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11 ʻOku ʻuhinga iá naʻe talitekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono kakaí?+ ʻIkai ʻaupito! He ko e ʻIsileli foki mo au, mei he hako ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, pea mei he matakali ʻo Penisimaní. 2 Naʻe ʻikai ke talitekeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono kakaí, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻuluaki tuku ki ai ʻene tokangá.+ ʻOku ʻikai koā ke mou ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻi he potu folofola ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻIlaisiaá, ʻi heʻene tautapa ki he ʻOtuá ʻo talatalaakiʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí? 3 “ʻE Sihova,* kuo nau tāmateʻi hoʻo kau palōfitá, kuo nau taʻaki ho ngaahi ʻōlitá, pea ko au toko taha pē ʻoku toé, pea ko eni ʻoku nau feinga ke toʻo ʻeku moʻuí.”+ 4 Ka ko e hā ʻa e tali naʻe fai ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá? “ʻOku kei toe haʻaku kau tangata ʻe toko 7,000, ʻa ia kuo ʻikai te nau tūʻulutui kia Pēali.”+ 5 Ko ia ʻi he founga tatau, ʻi he lolotongá ni foki, ʻoku ʻi ai ha toenga+ kuo fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo fakatatau ki ha fili naʻe fai fakafou ʻi he ʻofa maʻataʻataá. 6 Ko ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ení ʻokú ne fili kinautolú koeʻuhi ko ʻene ʻofa maʻataʻataá,+ ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi ko ha meʻa naʻa nau fai.+ Kapau naʻa nau fai ha ngāue ke fili ai kinautolu, ʻoku ʻikai leva kei lau ia ko haʻane ʻofa maʻataʻatā.
7 Ko e hā leva haʻatau lau? Ko e meʻa naʻe fiemaʻu moʻoni ʻe ʻIsilelí, naʻe ʻikai maʻu ia ʻe kinautolu kotoa, ka ko e faʻahinga pē naʻe fili ʻe he ʻOtuá naʻa nau maʻu iá.+ Ko e toengá naʻa nau fakafisi ke fanongo,+ 8 ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo tohí: “Kuo ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ke nau mohe maʻu fakalaumālie,+ ko ha mata ʻoku ʻikai sio mo ha telinga ʻoku ʻikai fanongo, ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho tofu pē ko ení.”+ 9 Pehē foki, ʻoku pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Tuku ke hoko ʻenau tēpilé ko ha tauhele mo ha tauhele puna mo ha tūkiaʻanga pea mo ha tautea kiate kinautolu. 10 Tuku ke hoko honau matá ʻo fakapoʻuli ke ʻoua te nau lava ʻo sio, pea ʻai ʻa e kavenga ʻi heʻenau moʻuí ke mamafa.”*+
11 ʻOku ʻuhinga iá naʻa nau tūkia ʻo mātuʻaki tō? ʻIkai ʻaupito! Ka ʻi heʻenau laka halá, ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e fakamoʻui ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, ke ueʻi ai kinautolu ke nau fuaʻa.+ 12 Pea kapau ʻoku hoko ʻenau laka halá ko e fakakoloa ia ki he māmaní pea hoko ʻenau hōloá ko e fakakoloa ia ki he kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá,+ huanoa hake ai ʻa e fakakoloa ʻe hoko ʻi ha kakato honau tokolahí!
13 ʻOku ou lea atu eni kiate kimoutolu ko e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá. ʻI he sio ko ia ko ha ʻapositolo au ki he ngaahi puleʻangá,+ ʻoku ou fakalāngilangiʻi* ʻa ʻeku ngāué ni+ 14 ʻi he ʻamanaki te u lava ʻi ha faʻahinga founga ke ueʻi hoku kakaí* tonu ke nau fuaʻa pea fakahaofi ai ha niʻihi mei honau lotolotongá. 15 He kapau ko hono liʻaki kinautolú+ ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e fakalelei maʻá e māmaní, ko e hā ha toe meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi hono tali kinautolú ka ko e moʻui pē mei he maté? 16 ʻIkai ko ia pē, kapau ʻoku toputapu ʻa e konga ʻo e takaonga mahoaʻá kuo toʻo ko e ngaahi ʻuluaki fuá, ʻoku toputapu foki mo e takaonga mahoaʻá kotoa; pea kapau ʻoku toputapu ʻa e aká, ʻoku toe pehē pē foki mo e ngaahi vaʻá.
