Taniela

4 “Meia Tuʻi Nepukanesa ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi kakaí, ngaahi puleʻangá, mo e ngaahi kakai lea kehekehe ʻoku nofo ʻi he kotoa ʻo e māmaní: ʻOfa ke hulu fau ʻa hoʻomou melinó! 2 ʻOku ou fiefia ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi meʻa fakaofo kuo fai mai kiate au ʻe he ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá. 3 He kāfakafa moʻoni ē ko ʻene ngaahi fakaʻilongá, pea he mālohi ē ko ʻene ngaahi meʻa fakaofó! Ko hono puleʻangá ko ha puleʻanga taʻengata, pea ko ʻene pulé ʻoku mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.+

4 “Ko au Nepukanesa, naʻá ku nofo nonga pē ʻi hoku falé peá u lakalakaimonū ʻi hoku palasí. 5 Naʻá ku mamata ki ha misi ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻai au ke u ilifia. ʻI heʻeku tokoto ʻi hoku mohengá, naʻe fakamanavahē kiate au ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe hā mai mo e ngaahi vīsone naʻá ku mamata ki aí.+ 6 Ko ia naʻá ku ʻoatu ha tuʻutuʻuni ke ʻomi ki hoku ʻaó ʻa e kau tangata poto kotoa ʻo Pāpiloné koeʻuhí ke nau fakaʻilo kiate au ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e misí.+

7 “ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki faimaná, ko e kau kikité, ko e kau Kalitiá,* pea mo e kau vavalo ki he fetuʻú.*+ ʻI heʻeku fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻa ʻeku misí, naʻe ʻikai te nau malava ke fakaʻilo kiate au ʻa hono ʻuhingá.+ 8 Naʻe faifai pē pea haʻu ʻa Taniela ki hoku ʻaó, ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko Pelitisasa+ ko e ui ki he hingoa ʻo hoku ʻotuá+ pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua toputapú,+ pea naʻá ku tala ange kiate ia ʻa ʻeku misí:

9 “‘ʻE Pelitisasa ko e pule ʻo e kau taulaʻeiki faimaná,+ ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi lelei ko e laumālie ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua toputapú ʻoku ʻiate koe+ pea ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa fakapulipuli ʻe fuʻu faingataʻa kiate koe.+ Ko ia fakamatalaʻi mai kiate au ʻa e ngaahi vīsone naʻá ku mamata ki ai ʻi heʻeku misí pea mo hono ʻuhingá.

10 “‘ʻI he ngaahi vīsone naʻá ku mamata ki ai lolotonga ʻeku ʻi hoku mohengá, naʻá ku sio ai ki ha fuʻu ʻakau+ ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e māmaní, pea naʻe māʻolunga ʻaupito.+ 11 Naʻe tupu ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú ʻo mālohi, pea ko hono tumutumú naʻe aʻu ki he langí, pea naʻe malava ke mamata ki ai mei he ngatangataʻanga ʻo e māmaní kotoa. 12 Ko hono laú naʻe fakaʻofoʻofa, pea ko hono fuá naʻe lahi ʻaupito, pea naʻe ʻi ai ha meʻakai ki he tokotaha kotoa. Naʻe fakamalumalu ʻi lalo ai ʻa e fanga manu ʻo e vaó, pea naʻe nofo ʻi hono ngaahi vaʻá ʻa e fanga manupuna ʻo e langí, pea naʻe maʻu meʻatokoni mei ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻamoʻui kotoa pē.*

13 “‘ʻI heʻeku vakai ki he ngaahi vīsone naʻá ku mamata ki ai lolotonga ʻeku ʻi hoku mohengá, naʻá ku sio ai ki ha talafekau,* ko ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni, naʻe ʻalu hifo mei he langí.+ 14 Naʻá ne kaila leʻo-lahi: “Tā hifo ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú,+ tutuʻu ʻa hono ngaahi vaʻá, lulu ke ngangana ʻa hono ngaahi laú, pea fakamovetevete ʻa hono fuá. Tuku ke hola ʻa e fanga manu naʻe ʻi lalo aí, mo e fanga manupuná mei hono ngaahi vaʻá. 15 Kae tuku pē ʻa hono tefitó mo hono ngaahi aká ʻi he kelekelé, ʻo haʻiʻaki ʻa e ukamea mo e kopa, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e musie ʻo e vaó. Tuku ke viviku ia ʻi he hahau mei he langí, pea tuku ke ʻinasi fakataha ia mo e fanga manú ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e mohuku ʻo e māmaní.+ 16 Tuku ke liliu ʻa hono lotó mei he loto ʻo ha tangata, pea tuku ke ʻoange ki ai ʻa e loto ʻo ha manu, pea ke fakalaka atu ai+ ha kuonga ʻe fitu.+ 17 Ko e meʻá ni ko e tuʻutuʻuni ia ʻa e kau talafekaú,*+ pea ko e kolé ni ʻoku fanongonongo ia ʻe he kau māʻoniʻoní, koeʻuhi ke ʻilo ʻe he kakai moʻuí ko e Fungani Māʻolungá ʻa e Pule ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá+ pea ko ia ʻokú ne foaki ʻa e pulé ki ha taha pē ʻokú ne loto ki ai, pea ʻokú ne fokotuʻu ki ai naʻa mo e faʻahinga māʻulalo taha ʻo e tangatá.”

