1 Tua ciangin Ramah khua sung Naioth veeng panin David tai-in, Jonathan kiangah hong tungin ama mai-ah, “Bang hih ka hi hiam? Ka mawhna bang ahi hiam? Amah in kei thah dingin hong zon’ nadingin na pa mai-ah ka khialhna bang ahi hiam?” a ci hi. 2 Tua ciangin amah in ama kiangah, “Tua bang hi het lo ding! Na si kei ding hi. En in, ka pa in kei kiangah gen loin a lian hita leh a neu hita leh bangmah hih lo hi; bang hangin ka pa in kei tungah hih thu hong iim ding ahi hiam? Tua bang hilo hi,” a ci hi. 3 Ahih hangin David in dawngin, “Nang nong pahtak lam na pa in tel takin thei hi; tua ahih manin amah in, ‘Amah dah kha ding ahih manin hih thu Jonathan theisak kei ning,’ ci-in ngaihsun hi. Ahih hangin a taktakin, Topa nungta-in nang na nuntak mah bangin kei ka sih nading themkhat bek in sam hi,” a ci hi. 4 Tua ciangin Jonathan in David kiangah, “Na gen peuhpeuh nang adingin kong hih sak ding hi,” a ci hi. 5 David in Jonathan kiangah, “En in, zingciang in kha det ni hi a, kumpipa tawh sabuai-ah pel loin ka tut ding ahi hi; ahih hangin a ni thum ni nitak dongin lo sungah ka buk theih nadingin kei hong paisak in. 6 Na pa in kei hong kan leh, ‘David in ama khuapi Bethlehem-ah a va taipak dingin kei kiangah limtakin hong kingen hi; bang hang hiam cih leh amau innkuan khempeuh adingin kumsim biakpiakna tua lai-ah om hi,’ na ci ding hi. 7 Amah in, ‘Pha hi!’ a cih leh na nasempa adingin hoih ding hi; ahih hangin amah a heh leh amah in siatna a ngaihsutna thei in. 8 Tua ahih ciangin thuman itna tawh na nasempa hong bawl in; bang hang hiam cih leh nang tawh a siangtho thuciamna-ah na nasempa na tun’pih hi. Ahih hangin kei sungah mawhna a om leh, nangmah mah in kei hong that in, bang hangin na pa kiangah kei hong paipih ding na hi hiam?” a ci hi. 9 Tua ciangin Jonathan in, “Nang tungah tua bang hi het kei hen! Ka pa in nang tungah siatna hong tun’sak ding a ngaihsutna thei leng nang kiangah hong gen lo ding ka hi hiam?” a ci hi. 10 Tua ciangin David in Jonathan kiangah, “Na pa in nang hong ngawh dawn’ leh kua in kei kiangah hong gen ding ahi hiam?” a ci hi. 11 Jonathan in David kiangah, “Hong pai in, lo sungah pai ni,” a ci hi. Tua ahih ciangin amaute gel lo sungah pai uh hi.

12 Tua ciangin Jonathan in David kiangah, “Israelte’ Pasian, Topa in teci hi ta hen! Zingciang tu bang hun ahi a, a ni thum ni-in ahi zongin, ka pa’ ngaihsutna tawng ka kankhiat khit ciangin, en in, David tungah amah a lungsim a hoih leh, nang kiangah mi hong sawlin hong pulak lo ding ka hi hiam? 13 Ahih hangin nang tungah siatna bawl nadingin ka pa a lungkim sak leh, a muanhuaina-ah nang na pai theih nadingin nang kiangah a thu kong pulak kei a, nang kong sawlkhiat kei taak leh, Topa in keimah Jonathan hong dawm kei ta hen. Amah in ka pa tawh a om mah bangin Topa in nang tawh hong om ta hen. 14 Kei ka nuntak lai leh ka sih loh nadingin Topa’ thuman itna kei tungah hong lak in; 15 keima innkuan panin na thumanna dokkik ngei kei in. Leitung maitang panin David’ galte khempeuh Topa in a phiatkhiat ciangin, 16 David innkuan panin Jonathan’ min phiatkhia kei in. Topa in David’ galte tungah phu la ta hen,” a ci hi. 17 Tua ciangin Jonathan in amah a itna David tungah kiciam pha kik hi; bang hang hiam cih leh ama pumpi a it zahin amah in David it hi.

18 Tua ciangin Jonathan in ama kiangah, “Zing ciang in kha det ni ahi hi; na tutna awng ding ahih manin nang hong kiphawk ding hi. 19 A ni thum ni-in nakpi takin nang hong kiphawk kan zawlai ding hi; tua ciangin a thu a kikup ciangin na bukna mun-ah pai in la, suangcian hua lam pangah om in. 20 Tua ciangin muitum bangin tua lam pangah thaltang thum ka lawn ding hi. 21 En in, naupang khat sawlin ama kiangah, ‘Pai in, thaltangte va zong in,’ ka ci ding hi. Naupang kiangah, ‘En in, nang ma kiang hih lamah thaltangte om hi, tawm in,’ ka cih leh nang a hong pai ding na hi hi; bang hang hiam cih leh Topa a nungta ahih mah bangin nang adingin lungmuanhuai-in launa om lo hi. 22 Ahih hangin tangvalpa kiangah, ‘En in, thaltangte nangma khen’ah om hi.’ ka cih leh, nang pai in; bang hang hiam cih leh Topa in nang hong sawlkhia hi. 23 Nang leh kei in i gen thu tawh kisai-in ahih leh, en in, nang leh kei kikalah teci in, Topa om tawntung hi,” a ci hi.

