Taniela

6 Naʻe hā lelei kia Talaiasi ke fakanofo ha kau situlape* ʻe toko 120 ke nau pule ki he kotoa ʻo e puleʻangá.+ 2 Naʻe pule kiate kinautolu ha kau ʻōfisa māʻolunga ʻe toko tolu, ko e taha ai ko Taniela;+ pea naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he kau situlapé+ ha fakamatala ki he toko tolu ko ení, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ha meʻa ki he tuʻí. 3 Pea naʻe mahulu hake ʻa Taniela ʻi he ongo ʻōfisa māʻolunga ko eé pea mo e kau situlapé, he naʻe ʻiate ia ha laumālie makehe atu,+ pea naʻe fakakaukau ʻa e tuʻí ke ʻohake ia ke ne pule ki he puleʻangá fakakātoa.

4 ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe feinga ʻa e ongo ʻōfisa māʻolungá pea mo e kau situlapé ke maʻu ha ngaahi makatuʻunga ke tukuakiʻi ʻaki ʻa Taniela ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e puleʻangá, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau maʻu ha ngaahi makatuʻunga ke fai ai ha tukuakiʻi pe ko haʻane taʻefaitotonu, he naʻe falalaʻanga ia pea naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻiate ia ha fakataʻetaʻetokanga pe taʻefaitotonu. 5 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe he kau tangatá ni: “Heʻikai ke tau maʻu ha makatuʻunga ʻe taha ke faiʻaki hano tukuakiʻi ʻo Taniela, tuku kehe ka tau ka maʻu ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi he lao ʻa hono ʻOtuá.”+

6 Ko ia naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e ongo ʻōfisa māʻolungá mo e kau situlapé pea nau hū atu ki he tuʻí ʻo nau pehē ange kiate ia: “ʻE Tuʻi Talaiasi, ʻofa ke ke lākoifie ʻo taʻengata. 7 Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻōfisa fakatuʻí, kau ʻōfisa pulé, kau situlapé, kau ʻōfisa māʻolunga fakatuʻí, mo e kau kōvaná kuo nau alēlea ke fokotuʻu ha tuʻutuʻuni fakatuʻi pea ke fakahoko ai ha tapui ʻo pehē, ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 30 ka ʻi ai ha taha te ne fai ha hū ki ha ʻotua pe ko ha tangata tuku kehe koe, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻe lī ia ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné.+ 8 Ko ia, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, fakatauange ke ke fokotuʻu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuní peá ke fakamoʻoni huafa ki ai,+ koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa lava ke toe liliu, ʻo fakatatau ki he lao ʻa e kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá, ʻa ia heʻikai lava ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi.”+

9 Ko ia naʻe fakamoʻoni huafa ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasi ʻi he tuʻutuʻuní pea mo e tapuí.

10 Ka ʻi hono ʻilo pē ʻe Taniela kuo fai ha fakamoʻoni huafa ki he tuʻutuʻuní, naʻá ne hū ki hono falé, pea ko e fanga kiʻi matapā ʻi hono loki ʻi he funga falé naʻe ava ʻo hanga ki Selusalema.+ Pea naʻe tuʻo tolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻa ʻene tūʻulutui hifo ʻo lotu mo fai ʻene fakafetaʻi ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻá ne fai tuʻumaʻu ki muʻá. 11 ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe fehuufi atu ʻa e kau tangatá ni ʻo nau ʻilo ʻa Taniela ʻoku fai ʻene hū mo kōlenga ki ha hōifua ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono ʻOtuá.

12 Ko ia naʻa nau fakaofiofi ki he tuʻí ʻo nau fakamanatu ange kiate ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tapui fakatuʻí: “ʻIkai naʻá ke fakamoʻoni huafa ʻi ha tapui ʻo pehē ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 30 ka ʻi ai ha tangata te ne fai ha hū ki ha ʻotua pe ko ha tangata tuku kehe koe, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻe lī ia ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe he tuʻí: “Kuo ʻosi fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻá ni ʻo fakatatau ki he lao ʻa e kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá, ʻa ia heʻikai lava ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi.”+ 13 Naʻa nau pehē ange leva ki he tuʻí: “Ko Taniela, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ʻi he kau ʻomi fakamālohi mei Siutá,+ kuo ʻikai te ne tokaʻi koe, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, pea pehē ki he tapui naʻá ke fakamoʻoni huafa ki aí, ka ʻokú ne lotu ʻo tuʻo tolu ʻi he ʻaho.”+ 14 ʻI he fanongo pē ʻa e tuʻí ki he meʻá ni, naʻá ne loto-mamahi lahi, pea naʻá ne feinga ke fakakaukauʻi ha founga ke hao ai ʻa Taniela; pea naʻá ne fai ʻene feinga taupotu tahá ʻo aʻu ki he tō ʻa e laʻaá ke fakahaofi ia. 15 Faifai atu pē, naʻe hū fakataha mai ʻa e kau tangatá ni ki he tuʻí, ʻo nau pehē ki he tuʻí: “Fakatokangaʻi ange, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, ko e lao ʻa e kau Mītiá mo e kau Pēsiá ʻoku pehē ai ʻilonga ha faʻahinga tapui pē pe ko ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻe he tuʻí ʻe ʻikai lava ke toe liliu.”+

