‘INASI ‘O E TU’I
Veesi Lauloto: 'Efeso 5:17
"Ko ia 'oua te mou hoko ko e kau ta'eloto, ka ko e kakai 'oku mahino ki ai 'a e
finangalo 'o e 'Eiki."
1 Samiuela 9:18-26
"18ko eni ia te ne pule‘i hoku kakai. Pea ‘unu‘unu ‘a Saula kia Sāmiuela ki he matanikolo, ‘o ne pehē, Fakamolemole ka ke tala mai pe ko e fē ‘a e fale ‘o e matalōloa.
19Pea tali ‘e Sāmiuela kia Saula, ‘o pehē, Ko au ‘a e matalōloa; mu‘omu‘a hake koe ki he sia, he te tau tokoni mo au he ‘aho ni; pea te u tuku atu koe ‘apongipongi, pea te u tala ‘a e me‘a kotoa ‘oku ‘i ho loto. 20Pea ko e me‘a ki ho‘o fanga ‘asi na‘e mole, ko hono ‘aho tolu eni, ‘oua te ke lotomo‘ua ai; he kuo ‘iloa. Pea ko hai ‘oku fai ki ai ‘a e manako ‘a ‘Isileli? ‘Ikai kia koe, mo e fale kotoa ‘o ho‘o tamai?
21Pea tali ‘e Saula, ‘o ne pehē, ‘ikai ko e Penisimani au, ‘o kau ki he si‘i taha ‘i he ngaahi matakali ‘Isileli? Pea ko hoku fāmili ko e kihi‘i si‘i ‘i he ngaahi fāmili ‘o Penisimani? ko e hā ‘oku ke lea pehē ai kiate au?
22Pea ‘ave ‘e Sāmiuela ‘a Saula mo ‘ene talavou, ‘o ne fakahū ki he falekai, ‘o ne tuku kinaua ki he potu ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e tu‘ukimu‘a ‘o e kakai kuo tala, ‘a ia na‘a nau toko tolungofulu nai. 23Pea pehē ‘e Sāmiuela ki he ngaohi kai, ‘omi ‘a e ‘inasi na‘a ku tuku kiate koe, ‘a ia na‘a ku pehē ai kiate koe, ‘Ave ia ‘o tauhi pē. 24Pea hiki ‘e he ngaohi kai ‘a e tefito alanga, mo e me‘a na‘e kau ai, ‘o ne tuku ‘i he ‘ao ‘o Saula. Pea ne ki ai, Ko eni ‘a e me‘a na‘e ta‘ofi! tuku ‘i ho ‘ao ‘o tokoni; he na‘e ta‘ofi ma‘au ki he fe‘iloaki, he‘eku pehē, Kuo u tala ‘a e kakai.9.24 he na‘e ta‘ofi… kakaí. ‘Oku ‘ikai ke mahino faka-Hepeluú, ka ‘oku ngali tonu hono hiki ‘o na‘á ku ta‘ofi ke mou ma‘u fakataha mo e kakai na‘á ku fakaafe‘í. Ko ia, na‘e taumafa ‘a Saula mo Sāmiuela ‘i he ‘aho ko ia.
25Pea kuo nau ō hifo mei he sia ki he kolo, pea ne talanoa mo Saula9.25 peá ne talanoa mo Saula; Ko hono faka-Hepeluú ia, ka ‘oku pehē he hiki fuoloa ‘e taha pea nau teuteu e mohe‘anga mo‘o Saula. ‘i he tu‘a fale. 26Pea na tutu‘u hengihengi: pea fe‘unga mo e fakalau hake ‘a e ‘ata, na‘e ui ‘e Sāmiuela kia Saula ‘i he tu‘a fale, ‘o pehē, Tu‘u, ka u moimoi koe. Pea tu‘u ‘a Saula, pea na fakatou hū ki tu‘a, ‘a ia mo Sāmiuela."
Ne fakaafe’i ‘e Samiuela ‘a Saula ke na kai, mo ne fakamatala kia Saula ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku ʻi hono loto’. Talaange ‘e Samiuela kuo ‘osi ma’u e fanga asi ia naʻe mole’, ‘osi ‘eni e ʻaho tolu mei ai. ‘I he’enau hū atu ki he falekai´, ʻo ne tuku kinaua ki he potu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tuʻukimuʻa ʻo e kau fakaafe’, ʻa ia naʻa nau toko tolungofulu nai. Pea toki fekau atu ʻe Samiuela ke ‘omai ‘a e ʻinasi naʻa ne fekau ke tuku’, ʻo ne tuku ʻi he ʻao ʻo Saula´. Ko ia naʻe taumafa ʻa Saula mo Samiuela ʻi he ʻaho ko ia’. Pea na toki tu’u hengihengi hake mo e sevaniti’ ke foki… Na’e ui ‘e he ‘Otua’ ‘a Saula ke pani ia ke ne hoko ko e fuofua tu’i ‘Isileli’, ka na’e ‘ikai ke kakato ki nai e loto ia ‘o Saula’ ke ne mahu’inga’ia, pea iku ai ‘amui ‘o mate, mole hono faingamalie’.
Lotu: Lotu o kole ki he ‘Otua´ ke Ne tokoni’i koe ke mahu’inga’ia he ma’u ho Fakamo’ui’…. Pea ke Ne tanumaki ho’o tui’ ke ke hoko ko e kalisitiane malohi.