ʼUluaki Samuele

12 Neʼe ui leva e Samuele ki Iselaele katoa: “Koʼeni neʼe au fai* te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe kotou kole mai, pea neʼe au fakanofo he hau ke pule kia koutou.+ 2 Pea koʼeni te hau ʼae ka ina takitaki koutou!*+ Ko au, kua au matuʼa mo ʼulu hina, pea ʼe nofo ʼoku foha mo koutou,+ pea neʼe au takitaki koutou talu mai taku kei veliveli ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei.+ 3 Koʼeni au. Ke kotou fakaha ia muʼa ʼo Sehova pea mo tana tagata fakanofo pe neʼe au lakahala.+ Ko te vitulo peʼe ko te asino koa ʼa ai ʼae neʼe au toʼo?+ Pe ko ai koa ʼae neʼe au kakaʼi peʼe gaohi koviʼi? Neʼe au tali koa mai te nima ʼo ai he meʼa ʼofa fakakaka ke tupu ai haku sio kehe?+ Kapau neʼe au fai te ʼu faʼahi ʼaia, ʼe au toe liufaki atu anai.”+ 4 Pea neʼe natou tali: “Neʼe mole ke kakaʼi matou peʼe gaohi koviʼi matou, pea neʼe mole ke tali he meʼa mai te nima ʼo he tahi.” 5 Koia neʼe ina ui ai kia natou: “Ia ʼaho nei, ko Sehova mo tana tagata fakanofo ʼe nā fakamoʼoni neʼe mole kotou maʼu he meʼa moʼoku tukugakoviʼi.”* Pea neʼe natou ui: “ ʼE ko ia ʼae ʼe fakamoʼoni ki ai.”

6 Koia, neʼe ui e Samuele ki te hahaʼi: “Ko Sehova, ʼae neʼe ina fakaʼaogaʼi ia Moisese mo Alone pea neʼe ina fakamavae ʼakotou kui mai te fenua ʼo Esipito,+ ʼe ko ia ʼae ʼe fakamoʼoni ki ai. 7 Pea ʼi te lakaga leva ʼaeni, kotou tutuʼu ʼi hena, pea ʼe au fakamauʼi anai koutou ia muʼa ʼo Sehova, ʼo mulimuli pe ki te ʼu gaue faitotonu fuli ʼae neʼe fai e Sehova maʼa koutou pea mo ʼakotou kui.

