Selemaia

37 Pea ko Tuʻi Setekaia+ ko e foha ʻo Siosaiá naʻe kamata ke ne pule ʻo fetongi ʻa Konaia*+ ko e foha ʻo Sihoiakimí, he naʻe fakanofo ia ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné ke ne tuʻi ʻi he fonua ko Siutá.+ 2 Ka ko ia mo ʻene kau sevānití mo e kakai ʻo e fonuá naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova naʻá ne folofolaʻaki ʻo fakafou ʻi he palōfita ko Selemaiá.

3 Pea naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia ʻa Sihukali+ ko e foha ʻo Selemiá mo Sēfanaia+ ko e foha ʻo Māseia ko e taulaʻeikí kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá, ʻo pehē: “Fai muʻa ha lotu kia Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá maʻatautolu.” 4 Naʻe ʻalu tauʻatāina holo ʻa Selemaia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí, he naʻe teʻeki ai ke nau tuku ia ki he pilīsoné.+ 5 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e kau tau ʻa Feló mei ʻIsipite,+ pea ko e kau Kalitiá ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻākoloʻi ʻa Selusalemá naʻa nau fanongo ʻi he fakamatala fekauʻaki mo kinautolú. Ko ia naʻa nau holomui ai mei Selusalema.+ 6 Naʻe hoko mai leva ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá, ʻo pehē: 7 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ‘Ko e meʻa eni te mou leaʻaki ki he tuʻi ʻo Siutá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fekauʻi mai kimoutolu ke mou kumi faleʻi meiate aú: “Vakai! Ko e kau tau ʻa Felo ʻoku nau haʻu ke tokoniʻi kimoutolú kuo pau ke nau foki ki honau fonuá, ki ʻIsipite.+ 8 Pea ko e kau Kalitiá te nau foki mai ʻo tauʻi ʻa e koló ni pea hamu ia mo tutuʻaki ʻa e afi.”+ 9 Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, “ʻOua te mou kākaaʻi kimoutolu ʻaki ʻa e pehē, ‘Kuo pau ke ʻalu ʻa e kau Kalitiá meiate kitautolu,’ koeʻuhí heʻikai te nau ʻalu. 10 Neongo kapau te mou taaʻi ʻa e kau tau fakakātoa ʻa e kau Kalitiá ʻa ia ʻoku nau tauʻi kimoutolú pea ko ʻenau kau tangata kafó pē ʻe toé, te nau kei tuʻu hake pē mei honau ngaahi tēnití ʻo tutu ʻa e koló ni ʻaki ʻa e afi.”’”+

11 ʻI he holomui ʻa e kau tau Kalitiá mei hono tauʻi ʻo Selusalema koeʻuhi ko e kau tau ʻa Feló,+ 12 naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Selemaia mei Selusalema ki he fonua ʻo Penisimaní+ ke maʻu hono ʻinasi ʻi ai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono kakaí. 13 Ka ʻi heʻene aʻu ki he Matapā ʻo Penisimaní, ko e ʻōfisa pule ʻo e kaʻaté, ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko ʻIlaia ko e foha ʻo Selemia ko e foha ʻo Henaniá, naʻá ne puke ʻa Selemaia ko e palōfitá ʻo ne pehē ange: “ʻOkú ke hola ki he kau Kalitiá!” 14 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Selemaia: “ʻOku ʻikai ke moʻoni ia! ʻOku ʻikai te u hola ki he kau Kalitiá.” Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fanongo kiate ia. Ko ia naʻe puke ai ʻe ʻIlaia ʻa Selemaia ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki he kau houʻeikí. 15 Naʻe ʻita lahi ʻa e kau houʻeikí ʻia Selemaia,+ ʻo nau haha ia pea tuku pilīsone*+ ʻi he fale ʻo Sihonatani ko e sekelitalí, ʻa ia naʻe ngaohi ko ha pilīsone. 16 Naʻe tuku ʻa Selemaia ki he pilīsone ʻi lolofonua,* ki he ngaahi loki pōpulá, pea naʻá ne nofo ai pē ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi.

17 Naʻe fai atu leva ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia ha fekau ke ʻomi ia, pea naʻe fakafehuʻi fakapulipuli ia ʻe he tuʻí ʻi hono falé.*+ Naʻá ne ʻeke ange, “ʻOku ʻi ai ha folofola meia Sihova?” Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Selemaia, “ʻOku ʻi ai,” pea naʻá ne hoko atu, “ʻE tuku atu koe ki he nima ʻo e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné!”+

18 Naʻe toe pehē ange ʻe Selemaia kia Tuʻi Setekaia: “Ko e hā ha angahala kuó u fai kiate koe pea ki hoʻo kau sevānití pea ki he kakaí ni, kuo mou tuku ai au ki he pilīsoné? 19 Ko fē leva ʻa hoʻomou kau palōfita ʻa ia naʻa nau kikite atu kiate kimoutolu ʻo pehē, ‘Heʻikai haʻu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ʻo tauʻi kimoutolu pea mo e fonuá ni’?+ 20 Ko eni fanongo mai muʻa, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí. ʻOfa ke ke tali muʻa ʻa ʻeku kole ki ha hōifuá. ʻOua te ke fakafoki au ki he fale ʻo Sihonatani+ ko e sekelitalí, telia naʻá ku mate ai.”+ 21 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia ha tuʻutuʻuni ke tauhi pōpula ʻa Selemaia ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté,+ pea naʻe ʻoange fakaʻaho kiate ia ha foʻi mā mei he hala ʻo e kau taʻo maá+ kae ʻoua kuo ʻosi kotoa ʻa e mā ʻi he koló.+ Pea naʻe nofo ai pē ʻa Selemaia ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté.