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17 ʻI he taimi naʻe taʻu 99 ai ʻa ʻEpalamé, naʻe hā ʻa Sihova kia ʻEpalame ʻo ne folofola kiate ia: “Ko au ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú. Ke ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hoku ʻaó pea fakamoʻoniʻi ʻokú ke taʻemele. 2 Te u fokotuʻu ʻeku fuakava ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo koé,+ pea te u fakatokolahi koe ke ke hoko ʻo mātuʻaki tokolahi ʻaupito.”+

3 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tō foʻohifo ʻa ʻEpalame, pea naʻe hoko atu ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē: 4 “Ko e meʻa kiate aú, vakai, ko ʻeku fuakavá ʻoku fai ia mo koe,+ pea ko e moʻoni te ke hoko ko ha tamai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi.+ 5 ʻE ʻikai ke kei ui ho hingoá ko ʻEpalame;* ʻe ui ho hingoá ko ʻĒpalahame,* he te u ngaohi koe ko ha tamai ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi. 6 Te u ngaohi koe ke ke fanafanau ʻo mātuʻaki tokolahi ʻaupito pea te u ngaohi koe ke ke hoko ko e ngaahi puleʻanga, pea ʻe hoko mai meiate koe ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi.+

7 “Pea te u tauhi ʻeku fuakava ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo koé+ pea mo ho hako ʻi he hili koé ʻi he kotoa ʻo honau ngaahi toʻutangatá ko ha fuakava taʻengata, ke u ʻOtua kiate koe pea ki ho hako ʻi he hili koé. 8 Pea te u foaki kiate koe pea ki ho hako ʻi he hili koé ʻa e fonua ʻa ia naʻá ke nofo ai ko ha mulí+—ʻa e fonua kātoa ʻo Kēnaní—ko ha tofiʻa taʻengata, pea te u hoko au ko honau ʻOtua.”+

9 Naʻe toe folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ko e meʻa kiate koé, ke ke tauhi ʻeku fuakavá, ʻe koe pea mo ho hako ʻi he hili koé ʻi he kotoa ʻo honau ngaahi toʻutangatá. 10 Ko ʻeku fuakava eni ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo kimoutolú, ke tauhi ʻe koe pea mo ho hako ʻi he hili koé: Ko e tangata kotoa pē ʻi homou lotolotongá kuo pau ke kamu+ ia. 11 Kuo pau ke mou kamu ʻa e kakano ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo homou fakatangatá, pea ʻe hoko ia ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e fuakava ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoʻoku mo kimoutolú.+ 12 ʻI he kotoa homou ngaahi toʻutangatá, ko e tangata kotoa pē ʻi homou lotolotongá ʻoku ʻaho valu hono taʻumotuʻá kuo pau ke kamu+ ia, ha taha pē ʻoku fanauʻi ʻi he fāmilí mo ha taha pē ʻoku ʻikai ko ha taha ʻo ho hakó pea naʻe fakatau ʻaki ha paʻanga mei ha muli. 13 Ko e tangata kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi ʻi ho fāmilí mo e tangata kotoa pē kuo fakatau ʻaki hoʻo paʻangá kuo pau ke kamu+ ia, pea ko ʻeku fuakava ʻi homou kakanó kuo pau ke hoko ia ko ha fuakava taʻengata. 14 Kapau ʻe ʻi ai ha tangata taʻekamu ʻe ʻikai kamu ʻa e kakano ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo hono fakatangatá, ko e tokotaha ko iá kuo pau ke tuʻusi ia mei hono kakaí.* Kuó ne maumauʻi ʻeku fuakavá.”

15 Naʻe folofola leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kia ʻĒpalahame: “Ko e meʻa kia Sēlai*+ ko ho uaifí, kuo pau ke ʻoua te ke ui ia ko Sēlai, koeʻuhí ʻe ui ʻa hono hingoá ko Sela.* 16 Te u tāpuakiʻi ia pea te u foaki atu foki kiate koe ha foha ʻiate ia;+ te u tāpuakiʻi ʻa Sela pea te ne hoko ko ha ngaahi puleʻanga; ʻe hoko mai meiate ia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ha ngaahi kakai.” 17 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tō foʻohifo ʻa ʻĒpalahame pea kamata ke ne kata mo ne pehē loto pē:+ “ʻE fanauʻi koā ha tama ki ha tangata kuo taʻu 100, pea ko Sela, ko ha fefine kuo taʻu 90, te ne fāʻele+ koā?”

18 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĒpalahame ki he ʻOtua moʻoní: “Fakatauange ke moʻui ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli ʻi ho ʻaó!”+ 19 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe folofola ai ʻa e ʻOtuá: “Ko Sela ko ho uaifí ʻe pau moʻoni ke ne fanauʻi kiate koe ha foha, pea kuo pau ke ke fakahingoa ia ko ʻAisake.*+ Pea te u fokotuʻu ʻeku fuakavá mo ia ko ha fuakava taʻengata ʻo aʻu ki hono hako ʻi he hili iá.+ 20 Ka ʻi he fekauʻaki mo ʻIsimeʻelí, kuó u fanongo kiate koe. Vakai! Te u tāpuakiʻi ia pea te u ngaohi ia ke fanafanau pea te u fakatokolahi ia ke hoko ʻo mātuʻaki tokolahi ʻaupito. Te ne fakatupu mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻe toko 12, pea te u ngaohi ia ke ne hoko ko ha puleʻanga lahi.+ 21 Kae kehe, te u fokotuʻu ʻeku fuakavá mo ʻAisake,+ ʻa ia ʻe fanauʻi ʻe Sela kiate koe ʻi he taimi kotofa ko ení ʻi he taʻu kahaʻú.”+

22 ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate iá, naʻá ne hāʻele hake meia ʻĒpalahame. 23 Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe ʻĒpalahame hono foha ko ʻIsimeʻelí pea mo e kakai tangata kotoa pē naʻe fanauʻi ʻi hono fāmilí pea mo e tokotaha kotoa pē naʻá ne fakatau ʻaki ha paʻanga, ʻa e tangata kotoa pē ʻi he fale ʻo ʻĒpalahamé, pea naʻá ne kamu ʻa e kakano ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo honau fakatangatá ʻi he ʻaho tofu pē ko iá, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e folofola naʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate iá.+ 24 Naʻe taʻu 99 ʻa ʻĒpalahame ʻi he taimi naʻe kamu+ ai ʻa e kakano ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo hono fakatangatá. 25 Pea ko hono foha ko ʻIsimeʻelí naʻe taʻu 13 ʻi he taimi naʻe kamu+ ai ʻa e kakano ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo hono fakatangatá. 26 ʻI he ʻaho tofu pē ko iá, naʻe kamu ai ʻa ʻĒpalahame pea pehē kia ʻIsimeʻeli ko hono fohá. 27 Ko e kakai tangata kotoa pē ʻi hono falé, ha taha pē naʻe fanauʻi ʻi he fāmilí, mo ha taha pē naʻe fakatau ʻaki ha paʻanga mei ha muli, naʻe kamu foki kinautolu fakataha mo ia.