18 “‘Ko e misi ia naʻá ku mamata ki aí, ʻa au Tuʻi Nepukanesa; pea ko koe leva eni, ʻe Pelitisasa, ke ke fakahā mai ʻa hono ʻuhingá, he ko e kotoa ʻo e kau tangata poto ʻi hoku puleʻangá ʻoku ʻikai lava ke nau fakaʻilo mai kiate au ʻa hono ʻuhingá.+ Ka ʻokú ke malava ke fai ia, koeʻuhi ko e laumālie ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua toputapú ʻoku ʻiate koe.’

19 “ʻI he taimi ko iá, ko Taniela ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko Pelitisasá,+ naʻá ne manavahē ʻi ha kiʻi mōmeniti, pea naʻe kamata ke fakailifiaʻi ia ʻe heʻene ngaahi fakakaukaú.

“Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí, ‘ʻE Pelitisasa, ʻoua ʻe tuku ke fakailifiaʻi koe ʻe he misí mo hono fakaʻuhingá.’

“Naʻe tali ange ʻe Pelitisasa, ‘ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ʻofa ke hoko ʻa e misí ki he faʻahinga ʻoku fehiʻa kiate koé, pea mo hono fakaʻuhingá ki ho ngaahi filí.

20 “‘Ko e fuʻu ʻakau naʻá ke mamata ki ai naʻe tupu ʻo lahi pea mālohí, ʻa ia ko hono tumutumú naʻe aʻu ki he langí pea naʻe mamata ki ai ʻa e kotoa ʻo e māmaní,+ 21 ʻa ia ko hono laú naʻe fakaʻofoʻofa, pea ko hono fuá naʻe lahi ʻaupito, pea naʻe hoko ko e meʻakai ki he tokotaha kotoa, naʻe nofo ʻi lalo ai ʻa e fanga manu ʻo e vaó pea naʻe nofo ʻi hono ngaahi vaʻá ʻa e fanga manupuna ʻo e langí,+ 22 ko koe ia, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, koeʻuhi kuó ke tupu ʻo lahi pea mo mālohi, pea kuo aʻu hake ho ngeiá ki he ngaahi langí,+ pea mo hoʻo pulé ki he ngatangataʻanga ʻo e māmaní.+

23 “‘Pea naʻe mamata ʻa e tuʻí ki ha talafekau,* ko ha tokotaha māʻoniʻoni,+ ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he langí, ʻa ia naʻá ne pehē: “Tā hifo ʻa e fuʻu ʻakaú pea fakaʻauha ia, kae tuku pē ʻa hono tefitó mo hono ngaahi aká ʻi he kelekelé, ʻo haʻiʻaki ʻa e ukamea mo e kopa, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e musie ʻo e vaó. Pea tuku ke viviku ia ʻi he hahau ʻo e langí, pea tuku ke ʻinasi fakataha ia mo e fanga manu ʻo e vaó kae ʻoua ke fakalaka atu ai ha kuonga ʻe fitu.”+ 24 Ko hono ʻuhingá eni, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio; ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e Fungani Māʻolungá kuo pau ke hoko ia ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí. 25 ʻE kapusi koe mei he lotolotonga ʻo e tangatá, pea te ke nofo mo e fanga manu ʻo e vaó, pea ʻe ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e mohuku ke ke kai ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulú; pea te ke viviku ʻi he hahau ʻo e langí,+ pea ʻe fakalaka atu ʻiate koe+ ʻa e kuonga ʻe fitu,+ kae ʻoua ke ke ʻilo ko e Fungani Māʻolungá ʻa e Pule ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pea ʻokú ne foaki ia ki ha taha pē ʻokú ne loto ki ai.+

