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3 Ko Siholame+ ko e foha ʻo ʻĒhapí naʻá ne hoko ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsileli ʻi Samēlia ʻi he taʻu hono 18 ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Sihosafate ʻo Siutá, pea naʻá ne pule ʻi he taʻu ʻe 12. 2 Naʻá ne hanganaki fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe kovi ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová, ka naʻe ʻikai aʻu ia ki he kovi ʻa ʻene tamaí pe ko ʻene faʻeé, he naʻá ne holoki ʻa e pou maka toputapu ʻo Pēalí ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ʻe heʻene tamaí.+ 3 Kae kehe, naʻá ne pīkitai ki he ngaahi angahala naʻe fakatupunga ʻe Selopoame ko e foha ʻo Nīpatí ke fai ʻe ʻIsilelí.+ Naʻe ʻikai te ne mavahe mei ai.

4 Pea ko Mesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé ko ha tokotaha tauhi-sipi, pea naʻá ne faʻa ʻoatu ʻa e lami ʻe 100,000 mo e sipi tangata teʻeki kosi ʻe 100,000 ko ha tukuhau ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí. 5 ʻI he mate pē ʻa ʻĒhapí,+ naʻe angatuʻu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí.+ 6 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Tuʻi Siholame ʻi he ʻaho ko iá mei Samēlia ʻo ne ui ke fakatahataha mai ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa. 7 Naʻá ne toe ʻoatu ha fekau kia Tuʻi Sihosafate ʻo Siutá, ʻo pehē: “Kuo angatuʻu kiate au ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé. Te ke ʻalu mo au ʻo tauʻi ʻa Mōape?” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange: “Te u ʻalu.+ Ko koe mo aú ʻokú ta taha. Ko ho kakaí mo hoku kakaí ʻoku nau taha foki, ʻo kau ai ʻa hoʻo fanga hōsí mo ʻeku fanga hōsí.”+ 8 Naʻá ne ʻeke ange leva: “Ko e hala fē te ta ʻalu hake aí?” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻI he hala ʻo e toafa ʻo ʻĪtomí.”

9 Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí mo e tuʻi ʻo Siutá pea mo e tuʻi ʻo ʻĪtomí.+ ʻI he hili ʻenau fononga ʻo takai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, naʻe ʻikai ha vai maʻá e kau taú mo e fanga manu lalata naʻe muimui atu ʻiate kinautolú. 10 Naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “He meʻa fakamamahi moʻoni! Kuo ui ʻe Sihova ʻa e tuʻi ʻe toko tolu ko ení, koeʻuhí pē ke tuku atu kinautolu ki he nima ʻo Mōapé!” 11 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sihosafate: “ʻOku hala koā ha palōfita ia ʻa Sihova ʻi heni ʻe lava ke tau fai ai ha fehuʻi kia Sihova+ fakafou ʻiate ia?” Ko ia naʻe tali atu ʻe he taha ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “ʻOku ʻi heni ʻa ʻIlaisa+ ko e foha ʻo Safatí, ʻa ia naʻá ne faʻa lingi ʻa e vaí ki he nima ʻo ʻIlaisiaá.”*+ 12 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Sihosafate: “ʻOku ʻiate ia ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová.” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí mo Sihosafate pea mo e tuʻi ʻo ʻĪtomí kiate ia.

