ʻUluaki Tuʻi
3 Naʻe fai ʻe Solomone ha aleapau fakaemali mo Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipité. Naʻá ne mali mo e* ʻofefine ʻo Feló+ peá ne ʻomai ia ki he Kolo-ʻo-Tēvitá+ kae ʻoua kuo ʻosi ʻa e langa hono fale ʻoʻoná,+ pea mo e fale ʻo Sihová,+ pea mo e ʻā takatakai ʻo Selusalemá.+ 2 Ka ko e kakaí naʻa nau kei faifeilaulau pē ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolungá,+ koeʻuhí ʻi he aʻu mai ki he taimi ko iá naʻe teʻeki ai ke langa+ ha fale ia maʻá e huafa ʻo Sihová. 3 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e ʻofa ʻa Solomone kia Sihová ʻaki ʻene ʻaʻeva ʻi he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Tēvita ko ʻene tamaí, ka naʻá ne kei faifeilaulau pē mo tutu ʻa e ngaahi feilaulaú ke kohu ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolungá.+
4 Naʻe ʻalu ʻa e tuʻí ki Kipione ke faifeilaulau ai, he ko e potu māʻolunga+ mahuʻinga tahá* ia. Naʻe fai ʻe Solomone ha ngaahi feilaulau tutu ʻe 1,000 ʻi he ʻōlita ko iá.+ 5 ʻI Kipione naʻe hā ai ʻa Sihova kia Solomone ʻi ha misi ʻi he poʻulí, pea naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻOtuá: “Kole mai ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke loto ke u foaki atu kiate koé.”+ 6 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Solomone: “Kuó ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻofa mateaki lahi ki hoʻo sevāniti ko Tēvita ko ʻeku tamaí ʻi heʻene ʻaʻeva ʻi ho ʻaó ʻi he faitōnunga pea ʻi he māʻoniʻoni pea ʻi he loto faitotonu. Kuo hokohoko atu hoʻo fakahaaʻi kiate ia ʻa e ʻofa mateaki lahi ko ení ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni ʻi hono foaki kiate ia ha foha ke ne nofo ʻi hono taloní.+ 7 Pea ko eni, ʻe Sihova ko hoku ʻOtuá, kuó ke fakanofo ke tuʻi hoʻo sevānití ʻo fetongi ʻa Tēvita ko ʻeku tamaí, neongo ko ha kiʻi talavou* pē au pea ʻoku ʻikai te u taukei.*+ 8 Ko hoʻo sevānití ʻoku ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ho kakai kuó ke filí,+ ko ha fuʻu kakai tokolahi fau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke lau pe ʻilo hono tokolahí. 9 Ko ia ke ke foaki ki hoʻo sevānití ha loto talangofua ke fakamāuʻi ʻaki ho kakaí,+ ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e leleí mo e koví,+ he ko hai ia ʻoku malava ke ne fakamāuʻi ʻa e fuʻu kakai tokolahi fau* ko eni ʻaʻaú?”
10 Naʻe hōifua ʻa Sihova ki he kole ko eni+ naʻe fai ʻe Solomoné. 11 Naʻe folofola ange leva ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia: “Koeʻuhí ko hoʻo kole ʻa e meʻá ni pea ʻikai te ke kole maʻau ha moʻui fuoloa* pe ko ha koloa pe ke mate ho ngaahi filí, ka kuó ke kole ha mahino ke ke fanongo ʻaki ki he ngaahi meʻa fakaefakamāú,+ 12 te u fai ʻa e meʻa kuó ke kole ki aí.+ Te u foaki kiate koe ha loto ʻoku poto mo mahino,+ koeʻuhí ʻi he hangē pē ko e ʻikai ʻaupito ha taha ʻi muʻa ʻe tatau mo koé, ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke toe ʻi ai ha taha ʻe tatau mo koe.+ 13 ʻIkai ko ia pē, ko e meʻa kuo ʻikai te ke kole ki aí te u foaki atu ia kiate koe,+ fakatouʻosi ʻa e koloá mo e lāngilangí,+ koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa toe ʻi ai ha tuʻi kehe ʻe tatau mo koe ʻi he lolotonga hoʻo moʻuí.*+ 14 Pea kapau te ke ʻaʻeva ʻi heʻeku ngaahi foungá ʻaki hono tauhi ʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuní mo ʻeku ngaahi fekaú, ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe ʻaʻeva ai ʻa Tēvita ko hoʻo tamaí,+ te u foaki atu foki kiate koe ha moʻui fuoloa.”*+
15 ʻI he ʻā hake ʻa Solomoné, naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi tā ko ha misi pē. Naʻá ne ʻalu leva ki Selusalema peá ne tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa Sihová ʻo ne fai ha ngaahi feilaulau tutu mo ha ngaahi feilaulau feʻinasiʻaki+ pea teuteu ha kātoanga kai maʻá e kotoa ʻo ʻene kau sevānití.
