Fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻIlaisiā

Naʻe fanongo ʻa Sisipeli ʻi he meʻa naʻe hoko ki he kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí, pea naʻá ne ʻita lahi. Naʻá ne ʻoatu ha fekau kia ʻIlaisiā: ‘Te ke mate ʻapongipongi, ʻo hangē pē ko e kau palōfita ʻa Pēalí.’ Naʻe ilifia lahi ai ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻo ne hola ki he toafá. Naʻá ne lotu: ‘ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai ke u kei kātaki. Tuku ā muʻa ke u mate.’ ʻI heʻene helaʻiá, naʻe mohe ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻi ha lalo ʻakau.

Naʻe fafangu ia ʻe ha ʻāngelo ʻo ne lea anga-ʻofa ange: ‘Tuʻu hake ʻo kai.’ Naʻe sio ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki ha foʻi mā fuopotopoto ʻi ha funga maka vela mo ha sioki vai. Naʻá ne kai mo ne inu pea toe hoko atu ʻene mohé. Naʻe toe fafangu ia ʻe he ʻāngeló ʻo ne pehē: ‘Kai. ʻOku fiemaʻu ha mālohi kiate koe ki hoʻo fonongá.’ Ko ia naʻe toe kai ʻa ʻIlaisiā. Pea naʻá ne fononga ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 40 mo e pō ʻe 40, peá ne aʻu ki Moʻunga Hōlepi. Naʻe hū ai ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki ha ʻana ke ne mohe ai. Ka naʻe lea ʻa Sihova kiate ia. Naʻá ne pehē: ‘Ko e hā hoʻo meʻa ʻoku fai ʻi hení, ʻIlaisiā?’ Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā: ‘Kuo maumauʻi ʻe he kau ʻIsilelí ʻenau palōmesi kiate koé. Kuo nau fakaʻauha ho ngaahi ʻōlitá pea tāmateʻi hoʻo kau palōfitá. Ko eni ʻoku nau feinga ke tāmateʻi mo au foki.’

Naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova: ‘ʻAlu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he moʻungá.’ ʻUluakí, naʻe puhi mai ha fuʻu matangi mālohi ʻi he ʻaná. Ko hono hokó, naʻe ʻi ai ha mofuike pea hoko mai ai ha afi. Faifai atu pē naʻe fanongo ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki ha leʻo mokomoko mo leʻo-siʻi. Naʻá ne fakapūlouʻi hono matá ʻaki hono kofú peá ne tuʻu ʻi tuʻa ʻi he ʻaná. Naʻe ʻeke ange leva ʻe Sihova pe ko e hā naʻá ne hola aí. Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIlaisiā: ‘Ko au toko taha pē ʻoku kei toé.’ Ka naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate ia: ‘ʻOku ʻikai te ke toko taha pē. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e toko 7,000 ʻi ʻIsileli ʻoku nau kei lotu mai kiate au. ʻAlu ʻo fakanofo ʻa ʻIlaisa ke ne hoko ko e palōfita ʻo fetongi koe.’ ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻIlaisiā ʻo fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe tala ange ʻe Sihova kiate iá. ʻOkú ke pehē ʻe tokoniʻi mo koe foki ʻe Sihova ʻi hoʻo fai ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ne fiemaʻu mai ke ke faí? ʻIo, te ne fai pehē. Tau vakai angé pe ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hoko lolotonga ʻa e laʻalaʻaá.