1 Samuel 23

23 ¹Athumna Davidli unghānga, "Yanglu, Philistinenaobingna Keilahli rai ngararda, lanpumbing ngaponzā leili."

²Davidna ithumwui Avāli ngahāna, "Ina vāda Philistinenaobing hibingli rai ngararra jikhala?" Kala ithumwui Avāna ngahānkai, "Vālu, Philistinenaobingli ngararda Keilah kanmilu."

³Davidwui mibingna hānga, "Yanglu, ithum hili Judahli ngacheehaowa; chithākha Keilahli Philistinewui raimibing eina rai ngararkida vāakha kayākha tharmataimeirakhala!"

⁴Davidna ithumwui Avāli latluida ngahāna, kala ithumwui Avāna ngahānkai, "Ngakarthuida Keilahli tunglu, kaja ina Philistinenaobingli nawui pāngli horsangmira."

⁵Davidna awui mibing eina Keilahli vāda, Philistinenaobingli rai ngarara, athumwui sha̱kei kashamshoka, kala athumli kachungkha sāthathaowa. Chithāda ana Keilahli kapambing kanmi.

⁶Ahimelechwui naomayara Abiatharna Keilahli khalei Davidwuili yāmvāhaowa; ana ephod pāngli singda rārāsai.

⁷David Keilahli lei kaji Saulna shā tharan, ana hānga, "Varena Davidli iwui pāngli horsanghaira; khāmong kala phākashut khalei keinungli kazang eina ana akhalatta manhaira." ⁸Keilahli tunglaga David eina awui mibingli kuinam khavai, Saulna mi saikorali rai khavai hokhui. ⁹Davidna Saulna awuitungli makaphā awor sāda leili kaji theilaga, pāngmon Abiatharli hānga, "Ephod chi hili khuirālu." ¹⁰Davidna hānga, "O iwui Avā, Israelwui Vare, nawui raona mashunga shāhaira: Saulna iwui vang eina Keilahli kharāda keinung sāshimānhaora kaji khangarān sāda leili.

¹¹Keilahwui mibingna ili awui pāngli horsangrakhala? Nawui raona shā thāda Saulna tungrakhala? O iwui Avā, Israelwui Vare, nawui raoli kapona, hānglu." Kala ithumwui Avāna hānga, "Ana tungra."

¹²Davidna ngahāna, "Keilahwui mibingna ili kala iwui mibingli Saulwui pāngli horsangrakhala?" Kala ithumwui Avāna hānga, "Athumna nali horsangra."

¹³Davidna awui mi shātharuk shakha eina Keilahwui eina thuihailaga apam apamli ngayinzata. David Keilahwui eina yāmshokhaira kaji Saulli hāng tharan, ana ali makharomluithuwa. ¹⁴Davidna lamhāngwui raipanlungbingli kala Ziph lamhāngwui kaphungramli pamsai. Saulna thangkachida ali shurchinga, kha ithumwui Avāna ali awui pāngli mahorsangmimana. ¹⁵Davidna Ziph lamhāngli khalei Horeshli pamlakha, Saulna awui mirin phākhavai shokkahai chi theihaowa. ¹⁶Saulwui naomayara Jonathanna thānlaga Horeshli khalei Davidwuili vai, kala ithumwui Avāli ali pang ngasakhaowa. ¹⁷"Mangacheelu," da ana hānga. "Iwui avāva̱ Saulwui pāngna nali masamphangmara. Nana Israelwui awunga sāra, kala ina nawui thili kakhanena sāra. Iwui avāva̱ Saulnala chi thei." ¹⁸Ani khanina ithumwui Avāwui mangāli tuingashit akha sai. Davidva Horeshli pamsanghaowa; Jonathanna shimli unghaowa.

¹⁹Chieina Ziphnaobingna Gibeahli khalei Saulli shanglaga hānga, "David ithumwui ngachaili Horeshwui raipanli, Jeshimonwui zingshoshong Hachilah kaphungli yāmkhangathum maningmala? ²⁰Ara, O awunga, na kaphaning tharan tunglu, tunglu; kala ali awungawui pāngli horsangmi khavai chi ithumwui otna."

²¹Saulna ngahānkai, "Ithumwui Avāna nathumli somiranu, kaja nathumna ili lumashanmihaira. ²²Vālu, ara latluida ngarānlu; aphei kachipamli katinga kala chili khipāna ali theihairala kaji theikhuilu; kaja a sheba theithangkhamei kaje da ili hānghaira. ²³A kayāmkhangathum ngathumpama saikora chi theikhuilu, kala kachangkhat pao chi ili khuirālu. Ina nathumli ngasoda vāra, kala a ngaleili leiakha, Judahwui shimkhur saikorawui ngachaili ina ali phākhuira."

²⁴Athumna Saulli rida Ziphshong zathaowa. Kha Davidva awui mibingla Moanwui lamhāngli, Jeshimonwui zingshoshong Arabahli pamsai. ²⁵Saulna awui mibing ngasoda David phākhavai zathaowa, kala chi Davidli hānghaowa. Ana lunghārshong tāhaowa, kala Moanwui lamhāngli pamhaowa. Saulna chi kashā eina, Moanwui lamhāngshong Davidli kharomvai. ²⁶Saulna kaphungwui lākha eina zata, kala Davidva awui mibingla akhapa lākha eina zata; Davidna Saulwui eina yāmshok khavai totot eina zata, kha Saulva awui mibingla David eina awui mibingli phāshok khavai kuinamhaowa. ²⁷Kha paome akhana Saulli unghānga, "Thākta rālu! Philistinenaobingna ngaleili ngaponzatsai." ²⁸Chieina Saulna Davidli makharomluithuwa, kala Philistinenaobingli ngararkhavai vai. Chiwui vang eina apam chi Sela-hammahlekoth da phokmi. ^a a v28 Sela-hammahlekoth kaji chiya 'ngareithuiwui lunghār' da phaningna — Philistinewui ngaponzatna Saulli David kharom masākālu ngasak tharan, Saul eina David ini makānkharei ngasak kahai apam china. ²⁹Kala Davidna apam chiwui eina shanglaga En-gediwui raipanli pamhaowa.