ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
17 Pea naʻe fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻe he kau Filisitiá+ ʻenau kau taú* ki he tau. Naʻa nau fakatahataha ʻi Soko,+ ʻa ia ʻoku kau ki Siutá, pea naʻa nau ʻapitanga ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo Soko mo ʻĀseká,+ ʻi ʻĒfesi-tamemi.+ 2 Ko Saula mo e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻa nau fakatahataha ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi he Teleʻa* ko ʻElá,+ pea naʻa nau fakatē tau ke fetaulaki mo e kau Filisitiá. 3 Naʻe tuʻu ʻa e kau Filisitiá ʻi he moʻunga he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, pea naʻe tuʻu ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ʻi he moʻunga he tafaʻaki ʻe tahá, ʻo ʻi hona vahaʻá ʻa e teleʻá.
4 Pea naʻe haʻu ha fuʻu toʻa mei he ngaahi ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Filisitiá; ko hono hingoá ko Kolaiate+ mei Kati+ pea ko hono māʻolungá ko e kiupite ʻe ono mo ha hanga ʻe taha.* 5 Naʻe ʻi hono ʻulú ha tatā kopa, pea naʻá ne tui ha kofu-tau ʻuno kopa fehilihiliʻi. Ko e mamafa ʻo e kofu-tau kopá+ ko e sikeli ʻe 5,000.* 6 Naʻe ʻi ai ha meʻa maluʻi naʻe ngaohi mei he kopá ʻi he konga ki muʻa ʻo hono ongo vaʻé mo ha kiʻi tao+ kopa ʻi hono tuʻá. 7 Ko e kau papa ʻo ʻene taó naʻe hangē ia ko e vaʻakau ʻa e kau lalangá,+ pea ko e mata ukamea ʻo ʻene taó ko hono mamafá ko e sikeli ʻe 600;* pea naʻe laka atu ʻi muʻa ʻiate ia ʻa ʻene tangata toʻo pā. 8 Pea naʻá ne tuʻu ʻo kaila atu ki he kau tau ʻa ʻIsilelí+ ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu: “Ko e hā kuo mou haʻu ai ke fakatē tau maí? ʻIkai ko e Filisitia au, pea ʻikai ko kimoutolu ko e kau sevāniti ʻa Saula? Fili ha tangata maʻamoutolu, pea tuku ke ne ʻalu hifo kiate au. 9 Kapau te ne malava ke tau mo au pea taaʻi au, te mau hoko leva ai ko hoʻomou kau sevāniti. Ka ʻo kapau te u ikunaʻi ia pea taaʻi ia, te mou hoko ai ko ʻemau kau sevāniti pea ngāue kiate kimautolu.” 10 Naʻe toe pehē ʻe he Filisitiá: “ʻOku ou lumaʻi* moʻoni ʻa e kau tau ʻa ʻIsilelí+ he ʻahó ni. ʻOmai ha tangata kiate au, pea tuku ke ma tau!”
11 ʻI he fanongo ʻa Saula mo ʻIsileli kotoa ki he ngaahi lea ko eni ʻa e Filisitiá, naʻa nau hoko ai ʻo manavahē mo ilifia lahi.
12 Pea ko Tēvitá ko e foha ia ʻo e tangata ʻEfalata+ mei Pētelihema+ ʻo Siutá ko hono hingoá ko Sese,+ ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai hono foha ʻe toko valu+ pea naʻe ʻosi motuʻa ia ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Saulá. 13 Ko e ngaahi foha lalahi ʻe toko tolu ʻo Sesé naʻa nau muimui ʻia Saula ki he taú.+ Ko e hingoa ʻo hono ngaahi foha ʻe toko tolu naʻa nau ʻalu ki he taú ko ʻEliapi+ ʻa e ʻuluaki fohá, ko hono foha hono uá ko ʻApinatapi,+ pea ko hono tolú ko Sama.+ 14 Ko Tēvita ʻa e siʻisiʻi tahá,+ pea ko e toko tolu lalahí naʻa nau muimui ʻia Saula.
15 Naʻe ʻalu mo foki ʻa Tēvita meia Saula ke tokangaʻi ʻa e fanga sipi+ ʻa ʻene tamaí ʻi Pētelihema. 16 Lolotonga ení, naʻe ʻunuʻunu mai ʻa e Filisitiá ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi hono tuʻuʻangá ʻi he pongipongi taki taha mo e efiafi taki taha ʻi he ʻaho ʻe 40.
