Issachar, the fifth son of Jacob and Leah. The sinless child of hire for mandrakes. He appeals for simplicity.

2. VAHE 1
ʻ Isakala, ko e foha hono nima ʻ o Sēkope
mo Lia. Ko e fanau ʻoku ʻikai haʻane
angahala ʻoku ne totongi ʻa e mandrakes.
ʻOku ne kole ke faingofua.
1 Ko e tatau ʻ o e ngaahi lea ʻ a ʻ Isakalaá.
2 He naʻá ne ui hono ngaahi fohá ʻo ne
pehē kiate kinautolu: Tokanga mai, ʻe
ʻeku fānau, kia ʻAsakala hoʻomou tamaí;
fanongo ki he ngaahi folofola ʻa ia ʻoku
ʻofeina ʻe he ʻEikí.
3 Naʻe fāʻeleʻi au ko e foha hono nima kia
Sēkope, ʻi haʻaku totongi ʻa e mandrakes.
4 He naʻe ʻomi ʻe hoku tuongaʻane ko
Lūpení ʻa e mandrakes mei he ngoueʻangá,
pea naʻe fakafetaulaki mai ʻa Lesieli ʻo
ʻave ia.
5 Pea naʻe tangi ʻa Lūpeni, pea naʻe ongo
mai ʻi hono leʻó ʻa Lia ko ʻeku faʻeé.
6 Ko ʻeni ko e ngaahi mandrakes ko ʻení
ko ha ʻāpele namu lelei ʻa ia naʻe faʻu ʻi
he fonua ko Hālaní ʻi lalo ʻi ha teleʻa vai.
7 Pea pehē ʻe Lesieli: ʻE ʻikai te u foaki ia
kiate koe, ka ʻe hoko ia kiate au kae ʻikai
ko e fānau.
8 He kuo fehiʻa ʻa e ʻEikí kiate au, pea kuo
ʻikai te u fanauʻi ʻa e fānau kia Sēkope.
9 Ko ʻeni naʻe ʻi ai ha foʻi ʻāpele ʻe ua; pea
pehē ʻe Lia kia Lesieli: Tuku ke feʻunga
hoʻo maʻu ʻa hoku husepānití: te ke ʻave
mo ʻeni foki?
10 Pea pehē ange ʻe Lesieli kiate ia: Ke ke
maʻu ʻa Sēkope ʻi he poó ni ki he
mandrakes ʻo ho fohá,
11 Pea pehē ange ʻe Lia kiate ia: ʻOku
ʻaʻaku ʻa Sēkope, he ko e uaifi au ʻo ʻene
kei siʻí.
12 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Lesieli: ʻOua ʻe
pōlepole, pea ʻoua ʻe pōlepoleʻi koe; he
naʻá ne fakanofo au ke u muʻomuʻa ʻiate
koe, pea koeʻuhi ko au naʻá ne ngāue maʻa
ʻema tamaí ʻi ha taʻu ʻe hongofulu mā fā.
13 Pea kuo ʻikai ke fakaʻau ʻo lahi ange ʻa
e ngāue ʻi he māmaní pea tuʻumālie mo e
fai angahala ʻa e tangatá, ʻe ʻikai te ke
mamata ʻeni ki he fofonga ʻo Sēkopé.
14 He ʻoku ʻikai ko hono uaifi ʻa koe, ka
ʻi he ngaue naʻe ʻave kiate ia ko hoku
fetongi.
15 Pea naʻe kākaaʻi au ʻe heʻeku tamaí, ʻo
ne kākaaʻi au ʻi he pō ko iá, pea naʻe ʻikai
te ne tuku ʻa Sēkope ke mamata kiate au;
he kapau naʻá ku ʻi ai, kuo ʻikai hoko ʻeni
kiate ia.
16 Ka neongo ia, ʻoku ou fakangaueʻi ʻa
Sekope kiate koe ʻi ha po pe ʻe taha.
17 Pea naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Sēkope ʻa Lia, pea
naʻá ne tuʻituʻia mo fanauʻi au, pea
koeʻuhi ko e totongi naʻe ui au ko ʻIsakala.
