5

Yeluxalee hab Yuta lub txem

¹“Ca le dha moog dha lug
huv lub nroog Yeluxalee tej kev,
ca le saib hab ua tuab zoo tshuaj.
Ca le tshawb nrhav huv tej tshaav puam
saib nrhav tau ib tug tuabneeg kws ua ncaaj ua nceeg
hab nyam qhov tseeb los tsw tau,
es kuv txhad zaam txem rua lub nroog ntawd.
²Txawm yog puab has tas,
‘Muaj Yawmsaub kws muaj txujsa nyob pum,’
los puab kuj twv daag xwb.”
³Au Yawmsaub, koj lub qhov muag
nrhav txujkev tseeb xwb los tsw yog?
Koj tub nplawm puab los puab kuj tsw xeev le,
koj tub muab puab rhuav tshem
los puab tsw yuav le kws koj qhuab ntuag puab.
Puab ua puab lub ntsej muag tawv dua pob zeb,
puab tsw yeem ntxeev dua sab.

⁴Mas kuv txhad has tas,
“Cov tuabneeg nuav tsuas yog cov pluag xwb,
puab tsw paub qaabhau daabtsw,
tsua qhov puab tsw paub Yawmsaub txujkev
hab tsw paub puab tug Vaajtswv txuj kevcai.
⁵Kuv yuav moog cuag cov kws ua hlub hab has rua puab
tsua qhov puab paub Yawmsaub txujkev
hab paub puab tug Vaajtswv txuj kevcai.”
Tassws puab txhua tug muab Yawmsaub tug quab⚓ luv
hab puab nti thawv Yawmsaub kev tswjfwm.
⁶Vem le hov tug tsuv ntxhuav tom haav zoov
yuav tum puab tuag,
hab maa huv ntuj nraag teb do
yuav ua kuas puab puam tsuaj.
Tsuv pom txwv saamswm zuv puab tej moos,
txhua tug kws tawm huv tej moos hov
yuav raug muab dua ua tej dwb daim,
vem yog puab ua txhum ntau kawg
hab puab faav xeeb luj kawg.

⁷“Kuv yuav zaam mej lub txem tau le caag?
Mej tej mivnyuas tub tso kuv tseg lawm
hab tau tuav tug kws tsw yog Vaajtswv lub npe cog lug twv.
Thaus kuv pub puab noj tsau puab kuj moog deev lwm tug,
puab moog tsheej paab rua huv puj muag cev lub tsev.
⁸Puab yog tej txwv neeg rog hawj xaav phuv maum,
puab txhua tug hee quas lawg nrhav luas tej quaspuj.”
⁹Yawmsaub has tas, “Vem le nuav
kuv yuav tsw teem txem rua puab lov?
Hab kuv yuav tsw pauj taub
rua haiv tuabneeg kws zoo le nuav lov?

¹⁰“Ca le moog lawv nwg kaab ntoo txwv maab
hab muab ua puam tsuaj,
tassws tsw xob ua kuas puam tsuaj taag nrho huvsw.
Muab nwg tej ceg txav pov tseg
tsua qhov tej ntawd tsw yog Yawmsaub le.
¹¹Yixayee caaj ceg hab Yuta caaj ceg
kuj tso plhuav kuv tseg lawm.”
Yawmsaub has le nuav ntaag.
¹²Puab has tsw tseeb txug Yawmsaub
hab puab has tas,
“Nwg yuav tsw ua ib yaam daabtsw,
yuav tsw muaj ib yaam xwm txheej phem raug peb
hab peb yuav tsw pum nav ntaaj nav rag
hab kev tshaib nqhes.
¹³Cov xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug tsuas yog cua xwb,
Vaajtswv tej lug tsw nyob huv puab lawm.
Thov ca puab raug lawv le puab has.”
¹⁴Vem le nuav Vaajtswv Yawmsaub
kws muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus has le nuav tas,
“Vem yog puab has tej lug ntawd, saib maj,
kuv yuav muab kuv tej lug huv koj lub qhov ncauj ua suavtawg,
hab muab cov tuabneeg nuav ua cov tawg,
mas cov suavtawg nuav yuav hlawv puab kub taag.”
¹⁵Yawmsaub has tas,
“Saib maj, Yixayee caaj ceg 'e,
kuv saamswm coj ib haiv tuabneeg deb deb tuaj
tawm tsaam mej,
yog ib haiv tuabneeg kws muaj zug heev nyob ntev lug lawm,
yog haiv tuabneeg kws mej tsw paub puab le lug,
puab has le caag mej kuj tsw nkaag sab.
¹⁶Puab lub raaj xub zoo yaam nkaus
lub qhov ntxaa kws qheb quas lug,
puab cov tub rog txhua tug sab luj sab tuab.
¹⁷Puab yuav noj tej kws mej hlais tau
hab noj mej tej zaub mov,
puab yuav noj mej tej tub tej ntxhais,
puab yuav noj mej tej yaaj tej nyuj,
hab noj mej tsob txwv maab hab tsob txwv cua,
hab puab yuav xuas ntaaj ua rua mej tej moos
kws muaj ntsaa loog kws mej tso sab puam tsuaj taag.”

