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9 ʻI he ʻaho hono 13 ʻo e māhina hono 12, ʻa ia ko e māhina ko ʻĀtalí,*+ ʻa ia naʻe teu ke fakahoko ai+ ʻa e folofola ʻa e tuʻí mo ʻene laó, ʻi he ʻaho naʻe ʻamanaki ai ʻa e ngaahi fili ʻo e kau Siú ke ikunaʻi kinautolú, naʻe hoko ai ha meʻa kehe ia, he naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e faʻahinga naʻe fehiʻa ange kiate kinautolú.+ 2 Naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e kau Siú ʻi honau ngaahi koló ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló+ ke nau ʻohofi ʻa e faʻahinga naʻa nau feinga ke fai ha kovi kiate kinautolú, pea naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻe lava ke tuʻu atu kiate kinautolu, he ko e manavahē kiate kinautolú naʻe tō ia ki he ngaahi kakai kotoa pē.+ 3 Pea ko e kotoa ʻo e kau houʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vahefonuá,* mo e kau situlapé,*+ mo e kau kōvaná, pea mo e faʻahinga naʻa nau fai ʻa e ngāue ʻa e tuʻí naʻa nau poupou ki he kau Siú, he naʻa nau manavahē kia Motekiai. 4 Naʻe hoko ʻa Motekiai ko ha tangata lahi+ ʻi he fale* ʻo e tuʻí, pea naʻe mafola atu ʻa hono ongoongó ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonuá,* koeʻuhí naʻe fakaʻaʻau ke toe lahi ange ʻa e mafai ʻo Motekiaí.

5 Naʻe taaʻi ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e kotoa honau ngaahi filí ʻaki ʻa e heletā, ʻo tāmateʻi mo fakaʻauha kinautolu; naʻa nau fai ha meʻa pē naʻa nau loto ke fai ki he faʻahinga naʻa nau fehiʻa ange kiate kinautolú.+ 6 ʻI Sūsani*+ ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú,* naʻe tāmateʻi mo fakaʻauha ai ʻe he kau Siú ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 500. 7 Pehē foki, naʻa nau tāmateʻi ʻa Pasanitata, Talifoni, ʻAsipata, 8 Polata, ʻAtelia, ʻAlitata, 9 Pamoseta, ʻAlisai, ʻAlitai, mo Vaisata, 10 ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ʻo Hāmani ko e foha ʻo Hametatá, ʻa e fili ʻo e kau Siú.+ Ka ʻi he hili ʻenau tāmateʻi kinautolú, naʻe ʻikai te nau puke ha koloa vete*+ ʻe taha.

11 ʻI he ʻaho ko iá naʻe fakahā ai ki he tuʻí ʻa e tokolahi ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe tāmateʻi ʻi Sūsani* ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú.*

12 Naʻe folofola ʻa e tuʻí kia Kuini ʻĒseta: “ʻI Sūsani* ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú* kuo tāmateʻi mo fakaʻauha ai ʻe he kau Siú ha kau tangata ʻe toko 500 pea mo e ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ʻo Hāmaní. Ko e hā leva kuo nau fai ʻi he toenga ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua*+ ʻo e tuʻí? Ko e hā hoʻo kole he taimi ní? ʻE ʻoatu ia kiate koe. Pea ko e hā ʻokú ke toe fiemaʻú? ʻE fai ia.” 13 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĒseta: “Kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná,+ tuku muʻa ke fakangofua ʻa e kau Siu ʻi Sūsaní* ke nau fai foki ʻapongipongi ʻo hangē ko e lao ʻi he ʻaho ní;+ pea tuku ke tautau ʻi he fuʻu poú+ ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ʻo Hāmaní.” 14 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí ha tuʻutuʻuni ke fakahoko ʻa e meʻa ko iá. Naʻe tuku atu ha lao ʻi Sūsani,* pea naʻe tautau ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻe toko hongofulu ʻo Hāmaní.

15 Naʻe toe fakatahataha ʻa e kau Siu ʻi Sūsaní* ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhina ko ʻĀtalí+ ʻo nau tāmateʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 300 ʻi Sūsani,* ka naʻe ʻikai te nau puke ha koloa vete ʻe taha.

16 Ko e toenga ʻo e kau Siu ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo e tuʻí naʻa nau fakatahataha foki mo kinautolu ke maluʻi ʻenau moʻuí.+ Naʻa nau fakaʻauha honau ngaahi filí,+ ʻo tāmateʻi ʻa e toko 75,000 ʻo e faʻahinga naʻe fehiʻa ange kiate kinautolú; ka naʻe ʻikai te nau puke ha koloa vete ʻe taha. 17 Naʻe hoko ia ʻi he ʻaho hono 13 ʻo e māhina ko ʻĀtalí, pea naʻa nau mālōlō ʻi he ʻaho hono 14 ʻo ʻai ia ko ha ʻaho ʻo e kātoanga kai mo e fakafiefia.

