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23 Faifai atu pē naʻe tala kia Tēvita: “Ko e kau Filisitiá ē ʻoku nau tauʻi ʻa Kiʻila,+ pea ʻoku nau ʻohofi ʻa e ngaahi ʻauʻauʻanga uité.” 2 Ko ia naʻe fehuʻi ʻa Tēvita kia Sihova:+ “Te u ʻalu ʻo taaʻi ʻa e kau Filisitia ko ení?” Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Tēvita: “ʻAlu ʻo taaʻi ʻa e kau Filisitiá pea fakahaofi ʻa Kiʻila.” 3 Ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe he kau tangata ʻa Tēvitá kiate ia: “Vakai! ʻOku mau ilifia pē lolotonga ʻemau ʻi heni ʻi Siutá;+ huanoa ai kapau te mau ʻalu ki Kiʻila ʻo tauʻi ʻa e kau tau ʻa e kau Filisitiá!”+ 4 Ko ia naʻe toe fai ʻe Tēvita ha fehuʻi kia Sihova.+ Naʻe tali ange leva ʻe Sihova kiate ia: “Tuʻu hake; ʻalu hifo ki Kiʻila koeʻuhí he te u tuku atu ʻa e kau Filisitiá ki ho nimá.”+ 5 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ki Kiʻila ʻo nau tauʻi ʻa e kau Filisitiá; naʻá ne ʻave ʻenau fanga manú pea taaʻi kinautolu ʻi ha tāmate lahi, pea naʻe fakahaofi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kakai ʻo Kiʻilá.+
6 Pea ʻi he taimi naʻe hola ai ʻa ʻĀpaiata+ ko e foha ʻo ʻAhimelekí kia Tēvita ki Kiʻilá, naʻe ʻiate ia ha ʻēfoti. 7 Naʻe fakahā kia Saula: “Kuo haʻu ʻa Tēvita ki Kiʻila.” Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Saula: “Ko e ʻOtuá kuó ne tuku mai ia kiate au,*+ he kuó ne ʻai ia ke ne fihia ʻi heʻene hū ki ha kolo ʻoku ʻi ai hono ngaahi matapā mo e ngaahi meʻa fakamaʻu.” 8 Ko ia naʻe ui ʻe Saula ʻa e kakaí kotoa ki he taú, ke nau ʻalu hifo ki Kiʻila ʻo ʻākoloʻi ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá. 9 ʻI he ʻilo ʻe Tēvita naʻe faʻufaʻu ʻa Saula ke fai ha kovi kiate iá, naʻá ne pehē kia ʻĀpaiata ko e taulaʻeikí: “ʻOmi ʻa e ʻēfotí ki heni.”+ 10 Naʻe pehē leva ʻe Tēvita: “ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, kuo fanongo moʻoni ʻa hoʻo sevānití ʻoku palani ʻa Saula ke haʻu ki Kiʻila ke fakaʻauha ʻa e koló koeʻuhí ko au.+ 11 ʻE tuku ange atu au ʻe he kau taki* ʻo Kiʻilá ki hono nimá? ʻE ʻalu hifo koā ʻa Saula ʻo hangē ko e meʻa kuo fanongo ai ʻa hoʻo sevānití? ʻE Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, fakamolemole muʻa ʻo tala mai ki hoʻo sevānití.” ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova: “Te ne ʻalu hifo.” 12 Naʻe ʻeke ʻe Tēvita: “ʻE tuku ange atu au mo ʻeku kau tangatá ʻe he kau taki ʻo Kiʻilá ki he nima ʻo Saulá?” Naʻe tali ange ʻe Sihova: “Te nau tuku ange atu kimoutolu.”
13 ʻI he taimi pē ko iá naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá, ko e toko 600+ nai ʻo nau mavahe mei Kiʻila pea nau hiki holo ʻi ha feituʻu pē naʻe malava ke nau ʻalu ki ai. ʻI hono fakahā kia Saula kuo hola ʻa Tēvita mei Kiʻilá, naʻe ʻikai te ne toe tuli kiate ia. 14 Naʻe nofo ʻa Tēvita ʻi he toafá ʻi ha ngaahi feituʻu naʻe faingataʻa ʻa e aʻu ki aí, ʻi he feituʻu moʻungaʻia ʻo e toafa ʻo Sifiá.+ Naʻe kumi maʻu pē ʻa Saula kiate ia,+ ka naʻe ʻikai ke tuku ia ʻe Sihova ki hono nimá. 15 Naʻe lāuʻilo ʻa Tēvita* kuo ʻalu atu ʻa Saula ke kumi ki heʻene moʻuí lolotonga ia ʻa ʻene ʻi he toafa ʻo Sifiá ʻi Hōlesi.
