Ko ha Meʻa Fakahā kia Sione

7 ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻá ni naʻá ku mamata ki ha kau ʻāngelo ʻe toko fā ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi he tuliki ʻe fā ʻo e māmaní, ʻo nau puketuʻu ʻa e matangi ʻe fā ʻo e māmaní, ke ʻoua ʻe lava ʻo angi mai ha matangi ki he māmaní pe ki he tahí pe ki ha ʻakau. 2 Pea naʻá ku mamata ki ha ʻāngelo ʻe taha ʻoku ʻalu hake mei he hopoʻanga laʻaá,* ʻoku ʻiate ia ha sila ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí; pea naʻá ne kalanga leʻo-lahi ki he kau ʻāngelo ʻe toko fā ko ia naʻe tuku kiate kinautolu ke nau fai ha maumau ki he māmaní pea mo e tahí, 3 ʻo pehē: “ʻOua ʻe fai ha maumau ki he māmaní pe ko e tahí pe ko e ʻuluʻakaú, kae ʻoua ke ʻosi ʻemau silaʻi+ ʻa e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa hotau ʻOtuá ʻi honau laʻé.”+

4 Pea naʻá ku fanongo ko e tokolahi ʻo e faʻahinga ko ia naʻe silaʻí, ko e toko 144,000,+ naʻe silaʻi mei he matakali kotoa pē ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsilelí:+

9 ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻá ni naʻá ku mamata, pea vakai, tā ko ha fuʻu kakai lahi, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai lava ʻe ha tangata ke ne lau, mei he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga mo e ngaahi matakali mo e ngaahi kakai mo e ngaahi lea,+ ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e taloní pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo e Lamí, ʻoku nau tui ʻa e ngaahi kofu hinehina tōtōlofa;+ pea naʻe ʻi ai ha ngaahi vaʻa paame ʻi honau nimá.+ 10 Pea ʻoku nau toutou kalanga leʻo-lahi, ʻo pehē: “Ko hotau fakamoʻuí ʻoku mei he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻafio ʻi he taloní,+ pea mei he Lamí.”+

11 Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻāngeló naʻa nau tuʻu takatakai ʻi he taloní pea mo e kau mātuʻá+ pea mo e meʻamoʻui ʻe faá, pea naʻa nau fakatōmapeʻe hifo ʻi he ʻao ʻo e taloní ʻo lotu ki he ʻOtuá, 12 ʻo pehē: “ʻĒmeni! Tuku ʻa e fakahīkihikí mo e lāngilangí mo e potó mo e fakafetaʻí mo e ngeiá mo e māfimafí pea mo e mālohí ke ʻa hotau ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata pea taʻengata.+ ʻĒmeni.”

13 ʻI he tali ki aí naʻe pehē mai ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau mātuʻá kiate au: “Ko e faʻahinga ko eni ʻoku nau tui ʻa e ngaahi kofu hinehina tōtōlofá,+ ko hai ʻa kinautolu pea naʻa nau haʻú mei fē?” 14 Ko ia naʻá ku pehē ange leva kiate ia: “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ko koe ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ke ʻiloʻí.” Pea naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au: “Ko e faʻahinga eni kuo nau hao mei he fuʻu mamahi lahí,+ pea kuo nau fō honau ngaahi kofu tōtōlofá ʻo fakahinehina kinautolu ʻi he taʻataʻa ʻo e Lamí.+ 15 Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku nau ʻi he ʻao ai ʻo e taloni ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku nau fai kiate ia ʻa e ngāue toputapu ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ʻi hono temipalé; pea ko e Tokotaha ʻoku ʻafio ʻi he taloní+ te ne falō atu hono tēnití kiate kinautolu.+ 16 ʻE ʻikai te nau toe fiekaia pea ʻe ʻikai te nau toe fieinua, pea ʻe ʻikai ke taaʻi kinautolu ʻe he laʻaá pe ʻe ha meʻa fakatupu velahia,+ 17 koeʻuhí ko e Lamí,+ ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻi he lotolotonga* ʻo e taloní, te ne tauhi fakatauhisipi kinautolu+ pea te ne tataki kinautolu ki he ngaahi matavai ʻo e vai ʻo e moʻuí.+ Pea ʻe holoholo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e loʻimata kotoa pē mei honau matá.”+