1 Naʻe fai fuoloa foki ʻae tau ʻae fale ʻo Saula pea mo e fale ʻo Tevita, ka naʻe fakaʻaʻau pe ke mālohi lahi ʻa Tevita, pea naʻe fakaʻaʻau ke vaivai hifo ʻae fale ʻo Saula.

2 ¶ Pea naʻe fānau ʻae fānau tangata kia Tevita ʻi Hepeloni: ko hono ʻuluaki ko ʻAmanoni, ʻia ʻAhinoami ko e fefine Sesilili; 3 Pea ko hono toko ua ko Kiliapi, ʻia ʻApikale naʻe mali mo Napale ko e tangata Kameli; pea ko hono toko tolu ko ʻApisalomi, ko e tama ʻa Meaka, ko e ʻofefine ʻo Talimai ko e tuʻi ʻo Kesuli: 4 Pea ko hono toko fā, ko ʻAtonisa, ko e tama ʻo Hakiti; pea ko hono toko nima, ko Sifatia ko e tama ʻo ʻApitali; 5 Pea ko hono toko ono, ko Itiliami, ʻia Ekila ko e uaifi ʻo Tevita. Naʻe fanauʻi ʻakinautolu ni kia Tevita ʻi Hepeloni.

6 ¶ Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he lolotonga ʻae fetauʻaki ʻae fale ʻo Saula pea mo e fale ʻo Tevita, naʻe kau mālohi ʻa ʻApina ki he fale ʻo Saula. 7 Pea naʻe ai ʻae fefine sinifu ʻo Saula, ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Lisipa, ko e taʻahine ʻo ʻAia: pea naʻe pehē ʻe Isiposeti kia ʻApina, “Ko e hā kuo ke hū atu ai ki he sinifu ʻo ʻeku tamai?” 8 Pea naʻe toki ʻita ʻaupito ʻa ʻApina koeʻuhi ko e lea ʻa Isiposeti, pea ne pehē, “He ko e ʻulu au ʻo ha kulī? Kuo u fai lelei ki Siuta he ʻaho ni ki he fale ʻo Saula ko hoʻo tamai, ki hono ngaahi tokoua, pea ki hono kāinga, pea kuo ʻikai te u tukuange koe ki he nima ʻo Tevita, ka kuo ke lau kiate au he ʻaho ni ha meʻa hala ki he fefine ni? 9 Ke fai ʻe he ʻOtua kia ʻApina, ʻo lahi hake foki, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te u fai ʻo hangē ko e fuakava ʻa Sihova kia Tevita; 10 Ke hiki ʻae puleʻanga mei he fale ʻo Saula, pea ke fokotuʻu ʻae nofoʻa fakatuʻi ʻo Tevita ki ʻIsileli mo Siuta, ʻo fai atu mei Tani ʻo aʻu ki Peasipa.” 11 Pea naʻe ʻikai te ne toe faʻa lea mai kia ʻApina, he naʻa ne manavahē kiate ia.

12 ¶ Pea naʻe fekau atu ʻe ʻApina ʻae kau talafekau kia Tevita maʻana, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻo hai ʻae fonua? Mo ne pehē, Ke tā kau taha mo au, pea vakai, ʻe ʻiate koe ʻa hoku nima, ke fakatoka ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē kiate koe.”

13 ¶ Pea naʻa ne pehē, “ʻOku lelei, te u fai ha fuakava mo koe: ka ko e meʻa ʻe taha kuo pau hoku loto ke ke fai, ʻa eni, ʻE ʻikai te ke sio ki hoku mata, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke tomuʻa ʻomi ʻa Mikale ko e ʻofefine ʻo Saula, ʻoka ke ka hau ke sio ki hoku mata.” 14 Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe Tevita ʻae kau talafekau kia Isiposeti ko e foha ʻo Saula, ʻo ne pehē, “Tuku mai hoku uaifi ko Mikale, ʻaia naʻaku poloʻi kiate au ʻaki ʻae muʻa kili ʻe teau ʻoe kau Filisitia.” 15 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Isiposeti, ʻo ne ʻomi ia mei hono husepāniti ko Faliteli ko e foha ʻo Leisi. 16 Pea naʻe muimui tangi pe ʻa hono husepāniti ʻiate ia ʻo aʻu ki Pahulimi. Pea naʻe pehē ai ʻe ʻApina kiate ia, “ʻAlu, ʻo foki atu.” Pea naʻa ne foki ange.

17 ¶ Pea naʻe fealēleaʻaki ʻa ʻApina pea mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻI he kuonga kuo hili naʻa mou kumi kia Tevita ke ne tuʻi kiate kimoutolu: 18 Pea ko eni fai ia: he kuo folofola ʻa Sihova ʻia Tevita, ʻo pehē, ‘ʻI he nima ʻo hoku tamaioʻeiki ko Tevita te u fakamoʻui ʻa hoku kakai ʻIsileli mei he nima ʻoe kau Filisitia, pea mei he nima ʻo honau ngaahi fili kotoa pē.’ ” 19 Pea naʻe lea foki ʻa ʻApina ke ongo atu ki Penisimani: pea naʻe ʻalu foki ʻa ʻApina ke lea ʻi he telinga ʻo Tevita ʻi Hepeloni, ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe loto lelei ki ʻIsileli, mo ia naʻe lelei ai ʻae fale kotoa pē ʻo Penisimani. 20 Ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa ʻApina ki Hepeloni kia Tevita, pea naʻe ʻiate ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko uofulu. Pea naʻe fai ha kātoanga ʻe Tevita kia ʻApina pea mo e kau tangata naʻe ʻiate ia. 21 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApina kia Tevita, “Te u tuʻu hake ʻo ʻalu, pea te u tānaki ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa ki hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi koeʻuhi ke nau fai ha fuakava mo koe, pea koeʻuhi ke ke puleʻi ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku holi ho loto ki ai.” Pea naʻe tukuange ʻe Tevita ʻa ʻApina; pea naʻa ne ʻalu ʻi he melino pe.

