1Philistine ten Pathen thingkong alah jouvun, Ebenezer galmunakonin Ashdod khopi alhut tauve.
2Amahon Pathen thingkong chuapu-uvin Dagon milim houna inah akoitauve,
3Ahin ajing jingkah matah’in Ashdod khosung miten agavetule Dagon chu Pakai thingkongmasang ah chun amaichang tollang ana ngan ana lhun ahi. Chuinamahon Dagon chu aphongdingun, akitunna ma ma a chun akoikit tauvin ahi.
4Ahin ajing jingkah in angaingaiyin, Dagonchu Pakaithingkong masang ah chun amaitol lang ana ngan ana lhu kit in ahi. Tuchung in vang, akhutphang tenile aluchang chu tanbohsan kotbullamah ana umin, Dagon atahsa bouchu kitup chet in ana kijam in ahi.
5Hijeh chun Dagon thempupahihen lang, koi hijongle Ashdodkhoa Dagon insunga hung jousechun Dagon kijamna mun chuakeng’a ana chotpha louhel u ahi.
6Hijeh chun Pakai khut gih tah chu Ashdod mite chungah gih tah inachun, chule amaho le akho kom akho ho chung’a chun tijat umtah inabol genthei lheh tan ahi.
7Hichu mipiten ahetdoh phat’un, akapjah jengun, “Eihon Pathenthing khong ikomuva ikoi sottheilou diu ahi! Ama chu eihotohkidou ahibouve, ipathenu Dagontoh eisuh mangtha diu ahibouve,” atiuvin ahi.
8Hijeh chun amahon Philistine milen milal jouse aheng uvah akoukhom un, “Israel Pathen thingkonghi i-ilodiu hitam?” atiuve. Chuinmipiten adonbut’un, Israel Pathen Thingkong chu Gath lamah kipotahen tin akinopto tauvin ahi. Hijehchun amahon Israel Pathen thingkhong chu Gath lamah apolut tauve.
9Pathen thingkong Gath a agalhunphat un, Pathen khut thahat gihtahchu mite chunga achun, khopi sungamite chu alen aneo abonchauvinajep’in, uilut alansah tan ahi.
10Hijeh chun amahon Pathenthingkong chu Ekron khopi ahatoldoh kit tauve, ahin Ekron mitenamu phat un akapjah kit jengun, amahon Israel Pathen thingkongahin thahlut jengu hi, eiho hithigam nao hen, eitiuva ahi atiuve.
11Hichun mipite hon Philistinelamkai ho thu apeuvin, ngehna aneijun, “Lungset tah in Israel Pathen thingkong hi agamlanguva nathahlut pehlou uva ahileh Ibonchauva eitha gam dingu ahi,” akitiuve. Ajeh chu hihe khopi jousesunga chu suhgamna nasatah umaahitan, Pathen khut chu gihsatahchua ahitai.
12Mihem athimoh ho chungachun uilut achun, chule khopiakon awgin hung gin chun Van chanalhungin ahi.
