Selemaia
8 “ʻI he taimi ko iá,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová, “ko e ngaahi hui ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siutá, mo e ngaahi hui ʻo hono kau houʻeikí, mo e ngaahi hui ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí, mo e ngaahi hui ʻo e kau palōfitá, pea mo e ngaahi hui ʻo e kakai ʻo Selusalemá ʻe taʻaki hake mei honau ngaahi faʻitoká. 2 ʻE folahi atu ia ʻi he laʻaá mo e māhiná pea ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi kongakau ʻo e langí ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻofa mo tauhi mo muimui mo kumi mo punou ki aí.+ ʻE ʻikai ke fakatahatahaʻi ia pea ʻe ʻikai ke tanu. ʻE hoko ia ʻo hangē ha kinohaʻa ʻi he fukahi kelekelé.”+
3 “Pea ko e toenga ʻo e fāmili kovi ko eni ʻoku kei moʻuí te nau fili ki he maté kae ʻikai ko e moʻuí ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku ou fakamovete atu ai kinautolú,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú.
4 “Pea kuo pau ke ke lea kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová:
“Te nau tō pea ʻikai toe tuʻu hake?
Kapau ʻe tafoki mai ha tokotaha, ʻikai ʻe toe tafoki mai mo e tokotaha ʻe tahá?
5 Ko e hā kuo pehē ai ʻa e kakaí ni, ʻa Selusalema, ʻo hokohoko taʻefaitōnungá?
ʻOku nau piki maʻu ki he kākaá;
ʻOku nau fakafisi ke tafoki mai.+
6 Naʻá ku tokanga pea hanganaki fanongo, ka ko e founga ʻo ʻenau leá naʻe ʻikai totonu.
Naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻe fakatomala mei heʻene anga-fulikivanú pe te ne ʻeke, ‘Ko e hā kuó u faí?’+
Ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻokú ne toutou foki ki he ʻalunga ʻoku manakoá, ʻo hangē ha hoosi ʻoku ʻoho atu ki he taú.
7 Naʻa mo e sitoake ʻi he ʻataá ʻokú ne ʻilo ʻa hono faʻahitaʻú;*
Ko e kulukulú mo e fanga manupuna kehé ʻoku nau tauhi ki he taimi ʻoku nau foki aí.*
Ka ʻoku ʻikai mahino ki hoku kakaí tonu ʻa e fakamaau ʻa Sihová.”’+
8 ‘ʻOku anga-fēfē hoʻomou pehē: “ʻOku mau poto, pea ʻoku mau maʻu ʻa e lao* ʻa Sihová”?
He ko hono moʻoní, ko e peni+ kākā ʻa e kau sikalaipé* kuo ngāueʻaki pē ia ke tohi ʻaki ʻa e loí.
9 Kuo fakamaaʻi ʻa e kau potó.+
Kuo nau hoko ʻo ilifia pea ʻe maʻu kinautolu.
Vakai! Kuo nau siʻaki ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová,
Pea ko e hā ʻa e poto ʻoku nau maʻú?
10 Ko ia te u foaki honau ngaahi uaifí ki ha kau tangata kehe,
Ko ʻenau ngaahi ngoué ke maʻu ʻe ha kakai kehe;+
He mei he siʻi tahá ki he lahi tahá, ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e tupu ʻi he taʻefaitotonu;+
Mei he palōfitá ki he taulaʻeikí, ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻoku faikākā.+
11 Pea ʻoku nau feinga ke fakamoʻui ʻa e kafo* ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakaí ʻi he fakatakākā,* ʻo nau pehē,
“ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e melino! ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e melino!”
Lolotonga iá ʻoku ʻikai ha melino.+
12 ʻOku nau ongoʻi mā ʻi he ngaahi meʻa fakalielia kuo nau faí?
ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito haʻanau mā!
ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito pē te nau ʻilo ʻa e ongoʻi maá!+
Ko ia te nau tō ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e faʻahinga kuo toó.
ʻI heʻeku ʻomi ʻa e tautea kiate kinautolú te nau humu,’+ ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihová.
13 ‘ʻI heʻeku tānaki fakatahatahaʻi kinautolú, te u fakaʻauha kinautolu,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.
‘Heʻikai ke toe ha kālepi ʻi he fuʻu kālepí, pe ko ha fiki ʻi he fuʻu fikí, pea ʻe mae honau laú.
Pea ko e meʻa naʻá ku foaki kiate kinautolú ʻe mole meiate kinautolu.’”
14 “Ko e hā ʻoku tau tangutu ai ʻi hení?
Tau fakatahataha ʻo hū atu ki he ngaahi kolo fakakolotaú+ pea tau mate ai.
He ʻe fakaʻauha kitautolu ʻe Sihova ko hotau ʻOtuá,
Pea ʻokú ne ʻomi kiate kitautolu ʻa e vai kona ke tau inu,+
Koeʻuhi he kuo tau faiangahala kia Sihova.
15 Naʻe ʻi ai ha ʻamanaki ki ha melino, ka naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa lelei ʻe hoko,
Ki ha taimi ʻo e fakamoʻui, ka ko e manavahē pē!+
16 ʻOku ongo mai mei Tani ʻa e māfulu ʻa e fanga hoosi ʻa e filí.
ʻI he ongo mai ʻa e tangi ʻa ʻene fanga hoosi ki he taú,
ʻOku ngalulu ʻa e fonuá kotoa.
ʻOku haʻu ʻa e filí ʻo keina ʻa e fonuá mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ʻi aí,
ʻA e koló mo hono kakaí.”
17 “He ko au eni ʻoku ou tuku atu ha fanga ngata ki homou lotolotongá,
Ko ha fanga ngata kona ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai lava ke fakalalataʻi,
Pea te nau uʻu moʻoni kimoutolu,” ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová.
18 Ko hoku mamahí ʻoku ʻikai lava ke faitoʻo;
ʻOku mahamahaki ʻa hoku lotó.
19 ʻOku ʻi ai ha tangi ki ha tokoni mei ha fonua mamaʻo
Mei he ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakaí:
“ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi Saione ʻa Sihova?
Pe ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻiate ia ʻa hono tuʻí?”
“Ko e hā kuo nau fakalotomamahiʻi ai au ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi ʻīmisi kuo tongí,
ʻAki honau ngaahi ʻotua muli ko e koto taʻeʻaongá?”
20 “Kuo ʻosi atu ʻa e utu-taʻú, kuo ʻosi mo e faʻahitaʻu māfaná,
Ka kuo teʻeki ke fakahaofi kitautolu!”
21 ʻOku ou fakalilifuʻia ʻi he kafo ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakaí;+
ʻOku ou mafasia.
Kuo maʻunimā au ʻe he manavaheé.
22 ʻOku ʻikai koā ha paʻame* ʻi Kiliati?+
Pe ʻoku ʻikai koā ha tokotaha faitoʻo* ʻi ai?+
Ko e hā kuo ʻikai ke toe foki ai ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo hoku kakaí ʻo moʻui leleí?+