UJoweli 1
1 Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPethuweli.
Naʻe hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Soeli ko e foha ʻo Petueli.
2 Zwanini lokhu, badala, libeke indlebe, lonke bahlali belizwe. Kwake kwenzeka lokhu yini ensukwini zenu, kumbe lensukwini zaboyihlo?
Fanongo ki he meʻa ni, ʻakimoutolu ko e kau mātuʻa, pea tokanga homou telinga, ʻae kakai ʻoe fonua. Kuo ʻai ha meʻa pehē ni ʻi homou ngaahi ʻaho, pe ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai?
3 Landiselani abantwana benu ngakho, labantwana benu abantwana babo, labantwana babo esinye isizukulwana.
Tala ia ki hoʻomou fānau, pea ke nau tala ki heʻenau fānau, pea mo e fānau ʻanautolu ki he toʻutangata ʻe taha.
4 Okutshiywe zintothoviyane isikhonyane sikudlile; lokutshiywe yisikhonyane iqhwagi likudlile; lokutshiywe liqhwagi inswabanda ikudlile.
Ko ia naʻe tuku ʻe he heʻe kuo kai ʻe he heʻe maumau; pea ko ia naʻe tuku ʻe he heʻe maumau kuo kai ʻe he ʻunufe fulufulu, pea ko ia naʻe tuku ʻe he ʻunufe fulufulu, kuo kai ʻe he ʻunufe.
5 Phaphamani, zidakwa, likhale inyembezi, liqhinqe isililo, lonke banathi bewayini, ngenxa yewayini elitsha, ngoba liqunyiwe lasuka emlonyeni wenu.
ʻAe kau konā, mou ʻā, pea tangi; pea fakatangiloloa, ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau inu uaine, koeʻuhi ko e uaine foʻou; he kuo motuhi ia mei homou ngutu.
6 Ngoba isizwe senyukele elizweni lami, esilamandla, esingelanani; amazinyo aso angamazinyo esilwane, silamazinyo emihlathi esilwane esisikazi.
He kuo ʻalu hake ha puleʻanga ki hoku fonua, ʻoku mālohi pea taʻefaʻalaua, ko hono nifo ko e nifo ʻoe laione, pea ko hono kouʻahe ko e kouʻahe ʻoe laione lahi.
7 Senze ivini lami laba yincithakalo, lesihlahla sami somkhiwa saba zimvava; sakwebula lokukwebula, sakuphosela phansi, ingatsha zakho zaba mhlophe.
Kuo ne fakalala ʻeku vaine, pea fohiʻi ʻae kili ʻo ʻeku ʻakau ko e fiki; kuo ne fakamolemole ia ʻo maʻa; kuo fakahinehina hono ngaahi vaʻa.
8 Qhinqani isililo njengentombi emsulwa ebhinciswe isaka ngenxa yomyeni wobutsha bayo.
Tangi, ʻo hangē ko e taʻahine poloʻi kuo kofuʻaki ʻae tauangaʻa, koeʻuhi ko e husepāniti ʻo ʻene kei siʻi.
9 Umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo uqunyiwe wasuka endlini yeNkosi. Abapristi, izikhonzi zeNkosi, bayalila.
Ko e hifo ʻaki ʻae meʻakai, pea mo e hifo ʻaki ʻae meʻainu kuo motuhi ia mei he fale ʻo Sihova; ʻoku tangi ʻae kau taulaʻeiki, ʻae kau faifekau ʻa Sihova.
10 Insimu ichithiwe, umhlabathi uyalila; ngoba amabele achithiwe, iwayini elitsha lomile, amafutha aphela amandla.
ʻOku maumau ʻae ngoue, ʻoku tangi ʻae fonua; he kuo maumauʻi ʻae koane; ʻoku maha ʻae uaine foʻou, ʻoku vaivai ʻae lolo.
11 Banini lenhloni, balimi, qhinqani isililo, baphathizivini, ngenxa yengqoloyi langenxa yebhali; ngoba isivuno sensimu sichithekile.
