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43 Pea naʻe mafatukituki ʻa e hongé ʻi he fonuá.+ 2 Ko ia ʻi he ʻosi ʻenau kai ʻa e uite naʻa nau ʻomai mei ʻIsipité,+ naʻe pehē ange ʻe heʻenau tamaí kiate kinautolu: “Mou foki ʻo fakatau mai ha kiʻi meʻakai maʻatautolu.” 3 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Siuta kiate ia: “Naʻe fakatokanga mahino mai ʻa e tangatá kiate kimautolu, ‘Kuo pau heʻikai ke mou toe sio ki hoku matá kae ʻoua kuo mou haʻu mo homou tehiná.’+ 4 Kapau te ke tuku mai ke mau ʻalu mo homau tehiná, te mau ʻalu hifo ʻo fakatau mai ha meʻakai maʻau. 5 Ka ʻo kapau heʻikai te ke tuku mai ia, heʻikai te mau ʻalu hifo, he naʻe tala mai ʻe he tangatá kiate kimautolu, ‘Kuo pau heʻikai ke mou toe sio ki hoku matá kae ʻoua kuo mou haʻu mo homou tehiná.’”+ 6 Pea naʻe ʻeke ʻe ʻIsileli:+ “Ko e hā kuo mou ʻomai ai ʻa e faingataʻá ni kiate au ʻaki hono tala ki he tangatá ʻoku toe ʻi ai hamou tokouá?” 7 Naʻa nau tali ange: “Naʻe ʻeke fakahangatonu mai ʻe he tangatá ʻo fekauʻaki mo kimautolu mo homau ngaahi kāingá, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻOku kei moʻui hoʻomou tamaí? ʻOku toe ʻi ai hamou tokoua?’ pea naʻa mau tala kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá ni.+ Naʻe mei lava fēfē nai ke mau ʻilo te ne pehē mai, ‘ʻOmai homou tokouá’?”+

8 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Siuta kia ʻIsileli ko ʻene tamaí: “Tuku mai ʻa e tamasiʻí ke u ʻalu mo ia,+ pea tuku ke mau ō koeʻuhi ka tau moʻui ʻo ʻikai mate+—ʻa kimautolu mo koe pea mo ʻemau fānaú.+ 9 Te u fakapapauʻi atu ʻe haofakiʻi ia.*+ Te ke ʻeke ia kiate au. Kapau heʻikai te u lava ke fakafoki mai ia kiate koe pea ʻoatu ia kiate koe, tā te u angahala ai kiate koe ʻo taʻengata. 10 Ka ʻo kapau naʻe ʻikai ke tau fakatuotuai, ne mei pehení kuo tuʻo ua ʻemau ʻi ai mo ʻemau foki mai.”

11 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻIsileli ko ʻenau tamaí kiate kinautolu: “Kapau ko ia, peʻi fai leva ʻeni: ʻAve ʻa e ngaahi fua lelei taha ʻo e fonuá ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi tangaí* pea mou ʻalu hifo mo ia ki he tangatá ko ha meʻaʻofa:+ Ko ha meʻi paʻame,*+ ko ha meʻi hone, ko ha puluʻi ʻakau namu-lelei, ko ha kiliʻiʻakau ʻoku toʻi,+ ko ha ngaahi foʻi nati pisitāsio,* pea mo e ʻalimoni. 12 Mou ʻave ke liunga ua ʻa e paʻangá; pea toe fakafoki ʻa e paʻanga ko ia naʻe fakafoki mai ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi ngutuʻi tangaí.+ Mahalo pē ko ha fehālaaki. 13 ʻAve homou tokouá pea mou ō, ʻo mou foki ki he tangatá. 14 Fakatauange ki he ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú ke ne ʻai ke ʻofa kiate kimoutolu ʻa e tangatá, koeʻuhí ke ne tuku ange atu kiate kimoutolu ʻa homou tokoua ʻe tahá pea mo Penisimani. Ka ko e meʻa kiate aú, kapau kuo pau ke hoko ia ko e fakamasiva kiate au, tuku ke hoko ʻa e fakamasiva+ ko iá kiate au!”

15 Ko ia naʻe toʻo ʻe he kau tangatá ʻa e meʻaʻofá ni, pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻo liunga ua ʻa e paʻangá ʻi honau nimá pea mo Penisimani. Naʻa nau mālanga hake leva ʻo nau ʻalu hifo ki ʻIsipite pea nau toe tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siosifá.+ 16 ʻI he sio atu ʻa Siosifa ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻa Penisimaní, naʻá ne pehē ange leva ki he tangata naʻá ne tokangaʻi hono falé: “ʻAve ʻa e kau tangatá ki he falé pea tāmateʻi ha fanga manu ʻo teuteu ʻa e meʻatokoní, he te u kai fakataha mo e kau tangatá ʻa hoʻatā.” 17 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe fai ʻe he tangatá ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Siosifá,+ peá ne ʻave kinautolu ki he fale ʻo Siosifá. 18 Ka naʻe hoko ʻa e kau tangatá ʻo ilifia ʻi hono ʻave kinautolu ki he fale ʻo Siosifá, pea naʻe kamata ke nau pehē: “ʻOku ʻomai kitautolu ki hení koeʻuhi ko e paʻanga ko ia naʻe fakafoki mai ʻi heʻetau ngaahi tangaí ʻi heʻetau haʻu fakamuimuí. Pea ko eni te nau ʻohofi kitautolu pea ʻai kitautolu ko e kau pōpula pea ʻave mo ʻetau fanga ʻasí!”+

