ʻUluaki Sāmiuela

25 ʻI he faai mai ʻa e taimí naʻe mate ʻa Sāmiuela;+ pea naʻe fakatahataha mai ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa ke tengihia ia pea ke tanu ia ʻi hono ʻapí ʻi Lama.+ Naʻe mālanga hake leva ʻa Tēvita ʻo ʻalu hifo ki he toafa Pēlaná.

2 Pea naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata ʻi Māoni+ ʻa ia naʻe ngāue ʻi Kāmeli.*+ Naʻe tuʻumālie ʻaupito ʻa e tangatá; naʻá ne maʻu ha fanga sipi ʻe 3,000 mo e fanga kosi ʻe 1,000, pea naʻá ne kosi ʻene fanga sipí ʻi he taimi ko iá ʻi Kāmeli. 3 Ko e hingoa ʻo e tangatá ko Nāpale,+ pea ko e hingoa ʻo hono uaifí ko ʻApikale.+ Ko e uaifí naʻe ʻiloʻilo mo hoihoifua, ka ko e husepānití, ko ha tangata mei he fāmili ʻo Kēlepí,+ naʻe anga-fefeka, pea naʻá ne ʻulungaanga kovi.+ 4 Naʻe fanongo ʻa Tēvita ʻi he toafá ʻoku kosi ʻe Nāpale ʻene fanga sipí. 5 Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tēvita ha kau talavou ʻe toko hongofulu kiate ia, pea naʻe tala ange ʻe Tēvita kiate kinautolu: “Mou ʻalu hake ki Kāmeli, pea ʻi hoʻomou aʻu kia Nāpalé, ʻeke kiate ia ʻi hoku hingoá pe ʻokú ne fēfē. 6 Pea mou pehē leva, ‘ʻOfa ke ke moʻui fuoloa pea ʻofa ke ke lakalakaimonū* pea ʻofa ke lakalakaimonū ho falé pea ʻofa ke lakalakaimonū ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻokú ke maʻú. 7 Ko eni ʻoku ou fanongo ai ʻoku fai hoʻo kosi sipi. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻiate kimautolu ai hoʻo kau tauhi-sipí, naʻe ʻikai te mau fai ha kovi kiate kinautolu,+ pea naʻe ʻikai ha meʻa ʻe taha ne mole meiate kinautolu ʻi he taimi kotoa naʻa nau ʻi Kāmeli aí. 8 ʻEke ange ki hoʻo kau talavoú, pea te nau tala atu kiate koe. ʻOfa ke ke leleiʻia ʻi heʻeku kau talavoú, koeʻuhí kuo mau aʻu mai ʻi ha taimi fakafiefia.* Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻomai ki hoʻo kau sevānití pea ki ho foha ko Tēvitá ha meʻa pē ʻe lava ke ke foaki.’”+

9 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa e kau talavou ʻa Tēvitá ʻo tala ʻa e meʻa kotoa ko ení kia Nāpale ʻi he hingoa ʻo Tēvitá. ʻI he ʻosi ʻenau leá, 10 naʻe tali ange ʻe Nāpale ki he kau sevāniti ʻa Tēvitá: “Ko hai ʻa Tēvita, pea ko hai ʻa e foha ʻo Sesé? ʻI he ngaahi ʻahó ni ʻoku hola ai ʻa e kau sevāniti tokolahi mei honau kau pulé.+ 11 ʻE pau koā ke u toʻo ʻeku maá mo ʻeku vaí mo e kakanoʻi-manu naʻá ku fahi ki heʻeku kau tangata kosí pea foaki ia ki he kau tangata ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo pe ko ʻenau haʻú mei fē?”

12 Ko ia naʻe foki ai ʻa e kau talavou ʻa Tēvitá ʻo fakahā ʻa e ngaahi leá ni kotoa kiate ia. 13 Naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ki heʻene kau tangatá: “Ke haʻi ʻe he tokotaha kotoa ʻa ʻene heletā!”+ Ko ia naʻa nau haʻi kotoa ʻa ʻenau heletaá, pea naʻe haʻi foki ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻene heletā ʻaʻaná, pea ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 400 nai naʻa nau ʻalu hake mo Tēvitá, lolotonga ia naʻe nofo ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 200 mo ʻenau ʻū meʻá.

14 Lolotonga ení, naʻe fakahā ʻe ha taha ʻo e kau sevānití kia ʻApikale, ko e uaifi ʻo Nāpalé: “Vakai! Naʻe fekau mai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kau talafekau mei he toafá ke talamonū ki homau pulé, ka naʻá ne kaikaila ʻo ngāhiʻi kinautolu.+ 15 Ko e kau tangata ko iá naʻa nau anga-lelei ʻaupito kiate kimautolu. Naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito te nau fai ha kovi kiate kimautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai mole ha meʻa ʻe taha meiate kimautolu ʻi he taimi kotoa naʻa mau nofo ai mo kinautolu ʻi he vaó.+ 16 Naʻa nau hangē ha ʻā maluʻi takatakai ʻiate kimautolú, fakatouʻosi ʻi he poʻuli pea mo e ʻaho, ʻi he taimi kotoa naʻa mau ʻiate kinautolu ai ʻo tauhi ʻa e tākangá. 17 Ko eni, ke ke fakapapauʻi ʻa e meʻa te ke faí, he kuo pau ke hoko mai ʻa e fakatamaki ki homau pulé pea ki he kotoa ʻo hono falé,+ pea ko e tangata ko iá ko e koto taʻeʻaonga+ he ʻoku ʻikai lava ke lea ha taha kiate ia.”

