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23 orunaal, dhaavīdhin aatkal avaridam, “pelisthiyargal kēgilaa+ nagaratthai thaakki, angulla kalatthumēdugalai sūraiyaadugiraargal” endru sonnaargal. 2 udanē avar yegōvaavidam, “naan pōi pelisthiyargalai thaakkattumaa?” endru visaaritthaar.+ adharku yegōvaa, “pō, pelisthiyargalai thaakki kēgilaa nagaratthaarai kaappaatru” endraar. 3 aanaal dhaavīdhin aatkal avaridam, “ingu yūdhaavil irukkumpōdhē+ bayandhukondu irukkirōm. idhil, kēgilaavukku vēru pōi pelisthiya padaiyai edhirkka vēndumaa?”+ endraargal. 4 adhanaal dhaavīdhu marubadiyum yegōvaavidam visaaritthaar.+ adharku yegōvaa, “kēgilaavukku purappattu pō. pelisthiyargalai unnudaiya kaiyil koduppēn”+ endru sonnaar. 5 adhanaal, dhaavīdhu than aatkalōdu kēgilaavukku pōi pelisthiyargalōdu pōr seidhu avargaludaiya kaalnadaigalai kaippatrinaar. avargalil ēraalamaanavargalai vetti saaitthu, kēgilaavin janangalai kaappaatrinaar.+
6 agimelēkkin magan abiyatthaar+ kēgilaavilirundha dhaavīdhidam ōdippōnapōdhu ēbōtthaiyum kondupōnaar. 7 dhaavīdhu kēgilaavukku vandha vishayam savulukku sollappattadhu. udanē avar, “avanai kadavul en kaiyil kodutthuvittaar.+ kōttai kadhavugalum thaalppaalgalum ulla nagaratthukkul vandhu avan vasamaaga maattikkondaan” endraar. 8 kēgilaavukku pōi pōr seidhu dhaavīdhaiyum avarudaiya aatkalaiyum valaitthu pidippadharkaaga vīrargal ellaaraiyum savul vara sonnaar. 9 thannai pidikka savul thittam thīttiyiruppadhu dhaavīdhukku theriyavandhadhum guruvaagiya abiyatthaaridam, “ēbōtthai ingē konduvaarungal”+ endraar. 10 adhanpin, “isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavē, ennai kolvadharkaaga savul indha kēgilaa nagaratthaiyē alikka thittam pōttiruppadhaaga+ adiyēn kēlvippattēn. 11 kēgilaavin thalaivargal* ennai avarudaiya kaiyil oppadaitthuviduvaargalaa? naan kēlvippattapadi, savul ingē varuvaaraa? isravēlin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavē, dhayavuseidhu ungaludaiya adiyēnukku sollungal” endraar. adharku yegōvaa, “avan varuvaan” endru sonnaar. 12 appōdhu dhaavīdhu, “ennaiyum en aatkalaiyum kēgilaavin thalaivargal savulin kaiyil kodutthuviduvaargalaa?” endru kēttaar. adharku yegōvaa, “aamaam, kodutthuviduvaargal” endraar.
13 udanē, dhaavīdhu thannōdu irundha sumaar 600 aatkalai+ kūttikkondu kēgilaavaivittu purappattaar. avar ovvoru idamaaga maarikkondē irundhaar. dhaavīdhu kēgilaavilirundhu thappitthuvitta vishayam savulukku therivikkappattadhaal avar dhaavīdhai thēdi angē pōgavillai. 14 sīp vanaandharatthil+ ulla malaippagudhiyil irukkira kugaigalil* dhaavīdhu padhungiyirundhaar. savul vidaamal avarai thēdinaar,+ aanaal yegōvaa avarai savulin kaiyil kodukkavillai. 15 sīp vanaandharatthilulla ōrēsil dhaavīdhu irundhapōdhu, thannai kolla savul marubadiyum thēdi alaivadhai therindhukondaar.*
16 dhaavīdhai paarkka savulin maganaagiya yōnatthaan ōrēsukku pōnaar. yegōvaamēl asaikka mudiyaadha nambikkai vaikka avar dhaavīdhukku udhavinaar.*+ 17 avar dhaavīdhidam, “bayappadaadhē, en appaa unnai edhuvum seiya mudiyaadhu. nīdhaan isravēlin raajaavaaga iruppaai,+ naan unakku adutthapadiyaagatthaan iruppēn. idhu en appaavukkum theriyum”+ endraar. 18 pinbu, irandu pērum yegōvaavin munnaal oppandham seidhukondaargal.+ dhaavīdhu ōrēsil thanginaar, yōnatthaanō than vīttukku thirumbinaar.
19 adhanpin, sīp nagaratthaar gibiyaavilirundha+ savulidam vandhu, “dhaavīdhu engal ūrukku pakkatthilulla kugaigalil* olindhirukkiraan.+ eshimōnukku*+ therkē aakilaavin+ kundrilirukkira ōrēsil+ padhungiyirukkiraan. 20 raajaavē, ungalukku eppōdhu mudiyumō appōdhu vaarungal. naangal avanai ungal kaiyil piditthu kodukkirōm”+ endraargal. 21 adharku savul, “nīngal enakku romba udhaviyaaga irukkirīrgal, yegōvaa ungalai aasīrvadhikkattum. 22 ippōdhu dhayavuseidhu pōi, avan unmaiyil engē irukkiraan endrum, avanai angē paartthadhu yaar endrum nandraaga visaariyungal. ēnendraal, ēmaatruvadhil avan periya killaadi endru kēlvippattirukkirēn. 23 avan engellaam pōi olindhukolgiraan endru gavanamaaga paartthuvittu aadhaaratthudan ennidam vaarungal. adhan piragu naan ungalōdu varugirēn. yūdhaavil irukkira kudumbangal* naduvil avan olindhirundhaalum naan thēdi kandupiditthuviduvēn” endru sonnaar.
24 adhanaal, avargal purappattu savulukku munnadhaagavē sīp+ nagaratthukku pōnaargal. appōdhu, dhaavīdhum avarudaiya aatkalum maagōn vanaandharatthil,+ eshimōnukku therkē ulla arabaavil+ irundhaargal. 25 pinbu, savul thannudaiya aatkalōdu dhaavīdhai thēdi angē vandhaar.+ adhai dhaavīdhu kēlvippattavudan maagōn vanaandharatthil irukkira malaippaaraikku+ pōi padhungikkondaar. adhai savul therindhukondavudan, dhaavīdhai thuratthikkondu maagōn vanaandharatthukku pōnaar. 26 malaiyin oru pakkatthil savul vandhapōdhu, dhaavīdhum avarudaiya aatkalum malaiyin innoru pakkatthil irundhaargal. savulidam maattikkollaamal irukka dhaavīdhu vēga vēgamaaga pōikkondirundhaar.+ aanaal, dhaavīdhaiyum avarudaiya aatkalaiyum valaitthu pidikka savulum avarudaiya aatkalum nerungivittaargal.+ 27 appōdhu thūdhuvan oruvan savulidam vandhu, “udanē vaarungal, pelisthiyargal nam dhēsatthukkul vandhu thidīr thaakkudhal nadatthugiraargal” endraan. 28 savul adhai kēttadhum, dhaavīdhai thuratthuvadhai vittuvittu+ pelisthiyargalōdu pōr seiya pōnaar. adhanaaldhaan andha idam sēlaa-ammaalikōth* endru alaikkappadugiradhu.
29 pinbu, dhaavīdhu angirundhu en-kēdhikku+ pōi, kugaigalil* thanginaar.