Sākalaia

7 Pea ʻi he taʻu hono fā ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Talaiasí, naʻe hoko mai ai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Sākalaia+ ʻi he ʻaho hono fā ʻo e māhina hono hivá, ʻa ia, ko e māhina ko Kisileú.* 2 Naʻe fekau atu ʻe he kakai ʻo Pētelí ʻa Salesa mo Lekemi-meleki mo ʻene kau tangatá ke nau kōlenga ki he hōifua ʻa* Sihová, 3 ʻo nau pehē ki he kau taulaʻeiki ʻo e fale* ʻo Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú pea ki he kau palōfitá: “Te u fai koā ha tengihia ʻi he māhina hono nimá+ pea fakaʻehiʻehi mei he meʻakaí, ʻo hangē ko ia kuó u fai he laui taʻu lahi?”

4 Naʻe toe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú kiate au, ʻo pehē: 5 “Lea ki he kakai kotoa ʻo e fonuá pea ki he kau taulaʻeikí, ‘ʻI he taimi naʻa mou ʻaukai ai mo tangilāulau ʻi he māhina hono nima pea ʻi he māhina hono fitu+ ʻi he taʻu ʻe 70,+ naʻa mou ʻaukai moʻoni kiate au? 6 Pea ʻi hoʻomou kai mo inú, ʻikai naʻa mou kai pē mo inu ke fakafiemālieʻi pē kimoutolu? 7 ʻIkai ʻoku totonu ke mou talangofua ki he ngaahi lea naʻe tala ʻe Sihova fakafou ʻi he kau palōfita ki muʻá,+ lolotonga ia ʻa hono nofoʻi mo nonga ʻa Selusalema mo hono ngaahi kolo takatakaí, pea ʻi he lolotonga hono nofoʻi ʻa e feituʻu Nīkepí mo e Sefelaʻá?’”*

8 Naʻe toe hoko mai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Sākalaia, ʻo pehē: 9 “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú, ‘Mou fakamaau ʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonu moʻoní,+ pea mou fefakafeangaiʻaki ʻi he ʻofa mateaki+ mo e meesi. 10 ʻOua ʻe kākaaʻi ʻa e uitoú pe ko e kiʻi tama tamai-maté,*+ mo e mulí+ pe ko e masivá;+ pea ʻoua ʻe fai ha faʻufaʻu kovi ki ha taha ʻi homou lotó.’+ 11 Ka naʻa nau hanganaki fakafisi ke tokanga,+ pea nau sītuʻa+ ʻi he loto-fefeka, ʻo nau tāpuniʻi honau telingá ke ʻoua te nau fanongo.+ 12 Naʻa nau ʻai honau lotó ke hangē ha foʻi taiamoní*+ pea ʻikai ke nau talangofua ki he laó* mo e ngaahi folofola naʻe ʻomai ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú ʻi hono laumālié ʻo fakafou mai ʻi he kau palōfita ki muʻá.+ Ko ia naʻe hoko mai ai ha tuputāmaki lahi meia Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú.”+

13 “‘Hangē pē ko e ʻikai ke nau fanongo ʻi he taimi naʻá ku* ui aí,+ ko ia naʻe ʻikai te u fanongo ʻi he taimi naʻa nau ui mai aí,’+ ko e folofola ia ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau. 14 ‘Pea naʻá ku fakamovetevete kinautolu ʻaki ha matangi afā ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻiloʻi,+ pea naʻe maomaonganoa ʻa e fonuá ʻi heʻenau mavahe mei aí, ʻo ʻikai ha taha ʻe laka atu ai pe toe foki ki ai;+ he naʻa nau liliu ʻa e fonua manakoá ʻo hoko ko ha meʻa ke fai ai ha fakalilifuʻia.’”