17 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sese ki hono foha ko Tēvitá: “Toʻo muʻa ʻa e efa* ʻo e uite tunu ko ení mo e foʻi mā ʻe hongofulu ko ení, pea ʻave fakavave ia ki ho fanga tokoua ʻi he ʻapitangá. 18 Pea ʻave ʻa e ngaahi konga siisi* ʻe hongofulu ko ení ki he ʻeikitau ʻo e toko afé; pehē foki, te ke vakaiʻi pe ʻoku fēfē ʻa ho fanga tokouá pea ʻomi ha fakamatala meiate kinautolu.” 19 Ko kinautolú naʻa nau ʻia Saula pea ko e kau tangata kehe kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí naʻa nau ʻi he Teleʻa* ko ʻElá,+ ʻo tau mo e kau Filisitiá.+
20 Ko ia naʻe tuʻu pongipongia hake ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne tuku ha taha ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa e fanga sipí; peá ne faʻo leva ʻene ʻū meʻá ʻo ne ʻalu ʻo hangē tofu pē ko e fekau ʻa Sese kiate iá. ʻI heʻene aʻu atu ki he ʻapitangá, naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e kau taú ki he malaʻe taú, ʻo nau kailaʻaki ha kaila ʻo e tau. 21 Naʻe fakatē tau ʻa ʻIsileli mo e kau Filisitiá, ko ia naʻe fehangahangai ai ʻa e kau tau ʻe tahá mo e kau tau ʻe tahá. 22 Naʻe tuku ʻe Tēvita he taimi pē ko iá ʻene ʻū meʻá ki he tokotaha ʻokú ne tokangaʻi ʻa e ʻū meʻá peá ne lele atu ki he malaʻe taú. ʻI heʻene aʻu atú, naʻá ne kamata ʻeke ki hono fanga tokouá pe ʻoku nau fēfē.+
23 Lolotonga ʻene talanoa mo kinautolú, naʻe haʻu ʻa e fuʻu toʻa ko Kolaiaté,+ ʻa e Filisitia mei Katí. Naʻá ne haʻu mei he malaʻe tau ʻo e kau Filisitiá, ʻo ne leaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lea tatau pē mo ia ki muʻá,+ pea naʻe fanongo atu ʻa Tēvita kiate ia. 24 ʻI he sio atu ʻa e kau tangata kotoa ʻo ʻIsilelí ki he tangatá, naʻa nau hola meiate ia, ʻi he manavahē.+ 25 Naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Kuo mou sio ʻi he tangata ko eni ʻoku haʻú? Ko ʻene haʻú ke lumaʻi* ʻa ʻIsileli.+ ʻE foaki ʻe he tuʻí ʻa e koloa lahi ki he tangata te ne taaʻi iá, te ne foaki kiate ia ʻa hono ʻofefine ʻoʻoná,+ pea te ne fakaʻatā ʻa e fale ʻo ʻene tamaí mei he ngaahi fatongia ʻi ʻIsilelí.”
26 Naʻe kamata ke pehē ʻe Tēvita ki he kau tangata naʻa nau tuʻu ʻo ofi kiate iá: “Ko e hā koā ʻe fai ki he tangata te ne taaʻi ʻa e Filisitia ko eé pea toʻo ʻa e manukiaʻangá mei ʻIsilelí? He ko hai ʻa e Filisitia taʻekamú ni ke ne lumaʻi* ʻa e kau tau ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí?”+ 27 Naʻe tala ange leva ʻe he kakaí kiate ia ʻa e meʻa tatau mo ia ki muʻá: “Ko e meʻa eni ʻe fai ki he tangata te ne taaʻi iá.” 28 ʻI he fanongo atu ʻa hono tokoua lahi taha ko ʻEliapí+ ki heʻene lea ki he kau tangatá, naʻe kamata ke ne ʻita ʻia Tēvita peá ne pehē ange: “Ko e hā naʻá ke haʻu aí? Pea ko hai ia naʻá ke tuku ki ai ʻa e fanga sipi tokosiʻi ko ia ʻi he toafá?+ ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi lelei ʻa hoʻo ʻafungí mo e ngaahi taumuʻa kovi ʻi ho lotó; naʻá ke haʻú pē ke sio ʻi he taú.” 29 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Tēvita: “Ko e hā koā ʻa e meʻa kuó u faí? Ko ʻeku ʻeke pē ha fehuʻi!” 30 Ko ia naʻá ne tafoki meiate ia ki ha tokotaha kehe peá ne ʻeke ʻa e meʻa tatau mo ia ki muʻá,+ pea naʻe ʻoange kiate ia ʻe he kakaí ʻa e tali tatau pē mo ia ki muʻá.+
