ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
24 ʻI he foki mai pē ʻa Saula mei heʻene tuli ki he kau Filisitiá, naʻa nau tala ange kiate ia: “Vakai! Ko Tēvita ē ʻoku ʻi he toafa ʻEni-ketí.”+
2 Ko ia naʻe ʻave ʻe Saula ha kau tangata ʻe toko 3,000 kuo fili mei he kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí pea nau ʻalu ke kumi kia Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻi he ngaahi lilifa makaʻia ʻo e fanga kosi nofo moʻungá. 3 Naʻe aʻu atu ʻa Saula ki he ngaahi ʻā maka ʻo e fanga sipí ʻi he veʻehalá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ha ʻana, peá ne hū atu ki ai ke ʻalu ki tuaʻā lolotonga ia naʻe tangutu ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻi he tafatafaʻaki he muiʻi ʻaná.+ 4 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he kau tangata ʻa Tēvitá kiate ia: “Ko e ʻaho eni ʻa ia ʻoku folofola atu ai ʻa Sihova kiate koe, ‘Vakai! ʻOku ou tuku atu ho filí ki ho nimá,+ pea ʻe lava ke ke fai kiate ia ha meʻa pē ʻe hā lelei kiate koé.’” Ko ia naʻe mālanga hake ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne tuʻusi fakaoloolo ʻa e kapa ʻo e kofu tōtōlofa ʻo Saulá. 5 Ka ʻi he hili iá naʻe hanganaki fakahalaiaʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻe hono lotó*+ koeʻuhí ko ʻene tuʻusi ʻa e kapa ʻo e kofu tōtōlofa ʻo Saulá. 6 Naʻá ne pehē ange ki heʻene kau tangatá: “Hangē ko e vakai ʻa Sihová, ʻe mole ke mamaʻo haʻaku fai ha meʻa pehē ki hoku ʻeikí, ʻa e pani ʻa Sihová, ʻaki hono hiki ʻa hoku nimá kiate ia, he ko e pani ia ʻa Sihova.”+ 7 Ko ia ʻi he ngaahi leá ni naʻe taʻofi ai ʻe Tēvita* ʻa ʻene kau tangatá, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā kinautolu ke nau ʻohofi ʻa Saula. Ka ko Saula, naʻá ne mālanga hake mei he ʻaná ʻo hoko atu ʻa ʻene fonongá.
8 Naʻe tuʻu hake leva ʻa Tēvita ʻo ʻalu atu mei he ʻaná peá ne ui atu kia Saula: “ʻE hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí!”+ ʻI he sio mai ʻa Saula ki muí, naʻe punou ʻa Tēvita ʻo hanga ki he kelekelé peá ne fakatōmapeʻe. 9 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Tēvita kia Saula: “Ko e hā ʻokú ke fanongo ai ki he lea ʻa e kau tangata ʻa ia ʻoku nau pehē, ‘Vakai! ʻOku feinga ʻa Tēvita ke fai ha kovi kiate koe’?+ 10 ʻI he ʻaho tofu pē ko ení kuo mātā tonu ai ʻe ho matá ʻa hono tuku mai koe ʻe Sihova ki hoku nimá ʻi he ʻaná. Ka ʻi he pehē mai ʻe ha tokotaha ke tāmateʻi koé,+ naʻá ku fakaʻofaʻia ʻiate koe peá u pehē, ‘ʻE ʻikai hiki ʻa hoku nimá ki hoku ʻeikí, he ko e pani ia ʻa Sihova.’+ 11 Pea vakai, ʻa ʻeku tamai, ʻio, sio mai ki he kapa ʻo ho kofu tōtōlofá ʻa ia ʻoku ou toʻó; he ʻi he taimi naʻá ku tuʻusi ai ʻa e kapa ʻo ho kofu tōtōlofá, naʻe ʻikai te u tāmateʻi koe. ʻE lava ke ke sio he taimí ni pea mahino kiate koe ʻoku ʻikai te u palani ke fai ha kovi pe angatuʻu kiate koe, pea kuo ʻikai te u fai ha angahala kiate koe,+ lolotonga ia ʻokú ke tuli ʻe koe au ke toʻo ʻa ʻeku moʻuí.+ 12 ʻOfa ke fakamaau ʻa Sihova ʻi hota vahaʻá,+ pea ʻofa ke faisāuni ʻa Sihova kiate koe maʻaku,+ ka ʻe ʻikai ala ʻa hoku nimá kiate koe.+ 13 Hangē pē ko e lau ʻa e palōveepi ʻi he kuonga muʻá, ‘ʻOku haʻu mei he fulikivanú ʻa e fulikivanu,’ ka ʻe ʻikai ala ʻa hoku nimá kiate koe. 14 Ko e ʻalu atu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia hai? Ko hai ʻokú ke tulí? Ko ha kulī mate? Ko ha kiʻi kutufisi?+ 15 ʻOfa ke hoko ʻa Sihova ko e fakamaau, pea te ne fakamaau ʻi hota vahaʻá, pea te ne vakai pea taukapoʻi au+ pea fakamāuʻi au pea fakahaofi au mei ho nimá.”
16 ʻI he mōmeniti naʻe ʻosi ai hono leaʻaki ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kiate iá, naʻe pehē ʻe Saula: “Ko ho leʻó eni, ʻe Tēvita ʻa hoku foha?”+ Pea naʻe kamata ke tangi leʻo-lahi ʻa Saula. 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.+ 18 ʻIo, ʻi he ʻahó ni kuó ke tala mai ai kiate au ʻa e lelei naʻá ke faí ʻi he ʻikai te ke tāmateʻi au ʻi hono tuku ange atu au ʻe Sihova ki ho nimá.+ 19 He ko hai ia ha tangata ʻokú ne maʻu ʻa hono filí pea tuku ange ke ne ʻalu ʻo ʻikai fai ha kovi kiate ia? ʻE totongiʻaki ha lelei kiate koe+ ʻe Sihova koeʻuhí ko e meʻa kuó ke fai kiate au he ʻaho ní. 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. 21 Ko eni ke ke fai mai ha fakapapau kiate au ʻia Sihova+ ʻe ʻikai te ke tafiʻi ʻa hoku hako ʻamuí pea ʻe ʻikai te ke fakaʻauha ʻosi ʻa hoku hingoá mei he fale ʻo ʻeku tamaí.”+ 22 Ko ia naʻe fai ai ʻe Tēvita ha fakapapau kia Saula, ʻi he hili iá naʻe ʻalu ʻa Saula ki hono ʻapí.+ Ka naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ki he toitoiʻangá.+