Ki he Kau Kalētia

4 Ko ia ʻoku ou leaʻaki ʻo pehē ʻi he kei hoko ʻa e ʻeá ko ha kiʻi tamá, ʻoku ʻikai te ne toe kehe ai mei ha pōpula, neongo ko e ʻeiki ia ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē, 2 koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kakai ʻoku nau tokangaʻi ia mo hono falé kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he ʻaho ne tomuʻa kotofa ʻe heʻene tamaí. 3 ʻI he founga meimei tatau, ko kitautolu foki, ʻi he taimi naʻa tau kei hoko ai ko e fānaú, naʻa tau pōpula ki he ngaahi meʻa tefito ʻo e māmaní.+ 4 Ka ʻi he aʻu ki he kakato ʻa e taimí, naʻe fekau mai ʻe he ʻOtuá hono ʻAló, ʻa ia naʻe fanauʻi mai ʻe ha fefine+ pea naʻá ne ʻi he malumalu ʻo e laó,+ 5 ke ne hanga ʻo fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻaki hono fakatau mai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi he malumalu ʻo e laó,+ koeʻuhi ke ohi ai kitautolu ʻe he ʻOtuá ko hono ngaahi foha.+

6 Pea koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi foha kimoutolu, kuo fekau mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e laumālie+ ʻo hono ʻAló ki hotau lotó,+ pea ʻoku kalanga ia: “ʻApā,* Tamai!”+ 7 Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ai te ke kei hoko ko ha pōpula ka ko ha foha; pea kapau ko ha foha, tā ko ha ʻea foki mo koe fakafou ʻi he ʻOtuá.+

8 Ka neongo ia, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻikai ke mou ʻilo ai ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻa mou pōpula ai ki he faʻahinga ʻa ia ko e ngaahi ʻotua loi. 9 Ka ko eni kuo mou hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, pe ʻi hono kehé, kuo mou hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá, ʻoku anga-fēfē leva hoʻomou toe tafoki ki he ngaahi meʻa tefito ʻo e māmaní ʻa ia ʻoku vaivai+ mo masivá mo mou loto ke mou toe pōpula ki aí?+ 10 ʻOku mou tauhi fakamākukanga ʻa e ngaahi ʻaho mo e ngaahi māhina+ mo e ngaahi faʻahitaʻu pea mo e ngaahi taʻu. 11 ʻOku ou manavahē koeʻuhí ko kimoutolu, naʻa kuo mole noa pē ʻeku ngaahi feinga naʻe fai maʻamoutolú.

12 Fanga tokoua, ʻoku ou kole atu kiate kimoutolu, mou hoko ʻo hangē ko aú, koeʻuhi naʻá ku faʻa hangē pē foki ko kimoutolú.+ Naʻe ʻikai te mou fai mai ha hala kiate au. 13 Ka ʻoku mou ʻilo koeʻuhi ko ʻeku puké naʻá ku maʻu ai ʻa e ʻuluaki faingamālie ke u talaki atu ai ʻa e ongoongo leleí kiate kimoutolu. 14 Pea neongo naʻe hoko hoku tuʻunga fakaesinó ko ha ʻahiʻahi kiate kimoutolu, naʻe ʻikai te mou taʻetokaʻi au pe palakūʻia ʻiate* au; ka naʻa mou tali au ʻo hangē ha ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá, ʻo hangē ko Kalaisi Sīsuú. 15 Ko fē ʻa e fiefia ko ia naʻa mou maʻú? He ʻoku ou fakamoʻoni atu kiate kimoutolu, kapau ko ha meʻa naʻe ala malava, ne mou mei kapeʻi homou matá ʻo ʻomai ia kiate au.+ 16 Pea ko ia ai, kuó u hoko koā ko homou fili koeʻuhi ko ʻeku tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e moʻoní? 17 ʻOku tōtōivi ʻa e kakai ʻe niʻihi ke nau maʻu kimoutolu, kae ʻikai ki ha taumuʻa lelei; ʻoku nau loto ke fakamavaheʻi kimoutolu meiate au, koeʻuhi ke mou hoko ai ʻo vēkeveke ke muimui ʻiate kinautolu. 18 Kae kehe, ʻoku lelei maʻu pē ki ha taha ke ne kumi tōtōivi ke maʻu kimoutolu ki ha taumuʻa lelei ʻo ʻikai ʻi he taimi pē ʻoku ou ʻiate kimoutolu aí, 19 siʻeku fānau,+ ʻoku ou toe ongoʻi ʻa e langa koeʻuhí ko kimoutolu, pea ʻoku hangē ia ko e langā ʻa ha faʻē ʻoku teu fāʻelé. Pea ʻe hokohoko atu ʻeku ongoʻi ʻa e langá ni kae ʻoua kuo mou tapua atu ʻa e angaʻitangata ʻo e Kalaisí. 20 ʻOku ou fakaʻamu ange naʻe malava ke u ʻi hena mo kimoutolu he taimí ni pē, pea lea atu ʻi ha founga kehe ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku ou puputuʻu ʻiate kimoutolu.

