Ua Sāmiuela
7 ʻI he nofo ʻa e tuʻí ʻi hono fale*+ ʻoʻoná pea kuo ʻoange ʻe Sihova kiate ia ha mālōlō mei he kotoa ʻo hono ngaahi fili takatakaí, 2 naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻí kia Nētane+ ko e palōfitá: “Ko au eni ʻoku ou nofo ʻi ha fale sita+ lolotonga ia ʻoku tuku ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ia ʻi ha tēniti.”+ 3 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Nētane ki he tuʻí: “ʻAlu pea fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku ʻi ho lotó, he ʻoku kau ʻa Sihova mo koe.”+
4 ʻI he pō pē ko iá, naʻe hoko ai ʻa e folofola ʻa Sihová kia Nētane, ʻo pehē: 5 “ʻAlu peá ke pehē ki heʻeku sevāniti ko Tēvitá, ‘Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sihová: “Te ke langa koā ha fale moʻoku ke u nofo ai?+ 6 He kuo teʻeki ai ke u nofo ʻi ha fale talu mei he ʻaho naʻá ku ʻomai ai ʻa e kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí mei ʻIsipité ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni,+ ka kuó u hiki* takai holo pē ʻi ha tēniti pea ʻi ha tāpanekale.+ 7 ʻI he lolotonga ʻa e taimi kotoa naʻá ku ʻalu holo ai mo e kau ʻIsilelí* kotoa, naʻe faifai ange peá u leaʻaki ha foʻi lea ʻe taha ki ha taha ʻo e kau taki fakamatakali ʻo ʻIsileli ʻa ia naʻá ku fakanofo ke nau tauhi hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te mou langa ai moʻoku ha fale sitá?’”’ 8 Ko ia ke ke leaʻaki eni ki heʻeku sevāniti ko Tēvitá, ‘Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú: “Naʻá ku toʻo mai koe mei he ngaahi kaikaiʻangá, mei he muimui ʻi he tākangá,+ ke ke hoko ko ha taki ki hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí.+ 9 Pea te u ʻiate koe ʻi ha feituʻu pē te ke ʻalu ki ai,+ pea te u fakaʻauha* ʻa e kotoa ʻo ho ngaahi filí mei ho ʻaó;+ pea te u ʻai ke ongoongoa ho hingoá+ ʻo hangē ko e hingoa ʻo e kau tangata ongoongoa ʻo e māmaní. 10 Te u vaheʻi ha feituʻu maʻa hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí pea fakanofonofo kinautolu, pea te nau nofo ai ʻo ʻikai ke toe fakahohaʻasi; pea ʻe ʻikai ke toe fakafeʻātungiaʻi kinautolu ʻe ha kau tangata fulikivanu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa nau fai ʻi he kuohilí,+ 11 talu mei he ʻaho naʻá ku fakanofo ai ʻa e kau fakamaau+ ki hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí. Pea te u ʻoatu kiate koe ha mālōlō mei ho ngaahi filí kotoa.+
“‘“Pehē foki, kuo fakahā atu ʻe Sihova kiate koe ʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ha fale*+ moʻou. 12 ʻI he taimi ʻe ngata ai ho ngaahi ʻahó+ peá ke toka ʻo mālōlō fakataha mo hoʻo fanga kuí, te u fokotuʻu hake leva ho hakó ʻi he hili koé, ʻa ho fohá tonu, pea te u fokotuʻu maʻu hono puleʻangá.+ 13 Ko e tokotaha ia te ne langa ha fale maʻa hoku hingoá,+ pea te u fokotuʻu maʻu ʻa e taloni ʻo hono puleʻangá ʻo taʻengata.+ 14 Te u hoko ko ʻene tamai, pea te ne hoko ko hoku foha.+ ʻI he taimi te ne faihala aí, te u valokiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e vaʻakau ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he tangatá pea ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi tā ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e tangatá.*+ 15 ʻE ʻikai toʻo ʻeku ʻofa mateakí meiate ia ʻo hangē ko ʻeku toʻo ia meia Saulá,+ ʻa ē naʻá ku ʻave mei ho ʻaó. 16 Ko ho falé mo ho puleʻangá ʻe malu ʻo taʻengata ʻi ho ʻaó; ko ho taloní ʻe fokotuʻu maʻu ʻo taʻengata.”’”+
