Selemaia 18:1-23
18 Ko e folofola eni naʻe hoko mai kia Selemaia meia Sihová:
2 “Tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu hifo ki he fale ʻo e tufunga-ʻumeá,+ pea te u ʻai ke ke fanongo ai ki heʻeku ngaahi leá.”
3 Ko ia naʻá ku ʻalu hifo ki he fale ʻo e tufunga-ʻumeá, pea naʻá ne ngaohi ha meʻa ʻi he ngaohiʻanga meʻa ʻumeá.
4 Ka ko e ipu naʻe ngaohi ʻe he tufunga-ʻumeá ʻaki ʻa e ʻumeá naʻe maumau ia ʻi hono nimá. Ko ia naʻe toe ngaohiʻaki ia ʻe he tufunga-ʻumeá ha ipu ʻe taha, ʻo fakatatau pē ki he meʻa naʻá ne loto ki aí.*
5 Naʻe hoko mai leva ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kiate au, ʻo pehē:
6 “‘ʻIkai ʻe lava ke u fai kiate kimoutolu ʻo hangē ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he tufunga-ʻumea ko ení, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli?’ ko e fakahaaʻi ia ʻe Sihová. ‘Vakai! Hangē ko e ʻumea ʻi he nima ʻo e tufunga-ʻumeá, ʻoku pehē pē mo kimoutolu ʻi hoku nimá, ʻe fale ʻo ʻIsileli.+
7 ʻI ha taimi pē te u lea ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo hano taʻaki mo holoki mo fakaʻauha ha kakai pe ko ha puleʻanga,+
8 pea liʻaki ʻe he kakai ko iá ʻa ʻenau anga-fulikivanu naʻá ku lea ai kiate kinautolú, te u liliu foki ʻeku fakakaukaú* ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e faingataʻa naʻá ku fakataumuʻa ke ʻomi ki aí.+
9 Ka ʻi ha taimi pē te u lea ai ʻo fekauʻaki mo hano langa hake mo fokotuʻu ha kakai pe ko ha puleʻanga,
10 peá ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku kovi ʻi heʻeku vakaí pea ʻikai ke ne talangofua ki hoku leʻó, te u liliu ʻeku fakakaukaú* ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e lelei naʻá ku fakataumuʻa ke fai ki aí.’
11 “Ko eni, lea muʻa ki he kau tangata ʻo Siutá pea ki he kau nofo ʻi Selusalemá, ‘Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová: “Ko eni ʻoku ou teuteu* ha faingataʻa mo faʻufaʻu ha kovi kiate kimoutolu. Tafoki muʻa mei homou ngaahi ʻalunga koví, pea liliu hoʻomou ngaahi foungá mo hoʻomou ngaahi tōʻongá.”’”+
12 Ka naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOku ʻikai hano ʻaonga!+ He te mau ʻaʻeva ʻi heʻemau fakakaukau pē ʻamautolú, pea ko e tokotaha taki taha ʻo kimautolú te mau ngāue ʻo fakatatau ki he anga-fefeka ʻo hono loto fulikivanú.”+
13 Ko ia ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová:
“Mou ʻeke muʻa ki he ngaahi puleʻangá.
Ko hai kuó ne fanongo ʻi ha meʻa hangē ko ení?
Ko e fefine kei nofo anga-maʻa ko ʻIsilelí kuó ne fai ha meʻa mātuʻaki fakalilifu.+
14 ʻOku vaia koā ʻa e sinou ʻo Lepanoní mei he ngaahi maka ʻi hono ngaahi tahifó?
Pe ʻe mātuʻu koā ʻa e vai mokomoko ʻoku tafe mai mei he mamaʻó?
15 Ka kuo fakangaloʻi au ʻe hoku kakaí.+
He ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú* ki he meʻa taʻeʻaonga,+Pea ʻoku nau ʻai ke humu ʻa e kau tangatá ʻi honau halá, ʻa e ngaahi hala motuʻá,+Ke nau ʻalu ʻi he ngaahi hala kehe ʻoku ʻikai ke tokalelei mo tanu,
16 Koeʻuhí ke ʻai honau fonuá ko ha meʻa ke fai ai ʻa e fakalilifuʻia+Mo ha meʻa ke fai ha manuki* ki ai ʻo taʻengata.+
Ko e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻoku fou mai aí te ne sio fakamamaʻu ki ai ʻi he fakalilifuʻia mo kalokalo ʻa hono ʻulú.+
17 Te u fakamovete kinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo honau filí, ʻo hangē ko e matangi hahaké.
Te u sītuʻa kiate kinautolu, ʻo ʻikai hanga atu kiate kinautolu, ʻi he ʻaho ʻo ʻenau faingataʻaʻiá.”+
18 Pea naʻa nau pehē: “Haʻu, tau faʻufaʻu ha kovi kia Selemaia,+ he ko e laó* ʻe ʻikai mole ia mei heʻetau kau taulaʻeikí pe ko e faleʻí mei he kau tangata potó pe ko e folofolá mei he kau palōfitá. Haʻu pea ke tau lea fakafepaki kiate ia* pea ʻoua ʻe tokanga ki he meʻa ʻokú ne leaʻakí.”
19 Ke ke tokanga mai kiate au, ʻe Sihova,Pea fanongo mai ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe hoku kau fakafepakí.
20 ʻE totongi koā ʻa e leleí ʻaki ʻa e kovi?
He kuo nau keli ha luo ki heʻeku moʻuí.+
Manatuʻi ʻa ʻeku tuʻu ʻi ho ʻaó ʻo leaʻaki ʻa e meʻa lelei fekauʻaki mo kinautolu,Ke toʻo ʻa hoʻo houhaú meiate kinautolu.
21 Ko ia tuku atu honau ngaahi fohá ki he hongé,Pea tuku atu kinautolu ki he mālohi ʻo e heletaá.+
ʻOfa ke toʻo mei honau ngaahi uaifí ʻa ʻenau fānaú pea nau hoko ko e kau uitou.+
ʻOfa ke mate ʻa ʻenau kau tangatá ʻi ha mahaki fakatupu mate,Pea taaʻi ʻa ʻenau kau talavoú ʻaki ʻa e heletā ʻi he taú.+
22 Tuku ke ongona ha tangi mei honau ngaahi faléʻI hoʻo ʻomi fakafokifā ha kau kaihaʻa fakamālohi kiate kinautolu.
He kuo nau keli ha luo ke maʻu ai auPea tau ha ngaahi tauhele ki hoku vaʻé.+
23 Ka ko koe, ʻe Sihova,ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa ʻenau ngaahi faʻufaʻu kotoa ke tāmateʻi aú.+
ʻOua naʻá ke ʻufiʻufi ʻa ʻenau faihalá,Pea ʻoua naʻá ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻenau angahalá mei ho ʻaó.
Tuku ke nau humu ʻi ho ʻaó+ʻI hoʻo fai ha meʻa kiate kinautolu ʻi hoʻo houhaú.+
Fakamatala ‘i Lalo
^ Fakafoʻilea, “ʻo hangē ko e meʻa naʻe hā lelei ki he tufunga-ʻumeá ke ne ngaohí.”
^ Pe “te u ongoʻi fakaʻiseʻisa.”
^ Pe “te u ongoʻi fakameʻapangoʻia.”
^ Fakafoʻilea, “fakakaukauʻi.”
^ Pe “feilaulau fakakohu.”
^ Fakafoʻilea, “mapumapu.”
^ Fakafoʻilea, “taaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e ʻeleló.”
^ Pe “fakahinohinó.”
