Siona
3 Pea naʻe toe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Siona ko hono tuʻo uá ia, ʻo pehē:+ 2 “Tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu ki Ninive+ ko e kolo lahí, pea fanongonongo ki ai ʻa e pōpoaki ʻoku ou fakahā atu kiate koé.”
3 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Siona ʻo ʻalu ki Ninive+ ʻi heʻene talangofua ki he folofola ʻa Sihová.+ Pea ko Ninivé ko ha fuʻu kolo lahi ʻaupito*—ko hono mamaʻó ko ha lue ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe tolu. 4 Naʻe hū atu leva ʻa Siona ki he koló, ʻo ne lue ʻi ha fononga ko e ʻaho ʻe taha, ʻo ne fanongonongo: “ʻOku toe pē ʻa e ʻaho ʻe 40, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻa Ninive.”
5 Pea naʻe tui ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Ninivé ki he ʻOtuá,+ ʻo nau talaki ha ʻaukai pea ʻai tauangaʻa, mei he lahi taha ki he siʻi taha ʻo kinautolú. 6 ʻI he aʻu ʻa e pōpoakí ki he tuʻi ʻo Ninivé, naʻá ne tuʻu hake mei hono taloní ʻo ne toʻo hono kofu fakatuʻí peá ne ʻai tauangaʻa pea tangutu ʻi he efuefú. 7 ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻá ne ʻoatu ha fanongonongo ki he kotoa ʻo Ninivé,
“ʻI he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí mo ʻene kau houʻeikí: Heʻikai ha tangata pe ha manu, ha fanga pulu pe ha fanga sipi, te nau kai ha meʻa ʻe taha. Heʻikai te nau kai ha meʻakai, pea heʻikai te nau inu ha vai. 8 Tuku ke nau ʻai tauangaʻa, fakatouʻosi ʻa e tangata mo e manu; pea tuku ke nau ui fakamātoato ki he ʻOtuá pea tafoki mei honau ngaahi ʻalunga koví pea mei he tōʻonga fakatupu maumau ʻoku nau faí. 9 Ko hai ʻokú ne ʻilo naʻa toe fakakaukauʻi ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa e* meʻa ʻokú ne ʻamanaki ke faí pea tafoki mei heʻene houhau kakahá, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻauha?”
10 ʻI he ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ʻa e meʻa naʻa nau faí, ʻa ʻenau tafoki mei honau ngaahi ʻalunga koví,+ naʻá ne toe fakakaukauʻi ʻa e* fakatamaki naʻá ne folofola te ne ʻomi kiate kinautolú, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻomi ia.+