Selemaia
39 ʻI he taʻu hono hiva ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Setekaia ʻo Siutá, ʻi he māhina hono hongofulú, naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné mo ʻene kau taú kotoa ki Selusalema, ʻo nau ʻākoloʻi ia.+
2 ʻI he taʻu hono 11 ʻo e pule ʻa Setekaiá, ʻi he māhina hono faá, ʻi he ʻaho hono hiva ʻo e māhiná, naʻa nau avangi ai ʻa e ʻā ʻo e koló.+ 3 Pea naʻe hū atu ʻa e kau houʻeiki kotoa ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ʻo tangutu ʻi he Matapā ʻi Lotó,+ ʻa ia, ko Nelikala-salesa ko e Samiká, Nipo-sasekimi ko e Lapisalisí,* Nelikala-salesa ko e Lapimakí,* pea mo e toenga kotoa ʻo e kau houʻeiki ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné.
4 ʻI he sio atu ʻa Tuʻi Setekaia ʻo Siutá mo e kau sōtiá kotoa kiate kinautolú, naʻa nau hola,+ ʻo nau hū ki tuʻa mei he koló ʻi he poʻulí ʻi he veʻe ngoue ʻa e tuʻí, ʻo fou atu ʻi he matapā ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo ʻaá, pea nau hoko atu ai ʻi he hala ʻo e ʻAlapá.+ 5 Ka naʻe tulimui atu ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e kau tau Kalitiá, ʻo nau maʻu ʻa Setekaia ʻi he toafa ʻo Sielikoó.+ Naʻa nau puke ia ʻo ʻave kia Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné ki Līpila+ ʻi he fonua ko Hēmatí,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne hilifaki ai ha tautea kiate ia. 6 Naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ke tāmateʻi ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Setekaiá ʻi hono ʻaó ʻi ai ʻi Līpila, pea naʻe fekauʻi ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ke tāmateʻi ʻa e kau houʻeiki kotoa ʻo Siutá.+ 7 Pea naʻá ne fakakuihi ʻa e mata ʻo Setekaiá, ʻi he hili iá naʻá ne haʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e meʻa-haʻi kopa ke ʻave ia ki Pāpilone.+
8 Naʻe tutu leva ʻe he kau Kalitiá ʻa e fale* ʻo e tuʻí mo e ngaahi fale ʻo e kakaí,+ pea naʻa nau holoki ʻa e ngaahi ʻā ʻo Selusalemá.+ 9 Naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ʻe Nepusaletani+ ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté ki Pāpilone ʻa e toenga ʻo e kakai naʻe toe ʻi he koló, mo e faʻahinga naʻe mavahe kiate iá, pea mo ha taha pē naʻe toe.
10 Ka ko Nepusaletani ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté naʻá ne tuku ʻi he fonua ko Siutá ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kakai masiva tahá, ʻa kinautolu naʻe halaʻatā haʻanau meʻá. ʻI he ʻaho ko iá naʻá ne ʻoange foki kiate kinautolu ha ngaahi ngoue kālepi mo ha ngaahi ngoue ke nau ngāue ai.*+
11 Pea ko Tuʻi Nepukanesa* ʻo Pāpiloné naʻá ne ʻoange kia Nepusaletani ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ko ení ʻo fekauʻaki mo Selemaia: 12 “ʻAve ia pea tokangaʻi ia; ʻoua naʻa fai ha kovi kiate ia, pea ʻoange ha meʻa pē ʻokú ne kole atu kiate koe.”+
13 Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Nepusaletani ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté, Nepusasepani ko e Lapisalisí,* Nelikala-salesa ko e Lapimakí,* mo e kau tangata tuʻu-ki-muʻa kotoa pē ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné 14 ke ʻomi ki tuʻa ʻa Selemaia mei he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté+ pea tuku atu ia kia Ketalaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikami+ ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní+ ke ʻave ki hono falé. Ko ia naʻá ne nofo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí.
15 Lolotonga hono tauhi pōpula ʻa Selemaia ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté,+ naʻe hoko mai kiate ia ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová, ʻo pehē: 16 “ʻAlu ʻo tala kia ʻĒpeti-meleki+ ko e ʻItiopeá, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Ko eni ʻoku ou fakahoko ʻeku ngaahi lea ki he koló ni ki ha kovi ʻo ʻikai ki ha lelei, pea ʻi he ʻaho ko iá te ke sio ʻi heʻene hokó.”’
17 “‘Ka te u fakahaofi koe ʻi he ʻaho ko iá,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, ‘pea ʻe ʻikai ke tuku atu koe ki he kau tangata ʻokú ke manavahē ki aí.’
18 “‘He ko e moʻoni te u tokonaki atu kiate koe ha haoʻanga, pea heʻikai te ke tō ʻi he heletaá. Te ke maʻu ʻa hoʻo moʻuí ko ha koloa vete,*+ koeʻuhí naʻá ke falala kiate au,’+ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.”