Ua Tuʻi

7 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIlaisa, “Fanongo mai ki he folofola ʻa Sihová. Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová: ‘ʻI he taimi nai ko ení ʻapongipongi ʻi he matapā* ʻo Samēliá, ko ha fua sia* ʻo e mahoaʻa leleí ʻe feʻunga ʻa hono mahuʻingá mo ha sikeli,* pea ko e fua sia paʻale ʻe uá ʻe feʻunga ʻa hono mahuʻingá mo ha sikeli.’”+ 2 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe he ʻōfisa fakakautau ʻa ia naʻe falala ki ai ʻa e tuʻí ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Neongo kapau ʻe fakaava ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e langí, ʻe lava nai ke hoko ʻa e meʻá ni?”*+ Naʻá ne pehē ange ai: “Te ke sio tonu+ ki ai, ka heʻikai te ke kai mei ai.”+

3 Naʻe ʻi ai ha kau kilia ʻe toko fā ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e matapā ʻo e koló,+ pea naʻa nau fepehēʻaki: “Ko e hā ʻoku tau tangutu ai ʻi heni kae ʻoua ke tau maté? 4 Ka tau ka pehē, ‘Tau hū ki he koló,’ lolotonga ʻoku honge ʻa e koló,+ te tau mate ʻi ai. Pea kapau te tau tangutu ʻi heni, te tau kei mate ai pē. Ko ia tau ʻalu kitautolu ki he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá. Kapau te nau fakahaofi kitautolu, te tau moʻui, ka ʻo kapau te nau tāmateʻi kitautolu, pea tā te tau mate.” 5 Naʻa nau tuʻu hake leva ʻi he mamalu ʻa e poʻulí ʻo hū ki he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá. ʻI heʻenau aʻu atu ki he tuʻa ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá, naʻe ʻikai ha taha ia ʻi ai.

6 He naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke fanongo ʻa e ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá ki he ongo mai ʻa e ngaahi saliote tau mo e fanga hoosi, ko e ongo ʻo ha fuʻu kau tau tokolahi.+ Ko ia naʻa nau fepehēʻaki ai: “Vakai! Kuo totongiʻi ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo e kau Hetí mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipité ke nau haʻu ʻo tauʻi kitautolu!” 7 Naʻa nau tuʻu hake ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ʻo hola ʻi he mamalu ʻa e poʻulí, ʻo liʻaki ʻa ʻenau ngaahi tēnití, fanga hōsí, fanga ʻasí, pea mo e ʻapitangá kotoa pea tuku liʻaki ai pē, pea naʻa nau hola telia ʻa ʻenau moʻuí.

8 ʻI he aʻu atu ʻa e kau kiliá ni ki he tuʻa ʻapitangá, naʻa nau hū ki he taha ʻo e ngaahi tēnití pea kamata ke nau kai mo inu. Naʻa nau ʻave mei ai ʻa e siliva, koula mo e ngaahi kofu pea nau ʻalu ʻo fufū ia. Pea naʻa nau foki mai ʻo hū ki ha tēniti ʻe taha ʻo ʻave ha ngaahi meʻa mei ai pea nau ʻalu ʻo fufū mo ia.

9 Naʻe faifai pē pea nau fepehēʻaki: “Ko e meʻa ʻoku tau faí ʻoku ʻikai totonu. Ko e ʻaho ní ko ha ʻaho ia ʻo e ongoongo lelei! Kapau te tau toumoua pea tatali kae ʻoua kuo maʻa ʻa e ʻahó, te tau tuha ai mo e tautea. Tau ʻalu he taimí ni ʻo fakahā ʻa e meʻá ni ki he fale ʻo e tuʻí.” 10 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻalu ʻo ui atu ki he kau leʻo matapā ʻo e koló ʻo fakahā kiate kinautolu: “Naʻa mau hū ki he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá, ka naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻi ai—naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke mau fanongo ai ki ha taha. Ko e fanga hoosi pē mo e fanga ʻasi naʻe haʻi mai aí pea naʻe tuku liʻaki ai pē ʻa e ngaahi tēnití.” 11 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻe kaila atu ʻa e kau leʻo matapaá, pea naʻe fakahā ia ki he loto fale ʻo e tuʻí.

12 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe tuʻu poʻuli hake ʻa e tuʻí ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene kau sevānití: “Tuku muʻa ke u tala atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa e meʻa kuo fai ʻe he kau Sīliá kiate kitautolú. ʻOku nau ʻilo ʻoku tau fiekaia,+ ko ia kuo nau liʻaki ai ʻa e ʻapitangá ʻo nau toi ʻi he vaó, ʻo nau pehē, ‘Te nau hū mai ki tuʻa mei he koló, pea te tau puke moʻui kinautolu pea hū ki he koló.’”+ 13 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he taha ʻo ʻene kau sevānití: “Tuku muʻa ke ʻave ʻe ha kau tangata ʻa e hoosi ʻe nima ʻoku toé ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he koló. Vakai! Te nau iku pē ʻo tatau mo e fuʻu kau ʻIsileli kotoa ʻoku toe ʻi hení. Vakai! Te nau iku pē ʻo tatau mo e fuʻu kau ʻIsileli kotoa naʻe ʻauhá. Ko ia tuku ke tau fekauʻi atu kinautolu pea tau sio ai.” 14 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e saliote ʻe ua mo e fanga hoosi, pea naʻe tuku atu kinautolu ʻe he tuʻí ki he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá, ʻo pehē: “Mou ō ʻo vakai.” 15 Naʻa nau muimui atu ʻiate kinautolu ʻo aʻu ki Sioatani, pea ko e halá kotoa naʻe fonu ʻi he ngaahi kofu mo e naunau ngaohi-kai naʻe laku ai ʻe he kau Sīliá ʻi heʻenau hola ilifiá. Naʻe foki atu ʻa e kau talafekaú ʻo fakahā ia ki he tuʻí.

16 Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa e kakaí ʻo nau ʻave ʻa e koloa ʻi he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Sīliá, ko ia naʻe hoko ai ʻo feʻunga ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e fua sia mahoaʻa lelei ʻe tahá mo ha sikeli, pea ko e fua sia paʻale ʻe uá naʻe feʻunga hono mahuʻingá mo ha sikeli, ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihová.+ 17 Naʻe fakanofo ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e ʻōfisa fakakautau ʻa ia naʻe tuku ki ai ʻene falalá ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e matapā ʻo e koló, ka naʻe tāmalaki ia ʻe he kakaí ʻo ne mate ʻi he matapā ʻo e koló, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e meʻa naʻe tala ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he tuʻí ʻi heʻene ʻalu hifo kiate iá. 18 Naʻe hoko ia ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e meʻa naʻe tala ʻe he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he tuʻí: “Ko e fua sia paʻale ʻe uá ʻe feʻunga hono mahuʻingá mo ha sikeli, pea ko e fua sia mahoaʻa lelei ʻe tahá ʻe feʻunga hono mahuʻingá mo ha sikeli ʻi he taimi ko ení ʻapongipongi ʻi he matapā ʻo Samēliá.”+ 19 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻōfisa fakakautaú ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní: “Neongo kapau ʻe fakaava ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e langí, ʻe lava nai ke hoko ha meʻa pehē?”* ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisa: “Te ke sio tonu ki ai, ka heʻikai te ke kai mei ai.” 20 Ko e meʻa tofu pē ia naʻe hoko kiate iá, koeʻuhí he naʻe tāmalaki ia ʻe he kakaí ʻo ne mate ʻi he matapā ʻo e koló.