16 Naʻe ʻalu atu leva ʻa Sionatane ko e foha ʻo Saulá kia Tēvita ki Hōlesi, pea naʻá ne tokoni kiate ia ke ne maʻu ha mālohi* ʻia Sihova.+ 17 Naʻá ne pehē kiate ia: “ʻOua ʻe ilifia, koeʻuhí heʻikai ke maʻu koe ʻe heʻeku tamai ko Saulá; te ke hoko koe ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsileli,+ pea te u fika ua au kiate koe; pea ko ʻeku tamai ko Saulá ʻokú ne ʻiloʻi foki ia.”+ 18 Pea naʻá na fai ha fuakava+ ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, pea naʻe nofo ʻa Tēvita ʻi Hōlesi, pea ko Sionatane naʻá ne foki ki hono ʻapí.
19 Ki mui ai naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Sifiá kia Saula ki Kīpea+ ʻo nau pehē: “ʻIkai ʻoku toi ʻa Tēvita ʻo ofi mai kiate kimautolu+ ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku faingataʻa ʻa e aʻu ki aí ʻi Hōlesi,+ ʻi he foʻi māʻolunga ko Hakilá,+ ʻa ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he tafaʻaki fakatonga* ʻo Sesimoní?*+ 20 Ko fē pē ʻa e taimi ʻe lelei ai kiate koe ke ke ʻalu hifó, ʻe hoʻo ʻAfio, peá ke haʻu, pea te mau tuku ange atu ia ki he nima ʻo e tuʻí.”+ 21 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻe pehē ʻe Saula: “ʻOfa ke faitāpuekina kimoutolu ʻe Sihova, he kuo mou fakahāhā ʻa e manavaʻofa kiate au. 22 Mou ʻalu muʻa pea feinga ke ʻilo ʻa e feituʻu tofu pē ʻokú ne ʻi aí pea ko hai naʻe sio kiate ia ʻi aí, he kuo fakahā mai kiate au ʻokú ne olopoto ʻaupito. 23 Fakapapauʻi fakalelei ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu kotoa pē ʻokú ne toi aí pea mou foki mai kiate au mo ha fakamoʻoni pau. Pea te u toki ʻalu leva mo kimoutolu, pea kapau ʻokú ne ʻi he fonuá, te u kumi kiate ia ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi toko afe* ʻo Siutá.”
24 Ko ia naʻa nau mavahe ʻo nau muʻomuʻa ʻia Saula ki Sifia,+ lolotonga ia ko Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá naʻa nau ʻi he toafa ʻo Māoní,+ ʻi he ʻAlapá+ ki he tafaʻaki fakatonga ʻo Sesimoní. 25 Pea naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Saula mo ʻene kau tangatá ke kumi kiate ia.+ ʻI hono fakahā ia kia Tēvitá, naʻá ne ʻalu hifo ʻi he taimi pē ko iá ki he fuʻu maká+ ʻo ne nofo ʻi he toafa ʻo Māoní. ʻI he fanongo ʻa Saula ki he meʻá ni, naʻá ne tuli atu kia Tēvita ki he toafa ʻo Māoní. 26 ʻI he aʻu atu ʻa Saula ki he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e moʻungá, naʻe ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e moʻungá ʻa Tēvita ia mo ʻene kau tangatá. Naʻe fakavave ʻa Tēvita ke hola+ meia Saula, ka ko Saula mo ʻene kau tangatá naʻa nau fakaofi atu kia Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ke puke kinautolu.+ 27 Ka naʻe haʻu ha talafekau kia Saula, ʻo ne pehē: “Haʻu ke vave, he kuo ʻohofi ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa e fonuá!” 28 Ko ia naʻe tuku ai ʻe Saula ʻene tuli kia Tēvitá+ peá ne ʻalu atu ke fehangahangai mo e kau Filisitiá. Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ui ai ʻa e feituʻu ko iá ko e Fuʻu Maka ʻo e Mavahevahé.
29 Naʻe ʻalu hake leva ʻa Tēvita mei ai ʻo ne nofo ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu naʻe faingataʻa ʻa e aʻu ki aí ʻi ʻEni-keti.+