< Saame 120 >
1 Ko e Hiva ʻae ʻalu hake. Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻi heʻeku mamahi, pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au.
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called to YHWH in my distress, And He answers me.
2 ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi, pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.
O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip, 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 does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!
4 ʻAe ngaahi ngahau māsila ʻae tangata mālohi, mo e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ʻoe sunipa.
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.
5 ʻOku ou malaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻāunofo ʻi Meseki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Keta!
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
6 Kuo nofo ʻo fuoloa ʻa hoku laumālie fakataha mo ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he melino.
My soul has dwelt too much with him who is hating peace.
7 ʻOku ou loto ki he melino: ka ʻi heʻeku lea ʻoku nau fie tau.
I—peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!