VAHE 1
Ko Sepuloni, ko e foha hono ono ia ʻo Sēkope mo Lia. Ko e inventor mo e philanthropist. Ko e meʻa naʻá ne ako ko e ola ia ʻo e faʻufaʻu ke fakafepakiʻi ʻa Siosefá.
1 Ko e tatau ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Sepuloni, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakahingoa ki hono ngaahi fohá kimuʻa peá ne pekia ʻi he taʻu ʻe teau mā fā ʻo ʻene moʻuí, hili ia ha taʻu ʻe ua mei he pekia ʻa Siosefá.
2 Pea naʻá ne pehē kiate kinautolu: Tokanga mai kiate au, ʻa kimoutolu ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Sepuloní tokanga ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻomou tamaí.
3 Ko au, Sepuloni, naʻe fāʻeleʻi au ko ha meʻaʻofa lelei ki heʻeku ongomātuʻá.
4 He ʻi he taimi naʻe fanauʻi ai aú naʻe fuʻu tokolahi ʻaupito ʻa ʻeku tamaí, ʻi he ngaahi tākanga monumanu īkí mo e ngaahi takanga monumanu lalahí fakatouʻosi, pea naʻá ne maʻu hono ʻinasí ʻi he meimei mita ʻe tahá.
5 ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi kuó u fai angahala ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻahó kotoa, tuku kehe pē ʻi he fakakaukau.
6 Pea ʻoku ʻikai foki te u manatuʻi kuó u fai ha hia, tuku kehe pē ʻa e angahala ʻo e taʻeʻiló ʻa ia naʻá ku fai kia Siosefá; he naʻá ku fuakava mo hoku ngaahi tokouá ke ʻoua naʻá ku fakahā ki heʻeku tamaí ʻa e meʻa kuo faí.
7 Ka naʻá ku tangi ʻi he lilo ʻi ha ngaahi ʻaho lahi koeʻuhi ko Siosefa, he naʻá ku manavahē ki hoku ongo tokouá, koeʻuhi kuo nau loto-taha kotoa pē kapau ʻe fakahā ʻe ha taha ʻa e meʻa liló, ʻe tāmateʻi ia.
8 Ka ʻi heʻenau fakaʻamu ke tāmateʻi iá, naʻá ku valokiʻi lahi kinautolu ʻaki ha loʻimata ke ʻoua naʻa nau halaia ʻi he angahala ko ʻení.
9 He naʻe haʻu ʻa Simione mo Kati ke tauʻi ʻa Siosefa ke tāmateʻi ia, pea naʻá ne pehē kiate kinaua ʻi he loʻimata: ʻOfa mai kiate au, ʻe hoku kāinga, ke ke ʻaloʻofa ki he loto ʻo Sēkope ko ʻetau tamaí: ʻoua naʻa hilifaki ho nimá kiate au ke lilingi toto taʻehalaia, he kuo ʻikai te u fai angahala kiate kimoutolu.
10 Pea kapau ko e moʻoni kuó u fai angahala, ʻi he tauteaʻi au, ʻe hoku kāinga, kae ʻoua naʻa hilifaki ho nimá kiate au, koeʻuhi ko Sēkope ko ʻetau tamaí,
11 Pea ʻi heʻene lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ní, ʻi heʻene tangilāulau ʻi heʻene fai iá, naʻe ʻikai ai te u lava ʻo kātakiʻi ʻene ngaahi tangilāulaú, peá u kamata ke tangi, pea naʻe lilingi hifo hoku ʻaté,
pea naʻe homo kotoa ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi hoku lotó.
12 Pea naʻá ku tangi fakataha mo Siosefa pea ongo mo hoku lotó, pea naʻe tetetete ʻa e ngaahi hokotanga hui ʻo hoku sinó, pea naʻe ʻikai ke u lava ʻo tuʻu.
13 Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Siosefa ki heʻeku tangi fakataha mo iá, pea naʻa nau haʻu ke tāmateʻi iá, naʻá ne hola mei hoku tuʻá, ʻo kole kiate kinautolu.
