ʻĒseta

8 ʻI he ʻaho ko iá naʻe foaki ʻe Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo ʻa e fale ʻo Hāmaní,+ ʻa e fili ʻo e kau Siú,+ kia Kuini ʻĒseta; pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Motekiai ki he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí, koeʻuhí kuo fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻĒseta ʻa ʻene kāinga mo iá.+ 2 Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe he tuʻí ʻa hono mama silá+ ʻa ia kuó ne faʻao meia Hāmaní ʻo ne ʻoange ia kia Motekiai. Pea naʻe tuku ʻe ʻĒseta kia Motekiai ke ne pule ki he fale ʻo Hāmaní.+

3 ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe toe lea ʻa ʻĒseta ki he tuʻí. Naʻá ne fakatōmapeʻe hifo ʻi hono vaʻé ʻo ne tangi mo tautapa kiate ia ke taʻofi ʻa e kovi kuo fakahoko ʻe Hāmani ko e tangata ʻĒkakí pea mo ʻene faʻufaʻu kovi ki he kau Siú.+ 4 Naʻe mafao atu ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e sēpita koulá kia ʻĒseta,+ pea naʻe mālanga hake ʻa ʻĒseta ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí. 5 Naʻá ne pehē ange: “Kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná pea kapau ʻoku hōifua mai ʻa e ʻAfioná, pea kapau ʻoku hā totonu ki he ʻAfioná pea fakahōifua ki hoʻo vakaí, tuku ke hiki ha tuʻutuʻuni ke fakataʻeʻaongaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tohi ʻa e tokotaha faʻufaʻu ko ia ko Hāmani+ ko e foha ʻo Hametata ko e tangata ʻĒkakí,+ ʻa ia naʻá ne tohi ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kau Siu ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo e tuʻí. 6 He ʻe lava fēfē ke u makātakiʻi ʻa e vakai atu ki he fakatamaki ʻe hoko ki hoku kakaí, pea te u makātakiʻi fēfē ʻa e sio atu ki he fakaʻauha ʻo hoku ngaahi kāingá?”

7 Ko ia naʻe folofola ʻa Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo kia Kuini ʻĒseta mo Motekiai ko e Siú: “Vakai! Kuó u foaki ʻa e fale ʻo Hāmaní kia ʻĒseta+ pea kuo tautau ia ʻi he fuʻu poú+ koeʻuhí ko ʻene faʻufaʻu ke ʻohofi ʻa e* kau Siú. 8 ʻE lava ke mo fai leva ha tohi ʻi he huafa ʻo e tuʻí ki ha meʻa pē ʻokú mo sio ʻoku taau mo e kau Siú pea silaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e mama sila ʻo e tuʻí, he ko ha tuʻutuʻuni kuo tohi ʻi he huafa ʻo e tuʻí pea silaʻi ʻaki ʻa e mama sila ʻo e tuʻí heʻikai lava ke toe liliu ia.”+

9 Ko ia naʻe ui mai ʻa e kau sekelitali ʻa e tuʻí ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi he māhina hono tolú, ʻa ia ko e māhina ko Sīvaní,* ʻi he ʻaho hono 23, pea naʻa nau hiki ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe Motekiai ki he kau Siú, pea pehē ki he kau situlapé,*+ mo e kau kōvaná pea mo e kau houʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vahefonuá*+ mei ʻInitia ki ʻItiopea, ko e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻe 127, ki he vahefonua* taki taha ʻi heʻenau sīpinga tohinimá pea ki he kakai taki taha ʻi heʻenau leá pea ki he kau Siú ʻi heʻenau sīpinga tohinimá mo ʻenau leá.

10 Naʻá ne tohi ia ʻi he huafa ʻo Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló pea silaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e mama sila+ ʻo e tuʻí pea ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi tohi kuo hikí ʻi he nima ʻo e kau talafekau heka hoosi; naʻa nau heka ʻi he fanga hoosi ʻave tohi veʻe-vave, ʻa ia kuo tauhi ki he ngāue ʻa e tuʻí. 11 ʻI he ngaahi tohí ni naʻe ʻoatu ai ʻe he tuʻí ha ngofua ki he kau Siu ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi koló ke nau fakatahataha ʻo maluʻi ʻenau moʻuí pea ke nau fakaʻauha ʻosi, tāmateʻi, mo fakaʻauha ha kau tau pē ʻa ha kakai pe ko ha vahefonua* te nau ʻohofi kinautolu, ʻo kau ai ʻa e kakai fefine mo e fānau, pea puke ʻenau ngaahi koloá.+ 12 ʻE hoko eni ʻi he ʻaho pē taha ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló, ʻi he ʻaho hono 13 ʻo e māhina hono 12, ʻa ia ko e māhina ko ʻĀtalí.*+ 13 Ko e fakamatala ʻi he* tohí ʻe hoko ia ko e lao ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonuá.* ʻE fanongonongo ia ki he ngaahi kakaí kotoa, koeʻuhí ke mateuteu ʻa e kau Siú ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ke nau faisāuni ki honau ngaahi filí.+ 14 Ko e kau talafekau naʻa nau heka ʻi he fanga hoosi ʻave tohi naʻe ngāueʻaki ki he ngāue ʻa e tuʻí naʻa nau ʻalu atu fakatoʻotoʻo mo fakavavevave ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí. Naʻe toe tuku atu ʻa e laó ni ʻi Sūsani*+ ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú.*

15 Naʻe mavahe leva ʻa Motekiai mei he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí ʻokú ne tui ha teunga fakatuʻi tupenu pulū mo hinehina, pea tui mo ha fuʻu kalauni koula mo ha pulupulu fulufuluʻisipi vāleti tupenu lelei.+ Pea naʻe kaikaila fiefia ʻa e kolo ko Sūsaní.* 16 He naʻe maʻu ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e nonga* mo e fiefia mo e nēkeneka mo e lāngilangi. 17 Pea ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonuá* pea mo e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi koló, ha feituʻu pē naʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí mo ʻene laó, naʻe fiefia ai ʻa e kau Siú mo hākahaka, ʻo nau fai ha ngaahi kātoanga kai mo ha ngaahi fakafiefia. Ko e tokolahi ʻo e ngaahi kakai ʻo e fonuá naʻa nau talaki ko ha kau Siu+ kinautolu, he naʻe tō kiate kinautolu ʻa e manavahē ki he kau Siú.