¹ DaH pa' ghaHta' a loD vo' Benjamin, 'Iv pong ghaHta' Kish, the puqloD vo' Abiel, the puqloD vo' Zeror, the puqloD vo' Becorath, the puqloD vo' Aphiah, the puqloD vo' a Benjamite, a HoS loD vo' valor.

² ghaH ghajta' a puqloD, 'Iv pong ghaHta' Saul, an impressive Qup loD; je pa' ghaHta' ghobe' among the puqpu' vo' Israel a better person than ghaH. vo' Daj shoulders je upward ghaH ghaHta' higher than vay' vo' the ghotpu.

³ The donkeys vo' Kish, Saul's vav, were lost. Kish ja'ta' Daq Saul Daj puqloD, “ tlhap DaH wa' vo' the toy'wI'pu' tlhej SoH, je Hu', jaH nej the donkeys.”

⁴ ghaH juSta' vegh the HuD Hatlh vo' Ephraim, je juSta' vegh the puH vo' Shalishah, 'ach chaH ta'be' tu' chaH: vaj chaH juSta' vegh the puH vo' Shaalim, je pa' chaH weren't pa': je ghaH juSta' vegh the puH vo' the Benjamites, 'ach chaH ta'be' tu' chaH.

⁵ ghorgh chaH ghajta' ghoS Daq the puH vo' Zuph, Saul ja'ta' Daq Daj toy'wI' 'Iv ghaHta' tlhej ghaH, “ ghoS, je chaw' maH chegh, lest wIj vav stop caring about the donkeys, je taH anxious vaD maH.”

⁶ ghaH ja'ta' Daq ghaH, “ legh DaH, pa' ghaH Daq vam veng a loD vo' joH'a', je ghaH ghaH a loD 'Iv ghaH held Daq quv. Hoch vetlh ghaH jatlhtaH choltaH DIch Daq juS. DaH chaw' maH jaH pa'. Perhaps ghaH laH ja' maH concerning maj journey whereon maH jaH.”

⁷ vaj ja'ta' Saul Daq Daj toy'wI', “ 'ach, yIlegh, chugh maH jaH, nuq DIchDaq maH qem the loD? vaD the tIr Soj ghaH spent Daq maj Dujmey, je pa' ghaH ghobe' a present Daq qem Daq the loD vo' joH'a'. nuq ta' maH ghaj?”

⁸ The toy'wI' jangta' Saul again, je ja'ta', “ yIlegh, jIH ghaj Daq wIj ghop the fourth part vo' a shekel vo' baS chIS. jIH DichDaq nob vetlh Daq the loD vo' joH'a', Daq ja' maH maj way.”

⁹ ( Daq earlier poHmey Daq Israel, ghorgh a loD mejta' Daq inquire vo' joH'a', thus ghaH ja'ta', “ ghoS, je chaw' maH jaH Daq the seer;” vaD ghaH 'Iv ghaH DaH ja' a leghwI'pu' ghaHta' qaSpa' ja' a Seer.)

¹⁰ vaj ja'ta' Saul Daq Daj toy'wI', “ QaQ ja'ta'. ghoS, chaw' maH jaH.” vaj chaH mejta' Daq the veng nuqDaq the loD vo' joH'a' ghaHta'.

¹¹ As chaH mejta' Dung the ascent Daq the veng, chaH tu'ta' Qup maidens ghoS pa' Daq draw bIQ, je ja'ta' Daq chaH, “ ghaH the seer naDev?”

¹² chaH jangta' chaH, je ja'ta', “ ghaH ghaH. yIlegh, ghaH ghaH qaSpa' SoH. Hurry DaH, vaD ghaH ghajtaH ghoS DaHjaj Daq the veng; vaD the ghotpu ghaj a sacrifice DaHjaj Daq the jen Daq.

¹³ As soon as SoH ghaj ghoS Daq the veng, SoH DIchDaq SibI' tu' ghaH, qaSpa' ghaH goes Dung Daq the jen Daq Daq Sop; vaD the ghotpu DichDaq ghobe' Sop until ghaH ghoS, because ghaH ghurmoHtaH the sacrifice. Afterwards chaH 'Iv 'oH invited Sop. DaH vaj jaH Dung; vaD Daq vam poH SoH DIchDaq tu' ghaH.”

