20 Naʻá ne taki pōpula ki Pāpilone ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe hao ʻi he heletaá,+ pea naʻa nau hoko ko e kau sevāniti kiate ia+ mo hono ngaahi fohá ʻo aʻu ki he kamata ke pule ʻa e puleʻanga* ʻo Pēsiá,+ 21 ke fakahoko ai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻia Selemaiá,+ kae ʻoua kuo totongi ʻe he fonuá ʻa hono ngaahi Sāpaté.+ Ko e ngaahi ʻaho kotoa naʻe maomaonganoa aí naʻe tauhi Sāpate ai ʻa e fonuá, ke kakato ʻa e taʻu ʻe 70.+

1 ʻI he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Kōlesi+ ʻo Pēsiá, pea koeʻuhí ke fakahoko ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova fakafou ʻia Selemaiá,+ naʻe ueʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e laumālie ʻo Tuʻi Kōlesi ʻo Pēsiá ke ne fai ha fanongonongo ʻi he kotoa ʻo hono puleʻangá, ʻa ia naʻá ne toe hiki foki,+ ʻo pehē:

2 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Tuʻi Kōlesi ʻo Pēsiá, ‘Kuo foaki kiate au ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo e langí ʻa e puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní,+ pea kuó ne fekau au ke u langa moʻona ha fale ʻi Selusalema,+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Siutá. 3 ʻIlonga ʻa kimoutolu ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono kakaí kotoa, ʻofa ke ʻiate ia ʻa hono ʻOtuá, pea tuku ke ne ʻalu hake ki Selusalema, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Siutá, pea toe langa ʻa e fale ʻo Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí—ko e ʻOtua moʻoní ia—ko hono falé ē naʻe ʻi Selusalemá.*

2 ʻi he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo ʻene pulé, ko au, Taniela, naʻá ku ʻilo ʻi he ngaahi tohí* ʻa e lahi ʻo e ngaahi taʻu naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá ke fakahoko ai ʻa e fakalala ʻo Selusalemá,+ ʻa ia, ko e taʻu ʻe 70.+

12 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová: “ʻE Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻa hoʻo taʻofi ʻa hoʻo mēsí mei Selusalema mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Siutá,+ ʻa ē kuó ke tuputāmaki ki ai he ngaahi taʻu ko eni ʻe 70?”+