Saame 6

1 Ki he Takimuʻa ʻi he Nekina ʻi he Semini, ko e Saame ʻa Tevita. ‌ʻE Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ke valokiʻi au ʻi ho houhau, pe tautea au ʻi ho houhau vela.

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

2 ‌ʻAloʻofa mai kiate au, ʻE Sihova; he ʻoku ou vaivai: ʻE Sihova, fakamoʻui au he kuo mamahi hoku ngaahi hui.

Have mercy on me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

3 ‌ʻOku mamahi lahi foki mo hoku laumālie: ka ko koe, ʻE Sihova, ʻe fēfē hono fuoloa?

My soul is also sore vexed: but you, O LORD, how long?

4 Tafoki mai, ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie: ʻoiauē, fakamoʻui au koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofa.

Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for your mercies’ sake.

5 He ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamanatu kiate koe ʻi he mate: ko hai te ne fakafetaʻi kiate koe ʻi he faʻitoka? (Sheol h7585)

For in death there is no remembrance of you: in the grave who shall give you thanks? (Sheol h7585)

6 Kuo u vaivai ʻi heʻeku faʻa toʻe; ʻoku ou fakatētē hoku mohenga ʻi he pō kotoa; ʻoku ou fakaviviku ʻa hoku mohenga ʻaki hoku loʻimata.

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

7 Kuo tutue hoku mata ko e meʻa ʻi he mamahi; ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ke motuʻa ia koeʻuhi ko hoku ngaahi fili.

My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxes old because of all my enemies.

8 ‌ʻAlu ʻiate au, ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻoku fai kovi; he kuo ongoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae leʻo ʻo ʻeku tangi.

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity; for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

9 Kuo fanongo ʻa Sihova ki heʻeku hū tāumaʻu; pea ʻe maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻeku lotu.

The LORD has heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

10 Tuku ke mā mo mamahi lahi ʻa hoku ngaahi fili kotoa pē: tuku ke nau foki pea mā fakafokifā pe.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.