Ua Sāmiuela
11 ʻI he kamataʻanga ʻo e taʻú,* ʻi he taimi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻalu ai ʻa e ngaahi tuʻí ʻi he ngaahi feingataú, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tēvita ʻa Sioape mo ʻene kau sevānití pea mo e kau tau kotoa ʻa ʻIsilelí ke nau fakaʻauha ʻa e kau ʻĀmoní, pea naʻa nau ʻākoloʻi ʻa Lapa,+ lolotonga ia naʻe nofo pē ʻa Tēvita ia ʻi Selusalema.+
2 ʻI he efiafi ʻe taha* naʻe tuʻu hake ai ʻa Tēvita mei hono mohengá ʻo lue takai holo ʻi he funga fale* ʻo e tuʻí. Mei he funga falé naʻá ne sio atu ai ki ha fefine ʻoku fai ʻene kaukau, pea ko e fefiné naʻe hoihoifua ʻaupito. 3 Naʻe fekau atu ʻe Tēvita ha tokotaha ke ne fai ha fehuʻi ʻo fekauʻaki mo e fefiné, pea naʻá ne fakamatala: “ʻIkai ko Pati-sepa+ eni ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻEliami+ pea ko e uaifi ʻo ʻŪlaia+ ko e Hetí?”+ 4 Naʻe fekau atu leva ʻe Tēvita ha kau talafekau ke ʻomai ia.+ Ko ia naʻe hū atu ʻa e fefiné kiate ia, pea naʻá ne mohe* mo ia.+ (Naʻe hoko eni lolotonga ʻene fakamaʻa ia mei heʻene taʻemaʻá.*)+ ʻI he hili iá, naʻá ne foki ki hono falé.
5 Naʻe hoko ʻo feitama ʻa e fefiné, pea naʻá ne ʻoatu ha pōpoaki kia Tēvita: “Ko au eni ʻoku ou feitama.” 6 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe ʻoatu ai ʻe Tēvita ha pōpoaki kia Sioape: “ʻOmai kiate au ʻa ʻŪlaia ko e Hetí.” Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Sioape ʻa ʻŪlaia kia Tēvita. 7 ʻI he aʻu atu ʻa ʻŪlaia kiate iá, naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe Tēvita pe ʻoku fēfē ʻa Sioape, ʻoku fēfē ʻa e kau taú, pea ʻoku fēfē ʻa e taú. 8 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Tēvita kia ʻŪlaia: “ʻAlu hifo ki ho falé ʻo mālōlō.”* ʻI he mavahe ʻa ʻŪlaia mei he fale ʻo e tuʻí, naʻe muimui atu ʻiate ia ʻa e meʻaʻofa loto-fiefoaki ʻa e tuʻí.* 9 Kae kehe, naʻe mohe ʻa ʻŪlaia ʻi he hūʻanga ʻo e fale ʻo e tuʻí fakataha mo e kau sevāniti kehe kotoa ʻa hono ʻeikí, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻalu hifo ki hono fale ʻoʻoná. 10 Ko ia naʻe tala kia Tēvita: “Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻalu hifo ʻa ʻŪlaia ia ki hono fale ʻoʻoná.” ʻI he meʻa ko iá naʻe pehē ai ʻe Tēvita kia ʻŪlaia: “ʻIkai kuó ke toki foki mai pē mei ha fononga? Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te ke ʻalu hifo ai ki ho fale ʻoʻoú?” 11 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻŪlaia kia Tēvita: “Ko e ʻAʻaké+ mo ʻIsileli pea mo Siuta ʻoku nau nofo ʻi he ngaahi palepale fakataimi, pea ko hoku ʻeiki ko Sioapé pea mo e kau sevāniti ʻa hoku ʻeikí ʻoku nau ʻapitanga ʻi he loto ʻataʻataá. Ko ia te u ʻalu koā au ki hoku fale ʻoʻokú ke kai mo inu pea ke mohe mo hoku uaifí?+ ʻOku ou fakapapau atu, heʻikai te u fai ʻa e meʻá ni!”
