Ua Kalonikali
18 Naʻe maʻu ʻe Sihosafate ʻa e koloa mo e lāngilangi lahi,+ ka naʻá ne fai ha aleapau fakaemali mo ʻĒhapi.+ 2 Ko ia ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki mui aí naʻá ne ʻalu hifo ai kia ʻĒhapi ki Samēlia,+ pea naʻe feilaulauʻi ʻe ʻĒhapi ʻa e fanga sipi mo e fanga pulu tokolahi maʻana pea mo e kakai naʻe ʻiate iá. Pea naʻá ne fakaʻaiʻai* ia ke ne ʻalu hake ʻo tauʻi ʻa Lēmoti-kiliati.+ 3 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Tuʻi ʻĒhapi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia Tuʻi Sihosafate ʻo Siutá: “Te ke ʻalu mo au ki Lēmoti-kiliati?” Naʻá ne tali ange kiate ia: “Ko koe mo aú ʻokú ta taha, pea ko hoku kakaí mo ho kakaí ʻoku nau taha foki pea te mau poupou kiate koe ʻi he taú.”
4 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sihosafate ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “ʻUluaki fai muʻa ha fehuʻi pe ko e hā ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová.”+ 5 Ko ia naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e kau palōfitá, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 400, peá ne pehē ange kiate kinautolu: “Te tau ʻalu ʻo tauʻi ʻa Lēmoti-kiliati, pe ʻikai?” Naʻa nau pehē: “ʻAlu hake, pea ʻe tuku atu ia ʻe he ʻOtua moʻoní ki he nima ʻo e tuʻí.”
6 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Sihosafate: “ʻOku ʻikai koā ke ʻi heni ha palōfita ia ʻa Sihova?+ Tuku ke ta toe fai ha fehuʻi ʻo fakafou ʻiate ia.”+ 7 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia Sihosafate: “ʻOku kei toe ha tangata ʻe toko taha+ ʻa ia ʻe lava ke ta fai ha fehuʻi kia Sihova ʻo fakafou ʻiate ia; ka ʻoku ou fehiʻa ʻiate ia, he ʻoku ʻikai ʻaupito ke ne kikiteʻi ha ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo au, ka ko e kovi maʻu pē.+ Ko Maikaia ia ko e foha ʻo ʻĪmilá.” Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sihosafate: “ʻOku ʻikai totonu ke lea pehē ʻa e ʻAfioná.”
8 Ko ia naʻe ui mai ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ha ʻōfisa ʻo e lotoʻaá peá ne pehē: “ʻOmi fakavave ki heni ʻa Maikaia ko e foha ʻo ʻĪmilá.”+ 9 Pea ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí mo Sihosafate ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá naʻá na taki taha nofo ʻi hono taloni, ʻokú na tui hona teunga fakatuʻí; naʻá na tangutu ʻi he ʻauʻauʻanga uité ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e matapā ʻo Samēliá, pea ko e kau palōfitá kotoa naʻa nau kikite ʻi hona ʻaó. 10 Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe Setekaia ko e foha ʻo Kenaʻaná maʻana ha ngaahi meʻatui ukamea pea naʻá ne pehē: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Te ke tuiʻi* ʻaki eni ʻa e kau Sīliá kae ʻoua kuó ke fakaʻauha ʻosi kinautolu.’” 11 Ko e kau palōfita kehé kotoa naʻa nau kikiteʻi ʻa e meʻa tatau, ʻo pehē: “ʻAlu hake ki Lēmoti-kiliati pea te ke lavameʻa;+ ʻe foaki atu ia ʻe Sihova ki he nima ʻo e tuʻí.”
12 Ko ia ko e talafekau naʻe ʻalu ke ui mai ʻa Maikaiá naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Vakai! Ko e lea ʻa e kau palōfitá ʻoku taha pē ki he lelei maʻá e tuʻí. Tuku muʻa ke hoko hoʻo leá ʻo hangē ko ʻenau leá,+ peá ke fai ha lea lelei.”+ 13 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Maikaia: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ko e hā pē ʻa e meʻa ʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe hoku ʻOtuá ko e meʻa ia te u leaʻakí.”+ 14 Pea naʻá ne hū atu ki he tuʻí, pea naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia: “Maikaia, te mau ō ʻo tauʻi ʻa Lēmoti-kiliati, pe ʻikai?” ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻAlu hake pea te ke lavameʻa; ʻe tuku atu kinautolu ki homou nimá.” 15 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia: “Kuo tuʻo fiha ʻa e pau ke u fakafuakavaʻi koe ke ʻoua naʻá ke leaʻaki ha meʻa kiate au ka ko e moʻoní pē ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová?” 16 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “ʻOku ou sio kuo movete holo ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa ʻi he ngaahi moʻungá, ʻo hangē ha fanga sipi ʻoku ʻikai hanau tauhí.+ Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova: ‘Ko e faʻahingá ni ʻoku ʻikai hanau pule. Tuku ke foki ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ki hono falé ʻi he melino.’”
