Selemaia
1 Ko e ngaahi lea eni ʻa Selemaia* ko e foha ʻo Hilikaia, ko e taha ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki ʻi ʻAnatoti+ ʻi he fonua ʻo Penisimaní. 2 Naʻe hoko kiate ia ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Siosaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻĀmone,+ ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻi he taʻu hono 13 ʻo ʻene pulé. 3 Naʻe toe hoko mai ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Sihoiakimi+ ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻo aʻu ki he kakato ʻa e taʻu hono 11 ʻo e pule ʻa Setekaia+ ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻo aʻu ki hono ʻave fakamālohi ʻo Selusalema ʻi he māhina hono nimá.+
4 Naʻe hoko mai kiate au ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová, ʻo pehē:
5 “Ki muʻa ke u faʻu koe ʻi manavá naʻá ku ʻosi ʻiloʻi* koe,+
Pea ki muʻa ke fāʻeleʻi koé* naʻá ku ʻosi fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi* koe.+
Naʻá ku ʻai koe ko ha palōfita ki he ngaahi puleʻangá.”
6 Ka naʻá ku pehē: “ʻOiauē, ʻEiki Hau Sihova!
ʻOku ʻikai te u poto ʻi he leá,+ he ko ha tamasiʻi*+ pē au.”
7 Naʻe folofola mai leva ʻa Sihova kiate au:
“ʻOua te ke pehē, ‘Ko ha tamasiʻi pē au.’
He kuo pau ke ke ʻalu ki he faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku ou fekauʻi atu koe ki aí,
Pea te ke leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni kiate koé.+
8 ʻOua te ke ilifia koeʻuhí ko honau fōtungá,+
He ‘ʻoku ou ʻiate koe ke fakahaofi koe,’+ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.”
9 Naʻe mafao mai leva ʻe Sihova ʻa hono nimá ʻo ne ala ki hoku ngutú.+ Pea naʻe folofola mai ʻa Sihova kiate au: “Kuó u ʻai ʻeku ngaahi leá ki ho ngutú.+ 10 Vakai, ʻoku ou foaki atu kiate koe he ʻahó ni ʻa e mafai ki he ngaahi kakaí pea ki he ngaahi puleʻangá, ke taʻaki pea ke holoki, ke fakaʻauha pea ke laiki, ke langa pea ke tō.”+
11 Naʻe toe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate au, ʻo pehē: “Ko e hā ʻokú ke sio ki aí, Selemaia?” Ko ia naʻá ku pehē: “ʻOku ou sio ki ha vaʻa ʻalimoni.”*
12 Naʻe folofola mai ʻa Sihova kiate au: “ʻOku tonu hoʻo sió, he ʻoku ou mātuʻaki ʻāʻā ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻeku leá ke fakahoko ia.”
13 Naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate au ko hono tuʻo uá ia, ʻo pehē: “Ko e hā ʻokú ke sio ki aí?” Ko ia naʻá ku pehē: “ʻOku ou sio ki ha kulo* ʻoku lili,* pea ko hono ngutú ʻoku maleʻei mai mei he tokelaú.” 14 Ko ia naʻe folofola mai ʻa Sihova kiate au:
“ʻE haʻu mei he tokelaú ʻa e faingataʻá
Ki he kakai kotoa ʻo e fonuá.+
15 He ʻoku fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova,+ ‘ʻOku ou ui ʻa e ngaahi fāmili kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga ʻo e tokelaú,’
‘Pea te nau omi; ʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ʻa hono taloni
ʻI he hūʻanga ʻo e ngaahi matapā ʻo Selusalemá,+
Pea te nau ʻohofi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻā takatakaí
Pea ʻohofi ʻa e ngaahi kolo kotoa ʻo Siutá.+
16 Pea te u fakahaaʻi ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fakamaau kiate kinautolu koeʻuhí ko ʻenau fulikivanú kotoa,
Koeʻuhí kuo nau liʻaki au,+
Pea ʻoku nau fai ʻa e feilaulau fakakohu ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehé+
Mo punou ki he ngaahi ngāue ʻa honau nimá.’+
17 Ka ko koe ʻoku totonu ke ke teuteu ke fai ha meʻa,*
Pea kuo pau ke ke tuʻu ʻo tala kiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni atú.
ʻOua naʻá ke ilifia kiate kinautolu,+
Koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻá ku ʻai koe ke ke ilifia ʻi honau ʻaó.