Saame 116

1 ‌ʻOku ou ʻofa kia Sihova, koeʻuhi kuo ne ongoʻi hoku leʻo mo ʻeku lotu tāumaʻu.

I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications;

2 Koeʻuhi kuo ne fakatokangaʻi hono fofonga kiate au, ko ia te u ui ai ki heʻene ʻafio ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaho.

For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during [all] my days.

3 Naʻe kāpui au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻoe mate, pea naʻe puke au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻo heli: naʻaku ʻilo ai ʻae tuʻutāmaki mo e mamahi. (Sheol h7585)

The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow: (Sheol h7585)

4 Pea naʻaku toki ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova; “ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie.”

Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul.

5 ‌ʻOku manavaʻofa ʻa Sihova, mo māʻoniʻoni; ʻio, ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻa hotau ʻOtua.

Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.

6 ‌ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae taʻekākā: naʻaku vaivai pea naʻa ne tokoniʻi au.

Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

7 ‌ʻE hoku laumālie, ke ke foki ki ho mālōlōʻanga; he kuo lahi ʻae foaki ʻa Sihova kiate koe.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 He kuo ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie mei he mate, mo hoku mata mei he loʻimata, mo hoku vaʻe ke ʻoua naʻa hinga.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

9 Te u ʻeveʻeva, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui.

I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.

10 Naʻaku tui, ko ia kuo u lea ai: “Naʻaku mahaki lahi:”

I believed, therefore have I spoken. As for me, I was greatly afflicted.

11 Naʻaku pehē ʻi heʻeku toʻotoʻo, “ʻOku loi ʻae kakai kotoa pē.”

I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 Ko e hā te u ʻatu kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi meʻaʻofa kotoa pē kiate au?

What shall I render unto Jehovah, [for] all his benefits toward me?

13 Te u toʻo ʻae ipu ʻoe fakamoʻui, pea te u ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah.

14 Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē.

I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people.

15 ‌ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae pekia ʻo ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints.

16 ‌ʻE Sihova, ko e moʻoni ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au; ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au, mo e tama ʻa hoʻo kaunanga: kuo ke vete hoku ngaahi haʻi.

Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 Te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae feilaulau ʻoe fakafetaʻi, pea ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.

18 Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē,

I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people,

19 ‌ʻI he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻE Selūsalema. Mou fakamālō kia Sihova.

In the courts of Jehovah's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!