Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob and Rachel, the baby of the family, turns philosopher and philanthropist.

2. VAHE 1
ʻOku liliu ʻe Penisimani, ko e foha hono
hongofulu ma ua ʻo Sekope mo Lesieli, ko e pepe
ʻo e famili, ʻa e filosefa mo e philanthropist.
1 Ko e tatau ʻo e ngaahi lea ʻa Penisimaní, ʻa ia
naʻá ne fekau ki hono ngaahi fohá ke nau tauhí,
hili ʻene moʻui ʻi he taʻu ʻe teau uofulu mā nima.
2 Pea naʻá ne ʻuma kiate kinaua, ʻo ne pehē: ʻI
he fanauʻi ʻa ʻAisake kia ʻĒpalahame ʻi heʻene
motuʻá, naʻe pehē foki mo au kia Sēkope.
3 Pea koeʻuhi ko Lesieli naʻe mālōlō ʻeku faʻeé
ʻi hono fāʻeleʻi aú, naʻe ʻikai haʻaku huʻakau; ko
ia naʻe taʻofi au ʻe Bilhah ko ʻene kaunanga.
4 He naʻe kei paʻa pē ʻa Lesieli ʻi he taʻu ʻe
hongofulu mā ua hili ʻene fāʻeleʻi ʻa Siosefá; pea
naʻá ne lotu ki he ʻEikí ʻi he ʻaukai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe
hongofulu mā ua, pea naʻá ne tuʻituʻia ʻo fanauʻi
au.
5 He naʻe ʻofa lahi ʻeku tamaí ʻia Lesieli, pea
naʻá ne lotu ke ne lava ʻo mamata ki ha ongo
foha kuo fāʻeleʻi meiate ia.
6 Ko ia naʻe ui au ko Penisimani, ʻa ia ko e foha
ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho.
7 Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻalu ki ʻIsipité, kia Siosefa, pea
naʻe ʻiloʻi au ʻe hoku tokouá, naʻá ne pehē mai
kiate au: Ko e hā naʻá na fakahā ki heʻeku tamaí
ʻi heʻena fakatau aú?
8 Pea naʻá ku pehē ange kiate ia, Naʻá na
fakavaʻe ho kofú ʻaki ʻa e toto pea ʻave ia, ʻo
pehē: ʻIloʻi pe ko e kote ʻeni ʻo ho fohá.
9 Pea naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au: Naʻa mo ia,
tokoua, ʻi he hili ʻenau toʻo meiate au ʻa hoku
kofú naʻa nau foaki au ki he kau ʻIsimelí, pea nau
foaki mai kiate au ha konga tupenu konga tupenu,
mo fakamamahiʻi au, ʻo nau fekau ke u lele.
10 Pea ko e meʻa ki ha taha ʻo kinautolu naʻá ne
taaʻi au ʻaki ha vaʻakaú, naʻe fakafetaulaki kiate
ia ha laione ʻo ne tāmateʻi ia.
11 Pea ko ia naʻe ilifia ai hono kaungā ngāué.
12 Ko ia ai, ʻe fānau, ʻoku mou ʻofa ki he ʻEiki
ko e ʻOtua ʻo e langí mo e māmaní, pea tauhi
ʻEne ngaahi fekaú, ʻo muimui ki he sīpinga ʻa e
tangata lelei mo māʻoniʻoni ko Siosefá.
13 Pea tuku ke lelei ho ʻatamaí, ʻo hangē foki ko
hoʻomou ʻiloʻi aú; he ko ia ia ʻokú ne fufulu
hono ʻatamaí ʻokú ne mamata totonu ki he
ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē.
