Selemaia

26 ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e pule ʻa Sihoiakimi+ ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, naʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e folofola ko ení meia Sihova: 2 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Tuʻu ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová pea lea ʻo fekauʻaki mo e* kakai kotoa ʻo e ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ʻa ia ʻoku nau haʻu ke lotu* ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová. Tala kiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ou tuʻutuʻuni atu kiate koé; ʻoua naʻa liʻaki ha foʻi lea ʻe taha. 3 Mahalo pē te nau fanongo pea tafoki ʻa e tokotaha taki taha mei hono ʻalunga koví, pea te u liliu ai ʻeku fakakaukaú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e* fakatamaki ʻoku ou fakataumuʻa ke ʻomi kiate kinautolu koeʻuhi ko ʻenau ngaahi ngāue koví.+ 4 Lea kiate kinautolu: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Kapau heʻikai te mou fanongo kiate au ʻaki hoʻomou muimui ki heʻeku laó* ʻa ia kuó u tuku atu ʻi homou ʻaó, 5 ʻaki hoʻomou fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻa ʻeku kau sevāniti ko e kau palōfitá, ʻa ia ʻoku ou toutou fekauʻi* atu kiate kimoutolú, ʻa ē kuo ʻikai te mou fanongo ki aí,+ 6 te u ʻai leva ʻa e falé ni ke hangē ko Sailó,+ pea te u ʻai ʻa e koló ni ko ha meʻa ke fai ʻa e talatuki ki ai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo e māmaní.’”’”+

7 Pea ko e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau palōfitá pea mo e kakaí kotoa naʻa nau fanongo ki he leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia ʻa e ngaahi leá ni ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová.+ 8 Ko ia ʻi he ʻosi hono leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fekauʻi ʻe Sihova kiate ia ke ne leaʻaki ki he kotoa ʻo e kakaí, naʻe puke leva ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau palōfitá mo e kakaí kotoa ʻo nau pehē: “Kuo pau moʻoni ke ke mate. 9 Ko e hā kuó ke kikite ai ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e falé ni ʻe hoko ʻo hangē ko Sailó, pea ko e koló ni ʻe ʻauha pea liʻaki ʻo ʻikai ha taha ʻe nofo ai’?” Pea naʻe fakatahataha takatakai ʻa e kakaí kotoa kia Selemaia ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová.

10 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e kau houʻeiki ʻo Siutá ki he ngaahi leá ni, naʻa nau ʻalu hake mei he fale* ʻo e tuʻí ki he fale ʻo Sihová ʻo nau tangutu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e matapā foʻou ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová.+ 11 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau palōfitá ki he kau houʻeikí pea ki he kakaí kotoa: “ʻOku tuha ʻa e tangatá ni mo e tautea mate,+ koeʻuhí kuó ne kikiteʻi ha kovi ki he koló ni ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia kuo fanongo ki ai homou telingá.”+

12 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Selemaia ki he kau houʻeikí kotoa pea ki he kakaí kotoa: “Ko Sihova naʻá ne fekauʻi au ke u kikiteʻi ha kovi ki he falé ni pea ki he koló ni ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea kotoa kuo mou fanongo ki aí.+ 13 Ko ia ʻi he taimí ni, fakaleleiʻi homou ngaahi ʻalungá mo hoʻomou ngaahi tōʻongá pea talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá, pea ʻe liliu ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene fakakaukau ʻo fekauʻaki mo e* fakatamaki kuó ne folofola ʻe hoko kiate kimoutolú.+ 14 Ka ko e meʻa kiate aú, ʻoku ou ʻi homou nimá. Fai mai kiate au ha meʻa pē ʻoku hā lelei mo totonu ʻi hoʻomou vakaí. 15 Ko e meʻa pē kuo pau ke mou ʻiloʻí kapau te mou tāmateʻi au, te mou hilifaki ai ha toto taʻehalaia kiate kimoutolu tonu pea ki he koló ni pea ki hono kakaí, he ko hono moʻoní naʻe fekauʻi mai au ʻe Sihova ke u leaʻaki kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kotoa ke mou fanongo ki ai.”

16 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he kau houʻeikí pea mo e kakaí kotoa ki he kau taulaʻeikí pea mo e kau palōfitá: “ʻOku ʻikai tuha ʻa e tangatá ni mo e tautea maté, he naʻá ne lea kiate kitautolu ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá.”

17 ʻIkai ngata aí, ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau mātuʻa ʻo e fonuá naʻa nau mālanga hake ʻo kamata lea ki he fakatahaʻanga fakakātoa ʻo e kakaí: 18 “Ko Maika+ ʻo Molesé naʻá ne kikite ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi Hesekaia+ ʻo Siutá, pea naʻá ne pehē ki he kakai kotoa ʻo Siutá, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau:

19 “Naʻe hanga ʻe Tuʻi Hesekaia ʻo Siutá mo Siuta kātoa ʻo tāmateʻi ia? ʻIkai naʻá ne manavahē kia Sihova pea kōlenga ki he hōifua ʻa Sihová,* koeʻuhi ke liliu ʻe Sihova ʻene fakakaukaú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakatamaki naʻá ne folofolaʻaki kiate kinautolú?+ Ko ia ko ʻetau teu eni ke ʻomi ha fakatamaki lahi kiate kitautolu pē.

20 “Pea naʻe toe ʻi ai ha tangata naʻe kikite ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihová, ko ʻUlisa ko e foha ʻo Semaia mei Kiliate-sialimí,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne kikiteʻi ha kovi ki he koló ni pea ki he fonuá ni ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea hangē ko e ngaahi lea ʻa Selemaiá. 21 Naʻe fanongo ʻa Tuʻi Sihoiakimi+ mo ʻene kau tangata toʻá kotoa mo e kau houʻeikí kotoa ki heʻene ngaahi leá, pea naʻe feinga ʻa e tuʻí ke tāmateʻi ia.+ ʻI he fanongo ai ʻa ʻUlisá, naʻá ne hoko ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ʻo ilifia peá ne hola ki ʻIsipite. 22 Pea naʻe fekauʻi atu leva ʻe Tuʻi Sihoiakimi ʻa ʻElinatani+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAkepoá pea mo ha kau tangata kehe ke nau ō ki ʻIsipite. 23 Naʻa nau ʻomi ʻa ʻUlisa mei ʻIsipite pea ʻave ia kia Tuʻi Sihoiakimi, ʻa ia naʻá ne tāmateʻi leva ia ʻaki ha heletā+ pea lī hono ʻangaʻangá ki he faʻitoka ʻo e kakai lāuvalé.”

24 Ka ko ʻAhikami+ ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní+ naʻá ne poupou kia Selemaia, ko ia naʻe ʻikai ke tuku atu ai ia ki he kakaí ke tāmateʻi.+