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18 ʻI he hili iá, naʻe hā ʻa Sihova+ kiate ia ʻi he ʻuluʻakau lalahi ʻo Māmilí,+ ʻi heʻene tangutu ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e tēnití ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e taimi vela taha ʻo e ʻahó. 2 Naʻá ne hanga hake ʻo ne sio ki he kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ʻoku nau tuʻu ʻo kiʻi mamaʻo atu meiate ia.+ ʻI heʻene sio kiate kinautolú, naʻá ne lele mei he hūʻanga ʻo e tēnití ke fakafetaulaki kiate kinautolu, pea naʻá ne punou ki he kelekelé. 3 Naʻá ne pehē ange leva: “ʻE Sihova, kapau kuó u maʻu ʻa hoʻo hōifuá, kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻoua te ke fakalaka mei hoʻo sevānití. 4 Kātaki muʻa ʻo tuku ke ʻomai ha meʻi vai, pea ke fufulu homou vaʻé;+ pea mou toki mālōlō leva ʻi he lalo ʻakaú. 5 ʻI he vakai kuo mou haʻu ki heni ki hoʻomou sevānití, tuku ke u ʻomai ha konga mā ke mou maʻu mei ai ha mālohi.* ʻE lava ke hoko atu leva hoʻomou fonongá.” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOku lelei. ʻE lava ke ke fai ʻa e meʻa kuó ke leaʻakí.”
6 Ko ia naʻe fakavave ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki he tēnití kia Sela ʻo ne pehē: “Fakatoʻotoʻo! ʻOmai ha fua* mahoaʻa lelei ʻe tolu, natu ʻa e takaongá, pea ngaohi ha ngaahi foʻi mā.” 7 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne lele ki he tākangá ʻo fili mai ha kiʻi pulu tangata molū mo lelei. Naʻá ne ʻoange ia ki he sevānití, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakavave ke teuteu ia. 8 Naʻá ne toʻo leva ʻa e pata mo e huʻakau mo e kiʻi pulu tangata kuó ne ʻosi teuteú pea tuku atu ʻa e meʻakaí ʻi honau ʻaó. Pea naʻá ne tuʻu leva ʻi honau tafaʻakí ʻi he lalo ʻakaú ʻi he lolotonga ʻenau kaí.+
9 Naʻa nau pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko fē ʻa Sela+ ko ho uaifí?” Naʻá ne tali ange: “Ko eni ʻi he tēnití.” 10 Ko ia naʻe hoko atu ʻa e taha ʻo kinautolu: “Te u foki moʻoni mai kiate koe ʻi he taʻu kahaʻú ʻi he taimi ko ení, pea vakai, ko Sela ko ho uaifí te ne maʻu ha tama tangata.”+ Pea ko Sela naʻá ne fanongo mai ki ai ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e tēnití, ʻa ia naʻe tuʻu mei mui ʻi he tangatá. 11 Ko ʻĒpalahame mo Selá naʻá na motuʻa, kuo aʻuaʻu hona taʻú.+ Naʻe mahili atu ʻa Sela mei he taʻu ʻo e maʻu fānaú.*+ 12 Ko ia naʻe kamata ke kata ʻa Sela ʻiate ia, ʻo ne pehē: “Hili ia ʻeku vaivai pea kuo motuʻa mo hoku ʻeikí, te u maʻu moʻoni koā ʻa e fiefia+ ko ení?” 13 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ko e hā naʻe kata ai ʻa Sela mo ne pehē, ‘Te u fanau moʻoni koā neongo ʻeku motuʻá?’ 14 ʻOku ʻi ai koā ha meʻa ʻe fuʻu lahi fau kia Sihova?+ Te u foki mai kiate koe ʻi he taʻu kahaʻú ʻi he taimi kotofa ko ení, pea ʻe maʻu ʻe Sela ha tama tangata.” 15 Ka naʻe fakaʻikaiʻi ia ʻe Sela, ʻo ne pehē, “Naʻe ʻikai te u kata,” he naʻá ne ilifia. ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne folofola: “ʻIo, naʻá ke kata.”
