Ua Tuʻi

1 ʻI he hili ʻa e mate ʻa ʻĒhapí, naʻe angatuʻu ʻa Mōape+ ki ʻIsileli.

2 Pea naʻe tō hifo ʻa ʻAhasaia ʻi ha foʻi ava naʻe tāpuni ʻaki ʻa e meʻa vangavanga ʻi hono lokí ʻi he funga falé ʻi Samēlia, peá ne lavea ai. Ko ia naʻá ne fekauʻi atu ai ha kau talafekau ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “Mou ō ʻo fehuʻi kia Pēali-sepupe ko e ʻotua ʻo ʻEkiloní+ ke ʻiloʻi pe te u toe fakaakeake mei he lavea ko ení.”+ 3 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia ʻIlaisiā*+ ko e tangata Tīsipí: “Tuʻu hake, pea ʻalu atu ke fakafetaulaki ki he kau talafekau ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Samēliá peá ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘ʻOku hala koā ha ʻOtua ia ʻi ʻIsileli ʻoku mou ō ai kimoutolu ke fehuʻi kia Pēali-sepupe ko e ʻotua ʻo ʻEkiloní?+ 4 Ko ia ai, ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová: “ʻE ʻikai te ke mavahe mei he mohenga ʻa ia ʻokú ke tokoto aí, he ko e moʻoni te ke mate.”’” Pea naʻe ʻalu leva ʻa ʻIlaisiā.

5 ʻI he foki mai ʻa e kau talafekaú kiate iá, naʻá ne pehē ange ʻi he taimi pē ko iá kiate kinautolu: “Ko e hā kuo mou foki mai aí?” 6 Naʻa nau tali ange kiate ia: “Naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata naʻe haʻu ke fakafetaulaki mai kiate kimautolu, pea naʻá ne pehē mai, ‘Mou ō ʻo foki ki he tuʻí ʻa ia naʻá ne fekauʻi kimoutolú pea tala kiate ia, “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová: ‘ʻOku hala koā ha ʻOtua ia ʻi ʻIsileli ʻokú ke fai ai ʻa e fekau ke fehuʻi kia Pēali-sepupe ko e ʻotua ʻo ʻEkiloní? Ko ia ai, ʻe ʻikai te ke mavahe mei he mohenga ʻa ia ʻokú ke tokoto aí, he ko e moʻoni te ke mate.’”’”+ 7 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne ʻeke ange kiate kinautolu: “Naʻe fōtunga fēfē ʻa e tangata naʻe fakafetaulaki atu kiate kimoutolu ʻo ne leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kiate kimoutolú?” 8 Ko ia naʻa nau pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko ha tangata ia naʻe kofu fulufuluʻimanu+ pea leta kiliʻimanu ʻi hono kongalotó.”+ Naʻá ne pehē ange ʻi he taimi pē ko iá: “Ko ʻIlaisiā ia ko e tangata Tīsipí.”

9 Naʻe fekauʻi atu leva ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia ha ʻeiki ʻo e toko 50 mo ʻene kau tangata ʻe toko 50. ʻI heʻene ʻalu hake kiate iá, naʻá ne tangutu mai ʻi he funga moʻungá. Naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní,+ ʻoku folofola mai ʻa e tuʻí, ‘ʻAlu hifo ki lalo.’” 10 Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā ki he ʻeiki ʻo e toko 50: “Ko eni, kapau ko ha tangata au ʻa e ʻOtuá, tuku ke ʻalu hifo ha afi mei he langí+ ʻo keina koe mo hoʻo kau tangata ʻe toko 50.” Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa e afi mei he langí ʻo keina ia mo ʻene kau tangata ʻe toko 50.

11 Ko ia naʻe toe fekauʻi atu ai ʻe he tuʻí ha toe ʻeiki ʻo e toko 50 mo ʻene kau tangata ʻe toko 50. Naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻo pehē kiate ia: “Tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe he tuʻí, ‘ʻAlu hifo ke vave.’” 12 Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā kiate kinautolu: “Kapau ko ha tangata au ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, tuku ke ʻalu hifo ha afi mei he langí ʻo keina koe mo hoʻo kau tangata ʻe toko 50.” Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa e afi ʻa e ʻOtuá mei he langí ʻo keina ia mo ʻene kau tangata ʻe toko 50.

13 Pea naʻe toe fekauʻi atu ai ʻe he tuʻí ha ʻeiki hono tolu ʻo e toko 50 mo ʻene kau tangata ʻe toko 50. Ka ko e ʻeiki hono tolu ʻo e toko 50 naʻá ne ʻalu hake ʻo ne punou ʻo tūʻulutui ʻi muʻa ʻia ʻIlaisiā pea kamata ke ne kōlenga ki haʻane leleiʻia ange ʻo pehē kiate ia: “Tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, tuku muʻa ke hoko ʻa ʻeku moʻuí mo e moʻui ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻe toko 50 ko eni ʻaʻaú ʻo mahuʻinga ki hoʻo vakaí. 14 Kuo ʻosi ʻalu hifo ʻa e afi mei he langí ʻo keina ʻa e ongo ʻeiki ki muʻa ʻo e toko 50 mo ʻena ongo kulupu ʻo e toko 50, ka ko eni, tuku muʻa ke mahuʻinga ʻa ʻeku moʻuí ki hoʻo vakaí.”

15 Ko ia naʻe tala ange ai ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia ʻIlaisiā: “ʻAlu hifo mo ia. ʻOua ʻe ilifia kiate ia.” Ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo ne ʻalu hifo mo ia ki he tuʻí. 16 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā ki he tuʻí, “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová: ‘Naʻá ke fekauʻi ʻa e kau talafekau ke fai ha fehuʻi kia Pēali-sepupe ko e ʻotua ʻo ʻEkiloní.+ ʻOku hala koā ha ʻOtua ia ʻi ʻIsileli?+ Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te ke kumi faleʻi ai ki heʻene folofolá? Ko ia ai, ʻe ʻikai te ke mavahe mei he mohenga ʻa ia ʻokú ke tokoto aí, he ko e moʻoni te ke mate.’” 17 Ko ia naʻá ne mate, ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihova naʻe leaʻaki ʻe ʻIlaisiaá; pea koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai hano foha, naʻe hoko ai ʻa Siholame*+ ko e tuʻi ʻo fetongi ia, ʻi he taʻu hono ua ʻo e pule ʻa Siholame+ ko e foha ʻo Sihosafate ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá.

18 Ko e meʻa ki he toenga ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo ʻAhasaiá,+ mo e meʻa naʻá ne faí, ʻikai kuo hiki ia ʻi he tohi ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí?