ʻUluaki Sāmiuela 16:1-23
16 Naʻe faifai atu pē pea folofola ʻa Sihova kia Sāmiuela: “Ko e hā hono fuoloa hoʻo mamahi koeʻuhi ko Saulá+ he kuó u siʻaki ia mei heʻene pule ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsilelí?+ Fakafonu hoʻo meʻatuí ʻaki ʻa e lolo+ peá ke ʻalu. Te u fekau atu koe kia Sese+ ko e tangata Pētelihemá, koeʻuhi he kuó u fili mei he lotolotonga hono ngaahi fohá ha tuʻi maʻaku.”+
2 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Sāmiuela: “ʻE lava fēfē ke u ʻalu? ʻI he taimi ʻe fanongo ai ʻa Saula fekauʻaki mo iá te ne tāmateʻi au.”+ Naʻe tali ange ʻe Sihova: “ʻAlu mo ha pulu mui peá ke pehē, ‘Kuó u haʻu ke fai ha feilaulau kia Sihova.’
3 Fakaafeʻi ʻa Sese ki he feilaulaú; pea te u toki fakahā kiate koe ʻa e meʻa ke faí. Kuo pau ke ke pani maʻaku ʻa e tokotaha te u fakahaaʻi atu kiate koé.”+
4 Naʻe fai ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa e meʻa naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihová. ʻI heʻene aʻu ki Pētelihemá,+ naʻe manavahē ʻa e kau mātuʻa ʻo e koló ʻi he fetaulaki mo iá, pea nau pehē: “ʻOkú ke haʻu melino pē?”
5 ʻI he meʻá ni naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku melino pē. Kuó u haʻú ke fai ha feilaulau kia Sihova. Fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi kimoutolu, pea tau ō mo au ki he feilaulaú.” Pea naʻá ne fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻa Sese mo hono ngaahi fohá, ʻi he hili iá naʻá ne ui kinautolu ki he feilaulaú.
6 ʻI heʻenau hū atu peá ne sio kia ʻEliapí,+ naʻá ne pehē: “ʻOku tuʻu moʻoni heni ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihová ʻa ʻene tokotaha paní.”
7 Ka naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Sāmiuela: “ʻOua naʻá ke tokanga ki hono fōtungá pea mo hono māʻolungá,+ he kuó u siʻaki ia. He ko e anga ʻo e sio ʻa e tangatá ʻoku ʻikai ko e anga ia ʻo e sio ʻa e ʻOtuá, koeʻuhí he ʻoku sio ʻa e tangatá pē ki he meʻa ʻoku hā ki he matá, ka ʻoku sio ʻa Sihova ia ki he lotó.”+
8 Naʻe ui leva ʻe Sese ʻa ʻApinatapi+ pea fekau ke ʻalu atu ʻi muʻa ʻia Sāmiuela, ka naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo ʻikai foki ke fili ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokotahá ni.”
9 Ko hono hokó naʻe ʻoatu leva ʻe Sese ʻa Sama,+ ka naʻá ne pehē: “Kuo ʻikai foki ke fili ʻe Sihova ʻa e tokotahá ni.”
10 Ko ia ai, naʻe fekau ʻe Sese ʻa hono ngaahi foha ʻe toko fitú ke nau ʻalu atu ʻi muʻa ʻia Sāmiuela, ka naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela kia Sese: “Kuo ʻikai foki ke fili ʻe Sihova ha taha ʻo kinautolú ni.”
11 Fakaʻosí naʻe pehē ange ʻe Sāmiuela kia Sese: “Ko e kotoa eni hoʻo tamaiki tangatá?” Naʻá ne tali ange: “Ko e siʻi tahá+ pē ʻoku teʻeki ke ʻi hení; ʻokú ne tauhi ʻa e fanga sipí.”+ Naʻe pehē ange leva ʻe Sāmiuela kia Sese: “Fekau kiate ia ke haʻu, koeʻuhi heʻikai ke tau tangutu ʻo kai kae ʻoua kuó ne haʻu ki heni.”
