ʼUluaki Samuele
30 ʼI te temi ʼae neʼe tau atu ai ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata ki Tesikelake+ ʼi te tolu ʼaho, neʼe kua ʼohofi e te kau Amaleke+ te potu saute* pea mo Tesikelake. Neʼe natou tauʼi mo tutu ia Tesikelake. 2 Neʼe natou puke mo ʼave ia te hahaʼi fafine+ pea mo natou fuli ʼae neʼe ʼi te kolo, mai ia natou liliki ki te kau lalahi. Neʼe mole natou matehi he tahi, kae neʼe natou ʼave natou mo hoko atu tonatou fagona. 3 ʼI te tau atu ʼa Tavite mo tana kau tagata ki te kolo, neʼe kua tutu mo ʼave ʼonatou ʼohoana, mo ʼonatou foha pea mo ʼonatou ʼofafine. 4 Neʼe fetagihi leʼo lahi ia Tavite mo te kau tagata ʼae neʼe fakatahi mo ia, ʼo kaku ki te mole kei ʼi ai honatou malohi ke natou fetagihi ai. 5 Neʼe toe ʼave foki mo te ʼu ʼohoana ʼe lua ʼo Tavite, ia Asinoame mai Siseleele, pea mo Apikaile, te fafine ʼae neʼe ʼohoana ʼi muʼa atu mo Napale, te tagata Kalemelo.+ 6 Neʼe hoha lahi ia Tavite he neʼe ui e te kau tagata ke tuki makaʼi ia ia, koteʼuhi neʼe iita te kau tagata fuli ʼi te kua pupuli ʼo ʼonatou foha mo ʼonatou ʼofafine. Kae neʼe lotomalohi ia Tavite ʼuhi ko te tokoni ʼa Sehova tona ʼAtua.+
7 Neʼe ui leva e Tavite kia Apiata,+ te pelepitelo, te foha ʼo Asimeleke: “Fakalelei siʼou loto, kae ke ke ʼaumai te efote.”+ Neʼe ʼaumai ai e Apiata te efote kia Tavite. 8 Pea neʼe fehuʼi e Tavite kia Sehova:+ “ ʼE tonu koa ke au tuli te kau solia ʼaia? ʼE au maʼu anai koa ia natou?” Neʼe tali e te ʼAtua: “Alu ʼo tuli natou, he ʼe ke maʼu anai natou, mo toe toʼo ia meʼa fuli pea mo haofaki te hahaʼi fuli.”+
9 Neʼe alu atu aipe ia Tavite mo te kau tagata ʼe toko 600+ ʼae neʼe fakatahi mo ia, ʼo natou olo ai ʼo kaku ki te Vai Tafe* ʼo Pesole. Neʼe nonofo leva ʼi ai ʼihi tagata. 10 Neʼe hoko atu pe e Tavite mo te kau tagata ʼe toko 400 tanatou tuli, kae neʼe nonofo te toko 200 tagata ʼae neʼe mole natou fakalaka ʼi te Vai Tafe ʼo Pesole he neʼe kua natou gaʼegagaʼe ʼosi.+
11 Neʼe natou maʼu leva he tagata Esipito ʼi te fenua pea neʼe natou ʼave kia Tavite. Neʼe natou foaki age tana meʼa kai mo tana moʼi vai ke inu, 12 mo tana moʼi keke fiku pea mo ʼana foʼi keke vite ʼe lua. ʼI tana ʼosi kai, neʼe toe malohi ai,* koteʼuhi neʼe mole kai mo inu hana moʼi vai lolotoga ʼaho ʼe tolu mo po ʼe tolu. 13 Neʼe fehuʼi leva e Tavite kia ia: “Ko ai tou pule, pea ʼe ke haʼu maifea?” Neʼe ina tali age: “Ko au ko he tagata gaue mai Esipito, neʼe au kaugana ki he tagata Amaleke. Kae neʼe liʼaki au e toku pule he neʼe au mahaki kua hili ki ai ʼaho ʼe tolu. 14 Neʼe matou ʼohofi te potu saute* ʼo te kau Keleti,+ mo te fenua ʼo Suta mo te potu saute* ʼo Kalepo,+ pea neʼe matou tutu ia Tesikelake.” 15 Neʼe ui age e Tavite ki ai: “ ʼE ke taki anai au ki te kau solia ʼaia?” Neʼe ina tali age: “Kapau ʼe ke fakapapau mai ʼi te huafa ʼo te ʼAtua ʼe mole ke matehi anai au mo tuku ki te ʼu nima ʼo toku pule, ʼe au taki anai koe ki te kau solia ʼaia.”
