¹And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

¹Huchiin TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, Israel mite kumpipa dinga ka deih nawn louhsa Saula jiakin bangtan ahi a na lungkham sin? Na ki ah sathau thun dim inla, kuanin, Bethlehem mi Jesai kiangah ka honsawl sin hi; a tapate laka mi kumpipa dingin ka sepkhinta hi, a chi a.

²And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

²Huan, Samuelin, bangchiin ka kuan thei dia? Sualin na za leh a hon hihlum mai ding, a chi a. Huan, TOUPAN, bawngla pi inla, TOUPA kianga kithoih dinga hong ka hi, chiin.

³And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

³Huan, kithoihna ah Jesai sam inla, huan, na hihding ka hon hilh ding; huan, a min ka honhilh dingpa sathau hon nilh sakin, a chi a.

⁴And Samuel did what Jehovah said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably?

⁴Huchiin Samuelin TOUPA gen bangin a hih a, Bethlehem ah a hoh ta a. Huan, khuaa upaten ling kawm in amah a nadawn ua, hoih lam thua hong na hi maw? a chi ua. Huan, aman, hoih lam thu ah hi e:

⁵And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

⁵TOUPA kianga kithoih dinga hong ka hi; kisiangthou sak unla kithoihna ah hongpai sam un, a chi a. Huan, Jesai leh a tapate a siangthou saka, kithoihna ah a sam a.

⁶And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

⁶Huan, hichi ahi a, a hongpai ua Eliab a naen a, TOUPA sathau nilhpa pen a maa ompa ahi mahmah ve, a chi a.

⁷But Jehovah said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth; for man looketh upon the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh upon the heart.

⁷Himahleh TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, a mel lam hiam, a san lam hiam en kei un; amah jaw ka deihlouh ahi; TOUPAN lah mihing et danin a en ngal keia; mihingin jaw polama latdan a en sek ua, TOUPAN bel lungtang lam a en zo sek hi, a chi a.

⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.

⁸Huan, Jesaiin Abinadab a sama, Samuel maah a paisaka. Aman, hiai leng TOUPA tel ahi naikei, a chi a.

⁹Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this one.

⁹Huan, Jesaiin Sama a vapaisak nawn. Huan, aman, hiai leng TOUPA tel ahi naikei lai, a chi a.

¹⁰And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these.

¹⁰Huchiin Jesaiin a tapate sagih Samuel maah a paisaka. Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, TOUPAN hiai khawngte tel lou ahi, a chi a.

¹¹And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all the young men? And he said, There is yet the youngest remaining, and behold, he is feeding the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit at table till he come hither.

¹¹Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, hiailaiah na tate a om kim vek uhia? a chi a. Aman, a naupangpen a om laia, ngai in, belam a ching hi, a chi a. Huan, Samuelin Jesai kiangah, vasam sah dih ve; a hongtun masiah I tu sin kei uhi, a chi a.

¹²And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

¹²Huchiin a vasam saka, a honpi ua. Amah bel san chiuhteuh, mit hah kilawm, mel hoihtak mai ahi. Huan, TOUPAN, thou inla, sathau nilhin, hiai tak ahi, a chi a.

¹³And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

¹³Huchiin Samuelin sathau bawm ki a laa, a unaute lakah amah sathau a nilha; huchiin TOUPA kha huai ni akipanin nakpi takin David tungah a hongtungta. Huchiin Samuel a thou a, Rama khua ah a paita hi.

¹⁴And the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

¹⁴Huan, TOUPA khain Saula a pawtsana, TOUPA sawl dawiin amah a hihbuai.

¹⁵And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee.

¹⁵Huan, Saula sikhaten a kiangah, ngaiin, Pathian sawl dawiin nang a honhihbuai hi.

¹⁶Let our lord now speak; thy servants are before thee: they shall seek out a man, a skilful player on a harp; and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

¹⁶Ka pu un na sikha na maa omte kaihging tum siamtak zon thu honpe dih ve; huchiin Pathian sawl dawiin a honmat chiangin a tum dinga, na hoih mai ding hi, a chi ua.

¹⁷And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

¹⁷Huan, Saulain a sikhate kiangah, tum siamtak hon zonsak unla, ka kiangah honpi un, a chi a.

¹⁸And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him.

¹⁸Huchiin tangval khatin a dawnga, a kiangah, ngai dih, Bethlehem mi Jesai tapa khat ka mutaa, huai mi tum siamtak, mi hangsan tak, kidou mi, thugen siamtak, melhoih tak ahi, a kiangah TOUPA leng a om, a chi a.

¹⁹Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

¹⁹Huchiin Saulain Jesai kiangah mi a sawla, na tapa David belam chinga om ka kiangah hong sakin, a chi a.

²⁰And Jesse took an ass with bread, and a flask of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son to Saul.

²⁰Huan, Jesaiin sabengtung, tanghou leh uain thawl khat leh kelnou a laa, a tapa David Saula piak dingin a posaka.

²¹And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

²¹Huan, David Saula kiang a vatunga, a maah a va dinga: aman a na it mahmaha, a galvan tawipa dingin a pangta hi.

²²And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he has found favour in my sight.

²²Huan, Saulain Jesai kiangah, David ka kiangah om hen, ka mit a tung mahmah hi, chia hilh dingin mi sawla.Huan, hichi ahi a Pathian sawl dawiin Saula a mat teng in Davidin kaihging a laa, a tum sek a: huchiin Saula a hong halha, a hoih pahpaha; huan, dawiin a pawtsan jel.

²³And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

²³Huan, hichi ahi a Pathian sawl dawiin Saula a mat teng in Davidin kaihging a laa, a tum sek a: huchiin Saula a hong halha, a hoih pahpaha; huan, dawiin a pawtsan jel.