1Ciamanin David khai ciata in thawn ai Adullam khukua songah tlan i. A unaute le a paate innkuate in za fangin, anite khai ciata amah hnenah zu i. 2Mi thin rimsute le batba naite le thinkhim lo te in David ben i. Ciafangin David khai amahte bawi cang i. Amah thawn mi zali tluk um i.
3Ciata in David khai Moab ramai Mizpah ah feh ai Moab kumpibawipa hnenah, “Pathian in zai i bawt tuh i ti i ling hlan tian i paa le i nuu khiah na hnenah kawi in um siang tuhin na ngen ing.” ti in ti i. 4Ciafangin amahte khiah Moab kumpibawi hmai ah kawih ai, anite khai kumpibawipa thawn um lakin David tu a buanhmun ah um hlen i.
5Ciafangin prawfet Kad in David hnenah, “Cia buanhmun ah um mah. Judah ramah tlan tu.” ti in rel i. Ciafangin David khai thawn ai Hereth tuu songah hleng i.
6David le amah thawn ai umtu mite khiah tawk i ti khiah Saul in za fangin, (ciateng in Saul khiah Ramah songai Kibeah ai thing hnia ah a fei pui khiah a kut ah sin in um ai a hnenumte khiah a hiang cingkim ah ding i) 7Saul in a hiang ai dingtu a hnenumte hnenah, “Ngai tuu-ih, Benjamin mite. Jesse fapa in ning veksen in lo le capit vuandum ning pe tuh ten im? Cen mi thawngkhat uktu le mi zakhat uktu in ning dah tuh im? 8Ciamanin ning veksenin i baawm tlang ai i fapa in khai Jesse fapa thawn kawm dun i ti khai i rel lo i sim? Aisu in khai ning i hio lo ai i fapa in i hnenum khiah i tawng tuhin tho ruai ai tunnia ah i bawh i ti khai i rel lo i si.” ti in ti i.
9Ciafangin Saul hnenumte uktu Edom mi Doek in, “Jesse fapa khiah Ahitub fapa Ahimelek hnenah Nob ah kawi hmu ing. 10Ahimelek in amah ca in Bawipa khiah zawt sah ai, rong khai pe ai Filistin mi Kawlaiath vangsau khai pe i.” ti in rel i. 11Ciafangin kumpibawipa in Ahitub fapa phungkipa Ahimelek khiah a paa inn sang ai Nob ai phungkite kawmin ko ai amahte khiah a veksenin kumpibawipa hnenah hleng i. 12Ciafangin Saul in, “I thu i ngai tu, Ahitub fapa.” ti in ti i. Ciafangin Ahimelek in, “Heta ah um ing, i bawipa.” ti in sawn i. 13Ciafangin Saul in amah hnenah, “Ziangmanin Jesse fapa thawn i tawng tuhin i baawm i si? Ziangmanin amah khiah rong le vangsau pe ai, tunnia ah amah in i tawng tuhin i bawh tuhin amah ca in Bawipa zawt sah i si?” ti khiah rong le vangsau pe ai, tunnia ah amah in i tawng tuhin i bawh tuhin amah ca in Bawipa zawt sah i si?” ti in zawt i. 14Ciafangin Ahimelek in kumpibawipa khiah, “Na hnenum veksen lakah na fapa David bangin aisu khiah rinsan tlak um i? Aisu in ani bangin na ruaihnak bangin feh ai na inn songah upat kul um i? 15Amah ca in Pathian khiah zawt sah ing? zawt sah zel lo ing. Kumpibawipa in a hnenum pa hnenah le i paa innkuate vumah mawh kin hluk ma seh. Ziangmanti fangin na hnenum in he thute khiah a tlawm le a tampui khai ling bul lo ing.” ti in ti i. 16Ciafangin kumpibawipa in, “Ahimelek, nangmah le na paate innkua in ning veksenin ning thi tuh i.” ti in ti i. 17Ciafangin a hiang ai dingtu a kiltute hnenah, “Bawipa phungkite khiah rek tu. Ziangmanti fangin, amahte kut in David khiah bawm ai, David tlan fangin ling napui ai i rel lo i.” ti in ti i. Ikhalselai kumpibawi hnenumte in Bawipa phungkite khiah rek nuam lo i. 18Ciafangin kumpibawipa in Doek hnenah, “Nang in phungkite khiah rek tu.” ti in ruai i. Ciamanin Edom mi Doek in cia nia ah ephod pon siltu phungkite 85 khiah rek i. 19Cen phungkite umhmun khua Nob khua songai umtu mite pasal, nupang, naupang le nausente le kawlpaw le lak le tute khai vangsau thawn in rek sio i.
