ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
26 Naʻe faifai pē pea aʻu ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Sifiá+ kia Saula ki Kīpea,+ ʻo nau pehē: “Ko Tēvita ē ʻoku toi ʻi he foʻi māʻolunga ko Hakilá ʻa ia ʻoku hanga ki Sesimoní.”*+ 2 Ko ia naʻe mālanga hake ʻa Saula ʻo ne ʻalu hifo ki he toafa ʻo Sifiá mo e kau tangata ʻe toko 3,000 kuo fili mei ʻIsileli ke kumi kia Tēvita ʻi he toafa ʻo Sifiá.+ 3 Naʻe ʻapitanga ʻa Saula ʻi he veʻehalá ʻi he foʻi māʻolunga ko Hakilá, ʻa ia ʻoku hanga ki Sesimoní. Naʻe nofo he taimi ko iá ʻa Tēvita ʻi he toafá, pea naʻá ne ʻiloʻi naʻe haʻu ʻa Saula ki he toafá ʻo kumi ia. 4 Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kau asiasi ke fakapapauʻi naʻe haʻu moʻoni ʻa Saula. 5 Ki mui ai, naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tēvita ki he feituʻu ʻa ia naʻe ʻapitanga ai ʻa Saulá, pea naʻe sio ʻa Tēvita ki he feituʻu ʻa ia naʻe māʻumohe ai ʻa Saula mo ʻĀpina+ ko e foha ʻo Naá, ʻa e ʻeiki ʻo ʻene kau taú; naʻe mohe ʻa Saula ʻi he ʻapitangá pea naʻe ʻapitanga takatakai ʻiate ia ʻa e kau taú. 6 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Tēvita kia ʻAhimeleki ko e tangata Hetí+ pea mo ʻApisai+ ko e tama ʻa Seluvaiá,+ ʻa e tokoua ʻo Sioapé: “Ko hai ʻe ʻalu hifo mo au ki he ʻapitangá kia Saulá?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻApisai: “Te u ʻalu hifo mo koe.” 7 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tēvita mo ʻApisai ki he kau taú ʻi he poʻulí, pea naʻá na ʻilo ʻa Saula ʻokú ne mohe ʻi he ʻapitangá pea ko ʻene taó ʻoku fokotuʻu ʻi he kelekelé ʻi hono veʻe ʻulú; ko ʻĀpina mo e kau taú naʻa nau tākoto takatakai ʻiate ia.
8 Pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe ʻApisai kia Tēvita: “Kuo tuku ange atu he ʻahó ni ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa ho filí ki ho nimá.+ Pea ko eni, tuku muʻa ke u hokaʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e taó ʻo fakamaʻu ki he kelekelé ke tuʻo taha pē, pea ʻe ʻikai fiemaʻu ke u toe fai tuʻo ua ia.” 9 Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita kia ʻApisai: “ʻOua naʻá ke fai ha kovi kiate ia, he ko hai ia ʻe hiki hono nimá ki he pani ʻa Sihová+ pea kei tonuhia ai pē?”+ 10 Naʻe hoko atu ʻa Tēvita: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ko Sihova tonu te ne taaʻi ia,+ pe ʻe hoko mai hono ʻaho+ pea te ne mate ai, pe te ne ʻalu hifo ki he taú ʻo ne ʻauha ai.+ 11 Hangē ko e vakai ʻa Sihová, mole ke mamaʻo haʻaku hiki hoku nimá ki he pani ʻa Sihová!+ Ko ia toʻo muʻa ʻa e tao ʻoku ʻi hono veʻe ʻulú pea mo e sioki vaí, peá ta ō kitaua.” 12 Ko ia naʻe toʻo ʻe Tēvita ʻa e taó mo e sioki vaí mei he veʻe ʻulu ʻo Saulá, pea naʻá na ʻalu. Naʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe sio+ pe te ne fakatokangaʻi kinaua pe ʻā hake, he naʻa nau mohe hono kotoa, koeʻuhí naʻe tō kiate kinautolu ha mohe maʻu meia Sihova. 13 Naʻe kolosi leva ʻa Tēvita ki he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi he tumutumu ʻo e moʻungá ʻo kiʻi mamaʻo atu, ʻo vā mamaʻo ʻa hona vahaʻá.