24 Tua ahih ciangin David lo sungah bu hi; kha det ni hong tun’ ciangin an ne dingin kumpipa tu hi. 25 A ni danga bangin kawm gei-a tutna tung, ama tutna-ah kumpipa tu hi; a kigalsai-in Jonathan tu-in, Saul’ pangah Abner tu a, ahih hangin David’ mun awng hi.

26 Ahi zongin Saul in tua ni-in bangmah gen lo hi; bang hang hiam cih leh amah in, “Ama tungah thu khatpeuh piang hi; amah siang lo hi, siang lo taktak hi,” a ci hi. 27 Ahih hangin a ni nih ni, kha det ni khit a zingsang ciangin David’ mun awng lai hi. Tua ciangin Saul in a tapa Jonathan kiangah, “Bang hangin Jessi’ tapa zanni hita leh, tuni hita leh an nekna-ah hong pai lo ahi hiam?” a ci hi. 28 Jonathan in Saul dawngin, “Bethlehem ah a pai dingin lim takin kei tungah David hong kingen hi, 29 amah in, ‘Kei hong ciahsak in; ka innkuante un khuapi sungah biakpiakna bawl uh a, ka sanggampa in tua lai-ah ka om ding thu hong pia hi. Tua ahih ciangin tu-in nong hehpihna-in hong paisakin ka sanggamte hong musak in,’ hong ci hi. Hih thu hangin kumpipa sabuai-ah amah hong pai lo hi,” a ci hi.

30 Tua ciangin Jonathan tungah Saul heh mahmah a, amah in ama kiangah, “A kihei khial a lehdo numei’ tapa aw, nangma maizum nading leh na nu’ mindai nadingin Jessi’ tapa na pawlpihna thu a thei lo hong sa na hi hiam? 31 Bang hang hiam cih leh leitungah Jessi’ tapa a nuntak lai teng nang na hi a, na kumpi za ahi zongin kip lo ding hi. Tua ahih ciangin mi sawl in la, kei kiangah amah hong paipih in, amah a si taktak ding hi,” a ci hi. 32 Tua ciangin Jonathan in a pa Saul dawngin, “Bang hangin amah kithat ding ahi hiam? Amah in bang hih ahi hiam?” a ci hi. 33 Ahih hangin Saul in amah a vat kha dingin ama lamah a teipi lawn hi; tua ahih ciangin a pa in David that ding a ngaihsutna Jonathan in thei tel hi. 34 Tua ciangin heh mahmahna tawh sabuai panin Jonathan ding-in tua pawi a ni nih ni-in an ne lo hi; bang hang hiam cih leh a pa in amah minsiasak ahih manin David hangin amah dah hi.

35 A zingsang ciangin David tawh a kiciamna lo-ah Jonathan pai-in, amah tawh naupangno khat pai hi. 36 Amah in a naupang kiangah, “Tai in la ka thaltang lotte va tawm in,” a ci hi. Naupang a tai laitakin ama khen’ah thaltang khat lawn hi. 37 Jonathan’ thaltang lot a tukna mun-ah naupang a tun’ ciangin Jonathan in naupang samin, “Nang khen’ hua lamah thaltang om hilo ahi hiam?” a ci hi. 38 Tua ciangin Jonathan in naupang samin, “Manlang in, hong kinawh in, tua lai-ah om kei in,” a ci hi. Tua ahih ciangin Jonathan’ naupangpa in a thaltangte khawmin a topa kiangah pai hi. 39 Ahih hangin naupang in bangmah thei lo hi; Jonathan leh David bek in a thu thei uh hi. 40 Tua ciangin Jonathan in a hiamte a naupangpa kiangah pia-in, ama kiangah, “Pai in la, khuapi sungah pua in,” a ci hi. 41 Naupang a paikhiat khit phetin suangcian pang panin David ding-in lei-ah maipuk a, thumvei kun hi; Jonathan sangin David nakpi takin dahzaw a, amau khat leh khat kinamin, khitui luangin khat leh khat kikah uh hi. 42 Tua ciangin Jonathan in David kiangah, “Ei tegel Topa’ min tawh kiciamin, ‘Kei leh nang kikal, leh keima suan-le-khakte leh nangma suan-le-khakte kikalah a tawntungin Topa om ding hi,’ i cih mah bangin nuam takin pai in,” a ci hi. Tua ciangin amah ding-in paikhia hi; Jonathan zong khuapi sungah ciah hi.