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6 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo e kau palōfitá+ kia ʻIlaisa: “Vakai! Ko e feituʻu ʻoku mau nofo ai mo koé ʻoku fuʻu ʻefiʻefi ia kiate kitautolu. 2 Tuku muʻa ke mau ō ki Sioatani. Tuku ke mau taki taha ʻave mei ai ha kupuʻi ʻakau pea ngaohi ai ha feituʻu ʻa ia ʻe lava ke mau nofo ai.” Naʻá ne pehē ange: “Mou ō.” 3 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ha taha ʻo kinautolu: “Kātaki muʻa ʻe lava ke ke haʻu fakataha mo hoʻo kau sevānití?” Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “Te u ʻalu atu.” 4 Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu mo kinautolu, pea naʻa nau aʻu ki Sioatani ʻo kamata tā hifo ʻa e ʻuluʻakaú. 5 ʻI hono tā hifo ʻe ha toko taha ʻo kinautolu ha fuʻu ʻakau, naʻe tō ʻa e mataʻi-tokí ki he vaí, pea naʻá ne kalanga: “ʻOiauē, ʻe hoku ʻeiki, ko ha mataʻi-toki kole ia!” 6 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Naʻe tō ia ʻi fē?” Ko ia naʻá ne fakahā ange kiate ia ʻa e feituʻú. Naʻá ne tuʻusi leva ha vaʻakau ʻo ne lī ia ki ai pea naʻe tētē hake leva ʻa e mataʻi-tokí. 7 Naʻá ne pehē ange: “Toʻo hake ia.” Ko ia naʻá ne kakapa atu ʻo toʻo mai ia.

8 Pea ko e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá naʻá ne ʻalu ke tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.+ Naʻá ne talatalanoa mo ʻene kau sevānití peá ne pehē: “Te u ʻapitanga ʻi he feituʻu ko ē mo ē fakataha mo kimoutolu.” 9 Pea naʻe ʻoatu ha fekau ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní+ ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo pehē: “Tokanga ʻi he fou mai ʻi he feituʻu ko ení, koeʻuhí ko e feituʻu ia ʻoku ʻalu hifo ai ʻa e kau Sīliá.” 10 Ko ia naʻe ʻoatu ai ha fekau ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ki he feituʻu naʻe fakatokanga ange fekauʻaki mo ia ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní. Naʻá ne hanganaki fakatokanga kiate ia, pea naʻá ne fakamamaʻo mei ai ʻi ha ngaahi taimi.*+

11 Naʻe fakaʻitaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e tuʻi* ʻo Sīliá, ko ia naʻá ne ui mai ʻene kau sevānití peá ne pehē ange kiate kinautolu: “Tala mai angé kiate aú! Ko hai ʻi hotau lotolotongá ʻoku kau mo e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí?” 12 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he taha ʻo ʻene kau sevānití: “ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kimautolu, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí! Ko ʻIlaisa ko e palōfita ʻi ʻIsilelí ʻokú ne tala ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻa ia ʻokú ke leaʻaki ʻi ho loki mohé tonu.”+ 13 Naʻá ne pehē ange: “Mou ō ʻo kumi ʻa e feituʻu ʻokú ne ʻi aí, koeʻuhí ke u fekauʻi atu ha kau tangata ke nau puke ia.” Ki mui ai, naʻe ʻomai ha fakamatala kiate ia: “ʻOkú ne ʻi Tōtani.”+ 14 Naʻá ne fekauʻi atu ki ai he taimi pē ko iá ʻa e fanga hoosi mo e ngaahi saliote tau, pea pehē ki ha fuʻu kau tau; naʻa nau ʻalu atu poʻuli ʻo takatakaiʻi ʻa e koló.

15 ʻI he tuʻu pongipongia hake ʻa e tauhi ʻo e* tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻo ne hū atu ki tuʻá, naʻá ne sio atu kuo takatakaiʻi ʻa e koló ʻe ha kau tau mo e fanga hoosi mo e ngaahi saliote tau. Tuai-e-kemo naʻe pehē ange ʻe hono tauhí kiate ia: “ʻOiauē, ʻe hoku ʻeiki! Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa te ta faí?” 16 Ka naʻá ne pehē ange: “ʻOua naʻá ke ilifia!+ He ʻoku tokolahi ange ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku kau mo kitauá ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku kau mo kinautolú.”+ 17 Naʻe kamata leva ke lotu ʻa ʻIlaisa ʻo ne pehē: “ʻE Sihova, fakaʻā ange muʻa hono matá ke ne lava ʻo sio.”+ Naʻe fakaʻā ʻe Sihova ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ʻa e mata ʻa hono tauhí pea naʻá ne sio, pea vakai, ko e feituʻu moʻungaʻiá naʻe fonu ʻi he fanga hoosi mo e ngaahi saliote afi+ ki he taú, naʻe takatakai kia ʻIlaisa.+

18 ʻI he ʻalu hifo ʻa e kau Sīliá kiate iá, naʻe lotu ʻa ʻIlaisa kia Sihova ʻo pehē: “Taaʻi ange muʻa ʻa e kakaí ni* ʻaki ʻa e kuí.”+ Ko ia naʻá ne taaʻi ʻaki kinautolu ʻa e kuí, ʻo hangē pē ko e kole ʻa ʻIlaisá. 19 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe ʻIlaisa kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku ʻikai ko e halá eni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ko e koló eni. Muimui mai ʻiate au, pea tuku ke u taki kimoutolu ki he tangata ʻoku mou kumí.” Kae kehe, naʻá ne taki kinautolu ki Samēlia.+

