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21 Naʻe fakahanga ʻe Sihova ʻene tokangá kia Sela ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻá ne folofolaʻakí, pea naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kia Sela ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne talaʻofaʻakí.+ 2 Ko ia naʻe hoko ai ʻa Sela ʻo feitama+ peá ne fanauʻi leva ha tama tangata kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taʻumotuʻa ʻa ʻĒpalahamé ʻi he taimi kotofa naʻe talaʻofa ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá.+ 3 Naʻe fakahingoa ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa hono foha ne toki fanauʻi foʻoú, ʻa ia naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Sela kiate iá, ko ʻAisake.+ 4 Pea naʻe kamu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa ʻAisake ko hono fohá ʻi he ʻaho valu ʻo hono taʻumotuʻá, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe fekauʻi ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá.+ 5 Naʻe taʻu 100 ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taimi naʻe fanauʻi ai kiate ia ʻa ʻAisake ko hono fohá. 6 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Sela: “Kuo ʻai au ʻe he ʻOtuá ke u kata; ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻe fanongo ki aí te ne kata fakataha mo au.” 7 Pea naʻá ne hoko atu: “Ko hai ia naʻá ne mei pehē kia ʻĒpalahame, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe fakahuhu ʻe Sela ha fānau’? Neongo ia, kuó u fanauʻi ha tama tangata kiate ia ʻi heʻene taʻumotuʻá.”

8 Ko ia naʻe tupu hake ʻa e tamá pea naʻe mavaeʻi ia, pea naʻe teuteuʻi ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha fuʻu kātoanga kai ʻi he ʻaho ko ia naʻe mavaeʻi ai ʻa ʻAisaké. 9 Ka naʻe hanganaki fakatokangaʻi ʻe Sela ʻa e tama ʻa Hekaʻā+ ko e ʻIsipité, ʻa ia naʻá ne fanauʻi kia ʻĒpalahamé, naʻá ne manukiʻi ʻa ʻAisake.+ 10 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange ai kia ʻĒpalahame: “Kapusi ʻa e kaunanga ko ení mo ʻene tamá, he ko e tama ʻa e kaunanga ko ení heʻikai te ne hoko ko ha ʻea fakataha mo ʻeku tamá, ʻa ʻAisake!”+ 11 Ka ko e meʻa naʻá ne leaʻaki fekauʻaki mo e foha ʻo ʻĒpalahamé+ naʻe mātuʻaki taʻefakafiemālie ia kiate ia. 12 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “ʻOua te ke taʻefiemālie ʻi he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sela kiate koe fekauʻaki mo e tamasiʻí pea ʻi he fekauʻaki mo hoʻo kaunangá. Fanongo kiate ia,* he ko ia ʻe ui ko ho hakó ʻe fou mai ia ʻia ʻAisake.+ 13 ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e tama ʻa e kaunangá,+ te u ngaohi foki ia ko ha puleʻanga,+ koeʻuhí ko ho hako ia.”

14 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu pongipongia hake ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne toʻo ha mā mo ha hina vai kiliʻimanu ʻo ʻoange kia Hekaʻā. Naʻá ne hili eni ki hono umá peá ne fekauʻi atu leva ia mo e tamasiʻí+ ke na ō. Ko ia naʻá ne mavahe ai ʻo hē fano holo ʻi he toafa ʻo Pea-sipá.+ 15 Naʻe faifai pē ʻo maha ʻa e vai ʻi he hina kiliʻimanú, pea naʻá ne tuku atu ʻa e tamasiʻí ki he taha ʻo e ngaahi lalo ʻakaú. 16 Naʻá ne ʻalu atu leva ʻo ne tangutu toko taha pē, ʻi he mamaʻo nai ʻo hono fanaʻi ʻo ha foʻi ngahau, koeʻuhi naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku ʻikai te u loto ke sio ki he mate ʻa e tamasiʻí.” Ko ia naʻá ne tangutu hifo ai ʻo mamaʻo atu pea kamata ke ne tangi leʻo-lahi mo tangi-ʻa-loʻimata.

