Lea Fakatātā 6
1 ʻE hoku foha, kapau kuo ke hoko ko e fetongi ki ho kāinga, kapau kuo ke fekuku nima mo ha muli,
My sonne, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, and hast striken hands with the stranger,
2 Tā kuo tauheleʻi koe ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea mei ho ngutu, kuo ke fihia koe ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻa ho ngutu.
Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.
3 ʻE 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.
Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.
4 ʻOua naʻa tuku ke mohe ho mata, pe tuku ke tulemohe ho laumata.
Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Fakamoʻui koe ʻo hangē ko e kāseli mei he nima ʻoe tangata tuli manu, pea hangē ko e manupuna mei he nima ʻoe tangata tauhele.
Deliuer thy selfe as a doe from the hande of the hunter, and as a birde from the hande of the fouler.
6 ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻalu ki he lō; tokanga ki heʻene anga, pea ke poto ai;
Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
7 ʻAia ʻoku ʻikai hano fakahinohino, pe enginaki, pe ha pule,
For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
8 Ka ʻoku ne tokonaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he faʻahitaʻu mafana, ʻo ne tānaki ʻene meʻakai ʻi he ututaʻu.
Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
9 ʻA koe ko e fakapikopiko, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa ʻo hoʻo mohe? Te ke toki tuʻu hake ʻafē mei hoʻo mohe?
Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
10 “ʻE toe siʻi pe ʻae mohe, ʻe toe siʻi mo e moʻumohea, ʻe toe siʻi mo e fehulunaki ʻoe nima ke mohe:”
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.
11 Pea pehē, ʻe haʻu ai hoʻo masiva ʻo hangē ha taha ʻoku fononga mai, pea mo hoʻo paea ʻo hangē ha tangata ʻoku toʻo mahafu.
Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
12 ʻOku ʻalu mo e ngutu kovi, ʻae tangata ʻoku angakovi, mo e tangata angahala.
The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.
13 ʻOku kakamo ʻe ia ʻaki hono mata, ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia hono vaʻe, ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻe ia hono louhiʻi nima;
He maketh a signe with his eyes: he signifieth with his feete: he instructeth with his fingers.
14 ʻOku ʻi hono loto ʻae kovi, ʻoku ne fakatupu maʻuaipē ʻae kovi; ʻoku tūtuuʻi ʻe ia ʻae maveuveu.
Lewde things are in his heart: he imagineth euill at all times, and raiseth vp contentions.
15 Ko ia ʻe hoko fakafokifā ai ʻa ʻene malaʻia; ʻe maumau fakafokifā ia taʻehanofakamoʻui.
Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.
16 ʻOku fehiʻa ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa ni ʻe ono: ʻio, ko e meʻa ʻe fitu ʻoku fakalielia ʻi hono ʻao:
These sixe things doeth the Lord hate: yea, his soule abhorreth seuen:
17 Ko e mata fielahi, ko e ʻelelo ʻoku loi, mo e nima ʻoku lilingi ʻae toto ʻoe taʻehalaia,
The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
18 Ko e loto ʻoku fakatupu ʻae ngaahi mahalo kovi, mo e vaʻe ʻoku veʻe vave ki he fai kovi,
An heart that imagineth wicked enterprises, feete that be swift in running to mischiefe,
19 Ko e fakamoʻoni loi ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi loi, mo ia ʻoku fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kāinga.
A false witnesse that speaketh lyes, and him that rayseth vp contentions among brethren.
20 ʻE hoku foha, ke ke tauhi ʻae fekau ʻa hoʻo tamai, pea ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ʻae fono ʻa hoʻo faʻē:
My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
21 Nonoʻo maʻuaipē ia ki ho loto, pea kahoa ʻaki ia ʻi ho kia.
Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.
22 ʻOka 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.
It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
23 He 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:
For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
24 Ke fakahaofi koe mei he fefine angahala, mei he lea fakaoloolo ʻae fefine muli.
To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
25 ʻOua naʻa ke holi ʻi ho loto ki hono fakaʻofoʻofa; pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ke ne kākaaʻi koe ʻaki hono laumata.
Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.
26 He 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.
For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.
27 ʻE faʻa ʻai ʻe ha tangata ʻae afi ki hono fatafata, pea ʻikai vela hono ngaahi kofu?
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
28 ʻE ʻeveʻeva ha taha ʻi he funga maka vela, ka ʻe ʻikai vela hono vaʻe?
Or can a man go vpon coales, and his feete not be burnt?
29 ʻOku pehē ʻaia ʻoku ʻalu atu ki he uaifi ʻo hono kaungāʻapi; ʻe ʻikai tonuhia ia ʻoku ala ki ai.
So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife, shall not be innocent, whosoeuer toucheth her.
30 ʻOku ʻikai fehiʻa ʻae kakai ki ha kaihaʻa, ʻo kapau kuo ne kaihaʻa ke fakafiemālie hono loto ʻi heʻene feinga fiekaia;
Men do not despise a thiefe, when he stealeth, to satisfie his soule, because he is hungrie.
31 Kā, ʻoka ʻilo ia, ʻe totongi ʻe ia ke liunga fitu; ʻe ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hono fale.
But if he be founde, he shall restore seuen folde, or he shall giue all the substance of his house.
32 Ka ko ia ʻoku tonofefine, ʻoku masiva poto: ko ia ʻoku ne fai ia ʻoku fakaʻauha ʻe ia hono laumālie ʻoʻona.
But he that committeth adulterie with a woman, he is destitute of vnderstanding: he that doeth it, destroyeth his owne soule.
33 ʻE lavea ai ia mo ongoongo kovi: pea ʻe ʻikai holoholoʻi ʻa hono manukia.
He shall finde a wounde and dishonour, and his reproch shall neuer be put away.
34 He ko e fuaʻa ko e fakalili ia ʻoe tangata: ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ne toe mamae ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe totongi.
For ielousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 ʻE ʻikai tokangaʻi ʻe ia ha tukungoue; pea ʻe ʻikai fiemālie ia ʻi hoʻo foaki lahi.
He cannot beare the sight of any raunsome: neither will he consent, though thou augment the giftes.
