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5 Pea naʻe fai ʻe he ongo palōfita ko Hākeai+ mo Sākalaia+ ko e mokopuna ʻo ʻItó+ ha kikite ki he kau Siu naʻe ʻi Siuta mo Selusalemá, ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa ia naʻe ʻiate kinautolú. 2 Ko e taimi ia naʻe kamata ke toe langa ai ʻe Seluipēpeli+ ko e foha ʻo Saletilí mo Sīsua+ ko e foha ʻo Sihosatakí ʻa e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá,+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻi Selusalemá; pea naʻe kau mo kinaua ʻa e ongo palōfita ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo poupou kiate kinaua.+ 3 ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe haʻu kiate kinautolu ʻa Tatenai ko e kōvana ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé* mo Setali-posenai mo hona kaungāngāué ʻo ʻeke ange: “Ko hai naʻá ne ʻoatu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ke mou langa ʻa e fale ko ení mo fakaʻosi ʻa e langa* ko ení?” 4 Pea naʻa nau ʻeke ange kiate kinautolu: “Ko hai ʻa e hingoa ʻo e kau tangata ʻoku nau ngāue ʻi he langa ko ení?” 5 Ka naʻe tokangaʻi hifo ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e* kau mātuʻa ʻo e kau Siú,+ pea naʻe ʻikai te nau taʻofi kinautolu kae ʻoua ke ʻave ʻa e fakamatalá ni kia Talaiasi pea lava ke ʻomai mei ai ha tohi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni.
6 Ko ha tatau eni ʻo e tohi naʻe ʻave ʻe Tatenai ko e kōvana ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé mo Setali-posenai mo hono kaungāngāué, ʻa e kau kōvana māʻulalo ange ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé, kia Tuʻi Talaiasí; 7 naʻa nau ʻoatu ʻa e fakamatalá kiate ia, pea ko e meʻa eni naʻa nau tohí:
“Kia Tuʻi Talaiasi:
“Ke ʻiate koe ʻa e melinó! 8 Tuku ke ʻilo ʻe he ʻAfioná naʻa mau ʻalu ki he vahefonua* ʻo Siutá ki he fale ʻo e ʻOtua lahí, pea ʻoku langa ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu maka lalahi, pea naʻe fakatoka ʻa e papá ʻi he ngaahi holisí. ʻOku vēkeveke ʻa e kakaí ʻi hono fai ʻo e ngāué pea ʻoku laka ia ki muʻa tupu mei heʻenau ngaahi feingá. 9 Pea naʻa mau fakafehuʻi ʻa ʻenau kau mātuʻá, ʻo ʻeke ange: ‘Ko hai naʻá ne ʻoatu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ke mou langa ʻa e fale ko ení mo fakaʻosi ʻa e langa*+ ko ení?’ 10 Naʻa mau toe ʻeke foki ʻa honau hingoá ke fakahā atu kiate koe, koeʻuhí ke lava ʻo mau hiki ʻa e hingoa ʻo e kau tangata ʻoku nau takimuʻá.
11 “Ko e tali eni naʻa nau ʻomí: ‘Ko e kau sevāniti kimautolu ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo langi mo māmaní, pea ʻoku mau toe langa ʻa e fale ʻa ia naʻe langa ʻi he ngaahi taʻu lahi kuo maliu atú, ʻa ia naʻe langa mo fakaʻosi+ ʻe ha tuʻi lahi ʻo ʻIsileli. 12 Kae kehe, koeʻuhi naʻe fakahouhauʻi ʻe heʻemau ngaahi tamaí ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo langí,+ naʻá ne tuku kinautolu ki he nima ʻo Tuʻi Nepukanesa+ ʻo Pāpiloné, ʻa e tangata Kalitiá, ʻa ia naʻá ne haveki ʻa e falé ni+ pea ʻave fakamālohi ʻa e kakaí ki Pāpiloné.+ 13 Neongo ia, ʻi he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi Kōlesi ʻo Pāpiloné, naʻe ʻomai ai ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi ha tuʻutuʻuni ke toe langa ʻa e fale ko eni ʻo e ʻOtuá.+ 14 ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe ʻave ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi mei he temipale ʻo Pāpiloné ʻa e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga meʻa koula mo siliva ʻo e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻa ia naʻe toʻo ʻe Nepukanesa mei he temipale ʻi Selusalemá ʻo ʻave ki he temipale ʻi Pāpiloné.+ Naʻe ʻoange ia ki ha tangata ko Sesipasa,*+ ʻa ia naʻe fakanofo ʻe Kōlesi ko e kōvana.+ 15 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Kōlesi kiate ia: “ʻAve ʻa e ngaahi ʻaiʻanga meʻa ko ení. ʻAlu ʻo tuku ia ʻi he temipale ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Selusalemá pea tuku ke toe langa ʻa e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi hono tuʻuʻanga ki muʻá.”+ 16 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa e tangata ko eni ko Sesipasá, peá ne fakatoka ʻa e ngaahi fakavaʻe ʻo e fale ʻo e ʻOtuá,+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Selusalemá; pea talu mei ai kuo fai ʻa e langá ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimí ni, ka kuo teʻeki ai ke kakato.’+
17 “Ko eni kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná, tuku ke fai ha fakatotolo ʻi he tukuʻanga koloa fakatuʻi ʻi Pāpiloné, ke fakapapauʻi pe naʻe tuku atu ʻe Tuʻi Kōlesi ha tuʻutuʻuni ke toe langa ʻa e fale ko ia ʻo e ʻOtuá ʻi Selusalemá;+ pea tuku ke ʻomi ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e ʻAfioná ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni kiate kimautolu.”