Neemia

8 Pea neʼe tonu tahi te hahaʼi katoa ke fakatahitahi ʼi te malaʼe lahi ʼae ʼe haga ki te Matapa ʼo Te ʼu Vai.+ Pea neʼe natou kole kia Esetalasi,+ te tagata hiki tohi,* ke ina ʼaumai te tohi ʼo te Lao ʼa Moisese,+ ʼae neʼe fakatotonu e Sehova ke mulimuli ki ai ia Iselaele.+ 2 Koia, ʼi te ʼuluaki ʼaho ʼo te fitu mahina, neʼe ʼaumai ai e Esetalasi te pelepitelo, ia te Lao kia muʼa ʼo te hahaʼi+ ʼae neʼe fakatahitahi ai: te hahaʼi tagata, mo te hahaʼi fafine, pea mo natou fuli ʼae neʼe feala ke mahino ki te ʼu meʼa ʼae neʼe natou logo ki ai.+ 3 Neʼe tuʼu ʼi te muʼa malaʼe lahi ʼae ʼe haga ki te Matapa ʼo Te ʼu Vai, mai te kei hegihegi ʼo kaku ki te fetapa. Pea neʼe ina lau leʼo lahi te tohi+ ki te hahaʼi tagata, mo te hahaʼi fafine pea mo natou fuli ʼae neʼe feala ke mahino. Pea neʼe fakalogo fakalelei ia te hahaʼi+ ki te lau mai ʼo te tohi ʼo te Lao. 4 ʼUhi ko te aluʼaga ʼaia, neʼe faʼu ai he meʼa maʼoluga ʼaki he ʼu papa ke tuʼu ai ia Esetalasi, te tagata hiki tohi.* Neʼe tuʼu ʼi tona faʼahi mataʼu ia Matitia, mo Sema, mo Anasa, mo Ulia, mo Ilekisa pea mo Maasesa pea ʼi tona faʼahi hema, neʼe tuʼu ai ia Petasa, mo Misaele, mo Malekisa,+ mo Asume, mo Asepatama, mo Sakalia pea mo Mesulame.

5 Neʼe avahi leva e Esetalasi ia te tohi ʼo lava sisio ki ai te hahaʼi katoa, he neʼe maʼoluga age ia natou. ʼI tana avahi ia te tohi, neʼe tutuʼu ake leva te hahaʼi katoa ki ʼoluga. 6 Neʼe fakavikiviki leva ia Esetalasi kia Sehova te ʼAtua moʼoni, ia Ia ʼae ʼe lahi, pea neʼe tali e te hahaʼi katoa: “Ameni!* Ameni!”+ pea mo hiki ake ʼonatou nima. Pea neʼe natou punonou mo tulolo ki te kele ia muʼa ʼo Sehova. 7 Pea ko Sesua, mo Pani, mo Selepea,+ mo Samine, mo Akupe, mo Sapetai, mo Otisa, mo Maasesa, mo Kelita, mo Asalia, mo Sosapate,+ mo Hanane pea mo Pelasa, ʼae neʼe ko he kau Levite, neʼe natou fakamahino ia te Lao ki te hahaʼi,+ kae tutuʼu te hahaʼi. 8 Neʼe hoko atu tanatou lau leʼo lahi ia te tohi, te Lao ʼa te ʼAtua moʼoni, ʼo natou fakamahino fakalelei pea mo fakaha tona fakaʼuhiga, ke tokoni ai ki te hahaʼi ke natou mahino ki te meʼa ʼae neʼe lau.+

