ʼUluaki Samuele

22 Koia neʼe hola ia Tavite mai ai,+ ʼo alu ki te ʼana ʼo Atulami.+ ʼI te logo ʼo ʼona taʼokete mo te loto fale katoa ʼo tana tamai ki ai, neʼe natou hifo ai ki ai. 2 Pea neʼe fakatahi age kia ia ia natou fuli ʼae neʼe nonofo ʼi te faigataʼaʼia, mo natou ʼae neʼe tuʼu maʼua pea mo natou ʼae neʼe lotomamahi. Neʼe liliu ai ko tonatou pule. Neʼe ko te ʼu tagata ʼe teitei toko 400 ʼae neʼe fakatahi mo ia.

3 Ki muli age, neʼe mavae ia Tavite mai ai ʼo alu ki Misipe, ʼi Moape pea neʼe ina ui ki te hau ʼo Moape:+ “Fakalelei siʼou loto, kae ke nofo mo koe taku tamai mo taku faʼe, ʼo aʼu ki taku iloʼi pe kotea ʼae ka fai e te ʼAtua maʼaku.” 4 Neʼe ina tuku ai naua ke nā nonofo mo te hau ʼo Moape, pea neʼe nā nonofo ai ʼi te temi katoa ʼae neʼe nono ai ia Tavite ʼi te ʼu moʼuga.+

5 Ki muli age, neʼe ui e te polofeta ko Kate+ kia Tavite: “ ʼAua naʼa ke nono ʼi te ʼu moʼuga. Kae ke ke mavae mai hena ʼo alu ki te fenua ʼo Suta.”+ Koia neʼe mavae ai ia Tavite ʼo alu ki te vao matuʼa ʼo Eleti.

6 Neʼe logo leva ia Saulo kua iloʼi te faʼahi ʼae neʼe nonofo ai ia Tavite mo te ʼu tagata ʼae neʼe fakatahi mo ia. ʼI te temi ʼaia, neʼe nofo ia Saulo ʼi Kipease,+ pea neʼe heka ʼi te lalo fuʼu tamalisi ʼi te faʼahi maʼoluga mo tana tao ʼi tona nima, pea neʼe tutuʼu ʼana hahaʼi faifekau fuli ʼi ʼona tafa. 7 Neʼe ui leva e Saulo ki ʼana hahaʼi faifekau ʼae neʼe ʼi ʼona tafa: “Fakalelei siʼokotou loto, kau tagata ʼo Pesamino, kae kotou fakalogo mai. ʼE toe foaki atu anai koa e te foha ʼo Sese+ hakotou ʼu gaueʼaga mo gaueʼaga vite kia koutou fuli? ʼE ina fakanofo anai koa ia koutou fuli ko he kau pule ʼo he toko afe pea mo he toko teau?+ 8 Neʼe kotou fonofono ia koutou fuli ke kotou fakafeagai mai kia au! ʼI te temi ʼae neʼe fai ai e toku foha totonu he fuakava mo te foha ʼo Sese, neʼe mole he tahi neʼe ina fakaha mai!+ Neʼe mole he tahi ia koutou neʼe manavaʼofa kia au, ʼo ina fakaha mai ia te uga e toku foha totonu taku tagata faifekau ke fakafeagai mai kia au, ohage pe ko te meʼa ʼaeni ʼe hoko ʼi te ʼaho nei.”

9 Neʼe ui leva e Toeke,+ te tagata Etome, ʼae neʼe pule ki te hahaʼi faifekau ʼa Saulo:+ “Neʼe au sio ki te foha ʼo Sese neʼe alu ki Nope, kia Asimeleke, te foha ʼo Ahitupe.+ 10 Pea neʼe fakafehuʼi e Asimeleke ia Sehova maʼa ia, pea neʼe ina foaki age hana meʼa kai. Neʼe ina toe foaki age mo te heleta ʼa Koliate, te tagata Filisitini.”+ 11 Neʼe fekauʼi atu aipe e te hau ke ʼomai ia Asimeleke, te foha ʼo Ahitupe te pelepitelo pea mo te kau pelepitelo fuli ʼo te famili ʼo tana tamai, ʼae neʼe nonofo ʼi Nope. Neʼe natou ʼomai fuli ai ki te hau.

