1 Ka neongo iá, ʻe ʻikai matolu tatau ʻa e fakapoʻulí mo hono fakamamahiʻi iá, ʻi hono fuofua fakamamahiʻi siʻi kae ʻikai fakaʻauha kakato ʻa e ^afonua ʻo Sepuloní, mo e fonua ʻo Nafitalaí; pea toki fakamamahiʻi lahi ange ki mui, ʻi he Tahi Kulokulá ki kō atu ʻi Soatani ʻi Kāleli ʻo e ngaahi puleʻangá.

2 Ko e kakai ʻa ia naʻe ʻaʻeva ʻi he ^apoʻulí kuo nau mamata ki he maama lahi; ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi he fonua ʻo e malumalu ʻo e mate kuo ulo kiate kinautolu ʻa e māmá.

3 Kuó ke fakatokolahi ʻa e puleʻangá, pea ^afakalahi ʻa e fiefiá—ʻoku nau fakafiefia ʻi ho ʻaó ʻo hangē ko e fiefia ʻi he taimi utu taʻú, pea hangē ko e fakafiefia ʻa e kau tangatá ʻo nau ka vahevahe ʻa e koloa veté.

4 He kuó ke fesiʻi ʻa e haʻamo ʻo ʻene kavengá, pea mo e ʻakau fakalava ki hono umá, ʻa e meʻa tā ʻa hono tokotaha fakamamahí.

5 He ko e tau kotoa pē ʻa e tangata taú ko e longoaʻa fakatupu puputuʻu ia, mo honau ngaahi kofu kuo pani totó; ka ʻe tutu ia pea hoko ko e fefie ki he afí.

6 He kuo fanauʻi kiate kitautolu ha ^atama, kuo foaki kiate kitautolu ha foha; pea ʻe ʻi hono umá ʻa e ^bpule; pea ʻe ui ʻa hono huafá ko Fakaofo, ko Akonaki, ko e ^cʻOtua Māfimafi, ko e ^dTamai Taʻengata, ko e Pilinisi ʻo e ^eMelino.

7 Pea ko e tupulaki ʻa hono ^apuleʻangá mo e melinó ^bʻoku ʻikai hano ngataʻanga, pea ʻafio ʻi he ʻafioʻanga ʻo Tēvitá, pea ʻi hono puleʻangá ke fakamaau ia, mo fokotuʻu ia ʻi he fakamaau mo e fakamaau totonu ʻo kamata mei he taimi ko iá, ʻio ʻo taʻengata. Ko e māfimafi ʻo e ʻEiki ʻo e Ngaahi Kau Taú te ne fakahoko iá.

8 Naʻe fekau atu ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻene folofolá kia Sēkope, pea kuo tō ia ki ^aʻIsileli.

9 Pea ʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, ʻio ʻe ʻIfalemi mo e kakai ʻo Samēliá, ʻa kinautolu ʻoku pehē ʻi he hīkisia mo e fielahi ʻo e lotó:

10 Kuo tō ki lalo ʻa e ngaahi maka kuo langa ʻaki hotau ngaahi koló, ka te mau langa ʻaki ha ngaahi maka kuo tā; kuo tuʻusi ki lalo ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau ko e sukaminó, ka te mau fetongi ʻaki ia ʻa e ʻakau ko e sitá.

11 Ko ia, ʻe fokotuʻu hake ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo ^aLēsiní kiate ia, pea fakakau fakataha ʻa hono ngaahi filí;

12 ʻA e kakai ʻo Sīliá ʻi muʻa pea mo e kau Filisitiá ʻi mui; pea te nau ^akeina ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaki ʻa e ngutu kuo fakamanga. Neongo kotoa ʻení ʻoku teʻeki ai ke lolou ʻa hono ^bhouhaú, ka ʻoku kei mafao atu ʻa hono toʻukupú.

13 He ʻoku ʻikai ^atafoki ʻa e kakaí kiate ia ʻokú ne taaʻi ʻa kinautolú, pea ʻoku ʻikai foki te nau kumi ki he ʻEiki ʻo e Ngaahi Kau Taú.

14 Ko ia ʻe motuhi atu ʻe he ʻEikí mei ʻIsileli ʻa e ʻulú mo e ikú, ʻa e vaʻá mo e kahó ʻi he ʻaho pē taha.

15 Ko e motuʻá ko e ʻulú ia; pea ko e palōfita ʻa ia ʻoku ako ʻaki ʻa e loí, ko e ikú ia.

16 He ko e kau takimuʻa ʻo e kakaí ni ʻoku nau fakatupu ʻenau faihalá; pea ko e kakai ko ia kuo nau tatakí ko kinautolu kuo fakaʻauhá.

17 Ko ia, ʻoku ʻikai hōifua ʻa e ʻEikí ki honau kau talavoú, pe ^aʻaloʻofa ki heʻenau fānau ʻoku tamai maté mo e kau uitoú; he ko e mālualoi mo e kau fai koví ʻa kinautolu taki taha, pea ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻa e ^bvalé ʻe he ngutu kotoa pē. Neongo ʻeni kotoa ʻoku teʻeki ai ke lolou ʻa hono houhaú, ka ʻoku kei mafao atu ʻa hono ^ctoʻukupú.

18 He ʻoku vela ʻa e fai angahalá ʻo hangē ko e afi; ʻe keina ʻe ia ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau talatalá mo e talatalaʻāmoá, pea tutu ʻe ia ke vela ʻa e ngaahi pupunga ʻakau matolu ʻo e ngaahi vaó, pea te nau ʻalu hake ʻo hangē ko e puna hake ʻa e ʻahu.

19 Ko e meʻa ʻi he houhau ʻo e ʻEiki ʻo e Ngaahi Kau Taú kuo fakapoʻuli ai ʻa e fonuá, pea ʻe hangē ʻa e kakaí ko e fefie ki he afi; ʻe ^aʻikai fakamoʻui ʻe ha tangata ʻa hono tokouá.

20 Pea te ne kaihaʻasi ʻi he nima toʻomataʻú kae kei fiekaia pē; pea te ne ^akai ʻi he toʻohemá, ka ʻe ʻikai te nau mākona; pea ʻe kai ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻa e kakano ʻo hono nima ʻoʻoná—

21 Ko ^aManase mo ^bʻIfalemi; pea ko ʻIfalemi mo Manase; te na kau fakataha ke tauʻi ʻa ^cSiutá. Neongo iá ʻoku teʻeki ai ke lolou ʻa hono houhaú, ka ʻoku kei mafao atu ʻa hono toʻukupú.