He Koʼe ʼe Tonu Ke Hola Ia Tavite

ʼI TE ʼosi matehi e Tavite ia Koliate, ko Apinea te pule ʼo te kautau neʼe ina ʼave ia ia kia Saulo. Neʼe leleiʼia e Saulo ia Tavite. Neʼe ina fakanofo ia ia ke pule ki tana kautau pea neʼe ina tāʼofi ia ia ke nofo ʼi te ʼapi ʼo te hau.

Ki muli age, ʼi te liliu mai ʼa te kautau mai tanatou tauʼi te kau Filisitini, neʼe hiva fēnei te hahaʼi fafine: ‘Neʼe matehi e Saulo te ʼu lauʼi afe, kae neʼe matehi e Tavite te ʼu lauʼi hogofulu afe.’ Neʼe tupu ai te maheka ʼa Saulo, koteʼuhi neʼe lahi age te faka maʼuhigaʼi ʼo Tavite. Kae neʼe mole maheka te foha ʼo Saulo ko Sonatane. Neʼe ʼofa mamahi ia kia Tavite, pea neʼe toe ʼofa foki mo Tavite kia Sonatane. Koia neʼe nā fefakapapauʼaki ai ʼe nā kaumeʼa tuʼumaʼu anai.

Neʼe poto lelei ia Tavite ʼi te tā alepa, pea neʼe leleiʼia e Saulo tana fai musika ʼaia. Kae ʼi te tahi ʼaho neʼe maheka ia Saulo pea neʼe ina fai te meʼa ʼe kovi. Lolotoga te tā alepa ʼa Tavite, neʼe toʼo e Saulo tana tao pea ina hokaʼi ia ia, ʼo ʼui maʼana: ‘ ʼE ʼau tutuki anai ia Tavite ki te kaupā!’ Kae neʼe kalo ia Tavite, pea neʼe hāo ai. Ki muli age neʼe toe hala aipe te hokaʼi e Saulo ia Tavite ʼaki tana tao. Pea neʼe ʼiloʼi ai e Tavite kua tonu ke nofo tokaga.

Kei koutou manatuʼi koa te fakapapau ʼaē neʼe fai e Saulo? Neʼe ina ʼui ʼe ina foaki anai tona ʼofafine ke ʼohoana mo te tagata ʼaē ka ina matehi anai ia Koliate. Neʼe ʼui age e Saulo kia Tavite ʼe feala tana foaki age kia ia tona ʼofafine ko Mikale, kae ʼe tonu muʼa ke ina matehi he ʼu tagata Filisitini e toko 100. Koutou fakakaukauʼi muʼa te meʼa ʼaia! Neʼe manatu ia Saulo ʼe matehi anai ia Tavite e te kau Filisitini. Kae neʼe mole hoko te faʼahi ʼaia, pea neʼe foaki ai e Saulo tona ʼofafine ke ʼohoana mo Tavite.

ʼI te tahi ʼaho neʼe fakahā e Saulo kia Sonatane pea mo tana ʼu kaugana fuli ʼe ina fia matehi ia Tavite. Kae neʼe ʼui age e Sonatane ki tana tāmai: ‘ ʼAua naʼa ke fai he meʼa ʼe kovi kia Tavite. Neʼe mole heʼeki ina fai he meʼa ʼe kovi kia koe. Kae ko meʼa fuli ʼaē neʼe ina fai neʼe ʼaoga ʼaupito kia koe. Neʼe feala ke hoko he tuʼutāmaki kia ia ʼi tana matehi ia Koliate, pea ʼi tau sio ki te meʼa ʼaia, neʼe ke fiafia ai.’

Neʼe fakalogo ia Saulo ki tona foha, pea neʼe ina fakapapau age ʼe mole ina matehi anai ia Tavite. Neʼe toe liliu mai ia Tavite, pea toe tauhi kia Saulo ʼi tona ʼapi ohage ko tana fai ʼi muʼa atu. Kae ʼi te tahi ʼaho, lolotoga te fai mahōlō ʼa Tavite, neʼe toe hokaʼi e Saulo tana tao kia Tavite. Neʼe kalo ia Tavite, pea neʼe ʼalu tana tao ʼo tuʼu ʼi te kaupā. Ko tona tuʼa tolu leva ʼaia! Kua ʼiloʼi leva e Tavite ʼe tonu ke foimo hola!

ʼI te po pe ʼaia neʼe ʼalu ai ia Tavite ki tona ʼapi. Kae neʼe fekauʼi e Saulo te ʼu tagata ke nātou ʼolo ʼo matehi ia ia. Neʼe ʼiloʼi e Mikale te ʼu fakatuʼutuʼu ʼa tana tāmai. Koia neʼe ina ʼui ai ki tona ʼohoana: ‘Kapau ʼe mole ke hola ʼi te po pe ʼaenī, pea ʼe ke mate anai ʼapogipogi.’ ʼI te po pe ʼaia neʼe tokoni ia Mikale kia Tavite ʼo fakahola ʼi te matapā fakamālama. Lolotoga taʼu e fitu, neʼe tonu ke feholaʼaki ia Tavite naʼa maʼu ia ia e Saulo.