26 “‘Ka koeʻuhí naʻa nau pehē ke tuku pē ʻa e tefito ʻo e fuʻu ʻakaú mo hono ngaahi aká,+ ko ho puleʻangá ʻe toe ʻaʻau pē ia ʻi he hili ʻa hoʻo ʻiloʻi ʻoku pule ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he langí. 27 Ko ia ai, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻofa ke fakahōifua kiate koe ʻa ʻeku faleʻí. Tafoki mei hoʻo ngaahi angahalá ʻaki hoʻo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú, pea mei hoʻo faikoví ʻo fakahāhā ʻa e meesi ki he masivá. Heiʻilo ʻe hokohoko atu ai ʻa hoʻo lakalakaimonuú.’”+

28 Naʻe hoko kotoa ʻa e meʻá ni kia Tuʻi Nepukanesa.

29 ʻI he hili ha māhina ʻe 12 naʻá ne hāʻele holo ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hono palasi fakatuʻi ʻi Pāpiloné. 30 Naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí: “ʻIkai ko Pāpilone ko e Lahi eni ʻa ia kuó u langa ko e nofoʻanga fakatuʻí ʻaki ʻa hoku mālohí mo e iví pea ke u lāngilangiʻia lahi ai?”

31 Lolotonga ʻa e kei lea ʻa e tuʻí, naʻe ongo hifo ha leʻo mei he langí: “Ko e tuʻutuʻuni eni kiate koé, ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa, ‘Ko e puleʻangá kuo mavahe ia meiate koe,+ 32 pea kuo kapusi koe mei he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá. Te ke nofo fakataha mo e fanga manu ʻo e vaó, pea ʻe ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e mohuku ke ke kai ʻo hangē pē ko e fanga pulú, pea ʻe fakalaka ʻiate koe ʻa e kuonga ʻe fitu, kae ʻoua ke ke ʻiloʻi ko e Fungani Māʻolungá ʻa e Pule ʻi he puleʻanga ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá pea ʻokú ne foaki ia ki ha taha pē ʻokú ne loto ki ai.’”+

33 ʻI he mōmeniti pē ko iá naʻe fakahoko ai ʻa e leá ni ʻia Nepukanesa. Naʻe kapusi ia mei he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá, pea kamata ke ne kai ʻa e mohukú ʻo hangē ko e fanga pulú, pea naʻe viviku ʻa hono sinó ʻi he hahau ʻo e langí, pea naʻe loloa ʻa hono ʻulú ʻo hangē ko e fulufulu ʻo e ʻīkalé pea ko hono ngeʻesi-nimá mo hono ngeʻesi-vaʻé naʻe hangē ko e pesipesi ʻo e fanga manupuná.+

34 “ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e taimi ko iá,+ ko au Nepukanesa, naʻá ku hanga hake ki he langí, pea naʻe foki mai ʻa ʻeku fakakaukau leleí; pea naʻá ku fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa e Fungani Māʻolungá, pea naʻá ku fakahīkihikiʻi mo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e Tokotaha ʻoku moʻui ʻo taʻengatá, koeʻuhi ko ʻene pulé ko ha pule taʻengata pea ko hono puleʻangá ʻoku mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.+ 35 Ko e kotoa ʻo e kakai ʻo māmaní ko e meʻa noa pē, pea ʻokú ne ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki hono finangaló ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kongakau ʻo e langí mo e kakai ʻo e māmaní. Pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻe malava ke ne taʻofi ia*+ pe lea kiate ia, ‘Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuó ke faí?’+

36 “ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe foki mai ʻa ʻeku fakakaukau leleí, pea naʻe foki mai mo e lāngilangi ʻo hoku puleʻangá, mo hoku ngeiá, mo hoku nāunauʻiá.+ Ko ʻeku kau ʻōfisa māʻolungá mo ʻeku kau houʻeikí naʻa nau kumi vēkeveke mai kiate au, pea naʻe toe fakafoki au ki hoku puleʻangá, pea naʻe toe tānaki mai kiate au ʻa e lāngilangi lahi ange ia ʻi he taimi ki muʻá.

37 “Pea ko au, Nepukanesa, ʻoku ou fakahīkihikiʻi mo hakeakiʻi mo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e Tuʻi ʻo e langí,+ koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi ngāué kotoa ʻoku moʻoni pea ko ʻene ngaahi foungá ʻoku totonu,+ pea koeʻuhi he ʻokú ne malava ke fakamaaʻi ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ʻaʻeva ʻi he pōlepolé.”+