Selemaia

27 ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e pule ʻa Sihoiakimi* ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ko ení kia Selemaia meia Sihova: 2 “Ko e meʻa eni naʻe tala mai ʻe Sihova kiate aú, ‘Ngaohi maʻau ha ngaahi meʻa-haʻi mo ha ngaahi ʻakau haʻamo, pea ʻai kinautolu ki ho kiá. 3 Peá ke ʻoatu kinautolu ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻĪtomí,+ mo e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé,+ mo e tuʻi ʻo e kau ʻĀmoní,+ mo e tuʻi ʻo Tāiá,+ pea mo e tuʻi ʻo Saitoní+ ʻo fakafou ʻi he kau talafekau kuo nau omi ki Selusalema kia Tuʻi Setekaia ʻo Siutá. 4 ʻOatu kiate kinautolu ʻa e fekau ko eni ki honau kau pulé:

“‘“Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí; ko e meʻa eni te mou leaʻaki ki homou kau pulé, 5 ‘Ko au naʻá ku ngaohi ʻa e māmaní, mo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, mo e fanga manu ʻoku ʻi he funga ʻo māmaní ʻaki hoku fuʻu iví pea mo hoku nima kuo mafao atú; pea kuó u foaki ia ki ha taha pē ʻoku ou loto ki ai.*+ 6 Pea ko eni kuó u tuku ʻa e ngaahi fonuá ni kotoa ki he nima ʻo ʻeku sevāniti ko Tuʻi Nepukanesa+ ʻo Pāpiloné; naʻa mo e fanga manu kaivaó kuó u fakamoʻulaloaʻi ia kiate ia. 7 Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá te nau tauhi kiate ia pea mo hono fohá pea mo hono mokopuna tangatá kae ʻoua ke hoko mai ʻa e taimi ki hono fonuá,+ ʻa e taimi ʻe ʻai ai ia ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi mo ha ngaahi tuʻi lalahi ke ne hoko ko ʻenau tamaioʻeiki.’+

8 “‘“‘ʻIlonga ha kakai pe ha puleʻanga ʻe fakafisi ke tauhi kia Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné pea fakafisi ke ʻai hono kiá ki he ʻioke ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, te u tautea ʻa e kakai ko iá ʻaki ʻa e heletā,+ mo e honge, pea mo e mahaki fakaʻauha,’* ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘kae ʻoua kuó u fakaʻosi kinautolu ʻaki hono nimá.’

9 “‘“‘Ko ia ai, ʻoua te mou fanongo ki hoʻomou kau palōfitá, mo hoʻomou kau vavaló, mo hoʻomou kau misí, mo hoʻomou kau faimaná, pea mo hoʻomou kau faifakalouʻakaú, ʻa ia ʻoku nau pehē atu kiate kimoutolu: “ʻE ʻikai te mou tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné.” 10 He ʻoku nau kikite ʻaki ha ngaahi loi kiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ke ʻave ai kimoutolu ʻo mamaʻo mei homou fonuá pea te u fakamovete atu ai kimoutolu pea te mou ʻauha.

11 “‘“‘Ka ko e kakai ʻoku nau ʻai honau kiá ki he ʻioke ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné pea tauhi kiate iá, te u fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau nofo* ʻi honau fonuá,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘ke nau ngoueʻi ia pea ke nau nofo ai.’”’”

12 Naʻá ku lea foki kia Tuʻi Setekaia+ ʻo Siutá ʻi he founga tatau pē, ʻo pehē: “ʻAi homou kiá ki he ʻioke ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné pea tauhi kiate ia mo hono kakaí, pea te mou moʻui ai pē.+ 13 Ko e hā ke ke mate ai mo ho kakaí ʻi he heletaá,+ mo e hongé,+ mo e mahaki fakaʻauhá,+ ʻo hangē ko ia kuo folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻe ʻikai te nau tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné? 14 ʻOua te mou fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻa e kau palōfita ko ia ʻoku nau pehē atu kiate kimoutolu, ‘ʻE ʻikai te mou tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné,’+ koeʻuhi ʻoku nau kikite ʻaki ha ngaahi loi kiate kimoutolu.+

15 “‘He kuo ʻikai te u fekauʻi atu kinautolu,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘ka ʻoku nau kikite ʻaki ha ngaahi loi ʻi hoku hingoá, ʻa ia ʻe iku ai ki heʻeku fakamovete atu kimoutolu pea te mou ʻauha, ʻa kimoutolu mo e kau palōfita ʻoku nau kikite atu kiate kimoutolú.’”+

16 Pea naʻá ku pehē ki he kau taulaʻeikí pea ki he kakaí ni kotoa: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘ʻOua te mou fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻomou kau palōfitá ʻa ia ʻoku nau kikite atu kiate kimoutolu ʻo pehē: “Vakai! Ko e ngaahi naunau ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová ʻoku vavé ni ʻaupito ke fakafoki mai mei Pāpilone!”+ He ʻoku nau kikite ʻaki ha ngaahi loi kiate kimoutolu.+ 17 ʻOua te mou fanongo kiate kinautolu. Mou tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné pea te mou moʻui ai.+ Ko e hā ke hoko ai ʻa e koló ni ko ha fokotuʻunga maumaú? 18 Ka ʻo kapau ko ha kau palōfita kinautolu pea kapau ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová, tuku muʻa ke nau kōlenga kia Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú ke ʻoua naʻa ʻave ki Pāpilone ʻa e toenga ʻo e ngaahi naunau ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová, pea ʻi he fale* ʻo e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, pea ʻi Selusalemá.’

19 “He ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ongo fuʻu poú,+ mo e fuʻu ʻaiʻanga vaí,*+ mo e ngaahi salioté,+ pea mo e toenga ʻo e ngaahi naunau ʻoku toe ʻi he koló ni, 20 ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke ʻave ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné ʻi he taimi naʻá ne ʻave fakamālohi ai ʻa Sēkonaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, mei Selusalema ki Pāpilone, fakataha mo e houʻeiki kotoa ʻo Siuta mo Selusalemá;+ 21 ʻio, ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi naunau ʻoku toe ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová, pea ʻi he fale* ʻo e tuʻi ʻo Siutá pea ʻi Selusalemá: 22 ‘“ʻE ʻave kinautolu ki Pāpilone,+ pea te nau ʻi ai ai pē ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho te u fai ai ha tokanga kiate kinautolú,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová. “Pea te u fakafoki mai leva ia ʻo tuku ki he feituʻú ni.”’”+