ʻUluaki Tuʻi
13 ʻI he folofola atu ʻa Sihová, naʻe haʻu ha tangata ʻa e ʻOtuá+ mei Siuta ki Pēteli lolotonga ia naʻe tuʻu ʻa Selopoame ʻi he veʻe ʻōlitá+ ke fai ha feilaulau fakakohu. 2 Pea naʻá ne ui atu ki he ʻōlitá ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová ʻo pehē: “ʻE ʻōlita, ʻōlita! Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: ‘Vakai! ʻE fanauʻi ha foha ko hono hingoá ko Siosaia+ ki he fale ʻo Tēvitá! Te ne feilaulauʻi ʻiate koe ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi potu māʻolungá, ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau fai ʻa e feilaulau fakakohu ʻiate koé, pea te ne tutu ʻa e ngaahi hui ʻo e tangatá ʻiate koe.’”+ 3 Naʻá ne ʻoange ha fakaʻilonga* ʻi he ʻaho ko iá, ʻo pehē: “Ko e fakaʻilonga* eni kuo fakahaaʻi mai ʻe Sihová: Vakai! ʻE mafaʻa ʻa e ʻōlitá, pea ko e efuefu* ʻoku ʻi aí ʻe mahua ki tuʻa.”
4 ʻI he fanongo pē ʻa e tuʻí ki he lea naʻe ui atu ʻaki ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he ʻōlita ʻi Pētelí, naʻe mafao atu ʻa e nima ʻo Selopoamé mei he ʻōlitá peá ne pehē: “Puke ia!”+ ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, ko hono nima ko ia naʻe mafao atú naʻe mate,* pea naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne toe peluki mai ia.+ 5 Pea naʻe mafaʻa ʻa e ʻōlitá pea mahua mai ʻa e efuefú mei he ʻōlitá ʻo hangē ko e fakaʻilonga* naʻe ʻomai ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová.
6 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he tuʻí ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo kōlenga ki he hōifua ʻa* Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, pea lotu maʻaku ke toe mapelu mai ʻa hoku nimá.”+ ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe kōlenga ai ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he hōifua ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe toe mapelu mai ʻa e nima ʻo e tuʻí ki he tuʻunga naʻe ʻi ai ki muʻá. 7 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he tuʻí ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Ta ō ki ʻapi mo au ʻo maʻu ha meʻatokoni, pea tuku ke u ʻoatu ha meʻaʻofa kiate koe.” 8 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he tuʻí: “Tatau ai pē pe te ke ʻomai kiate au ʻa e vaeua ʻo ho falé, heʻikai te u ʻalu mo koe ʻo kai mā pe inu vai ʻi he feituʻú ni. 9 He ko e fekau eni naʻe fai mai kiate au ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová: ‘Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke kai mā pe inu vai, pea kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke toe foki ʻi he hala naʻá ke haʻu aí.’” 10 Ko ia naʻá ne mavahe ʻi ha hala ʻe taha, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne foki ʻi he hala naʻá ne haʻu ai ki Pētelí.
11 Naʻe ʻi ai ha palōfita taʻumotuʻa ʻe taha naʻe nofo ʻi Pēteli, pea naʻe aʻu mai ki ʻapi ʻa hono ngaahi fohá ʻo fakamatala ange kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa naʻe fai ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ʻi Pētelí pea mo e ngaahi lea naʻá ne leaʻaki ki he tuʻí. ʻI he hili ʻenau fakamatala eni ki heʻenau tamaí, 12 naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe heʻenau tamaí kiate kinautolu: “Ko fē ʻa e hala naʻá ne ʻalu aí?” Ko ia naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ai kiate ia ʻe hono ngaahi fohá ʻa e hala naʻe ʻalu atu ai ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní mei Siutá. 13 Naʻá ne pehē ange leva ki hono ngaahi fohá: “ʻAi ʻa e nofoʻá ki he ʻasí ke u heka ai.” Naʻa nau ʻai leva ʻa e nofoʻá ki he ʻasí, pea naʻá ne heka ai.
14 Naʻá ne muimui ʻi he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní peá ne maʻu atu ia ʻokú ne tangutu mai ʻi ha fuʻu lalo ʻakau. Naʻá ne pehē ange leva kiate ia: “Ko e tangata koe ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa ia naʻe haʻu mei Siutá?”+ Naʻá ne tali mai: “Ko au ia.” 15 Naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Ta ō mo au ki ʻapi ʻo kai mā.” 16 Ka naʻá ne pehē ange: “Heʻikai lava ke u foki mo koe pe tali ʻa hoʻo fakaafé, pea ʻe ʻikai te u kai mā pe inu vai mo koe ʻi he feituʻú ni. 17 He naʻe tala mai kiate au ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová, ‘Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke kai mā pe inu vai ʻi ai. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻá ke foki ʻi he hala naʻá ke haʻu aí.’” 18 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko aú foki ko ha palōfita ʻo hangē pē ko koé, pea naʻe tala mai kiate au ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová, ‘ʻAi ia ke ne foki mo koe ki ho falé koeʻuhi ke ne kai mā mo inu vai.’” (Naʻá ne kākaaʻi ia.) 19 Ko ia naʻá ne foki mo ia ke kai mā mo inu vai ʻi hono falé.