16 ʻI he tuʻu hake ʻa e kau tangatá ke nau mavahe pea nau sio hifo ki Sōtomá,+ naʻe luelue ʻa ʻĒpalahame mo kinautolu ke fakafeʻao kiate kinautolu. 17 Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova: “ʻOku ou hanganaki fufū meia ʻĒpalahame ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou teu ke faí?+ 18 Ko ē, ʻe hoko moʻoni ʻa ʻĒpalahame ko ha puleʻanga lahi mo mālohi, pea ko e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa ʻo e māmaní ʻe faitāpuekina kinautolu* fakafou ʻiate ia.+ 19 He kuó u ʻunuʻunu kiate ia koeʻuhí ke ne fekauʻi ʻa hono ngaahi fohá mo hono fāmili ʻi he hili iá ke nau tauhi ʻa e founga ʻa Sihová ʻaki hono fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonu mo māʻoniʻoní,+ koeʻuhi kae fakahoko ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa kuó ne talaʻofa fekauʻaki mo ʻĒpalahamé.”
20 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova: “Ko e kalanga ʻo kau ki Sōtoma mo Komolá ʻoku leʻo-lahi moʻoni,+ pea ko ʻenau angahalá ʻoku fuʻu mamafa.+ 21 Te u ʻalu hifo ke sio pe ko ʻenau tōʻongá ʻoku hangē ko e kalanga ʻa ia kuo aʻu mai kiate aú. Pea kapau ʻe ʻikai, ʻe lava ke u ʻiloʻi ia.”+
22 Naʻe mavahe leva ʻa e ongo tangatá mei ai ʻo ʻalu ki Sōtoma, ka naʻe nofo pē ʻa Sihova+ mo ʻĒpalahame. 23 Naʻe fakaofiofi atu leva ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻo ne pehē: “Te ke tafiʻi moʻoni koā ʻa e māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e fulikivanú?+ 24 Tau pehē pē ʻoku ʻi ai ha kau tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50 ʻi he loto koló. Te ke tafiʻi leva kinautolu ʻo ʻikai fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e feituʻú koeʻuhi ko e toko 50 māʻoniʻoni ʻoku ʻi loto aí? 25 ʻOku taʻemalava ke fakakaukau atu te ke fai peheni ʻaki hono ʻai ke mate ʻa e tangata māʻoniʻoní fakataha mo e tokotaha fulikivanú ʻo tatau ai ʻa e ikuʻanga ki he tangata māʻoniʻoní mo e fulikivanú!+ ʻOku taʻemalava ke fakakaukau atu te ke fai pehē.+ ʻIkai ʻe fai ʻe he Fakamaau ʻo māmaní kotoa ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú?”+ 26 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa Sihova: “Kapau te u maʻu ʻi Sōtoma ha kau tangata māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50 ʻi he koló, te u fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e feituʻú kotoa koeʻuhi ko kinautolu.” 27 Ka naʻe toe tali ange ʻe ʻĒpalahame: “Kātaki muʻa, ko eni kuó u fiematamuʻa ke lea kia Sihova, lolotonga iá ko aú ko e efu mo e efuefu. 28 Pehē pē ko e kau māʻoniʻoni ʻe toko 50 ʻe nounou ʻaki ʻa e toko nima. Te ke fakaʻauha ʻa e koló kotoa koeʻuhi ko e toko nimá?” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne folofola: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia kapau te u maʻu ai ha toko 45.”+
29 Ka naʻá ne toe lea kiate ia ʻo pehē: “Pehē pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha toko 40.” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻE ʻikai te u fai ia koeʻuhi ko e toko 40.” 30 Ka naʻá ne hoko atu: “Kātaki muʻa ʻe Sihova, ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo kakaha ʻa hoʻo houhaú,+ kae tuku muʻa ke hoko atu ʻeku leá: Pehē pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha toko 30 pē.” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻE ʻikai te u fai ia kapau te u maʻu ai ha toko 30.” 31 Ka naʻá ne hoko atu: “Kātaki muʻa, ko eni kuó u fiematamuʻa ke lea kia Sihova: Pehē pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha toko 20 pē.” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia koeʻuhí ko e toko 20.” 32 Fakaʻosí, naʻá ne pehē: “Kātaki muʻa Sihova, ʻoua ʻe hoko ʻo kakaha hoʻo houhaú, kae tuku muʻa ke u toe lea tuʻo taha atu pē: Pehē pē ʻoku maʻu ai ha toko hongofulu pē.” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻE ʻikai te u fakaʻauha ia koeʻuhi ko e toko hongofulú.” 33 ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻĒpalahamé, naʻá ne hāʻele atu+ pea naʻe foki ʻa ʻĒpalahame ki hono feituʻú.