20Ikhalselai Ahitub fapa Ahimelek fapa pakhat Abiathar tihnak khai suak ngah teu ai David hnenah tlan i. 21Ciafangin Abiathar in David khiah Saul in Bawipa phungkite khiah rek sio i, ti in rel i. 22Ciafangin David in Abiathar hnenah, “Cia nia ah Doek khiah ciata ah um fangin, Saul rel tuh rori i, ti khiah ling ing. Na paate innkua khiah kaimah manin thi ruai i. 23I hnenah um tu. Lau mah. I rek tum tu in nangmah khai na rek tum i. Ikhalselai kaimah thawn um lesikhaw, na him tuh i.”ti in rel i.
Ciafangin amahte in David khiah, “Filistin te in Keilah khiah tawng ai amahte rongcil hmun khiah rok sah i.” ti in rel i. 2Ciafangin David in Bawipa hnenah, “He Filistin mite khiah taih ngang?” ti in zawt i. Ciafangin Bawipa in David hnenah, “Feh tulai Filistin mite khiah taih tulai Keilah khiah o tu.” ti in sawn i. 3Ciafang David minungte in amah hnen ah, “Judah ram rinah kin lau i khaw, zaitluk in Filistin te khiah Keilah ah tawng tuhin kin lau tuh am i?” ti in ti i. 4Ciafangin David in Bawipa khiah zawt leh thio i. Bawipa in, “Tho in Keilah ah zu tu. Ziangmanti fangin Filistin mite khiah na kut ah na ap tuh ing.” ti in sawn i. 5Ciafangin David khai a minungte kawmin Keilah ah feh ai amahte khiah tawng ai amahte sumhnam khiah lang sah sio i.
6Ahimelek fapa Abiathar khiah Keilah ah David hnenah tlan fangin, a kut ah ephod thawn lo zu i. 7Ciafangin Saul khiah David khiah Keilah ah zu i, ti in rel i. Ciamanin Saul in, “Pathian in i kut ah i ap i hang. Ziangmanti fangin David in kawl dawngkham le khuamte nai khua songah lut manin amah veve khiah dawngkham lio i.” ti in ti i. 8Ciafangin Saul in mi a veksen khiah raaltawng tuhin Keilah ah zu in David le a minungte khiah kulh tuhin kawi ruai i.
9David in Saul in amah rek nuam khiah ling fangin, phungkipa Abiathar hnenah, “Ephod heta ah kawih tu.” ti in ruai i. 10Ciafangin David in, “Aw Bawipa Israel Pathian, kaimah na hnenum manin Saul khiah Keilah ah khua hnawmcan tuhin zu tum i, ti in za ing. 11Keilah mite in Saul kut ah i ap nga im? Na hnenum in za bangin, Saul khiah zu tuh peu im? Aw Bawipa Israel Pathian, na hnenum khiah rel tuhin ninghio na ngen ing.” ti in zawt i. Ciafangin Bawipa in, “Zu tuh i.” ti in sawn i. 12Ciafangin David in, “Keilah mite in kaimah le i minungte khiah Saul kut songah kin ap nga im?” ti in zawt i. Bawipa in, “Ning ap tuh i.” ti in sawn i. 13Ciamanin David khai a minung 600 tha kawmin tho ai Keilah in tlan ai amahte feh thill hmunah feh i. Ciafangin David khiah Keilah in tlan ngah teu i ti in Saul khiah rel manin Saul khai ciata ah feh awl i.