14 Ka naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Lūpeni ʻo ne pehē: ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻoua naʻa tau tāmateʻi ia, ka tau lī ia ki he taha ʻo e ngaahi luo mōmoá ni, ʻa ia naʻe keli ʻe heʻetau ngaahi tamaí ʻo ʻikai maʻu ai ha vai.
15 He ko e meʻa ʻeni naʻe taʻofi ai ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e ʻalu hake ʻa e vaí ʻiate kinautolu koeʻuhí ke maluʻi ʻa Siosefa.
16 Pea naʻa nau fai ia, kae ʻoua kuo nau fakatau atu ia ki he kau ʻIsimelí.
17 He naʻe ʻikai haʻaku ʻinasi ʻi heʻene totongí, ʻe heʻeku fānaú.
18 Ka naʻe toʻo ʻe Simione mo Kati mo ha toko ono kehe ʻo homau kāingá ʻa e totongi kia Siosefá, ʻo fakatau mai ha senitolo maʻanautolu, mo honau ngaahi uaifí, mo ʻenau fānaú, ʻo pehē:
19 He ʻikai ke tau kai ia, he ko e totongi ia ʻo e toto ʻo hotau tokouá, ka te tau molomoloki ia ʻi hotau lalo vaʻé, koeʻuhí he naʻá ne pehē te ne hoko ko e tuʻi kiate kitautolu, pea tau vakai pe ko e hā ʻe hoko ki heʻene ngaahi fakaʻānauá.
20 Ko ia kuo tohi ʻi he tohi ʻo e fono ʻa Mōsesé, ko ia ia ʻe ʻikai fokotuʻu ha hako ki hono tokouá, ʻe ʻikai toʻo ʻa hono hala halá, pea te na ʻaʻanu ki hono fofongá.
21 Pea naʻe ʻikai fakaʻamu ʻa e kāinga ʻo Siosefá ke moʻui honau tokouá, pea naʻe vete ange ʻe he ʻEikí meiate kinautolu ʻa e hala naʻa nau tui kia Siosefa ko honau tokouá.
22 He ʻi heʻenau aʻu mai ki ʻIsipité naʻe ʻikai ke ʻufiʻufi kinautolu ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Siosefá ʻi tuʻa he matapaá, pea ko ia naʻa nau pehē kia Siosefa ʻo hangē ko e teuteu ʻa e Tuʻi ko Feló.
23 Pea naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻenau fakapipiki kiate ia, ka naʻe ʻanuhia foki mo kinautolu, ʻo nau tō ki lalo ʻi hono ʻaó, pea ko ia naʻe fakamaaʻi ai ʻa kinautolu ki muʻa. ʻa e kau ʻIsipite.
24 He naʻe hili ʻení naʻe fanongo ʻa e kau ʻIsipité ki he ngaahi kovi kotoa pē naʻa nau fai kia Siosefá.
25 Pea hili hono fakatau atu iá, naʻe tangutu hifo hoku ngaahi tokouá ke kai mo inu.
26 Ka ko au, ʻi heʻeku fakaʻofaʻia ʻia Siosefá, naʻe ʻikai ke u kai, ka naʻá ku mamata ki he luó, koeʻuhí he naʻe manavahē ʻa Siuta telia naʻa fakavave atu ʻa Simione, Teni, mo Kati ʻo tāmateʻi ia.
27 Ka ʻi heʻenau vakai naʻe ʻikai te u kaí, naʻa nau tuku au ke u leʻohi ia, kae ʻoua kuo fakatau atu ia ki he kau ʻIsimelí.
28 Pea ʻi he haʻu ʻa Lūpeni ʻo fanongo kuo fakatau atu ʻa Siosefa lolotonga ʻene mamaʻó, naʻá ne hae hono ngaahi kofú mo tangi, ʻo ne pehē:
29 ʻE fēfē haʻaku vakai ki he fofonga ʻo ʻeku tamai ko Sēkopé? Pea naʻa ne toʻo ʻa e paʻanga ʻo lele ki he kau fefakatauʻaki ka ʻi he ʻikai ke ne maʻu kinautolu naʻa ne foki loto mamahi.
