ʻĒsela 8:1-36
8 Pea ko e ngaahi ʻulumotuʻa eni ʻo e ngaahi fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamaí mo e tohi hohoko ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe ʻalu hake mo au mei Pāpilone he lolotonga ʻa e pule ʻa Tuʻi ʻAtaseasé:+
2 ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Fineasí,+ ko Kēsomi; ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻĪtamá,+ ko Taniela; ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Tēvitá, ko Hatusi;
3 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Sikaniá, pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Pālosí, ko Sākalaia, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻi he tohi hohokó ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 150;
4 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Pahati-mōapé,+ ko ʻElihoi-nai ko e foha ʻo Silaiá, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 200;
5 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Satú,+ ko Sikania ko e foha ʻo Sehesilí, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 300;
6 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻĀtiní,+ ko ʻĒpeti ko e foha ʻo Sionatané, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 50;
7 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻĪlamí,+ ko Sisaia ko e foha ʻo ʻAtalaiá, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 70;
8 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Sefataiá,+ ko Sepataia ko e foha ʻo Maikelí, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 80;
9 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Sioapé, ko ʻOpataia ko e foha ʻo Sihelí, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 218;
10 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Paní, ko Selomiti ko e foha ʻo Siosifiá, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 160;
11 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Pepaí,+ ko Sākalaia ko e foha ʻo Pepaí, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 28;
12 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsakatí,+ ko Siohānani ko e foha ʻo Hakataní, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 110;
13 ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻĀtonikamí,+ ko kinautolu naʻe fakamuimui tahá, pea ko honau hingoá eni: Ko ʻElifeleti, Sieli, pea mo Semaia, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo kinautolu ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 60;
14 pea ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo Pikivaí,+ ko ʻUtai mo Saputi, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo kinaua ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 70.
15 Naʻá ku fakatahatahaʻi kinautolu ʻi he vaitafe ʻoku haʻu ki ʻAhavá,+ pea naʻa mau ʻapitanga ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu. Ka ʻi he taimi naʻá ku vakaiʻi ai ʻa e kakaí pea mo e kau taulaʻeikí, naʻe ʻikai te u maʻu ai ha taha ʻo e kau Līvaí.
16 Ko ia naʻá ku fekauʻi atu ai ke haʻu ʻa ʻEliese, ʻAlieli, Semaia, ʻElinatani, Sialipi, ʻElinatani, Nētane, Sākalaia, pea mo Mēsuilame, ʻa ia ko e kau tangata takimuʻá, mo Sialipe pea mo ʻElinatani, ʻa ia ko e ongo faiakó.
17 Ko ia naʻá ku fai kiate kinautolu ha fekau ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻIto ko e taki ʻi he feituʻu naʻe ui ko Kasifia. Naʻá ku tala kiate kinautolu ke fakahā kia ʻIto mo hono fanga tokouá, ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻi he temipalé* naʻe ʻi Kasifiá, ke ʻomai kiate kimautolu ha kau sevāniti ke nau ngāue ʻi he fale ʻo homau ʻOtuá.
18 Koeʻuhí naʻe tokoniʻi kimautolu ʻe homau ʻOtuá, naʻa nau ʻomi ha tangata fakapotopoto mei he ngaahi foha ʻo Mahali+ ko e mokopuna ʻo Līvai ko e foha ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻa ia ko Selepaia,+ mo hono ngaahi fohá pea mo hono fanga tokouá, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 18;
19 mo Hasapaia, pea naʻe kau fakataha mo ia ʻa Sisaia mei he haʻa Mēlalí,+ mo hono fanga tokouá mo honau ngaahi fohá, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 20.
20 Pea naʻe toko 220 ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻi he temipalé* ʻa ia naʻe foaki ʻe Tēvita mo e houʻeikí ki he ngāue ʻa e kau Līvaí, ʻa ia naʻe fakahaaʻi kotoa ʻa honau hingoá.
21 Pea naʻá ku fanongonongo ke fai ha ʻaukai ʻi he vaitafe ʻAhavá, ke fakavaivaiʻi kimautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo homau ʻOtuá, ke kumi ki ha tataki meiate ia koeʻuhi ko ʻemau fonongá, maʻa kimautolu mo ʻemau fānaú pea mo ʻemau koloá kotoa.
22 Naʻá ku mā ke kole ki he tuʻí ha kau sōtia mo ha kau tangata heka hoosi ke maluʻi kimautolu mei he ngaahi fili ʻi he halá, koeʻuhí naʻa mau pehē ki he tuʻí: “Ko e nima ʻo homau ʻOtuá ʻoku kau mo e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku kumi kiate iá,+ ka ʻoku hoko mai ʻa hono mālohí mo ʻene houhaú kiate kinautolu kotoa ʻoku nau liʻaki iá.”+
23 Ko ia naʻa mau ʻaukai ai pea fai ha kole ki homau ʻOtuá ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni, pea naʻá ne fanongo mai ki heʻemau tautapá.+
24 Naʻá ku vaheʻi leva ha toko 12 mei he kau pule ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí, ʻa ia ko Selepaia mo Hasapaia,+ fakataha mo e toko hongofulu ʻo hona fanga tokouá.
