ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
5 ʻI hono puke ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa e ʻAʻake+ ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní, naʻa nau ʻomi ia mei ʻEpenisa ki ʻAsitoti. 2 Naʻe toʻo ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní pea ʻomi ia ki he fale* ʻo Tākoní ʻo fokotuʻu ia ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo Tākoní.+ 3 ʻI he tuʻu pongipongia hake ʻa e kau ʻAsitotí ʻi he ʻaho hono hokó, tā ko Tākoni ena kuo tō foʻohifo mai ʻi he kelekelé ʻi muʻa ʻi he ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová.+ Ko ia naʻa nau toʻo ʻa Tākoni ʻo fakafoki ki hono tuʻuʻangá.+ 4 ʻI heʻenau tuʻu pongipongia hake ʻi he ʻaho hoko maí, tā ko Tākoni ena kuo tō foʻohifo mai ʻi he kelekelé ʻi muʻa ʻi he ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová. Ko e ʻulu ʻo Tākoní mo hono ongo ʻaofinimá fakatouʻosi naʻe motuhi pea naʻe lī mai he hūʻangá. Ko hono konga pē hangē ha iká* naʻe toe kakato maí. 5 Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻoku aʻu mai ai pē ki he ʻahó ni, ko e kau taulaʻeiki ʻa Tākoní mo e faʻahinga kotoa ko ia ʻoku nau hū ki he fale ʻo Tākoní ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻalu ʻi he hūʻanga kia Tākoni ʻi ʻAsitotí.
6 Naʻe mamafa ʻa e nima ʻo Sihová ki he kau ʻAsitotí, pea naʻá ne fakaʻauha kinautolu ʻaki hono taaʻi ʻa ʻAsitoti mo hono ngaahi feituʻú ʻaki ʻa e kahi.+ 7 ʻI he sio ʻa e kau tangata ʻo ʻAsitotí ki he meʻa naʻe hokó, naʻa nau pehē: “ʻOua ʻe tuku heni ʻiate kitautolu ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, he kuo ala mālohi mai hono nimá kiate kitautolu mo hotau ʻotua ko Tākoní.” 8 Ko ia naʻa nau fai ha fekau pea fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki kotoa ʻo e kau Filisitiá pea ʻeke kiate kinautolu: “Ko e hā te mau fai ki he ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí?” Naʻa nau tali ange: “Tuku ke hiki ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí ki Kati.”+ Ko ia naʻa nau hiki ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí ki ai.
9 Hili ʻenau hiki ia ki aí, naʻe ala mai ʻa e nima ʻo Sihová ki he koló, ʻo tupu ai ha ilifia lahi. Naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa e kau tangata ʻo e koló, mei he iiki ki he lalahi, pea naʻe tupu ʻa e kahí ʻiate kinautolu.+ 10 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻave ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki ʻEkiloni,+ ka ʻi he aʻu pē ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua moʻoní ki ʻEkiloní, naʻe kamata ke kalanga ʻa e kau ʻEkiloní: “Kuo nau ʻomi ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí kiate kitautolu ke ʻai kitautolu mo hotau kakaí ke tau mate!”+ 11 Naʻa nau fai leva ha fekau pea fakatahatahaʻi mai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki kotoa ʻo e kau Filisitiá pea nau pehē: “ʻAve ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí; tuku ke fakafoki ia ki hono feituʻú koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ʻai kitautolu pea mo hotau kakaí ke tau mate.” He kuo mafola ʻi he koló kotoa ʻa e ilifia ki he maté; ko e nima ʻo e ʻOtua moʻoní naʻe tō mamafa ʻaupito ʻi ai,+ 12 pea ko e kau tangata naʻe ʻikai te nau maté naʻe taaʻi ʻaki kinautolu ʻa e kahí. Pea ko e tangi ʻa e koló ki ha tokoní naʻe ʻalu hake ia ki he langí.