ʼUluaki Samuele 23:1-29
23 Ki muli age, neʼe fakaha age kia Tavite: “ ʼE tauʼi e te kau Filisitini te kolo ko Keila,+ pea ʼe natou kaihaʼa te fulumeto ʼae ʼi te ʼu hahaʼaga fulumeto.”
2 Koia, neʼe fehuʼi e Tavite kia Sehova:+ “ ʼE tonu koa ke au alu ʼo tauʼi te kau Filisitini ʼaia?” Neʼe ui e Sehova kia Tavite: “Alu ʼo tauʼi te kau Filisitini pea mo ke haofaki ia Keila.”
3 Kae neʼe ui age e te kau tagata ʼa Tavite ki ai: “ ʼE matou matataku ʼi tamatou nonofo ʼi heni ʼi Suta.+ Kae ʼe feafeaʼi age la mo kapau ʼe matou olo ki Keila ʼo tauʼi te kau solia Filisitini?”+
4 Koia, neʼe toe fai ai e Tavite te fehuʼi kia Sehova.+ Pea neʼe tali age e Sehova: “Tuʼu ake pea ke alu ki Keila, he ʼe au tuku anai te kau Filisitini ki ʼou nima.”+
5 Koia neʼe olo ai ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata ki Keila, ʼo tauʼi te kau Filisitini. Neʼe ina toʼo ʼanatou faga manu pea mo ina matehi natou ʼo lahi ai te mātea, pea neʼe haofaki ai e Tavite te hahaʼi ʼo Keila.+
6 ʼI te temi ʼae neʼe hola ai ia Apiata,+ te foha ʼo Asimeleke ʼo alu kia Tavite ʼi Keila, neʼe ina ʼave mo ia he efote.
7 Pea neʼe fakaha age kia Saulo: “Kua haʼu ia Tavite ki Keila.” Neʼe ui leva e Saulo: “Kua tuku* e te ʼAtua ia ia ki ʼoku nima,+ he ʼe kua to ia ia totonu ki he hele, ʼi tana hu ki he kolo ʼe ʼi ai ʼona matapa mo ʼona ʼakau fakamaʼu.”
8 Koia, neʼe pauʼi ai e Saulo te hahaʼi fuli ki te tau, ke natou hifo ki Keila ʼo ʼa takai ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata.
9 Neʼe iloʼi leva e Tavite te fakatuʼutuʼu ʼa Saulo ʼae ke ina tauʼi ia ia. Neʼe ina ui ai kia Apiata te pelepitelo: “ ʼAumai te efote.”+
10 Pea neʼe ui e Tavite: “Sehova e, te ʼAtua ʼo Iselaele, kua au logo ki te fakatuʼutuʼu ʼa Saulo ʼae ke haʼu ki Keila ʼo maumauʼi te kolo ʼuhi pe ko au.+
11 ʼE tuku anai koa au e te kau takitaki ʼo* Keila ki ʼona nima? Pea ʼe hifo mai anai koa ia Saulo, ohage ko taku kua logo ki ai? Fakalelei siʼou loto, Sehova e, te ʼAtua ʼo Iselaele, kae ke ke tali mai kia au.” Neʼe tali e Sehova: “ ʼE hifo atu anai.”
12 Pea neʼe fehuʼi age e Tavite: “ ʼE tuku anai koa ia au mo taku kau tagata e te kau takitaki ʼo Keila ki te ʼu nima ʼo Saulo?” Neʼe tali age e Sehova: “ ʼE natou tuku anai koutou kia ia.”
13 Neʼe tuʼu ake aipe ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata, ʼae neʼe natou teitei toko 600,+ pea neʼe natou mavae ʼi Keila ʼo olo ki he ʼu faʼahi neʼe feala ke natou feholaki ki ai. ʼI te fakaha age kia Saulo kua mavae ia Tavite ʼi Keila, neʼe mole hoko atu tana tuli ia ia.
14 Neʼe nofo ia Tavite ʼi te toafa ʼi te ʼu koga meʼa ʼae ʼe faigataʼa te kaku ki ai, ʼi te potu moʼugaʼia ʼo te toafa ʼo Sife.+ Neʼe kumi tuʼumaʼu pe ia ia e Saulo,+ kae neʼe mole tuku e Sehova ia ia ki ʼona nima.