12 Ko ia ai, naʻá ne fai ha fekau ke ʻomi ia peá ne haʻu. Pea naʻá ne pahapaha, mo fakaʻofoʻofa hono kanoʻimatá pea fōtunga matamatalelei.+ Pea naʻe folofola mai leva ʻa Sihova: “Tuʻu hake pea pani ia, he ko ia ʻa e tokotahá!”+
13 Ko ia naʻe toʻo ʻe Sāmiuela ʻa e meʻatui ʻaiʻanga loló+ pea pani ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono fanga tokouá. Pea naʻe kamata ke fakaivimālohiʻi ʻe he laumālie ʻo Sihová ʻa Tēvita mei he ʻaho ko iá ʻo hokohoko atu.+ Ki mui ai, naʻe tuʻu hake ʻa Sāmiuela ʻo ne ʻalu ki Lama.+
14 Pea naʻe mavahe ʻa e laumālie ʻo Sihová meia Saula,+ pea naʻe fakamamahiʻi ia+ ʻe ha laumālie kovi* meia Sihova.
15 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa Saulá kiate ia: “Vakai ʻoku fakamamahiʻi koe ʻe ha laumālie kovi mei he ʻOtuá.
16 Ke ke fekau mai muʻa ʻe homau ʻeiki, ʻa hoʻo kau sevānití ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ho ʻaó ke kumi mai ha tangata ʻoku pōtoʻi ʻi he tā haʻapé.+ Pea ʻi ha taimi pē ʻe hoko mai ai kiate koe ha laumālie kovi mei he ʻOtuá, te ne tā leva ia pea te ke ongoʻi lelei ange ai.”
17 Ko ia ai, naʻe pehē ange ʻe Saula ki heʻene kau sevānití: “Kātaki ʻo kumi mai ha tangata tā lelei, pea ʻomai ia kiate au.”
18 Naʻe pehē ange ʻe he taha ʻo e kau tamaioʻeikí: “Vakai! Kuó u sio ʻi he pōtoʻi tā ʻa ha foha ʻo Sese ko e tangata Pētelihemá, pea ko e tokotaha toʻa ʻi he taú+ mo loto-lahi. ʻOkú ne pōtoʻi lea, pea ʻokú ne matātangata,+ pea ʻoku kau mo ia+ ʻa Sihova.”
19 Naʻe fekau atu leva ʻe Saula ha kau talafekau kia Sese ʻo pehē: “Fekau ho foha ko Tēvitá, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi he fanga sipí+ ke haʻu kiate au.”
20 Ko ia naʻe fakaheka ʻe Sese ki ha ʻasi ha mā, mo ha hina kiliʻimanu ʻoku ʻi ai ha uaine, pea mo ha kiʻi kosi pea ʻoatu ia kia Saula ʻi hono foha ko Tēvitá.
21 Ko ia naʻe ʻalu atu ʻa Tēvita kia Saula pea kamata ke ne ngāue kiate ia.+ Naʻe kamata ke ʻofa lahi ʻaupito ʻa Saula ʻiate ia, pea naʻá ne hoko ko ʻene tangata toʻo meʻatau.
22 Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe Saula ha fekau kia Sese: “Kātaki ʻo tuku muʻa ʻa Tēvita ke ngāue ai pē kiate au, he ʻoku ou leleiʻia ʻiate ia.”
23 ʻI he taimi pē naʻe hoko mai ai kia Saula ha laumālie kovi mei he ʻOtuá, naʻe toʻo ʻe Tēvita ʻa e haʻapé peá ne tā ia, pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Saula ha fiemālie peá ne ongoʻi lelei ange, pea naʻe mavahe leva ʻa e laumālie koví meiate ia.+
Fakamatala ‘i Lalo
^ Pe “hehema kovi.” Naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa e ʻatamai tonu ʻo Saulá ke ne fakahohaʻasi pē ia.
