¶ 1 E JIHOVA ko ho mau Eiki, oku lelei lahi ho huafa i mamani kotoabe! kuo ke fokotuu ho nāunāu i oluga i he gaahi lagi.

2 Kuo ke tuutuuni mei he gutu oe kau valevale moe kei huhu ae malohi, koe mea i ho gaahi fili, koeuhi ke ke bule ke fakalogobe ae fili moe fakafajifaji.

3 O kau ka fakakaukau ki ho gaahi lagi, koe gaue o ho louhi‘i nima, koe mahina moe gaahi fetuu, aia naa ke fokotuu;

4 Koeha ae tagata oku ke tokaga ai kiate ia? be koe foha ae tagata, oku ke aahi ai kiate ia?

5 He kuo ke gaohi ia ke maulalo jii i he gaahi agelo, bea kuo ke tatā aki ia ae nāunāu moe ogoogolelei.

6 Naa ke fakanofo ia ke ne bule ki he gaahi gaue a ho nima; kuo ke tuku ae mea kotoabe ki hono lalo va‘e:

7 Ae faga sibi kotoabe moe faga bulu, io, moe gaahi manu oe fonua;

8 Koe manu buna oe atā, moe ika oe tahi, moe mea kotoabe oku alu i he gaahi aluaga i he tahi.

9 E Jihova ko ho mau Eiki, oku lelei lahi ho huafa i mamani kotoabe!