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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e fai {ʻ}ae ngaahi kātoanga fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo. 10 Ko {ʻ}ene fekau ke ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Vasiti, pea tala {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai. 13 Ko e fai {ʻ}ae fono {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}i he fakakaukau {ʻ}o Mimukani, ke pule pe {ʻ}ae tangata.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}o pehē {ʻ}i he ngaahi {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ahasivelo, (ko e {ʻ}Ahasivelo eni na{ʻ}e pule mei Initia {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki {ʻ}Itiopea, ki he vahe fonua {ʻ}e teau mā uofulu mā fitu:)

\VS{2}‌{ʻ}I he ngaahi {ʻ}aho ko ia, {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene nofo {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, ki he nofo{ʻ}a fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}o hono pule{ʻ}anga, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki.

\VS{3}Na{ʻ}a ne fai {ʻ}ae kātoanga ki he{ʻ}ene ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē mo {ʻ}ene kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}i hono tolu ta{ʻ}u {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene pule: ko e mālohi {ʻ}o Peasia mo Mitia, ko e ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki, mo kinautolu na{ʻ}e pule ki he ngaahi vahe fonua, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao:

\VS{4}Pea na{ʻ}a ne fakahā ai {ʻ}i he ngaahi {ʻ}aho lahi {ʻ}ae koloa {ʻ}o hono pule{ʻ}anga fakamanavahē, mo e lahi {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene ongoongolelei {ʻ}a{ʻ}ana, {ʻ}io, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e teau ma valungofulu.

\VS{5}Pea {ʻ}i he hili {ʻ}ae ngaahi {ʻ}aho ko ia, na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}ae kātoanga {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ki he kakai kotoa pē na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki, ki he lahi, mo e si{ʻ}i, {ʻ}i he ngaahi {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e fitu, {ʻ}i he loto{ʻ}ā {ʻ}oe ngoue {ʻ}i he fale faka{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i;

\VS{6}‌{ʻ}Aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i ai {ʻ}ae ngaahi
{\ADD{puipui
}}hinehina, mo lanu {ʻ}akau mata, mo lanu moana, na{ʻ}e fakama{ʻ}u {ʻ}aki {ʻ}ae ngaahi afo {ʻ}oe filo tupenu tu{ʻ}ovalevale mo e pa{ʻ}uhi{ʻ}uhi ki he ngaahi kave{ʻ}i siliva mo e ngaahi pou {ʻ}oe maka hinehina: na{ʻ}e koula mo siliva {ʻ}ae ngaahi mohenga na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}u ki he faliki
{\ADD{fale
}}{ʻ}oe maka hinehina, mo e kulokula, mo e lanu moana, mo e hinehina, mo e {ʻ}uli{ʻ}uli.

\VS{7}Pea na{ʻ}a nau {ʻ}atu {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}ainu kiate kinautolu {ʻ}i he ngaahi ipu koula, (na{ʻ}e fai kehekehe {ʻ}ae ngaahi ipu kotoa pē,) mo e uaine ngalingali tu{ʻ}i lahi {ʻ}aupito, {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{8}Pea na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}ae inu {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he fono na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai pule{ʻ}i mālohi {ʻ}e ha tokotaha he na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he fono {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ki he kau matāpule kotoa pē {ʻ}o hono fale, ke nau fai taki taha kotoa pē {ʻ}o fakatatau ki hono loto {ʻ}o{ʻ}ona.

\VS{9}Pea na{ʻ}e fai foki {ʻ}e Vasiti ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine {ʻ}ae kātoanga ki he{ʻ}enau fefine {ʻ}i he fale fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}¶ Pea {ʻ}i hono fitu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}i he fiefia {ʻ}ae loto {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he uaine, na{ʻ}a ne fekau kia Mihumani, mo Pisita, mo Hapona, mo Pikita, mo {ʻ}Apakita, mo Setali, mo Kakasi, ko e kau tauhi fale {ʻ}e toko fitu na{ʻ}e talifekau {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ahasivelo ko e tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{11}Ke nau {ʻ}omi {ʻ}a Vasiti ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine ki he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i mo e tatā faka{ʻ}eiki, ke fakahā ki he kakai mo e ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki hono hoihoifua: he na{ʻ}e hoihoifua ia ke mamata ki ai.

\VS{12}Ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai fie ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine ko Vasiti {ʻ}i he fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he kau talafekau: ko ia na{ʻ}e tuputāmaki ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, pea lili {ʻ}ene houhau {ʻ}iate ia.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}¶ Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ki he kau tangata poto, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}ae ngaahi kuonga, (he na{ʻ}e pehē pe {ʻ}ae anga {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kiate kinautolu kotoa pē na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}ae fono mo e fakamaau:

\VS{14}Pea na{ʻ}e hoko mo ia {ʻ}a Kasina, mo Setali, mo {ʻ}Atimata, mo Tasisi, mo Melesi, mo Masina, mo Mimukani, ko e hou{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}e toko fitu {ʻ}o Peasia mo Mitia, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e mamata ki he fofonga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea na{ʻ}e nofo ki mu{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he pule{ʻ}anga;)

\VS{15}“Ko e hā te tau fai ki he tu{ʻ}i fefine, ko Vasiti {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he fono, ko e me{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ikai te ne fai {ʻ}ae fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}i he kau talafekau?”

\VS{16}Pea na{ʻ}e lea {ʻ}a Mimukani {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i mo e ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki,
{\ADD{{ʻ}o pehē}}, “Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai fai hala {ʻ}e Vasiti ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine ki he tu{ʻ}i pē, ka ki he ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo.

\VS{17}Koe{ʻ}uhi {ʻ}e ongo atu ki he mama{ʻ}o {ʻ}ae ngāue ni {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine ki he kau fefine kotoa pē, ko ia te nau mata manuki ai ki honau ngaahi husepāniti, {ʻ}oka fakaongo atu ia, ‘Na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo ke {ʻ}omi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine ki hono {ʻ}ao, ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai ha{ʻ}u ia.’

\VS{18}‌{ʻ}E lea pehē pē foki {ʻ}e he hou{ʻ}eiki fefine {ʻ}o Peasia mo Mitia he {ʻ}aho ni ki he ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia kuo ongo{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae ngāue ni {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine. Ko ia {ʻ}e tupu ai {ʻ}ae manuki lahi mo e {ʻ}ita.

\VS{19}Pea kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, ke fai {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}ae fono fakatu{ʻ}i, pea tuku ke tohi ia {ʻ}i he ngaahi fono {ʻ}oe kakai Peasia mo e kakai Mitia, koe{ʻ}uhi ke {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a fakakehe ia, koe{ʻ}uhi ke {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a toe ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Vasiti ki he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo: pea ke foaki {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i hono tu{ʻ}unga fakatu{ʻ}i ki ha tokotaha {ʻ}oku lelei lahi {ʻ}iate ia.

\VS{20}Pea ka fakaongo atu {ʻ}ae fono {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia te ne fai ki he potu kotoa pē {ʻ}o hono pule{ʻ}anga, (he {ʻ}oku lahi ia,) {ʻ}e {ʻ}atu {ʻ}e he ngaahi fefine uaifi {ʻ}ae faka{ʻ}apa{ʻ}apa ki honau ngaahi husepāniti, pē ko e lahi ia pē ko e si{ʻ}i.”

\VS{21}Pea na{ʻ}e mālie ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo e ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}i he lea ko ia; pea na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he lea {ʻ}a Mimukani.

\VS{22}He na{ʻ}a ne {ʻ}ave {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi ki he ngaahi potu kotoa pē {ʻ}oe pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, ki he pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he tohi {ʻ}o hono lea, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}o tatau mo {ʻ}enau lea, koe{ʻ}uhi ke pule taki taha {ʻ}ae tangata {ʻ}i hono fale {ʻ}o{ʻ}ona, pea koe{ʻ}uhi ke fanongonongo ia {ʻ}i he lea {ʻ}ae kakai kotoa pē.




\par }\Chap{2}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e fili {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine fo{ʻ}ou mei he kau tāupo{ʻ}ou 3 Ko Eseta mo Motekiai ko e tangata na{ʻ}a ne tamai {ʻ}aki. 8 {ʻ}Oku loto lelei {ʻ}e Hekai kia Eseta. 12 Ko hono anga {ʻ}ae fakama{ʻ}a, mo e {ʻ}alu ki he tu{ʻ}i. 21 Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}ae teu lapa pea na{ʻ}e tohi ia {ʻ}i he toki fakamatala me{ʻ}a fakapule{ʻ}anga.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea hili {ʻ}ae ngaahi me{ʻ}a ni, pea kuo {ʻ}osi {ʻ}ae houhau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, na{ʻ}a ne manatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}a Vasiti, mo ia na{ʻ}a ne fai, mo ia na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni ke fai kiate ia.

