Fili ʻa Mōsese ke Lotu kia Sihova

ʻI ʻIsipite, naʻe ui ai ʻa e fāmili ʻo Sēkopé ko e kau ʻIsileli. Hili ʻa e mate ʻa Sēkope mo Siosifá, naʻe kamata ke pule ha Felo foʻou. Naʻá ne ilifia ʻi he mālohi ange ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he kau ʻIsipité. Ko ia naʻe hanga ʻe he Felo ko ení ʻo ʻai ke hoko ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ko e kau pōpula. Naʻá ne fakamālohiʻi kinautolu ke nau ngaohi piliki pea ke nau ngāue lahi ʻi he ngaahi ngoué. Ka ko e lahi ange hono fakamālohiʻi kinautolu ʻe he kau ʻIsipité ke nau ngāue lahí, ko e toe tupu tokolahi ange ia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí. Koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke saiʻia ʻa Felo ʻi he meʻa ko iá, naʻá ne fekau ai ke tāmateʻi ʻa e tamaiki tangata ʻIsileli kotoa pē naʻe fāʻeleʻí. ʻE lava ke ke sioloto atu ki he ilifia ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí?

Naʻe ʻi ai ha pēpē tangata fakaʻofoʻofa ʻa ha fefine ʻIsileli ko Siokāpesi. Ke maluʻi iá, naʻá ne faʻo ia ʻi ha kato pea fufū ʻi he ʻulu kaho he Vaitafe Nailá. Ko e tuofefine ʻo e pēpeé ko Meliame naʻá ne nofo holo pē ai ke sio pe ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻe hokó.

Naʻe haʻu ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Feló ke kaukau ʻi he vaitafé peá ne sio ai ki he kató. Naʻá ne maʻu ʻi loto ʻa e kiʻi pēpeé ʻokú ne tangi, pea naʻá ne fakaʻofaʻia ai. Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Meliame: ‘Te u ʻalu ʻo kumi mai ha fefine ke ne tauhi maʻau ʻa e pēpeé?’ ʻI he ʻio ange ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Feló, naʻe ʻave ʻe Meliame ʻa e pēpeé ki heʻene faʻeé, ʻa Siokāpesi. Naʻe tala ange kiate ia ʻe he ʻofefine ʻo Feló: ‘ʻAve ʻa e pēpē ko ení, ʻo tauhi maʻaku, pea te u totongi koe.’

ʻI he tupu ʻo fuʻu lahi ʻa e kiʻi tamá, naʻe ʻave ia ʻe Siokāpesi ki he ʻofefine ʻo Feló, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakahingoa ko Mōsese pea tauhi ia ko ʻene tamasiʻi. Naʻe tupu hake ʻa Mōsese ko ha pilinisi pea naʻe lava ke ne maʻu ha meʻa pē naʻá ne fiemaʻu. Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke ngalo ʻia Mōsese ʻa Sihova. Naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko hono moʻoní ko ha ʻIsileli ia, ʻo ʻikai ko ha ʻIsipite. Pea naʻá ne fili ke tauhi kia Sihova.

ʻI heʻene taʻu 40, naʻe fili ai ʻa Mōsese ke ne tokoni ki hono kakaí. ʻI heʻene sio ki hono tā ʻe ha ʻIsipite ha pōpula ʻIsilelí, naʻe taaʻi lahi ʻe Mōsese ʻa e ʻIsipité ʻo ne mate. Naʻe fūfuuʻi ʻe Mōsese ʻa hono sinó ʻi he ʻoneʻoné. ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ia ʻe Feló, naʻá ne feinga ke tāmateʻi ʻa Mōsese. Ka naʻe hola ʻa Mōsese ki he fonua ko Mitiani. Naʻe tokangaʻi ia ʻi ai ʻe Sihova.