1Bawipa thingkuang khiah Filistin ramah hla sarih um i. 2Filistin te in phungkite le tlahsantute khiah ko ai, “Bawipa thingkuang khiah kontih in bawn nga ing? A umhmunkel ah a kontih in kuat leh tuh kin rel tuu-ih.”ti in zawt i. 3Ciamanin amahte in, “Israel mite Pathian thingkuang khiah kuat leh leisikhaw, a lolek in kuat mah ih; Ikhalselai Amah hnenah sualhnak ca a hlu thawn kuat tuu-ih. Ciafangin ning cakruai tuhai, ciafang in zaimanin ning hmun in A kut khiah lang lo i ti khiah ling tuh i si.”ti in rel i. 4Ciafangin amahte in, “Amah hnenah sualhnak ca ai a hlu tu zai kawih tuh i ing?”ti in zawt i. Amahte in, “Filistin te bawi zah in sui thawn bawnhnak hmaihma bol panga le sui thawn bawnhnak buthi panga i. Ziangmanti fangin cia urhnak khiah ningmah vum le ning bawite vumah i. 5Ciamanin ning hmaihma bol zuk le ning ram siatsuahtu buthite zuk khiah bawn tuh le Israel mite Pathian khiah thangphat tuh i si. Ciafangin Israel mite Pathian in ning vum le ning pathiante vumin le ning ram in a kut khiah zaang ruai thai na tu. 6Ciamanin zaimanin Izip mite le Pharaoh bangin thi tuh i si? Amah in amahte lakah ngaihsun urkul lian ngaingai khiah bawn fangin, Israel mite khiah tlan tuhin, amahte khiah feh ruai lo im? 7Ciamanin kawlpaw leng a thar khiah sa tuu-ih. Haak phur awng lo kawlpaw hnawi dinglai kawlpaw nu panih khiah cia kawlpaw leng ah khih tuu-ih. Cen kawlpaw niute khiah amahte hmunin lang in innah dah tuu-ih. 8Ciafangin Bawipa thingkuang khiah lang tu i lai,kawlpaw leng vumah haih tuu-ih. Cen sual hnak ca ai a hlu ning pehnak sui thilte khiah cia thingkuang hiang ah a dang khingkuang pakhat songah dah tuu-ih. Ciafangin cia kawlpaw leng khiah hlat tu i lai feh ruai tuu-ih. 9Ciafangin sik tuu-ih. Cia kawlpaw leng khiah amah ram Beth Shemesh ah feh lekhaw, Pathian in he a pha lo khiah kin vumah hleng ruai i. Ikhalselai ciatih in cang hlahlekhaw, Amah kut in kin seu manin hleng lo ai kin vumah hleng pang i.”ti in rel i.
10Ciafangin amahte in ciatih bangin bawn i. Kawlpaw nu panih khiah kawlpaw leng ah khih ai a fate khiah inn ah khum i. 11Bawipa thingkuang khiah kawlpaw leng vumah sui buthite le amahte sui hmaihma bol zuk dah hmun thingkuang kawmin dah i. 12Kawlpawte khai Beth Shemesh lamah a rung kongin feh teu ai, kiahhan lam le kekeh lamah lamtler lo i. Filistin bawite in Beth Shemesh ramri tian hlun i. 13Ciateng in Beth Shemesh mite khiah rawn zawllai ah sangvut rongkhawm teng lo i le amahte khai khuaher fangin cia thingkuang khiah hmu fangin ang ngai i. 14Ciafangin cia thingkuang khiah Beth Shemesh ai Joshua lo ah hleng ai ciata ah ding i. Ciata ah lungto lian ngai um i. Ciamanin amahte in cia kawpaw leng thing khiah cem ai cia kawlpawte khiah Bawipa hnenah mei thawn tai ai hlu i. 15Levi mite in Bawipa thingkuang le sui thilri phurhnak thingkuang khiah lang ai lungto pui vumah dah i. 16Ciamanin Filistin bawi panga te in cia khiah hmu fangin, cia nia pahin Ekron ah let leh i.
17Cen he khiah Filistin bawite in sualhnak ca ai hluhnak sui thawn bawnhnak hmaihma bol zukte i; pakhat khiah Ashdod ca, pakhat khiah Kaza ca, pakhat khiah Ashkelon ca, pakhat khiah Kath ca le pakhat khiah Ekron ca i. 18Cen sui thawn bawnhnak buthite khai a bawi pangate ai ukhnak Filistin ramai khua veksen zah in pe i. Cia khuate khiah a kulhhnak khuapuite le khuate nau ah um ai Bawipa thingkuang tauhhmun Abel lungtopui tian in um i. Cia lungto khiah tunnia tian in Beth Shemesh ai Joshua lo ah um i. 19Ciafangin Bawipa in Beth Shemesh ai mite khiah amahte in Bawipa thingkuang song khiah sik manin rek ai mi sawm sarih le panga khiah thi i. Bawipa in mi tam ngai khiah rek manin cia mite khai lungsia ngai in kap i.
20Ciafangin Beth Shemesh mite in, “He a cianghlim Bawipa Pathian hmai ah aisu ding ben tuh i? Cen kin hnenin aisu hnenah kawi tuh i?”ti in ti i. 21Ciamanin anite in Kirjath Jearim mite hnenah, “Filistin te in Bawipa thingkuang khiah kawih leh i. Zu tu i lai ningmah in lang tuu-ih.”ti in ruai i.