Hili hono tāmateʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa Kolaiaté, naʻe ʻai ia ʻe Tuʻi Saula ke ne tokangaʻi ʻa ʻene kau taú. Naʻe ikuna ʻa Tēvita ʻi he ngaahi tau lahi, peá ne hoko ai ʻo manakoa ʻaupito. ʻI ha taimi pē naʻe foki mai ai ʻa Tēvita ki ʻapi mei he taú, naʻe haʻu ʻa e kau fefiné ʻo hula mo nau hiva: ‘Kuo taaʻi ʻe Saula ʻa e laui afe, pea kuo taaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e laui mano!’ Naʻe meheka ai ʻa Saula ʻia Tēvita peá ne loto ke tāmateʻi ia.

Naʻe poto ʻaupito ʻa Tēvita ʻi he tā haʻapé. ʻI he ʻaho ʻe taha lolotonga ʻa e tā haʻape ʻa Tēvita kia Saulá, naʻe tolongi ʻaki ia ʻe he tuʻí ʻa ʻene taó. Naʻe kalo taimi totonu ʻa Tēvita, pea naʻe tau ʻa e taó ʻi he holisí. ʻI he hili iá, naʻe feinga tuʻo lahi ʻa Saula ke tāmateʻi ʻa Tēvita. Naʻe faifai pē ʻo hola ʻa Tēvita ʻo ne toi ʻi he toafá.

Naʻe ʻalu ʻa Saula mo ha kau tau ko e kau tangata ʻe toko 3,000 ʻo kumi ʻa Tēvita. Naʻe hoko ʻo ne hū ki he ʻana tofu pē ko ia naʻe toi ai ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá. Naʻe fafana ʻa e  kau tangata ʻa Tēvitá: ‘Ko ho faingamālie eni ke ke tāmateʻi ai ʻa Saula.’ Naʻe tolotolo atu ʻa Tēvita kia Saula ʻo ne tuʻusi ha konga ʻo e kofu ʻo e tuʻí. Naʻe ʻikai ke ʻiloʻi ia ʻe Saula. ʻI he hili iá, naʻe ongoʻi kovi ʻaupito ʻa Tēvita ʻi heʻene fakahāhā ʻa e taʻefakaʻapaʻapa ki he tuʻi pani ʻa Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai te ne fakaʻatā ʻene kau tangatá ke nau ʻohofi ʻa Saula. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne ui atu kia Saula, ʻo ne pehē naʻe mei lava ke ne tāmateʻi ʻa Saula ʻi heʻene maʻu ʻa e faingamālié. Naʻe liliu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻa Saula fekauʻaki mo Tēvitá?

ʻIkai. Naʻe hokohoko atu pē hono kumi ʻe Saula ʻa Tēvitá. ʻI he pō ʻe taha naʻe moulu atu ai ʻa Tēvita mo hono ʻilamutu ko ʻApisaí ki he tēniti ʻo Saulá. Naʻe aʻu kia ʻĀpina ko e tangata naʻá ne leʻohi ʻa Saulá, naʻá ne mohe. Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisai: ‘Ko hota faingamālié eni! Tuku ke u tāmateʻi ia.’ Naʻe tali ange ʻe Tēvita: ‘Ko Sihova te ne fakamāuʻi ʻa Saulá. Ta toʻo pē ʻene taó mo ʻene sioki vaí pea ta ō.’

Naʻe kaka ʻa Tēvita ki ha moʻunga ofi ai naʻe hanga atu ki he tēniti ʻo Saulá. Naʻá ne kaila: ‘ʻE ʻĀpina, ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ai te ke maluʻi ho tuʻí? Ko fē ʻa e sioki mo e tao ʻa Saulá?’ Naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe Saula ko e leʻo ia ʻo Tēvitá peá ne pehē: ‘Naʻe mei lava ke ke tāmateʻi au, ka naʻe ʻikai. ʻOku ou ʻilo ko koe te ke hoko ko e tuʻi hono hoko ʻo ʻIsilelí.’ Naʻe foki ʻa Saula ki hono palasí. Ka naʻe ʻikai ke fehiʻa ʻa e toko taha kotoa ʻi he fāmili ʻo Saulá ʻia Tēvita.