ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
12 Faifai atu pē naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela ki he kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Ko eni kuó u fai ʻa e* meʻa kotoa kuo mou kole mai kiate aú, pea kuó u fakanofo ha tuʻi ke pule kiate kimoutolu.+ 2 Pea ko ena ʻa e tuʻi ʻe taki* ʻiate kimoutolú!+ Ka ko au, kuó u motuʻa mo ʻulu-hinā, pea ko hoku ongo fohá ena ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu,+ pea kuó u taki kimoutolu talu mei heʻeku kei talavoú ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.+ 3 Ko au eni. Fai ha fakamoʻoni kiate au ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová pea mo e ʻao ʻo ʻene tokotaha paní:+ Ko e pulu pe ʻasi ʻa hai kuó u ʻave?+ Pe ko hai ia kuó u kākaaʻi pe lōmekina? Ko e nima ʻo hai kuó u tali mei ai ha totongi fufū* ke ʻai ai au ke u fakasiosio kehe?+ Kapau kuó u fai pehē, te u fakafoki atu ia kiate kimoutolu.”+ 4 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau pehē: “Kuo ʻikai te ke kākaaʻi kimautolu pe lōmekina kimautolu pe tali ha meʻa ʻe taha mei he nima ʻo ha taha pē.” 5 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange kiate kinautolu: “Ko Sihová ko ha fakamoʻoni ia kiate kimoutolu, pea ko ʻene tokotaha paní ko ha fakamoʻoni ia ʻi he ʻahó ni kuo ʻikai te mou maʻu ha meʻa ke tukuakiʻi ai au.”* ʻI he meʻá ni naʻa nau pehē: “Ko ha fakamoʻoni ia.”
6 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela ki he kakaí: “Ko Sihova, ʻa ia naʻá ne ngāueʻaki ʻa Mōsese mo ʻĒloné pea naʻá ne ʻomi hoʻomou fanga kuí mei he fonua ko ʻIsipité,+ ko ha fakamoʻoni ia. 7 Pea ko eni mou tuʻu maʻu, pea te u fakamāuʻi kimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi ngāue māʻoniʻoni kotoa kuo fai ʻe Sihova maʻamoutolu mo hoʻomou fanga kuí.
8 “ʻI he haʻu pē ʻa Sēkope ki ʻIsipité+ pea kamata ke ui tokoni+ hoʻomou fanga kuí kia Sihová, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese+ mo ʻĒlone ke na taki mai hoʻomou fanga kuí mei ʻIsipite peá na ʻai kinautolu ke nau nofo ʻi he feituʻú ni.+ 9 Ka naʻe ngalo ʻiate kinautolu ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtuá, pea naʻá ne fakatau atu kinautolu+ ki he nima ʻo Sīsela+ ko e ʻeikitau ʻo Hāsoá, pea ki he nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá+ pea ki he nima ʻo e tuʻi ʻo Mōapé,+ pea ko e kotoa ʻo e faʻahingá ni naʻa nau tauʻi kinautolu. 10 Pea naʻa nau ui tokoni+ kia Sihova ʻo pehē, ‘Kuo mau faiangahala,+ he kuo mau liʻaki ʻa Sihova kae tauhi ʻa e ngaahi Pēalí+ mo e ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻAsitelotí;+ ko eni ke ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he nima ʻo homau ngaahi filí koeʻuhí ke lava ai ʻo mau tauhi kiate koe.’ 11 Naʻe fekauʻi mai leva ʻe Sihova ʻa Selupēali+ mo Pitani mo Sēfita+ pea mo Sāmiuela+ pea naʻa nau fakahaofi kimoutolu mei he nima ʻo e ngaahi fili kotoa naʻe takatakai ʻiate kimoutolú, koeʻuhí ke mou lava ai ʻo nofo malu.+ 12 ʻI hoʻomou sio naʻe haʻu ʻa Naasi,+ ko e tuʻi ʻo e kau ʻĀmoní, ke tauʻi kimoutolú, naʻa mou toutou pehē mai kiate au, ‘ʻIkai, kuo mau fakapapauʻi ke fokotuʻu ha tuʻi ke pule mai kiate kimautolu,’+ lolotonga ia ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá ʻa homou Tuʻí.+ 13 Pea ko ena ʻa e tuʻi kuo mou filí, ʻa e tokotaha naʻa mou kolé. Vakai, kuo fakanofo ʻe Sihova ha tuʻi kiate kimoutolu.+ 14 Kapau te mou manavahē kia Sihova+ pea tauhi kiate ia+ mo fakaongo ki hono leʻó+ pea ʻikai te mou angatuʻu ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová, pea mou muimui mo e tuʻi ʻoku pule kiate kimoutolú kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtuá, ʻoku lelei ia. 15 Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou fakaongo ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová pea mou angatuʻu ki he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Sihová, ʻe tauteaʻi ʻe Sihova kimoutolu pea mo hoʻomou ngaahi tamaí.+ 16 Ko eni mou tuʻu maʻu pea vakai ki he fuʻu meʻa ko eni ʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻi homou ʻaó. 17 ʻIkai ko e ʻaho eni ʻo e utu-taʻu uité? Te u ui kia Sihova ke ne ʻai ke mana mo ʻuha; pea te mou ʻilo mo mahinoʻi leva ai ʻa e kovi kuo mou fai ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová ʻi hoʻomou kole ha tuʻi maʻamoutolú.”+
18 Naʻe ui ai ʻa Sāmiuela kia Sihova, pea naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ke mana mo ʻuha ʻi he ʻaho ko iá, ko ia naʻe manavahē lahi ai ʻa e kakaí kotoa kia Sihova pea mo Sāmiuela. 19 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kakaí kotoa kia Sāmiuela: “Lotu kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá maʻa hoʻo kau sevānití,+ he ʻoku ʻikai te mau fie mate, he kuo mau tānaki atu ki heʻemau ngaahi angahalá kotoa ha toe kovi ʻe taha ʻi hono kole ha tuʻí.”
20 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela ki he kakaí: “ʻOua ʻe ilifia. Ko e moʻoni kuo mou fai ʻa e kovi kotoa ko ení. Ko e meʻá pē ke ʻoua naʻa mou tafoki mei he muimui kia Sihová,+ pea tauhi kia Sihova ʻaki homou lotó kotoa.+ 21 ʻOua naʻa mou tafoki ʻo muimui ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko e koto ngeʻesi,*+ ʻa ia ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻaonga+ pea ʻikai lava ke nau fai ha fakahaofí, he ko e koto ngeʻesi* kinautolu. 22 Koeʻuhi ko hono huafa lahí,+ ʻe ʻikai liʻaki ai ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakaí,+ he kuo tali ʻe Sihova tonu ke ne ʻai kimoutolu ko hono kakai.+ 23 Ko e meʻa kiate aú, ʻoku mole ke mamaʻo haʻaku fakakaukau ke faiangahala kia Sihova ʻaki hono tuku ʻa ʻeku lotu maʻamoutolú, pea ʻe hokohoko atu ʻa ʻeku fakahinohinoʻi kimoutolu ʻi he hala ʻoku lelei mo totonú. 24 Ko e meʻá pē ke mou manavahē kia Sihova,+ pea tauhi faitōnunga* kiate ia ʻaki homou lotó kotoa, ʻi hoʻomou sio ki he ngaahi meʻa lalahi kuó ne fai maʻamoutolú.+ 25 Ka ʻo kapau ʻoku mou fai taʻemīngao ʻa e meʻa ʻoku koví, ʻe tafiʻi atu kimoutolu,+ ʻa kimoutolu mo homou tuʻí.”+