¶ 1 BEA i he liu mai a Saula mei he ene tuli ae kau Filisitia, bea hoko o behe, nae tala kiate ia, o behe, Vakai, oku i he toafa o Eni‐keti a Tevita.

2 Bea nae ave e Saula ae kau tagata nae fili e toko tolu afe mei Isileli kotoabe, bea nae alu ia ke kumi a Tevita mo hono kau tagata i he fuga oe gaahi maka oe faga koji kaivao.

3 Bea nae hoko ia ki he gaahi lotoa sibi i he veehala, aia nae i ai ae ana, bea hu ki ai a Saula ke ufiufi hono va‘e: bea nae i he tafaaki ana a Tevita mo hono kau tagata.

4 Bea behe e he kau tagata o Tevita kiate ia, Vakai, koeni ae aho aia nae behe ai e Jihova kiate koe, Vakai, teu tukuage ho fili ki ho nima, koeuhi ke ke fai kiate ia aia oku lelei kiate koe. Bea nae tuu hake a Tevita o ne hele‘i o motuhi fakafufu ae mui kofu o Saula.

5 Bea hili a hono fai nae tautea a Tevita e hono loto, koe mea i he ene motuhi ae botu oe kofu o Saula.

6 Bea behe eia ki hono kakai, Ke taofi e Jihova ke oua naaku fai ae mea ni ki hoku eiki, koe fakatabu‘i e Jihova, ke mafao atu hoku nima agatuu kiate ia, ka koe bani ia a Jihova.

7 Koia nae taofi e Tevita ene kau tamaioeiki aki ae gaahi lea ni, bea nae ikai tuku akinautolu ke nau tuu hake kia Saula. Ka nae tuu hake a Saula mei he ana, bea alu i hono hala.

8 Bea nae tuu foki a Tevita o alu kitua mei he ana, bea kalaga ia kia Saula o behe. A hoku eiki koe tu‘i. Bea nae tafoki o vakai ki mui a Saula, oku tulolo a Tevita hono mata ki he kelekele, bea bunou ia.

¶ 9 Bea nae behe e Tevita kia Saula, Koeha oku ke tokaga ai ke he gaahi lea ae kau tagata, oku behe, Vakai, oku kumi e Tevita ke ke lavea?

10 Vakai, kuo ke mamata aki ho mata he aho ni ki he ene tuku mai koe e Jihova he aho ni ki hoku nima i he ana: bea nae tala e he niihi keu ta‘i koe: ka nae fakamoui koe e hoku mata; bea neu behe, E ikai teu mafao atu hoku nima o agatuu ki hoku eiki; he koe fakatabu‘i ia a Jihova.

11 Bea koeni foki, a eku tamai, vakai, io, vakai ki he botu o ho kofu i hoku nima: i he eku hele‘i ke motu ae kaba o ho kofu, o ikai teu ta‘i koe, ke ke ilo ai mo vakai oku ikai ha kovi be ha agahala i hoku nima, bea kuo ikai teu fai agahala kiate koe; ka oku ke tuli a eku moui ke ta‘i ia.

12 Ke fakamāu‘i e Jihova kiate au mo koe, bea totogi kiate koe e Jihova koeuhi ko au: ka e ikai iate koe a hoku nima ooku.

13 Kae hage koe lea ae mātua i mu‘a, Oku tubu ae fai kovi mei he agakovi: ka e ikai iate koe a hoku nima.

14 Kuo ha‘u ae tu‘i o Isileli o tuli ki ahai? Oku ke tulia ahai? koe kuli mate, koe kutufiji.

15 Koia ke fakamāu e Jihova, bea fakamāu kiate au mo koe, bea vakai, o lagomaki‘i au, bea fakamoui au mei ho nima.

¶ 16 Bea nae hoko o behe, i he fakaoji e Tevita ae gaahi lea ni kia Saula, nae behe e Saula, He ko ho le‘o eni, E Tevita ko hoku foha? bea nae hiki hono le‘o e Saula o ne tagi.

17 Bea nae behe eia kia Tevita, Oku ke agatonu lahi koe iate au: he kuo ke totogi lelei kiate au, ka kuou totogi kovi kiate koe.

18 Bea kuo ke fakaha he aho ni a hoo fai lelei kiate au: koeuhi i he tukuage au e Jihova ki ho nima, nae ikai te ke tamate‘i au.

19 He kabau oku ilo e ha tagata hono fili, te ne tuku ke toe alu moui? koia ke totogi lelei e Jihova kiate koe, i he mea kuo ke fai kiate au he aho ni.

20 Bea koeni, vakai, Oku ou ilo bau koe mooni te ke hoko ke tu‘i, bea e fakatuu mau ae buleaga o Isileli iate koe.

21 Koia ke ke fuakava ni kiate au ia Jihova, ke oua naa ke motuhi hoku hako kimui iate au, bea oua naa ke fakaauha hoku higoa mei he fale o eku tamai.

22 Bea nae fuakava e Tevita kia Saula. Bea alu a Saula ki hono abi, ka nae alu hake a Tevita mo hono kau tagata ki he toitoiaga.