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.
ʻOku fokotuʻu ʻe Pentephres ke foaki ʻa ʻAsenata kia Siosefa ʻi he mali. 4. Pea naʻá ne maumauʻi ia peá ne ʻalu hifo ʻi he sitepu mei hono fatá ʻo haʻu ki heʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé ʻo ʻuma kiate kinaua. Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa Pentephres mo hono uaifi ʻi hona ʻofefine ko ʻAsenata mo fuʻu fiefia lahi, he naʻa nau mamata ki hono teuteuʻi mo teuteuʻi ia ko e taʻahine mali ʻa e ʻOtuá; pea naʻá na ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻa ia kuó na ʻomi mei heʻena maʻu ʻa hona tofiʻá ʻo foaki ia ki hona ʻofefiné; pea naʻe fiefia ʻa ʻAsenati ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē, ʻi he fua ʻo e faʻahitaʻu māfaná, mo e kālepí, mo e ngaahi ʻahó mo e ngaahi lupé, pea mo e ngaahi hiapó mo e fikí, koeʻuhí he naʻa nau hoihoifua kotoa pē mo ifo ke ʻahiʻahiʻi. Pea pehe ʻe Pentephres ki hono ʻofefine ko ʻAsenata: "tamasiʻi." Pea naʻá ne pehē: "Ko au ʻeni, ko hoku ʻeiki." Pea naʻá ne pehē ange ki ai: "Nofo hifo ʻi homa vahaʻá, pea te u lea kiate koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi leá." "Vakai! ʻOku haʻu ʻa Siosefa, ko e tokotaha māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá, kiate kitautolu he ʻahó ni, pea ko e tangatá ni ʻoku pule ʻi he fonua kotoa ʻo ʻIsipité; pea naʻe fili ia ʻe he Tuʻi ko Feló ke ne pule ki hotau fonuá mo e tuʻí kotoa pē, pea ʻokú ne foaki ʻe ia ʻa e koané ki he fonuá ni hono kotoa, pea fakahaofi ia mei he honge ʻoku tuʻu maí; pea ko Siosefa ʻeni ko ha tangata ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá, pea ko e tāupoʻou potó mo e tāupoʻou ʻokú ke ʻi aí ʻi he ʻahó ni, pea ko e tangata ʻoku mālohi ʻi he potó mo e ʻiló, pea ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá pea ʻoku ʻiate ia ʻa e ʻaloʻofa ʻa e ʻEikí. Haʻu, ʻa e tamasiʻi ʻofeina, pea te u foaki koe kiate ia ke hoko ko hono uaifi, pea te ke hoko kiate ia ko e taʻahine mali, pea ko ia pe ʻe hoko ko ho tangata taʻane ʻo taʻengata." Pea, ʻi he fanongo ʻa ʻAsenita ki he ngaahi lea ni mei heʻene tamai, naʻe lilingi hifo ha fuʻu pupuha lahi ki hono fofonga, pea naʻe fakaʻau ke ne ʻita lahi, pea naʻa ne sio fakamamaʻu ki heʻene tamai ʻo ne pehe: "Ko ia, ʻe hoku ʻeiki tamai, ʻoku ke lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ni? Fakaʻamu thou ke foaki au ko ha popula ki ha muli mo ha tokotaha kumi hufanga pea mo ha taha kuo fakatau atu? ʻIkai ko e foha ʻeni ʻo e tauhi-sipí mei he fonua ko Kēnaní? Pea kuo liʻaki ia ʻe ia. ʻIkai ko ia ʻeni naʻe tokoto mo ʻene fineʻeikí, pea lī ia ʻe hono ʻeikí ki he fale fakapōpula ʻo e fakapoʻulí, pea naʻe ʻomi ia ʻe Felo mei he fale fakapōpulá ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene fakaʻuhingaʻi ʻa ʻene misí, ʻo hangē ko e kau fefine matuʻotuʻá ʻo e kau ʻIsipite ʻoku nau fakaʻuhingaʻi foki? ʻIkai, ka te u mali mo e ʻuluaki foha ʻo e tuʻí, koeʻuhí he ko e tuʻi ia ʻo e fonuá kotoa pē." ʻI heʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻa ni naʻe ma ʻa Pentephres ke toe lea ki hono ʻofefine ko ʻAsenita ʻo kau kia Siosefa, he naʻa ne tali ia ʻi he polepole mo e ʻita. ʻOku aʻu atu ʻa Siosefa ki he fale ʻo Pentephres. 5. pea ʻiloange! ko ha talavou ʻ o e kau sevāniti ʻ a Pentephres naʻe tupu hake, pea naʻá ne pehē kiate ia: "Vakai! ʻOku tuʻu ʻa Siosefa ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi matapā homau fakamaauʻangá." Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa ʻAsenati ki he ngaahi leá ni, naʻá ne hola mei he fofonga ʻo ʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé ʻo ʻalu hake ki he fatá, pea naʻá ne hū mai ki hono loki ʻi ʻolungá ʻo tuʻu ʻi he matapā sioʻata lahí ʻo sio ki he hū mai ʻa Siosefa ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Penitifasi mo hono uaifí mo honau kāingá kotoa mo ʻenau kau tamaioʻeikí ke fakafetaulaki kia Siosefa; pea, ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻasi ai ʻa e ngaahi matapa ʻo e fakamaauʻanga naʻe ʻasi fakahahake naʻe Pea haʻu ʻa Siosefa ʻo tangutu ʻi he saliote hono ua ʻa Felo; pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fanga hoosi ʻe toko fā naʻe hinehina hangē ko e sinou ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga koula, pea naʻe ngaohi ʻe he salioté ʻa e koula haohaoa kotoa pē. Pea naʻe vala hinehina mo hāhāmolofia ʻa Siosefa, pea ko e pulupulu naʻe lī takatakai ʻiate iá naʻe lanu vāleti, naʻe ngaohi ʻaki ʻa e līneni lelei ʻa e koula, pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻulú ʻa e pale koula, pea naʻe ʻi hono ʻulú ʻa e pale koula ʻe hongofulu mā ua, pea ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻú ko e tokotokó, ʻa ia naʻe mafao atu ʻa e vaʻa ʻōlivé, pea naʻe lahi ʻaupito ʻa e fua ʻi aí. Pea kuo aʻu mai ʻa Siosefa ki he loto malaʻe pea tapuni mo hono ngaahi matapaa, pea naʻe nofo ʻa e
tangata mo e fefine ngali kehe kotoa pe ʻi tuʻa ʻi he loto malaʻe, he naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau leʻo ʻo e ngaahi matapaa ʻo tapuniʻi ʻa e ngaahi matapaa, naʻe haʻu ʻa Penitefa mo hono uaifi mo honau kainga kotoa tuku kehe pe hona ʻofefine ko ʻAsenati, pea naʻa na hiki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kia Siosefa ʻi honau fofonga ʻi he funga mamani; mo Siosefa ʻalu hifo mei heʻene saliote ʻo fakafeʻiloaki kiate kinautolu ʻaki hono nima. ʻOku sio atu ʻa ʻAsenata kia Siosefa mei he matapā sioʻatá. 6. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻAsenata kia Siosefa naʻe huhuhuhuʻi lahi ia ʻi he laumalie pea naʻe laiki hono loto, pea naʻe homo hono ongo tui pea tetetete hono sino kotoa pea naʻa ne manavahe ʻi he manavahe lahi, pea naʻa ne toʻe mo pehe ʻi hono loto: "ʻOku ou mamahi! ko ʻeni te u ʻalu ki fē, ʻa e tokotaha loto-mamahí? pe te u fufuuʻi mei fē mei hono fofongá? pe ʻe fēfē ha mamata mai ʻa Siosefa ko e foha ʻo e ʻOtuá kiate au, he kuó u lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kovi kau kiate ia ʻi heʻeku tafaʻakí? ʻOku ou mamahi! te u ʻalu ki fē ʻo fufuuʻi, koeʻuhí he ʻokú ne mamata tonu ki he potu toitoi kotoa pē, peá ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻoku ʻikai hao ha meʻa fufū meiate ia koeʻuhi ko e fuʻu maama lahi ʻoku ʻiate iá? Pea ko ʻeni ʻofa ke angalelei mai ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo Siosefá kiate au koeʻuhí ʻi he taʻeʻiló kuó u lea ʻaki ai ha ngaahi lea kovi kiate ia. Te u muimui ki ai, ʻa e tokotaha loto mamahi? ʻIkai kuó u pehē: ʻOku haʻu ʻa Siosefa, ko e foha ʻo e tauhi mei he fonua ko Kēnaní? Ko ʻeni kuo ne haʻu kiate kitautolu ʻi heʻene saliote ʻo hange ko e laʻaa mei he langi, pea naʻa ne hu ki hotau fale he ʻaho ni, pea ʻoku ne ulo ki ai ʻo hange ha maama ʻi he mamani. Ka ʻoku ou vale mo loto-toʻa, koeʻuhí he naʻá ku manukiʻi ia mo lea ʻaki ha ngaahi lea kovi fekauʻaki mo ia pea ʻikai ke u ʻilo ko Siosefá ko e foha ia ʻo e ʻOtuá. He ko hai ʻ i he lotolotonga ʻ o e tangatá te ne fanauʻi maʻu ai pē ʻ a e fakaʻofoʻofa peheé, pe ko e manava fē ʻ o e fefiné te ne fanauʻi ʻ a e maama peheé? ʻOku ou loto mamahi mo vale, he kuó u lea ʻaki ha ngaahi lea kovi ki heʻeku tamaí. Ko ʻeni, ko ia, tuku ke foaki au ʻe heʻeku tamaí kia Siosefa ko e kaunanga mo e fefine pōpula, pea te u nofo pōpula kiate ia ʻo taʻengata." ʻOku sio ʻa Siosefa kia ʻAsenata ʻi he matapā sioʻatá. 7. Pea naʻe hu mai ʻa Siosefa ki he fale ʻo Pentefasi ʻo tangutu ʻi ha sea. Pea naʻa nau fufulu hono vaʻé, ʻo tuku ha tēpile ʻi hono ʻaó naʻe ʻikai ke kai fakataha ʻa Siosefa mo e kau ʻIsipite, he ko ha meʻa fakalielia ʻeni kiate ia. Pea hanga hake ʻa Siosefa ʻo ne mamata kia ʻAsenata ʻoku mapu ki tuʻa, peá ne pehē ange kia Pentefasi: "Ko hai ʻa e fefine ko ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he fata ʻi he veʻe matapā sioʻatá? Tuku ke ne ʻalu mei he fale ni." He naʻe manavahē ʻa Siosefa ʻo pehē: "Telia naʻá ne fakaʻitaʻi foki au." He naʻe faʻa fakaʻitaʻi ia ʻe he ngaahi uaifi mo e ngaahi ʻofefine kotoa pē ʻo e kau pilinisí mo e kau kovana ʻo e fonua kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsipité, koeʻuhí ke nau loi mo ia; ka ko e ngaahi uaifi mo e ngaahi ʻofefine tokolahi foki ʻo e kau ʻIsipité, ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe mamata kia Siosefá, naʻa nau hohaʻa koeʻuhi ko hono fakaʻofoʻofá; pea mo e kau talafofonga naʻe fekauʻi ange ʻe he kau fefiné kiate ia ʻaki ʻa e koulá mo e silivá mo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa mahuʻingá, naʻe fakafoki mai ʻe Siosefa ʻa e fakamanamana mo e fakaʻitaʻi, ʻo pehē: "ʻE ʻikai te u fai angahala ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá pea mo e fofonga ʻo ʻeku tamai ko ʻIsilelí." He naʻe ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siosefá pea manatu maʻu ai pē ki he fekau ʻa ʻene tamaí; he naʻe faʻa lea mo naʻinaʻi ʻa Sēkope hono foha ko Siosefa mo hono ngaahi foha kotoa: "Tauhi koe, fanau, malu mei ha fefine ngali kehe ke ʻoua naʻa mou feohi mo ia, he ʻoku fakaʻauha mo fakaʻauha ʻa e feohi mo ia." Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Siosefa: "Tuku ke ʻalu ʻa e fefiné ni mei he falé ni." Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe Pentephres kiate ia: "ʻE hoku ʻeiki, ko e fefine ko ia kuó ke mamata ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he fatá ʻoku ʻikai ko ha muli ia, ka ko homa ʻofefiné, ko ha taha ʻoku fehiʻa ki he tangata kotoa pē, pea kuo teʻeki ai mamata ha tangata ʻe taha kiate ia tuku kehe pē ʻi he
ʻahó ni; pea kapau ʻoku ke loto ki ai, ʻeiki, ʻe haʻu ia ʻo lea kiate koe, he ko homa ʻofefine ʻoku tatau mo ho tuofefine." Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa Siosefa ʻi he fuʻu fiefia lahi, he naʻe pehē ʻe penitefasi: "Ko e tāupoʻou ia ʻoku fehiʻa ki he tangata kotoa pē." Pea pehē ange ʻe Siosefa kia Penitifasi mo hono uaifí: "Kapau ko ho ʻofefine ia, pea ko e tāupoʻou ia, tuku ke ne haʻu, he ko hoku tuofefine ia, pea ʻoku ou ʻofa ʻiate ia mei he ʻahó ni ʻo hangē ko hoku tuofefiné."
ngaahi salioté, pea ke nau ʻalu takai ʻi hono kotoa ʻo e fonuá. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Pentephres kia Siosefa: "Tuku ke nofo heni ʻa hoku ʻeikí ʻi heni he ʻahó ni, pea ʻi he pongipongí te ke ʻalu ai ʻi ho halá." Pea pehē ʻe Siosefa: "ʻIkai, ka te u ʻalu atu he ʻahó ni, he ko e ʻaho ʻeni naʻe kamata ai ke fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻEne ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē naʻá Ne fakatupú, pea ʻi hono valu ʻo e ʻahó te u foki atu foki kiate kimoutolu ʻo nofo heni."
ʻOku tāpuakiʻi ʻe Siosefa ʻa ʻAsenata.
ʻOku fakafisingaʻi ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo ʻIsipite pea ne fakavaivaiʻi ia.
