¹Huan, hichi ahi a, huaite khit in Absalom in kangtalai leh sakolte leh mi sawmnga a ma a tai ding in a bawl a.

¹And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

²Huan, Absalom zingkhang in a thou a, kulh kongkhak lampi ah a na ding a; huan, kumpipa kiang a thu khawk gen ding peuhmah Absalom in a na sam a, Kuakhua na hia? a na chi zel a. Huan, na sikha Israel namte lak a nam khat ka hi, a chi zel uh.

²And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

³Huan, Absalom in, I aw, na thu a hoih in a dik a; himahleh ngaihtuah mi ding kumpipa'n kuamah a sepkei, a na chi zel hi.

³And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.

⁴Huan, Absalom mah in, Michih thukhawk gen ding nei hiam, nget ding nei hiam peuhmah ka kiang a a hongpaina ding un, kei hiai vaihawmpa in hon bawl leh chi na tel ing e aw! Huchi in dik tattak in vai hawm sek ding, bang leng a na chi zel a.

⁴Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

⁵Hichi bang in leng a chi, kuapeuh amah chibai ding a zuan tou peuhmah a na sawk a, a len a, a na tawp sek hi.

⁵And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

⁶Huchi in Israel mi kumpipa kiang a thugen ding a hong kuan peuhmahte Absalom in huchi bang in a na hilh zel hi. Huchi in Absalom in Israel mite lungtang a hip sak.

⁶And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

⁷Huan, hichi ahi a, kum li a hong bei in Absalom in kumpipa kiang ah, Hebron khua a TOUPA kiang a ka thuchiam tangtun ding in hon hohsak in.

⁷And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

⁸Na sikha in Suria gam a Gesur a ka omlai in, Jerusalem a honpi nawn peuhmah leh TOUPA na ka sem ding, chi in thu ka nachiam khin a, a chi a.

⁸For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

⁹Huan, kumpipa'n a kiang ah, Khamuang tak innkuan in, a chi a. Huchi in a thou a, Hebron ah a hohta hi.

⁹And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.

¹⁰Himahleh Absalom in, Pengkul ging na zak peuhmah chiang un, Absalom Hebron ah kumpipa ahi chi un, chi in Israel nam tengteng kiang ah mi a sim sawl khin a.

¹⁰But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

¹¹Huan, Absalom kiang ah a mi sap, mi zanih Jerusalem a kipan a hoh tei ua, lungsim hoihtak pu in a hoh ua, bangmah a theikei uh.

¹¹And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.

¹²Huan, Absalom in kithoihnate a latlai in, Gilon mi Ahithophel, David vaihawmpih, a khua Gilo a kipan a thukhak a. A thu sawm uh a thupi mahmah a; Absalom lam ah lah mipite a pung hulhul mai ngal ua.

¹²And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

¹³Huan, David kiang ah, Israel mite lungsim Absalom lam ah a awn mahmah, chi in mi a hong a.

¹³And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

¹⁴Huan, David in Jerusalem a mi tengteng kiang ah, Thou unla i tai khe ding uh, kuamah lah Absalom a kipan i suakta thei sin ngalkei ua: pawtkhe meng un, huchilou in zaw a hon phapeh mai ding, i tunguah thil hoihlou tak a hontun ding a, namsau in khua a hong sual kha ding, a chi a.

¹⁴And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.

¹⁵Huan, kumpipa mite'n kumpipa kiang ah, Ngai in, na sikhate ka pu uh, ka kumpipa un a seh peuhmah hih ding in mansa in ka om gige uh, a chi ua.

¹⁵And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

¹⁶Huan, kumpipa a pawt a, a inkote tengteng in a zui ua. Huan, kumpipa'n in ngak ding in numei sawm, meite lawi a koih.

¹⁶And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.

¹⁷Huan, kumpipa a pawt a, mipi tengteng in a zui ua; huan, Beth-merhak ah a khawl tadih ua,

¹⁷And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.

¹⁸Huan, a mi tengteng in a kheng ua; huan, Kerit mi tengteng, Pelet mi tengteng, Git mi tengteng, mi zaguk Gath a kipan a amah hon zuite'n kumpipa a bel zel uhi.

¹⁸And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

¹⁹Huchi in, kumpipa'n Git mi Itai kiang ah, Bangchidan ahiai ah nang na hong tei a? kik nawn inla, kumpipa kiang ah om in; nang zaw mikhual gam dang leng na hi ngal a, nang mah mun lam ah kik nawn mai in.

