Semisi 5
1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.
1VAKAI mai, ʻakimoutolu ʻoku koloaʻia, tangi mo fakatangiloloa koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi mamahi ʻe hoko kiate kimoutolu.
2Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.
2Kuo popo ʻa hoʻomou koloa, pea kuo aneanea hoʻomou ngaahi kofu.
3Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
3Kuo ʻumeʻumea ʻa hoʻomou koula mo e siliva; pea ko hono ʻumeʻumea ʻo ia ʻe fakamoʻoni ia kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻe kai ʻe ia ʻa homou kakano ʻo hangē ko e afi. Kuo mou fokotuʻu ʻae koloa ki he ngaahi ʻaho fakamui.
4Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
4Vakai, ko e totongi ʻoe kau ngāue, kuo nau tuʻusi hoʻomou ngaahi ngoue, ʻaia kuo mou taʻofia ʻi he kākā, ʻoku tangi ia: pea ko e ngaahi tangi ʻokinautolu kuo fai ʻae tuʻusi, kuo hū ki he telinga ʻoe ʻEiki ʻoe ngaahi tokolahi.
5You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
5Kuo mou moʻui fakafiemālie kovi, pea holi kovi ʻi māmani; kuo mou fangapesi homou loto, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe feilaulau.
6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
6Kuo mou fakahalaia mo tāmateʻi ʻae Angatonu; pea ʻoku ʻikai ke taʻofi ʻe ia kiate kimoutolu.
7Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
7Ko ia, ʻe kāinga, ke mou faʻa kātaki, aʻu ki he hāʻele mai ʻoe ʻEiki. Vakai, ʻoku tatali ʻae tangata tauhi ngoue ki he fua lelei ʻoe kelekele, pea ʻoku tatali fuoloa ia ki ai, kaeʻoua ke ne maʻu ʻae ʻuha muʻa mo e ʻuha mui.
8You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
8Ke faʻa kātaki foki ʻakimoutolu; ke fakamālohi homou loto: he ʻoku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ofi ʻae hāʻele mai ʻoe ʻEiki.
9Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
9ʻE kāinga, ʻoua naʻa felāungaʻaki ʻakimoutolu, telia naʻa mou malaʻia: vakai, ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he matapā ʻae fakamaau.
10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
10ʻE hoku kāinga, tokanga ki he kau palōfita, kuo nau lea ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki, ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻoe kātaki ʻoe mamahi, mo e faʻa ʻūkuma.
11Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
11Vakai, ʻoku tau lau ʻoku monūʻia ʻakinautolu ʻoku faʻa kātaki. Kuo mou fanongo ki he faʻa kātaki ʻa Siope, pea kuo mou mamata ki hono ngataʻanga mei he ʻEiki; he ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻaupito ʻae ʻEiki, pea manavaʻofa ongongofua.
12But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
12ʻE hoku kāinga, sino ʻoe meʻa ke ʻoua ʻe fuakava, ʻoua ʻe fai ki he langi, pe ki māmani, pe ʻi ha fuakava kehe ʻe taha: ka ke “ʻIo” pe, ʻi hoʻomou “ʻIo;” mo “ʻIkai,” ʻi hoʻomou “ʻIkai;” telia naʻa mou tō ki he malaʻia.
13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
13ʻOku ai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku mamahi? Ke lotu ia. ʻOku ai ha taha ʻoku fiefia? Ke hiva ʻaki ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi saame.
14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
14ʻOku ai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu ʻoku mahaki? Ke tala ia ki he kau mātuʻa ʻoe siasi; pea ke nau lotua ia, ʻo tākai ʻaki ia ʻae lolo ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki:
15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
15Pea ko e lotu ʻi he tui, ʻe fakamoʻui ʻe ia ʻae mahaki, pea ʻe fokotuʻu ia ʻe he ʻEiki; pea kapau naʻe fai ʻe ia ha angahala, ʻe fakamolemolea ia.
16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
16Ke fetoutou feveteʻaki hoʻomou ngaahi angahala kiate kimoutolu, pea felotuaʻaki ʻakimoutolu, ke mou moʻui. Ko e lotu fakamātoato ʻoe tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻaonga lahi.
17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
17Ko ʻIlaisiā, ko e tangata ia naʻe anga tatau mo kitautolu, pea naʻe lotu fakamātoato ia, ke ʻoua naʻa ʻuha: pea naʻe ʻikai tō ha ʻuha ki he kelekele ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu mo e māhina ʻe ono.
18Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
18Pea toe lotu ia, pea naʻe tuku mai ʻe he langi ʻae ʻuha, pea tupu ai mei he kelekele ʻa hono fua.
19My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,
19ʻE kāinga, kapau ʻe hē hamou tokotaha mei he moʻoni, pea fakafoki mai ia ʻe ha taha;
20let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
20Ke ʻilo ʻe ia, ko ia ʻoku ne fakafoki mai ʻae angahala mei hono hala kehe, ʻoku ne fakamoʻui ha laumālie mei he mate, pea ʻoku ne ʻufiʻufi foki ʻae ngaahi angahala lahi.