Loma 4

1 Pea ka ko ia, pea te tau pehē naʻe maʻu ʻae hā ʻe heʻetau tamai ko ʻEpalahame, ʻi he anga fakasino?

2 He kapau naʻe fakatonuhiaʻi ʻa ʻEpalahame ʻe he ngaahi ngāue, kuo ne maʻu ʻae poleʻanga kae ʻikai ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.

3 He ʻoku pehē ʻe he tohi ko e hā? “Naʻe tui ʻa ʻEpalahame ki he ʻOtua, pea naʻe lau ia kiate ia ko e māʻoniʻoni.”

4 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ʻikai lau ʻae totongi kiate ia ʻoku ngāue ko e foaki ʻofa, ka ko e meʻa totonu.

5 Ka ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ke ngāue, kae tui pe kiate ia ʻoku ne fakatonuhiaʻi ʻae taʻelotu, ʻoku lau ʻene tui ko e māʻoniʻoni.

6 ‌ʻO hangē ko e fakamatala foki ʻe Tevita ʻae monūʻia ʻae tangata, ʻaia ʻoku lau ki ai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae māʻoniʻoni taʻehangāue,

7 ‌ʻo[pehē], “ʻOku monūʻia ʻakinautolu kuo fakamolemolea ʻenau ngaahi taʻemāʻoniʻoni, pea kuo ʻufiʻufi ʻenau ngaahi angahala.

8 ‌ʻOku monūʻia ʻae tangata ʻe ʻikai lau ki ai ʻe he ʻEiki ha angahala.”

9 Ko e monūʻia eni ki he kamu pē, pe ki he taʻekamu foki? He ʻoku mau pehē, “ko e tui ʻa ʻEpalahame naʻe lau kiate ia ko e māʻoniʻoni.”

10 Pea naʻe lau fakafēfē ia? ʻI heʻene ʻi he kamu, pe ʻi he taʻekamu? Naʻe ʻikai ʻi he kamu, kae ʻi he taʻekamu.

11 Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe ia ʻae fakaʻilonga ʻoe kamu, ko e fakamoʻoni ʻoe māʻoniʻoni ʻi heʻene tui, ʻoku teʻeki ai kamu ia: koeʻuhi ke hoko ia ko e tamai ʻanautolu kotoa pē ʻoku tui, neongo pe te nau taʻekamu; pea koeʻuhi ke lau ʻae māʻoniʻoni kiate kinautolu foki:

12 Pea ko e tamai ia ʻoe kamu kiate kinautolu naʻe ʻikai ʻoe kamu pē, ka ʻoku nau muimui foki ʻi he lakanga tui ʻo ʻetau tamai ko ʻEpalahame, ʻi he teʻeki ai ke kamu ia.

13 He ko e talaʻofa, ke hoko ia ko e tangata hoko ʻa māmani, naʻe ʻikai kia ʻEpalahame, pe ki hono hako, ʻi he fono, ka ʻi he māʻoniʻoni ʻoe tui.

14 He kapau ko e kakai hoko ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻi he fono, tā ko e vaʻinga pe ʻae tui, pea ʻoku fakataʻeʻaonga mo e talaʻofa foki:

15 Koeʻuhi ʻoku tupu ʻi he fono ʻae houhau: he ka ʻikai ha fono, ʻoku ʻikai foki ha fai hala.

16 Ko ia, ʻoku mei he tui ia, koeʻuhi ke ʻi he ʻaloʻofa pē; koeʻuhi ke tuʻumaʻu ʻae talaʻofa ki he hako kotoa pē; ʻikai kiate kinautolu pe ʻoku ʻoe fono, ka kiate kinautolu foki ʻoku ʻoe tui ʻa ʻEpalahame; ʻaia ko e tamai ʻatautolu kotoa pē,

17 (ʻO hangē ko ia kuo tohi, “Kuo u tuʻutuʻuni koe ko e tamai ʻae ngaahi kakai lahi,”) ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua ʻaia naʻa ne tui ki ai, ʻaia ʻoku ne fakaake ʻae mate, pea ne lea ki he ngaahi meʻa ko ia kuo ʻikai, ʻo hangē kuo ʻi ai ia.

18 Pea naʻa ne ʻamanaki, ka kuo ʻikai hano tuʻunga ʻo ʻene ʻamanaki, pea tui, ke ne hoko ko e tamai ʻae ngaahi kakai lahi, ʻo fakatatau mo ia naʻe leaʻaki, “ʻE pehē pe ho hako.”

19 Pea ʻi he ʻikai vaivai ia ʻi he tui, naʻe ʻikai te ne tokanga ki hono sino ʻoʻona kuo mate, he kuo teau nai ʻae taʻu ʻo ʻene motuʻa, pe ko e mate ʻae manāva ʻo Sela:

20 Naʻe ʻikai lotolotoua ia ʻi he taʻetui ki he talaʻofa ʻae ʻOtua; ka naʻe mālohi ia ʻi he tui, ʻo ne fakaongoongolelei ʻae ʻOtua;

21 ‌ʻO ne mātuʻaki ʻilo loto, ko e meʻa kuo ne talaʻofa ai, ʻe mafai foki ʻe ia ke fakamoʻoni.

22 Ko ia foki naʻe lau ai “ia kiate ia ko e māʻoniʻoni.”

23 Ko eni, naʻe ʻikai ke tohi “kuo lau ia kiate ia,” koeʻuhi ko ia pē;

24 Ka koeʻuhi ko kitautolu foki, ʻaia ʻe lau ia ki ai, ʻo kapau te tau tui kiate ia naʻa ne fokotuʻu hake hotau ʻEiki ko Sisu mei he mate;

25 ‌ʻAia naʻe tukuange koeʻuhi ko ʻetau ngaahi angahala, pea naʻe fokotuʻu hake ia koeʻuhi ko hotau fakatonuhia.