16 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí ha tuʻutuʻuni, pea naʻa nau ʻomai ʻa Taniela ʻo lī ia ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné.+ Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kia Taniela: “Ko ho ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻokú ke hanganaki tauhi ki aí te ne fakahaofi koe.” 17 Naʻe ʻomi leva ha fuʻu maka ʻo tāpuniʻaki ʻa e hūʻanga* ʻo e ʻaná, pea naʻe silaʻi ia ʻe he tuʻí ʻaki hono mama silá pea mo e mama sila ʻa ʻene kau houʻeikí, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa toe liliu ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo Taniela.

18 Naʻe ʻalu leva ʻa e tuʻí ki hono palasí. Naʻe ʻosi atu ʻa e pō ko iá mo ʻene ʻaukai pea ʻikai te ne tali ha faʻahinga fakafiefia,* pea naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne mohe.* 19 Pea ʻi he mafoa mai ʻa e atá, naʻe mālanga hake ʻa e tuʻí ʻo ne fakavave atu ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné. 20 ʻI heʻene ofi atu ki he ʻaná, naʻá ne ui leʻoʻi mamahi atu kia Taniela. Naʻe ʻeke atu ʻe he tuʻí kia Taniela: “ʻE Taniela, ko e sevāniti ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí, kuo malava ʻe ho ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻokú ke hanganaki tauhi ki aí ʻo fakahaofi koe mei he fanga laioné?” 21 Naʻe tali mai leva ʻe Taniela ki he tuʻí: “ʻE hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻofa ke ke lākoifie ʻo taʻengata. 22 Naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe hoku ʻOtuá ʻa ʻene ʻāngeló ʻo ne tāpuni ʻa e ngutu ʻo e fanga laioné,+ pea kuo ʻikai te nau fai ha meʻa kiate au,+ he naʻá ku tonuhia ʻi hono ʻaó; pea kuo ʻikai ke u fai ha hala ʻe taha kiate koe, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio.”

23 Naʻe fiefia ʻaupito ʻa e tuʻí, peá ne fekau ke ʻohake ʻa Taniela mei he ʻaná. ʻI hono ʻohake ʻo Taniela mei he ʻaná, naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke hoko ha meʻa ʻe taha kiate ia, koeʻuhi naʻá ne falala ki hono ʻOtuá.+

24 Naʻe ʻoatu leva ʻe he tuʻí ha tuʻutuʻuni, pea naʻe ʻomai ʻa e kau tangata ko ia naʻa nau tukuakiʻi* ʻa Tanielá, pea naʻe lī kinautolu ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné, fakataha mo honau ngaahi fohá mo honau ngaahi uaifí. ʻI he teʻeki ai ke nau aʻu ki he takele ʻo e ʻaná kuo ʻohofi kinautolu ʻe he fanga laioné ʻo laiki honau ngaahi huí kotoa.+

25 Naʻe faitohi leva ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasi ki he ngaahi kakai kotoa pē, ngaahi puleʻanga, mo e ngaahi kakai lea kehekehe naʻe nofo ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní:+ “Fakatauange ke mou maʻu ha melino lahi fau! 26 ʻOku ou ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni ki he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻo hoku puleʻangá, ki he kakaí ke nau tetetete ʻi he manavahē ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo Tanielá.+ He ko e ʻOtua moʻui ia pea ʻokú ne tolonga ʻo taʻengata. Ko hono puleʻangá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻauha, pea ko ʻene pulé* ʻoku taʻengata.+ 27 ʻOkú ne faifakahaofi,+ mo faifakamoʻui, mo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo ʻi he langí pea ʻi he māmaní,+ he naʻá ne fakahaofi ʻa Taniela mei he pesipesi ʻo e fanga laioné.”

28 Ko ia naʻe lakalakaimonū ʻa Taniela ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo Talaiasí+ pea ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo Kōlesi ko e Pēsiá.+