Nēhumi VAHE 1 1 Ko e kavenga ʻo Ninive. Ko e tohi ʻ o e vīsone ʻ a Nēhumi ko e Elkoshite. 2 ʻOku meheka ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku sauni ʻa e ʻEikí; ʻoku sauni ʻa e ʻEiki, pea ʻoku ne ʻita lahi; ʻe tauteaʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa hono ngaahi filí, pea ʻokú ne tuku fakatatali ʻa e houhaú ki hono ngaahi filí. 3 ʻOku fakatuotuai ʻa e ʻEikí ki he houhau, pea lahi ʻi he mālohi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻauha kotoa ʻa e angahalá: ʻoku hāʻele ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he ʻahiohió mo e afaá, pea ko e ngaahi ʻaó ko e efu ʻo hono vaʻé. 4 ʻOkú ne valokiʻi ʻa e tahí, mo ngaohi ia ke mōmoa, pea ʻokú ne holoki ʻa e ngaahi vaitafé kotoa pē: ʻOku mae ʻa Pēsani, mo Kāmeli, pea ʻoku mae ʻa e matalaʻi ʻakau ʻo Lepanoní. 5 ʻOku tetetete ʻa e ngaahi moʻungá ʻiate ia, pea vaia mo e ngaahi tafungofungá, pea vela ʻa e kelekelé ʻi hono ʻaó, ʻio, ʻa e māmaní, mo kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nofo aí. 6 Ko hai ʻ e lava ke tuʻu ʻ i he ʻ ao ʻ o ʻ ene ʻ itá? pea ko hai ʻe lava ʻo nofo ʻi he anga-fītaʻa ʻo hono houhaú? kuo lilingi hifo hono houhaú ʻo hangē ha afí, pea ʻoku lī hifo ʻa e ngaahi maká ʻe ia. 7 ʻOku lelei ʻa e ʻEikí, ʻoku mālohi ʻa e mālohi ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e faingataʻá; pea ʻokú ne ʻafioʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku falala kiate iá. 8 Ka ʻi he fuʻu tōtuʻa ʻa e lōmakí te ne fakangata ʻa hono tuʻunga totonú, pea ʻe tuli ʻa e fakapoʻulí ki hono ngaahi filí. 9 Ko e hā hoʻomou fakakaukau ki he ʻEikí? te ne fakangata fakaʻaufuli ia: ʻe ʻikai toe tuʻu hake ʻa e faingataʻá ko hono tuʻo ua. 10 He neongo ʻe pelu fakataha ʻa kinautolu ʻo hangē ko e ʻakau talatala, pea lolotonga ʻenau konā ʻo hangē ko e kau konā, ʻe keina ʻa kinautolu ʻo hangē ko e veve ʻoku mōmoa kakato. 11 ʻOku haʻu ha taha meiate koe, ʻokú ne mahalo ʻoku kovi ki he ʻEikí, ko ha akonaki kovi. 12 ʻOku folofola peheni ʻe he ʻEikí; Neongo ʻoku nau fakalongolongo, pea pehē foki mo e tokolahi, ka ʻe pehē hono tuʻusi hifo ʻa kinautolu, ʻo ka ne ka hāʻu atu. Neongo kuó u fakamamahiʻi koe, ka ʻe ʻikai te u toe fakamamahiʻi koe. 13 He ko ʻeni te u toʻo ʻene haʻamongá meiate koe, pea te u motuhi ʻa ho ngaahi haʻí ʻi he ongo haʻi. 14 Pea kuo fai ʻe he ʻEikí ha fekau ʻo kau kiate koe, ke ʻoua naʻa toe tūtuuʻi ho hingoá: te u tuʻusi mei he fale ʻo ho ngaahi ʻotuá ʻa e ʻīmisi kuo tohi tongi mo e ʻīmisi naʻe haká: Te u ngaohi ho faʻitoká; he ʻoku fakalielia ʻa e thou. 15 Vakai ki he ngaahi moʻungá, ʻa e vaʻe ʻo ia ʻokú ne ʻomi ʻa e ongoongo leleí, ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e melinó! ʻE Siuta, tauhi hoʻo ngaahi kātoanga molumalu, fai hoʻo ngaahi fuakavá: he ʻe ʻikai toe fou ʻiate koe ʻa e kau angahalá; ʻoku tuʻusi fakaʻaufuli ia. VAHE 2 1 Ko ia ia ʻoku lele fakakongokonga, ʻoku haʻu ia ki muʻa ʻi ho ʻao: tauhi ʻa e ʻuʻulu, tokanga ʻi he hala, ʻai ke malohi ʻa ho kongaloto, fakamalohia ʻa ho malohi. 2 He kuo fakatafoki ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e lelei taha ʻo Sēkopé, ʻo hangē ko e lelei taha ʻi ʻIsilelí: he kuo ʻave ʻa kinautolu ʻe he kau ngāue taʻeʻofá, ʻo fakameleʻi honau ngaahi vaʻa vainé. 3 ʻOku kulakula ʻa e pā ʻo ʻene kau tangata mālohí, pea ʻoku kula ʻahoʻaho ʻa e kau tangata loto-toʻá: ʻe ʻi he ngaahi salioté ʻa e tūhulu ulo ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻene teuteú, pea ʻe lulululuʻi lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau ko e feá. 4 ʻE tekelili ʻa e ngaahi salioté ʻi he ngaahi halá, te nau fefaikoviʻaki ʻiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi hala lahi: te nau hangē ha tūhulú, te nau lele ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhilá. 5 Te ne fakahā ʻa hono ngaahi mahuʻingá: te nau tūkia ʻi heʻenau ʻeveʻevá; te nau fakavavevave ki hono ʻaá, pea ʻe teuteu ʻa e maluʻí. 6 ʻE fakaava ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e ngaahi vaitafé, pea ʻe veteki ʻa e palasí. 7 Pea ʻe taki pōpula atu ʻa Hūsa, ʻe ʻohake ia, pea ʻe tataki ia ʻe heʻene kaunanga ʻo hangē ko e leʻo ʻo e fanga kulukulu, ʻo tāpanekale ʻi honau lotó. 8 Ka ʻoku tatau ʻa Ninive motuʻa mo e ano vai: ka te nau hola mei ai. Tuʻu, tuʻu, te nau kalanga; ka he ʻikai sio ki mui ha taha.
9 Mou toʻo ʻa e meʻa kuo maumauʻi ʻaki ʻa e silivá, toʻo ʻa e meʻa kuo maumauʻi ʻaki ʻa e koulá: he ʻoku ʻikai ha ngataʻanga ʻe taha ʻo e fale koloá mo e nāunaú mei he ngaahi nāunau lelei kotoa pē. 10 ʻOku maha ia, mo fakataʻeʻaongaʻi, mo fakaʻauha: pea ʻoku vaia ʻa e lotó, pea taaʻi fakataha ʻa e ngaahi tuí, pea ʻoku ʻi he kongaloto kotoa pē ʻa e mamahi lahi, pea ʻoku tānaki ʻe honau fofongá ʻa e fakapoʻuli kotoa pē. 11 ʻOku ʻi fē ʻa e nofoʻanga ʻo e fanga laioné, mo e fale fafanga ʻo e fanga laione mui, ʻa ia naʻe ʻeveʻeva ai ʻa e laioné, ʻa ia naʻe ʻeveʻeva ai ʻa e laioné mo e laione laioné, pea naʻe ʻikai fakailifiaʻi kinautolu ʻe ha taha? 12 Naʻe hanga ʻe he laioné ʻo haeʻi ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga ʻo ʻene ʻuluʻakauʻiá, ʻo noʻo ki heʻene lionesses, ʻo fakafonu hono ngaahi luó ʻaki ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne maʻu, pea mo hono ngaahi ʻana ʻaki ʻa e ravin. 13 Vakai, ʻoku ou angatuʻu kiate koe, ʻoku folofola ʻe he ʻEiki ʻo e ngaahi kau taú, pea te u tutu ʻene ngaahi salioté ʻi he ʻohu afí, pea ʻe keina ʻe he heletaá ʻa hoʻo fanga laione mui; VAHE 3 1 malaʻia ki he kolo naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha meʻa! ʻoku fonu kotoa ia ʻi he ngaahi loi mo e kaihaʻa; ʻoku ʻikai mavahe ʻa e moʻulaloa; 2 Ko e longoaʻa ʻo e uipi, mo e longoaʻa ʻa e rattling ʻo e ngaahi veʻeteka, mo e fanga hoosi pransing, pea mo e ngaahi saliote puna. 3 ʻOku hiki hake ʻe he tangata heka hōsí ʻa e heletā ngingilá mo e tao matamatalelei fakatouʻosi: pea ʻoku tokolahi ʻa e kakai kuo tāmateʻi, mo e ngaahi kaa lahi ʻaupito; pea ʻoku ʻikai hano ngataʻanga ʻo honau sinó; ʻoku nau tūkia ʻi honau ʻangaʻangá: 4 Koeʻuhi ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi feʻauaki ʻo e kau feʻauaki, ko e fineʻeiki ʻo e ngaue fakafaʻahikehe, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakatau atu ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻi heʻene ngaahi feʻauaki, mo e ngaahi famili ʻi heʻene ngaue fakafaʻahikehe. 