Lea Fakatātā 9
1 Kuo langa ʻe he poto ʻa hono fale, pea kuo ne tā mai ʻa hono pou ʻe fitu.
Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum, excidit columnas septem.
2 Kuo ne tāmateʻi ʻene fanga manu; kuo ne huʻi ʻene uaine; kuo ne teuteu foki hono keinangaʻanga.
Immolavit victimas suas, miscuit vinum, et proposuit mensam suam.
3 Kuo ne fekau atu ʻene kau kaunanga; ʻoku kalanga ia mei he ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoe kolo,
Misit ancillas suas ut vocarent ad arcem, et ad moenia civitatis:
4 “Ko hai ia ʻoku taʻepoto ke afe mai ia ki heni:” pea ʻoku lea ia, ʻo pehē, kiate ia ʻoku taʻeʻilo,
Siquis est parvulus, veniat ad me. Et insipientibus locuta est:
5 “Haʻu, ʻo kai ʻi heʻeku mā, ʻo inu ʻi he uaine kuo u huʻi ʻeau.
Venite, comedite panem meum, et bibite vinum quod miscui vobis.
6 Liaki ʻae kau vale, ka ke moʻui; pea ke ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻoe faʻa ʻilo.”
Relinquite infantiam, et vivite, et ambulate per vias prudentiae.
7 Ko ia ʻoku valoki ki he tangata manuki ʻoku fakamā ai ia: pea ʻoku pani ʻuli ia ʻaia ʻoku ne valokiʻi ʻae tangata angakovi.
Qui erudit derisorem, ipse iniuriam sibi facit: et qui arguit impium, sibi maculam generat.
8 ʻOua naʻa valoki ki he tangata manuki, telia naʻa ne fehiʻa kiate koe: takitalaʻi ʻae tangata poto, pea ʻe ʻofa ai ia kiate koe.
Noli arguere derisorem, ne oderit te. Argue sapientem, et diliget te.
9 ʻAko ki he tangata poto, pea ʻe ʻāsili ai ʻene poto: akonakiʻi ʻae angatonu, pea ʻe tupulekina ai ʻa ʻene ʻilo.
Da sapienti occasionem, et addetur ei sapientia. Doce iustum, et festinabit accipere.
10 Ko e manavahē kia Sihova ko e kamataʻanga ia ʻoe poto: pea ko e ʻilo ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ko e fakakaukau poto ia.
Principium sapientiae timor Domini: et scientia sanctorum, prudentia.
11 He ko e meʻa ʻiate au ʻe fakalahi ho ngaahi ʻaho, pea ʻe fakalahi mo e taʻu ʻo hoʻo moʻui.
Per me enim multiplicabuntur dies tui, et addentur tibi anni vitae.
12 Kapau ko e poto koe, ʻoku ke poto pe maʻau: ka ke ka taukae, ko koe pe te ke ongoʻi ia.
Si sapiens fueris, tibimetipsi eris: si autem illusor, solus portabis malum.
13 ʻOku faʻa longoaʻa ʻae fefine vale: ʻoku taʻepoto ia, ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ha meʻa.
Mulier stulta et clamosa, plenaque illecebris, et nihil omnino sciens,
14 He ʻoku nofo ia ʻi he matapā ʻo hono fale, ʻi he hekaʻanga ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoe kolo,
sedit in foribus domus suae super sellam in excelso urbis loco,
15 Ke ui ki he kakai fononga, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻalu totonu atu ʻi honau hala:
ut vocaret transeuntes per viam, et pergentes itinere suo:
16 “Ko hai ia ʻoku taʻepoto, ke afe mai ia ki heni:” pea ʻoku ne lea, ʻo pehē kiate ia, ʻoku taʻeʻilo,
Qui est parvulus, declinet ad me. Et vecordi locuta est:
17 “ko e vai ʻoku kaihaʻasi ʻoku melie ia, pea ʻoku ifoifo lelei ʻae mā ʻoku kai fakafufū.”
Aquae furtivae dulciores sunt, et panis absconditus suavior.
