1 Ko e tautea lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki Papilone, koeʻuhi ko ʻIsileli. 19 Ko e tukuange ʻe Selemaia ʻae tohi kikite ni kia Selaia, ke lī ia ki he ʻIufaletesi, ko e fakaʻilonga ki he ngalo hifo maʻuaipē ʻo Papilone.
1 ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova;
“Vakai, te u fakatupu ha matangi fakaʻauha ki Papilone,
pea mo kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi ai,
ʻakinautolu ʻoku angatuʻu kiate au;
2 Pea te u fekau ki Papilone ʻae kau tangata vahevahe kafukafu, pea te nau aloalo ia,
pea te nau fakamaha hono fonua:
he te nau nofo takatakai ʻiate ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi.
3 Pea ʻe teke ʻae kaufana ʻae tangata fakakaufana ki he tangata fakakaufana,
pea kiate ia ʻoku hiki hake ia ʻi hono kofu tau:
pea ʻoua naʻa mamae ki hono kau talavou;
fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻa ʻene kautau kotoa pē.
4 ʻE tō pehē ʻae teʻia ʻi he fonua ʻo Kalitia,
pea mo kinautolu kuo hokaʻi ke ʻasi ʻi he ngaahi hala.
5 He naʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻa ʻIsileli,
pe ko Siuta ʻe hono ʻOtua,
ko Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau;
neongo hono pito honau fonua ʻi he angahala ki he tokotaha māʻoniʻoni ʻo ʻIsileli.
6 Mou hola mei loto Papilone,
pea fakahaofi ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻa ʻene moʻui:
ke ʻoua naʻa fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu ʻi heʻene hia:
he ko e kuonga eni ʻoe houhau ʻo Sihova:
te ne ʻatu kiate ia ʻae totongi.
7 Ko Papilone ko e ipu koula ʻi he nima ʻo Sihova,
ʻaia naʻe fakakonā ʻa māmani kotoa pē:
kuo inu ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ki heʻene uaine;
ko ia kuo faha ai ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga.
8 Kuo hinga pea ʻauha fakafokifā ʻa Papilone:
mou tangi kalanga koeʻuhi ko ia;
pea ʻange ʻae feau koeʻuhi ko ʻene mamahi,
heiʻilo ʻe fakamoʻui ia.
9 Naʻa mau fie fakamoʻui ʻa Papilone,
ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne moʻui:
liʻaki ia,
pea ke tau taki taha ʻalu ki hono fonua:
he kuo aʻu ʻa hono tautea ki he langi,
pea kuo hiki hake ia ki he ngaahi ʻao.
10 Kuo fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻetau angatonu:
‘Haʻu ke tau fakahā ʻi Saione ʻae ngāue ʻa Sihova ko hotau ʻOtua.’
pea ʻe tutu ʻaki ʻae afi hono ngaahi matapā māʻolunga;
pea ʻe ngāue taʻeʻaonga ʻae kakai,
pea ʻe feinga ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga koeʻuhi ko e afi.”
59 Ko e lea naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe Selemaia, ko e palōfita kia Selaia ko e foha ʻo Nelia, ko e foha ʻo Māseia, ʻi heʻene ʻalu meia Setikia ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta ki Papilone ʻi hono fā ʻoe taʻu ʻo ʻene pule. Pea ko e Selaia ni ko e ʻeiki angamalū ia. 60 Pea naʻe tohi ʻi he tohi ʻe Selemaia ʻae kovi kotoa pē ʻe hoko ki Papilone, ʻio, ʻae lea ni kotoa pē kuo tohi ki Papilone. 61 Pea pehē ʻe Selemaia kia Selaia, “ʻOka ke ka hoko ki Papilone, te ke mamata, pea lau ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē; 62 Pea te ke toki lea ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE Sihova, kuo ke folofola ki he potu ni, ke tuʻusi ia, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa nofo ai ha tokotaha, ha tangata pe ha manu, ka ʻe lala ia ʻo taʻengata.’ 63 Pea ʻe hoko ia ʻo pehē, ʻoka ʻosi hoʻo lau ʻae tohi ni, ke ke noʻotaki ki ai ʻae maka, pea lī ia ki loto ʻIufaletesi. 64 Pea ke ke lea ʻo pehē, ‘ʻE ngalo pehē hifo ʻa Papilone, pea ʻe ʻikai toetuʻu ia mei he kovi ʻaia te u fakahoko ki ai: pea te nau fiu ai.’ ”