1 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono fā ʻoe taʻu ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, naʻe hoko ʻae folofola ni kia Selemaia meia Sihova, ʻo pehē, 2 “Toʻo kiate koe ʻae tohi tākai, pea tohi ai ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē kuo u lea ʻaki kiate koe ki ʻIsileli, mo Siuta, mo e kakai kotoa pē, talu mei he ʻaho naʻaku fua lea ai kiate koe, ʻo fai mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Siosaia, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni. 3 Pea ʻe fanongo nai ʻe he fale ʻo Siuta ʻae kovi kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku ou tokanga ke fai kiate kinautolu; koeʻuhi ke nau tafoki ʻae tangata taki taha mei hono hala kovi; koeʻuhi ke u fakamolemole ai ʻenau hia, pea mo ʻenau angahala.”

4 Pea naʻe toki ui ʻe Selemaia kia Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia: pea tohi ʻe Paluki mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia ʻi he tohi tākai ʻae ngaahi folofola kotoa pē ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne folofolaʻaki kiate ia. 5 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Selemaia, kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou nofo pōpula au, ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa ʻalu ki he fale ʻo Sihova: 6 Ko ia ke ke ʻalu koe, pea lau ʻi he tohi, ʻaia kuo ke tohi mei hoku ngutu, ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova ke fanongo ʻae kakai ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi he ʻaho ʻaukai: pea ke ke lau foki ia ki Siuta kotoa pē, ʻakinautolu kuo haʻu mei honau ngaahi kolo. 7 Heiʻilo pe te nau fai ʻenau lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea taki taha tafoki mei hono hala kovi: he ʻoku lahi ʻae houhau mo e tuputāmaki kuo fakahā ʻe Sihova ki he kakai ni.”

8 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia ʻo hangē ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau ʻe Selemaia ko e palōfita kiate ia, ʻo ne lau ʻi he tohi ʻae ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova. 9 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi hono nima taʻu ʻo Sihoiakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ʻi hono hiva māhina naʻa nau fanongonongo ʻae ʻaukai ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi Selūsalema, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe haʻu mei he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta ki Selūsalema. 10 Pea naʻe toki lau ʻe Paluki ʻi he tohi ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa Selemaia ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he potu fale ʻo Kemalia ko e foha ʻo Safani ko e tangata tohi, ʻi he potu lahi, ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā foʻou ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, pea naʻe fanongo ʻae kakai kotoa pē.

11 ¶ Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Mikaia ko e foha ʻo Kemalia, ko e foha ʻo Safani, ki he ngaahi folofola kotoa pē ʻa Sihova mei he tohi, 12 Naʻe toki ʻalu hifo ia ki he fale ʻoe tuʻi, ki he potu fale ʻoe kau tangata tohi: pea vakai, ko e houʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe nofo ai, ko ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi, mo Telaia, ko e foha ʻo Simaia, pea mo Elinatani ko e foha ʻo ʻAkipoa, mo Kemalia ko e foha ʻo Safani, mo Setikia ko e foha ʻo Hanania, pea mo e houʻeiki kotoa pē. 13 Pea naʻe fakahā kiate kinautolu ʻe Mikaia ʻae ngaahi lea naʻa ne fanongo ki ai, ʻi he lau ʻe Paluki mei he tohi ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai. 14 Ko ia naʻe fekau ʻe he houʻeiki kotoa pē ʻa Sehuti, ko e foha ʻo Netania, ko e foha ʻo Selemaia, ko e foha ʻo Kusi, kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “Toʻo ʻi ho nima ʻae tohi tākai ʻaia naʻa ke lau ʻi he telinga ʻoe kakai, pea ke ʻalu ange.”

Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe Paluki ko e foha ʻo Nelia ʻae tohi tākai ʻi hono nima, pea haʻu kiate kinautolu. 15 Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Nofo ki lalo, pea lau ia ʻi homau telinga.”

Pea naʻe lau ia ʻe Paluki ka nau fanongo.

16 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻenau fanongo ki he ngaahi lea kotoa pē, naʻa nau fesiofaki ʻi he ilifia, pea nau pehē kia Paluki, “Ko e moʻoni te mau fakahā ki he tuʻi ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē.” 17 Pea naʻa nau fehuʻi kia Paluki, ʻo pehē, “Fakahā mai eni, naʻa ke tohi fēfē ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē mei hono ngutu?”

