ʻUluaki Tuʻi
19 Pea naʻe tala ʻe ʻĒhapi+ kia Sisipeli+ ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fai ʻe ʻIlaisiaá pea mo ʻene tāmateʻi ʻa e kau palōfitá kotoa ʻaki ʻa e heletaá.+ 2 Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Sisipeli ha talafekau kia ʻIlaisiā, ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOfa ke tauteaʻi lahi au ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo kapau ʻe aʻu ki he taimi ko ʻení ʻapongipongi ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻai koe ke ke hangē ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kinautolú!” 3 Naʻá ne hoko ai ʻo ilifia, ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo ne hola telia ʻene moʻuí.+ Naʻá ne aʻu ki Pea-sipa,+ ʻa ia ʻoku kau ki Siutá,+ pea naʻá ne tuku ai ʻene tamaioʻeikí. 4 Naʻá ne ʻalu ʻi ha fononga ʻaho ʻe taha ki he toafá peá ne aʻu atu ʻo ne tangutu ʻi ha lalo ʻakau vao, peá ne kole ke ne mate. Naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo feʻunga! Pea ko eni, ʻe Sihova, toʻo ā ʻeku moʻuí,+ he ʻoku ʻikai te u lelei ange au ʻi heʻeku fanga kuí.”
5 Naʻá ne tokoto hifo leva ʻo ne mohe ʻi he lalo ʻakau vaó. Kae fakafokifā pē naʻe ala kiate ia+ ha ʻāngelo peá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Tuʻu hake ʻo kai.”+ 6 ʻI heʻene hanga haké, naʻe ʻi hono ʻulú ha foʻi mā fuopotopoto ʻi ha funga maka vela pea mo ha sioki vai. Naʻá ne kai mo inu peá ne toe tokoto hifo. 7 Ki mui ai, naʻe toe foki mai ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ko hono tuʻo uá ia peá ne ala kiate ia ʻo ne pehē: “Tuʻu hake ʻo kai, he ʻe fuʻu lahi ʻa e fonongá kiate koe.” 8 Ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo kai mo inu, pea ʻi he mālohi ʻo e meʻakai ko iá naʻe hoko atu ai ʻene fonongá ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 40 mo e pō ʻe 40 kae ʻoua kuó ne aʻu ki Hōlepi, ko e moʻunga ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní.+
9 ʻI aí naʻá ne hū ai ki ha ʻana+ ʻo ne nofo ai ʻi he pō ko iá; pea vakai, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate ia, ʻo tala ange kiate ia: “Ko e hā hoʻo meʻa ʻoku fai ʻi hení, ʻIlaisiā?” 10 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “Kuó u mātuʻaki mamahiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi kau taú;+ he kuo liʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí hoʻo fuakavá,+ ko ho ngaahi ʻōlitá kuo nau holoki, pea ko hoʻo kau palōfitá kuo nau tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻa e heletaá,+ pea ko au toko taha pē ʻoku kei toé. Pea ko eni ʻoku nau feinga ke toʻo ʻeku moʻuí.”+ 11 Ka naʻá Ne pehē: “ʻAlu atu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he moʻungá ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová.” Pea vakai, naʻe fakalaka hake+ ʻa Sihova, pea ko ha matangi lahi mo mālohi naʻá ne fahi ʻa e ngaahi moʻungá mo haveki ʻa e ngaahi makatuʻú ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová,+ ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi he matangí ʻa Sihova. ʻI he hili ʻa e matangí, naʻe ʻi ai ha mofuike,+ ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi he mofuiké ʻa Sihova. 12 ʻI he hili ʻa e mofuiké, naʻe ʻi ai ha afi,+ ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi he afí ʻa Sihova. ʻI he hili ʻa e afí, naʻe ʻi ai ha leʻo mokomoko mo vanavanaiki.+ 13 ʻI he fanongo pē ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki aí, naʻá ne fakapūlouʻi hono matá ʻi hono kofu fakapalōfitá+ peá ne hū atu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e ʻaná. Naʻe ʻeke ange leva ʻe ha leʻo kiate ia: “Ko e hā hoʻo meʻa ʻoku fai ʻi hení, ʻIlaisiā?” 14 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “Kuó u mātuʻaki mamahiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi kau taú; he kuo liʻaki ʻe he kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí hoʻo fuakavá,+ ko ho ngaahi ʻōlitá kuo nau holoki, pea ko hoʻo kau palōfitá kuo nau tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻa e heletaá, pea ko au toko taha pē ʻoku kei toé. Pea ko eni ʻoku nau feinga ke toʻo ʻeku moʻuí.”+
15 Naʻe folofola ange ʻa Sihova kiate ia: “Toe foki, ʻo ʻalu ki he toafa ʻo Tāmasikusí. ʻI hoʻo aʻú atu pē, hanga ʻo pani ʻa Hesaeli+ ke hoko ko e tuʻi ki Sīlia. 16 Pea te ke pani ʻa Sehu+ ko e mokopuna ʻo Nimisí ke hoko ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsileli, pea te ke pani ʻa ʻIlaisa* ko e foha ʻo Safati mei ʻĒpeli-meholá ke hoko ko e palōfita ʻo fetongi koe.+ 17 Ko ha taha pē ʻe hao mei he heletā ʻa Hesaelí,+ ʻe tāmateʻi+ ia ʻe Sehu; pea ko ha taha pē ʻe hao mei he heletā ʻa Sehú, ʻe tāmateʻi+ ia ʻe ʻIlaisa. 18 Pea ʻoku kei toe haʻaku toko 7,000 ʻi ʻIsileli,+ ko e faʻahinga kotoa kuo ʻikai te nau tūʻulutui hifo kia Pēali+ pea kuo ʻikai ke nau ʻuma kiate ia.”+
19 Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu atu mei ai ʻo ne maʻu ʻa ʻIlaisa ko e foha ʻo Safatí he lolotonga ʻene palau ʻaki ha tauluaʻi pulu ʻe 12 naʻa nau muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia, pea naʻá ne ʻi he tauluaʻi pulu hono 12. Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa ʻIlaisiā kiate ia peá ne lī atu hono kofu fakapalōfitá+ kiate ia. 20 Ko ia naʻá ne tuku ʻa e fanga pulú peá ne lele mui ʻia ʻIlaisiā ʻo ne pehē: “Tuku muʻa ke u ʻuma ki heʻeku tamaí mo ʻeku faʻeé. Pea te u toki muimui ʻiate koe.” Naʻá ne tali ange kiate ia: “ʻAlu, foki ki ai, he kuó u fai koā ha meʻa ke taʻofi ai koe?” 21 Ko ia naʻá ne foki ʻo ne ʻave ha tauluaʻi pulu peá ne feilaulauʻi ia, pea naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi naunau ʻo e palaú ke haka ʻaki ʻa e kanomate ʻo e ongo pulú peá ne ʻave ia ki he kakaí, pea naʻa nau kai. ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo muimui ʻia ʻIlaisiā pea kamata ke tauhi kiate ia.+