1 Pea pongipongi hake ai, naʻe fakakaukau leva ʻae kau taulaʻeiki lahi, fakataha mo e mātuʻa mo e kau tangata tohi mo e kau fakamaau kotoa pē, pea naʻe haʻi ʻa Sisu, ʻo ʻave, mo tukuange kia Pailato. 2 Pea pehē ʻe Pailato kiate ia, “Ko e tuʻi koe ʻoe kakai Siu?” Pea lea ia, ʻo pehēange kiate ia, “Ko ia pe.” 3 Pea talatalaakiʻi ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lahi. 4 Pea toe fehuʻi ʻe Pailato kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai te ke lea ki ha meʻa? Vakai ki hono lahi ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakamoʻoni kiate koe.” 5 Ka naʻe ʻikai siʻi lea ʻa Sisu ki ha meʻa; pea ofo ai ʻa Pailato. 6 Pea ko e kātoanga ko ia naʻa ne tukuange ai kiate kinautolu ha pōpula ʻe tokotaha, ʻaia te nau loto ki ai. 7 Pea naʻe ai ʻa etokotaha ko Palāpasa hono hingoa, kuo haʻi fakataha mo kinautolu naʻa nau kau mo ia ʻi he angatuʻu, mo nau fai ʻae fakapō ʻi he angatuʻu. 8 Pea ʻioho leʻo lahi ʻae kakai, ʻonau kamata talake ne fai ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa ne faʻa fai kiate kinautolu. 9 Ka naʻe lea ʻa Pailato, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ko homou loto ke tukuange kiate kimoutolu ʻae Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu?” 10 He naʻa ne ʻilo ko e meʻa ʻi he meheka kuo tukuange ai ia ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi. 11 Ka naʻe ueʻi ʻae kakai ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, ke ne tuku mai ʻa Palāpasa pe kiate kinautolu. 12 Pea toe lea ʻa Pailato, ʻo ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Ka ko e hā homou loto ke u fai kiate ia ʻaia ʻoku mou ui ko e Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu?” 13 Pea naʻa nau toe kalanga, “Tutuki ia ki he ʻakau.” 14 Pea toki pehē ʻe Pailato kiate kinautolu, “Koeʻumaʻā, ko e hā ʻae kovi kuo ne fai?” Pea naʻa nau ʻāsili kalanga ai ʻaupito, “Tutuki ia ki he ʻakau.”

