27 ʻI he tafoki ʻa Sāmiuela ke ʻalú, naʻe puke ʻe Saula ʻa e kapa ʻo hono kofu taʻenimá, ka naʻe mahae ia. 28 ʻI he meʻá ni, naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela kiate ia: “Kuo hae ʻe Sihova meiate koe ʻa e pule ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsilelí he ʻahó ni, pea te ne foaki ia ki ha taha ʻi hoʻo kau tangatá ʻa ia ʻoku lelei ange ʻiate koé.+

17 Naʻá ne pehē kia Tēvita: “ʻOkú ke māʻoniʻoni ange koe ʻiate au, he kuó ke failelei kiate au pea kuó u totongi ʻaki ia ʻa e kovi kiate koe.+

20 Pea ko eni vakai, ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ko e moʻoni te ke pule ko e tuʻi+ pea ʻe tuʻuloa ʻi ho nimá ʻa e puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí.

25 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Saula kia Tēvita: “ʻOfa ke faitāpuekina koe, ʻe Tēvita ko hoku foha. Ko e moʻoni te ke fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi, pea ko e moʻoni te ke ikuna.”+ Naʻe hoko atu leva ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene fonongá, pea naʻe foki ʻa Saula ki hono feituʻú.+