18 Ko ia naʻe toʻo fakavave ʻe ʻApikale+ ʻa e foʻi mā ʻe 200, ko e siā uaine lalahi ʻe ua, sipi ʻe nima kuo ʻosi ngaahi, fua sia* ʻe nima ʻo e uite tunu, takaonga fuamelie* ʻe 100, mo e takaonga fiki* ʻe 200 pea fakaheka kotoa ia ʻi ha fanga ʻasi.+ 19 Naʻá ne pehē leva ki heʻene kau sevānití: “Mou muʻomuʻa ʻiate au; te u muimui atu ʻiate kimoutolu.” Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne tala ha meʻa ki hono husepāniti ko Nāpalé.

20 Lolotonga ʻene heka ʻi he ʻasí ʻo ne ʻalu hifo ʻo puli ʻi he moʻungá, ko e taimi tofu pē ia naʻe ʻalu hifo ai ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá kiate ia, pea naʻá ne fetaulaki ai mo kinautolu. 21 Pea naʻe ʻosi pehē ʻe Tēvita: “Kuo taʻeʻaonga ʻa ʻeku leʻohi ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ʻa e tangatá ni ʻi he toafá. Naʻe ʻikai mole haʻane meʻa ʻe taha,+ ka neongo ia ʻokú ne totongi mai ʻaki ʻa e kovi kiate au.+ 22 ʻOfa ke fai ʻe he ʻOtuá ki he ngaahi fili ʻo Tēvitá* ʻa e meʻa tatau pea hulu atu ai ʻo kapau te u tuku ke hao ha taha ʻo ʻene kau tangatá* ʻo aʻu ki he pongipongí.”

23 ʻI he sio atu pē ʻa ʻApikale kia Tēvitá, naʻá ne hifo fakavave mei he ʻasí ʻo ne tō foʻohifo ʻi muʻa ʻia Tēvita, ʻo punou ki he kelekelé. 24 Pea naʻá ne tō atu ʻi hono veʻe vaʻé ʻo ne pehē: “ʻE hoku ʻeiki, tukuakiʻi pē muʻa au; tuku ke lea atu kiate koe ʻa hoʻo kaunangá, peá ke fanongo muʻa ki he ngaahi lea ʻa hoʻo kaunangá. 25 ʻOua muʻa naʻa tuku ke tokanga ʻa hoku ʻeikí ki he koto taʻeʻaonga ko eni ko Nāpalé,+ he ʻokú ne hangē tofu pē ko hono hingoá. Ko Nāpale* ʻa hono hingoá, pea ʻoku nofoʻia ia ʻe he valé. Ka ko au, ʻa hoʻo kaunangá, naʻe ʻikai te u sio ki he kau talavou ʻa hoku ʻeikí ʻa ia naʻá ke fekauʻi maí. 26 Pea ko eni, ʻe hoku ʻeiki, ʻoku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí pea ʻiate koe, ko Sihova ia kuó ne taʻofi koe+ mei hono ʻai ke hoko ha halaia ʻi he totó+ pea mei he faisāuni ʻaki ho nima ʻoʻoú. ʻOfa ke hoko ʻo hangē ko Nāpalé ʻa ho ngaahi filí mo e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku nau feinga ke hoko ha kovi ki hoku ʻeikí. 27 Pea tuku ke ʻoatu ʻa e meʻaʻofa*+ ko eni kuo ʻomi ʻe hoʻo kaunangá ki hoku ʻeikí ki he kau talavou ʻoku nau muimui ʻi hoku ʻeikí.+ 28 Fakamolemoleʻi ange muʻa ʻa e laka hala ʻa hoʻo kaunangá, he ʻe mātuʻaki ʻai ʻe Sihova ke tuʻuloa ʻa e fale+ ʻa hoku ʻeikí, koeʻuhí he ʻoku fai ʻe hoku ʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi tau ʻa Sihová,+ pea kuo ʻikai ʻilo ha kovi ʻiate koe ʻi he kotoa ho ngaahi ʻahó.+ 29 ʻI he tuʻu hake ha taha ke tuli kiate koe pea kumi ki hoʻo moʻuí, ko Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá te ne maluʻi koe ʻo hangē tofu pē ko hano maluʻi ʻe ha taha ha ngaahi meʻa mahuʻinga kuo kofu ʻo faʻo kato, ka ko e moʻui ʻa ho ngaahi filí te ne makataaʻi atu ʻo hangē ha ngaahi foʻi maka ʻi ha makataá. 30 Pea ʻi he taimi ʻe ʻosi ai hono fai ʻe Sihova ki hoku ʻeikí ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē kuó ne talaʻofá peá ne fakanofo koe ke hoko ko e taki ki ʻIsilelí,+ 31 heʻikai haʻo fakatomala pe fakaʻiseʻisa* ʻi ho lotó ʻi hano lilingi taʻeʻuhinga ha toto pea ʻi hono tuku ʻa e nima ʻo hoku ʻeikí ke faisāuní.+ ʻI he taimi ʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa e lelei ki hoku ʻeikí, manatuʻi muʻa ʻa hoʻo kaunangá.”