17 Kae kehe, kapau naʻe tuʻusi ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi vaʻá pea hunuki atu koe ki he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi vaʻa naʻe toé, neongo ko e ʻōlive vao koe, ʻo ke hoko ai ʻo kaungāʻinasi mei he ivi ʻo e aka ʻo e fuʻu ʻōlivé, 18 ʻoua ʻe hīkisia ki he* ngaahi vaʻa naʻe tuʻusí. Ka, ʻo kapau leva ʻokú ke hīkisia* kiate kinautolu,+ manatuʻi ʻoku ʻikai ko koe ʻokú ke fataki ʻa e aká, ka ko e aká ia ʻokú ne fataki koé. 19 Ko ia te ke pehē leva: “Naʻe tuʻusi ʻa e ngaahi vaʻá koeʻuhi kae hunuki atu au.”+ 20 ʻOku moʻoni ia! He ko ʻenau taʻetuí naʻe tuʻusi ai kinautolú,+ ka ʻokú ke tuʻu koé koeʻuhi ko e tuí.+ ʻOua te ke hīkisia, ka ke manavahē. 21 He kapau naʻe ʻikai mamaeʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e ngaahi vaʻa totonú, ʻe ʻikai foki te ne mamaeʻi koe. 22 Ko ia ai, fakakaukau atu ki he anga-lelei+ mo e anga-fefeka ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku hoko ha anga-fefeka ki he faʻahinga naʻe toó,+ ka ʻoku hoko atu kiate koe ʻa e anga-lelei ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo kapau pē te ke nofo maʻu ʻi heʻene anga-leleí; he ka ʻikai, ʻe tuʻusi atu foki mo koe. 23 Pea ko kinautolu foki, kapau ʻe ʻikai te nau kei nofo ai pē ʻi heʻenau taʻetuí, ʻe hunuki atu kinautolu ki ai,+ he ʻoku malava ʻa e ʻOtuá ke hunuki fakafoki atu kinautolu. 24 He kapau naʻe tuʻusi atu koe mei he fuʻu ʻōlive ʻoku tupu vao fakanatula peé ʻo hunuki atu ki he fuʻu ʻōlive toó ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai ko e fakanatula totonú iá, huanoa hake ai ʻa e lava ke hunuki fakafoki ʻa e faʻahingá ni ʻa ia ko e ngaahi vaʻa totonú ki he fuʻu ʻōlive naʻa nau tupu mei aí!
25 He ʻoku ʻikai te u loto ke mou hoko ʻo taʻeʻilo fekauʻaki mo e fakalilolilo toputapu ko ʻení,+ fanga tokoua, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua te mou hoko ʻo poto ʻi he vakai pē ʻa kimoutolú: Kuo hoko ha konga ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo loto-fefeka, kae ʻoua kuo hū mai ʻa e tokolahi fakakātoa ʻo e kakai ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá, 26 pea ʻi he foungá ni ʻe fakahaofi ai ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa.+ Hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo tohí: “ʻE haʻu ʻa e tokotaha faifakahaofí* mei Saione+ ʻo ne ʻai ʻa e hako ʻo Sēkopé ke nau liʻaki ʻenau ngaahi tōʻonga taʻefakaʻotuá. 27 Pea ko ʻeku fuakava eni mo kinautolú,+ ʻi heʻeku ʻave ʻenau ngaahi angahalá.”+ 28 Ko e moʻoni, ko e ngaahi fili kinautolu ʻo e ʻOtuá koeʻuhi naʻa nau talitekeʻi ʻa e ongoongo leleí, pea naʻa mou maʻu ʻaonga ai kimoutolu. Ka koeʻuhi ko e talaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe fai ki heʻenau fanga kuí,+ naʻá ne fili ai ha niʻihi ʻo kinautolu ko hono ngaahi kaumeʻa. 29 ʻE ʻikai ke fakaʻiseʻisa ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi heʻene foaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofá pe ʻi he faʻahinga naʻá ne uí. 30 He hangē tofu pē ko kimoutolú naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e taimi ne mou talangataʻa ai ki he ʻOtuá+ ka kuo fakahāhā he taimí ni ʻa e mēsí+ kiate kimoutolu koeʻuhi ko ʻenau talangataʻá,+ 31 ʻoku pehē pē mo e faʻahingá ni foki kuo nau talangataʻa he taimí ni ʻo hoko ai ʻa e mēsí kiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ke lava ai foki he taimí ni ʻo fakahāhā kiate kinautolu ʻa e mēsí. 32 He ʻoku talangataʻa ʻa e kakai kotoa pē+ pea kuo tuku kinautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he tuʻunga ko ení koeʻuhi ke ne faimeesi ai ki he kakai kotoa pē.+
33 ʻOi he lahi ē ko e ngaahi tāpuaki* mo e poto pea mo e ʻilo ʻa e ʻOtuá! He taʻemahakulea ē ko ʻene ngaahi fakamāú pea he taʻemafakatotoloa ē ko ʻene ngaahi foungá! 34 He “ko hai ia kuó ne hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Sihová,* pe ko hai ia kuo hoko ko hono tokotaha faleʻi?”+ 35 Pe, “ko hai ia kuó ne ʻuluaki fai ha foaki kiate Ia, koeʻuhí ke pau ai ke fai ha totongi fakafoki kiate ia?”+ 36 Koeʻuhí ʻoku meiate ia pea fakafou ʻiate ia pea ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē. Ke ʻiate ia ʻa e lāngilangí ʻo taʻengata. ʻĒmeni.