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14 Pea ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAmilafeli ko e tuʻi ʻo Sainá,+ ʻAlioke ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĒlasá, Kitaleoma+ ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĪlamí,+ mo Tītale ko e tuʻi ʻo Koimí, 2 naʻe faitau ai ʻa e faʻahingá ni mo Pila ko e tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá,+ Pilesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Komolá,+ Sinape ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĀtimá, Semepa ko e tuʻi ʻo Sipoimí,+ pea mo e tuʻi ʻo Pelá, ʻa ia, ko Soa. 3 Naʻe kau fakataha ʻa kinautolú ni* kotoa ʻi he Teleʻa* ko Sitimí,+ ʻa ia, ko e Tahi Māsimá.*+

4 Ko e ngaahi tuʻi ko iá naʻa nau ngāue kia Kitaleoma ʻi he taʻu ʻe 12, ka naʻa nau angatuʻu ʻi he taʻu hono 13. 5 Ko ia ʻi he taʻu hono 14, naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Kitaleoma pea mo e ngaahi tuʻi naʻe ʻiate iá ʻo nau ikunaʻi ʻa e kau Lifaimí ʻi ʻAsiteloti-kaʻanaimi, mo e kau Susimí ʻi Hami, mo e kau ʻĪmimé+ ʻi Save-kiliataimi, 6 pea mo e kau Holí+ ʻi honau moʻunga ko Seiá+ ʻo aʻu hifo ki ʻEla-pelana, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he ngatangataʻanga ʻo e toafá. 7 Hili iá, naʻa nau foki ʻo nau haʻu ki ʻEni-misipate, ʻa ia, ko Kētesi,+ ʻo nau ikunaʻi ʻa e feituʻu kātoa ʻo e kau ʻAmalekí+ pea pehē foki ki he kau ʻĀmolí+ ʻa ia naʻa nau nofo ʻi Hasasoni-tamali.+

8 ʻI he taimi ko ení, naʻe laka atu ai ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá, pea pehē foki ki he tuʻi ʻo Komolá, ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĀtimá, ko e tuʻi ʻo Sipoimí, pea mo e tuʻi ʻo Pelá, ʻa ia ko Soa, pea naʻa nau fakatē tau kiate kinautolu ʻi he Teleʻa* ko Sitimí, 9 kia Kitaleoma ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĪlamí, Tītale ko e tuʻi ʻo Koimí, ʻAmilafeli ko e tuʻi ʻo Sainá, mo ʻAlioke ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻĒlasá+—ko e tuʻi ʻe toko fā ki he toko nima. 10 Pea ko e Teleʻa* ko Sitimí naʻe fonu ʻi he ngaahi luo ʻo e meʻa hangē ha valitaá, pea naʻe feinga ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá mo e tuʻi ʻo Komolá ke na hola ʻo na tō ai ʻi he luó, pea ko e faʻahinga naʻe toé naʻa nau hola ki he feituʻu moʻungaʻiá. 11 Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe he kau ikuná ʻa e koloa kotoa ʻo Sōtoma mo Komolá pea mo ʻenau meʻakaí kotoa pea naʻa nau ʻalu atu.+ 12 Naʻa nau ʻave foki ʻa Lote, ko e foha ʻo e tokoua ʻo ʻEpalamé ʻa ia naʻá ne nofo ʻi Sōtomá,+ pea pehē ki heʻene ngaahi koloá, pea naʻe hoko atu ʻenau fonongá.

13 ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻa ko iá, naʻe haʻu ha tangata ʻa ia naʻe hola ʻo ne fakahā ia kia ʻEpalame ko e Hepeluú. Naʻá ne nofo ʻi he taimi ko ení ʻi he ngaahi ʻuluʻakau lalahi ʻa Māmili ko e ʻĀmolí,+ ʻa ia ko e tokoua ʻo ʻEsikoli pea mo ʻĀneli.+ Ko e kau tangatá ni naʻa nau kau mo ʻEpalame. 14 Ko ia naʻe fanongo ai ʻa ʻEpalame kuo ʻave pōpula hono kāingá.*+ ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻá ne fakatahatahaʻi ʻa ʻene kau tangata kuo akoʻi ki he taú, ko e kau sevāniti ʻe toko 318 ʻa ia naʻe fanauʻi ʻi hono falé, pea naʻa nau tuli atu ʻo aʻu ki Tani.+ 15 Lolotonga ʻa e poó, naʻá ne vahevahe ʻene kau taú, pea naʻá ne ʻohofi ai mo ʻene kau sevānití ʻo ikunaʻi kinautolu. Pea naʻá ne tuli kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki Hopa, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he tokelau ʻo Tāmasikusí. 16 Naʻá ne toe fakafoki mai ʻa e ngaahi koloá kotoa, kaeʻumaʻā foki ʻa Lote ko hono kāingá, ko ʻene ngaahi koloá, ko e kakai fefiné, pea mo e kakai kehé.

17 Hili ʻa e foki ʻa ʻEpalame mei hono ikunaʻi ʻa Kitaleoma mo e ngaahi tuʻi naʻe ʻiate iá, naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá ke fakafetaulaki kia ʻEpalame ʻi he Teleʻa* ʻo Savé, ʻa ia, ko e Teleʻa ʻo e Tuʻí.+ 18 Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Melekisēteki+ ko e tuʻi ʻo Sālemá+ ha mā mo e uaine; ko e taulaʻeiki ia ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá.+

19 Naʻá ne tāpuakiʻi leva ia ʻo ne pehē:

Pea naʻe ʻoange ʻe ʻEpalame kiate ia ha vahe hongofulu ʻo e meʻa kotoa pē.+

21 ʻI he hili iá, naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá kia ʻEpalame: “ʻOmi kiate au ʻa e kakaí, ka ke ʻave ʻe koe ʻa e koloá maʻau.” 22 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻEpalame ki he tuʻi ʻo Sōtomá: “ʻOku ou hiki hoku nimá ʻi ha fuakava kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, ʻa e Tokotaha-Ngaohi ʻo e langí mo māmaní, 23 ʻe ʻikai te u toʻo ha meʻa ʻoku ʻaʻau, mei ha tuʻoni filo ki ha nonoʻo ʻo ha senitolo, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻá ke pehē, ‘Naʻá ku ʻai ke koloaʻia ʻa ʻEpalame.’ 24 ʻE ʻikai te u toʻo ha meʻa ʻe taha tuku kehe pē ʻa e meʻa kuo ʻosi kai ʻe he kau talavoú. Ka ki he ʻinasi ʻo e kau tangata naʻe ō mo aú, ʻa ʻĀneli, ʻEsikoli, mo Māmilí+—tuku ke nau toʻo ʻa honau ʻinasí.”