4 Naʻe fakatahataha ʻa e kau Filisitiá pea nau ʻalu ʻo fokotuʻu ʻapitanga ʻi Sūnemi.+ Ko ia naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻe Saula ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa, pea naʻa nau fokotuʻu ʻapitanga ʻi Kilipoa.+

31 Pea naʻe tauʻi ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa ʻIsileli.+ Pea naʻe hola ʻa e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí mei he ʻao ʻo e kau Filisitiá, pea naʻe tō ʻa e tokolahi ʻi hono tāmateʻi ʻi Moʻunga Kilipoa.+

6 Naʻe tali ange ʻe he talavoú: “Naʻe fāinoa pē ʻa ʻeku ʻi Moʻunga Kilipoá,+ pea tā ko Saula ʻena naʻá ne falala ki heʻene taó, pea ko e ngaahi salioté mo e kau tangata heka hōsí kuo nau mei maʻu ia.+

8 ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó, ʻi he omi ʻa e kau Filisitiá ke huʻi ʻa e ngaʻotoʻotá mei he faʻahinga kuo tāmateʻí, naʻa nau ʻilo ʻa Saula mo hono ngaahi fohá kuo nau tō tau ʻi Moʻunga Kilipoa.+ 9 Ko ia naʻa nau huʻi ʻa hono teungá pea tuʻusi ʻa hono ʻulú ʻo ʻave fakataha mo ʻene meʻataú, pea ʻoatu ha tala ki he kotoa ʻo e fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá ke fakamafola ʻa e ongoongó ni ki he fale ʻo honau ngaahi ʻaitolí+ pea mo e kakaí. 10 Pea naʻa nau tuku ʻa ʻene meʻataú ʻi he fale* ʻo honau ʻotuá pea fakamaʻu ʻa hono ngeʻesi-ʻulú ki he fale ʻo Tākoní.+

11 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa ʻi Siepesi+ ʻi Kiliatí ki he meʻa kotoa naʻe fai ʻe he kau Filisitiá kia Saulá,+ 12 naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e kau taú kotoa ʻo nau ʻave ʻa e ʻangaʻanga ʻo Saulá pea mo e ʻangaʻanga ʻo hono ngaahi fohá. Naʻa nau ʻave kinautolu ki Siepesi ʻo tanu ʻa honau ngaahi huí ʻi he fuʻu lalo ʻakau ʻi Siepesi,+ pea naʻa nau ʻaukai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu.