Saame 120

1 Ko e Hiva ʻae ʻalu hake. Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻi heʻeku mamahi, pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au.

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

2 ‌ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi, pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

3 Ko e hā ʻe ʻatu kiate koe? He ko e hā ʻe fai kiate koe, ʻa koe ko e ʻelelo kākā?

What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

4 ‌ʻAe ngaahi ngahau māsila ʻae tangata mālohi, mo e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ʻoe sunipa.

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

5 ‌ʻOku ou malaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻāunofo ʻi Meseki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Keta!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

6 Kuo nofo ʻo fuoloa ʻa hoku laumālie fakataha mo ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he melino.

My soul hath been long a sojourner.

7 ‌ʻOku ou loto ki he melino: ka ʻi heʻeku lea ʻoku nau fie tau.

With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.