17 Naʻe fakahā ʻe Nētane kia Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kotoa pea mo e vīsone ko ení kotoa.+
18 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo tangutu hifo ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová peá ne pehē: “Ko hai au, ʻEiki Hau Sihova? Pea ko e hā ai hoku falé kuó ke ʻomi ai au ʻo aʻu mai ki he tuʻungá ni?+ 19 He hangē kuo ʻikai feʻunga ʻa e meʻá ni, ʻEiki Hau Sihova, kuó ke toe folofola ai fekauʻaki mo e fale ʻo hoʻo sevānití ʻo aʻu atu ki he kahaʻu mamaʻó; pea ko e fakahinohino* eni ki he faʻahinga kotoa pē ʻo e tangatá, ʻEiki Hau Sihova. 20 Ko e hā ha toe meʻa ʻe lava ke leaʻaki ʻe hoʻo sevāniti ko Tēvitá ki he ʻAfiona he ʻokú ke ʻafioʻi lelei au,+ ʻEiki Hau Sihova? 21 He kuó ke fai ʻa e ngaahi fuʻu meʻa kotoa ko ení koeʻuhi ko hoʻo folofolá pea ʻi he fehoanaki mo ho lotó* pea kuó ke fakahaaʻi ia ki hoʻo sevānití.+ 22 Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku lahi moʻoni+ ai ʻa e ʻAfioná, ʻEiki Hau Sihova. ʻOku ʻikai ha taha ʻe hangē ko e ʻAfioná,+ pea ʻoku ʻikai ha ʻOtua tuku kehe pē ʻa e ʻAfiona;+ ko e meʻa kotoa pē kuo ongona ʻe homau telingá ʻoku fakapapauʻi ai ʻa e meʻá ni. 23 Pea ko e hā ha toe puleʻanga ʻi he māmaní ʻoku hangē ko ho kakai ko ʻIsilelí?+ Naʻe hāʻele atu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻo ne huhuʻi kinautolu ke hoko ko hono kakai,+ ʻo ne ʻai ai ke ongoongoa hono huafá+ ʻaki ʻene fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi mo fakamanavahē maʻanautolu.+ Naʻá ke kapusi ʻa e ngaahi puleʻangá mo honau ngaahi ʻotuá koeʻuhí ko ho kakaí, ʻa ia naʻá ke huhuʻi maʻau mei ʻIsipité. 24 Kuó ke fokotuʻu maʻu ho kakai ko ʻIsilelí ke hoko ko ho kakai tonu ʻo taʻengata;+ pea ko koe, ʻe Sihova, kuó ke hoko ko honau ʻOtua.+
25 “Pea ko eni, ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ke ke fakahoko ʻa e talaʻofa kuó ke fai ʻo fekauʻaki mo hoʻo sevānití pea mo hono falé ʻo taʻengata, pea fakatauange ke ke fai ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ia kuó ke talaʻofaʻakí.+ 26 Fakatauange ke hakeakiʻi ho huafá ʻo taʻengata,+ koeʻuhí ke pehē ai ʻe he kakaí, ‘Ko Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí,’ pea fakatauange ke fokotuʻu maʻu ʻi ho ʻaó+ ʻa e fale ʻo hoʻo sevāniti ko Tēvitá. 27 He ko koe, ʻe Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau, ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, kuó ke fakahā ki hoʻo sevānití ʻi hoʻo folofola, ‘Te u langa ha fale* moʻou.’+ Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuo loto-toʻa ai* ʻa hoʻo sevānití ke fai ʻa e lotú ni kiate koé. 28 Pea ko eni, ʻEiki Hau Sihova, ko koe ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea ko hoʻo ngaahi folofolá ko e koto moʻoni,+ pea kuó ke talaʻofaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa leleí ni ki hoʻo sevānití. 29 Ko ia fakatauange ke ke hōifua ʻo tāpuakiʻi ʻa e fale ʻo hoʻo sevānití, pea fakatauange ke tuʻu ia ʻo taʻengata ʻi ho ʻaó;+ he ko koe, ʻEiki Hau Sihova, kuó ke talaʻofaʻakí, pea ʻi hoʻo tāpuakí, fakatauange ke faitāpuekina ai ʻa e fale ʻo hoʻo sevānití ʻo taʻengata.”+