14 Mou manavahē ki he ʻEikí, pea ʻofa ki homou
kaungāʻapí; pea neongo ʻoku pehē ʻe he laumālie
ʻo Peliatá te ke fakamamahiʻi koe ʻaki ʻa e kovi
kotoa pē, ka ʻe ʻikai te nau pule kiate koe, ʻo
hangē kuo ʻikai te nau pule kia Siosefa ko hoku
tokouá.,
15 Hono ʻikai tokolahi e kau tangata naʻa nau
fakaʻamu ke tāmateʻi iá, pea naʻe maluʻi ia ʻe he
ʻOtuá!
16 He ko ia ia ʻoku manavahē ki he ʻOtuá mo
ʻofa ki hono kaungāʻapí ʻe ʻikai lava ke taaʻi ia
ʻe he laumālie ʻo Peliará, ʻo maluʻi ia ʻe he
manavahē ki he ʻOtuá.
17 Pea he ʻikai lava foki ke puleʻi ia ʻe he
meʻangāue ʻa e tangatá pe fanga manú, he ʻoku
tokoniʻi ia ʻe he ʻEikí ʻo fakafou ʻi he ʻofa ʻokú
ne maʻu ki hono kaungāʻapí.
18 He naʻe kole foki ʻa Siosefa ki heʻemau tamaí
ke ne lotua hono kāingá, ke ʻoua naʻa ueʻi
kinautolu ʻe he ʻEikí ko ha angahala ʻo tatau ai
pē pe ko e hā ʻa e kovi kuo nau fai kiate iá.
19 Pea naʻe pehē ʻa e kaila ʻa Sēkopé: ʻA ʻeku
tama lelei, kuó ke ikunaʻi ʻa e loto ʻo hoʻo tamai
ko Sēkopé.
20 Pea fāʻofua kiate ia, ʻo ne ʻuma kiate ia ʻi he
houa ʻe ua, ʻo pehē:
21 ʻE fakahoko ʻiate koe ʻa e kikite ʻo e langí ʻo
kau ki he Lami ʻa e ʻOtuá, mo e Fakamoʻui ʻo e
māmaní, pea ʻe tukuange ha taha taʻehalaia
koeʻuhi ko e kau tangata maumau-laó, mo ha ʻE
mate ha taha ʻoku ʻikai haʻane angahala maʻá e

3. kau tangata anga taʻe-māʻoniʻoní ʻi he toto ʻo e
fuakavá, ki hono fakamoʻui ʻo e kau Senitailé mo
ʻIsilelí, pea fakaʻauha ʻa Peliar mo ʻene kau
tamaioʻeikí.
22 Ko ia, ʻoku mou vakai, ʻe hoku fānau, ki he
ngataʻanga ʻo e tangata leleí?
23 Ko ia, mou muimui ʻi heʻene manavaʻofá, ʻi
he ʻatamai lelei, koeʻuhí ke mou tui foki ha
ngaahi kalauni ʻo e nāunau.
24 He ʻoku ʻikai ke mata fakapoʻuli ʻa e tangata
leleí; he ʻokú ne fakahā ʻa e ʻaloʻofa ki he kakai
fulipē, neongo ko e kau angahala ʻa kinautolu.
25 Pea neongo ʻoku nau filioʻi ʻaki ʻa e taumuʻa
kovi. ʻo kau kiate ia, ʻi heʻene failelei ʻokú ne
ikunaʻi ai ʻa e koví, pea maluʻi ia ʻe he ʻOtuá;
pea ʻokú ne ʻofa ki he māʻoniʻoní ʻo hangē pē ko
hono laumālie ʻoʻoná.
26 Kapau ʻoku nāunauʻia ha taha, ʻoku ʻikai te
ne meheka kiate ia; kapau ʻoku fakakoloaʻi ha
taha, ʻoku ʻikai ke ne meheka; kapau ʻoku loto-
toʻa ha taha, ʻokú ne fakafetaʻi kiate ia; ʻa e
tangata angamaʻa ʻokú ne fakalāngilangiʻí; ʻokú
ne ʻaloʻofa ki he tangata masivá; ʻokú ne ʻofa
mamahi ki he vaivaí; ki he ʻOtuá ʻokú ne hiva
ʻaki ʻa e fakafetaʻi.