17 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia Sihosafate: “ʻIkai naʻá ku tala atu kiate koe, ‘ʻE ʻikai te ne kikiteʻi ha ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo au, ko e kovi pē’?”+
18 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Maikaia: “Ko ia ai, fanongo mai ki he folofola ʻa Sihová: Naʻá ku sio kia Sihova ʻokú ne ʻafio ʻi hono taloní+ pea ko e kau tau kotoa ʻo e langí+ ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻi hono toʻomataʻú pea ʻi hono toʻohemá.+ 19 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova, ‘Ko hai te ne kākaaʻi ʻa Tuʻi ʻĒhapi ʻo ʻIsilelí, koeʻuhi ke ne ʻalu hake ʻo tō ʻi Lēmoti-kiliati?’ Pea naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he toko taha ʻa e meʻa ʻe taha lolotonga ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe ha toko taha ia ʻa e meʻa kehe. 20 Pea naʻe haʻu ki muʻa ha laumālie*+ ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ʻo pehē, ‘Te u kākaaʻi ia.’ Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Sihova kiate ia, ‘ʻE anga-fēfē hoʻo fai iá?’ 21 Naʻá ne tali ange, ‘Te u ʻalu atu ʻo hoko ko ha laumālie kākā ʻi he ngutu ʻo ʻene kau palōfitá kotoa.’ Ko ia naʻá ne pehē, ‘Te ke kākaaʻi ia, kaeʻumaʻā, te ke lavameʻa. ʻAlu ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa ko iá.’ 22 Pea ko eni kuo ʻai ʻe Sihova ha laumālie kākā ki he ngutu ʻo e kau palōfita ko eni ʻaʻaú,+ ka kuo fakahaaʻi ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e mala kiate koe.”
23 Ko Setekaia+ ko e foha ʻo Kenaʻaná naʻá ne fakaofiofi mai he taimi ko ení ʻo hapoʻi ʻa e kouʻahe+ ʻo Maikaiá+ peá ne pehē: “Ko e hala fē naʻe fakalaka mai ai ʻiate au ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová ke lea atu kiate koé?”+ 24 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Maikaia: “Vakai! Te ke sio ki he hala ko iá ʻi he ʻaho te ke hū ai ke toitoi ʻi he loki taupotu taha ki lotó.” 25 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “ʻAve ʻa Maikaia pea tuku ia kia ʻĀmone ko e pule ʻo e koló pea kia Sōasi ko e foha ʻo e tuʻí. 26 Tala kiate kinaua, ‘Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe he tuʻí: “Tuku ʻa e tokotahá ni ki he pilīsoné+ pea fafanga ia ʻaki ha ʻinasi mā mo e vai siʻisiʻi ange kae ʻoua ke u foki mai ʻi he melino.”’” 27 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Maikaia: “Kapau te ke foki mai ʻi he melino, tā kuo ʻikai ke folofola mai ʻa Sihova kiate au.”+ Pea naʻá ne hoko atu: “Mou fanongo mai, ʻa e kakai kotoa ko kimoutolú.”
28 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí mo Sihosafate ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá ki Lēmoti-kiliati.+ 29 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia Sihosafate: “Te u fakapuli au peá u ʻalu atu ki he taú, ka ke tui ʻe koe ho teunga fakatuʻí.” Ko ia naʻe fakapuli ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí, peá na hū atu ki he taú. 30 Pea ko e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni ki heʻene kau ʻeikitau ʻi he tau salioté: “ʻOua naʻa mou tau mo ha faʻahinga taha pē, ʻa e iiki pe lalahi, tuku kehe pē ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí.” 31 Pea ʻi he sio atu pē ʻa e kau ʻeikitau ʻi he tau salioté kia Sihosafaté, naʻa nau pehē loto pē: “Ko e tuʻi eni ʻo ʻIsilelí.” Ko ia naʻa nau hanga hake ʻo tauʻi ia; pea naʻe kamata ke tangi ʻa Sihosafate ki ha tokoni,+ pea naʻe tokoniʻi ia ʻe Sihova, pea naʻe ʻai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ke nau tafoki meiate ia. 32 ʻI he sio ʻa e kau ʻeikitau ʻo e tau salioté naʻe ʻikai ko e tuʻi ia ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻa nau foki he taimi pē ko iá mei he muimui ʻiate iá.
33 Ka naʻe fanaʻi noa pē* ʻe he tangata ʻe taha ʻa ʻene ngahaú, pea naʻe tau ia ʻi he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi hokoʻanga ʻo hono kofu-taú. Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe he tuʻí ki heʻene tokotaha angi salioté: “Tafoki pea ʻave au mei he taú,* he kuó u kafo lahi.”+ 34 Naʻe kakaha ʻa e taú ʻi he ʻaho kotoa ko iá, pea naʻe pau ke pukepuke ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ke ne kei tuʻu pē ʻi he salioté, ʻo fakahanga ki he kau Sīliá kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he efiafí; pea naʻá ne mate ʻi he tō ʻa e laʻaá.+