17 ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe fanongo ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he leʻo ʻo e tamasiʻí,+ pea naʻe ui ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá mei langi kia Hekaʻā ʻo ne pehē kiate ia:+ “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko kiate koé, Hekaʻā? ʻOua ʻe ilifia, he kuo fanongo ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he leʻo ʻo e tamasiʻí ʻi he feituʻu ko ia ʻokú ne ʻi aí. 18 Tuʻu hake, hiki hake ʻa e tamasiʻí ʻo pukepuke ia, he te u ngaohi ia ko ha puleʻanga lahi.”+ 19 Naʻe fakaʻā leva ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono matá ʻo ne sio ki ha vaitupu, pea naʻá ne ʻalu ʻo fakafonu ʻa e hina kiliʻimanú ʻaki ʻa e vai ʻo ne ʻoange ha inu ki he tamasiʻí. 20 Pea naʻe ʻi he tamasiʻí+ ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene tupu haké. Naʻá ne nofo ʻi he toafá pea naʻá ne hoko ko ha tokotaha fana-ngahau. 21 Naʻá ne nofo ʻi he toafa Pēlaná,+ pea naʻe toʻo ʻe heʻene faʻeé ha uaifi moʻona mei he fonua ko ʻIsipité.

22 ʻI he taimi ko iá ko ʻApimeleki fakataha mo Fikoli ko e ʻeiki ʻo ʻene kau taú, naʻá ne pehē kia ʻĒpalahame: “ʻOku ʻiate koe ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ke faí.+ 23 Ko ia ke ke fai mai leva ha fakapapau ʻi he ʻOtuá kiate au ʻi heni, ʻe ʻikai te ke faihala kiate au mo ʻeku fānaú pea mo hoku hakó, pea te ke fakafeangai kiate au pea mo e fonua ʻa ia kuó ke nofo aí ʻaki ʻa e ʻofa mateaki tatau kuó u fakahaaʻi kiate koé.”+ 24 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “ʻOku ou fai atu ha fakapapau ʻi he meʻá ni.”

25 Kae kehe, naʻe lāunga ʻa ʻĒpalahame kia ʻApimeleki ʻo fekauʻaki mo e vaitupu naʻe faʻao fakamālohi+ ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa ʻApimelekí. 26 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻApimeleki: “ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi pe ko hai naʻá ne fai ení; naʻe ʻikai te ke tala mai ia kiate au, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fanongo ʻi ha meʻa fekauʻaki mo ia ka ʻi he ʻahó ni.” 27 ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe toʻo ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa e fanga sipi mo e fanga pulu ʻo ne ʻoange kia ʻApimeleki, pea naʻá na fai ha fuakava. 28 ʻI he taimi naʻe tuku mavahe ai ʻe ʻĒpalahame ha fanga lami fefine ʻe fitu mei he tākangá, 29 naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻApimeleki kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ko e hā kuó ke tuku mavahe ai heni ʻa e fanga lami fefine ko eni ʻe fitú?” 30 Naʻá ne pehē leva: “Te ke tali ʻa e fanga lami fefine ʻe fitú mei hoku nimá ko ha fakamoʻoni ia naʻá ku keli ʻa e vaitupu ko ení.” 31 Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻá ne ui ai ʻa e feituʻu ko iá ko Pea-sipá,*+ koeʻuhí naʻá na fakatou fai ai ha fuakava. 32 Ko ia naʻá na fai ai ha fuakava+ ʻi Pea-sipa, hili iá naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻApimeleki fakataha mo Fikoli ko e ʻeiki ʻo ʻene kau taú, pea naʻá na foki ki he fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá.+ 33 Hili iá naʻá ne tō ha fuʻu tamalisi ʻi Pea-sipa, pea naʻá ne ui ai ki he huafa ʻo Sihová,+ ʻa e ʻOtua taʻengatá.+ 34 Pea naʻe nofo* ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá ʻi ha taimi fuoloa.*+