Lea FakaHevaní

ʻOku Hoko ʻa e Fononga Taʻu 40 ʻa e Kakai ʻIsilelí
ʻi he Toafá ko ha Sīpinga Kiate Kinautolu ʻOku
ʻAmanaki ki Hevaní

Naʻe akoʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kakai ʻIsilelí ke nau
tauhi ʻEne ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni hangē ko e ʻaho Sāpaté
ʻi he toafá koeʻuhi ke nau lava ʻo tauhi ʻa e lao
ʻa e ʻ Otuá ʻi Kēnaní.
Ko e meʻa tatau pē, ʻoku fakaʻatā ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa kinautolu
ʻoku nau ʻamanaki ki he puleʻanga ʻo e hevaní ke nau ako ʻa e
lea fakahevaní, ʻa ia ko e lea ia ʻo e ʻofá, tuí, ʻamanaki leleí,
mo e fakamoʻuí, ʻi heʻenau moʻui fakaʻahó kimuʻa pea nau
toki hū ki he puleʻanga ʻo e langí.

Ko e hā ʻoku feʻiloaki maʻu ai pē ʻa e kāingalotu ʻo e
Siasi ʻo e ʻOtuá, “ʻOfa ke Tāpuakiʻi Kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtuá”?

Ko e faʻahinga ʻoku nau leaʻaki ʻa e lea fakahēvaní
ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tāpuaki ʻa e ʻOtua
Naʻe hū ʻa Siosiua mo Kēlepi ki Kēnani, pea naʻe
maluʻi ʻa e ngaahi kaumeʻa ʻe toko tolu ʻo Tanielá
mei he fōnise afí.
Ko e meʻa tatau pe, ko kinautolu ʻoku nau lea ʻaki
ʻa e lea fakahevani ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi akonaki
ʻa Kalaisi Ahnsahnghong mo e ʻOtua ko e Faʻee
te nau hu ki he puleʻanga taʻengata ʻo hevani.

He ‘oku lahi ‘a e me’a ‘oku tau humu kotoa pēai.
Toki ai ha tangata ‘oku ‘ikai ke humu ‘i he lea,
pea ko e tangata haohaoa ia, mo mafai ke ‘ai
piti ki he sino kotoa. . . . Pea ko e ‘elelo ko ha afi ia–’oiau,
‘a e ‘univeesi angahala ko ē! Ko e tu’unga ‘eni ‘o e ‘elelo
‘i hotau ngaahi kupu, ko ia ia ‘oku ne fakamele ‘a e sino kotoa,
‘o ne tutu ‘a e siakale ‘o natula, pea ‘oku tutu ia mei heli.
Semisi 3:2–6