Mātiu.
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Naʻe ʻalu ʻa Sisu ʻi he kuonga ko ia ʻi he ngoue uite ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate; pea naʻe fiekaia ʻene kau ākonga, ʻonau kamata toli ʻae fua ʻoe uite, ʻo kai. 
Ka ʻi he mamata ki ai ʻae kau Fālesi, naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Vakai, ʻoku fai ʻe hoʻo kau ākonga ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ngofua ke fai ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate.” 
Ka naʻe pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, Naʻe ʻikai te mou lau ʻaia naʻe fai ʻe Tevita, ʻi heʻene fiekaia, mo kinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia; 
‌ʻA ʻene hū ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo ne kai ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao, ʻaia naʻe ʻikai ngofua ke ne kai, pe ko kinautolu naʻe ʻiate ia, ka ko e kau taulaʻeiki pe? 
Naʻe ʻikai te mou lau ʻi he fono, ʻoku fai taʻehalaia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻi he falelotu lahi ʻaia ʻoku kovi ke fai ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho Sāpate? 
Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻi he potu ni ha taha ʻoku lahi ʻi he falelotu lahi. 
Pea ka ne mou ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻoelea ni, ‘ʻE ʻikai te u lelei lahi ʻi he feilaulau, ka ʻi he lotoʻofa,’ pehē, ne ʻikai te mou tukuekina ʻae taʻehalaia. 
He ko e Foha ʻoe tangata ko e ʻEiki ia ʻoe ʻaho Sāpate foki.” 
¶ Pea kuo ʻalu ia mei ai, pea hū ia ki honau falelotu. 
Pea vakai, naʻe ʻi ai ʻae tangata kuo mate hono nima. Pea nau fehuʻi kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ngofua ke fakamoʻui ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho Sāpate?” Koeʻuhi ke nau fakakoviʻi ia. 
Pea pehēange ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e tangata fē ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻoku taha pe ʻene sipi, pea ka tō ia ki ha luo ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate, ʻe ʻikai te ne puke ia, ʻo toʻo hake? 
Pea ʻikai ʻoku lelei lahi ʻae tangata ʻi he sipi? Ko ia, ʻoku ngofua ke fai lelei ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate.” 
Pea toki pehē ʻe ia ki he tangata, “Mafao atu ho nima.” Pea ne mafao atu ia; pea fakamoʻui ia, ʻo hangē kohono nima ʻe taha. 
¶ Pea toki ʻalu kituʻa ʻae kau Fālesi, ʻonau fakakaukau, pe fēfē ʻenau tāmateʻi ia. 
Ka ʻi he ʻilo ia ʻe Sisu, naʻa ne ʻalu mei ai: pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻae kakai tokolahi, pea ne fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu kotoa pē; 
Pea ne fekau kiate kinautolu ke ʻoua naʻa nau fakaʻilo ia: 
Koeʻuhi ke fakamoʻoni ʻaia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe he palōfita ko ʻIsaia, ʻo pehē, 
“Vakai ki heʻeku tamaioʻeiki, ʻaia kuo u fili; ʻoku ou ʻofa ai, pea ʻoku mālieʻia ai hoku laumālie: Te u tuku hoku laumālie kiate ia, pea te ne fakahā ʻae ngaahi fekau ki he Senitaile. 
‌ʻE ʻikai fakakikihi ia, pe kalanga; pea ʻe ʻikai fanongo ʻe ha taha ki hono leʻo ʻi he hala. 
‌ʻE ʻikai te ne fesiʻi ha kaho kuo volu, pe tāmateʻi ʻae maama ʻoku kohu pē, kaeʻoua ke mālohi ia ʻi he fofola ʻo ʻene ngaahi fekau. 
Pea ʻe falala ʻae Senitaile ki hono huafa.” 
¶ Pea naʻe toki ʻomi ai kiate ia ʻae tokotaha naʻe kui mo noa, kuo ʻulusino ai ʻae tēvolo: pea naʻa ne fakamoʻui ia, ko ia naʻe lea mo ʻā ai ʻaia naʻe kui mo noa. 
Pea ofo ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻonau pehē, “ʻIkai ko e Foha eni ʻo Tevita?” 
Ka ʻi he fanongo ki ai ʻae kau Fālesi, naʻa nau pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai kapusi ʻae tēvolo ʻe he siana ni, kae ʻia Pelisipupe ko e ʻeiki ʻoe kau tēvolo.” 
Pea ʻilo ʻe Sisu ʻenau mahalo, pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko e puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻoku feʻiteʻitani, ʻe ʻauha ia; pea ko e kolo mo e fale kotoa pē kuo feʻiteʻitani, ʻe ʻikai tuʻu ia: 
Pea kapau ʻoku kapusi ʻe Sētane ʻa Sētane, kuo fehiʻa ia kiate ia.; pea ʻe tuʻu fēfē ʻa hono puleʻanga? 
Pea kapau ʻoku ou kapusi ʻae kau tēvolo ʻia Pelisipupe, ʻoku kapusi ʻakinautolu ʻe hoʻomou fānau ʻia hai? Ko ia ko homou kau fakamaau ʻakinautolu. 
Pea kapau ʻoku ou kapusi ʻae kau tēvolo ʻi he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea tā kuo hoko mai ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu. 
