ʻUluaki Sāmiuela
6 Ko e ʻAʻake+ ʻa Sihová naʻe ʻi he feituʻu Filisitiá ia ʻi he māhina ʻe fitu. 2 Naʻe ui mai ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa e kau taulaʻeikí mo e kau vavaló+ ʻo ʻeke ange: “Ko e hā te mau fai ki he ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová? Tala mai ke mau ʻilo pe ʻe anga-fēfē haʻamau fakafoki ia ki hono feituʻú.” 3 Naʻa nau tali mai: “Kapau te mou ʻave ʻa e ʻaʻake ʻo e fuakava ʻa Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí, ʻoua ʻe fakafoki ia ʻo taʻeʻiai ha foaki. ʻOku totonu ke mou mātuʻaki fakafoki ia kiate ia fakataha mo ha feilaulau halaia.+ Ko e toki taimi pē ia te mou moʻui aí, pea ʻe fakahaaʻi atu ai ke mou ʻilo ʻa e ʻuhinga naʻe ʻikai mavahe ai ʻa hono nimá meiate kimoutolú.” 4 Ko ia naʻa nau ʻeke ange: “Ko e hā ʻa e feilaulau halaia te mau ʻave kiate iá?” Naʻa nau pehē: “Fakatatau ki he tokolahi ʻo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá,+ ʻave ha kahi koula ʻe nima mo e kumā koula ʻe nima, he ko e mala tatau kuo taaʻi ʻaki ʻa kimoutolu kotoa pea mo homou ngaahi ʻeikí. 5 ʻOku totonu ke mou ngaohi ha ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻo homou kahí mo e ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻo hoʻomou fanga kumā+ ʻa ia ʻoku nau ʻomi ʻa e maumau ki he fonuá, pea ʻoku totonu ke mou fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsilelí. Mahalo pē te ne fakamaʻamaʻa ai ʻa e mamafa ʻo hono nimá ʻa ia kuo tō kiate kimoutolu mo homou ʻotuá pea mo homou fonuá.+ 6 Ko e hā ke mou fakafefeka ai homou lotó ʻo hangē ko e fakafefeka ʻe he kau ʻIsipité mo Felo honau lotó?+ ʻI Heʻene ala mālohi kiate kinautolú,+ naʻe pau ai ke nau fekauʻi atu ʻa ʻIsileli ke nau ʻalu, pea naʻa nau mavahe.+ 7 Teuteu leva ha saliote foʻou mo ha ongo pulu ʻoku ʻi ai hona ʻuhiki pea kuo ʻikai ʻaupito ke ʻai kiate kinaua ha ʻioke. Pea haʻi ʻa e ongo pulú ki he salioté, kae fakafoki ʻa hona ʻuhikí ki ʻapi, ke mavahe meiate kinaua. 8 Toʻo ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová ʻo hili ia ʻi he salioté, pea faʻo ʻa e ngaahi ʻīmisi koula ʻoku mou ʻoatu kiate ia ko ha feilaulau halaiá ʻi ha puha ʻi hono tafaʻakí.+ Hili iá, fakafononga atu leva ia 9 pea mou siofi: Kapau ʻe ʻalu hake ia ʻi he hala ki Pete-semesí,+ ki hono feituʻú tonu, tā ko e tokotaha leva ia kuó ne fai ʻa e fuʻu koví ni kiate kitautolú. Ka ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai, te tau ʻiloʻi ai naʻe ʻikai ko hono nimá naʻá ne taaʻi kitautolú; naʻe hoko fāinoa mai pē ia kiate kitautolu.”
10 Naʻe fai pehē ʻa e kau tangatá. Naʻa nau toʻo ha pulu ʻe ua naʻe ʻi ai hona ʻuhiki pea haʻi kinaua ki he salioté, pea ko hona ʻuhikí naʻa nau tuku ʻā ia ʻi ʻapi. 11 Naʻa nau hili leva ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová ʻi he salioté, pea pehē ki he puha naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e fanga kumā koulá mo e ngaahi ʻīmisi ʻo honau kahí. 12 Pea naʻe ʻalu hangatonu ʻa e ongo pulú ʻi he hala ki Pete-semesí.+ Naʻá na ʻalu pē ʻi he hala lahi ʻe taha, ʻo tangi pē mo na ʻalu; naʻe ʻikai te na afe ki he toʻomataʻú pe ki he toʻohemá. Lolotonga ení naʻe muimui atu ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo e kau Filisitiá ʻo aʻu ki he kauʻāfonua ʻo Pete-semesí. 13 Ko e kakai ʻo Pete-semesí naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻa e utu-taʻu uité ʻi he teleʻa lautoká.* ʻI he hanga hake honau matá ʻo sio ki he ʻAʻaké, naʻa nau fiefia lahi ʻi he sio ki aí. 14 Naʻe aʻu ʻa e salioté ki he konga kelekele ʻa Siosiua ko e Pete-semesí pea tuʻu ai ʻo ofi ki ha fuʻu maka. Ko ia naʻa nau fahi ʻa e papa ʻo e salioté, ʻo fefie ʻaki pea nau ʻohake ai ʻa e ongo pulú+ ko ha feilaulau tutu kia Sihova.
15 Naʻe ʻohifo ʻe he kau Līvaí+ ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová mo e puha naʻe tuku fakataha mo iá, ʻa ia naʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻīmisi koulá, pea nau tuku kinaua ʻi he fuʻu maká. Ko e kau tangata leva ʻo Pete-semesí+ naʻa nau ʻohake ʻa e ngaahi feilaulau tutu pea fai ha ngaahi feilaulau ʻi he ʻaho ko iá kia Sihova.
16 ʻI he sio ki ai ʻa e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá, naʻa nau foki ki ʻEkiloni ʻi he ʻaho ko iá. 17 Pea ko e ngaahi kahi koula eni naʻe ʻave ʻe he kau Filisitiá ko ha feilaulau halaia kia Sihová:+ Ko e taha maʻa ʻAsitoti,+ taha maʻa Kesa, taha maʻa ʻAsikeloni, taha maʻa Kati,+ pea mo e taha maʻa ʻEkiloni.+ 18 Pea ko e lahi ʻo e fanga kumā koulá naʻe fehoanaki ia mo e lahi ʻo e ngaahi kolo kotoa ʻo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻe toko nima ʻo e kau Filisitiá—fakatouʻosi ʻa e ngaahi kolo fakakolotaú mo e fanga kiʻi kolo ʻi he feituʻu ʻutá.
Pea ko e fuʻu maka ʻa ia naʻa nau tuku ai ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová ʻoku hoko ia ko ha fakamoʻoni ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻahó ni ʻi he konga kelekele ʻa Siosiua ko e Pete-semesí. 19 Ka naʻe taaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e kau tangata ʻo Pete-semesí, koeʻuhí naʻa nau sio fakamamaʻu ki he ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová. Naʻá ne taaʻi ʻa e toko 50,070* ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e kakaí, pea naʻe kamata ke tangi ʻa e kakaí koeʻuhí naʻe taaʻi kinautolu ʻe Sihova ʻi ha tāmate lahi.+ 20 Ko ia naʻe ʻeke ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Pete-semesí: “Ko hai ia ʻe lava ke tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová, ʻa e ʻOtua māʻoniʻoni ko ení,+ pea te ne hāʻele meiate kitautolú+ kia hai?” 21 Ko ia naʻa nau fekauʻi atu ai ha kau talafekau ki he kakai ʻo Kiliate-sialimí,+ ʻo pehē: “Kuo fakafoki mai ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa e ʻAʻake ʻa Sihová. Mou omi ʻo ʻalu hake mo ia.”+