15 Neʼe iloʼi e Tavite* neʼe kumi ia ia e Saulo ke ina matehi, kae neʼe nofo ia Tavite ʼi te toafa ʼo Sife, ʼi Olese.
16 Neʼe alu leva ia Sonatane, te foha ʼo Saulo kia Tavite ʼi Olese, pea neʼe tokoni kia ia ke ina fakamalohiʼi tana falala ʼae kia* Sehova.+
17 Neʼe ina ui age ki ai: “ ʼAua naʼa ke mataku, he ʼe mole maʼu anai koe e Saulo, taku tamai. ʼE ke hau anai ki Iselaele+ pea ko au anai ʼae ka tuʼulaga lua. Pea ʼe toe iloʼi lelei pe e Saulo, taku tamai ia te faʼahi ʼaia.”+
18 Neʼe nā fai leva he fuakava+ ia muʼa ʼo Sehova, pea neʼe nofo ia Tavite ʼi Olese, kae alu ia Sonatane ki tona ʼapi.
19 Ki muli age, neʼe olo te kau tagata ʼo Sife kia Saulo ʼi Kipease+ pea neʼe natou ui ki ai: “ ʼE mole koa la nono ovi mai ia Tavite,+ ʼi te ʼu koga meʼa ʼae ʼe faigataʼa te kaku ki ai ʼi Olese,+ ʼi te kiʼi moʼuga ʼo Hakila,+ ʼae ʼe ʼi te potu saute* ʼo Sesimone?*+
20 Koia, siʼomatou hau, ko he temi pe ʼe fia haʼele mai ai tau ʼafio, pea ke haʼele mai. ʼE matou tuku anai ia ia ki te ʼu nima ʼo te hau.”+
21 Pea neʼe ui e Saulo: “Ke tapuakiʼi koutou e Sehova, he neʼe kotou fakaha mai kia au tokotou manavaʼofa.
22 Fakalelei siʼokotou loto, kae kotou olo ʼo faigaʼi ke kotou iloʼi totonu pe ʼe nofo ʼifea pea ko ai ʼae neʼe sio ki ai, he neʼe ui mai ʼe ko he tahi ʼe kaka ʼaupito.
23 Kotou kumi lelei te ʼu koga meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe nono ai pea kotou toe liliu mai mo ni logo ʼe tuha mo te falala. Pea ʼe au alu anai mo koutou, pea kapau ʼe nofo ʼi te fenua, ʼe au kumi anai ia ia ʼi te lotolotoiga ʼo te toko lauʼi afe* fuli ʼo Suta.”
24 Koia, neʼe natou toe liliu ai ki Sife,+ ʼi muʼa ʼo te tau age ʼa Saulo, kae neʼe nofo ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata ʼi te toafa ʼo Maoni,+ ʼi te Alapa,+ ʼi te potu saute ʼo Sesimone.
25 Neʼe ʼomai leva ia Saulo mo tana kau tagata ʼo kumi ia ia.+ ʼI te fakaha age kia Tavite, neʼe hifo atu aipe ki te fuʼu maka+ ʼae neʼe tuʼu ʼi te toafa ʼo Maoni, ʼo nofo ai. ʼI te logo ʼa Saulo ki ai, neʼe ina tuli ia Tavite ʼi te toafa ʼo Maoni.
26 Neʼe haʼu ia Saulo ʼi te tahi faʼahi ʼo te moʼuga kae nofo ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata ʼi te tahi age faʼahi ʼo te moʼuga. Neʼe hola fakavilivili ia Tavite+ mai ia Saulo, kae neʼe fakaovi age ia Saulo mo tana kau tagata kia Tavite pea mo tana kau tagata, ke natou puke ia natou.+
27 Kae neʼe haʼu leva he tagata ʼave logo kia Saulo, ʼo ina ui: “Haʼu fakavilivili, koteʼuhi kua ʼohofi e te kau Filisitini te fenua!”
28 Neʼe tuku ai e Saulo tana tuli ia Tavite+ kae alu ʼo tauʼi te kau Filisitini. Ko te tupuʼaga la ʼaia ʼo te fakahigoaʼi ʼo te koga meʼa ʼaia ko te Maka ʼo Te Mavete.
29 Neʼe mavae leva ia Tavite mai ai, ʼo alu ʼo nofo ʼi te ʼu koga meʼa ʼae ʼe faigataʼa te kaku ki ai, ʼi Ene-keti.+
Nota
^ Hep. “fakatau.”
^ Peʼe lagi “e natou ʼae ʼe ʼi ai ʼonatou kele ʼi.”
^ Peʼe lagi “Neʼe mataku ia Tavite koteʼuhi.”
^ Hep. “neʼe ina fakamalohiʼi tona nima ia.”
^ Hep. “ ʼi te faʼahi mataʼu.”
^ Peʼe lagi “ ʼo te toafa.”
^ Peʼe “te ʼu famili.”
