VAHE 1 1 Pea naʻe tānaki mai ʻa e tuʻi ko ʻAsītesí ki heʻene ngaahi tamaí, pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Kōlesi ʻo Peasia ʻa hono puleʻangá. 2 Pea naʻe talanoa ʻa Taniela mo e tuʻí, pea naʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ia ʻo māʻolunga ange ʻi hono ngaahi kaumeʻá kotoa. 3 Ko ʻeni naʻe ʻi ai ha tamapua ʻa e kau Papiloné, naʻe ui ko Pela, pea naʻe fakamoleki kiate ia ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ha mahoaʻa lelei ʻe hongofulu mā ua, mo e fanga sipi ʻe fāngofulu, mo e ngaahi ipu uaine ʻe ono. 4 Pea hū ki ai ʻa e tuʻí pea ʻalu fakaʻaho ia ke hū ki ai: ka naʻe hū ʻa Taniela ki hono ʻOtua ʻoʻoná. Pea pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia, Ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai te ke hū ai kia Pelí? 5 ʻA ia naʻá ne tali mo pehē, Koeʻuhí ʻoku ʻikai ke u hū ki he ngaahi tamapua kuo ngaohi ʻaki ʻa e nimá, ka ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatupu ʻa e langí mo e māmaní, pea ʻokú ne pule ki he kakano kotoa pē. 6 Pea toki pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia, ʻIkai ʻokú ke pehē ko e ʻOtua moʻui ʻa Bel? ʻikai te ke sio ki hono lahi ʻo ʻene kai mo inu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pe? 7 Pea toki malimali ʻa Taniela ʻo ne pehē, ʻE tuʻi, ʻoua naʻa kākaaʻi koe: he ko e ʻumea pē ʻeni ʻi lotó, mo e palasá, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke kai pe inu ha meʻa. 8 Ko ia naʻe houtamasiʻi ʻa e tuʻí, ʻo ne ui ki heʻene kau taulaʻeikí, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, Kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou fakahā mai kiate au pe ko hai ʻeni ʻokú ne keina ʻa e ngaahi mamahi ko ʻení, te mou mate. 9 Ka ʻo kapau te mou lava ʻo fakamoʻoniʻi au ʻoku keina ʻe Bel ʻa kinautolu, ʻe mate leva ʻa Taniela: he kuo ne lea fieʻOtua kia Bel. Pea pehē ange ʻe Taniela ki he tuʻí, Tuku ke fai ʻo hangē ko hoʻo leá. 10 Ko ʻeni naʻe toko onongofulu mā hongofulu ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Pelí, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo honau ngaahi uaifí mo e fānaú. Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa e tuʻi mo Taniela ki he temipale ʻo Pelisi. 11 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Pelí, ʻIloange, ʻoku mau ʻalu atu: ka ko koe, ʻe tuʻi, tuku ʻa e kakanoʻi manú, pea teuteu ʻa e uainé, pea tāpuniʻi ʻa e matapaá pea fakamaʻu ia ʻaki ʻa hoʻo kiʻi fakaʻilonga; 12 Pea ki he ʻapongipongí, ʻo ka ke ka hū mai, kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻilo kuo kai ʻe Pela ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, te mau mamahi ʻi he maté: pe ko Taniela, ʻa ia ʻoku lea loi kiate kimautolú. 13 Pea naʻe siʻi ʻenau lau iá: he naʻa nau fai ʻi he lalo tēpilé ha hūʻanga fakafufū, ʻa ia naʻa nau hū maʻu ai pē ki ai, ʻo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko iá. 14 Ko ia ʻi heʻenau ʻalu atu, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he tuʻi ha ngaahi kakanoʻi manu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Bel. Ko ʻeni kuo fekau ʻe Taniela ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeikí ke nau ʻomi ʻa e efuefu, pea ko kinautolu naʻa nau mafola ʻi he temipalé kotoa ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí pē: pea nau toki hū ki tuʻa, ʻo tāpuniʻi ʻa e matapaá, ʻo fakamaʻu ia ʻaki ʻa e fakaʻilonga ʻo e tuʻí, pea pehē ʻenau ʻalú. 15 Pea ʻi he poʻulí naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí mo honau ngaahi uaifí mo e fānaú, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa nau faʻa faí, ʻo nau kai mo inu ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē. 16 ʻI he taimi pongipongí naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e tuʻí, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa Taniela. 17 Pea pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí, Taniela, ʻoku kakato ʻa e meʻa fakamaʻú? Pea pehē ange ʻe ia, ʻIo, ʻe tuʻi, kuo nau moʻui. 18 Pea ʻi he ʻosi pē ʻene fakaava ʻa e maá, naʻe ʻafio atu ʻa e tuʻí ki he funga tēpilé, peá ne kalanga leʻo lahi, ʻE ʻEiki, ʻoku ʻikai ha kākā ʻiate koe. 19 Naʻá ne kataʻi ʻa Taniela, ʻo ne puke ʻa e tuʻí ke ʻoua naʻá ne hū ki loto, ʻo ne pehē, Vakai ki he ʻaluʻanangá, pea fakaʻilongaʻi lelei ʻa ia ko hono topuvaʻé ʻa kinauá ni.
