¹It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” David said, “Where shall I go up?” He said, “To Hebron.”

¹Huan, hichi ahi a, huai nung in David in, Juda gam a a koi hiam ah ka hohtou diam? chi in TOUPA a thu a dong a. Huan, TOUPAN a kiang ah, Hohtou in aw, a chi a. Huan, David in, Akoi ah ahia ka hohtouh ding? a chi a, Huan, aman, Hebron ah, a chi a.

²So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

²Huchi in David huai lai ah a hohtou a, a zite nih Jezreel mi Ahinaom leh Karmel mi Nabal zi Abigail te toh.

³David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.

³Huan, David in a kiang a mi om tengteng a pitou a, mi chih a inkuante chiat utoh, Hebron khua khawng ah a omta uhi.

⁴The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.”

⁴Huan, Juda gam a mite a vahoh ua, Juda mite tung a kumpipa ding in David sathau a nilh uh. Huchi in, Saula vuimite Jabes-gilead mite ahi uh, chi in David a hilh uh.

⁵David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

⁵Huchi in Jabes-gilead mite kiang ah David in mi a sawl a, a kiang uah, Na pu, na pu uh Saula na hehpihdan uh hihlang a na navui ziak un TOUPAN hon vualzawl hen.

⁶Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.

⁶Huchi in TOUPAN na tunguah chitna leh thutak langsak henla: hiai thil khawng na hih ziak un ken leng na chitman uh ka hon thuk ding.

⁷Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.”

⁷Huchi in na khutte uh honghat henla, hangsan tak in om un: na pu uh Saula lah a sita ngal a, huan, Juda chiten atung ua kumpipa ding in lah sathau a hon nilh khinta uh, chi in.

⁸Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

⁸Huan, Ner tapa Abner, Saula sepaihte heutu in, Saula tapa Isboseth Mahanaim ah a pia;

⁹and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

⁹Gilead tungah, Asur tungah, Jezreel tungah, Ephraim tungah, Israel tengteng tungah kumpipa in a bawlta hi.

¹⁰Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

¹⁰(Saula tapa Isboseth Israel tunga vaihawm a pat lai in kum sawmli a upa ahi a, kum nih vai a hawm hi. ) Himahleh Juda miten David pen a zui uh.

¹¹The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

¹¹David in Hebron a Juda chite tung a vai a na hawmna kum sagih leh kha guk ahi khin a.

¹²Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

¹²Huan, Ner tapa Abner leh Saula tapa Isboseth sikhate Mahanaim a kipan a pawt khia ua, Gibeon ah a pai uh.

¹³Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

¹³Huan, Zerui tapa Joab leh David sikhate a paikhia ua, Gibeon dil ah a kituak ua; huchi in pawl khat pen dil gal khatlam ah a tu ua, pawl khat pen dil gal langkhat ah.

¹⁴Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and play before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

¹⁴Huan, Abner in Joab kiang ah, Tangvalte hong kuan uhenla, I ma uah hong kisual him le uh ake, a chi a.

¹⁵Then they arose and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin, and for Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

¹⁵Huan, Joab in, Hongkuan le uh ake, a chi a. Huchi in a kuan ua, a zahchiang sep in a galkah phei ua, Benjamin chi, Saula tapa Isboseth lam a pang sawm leh nih, huan David sikha sawm leh nih.

¹⁶They each caught his opponent by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

¹⁶A langte chiat uh a lu chiat uah a kiman ua, amau tumte chiat namsau in a nak uah a kisun chiat ua; huchi in a puk khawm vek ua: huaiziak in huai mun Helkath- hazurim a chi ua, huai bel Gibeon ah a om hi.

¹⁷The battle was very severe that day: and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

¹⁷Huchi in huai ni a a kisual uh zaw a thupi mahmah hi; huan, Abner leh Israel mite David sikhate lakah a zahlakta uhi.

¹⁸The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.

