Saame 116

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

I love the Lord, for he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.

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

For he has inclined his ear to me: I will call upon him as long as I live.

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)

About me were snares of death, the anguish of Sheol was upon me: distress and sorrow were mine. (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 I called on the name of the Lord: “I beseech you, O Lord, deliver me.”

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

Gracious and just is the Lord, compassionate is our God.

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

The Lord preserves the simple; when I was drooping, he saved me.

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

Be at peace, my heart, once more, for the Lord has been good to you.

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

You have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

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

Before the Lord I will walk in the land of the living.

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

I held fast my faith, though I said, “Ah me! I am sore afflicted,”

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

though in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”

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

What shall I render the Lord for all his bounty to me?

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

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

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

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

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

Grave in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his loyal and loved ones.

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.

Ah, Lord! I am your servant, your servant, child of your handmaid. You have loosened my bonds.

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

I will offer to you a thank-offering, and call on the name of the Lord.

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

I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of 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 the house of the Lord, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.