14Ciafangin David khai a buamhmun nelrawn songah le Ziph tihnak Nelrawn songai mualtlang lakah um i. Saul in ni siar in sii napui ai Pathian in a kutah amah khiah ap lo i. 15Ciamanin David in Saul in a rek nuam i ti khiah ling i. David khai Ziph tihnak Nelrawn ai tuu songah um i. 16Ciafangin Saul fapa Jonathan in tuu songah David hnenah kawi ai Pathian hnenah a thin khiah kho ruai i. 17Jonathan in David hnenah, “Lau mah, ziangmanti fangin i paa Saul kut in na ban tuh lo i. Nangmah khiah Israel kumpibawi cang tuh ai kaimah khiah na sontu i tuh ing. Cia khiah i paa Saul in khai ling i.” ti in rel i. 18Ciamanin anite khai a panih in Bawipa hmai ah thukham dun i. David khai tuu songah um hlen ai Jonathan khai a inn ah tlung i.
19Ciafangin Ziph mite khai Kibeah ah Saul hnen ah kawi ai, “David khiah Jeshimon hlanglam ai Hachilah mualtlang lakai tuu songah buanhmun ah relh i lo im? 20Ciamanin, Aw kumpibawipa, zu tuhin na nuam bangin zu tulai, kin tavuan tu David khiah kumpibawipa kut ah ap tuh i ing.” ti in ti i. 21Ciafangin Saul in, “Kaimah khiah ning i hio manin, Bawipa in hmuifu ning bur tu seh. 22Amah khiah a ngai ngai in sii tu i lai, a relh hmun khiah sik tuu-ih. Cen aisu kawmin um i ti khai cul tuu-ih. Ziangmanti fangin amah khiah mizawl thiam ngai i. 23Ciamanin a relh hmun cang khiah cul tu i lai, a ciang ngai in i hnenah kawi leh tu i lai, ning thawn feh tuh ing. Ciafang in amah khiah cia ramah um lekhaw, Judah mite lakah sii tuh dek ing.” ti in rel i.
24Ciamanin anite khai tho ai Saul hlanin Ziph ah feh i. Ikhalselai David le a minungte khiah Jeshimon hlanglamai zawllai hmun Moan Nelrawn songah um i. 25Saul le a minungte in David sii khiah David rel i. Ciamanin ani khai lungpui hnen lamah zu ai Moan Nelrawn songah um i. Saul in za fangin, David khiah Moan Nelrawn songah hnawh i. 26Ciafangin Saul khai mual nak khat lam in kawi ai David khai a minungte kawmin a nak khatta lamin feh i. Ciamanin David khai Saul hnenin a rang in suak tek i. Ziangmanti fangin, Saul le a minungte in David le a minungte khiah a pom tuhin kulh tlang i.
27Ikhalselai a hnenum pakhat khiah Saul hnenah kawi ai, “A rang ngai in kawi tu. Ziangmanti fangin Filistin mite in kin ram kin sim sah i.” ti in rel i. 28 Ciamanin Saul in David khiah hnawh awl ai, Filistin mite khiah tawng tuhin feh i. Ciamanin cia hmun khiah Luat ngahhmun Lungto, ti in ko i. 29Ciafangin David khai ciata in hong ai En Kedi buanhmun ah um i.
