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14 ʻI he taʻu hono ua ʻo e pule ʻa Sihoasi+ ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí, naʻe hoko ai ʻa ʻAmasaia ko e foha ʻo Tuʻi Sihoasi ʻo Siutá ko e tuʻi. 2 Naʻá ne taʻu 25 ʻi heʻene hoko ko e tuʻí, pea naʻá ne pule ʻi he taʻu ʻe 29 ʻi Selusalema. Ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻeé ko Sioatini ʻo Selusalemá.+ 3 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻene fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonu ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová, ka naʻe ʻikai ke hangē ko Tēvita+ ko ʻene kuí. Naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sihoasi ko ʻene tamaí.+ 4 Kae kehe, naʻe ʻikai ke toʻo+ ʻa e ngaahi potu māʻolungá, pea naʻe kei faifeilaulau pē ʻa e kakaí mo fai ʻa e feilaulau fakakohu ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolungá.+ 5 ʻI he taimi pē naʻá ne fokotuʻu maʻu ai ʻa e puleʻangá ʻi hono mafaí, naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa ʻene kau sevāniti ʻa ia naʻa nau taaʻi ʻa ʻene tamai ko e tuʻí.+ 6 Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tāmateʻi ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e kau fakapoó, ʻo fehoanaki mo e fekau ʻa Sihova naʻe hiki ʻi he tohi Lao ʻa Mōsesé: “ʻE ʻikai ke tāmateʻi ʻa e ngaahi tamaí koeʻuhí ko honau ngaahi fohá, pea ʻe ʻikai ke tāmateʻi ʻa e ngaahi fohá koeʻuhí ko ʻenau ngaahi tamaí; ka ʻe tāmateʻi ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ʻi heʻene angahala pē ʻaʻana.”+ 7 Naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa e kau ʻĪtomí+ ʻi he Teleʻa Māsimá,+ ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 10,000, pea naʻá ne hamu ʻa Saila ʻi he taú,+ pea naʻe ui ai ʻa hono hingoá ko Siokitili ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.
8 Naʻe fekauʻi atu leva ʻe ʻAmasaia ha kau talafekau kia Sihoasi ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi ko e foha ʻo Sehu ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻo pehē: “Haʻu, ke ta fehangahangai* ʻi he taú.”+ 9 Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Tuʻi Sihoasi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e pōpoaki ko ení kia Tuʻi ʻAmasaia ʻo Siutá: “Ko e ʻakau talatala ʻi Lepanoní naʻá ne ʻoatu ha pōpoaki ki he sita ʻi Lepanoní, ‘ʻOmai ho ʻofefiné ki hoku fohá ke ne hoko ko hono uaifi.’ Kae kehe, naʻe ʻalu atu ha manu fekai ʻo Lepanoni peá ne tāmalaki ʻa e ʻakau talatalá. 10 Ko e moʻoni, kuó ke taaʻi ʻa ʻĪtomi,+ ko ia kuo hoko ʻo mahiki ai ho lotó. Fiefia ʻi ho lāngilangí, ka te ke nofo pē ʻi ho falé.* Ko e hā ke ke fakatupunga ai ha fakatamaki mo ha hinga, pea tuku hifo ai ʻa Siuta fakataha mo koé?” 11 Ka naʻe ʻikai ke fanongo ʻa ʻAmasaia.+
Ko ia naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Tuʻi Sihoasi ʻo ʻIsilelí, pea ko ia mo Tuʻi ʻAmasaia ʻo Siutá naʻá na fehangahangai ʻi he taú ʻi Pete-semesi,+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻo Siutá.+ 12 Naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe ʻIsileli ʻa Siuta, ko ia naʻe hola ai ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ki hono ʻapi.* 13 Naʻe puke ʻe Tuʻi Sihoasi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa Tuʻi ʻAmasaia ʻo Siutá ko e foha ʻo Sihoasi ko e foha ʻo ʻAhasaiá, ʻi Pete-semesi. Naʻá na ʻalu leva ki Selusalema, pea naʻá ne avangi ʻa e ʻā ʻo Selusalemá ko e kiupite ʻe 400,* mei he Matapā ʻo ʻIfalemí+ ki he Matapā Tulikí.+ 14 Naʻá ne ʻave ʻa e koula mo e siliva kotoa pea mo e koloa kotoa naʻe maʻu ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová pea ʻi he ngaahi tukuʻanga koloa ʻo e fale* ʻo e tuʻí, pea pehē ki he faʻahinga naʻe taki pōpulá. Pea naʻá ne foki ki Samēlia.
15 Ko e meʻa ki he toenga ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo Sihoasí, ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne faí mo hono fuʻu mālohí pea mo ʻene faitau mo Tuʻi ʻAmasaia ʻo Siutá, ʻikai kuo hiki ia ʻi he tohi ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí? 16 Pea naʻe toka ʻa Sihoasi ʻo mālōlō fakataha mo ʻene fanga kuí pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Samēlia+ fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí; pea naʻe hoko ʻa hono foha ko Selopoamé*+ ko e tuʻi ʻo fetongi ia.
17 Naʻe moʻui atu ʻa ʻAmasaia+ ko e foha ʻo Sihoasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá ʻi he taʻu ʻe 15 hili ʻa e mate ʻa Sihoasi+ ko e foha ʻo Sihoaasi ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí.+ 18 Ko e meʻa ki he toenga ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo ʻAmasaiá, ʻikai kuo hiki ia ʻi he tohi ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siutá? 19 Ki mui ai, naʻe fai ha faʻufaʻufono kiate ia+ ʻi Selusalema, pea naʻá ne hola ki Lākisi, ka naʻa nau fekauʻi atu ha kau tangata ke nau tulimui ʻiate ia ki Lākisi pea tāmateʻi ia ʻi ai. 20 Ko ia naʻa nau fakafoki ia ʻi ha fanga hoosi, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Selusalema fakataha mo ʻene fanga kuí ʻi he Kolo-ʻo-Tēvitá.+ 21 Pea ko e kakai kotoa ʻo Siutá naʻa nau ʻave ʻa ʻAsalaia,*+ ʻa ia naʻe taʻu 16,+ pea nau fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi ʻo fetongi ʻa ʻene tamai ko ʻAmasaiá.+ 22 Naʻá ne toe langa ʻa ʻEliati+ pea fakafoki ia ki Siuta ʻi he hili ʻa e toka ʻa e tuʻí* ʻo mālōlō fakataha mo ʻene fanga kuí.+
23 ʻI he taʻu hono 15 ʻo e pule ʻa ʻAmasaia ko e foha ʻo Sihoasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá, naʻe hoko ʻa Selopoame+ ko e foha ʻo Tuʻi Sihoasi ʻo ʻIsilelí ko e tuʻi ʻi Samēlia, pea naʻá ne pule ʻi he taʻu ʻe 41. 24 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻene fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe kovi ʻi he vakai ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai te ne mavahe mei he angahala kotoa naʻe fakatupunga ʻe Selopoame ko e foha ʻo Nīpatí ke fai ʻe ʻIsilelí.+ 25 Naʻá ne fakafoki mai ʻa e kauʻāfonua ʻo ʻIsilelí mei Lipo-hēmati*+ ʻo aʻu atu ai pē ki he Tahi ʻo e ʻAlapá,*+ ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí fakafou ʻi heʻene sevāniti ko Siona+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAmitai, ko e palōfita mei Kati-hefeli.+ 26 He naʻe mamata ʻa Sihova ki he mātuʻaki faingataʻaʻia lahi ʻa ʻIsilelí.+ Naʻe ʻikai toe ha taha ke ne tokoniʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, naʻa mo e tokotaha ʻoku ʻikai hano tokoní pe ko e vaivaí. 27 Ka naʻe talaʻofa ʻa Sihova ʻe ʻikai ke tafiʻi ʻosi ʻa e hingoa ʻo ʻIsilelí mei he lalo langí.+ Ko ia naʻá ne fakahaofi ai kinautolu fakafou ʻi he nima ʻo Selopoame ko e foha ʻo Sihoasí.+
28 Ko e meʻa ki he toenga ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo Selopoamé, mo e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne faí mo hono fuʻu mālohí, mo ʻene faitaú pea mo ʻene fakafoki mai ʻa Tāmasikusi+ mo Hēmati+ ki Siuta ʻi ʻIsilelí, ʻikai kuo hiki ia ʻi he tohi ʻo e hisitōlia ʻo e taimi ʻo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí? 29 Pea naʻe toka ʻa Selopoame ʻo mālōlō fakataha mo ʻene fanga kuí, fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí; pea naʻe hoko ʻa hono foha ko Sākalaiá+ ko e tuʻi ʻo fetongi ia.