16 Neʼe ina taki ai ia ia ki te kau solia ʼaia neʼe mavetevete ʼi te fenua. Neʼe natou kakai mo iinu pea mo fakafiafia ʼuhi ko te toe koloa lahi ʼae neʼe natou toʼo mai te fenua ʼo te kau Filisitini pea mo te fenua ʼo Suta. 17 Neʼe matematehi leva natou e Tavite mai te mafoata ʼo kaku ki te afiafi. Neʼe mole hao he tahi, gata pe ki te kau tagata ʼe toko 400 ʼae neʼe feholaki ʼi te ʼu kamelo.+ 18 Neʼe toe maʼu e Tavite te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe toʼo e te kau Amaleke,+ pea neʼe haofaki e Tavite ʼona ʼohoana ʼe lua. 19 Neʼe mole puli he tahi, mai ia natou liliki ki te kau lalahi. Neʼe natou toe maʼu ʼonatou foha, mo ʼonatou ʼofafine pea mo ʼonatou koloa.+ Neʼe toe maʼu e Tavite te ʼu meʼa fuli ʼae neʼe natou toʼo. 20 Neʼe toʼo e Tavite te faga ovi mo te faga pipi fuli. Neʼe taki e tana hahaʼi te ʼu manu ʼaia ʼi muʼa kae muli mai tanatou faga manu, mo natou ui: “Koʼeni te koloa ʼo Tavite.”
21 Neʼe alu leva ia Tavite ki te kau tagata ʼe toko 200 ʼae neʼe mole olo mo ia he neʼe kua natou gaʼegagaʼe ʼosi, kae neʼe nonofo ʼi te Vai Tafe ʼo Pesole.+ Neʼe natou ʼomai ʼo fakafelaveʼi kia Tavite pea mo te hahaʼi ʼae neʼe fakatahi mo ia. ʼI te fakaovi age ʼa Tavite ki te kau tagata ʼaia, neʼe ina fehuʼi age pe kua natou feafeaʼi. 22 Kae ko ʼihi tagata ʼae neʼe olo mo Tavite neʼe natou agakovi pea neʼe mole honatou ʼuhiga. Neʼe natou ui ki ai: “ ʼE mole tou foaki age anai he meʼa kia natou ʼi te koloa ʼae neʼe tou maʼu, he neʼe mole olo mo tatou. Ke natou tahi toʼo tona ʼohoana mo ʼona foha, pea ke natou olo.” 23 Kae neʼe tali e Tavite: “Siʼoku ʼu tehina, ʼe mole tonu ke kotou fai te faʼahi ʼaia ʼaki te meʼa ʼae neʼe foaki mai e Sehova kia tatou. Neʼe ina puipui tatou pea mo tuku ki ʼotatou nima te kau solia ʼaia ʼae neʼe natou tauʼi tatou.+ 24 Pea ko ai ʼae ʼe manatu tahi anai mo koutou ʼo ʼuhiga mo te faʼahi ʼaia? Ko te vahe ʼo ia ʼae neʼe alu ki te tau ʼe tatau pe anai mo te vahe ʼo ia ʼae neʼe nofo mo te ʼu kavega.+ ʼE kotou tahi maʼu fuli anai tona vahe.”+ 25 Pea talu mai te ʼaho ʼaia, neʼe ko he lekula mo he fakatotonu ʼi Iselaele ʼo kaku mai ki te ʼaho nei.
26 ʼI te toe liliu ʼa Tavite ki Tesikelake, neʼe ina momoli he ʼu koloa ki te kau takitaki ʼo Suta ʼae neʼe ko ʼona kaumeʼa, ʼo ina ui: “ ʼE ko he meʼa ʼofa* ʼaeni maʼa koutou mai te ʼu koloa ʼo te ʼu fili ʼo Sehova.” 27 Neʼe ina momoli he ʼu meʼa ʼofa kia natou ʼae ʼi Petele,+ mo natou ʼae ʼi Lamoti ʼo te Nekepe,* mo natou ʼae ʼi Satili,+ 28 mo natou ʼae ʼi Aloele, mo natou ʼae ʼi Sifemote, mo natou ʼae ʼi Esetemoa,+ 29 mo natou ʼae ʼi Lakali, mo natou ʼae ʼi te ʼu kolo ʼo te kau Selasemeele,+ mo natou ʼae ʼi te ʼu kolo ʼo te kau Kenite,+ 30 mo natou ʼae ʼi Holema,+ mo natou ʼae ʼi Polasani, mo natou ʼae ʼi Ataki, 31 mo natou ʼae ʼi Hepelone+ pea mo te ʼu potu fuli pe ʼae neʼe olo ki ai ia Tavite mo tana kau tagata.