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Ndaawitv Nyei Setv Mueiz Waac

¹Naaiv se Ndaawitv nyei setv mueiz waac.
“Se Jetc^si nyei dorn, Ndaawitv,
dongh duqv liepc faaux hlang wuov dauh gorngv.
Se Yaakopv nyei Tin-Hungh longc youh orn ninh daaih,
ninh weic I^saa^laa^en zoc kuh muangx nyei nzung gorngv,
²“Ziouv nyei Singx Lingh longc yie gorngv,
ninh nyei waac yiem yie nyei nzuih.
³I^saa^laa^en nyei Tin-Hungh gorngv,
se beu I^saa^laa^en wuov dauh⚓ gorngv mbuox yie,
‘Haaix dauh longc baengh fim nyei jauv gunv mienh,
se ninh taaih Tin-Hungh nyei waac gunv,⚓
⁴ninh gunv mienh hnangv lungh ndorm mba'hnoi cuotv nyei njang,
hnangv lungh ndorm nziouv, maiv maaih mbuonx,
hnangv duih baac mbiungc nyei njang,
hnangv mbiungc bun miev yiem ndau cuotv.’
⁵“Yie nyei zeiv-fun caux Tin-Hungh horpc maiv zeiz?
Weic zuqc ninh caux yie liepc yietc liuz nyei ngaengc waac,
yietc zungv maaih yietc nyeic yaac wuonv nyei.
Yie nyei njoux en caux yietc zungv maaih lamh hnamv nyei,
ninh zungv oix zoux ziangx maiv zeiz?
⁶Mv baac yietc zungv maiv lamh longc nyei mienh⚓
hnangv njimv nor, zuqc zoi guangc,
maiv haih longc buoz zorqv.
⁷Mv baac haaix dauh mienh muoqv,
oix zuqc dorh jienv hlieqv-jaa-sic caux cang-baengx,
yaac longc douz buov qui nzengc.”⚓

Ndaawitv Henv Haic Nyei Jun-Zeiv Mienh

(Beiv mangc 1 Zunh Doic Douh 11:10-41)

