1 Topa in Samuel kiangah, “Israelte tungah kumpi hihna panin amah ka nolh khitna mu napi-in Saul’ hangin bang tan vei dah ding na hi hiam? Na sathau biing-ah sathau thun in la, pai in; Bethlehem mi Jessi kiangah kong sawl ding hi; bang hang hiam cih leh ama tapate lak panin keima ading kumpi khat ka la khin hi,” a ci hi. 2 Samuel in, “Bangci pai theih ding ka hi hiam? Saul in za leh, amah in kei hong that ding hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Topa in, “Bawngla khat paipih in la, Topa tungah biakna pia dingin kong pai hi,’ ci in. 3 Biakpiakna-ah Jessi samin na hih ding na tungah kong lak ding hi; nang tungah a min kong genpa sathau nong nilhsak ding hi,” a ci hi. 4 Topa’ thupiak bangin Samuel gamta-in Bethlehem ah pai hi. Tua khuapi upate a liingsa-in amah dawn dingin hong pai uh a, “Thu hoih a, hong pai na hi hiam?” a ci uh hi. 5 Amah in, ‘Thu hoih hi; Topa tungah biakna pia dingin kong pai hi; note ki-ap un la, biakpiakna-ah kei tawh hong pai un,” a ci hi. Amah in Jessi leh a tapate ap-in, biakpiakna-ah amaute sam hi.

6 Amaute hong tun’ ciangin amah in Jessi’ tapa Eliab enin, “Topa’ sathau nilhpa ama mai-ah om taktak hi,” ci-in ngaihsun hi. 7 Ahih hangin Topa in Samuel kiangah, “A tungtham hita leh a tun’ san’na hita leh en kei in; bang hang hiam cih leh amah ka nolh hi; bang hang hiam cih leh Topa in mihingte’ muh bangin mu lo hi; mihingte in a pua lama kilangte en a, ahih hangin Topa in a lungsim en hi,” a ci hi. 8 Tua ciangin Jessi in a tapa Abinadab samin Samuel mai-ah amah paisak hi. Amah in, “Topa in hihpa zong teel lo hi,” a ci hi. 9 Tua ciangin Jessi in Shammah paisak hi. Amah in, “Topa in hihpa zong teel lo hi,” a ci hi. 10 Tua ciangin Jessi in a tapa sagihte Samuel mai-ah paisak hi. Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Topa in hih mite teel lo hi,” a ci hi. 11 Tua ciangin Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Na tapate khempeuh hih lai-ah om kim ahi hiam?” a ci hi. Amah in, “A nautum pen om lai hi; ahih hangin en in, amah in tuute cing hi,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin Samuel in Jessi kiangah, “Amah samsak in la, hong paipih in; bang hang hiam cih leh hihlai-ah amah hong tun’ mateng eite an ne-in i tu kei ding hi,” a ci hi. 12 Jessi in amah 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; bang hang hiam cih leh hihpa in amah ahi hi,” a ci hi. 13 Tua ciangin Samuel in a sathau biing sunga sathau la-in a sanggamte laizangah amah sathau nilh hi. Tua ni a kipanin Topa’ Kha khauh takin David tungah hong tung hi. Tua ciangin Samuel ding-in Ramah ah ciah hi.

14 Tu-in Saul tung panin Topa’ Kha paikhia a, Topa kiang panin kha gilo in amah gimsak hi. 15 Saul’ nasemte in ama kiangah, “Tu-in en in, Pasian kiang panin kha gilo in nang hong gimsak hi. 16 Tu-in na mai-a om nasemte in laiza lasakna a tum siam mi khat a zon’ nadingin ka topa un na nasemte thu pia in; Pasian kiang panin kha gilo na tungah hong tun’ ciangin amah in tua hong tum ding a, tua ciangin na ci hong dam ding hi,” a ci hi. 17 Tua ahih ciangin Saul in a nasemte kiangah, “Lim takin a tum thei khat kei adingin hong zong un la, ka kiangah amah hong paipih un,” a ci hi. 18 Tangvalte khat in dawngin, “En un, Bethlehem mi Jessi’ tapa, a tum siam, a thahat, a gal hang mi, thugen a siam, a mel hoih khat ka mu hi; Topa in amah tawh omkhawm hi,” a ci hi. 19 Tua ahih ciangin Saul in Jessi kiangah kamtaite sawl a, “Na tapa David, tuute tawh a ompa, kei kiangah hong sawl in,” a ci hi. 20 Tua ciangin Jessi in anlum, leh leenggahzu savun thawl khat leh keelno khat a pua la khat la-in, Saul kiangah tuate a tapa David puaksak hi. 21 Saul kiangah David hong tung a, ama nasepna-ah lut hi. Saul in nakpi takin amah it a, amah in a galhiam pua-pa suak hi. 22 Saul in Jessi kiangah mi sawlin, “Keima nasepna-ah David hong omsak in; bang hang hiam cih leh keima muhna-ah amah in maipha mu hi,” ci sak hi. 23 Pasian kiang pan-a kha gilo Saul tungah a om peuhmah ciangin David in laiza la-in a khut tawh tum hi; tua ahih ciangin Saul thak suakin a cidam a, ama kiang panin khagilo kihemkhia hi.