13 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Ko e hā ʻeku kaunga kiate koé?*+ ʻAlu ki he kau palōfita ʻa hoʻo tamaí pea ki he kau palōfita ʻa hoʻo faʻeé.”+ Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kiate ia: “ʻIkai, he ko Sihova ia kuó ne ui ʻa e tuʻi ʻe toko tolu ko ení ke tuku atu kinautolu ki he nima ʻo Mōapé.” 14 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau ʻa ia ʻoku ou tauhi ki aí,* kapau naʻe ʻikai te u tokaʻi ʻa Tuʻi Sihosafate+ ʻo Siutá, ʻe ʻikai te u sio atu kiate koe pe tokanga atu kiate koe.+ 15 Pea ko eni, ʻomi kiate au ha tokotaha tā haʻape.”*+ ʻI he kamata pē ke tā ʻe he tokotaha tā haʻapé ʻa e haʻapé, naʻe hoko hifo kia ʻIlaisa+ ʻa e nima ʻo Sihová. 16 Naʻá ne pehē ange, “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: ‘Keli ha ngaahi luo ʻi he teleʻá ni,* 17 he ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: “ʻE ʻikai te mou sio ʻoku havili, pea ʻe ʻikai te mou sio ki ha ʻuha; ka neongo ia ʻe fakafonu vai+ ʻa e teleʻá ni,* pea te mou inu mei ai, ʻa kimoutolu mo hoʻomou fanga manú, pea mo hoʻomou fanga manu kehé.”’ 18 Ka ko ha meʻa siʻi pē eni ia ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová,+ he te ne tuku atu foki ʻa Mōape ki homou nimá.+ 19 Kuo pau ke mou holoki ʻa e kolo fakakolotau+ kotoa pē mo e kolo lelei taha kotoa pē, te mou tā hifo ʻa e ʻakau lelei kotoa pē, te mou tanu ʻa e ngaahi matavai kotoa pē, pea te mou maumauʻi ʻa e konga kelekele lelei kotoa pē ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi maka.”+

20 Pea ʻi he pongipongí, ʻi he taimi ʻo e feilaulau meʻakai*+ pongipongí, fakafokifā naʻe haʻu ha vai mei he feituʻu ʻo ʻĪtomí, pea naʻe hoko ʻo fonu ʻa e fonuá ʻi he vaí.

21 Naʻe fanongo ʻa e kau Mōapé kotoa kuo ʻalu hake ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí ke faitau mo kinautolu, ko ia naʻa nau ui ai ke fakatahataha mai ʻa e kau tangata kotoa pē naʻe lava ke toʻo meʻataú,* pea nau ō atu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he kauʻāfonuá. 22 ʻI heʻenau tuʻu pongipongia haké, naʻe ulo mai ʻa e laʻaá ki he vaí, pea naʻe hā kulokula ʻa e vaí ia ʻo hangē ha totó ki he kau Mōapé ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá. 23 Naʻa nau pehē: “Ko e toto eni! Kuo pau pē naʻe fetāmateʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí ʻaki ʻa e heletaá. Ko ia, tau ō atu leva ki he koloa veté,*+ ʻe Mōape!” 24 ʻI heʻenau aʻu atu ki he ʻapitanga ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí pea kamata ke nau taaʻi ʻa e kau Mōapé, pea naʻa nau hola meiate kinautolu.+ Naʻa nau hoko atu ai pē ki Mōape, ʻo taaʻi ai pē ʻa e kau Mōapé mo nau ʻalu atu. 25 Naʻa nau holoki ʻa e ngaahi koló, pea naʻe laku ʻe he tangata taki taha ha maka ki he konga kelekele lelei kotoa pē, ʻo fakafonu maka ia; naʻa nau tanu ʻa e matavai kotoa pē,+ pea naʻa nau tā hifo ʻa e ʻakau lelei kotoa pē.+ Pea ko e ngaahi ʻā maka pē ʻo Kili-halesetí+ naʻe kei tuʻú, pea naʻe ʻātakaiʻi ia ʻe he kau makataá ʻo nau holoki ia.

26 ʻI he sio ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé naʻe foʻi ʻa e taú, naʻá ne ʻalu mo ha kau tangata toʻo heletā ʻe toko 700 ke nau hū atu ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻĪtomí;+ ka naʻe ʻikai te nau lava. 27 Ko ia naʻá ne toʻo hono ʻuluaki fohá ʻa ia naʻe teu ke pule ʻo fetongi iá ʻo ne ʻoatu ia ko ha feilaulau tutu+ ʻi he funga ʻaá. Pea naʻe hoko ai ha fuʻu ʻita lahi ki ʻIsileli, ko ia naʻe mavahe ai ʻa ʻIsileli meiate ia ʻo nau foki ki honau fonuá.