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Hungh Diex Zoux Jiem-Fangx

¹Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh zoux norm jiem-fangx hlang luoqc ziepc ndorqc, jangv juqv ndorqc. Ninh liepc don jienv Mbaa^mbi^lon Saengv, Ndulaa nyei ndau-baengh. ²Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh paaiv mienh mingh heuc yietc zungv zoux hlo nyei mienh daaih, se zungx, saengv-ziouv, domh jien, caangh laangh nyei mienh, gunv nyaanh nyei jien, siemv zuiz jien, mbenc sic jien, caux gunv norm-norm saengv nyei jien daaih zunv houc weic koi njang. ³Zungx, saengv-ziouv, domh jien, caangh laangh nyei mienh, gunv nyaanh nyei jien, siemv zuiz jien, mbenc sic jien, caux gunv norm-norm saengv nyei jien daaih zunv weic zoux yinh wuic houc Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh liepc wuov norm jiem-fangx. Ninh mbuo ziouc daaih souv jienv Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh zoux naaiv norm jiem-fangx nyei nza'hmien.
⁴Wuov zanc zunh waac nyei jien zunh waac gorngv mbui nyei, “O maanc guoqv, maanc fingx, maanc nyungc waac nyei mienh aah! ⁵Meih mbuo yietv haiz biomv jorng biomv nzatc nyei qiex, domh daanh baah, fiuv-daanh baah, hlauv-ndongh nux, mborqv lorh mborqv nzoz caux nyungc-nyungc zoux nzung nyei jaa-sic nyei qiex, meih mbuo oix zuqc mbaapv njiec ndau baaix Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh liepc nyei jiem-fangx. ⁶Haaix dauh maiv mbaapv njiec baaix ziouc liemh zeih zuqc zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh! nzox.”
⁷Weic naaiv, wuov deix maanc guoqv, maanc fingx, maanc nyungc waac nyei mienh yietv haiz naaiv deix biomv jorng biomv nzatc nyei qiex, domh daanh baah, fiuv-daanh baah, hlauv-ndongh nux, lorh nzoz caux nyungc-nyungc zoux nzung nyei jaa-sic nyei qiex, zuangx mienh ziouc mbaapv njiec baaix dongh Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh liepc daaih nyei jiem-fangx.

Ndaa^ni^en Nyei Buo Dauh Doic Zuqc Mienh Gox

⁸Wuov zanc maaih deix samx hleix nyei mienh⚓ bieqc daaih gox Yiutai Mienh. ⁹Ninh mbuo gorngv mbuox Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh, “O hungh diex aah! Ziangh duqv maanc fuix aqv. ¹⁰O hungh diex aah! Meih njiec lingc gorngv, haaix dauh haiz biomv jorng biomv nzatc nyei qiex, domh daanh baah, fiuv-daanh baah, hlauv-ndongh nux, lorh nzoz caux nyungc-nyungc zoux nzung nyei jaa-sic nyei qiex, oix zuqc mbaapv njiec ndau baaix jiem-fangx. ¹¹Da'faanh haaix dauh maiv mbaapv njiec baaix ziouc zuqc zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz. ¹²Mv baac maaih deix Yiutai Mienh, dongh meih bun daaih gunv Mbaa^mbi^lon Saengv nyei sic, se Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go. O hungh diex aah! Ninh mbuo maiv muangx meih. Ninh mbuo maiv fu-sux meih nyei zienh fai baaix meih liepc nyei jiem-fangx.”
¹³Hungh diex muangx haiz, ninh qiex jiez! haic ziouc paaiv mienh mingh dorh Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go daaih. Ninh mbuo ziouc dorh naaiv deix buo laanh mienh daaih taux hungh nyei nza'hmien. ¹⁴Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa naaic ninh mbuo, “Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go aah! Meih mbuo za'gengh maiv fu-sux yie nyei zienh fai baaix yie liepc daaih nyei jiem-fangx? ¹⁵Ih zanc, se gorngv meih mbuo mbenc ziangx hnyouv, meih mbuo yietv haiz biomv jorng biomv nzatc nyei qiex, domh daanh baah, fiuv-daanh baah, hlauv-ndongh nux, lorh nzoz caux nyungc-nyungc zoux nzung nyei jaa-sic nyei qiex mbui, meih mbuo oix zuqc puoqv njiec baaix yie ceix daaih nyei jiem-fangx. Mv baac se gorngv meih mbuo maiv baaix, meih mbuo liemh zeih zuqc zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz. Hnangv naaic maaih haaix dauh zienh haih tengx meih mbuo biaux ndutv yie nyei buoz-ndiev?”
¹⁶Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go dau hungh diex, “O Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh aac, weic naaiv deix sic yie mbuo maiv zuqc dorng jienv meih tengx ganh jaiv sin. ¹⁷Se gorngv yie mbuo zuqc zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz, dongh yie mbuo fu-sux nyei Tin-Hungh haih njoux yie mbuo cuotv daaih, zungv njoux yie mbuo biaux ndutv meih nyei buoz-ndiev. ¹⁸O hungh diex aac, maiv gunv ninh maiv hnangv naaic zoux, yie mbuo oix meih hiuv duqv, yie mbuo zungv maiv fu-sux meih nyei zienh yaac maiv baaix meih liepc daaih nyei jiem-fangx.”

