Ko e Pasova Hono Ua

Ko e hā ʻa e Akonaki ʻa e Tohi Tapū
Fekauʻaki mo e Siasi ʻo e ʻOtua ʻa ia
oku Tauhi ʻa e Pāsova mo e Ngaahi Siai
ʻOku ʻ Ikai Te Nau Tauhi ʻ a e Pāsova?

ʻI he taimi ʻo Mōsese, naʻe fakahaofi ai ʻe he
ʻOtua ʻa e kakai ʻIsileli naʻa nau tauhi ʻa e Pāsova
mei he mahaki fakaʻauha՛ pea tauteaʻi ʻa e ngaahi
fāmili ʻIsipite kotoa naʻe ʻikai te nau tauhi ʻa e Pāsova.
ʻOku fakahaaʻi mai ʻe he meʻa ni ʻa e founga ʻe lava ke
fakahaofi ai kitautolu mei he ngaahi fakatamaki
mo maʻu ʻa e moʻui taʻengata ʻi he kuonga ko ʻeni՛.

Ko e hā e Ngāahi Tāpuaki ʻOku Maʻu ʻi he Pāsova
ʻa ia Kuo Toe Fakafoki Mai ʻe he tau Tamai ko
Kalaisi Ahnsahnghong mo e ʻOtua ko e Faʻee՛?

Ko e Pāsova ʻo e Fuakava Fōʻou ko e ʻaho ia
ʻe maʻu ai ʻe he faʻahinga ʻo e tangata ʻa e sino
mo e toto ʻo e ʻOtua pea silaʻi kinautolu ko e fānau
ʻa e ʻOtua՛, pea ko e ʻaho ia kuo fakamolemoleʻi ai
ʻenau ngaahi angahala naʻe fai ʻi hēvani՛ mo maʻu
ʻa e moʻui taʻengata.
Ko hono ʻuhinga ia ʻoku tuku ai ʻe he ʻOtua
ha toe faingamālie ʻe taha ke tauhi ai ʻa e Pāsova
ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhina hono ua,ʻi he
tohi māhina toputapū՛, ʻo holi loto vēkeveke ke tauhi
ʻe he māmani kotoa ʻa e Pasova mo maʻu ʻa e fakamoʻui.

Lea ki ha‘a ‘Isileli, ‘o pehē, . . . pe ‘i ha to‘utangata ‘amui, ka te ne fai pē ‘a e Pāsova kia Sihova. ‘I hono hongofulu mā fā ‘o e ‘aho ‘i hono ua ‘o e māhina te nau fai ia, efiafi hifo; te nau kai ia mo e mā ta‘elēvani mo e lou‘akau konokona: . . . pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke tō fononga, ‘e tu‘usi ‘a e laumālie ko ia mei hono kakai; kuo ‘ikai te ne ‘atu ‘a e kōpano ‘a Sihova ‘i hono taimi kotofa, ko ia ‘e fua ‘e he tangata ko ia ‘ene angahala.
Nomipa 9:10–13