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¹O feix duqv yie nyei m'nqorngv benx wuom,
yie nyei m'zing benx wuom-mueic nyei zingv,
yie ziouc weic yie nyei baeqc fingx zuqc daix daic nyei mienh
ziangh hnoi ziangh muonz nyiemv.
²Feix duqv yie yiem deic-bung-huaang
maaih jiex jauv mienh hitv nyei dorngx
weic bun yie haih leih nqoi yie nyei baeqc fingx,
yaac haih biaux ndutv ninh mbuo.
Weic zuqc ninh mbuo yietc zungv benx hienx nyei mienh,
benx guanh maiv ziepc zuoqv nyei mienh.
³“Ninh mbuo zoux mbietc ngau hnangv juang-zinx,
se jaav nyei jauv maiv zeiz zien leiz yiem deic-bung henv jienv faaux.
Weic zuqc ninh mbuo zoux naaiv nyungc orqv sic, aengx zoux wuov nyungc orqv sic,
ninh mbuo yaac maiv hiuv duqv yie.”
Naaiv se Ziouv gorngv nyei waac.
⁴“Dauh dauh mienh oix zuqc mbungh jienv ganh nyei juangc laangz mienh.
Yaac maiv dungx bungx hnyouv haaix dauh gorx-youz.
Weic zuqc dauh dauh gorx-youz zoux nduov mienh nyei mienh,⚓
mouz dauh juangc laangz mienh jiex naaiv jiex wuov gorngv waac-huv.
⁵Gorqv-mienh nduov gorqv-mienh nyei juangc laangz mienh,
maiv maaih yietc laanh gorngv zien waac.
Ninh mbuo njaaux ninh mbuo nyei mbietc gorngv-baeqc,
ninh mbuo longc nzengc qaqv baamz zuiz
maiv haih goiv hnyouv nzuonx.⚓
⁶Ninh mbuo zeix mienh aengx jaa zeix,
ninh mbuo nduov mienh aengx jaa nduov.
Ninh mbuo ngaengc jienv maiv kangv hiuv duqv yie.”
Naaiv se Ziouv gorngv nyei waac.
⁷Weic naaiv Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv hnangv naaiv gorngv,
“Mangc maah! Laaix yie nyei baeqc fingx zoux nyei orqv sic
yie oix sinx ninh mbuo, kauv ninh mbuo.
Yie fungc haih ganh nyungc zoux?
⁸Ninh mbuo nyei mbietc hnangv doqc nyei forng,
gorngv waac nduov mienh.
Gorqv-mienh longc gorqv-mienh nyei nzuih gorngv baengh orn nyei waac
bun ninh nyei juangc laangz mienh,
mv baac yiem ninh nyei hnyouv
ninh daav za'eix hoic.”
⁹Ziouv gorngv, “Yie maiv zeiz oix zuqc weic naaiv deix sic
dingc ninh mbuo nyei zuiz fai?
Yie maiv zeiz oix winh bun
naaiv deix guoqv nyei mienh fai?”
¹⁰Yie oix zuqc weic mbong hnyouv mun nyei nyiemv,
yaac nyiemv weic deic-bung-huaang nyei miev-ciangv,
laaix zuqc guangc huaang,
maiv maaih mienh jiex,
yaac maiv haiz saeng-kuv heuc.
Liemh ndaamv-lungh nyei norqc
caux hieh zoih biaux nzengc.
¹¹“Yie oix bun Ye^lu^saa^lem benx mbaang waaic nyei ga'naaiv-ndui,
benx hieh juv yiem nyei dorngx.
Yie oix bun Yu^ndaa nyei zingh benx zingh huaang,
maiv maaih mienh yiem.”