25 Pea naʻá ku fua kiate kinautolu ʻa e siliva mo e koula pea mo e ngaahi naunau, ko e foaki ia naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí mo ʻene kau faleʻí mo ʻene houʻeikí pea mo e kotoa ʻo e kau ʻIsileli naʻe ʻi aí, ki he fale ʻo homau ʻOtuá.+
26 Ko ia naʻá ku fua ai ki honau nimá ʻa e talēniti* siliva ʻe 650, naunau siliva ʻe 100 naʻe feʻunga mo e talēniti ʻe ua ʻa hono mahuʻingá, mo e talēniti koula ʻe 100,
27 fanga kiʻi poulu koula ʻe 20 naʻe feʻunga hono mahuʻingá mo e talaiki* ʻe 1,000, mo e naunau kopa lelei ʻe 2, naʻe kulokula uloulo, ʻo mahuʻinga tatau mo e koulá.
28 Pea naʻá ku pehē kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku mou māʻoniʻoni kia Sihova,+ pea ʻoku toputapu ʻa e ngaahi naunaú, pea ko e silivá mo e koulá ko ha feilaulau loto-tauʻatāina ia kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou fanga kuí.
29 Mou tokangaʻi lelei ia kae ʻoua ke mou fua ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo e kau pule ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí pea mo e houʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi fale ʻo e ngaahi tamai ʻa ʻIsilelí ʻi Selusalemá,+ ʻi he ngaahi loki* ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová.”
30 Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe he kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí ʻa e siliva mo e koula mo e ngaahi naunau naʻe fua ange kiate kinautolú, koeʻuhí ke ʻave ia ki Selusalema ki he fale ʻo homau ʻOtuá.
31 Faifai atu pē naʻa mau mavahe mei he vaitafe ʻAhavá+ ʻi he ʻaho hono 12 ʻo e ʻuluaki māhiná+ ke mau ō ki Selusalema, pea naʻe kau mo kimautolu ʻa e nima ʻa homau ʻOtuá, ʻo ne fakahaofi kimautolu mei he nima ʻo e filí pea mei he malumu ʻi he halá.
32 Ko ia naʻa mau aʻu ki Selusalema+ pea mau nofo ai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu.
33 Pea ʻi he ʻaho hono faá, naʻa mau fua ʻa e silivá mo e koulá mo e ngaahi naunaú ʻi he fale ʻo homau ʻOtuá+ pea ʻoange ia kia Milemoti+ ko e foha ʻo ʻUlisa ko e taulaʻeikí, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo Fineasí, pea naʻe ʻiate kinaua ʻa e ongo Līvai ko Siosapati+ ko e foha ʻo Sīsuá pea mo Noataia ko e foha ʻo Pinuí.+
34 Naʻe lau mo fua ʻa e meʻa kotoa, pea naʻe hiki hono mamafá kotoa.
35 Ko e faʻahinga naʻe haʻu mei he nofo pōpulá, ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ki muʻá, naʻa nau ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau tutu ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ko e pulu tangata ʻe 12+ maʻa ʻIsileli kotoa, sipi tangata ʻe 96,+ lami tangata ʻe 77, pea mo e kosi tangata ʻe 12+ ko ha feilaulau angahala; ko e meʻá ni kotoa ko ha feilaulau tutu ia kia Sihova.+
36 Pea naʻa mau ʻoange ʻa e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí+ ki he kau situlape* ʻa e tuʻí mo e kau kōvana ʻo e vahefonua ʻi he Tuʻa Vaitafé,*+ pea naʻa nau tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí pea mo e fale ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní.+
Fakamatala ‘i Lalo
^ Pe “kau Netinimí.” Fakafoʻilea, “faʻahinga kuo foakí.”
^ Pe “kau Netinimí.” Fakafoʻilea, “faʻahinga kuo foakí.”
^ Ko ha talēniti naʻe tatau ia mo e kilokalami ʻe 34.2 (ʻaunise ʻe 1,101). Sio ki he Fakamatala Fakalahi E14.
^ Ko e talaikí ko ha foʻi koini koula Pēsia ia. Sio ki he Fakamatala Fakalahi E14.
^ Pe “ngaahi loki kai.”
^ Ko e hingoa fakalakanga ʻoku ʻuhingá ko e “kau maluʻi ʻo e puleʻangá,” ʻoku ngāueʻaki hení ki he kau kōvana ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua ʻi he ʻEmipaea Pēsiá.
^ Pe “ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e Vaitafe ʻIufaletesí.”
