1 Ke malaʻia kiate ia ʻoku ʻuli mo taʻemaʻa, ki he kolo ʻoku fakamālohi! 2 Naʻe ʻikai te ne talangofua ki he leʻo naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe ia ʻae akonaki; naʻe ʻikai ke falala ia kia Sihova; naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻunuʻunu atu ki hono ʻOtua. 3 Ko hono houʻeiki ʻi ai ko e fanga laione ngungulu; ko ʻene kau fakamaau ko e fanga ulofi ʻoe efiafi; ʻoku nau tatali ke nau kai pongipongi ʻae ngaahi hui. 4 Ko e kakai maʻamaʻa mo kākā ʻa ʻene kau palōfita: kuo fakaʻuliʻi ʻae falelotu ʻe heʻene kau taulaʻeiki, kuo nau maumauʻi ʻae fono. 5 ‌ʻOku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ia, ʻa Sihova, angatonu; ʻe ʻikai te ne fai ha meʻa hala; ʻoku ʻomi ʻe ia ʻa ʻene fakamaau ki he maama ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē, ʻoku ʻikai te ne siʻaki; ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ha mā ʻe he taʻeangatonu. 6 Kuo u tuʻusi ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga: kuo ʻuha ʻa honau ngaahi fale māʻolunga; ne u fakalala ʻa honau ngaahi hala, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻalu atu ai ha taha: kuo maumauʻi ʻa honau ngaahi kolo, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai ha tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ai ha taha ʻoku nofo ai. 7 Naʻaku pehē, “Ko e moʻoni, te ke manavahē kiate au, te ke maʻu ʻae akonaki; ko ia ʻe ʻikai tuʻusi ai honau nofoʻanga neongo ʻeku tautea ai ʻakinautolu,” naʻa nau tuʻu vave hake, ʻo fakalieliaʻi ʻa ʻenau ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē.

8 ¶ ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko ia mou tatali kiate au, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho te u tuʻu hake ki he maumau; he kuo u pau pe ke tānaki ʻae ngaahi fonua, ke u fakataha ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga, ke huaʻi kiate kinautolu ʻa ʻeku tuputāmaki, ʻio, ʻa ʻeku houhau kakaha kotoa pē: koeʻuhi ʻe keina ʻa māmani kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae afi ʻo ʻeku fuaʻa. 9 Pea hili ia te u ʻomi ʻae lea maʻa ki he kakai, koeʻuhi ke nau ui kotoa pē ki he huafa ʻo Sihova, ke tauhi kiate ia ʻi he uouangataha. 10 ‌ʻE ʻomi mei he tuʻa vaitafe ʻo ʻItiopea ʻae feilaulau kiate au, ʻekinautolu ʻoku hū kiate au, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo ʻeku kakai, kuo fakamovetevete. 11 ‌ʻI he ʻaho ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ke mā koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē, ʻaia kuo ke angahala ai kiate au: koeʻuhi te u toʻo atu mei he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻakinautolu ʻoku fiefia ʻi hoʻo fielahi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toe angahiki, koeʻuhi ko hoku moʻunga māʻoniʻoni. 12 Te u tuku foki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻae kakai angavaivai mo masiva, pea te nau falala ki he huafa ʻo Sihova. 13 ‌ʻE ʻikai fai angahala ʻe he toenga ʻo ʻIsileli, pe lea loi; pea ʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻi honau ngutu ʻae ʻelelo kākā: he te nau kai mo tokoto, pea ʻe ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe ha taha.”

14 ¶ Ke hiva, ʻE ʻofefine ʻo Saione kalanga, ʻE ʻIsileli; ke fiefia mo nekeneka ʻaki ʻae loto kotoa, ʻE ʻofefine ʻo Selūsalema. 15 Kuo toʻo atu ʻe Sihova ʻa ho ngaahi tautea, kuo ne kapusi kituʻa ho fili: ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻio, ko Sihova, ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou: ʻe ʻikai te ke toe mamata ki ha kovi. 16 ‌ʻE pehē ki Selūsalema ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, “ʻOua te ke manavahē: pea ki Saione, ʻoua naʻa tuku ke vaivai ho nima.” 17 ‌ʻOku māfimafi ʻa Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou; te ne fakamoʻui, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe, ʻaki ʻae fiefia: ʻe mālōlō ʻe ia ʻi heʻene ʻofa, te ne fiefia ʻiate koe ʻaki ʻae hiva. 18 Te u tānaki meiate koe ʻakinautolu ʻoku mamahi, koeʻuhi ko e fakataha mamalu, ko e manuki ʻo ia, ko e meʻa mamafa kiate kinautolu. 19 Vakai, ʻi he kuonga ko ia, te u veteki ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fakamamahiʻi koe; pea te u fakamoʻui ia ʻoku ketu, mo fakataha ia naʻe kapusi kituʻa; pea te u maʻu ʻae fakamālō, mo e ongoongo kiate kinautolu ʻi he fonua kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe fakamaaʻi ai ʻakinautolu. 20 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, Te u toe ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he kuonga ko ia, ʻio, ʻi he kuonga te u fakataha ai ʻakimoutolu: he te u ngaohi maʻamoutolu ʻae hingoa, mo e ongoongolelei ʻi he kakai kotoa pē ʻo māmani, ʻo kau ka liliu ʻa homou fakapōpula ʻi he ʻao ʻo homou mata.