Deic-Bung Oix Zuqc Mietc, Mienh Zuqc Zunc Cuotv

¹²Haaix dauh maaih cong-mengh gaux bieqc hnyouv naaiv deix sic? Ziouv nyei nzuih caux haaix dauh gorngv jiex weic bun ninh haih gorngv cuotv naaiv deix jauv? Deic-bung weic haaix diuc zuqc baaic huaang nzengc, hnangv deic-bung-huaang maiv maaih mienh jiex mingh jiex daaih?
¹³Ziouv yaac gorngv, “Se laaix ninh mbuo guangc yie yiem ninh mbuo nyei nza'hmien liepc daaih nyei leiz-latc, maiv muangx yie nyei waac,⚓ maiv ei jienv zoux. ¹⁴Ninh mbuo ngaengc jienv ei ninh mbuo ganh nyei hnyouv zoux yaac zuotc ninh mbuo nyei ong-taaix njaaux nyei jauv, mingh gan ⟨Mbaa^an zienh.⟩ ¹⁵Weic naaiv Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv, I^saa^laa^en nyei Tin-Hungh, hnangv naaiv gorngv, “Mangc maah! Yie oix bun naaiv deix baeqc fingx nyanc yangh meuz aengx bun doqc nyei wuom ninh mbuo hopv. ¹⁶Yie oix bun ninh mbuo faatv nzaanx mingh yiem dongh ninh mbuo ganh caux ninh mbuo nyei ong-taaix maiv hiuv wuov deix guoqv nyei mienh mbu'ndongx. Yie yaac oix longc nzuqc ndaauv zunc ninh mbuo taux yie mietc nzengc ninh mbuo.”
¹⁷Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv hnangv naaiv gorngv,
“Longx-longx nyei hnamv! Oix zuqc heuc tengx nzauh nyiemv nyei m'sieqv dorn daaih,
se paaiv mingh lorz gauh haih jiex wuov deix.
¹⁸Heuc ninh mbuo gaanv daaih weic yie mbuo nyiemv,
weic bun yie mbuo nyei m'zing cuotv wuom-mueic luqc luqc nyei,
yaac maaih wuom-mueic liouc cuotv yie mbuo nyei m'zing-ndopv.
¹⁹Muangx haiz maaih nyiemv nyei qiex yiem ⟨Si^on⟩ cuotv.
‘Yie mbuo zuqc baaic nzengc aqv loh!
Yie mbuo zuqc nyaiv taux daauh aqv.
Weic zuqc yie mbuo leih deic-bung,
yie mbuo nyei biauv yaac zuqc ninh mbuo baaic waaic nzengc.’+”
²⁰M'sieqv dorn aah! Oix zuqc muangx Ziouv nyei waac.
Bun meih mbuo nyei m'normh zipv Ziouv nyei nzuih gorngv nyei waac.
Oix zuqc njaaux meih mbuo nyei sieqv baaux naanc zingh nzung,
gorqv-mienh njaaux gorqv-mienh nyei juangc laangz mienh baaux nzauh nyiemv nyei nzung.
²¹Weic zuqc bun mienh zuqc daic nyei jauv faaux daaih bieqc yie mbuo nyei fong muonh,
yaac bieqc yie mbuo nyei hungh dinc,
bun fu'jueiv yiem jaai-horngc
caux mienh lunx mienh yiem domh zuangx zaamc zuqc pai guangc.
²²Meih oix zuqc gorngv, “Ziouv hnangv naaiv gorngv,
“+‘Mienh nyei sei oix king njiec yiem wuov ndau-njang hnangv nqaiv nor,
hnangv gaatv mbiauh mienh gaatv nyei mbiauh zeiv king njiec
yaac maiv maaih haaix dauh nzauz.’+”
²³Ziouv hnangv naaiv nor gorngv,
“Maiv dungx bun cong-mengh mienh
bungx waac-maux ceng ninh ganh nyei cong-mengh.
Maiv dungx bun henv nyei mienh bungx waac-maux ceng ninh ganh nyei qaqv.
Maiv dungx bun butv-zoih mienh bungx waac-maux ceng ninh ganh nyei zinh zoih.
²⁴Mv baac oix zuqc bun bungx waac-maux nyei mienh
hnangv naaiv bungx waac-maux,
weic ninh mengh baeqc yaac hiuv duqv yie, se Ziouv, yiem lungh ndiev
ziepc zuoqv nyei hnamv mienh, zoux baengh fim, zoux horpc.
Weic zuqc naaiv deix sic yie horpc hnyouv haic.”
Naaiv se Ziouv gorngv nyei waac.⚓
²⁵Ziouv gorngv, “Mangc maah! Hnoi-nyieqc oix taux yie oix dingc yietc zungv ⟨jiex gaatv nyei leiz⟩ mv baac hnangv maiv jiex gaatv nyei leiz wuov deix mienh nyei zuiz nor, ²⁶se I^yipv Mienh, Yu^ndaa Mienh, E^ndom Mienh, Ammon Mienh, Mo^apc Mienh caux yietc zungv yiem deic-bung-huaang japv mba'biei baengh nyei huing gormx m'nqorngv nyei mienh.⚓ Weic zuqc naaiv deix norm-norm guoqv nyei mienh yiem sin jiex gaatv nyei leiz mv baac ninh mbuo caux I^saa^laa^en nyei zuangx zeiv-fun, maiv yiem hnyouv jiex gaatv nyei leiz.

