Sēnesi

49 Pea naʻe ui mai ʻe Sēkope ʻa hono ngaahi fohá peá ne pehē: “Mou fakatahataha mai ka u tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e meʻa ʻe hoko kiate kimoutolu ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻamuí. 2 Mou fakatahataha mai ʻo fanongo, ʻa kimoutolu ngaahi foha ʻo Sēkope, ʻio, fanongo kia ʻIsileli ko hoʻomou tamaí.

3 “Lūpeni,+ ko koe ʻa hoku ʻuluaki fohá,+ ko hoku mālohi mo e kamataʻanga ʻo hoku ivi fakafanaú, ko e fungani ʻo e ngeia pea ko e fungani ʻo e mālohi. 4 ʻI he anga-taʻefakamaʻumaʻu ʻo hangē ha ngaahi vai ʻoku houtuʻú, ʻe ʻikai te ke fungani hake, koeʻuhi naʻá ke ʻalu hake ki he mohenga ʻo hoʻo tamaí.+ ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻá ke ʻuliʻi* ʻa hoku mohengá. Naʻá ne ʻalu moʻoni ki ai!

5 “Ko Simione mo Līvaí ko e ongo tautehina.+ Ko e ongo meʻatau ʻo e fakamālohi ʻa ʻena heletā tāmaté.+ 6 ʻOua naʻa ʻalu atu ke kau fakataha mo kinaua, siʻeku moʻui. ʻOua naʻa kau ki heʻena fakatahá, ʻe hoku lāngilangi,* koeʻuhí ʻi heʻena ʻitá naʻá na tāmateʻi ai ʻa e kau tangata,+ pea naʻe maʻu ʻena fiefiá heʻena tuʻusi ʻa e uoua ʻi he vaʻe ʻo e fanga pulú. 7 Ke malaʻia ʻena ʻitá, koeʻuhi ʻoku anga-fakamālohi, pea mo ʻena tōlilí, koeʻuhi ʻoku kakaha.+ Tuku ke u fakamovetevete kinaua ʻi he fonua ʻo Sēkopé, pea tuku ke u ʻai ke na mafola atu ʻi ʻIsileli.+

8 “Ko e meʻa kiate koé, ʻe Siuta,+ ʻe fakahīkihikiʻi koe+ ʻe ho fanga tokouá. Ko ho nimá ʻe ʻi he kia ʻo ho ngaahi filí.+ Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo hoʻo tamaí te nau punou atu ʻi ho ʻaó.+ 9 Ko Siutá ko ha laione mui.+ Ko e moʻoni te ke tuʻu hake, ʻe hoku foha, mei he manu kuó ke poó. Kuó ne tokoto hifo peá ne fao atu hangē ha laioné, pea ʻi he hangē ha laioné, ko hai ia ʻe fakatoʻotoʻa ke ne ueʻi hake ia? 10 Ko e sēpitá ʻe ʻikai mavahe ia meia Siuta,+ pe ko e tokotoko ʻa e pulé mei he vahaʻa ʻo hono ongo vaʻé, kae ʻoua ke haʻu ʻa Sailo,*+ pea ʻe talangofua kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi kakaí.+ 11 ʻI hono haʻihaʻi ʻene ʻasí ki ha fuʻu kālepi pea mo e ʻuhiki tangata ʻo ʻene ʻasí ki ha fuʻu kālepi funganí, te ne fō hono valá ʻi he uaine pea ko hono kofú ʻi he huhuʻa* ʻo e kālepí. 12 ʻOku kulokula mālohi hono matá mei he uainé, pea ʻoku hinehina hono nifó mei he huʻakaú.

13 “Ko Sepuloni+ te ne nofo ʻi he matātahí, ʻi he matātahi ko ia ʻoku lī taula ai ʻa e ngaahi vaká,+ pea ko hono kauʻāfonua mamaʻó ʻe huʻu atu ki Saitoni.+

14 “Ko ʻĪsaká+ ko ha ʻasi hui mālohi, ʻoku tokoto ʻo ne tauloto ʻa e ongo kavenga ʻe ua. 15 Pea te ne sio ko e feituʻu mālōlōʻangá ʻoku lelei pea ko e fonuá ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa. Te ne ʻai hifo hono umá ke fua ʻa e kavengá pea te ne moʻulaloa ki he ngāue fakapōpula.

