ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
3 Lolotonga ia, ko e tamasiʻi ko Sāmiuelá naʻe fakahoko fatongia+ kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻĪlaí, ka naʻe hoko ʻo tātātaha ke ʻi ai ha folofola meia Sihova ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ko iá; naʻe ʻikai loko ʻi ai ha ngaahi vīsone.+
2 ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha naʻe mohe ai ʻa ʻĪlai ʻi hono lokí, pea naʻe nenefu ʻa hono matá; naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne sio.+ 3 Ko e maama ʻa e ʻOtuá+ naʻe teʻeki ai ke tāmateʻi, pea ko Sāmiuelá naʻá ne tokoto ʻi he temipale*+ ʻo Sihová, ʻi he feituʻu naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtuá. 4 Pea naʻe ui ʻe Sihova ʻa Sāmiuela. Naʻá ne tali ange: “Ko au eni.” 5 Naʻá ne lele kia ʻĪlai ʻo ne pehē: “Ko au eni, he naʻá ke ui au.” Ka naʻá ne pehē ange: “Naʻe ʻikai te u ui atu. Toe tokoto hifo.” Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu ʻo ne tokoto. 6 Naʻe toe ui ʻa Sihova: “Sāmiuela!” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo ne ʻalu kia ʻĪlai peá ne pehē: “Ko au eni, he naʻá ke ui au.” Ka naʻá ne pehē: “Naʻe ʻikai te u ui atu, ʻe hoku foha. Toe tokoto hifo.” 7 (Ka ko Sāmiuelá naʻe teʻeki ai ke ne hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi kakato ʻa Sihova, pea ko e folofola ʻa Sihová naʻe teʻeki ai ke fakahā ia kiate ia.)+ 8 Ko ia naʻe toe ui ʻa Sihova, ko hono tuʻo tolú ia: “Sāmiuela!” Ko ia naʻá ne tuʻu hake ʻo ne ʻalu kia ʻĪlai peá ne pehē: “Ko au eni, he naʻá ke ui au.”
Naʻe ʻiloʻi leva ʻe ʻĪlai ko Sihova ia naʻá ne ui ʻa e tamasiʻí. 9 Ko ia naʻe pehē ʻe ʻĪlai kia Sāmiuela: “ʻAlu ʻo tokoto, pea kapau te ne ui koe, te ke pehē ange, ‘Ke ke folofola mai Sihova, he ʻoku fakafanongo atu ʻa hoʻo sevānití.’” Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo ne tokoto ʻi hono feituʻú.
10 Naʻe hāʻele mai ʻa Sihova ʻo ne tuʻu ai, peá ne ui ʻo hangē ko ia ko e ngaahi taimi ki muʻá: “Sāmiuela, Sāmiuela!” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela: “Ke ke folofola mai, he ʻoku fakafanongo atu ʻa hoʻo sevānití.” 11 Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Sāmiuela: “Vakai! Te u fai ha meʻa ʻi ʻIsileli ʻa ia te ne ʻai fakatouʻosi ai ʻa e ongo telinga ʻo ha taha pē ʻe fanongo ki ai ke makini.+ 12 ʻI he ʻaho ko iá te u fai ai kia ʻĪlai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻá ku folofolaʻaki fekauʻaki mo hono falé, mei heʻene kamata ki heʻene ʻosi.+ 13 Kuo pau ke ke tala kiate ia te u ʻomi ha fakamaau taʻengata ki hono falé koeʻuhi ko e faihala kuó ne ʻilo fekauʻaki mo iá,+ he ko hono ongo fohá ʻokú na lauʻikoviʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá,+ ka kuo ʻikai te ne valokiʻi kinaua.+ 14 Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuó u fai ai ha fuakava fekauʻaki mo e fale ʻo ʻĪlaí ʻe ʻikai ʻaupito ke fakamolemoleʻi ʻa e faihala ʻa e fale ʻo ʻĪlaí ʻi ha ngaahi feilaulau pe ha ngaahi foaki.”+
15 Naʻe tokoto ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo aʻu ki he pongipongí; pea naʻá ne fakaava leva ʻa e ngaahi matapā ʻo e fale ʻo Sihová. Naʻe ilifia ʻa Sāmiuela ke tala kia ʻĪlai ʻa e vīsoné. 16 Ka naʻe ui ʻe ʻĪlai ʻa Sāmiuela: “Sāmiuela, ʻe hoku foha!” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē ange: “Ko au eni.” 17 Naʻá ne ʻeke ange: “Ko e hā ʻa e fekau naʻá ne folofolaʻaki kiate koé? ʻOua muʻa te ke fufū ia meiate aú. ʻOfa ke fai atu ia ʻe he ʻOtuá kiate koe pea hulu atu ai kapau te ke fufū meiate au ha momoʻi meʻa ʻe taha ʻi he ngaahi lea kotoa naʻá ne folofolaʻaki kiate koé.” 18 Ko ia naʻe tala ʻe Sāmiuela kiate ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻikai te ne fufū ha meʻa ʻe taha meiate ia. Naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻĪlai: “Ko Sihova ia. Tuku ke ne fai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lelei ʻi heʻene vakaí.”
19 Naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e tupu ʻa Sāmiuelá pea naʻe kau mo ia+ ʻa Sihova pea naʻe ʻikai te ne tuku ke taʻefakahoko* ha taha ʻi heʻene ngaahi leá kotoa. 20 Ko ʻIsileli kotoa mei Tani ki Pea-sipa naʻa nau hoko ʻo ʻiloʻi ko Sāmiuelá kuo fakapapauʻi ia ko ha palōfita ʻa Sihova. 21 Pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻa e hā ʻa Sihova ʻi Sailó, he naʻe fakahā ʻe Sihova ʻa ia tonu kia Sāmiuela ʻi Sailo fakafou ʻi he folofola ʻa Sihová.+