ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
10 Naʻe toʻo leva ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa e hina loló ʻo ne lilingi ia ʻi he ʻulu ʻo Saulá.+ Naʻá ne ʻuma kiate ia peá ne pehē: “ʻIkai kuo pani koe ʻe Sihova ke ke hoko ko ha taki+ ki hono kakaí?+ 2 ʻI hoʻo mavahe meiate au he ʻaho ní, te ke ʻilo ha ongo tangata ʻo ofi ki he fonualoto ʻo Lesielí+ ʻi he feituʻu ʻo Penisimaní ʻi Selisā, pea te na pehē atu kiate koe, ‘Ko e fanga ʻasi naʻá ke ʻalu ke fakasió kuo maʻu, ka ʻi he taimi ní kuo ngalo ʻi hoʻo tamaí ʻa e fanga ʻasí+ pea ʻokú ne hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo kimoua. ʻOkú ne pehē: “Ko e hā te u fai ʻo fekauʻaki mo hoku fohá?”’ 3 ʻAlu atu mei ai kae ʻoua kuó ke aʻu ki he fuʻu ʻakau ʻi Tēpoá, ʻa ia te ke fetaulaki ai mo e kau tangata ʻe toko tolu ʻoku nau ʻalu hake ki he ʻOtua moʻoní ʻi Pēteli,+ ko e tokotaha ʻokú ne toʻo ʻa e fanga kiʻi kosi ʻe tolu, ko e taha ʻokú ne toʻo ʻa e foʻi mā ʻe tolu, pea ko e taha ʻokú ne toʻo ha fuʻu siā uaine. 4 Te nau ʻeke atu pe ʻokú ke fēfē pea te nau ʻoatu kiate koe ʻa e foʻi mā ʻe ua, pea kuo pau ke ke tali meiate kinautolu ʻa e ongo foʻi maá. 5 Hili iá, te ke ʻalu ki he foʻi māʻolunga ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ha nofoʻanga fakakautau ʻo e kau Filisitiá. ʻI hoʻo aʻu ki he koló, te ke fetaulaki ai mo ha kulupu ʻo e kau palōfita ʻoku nau ʻalu hifo mei he potu māʻolungá, pea ʻe tā ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate kinautolu ha meʻalea filo mo e nafa mo e fuluta mo e haʻape lolotonga ʻenau kikité. 6 Ko e laumālie ʻo Sihová te ne fakaivia koe,+ pea te ke kikite fakataha mo kinautolu pea ʻe liliu koe ʻo hoko ko ha tokotaha kehe.+ 7 ʻI he hoko ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga ko ení, fai ha meʻa pē ʻe malava ke fai ʻe ho nimá, koeʻuhí ko e ʻOtua moʻoní ʻoku ʻiate koe. 8 Peá ke ʻalu hifo leva ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻiate au ki Kilikali,+ pea te u ʻalu hifo ki ai kiate koe ke ʻohake ha ngaahi feilaulau tutu mo e ngaahi feilaulau feʻinasiʻaki. Te ke tatali ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu kae ʻoua kuó u aʻu atu kiate koe. Pea te u ʻai leva ke ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa te ke faí.”
9 ʻI he tafoki hake pē ʻa Saula ke mavahe meia Sāmiuelá, naʻe kamata ke liliu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa hono lotó ke hangē ko e loto ʻo ha tokotaha kehe, pea naʻe hoko ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga kotoa ko ení ʻi he ʻaho ko iá. 10 Ko ia naʻá na ʻalu atu mei ai ki he foʻi māʻolungá, pea naʻe fetaulaki mo ia ha kulupu ʻo e kau palōfitá. ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻe fakaivia ia+ ʻe he laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá, pea naʻe kamata ke ne kikite+ ʻi honau lotolotongá. 11 ʻI he mamata kiate ia ʻa e faʻahinga kotoa naʻa nau ʻiloʻi ia ki muʻá ʻokú ne kikite fakataha mo e kau palōfitá, naʻa nau fepehēʻaki: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa kuo hoko ki he foha ʻo Kisí? ʻOku toe kau koā mo Saula ʻi he kau palōfitá?” 12 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe ha tangata mei ai: “Ka ko hai koā ʻenau tamaí?” Ko ia naʻe hoko ai ko ha lea ʻoku taka:* “ʻOku toe kau koā mo Saula ʻi he kau palōfitá?”+
13 ʻI he ʻosi ʻene kikité, naʻá ne aʻu atu ai ki he potu māʻolungá. 14 Ko e tokoua ʻo e tamai ʻa Saulá naʻá ne pehē ki mui ai kiate ia mo ʻene tamaioʻeikí: “Naʻá mo ō ki fē?” Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “Ke fakasio ʻa e fanga ʻasí,+ ka naʻá ma vakai naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻiloa, ko ia naʻá ma ō ai kimaua kia Sāmiuela.” 15 Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tokoua ʻo e tamai ʻa Saulá: “Mo kātaki muʻa ʻo tala mai kiate au, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sāmiuela kiate kimouá?” 16 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Saula ki he tokoua ʻo ʻene tamaí: “Naʻá ne tala mai kiate kimaua kuo ʻosi maʻu ʻa e fanga ʻasí.” Ka naʻe ʻikai ke tala ʻe Saula kiate ia ʻa e meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Sāmiuela ʻo fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga-tuʻí.
