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\par }\OneChap {\CD {\IT{1 Ko e faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}o {ʻ}Itomi, 3 Koe{ʻ}uhi ko {ʻ}enau laukau, 10 Pea mo {ʻ}enau fai hala kia Sēkope. 17 {ʻ}Ae fakamo{ʻ}ui mo e iku{ʻ}i {ʻ}o Sēkope.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ko e me{ʻ}a hā mai kia {ʻ}Opataia. {ʻ}Oku pehē {ʻ}ae {ʻ}Eiki ko e {ʻ}Otua ki {ʻ}Itomi; Kuo tau fanongo ki ha ongoongo meia Sihova, pea kuo {ʻ}alu ha tangata talafekau ki he kakai hiteni, “Mou tu{ʻ}u, pea te tau tu{ʻ}u hake kiate ia ke tau.

\VS{2}Vakai, kuo u fakasi{ʻ}isi{ʻ}i koe {ʻ}i he lotolotonga {ʻ}oe hiteni: {ʻ}oku lahi ho manuki{ʻ}i.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}¶ Kuo kākaa{ʻ}i koe {ʻ}e he laukau {ʻ}a ho loto, {ʻ}a koe {ʻ}oku nofo {ʻ}i he ngaahi {ʻ}ana{ʻ}i maka, pea {ʻ}oku mā{ʻ}olunga ho nofo{ʻ}anga; {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku pehē {ʻ}i hono loto, ‘Ko hai {ʻ}e fakahifo au ki lalo ki he kelekele?’ ”

\VS{4}‌{ʻ}Oku pehē {ʻ}e Sihova, “Neongo {ʻ}oku ke hakeaki{ʻ}i koe {ʻ}o hangē ko e {ʻ}ikale, pea {ʻ}oku ke fokotu{ʻ}u ho pununga {ʻ}i he lotolotonga {ʻ}oe ngaahi fetu{ʻ}u, ka te u fakahifo koe mei ai.

\VS{5}He ka ne ha{ʻ}u kiate koe {ʻ}ae kau kaiha{ʻ}a, {ʻ}ae kau kaiha{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he pō, ({ʻ}oiauē ho motuhi!) {ʻ}Ikai te nau kaiha{ʻ}asi ke {ʻ}oua ke lahi {ʻ}enau me{ʻ}a? Ka ne ha{ʻ}u kiate koe {ʻ}ae kau toli kālepi, {ʻ}ikai kuo nau fakatoe ha ngaahi kālepi?

\VS{6}‌{ʻ}Oiauē hono vakili {ʻ}oe ngaahi me{ʻ}a {ʻ}a {ʻ}Isoa! Hono hakule {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene ngaahi me{ʻ}a fufū!

\VS{7}Ko e kau tangata kotoa pē na{ʻ}e kau fakataha mo koe, kuo nau {ʻ}omi koe {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki he mata fonua, kuo kākaa{ʻ}i koe {ʻ}e he kau tangata na{ʻ}e melino mo koe, pea kuo iku{ʻ}i koe; {ʻ}akinautolu na{ʻ}e kai ho mā kuo nau {ʻ}ai {ʻ}ae tauhele {ʻ}i lalo {ʻ}iate koe: {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai si{ʻ}i ha poto {ʻ}iate ia.”

\VS{8}‌{ʻ}Oku pehē {ʻ}e Sihova, “{ʻ}Ikai te u faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia {ʻ}ae kau tangata poto mei {ʻ}Itomi, pea mo e {ʻ}ilo mei he mo{ʻ}unga {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa?

\VS{9}Pea {ʻ}e ilifia ho{ʻ}o kau tangata mālohi, {ʻ}e Timani, koe{ʻ}uhi ke {ʻ}auha {ʻ}i he tāmate {ʻ}akinautolu kotoa pē {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i he mo{ʻ}unga {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}¶ Koe{ʻ}uhi ko ho{ʻ}o fai fakamālohi ki ho tokoua ko Sēkope, {ʻ}e {ʻ}ufi{ʻ}ufi {ʻ}aki koe {ʻ}ae mā, pea te ke {ʻ}auha {ʻ}o lauikuonga.