\VS{2}Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e he kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e tauhi ia, “Tuku ke kumi he kau tāupo{ʻ}ou hoihoifua ma{ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i:

\VS{3}Pea ke fakanofo {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae kau matāpule {ʻ}i he ngaahi potu kotoa pē {ʻ}o hono pule{ʻ}anga, koe{ʻ}uhi ke nau tānaki ke fakataha kotoa pē {ʻ}ae kau tāupo{ʻ}ou hoihoifua ki Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki, ki he fale {ʻ}oe kau fefine, ki he tauhi {ʻ}o Hekai, ko e tauhi fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku tauhi {ʻ}ae kau fefine: pea ke {ʻ}atu kiate kinautolu {ʻ}enau ngaahi me{ʻ}a fakama{ʻ}a:

\VS{4}Pea {ʻ}ilonga {ʻ}ae tāupo{ʻ}ou {ʻ}aia {ʻ}e fiemālie ki ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, tuku ia ke tu{ʻ}i fefine ko e fetongi {ʻ}o Vasiti.” Pea na{ʻ}e fiemālie {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he me{ʻ}a ko ia; pea na{ʻ}a ne fai ia.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki, {ʻ}ae Siu {ʻ}e taha, ko Motekiai hono hingoa, ko e foha {ʻ}o Saili, ko e foha {ʻ}o Simi, ko e foha {ʻ}o Kisi, ko e tangata Penisimani:

\VS{6}‌{ʻ}Aia na{ʻ}e fetuku mei Selūsalema, {ʻ}i he fakapōpula {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e fetuku ki he mama{ʻ}o mo Sekonia ko e tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}o Siuta, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e fetuku {ʻ}e Nepukanesa ko e tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}o Papilone {ʻ}o {ʻ}ave ki he mama{ʻ}o.

\VS{7}Pea na{ʻ}a ne ohi {ʻ}a Hatasa, {ʻ}aia ko Eseta, ko e {ʻ}ofefine {ʻ}o hono tu{ʻ}asina: he na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai ha{ʻ}ane tamai pe fa{ʻ}ē, pea na{ʻ}e matamatalelei mo hoihoifua {ʻ}ae tāupo{ʻ}ou, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e ohi {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}i he pekia {ʻ}ene tamai mo {ʻ}ene fa{ʻ}ē, {ʻ}o ne {ʻ}ofefine {ʻ}aki ia.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}o pehē, {ʻ}i he ongo{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo {ʻ}ene tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni, pea kuo fakakātoa {ʻ}ae kau ta{ʻ}ahine tokolahi ki Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki, ki he tauhi {ʻ}o Hekai, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}omi foki {ʻ}a Eseta ki he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, ki he tauhi {ʻ}o Hekai, ko e tauhi {ʻ}oe kau fefine.

\VS{9}Pea na{ʻ}e fiemālie ia ki he ta{ʻ}ahine, pea na{ʻ}a ne {ʻ}ofeina ia: pea na{ʻ}a ne {ʻ}atu leva kiate ia {ʻ}ae ngaahi me{ʻ}a ma{ʻ}a {ʻ}ene fakama{ʻ}a ia, fakataha mo e ngaahi me{ʻ}a na{ʻ}e kau tonu kiate ia, mo e kau ta{ʻ}ahine {ʻ}e toko fitu, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e taau ke foaki kiate ia, mei he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i: pea na{ʻ}a ne tomu{ʻ}a fili ia mo {ʻ}ene kau ta{ʻ}ahine ki he potu lelei lahi {ʻ}oe fale {ʻ}oe kau fefine.

\VS{10}Na{ʻ}e te{ʻ}eki ai fakahā {ʻ}e Eseta hono kakai pe ko hono kāinga: he na{ʻ}e fekau ia {ʻ}e Motekiai ke {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a fakahā ia.

\VS{11}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}eve{ʻ}eva {ʻ}a Motekiai {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho kotoa pē {ʻ}i he mata fale {ʻ}oe loto{ʻ}ā {ʻ}oe fale {ʻ}oe kau fefine, ke {ʻ}ilo pe {ʻ}oku fēfē {ʻ}a Eseta, pea ko e hā {ʻ}e fai kiate ia.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ Pea {ʻ}i he hoko {ʻ}ae lakanga {ʻ}oe ta{ʻ}ahine kotoa pē ke hū ki loto ki he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, hili {ʻ}ene nofo {ʻ}i he māhina {ʻ}e hongofulu ma ua, {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he anga {ʻ}ae kau fefine, (he na{ʻ}e pehē pe hono faka{ʻ}osi {ʻ}ae ngaahi {ʻ}aho {ʻ}o honau fakama{ʻ}a, {ʻ}io, {ʻ}ae māhina {ʻ}e ono mo e lolo ko e mula, mo e māhina {ʻ}e ono mo e ngaahi me{ʻ}a namu kakala, pea mo e ngaahi me{ʻ}a kehe ko e me{ʻ}a fakama{ʻ}a {ʻ}ae kau fefine.)

\VS{13}Pea na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u pehē pe {ʻ}ae ta{ʻ}ahine kotoa pē ki he tu{ʻ}i: {ʻ}ilonga {ʻ}aia kotoa pē na{ʻ}a ne fili ke taunga{ʻ}aki mei he fale {ʻ}oe kau fefine, ke {ʻ}alu ki he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}e foaki ia kiate ia.

\VS{14}Na{ʻ}e hū ki ai ia {ʻ}i he efiafi, pea pongipongi ai na{ʻ}e liu mai ia ki hono ua {ʻ}oe fale {ʻ}oe kau fefine, ki he tauhi {ʻ}a Seasikasi, ko e tauhi fale {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e tauhi {ʻ}ae kau sinifu: na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te ne toe ha{ʻ}u ki he tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}o kapau na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai fiemālie {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}iate ia, pea ne ui ia {ʻ}i hono hingoa.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}¶ Pea {ʻ}i he hoko {ʻ}ae lakanga {ʻ}o Eseta, ko e {ʻ}ofefine {ʻ}o {ʻ}Apieli ko e tu{ʻ}asina {ʻ}o Motekiai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne ohi ko hono {ʻ}ofefine, ke hū ia ki loto ki he tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te ne fili ha me{ʻ}a {ʻ}e taha ka ko e me{ʻ}a pe na{ʻ}e {ʻ}atu kiate ia {ʻ}e Hekai, ko e tauhi fale {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, mo e ha{ʻ}a tukau{ʻ}i {ʻ}oe kau fefine. Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ofeina {ʻ}a Eseta {ʻ}e he kakai kotoa pē na{ʻ}e mamata kiate ia.

\VS{16}Ko ia, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ave {ʻ}a Eseta ki he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo ki hono fale fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i hono hongofulu {ʻ}oe māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko Tipeti, {ʻ}i hono fitu ta{ʻ}u {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene pule.

\VS{17}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ofa lahi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta {ʻ}i he kau fefine kotoa pē, pea na{ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}ae lelei mo e anga{ʻ}ofa {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao {ʻ}o lahi hake {ʻ}i he kau tāupo{ʻ}ou kotoa pē; ko ia na{ʻ}a ne {ʻ}ai ai {ʻ}ae tatā fakatu{ʻ}i ki hono {ʻ}ulu, pea fakanofo ia ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine ko e fetongi {ʻ}o Vasiti.

\VS{18}Pea na{ʻ}e fai ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae kātoanga lahi ki he{ʻ}ene ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē mo {ʻ}ene kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki, {ʻ}io, ko e kātoanga {ʻ}o Eseta: pea na{ʻ}a ne fai {ʻ}ae vetepōpula {ʻ}i hono ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga, {ʻ}o ne fai {ʻ}ae ngaahi foaki, {ʻ}o taau mo e monū{ʻ}ia {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{19}Pea {ʻ}i he fakakātoa {ʻ}ae kau ta{ʻ}ahine ko hono liunga ua, na{ʻ}e toki nofo ai {ʻ}a Motekiai {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{20}Pea na{ʻ}e te{ʻ}eki ai fakahā {ʻ}e Eseta {ʻ}a hono kāinga pe ko hono kakai: {ʻ}o hangē ko e fekau pau {ʻ}e Motekiai kiate ia: he na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}e Eseta ki he fekau {ʻ}a Motekiai kiate ia, {ʻ}o hangē ko ia na{ʻ}a ne fai {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene kei tauhi ia.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}¶ {ʻ}I he ngaahi {ʻ}aho ko ia, lolotonga {ʻ}ene nofo {ʻ}a Motekiai {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ita {ʻ}ae tauhi {ʻ}e toko ua {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, ko Pikitani mo Telesi, {ʻ}iate kinautolu na{ʻ}e tauhi {ʻ}ae matapā, {ʻ}o na kumi ke ala ki he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo.