22 ¶ Pea vakai, naʻe liu mai ʻae kakai ʻo Tevita mo Soape mei he vāhenga tau, pea naʻa nau ʻomi mo kinautolu ʻae fuʻu koloa lahi: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻia Tevita ʻa ʻApina ʻi Hepeloni; he kuo ʻosi ʻa ʻene tukuange ia, pea kuo ʻalu ia ʻi he melino. 23 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻa Soape mo e kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, naʻa nau fakahā kia Soape, ʻo pehē, naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea ki he tuʻi, pea kuo ne tuku ia ke ʻalu, pea kuo ʻalu melino pe ia. 24 Ko ia naʻe toki haʻu ai ʻa Soape ki he tuʻi ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā eni kuo ke fai? Vakai kuo haʻu ʻa ʻApina kiate koe; ko e hā kuo ke tuku ai ia ke ne ʻalu, pea kuo ne mole atu ʻaupito? 25 ‌ʻOku ke ʻilo ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea naʻa ne haʻu ke kākaaʻi koe, pea ke ne matakiʻi ʻa hoʻo feʻaluʻaki, pea ke ʻilo ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ke fai.” 26 Pea hili ʻa ʻene haʻu ʻa Soape meia Tevita, naʻa ne kouna atu ʻae kau talafekau kia ʻApina, pea naʻa nau ʻomi ia mei he vaikeli ko Sila: ka naʻe ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe Tevita. 27 Pea ʻi heʻene liliu mai ʻa ʻApina ki Hepeloni, naʻe ʻave ia ʻe Soape ki he kau hala ʻi he matapā ke lea fakafufū kiate ia, pea naʻa ne hokaʻi ia ʻi ai ʻi hono kete ke ne mate, koeʻuhi ko e toto ʻo hono tokoua ko ʻAsaeli.

28 ¶ Pea ʻi heʻene toki fanongo ki ai ʻa Tevita, naʻa ne pehē, “ʻOku ou ʻataʻatā au mo hoku puleʻanga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo taʻengata, ʻi he toto ʻo ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea: 29 Tuku ke tō ia ki he ʻulu ʻo Soape, pea ki he fale kotoa ʻo ʻene tamai; pea ʻoua naʻa hala ʻae fale ʻo Soape ʻi ha kuonga, ʻi ha taha ʻoku mahaki kovi pe ha kilia, pe ha taha ʻoku faʻaki ki ha tokotoko, pe ha taha ʻoku tō ki he heletā, pe ha taha ʻoku masiva meʻakai.” 30 Ko ia naʻe tāmateʻi ʻa ʻApina ʻe Soape mo ʻApisai ko hono tokoua, koeʻuhi ko ʻene tāmateʻi ʻa hona tokoua ko ʻAsaeli ʻi he tau ʻi Kipea.

31 ¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻa Tevita kia Soape, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻiate ia, Haehae ʻa homou ngaahi kofu, pea nonoʻo ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae tauangaʻa, pea tēngihia ʻa ʻApina. Pea naʻe muimui ʻe Tevita ko e tuʻi ki he fata ʻoe pekia. 32 Pea naʻa nau tanu ʻa ʻApina ʻi Hepeloni: pea naʻe hiki hake ʻe he tuʻi hono leʻo ʻo ne tangi ʻi he faʻitoka ʻo ʻApina; pea naʻe tangi ʻae kakai kotoa pē. 33 Pea naʻe tēngihia ʻe he tuʻi ʻa ʻApina, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā kuo mate ai ʻa ʻApina, ʻo hangē ko ha tangata kovi? 34 Naʻe ʻikai haʻi ho nima, pea naʻe ʻikai fakamaʻu ho vaʻe ʻi he meʻa haʻi: ʻo hangē ko e tō ha tangata ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai angakovi, naʻe pehē ʻa hoʻo hinga.” Pea naʻe toe tēngihia ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē. 35 Pea ʻi he haʻu ʻae kakai kotoa pē kia Tevita ke kole ia ke ne kai ha meʻa ʻi heʻene kei ʻaho, naʻe fuakava ʻe Tevita, ʻo pehē, “Ke pehē hono fai kiate au ʻe he ʻOtua, ʻo lahi hake, ʻo kapau te u kamata ha konga mā, pe ha meʻa kehe, kaeʻoua ke tō hifo ʻae laʻā.” 36 Pea naʻe tokanga ʻae kakai kotoa pē, pea naʻa nau leleiʻia ai: ʻo hangē foki ko e fiemālie ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe fai ʻe he tuʻi. 37 He naʻe ʻilo ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ʻe he kakai kotoa pē mo ʻIsileli kotoa pē, naʻe ʻikai ko e loto ʻoe tuʻi ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea. 38 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, “ʻIkai ʻoku mou ʻilo ko e ʻeiki mo e tangata ongoongo kuo tō hifo he ʻaho ni ʻi ʻIsileli? 39 Pea kuo u vaivai he ʻaho ni, neongo kuo pani au ko e tuʻi: pea ʻoku faingataʻa fau kiate au ʻae kau tangata na ko e ngaahi tama ʻo Seluia: ʻe totongi ʻe Sihova ki he fai kovi ʻo fakatatau mo ʻene ngāue kovi.”