ʼUluaki Samuele
29 Neʼe fakatahitahiʼi leva e te kau Filisitini+ ʼanatou kautau fuli ʼi Afeke kae neʼe nonofo te kau Iselaele ʼo ovi ki te matapuna vai ʼae ʼi Siseleele.+ 2 Neʼe fakalaka te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini mo ʼanatou toko teau mo toko afe, pea neʼe fakalaka fakamuli leva ia Akise mo Tavite mo tana kau tagata.+ 3 Kae neʼe ui e te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini: “Kotea ʼae ʼe fai e te kau Hepeleo ʼaena ʼi heni?” Neʼe tali e Akise ki te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini: “ ʼE ko Tavite, te tagata faifekau ʼa te Hau ʼo Iselaele ko Saulo, pea kua taʼu katoa peʼe laka atu tana nofo mo au.+ Pea talu mai te ʼaho ʼae neʼe hola mai ai kia au ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei, neʼe mole au maʼu he meʼa ʼe kovi ia ia.” 4 Kae neʼe iita te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini kia ia pea mo natou ui age: “Fakaliliu te tagata ʼaia.+ Ke toe liliu ki te koga meʼa ʼae neʼe ke foaki age kia ia. Ke mole hifo mo tatou ki te tau, he ʼe feala anai ke fakafeagai mai kia tatou.+ Kapau ʼe ina loto ke toe ʼofainaʼi ia ia e tona ʼaliki, ʼe mole alu anai koa ki ai mo te ʼu foʼi ʼulu ʼo tatatou kau tagata? 5 Neʼe mole koa la natou hiva ʼo ʼuhiga mo Tavite pea mo memeʼe, ʼo ui:
‘Neʼe matehi e Saulo tana toko lauʼi afe,
Pea neʼe matehi e Tavite tana toko lauʼi hogofulu afe’?”+
6 Koia neʼe pauʼi ai e Akise+ ia Tavite pea neʼe ina ui age ki ai: “ ʼE au tala moʼoni atu ia muʼa ʼo Sehova, te ʼAtua maʼuli, ʼe ke faitotonu. Pea neʼe au fiafia ʼi tau alu mo taku kautau ki te tau,+ he neʼe mole au maʼu he meʼa ʼe kovi ia koe talu mai te ʼaho ʼae neʼe ke haʼu ai kia au ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei.+ Kae ʼe mole falala te kau ʼaliki kia koe.+ 7 Koia, toe liliu ʼi te fimalie, pea ʼaua naʼa ke fai he meʼa ke iita ai te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini.” 8 Kae neʼe ui e Tavite kia Akise: “Kotea ʼae neʼe au fai? Pea kotea te meʼa ʼe kovi neʼe ke maʼu ia au talu mai te ʼaho ʼae neʼe au haʼu ai kia koe ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei? Siʼoku ʼaliki te hau, he koʼe ʼe mole tonu ke au alu mo koe ʼo tauʼi ʼou fili?” 9 Neʼe tali e Akise kia Tavite: “Kia au, neʼe ke agalelei ohage ko he ʼaselo ʼa te ʼAtua.+ Kae neʼe ui e te kau ʼaliki ʼo te kau Filisitini: ‘ ʼE mole alu mo tatou ki te tau.’ 10 Koia, ʼe ke ʼala uhuuhu anai apogipogi mo ʼau tagata faifekau, pea kotou mavae moka kua ʼaho.”
11 Koia neʼe ʼala uhuuhu ai ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata ʼo natou toe liliu ki te fenua ʼo te kau Filisitini, pea neʼe hake te kau Filisitini ki Siseleele.+