ʻUluaki Sāmiuela

9 Naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata Penisimani ko hono hingoá ko Kisi,+ ko e foha ʻo ʻApieli, ko e foha ʻo Siloa foha ʻo Pekolate foha ʻo ʻAfaia, ko ha hako ʻo Penisimani+ pea ko ha tangata koloaʻia ʻaupito. 2 Naʻe ʻi ai hano foha ko hono hingoá ko Saula,+ ʻa ia ko ha kiʻi talavou pea naʻe matātangata—naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí naʻe matātangata ange ʻiate ia—pea mei hono umá ki ʻolunga naʻá ne tuʻu ai ʻo maeʻeeʻa, ʻi heʻene lōloa ange ʻi he kakai kotoa pē.

3 ʻI he mole ʻa e fanga ʻasi* ʻa Kisi ko e tamai ʻa Saulá, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Kisi ki hono foha ko Saulá: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo ʻalu mo ha taha ʻo e kau tamaioʻeikí ʻo fakasio ʻa e fanga ʻasí.” 4 Naʻá na ʻalu atu ʻi he feituʻu moʻungaʻia ʻo ʻIfalemí pea fou atu ʻi he vahefonua ʻo Salisá, pea naʻe ʻikai te na ʻilo kinautolu. Naʻá na fāifononga ʻo fou atu ʻi he vahefonua ʻo Salimá, ka naʻe ʻikai ke ʻi ai ʻa e fanga ʻasí. Naʻá na fou atu ʻi he vahefonua kotoa ʻo e haʻa Penisimaní, pea naʻe ʻikai te na ʻilo kinautolu.

5 Naʻá na aʻu ki he vahefonua ʻo Sufí, pea naʻe pehē ange ʻe Saula ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki naʻá na oó: “Haʻu, ta foki ā, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa kamata ke hohaʻa ʻa ʻeku tamaí ʻo fekauʻaki mo kitaua kae ʻikai ko e fanga ʻasí.”+ 6 Ka naʻe tali ange ʻe he tamaioʻeikí: “Vakai, ʻoku ʻi ai ha tangata ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi he koló ni, ko ha tangata ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻapaʻapaʻi. Ko e meʻa kotoa ʻokú ne leaʻakí ʻoku pau moʻoni ke hoko.+ Ta ō ki ai he taimí ni. Mahalo pē ʻe lava ke ne tala mai kiate kitaua ʻa e hala ke ta ō aí.” 7 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ai ʻe Saula ki heʻene tamaioʻeikí: “Kapau te ta ō, ko e hā ʻe lava ke ta ʻave ki he tangatá? ʻOku ʻikai ha mā ʻi heʻeta kató; ʻoku halaʻatā ha meʻa ke ʻave ko ha meʻaʻofa ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ta maʻú?” 8 Ko ia naʻe toe tali ange ai ʻe he tamaioʻeikí kia Saula: “Vakai! ʻOku ʻi hoku nimá ha vahe fā ʻe taha ʻo ha sikeli* siliva. Te u foaki ia ki he tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, pea te ne tala mai kiate kitaua ʻa e hala ke ta ʻalu aí.” 9 (ʻI he kuonga muʻá ʻi ʻIsileli, ko e meʻa eni naʻe faʻa leaʻaki ʻe ha tangata ʻi heʻene ʻalu ke kumi ki he ʻOtuá: “Haʻu, pea ke tau ʻalu ki he matalōloá.”+ He ko e palōfita ʻi he ʻaho ní naʻe faʻa ui ia ko ha matalōloa ʻi he kuonga muʻá.) 10 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Saula ki heʻene tamaioʻeikí: “ʻOku lelei ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke leaʻakí. Ta ō.” Ko ia naʻá na ō ai ki he kolo naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.

11 Lolotonga ʻena ʻalu hake ʻi he tahake ki he koló, naʻá na fetaulaki ai mo ha tamaiki fefine ʻoku nau haʻu ke fai ʻenau ʻutu vai. Ko ia naʻá na pehē ange kiate kinautolu: “ʻOku ʻi he feituʻú ni ʻa e matalōloá?”+ 12 Naʻa nau tali mai: “Ko ia. Vakai, ʻokú ne ʻi muʻa ʻiate koe. Fakavave atu he taimí ni, he kuó ne haʻu he ʻahó ni ki he koló, koeʻuhí ʻoku fai ʻe he kakaí he ʻahó ni ha feilaulau+ ʻi he potu māʻolungá.+ 13 ʻI hoʻomo aʻu pē ki he koló, te mo maʻu atu ia ki muʻa ke ne ʻalu hake ke kai ʻi he potu māʻolungá. ʻE ʻikai ke kai ʻa e kakaí kae ʻoua kuó ne aʻu atu, he ko ia ʻa e tokotaha ʻokú ne tāpuakiʻi ʻa e feilaulaú. ʻI he ʻosi pē iá, ʻe lava leva ke kai ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku fakaafeʻí. Ko ia mo ō hake leva he taimí ni, pea te mo maʻu atu ia.” 14 Ko ia naʻá na ʻalu hake ki he koló. ʻI heʻena hū atu ki he loto koló, ko Sāmiuela ena ʻokú ne haʻu ke fakafetaulaki kiate kinaua ke nau ʻalu hake ki he potu māʻolungá.

