ʻUluaki Tuʻi
20 Pea ko Tuʻi Peni-hētati+ ʻo Sīliá+ naʻá ne fakatahatahaʻi ʻa ʻene kau taú kotoa fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻi kehe ʻe toko 32 mo ʻenau fanga hōsí mo e ngaahi salioté; naʻá ne ʻalu hake ʻo ʻākoloʻi+ ʻa Samēlia+ pea tauʻi ia. 2 Naʻá ne fekauʻi atu leva ha kau talafekau ki he koló kia Tuʻi ʻĒhapi+ ʻo ʻIsilelí pea nau pehē kiate ia: “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Peni-hētatí, 3 ‘Ko hoʻo silivá mo hoʻo koulá ʻoku ʻaʻaku ia, pea pehē ki ho ngaahi uaifi mo ho ngaahi foha lelei tahá.’” 4 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe tali ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Fakatatau ki hoʻo leá, ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí, ko au pea mo e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ʻaʻakú+ ʻoku ʻaʻau ia.”
5 Ki mui ai, naʻe foki mai ʻa e kau talafekaú ʻo pehē: “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku leaʻaki ʻe Peni-hētatí, ‘Naʻá ku ʻoatu ʻa e pōpoakí ni kiate koe: “Ko hoʻo silivá, ko hoʻo koulá, ko ho ngaahi uaifí, mo ho ngaahi fohá te ke ʻomi ia kiate au.” 6 Ka ʻi he taimi nai ko ení ʻapongipongi te u fekauʻi atu ai ʻeku kau sevānití kiate koe, pea te nau kumi fakamākukanga ʻi ho falé pea mo e ngaahi fale ʻo hoʻo kau sevānití, pea ko hoʻo ngaahi meʻa mahuʻingá kotoa te nau toʻo ia ʻo ʻave.’”
7 Ko ia naʻe ui mai ai ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e kau mātuʻa kotoa ʻo e fonuá peá ne pehē ange: “Mou vakai mai muʻa pea sio angé, ko e tangatá ni ʻokú ne fakapapauʻi ke ʻomi ʻa e mala, he naʻá ne kounaʻi mai ʻa hoku ngaahi uaifí, ko hoku ngaahi fohá, ko ʻeku silivá, pea mo ʻeku koulá, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fakafisingaʻi ia.” 8 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he kau mātuʻá kotoa mo e kakaí kotoa kiate ia: “ʻOua ʻe talangofua ki ai, pea ʻoua naʻá ke tali ia.” 9 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange ki he kau talafekau ʻa Peni-hētatí: “Lea ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí, ‘Ko e meʻa kotoa naʻá ke ʻuluaki kounaʻi mai ki hoʻo sevānití te u fai ia, ka heʻikai lava ke u fai ʻa e meʻá ni.’” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ai ʻa e kau talafekaú ʻo fakahā ia kiate ia.
10 Pea naʻe ʻoatu kiate ia ʻe Peni-hētati ʻa e pōpoaki ko ení: “ʻOfa ke fai pehē ʻa e ngaahi ʻotuá kiate au pea hulu atu ai ʻo kapau ʻe ʻi ai ha efu feʻunga ʻi Samēlia ke ʻoange ha falukunga ki he tokotaha taki taha ʻi he kakai ʻoku muimui kiate aú!” 11 Naʻe tali ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Tala kiate ia, ‘ʻI he teʻeki ke kamata ʻa e taú ʻoua ʻe pōlepole ʻo hangē ia kuó ke ʻosi ikunaʻi ʻa e taú.’”+ 12 ʻI heʻene fanongo pē ki he tali ko ení, lolotonga ia ko ia mo e ngaahi tuʻí naʻa nau inu ʻi honau ngaahi tēnití,* naʻá ne pehē ange ki heʻene kau sevānití: “Teuteu ke ʻohofi!” Ko ia naʻa nau teuteu ai ke ʻohofi ʻa e koló.
13 Ka naʻe fakaofiofi mai ha palōfita kia Tuʻi ʻĒhapi+ ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo ne pehē: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Kuó ke sio ki he fuʻu kakai tokolahi kotoa ko ení? Ko eni ʻoku ou tuku atu ia ki ho nimá he ʻahó ni, pea te ke ʻiloʻi leva ai ko Sihova au.’”+ 14 Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe ʻĒhapi: “Fakafou ʻia hai?” Naʻá ne pehē ange ai: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Fakafou ʻi he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vāhengá.’”* Ko ia naʻá ne ʻeke ange: “Ko hai te ne kamataʻi ʻa e taú?” Naʻá ne pehē ange ai: “Ko koe!”
