¶ 1 I HE kāmataga oe bule a Jihoiakimi koe foha o Josaia koe tu‘i o Juta nae ha‘u ae folofola ni mei a Jihova, o behe,

2 Oku behe mai e Jihova; Tuu i he lotoa i he fale o Jihova, bea lea ki he gaahi kolo o Juta, akinautolu oku ha‘u ke lotu ki he fale o Jihova, koe gaahi lea kotoabe oku ou fekau kiate koe ke lea aki kiate kinautolu; oua naa fakajiijii ha lea:

3 Hei ilo te nau fanogo, bea tafoki taki taha ae tagata mei hono hala kovi, koeuhi keu fakatomala i he kovi aia naaku tokaga ke fai kiate kinautolu koeuhi koe kovi oe nau gaahi faiaga.

4 Bea te ke behe kiate kinautolu, oku behe e Jihova; Kabau e ikai te mou fanogo kiate au, o eveeva i he eku fono, aia kuou tuku i ho mou ao,

5 O fanogo ki he lea a eku kau tamaioeiki koe kau balofita, akinautolu kuou fekau kiate kimoutolu, o tuu hegihegi hake be, o fekau akinautolu, ka nae ikai te mou tokaga;

6 Bea teu toki gaohi ae fale ni ke hage ko Sailo, bea teu gaohi ae kolo ni koe fakamalaia ki he gaahi kakai kotoabe o mamani.

¶ 7 Bea nae fanogo e he kau taulaeiki moe kau balofita bea moe kakai kotoabe ki he lea aki e Jelemaia ae gaahi lea ni i he fale o Jihova.

8 Bea nae hoko o behe i he hili ae lea kotoabe a Jelemaia, aia nae fekau kiate ia e Jihova ke ne lea aki ki he kakai kotoabe, nae ave ia e he kau taulaeiki, moe kau balofita, moe kakai kotoabe, o nau behe, Koe mooni te ke mate.

9 Koeha kuo ke kikite ai i he huafa o Jihova, o behe, E hoko ae fale ni o hage ko Sailo, bea e lala mo tae hano kakai ae kolo ni? Bea nae fakataha ae kakai kotoabe kia Jelemaia i he fale o Jihova.

¶ 10 Bea i he fanogo ae houeiki o Juta ki he gaahi mea ni, naa nau ha‘u mei he fale oe tu‘i ki he fale o Jihova, o nofo ki lalo i he huaga ki he mataba foou oe fale o Jihova.

11 Bea nae toki lea ae kau taulaeiki moe kau balofita ki he houeiki bea moe kakai kotoabe, o behe, Oku totonu ke mate ae tagata ni; he kuo ne kikite ki he kolo ni, o hage koia kuo mou fanogo aki ho mou teliga.

¶ 12 Bea nae toki lea a Jelemaia ki he houeiki kotoabe, bea moe kakai kotoabe, o behe, Nae fekau au e Jihova ke kikite aki ae gaahi lea kotoabe kuo mou fanogo ki ai ki he fale ni bea moe kolo ni.

13 Ka koeni, mou fakalelei ho mou gaahi hala mo hoo mou gaahi faiaga, bea mou talagofua ki he le‘o o Jihova ko ho mou Otua; bea e takatomala a Jihova i he kovi aia kuo ne lea aki kiate kimoutolu.

14 Bea koeuhi ko au, Vakai, oku ou i ho mou nima: lai kiate au aia oku lelei kiate kimoutolu.

15 Ka mou ilo bau eni, kabau te mou tamate‘i au, te mou omi ae toto taehalaia kiate kimoutolu moe kolo ni, bea mo hono kakai: he koe mooni nae fekau au e Jihova kiate kimoutolu ke lea aki ae gaahi lea ni ki ho mou teliga.

¶ 16 Bea nae toki lea ae houeiki moe kakai kotoabe ki he kau taulaeiki moe kau balofita; Oku ikai totonu ke mate ae tagata ni: he kuo ne lea kiate kitautolu i he huafa o Jihova ko ho tau Otua.

17 Bea nae toki tuu hake ae kau mātua niihi oe fonua, bea lea ki he fakataha kotoabe oe kakai, o behe,

18 Nae kikite e Maika, koe  tagata Molesi i he gaahi aho o Hesekaia koe tu‘i o Juta, bea naa ne lea ki he kakai kotoabe o Juta, o behe, Oku behe e Jihova oe gaahi kau tau; E keli a Saione o hage koe goue, bea e hoko a Jelusalema koe gaahi tafugofuga, bea koe mouga oe fale o hage koe gaahi botu maoluga oe toafa.

19 He nae tamate‘i ia koa a Hesekaia koe tu‘i o Juta mo Juta kotoabe? ikai naa ne manavahe kia Jihova, bea kumi kia Jihova, bea nae fakatomala a Jihova i he kovi aia naa ne lea aki kiate kinautolu? Ka oku tau fakatubu ae kovi lahi kiate kitautolu.

20 Bea nae i ai ae tagata foki nae kikite i he huafa o Jihova ko Ulija koe foha o Semaia mei Keja‐jialimi, aia nae kikite ki he kolo ni, bea ki he fonua ni, o hage koe gaahi lea kotoabe a Jelemaia:

21 Bea i he fanogo ki he ene gaahi lea a Jihoiakimi koe tu‘i mo hono kau tagata malohi kotoabe, moe houeiki kotoabe, nae kumi ke tamate‘i ia e he tu‘i: ka i he fanogo ki ai a Ulija, nae manavahe ia, bea hola, bea alu ki Ijibite;

22 Ka nae fekau e Jihoiakimi koe tu‘i ae kau tagata ki Ijibite, ko Elinatani koe foha o Akiboa, bea moe kau tagata niihi mo ia ki Ijibite.

23 Bea naa nau omi a Ulija mei Ijibite, ke omi ia kia Jihoiakimi koe tu‘i; aia nae tamate‘i ia aki ae heleta, bea li hono agaaga ki he faitoka oe kakai mea vale.

24 Ka nae ia Jelemaia ae nima o Ahikami koe foha o Safani, koeuhi ke oua naa tukuage ia ki he nima oe kakai ke tamate‘i.