SIOSEFA MO ʻASENATI ʻOku kumi ʻa ʻAsenata ʻi he malí ʻe he foha ʻo e tuʻí mo ha niʻihi tokolahi kehe. 1. ʻI he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo e mahú, ʻi he māhina hono uá, ʻi hono nima ʻo e māhiná, naʻe fekau atu ai ʻe Felo ʻa Siosefa ke ʻalu takai ʻi hono kotoa ʻo e fonua ko ʻIsipité; pea ʻi hono fā ʻo e māhina ʻo e ʻuluaki taʻú, ʻi hono hongofulu mā valu ʻo e māhiná, naʻe aʻu mai ʻa Siosefa ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo Heliopolisí, pea naʻá ne tānaki ʻa e koane ʻo e fonuá ʻo hangē ko e ʻoneʻone ʻo e tahí. Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e tangata ʻe taha ʻi he kolo ko iá ko hono hingoá ko Pentephres, ʻa ia ko ha taulaʻeiki ʻa Heliopolisi pea ko ha haʻi ʻo Felo, pea ko e ʻeikitau ʻo e kau satraps mo e kau pilinisi kotoa pē ʻo Feló; pea ko e tangatá ni naʻe fuʻu koloaʻia ʻaupito mo fuʻu poto mo angavaivai, pea ko ha akonaki foki ia ʻa Felo, koeʻuhí he naʻe poto ia ʻo lahi ange ʻi he kau pilinisi ʻo Feló. Pea naʻe ʻi ai hono ʻofefine tāupoʻou, ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko ʻAsenata, ʻo e taʻu ʻe hongofulu mā valu, māʻolunga mo fakaʻofoʻofa, pea naʻe fakaʻofoʻofa ke mamata ʻo lahi hake ʻaupito ʻi he tāupoʻou kotoa pē ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní. Ko ʻeni naʻe ʻikai fāʻeleʻi ʻe ʻAsenata ha tatau ki he kau tāupoʻoú, ko e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e kau ʻIsipité, ka naʻe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi ʻofefine ʻo e kakai Hepeluú, naʻa nau māʻolunga ʻo hangē ko Selá pea hoko ʻo hangē ko Lepeka mo fakaʻofoʻofa hangē ko Lesielí; pea naʻe mafola atu ʻa e ongoongo ʻo hono fakaʻofoʻofá ki he fonua kotoa pē pea ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo e māmaní, koeʻuhi ko e meʻá ni naʻe loto ai ʻa e ngaahi foha kotoa ʻo e kau pilinisí mo e kau taʻofí ke tātupuʻi ia, ʻikai, pea mo e ngaahi foha foki ʻo e ngaahi tuʻí, ʻa e kau talavou mo e kau mālohi kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e fekeʻikeʻi lahi koeʻuhi ko ia, pea naʻa nau faʻu ke fetauʻaki ʻiate kinautolu. Pea naʻe fanongo foki ʻa e foha ʻuluaki ʻo Feló ʻo kau kiate ia, pea naʻá ne kole ki heʻene tamaí ke ʻoange ia ki hono uaifí mo pehē kiate ia: Foaki mai kiate au, ʻa e tamai, ko ʻAsenati, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Penitifasi, ko e ʻuluaki tangata ʻo Heliopolisí ke uaifi. Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe heʻene tamai ko Feló kiate ia: ʻKo ia ʻokú ke kumi ai ki ha uaifi ʻoku māʻulalo ange ʻiate koe, ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke hoko ai ko e tuʻi ʻo e fonuá ni kotoa pē? ʻIkai, kae ʻiloange! ko e ʻofefine ʻo Joacim ko e Tuʻi ʻo Moape ʻoku teu mali mo koe, pea ko e kuini ia mo e fakaʻofoʻofa ke mamata lahi ki ai. ʻAve leva ʻa e taha ko ʻeni ki ho uaifi." ʻOku fakamatalaʻi ʻa e taua ʻoku nofo ai ʻa ʻAsesení. 