1Pakaiyin Samuelkoma, “Nangman phatsot tah Saulchungchanga pul nadou chu phasettante, keiman ama chu Israelteleng ahina akona kapaidoh ahitai, hijeh chun nathao theiyah olive tao kithun dim inlang Bethlehem’ah chetan. Hiche khopi cheng amin Jesse kitipa chu holdoh in, ajeh chukeiman achate lah’a khat chu lengdinga kalhendohsa hitai,” ati.
2Ahin Samuelinadongin, “Keiman hichu iti kabolthei dingham? Hichepi chu Saul in jadohhenlang hileh eitha loding ahi,” ati. Pakaiyin adonbut in, “Bongala khat kikai inlang chen, chule Pakaiya dinga gan kilhaina-a dingahung kahi tin,” ati.
3“Chule gan kilhaina ah Jessekouvin, chuteng keiman achatelah’a koipen chu kei dinga thaonanuding ham ti chu nahetsahnange,” ati.
4Chuin Samuel in Pakaiyin ahilbangchun aboltai. Ama Bethlehem alhunphat chun, khopi sunga um upahojousechukitihotpumpum’inakimu piuvin, “Ipi adihlou umham? Chamna puma nahungu hinam?” tin ana dongun ahi.
5Hichun Samuel in, “Henge, keima gan kilhaina a dinga hungakahi, nabonchauvin Pakaiya dinginkisuthengunlanggankilhaina’ading in cheuhite,” tin Samuel inadonbut’in ahi. Chuin Samuelin Jesse le achate akou khom’inkisuhthengna kin agong’in, chulepumgo thilto a jong ajao diuvinatem in ahi.
6Chuin amaho chu ahunglhunphat’un, aman Eliab chu khatveiaven chule alungthim ah, “Pakaiyinalhendohpa hitei yinte!” tin agel’e
7Ahinlah Pakaiyin Samuel koma aseiyin, “Nangmanatahsapoh ahiloule asandan chun vehih-in, ajeh chu keiman ama chu kadeilouahi, ijehinem itileh Pakaiyin mihemthilvet bang avet ahipoi, ajeh chumihem’in apolam melput avet ahin, Pakaiyin vang alungsung avet ahi,” ati.
8Chuin Jesse in achapa Abinadabchu Samuel anaijep’a amasang’ading din asollin ahilah Samuel in, “Ama jong hi Pakai lhendohsa chuahipoi,” ati.
9Aban’in Jesse in Shimea ahinkoudoh in, ahinlah Samuel in, “Ama jong hi Pakaiyin alhendohchu ahipoi,” ati.
10Chuti chun Jesse chate sagi jenchu Samuel angsung’ah ahinpuilutin, ahin Samuel in Jesse adongin, “Pakaiyinhichehohikhatchaalhengpoi,” ati.
11Chuin Samuel in Jesse jah’a, “Nachate hichang bou hi hitam?” tia adohle, aman jong, “Aneopenkhat aum nalaiye, ahinlah amahiin’ah aumpoi, loujaova kelngoi lekelcha ho aching’e,” tin adonbutin ahile Samuel in, “Ama chugakou sah’un, ama chu ahung lhuntokah’a, tou jong i-tou loudiu chuleanneh twidon jong ibol loudiu ahi,” ati.
12Hitichun Jesse in akou dingmi asollin ahi. Amachu mi tahsaphatah chule amit-ha hoitah ahi. Chuin Pakaiyin, “Thao nuding chuamahi ahi,” ati.
13David asopiteho lah’a koninahungdingdoh’in, hichun Samuel’in olive thao alan thao chuanu tai. Hiche nia kipan chun Pakai
14Hitichun Pakai lhagaovin Sauladalhatanahi, chule Pakaiyinahinsol lhagao engse khat’in Saulchu lunggimna le tijatnan abolgimlheh jeng in ahi.
15Saul asohte ho lah’a phabep khatin akomah, “Tua hi Pathen a konalhagao gilou khat in nasuhgim ahikaheuve,” atiuve.
16“Hijeh chun, kapu, neisol’un langsemjang saithem khat gahol unge. Hitia lhagao engsen nahinphah phatphatle ama chun semjang saiyin tin, chuteng damdoh kitji tan nate,” atiuve.
17Hichun Saul in, “Apha lhehjenge, cheuvinlangsemjangsaithem tah mikhat gahol unlang, chule ama chu kahenga hin puijun,” ati.
18Chuin asohte ho lah’a mi khatin Saul jah’ah, “Jesse chapateholah’a khat, Bethlehem mi, semjangsaithem tah, hiche goh chu hilouvamihangsan, gal-hat, galbolmi, ijakaihekhen themtah, chule melhoitah, chujongle Pakaiyin aumpi mi ahi,” ati.
19Chuin Saul in thupolea mikhat Jesse henga thulhut ding’in asollin, “Nachapa David kelngoiching chuneihinsol peh in,” ati.
20Saul in David athum chu Jessein anop peh’in, changlhah toh, lengpi twi haikhat, chule kelnou khat, sangan khat apohsah in ahi.
21Chuin David Saul kom’ah achen, Saul chu ajen pan tan ahi, Saul in David angailu lheh jeng in chule David chu Saul galvonpon apang tai.
22Chuin Saul in Jesse koma thu athot in, “Lungset tah in David hi kakomah kakin bol in pang jeng ta hen, ajeh chu achung’a kalung alhailheh jengin ahi,” ati.
23Chule Pathen in ahinsol lhagao engse chun Saul ahinphah tengle, David in semjang chu asaipeh ji teng, Saul chu ahung limdohjin chule lhagao engse chun adalhaji in ahi.