9 Pea ko Neemia, te kovana* ʼo te temi ʼaia, mo Esetalasi,+ te pelepitelo mo tagata hiki tohi,* pea mo te kau Levite ʼae neʼe natou akoʼi ia te hahaʼi, neʼe natou ui ki te hahaʼi katoa: “ ʼE ko te ʼaho maʼoniʼoni ʼaeni maʼa Sehova, tokotou ʼAtua.+ ʼAua naʼa kotou lotomamahi peʼe fetagihi.” He neʼe fetagihi te hahaʼi katoa ʼi tanatou logo ki te ʼu folafola ʼa te Lao. 10 Neʼe ina ui age kia natou: “Kotou olo, pea mo kotou kai he ʼu meʼa kai kano lelei* pea mo inu he ʼu meʼa malie, pea mo kotou ʼave ni vaega meʼa kai+ kia natou ʼae ʼe mole ʼi ai hanatou meʼa. Koteʼuhi ʼe ko te ʼaho maʼoniʼoni ʼaeni maʼa totatou ʼAliki, pea ʼaua naʼa kotou lotomamahi, he ʼe ko te fiafia ʼo Sehova ʼe ko tokotou kolo tau.”* 11 Pea neʼe fakafimalieʼi e te kau Levite ia te hahaʼi katoa, ʼo natou ui: “Tuku takotou fetagihi! koteʼuhi ʼe ko te ʼaho maʼoniʼoni ʼaeni, pea ʼaua naʼa kotou lotomamahi.” 12 Neʼe olo ai te hahaʼi katoa ʼo kakai mo iinu pea mo ʼave ni vaega meʼa kai pea mo natou fakafiafia lahi,+ he neʼe kua natou mahino ki te ʼu folafola ʼae neʼe fakaha age kia natou.+

13 Pea ʼi te lua ʼaho, ko te ʼu pule famili ʼo te hahaʼi katoa, mo te kau pelepitelo pea mo te kau Levite neʼe natou fakatahitahi age leva kia Esetalasi te tagata hiki tohi,* ke natou mahino lahi age ki te ʼu folafola ʼo te Lao. 14 Pea neʼe natou lau leva ʼi te Lao ʼae neʼe fakatotonu ai e Sehova kia Moisese, ʼe tonu ke nonofo te kau Iselaele ʼi he ʼu pola* lolotoga te ʼaho lahi ʼo te fitu mahina,+ 15 pea ʼe tonu ke natou tala+ ʼi ʼonatou kolo fuli pea mo Selusalemi katoa: “Kotou olo ki te ʼu koga meʼa moʼugaʼia ʼo kumi mai ai he ʼu vaʼa ʼakau ʼe failau ʼo he ʼu fuʼu oliveto, mo he ʼu fuʼu sapa, mo he ʼu fuʼu milete, mo he ʼu fuʼu palema pea mo he ʼu vaʼa ʼakau ʼe failau ʼo he tahi age ʼu fuʼu ʼakau moʼo faʼu ʼaki he ʼu pola, ohage ko te meʼa ʼae kua tohi.”

16 Neʼe olo ai te hahaʼi ʼo kumi mai te ʼu meʼa ʼaia moʼo faʼu ʼaki ʼonatou pola, ʼo natou tahi faʼu ʼi tona fuga fale, ʼo toe feia mo ʼonatou malaʼe, mo te ʼu malaʼe ʼo te fale ʼo te ʼAtua moʼoni,+ mo te malaʼe lahi ʼo te Matapa ʼo Te ʼu Vai+ pea mo te malaʼe lahi ʼo te Matapa ʼo Efalaimi.+ 17 Koia, neʼe faʼu e natou fuli ʼae neʼe toe liliu mai tonatou maʼuli popula ia he ʼu pola pea neʼe natou nonofo ʼi ai. Talu mai te temi ʼo Sosue,+ te foha ʼo Nune ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho ʼaia neʼe mole fai e te kau Iselaele ia te faʼahi ʼaia, koia neʼe natou fiafia ʼaupito ai.+ 18 Pea neʼe lau ia te tohi ʼo te Lao ʼa te ʼAtua moʼoni ʼi te ʼaho fuli,+ mai te ʼuluaki ʼaho ʼo kaku ki te ʼaho fakaʼosi. Pea neʼe natou fai te ʼaho lahi lolotoga ʼaho ʼe fitu, pea neʼe ʼi ai leva he fakatahi taputapu ʼi te valu ʼaho, ohage ko tona fakatotonu ʼi te Lao.+