Lea Fakatātā 6
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3ʻE hoku foha, ke ke fai eni, koeʻuhi ke ke hao ʻoka ke ka tō ki he nima ʻo ho kāinga: ʻalu koe, ʻo fakavaivai koe, koeʻuhi ke ke lavaʻi ai ho kāinga.
3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Fakamoʻui koe ʻo hangē ko e kāseli mei he nima ʻoe tangata tuli manu, pea hangē ko e manupuna mei he nima ʻoe tangata tauhele.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter , and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10“ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai, pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13ʻOku kakamo ʻe ia ʻaki hono mata, ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia hono vaʻe, ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻe ia hono louhiʻi nima;
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
16¶ These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18Ko e loto ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ngaahi mahalo kovi, mo e vaʻe ʻoku veʻe vave ki he fai kovi,
18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
20¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22ʻOka ke ka ʻalu, te ne tataki koe; ʻoka ke ka mohe, te ne tauhi koe; pea ʻoka ke ka ʻā, te mo alea mo ia.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23He ko e fekau ko e tuʻunga maama ia: pea ko e fono ko e maama ia; pea ko e valoki fakapoto ko e hala ia ʻoe moʻui:
23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26He ko e meʻa ʻi he fefine feʻauaki ʻoku fakamasivaʻi ʻae tangata ke toe siʻi ʻene konga mā: pea ʻe tuli ʻe he tonotangata ʻae moʻui mahuʻinga.
26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
29So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
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