8. Naʻe ʻalu hake leva ʻene faʻee ki he fata ʻo ʻomi ʻa ʻAsenata ki Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Siosefa, mo Pentephres kiate ia: "ʻUma ki ho tokouá, koeʻuhí he ko e tāupoʻou foki ia ʻo hangē ko hoʻo ʻi he ʻaho ní, pea ʻokú ne fehiʻa ki he fefine faikehe kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko hoʻo fehiʻa ki he tangata faikehe kotoa pē." Pea pehē ʻe ʻAsenata kia Siosefa: "ʻUha maka, ʻeiki, kuo monūʻia ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá." Pea pehē ange ʻe Siosefa kiate ia: ʻʻʻE tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakaake ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē." Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Pentephres ki hono ʻofefine ko ʻAseenití: "Haʻu ʻo ʻuma ki ho tokouá." ʻI he haʻu ʻa ʻAsenata ke ʻuma kia Siosefá, naʻe mafao atu ʻe Siosefa hono nima toʻomataʻú, ʻo hilifaki ʻi hono fatafatá ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo hono ongo papá (he kuo ʻosi tuʻu ʻa hono papá ʻo hangē ha ʻāpele fakaʻofoʻofá), pea pehē ʻe Siosefa: "ʻOku ʻikai feʻunga mo e tangata ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá, ʻa ia ʻoku tāpuakiʻi ʻaki hono ngutú ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻo ne kai ʻa e mā mohu tāpuaki ʻo e moʻuí, pea ʻokú ne inu ʻa e ipu monūʻia ʻo e moʻui taʻe-faʻa-maté, pea kuo pani ia ʻaki ʻa e ngāue taʻe-faʻa-ʻauʻauha, ke ʻuma ki ha fefine foʻou, ʻa ia ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi ʻaki hono ngutú ʻa e mate mo e ngaahi tamapua tulí pea kai mei heʻenau tēpilé ʻa e maá ʻo strangling mo inu mei heʻenau libation ʻa e ipu ʻo e kākaá pea kuo pani ia ʻaki ʻa e ngeia ʻo e fakaʻauhá; ka ko e tangata ʻoku hu ki he ʻOtua te ne ʻuma ki heʻene faʻee mo hono tuofefine ʻa ia kuo fanauʻi ʻi heʻene faʻee pea mo e tuofefine kuo faʻeleʻi ʻi hono faʻahinga pea mo e uaifi ʻoku ne vahevahe hono sea, ʻa ia ʻoku ne tapuakiʻi ʻaki honau ngutu ʻa e ʻOtua moʻui. Ko e meʻa tatau pē, ʻoku ʻikai taau mo ha fefine ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá ke ʻuma ki ha tangata ngali kehe, he ko e meʻa fakalielia ʻeni ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá." Pea, ʻi he fanongo ʻa ʻEsenati ki he ngaahi lea ní meia Siosefá, naʻe mamahi lahi ʻaupito ia mo toʻe; pea ʻi heʻene sio fakamamaʻu kia Siosefá mo ʻāʻā hono matá, naʻa nau loʻimataʻia. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Siosefa ki heʻene tangí, naʻá ne fakaʻofaʻia lahi ai, he naʻá ne angavaivai mo ʻaloʻofa pea mo ha taha naʻe manavahē ki he ʻEikí. Naʻá ne hiki hake leva hono nima toʻomataʻú ki ʻolunga ʻi hono ʻulú peá ne pehē: "ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku tamai ko ʻIsilelí, ko e Fungani Māʻolungá mo e ʻa e ʻOtua mafimafi, ʻa ia ʻoku ne fakaake ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe mo ui mei he fakapoʻuli ki he mama pea mei he hala ki he moʻoni pea mei he mate ki he moʻui, tapuakiʻi foki ʻa e taupoʻou ni, mo fakaake ia, mo fakafoʻou ia ʻaki ho laumalie maʻoniʻoni, pea tuku ke ne kai ʻa e ma ʻo hoʻo moʻui mo inu ʻi he ipu ʻo ho tapuaki, pea lau fakataha ia mo ho kakai naʻa ke fili ki muʻa ʻi he meʻa kotoa pe naʻe ngaohi, pea tuku ke ne hū ki ho mālōlōʻanga ʻa ia ʻokú ke teuteu ki hoʻo kakai filí, pea tuku ke ne nofo ʻi hoʻo moʻui taʻengatá." ʻOku teuteu ʻa ʻAsenata pea teuteu ʻa Siosefa ke mavahe. 9. Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa ʻAsenati ʻi he tāpuaki ʻa Siosefá ʻi he fuʻu fiefia lahi. Pea naʻá ne fakasītuʻaʻi ia, peá ne haʻu toko taha pē ki hono fatá, ʻo tō ki hono mohengá ʻi he mahaki, he naʻe ʻi ai ʻa ʻene fiefia mo e mamahi pea mo e manavahē lahi; pea naʻe ʻi ai ha pupuha hokohoko ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi lea ko ʻeni meia Siosefa, pea ʻi heʻene lea kiate ia ʻi he huafa ʻo e ʻOtua Fungani Maʻolunga. Pea naʻá ne tangi ʻi he fuʻu tangi lahi mo fakamamahi, pea tafoki ia ʻi he loto fakatomala mei hono ngaahi ʻotua ʻa ia naʻá ne anga ʻaki ke hū ki aí, pea mo e ngaahi tamapuá, ʻa ia naʻá ne kole, mo tatali ki he efiafi ʻe hoko maí. Ka naʻe kai mo inu ʻa Siosefa; pea naʻá ne fakahā ki heʻene kau tangata ngāué ke nau haʻamonga ʻa e fanga hōsí ki heʻenau
10. Pea, ʻi he mavahe ʻa Siosefa mei he falé, naʻe ʻalu foki ʻa Penitifasi mo hono kāingá kotoa ki honau tofiʻá, pea naʻe tuku ʻa ʻAsenata toko taha pe mo e kau taupoʻou ʻe toko fitu, listless mo tangi kae ʻoua kuo to ʻa e laʻaa; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne kai mā pe inu vai, ka ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene mohé, naʻá ne ʻā toko taha pē ʻo tangi mo faʻa tā hono fatafatá ʻaki hono nimá. Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻAsenata mei hono mohengá, ʻo ne ʻalu fakalongolongo hifo ʻi he sitepu mei he fatá, pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ki he matapā naʻá ne ʻilo ʻoku mohe ʻa e kau talafá mo ʻene fānaú; pea naʻá ne holo leva ʻo toʻo hifo mei he matapaá ʻa e takafi leta ʻo e puipuí ʻo fakafonu ʻaki ia ʻa e cinders ʻo ʻave ki he fatá ʻo fakatokoto ʻi he falikí. Pea naʻá ne tāpuniʻi malu ai ʻa e matapaá ʻo haʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e polota ukamea mei he tafaʻakí, peá ne toʻe fakataha mo e fuʻu tangi lahi mo lahi ʻaupito. Ka ko e tāupoʻou naʻe ʻofa lahi hake ʻa ʻEsenati ʻi he kau tāupoʻou kotoa pē, ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he toʻe ʻa ʻene toʻé, pea haʻu ia ki he matapaá hili ʻene ʻā hake ʻa e kau tāupoʻou kehé ʻo ʻilo ʻoku tāpuni ia. Pea, ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he toʻe mo e tangi ʻa ʻAsenití, naʻá ne naʻa ne pehe ange ki ai, ʻi heʻene tuʻu taʻe kau ai: "Ko e ha ia, ko ʻeku fineʻeiki, pea ko e ha ʻoku ke loto mamahi ai? Pea ko e hā ʻokú ne fakahohaʻasi koé? Fakaava mai kiate kimautolu pea ke mau sio kiate koe." Pea pehē ange ʻe ʻAseneti kiate ia, ʻi heʻene tāpuni ʻi lotó: "Kuo ʻohofi hoku ʻulú ʻe he mamahi lahi mo fakamamahi, pea ʻoku ou mālōlō ʻi hoku mohengá, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u faʻa tuʻu hake ʻo fakahā kiate koe, he ʻoku ou faingataʻaʻia ʻi hoku ngaahi vaʻé kotoa. Ko ia ke ke ʻalu taki taha ki hono loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻo mohe, pea tuku ke u fakalongolongo." Pea ʻ i he taimi naʻe mavahe ai ʻ a e kau tāupoʻoú, naʻa nau taki taha ki hono loki ʻ i ʻ olungá, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻ a ʻ Asenati ʻ o fakaava fakalongolongo ʻ a e matapā ʻ o hono loki mohé, ʻ o ʻ alu ki hono loki hono uá ʻ a ia naʻe ʻ i ai ʻ a e fatafata ʻ o ʻ ene ʻ i aí, pea naʻá ne fakaava ʻ a hono ʻ apí ʻ o ne toʻo ha tunic ʻ uliʻuli mo sombre ʻ a ia naʻá ne tui mo tengihia ʻ i he taimi naʻe mate ai ʻ a hono ʻ uluaki tuongaʻané. ʻI heʻene toʻo leva ʻa e tunic ko ʻeni, naʻa ne ʻave ia ki hono loki ʻi ʻolunga, pea ne toe tapuniʻi malu ʻa e matapaa, pea ʻai ʻa e polota ki he tafaʻaki. Ko ia, naʻe tui leva ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa hono pulupulu fakatuʻí, ʻo tui ʻa e kofu tōtōlofa ʻo e tangí, pea vete hono nonoʻo koulá pea nonoʻo ʻaki ia ʻa e maea pea tui ʻa e Laska, ʻa ia ko e mitre, mei hono ʻulú, pea pehē foki ki he temí, pea naʻe hilifaki kotoa ki he falikí ʻa e ngaahi sēini mei hono nimá mo hono vaʻé. Pea ne toʻo leva hono pulupulu fili mo e nonoʻo koula mo e mitre mo hono diadem, pea ne li kinautolu ʻi he matapa sioʻata naʻe hanga atu ki he tokelau, ki he masiva. Pea naʻá ne ʻave ai ʻa hono ngaahi ʻotua kotoa pē naʻe ʻi hono loki ʻi ʻolungá, ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e koulá mo e silivá ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano fika, ʻo ne tofitofi ia ki ha ngaahi kongokonga, ʻo lī ia ʻi he matapā sioʻatá ki he kau tangata masiva mo e kau paea. Pea ko e tahá, naʻe ʻave ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa ʻene meʻakai fakatuʻí mo e fanga manu sisinó mo e iká mo e kakano ʻo e fefiné, mo e ngaahi feilaulau kotoa pē ʻa hono ngaahi ʻotuá, mo e ngaahi ipu ʻo e uaine ʻo e libation, ʻo lī ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻi he matapā sioʻata naʻe ʻasi fakatokelaú ko ha meʻakai ki ʻa e fanga kulii. 2 Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻá ne toʻo leva ʻa e takafi leta ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e cinders ʻo lilingi ki he falikí; pea naʻá ne toʻo ai ʻa e tupenu ʻufiʻufi tangai, ʻo nonoʻo hono kongalotó; pea naʻá ne vete foki ʻa e kupenga ʻo hono louʻulú pea afuhi ʻa e efuefu ki hono ʻulú. Pea naʻa ne cinders foki ʻi he faliki, ʻo ne to ki he cinders ʻo toutou ta hono fatafata ʻaki hono ongo nima mo tangi
ʻi he poo kotoa ʻi he toʻe ʻo aʻu ki he pongipongi. Pea, ʻi he tuʻu hake ʻa ʻAsenata ʻi he pongipongí ʻo mamata, pea ʻiloange! Naʻe ʻi lalo ʻiate ia ʻa e cinders ʻo hange ha ʻumea mei hono loʻimata, naʻa ne toe to ki hono fofonga ʻi he cinders ʻo aʻu ki he to ʻa e laʻaa. Ko ia, naʻe fai pehē ʻe ʻAsenata ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, ʻo ʻikai te ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ha meʻa noa pē. ʻOku fakapapau ʻa ʻAsenata ke lotu ki he ʻOtua ʻo e kau Hepeluú. 11. Pea ʻi he ʻaho hono valu, ʻi he mafoa ʻa e ata pea ʻosi chirping ʻa e fanga manupuna pea kalou ʻa e fanga kulii ʻi he kau ʻaʻahi, naʻe kiʻi hiki hake ʻe ʻAseneti hono ʻulu mei he faliki mo e cinders naʻa ne tangutu ai, he naʻa ne fuʻu ongosia mo kuo mole ʻa e mālohi ʻo hono ngaahi vaʻé mei heʻene fuʻu ongoʻi mā moʻoní; he kuo fakaʻau ʻo ongosia mo vaivai ʻa ʻAseneti pea holoa hono iví, pea naʻá ne tafoki ai ki he holisí, ʻo nofo ʻi he lalo matapā sioʻata naʻe ʻasi fakahahaké; pea ko hono ʻulú naʻá ne hilifaki ki hono fatafatá, ʻo tuhu ʻaki hono louhiʻi nimá ki hono tui toʻomataʻú; pea naʻe tāpuniʻi hono ngutú, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaava ia ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu mo e pō ʻe fitu ʻo ʻene ongoʻi mā. Pea ne pehe ʻi hono loto, ʻo ʻikai fakaava hono ngutu: "Ko e ha te u fai, ko au ko e maʻulalo, pe te u ʻalu ki fe? Pea te u toe maʻu mo hai ʻamui ha hūfangaʻanga? pe te u lea kia hai, ʻa e tāupoʻou ʻoku paea mo liʻekina pea liʻekina ʻe he kakai kotoa pē pea fehiʻanekinaʻí? Kuo haʻu kotoa ʻeni ke fehiʻa kiate au, pea ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ʻeku tamai mo ʻeku faʻee, he naʻa ku kole ki he ngaahi ʻOtua ʻi he fehiʻa pea u foaki ia ki he masiva ke fakaʻauha ʻe he tangata. Naʻe pehē ʻe heʻeku tamaí mo ʻeku faʻeé: "ʻOku ʻikai ko homa ʻofefine ʻa ʻAsenata." Ka kuo haʻu foki mo hoku kāingá kotoa ke fehiʻa kiate au, mo e kakai kotoa pē, he kuó u foaki honau ngaahi ʻotuá ke fakaʻauha. Pea kuó u fehiʻa ʻi he tangata kotoa pē mo kinautolu kotoa pē naʻa nau haʻu kiate aú, pea ko ʻeni ʻi he meʻá ni, kuo fehiʻanekinaʻi au ʻe he kakai kotoa pē pea ʻoku nau fiefia ʻi heʻeku faingataʻaʻiá. Ka ʻoku fehiʻa ʻa e ʻEiki mo e ʻOtua ʻo e toʻa ko Siosefá ʻiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ki he ngaahi tamapuá, he ko e ʻOtua meheka ia mo fakamanavahē, ʻo hangē ko ia kuó u fanongo ki aí, kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ki he ngaahi ʻotua faikehe; ʻa ia naʻá ne fehiʻa ai foki kiate au, koeʻuhí he naʻá ku hū ki he ngaahi tamapua kuo maté mo e tulí mo tāpuakiʻi ʻa kinautolu. Ka ko ʻeni kuó u fakaʻehiʻehi mei heʻenau feilaulaú, pea kuo mavahe hoku ngutú mei heʻenau tēpilé, pea ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ha loto-toʻa ke ui ki he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo e langí, ko e Fungani Māʻolungá mo e mālohi ʻo Siosefa Māfimafí, he kuo ʻuliʻi hoku ngutú mei he ngaahi feilaulau ʻa e ngaahi tamapuá. Ka kuo u fanongo ki ha lea ʻa ha tokolahi ʻo pehe ko e ʻOtua ʻo e kakai Hepeluú ko e ʻOtua moʻoni ia, pea ko ha ʻOtua moʻui, ko ha ʻOtua ʻaloʻofa mo fakamamahi mo faʻa kātaki fuoloa pea fonu ʻi he ʻaloʻofa mo e angavaivai, pea ko e taha ʻoku ʻikai te ne lau ʻa e angahala ʻa ha tangata ʻoku loto-fakatōkilalo, kae tautautefito ki ha taha ʻokú ne faiangahala ʻi he taʻeʻiló, pea ʻikai fakahalaiaʻi ʻa e maumau fonó ʻi he taimi ʻo e faingataʻaʻia ʻa ha tangata ʻoku faingataʻaʻia; ko ia ai, te u loto-toʻa foki, ʻa e tokotaha loto-fakatōkilaló, pea te u tafoki kiate ia ʻo kumi hūfanga mo ia mo vete kotoa ʻeku ngaahi angahalá kiate ia mo lilingi atu ʻeku kolé ʻi hono ʻaó, pea te ne ʻaloʻofa ki hoku mamahí. He ko hai ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi pe te ne mamata ki heʻeku ongoʻi mā mo e fakaʻauha ʻo hoku laumālié mo ʻene fakaʻofaʻia ʻiate aú, pea te ne mamata foki ki he tuʻunga paea ʻo ʻeku loto-mamahí mo e tāupoʻoú pea maluʻi au? he ʻoku hangē ko ʻeku fanongó, ko ha tamai ia ʻa e kau paea mo e fakafiemālieʻi ʻo e faingataʻaʻiá mo e tokoni ʻa e kau fakatangaʻí. Ka ʻi ha faʻahinga meʻa pe, te u hoko foki ko e tokotaha loto fakatokilalo loto-toʻa pea te ne tangi kiate ia. Pea toki tuʻu hake ʻa ʻAsenata mei he ʻā naʻá ne tangutu aí, ʻo ne tūʻulutui ʻo tuʻulutui ki he hahaké pea fakahinohino hono matá ki he langí pea fakaava hono ngutú ʻo pehē ki he ʻOtuá:
Ko e Lotu ʻa ʻAsesení 12. Ko e lotu mo e vete hia ʻa ʻAsenata: "ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo e maʻoniʻoni, ʻa ia naʻa ne fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi kuonga mo foaki ʻa e moʻui ki he meʻa kotoa pe, ʻa ia naʻa Ne foaki ʻa e manava ʻo e moʻui ki ho fakatupu kotoa pe, ʻa ia naʻa ne ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa pulipulia ki he mama, ʻa ia naʻa ne ngaohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe mo fakaha ʻa e ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻikai ha mai, ʻa ia naʻa ne hiki hake ʻa e langi ʻo ʻilo ʻa mamani ʻi he ngaahi vai, ʻa ia ʻoku nau fokotuʻu ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu maka lalahi ʻi he vanu ʻo e vai, ʻa ia ʻe ʻikai pulia ka ʻe aʻu ki he ngataʻanga ʻo fai ho finangalo, he ko e ʻEiki, saidst naʻe hoko ʻa e folofola mo e meʻa kotoa pe, pea ko hoʻo folofola, ʻEiki, ko e moʻui ia ʻa hoʻo ngaahi meʻa moʻui kotoa pe, pea te u hola kiate koe ko e hufangaʻanga, ʻEiki ko hoku ʻOtua, ʻo fai atu mei heni, te u tangi kiate koe, ʻEiki, pea te u vete ʻeku ngaahi angahala kiate koe, te u lilingi hifo kiate koe ʻeku kole, ʻEiki, pea te u fakaha kiate koe ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fono. Fakamoʻui au, ʻEiki, fakamoʻui, he naʻá ku fai ʻa e ngaahi angahala lahi kiate koe, naʻá ku fai ʻa e maumau-fono mo e taʻe-māʻoniʻoni, kuó u lea ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa ke ʻoua naʻa lea ʻaki, pea fai angahala ʻi ho ʻaó; ʻEiki, kuo ʻuliʻi au mei he ngaahi feilaulau ʻa e ngaahi tamapua ʻa e kau ʻIsipité, pea mei he tēpile ʻa honau ngaahi ʻotuá: Naʻá ku fai angahala, ʻEiki, naʻá ku fai angahala ʻi ho ʻaó, ʻi he ʻiló mo e taʻeʻiló naʻá ku fai ai ʻa e anga taʻe-māʻoniʻoni ʻi heʻeku hū ki he ngaahi tamapua kuo maté mo e tulí, pea ʻoku ʻikai taau ke u fakaava hoku ngutú kiate koe, ʻEiki, ko au ko e ʻofefine fakamamahi ʻo Pentephres ko e taulaʻeiki, ko e taupoʻou mo e kuini, ʻa ia naʻe hikisia mo hikisia pea ko e taha naʻe tuʻumalie ʻi he ngaahi koloa ʻa ʻeku Tamai ʻi ʻolunga ʻa e kakai kotoa pe, ka ko ʻeni kuo liʻekina mo liʻekina ʻa e kakai kotoa pe. ʻEiki, ʻoku ou hola kiate koe, pea ʻoku ou fai kiate koe ʻeku kole, pea te u tangi kiate koe. Fakahaofi au meiate kinautolu ʻoku tuli aú. ʻEiki, ki muʻa pea toki ʻave au ʻe kinautolú; heʻ oku hange ko e hola ʻa e valevale ʻi he manavahe ki ha taha ki heʻene tamai mo ʻene faʻee, pea ʻoku mafao atu ʻe heʻene tamai ʻa hono nima ʻo puke ia ʻi hono fatafata. ʻEiki, fakamafao mai ha nima ʻoku ʻikai ʻuli mo fakalilifu kiate au ʻo hange ha tamai ʻofa ʻi he fanau, pea maʻu au mei he nima ʻo e fili supersensual. He vakai! ʻoku tuli au ʻe he laione ʻo e kuonga muʻa mo fitaʻa mo anga fitaʻa, he ko e tamai ia ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e kau ʻIsipite, pea ko e ngaahi ʻotua ʻo e kau ʻotua tamapua ko ʻene fanau, pea kuo u haʻu ke fehiʻa kiate kinautolu, pea naʻa ku ʻave mo kinautolu, koeʻuhi he ko e fanau kinautolu ʻa e laione, pea naʻa ku kapusi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua kotoa pe ʻo e kau ʻIsipite meiate au ʻo u liʻaki kinautolu, pea mo e laione, pe ko ʻenau tamai ko e tevolo, ʻi he ʻita ki ʻOku ou feinga ke folo hifo au. Ka ko koe, ʻEiki, fakahaofi au mei hono nimá, pea ʻe fakahaofi au mei hono ngutú, telia naʻá ne haeʻi au ʻo lī au ki he ulo ʻo e afí, pea lī au ʻe he afí ki he afí, pea ʻe ikunaʻi au ʻe he afaá ʻi he fakapoʻulí ʻo lī au ki he loto moaná, pea folo hifo au ʻe he manu lahi ʻa ia ʻoku mei he taʻengatá, pea ʻoku ou mate ʻo taʻengata. Fakahaofi au, ʻEiki, ki muʻa pea hoko ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa pē kiate au; fakahaofi au, ʻEiki, ʻa e liʻekina mo e taʻe-maluʻi, he kuo fakafisingaʻi au ʻe heʻeku tamai mo ʻeku faʻee ʻo pehe, ʻʻOku ʻikai ko homa ʻofefine ʻa ʻAsenata,ʻ koeʻuhi he naʻa ku tofitofi hona ngaahi ʻotua ʻo fakaʻauha fakataha mo kinaua, ʻo hange ko ʻena fehiʻa kakato kiate kinaua. Pea ko ʻeni ko ha tokotaha paea mo liʻekina au, pea ʻoku ʻikai haʻaku toe ʻamanaki lelei kehe ka ko koe pē. ʻE ʻEiki, pe ko ha hūfangaʻanga kehe ka ko hoʻo ʻaloʻofá pē, ko e kaumeʻa ʻo e tangatá, koeʻuhí he ko koe pē ʻa e tamai ʻa e kau paeá mo e hau ʻo e kau fakatangaʻi mo e tokoni ʻo e faingataʻaʻiá. Ke ke ʻaloʻofa mai kiate au ʻ Eiki, pea tauhi au ke u maʻa mo tāupoʻou, ʻa e liʻekina mo e paea, he ko e ʻEiki pe ʻoku ke hoko ko ha tamai angalelei mo angavaivai. He ko hai ʻa e tamai ʻoku melie mo lelei hangē ko koe, ʻEiki? He vakai! ko e ngaahi fale kotoa pe ʻo ʻeku tamai ʻa ia naʻa ne foaki kiate au ke hoko ko ha tofiʻa ko ha kiʻi vahaʻa taimi mo e vanishing; ka ko e ngaahi fale ʻo homou tofiʻá, ʻE ʻEiki, ʻoku taʻe-faʻa-ʻauha mo taʻengata."
Ko e Lotu ʻa ʻAsesení (hoko atu) 13. "ʻAʻahi mai, ʻEiki, ʻa ʻeku ongoʻi ma pea ʻaloʻofa mai ki hoku tuʻunga paea mo fakaʻofaʻia ʻiate au, ʻa e faingataʻaʻia. He vakai! Ko au, ʻEiki, naʻá ku hola mei he kakai kotoa pē ʻo kumi hūfanga mo koe ko e kaumeʻa pē ʻe taha ʻo e tangatá. ʻIloange! Naʻá ku tuku ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻo e māmaní ka u kumi hūfanga mo koe. ʻEiki, ʻi he tupenu tangai mo e efuefu, telefua mo e fakataʻelata. ʻIloange! ko ʻeni kuó u vete hoku pulupulu fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻo e līneni tuʻu-ki-á pea mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻo e kulaʻahoʻahó ʻoku fekauʻaki mo e koulá pea kuo nau tui ha tunic ʻuliʻuli ʻo e tengihia. ʻIloange! Kuó u vete ange hoku nonoʻo koulá pea lī ia meiate au pea nonoʻo ʻaki ʻa e maea mo e tupenu tangai. ʻIloange! ʻeku diadem mo ʻeku mitre kuo u li mei hoku ʻulu pea kuo u afuhi au ʻaki ʻa e cinders. ʻIloange! ʻa e faliki ʻo hoku loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻa ia naʻe fakatoka ʻaki ha ngaahi coloured mo e ngaahi maka lanu valeti, ʻa ia naʻe moistened kimuʻa ʻaki ʻa e lolo pea naʻe momoa ia ʻaki ʻa e tupenu lineni ngingila, kuo moistened ia ʻaki hoku loʻimata pea kuo dishonoured ia ʻi he efuefu. ʻIloange! ʻe hoku ʻEiki, mei he cinders mo hoku loʻimata naʻe faʻu ʻaki ha ʻumea lahi ʻi hoku loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻo hange ko ha hala lahi. ʻIloange! hoku ʻEiki, ko ʻeku maʻu meʻatokoni efiafi fakaʻeiʻeiki mo e ngaahi kakanoʻi manu kuo u foaki ki he fanga kulii. ʻIloange! Ko au foki, ʻEiki, kuó u ʻaukai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu mo e pō ʻe fitu pea naʻe ʻikai te u kai mā pe inu vai, pea ʻoku mōmoa ʻa hoku ngutú ʻo hangē ko e veʻeteka mo hoku ʻeleló ʻo hangē ko e meʻatui mo hoku loungutú ʻo hangē ha fuʻu poʻulí, pea tuʻu maʻu ʻa hoku matá, pea tuʻu hoku matá kuo ʻikai ke nau lava ʻo lilingi ha loʻimata. Ka koe, ʻEiki ko hoku ʻOtua, fakahaofi au mei heʻeku ngaahi taʻeʻilo lahi, pea fakamolemoleʻi au ʻi he meʻa ko ia, ʻi heʻeku hoko ko ha taupoʻou mo e taʻeʻilo, kuo u he. ʻIloange! ko ʻeni kuó u ʻilo ʻeni ko e ngaahi ʻotua kotoa pē naʻá ku lotu ki ai ʻi heʻeku taʻeʻiló ko e ngaahi tamapua tuli mo mate, pea naʻá ku tofitofi fakakongokonga ia ʻo foaki ke molomoloki ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē, pea naʻe maumauʻi ia ʻe he kau kaihaʻá, ʻa ia ko e koula mo e siliva, pea naʻá ku kumi hūfanga fakataha mo koe, ko e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá, ʻa e tokotaha manavaʻofa pē taha mo e kaumeʻa ʻo e tangatá. Fakamolemoleʻi muʻa au, ʻEiki, he naʻa ku fai ha ngaahi angahala lahi kiate koe ʻi he taʻeʻilo pea u lea takuanoa ki hoku ʻeiki ko Siosefa, ʻo ʻikai te u ʻiloʻ ʻa e mamahi, ko ho foha ia. ʻEiki, koeʻuhi ko e naʻinaʻi ʻa e kau tangata angakovi ʻi he meheka kiate au, naʻa ne pehe mai kiate au: ʻKo Siosefa ko e foha ia ʻo ha tauhisipi mei he fonua ko Kenani,ʻ pea ko au ko e tokotaha mamahi kuo u tui kiate kinautolu pea ʻalu hē, pea naʻá ku taʻetokaʻi ia, peá u lea ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa kovi ʻo kau kiate ia, ʻo ʻikai te u ʻilo ko ho foha ia. He ko hai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e tangatá naʻá ne fakatupu pe te ne fakatupu ha faʻahinga fakaʻofoʻofa pehē? pe ko hai mo ha toe taha ʻoku hangē ko iá, ʻo poto mo māfimafi hangē ko e Siosefa fakaʻofoʻofa tahá? Ka kiate koe, ʻEiki, ʻoku ou fakatukupaaʻi ia, koeʻuhi he ʻoku ou ʻofa ʻiate ia ʻo lahi ange ʻi hoku laumalie. Tauhi ia ke ne malu ʻi he poto ʻo hoʻo ʻaloʻofá, pea fakatukupaaʻi au kiate ia ko ha kaunanga mo ha fefine pōpula, koeʻuhí ke u fufulu hono vaʻé pea ngaohi hono mohengá pea tauhi kiate ia mo tauhi kiate ia, pea te u hoko ko e fefine pōpula kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi taimi ʻo ʻeku moʻuí." ʻAʻahi ʻa e ʻĀngelo Pulé kia ʻAsenata. 14. Pea, ʻi he tuku ʻe ʻAsenata ʻene vete hia ki he ʻEikí, vakai! naʻe toe tuʻu hake foki ʻa e fetuʻu ʻo e pongipongí mei he langí ʻi he hahaké; pea naʻe mamata ki ai ʻa ʻAsenati, peá ne fiefia ʻo ne pehē: "Kuo fanongo mai ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá ki heʻeku lotú? he ko e fetuʻu ko ʻení ko e talafekau mo e talaki ʻo e māʻolunga ʻo e ʻaho lahí." Pea ʻiloange! faingataʻa ʻi he fetuʻu ʻo e pongipongi naʻe matoʻo mai ʻa e langí pea hā mai ha maama lahi mo taʻe-hano-tatau. Pea ʻi heʻene mamata ki aí naʻe tō hifo ʻa ʻAsenata ki hono fofongá ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi aí, pea naʻe haʻu leva kiate ia ha tangata mei he langí, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻa e ngaahi huelo ʻo e māmá, ʻo tuʻu
ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hono ʻulú. Pea ʻi heʻene tokoto ʻi hono fofongá, naʻe folofola ange ʻa e ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia, "ʻAsenata, tuʻu hake." Pea naʻá ne pehē: "Ko hai ia naʻá ne ui au he ʻoku tāpuni ʻa e matapā ʻo hoku loki ʻi ʻolungá pea māʻolunga ʻa e tauá, pea ʻoku anga fēfē ʻene hū mai ki hoku loki ʻi ʻolungá?" Pea toe ui tuʻo ua ia ki ai ʻo pehē, "ʻAsenata, ʻAsenata." Pea naʻá ne pehē, "Ko au ʻeni, ʻeiki, fakahā mai kiate au pe ko hai ʻokú ke ʻi aí." Pea naʻá ne pehē: "Ko au ko e ʻeikitau pule ʻo e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá mo e ʻeikitau ʻo e kau tau kotoa pē ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá: tuʻu hake ʻo tuʻu ʻi ho vaʻé, koeʻuhí ke u lea kiate koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi leá." Pea naʻá ne hiki hake hono matá ʻo mamata, pea ʻiloange! ko ha tangata ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻo hangē ko Siosefá, ʻi he pulupulu mo e pale pea mo e tokotokó fakaʻeiʻeiki, tuku kehe pē ʻa hono fofongá naʻe ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhilá, pea mo hono matá ʻo hangē ko e maama ʻo e laʻaá, pea mo e ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulu ʻo hono ʻulú ʻo hangē ko e ulo ʻo e afi ʻo ha tūhulu vela, pea mo hono ongo nimá mo hono ongo vaʻé ʻo hangē ha ukamea ʻoku ulo mei he afí, he naʻe kamata mei hono ongo nimá mo hono ongo vaʻé fakatouʻosi. ʻI he mamata ʻa ʻAsenita ki he ngaahi meʻá ni naʻá ne manavahē mo tō ki hono matá, ʻo ʻikai lava ke tuʻu ʻi hono vaʻé, he naʻe kamata ke ne manavahē lahi pea tetetete hono ngaahi vaʻé kotoa. Pea pehē ange ʻe he tangatá kiate ia: "Ke ke fiefia, ʻAsenata, pea ʻoua ʻe manavahē; kae tuʻu hake ʻo tuʻu ʻi ho vaʻé, koeʻuhí ke u lea kiate koe ʻi heʻeku ngaahi leá." Pea tuʻu hake leva ʻa ʻAsenati ʻo tuʻu ʻi hono vaʻé, pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate ia: "ʻAlu taʻe fakafeʻatungiaʻi koe ki ho loki ua ʻi ʻolungá, pea tuku ki he tafaʻakí ʻa e kofu ʻuliʻuli ʻokú ke vala ʻakí, pea kapusi ʻa e tauangaʻá mei ho kongalotó, pea tupeʻi atu ʻa e ʻulu mei ho ʻulu, pea fufulu ho mata mo ho nima ʻaki ʻa e vai maʻa pea ʻai ha pulupulu hinehina kuo ʻikai uesia, pea nonoʻo ho kongaloto ʻaki ʻa e nonoʻo ngingila ʻo e virginity, ʻo liunga ua, pea toe haʻu kiate au, pea te u lea kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi lea kuo ʻoatu kiate koe mei he ʻEiki." Pea naʻe fakasītuʻaʻi fakavavevave leva ʻa ʻAsenati ʻo ne ʻalu ki hono loki hono uá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fatafata ʻo ʻene teuteuʻí, ʻo ne fakaava hono ʻapí ʻo ne toʻo ha pulupulu hinehina, lelei, mo ʻikai uesia pea tui ia, kuó ne tomuʻa kofu ʻaki ʻa e pulupulu ʻuliʻulí kae ʻumaʻā foki ʻa e maeá mo e tauangaʻa mei hono kongalotó pea nonoʻo ia ʻi ha kofu ngingila, pea nonoʻo hono kofu ʻaki hono kiʻi teunga tāupoʻoú, ko e nonoʻo ʻe taha ki hono kongalotó, pea nonoʻo ʻe ha taha ʻa hono fatafatá. Pea naʻa ne lulululu foki mo e cinders mei hono ʻulu ʻo fufulu hono ongo nima mo e mata ʻaki ʻa e vai maʻa, pea naʻa ne toʻo ha pulupulu fakaʻofoʻofa mo fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito pea ne fakapuliki hono ʻulu. ʻOku talaange ʻe Maikolo kia ʻAsenata te ne hoko ko e uaifi ʻo Siosefa. 