¹⁸Yawmsaub has tas, “Txawm yog nub ntawd los kuv yuav tsw ua rua mej puam tsuaj taag huvsw. ¹⁹Hab thaus mej cov tuabneeg has tas, ‘Ua le caag Yawmsaub kws yog peb tug Vaajtswv ua txhua yaam nuav rua peb?’ mas koj ca le has rua puab tas, ‘Mej tub tso kuv tseg hab ua koom rua lwm haiv tuabneeg tej daab rua huv mej lub tebchaws le caag, tes mej yuav ua koom rua lwm haiv tuabneeg rua huv lub tebchaws kws tsw yog mej le ib yaam le ntawd.’

²⁰“Ca le tshaaj tawm tej lug nuav
rua huv Yakhauj caaj ceg,
ca le pav tej nuav rua huv Yuta, has tas,
²¹Haiv tuabneeg ruag hab tsw thoob tswb 'e,
mej ca le noog tej lug nuav,
mej muaj qhov muag los tsw pum kev,
mej muaj qhov ntsej los tsw nov lug.”
²²Yawmsaub has tas, “Mej tsw ntshai kuv lov?
Mej tsw tshee quas nyo rua ntawm kuv xubndag lov?
Kuv yog tug kws tso tej xuab zeb ua nrwm thaiv dej havtxwv,
yog tug nrwm kws nyob ib txhws dej hlaa tsw tau,
txawm yog tej nam nthwv dej nphau los kuj kuav tsw tau,
txawm yog tej nam nthwv hlub nrov vig quas voog los hlaa tsw tau.
²³Tassws haiv tuabneeg nuav lub sab tawv hab faav xeeb,
puab tau tig hlo hab tswv moog lawm.
²⁴Puab lub sab tsw has tuj tawg tas,
‘Ca peb ntshai hab fwm Yawmsaub
kws yog peb tug Vaajtswv,
tug kws pub naag lug lawv lub caij lub nyoog,
yog naag hauv xyoo qaab xyoo,
hab tuav rawv lub caij kws teem ca
rua peb sau qoob loos.’
²⁵Mej tej kev phem ua rua txhua yaam nuav nplaam ntawm mej,
mej tej kev txhum thaiv tsw pub kev zoo lug rua mej.
²⁶Huv kuv cov tuabneeg kuj muaj tuabneeg limham,
puab tog nrhw ib yaam le cov kws cuab noog zuv tog,
puab cuab hlua ca lawm,
hab puab cuab tuabneeg.
²⁷Puab lub tsev puv nkaus kev ntxeev ntxag,
ib yaam le lub tawb kws noog puv nkaus.
Vem le nuav puab txhad tau ua luj hab nplua nuj.
²⁸Puab txhad rog rog kheej laam,
puab ua limham tsw paub txaus le.
Puab txav txem tsw ncaaj rua
tej mivnyuas ntsuag tsw muaj txwv
mas tej mivnyuas hov txhad kov tsw yeej,
puab tsw tuav cov kws txom nyem txujcai.”
²⁹Yawmsaub has tas,
“Vem tej nuav kuv yuav tsw rau txem rua puab lov?
Hab kuv yuav tsw pauj taub
rua haiv tuabneeg kws zoo le nuav lov?

³⁰“Muaj xwm txheej kws poob sab nthaav
hab txhawj ntshai kawg le
tshwm rua huv lub tebchaws nuav.
³¹Cov xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug tau cev tej lug daag,
hab cov pov thawj kuj kaav lawv le tej lug
kws cov xwbfwb cev daag hov.
Hab kuv haiv tuabneeg kuj nyam tej kws puab ua nuav,
tassws mej yuav ua le caag rua thaus txug nub kawg?”

