Selemaia

25 Ko e folofola naʻe hoko mai kia Selemaia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kakai kotoa ʻo Siutá ʻi he taʻu hono fā ʻo e pule ʻa Sihoiakimi+ ko e foha ʻo Siosaiá, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻa ia ko e ʻuluaki taʻu ia ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné. 2 Ko e meʻa eni naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia ko e palōfitá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e* kakai kotoa ʻo Siutá pea mo e kakai kotoa ʻo Selusalemá:

3 “Mei he taʻu hono 13 ʻo e pule ʻa Siosaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻĀmone, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ko ení, ko e taʻu eni ʻe 23, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate au, pea naʻá ku toutou lea* atu kiate kimoutolu, ka naʻe ʻikai te mou fanongo.+ 4 Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe Sihova ʻa e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau sevāniti ko e kau palōfitá kiate kimoutolu, ʻo ne toutou fekauʻi* atu kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai te mou fanongo pe fokotuʻu telinga mai ʻo fanongo.+ 5 Naʻa nau pehē atu, ‘Mou tafoki muʻa, ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimoutolu mei homou ngaahi ʻalunga koví mo hoʻomou ngaahi ngāue koví;+ pea ʻe hokohoko atu ʻa hoʻomou nofo ʻi ha taimi lōloa ʻi he fonua naʻe fuoloa hono foaki atu ʻe Sihova kiate kimoutolu mo hoʻomou fanga kuí. 6 ʻOua te mou muimui ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehé ʻo tauhi kiate kinautolu mo punou kiate kinautolu, ʻo mou fakalotomamahiʻi ai au ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻo homou nimá; telia naʻá ku ʻomi ha fakatamaki kiate kimoutolu.’

7 “‘Ka naʻe ʻikai te mou fanongo kiate au,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová. ‘ʻI hono kehé, naʻa mou fakalotomamahiʻi au ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻo homou nimá, ʻo hoko ai ha kovi kiate kimoutolu pē.’+

8 “Ko ia ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ‘“Koeʻuhí ko e ʻikai te mou talangofua ki heʻeku ngaahi leá, 9 ʻoku ou fai atu ai ha fekau ki he ngaahi fāmili kotoa ʻo e tokelaú,”+ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, “ʻo u ʻoatu ha pōpoaki kia Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻa ʻeku sevānití,+ pea te u ʻomi kinautolu ki he fonuá ni+ pea ki hono kakaí pea ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ko eni ʻoku takatakai ki aí.+ Te u tuku atu kinautolu ki he fakaʻauha pea ʻai kinautolu ke nau hoko ko ha meʻa ke fai ai ʻa e fakalilifuʻia mo ha meʻa ke fai ha manuki* ki ai pea ke hoko ko ha fokotuʻunga maumau tuʻuloa. 10 Te u fakangata meiate kinautolu ʻa e leʻo ʻo e fiefia mo e leʻo ʻo e mavava,+ ʻa e leʻo ʻo e tangata malí mo e leʻo ʻo e taʻahine malí,+ ʻa e leʻo ʻo e maka momosi-nimá pea mo e ulo ʻa e māmá. 11 Pea ʻe hoko ʻa e fonuá ni kotoa ko e fokotuʻunga maumau pea ʻe hoko ko ha meʻa ke fai ai ha fakalilifuʻia, pea ko e ngaahi kakaí ni te nau ngāue ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ʻi he taʻu ʻe 70.”’+

12 “‘Ka ʻi he taimi ʻe kakato ai ʻa e taʻu ʻe 70,+ te u ʻeke ki he* tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné pea ki he puleʻanga ko iá ʻa ʻenau faihalá,’+ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘pea te u ʻai ʻa e fonua ʻo e kau Kalitiá ke hoko ko ha potu lala mo maomaonganoa ʻo taʻengata.+ 13 Te u fakahoko ki he fonua ko iá ʻa ʻeku ngaahi lea kotoa naʻá ku fai ʻo kau ki aí, ʻa e meʻa kotoa kuo hiki ʻi he tohí ni ʻa ia naʻe kikite ʻaki ʻe Selemaia ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá. 14 He ko e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi mo e ngaahi tuʻi lalahi+ te nau ʻai kinautolu ko ʻenau kau sevāniti,+ pea te u totongi kiate kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngaahi ngāué mo e ngāue ʻa honau nimá.’”+

