¹Huchiin Samuelin sathau bawm a la khiaa, a lu ah a sunga, a tawpa, Toupan a goutante tunga heutu hi dingin sathau a honhilh ahi kei maw?

¹Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

²Tuni a non pawtkhiaksan nung chiangin Zelza ah Benjamin gamgi a Rakil han kiangah mi nih na mu dinga: huan amau na kiangah, Na sabengtung zonte a muta uh: huan, ngaiin, na pan sabengtung bang ka chihta dia, a chichi maimaha, a chi ding ua.

²When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

³Huan, huailai akipanin Pai jel inla, Tabor tosaw na vatung dinga, huai laiah mi thum Bethela Pathian kianga hohtou dingten honna kituahpih ding ua; khatin kelnou a pom dinga, khatin tanghoupek khal thum a tawi dinga, huan, khatin uain thawl a tawi ding.

³Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

⁴Huan, chibai a hon buk ding ua, tanghoupek khal nih a honpe ding ua; huai na na la dinga.

⁴And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

⁵Huai khitin Philistia sepaihte omna Pathian tang na vatung dinga; huan, hichi ahi dinga, huailai khua na vatun leh jawlneite pekgingte, khuangtate, tamngaite, kaihging tawite pia mun sang akipana hong suk na kituahpih dinga: huan, la a sa ding ua;

⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

⁶Huan, TOUPA kha nakpi takin na tungah a hongtung dinga, nang leng a lasakna uah na tel tei dinga, huan, mi dang na hongsuak ding.

⁶And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

⁷Huan, hiai chiamtehnate na tunga a hongom hun chiangin, thil hongomin a zil dungjui jela na hih ding ahi: Pathian lah na kiangah a om jel ngala.

⁷And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

⁸Huan, ka hoh main Gilgal ah na hohsuk inla; huan, ngaiin, kei leng halmang thillate leh lemna kithoihnate lan dingin na kiangah ka hongsuk ding: na kianga ka honga, na hih ding ka hon hilh main ni sagih na om ding ahi ding, ahi ding, a chi a.

⁸And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

⁹Huan, huchibang a honghi ngeinguta, Samuel paisan dia a nungngat takin Pathianin lungtang dang a peta hi; huan, huai chiamtehna tengteng huai niin a hongtung vek hi.

⁹And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

¹⁰Huchiin tang atun uleh, ngaiin, jawlneiten a nakituahpih ua; huan, TOUPA kha nakpi takin a hongtunga, a lasakna uah a tel teita hi.

¹⁰And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

¹¹Huan, hichi ahi a, tuma siaha amah natheisaten jawlneite lasakna ah a tel tei chih a theih un, mite a kihou ua, Kis tapa tunga thil hongom bangchidan a hitaa? Saula leng jawlnei laka tel teita ahi maw, a chi ua.

¹¹And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹²Huan, a omna khua ua mi khatin a dawnga, a pate uh kuate ahi tuan ua hia? a chi a. Huchiin Saula leng jawlnei ahi tei ta maw? chih pen kichiamnuihnain a zang maimah ua.

¹²And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹³Huan, a lasakna ua a tel khitin mun sang a tungta hi.

¹³And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

¹⁴Huan, Saula pangakin a kiangah leh a sikha kiangah, kaw hoh na hi ua? A chia. Huan, aman, sabengtung zong ka hi uh; huan, ka muh zohlouh jiak un Samuel kiangah ka vahoh uh, a chi ua.

¹⁴And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

¹⁵Huan, Saula pangakin, Samuelin na kiang ua bang ahia a gen hon hilh dih leh, a chi a.

¹⁵And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

¹⁶Huan, Saulain a pangak kiangah, Sabengtungte a muta uh chih a honhilh ngeingut ve, a chi a. Himahleh gam tungtang thu Samuelin a gen pen bel a hilh kei hi.

¹⁶And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

¹⁷Huchiin Samuelin mipite Mizpa ah TOUPA kiangah a sam khawma;

¹⁷And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

¹⁸Huah, Israel suante kiangah, TOUPA, Israelte Pathianin hichiin a chi. Israelte Aigupta akipanin ka pi khia a, Aigupta mite khut akipan leh nou honnuaisiahpa gam tengteng akipan ka hon honkhia a:

¹⁸And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

¹⁹Himahleh tuniin na mangbatna tengteng uleh na gimthuakna tengteng ua kipan nou hon humbitpa na Pathian ngei uh na deih kei ua, a kiangah, ahi kei, kumpipa honbawlsakin, na chi ua, chiin. Huaijiakin tuin anam anam leh, achi achiin TOUPA maah hong kilang un, a chi a.

¹⁹And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

²⁰Huchiin Samuelin Israel chi tengteng a hong kilang saka, huan, Benjamin chi pen tel a honghita hi.

²⁰And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

²¹Huan, Benjamin chite bel a inkuan kuanin a hongkilak ua, Matri mite inkuan tel a honghita uh; huan, Kis tapa Saula tel a honghita: himahleh amah a zong ua, a mu kei uh.

²¹When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

²²Huchiin TOUPA a dong tuan nawn ua, Mi hongpai ding a omlai hia? a chi ua. Huan, TOUPAN a dawnga, Ngai un, van lakah a bu hi, a chi a.

²²Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff.

²³Huchiin a tai ua, a va pi khia uh; mipi laka a din leh mi lakah a sangpena, kuamah a liangjang kheng leng a om kei uh.

²³And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

²⁴Huan, Samuelin mi tengteng kiangah, TOUPA mi seh na mu uhia? mipi tengteng lakah amah bang mahmah a om kei uh, a chi a. huan, mipite a kikou ua, Pathianin kumpipa humbit hen, a chi uh.

²⁴And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

²⁵Huchiin Samuelin mipite gam omdan ding a hilha, laibu ah a gelha, TOUPA maah a koih hi. Huan, Samuelin mipite amau in lam chiat ah a paisakta hi.

²⁵Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

²⁶Huan, Saula leng Gibea khua ah a in lamah a pai samta a; huan, mi hangsan hon a lungtang uh Pathianin akhoihte a kiangah a hoh tei ua.Himahleh Belial tapa kuate hiamin, Hiai miin bangchidanin a hon hondam thei mahmah dia? A chi ua. Huchiin amah a ngaineu ua, kipahman himhim a pe nuamkei uh. Himahleh amah jaw a dai dide.

²⁶And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

²⁷Himahleh Belial tapa kuate hiamin, Hiai miin bangchidanin a hon hondam thei mahmah dia? A chi ua. Huchiin amah a ngaineu ua, kipahman himhim a pe nuamkei uh. Himahleh amah jaw a dai dide.

²⁷But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.