ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
22 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tēvita mei ai,+ ʻo ne hola ki he ʻana ʻi ʻAtulamí.+ ʻI he fanongo ai ʻa hono fanga tokouá mo e fale kotoa ʻo ʻene tamaí, naʻa nau ʻalu hifo kiate ia ki ai. 2 Pea ko e faʻahinga kotoa ko ia naʻe faingataʻaʻia pea ʻi ai honau moʻua pea naʻa nau mamahí naʻa nau fakatahataha kiate ia, pea naʻá ne hoko ko honau ʻeiki. Naʻe ʻiate ia ha kau tangata nai ʻe toko 400.
3 Ki mui ai, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tēvita mei ai ki Misipā ʻi Mōapé peá ne pehē ki he tuʻi ʻo Mōapé:+ “Tuku muʻa ke nofo mo kimoutolu ʻa ʻeku tamaí mo ʻeku faʻeé kae ʻoua ke u ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻe fai ʻe he ʻOtuá maʻakú.” 4 Ko ia naʻá ne tuku kinaua ʻi he tuʻi ʻo Mōapé, pea naʻá na nofo mo ia ʻi he taimi kotoa naʻe ʻi he toitoiʻangá+ ai ʻa Tēvitá.
5 ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí naʻe pehē ʻe Kata+ ko e palōfitá kia Tēvita: “ʻOua te ke nofo ʻi he toitoiʻangá. ʻAlu mei ai ki he fonua ko Siutá.”+ Ko ia naʻe mavahe ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne ʻalu ki he vaotā ʻo Hāletí.
6 Naʻe fanongo ʻa Saula kuo ʻiloʻi ʻa Tēvita mo e kau tangata naʻe ʻiate iá. Naʻe tangutu ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻa Saula ʻi he lalo tamalisi ʻi ha foʻi māʻolunga ʻi Kīpea+ ʻokú ne toʻo ʻene taó ʻi hono nimá, pea ko ʻene kau sevānití kotoa naʻa nau nofo takatakai ʻiate ia. 7 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Saula ki heʻene kau sevāniti naʻe nofo takatakai ʻiate iá: “Fanongo mai muʻa, ʻa kimoutolu haʻa Penisimani. ʻE toe foaki koā ʻe he foha ʻo Sesé+ ha ngaahi kelekele mo e ngoue kālepi kiate kimoutolu kotoa? Te ne fakanofo koā kimoutolu kotoa ke mou hoko ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi toko afe mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi toko teau?+ 8 Ko kimoutolu kotoa kuo mou faʻufaʻu ha kovi kiate au! Naʻe ʻikai fakahā mai ʻe ha taha kiate au ʻa e taimi naʻe fai ai ʻe hoku fohá tonu ha fuakava mo e foha ʻo Sesé!+ ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻiate kimoutolu te ne ongoʻi ʻofa ʻiate au, pea fakahā mai kiate au kuo fakaʻaiʻai ʻe hoku fohá tonu ʻa ʻeku sevāniti ʻaʻakú ke ne faʻufaʻu ha kovi kiate au, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku hoko he taimi ní.”
9 Naʻe tali+ mai leva ʻe Toeki+ ko e tangata ʻĪtomí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻo ne pule ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá: “Naʻá ku sio ki he foha ʻo Sesé ʻi heʻene haʻu ki Nopi kia ʻAhimeleki ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupí.+ 10 Pea naʻá ne kumi ki ha tataki ʻa Sihova maʻa Tēvita peá ne ʻoange kiate ia ha meʻakai. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne ʻoange kiate ia ʻa e heletā ʻa Kolaiate ko e Filisitiá.”+ 11 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻe fekau ai ʻe he tuʻí ke ʻomai ʻa ʻAhimeleki ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupi ko e taulaʻeikí pea mo e kau taulaʻeiki kotoa ʻo e fale ʻo ʻene tamaí, ʻa ia naʻa nau ʻi Nopí. Ko ia ko kinautolu kotoa naʻa nau haʻu ki he tuʻí.