5 Vakai, ʻoku ou angatuʻu kiate koe, ʻoku folofola ʻe he ʻEiki ʻo e ngaahi kau taú; pea te u ʻiloʻi ʻa ho ngaahi piva ʻi ho mata, pea te u fakahā ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻokú ke telefuá, pea mo e ngaahi puleʻangá ʻa hoʻo maá. 6 Pea te u lī ʻa e ʻuli fakalieliá kiate koe, peá u ngaohi koe ke ke fakalielia, pea te u fokotuʻu koe ʻo hangē ha fanga monumanu ʻoku sio fakamamaʻu ki aí. 7 Pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku sio kiate koé, te nau hola meiate koe, ʻo pehē, Kuo fakaʻauha ʻa Ninive: ko hai te ne fakaʻitaʻi iá? te u kumi ki fē ha fakafiemālie maʻau? 8 ʻOku lelei ange ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻi he kakai, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi vaitafe, ʻa ia naʻe takatakai ai ʻa e ngaahi vai, ʻa ia ko hono rampart ko e tahi, pea naʻe mei tahi ʻa hono holisi? 9 Naʻe mālohi ʻa ʻItiopea mo ʻIsipite, pea naʻe taʻe fakangatangata ia; Naʻe ʻai mo Lubim ʻa e kau tokoni. 10 Ka naʻe ʻave pōpula ia, ka naʻá ne ʻalu pōpula: naʻe movete ʻene fānau īkí ʻi he tumutumu ʻo e ngaahi halá kotoa pē: pea naʻa nau talotalo ki heʻene kau tangata anga fakaʻeiʻeké, pea naʻe haʻi ʻa ʻene kau tangata maʻongoʻongá kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi sēini. 11 Thou shalt kona foki: te ke fufuuʻi, te ke kumi foki ki he malohi koeʻuhi ko e fili. 12 ʻE tatau ʻa hoʻo mālohi kotoa pē mo e ʻakau ko e fiki ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ʻuluaki fikí: kapau ʻe lulululuʻi kinautolu, ʻe aʻu ʻo nau tō ki he ngutu ʻo e tokotaha ʻaiʻanga meʻakaí. 13 Vakai, ko ho kakai ʻi homou lotolotongá ko e kakai fefine: pea ʻe fakaava ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo ho fonuá ki homou ngaahi filí: ʻe keina ʻe he afí ʻa hoʻo ngaahi poá. 14 Tā ʻa e vai ke ʻākoloʻi, fakamālohiʻi ʻa e ngaahi vai ʻokú ke mālohí: ʻalu ki he ʻumeá, pea molomoloki ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne moké, ngaohi ke mālohi ʻa e pilikí. 15 ʻE keina koe ʻe he afí; ʻe tuʻusi koe ʻe he heletaa, ʻe kai koe ʻo hange ko e cankerworm: ngaohi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo hange ko e cankerworm, ʻo ngaohi ʻa e tokolahi ʻo hange ko e fanga heʻe. 16 Kuo ke fakatokolahi ʻa e kau fefakatauʻaki ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langi: ko e cankerworm spoileth, mo e flieth mamaʻo. 17 ʻOku hangē ʻa e fakakalauni ʻo Konitonú ko e fanga heʻe, pea mo hoʻo kau ʻeikitau ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi heʻe lalahí, ʻa ia ko e nofoʻanga ʻi he ngaahi ʻaá ʻi he ʻaho momokó, ka ʻo ka hopo hake ʻa e laʻaá ʻoku nau hola mei ai, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloʻi honau tuʻungá ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku nau ʻi aí. 18 ʻE tuʻi ʻo ʻAsiliaʻ e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia: ʻe nofo ʻa hoʻo houʻeiki ʻi he efu: kuo fakamoveteveteʻi ʻa ho kakai ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga, pea ʻoku ʻikai tanaki ʻa kinautolu ʻe ha tangata. 19 ʻOku ʻikai ha fakamoʻui ʻo ho fakavolu; ʻOku fakamamahi ho kafó: ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku fanongo ki he tala kiate koé, te nau pasipasi ʻa e nimá kiate koe: he ko hai ʻoku ʻikai te ne tukuʻau mai kiate ia ʻa hoʻo fai angahalá maʻu ai pē?