Lute 4:1-22
4 Neʼe alu leva ia Poase ki te matapa ʼo te kolo+ ʼo heka ai. Pea koʼeni, neʼe fakalaka te kaiga totonu ʼo Elimeleke, ʼae neʼe talanoa ki ai Poase.+ Neʼe ui leva e Poase ki ai:* “Haʼu muʼa ʼo heka ʼi he.” Pea neʼe haʼu ʼo heka.
2 Neʼe toʼo leva e Poase he toko hogofulu ʼo te kau takitaki ʼo te kolo+ pea neʼe ina ui age kia natou: “Kotou ʼomai ʼo heheka age ʼi he.” Neʼe natou heheka ai.
3 Pea neʼe ui e Poase ki te kaiga ʼo Elimeleke:+ “Ko Naomi, ʼae neʼe toe liliu mai te fenua ʼo Moape,+ ʼe tonu ke ina fakatau te moʼi kele ʼo Elimeleke, totā tehina.+
4 Koia neʼe au manatu ai ke au fakaha atu te faʼahi ʼaia pea mo ui atu: ‘Ke ke totogi te moʼi kele ia muʼa ʼo te hahaʼi ʼo te kolo pea mo te kau takitaki ʼo totatou hahaʼi.+ Kapau ʼe ke fia totogi te moʼi kele, pea ke totogi. Kae kapau ʼe mole ke fia totogi, fakaha mai ke au iloʼi, he ʼe ko koe ʼae ʼe feala ke ke ʼuluaki totogi, pea ʼe ko au leva ʼae ʼe hoa atu kia koe.’ ” Neʼe ina tali age: “ ʼE au fia totogi te moʼi kele.”+
5 Neʼe ui leva e Poase: “ ʼI te ʼaho ʼae ka ke totogi ai te moʼi kele mai ia Naomi, ʼe tonu foki ke ke toe totogi mai ia Lute, te fafine Moape, te ʼohoana ʼo te tagata ʼae kua mate. Koteʼuhi ke maʼu tuʼumaʼu pe te moʼi kele ʼaia e te hologa ʼo te tagata ʼae kua mate.”+
6 Pea neʼe ui age e te kaiga ʼaia ʼo Elimeleke: “ ʼE mole feala ke au totogi te moʼi kele, naʼa lahi ai te puli ʼo toku tofiʼa. Ke ke fakahoko e koe toku maʼua, pea ke ke totogi maʼa koe te moʼi kele, he ʼe mole au lava totogi.”
7 Pea koʼeni te agaʼi fenua neʼe fai ʼi Iselaele ʼi te temi muʼa, moka fakamoʼoni e he tahi ʼe ina fakatau he meʼa peʼe ina foaki tona maʼua ke fakahoko e he tahi age tagata: Neʼe tonu ke huʼi e te tagata tona sulie+ ʼo ina foaki ki he tahi age tagata, pea neʼe ko te faʼahiga fai ʼaia moʼo fakamoʼoni he tonu neʼe fai ʼi Iselaele.
8 Koia, ʼi te ui e te kaiga ʼo Elimeleke kia Poase: “Ke ke totogi maʼa koe te moʼi kele,” neʼe ina huʼi tona sulie.
9 Neʼe ui leva e Poase ki te kau takitaki pea mo te hahaʼi fuli: “ ʼE kotou sisio mata+ ʼi te ʼaho nei ki taku totogi mai ia Naomi te ʼu koloa fuli ʼo Elimeleke pea mo te ʼu koloa fuli ʼo Kilisoni pea mo Malone.
10 ʼE au toe ʼohoana anai mo Lute, te fafine Moape, te ʼohoana ʼo Malone, ke maʼu tuʼumaʼu pe te moʼi kele e te hologa ʼo te tagata ʼae kua mate,+ ke ʼaua naʼa puli ai te higoa ʼo te tagata ʼae kua mate mai ʼona tehina pea mo te hahaʼi ʼo te kolo. ʼE kotou fakamoʼoni ki ai ʼi te ʼaho nei.”+
11 Neʼe tali age e te hahaʼi fuli ʼae neʼe ʼi te matapa ʼo te kolo, pea mo te kau takitaki: “ ʼE matou fakamoʼoni ki ai! ʼOfa pe ke tapuakiʼi e Sehova te fafine ʼaia ʼe hu ki tou loto fale pea ke hage ko Lasele pea mo Lea, ʼae neʼe nā laga te puleʼaga ʼo Iselaele.+ ʼOfa pe ke ke maʼuli lelei ʼi Efalata+ pea mo ke maʼu he higoa ʼe lelei* ʼi Petelehemi.+
12 Pea ʼofa pe ke liliu tou loto fale ohage ko te loto fale ʼo Pelesi,+ te tama ʼa Tamale mo Suta, ʼaki te hakoga ʼae ka foaki atu e Sehova ʼaki te fafine ʼaia kei finemui.”+
13 Neʼe toʼo leva e Poase ia Lute pea neʼe ina ʼohoanaʼi. Neʼe nā momoe, pea neʼe fakafealagia e Sehova ke faitama pea ke ina fanauʼi he tamasiʼi tagata.
14 Neʼe ui e te hahaʼi fafine kia Naomi: “Ke vikiʼi ia Sehova, ʼae neʼe ina fakafealagia ke ʼi ai he tagata ʼe ina totogi koe ʼi te ʼaho nei. ʼOfa pe ke tala tona higoa ʼi Iselaele!
15 Kua ke toe maʼu he malohi* ʼuhi ko ia* pea ʼe tokoni atu anai ʼi tou temi matuʼa, he neʼe fanauʼi e te ʼohoana ʼo tau tama pea ʼe ʼofa mamahi te fafine ʼaia kia koe,+ ʼe lelei age ia ʼi hau maʼu ni ʼau tama ʼe fitu.”
16 Neʼe fua e Naomi te tamasiʼi pea neʼe tokaga ki ai.*
17 Pea neʼe foaki leva e te ʼu fafine ʼo tona vahaʼa fale ia he higoa ki te tamasiʼi. Neʼe natou ui: “Kua tupu he tamasiʼi tagata maʼa Naomi,” pea neʼe natou fakahigoaʼi ko Opete.+ ʼE ko te tamai ʼaia ʼa Sese,+ te tamai ʼa Tavite.
18 Koʼeni te hologa ʼo te famili ʼo* Pelesi: Ko Pelesi+ ko te tamai ʼa Eselone,+
19 pea ko Eselone ko te tamai ʼa Lame, ko Lame ko te tamai ʼa Aminatape,+
20 pea ko Aminatape+ ko te tamai ʼa Naasone, ko Naasone ko te tamai ʼa Salemone,
21 pea ko Salemone ko te tamai ʼa Poase, ko Poase ko te tamai ʼa Opete,
22 ko Opete ko te tamai ʼa Sese+ pea ko Sese ko te tamai ʼa Tavite.+
Nota
^ ʼE mole fakaha tona higoa.
^ Hep. “tala hou higoa.”
^ Hep. nèphèsh. Vakaʼi Te ʼu Kupu.
^ ʼE fakaʼuhiga ki te mokopuna ʼo Naomi.
^ Peʼe “neʼe liliu ko tana fafine taupau.”
^ Hep. “Koʼeni te ʼu taʼi tupu ʼae ʼe hifo mai ia.”