¹⁸Huan, huai ah Zerui tapate thum, Joab te, Abisai te, Asahel te a om ua: Asahel bel zukpi bang ngial a ngalhat ahi.

¹⁹Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he didn’t turn to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

¹⁹Huchi in Asahel in Abner a delh a; Abner a delh taklam hiam veilam hiam ah a pial hetkei a a delh vengveng hi.

²⁰Then Abner looked behind him, and said, “Is it you, Asahel?” He answered, “It is I.”

²⁰Huchi in Abner a lehngat a, Nang na hi maw Asahel? a chi a. Huan, aman a dawng a, Kei hi e, a chi a.

²¹Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his armor.” But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.

²¹Huan, Abner in a kiang ah, Na taklam hiam, na veilam hiam ah pial inla, tangval khat man inla, a kigalvanna laksak in, a chi a. Himahleh Asahel in amah a delh a pialsan nuam tuankei.

²²Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn aside from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?”

²²Huan, Abner in Asahel kiang ah, Hon pialsan in; Bangdia hon sunpuk ding ka hia? Na unaupa Joab mel ka mu ngam dia hia? a chi nawn a.

²³However he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner with the back end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. It happened, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

²³Himahleh a pial nuam tuankei a: huaiziak in Abner in a teipi tawlam in a gil ah a sun a, teipi a nunglam ah a paisuak a, huai ah a puk vialvual a, huai mun ah a sita hi; huan, hichi ahi a, Asahel a puk a a sihna mun hongtung peuhmah huailai ah a khawl guih zel uh.

²⁴But Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they had come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

²⁴Himahleh Joab leh Abisai in Abner a delhzui ua; huan, Gibeon gamdai lampi a Gia chin Ama tang a tun un ni a tumta.

²⁵The children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one band, and stood on the top of a hill.

²⁵Huan, Benjamin suante Abner kiang ah a kikaikhawm ua, pawl khat in a kibawl ua, mualvum ah a va dingta uh.

²⁶Then Abner called to Joab, and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Don’t you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you ask the people to return from following their brothers?”

²⁶Huchi in Abner in Joab a sam a, Namsau in a vat gige sin ahia? A tawplam chiang in a hong lungkhamhuai mahmah ding chih na theikei maw? bangtan ahia mipite a unaute uh delh kik nawn ding a hilhlou a na om sin? a chi a.

²⁷Joab said, “As God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

²⁷Huan, Joab in, Pathian hinna lou in ka gen hi, bangmah na genlou hile chin zingchiang a kipan a mipite paimang khin ding ua, a unaute uh delhlou ding hi ve un, a chi a.

²⁸So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

²⁸Huchi in Joab in pengkul a hon mut a, mipite a ding dedup ua, Israel mite a delhta kei ua, a sual nawnta kei uh.

²⁹Abner and his men went all that night through the Arabah; and they passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and came to Mahanaim.

²⁹Huchi in Abner leh a mite Arab a ken paisuak in huai zan in zankhua in a pai uh; huan, Jordan a kan ua, Bithron a kantan ua, Mahanaim a tung uh.

³⁰Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

³⁰Huan, Joab bel Abner delh a kik nawnta a; huan, mipi tengteng a kaih khawm vek leh David heute sawm leh kua leh Asahel a kimta kei ua.

³¹But the servants of David had struck of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred sixty men died.

³¹David heuten bel Benjamin mite leh Abner mite zathum leh sawmguk a hihlum uh.Huchi in Asahel luang a la ua, Bethlehem a a pa han ah a vui uh. Huan, Joab leh a mite zankhua in apai ua, Hebron a tun un khua a vak hi.

³²They took up Asahel, and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. Joab and his men went all night, and the day broke on them at Hebron.

³²Huchi in Asahel luang a la ua, Bethlehem a a pa han ah a vui uh. Huan, Joab leh a mite zankhua in apai ua, Hebron a tun un khua a vak hi.