Esetalasi
4 ʼI te logo ʼa te ʼu fili ʼo Suta pea mo Pesamino+ ki te laga e natou ʼae neʼe toe liliu mai tonatou maʼuli popula,+ ia he fale lotu maʼa Sehova te ʼAtua ʼo Iselaele, 2 neʼe natou foimo olo atu aipe kia Solopapele mo te ʼu pule famili, ʼo ui kia natou: “Kotou tuku ke matou laga mo koutou, he ʼe matou hage pe ko koutou, ʼe matou tauhi ki* tokotou ʼAtua+ pea neʼe matou momoli he ʼu sakilifisio kia te ia talu mai te temi ʼo Esale-atone,+ te Hau ʼo Asilia, ʼae neʼe ina ʼaumai matou ki heni.”+ 3 Kae neʼe tali age e Solopapele, mo Sesua pea mo te ʼu pule famili ʼo Iselaele: “ ʼE mole kotou laga mo matou te fale ʼo tomatou ʼAtua.+ ʼE ko matou pe ʼae ka matou laga te fale maʼa Sehova te ʼAtua ʼo Iselaele, ohage ko tona fakatotonu mai e Siliusi, te Hau ʼo Pelesia.”+
4 Pea neʼe fakalotovaivaiʼi tuʼumaʼu* e te hahaʼi ʼo te fenua, te hahaʼi ʼo Suta mo fakamatakuʼi natou ke tuku tanatou gaue.+ 5 Neʼe natou totogi he ʼu tagata faitokoni ke natou faigaʼi ke to noa ʼanatou fakatuʼutuʼu,+ pea neʼe hoko te aluʼaga ʼaia ʼi te temi ʼae neʼe pule ai ia Siliusi, te Hau ʼo Pelesia ʼo kaku ki te temi ʼae neʼe pule ai ia Taliusi,+ te Hau ʼo Pelesia. 6 ʼI te kamata pule ʼa Asuelusi, neʼe natou fai he tohi neʼe tukugakoviʼi ai te hahaʼi ʼo Suta mo Selusalemi. 7 Pea ʼi te temi ʼo Aletasese, te Hau ʼo Pelesia, neʼe fai e Piselame, mo Miteletate, mo Tapeele mo ʼona kaugā gaue he tohi ki te hau ko Aletasese. Neʼe natou fakaliliu te tohi ki te Fakaalamea,+ ʼo fakaʼaogaʼi he ʼu mataʼi tohi Fakaalamea.*
8 * Neʼe fai leva e te kovana ko Leume, pea mo Simesai, te tagata sekelipa, he tohi ki te Hau ko Aletasese, ʼo nā tukugakoviʼi ai te hahaʼi ʼo Selusalemi. Neʼe ui ʼi te tohi ʼaia: 9 (Neʼe ko he tohi mai te kovana ko Leume, mo Simesai, te tagata sekelipa pea mo ʼonā kaugā gaue, ia te kau tuʼi fakamau mo te tahi ʼu kovana, pea mo te kau sikalaipe, ia te hahaʼi ʼo Eleke,+ mo te kau Papiloni, mo te hahaʼi ʼo Suse,+ ia te kau Elame,+ 10 mo te hahaʼi ʼo te ʼu puleʼaga ʼae neʼe ʼave popula pea mo fakanofo ʼi te ʼu kolo ʼo Samalia e Asenapale, te hau lahi pea mo fakaʼapaʼapaʼia,+ pea mo te hahaʼi ʼo te ʼu fenua ʼae ʼI Te Tahi Faʼahi ʼo Te Vai Tafe,* 11 pea ko te hiki ʼaeni ʼo te tohi ʼae neʼe momoli ki ai.)
