Fuʻu ʻAkau Naʻe Uló

Naʻe nofo ʻa Mōsese ʻi Mitiani ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40. Naʻá ne mali pea maʻu ʻene fānau. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha lolotonga ʻene tokangaʻi ʻa ʻene fanga sipí ofi ki Moʻunga Sainai, naʻá ne sio ai ki ha meʻa fakaofo. Naʻe ulo ha afi ʻi ha fuʻu ʻakau talatala, ka naʻe ʻikai ke vela! ʻI he ʻalu atu ʻa Mōsese ʻo ofi ke sio ki aí, naʻá ne fanongo ki ha leʻo mei he fuʻu ʻakaú ʻoku pehē mai: ‘Mōsese! ʻOua ʻe haʻu ke toe ofi ange. Vete ho senitoló he ʻokú ke tuʻu ʻi ha kelekele toputapu.’ Ko Sihova ia naʻe lea maí ʻo fakahoko mai ʻe ha ʻāngelo.

Naʻe ilifia ʻa Mōsese, ko ia naʻá ne fakapuliki hono matá. Naʻe pehē mai ʻe he leʻó: ‘Kuó u mamata ki he faingataʻaʻia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Te u fakahaofi kinautolu mei he kau ʻIsipité pea ʻave kinautolu ki ha fonua lelei. Ko koe ʻa e tokotaha te ke taki ʻa hoku kakaí ki tuʻa mei ʻIsipité.’ ʻIkai ʻokú ke tui kuo pau pē naʻe ʻohovale ʻa Mōsese?

Naʻe ʻeke ʻe Mōsese: ‘Ko e hā te u leaʻaki ʻi hano ʻeke mai ʻe he kakaí pe ko hai naʻá ne fekauʻi ange aú?’ Naʻe tali ange ʻe he ʻOtuá: ‘Tala kiate kinautolu ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻĒpalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope kuó ne fekauʻi koé.’ Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Mōsese: ‘Fēfē kapau heʻikai ke fanongo mai ʻa e kakaí kiate au?’ Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese ha fakamoʻoni te Ne tokoniʻi ia. Naʻá ne tala ange kia Mōsese ke ne lī ki lalo hono tokotokó. Naʻe hoko leva ʻa e tokotokó ko ha ngata! ʻI hono puke ʻe Mōsese ʻa e hiku ʻo e ngatá, naʻe toe hoko ia ko ha tokotoko. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: ‘ʻI hoʻo fakahoko ʻa e fakaʻilonga ko ení, ʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai naʻá ku fekauʻi atu koe.’

Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Mōsese: ‘ʻOku ʻikai ko ha tokotaha pōtoʻi lea au.’ Naʻe palōmesi ʻa Sihova kiate ia: ‘Te u tala atu ʻa e meʻa ke ke leaʻakí, pea te u fekau ho tokoua ko ʻĒloné ke ne tokoni kiate koe.’ ʻI he ʻiloʻi naʻe kau mo ia ʻa Sihová, naʻe foki ʻa Mōsese mo hono uaifí mo hono ngaahi fohá ki ʻIsipite.