2. Ka naʻe taʻeʻaonga mo manukiʻi ʻe ʻAseneti ʻa e tangata kotoa pē, he naʻe pōlepole mo fielahi, pea naʻe teʻeki ai ke sio ha tangata kiate ia, ʻo hangē ko e hā ʻi hono falé ha taua ʻoku ofi mai, ʻoku lahi mo māʻolunga ʻaupito, pea ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he tauá naʻe ʻi ai ha fata ʻoku ʻi ai ha loki ʻe hongofulu. Pea naʻe fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa mo fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito ʻa e ʻuluaki lokí ʻo fakatoka ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi maka lanu vāleti, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa hono ngaahi holisí naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu maka mahuʻinga mo fuopotopoto, pea ko e ʻato foki ʻo e loki ʻi ʻolungá naʻe ʻi he koula. Pea naʻe tuʻu maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e kau ʻIsipité ,ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano fika, koula mo e siliva, pea naʻe lotu ki ai ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe hū ki ai ʻa ʻAsesení, pea naʻá ne manavahē kiate kinautolu, pea naʻá ne fai ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau kiate kinautolu ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē. Pea naʻe ʻi he loki hono uá ʻa e ngaahi teuteu mo e ngaahi fatafata kotoa pē ʻo ʻAsenata, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e koula ai, pea naʻe lahi ʻa e silivá mo e kofu koulá naʻe taʻe fakangatangata, pea naʻe mahuʻinga ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi maka, pea mo e ngaahi kofu mahuʻinga ʻo e līneni, pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e teuteu kotoa ʻo ʻene virginity. Pea ko e loki hono tolú ko e fale tukuʻanga koloa ʻo ʻAsesení, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní. Pea ko e loki ʻe fitu naʻe toé ko e kau tāupoʻou ʻe toko fitu ʻa ia naʻe ngāue ki ʻAsenatí, naʻa nau takitaha maʻu ʻa e loki pē ʻe taha, he naʻa nau taʻu tatau, naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻi he pō pē ko iá mo ʻAseneti, pea naʻe
lahi ʻene ʻofa kiate kinautolú; pea naʻa nau fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito foki ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻo e langí, pea naʻe teʻeki ai pē ke fetalanoaʻaki ha tangata mo kinautolu pe ko ha fānau tangata. Ko ʻeni ko e fuʻu loki lahi ʻo ʻAselití ʻa ia naʻe lehilehiʻi ai hono tuʻunga tāupoʻoú naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e matapā sioʻata ʻe tolu; pea naʻe fuʻu lahi ʻaupito ʻa e ʻuluaki matapā sioʻatá, ʻo sio atu ki he loto malaʻé ki he hahaké; pea naʻe hanga hono uá ki he feituʻu fakatongá, pea naʻe sio atu ʻa e fika tolú ki he kauhala ʻe tahá. Pea naʻe tuʻu ha moheʻanga koula ʻi he loki ʻi ʻolungá ʻo hanga atu ki he hahaké; pea naʻe fakatokoto ʻa e mohenga ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa lanu valeti ʻaki ʻa e koula, ʻoku lalanga ʻaki ʻa e mohenga ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kula ʻahoʻaho mo e kula ʻahoʻaho pea mo e tupenu tuʻovalevale. Naʻe mohe toko taha pē ʻa ʻAsenata ʻi he mohenga ko ʻení, pea naʻe teʻeki ai ke ʻi ai ha tangata pe fefine ʻe nofo ai. Pea naʻe ʻi ai foki mo ha fuʻu lotoʻā lahi ʻoku ofi mai ki he falé hono kotoa, pea naʻe langa ha fuʻu ʻā māʻolunga ʻaupito ʻo takatakai ʻi he lotoʻā fakamaauʻangá ʻaki ha ngaahi fuʻu maka tapafā lalahi; pea naʻe ʻi ai foki mo e matapā ʻe fā ʻi he lotoʻā kuo tānaki ʻaki ʻa e ukameá, pea naʻe tauhi ʻa e