Senesi 43

1 Pea naʻe lahi ʻaupito ʻae honge ʻi he fonua.

2 Pea ʻi heʻene ʻosi ʻenau kai ʻae koane naʻa nau ʻomi mei ʻIsipite, naʻe pehē ʻenau tamai kiate kinautolu, “Toe ʻalu ʻo fakatau ʻetau meʻakai siʻi.”

3 Pea lea ʻa Siuta kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe lea fakatotonu mai ʻae tangata kiate kimautolu, ʻo pehē, ‘E ʻikai te mou mamata ki hoku mata, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻiate kimoutolu homou tehina.’

4 Pea kapau te ke tuku homau tehina ke ʻalu mo kimautolu, pea te mau toe ʻalu hifo ʻo fakatau hao meʻakai.”

5 Pea kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke tuku mai ia, ʻe ʻikai te mau ʻalu; he naʻe pehē ʻe he tangata kiate kimautolu, E ʻikai te mou mamata ki hoku mata, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai ʻiate kimoutolu homou tehina.”

6 Pea pehē ʻe ʻIsileli, “Ko e hā naʻa mou fai kovi pehē ai kiate au, koeʻuhi ke fakahā ki he tangata ʻoku toe homou tehina?”

7 Pea naʻa nau pehē, “Naʻe fehuʻi fakatotonu mai ʻe he tangata ki he ʻemau nofo, ʻa mo homau ngaahi kāinga, ʻo pehē, ʻOku kei moʻui hoʻomou tamai? ʻOku ai homou tehina? Pea naʻa mau tala kiate ia ʻo hangē ko e lea ni; he naʻa mau teitei ʻilo te ne lea, ʻo pehē, ‘Omi homou tehina ki heni?’”

8 Pea pehē ʻe Siuta ki heʻene tamai ko ʻIsileli, “Tuku mai ʻae tamasiʻi kia au, pea te mau tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu; koeʻuhi ke mau moʻui, kaeʻoua naʻa tau mate, ʻio, ʻakimautolu mo koe, mo e mau tamaiki foki.

9 Te u totongi ia; te ke maʻu ia ʻi hoku nima: kapau ʻe ʻikai te u toe ʻomi ʻo tuku ia ʻi ho ʻao, ke ʻiate au hono kovi ʻo taʻengata:”

10 He ko e moʻoni, ka ne ʻikai ko e tau fakatuotuai ni, pehē kuo mau toe liu mai ko hono tuʻo ua.

11 Pea pehē ʻe heʻenau tamai ko ʻIsileli kiate kinautolu, “Kapau ko ia, pea mou fai eni; ʻave ʻae ngaahi fua fungani lelei ʻoe fonua ʻi hoʻomou ngaahi tangai, pea mou ʻave ia, ko e meʻaʻofa ki he tangata, ko e paame, mo e hone, mo e ʻakau namu lelei, mo e paame nanamu, mo e ngaahi foʻi ai, mo e telie.

12 Pea ʻave ʻae kato paʻanga ʻe ua ʻi homou nima; pea mo e paʻanga naʻe toe ʻomi ʻi he ngutu ʻo hoʻomou tangai, toe ʻave ia ʻi homou nima: naʻa ko ha fai noa nai;”

13 ‌ʻAve foki mo homou tehina, pea mou tuʻu ʻo toe ʻalu ki he tangata:

14 Pea ke tuku kiate kimoutolu ʻe he ʻOtua Māfimafi ʻae ʻofa ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tangata, koeʻuhi ke ne toe tuku mai homou tokoua ʻe taha, mo Penisimani. Kapau ʻe fakamasiva au ʻi heʻeku fānau, kuo u masiva moʻoni.

15 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he kau tangata ʻae meʻaʻofa, pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻae kato paʻanga ʻe ua ʻi honau nima, pea mo Penisimani; pea naʻa nau tutuʻu hake ʻo toe ʻalu ki ʻIsipite, ʻo nau tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Siosefa.

16 Pea ʻi he mamata ʻa Siosefa ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻa Penisimani, pea pehē ʻe ia ki he pule ʻo hono fale; “Omi ʻae kau tangata ni ki ʻapi, pea tāmateʻi [ha manu ]mo teuteu; he te mau kai mo e kau tangata ʻi he hoʻatā.”

17 Pea naʻe fai ʻe he tangata ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Siosefa; pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe he tangata ʻae kau tangata ki he fale ʻo Siosefa.