Saul khai Filistin te hnawh ben fangin, amah hnenah, “David khiah En Kedi Nelrawn songah um i ti khiah ling tu.” ti in rel i. 2Ciafangin Saul khai Israel mi veksen lakin mi 3000 khiah ril ai David le a minungte khiah Hampalak Me umhmun Lungto ah sii tuhin feh i. 3Ciafangin ani khai lam hiangah tute khumhmun te khiah tawk ai ciata ah khu kua pakhat um i. Cia khu kua songah Saul khai buruk to tuhin feh i. (David le a minungte khiah cia khu kua songlam ah lo um i.) 4Ciamanin David minungte in amah hnenah, “Bawipa in na hnenah, ‘Na raal khiah na kut ah na ap tuh ing. Na nuam bangin amah vumah bawn tu.’ ti ai na relhnak khim nia i hang.” ti in ti i. Ciafangin David khai a thupniu in Saul pon hmur niu khiah cem sah i. 5A leh hnua fangin David khai Saul pon cem sah manin a thin pha leh lo i. 6Ciafangin David in a minungte hnenah, “Amah khiah Bawipa in rilhnak i. Ciamanin kaimah in Bawipa ai rilhnak i bawipa khiah i kut in rek tuh khiah Bawipa in i siang ma seh.”ti in ti i. 7Ciatih in David in a minungte khiah kham ai Saul rek tuh khiah siang lo i. Saul khai cia khu kua songin tho ai amah hlanlam feh teu i.
8David khai khu kua songin a lehhnua fangin tho ai khu kua songin suak le Saul hnenah, “I bawi pa, kumpibawipa!” ti in ko i. Saul in a hnualam her fangin, David khai laipua lam sikin a lu ut i. 9Ciafangin David in Saul hnenah, “Zaimanin in mite ai relhnak, ‘David in na rek nuam i.’ tihnak khiah ngai i si? 10Sik tu. Tunnia ah nangmah khiah khu kua songah Bawipa in i kut songah na ap ai mi dang te in na rek i ruai i. Ikhalselai i mit in nangmah khiah na zah ai, ‘I
khiah rong le vangsau pe ai, tunnia ah amah in i tawng tuhin i bawh tuhin amah ca in Bawipa zawt sah i si?” ti in zawt i. 14Ciafangin Ahimelek in kumpibawipa khiah, “Na hnenum veksen lakah na fapa David bangin aisu khiah rinsan tlak um i? Aisu in ani bangin na ruaihnak bangin feh ai na inn songah upat kul um i? 15Amah ca in Pathian khiah zawt sah ing? zawt sah zel lo ing. Kumpibawipa in a hnenum pa hnenah le i paa innkuate vumah mawh kin hluk ma seh. Ziangmanti fangin na hnenum in he thute khiah a tlawm le a tampui khai ling bul lo ing.” ti in ti i. 16Ciafangin kumpibawipa in, “Ahimelek, nangmah le na paate innkua in ning veksenin ning thi tuh i.” ti in ti i. 17Ciafangin a hiang ai dingtu a kiltute hnenah, “Bawipa phungkite khiah rek tu. Ziangmanti fangin, amahte kut in David khiah bawm ai, David tlan fangin ling napui ai i rel lo i.” ti in ti i. Ikhalselai kumpibawi hnenumte in Bawipa phungkite khiah rek nuam lo i. 18Ciafangin kumpibawipa in Doek hnenah, “Nang in phungkite khiah rek tu.” ti in ruai i. Ciamanin Edom mi Doek in cia nia ah ephod pon siltu phungkite sawmriat le panga khiah rek i. 19Cen phungkite umhmun khua Nob khua songai umtu mite pasal, nupang, naupang le nausente le kawlpaw le lak le tute khai vangsau thawn in rek sio i.
20Ikhalselai Ahitub fapa Ahimelek fapa pakhat Abiathar tihnak khai suak ngah teu ai David hnenah tlan i. 21Ciafangin Abiathar in David khiah Saul in Bawipa phungkite khiah rek sio i, ti in rel i. 22Ciafangin David in Abiathar hnenah, “Cia nia ah Doek khiah ciata ah um fangin, Saul rel tuh rori i, ti khiah ling ing. Na paate innkua khiah kaimah manin thi ruai i. 23I hnenah um tu. Lau mah. I rek tum tu in nangmah khai na rek tum i. Ikhalselai kaimah thawn um lesikhaw, na him tuh i.”ti in rel i.