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2Oku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke hufia akimautolu kia Jihova; he oku teu tau kiate kimautolu a Nebukanesa koe tu‘i o Babilone; hei ilo e fai e Jihova kiate kitautolu o hage ko ene gaahi gaue fakaofo kotoabe, koeuhi ke ne alu atu iate kitautolu.
3Bea nae toki lea a Jelemaia kiate kinautolu, Te mou lea behe kia Setikia:
4Oku behe e Jihova koe Otua o Isileli; Vakai, teu fakatafoki ae gaahi mea tau oku i ho mou nima, aia oku mou tau aki ki he tu‘i o Babilone, moe kau Kalitia, akinautolu oku tau‘i akimoutolu mei tuaa, bea teu fakataha akinautolu ki loto kolo ni.
5Bea ko au teu tau‘i kimoutolu aki ae nima mafao atu bea moe nima malohi, io i he ita, bea moe houhau kakaha, bea moe tubutamaki lahi.
6Bea teu ta‘i ae kakai oe kolo ni, koe tagata moe manu: bea te nau mate i he mahaki fakaauha.
7Oku behe e Jihova, Hili ia teu tukuage a Setikia koe tu‘i o Juta, mo ene kau tamaioeiki, bea moe kakai, bea mo kinautolu i he kolo kuo hao mei he mahaki fakaauha, moe heleta, bea moe hoge, ki he nima o Nebukanesa koe tu‘i o Babilone, bea ki he nima o ho nau gaahi fili, bea ki ho nau nima oku kumi e nau moui: bea te nau ta‘i akinautolu aki ae mata oe heleta: e ikai te ne ofa kiate kinautolu, bea e ikai te ne fakamoui, bea e ikai te ne fai aloofa.
8Oku behe e Jihova, ke ke behe ki he kakai ni, Vakai oku tuku i ho mou ao ae hala ki he moui, bea moe hala ki he mate.
9Koia oku nofo i he kolo ni te ne mate i he heleta, bea i he hoge, bea i he mahaki fakaauha: ka koia oku alu kituaa o hola ki he kau Kalitia, akinautolu oku kabui akimoutolu, te ne moui, bea e iate ia ene moui o hage koe koloa.
10He oku behe e Jihova, kuou haga ki he kolo ni, ke fakahoko ki ai ae kovi, kae ikai koe lelei: e tukuage ia ki he nima oe tu‘i o Babilone, bea te ne tutu ia aki ae afi.
11Bea koe mea oku kau ki he fale oe tu‘i o Juta, Mou fanogo ki he folofola a Jihova.
12E fale o Tevita, oku behe e Jihova; Fai fakatootoo ae fakamāu, bea fakamoui ia kuo fakamalohia mei he nima oe fakamalohi, telia naa alu atu a eku houhau kakaha o hage koe afi o vela, bea e ikai ha taha e faa fuifui ia, koeuhi koe kovi o hoo mou gaahi faiaga.
13Oku behe e Jihova, Vakai, oku ou fai mo koe, akoe oku ke nofo i he telea, bea moe maka i he toafa; akimoutolu oku behe, kohai e tau‘i akimautolu? be kohai e hu ki ho mau nofoaga?
14Oku behe e Jihova, Teu tautea kiate kimoutolu o tatau moe fua o hoo mou gaahi faiaga; bea teu tutu ae afi i hono vao akau, bea te ne fakaauha ae gaahi mea kotoabe oku takatakai ia.