Ndaa^ni^en Nyei Buo Dauh Doic Zuqc Zoi Bieqc Domh Nzox

¹⁹Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh gauh fatv qiex jiez, maiv horpc hnyouv Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go, hmien zungv ganh nyungc nzengc. Ninh ziouc hatc mienh buov douz gauh jorm siec gouv. ²⁰Ninh heuc jun-baeng gu'nyuoz nyei ziex dauh henv jiex nyei baeng zorqv Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go ndoh jienv zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz. ²¹Baeng ziouc zorqv naaiv deix buo laanh mienh, liemh ninh mbuo zuqv jienv nyei lui-ndaauv, houx, m'nqorngv-beu caux nyungc-nyungc zuqv nyei ga'naaiv ndoh jienv zoi bieqc buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz. ²²Weic zuqc hungh diex hatc duqv beqv haic, domh nzox nyei douz youc jorm! haic aqv, douz-mbietc zungv jaamh daic gaeng Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go wuov deix baeng. ²³Naaiv deix buo laanh mienh, Satv^lakv, Mesaakv caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go corc zuqc ndoh jienv ndortv njiec buov jienv douz nyei domh nzox gu'nyuoz.
²⁴Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh liemh zeih nquaqv sin daaih mbuoqc horngh haic, naaic gaax ninh nyei caangh laangh mienh, “Mbuo ndoh buo laanh mienh zoi bieqc douz maiv zeiz?”
Ninh mbuo dau, “Hungh aah! Zeiz nyei.”
²⁵Hungh diex gorngv, “Yie buatc biei laanh mienh yiem douz gu'nyuoz yangh mingh yangh daaih yaac maiv zuqc ndoh. Douz yaac maiv hoic ninh mbuo. Da'feix wuov dauh buatc hnangv zienh nyei dorn nor.”
²⁶Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa ziouc mingh nitv fatv buov jienv douz hiaangx nyei nzox-kuotv ndaangc heuc, “Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go, Yiem Hlang Jiex nyei Tin-Hungh nyei bou aah! Cuotv daaih! Daaih naaiv maah!”
Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go ziouc yiem douz gu'nyuoz cuotv daaih. ²⁷Zungx, saengv-ziouv, domh jien caux caangh laangh nyei mienh daaih weih gormx ninh mbuo. Buatc douz maiv hoic ninh mbuo nyei sin, maiv buov ninh mbuo nyei mba'biei guotv, douz yaac maiv jaamh ninh mbuo nyei lui-houx, ninh mbuo nyei sin yaac maiv zueix-douz.
²⁸Ne^mbu^katv^netv^saa Hungh ziouc gorngv, “Oix zuqc ceng Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go nyei Tin-Hungh. Ninh paaiv ninh nyei fin-mienh daaih njoux ninh nyei bou. Ninh mbuo sienx kaux ninh, zungv ngaengc hungh diex nyei lingc, nyunc guangc ninh mbuo nyei maengc gauh longx fu-sux baaix nyiec nyei zienh, cuotv liuz ninh mbuo ganh nyei Tin-Hungh. ²⁹Ih zanc yie njiec lingc, haaix guoqv, haaix fingx, gorngv haaix nyungc waac nyei mienh gorngv doqc Satv^lakv Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go nyei Tin-Hungh, ninh mbuo zungv zuqc betv zoux biei juoqv. Ninh mbuo nyei biauv yaac zuqc baaic waaic, weic zuqc maiv maaih ganh dauh zienh hnangv naaiv nor njoux mienh.”
³⁰Wuov zanc hungh diex orn Satv^lakv, Mesaakv, caux Aa^mbetc^ne^go yiem Mbaa^mbi^lon Saengv zoux gauh hlo.

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The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace

¹King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide,⚓ and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. ²He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. ³So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
⁴Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: ⁵As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. ⁶Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
⁷Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
⁸At this time some astrologers⚓ came forward and denounced the Jews. ⁹They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! ¹⁰Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, ¹¹and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. ¹²But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”
¹³Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, ¹⁴and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? ¹⁵Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
¹⁶Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. ¹⁷If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us⚓ from Your Majesty’s hand. ¹⁸But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
¹⁹Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual ²⁰and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. ²¹So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. ²²The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, ²³and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.
²⁴Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”
They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”
²⁵He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
²⁶Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”
So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, ²⁷and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.
²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. ²⁹Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
³⁰Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.