Judges 14:18

Pea lea kiate ia ʻe he kau tangata ʻoe kolo ʻi hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho, ʻi he teʻeki ai tō ʻae laʻā, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻoku melie lahi ʻi he honi? Pea ko e hā ʻoku mālohi hake ʻi he laione?” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ka ne taʻeʻoua hoʻomou keli mo ʻeku pulu fefine, pehē ne ʻikai te mou ʻilo ʻeku lea mo hono ʻuhinga fufū.”

KO E TOHI TAPU KĀTOA

In The King James Version

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

In Context

17Pea naʻe tangi pe ia ʻi hono ʻao, ʻi hono toenga ʻaho ʻo ʻenau kātoanga: pea hoko ki hono fitu ʻoe ʻaho, pea pehē, naʻa ne tala ia kiate ia, he naʻe fakafiu fakamamahi ia kiate ia: pea naʻe fakahā ʻe ia ʻae lea mo hono ʻuhinga fufū ki he fānau ʻa hono kakai.

19¶ Pea naʻe hoko mālohi ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kiate ia, pea ʻalu hifo ia ki ʻAsikeloni, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ʻae kau tangata ʻiate kinautolu ʻe toko tolungofulu, pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia honau ngaahi kofu, ʻo ʻatu ʻae ngaahi kofu kiate kinautolu naʻe fakahā ʻene lea fufū. Pea naʻe tupu ai ʻene ʻita, pea ʻalu hake ai ia ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamai.

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Cross References

Psalms 81:16Kuo ne fafanga foki ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae uite mātuʻaki lelei: pea u fakamākona ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae hone mei he maka.”

Ezekiel 1:10Pea ko e meʻa ki honau mata, naʻe maʻu ʻe he toko fā ni ʻae mata ʻoe tangata, mo e mata ʻoe laione ki he toʻomataʻu: pea maʻu ʻe he toko fā ni ʻae mata ʻoe pulu ki he toʻohema, pea maʻu foki ʻe he toko fā ni ʻae mata ʻoe ʻikale.

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