ʻUluaki Sāmiuela

29 Naʻe fakatahatahaʻi ʻe he kau Filisitiá+ ʻenau kau taú kotoa ʻi ʻĒfeki, lolotonga iá naʻe ʻapitanga ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ia ʻi he veʻe vai ʻi Sisililí.+ 2 Pea ko e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá naʻa nau laka atu mo ʻenau kau taú ʻo tautau toko teau mo tautau toko taha afe, pea naʻe laka atu ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻi mui mo ʻĀkisi.+ 3 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he houʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá: “Ko e hā ʻoku ʻi heni ai ʻa e kau Hepelū ko ení?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĀkisi ki he houʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá: “Ko Tēvita eni, ko e sevāniti ʻa Tuʻi Saula ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻa ia kuó ne ʻiate au ʻi ha taʻu ʻe taha pe lahi ange.+ Kuo ʻikai te u maʻu haʻane hala ʻe taha talu mei he ʻaho naʻá ne mavahe mai ai kiate aú ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.” 4 Ka naʻe hoko ʻa e houʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá ʻo ʻita ʻiate ia, pea nau pehē kiate ia: “ʻAi ʻa e tangatá ke ne foki.+ Tuku ia ke ne foki ki he feituʻu naʻá ke vaheʻi ia ki aí. ʻOua ʻe tuku ia ke ne ʻalu hifo mo kitautolu ki he taú, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻá ne toe hanga hake ʻo fakafepaki mai kiate kitautolu lolotonga ʻa e taú.+ He ko e hā ha toe founga lelei ange ke ne toe maʻu ai ʻa e leleiʻia ʻa hono ʻeikí ka ko e ngaahi foʻi ʻulu ʻo ʻetau kau tangatá? 5 ʻIkai ko Tēvita eni ʻa ia naʻa nau hiva fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi heʻenau tauʻolungá, ʻo pehē:

6 Ko ia naʻe ui ʻe ʻĀkisi+ ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne pehē kiate ia: “ʻOku ou fuakava ʻia Sihova ko e ʻOtua moʻuí, ʻokú ke anga-tonu, pea ʻoku ou fiefia ʻi hoʻo ʻalu ʻi he feingataú ni fakataha mo ʻeku kau taú,+ he kuo ʻikai te u maʻu haʻo hala ʻe taha talu mei he ʻaho naʻá ke haʻu ai kiate aú ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni.+ Ka ʻoku ʻikai ke falala atu ʻa e ngaahi ʻeikí kiate koe.+ 7 Ko ia ke ke foki ʻi he melino, pea ʻoua naʻá ke fai ha meʻa ʻe taha ke mamahi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá.” 8 Kae kehe, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Tēvita kia ʻĀkisi: “Ko e hā e ʻuhingá, ko e hā ha meʻa kuó u fai? Ko e hā ha hala kuó ke maʻu ʻi hoʻo sevānití talu mei he ʻaho naʻá ku haʻu ai kiate koé ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni? Ko e hā heʻikai te u ʻalu ai mo koe pea faitau mo e ngaahi fili ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻí?” 9 Naʻe tali ange ʻe ʻĀkisi kia Tēvita: “ʻOkú ke lelei ʻi heʻeku vakaí ʻo hangē ha ʻāngelo ʻa e ʻOtuá.+ Ka ko e houʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá kuo nau pehē, ‘ʻOua ʻe tuku ia ke ne ʻalu mo kitautolu ʻi he taú.’ 10 Ko ia ke ke tuʻu pongipongia hake mo e kau sevāniti ʻa ho ʻeikí ʻa ia naʻe haʻu mo koé; mou mālanga hake ʻo mavahe pongipongia ʻi he maama mai pē ʻa e ʻahó.”

11 Ko ia naʻe mālanga pongipongia hake ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ke nau foki ki he fonua ʻo e kau Filisitiá, pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa e kau Filisitiá ia ki Sisilili.+