15 Naʻe lau leva ʻe ʻĒhapi ʻa e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vāhengá, pea naʻa nau toko 232; ʻi he hili iá, naʻá ne lau ʻa e kau tangata ʻIsilelí kotoa, ko e toko 7,000. 16 Naʻa nau ʻalu atu ʻi he hoʻataá lolotonga ia naʻe inu ʻa Peni-hētati ʻo ne konā ʻi he ngaahi tēnití* fakataha mo e ngaahi tuʻi ʻe toko 32 ʻa ia naʻa nau tokoniʻi iá. 17 ʻI he ʻuluaki ʻalu atu ʻa e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vāhengá, naʻe fekau atu leva he taimi pē ko iá ʻe Peni-hētati ha kau talafekau. Naʻa nau fakahā ange kiate ia: “Kuo haʻu ha kau tangata mei Samēlia.” 18 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “Kapau kuo nau haʻú ki ha melino, puke moʻui kinautolu; pe kapau kuo nau haʻú ki ha tau, te mou kei puke moʻui pē kinautolu.” 19 Ka ʻi he taimi naʻe ʻalu atu ai ʻa e faʻahingá ni mei he koló—ʻa e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e ngaahi vāhengá mo e kau tau naʻa nau muimui ʻiate kinautolú— 20 naʻe taaʻi ʻe he tokotaha taki taha ʻa hono hoa tau. Pea naʻe hola ʻa e kau Sīliá,+ pea naʻe tulimui ʻa ʻIsileli ʻiate kinautolu, ka ko Tuʻi Peni-hētati ʻo Sīliá naʻá ne hola ʻi ha hoosi mo e niʻihi ʻo ʻene kau tangata heka hōsí. 21 Ka ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻá ne ʻalu atu ʻo ne hanganaki taaʻi ʻa e fanga hōsí mo e ngaahi salioté, pea naʻá ne ikunaʻi* lahi ʻa e kau Sīliá.
22 Ki mui ai, naʻe fakaofiofi mai ʻa e palōfitá+ ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo ne pehē kiate ia: “ʻAlu ʻo ʻai koe ke ke mālohi pea fakakaukau ki he meʻa te ke faí,+ he ʻi he kamata ʻa e taʻu hono hokó* ʻe haʻu ai ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá ke tauʻi koe.”+
23 Pea ko e kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Sīliá naʻa nau pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko honau ʻOtuá ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻo e ngaahi moʻungá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia kuo nau ikunaʻi ai kitautolú. Ka ʻo kapau te tau tauʻi kinautolu ʻi ha fonua tokalelei, te tau ikunaʻi kinautolu. 24 Pea ke fai foki ʻa e meʻá ni: Fakahifo ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi kotoa pē+ mei honau ngaahi tuʻungá, pea fetongi kinautolu ʻaki ʻa e kau kōvana. 25 Pea fakatahatahaʻi* mai leva ha kau tau ke tatau mo e kau tau ko ia naʻe mole meiate koé, ko e hoosi ki he hoosi mo e saliote ki he saliote. Tau tauʻi kinautolu ʻi ha fonua tokalelei, pea ko e moʻoni te tau ikunaʻi kinautolu.” Ko ia naʻá ne fanongo ki heʻenau faleʻí pea fai ʻa e meʻa tofu pē ko iá.
26 ʻI he kamata ʻa e taʻú,* naʻe ui mai ʻe Peni-hētati ʻa e kau Sīliá peá ne ʻalu hake ki ʻĒfeki+ ke tau mo e kau ʻIsilelí. 27 Naʻe toe ui mai foki mo e kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí pea ʻoange mo e ngaahi tokonaki, pea naʻa nau ʻalu atu ke fakafetaulaki kiate kinautolu. ʻI he taimi naʻe ʻapitanga ai ʻa e kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻi muʻa ʻiate kinautolú, naʻa nau hangē pē ha ongo kiʻi tākanga kosí, lolotonga ia naʻe kāpui ʻe he kau Sīliá ʻa e fonuá kotoa.+ 28 Naʻe fakaofiofi atu leva ʻa e tangata ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo pehē: “Ko e meʻa eni ʻoku folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová, ‘Koeʻuhí kuo pehē ʻe he kau Sīliá: “Ko Sihová ko ha ʻOtua ʻo e ngaahi moʻungá, pea ʻoku ʻikai ko ha ʻOtua ia ʻo e ngaahi tokaleleí,” te u tuku atu ʻa e fuʻu kakai tokolahi kotoa ko ení ki ho nimá,+ pea te ke ʻiloʻi moʻoni ai ko Sihova au.’”+
29 Naʻa nau ʻapitanga ai pē ʻo fehangahangai ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, pea ʻi he ʻaho hono fitú naʻe kamata ai ʻa e taú. Naʻe taaʻi ʻe he kakai ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻa e kau sōtia Sīlia ʻalu lalo ʻe toko 100,000 ʻi he ʻaho pē ʻe taha. 30 Pea naʻe hola ʻa e toengá ki ʻĒfeki,+ ki he loto koló. Ka naʻe holo hifo ʻa e ʻaá ʻi he toko 27,000 ʻo e kau tangata ʻa ia naʻe toé. Naʻe hola foki mo Peni-hētati ʻo ne aʻu ki he koló, peá ne toi ʻi ha loki ʻi loto.
