Ki he Kau Hepelū

7 He ko Melekisēteki ko ení, ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sālema pea ko e taulaʻeiki ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, naʻá ne fetaulaki mo ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene foki mai mei hono taaʻi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí peá ne tāpuakiʻi ia,+ 2 pea naʻe ʻoange* ʻe ʻĒpalahame kiate ia ha vahe hongofulu ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē. ʻUluakí, ko hono hingoá ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “Tuʻi ʻo e Māʻoniʻoni,” pea ko e tuʻi foki ʻo Sālema, ʻa ia ko e “Tuʻi ʻo e Melino.” 3 ʻI he ʻikai haʻane tamai, ʻikai haʻane faʻē, ʻikai hano laine hohoko, pe ko ha kamataʻanga ʻo hono ngaahi ʻahó pe ko ha ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene moʻuí, ka kuo ʻai ia ke hangē ko e ʻAlo ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻokú ne kei hoko ai ko ha taulaʻeiki ʻo taʻengata.*+

4 Mou vakai ange ki hono lahi ʻo e tangatá ni ʻa ia naʻe hanga ʻe ʻĒpalahame, ko e ʻuluʻi fāmilí,* ʻo ʻoange kiate ia ha vahe hongofulu mei he ngaahi koloa vete* lelei tahá.+ 5 Ko e moʻoni, fakatatau ki he Laó, ko e faʻahinga ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Līvaí+ ʻa ia ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ke nau tānaki ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú mei he kakaí,+ ʻa ia mei honau fanga tokouá, neongo ko e faʻahingá ni ko e ngaahi hako kinautolu ʻo ʻĒpalahame. 6 Ka ko e tangatá ni ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai hano kaunga ki honau laine hohokó naʻá ne maʻu ha ngaahi vahe hongofulu meia ʻĒpalahame peá ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e tokotaha naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e ngaahi talaʻofá.+ 7 Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai ala fakaʻikaiʻi ko e tokotaha siʻi angé ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ia ʻe he tokotaha lahi angé. 8 Pea ʻi he tuʻunga ʻe tahá, ʻoku maʻu mai ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú ʻe ha kau tangata te nau mate, ka ʻi he tuʻunga ia ʻe tahá, ʻoku maʻu mai ia ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakamoʻoni ki ai ʻokú ne moʻui.+ 9 Pea ʻoku malava ke pehē, naʻa mo Līvai, ʻa ia ʻokú ne tānaki mai ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú, kuó ne totongi ʻa e ngaahi vahe hongofulú fakafou ʻia ʻĒpalahame, 10 he naʻe teʻeki ke fanauʻi mai ia ko ha foha ʻe hoko mai meia ʻĒpalahame ko ʻene kuí ʻi he taimi naʻe fetaulaki ai ʻa Melekisēteki mo iá.+

11 Kapau leva naʻe ala maʻu ʻa e haohaoá fakafou ʻi he tuʻunga taulaʻeiki faka-Līvaí+ (he ko e tuʻunga taulaʻeikí ko ha tafaʻaki ia ʻo e Lao naʻe ʻoange ki he kakaí), ko e hā ʻe toe fiemaʻu ai ha taulaʻeiki ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo Melekisētekí+ kae ʻikai feʻunga pē ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo ʻĒloné? 12 He koeʻuhi kuo liliu ʻa e tuʻunga taulaʻeikí, ʻoku fiemaʻu leva ke liliu mo e Laó.+ 13 He ko e tangata kuo leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻo kau kiate iá ko ʻene haʻú mei ha matakali kehe, mei ha matakali kuo ʻikai ha taha ai kuó ne fakahoko fatongia ʻi he ʻōlitá.+ 14 He ʻoku hā mahino naʻe tukuʻau mai hotau ʻEikí meia Siuta,+ ka naʻe ʻikai leaʻaki ʻe Mōsese ia ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻo fekauʻaki mo ha kau taulaʻeiki ʻe haʻu mei he matakali ko iá.