faʻahingá ni taki taha ʻe ha kau talavou mālohi ʻe toko hongofulu mā valu kuo fakamahafu; pea naʻe tō foki ʻi he funga ʻaá ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e faʻahinga kotoa pē pea mo e fua kotoa pē, kuo motuʻa ʻa honau fuá, he ko e faʻahitaʻu ia ʻo e ututaʻú ; pea naʻe ʻi ai foki mo ha matavai mapunopuna ʻoku mapunopuna mei he toʻomataʻu ʻo e lotoʻā pē ko iá ; pea naʻe ʻi lalo ʻi he vaitafé ʻa e vai ʻo e fount ko iá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻalu ai, ʻo hangē ko ha vaitafé ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e loto malaʻé pea naʻe fuʻifuʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻakau kotoa pē ʻo e lotoʻā ko iá. ʻOku fakaha ʻe Siosefa ʻene haʻu ki Pentephres. 3. Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he ʻuluaki taʻu ʻo e mahu ʻo e taʻu mahu ʻe fitú, ʻi he mahina hono faa, ko hono uofulu ma valu ʻo e mahina, naʻe aʻu mai ai ʻa Siosefa ki he kauʻafonua ʻo Heliopolisi ʻo tanaki ʻa e koane ʻo e vahefonua ko ia. Pea ʻi he ofi ʻa Siosefa ki he kolo ko iá, naʻá ne fekau ha kau tangata ʻe toko hongofulu mā ua ke muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia ki Pentephres, ko e taulaʻeiki ʻa Heliopolisí, ʻo pehē: "Te u hū atu kiate koe he ʻahó ni, he ko e taimi hoʻatā mo e hoʻatā mālie, pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e vela lahi ʻo e laʻaá, pea ke u mokomoko ʻi he ʻato ʻo e fale manifí." Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne fiefia ʻi he fuʻu fiefia lahi, ʻo ne pehē: "Ke monūʻia ʻa e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo Siosefá, koeʻuhí he kuo pehē ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko Siosefá ʻoku ou taau." Pea naʻe ui ʻe Penitefike ʻa e ʻovasia ʻo hono falé ʻo ne pehē ange kiate ia: "Fakavavevave pea teuteuʻi hoku falé, mo teuteu ha fuʻu meʻatokoni efiafi lahi, koeʻuhí he ʻoku haʻu kiate kitautolu ʻa Siosefa ko e māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá he ʻahó ni." Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa ʻAsenati kuo haʻu ʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé mei he maʻu hona tofiʻá, naʻá ne fiefia lahi peá ne pehē: "Te u ʻalu ʻo mamata ki heʻeku tamai mo e faʻee, koeʻuhi he kuo na haʻu mei hono maʻu hotau tofiʻa" (he ko e faʻahitaʻu ututaʻu ia). Pea naʻe fakavavevave atu ʻa ʻAsenati ki hono loki ʻi ʻolungá ʻa ia naʻe tokoto ai hono kofu tōtōlofá, ʻo ʻai ʻa e pulupulu līneni tuʻovalevale naʻe ngaohi ʻaki ʻa e kulamū māʻoniʻoni pea fakatahatahaʻi ʻaki ʻa e koula, pea nonoʻo ia ʻaki ʻa e kofu koula, mo e ngaahi vesa takatakai ʻi hono nimá; pea naʻá ne faʻo ʻi hono vaʻé ʻa e paiki koula, pea takatakai ʻi hono kiá naʻá ne lī ha meʻa teuteu ʻo e mahuʻinga lahi mo e ngaahi maka mahuʻinga, ʻa ia naʻe erillo ʻi he tafaʻaki kotoa pē, pea kuo tohitongi foki ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e ngaahi hingoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e kakai ʻIsipité ʻi he potu kotoa pē, ʻi he ngaahi vesá mo e ngaahi maká fakatouʻosi; pea naʻá ne ʻai foki ha Laska ki hono ʻulú ʻo ne nonoʻo ha diadem ʻo takatakai ʻi hono ngaahi temipalé ʻo ʻufiʻufi hono ʻulú ʻaki ha pulupulu.