2 Pea ko Pēlaki+ ko e foha ʻo Sīpoá naʻá ne mamata ki he meʻa kotoa kuo fai ʻe ʻIsileli ki he kau ʻĀmolí,

5 Naʻá ne fekauʻi atu ha kau talafekau kia Pēlami ko e foha ʻo Pioá ʻi Pētola,+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he veʻe Vaitafé* ʻi hono fonua tupuʻangá. Naʻá ne fekauʻi ia ke ne ʻalu ange, ʻo ne pehē: “Vakai! Kuo haʻu ha kakai mei ʻIsipite. Vakai! Kuo nau ʻufiʻufi ʻa e funga ʻo e māmaní,*+ pea ʻoku nau nofo tonu mai pē ʻi muʻa ʻiate au.

3 “ʻE ʻikai hū ha taha ʻĀmoni pe Mōape ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻa Sihová.+ ʻIo, ʻo aʻu ki he toʻutangata hono hongofulú, ʻe ʻikai teitei hū ha taha ʻi hona hakó ki he fakatahaʻanga ʻa Sihová, 4 koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te nau tokoni kiate kimoutolu ʻaki ha meʻakai mo ha vai ʻi hoʻomou ʻalu atu mei ʻIsipité,+ pea koeʻuhí naʻa nau totongiʻi ʻa Pēlami ko e foha ʻo Pioa mei Pētola ʻo Mesopotēmiá ke ne talatukiʻi koe.+