Siosiua 9:1-27

  • Kumi ki he melinó ʻa e kau Kipione fakapotopotó (1-15)

  • Fakaeʻa ʻa e kākā ʻa e kau Kipioné (16-21)

  • ʻUtu vai mo tā fefie ʻa e kau Kipioné (22-27)

9  ʻI he fanongo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi he tafaʻaki fakahihifo ʻo Sioataní+ ʻi he meʻa naʻe hokó, ʻa e faʻahinga ʻi he feituʻu moʻungaʻiá, mo e Sefelaʻá,* mo e matāfanga fakakātoa ʻo e Tahi Lahí,*+ pea ʻi muʻa ʻi Lepanoní—ʻa e kau Hetí, ʻa e kau ʻĀmolí, ʻa e kau Kēnaní, ʻa e kau Pēlisí, ʻa e kau Heví, pea mo e kau Siepusí+  naʻa nau fokotuʻu ha faʻahi ke nau tauʻi ʻa Siosiua pea mo ʻIsileli.+  Naʻe fanongo foki mo e kakai ʻo Kipioné+ ʻi he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Siosiua ki Sielikō+ mo ʻAí.+  Ko ia naʻa nau fai fakapotopoto ʻo nau faʻo ha ʻoho ʻi ha ngaahi tangai mahaehae ʻo fakaheka ki heʻenau fanga ʻasí, pea mo e ngaahi hina kiliʻimanu motuʻa naʻe mahae pea kuo monosi;  naʻa nau tui foki ʻi honau vaʻé ha ngaahi senitolo motuʻa kuo monomono, pea naʻa nau tui mo ha ngaahi kofu mahaehae. Ko e mā kotoa naʻe ʻave ko honau ʻohó naʻe pakupaku mo momomomo.  Naʻa nau ʻalu leva kia Siosiua ki he ʻapitanga ʻi Kilikalí+ pea nau pehē kiate ia pea mo e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Kuo mau haʻu mei ha fonua mamaʻo. Pea ko eni ke mou fai muʻa ha fuakava mo kimautolu.”  Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí ki he kau Heví:+ “Naʻa ʻokú ke nofo ofi mai pē kiate kimautolu. Ko ia ʻe lava fēfē ke mau fai ha fuakava mo koe?”+  Naʻa nau tali ange kia Siosiua: “Ko kimautolú ko hoʻo kau sevāniti.”* Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Siosiua: “Ko hai kimoutolu, pea ko hoʻomou haʻú mei fē?”  ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau pehē ange ai kiate ia: “Kuo haʻu ʻa hoʻo kau sevānití ni mei ha fonua mamaʻo ʻaupito+ ko hono ʻuhingá ko e huafa ʻo Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá, he kuo mau fanongo ʻi hono ongoongó pea mo e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne fai ʻi ʻIsipité+ 10  pea mo e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne fai ki he ongo tuʻi ʻo e kau ʻĀmolí ʻa ia naʻá na ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha* ʻo Sioataní, ʻa Tuʻi Sīhoni+ ʻo Hesiponí mo Tuʻi ʻOki+ ʻo Pēsaní, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ʻAsitelotí. 11  Ko ia naʻe tala mai ʻe heʻemau kau mātuʻá mo e kakai kotoa ʻo homau fonuá kiate kimautolu, ‘ʻAve hamou ʻoho ki he fonongá pea mou ō atu ʻo feʻiloaki mo kinautolu. Tala kiate kinautolu: “Te mau hoko ko hoʻomou kau sevāniti;+ pea fai muʻa ha fuakava mo kimautolu.”’+ 12  Ko e mā ko eni naʻa mau ʻomi ko homau ʻohó naʻe kei vela pē ia ʻi he ʻaho naʻa mau mavahe ai mei homau ngaahi falé ke omi ki heni kiate kimoutolú. Pea ko eni ʻoku lava ke mou vakai mai ki ai kuo pakupaku pea momomomo.+ 13  Pea ko e ngaahi hina kiliʻimanu ko ení naʻe foʻou ia ʻi he taimi naʻa mau fakafonu aí, ka ko eni kuo mahae.+ Pea ko homau kofú mo homau senitoló kuo motuʻa koeʻuhí ko e lōloa fau ʻa e fonongá.” 14  Ko ia naʻe toʻo* ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí ha meʻa mei honau ʻohó, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau kumi ki ha tataki meia Sihova.