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21 adhanpin dhaavīdhu, nōbu nagaratthil irukkira guruvaagiya agimelēkkidam pōnaar.+ avarai paartthadhum agimelēkku padhatratthōdu avaridam vandhu, “thaniyaaga vandhirukkirīrgalē, vēru yaarum ungalōdu varavillaiyaa?”+ endru kēttaar. 2 adharku dhaavīdhu, “raajaa enakku oru vēlai kodutthu anuppiyirukkiraar. aanaal, adhai patriyō adhu sambandhamaaga avar sonna vishayangalai patriyō yaaridamum solla kūdaadhu endru kattalai kodutthirukkiraar. oru idatthil vandhu ennai sandhikkumpadi en aatkalidam solliyirukkirēn. 3 ippōdhu ungalidam aindhu rottigal irundhaal kodungal alladhu enna irukkiradhō adhai kodungal” endru kēttaar. 4 adharku avar, “ennidam parisuttha rottigaldhaan irukkindrana,+ vērendha rottiyum illai. ungal aatkal thangaludaiya manaiviyōdu uravukollaamal irundhirundhaal avatrai tharugirēn”+ endraar. 5 appōdhu dhaavīdhu, “pōrukku pōgum samayangalil engal manaiviyōdu uravukollavē maattōm.+ saadhaarana vēlaikku pōgumpōdhē en aatkal sutthamaayiruppaargal endraal, indraikku innum evvalavu sutthamaayiruppaargal!” endraar. 6 adhanaal, guruvaanavar parisuttha rottigalai avarukku kodutthaar.+ parisutthamaana andha padaiyal rottigalai thavira vērendha rottiyum avaridam illai. valakkam pōlavē avar yegōvaavin sannidhiyil pudhiya rottigalai vaitthapōdhu andha palaiya rottigalai edutthu vaitthirundhaar.
7 andraikku savulin ūliyargalil oruvan ēdhōvoru kattaayatthinaal angē yegōvaavin valipaattu kūdaaratthil irundhaan. avan peyar thōvēk.+ avan ōr ēdhōmiyan,+ savulin mēippargalukku thalaivan.
8 pinbu dhaavīdhu agimelēkkidam, “ungalidam īttiyō vaalō irukkumaa? raajaa avasaramaaga pōga sonnadhaal ennudaiya vaalaiyum aayudhangalaiyum edutthukkondu varavillai” endru sonnaar. 9 adharku avar, “ēlaa pallatthaakkil nīngal kondrupōtta+ andha pelisthiyan gōliyaatthin vaal+ ingē irukkiradhu. adhai oru thuniyil sutri ēbōtthukku+ pinnaal vaitthirukkirēn. vēndumaanaal adhai edutthukkollungal, adhu ondrudhaan ingē irukkiradhu” endraar. adharku dhaavīdhu, “adhaivida nalla vaal kidaiyaadhu. adhaiyē enakku kodungal” endraar.
10 adhanpin, avar marubadiyum savulidamirundhu thappitthu ōdi,+ kadaisiyil gaath raajaavaagiya aagīsidam pōi sērndhaar.+ 11 aagīsin ūliyargal avanidam, “ivan dhaavīdhudhaanē, isravēlin raajaadhaanē?
‘savul kondradhu aayiram,
dhaavīdhu kondradhu pallaayiram’
endru ivanai patritthaanē pengal aadippaadi pugalndhaargal?”+ endru sonnaargal. 12 avargal sonnadhai dhaavīdhu yōsikka yōsikka, gaath raajaavaagiya aagīs thannai enna seivaanō endru rombavē bayandhupōnaar.+ 13 adhanaal, butthi pēdhalitthavan pōla avargal munnaal naditthaar.+ oru paitthiyakkaaran pōla kadhavugalil kīrikkondum echilai dhaadiyil olugavittukkondum irundhaar. 14 adhai paarttha aagīs thannudaiya ūliyargalidam, “ivan oru paitthiyakkaaran! ivanai ēn ennidam konduvandhīrgal? 15 ingē irukkum paitthiyakkaarargal pōdhaadhendru ivan vēraa? indha kirukkanai edharkaaga en vīttukkul konduvandhīrgal?” endru kēttaan.