31 Ko e ngaahi lea naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Tēvitá naʻe fanongoa pea naʻe fakahā ia kia Saula. Ko ia naʻá ne fekau mai ke ne ʻalu ange. 32 Naʻe pehē ʻe Tēvita kia Saula: “Tuku ke ʻoua naʻa vaivai ha loto ʻo ha taha koeʻuhí ko ia. ʻE ʻalu ʻa hoʻo sevānití ʻo tau mo e Filisitiá ni.”+ 33 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Saula kia Tēvita: “Heʻikai malava ke ke tau mo e Filisitiá ni, he ko koé ko ha tamasiʻi pē,+ ka kuó ne hoko ko ha sōtia* talu mei heʻene kei siʻí.” 34 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Tēvita kia Saula: “Naʻe hoko ʻa hoʻo sevānití ko ha tauhi-sipi ʻo e tākanga ʻa ʻene tamaí, pea naʻe haʻu ha laione,+ pehē foki ki ha pea, ʻo na ʻave taki taha ha sipi mei he tākangá. 35 Naʻá ku muimui ai ʻo taaʻi ia pea fakahaofi ʻa e sipí mei hono ngutú. ʻI heʻene tuʻu hake kiate aú, naʻá ku puke ia ʻi hono fulufulú* ʻo taaʻi pea tāmateʻi ia. 36 Naʻe taaʻi ʻe hoʻo sevānití fakatouʻosi ʻa e laioné pea mo e peá, pea ko e Filisitia taʻekamú ni ʻe hoko ʻo hangē ko ha taha ʻo kinauá, he kuó ne lumaʻi* ʻa e kau tau ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí.”+ 37 Naʻe hoko atu leva ʻa Tēvita: “Ko Sihova, ʻa ia naʻá ne fakahaofi au mei he pesipesi ʻo e laioné mo e peá, ko ia ʻa e tokotaha te ne fakahaofi au mei he nima ʻo e Filisitiá ni.”+ ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ange ʻe Saula kia Tēvita: “ʻAlu, pea ʻofa ke kau mo koe ʻa Sihova.”
38 Naʻe fakatui leva ʻe Saula ʻia Tēvita ʻa hono teungá. Naʻá ne ʻai ha tatā kopa ki hono ʻulú, ʻi he hili iá naʻá ne fakatui ʻiate ia ha kofu-tau. 39 Naʻe haʻi leva ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻene heletaá ʻi hono teungá pea naʻá ne feinga ke ʻalu ka naʻe ʻikai ke lava, he naʻe ʻikai te ne anga ki ai. Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Tēvita kia Saula: “ʻOku ʻikai lava ke u ʻalu mo tui ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni, he ʻoku ʻikai ke u anga ki ai.” Ko ia naʻe vete ia ʻe Tēvita. 40 Naʻá ne toʻo leva ʻa hono tokotokó ʻi hono nimá peá ne filifili ha ngaahi foʻi maka molemole ʻe nima mei he tafengavaí* pea faʻo ia ki heʻene kato tauhi-sipí, pea naʻe ʻi hono nimá ʻa ʻene makataá.+ Pea naʻá ne kamata ke fakaofiofi atu ki he Filisitiá.
41 Naʻe haʻu ʻa e Filisitiá ʻo ofi mo toe ofi ange kia Tēvita, pea naʻe muʻomuʻa ʻiate ia ʻa ʻene tangata toʻo paá. 42 ʻI he hanga mai ʻa e Filisitiá ʻo ne sio kia Tēvitá, naʻá ne manumanukiʻi ia koeʻuhí ko ha tamasiʻi pahapaha pē ia mo matātangata.+ 43 Ko ia naʻe pehē ai ʻe he Filisitiá kia Tēvita: “Ko ha kulī au,+ ke ke haʻu ai kiate au mo e tokotokó?” Ko ia naʻe talatukiʻi ai ʻe he Filisitiá ʻa Tēvita ʻi he hingoa ʻo hono ngaahi ʻotuá. 44 Naʻe pehē ʻe he Filisitiá kia Tēvita: “Haʻu pē koe kiate au, pea te u foaki ho kakanó ki he fanga manupuna ʻo e langí pea ki he fanga manu ʻo e vaó.”
