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2Bea koeni, vakai, oku haele ae tu‘i i ho mou ao: bea ko au kuou motua mo uluhina; bea vakai oku iate kimoutolu hoku ogo foha: bea kuou alu be i ho mou ao talu eku kei jii o a‘u ki he aho ni.
3Vakai ko au eni, mou fakamooni kiate au i he ao o Jihova, bea i he ao o ene bani: koe bulu ahai kuou faao? be koe asi ahai kuou too? be kohai ha toko taha kuou kākā‘i? be kohai ia kuou fakafiu‘i? be naaku ma‘u ae koloa totogi i he nima ohai ke fakakui aki hoku mata? bea teu toe atu ia kiate kimoutolu.
4Bea naa nau behe, Nae ikai te ke kākā‘i akimautolu, be fakafiu‘i akimautolu, bea nae ikai te ke too ha mea mei he nima o ha tagata e toko taha.
5Bea behe eia kiate kinautolu, Ko eku fakamooni a Jihova kiate kimoutolu, bea oku fakamooni mo ene bani he aho ni, oku ikai te mou ilo ha mea i hoku nima. Bea naa nau behe, Koe fakamooni ia.
6Bea nae behe e Samuela ki he kakai, Ko Jihova ia aia naa ne fakahikihiki a Mosese mo Elone, mo ne omi hoo mou gaahi tamai mei he fonua ko Ijibite.
7Bea koeni mou tuu be, koeuhi ke tau alea mo kimoutolu i he ao o Jihova ki he gaahi gaue maonioni a Jihova, aia naa ne fai kiate kimoutolu, bea ki hoo mou gaahi tamai.
8I he hoko a Jekobe ki Ijibite, bea tagi a hoo mou gaahi tamai kia Jihova, nae fekau ai e Jihova a Mosese mo Elone, aia naa na omi hoo mou gaahi tamai mei Ijibite, bea ne ne bule ke nofo mau akinautolu i he botu ni.
9Bea i he e nau fakagalogalo‘i a Jihova ko ho nau Otua, naa ne fakatau akinautolu ki he nima o Sisela, koe eiki tau o Hasoa, bea ki he nima oe kakai Filisitia, bea ki he nima oe tu‘i o Moabe, bea naa nau tau‘i akinautolu.
10Bea naa nau tagi kia Jihova o nau behe, Kuo mau fai agahala, koeuhi kuo mau liaki a Jihova, bea mau tauhi kia Beali mo Asiteloti: ka koeni, fakamoui akimautolu mei he nima o ho mau gaahi fili, bea te mau tauhi koe.
11Bea nae fekau e Jihova a Jelubeali, mo Bitani, mo Jefita, mo Samuela, o ne fakamoui akimoutolu mei he nima o ho mou gaahi fili, i he gaahi botu kotoabe, bea ne mou nonofo fiemalie be.
12Bea i hoo mou mamata oku ha‘u a Naasi koe tu‘i oe fānau a Amoni ke tau‘i akimoutolu, naa mou behe leva kiate au, Ikai; ka e bule ha tu‘i kiate kimoutolu: ka ko ho mou tu‘i a Jihova ko ho mou Otua.
13Bea koeni, vakai ki ke tu‘i aia kuo mou fili, mo ia ne mou holi ki ai! bea, vakai, kuo fakanofo e Jihova ae tu‘i, kiate kimoutolu.
14Kabau te mou manavahe kia Jihova, bea tauhi ia, bea fai talagofua ki he ene folofola, bea oua naa agatuu ki he fekau a Jihova, behe e tuu mau be akimoutolu moe tu‘i foki oku bule kiate kimoutolu i he muimui kia Jihova ko ho mou Otua:
15Bea kabau e ikai te mou talagofua ki he folofola a Jihova, kae agatuu ki he fekau a Jihova; behe e hiki hake ae nima o Jihova kiate kimoutolu, o hage ko hono hiki hake ki hoo mou gaahi tamai.
16Bea koeni, mou tutuu o mamata ki he mea lahi ni, aia e fai e Jihova i ho mou ao.
17Ikai koe aho eni oe ututa‘u uite? Teu ui kia Jihova, bea te ne fekau ae mana moe uha; koeuhi ke mou vakai o ilo oku lahi a hoo mou agahala, aia kuo mou fai i he ao o Jihova i hoo mou kole ae tu‘i moo moutolu.
18Koia nae lotu ai a Samuela kia Jihova: bea nae omi e Jihova ae mana moe uha i he aho koia: bea nae manavahe lahi ae kakai kotoabe kia Jihova mo Samuela.
19Bea nae behe e he kakai kotoabe kia Samuela, Ke ke hufia a hoo kau tamaioeiki kia Jihova ko ho Otua ke oua naa mau mate: he kuo mau fakalahi aki e mau gaahi agahala kotoabe ae kovi ni, ke kole ae tu‘i moo mautolu.
20Bea nae behe e Samuela ki he kakai, Oua naa mou manavahe: kuo mou fai ae gaahi agahala ni kotoabe: kae oua naa mou tafoki mei hoo mou muimui ia Jihova, ka mou tauhi a Jihova aki ho mou loto kotoa;
21Bea oua naa mou afe atu: he ka behe te mou muimui ai ki he gaahi mea vaiga, aia e ikai aoga be faa fakamoui; he koe mea vaiga.
22He koeuhi e ikai liaki e Jihova a hono kakai koeuhi ko hono huafa lahi: he kuo lelei kia Jihova ke ne gaohi akimoutolu ko hono kakai.
23Bea ko au foki, Ke taofi e he Otua a eku fai agahala kia Jihova i he tuku eku hufia akimoutolu: ka teu ako kiate kimoutolu ae hala lelei mo totonu:
24Ke mou manavahe be kia Jihova, bea tauhi ia i he mooni o ho mou loto kotoa: he vakai ki he gaahi mea lahi kuo ne fai maa moutolu.
25Bea kabau te mou kei fai agakovi, e fakaauha akimoutolu, io, akimoutolu mo ho mou tu‘i.