¹And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine.

¹Huan, David in tangvum kah khiakna a khen zek nung in, ngai in, Mephiboseth sikha Ziba in a na dawn a, sabengtung nih a van a, tanghou beu zanih leh grep phoukeu bawk za leh nipi thei za leh uain thawl khat a posak a.

²And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

²Huan, kumpipa'n Ziba kiang ah, Hiaite bangchidan ahia? a chi a. Huan, Ziba in, Sabengtungte kumpipa inkuanpihte tuanna ding ahi dia; huan, tanghou leh nipi theite tangvalte nek ding ahi dia, huan, uain bel gamdai a bah peuhmahte dawn ding ahi ding, a chi a.

³And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

³Huan, kumpipa'n, Ahihleh na pu tapa koi ah? A chi a. Huan, Ziba in kumpipa kiang ah, Ngai in, Jerusalem ah a om: Tuni in Israelte'n ka pa gam a hon pe nawn sin uh, a chi a.

⁴And the king said to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly bow myself: may I find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.

⁴Huan, kumpipa'n Ziba kiang ah, Ngai in, Mephiboseth thil neih tengteng nang a vek ahita, a chi a. Huan, Ziba in, Chibai ka hon buk petmah ahi; toupa ka pu aw, na mittun zel ka tum ding, a chi a.

⁵And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed,

⁵Huan, kumpipa David Bahurim a tun in ngai in, Saula inkote lak a mi Ger tapa a min Simei a hong pawt khia a; hamselou kawmkawm in a hongpaitou a.

⁶and cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.

⁶David suang in a deng a, kumpipa David sikhate tengteng leng: huan, mipi tengteng leh sepaih hangsan tengteng a taklam ah leh a veilam ah a om uh.

⁷And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!

⁷Huan, Simei in a hamsiat sung in hichi in a chi a, Pai mang vengveng in, pai mang vengveng in, nang sisansuah hat leh Belial mipa:

⁸Jehovah has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and behold, thou art [taken] in thine own evil, for thou art a man of blood.

⁸A vaihawm sik na hawmzohsa Saula inkote sisan TOUPA'N na tungah a hon kik sak nawnta a; huan, TOUPA'N gam na tapa Absalom a na pekhinta; huan, ngai in, sisan suah hatmi na hih ziak in nangmah siatna na kibawl ahi, a chi a.

⁹And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

⁹Huchi in Zerui tapa Abisai in kumpipa kiang ah, Bangdia hiai ui sisa in toupa ka pu hamsiat mawkmawk ahia? a lu ka tansak mai deh? A chi a.

¹⁰And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, for Jehovah has said to him, Curse David! Who shall then say, Why dost thou so?

¹⁰Huan, kumpipa'n, Nou Zerui tapate aw, noute honna theih sak ding bang a om a? TOUPA'N a kiang a, David hamsiat in, a chih ngal leh a hamsiat ahi mai ke, Bangdia huchibang a hih? kuan a chi mahmah dia? A chi a.

¹¹And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now a Benjaminite? let him alone and let him curse; for Jehovah has bidden him.

¹¹Huan, David in Abisai leh a sikhate tengteng kiang ah, Ngai un, ka tapa, ka gil a gah mahmah in hon thah a tum a: hiai Benjamin mi in nak tup sem nan chia! Bangmah chihkei unla, hamsia a hihleh loh hen; TOUPA hihsak ahi ngal a.

¹²It may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day.

¹²TOUPA'N ka haksatna a hon mu ding a, TOUPA'N tuni a hon hamsiat a hoih lam in a hon thuk nawn kha maithei hi, a chi a.

¹³And David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

¹³Huchi in David leh a mite lampi ah a pai zel ua: huan, Simei bel a gal tang pang uah a pai zel a, a paikawm in a hamsiat zel a, suang khawng in a deng a, leivui bang in a theh a. Huan, kumpipa leh a kiang a mi om tengteng Aiphim a tung ua;

¹⁴And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

¹⁴Huchi in huailai ah a khawl tawldam uhi.

¹⁵Now Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

¹⁵Huan, Absalom leh mipi tengteng, Israel mite Jerusalem ah a hoh ua, huan, a kiang ah Ahithophel leng a tel a.

¹⁶And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, Long live the king! Long live the king!

¹⁶Huan, hichi ahi a, Ark mi Husai, David lawm in Absalom kiang a tun in Husai in Absalom kiang ah, Pathian in kumpipa humbit hen, Pathian in kumpipa humbit hen, a chi a.

¹⁷And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why didst thou not go with thy friend?

¹⁷Huan, Absalom in Husai kiang ah, Hichibang ahi maw na lawm na hehpihna dan? Bangdia na lawm kiang a hohlou? A chi a.

¹⁸And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

¹⁸Huan, Husai in Absalom kiang ah, Ka hohkei ding; TOUPA leh hiai mipite leh Israel mi tengteng in a telpa uh thuthu in ka om ding a, a kiang ah ka om zo ding.

¹⁹And again, whom should I serve? should it not be in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

¹⁹Huan, kua na ka sem dia? A tapa ma ah na ka sem ding ahikei maw? na pa ma a ka sep bang in nangmah a ka sem ding, a chi a.

²⁰And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

²⁰Huchi in Absalom in Ahitophel kiang ah, Bang chin i hih de aw, na ngaihdan gen dih ve, a chi a.

²¹And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art become odious with thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strong.

²¹Huan, Ahithophel in Absalom kiang ah, Na pa mei, in ngak a akoihte kiang ah valut in; huan, Israel mi tengteng in na pan nang hoh mudah chih a na za ding ua; huchi in nanglam a pangte tengteng khut a hat ding, a chi a.

²²So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

²²Huchi in Absalom a ding in in tungah puan in a kai ua; huchi in Israel mi tengteng mitmuh in pa meite kiang ah a lut a.Huailai a a lemtheih, Ahithophel lemtheihte, mi Pathian thu zong bang ahi a; huchi mahbang in Ahithophel in David leh Absalom a lemtheih pih tengteng ngaih ahi hi.

²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

²³Huailai a a lemtheih, Ahithophel lemtheihte, mi Pathian thu zong bang ahi a; huchi mahbang in Ahithophel in David leh Absalom a lemtheih pih tengteng ngaih ahi hi.