45 Naʻe tali ange ʻe Tēvita ki he Filisitiá: “ʻOkú ke haʻu kiate au mo e heletā mo e fuʻu tao mo ha kiʻi tao,+ ka ʻoku ou ʻalu atu kiate koe ʻi he huafa ʻo Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau tau,+ ko e ʻOtua ʻo e kau tau ʻa ʻIsilelí, ʻa ia kuó ke lumaʻí.*+ 46 ʻI he ʻaho tofu pē ko ení ʻe tuku mai ai koe ʻe Sihova ki hoku nimá,+ pea te u taaʻi koe pea tuʻusi ho ʻulú; pea ʻi he ʻahó ni te u tuku ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻangaʻanga ʻo e ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Filisitiá ki he fanga manupuna ʻo e langí pea ki he fanga manu fekai ʻo e māmaní; pea ko e kakai ʻo e māmaní kotoa te nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻi ai ha ʻOtua ʻi ʻIsileli.+ 47 Pea ko e faʻahinga kotoa ʻoku fakatahataha hení* te nau ʻiloʻi ʻoku ʻikai fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e fakahaofí+ ʻaki ʻa e heletā pe ko e tao, he ʻoku ʻa Sihova ʻa e taú,+ pea te ne tuku kotoa mai kimoutolu ki homau nimá.”+
48 Naʻe tuʻu hake leva ʻa e Filisitiá ʻo ne laka mai ke toe ofi ange ke fetaulaki mo Tēvita, ka naʻe lele vave atu ʻa Tēvita ki he malaʻe taú ke fakafetaulaki ki he Filisitiá. 49 Naʻe ala hifo ʻa Tēvita ki heʻene kató ʻo ne toʻo hake ha foʻi maka mei ai peá ne makataaʻi atu ia. Naʻá ne ʻai ia ʻo tau ʻi he laʻe ʻo e Filisitiá, pea naʻe ngalo ʻa e foʻi maká ʻi hono foʻi laʻé peá ne tō foʻohifo ki he kelekelé.+ 50 Ko ia naʻe ikunaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e Filisitiá ʻaki ha makatā mo ha foʻi maka; naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa e Filisitiá peá ne tāmateʻi ia, neongo naʻe ʻikai ha heletā ʻi he nima ʻo Tēvitá.+ 51 Naʻe hoko atu pē ʻa e lele ʻa Tēvitá ʻo ne tuʻu ʻi hono tafaʻakí. Naʻá ne ala atu leva ki he heletā ʻa e Filisitiá+ ʻo ne unuhi hake ia mei hono ʻaiʻangá peá ne fakapapauʻi kuó ne mate ʻaki ʻene tuʻusi ʻaki ia hono ʻulú. ʻI he sio ʻa e kau Filisitiá kuo mate ʻenau fuʻu toʻá, naʻa nau hola.+
52 Naʻe tuʻu hake leva ai ʻa e kau tangata ʻo ʻIsileli mo Siutá ʻo nau kaikaila mo tulimui atu ʻi he kau Filisitiá ʻo faai atu mei he teleʻá+ ki he ngaahi matapā ʻo ʻEkiloní,+ pea ko e ʻangaʻanga ʻo e kau Filisitiá naʻe fola pē ʻi he halá mei Sālaimi,+ ʻo aʻu atu ki Kati mo ʻEkiloni. 53 ʻI he hili ʻa e foki mai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí mei he tuli mālohi ki he kau Filisitiá, naʻa nau faʻao fakamālohi honau ngaahi ʻapitangá.
54 Naʻe toʻo leva ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻulu ʻo e Filisitiá ʻo ne ʻomai ia ki Selusalema, ka naʻá ne tuku ʻa e naunau tau ʻa e Filisitiá ʻi hono tēniti ʻoʻoná.+
55 ʻI he mōmeniti pē naʻe sio ai ʻa Saula kia Tēvita ʻokú ne ʻalu atu ke fakafetaulaki ki he Filisitiá, naʻá ne pehē kia ʻĀpina,+ ko e ʻeikitaú: “Ko e foha ʻo hai ʻa e tamasiʻí ni,+ ʻĀpina?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĀpina: “ʻOku ou fakapapau atu, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻilo!” 56 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he tuʻí: “Kumi ke ʻilo pe ko e foha ʻo hai ʻa e talavoú ni.” 57 ʻI he foki mai pē ʻa Tēvita mei hono taaʻi ʻo e Filisitiá, naʻe ʻomai ia ʻe ʻĀpina ʻo ne ʻoatu ia ki he ʻao ʻo Saulá pea naʻe ʻi hono nimá ʻa e ʻulu ʻo e Filisitiá.+ 58 Naʻe pehē atu ʻe Saula kiate ia: “Ko e foha koe ʻo hai, tamasiʻi?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe Tēvita: “Ko e foha au ʻo hoʻo sevāniti ko Sese+ ko e tangata Pētelihemá.”+