¶ 1 VAKAI ke oua naa mou fai hoo mou foaki i he ao oe kakai, koeuhi ke nau mamata ki ai: ka behe, e ikai haa mou totogi mei hoo mou Tamai oku i he lagi.

2 Koia oka ke ka fai ha foaki, oua naa ke ifi ae mea lea i ho ao, o hage koia oku fai e he malualoi i he gaahi fale‐lotu moe hala, koeuhi ke nau ma‘u ae fakamalo ae kakai. Ko eku tala mooni kiate kimoutolu, Kuo nau ma‘u e nau totogi.

3 Ka oka ke ka fai ha foaki, oua naa ilo e ho nima toohema aia oku fai e ho nima toomatau:

4 Koeuhi ke lilo hoo foaki: bea ko hoo Tamai aia oku afio‘i i he lilo, e totogi fakaha eia kiate koe.

¶ 5 Bea oka ke ka lotu, oua naa ke hage koe malualoi: he oku nau manako ke lotu tuu i he gaahi fale lotu moe tuliki oe gaahi hala, koeuhi ke mamata ae kakai kiate kinautolu. Ko eku tala mooni kiate kimoutolu, Kuo nau ma‘u e nau totogi.

6 Ka ko koe, oka ke ka lotu, hu ki hoo botu lilo, bea kuo tabuni ho mataba, lotu ki hoo Tamai aia oku i he lilo; bea ko hoo Tamai aia oku afio‘i i he lilo, e totogi fakaha eia kiate koe.

7 Ka oka mou ka lotu, oua naa mou launoa, o hage koe hiteni: he oku nau mahalo e fanogo kiate kinautolu i he e nau lea lahi.

8 Koia oua naa mou tatau mo kinautolu: he oku ilo e hoo mou Tamai, i he heeki ai te mou kole kiate ia, ae gaahi mea oku mou majiva ai.

9 Koia ke behe ni hoo mou lotu: Ko e mau Tamai oku i he lagi, Ke tabuha ho huafa.

10 Ke hoko mai hoo bule. Ke fai ho finagalo i mamani, o hage i he lagi.

11 Ke foaki mai he aho ni haa mau mea kai.

12 Bea fakamolemole e mau agahala, o hage ko e mau fakamolemolea akinautolu kuo fai agahala kiate kimautolu.

13 Bea oua naa tuku akimautolu ki he ahiahi, kae fakamoui akimautolu mei he kovi: He oku oou ae bule, moe malohi, moe nāunāu, o taegata. Emeni.

14 He kabau te mou fakamolemole ae agahala ae kakai, e fakamolemolea akimoutolu e hoo mou Tamai i he lagi.

15 Bea kabau e ikai te mou fakamolemole ae agahala ae kakai, bea e ikai fakamolemolea e hoo mou Tamai hoo mou agahala.

¶ 16 Bea ka mou ka aukai foki, oua naa mou fakamatabeko, o hage koe kau malualoi: he oku nau fakakehe ho nau mata, koeuhi ke ha ki he kakai oku nau aukai. Ko eku tala mooni kiate kimoutolu, Kuo nau ma‘u e nau totogi.

17 Ka ko koe, oka ke ka aukai, bani ho ulu, mo kaukau‘i ho mata;

18 Koeuhi ke oua naa ha hoo aukai ki he kakai, ka ki hoo Tamai aia oku i he lilo: bea ko hoo Tamai aia oku ne afio‘i i he lilo, te ne totogi fakaha kiate koe.

¶ 19 Oua e fokotuu maa moutolu ae koloa i mamani, aia oku kai ai e he ane moe umeumea, bea oku hae‘i e he kau kaihaa o kaihaaji:

20 Kae fokotuu maa moutolu ae koloa i he lagi, aia e ikai kai ai e he ane be koe umeumea, bea e ikai hae‘i ia e ha kaihaa ke kaihaaji:

21 He koe botu oku i ai hoo mou koloa, bea e i ai foki mo ho mou loto.

22 Koe māma oe jino koe mata: koia kabau oku lelei ho mata, e fonu ho jino kotoa i he māma.

23 Bea kabau oku kovi ho mata, e fakabouli ho jino kotoa: koia kabau kuo fakabouli ae māma oku iate koe, e fefe hono lahi oe fakabouli koia!

¶ 24 Oku ikai faa tauhi e ha tagata ae eiki e toko ua: he te ne fehia ki he toko taha, kae ofa ki he toko taha; bea te ne kau moe toko taha, kae jiaki ae toko taha. E ikai te mou faa tauhi ae Otua moe Koloa.

25 Koia oku ou tala atu ai kiate kimoutolu, Oua naa mou tokaga ki hoo mou moui, ki ha mea te mou kai, be ha mea te mou inu; be ki ho mou jino, i ha mea te mou ai ki ai. Ikai oku lahi ae moui i he mea kai, moe jino i he kofu?

26 Vakai ki he faga manu oe atā: oku ikai te nau tutui be tuuji, be fetuku ki ha feleoko; ka oku fafaga akinautolu e hoo mou Tamai i he lagi. Ikai oku lahi hake akimoutolu iate kinautolu?

27 Kohai ia iate kimoutolu e faa fakaloloa jii ki he ene moui i he ene tokaga ki ai?

28 Bea koeha oku mou tokaga ai ki he kofu? Tokaga ki he fiji‘i akau oe goue, oku fele‘i e nau tubu; oku ikai te nau gaue, bea oku ikai te nau filo:

29 Ka oku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Nae ikai tatau ae teuga o Solomone i hono nāunāu kotoabe mo ha taha o kinautolu na.

30 Bea koia, kabau oku fakakofu behe e he Otua ae mohuku oe goue, aia oku i ai he aho ni, kae li ki he gotoumu abogibogi, bea e ikai lahi hake  ene fie fakakofu‘i akimoutolu, akimoutolu oku jii hoo mou tui?

31 Koia oua naa mou tokaga, o behe, Koeha te tau kai? be, Koeha te tau inu? be, Te tau kofu aki ae ha?

32 (He oku kumi e he Jenitaile ki he gaahi mea ni kotoabe:) he oku ilo e hoo mou Tamai i he lagi oku mou majiva i he gaahi mea ni kotoabe.

33 Ka mou fuofua kumi ae buleaga oe Otua, mo ene maonioni; bea e fakalahi aki ae gaahi mea ni kotoabe kiate kimoutolu.

34 Koia ke oua naa mou tokaga ki he abogibogi: koeuhi e tokaga ae abogibogi ki he gaahi mea oona. Oku tatau moe aho a hono kovi.