Lea Fakatātā 2
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ʻE hoku foha, kapau te ke maʻu ʻa ʻeku ngaahi lea, mo fakafufū ʻiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau;
1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,
2Koeʻuhi ke fakatokangaʻi ho telinga ki he poto, pea ke tokanga ai ho loto ki he faʻa fakakaukau;
2That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:
3ʻIo, kapau te ke tangi ki he ʻilo, pea ke hiki hake ho leʻo ke maʻu ʻae fakakaukau:
3For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:
4Kapau te ke kumi ki ai ʻo hangē ko e siliva, pea hakule ki ai ʻo hangē ko e koloa kuo fufū;
4If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:
5Te ke toki ʻilo ai ʻae manavahē kia Sihova, pea maʻu ʻae ʻiloʻi ʻoe ʻOtua.
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.
6He ʻoku foaki ʻe Sihova ʻae poto: ʻoku haʻu mei hono fofonga ʻae ʻilo mo e fakakaukau.
6Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
7ʻOku tokonaki ʻe ia ʻae poto ʻaonga maʻa e kakai māʻoniʻoni: ko e fakaū ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku ʻaʻeva ʻi he angatonu.
7He will keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity.
8ʻOku ne tauhi ʻae hala ʻoe fakamaau; pea ʻoku ne maluʻi ʻae hala ʻo ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni.
8Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.
9Pea te ke toki ʻilo ai ʻae māʻoniʻoni, mo e fakamaau, mo e fai totonu; ʻio, ʻae hala lelei kotoa pē.
9Then shalt thou understand justice, and judgment, and equity, and every good path.
10ʻOka hū ʻae poto ki ho loto, pea mālie ʻae ʻilo ki ho laumālie;
10If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
11ʻE fakamoʻui koe ʻe he faʻa fakakaukau, pea ʻe tauhi koe ʻe he poto:
11Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
12Ke fakamoʻui koe mei he hala ʻoe tangata kovi, mei he tangata ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi;
12That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
13ʻAia ʻoku liʻaki ʻae hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, kae ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi hala ʻoe fakapoʻuli;
13Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways:
14ʻAia ʻoku fiefia ke fai kovi, pea ʻoku fiemālie ʻi he talangataʻa ʻae angahala;
14Who are glad when they have done evil, and rejoice in most wicked things:
15Pea ʻoku pikopiko hono ngaahi hala, pea kovi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga:
15Whose ways are perverse, and their steps infamous.
16Ke fakamoʻui koe mei he fefine muli, ʻio, mei he muli ʻoku lea fakaoloolo;
16That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:
17ʻAia kuo ne liʻaki ʻae fakahinohino ʻi heʻene kei siʻi, pea kuo ne fakangalongaloʻi ʻae fuakava ʻa hono ʻOtua.
17And forsaketh the guide of her youth,
18He ʻoku tahifohifo hono fale ki he mate, pea mo hono ʻalunga ki he kakai mate.
18And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.
19ʻOku ʻikai toe foki mai ha taha ʻoku ʻalu atu kiate ia, pea ʻoku ʻikai ke puke ʻekinautolu ki he ngaahi hala ʻoe moʻui.
19None that go in unto her shall return again, neither shall they take hold of the paths of life,
20Koeʻuhi ke ke ʻeveʻeva koe ʻi he hala ʻae kakai angalelei, pea ke maʻu ʻae ngaahi ʻaluʻanga ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.
20That thou mayst walk in a good way: and mayst keep the paths of the just.
21Koeʻuhi ʻe nofo ʻae angatonu ʻi he fonua, pea ʻe nofomaʻu ʻi ai ʻae haohaoa.
21For they that are upright shall dwell in the earth, and the simple shall continue in it.
22Ka ʻe motuhi atu ʻae angahala mei he māmani, pea ʻe taʻaki fuʻu hake mei ai ʻae fai kovi.
22But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly shall be taken away from it.
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