15 He ko e meʻa eni naʻe folofola mai ʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí kiate aú: “Toʻo ʻa e ipu uaine ʻo e houhau ko ení mei hoku nimá, pea ʻai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻoku ou fekauʻi atu koe ki aí ke nau inu ia. 16 Pea te nau inu ʻo tāsipa pea ʻe hangē ʻenau tōʻongá ha kau seselé koeʻuhi ko e heletā ʻoku ou fekauʻi atu ki honau lotolotongá.”+

17 Ko ia naʻá ku toʻo ʻa e ipú mei he nima ʻo Sihová peá u fakainu ʻaki ia ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa naʻe fekauʻi atu au ʻe Sihova ki aí:+ 18 ʻO kamata ʻi Selusalema pea mo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Siutá,+ ʻa hono ngaahi tuʻí mo hono kau houʻeikí, ke ʻai kinautolu ko ha fokotuʻunga maumau, ko ha meʻa ke fai ai ha fakalilifuʻia, ko ha meʻa ke fai ha manuki ki ai pea ke hoko ko ha mala,+ ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko ʻi he ʻaho ní; 19 pea hoko atu ai kia Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipité mo ʻene kau sevānití, ko ʻene kau houʻeikí, pea mo e kotoa ʻo hono kakaí,+ 20 mo e kakai kehekehe kotoa pē; mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e fonua ko ʻUsá; mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá,+ ʻa ʻAsikeloni,+ Kesa, ʻEkiloni, pea mo e faʻahinga ʻoku toe ʻi ʻAsitotí; 21 mo ʻĪtomi,+ Mōape,+ pea mo e kau ʻĀmoní;+ 22 ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo Tāiá, mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo Saitoní,+ pea mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e motu ʻi he tahí; 23 mo Titani,+ Teima, Pusa, pea mo e faʻahinga kotoa naʻe tele ʻa e fulufulu ʻi honau manifí;+ 24 ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e kau ʻAlepeá+ mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e kakai kehekehe kotoa pē ʻoku nofo ʻi he toafá; 25 mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo Similaí, ko e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo ʻĪlamí,+ mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e kau Mītiá;+ 26 pea mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻo e tokelaú ʻa e ofi mo e mamaʻo, ʻo hokohoko, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kehe kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní; pea ʻi he hili kinautolú ʻe inu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sesakí.*+

27 “Pea kuo pau ke ke lea kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo pehē: “Mou inu pea konā ʻo lua pea mou tō ki lalo ke ʻoua te mou lava ʻo toe tuʻu hake+ koeʻuhí ko e heletā ʻoku ou fekauʻi atu ki homou lotolotongá.”’ 28 Pea kapau te nau fakafisi ke toʻo ʻa e ipú mei ho nimá ʻo inu, te ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau: “Kuo pau ke mou inu ia! 29 He vakai! Kapau ʻoku ou ʻuluaki ʻomi ha fakatamaki ki he kolo ʻoku uiʻaki hoku hingoá,+ te mou ʻalu taʻetautea koā?”’+

“‘Heʻikai te mou ʻalu taʻetautea, he ʻoku ou ui ha heletā ki he kakai kotoa ʻi he māmaní,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau.

Te ne ngungulu leʻo-lahi ki hono ʻafioʻanga ʻi he māmaní.

Te ne fakamāuʻi ʻe ia tonu ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻo e tangatá.*+

Pea te ne tuku atu ʻa e kau fulikivanú ki he heletā,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.

32 Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau:

33 “‘Pea ko e faʻahinga ʻe tāmateʻi ʻe Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ʻe faai mei he ngataʻanga ʻe taha ʻo e māmaní ʻo aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻe taha ʻo e māmaní. ʻE ʻikai ke tengihia kinautolu, pea ʻe ʻikai ke tānaki pe tanu kinautolu. Te nau hoko ʻo hangē ko e kinohaʻa ʻi he funga kelekelé.’

34 Mou tangilāulau, ʻa kimoutolu kau tauhi-sipi, pea mou tangi leʻo-lahi!