Sēnesi

16 Pea ko Sēlai, ʻa e uaifi ʻo ʻEpalamé, naʻe ʻikai te ne fanau kiate ia,+ ka naʻe ʻi ai haʻane kaunanga ʻIsipite ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko Hekaʻā.+ 2 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe Sēlai kia ʻEpalame: “Kātaki muʻa! Kuo taʻofi ʻe Sihova au mei haʻaku fanau. Kātaki ka ke mohe* muʻa mo ʻeku kaunangá. ʻE malava nai ai ke u maʻu ha fānau fakafou ʻiate ia.”+ Ko ia naʻe fanongo ʻa ʻEpalame ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sēlaí. 3 ʻI he hili ʻa e nofo ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní, naʻe ʻave ʻe Sēlai ko e uaifi ʻo ʻEpalamé ʻa Hekaʻā ko ʻene kaunanga ʻIsipité, ʻo ne ʻoange ia ki hono husepāniti ko ʻEpalamé ke hoko ko hono uaifi. 4 Ko ia naʻá ne mohe mo Hekaʻā, pea naʻá ne hoko ʻo feitama. ʻI heʻene ʻiloʻi kuó ne feitamá, naʻe kamata ke ne taʻetokaʻi ʻa hono pulé.

5 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ʻe Sēlai kia ʻEpalame: “Ko e kovi kuo fai kiate aú ko e foʻui ia ʻoʻou. Ko au ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ku tuku atu ʻa ʻeku kaunangá ki ho nimá,* ka ʻi heʻene ʻiloʻi kuó ne feitamá, naʻe kamata ke ne taʻetokaʻi au. Fakatauange ke fakamaau ʻa Sihova ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo koé.” 6 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe ʻEpalame kia Sēlai: “Vakai! Ko hoʻo kaunangá ʻoku ʻi ho mafaí ia. Fai kiate ia ha meʻa pē ʻokú ke fakakaukau ʻoku lelei tahá.” Naʻe fakamoʻulaloaʻi leva ia ʻe Sēlai, pea naʻá ne hola meiate ia.

7 Ki mui ai, naʻe ʻilo ia ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ʻi ha matavai ʻi he toafá, ʻa e matavai ʻi he hala ki Sulá.+ 8 Pea naʻá ne pehē: “Hekaʻā, ko e kaunanga ʻa Sēlaí, ko hoʻo haʻú mei fē pea ko hoʻo ʻalú ki fē?” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “Ko ʻeku hola meia Sēlai ko hoku pulé.” 9 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kiate ia: “Foki ki ho pulé pea fakamoʻulaloaʻi koe kiate ia.” 10 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová: “Te u mātuʻaki fakatokolahi ho hakó, koeʻuhi ke nau hoko ʻo fuʻu tokolahi ke lau.”+ 11 Naʻe toe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová: “Ko eni ʻokú ke feitama, pea te ke fāʻeleʻi ha tama tangata, pea kuo pau ke ke fakahingoa ia ko ʻIsimeʻeli,* he kuo ongoʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hoʻo mamahí. 12 Te ne hoko ko ha tangata hangē ha ʻasi kaivaó.* Te ne fakafepakiʻi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē, pea ʻe fakafepakiʻi ia ʻe he tokotaha kotoa pē, pea te ne nofo ʻo fehangahangai mo hono* fanga tokouá kotoa.”

13 Naʻá ne ui leva ki he huafa ʻo Sihová, ʻa ia naʻe folofola kiate iá: “Ko ha ʻOtua koe ʻo e mamata,”+ he naʻá ne pehē: “Kuó u sio moʻoni ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne mamata kiate aú?” 14 Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ui ai ʻa e vaitupú ko Pea-lehai-loʻaí.* (ʻOku ʻi he vahaʻa ia ʻo Kētesi mo Peletí.) 15 Ko ia naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Hekaʻā kia ʻEpalame ha foha, pea naʻe fakahingoa ʻe ʻEpalame ʻa hono foha naʻe fanauʻi ʻe Hekaʻaá, ko ʻIsimeʻeli.+ 16 Naʻe taʻu 86 ʻa ʻEpalame ʻi he taimi naʻe fanauʻi ai ʻe Hekaʻā ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli kiate iá.