Saame 116

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

I love the LORD, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.

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

Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on 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)

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a 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 I called on the LORD’s name: “LORD, I beg you, deliver my soul.”

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

The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

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

The LORD preserves 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 to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

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

For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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

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

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

I believed, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”

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

I said in my haste, “All people are liars.”

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

What will I give to the LORD 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 on the LORD’s name.

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, yes, in the presence of all his people.

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

Precious in the LORD’s sight 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.

LORD, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. You have freed me from my chains.

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

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the LORD’s name.

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, yes, 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 LORD’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!