⁸Naaiv se Ndaawitv henv haic nyei jun-zeiv mienh nyei mbuox. Maaih Takv^mo^ni Mienh, Yoqepv Mbatc^qe^mbetc. Ninh zoux wuov deix “Buo Dauh” nyei bieiv zeiv. Ninh mborqv yietc nzunc jaax, ninh longc cang nzopv daic betv baeqv dauh mienh.
⁹Naaiv deix “Buo Dauh” nyei da'nyeic dauh se Aa^hox^hai Mienh, Ndo^ndo⚓ nyei dorn, E^le^aa^saa. Maaih nzunc ninh caux Ndaawitv ndouv Fi^li^saa^die Mienh, dongh Fi^li^saa^die Mienh gapv zunv daaih mborqv jaax wuov zanc. I^saa^laa^en nyei baeng ziouc tuix nzengc. ¹⁰Mv baac E^le^aa^saa souv jienv wuov daix Fi^li^saa^die Mienh taux ninh nyei buoz nyuix, zungv naetv jienv nzuqc ndaauv jouv. Wuov hnoi Ziouv bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh hingh jiex nzengc. Mborqv baac jaax, baeng nzuonx E^le^aa^saa wuov, mv baac kungx weic nzauz zuqc daix daic wuov deix mienh nyei ga'naaiv hnangv.
¹¹Wuov deix “Buo Dauh” nyei da'faam dauh se Haalaa Mienh, Aa^ge nyei dorn, Sammaa. Fi^li^saa^die Mienh gapv zunv yiem nzong ndeic maaih dopc siqv buangv nzengc. I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei baeng tiux biaux Fi^li^saa^die Mienh. ¹²Mv baac Sammaa souv jienv wuov nzong ndeic gu'nyuoz nzaeng wuov nzong ndeic yaac daix Fi^li^saa^die Mienh. Ziouv tengx I^saa^laa^en Mienh za'gengh! hingh jiex.
¹³Maaih “Faah Ziepc Dauh” wuov deix henv haic nyei jun-zeiv mienh nyei buo dauh njiec taux Aa^ndun^lam nyei mbaengx-kuotv lorz Ndaawitv. Aengx maaih guanh Fi^li^saa^die Mienh liepc ciangv yiem Le^faa^im Horngz. ¹⁴Wuov zanc Ndaawitv yiem norm weih wuonv nyei dorngx, Fi^li^saa^die Mienh liepc ciangv yiem Mbetc^le^hem. ¹⁵Ndaawitv haiz ngorc wuom ziouc gorngv cuotv nzuih, “Feix duqv maaih mienh mingh ndamv deix yiem Mbetc^le^hem zingh gaengh ga'hlen nyei wuom-kuotv nyei wuom daaih bun yie hopv.” ¹⁶Naaiv deix buo dauh henv haic nyei jun-baeng ziouc nimc bieqc Fi^li^saa^die Mienh nyei ciangv, ndamv deix yiem Mbetc^le^hem zingh gaengh ga'hlen nyei wuom-kuotv nyei wuom dorh nzuonx bun Ndaawitv. Mv baac ninh maiv kangv hopv. Daaux nzuonx ninh dox cuotv yiem Ziouv nyei nza'hmien. ¹⁷Ninh gorngv, “O Ziouv aac, yie fungc haih hopv naaiv deix wuom? Se hnangv hopv naaiv deix mienh nyei nziaamv weic zuqc ninh mbuo maiv longc maengc nyei mingh ndamv daaih.” Weic naaiv Ndaawitv maiv hopv.
Naaiv se wuov deix buo dauh henv haic nyei jun-baeng zoux nyei sic.
¹⁸Se^lu^yaa nyei dorn, Yo^aapc nyei youz, Aa^mbi^qai, zoux wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh”⚓ nyei bieiv zeiv. Ninh longc cang daix nzengc faam-baeqv dauh mienh ziouc duqv mengh dauh hnangv wuov deix “Buo Dauh” hlo. ¹⁹Yiem wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh” gu'nyuoz ninh duqv mienh taaih gauh camv.⚓ Ninh duqv zoux ninh mbuo nyei bieiv zeiv maiv gunv ninh maiv zeiz wuov deix “Buo Dauh” nyei yietc dauh. Mv baac beiv maiv taux wuov deix “Buo Dauh.”
²⁰Ye^ho^yaa^ndaa nyei dorn, Mbe^nai^yaa, se yietc dauh yiem Kapc^se^en daaih mborqv jaax henv nyei jun-zeiv mienh. Ninh zoux ziex nyungc hlo nyei sic. Ninh daix i dauh Mo^apc Mienh mborqv jaax henv haic nyei baeng. Aengx maaih nzunc doix duih sorng nyei ziangh hoc ninh njiec norm kuotv daix dauh sienh daic. ²¹Ninh aengx daix dauh hlo hlang⚓ nyei I^yipv Mienh. Wuov dauh I^yipv Mienh nanv jienv cang mv baac Mbe^nai^yaa longc ndiangx-ndonx njiec mingh lorz. Ninh caangv I^yipv Mienh nyei cang daaih, longc wuov diuh cang daix ninh aqv. ²²Naaiv se Ye^ho^yaa^ndaa nyei dorn, Mbe^nai^yaa, zoux nyei sic. Ninh yaac duqv mengh dauh hnangv wuov deix buo dauh henv haic nyei jun-zeiv mienh hlo. ²³Ninh duqv mengh dauh gauh hlo wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh” mv baac maiv ndongc wuov deix “Buo Dauh.” Ndaawitv yaac paaiv ninh zoux ninh nyei sin-hlen mienh nyei bieiv zeiv.
²⁴Yiem wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh” gu'nyuoz maaih
Yo^aapc nyei youz, Aa^saax^hen,
Mbetc^le^hem Mienh, Ndo^ndo nyei dorn, En^haa^nan,
²⁵Haalotv Mienh, Sammaa,
Haalotv Mienh, E^li^kaa,
²⁶Peletv Mienh, He^letv^te,
Te^ko^aa Mienh, Ikc^ketc nyei dorn, I^laa,
²⁷Aa^naa^totv Mienh, Aa^mbi^ye^se,
Husaa Mienh, Me^mbun^nai,⚓
²⁸Aa^hox^hai Mienh, Sanx^mon,
Ne^to^faa Mienh, Maa^haa^lai,
²⁹Ne^to^faa Mienh, Mbaa^aa^naa nyei dorn, Heletv,⚓
Mben^yaa^min Fingx, Gi^mbe^aa Mienh, Li^mbai nyei dorn, Itc^tai,
³⁰Bi^laa^ton Mienh, Mbe^nai^yaa,
Gaa^atc Horngz nyei mienh, Hitv^ndai,⚓
³¹Aa^laa^mbaa Mienh, Aa^mbi^yan^mbon,
Mbaa^hu^lim Mienh, Atc^maa^wetv,
³²Saa^an^mbon Mienh, E^li^yaa^mbaa,
Gimso Mienh, Haasem, nyei zeiv-fun,
Yaasen nyei dorn mbuo,
Yo^naa^taan,⚓
³³Haalaan Mienh, Saamaa nyei dorn,
Haalaa Mienh, Qaalaa,⚓ nyei dorn, Aa^hi^yam,
³⁴Maa^aa^kaa Mienh, Aa^hatc^mbai nyei dorn, E^li^fe^letv,
Gilon Mienh, Aa^hi^to^fen nyei dorn, E^li^am,
³⁵Kaanmen Mienh, Hetv^lo,
Aalaapv Mienh, Baalai,
³⁶So^mbaa Mienh, Naatan nyei dorn, I^gaan,
Gatc Mienh, Mbaani,
³⁷Ammon Mienh, Selekv,
Mbe^e^lotv Mienh, Naa^haa^lai, se tengx Se^lu^yaa nyei dorn, Yo^aapc, dorh mborqv jaax nyei wuoqc ginc wuov dauh.
³⁸Itc^lai Mienh, I^laa,
Itc^lai Mienh, Gaalepv,
³⁹Hitv^tai Mienh, U^li^yaa,
Yietc zungv maaih faah ziepc cietv dauh.