27 Pea ko ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻaloʻofa ʻo e
laumālie leleí ʻ okú ne ʻofa ʻo hangē ko hono
laumālie ʻoʻoná.
28 Ko ia, kapau ʻoku mou maʻu foki ʻa e ʻatamai
leleí, ʻe toki melino ʻa e kau angahalá ʻiate
kimoutolu, pea ʻe fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ʻa kimoutolu ʻe
he maumau-leá, pea tafoki ki he leleí; pea ʻe ʻikai
ngata pē ʻi hono tuku ʻe he mānumanú ʻa ʻenau
holi tōmuʻa moʻoní, ka te nau ʻoatu foki ʻa e
ngaahi meʻa ʻo ʻenau mānumanú kiate kinautolu
ʻoku faingataʻaʻiá.
29 Kapau te mou fai lelei, ʻe hola ʻa e ngaahi
laumālie ʻulí meiate kimoutolu; pea ʻe manavahē
ʻa e fanga manú kiate kimoutolu.
30 He ko e potu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa ki he
ngaahi ngāue leleí mo e maama ʻi he ʻatamaí,
naʻa mo e fakapoʻulí ʻoku hola meiate ia.
31 He kapau ʻe fai ʻe ha taha ʻa e fakamālohi ki
ha tangata māʻoniʻoni, ʻokú ne fakatomala; he
ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻa e tangata māʻoniʻoní ki heʻene
tokotaha ʻoku lea koví, ʻo ne maʻu ʻa ʻene melinó.
32 Pea kapau ʻe lavakiʻi ʻe ha taha ʻa e tangata
māʻoniʻoní, ʻoku lotu ʻa e tangata māʻoniʻoní: ka
ko e kiʻi meʻa siʻi ʻe fakavaivaiʻi ia, ka ʻoku ʻikai
fuoloa mei heʻene hā ʻoku nāunauʻia lahi angé,
ʻo hangē ko Siosefa ko hoku tokouá.
33 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻi he mālohi ʻo e kākā ʻa e
laumālie ʻo Peliá ʻa e hehema ʻa e tangata leleí,
he ʻoku tataki ʻe he ʻāngelo ʻo e melinó ʻa hono
laumālié.
34 Pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne tokanga fakamātoato ki
he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻauhá, pe tānaki fakataha ʻa
e ngaahi koloá ʻi he holi ʻo e fiefia.
35 ʻOku ʻikai te ne fiefia ʻi he fiefiá, ʻoku ʻikai
te ne fakamamahiʻi ʻa hono kaungāʻapí, ʻoku
ʻikai te ne maʻu ʻe ia ʻa e koloá, ʻoku ʻikai te ne
ʻafioʻi ʻi he langaki moʻui ʻa e matá, he ko e ʻEikí
ʻa hono ʻinasi.
36 ʻOku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he hehema leleí ʻa e
lāngilangi pe ko e fakaʻapaʻapa mei he tangatá,
pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ha kākā, pe loi, pe kē pe
lauʻikovi; he ʻoku ʻafio ʻa e ʻEikí ʻiate ia mo
fakamaama hono laumālié, pea ʻokú ne fiefia ki
he kakai fulipē maʻu ai pē.
37 ʻOku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he ʻatamai leleí ha lea ʻe
ua, ʻo e tāpuaki mo e fakamalaʻia, ʻo e
fakamātoato mo e fakaʻapaʻapa, ʻo e mamahi mo
e fiefia, ʻo e fakalongolongo mo e puputuʻu, ʻo e
mālualoi mo e moʻoni, ʻo e masiva mo e koloa;
ka ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻulungāanga pē taha, taʻe-
faʻa-ʻauʻauha mo haohaoa, ʻo kau ki he kakai
kotoa pē.