12 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Tēvita kia ʻŪlaia: “Toe nofo foki heni ʻi he ʻahó ni, pea te u tuku atu ke ke ʻalu ʻapongipongi.” Ko ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa ʻŪlaia ʻi Selusalema ʻi he ʻaho ko iá pea mo e ʻaho hono hokó. 13 Naʻe fekau atu leva ʻe Tēvita kiate ia ke ne haʻu ʻo kai mo inu mo ia, pea naʻá ne ʻai ia ke ne konā. Ka ʻi he efiafí, naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻo mohe ʻi hono mohengá fakataha mo e kau sevāniti ʻa hono ʻeikí, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻalu hifo ki hono falé. 14 ʻI he pongipongi haké naʻe faitohi ai ʻa Tēvita kia Sioape pea ʻave ia ʻi he nima ʻo ʻŪlaiá. 15 Naʻá ne hiki ʻi he tohí: “Fokotuʻu ʻa ʻŪlaia ʻi he ʻotu muʻá ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku kakaha taha ai ʻa e taú. Pea mou holomui leva mei hono tuʻá, koeʻuhí ke taaʻi ia ke ne mate.”+
16 Naʻe siofi fakalelei ʻe Sioape ʻa e koló, pea naʻá ne fokotuʻu ʻa ʻŪlaia ʻi he feituʻu ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e kau tangata toʻa ʻi he taú. 17 ʻI he hū mai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e koló ʻo tauʻi ʻa Sioapé, naʻe tō ai ʻa e niʻihi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Tēvitá, pea naʻe kau ʻa ʻŪlaia ko e Hetí ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia naʻe maté.+ 18 Pea naʻe fakahā ʻe Sioape kia Tēvita ʻa e ongoongo kotoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo e taú. 19 Naʻá ne fakahinohino ki he tokotaha talafekaú: “ʻI he ʻosi hoʻo lea ki he tuʻí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e ongoongo kotoa ʻo e taú, 20 ʻe hoko nai ai ʻo ʻita ʻa e tuʻí peá ne pehē atu kiate koe, ‘Ko e hā naʻa mou ō ai ʻo mātuʻaki ofi ki he koló ke taú? ʻIkai naʻa mou ʻilo te nau fana hifo mei he funga ʻaá? 21 Ko hai naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa ʻApimeleki+ ko e foha ʻo Selupesetí?+ ʻIkai ko ha fefine ʻa ia naʻá ne lī hifo ʻiate ia ha maka momosi tokaʻolunga mei he funga ʻaá, ʻo tupu ai ʻene mate ʻi Tēpesí? Ko e hā naʻa mou ō ai ʻo mātuʻaki ofi ki he ʻaá?’ Peá ke pehē ange leva, ‘Ko hoʻo sevāniti ko ʻŪlaia ko e Hetí kuo mate foki mo ia.’”
22 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa e talafekaú ʻo ne tala kia Tēvita ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fekau atu ai ia ʻe Sioape ke ne talá. 23 Pea naʻe tala ange leva ʻe he talafekaú kia Tēvita: “Naʻe ikunaʻi kimautolu ʻe heʻenau kau tangatá, pea naʻa nau hū ki tuʻa ke tauʻi kimautolu ʻi he vaó; ka naʻa mau tuli kinautolu ʻo nau foki ki he hūʻanga ʻo e matapā ʻo e koló. 24 Pea ko e kau fana ngahaú naʻa nau fana hifo ki hoʻo kau sevānití mei he funga ʻaá, pea ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻí naʻa nau mate; naʻe mate foki ai ʻa hoʻo sevāniti ko ʻŪlaia ko e Hetí.”+ 25 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Tēvita ki he talafekaú: “Leaʻaki eni kia Sioape: ‘ʻOua naʻa tuku ke fakahohaʻasi koe ʻe he meʻá ni, he ʻoku keina ʻe he heletaá ha tokotaha pea pehē ki ha tokotaha ʻe taha. ʻAi ke mālohi ʻa hoʻo faitau mo e koló pea ikunaʻi ia.’+ Pea ke ke fakalototoʻaʻi ia.”
26 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e uaifi ʻo ʻŪlaiá kuo mate ʻa hono husepāniti ko ʻŪlaiá, naʻe kamata ke ne tengihia ʻa hono husepānití. 27 ʻI he hili pē ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ʻo e tengihiá, naʻe fai atu ʻe Tēvita ha fekau pea naʻe ʻomi ia ki hono falé, pea naʻá ne hoko ko hono uaifi+ peá ne fanauʻi kiate ia ha foha. Ka ko e meʻa naʻe fai ʻe Tēvitá naʻe taʻefakahōifua ʻaupito ia kia* Sihova.+