“ʻE faʻa hū fēfē ha taha ki he fale ʻoe tokotaha mālohi, ʻo kaihaʻasi ʻene ngaahi meʻa ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ne tomuʻa haʻi ʻae tokotaha mālohi? Pea te ne toki kaihaʻasi ʻene koloa. 
Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai kau mo au, ʻoku angatuʻu ia kiate au; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ma tānaki mo au, ʻoku ne fakahē ke mamaʻo. 
¶ “Ko ia ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko e angahala kotoa pē mo e lohiakiʻi, ʻe fakamolemole ia ki he kakai: ka ko e lohiakiʻi ʻoe Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai fakamolemolea ia ki he kakai. 
Pea ko ia ʻoku ne lea kovi ki he Foha ʻoe tangata, ʻe fakamolemolea ia: ka ko ia ʻoku lea kovi ki he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai fakamolemolea, ʻi he māmani, pe ʻi he maama ʻe haʻu. 
“Ke pehē, ʻoku lelei ʻae ʻakau, pea lelei mo hono fua; pe pehē, ʻoku kovi ʻae ʻakau, pea kovi mo hono fua: he ʻoku ʻilo ʻae ʻakau ʻi hono fua. 
‌ʻAe hako ʻoe ngata fekai! ʻE fēfeeʻi hoʻomou faʻa lea lelei, ka ʻoku mou kovi pe? He ʻoku lea ʻae ngutu mei he meʻa lahi ʻoku ʻi he loto. 
‌ʻOku ʻomi ʻe he tangata angalelei ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei mei he koloa lelei ʻoe loto: pea ʻoku ʻomi ʻe he tangata angakovi ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi mei he koloa kovi ʻoe loto. 
“Ka ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, Ko e lea kovi kotoa pē ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe he kakai, ʻe fakamaau ai ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻaho fakamaau. 
Koeʻuhi ʻe fakatonuhiaʻi koe ʻe hoʻo ngaahi lea, pea ʻe fakahalaiaʻi koe ʻe hoʻo ngaahi lea.” 
¶ Pea toki leaange ʻae niʻihi ʻoe kau tangata tohi mo e Fālesi, ʻo pehē, “ʻEiki, ʻoku mau fie mamata ki ha fakaʻilonga meiate koe.” 
Ka naʻe lea ia, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ko e toʻutangata kovi mo feʻauaki ʻoku holi ki ha fakaʻilonga; ka ʻoku ʻikai ha fakaʻilonga ʻe tuku ki ai, ka ko e fakaʻilonga ʻoe palōfita ko Siona; 
He naʻe ʻaho tolu mo e pō ʻe tolu ʻa Siona ʻi he kete ʻoe ika lahi: pea pehē, ʻe ʻaho tolu mo e pō ʻe tolu ʻae Foha ʻoe tangata ʻi lalo fonua. 
‌ʻE tuʻu hake ʻae kakai ʻo Ninive ʻi he fakamaau mo e toʻutangata ni, ʻo fakahalaia ia: koeʻuhi naʻa nau fakatomala ʻi he malanga ʻa Siona; pea vakai, ʻoku ʻi heni ʻaia ʻoku lahi ʻia Siona. 
‌ʻE tuʻu hake ʻae tuʻi fefine ʻoe feituʻu tonga ʻi he fakamaau mo e toʻutangata ni, ʻo fakahalaia ia: he naʻe haʻu ia mei he potu mamaʻo ʻo māmani ke fanongo ki he poto ʻa Solomone; pea vakai, ʻoku ʻi heni ʻaia ʻoku lahi ʻia Solomone. 
“ʻOka ʻalu ʻae laumālie ʻuli mei he tangata, ʻoku ʻalu fano ia ʻi he potu mōmoa ʻo kumi mālōloʻanga, kae ʻikai ʻilo ia. 
Pea toki pehē ʻe ia, Te u toe ʻalu ki hoku fale ne u haʻu mei ai; pea ka haʻu ia, ʻoku ne ʻilo ia kuo liʻaki, pea kuo tafi pea teuteu. 
Pea toki ʻalu ia, ʻo ʻomi mo e laumālie ʻe toko fitu kehe ʻoku kovi lahi ʻiate ia, pea nau hū ʻo nofo ki ai: pea kovi lahi ʻa e anga ki mui ʻae tangata ko ia ʻi heʻene anga ʻi muʻa. Pea ʻe pehē pe foki ki he toʻutangata angakovi ni.” 
¶ Pea ʻi heʻene kei lea ki he kakai, vakai, ko ʻene faʻē mo hono ngaahi kāinga naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻituʻa, ʻonau fie lea kiate ia. 
Pea pehē ʻe ha taha kiate ia, “Vakai, ʻoku tuʻu ʻituʻa hoʻo faʻē mo ho kāinga, ko ʻenau fie lea kiate koe.” 
Pea ne lea, ʻo pehēange kiate ia, naʻa ne fakahā mai, “Ko hai ʻeku faʻē? Pea ko hai mo hoku kāinga?” 
Pea mafao atu ʻe ia hono nima ki heʻene kau ākonga, ʻo ne pehē, “Vakai, ko ʻeku faʻē mo hoku kāinga! 
He ko ia ia te ne fai ʻae finangalo ʻo ʻeku Tamai ʻoku ʻi he langi, ko hoku tokoua ia, mo hoku tuofefine, mo ʻeku faʻē.” 
