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Tsaa Tavi ua vaajntxwv

¹Yawmsaub has rua Xamuyee tas, “Koj yuav quaj Xa‑u moog ntev le caag, tsua qhov kuv tub muab nwg tso tseg tsw yuav nwg ua vaajntxwv kaav cov Yixayee lawm? Ca le muab koj lub khob kub nyuj ntim roj aulib es sawv kev moog. Kuv yuav khaiv koj moog rua ntawm Yexi huv lub moos Npelehee, tsua qhov kuv tub xaiv nwg cov tub ib tug ua vaajntxwv lawm.” ²Xamuyee has tas, “Kuv yuav ua le caag moog tau? Yog Xa‑u nov nwg yuav muab kuv tua pov tseg xwb.” Tes Yawmsaub has tas, “Ca le coj ib tug maum nyuj moog hab has tas, ‘Kuv tuaj xyeem tsaj rua Yawmsaub.’ ³Mas hu Yexi tuaj nrug koj ua kevcai xyeem tsaj mas kuv yuav qha rua koj paub tas koj yuav tsum ua daabtsw. Koj yuav laub roj rua tug kws kuv qha lub npe rua koj.”
⁴Xamuyee ua lawv le Yawmsaub has. Nwg tuaj rua ntawm lub moos Npelehee. Cov kev txwj quas laug huv lub moos hov tuaj cuag nwg ua ib ce ntshai tshee quas nyo hab has tas, “Koj tuaj ua qhov zoo lov?” ⁵Xamuyee teb tas, “Kuv tuaj ua qhov zoo, kuv tuaj xyeem tsaj rua Yawmsaub. Ca le tu kuas mej dawb huv hab tuaj nrug kuv ua kevcai xyeem tsaj.” Xamuyee kuj tu kuas Yexi hab nwg cov tub dawb huv hab hu puab tuaj nrug nwg ua kevcai xyeem tsaj.
⁶Thaus puab tuaj lawd nwg saib ntsoov Eli‑a xaav has tas, “Tug kws Yawmsaub tsaa kuj tuaj rua ntawm Yawmsaub lub xubndag lawm lauj.” ⁷Kuas Yawmsaub has rua Xamuyee tas, “Tsw xob saib rua nwg lub cev hab saib qhov kws nwg sab, tsua qhov kuv tsw yuav nwg. Yawmsaub saib tsw thooj le tuabneeg saib. Tuabneeg saib lub cev saab nrau xwb, tassws Yawmsaub saib lub sab.” ⁸Tes Yexi txawm hu Anpinanta lug hlaa Xamuyee xubndag. Xamuyee has tas, “Yawmsaub tsw xaiv tug nuav.” ⁹Tes Yexi txawm kuas Sama hlaa lug moog. Mas Xamuyee kuj has tas, “Yawmsaub tsw xaiv tug nuav.” ¹⁰Yexi kuas xyaa leej tub hlaa moog ntawm Xamuyee xubndag. Mas Xamuyee has rua Yexi tas, “Yawmsaub tsw xaiv cov nuav.” ¹¹Tes Xamuyee txawm has rua Yexi tas, “Koj cov tub nyob txhwj ntawm nuav lawm lov?” Yexi teb tas, “Tseed tshuav tug tub ntxawg, nwg moog yug yaaj lawm.” Mas Xamuyee has rua Yexi tas, “Ca le khaiv tuabneeg moog coj nwg lug. Peb yuav tsw nyob quas tsawg moog txug thaus nwg lug txug hov ntawm nuav.” ¹²Yexi kuj khaiv tuabneeg moog coj nwg lug. Nwg yog ib tug ntsej muag tshab lab ploog lub cev ntaaj ntsug zoo nraug ntxag. Yawmsaub has tas, “Ca le sawv tseeg laub roj rua tug hov, yog tug hov ntaag.” ¹³Tes Xamuyee txawm muab lub khob kub nyuj roj lug laub ua kevcai tsaa nwg taab meeg cov tijlaug. Mas Yawmsaub tug Ntsuj Plig lug nrug nraim Tavi nyob txwj nub ntawd moog. Tes Xamuyee txawm sawv tseeg rov qaab moog rua huv lub moos Lama lawm.

Tavi nrug Xa‑u nyob

¹⁴Mas Yawmsaub tug Ntsuj Plig tawm huv Xa‑u lawm, tes Yawmsaub ca ib tug plig phem lug tswm txom Xa‑u. ¹⁵Xa‑u cov tub teg tub taw has rua nwg tas, “Swm saib, Yawmsaub ca ib tug plig phem lug tswm txom koj lawm. ¹⁶Vaajntxwv, thov koj khaiv koj cov tub qhe kws nyob ntawm koj xubndag nuav moog nrhav ib tug kws txawj ntaus nkauj nog ncaas tuaj. Thaus twg Vaajtswv ca tug plig phem tshoov koj lub sab, tug hov yuav ntaus nkauj nog ncaas tes koj yuav zoo.” ¹⁷Xa‑u txhad has rua nwg cov tub teg tub taw tas, “Ca le moog nrhav ib tug yawm kws txawj ntaus nkauj nog ncaas coj tuaj cuag kuv.” ¹⁸Cov tub hluas hov muaj ib tug has tas, “Kuv pum Yexi huv Npelehee ib tug tub txawj ntaus nkauj nog ncaas. Nwg sab luj sab tuab hab txawj ua rog, has lug zoo hab ntsej muag zuag plag. Hab Yawmsaub nrug nraim nwg.” ¹⁹Xa‑u txhad khaiv tuabneeg moog has rua Yexi tas, “Koj ca le tso koj tug tub Tavi kws yug yaaj tuaj cuag kuv.” ²⁰Tes Yexi txhad le muab ib tug neeg luav thauj mov noj hab ib naab tawv cawv txwv maab hab ib tug mivnyuas tshws rua nwg tug tub Tavi coj moog pub rua Xa‑u. ²¹Tavi kuj tuaj cuag Xa‑u hab ua nwg le num. Xa‑u hlub Tavi heev, Tavi kuj ua tug kws nqaa Xa‑u tej cuab yeej ua rog. ²²Xa‑u xaa xuv moog rua Yexi tas, “Ca le kheev Tavi nyob ua kuv teg num, vem kuv txaus sab rua nwg.” ²³Thaus Vaajtswv ca tug plig phem lug tshoov Xa‑u lub sab thaus twg, Tavi kuj khaws nkauj nog ncaas lug ntaus tes Xa‑u sab txhad tug hab zoo hab tug plig phem txhad tswv tawm ntawm nwg moog lawm.

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Samuel Anoints David

¹The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”
²But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”
The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ ³Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.”
⁴Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, “Do you come in peace?”
⁵Samuel replied, “Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
⁶When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”
⁷But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” ⁹Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this one.” ¹⁰Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, “The Lord has not chosen these.” ¹¹So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?”
“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”
Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”
¹²So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
¹³So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

David in Saul’s Service

¹⁴Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil⚓ spirit from the Lord tormented him.
¹⁵Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. ¹⁶Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better.”
¹⁷So Saul said to his attendants, “Find someone who plays well and bring him to me.”
¹⁸One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him.”
¹⁹Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” ²⁰So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
²¹David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers. ²²Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
²³Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.