¹Huan, ngaiin, Philistia miten Keila khua a sual ua, phuala buhte a laksak vek uh, chiin David a hilh ua.

¹Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

²Huchiin Davidin, TOUPA, huai Philistia mite ka vasual diam? Chiin a donga. Huan, TOUPAN David kiangah, Philistia mite vasual inla, Keila khua vahumbitin, a chi a.

²Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

³Huan, David miten a kiangah, ngaiin juda gama om nangawna lau I hi ua, Keila khuaa hoh suka Philistia sepaihte vasual lauhuai semnatel inchia: a chi ua.

³And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

⁴Huchiin Davidin TOUPA a dong nawna. Huan, TOUPAN a dawnga, a kiangah, thou inla, Keila khua ah hohsukin, Philistia mite na khut ah ka hon pe ding, a chi a.

⁴Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

⁵Huchiin David leh a mite Keila khua ah a hoh ua, Philistia mite a vasual ua, a gante uh a laksak ua, a that ek uh. Huchibangin Davidin Keila khua mite a humbitta hi.

⁵So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁶Huan, hichi ahi a, Ahimelek tapa Abiathar Keila khua a David kianga a tai laiin siampu puannak tawia pai suk ahi a.

⁶And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

⁷Huan, Keila khua ah David a hoh chih Saula a hilh ua. Huan, Saulain, Pathianin ka khuta amah honpia ei ve; kulh kongpi leh a kalhna nei khua ah lah lutin a kikhumta ngala, a chi a.

⁷And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

⁸Huan, Saulain mi tengteng kidou dingin Keila khua vasuala David leh a mite vaum dingin a sam khawma.

⁸And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

⁹Huan, Davidin Saulain a tungah thil hoihlou a sawm chih a natheia, siampu Abiathar kiangah, Siampu puannak honla dih ve, a chi a.

⁹And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

¹⁰Huchiin Davidin, Aw TOUPA Israelte Pathian, Saula kei jiaka khua hihse dingin Keila ah hongpai suk a tum chih kei na sikhain ka jaa.

¹⁰Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

¹¹Keila khua a miten a khut ah honpe ding uam? Na sikhain ka jak bangin Saula a hongpai suk sin hia? Aw TOUPA, Israelte Pathian, hehpih tekin na sikha hon hilhin, a chi a.

¹¹Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

¹²Huan, TOUPAN, a hong suk sin, a chi a. Huchiin Davidin, Keila khuaa miten kei leh ka mite Saula khut ah honpe diam? A chi a. Huan, TOUPAN, a honpe ding uh, a chi a.

¹²Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up.

¹³Huchiin David leh a mite, guk hiam tak a thou ua Keila khua akipan pawt ua, paina lemna lamlam ah a paita uh. Huan, David Keila khua akipan a tai kheta chih Saula a hilh ua; huchiin kuankhiak a kikhelsakta hi.

¹³Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

¹⁴Huan, David bel gamdai ah, leikohawm khawngah a oma, Ziph gamdaia sangtanggam ah a om nilouh hi. Huan, Saulain nitengin amah a zonga, himahleh Pathianin a khut ah a pe kei.

¹⁴And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

¹⁵Huan, Davidin amah hihlup tumin Saula hongkisa chih a theia; huchiin David Ziph gamdai gamnuaiah a om hi.

¹⁵And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

¹⁶Huan, Saula tapa Jonathan a thou a, gamnuai ah David kiangah a hoha, Pathian ah a khut a hatsak a.

¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

¹⁷Huan, a kiangah, lau het ken, ka pa Saula khutin a hongzong khe kei ding hi, Israelte kumpipain na om dinga, kei nang hon zompa ka hi ding; huai leng ka pa Saulain a thei kilkel hi, a chi a.

¹⁷And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

¹⁸Huan, a nih un TOUPA maah thu a khung ua; huan, David bel gamnuai ah a om nilouha, Jonathan bel a inlam ah a paita hi.

¹⁸And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

¹⁹Huchiin Ziph mite Gibea ah Saula kiangah a hoh tou ua, David ka kiang uah gamnuaia leikohawm ah, gamdai sim lamsang Hakila tangah a nabu nilouh kei maw?

¹⁹Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

²⁰Huaijiakin aw toupa, na hong paisuk a utlamtak ahi bangin hong paisuk ta inla, huan, kou na hih tei ding a hihleh kumpipa khut amah nanapiak ahi ding, a chi ua.

²⁰Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.

²¹Huan, Saulain, TOUPAN hon vualjawl hen; nouten non hehpih mahmah uh.

²¹And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

²²Pai unla, vachian nawn sem unla, a nung vajui unla, huan a mumi leng vachian hoih nawn sese un; lepchiah pil takin thil a hih sek chih min a honhilh uhi.

²²Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

²³Huaijiakin a bukna mun tengteng thei sipsip unla, huan, ka kiangah hong nawn ngeingei unla, huan, nou kiangah kei leng ka hong tei ding hi; huan, hichi ahi dinga, hiai gama a om peuhmah leh Juda mi sang tampi lak akipan ka zong khe ding, a chi a.

²³See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

²⁴Huan, a thou ua, Saula pai main Ziph ah a hoh ua: himahleh David leh a mite gamdai simlam Araba ah Maon gamdai ah a om uh.

²⁴And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

²⁵Huan, Saula leh a mite amah zong dingin a hoh ua. Huan, David a hilh ua: huchiin suangpi juanin a pawtkhia a, Maon gamdai ah David a delhta a.

²⁵Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

²⁶Huan, Saula tang langkhat lampang ah a paia, huan, David leh a mite bel tang langkhat lampang ah a pai ua; huan, David bel Saula lauin kintak in a taia; Saula leh a miten lah David leh a mite mat tumin a um kimvel ngal ua.

²⁶And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

²⁷Himahleh Saula kiangah, kinmeng inla, hongpai in, Philistia miten I gam uh a hongsual uh, chiin thangkou a hongtunga.

²⁷But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

²⁸Huchiin Saulain David a delh lai a kiksana, Philistia mite sual dingin a paitaa: huaijiakin huai mun Sela-hama-lekoth a chita uhi.Huan, David huaia akipan a pai toua, En-gedi leikohawm khawngah a om hi.

²⁸Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth.

²⁹Huan, David huaia akipan a pai toua, En-gedi leikohawm khawngah a om hi.

²⁹And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at Engedi.