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21 dhaavīdhin aatchi kaalatthil thodarchiyaaga mūndru varushangalukku panjam ērpattadhu;+ adhanaal dhaavīdhu yegōvaavidam adhai patri visaaritthaar; adharku yegōvaa, “gibiyōniyargalai savul kondrupōttadhaal avanmīdhum avanudaiya kudumbatthaarmīdhum kolaippali* irukkiradhu”+ endru sonnaar. 2 adhanaal, raajaa gibiyōniyargalai+ kūppittu pēsinaar. (gibiyōniyargal isravēl vamsatthaar alla; emōriyargalil+ mīdhiyirundhavargal; ‘ungalai alikka maattōm’ endru avargalukku isravēlargal aanaiyittu kodutthirundhaargal.+ aanaal, isravēlargalōdum yūdhaa kōtthiratthaarōdum avargal vaalvadhu porukkaamal savul avargalai olitthukkatta muyarchi seidhaar.) 3 dhaavīdhu gibiyōniyargalai paartthu, “sollungal, naan ungalukku enna seiya vēndum, yegōvaavin makkalai* nīngal aasīrvadhippadharkaaga naan enna parigaaram seiya vēndum?” endru kēttaar. 4 adharku gibiyōniyargal, “savulum avarudaiya kudumbamum seidha paavatthai thangamō velliyō kodutthu īdukatta mudiyaadhu.+ isravēlil yaaraiyum kolvadharku engalukku urimaiyum kidaiyaadhu” endru sonnaargal. adharku dhaavīdhu, “nīngal enna sonnaalum naan seigirēn” endraar. 5 appōdhu avargal, “engalai olitthukkatti, isravēl dhēsatthilirundhu engalai thudaitthalikka thittam pōttaarē,+ 6 avarudaiya magangalil ēlu pērai engalidam oppadaitthuvidungal. naangal avargalai kondru, yegōvaa thērndheduttha savulin+ ūraagiya gibiyaavil+ yegōvaavin munnaal avargaludaiya udalgalai thongaviduvōm”*+ endru raajaavidam sonnaargal. adharku raajaa, “sari, avargalai oppadaikkirēn” endru sonnaar.
7 aanaal, savulin pēranum yōnatthaanin maganumaana mēvibōsētthukku raajaa karunai kaattinaar.+ ēnendraal, dhaavīdhum savulin magan yōnatthaanum yegōvaavukku munnaal oruvarukkoruvar urudhimoli kodutthirundhaargal.+ 8 ayaavin magalaagiya risbaal+ savulukku petra irandu magangalaana armōniyaiyum mēvibōsētthaiyum, savulin magalaagiya mīgaal*+ mekollaatthiyanaana parsilaavin magan aadhariyēlukku+ petra aindhu magangalaiyum kondupōi, 9 gibiyōniyargalidam oppadaitthaar. gibiyōniyargal avargalai kondru, avargaludaiya udalgalai malaiyil yegōvaavin munnaal thongavittaargal.+ andha ēlu pērum orē samayatthil setthuppōnaargal. aruvadai kaalatthin thodakkatthil, adhaavadhu baarli aruvadaiyin thodakkatthil, avargal kollappattaargal. 10 ayaavin magalaagiya risbaal+ dhukka thuniyai* edutthukkondupōi karpaaraiyin mēl viritthaal. aruvadai kaalam thodangiyadhumudhal vaanatthilirundhu malai kottumvarai angēyē irundhaal. pagalil vaanatthu paravaigalō iravil kaattu mirugangalō avargaludaiya udalgalai nerunga aval vidavē illai.
11 ayaavin magalum savulin marumanaiviyumaana risbaal ippadi seidhadhu dhaavīdhin kaadhukku ettiyadhu. 12 appōdhu, dhaavīdhu pōi yaabēs-kīlēyaatthin+ thalaivargalidamirundhu* savulin elumbugalaiyum yōnatthaanin elumbugalaiyum petrukkondaar. kilpōvaavil savulai vīltthiya piragu, avargaludaiya udalgalai beth-saanin podhu sadhukkatthildhaan pelisthiyargal thongavittirundhaargal;+ adhanaal, indha thalaivargal angirundhu avatrai yaarukkum theriyaamal edutthu vandhirundhaargal. 13 dhaavīdhu yaabēs-kīlēyaatthilirundhu savulin elumbugalaiyum yōnatthaanin elumbugalaiyum konduvandhaar. adhōdu, gibiyōniyargalaal kollappatta aatkalin elumbugalaiyumkūda avarudaiya ūliyargal edutthu vandhaargal.+ 14 pinbu, savulin elumbugalaiyum avarudaiya magan yōnatthaanin elumbugalaiyum benyamīn pradhēsatthil ulla sēlaavil+ savulin appaa kīsudaiya+ kallaraiyil vaitthaargal. raajaa kattalaiyitta ellaavatraiyum avarudaiya ūliyargal seidhaargal. adhan pinbu, dhēsatthukkaaga avargal seidha vēndudhalgalai kadavul kēttaar.+
15 pelisthiyargalukkum isravēlargalukkum idaiyē marubadiyum pōr mūndadhu.+ adhanaal, dhaavīdhum avarudaiya ūliyargalum pelisthiyargaludan pōr seidhaargal. appōdhu, dhaavīdhu kalaippadaindhaar. 16 reppaayīm vamsatthai+ sērndha isbi-penōp angē irundhaan. avanidam 300 sēkkal* edaiyulla sembu ītti irundhadhu,+ oru pudhiya vaalaiyum vaitthirundhaan. avan dhaavīdhai kollappaartthaan. 17 udanē, seruyaavin magan abisaai+ dhaavīdhin udhavikku vandhu, andha pelisthiyanai vetti kondraar.+ appōdhu dhaavīdhin aatkal, “inimēl nīngal engalōdu pōrukku vara kūdaadhu.+ isravēlin vilakkai nīngal anaitthuvida kūdaadhu!”+ endru aanaiyittu sonnaargal.
18 idharku pinbu, kōp endra idatthil isravēlargalukkum pelisthiyargalukkum marubadiyum pōr nadandhadhu.+ appōdhu, reppaayīm vamsatthai+ sērndha saap enbavanai ushaatthiyanaana sibekkaai+ vetti kondraar.
19 kōp endra idatthil pelisthiyargaludan marubadiyum pōr nadandhadhu.+ bethlagēmai sērndha yaare-yorgiminin magan elkkaanaan, gaath nagaratthai sērndha gōliyaatthai vetti kondraar. gōliyaath vaitthirundha īttiyin kambu, nesavaalargaludaiya tharikkattaiyai pōl peridhaaga irundhadhu.+
20 marubadiyum gaath nagaratthil pōr nadandhadhu. angē reppaayīm vamsatthai sērndha oruvan irundhaan. avan miga miga uyaramaaga irundhaan. avanudaiya kaigal kaalgal ovvondrilum aaraaru viralgal irundhana. mottham 24 viralgal irundhana.+ 21 avan isravēlargalai kēli seidhukondē irundhaan.+ adhanaal, dhaavīdhin annanaagiya sīmēyiyin+ magan yōnatthaan avanai vetti saaitthaan.
22 reppaayīm vamsatthaaraana indha naangu pērum gaath nagaratthai sērndhavargal. avargalai dhaavīdhum avarudaiya ūliyargalum vetti vīltthinaargal.+