¹Benjamin gama Benjamin suan mi khat mi hat hangsan mahmah a oma, a min Kis ahi, huai mi Abiel tapa ahia, huai mi Zeror tapa ahi, huai mi Bekorath tapa ahi, huai mi Aphia tapa ahi.

¹Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

²Huan, aman tapa a nei a, a min Saula ahi a, tangval deihhuai tak ahi a, Israel mite lakah amah sanga deihhuai himhim a om kei: kuamah a liangjang khup leng a om kei uh.

²And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

³Huan, Saula pa Kis sabengtungte a manga. Huan, Kisin a tapa Saula kiangah, thou inla, sikha khat pi inla sabengtung va zong dih ve, a chi a.

³And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

⁴Huchiin Ephraim tang gam khawng ah a vaka, huan, Salisa gam khawngah leng a vaka, himahleh a mukei uh: huchiin Salisa gamah a vak nawn ua, huaiah leng a omkei uh; huan, Benjamin mite gamah a vak nawna, himahleh a mu tuankei uh.

⁴And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

⁵Zuph gam a tun un Saulain a kianga om, a sikha kiangah, kisa dih, I pai nawnta mai ding, huchikeileh ka pan sabengtung ngaihtuah tangin ei a hon ngaihtuah kha ding, a chi a.

⁵And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.

⁶Huan, aman a kiangah, ngaiin, hiai khua ah Pathian mi a om a, mi zahtakhuai tak ahi a, a gen peuhmah a hongtung ngeingei nak hi: kisain, huailaiah I hoh ding, I hohna dingte a honhilh thei zenzen kha deh, a chi a.

⁶And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.

⁷Huchiin Saulain a sikha kiangah, ahinaa ngaidih, hoh hita lehang, huai mi ading bang I tawi dia? I bawm ah lah tanghou a om nawn keia. Pathian mi kipahman tawi ding a om het kei mai hi: bang I nei eita aw? a chi a.

⁷Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

⁸Huan, sikhain Saula a dawng nawn a, ngaiin, dangka sekel mun lia khena mun khat ka tawi laia; huai, I hohna ding a honhilh man din Pathian mi ka pe ding, a chi a.

⁸And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

⁹(Tuma siahin Israelte laka min Pathian dot a ut uleh, Kisa dih, mutheipa kiangah I hoh ding, a chi sek uh: tulaia Jawlnei a chih nak uh tumalamin Mutheipa a chi sek uh. )

⁹(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

¹⁰Huchiin Saulain a sikha kiangah, hoih geih e, vahoh peuhmah ni, a chi a. Huchiin Pathian mi omna khua ah a hohta uh.

¹⁰Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

¹¹Kho zot touhna a pai touh lai un nungak tuitawi dinga hongkuante a mu ua, a kiang uah, hiailaiah huai mutheipa a om hia? a chi ua.

¹¹And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

¹²Huan, amau a dawng ua, om mah, ngaiin, na ma uah a pai, kin un, tuniin khua ah a nahoh hi: tuniin mun sangah mite a kithoih uhi:

¹²And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

¹³Khua na lut touh tak un mun sanga an ne dinga a hoh main na va mu ngalmai ding uh: kithoihna vualjawlpa ding ahihjiakin a tun mateng mipin an a ne sin kei uhi; huai khit chiangin a mi sapte un an a ne jel uhi. Huaijiakin hohtou meng unla, na va mu pah ngalmai ding uh, a chi ua.

¹³As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

¹⁴Huchiin, khua ah a hohtou ua; huan, khua a lut uleh, ngaiin, Samuel mun sanga hoh dingin amau a kituahpih a.

¹⁴And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.

¹⁵Huan, Saula hong ma ni khatin TOUPA Samuel kiangah kilakin,

¹⁵Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

¹⁶Jingchiangin hichih hun laiin Benjamin gam akipanin na kiangah mi khat ka honhohsak sina, ka mi Israelte tunga heutu hi dingin thau na nilh ding a, aman Philistia mite khut akipan ka mite a hondam ding; a kikou husa uh ka kiang a hongtun tak jiakin ka mite jaw ka limsak hi, chiin.

¹⁶To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

¹⁷Huan, Samuelin Saula a muhin TOUPAN a kiangah, endih, na kianga ka mi gen; amah mahin ka mite tungah thu a nei ding, a chi a.

¹⁷And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

¹⁸Huchiin kulh kongpi ah Saula in Samuel a va naih a, Mutheipa in koilaia om ahia, hon hilh dih ve, a chi a.

¹⁸Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

¹⁹Huan, Samuelin Saula a dawnga, Kei huai mutheipa ka hi; ka maah mun sang lam juanin pai inla, tuniin ka kiangah an na ne sin hi; huan jingchiangin jingsangin ka honpaisak ding, na lungsima om tengteng leng ka honhilh ding hi.

¹⁹And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

²⁰Huan, na sabengtung ni thum mangsa thu lunghimoh ken, a muta uh. Israelte laka thupina tengteng kua ading ahia? Nang ding leh na pa ina mi tengteng ading ahi kei maw? a chi a.

²⁰And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

²¹Huan, Saulain a dawnga, Israel nam laka neupen, Benjamin nam ka hi kei maw? Huan, ka inkuan uh leng Benjamin inkuan tengteng laka neupen ahi kei maw? bangchidana hichibanga ka kianga chi na hia? a chi a.

²¹And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

²²Huan, Samuelin Saula leh a sikha a pi a, mikhual indan ah a pi luta, a mi sap uh, sawmthum tak lakah mun thupipen ah a tusaka.

²²And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.

²³Huan, Samuelin anhuanmi kiangah, na kiangah koih tuam ding ka chih, tantuan ka honpiak pen honla dih, a chi a.

²³And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

²⁴Huchiin anhuanmin a phei leh a tunga om a honla a, Saula maah a lui a. Huan, Samuelin, endih: ka na koih tuam: um inla nein; a hun sehsa dinga hiai ka honnasehsak him uh ahi, mite ka sam khawm hi, leng ka nachita ngala, a chi a. Huchiin huai niin Saula in Samuelte toh ankuang a um khawm uhi.

²⁴And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

²⁵Huan, mun sang akipan khuaa a pai suk uh leh in tungah Saula bel lupna a bawlsak ua, a lumta a.

²⁵And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

²⁶Huan, jingkhangin a thou a; ni suah kuan ding khawngin Samuelin in tunga om Saula a sama, thou inla, ka honpaisakta ding, a chi a. Huchiin Saula a nih un a paikhia ua, amah leh Samuel a pawtta uh.Khota lam a tun suk uleh, samuelin Saula kiangah, Sikhapa ka malam ah paisak inla, (amah a paita a) nang bel khawl tadih inla, Pathian thu ka honhilh tadih ding, a chi a.

²⁶And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

²⁷Khota lam a tun suk uleh, samuelin Saula kiangah, Sikhapa ka malam ah paisak inla, (amah a paita a) nang bel khawl tadih inla, Pathian thu ka honhilh tadih ding, a chi a.

²⁷And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.