¹Li Kâcuaß quixye re laj Samuel: —¿Joß najtil chic rahak âchßôl chirix laj Saúl? Lâin incßaß chic nacuaj tâcuânk chokß rey. Tâqßue li aceite saß li xucub ut tatxic aran Belén riqßuin laj Isaí xban nak lâin xinsicß ru jun reheb li ralal re tâoc chokß rey, chan li Kâcuaß.

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.

²Laj Samuel quixye: —At Kâcuaß, lâin incßaß naru ninbânu aßan. Cui laj Saúl târabi resil, tinixcamsi, chan. Li Dios quixye re: —Tâcßam jun li chßina bâc nak tatxic. Ut tâye re laj Saúl nak xic âcue chi mayejac chicuu.

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.

³Nak tatcuulak Belén, tâye re laj Isaí nak tâxic châcuix nak tâqßue li mayej. Lâin tincßut châcuu cßaßru tâbânu. Li ani tinye âcue lâin, tâqßue li aceite saß xjolom retalil nak aßan tâoc chokß rey, chan li Dios.

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.

⁴Ut laj Samuel quixbânu joß quiyeheß re xban li Kâcuaß. Quicuulac saß li tenamit Belén. Ut eb li nequeßcßamoc be saß li tenamit queßel chixcßulbal chi yôqueb xxiu ut queßxpatzß re: —¿Ma saß usilal xatchal saß li katenamit? chanqueb.

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:

⁵Laj Samuel quixye: —Saß usilal xinchal. Lâin tinmayejak chiru li Kâcuaß. Santobresihomak êrib ut texxic chicuix, chan. Ut laj Samuel quixsantobresi laj Isaí ut eb li ralal ut quixye reheb nak teßxic chirix nak tâmayejak.

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.

⁶Nak queßcuulac saß li naßajej li cuan cuiß laj Samuel, laj Samuel quiril laj Eliab ut quixye saß xchßôl: —Relic chi yâl li cuînk aßin, aßan li sicßbil ru xban li Dios, chan.

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

⁷Ut li Dios quixye re: —Mâcuaß li rilobâl tâqßue retal, chi moco lix najtil rok. Aßan mâcuaß li sicßbil ru inban. Lâin mâcuaß riqßuin li rilobâl ninsicß ruheb joß nequeßxbânu li cuînk. Li cuînk naril chanru na-iloc junak. Abanan lâin nacuil chanru lix naßleb, chan li Dios.

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.

⁸Ut laj Isaí quixbok laj Abinadab li ralal jun chic ut quixxakab chiru laj Samuel. Ut laj Samuel quixye: —Chi moco aßin li sicßbil ru xban li Dios, chan.

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

⁹Ut laj Isaí quixbok laj Sama li ralal jun chic. Ut laj Samuel quixye cuißchic: —Chi moco aßin li sicßbil ru xban li Dios, chan.

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

¹⁰Ut laj Isaí quixcßuteb cuukub li ralal chiru laj Samuel. Abanan laj Samuel quixye re nak mâ jun reheb aßan li sicßbileb ru xban li Dios.

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

¹¹Ut quixye re: —¿Ma caßaj eb cuiß aßin lâ cualal? chan. Laj Isaí quixye: —Cuan chic jun li îtzßinbej. Aßan li yô chak chi iloc reheb li carner, chan. Ut laj Samuel quixye re: —Takla xbokbal chi junpât xban nak incßaß tocuaßak cui toj mâjiß nacßulun, chan.

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.

¹²Ut laj Isaí quixtakla xbokbal li îtzßinbej. Li al aßan cßajoß xchakßal ru ut cau rib. Chßinaßus na-iloc. Ut li Kâcuaß quixye re laj Samuel: —Qßue li aceite saß xjolom xban nak aßan aßin li sicßbil ru inban, chan.

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.

¹³Ut laj Samuel quixchap li xucub ut quixqßue li aceite saß xjolom chiruheb chixjunileb li ras. Li al aßan aj David xcßabaß. Chalen saß li hônal aßan lix musikß li Kâcuaß quicuan riqßuin laj David. Ut chirix aßan laj Samuel quisukßi cuißchic saß li tenamit Ramá.

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.

¹⁴Ut incßaß chic quicuan lix musikß li Dios riqßuin laj Saúl. Li Dios quixtakla jun li mâus aj musikßej chixchßißchßißinquil.

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

¹⁵Eb lix môs queßxye re laj Saúl: —Qßue retal, at rey. Li Dios quixqßue jun li mâus aj musikßej re tatxchßißchßißi.

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

¹⁶Lâat naru nacaye ke lâo aj cßanjel châcuu nak takasicß junak li cuînk naxnau xchßeßbal li arpa. Nak tâchâlk li mâus aj musikßej châchßißchßißinquil, li cuînk aßan tixchßeß li arpa, ut li mâus aj musikßej tixcanab âchßißchßißinquil ut tâcßojlâk cuißchic âchßôl, chanqueb.

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.

¹⁷Joßcan nak laj Saúl quixye reheb: —Ayukex biß ut têsicß chak junak li cuînk naxnau chi us xchßeßbal li arpa. Ut cßamomak chak cuiqßuin, chan.

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

¹⁸Jun reheb lix môs quixye re: —Laj Isaí li cuan aran Belén cuan jun li ralal naxnau xchßeßbal li arpa. Li al aßan cau rib ut naxnau pletic ut naxnau âtinac. Cßajoß chakßal ru. Ut li Dios cuan riqßuin, chan.

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.

¹⁹Joßcan nak laj Saúl quixtaklaheb lix takl riqßuin laj Isaí ut queßxye re: —Li rey Saúl naraj nak tâtakla chak riqßuin laj David lâ cualal li nacßacßalen reheb li carner, chanqueb.

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

²⁰Ut laj Isaí quixtakla laj David riqßuin laj Saúl. Ut quixtakla ajcuiß nabal li caxlan cua, li vino ut jun li chibât toj sâj chokß re laj Saúl. Ut quixtakla ajcuiß jun li bûr li tâîkânk re chixjunil.

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

²¹Ut laj David cô riqßuin laj Saúl ut quicana chi cßanjelac chiru. Laj Saúl quixra laj David ut quixye nak aßan li tâcßamok re lix chßîchß re pletic.

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

²²Laj Saúl quixtakla xyebal re laj Isaí: —Bânu usilal cue. Canâk laj David cuiqßuin xban nak aßan naqßuehoc xsahil inchßôl, chan.Joßcan nak laj David quicana riqßuin laj Saúl. Nak li Dios naxtakla chak li mâus aj musikßej chixchßißchßißinquil, laj David naxchap lix arpa ut naxchßeß chiru. Ut li mâus aj musikßej naxcanab xchßißchßißinquil ut nacßojla cuißchic xchßôl laj Saúl.

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.

²³Joßcan nak laj David quicana riqßuin laj Saúl. Nak li Dios naxtakla chak li mâus aj musikßej chixchßißchßißinquil, laj David naxchap lix arpa ut naxchßeß chiru. Ut li mâus aj musikßej naxcanab xchßißchßißinquil ut nacßojla cuißchic xchßôl laj Saúl.

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.