8 “ ʼI te temi pe ʼae neʼe hu ai ia Sakopo ki Esipito+ pea mo kamata tagi ai ʼakotou kui kia Sehova ke tokoni age,+ neʼe fekauʼi e Sehova ia Moisese+ mo Alone ke nā taki ʼakotou kui ʼi tanatou mavae mai Esipito pea mo fakanofo natou ʼi te koga meʼa ʼaeni.+ 9 Kae neʼe natou galoʼi ia Sehova tonatou ʼAtua, pea neʼe ina tuku* natou+ ki te ʼu nima ʼo Sisela,+ te tagata takitaki ʼo te kautau ʼo Atesoli, pea mo te ʼu nima ʼo te kau Filisitini+ pea mo te ʼu nima ʼo te hau ʼo Moape,+ pea neʼe natou tauʼi ai ia natou. 10 Pea neʼe natou tagi kia Sehova ke tokoni age+ ʼo natou ui: ‘Neʼe matou agahala,+ he neʼe matou liʼaki ia Sehova kae matou tauhi ki te ʼu Paale+ pea mo te ʼu fakatata ʼo Asetolete.+ ʼI te temi nei, ke ke haofaki matou mai te ʼu nima ʼo ʼomatou fili ke matou tauhi ai kia te koe.’ 11 Pea neʼe fekauʼi leva e Sehova ia Selupaale,+ mo Petane, mo Sefeteo+ pea mo Samuele+ pea neʼe ina haofaki koutou mai te ʼu nima ʼo te ʼu fili ʼae ʼi ʼokotou tafaʼaki, pea neʼe feala ai ke kotou maʼuli fimalie.+ 12 ʼI takotou sisio ki te haʼu ʼa Nakase,+ te hau ʼo te kau Amone ʼo tauʼi koutou, neʼe hoko atu pe takotou ui mai: ‘ ʼE loto pe matou ki homatou hau!’+ logo la ko Sehova tokotou ʼAtua, ʼe ko tokotou Hau.+ 13 Pea koʼeni te hau ʼae neʼe kotou filifili, ia ia ʼae neʼe kotou kole. Koʼeni neʼe fakanofo e Sehova hokotou hau.+ 14 Kapau ʼe kotou manavasiʼi kia Sehova,+ mo tauhi kia te ia,+ mo fakalogo ki tona leʼo,+ ʼo mole kotou agatuʼu ki te fakatotonu ʼa Sehova pea kapau ʼe kotou mulimuli mo tokotou hau kia Sehova tokotou ʼAtua, ʼe ko he meʼa lelei ia. 15 Kae kapau ʼe mole kotou fakalogo ki te leʼo ʼo Sehova pea mo kotou agatuʼu ki te fakatotonu ʼa Sehova, ʼe fakafeagai atu anai te nima ʼo Sehova kia koutou mo ʼakotou tamai.+ 16 ʼI te temi ʼaeni, kotou tutuʼu ʼi hena pea kotou sisio ki te meʼa lahi ʼaeni ʼe fai e Sehova ʼi ʼokotou muʼa. 17 ʼE mole koa la ko te temi utu ʼaeni ʼo te fulumeto? ʼE au kole anai kia Sehova ke ina fakaʼuʼulu te mana mo fakato te ʼua. Pea ʼe kotou iloʼi mo mahino ai anai ki te meʼa kovi ʼae neʼe kotou fai kia mata ʼo Sehova ʼi takotou kole hokotou hau.”+

18 Neʼe pauʼi leva ia Samuele kia Sehova, pea neʼe fakaʼuʼulu e Sehova te mana mo fakato te ʼua ʼi te ʼaho ʼaia. Neʼe manavasiʼi lahi ai te hahaʼi fuli kia Sehova mo Samuele. 19 Pea neʼe ui e te hahaʼi fuli kia Samuele: “Faikole kia Sehova tou ʼAtua ʼo ʼuhiga mo ʼau hahaʼi faifekau,+ he ʼe mole matou fia mamate. Koteʼuhi neʼe matou hilifaki ki ʼamatou agahala fuli he tahi age agakovi ʼi tamatou kole ʼae homatou hau.”

20 Koia neʼe ui e Samuele ki te hahaʼi: “ ʼAua naʼa kotou matataku. ʼE moʼoni neʼe kotou fai te ʼu agakovi fuli ʼaia. Kae ʼaua naʼa kotou maliu kehe mai ia Sehova,+ kae kotou tauhi kia Sehova mo tokotou loto katoa.+ 21 ʼAua naʼa kotou maliu kehe ʼo kotou mulimuli ki he ʼu meʼa vaʼiganoa,*+ ʼae ʼe mole honatou ʼaoga+ pea ʼe mole feala hanatou haofaki koutou, he ʼe natou vaʼiganoa.* 22 ʼE mole liʼaki anai e Sehova tana hahaʼi+ ʼuhi ko tona huafa lahi,+ he neʼe loto e Sehova ke kotou liliu ko tana hahaʼi.+ 23 Ki toku ia faʼahi, ʼe mole feala anai ke au agahala kia Sehova ʼo tuku taku hufakiʼi koutou, pea ʼe hoko atu anai taku akoʼi koutou ʼi te ala ʼae ʼe lelei pea mo totonu. 24 Kae kotou manavasiʼi kia Sehova,+ pea mo tauhi agatonu kia te ia* mo tokotou loto katoa, koteʼuhi kua kotou sisio ki te ʼu meʼa lalahi ʼae neʼe ina fai maʼa koutou.+ 25 Kae kapau ʼe kotou filifili ʼaki tokotou loto katoa ke kotou fai te meʼa ʼae ʼe kovi,+ ʼe pulihi anai koutou mo tokotou hau.”+