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23 Pea naʻe moʻui ʻa Sela ʻi he taʻu ʻe 127; ko e ngaahi taʻu eni ʻo e moʻui ʻa Selá.+ 2 Ko ia naʻe mate ʻa Sela ʻi Kiliate-ʻaapa,+ ʻa ia ko Hepeloni+ ia, ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní,+ pea naʻe kamata ke tengihia mo tangi ʻa ʻĒpalahame koeʻuhi ko Sela. 3 Naʻe tuʻu hake leva ʻa ʻĒpalahame mei he ʻao ʻo hono uaifi kuo maté pea naʻá ne pehē ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí:+ 4 “Ko ha muli au mo e nofo hili mai ki homou haʻohaʻongá.+ ʻOmai kiate au ha konga ʻapi ke hoko ko ha tanuʻanga ʻi homou lotolotongá koeʻuhí kae lava ke u ʻave ʻa hoku uaifí ʻo tanu.” 5 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tali ange ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí kia ʻĒpalahame: 6 “Fanongo mai kiate kimautolu, ʻe hoku ʻeiki. Ko ha ʻeiki koe ʻa e ʻOtuá* ʻi homau haʻohaʻongá.+ ʻE lava ke ke tanu ho uaifí ʻi he feituʻu lelei taha ʻo homau ngaahi faʻitoká. ʻE ʻikai ha taha ʻo kimautolu te ne taʻofi ʻa hono faʻitoká meiate koe ke taʻofi ai koe mei hono tanu ho uaifí.”

7 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo punou ki he kakai ʻo e fonuá, ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí,+ 8 ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “Kapau ʻoku mou loto ke tuku au ke u ʻave ʻa hoku uaifí ʻo tanu, peʻi fanongo mai leva kiate au pea kole kia ʻEfiloni ko e foha ʻo Sohaá 9 ke ne fakatau mai kiate au ʻa e ʻana ko Makipilá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻaʻaná; ʻoku ʻi he ngataʻanga ia ʻo hono kelekelé. Tuku ke ne fakatau mai ia kiate au ʻi homou ʻaó ʻaki ʻa e lahi fakakātoa ʻo e siliva ʻa ia ko hono mahuʻingá,+ koeʻuhi ke u lava ai ʻo maʻu ha konga ʻapi ki ha tanuʻanga.”+

10 Pea naʻe tangutu ʻa ʻEfiloni ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí. Ko ia ko ʻEfiloni ko e Hetí naʻá ne tali ange kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi he fanongo ki ai ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí, pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo e faʻahinga kotoa naʻa nau hū ʻi he matapā ʻo hono koló,+ ʻo pehē: 11 “ʻIkai, ʻe hoku ʻeiki! Fanongo mai kiate au. ʻOku ou foaki atu kiate koe fakatouʻosi ʻa e kelekelé mo e ʻana ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi aí. ʻI he ʻao ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo hoku kakaí, ʻoku ou foaki atu ia kiate koe. Tanu ai ho uaifí.” 12 ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe punou ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kakai ʻo e fonuá 13 ʻo ne lea kia ʻEfiloni ʻi he fanongo ki ai ʻa e kakaí, ʻo pehē: “Fanongo mai kiate au, kapau te ke loto ki ai! Te u ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e lahi fakakātoa ʻo e siliva ki he konga kelekelé. Toʻo ia meiate au, koeʻuhí kae lava ke u tanu ai ʻa hoku uaifí.”

14 Naʻe tali ange leva ʻe ʻEfiloni kia ʻĒpalahame: 15 “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, fanongo mai kiate au. Ko e konga kelekele ko ení ko hono mahuʻingá ko e sikeli* siliva ʻe 400, ka ko e hā hake ia ki he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo koé? Ko ia tanu ai ho uaifí.” 16 Naʻe fanongo ʻa ʻĒpalahame kia ʻEfiloni, pea naʻe fua ʻe ʻĒpalahame kia ʻEfiloni ʻa e lahi ʻo e siliva naʻá ne lave ki ai ʻi he fanongo ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí, ko e sikeli* siliva ʻe 400 ʻo fakatatau ki he mamafa naʻe tali ʻe he kau mēsianití.+ 17 Ko ia ko e kelekele ʻo ʻEfiloni ʻi Makipilá, ʻa ia naʻe ofi ki Māmilí—ʻa e kelekelé mo e ʻana ʻi aí pea mo e ʻuluʻakau kotoa ʻi loto ʻi he ngaahi ngatangataʻanga ʻo e kelekelé—naʻe hoko ʻo fakapapauʻi ko e 18 konga ʻapi ia ʻo ʻĒpalahame kuo fakatau ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí, ʻi he ʻao ʻo e faʻahinga kotoa ko ia naʻe hū ʻi he matapā ʻo hono koló. 19 ʻI he hili iá naʻe tanu ʻe ʻĒpalahame ʻa Sela ko hono uaifí ʻi he ʻana ʻo e kelekele ko Makipilá ofi ki Māmili, ʻa ia ko Hepeloni ia, ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní. 20 Ko ia ko e kelekelé mo e ʻana naʻe ʻi aí naʻe ʻoange ia ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Hetí kia ʻĒpalahame ko ha konga ʻapi ia ke hoko ko ha tanuʻanga.+