21 Tala mai angé, ʻe kimoutolu ko ia ʻoku mou loto ke mou ʻi he malumalu ʻo e laó, ʻOku ʻikai koā te mou fanongo ki he Laó? 22 Ko e fakatātaá, kuo tohi ko ʻĒpalahamé naʻá ne maʻu ha foha ʻe toko ua, ko e taha ʻi he kaunangá+ pea ko e taha ʻi he fefine tauʻatāiná;+ 23 ka ko e tokotaha ʻi he kaunangá naʻe fanauʻi mai ia ʻo fakafou ʻi he tukufakaholo fakanatulá*+ pea ko e tokotaha ko ē ʻi he fefine tauʻatāiná naʻe fou mai ia ʻi ha talaʻofa.+ 24 Ko e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻoku lava ke vakai ki ai ko ha talanoa fakaefakatātā; he ko e ongo fefiné ni ʻokú na fakafofongaʻi ha ongo fuakava, ko e taha mei Moʻunga Sainai,+ ʻa ia ʻoku fakatupu fānau mai ki he nofo pōpula pea ko Hekaʻā ia. 25 Ko ia ko Hekaʻaá ʻokú ne fakafofongaʻi ʻa Sainai,+ ko ha moʻunga ʻi ʻAlepea, pea ʻoku fehoanaki ia mo Selusalema he ʻaho ní, he ʻokú ne nofo pōpula mo ʻene fānaú. 26 Ka ko e Selusalema ʻi ʻolungá ʻoku tauʻatāina, pea ko ia ʻa ʻetau faʻeé.

27 He kuo tohi: “Ke fiefia, ʻa koe fefine paʻa ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te ke fāʻelé; kalanga ʻi he fiefia, ʻa koe fefine ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai te ke aʻusia ʻa e langaá; he ko e fānau ʻa e fefine liʻekiná ʻoku tokolahi ange ia ʻi he fānau ʻa e fefine ko ia ʻokú ne maʻu husepānití.”+ 28 Ko ia ko kimoutolu, fanga tokoua, ko e fānau ʻo e talaʻofá ʻo tatau pē mo ʻAisake.+ 29 Kae hangē tofu pē ko e taimi ko iá ʻi hono kamata fakatangaʻi ʻe he tokotaha naʻe fanauʻi ʻo fakafou ʻi he tukufakaholo fakanatulá* ʻa e tokotaha naʻe fanauʻi fakafou ʻi he laumālié,+ ʻoku pehē pē foki ʻi he taimí ni.+ 30 Ka neongo ia, ko e hā ʻa e lau ʻa e potu folofolá? “Kapusi ʻa e kaunangá mo ʻene tamá, he ko e tama ʻa e kaunangá ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te ne hoko ko ha ʻea fakataha mo e tama ʻa e fefine tauʻatāiná.”+ 31 Ko ia fanga tokoua, ko e fānau kitautolu, ʻo ʻikai ʻa ha kaunanga, ka ko e fānau ʻa e fefine tauʻatāiná.