31 Ko ia naʻe pehē ange ʻe heʻene kau sevānití kiate ia: “Vakai, kuo mau fanongo ai ʻoku mohu meesi ʻa e ngaahi tuʻi* ʻo e fale ʻo ʻIsilelí. Tuku muʻa ke tau ʻai tauangaʻa ʻi hotau kongalotó pea ʻai ha ngaahi maea ki hotau ʻulú pea tau ʻalu atu ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí. Mahalo pē te ne fakahaofi ʻa hoʻo moʻuí.”+ 32 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻai tauangaʻa takatakai ʻi honau kongalotó mo e ngaahi maea ʻi honau ʻulú pea nau hū atu ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ʻo pehē: “ʻOku pehē ʻe hoʻo sevāniti ko Peni-hētatí, ‘Tuku muʻa au ke u moʻui.’” Naʻá ne tali ange: “ʻOkú ne kei moʻui? Ko hoku tokoua ia.” 33 Naʻe fakakaukau ʻa e kau tangatá ko ha fakaʻilonga lelei ia pea naʻe vave ʻenau ʻiloʻi naʻe ʻuhinga moʻoni kiate ia ʻa ʻene leá, ko ia naʻa nau pehē: “Ko Peni-hētatí ko ho tokoua.” Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange: “Mou ō ʻo ʻomi ia.” Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa Peni-hētati kiate ia, pea naʻá ne ʻai ia ke ne heka hake ki he salioté.
34 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Peni-hētati kiate ia: “Ko e ngaahi kolo ko ia naʻe toʻo ʻe heʻeku tamaí mei hoʻo tamaí te u fakafoki atu ia, pea ʻe lava ke ke fokotuʻu ha ngaahi māketi* maʻau ʻi Tāmasikusi, ʻo hangē pē ko ia naʻe fai ʻe heʻeku tamaí ʻi Samēliá.”
Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĒhapi: “Makatuʻunga ʻi he aleapau* ko ení, te u tuku ange koe ke ke ʻalu.”
Ko ia naʻá ne fai ai ha aleapau mo ia pea tuku ange ia ke ne ʻalu.
35 ʻI he folofola ʻa Sihová, naʻe pehē ʻe ha taha ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo e kau palōfitá*+ ki hano kaumeʻa: “Taaʻi muʻa au.” Ka naʻe fakafisi ʻa e tangatá ke taaʻi ia. 36 Ko ia naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Koeʻuhí ko e ʻikai te ke fanongo ki he leʻo ʻo Sihová, ʻi hoʻo mavahe atu pē meiate aú, ʻe tāmateʻi koe* ʻe ha laione.” ʻI he hili ʻene mavahe meiate iá, naʻe haʻu ha laione kiate ia ʻo ne tāmateʻi ia.
37 Naʻá ne maʻu ha tangata ʻe taha peá ne pehē ange: “Taaʻi muʻa au.” Ko ia naʻe taaʻi ia ʻe he tangatá ʻo ne fakalaveaʻi ia.
38 Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa e palōfitá ʻo ne tatali ki he tuʻí ʻi he veʻehalá, ʻo ne fakapuli ʻaki hono haʻi hono ongo matá. 39 ʻI he fakalaka hake ʻa e tuʻí, naʻá ne kaila atu ki he tuʻí: “Naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa hoʻo sevānití ki he uhouhonga ʻo e taú, pea naʻe ʻi ai ha tangata naʻe hū mai ʻa ia naʻá ne ʻomai ha tangata kiate au peá ne pehē, ‘Leʻohi ʻa e tangatá ni. Kapau ʻe ʻilo kuo pulia, kuo pau ke fetongi ʻaki hoʻo moʻuí ʻa ʻene moʻuí,+ pea ka ʻikai te ke totongi ha talēniti* siliva.’ 40 Pea ʻi he lolotonga ʻa e femoʻuekina ʻa hoʻo sevānití ʻi hē mo eé, naʻe puli fakafokifā ʻa e tangatá.” Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kiate ia: “Ko ia ʻe pehē pē hono fakamāuʻi koé; kuó ke fakapapauʻi pē ia ʻe koe.” 41 Naʻá ne toʻo fakavave leva ʻa e haʻihaʻí mei hono matá, pea naʻe fakatokangaʻi atu ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ko e taha ia ʻo e kau palōfitá.+ 42 Naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “Ko e folofola eni ʻa Sihová, ‘Koeʻuhi kuó ke tuku ʻa e tangata ʻa ia naʻá ku pehē ke fakaʻauhá ke hao mei ho nimá,+ kuo pau ke fetongiʻaki hoʻo moʻuí ʻa ʻene moʻuí,+ pea ke fetongiʻaki ho kakaí ʻa hono kakaí.’”+ 43 Ko ia naʻe foki ai ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí ki hono ʻapí ki Samēlia,+ ʻokú ne fakalolongo mo loto-mamahi.