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2 Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ai kiate kitautolu ke tau tokanga ʻo lahi ange ʻi he tuʻunga anga-mahení ki he ngaahi meʻa kuo tau fanongo aí,+ koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa tau ʻauhia atu.+ 2 He kapau ko e lea kuo leaʻaki fakafou ʻi he kau ʻāngeló+ kuo fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku pau, pea ko e laka hala mo e ngāue talangataʻa kotoa pē naʻe tauteaʻi ʻo fehoanaki mo e fakamaau totonú,+ 3 ʻe fēfē ai haʻatau hao kapau kuo tau fakataʻetaʻetokanga ki ha fakamoʻui ʻoku lahi pehē fau?+ He naʻe kamata ke leaʻaki ia fakafou ʻi hotau ʻEikí+ pea naʻe fakapapauʻi mai ia kiate kitautolu ʻe he faʻahinga naʻa nau fanongo kiate iá, 4 lolotonga ia ʻa e toe fakamoʻoni mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻaki ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi mana mo e ngaahi ngāue fakaofo kehekehe+ pea ʻi hono tufotufa ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻo e laumālie māʻoniʻoní ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangaló.+
5 He kuo ʻikai tuku ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau ʻāngeló ke nau pule ki he māmani ka hoko maí,+ ʻa ia ʻoku mau lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo iá. 6 Ka naʻe tohi ʻe ha fakamoʻoni ʻe taha ki muʻa: “Ko e hā ʻa e tangatá ke ke manatu ai kiate ia, pe ko ha foha ʻo e tangatá ke ke tokanga ai kiate ia?+ 7 Naʻá ke ʻai ia ke kiʻi māʻulalo ange ʻi he kau ʻāngeló; naʻá ke fakakalauni ia ʻaki ʻa e ngeia mo e lāngilangi, peá ke fakanofo ia ke pule ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa ho nimá. 8 Ko e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē naʻá ke fakamoʻulaloaʻi ia ki hono lalo vaʻé.”+ ʻI hono fakamoʻulaloaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kiate iá,+ naʻe ʻikai ke tuku ʻe he ʻOtuá ha meʻa ʻo taʻefakamoʻulaloaʻi kiate ia.+ Ka ʻi he taimí ni, ʻoku teʻeki ai ke tau sio ʻoku fakamoʻulaloa kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē.+ 9 Ka ʻoku tau sio ko Sīsuú, ʻa ia naʻe ʻai ʻo ne kiʻi māʻulalo ange ʻi he kau ʻāngeló,+ kuo fakakalauni ia he taimí ni ʻaki ʻa e lāngilangi mo e ngeia ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene faingataʻaʻia ʻo aʻu ki heʻene pekiá,+ ko ia ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻatā ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻá ne pekia ai maʻá e tokotaha kotoa pē.+
10 Kuo hoko ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻo ʻi ai koeʻuhi ko e lāngilangi ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku nau ʻi aí fakafou ʻiate ia. Ko ia, ke fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa hono ngaahi foha tokolahí,+ ʻoku feʻungamālie kiate ia ke ne ʻai ʻa e Fakafofonga Tefitó ke haohaoa fakafou ʻi he ngaahi mamahi.+ ʻOku fakahaofi kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá+ ʻo fakafou ʻi he Fakafofonga Tefitó ni. 11 He ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne fai ʻa e fakamāʻoniʻoniʻí mo e faʻahinga kuo fakamāʻoniʻoniʻí+ ʻoku nau tupu kotoa pē mei he toko taha,+ pea ʻi he ʻuhinga ko ení ʻoku ʻikai te ne mā ke ui kinautolu ko e fanga tokoua,+ 12 ʻi heʻene pehē: “Te u talaki ho huafá ki hoku fanga tokouá; ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e fakatahaʻangá te u fakahīkihikiʻi ai koe ʻaki ʻa e hiva.”+ 13 Pea ʻokú ne toe pehē: “Te u tuku ʻeku falalá kiate ia.”+ Peá ne toe pehē: “Vakai, ko au eni mo e fānau, ʻa ia naʻe foaki mai ʻe Sihova* kiate aú.”+
14 Ko ia ai, koeʻuhi ko e ‘fānaú’ ko e tangata ʻoku kakano mo toto, naʻá ne hoko foki ko e tangata ʻoku kakano mo toto,+ koeʻuhí fakafou ʻi heʻene pekiá, ke ne fakakaʻanga ai ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne malava ke fakatupunga ʻa e maté,+ ʻa ia, ko e Tēvoló,+ 15 pea ke ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa naʻa nau hangē ha pōpulá ʻi he kotoa ʻenau moʻuí tupu mei heʻenau manavahē ki he maté.+ 16 He ʻoku ʻikai moʻoni ko ha kau ʻāngelo ʻokú ne tokoniʻí, ka ko e hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé ʻokú ne tokoniʻí.+ 17 Ko ia ai, naʻe pau ke ne hoko ʻo hangē ko hono “fanga tokouá” ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa,+ koeʻuhi ke ne hoko ai ko ha taulaʻeiki lahi mohu meesi mo faitōnunga ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fekauʻaki mo e ʻOtuá, koeʻuhí ke ne ʻoatu ha feilaulau fakatupuhōifuaʻanga*+ maʻá e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kakaí.+ 18 Koeʻuhí kuó ne ʻosi hokosia ʻa e faingataʻá ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻahiʻahiʻi ai iá,+ ʻokú ne malava ai ke tokoni mai ki he faʻahinga ʻoku ʻahiʻahiʻí.+