ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
19 Naʻe lea ʻa Saula ki mui ai kia Sionatane ko hono fohá pea ki heʻene kau sevānití kotoa ʻo fekauʻaki mo hano tāmateʻi ʻo Tēvita.+ 2 Koeʻuhí naʻe ʻofa ʻaupito ʻa e foha ʻo Saula ko Sionatané ʻia Tēvita,+ naʻe tala ange ai ʻe Sionatane kia Tēvita: “ʻOku loto ʻa Saula ko ʻeku tamaí ke tāmateʻi koe. Ke ke tokanga muʻa ʻauhu, peá ke ʻalu ki ha feituʻu fakapulipuli ʻo ke toi ai pē. 3 Te u ʻalu ʻo tuʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ʻeku tamaí ʻi he tuʻa koló ʻa ia te ke ʻi aí. Te u talanoa ki heʻeku tamaí ʻo fekauʻaki mo koe, pea kapau te u ʻilo ha meʻa, ko e moʻoni te u tala atu ia kiate koe.”+
4 Ko ia naʻe fai ʻe Sionatane ha talanoa lelei ʻo fekauʻaki mo Tēvita+ kia Saula ko ʻene tamaí. Naʻá ne pehē ange kiate ia: “ʻOku ʻikai totonu ki he tuʻí ke faiangahala ki heʻene sevāniti ko Tēvitá, he kuo ʻikai te ne faiangahala kiate koe pea ko e meʻa kuó ne fai maʻaú kuo ʻaonga ia kiate koe. 5 Naʻá ne tuku atu ʻene moʻuí ki he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki ʻi heʻene taaʻi ʻa e Filisitiá,+ ʻo ʻomi ai ʻe Sihova ha fuʻu ikuna* maʻa ʻIsileli kotoa. Naʻá ke mamata ai, pea naʻá ke fiefia lahi. Ko ia ko e hā ke ke faiangahala ai ki he toto taʻehalaiá ʻi hono ʻai ke tāmateʻi taʻeʻuhinga ʻa Tēvitá?”+ 6 Naʻe fanongo ʻa Saula kia Sionatane, pea naʻe fai ʻe Saula ha fuakava: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻe ʻikai ke tāmateʻi ia.” 7 ʻI he hili iá, naʻe ui ʻe Sionatane ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne tala ange kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi meʻá ni kotoa. Ko ia naʻe ʻomi ai ʻe Sionatane ʻa Tēvita kia Saula, pea naʻe hokohoko atu ʻene ngāue kiate iá ʻo hangē pē ko ia ki muʻá.+
8 ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, naʻe toe hoko ha tau, pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne tauʻi ʻa e kau Filisitiá peá ne taaʻi kinautolu ʻi ha tāmate lahi, pea naʻa nau hola mei hono ʻaó.
9 Pea naʻe hoko mai kia Saula+ ha laumālie kovi* meia Sihova ʻi he taimi naʻá ne tangutu ai ʻi hono falé ʻokú ne toʻo ʻene taó ʻi hono nimá, lolotonga ia hono tā ʻe Tēvita ʻa e fasi ʻi he haʻapé.+ 10 Naʻe feinga ʻa Saula ke fakamaʻu ʻa Tēvita ki he holisí ʻaki ʻa e taó, ka naʻá ne kalo meia Saula, ʻa ia naʻá ne veloʻi ʻa e taó ki he holisí. Naʻe hola ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne hao lolotonga ʻa e pō ko iá. 11 Naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Saula ki mui ai ha kau talafekau ki he fale ʻo Tēvitá ke nau siofi ia pea ke tāmateʻi ia ʻi he pongipongi haké,+ ka ko e uaifi ʻo Tēvitá ʻa Maikale naʻá ne tala ange kiate ia: “Kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke hola he poó ni, ko ʻapongipongí te ke hoko ai ko ha tangata mate.” 12 Naʻe tokoniʻi leva ʻe Maikale ʻa Tēvita ke ʻalu hifo ʻi he matapā-teké, koeʻuhí ke ne hola ai ʻo hao. 13 Naʻe toʻo ʻe Maikale ʻa e ʻīmisi telafimí* ʻo ne tuku ia ʻi he mohengá, pea naʻá ne tuku ha tupenu fulufuluʻi kosi vangavanga ʻi he feituʻu naʻe ʻulu ki aí, peá ne ʻufiʻufi ia ʻaki ha kofu.