38 ʻOku ʻikai ke ʻasi tuʻo ua ia, pe fanongo tuʻo
ua; he ko e meʻa kotoa pē ʻokú ne fai, pe lea ʻaki,
pe mamata ki aí, ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻafioʻi ʻe he
ʻEikí ʻa hono laumālié.
39 Pea ʻokú ne fakamaʻa hono ʻatamaí ke ʻoua
naʻa fakahalaiaʻi ia ʻe he tangatá pea pehē ki he
ʻOtuá.

4. 40 Pea ʻi he founga tatau ʻoku konga ua ai ʻa e
ngaahi ngāue ʻa Peliará, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taʻe-
mali ʻiate kinautolu.
41 Ko ia, ʻe ʻeku fānau, ʻoku ou tala kiate
kimoutolu, mou hola mei he tāufehiʻa ʻa Peliará;
he ʻokú ne foaki ha heletā kiate kinautolu ʻoku
talangofua kiate iá.
42 Pea ko e heletaá ko e faʻē ia ʻa e kovi ʻe fitu.
ʻUluakí ʻoku tuʻituʻia ʻa e ʻatamaí ʻi Pēlia, pea
ʻoku ʻuluaki ʻi ai ʻa e lilingi toto; fakaʻauha hono
ua; tolú, ko e mamahí; faá, ko e fakaheeʻí; nima,
dearth; ono, hohaʻa; fitu, fakaʻauha.
43 ʻKo ia naʻe tukuange foki ʻa Keini ki he tautea
ʻe fitu ʻe he ʻOtuá, he ʻi he taʻu ʻe teau kotoa pē
naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe he ʻEikí ha mahaki fakaʻauha ʻe
taha kiate ia.
44 Pea ʻi hono taʻu uangeau naʻá ne kamata ke
mamahi, pea ʻi hono hivangeau ʻo e taʻú naʻe
fakaʻauha ia.
45 He koeʻuhi ko ʻĒpeli ko hono tokouá, naʻe
fakamāuʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi kovi kotoa pē, ka
naʻe liunga fitungofulu ʻa Lēmeki mo hono taʻu
fitu.
46 Koeʻuhí ʻe tauteaʻi ʻa kinautolu ʻoku nau
tatau mo Keini ʻi he meheka mo e tāufehiʻa ʻa e
kāingá ʻi he fakamaau tatau pē.
VAHE 2
ʻOku ʻi he veesi 3 ha sipinga fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e
homeliness--ka ʻoku mahino ʻa e ngaahi fakatata
ʻo e lea ʻa e kau peteliake ko ʻeni ʻo e kuonga
muʻa.
1 Pea ʻoku mou fai pehē, ʻe ʻeku fānau, hola mei
he fai koví, meheká, mo e tāufehiʻa ʻa e kāingá,
pea pīkitai ki he leleí mo e ʻofá.
2 Ko ia ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa e ʻatamai maʻá ʻi he ʻofá,
ʻoku ʻikai sio ia ki ha fefine ʻokú ne mamata ki
he feʻauakí; he ʻoku ʻikai te ne maʻu ha ʻuli ʻi
hono lotó, koeʻuhí he ʻoku nofoʻia ia ʻe he
Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá.
3 He hangē ʻoku ʻikai ʻuliʻi ʻa e laʻaá ʻi he ulo ʻo
e vevé mo e pelepelá, ka ʻoku momoa ia ʻo tekeʻi
atu ʻa e nanamu koví; ʻoku pehē foki mo e
ʻatamai maʻá, neongo ʻoku kāpui ʻe he ngaahi
ʻuli ʻo e māmaní, ka ʻokú ne fakamaʻa ia pea
ʻikai ʻuliʻi ia.
