Ko Te Hau Poto Ko Salomone

NEʼE kei tūpulaga ia Salomone ʼi te temi ʼaē neʼe fakanofo ai ke hau. Neʼe ʼofa ia kia Sehova, pea neʼe mulimuli ia ki te ʼu tokoni lelei ʼaē neʼe foaki age e tana tāmai ko Tavite. Neʼe ʼofa ia Sehova kia Salomone, pea ʼi te tahi po neʼe ina ʼui age ki ai ʼi te moemisi: ‘Salomone, koteā te meʼa ʼaē ʼe ke loto ke ʼau foaki atu?’

Neʼe tali age e Salomone: ‘Sehova toku ʼAtua, ʼe kei ʼau tūpulaga pea ʼe mole ʼau ʼiloʼi peʼe feafeaʼi te fai ʼo toku tuʼulaga hau. Koia ke ke foaki mai kia ʼau te poto ke feala haku takitaki lelei tau hahaʼi.’

Neʼe tali e Sehova te meʼa ʼaē neʼe kole age e Salomone. Pea neʼe Ina ʼui age: ‘ ʼUhi ko tau kole mai te poto kae mole ko he maʼuli fualoa peʼe ko he ʼu koloā, koia ʼe ʼau foaki atu anai he poto ʼe lahi age ʼi te poto ʼo te tagata fuli pe. Kae ʼe ʼau toe foaki atu anai kia koe mo te meʼa ʼaē neʼe mole ke kole mai, te ʼu koloā pea mo te kolōlia.’

Mole faʼa fualoa, pea ʼōmai te ʼu fafine e lua kia Salomone mo tonā fihifihia lahi. Neʼe fakamahino fēnei age e te tahi fafine: ‘ ʼE ma nonofo fakatahi mo te fafine ʼaenī ʼi te ʼapi pe e tahi. Neʼe ʼau fānauʼi taku kiʼi tama, pea hili kiai ʼaho e lua pea ina toe fānauʼi mo tana kiʼi tama. ʼI te tahi po neʼe mate leva tana kiʼi tama. Kae ʼi taku lolotoga moe, neʼe ina toʼo tana kiʼi tamasiʼi ʼaē kua mate ʼo tuku ʼi ʼoku tafa pea ina toʼo taku kiʼi tamasiʼi. ʼI taku ʼala ake pea ʼi taku sio ki te kiʼi tamasiʼi ʼaē kua mate, neʼe ʼau ʼiloʼi ai ʼe mole ko taku kiʼi tamasiʼi ʼaia.’

Kae neʼe ʼui age e te lua fafine: ‘Kailoa! Ko taku kiʼi tamasiʼi ʼaē ʼe kei maʼuli, pea ko tana tamasiʼi ʼaē kua mate!’ Neʼe tali age e te ʼuluaki fafine: ‘Kailoa! Ko tau kiʼi tamasiʼi ʼaē kua mate, pea ko taku tamasiʼi ʼaē ʼe kei maʼuli!’ Neʼe nā fefihiʼaki ai. Koteā anai te meʼa ʼaē ka fai e Salomone?

Neʼe ina fekauʼi ke ʼaumai he heletā, pea ʼi tona ʼaumai, neʼe ina ʼui fēnei: ‘Tuʼusi lua te tamasiʼi, pea foaki ki te ʼu fafine ʼaenī ke nā takitahi te faʼahi.’

Neʼe kalaga ai te faʼe totonu ʼa te tamasiʼi: ‘Kailoa! Fakalelei kae ʼaua naʼa ke matehi te tamasiʼi. Foaki age te tamasiʼi ki te fafine ʼaē!’ Kae neʼe ʼui e te fafine ʼaē: ‘Ke ʼaua naʼa foaki ki he tahi ia māua; tuʼusi lua te tamasiʼi.’

Pea neʼe ʼui age e Salomone: ‘Tuku te matehi ʼo te tamasiʼi! Foaki age ki te ʼuluaki fafine. ʼE ko ia te faʼe totonu.’ Neʼe ʼiloʼi e Salomone te faʼahi ʼaia koteʼuhi ko te faʼe totonu ʼe ʼofa mamahi ia ki tana tamasiʼi, koia neʼe ina loto ai ke foaki te tamasiʼi ki te lua fafine ke ʼaua naʼa matehi. ʼI te logo ʼa te hahaʼi ki te meʼa ʼaē neʼe fai e Salomone moʼo fakatokatoka ʼo te fihifihia ʼaia, neʼe nātou fiafia ai he neʼe nātou maʼu te hau poto.

Lolotoga te nofo hau ʼa Salomone, neʼe tapuakiʼi e te ʼAtua te hahaʼi ʼo ina fakahomo te ʼu meʼa ʼo te kele ʼo nātou mahu ʼi te fulumeto pea mo te olose, te ʼu vite pea mo te ʼu fiku pea mo te tahi ʼu faʼahiga meʼa kai. Neʼe matalelei te ʼu mutuʼi meʼa ʼo te hahaʼi, pea neʼe nātou nonofo ʼi te ʼu ʼapi matalelei. Neʼe mahu ʼaupito te ʼu meʼa lelei ʼaē neʼe maʼu e te hahaʼi fuli.