12 ʻOfa ke fakamaau ʻa Sihova ʻi hota vahaʻá,+ pea ʻofa ke faisāuni ʻa Sihova kiate koe maʻaku,+ ka ʻe ʻikai ala ʻa hoku nimá kiate koe.+ 13 Hangē pē ko e lau ʻa e palōveepi ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ‘ʻOku haʻu mei he fulikivanú ʻa e fulikivanu,’ ka ʻe ʻikai ala ʻa hoku nimá kiate koe.

8 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻApisai kia Tēvita: “Kuo tuku ange atu he ʻahó ni ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ho filí ki ho nimá.+ Pea ko eni, tuku muʻa ke u hokaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e taó ʻo fakamaʻu ki he kelekelé ke tuʻo taha pē, pea ʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke u toe fai tuʻo ua ia.” 9 Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita kia ʻApisai: “ʻOua naʻá ke fai ha kovi kiate ia, he ko hai ia ʻe hiki hono nimá ki he pani ʻa Sihová+ pea kei tonuhia ai pē?”+ 10 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Tēvita: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ko Sihova tonu te ne taaʻi ia,+ pe ʻe hoko mai hono ʻaho+ pea te ne mate ai, pe te ne ʻalu hifo ki he taú ʻo ne ʻauha ai.+