Loto-Toʻa ʻa Sihoiata

Naʻe ʻi ai ha taʻahine ʻa Sisipeli ko ʻAtalaia, ʻa ia naʻe fulikivanu tatau pē mo ʻene faʻeé. Naʻe mali ʻa ʻAtalaia mo e tuʻi ʻo Siutá. ʻI he mate ʻa hono husepānití, naʻe kamata ke pule ʻa ʻene tamasiʻí. Ka ʻi he mate ʻene tamasiʻí, naʻe ʻai ʻe ʻAtalaia ʻa ia tonu ke ne pule ki Siuta. Pea naʻá ne feinga ke fakaʻauha ʻa e fale kotoa ʻo e tuʻí, ʻo tāmateʻi ha taha pē ʻe lava ke hoko ko e pule kae ʻikai ko ia, ʻo aʻu pē ki hono fanga mokopuná tonu. Naʻe ilifia ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ʻiate ia.

Ko e Taulaʻeiki Lahí ko Sihoiata mo hono uaifí ko Siosepa, naʻá na ʻiloʻi ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe ʻAtalaiá naʻe kovi ʻaupito. Naʻá na tuku ʻena moʻui ki ha tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi heʻena fūfuuʻi ʻa e taha ʻo e fanga mokopuna ʻo ʻAtalaiá, ko ha pēpē ko Sihoasi. Naʻá na tauhi hake ia ʻi he temipalé.

ʻI he taʻu fitu ʻa Sihoasí, naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻe Sihoiata ʻa e ngaahi ʻeikí mo e kau Līvaí kotoa peá ne tala ange kiate kinautolu: ‘Leʻohi ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e temipalé, pea ʻoua ʻe tuku ke hū ha taha ki loto.’ Naʻe fakanofo leva ʻe Sihoiata ʻa Sihoasi ke tuʻi ki Siuta peá ne ʻai ʻa e kalauní ki hono ʻulú. Naʻe kaila ʻa e kakai ʻo Siutá: ‘Ke moʻui fuoloa ʻa e tuʻí!’

Naʻe fanongo ʻa Kuini ʻAtalaia ki he longoaʻa ʻa e kakaí peá ne fakavave atu ki he temipalé. ʻI heʻene sio ki he tuʻi foʻoú, naʻá ne kaila: “Ko e faʻufaʻufono! Ko e faʻufaʻufono!” Naʻe puke ʻe he ngaahi ʻeikí ʻa e kuini fulikivanú, ʻo nau ʻave ʻo tāmateʻi ia. Kae fēfē ʻa e tākiekina kovi naʻá ne fai ki he puleʻangá?

Naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe Sihoiata ʻa e puleʻangá ke nau fai ha fuakava mo Sihova ʻa ia naʻa nau palōmesi ai te nau lotu pē kiate Ia. Naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihoiata ke nau holoki ʻa e temipale ʻo Pēalí pea laiki ʻo momomomo ʻa e ngaahi ʻaitolí. Naʻá ne fakanofo ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki mo e kau Līvai ke nau ngāue ʻi he temipalé koeʻuhi ke lava ʻo toe lotu ʻi ai ʻa e kakaí. Naʻá ne vaheʻi ʻa e kau leʻo matapā ke nau leʻo ʻi he temipalé ke ʻoua ʻe hū ki ai ha tokotaha taʻemaʻa. Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe Sihoiata mo e ngaahi ʻeikí ʻa Sihoasi ki he palasí ʻo ʻai ke ne nofo ʻi he taloní. Naʻe fiefia ʻa e kakai ʻo Siutá. Naʻe lava ke nau tauhi kia Sihova, ʻi he faifai pea nau ʻatā mei he tokotaha fulikivanu ko ʻAtalaiá pea mei he lotu Pēalí. ʻOkú ke sio ki he tokoniʻi ʻe Sihoiata ʻa e kakai tokolahi ʻi heʻene loto-toʻá?