Selemaia

24 Naʻe fakahaaʻi mai leva ʻe Sihova kiate au ʻa e ongo kato fiki ʻe ua naʻe fokotuʻu ʻi muʻa ʻi he temipale ʻo Sihová, ʻi he hili hono ʻave fakamālohi ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné ʻa Sēkonaia*+ ko e foha ʻo Sihoiakimi,+ ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, fakataha mo e houʻeiki ʻo Siutá, ko e kau nima-meaʻá, mo e kau tuki ukameá;* naʻá ne ʻave kinautolu mei Selusalema ki Pāpilone.+ 2 Ko e kato ʻe taha naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fiki lelei ʻaupito, hangē ko e fiki tokamuʻá, ka ko e kato ʻe tahá naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fiki kovi ʻaupito, ʻo mātuʻaki kovi ʻo ʻikai lava ke kai.

3 Naʻe ʻeke mai leva ʻe Sihova kiate au: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke sio ki aí, Selemaia?” Ko ia naʻá ku pehē ange: “Ko e fiki, ko e fiki leleí ʻoku lelei ʻaupito, ka ko e fiki koví ʻoku kovi ʻaupito, ʻo mātuʻaki kovi ʻo ʻikai lava ke kai.”+

4 Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate au, ʻo pehē: 5 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ‘ʻI he hangē ko e fiki lelei ko ení, ʻe pehē ʻa ʻeku leleiʻia ʻi he kakai ʻo Siuta kuo ʻave fakamālohí, ʻa ia kuó u tuku ke ʻave mei he feituʻú ni ki he fonua ʻo e kau Kalitiá. 6 ʻE hanganaki tokanga ʻa hoku matá kiate kinautolu ki haʻanau lelei, pea te u ʻai kinautolu ke nau toe foki mai ki he fonuá ni.+ Te u langa hake kinautolu, pea ʻe ʻikai te u holoki; te u tō kinautolu, pea ʻe ʻikai te u taʻaki.+ 7 Pea te u ʻoange kiate kinautolu ha loto ʻoku vēkeveke ke ʻiloʻi au, ko aú ko Sihova.+ Te nau hoko ko hoku kakai, pea te u hoko ko honau ʻOtua,+ he te nau foki mai kiate au ʻaki honau lotó kotoa.+

8 “‘Ka ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e fiki kovi ʻoku mātuʻaki kovi ʻo ʻikai lava ke kaí,+ ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: “ʻE pehē ʻa ʻeku vakai kia Tuʻi Setekaia+ ʻo Siutá, mo hono kau houʻeikí, mo e toenga ʻo Selusalema ʻoku toe ʻi he fonuá ni, pea mo kinautolu ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité.+ 9 Te u ʻai ʻa e kakai ʻi he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo e māmaní+ ke nau ilifia ʻi heʻenau sio ki he fakatamaki ʻoku ou ʻomi kiate kinautolú. ʻE lumaʻi kinautolu ʻe he kakaí; te nau ngāueʻaki kinautolu ko ha fakatātā ʻo e fakatamaki; ʻe manukiʻi kinautolu ʻe he kakaí pea talatukiʻi+ kinautolu ʻi he feituʻu kotoa pē ʻoku ou fakamovete kinautolu ki aí.+ 10 Pea te u tuku atu kinautolu ki he heletā,+ ki he honge, pea ki he mahaki fakaʻauha,*+ kae ʻoua kuo nau ʻauha mei he fonua naʻá ku foaki kiate kinautolu pea ki heʻenau fanga kuí.”’”