4 Pea ʻoku ou tui ʻe ʻi ai foki mo ha ngaahi fai
kovi ʻiate kimoutolu, mei he ngaahi lea ʻa ʻĪnoke
ko e kau māʻoniʻoní: ke mou feʻauaki mo e
feʻauaki ʻo Sōtomá, pea ʻe ʻauha ʻa kimoutolu
kotoa pē, tuku kehe pē ha tokosiʻi, pea fakafoʻou
ʻa e ngaahi ngāue taʻe-fakaʻamu mo e kakai
fefiné; pea ʻe ʻikai ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻa e
puleʻanga ʻo e ʻEikí, he te Ne toʻo leva ia.
5 Ka neongo iá ʻe ʻi hoʻo ʻinasi ʻa e fale tapu ʻo
e ʻOtuá, pea ʻe nāunauʻia ange ʻa e temipale
fakaʻosí ʻi he ʻuluakí.
6 Pea ʻe tānaki fakataha ki ai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻe
hongofulu mā uá, pea mo e kau Senitaile kotoa
pē, kae ʻoua ke fekau mai ʻe he Fungani
Māʻolungá ʻa ʻEne fakamoʻuí ʻi he ʻaʻahi mai ʻa
ha palōfita pē ʻe taha naʻe fakatupú.
7 Pea te ne hu ki he ʻuluaki temipale, pea ʻe
ngaohi ʻi ai ʻa e ʻEiki, pea ʻe hiki hake ia ki ha
fuʻu ʻakau.
8 Pea ʻe matoʻo atu ʻa e veili ʻo e temipalé, pea
ʻe ʻoatu ʻa e Laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he kau
Senitailé ʻo hangē ko hono lilingi hifo ʻo e afí.
9 Pea te Ne hāʻele hake mei Hētesi ʻo ʻalu atu
mei māmani ki he langí.
10 Pea ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi hono lahi ʻo ʻEne ʻi māmaní,
pea mo e nāunauʻia ʻi he langí.
11 Ko ʻeni ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻi ʻIsipite ai ʻa Siosefá,
naʻá ku fakaʻamu ke mamata ki hono fakatātā
mo hono fōtungá; pea ʻi he ngaahi lotu ʻa Sēkope
ko ʻeku tamaí naʻá ku mamata kiate ia, lolotonga
ʻeku ʻā hake ʻi he ʻahó, naʻa mo hono ʻata kotoa
ʻo hangē tofu pē ko iá.
12 Pea ʻi he hili ʻene folofola ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi
meʻá ni, naʻá ne pehē ange kiate kinautolu: Ko
ia ʻoku mou ʻilo ko ia, ʻe heʻeku fānaú, te u mate.

5. 13 Ko ia, mou faitotonu taki taha ki hono
kaungāʻapí, pea tauhi ʻa e fono ʻa e ʻEikí mo
ʻEne ngaahi fekaú.
14 He ʻoku ou tuku ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni meiate
kimoutolu kae ʻikai ko e tofiʻa.
15 Ko ia, ʻoku mou foaki ia foki ki hoʻomou
fānaú ke nau maʻu ʻa e koloa taʻengatá; he naʻe
pehē ʻa ʻĒpalahame, mo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope
fakatouʻosi.
16 Naʻa nau foaki mai ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa
pē ko e tofiʻa, ʻo pehē: Tauhi ʻa e ngaahi fekau
ʻa e ʻOtuá, kae ʻoua ke fakahā ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻEne
fakamoʻuí ki he kau Senitaile kotoa pē.
17 Pea te mou toki mamata kia ʻĪnoke, Noa, mo
Semi, mo ʻĒpalahame, mo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope,
ʻi heʻenau tuʻu hake ʻi he nima toʻomataʻú ʻi he
fiefia,
18 Pea te tau toki tuʻu hake foki, ʻo hū ki he Tuʻi
ʻo e langí, ʻa ia naʻe hā ʻi he māmaní ʻi he
fōtunga ʻo ha tangata ʻi he loto fakatōkilalo.