20 Pea pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí, ʻOku ou vakai ki he topuvaʻe ʻo e kakai tangatá, kakai fefiné, mo e fānaú. Pea naʻe ʻita ʻa e tuʻí, 21 Pea naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí mo honau ngaahi uaifí mo e fānaú, ʻa ia naʻa nau fakahā kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi matapā fakafufū, ʻa ia naʻa nau hū mai aí, ʻo fakaʻauha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi he funga tēpilé. 22 Ko ia naʻe tāmateʻi ai ʻa kinautolu ʻe he tuʻí, pea tukuange ʻa Pela ki he mālohi ʻo Tanielá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaʻauha ia mo hono temipalé. 23 Pea ʻi he potu pē ko iá naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fuʻu talākoni lahi, ʻa ia naʻe hū ki ai ʻa kinautolu ʻo Papiloné. 24 Pea folofola ʻa e tuʻí kia Taniela, ʻOua naʻá ke pehē foki ʻoku ʻo e palasá ʻeni? vakai, ʻokú ne moʻui, ʻokú ne kai mo inu; ʻoku ʻikai te ke lava ʻo pehē ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻotua moʻui ia: ko ia ke ke hū kiate ia. 25 Pea toki pehē ʻe Taniela ki he tuʻí, Te u hū ki he ʻEiki ko hoku ʻOtuá: he ko e ʻOtua moʻuí ia. 26 Kae tuku ke u ʻalu, ʻe tuʻi, pea te u tāmateʻi ʻa e fuʻu talākoní ni taʻe ʻi ai ha heletā pe tokotoko. Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí, ʻOku ou tuku ke ke ʻalu. 27 Naʻe toʻo leva ʻe Taniela ʻa e tuʻuaki, mo e ngako, mo e ʻulu, pea naʻa ne mamata fakataha kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne ngaohi ia: naʻa ne ʻai ʻeni ki he ngutu ʻo e Talakoni, pea pehe ʻa e fuʻu Talakoni: pea pehe ʻe Taniela, ʻIloange ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻeni ʻoku mou hu ki ai. 28 ʻI he fanongo ki ai ʻa kinautolu ʻo Papiloné, naʻa nau fuʻu ʻita ʻaupito, ʻo nau faʻufaʻu kākā ki he tuʻí, ʻo nau pehē, Kuo hoko ʻa e tuʻí ko ha Siu, pea kuó ne fakaʻauha ʻa Pela, kuó ne tāmateʻi ʻa e talākoní, ʻo tāmateʻi ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí. 29 Ko ia naʻa nau haʻu ki he tuʻí, ʻo nau pehē, Tuku mai ʻa Taniela, kae ʻoua naʻa mau fakaʻauha ʻa koe mo honi falé. 30 Ko ʻeni ʻi he vakai ʻe he tuʻí ʻoku nau fakamamahiʻi ia, pea ʻi hono fekauʻi iá, naʻá ne tukuange ʻa Taniela kiate kinautolu: 31 Naʻá ne lī ia ki he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné: ʻa ia naʻe ʻaho ʻe ono aí. 32 Pea ʻi he ʻaná naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fanga laione ʻe toko fitu, pea naʻa nau foaki kiate kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē ha kākaa ʻe ua mo e sipi ʻe ua: ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ʻoange kiate kinautolu he taimi ko iá, koeʻuhí ke nau lava ʻo keina ʻa Taniela. 33 Ko ʻeni naʻe ʻi he siuí ha palōfita, naʻe ui ko Habbacuc, ʻa ia naʻá ne ngaohi ʻa e lū, pea naʻá ne pakipaki ʻa e maá ʻi ha poulu, pea naʻá ne ʻalu ki he ngoué, ke ʻomi ia ki he kau tuʻusí. 34 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí kia ʻĒhapi, ʻAlu, ʻo ʻave ʻa e meʻatokoni efiafi naʻá ke maʻu ki Pāpilone kia Taniela, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he ʻana ʻo e fanga laioné. 35 Pea pehē ʻe ʻĒhapi, ʻEiki, naʻe teʻeki ai ke u mamata ki Pāpilone; pea ʻoku ʻikai foki ke u ʻilo pe ʻoku ʻi fē ʻa e ʻaná. 36 Pea toki puke ia ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi he kalauní, ʻo ne fakahao ia ʻi he louʻulu ʻo hono ʻulú, pea naʻá ne fokotuʻu ia ʻi Pāpilone ʻi he funga ʻana ʻo hono laumālié. 37 Pea kalanga ʻa Habbacuc, ʻo pehē, ʻE Taniela, Taniela, ʻave ʻa e meʻatokoni efiafi kuo fekau atu ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate koé. 38 Pea pehē ʻe Taniela, Kuo ke manatuʻi au, ʻe ʻOtua: ʻoku ʻikai foki te ke liʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻoku kumi mo ʻofa kiate koé. 39 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Taniela ʻo kai: pea naʻe toe tuʻu leva ʻa e ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi hono potu ʻoʻoná. 40 ʻI hono fitu ʻo e ʻahó naʻe hāʻele ʻa e tuʻí kia Taniela: pea ʻi heʻene aʻu ki he ʻaná, naʻá ne sio ki loto, pea vakai, naʻe tangutu ʻa Taniela. 41 Pea toki kalanga leʻo lahi ki he tuʻí, ʻo pehē, ʻEiki, ʻEiki lahi ko e ʻOtua ʻo Taniela, pea ʻoku ʻikai mo ha toe taha kehe ʻi ho tafaʻakí. 42 Pea naʻá ne toʻo hake ia ki tuʻa, ʻo lī ki he ʻaná ʻa kinautolu naʻe tupu ai hono fakaʻauhá: pea naʻe keina kinautolu ʻi ha lau momeniti kimuʻa ʻi hono fofongá.