12 Chun, David chu Juda gama Bethlehem a Ephrath mi, amin Jessai, chapa ahi a, chapa giet a nei a; amah chu Saul hunlai chun têk tak ahi ta a, kum tamtak ahi tai.
Jessai chapa David chu Pathien in mi thupi takin a siem a; Jakob Pathien chun leng dingin a tel a, Israel chate dingin la hawihtak tak a phuok a. Ziehaw hi David thugen nunung pên te chu ahi.
Himahleh, Aw nang Bethlehem Ephrathah, Juda gamsung a khawpi te laka neupen na hi a, himahlele, nang apat in Israel te vaihawm ding tungdawk ing ka, a phunggui malai pek apat a sût a um ngêi chuh.
‘Nang, Bethlehem, Judai gama um, Juda khawpi laka hin na neupen hiel puoi! Nang apat in vaipuo khat hung pawt ding ahi ngâl a; Ka mi Israel te ching ding pa chuh,’ tih hi” a tiu a.
Zie pa min chuh Elimelek ahi a, a zi min chuh Naomi ahi a; a chapate nih min chuh Mahlon leh Kilion ahi a, Bethlehem-Juda a Ephrath mi ahiu. Moab gam achun a chieh u a, zie chun a um zing tau a.
Khutichun, Lalpa chun Samuel kawmah, “Israel te leng dinga ka deih tâk loh Saul ziek hin bang chana na lungkham ding? Na saki chu thau thun dim inla, chieh in, Bethlehem mi Jessai kawma hun sawl ding ka hi; a chapate laka khat leng dinga ka tel tâk ziekin,” a ti a.
Tangvalte laka khat chun a dâwng a, “Ngaitie, Bethlehem mi Jessai chapa khat ka mu kha a, amah chu kingkang tum thiem tak, mi hangsan tak, kido mi, thugen thiem tak, melhawih tak ahi a; chun a kawma le Lalpa a um hi,” a ti a.