1 Ciafangin David khai Nob khua ah phungkipa Ahimelek hnenah hleng i. Ahimelek khai David tawk fangin lau ai amah hnenah, “Zaimanin nangmah thawn aisu khai um lo in nangmah lek i pa si?” ti in zawt i. 2 Ciamanin David in Ahimelek phungkipa hnenah, “Kumpibawipa in khual i si ruai ai, ‘Na khualsi hnak le kaimah ai na ruaihnak khiah aisu khai lo ling ruai mah.’ ti in i rel i. Ciamanin i tlangvalte khai hmun dang dang ah feh ruai ing. 3 Ciamanin na kut ah zai nai i si? Pawnghmuk hlawm nga maw na tawkhnak zah i kut ah i pe tu.” ti in ngen i. 4 Ciafangin phungkipa in David khiah, “Pawnghmuk menma a cia in um lo i. Ikhalselai tlangvalte khiah nupang thawn itkhat hlahlekhaw, a cianghlim pawnghmuk ngawn um i.” ti in sawn i. 5 Ciafangin David in phungkipa khiah, “Nupangte khiah kin thawn um lo khelleh khiah i feh nia ai panin ni thum i hang. Cen kin khualsi hnak khiah a menma fang rinin tlangvalte pum khiah a cianghlim i. Ciamanin tunai kin khualsi hnak ah tu zaitluk in cianghlim am i.”ti in sawn i. 6 Ciamanin phungkipa in a cianghlim pawnghmuk khiah pe i. Ziangmanti fangin, ciata ah pawnghmuk menma um lo ai Bawipa hmai ai langhnak a cianghlim pawnghmuk lek um i. Cia Bawipa hmai ai pawnghmuk lang nia ah a ca in a sa pawnghmuk thawn rol de i.
7 Cia nia ah Saul hnenum pakhat khiah ciata ah lo um ai amah khiah Bawipa hmai ah dahhnak mi i. Amah khiah Edom mite i ai a hming khiah Doek i. Amah khiah Saul kawlpaw khaltu a upaber i. 8 Ciafangin David in Ahimelek hnenah, “Heta ah fei pui ihlahle vangsau tang um awm? Ziangmanti fangin kumpibawi in a rang in khual i si ruai manin i vangsau le i raal thilthuamte khai keng lo ing.” ti in rel i. 9 Ciamanin phungkipa in, “Elah rawn zawllai ai na rekhnak Filistin mi Kawlaiath vangsau khiah pon in funin ephod hnualam ah um bang. Lang na nuam le lang tu. He lo a dang heta ah um lo i.” ti in sawn i. Ciafang in David in, “Cia bang vangsau dang um awng lo i. I pe tu.” ti in ruai i.
10 Ciafangin David khai Saul hmai in tlan ai Kath kumpibawi Achish hnenah kawi i. 11 Ciafangin Achish hnenumte in a hnenah, “He pa khiah Israel kumpibawipa i lo im? Amah khiah pakhat le pakhat lasak dunin, “Saul in mi thawngkhat rek i. Cen David in mi thawngha rek i.” ti in tlanglam ai lasakhnak pa i lo im?” ti in ti i. 12 David in amahte relhnak khiah thupui in lang sah i. Ciamanin Kath te kumpibawi Achish khiah kih ngai i. 13 Ciamanin David in a ziaza khiah thleng ai amahte hmai ah mi am tuah ai, kawl dawngkham khiah ziah ai a khahmul vumah a cil khai far ruai i. 14 Ciafangin Achish in a hnenumte hnenah, “Sik tuu-ih. He pa heh mi am i. Ziangmanin i hnenah kawih i si? 15 Mi amte i sam manin he pa khiah i hmai ah mi am cang tuhin kawih i sim? He pa khiah i inn song ah tlum tuh im?” ti in ti i.