ʼUluaki Samuele
2 Neʼe faikole leva ia Ana:
ʼE au avahi lahi toku gutu moʼo fakafeagai ki ʼoku fili,
He ʼe au fiafia ʼi tau haofaki.
2 ʼE mole he tahi ʼe maʼoniʼoni ohage ko Sehova,
ʼE mole he tahi ʼe hage ko koe,+
Pea ʼe mole he ʼutu ʼe hage ko tomatou ʼAtua.+
3 ʼAua naʼa kotou fiameʼalahi ʼi ʼakotou palalau,
ʼAua naʼa haʼu mai ʼokotou gutu he ʼu palalau ʼe matapauʼu,
He ʼe ko Sehova ʼe ko te ʼAtua ʼo te ʼatamai malama,+
Pea ʼe ina fakafuafua te ʼu gaue ʼaki te faitotonu.
4 ʼE maumauʼi te ʼu nahau ʼa te kau tagata malolohi,
Kae ʼe fakamalohiʼi natou ʼae ʼe tukia.+
5 Ko natou ʼae neʼe makokona ʼe tonu ke natou gaue maʼa ʼihi ke maʼu ai hanatou moʼi pane,
Kae ko natou ʼae neʼe fia kakai ʼe mole kei natou pakupapaku.+
Ko te fafine ʼae neʼe paʼa neʼe ina fanauʼi te toko fitu,+
Kae ko ia ʼae neʼe lahi ʼana tama kua liʼakina.
6 Ko Sehova ʼe ina matehi, pea ʼe ina taupau ia te maʼuli,*
7 Ko Sehova ʼe ina fakamasivaʼi, pea ʼe ina fakakoloaʼia,+
ʼE ina fakamalaloʼi, pea ʼe ina hikihiki.+
8 ʼE ina fakatuʼuake mai te efu ia ia ʼae ʼe veliveli,
ʼE ina hiki ake mai te lefulefu* ia natou ʼae ʼe masisiva,+
Ke natou heheka fakatahi mo te kau ʼaliki,
ʼO ina foaki kia natou he tuʼulaga maʼuhiga.
ʼE ʼa Sehova te ʼu pou ʼo te kele,+
Pea ʼe ina hili ki ai te fenua ʼae ʼe mahu ai ia meʼa fuli.
9 ʼE ina taupau te ʼu vaʼe ʼo tana kau agatonu,+
Kae ʼe mapunuʼi anai te ʼu gutu ʼo te kau agakovi ʼi te fakapoʼuli,+
He ʼe mole malo he tagata ʼaki tona malohi.+
10 ʼE maumauʼi anai e Sehova ia natou ʼae ʼe natou tauʼi ia ia,*+
ʼE ina fakaʼuʼulu ifo anai te mana kia natou mai te lagi.+
ʼE fakamauʼi anai e Sehova ʼo kaku ki te ʼu potu taupotu ʼo te kele,+
ʼE ina foaki anai te malohi ki tona hau+
11 Neʼe alu leva ia Elekana ki tona ʼapi, ʼi Lama, kae neʼe liliu te kiʼi tama ko he kaugana ʼa* Sehova+ ia muʼa ʼo te pelepitelo ko Eli.