18 Pea toki hā kia Sēkope ha ʻāngelo ʻa e
ʻEikí, ʻo pehē: ʻE fāʻeleʻi ʻe Lesieli ha
fānau ʻe toko ua, ʻo fakatatau ki he ʻikai te
ne tali ʻa e feohi mo hono husepānití, pea
kuó ne fili ʻa e lao.
19 Pea ka ne taʻeʻoua ʻa Lia naʻe totongi
ʻe heʻeku faʻeé ʻa e ongo foʻi ʻāpelé
koeʻuhí ko ʻene kautahá, naʻá ne mei
fāʻeleʻi ha ngaahi foha ʻe toko valu; ʻi he
ʻuhinga ko ʻeni naʻa ne fanauʻi ai ʻa e toko
ono, pea naʻe fakaha ʻe Lesieli ʻa e ongo
meʻa ni: he koeʻuhi ko e ʻaʻahi ange ʻa e
ʻEiki kiate ia.
20 He naʻá Ne ʻafioʻi naʻá ne loto ke feohi
mo Sēkope koeʻuhí ko e fānaú, kae ʻikai
ko e holi ki he fiefiá.
21 He ʻi he pongipongi haké naʻá ne toe
tukuange ʻa Sēkope.
22 Ko ia, koeʻuhi ko e mandrakes, naʻe
tokanga ai ʻa e ʻEiki kia Lesieli.
23 He neongo naʻá ne fie maʻu kinautolu,
ka naʻe ʻikai te ne pusiʻi kinautolu, ka naʻá
ne foaki ia ʻi he fale ʻo e ʻEikí, ʻo ne foaki
ia ki he taulaʻeiki ʻa e Fungani Māʻolungá
ʻa ia naʻe ʻi he taimi ko iá.
24 Ko ia, ʻi heʻeku tupu haké, ʻa ʻeku
fānaú, naʻá ku ʻaʻeva ʻi he loto angatonu,

3. peá u hoko ko ha tangata tāpuaki ki heʻeku
tamaí mo hoku ngaahi tokouá, peá u ʻomi
ha ngaahi fua mei he ngoué ʻo fakatatau ki
honau faʻahitaʻú.
25 Pea naʻe tāpuakiʻi au ʻe heʻeku tamaí,
he naʻá ne vakai naʻá ku ʻaʻeva ʻi he lēsoni
ʻi hono ʻaó.
26 Pea naʻe ʻikai ko ha taha pasi au ʻi
heʻeku ngaahi ngāué, pe meheka mo uesia
hoku kaungāʻapí.
27 Naʻe ʻikai ke u teitei lauʻikoviʻi ha taha,
pe fakahalaʻi e moʻui ʻa ha tangata, ʻo
ʻaʻeva ʻo hangē ko ia ne u fai ʻi he taʻemalí.
28 Ko ia, ʻi hoku taʻu tolungofulu mā
nimá, naʻá ku maʻu ai ha uaifi kiate au, he
naʻe toʻo atu ʻe heʻeku ngāué ʻa hoku iví,
pea naʻe ʻikai te u teitei fakakaukau ke
fiefia fakataha mo e kakai fefiné; ka ko e
meʻa ʻi heʻeku ngāué, naʻe ikunaʻi ai au ʻe
he mohé.
29 Pea naʻe fiefia maʻu pē ʻa ʻeku tamaí ʻi
heʻeku leá, koeʻuhí he naʻá ku foaki ʻo
fakafou ʻi he taulaʻeikí ki he ʻEikí ʻa e
ngaahi ʻuluaki fua kotoa pē; pea ki heʻeku
Tamaí foki.
30 Pea naʻe fakalahi ʻe he ʻEikí ʻo liunga
hongofulu afe ʻa ʻene ngaahi leleí ʻi hoku
nimá; kae ʻumaʻā foki mo Sēkope, ko ʻeku
tamaí, naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe tokoniʻi ʻe he
ʻOtuá ʻa ʻeku taʻemalí.