30 Ka naʻe mavahe ʻa e kau fefakatauʻaki koloa mei he hala lahi ʻo laka atu ʻi he Troglodytes ʻi ha kiʻi tuʻusi nounou.
31 Ka naʻe loto mamahi ʻa Lūpeni, ʻo ʻikai ke ne kai ha meʻakai ʻi he ʻaho ko iá.
32 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Teni kiate ia ʻo pehē ange: ʻOua te ke tangi, pe mamahi; he kuo mau ʻilo ʻa ia ʻoku mau lava ke lea ʻaki ki heʻemau tamai ko Sēkopé.
33 Tau tāmateʻi ha kiʻi tamasiʻi ʻo e fanga kosí, pea unu ai ʻa e kofu ʻo Siosefá; pea tau ʻave ia kia Sēkope, ʻo pehē: ʻIloʻi, ko e kofu ʻeni ʻo ho fohá?
34 Pea naʻa nau fai ia. He naʻa nau toʻo meia Siosefa ʻa hono kofú ʻi he taimi naʻa nau fakatau atu ai iá, pea tui kiate ia ʻa e kofu ʻo ha tamaioʻeiki.
35 Ko ʻeni naʻe toʻo ʻe Simione ʻa e kofutuʻá, ʻo ʻikai te ne fie tukuange ia, he naʻá ne loto ke hae ia ʻaki ʻene heletaá, he naʻá ne ʻita ʻi he moʻui ʻa Siosefá pea kuo teʻeki ai ke ne tāmateʻi ia.
36 Pea mau tuʻu hake kotoa pē ʻo pehē ange kiate ia: Kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke tukuange ʻa e kofutuʻá, te mau pehē ki heʻemau tamaí ko koe pē naʻá ke fai ʻa e meʻa kovi ko ʻení ʻi ʻIsileli.
37 Pea ko ia naʻá ne foaki ia kiate kinautolu, pea naʻa nau fai ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻa Tení.
VAHE 2
ʻ Okú ne fakaʻaiʻai ʻ a e kaungāongoʻi mo e mahino fakaetangata ki hoto kaungā tangatá.
1 Pea ko ʻeni fānau, ʻoku ou fie tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí, pea ke fakahā ʻa e ʻaloʻofa ki homou kaungāʻapí, pea ke ʻofa mamahi ki he kakai kotoa pē, ʻo ʻikai ki he tangatá pē, ka ki he fanga manú foki.
2 Koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa pē naʻe tāpuakiʻi ai au ʻe he ʻEikí, pea ʻi he taimi naʻe puke kotoa ai hoku ngaahi tokouá, naʻá ku hao taʻe ʻi ai ha mahaki, he ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa e ngaahi taumuʻa ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē.
3 Ko ia, ke mou ʻofa mamahi ʻi homou lotó, ʻe ʻeku fānau, koeʻuhí ʻo hangē ko e fai ʻe ha tangata ki hono kaungāʻapí, ʻe pehē pē foki mo e meʻa ʻe fai ʻe he ʻEikí kiate iá.
4 He naʻe taʻeoliʻia meimei puke ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo hoku ngaahi tokouá pea nau mate koeʻuhi ko Siosefa, koeʻuhí he naʻe ʻikai te nau fakahā ʻa e ʻaloʻofá ʻi honau lotó; ka naʻe maluʻi hoku ngaahi fohá taʻe ʻi ai ha mahaki, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku mou ʻiló.
5 Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻi he fonua ko Kēnaní, ʻi he veʻe matāfangá, naʻá ku maʻu ha ika maʻa Sēkope ko ʻeku tamai; pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e loʻoa ʻa e tokolahi ʻi he tahí, naʻe ʻikai ai pē ke u lavea.
6 Ko au naʻá ku fuofua ngaohi ha vaka ke folaua ʻi he tahí, he naʻe foaki mai ʻe he ʻEikí kiate au ʻa e ʻilo mo e poto ʻi ai.
7 Pea naʻá ku tuku hifo ha foheʻuli ʻi mui ai, peá u tukufolau atu ha toe konga ʻakau ʻe taha ʻi loto.
8 Pea naʻá ku folau ai ʻi he ngaahi matāfangá, ʻo maʻu ʻa e ika maʻá e fale ʻo ʻeku tamaí kae ʻoua kuo mau aʻu ki ʻIsipite.
