Lua Koloniko
12 Hili pe te fakatuʼu ʼae ke malohi te pule fakahau ʼa Lopoame+ pea mo tana liliu ʼo malohi, neʼe ina liʼaki leva te Lao ʼa Sehova,+ pea neʼe toe fai feia foki mo Iselaele katoa. 2 ʼI te nima taʼu ʼo te pule ʼa te Hau ko Lopoame, neʼe haʼu ia te Hau ʼo Esipito ko Sisake+ ʼo tauʼi ia Selusalemi, he neʼe mole nonofo agatonu te kau Iselaele kia Sehova. 3 Neʼe haʼu mai Esipito mo ʼana saliote tau ʼe 1 200, mo ʼana tagata heka hosi ʼe toko 60 000, pea mo he kau solia neʼe mole feala tona lau, neʼe ko te kau Lipi, mo te kau Sukime pea mo te kau Etiopea.+ 4 Neʼe ina maʼu ai te ʼu kolo tau ʼo Suta pea neʼe tau atu leva ki Selusalemi.
5 Neʼe alu te polofeta ko Semaea+ kia Lopoame mo te kau ʼaliki ʼo Suta, ʼae neʼe fakatahitahi ʼi Selusalemi he neʼe natou matataku ia Sisake. Neʼe ina ui age kia natou: “Koʼeni te folafola ʼa Sehova: ‘Neʼe kotou liʼaki au, koia ʼe au toe liʼaki anai mo koutou+ ʼo au tuku koutou ki te ʼu nima ʼo Sisake.’ ” 6 Pea neʼe fakamalalo ifo ia te kau ʼaliki ʼo Iselaele pea mo te hau ia muʼa ʼo te ʼAtua,+ ʼo natou ui: “ ʼE faitotonu ia Sehova.” 7 ʼI te sio ʼa Sehova ki tanatou fakamalalo ifo ʼi ʼona muʼa, neʼe ui leva e Sehova kia Semaea: “Neʼe natou fakamalalo ifo ʼi ʼoku muʼa. Koia, ʼe mole au fakaʼauha anai ia natou,+ pea ʼe vave pe anai taku haofaki ia natou. ʼE mole au fakaʼaogaʼi anai ia Sisake ke to ai toku hauhau ki Selusalemi. 8 Kae ʼe natou liliu anai ko ʼana hahaʼi faifekau, ke natou iloʼi ai te kehekehe ʼo te tauhi kia te au pea mo te tauhi ʼae ki te ʼu hau* ʼo te tahi ʼu fenua.”
9 Koia neʼe haʼu te Hau ʼo Esipito ko Sisake ʼo tauʼi ia Selusalemi. Neʼe ina toʼo te ʼu koloa ʼo te fale ʼo Sehova+ pea mo te ʼu koloa ʼo te fale hau. Neʼe ina toʼo ia meʼa fuli, ʼo kau ki ai te ʼu meʼa tali tau aulo ʼae neʼe faʼu e Salomone.+ 10 Koia, neʼe faʼu ai e te Hau ko Lopoame he ʼu meʼa tali tau kapa moʼonatou fetogi, pea neʼe ina tuku leva ki te ʼu pule ʼo te kau leʼo,* ʼae neʼe natou leʼo te huʼaga ʼo te fale hau. 11 ʼI te temi fuli pe ʼae neʼe haʼu ai te hau ki te fale ʼo Sehova, neʼe olo ai te kau leʼo ʼo ʼaumai te ʼu meʼa tali tau ʼaia, pea neʼe natou toe ʼave leva ki te koga fale ʼo te kau leʼo. 12 Neʼe malū ifo te ita ʼo Sehova he ʼe ʼi muʼa atu neʼe fakamalalo ifo ia te hau ʼi ʼona muʼa.+ Koia neʼe mole ina fakaʼauha katoa ia ia mo tana hahaʼi.+ Pea tahi ʼae meʼa, neʼe kei ʼi ai pe niʼihi hahaʼi ʼo Suta neʼe natou fai he ʼu aga ʼe lelei.+
13 Neʼe ʼaʼasili age te malohi ʼae neʼe maʼu e te Hau ko Lopoame ʼi Selusalemi pea neʼe hoko atu pe tana pule. Neʼe hau ia Lopoame ʼi tona taʼu 41, pea neʼe pule lolotoga taʼu ʼe 17 ʼi Selusalemi, te kolo ʼae neʼe filifili e Sehova ʼi te ʼu telepi fuli ʼo Iselaele ke fakamaʼuhigaʼi ai tona huafa. Neʼe higoa te faʼe ʼa te hau ko Naama, ko he fafine Amone.+ 14 Kae neʼe fai e te hau te meʼa ʼae ʼe kovi, he neʼe mole ina fakatotonu ʼi tona loto ke ina kumi ia Sehova.+
15 ʼE tuʼu te hisitolia ʼo Lopoame, mai tona kamata ki tona fakaʼosi, ʼi te ʼu tohi ʼa te polofeta ko Semaea,+ pea mo ʼae ʼa Ito,+ te tagata ʼae ʼe ina iloʼi te ʼu meʼa ʼae neʼe ha, pea ʼe maʼu ʼi te ʼu tohi hako. Pea neʼe fetauʼaki tuʼumaʼu pe ia Lopoame mo Selopoamo.+ 16 Neʼe mate leva ia Lopoame* pea neʼe ʼavaifo ʼi te Kolo ʼo Tavite.+ Pea neʼe hau tona foha ko Apisa+ ʼo fetogi ia ia.