1Ciafangin Ammon mi Nahash khiah Jabesh Kilead tawng tuhin kawi ai zancaam i. Ciafang in Jabesh mi veksenin Nahash hnenah, ““Kin thawn lungkhim dunhnak thukham bawn tulai na naper sah nga ing.” ti in ti i. 2Ciafangin Ammon mi Nahash in amahte khiah, “Ning kiahhan mit khiah ning kuak sah ngangkhaw, Israel mi veksen hnenah ning hua tu selai ciaben fangin ningte thawn lungkhim dunhnak thukham bawn thai i sing.” ti in ti i. 3Ciafangin Jabesh mi upate in amah hnenah, “Ni sarih kin iang rih tulai, Israel ram hmuahhmuah ah thuthantute hlat rih nga ing. Ciafangin aisu in kin o ben hlahlekhaw na lut nga ing.” ti in ti i.
4Ciamanin thuthantute khai Saul umhmun Kabeah ah hleng ai mi zapui zak in cia thu rel i. Ciafangin mi veksenin aw cawm ngai in kap tlang i. 5Ciafangin Saul khai kawlpawte hnua in lo in tlung i. Ciafangin Saul in, “Zai harsahhnak manin mite kap i?” ti in zawt i. Ciafangin amahte in Jabesh mite relhnak thu khiah rel i. 6Saul in cia thu khiah za fangin Bawipa Ciang Rauhla khiah Saul vumah hleng ai Saul khai thinraw rauh i. 7Ciamanin a ni khai kawpawl kap khat khiah lang le a cik niu niu in cem sio ben fangin thuthantute kut in Israel ram hmuahhmuah ah kuat ai, “Saul le Samuel thawn raaltawng tuhin kawi lo tute khiah a kawlpawte vumah hetih bang in bawt sah tuh i.” ti in rel i. Ciafangin mite vumah Bawipa lauhnak khiah hleng manin anite khai thinkhat in kawi tlang i. 8Amah in Bezek ah amahte khiah pum siar fang in Israel mite khiah thawng zathum um ai Judah mite khiah thawng sawmthum um i. 9Ciafangin amahte in a kawi tu thuthantute hnen ah, “Jabesh Kilead mite hnen ah, ‘Thangha ni sa fangin ning bawmhnak ngah tuh i si.’ ti in rel tuu-ih.” ti in rel i. Ciafangin thuthantute khai let ai Jabesh mite khiah than ai anite khai ang i. 10Ciamanin Jabesh mite in, “Thangha ah ning hnenah kawi nga ingkhaw, a pha ti ai ning ruathnak bangin kin vumah bawn tuu-ih.” ti in ti i. 11A thangha fangin Saul in a raalkapte khiah hmun thum in khan i. Anite khai camp songah zinglam santari kil cu in hleng le Ammon mite khiah sun tianin rek i. A taanghnak te khai piak sio manin panih bang khai hmun khat in um lo i. 12Ciafangin mite in Samuel hnenah, “Aisu i? ‘Saul in kin uk tuh im?’ ti tu. Cia mite khiah kawi tu i lai rek nga sing.” ti in ti i. 13Ikhalselai Saul in, “Tunnia ah aisu khai rek tuh lo i. Ziangmanti fangin Bawipa in tunnia ah Israel mite khiah o zo i.” ti in ti i. 14Ciafangin Samuel in mite hnenah, “Kilkal ah feh nga singkhaw, ciata ah kumpibawi ukhnak khiah upat tuhin thukham nga sing.” ti in ti i. 15Ciamanin mi veksenin Kilkal ah kawi ai, ciata ah Saul khiah Bawipa hmai ah kumpibawi cang ruai i. Ciata ah Bawipa hmai ah remhnak raithawihnak bawn ai ciata ah Saul le Israel mite khai ang rauh i.