9 Pea ʻi he manavaʻofa ne u vahevahe ai ʻeku maʻu mo e sola kotoa pē.
10 Pea kapau ko ha tangata ko ha muli, pe mahaki, pe toulekeleka, naʻá ku haka ʻa e iká, peá u fakatui lelei ia, peá u foaki ia ki he kakai kotoa pē, ʻo hangē ko e fie maʻu ʻa e tangata kotoa pē, pea mamahi fakataha mo manavaʻofa kiate kinautolu.
11 Ko ia naʻe fakafiemālieʻi foki au ʻe he ʻEikí ʻaki ʻa e ika lahi ʻi he taimi naʻá ku maʻu ai ʻa e iká; he ko ia ia ʻoku vahevahe mo hono kaungaʻapi ʻoku ne maʻu ha meʻa lahi ange mei he ʻEiki.
12 Naʻá ku maʻu ʻa e ika ʻi he taʻu ʻe nima, peá u foaki ia ki he tangata kotoa pē naʻá ku mamata ki aí, pea feʻunga ki he fale kotoa pē ʻo ʻeku tamaí.
13 Pea ʻi he faʻahitaʻu māfaná naʻá ku maʻu ha ika, pea ʻi he faʻahitaʻu momokó naʻá ku tauhi ha fanga sipi mo hoku ngaahi tokouá.
14 Ko ʻeni te u fakahā kiate kimoutolu ʻa e meʻa naʻá ku faí.
15 Naʻá ku mamata ki ha tangata naʻe faingataʻaʻia lolotonga ʻene telefuá ʻi he faʻahitaʻu momokó, peá u ʻofa mamahi kiate ia, ʻo ne kaihaʻasi fakafufū ha kofu mei he fale ʻo ʻeku tamaí, peá ne foaki ia kiate ia naʻe faingataʻaʻiá.
16 Ko ia, ʻe hoku fānau, koā ʻoku mou fakahaaʻi ʻa e manavaʻofa mo e ʻaloʻofa mei he meʻa ʻoku foaki ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate kimoutolú, ʻo ʻikai ha toe tatali ki he kakai kotoa pē, pea foaki ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻaki ʻa e loto lelei.
17 Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te mou maʻu ʻa e meʻa ke foaki kiate ia ʻoku faingataʻaʻiá, ʻofa mamahi kiate ia ʻi he loto ʻaloʻofa.
18 ʻOku ou ʻilo naʻe ʻikai maʻu ʻe hoku nimá ʻa e meʻa ke foaki kiate ia naʻe fie maʻú, pea naʻá ku ʻaʻeva mo ia ʻo tangi ʻi ha ngaahi feituʻu ʻe fitu, pea naʻe fakaʻamua ia ʻe hoku lotó ʻi he manavaʻofa.
19 Ko ia, ke mou ʻofa mamahi foki mo kimoutolu, ko ʻeku fānau, ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaloʻofa, koeʻuhí ke manavaʻofa mo ʻaloʻofa foki ʻa e ʻEikí kiate kimoutolu.
20 Koeʻuhí fokiʻ i he ngaahi ʻaho fakaʻosí, ʻe fekauʻi mai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻEne ʻofá ki he māmaní, pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻokú Ne ʻilo ʻoku finangalo ki ai ʻa e ʻaloʻofá ʻokú Ne ʻafio ʻiate ia.
21 He ko e tuʻunga ʻa ia ʻoku ʻofa mamahi ai ha tangata ki hono kaungāʻapí, ʻi he tuʻunga tatau pē ʻoku ʻiate ia foki ʻe he ʻEikí.
22 Pea ʻi heʻemau ʻalu hifo ki ʻIsipité, naʻe ʻikai ke fai ʻe Siosefa ha tāufehiʻa kiate kimautolu.
23 ʻA ia ʻoku mou tokanga ki aí, mou fai pehē foki mo kimoutolu, ʻe heʻeku fānaú, ke mou lototāufehiʻa, pea mou feʻofaʻaki kiate kimoutolu; pea ʻoua naʻá ke fai ha fakamatala kiate kimoutolu taki taha, ʻo fai kovi ki hono tokouá.