15 Pea ʻoku hoko eni ʻo toe hā mahino ange ʻi he ʻalu hake ko ia ha toe taulaʻeiki ʻe taha+ ʻoku hangē ko Melekisētekí,+ 16 ʻa ia ʻokú ne ngāue ko ha taulaʻeiki, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhi ko e matakali naʻá ne haʻu mei aí ʻo fakatatau ki he fiemaʻu ʻa e Laó, ka koeʻuhi ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e mālohi ʻokú ne ʻai ia ke ne moʻui taʻealaʻauha.+ 17 He kuo leaʻaki ko ha fakamoʻoni kiate ia: “Ko ha taulaʻeiki koe ʻo taʻengata ʻi he ʻalunga ʻo Melekisētekí.”+

18 Ko ia ai, ko e tuʻutuʻuni ki muʻá ʻoku fakangata ia koeʻuhí ʻoku vaivai mo taʻeʻaonga.+ 19 He naʻe ʻikai lava ʻe he Laó ke ne fakahoko ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fiemaʻu ʻe he ʻOtuá,+ ka naʻe fakahoko ia ʻe he meʻa lelei ange kuo tau ʻamanaki+ ki ai, ʻa ia ʻoku fakafou ai ʻetau ʻunuʻunu ofi ki he ʻOtuá.+ 20 Pehē foki, ko e taulaʻeikí ni naʻe ʻikai hoko ia ʻo taʻekau ai hano fai ha fuakava, 21 (he ko e moʻoni, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e kau tangata kuo nau hoko ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻo ʻikai kau ki ai hano fai ha fuakava, ka ko e tokotahá ni kuo hoko ia ko ha taulaʻeiki fakafou ʻi ha fuakava kuo fai ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia ʻe he Tokotaha naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo fai ʻe Sihova* ha fuakava, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne liliu ʻa ʻene fakakaukaú,* ‘Ko ha taulaʻeiki koe ʻo taʻengata’”),+ 22 ʻi he ʻuhinga ko iá kuo hoko ai ʻa Sīsū ko e fakapapauʻiʻanga* ʻo ha fuakava lelei ange.+ 23 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e tokolahi naʻe pau ke nau hoko ko e kau taulaʻeiki ke nau hokohoko atu ʻa e tuʻunga taulaʻeikí+ he naʻe taʻofi kinautolu ʻe he maté mei heʻenau hokohoko atu ko e taulaʻeikí, 24 ka koeʻuhí ko e hokohoko atu ʻene moʻuí ʻo taʻengatá,+ ʻoku ʻikai ai ke ʻi ai ha kau fetongi ke nau hoko atu hono tuʻunga taulaʻeikí. 25 Ko ia ʻokú ne malava foki ke fakahaofi fakaʻaufuli ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakaofiofi ki he ʻOtuá fakafou ʻiate iá, koeʻuhí he ʻokú ne moʻui maʻu pē ke tautapa maʻanautolu.+

26 He ʻoku taau mo kitautolu ke tau maʻu ha taulaʻeiki lahi pehē ʻa ia ʻoku mateaki, ʻikai haʻane kovi, ʻikai ʻuliʻi,+ ʻikai hangē ko e kau faiangahalá, pea hakeakiʻi ʻo māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi langí.+ 27 ʻI he ʻikai hangē ko e kau taulaʻeiki lahi kehé, ʻoku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ke ne fai ha ngaahi feilaulau fakaʻaho,+ ʻuluakí maʻá e ngaahi angahala ʻaʻaná pea toki hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi angahala ʻa e kakaí,+ koeʻuhí naʻá ne fai tā-tuʻo-taha pē eni ʻi heʻene foaki atu ʻa ia tonú.+ 28 He ko e Laó ʻokú ne fakanofo ke taulaʻeiki lahi ha kau tangata ʻoku ʻi ai honau ngaahi vaivaiʻanga,+ ka ko e lea ʻo e fuakava+ kuo fai ʻi he hili ʻa e Laó ʻokú ne fakanofo ha ʻAlo, ʻa ia kuo fakahaohaoaʻi+ ʻo taʻengata.