Naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata naʻe nofo ʻi he kolo ko ʻUsa ʻa ia naʻe lotu kia Sihova. Ko hono hingoá ko Siope. Naʻá ne koloaʻia lahi pea tokolahi ʻa hono fāmilí. Naʻá ne anga-lelei, peá ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kau masivá, mo e kau fefine naʻe mate honau malí, pea mo e fānau naʻe ʻikai haʻanau mātuʻá. Ka koeʻuhi naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú, heʻikai nai ke ʻi ai ha ngaahi palopalema ia ʻa Siope?

Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Siope naʻe siofi ia ʻe Sētane ko e Tēvoló. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Sētane: ‘ʻOkú ke sio ki heʻeku sevāniti ko Siopé? ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻi māmani ʻe hangē ko iá. ʻOkú ne fanongo kiate au peá ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku totonú.’ Naʻe tali ange ʻe Sētane: ‘Ko e moʻoni ʻoku talangofua atu ʻa Siope kiate koe. ʻOkú ke maluʻi mo tāpuakiʻi ia. ʻOkú ke ʻoange hono kelekele mo e fanga manu. Toʻo kotoa ia, pea ʻe tuku ʻene lotu atu kiate koé.’ Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova: ‘ʻE lava ke ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa Siope. Ka heʻikai ngofua ke ke tāmateʻi ia.’ Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Sētane ke ne ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa Siopé? Naʻá ne falala heʻikai ke tō ʻa Siope ʻi he ʻahiʻahí.

Naʻe kamata ke ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻe Sētane ʻa Siope ʻaki ha ngaahi faingataʻa. Naʻá ne ʻuluaki tuku atu ha kakai ko e kau Sepeani ke nau kaihaʻasi ʻa e fanga pulu mo e fanga ʻasi ʻa Siopé. Hili iá naʻe ʻalu hifo ha afi ʻo fakaʻauha ʻa e fanga sipi kotoa ʻa Siopé. Naʻe toe kaihaʻasi ʻe ha kakai ʻe taha, ʻa ia ko e kau Kalitiá, ʻa ʻene fanga kāmelí. Naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa e kau sevāniti naʻa nau tokangaʻi ʻa e fanga manu ko iá. Naʻe hoko mai leva ʻa e faingataʻa lahi tahá. Naʻe mate ʻa e fānau kotoa ʻa Siopé ʻi he holo hifo ʻiate kinautolu ʻa e fale ʻa ia naʻe fai ai ʻenau kātoanga kai. Naʻe loto-mamahi lahi ʻa Siope, ka naʻe ʻikai ke tuku ai ʻene lotu kia Sihová.

Naʻe loto ʻa Sētane ke toe lahi ange ʻa e faingataʻaʻia ʻa Siopé, ko ia naʻá ne ʻai ke tupu ha ngaahi  hangatāmaki ʻi he sino kotoa ʻo Siopé. Naʻe felāngaaki lahi ʻa Siope. Naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe hoko ai kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa kotoa ko ení. Neongo ia, naʻe kei lotu pē ʻa Siope kia Sihova. Naʻe sio mai ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he meʻa kotoa ko ení, pea naʻá ne fiefia ʻaupito ʻia Siope.

Naʻe hoko atu leva ʻa Sētane ʻo fekauʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ke nau ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻa Siope. Naʻa nau tala ange kiate ia: ‘ʻOku pau pē naʻá ke faiangahala peá ke feinga ke fufū. ʻOku tauteaʻi koe ʻe he ʻOtuá.’ Naʻe pehē ʻe Siope: ‘Kuo ʻikai te u fai ha meʻa ʻoku hala.’ Ka naʻe kamata ke ne fakakaukau ko Sihova naʻá ne ʻai ke hoko ʻa e ngaahi palopalema ko ení, peá ne pehē kuo ʻikai ke faitotonu ʻa e ʻOtuá kiate ia.

Naʻe fanongo mai ki he fetalanoaʻakí ha kiʻi tangata ko ʻIlaiū. Peá ne lea leva ʻo pehē: ‘Ko e meʻa kuo mou leaʻakí kotoa ʻoku hala. ʻOku lahi ange ʻa Sihova ʻi he meʻa ʻoku lava ke tau mahinoʻí. Heʻikai ʻaupito ke ne fai ha meʻa ʻoku kovi. ʻOkú ne ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē pea ʻokú ne tokoniʻi ʻa e kakaí ʻi heʻenau palopalemá.’

Naʻe lea leva ʻa Sihova kia Siope. Naʻá ne pehē: ‘Naʻá ke ʻi fē ʻi he taimi naʻá ku ngaohi ai ʻa e langí mo māmaní? Ko e hā ʻokú ke pehē ai ʻoku ʻikai ke u faitotonú? ʻOkú ke lea, ka ʻoku ʻikai te ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻoku hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá.’ Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Siope ʻa ʻene fehālaakí ʻo ne pehē: ‘Naʻá ku hala. Kuó u fanongo fekauʻaki mo koe, ka ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi moʻoni koe he taimí ni. ʻOku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe faingataʻa kiate koe. ʻOku ou fakatomala ʻi he meʻa naʻá ku leaʻakí.’

ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e ʻahiʻahí, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke toe moʻui lelei ʻa Siope peá ne ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e koloa lahi ange ʻi he meʻa naʻá ne maʻu ki muʻá. Naʻe moʻui fuoloa ʻa Siope mo fiefia. Naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa Siope ʻi heʻene fanongo kiate ia neongo ʻene faingataʻá. Te ke hangē ko Siopé ʻo hokohoko atu ʻa e lotu kia Sihová, tatau ai pē pe ko e hā ʻe hokó?