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26 Pea ʻi hono ono ʻoe māhina, naʻe fekau ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ʻāngelo ko Kepaleli ki he kolo ʻe taha ʻi Kāleli, ko Nāsaleti hono hingoa, 27 ki ha tāupoʻou ʻi he fale ʻo Tevita, kuo fakanofo ki he tangata naʻe hingoa ko Siosefa; pea ko e hingoa ʻoe tāupoʻou ko Mele. 28 Pea haʻu ʻae ʻāngelo kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, "Siʻotoʻofa, ʻoku ke ʻofeina lahi, ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae ʻEiki: ʻoku ke monūʻia ʻi he fefine fulipē."

30 Pea pehē ʻe he ʻāngelo kiate ia, "Mele, ʻoua ʻe manavahē: he ʻoku ke ʻofeina mei he ʻOtua. 31 Pea vakai, te ke tuituʻia ʻi ho manāva, pea fāʻeleʻi ʻae tama, pea ke ui hono huafa ko Sisu. 32 Pea ʻe lahi ia, pea ʻe ui ia ko e ʻAlo ʻoe Fungani Māʻolunga; ʻe ange kiate ia ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻae nofoʻa ʻo ʻene tamai ko Tevita: 33 Pea ʻe pule ia ki he fale ʻo Sēkope ʻo taʻengata; pea ʻe ʻikai hano ngataʻanga ʻo ʻene pule."

18 Pea naʻe pehē ʻae ʻaloʻi ʻo Sisu Kalaisi: Kuo fakanofo ʻene faʻē ko Mele kia Siosefa, pea teʻeki ai te na feʻiloaki, kae ʻiloange, kuo feitama ia ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.

46 Pea pehē ʻe Mele,

"ʻOku fakahikihiki ʻae ʻEiki ʻe hoku laumālie,

47 Pea ʻoku fiefia hoku laumālie ʻi he ʻOtua ko hoku fakamoʻui.

48 He kuo ne vakai ʻe ia ʻae vaivai ʻa ʻene kaunanga:

Vakai, ngata mei he ʻaho ni ʻe ui au ko e monūʻia ʻe he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē.

49 He ko ia ʻoku māfimafi kuo ne fai kiate au ʻae ngaahi meʻa lahi;

pea ʻoku māʻoniʻoni hono huafa.

50 Pea ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻoku manavahē kiate ia ʻa ʻene ʻaloʻofa Mei he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.

51 Kuo fakahā mai ʻe ia ʻae mālohi ʻo hono nima;

Pea kuo veteki ʻe ia ʻae laukau ʻi he ngaoʻi ʻa honau loto.

52 Kuo fakahifo ʻe ia ʻae mālohi mei he ngaahi nofoʻanga,

Pea kuo ne hakeakiʻi ʻakinautolu naʻe māʻulalo.

53 Kuo fakamākona ʻe ia ʻae fiekaia, ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei;

Ka ne tekeʻi atu ʻae maʻumeʻa ke masiva.

54 Kuo tokoni ʻe ia ʻa ʻene tamaioʻeiki ko ʻIsileli, ʻI heʻene manatu ki he ʻaloʻofa;

55 Kia ʻEpalahame, mo hono hako ʻo lauikuonga,

ʻO hangē ko ʻene lea ki heʻetau ngaahi tamai."

4 Pea ʻalu hake foki ʻa Siosefa mei Kāleli, mei he kolo ko Nāsaleti, ki Siutea, ki he Kolo ʻo Tevita, ʻoku ui ko Petelihema; (he naʻa ne ʻoe fale mo e faʻahinga ʻo Tevita;) 5 Ke tohi ia mo hono uaifi ko Mele, naʻe fakanofo, kuo feitama ia. 6 Pea naʻe lolotonga ʻena ʻi ai, pea pehē, kuo kakato hono ngaahi ʻaho ke fāʻele ai ia. 7 Pea fāʻeleʻi ʻe ia ʻae tama ko hono ʻolopoʻou, pea ne takatakai ʻaki ia ʻae kofu, ʻo fakatokoto ia ʻi he ʻaiʻanga kai ʻoe manu; koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te nau hao ʻi he fale talifononga.

