1 Benjamin miphun, Aphiah capa, Bekorath capa, Zeror capa, Abiel capa, Kish kâphung e Benjamin miphun buet touh ao. Ahni teh athakaawme lah ao. 2 Ahni ni capa a tawn teh, a min Sawl a phung a meilam hroung ahawi. Isarelnaw thung dawkvah ahni hlak a mei kahawi e awm hoeh. A rasang e hai alouknaw ni aloung koe hmouk a vout pouh.

3 Sawl e a na pa Kish e a lanaw teh a kahma. Kish ni a capa Sawl koevah thaw nateh san thoundoun buet touh cetkhai nateh, la hah tawng awh haw atipouh. 4 Ahnimouh ni Ephraim mon Shalisha ram pheng a katin awh teh a tawng awh ei, pâphawng awh hoeh. Shaalim ram dawk a tawng awh eiteh, hmawt awh hoeh. Hatdawkvah, Benjaminnaw e ram dawk bout a tawng awh, hatei hmawt awh hoeh.

5 Zuph ram lah a pha awh toteh Sawl ni ama koe kaawm e a san koevah, tho awh ban awh lei sei, telah hoehpawiteh, apa ni la hah pouk toung laipalah, maimouh doeh na lungpuenkhai ti toe telah ati. 6 A san ni vah, hete kho dawk Cathut e tami bari kaawm e ao. Ahni ni a dei e pueng a kuep katang. Ahni koe cet awh sei. Maimouh cei nahane lam hai na dei pouh thai han doeh telah atipouh. 7 Sawl ni a san koevah, maimouh cei awh vaiteh ahni bangmaw poe awh han. Vaiyei hai abaw toe. Cathut e tami koe sin hane banghai awm hoeh toe. Bangmaw tawn awh rah telah a pacei. 8 A san ni Sawl koe shekel pung pali pung touh dawk pung touh kut dawk ao rah. Cathut e tami koe poe han. Ahni ni maimouh cei nahan lamthung na dei pouh han doeh telah bout a dei. 9 Ayan e tueng dawk Isarelnaw ni Cathut pacei hane cet awh sei ati awh navah, kahmawtkung koe cet awh sei ouk ati awh. Profet telah kaw e hah ayan e tueng dawk kahmawtkung telah a kaw awh dawk doeh. 10 Sawl ni hai a san koe ahawi. Cet awh sei atipouh teh, Cathut e tami a onae kho koe lah a cei awh.

11 Khopui a onae mon lah a luen awh navah tui ka do hane napui ka tho e a hmu awh teh, hivah kahmawtkung tami ao nama telah a pacei. 12 Ahnimouh ni ao, nangmae na hmalah a la pha toe karanglah cet awh. Sahnin taminaw ni hmuen karasang koe thuengnae sak hanelah ao dawkvah, sahnin kho dawk a tho awh toe. 13 Kho thung a kâen tahma, hmuen karasang koe bu a ca hoehnahlan vah, tang na hmu awh han doeh. Thuengnae yawhawi kapoekung lah ao dawkvah, a pha hoehroukrak rangpuinaw ni bu cat awh mahoeh. Hathnukkhu coun e naw ni ouk a ca awh. Hatdawkvah, atu karanglah cet awh leih, tang na hmu awh han doeh telah a dei pouh. 14 Ahnimouh teh khopui vah a cei awh teh, a kâen awh navah, Samuel hmuen karasang koe luen hanelah a kaw nah ahnimouh ni a kâhmo.

15 Sawl a tho hoehnahlan BAWIPA ni Samuel koe sut a dei pouh teh, 16 tangtho, atu e tueng navah Benjamin ram hoi tami buet touh nang koe ka patoun han. Filistinnaw e kut dawk hoi ka taminaw rungngang hanlah, ka tami Isarelnaw e lathueng vah kâ kapoekung lah satui na awi han. Bangkongtetpawiteh a hramnae kai koe a pha dawkvah, kai ni ka taminaw han kho ka pouk pouh toe telah ati.

17 Samuel ni Sawl a hmu toteh, BAWIPA ni ahni koevah, khenhaw! nang koe ka dei e teh ahni doeh. Ahni ni ka taminaw a uk han telah ati. 18 Khopui takhang dawk Sawl ni Samuel koe rek a hnai teh, kahmawtkung e im teh nâmaw ao na dei pouh haw atipouh. 19 Samuel ni Sawl koe kai doeh kahmawtkung toe atipouh. Kahma lahoi hmuen karasang koelah cet nateh, sahnin vah kai koe bu na ca vaiteh, tangtho torei na ceisak han. Na lungthung kaawm e puenghai kai ni ka dei han. 20 Hnin thum touh kaloum tangcoung e nange na kong hah teh mueng pouk hanh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a hmu awh toe. Isarelnaw han lentoenae teh api hane nama. Na pa hoi na pa im kaawm e pueng hane nahoehmaw telah atipouh. 21 Sawl ni Isarel miphun thung dawk kathoengcae Benjamin miphun nahoehmaw Bangdawk hah namaw hettelah kai koe lawk na dei thai telah bout atipouh.

22 Samuel ni Sawl hoi a sannaw hah imyin onae a khan dawk a ceikhai awh teh, a coun awh e tami 30 touh thung hlak vah barinae hmuen koe a tahung sak. 23 Samuel ni bu kathawngkung koe nang koe aloukcalah hmoun e na poe e hno hah lat hottelah ati. 24 Bu ka thawng e ni a loung dawk hoi a hrawm teh Sawl e hmalah a hruek. Samuel ni hai, pek e lah kaawm e hah lat nateh cat haw, coun e naw koe yo ka dei pouh e patetlah nang hanelah atu totouh ka hruek e doeh ati teh hat hnin vah Sawl teh Samuel hoi rawca rei a ca roi. 25 Hmuenrasang koehoi a kum awh teh khopui thung a kâen awh toteh, Samuel hoi Sawl teh lemphu van vah lawk a kâpan roi. 26 Amom a thaw teh, kho a sei navah, Samuel ni thaw haw kai ni nang na ceisak han toe telah Sawl hah lemphu hoi a kaw. Sawl a thaw teh ahnimouh roi teh alawilah a tâco roi.

27 Kho a poutnae koe lah a pha toteh, Samuel ni Sawl koe na sannaw hah maimae hmalah cetsak atipouh. Sannaw teh a cei awh. Hatei Cathut lawk nang koe ka dei thai nahan nang teh kang dout ei telah atipouh.