18 Naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e kau Siu ia ʻi Sūsaní* ʻi he ʻaho hono 13+ mo hono 14,+ pea naʻa nau mālōlō ʻi he ʻaho hono 15 ʻo ʻai ia ko ha ʻaho ʻo e kātoanga kai mo e fakafiefia. 19 Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe hanga ai ʻe he kau Siu ʻa ia naʻa nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua kehé ʻo ʻai ʻa e ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhina ko ʻĀtalí ko ha ʻaho ʻo e fakafiefia mo e kātoanga kai, ko ha ʻaho ʻo e kātoanga,+ pea ko ha taimi ʻo e feʻaveʻaki ʻinasi meʻakai.+

20 Naʻe hiki ʻe Motekiai+ ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni peá ne ʻave ha ngaahi tohi fakapuleʻanga ki he kotoa ʻo e kau Siu ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua* kotoa ʻo Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló, fakatouʻosi ʻa e ofi mo e mamaʻo. 21 Naʻá ne fakahinohino kiate kinautolu ke nau tauhi ʻa e ʻaho hono 14 ʻo e māhina ko ʻĀtalí, pea pehē ki he ʻaho hono 15, ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē, 22 koeʻuhí ko e ongo ʻaho ia naʻe tauʻatāina ai ʻa e kau Siú mei honau ngaahi filí pea ko e māhina ia naʻe liliu ai ʻenau mamahí ki he fiefiá mo ʻenau fakamamahí+ ki he ʻaho ʻo e kātoangá. Te nau tauhi ia ko e ongo ʻaho ʻo e kātoanga kai mo e fakafiefia pea ko ha taimi ke feʻaveʻaki ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻinasi meʻakaí mo e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ki he masivá.

23 Pea naʻe loto ʻa e kau Siú ke hokohoko atu ʻa e kātoanga naʻa nau ʻosi kamataʻí pea ke fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe faitohi ange ai ʻa Motekiai kiate kinautolú. 24 He ko Hāmani+ ko e foha ʻo Hametata ko e tangata ʻĒkakí,+ ʻa e fili ʻo e kotoa ʻo e kau Siú, naʻá ne fai ha faʻufaʻu kovi ki he kau Siú ke fakaʻauha kinautolu,+ pea naʻá ne fai ha Puli,+ ʻa ia ko e Lulu, ke ʻai kinautolu ke nau taʻemanonga pea ke fakaʻauha kinautolu. 25 Ka ʻi he hū ʻa ʻĒseta ki he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí, naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí ha tuʻutuʻuni ʻi ha tohi:+ “Tuku ke foki pē ki hono tumuʻakí ʻene faʻufaʻu kovi ki he kau Siú”;+ pea naʻa nau tautau ia mo hono ngaahi fohá ʻi he fuʻu poú.+ 26 Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻa nau ui ai ʻa e ongo ʻaho ko ení ko e Pulimí, ʻo tauhingoa pē ki he Pulí.*+ Ko ia ai, koeʻuhi ko e kotoa ʻo e meʻa naʻe hiki ʻi he tohí ni pea mo e meʻa naʻa nau sio ai ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni pea mo e meʻa naʻe hoko tonu kiate kinautolú, 27 naʻe pau ai ki he kau Siú tonu mo honau ngaahi hakó pea mo e faʻahinga kotoa naʻe kau mo kinautolú+ ke nau kātoangaʻi maʻu pē ʻa e ongo ʻaho ko ení pea ke fakahoko ʻa e meʻa naʻe tohi fekauʻaki mo iá ʻi hono taimi kotofá ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē. 28 Ko e ongo ʻaho ko ení ʻe manatua ia mo tauhi ʻi he toʻutangata kotoa pē, ʻe he fāmili taki taha, ʻi he vahefonua* taki taha, pea ʻi he kolo taki taha; pea heʻikai tuku hono fakamanatu ʻa e ongo ʻaho ko ʻeni ʻo e Pulimí ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Siú, pea ko hona fakamanatú heʻikai ngata ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo honau ngaahi hakó.

29 Pea ko Kuini ʻĒseta, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApihailí, mo Motekiai ko e Siú naʻá na ngāueʻaki hona mafaí ke fai ʻa e tohi ke fakapapauʻi ha tohi hono ua fekauʻaki mo e Pulimí. 30 Naʻá ne ʻoatu ha ngaahi tohi fakapuleʻanga ki he kotoa ʻo e kau Siu ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua*+ ʻe 127, ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻEhasiveló,+ ʻi he ngaahi lea fakakaumeʻa mo moʻoni 31 ke fakapapauʻi ʻa hono tauhi ʻa e ongo ʻaho ʻo e Pulimí ʻi hona taimi kotofá, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fakahinohino kinautolu ʻe Motekiai ko e Siú mo Kuini ʻĒseta ke nau faí+ pea hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe pau kiate kinautolu ke nau fakahoko+ kiate kinautolu mo honau ngaahi hakó, ʻo kau ai ʻa e ʻaukai+ mo e hū tōtōaki.+ 32 Pea ko e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa ʻĒsetá naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko eni fekauʻaki mo e Pulimí,+ pea naʻe hiki ia ʻi ha tohi.