20 ʻI heʻenau aʻu ki Samēliá, naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIlaisa: “ʻE Sihova, fakaʻā honau matá koeʻuhí ke nau lava ʻo sio.” Ko ia naʻe fakaʻā ʻe Sihova ʻa honau matá, pea naʻa nau sio ʻoku nau ʻi loto Samēlia. 21 ʻI he sio kiate kinautolu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻá ne pehē ange kia ʻIlaisa: “ʻA ʻeku tamai, ʻoku totonu ke u taaʻi kinautolu, ʻoku totonu ke u taaʻi kinautolu?” 22 Ka naʻá ne pehē ange: “Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke taaʻi kinautolu. Te ke taaʻi koā ʻa e faʻahinga ko ia ʻokú ke ʻave pōpulá ʻaki hoʻo heletaá mo hoʻo kaufaná? ʻOange kiate kinautolu ha mā mo ha vai koeʻuhí ke nau kai mo inu+ pea ke nau foki ki honau ʻeikí.” 23 Ko ia naʻá ne teuteu ha fuʻu kātoanga kai kiate kinautolu, pea naʻa nau kai mo inu, ʻi he hili iá, naʻá ne fekauʻi kinautolu ke nau foki ki honau ʻeikí. Pea naʻe ʻikai toe haʻu ʻa e kau kaihaʻa fakamālohi ʻa e kau Sīliá+ ki he fonua ko ʻIsilelí.

24 ʻI he hili iá, naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻe Peni-hētati ko e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá ʻa ʻene kau taú* kotoa pea nau ʻalu hake ke ʻākoloʻi ʻa Samēlia.+ 25 Ko ia naʻe ʻi ai ha fuʻu honge lahi+ ʻi Samēlia, pea naʻa nau ʻākoloʻi ia kae ʻoua kuo aʻu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e foʻi ʻulu ʻo ha ʻasi+ ki he konga siliva ʻe 80, pea naʻe aʻu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e vahe fā ʻe taha ʻo ha fua kapa* ʻo e kinohaʻa mei he lupé ki he konga siliva ʻe 5. 26 ʻI he ʻalu hake ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he funga ʻaá, naʻe kalanga atu ha fefine kiate ia: “Tokoni mai kiate kimautolu, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí!” 27 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange: “Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tokoniʻi koe ʻe Sihova, ʻe lava ke u maʻu mei fē ha tokoni maʻau? Mei he ʻauʻauʻanga uité? Pe mei he tataʻoʻanga uainé pe loló?” 28 Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku hoko kiate koé?” Naʻá ne tali ange: “Ko e fefine ko ení naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au, ‘ʻOmai hoʻo tamasiʻí, pea te ta kai ia he ʻahó ni, peá ta toki kai ʻa ʻeku tamasiʻí ʻapongipongi.’+ 29 Ko ia naʻá ma haka ai ʻa ʻeku tamasiʻí ʻo kai ia.+ ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó naʻá ku pehē ange ai kiate ia, ‘ʻOmai hoʻo tamasiʻí koeʻuhí ke ta kai ia.’ Ka naʻá ne fūfuuʻi ʻa ʻene tamasiʻí.”

30 ʻI he fanongo pē ʻa e tuʻí ki he lea ʻa e fefiné, naʻá ne hae ʻa hono ngaahi kofú.+ ʻI heʻene ʻalu hake ʻi he funga ʻaá, naʻe sio atu ʻa e kakaí naʻá ne tui tauangaʻa ʻi loto ʻi hono ngaahi kofú.* 31 Naʻá ne pehē leva: “ʻOfa ke fai pehē ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate au pea hulu atu ai kapau ʻe kei ʻia ʻIlaisa ko e foha ʻo Safatí ʻa hono foʻi ʻulú ʻi he ʻahó ni!”+

32 Naʻe tangutu ʻa ʻIlaisa ʻi hono falé, pea naʻe tangutu mo ia ʻa e kau mātuʻá. Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he tuʻí ha tangata ke muʻomuʻa atu ʻiate ia, ka ki muʻa ke aʻu atu ʻa e talafekaú, naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa ki he kau mātuʻá: “Kuo mou sio ki he fekau ʻe he foha ko eni ʻo ha tokotaha fakapoó+ ke tuʻusi ʻa hoku ʻulú? Mou siofi ʻa e taimi ʻe aʻu mai ai ʻa e talafekaú, tāpuniʻi ʻa e matapaá, pea puke maʻu ʻa e matapaá ʻo taʻofi atu ʻaki ia. ʻIkai ʻoku ongo mai ʻa e taulaka ʻa hono ʻeikí ʻi mui ʻiate ia?” 33 Lolotonga ʻene kei lea kiate kinautolú, naʻe aʻu mai ʻa e talafekaú kiate ia, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí: “Ko e mala ko ení ʻoku meia Sihova. Ko e hā ke u kei tatali ai kia Sihová?”