Ekelesiasi 4:1-16
4 Neʼe au toe tokagaʼi te ʼu agakovi fuli ʼae ʼe hoko ʼi te kele. Neʼe au sio ki te ʼu loʼimata ʼo natou ʼae ʼe gaohi koviʼi, pea neʼe mole ʼi ai he tahi moʼonatou fakapelepeleʼi. Neʼe puleʼi natou e te kau agakovi pea neʼe mole ʼi ai he tahi moʼonatou fakapelepeleʼi.
2 Pea neʼe au fakamalo kia natou ʼae kua mamate, kae mole ko natou ʼae ʼe kei maʼuʼuli.
3 Kae ko te aluʼaga ʼo ia ʼae heʼeki tupu, ʼae heʼeki sio ki te ʼu agakovi ʼae ʼe hoko ʼi te kele, ʼe lelei age ia ʼi te aluʼaga ʼo natou ʼae kua mamate peʼe kei maʼuʼuli.
4 Pea neʼe au sio ki te ʼu faiga fuli mo te poto gaue ʼae ʼe tupu mai te fefakataupiepieʼaki ʼa te hahaʼi. Maʼia mo te meʼa ʼaia ʼe vaʼiganoa, ʼe hage pe ia ko te tuli ʼo te matagi.
5 ʼE ʼukuma te vale pea ʼe vaivai tona sino.
6 ʼE lelei age he kiʼi temi malolo ʼi he gaue kinakina pea mo tuli te matagi.
7 Neʼe au tokagaʼi he tahi aluʼaga ʼe vaʼiganoa ʼi te kele:
8 Ko he tagata ʼe tokotahi ʼe mole hona kaumeʼa. ʼE mole hona foha peʼe ko hona tehina, kae ʼe gaue tuʼumaʼu pe ia. ʼE mole fiu ʼona mata ʼi te ʼu koloa. Kae ʼe mole ina fai te fehuʼi ʼaeni: ‘Ko ai ʼae ʼe au gaue kinakina ki ai mo au fakafisi ai ki te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe lelei?’ Maʼia mo te meʼa ʼaia ʼe vaʼiganoa, ko he aluʼaga fakaʼofaʼofa.
9 ʼE lelei age he toko lua ʼi he tokotahi he ʼe lelei tonā fakapale ki* tanā gaue kinakina.
10 Kapau ʼe toka he tahi ia naua, ʼe feala ke fakatuʼuake e te tahi. Kae kotea ʼae ka hoko kia ia ʼae ʼe toka kae ʼe mole he tahi ke ina fakatuʼuake?
11 Tahi ʼae, kapau ʼe takokoto fakatahi he toko lua, ʼe nā mafana anai. Kae ʼe mafana feafeaʼi anai ia ia ʼae ʼe tokotahi?
12 Pea ʼe lagi mole malo anai he foʼi tokotahi, kae ʼe malohi age anai he foʼi toko lua. Pea ʼe mole motu vave* te maea ʼae ʼe kau tolu.
13 ʼE lelei age he tamasiʼi ʼe masiva mo poto ʼi he hau kua matuʼa mo vale ʼe mole kei fakapotopoto ʼo tali he fakatokaga.
14 Neʼe mavae* mai te fale pilisoni ke hau, logo la tana tupu masiva ʼi te temi pule ʼo ia ʼaia.*
15 Neʼe au sioʼi te feoloʼaki ʼa natou fuli ʼae ʼe maʼuʼuli ʼi te kele, ʼo toe feia pe mo te ʼu aluʼaga ʼae ʼe hoko ki te tupulaga ʼae ʼe ina fetogi te hau.
16 Logope la te kaugamalie ʼo natou ʼae ʼe lagolago ki ai, kae ʼe mole fiafia anai ia natou ʼae ka muli mai ia ia. Maʼia mo te meʼa ʼaia ʼe vaʼiganoa, ʼe hage pe ia ko te tuli ʼo te matagi.
Nota
^ Peʼe “lahi age te ʼu fua ʼo.”
^ Peʼe “gafua.”
^ ʼE lagi fakaʼuhiga ki te tamasiʼi poto.
^ ʼE lagi fakaʼuhiga ki te hau ʼae ʼe pule.