1 Hete khiah David relhnak a hnuataber thute i.
Jesse fapa David, a sang vumah dohnak paa,
Zakuk Pathian ai rilhnak,
Israel mite ithnak lapuah tu David,
2 “Bawipa Ciang Rauhla in i rel i.
A thu khiah i ka ah um i.
3 Israel Pathian in rel i.
Israel Lungpui in i hnenah,
‘Mite uktu pa khiah a dikcang mi i tu seh.
4 Pathian kih kongin uk tuh i.
Ciafangin amah khiah mairo um lo
zing nisuak ai khuavar bang le
laipua songai hampate po ruai tu
ruah si hnua ai a tleu bang i tuh i.
5 I inn khiah Pathian hnenah ciabang inapui lo ai,
amah in kaimah thawn kumzangza ai
lungkhim dunhnak thukham
khiah a khim liang in bawn i.
Ziangmanti fangin hete veksen khiah
I ohnak le i daih hnak i.
Amah in khaang ruai tuh lo im?
6 Ikhalselai tapung fate khiah hling bang in lon tu sek i.
Ziangmanti fangin kut in pom thill lo i.
7 Ikhalselai hling tok tute in thir thawn le
fei pui pum thawnin tok kul i.
Amahte umhmun ah mei in tai tuh sek i,”ti in rel i.
8Hete khiah David naihnak a hming thang mite i: Tachmon mi Josheb-Basshebeth khiah bawi lakah a upaber i. .Amah khiah Ezknite mi Adino ti in ko i. Ziangmanti fangin veikhat in mi 800 rek i. 9A sangtu khiah Dodo fapa Eleazar i. Amah khiah Ahoah mi i. Amah khiah David mi a upa ngai pathum lakah pakhat i. Amahte khiah David kawmin, Israel mite let lakin, Filistin te tawng tute i. 10Eleazar in Filistin te khiah tawng ai a cawl ze in a vangsau khai a kut ah bek meng i. Cia nia ah Bawipa in a lian ngai in neh ruai i. Cia hnua fang ian in mite khai Eleazar hnua in let leh ai raal thilri te khiah long sah i. 11Eleazar sangtu khiah Harar mite Akii fapa Shammah i. Ciafangin Filistin te khai hmunkhat in busul umhmun lo ah tai tlang i. Ciafangin mite khai Filistin hmai in tlan sek i. 12Ikhalselai Shammah khai lo laiteng ah ding ai, tawng ai Filistin te khiah rek i. Bawipa in a lian ngai in neh ruai i.
13Ciafangin mi 30 songai mi pathum te khiah rongkhawm cu tengin Addullam khu kua ah David hnenah kawi i. Filistin raalkapte khiah Rephaim Rawn zawllai ah caam tlang i. 14David khiah ciateng in a relhhmun ah um ai Filistin raalkapte khai Bethlehem ah um i. 15Ciafangin David in a ngaai ngai in, “Aw, Bethlehem kawl dawngkham hiang ai namkum songai ti khiah ding tuhin i kawih sah selai.”ti in ti i. 16Ciamanin cia mi upa ber pathum te khai Filistin te camp khiah khel teu ai Bethlehem kawl dawngkham hiang ai namkum songai ti khiah cawi ai, David hnenah kawih i. Ikhalselai amah in ding nuam lo ai Bawipa hmai ah lai sek i. 17Ciafangin David in, “Aw Bawipa, he ti khiah ding tuh hrimhrim lo ing. He khiah amahte nunhnak khiah liam ngam tute thi i lo im?”ti in ti i. Ciamanin ding nuam lo i. Hete khiah cia mi upaber pathum te in bawn i.
18Zeruiah fapa Joab nau Abishai khiah a dangte pathum lakah a upaber i. A fei pui thawn mi 300 khiah rek ai cia pathum lakah a hming ngah i. 19A pathum lakah upathnak ngah ber lo im? Ciamanin amah khiah amahte bawi cang i. Ikhalselai amah khiah a hmasa pathum thawn camra lo i. 20Benaiah khiah Jehoida fapa le Kabzeel mi i ai raalpha ngai i. Amah in a bawnhnak tam ngai nai i. Moah ai chintit bang mi panih khiah rek i. Cen ani khai zu ai vurtla nia ah chintit pakhat khiah a kua laiteng ah rek i. 21Cen a lian ngai Izip mi khai rek i. Cia Izip pa in a kut ah fei pui nai i. Ciafangin Benaiah khai Izip pa hnenah tokrolh thawn kawi ai, Izip pa kut songin a fei pui khiah long sah ai a feipui fawmin amah khiah rek am lio i. 22Hete khiah Jehoida fapa Benaiah in bawn ai mi upate pathum lakah a hming nai i. 23Amah khiah mi 30 hnakin upathnak ngah sawn i. Ikhalselai amah khiah a hmasa pathum thawn camra lo i. David in amah kil tu in dah i.