15 ¶ Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he fie fakafiemālie ʻe Pailato ki he kakai, naʻa ne tukuange ʻa Palāpasa kiate kinautolu, pea hili ʻene kauʻimaea ʻa Sisu, naʻa ne tukuangeia ke tutuki ki he ʻakau. 16 Pea naʻe tataki ia ʻe he kau tau ki he potu fale naʻe ui ko e fale fakaʻeiki, ʻonau fakataha ʻae kautau kotoa. 17 Pea naʻa nau fakakofuʻaki ia ʻae kulokula, ʻo lalanga ʻae tatā ʻaki ʻae ʻakau talatala, ʻo ʻai kiate ia. 18 Mo nau kamata fetapa kiate ia, “Siʻotoʻofa, Tuʻi ʻoe kakai Siu!” 19 Pea naʻa nau taaʻi ʻaki ia ʻae vaʻa kaho ʻi hono mata, ʻo ʻaʻanu kiate ia, pea tūʻulutui mo hū kiate ia. 20 Pea kuo nau manukiʻi ia, pea nau toʻo ʻiate ia ʻae kulokula, kae ʻai kiate ia hono kofu ʻoʻona, ʻo tataki atu ia ke tutuki ki he ʻakau. 21 Pea naʻa nau pule ke fua hono ʻakau ʻe he tokotaha ko Saimone ko e Sailini, ko e tamai ʻa ʻAlekisānita mo Lufusi, ʻi heʻene ʻalu ange ai, ko ʻene haʻu mei he tukuʻuta. 22 Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia ki he potu ko Kolokota, ʻaia ko hono ʻuhinga, “Ko e potu ʻoe ʻulupoko.” 23 Pea naʻa nau ʻatu ʻae inu kiate ia ko e uaine, kuo huʻi ʻaki ʻae mula: ka naʻe ʻikai te ne maʻu ia. 24 Pea kuo nau tutuki ia ki he ʻakau, pea nau vahevahe hono ngaahi kofu, mo talotalo ki ai, ke ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻe maʻu ʻe he tangata taki taha. 25 Pea ko hono tolu ia ʻoe feituʻulaʻā, naʻa nau tutuki ai ia ki he ʻakau. 26 Pea naʻe tohi ʻi ʻolunga ʻae tohi ʻo hono talakoviʻi, KO E TUʻI ʻOE KAKAI SIU. 27 Pea naʻa nau tutuki ki he ʻakau fakataha mo ia ʻae ongo kaihaʻa ʻe toko ua: ko e taha ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu, mo e taha ʻi hono toʻohema. 28 Pea naʻe fakamoʻoni ai ʻae tohi, ʻaia ʻoku pehē, “Pea naʻe lau ia fakataha mo e kau angahala.” 29 Pea manukiʻi ia ʻekinautolu naʻe feʻaluʻaki, ʻi he kalokalo honau ʻulu, mo e pehē, “ʻA koe, ʻoku ke maumauʻi ʻae falelotu lahi, mo toe langa ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu, 30 Fakamoʻui koe, pea ke ʻalu hifo mei he ʻakau.” 31 Pea manuki pehē foki ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi, ʻo nau fepehēʻaki ʻiate kinautolu mo e kau tangata tohi, “Naʻa ne fakamoʻui ʻae kakai; ka ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakamoʻui ia. 32 Tuku ke ʻalu hifo eni ʻa Kalaisi ko e Tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli mei he ʻakau, koeʻuhi ke mau mamata mo tui.” Pea ko kinaua naʻe tutuki ki he ʻakau mo ia ne na manukiʻi ia. 33 Pea ʻi he hokosia hono ono ʻoe feituʻulaʻā, naʻe fakapoʻuli ʻae fonua kotoa ʻo aʻu ki hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā. 34 Pea ʻi hono hiva ʻoe feituʻulaʻā naʻe tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, ʻo pehē, “ʻIlai, ʻIlai, lama sapakatani?” ʻAia ko hono ʻuhinga, “Ko hoku ʻOtua, ko hoku ʻOtua, ko e hā kuo ke liʻaki ai au?” 35 Pea ko honau niʻihi naʻe tutuʻu ʻi ai, ʻi heʻenau fanongo, naʻa nau pehē, “Vakai, ʻoku ne ui kia ʻIlaisiā.” 36 Pea lele ʻae tokotaha, ʻo ne unu ʻae oma ki he vai mahi, ʻo ʻai ia ki he vaʻa kaho, mo ʻohake ke ne inu, mo ne pehē, “Tuku ai pe; ke tau vakai, pe haʻu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ke tuku hifo ia.” 37 Pea tangi leʻo lahi ʻa Sisu, pea ne tuku hake hono laumālie. 38 Pea naʻe mahae ua ʻae puipui ʻoe falelotu lahi, mei hono potu ʻi ʻolunga ʻo aʻu ki lalo.

39 ¶ Pea ʻi he mamata ʻae ʻeikitau, naʻe tuʻu ʻo hangatonu atu kiate ia, kuo pehē ʻa ʻene tangi, mo e tuku hake ʻa hono laumālie, ne ne pehē, “Tā ko e moʻoni ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae tangata ni.” 40 Naʻe ai mo e kau fefine naʻa nau sio mai mei he mamaʻo: pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻa Mele Makitaline, mo Mele ko e faʻē ʻa Semisi siʻi pea mo Sose, mo Salome; 41 (ʻAkinautolu foki naʻa nau muimui kiate ia, mo tauhi ia ʻi heʻene ʻi Kāleli;) pea mo e kau fefine tokolahi, naʻa nau ʻalu hake mo ia ki Selūsalema.

42 ¶ Pea kuo efiafi ai, pea koeʻuhi ko e teuteu, ʻaia ko e ʻaho ʻoku muʻa ʻi he ʻaho Sāpate, 43 Naʻe ʻalu loto mālohi ʻa Siosefa ʻo ʻAlematea, ko e fakamaau ongolelei, pea naʻe tatali foki ia ki he puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo ne kole meia Pailato ʻae sino ʻo Sisu. 44 Pea ofo ʻa Pailato ʻi heʻene pekia vave: pea ne ui ʻae ʻeikitau, ʻo fehuʻi ki ai pe kuo fuoloa ange ʻene pekia. 45 Pea kuo ne ʻiloia mei he ʻeikitau, pea ne ʻatu ʻae sino kia Siosefa. 46 Pea fakatau ʻe ia ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga lelei, mo vete hifo ia, ʻo fakakoloaʻaki ia ʻae tupenu mahuʻinga, pea fakatokoto ia ʻi he fonualoto kuo tā ʻi he maka, pea ne teketekaʻi ʻae maka ki he matapā ʻoe fonualoto. 47 Pea ko Mele Makitaline mo Meleko e faʻē ʻa Sose, ne na mamata ki he potu kuo fakatokoto aiia.