1 Tuʻi 3:19-25

¹⁹Pea naʻe mate ʻae tamasiʻi ʻae fefine ni ʻi he pō; ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene taʻomia ia.

²⁰Pea naʻa ne tuʻu hake ʻi he tuʻuapō mālie, ʻo ne ʻave ʻa ʻeku tama mei hoku tafaʻaki lolotonga ʻae mohe ʻa hoʻo kaunanga, mo ne fakatokoto ia ki hono fatafata, ka naʻe tuku ʻe ia ʻa ʻene tamasiʻi mate ki hoku fatafata ʻoʻoku.

²¹Pea ʻi heʻeku tuʻu hake ʻi he pongipongi ke fakahuhu ʻa ʻeku tamasiʻi, vakai, kuo mate ia; ka ʻi heʻeku toki vakai ki ai ʻi he pongipongi, vakai, naʻe ʻikai ko ʻeku tama ia, ʻaia naʻaku fāʻeleʻi.”

²²Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he fefine ʻe tokotaha, “ʻIkai; ka ko ʻeku tama ʻaia ʻoku moʻui, pea ko ia kuo mate ko hoʻo tama ia.” Pea naʻe pehēange eni, “ʻIkai; ka ko ia kuo mate ko hoʻo tama ia, pea ko ia ʻoku moʻui ko ʻeku tama ia.” Naʻe pehē ʻa ʻena lea ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

²³Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he tokotaha, ‘Ko ʻeku tama eni ʻaia ʻoku moʻui, pea ko hoʻo tama ʻaia ʻoku mate:’ pea ʻoku pehē ʻe he tokotaha kehe, ‘ʻIkai; ka ko hoʻo tama ʻaʻau ʻaia ʻoku mate, pea ko ʻeku tama ʻaʻaku ʻaia ʻoku moʻui.’”

²⁴Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOmi kiate au ha heletā.” Pea naʻa nau ʻomi ʻae heletā ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi.

²⁵Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “Fahiua ʻae tamasiʻi moʻui, pea ʻatu ʻae faʻahi ʻe taha ki he tokotaha, mo e faʻahi ʻe taha ki he tokotaha kehe.”