ʼUluaki Samuele
8 ʼI te kua ʼosi matuʼa leva ʼo Samuele, neʼe ina fakanofo ʼona foha ko ni tuʼi fakamau ʼo Iselaele. 2 Neʼe higoa tona ʼuluaki foha ko Soele, pea ko te lua ko Apisa.+ Neʼe nā faifakamau ʼi Pele-sepa. 3 Kae neʼe mole haʼele ʼona foha ʼi ʼona ala. Neʼe nā faiga ke nā maʼu falā pea neʼe nā agakaka.+ Neʼe nā toe tali te ʼu meʼa ʼofa ʼae neʼe foaki fakakaka age,+ pea neʼe mole faitotonu ʼanā fakamau.+
4 Ki muli age, neʼe fakatahitahi te kau takitaki fuli ʼo Iselaele pea natou olo kia Samuele ʼi Lama. 5 Neʼe natou ui age ki ai: “Koʼeni kua ke matuʼa pea ʼe mole haʼele ʼou foha ʼi ʼou ala. Koia ke ke fakanofo ʼi te lakaga nei homatou hau ke ina fakamauʼi matou ohage ko te ʼu puleʼaga fuli ʼae.”+ 6 Kae neʼe mole leleiʼia e* Samuele tanatou ui: “Ke ke fakanofo homatou hau ke ina fakamauʼi matou.” Neʼe faikole ai ia Samuele kia Sehova, 7 pea neʼe ui e Sehova kia ia: “Fakalogo kia meʼa fuli ʼe ui atu e te hahaʼi, koteʼuhi ʼe mole ko koe ʼae neʼe natou liʼaki, kae ko au ʼae neʼe natou liʼaki ke mole au toe pule kia natou.+ 8 ʼE natou fai te meʼa ʼae neʼe natou fai talu mai te ʼaho ʼae neʼe au fakamavae ai natou mai Esipito, ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei. ʼE natou haga liʼaki au+ mo tauhi ki te tahi age ʼu ʼatua,+ pea koia pe ʼaeni ʼe natou fai kia koe. 9 Koia fakalogo kia natou. Kae ʼe tonu ke ke fakatokaga ia natou, ʼo ke fakaha age te ʼu faʼahi ʼae ʼe feala ke fakamaʼua age e te hau ʼae ka pule kia natou.”
10 Koia, neʼe fakaha e Samuele te ʼu folafola fuli ʼa Sehova ki te hahaʼi ʼae neʼe natou kole age honatou hau. 11 Neʼe ina ui: “Koʼeni te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe feala ke fakamaʼua atu e te hau ʼae ka pule kia koutou:+ ʼE ina toʼo anai ʼokotou foha+ ke natou taki ʼana saliote+ pea ʼe natou liliu anai ko ʼana tagata heka hosi.+ ʼE tonu anai ke lele ʼihi ʼi muʼa ʼo ʼana saliote. 12 Pea ʼe ina fakanofo anai maʼa ia he kau takitaki ki te toko afe+ pea mo he kau takitaki ki te toko nimagofulu.+ Pea ʼe fuli anai e ʼihi tona kele,+ mo tanaki tana taʼukai,+ mo natou faʼu hana ʼu mahafu tau pea mo he ʼu meʼa ʼe ʼaoga ki ʼana saliote.+ 13 ʼE ina toʼo anai ʼokotou ʼofafine ke natou fai he ʼu lolo magoni,* mo kuka, pea mo taʼo te pane.+ 14 ʼE ina toʼo anai te meʼa ʼae ʼe lelei ʼi ʼakotou gaueʼaga, mo ʼakotou gaueʼaga vite, mo ʼakotou gaueʼaga oliveto+ pea ʼe ina foaki anai ki ʼana hahaʼi faifekau. 15 ʼE ina toʼo anai te vahe tahi ki te hogofulu ʼo te ʼu fua ʼo ʼakotou gaueʼaga mo ʼakotou gaueʼaga vite, pea ʼe ina foaki anai ki tana hahaʼi ʼae ʼe gaue ʼi te fale hau mo ʼana hahaʼi faifekau. 16 ʼE ina toʼo anai ʼakotou tagata mo fafine faifekau, mo ʼakotou faga pipi ʼae ʼe lelei, mo ʼakotou asino pea ʼe ina fakaʼaogaʼi anai ki tana gaue.+ 17 ʼE ina toʼo anai te vahe tahi ki te hogofulu ʼo ʼakotou faga ovi,+ pea ʼe kotou liliu anai ko ʼana kaugana. 18 ʼE hoko mai anai te ʼaho ʼae ka kotou kalaga ai ʼuhi ko te hau ʼae neʼe kotou filifili,+ kae ʼe mole tali atu anai ia Sehova ʼi te ʼaho ʼaia.”
19 Kae neʼe mole fia fakalogo te hahaʼi ki te ʼu meʼa ʼae neʼe fakaha age e Samuele, pea neʼe natou ui: “ ʼE mole meʼa ia, ʼe loto pe matou ki homatou hau. 20 ʼE matou hage leva ko te ʼu puleʼaga fuli ʼae, pea ʼe fakamauʼi anai matou e tomatou hau, mo ina takitaki matou pea ʼe ina tauʼi anai ʼomatou fili.” 21 ʼI te ʼosi logo ʼa Samuele ki te ʼu palalau fuli ʼaia ʼa te hahaʼi, neʼe ina fakaha age leva kia Sehova. 22 Neʼe ui e Sehova kia Samuele: “Fakalogo kia natou, pea ke fakanofo he hau ke pule kia natou.”+ Pea neʼe ui leva e Samuele ki te kau tagata ʼo Iselaele: “Kotou tahi liliu ki tona kolo.”