16 ʻI he taimi ko iá naʻe haʻu ha ongo fefine feʻauaki ki he tuʻí ʻo na tuʻu ʻi hono ʻaó. 17 Naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻuluaki fefiné: “Fakamolemole, ʻe hoku ʻeiki, ko au mo e fefine ko ení ʻokú ma nofo ʻi he fale pē ʻe taha, pea naʻá ku fāʻele lolotonga ia naʻá ne ʻi he falé. 18 ʻI he ʻaho hono tolu hili ʻeku fāʻelé, naʻe toe fāʻele mo e fefiné ni. Naʻá ma nofo fakataha pē, ko kimaua toko ua pē; naʻe ʻikai ke toe ʻi ai ha taha kehe mo kimaua ʻi he falé. 19 ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e poʻulí naʻe mate ʻa e tama ʻa e fefiné ni, koeʻuhí naʻá ne tataʻo ia. 20 Ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu tuʻapō hake ʻo ne toʻo ʻeku tamá mei hoku tafaʻakí lolotonga ia ʻa e māʻumohe hoʻo kaunangá ʻo ne fakatokoto ia ʻi hono nimá,* peá ne fakatokoto ʻe ia ʻene tama kuo maté ʻi hoku nimá. 21 ʻI heʻeku tuʻu hake ʻi he pongipongí ke fakahuhu ʻeku tamá, naʻá ku vakai ki ai kuó ne mate. Ko ia naʻá ku vakai fakalelei kiate ia ʻi he pongipongí peá u sio naʻe ʻikai ko ʻeku tama ia naʻá ku fāʻeleʻí.” 22 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine ia ʻe tahá: “ʻIkai, ko e tama ia ʻaʻakú ʻoku kei moʻuí, pea ko hoʻo tama ē ʻaʻaú kuo maté!” Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he ʻuluaki fefiné ia: “ʻIkai, ko hoʻo tamá ē kuo maté, pea ko e tama ia ʻaʻakú ʻoku kei moʻuí.” Naʻe pehē ʻa ʻena fakafekiki ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí.
23 Naʻe faifai atu pē pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí: “ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokotaha ko ení, ‘Ko e tama eni ia ʻaʻakú ʻoku kei moʻuí, pea ko hoʻo tama ē ʻaʻaú kuo maté!’ Pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha ia ko ē, ‘ʻIkai, ko hoʻo tamá ē kuo maté, pea ko e tama ia ʻaʻakú ʻoku kei moʻuí!’” 24 Naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí: “ʻOmai kiate au ha heletā.” Ko ia naʻa nau ʻomai ha heletā ki he tuʻí. 25 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe he tuʻí: “Fahi ua ʻa e kiʻi tama ʻoku kei moʻuí, pea ʻoange ʻa e vaeua ki he fefine ʻe tahá pea vaeua ki he fefine ʻe tahá.” 26 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá ko e fefine ko ia ko ʻene tamá ē naʻe kei moʻuí naʻá ne kōlenga atu ki he tuʻí, he naʻe ueʻi ia ʻe heʻene manavaʻofa ki heʻene tamá. Naʻá ne pehē atu: “Fakamolemole, ʻe hoku ʻeiki! ʻOange ā ʻe koe kiate ia ʻa e tama ʻoku kei moʻuí! ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe tāmateʻi iá!” Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine ia ʻe tahá: “Heʻikai te u maʻu ia ʻe au pe ko koe! Tuku ke nau fahi ua ia!” 27 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tali mai ʻe he tuʻí: “ʻOange ʻa e kiʻi tama ʻoku kei moʻuí ki he ʻuluaki fefiné! ʻOua ʻaupito ʻe tāmateʻi iá, he ko ʻene faʻeé ia.”
28 Ko ia naʻe fanongo ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fakamaau naʻe fakahoko ʻe he tuʻí, pea naʻa nau ofoofo* ai ʻi he tuʻí,+ he naʻa nau sio naʻe ʻiate ia ʻa e poto ʻo e ʻOtuá ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻa e fakamaau totonú.+