1 Naʻe valu taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻo Sosaia ʻi heʻene kamata ʻene pule, pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma taha ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Sitita, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻAtaaia ʻo Posikate. 2 Pea naʻe fai lelei ia, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea naʻa ne ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi hala kotoa pē ʻo Tevita ko ʻene tamai, pea naʻe ʻikai tafoki ia mei ai ki he nima toʻomataʻu pe ki he toʻohema.

3 ¶ Pea ʻi hono hongofulu ma valu ʻoe taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Sosaia, naʻe fekau ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻa Safani ko e foha ʻo ʻAsalia, ko e foha ʻo Mesulami, ko e tangata tohi, ki he fale ʻo Sihova ʻo pehē, 4 “ʻAlu hake kia Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi, koeʻuhi ke ne lau ʻae siliva ʻaia kuo ʻomi ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻaia kuo tānaki ʻe he kau leʻo matapā mei he kakai: 5 Pea tuku ke nau ʻatu ia ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngāue, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ekinaki ʻi he tauhi fale ʻo Sihova: pea tuku ke nau ʻatu ia ki he kau ngāue ʻoku ngāue ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ke nau ngaohi ke lelei ʻae ngaahi potu maumau ʻoe fale, 6 Ki he kau tufunga ʻakau, mo e kau langa fale, mo e kau tufunga maka, pea ke fakatau ʻae ngaahi ʻakau, mo e ngaahi maka kuo tātā ke ngaohi ʻaki ʻae fale. 7 Ka naʻe ʻikai ha ʻeke ʻe fai kiate kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi paʻanga naʻe ʻatu ki honau nima, koeʻuhi naʻa nau fai angatonu pe.”

8 ¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi kia Safani ko e tangata tohi, “Kuo u ʻilo ʻae tohi ʻoe fono ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.” Pea naʻe ʻatu ʻe Hilikia ʻae tohi kia Safani, pea naʻa ne lau ia. 9 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Safani ko e tangata tohi ki he tuʻi, pea ne toe ʻomi ʻae lea ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo tānaki ʻe hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae ngaahi paʻanga naʻe ʻilo ʻi he fale, pea kuo ʻatu ia ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngāue, ʻakinautolu ʻoku ekinaki ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova.” 10 Pea naʻe fakahā ʻe Safani ko e tangata tohi ki he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Kuo tuku kiate au ʻe Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki ha tohi.” Pea naʻe lau ia ʻe Safani ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi. 11 Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae tuʻi ki he ngaahi lea ʻi he tohi ʻoe fono, naʻa ne haehae hono ngaahi kofu. 12 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki, mo ʻAhikami ko e foha ʻo Safani, mo ʻAkipoa ko e foha ʻo Mikaia, mo Safani ko e tangata tohi, mo ʻAsahia ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻae tuʻi, ʻo pehē, 13 “Mou ʻalu, pea fehuʻi kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko au, pea mo e kakai pea mo Siuta, ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻae tohi kuo ʻilo ni: he kuo lahi ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova ʻaia kuo tupu kiate kitautolu, ko e meʻa ʻi he ʻikai tokanga ʻa ʻetau ngaahi tamai ki he ngaahi lea ʻoe tohi, ke fai ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē kuo tohi kiate kitautolu.” 14 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki, mo ʻAhikami, mo ʻAkipoa, mo Safani, mo ʻAsahia kia Hulita ko e fefine palōfita, ko e ʻunoho ʻo Salumi, ko e foha ʻo Tikiva, ko e foha ʻo Hahasi, ko e tauhi ʻoe fale tukunga kofu: (pea naʻe nofo ia ʻi Selūsalema ʻi he fale ako:) pea naʻa nau alea mo ia. 15 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, Tala ki he tangata naʻa ne fekauʻi ʻakimoutolu kiate au, 16 ‌ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, Vakai te u ʻomi ʻae kovi ki he potu ni, pea ki hono kakai, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻae tohi ʻaia kuo lau ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Siuta: 17 Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau liʻaki au, pea kuo nau tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ki he ngaahi ʻotua kehe, koeʻuhi ke nau fakatupu ʻeku houhau ʻaki ʻae ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ʻa honau nima: ko ia ʻe tupu ai ʻeku houhau ki he potu ni, pea ʻe ʻikai fuʻifuʻiʻi. 18 Ka te mou lea ki he tuʻi ʻo Siuta ʻaia naʻa ne fekauʻi ʻakimoutolu ke fehuʻi kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, Ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻaia kuo ke ongoʻi: 19 Koeʻuhi naʻe ongongofua ho loto, pea kuo ke fakavaivaiʻi koe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻi hoʻo fanongo ʻaia naʻaku lea ki ai ki he potu ni, pea ki hono kakai, koeʻuhi ke nau hoko ko e ʻauhia, mo e malaʻia, pea kuo ke haehae ho ngaahi kofu, pea tangi ʻi hoku ʻao; ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, Kuo u ongoʻi koe foki.” 20 Ko ia, vakai, Teu fakataha koe mo hoʻo ngaahi tamai, pea ʻe tānaki koe ki ho tanuʻanga ʻi he melino; pea ʻe ʻikai mamata ʻe ho mata ki he kovi kotoa pē ʻaia te u ʻomi ki he potu ni. Pea naʻa nau toe ʻomi mo e lea ki he tuʻi.