Fanga Hoosi mo e Saliote Afi ʻa Sihová

Naʻe ʻohofi hokohoko ʻe he tuʻi Sīlia ko Peni-hētatí ʻa ʻIsileli. Ka naʻe fakatokanga ʻi he taimi taki taha ʻa e palōfita ko ʻIlaisá ki he tuʻi ʻIsilelí, ko ia naʻe malava ai ke ne hola. Naʻe fakapapauʻi ai ʻe Peni-hētati ke ne puke ʻa ʻIlaisa. Naʻá ne ʻilo naʻe ʻi he kolo ko Tōtaní ʻa ʻIlaisa, pea naʻá ne fekauʻi atu ki ai ʻa e kau tau Sīliá ke nau puke ia.

Naʻe aʻu poʻuli ʻa e kau Sīliá ki Tōtani. ʻI he pongipongi hono hokó naʻe hū atu ai ki tuʻa ʻa e sevāniti ʻa ʻIlaisá ʻo ne sio kuo takatakaiʻi ʻa e koló ʻe ha fuʻu kau tau. Naʻá ne ilifia peá ne kaila: ‘ʻE ʻIlaisa, ko e hā ʻa e meʻa te ta faí?’ Naʻe tala ange ʻe ʻIlaisa: ‘ʻOku tokolahi ange ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku kau mo kitauá ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoku kau mo kinautolú.’ ʻI he taimi pē ko iá, naʻe ʻai ʻe Sihova ʻa e sevāniti ʻa ʻIlaisá ke ne sio ʻoku fonu ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga takatakai ʻi he koló ʻa e fanga hoosi mo e ngaahi saliote afi ki he taú.

ʻI he feinga ʻa e kau sōtia Sīliá ke puke ʻa ʻIlaisá, naʻá ne lotu: ‘ʻE Sihova, ʻai muʻa kinautolu ke nau kui.’ Neongo naʻe kei lava ke nau sio, fakafokifā pē naʻe ʻikai ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau sōtiá ia pe ʻoku nau ʻi fē. Naʻe tala ange ʻe ʻIlaisa ki he kau sōtiá: ‘ʻOku mou ʻi he kolo kehe. Muimui mai ʻiate au, te u ʻave kimoutolu ki he tangata ʻoku mou kumí.’ Naʻa nau muimui ʻia ʻIlaisa ki Samēlia, ʻa ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí.

Naʻe fuʻu tōmui ʻa hono ʻiloʻi ʻe he kau Sīliá ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku nau ʻi aí. Naʻe ʻeke ange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsilelí kia ʻIlaisa: ‘Te u tāmateʻi kinautolu?’ Naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻe ʻIlaisa ʻa e faingamālié ni ke fetongi ʻaki ai ha kovi ki he kakai ko eni naʻa nau feinga ke fai ha kovi kiate iá? ʻIkai. Naʻe pehē ʻe ʻIlaisa: ‘ʻOua ʻe tāmateʻi kinautolu. ʻOange haʻanau meʻakai, pea fekau ke nau ō.’ Ko ia naʻe teuteu ʻe he tuʻí ha fuʻu kātoanga kai maʻanautolu pea fekauʻi leva ke nau foki ki ʻapi.