1 Ko e folofola naʻe hoko meia Sihova kia Selemaia, ʻi he te u tau ki Selūsalema mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo ia, ʻa Nepukanesa ko e tuʻi ʻo Papilone, mo ʻene kautau kotoa pē, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo māmani naʻa ne pule ki ai, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē, ʻo pehē, 2 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘ʻAlu ʻo lea kia Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea tala kiate ia, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Vakai, te u tukuange ʻae kolo ni ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone, pea te ne tutu ʻaki ia ʻae afi: 3 Pea ʻe ʻikai te ke hao koe mei hono nima, ka ʻe maʻu moʻoni koe, pea tukuange koe ki hono nima; pea ʻe mamata ʻe he fofonga ki he fofonga ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone, pea te mo alea mo ia ko e ngutu ki he ngutu, pea te ke ʻalu ki Papilone.” ’

4 “Ka ke fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, ʻE Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta: ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova, kiate koe, ‘ʻE ʻikai te ke mate koe ʻi he heletā. 5 Ka te ke pekia ʻi he fiemālie: pea hangē ko e tutu naʻe fai ki hoʻo ngaahi tamai ko e ngaahi ʻuluaki tuʻi naʻe muʻa ʻiate koe, ʻe pehē ʻenau tutu meʻa namu kakala kiate koe; pea te nau mamahi koeʻuhi ko koe, ʻo pehē, “ʻOiauē ʻeiki!” He kuo u fakahā ʻae lea,’ ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova.” 6 Pea naʻe toki lea ʻaki ʻe Selemaia ko e palōfita ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē kia Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta ʻi Selūsalema, 7 ‌ʻI he tau ʻoe kau tau ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone ki Selūsalema, pea mo e kolo kotoa pē ʻo Siuta naʻe toe, ʻa Lakisi, mo ʻAseka: he naʻe toe ʻae ongo kolo tau ni ʻi Siuta.

8 ¶ Ko eni ʻae folofola naʻe hoko meia Sihova kia Selemaia, hili hono fai ʻae fuakava ʻe Setikia ko e tuʻi mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi Selūsalema, ke fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻae tauʻatāina; 9 Koeʻuhi ke taki taha tukuange ʻe he tangata ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki, mo ʻene kaunanga, ke tauʻatāina, ʻo kapau ko e tangata Hepelū pe ko e fefine Hepelū; koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa tamaioʻeiki ʻaki ʻe ha Siu ʻa hono tokoua. 10 Pea naʻe tokanga ʻae houʻeiki kotoa pē, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē, ʻakinautolu naʻe fai ʻae fuakava, ke taki taha tukuange ʻene tamaioʻeiki, mo ʻene kaunanga ke tauʻatāina, ke ʻoua naʻa pule ʻe ha taha kiate kinautolu, pea naʻa nau fai ia, ʻonau tuku ke nau ʻalu. 11 Kae hili ia naʻa nau tafoki, pea pule ki he tamaioʻeiki mo e kaunanga, ko kinautolu kuo nau tukuange ke tauʻatāina, ke toe haʻu, pea toe pule kiate kinautolu ke nau tamaioʻeiki mo kaunanga.

12 ¶ Ko ia naʻe haʻu ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia meia Sihova, ʻo pehē, 13 “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli; ‘Naʻaku fai ʻae fuakava mo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai ʻi he ʻaho naʻaku ʻomi ai ʻakinautolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, mei he fale fakapōpula, ʻo pehē, 14 ‌ʻOka hili ʻae taʻu ʻe fitu te mou tukuange ʻae tangata taki taha hono tokoua ko e Hepelū, ʻaia kuo fakatau kiate koe, pea hili ʻene tauhi kiate koe ʻi he taʻu ʻe ono, ke ke tukuange ia ke ne tauʻatāina meiate koe: ka naʻe ʻikai fanongo kiate au ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, pe fakafanongo mai honau telinga. 15 Pea naʻa mou tafoki eni, ʻo fai totonu ʻi hoku ʻao, ʻi hoʻomou taki taha fakatauʻatāinaʻi ʻa hono kaungāʻapi; pea naʻa mou fai ʻae fuakava ʻi hoku ʻao ʻi he fale kuo ui ʻaki hoku huafa: 16 Ka naʻa mou liliu ʻo fakaʻuliʻi hoku huafa, pea naʻe pule ʻe he tangata taki taha ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki, mo e tangata taki taha ki heʻene kaunanga, ko kinautolu naʻa ne fakatauʻatāinaʻi ke faʻiteliha pe, ke toe haʻu, pea fakamoʻulaloa ʻakinautolu, ke hoko ko e tamaioʻeiki mo e kaunanga kiate kimoutolu.’ ”

17 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Naʻe ʻikai te mou fanongo kiate au, ke fakahā ʻae tauʻatāina taki taha ki hono tokoua, mo e tangata taki taha ki hono kaungāʻapi: ko ia,” ʻoku pehē mai ʻa Sihova, “Vakai, Te u fakahā ʻae tauʻatāina kiate kimoutolu, ki he heletā, mo e mahaki fakaʻauha, pea mo e honge; pea te u pule ke fetuku ʻakimoutolu ki he ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻo māmani. 18 Pea te u foaki ʻae kau tangata, ko kinautolu kuo maumauʻi ʻeku fuakava, ko kinautolu ʻoku teʻeki ai ke fakamoʻoni ʻae ngaahi lea ʻoe fuakava ʻaia naʻa nau fai ʻi hoku ʻao, ʻi heʻenau fahi ua ʻae ʻuhikiʻi pulu, pea ʻalu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe ongo fahi, 19 Ko e houʻeiki ʻo Siuta, mo e houʻeiki ʻo Selūsalema, ko e kau talifekau, mo e kau taulaʻeiki, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoe fonua, ko kinautolu naʻe ʻalu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻoe ongo fahi ʻoe ʻuhikiʻi pulu; 20 Te u foaki ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili, pea ki he nima ʻonautolu ʻoku kumi ki heʻenau moʻui: pea ʻe hoko honau ʻangaʻanga ko e meʻakai ki he fanga manupuna ʻoe langi, pea ki he fanga manu ʻoe fonua.

21 “Pea te u foaki ʻa Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta mo hono houʻeiki ki he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili, pea ki he nima ʻokinautolu ʻoku kumi ki heʻenau moʻui, pea ki he nima ʻoe kau tau ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Papilone, ʻakinautolu kuo ʻalu hake ʻiate kimoutolu.” 22 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “Vakai, te u fekau pea pule kiate kinautolu ke nau toe hau ki he kolo ni; pea te nau tauʻi ia, pea lavaʻi ia, pea tutu ia ʻaki ʻae afi pea te u ngaohi ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ke lala taʻehanokakai.”