Taniela

1 ʻI he taʻu hono tolu ʻo e tuʻi ʻa Tuʻi Sihoiakimi+ ʻo Siutá, naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné ki Selusalema ʻo ne ʻākoloʻi ia.+ 2 ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí naʻe tuku ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Tuʻi Sihoiakimi ʻo Siutá ki hono nimá,+ fakataha mo e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi naunau ʻo e fale* ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea naʻá ne ʻave ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá ki he fonua ko Sainá*+ ki he fale* ʻo hono ʻotuá. Naʻá ne tuku ʻa e ngaahi naunaú ʻi he tukuʻanga koloa ʻo hono ʻotuá.+

3 Naʻe tuʻutuʻuni leva ʻa e tuʻí kia ʻAsipenasi ko e ʻōfisa pule ʻi hono lotoʻaá ke ʻomi ha niʻihi ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí,* ʻo kau ai ha faʻahinga ko e hako ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi mo e kau houʻeiki.+ 4 Naʻe fiemaʻu ke nau hoko ko ha kau talavou* ʻoku nau taʻemele, mo hā matamatalelei, maʻu ʻa e poto, ʻilo, mo e ʻiloʻilo,+ pea malava ke nau ngāue ʻi he palasi ʻo e tuʻí. Te ne akoʻi kinautolu ʻi he tohinima mo e lea ʻa e kau Kalitiá. 5 ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe vaheʻi ʻe he tuʻí kiate kinautolu ha ʻinasi fakaʻaho mei he ngaahi meʻakai vovo ʻa e tuʻí pea mei he uaine naʻá ne inú. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke teuʻi* kinautolu ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu, pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e taimi ko iá te nau hū ki he ngāue ʻa e tuʻí.

6 Pea naʻe ʻi honau lotolotongá ha niʻihi mei he matakali* ʻo Siutá: Ko Taniela,*+ Henania,* Misaeli,* pea mo ʻAsalaia.*+ 7 Pea naʻe vaheʻi ange ʻe he ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá ha ngaahi hingoa* kiate kinautolu; naʻá ne ʻoange kia Taniela ʻa e hingoa ko Pelitisasa,+ kia Henania ʻa e hingoa ko Setaleki, kia Misaeli ʻa e hingoa ko Mēsake, pea kia ʻAsalaia ʻa e hingoa ko ʻApitenikō.+

8 Ka naʻe fakapapauʻi ʻe Taniela ʻi hono lotó heʻikai te ne ʻuliʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻakai vovo ʻa e tuʻí pe ko e uaine naʻá ne inú. Ko ia naʻá ne kole ha ngofua ki he ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá ke ʻoua naʻa ʻuliʻi ia ʻi he meʻá ni. 9 Pea naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa e ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá ke ne fakahāhā ha leleiʻia* mo ha meesi+ kia Taniela. 10 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá kia Taniela: “ʻOku ou manavahē telia ʻa hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí, ʻa ia kuó ne vaheʻi atu kiate kimoutolu ha meʻakai mo ha inu. ʻE fēfē kapau te ne sio ʻoku mou hā matamatakovi ange kimoutolu ʻi he kau talavou* kehe ʻi homou toʻú? Te mou ʻai au* ke u halaia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí.” 11 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Taniela ki he tauhi ko ia naʻe vaheʻi ange ʻe he ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá ke ne puleʻi ʻa Taniela, Henania, Misaeli, pea mo ʻAsalaiá: 12 “Siviʻi ange muʻa ʻa hoʻo kau sevānití ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe hongofulu, pea ʻomi pē ha vesitapolo ke mau kai mo ha vai ke mau inu; 13 pea fakahoa homau fōtungá ki he fōtunga ʻo e kau talavou* ʻa ia ʻoku nau kai ʻi he ngaahi meʻakai vovo ʻa e tuʻí, peá ke fakafeangai ki hoʻo kau sevānití ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa te ke sio ki aí.”

14 Ko ia naʻá ne loto-tatau mo ʻenau fokotuʻú peá ne siviʻi kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho ʻe hongofulu. 15 ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e ʻaho ʻe hongofulú naʻe fakaʻofoʻofa ange mo hā moʻui lelei ange ʻa* honau fōtungá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e kau talavou* ko ia naʻa nau kai ʻi he ngaahi meʻakai vovo ʻa e tuʻí. 16 Ko ia naʻe ʻave ʻe he tauhí ia ʻa ʻenau ngaahi meʻakai vovó mo ʻenau uainé pea ʻoange pē kiate kinautolu ʻa e vesitapolo. 17 Pea naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ki he kau talavou* ko eni ʻe toko faá ʻa e ʻilo mo e vavanga fakaefakakaukau ki he faʻahinga tohinima mo e poto kotoa pē; pea naʻe ʻoange kia Taniela ʻa e mahino ki he faʻahinga vīsone mo e misi+ kotoa pē.

18 ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e taimi naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he tuʻí ke ʻomi ai kinautolú,+ naʻe ʻomai leva kinautolu ʻe he ʻōfisa pule ʻo e lotoʻaá ki he ʻao ʻo Nepukanesá. 19 ʻI he folofola ʻa e tuʻí kiate kinautolú, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ha taha ʻi he kulupu fakakātoa ʻo e kau talavoú ʻe hangē ko Taniela, Henania, Misaeli, pea mo ʻAsalaiá;+ pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau ngāue ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí. 20 ʻI he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe ʻeke ʻe he tuʻí kiate kinautolu ʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu ki ai ha poto mo ha mahino, naʻá ne ʻafioʻi naʻa nau lelei ange ʻo liunga hongofulu ʻi he kau taulaʻeiki faimaná mo e kau kikite+ ʻi hono puleʻangá fakakātoa. 21 Pea naʻe ʻi ai ai pē ʻa Taniela ʻo aʻu ki he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo Tuʻi Kōlesí.+