¶ 1 BEA nae behe, i he ene hoko o motua a Samuela naa ne fakanofo hono ogo foha ke fakamāu ki Isileli.

2 Bea ko hono higoa oe uluaki foha ko Joeli; bea koe higoa o hono tokoua, ko Abia: bea koe ogo fakamāu akinaua i Beasiba.

3 Bea nae ikai alu a hono ogo foha i hono gaahi hala oona, ka naa na tafoki o kumi koloa, o na ma‘u koloa totogi, bea fakahala‘i ae fakamāu.

4 Bea nae toki fakakatoa fakataha akinautolu e he kau mātua kotoabe o Isileli, o ha‘u kia Samuela ki Lama,

5 O nau behe kiate ia, Vakai kuo ke motua, bea oku ikai alu a ho ogo foha i ho gaahi hala: bea koeni fakanofo ha tu‘i moo mautolu ke ne fakamāu‘i akimautolu o hage koe gaahi buleaga kotoabe.

6 Ka nae kovi lahi kia Samuela ae nau behe, Tuku kiate kimautolu ha tu‘i ke ne fakamāu‘i akimautolu. Bea nae lotu e Samuela kia Jihova.

7 Bea nae behe e Jihova kia Samuela, Tokaga ki he le‘o oe kakai i he mea kotoabe oku nau tala kiate koe: he oku teeki ai te nau jiaki koe, ka kuo nau jiaki au, ke oua naaku bule kiate kinautolu.

8 Hage koe gaahi gaue aia kuo nau fai talu ae aho aia neu omi ai akinautolu mei Ijibite, io o a‘u ki he aho ni, aia kuo nau liaki au, bea tauhi ae gaahi otua kehe; oku behe e nau fai kiate koe.

9 Bea koeni, tokaga ki ho nau le‘o; ka ke valoki mamafa kiate kinautolu, bea fakaha kiate kinautolu hono aga oe tu‘i, aia e bule kiate kinautolu.

¶ 10 Bea nae fakaha e Samuela ae gaahi folofola kotoabe a Jihova ki he kakai nae tala tu‘i kiate ia.

11 Bea behe eia, Ko hono aga eni oe tu‘i, aia e bule kiate kimoutolu: Te ne too ho mou gaahi foha bea vahe‘i akinautolu moona, ki he ene gaahi jaliote, bea ke hoko ko ene kau heka hose; bea ke lele muomua i hono gaahi jaliote.

12 Bea e fakanofo eia moona ae gaahi eiki bule ki he gaahi toko afe, moe eiki bule ki he gaahi toko nimagofulu; bea te ne fakafatogia akinautolu ke keli ene goue, bea ke tuuji ene ta‘u, bea ke nau gaohi ene mahafu tau, moe gaahi mea ki hono gaahi jaliote.

13 Bea te ne bule ke hoko a ho mou gaahi ofefine, koe kau gaohi ma melie, koe kau teu kai, moe kau ta‘o ma.

14 Bea e ma‘u eia hoo mou gaahi goue, mo hoo mou goue vaine, moe goue olive, io aia oku lelei lahi, bea e foaki ia ki he ene kau tamaioeiki.

15 Bea te ne too hono hogofulu o hono vahe i hoo mou tega‘i akau, bea mo hoo mou goue vaine, bea foaki ki he ene kau matābule mo ene kau tamaioeiki.

16 Bea te ne too hoo mou kau tamaioeiki, mo hoo mou kau kaunaga, mo hoo mou kau tagata toulekeleka, mo hoo mou faga asi, o tuku akinautolu ki he ene gaue.

17 E too eia o ave hono hogofulu oe vahe o hoo mou faga sibi: bea te mou hoko ko ene kau tamaioeiki.

18 Bea te mou tagi kalaga i he aho koia, koe mea i he tu‘i aia kuo mou fili moo moutolu; bea e ikai ogo‘i akimoutolu e Jihova i he aho koia.

¶ 19 Ka nae ikai tui ae kakai ki he le‘o o Samuela, bea naa nau behe, Ikai, ka te mau ma‘u ha tu‘i, ke bule kiate kimautolu;

20 Koeuhi ke mau tatau foki moe gaahi buleaga; bea ke fakamāu‘a akimautolu e ho mau tu‘i, bea ke alu muomua ia iate kimautolu, ke fai e mau gaahi tau.

21 Bea nae fanogo e Samuela ki he gaahi lea kotoabe ae kakai, bea ne leaaki ia i he ao o Jihova.

22 Bea nae behe e Jihova kia Samuela, Tokaga ki ho nau le‘o, bea fakanofo ha tu‘i moo nautolu. Bea nae behe e Samuela ki he kau tagata o Isileli, Mou alu, koe tagata taki taha ki he ene kolo.