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David’s Last Words

¹Now these are the last words of David.
Thus says David the son of Jesse;
Thus says ⚓the man raised up on high,
⚓The anointed of the God of Jacob,
And the sweet psalmist of Israel:
²“The⚓ Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,
And His word was on my tongue.
³The God of Israel said,
⚓The Rock of Israel spoke to me:
‘He who rules over men must be just,
Ruling ⚓in the fear of God.
⁴And ⚓he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’
⁵“Although my house is not so with God,
⚓Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant,
Ordered in all things and secure.
For this is all my salvation and all my desire;
Will He not make it increase?
⁶But the sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away,
Because they cannot be taken with hands.
⁷But the man who touches them
Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.”

David’s Mighty Men

⁸These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-Basshebeth the Tachmonite, chief among the captains. He was called Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. ⁹And after him was⚓Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. ¹⁰He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was ⚓weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to ⚓plunder. ¹¹And after him was⚓Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. ⚓The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines. ¹²But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.
¹³Then ⚓three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at ⚓the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in ⚓the Valley of Rephaim. ¹⁴David was then in ⚓the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. ¹⁵And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” ¹⁶So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. ¹⁷And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not⚓the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it.
These things were done by the three mighty men.
¹⁸Now ⚓Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three. ¹⁹Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.
²⁰Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from ⚓Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. ⚓He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. ²¹And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. ²²These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men. ²³He was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him ⚓over his guard.
²⁴⚓Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, ²⁵⚓Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, ²⁶Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, ²⁷Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, ²⁸Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, ²⁹Heleb the son of Baanah (the Netophathite), Ittai the son of Ribai from Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, ³⁰Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of ⚓Gaash, ³¹Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, ³²Eliahba the Shaalbonite (of the sons of Jashen), Jonathan, ³³⚓Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, ³⁴Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of ⚓Ahithophel the Gilonite, ³⁵Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, ³⁶Igal the son of Nathan of ⚓Zobah, Bani the Gadite, ³⁷Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah), ³⁸⚓Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, ³⁹and⚓Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.