“Kia Aletasese, te Hau, ko matou ko ʼau hahaʼi faifekau, te ʼu tagata ʼo te ʼu fenua ʼae ʼI Te Tahi Faʼahi ʼo Te Vai Tafe: 12 Ke iloʼi e te hau kua tau mai ki Selusalemi te kau Sutea ʼae neʼe mavae mai tou fenua ʼo ʼomai ki heni. ʼE natou toe laga te kolo agatuʼu mo agakovi, mo natou fakaʼosi te ʼu kaupa+ pea mo toe gaohi te ʼu fakatafito. 13 Koia, ke iloʼi e te hau kapau ʼe toe laga te kolo ʼaia pea mo fakaʼosi ʼona kaupa, ʼe mole natou totogi anai te ʼu tukuhau,*+ pea ʼe ʼi ai anai he puli ʼi te ʼu koloa ʼo te ʼu hau. 14 Mai tona aluʼaga ʼae ʼe matou maʼu ʼomatou totogi mai te fale hau* pea ʼe mole lelei ke matou sisio ki te ʼu fua kovi ka hoko ki te hau, koia ʼae ʼe matou fakaha te faʼahi ʼaia ki te hau, 15 ke feala ai he fai ʼo he ʼu fekumi ʼi te tohi ʼo te hisitolia ʼo ʼau kui.+ Pea ʼi te tohi ʼaia ʼo te hisitolia, ʼe ke iloʼi ai anai ko te kolo ʼaia ʼe ko he kolo agatuʼu mo fakatupu tuʼutamaki ki te ʼu hau mo te ʼu potu fenua, pea talu mai te ʼu temi ʼafeā, neʼe ʼi ai he ʼu hahaʼi agatuʼu ʼi te kolo ʼaia. Neʼe ko te tupuʼaga la ʼaia ʼo tona maumauʼi.+ 16 ʼE matou fakaha ki te hau, kapau ʼe toe laga te kolo ʼaia mo fakaʼosi ʼona kaupa, pea ʼe mole ke toe lava puleʼi anai* te ʼu fenua ʼae ʼI Te Tahi Faʼahi ʼo Te Vai Tafe.”+
17 Koʼeni te tali ʼa te hau ki te kovana ko Leume, mo Simesai, te tagata sekelipa pea mo ʼonā kaugā gaue ʼae neʼe nonofo ʼi Samalia pea mo te ʼu fenua ʼae ʼI Te Tahi Faʼahi ʼo Te Vai Tafe:
“Fakaʼalofa atu! 18 Ko te tohi ʼae neʼe kotou momoli mai neʼe kua lau fakalelei* mai ʼi ʼoku muʼa. 19 Neʼe au fakatotonu ai ke fai he ʼu fekumi, pea neʼe maʼu ai, neʼe fakafeagai te kolo ʼaia ki te ʼu hau talu mai fualoa, pea neʼe hoko ai ni agatuʼu.+ 20 Neʼe ʼi ai he ʼu hau malolohi ʼo Selusalemi neʼe natou puleʼi te ʼu fenua fuli ʼae ʼI Te Tahi Faʼahi ʼo Te Vai Tafe pea neʼe totogi age kia natou te ʼu tukuhau.* 21 Koia kotou fakatotonu ki te ʼu tagata ʼaia ke tuku tanatou gaue, ke mole toe laga te kolo ʼo kaku ki taku hoki tuku atu he fakagafua. 22 Kotou tokakaga ʼo fai ia meʼa fuli ʼo ʼuhiga mo te faʼahi ʼaia, ke mole fua kovi ai ki te hau.”+
23 Pea ʼi te ʼosi lau ʼo te tohi ʼa te Hau ko Aletasese kia Leume, mo Simesai, te tagata sekelipa pea mo ʼonā kaugā gaue, neʼe natou foimo olo atu aipe ki Selusalemi ki te kau Sutea, ʼo taʼofi fakamalohi tanatou gaue. 24 Neʼe tuʼu ai te toe laga ʼo te fale ʼo te ʼAtua, ʼae neʼe tuʼu ʼi Selusalemi. Pea neʼe tuʼu ai te gaue ʼo kaku ki te lua taʼu ʼo te pule ʼa Taliusi, te Hau ʼo Pelesia.+