12 Kae ko te ʼu foha ʼo Eli neʼe ko he ʼu tagata agakovi,+ neʼe mole nā fakaʼapaʼapa kia Sehova. 13 Koʼeni te meʼa ʼae neʼe nā fai ʼaki te vahe ʼae neʼe tonu ke foaki e te hahaʼi ki te kau pelepitelo:+ ʼI te temi ʼae neʼe momoli ai e he tagata he sakilifisio, neʼe haʼu he tagata gaue ʼa te pelepitelo mo he huki maga tolu ʼi tona nima, ʼi te temi ʼae neʼe fakamoho ai te kanoʼi manu, 14 ʼo ina hukiʼi ki te kulo ʼae neʼe kave lua, peʼe ki te kulo ʼae neʼe kave tahi, peʼe ki he tahi age ʼu faʼahiga kulo kehekehe. Ko te meʼa pe ʼae neʼe ina hukiʼi, neʼe toʼo e te pelepitelo maʼa ia. Ko te meʼa ʼaia neʼe fai ʼi Silo moka ʼomai te kau Iselaele fuli ki ai. 15 Pea ʼi muʼa pe ʼo te haga ʼa te tagata ʼae neʼe ina fai te sakilifisio ʼo tutu ke kohu te gako,+ neʼe haʼu he tagata gaue ʼa te pelepitelo ʼo ui age: “Foaki ki te pelepitelo he kanoʼi manu ke taʼo. ʼE mole ina tali anai ke ke foaki age he kanoʼi manu neʼe haka, kae ko he kanoʼi manu kei mata.” 16 Pea moka ui age e te tagata: “Tuku muʼa ke tutu ke kohu te gako+ pea hoki ke toʼo leva te meʼa ʼae ʼe ke* loto ki ai,” neʼe ina tali age: “Kailoa, foimo foaki mai koe kia au. Kapau ʼe mole ke foaki mai, pea ʼe au toʼo fakakinau anai!” 17 Koia, neʼe lahi ʼaupito ai ia muʼa ʼo Sehova te agahala ʼa te ʼu tagata gaue ʼaia,+ he neʼe mole fakaʼapaʼapa te ʼu tagata ki te molaga ʼae neʼe momoli kia Sehova.
18 Neʼe gaue ia Samuele+ ia muʼa ʼo Sehova, pea neʼe ina tui* he efote* lino,*+ logo la neʼe kei tamasiʼi. 19 Pea neʼe tui e tana faʼe hona kiʼi kofu tuʼa ʼae neʼe mole hona ʼu nimaʼi kofu, pea ʼi te taʼu fuli, neʼe ina ʼave kia ia moka alu mo tona ʼohoana ʼo momoli te sakilifisio ʼae neʼe fai ʼi te taʼu fuli.+ 20 Pea neʼe tapuakiʼi e Eli ia Elekana mo tona ʼohoana pea neʼe ina ui: “ ʼOfa pe ke foaki atu e Sehova hau tamasiʼi ʼi te fafine ʼaena, moʼo fetogi ia ia ʼae kua foaki kia Sehova.”+ Pea neʼe nā liliu ki tonā ʼapi. 21 Neʼe tokagaʼi leva e Sehova ia Ana, pea neʼe faitama.+ Neʼe ina fanauʼi ai he tahi age ʼu tama ʼe tolu pea mo he ʼu taʼahine ʼe lua. Pea neʼe lahilahi ake te kiʼi tama ko Samuele ia muʼa ʼo Sehova.+
22 Neʼe kua matuʼa ʼosi ia Eli, neʼe logo ki te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe fai e ʼona foha+ ki Iselaele katoa, mo tanā momoe mo te ʼu fafine ʼae neʼe gaue ʼi te huʼaga ʼo te fale la ʼo te fono.+ 23 Pea neʼe ina ui kia naua: “He koʼe koa ʼe kolua fai te ʼu aga ʼaia? Koteʼuhi ʼe kovi te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe au logo ʼe fakamatala e te hahaʼi fuli ʼo ʼuhiga mo koulua. 24 Kolua tuku takolua fai te ʼu meʼa ʼaia, siʼoku ʼu foha, he ʼe mole lelei te ʼu fakamatala ʼae ʼe au logo ʼe feʼaveʼaki e te hahaʼi ʼa Sehova. 25 Kapau ʼe agahala he tagata ki he tahi tagata, ʼe feala pe ki he tahi ke faikole kia Sehova maʼa ia.* Kae kapau ʼe agahala he tagata kia Sehova,+ ko ai ʼae ʼe feala ke faikole maʼa ia?” Kae neʼe mole nā fia fakalogo ki tanā tamai, he neʼe kua fakatotonu e Sehova ke ina matehi naua.+ 26 Lolotoga te temi ʼaia, neʼe lahilahi ake pe te kiʼi tama ko Samuele pea neʼe lahi age tona ʼofainaʼi e Sehova pea mo te hahaʼi.+
