1 Pea fekau ʻe ia ki he tauhi ʻo hono fale ʻo pehē, “Fakapito ʻaki ʻae meʻakai ʻae ngaahi tangai ʻae kau tangata ni, ʻo fakatatau mo ia te nau faʻa fua, pea ai ʻae paʻanga ʻae tangata taki taha ki he ngutu ʻo ʻene tangai. 2 Pea ai ʻeku ipu, ʻae ipu siliva ki he ngutuʻi tangai ʻae kimui, pea mo e paʻanga totongi ʻo ʻene koane.” Pea ne fai ʻe ia ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Siosefa. 3 Pea pongipongi hake ʻi he maʻa ʻae ʻaho, naʻe tuku ʻae kau tangata ke ʻalu, ʻakinautolu mo e nau fanga ʻasi. 4 Pea kuo nau ʻalu mei he kolo, pea naʻe teʻeki ai mamaʻo fau, pea pehē ʻe Siosefa ki heʻene tauhi, “Tuʻu, ʻo tuli ʻae kau tangata; pea ʻoka ke ka maʻu ʻakinautolu, pea ke lea pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e hā kuo mou totongi kovi ai ki he lelei?’ 5 ‌ʻIkai ko ia ia ʻoku inu mei ai ʻa ʻeku ʻeiki, mo ia ʻoku ne fai ai ʻene ʻilo meʻa? Kuo mou fai kovi ʻi he meʻa ni.”

6 ¶ Pea naʻa ne maʻu ʻakinautolu, ʻo ne lea ʻaki kiate kinautolu ʻae ngaahi lea ko ia. 7 Pea nau pehēange kiate ia, “Ko e hā ʻoku lea pehē ai homauʻeiki? Ke mamaʻo ʻaupito mei hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻae fai ha meʻa pehē. 8 Vakai, ko e ngaahi paʻanga naʻa mau ʻilo ʻi he ngutu ʻoe mau tangai, kuo mau toe ʻomi ia kiate koe, mei he fonua ko Kēnani: pea ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻemau kaihaʻa ha siliva pe ha koula mei he fale ʻo homauʻeiki? 9 Ko ia te ke ʻilo ia ki ai ʻi hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, tuku ke mate ia, pea te mau nofo ko e kau pōpula ki heʻemau ʻeiki foki.” 10 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko eni, ke hoko ʻo tatau mo hoʻomou lea: ko ia ʻe ʻilo ai ia, ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki ia, pea ʻe taʻehalaia ʻakinautolu.” 11 Pea naʻa nau fakatoʻotoʻo ʻo tuku hifo, taki taha ʻae tangata ʻa ʻene tangai ki he kelekele, pea toʻo taki taha ʻa ʻene tangai. 12 Pea ne kumi ia, ʻo kamata ʻi he ʻuluaki, ʻo aʻu ki he kimui; pea naʻe ʻilo ʻae ipu ʻi he tangai ʻa Penisimani. 13 Pea naʻa nau haehae honau kofu, ʻo toe ʻai ʻae kavenga taki taha ʻae tangata ki he ʻasi, ʻo nau foki ki he kolo.

14 ¶ Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Siuta mo hono ngaahi tokoua ki he fale ʻo Siosefa; he naʻe kei ʻi ai ia; pea nau foʻohifo ʻi hono ʻao ki he kelekele. 15 Pea pehē ʻe Siosefa kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻae meʻa ni kuo mou fai? He naʻe ʻikai te mou mahalo, ko e tangata hangē ko au, te u faʻa ʻiloʻi.” 16 Pea pehēange ʻe Siuta, “Ko e hā te mau lea ʻaki ki homauʻeiki? Pea te mau pehē ko e hā? Pea ʻe fēfē ʻemau fakatonuhia ʻakimautolu? Kuo ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae halaia ʻo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki; vakai, ko e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻakimautolu ʻa homauʻeiki, ʻakimautolu mo ia foki kuo ʻilo ki ai ʻae ipu ni.” 17 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Tapu mo e ʻOtua ʻa ʻeku fai pehē: ka ko e tangata kuo ʻilo ʻi hono nima ʻae ipu ni, ko ʻeku tamaioʻeiki ia; ka ko kimoutolu, mou ʻalu fiemālie pe ki hoʻomou tamai.”

