Saame 120

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

A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called unto the LORD, and He answered me.

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

O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from 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 unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

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

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.

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 I sojourn with Meshech, that I dwell beside the tents of Kedar!

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

My soul hath full long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace.

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

I am all peace; but when I speak, they are for war.