24 He ʻoku maumauʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa e uouangatahá mo vahevaheʻi ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa pē, pea fakahohaʻasi ʻa e laumālié, pea fakaʻauʻauhifo ʻa e matá.
25 Ko ia, vakai ki he ngaahi vaí, pea ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi ʻoku nau tafe fakataha aí, ʻoku nau tafi ʻa e ngaahi maká, ʻuluʻakaú, kelekelé, mo e ngaahi meʻa kehé.
26 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe vahevahe kinautolu ki he ngaahi vaitafe lahi, ʻe folo hifo ʻa kinautolu ʻe he māmaní, pea ʻoku mole atu ia.
27 ʻE pehē foki ʻa kimoutolu ʻo kapau te mou mavahevahe. Ko ia, ʻoua naʻa mou fevahevaheʻaki ʻa kimoutolu ki he ʻulu ʻe ua koeʻuhi ko e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe ngaohi ʻe he ʻEikí .ha ʻulu pē taha, mo e uma ʻe ua, nima ʻe ua, fute ʻe ua, mo e toenga kotoa ʻo e kāingalotú.
28 He kuó u ʻilo ʻi he tohi ʻa ʻeku ngaahi tamaí, ʻe vahevahe ʻa kimoutolu ʻi ʻIsileli, pea te mou muimui ki he tuʻi ʻe toko ua, pea fai ʻa e meʻa fakalielia kotoa pē.
29 Pea ʻe taki pōpula ʻa kimoutolu ʻe homou ngaahi filí, pea ʻe tōʻonga kovi ʻa kimoutolu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Senitailé, fakataha mo e ngaahi vaivai mo e ngaahi faingataʻa lahi.
30 Pea ka hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni te mou manatuʻi ʻa e ʻEikí pea fakatomala, pea te Ne ʻaloʻofa kiate kimoutolu, he ʻokú Ne ʻaloʻofa mo manavaʻofa.
31 Pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne holoki hifo koeʻuhi ko e kovi ki he ngaahi foha ʻo e tangatá, koeʻuhí he ko e kakano ʻa kinautolu, pea ʻoku kākaaʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue kovi ʻanautolú.
32 Pea ka hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni ʻe tuʻu hake kiate kimoutolu ʻa e ʻEikí tonu pē, ʻa e maama ʻo e māʻoniʻoní, pea te mou foki ki homou fonuá.
33 Pea te mou mamata kiate Ia ʻi Selusalema, koeʻuhí ko Hono huafá.
34 Pea ʻi he fai angahala ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi ngāué te mou fakatupu ai ʻEne houhaú,
35 Pea ʻe Liʻaki ʻa kimoutolu ʻe Ia ʻo aʻu ki he taimi ʻo e faingataʻá.
36 Pea ko ʻeni, ʻe hoku fānau, ʻoua naʻa nau mamahi koeʻuhi ko ʻeku maté, pe ʻe kapusi hifo ʻi he te u iku ki hoku ikuʻangá.
37 He te u toe tuʻu hake ʻi homou lotolotongá, ko e pule ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hono ngaahi fohá; pea te u fiefia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo hoku faʻahinga, ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe tauhi ʻa e fono ʻa e ʻEikí, pea mo e ngaahi fekau ʻa Sepuloni ko ʻenau tamaí.
38 Ka ʻe ʻomi ʻe he ʻEikí ki he kau anga taʻemāʻoniʻoni ʻa e afi taʻengatá, pea fakaʻauha ʻa kinautolu ʻi he ngaahi toʻu tangata kotoa pē.
39 Ka ʻoku ou fakavavevave atu ʻeni ki hoku mālōlōʻangá, ʻo hangē foki ko ʻeku ngaahi tamaí.
40 Ka ʻoku mou manavahē ki he ʻEiki ko homau ʻOtuá ʻaki homou mālohí kotoa ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa ʻo hoʻomou moʻuí.
41 Pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻene lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻá ne mohe, ʻi heʻene fuʻu motuʻá.
42 Pea naʻe tuku ia ʻe hono ngaahi fohá ʻi ha puha mate papa. Pea hili iá naʻa nau fua ia ʻo tanu ʻi Hepeloni mo ʻene ngaahi tamaí.