5

Ye^lu^saa^lem Nyei Zuiz

¹“Meih mbuo oix zuqc yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem nyei jaai-horngc
tiux mingh tiux daaih,
mangc yaac samx longx.
Yiem zingh nyei domh zuangx zaamc zimh lorz mangc gaax,
haih lorz duqv buatc yietc laanh zoux baengh fim nyei, lorz zien leiz nyei mienh.
Se gorngv maaih nor, yie ziouc guangc naaiv norm zingh nyei zuiz.
²Maiv gunv ninh mbuo gorngv, ‘Ziangv jienv ziangh jienv nyei Ziouv houv waac,’
mv baac ninh mbuo houv nyei waac jaav nyei.”
³Ziouv aac, meih nyei m'zing lorz zien leiz maiv zeiz?
Meih mborqv ninh mbuo mv baac ninh mbuo maiv haiz fungc.
Meih mietc ninh mbuo
mv baac ninh mbuo maiv kangv longx jienv faaux.
Ninh mbuo bun ninh mbuo nyei hmien gauh ngaengc la'bieiv,
maiv kangv goiv hnyouv nzuonx.
⁴Yie aengx gorngv, “Naaiv deix mienh kungx benx mienh jomc mienh hnangv,⚓
ninh mbuo se maiv hiuv haaix nyungc nyei mienh,
weic zuqc ninh mbuo maiv hiuv duqv Ziouv nyei jauv,
maiv hiuv ninh mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh nyei leiz.
⁵Yie oix mingh lorz zoux hlo nyei mienh,
yaac oix caux ninh mbuo gorngv,
weic zuqc ninh mbuo hiuv duqv Ziouv nyei jauv,
ninh mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh nyei leiz.”
Mv baac ninh mbuo yietc zungv fih hnangv nzengc wuotv nauv ⟨ndiangx-gaaz,⟩
yaac cutv ndutv ndoh jienv nyei hlaang.
⁶Weic naaiv sienh oix yiem wuov lomc cuotv daaih ngaatc daic ninh mbuo,
hieh juv-jieqv oix yiem deic-bung-huaang cuotv daaih mietc ninh mbuo.
Nda'maauh mbeux oix yiem ninh mbuo nyei zingh ga'nyiec zuov mangc,
da'faanh cuotv zingh nyei mienh ziouc zuqc betv benx ziex deix,
weic zuqc ninh mbuo baamz zuiz camv,
ngaengc doz nyei jauv yaac hlo haic.
⁷“Yie hnangv haaix nor haih guangc meih nyei zuiz?
Meih nyei zeiv-fun guangc yie mi'aqv,
aengx ziangv jienv dongh maiv zeiz zienh houv waac.
Yie bun ninh mbuo nyanc beuv nyei ziangh hoc,
ninh mbuo hienx auv hienx nqox,
ziangh guanh nyei mingh maaic buonv-sin nyei m'sieqv dorn nyei biauv.
⁸Ninh mbuo hnangv duqv nyanc longx nyei maaz-gouv saeng,
gorqv-mienh haev haev nyei heuc gorqv-mienh juangc laangz mienh nyei auv.”
⁹Ziouv gorngv, “Yie weic naaiv deix sic maiv dingc ninh mbuo nyei zuiz fai?
Yie yaac maiv zuqc weic naaiv nyungc guoqv nyei mienh tengx yie ganh jaauv win fai?
¹⁰“Mingh aqv. Gan ninh nyei a'ngunc biouv nyei yietc liouz yietc liouz mingh zoux waaic,
mv baac maiv dungx mietc nzengc.
Oix zuqc pitv ninh nyei nquaah guangc,
weic zuqc maiv zeiz benx Ziouv nyei.
¹¹I^saa^laa^en nyei zeiv-fun caux Yu^ndaa nyei zeiv-fun
m'daaih ngaengc yie taux ndiev.”
Naaiv se Ziouv gorngv nyei waac.
¹²Ninh mbuo gorngv jaav taux Ziouv,
yaac gorngv, “Ziouv maiv zoux haaix nyungc.
Yie mbuo maiv zuqc haaix nyungc ciouv nyei zeqc naanc,
nzuqc ndaauv caux ngorc hnaangx nyei jauv yie mbuo yaac maiv buatc.
¹³Douc waac mienh hnangv gorng nziaaux,
Ziouv nyei waac maiv yiem ninh mbuo nyei hnyouv.
Tov bun ninh mbuo zuqc hnangv ninh mbuo gorngv nyei waac.”
¹⁴Weic naaiv Ziouv, Nernh Jiex nyei Tin-Hungh, hnangv naaiv gorngv,
“Weic zuqc ninh mbuo gorngv naaiv deix waac,
yie zorqv yie nyei waac an jienv meih nyei nzuih benx douz,
naaiv deix baeqc fingx benx zaangh.
Wuov deix douz ziouc buov ninh mbuo qui nzengc.”
¹⁵Ziouv gorngv, “I^saa^laa^en nyei zeiv-fun aah!
Yie oix dorh yietc guoqv mienh yiem go nyei daaih mborqv meih mbuo.
