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1 Koʼeni te ʼu higoa ʼo te ʼu foha ʼo Iselaele ʼae neʼe ʼomai mo Sakopo ki Esipito, te ʼu tagata takitahi mo tona loto fale:+ 2 ko Lupeni, mo Simeone, mo Levi pea mo Suta,+ 3 mo Isakale, mo Sepulone pea mo Pesamino, 4 mo Tane pea mo Nefetali, mo Kate pea mo Asele.+ 5 Ko natou* fuli ʼaia neʼe hifo mai ia* Sakopo neʼe ko te toko 70, kae neʼe kua nofo ia Sosefo ʼi Esipito.+ 6 Neʼe mate leva ia Sosefo,+ ʼo feia mo ʼona tehina fuli pea mo te taʼiake fuli ʼaia. 7 Pea neʼe lahi ʼaupito te ʼu fanau ʼa te kau Iselaele* pea neʼe natou liliu ʼo kaugamalie. Pea neʼe natou liliu ʼo hahaʼi mo ʼasili malolohi ʼi hona aluʼaga fakaofoofo, ʼo natou fakahahaʼi ai te fenua.+
8 Ki muli age, neʼe fakanofo leva he hau foʼou ʼi Esipito, kae neʼe mole ina iloʼi ia Sosefo. 9 Neʼe ina ui ki tana hahaʼi: “Koʼeni, kua kaugamalie mo malolohi age te kau Iselaele ia tatou.+ 10 Tou fai he puleʼaki ke ʼaua naʼa natou liliu ʼo kaugamalie age. Kapau ʼe hoko he tau, ʼe feala anai ke natou kau ki ʼotatou fili, mo natou tauʼi ia tatou pea mo mavae ʼi te fenua.”
11 Neʼe fakanofo ai he ʼu pule ʼo te hahaʼi kaugana* ke natou fakamamahiʼi ia natou ʼaki he ʼu gaue kinakina.+ Pea neʼe natou laga te ʼu kolo ko Pitomi mo Lamisese+ ke tanaki ai te ʼu koloa ʼo Falaone. 12 Kae logo la tonatou fakamamahiʼi ʼaia, neʼe toe ʼasili age pe tonatou kaugamalie mo tanatou mavetevete ʼi te fenua. Neʼe matataku mo fehihiʼa ʼaupito ai te hahaʼi ʼi te kau Iselaele.+ 13 Koia, neʼe kovi ai te fakapopulaʼi ʼo te kau Iselaele e te kau Esipito.+ 14 Neʼe natou fakamamahiʼi ʼonatou maʼuli ʼaki he ʼu gaue kinakina: neʼe natou natu te kele kula, mo faʼu ni piliki pea mo fai te ʼu gaue kehekehe ʼi te ʼu gaueʼaga. ʼEi, neʼe natou gaohi koviʼi ʼosi ia natou pea mo fakapopulaʼi natou ʼaki ni faʼahiga gaue kehekehe.+
15 Ki muli age, neʼe palalau te hau ʼo Esipito ki te ʼu fafine faifanau Hepeleo ʼae neʼe higoa ko Sifela mo Pua. 16 Neʼe ina fakatotonu age kia naua: “Ka kolua tokoni ki te ʼu fafine Hepeleo ke natou fanau,+ pea ka kolua sisio ʼi te temi ʼae ʼe to ifo ai te toe ʼe ko he tama, ʼe tonu ke kolua matehi. Kae kapau ʼe ko he taʼahine, kolua tuku ke maʼuli.” 17 Kae neʼe manavasiʼi te ʼu fafine faifanau ki te ʼAtua moʼoni, pea neʼe mole nā fai te meʼa ʼae neʼe fakatotonu age e te hau ʼo Esipito. Neʼe nā tuku ai ke maʼuli te ʼu tamaliki tagata.+ 18 Neʼe pauʼi leva e te hau ʼo Esipito te ʼu fafine faifanau ʼaia ʼo ina fehuʼi age kia naua: “He koʼe neʼe kolua tuku ke maʼuli te ʼu tamaliki tagata?” 19 Neʼe tali age e te ʼu fafine faifanau kia Falaone: “ ʼE mole hage te ʼu fafine Hepeleo ko te ʼu fafine Esipito. ʼE natou malolohi, koia ka haʼu te fafine faifanau, kua ʼosi fananau natou.”
20 Neʼe tapuakiʼi ai e te ʼAtua te ʼu fafine faifanau, pea neʼe ʼasili kaugamalie ia te hahaʼi pea mo malolohi ʼaupito. 21 Pea ki muli age, neʼe foaki e te ʼAtua moʼoni ki te ʼu fafine faifanau ʼaia hanā ʼu fanau, he neʼe nā manavasiʼi kia te ia. 22 Pea neʼe fakatotonu leva e Falaone ki tana hahaʼi fuli: “Kotou li ki te Vai Tafe ʼo Nile te ʼu toe tagata meamea fuli ʼa te kau Hepeleo, kae kotou tuku ke maʼuli te ʼu fanau fafine.”+