¹And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, Samuel a upata a, a tapate Israel mite tunga vaihawmmiin a bawl hi.

²And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

²A ta masapen min Joel ahi; huan, a zom min Abija ahi; Beer-sebaa vaihawmmi ahi uh.

³And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

³Himahleh a taten a omdan a la kei ua, sum leh pai lam a delh ua, golhna a la ua, diklou takin vai a hawm uh.

⁴Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,

⁴Huchiin Israel mite upate tengteng a kikhawm ua, Rama khua ah Samuel kiangah a hoh ua;

⁵and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

⁵A kiangah, Ngaiin, na upa mahmahta a, na tapaten lah na omdan a la kei hial ua; nam dangte tengteng banga ka tung ua vai hawm dingin kumpipa hon bawlsakin, a chi ua.

⁶And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

⁶Himahleh a kianga, vai hon hawmsak ding kumpipa honpia in, a chih un Samuel akipaksak kei hiala. Huchiin Samuel TOUPA kiangah a thuma.

⁷And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

⁷Huan, TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, mipiten na kianga a gen tengteng uh ngaikhia in; nang hon deihlou a hikei ua, a tung ua kumpipa dinga kei hon deihlou uh ahi zaw.

⁸According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

⁸Aigupta gam akipan ka pi khiak ni akipan tu tana a thilhih dan tengteng uh, hon lehngatsana pathian dang na a hon sepsan jel uh mahbangin nang tungah a hih uh ahi.

⁹And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

⁹Huaijiakin a thu uh ngaikhia in: ahihhangin chihtak peta thu kamkhumin a tung ua vaihawmmi kumpipa tatdan ding kawkmuh chitchiat in, a chi a.

¹⁰And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

¹⁰Huan Samuelin TOUPA thu tengteng kumpipa ngen mipite a hilh vek a.

¹¹And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

¹¹Na tung ua vaihawmmi ding kumpipa tatdan hichibang ahi ding: na tapate uh a sakol leh a kangtalai tuanpih dingin a sep dinga, a kangtalai maa taita a om ding ua:

¹²and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

¹²Huan, a sepaih sang heutu ding, sawmnga heutu ding a sep dinga; huan, khenkhatte a lei let ding, a buh la ding, a kidouna van bawlmi ding, a kangtalai van bawlmi dingte dingin a zang ding.

¹³And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

¹³Huan, na tanute uh gimlim bawl dng, anhuan ding, tanghou bawl dingin a zang ding.

¹⁴And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.

¹⁴Huan, na loute, na grep huante, olive huante a hoih tata a honsut dinga, a sikhate a pe ding.

¹⁵And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

¹⁵Huan, na haichi leh na grep huana sawma khat a honlaksak dinga: a sikhate leh heutute a pe ding.

¹⁶And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

¹⁶Huan, na sikhapate, na sikhanute, na tangval hoihhoihte, na bawngte a honsut dinga, a nasem dingin a zang ding hi.

¹⁷He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

¹⁷Na belam hon laka sawma khat a honlaksak dinga; huan, a sikhate na hi ding uh.

¹⁸And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

¹⁸Huan, huai hun chiangin na tel ding uh kumpipa jiakin na thum khe ding ua; himahleh huai hun chiangin TOUPAN a hondawng kei ding, a chi a.

¹⁹And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

¹⁹Himahleh mipiten Samuel thu a jui nuam kei ua, ahi kei, kumpipa I neih ngeingei ding ahi;

²⁰that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

²⁰Huchiin nam dangte tengteng bang I honghi dinga, huan, I kumpipan vai a hon hawmsak dinga, I namte piin galte a hondou pih ding, a chi ua.

²¹And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

²¹Huan, Samuelin mipite thugen tengteng a ja a, TOUPA bilah a thun sawm a.Huan, TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, a thu uh la inla, kumpipa bawlsakin, a chi a. Huan, Samuelin Israel mite kiangah, mi chih noumau khua ah pai chiat un, a chi a.

²²And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.

²²Huan, TOUPAN Samuel kiangah, a thu uh la inla, kumpipa bawlsakin, a chi a. Huan, Samuelin Israel mite kiangah, mi chih noumau khua ah pai chiat un, a chi a.