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1 ʻOku fakamālō ʻa Tevita ki he ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻofa. 4 Ko e monūʻia ʻakinautolu kuo fili ʻe he ʻOtua koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi foaki. 
Ki he Takimuʻa, ko e Saame mo e Hiva ʻa Tevita. 
 1 ʻE ʻOtua, ʻoku tatali ʻae fakamālō kiate koe ʻi Saione: 
pea ʻe fai kiate koe ʻae fuakava. 
 2 ʻA koe ʻoku ke ongoʻi ʻae lotu, 
ʻe aʻu atu kiate koe ʻae kakai kotoa pē. 
 3 ʻOku mālohi kiate au ʻae ngaahi hia: 
pea ko ʻemau ngaahi talangataʻa te ke fakamaʻa ia ke ʻosi. 
 4 ʻOku monūʻia ia ʻaia ʻoku ke fili, 
mo ke fakaofi ia kiate koe, 
koeʻuhi ke ne nofo ʻi ho lotoʻā: 
temau fiemālie ʻi he lelei ʻo ho fale, 
ʻio, ʻo ho faletapu māʻoniʻoni. 
 5 ʻE ʻOtua ko homau fakamoʻui, 
te ke talia ʻakimautolu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakamanavahē ʻi he māʻoniʻoni; 
ʻa koe ko e ʻamanaki leleiʻanga ʻoe ngaahi ngataʻanga kotoa pē ʻo māmani, 
pea mo kinautolu ʻoku mamaʻo atu ʻi he tahi: 
 6 ʻAia ʻoku ne fokotuʻumaʻu ʻae ngaahi moʻunga ʻi hono mālohi; 
kuo nonoʻo ʻaki ʻae māfimafi: 
 7 ʻAia ʻoku ne lolomi ʻae longoaʻa ʻoe ngaahi tahi, 
ko e longoaʻa ʻoe ngaahi peau, 
mo e maveuveu ʻoe kakai. 
 8 Pea ʻoku manavahē ʻi ho ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻakinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi he ngaahi potu mamaʻo: 
ʻoku ke fakafiefiaʻi ʻae ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻoe pongipongi mo e efiafi. 
 9 ʻOku ke ʻaʻahi ki he fonua, 
ʻo fakaviviku ia: 
ʻoku ke fakakoloa lahi ʻaki ia ʻae vaitafe ʻoe ʻOtua, 
ʻaia ʻoku pito ʻi he vai: 
ʻoku ke teuʻi ʻenau meʻakai, hili hoʻo tokonaki pehē ki ai. 
 10 ʻOku ke fakaviviku lahi hono tafungofunga ʻo ia: 
ʻoku ke pule ke tō ʻae ʻuha ki hono ngaahi keli: 
ʻoku ke fakamolū ʻaki ia ʻae ʻuha tuʻu mo tō: 
ʻoku ke tāpuaki hono tupu ʻo ia. 
 11 ʻOku ke tatā ʻaki ʻae taʻu ʻa hoʻo angalelei; 
pea ʻoku ngangana mei ho ngaahi hala ʻae momona. 
 12 ʻOku ngangana ia ki he ngaahi potu mohuku ʻoe toafa: 
pea fiefia ʻae ngaahi tafungofunga ʻi he potu kotoa pē. 
 13 Kuo fakakofuʻaki ʻae fanga sipi ʻae ngaahi potu mohuku; 
pea kuo ʻufiʻufi foki ʻae ngaahi luo ʻaki ʻae uite; 
ʻoku nau kalanga ʻi he fiefia, 
ʻoku nau hiva foki.