\VS{22}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a ni {ʻ}e Motekiai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e tala ia kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine, pea fakahā ia {ʻ}e Eseta ki he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he hingoa {ʻ}o Motekiai.

\VS{23}Pea {ʻ}i he fai {ʻ}ae {ʻ}eke ki he me{ʻ}a ni, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo hono mo{ʻ}oni: ko ia na{ʻ}e tautau ai {ʻ}akinaua fakatou{ʻ}osi ki ha {ʻ}akau: pea na{ʻ}e tohi ia {ʻ}i he tohi fakamatala me{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.




\par }\Chap{3}{\CD {\IT{1 Kuo hikisia {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, pea koe{ʻ}uhi ko e ta{ʻ}etokanga{ʻ}i ia {ʻ}e Motekiai, {ʻ}oku feinga ia ke totongi kovi ki he kakai Siu kotoa pē. 7 Ko {ʻ}ene fai {ʻ}ae talotalo. 8 Ko {ʻ}ene ma{ʻ}u mei he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene fakakovi{ʻ}i, {ʻ}ae fono ke tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae kakai Siu.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea hili {ʻ}ae ngaahi me{ʻ}a ni na{ʻ}e fakahikihiki {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}a Hamani ko e foha {ʻ}o Hamitata ko e tangata Ekaki, mo ne hakeaki{ʻ}i ia, pea {ʻ}ai hono nofo{ʻ}a ke mā{ʻ}olunga hake {ʻ}i he ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki na{ʻ}e {ʻ}iate ia.

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e punou {ʻ}ae kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}onau faka{ʻ}apa{ʻ}apa kia Hamani: he na{ʻ}e pehē pe {ʻ}ae fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}iate ia. Ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai punou {ʻ}a Motekiai, pe fai faka{ʻ}apa{ʻ}apa kiate ia.

\VS{3}Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e he kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e nofo {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kia Motekiai, “Ko e hā {ʻ}oku ke talangata{ʻ}a ai ki he fekau {ʻ}ae tui?”

\VS{4}Pea na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}o pehē, {ʻ}i he{ʻ}enau lea kiate ia {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho kotoa pē, pea {ʻ}ikai tokanga ia kiate kinautolu, na{ʻ}a nau
{\ADD{toki
}}tala ia kia Hamani, ke vakai, pe {ʻ}e tu{ʻ}uma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae anga {ʻ}a Motekiai: he na{ʻ}a ne tala kiate kinautolu ko e Siu ia.

\VS{5}Pea {ʻ}i he vakai {ʻ}a Hamani na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai punou {ʻ}a Motekiai, pe faka{ʻ}apa{ʻ}apa kiate ia, na{ʻ}e pito ai {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ita.

\VS{6}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e ia ko e me{ʻ}a noa pē ke ala kia Motekiai tokotaha pē: he na{ʻ}a nau fakahā kiate ia {ʻ}ae kakai {ʻ}o Motekiai: ko ia na{ʻ}e tokanga {ʻ}e Hamani ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}ae ngaahi Siu kotoa pē {ʻ}i he pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ahasivelo, {ʻ}io, ko e kakai {ʻ}o Motekiai.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ {ʻ}I he {ʻ}uluaki māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko Nisani, {ʻ}i hono hongofulu ma ua {ʻ}oe ta{ʻ}u {ʻ}oe pule {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, na{ʻ}a nau lī {ʻ}a Puli, {ʻ}aia ko e talotalo, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}o Hamani, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho hokohoko pe, pea mei he māhina ki he māhina, {ʻ}o hoko ki hono hongofulu ma ua {ʻ}ae māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko {ʻ}Atali.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e Hamani ki he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, “{ʻ}Oku ai {ʻ}ae kakai {ʻ}e taha kuo movetevete mama{ʻ}o atu {ʻ}o nofo tuku fakaholo {ʻ}i he lotolotonga {ʻ}oe kakai {ʻ}i he ngaahi potu kotoa pē {ʻ}o ho pule{ʻ}anga; pea {ʻ}oku kehe {ʻ}enau ngaahi fono {ʻ}i he kakai kotoa pē; pea {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai foki te nau tokanga ki he ngaahi fono {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i: ko ia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai {ʻ}aonga ki he tu{ʻ}i ke kātaki {ʻ}akinautolu.

\VS{9}Kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, tuku ke tohi koe{ʻ}uhi ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu: pea te u totongi ki he nima {ʻ}okinautolu {ʻ}oku tuku ki ai {ʻ}ae ngāue ni, {ʻ}ae taleniti siliva {ʻ}e taha mano, ke {ʻ}omi ki he ngaahi fale koloa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.”

\VS{10}Pea na{ʻ}e to{ʻ}o {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i hono mama mei hono nima, pea ne foaki ia kia Hamani ko e foha {ʻ}o Hamitata ko e tangata Ekaki, ko e fili {ʻ}oe kakai Siu.

\VS{11}Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kia Hamani, “Kuo foaki {ʻ}ae siliva kiate koe, mo e kakai foki, ke ke fai kiate kinautolu {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku mata lelei kiate koe.”

\VS{12}Pea na{ʻ}e toki ui ke fakataha {ʻ}ae kau tangata tohi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i hono hongofulu ma tolu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe {ʻ}uluaki māhina, pea na{ʻ}e tohi {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he me{ʻ}a kotoa pē na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e Hamani ki he kau matāpule mo e kau pule fonua {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e pule {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga, pea ki he kau pule kotoa pē {ʻ}oe kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}o fakatatau mo e tohi {ʻ}o ia, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}o taau mo {ʻ}enau lea: na{ʻ}e tohi ia {ʻ}i he huafa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, pea fakama{ʻ}u {ʻ}aki {ʻ}ae mama {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{13}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ave {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi {ʻ}i he kau {ʻ}ave tohi ki he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, ke maumau, ke tāmate{ʻ}i, mo faka{ʻ}auha, {ʻ}ae kakai Siu kotoa pē, {ʻ}ae iiki mo e motu{ʻ}a, {ʻ}ae tamaiki iiki, mo e kau fefine, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho pe taha, {ʻ}io, {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e hongofulu mā tolu {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā ua {ʻ}oe māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko {ʻ}Atali, pea ke fa{ʻ}ao {ʻ}ae vete {ʻ}anautolu.

\VS{14}Ko hono hiki {ʻ}oe tohi ko e fekau ke {ʻ}atu ki he pule{ʻ}anga kehekehe kotoa pē, na{ʻ}e fakahā atu ki he kakai kotoa pē, koe{ʻ}uhi kenau tali teu pe ki he {ʻ}aho ko ia.

\VS{15}Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu atu kitua{ʻ}ā {ʻ}ae kau {ʻ}ave tohi, he na{ʻ}e fakavavevave ia {ʻ}e he fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, pea na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}ae fono {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki. Pea na{ʻ}e nofo hifo {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani ke inu: ka na{ʻ}e maveuveu {ʻ}ae kolo ko Susani.




\par }\Chap{4}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e tangi lahi {ʻ}a Motekiai mo e kakai Siu. 4 Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo ia {ʻ}e Eseta, pea fekau ia kia Motekiai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne fakahā hono {ʻ}uhinga, pea ne ako{ʻ}i ia ke langomaki {ʻ}akinautolu. 10 Na{ʻ}e fakafisi ia {ʻ}e ia pea valoki ia {ʻ}e Motekiai. 15 Na{ʻ}e fekau ia {ʻ}ae {ʻ}aukai pea toki loto ia ke fai {ʻ}ae kole.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}aia kotoa pē kuo fai, na{ʻ}e haehae hono ngaahi kofu {ʻ}e Motekiai, pea {ʻ}ai {ʻ}ae kofu tauanga{ʻ}a mo e efuefu, pea {ʻ}alu ia kitu{ʻ}a ki he loto kolo, pea tangi kalanga ia mo fakamamahi:

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u ia, {ʻ}io, ki he mata {ʻ}oe matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i: he na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai ngofua ke hū ha tokotaha ki ai kuo kofu {ʻ}i he kofu tauanga{ʻ}a.