\VS{11}‌{ʻ}I he {ʻ}aho ko ia na{ʻ}a ke tutu{ʻ}u mo e fa{ʻ}ahi {ʻ}e taha, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ave pōpula {ʻ}e he kakai muli {ʻ}a {ʻ}ene ngaahi kongakau, pea na{ʻ}e hū {ʻ}ae kau muli ki hono ngaahi matapā, pea nau talotalo ki Selūsalema, ko koe na{ʻ}a ke hangē ko e tokotaha {ʻ}okinautolu.

\VS{12}Ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o sio ki he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o ho tokoua, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia na{ʻ}a ne hoko ko e muli; pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o vikiviki ki he fānau {ʻ}a Siuta {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o honau faka{ʻ}auha; pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o lea fielahi {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o {ʻ}enau mamahi.

\VS{13}Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o hū {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}o hoku kakai, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o {ʻ}enau tu{ʻ}utāmaki; {ʻ}io, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o sio ki he{ʻ}enau mamahi {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o {ʻ}enau tu{ʻ}utāmaki, pe ala ki he{ʻ}enau koloa {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o {ʻ}enau tu{ʻ}utāmaki;

\VS{14}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o tutu{ʻ}u {ʻ}i he manga{ʻ}i hala, ke motuhi {ʻ}akinautolu {ʻ}i ai na{ʻ}e hao; pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai totonu ho{ʻ}o tukuange {ʻ}akinautolu {ʻ}i ai, na{ʻ}e toe {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe mamahi.

\VS{15}He {ʻ}oku ofi {ʻ}ae {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o Sihova ki he kakai hiteni; {ʻ}o hangē ko ia kuo ke fai {ʻ}e fai pehē kiate koe: {ʻ}e foki mai ho{ʻ}o totongi ki ho {ʻ}ulu {ʻ}o{ʻ}ou.

\VS{16}Hangē kuo mou inu {ʻ}i hoku mo{ʻ}unga tapu, {ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}ae inu ma{ʻ}uaipē {ʻ}e he hiteni kotoa pē, {ʻ}io, te nau inu mo folo hifo, pea te nau hoko {ʻ}o hangē ko e kakai na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}¶ Ka {ʻ}e {ʻ}i ai {ʻ}ae fakahaofi {ʻ}i he mo{ʻ}unga ko Saione, pea mo e mā{ʻ}oni{ʻ}oni; pea {ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e he fale {ʻ}o Sēkope {ʻ}a honau tofi{ʻ}a.

\VS{18}Pea {ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}ae fale {ʻ}o Sēkope ko e afi, pea mo e fale {ʻ}o Siosefa ko e ulo afi, pea ko e fale {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa ko e veve, pea te nau vela {ʻ}iate kinautolu, mo faka{ʻ}auha kinautolu; pea {ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai toe ha ni{ʻ}ihi {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa,” he kuo folofola pehē {ʻ}e Sihova.

\VS{19}Pea {ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ekinautolu {ʻ}oe potu tonga {ʻ}ae mo{ʻ}unga {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa; pea ko kinautolu {ʻ}oe toafa, {ʻ}ae kakai Filisitia, pea te nau ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae ngaahi ngoue {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ifalemi, mo e ngaahi ngoue {ʻ}o Samēlia: pea {ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e Penisimani {ʻ}a Kiliati.

\VS{20}Pea {ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e he kau pōpula {ʻ}i he kau tau ni {ʻ}oe fānau {ʻ}a {ʻ}Isileli,
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}}{ʻ}oe kakai Kēnani {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki Salefati; pea {ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e he kau pōpula {ʻ}o Selūsalema, {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i Sefalati, {ʻ}ae ngaahi kolo {ʻ}oe potu tonga.

\VS{21}Pea {ʻ}e {ʻ}alu hake {ʻ}ae kau fakamo{ʻ}ui ki he mo{ʻ}unga ko Saione, ke fakamaau {ʻ}ae mo{ʻ}unga {ʻ}o {ʻ}Isoa; pea {ʻ}e hoko ia ko e pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}o Sihova.


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