19 Ka naʻe faʻoa ʻe Mele ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē ki hono loto, ʻo fifili ki ai.

34 Pea tāpuakiʻi ʻe Simione ʻakinaua, ʻo ne pehē ki heʻene faʻē ko Mele, "Vakai, kuo fokotuʻu ʻae tamasiʻi ni ko e tūkiaʻanga mo e toetuʻuʻanga ʻoe tokolahi ʻi ʻIsileli pea ko e fakaʻilonga ke lea kovi ki ai; 35 koeʻuhi ke hā ai ʻae ngaahi mahalo ʻoe loto ʻoe tokolahi: (ʻio, ʻe tui pea ʻasi ʻae heletā ʻi ho laumālie foki.")

48 Pea ʻi heʻena mamata kiate ia, ne na ofo ai ʻaupito: pea pehē ʻe heʻene faʻē kiate ia, "Tama, ko e hā kuo ke fai pehē ai kiate kimaua? Vakai, ko hoʻo tamai mo au kuo ma kumi koe ʻi he mamahi." 49 Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinaua, "Ko e hā ʻoku mo kumi ai au? ʻIkai te mo ʻilo ʻoku ʻaʻaku ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻa ʻeku Tamai?" 50 Ka naʻe ʻikai te na ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻoe lea ne ne lea ʻaki kiate kinaua. 51 Pea ʻalu hifo ia mo kinaua, ʻo hoko ki Nāsaleti, pea anganofo ia kiate kinaua: ka naʻe faʻo ʻe heʻene faʻē ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē ki hono loto.

3 Pea ʻi he toe siʻi ʻae uaine, pea pehē ʻe he faʻē ʻa Sisu kiate ia, "ʻOku ʻikai haʻanau uaine." 4 Pea pehēange ʻe Sisu kiate ia, "Fefine, ko e hā au kiate koe?" ʻOku teʻeki ai hokosia hoku ʻaho. 5 Pea pehē ʻe heʻene faʻē ki he kau tauhi, "Ko e meʻa kotoa pē te ne fekau kiate kimoutolu, fai ia."

25 Pea naʻe tutuʻu, ʻo ofi ki he ʻakau ʻo Sisu, ʻa ʻene faʻē, mo e tokoua ʻo ʻene faʻē, ko Mele ko e uaifi ʻo Kaliopasi, mo Mele Makitaline. 26 Ko ia ʻi he mamata ʻa Sisu ki heʻene faʻē, mo e ākonga ko ia naʻa ne ʻofa ai, ʻoku tuʻu ʻo ofi, naʻa ne pehē ki heʻene faʻē, "Fefine, vakai ko hoʻo tama!" 27 Pea lea ai ia ki he ākonga, "Vakai ko hoʻo faʻē!" Pea talu mei he feituʻulaʻā ko ia naʻe ʻave ia ʻe he ākonga ko ia ki hono ʻapi.

31 Pea naʻe toki haʻu ʻa hono kāinga mo ʻene faʻē, ʻonau tutuʻu ʻituʻa, pea nau fekau kiate ia. 32 Pea pehē kiate ia ʻe he kakai naʻa nau nofo ʻo kāpui ia, "Vakai, ko hoʻo faʻē mo ho kāinga ʻoku ʻituʻa, ko ʻenau kumi koe." 33 Pea lea ia, ʻo pehēange kiate kinautolu, "Ko hai ʻeku faʻē mo hoku kāinga?" 34 Pea vakai foli ʻe ia ʻakinautolu naʻa nau nofo ʻo kāpui ia, mo ne pehē, "Vakai, ko ʻeku faʻē mo hoku kāinga! 35 He ko ia te ne fai ʻae finangalo ʻoe ʻOtua, ko hoku tokoua ia, mo hoku tuofefine, mo ʻeku faʻē."

55 ‌ʻIkai ko e foha eni ʻoe tufunga? ʻIkai ʻoku ui ʻene faʻē ko Mele? Mo hono ngaahi kāinga, ko Semisi, mo Sose, mo Saimone, mo Siutasi? 56 Mo hono ngaahi tuofefine kotoa pē, ʻikai ʻoku nau ʻiate kitautolu? Pea kuo maʻu mei fē ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni?"

14 Pea naʻe nonofo loto taha ʻakinautolu ni kotoa pē, ʻi he lotu mo e hūfekina, fakataha mo e kau fefine, mo Mele ko e faʻē ʻa Sisu, mo hono kāinga.