Selemaia 40:1-16
40 Naʻe hoko mai kia Selemaia ʻa e folofola meia Sihova ʻi he hili hono fakatauʻatāinaʻi ia mei Lama+ ʻe Nepusaletani+ ko e pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté. Naʻá ne ʻave ia ki ai kuo kiiʻi hono nimá, pea naʻá ne ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻave fakamālohi ʻo Selusalema mo Siuta ʻa ia naʻe kapusi ki Pāpiloné.
2 Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe he pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté ʻa Selemaia peá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá naʻá ne tomuʻa tala ʻa e kovi ko ení ki he feituʻú ni,
3 pea kuo fakahoko ia ʻe Sihova ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻá ne folofolaʻakí, koeʻuhí ko e kakai ko kimoutolú kuo mou faiangahala kia Sihova pea ʻikai te mou talangofua ki hono leʻó. Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuo hoko ai ʻa e meʻá ni kiate kimoutolú.+
4 Ko eni ʻoku ou tuku ange koe ʻi he ʻahó ni mei hono kiiʻi ho nimá. Kapau ʻe hā lelei kiate koe ke ta ō ki Pāpilone, haʻu, pea te u tokangaʻi koe. Ka ʻo kapau heʻikai te ke fie ʻalu mo au ki Pāpilone pea ʻoua te ke haʻu. Sio atu! Ko e fonuá kotoa ena. ʻAlu atu ki ha feituʻu pē te ke fili ki aí.”+
5 Lolotonga ʻoku teʻeki ke tafoki ʻa Selemaiá, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Nepusaletani: “Foki kia Ketalaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikami+ ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní,+ ʻa ia kuo fakanofo ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ke pule ki he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siutá, peá ke nofo mo ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí; pe ko hoʻo ʻalu ki ha feituʻu pē te ke fili ki ai.”
Naʻe ʻoange leva ʻe he pule ʻo e kau kaʻaté kiate ia ha meʻakai mo ha meʻaʻofa pea tuku ange ia ke ne ʻalu.
6 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Selemaia kia Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikamí ki Misipā+ peá ne nofo mo ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakai naʻe toe ʻi he fonuá.
7 ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí naʻe fanongo ʻa e kau ʻeikitau kotoa naʻa nau ʻi he fonuá mo ʻenau kau tangatá kuo fakanofo ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ʻa Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikamí ke pule ʻi he fonuá pea kuó ne fakanofo ia ke pule ki he kau tangata, mo e kau fefine, pea mo e fānau mei he kakai masiva ʻo e fonuá ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke kapusi ki Pāpiloné.+
8 Ko ia naʻa nau haʻu kia Ketalaia ki Misipā.+ Ko ʻIsimeʻeli+ ko e foha ʻo Nētanaiá, ko Siohānani+ mo Sionatane ko e ongo foha ʻo Kaleá, ko Sēlaia ko e foha ʻo Tanumetí, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻĒfai ko e tangata Netofá, mo Sīsanaia+ ko e foha ʻo e tangata Māká, fakataha mo ʻenau kau tangatá.
9 Naʻe fai ʻe Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikami ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní ha fuakava kiate kinautolu mo ʻenau kau tangatá, ʻo pehē: “ʻOua naʻa mou ilifia ʻi he tauhi ki he kau Kalitiá. Mou nofo ʻi he fonuá pea tauhi ki he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné, pea te mou lelei.+
10 Ka kiate au, te u nofo pē ʻi Misipā ke fakafofongaʻi kimoutolu ki he* kau Kalitia te nau haʻu kiate kitautolú. Ka ʻoku totonu ke mou tānaki ha uaine, mo e fuaʻiʻakau ʻo e faʻahitaʻu māfaná, mo e lolo pea tuku ia ki hoʻomou ngaahi siaá pea nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo kuo mou maʻú.”+
11 Pea ko e kau Siu kotoa naʻe ʻi Mōape, ʻĀmoni, pea mo ʻĪtomí, pea pehē ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi fonua kehé, naʻa nau fanongo foki ʻi hono tuku ʻe he tuʻi ʻo Pāpiloné ha toenga ke nau nofo ʻi Siutá pea mo ʻene fakanofo ke pule kiate kinautolu ʻa Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikami ko e foha ʻo Sāfaní.
12 Ko ia naʻe kamata ke foki ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau Siú mei he ngaahi feituʻu kotoa naʻe fakamovetevete atu ai kinautolú, ʻo nau haʻu ki he fonua ʻo Siutá kia Ketalaia ki Misipā. Pea naʻa nau tānaki ʻa e uainé mo e fuaʻiʻakau ʻo e faʻahitaʻu māfaná ʻo lahi ʻaupito.
13 Ko Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Kaleá mo e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻeikitau naʻe ʻi he fonuá naʻa nau haʻu kia Ketalaia ki Misipā.
14 Naʻa nau pehē kiate ia: “ʻOku ʻikai koā te ke ʻilo kuo fekauʻi ʻe Pealisi ko e tuʻi ʻo e kau ʻĀmoní,+ ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli ko e foha ʻo Nētanaiá ke ne tāmateʻi koe?”+ Ka naʻe ʻikai ke tui ʻa Ketalaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikamí kiate kinautolu.
15 Naʻe tala ange fakapulipuli leva ʻe Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Kaleá kia Ketalaia ʻi Misipā: “ʻOku ou loto ke u ʻalu atu ʻo taaʻi ʻa ʻIsimeʻeli ko e foha ʻo Nētanaiá, pea ʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ki ai ha taha. Ko e hā ke ne tāmateʻi ai koé, pea ko e hā ke movetevete ai ʻa e kakai kotoa ʻo Siuta kuo nau fakatahataha mai kiate koé mo ʻauha ai ʻa e toenga ʻo Siutá?”
16 Ka naʻe tala ange ʻe Ketalaia+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAhikamí kia Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Kaleá: “ʻOua naʻá ke fai ʻa e meʻá ni, he ko e meʻa ʻokú ke leaʻaki ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻIsimeʻelí ko ha loi ia.”
Fakamatala ‘i Lalo
^ Fakafoʻilea, “ke tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e.”
