1 Pakaiyin Samuel koma, “Nangman phat sottah Saul chungchanga pul nadou chu phaset tante, keiman ama chu Israelte leng ahina akona kapaidoh ahitai, hijeh chun nathao theiyah olive tao kithun dim inlang Bethlehem’ah chetan. Hiche khopi cheng amin Jesse kitipa chu holdoh in, ajeh chu keiman achate lah’a khat chu leng dinga kalhendohsa hitai,” ati. 2 Ahin Samuel in adongin, “Keiman hichu iti kabolthei ding ham? Hichepi chu Saul in jadoh henlang hileh eitha loding ahi,” ati. Pakaiyin adonbut in, “Bong ala khat kikai inlang chen, chule Pakaiya dinga gan kilhaina-a dinga hung kahi tin,” ati. 3 “Chule gan kilhaina ah Jesse kouvin, chuteng keiman achate lah’a koipen chu kei dinga thao nanuding ham ti chu nahetsah nange,” ati. 4 Chuin Samuel in Pakaiyin ahilbang chun aboltai. Ama Bethlehem alhun phat chun, khopi sunga um upa ho jouse chu kitihotpum pum’in akimu piuvin, “Ipi adihlou umham? Chamna puma nahungu hinam?” tin ana dongun ahi. 5 Hichun Samuel in, “Henge, keima gan kilhaina a dinga hunga kahi, nabonchauvin Pakaiya dingin kisutheng unlang gankilhaina’a ding in cheuhite,” tin Samuel in adonbut’in ahi. Chuin Samuel in Jesse le achate akou khom’in kisuhthengna kin agong’in, chule pumgo thilto a jong ajao diuvin atem in ahi. 6 Chuin amaho chu ahunglhun phat’un, aman Eliab chu khatvei aven chule alungthim ah, “Pakaiyin alhendohpa hitei yinte!” tin agel’e 7 Ahinlah Pakaiyin Samuel koma aseiyin, “Nangman atahsapoh ahiloule asandan chun vehih-in, ajeh chu keiman ama chu kadeilou ahi, ijeh inem itileh Pakaiyin mihem thilvet bang avet ahipoi, ajeh chu mihem’in apolam melput avet ahin, Pakaiyin vang alungsung avet ahi,” ati. 8 Chuin Jesse in achapa Abinadab chu Samuel anaijep’a amasang’a ding din asollin ahilah Samuel in, “Ama jong hi Pakai lhendohsa chu ahipoi,” ati. 9 Aban’in Jesse in Shimea ahin koudoh in, ahinlah Samuel in, “Ama jong hi Pakaiyin alhendoh chu ahipoi,” ati. 10 Chuti chun Jesse chate sagi jen chu Samuel angsung’ah ahinpuilut in, ahin Samuel in Jesse adongin, “Pakaiyin hiche hohi khatcha alhengpoi,” ati. 11 Chuin Samuel in Jesse jah’a, “Nachate hichang bou hi hitam?” tia adohle, aman jong, “Aneopen khat aum nalaiye, ahinlah amahi in’ah aumpoi, loujaova kelngoi le kelcha ho aching’e,” tin adonbut in ahile Samuel in, “Ama chu gakou sah’un, ama chu ahung lhun tokah’a, toujong i-tou loudiu chule anneh twidon jong ibol loudiu ahi,” ati. 12 Hitichun Jesse in akou ding mi asollin ahi. Amachu mi tahsa phatah chule amit-ha hoitah ahi. Chuin Pakaiyin, “Thao nuding chu amahi ahi,” ati. 13 David asopiteho lah’a konin ahung dingdoh’in, hichun Samuel’in olive thao alan thao chu anu tai. Hiche nia kipan chun Pakai Lhagao chu thanei tah’in David chung’ah ahungchu tan ahi. Chuin Samuel Ramah ah akile tai.

14 Hitichun Pakai lhagaovin Saul adalhatan ahi, chule Pakaiyin ahinsol lhagao engse khat’in Saul chu lunggimna le tijatnan abolgim lheh jeng in ahi. 15 Saul asohte ho lah’a phabep khat in akomah, “Tua hi Pathen a kona lhagao gilou khat in nasuhgim ahi kaheuve,” atiuve. 16 “Hijeh chun, kapu, neisol’unlang semjang saithem khat gahol unge. Hitia lhagao engsen nahinphah phat phat le ama chun semjang saiyin tin, chuteng damdoh kitji tan nate,” atiuve. 17 Hichun Saul in, “Apha lheh jenge, cheuvinlang semjang saithem tah mikhat gahol unlang, chule ama chu kahenga hin puijun,” ati. 18 Chuin asohte ho lah’a mi khat in Saul jah’ah, “Jesse chapateho lah’a khat, Bethlehem mi, semjang saithem tah, hiche goh chu hilouva mihangsan, gal-hat, galbolmi, ijakai hekhen themtah, chule melhoitah, chujongle Pakaiyin aumpi mi ahi,” ati. 19 Chuin Saul in thupolea mikhat Jesse henga thulhut ding’in asollin, “Nachapa David kelngoiching chu neihinsol peh in,” ati. 20 Saul in David athum chu Jesse in anop peh’in, changlhah toh, lengpi twi haikhat, chule kelnou khat, sangan khat apohsah in ahi. 21 Chuin David Saul kom’ah achen, Saul chu ajen pan tan ahi, Saul in David angailu lheh jeng in chule David chu Saul galvonpon apang tai. 22 Chuin Saul in Jesse koma thu athot in, “Lungset tah in David hi kakomah kakin bol in pang jeng ta hen, ajeh chu achung’a kalung alhailheh jengin ahi,” ati. 23 Chule Pathen in ahinsol lhagao engse chun Saul ahinphah tengle, David in semjang chu asaipeh ji teng, Saul chu ahung limdohjin chule lhagao engse chun adalhaji in ahi.