17 Naʻe ui mai leva ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa e kakaí ke nau fakataha mai kia Sihova ki Misipā+ 18 peá ne pehē ki he kau ʻIsilelí: “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí: ‘Ko au ia naʻá ku ʻomi ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipité pea naʻá ku fakahaofi kimoutolu mei he nima ʻo ʻIsipité+ pea mei he nima ʻo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa naʻa nau lōmekina kimoutolú. 19 Ka ʻi he ʻaho ní kuo mou talitekeʻi ai ʻa homou ʻOtua+ ʻa ia naʻe hoko ko homou Fakamoʻui mei he kotoa ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi koví mo e mamahí, pea naʻa mou pehē: “ʻIkai, te ke fakanofo ha tuʻi ke pule mai kiate kimautolu.” Ko ia mou tuʻu leva ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ʻo fakatatau ki homou ngaahi matakalí pea fakatatau ki homou ngaahi toko afé.’”*
20 Ko ia naʻe ʻai ʻe Sāmiuela ke ʻunuʻunu ofi mai+ ʻa e ngaahi matakali kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí, pea ko e matakali ʻo Penisimaní naʻe filí.+ 21 Naʻá ne ʻai leva ke ʻunuʻunu ofi mai ʻa e matakali ʻo Penisimaní ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi fāmilí, pea ko e fāmili ʻo e haʻa Matelí naʻe filí. Naʻe faifai pē pea fili+ ʻa Saula ko e foha ʻo Kisí. Ka ʻi heʻenau ʻalu ke kumi iá, naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ia ʻi ha feituʻu. 22 Ko ia naʻa nau fai ai ha fehuʻi kia Sihova:+ “Kuo haʻu koā ki heni ʻa e tangatá?” Naʻe tali mai ʻe Sihova: “Ko ia ena ʻokú ne toi ʻi he ngaahi ngaʻotoʻotá.” 23 Ko ia naʻa nau lele ʻo ʻomi ia mei ai. ʻI heʻene tuʻu ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻo e kakaí, naʻá ne lōloa ange mei hono umá ki ʻolunga ʻi he kakai kehé kotoa.+ 24 Naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela ki he kakaí kotoa: “ʻOku mou sio ki he tokotaha ʻa ia kuo fili ʻe Sihová,+ ʻa e ʻikai ha taha ʻe hangē ko iá ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí kotoa?” Pea ko e kakaí kotoa naʻe kamata ke nau kaila: “Ke lākoifie ʻa e tuʻí!”
25 Naʻe lea ʻa Sāmiuela ki he kakaí ʻo fekauʻaki mo e totonu ʻoku ʻoange ki he ngaahi tuʻí+ peá ne hiki ia ʻi ha tohi pea tuku ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová. Naʻe tuku atu leva ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa e kakaí ke nau ʻalu, ʻa e tokotaha kotoa ki hono fale. 26 Naʻe ʻalu foki ʻa Saula ki hono ʻapí ʻi Kīpea, pea naʻe fakafeʻao ia ʻe he kau tangata tau ʻa ia naʻe ueʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa honau lotó. 27 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata koto taʻeʻaonga ʻe niʻihi: “ʻE anga-fēfē hano fakahaofi kitautolu ʻe he tokotahá ni?”+ Ko ia naʻa nau taʻetokaʻi ia, pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻomi ha meʻaʻofa ʻe taha kiate ia.+ Ka naʻe ʻikai te ne leaʻaki ha meʻa ʻo fekauʻaki mo ia.*