15. Pea naʻa ne haʻu ai ki he ʻeikitau pule fakalangi ʻo tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó, pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí kiate ia: "Toʻo ʻa e pulupulu mei ho ʻulú, he ʻokú ke hoko he ʻahó ni ko ha tāupoʻou maʻa, pea ʻoku tatau ho ʻulú mo e talavou." Pea naʻe toʻo ia ʻe ʻAsenata mei hono ʻulú. Pea ko e tahá, naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia: "Ke mou fiefia, ʻAsenata, ko e tāupoʻou mo e maʻa, he vakai! naʻe fanongo ʻa e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi folofola kotoa pē ʻo hoʻo vete hia mo hoʻo lotú, pea kuó ne mamata foki ki he fakamā mo e fakamamahi ʻo e ʻaho ʻe fitu ʻo hoʻo fakaʻehiʻehi mei he fakaʻehiʻehi mei ho loʻimatá, he kuo fokotuʻu mei ho loʻimatá ha ʻumea lahi ʻi ho ʻao ʻi he ngaahi ʻumea ko ʻení. Ko ia, ke mou fiefia, ʻAsenata, ko e tāupoʻou mo e maʻa, he vakai! kuo tohi ʻa ho huafá ʻi he tohi ʻo e moʻuí pea ʻe ʻikai tāmateʻi ia ʻo taʻengata; ka ʻe kamata mei he ʻahó ni ʻa hono fakafoʻou mo fakaleleiʻi mo toe fokotuʻutuʻu foʻou koe, pea te ke kai ʻa e mā monūʻia ʻo e moʻuí mo inu ʻi he ipu kuo fakafonu ʻaki ʻa e moʻui taʻe-faʻa-maté pea pani ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻoku monūʻia ʻo e taʻe-faʻaʻauʻauhá. Ke mou fiefia, ʻE ʻAsenata, ko e tāupoʻou mo e maʻa, vakai! kuo foaki koe ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá he ʻahó ni kia Siosefa ke hoko ko e fefine mali, pea ko ia pē ʻe hoko ko ho tangata taʻané ʻo
taʻengata. Pea ʻe ʻikai toe ngata mei ai, ʻe ui ʻa ʻAsenati ko ʻAsenati, ka ko ho hingoá ko e Kolo Hūfanga, he ʻe kumi hūfanga ʻiate koe ʻa e ngaahi puleʻanga lahi pea te nau nofo ʻi ho lalo kapakaú, pea ʻe maʻu ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi ha nofoʻanga ʻi hoʻo koloá, pea ʻe maluʻi ʻi ho ngaahi holisí ʻa kinautolu ʻoku pīkitai ki he ʻOtua Māʻolunga Tahá ʻi he loto-fakatomalá; he ko ia ko e ʻofefine ia ʻo e Fungani Maʻolunga, pea ʻoku ne kole ki he ʻOtua Fungani Maʻolunga kiate koe ʻi he houa kotoa pe pea mo kinautolu kotoa pe ʻoku fakatomala, koeʻuhi he ko e tamai ia ʻa e Fungani Maʻolunga, pea ko ia ʻoku ne fakakakato mo tokangaʻi ʻa e kau taupoʻou kotoa pe, ʻo ne ʻofa lahi ʻiate koe mo kole ki he Fungani Maʻolunga ʻi he houa kotoa pe, pea kiate kinautolu kotoa pe ʻoku fakatomala te ne ʻomi ha nofoʻanga ʻo e maloloʻanga ʻi he langi, pea ʻokú ne fakafoʻou ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē kuo fakatomalá. Pea ʻoku fuʻu hoihoifua ʻaupito ʻa e Pēnisí, ko ha tāupoʻou ʻoku haohaoa mo angavaivai mo angavaivai; pea ko ia ai, ʻOku ʻofa lahi ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá kiate ia, pea ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ia ʻe he kau ʻāngelo kotoa pē, pea ʻoku ou ʻofa lahi kiate ia, he ko ia foki ko hoku tuofefiné, pea hangē ko ʻene ʻofa kiate kimoutolu kau tāupoʻoú, ʻoku ou ʻofa foki kiate kimoutolu. Pea ʻiloange! he ʻoku ou ʻalu kia Siosefa pea te u lea kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi lea kotoa ko ʻeni ʻo kau kiate koe, pea te ne haʻu kiate koe he ʻaho ni ʻo mamata kiate koe mo fiefia ʻiate koe mo ʻofa ʻiate koe pea hoko ko ho tangata taʻane, pea te ke hoko ko hono mali ʻofeina ʻo taʻengata. Ko ia, fanongo mai kiate au, ʻAsenata, pea ʻai ʻa e pulupulu ʻo e taʻané, ʻa e pulupulu motuʻa mo e ʻuluaki pulupulu ʻa ia kuo teʻeki ai fokotuʻu ʻi ho loki ʻi ʻolungá mei muʻá, pea ʻai ʻa hoʻo ngaahi fili kotoa pē ke teuteuʻi ʻaki koe, pea teuteuʻi koe ko ha taʻahine mali lelei, peá ne teuteu ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia; he vakai! ʻokú ne haʻu kiate koe he ʻahó ni pea te ne mamata kiate koe mo fiefia." Pea, ʻi he ʻosi hono lea ʻaki ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kia ʻAsesení, naʻá ne fiefia lahi ʻi he fiefia lahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo lea ʻaki ʻe iá, ʻo ne tō kiate ia ʻi he funga ʻo e mamani, pea ne ʻai ke u to ki muʻa ʻi hono vaʻe pea ne pehe ange kiate ia: "ʻOku monuʻia ʻa e ʻEiki ko ho ʻOtua ʻa ia naʻa ne fekauʻi koe ke fakahaofi au mei he fakapoʻuli pea ke ʻomi au mei he tuʻunga ʻo e vanu ki he mama, pea ʻoku monuʻia ʻa ho huafa ʻo taʻengata. Kapau kuó u maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofa, ʻe hoku ʻeiki, ʻi ho ʻaó pea te u ʻiloʻi te ke fai ʻa e ngaahi lea kotoa pē kuó ke lea ʻaki kiate aú koeʻuhí ke lava ʻo fakahoko ia, tuku ke lea ʻa hoʻo kaunangá kiate koe." Pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate ia, "Lea atu." Pea naʻá ne pehē: "ʻEiki, ʻoku ou lotua ke ke nofo hifo ʻi he funga mohengá ni, koeʻuhí he ʻoku maʻa mo taʻe hano mele ʻa e mohengá ni, he naʻe teʻeki ai ke nofo ai ha tangata pe fefine kehe, pea te u tuku ʻi ho ʻaó ha tēpile mo ha mā, pea te ke kai, pea te u ʻomi foki kiate koe ʻa e uaine motuʻa mo e lelei, ʻa e odour ʻa ia ʻe aʻu ai ki he langi, pea te ke inu ai pea te ke ʻalu atu ʻi ho hala." Pea ne pehe ange ki ai: "Fakavavevave pea ʻomi vave ia." ʻOku maʻu ʻe ʻAsenata ha ngeʻesi honi ʻi hono fale tukuʻanga koloá. 16. Pea naʻe fakaʻauha ʻe ʻAsenata ʻo tuku ha tepile maha ʻi muʻa ʻiate ia; pea ʻi he kamata ke ne ʻomi ʻa e maá, naʻe folofola ange ʻa e ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia: "ʻOmi mo au foki ha ngeʻesi honi." Pea naʻá ne tuʻu maʻu pea puputuʻu mo loto mamahi koeʻuhí he naʻe ʻikai ha helu ʻa ha hone ʻi hono fale tukuʻanga koloá. Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia: "Ko ia ʻokú ke kei tuʻu ai pē?" Pea ne pehe: "ʻE hoku ʻeiki, te u fekau ha tamasiʻi ki he suburb, koeʻuhi he ʻoku ofi ke maʻu hotau tofiʻa, pea te ne haʻu ʻo ʻomi vave ha taha, pea te u tuku ia ki ho ʻao." Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia: "Hū ki ho fale tukuʻanga koloá pea te ke maʻu ʻa e helu ʻo e hone ʻoku tokoto ʻi he funga tēpilé; toʻo hake ia ʻo ʻomi ki heni." Pea ne pehe, "ʻEiki, ʻoku ʻikai ha helu ʻa e hone ʻi hoku fale tukuʻanga koloa." Pea ne pehe mai, "ʻAlu pea te ke ʻilo." Pea naʻe hū atu ʻa ʻAsenati ki hono fale tukuʻanga koloá ʻo ne ʻilo ai ha ngeʻesi honi ʻoku tokoto ʻi he funga tēpilé; pea naʻe lahi mo hinehina ʻa e helú ʻo
hangē ko e sinoú pea fonu ʻi he honi, pea ko e huʻa hone ko iá naʻe hangē ko e hahau ʻo e langí, pea mo hono kafu ʻo iá ʻo hangē ko e odour ʻo e moʻuí. Pea fifili leva ʻa ʻAsenati ʻo ne pehē loto pē: "Ko e helu ʻeni mei he ngutu ʻo e tangatá ni?" Pea toʻo ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e helu ko iá ʻo ʻomi, ʻo tuku ki he funga tēpilé, pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate ia: "Ko e hā naʻá ke pehē ai, ʻʻOku ʻikai ha ngeʻesi honi ʻi hoku falé,ʻ pea vakai! kuó ke ʻomi ia kiate au?" Pea naʻá ne pehē: "ʻEiki, kuo teʻeki ai te u ʻai ha ngeʻesi honi ʻi hoku falé, kae hangē ko hoʻo leá kuo ngaohi ia. Naʻe haʻu ʻeni mei ho ngutú? he ko hono odour ʻoku tatau ia mo e odour ʻo e lolo." Pea naʻe malimali ʻa e tangata ʻi he mahino ʻa e fefine. Peá ne ui ia kiate ia, pea ʻi heʻene haʻú, naʻe mafao atu hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo puke hono ʻulú, pea ʻi heʻene kalokalo hono ʻulú ʻaki hono nima toʻomataʻú, naʻe manavahē lahi ʻa ʻAseneti ki he nima ʻo e ʻāngeló, he naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e ngaahi kalofiama ko iá mei hono nimá ʻo hangē ko e anga ʻo e ukamea ʻafu kulokulá, pea ko ia ai naʻá ne sio fakamamaʻu maʻu pē ki he manavahē mo e tetetete lahi ʻi he nima ʻo e ʻāngeló. Pea naʻa ne malimali ʻo pehe: "ʻOku monuʻia ʻa ʻAsenati, koeʻuhi he kuo fakaha kiate koe ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lilo taʻe-hano-tatau ʻa e ʻOtua; pea ʻoku monūʻia ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku pīkitai ki he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá ʻi he loto-fakatomalá, koeʻuhí he te nau kai ʻi he helú ni, he ko e helú ni ko e laumālie ia ʻo e moʻuí, pea ko e fanga hone ʻeni ʻo e palataisi ʻo e fiefiá kuo ngaohi mei he hahau ʻo e ngaahi matalaʻi lose ʻo e moʻuí ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he palataisi ʻo e ʻOtuá mo e matalaʻi ʻakau kotoa pē, pea ʻoku kai ai ʻa e kau ʻāngeló mo e kakai fili kotoa pē ʻo e ʻOtuá pea mo e ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá, pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻe kai iá ʻe ʻikai mate ia ʻo taʻengata." Naʻe mafao atu leva ʻe he ʻāngelo fakalangí hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo toʻo ha kiʻi konga mei he helú ʻo kai, pea hili ʻaki hono nima ʻoʻoná ʻa e meʻa naʻe toe ʻi he ngutu ʻo ʻAsetí ʻo ne pehē ange ki ai, "Kai," peá ne kai. Pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate ia: "Vakai! ʻi he taimi ni kuó ke kai ʻa e mā ʻo e moʻuí pea kuó ke inu ʻa e ipu ʻo e moʻui taʻe-faʻa-maté pea kuo pani koe ʻaki ʻa e ngāue taʻe-faʻa-ʻauʻauhá; vakai! ko ʻeni ʻoku fakatupu ʻe ho kakanó he ʻahó ni ʻa e ngaahi matalaʻi ʻakau ʻo e moʻuí mei he matavai ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá, pea ʻe ngaohi ʻa ho ngaahi huí ke sisino ʻo hangē ko e ngaahi sita ʻo e palataisi ʻo e fiefia ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ʻe maluʻi koe ʻe he ngaahi mālohi taʻe-fakangatangatá; ʻo fakatatau ki hoʻo kei talavoú ʻe ʻikai te ke mamata ki he taʻu motuʻá, pea ʻe ʻikai taʻengata ʻa ho fakaʻofoʻofá, ka te ke hangē ko ha faʻē kuo ʻaaʻi ko e kolo ʻo e kakai kotoa pē." Pea naʻe fakaʻaiʻai ʻ e he ʻ āngeló ʻ a e helú, pea naʻe malanga hake ʻ a e fanga hone tokolahi mei he ngaahi sela ʻ o e helu ko iá, pea naʻe taʻefaʻalaua ʻ a e ngaahi selá, ʻ o lau mano mo e laui afe. Pea naʻe hinehina foki ʻa e fanga hone ʻo hangē ko e ʻuha hinaekiaki, pea naʻe hangē honau kapakaú ko e meʻa lanu vāleti mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, pea hangē ko e kula ʻahoʻaho; pea naʻa nau kinautolu foki ha ngaahi kinautolu ha hone māsila ʻo ʻikai fakalaveaʻi ha tangata. Pea naʻe takatakaiʻi ʻa ʻAsenata ʻe he fanga hone kotoa pē mei he vaʻe ki he ʻulu, pea tuʻu hake mo e fanga hone lalahi kehe ʻo hangē ko honau ngaahi kuiní mei he ngaahi selá, pea naʻa nau siakaleʻi takatakai ʻi naʻá ne hanga ki hono fofongá mo hono loungutú, ʻo helu ʻi hono ngutú mo hono loungutú ʻo hangē ko e helu naʻe helu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻāngeló; pea naʻe kai ʻe he fanga hone kotoa pē mei he helú ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he ngutu ʻo ʻAsesení. Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngeló ki he fanga hone, "Mou ō ʻeni ki homou tuʻungá." Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e fanga hone kotoa pē ʻo puna ʻo ʻalu ki he langí; ka ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe loto ke fakalaveaʻi ʻa ʻAsesení naʻa nau tō kotoa ki he kelekelé ʻo mate. Pea naʻe fakamafao atu ʻe he ʻāngeló ʻa hono tokotokó ki he fanga hone maté mo pehē kiate kinautolu: "Tuʻu hake pea ʻalu mo kimoutolu foki ki homou tuʻungá." Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e fanga hone kotoa pē kuo pekiá ʻo nau ʻalu atu ki he lotoʻā naʻe hoko mai ki he fale ʻo ʻAsesení, ʻo nau toʻo hake honau nofoʻangá ʻi he ʻuluʻakau fua.