18 Pea naʻe manavahē ʻae kau tangata, koeʻuhi ko e ʻave ʻakinautolu ki he fale ʻo Siosefa; pea naʻa nau pehē, “Kuo ʻomi ʻakitautolu ki heni, ko e meʻa ʻi he paʻanga nai, naʻe toe tuku mai ʻi heʻetau tangai, ʻi he fuofua haʻu; koeʻuhi ke nau fakahalaʻi ʻaki ʻakitautolu, ʻo ʻoho mai kiate kitautolu, ʻo puke ʻo fakapōpulaʻi ʻakitautolu, mo ʻetau fanga ʻasi.”

19 Pea naʻa nau ʻunuʻunu ʻo ofi ki he tauhi ʻoe fale ʻo Siosefa, ʻo nau alea mo ia ʻi he matapā ʻoe fale,

20 ‌ʻO pehē, “E ʻeiki, ko e moʻoni naʻa mau fuofua haʻu ke fakatau meʻakai:

21 Pea ʻi he ʻemau hoko ki he fale talifononga, pea mau vete ʻemau tangai, pea vakai, kuo taki taha ʻae tangata ʻene paʻanga ʻi he ngutu ʻo ʻene tangai, ʻae paʻanga kotoa; pea kuo mau toe ʻomi ia ʻi homau nima.

22 Pea mo e paʻanga kehe kuo mau ʻomi ke fakatau meʻakai: ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo pe ko hai naʻa ne ai ʻemau paʻanga, ki he ʻemau tangai.”

23 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Mou fiemālie, ʻoua te mou manavahē: ko homou ʻOtua, mo e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou tamai naʻa ne tuku koloa maʻamoutolu, ki hoʻomou tangai: naʻe ʻiate au hoʻomou paʻanga.” Pea naʻa ne ʻomi ʻa Simione kiate kinautolu.

24 Pea ʻomi ʻe he tangata ʻae kau tangata ki he fale ʻo Siosefa, ʻo ne ʻatu ʻenau vai, pea fufulu honau vaʻe; pea naʻa ne ʻatu ʻae meʻakai ki heʻenau fanga ʻasi.

25 Pea naʻa nau teuteu ʻae meʻaʻofa ʻo tali ʻae haʻu ki ʻapi ʻa Siosefa ʻi he hoʻatā: he naʻa nau fanongo te nau kai mā ʻi ai.

26 Pea kuo haʻu ʻa Siosefa ki ʻapi, naʻa nau ʻomi kiate ia ki fale ʻae meʻaʻofa naʻe ʻi honau nima, ʻo nau tulolo ʻakinautolu kiate ia ki he kelekele.

27 Pea fehuʻi ia kiate kinautolu pe ʻoku nau fēfē, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku lelei hoʻomou tamai, ʻae tangata motuʻa naʻa mou lea ki ai? ʻOku kei moʻui ia?”

28 Pea nau talaange, “Ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko e mau tamai ʻoku mālōlō pe, ʻoku kei moʻui ia.” Pea naʻa nau tulolo honau ʻulu ʻo nau hū.

29 Pea naʻa ne hanga hake hono mata ʻo mamata ki hono tehina ko Penisimani, ʻae tama ʻa ʻene faʻē, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko homou tehina eni, ʻaia naʻa mou lea ki ai?” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko hoku foha, ke ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua kiate koe.”

30 Pea fakatoʻotoʻo ʻe Siosefa, he naʻe ngaue lahi hono fatu ki hono tehina: pea naʻa ne kumi ha potu ke tangi ai; pea hū ia ki hono loki, pea tangi ai.

31 Pea naʻa ne kaukau hono mata, pea ʻalu kituʻa, pea ne fakamaʻumaʻu ʻe ia ia, pea ne pehē, Ke mou teu mai ʻae kai.

32 Pea naʻa nau teuteu maʻana tokotaha pe, pea [teu ]kehe maʻanautolu, pea ai kehe ki he kakai ʻIsipite naʻe kai mo kinautolu; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai kai ʻae kakai ʻIsipite ʻo fakataha mo e kakai Hepelū; he ko e meʻa ia naʻe fakaliliʻa ai ʻae kakai ʻIsipite.

33 Pea naʻe fakanofo ʻakinautolu ʻi hono ʻao, ko e ʻuluaki ʻo fakatatau ki hono fanauʻi, mo e kimui ʻo fakatatau ki heʻene siʻi; pea naʻe feʻofaʻaki pe ʻae kau tangata.

34 Pea naʻe toʻo ʻo ange ʻenau meʻakai mei hono ʻao: ka ko e meʻa ʻa Penisimani, naʻe tuʻo nima hono lahi hake ʻi heʻenau meʻa. Pea naʻa nau inu mo nau fiefia mo ia.