¹⁴ chaH mejta' Dung Daq the veng; je as chaH ghoSta' within the veng, yIlegh, Samuel ghoSta' pa' toward chaH, Daq jaH Dung Daq the jen Daq.

¹⁵ DaH joH'a' ghajta' 'angta' Daq Samuel a jaj qaSpa' Saul ghoSta', ja'ta',

¹⁶ “ wa'leS about vam poH jIH DichDaq ngeH SoH a loD pa' vo' the puH vo' Benjamin, je SoH DIchDaq anoint ghaH Daq taH joHHom Dung wIj ghotpu Israel; je ghaH DIchDaq toD wIj ghotpu pa' vo' the ghop vo' the Philistines: vaD jIH ghaj nejta' Daq wIj ghotpu, because chaj SaQ ghajtaH ghoS Daq jIH.”

¹⁷ ghorgh Samuel leghta' Saul, joH'a' ja'ta' Daq ghaH, “ yIlegh, the loD vo' 'Iv jIH jatlhta' Daq SoH! vam rap DIchDaq ghaj authority Dung wIj ghotpu.”

¹⁸ vaj Saul drew Sum Daq Samuel Daq the lojmIt, je ja'ta', “ ja' jIH, please, nuqDaq the seer's tuq ghaH.”

¹⁹ Samuel jangta' Saul, je ja'ta', “ jIH 'oH the seer. jaH Dung qaSpa' jIH Daq the jen Daq, vaD SoH DIchDaq Sop tlhej jIH DaHjaj. Daq the po jIH DichDaq chaw' SoH jaH, je DichDaq ja' SoH Hoch vetlh ghaH Daq lIj tIq.

²⁰ As vaD lIj donkeys 'Iv were lost wej jajmey ben, yImev cher lIj yab Daq chaH; vaD chaH 'oH tu'ta'. vaD 'Iv ghaH Hoch vetlh ghaH desirable Daq Israel? ghaH 'oH ghobe' vaD SoH, je vaD Hoch lIj vav tuq?”

²¹ Saul jangta', “ 'oH jIH ghobe' a Benjamite, vo' the smallest vo' the tuqpu' vo' Israel? je wIj qorDu' the least vo' Hoch the qorDu'pu' vo' the tuq vo' Benjamin? qatlh vaj ta' SoH jatlh Daq jIH rur vam?”

²² Samuel tlhapta' Saul je Daj toy'wI', je qempu' chaH Daq the guest room, je chenmoHta' chaH ba' Daq the best Daq among chaH 'Iv were invited, 'Iv were about wejmaH persons.

²³ Samuel ja'ta' Daq the cook, “ qem the portion nuq jIH nobta' SoH, vo' nuq jIH ja'ta' Daq SoH, ‘ cher 'oH aside.'”

²⁴ The cook tlhapta' Dung the thigh, je vetlh nuq ghaHta' Daq 'oH, je cher 'oH qaSpa' Saul. Samuel ja'ta', “ yIlegh, vetlh nuq ghajtaH taH reserved! cher 'oH qaSpa' SoH'egh je Sop; because vaD the wIv poH ghajtaH 'oH taH polta' vaD SoH, vaD jIH ja'ta', ‘ jIH ghaj invited the ghotpu.'” vaj Saul ate tlhej Samuel vetlh jaj.

²⁵ ghorgh chaH ghajta' ghoS bIng vo' the jen Daq Daq the veng, ghaH talked tlhej Saul Daq the housetop.

²⁶ chaH Hu' early: je 'oH qaSta' about the spring vo' the jaj, vetlh Samuel ja' Daq Saul Daq the housetop, ja'ta', “ tlhap Dung, vetlh jIH may ngeH SoH DoH.” Saul Hu', je chaH mejta' pa' both vo' chaH, ghaH je Samuel, abroad.

²⁷ As chaH were ghoS bIng Daq the pItlh vo' the veng, Samuel ja'ta' Daq Saul, “ ja' the toy'wI' juS Daq qaSpa' maH” ( je ghaH juSta' Daq), “ 'ach Qam vIHHa' wa'Dich, vetlh jIH may cause SoH Daq Qoy the mu' vo' joH'a'.”