12 Neʼe ui leva e Saulo: “Fakalelei siʼou loto, foha ʼo Ahitupe, kae ke ke fakalogo mai!” Neʼe ina tali age: “ ʼE au fakalogo atu, siʼoku ʼaliki.” 13 Neʼe ui e Saulo ki ai: “He koʼe neʼe kolua fonofono, ia koe mo te foha ʼo Sese, ke kolua fakafeagai mai kia au, ʼo ke foaki age hana foʼi pane, mo he heleta pea mo ke fakafehuʼi te ʼAtua maʼa ia? ʼE fakafeagai mai kia au pea ʼe ina fai he ʼu fakatuʼutuʼu kaka kia au, ohage pe ko te meʼa ʼaeni ʼe hoko ʼi te ʼaho nei.” 14 Neʼe tali e Asimeleke ki te hau: “ ʼE ʼi ai koa he tahi ʼi ʼau tagata faifekau fuli ʼe tuha mo te falala* ohage ko Tavite?+ ʼE ʼohoana mo tou ʼofafine,+ ʼe pule ki ʼau tagata leʼo pea ʼe fakaʼapaʼapaʼi ʼi tou fale.+ 15 Pe ʼe ko taku hoki fakafehuʼi koa ʼaeni ia te ʼAtua maʼa ia?+ Ko te ʼu meʼa ʼae ʼe ke talanoa mai ki ai, neʼe mole feala ia ke au fai! ʼAua naʼa ke tukugakoviʼi au pea mo te loto fale katoa ʼo taku tamai, koteʼuhi neʼe mole au iloʼi he meʼa ʼe tahi ʼo ʼuhiga mo te faʼahi ʼaia.”+

16 Kae neʼe ui e te hau: “Asimeleke, ʼe ke mate moʼoni anai,+ ʼo feia mo te famili katoa ʼo tau tamai.”+ 17 Neʼe ui e te hau ki te kau tagata leʼo* ʼae neʼe tutuʼu ʼi ʼona tafa: “Kotou olo ʼo matehi te kau pelepitelo ʼa Sehova, koteʼuhi ʼe natou kau mo Tavite! Neʼe natou iloʼi lelei pe neʼe au tuli ia ia, kae neʼe mole natou fakaha mai he meʼa!” Kae neʼe mole fia fāfā te kau tagata faifekau ʼa te hau ki te kau pelepitelo ʼa Sehova pea mo matehi natou. 18 Neʼe ui leva e te hau kia Toeke:+ “Alu ʼo matehi te kau pelepitelo!” Neʼe alu atu aipe ia Toeke, te tagata Etome+ ʼo matehi te kau pelepitelo. ʼI te ʼaho ʼaia, neʼe ina matehi ai te ʼu tagata ʼe toko 85 neʼe natou tui te efote lino.+ 19 Neʼe ina toe ʼohofi foki ia Nope,+ te kolo ʼo te kau pelepitelo. Neʼe ina tamateʼi ʼaki te heleta te hahaʼi tagata, mo te hahaʼi fafine, mo te tamaliki, ʼo feia mo natou ʼae neʼe kei meamea, mo te ʼu vitulo, mo te ʼu asino, pea mo te ʼu ovi.

20 Kae ko he tahi ʼo te ʼu foha ʼo Asimeleke, te foha ʼo Ahitupe, neʼe hao pea neʼe hola ʼo mulimuli ia Tavite. Neʼe higoa ko Apiata.+ 21 Neʼe ui e Apiata kia Tavite: “Neʼe matehi e Saulo te kau pelepitelo ʼa Sehova.” 22 Pea neʼe ui e Tavite kia Apiata: “Neʼe au iloʼi ʼi te ʼaho pe ʼaia,+ ʼi te nofo ʼa Toeke ʼi ai, te tagata Etome, ʼe ina fakaha anai kia Saulo. ʼE ko au ʼae neʼe tupu ai te mamate ʼa te hahaʼi* fuli ʼo te famili ʼo tau tamai. 23 Nofo mo au. ʼAua naʼa ke mataku, he ʼe ko ia ʼae ʼe ina kumi ke ina matehi koe,* ʼe ina toe kumi foki ke ina matehi au.* ʼE au puipui anai koe.”+