1 Naʻe uofulu taʻu mo e taʻu ʻe nima ʻae motuʻa ʻo Sotami ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma ono ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē foki ko Selusa, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Satoki. 2 Pea naʻe fai lelei ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe heʻene tamai ko ʻUsaia: ka naʻe ʻikai hū ia ki he faletapu ʻo Sihova. Pea naʻe kei fai kovi ʻe he kakai. 3 Naʻe ngaohi ʻe ia ʻae matapā māʻolunga ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, pea naʻa ne langa hake ʻaupito ki he ʻā maka ʻo Ofili. 4 Pea naʻa ne langa foki ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga ʻo Siuta, pea ne langa ʻi he ngaahi vao ʻakau ʻae ngaahi fale mālohi mo e fale māʻolunga.

5 ¶ Pea naʻe tau ia mo e tuʻi ʻoe kakai ʻAmoni, pea naʻe mālohi ia kiate kinautolu. Pea naʻe ʻatu kiate ia ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ʻi he taʻu pe ko ia ʻae taleniti siliva ʻe teau, mo e puha fua ʻoe uite ʻe taha mano, mo e taha mano ʻoe paʻale. naʻe ʻatu ʻae meʻa lahi pehē ni ʻi hono ua ʻoe taʻu, mo hono tolu. 6 Ko ia naʻe hoko ʻo mālohi lahi ʻa Sotami, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene vakai ki hono ngaahi hala ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua.

7 ¶ Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngāue ʻa Sotami, mo ʻene ngaahi tau kotoa pē, mo ʻene ngaahi anga, vakai, kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siuta. 8 Naʻe uofulu taʻu ia mo e taʻu ʻe nima ʻi heʻene kamata pule, pea naʻe pule ʻe ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma ono ʻi Selūsalema.

9 ¶ Pea naʻe mohe ʻa Sotami mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, pea naʻa nau tanu ia ʻi he kolo ʻa Tevita: pea naʻe fetongi ia ʻi he pule ʻe hono foha ko ʻAhasi.