14 Pea naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Saula ha kau talafekau ke nau puke ʻa Tēvita, ka naʻe pehē ʻe Maikale: “ʻOku puke ia.” 15 Ko ia naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Saula ʻa e kau talafekaú ke nau ō ʻo vakaiʻi ʻa Tēvita peá ne tala kiate kinautolu: “ʻOmi ia kiate au ʻi hono mohengá ke tāmateʻi.”+ 16 ʻI he hū atu ʻa e kau talafekaú, ko e ʻīmisi telafimí* ena naʻe ʻi he mohengá mo ha tupenu fulufuluʻi kosi vangavanga ʻi he feituʻu naʻá ne ʻulu ki aí. 17 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe Saula kia Maikale: “Ko e hā naʻá ke kākaaʻi peheni ai au peá ke tuku ange ai hoku filí+ ke ne holá?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe Maikale kia Saula: “Naʻá ne pehē mai kiate au, ‘Tuku au ke u ʻalu, pe ko ʻeku tāmateʻi koe!’”
18 Pea naʻe hola ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne hao, peá ne aʻu kia Sāmiuela ki Lama.+ Naʻá ne tala kiate ia ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻe fai ʻe Saula kiate iá. Ko ia naʻá ne ʻalu ai mo Sāmiuela, pea naʻá na nofo ʻi Naoti.+ 19 ʻI he faai atu ʻa e taimí, naʻe fakahā kia Saula: “Vakai! Ko Tēvita ē ʻoku ʻi Naoti ʻi Lama.” 20 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe Saula ha kau talafekau ke puke ʻa Tēvita. ʻI heʻenau sio ki he faʻahinga taʻumotuʻa ʻi he kau palōfitá ʻoku nau kikite pea ʻoku tuʻu ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo ne tataki kinautolú, naʻe hoko mai ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá ki he kau talafekau ʻa Saulá, pea naʻe kamata foki mo kinautolu ke nau fai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ko ha kau palōfitá.
21 ʻI heʻenau tala ia kia Saulá, naʻá ne fekauʻi atu leva ʻa e kau talafekau kehe, pea ko kinautolu foki naʻe kamata ke nau fai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ko ha kau palōfitá. Ko ia naʻe toe fekauʻi atu ai ʻe Saula ha kau talafekau, ko e kulupu ia hono tolú, pea ko kinautolu foki naʻe kamata ke nau fai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ko ha kau palōfitá. 22 Fakaʻosí, naʻá ne ʻalu foki mo ia ki Lama. ʻI heʻene aʻu ki he fuʻu lepa lahi ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi Sikiú, naʻá ne ʻeke: “ʻOku ʻi fē ʻa Sāmiuela mo Tēvita?” Naʻa nau tali ange: “Ko ena ʻi Naoti+ ʻi Lama.” 23 Lolotonga ʻa e ʻalu atu ʻa Saula mei ai ki Naoti ʻi Lamá, naʻe hoko mai foki ʻa e laumālie ʻo e ʻOtuá kiate ia, pea naʻá ne lue atu ʻokú ne fai ʻa e tōʻonga naʻe hangē ko ha palōfitá ʻo ne aʻu ki Naoti ʻi Lamá. 24 Naʻá ne hae foki hono ngaahi kofú, pea ko ia foki naʻá ne fai ʻa e tōʻonga ʻo hangē ko ha palōfitá ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sāmiuelá, pea naʻá ne tokoto telefua* ai ʻi he ʻaho kotoa ko iá pea ʻi he pō kotoa ko iá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku nau pehē ai: “ʻOku toe kau koā mo Saula ʻi he kau palōfitá?”+