Ua Tuʻi

5 Pea ko Neamani ko e ʻeikitau ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá ko ha tangata tuʻu-ki-muʻa ia ʻa ia naʻe tokaʻi lahi ʻe hono ʻeikí, koeʻuhí naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻiate ia ha ikuna* ki Sīlia. Ko ha tangata toʻa ia ʻi he taú, neongo naʻá ne kilia.* 2 ʻI he taha ʻo e ngaahi ʻohofi naʻe fai ʻe he kau Sīliá, naʻa nau ʻave pōpula ai mei he fonua ʻo ʻIsilelí ha kiʻi taʻahine ʻa ia naʻá ne hoko ko ha sevāniti ʻa e uaifi ʻo Neamaní. 3 Naʻá ne pehē ange ki hono pulé: “Pehē ange mai naʻe ʻaʻahi ʻa hoku ʻeikí ki he palōfita+ ʻi Samēliá! Te ne fakamoʻui leva ia mei hono kiliá.”+ 4 Ko ia naʻá ne* ʻalu ʻo ne fakahā ia ki hono ʻeikí, ʻo ne tala ange kiate ia ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe he kiʻi taʻahine mei ʻIsilelí.

5 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Sīliá: “ʻAlu leva he taimí ni! Pea te u ʻave ai ha tohi ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí.” Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu, ʻo ne ʻave ha talēniti* siliva ʻe hongofulu, ngaahi konga koula ʻe 6,000, pea mo ha teunga ʻe hongofulu. 6 Naʻá ne ʻave ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e tohí, ʻa ia naʻe pehē ai: “ʻOku ou fekauʻi atu ʻa ʻeku sevāniti ko Neamaní fakataha mo e tohi ko eni ʻoku ʻoatu kiate koé, koeʻuhí ke ke fakamoʻui ia mei hono kiliá.” 7 ʻI hono lau pē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e tohí, naʻá ne hae hono ngaahi kofú peá ne pehē: “Ko ha ʻOtua koā au ke u fai hano tāmateʻi pea ke u fai hano fakamoʻui?+ He kuó ne fekauʻi mai ʻa e tangatá ni kiate au, ʻo tala mai ke u fakamoʻui ia mei hono kiliá! ʻOku lava ke mou sio tonu ʻokú ne feinga maí ke ma kē.”

8 Ka ʻi he fanongo ʻa ʻIlaisa ko e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he hae ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa hono ngaahi kofú, naʻá ne fai atu ha fekau ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ki he tuʻí: “Ko e hā naʻá ke hae ai ho ngaahi kofú? Tuku muʻa ke ne haʻu kiate au koeʻuhí ke ne ʻilo ʻoku ʻi ai ha palōfita ʻi ʻIsileli.”+ 9 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Neamani mo ʻene fanga hōsí mo ʻene ngaahi saliote taú ʻo tuʻu ʻi he hūʻanga ki he fale ʻo ʻIlaisá. 10 Kae kehe, naʻe fekau atu ʻe ʻIlaisa ha talafekau ke tala kiate ia: “ʻAlu ʻo kaukau tuʻo fitu+ ʻi Sioatani,+ pea ʻe foki mai ho kakanó, pea te ke maʻa.” 11 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe ʻita ʻa Neamani pea kamata ke ne mavahe, ʻo ne pehē: “Ko eni naʻá ku pehē ʻe aú, ‘Te ne hū mai ki tuʻa kiate au ʻo ne tuʻu heni pea tautapa ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtuá, ʻo ne ueʻi hono nimá ki tafaʻaki mo tafaʻaki ʻi he kiliá ke fakamoʻui ia.’ 12 ʻIkai ʻoku lelei ange ʻa ʻApana pea mo Papa, ʻa e ongo vaitafe ʻo Tāmasikusí+ ʻi he ngaahi vai kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí? ʻIkai ʻe lava ke u kaukau ai peá u hoko ʻo maʻa?” Ko ia naʻá ne tafoki ʻo ne ʻalu kuó ne tōlili.

13 Naʻe fakaofi atu leva ʻene kau sevānití kiate ia ʻo pehē: “ʻA ʻeku tamai, kapau naʻe tala atu ʻe he palōfitá ke ke fai ha meʻa lahi fau, ʻikai nai naʻá ke mei fai ia? Pea huanoa ai ʻa ʻene pehē atu pē kiate koe, ‘Kaukau pea te ke maʻá’?” 14 Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu hifo ʻo ne uku tuʻo fitu ʻi Sioatani, ʻo fakatatau ki he lea ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.+ Pea naʻe foki mai ʻa hono kakanó ʻo hangē ko e kakano ʻo ha kiʻi tamasiʻi,+ pea naʻá ne maʻa.+