18 ¶ Pea naʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ʻa Siuta kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko ʻeku ʻeiki, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke tuku ke lea siʻi pe ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ki he fofonga ʻo hoku ʻeiki, pea ʻoua naʻa ke tuputāmaki mai ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki: he ʻoku ke tatau mo Felo. 19 Naʻe fehuʻi ʻa homauʻeiki ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku ai hoʻomou tamai, pe ha tehina?’ 20 Pea naʻa mau tala ki homauʻeiki, ‘ʻOku ai ʻemau tamai ko e tangata motuʻa, pea mo e tama ʻo ʻene motuʻa, ko e tamasiʻi siʻi; pea kuo pekia hono tokoua, pea ko ia tokotaha pe kuo toe ʻi heʻene fale, pea ʻoku ʻofa ʻene tamai kiate ia.’ 21 Pea naʻa ke pehē ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ‘Omi ia ki heni kiate au, koeʻuhi ke u sio fakapapau kiate ia.’ 22 Pea naʻa mau tala ki heʻemau ʻeiki, ‘ʻE ʻikai faʻa māvae ʻae tama mo ʻene tamai: he kapau te ne tuku ʻene tamai, ʻe pekia ai ʻene tamai:’ 23 Pea naʻa ke pehē ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, ‘Kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻiate kimoutolu homou tehina, ʻe ʻikai te mou toe mamata ki hoku mata.’ 24 Pea ʻi heʻemau hoko ki hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko ʻemau tamai, naʻa mau fakahā kiate ia ʻae ngaahi lea ʻa homauʻeiki. 25 Pea pehē ʻe heʻemau tamai, ‘Toe ʻalu ʻo fakatau ʻetau meʻakai siʻi.’ 26 “Pea naʻa mau pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai te mau faʻa ʻalu: kapau ʻe ʻiate kimautolu homau tehina, te mau ʻalu hifo: koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te mau mamata ki he mata ʻoe tangata, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu homau tehina.’ 27 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko ʻemau tamai, kiate kimautolu, ‘ʻOku mou ʻilo naʻe fanauʻi kiate au ʻe hoku uaifi ʻae tama ʻe toko ua:’ 28 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae tokotaha ʻiate au, pea naʻaku pehē, ‘Ko e moʻoni kuo haehae ke iikiiki ia; pea talu mei ai naʻe ʻikai te u toe mamata kiate ia:’ 29 Pea kapau te mou ʻave eni ʻiate au foki, pea hoko ha kovi kiate ia, te mou ō hifo hoku ʻuluhinā ʻi he mamahi ki he faʻitoka. 30 Pea ko eni, ʻoka hoko ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko au ki heʻeku tamai, pea ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu ʻae tama; ko e meʻa ʻi he feohi fakataha ʻene moʻui mo e moʻui ʻae tama; 31 ‌ʻE hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka mamata ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu ʻae tama, ʻe pekia ia; pea ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki te mau fakahifo ʻae ʻuluhinā ʻo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko ʻemau tamai ʻi he mamahi, ki he faʻitoka. 32 He naʻe hoko ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki, ko e fetongi ʻoe tama ki heʻene tamai, ʻo pehē, Kapau ʻe ʻikai te u toe ʻomi ia kiate koe, pea ke ʻiate au hono kovi ki heʻeku tamai ʻo taʻengata. 33 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke nofo ʻa hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko e pōpula ki heʻeku ʻeiki, ko e fetongi ʻoe tama; kae tuku ke ʻalu ʻae tama mo hono ngaahi taʻokete. 34 He koeʻuhi, ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻeku faʻa ʻalu ki heʻeku tamai, kae ʻikai ʻiate au ʻae tama? Telia naʻaku mamata ki he kovi ʻe hoko ki heʻeku tamai.”