1 Thusimbu 13

1 David in asepai sangkhat chung a lamkai hole jakhat chung a lamkai ho chu thu adong toh soh kei in ahi.

Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands.

2 Chuin aman Israel mite jouse kom a chun hitin asei e, “Nangho le Pakai Pathen lunglam ahile Israel mite chenna jouse a Thempu ho le levi mite jaona a ibon chaova iki-khop khom soh theina diu vin thu lhangsapna nei u hite,” ati.

And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.

3 Saul lengvai poh lai in Pathen kitepna thingkong chu nahsah mon ana umjongleh tuhi anung lahphat tah chu ahi.

Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”

4 Akihoukhom mipi jousen hichu pha asah utoh kilhon in abon chaovin boldin kinopto na anei taove.

And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.

5 Hitichun David in Pathen thingkong chu nung put lut kit na ding in Kiriath Jeriam mun a kon in muntin a Israel mite aumnao Egypt lhanglam gam shehor vadung a pat chule sahlam gam Lebohamath khopi vel dung a kon abon'uva ahung kikhop khom nadiu vin kouna anei in ahi.

So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6 Pathen thingkong nunglah kit nading in David le Israel mite chun Judah gam Baalah Kiriath jeriam tiajong kikou mun a chun ana cheu vin ahi.

David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

7 Chuin amahon Pathen thingkong chu Abinadab insung a kon in ahin la doh un bongkang thah leh a akoi uve. Chule hiche bongkang chu Uzzah le Ahio tenin ahin tol lhon in ahi.

So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.

8 Hichun David le Israel mipite chun Pathen ang ah kipah le thanom tah in la asauvin, selangdah le semjang asaiyun, khongle dah chule kipa khutbeh toh thon saki pengkul ana mut uvin ahi.

David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

9 Ahivang in amahon Nacon changphol lai ahin phah u chun bongchal chu ahung kipal lhun Uzzah in Pathen thingkong chu tuh ding in akhut ana lhang in ahi.

When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

10 Uzzah in Pathen thingkong chung a akhut ajah a pat in achung a Pakai lunghan na ana chutan hijeh chun Pathen in Uzzah adeng in ama angsung a ana thiden tan ahi.

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

11 Pakai in Uzzah chung a alunghan na aphon jal jeh chun David jong analung nalheh jeng in ahi. Hijeh chun David in hilai mun chu Perez- Uzzah asah in ahi, hichu Uzzah kisuh gep namun tin tuni gei in akikou in ahi.

Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.

12 Chule David kicha tah a aumphat chun Pathen adong in aseitai. Pathen thing kong chu eti keiman kaga nunglah kit a kakom a kakoi ngam ding ham ati.

That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

13 Hijeh chun David injong Pathen thingkong chu David khopia poh lut joh sangin Gath mipa Obed-edom insung a analhut jotan ahi.

So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

14 Hiti chun Pathen thingkong chu lhathum Obed-edom insung a ana umden in hiche sung chun Pakai in Obed-edom insung mite chu anatoh nalam cheh uva phatthei anaboh in ahi.

Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.