27 Pea neʼe haʼu he tagata ʼa te ʼAtua kia Eli ʼo ina ui: “Koʼeni te meʼa ʼae ʼe ui e Sehova: ‘Neʼe mole koa la au fakaha ia au totonu ki te famili ʼo tau tamai ʼi tanatou kaugana ʼi Esipito kia Falaone?*+ 28 Pea neʼe filifili ia ia ʼi te ʼu telepi fuli ʼo Iselaele+ ke gaue ohage ko haku pelepitelo pea ke hake ki toku ʼaletale+ ʼo fai ai te ʼu sakilifisio, mo momoli te iseso,* pea ke ina tui he efote ʼi ʼoku muʼa. Pea neʼe au foaki ki te famili ʼo tau kui te ʼu molaga fuli ʼae neʼe tutu ʼi te afi e te kau Iselaele.*+ 29 Koia ʼu tagata, he koʼe ʼe kotou meʼa noaʼi taku sakilifisio pea mo taku molaga ʼae neʼe au fakatotonu ke fai ʼi toku nofoʼaga?+ Pea he koʼe ʼe ke haga fakamaʼuhigaʼi ʼou foha ʼo lahi age ia au, ʼo kotou sisino ai ʼi te ʼu vahe ʼae ʼe lelei ʼo te ʼu molaga fuli ʼae ʼe foaki e Iselaele taku hahaʼi?+
30 “ ‘Koia, koʼeni te folafola ʼa Sehova, te ʼAtua ʼo Iselaele: “ ʼE moʼoni, neʼe au ui ʼe haʼele tuʼumaʼu pe anai ʼi ʼoku muʼa tou famili pea mo te famili ʼo tau kui.”+ Kae koʼeni leva te meʼa ʼae ʼe ui e Sehova: “ ʼE mole toe hoko anai te faʼahi ʼaia! Koteʼuhi ʼe au fakaʼapaʼapa anai kia natou ʼae ʼe fakaʼapaʼapa mai kia te au,+ kae ʼe fehiʼaʼinaʼi anai ia natou ʼae ʼe fehihiʼa kia te au.” 31 Koʼeni, ʼe hoko mai te ʼu ʼaho ʼae ʼe au toʼo anai tou malohi* pea mo te malohi ʼo te famili ʼo tau tamai, ʼo mole maʼuli anai he tagata ʼi tou famili ʼo kaku ki tona temi matuʼa.+ 32 Pea ʼe ke sio anai ki he fili ʼi toku nofoʼaga ʼi te lotolotoiga ʼo te ʼu meʼa lelei fuli ʼae ʼe fai ki Iselaele,+ pea ʼe mole toe maʼu anai ʼi tou famili he tagata kua matuʼa. 33 ʼE kovi anai tau sio pea ʼe ke lotomamahi anai ʼuhi ko te tagata ʼo tou hakoga ʼae ʼe au tuku ke gaue ʼi toku ʼaletale, kae ʼe kaugamalie natou ʼo tou famili ʼae ka mamate ʼi te heleta.+ 34 Pea ko te meʼa ʼae ka hoko ki ʼou foha ʼe lua, ia Ofeni mo Fineasi, ʼe ko he fakailoga anai kia koe: ʼE nā mamate anai ʼi he ʼaho ʼe tahi.+ 35 Pea ʼe au fakanofo anai maʼaku he pelepitelo ʼe agatonu.+ ʼE ina fai anai te meʼa ʼae ʼe au loto ki ai. ʼE au fakatuʼu malohi anai maʼa ia he hologa fakapelepitelo, pea ʼe haʼele tuʼumaʼu anai ia ia, ia muʼa ʼo taku tagata fakanofo. 36 Pea ko he tahi pe ʼe kei toe ʼi tou fale, ʼe haʼu anai ʼo tulolo ʼi ʼona muʼa ke foaki age hona totogi pea mo he foʼi pane, pea ʼe ina ui anai: “Fakalelei siʼou loto, kae ke ke hinoʼi au ki he gaue fakapelepitelo ke au kai ai he moʼi pane.” ’ ”+