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David, Sathau a Kinilh Kumpi
Topa in Samuel kiangah, “Israel-te tungah kumpi hihna panin amah ka nolh khitna mu napi-in Saul’ hangin bang tanvei dah ding na hi hiam? Na sathau biingah sathau thun inla, pai in; Bethlehem mi Jessi kiangah kong sawl ding hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh ama tapate lak panin keima-a’ ding kumpi khat ka la khin hi,” a ci hi. Samuel in, “Bangci pai theih ding ka hi hiam? Saul in za le amah in kei hong that ding hi,” a ci hi.
Tua ciangin Topa in, “Bawngla khat paipih inla, ‘Topa’ tungah biakna pia dingin kong pai hi,’ ci in. Biakpiakna-ah Jessi sam in. Na hih ding teng na tungah kong lak dinga, nang tungah a min kong gen pa sathau nong nilhsak ding hi,” a ci hi. Topa’ thupiak bangin Samuel gamta-in Bethlehem-ah a pai hi. Tua khuapi upate a liingsa-in amah a dawn dingin hong pai uh a, “Thuhoih a hong pai na hi hiam?” a ci uh hi. Amah in, “Thuhoih hi; Topa’ tungah biakna a pia dingin kong pai hi. Note ki-ap unla, biakpiakna-ah kei tawh hong pai un,” a ci hi. Amah in Jessi le a tapate apin, biakpiakna-ah amaute a sam hi.
Amaute hong tun ciangin amah in Jessi’ tapa Eliab enin, “Topa’ sathau nilh pa ama mai-ah om taktak hi,” ci-in a ngaihsun hi. Ahih hangin Topa in Samuel kiangah, “A tungtham hitaleh a tun sanna hitaleh en kei in. Bang hang hiam cih leh amah ka nolh hi. Topa in mihingte’ muh bangin mu lo hi. Mihingte in a pualam a kilangte en a, ahih hangin Topa in a lungsim en hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Jessi in a tapa Abinadab samin Samuel mai-ah a paisak hi. Amah in, “Topa in hih pa zong teel lo hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Jessi in Shammah paisak hi. Amah in, “Topa in hih pa zong teel lo hi,” a ci leuleu hi. 10 Jessi in a tapate a sagihna dongin Samuel mai-ah paisak hi. Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Topa in hih mite teel lo hi,” a ci leuleu hi. 11 Tua ciangin Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Na tapate khempeuh hih lai-ah a omkim mah ahi hiam?” a ci hi. Jessi in, “A nautum pen omlai a, ahih hangin amah tuu cingin om hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Hih lai-ah amah hong tun mateng eite in bangmah dang i hih thei kei ding hi,” a ci hi. 12 Amah in David samsakin amah hong tumpih hi. Amah in cidam mel pua-in, a mitte hoih a, a mel hoih hi. Tua ciangin Topa in, “Ding in; amah sathau nilh in; hih pa ahi hi,” a ci hi. 13 Tua ciangin Samuel in a sathau biing sunga sathau la-in a sanggamte laizangah amah sathau a nilh hi. Tua ni a kipanin Topa’ kha in khauhtakin David hong uk hi. Tua ciangin Samuel dingin Ramah-ah a ciah hi.
David in Saul adingin Laia Lasakna Tum
14 Tu-in Saul’ tung panin Topa’ kha pai khia a, Topa in kha gilo sawlin tua kha gilo in amah gimsak hi. 15 Saul’ nasemte in ama kiangah, “Tu-in en in, Pasian’ hong sawl kha gilo in nang hong gimsak hi. 16 Tu-in na mai-a om nasemte in laiza lasakna a tumsiam mi khat a zon nadingin ka topa un na nasemte thu pia in. Pasian’ hong sawl kha gilo na tungah hong tun ciangin amah in tua hong tum dinga, tua ciangin na ci hong dam ding hi,” a ci uh hi.
17 Tua ahih ciangin Saul in a nasemte kiangah, “Limtakin a tum thei khat kei adingin hong zong unla, ka kiangah amah hong paipih un,” a ci hi. 18 Tangvalte khat in dawngin, “En un, Bethlehem mi Jessi’ tapa, a tumsiam, a thahat, a galhang mi, thugen a siam, a om nuam mi khat ka mu a, Topa in amah a ompih mi khat ahi hi,” a ci hi. 19 Tua ahih ciangin Saul in Jessi kiangah kamtaite sawl a, “Na tapa David, tuute tawh a om pa, kei’ kiangah hong sawl in,” a ci hi. 20 Tua ciangin Jessi in anlum, leenggahzu savun thawl khat le keelno khat a pua ding la khat la-in, Saul kiangah tuate a tapa David puaksak hi. 21 Saul kiangah David hong tunga, ama nasepna-ah a lut hi. Saul in amah nakpitakin it a, amah pen a galhiam puapa a suak hi. 22 Saul in Jessi kiangah mi sawlin, “Keima nasepna-ah David hong omsak in. Amah ka pahtak mahmah mi khat ahi hi,” cisak hi. 23 Pasian’ sawl kha gilo Saul’ tungah a om peuhmah ciangin David in a laiza la-in a khut tawh tum ahih ciangin Saul thaksuakin a ci dam a, ama kiang panin kha gilo kihem khia hi.