¶ 1 NAE toki hoko ai a Tevita ki Nobi o ne alu kia Ahimeleki koe taulaeiki: bea manavahe a Ahimeleki i he fetaulaki mo Tevita, o ne behe kiate ia, Koeha oku ke toko taha ai, bea ikai ha tagata iate koe?

2 Bea behe e Tevita kia Ahimeleki koe taulaeiki; Kuo tuku mai e he tu‘i ha gaue kiate au, o ne behe kiate au, Ke oua naa ilo e ha tagata e toko taha ae gaue koia aia oku ou fekau‘i ai koe, mo ia kuou fekau kiate koe: bea kuou fekau‘i eku kau tamaioeiki ki he gaahi botu koena.

3 Bea koeni, koeha oku i ho lalo nima? tuku mai ki hoku nima ha foi ma e nima, be ha mea be oku ke ma‘u.

4 Bea talaage e he taulaeiki kia Tevita, o behe, Oku ikai ha ma gofua i hoku nima, ka oku i ai ae ma tabu; o kabau be kuo taofi akinautolu e he kau talavou mei he kau fefine.

5 Bea nae leaage a Tevita ki he taulaeiki, o ne behe kiate ia, Koe mooni kuo taofi ae kau fefine meiate kinautolu i he aho nai e tolu, talu eku ha‘u kituaa, bea oku maonioni ae gaahi ibu ae kau talavou, bea oku hage oku gofua ae ma, io, he kuo fakatabu‘i he aho ni ae ma i he aiaga.

6 Koia nae atu ai kiate ia e he taulaeiki ae ma tabu: he nae ikai i ai ha ma, ka koe ma be oe ao, aia nae too mei he ao o Jihova, ke ai ki ai ae ma mafana i he aho aia nae too o ave ai ia.

7 Bea nae i ai i he aho koia ae tagata e toko taha i he kau tamaioeiki a Saula, nae moua ia i he ao o Jihova; ko Toeki hono higoa, koe tagata Itomi, koe tuu kimua ia oe kau tauhi manu lalahi a Saula.

¶ 8 Bea behe e Tevita kia Ahimeleki, Bea oku ikai i ho nima ni ha tao be ha heleta? he oku ikai teu omi eku heleta be ko eku mahafu tau, he koe gaue ae tu‘i nae fai fakatootoo.

9 Bea behe e he taulaeiki, Koe heleta a Kolaiate koe tagata Filisitia, aia naa ke tamate‘i i he telea o Ila, Vakai oku tuku takai ae kofu i he tua efoti: kabau ko ho loto ke ave ia, ave ia: he oku ikai ha taha kehe ka koia be i heni. Bea nae behe e Tevita, Oku ikai hano tatau mo ia; tuku mai ia.

¶ 10 Bea nae tuu hake a Tevita i he aho koia, o hola i he ene manavahe kia Saula, bea alu ia kia Akisi koe tu‘i o Kati.

11 Bea behe e he kau tamaioeiki a Akisi kiate ia, Ikai ko Tevita eni koe tu‘i oe fonua? ikai naa nau hiva fetaliaki kiate ia i he gaahi mee, o behe, Kuo tamate‘i e Saula ene gaahi toko afe, mo Tevita ene gaahi toko mano?

12 Bea nae fao e Tevita ae gaahi lea ni ki hono loto, bea nae manavahe lahi ia kia Akisi koe tu‘i o Kati.

13 Bea naa ne fakakehe ene aga i ho nau ao o ne fai o hage kuo vale ia ho nau nima, bea ne ne vaku ki he mataba oe huaga fale, bea naa ne tuku ke tafe hono favai ki hono fakabau.

14 Bea nae behe e Akisi ki he ene kau tamaioeiki, Vakai, oku mou mamata oku fakavalevale ae tagata; bea koeha ia kuo mou omi ai ia kiate au?

15 He oku aoga kiate au ha kau tagata fakavalevale, kuo mou omi ai ae jiana ni ke fai fakavalevale i hoku ao? e hoko koa ae jiana ni ki hoku fale?