¹And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

¹Huan, TOUPA'N David kiang ah Nathan a sawl a. Huan, a kiang ah a hoh a, Khua khat ah mi nih a om ua; khatpen mi hausa ahi a, khatpen mi genthei ahi.

²The rich had very many flocks and herds;

²Mi hausa in belam hon tampi leh gan hon tampi a nei a:

³but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

³Mi genthei in bel belamnou a nu neuchik khat a lei a, a vulh khat kia ngallou bangmah a neikei a: a kiang ah a tate toh khanglian ahi uh; a kuang sawk pih leh a nou kikoppih, a angsung a om, a tanu bang geih a a ngaihtuah ahi.

⁴And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

⁴Huan, mi hausa kiang ah khualzinmi khat a vatung a; huan, amah kiang a mikhual tung amah belam leh gan goh phallou in mi genthei belamnou a kiang a hongpa a goh a, a chi a.

⁵Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

⁵Huchi in huai mi tungah a hehta mahmah a, Nathan kiang ah, TOUPA hinna lou in ka gen hi, huai thil hih mi hihlup mai tuak ahi;

⁶and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

⁶Huan, hichi bang thil ahih ziak leh hehpihna a neihlouh ziak in a belamnou a mun li in a dit ding ahi, a chi a.

⁷And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

⁷Huchi in Nathan in David kiang ah, Nangmah na ka, TOUPA, Israelte Pathian in hichi in a chi, Israelte kumpipa ding in sathau ka honnilh a, Saula khut a kipan in ka hon honkhia a;

⁸and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if [that] had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

⁸Huan, na pu in gou ka honluah sak a, na pu zite na angsung ah ka koih a, huan, Israel inkuante leh Judate ka hon pia a; huan, huaite a tawmluat lai uleh thil dangte leng hon piak beh lai ding ka kei maw.

⁹Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

⁹Bangdia TOUPA thu ngaineu a, a mitmuh a thil hoihlou na hih maizen? Hit mi Uria namsau in na hihlum a, a zi nang zi ding in na neihsak a, Amon suante namsau in na that.

¹⁰Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.

¹⁰Huaiziak in namsau in na inkote a ki khinsan hetkei ding; nang lah hon ngaineu in Hit mi Uria zi nang zi ding in na suhsak ngal a.

¹¹Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

¹¹TOUPA'N hichi in a chi, Ngai in, nangmah inkuan lak a kipan mahmah in na tungah thil hoihlou ka suaksak ding a, na mitmuh mahmah in na zi ka hon laksak ding, na vengte ka pe dia, sun khovak in na zite a luppih ding uh.

¹²For thou didst [it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.

¹²Nang bel a guk in na hih a, ken zaw Israel mite tengteng mitmuh in sun khovak in ka hih ding hi, a chi a.

¹³And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

¹³Huna, David in Nathan kiang ah, TOUPA tungah thil ka hihkhialta, a chi a. Huan, Nathan in David kiang ah, TOUPA'N leng na khelhna a koihmang samta; na sikei ding.

¹⁴Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

¹⁴Ahihhang in hiai na thilhih a Pathian gensiatna lemtang tak TOUPA melmate adia na bawl ziak in naupang na lak a piang a si ngeingei ding, a chi a.

¹⁵And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.

¹⁵Huchi in Nathan in a inlam ah a paisanta hi. Huan, Uria zi in David a suansak tungah TOUPA'N a khut a kha a, a chi a na mahmahta hi.

¹⁶And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

¹⁶Huchi in David in naupang a ding in Pathian kiang ah a ngen ngutngut a; huan, David in an bang a ngawl a, a lut a, zankhua in lei ah a lum.

¹⁷And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

¹⁷Huan, a inkote lak a upate a thou ua, lei a kipan a kaithou ding in a kiang ah a ding ua; himahleh a thou nuamkei a, a kiang uah leng a nesamkei.

¹⁸And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

¹⁸Huan, hichi ahi a, a ni sagih ni in naupuang a sita. Huan, David sikhate'n naupang a sita chih a hilh ngamkei ua, Ngai in, naupang a damlai in a kiang ah thu i gen ua, a ngaikhe nuam ngalkei a, naupang a sita chih bangchin i hilh ngam dia, bang chichi hiam in a kihih kha ding, a chi ua.

¹⁹But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

¹⁹Himahleh David in a sikhate kisimhou a muh in naupang a sita chih a theita a; huan, David in a sikhate kiang ah, Naupang sita hia? a chi a. Huan, amau, Sita, a chi ua.

²⁰Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and entered into the house of Jehovah and worshipped; then he came to his own house and required them to set bread before him, and he ate.

²⁰Huchi in David lei a kipan a thou a, a kisil a, sathau a kinilh a, a puante a kheng a; huan, TOUPA in ah a hoh a, Pathian a bia; huan, a in lam ah a pai nawn a, huan, an a kan a, a ma ah a lui ua, a na neta hi.

²¹And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.

²¹Huchi in a sikhate'n a kiang ah, Na thilhihdan bangchidan ahia? Naupang a damlai in an na ngawl a, na kap a, himahleh naupang a sihtak in na thou a, an khawng na ne mai ngal a, a chi ua.

²²And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

²²Huan, aman, Naupang a damlai in an khawng ka ngawl a ka kap ngut a; Naupang a dam theihna ding in TOUPA'N hon hehpih kha mohkei ding, kua ahia thei ding? Ka chi a ahi.

²³But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

²³Himahleh tu in a sita ngal a, bang din an ka ngawlta de? Ka sam kik nawn thei dia hia? A kiang ah kei ka pai khongkhong ding a, himahleh amah zaw ka kiang ah a hong kik nawnta kei ding, a chi a.

²⁴And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon; and Jehovah loved him.

²⁴Huchi in David in a zi Bath-seba a lungmuan a, a kiang ah a lut a, a luppih a, huan, tapa a suang a, a min in Solomon a sa hi.

²⁵And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

²⁵Huan, TOUPA'N amah a it a; huan, zawlnei Nathan a thukhak a, huan, aman TOUPA tam sak in amin ding in Jedidia a sata hi.

²⁶And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

²⁶Huchi in, Joab in Amon suante khopi Raba a sim a, khopi a lata hi.

²⁷And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

²⁷Huan, Joab in David kiang ah mi a sawl a, Raba ka sim a, ahi, tuite khopi ka lata hi.

²⁸And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.

²⁸Huchi in mi omlai teng kaikhawm inla, khopi sual tum in zuan inla, la in: ken khopi la leng ka min a pu kha ding, a chi a.

²⁹And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

²⁹Huchi in David in mi tengteng a kaikhawm a, Rava ah a hoh ua, a vasim ua, a lata uh.

³⁰And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with [the] precious stones; and it was [set] on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

³⁰Huan, a kumpipa uh lallukhu khuk lai a laksak a, a gikdan dangka-eng talent buk ahi a, suangmantamte leng a tel a; huan, David a khusak uh. Huan, khopi a gallak sum tampi a la hi.Huan, mipite a pikheta a, singatna te, leilehna sik zum te, sik heipite zang in na a sem sak a, lei haltakte a bawlsak a: Amon suante khopi tengteng huchibang in a hih. Huan, David leh mi tengteng Jerusalem ah a pai nawn uhi.

³¹And he brought out the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkilns. And so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

³¹Huan, mipite a pikheta a, singatna te, leilehna sik zum te, sik heipite zang in na a sem sak a, lei haltakte a bawlsak a: Amon suante khopi tengteng huchibang in a hih. Huan, David leh mi tengteng Jerusalem ah a pai nawn uhi.