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4 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo Siuta mo Penisimaní+ ʻoku langa ʻe he faʻahinga naʻe foki mei honau ʻave fakamālohí+ ha temipale kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, 2 naʻa nau fakaofiofi atu he taimi pē ko iá kia Seluipēpeli mo e ngaahi ʻulumotuʻa ʻo e ngaahi fale ʻo e ngaahi tamaí ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu: “Tuku ke mau langa fakataha mo kimoutolu; he ʻi he hangē ko kimoutolú, ʻoku mau lotu* ki homou ʻOtuá+ pea kuo mau faifeilaulau kiate ia talu mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi ʻEsa-hātoni+ ʻo ʻAsīliá, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻomi kimautolu ki hení.”+ 3 Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Seluipēpeli mo Sīsua pea mo e toenga ʻo e ngaahi ʻulumotuʻa ʻo e ngaahi fale ʻo e ngaahi tamai ʻa ʻIsilelí kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku ʻikai hamou kaunga kiate kimautolu ʻi hono langa ha fale ki homau ʻOtuá,+ ko kimautolu pē te mau langa ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi ko e tuʻi ʻo Pēsiá.”+

4 Pea ko e kakai ʻo e fonuá naʻa nau hokohoko fakalotosiʻiʻi ʻa e* kakai ʻo Siutá pea fakavaivaiʻi honau lotó ʻi hono fai ʻo e langá.+ 5 Naʻa nau totongiʻi mai ʻa e kau faleʻi ke veuki ʻenau ngaahi palaní+ ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa ʻo Tuʻi Kōlesi ʻo Pēsiá ʻo aʻu ki he pule ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasi+ ʻo Pēsiá. 6 ʻI he kamata ʻa e pule ʻa ʻEhasiveló, naʻa nau fai ai ha tohi ʻo talatalaakiʻi ʻa e kakai ʻo Siuta mo Selusalemá. 7 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Tuʻi ʻAtasease ʻo Pēsiá, naʻe faitohi ai ʻa Pisilami, Mitelatata, Tapeeli, mo e toenga ʻo hono kaungāngāué kia ʻAtasease ko e tuʻí; naʻa nau liliu ʻa e tohí ki he lea faka-Alameá,+ ʻo hiki ia ʻi he ngaahi mataʻitohi faka-Alamea.*

8 * Naʻe faitohi ʻa Lēhumi ko e ʻōfisa pule fakapuleʻangá mo Simisai ko e sikalaipé ʻo fekauʻaki mo Selusalema kia Tuʻi ʻAtasease, ʻo peheni: 9 (Naʻe ʻoatu ia meia Lēhumi ko e ʻōfisa pule fakapuleʻangá mo Simisai ko e sikalaipé mo e toenga ʻo hona kaungāngāué, ʻa ia ko e kau fakamāú mo e kau kōvana māʻulalo angé, ko e kau sekelitalí, ko e kakai ʻo ʻElekí,+ ko e kau Pāpiloné, ko e kakai ʻo Susá,+ ʻa ia ko e kau ʻĪlamí,+ 10 mo e toenga ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ʻe he ʻeiki lahi mo lāngilangiʻia ko ʻAsinapá ʻo fakanofonofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Samēliá,+ pea mo e toenga ʻi he vahefonua he Tuʻa Vaitafé,* pea ko eni 11 ko ha tatau eni ʻo e tohi naʻa nau ʻoatu kiate iá.)

“Kia Tuʻi ʻAtasease, mei hoʻo kau sevānití, ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé: Ko eni 12 tuku ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻAfioná ko e kau Siu ko ia naʻe omi ki heni meiate koé kuo nau aʻu mai ki Selusalema. ʻOku nau toe langa ʻa e kolo angatuʻu mo fulikivanú, pea fakaʻosiʻosi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaá+ mo fakaleleiʻi ʻa hono ngaahi fakavaʻé. 13 Ko eni tuku ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻAfioná kapau ʻe toe langa ʻa e koló ni pea ʻosi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaá, heʻikai ke nau totongi ha ngaahi tukuhau,*+ pea ʻe iku ai ki he mole ʻa e ngaahi koloa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí. 14 Koeʻuhí ʻoku mau maʻu homau vāhengá mei he palasí* pea ʻoku ʻikai totonu kiate kimautolu ke sio ʻoku hoko ha maumau ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e tuʻí, ko ia kuo mau ʻoatu ai ʻa e tohí ni ke ʻilo ʻa e meʻá ni ʻe he ʻAfioná, 15 koeʻuhí ke fai ha fakatotolo ʻi he tohi lēkooti ʻo hoʻo fanga kuí.+ Te ke kumi ʻi he tohi lēkōtí ʻo ʻilo ai ko e koló ni ko ha kolo angatuʻu, fakatupu maumau ki he ngaahi tuʻí mo e ngaahi vahefonuá,* pea kuo ʻi ai ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau langaʻi ʻa e angatuʻu talu pē mei he kuohilí. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻa e koló ni.+ 16 ʻOku mau ʻai ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻAfioná kapau ʻe toe langa ʻa e koló ni pea ʻosi ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaá, heʻikai te ke toe pule ki he* vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé.”+

17 Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he tuʻí ha tali kia Lēhumi ko e ʻōfisa pule fakapuleʻangá mo Simisai ko e sikalaipé mo e toenga ʻo hona kaungāngāue naʻe nofo ʻi Samēliá pea mo e toenga naʻe ʻi he vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé:

“Mālō e lelei! Ko eni 18 ko e tohi kuo mou ʻomi kiate aú kuo lau ia ʻo mahino* ʻi hoku ʻaó. 19 ʻI heʻeku tuʻutuʻuní naʻe fai ai ha fakatotolo, pea naʻe ʻilo ai talu pē mei he kuohilí mo e ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fakafetau ʻi he koló ki he ngaahi tuʻí, pea kuo hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi angatuʻu mo e fakafepaki.+ 20 Naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi mālohi naʻa nau pule ki Selusalema ʻa ia naʻa nau puleʻi ʻa e vahefonua kotoa ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé, pea naʻe totongi kiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi tukuhau.* 21 Ko eni, fai ha tuʻutuʻuni ki he kau tangatá ni ke taʻofi ʻa e ngāué, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa toe langa ʻa e koló kae ʻoua kuó u ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni. 22 Tokanga ke ʻoua naʻa mou tukunoaʻi ʻo ʻikai fai ki he meʻá ni, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa toe hoko ha maumau+ ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻa e tuʻí.”

23 Pea ʻi he hili hono lau ʻa e tatau ʻo e tohi ʻa Tuʻi ʻAtaseasé ʻi he ʻao ʻo Lēhumi mo Simisai ko e sikalaipé pea mo hona kaungāngāué, naʻa nau ʻalu fakavave ki Selusalema ki he kau Siú pea ngāueʻaki ha ngaahi meʻatau ke taʻofi kinautolu. 24 Ko e taimi leva ia naʻe taʻofi ai ʻa e ngāue ki he fale ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi Selusalemá; pea naʻe tuʻu ai pē ia ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu hono ua ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasi ʻo Pēsiá.+