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2Bea nae ha‘u ae niihi nae lea kia Jihosafate, o behe, Oku ha‘u ae fuu toko lahi ke tau‘i koe mei he tua tahi i he botu mai ki heni o Silia; bea, vakai, oku nau i Hesasonitema, aia ko Eniketi.
3Bea nae manavahe a Jihosafate, bea naa ne haga ia ke kumi kia Jihova, bea ne fekau ke fai ae aukai i Juta kotoabe.
4Bea nae fakakatoa a Juta kotoabe, ke kole ae tokoni mei a Jihova: io naa nau ha‘u mei he gaahi kolo o Juta ke kumi kia Jihova.
5Bea nae tuu a Jihosafate i he fakataha o Juta mo Jelusalema, i he fale o Jihova, i he botu ki mua oe loto a foou,
6O ne behe, E Jihova koe Otua oe mau gaahi tamai, ikai koe Otua koe i he lagi? bea ikai oku ke bule akoe ki he gaahi buleaga kotoabe oe hiteni? bea ikai oku i ho nima ae malohi moe mafai, koeuhi ke oua naa faa agatuu ha toko taha kiate koe?
7Ikai ko ho mau Otua akoe? naa ke kabuji kituaa ae kakai oe fonua ni mei he ao o ho kakai ko Isileli, mo ke foaki ia ki he hako o Ebalahame ko ho kaiga ke taegata?
8Bea naa nau nofo ai, bea kuo nau laga i ai ae fale nofoaga moou ki ho huafa, o behe,
9Oka hoko ae kovi kiate kimautolu, koe heleta, be koe fakamalaia, be koe mahaki lahi, be koe hoge, kabau te mau tuu i he mata fale ni, bea i ho ao, (he oku i he fale ni a ho huafa,) bea mau tagi kiate koe i he e mau tuutamaki, bea te ke ogo‘i mo ke tokoni.
10Bea koeni, vakai, koe fānau a Amoni mo Moabe moe mouga ko Seia, akinautolu nae ikai te ke tuku a Isileli ke nau tau‘i, i he e nau ha‘u kituaa mei he fonua ko Ijibite, ka naa nau tafoki meiate kinautolu, bea nae ikai fakaauha akinautolu;
11Vakai, ki he aga oe nau totogi kiate kimautolu, kuo ha‘u akinautolu ke kabuji akimautolu mei ho tofia, aia kuo ke foaki kiateki mautolu ke mau ma‘u.
12E ho mau Otua, e ikai te ke fakamāu‘i akinautolu? he oku ikai ha malohi iate kimautolu ki he fuu toko lahi ni oku ha‘u ke tau‘i akimautolu: bea oku ikai te mau ilo foki ae mea ke fai: ka oku haga ho mau mata kiate koe.
13Bea nae tuu hake a Juta kotoabe i he ao o Jihova, fakataha moe nau gaahi fānau jii, mo ho nau gaahi unoho, moe nau gaahi fānau.
14Bea nae hoko ai ae Laumalie o Jihova kia Jaesieli koe foha o Sakalia, koe foha o Benaia, koe foha o Jeieli, koe foha o Matania, koe tagata Livai i he gaahi foha o Asafi, i he lotolotoga oe fakataha;
15Bea behe eia, Mou fanogo mai, a Juta kotoabe, moe kakai o Jelusalema, mo koe ae tu‘i ko Jihosafate, Oku behe mai e Jihova kiate kimoutolu, Oua naa mou manavahe be ilifia koeuhi koe fuu kakai toko lahi ni; he oku ikai amoutolu ae tau, ka oku i he Otua ia.
16Mou alu hifo abogibogi kiate kinautolu: vakai, oku nau alu hake i he tahifohifo o Sisi; bea te mou ma‘u atu akinautolu i he gataaga oe vaitafe, i he mata toafa o Jilueli.
17E ikai ke mou tau i he tau ni: kae tuu mau be, E Juta mo Jelusalema, bea tuu logo be, bea mamata ki he fakamoui a Jihova ma amoutolu; oua naa mou manavahe be ilifia; alu atu kiate kinautolu abogibogi: koeuhi e iate kimoutolu a Jihova.
18Bea nae bunou hifo hono fofoga e Jihosafate mo hono mata ki he kelekele; bea nae to fakafoohifo i he ao o Jihova a Juta kotoabe moe kakai kotoabe o Jelusalema, o nau hu kia Jihova.
19Bea nae tuu hake ae kau Livai, oe fānau ae kau Kohate, bea i he fānau a Kola, ke nau fakamalo kia Jihova koe Otua o Isileli aki ae le‘o lahi o maoluga.
