1 [a]David loh , “Saul imkhui kah aka sueng te om van pueng nim? Jonathan kong ah anih ham sitlohnah ka saii mako,” a ti. 2 Te vaengah Saul im kah sal, a ming ah Ziba te om.Te dongah anih te David taengla a khue uh tih manghai loh, “Nang a Ziba,” a ti nah hatah, “Na sal ni ue,” a ti nah.

3 [b]Te phoeiah manghai loh, “Saul imkhui kah he hlang khaw om pueng pawt nim? Anih taengah Pathen kah sitlohnah ka saii mako,” a ti nah.

Te dongah Ziba loh manghai taengah, “Jonathan capa kho khaem te om pueng,” a ti nah.

4 Te daengah anih te manghai loh, “Melae anih ta?” a ti nah.

Ziba loh manghai te, “Lodebar kah Ammiel capa Makir im ah om ke,” a ti nah.

5 Te dongah manghai David loh a tah tih Lodebar kah Ammiel capa Makir im lamloh anih te a loh.

6 Saul capa Jonathan kah a ca Mephibosheth Te David taengah ha pawk van neh a mikhmuh ah a bakop pah tih a bawk.Te vaengah David loh , “Mephibosheth,” a ti nah hatah, “Na sal ni he,” a ti nah.

7 Te vaengah anih te David loh , “Rhih boeh, na pa Jonathan kong ah sitlohnah he nang taengah ka saii rhoe ka saii ni. Na pa Saul kah khohmuen boeih te namah taengla kam mael ni. Namah Te kai kah caboei dongah buh rhawp na caak ni,” a ti nah.

8 Te vaengah MephiboshethTe bakop tih, “Ba aih nim, na sal kai bang ui duek taengla na mael,” a ti nah.

9 Te phoeiah manghai loh Saul kah tueihyoeih Ziba te a khue tih, “Saul neh a imkhui boeih kah a koe la aka om boeih te tah na boeipa kah a capa taengah ka paek coeng. 10 Namah neh na ca rhoek, na sal rhoek loh khohmuen ah anih hamla thohtat pah lamtah sang pah.Te vaengah na boeipa kah a capa ham caak om pah saeh lamtah anih loh ca saeh. Tedae na boeipa kah a capa Mephibosheth tah kamah kah caboei dongah buh rhawp ca saeh,” a ti nah.

Te vaengah Ziba taengah capa hlai nga neh sal pakul om.

11 Ziba loh manghai taengah, “Ka boeipa manghai loh a sal a uen vanbangla na sal loh boeih saii tangloeng saeh,” a ti nah.

Te dongah Mephibosheth tah manghai capa pakhat bangla caboei dongah a caak. 12 Te vaengah Mephibosheth taengah a capa a noe, a ming ah Mikha te om. Ziba imkhui kah tolvael boeih tah Mephibosheth kah sal la om uh. 13 Mephibosheth Te Jerusalem ah kho a sak tih manghai caboei dongah caboei buh rhawp a caak. Anih Te a kho bok khaem.