Se loz-hnoi liepc daaih yiem jienv lauh nyei guoqv.
Benx yietc guoqv dongh meih mbuo maiv hiuv ninh mbuo nyei waac,
ninh mbuo gorngv haaix nyungc meih mbuo yaac maiv bieqc hnyouv.
¹⁶Ninh mbuo nyei forng-ndongh se hnangv wetv tong nyei janx-daic zouv,
ninh mbuo yietc zungv se henv haic nyei baeng.
¹⁷Ninh mbuo ziouc nyanc nzengc meih mbuo nyei nyanc hopv caux laangh ziqc,
nyanc nzengc meih mbuo nyei naamh nyouz,
nyanc meih mbuo nyei ngongh guanh, ba'gi yungh guanh,
nyanc meih mbuo nyei a'ngunc⚓ caux ngongh nyorx biouv.⚓
Ninh mbuo oix longc nzuqc ndaauv zoux waaic meih mbuo kaux wuov deix weih wuonv nyei zingh.”
¹⁸Ziouv gorngv, “Maiv gunv hnangv naaic, yiem wuov deix hnoi-nyieqc yie corc maiv bun meih mbuo zutc nzengc. ¹⁹Meih nyei baeqc fingx naaic, ‘Ziouv, yie mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh, weic haaix diuc zoux naaiv deix yietc zungv sic bun yie mbuo?’ Meih oix zuqc gorngv mbuox ninh mbuo, ‘Meih mbuo hnangv haaix nor guangc yie aengx yiem meih mbuo nyei deic-bung fu-sux ganh fingx nyei zienh, meih mbuo ziouc oix zuqc hnangv wuov nor mingh dongh maiv zeiz meih mbuo ganh nyei deic-bung fu-sux ganh fingx mienh.’
²⁰“Naaiv deix waac oix zuqc zunh mbuox Yaakopv nyei zeiv-fun,
aengx yiem Yu^ndaa Deic gorngv,
²¹‘Hngongx nyei, maiv hiuv haaix nyungc nyei baeqc fingx,
dongh maaih m'zing mv baac mangc maiv buatc,
maaih m'normh mv baac muangx maiv haiz nyei mienh,
muangx naaiv deix waac maah!’ ”⚓
²²Ziouv gorngv, “Meih mbuo maiv gamh nziex yie fai?
Meih mbuo maiv yiem yie nyei nza'hmien sin zinx fai?
Yie longc saa-ziou benx koiv nyei gapv-jaaix gorn,
benx yietc liuz zoux zaeqv wuom nyei dorngx, wuom jiex maiv duqv.
Maiv gunv wuom-laangc nqomz, yaac maiv haih jiex,
maiv gunv wuom-laangc zoz-zoz nyei mbui, ninh mbuo jiex maiv duqv.⚓
²³Mv baac naaiv deix mienh hnyouv ngaengc, caux yie doix-dekc,
ninh mbuo ziouc huin ganh bung mingh mi'aqv.
²⁴Ninh mbuo maiv yiem hnyouv gu'nyuoz gorngv,
‘Mbuo oix zuqc taaih Ziouv, mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh.
Ninh ziux cun-ciou bun mbiungc njiec,
se cun-gen mbiungc caux ciou-gen mbiungc.
Aengx weic yie mbuo liouh jienv dingc daaih siou gaeng-zuangx nyei ziangh hoc.’⚓
²⁵Meih mbuo nyei zuiz bun naaiv deix sic huin mingh ganh bung,
meih mbuo nyei zuiz bun meih mbuo maiv duqv longx.
²⁶“Weic zuqc yiem yie nyei baeqc fingx mbu'ndongx maaih orqv mienh,
ninh mbuo bingx jienv zuov hnangv zaeng norqc nyei mienh zuov nor.
Ninh mbuo zaeng hlaang weic zorqv mienh.
²⁷Ninh mbuo nyei biauv maaih guv guaix nyei sic buangv nzengc,
hnangv maaih norqc buangv nzengc longh.
Weic naaiv ninh mbuo duqv zoux hlo yaac butv zoih.
²⁸Ninh mbuo junc, youc! youc wuov.
Ninh mbuo zoux orqv sic jiex ndaangc, maiv dingh,
yaac maiv longc baengh fim nyei leiz dunx sic,
maiv tengx guh hanh fu'jueiv⚓ duqv longx
yaac maiv tengx dangx-donx mienh duqv baengh fim nyei leiz.”
²⁹Ziouv gorngv, “Yie maiv weic naaiv deix sic dingc ninh mbuo nyei zuiz fai?
Yie maiv zeiz weic yie ganh jaauv win bun naaiv nyungc guoqv nyei mienh fai?
³⁰“Maaih haeqv mienh gamh nziev haic nyei sic
yiem naaiv norm deic-bung cuotv daaih,
³¹se douc waac mienh douc jaav waac,
sai mienh yaac ziux ninh mbuo ganh paaiv nyei waac gunv.
Yie nyei baeqc fingx a'hneiv hnangv naaic,
mv baac taux setv mueiz nyei ziangh hoc meih mbuo hnangv haaix nor zoux?