20Bea naa nau tuu hegihegi hake i he abogibogi, o alu atu ki he toafa o Tikoa: bea i he e nau alu atu, nae tuu a Jihosafate o ne behe, E Juta, me kimoutolu ae kakai o Jelusalema, tokaga kiate au; Tui kia Jihova ko ho mou Otua, koia e fakatuumau ai akimoutolu: tui ki he ene kau balofita, koia te mou monuia ai.
21Bea hili a ene fakakaukau fakataha moe kakai, nae tuutuuni eia ae kau hiva kia Jihova, ke nau fakaogo lelei ae matamata lelei oe maonioni, i he e nau alu kituaa i he ao oe tau, mo nau lea o behe, Fakafetai kia Jihova: he oku tologa taegata ene agaofa.
22Bea i he e nau kamata ae hiva mo fai ae fakafetai, nae fakatoka e Jihova ae gaahi malumu ki he fānau a Amoni, mo Moabe, moe mouga ko Seia, aia nae ha‘u ke tau‘i a Juta: bea nae teia akinautolu.
23He nae tuu ae fānau a Amoni mo Moabe o tau‘i ae kakai oe mouga ko Seia, bea ta‘i mo fakaauha akinautolu: bea hili e nau fakagata ae kakai o Seia, naa nau fai o fetokoni aki i he fetamateaki akinautolu.
24Bea i he hoko a Juta o ofi ki he fale leo i he toafa, bea nau fakajio atu ki he kakai, bea iloage, koe gaahi jino mate be akinautolu, kuo nau to ki he kelekele, bea nae ikai ha niihi kuo hao.
25Bea i he hoko a Jihosafate mo hono kakai ke ave ae vete onautolu, naa nau ilo iate kinautolu ae koloa lahi i ho nau gaahi jino mate, moe gaahi teuga maogooga, aia naa nau vete ma anautolu, nae lahi hake i he e nau mafai ke fetuku o ave: bea naa nau aho tolu i he tanaki ae koloa vete, he nae lahi ia.
26Bea i hono aho fa, naa nau fakakatoa akinautolu i he toafa ko Belaka: he naa nau fakafetai kia Jihova i ai, koia nae fakahigoa ai ae botu koia ko Belaka, o a‘u ki he aho ni.
27Bea nae tafoki ae tagata kotoabe o Juta mo Jelusalema, bea muomua a Jihosafate iate kinautolu, ke nau toe alu ki Jelusalema i he fiefia; he nae takafiefia‘i akinautolu e Jihova ki ho nau gaahi fili.
28Bea naa nau ha‘u ki Jelusalema moe gaahi utete moe gaahi haabe moe gaahi mea lea ki he fale o Jihova.
29Bea nae to ae manavahe ki he Otua ki he gaahi buleaga kotoabe oe gaahi fonua koia, i he e nau ogo‘i nae tau e Jihova ki he gaahi fili o Isileli.
30Koia nae fiemalie ae buleaga o Jihosafate: he nae foaki kiate ia e hono Otua ae fiemalie i he botu kotoabe.
31Bea nae bule a Jihosafate ki Juta: nae tolugofulu ta‘u moe ta‘u e nima ia i he ene kamata bule, bea nae bule ia i he ta‘u e uofulu ma nima i Jelusalema. Bea koe higoa o ene fa‘e ko Asuba koe ofefine o Sili.
32Bea nae alu ia i he gaahi hala o Asa ko ene tamai, bea nae ikai tafoki mei ai, ka nae fai eia aia nae lelei i he ao o Jihova.
33Ka koe mooni nae ikai liaki ae gaahi botu maoluga: koeuhi nae heeki ai teuteu ho nau loto e he kakai ki he Otua oe nau gaahi tamai.
34Bea koeni ko hono toe oe gaue a Jihosafate, koe uluaki moe kimui, vakai, kuo tohi ia i he tohi a Jehu koe foha o Hanani, aia kuo lau ia i he tohi oe gaahi tu‘i o Isileli.
35Bea hili ae mea ni nae fakakau ia e Jihosafate kia Ahasia koe tu‘i o Isileli, aia nae fai agakovi lahi:
36Bea naa ne kau taha mo ia ke fa‘u ae gaahi vaka ke alu ki Tasisi: bea naa nau fa‘u ae gaahi vaka i Esioni‐keba.
37Bea nae lea ai a Eliesa koe foha o Totava mei Malesa o valoki a Jihosafate, o behe, Koe mea i hoo kau koe kia Ahasia, kuo maumau hoo gaahi gaue e Jihova. Bea nae maumau ae gaahi vaka, koia nae ikai te nau faa folau ki Tasisi.