ʻOku mavahe ʻa Maikolo. 17. Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngeló kia ʻAseneti, "Kuó ke mamata ki he meʻá ni?" Pea ne pehe mai, "ʻIo, ʻe hoku ʻeiki, kuo u mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa." Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngelo fakalangí kiate ia: "Pea ʻe pehē ʻa ʻeku ngaahi lea kotoa pē mo e līneni tuʻovalevale pea fakataha mo e koula, pea naʻe ʻi he ʻulu ʻo e ʻa kinautolu takitaha; ʻo hange ko ia kuo u lea ʻaki kiate koe he ʻaho ni." Pea fakamafao atu leva ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻEikí ʻa hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo ala ki he tafaʻaki ʻo e helú, pea haʻu leva ha afi mei he tēpilé ʻo keina ʻa e helú, ka naʻe ʻikai lavea hono vaʻé ʻi he tēpilé. Pea ʻ i he taimi naʻe haʻu ai ʻ a e ʻ alaha lahi mei he vela ʻ o e helú ʻ o fakafonu ʻ a e loki ʻ i ʻ olungá, naʻe pehē ʻ e ʻ Asenata ki he ʻ āngelo fakaʻotuá: "ʻ Eiki, ʻ oku ʻ i ai ʻ eku kau tāupoʻou ʻ e toko fitu ʻ a ia naʻe ʻ ohake mo au talu mei heʻeku kei siʻí pea naʻe fanauʻi au ʻ i he pō pē ʻ e taha, ʻ a ia ʻ oku nau tatali kiate au, pea ʻ oku ou ʻ ofa kiate kinautolu kotoa ʻ o hangē ko hoku fanga tuofāfiné. Te u ui ʻa kinautolu pea te ke tāpuakiʻi foki mo kinautolu, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo tāpuakiʻi aú." Pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate ia: "Ui ʻa kinautolu." Pea toki ui ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e kau tāupoʻou ʻe toko fitú ʻo tuku ia ki he ʻao ʻo e ʻāngeló, pea pehē ange ʻe he ʻāngeló kiate kinautolu: " ʻE tāpuakiʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua Māʻolungá, pea te mou hoko ko e ngaahi pou hūfanga ʻo e ngaahi kolo ʻe fitu, mo e kakai fili kotoa pē ʻo e kolo ko ia ʻoku nofo aí ʻe nofo fakataha ʻa kimoutolu ʻo taʻengata." Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻotuá kia ʻAsenata: "Toʻo ʻa e tēpilé ni." Pea, ʻi he tafoki ʻa ʻAsenata ke toʻo ʻa e tēpilé, naʻá ne ʻalu leva mei hono matá, pea naʻe vakai ʻa ʻAsenata ʻoku hangē ha salioté mo e fanga hoosi ʻe toko fā naʻe ʻalu fakahahake ki he langí, pea naʻe tatau ʻa e salioté mo e ulo ʻo e afi, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa e fanga hōsí ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhilá, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa e ʻāngeló ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he saliote ko iá. Pea toki pehē ʻe ʻAsenata: "Ko au ko e vale mo e vale, ko au ko e māʻulalo, he kuó u lea ʻo hangē ko e haʻu ha tangata ki hoku loki ʻi ʻolungá mei he langí! naʻe ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi naʻe hāʻele mai ki ai ʻa e ʻOtuá; pea vakai! ko ʻeni ʻokú ne toe foki ki he langí ki hono tuʻungá." Pea ne pehe ʻiate ia pe: "ʻEiki, ke ke angaʻofa, ki hoʻo kaunanga, pea fakamoʻui hoʻo kaunanga, koeʻuhi, ko ʻeku tafaʻaki, kuo u lea ʻaki ʻi he taʻeʻilo ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke u lea ʻaki ʻi ho ʻao." ʻ Oku liliu ʻ a e fofonga ʻ o ʻ Asesení. 18. Pea lolotonga ʻa e kei lea ʻaki ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e ngaahi lea ni kiate ia, vakai! ko ha talavou, ko e taha ʻo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa Siosefa, ʻoku ne pehe: "Siosefa, ʻe haʻu kiate koe he ʻahó ni ʻa e tangata māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá." Pea naʻe ui leva ʻe ʻAsenati ʻa e leʻo ʻo hono falé ʻo ne pehē ange kiate ia: "Fakavavevave, pea teuteuʻi ʻa hoku falé pea teuteu ha meʻatokoni efiafi lelei, he ʻoku haʻu kiate kitautolu he ʻahó ni ʻa Siosefa, ko e tangata māfimafi ʻo e ʻOtuá." Pea naʻe mamahi mo tangi mo tangi ʻa e leʻo ʻo e falé ʻi heʻene mamata kiate iá (he kuo tuʻu ʻa hono fofongá mei he mamahi ʻo e ʻaho ʻe fitú mo e tangí mo e fakaʻehiʻehi mei aí); pea naʻá ne puke hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo ʻuma ki ai ʻi he loto ʻofa mo pehē: "Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke tui ki aí, ʻe hoku fefine, ʻoku tuʻu pehē ʻa ho matá?" Pea naʻá ne pehē: "Kuó u maʻu ha mamahi lahi ʻi hoku ʻulú, pea mavahe ʻa e mohé mei hoku matá." Naʻe ʻ alu leva ʻ a e ʻ ovasia ʻ o e falé ʻ o teuteuʻi ʻ a e falé mo e kai efiafí. Pea naʻe manatuʻi ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻāngeló mo ʻene ngaahi fekau naʻá ne faí, ʻo ne fakavavevave ʻo hū ki hono loki ua ʻi ʻolungá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fatafata ʻo ʻene teuteuʻí, ʻo ne fakaava ʻa hono fuʻu ʻinisekite lahí, ʻo ne ʻomi hono ʻuluaki pulupulu ʻo hangē ko e ʻuhilá ke mamata ki ai pea ʻai ia ki ʻolunga; pea naʻá ne nonoʻo foki hono kofú ʻaki ʻa e nonoʻo ʻoku ngingila mo fakaʻeiʻeiki ʻa ia naʻe ʻaki ʻa e koula mo e ngaahi maka mahuʻinga, pea naʻá ne hili ʻi hono nimá ha ngaahi vesa koula, pea ʻi hono vaʻé ha meʻa teuteu koula ki hono kiá, pea mo ha pale koula naʻá ne ʻai ki hono ʻulú; pea naʻe ʻi he pale ʻi muʻá ʻa e fuʻu maka sapphire lahi, ʻo takatakai ʻaki ʻa e fuʻu maká ʻa e fuʻu
maka mahuʻinga ʻe ono naʻe mahuʻinga lahi, pea naʻá ne fakapuli ʻaki ʻa e pulupulu fakaofo ʻaupito ʻa hono ʻulú. Pea, ʻi he manatuʻi ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa e ngaahi lea ʻa e ʻovasia ʻo hono falé, he naʻá ne pehē kiate ia kuo tuʻu maʻu hono matá, naʻá ne fuʻu mamahi ʻaupito, pea toʻe mo pehē: "ʻE malaʻia au, ʻa e māʻutolú, koeʻuhi ʻoku tuʻu maʻu ʻa hoku matá. ʻE mamata ʻa Siosefa kiate au ʻi he founga ko iá pea te ne taʻeʻaonga kiate au." Pea pehē ʻe ia ki heʻene kaunangá, "ʻOmi kiate au ʻa e vai maʻa mei he matavai mapunopuna." Pea ʻi heʻene ʻomi ia, naʻa ne huaʻi hifo ia ki he pesoni, pea bending hifo ke fufulu hono mata, naʻa ne sio naʻe ulo hono fofongá ʻo hangē ko e laʻaá, pea naʻe hangē hono fofongá ko e fetuʻu ʻo e pongipongí ʻi heʻene hopo haké, mo hono kouʻahé ʻo hangē ha fetuʻu ʻo e langí, pea naʻe tatau hono loungutú mo e ngaahi matalaʻi lose kulokulá, pea naʻe tatau ʻa e ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulu ʻo hono ʻulú mo e vaine ʻoku matala ʻi hono ngaahi fuá ʻi he palataisi ʻo e ʻOtuá, ʻa hono kiá ʻo hangē ha cypress kehekehe. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻAsenata ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne ofo ʻiate ia pē ʻi heʻene sió peá ne fiefia ʻi he fuʻu fiefia lahi ʻo ʻikai fufulu hono matá, he naʻá ne pehē, "Telia naʻá ku fufulu ʻa e fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa lahí ni." Naʻe foki mai leva ʻa e leʻo ʻo hono fale ʻo talaange ki ai, "Kuo fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe naʻa ke fekau"; pea ʻi heʻene mamata kiate iá, naʻá ne manavahē lahi pea naʻe puke ia ʻi he tetetete ʻi ha taimi lōloa, ʻo ne tō hifo ʻi hono vaʻé ʻo ne kamata ke pehē: "Ko e hā ʻeni, ʻa ʻeku fineʻeikí? Ko e hā ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa ko ʻeni ʻokú ne ʻākilotoa ʻa kimoutolu ʻa ia ʻoku maʻongoʻonga mo fakaofó? Kuo fili koe ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo e Langi ke ke hoko ko e taʻahine mali ki hono foha ko Siosefa?" ʻOku foki mai ʻa Siosefa pea ʻoku maʻu ia ʻe ʻAsenata. 19. Pea lolotonga ʻena lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe haʻu ha tamasiʻi ʻo pehe kia ʻAsenata "Vakai! ʻOku tuʻu ʻa Siosefa ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi matapā homau fakamaauʻangá." Hili iá naʻe holo noa pē ʻa ʻAsenata ʻo ʻalu hifo ʻi he sitepu mei hono fatá mo e kau tāupoʻou ʻe toko fitú ke fakafetaulaki kia Siosefa pea tuʻu ʻi he fakafaletolo ʻo hono falé. Pea ʻ i he hū mai ʻ a Siosifa ki he fakamaauʻangá, naʻe tāpuni ʻ a e ngaahi matapaá pea naʻe nofo ai pē ʻ a e kau muli kotoa pē ʻ i tuʻa. Pea naʻe hū mai ʻa ʻAsenati mei he falefakatoló ke fakafetaulaki kia Siosefa, pea ʻi heʻene mamata kiate iá naʻá ne ofo ʻi hono fakaʻofoʻofá, peá ne pehē ange ki ai: "Ko hai ʻa koe, ʻe tānakiʻanga meʻakai? Tala vave mai." Pea pehē ange ʻe ia kiate ia: "Ko au, ʻeiki, ko e kaunanga au ko ʻAsenati; kuó u liʻaki meiate au ʻa e ngaahi tamapua kotoa pē pea naʻa nau mate. Pea naʻe haʻu ha tangata kiate au he ʻahó ni mei he langí ʻo ne foaki mai ʻa e mā ʻo e moʻuí peá u kai, peá u inu ha ipu monūʻia, peá ne pehē mai kiate au: ʻKuó u foaki kiate koe ʻa e fefine malí kia Siosefa, pea ko ia pē ʻe hoko ko ho tangata taʻané ʻo taʻengata; pea ʻe ʻikai ui ho hingoá ko ʻAsenata, ka ʻe ui ia ko e "Kolo Hūfangaʻangá," pea ko e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá te nau pule ki he ngaahi puleʻanga lahi, pea te nau kumi hūfanga ʻiate koe mo e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá.ʻ Pea pehē ʻe he tangatá: ʻTe u ʻalu foki kia Siosefa koeʻuhí ke u lava ʻo lea ki hono telingá ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻeni ʻo kau kiate koé.ʻ Pea ko ʻeni ʻokú ke ʻilo, ʻeiki, kapau kuo haʻu ʻa e tangata ko iá kiate koe pea kapau kuó ne lea kiate koe ʻo kau kiate au." Pea toki pehē ʻe Siosefa kia ʻAsenati: ʻʻMonūʻia koe, fefine, ʻa e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, pea ʻoku monūʻia ʻa ho huafá ʻo taʻengata, he kuo fakatoka ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá ʻa e fakavaʻe ʻo ho ngaahi ʻaá, pea ʻe nofo ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e ʻOtua moʻuí ʻi ho kolo hūfangá, pea ʻe pule ʻa e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá kiate kinautolu ʻo taʻengata. He naʻe haʻu ʻa e tangata ko iá mei he langí kiate au he ʻahó ni ʻo ne lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kiate au ʻo kau kiate koe. Pea ko ʻeni haʻu kiate au, ʻa kimoutolu ko e tāupoʻou mo e maʻa, pea ko ia ʻokú ke tuʻu mamaʻo ai? "Pea toki mafao atu ʻe Siosefa hono ongo nimá ʻo fāʻofua kia ʻAseneti, mo ʻAseenati Siosefa, peá na feʻumaʻiʻaki ʻi ha taimi lōloa, pea naʻá na fakatou toe moʻui ʻi honau laumālié. Pea ʻuma ʻa Siosefa kia ʻAsenati ʻo foaki kiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e moʻuí, pea ko hono tuʻo uá naʻá ne ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e potó, pea ko hono tuʻo tolú naʻá