18 Pea pehēange ʻe Paluki kiate kinautolu, “Naʻa ne lea ʻaki mei hono ngutu ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē kiate au, pea u tohi ʻaki ia ʻae vaitohi ʻi he tohi.”

19 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he houʻeiki kia Paluki, “ʻAlu, ʻo fufū koe, ʻa koe mo Selemaia; pea ʻoua naʻa ʻilo ʻe ha tangata pe ʻoku mo ʻi fē.”

20 ¶ Pea naʻa nau ʻalu ki he tuʻi ki he fale fakaʻeiʻeiki, ka nau tuku ʻae tohi tākai ʻi he potu ʻi ʻolunga ʻo ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi, pea naʻe fakahā ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻi he telinga ʻoe tuʻi. 21 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Sehuti ke ʻomi ʻae tohi tākai: pea ne ʻomi ia mei he potu fale ʻo ʻIlisama ko e tangata tohi. Pea lau ia ʻe Sehuti ʻi he telinga ʻoe tuʻi, pea ʻi he telinga ʻoe houʻeiki kotoa pē naʻe tutuʻu fakataha mo e tuʻi. 22 Pea naʻe ʻafio ʻae tuʻi ʻi he fale mumū ʻi hono hiva ʻoe māhina: pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻao ʻae afi kakaha ʻi he matanavu. 23 Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, hili hono lau ʻe Sehuti ʻae vahe ʻe tolu pe fā, naʻa ne hifi ʻaki ia ʻae hele, pea laku ia ki he afi naʻe ʻi he matanavu, pea fakaʻauha ʻae tohi tākai kotoa pē ʻi he afi naʻe ʻi he matanavu. 24 Ka naʻe ʻikai te nau manavahē, pe mahaehae honau kofu, ʻae tuʻi, pe ko ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki naʻe fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē. 25 Ka naʻe kole ʻa Elinatani mo Telaia mo Kemalia ki he tuʻi ke ʻoua naʻa tutu ʻae tohi tākai: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne fie fanongo kiate kinautolu. 26 Ka naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Silamili ko e foha ʻo Hameleki, pea mo Selaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAsilieli, pea mo Selemaia ko e foha ʻo ʻApitili, ke puke ʻa Paluki ko e tangata tohi mo Selemaia ko e palōfita: ka naʻe fufū ʻakinaua ʻe Sihova.

27 ¶ Pea naʻe toki hoko ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Selemaia, hili hono tutu ʻae tohi tākai ʻe he tuʻi, pea mo e ngaahi lea ʻaia naʻe tohi ʻe Paluki mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia ʻo pehē; 28 “Ke ke toe toʻo ʻae tohi tākai ʻe taha, pea tohi ki ai ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe tuʻu ʻi he ʻuluaki tohi tākai, ʻaia naʻe tutu ʻe Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta. 29 Pea te ke lea ʻo pehē kia Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ‘ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova; “Naʻa ke tutu ʻae tohi tākai ni, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā naʻa ke tohi ai? ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻe haʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻo Papilone ʻo fakaʻauha ʻae fonua ni pea fakatangaʻi ʻae tangata pea mo e manu?’ ”” 30 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova kia Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta; “ʻE ʻikai te ne maʻu ha taha ke nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo Tevita: pea ʻe lī atu hono ʻangaʻanga ki he pupuha ʻi he ʻaho, pea ki he momoko ʻi he pō. 31 Pea te u tautea ia mo hono hako mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki koeʻuhi ko ʻenau angahala; pea te u ʻomi kiate kinautolu, pea mo e kakai ʻo Selūsalema, pea mo e kau tangata ʻo Siuta, ʻae kovi kotoa pē ʻaia kuo u fakahā kiate kinautolu: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo.”

32 ¶ Pea naʻe toki toʻo ʻe Selemaia ʻae tohi tākai ʻe taha, pea foaki ia kia Paluki ko e tangata tohi, ko e foha ʻo Nelia; ʻaia naʻe tohi mei he ngutu ʻo Selemaia, ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻoe tohi ʻaia naʻe tutu ʻi he afi ʻe Sihoiakimi ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta: pea naʻe fakalahi ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea pehē kiate kinautolu.