ʻĒseta

4 ʻI he ʻilo ʻe Motekiai+ ʻa e meʻa kotoa kuo faí,+ naʻá ne hae hifo hono ngaahi kofú pea ʻai tauangaʻa mo fakaefuefu. Naʻá ne hū atu leva ki he loto koló, ʻo ne tangi leʻo-lahi mo mamahi. 2 Naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻo ngata pē ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí, he naʻe ʻikai ngofua ha taha ʻokú ne ʻai tauangaʻa ke hū ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí. 3 Pea ʻi he vahefonua*+ kotoa pē naʻe aʻu ki ai ʻa e folofola ʻa e tuʻí mo ʻene tuʻutuʻuní, naʻe ʻi ai ha tengihia lahi ʻi he kau Siú, fakataha mo e ʻaukai+ mo e tangi pea mo e tangilāulau. Naʻe tākoto ʻa e tokolahi ʻoku nau ʻai tauangaʻa mo fakaefuefu.+ 4 ʻI he haʻu ʻa e kau fefine tauhi ʻo ʻĒsetá mo ʻene kau ʻiunoké ʻo fakahā eni kiate iá, naʻe mamahi lahi ʻa e kuiní. Pea naʻá ne ʻoatu ha ngaahi kofu ke tui ʻe Motekiai ʻo fetongiʻaki hono tauangaʻá, ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tali ia. 5 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe ui ai ʻe ʻĒseta ʻa Hataki, ko e taha ʻo e kau ʻiunoke ʻa e tuʻí, ʻa ia naʻe fakanofo ʻe he tuʻí ke ne tauhi ki he kuiní, pea naʻá ne tuʻutuʻuni kiate ia ke vakai kia Motekiai ke ʻilo pe ko e hā ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e meʻá ni pea ko e hā naʻe hokó.

6 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Hataki kia Motekiai ki he malaʻe fakakolo* ʻo e koló ʻi muʻa ʻi he matapā ʻo e tuʻí. 7 Naʻe tala ange ʻe Motekiai kiate ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe hoko kiate iá pea mo e lahi ʻo e paʻanga+ tofu pē ko ia naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Hāmani ke totongi ki he tukuʻanga koloa ʻa e tuʻí kae fakaʻauha ʻa e kau Siú.+ 8 Naʻá ne toe ʻoange kiate ia ha tatau ʻo e tuʻutuʻuni kuo tohi ʻa ia naʻe tuku atu ʻi Sūsani*+ ki honau fakaʻauhá. Naʻe fiemaʻu ke ne fakahā ia kia ʻĒseta mo fakamatalaʻi ia kiate ia pea faleʻi ia+ ke ne hū ki he tuʻí ʻo kole ʻene hōifuá pea ke ne fai ha kole fakahangatonu kiate ia maʻa hono kakaí.

9 Naʻe foki mai ʻa Hataki ʻo ne tala kia ʻĒseta ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Motekiaí. 10 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĒseta kia Hataki ʻo ne ʻoange ha ngaahi fakahinohino ke fakahā kia Motekiai:+ 11 “Ko e kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí pea mo e kakai ʻo e ngaahi vahefonua* ʻo e tuʻí ʻoku nau ʻiloʻi ka hū ha tangata pe ko ha fefine ki he lotoʻā ʻi loto ʻo e tuʻí+ ʻo ʻikai ʻi hano ui mai, ʻoku taha pē ʻa e lao ʻoku ngāueʻaki ki aí: ʻE tāmateʻi ia; te ne moʻuí pē kapau ʻe mafao atu ʻe he tuʻí kiate ia ʻa e sēpita koulá.+ Pea ko e ʻaho eni ʻe 30 kuo teʻeki ai ke ui au ki he tuʻí.”

12 ʻI hono tala kia Motekiai ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe ʻĒsetá, 13 ko ʻene tali eni kia ʻĒsetá: “ʻOua te ke fakakaukau te ke ngali hao koe ʻi he kotoa ʻo e kau Siu kehé koeʻuhi ko hoʻo ʻi he fale ʻo e tuʻí. 14 He kapau te ke fakalongolongo ai pē ʻi he taimi ko ení, ʻe haʻu ʻa e tokoní mo e fakahaofí ia ki he kau Siú mei ha matavai ʻe taha,+ ka ko koe mo e fale ʻo hoʻo tamaí ʻe ʻauha. Pea ko hai ʻokú ne ʻilo naʻa ko hoʻo aʻu ki ho tuʻunga ko e kuiní koeʻuhí ko ha taimi hangē ko ení?”+

15 Naʻe fai mai leva ʻe ʻĒseta ha tali kia Motekiai: 16 “ʻAlu ʻo fakatahatahaʻi ʻa e kau Siu kotoa ʻoku ʻi Sūsaní* pea fai ha ʻaukai+ maʻaku. ʻOua ʻe kai pe inu ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu,+ poʻuli mo e ʻaho. Ko au mo ʻeku kau fefine tauhí te mau ʻaukai foki. Te u hū ki he tuʻí, neongo ʻoku fepaki ia mo e laó, pea kapau te u ʻauha ai, peá u ʻauha ai.” 17 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Motekiai peá ne fai ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fakahinohino ange ʻe ʻĒseta kiate iá.