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Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi pea naʻa nau tānaki fakataha kiate ia ʻae kau mātuʻa kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema. 
Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae tuʻi ki he fale ʻo Sihova fakataha mo e kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo Siuta mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻo Selūsalema, mo e kau taulaʻeiki, mo e kau palōfita, mo e kakai kotoa pē, ʻae siʻi mo e lahi: pea naʻe lau ʻe ia ʻi honau telinga ʻae ngaahi lea kotoa pē ʻae tohi ʻoe fuakava ʻaia kuo ʻilo ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova. 
Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae tuʻi ʻo ofi ki he pou ʻe taha, pea fai ʻe ia ʻae fuakava ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ke muimui ʻia Sihova, pea ke tauhi ʻene ngaahi fekau mo ʻene ngaahi fakamoʻoni, mo ʻene ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻaki hono loto kotoa, mo hono laumālie kotoa, ke fai ʻae ngaahi lea ʻae fuakava ni ʻaia kuo tohi ʻi he tohi ni. Pea naʻe fakamoʻoni ʻae kakai kotoa pē ki he fuakava. 
Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi kia Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi, mo e kau taulaʻeiki ʻo hono ua ʻoe lakanga, mo e kau leʻo matapā, ke ʻomi kituʻa mei he fale tapu ʻo Sihova ʻae ngaahi ipu kotoa pē naʻe ngaohi maʻa Peali, pea maʻae vaoʻakau, pea maʻae ngaahi nāunau ʻoe langi: pea naʻa ne tutu ia ʻi tuaʻā ʻi Selūsalema ʻi he ngaahi ngoue ʻo Kitiloni, pea naʻa ne fetuku ʻa hono efuefu ʻo ia ki Peteli. 
Pea naʻa ne fakangata ʻae kau taulatēvolo, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ke tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, pea ʻi he ngaahi potu naʻe takatakai ki Selūsalema; ʻakinautolu foki naʻe tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala kia Peali, mo e laʻā, pea ki he māhina, pea ki he ngaahi fetuʻu, pea ki he nāunau kotoa pē ʻoe langi. 
Pea naʻa ne ʻomi ʻae tamapua ʻoe vao tapu mei he fale ʻo Sihova, kituaʻā ʻi Selūsalema, ki he vaitafe ko Kitiloni, pea naʻe tutu ia ʻi he vaitafe ko Kitiloni, pea momosi ia ke efu, ʻo ne lī ʻae efu ʻo ia ki he ngaahi tanuʻanga ʻoe fānau ʻae kakai. 
Pea naʻa ne holoki hifo ʻae ngaahi fale ʻoe kakai angafakasotoma, ʻaia naʻe ofi ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻaia naʻe fai ai ʻe he kau fefine ʻenau lalanga ʻae ngaahi puipui ki he vaotapu. 
Pea naʻa ne fetuku ʻae kau taulaʻeiki kotoa pē mei he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, pea ne ʻuliʻi ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻaia naʻe tutu ai ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻae meʻa namu kakala, meia Kepa ʻo aʻu ki Peasipa, pea naʻe holoki hifo ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻoe ngaahi matapā ʻaia naʻe ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe matapā ʻo Siosiua ko e pule ʻoe kolo, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he nima toʻohema ʻo ha taha ʻi he matapā ʻoe kolo. 
Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻalu hake ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻae ngaahi potu māʻolunga ki he feilaulauʻanga ʻo Sihova ʻi Selūsalema, ka naʻa nau kai mā taʻefakalēvani fakataha mo honau ngaahi kāinga. 
Pea naʻa ne fakaʻuliʻi ʻa Tofeti, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he teleʻa ʻae fānau ʻo Henomi, ke ʻoua naʻa fakalaka atu ʻe ha tangata ʻa hono foha pe ko hono ʻofefine, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe afi kia Moleki. 
Pea naʻa ne ʻave fanga hoosi ʻaia naʻe foaki ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta ki he laʻā ʻi he hūʻanga ki he fale ʻo Sihova, ʻo ofi ki he potu fale ʻo Natani-meleki koe tauhi fale, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he veʻe kolo, pea naʻa ne tutu ʻae ngaahi saliote ʻoe laʻā ʻaki ʻae afi. 