16 “Ko Tani+ te ne fakamāuʻi hono kakaí ʻi he tuʻunga ko e taha ʻo e ngaahi matakali ʻo ʻIsilelí.+ 17 Tuku ke hoko ʻa Tani ko ha ngata ʻi he veʻehalá, ko ha ngata meʻatui ʻi he veʻe ʻaluʻangá, ʻa ia ʻokú ne uʻu ʻa e ongo muivaʻe ʻo e hōsí koeʻuhi ke tō foʻohake ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku heka aí.+ 18 Te u tatali ki ha fakamoʻui meiate koe, ʻe Sihova.

19 “Ko e meʻa kia Katá,+ ʻe ʻohofi ia ʻe ha kau kaihaʻa fakamālohi, ka te ne ʻoho atu ʻi honau muivaʻé.+

20 “Ko e mā* ʻa ʻĀselí+ ʻe hulu fau,* pea te ne tokonaki meʻakai ke feʻunga ki ha tuʻi.+

21 “Ko Nafitalaí+ ko ha tia fefine pahauhau. ʻOkú ne leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fungani.+

22 “Ko Siosifá+ ko e huli ʻo ha fuʻu ʻakau fua, ko ha fuʻu ʻakau fua ʻi ha veʻe vai, ʻa ia ko hono ngaahi vaʻá ʻoku kaka ʻo hope atu ʻi he funga ʻaá. 23 Ka ko e kau fana ngahaú naʻa nau hanganaki ʻohofia ia mo fanaʻi ia pea hanganaki tukulotoa ʻa e tāufehiʻa kiate ia.+ 24 Pea neongo ia naʻe kei tuʻu maʻu pē ʻene kaufaná,+ pea ko hono ongo nimá naʻe mālohi ai pē mo longomoʻui.+ Naʻe tupu eni mei he ongo nima ʻo e tokotaha mālohi ʻo Sēkopé, mei he tauhi-sipí, ko e maka ʻo ʻIsilelí. 25 Ko iá* ʻoku mei he ʻOtua ʻo hoʻo tamaí, pea te ne tokoniʻi koe, pea ʻokú ne kau mo e Māfimafi-Aoniú, pea te ne tāpuakiʻi koe ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e langí ʻi ʻolunga, ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e lolotó ʻi lalo,+ ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e ongo huhú mo e manavá. 26 Ko e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo hoʻo tamaí ʻe māʻolunga ange ia ʻi he ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e ngaahi moʻunga taʻengatá, pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa manakoa ʻo e ngaahi foʻi māʻolunga tuʻuloá.+ ʻE hokohoko atu ʻenau ʻi he ʻulu ʻo Siosifá, ʻi he tumuʻaki ʻo e ʻulu ʻo e tokotaha naʻe fakamavaheʻi mei hono fanga tokouá.+

27 “Ko Penisimani+ ʻe hokohoko atu ʻene halú hangē ha ulofí.+ ʻI he pongipongí te ne kai ʻa e manu naʻá ne poó, pea ʻi he efiafí te ne vahevahe atu ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne maʻu fakamālohí.”+

28 Ko e faʻahingá ni kotoa ko e ngaahi matakali ia ʻe 12 ʻo ʻIsilelí, pea ko e meʻa ʻeni naʻe leaʻaki ʻe heʻenau tamaí kiate kinautolu ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi ai kinautolú. Naʻá ne ʻoange ki he tokotaha taki taha ʻo kinautolu ha tāpuaki+ feʻungamālie.

29 ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne ʻoange ʻa e ngaahi fekau ko ʻení kiate kinautolu: “Ko aú ʻe fakatahaʻi ki hoku kakaí.*+ Tanu fakataha au mo ʻeku ngaahi tamaí ʻi he ʻana ko ia ʻi he kelekele ʻo ʻEfiloni ko e Hetí,+ 30 ʻa e ʻana ʻi he kelekele ko Makipilá ʻa ia ʻoku ofi ki Māmili ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní, ʻa e kelekele naʻe fakatau mai ʻe ʻĒpalahame meia ʻEfiloni ko e Hetí ke hoko ko ha konga ʻapi ia ki ha tanuʻanga. 31 Ko ia naʻa nau tanu ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame mo Sela+ ko hono uaifí. Ko ia naʻa nau tanu ai ʻa ʻAisake+ mo Lepeka ko hono uaifí, pea ko ia naʻá ku tanu ai ʻa Liá. 32 Ko e konga kelekelé pea mo e ʻana ʻoku ʻi aí naʻe fakatau ia mei he ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí.”+

33 Ko ia ai, ko e ʻosi ia hono ʻoange ʻe Sēkope ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ko ení ki hono ngaahi fohá. Naʻá ne ʻohake leva hono ongo vaʻé ki he funga mohengá peá ne hokotaki pea naʻe fakatahaʻi ia ki hono kakaí.*+