2 Samuel 9
1 Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “ʻOku kei toe ni ha tokotaha ʻi he fale ʻo Saula, koeʻuhi ke u fakahā ha ʻofa ki ai koeʻuhi ko Sonatane?”
2 And there was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
Pea naʻe ʻi he fale ʻo Saula ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻaia naʻe hingoa ko Sipa. Pea ʻi heʻenau ui mai ia [ke haʻu ]kia Tevita, naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “Ko Sipa koe?” Pea naʻe pehē mai ʻe ia, “Ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au.”
3 So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, “ʻOku ʻikai toe koā ha tokotaha ʻoe fale ʻo Saula, koeʻuhi ke u fakahā kiate ia ʻae ngāue lelei fakaʻotua kiate ia?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sipa ki he tuʻi, “ʻOku kei [moʻui ]ha foha ʻo Sonatane ʻoku ketu.”
4 “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “ʻOku nofo ia ki fē?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sipa ki he tuʻi, “Vakai, ʻoku nofo ia ʻi he fale ʻo Makili, ko e foha ʻo ʻAmieli ʻi Lotipale.”
5 So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
Pea naʻe toki fekau ʻe Tevita ke ʻomi ia mei he fale ʻo Makili, ko e foha ʻo ʻAmieli, mei Lotipale.
6 And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
Pea ko eni, ʻi heʻene haʻu kia Tevita, ʻa Mifiposeti ko e foha ʻo Sonatane, ko e foha ʻo Saula, naʻa ne tō hifo ki hono mata, ʻo ne fai fakaʻapaʻapa. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “Mifiposeti.” Pea naʻe tali ʻe ia, ʻo pehē, “Vakai ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au!”
7 “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita kiate ia, “ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē: he te u fakahā moʻoni kiate koe ʻae ʻofa, koeʻuhi ko Sonatane ko hoʻo tamai, pea te u toe ʻange kiate koe ʻae fonua kotoa pē ʻo Saula ko hoʻo tamai; pea te ke maʻu hoʻo meʻakai mei hoku keinangaʻanga maʻuaipē.”
8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”
Pea naʻa ne punou hifo ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ke ke sio ai ki ha kulī mate ʻo hangē ko au?
9 Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
Pea naʻe toki ui ʻe he tuʻi kia Sipa ko e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Saula, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Kuo u foaki ki he foha ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki, ʻae meʻa kotoa pē naʻe ʻo Saula pea mo hono fale kotoa pē.
10 You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Pea ko ia te ke ngoueʻi ʻae fonua maʻana, ʻe koe mo hoʻo ngaahi foha, pea mo hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, pea te ke utu mai, koeʻuhi ke ai ha meʻakai ki he foha ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki: ka ʻe kai ʻe Mifiposeti ko e foha ʻo hoʻo ʻeiki, ʻi hoku keinangaʻanga maʻuaipē.” Pea ko eni naʻe ʻia Sipa ʻae fānau tangata ʻe toko hongofulu ma nima, mo e kau tamaioʻeiki ʻe toko uofulu.
11 And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
Pea naʻe toki pehē ai ʻe Sipa ki he tuʻi, “ʻO hangē ko ia kotoa pē kuo fekau ʻe hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki, ʻe pehē hono fai ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.” [Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi, ]“ʻE kai ʻa Mifiposeti ʻi hoku keinangaʻanga ʻoʻoku ʻo hangē ko ha tokotaha ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi.”
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Mifiposeti ʻae foha siʻi ʻaia naʻe ui ko Mika. Pea ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe nofo ʻi he fale ʻo Sipa naʻa nau tauhi kia Mifiposeti.
13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
Ko ia naʻe nofo ai ʻa Mifiposeti ki Selūsalema; he naʻa ne kai maʻuaipē ʻi he keinangaʻanga ʻoe tuʻi; pea naʻe ketu hono vaʻe fakatouʻosi.