\VS{3}Pea ko e potu pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē na{ʻ}e hoko ki ai {ʻ}ae fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo {ʻ}ene tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i ai {ʻ}ae mamahi lahi {ʻ}i he kakai Siu, mo e {ʻ}aukai, mo e tangi, mo e tangilāulau; pea na{ʻ}e tokoto {ʻ}ae tokolahi {ʻ}i he kofu tauanga{ʻ}a mo e efuefu.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}¶ Ko ia na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u ai {ʻ}ae kau fefine {ʻ}a Eseta mo {ʻ}ene kautauhi {ʻ}o tala ia kiate ia. Pea na{ʻ}e mamahi lahi {ʻ}aupito ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine; pea ne fekau
{\ADD{ke {ʻ}ave
}}{ʻ}ae ngaahi kofu ke fakakofu{ʻ}aki {ʻ}a Motekiai, pea ke to{ʻ}o {ʻ}o {ʻ}ave hono ngaahi kofu tauanga{ʻ}a meiate ia: ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te ne ma{ʻ}u ia.

\VS{5}Pea na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e Eseta ke ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Hataki, ko e tokotaha {ʻ}oe kau tangata tauhi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni ia {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ke tauhi ia, pea ne tuku kiate ia {ʻ}ae fekau kia Motekiai, ke {ʻ}ilo pe ko e hā ia, pea kuo tupu {ʻ}i he hā.

\VS{6}Ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu atu ai {ʻ}a Hataki kia Motekiai ki he hala lahi {ʻ}oe kolo, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i he mata {ʻ}oe matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{7}Pea na{ʻ}e fakahā kiate ia {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a kotoa pē kuo hoko kiate ia, pea mo e ngaahi pa{ʻ}anga na{ʻ}e fakahā {ʻ}e Hamani ke totongi ki he fale koloa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i koe{ʻ}uhi ko e kakai Siu, ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu.

\VS{8}Pea na{ʻ}a ne {ʻ}atu foki kiate ia hono hiki {ʻ}oe tohi {ʻ}ae fono na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}i Susani ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu, ke ne fakahā ia kia Eseta, pea ke fakahā ia kiate ia, pea ke fekau kiate ia ke {ʻ}alu ia ki he tu{ʻ}i, ke fai {ʻ}ae hū kiate ia, pea ke fai {ʻ}ae kole {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao ma{ʻ}a hono kakai.

\VS{9}Pea na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Hataki {ʻ}o tala kia Eseta {ʻ}ae ngaahi lea {ʻ}a Motekiai.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e toe lea {ʻ}a Eseta kia Hataki, {ʻ}o ne tuku kiate ia {ʻ}ae fekau kia Motekiai;

\VS{11}“{ʻ}Oku {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}e he kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, mo e kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}oe ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}oku nau {ʻ}ilo, ke {ʻ}ilonga ha tokotaha, pe ko ha tangata pe ha fefine, {ʻ}e hū ia ki he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}i loto fale, pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai fekau, {ʻ}oku ai {ʻ}ae fono pe taha {ʻ}a{ʻ}ana ke tāmate{ʻ}i ia, ka ko ia pe {ʻ}e mafao atu ki ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae tokotoko koula ke mo{ʻ}ui ai ia; pea kuo {ʻ}ikai ui au ke hū atu ki he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e tolungofulu kuo hili ni.”

\VS{12}Pea na{ʻ}a nau tala kia Motekiai {ʻ}ae ngaahi lea {ʻ}a Eseta.

\VS{13}Pea na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e Motekiai ke tala kia Eseta, “{ʻ}Oua na{ʻ}a ke mahalo te ke mu{ʻ}aki hao koe {ʻ}i he kakai Siu kotoa pē koe{ʻ}uhi ko ho{ʻ}o {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{14}He kapau te ke mātu{ʻ}aki longo pe koe {ʻ}i he kuonga ni, {ʻ}e hoko ai {ʻ}ae faka{ʻ}ata{ʻ}atā mo e fakamo{ʻ}ui {ʻ}oe kakai Siu mei ha potu {ʻ}e taha: ka ko koe mo e fale {ʻ}o ho{ʻ}o tamai {ʻ}e faka{ʻ}auha; pea ko hai {ʻ}oku ne {ʻ}ilo{ʻ}i na{ʻ}a kuo ke hoko ai koe ki he pule{ʻ}anga koe{ʻ}uhi ko ha kuonga pehē ni?”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e toki fekau {ʻ}e Eseta kiate kinautolu ke {ʻ}ave kia Motekiai {ʻ}ae tali ni,

\VS{16}“{ʻ}Alu pea fakakātoa fakataha {ʻ}ae ngaahi Siu kotoa pē {ʻ}oku nofo {ʻ}i Susani, pea ke mou {ʻ}aukai koe{ʻ}uhi ko au, pea {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a mou kai pe inu {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e tolu,
{\ADD{{ʻ}i he pō}}, pe
{\ADD{{ʻ}i he
}}{ʻ}aho: Ko au mo {ʻ}eku kau fefine te mau {ʻ}aukai foki: pea ko ia te u hū ai ki he tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai taau mo e fono: pea kapau te u mate ai, te u mate pē.”

\VS{17}Ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu ai {ʻ}a Motekiai {ʻ}i hono hala, pea fai ia {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he fekau kotoa pē {ʻ}a Eseta kiate ia.




\par }\Chap{5}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e {ʻ}ahi{ʻ}ahi{ʻ}i {ʻ}e Eseta {ʻ}ae {ʻ}ofa {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, pea ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}ae lelei mo e mafao mai {ʻ}oe tokotoko koula, pea tala ki he tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani {ʻ}ae fakataha ke inu. 6 Pea fiemālie {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene kole, pea ne tala kiate kinaua {ʻ}ae fakataha {ʻ}e taha ke inu. 9 Ko e viki {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i hono fakahikihiki, kae lāunga ia {ʻ}i he manuki {ʻ}a Motekiai. 14 {ʻ}I he fakakaukau {ʻ}a hono uaifi ko Selesi na{ʻ}a ne fokotu{ʻ}u ma{ʻ}ana {ʻ}ae {ʻ}akau tautau{ʻ}anga.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene hokosia hono tolu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ai {ʻ}e Eseta hono ngaahi kofu ngalingali {ʻ}eiki, pea tu{ʻ}u ia {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}i loto {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}o hangatonu atu ki he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i: pea na{ʻ}e nofo {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ki hono nofo{ʻ}a fakatu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}i he fale fakatu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}o hangatonu atu ki he matapā {ʻ}oe fale.

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē, {ʻ}i he mamata {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine {ʻ}oku tu{ʻ}u {ʻ}i he loto fale, na{ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}ae {ʻ}ofa {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao: pea mafao atu {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae tokotoko koula kia Eseta {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i hono nima. Ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}unu{ʻ}unu atu {ʻ}a Eseta, mo ne ala ki he {ʻ}ulu {ʻ}oe tokotoko.

\VS{3}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta, “Ko e hā {ʻ}oku ke kumi {ʻ}e tu{ʻ}i fefine ko Eseta? Pea ko e hā ha{ʻ}o kole? {ʻ}E {ʻ}atu ia kiate koe {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki hono vaeua{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe pule{ʻ}anga.”

\VS{4}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e Eseta, “Kapau {ʻ}oku mata lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, tuku ke me{ʻ}a mai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani ki he kātoanga, he {ʻ}aho ni, {ʻ}aia kuo u te u ma{ʻ}ana.”

\VS{5}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Fekau ke fakato{ʻ}oto{ʻ}o {ʻ}a Hamani, koe{ʻ}uhi ke fai ia {ʻ}o hangē ko e tala {ʻ}a Eseta. Ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani ki he kātoanga na{ʻ}e teu {ʻ}e Eseta.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}¶ Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta {ʻ}i he kātoanga inu uaine, “Ko e hā ha{ʻ}o kole? pea {ʻ}e tuku ia kiate koe: pea ko e hā ho{ʻ}o tala? {ʻ}e fai ia, {ʻ}io, {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki hono vaeua{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe pule{ʻ}anga.”

\VS{7}Pea leaange ai {ʻ}a Eseta, {ʻ}o ne pehē, “Ko {ʻ}eku kole, mo {ʻ}eku tala eni:

\VS{8}Kapau kuo u ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae {ʻ}ofa {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i ke tuku kiate au {ʻ}eku kole, pea ke fai {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku ou tala, tuku ke ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani ki he kātoanga {ʻ}aia te u teuteu mo{ʻ}o kinaua, pea te u fai {ʻ}apongipongi {ʻ}o hangē ko ia kuo tala {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu atu {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i he fiefia mo e loto fiemālie {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia: ka {ʻ}i he mamata {ʻ}a Hamani kia Motekiai {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai tu{ʻ}u hake ia, pe ue{ʻ}i si{ʻ}i ia koe{ʻ}uhi ko ia, na{ʻ}e fonu ia {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ita kia Motekiai.

