ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
13 Ko Saulá naʻá ne taʻu . . .* ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hoko ai ko e tuʻí,+ pea naʻá ne pule ʻi he taʻu ʻe ua ki ʻIsileli. 2 Naʻe fili ʻe Saula ʻa e kau tangata ʻe toko 3,000 mei ʻIsileli; ko e toko 2,000 ʻo e faʻahingá ni naʻa nau ʻia Saula ʻi Mikimasi pea ʻi he feituʻu moʻungaʻia ʻo Pētelí pea ko e toko 1,000 naʻa nau ʻia Sionatane+ ʻi Kīpea+ ʻo Penisimaní. Naʻá ne fekauʻi ʻa e toenga ʻo e kakaí ke nau ʻalu, ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ki hono tēniti. 3 Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻe Sionatane ʻa e kongakau ʻa e kau Filisitiá+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻi Kepaá,+ pea naʻe fanongo ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia. Pea naʻe ʻai ʻe Saula ke ifi ʻa e meʻaifí+ ʻi he fonuá kotoa, ʻo ne pehē: “Tuku ke fanongo ki ai ʻa e kau Hepeluú!” 4 Naʻe fanongo ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa ʻi he ongoongó: “Kuo taaʻi ʻe Saula ha kongakau ʻo e kau Filisitiá, pea ko eni kuo hoko ʻo fehiʻanekinaʻi ai ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau Filisitiá.” Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi ai ʻa e kakaí ke nau muimui kia Saula ʻi Kilikali.+
5 Naʻe fakatahataha foki mo e kau Filisitiá ke tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli, fakataha mo e ngaahi saliote tau ʻe 30,000 mo e kau tangata heka hoosi ʻe toko 6,000 mo e kau tau naʻe hangē honau tokolahí ko e ʻoneʻone ʻi he matātahí;+ pea naʻa nau ʻalu hake ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi Mikimasi ki he hahake ʻo Pete-ʻavení.+ 6 Pea naʻe vakai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻa nau ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki, koeʻuhí naʻa nau mātuʻaki ongoʻi faingataʻaʻia; ko ia naʻe toi ai ʻa e kakaí ʻi he ngaahi ʻana,+ ko e ngaahi avaʻi maka, ko e ngaahi makatuʻu, ko e ngaahi luo ʻi lolofonua, pea mo e ngaahi lepa. 7 Ko e niʻihi ʻo e kau Hepeluú naʻe aʻu ʻo nau kolosi ʻi Sioatani ki he fonua ko Kata mo Kiliatí.+ Ka naʻe kei ʻi Kilikali pē ʻa Saula, pea ko e kakai kotoa naʻa nau muimui ʻiate iá naʻa nau tetetete. 8 Naʻá ne hokohoko tatali ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu kae ʻoua kuo aʻu ki he taimi kuo vaheʻi* ʻa ia ne fokotuʻu ʻe Sāmiuelá, ka naʻe ʻikai ke haʻu ʻa Sāmiuela ia ki Kilikali, pea naʻe movete atu ʻa e kakaí meiate ia. 9 Naʻe faifai pē pea pehē ʻe Saula: “ʻOmai kiate au ʻa e feilaulau tutú pea mo e ngaahi feilaulau feʻinasiʻakí.” Pea naʻá ne ʻohake ʻa e feilaulau tutú.+
10 Ka ʻi he ʻosi pē ʻene ʻohake ʻa e feilaulau tutú, naʻe aʻu mai ʻa Sāmiuela. Ko ia naʻe hū atu ʻa Saula ke fakafetaulaki kiate ia mo talitali lelei ia. 11 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Sāmiuela: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuó ke faí?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe Saula: “Naʻá ku vakai kuo liʻaki au+ ʻe he kakaí, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke haʻu ʻi he taimi kuo vaheʻí, pea ko e kau Filisitiá kuo nau fakatahataha ʻi Mikimasi.+ 12 Ko ia naʻá ku pehē loto pē, ‘Ko eni ʻe haʻu ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻo tauʻi au ʻi Kilikali, pea kuo teʻeki ai ke u kumi ki he hōifua ʻa* Sihová.’ Ko ia naʻá ku ongoʻi ai kuo pau ke u ʻohake ʻa e feilaulau tutú.”
13 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ai ʻe Sāmiuela kia Saula: “Kuó ke fai vale. Kuo ʻikai te ke talangofua ki he fekau naʻe ʻoatu kiate koe+ ʻe Sihova ko ho ʻOtuá. Kapau naʻá ke talangofua, naʻe mei ʻai ʻe Sihova ke tuʻu maʻu ho puleʻangá ʻi ʻIsileli ʻo taʻengata. 14 Ka ko eni ko ho puleʻangá ʻe ʻikai ke tuʻuloa.+ ʻE kumi ʻe Sihova ha tangata ʻoku fehoanakimālie mo hono finangaló,*+ pea ʻe fakanofo ia ʻe Sihova ke hoko ko ha taki ki hono kakaí,+ koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai te ke talangofua ki he meʻa naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Sihova kiate koé.”+
15 Naʻe tuʻu leva ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo ne ʻalu hake mei Kilikali ki Kīpea ʻo Penisimaní, pea naʻe lau ʻe Saula ʻa e kakaí; ko e faʻahinga naʻe kei ʻiate iá ko e kau tangata nai ʻe toko 600.+ 16 Ko Saula, ko hono foha ko Sionatané, pea mo e kakai naʻe kei ʻiate kinauá naʻa nau nofo ʻi Kepā+ ʻo Penisimaní, pea ko e kau Filisitiá naʻa nau ʻapitanga ʻi Mikimasi.+ 17 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu mei he ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Filisitiá ʻi he kongakau ʻe tolu ʻa e ngaahi faʻahi te nau fai ʻa e ʻohofí. Ko e kongakau ʻe taha naʻa nau afe ki he hala ki ʻŌfilá, ki he fonua ko Sualí; 18 ko e kongakau ʻe taha naʻe afe ia ki he hala ʻo Pete-holoní;+ pea ko e kongakau hono tolú naʻe afe ia ki he hala naʻe ʻalu atu ki he kauʻāfonua naʻe hanga ki he teleʻa ko Sepoimí, ki he toafá.
19 Pea naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ha tokotaha tuki ukamea ʻi he fonua kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí, koeʻuhí naʻe pehē ʻe he kau Filisitiá: “Ke ʻoua naʻa ngaohi ʻe he kau Hepeluú ha heletā pe ko ha tao.” 20 Pea ko e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa naʻe pau ke nau ʻalu hifo ki he kau Filisitiá ke fakamata ʻenau ngaahi mataʻi palaú, ngaahi pikí, ngaahi tokí, pe ko e ngaahi hele tuʻusí. 21 Ko e totongi ki hono fai ʻo e fakamatá ko ha pimi* ki he ngaahi mataʻi palaú, ki he ngaahi pikí, ki he ngaahi meʻangāue mata-tolú, ki he ngaahi tokí, pea ki hono fakamaʻu ʻo e tao fakateka pulú. 22 Pea ʻi he ʻaho ʻo e taú, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha heletā pe ko ha tao ʻi he nima ʻo ha taha pē ʻo e kakai naʻe ʻia Saula mo Sionatané;+ ko Saula pē mo hono foha ko Sionatané naʻe ʻi ai ʻena ngaahi meʻataú.
23 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ha kongakau ʻo e kau Filisitiá ki he kolosiʻanga ʻi he teleʻa fāsiʻi ʻo Mikimasí.+