ʻa Tevita.
1 Kuo pehē ʻe he vale ʻi hono loto, “ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻOtua.”
Kuo kovi ʻakinautolu, pea kuo nau fai ʻae kovi fakalielia:
ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku fai lelei.
2 Naʻe ʻafio hifo ʻae ʻOtua mei he langi ki he fānau ʻae tangata, ke vakai pe ʻoku ai ha niʻihi ʻoku ʻilo,
mo kumi ki he ʻOtua.
3 Kuo foki kotoa pē kimui ʻakinautolu:
kuo nau hoko ʻo fakalielia kotoa pē:
ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku fai lelei, ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ha taha.
4 “ʻOku ʻikai ha ʻilo ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku fai kovi?
ʻAkinautolu ʻoku kai ʻo ʻosi hoku kakai ʻo hangē ko ʻenau kai mā:
naʻe ʻikai te nau ui ki he ʻOtua.”
5 Pea naʻe manavahē lahi ai ʻakinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ke manavahē ai:
he kuo laku kehekehe ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi hui ʻo ia naʻa ne tauʻi koe:
Kuo ke fakamaaʻi ʻakinautolu,
he kuo fehiʻa ʻae ʻOtua kiate kinautolu.
6 Ko hai te ne foaki mei Saione ʻae fakamoʻui ki ʻIsileli?
ʻOka toe ʻomi ʻe he ʻOtua hono kakai kuo pōpula,
ʻe fiefia ai ʻa Sēkope,
pea nekeneka ʻa ʻIsileli.