\VS{10}Ka na{ʻ}e ta{ʻ}ofi ia {ʻ}e Hamani: pea {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene hoko ki hono fale, na{ʻ}a ne fekau {ʻ}o ui ki hono ngaahi kāinga mo Selesi ko hono uaifi.

\VS{11}Pea na{ʻ}e tala kiate kinautolu {ʻ}e Hamani {ʻ}ae nāunau {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene ngaahi koloa, mo hono tokolahi {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene fānau, pea mo e ngaahi me{ʻ}a kehekehe, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e fakahikihiki ai ia {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, pea mo {ʻ}ene fokotu{ʻ}u ia ke mā{ʻ}olunga, {ʻ}i he ngaahi hou{ʻ}eiki kotoa pē mo e kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{12}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē foki {ʻ}e Hamani, “{ʻ}Io, mo Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te ne tuku ke ha{ʻ}u ha tangata {ʻ}e taha mo e tu{ʻ}i ki he kātoanga ma{ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ka ko au pē: pea kuo toe tala kiate au foki fakataha mo e tu{ʻ}i kema ō kiate ia {ʻ}apongipongi.

\VS{13}Ka {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai {ʻ}aonga {ʻ}ae ngaahi me{ʻ}a ni kotoa pē kiate au, lolotonga {ʻ}eku kei mamata kia Motekiai ko e Siu {ʻ}oku nofo {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e lea {ʻ}a Selesi ko hono uaifi, mo hono ngaahi kāinga kotoa pē kiate ia,
{\ADD{{ʻ}o pehē}}, “Tuku ke ngaohi {ʻ}ae {ʻ}akau ko e tautau{ʻ}anga, ko e hanga {ʻ}e teau {ʻ}a hono mā{ʻ}olunga, pea ke lea {ʻ}e koe ki he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}apongipongi ke tautau {ʻ}a Motekiai ki ai: pea ke toki {ʻ}alu fakafiefia koe mo e tu{ʻ}i ki he kātoanga inu.” Pea na{ʻ}e fiemālie {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i he me{ʻ}a ko ia pea na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e ia ke ngaohi {ʻ}ae tautau{ʻ}anga.




\par }\Chap{6}{\CD {\IT{1 Na{ʻ}e lau {ʻ}ae tohi fakamanatu {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo ki he ngāue lelei na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}e Motekiai, pea tokanga ia ke totongi ki ai. 4 Ko e ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Hamani ke kole ke tautau ia, pea ne tokoni fai noa ia ke ne fakaongolelei ia. 12 Ko e talalāunga ia ki hono ngaahi kāinga, ko e tala kiate ia {ʻ}e hono kāinga {ʻ}ene ngata{ʻ}anga.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai fa{ʻ}a mohe {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he pō ko ia, pea na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e ia ke {ʻ}omi {ʻ}ae tohi fakamatala me{ʻ}a fakapule{ʻ}anga: pea na{ʻ}e lau ia {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao.

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}i he tohi, na{ʻ}e fakahā {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}a Pikitani mo Telesi, ko e ongo tauhi fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}iate kinaua {ʻ}ae matapā, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a na kumi ke lapasi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo.

\VS{3}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Ko e hā {ʻ}ae fakaongoongolelei mo e fakahikihiki na{ʻ}e fai kia Motekiai ki he me{ʻ}a ni?” Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e he kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e tauhi ia, “na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai ha me{ʻ}a na{ʻ}e fai ma{ʻ}ana.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}¶ Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Ko hai {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i loto fale?” Pea vakai kuo hoko ange {ʻ}a Hamani ki he fale {ʻ}itu{ʻ}a {ʻ}oe fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, ke lea ki he tu{ʻ}i ke tautau {ʻ}a Motekiai ki he tautau{ʻ}anga na{ʻ}a ne teuteu.

\VS{5}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he kau tamaio{ʻ}eiki {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kiate ia, “Vakai, ko Hamani {ʻ}oku tu{ʻ}u {ʻ}i he fale
{\ADD{{ʻ}itu{ʻ}a}}.” Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Tuku ke ha{ʻ}u ia.”

\VS{6}Ko ia na{ʻ}e hū ange {ʻ}a Hamani. Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kiate ia, “Ko e hā {ʻ}oku lelei ke fai ki he tangata {ʻ}oku fiefia {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakaongoongolelei?” Pea na{ʻ}e mahalo {ʻ}e Hamani {ʻ}i hono loto, “Ko hai {ʻ}e fiefia ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakaongolelei {ʻ}o lahi hake {ʻ}iate au?”

\VS{7}Pea na{ʻ}e lea {ʻ}a Hamani ki he tu{ʻ}i,
{\ADD{{ʻ}o pehē}}, “Ko e tangata {ʻ}oku fiefia ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakaongoongolelei.

\VS{8}Tuku ke {ʻ}omi {ʻ}ae ngaahi kofu fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku fa{ʻ}a {ʻ}ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, mo e hoosi {ʻ}oku heka ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, mo e tatā fakatu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ai ki hono fofonga:

\VS{9}Pea tuku {ʻ}ae ngaahi kofu ni mo e hoosi ki he nima {ʻ}oe tokotaha {ʻ}oe hou{ʻ}eiki lahi {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, koe{ʻ}uhi, ke nau teu{ʻ}i {ʻ}aki ia {ʻ}ae tangata {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku fiefia ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakahikihiki, pea {ʻ}omi heka hoosi ia {ʻ}i he hala lahi {ʻ}oe kolo, pea lea kalanga {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao, ‘{ʻ}E fai pehē ki he tangata {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku loto fiemālie {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakahikihiki.’ ”

\VS{10}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kia Hamani, “Fai vave, {ʻ}ave {ʻ}ae ngaahi kofu mo e hoosi, {ʻ}o hangē ko ia kuo ke tala, pea fai pehē pē kia Motekiai ko e Siu, {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku nofo {ʻ}i he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i: {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a li{ʻ}aki ha me{ʻ}a si{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he me{ʻ}a kotoa pē kuo ke lea ki ai.”

\VS{11}Pea na{ʻ}e to{ʻ}o ai {ʻ}e Hamani {ʻ}ae ngaahi kofu, mo e hoosi, {ʻ}o ne teu{ʻ}i {ʻ}a Motekiai, {ʻ}o ne {ʻ}ave ia {ʻ}i he heka hoosi {ʻ}i he hala lahi {ʻ}oe kolo, pea na{ʻ}e kalanga {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao, “{ʻ}E fai pehē pe ki he tangata {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku loto fiemālie ki ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakahikihiki.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e toe ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Motekiai ki he matapā {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i. Ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu fakavave {ʻ}a Hamani ki hono fale, kuo {ʻ}ufi{ʻ}ufi hono {ʻ}ulu.

\VS{13}Pea na{ʻ}e tala {ʻ}e Hamani kia Selesi ko hono uaifi mo hono kāinga kotoa pē {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a kotoa pē kuo hoko kiate ia. Pea na{ʻ}e pehē ai {ʻ}e he{ʻ}ene kau tangata poto mo Selesi ko hono uaifi, “Kapau {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i he hako {ʻ}oe kakai Siu {ʻ}a Motekiai, {ʻ}aia ko e {ʻ}ao {ʻ}o{ʻ}ona kuo kamata ai ho{ʻ}o hinga, {ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te ke fa{ʻ}a iku{ʻ}i ia, ka ko e mo{ʻ}oni te ke hinga {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao.”

\VS{14}Pea lolotonga {ʻ}enau kei talanoa mo ia, mo {ʻ}ene ha{ʻ}u ai {ʻ}ae kau tauhi fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea fakato{ʻ}oto{ʻ}o ke {ʻ}omi {ʻ}a Hamani ki he kātoanga na{ʻ}e teu {ʻ}e Eseta.




\par }\Chap{7}{\CD {\IT{1 {ʻ}Oku tauhi {ʻ}e Eseta {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani {ʻ}i he kātoanga, pea fai {ʻ}ene hū koe{ʻ}uhi ko {ʻ}ene mo{ʻ}ui mo e mo{ʻ}ui {ʻ}a hono kakai. 5 {ʻ}Oku ne faka{ʻ}ilo {ʻ}a Hamani. 7 {ʻ}Oku hoko {ʻ}o {ʻ}ilo {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae tautau{ʻ}anga na{ʻ}e ngaohi {ʻ}a Hamani kia Motekiai; pea fekau {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene {ʻ}ita lahi ke tautau ki ai {ʻ}a Hamani.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ko ia na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mo Hamani ki he kātoanga mo Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine.

