Ko ha Meʻa Fakahā kia Sione
16 Pea naʻá ku fanongo ki ha fuʻu leʻo naʻe ongo mai mei he feituʻu toputapú+ ʻo ne pehē ki he kau ʻāngelo ʻe toko fitú: “Mou ʻalu atu ʻo huaʻi ʻa e poulu ʻe fitu ʻo e houhau ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he māmaní.”+
2 Naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e ʻuluakí ʻo ne huaʻi ʻene poulú ki he māmaní.+ Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻe ha pala fakamamahi mo fakalilifu+ ʻa e kakai naʻa nau maʻu ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e manu fekaí+ pea kuo nau lotu ki hono ʻīmisí.+
3 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono uá ʻene poulú ki he tahí.+ Pea naʻe hoko ia ko e toto+ ʻo hangē ha toto ʻo ha tangata maté, pea naʻe mate ʻa e meʻamoʻui kotoa pē, ʻio, ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi he tahí.+
4 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono tolú ʻene poulú ki he ngaahi vaitafé mo e ngaahi matavaí.+ Pea naʻa nau hoko ko e toto.+ 5 Naʻá ku fanongo ki he ʻāngelo ʻo e ngaahi vaí ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻE hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻa e Tokotaha ʻoku ʻi ai pea naʻe ʻi aí,+ ʻa e Tokotaha mateakí,+ ʻokú ke māʻoniʻoni, he kuó ke fai ʻa e ngaahi fakamaau ko ʻení,+ 6 koeʻuhí naʻa nau lilingi ʻa e toto ʻo e kakai tapú mo e kau palōfitá,+ pea kuó ke ʻoange kiate kinautolu ʻa e toto ke nau inu;+ ʻoku nau tuha mo ia.”+ 7 Pea naʻá ku fanongo ki ha leʻo mei he ʻōlitá ʻokú ne pehē: “ʻIo, ʻe Sihova* ko e ʻOtuá, ʻa e Māfimafi-Aoniú,+ ʻoku moʻoni mo māʻoniʻoni ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fakamāú.”*+
8 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono faá ʻene poulú ki he laʻaá,+ pea naʻe tuku ki he laʻaá ke ne tutu ʻa e kakaí ʻaki ʻa e afi. 9 Pea naʻe velahia ʻa e kakaí ʻi heʻene fuʻu velá, ka naʻa nau laukovi ki he huafa ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mafai ki he ngaahi tautea ko ení, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau fakatomala ʻo ʻoatu ʻa e lāngilangí kiate ia.
10 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono nimá ʻene poulú ki he taloni ʻo e manu fekaí. Pea naʻe hoko ʻo fakapoʻuli ʻa hono puleʻangá,+ pea naʻe kamata ke nau uʻu honau nifó koeʻuhi ko e mamahi naʻa nau ongoʻí, 11 ka naʻa nau laukovi ki he ʻOtua ʻo hēvaní koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi mamahi naʻa nau ongoʻí mo honau ngaahi palá, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau fakatomala mei heʻenau ngaahi ngāué.
12 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono onó ʻene poulú ki he vaitafe lahi ko ʻIufaletesí,+ pea naʻe mātuʻu ʻa hono vaí+ ke teuteu ai ʻa e halá ki he ngaahi tuʻi*+ mei he hopoʻanga laʻaá.*
13 Pea naʻá ku mamata ki ha ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻi taʻemaʻa* ʻe tolu naʻe hā mai hangē ha fanga potó ʻoku haʻu mei he ngutu ʻo e talākoní+ pea mei he ngutu ʻo e manu fekaí pea mei he ngutu ʻo e palōfita loí. 14 Ko hono moʻoní, ko e ngaahi lea ia kuo fakamānavaʻi ʻe he fanga tēmenioó pea ʻoku fakahoko ʻe he ngaahi lea ko iá ʻa e ngaahi mana,+ pea ʻoku ʻalu atu ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e māmani kotoa kuo nofoʻí, ke fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ki he tau+ ʻo e ʻaho lahi ʻo e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú.+
15 “Vakai! ʻOku ou ʻalu atu ʻo hangē ha kaihaʻá.+ Fiefia ē ka ko e tokotaha ʻoku nofoʻaki ʻāʻā+ peá ne kei maʻu pē hono ngaahi kofu tuʻá, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻá ne laka telefua pea mamata ʻa e kakaí ki hono fakamāʻangá.”+
16 Pea naʻe fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ʻe he ngaahi lea kuo fakamānavaʻi ʻe he fanga tēmenioó ki he feituʻu ʻoku ui ʻi he lea faka-Hepeluú ko ʻĀmaketone.*+
17 Naʻe huaʻi ʻe he ʻāngelo hono fitú ʻene poulú ki he ʻeá. ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe ongo mai ai ha fuʻu leʻo mei he feituʻu toputapú+ mei he taloní, ʻo pehē: “Kuo lava!” 18 Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tapa ʻa e ʻuhilá mo e ngaahi leʻo mo e ngaahi mana, pea naʻe ʻi ai ha fuʻu mofuike lahi ʻo ʻikai hano tatau mo ha mofuike kuo hoko talu mei he ʻi ai ʻa e tangatá ʻi he māmaní,+ pea naʻe fuʻu fakalilifu mo lahi ʻaupito ʻa e mofuiké. 19 Ko e fuʻu kolo lahí+ naʻe mafaʻa ʻo konga tolu, pea naʻe ʻauha ʻa e ngaahi kolo lalahi ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá; pea naʻe manatua ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa e fefine ko eni ko Pāpilone ko e Lahí,+ ke ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e ipu uaine ʻo e kakaha ʻo ʻene houhaú.+ 20 Kaeʻumaʻā, naʻe hola ʻa e motu kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻiloa ʻa e ngaahi moʻungá.+ 21 Naʻe ʻi ai ha fuʻu ʻuha-ʻaisi,* ko e konga ʻaisi taki taha naʻe talēniti* nai ʻe taha hono mamafá, naʻe tō mei hēvani ki he kakaí,+ pea naʻe laukovi ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻOtuá koeʻuhi ko e tautea ko ia ko e ʻuha-ʻaisí,+ he ko e tauteá naʻe fuʻu lahi anga-kehe.