¹And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it.

¹Huchiin David khopi sungah Davidin inte a kibawla; huan Pathian bawm adingin mun a bawla, puanin a kaih sakta hi.

²Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever.

²Huailaiin Davidin, Levi mite chihlouhngal kuamahin Pathian bawm a po ding uh ahi kei: TOUPAN lah amau Pathian bawm po ding leh khantawna amah na sepsak dingin amaute a natelta ngala, achia.

³And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it.

³Huan a mun, a bawlsaksaa TOUPA bawm honla tou dingin, Davidin Jerusalem ah Israel tengteng a kaikhawmta hi.

⁴And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

⁴Huchiin Davidin Aron tapate leh Levi mite a khawma:

⁵of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

⁵Kohath tapate lakah; Uriel a pipen leh a unaute ja leh sawmnih:

⁶of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

⁶Merrari tapate lakah; Asai a pipen leh a unaute za nih sawmnih:

⁷of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

⁷Gersom tapate lakah: Joel a pipen leh a unaute ja leh sawmthum:

⁸of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

⁸Elizaphan tapate lakah; Semai a pipen leh a unaute za nih:

⁹of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;

⁹Hebron tapate lakah; Eliel a pipen leh a unaute sawmgiat:

¹⁰of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

¹⁰Uzziel tapate lakah; Amminadab a pipen leh a unaute ja leh sawmlehnih.

¹¹And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab;

¹¹Huan Davidin Zadok leh Abiathar siampute, Levi mite, Uri, Asai, Joel, Semai, Eliel, leh Amminadab a sam saka,

¹²and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to [the place that] I have prepared for it.

¹²A kiang uah, Noute Levi mite pipute inkote lupente na hi ua: kihihsiang unla, nou leh na unaute uh, mun ka bawlsak saa Israel Pathian, TOUPA bawm na lak theihna ding un.

¹³For because ye did [it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

¹³A masapena na puak louh jiak un, TOUPA i Pathian un i tunguah thuchiam a bawla, hihdingdan dungjuiin lah amah i zong ngal kei ua, a chi a.

¹⁴So the priests and the Levites hallowed themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel.

¹⁴Huchiin siampute leh Levi mite, Israel Pathian, TOUPA bawm la tou dingin a kisiangsak uhi.

¹⁵And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves upon them, as Moses had commanded according to the word of Jehovah.

¹⁵Huan Mosiin TOUPA thu banga thu a piak bangin Levi taten a liang jang uah huaia chiang tawntein Pathian bawm a jawngta uhi.

¹⁶And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.

¹⁶Huan Davidin Levi mi pipente kiangah a unaute uh lasamite tum gingtheihte toh, pekging guisawmneite leh kaihgingte leh dakkhutbette, ngaihtaka ging leh nuamsaa aw suah ding sep dingin a hilh hi.

¹⁷And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

¹⁷Huchiin Levi miten Joel tapa Heman a sep ua; huan a unaute lakah, Asaph Berekia tapa; huan Merari tapate a unaute uh lakah, Kusai tapa Ethan;

¹⁸and with them their brethren of the second [rank], Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;

¹⁸Huan amau toh a unaute uh pawl nihnnate, Zekaria, Ben, Jaaziel, Semiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaia, Maasei, Mattithia, Eliphelehu, Miknei, Obed-edom, Jeiel, kongkhakngakmite.

¹⁹and the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, to sound aloud with cymbals of brass;

¹⁹Huchiin lasamite, Heman, Asaph, Ethen te sehin a omta ua, ngaihtaka tum ding, dal dakkhutbette toh;

²⁰and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with lutes on Alamoth;

²⁰Huan Zekaria, Aziel, Semiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maasei, Benai, pekging guisawmneite Alamoth toh kituaka bawl toh;

²¹and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to lead [the singing].

²¹Huan Mattithia, Eliphelehu, Minei, Obed-edom, Jeiel, Azazia, kaihgingte Seminit toh bawl, makai dingin.

²²And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.

²²Huan Kenania, Levi mite laka a pipen, lapuin a panga: a siam jiakin, la hilhin a pang hi.

²³And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²³Huan Berekia leh Elkana bawm adia kongkhak ngakmitein a om uhi.

²⁴And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴Huan Sebania, Josaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zekaria, Benai, Eliezer, siamputen, Pathian bawm maah pengkulte a mut ua: huan Obededom leh Jehia bawm adinga kongkhakngakmitein a om uhi.

²⁵And David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

²⁵Huchiin David leh, Israel upate leh, sangte tunga heutute, Obed-edom in akipan TOUPA thukhunna bawm nuamna toh a vala tou dingin a kuanta ua;

²⁶And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams.

²⁶Huan hichi ahi a, Pathianin TOUPA bawm jawng Levi mite a panpih laiin, amau bawngtal sagih leh belamtal sagihin a kithoih uhi.

²⁷And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.

²⁷Huan David puanmalngat hoih puannaktualin a kijema, huan bawm jawng Levi mite tengteng leh, lasamite leh, la heutupa Kenania lasamite toh: huan Davidin puanmalngat siampulian puannak a silh hi.

²⁸And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the trumpet, and with clarions, and with cymbals, playing aloud with lutes and harps.

²⁸Huchibangin Israel tengtengin TOUPA thukhunna bawm kikou kawm leh, pengkul ging binei toh, pengkulte toh, dakkhutbette toh pekging guisawmneite leh kaihgingte ngaihtaka ging toh, a honla touta uhi.Huan hichi ahi a, TOUPA thukhunna bawm David khopi a hong tunin, Saul tanu Mikal tohlet ah a dak khiaa, David lam leh mawl a mutaa; a lungtangin a musitta hi.

²⁹And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

²⁹Huan hichi ahi a, TOUPA thukhunna bawm David khopi a hong tunin, Saul tanu Mikal tohlet ah a dak khiaa, David lam leh mawl a mutaa; a lungtangin a musitta hi.