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1 ʻOku lāunga ʻa Tevita ʻi he kakai Sifi, ʻoku lotu ia ke moʻui. 5 ʻI heʻene tui ki he tokoni ʻae ʻOtua, ʻoku ne fakahā te ne fai ʻae feilaulau.
Ki he Takimuʻa ʻi he Nekina ko e Saame akonaki ʻa Tevita, ʻi he haʻu ʻae kakai Sifi, ʻonau pehē kia Saula, ʻIkai ʻoku fufū ʻa Tevita ʻiate kimautolu?
1 Fakamoʻui au, ʻE ʻOtua, ʻi ho huafa,
mo ke fakamaau au ʻi ho mālohi.
2 Fanongo mai ki heʻeku lotu,
ʻE ʻOtua fakafanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoku ngutu.
3 He kuo tuʻu hake kiate au ʻae kau muli,
pea ʻoku kumi hoku laumālie ʻe he kau fakamālohi:
ʻoku ʻikai te nau fokotuʻu ʻae ʻOtua ʻi honau ʻao.
Sila.
4 Vakai, ko hoku tokoni ʻae ʻOtua:
ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku poupou hoku laumālie ʻae ʻEiki.
5 ‌ʻE totongi ʻe ia ʻaki ʻae kovi ki hoku ngaahi fili:
ke ke motuhi ʻakinautolu ʻi ho moʻoni.
6 Te u ʻatu fiemālie pē ʻae feilaulau kiate koe:
te u fakamālō ki ho huafa, ʻE Sihova he ʻoku lelei ia.
7 He kuo ne fakamoʻui au mei he mamahi kotoa pē:
pea kuo mamata ʻe hoku mata ki hoku ngaahi fili.