Selemaia

43 ʻI he ʻosi hono leaʻaki ʻe Selemaia ki he kakaí kotoa ʻa e ngaahi folofola kotoa ko eni meia Sihova ko honau ʻOtuá, ʻa e foʻi folofola kotoa naʻe fekauʻi ia ʻe Sihova ko honau ʻOtuá ke ne tala kiate kinautolú, 2 naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻAsalaia ko e foha ʻo Hōsaiá, Siohānani+ ko e foha ʻo Kaleá, mo e kau tangata ʻafungi kotoa pē kia Selemaia: “Ko e meʻa ʻokú ke leaʻakí ko ha loi! Kuo ʻikai ke fekauʻi mai koe ʻe Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá ke ke pehē, ‘ʻOua te mou ō ki ʻIsipite ʻo nofo ai.’ 3 Ka ko Paluki+ ko e foha ʻo Nelaiá ʻokú ne fakaʻaiʻai koe ke ke lea peheni kiate kimautolú, ke tuku atu kimautolu ki he kau Kalitiá, ke tāmateʻi kimautolu pe ke ʻave fakamālohi kimautolu ki Pāpilone.”+

4 Ko ia ko Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Kaleá mo e kau ʻeikitaú kotoa mo e kakaí kotoa naʻa nau talangataʻa ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová ke nau nofo pē ʻi he fonua ko Siutá. 5 Ka ko Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Kaleá mo e kau ʻeikitaú kotoa naʻa nau ō pea naʻa nau ʻave mo e toenga kotoa ʻo Siuta ʻa ia naʻa nau foki mai ke nofo ʻi he fonua ko Siutá mei he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa naʻe fakamovetevete+ kinautolu ki aí. 6 Naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e kau tangata, ʻa e kau fefine, ʻa e fānau, ʻa e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e tuʻí, mo e tokotaha kotoa pē naʻe tuku ʻe Nepusaletani+ ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté ʻia Ketalaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikami+ ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní,+ pea pehē kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá mo Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelaiá. 7 Pea naʻa nau ō ki he fonua ko ʻIsipité, he naʻe ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová, pea naʻa nau ʻalu ʻo aʻu ki Tapanesa.+

8 Pea naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Selemaia ʻi Tapanesa, ʻo pehē: 9 “Toʻo ʻi ho nimá ha ngaahi fuʻu maka, pea fūfuuʻi ia ʻi he faliki piliki ʻi he hūʻanga ki he fale ʻo Feló ʻi Tapanesá pea valiʻaki ia ʻa e sima ʻumea, ʻo sio ki ai ʻa e kau tangata Siú. 10 Peá ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Ko eni ʻoku ou fai ha fekau kia Nepukanesa* ko e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻa ʻeku sevānití,+ pea te u fokotuʻu ʻa hono taloní ʻi ʻolunga tonu ʻi he ngaahi maka ko eni kuó u fufuú, pea te ne falō hifo ki ai ʻa hono tēniti fakatuʻí.+ 11 Pea te ne haʻu ʻo taaʻi ʻa e fonua ko ʻIsipité.+ ʻIlonga ʻa ia ʻoku tuha mo ha mahaki fakatupu mate te ne mate ʻi he mahaki fakatupu maté, pea ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku tuha ke taki pōpulá ʻe taki pōpula, pea ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻoku tuha ke mate ʻi he heletaá ʻe mate ʻi he heletaá.+ 12 Pea te u tutu ʻa e ngaahi fale* ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité ʻaki ʻa e afi,+ pea te ne tutu kinautolu pea taki pōpula kinautolu. Te ne takatakaiʻi ʻa e fonua ko ʻIsipité ʻiate ia ʻo hangē tofu pē ko hono takatakaiʻi ʻe ha tauhi-sipi ʻa hono kofú ʻiate iá, pea te ne mavahe mei ai ʻi he melino.* 13 Pea te ne haveki ʻa e ngaahi pou* ʻo Pete-semesi* ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité, pea te ne tutu ʻa e ngaahi fale* ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipité ʻaki ʻa e afi.”’”