15 ʻI he ʻaho ki muʻa ke haʻu ʻa Saulá, naʻe ʻosi tala kia Sāmiuela* ʻe Sihova: 16 “Ko ʻapongipongi ʻi he taimi nai ko ení, te u fekauʻi atu ai kiate koe ha tangata mei he fonua ʻo Penisimaní.+ Kuo pau ke ke pani ia ke hoko ko e taki ki hoku kakai ko ʻIsilelí,+ pea te ne fakahaofi hoku kakaí mei he nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá. He kuó u mamata ki he mamahi ʻa hoku kakaí, pea kuo aʻu hake kiate au+ ʻa ʻenau tangí.” 17 ʻI he sio ʻa Sāmiuela kia Saulá, naʻe folofola ange ʻa Sihova kiate ia: “Ko eni ʻa e tangata naʻá ku tala atu kiate koé, ‘Ko e tokotaha eni ʻa ia te ne puleʻi ʻa hoku kakaí.’”*+

18 Naʻe fakaofiofi atu leva ʻa Saula kia Sāmiuela ʻi he matapaá peá ne pehē: “Kātaki muʻa ʻo tala mai, ko fē ʻa e fale ʻo e matalōloá?” 19 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Sāmiuela kia Saula: “Ko au ʻa e matalōloá. ʻAlu muʻomuʻa hake ʻiate au ki he potu māʻolungá, pea te mo kai mo au he ʻahó ni.+ Te u tuku atu koe ke ke ʻalu ʻi he pongipongí, pea te u tala atu kiate koe ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻokú ke loto ke ʻiló.* 20 Ko e meʻa ki he fanga ʻasi naʻe mole ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu kuo maliu atú,+ ʻoua ʻe hohaʻa fekauʻaki mo kinautolu, he kuo ʻosi maʻu kinautolu ia. Pea ko hai ʻoku ʻaʻana ʻa e meʻa fakamānako kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí? ʻIkai ʻoku ʻaʻau ia pea mo e fale kotoa ʻo hoʻo tamaí?”+ 21 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tali ange ʻe Saula: “ʻIkai ko ha hako au ʻo Penisimani ko e siʻi taha ʻi he ngaahi matakali ʻo ʻIsilelí,+ pea ko hoku fāmilí ʻa e taʻeʻiloa taha ʻi he ngaahi fāmili kotoa ʻo e matakali ʻo Penisimaní? Ko ia ko e hā ʻokú ke lea pehē mai ai kiate aú?”

22 Naʻe ʻave leva ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa Saula mo ʻene tamaioʻeikí peá ne ʻomi kinaua ki he loki kaí pea tuku kiate kinaua ha tangutuʻanga ʻi muʻa ʻi he faʻahinga ko ia naʻe fakaafeʻí; ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 30 nai. 23 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela ki he tokotaha feimeʻatokoní: “ʻOmi ʻa e ʻinasi naʻá ku ʻoatu kiate koe pea naʻá ku tala atu, ‘Tuku mavahe ia.’” 24 Ko ia naʻe hiki hake ʻe he tokotaha feimeʻatokoní ʻa e alangá mo e meʻa naʻe ʻi aí, pea tuku atu ia ʻi muʻa ʻia Saula. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela: “Ko e meʻa ko ia kuo tuku mavahé kuo tuku atu ia ʻi muʻa ʻiate koe. Kai, koeʻuhí kuo nau tuku mavahe ia maʻau ki he kātoanga ko ení. He naʻá ku tala ange kiate kinautolu, ‘Naʻá ku fakaafeʻi ha kau ʻaʻahi.’” Ko ia naʻe kai ai ʻa Saula mo Sāmiuela ʻi he ʻaho ko iá. 25 Naʻa nau ʻalu hifo leva mei he potu māʻolungá+ ki he koló, pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻene talanoa mo Saulá ʻi he funga falé. 26 Naʻá na tuʻu pongipongia hake, pea ʻi he maʻa ʻa e ʻahó naʻe ui atu ʻa Sāmiuela kia Saula ki he funga falé, ʻo ne pehē: “Teuteu, koeʻuhí te u tuku atu koe ke ke ʻalu.” Ko ia naʻe teuteu ʻa Saula pea naʻá ne hū atu mo Sāmiuela ki tuʻa. 27 Lolotonga ʻenau ʻalu hifo ki he tuʻa koló, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela kia Saula: “Tala ange ki he tamaioʻeikí+ ke ne muʻomuʻa atu ʻiate kitaua,” ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu muʻomuʻa atu. “Ka ko koe, kiʻi tuʻu hifo he taimí ni, koeʻuhí ke u tuku koe ke ke fanongo ki he folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá.”