31 He naʻá ku foaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei
ʻo e māmaní ki he masiva kotoa pē mo e
ngaohikoviʻí ʻi hoku lotó.
32 Pea ko ʻeni, tokanga kiate au, ʻa ʻeku
fānaú, pea ʻaʻeva ʻi he taʻe-mali ʻo homou
lotó, he kuó u mamata ai ki he ngaahi meʻa
kotoa pē ʻoku hōifua ki ai ʻa e ʻEikí. '
33 ʻOku ʻikai mānumanu ʻa e tangata ʻoku
fakakaukau tahá ki he koulá, ʻoku ʻikai te
ne aʻu ki hono kaungāʻapí, ka ʻoku ʻikai te
ne fiefia ʻi he ngaahi kofu kehekehe.
34 ʻOku ʻikai ke ne holi ke moʻui fuoloa,
ka ʻokú ne tatali pē ki he finangalo ʻo e
ʻOtuá.
35 Pea ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻe he ngaahi
laumālie ʻo e kākaá ha mālohi kiate ia, he
ʻoku ʻikai te ne sio ki he fakaʻofoʻofa ʻo e
kakai fefiné, telia naʻá ne ʻuliʻi hono
ʻatamaí ʻaki ʻa e ʻauʻauhá.
36 ʻOku ʻikai ha meheka ʻi heʻene ngaahi
fakakaukaú, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻokú ne
fakaʻaiʻai hono laumālié ke mole atu hono
laumālié, pe hohaʻa ki he holi taʻetukua ʻi
hono ʻatamaí.
37 He ʻokú ne ʻaʻeva ʻi he taʻe-mali ʻo e
laumālié, pea ʻokú ne vakai ki he ngaahi
meʻa kotoa pē ʻi he loto angatonu, ʻo ne
taʻofi ʻa e fofonga kuo fakalielia tuʻunga
ʻi he fehālaaki ʻa e māmaní, telia naʻá ne
mamata ki he paongataʻa ʻo ha taha ʻo e
ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí.
38 Ko ia ai, ʻe heʻeku fānau, ko e fono ʻa
e ʻOtuá, pea ʻaʻeva ʻi he taʻe-malí, pea
ʻaʻeva ʻi he taʻe-ha-mele, ʻo ʻoua naʻa
mou fai ʻa e ngāue ʻa homou kaungāʻapí,
kae ʻofa ki he ʻEikí mo homou kaungāʻapí,
ke nau manavaʻofa ki he masivá mo e
vaivaí.
39 Punou hifo homou tuʻá ki he husepānití,
ʻo ngāue ʻi he ngaahi faʻahinga kotoa pē
ʻo e husepānití, ʻo foaki ʻa e ngaahi
meʻaʻofa ki he ʻEikí ʻi he fakafetaʻi.
40 He ʻe tāpuakiʻi koe ʻe he ʻEikí ʻaki ʻa e
ngaahi ʻuluaki fua ʻo e māmaní, ʻo hangē
ko ʻEne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e kāingalotu kotoa pē
meia ʻĒpeli ʻo aʻu mai ki he taimí ni.
41 He ʻoku ʻikai ke foaki atu mo ha
tufakanga kehe kiate kimoutolu ka ko e
mahu ʻo e māmaní, ʻa ia kuo fakatupu
hono ngaahi fuá ʻi he ngāue.
42 He naʻe tāpuakiʻi au ʻe heʻetau tamai
ko Sēkopé ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tāpuaki ʻo e
māmaní pea mo e ngaahi ʻuluaki fuá.
43 Pea naʻe fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Līvai mo
Siuta ʻe he ʻEikí ʻio ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo
Sēkopé; he naʻe foaki ʻe he ʻEikí kiate
kinautolu ha tofiʻa, pea kia Līvai naʻá Ne

4. foaki ʻa e lakanga fakataulaʻeikí, pea ki
Siuta ʻa e puleʻangá.
44 Pea ko ia mou talangofua kiate
kinautolu, pea ʻaʻeva ʻi he taʻe-mali ʻa
hoʻomou tamaí; he kuo tuku kia Kati ke
fakaʻauha ʻa e kau tau ʻoku haʻu ki ʻIsilelí.
