Taniela

8 ʻI he taʻu hono tolu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Pelisasá,+ ko au, Taniela, naʻá ku mamata ki ha vīsone ʻa ia naʻe kehe ia mei he vīsone naʻá ku mamata ai ki muʻá.+ 2 Naʻá ku mamata ʻi he vīsoné, pea ʻi heʻeku sio ki aí naʻá ku ʻi Sūsani*+ ko e feituʻu fakakolotau,* ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he vahefonua* ʻo ʻĪlamí;+ naʻá ku vakai ki he vīsoné, pea tā naʻá ku ʻi he veʻe tafengavai ʻo ʻŪlaí. 3 ʻI he hanga hake ʻa hoku matá, vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ha sipi tangata+ naʻe tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻi he tafengavaí, pea naʻe ʻi ai hono meʻatui ʻe ua.+ Ko e ongo meʻatuí naʻe lōloa, ka naʻe lōloa ange ʻa e taha ʻi he taha, pea ko e taha naʻe lōloa angé naʻe toki tupu hake ia ki mui.+ 4 Naʻá ku sio ki he sipi tangatá ʻokú ne ʻoho atu ki he hihifó pea ki he tokelaú pea ki he tongá, pea naʻe ʻikai ha manu fekai naʻe lava ʻo tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó, pea naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe lava ke ne fakahaofi ha taha pē mei hono mālohí.*+ Naʻá ne fai ha meʻa pē naʻá ne loto ki ai peá ne hakeakiʻi pē ʻe ia ia.

5 ʻI heʻeku moʻusioá, vakai, naʻe haʻu ha kosi tangata+ mei he hihifó* ʻo kolosi mai ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní kotoa ʻo ʻikai te ne pā ki he kelekelé. Pea ko e kosí naʻe tekeutua mai ha meʻatui ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono ongo matá.+ 6 Naʻe haʻu ia ki he sipi tangata naʻe meʻatui ʻe uá, ʻa ia naʻá ku sio ʻokú ne tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻi he tafengavaí; naʻá ne lele mai ki ai ʻokú ne ʻita teketekelili.

7 Naʻá ku mamata ki ai ʻokú ne fakaofiofi atu ki he sipi tangatá, pea naʻá ne ʻita lahi kiate ia. Naʻá ne ʻohofi ʻa e sipi tangatá ʻo ne motuhi ʻa hono ongo meʻatuí, pea naʻe ʻikai ha mālohi ʻo e sipi tangatá ke ne tuʻu atu ki ai. Naʻá ne haʻaki ʻa e sipi tangatá ki he kelekelé pea tāmalaki ia, pea naʻe ʻikai ha taha ke ne fakahaofi ia mei hono mālohí.*

8 Pea naʻe hakeakiʻi lahi ʻe he kosi tangatá ʻa ia tonu, ka ʻi heʻene hoko pē ʻo mālohí, naʻe motu ʻa hono meʻatui lahí; pea naʻe tupu hake leva ai ha meʻatui naʻe tekeutua ʻe fā ʻo fetongi ʻa e meʻatui ʻe tahá, ʻo hanga ki he matangi ʻe fā ʻo e langí.+

9 Naʻe tupu hake ha meʻatui ʻe taha mei he taha ʻo kinautolu, ko ha meʻatui siʻisiʻi, pea naʻe tupu ia ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻo hanga ki he tongá pea ki he hahaké* pea ki he Fonua Fakaʻofoʻofá.+ 10 Naʻe tupu ia ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻo aʻu hake ki he kongakau ʻo e langí, pea naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kongakaú mo e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fetuʻú ke nau tō hifo ki he māmaní, pea naʻá ne tāmalaki ia. 11 Naʻá ne hakeakiʻi ia ʻo fakafepaki ki he Pilinisi ʻo e kongakaú, pea naʻe toʻo mei he Pilinisí ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau tuʻumaʻú, pea naʻe haveki ʻa e potu naʻe fokotuʻu maʻu ai ʻa hono feituʻu toputapú.+ 12 Pea naʻe ʻoange ki he meʻatuí ha kongakau, fakataha mo e feilaulau tuʻumaʻú, koeʻuhi ko ʻene laka halá; pea naʻá ne hanganaki lī hifo ʻa e moʻoni ki he māmaní, pea naʻe ngāue ia peá ne lavameʻa.

13 Pea naʻá ku fanongo ki ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻoku lea, pea naʻe lea ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻe taha ki he tokotaha ʻoku leá: “Ko e hā hono fuoloa ʻo e hokohoko atu+ ʻa e vīsone ki he feilaulau tuʻumaʻú pea mo e laka hala ʻokú ne fakatupunga ʻa e fakaʻauhá, ʻa hono ʻai fakatouʻosi ke tāmalaki ʻa e potu toputapú mo e kongakaú?” 14 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au: “Kae ʻoua kuo fakalaka atu ai ʻa e efiafi mo e pongipongi ʻe 2,300; pea kuo pau ke toe fakafoki ʻa e potu toputapú ki hono tuʻunga totonú.”

15 Lolotonga ʻa ʻeku mamata ʻa au, Taniela, ʻi he vīsoné pea feinga ke mahinoʻi iá, fakafokifā pē naʻá ku sio ʻoku tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻiate au ha tokotaha naʻe hā mai ko ha tangata. 16 Naʻá ku fanongo leva ki he leʻo ʻo ha tangata ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻŪlaí,+ pea naʻá ne kaila: “ʻE Kepaleli,+ ʻai ke mahino ki he tokotahá ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne sio ki aí.”+ 17 Ko ia naʻá ne haʻu ʻo ofi mai ki he feituʻu naʻá ku tuʻu aí, ka ʻi heʻene aʻu maí naʻá ku fuʻu manavahē peá u tō foʻohifo. Naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au: “ʻE foha ʻo e tangata, ke ke mahinoʻi, ko e vīsoné ʻoku fekauʻaki ia mo e taimi ʻo e ngataʻangá.”+ 18 Ka ʻi he lolotonga ʻene lea mai kiate aú, naʻá ku mohe maʻu ʻo hanga ki he kelekelé. Ko ia naʻá ne ala mai kiate au ʻo ne fokotuʻu hake au ʻi he feituʻu naʻá ku tuʻu aí.+ 19 Naʻá ne pehē mai leva: “Ko eni ʻoku ou ʻai koe ke ke ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá, koeʻuhí he ʻoku fekauʻaki ʻa e vīsoné mo e taimi kuo kotofa ki he ngataʻangá.+

20 “Ko e sipi tangata meʻatui ʻe ua naʻá ke mamata ki aí ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ongo tuʻi ʻo Mītia mo Pēsiá.+ 21 Ko e kosi tangata fulufuluá ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Kalisí;+ pea ko e meʻatui lahi naʻe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono ongo matá ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ʻuluaki tuʻí.+ 22 Ko e meʻa ki he meʻatui naʻe motú, ko ia naʻe tupu hake ʻa e fā ʻo fetongi ia,+ ʻoku ʻi ai ha puleʻanga ʻe fā mei hono kakaí ʻe tuʻu hake, ka heʻikai te nau maʻu ʻa hono mālohí.

23 “Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosi ʻo honau puleʻangá, ʻi he kakato ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fai ʻe he kau laka halá,* ʻe tuʻu hake ai ha tuʻi mataʻi-fītaʻa ʻokú ne mahinoʻi ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻoku ʻikai mahinó.* 24 ʻE hoko ʻo lahi ʻa hono mālohí, kae ʻikai ʻi hono mālohi pē ʻoʻona. Te ne ʻomi ha fakaʻauha ʻi ha founga anga-kehe,* pea te ne lavameʻa pea ngāue ʻo ola lelei. Te ne fakaʻauha ʻa e kau toʻá, pehē foki ki he kakai māʻoniʻoní.+ 25 Pea ʻi heʻene olopotó te ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e kākaá ke lavameʻa; pea te ne hakeakiʻi ia ʻi hono lotó; pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ha taimi malu* te ne fakaʻauha ai ʻa e tokolahi. ʻE aʻu ʻo ne tuʻu hake ʻo fakafepaki ki he Pilinisi ʻo e ngaahi pilinisí, ka ʻe motuhi ia ʻo ʻikai ʻaki ha nima ʻo ha tangata.

26 “Ko e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻi he vīsoné ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi efiafí mo e ngaahi pongipongí ʻoku moʻoni, ka kuo pau ke ke tauhi ʻa e vīsoné ke fakapulipuli, he ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki ha taimi ko e ngaahi ʻaho lahi mei he taimí ni.”*+

27 Ka ko au, Taniela, naʻá ku ongoʻi ongosia pea naʻá ku puke ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho.+ Pea naʻá ku tuʻu hake ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngāue ʻa e tuʻí;+ ka naʻá ku moʻutāfuʻua ʻi he meʻa naʻá ku mamata ki aí, pea naʻe ʻikai ha taha naʻe lava ke ne mahinoʻi ʻa e vīsoné.+