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3 ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻá ni naʻe hiki hake ʻe Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo ʻa Hāmani+ ko e foha ʻo Hametata ko e tangata ʻĒkakí+ ʻo ne hakeakiʻi ia ʻaki hono fokotuʻu ia ki ha tuʻunga māʻolunga ange ʻi hono kaungā-houʻeikí kotoa.+ 2 Pea ko e kau sevāniti kotoa ʻa e tuʻí ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí naʻa nau punou hifo mo fakatōmapeʻe kia Hāmani, he ko e meʻa ia naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he tuʻí ke fai kiate iá. Ka naʻe fakafisi ʻa Motekiai ia ke ne punou pe fakatōmapeʻe. 3 Ko ia ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí naʻa nau pehē kia Motekiai: “Ko e hā ʻokú ke tukunoaʻi ai ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí?” 4 Naʻe ʻosi atu ʻa e ʻaho mo e ʻaho mo ʻenau ʻeke kiate ia, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ne fanongo kiate kinautolu. Ko ia naʻa nau tala kia Hāmani ke ne vakaiʻi pe ʻe kei ala kātakiʻi koā ʻa e tōʻonga ʻa Motekiaí;+ he naʻá ne tala ange kiate kinautolu ko ha Siu ia.+

5 Pea ʻi he sio ʻa Hāmani ki he fakafisi ʻa Motekiai ke punou mo fakatōmapeʻe ange kiate iá, naʻe hoko ʻa Hāmani ʻo ʻita lahi ʻaupito.+ 6 Ka ʻi heʻene vakaí naʻe ʻikai tuha ia mo hono ngeiá ke tāmateʻi ʻa* Motekiai toko taha pē, he naʻa nau ʻosi fakahā ange kiate ia ʻo fekauʻaki mo e kakai ʻo Motekiaí. Ko ia naʻe kamata ke feinga ʻa Hāmani ke fakaʻauha ʻosi ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau Siu ko ia ʻi he kotoa ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo ʻEhasiveló, ʻa e kakai kotoa ʻo Motekiaí.

7 ʻI he ʻuluaki māhiná, ʻa ia ko e māhina ia ko Nīsaní,* ʻi he taʻu hono 12+ ʻo e pule ʻa Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló, naʻa nau fai ha Puli+ (ʻa ia, ko e Lulu) ʻi he ʻao ʻo Hāmaní ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e ʻaho mo e māhina ʻe hoko ai ʻa e meʻá ni, pea naʻe tō ia ki he māhina hono 12, ʻa ia ko ʻĀtali.*+ 8 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Hāmani kia Tuʻi ʻEhasivelo: “ʻOku ʻi ai ha kakai ʻe taha ʻoku nau movete mo mafola holo ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi kakai+ ʻi he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo ho puleʻangá,+ ʻa ia ko ʻenau laó ʻoku kehe ia mei he lao ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi kakai kehé; pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau talangofua ki he ngaahi lao ʻa e tuʻí, pea ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻaonga ʻoʻona ki he tuʻí ke tuku pehē pē kinautolu. 9 Kapau ʻoku hā lelei ki he ʻAfioná, tuku muʻa ke tohi ha tuʻutuʻuni ke fakaʻauha kinautolu. Te u totongi ha talēniti* siliva ʻe 10,000 ki he kau ʻōfisá ke nau tuku ia ki he tukuʻanga koloa ʻa e tuʻí.”*

10 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe toʻo ʻe he tuʻí ʻa hono mama silá+ mei hono nimá ʻo ne ʻoange ia kia Hāmani+ ko e foha ʻo Hametata ko e tangata ʻĒkakí,+ ʻa ia ko e fili ʻo e kau Siú. 11 Naʻe folofola ange ʻa e tuʻí kia Hāmani: “Ko e silivá mo e kakaí ʻoku tuku atu ia kiate koe, ke ke fai kiate kinautolu ha meʻa pē ʻoku hā lelei kiate koé.” 12 Naʻe ui mai leva ʻa e kau sekelitali+ ʻa e tuʻí ʻi he ʻaho hono 13 ʻo e ʻuluaki māhiná. Naʻa nau tohi+ ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Hāmaní ki he kau situlape* ʻa e tuʻí, mo e kau kōvana ʻa ia naʻa nau pule ki he ngaahi vahefonuá,* pea mo e houʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi kakai kehekehe, pea ki he vahefonua* taki taha ʻi heʻenau sīpinga tohinimá pea ki he kakai taki taha ʻi heʻenau leá. Naʻe tohi ia ʻi he huafa ʻo Tuʻi ʻEhasiveló pea silaʻi ʻaki ʻa e mama sila ʻo e tuʻí.+

13 Naʻe ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi tohí ʻi ha kau talafekau ki he kotoa ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo e tuʻí, ʻo ʻoatu ʻa e tuʻutuʻuni ke fakaʻauha ʻosi, ke tāmateʻi, pea ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kau Siú, ʻo tatau pē ʻa e iiki mo e lalahi, ʻa e fānau mo e kakai fefine, ʻi ha foʻi ʻaho pē ʻe taha, ʻi he ʻaho hono 13 ʻo e māhina hono 12, ʻa ia ko e māhina ko ʻĀtalí,+ pea ke puke ʻenau ngaahi koloá.+ 14 Ko ha tatau ʻo e fakamatalá ʻe hoko ia ko ha lao ʻi he vahefonua* kotoa pē pea ke fanongonongo ki he ngaahi kakai kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke nau mateuteu ki he ʻaho ko iá. 15 Naʻe ʻalu vave atu+ ʻa e kau talafekaú ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa e tuʻí; naʻe tuku atu ʻa e laó ʻi Sūsani*+ ko e feituʻu fakakolotaú.* Naʻe tangutu hifo leva ʻa e tuʻí mo Hāmani ke fai ʻena inu, ka ko e kolo ko Sūsaní* naʻe puputuʻu.