+ 15  Ko ia naʻe alea melino ʻa Siosiua mo kinautolu+ peá ne fai ha fuakava mo kinautolu ke tuku ke nau moʻui, pea ko e meʻa ia naʻe fakapapauʻaki ʻe he ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e fuʻu fakatahá kia kinautolu ʻi ha fuakavá.+ 16  ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e ʻaho ʻe tolu, ʻi he hili ʻenau fai ha fuakava mo kinautolú, naʻa nau toki fanongo ai tā ʻoku nau nofo ofi mai pē, ʻi honau feituʻú. 17  Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí pea naʻa nau aʻu ki honau ngaahi koló ʻi he ʻaho hono tolú; ko honau ngaahi koló ko Kipione,+ Kefila, Pieloti, mo Kiliate-sialimi.+ 18  Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻohofi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí kinautolu, koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e fuʻu fakatahá naʻa nau fakapapauʻaki ha fuakava kiate kinautolu ʻia Sihova+ ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí. Ko ia naʻe kamata ke lāunga ʻa e fuʻu fakatahá kotoa ki he ngaahi ʻeikí. 19  ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻeikí ki he fuʻu fakatahá fakakātoa: “Koeʻuhí naʻa mau fakapapauʻaki ha fuakava kiate kinautolu ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻoku ʻikai te tau ʻatā ai ke fai ha kovi kiate kinautolu. 20  Ko e meʻa eni te tau faí: Te tau tuku pē ke nau moʻui, ke ʻoua naʻa hoko ai ha houhau kiate kitautolu koeʻuhí ko e fuakava naʻa mau fakapapauʻaki kiate kinautolú.”+ 21  Pea naʻe toe pehē ʻe he ngaahi ʻeikí: “Tuku pē ke nau moʻui, kae tuku ke nau hoko ko e kau tā fefie mo e kau ʻutu vai ki he fuʻu fakatahá kotoa.” Ko e meʻa eni naʻe talaʻofa ange ʻe he ngaahi ʻeikí kiate kinautolú. 22  Naʻe ui mai leva ʻe Siosiua kinautolu ʻo ne pehē ange: “Ko e hā naʻa mou kākaaʻi ai kimautolu ʻi hoʻomou pehē, ‘Ko ʻemau haʻú mei ha feituʻu mamaʻo ʻaupito meiate kimoutolu,’ ka ko hono moʻoní ʻoku mou nofo ofi ʻaupito mai pē kiate kimautolu?+ 23  Kuo mou malaʻia+ mei he taimí ni ʻo faai atu, pea te mou ʻi he tuʻunga tamaioʻeiki maʻu ai pē ʻi hoʻomou hoko ko e kau tā fefie mo e kau ʻutu vai ki he fale ʻo hoku ʻOtuá.” 24  Naʻa nau tali ange kia Siosiua: “Koeʻuhí he naʻe fakamatala mahino ki hoʻo kau sevānití, ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni kia Mōsese ko ʻene sevānití ke foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻa e kotoa ʻo e fonuá ni pea ke fakaʻauha ʻosi ʻa hono kakaí kotoa mei homou ʻaó.+ Ko ia naʻa mau ilifia koeʻuhí ko kimoutolu+ telia ʻemau moʻuí, pea ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻa mau fai ai ʻa e meʻá ni.+ 25  Pea ko eni ʻoku mau ʻi hoʻo mēsí.* Fai mai kiate kimautolu ha meʻa pē ʻokú ke fakakaukau ʻoku lelei mo totonú.” 26  Pea ko e meʻa ia naʻá ne fai kiate kinautolú; naʻá ne fakahaofi kinautolu mei he nima ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau tāmateʻi kinautolu. 27  Ka ʻi he ʻaho ko iá naʻe ʻai ʻe Siosiua ke nau hoko ko e kau tā fefie mo e kau ʻutu vai ki he fuʻu fakatahá+ pea ki he ʻōlita ʻo Sihová ʻi he feituʻu te Ne filí,+ pea ʻoku nau kei fai pehē ai pē ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.+

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