4 he ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá ʻokú ne laka fakataha mo kimoutolu ke faitau mo homou ngaahi filí maʻamoutolu, pea ke fakahaofi kimoutolu.’+

11 Lolotonga ʻenau hola mei ʻIsileli pea nau ʻi he tahifo ʻo Pete-holoní, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke tō hifo ha fuʻu ʻuha-ʻaisi* mei he langí kiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki ʻĀseka, pea naʻa nau ʻauha ai. Ko hono moʻoní, naʻe tokolahi ange ʻa e mate ʻi he ʻuha-ʻaisí ʻi he mate tupu mei he heletā ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí.

12 Ko e taimi ko iá, ʻi he ʻaho naʻe fakakaʻanga ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻe pehē ai ʻe Siosiua kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsilelí:

13 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu maʻu ʻa e laʻaá pea naʻe ʻikai ke ngaue ʻa e māhiná kae ʻoua kuo lava ʻa e puleʻangá ʻo faisāuni ki hono ngaahi filí. ʻIkai kuo hiki ia ʻi he tohi Saisá?+ Naʻe tuʻu maʻu ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he loto langí pea naʻe ʻikai vave ʻene toó ʻi ha ʻaho kakato nai. 14 Kuo ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻi ai ha ʻaho ʻe hangē ko e ʻaho ko iá, ʻo tatau ai pē ki muʻa pe ki mui ai, ʻa ia naʻe fanongo ai ʻa Sihova ki he leʻo ʻo ha tangata+ ʻi he founga ko iá, he naʻe tau ʻa Sihova maʻa ʻIsileli.+

40 Naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe Siosiua ʻa e fonua kotoa pē ʻo e feituʻu moʻungaʻiá, ko e feituʻu Nīkepí, ko e Sefelaʻá,*+ mo e ngaahi tahifó, pea mo e kotoa honau ngaahi tuʻí, ʻo ʻikai tuku ke hao ai ha taha; naʻá ne tuku atu ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe mānavá ki he fakaʻauha,+ ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e tuʻutuʻuni+ ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí.

42 Ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ko ení mo honau fonuá, naʻe hamu kotoa ia ʻe Siosiua ʻi he feingatau pē ʻe taha, koeʻuhí he ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻe tau maʻa ʻIsileli.+