Lute

1 ʼI te temi ʼo te ʼu tuʼi fakamau,*+ neʼe hoko ai he hoge ʼi te fenua. Pea neʼe mavae he tagata mai Petelehemi+ ʼi Suta, ʼo alu ʼo nofo ohage ko he matapule ʼi te fenua* ʼo Moape.+ Neʼe ko ia mo tona ʼohoana pea mo ʼona foha ʼe lua. 2 Neʼe higoa te tagata ʼaia ko Elimeleke,* ko tona ʼohoana ko Naomi,* pea ko ʼona foha ʼae ʼe lua ko Malone* pea mo Kilisoni.* Neʼe natou ʼomai mai Efalata, ʼae ʼe toe higoa ko Petelehemi ʼi Suta, ʼo olo ki te fenua ʼo Moape ʼo nonofo ai.

3 Hili he temi, neʼe mate leva ia Elimeleke, te ʼohoana ʼo Naomi, pea neʼe nofo tokotahi ai leva mo ʼana tama ʼae ʼe lua. 4 Ki muli age, neʼe ʼohoana ʼana tama mo te ʼu fafine Moape, neʼe higoa te tahi ko Olipa pea ko te tahi ko Lute.+ Neʼe teitei taʼu hogofulu tanatou nonofo ai. 5 Pea neʼe mamate leva mo te ʼu tama ʼaia ʼe lua, ia Malone mo Kilisoni. Koia, neʼe mole kei ʼi ai he ʼohoana ʼo Naomi pea mo hana fanau. 6 Koia, neʼe mavae ai mo te ʼu ʼohoana ʼo ʼana tama mai te fenua ʼo Moape ʼo toe liliu ki tona fenua, he neʼe logo ʼi Moape ki te tokaga ʼa Sehova ki tana hahaʼi ʼo ina foaki age kia natou he meʼa kai.*

7 Neʼe mavae leva mai te koga meʼa ʼae neʼe nofo ai, ʼo alu mo te ʼu ʼohoana ʼo ʼana tama. ʼI tanatou faifagona ʼi te ala, ʼo toe liliu ki Suta, 8 neʼe ui age e Naomi ki te ʼu ʼohoana ʼo ʼana tama: “Kolua olo, pea kolua tahi liliu la ki te ʼapi ʼo tana faʼe. ʼOfa pe ke fakaha atu e Sehova kia koulua tona ʼofa agatonu,+ ohage pe ko takolua ʼoʼofa kia au pea mo te ʼu tagata ʼae kua mamate. 9 ʼOfa pe ke fakagafua atu e Sehova* ke kolua tahi maʼu he fimalie* ʼi te ʼapi ʼae ʼe kolua toe ʼohoana ai anai.”+ Neʼe ʼuma leva kia naua, mo natou faifetagihi leʼo lahi. 10 Neʼe nā ui age kia ia: “Kailoa, ʼe ma olo anai mo koe ki tau hahaʼi.” 11 Kae neʼe ui e Naomi: “Kolua toe liliu, siʼaku ʼu taʼahine. He koʼe ʼe kolua olo anai mo au? ʼE kei feala koa ke au toe fanauʼi he ʼu tama ke koulua ʼohoanaʼi?+ 12 Kolua toe liliu, siʼaku ʼu taʼahine. Kolua olo, he ʼe mole kei feala ke au ʼohoana koteʼuhi kua au finematuʼa. Pea tatau aipe pe ʼe au ʼohoana ʼi te ʼaho ʼaeni pea mo toe fanauʼi he ʼu tama, 13 ʼe kolua fakatalitali anai koa ʼo kaku ki tanā hoki lalahi? ʼE kolua fakafisi anai koa ke mole kolua ʼohoana ʼuhi ko naua? Kailoa ia, siʼaku ʼu taʼahine, kua au lotomamahi ʼaupito ʼo ʼuhiga mo koulua, he neʼe fakafeagai mai kia au te nima ʼo Sehova.”+

14 Neʼe natou toe faifetagihi leʼo lalahi. Hili ia neʼe ʼuma leva ia Olipa ki te faʼe ʼo tona ʼohoana pea neʼe alu leva ia. Kae neʼe faiga malohi pe ia Lute ke nofo mo ia. 15 Koia, neʼe ui age e Naomi: “Sio, kua toe liliu ia Olipa ki tana hahaʼi pea mo ʼona ʼatua. Ke ke toe liliu foki mo ia.”

16 Kae neʼe ui e Lute: “ ʼAua naʼa ke kole mai ke au liʼaki koe, ke mole au alu mo koe. Koteʼuhi ko te faʼahi ʼae ʼe ke alu ki ai, ʼe au alu anai ki ai, pea ko te koga meʼa ʼae ka ke moe ai, ʼe au moe ai anai. ʼE liliu anai tau hahaʼi ko taku hahaʼi, pea ʼe liliu anai tou ʼAtua ko toku ʼAtua.+ 17 Ko te koga meʼa ʼae ʼe ke mate ai, ʼe au mate ai anai pea ʼe tanu ai anai au. Ke tauteaʼi lahi au e Sehova mo kapau ʼe au tuku he meʼa ke ina veteki taua, gata pe ki te mate.”

18 ʼI te sio ʼa Naomi ki te faiga malohi ʼa Lute ke alu mo ia, neʼe tuku ai leva tana kole age ʼae ke toe liliu kio ia. 19 Pea neʼe hoko atu leva tanā faifagona ʼo kaku ki Petelehemi.+ ʼI tanā tau atu pe ki ai, neʼe gatutu te kolo katoa ʼuhi ko naua, pea neʼe ui e te ʼu fafine: “ ʼE mole koa la ko Naomi?” 20 Kae neʼe ina ui age ki te ʼu fafine ʼaia: “ ʼAua naʼa kotou fakahigoaʼi au ko Naomi.* Kotou fakahigoaʼi au ko Mala,* he ʼe kua lahi ʼoku mamahi ʼuhi ko te Mafimafi.+ 21 Neʼe au maʼu ia meʼa fuli ʼi taku alu, kae neʼe fakaliliu ʼatea mai au e Sehova. He koʼe koa ʼe kotou fakahigoaʼi au ko Naomi, kae ko Sehova ʼae neʼe fakafeagai mai kia au pea ʼe ko te Mafimafi ʼae neʼe ina fakatupu toku malaʼia?”+

22 Ko te fakamatala ʼaia ʼo te toe liliu mai ʼa Naomi mai te fenua ʼo Moape,+ mo Lute, te fafine Moape ʼae neʼe ʼohoana mo tana tama. Neʼe nā tau atu ki Petelehemi ʼi te kamata ʼo te tanaki ʼo te olose.+