¹⁹Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

²⁰Zan zek a hong na hi a, tuni a ka kiang ua a suk a tou a hon zui sam ding in ka hon chi ding maw? ka pai theih theihna a pai ding ka hi, nang zaw kik nawn inla, na unaute tengteng pikik nawn in; hehpihna leh thutak na kiang ah om hen, a chi a.

²⁰Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.

²¹Huan, Itai in kumpipa kiang ah, TOUPA hinna leh kumpipa, ka pu hinna lou in ka chi hi, kumpipa, ka pu na omnana ah, sih leh sih ahi ding a, dam leh dam ahi ding a, na sikha a om tei zel ding, a chi a.

²¹And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

²²Huan, David in Itai kiang ah, Pai unla, pai zel ua leh, a chi a. Huchi in Git mi Itai a mite tengteng leh a tu a tate tengteng utoh a pai uh.

²²And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him.

²³Huan, ngaihtak in a gam a kah in a kapta a, mipite a paivek ua; gamdai lampi lam zuan in kumpipa'n leng Kidron lui a kan a, huan, mipi tengteng in leng a kan uh.

²³And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

²⁴Huan, Zadok te Pathian thukhunna bawm zawng in Levite tengteng toh a kiang ah a pai ua; Pathian bawm a nga ua, mipi in khua a pawt khiaksan vek tan in Abiathar a hoh tou a.

²⁴And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.

²⁵Huan, kumpipa'n Zadok kiang ah, Pathian bawm pen khopi sung ah zawnglut nawn un: TOUPA mittung a ka om leh honpi kik nawn ding a, Pathian bawm leh a omna a honmu sak nawn ding;

²⁵And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favor in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation:

²⁶Himahleh, Nang ah kipahna mahmah kaneikei, a chih leh, ngai in, hichi mai ka hi a, hoih a sak bangbang in ka tungah hih mai heh, a chi a.

²⁶But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

²⁷Kumpipa'n siampu Zadok kiang ah, Mutheipa na hi ka hia? na tapate nih na tapa Ahimaaz leh Abiathar tapa Jonathan toh lungmuangtak in khopi ah pai nawn un.

²⁷The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

²⁸Ngai in, kei zaw tanchin hongtheih sak ma siah uh gamdai a luikannate ah ka na om ding, a chi a.

²⁸See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.

²⁹Huchi in Zadok leh Abiathar in Pathian bawm Jerusalem ah a paipih nawn ua; huan, huai ah a omta uh.

²⁹Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

³⁰Huchi in David Oliv tang paitouhna ah a kahtou a, pai touh kawm in a kap kawmkawm a; a lu a khuh a, khe vuak in a pai a; huan, a kiang a mi om tengteng in a lu uh a khuh chiat ua, kap kawmkawm in a paitou uh.

³⁰And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

³¹Huan, kua hiam khat in David bel, Ahithophel Absalom lam a pang in thusawmmite lak ah a pang tei, chi in a hilh a. Huan, David in, TOUPA aw, Ahithophel lemtheih haina suaksak ding in ka hon ngen hi, a chi a.

³¹And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

³²Huan, hichi ahi a, David Pathian biakna tangvum a kahkhiak touh leh ngai in, Ark mi Husai a puannak bohkek silh a, lu a lei kai niaunuau in amah dawn ding in a hongpai a.

³²And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

³³Huan, David in a kiang ah, Ka kiang a na hong tei le zaw kei a ding in puakgik na hi mai ding;

³³Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

³⁴Ahihhang in khopi lam a na kik a, Absalom kiang a, Toupa aw, na sikha in ka om ding, tuma lam a na pa sikha a ka om bang in tu in na sikha in ka om leuleu ding, na va chih lebel Ahithophel lemtheih hon dalsakpa na hi zaw ding.

³⁴But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

³⁵Huailai ah na kiang ah siampu Zadok leh Abiathar leng a om tei uh ahi kei maw? huchi in hichi ahi ding a, kumpipa in a thu pawt na zak peuhmah siampu Zadok leh Abiathar na hilh zel ding.

³⁵And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

³⁶Ngai in, a tapate uh nih Zadok tapa Ahimaaz leh Abiathar tapa Jonathan leng a kaing uah a om uhi; huan, na thil zak peuhmahte hon theisak ding in amau na hon sawl zel ding, a chi a.Huchi in David lawm Husai bel khopi ah a lut a; huan, Absalom bel Jerusalem ah a lutta hi.

³⁶Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

³⁷Huchi in David lawm Husai bel khopi ah a lut a; huan, Absalom bel Jerusalem ah a lutta hi.

³⁷So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.