ʻĒsela

7 ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, lolotonga ʻa e pule ʻa Tuʻi ʻAtasease+ ʻo Pēsiá, naʻe foki ai ʻa ʻĒsela.*+ Ko e foha ia ʻo Sēlaia,+ foha ʻo ʻAsalaia, foha ʻo Hilikaia,+ 2 foha ʻo Salumi, foha ʻo Sātoki, foha ʻo ʻAhitupi, 3 foha ʻo ʻAmalaia, foha ʻo ʻAsalaia,+ foha ʻo Melaioti, 4 foha ʻo Silaia, foha ʻo ʻOsi, foha ʻo Puki, 5 foha ʻo ʻApisua, foha ʻo Fineasi,+ foha ʻo ʻEliesa,+ ko e foha ʻo ʻĒlone+ ko e taulaʻeiki lahí. 6 Ko ʻĒsela eni naʻe haʻu mei Pāpiloné. Ko ha tokotaha hiki-tatau* ia naʻe ʻilo lahi ki he* Lao ʻa Mōsesé,+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻomi ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe foaki kiate ia ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne kolé, he naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa e nima ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtuá.

7 Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, kau taulaʻeikí, kau Līvaí,+ kau hivá,+ kau leʻo matapaá,+ pea mo e kau sevāniti ʻi he temipalé,*+ naʻa nau ʻalu hake ki Selusalema ʻi he taʻu hono fitu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi ʻAtaseasé. 8 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻĒsela ki Selusalema ʻi he māhina hono nimá, ʻi he taʻu hono fitu ʻo e pule ʻa e tuʻí. 9 ʻI he ʻaho ʻuluaki ʻo e ʻuluaki māhiná, naʻe kamata ai ʻene fononga mei Pāpiloné, pea naʻá ne aʻu ki Selusalema ʻi he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo e māhina hono nimá, he naʻe tokoniʻi ia ʻe hono ʻOtuá.+ 10 Naʻe teuteu ʻe ʻĒsela ʻa hono lotó* ke kumi ki he Lao ʻa Sihová pea ke ngāueʻaki ia,+ pea ke akoʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní mo e ngaahi fakamāú ʻi ʻIsileli.+

11 Ko ha tatau eni ʻo e tohi naʻe ʻoange ʻe Tuʻi ʻAtasease kia ʻĒsela ko e taulaʻeikí pea ko e tokotaha hiki-tataú,* ko ha tokotaha naʻe mataotao ʻi hono ako ʻa e* ngaahi fekau ʻa Sihová pea mo ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki ʻIsilelí:

12 * “Ko au ʻAtasease,+ ko e tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻí, kia ʻĒsela ko e taulaʻeikí, ʻa e tokotaha hiki-tatau* ʻo e Lao ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo langí: ʻOfa ke ke maʻu ʻa e melino lahi fau. Pea ko eni 13 kuó u ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi hoku puleʻanga ʻo e kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí mo honau kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí ʻoku loto-lelei ke ʻalu mo koe ki Selusalemá, ke nau ʻalu.+ 14 He kuo fekauʻi koe ʻe he tuʻí mo ʻene kau faleʻi ʻe toko fitú ke fakatotoloʻi pe ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻa e Lao ʻa ho ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻiate koé,* ʻi Siuta mo Selusalema, 15 pea ke ʻave ʻa e siliva mo e koula ko ia kuo foaki loto-lelei ʻe he tuʻí mo ʻene kau faleʻí ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻa ia ko hono ʻafioʻangá ʻoku ʻi Selusalemá, 16 mo e siliva pea mo e koula kotoa ʻokú ke tānaki* ʻi he kotoa ʻo e vahefonua* ʻo Pāpiloné, fakataha mo e meʻaʻofa ʻoku foaki loto-lelei ʻe he kakaí mo e kau taulaʻeikí ki he fale ʻo honau ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Selusalemá.+ 17 Pea te ke fakatau fakavavevave ʻaki ʻa e paʻangá ni ha fanga pulu tangata,+ fanga sipi tangata,+ fanga lami,+ fakataha mo honau ngaahi feilaulau meʻakaí*+ mo honau ngaahi feilaulau inú,+ pea te ke ʻoatu ia ʻi he ʻōlita ʻo e fale ʻo homou ʻOtuá ʻi Selusalemá.