32 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ai ʻe Tēvita kia ʻApikale: “Ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻa ia naʻá ne fekauʻi mai koe ʻi he ʻahó ni ke fetaulaki mo aú! 33 Pea ke faitāpuekina koe ʻi hoʻo fakakaukau leleí! ʻOfa ke faitāpuekina koe ʻi hono taʻotaʻofi au he ʻahó ni mei hono ʻai ke hoko ha halaia ʻi he totó+ pea mei hono fai ha sāuni ʻaki hoku nimá tonu. 34 Ka ne taʻeʻoua ia, ʻoku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻui ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa ia naʻá ne taʻofi au mei hono fai ha kovi kiate koé,+ kapau naʻe ʻikai te ke haʻu vave ke fakafetaulaki kiate au,+ ʻi he aʻu ki he pongipongí ne mei ʻikai ke toe ha tangata ʻe taha ʻa Nāpale.”*+ 35 Ko ia naʻe tali ai ʻe Tēvita meiate ia ʻa e meʻa naʻá ne ʻomi kiate iá peá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “ʻAlu ʻi he fiemālie ki ho falé. Vakai, kuó u fanongo kiate koe, pea te u tali ʻa hoʻo kolé.”

36 Ki mui ai, naʻe foki ʻa ʻApikale kia Nāpale, ʻa ia naʻá ne kai kātoanga ʻo hangē ha tuʻí ʻi hono falé, pea naʻe ongoʻi fiefia ʻa Nāpale* peá ne kona ʻosi. Naʻe ʻikai ke tala ʻe ʻApikale kiate ia ha momoʻi meʻa kae ʻoua ke maʻa ʻa e ʻahó. 37 ʻI he pongipongi haké, ʻi he taimi naʻe malele ai ʻa Nāpalé, naʻe tala ange ʻe hono uaifí kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni. Pea naʻe meimei tuʻu ʻa e tā ʻo hono mafú,* pea naʻá ne tokoto mamatea ʻo hangē ha fuʻu maká. 38 ʻI he ʻaho nai ʻe hongofulu ki mui ai, naʻe taaʻi ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Nāpale, pea naʻá ne mate.

39 ʻI he fanongo ʻa Tēvita kuo mate ʻa Nāpalé, naʻá ne pehē: “Ke fakahīkihikiʻi ʻa Sihova, ʻa ia kuó ne taukapoʻi au+ mei he fakamā ʻia Nāpalé+ pea kuó ne taʻofi ʻa ʻene sevānití mei hono fai ha meʻa pē ʻoku kovi,+ pea kuo hilifaki ʻe Sihova ʻa e kovi ʻa Nāpalé ki hono tumuʻaki pē ʻoʻoná!” Naʻe ʻoatu leva ʻe Tēvita ha fekau ke kole kia ʻApikale ke ne hoko ko hono uaifi. 40 Ko ia naʻe aʻu atu ai ʻa e kau sevāniti ʻa Tēvitá kia ʻApikale ki Kāmeli pea nau pehē kiate ia: “Kuo fekauʻi mai kimautolu ʻe Tēvita kiate koe ke ʻave koe ke ke hoko ko hono uaifi.” 41 Naʻá ne mālanga hake ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ʻo punou mo hanga ki he kelekelé peá ne pehē: “Ko eni ʻa hoʻo kaunangá ko ha sevāniti ke ne fufulu ʻa e vaʻe+ ʻo e kau sevāniti ʻa hoku ʻeikí.” 42 Naʻe mālanga fakavave hake leva ʻa ʻApikale+ ʻo ne heka ʻi heʻene ʻasí pea muimui ʻiate ia ʻa e toko nima ʻo ʻene kau kaunangá; naʻá ne ʻalu fakataha mo e kau talafekau ʻa Tēvitá peá ne hoko ko hono uaifi.

43 Naʻe mali foki ʻa Tēvita mo ʻAhinoami+ mei Sisililí,+ pea ko e ongo fefiné fakatouʻosi naʻá na hoko ko hono ongo uaifi.+

44 Ka naʻe foaki ʻe Saula ʻa hono ʻofefine ko Maikalé,+ ʻa e uaifi ʻo Tēvitá, kia Pāleti+ ko e foha ʻo Laisi, ʻa ia mei Kālimí.