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1 Kuo faʻao ʻae uaifi ʻo Samisoni. 3 ʻOku fakavela ʻe ia ʻae ngoue uite ʻoe kau Filisitia ʻaki ʻae fanga fokisi mo e tūhulu. 6 ʻOku tutu hono uaifi mo ʻene tamai ʻe he kau Filisitia. 7 ʻOku fē ia ʻakinautolu ʻe Samisoni. 9 ʻOku tuku haʻisia ia ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Siuta ki he kau Filisitia. 14 ʻOku ne tāmateʻi ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻae hui kouʻahe. 18 ʻOku ngaohi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae matavai ko Eni-Hakoa maʻana ʻi Lī.
1 Pea fuoloa siʻi ange naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe ututaʻu ʻoe uite, naʻe ʻaʻahi ʻe Samisoni ki hono uaifi ʻaki ʻae ʻuhikiʻi kosi: pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Ke u ʻalu atu ki loto fale ki hoku uaifi.” Ka naʻe taʻofi ia ʻe he tamai ʻoe fefine ʻo ʻikai tuku ke ʻalu kiate ia. 2 Pea pehē ʻe heʻene tamai, “Naʻaku pehē moʻoni ʻeau kuo ke fehiʻa ʻaupito kiate ia ko ia naʻaku foaki ai ia ki ho kaumeʻa: ʻikai ʻoku hoihoifua hono tehina ʻiate ia?” ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke maʻu ia, ko hono fetongi.
3 ¶ Pea pehē ʻe Samisoni kiate kinautolu, “Ko eni, te u taʻehalaia ʻi he kakai Filisitia, ka te u fai ʻae meʻa fakamamahi kiate kinautolu.” 4 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Samisoni ʻo ne tauheleʻi ʻae fanga fokisi ʻe tolungeau, pea toʻo ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi tūhulu, ʻo ne noʻotaki ʻae iku ki he iku, pea ne ʻai ʻae tūhulu ʻi loto ʻi he ongo iku. 5 Pea hili ʻene tutu ʻae tūhulu ʻaki ʻae afi, naʻe tuku ʻe ia ʻae fanga fokisi ke ʻalu ki he uite tuʻu ʻoe kau Filisitia, pea naʻe vela ʻo ʻosi ai ʻae ngaahi ū uite, pea mo e ngaahi uite naʻe tuʻu, mo e ngoue vaine mo e ʻolive.
6 ¶ Pea pehē ai ʻe he kau Filisitia, “Ko hai ia kuo ne fai ʻae meʻa ni?” Pea naʻa nau pehēange ko Samisoni, ko e foha ʻi he fono ki he tangata Timinate, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene toʻo hono uaifi, ʻo ne foaki ia ki heʻene kaumeʻa. Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kau Filisitia, ʻonau tutu ʻae fefine mo ʻene tamai ʻaki ʻae afi.
7 ¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samisoni kiate kinautolu, “Kuo mou fai ʻae meʻa ni, ka te u totongi kiate kimoutolu, pea hili ia pea u tuku.” 8 Pea naʻa ne taaʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻakahi mo e malamalaki ʻi he tāmateʻi lahi: pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ia ʻo nofo ʻi he tumutumu ʻoe makatuʻu ko ʻEtami.
9 ¶ Pea naʻe toki ʻalu hake ai ʻae kakai Filisitia, ʻo ʻapitanga ʻi Siuta, ʻonau nofo mafola atu ʻi Lī. 10 Pea pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Siuta, “Ko e hā kuo mou haʻu pehē ai kiate kimautolu?” Pea naʻa nau talaange, “Kuo mau haʻu ke haʻi ʻa Samisoni, ke fai kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ʻene fai kiate kimautolu.” 11 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻae kau tangata ʻo Siuta ʻe toko tolu afe ki he tumutumu ʻoe makatuʻu ko ʻEtami, ʻonau pehē kia Samisoni, “ʻOku ʻikai te ke ʻilo ko e kau pule kiate kitautolu ʻae kakai Filisitia? Ko e hā ʻae meʻa ni kuo ke fai kiate kinautolu?” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Hangē ko ʻenau fai kiate au, kuo pehē pe ʻeku fai ange kiate kinautolu.” 12 Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Kuo mau haʻu ke haʻi koe, koeʻuhi ke mau ʻatu koe ki he nima ʻoe kakai Filisitia.” Pea pehē ʻe Samisoni kiate kinautolu, “Fuakava mai kiate au, ʻe ʻikai te mou taaʻi au ʻekimoutolu.” 13 Pea naʻa nau lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻIkai; ka te mau haʻi koe ke maʻu, ʻo ʻatu koe ki honau nima: ka ko e moʻoni ʻe ʻikai te mau tāmateʻi koe.” Pea naʻa nau haʻi ʻa Samisoni ʻaki ʻae maea foʻou ʻe ua ʻonau ʻomi ia ki he funga makatuʻu. 14 Pea ʻi heʻene hoko ki Lī, naʻe kaila sipi kiate ia ʻae kau Filisitia: pea naʻe hoko mālohi ʻaupito ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kiate ia, pea hoko ʻae maea naʻe ʻi hono nima ʻo hangē ha vavae kuo vela ʻi he afi, pea naʻe homo leva ia mei hono nima. 15 Pea naʻa ne maʻu ʻae hui kouʻahe foʻou ʻoe ʻasi, pea ne mafao atu ʻo toʻo ia ʻi hono nima, ʻo ne tāmateʻi ʻaki ia ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko afe. 16 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samisoni, “Ko e hui kouʻahe ʻoe ʻasi, ʻio, ko e hui kouʻahe ʻoe ʻasi kuo u tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae kau tangata ʻe toko afe, pea ʻoku fokotuʻu tuʻunga ʻakinautolu.” 17 Pea hili ʻene lea, pea pehē, naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae hui kouʻahe mei hono nima, pea ui ʻae potu ko ia ko Lama i Lī.
18 ¶ Pea naʻa ne hoko ʻo fieinua lahi, pea naʻe hū ia kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, “Kuo ke tuku ʻae fakamoʻui lahi ni ki he nima ʻo hoʻo tamaioʻeiki: pea te u mate eni ʻi he fieinu, pea tō ai ki he nima ʻoe kau taʻekamu?” 19 Ka naʻe fahiʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae potu luoluo ʻi he kouʻahe, pea naʻe tafe mei ai ʻae vai: pea hili ʻene inu, naʻe toe haʻu hono laumālie, pea fakaakeake ia: Ko ia naʻa ne ui ai hono hingoa ko Eni-Hakoa, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Lī ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni. 20 Pea naʻa ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻoe kau Filisitia ʻi he taʻu ʻe uofulu.