ʻĒseta

2 ʻI he hili ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, ʻi he lolou ʻa e houhau ʻa Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló,+ naʻá ne manatuʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Vāsití+ pea mo e meʻa naʻe fakapapauʻi ke fai kiate iá.+ 2 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he faʻahinga naʻa nau tauhi ki he tuʻí: “ʻOku totonu ke kumi mai maʻá e tuʻí ha kau finemui hoihoifua kei nofo anga-maʻa. 3 Pea tuku ke fakanofo ʻe he tuʻí ha kau fakafofonga ʻi he ngaahi vahefonua* kotoa ʻo hono puleʻangá+ ke fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻa e kau finemui hoihoifua kei nofo anga-maʻá kotoa ki Sūsani* ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú,* ki he fale ʻo e kau fefiné.* Tuku ke tokangaʻi kinautolu ʻe Hēkai+ ko e ʻiunoke ʻa e tuʻí mo e tauhi ʻo e kau fefiné, pea tuku ke teuteuʻi* kinautolu. 4 Pea ko e finemui ʻa ia ʻe leleiʻia taha ai ʻa e tuʻí te ne hoko ko e kuini ʻo fetongi ʻa Vāsiti.”+ Naʻe lelei ʻa e fokotuʻú ki he tuʻí, pea ko e meʻa ia naʻá ne faí.

5 Naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata Siu ʻe taha ʻi Sūsani,*+ ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú* ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko Motekiai+ ko e foha ʻo Saili ko e foha ʻo Simi ko e foha ʻo Kisi, ko ha tangata Penisimani,+ 6 ʻa ia naʻe ʻave fakamālohi mei Selusalema mo e kakai naʻe kapusi fakataha mo Tuʻi Sēkonaia*+ ʻo Siutá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻave fakamālohi ʻe Tuʻi Nepukanesa ʻo Pāpiloné. 7 Ko e tauhi ia ʻo Hatasá,* ʻa ia ko ʻĒseta, ko e ʻofefine ʻo e tokoua ʻo ʻene tamaí,+ he naʻe ʻikai haʻane tamai pe ko haʻane faʻē. Ko e finemuí naʻe sino fakaʻofoʻofa mo fōtunga hoihoifua, pea ʻi he mate ʻa ʻene tamaí mo ʻene faʻeé, naʻe ʻave ia ʻe Motekiai ke hoko ko hono ʻofefine. 8 ʻI hono fanongonongo ʻa e folofola ʻa e tuʻí mo ʻene laó pea ʻi hono fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻa e kau finemui tokolahi ki Sūsani* ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú* ʻo tokangaʻi ʻe Hēkaí,+ naʻe ʻave foki mo ʻĒseta ki he fale* ʻo e tuʻí ʻo tokangaʻi ʻe Hēkai ko e tauhi ʻo e kau fefiné.

9 Pea naʻá ne leleiʻia ʻi he finemuí ʻo ne ʻofa* kiate ia, ko ia naʻá ne fokotuʻutuʻu ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ke teuteuʻi ia*+ mo tokangaʻi ʻene kaí, pea naʻá ne vaheʻi kiate ia ʻa e kau finemui ʻe toko fitu kuo filifili mei he fale ʻo e tuʻí. Naʻá ne hiki foki ia mo hono kau taʻahine tauhí ki he feituʻu lelei taha ʻi he fale ʻo e kau fefiné.* 10 Naʻe ʻikai ke leaʻaki ʻe ʻĒseta ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono kakaí+ pe ko hono kāingá, he naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ia ʻe Motekiai+ ke ʻoua naʻá ne tala ki ha taha.+ 11 Naʻe lue ʻa Motekiai ʻi he ʻaho ki he ʻaho ʻi muʻa ʻi he lotoʻā ʻo e fale ʻo e kau fefiné* ke ne ʻilo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻo ʻĒsetá pea mo e meʻa naʻe hoko kiate iá.

