Siosiua

5 ʻI he fanongo pē ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e kau ʻĀmolí+ ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi he tafaʻaki fakahihifo* ʻo Sioataní pea mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e kau Kēnaní+ ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi he veʻe matātahí kuo fakamātuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e vai ʻo Sioataní ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí kae ʻoua kuo nau kolosi atú, naʻe vaivai honau lotó,*+ pea naʻe mole ʻosi ʻenau loto-toʻá koeʻuhí ko e kau ʻIsilelí.+

2 ʻI he taimi ko iá, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua: “Ngaohi maʻau ha ngaahi hele maka pea toe kamu+ ʻa e kakai tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí, ko hano tuʻo ua ia.” 3 Ko ia naʻe ngaohi ʻe Siosiua ha ngaahi hele maka ʻo ne kamu ʻa e kakai tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi Kipa-halaloti.*+ 4 Ko e ʻuhinga eni naʻe kamu ai kinautolu ʻe Siosiuá: Ko e kakai tangata kotoa pē ʻi he kakaí naʻa nau mavahe mei ʻIsipité, ʻa e kau tangata tau kotoa pē,* naʻa nau mate ʻi he toafá ʻi he fonongá hili ʻenau mavahe mei ʻIsipité.+ 5 Ko e kakai kotoa pē naʻa nau mavahe mei ʻIsipité naʻe ʻosi kamu kinautolu, ka ko e kakai kotoa pē naʻe fanauʻi ʻi he toafá ʻi he fonongá hili ʻenau mavahe mei ʻIsipité naʻe ʻikai ke kamu kinautolu. 6 Naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he toafá ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40+ kae ʻoua kuo ʻosi he mate ʻa e puleʻangá kotoa, ʻa ia, ko e kau tangata tau ko ē naʻa nau mavahe mei ʻIsipite pea naʻe ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová.+ Naʻe fuakava ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne tuku ke nau sio ʻi he fonua+ naʻe fuakava ʻa Sihova ki heʻenau fanga kuí ke foaki kiate kitautolú,+ ko ha fonua ʻoku mahutafea ʻi he huʻakau mo e hone.+ 7 Ko ia naʻá ne ʻohake honau ngaahi fohá ke fetongi kinautolu.+ Ko e faʻahingá ni naʻe kamu ʻe Siosiuá; naʻa nau taʻekamú koeʻuhí naʻe teʻeki ai ke kamu kinautolu lolotonga ʻa e fonongá.

8 ʻI he ʻosi hono kamu ʻa e puleʻangá kotoa, naʻa nau nofo ai pē ʻi he feituʻu naʻa nau ʻi ai ʻi he ʻapitangá kae ʻoua kuo nau sai.

9 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia Siosiua: “ʻI he ʻahó ni kuó u tekaʻi mamaʻo ai meiate kimoutolu ʻa e luma ʻa ʻIsipité.” Ko ia kuo ui ai ʻa e feituʻu ko iá ko Kilikali*+ ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.

10 Naʻe hoko atu ai pē ʻa e ʻapitanga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi Kilikalí, pea naʻa nau kātoangaʻi ʻa e Pāsová* ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhiná,+ ʻi he efiafí, ʻi he toafa ʻo Sielikoó. 11 Pea naʻe kamata ke nau kai ʻa e fua ʻo e fonuá ʻi he ʻaho hili ʻa e Pāsová, ko e mā taʻelēvani+ mo e uite tunu, ʻi he ʻaho tatau ko ení. 12 Pea na‘e ‘ikai ke toe hā ʻa e maná ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó ʻi he hili ʻenau kai ha meʻa mei he fua ʻo e fonuá; naʻe ʻikai ke kei ʻi ai ha mana maʻá e kau ʻIsilelí,+ ka naʻe kamata ke nau kai ʻa e fua ʻo e fonua ko Kēnaní ʻi he taʻu ko iá.+

13 ʻI he ofi atu ʻa Siosiua ki Sielikoó, naʻá ne hanga hake ʻo ne vakai ki ha tangata+ ʻoku tuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻiate ia ʻokú ne toʻo ha heletā kuo unuhi.+ Naʻe lue atu ʻa Siosiua kiate ia ʻo ne ʻeke ange: “ʻOkú ke kau mo kimautolu pe ko homau ngaahi filí?” 14 Naʻá ne pehē ange leva: “ʻOku ʻikai, ka kuó u haʻu aú ko e ʻeiki ʻo e kau tau ʻa Sihová.”+ Ko ia naʻe tō foʻohifo ʻa Siosiua ʻo ne fakatōmapeʻe peá ne pehē atu kiate ia: “Ko e hā ʻe leaʻaki ʻe hoku ʻeikí ki heʻene sevānití?” 15 Naʻe tali ange ʻe he ʻeiki ʻo e kau tau ʻa Sihová kia Siosiua: “Vete ho senitoló mei ho vaʻé, koeʻuhi ko e potu ʻa ia ʻokú ke tuʻu aí ʻoku toputapu.” Naʻe fai leva ia ʻe Siosiua.+