Pea ko e ngaahi feilaulauʻanga, naʻe ʻi he tuʻa fale ʻo ʻAhasi ʻi ʻolunga, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta, mo e ngaahi feilaulauʻanga naʻe ngaohi ʻe Manase ʻi he lotoʻā ʻe ua ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, naʻe holoki hifo ia ʻe he tuʻi, pea fesiʻi hifo ia mei ai, pea naʻe lilingi ʻae efuefu ʻo ia ki he vaitafe ko Kitiloni. 
Mo e ngaahi potu māʻolunga naʻe ʻi he ʻao ʻo Selusalema, ʻaia naʻe ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻoe moʻunga ʻoe popo, ʻaia naʻe langa ʻe Solomone ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli kia ʻAsitelote ko e meʻa fakalielia ʻae kakai Saitoni, pea kia Kimosi koe meʻa fakalielia ʻae kakai Moape, pea kia Milikomi koe meʻa fakalielia ʻae fanau ʻa ʻAmoni, naʻe maumauʻi ʻakinautolu ʻe he tuʻi. 
Pea naʻe fesifesiʻi ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi tamapua, pea ne tā hifo ʻae ngaahi vao tapu, pea naʻe fakapito honau ngaahi potu ʻi he hui ʻoe kau tangata. 
¶ Pea ko e feilaulauʻanga foki naʻe ʻi Peteli mo e potu māʻolunga naʻe ngaohi ʻe Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, ʻaia naʻa ne fakaangahalaʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, ko e feilaulauʻanga mo e potu māʻolunga fakatouʻosi, naʻa ne holoki hifo, pea ne tutu ʻae potu māʻolunga, pea naʻe malakaki ia ke fakaikiiki mo efu pe, pea naʻe tutu mo e vao tapu. 
Pea ʻi he tafoki ia ʻe Siosaia, naʻa ne sio ki he ngaahi tanuʻanga ʻaia naʻe ʻi he moʻunga, pea naʻa ne fekau atu ʻo hikitanga ʻae ngaahi hui mei he ngaahi tanuʻanga, pea ne tutu ia ki he feilaulauʻanga, pea naʻe maumau ia, ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihova ʻaia naʻe kalangaekina ʻe he tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻa ne kalangaʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea ni. 
Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e hā ʻae tohi fakaʻilonga ko ʻena ʻoku ou sio ki ai?” Pea naʻe tala kiate ia ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe kolo, “Ko e tanuʻanga ia ʻoe tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻe haʻu mei Siuta, ʻo ne kalangaekina ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni ʻaia kuo ke fai ki he feilaulauʻanga ʻi Peteli.” 
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Tuku ai pe ia ke ʻoua naʻa hiki hono hui ʻe ha tokotaha.” Ko ia naʻa nau tuku ai pe hono ngaahi hui, fakataha mo e hui ʻoe palōfita naʻe haʻu mei Samēlia. 
Pea ko e ngaahi fale foki ʻoe ngaahi potu māʻolunga ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Samēlia, ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ke fakatupu ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova, naʻe hiki ʻo ʻave ia ʻe Siosaia, pea naʻe fai ʻe ia ki ai ʻo hangē ko ia kotoa pē naʻa ne fai ʻi Peteli. 
Pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi ʻae kau taula kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, ʻi he funga ʻoe ngaahi feilaulauʻanga, pea naʻa ne tutu ʻae hui ʻoe kakai ʻi ai, pea toe ʻalu ia ki Selūsalema. 
¶ Pea naʻe fekau ʻe he tuʻi ki he kakai kotoa pē, ʻo pehē, “Mou fai ʻae kātoanga ʻoe Lakaatu kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he tohi ʻoe fuakava ni. 
Ko e moʻoni naʻe ʻikai fai ha kātoanga ʻoe Lakaatu ke hangē ko ia talu mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe kau fakamaau naʻe fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, pe ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, pe ko e ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta; 
Ka ʻi hono hongofulu ma valu taʻu ʻoe tuʻi ko Siosaia, ʻaia naʻe fai ai ʻae kātoanga ni ʻoe Lakaatu kia Sihova ʻi Selūsalema.” 