19 Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe tui kiate Ia ʻi he
māmaní te nau fiefia fakataha mo Ia.
20 Pea ʻe toki tuʻu hake ʻa e kakai kotoa pē, ʻa e
niʻihi ke fakalāngilangiʻi mo fakamaaʻi ʻa e
niʻihi.
21 Pea ʻe tomuʻa fakamāuʻi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻa ʻIsileli,
koeʻuhi ko ʻenau taʻe-māʻoniʻoní; he ko e taimi
naʻá Ne hā ai ko e ʻOtua ʻi he kakanó ke
fakahaofi ʻa kinautolú naʻe ʻikai te nau tui kiate
Ia.
22 Pea te Ne toki fakamāuʻi ʻa e kau Senitaile
kotoa pē, ʻa kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻikai tui
kiate Iá ʻi Heʻene hā mai ki he māmaní.
23 Pea te ne fakahalaiaʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo fakafou ʻi
he kakai fili ʻo e kau Senitailé, ʻo hangē ko ʻEne
valokiʻi ʻa ʻĪsoa ʻo fou ʻi he kau Mitiané, ʻa ia
naʻa nau kākaaʻi honau kāingá, koeʻuhí ke nau
tō ki fornication, and idolatry; and they were
mavahe mei he ʻOtua, ʻo hoko ko e fanau ʻi he
konga ʻo kinautolu ʻoku manavahe ki he ʻEiki.
24 Ko ia, kapau te mou ʻaʻeva ʻi he māʻoniʻoni
ʻo fakatatau ki he ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí, te mou
toe nofo fakataha mo au, pea ʻe tānaki fakataha
ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē ki he ʻEikí.
25 Pea ʻe ʻikai toe ui au ko e ulofi fekai koeʻuhí
ko hoʻomou ngaahi haʻahaʻá, ka ko e tokotaha
ngāue ʻa e ʻEikí ʻokú ne tufaki ʻa e meʻakaí kiate
kinautolu ʻoku ngāue leleí.
26 Pea ʻe tuʻu hake ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kimui ní ha
tokotaha ʻofeina ʻe he ʻEikí, ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo
Siuta mo Līvaí, ko ha tokotaha fai ʻo ʻEne
faʻitelihá ʻi hono fofongá, mo ha ʻilo foʻou ʻokú
ne fakamaama ʻa e kau Senitailé.
27 Kae ʻoua ke aʻu ki he fakaʻau ke motuʻá te ne
ʻi he ngaahi fale lotu lahi ʻo e kau Senitailé, pea
ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo honau kau pulé, ʻo hangē ko
e mafasia ʻo e mūsiká ʻi he ngutu ʻo e kakai kotoa
pē.
28 Pea ʻe tohi tongi ia ʻi he ngaahi tohi
māʻoniʻoní, ʻa ʻene ngāué mo ʻene folofolá
fakatouʻosi, pea ʻe hoko ia ko ha tokotaha kuo
fili ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻo taʻengata.
29 Pea ʻe fakafou ʻiate kinautolu ʻa ʻene
feʻaluʻaki ʻo hangē ko Sēkope ko ʻeku tamaí, ʻo
pehē: Te ne fakafonu ʻa e meʻa ʻoku masiva ʻi ho
faʻahinga kakai.
30 Pea ʻi he ʻosi ʻene lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ní
naʻe mafao atu hono vaʻé.
31 Pea pekia ʻi ha mohe fakaʻofoʻofa mo lelei.
32 Pea naʻe fai ʻe hono ngaahi fohá ʻa e meʻa
naʻá ne folofola ʻaki kiate kinautolú, pea naʻa
nau toʻo hake hono sinó ʻo tanu ʻi Hepeloni mo
ʻene ngaahi tamaí.
33 Pea ko e lahi ʻo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene moʻuí
ko e taʻu ʻe teau uofulu mā nima.