Toe Moʻui ha Tamasiʻi ʻa ha Uitou

Lolotonga ʻa e laʻalaʻaá, naʻe tala ʻe Sihova kia ʻIlaisiā: ‘ʻAlu ki Salepita. ʻE ʻoatu ai ʻe ha uitou ha meʻakai kiate koe.’ ʻI he matapā ʻo e koló, naʻe sio ai ʻa ʻIlaisiā ki ha uitou ʻoku fai ʻene tufi fefie. Naʻá ne kole ange ha ipu vai kiate ia. ʻI heʻene hū ke ʻomi iá, naʻe ui atu ʻa ʻIlaisiā kiate ia: ‘ʻOmai muʻa maʻaku ha meʻi mā.’ Ka naʻe tala ange ʻe he uitoú: ‘ʻOku ʻikai haʻaku mā ke u ʻoatu. ʻOku ou maʻu ha mahoaʻa mo ha lolo feʻunga ke ngaohiʻaki ha kiʻi meʻakai maʻaku mo ʻeku tamá.’ Naʻe tala ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā: ‘Kuo palōmesi ʻa Sihova kapau te ke ngaohi ha mā maʻaku, ko hoʻo mahoaʻá mo e loló heʻikai ke ʻosi kae ʻoua kuo toe tō mai ha ʻuha.’

Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa e uitoú ki hono ʻapí ʻo ngaohi ha mā maʻá e palōfita ʻa Sihová. Hangē pē ko e talaʻofa ʻa Sihová, naʻe ʻi ai maʻu pē ʻa e meʻakai ʻa e uitoú mo ʻene tamá ke na kai lolotonga ʻa e taimi laʻalaʻaá. Naʻe fonu ai pē ʻa ʻene siā mahoaʻá mo e loló.

Hili iá naʻe hoko ha meʻa fakalilifu. Naʻe puke lahi ʻa e tamasiʻi ʻa e uitoú ʻo ne mate. Naʻá ne kole tokoni kia ʻIlaisiā. Naʻe toʻo ʻe ʻIlaisiā ʻa e tamasiʻí meiate ia ʻo ne fua ki ha loki ʻi ʻolunga ʻi hono falé. Naʻá ne fakatokoto ia ʻi ha mohenga peá ne lotu: ‘ʻE Sihova, ʻai muʻa ke moʻui ʻa e kiʻi tamá ni.’ ʻOkú ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe hoko ai ko ha meʻa fakaofo ʻa hono fai ia ʻe Sihová? Koeʻuhí hangē ko ia ʻoku tau ʻiló, naʻe teʻeki ai ke toe moʻui ha taha mei he maté ki muʻa. Pea ko e uitou ko ení mo ʻene tamá naʻe ʻikai ko ha ongo ʻIsileli kinaua.

Ka naʻe toe moʻui ʻa e tamasiʻí, pea naʻe kamata ke ne mānava! Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIlaisiā ki he uitoú: ‘Vakai! Kuo moʻui ʻa hoʻo tamá.’ Naʻá ne fiefia lahi peá ne pehē kia ʻIlaisiā: ‘Ko ha tangata moʻoni koe ʻa e ʻOtuá. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ení he ʻokú ke leaʻaki pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tala atu ʻe Sihova ke ke leaʻakí.’