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¹Ntuj 'e, kheev kuv lub taubhau yog qhov dej
hab kuv lub qhov muag yog qhov dej txhawv
kuv txhad le quaj tau nruab nub mo ntuj
txug kuv cov tuabneeg tug ntxhais⚓ kws raug tua.
²Ntuj 'e, kheev yog kuv muaj ib lub chaw su
huv ntuj nraag teb do rua cov tuabneeg taug kev,
kuv txhad le tau ncaim ntawm kuv cov tuabneeg
hab tswv kuas dhau puab moog,
vem puab suavdawg yog cov ua nkauj ua nraug,
hab yog paab tuabneeg kws ntxeev sab.
³“Puab ua puab tug nplaig nkhaus rawv li
yaam le tug qhaub nee,
txujkev daag tsw yog txujkev tseeb
kws vaam meej rua huv lub tebchaws.
Puab ua ib qho phem taag
kuj moog ua ib qho phem thab, puab tsw paub kuv.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.

⁴“Ca suavdawg ceev faaj nwg tej kwvtij phoojywg,
hab tsw xob tso sab rua tug kwvtij twg le,
tsua qhov tas txhua tug kwvtij puavleeg daag ntxag,
hab txhua tug phoojywg puavleej moog xyaav luas.
⁵Txhua tug daag ntxag nwg tej kwvtij phoojywg,
tsw muaj ib tug has tseeb hlo le.
Puab qha puab tug nplaig has lug daag.
Puab ua txhum muaj txem txug sav kawg.
⁶Puab quab yuam taag los rov quab yuam thab,
puab daag ntxag taag los rov daag ntxag thab,
puab tsw kaam leeg paub kuv.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.

⁷Vem le nuav, Yawmsaub kws muaj fwjchim
luj kawg nkaus has le nuav tas,
“Kuv yuav muab puab nchuav
le nchuav nyaj hab muab puab swm.
Vem kuv haiv tuabneeg ua txhum,
kuv yuav ua tau lwm yaam daabtsw rua puab?
⁸Puab tug nplaig yog raab xub
kws tua tau tuabneeg tuag, hab has tej lug daag.
Txhua tug lub ncauj has lug zoo rua nwg tej kwvtij kwvluag,
tassws huv nwg lub sab caws yej caws ntxab cuab puab.”
⁹Yawmsaub has tas, “Puab tub ua tej nuav
los kuv yuav tsw rau txem rua puab lov?
Kuv yuav tsw pauj taub
rua haiv tuabneeg kws zoo le nuav lov?”

¹⁰Ca le quaj hab nyav tej roob
hab quaj ntsuag tej tshaav zaub
huv tebchaws moj saab qhua,
vem yog raug muab tso tseg pam taag
tsw muaj leejtwg hlaa moog hlaa lug,
tsw nov tej tsaj nyeg ua suab saab le.
Tej naag noog sau nruab ntug
hab tej tsaj qus tswv pluj taag lawm.
¹¹“Kuv yuav ua kuas Yeluxalee pob
ua tej nam pawg ca, ua chaw rua maa nkaum.
Hab kuv yuav ua kuas Yuta tej moos
nyob do cuas ca tsw muaj tuabneeg nyob huv.”