¶ Pea naʻe ʻave foki ʻe Siosaia ʻakinautolu naʻe kau mo e kau laumālie kovi, mo e kau kikite loi, mo e ngaahi tamapua, mo e ngaahi ʻotua loi, mo e ngaahi meʻa kovi kotoa pē naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻi he fonua ʻo Siuta pea ʻi Selūsalema, koeʻuhi ke ne fai ki he ngaahi lea ʻae fono ʻaia naʻe tohi ʻi he tohi naʻe ʻilo ʻe Hilikia ko e taulaʻeiki ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova. 
Pea naʻe ʻikai ha tuʻi ʻi muʻa ke hangē ko ia, ʻaia naʻe tafoki kia Sihova ʻaki hono loto kotoa, pea mo hono laumālie kātoa, pea mo ʻene mālohi kātoa, ʻo hangē ko e fono kotoa pē ʻa Mōsese; pea naʻe ʻikai tupu ha tokotaha ki mui ʻo hangē ko ia. 
¶ Ka neongo ia naʻe ʻikai tafoki ʻa Sihova mei he kakaha ʻo hono houhau ʻaia naʻe tupu ai hono houhau ki Siuta, ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻahiʻahi kovi ʻa Manase ʻaia naʻa ne fakahouhau ʻaki ia. 
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, “Te u hiki ʻa Siuta foki ke mamaʻo mei hoku ʻao, ʻo hangē ko ʻeku hiki ʻa ʻIsileli, pea te u liʻaki ʻae kolo ni ko Selūsalema ʻaia kuo u fili, pea mo e fale ʻaia naʻaku pehē ki ai, ʻE ʻi ai ʻa hoku huafa.” 
Pea ko hono toe ʻoe ngaahi ngāue ʻa Siosaia, mo ia kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe ia, ʻikai kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi fakamatala ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta? 
¶ ʻI hono ngaahi ʻaho ʻoʻona, naʻe ʻalu hake ai ʻa Felo Niko ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ki he vaitafe ko ʻIufaletesi ke tauʻi ʻae tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia: pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Siosaia ke tauʻi ia: pea naʻe tāmateʻi ia ʻi Mekito, ʻi heʻene mamata kiate ia. 
Pea naʻe ʻave ia, ka kuo pekia, ʻe heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ʻi he saliote mei Mekito ki Selūsalema, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi he tanuʻanga ʻoʻona. Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he kakai ʻoe fonua ʻa Sihoaasi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia, ʻonau pani ia ʻaki ʻae lolo mo fakanofo ia ke tuʻi ko e fetongi ʻo ʻene tamai. 
¶ Naʻe uofulu ma tolu ʻae taʻu ʻo Sihoaasi ʻi heʻene kamata pule; pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he māhina ʻe tolu ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Hamutali, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Selemaia ʻo Lipina. 
Pea naʻe fai kovi ʻe ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe heʻene ngaahi tamai. 
Pea naʻe haʻi pōpula ia ʻe Felo Niko ʻi Lipila ʻi he fonua ko Hemati koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ne tuʻi ʻi Selūsalema; ʻo ne fakamoʻua ʻae fonua ki he tukuhau, ko e taleniti siliva ʻe teau, mo e taleniti koula ʻe taha. 
Pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe Felo Niko ʻa Eliakimi ko e foha ʻo Siosaia ke tuʻi ia ko e fetongi ʻo ʻene tamai ko Siosaia, pea naʻa ne liliu hono hingoa ke ui ia ko Sihoiakimi, ʻo ne ʻave ʻa Sihoaasi: pea naʻe hoko ia ki ʻIsipite pea pekia ia ʻi ai. 
Pea naʻe foaki ʻe Sihoiakimi ʻae siliva mo e koula kia Felo; ka naʻa ne fai fono ki he fonua ke tuku mai ʻae ngaahi paʻanga ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Felo: naʻa ne pule ke ʻomi ʻae siliva mo e koula mei he kakai ʻoe fonua ko e ʻomi taki taha ʻo tatau mo ia naʻe lau kiate ia, ke ʻatu ia kia Felo Niko. 
¶ Naʻe uofulu ma nima taʻu ʻae motuʻa ʻo Sihoiakimi ʻi heʻene kamata ʻene pule: pea naʻe pule ia ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu ma taha ʻi Selūsalema. Pea ko e hingoa ʻo ʻene faʻē ko Sipiuta, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Pitaia mei Luma. 
Pea naʻe fai ʻe ia ʻae kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe heʻene ngaahi tamai kotoa pē. 
