1Benjamin hlang kah a capa Aphiah, Aphiah capa Bekorath, Bekorath capa Zeror, Zeror capa Abiel, Abiel capa, a ming ah Kish tah Benjamin khuiah Benjamin tongpa, tatthai hlangrhalh la om.
2Anih taengah capa pakhat tongpang then, a ming ah Saul te om. Anih lakah a suisak aka then he Israel ca rhoek khuiah hlang a om moenih. Pilnam tom lakah anih kah a laengpang te tah a sola sang ngai.
3Saul napa Kish kah laak rhoek a hma pah hatah Kish loh a capa Saul taengah, “Cadong rhoek khuiah pakhat te namah taengla khuen laeh. Te phoeiah thoo lamtah laak rhoek te tlap hamla ha cet laeh,” a ti nah.
4Te dongah Ephraim tlang te a paan tih Shalisha kho khaw a lan dae hmu rhoi pawh. Te phoeiah Shaalim kho la cet rhoi dae a om pawt dongah Benjamin kho te a lan rhoi akhaw hmu rhoi pawh.
5Zuph kho te a pha rhoi vaengah Saul loh a taengkah cadong te, “Ceh, bal pawn sih, a pa loh laak te toeng vetih mamih rhoi ham mawn ve,” a ti nah.
6Tedae cadong loh Saul te, “Hekah kho ah Pathen kah hlang om, teka hlang loh a thui boeih tah thoeng rhoela thoeng tih hlang loh a oep. Pahoi cet pawn sih lamtah mah rhoi taengah caeh long khaw a thui khaming,” a ti nah.
7Te dongah Saul loh a tueihyoeih taengah, “Tahae ah tarha n'cet cakhaw tekah hlang taengah balae ng'khuen eh?, mah rhoi kah hnocun khui lamkah caak khaw n'khawk. Kutdoe khuen mueh lamtah Pathen hlang taengah mamih rhoi balae n'loh eh?,” a ti nah.
8Tueihyoeih loh Saul te a rhaep la a doo tih, “Ka kut dongah cak shekel tamat om ta he. Pathen hlang te ka paek vetih mamih rhoi kah longpuei khaw mah rhoi taengah a thui bitni,” a ti nah.
9Hlamat vaengah Israel khuikah hlang te Pathen dawt ham a caeh atah, “Halo lamtah kho aka hmu taengla cet lah sih,” a ti uh. Te dongah tihnin tonghma he hlamat vaengah tah khohmu ni a ti uh.
10Te dongah Saul loh a taengca taengah, “Nang ol te then, halo lamtah cet pawn sih,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Pathen hlang kah khopuei la cet rhoi.
11Khopuei kham ah a yoeng rhoi vaengah tui than la aka lo hula rhoek te a hmuh rhoi tih amih te, “He ah he khohmu om a,” a ti nah.
12Te vaengah amih rhoi te a doo uh tih, “Na hmai ah om ta ke, tihnin he hmuensang ah pilnam ham hmueih hnin la a om dongah khopuei la ha pawk te a loe la cet rhoi.
13Buh ca la hmuensang ah a caeh hlanah khopuei la na kun rhoi atah anih te na hmuh bitni. Anih a pawk hlan khuiah tah pilnam long khaw ca hlan ni. Hmueih te anih loh yoethen a paek tih a khue rhoek loh a caak uh. Te dongah tahae rhoe ah anih taengla cet rhoi lamtah amah te tlek na hmuh rhoi bitni,” a ti na uh.
14Te dongah khopuei te a paan rhoi tih kho lung la a pha rhoi vaengah tah hmuensang la aka cet Samuel te amih rhoi aka doe la tarha ha pawk.
15Saul a pha hlan kah hnin at vaengah Samuel hna te BOEIPA loh a hnacueh pah coeng tih,
16“Thangvuen he vaeng tue ah Benjamin kho lamkah hlang pakhat te nang taengla kan tueih ni. Te vaengah anih te ka pilnam Israel soah rhaengsang la koelh lamtah ka pilnam te Philisti kut lamloh khang saeh. Ka pilnam kah a pangngawlnah te kai taengla ham pha te ka hmuh dam coeng,” a ti nah.
17Samuel loh Saul hmuh vaengah BOEIPA loh, “Kai pilnam soah taemrhai saeh,” tila nang taengah ka thui hlang te anih la he,” a ti nah.
18Saul tah vongka khui ah Samuel taengla thoeih tih, “Khohmu im te melae kai taengah han thui lah,” a ti nah.
19Saul te Samuel loh a doo tih, “Kai la khohmu loel, kai hmaiah cet lamtah tihnin ah hmuensang ah kamah neh buh hmaih ca sih. Mincang ah kan tueih vetih na thinko ah aka om boeih te nang taengah kan thui bitni.
20Laak rhoek te khaw namah taeng lamkah loh khohnin hnin thum hma coeng dae na hmuh la om coeng dongah te na lungbuei ah mawn sak boeh. Israel pum kah a sahnaih te ulae? Nang taeng neh na capa imkhui boeih taengah moenih a?,” a ti nah.
21Saul loh a doo tih, “Kai Benjamin ca he, Israel koca khuiah capoeih moenih a? Kamah huiko he khaw, Benjamin koca boeih khuiah a poeih ni. Balae tih hebang ol he kai taengah na thui,” a ti nah.
22Samuel loh Saul neh a taengca te a khuen tih imkhui la a kun puei. Tedae a khue hlang sawmthum tluk kah a lu ah amih rhoi te hmuen a paek.
23Te phoeiah Samuel loh imtawt taengah, “Nang taengah, 'Khueh dae,' kan ti nah tih, “Namah kam paek maehvae te hang khuen,” a ti nah.
24Te dongah imtawt loh maeh laeng te a pom tih Saul hmai ah a tloeng pah. Te phoeiah, “Nang hmai ah tloeng ham a paih coeng ca laeh. 'Khoning vaengkah la nang ham kael pah,' tila ka khue pilnam khaw ka ti nah. Te dongah tekah khohnin ah tah Saul te Samuel taengah buh a caak.
25Hmuensang lamloh khopuei ha suntlak phoeiah imphu ah Saul neh a cal puei.
26Mincang a pha tom vaengah thoo rhoi tih Samuel loh Saul te imphu, imphu lamloh a khue. Te vaengah, “Thoo lamtah nang te kan tueih pawn eh,” a ti nah. Te dongah Saul te thoo tih amamih rhoi khaw, Samuel khaw kawtpoeng la cet uh.
27Amih te khopuei a bawt la suntla uh tih, Samuel loh Saul taengah, “Na taengca te thui pah lamtah mamih rhoi hmai ah caeh sak. Tedae anih te cet mai cakhaw namah tah hnin at om mai dae. Te vaengah Pathen ol te nang taengah kan yaak sak eh,” a ti nah.