12 Ko e finemui taki taha naʻe ʻi ai hono taimi ke hū ai kia Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo hili hono fakakakato ʻa e teuteu māhina ʻe 12 ʻa ia naʻe fiemaʻu ki he kau fefiné, he ko e founga eni naʻe pau ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻa honau teuteuʻí*—ko e māhina ʻe ono ʻaki ʻa e lolo mula+ mo e māhina ʻe ono ʻaki ʻa e lolo paʻame*+ mo e meʻa milimili kehekehe ki he teuteú.* 13 Pea naʻe mateuteu ʻa e finemuí ke hū ki he tuʻí, pea ko e hā pē ha meʻa naʻá ne kole naʻe ʻoange ia kiate ia ʻi heʻene ʻalu atu mei he fale ʻo e kau fefiné* ki he fale ʻo e tuʻí. 14 Naʻá ne hū atu ʻi he efiafí pea ʻi he pongipongí naʻá ne foki ki he fale hono ua ʻo e kau fefiné* ʻa ia naʻe tokangaʻi ʻe Sasikasi ko e ʻiunoke ʻa e tuʻí,+ ko e tauhi ʻo e kau sinifú. Naʻe ʻikai te ne toe ʻalu ki he tuʻí tuku kehe kapau naʻe leleiʻia makehe ʻa e tuʻí ʻiate ia ʻo kole ke ne haʻu ʻi hano ui atu ʻa hono hingoá.+

15 Pea ʻi he hoko ki he taimi ʻo ʻĒseta ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻApihaili ko e tokoua ʻo e tamai ʻa Motekiai, ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻave ia ʻo ne hoko ko hono ʻofefiné,+ ke ne hū ki he tuʻí, naʻe ʻikai te ne kole ha meʻa tuku kehe pē ʻa e meʻa naʻe fakahaaʻi ange ʻe Hēkai ko e ʻiunoke ʻa e tuʻí, ko e tauhi ʻo e kau fefiné. (ʻI he taimi kotoa ko ení naʻe maʻu ai ʻe ʻĒseta ʻa e ʻofa ʻa e tokotaha kotoa naʻe sio kiate iá.) 16 Naʻe ʻave ʻa ʻĒseta kia Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo ki hono fale fakatuʻí ʻi he māhina hono hongofulú, ʻa ia, ko e māhina ko Tēpeti,* ʻi he taʻu hono fitu+ ʻo ʻene pulé. 17 Pea naʻe ʻofa ʻa e tuʻí ʻia ʻĒseta ʻo laka ange ia ʻi he kakai fefine kehé kotoa, pea naʻá ne maʻu ʻa ʻene ʻofá mo ʻene leleiʻiá* ʻo laka ia ʻi ha taha pē ʻo e kau finemui kei nofo anga-maʻa kehé. Ko ia naʻá ne ʻai ʻa e faʻufaʻu fakatuʻí ki hono ʻulú pea fakanofo ia ko e kuini+ ʻo fetongi ʻa Vāsiti.+ 18 Pea naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻí ha fuʻu kātoanga kai maʻa ʻene kau houʻeikí mo ʻene kau sevānití, ko e kātoanga kai ʻo ʻĒseta. Naʻá ne fanongonongo leva ha fakatauʻatāina ki he ngaahi vahefonuá,* pea naʻá ne hanganaki foaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻo fakatatau ki he koloa ʻa e tuʻí.

19 Pea ʻi he taimi naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ai ʻa e kau finemui kei nofo anga-maʻá+ ko hono tuʻo uá iá, naʻe tangutu ʻa Motekiai ʻi he matapā ʻo e palasi ʻo e tuʻí. 20 Naʻe ʻikai ke leaʻaki ʻe ʻĒseta ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo hono kāingá pea mo hono kakaí,+ ʻo hangē pē ko e meʻa naʻe fakahinohinoʻi ʻe Motekiai kiate iá; naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa ʻĒseta ʻi he fai ki he meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Motekiaí, ʻo hangē pē ko ia ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tokangaʻi ai iá.+

21 ʻI he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá lolotonga ʻa e tangutu ʻa Motekiai ʻi he matapā ʻo e palasi ʻo e tuʻí, naʻe ʻita ai ʻa Pikitana mo Telesi, ko e ongo ʻōfisa ʻo e lotoʻā ʻo e tuʻí, ko e ongo leʻo matapaá, ʻo na faʻufaʻu ke tāmateʻi ʻa* Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo. 22 Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻa Motekiai ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia, pea naʻá ne tala ʻi he taimi pē ko iá kia Kuini ʻĒseta. Naʻe lea leva ʻa ʻĒseta ki he tuʻí ʻi he hingoa ʻo Motekiaí.* 23 Ko ia naʻe fakatotoloʻi ʻa e meʻá ni pea naʻe faifai pē ʻo fakapapauʻi, pea naʻe tautau ʻa e ongo tangatá fakatouʻosi ʻi ha ʻakau; pea naʻe hiki kotoa ʻa e meʻá ni ʻi he tohi ʻo e ngaahi meʻa fakahisitōliá ʻi he ʻao ʻo e tuʻí.+