15 ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne foki ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní,+ ʻa ia mo e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau fakafeʻaó,* peá ne tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOku ou ʻilo eni ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻOtua ʻi ha toe feituʻu kehe ʻi he māmaní kotoa ka ʻi ʻIsileli pē.+ Ko eni ke ke tali muʻa ha meʻaʻofa* mei hoʻo sevānití.” 16 Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻui ʻa ia ʻoku ou tauhí,* ʻe ʻikai te u tali ia.”+ Naʻá ne vilitaki ange ke ne tali ia, ka naʻá ne hanganaki fakafisi. 17 Naʻe faifai pē ʻo pehē ʻe Neamani: “Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, tuku muʻa ke ʻomi ki hoʻo sevāniti ko aú ha uta kelekele mei he fonuá ni ʻi ha ongo miuli, koeʻuhí ʻe ʻikai toe fai ʻe hoʻo sevānití ha feilaulau tutu pe ko ha feilaulau ki ha toe ngaahi ʻotua kehe ka ko Sihova pē. 18 Kae ʻofa ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hoʻo sevānití ʻi he meʻa ko ení ʻe taha: ʻI he hū ʻa hoku ʻeikí ki he fale* ʻo Līmoní ke punou hifo aí, ʻokú ne piki mai ki hoku nimá, ko ia ʻe pau ai ke u punou hifo ʻi he fale ʻo Līmoní. ʻI he taimi te u punou hifo ai ʻi he fale ʻo Līmoní, ʻofa muʻa ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa hoʻo sevānití ʻi he meʻá ni.” 19 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange: “ʻAlu ʻi he fiemālie.” ʻI he hili ʻene mavahe meiate ia peá ne fononga ʻo kiʻi mamaʻo atú, 20 naʻe pehē loto pē ʻe Kēhesi+ ko e tauhi ʻo ʻIlaisa ko e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní:+ ‘Ko ē kuo tuku ʻe hoku ʻeikí ke ʻalu ʻa e Sīlia ko eni ko Neamaní+ ʻi he ʻikai te ne tali meiate ia ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne ʻomí. ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, te u lele mui ʻiate ia ʻo maʻu ha meʻa meiate ia.’ 21 Ko ia naʻe tulimui atu ʻa Kēhesi ʻia Neamani. ʻI he sio mai ʻa Neamani ʻoku lele mui ange ha tokotaha ʻiate iá, naʻá ne hifo mei heʻene salioté ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia ʻo ne pehē: “ʻOku sai pē ʻa e meʻa kotoa?” 22 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku lelei ʻa e meʻa kotoa. Kuo fekauʻi mai au ʻe hoku ʻeikí, ʻo ne pehē, ‘Vakai! Naʻe toki aʻú ni mai kiate au ha ongo talavou mei he feituʻu moʻungaʻia ʻo ʻIfalemí mei he ngaahi foha ʻo e kau palōfitá. ʻOmai muʻa maʻanaua ha talēniti siliva pea mo ha teunga+ ʻe ua.’” 23 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Neamani: “Ke ke fai pehē, toʻo ha talēniti ʻe ua.” Naʻá ne toutou vilitaki ange,+ peá ne kofukofuʻi ʻa e ongo talēniti silivá ʻi ha ongo tangai, fakataha mo e ongo teunga ʻe uá, peá ne ʻoange ia ki ha toko ua ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeikí, ʻa ia naʻá na fua ia ʻo muʻomuʻa atu ʻiate ia.

24 ʻI heʻene aʻu ki ʻŌfilí,* naʻá ne toʻo ia mei hona nimá ʻo ne fakahū ia ki fale pea fekau ʻa e ongo tangatá ke na ʻalu. ʻI he hili ʻena mavahé, 25 naʻá ne hū atu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo hono ʻeikí. Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa kiate ia: “Naʻá ke haʻú mei fē, Kēhesi?” Ka naʻá ne pehē ange: “Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻalu ʻa hoʻo sevānití ki ha feituʻu.”+ 26 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa kiate ia: “ʻIkai naʻe ʻi ai ʻa hoku lotó mo koe ʻi he taimi naʻe hifo mai ai ʻa e tangatá mei heʻene salioté ke fakafetaulaki atu kiate koé? Ko ha taimi eni ke tali ai ha siliva pe tali ai ha ngaahi teunga pe ngaahi ngoue ʻōlive pe ngaahi ngoue kālepi pe fanga sipi pe fanga pulu pe kau tamaioʻeiki pe ko ha kau kaunanga?+ 27 Ko eni ʻe piki ʻa e kilia ʻo Neamaní+ kiate koe mo ho hakó ʻo taʻengata.” Naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻi he taimi pē ko iá mei hono ʻaó kuó ne kilia, ʻo hinehina hangē ko e sinoú.+