Ko e Fuakava Foʻou Kuo Tongi ʻi Hotau Laumālie

Fekauʻaki mo e misiteli ʻo e samani
mo e fanga kiʻi lupe & ʻapi fakahevani
ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata

Hange pe ko e lava ke foki ʻa e samani
mo e fanga kiʻi lupe ki honau fonua
tupuʻanga ʻo tatau ai pe pe ko e ha hono
mamaʻo ʻenau ʻalu, naʻe folofola ʻa e
ʻOtua, “Te u tuku ʻeku lao ki honau loto,”
pea tuku ʻa e lao ʻo e fuakava foʻou ʻi he
loto ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangata koeʻuhi
ke nau lava ʻo foki ki honau ʻapi fakalangi taʻengata.

ʻOku Tauhi ʻe he Kāingalotu ʻo e
Siasi ʻo e ʻOtua՛ ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtua՛—
ko e ʻAho Sāpate՛ mo e Pasova ʻo e
Fuakava Foʻou՛

ʻI he taʻu ʻe ua afe kuo maliu atu՛,
naʻe tutuuʻi ai ʻ e Sīsū ʻa e ngaahi
tenga lelei [ko e ʻ aho Sāpate mo e
Pāsova՛] ke foaki ki he faʻahinga
ʻo e tangata՛ ʻa e puleʻanga ʻ o e hevani.
Neongo ia, naʻe pulia kimui ʻa e
ngaahi tenga lelei pea fetongi ʻaki
ia ʻa e tea, ʻa ia ko e ngaahi lao ʻa e
tangata naʻe tutuuʻi ʻe he fili, ʻa e tevolo.
Neongo ʻeni, he ʻikai teitei ngalo
ʻi he fanau ʻa e ʻOtua ʻa e fuakava
foʻou ʻoku tongi ʻi honau laumalie
ka ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ia ʻaki honau loto,
pea nau haʻu kia Kalaisi Ahnsahnghong
mo e ʻOtua ko e Faʻee, ʻa ia naʻa Ne
tataki kinautolu ki he puleʻanga ʻo
hevani, ʻa e fonua tupuʻanga ʻo honau laumalie.

Vakai, ‘oku hoko mai ha taimi–
ko Sihova ia mei he Ta‘ehāmai–
‘a ia te u fai ai mo e fale ‘o ‘Isileli
mo e fale ‘o Siuta ha fuakava fo‘ou– . . .
Ka ko eni ‘a e kovinānite te u
fai mo e fale ‘o ‘Isileli hili ‘a e
taimi ko ē–ko Sihova eni mei he
Ta‘ehāmai–te u ‘ai ki loto ‘eku lao,
‘io, te u tongi ia ki honau loto; pea
te u nofo ko honau ‘Otua, pea te
nau nofo ko hoku kakai.
Selemaia 31:31–33