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e toe lea {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta {ʻ}i hono ua {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}i he kātoanga inu uaine, “Ko e hā ho{ʻ}o kole {ʻ}e tu{ʻ}i fefine ko Eseta? Pea {ʻ}e tuku ia kiate koe: pea ko e hā ia {ʻ}a ho{ʻ}o kole? Pea {ʻ}e fai ia {ʻ}o a{ʻ}u ki hono vahe ua {ʻ}oe pule{ʻ}anga.”

\VS{3}Pea lea ai {ʻ}a Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine, {ʻ}o ne pehē, “Kapau kuo u ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae {ʻ}ofa {ʻ}i ho {ʻ}ao, {ʻ}E tu{ʻ}i, pea kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, ke foaki {ʻ}eku mo{ʻ}ui kiate au {ʻ}i he{ʻ}eku kole, mo hoku kakai {ʻ}i he{ʻ}eku tala:

\VS{4}He kuo fakatau {ʻ}akimautolu, Ko au mo hoku kakai, ke maumau{ʻ}i, mo tāmate{ʻ}i, pea ke faka{ʻ}auha. Pea ka ne fakatau {ʻ}akimautolu ke hoko ko e kau tangata pōpula, mo e kau fefine pōpula, pehē, te u longo pe au, ka ko e mo{ʻ}oni {ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai mafai {ʻ}e he fili ke totongi hono kovi ki he tu{ʻ}i.”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e lea ai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine {ʻ}o pehē, “Ko hai ia, pea kofa{ʻ}ā ia, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e fielahi {ʻ}i hono loto ke fai pehē?”

\VS{6}Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e Eseta, “Ko e tangata angatu{ʻ}u mo e fili, ko Hamani angakovi ni.” Pea na{ʻ}e toki manavahē {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i mo e tu{ʻ}i fefine.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}u hake {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene tuputāmaki lahi mei he kātoanga uaine, pea {ʻ}alu kitu{ʻ}a ia ki he ngoue {ʻ}oe fale; pea na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}u hake {ʻ}a Hamani ke fai {ʻ}ae kole koe{ʻ}uhi ko {ʻ}ene mo{ʻ}ui kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine; he na{ʻ}e mamata ia kuo tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}ae kovi ke hoko kiate ia mei he tu{ʻ}i.

\VS{8}Pea na{ʻ}e liu mai {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i mei he ngoue {ʻ}oe fale, ki he potu {ʻ}oe kātoanga uaine: pea kuo tō {ʻ}a Hamani ki he tokoto{ʻ}anga {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i ai {ʻ}a Eseta. Pea pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Pea {ʻ}e tohotoho {ʻ}e ia {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i fefine foki {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}i hoku {ʻ}ao?” Pea {ʻ}i he {ʻ}alu {ʻ}ae lea mei he fofonga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}a nau {ʻ}ufi{ʻ}ufi {ʻ}ae mata {ʻ}o Hamani.

\VS{9}Pea pehē {ʻ}e Hapona ko e tauhi fale {ʻ}e tokotaha {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, “Vakai foki, ko e tautau{ʻ}anga, ko e hanga {ʻ}e teau hono mā{ʻ}olunga, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e ngaohi {ʻ}e Hamani mo{ʻ}o Motekiai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e lea lelei ma{ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}oku tu{ʻ}u {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}o Hamani.” Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, “Tautau ia ki ai.”

\VS{10}Ko ia na{ʻ}a nau tautau {ʻ}a Hamani {ʻ}i he tautau{ʻ}anga na{ʻ}a ne teuteu mo{ʻ}o Motekiai. Pea na{ʻ}e toki lolou {ʻ}ae houhau {ʻ}ita {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i.




\par }\Chap{8}{\CD {\IT{1 Kuo hiki {ʻ}a Motekiai. 3 {ʻ}Oku kole {ʻ}e Eseta ke fakakehe {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi {ʻ}a Hamani. 7 Ko e tuku {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo ki he kakai Siu ke nau langomaki {ʻ}akinautolu. 15 Ko e faka{ʻ}apa{ʻ}apa kia Motekiai mo e fiefia {ʻ}ae kakai Siu.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Na{ʻ}e foaki {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia {ʻ}ae fale {ʻ}o Hamani ko e fili {ʻ}oe kakai Siu, kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine. Pea na{ʻ}e ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Motekiai ki he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i; he na{ʻ}e fakahā {ʻ}e Eseta {ʻ}a {ʻ}ena kāinga mo ia.

\VS{2}Pea na{ʻ}e to{ʻ}o {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i hono mama, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne ma{ʻ}u meia Hamani, {ʻ}o ne foaki ia kia Motekiai. Pea na{ʻ}e fakanofo {ʻ}e Eseta {ʻ}a Motekiai ke pule ki he fale {ʻ}o Hamani.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e toe lea {ʻ}a Eseta {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea fakatōmape{ʻ}e ki hono va{ʻ}e, {ʻ}o ne kole tangi lo{ʻ}imata ke ne ta{ʻ}ofi {ʻ}ae kovi na{ʻ}e langa{ʻ}i {ʻ}e Hamani ko e tangata Ekaki, mo e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni kovi ki he kakai Siu

\VS{4}Pea na{ʻ}e mafao atu {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae tokotoko koula kia Eseta. Ko ia na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}u ai {ʻ}a Eseta, pea tu{ʻ}u {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i,

\VS{5}‌{ʻ}O ne pehē, “Kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, pea kapau kuo u ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae {ʻ}ofa {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao, pea kapau {ʻ}oku matamata totonu {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a ni {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i pea {ʻ}oku ou lelei{ʻ}ia au {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ao, tuku ke fai {ʻ}ae tohi ke fakakehe {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi na{ʻ}e filio{ʻ}i {ʻ}e Hamani ko e foha {ʻ}o Hamitata ko e tangata Ekaki, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne tohi ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}ae kakai Siu {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i:

\VS{6}He te u kātaki fēfee{ʻ}i ke mamata ki he kovi {ʻ}aia {ʻ}e hoko ki hoku kakai? Pea {ʻ}e fēfee{ʻ}i {ʻ}eku kātaki {ʻ}ae mamata ki he faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}a hoku kāinga?”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine mo Motekiai ko e Siu, “Vakai, kuo u foaki kia Eseta {ʻ}ae fale {ʻ}o Hamani, pea kuo nau tautau ia ki he tautau{ʻ}anga, ko e me{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he{ʻ}ene hilifaki hono nima ki he kakai Siu.

\VS{8}Mou tohi foki ma{ʻ}ae ngaahi Siu, {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a {ʻ}oku lelei kia kimoua, {ʻ}i he huafa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea pulusi ia {ʻ}aki {ʻ}ae mama {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i: he ko e tohi kuo tohi {ʻ}i he huafa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea fakama{ʻ}u {ʻ}aki {ʻ}ae mama {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}oku {ʻ}ikai ngofua ke fakakehe ia {ʻ}e ha tokotaha.”

\VS{9}Pea na{ʻ}e fekau ke ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae kau tangata tohi {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia {ʻ}i hono tolu {ʻ}oe māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko Sivani, {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}aho uofulu mā tolu; pea na{ʻ}e tohi {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he me{ʻ}a kotoa pē na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e Motekiai ki he kakai Siu, pea ki he kau pule, mo e kau matāpule, mo e kau fetongi pule mo e kau pule {ʻ}oe ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku tu{ʻ}u mei Initia ki {ʻ}Itiopea, ko e pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}e teau mo e uofulu ma fitu, ki he pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he tohi ki ai, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē {ʻ}i he{ʻ}enau lea, pea ki he ngaahi Siu {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he{ʻ}enau tohi, pea fakatatau ki he{ʻ}enau lea.

\VS{10}Pea na{ʻ}e tohi ia {ʻ}i he huafa {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, pea fakama{ʻ}u {ʻ}aki ia {ʻ}ae mama {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea ne {ʻ}ave {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi {ʻ}e he kau {ʻ}ave tohi na{ʻ}e heka {ʻ}i he fanga hoosi, mo e kau heka miuli, mo e fanga kāmeli, mo e fanga kāmeli mui.