Mou mā, ʻae kau tangata ngoue; fakatangilōloa, ʻe kau tauhi vaine, koeʻuhi ko e uite mo e paʻale; he kuo ʻauha ʻae ututaʻu ʻi he ngoue.
12 Ivini libunile, lomkhiwa uphele amandla; ipomegranati, lesihlahla selala, lesihlahla se-aphula, zonke izihlahla zeganga zomile, ngoba intokozo ibunile yasuka ebantwaneni babantu.
ʻOku mōmoa ʻae vaine, ʻoku vaivai ʻae ʻakau ko e fiki; ko e ʻakau ko e pomikanite, mo e ʻakau ko e ponga, mo e ʻakau ko e ʻapele foki, ʻio, ko e ʻakau kotoa pē ʻoe ngoue ʻoku mae; koeʻuhi ʻoku mate ʻae fiefia mei he loto ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻoe tangata.
13 Bhincani, lilile, bapristi, qhinqani isililo, zikhonzi zelathi. Wozani, lilale ebusuku emasakeni, zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami; ngoba umnikelo wokudla lomnikelo wokunathwayo kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.
Noʻotaki homou vala, pea tangi, ʻae kau taulaʻeiki: tangi fakalōloa, ʻae kau faifekau ʻoe feilaulauʻanga; haʻu, ʻo tokoto ʻi he pō kātoa ʻi he tauangaʻa ʻae kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hoku ʻOtua: he ko e feilaulau meʻakai pea mo e feilaulau inu, kuo taʻofi mei he fale ʻo homou ʻOtua.
14 Yehlukanisani ukuzila ukudla, libize umhlangano onzulu, libuthanise abadala, labo bonke abahlali belizwe, endlini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, likhale eNkosini.
Mou tuʻutuʻuni ʻae ʻaukai, fanongonongo ʻae fakataha mamafa, tānaki ʻae kau mātuʻa, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua ki he fale ʻo Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, pea tangi kia Sihova, ʻo pehē,
15 Maye ngalolosuku! Ngoba usuku lweNkosi luseduze, luzafika njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla.
ʻOiauē ʻae ʻaho! He kuo ofi ʻae ʻaho ʻo Sihova, pea ʻe hoko mai ia ʻo hangē ko e fakaʻauha mei he Māfimafi.
16 Ukudla kakuqunywanga yini phambi kwamehlo ethu, ukuthaba lentokozo kusuka endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu?
ʻIkai kuo motuhi ʻae meʻakai mei hotau mata, ʻio, ko e fiefia mo e nekeneka mei he fale ʻo hotau ʻOtua?
17 Inhlanyelo iyabola ngaphansi kwamagade ayo; izibuya zingamanxiwa, iziphala zidilizelwe phansi, ngoba amabele abunile.
ʻOku popo ʻae tenga ʻi he loto kelekele, ʻoku lala ʻae ngaahi feleoko, kuo holoki ʻae ngaahi fale koloa; he kuo mae ʻae koane.
18 Yeka ukububula kwezifuyo! Imihlambi yenkomo ididekile, ngoba kayilalo idlelo; lemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka.
ʻOiauē ʻae toʻe ʻae fanga manu! ʻOku feinga ʻae fanga pulu, koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai hanau mohuku; ʻio, ʻoku tuʻutāmaki ʻae fanga sipi.
19 Ngiyakhala kuwe, Nkosi, ngoba umlilo uqedile amadlelo enkangala, lelangabi lilumathise zonke izihlahla zeganga.
ʻE Sihova, te u tangi kiate koe: koeʻuhi kuo kai ʻe he afi ʻae mohuku ʻoe toafa, pea kuo tutu ʻe he ulo afi ʻae ngaahi ʻakau kotoa pē ngoue.
20 Lenyamazana zeganga ziyakhala kuwe, ngoba izifudlana zamanzi zitshile, lomlilo uqede amadlelo enkangala.
ʻOku tangi foki kiate koe ʻae fanga manu ʻoe vao: koeʻuhi ʻoku mōmoa ʻae ngaahi tafeʻanga vai, pea kuo kai ʻe he afi ʻae mohuku ʻoe toafa.
