ʻUluaki Tuʻi
17 Pea ko ʻIlaisiā*+ ko e tangata Tīsipí, ko ha tokotaha Kiliati,+ naʻá ne pehē ange kia ʻĒhapi: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻui ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa ia ʻoku ou tauhí,* lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi taʻu ko ení ʻe ʻikai ha hahau pe ko ha ʻuha tuku kehe pē ʻi haʻaku toki lea!”+
2 Naʻe hoko mai kiate ia ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová, ʻo pehē: 3 “Mavahe mei heni, pea afe fakahahake ʻo toitoi ʻi he Teleʻa* ko Kilití, ʻi he hahake ʻo Sioataní. 4 Te ke inu mei he vaitafé, pea te u fekauʻi ʻa e fanga lēvení ke nau tokonaki atu ki ai ha meʻakai+ maʻau.” 5 Naʻá ne ʻalu leva peá ne fai ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihová; naʻá ne ʻalu ʻo nofo ʻi he veʻe Teleʻa* ko Kilití, ʻi he hahake ʻo Sioataní. 6 Pea naʻe ʻomi kiate ia ʻe he fanga lēvení ʻa e mā mo e kakanoʻi-manu ʻi he pongipongí mo e mā mo e kakanoʻi-manu ʻi he efiafí, pea naʻá ne inu mei he vaitafé.+ 7 Ka ʻi he hili ha ngaahi ʻaho, naʻe pakukā ʻa e vaitafé,+ koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ha ʻuha ʻi he fonuá.
8 Naʻe hoko mai leva kiate ia ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová: 9 “Tuʻu hake, ʻalu ki Salepita, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ki Saitoní, pea nofo ai. Vakai! Te u fekauʻi ha uitou ʻi ai ke ne tokonaki atu ha meʻakai kiate koe.”+ 10 Ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu ki Salepita. ʻI heʻene aʻu ki he hūʻanga ʻo e koló, naʻe ʻi ai ha uitou ʻoku fai ʻene tufi fefie. Ko ia naʻá ne ui atu kiate ia ʻo pehē: “ʻOmai muʻa maʻaku ha meʻi vai ʻi ha ipu ke u inu.”+ 11 ʻI heʻene hū ke ʻomi iá, naʻá ne ui atu kiate ia: “ʻOmai muʻa maʻaku ha meʻi mā ʻi ho nimá.” 12 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻoku moʻuí, ʻoku ʻikai haʻaku mā, ko ha falukunga mahoaʻa pē ʻi he fuʻu siā mo ha meʻi lolo ʻi he kiʻi siā.+ Ko eni ʻoku ou tufi ha fanga kiʻi vaʻa fefie, pea te u hū ʻo ngaohi ha meʻa maʻaku mo ʻeku tamá. ʻI he hili ʻema kai iá, te ma mate.”
13 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe ʻIlaisiā kiate ia: “ʻOua naʻá ke ilifia. Hū atu pea fai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo leá. Ka ke ʻuluaki ngaohi maʻaku ha kiʻi foʻi mā fuopotopoto ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻi aí, pea ʻomi ia ki heni kiate au. ʻI he hili iá peá ke toki ngaohi ha meʻa maʻau mo hoʻo tamá. 14 He ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí: ‘Ko e fuʻu siā mahoaʻá ʻe ʻikai ke ʻosi, pea ko e kiʻi siā loló ʻe ʻikai ke maha kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sihova ha ʻuha ki he funga kelekelé.’”+ 15 Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe ʻIlaisiaá, pea ko ia mo e fefiné pea mo hono falé naʻa nau kai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi.+ 16 Ko e fuʻu siā mahoaʻá naʻe ʻikai ke ʻosi, pea ko e kiʻi siā loló naʻe ʻikai ke maha, ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihova naʻá ne folofolaʻaki fakafou ʻia ʻIlaisiaá.
17 ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻe puke ʻa e tama ʻa e fefine naʻe ʻoʻona ʻa e falé, pea naʻe hoko ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻa hono puké ʻo tuʻu ai ʻa ʻene mānavá.+ 18 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange ai kia ʻIlaisiā: “Ko e hā ha meʻa ʻokú ke koviʻia ai ʻiate au,* ʻe tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní? Kuó ke haʻú ke fakamanatu mai kiate au ʻa ʻeku halaiá pea ke tāmateʻi+ ʻa ʻeku tamá?” 19 Ka naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “ʻOmai kiate au ʻa hoʻo tamá.” Pea naʻá ne toʻo ia mei he nima ʻo e fefiné ʻo ne fua hake ia ki he loki ʻi ʻolungá, ʻa ia naʻá ne nofo aí, pea naʻá ne fakatokoto ia ʻi hono mohenga ʻoʻoná.+ 20 Naʻá ne ui kia Sihova: “ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua,+ ʻokú ke toe ʻomi koā ha kovi ki he uitou ʻa ia ʻoku ou nofo aí ʻaki hono tāmateʻi ʻa ʻene tamá?” 21 Pea naʻá ne fāʻofua tuʻo tolu ʻi he kiʻi tamá peá ne ui kia Sihova: “ʻE Sihova ko hoku ʻOtua, tuku muʻa ke foki mai ʻa e moʻui ʻa e kiʻi tamá ni kiate ia.” 22 Naʻe fanongo ʻa Sihova ki he kole ʻa ʻIlaisiaá,+ pea naʻe foki mai ʻa e moʻui ʻa e kiʻi tamá kiate ia, pea naʻá ne toe ake.+ 23 Naʻe fua ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻa e kiʻi tamá ʻo ne ʻohifo ia mei he loki ʻi ʻolungá peá ne ʻoange ia ki heʻene faʻeé; pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIlaisiā: “Vakai, kuo moʻui ʻa hoʻo tamá.”+ 24 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe he fefiné kia ʻIlaisiā: “Ko eni ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ko ha tangata moʻoni koe ʻa e ʻOtuá+ pea ko e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻi ho ngutú ʻoku moʻoni.”