Ko ha Meʻa Fakahā kia Sione
5 Pea naʻá ku sio ki he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo e Tokotaha naʻe ʻafio ʻi he taloní+ ʻoku ʻi ai ha takainga tohi kuo fai ha tohi ai ʻi he ongo tafaʻakí fakatouʻosi,* kuo silaʻi maʻu ʻaki ʻa e sila ʻe fitu. 2 Pea naʻá ku sio ki ha ʻāngelo mālohi naʻá ne fanongonongo leʻo-lahi: “Ko hai ʻoku taau ke ne fakaava ʻa e takainga tohí pea toʻo hono ngaahi silá?” 3 Ka naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻi hēvani pe ʻi māmani pe ʻi lolofonua te ne malava ke fakaava ʻa e takainga tohí pe sio ki loto ki ai. 4 Naʻá ku tangi lahi ai koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ha taha naʻe taau ke ne fakaava ʻa e takainga tohí pe sio ki loto ki ai. 5 Ka naʻe pehē mai ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá kiate au: “Tuku ʻa e tangí. Vakai! Ko e Laione ʻo e matakali ʻo Siutá,+ ʻa e aka+ ʻo Tēvitá,+ kuó ne ikuna,+ ko ia ʻokú ne taau ke ne fakaava ʻa e takainga tohí pea mo hono sila ʻe fitú.”
6 Pea naʻá ku sio naʻe tuʻu ʻi he lotolotonga* ʻo e taloní pea mo e meʻamoʻui ʻe faá pea ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau mātuʻá+ ha lami+ ʻa ia naʻe hā mai hangē kuo tāmateʻí,+ ʻokú ne maʻu ha meʻatui ʻe fitu mo e ngaahi foʻi mata ʻe fitu, pea ʻoku fakafofongaʻi ʻe he ngaahi foʻi matá ʻa e laumālie ʻe fitu ʻo e ʻOtuá+ ʻa ia kuo fekauʻi atu ki he kotoa ʻo e māmaní. 7 Naʻá ne ʻalu atu leva ki muʻa ʻo ne toʻo ʻa e takainga tohí mei he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo e Tokotaha naʻe ʻafio ʻi he taloní.+ 8 ʻI he taimi naʻá ne toʻo ai ʻa e takainga tohí, naʻe tūʻulutui hifo ʻa e meʻamoʻui ʻe faá mo e kau mātuʻa ʻe toko 24+ ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Lamí, pea naʻe maʻu ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ha haʻape mo ha ngaahi poulu koula naʻe fonu ʻi he ʻinisēnisi. (Ko e ʻinisēnisí ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi lotu ʻa e kakai tapú.)+ 9 Pea ʻoku nau hiva ha hiva foʻou,+ ʻo pehē: “ʻOkú ke taau koe ke ke toʻo ʻa e takainga tohí pea fakaava ʻa hono ngaahi silá, he naʻe tāmateʻi koe pea naʻá ke fakatau mai ʻaki ho taʻataʻá ha kakai maʻá e ʻOtuá+ mei he matakali mo e lea mo e kakai mo e puleʻanga kotoa pē,+ 10 pea naʻá ke ʻai kinautolu ke nau hoko ko ha puleʻanga+ mo ha kau taulaʻeiki ʻa hotau ʻOtuá,+ pea te nau pule ko e ngaahi tuʻi+ ki he māmaní.”
11 Pea naʻá ku sio, peá u fanongo ki ha leʻo ʻo ha kau ʻāngelo tokolahi takatakai ki he taloní pea mo e ngaahi meʻamoʻuí pea mo e kau mātuʻá, pea ko honau tokolahí ko e laui mano liungaʻaki ʻa e laui mano pea mo e laui afe liungaʻaki ʻa e laui afe,+ 12 pea naʻa nau lea leʻo-lahi: “Ko e Lami ʻa ia naʻe tāmateʻí+ ʻokú ne taau ke ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi mo e koloa mo e poto mo e ivi mo e ngeia mo e lāngilangi mo e fakahīkihiki.”+
13 Pea naʻá ku fanongo ki he meʻamoʻui kotoa pē ʻi hēvani pea ʻi māmani+ pea ʻi lolofonua pea ʻi he tahí, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi aí, ʻoku nau pehē: “Ke ʻa e Tokotaha ʻoku ʻafio ʻi he taloní+ pea ke ʻa e Lamí+ ʻa e fakahīkihikí mo e ngeiá+ mo e lāngilangí mo e māfimafí ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata.”+ 14 Ko e meʻamoʻui ʻe faá naʻa nau pehē: “ʻĒmeni!” Pea naʻe tūʻulutui hifo ʻa e kau mātuʻá ʻo lotu.