ne ʻuma kiate ia ʻi he ʻofa mo ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e laumālie ʻo e moʻoní. ʻOku foki mai ʻa Pentephres ʻo fakaʻamu ke teu mali mo ʻAsenati kia Siosefa, ka naʻe fakapapau ʻa Siosefa ke kole hono nima meia Felo. 20. Pea, ʻi he hili ʻena fepikitaiʻaki ʻi ha taimi loloa mo fetuiaki ʻa e ngaahi seini ʻo hona nima, naʻe pehe ʻe ʻAseneti kia Siosefa: "Haʻu ki heni, ʻeiki, pea hu ki homau fale, he kuo u teuteu homau fale mo ha meʻatokoni efiafi lahi." Pea naʻá ne puke hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo taki atu ia ki hono falé ʻo tangutu ʻi he sea ʻo Pentephres ʻene tamaí; pea naʻá ne ʻomi ʻa e vai ke fufulu ʻaki hono vaʻé. Pea pehē ʻe Siosefa: "Tuku ke haʻu ha toko taha ʻo e kau tāupoʻoú ʻo fufulu hoku vaʻé." Pea pehē ange ʻe ʻAsenati kiate ia: ʻIkai, ʻeiki, he ko e meʻa ʻeni ʻoku fai atu ai pē hoʻo hoko ko hoku ʻeikí pea ko au ko e kaunanga. Pea ko e hā hoʻo kumi ki he meʻá ni, ke fufulu ʻe ha tāupoʻou ʻe taha ʻa ho vaʻé? he ko ho vaʻé ʻoku hoku vaʻe, mo e nima ʻo hoku nima, pea mo ho laumalie ko hoku laumalie, pea ʻe ʻikai fufulu ʻe ha taha ʻa ho vaʻe." Pea naʻá ne taʻofi ia ʻo fufulu hono vaʻé. Hili iá naʻe puke ʻe Siosefa hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo ʻuma kiate ia pea ʻuma ʻa ʻAseneti ki hono ʻulú ʻi he loto ʻofa, pea naʻá ne tangutu leva ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻú. Naʻe haʻu leva ʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé mo hono kāingá kotoa mei he maʻu honau tofiʻá, pea naʻa nau mamata ki heʻene tangutu fakataha mo Siosefa ʻo tui hono kofu malí. Pea naʻa nau ofo ʻi hono fakaʻofoʻofá mo fiefia mo fakamālō ki he ʻOtua ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakaake ʻa e kau pekiá. Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻa nau kai mo inu; pea naʻe fiefia ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻi aí, ʻo ne pehē ange kia Siosefa: "Te u ui ʻapongipongi ʻa e kau pilinisi mo e kau satraps kotoa pē ʻo e fonua kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsipité, pea te u fai ha taʻane maʻau, pea te ke ʻave ʻa hoku ʻofefine ko ʻAsenití ki hono uaifí." Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Siosefa: "Te u ʻalu ʻapongipongi kia Felo ko e tuʻí, he ko ʻeku tamaí ia peá ne fakanofo au ke u pule ki he fonuá ni kotoa, pea te u lea kiate ia ʻo kau kia ʻAsenata, pea te ne foaki ia kiate au ke hoko ko hoku uaifi." Pea pehe ange ʻe Pentephres kiate ia: "ʻalu ʻi he melino." ʻOku mali ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAsenata. 21. Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Siosefa ʻi he ʻaho ko ia mo Pentefasi, pea naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻalu ki ʻAseneti, he naʻa ne anga ʻaki ʻene pehe: "ʻOku ʻikai taau mo ha tangata ʻoku hu ki he ʻOtua ke mohe mo hono uaifi kimuʻa ʻi heʻene mali." Pea naʻe tuʻu hengihengia hake ʻa Siosefa ʻo ʻalu kia Felo ʻo ne pehē ange kiate ia: "Foaki mai kiate au ʻa ʻAsenata, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Pentephres, ko e taulaʻeiki ʻa Heliopolisí, ko hono uaifi." Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa Felo ʻi he fiefia lahi, pea naʻá ne pehē kia Siosefa: "Vakai! ʻikai koā kuo teu mali ʻa e tokotaha ko ʻení mo koe ko hono uaifi mei he taʻengatá? Ko ia, tuku ke ne hoko ko ho uaifi ʻo fai atu mei heni pea ki he taʻengata." Naʻe fekau atu leva ʻe Felo ʻo ui ʻa Penitefē, pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Pentephres ʻa ʻAsenati ʻo tuku ia ki he ʻao ʻo Feló; pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Felo ki heʻene ofo ʻi hono fakaʻofoʻofá peá ne pehē: ʻʻE tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo Siosefá, ʻe tama, pea ko ho fakaʻofoʻofá ni ʻe nofo ia ʻo aʻu ki ʻitāniti, he naʻe fili ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻo Siosefá ko e fefine mali koeʻuhí ko ia: he ʻoku hangē ʻa Siosefa ko e foha ʻo e Fungani Māʻolungá, pea ʻe ui koe ko hono mali ʻo fai atu mei heni pea taʻengata." Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe ʻave ʻe Felo ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAsenati ʻo ne hilifaki ha ngaahi fakakahoa koula ki hona ʻulú, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi hono falé mei muʻa pea mei he kuonga muʻá, pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Felo ʻa ʻAsenati ʻi he nima toʻomataʻu ʻo Siosefá. Pea naʻe hilifaki ʻe Felo hono ongo nimá ki hona ʻulú ʻo ne pehē: "ʻE tāpuakiʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá pea te ne fakatokolahi mo fakatupulekina mo fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻo aʻu ki he taʻengatá." Naʻe tafoki leva ʻa Felo ʻo fesoʻofani ʻiate kinautolu pea ʻomi ʻa kinautolu ki he ngutu, pea naʻa nau feʻumaʻaki. Pea naʻe fai ʻe Felo ha taʻane maʻa Siosefa, mo ha fuʻu meʻatokoni lahi mo inu
lahi ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, pea naʻa ne ui fakataha ʻa e kau pule kotoa pe ʻo ʻIsipite mo e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pe ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga, ʻo ne fai ha fanongonongo ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ʻo ne pehe: "Ko e tangata kotoa pe ʻe ngaue lolotonga ʻa e ʻaho ʻe fitu ʻo e taʻane ʻa Ko e moʻoni ʻe mate ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAsenata." Pea lolotonga ʻa e fai ʻa e taʻané, pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻa e maʻu meʻatokoni efiafí, naʻe hū atu ʻa Siosefa ki ʻAsenata, pea fakatupu ʻe Siosefa ʻa ʻAsenita pea fanauʻi ʻa Manasa mo ʻIfalemi ko hono tokouá ʻi he fale ʻo Siosefá. ʻOku fakafeʻiloaki ʻa ʻAsenata kia Sēkope. 22. Pea, ʻi he ʻosi atu ʻa e taʻu mahu ʻe fitú, naʻe kamata ke hoko mai ʻa e taʻu honge ʻe fitu. Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Sēkope ʻo kau kia Siosefa ko hono fohá, naʻá ne haʻu ki ʻIsipite mo hono kāingá kotoa ʻi he taʻu hono ua ʻo e hongé, ʻi he māhina hono uá, ʻi hono uofulu mā taha ʻo e māhiná, ʻo nofo ʻi Kōseni. Pea pehē ʻe ʻAseneti kia Siosefa: ʻTe u ʻalu ʻo mamata ki hoʻo tamaí, he ko hoʻo tamai ko ʻIsilelí ʻoku hangē ia ko ʻeku tamaí mo e ʻOtuá. Pea pehē ange ʻe Siosefa kiate ia: ʻTe ke ʻalu mo au ʻo mamata ki heʻeku tamaí." Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAsenata kia Sēkope ʻi he fonua ko Kōsení, pea naʻe fetaulaki ʻa e kāinga ʻo Siosefá mo ngaohi kinaua ʻa e ʻEiki kiate kinautolu ʻi honau fofonga ʻi he mamani. Pea naʻá na fakatou hū kia Sēkope; pea naʻe nofo ʻa Sēkope ʻi hono funga mohengá, pea ko ha tangata motuʻa ia ʻi he toulekeleka holi kovi. Pea, ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻAsenata kiate iá, naʻá ne ofo ʻi hono fakaʻofoʻofá, he naʻe fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa Sēkope ke ne mamata ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻaupito pea toulekeleka ʻo hangē ko e talavou ʻa ha tangata haʻu, pea naʻe hinehina hono ʻulú kotoa ʻo hangē ko e ʻuha sinou, pea naʻe ofi kotoa ʻa e ngaahi tuʻoni louʻulu ʻo hono ʻulú, pea naʻe aʻu hono kavá ki hono fatafatá, hono fofonga fiefia mo glistering, hono sinews mo hono uma pea mo hono ongo nima ʻo hange ha ʻangelo, hono ongo alanga mo hono fanga kiʻi ʻuhikiʻi pulu mo hono vaʻe ʻo hange ha moʻungaʻi tangata. Pea ʻi he mamata pehē kiate ia ʻa ʻAsesentí, naʻá ne ofo ʻo tō ki lalo ʻo ne fakapipiki hono matá ki he kelekelé. Pea pehē ʻe Sēkope kia Siosefa: "Ko hoku ʻofefine ʻi he fonó ʻeni, ko ho uaifí? ʻE monūʻia ia mei he ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá." Pea toki ui leva ʻe Sēkope ʻa ʻAsenata kiate ia peá ne tāpuakiʻi ia mo ʻuma kiate ia ʻi he angaʻofa; pea mafao atu ʻe ʻAsenata ʻa hono ongo nimá ʻo puke ʻa e kia ʻo Sekope pea tautau ʻi hono kia ʻo ʻuma kiate ia. Pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻa nau kai mo inu. Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAsinati fakatouʻosi ki hona falé; pea ko Simione mo Līvai, ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Lia, naʻa nau tataki toko taha pē kinautolu, ka naʻe ʻikai ke kau ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Sēpa mo Selepa, ʻa e kaunanga ʻa Lia mo Lesielí, ʻi hono tataki atu kinautolú, he naʻa nau meheka mo siviʻi kinautolu. Pea naʻe ʻi he toʻomataʻu ʻo ʻAsenití ʻa Līvai mo Simione ʻi hono toʻohemá. Pea naʻe puke ʻe ʻAseneti ʻa e nima ʻo Līvaí, he naʻá ne ʻofa lahi ʻaupito ʻiate ia ʻo māʻolunga ange ʻi he kāinga ʻo Siosefá pea ko ha palōfita mo ha tokotaha naʻe lotu ki he ʻOtuá pea mo ha taha naʻe manavahē ki he ʻEikí. He ko ha tangata poto ia pea ko ha palōfita ia ʻa e Fungani Māʻolungá, pea naʻá ne mamata tonu ki ha ngaahi tohi kuo tohi ʻi he langí ʻo ne lau ia ʻo fakahā ia kia ʻAsenata ʻi he lilo; he naʻe ʻofa lahi foki mo Līvai kia ʻAsenati peá ne mamata ki hono mālōlōʻanga ʻi he potu māʻolunga tahá. ʻOku feinga ʻa e foha ʻo Feló ke fakaʻaiʻai ʻa Simione mo Līvai ke na tāmateʻi ʻa Siosefa. 23. Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he fakalaka atu ʻa Siosefa mo ʻAseniteti, pea ʻi heʻenau ʻalu kia Sēkopé, naʻe mamata ʻa e ʻuluaki foha ʻo Feló kiate kinaua mei he ʻaá, pea ʻi heʻene mamata kia ʻAsesení, naʻá ne ʻita lahi ʻaupito kiate ia. Pea fekau atu leva ʻe he foha ʻo Feló ha kau talafekau, ʻo ui ʻa Simione mo Līvai kiate ia; pea ʻ i heʻenau haʻu ʻ o tuʻu ʻ i muʻa ʻ iate iá, naʻe pehē ange ʻ e he ʻ uluaki foha ʻ o Feló kiate kinautolu: "Ko hoku fatongiá ʻ oku ou ʻ iloʻi ko e kau tangata mālohi kimoutolu ʻ i he ʻ ahó ni ʻ o māʻolunga ange ʻ i he kakai kotoa pē ʻ i he māmaní, pea naʻe liua ʻ aki ʻ a e nima toʻomataʻu ko ení ʻ a
e kolo ʻ o e Sēkemisí, pea naʻe tā hifo ʻ aki hoʻomou ongo heletā ʻ e toko 30,000 ʻ a e kau tau. Pea te u ʻave ʻa kimoutolu he ʻahó ni ko homou takaua ʻo foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻa e koula mo e siliva lahi pea mo e kau tangata mo e kau kaunanga mo e ngaahi fale mo e ngaahi tofiʻa lalahi, pea mou fakakikihi ʻi hoku tafaʻakí pea fai kiate au ʻa e angaʻofa; he naʻá ku maʻu ha meʻa lahi neongo ʻa ho tokoua ko Siosefá, koeʻuhi he naʻá ne maʻu ʻe ia ʻa ʻAseneti ki hono uaifí, pea naʻe teu mali ʻa e fefiné ni kiate au mei he kuonga muʻá. Pea ko ʻeni haʻu mo au, pea ʻoku ou te u tauʻi ʻa Siosefa ke tāmateʻi ia ʻaki ʻeku heletaá, pea te u toʻo ʻa ʻAsenata ki hono uaifí, pea te mo hoko kiate au ko e kāinga mo e kaungāmeʻa faivelenga. Ka, kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou tokanga ki heʻeku ngaahi leá, te u tāmateʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻaki ʻeku heletaá." Pea hili ʻene folofola ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne toʻo hake ʻene heletaá ʻo fakahā ia kiate kinautolu. Pea ko ha tangata loto-toʻa mo loto-toʻa ʻa Simione, pea naʻá ne fakakaukau ke ala hono nima toʻomataʻú ki he kau ʻo ʻene heletaá ʻo toho ia mei hono ʻaiʻangá pea taaʻi ʻa e foha ʻo Feló he kuó ne lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea fefeka kiate kinautolú. Naʻe sio leva ʻa Līvai ki he fakakaukau ʻo hono lotó, koeʻuhí he ko ha palōfita ia pea naʻe molomoloki hono vaʻé ʻi he vaʻe toʻomataʻu ʻo Simioné peá ne lomiʻi ia, ʻo fakamoʻoni kiate ia ke tuku ʻene ʻitá. Pea naʻe lea leʻo siʻi ʻa Livai kia Simione: "Ko ia ʻoku ke ʻita ai ki he tangata ni? Ko ha kau tangata kitautolu ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá pea ʻoku ʻikai taau ke tau fai ha kovi koeʻuhí ko e koví." Pea toki pehē ʻe Līvai ki he foha ʻo Feló ʻi he loto fakahāhā: "Ko ia ʻoku folofola ʻaki ai ʻe hotau ʻEikí ʻa e ngaahi leá ni? Ko ha kau tangata kitautolu ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá, pea ko ʻetau tamaí ko e kaumeʻa ia ʻo e ʻOtua Fungani Māʻolungá, pea ko hotau tokouá ko ha foha ʻo e ʻOtuá. Pea ʻe fēfē haʻatau fai ʻa e meʻa fai angahalá ni, ke fai angahala ʻi he ʻao ʻo hotau ʻOtuá mo ʻetau tamai ko ʻIsilelí pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo hotau tokoua ko Siosefá? Pea ko ʻeni fanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi leá. ʻOku ʻikai taau mo ha tangata ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá ke fakalaveaʻi ha tangata ʻi ha faʻahinga poto; pea, kapau ʻe loto ha taha ke fakalaveaʻi ha tangata ʻa ia ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá, ko e tangata ko ia ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻikai te ne sāuni kiate ia, he ʻoku ʻikai ha heletā ʻi hono nimá. Pea tokanga telia naʻá ke toe lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea ko ʻení ʻo kau ki hotau tokoua ko Siosefá. Ka, kapau te ke fai atu ʻi hoʻo akonaki koví, vakai! kuo tohoakiʻi ʻemau ngaahi heletaa kiate koe." Naʻe unuhi leva ʻ e Simione mo Līvai ʻ ena ngaahi heletaá mei hona ʻ aiʻangá peá na pehē: "ʻ Okú ke maʻu he taimí ni ʻ a e ngaahi heletaá ni? Naʻe tauteaʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻaki ʻa e ongo heletā ko ʻení neongo ʻa e ngaahi Sīkemisí, ʻa ia naʻa nau fai pehē ai neongo ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo fakafou ʻi hotau tuofefine ko Tainá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻuliʻi ʻe Sīkemi ko e foha ʻo Hāmorí." Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa e foha ʻo Feló ki he tā ʻa e ngaahi heletaá, naʻá ne manavahē lahi ʻaupito mo tetetete ʻi hono sinó kotoa, he naʻa nau ngingila ʻo hangē ha ulo ʻo e afí, pea naʻe poipoila hono fofongá, ʻo ne tō ʻi hono fofongá ʻi he kelekelé ʻi honau lalo vaʻé. Pea mafao atu leva ʻe Līvai hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻo puke ia, ʻo ne pehē: "Tuʻu hake ʻo ʻoua ʻe manavahē, kae tokanga telia naʻá ke toe lea ʻaki ha lea kovi ʻo kau ki hotau tokoua ko Siosefá." Ko ia, naʻe ʻ alu fakatouʻosi ʻ a Simione mo Līvai mei hono ʻ aó. Naʻe faʻufaʻu kākā ʻa e foha ʻo Feló mo Teni mo Kati ke tāmateʻi ʻa Siosefa pea puke ʻa ʻAsenata. 24. Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e manavahē mo e loto mamahi ʻa e foha ʻo Feló he naʻá ne manavahē ki he kāinga ʻo Siosefá, pea naʻá ne toe fuʻu ʻita ʻaupito koeʻuhi ko e fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo ʻAsesení, peá ne loto mamahi lahi. ʻ Oku pehē leva ʻ e heʻene kau tangata ngāué ʻ i hono telingá: "Vakai! ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Bilah mo e ngaahi foha ʻo Selepa, ko e kaunanga ʻa Lia mo Lesieli, ko e ongo uaifi ʻo Sekope, ʻoku na fuʻu taufehiʻa lahi kia Siosefa mo ʻAsinati pea fehiʻa kiate kinaua; ʻe hoko ʻeni kiate koe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe ʻo fakatatau ki ho finangalo." Ko ia naʻe fekau atu leva ʻe he foha ʻo Feló ha kau talafekau ʻo ui ʻa kinautolu, pea naʻa nau haʻu kiate ia ʻi he ʻuluaki houa ʻo e poó, ʻo nau tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu:
ʻKuó u ʻilo mei he tokolahi ko e kau tangata mālohi ʻa kimoutolu." Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe Teni mo Kati, ko e ongo taʻoketé kiate ia: "Tuku ke lea ʻa hoku ʻeikí he taimí ni ki heʻene kau tangatá ʻi he meʻa ʻokú ne fakaʻamu ki aí, koeʻuhí ke fanongo ʻa hoʻo kau tangata ʻoku ngāue tokoní pea ke mau fai ʻo fakatatau ki ho finangaló." Pea naʻe fiefia ʻa e foha ʻo Feló ʻi he fuʻu fiefia lahi peá ne pehē ange ki heʻene kau tangata ngāué: "Kiʻi holomui ʻeni ʻo kiʻi fuofuoloa siʻi meiate au, he ʻoku ʻi ai haʻaku lea fufū ke fai ki he kau tangatá ni." Pea naʻa nau mavahe kotoa. Pea loi leva e foha ʻo Feló, pea ne pehe kiate kinautolu: "Vakai! ko ʻeni ʻoku hanga mai ʻa e tāpuakí mo e maté ki homou ʻaó; ko ia ʻoku mou toʻo ai ʻa e tāpuakí kae ʻikai ko e maté, koeʻuhí he ko e kau tangata mālohi ʻa kimoutolu pea ʻe ʻikai te mou mate ʻo hangē ko e kakai fefiné; ka mou loto-toʻa pea sāuni ki homou ngaahi filí. He kuó u fanongo ki he pehē ʻe Siosefa ko ho tokouá kia Felo ko ʻeku tamaí: "ʻOku ʻikai ko hoku kāinga ʻa Teni mo Kati mo Nafitalai mo As, ka ko e fānau ʻa e kaunanga ʻa ʻeku tamaí: Ko ia ʻoku ou tatali ki he mate ʻa ʻeku tamaí, pea te u toʻo atu ia mei he māmaní mo ʻenau meʻa kotoa pē, telia naʻa nau maʻu mo kimautolu, koeʻuhí ko e fānau ʻa ʻeku tamaí. He naʻe fakatau foki au ʻe kinautolú ni ki he kau ʻIsimelí, pea te u toe foaki kiate kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau fai angahala kiate aú; ko ʻeku Tamaí pē ʻe maté." Pea naʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi ia ʻe heʻeku tamai ko Feló ʻi he ngaahi meʻá ni peá ne pehē ange kiate ia: "Tamasiʻi, kuo lelei hoʻo leá. Ko ia ai, toʻo meiate au ʻa e kau tangata mālohí pea hoko atu ke tauʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa naʻa nau fai kiate koe, pea te u hoko ko e tokoni kiate koe." Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa Teni mo Kati ki he ngaahi meʻá ni mei he foha ʻo Feló, naʻá na fuʻu hohaʻa mo fuʻu loto mamahi ʻaupito, pea naʻá na pehē kiate ia: "ʻEiki, ʻoku mau lotu kiate koe, ʻeiki, tokoni mai; he ʻoku fai atu ai pē mei heni ko hoʻo kau pōpula mo e kau pōpula ʻa kimautolu, pea te mau mate fakataha mo kimoutolu." Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he foha ʻo Feló: "Te u hoko ko e tokoni kiate kimoutolu ʻo kapau te mou tokanga foki ki heʻeku ngaahi leá." Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia: "Fekauʻi mai kiate kimautolu ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke fakaʻamu ki aí pea te mau fai ʻo fakatatau ki ho finangaló." Pea pehē ange ʻe he foha ʻo Feló kiate kinaua: "Te u tāmateʻi ʻa ʻeku tamai ko Feló he poó ni, he ʻoku hangē ʻa Felo ko e tamai ʻa Siosefá, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia te ne tokoni kiate kimoutolu; pea ʻoku mou tāmateʻi ʻa Siosefa, pea te u maʻu ʻa ʻAsenata kiate au ko hoku uaifi, pea te mou hoko ko hoku kāinga mo e kaungā ʻea-hoko ki heʻeku ngaahi koloa kotoa pē. Fai pe ʻa e meʻa ni." Pea pehē ange ʻe Teni mo Kati kiate ia: "Ko hoʻo tauhi ki he kakai he ʻaho ni pea te mau fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pe kuo ke fekau kiate kimautolu. Pea kuo tau fanongo ki he pehe ʻe Siosefa kia ʻAsenati: ʻʻAlu ʻapongipongi ke maʻu hotau tofiʻa, he ko e faʻahitaʻu ia ʻo e fakamaauʻangaʻ; pea naʻá ne fekau atu ha kau tangata mālohi ʻe toko onongeau ke tau mo ia pea mo e kau fakamelomelo ʻe toko nimangofulu. Ko ia ke ke fanongo mai kiate kimautolu pea te mau lea ki homau ʻeikí." Pea naʻa nau lea kiate ia ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi lea fufū kotoa pē. Hili iá naʻe ʻoange ʻe he foha ʻo Feló ki he kau tangata ʻe toko fāngeau taki taha ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangeau, pea fakanofo kinautolu ko honau ʻeiki mo e kau taki. Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe Teni mo Kati kiate ia: "Ko hoʻo tauhi ki he kakai ʻo e ʻaho ní, pea te ma fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuó ke fekau kiate kimautolú, pea te ma ō atu ʻi he poʻulí ʻo tatali ʻi he teleʻá pea toitoi ʻi he matolu ʻo e kutá; pea ʻokú ke ʻave mo koe ʻa e kau tangata punou ʻe toko nimangofulu ʻi he fanga hōsí pea muʻomuʻa ʻiate kimautolu ʻo mamaʻo ʻaupito, pea ʻe haʻu ʻa ʻAsenati ʻo tō ki homau nimá, pea te mau tuʻusi hifo ʻa e kau tangata ʻoku ʻiate ia, pea te ne hola ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻene saliote pea to ki ho nima pea te ke fai kiate ia ʻo hange ko e holi ʻa ho laumalie; pea ka hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni te tau tāmateʻi foki ʻa Siosefa lolotonga ʻene lotomamahi koeʻuhi ko ʻAsesení; ʻe pehē foki mo ʻetau fānaú te tau tāmateʻi ʻi hono ʻaó." Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻa e foha ʻuluaki ʻo Feló ki he ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻá ne fiefia lahi ʻaupito, pea naʻá ne fekau ke ʻalu atu mo e kau tangata tau ʻe toko ua afe mo kinautolu. Pea ʻi heʻenau aʻu atu ki he teleʻá naʻa nau toitoi ʻi he matolu ʻo e kutá, pea
nau vahevahe ki he ngaahi kulupu ʻe fā, ʻo nau tuʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e teleʻá ʻo hangē ko e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangeau ʻi he veʻe halá pea ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, pea ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e teleʻá naʻe kei toe pē ʻa e toengá, pea naʻa nau toʻo hake foki ʻa honau nofoʻangá ʻi he matapā ʻo e kutá, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangeau ʻi he kauhala ko ʻení pea ʻi he halá; pea ʻi hona vahaʻa ko ha hala lahi mo falahi.
ʻi heʻene mamata kiate iá, naʻe fonu ʻi he fuʻu manavahē lahi mo tetetete, pea naʻá ne ui ki he huafa ʻo e ʻEiki ko hono ʻOtuá.
ʻ Oku ʻ alu ʻ a e foha ʻ o Feló ke tāmateʻi ʻ a ʻ ene tamaí, ka ʻ oku ʻ ikai ke tali ia. Naʻe fakafepakiʻi ʻe Naphtali mo Asʻa Teni mo kati ʻa e alea.
27. Pea naʻe tangutu fakataha mo ia ʻa Penisimani ʻi he saliote ʻi he tafaʻaki toʻomataʻu; pea ko ha tamasiʻi mālohi ʻa Penisimani ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe hongofulu mā hiva, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa e fakaʻofoʻofa mo e māfimafi ʻo ha sipi ʻo ha laione, pea ko e tokotaha foki ia naʻe manavahē lahi ki he ʻOtuá. Pea toki puna hifo ʻa Penisimani mei he salioté, ʻo ne toʻo ha foʻi maka fuopotopoto mei he teleʻá ʻo ne fakafonu hono nimá ʻo lī ki he foha ʻo Feló pea taaʻi hono temipale toʻohemá, ʻo fakalaveaʻi ia ʻaki ha lavea lahi, pea tō mei heʻene hōsí ʻi he funga kelekelé kuo mate. Pea ʻi ai ʻI he lele hake ʻa Penisimani ki he funga maká, naʻá ne pehē ki he tangata saliote ʻa ʻAsesení: ʻʻTuku mai ha ngaahi maka mei he teleʻá." Pea naʻá ne ʻoange kiate ia ha maka ʻe nimangofulu. Pea naʻe laku hifo ʻe Penisimani ʻa e ngaahi maka ʻo tamateʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko nimangofulu ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he foha ʻo Felo, naʻe ngoto kotoa ʻa e ngaahi maka ʻi honau ngaahi temipale. Pea naʻe tuli ʻe he ngaahi foha ʻo Lia, Lupeni mo Simione, Livai mo Siuta, ʻa ʻIsakala mo Sepaloni, ʻa e kau tangata naʻe tokoto ʻo talitali ʻa ʻAsenati pea nau ʻoho atu kiate kinautolu ʻo tuʻusi kotoa kinautolu; pea naʻe tāmateʻi ʻe he kau tangata ʻe toko onó ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko ua afe fitungofulu mā ono. Pea naʻe hola ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Bila mo Selepa mei honau matá ʻo nau pehē: "Kuo mau mate ʻi he nima ʻo homau kāingá, pea kuo mate foki mo e foha ʻo Feló ʻi he nima ʻo Penisimani ko e tamasiʻí, pea naʻe mate ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate iá ʻi he nima ʻo e tamasiʻi ko Penisimaní. Ko ia, ko ia, tau ō mai ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻAsenati mo Penisimani pea hola ki he matolu ʻo e kutá ni." Pea naʻa nau ō mai ke tauʻi ʻa ʻAsenati ʻoku nau puke ʻenau ngaahi heletaá kuo ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ʻa e totó. Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻAsenita kiate kinautolú naʻá ne manavahē lahi peá ne pehē: "ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakaake au mo fakahaofi au mei he ngaahi tamapuá mo e kovi ʻo e maté, ʻo hangē ko hoʻo pehē kiate au ʻe moʻui taʻengata ʻa hoku laumālié, fakahaofi au mei he kau tangata angakoví ni foki." Pea naʻe fanongo ʻa e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá ki he leʻo ʻo ʻAsesení, pea naʻe tō leva ʻa e ngaahi heletā ʻa e ngaahi filí mei honau nimá ki he kelekelé ʻo liliu ko e efuefu.
25. Naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e foha ʻo Felo ʻi he po tatau pe ʻo haʻu ki he mohenga ʻo ʻene tamai ke tamateʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e heletaa. Naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe he kau leʻo ʻa ʻene tamaí mei heʻene haʻu ki heʻene tamaí mo pehē ange kiate ia: "Ko e hā e fekau ʻokú ke fai, ʻeiki?" Pea pehē ange ʻe he foha ʻo Feló kiate kinaua: "ʻOku ou fie sio ki heʻeku tamaí, he te u tānaki ʻa e fakamaauʻanga maʻulalo ʻo ʻeku ngoue vaine foʻoú." Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe he kau leʻó kiate ia: "ʻOku kātakiʻi ʻe hoʻo tamaí ʻa e mamahí pea tokoto ʻā ʻi he poó kakato pea ʻokú ne mālōlō ʻeni, pea naʻá ne pehē mai kiate kimautolu ʻe ʻikai haʻu ha taha kiate ia neongo kapau ko hoku ʻuluaki fohá ia." Pea ʻi heʻene fanongo ki he ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe mole atu ia ʻi he ʻita pea naʻá ne toʻo hake leva ʻa e kau tangata kaufana ʻe toko nimangofulu pea nau ʻalu atu ʻi honau ʻaó ʻo hangē ko e lea ʻa Teni mo Katá kiate iá. Pea naʻe lea ʻa e ongo taʻokete ko Nafitala mo ʻAsé ki hona ongo taʻokete ko Teni mo Katá, ʻo pehē: "Ko e hā ʻoku mou toe fai ai ʻi hoʻomou tafaʻakí ʻa e fai angahala ki hoʻomou tamai ko ʻIsilelí pea ki homou tokoua ko Siosefá? Pea ʻoku maluʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo hangē ko e foʻi ʻāpele ʻo e matá. ʻIloange! ʻikai naʻa mou fakatau tuʻo taha ʻa Siosefa? pea ko e tuʻi ia ʻi he ʻahó ni ʻo e fonua kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsipité mo e tokotaha foaki meʻakaí. Ko ia ai, kapau ʻoku mou toe fie fai angahala kiate ia, te ne tangi ki he Fungani Māʻolungá pea te ne fekau mai ha afi mei he langí pea te ne keina ʻa kimoutolu, pea ʻe tauʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻe he kau ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá." Naʻe ueʻi leva ʻ a e ngaahi tokoua mātuʻá ke nau ʻ ita kiate kinautolu ʻ o nau pehē: "Pea te tau mate ʻ o hangē ko e kakai fefiné? ʻOku mamaʻo ʻaupito ia." Pea naʻa nau ʻalu atu ke fakafetaulaki kia Siosefa mo ʻAsenata. Naʻe tamateʻi ʻe he kau angatuʻu ʻa e kau leʻo ʻo ʻAsenata pea ne hola. 26. Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa ʻAsenata ʻi he pongipongi ʻo pehe ange kia Siosefa: "Te u maʻu homau tofiʻa ʻo hange ko hoʻo folofola; ka ʻoku manavahē lahi ʻaupito ʻa hoku laumālié koeʻuhi ko hoʻo māvae mo aú." Pea pehē ange ʻe Siosefa kiate ia: "Ke mou fiefia pea ʻoua ʻe manavahē, kae ʻoua ʻe ʻalu atu ʻi he fiefia, ʻi he manavahē ki ha tangata, koeʻuhí ko e meʻa ko iá ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻa e ʻEikí pea te ne maluʻi koe ʻo hangē ko e foʻi ʻāpele ʻo e matá mei he kovi kotoa pē. Pea te u foaki ʻeku meʻakaí pea te u foaki ki he kakai kotoa pē ʻi he koló, pea ʻe ʻikai mate ha tangata ʻi he fiekaia ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipité." Hili iá naʻe ʻalu leva ʻa ʻAsenata, pea mo Siosefa ʻi heʻene foaki ʻene meʻakaí. Pea, ʻi he aʻu atu ʻa ʻAsenati ki he potu ʻo e teleʻá mo e kau tangata ʻe toko onongeau, fakafokifā pē kuo haʻu ʻa kinautolu naʻe ʻi he foha ʻo Feló mei honau nofoʻangá ʻo kau fakataha mo kinautolu naʻe ʻi ʻAsenaní, ʻo tuʻusi kotoa kinautolu ʻaki ʻenau ngaahi heletaá, pea mo hono kau fakamelomelo kotoa pē naʻa nau tāmateʻí, ka naʻe hola ʻa ʻAsenati mo ʻene salioté. Pea naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Līvai, ko e foha ʻo Lia, ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa ʻi heʻene hoko ko ha palōfitá peá ne fakahā ki hono kāinga ʻo kau ki he fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo ʻAsesení, pea naʻa nau takitaha toʻo leva ʻene heletaá ki hono alangá mo ʻenau ngaahi pā ʻi honau nimá pea mo e ngaahi taó ʻi honau nima toʻomataʻú pea tuli vave ʻa ʻAsenati. Pea hangē ko ʻAsenití naʻe hola ki muʻa, vakai! Naʻe fakafetaulaki kiate ia ʻa e foha ʻo Feló pea mo e kau tangata heka hoosi ʻe toko nimangofulu mo ia: pea ko ʻAsenatí,
Kuo tāmateʻi ʻa e kau tangata mo e foha ʻo Feló pea mo kinautolu naʻe ʻi ai ʻa Teni mo Katá; pea ʻoku hola ʻa e ngaahi tokoua ʻe toko faá ki he teleʻá pea kuo puke ʻenau ngaahi heletaá mei honau nimá.
ʻOku fakahaofi ʻa Teni mo Kati ʻi he kole ʻa ʻAsenati. 28. Pea ko e ongo foha ʻo Pila mo Selepa, ʻi heʻena mamata ki he mana ngali kehe naʻe hokó, naʻá na manavahē mo pehē: "ʻOku tauʻi ʻa kimautolu ʻe he ʻEikí koeʻuhi ko ʻAsenata." Pea naʻa nau tō hifo ki honau matá ʻi he kelekelé ʻo fakapipiki kia ʻAsenati ʻo pehē: "Ke ke ʻaloʻofa mai kiate kimautolu ʻi hoʻo kau popula, he ko hoʻo fineʻeiki mo e kuini koe. Naʻa mau fai angahala ʻa e ngaahi ngaue kovi kiate koe pea mo homau tokoua ko Siosefa, ka naʻe toe fai ʻe he ʻEiki ʻo fakatatau ki ʻa ʻetau ngaahi ngaue. Ko ia, ko hoʻomou kau tangata pōpulá ʻoku mau lotu kiate koe, ʻaloʻofa mai kiate kimautolu ʻa e māʻulalo mo e mamahi pea fakamoʻui ʻa kimautolu mei he nima ʻo homau kāingá, koeʻuhí ke nau ngaohi ʻa kinautolu ke ʻoua naʻa nau fai ha meʻa kiate koe, pea ʻoku tauʻi ʻa kimautolu ʻe heʻenau ngaahi heletaá. Ko ia ai, angaʻofa ki hoʻo kau tangata pōpulá, fineʻeiki, ʻi honau ʻaó." Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAsenata kiate kinautolu: "Ke mou fiefia pea ʻoua naʻa mou manavahē ki homou kāingá, he ko kinautolu foki ko e kau tangata ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá mo manavahē ki he ʻEikí; kae ʻalu ki he matolu ʻo e ngaahi kuta ko ʻení kae ʻoua ke u fakafiemālieʻi ʻa kinautolu koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu pea tuku ʻenau ʻitá koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi hia lalahi ʻa ia kuo mou poleʻi ke fai kiate kinautolú. Ka ʻoku ʻafioʻi mo fakamaau ʻa e ʻEikí ʻi hoku vā mo koé." Pea hola leva ʻa Teni mo Kati ki he matolu ʻo e kutá; pea ko honau
kāingá, ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo Lia, naʻa nau lele ʻo hangē ha kau ʻaisi ʻi he fakavavevave ke tauʻi ʻa kinautolú. Pea hifo ʻa ʻAsenata mei he saliote naʻe ʻi hono maluʻangá ʻo ʻoange kiate kinautolu hono nima toʻomataʻú ʻaki ʻa e loʻimata, pea naʻa nau tō ki lalo ʻo ngaohi naʻá ne tangi kiate ia ʻi he kelekelé ʻo tangi ʻi he leʻo-lahi; pea naʻa nau hoko atu ʻo kole ki honau kāingá, ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e kau kaunangá ke tāmateʻi ʻa kinautolu. Pea pehē ange ʻe ʻAsenata kiate kinautolu: "ʻOku ou lotu kiate kimoutolu, fakamoʻui homou kāingá, pea ʻoua ʻe fai kovi kiate kinautolu koeʻuhi ko e koví. He naʻe fakahaofi au ʻe he ʻEikí meiate kinautolu pea laiki ʻenau ngaahi hele fufuú mo e ngaahi heletaá mei honau nimá, pea vakai! kuo molū pea tutu ʻa kinautolu ke efuefu ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní ʻo hangē ha fakaʻau ke vela mei muʻa ʻi he afí, pea ʻoku feʻunga ʻeni kiate kitautolu ʻoku tauʻi ai ʻa kinautolu ʻe he ʻEikí. ʻOku pehē hoʻomou fakahaofi ʻa homou kāingá, he ko homou kāinga ʻa kinautolu pea ko e toto ʻo hoʻomou tamai ko ʻIsilelí." Pea pehē ange ʻe Simione kiate ia: "Ko ia , ʻoku lea ʻaki ai ʻe heʻetau fineʻefiá ʻa e ngaahi lea lelei maʻa hono ngaahi filí? ʻIkai ka te tau tuʻusi hifo ʻa kinautolu mei he vaʻa ʻakau ʻaki ʻetau ngaahi heletaa, he naʻa nau faʻufaʻu ha ngaahi meʻa kovi ʻo kau ki hotau tokoua ko Siosefa mo ʻetau tamai ko ʻIsileli pea mo koe, ko ʻetau fineʻeiki, ʻi he ʻaho ni." Pea mafao atu leva ʻe ʻAseneti hono toʻomataʻú nima ʻo ala ki he kava ʻo Simione pea ʻuma kiate ia mo pehe: "ʻE hoku tokoua, ʻoua naʻa ke fai kovi ki ho kaungaʻapi, he ʻe sauni ʻeni ʻe he ʻEiki neongo ia. ʻOku mou ʻilo ko homou kāingá ʻa kinautolu pea ko e hako ʻo hoʻomou tamai ko ʻIsilelí, pea naʻa nau hola mei he mamaʻó mei homou fofongá. ʻI heʻene peheé, fakamolemoleʻi kinautolu." Naʻe haʻu leva ʻa Līvai ki ai ʻo ʻuma ki hono nima toʻomataʻú, he naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻikai ke ne lava ʻo fakahaofi ʻa e kau tangatá mei he ʻita ʻa honau kāingá ke ʻoua naʻa nau tāmateʻi kinautolú. Pea naʻa nau ofi mai ki he matolu ʻo e kutá: pea naʻe ʻilo ʻe Līvai naʻe ʻikai fakahā ia ʻe hono tokouá ki hono kāingá, he naʻá ne manavahē telia naʻa nau tā hifo honau kāingá ʻi heʻenau ʻitá. Mate ʻa e foha ʻo Feló. ʻOku mate foki mo Felo pea fetongi ia ʻe Siosefa. 29. Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e foha ʻo Felo mei he kelekele ʻo tangutu hake ʻo ʻaʻanu ʻa e toto mei hono ngutu; he naʻe tafe hifo ʻa e toto mei hono temipale ki hono ngutu. Pea naʻe lele hake ʻa Penisimani kiate ia ʻo ne toʻo ʻene heletaá ʻo toʻo mei he ʻaiʻanga ʻo e foha ʻo Feló( he naʻe ʻikai tui ʻe Penisimani ha heletā ki hono alangá) pea naʻá ne loto ke taaʻi ʻa e foha ʻo Feló ʻi hono fatafatá. Naʻe lele leva ʻa Līvai kiate ia ʻo puke hono nimá ʻo ne pehē: "ʻE hoku tokoua, fai ʻa e meʻá ni, he ko e kau tangata kitautolu ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá, pea ʻoku ʻikai taau mo ha tangata ʻoku hū ki he ʻOtuá ke ne fai kovi ki he koví, pe molomoloki ha taha kuo tō, pe laiki hono filí ʻo aʻu ki he maté. Pea ko ʻeni fakafoki ʻa e heletaá ki hono tuʻungá, pea haʻu ʻo tokoni kiate au, pea tuku ke tau fakamoʻui ia mei he kafó ni; pea, kapau te ne moʻui, te ne hoko ko hotau kaumeʻa pea ʻe hoko ʻene tamai ko Felo ko ʻetau tamai." Naʻe fokotuʻu hake leva ʻe Līvai ʻa e foha ʻo Feló mei he kelekelé ʻo ne fufulu ʻa e totó mei hono matá peá ne nonoʻo ha meʻa haʻihaʻi ki hono kafó pea hilifaki ia ki heʻene hōsí ʻo taki atu ki heʻene tamai ko Feló, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo hoko pea hoko kiate iá. Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Felo mei hono taloní ʻo ne līvai kia Līvai ʻi he funga ʻo e māmaní ʻo ne tāpuakiʻi ia. Pea ʻ i he ʻ osi atu ʻ a e ʻ aho hono tolú, naʻe mate ai ʻ a e foha ʻ o Feló mei he maka ʻ a ia naʻe fakalaveaʻi ai ia ʻ e Penisimani. Pea naʻe mamahi lahi ʻaupito ʻa Felo koeʻuhi ko hono foha ʻuluaki, ʻa ia naʻe puke ai ʻa Felo ʻo mate ʻi he taʻu ʻe 109, pea naʻa ne tuku ʻene diadem ki he tangata fakaʻofoʻofa kotoa pe ko Siosefa. Pea naʻe pule toko taha pē ʻa Siosefa ʻi ʻIsipite ʻi he taʻu ʻe 48; pea hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni naʻe fakafoki ʻe Siosefa ʻa e fakatemá ki he tamasiʻi siʻi taha ʻa Feló, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he fatafatá ʻi he taimi naʻe mate ai ʻa e tangata motuʻa ko Feló. Pea naʻe hoko atu ai pē ʻa Siosefa ko e tamai
ʻa e kiʻi tamasiʻi ʻa Feló ʻi ʻIsipite ʻo aʻu ki heʻene pekiá, ʻo fakalāngilangiʻi mo fakamālō ki he ʻOtuá.