VAHE 2
1 Ko ia ʻ oku mou ʻ iloʻi ai, ʻ e heʻeku
fānaú, ʻ i he ngaahi taimi fakamuí ʻ e liʻaki
ai ʻ e homou ngaahi fohá ʻ a e taʻemalí,
pea te nau pīkitai ki he holi taʻetukua.
2 Pea ʻe ʻunuʻunu atu ʻa e mavahe mei he
kākaá ki he tāufehiʻá; pea ʻi heʻenau siʻaki
ʻa e ngaahi fekau ʻa e ʻEikí, te nau pīkitai
ki Pelia.
3 Pea ʻi heʻenau tuku ʻa e husepānití, te
nau muimui ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue kovi
ʻanautolú pē, pea ʻe fakamovetevete ʻa
kinautolu ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau
Senitailé, pea nau tauhi honau ngaahi filí.
4 Pea ko ia ʻokú ke fai ai ʻa e ngaahi fekaú
ni ki hoʻo fānaú, koeʻuhí, kapau te nau
faiangahala, te nau lava ʻo vave ange
ʻenau foki ki he ʻEikí; He ʻokú Ne ʻaloʻofa,
pea te Ne fakahaofi ʻa kinautolu, ʻio ke
fakafoki mai ʻa kinautolu ki honau fonuá.
5 Ko ia vakai, hangē ko ia ʻoku mou
mamata ki aí, ko hoku taʻu teau uofulu mā
ono au pea ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloʻi te u fai ha
angahala.
6 Tuku kehe pē hoku uaifí kuo teʻeki ai ke
u maheni mo ha fefine. Naʻe ʻikai ke u
teitei fai ha feʻauaki ʻi he langaki moʻui
hoku matá.
7 Naʻe ʻikai te u inu uaine, ke taki halaʻi
au;
8 Naʻe ʻikai ke u maʻu ha meʻa ʻe lelei ki
hoku kaungāʻapí.
9 Naʻe ʻikai ke tuʻu hake ʻa Kākā ʻi hoku
lotó;
10 Naʻe ʻikai ha loi ʻi hoku loungutú.
11 Kapau naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata naʻe
faingataʻaʻia, naʻá ku kau fakataha mo
ʻene māpuhoí,
12 Pea naʻá ku vahevahe ʻeku maá mo e
masivá.
13 Naʻá ku fai ʻa e anga faka-ʻOtuá, ʻi
hoku ngaahi ʻahó kotoa pē naʻá ku tauhi
ʻa e moʻoní.
14 Naʻá ku ʻofa ki he ʻEikí; ʻo pehē foki
ki he tangata kotoa pē ʻaki hoku lotó
kotoa.
15 ʻOku pehē foki ʻa hoʻomou fai ʻa e
ngaahi meʻá ni, ʻa ʻeku fānau, pea ʻe hola
meiate kimoutolu ʻa e laumālie kotoa pē
ʻo Peliará, pea ʻe ʻikai puleʻi ʻa
kimoutolu ʻe ha ngāue ʻa e kau tangata
fai angahalá;
16 Pea ko e manu fekai kotoa pē te mou
ikunaʻi, koeʻuhí he ʻoku mou maʻu mo
kimoutolu ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo e langí mo e
māmaní pea ʻaʻeva mo e tangatá ʻi he
loto taʻe-mali.
17 Pea ʻi he hili ʻene lea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi
meʻa ní, naʻá ne fekau ki hono ngaahi
fohá ke nau ʻave ia ki Hepeloni, pea tanu
ia ʻi he ʻaná fakataha mo ʻene ngaahi
tamaí.
18 Pea naʻe mafao atu hono vaʻé ʻo ne
pekia, ʻi heʻene fuʻu toulekeleka ʻaupito;
naʻá ne mohe pē ʻi he mohe taʻengatá,
ʻaki ʻa e ongo ʻo e vaʻa kotoa pē, pea ʻi
he mālohi ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai hano ivi.