ʻUluaki Sāmiuela

18 ʻI he ʻosi pē ʻa e lea ʻa Tēvita kia Saulá, naʻe kamata ke fāitaha ʻa Sionatane+ mo Tēvita ʻi he kaumeʻa vāofi, pea naʻe kamata ke ʻofa ʻa Sionatane ʻia Tēvita ʻo hangē pē ko ʻene ʻofa ʻiate iá.+ 2 Mei he ʻaho ko iá, naʻe tuku ai ʻe Saula ʻa Tēvita ʻiate ia, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ia ke ne foki ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí.+ 3 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Sionatane mo Tēvita ha fuakava,+ koeʻuhí naʻá ne ʻofa ʻia Tēvita ʻo hangē pē ko ʻene ʻofa ʻiate iá.+ 4 Naʻe vete ʻe Sionatane ʻa e kofu taʻenima naʻá ne tuí peá ne ʻoange ia kia Tēvita, fakataha mo hono ngaahi teunga kehé, ko ʻene heletaá, ko ʻene kaufaná, mo hono letá. 5 Naʻe kamata ke ʻalu atu ʻa Tēvita pea naʻá ne lavameʻa*+ ʻi ha feituʻu pē naʻe fekauʻi ia ki ai ʻe Saula. Ko ia naʻe ʻai ia ʻe Saula ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e kau tangata taú,+ pea naʻe leleiʻia ʻi he meʻá ni ʻa e kakaí kotoa pea mo e kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá.

6 ʻI he taimi naʻe foki mai ai ʻa Tēvita mo e niʻihi kehé mei hono taaʻi ʻa e kau Filisitiá, naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau fefiné mei he ngaahi kolo kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻoku nau hiva+ mo tauʻolunga ke fakafetaulaki kia Tuʻi Saula mo e ngaahi nafa,+ ʻi he fiefia, pea mo e ngaahi meʻalea filo tolu. 7 Ko e kau fefine ne nau fakafiefiaʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó naʻa nau hiva:

8 Naʻe hoko ai ʻo ʻita lahi+ ʻa Saula, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne leleiʻia ʻi he foʻi hiva ko ení, he naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo nau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa Tēvita ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toko mano, ka kuo nau fakalāngilangiʻi au ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi toko afe. Ko e meʻa pē ʻoku toe ke ʻoange kiate iá ko e tuʻunga-tuʻí!”+ 9 Mei he ʻaho ko iá ʻo faai mai ai, naʻe sio mataʻi huʻuhuʻu maʻu pē ʻa Saula kia Tēvita.

10 ʻI he ʻaho hono hokó naʻe hoko mai ai ha laumālie kovi* mei he ʻOtuá ʻo ne maʻunimā ʻa Saula,+ pea naʻe kamata ke faikehe ʻene tōʻongá* ʻi loto ʻi he falé, lolotonga ia hono tā ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fasi ʻi he haʻapé+ ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he ngaahi taimi kehé. Naʻe ʻi he nima ʻo Saulá ha tao,+ 11 pea naʻá ne veloʻi ʻa e taó+ ʻo ne pehē loto pē: ‘Te u fakamaʻu ʻa Tēvita ki he holisí!’ Ka naʻe hola tuʻo ua ʻa Tēvita meiate ia. 12 Pea naʻe ilifia ʻa Saula ʻia Tēvita koeʻuhí naʻe kau mo ia+ ʻa Sihova ka naʻá Ne mavahe meia Saula.+ 13 Ko ia naʻe toʻo ai ia ʻe Saula mei hono ʻaó pea fakanofo ia ko e ʻeiki ʻo ha toko afe, pea naʻe taki ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kau taú ki he taú.*+ 14 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e lavameʻa*+ ʻa Tēvita ʻi he meʻa kotoa naʻá ne faí, pea naʻe kau mo ia+ ʻa Sihova. 15 Pea ʻi he sio ʻa Saula naʻá ne mātuʻaki lavameʻá, naʻá ne hoko ai ʻo ilifia ʻiate ia. 16 Ka ko ʻIsileli kotoa mo Siuta naʻa nau ʻofa ʻia Tēvita, koeʻuhí he naʻá ne taki kinautolu ʻi heʻenau ngaahi feingataú.