18 “Pea ko e hā pē ha meʻa ʻoku hā lelei kiate koe mo ho fanga tokouá ke faí, ʻe lava ke mou faiʻaki ia ʻa e toenga ʻo e silivá mo e koulá, ʻo fakatatau ki he finangalo ʻo homou ʻOtuá. 19 Pea ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga meʻa kuo ʻoatu kiate koe ki he ngāue ʻi he fale ʻo ho ʻOtuá, te ke ʻave ia ki Selusalema ʻo tuku ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá.+ 20 Pea ko e toenga ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fiemaʻu ki he fale ʻo ho ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku fiemaʻu ke ke foaki atú, te ke foaki atu ia mei he koloa ʻa e tuʻí.+

21 “Ko au, Tuʻi ʻAtasease, kuó u ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni ki he kotoa ʻo e kau tauhi koloa ʻi he vahefonua ʻo e Tuʻa Vaitafé,* ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku fiemaʻu meiate kimoutolu ʻe ʻĒsela+ ko e taulaʻeikí, ʻa e tokotaha hiki-tatau* ʻo e Lao ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo langí, ʻe ʻoange fakavavevave ia, 22 ʻo aʻu ki he talēniti* siliva ʻe 100, fua koa* ʻe 100 ʻo e uite, fua pate* ʻe 100 ʻo e uaine,+ fua pate ʻe 100 ʻo e lolo,+ mo e māsima+ taʻefakangatangata. 23 Ko e hā pē ha meʻa ʻoku tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtua ʻo langí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fale ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo langí,+ ke fai ia ʻi he faivelenga, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa hoko mai ha houhau ki he puleʻanga ʻo e tuʻí mo hono ngaahi fohá.+ 24 Pea ʻoku toe fai atu ʻa e faleʻi ko ení kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke hilifaki ha faʻahinga tukuhau*+ ki ha taha pē ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí, kau mūsiká,+ kau leʻo matapaá, kau sevāniti ʻo e temipalé,*+ pea mo e kau ngāue ʻi he fale ko eni ʻo e ʻOtuá.

25 “Pea ko koe, ʻĒsela, fakatatau ki he poto ʻokú ke maʻu mei ho ʻOtuá,* fakanofo ha kau ʻōfisa fakamaauʻanga mo ha kau fakamaau ke nau fakamāuʻi ʻa e kakai kotoa ʻi he vahefonua ʻo e Tuʻa Vaitafé, ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi lao ʻa ho ʻOtuá; pea ʻoku totonu ke mou akoʻi ha taha pē ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo iá.+ 26 Pea ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai te ne tauhi ʻa e Lao ʻa ho ʻOtuá pea mo e lao ʻa e tuʻí ʻoku totonu ke fakahoko ha fakamaau fakavavevave kiate ia, tatau ai pē pe ko e mate, kapusi, moʻua paʻanga, pe tuku pilīsone.”

27 ʻOfa ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻetau fanga kuí, ʻa ia kuó ne ʻai ʻa e meʻa ko iá ki he loto ʻo e tuʻí ke ngaohi ke fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa e fale ʻo Sihova ʻi Selusalemá!+ 28 Pea kuó ne fakahaaʻi mai kiate au ʻa e ʻofa mateaki ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí+ mo ʻene kau faleʻí+ pea mo e kotoa ʻo e houʻeiki mālohi ʻa e tuʻí. Ko ia naʻá ku loto-toʻa* koeʻuhí naʻe ʻiate au ʻa e nima ʻo Sihova ko hoku ʻOtuá, pea naʻá ku fakatahatahaʻi mei ʻIsileli ʻa e kau tangata takimuʻá* ke mau ō hake.