\VS{11}‌{ʻ}Aia na{ʻ}e fakangofua ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ki he kakai Siu {ʻ}i he kolo kotoa pē kenau fakakātoa fakataha {ʻ}akinautolu, pea tu{ʻ}u {ʻ}o langomaki {ʻ}enau mo{ʻ}ui pea ke maumau, mo tāmate{ʻ}i, mo faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu mo e mālohi kotoa pē {ʻ}oe kakai, mo e pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}aia te nau tu{ʻ}u ke tau{ʻ}i {ʻ}akinautolu, {ʻ}ae fānau si{ʻ}i mo e kau fefine, pea ke {ʻ}ave {ʻ}ae koloa vete {ʻ}iate kinautolu mo{ʻ}onautolu,

\VS{12}‌{ʻ}I he {ʻ}aho pē taha {ʻ}i he pule{ʻ}anga kehekehe {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā tolu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā ua {ʻ}oe māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko {ʻ}Atali.

\VS{13}Ko hono hiki {ʻ}oe tohi ko e fekau ke {ʻ}atu ki he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē na{ʻ}e fakahā ki he kakai kotoa pē, pea ke teu pē ki he {ʻ}aho ko ia {ʻ}e he kakai Siu ke totongi ki honau ngaahi fili.

\VS{14}Ko ia na{ʻ}e heka ai {ʻ}ae kau {ʻ}ave tohi {ʻ}i he ngaahi miuli mo e ngaahi kāmeli, na{ʻ}e fakavavevave, pea ue{ʻ}i ke {ʻ}alu {ʻ}e he fekau {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i. Pea na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}ae fono {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}alu kitu{ʻ}a {ʻ}a Motekiai mei he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}i he ngaahi kofu ngalingali {ʻ}eiki ko e lanu moana, mo e hinehina, mo e fu{ʻ}u tatā koula {ʻ}i hono {ʻ}ulu, mo e kofu tupenu mo e pa{ʻ}uhi{ʻ}uhi: pea na{ʻ}e fiefia {ʻ}ae kolo ko Susani, pea nekeneka.

\VS{16}Na{ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}e he kakai Siu {ʻ}ae maama mo e fiefia, mo e nekeneka, mo e fakahikihiki.

\VS{17}Pea ko e pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē, mo e kolo kotoa pē na{ʻ}e hoko ki ai {ʻ}ae fekau mo e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u ai {ʻ}e he kakai Siu {ʻ}ae fiefia mo e fakafeta{ʻ}i, mo e kātoanga, mo e {ʻ}aho lelei. Pea na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}ae kakai tokolahi {ʻ}oe fonua, ko e Siu: he na{ʻ}e tō kiate kinautolu {ʻ}ae manavahē ki he kakai Siu.




\par }\Chap{9}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e manavahē {ʻ}ae kakai kia Motekiai, pea nau tokoni {ʻ}ae kakai Siu, ko ia na{ʻ}a nau tāmate{ʻ}i honau ngaahi fili, mo e foha {ʻ}e hongofulu {ʻ}o Hamani. 12 Na{ʻ}e tuku {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}i he kole {ʻ}a Eseta, {ʻ}ae {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e taha ke tāmate{ʻ}i, pea kenau tautau {ʻ}ae ngaahi foha {ʻ}o Hamani. 20 Ko e {ʻ}aho {ʻ}e ua {ʻ}oku fai ai {ʻ}ae kātoanga.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā ua {ʻ}oe māhina, {ʻ}aia ko e māhina ko {ʻ}Atali {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā tolu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}i ai, {ʻ}i he hoko {ʻ}o ofi {ʻ}ae fekau mo e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i ke fakatonutonu, {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia na{ʻ}e {ʻ}amanaki ai {ʻ}e he ngaahi fili {ʻ}oe Siu ke nau ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae mālohi kiate kinautolu, (ka na{ʻ}e liliu kehe ia, koe{ʻ}uhi na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}o pule {ʻ}ae kakai Siu kiate kinautolu na{ʻ}e fehi{ʻ}a kiate kinautolu:)

\VS{2}Na{ʻ}e kātoa fakataha {ʻ}akinautolu {ʻ}e he kakai Siu {ʻ}i honau ngaahi kolo {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, ke puke {ʻ}akinautolu {ʻ}oku kumi ke fai kovi kiate kinautolu: pea na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai ha tangata na{ʻ}e fa{ʻ}a talia {ʻ}akinautolu: he na{ʻ}e tō {ʻ}ae manavahē kiate kinautolu {ʻ}i he kakai kotoa pē.

\VS{3}Pea na{ʻ}e tokoni ki he kakai Siu {ʻ}ae ngaahi tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}oe ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga, mo e kau matāpule, mo e kau tokoni, mo e kau matāpule {ʻ}ae tu{ʻ}i; he na{ʻ}e tō kiate kinautolu {ʻ}ae manavahē kia Motekiai.

\VS{4}He na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}o lahi {ʻ}a Motekiai {ʻ}i he fale {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, pea na{ʻ}e ongo atu ki he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}a {ʻ}ene ongolelei: he ko e tangata ni ko Motekiai na{ʻ}e faka{ʻ}a{ʻ}au ai pe ia ke hakeaki{ʻ}i.

\VS{5}Pea na{ʻ}e taa{ʻ}i pehē pē {ʻ}e he kakai Siu honau ngaahi fili kotoa pē {ʻ}aki {ʻ}ae tā {ʻ}oe heletā, mo e tāmate{ʻ}i, mo e faka{ʻ}auha, {ʻ}onau fai {ʻ}enau fa{ʻ}iteliha kiate kinautolu na{ʻ}e fehi{ʻ}a kiate kinautolu.

\VS{6}Pea na{ʻ}e tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}o faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}e he kakai Siu {ʻ}ae kau tangata {ʻ}e toko nimangeau {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki.

\VS{7}{\ADD{Pea na{ʻ}e tāmate{ʻ}i
}}{ʻ}a Pasanitata, mo Talifoni, mo {ʻ}Asipata.

\VS{8}Mo Polate, mo {ʻ}Atalia, mo {ʻ}Alitata,

\VS{9}Mo Pamasita, mo {ʻ}Alisai, mo {ʻ}Alitai, mo Vasisata,

\VS{10}Ko e foha {ʻ}e hongofulu {ʻ}o Hamani ko e foha {ʻ}o Hamitata, ko e fili {ʻ}oe kakai Siu, na{ʻ}a nau tāmate{ʻ}i: ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te nau ala honau nima ki he koloa vete.

\VS{11}Na{ʻ}e {ʻ}omi {ʻ}i he {ʻ}aho ko ia ki he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i hono lau {ʻ}okinautolu na{ʻ}e tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo faka{ʻ}eiki.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e pehē {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i kia Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine, “Kuo tāmate{ʻ}i mo faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}e he kakai Siu {ʻ}ae kau tangata {ʻ}e toko nimangeau {ʻ}i Susani ko e kolo, mo e foha {ʻ}e hongofulu {ʻ}o Hamani; ko e hā kuo nau fai {ʻ}i he ngaahi toenga pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i? Pea ko eni, ko e hā ha{ʻ}o kole? Pea {ʻ}e tuku ia kiate koe: pe ko e hā ha{ʻ}o tala {ʻ}oku toe? Pea {ʻ}e fai ia.”

\VS{13}Pea pehē ai {ʻ}e Eseta, “Kapau {ʻ}oku lelei ki he tu{ʻ}i, tuku ke ngofua ki he kakai Siu {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku {ʻ}i Susani ke nau fai {ʻ}apongipongi {ʻ}o hangē ko e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho ni, pea tuku ke tautau {ʻ}ae foha {ʻ}e hongofulu {ʻ}o Hamani ki he tautau{ʻ}anga.”

\VS{14}Pea na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i ke fai ia pea na{ʻ}e fai {ʻ}ae fono {ʻ}i Susani; pea na{ʻ}a nau tautau {ʻ}ae foha {ʻ}e hongofulu {ʻ}o Hamani.

\VS{15}He na{ʻ}e fakataha {ʻ}ae kakai Siu na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i Susani {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā fā {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe māhina ko {ʻ}Atali, {ʻ}onau tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}ae kau tangata {ʻ}e toko tolungeau {ʻ}i Susani; ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te nau ala ki he vete.

\VS{16}Ka ko e ngaahi Siu ni{ʻ}ihi na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i na{ʻ}a nau fakakātoa fakataha {ʻ}akinautolu, {ʻ}onau tu{ʻ}u tali tau koe{ʻ}uhi ko {ʻ}enau mo{ʻ}ui, pea na{ʻ}a nau ma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae mālōlō mei honau ngaahi fili, pea tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}i honau ngaahi fili ko e toko fitu mano mo e toko nima afe, ka na{ʻ}e {ʻ}ikai te nau ala ki he vete,

\VS{17}‌{ʻ}I hono hongofulu mā tolu {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe
{\ADD{māhina
}}ko {ʻ}Atali: pea {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā fā {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe māhina ko ia na{ʻ}a nau mālōlō, {ʻ}onau ngaohi ia ko e {ʻ}aho kātoanga kai mo fakafiefia:

\VS{18}Ka ko e kakai Siu na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i Susani na{ʻ}a nau fakakātoa fakataha {ʻ}akinautolu {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā tolu, pea {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā fā, pea {ʻ}i hono hongofulu mā nima na{ʻ}a nau mālōlō, {ʻ}o ngaohi ia ko e {ʻ}aho kātoanga kai mo fakafiefia.

