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3 Pea naʻá ne fakahaaʻi mai kiate au ʻa Siosiua+ ko e taulaʻeiki lahí ʻokú ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa Sētane+ ʻi hono toʻomataʻú ke fakafepakiʻi ia. 2 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia Sētane: “ʻOfa ke valokiʻi koe ʻe Sihova, Sētane,+ ʻio, ʻofa ke hanga ʻe Sihova, ʻa ia kuó ne fili ʻa Selusalemá,+ ʻo valokiʻi koe! ʻIkai ko e tokotahá ni ko ha potuʻi ʻakau vela naʻe hamusi mei he afí?”
3 Pea ko Siosiuá naʻá ne tui ha ngaahi kofu mātuʻaki palakū peá ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻāngeló. 4 Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngeló ki he faʻahinga ʻoku tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó, “Toʻo hono ngaahi kofu mātuʻaki palakuú.” Naʻá ne pehē ange leva kiate ia, “Vakai, kuó u ʻai hoʻo faihalá* ke mavahe atu meiate koe, pea ʻe fakakofuʻaki koe ʻa e ngaahi kofu lelei.”*+
5 Ko ia naʻá ku pehē ange: “ʻAi ha faʻufaʻu makehe mo maʻa ki hono ʻulú.”+ Pea naʻa nau ʻai ha faʻufaʻu makehe mo maʻa ki hono ʻulú pea fakakofu ia ʻaki ha ngaahi kofu; pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová ʻo ofi ai. 6 Naʻe fakahā ange leva ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa Sihová kia Siosiua: 7 “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú, ‘Kapau te ke ʻaʻeva ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻalungá pea fakahoko ho ngaahi fatongia ʻi hoku ʻaó, te ke hoko leva ko ha fakamaau ʻi hoku falé+ mo tauhi* ʻa hoku ongo lotoʻaá; pea te u fakaʻatā koe ke ke hū tauʻatāina ki hoku ʻaó fakataha mo e faʻahinga ko eni ʻoku nau tuʻu ní.’
8 “‘Fanongo mai muʻa, ʻa e Taulaʻeiki Lahi ko Siosiuá, ʻa koe mo ho ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ko ia ʻoku nau tangutu ʻi ho ʻaó, he ko e kau tangatá ni ʻoku nau hoko ko ha fakaʻilonga ʻo e meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he kahaʻú; vakai, ʻoku ou ʻomai ʻeku sevāniti+ ko Huli!+ 9 Sio ki he maka kuó u fokotuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siosiuá! ʻI he fuʻu maka ʻe taha ko ení ʻoku ʻi ai ha foʻi fofonga ʻe fitu; pea ʻoku ou fai ha tā tongitongi ai,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ‘pea te u ʻave ʻa e hia ʻa e fonua ko iá ʻi he ʻaho pē ʻe taha.’+
10 “‘ʻI he ʻaho ko iá,’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ‘ko kimoutolu taki taha te mou fakaafeʻi homou kaungāʻapí ke haʻu ki homou lalo kālepí pea ki homou lalo fikí.’”+