14 Naʻe ui atu ʻa Tēvita ki he kau taú pea kia ʻĀpina+ ko e foha ʻo Naá, ʻo pehē: “ʻE ʻĀpina, ʻokú ke fanongo mai?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĀpina: “Ko hai koe ʻokú ke ui mai ki he tuʻí?” 15 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Tēvita kia ʻĀpina: “ʻIkai ko ha tangata koe? Pea ko hai ia ʻoku tatau mo koe ʻi ʻIsileli? Ko ia ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ai te ke hanganaki leʻohi ho ʻeikí, ʻa e tuʻí? He ko e taha ʻo e kau sōtiá naʻe hū atu ke tāmateʻi ho ʻeikí, ʻa e tuʻí.+ 16 Ko e meʻa kuó ke faí ʻoku ʻikai lelei. ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻoku mou tuha mo e mate, koeʻuhí kuo ʻikai te mou hanganaki leʻohi homou ʻeikí, ʻa e pani ʻa Sihová.+ Ko eni sio takai holo! Ko fē ʻa e tao ʻa e tuʻí pea mo e sioki vai+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻi hono veʻe ʻulú?”
17 Pea naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Saula ʻa e leʻo ʻo Tēvitá peá ne pehē: “Ko ho leʻó koā eni, ʻe Tēvita ʻa hoku foha?”+ Naʻe tali mai ʻe Tēvita: “Ko hoku leʻó ia, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí.” 18 Naʻá ne hoko atu: “Ko e hā ʻoku tuli ai ʻa hoku ʻeikí ki heʻene sevānití,+ he ko e hā koā ʻa e meʻa kuó u faí, pea ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ou halaia aí?+ 19 ʻE hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí, fanongo mai muʻa ki he lea ʻa hoʻo sevānití: Kapau ko Sihova naʻá ne ueʻi koe ke ke fakafepaki kiate aú, tuku ke ne tali* ʻa ʻeku feilaulau meʻakaí.* Ka ʻo kapau ko e kau tangata kuo nau ueʻi koé,+ ke nau malaʻia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, koeʻuhí kuo nau kapusi au he ʻahó ni mei he nofo ʻi he tofiʻa+ ʻo Sihová, ʻi heʻenau pehē, ‘ʻAlu, ʻo tauhi ʻa e ngaahi ʻotua kehé!’ 20 Pea ko eni ʻoua naʻa tuku ke lilingi ʻa hoku totó ʻi he kelekelé ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, he kuo ʻalu atu ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ke kumi ki ha kiʻi kutufisi,+ ʻo hangē ia ko haʻane tuli ki ha manupuna hehengi* ʻi he ngaahi moʻungá.”
21 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Saula: “Kuó u faiangahala.+ Foki mai, ʻe Tēvita ko hoku foha, koeʻuhí heʻikai te u toe fai ha kovi kiate koe, he naʻá ke vakai ki heʻeku moʻuí ko e meʻa mahuʻinga+ ia ʻi he ʻahó ni. ʻIo, kuó u fai vale pea kuó u fai ha fehālaaki lahi fakaʻulia.” 22 Naʻe tali mai ʻe Tēvita: “Ko eni ʻa e tao ʻa e tuʻí. Tuku ke haʻu ha taha ʻo e kau talavoú ʻo ʻoatu ia. 23 Ko Sihova ia te ne totongi ki he tokotaha taki taha ki heʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻaʻaná+ pea mo ʻene faitōnunga ʻaʻaná, he ʻi he ʻahó ni kuo tuku mai koe ʻe Sihova ki hoku nimá, ka naʻe ʻikai te u loto ke hiki ʻa hoku nimá ki he pani ʻa Sihová.+ 24 Vakai! Hangē pē ko e mahuʻinga ʻa hoʻo moʻuí kiate au he ʻaho ní, ko ia ʻofa ke hoko ʻa ʻeku moʻuí ʻo mahuʻinga ʻi he vakai mai ʻa Sihová, pea ʻofa ke ne fakahaofi au mei he faingataʻa kotoa pē.”+ 25 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Saula kia Tēvita: “ʻOfa ke faitāpuekina koe, ʻe Tēvita ko hoku foha. Ko e moʻoni te ke fai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa lahi, pea ko e moʻoni te ke ikuna.”+ Naʻe hoko atu leva ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene fonongá, pea naʻe foki ʻa Saula ki hono feituʻú.+