17 Naʻe pehē ki mui ai ʻe Saula kia Tēvita: “Ko eni ʻa hoku ʻofefine lahi ko Mēlapé.+ Te u foaki atu ia kiate koe ke ne hoko ko ho uaifi.+ Kae kehe, ke ke hokohoko atu hono fakahāhā ʻa hoʻo loto-toʻá koeʻuhí ko au pea tau ʻi he ngaahi tau ʻa Sihová.”+ He naʻe pehē loto pē ʻe Saula: ‘ʻOua naʻa tuku ke ala hoku nimá kiate ia. Tuku ke taaʻi ia+ ʻe he nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá.’ 18 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ai ʻe Tēvita kia Saula: “Ko hai au pea ko hai ʻa hoku kāingá, ʻa e fāmili ʻo ʻeku tamaí ʻi ʻIsilelí, ke u hoko ai ko e foha-ʻi-he-fono ki he tuʻí?”+ 19 Kae kehe, ʻi he hoko mai ʻa e taimi ke foaki ai ʻa e ʻofefine ʻo Saula ko Mēlapé kia Tēvitá, tā naʻe ʻosi foaki ia ke ne hoko ko e uaifi ʻo ʻAtalieli+ ko e tangata Meholá.

20 Pea ko e ʻofefine ʻo Saula ko Maikalé+ naʻá ne ʻofa ʻia Tēvita, pea naʻe fakahā ia kia Saula, pea naʻá ne leleiʻia ʻi he meʻá ni. 21 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe Saula: “Te u foaki ia kia Tēvita ke ne hoko ko ha tauhele kiate ia, koeʻuhí ke hoko mai ʻa e nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá kiate ia.”+ Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Saula kia Tēvita ko hono tuʻo uá ia: “Te ke fai he ʻahó ni ha aleapau fakaemali mo au.”* 22 ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻa Saula ki heʻene kau sevānití: “Lea fakafufū kia Tēvita ʻo pehē, ‘Vakai! ʻOku leleiʻia ʻa e tuʻí ʻiate koe, pea ko ʻene kau sevānití kotoa ʻoku nau ʻofa ʻiate koe. Ko ia ke ke fai mo e tuʻí ha aleapau fakaemali.’” 23 ʻI hono tala ange ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá kia Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Ko ha meʻa siʻi koā kiate kimoutolu ke fai ha aleapau fakaemali mo e tuʻí lolotonga iá ko ha motuʻa masiva kita mo ʻikai ke loko tokaʻi?”+ 24 Naʻe fakahaaʻi leva ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá kiate ia: “Ko eni ʻa e ngaahi lea naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Tēvitá.”

25 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe Saula: “Ko e meʻa eni te mou leaʻaki kia Tēvitá, ‘ʻOku ʻikai ke fiemaʻu ʻe he tuʻí ia ha totongi+ ʻo e taʻahine malí tuku kehe pē ʻa e muʻa kili ʻe 100 ʻo e fakatangata+ ʻo e kau Filisitiá, ke faisāuni ʻaki ki he ngaahi fili ʻo e tuʻí.’” He naʻe faʻufaʻu ʻa Saulá ke ʻai ke tō ʻa Tēvita ʻi he nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá. 26 Ko ia naʻe fakahā ʻe heʻene kau sevānití ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kia Tēvita, pea naʻe leleiʻia ai ʻa Tēvita ke fai ha aleapau fakaemali mo e tuʻí.+ Ki muʻa ʻi he taimi naʻe vaheʻi ki aí, 27 naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻo taaʻi ʻa e kau Filisitia ʻe toko 200, pea naʻe ʻomi kakato ʻe Tēvita ʻa e lahi ʻo e muʻa kili ʻo honau fakatangatá ki he tuʻí, ke fai ʻaki ha aleapau fakaemali mo e tuʻí. Ko ia ai, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Saula kiate ia ʻa hono ʻofefine ko Maikalé ke hoko ko hono uaifi.+ 28 Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Saula naʻe kau ʻa Sihova mo Tēvita+ pea ko hono ʻofefine ko Maikalé naʻá ne ʻofa ʻiate ia.+ 29 Naʻe ʻai ʻe he meʻá ni ʻa Saula ke ne toe ilifia lahi ange ai ʻia Tēvita, pea naʻe hoko ʻa Saula ko ha fili ʻo Tēvita ʻi he toenga ʻo ʻene moʻuí.+

30 Ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá naʻa nau ʻalu atu ʻi he taú, ka ko e lahi ange ʻo ʻenau ʻalu atú, ko e lavameʻa lahi ange* ai pē ia ʻa Tēvita ʻi he kotoa ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá;+ pea ko hono hingoá naʻe tokaʻi lahi.+