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6 Naʻe tuku atu leva ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻe Tuʻi Talaiasi ha tuʻutuʻuni, pea naʻa nau fai ha fakatotolo ʻi he tauhiʻanga lēkooti* naʻe tuku ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga ʻi Pāpiloné. 2 Pea naʻe maʻu ha takainga tohi ʻi he feituʻu fakakolotau ʻi ʻEkipatena ʻi he vahefonua* ʻo Mītiá, pea ko e fakamatala eni naʻe hiki aí:
3 “ʻI he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Kōlesí, naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi Selusalemá:+ ‘Tuku ke toe langa ʻa e falé ko e feituʻu ia ke nau ʻoatu ai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú, pea ke fokotuʻu maʻu ʻa hono ngaahi fakavaʻé; ko hono māʻolungá ʻe kiupite ʻe 60,* ko hono fālahí ʻe kiupite ʻe 60,+ 4 pea ke ʻotu maka lalahi ʻe tolu mo e ʻotu papa ʻe taha;+ pea ke totongi ʻa e fakamolé mei he fale ʻo e tuʻí.+ 5 Pehē foki, ko e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga meʻa koula mo siliva ʻo e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe toʻo ʻe Nepukanesa mei he temipale naʻe ʻi Selusalemá ʻo ʻave ki Pāpiloné,+ ke fakafoki ia koeʻuhí ke tuku ki honau tukuʻanga ʻi he temipale ʻi Selusalemá pea ke fakahū ki he fale ʻo e ʻOtuá.’+
6 “Pea ko eni ʻe Tatenai ko e kōvana ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé,* Setali-posenai, mo homo kaungāngāué, ʻa e kau kōvana māʻulalo ange ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé+—mou mavahe. 7 ʻOua te mou kaunoa ʻi he ngāue ʻi he fale ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. Ko e kōvana ʻo e kau Siú mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo e kau Siú te nau toe langa ʻa e fale ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuʻuʻanga ki muʻá. 8 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ʻoku ou ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni ki he meʻa ke mou fai ki he kau mātuʻa ko eni ʻo e kau Siú ki hono toe langa ʻa e fale ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá: Mou toʻo leva ʻa e ngaahi fakamolé mei he koloa fakatuʻí,+ mei he tukuhau naʻe tānaki ʻi he vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé, ʻo ʻoange ki he kau tangatá ni ke nau hokohoko atu ʻo ʻikai fakahohaʻasi.+ 9 Pea ko e hā pē ʻe fiemaʻú—ko e fanga kiʻi pulu tangata+ pea pehē ki he fanga sipi tangata+ mo e fanga lami+ ki he ngaahi feilaulau tutu ki he ʻOtua ʻo langí, ko e uite,+ māsima,+ uaine,+ pea mo e lolo,+ ʻo fakatatau ki he lau ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻi Selusalemá—ke hokohoko atu hono ʻoange fakaʻaho kiate kinautolú ʻo ʻoua ʻe tuku, 10 koeʻuhí ke nau ʻoatu hokohoko ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau ʻoku fakahōifua ki he ʻOtua ʻo langí pea lotu koeʻuhi ko e moʻui ʻa e tuʻí mo hono ngaahi fohá.+ 11 Kuó u toe ʻoatu foki ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni kapau ʻe maumauʻi ʻe ha taha ʻa e laó ni, ʻe taʻaki ha vaʻa papa mei hono falé pea ʻe hiki hake ia ʻo fakamaʻu ki ai,* pea ʻe fulihi ʻa hono falé ke hoko ko ha fale mālōlō ki he kakaí* koeʻuhi ko e hiá ni. 12 Pea ʻofa ke hanga ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ia kuó ne ʻai ke ʻi he potu ko iá ʻa hono huafá+ ʻo liua ha tuʻi mo ha kakai pē ʻe hiki hake honau nimá ke maumauʻi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ko ení pea fakaʻauha ʻa e fale ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Selusalemá. Ko au Talaiasi, ʻoku ou ʻoatu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ko ení. Ke fai leva ʻa e meʻa ko iá.”
13 Naʻe fai leva ʻe Tatenai ko e kōvana ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé, mo Setali-posenai,+ pea mo hona kaungāngāué ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Tuʻi Talaiasí. 14 Pea ko e kau mātuʻa ʻo e kau Siú naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau langá pea naʻe laka ki muʻa,+ ʻi hono fakaʻaiʻai ʻe he kikite ʻa Hākeai+ ko e palōfitá mo Sākalaia+ ko e mokopuna ʻo ʻItó; naʻe ʻosi ʻenau langa iá ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí+ pea ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Kōlesi+ mo Talaiasi+ pea mo Tuʻi ʻAtasease+ ʻo Pēsiá. 15 Naʻa nau fakakakato ʻa e falé ʻi he ʻaho hono tolu ʻo e māhina ko ʻĀtalí,* ʻi he taʻu hono ono ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasí.
16 Pea naʻe huufi* ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí, mo e kau Līvaí,+ pea mo e toenga ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ki muʻá, ʻa e fale ko eni ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi he fiefia. 17 Pea naʻa nau ʻoatu ki he huufi ʻo e fale ko eni ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e fanga pulu tangata ʻe 100, sipi tangata ʻe 200, lami ʻe 400, pea faiʻaki ha feilaulau angahala maʻa ʻIsileli kotoa ha fanga kosi tangata ʻe 12 ʻo fakatatau ki he tokolahi ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻo ʻIsilelí.+ 18 Pea naʻa nau fakanofo ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí ʻi honau ngaahi kulupú pea mo e kau Līvaí ʻi honau ngaahi vāhengá ki he ngāue ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi Selusalemá,+ ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kuo hiki ʻi he tohi ʻa Mōsesé.+
19 Pea naʻe fai ʻa e Pāsová ʻe he faʻahinga naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ki muʻá ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e ʻuluaki māhiná.+ 20 Ko e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí, ko e moʻoni naʻa nau fakamaʻa kinautolu,+ ko ia naʻa nau maʻa kotoa ai; naʻa nau tāmateʻi ʻa e fanga monumanu ʻo e feilaulau Pāsová maʻá e faʻahinga kotoa naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ki muʻá, pea maʻa honau kaungā-taulaʻeikí, pea maʻanautolu. 21 Pea ko e kau ʻIsileli naʻa nau foki mei he ʻave fakamālohí naʻa nau kai ia, fakataha mo e tokotaha kotoa naʻe kau mo kinautolu pea kuó ne fakamavaheʻi ia mei he taʻemaʻa ʻa e ngaahi kakai ʻo e fonuá ke lotu* kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí.+ 22 Naʻa nau fai fiefia foki ʻa e Kātoanga ʻo e Mā Taʻelēvaní+ ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, he naʻe ʻai kinautolu ʻe Sihova ke nau fiefia pea naʻá ne ʻai ke loto-lelei kiate kinautolu+ ʻa e tuʻi ʻAsīliá, ko ia naʻá ne poupouʻi kinautolu* ʻi he ngāue ʻo e fale ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí.