Selemaia

38 Pea ko Sefataia ko e foha ʻo Mātaní, Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo Pasuá, Sukali+ ko e foha ʻo Selemiá, mo Pasua+ ko e foha ʻo Malakaiá naʻa nau fanongo ki he ngaahi lea naʻe fai ʻe Selemaia ki he kakaí kotoa, ʻo pehē: 2 “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Ko e tokotaha ʻoku toe ʻi he koló ni te ne mate ʻi he heletā, ʻi he honge, pea ʻi he mahaki fakaʻauha.*+ Ka ko e tokotaha ʻoku tukulolo* ki he kau Kalitiá ʻe hokohoko atu ʻene moʻuí pea te ne maʻu ʻa ʻene moʻuí ko ha koloa vete* ʻo ne moʻui.’+ 3 Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe tuku atu ʻa e koló ni ki he kau tau ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, pea te ne hamu ia.’”+

4 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he houʻeikí ki he tuʻí: “Tāmateʻi muʻa ʻa e tangatá ni,+ he ko e anga eni ʻo ʻene fakavaivaiʻi ʻa e loto* ʻo e kau sōtia ʻoku toe ʻi he koló ni pea pehē ki he loto ʻo e kakaí kotoa, ʻaki ʻene fai ʻa e ngaahi lea ko iá kiate kinautolu. He ʻoku kumi ʻa e tangatá ni, ʻo ʻikai ki he melino ʻa e kakaí ni, ka ki haʻanau kovi.” 5 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia: “Vakai! ʻOkú ne ʻi homou ʻaofinimá, he ʻoku ʻikai lava ke fai ʻe he tuʻí ha meʻa ʻe taha ke taʻofi kimoutolu.”

6 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻave ʻa Selemaia ʻo lī ia ki he lepa ʻo Malakaia ko e foha ʻo e tuʻí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté.+ Naʻa nau tukutuku hifo ʻa Selemaia ʻaki ha maea. Pea naʻe ʻikai ha vai ʻi he lepá, ko e pelepela pē, pea naʻe kamata ke ngoto hifo ʻa Selemaia ʻi he pelepelá.

7 Ko ʻĒpeti-meleki+ ko e ʻItiopeá, ko ha ʻiunoke* ʻi he fale* ʻo e tuʻí, naʻá ne fanongo kuo nau tuku ʻa Selemaia ki he lepá. Pea ko e tuʻí naʻe ʻafio ʻi he Matapā ʻo Penisimaní,+ 8 ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa ʻĒpeti-meleki mei he fale* ʻo e tuʻí ʻo ne lea ki he tuʻí, ʻo pehē: 9 “ʻE hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí, ko e meʻa kuo fai ʻe he kau tangatá ni kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá ʻoku kovi! Kuo nau lī ia ki he lepá, pea te ne mate ai koeʻuhi ko e hongé, he ʻoku ʻikai ke toe ha mā ʻi he koló.”+

10 Naʻe tuʻutuʻuni leva ʻa e tuʻí kia ʻĒpeti-meleki ko e ʻItiopeá: “ʻAlu mo koe ha kau tangata ʻe toko 30 mei heni ʻo fusi hake ʻa Selemaia ko e palōfitá mei he lepá ʻi he teʻeki ai ke ne maté.” 11 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻĒpeti-meleki mo e kau tangatá ʻo nau hū ki he fale* ʻo e tuʻí ki ha feituʻu ʻi lalo ʻi he tukuʻanga koloá,+ ʻo nau toʻo mei ai ha ngaahi konga tupenu liʻaki mo ha ngaahi konga tupenu motuʻa pea tukutuku hifo ia ʻaki ha maea kia Selemaia ki he lepá. 12 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĒpeti-meleki ko e ʻItiopeá kia Selemaia: “ʻAi muʻa ʻa e ngaahi konga tupenu liʻakí mo e ngaahi konga tupenu motuʻá ki he vahaʻa ho faʻifiné mo e maeá.” Pea naʻe fai ia ʻe Selemaia, 13 pea naʻa nau ʻohake ʻa Selemaia ʻaki ʻa e maeá ʻo fusi hake ia mei he lepá. Pea naʻe nofo ai pē ʻa Selemaia ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté.+

14 Naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia kia Selemaia ko e palōfitá ke ne haʻu kiate ia ki he hūʻanga hono tolú, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he fale ʻo Sihová, pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kia Selemaia: “ʻOku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ou fie ʻeke atu kiate koe. ʻOua naʻá ke fufū ha meʻa ʻe taha meiate au.” 15 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Selemaia kia Setekaia: “Kapau te u tala atu, ko e moʻoni te ke tāmateʻi au. Pea kapau te u fai atu ha faleʻi kiate koe, ʻe ʻikai te ke fanongo mai kiate au.” 16 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Tuʻi Setekaia ha fuakava fakapulipuli kia Selemaia, ʻo pehē: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻa ia kuó ne foaki mai kiate kitaua ʻa e moʻuí ni, heʻikai te u tāmateʻi koe pea heʻikai te u tuku atu koe ki he kau tangata ko eni ʻoku nau kumi ke toʻo ʻa hoʻo moʻuí.”

17 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Selemaia kia Setekaia: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ‘Kapau te ke tukulolo* ki he kau houʻeiki ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻe fakahaofi ʻa hoʻo moʻuí, pea heʻikai ke tutu ʻa e koló ni ʻaki ʻa e afi, pea ko koe mo ho falé ʻe fakahaofi.+ 18 Ka ʻo kapau heʻikai te ke tukulolo* ki he kau houʻeiki ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻe tuku atu ʻa e koló ni ki he kau Kalitiá pea te nau tutu ia ʻaki ʻa e afi,+ pea heʻikai te ke hao mei honau nimá.’”+

Kuo nau ʻai ho vaʻé ke ngoto hifo ʻi he pelepelá.

Pea ko eni kuo nau holomui.’

23 Pea ʻoku nau ʻave ho ngaahi uaifí kotoa mo ho ngaahi fohá ki he kau Kalitiá, pea heʻikai te ke hao mei honau nimá, ka ʻe puke koe ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné,+ pea koeʻuhí ko koe ʻe tutu ʻa e koló ni ʻaki ʻa e afi.”+

24 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Setekaia kia Selemaia: “ʻOua naʻá ke tuku ke ʻilo ha taha ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi meʻá ni, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻá ke mate. 25 Pea kapau ʻe fanongo ʻa e kau houʻeikí kuó u talanoa mo koe pea nau omi ʻo pehē atu kiate koe, ‘Tala mai muʻa kiate kimautolu ʻa e meʻa naʻá ke leaʻaki ki he tuʻí. ʻOua naʻá ke fufū ha meʻa ʻe taha meiate kimautolu, pea heʻikai te mau tāmateʻi koe.+ Ko e hā naʻe tala atu ʻe he tuʻí kiate koé?’ 26 Kuo pau ke ke tali kiate kinautolu, ‘Naʻá ku fai ha kole ki he tuʻí ke ʻoua naʻá ne fakafoki au ki he fale ʻo Sihonataní ke u mate ai.’”+

27 Naʻe faifai pē pea haʻu ʻa e houʻeikí kotoa kia Selemaia ʻo nau fakafehuʻi ia. Naʻá ne tala ange kiate kinautolu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekauʻi ange ʻe he tuʻí ke ne leaʻakí. Ko ia naʻe ʻikai te nau toe lea kiate ia, he naʻe ʻikai ke fanongo ha taha ki he fetalanoaʻakí. 28 Naʻe nofo ai pē ʻa Selemaia ʻi he Lotoʻā Kaʻaté,+ ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho naʻe hamu ai ʻa Selusalemá; naʻá ne kei ʻi ai pē ʻi he taimi naʻe hamu ai ʻa Selusalemá.+