ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
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.+ 2 Naʻe tuli ofi atu ʻa e kau Filisitiá kia Saula mo hono ngaahi fohá, pea naʻe taaʻi ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa Sionatane,+ ʻApinatapi, pea mo Maliki-sua, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Saulá.+ 3 Naʻe fakaʻaʻau ʻo mālohi ange ʻa e taú kia Saula, pea naʻe maʻu ia ʻe he kau fana ngahaú, pea naʻe fakalaveaʻi lahi ia ʻe he kau fana ngahaú.+ 4 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Saula ki heʻene tangata toʻo meʻataú: “Unuhi hoʻo heletaá ʻo hokaʻi ʻaki au, ke ʻoua naʻa omi ʻa e kau tangata taʻekamú ni+ ʻo hokaʻi au pea nau fakamamahiʻi* au.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke loto ki ai ʻa ʻene tangata toʻo meʻataú, he naʻá ne ilifia lahi ʻaupito. Ko ia naʻe toʻo ai ʻe Saula ʻa e heletaá ʻo ne tō hifo ki ai.+ 5 ʻI he sio ʻa ʻene tangata toʻo meʻataú kuo mate ʻa Saulá,+ naʻá ne tō hifo mo ia ki heʻene heletā ʻaʻaná ʻo ne mate fakataha mo ia. 6 Ko ia ko Saula, ko hono foha ʻe toko tolú, ko ʻene tangata toʻo meʻataú, pea mo ʻene kau tangatá kotoa naʻa nau mate fakataha ʻi he ʻaho ko iá.+ 7 ʻI he sio ʻa e kakai ʻIsileli naʻe ʻi he feituʻu ʻo e teleʻá* pea ʻi he feituʻu Sioataní ki he hola ʻa e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí pea kuo mate ʻa Saula mo hono ngaahi fohá, naʻe kamata ke nau liʻaki ʻa e ngaahi koló pea nau hola;+ naʻe omi leva ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻo nofo ai.
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 foha ʻe toko tolú kuo nau tō tau ʻi Moʻunga Kilipoa.+ 9 Ko ia naʻa nau tuʻusi ʻa hono ʻulú pea huʻi ʻa ʻene meʻataú pea ʻoatu ha tala ki he kotoa ʻo e fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá ke fakamafola ʻa e ongoongó ni+ ʻi he ngaahi fale* ʻo honau ngaahi ʻaitolí+ pea ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí. 10 Pea naʻa nau tuku ʻa ʻene meʻataú ʻi he fale ʻo e ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻAsitelotí pea fakamaʻu ʻa hono ʻangaʻangá ki he ʻā ʻo Pete-saní.+ 11 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e kakai ʻo Siepesi-kiliatí+ ki he meʻa naʻe fai ʻe he kau Filisitiá kia Saulá, 12 naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa e kau taú kotoa ʻo nau fononga atu ʻi he pō kotoa ko iá ʻo ʻomi ʻa e sino ʻo Saulá pea mo hono ngaahi fohá mei he ʻā ʻo Pete-saní. Naʻa nau foki ki Siepesi ʻo tutu kinautolu ʻi ai. 13 Pea naʻa nau ʻave honau ngaahi huí+ ʻo tanu ia ʻi he fuʻu lalo tamalisi ʻi Siepesi,+ pea naʻa nau ʻaukai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu.