ʻUluaki Sāmiuela

4 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa e lea ʻa Sāmiuelá ki ʻIsileli kotoa.

Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa ʻIsileli ke fetaulaki mo e kau Filisitiá ʻi he tau; naʻa nau ʻapitanga ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo ʻEpenisá, pea ko e kau Filisitiá naʻa nau ʻapitanga kinautolu ʻi ʻĒfeki. 2 Ko e kau Filisitiá naʻa nau fakatē tau ke fetaulaki mo ʻIsileli, ka naʻe iku kovi ʻa e taú pea naʻe ikunaʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe he kau Filisitiá, ʻa ia naʻa nau taaʻi ʻa e kau tangata nai ʻe toko 4,000 ʻi he malaʻe taú. 3 ʻI he foki atu ʻa e kakaí ki he ʻapitangá, naʻe pehē ʻe he kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsilelí: “Ko e hā naʻe fakaʻatā ai ʻe Sihova ke ikunaʻi kitautolu* he ʻahó ni ʻe he kau Filisitiá?+ Tuku ke tau ʻave mei Sailo+ ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa Sihová ke tau ō mo ia, koeʻuhí ke ʻiate kitautolu ia ʻo ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he nima ʻo hotau ngaahi filí.” 4 Ko ia naʻe fekau atu ʻe he kakaí ha kau tangata ki Sailo, pea naʻa nau fua mei ai ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa Sihova ʻo e ngaahi kau taú, ʻa ia ʻokú ne ʻafio ʻi he taloni ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he* ongo selupimí.+ Ko e ongo foha ʻo ʻĪlaí, ʻa Hofinai mo Fineasi,+ naʻá na ʻi ai foki fakataha mo e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.

5 ʻI he hū pē ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa Sihová ki he ʻapitangá, naʻe kaikaila leʻo-lahi ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí kotoa, ko ia naʻe ngalulu ai ʻa e kelekelé. 6 ʻI he fanongo ʻa e kau Filisitiá ki he ongo atu ʻa e kaikailá, naʻa nau pehē: “Ko e hā ʻoku kaikaila leʻo-lahi pehē ai ʻa e ʻapitanga ʻo e kau Hepeluú?” Naʻe faifai pē ʻo nau ʻiloʻi kuo fakahū ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová ki he ʻapitangá. 7 Naʻe hoko ʻo ilifia ʻa e kau Filisitiá, he naʻa nau pehē: “Kuo haʻu ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he ʻapitangá!”+ Ko ia naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOiauē ka ko kitautolu, he kuo halaʻatā ke teitei hoko ha meʻa peheni ki muʻa! 8 ʻOiauē ka ko kitautolu! Ko hai ia te ne fakahaofi kitautolu mei he nima ʻo e ʻOtua ngeia ko ení? Ko e ʻOtua eni naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻa e faʻahinga tāmate kehekehe kotoa pē ʻi he toafá.+ 9 Mou loto-toʻa pea ʻai ke ngali tangata, ʻa kimoutolu kau Filisitia, koeʻuhí ke ʻoua naʻa mou ngāue ki he kau Hepeluú ʻo hangē tofu pē ko ʻenau ngāue kiate kimoutolú.+ ʻAi ke ngali tangata pea mou faitau!” 10 Ko ia naʻe tau ʻa e kau Filisitiá pea naʻe foʻi+ ʻa ʻIsileli, pea naʻe hola ʻa e tokotaha taki taha ki hono tēniti. Ko e tāmaté naʻe lahi ʻaupito; ʻi he faʻahi ʻa ʻIsilelí, naʻe tō ai ʻa e kau sōtia ʻalu lalo ʻe toko 30,000. 11 ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe puke ʻo ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtuá, pea naʻe mate+ ʻa e ongo foha ʻo ʻĪlaí, ʻa Hofinai pea mo Fineasi.

12 Naʻe lele ha tangata Penisimani mei he malaʻe taú ʻo ne aʻu ki Sailo ʻi he ʻaho ko iá kuo haehae hono ngaahi kofú pea fakaefuefu hono ʻulú.+ 13 ʻI he aʻu atu ʻa e tangatá, naʻe tangutu mai ʻa ʻĪlai ʻi he tangutuʻanga he veʻehalá ʻo vakai atu, he naʻe tete hono lotó ʻi he fekauʻaki mo e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.+ Naʻe hū ʻa e tangatá ki he koló ke fakahā ʻa e ongoongó, pea naʻe kamata ke kalanga ʻa e koló kotoa. 14 ʻI he fanongo ʻa ʻĪlai ki he ongo atu ʻa e kalangá, naʻá ne ʻeke: “ʻOku ʻuhinga ki he hā ʻa e ongo mai ʻa e māveuveu ko ení?” Naʻe fakavave atu ʻa e tangata tatau pē ʻo ne fakahā ʻa e ongoongó kia ʻĪlai. 15 (Naʻe taʻu 98 ʻa ʻĪlai ʻi he taimi ko ení, pea naʻe sio hangatonu tuʻumaʻu pē hono matá, pea naʻe ʻikai lava ke ne mamata.)+ 16 Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe he tangatá kia ʻĪlai: “Ko au ʻa e tokotaha naʻe haʻu mei he malaʻe taú! Naʻá ku toki holá ni mai pē he ʻahó ni mei he malaʻe taú.” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne ʻeke ange: “Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó, ʻe hoku foha?” 17 Ko ia naʻe fakamatala ʻa e tokotaha naʻe haʻu mo e ongoongó: “Kuo hola ʻa ʻIsileli mei he kau Filisitiá, pea naʻe ʻi ai ha fuʻu ʻulungia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí;+ pehē foki ko ho ongo fohá, ʻa Hofinai mo Fineasi, kuó na mate,+ pea kuo puke+ ʻo ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.”

18 ʻI he mōmeniti pē naʻá ne lave ai ʻo kau ki he ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, naʻe tō ʻa ʻĪlai ki mui mei hono tangutuʻangá ʻi he veʻe matapaá, pea naʻe fasi hono kiá peá ne mate, he naʻá ne motuʻa pea mamafa. Naʻá ne fakamaau ʻi ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe 40. 19 Ko hono ʻofefine-ʻi-he-fonó, ʻa e uaifi ʻo Fineasí, naʻe feitama pea naʻe ofi ʻa hono taimi fāʻelé. ʻI heʻene fanongo ki he fakamatala kuo puke ʻo ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní pea kuo mate ʻa ʻene tamai-ʻi-he-fonó mo hono husepānití, naʻá ne mapelu hifo ʻo ne langā fakafokifā peá ne fāʻele. 20 ʻI heʻene mei maté, ko e kau fefine naʻa nau tuʻu ʻi hono tafaʻakí naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOua ʻe ilifia, he kuó ke fāʻeleʻi ha tama tangata.” Naʻe ʻikai haʻane tali pea naʻe ʻikai haʻane tokanga ki ai.* 21 Ka naʻá ne fakahingoa ʻa e tamasiʻí ko Ikapote,*+ peá ne pehē: “Kuo mole ʻa e lāngilangí mei ʻIsileli,”+ ʻo ʻuhingá ki hono puke ʻo ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní pea mo e meʻa naʻe hoko ki heʻene tamai-ʻi-he-fonó mo hono husepānití.+ 22 Naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo mole ʻa e lāngilangí mei ʻIsileli, koeʻuhí he naʻe puke+ ʻo ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní.”