\VS{19}Ko ia ko e kakai Siu {ʻ}oe ngaahi potu kakai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e nofo {ʻ}i he ngaahi kolo ta{ʻ}ehano{ʻ}ā, na{ʻ}a nau ngaohi hono hongofulu mā fā {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe māhina, ko {ʻ}Atali, ko e {ʻ}aho fiefia mo kātoanga kai, mo e {ʻ}aho lelei, ke fe{ʻ}ave{ʻ}aki pē {ʻ}ae ngaahi {ʻ}inasi kiate kinautolu.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}¶ Pea na{ʻ}e tohi {ʻ}e Motekiai {ʻ}ae ngaahi me{ʻ}a ni, {ʻ}o ne fekau {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi ki he kakai Siu kotoa pē na{ʻ}e {ʻ}i he ngaahi pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, {ʻ}ae ofi mo e mama{ʻ}o,

\VS{21}Ke fakatu{ʻ}uma{ʻ}u {ʻ}ae me{ʻ}a ni {ʻ}iate kinautolu, koe{ʻ}uhi ke nau tauhi ma{ʻ}u hono hongofulu ma fā {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe māhina ko {ʻ}Atali, mo hono hongofulu ma nima {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aho, {ʻ}i he ta{ʻ}u kotoa pē,

\VS{22}‌{ʻ}Aia ko e ngaahi {ʻ}aho na{ʻ}e mālōlō ai {ʻ}ae kakai Siu mei honau ngaahi fili, mo e māhina na{ʻ}e foki ai {ʻ}ae mamahi meiate kinautolu ki he fiefia, pea mei he tangi ki he {ʻ}aho lelei: koe{ʻ}uhi ke nau ngaohi ia ko e ongo {ʻ}aho kātoanga kai mo fakafiefia, mo e fe{ʻ}ave{ʻ}aki {ʻ}oe ngaahi me{ʻ}a kiate kinautolu, mo e ngaahi me{ʻ}a foaki ki he masiva.

\VS{23}Pea na{ʻ}e alea {ʻ}ae kakai Siu ke fai pe {ʻ}o hangē ko ia kuo nau kamata, pea hangē ko ia na{ʻ}e tohi {ʻ}e Motekiai kiate kinautolu;

\VS{24}Ko e me{ʻ}a {ʻ}ia Hamani ko e foha {ʻ}o Hamitata, ko e tangata Ekaki, ko e fili {ʻ}oe kakai Siu kotoa pē, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne filio{ʻ}i kovi ki he kakai Siu ke faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu, mo ne fai {ʻ}ae “Puli,” {ʻ}aia ko e talotalo, ke tāmate{ʻ}i {ʻ}akinautolu, mo faka{ʻ}auha {ʻ}akinautolu;

\VS{25}Ka {ʻ}i he ha{ʻ}u {ʻ}a Eseta ki he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}oe tu{ʻ}i, na{ʻ}a ne fekau {ʻ}i he ngaahi tohi, koe{ʻ}uhi ko {ʻ}ene filio{ʻ}i angakovi, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}a ne fakatupu ki he kakai Siu, ke foki mai ia ki hono {ʻ}ulu {ʻ}o{ʻ}ona, pea ke tautau ia mo hono ngaahi foha ki he tautau{ʻ}anga.

\VS{26}Ko ia na{ʻ}a nau ui ai {ʻ}ae {ʻ}aho ko ia, ko Pulimi ko e hingoa mei he lea ko Puli. Ko ia ko e me{ʻ}a {ʻ}i he ngaahi lea kotoa pē {ʻ}oe tohi ni, pea mo ia na{ʻ}a nau mamata ki ai, {ʻ}aia {ʻ}oku kau ki he me{ʻ}a ni, pea mo ia na{ʻ}e hoko kiate kinautolu,

\VS{27}Na{ʻ}e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}e he kakai Siu, pea fakahoko kiate kinautolu, pea ki honau hako, pea kiate kinautolu na{ʻ}e fakahoko {ʻ}akinautolu kiate kinautolu, pea ke {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a ngata, kenau tauhi {ʻ}ae ongo {ʻ}aho ni {ʻ}o fakatatau ki he{ʻ}ena tohi, pea fakatatau ki hono kuonga kuo tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni {ʻ}i he ta{ʻ}u kotoa pē:

\VS{28}Pea koe{ʻ}uhi ke manatu{ʻ}i mo tauhi {ʻ}ae ongo {ʻ}aho ni, {ʻ}i he to{ʻ}utangata kotoa pē
{\ADD{tuku
}}fakaholo, {ʻ}i he fa{ʻ}ahinga kotoa pē, {ʻ}i he pule{ʻ}anga kotoa pē, pea {ʻ}i he kolo kotoa pē: pea ko e ongo {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe Pulimi ke {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a ngata mei he kakai Siu, pea {ʻ}oua na{ʻ}a mole {ʻ}ae manatu ki ai mei honau hako.

\VS{29}Pea na{ʻ}e tohi ai {ʻ}e Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine, ko e {ʻ}ofefine {ʻ}o {ʻ}Apieli, mo Motekiai ko e Siu, {ʻ}i he mālohi lahi, ke fakatu{ʻ}uma{ʻ}u hono ua {ʻ}oe tohi {ʻ}o Pulimi.

\VS{30}Pea na{ʻ}a ne fekau {ʻ}ae ngaahi tohi mo e ngaahi lea {ʻ}ae melino mo e mo{ʻ}oni, ki he kakai Siu kotoa pē, ki he ngaahi vāhenga fonua {ʻ}e teau mā uofulu mā fitu {ʻ}oe pule{ʻ}anga {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ahasivelo,

\VS{31}Ke fakamo{ʻ}oni ki he ongo {ʻ}aho {ʻ}oe Pulimi {ʻ}i hona kuonga, {ʻ}o hangē ko e tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni na{ʻ}e fekau {ʻ}e Motekiai ko e Siu mo Eseta ko e tu{ʻ}i fefine, pea hangē ko {ʻ}ena tu{ʻ}utu{ʻ}uni mo{ʻ}o kinaua pea ma{ʻ}a honau hako, ko e me{ʻ}a {ʻ}oe {ʻ}aukai mo {ʻ}enau tangi.

\VS{32}Pea ko e fono {ʻ}a Eseta na{ʻ}e fakapapau ki he ngaahi me{ʻ}a {ʻ}oe Pulimi; pea na{ʻ}e tohi ia {ʻ}i he tohi.




\par }\Chap{10}{\CD {\IT{1 Ko e ongoongo lahi {ʻ}o {ʻ}Ahasivelo. 3 Ko e tupu ki mu{ʻ}a {ʻ}a Motekiai.}}

\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Pea na{ʻ}e fokotu{ʻ}u {ʻ}e {ʻ}Ahasivelo {ʻ}ene fekau ke tukuhau {ʻ}ae fonua, pea mo e ngaahi motu {ʻ}oe tahi.

\VS{2}Pea ko e ngaahi ngāue {ʻ}o {ʻ}ene mālohi mo {ʻ}ene mafai, mo hono fakahā {ʻ}ae lahi {ʻ}o Motekiai, {ʻ}aia na{ʻ}e fakahikihiki ia ki ai {ʻ}e he tu{ʻ}i, {ʻ}ikai kuo tohi ia {ʻ}i he tohi fakamatala ki he ngaahi tu{ʻ}i {ʻ}o Mitia mo Peasia?

\VS{3}He na{ʻ}e hoko {ʻ}a Motekiai ko e Siu mo e tu{ʻ}i ko {ʻ}Ahasivelo, pea na{ʻ}e lahi ia {ʻ}i he {ʻ}ao {ʻ}ae kakai Siu, pea na{ʻ}e ma{ʻ}u lelei ia {ʻ}e he fu{ʻ}u tokolahi {ʻ}o hono kāinga, na{ʻ}e kumi {ʻ}e ia ke koloa{ʻ}ia {ʻ}a hono kakai, pea na{ʻ}a ne lea fakamelino ki hono hako kotoa pē.


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