20 Lolotonga ʻa ʻena tangutu ʻi he tēpilé, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová ki he palōfita naʻá ne fakafoki mai iá, 21 pea naʻá ne ui atu ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní mei Siutá, ʻo pehē, “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: ‘Koeʻuhi ko hoʻo angatuʻu ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová pea naʻe ʻikai te ke fai ki he fekau naʻe ʻoatu kiate koe ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, 22 ka naʻá ke foki ke kai mā mo inu vai ʻi he feituʻu ʻa ia naʻe tala atu kiate koe, “Ke ʻoua naʻá ke kai mā pe inu vai aí,” ko ho ʻangaʻangá ʻe ʻikai ʻave ia ki he faʻitoka ʻo hoʻo fanga kuí.’”+
23 ʻI he hili ʻa e kai mā mo e inu ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, naʻe ʻai ʻe he palōfita taʻumotuʻá ʻa e nofoʻá ki he ʻasí ke heka ai ʻa e palōfita ʻa ia naʻá ne fakafoki maí. 24 Naʻá ne hoko atu leva ʻene fonongá, ka naʻe haʻu kiate ia ha laione ʻi he halá ʻo tāmateʻi ia.+ Naʻe lī ʻa hono ʻangaʻangá ʻi he halá, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻi hono tafaʻakí ʻa e ʻasí; naʻe tuʻu foki mo e laioné ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e ʻangaʻangá. 25 Naʻe ʻalu atu ai ha kau tangata ʻa ia naʻa nau sio ki he ʻangaʻangá ʻoku lī ʻi he halá pea ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e laioné ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e ʻangaʻangá. Naʻa nau aʻu atu ʻo talanoaʻi ia ʻi he kolo ʻa ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa e palōfita taʻumotuʻá.
26 ʻI he fanongo ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e palōfita ko ia naʻá ne fakafoki mai ia mei he halá, naʻá ne pehē ange leva: “Ko e tangata ia ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa ē naʻá ne angatuʻu ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová;+ ko ia naʻe tuku atu ia ʻe Sihova ki he laioné, ke ne ʻohofi pea tāmateʻi ia, ʻo hangē ko e folofola naʻe fai ʻe Sihova kiate iá.”+ 27 Naʻá ne pehē leva ki hono ngaahi fohá: “ʻAi ʻa e nofoʻa ki he ʻasí ke u heka ai.” Ko ia naʻa nau ʻai ki ai ʻa e nofoʻá. 28 Naʻá ne fononga atu leva ʻo ne ʻilo ʻa e ʻangaʻangá ʻoku lī ʻi he halá, pea ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e ʻasí mo e laioné ʻi hono tafaʻakí. Naʻe ʻikai ke kai ʻe he laioné ʻa e ʻangaʻangá, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻohofi ʻa e ʻasí. 29 Naʻe hiki hake ʻe he palōfitá ʻa e ʻangaʻanga ʻo e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní pea fakaheka ia ki he ʻasí, pea naʻá ne fakafoki ia ki hono kolo ʻoʻoná ke fai hano tengihia mo tanu ia. 30 Ko ia naʻá ne fakatokoto ʻa e ʻangaʻangá ʻi hono fonualoto ʻoʻoná, pea naʻa nau hanganaki tangi koeʻuhi ko ia: “ʻOiauē, siʻoku tokoua!” 31 Hili hono tanu iá, naʻá ne tala ange ki hono ngaahi fohá: “ʻI he taimi te u mate aí, kuo pau ke mou tanu au ʻi he feituʻu ʻa ia ʻoku tanu ai ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní. Fakatokoto ʻa hoku ngaahi huí ʻo hoko atu ki hono ngaahi huí.+ 32 Ko e lea naʻá ne ui atu ʻaki ki he ʻōlita ʻi Pētelí pea ki he ngaahi fale faiʻanga lotu kotoa ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolungá+ ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Samēliá kuo pau moʻoni ke hoko.”+
33 Naʻa mo e hili ʻa e hoko ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻe ʻikai ke tafoki ʻa Selopoame mei hono ʻalunga koví, ka naʻá ne hanganaki fakanofo ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ki he ngaahi potu māʻolungá mei he kakaí fakalūkufua.+ Naʻá ne fokotuʻu ke hoko ko e kau taulaʻeiki* ha taha pē naʻe holi ki ai, heʻene pehē: “Tuku ke ne hoko ko e taha ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki ki he ngaahi potu māʻolungá.”+ 34 Ko e angahala ko eni ʻa e fale ʻo Selopoamé+ naʻe iku atu ia ki heʻenau ʻauha mo honau fakaʻauhamālie mei he funga ʻo māmaní.+