1Ciafangin David khai Nob khua ah phungkipa Ahimelek hnenah hleng i. Ahimelek khai David tawk fangin lau ai amah hnenah, “Zaimanin nangmah thawn aisu khai um lo in nangmah lek i pa si?” ti in zawt i. 2Ciamanin David in Ahimelek phungkipa hnenah, “Kumpibawipa in khual i si ruai ai, ‘Na khualsi hnak le kaimah ai na ruaihnak khiah aisu khai lo ling ruai mah.’ ti in i rel i. Ciamanin i tlangvalte khai hmun dang dang ah feh ruai ing. 3Ciamanin na kut ah zai nai i si? Pawnghmuk hlawm nga maw na tawkhnak zah i kut ah i pe tu.” ti in ngen i. 4Ciafangin phungkipa in David khiah, “Pawnghmuk menma a cia in um lo i. Ikhalselai tlangvalte khiah nupang thawn itkhat hlahlekhaw, a cianghlim pawnghmuk ngawn um i.” ti in sawn i. 5Ciafangin David in phungkipa khiah, “Nupangte khiah kin thawn um lo khelleh khiah i feh nia ai panin ni thum i hang. Cen kin khualsi hnak khiah a menma fang rinin tlangvalte pum khiah a cianghlim i. Ciamanin tunai kin khualsi hnak ah tu zaitluk in cianghlim am i.”ti in sawn i. 6Ciamanin phungkipa in a cianghlim pawnghmuk khiah pe i. Ziangmanti fangin, ciata ah pawnghmuk menma um lo ai Bawipa hmai ai langhnak a cianghlim pawnghmuk lek um i. Cia Bawipa hmai ai pawnghmuk lang nia ah a ca in a sa pawnghmuk thawn rol de i.
7Cia nia ah Saul hnenum pakhat khiah ciata ah lo um ai amah khiah Bawipa hmai ah dahhnak mi i. Amah khiah Edom mite i ai a hming khiah Doek i. Amah khiah Saul kawlpaw khaltu a upaber i. 8Ciafangin David in Ahimelek hnenah, “Heta ah fei pui ihlahle vangsau tang um awm? Ziangmanti fangin kumpibawi in a rang in khual i si ruai manin i vangsau le i raal thilthuamte khai keng lo ing.” ti in rel i. 9Ciamanin phungkipa in, “Elah rawn zawllai ai na rekhnak Filistin mi Kawlaiath vangsau khiah pon in funin ephod hnualam ah um bang. Lang na nuam le lang tu. He lo a dang heta ah um lo i.” ti in sawn i. Ciafang in David in, “Cia bang vangsau dang um awng lo i. I pe tu.” ti in ruai i.
10Ciafangin David khai Saul hmai in tlan ai Kath kumpibawi Achish hnenah kawi i. 11Ciafangin Achish hnenumte in a hnenah, “He pa khiah Israel kumpibawipa i lo im? Amah khiah pakhat le pakhat lasak dunin, “Saul in mi thawngkhat rek i. Cen David in mi thawngha rek i.” ti in tlanglam ai lasakhnak pa i lo im?” ti in ti i. 12David in amahte relhnak khiah thupui in lang sah i. Ciamanin Kath te kumpibawi Achish khiah kih ngai i. 13Ciamanin David in a ziaza khiah thleng ai amahte hmai ah mi am tuah ai, kawl dawngkham khiah ziah ai a khahmul vumah a cil khai far ruai i. 14Ciafangin Achish in a hnenumte hnenah, “Sik tuu-ih. He pa heh mi am i. Ziangmanin i hnenah kawih i si? 15Mi amte i sam manin he pa khiah i hmai ah mi am cang tuhin kawih i sim? He pa khiah i inn song ah tlum tuh im?” ti in ti i.