Yeluxalee yuav puam tsuaj hab tuabneeg yuav tswv taag

¹²Leejtwg muaj tswvyim txaus kws yuav nkaag sab tau tej nuav? Hab Yawmsaub tau has rua leejtwg es tug hov txhad tshaaj tawm tau tej ntawd? Vem le caag lub tebchaws nuav raug puam tsuaj, muab tso tseg pam taag ib yaam le tebchaws moj saab qhua, tsw muaj leejtwg hlaa moog hlaa lug? ¹³Mas Yawmsaub has tas, “Puab tso kuv txuj kevcai kws kuv muab txawb rua ntawm puab xubndag tseg, hab tsw noog kuv lub suab hab tsw ua lub neej lawv le ntawd, ¹⁴hab puab tawv ncauj ua lawv le puab lub sab nyam, hab lawv quas ncav tej daab Npa‑aa ib yaam le kws puab tej laug qha rua puab lawm.” ¹⁵Vem le nuav, Yawmsaub kws muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus, yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, has le nuav tas, “Saib maj, kuv yuav muab zaub ab zaub daw rua haiv tuabneeg nuav noj hab muab dej muaj taug rua puab haus. ¹⁶Kuv yuav ua kuas puab tawg rw quas sua moog nyob rua huv tej tebchaws kws puab hab puab tej laug tsw tau paub dua le, hab kuv yuav tso ntaaj lawv puab qaab moog txug thaus kuv ua kuas puab puam tsuaj taag.”

¹⁷Yawmsaub kws muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus
has le nuav tas, “Ca le xaam saib,
hab hu cov quaspuj kws txawj quaj nyav tuaj,
ca le tso tuabneeg moog hu cov kws txawj nyav tuaj.
¹⁸Ca puab maaj nroog tsaa suab quaj nyav peb,
sub peb tej qhov muag txhad lug kua muag,
hab peb daim tawv muag
txhad txhawv kua muag ndwg quas ndo.
¹⁹Tau nov lub suab quaj nyav huv Xi‑oo.
‘Peb puam tsuaj taag lauj!
Peb txaaj muag kawg le lauj!
Tsua qhov peb tau tawm huv lub tebchaws lawm
hab puab tub muab peb tej vaaj tse rhuav pob taag lawm.’ ”
²⁰Cov quaspuj 'e, ca le noog Yawmsaub tej lug,
hab tig mej lub qhov ntsej noog tej lug
kws nwg lub qhov ncauj has.
Ca le qha mej tej ntxhais paub quaj ntsuag,
hab nyag qha zaaj nkauj tuag rua nyag kwvtij kwvluag,
²¹tsua qhov txujkev tuag tub nce tuaj nkaag peb qhov rais
hab nkaag rua huv peb tug vaajntxwv tej vaaj tse,
hab muab tej mivnyuas txav pluj taag tom tej kev
hab muab tej tub hluas txav pluj taag huv tej tshaav puam.
²²Ca le has tas, “Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
‘Tej cev tuag yuav pawg quas yawg
ib yaam le tej quav tsaj tom tej teb
hab ib yaam le cov teg qoob kws hlais tso pawg quas yawg
lawv cov kws hlais qaab, tsw muaj leejtwg khaws.’ ”
²³Yawmsaub has le nuav tas,
“Tug kws muaj tswvyim tsw xob khaav nwg tug tswvyim,
tug kws muaj zug tsw xob khaav nwg tug zug,
tug kws muaj tsw xob khaav qhov kws nwg nplua nuj.
²⁴Ca tug kws khaav tsuas khaav txug qhov nuav,
yog qhov kws nwg nkaag sab hab paub kuv
tas kuv yog Yawmsaub yog tug kws hlub ruaj khov moog le,
txav txem ncaaj hab ua ncaaj nceeg rua huv nplajteb,
tsua qhov kuv txaus sab rua tej kws has nuav.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
²⁵Yawmsaub has tas, “Saib maj, lub caij lub nyoog saamswm lug yuav txug, mas kuv yuav rau txem rua txhua tug kws laam ua kevcai txav tsw yog ua tag tag, ²⁶yog cov Iyi, cov Yuta, cov Entoo, cov Aamoo, cov Mau‑a hab txhua tug kws nyob huv ntuj nraag teb do kws chais plaubhau lawv npoo nplooj ntseg.⚓ Cov tuabneeg nuav tsw ua kevcai txav, hab cov Yixayee suavdawg los kuj tsw yog ua kevcai txav huv lub sab.”