19 Ko ia naʻa nau fakaofi atu ki he tangata ko ia naʻá ne tokangaʻi ʻa e fale ʻo Siosifá pea nau lea kiate ia ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e falé. 20 Naʻa nau pehē: “Fakamolemoleʻi ange muʻa kimautolu, ʻe homau ʻeiki! Naʻa mau haʻu ʻi he ʻuluaki taimí ke fakatau meʻakai.+ 21 Ka ʻi heʻemau aʻu ki he fale tali fonongá pea mau kamata fakaava ʻemau ngaahi tangaí, tā ko e paʻanga ʻeni ia ʻa e tokotaha taki taha naʻe ʻi heʻene ngutuʻi tangaí, ʻa ʻemau paʻangá ʻi hono fua kakató.+ Ko ia kuo mau loto ke mau haʻu tonu ʻo fakafoki mai ia. 22 Pea kuo mau ʻomai mo ha toe paʻanga ke fakatau meʻakai ʻaki. ʻOku ʻikai te mau ʻilo pe ko hai naʻá ne faʻo ʻemau paʻangá ʻi heʻemau ngaahi tangaí.”+ 23 Naʻá ne pehē ange leva: “ʻOku sai pē ia. ʻOua ʻe ilifia. Ko homou ʻOtuá pea mo e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou tamaí kuó ne tuku koloa ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi tangaí. Naʻe ʻuluaki haʻu hoʻomou paʻangá kiate au.” ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne ʻomi ʻa Simione ki tuʻa kiate kinautolu.+

24 Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe he tangatá kinautolu ki he fale ʻo Siosifá pea ʻoange kiate kinautolu ha vai ke fufulu ʻaki honau vaʻé, peá ne ʻoange ha meʻakai ki heʻenau fanga ʻasí. 25 Pea naʻa nau teuteu ʻa e meʻaʻofá+ ki he haʻu ʻa Siosifa he hoʻataá, he naʻa nau fanongo te nau kai meʻakai ʻi ai.+ 26 ʻI he hū ʻa Siosifa ki he falé, naʻa nau ʻomai ʻenau meʻaʻofá kiate ia ki he falé pea nau fakatōmapeʻe hifo kiate ia ki he kelekelé.+ 27 ʻI he hili ʻa e meʻá ni, naʻá ne ʻeke ange kiate kinautolu pe ʻoku nau sai pē mo ne pehē: “ʻOku fēfē hoʻomou tamai kuo taʻumotuʻá, ʻa ē naʻa mou fakamatala ʻo kau ki aí? ʻOkú ne kei moʻui?”+ 28 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau pehē: “Ko hoʻo sevāniti ko ʻemau tamaí ʻokú ne sai pē. ʻOkú ne kei moʻui.” Naʻa nau punou hifo leva ʻo nau fakatōmapeʻe.+

29 ʻI heʻene hanga hake ʻo sio kia Penisimani ko hono tokouá, ko e tama ʻa ʻene faʻeé,+ naʻá ne pehē: “Ko homou tokouá eni, ʻa e tokotaha siʻisiʻi taha ko ia naʻa mou tala mai kiate aú?”+ Naʻá ne tānaki atu: “Fakatauange ke hōifua atu ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate koe, ʻe hoku foha.” 30 Naʻe fakavave atu leva ʻa Siosifa ki tuʻa, koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ke ne kei mapukepuke ʻene ongoʻi ki hono tokouá, peá ne kumi ha feituʻu ke ne tangi ai. Ko ia naʻá ne hū ki ha loki mavahe ʻo ne kamata tangi ai.+ 31 ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne tafitafi hono matá ʻo ne hū ki tuʻa, kuó ne mapuleʻi ia, peá ne pehē: “Mou ʻomi ʻa e meʻakaí.” 32 Naʻa nau ʻoatu mavahe ia kiate ia pē pea kiate kinautolu fakaekinautolu pē, pea ko e kau ʻIsipite naʻe ʻiate iá naʻa nau kai fakaekinautolu pē, he naʻe ʻikai lava ke kai meʻakai fakataha ʻa e kau ʻIsipité mo e kau Hepeluú, he ko ha meʻa fakalielia ia ki he kau ʻIsipité.+

33 Naʻe fakatangutu ʻa hono fanga tokouá* ʻi hono ʻaó, ko e ʻuluaki fohá ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene totonu ko e ʻuluaki fohá+ pea ko e siʻisiʻi tahá ʻo fakatatau ki hono tuʻunga talavoú, pea naʻa nau toutou fesiofaki ʻi he ʻohovale. 34 Naʻá ne toutou ʻoatu ha ngaahi ʻinasi meʻakai mei heʻene tēpilé ki heʻenau tēpilé, ka naʻá ne fakalahi ʻa e ʻinasi ʻo Penisimaní ʻo liunga nima ia ʻi he lahi ʻo e ngaahi ʻinasi ʻo e niʻihi kotoa ko eé.+ Ko ia naʻe hokohoko atu ʻenau kai mo inu fakataha mo iá ʻo aʻu ki heʻenau mākona.