¹Huan, Davidin a lungsimin, Chikchiang hiama jaw Saula khuta mangthang khongkhong ding kei ve: Philistia mite gama tai mang sanga hoihjaw omlou ding hi; huchiin Saulain Israel gamsung tengtenga a honzonna a lungdongta ding a, huchiin a khut akipan ka suakta ding, a chi a.

¹And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

²Huchiin David a thoua, amah leh akiang a mi za guk omte Maok tapa Gath kumpipa Akis kiangah a paita uhi.

²And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

³Huan, David bel amah leh a mite toh, mi chih a inkuan kuan un David leng a ji nihte Jezreel mi Ahinoam leh Nabal ji Karmel mi Abigail te toh Gath khua ah Akis kiang ah a om uh.

³And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.

⁴Huan, David Gath khua ah a tai chih Saula a hilh ua, huchiin a zong nawnta kei hi.

⁴And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

⁵Huan, Davidin Akis kiangah, Honhehpih inla, na gama khua khat ah omna ding mun honpe sam inla, huaiah ka om ding uh: na sikha bangdingin kumpipa khua ah na kiangah a omthek dia? A chi a.

⁵And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

⁶Huchiin Akisin huai niin Ziklag khua a peta hi; huaijiakin Ziklag bel tutanin Juda gam kumpipatea ahi nilouh hi.

⁶Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

⁷Huan, Philistia gama David a om sung kum khat pumpi leh kha li ahi.

⁷And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

⁸Huan, David leh a mite a vahoh tou ua, Gesur mi te, Girzi mi te. Amalek mite a sim uh: huai namte bel Telam akipana Sur gam lampang Aigupta gam phaa om ahi uh.

⁸And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

⁹Huan, Davidin gam tuh a suala, numei pasal hawi himhim a neikeia, belam te, bawng te, sabengtung te, sangawngsau te, a puansilhte uh a laksak a; huan, a pai nawna, Akis kiang ah a hoh hi.

⁹And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

¹⁰Huan, Akisin, Tunin koilam na sima? A chi a. Huan, Davidin, Juda Sim gam te, Jeramilte Sim gam te, Kente Sim gam te, a chi a.

¹⁰And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

¹¹Huan, Davidin, Philistia gama a om sung mawngmawng in Davidin hichibang in a hihsek hi, a chikha ding ua, chiin numei pasal Gath khuaa pi ding hawi himhim a neikei hi.Huan, Akisin David thu gen a taksanga, A mi Israelte a kimudah sak mahmah a: huaijiakin khantawnin ka sikha dingin a om ding, a chi hi.

¹¹And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

¹²Huan, Akisin David thu gen a taksanga, A mi Israelte a kimudah sak mahmah a: huaijiakin khantawnin ka sikha dingin a om ding, a chi hi.

¹²And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.