12 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula: “Fanongo mai muʻa, ʻa koe ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupí!” Naʻá ne tali ange: “Ko au eni, ʻe hoku ʻeiki.” 13 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Saula kiate ia: “Ko e hā kuó mo faʻufaʻu ai ha kovi kiate aú, ʻa koe pea mo e foha ʻo Sesé, ʻi hono ʻoange kiate ia ha mā pea mo ha heletā pea ʻi hono fai ha kumi ki he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá maʻaná? ʻOkú ne fakafepakiʻi au pea faʻufaʻu ha kovi kiate au, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku lolotonga hokó.” 14 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻAhimeleki ki he tuʻí: “Ko hai ia ʻi hoʻo kau sevānití kotoa ʻoku falalaʻanga* ʻo hangē ko Tēvitá?+ Ko ia ʻa e foha-ʻi-he-fono ʻo e tuʻí+ pea ko ha ʻeiki ia ki hoʻo kau kaʻaté pea kuo fakalāngilangiʻi ia ʻi ho falé.+ 15 Ko e ʻahó ni koā ʻa e ʻuluaki taimi kuó u kumi ai ki he tataki ʻa e ʻOtuá maʻaná?+ Mole ke mamaʻo haʻaku faʻufaʻu ha kovi ke fai kiate koe! ʻOua muʻa naʻa houhau mai ʻa e tuʻí ki heʻene sevānití pea ki he fale kotoa ʻo ʻeku tamaí, he naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ʻe hoʻo sevānití ha momoʻi meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e meʻá ni.”+
16 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí: “Kuo pau ke ke mate+ ʻAhimeleki, ʻa koe fakataha mo e kotoa ʻo e fale ʻa hoʻo tamaí.”+ 17 Ko ia naʻe pehē atu ai ʻe he tuʻí ki he kau kaʻate* naʻe nofo takatakai kiate iá: “Mou hanga atu ʻo tāmateʻi ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihová, koeʻuhí kuo nau kau mo Tēvita! Naʻa nau ʻosi ʻilo pē ko ha tokotaha hola ia, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau fakahā mai ia kiate au!” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke loto ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí ke hiki honau nimá ke ʻohofi ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihová. 18 Naʻe pehē atu leva ʻe he tuʻí kia Toeki:+ “Hanga atu koe ʻo ʻohofi ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí!” ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Toeki ko e tangata ʻĪtomí+ ʻo ne ʻohofi ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí. Naʻá ne tāmateʻi ʻi he ʻaho ko iá ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 85 ʻa ia naʻa nau tui ʻa e ʻēfoti līnení.+ 19 Naʻá ne taaʻi foki mo Nopi,+ ʻa e kolo ʻo e kau taulaʻeikí, ʻaki ʻa e heletaá; ʻa e tangata pea pehē ki he fefine, ʻa e fānau pea pehē ki he valevale, ʻa e pulu, ʻasi, pea mo e sipi, naʻá ne tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻa e heletaá.
20 Kae kehe, naʻe hao ha foha ʻe taha ʻo ʻAhimeleki ko e foha ʻo ʻAhitupí, ʻa ia ko hono hingoá ko ʻĀpaiata,+ ʻo ne hola ʻo muimui ʻia Tēvita. 21 Naʻe tala ange ʻe ʻĀpaiata kia Tēvita: “Kuo tāmateʻi ʻe Saula ʻa e kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Sihová.” 22 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ai ʻe Tēvita kia ʻĀpaiata: “Naʻá ku ʻosi ʻilo ʻi he ʻaho ko iá,+ ʻi he ʻi ai ʻa Toeki ko e tangata ʻĪtomí, ʻe pau ke ne tala ia kia Saula. ʻOku ou kaunga tonu ki he mate ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ʻi he fale ʻo hoʻo tamaí. 23 Nofo koe mo au. ʻOua ʻe ilifia, he ʻilonga ʻa ia ʻokú ne kumi ki hoʻo moʻuí ʻokú ne kumi ki heʻeku moʻuí; ʻokú ke ʻi hoku malumalú ke u maluʻi koe.”+