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  1Kuv tug ntsuj plig pluj taag,
   kuv lub caij lub nyoog kuj kawg
   kuv lub qhov ntxaa tub txhwj lawm.
  2Tseeb tag cov tuabneeg thuaj luag
   nyob puag ncig kuv,
  hab kuv lub qhov muag
   saib ntsoov qhov kws puab thuaj kuv.

  3“Vaajtswv, thov koj them cov nqe
   ua pov thawj qhwv kuv rua koj.
  Muaj dua ib tug twg kws yuav ua
   pov thawj qhwv kuv tau?
  4Vem koj kaw puab lub sab
   ua rua puab tsw nkaag sab,
   yog le nuav koj txhad tsw ca puab kov yeej.
  5Tug kws kom nwg cov phoojywg,
   sub txhad tau nqe zug,
  nwg tej mivnyuas lub qhov muag
   yuav tsw pum kev.

  6“Vaajtswv muab kuv tag luas ncauj luas lu,
   hab luas ntu qub ncaug rua kuv lub plhu.
  7Qhov kws kuv lwj sab
   ua rua kuv tsaus muag ndais,
   hab kuv lub cev huvsw zoo le tug duab xwb.
  8Tug tuabneeg ncaaj nceeg
   poob sab nthaav txug zaaj nuav,
  hab tug kws tsw txhum
   sawv twv cov kws tsw fwm Vaajtswv.
  9Tug ncaaj nceeg tseed tuav rawv nwg txujkev,
   hab tug kws txhais teg huv muaj zug zuj zug tuaj.
  10Tassws mej mas txhua tug
   ca le rov tuaj dua ib zag,
  mas kuv yuav tsw pum mej cov ib tug twg
   muaj tswvyim le.
  11Kuv lub caij lub nyoog kuj dua lawm,
   kuv tej num kws kuv npaaj ca
  kuj raug muab rhuav taag,
   yog tej kws kuv lub sab ntshaw.
  12Puab muab mo ntuj ua nruab nub,
   txawm yog nyob qhov tsaus los puab has tas,
   ‘Qhov kaaj nyob ze lawm.’
  13Yog kuv tog nrhw tub tuag teb ua kuv lub tsev,
   yog kuv nthuav kuv lub chaw pw
   moog rua huv qhov tsaus ntuj,
  14hab yog kuv has rua lub qhov tuag tas,
   ‘Koj yog kuv txwv,’
  hab has rua cov kaas tas,
   ‘Yog kuv nam hab kuv le muam,’
  15tes kuv txujkev vaam nyob rua hovtwg lawm?
   Leejtwg yuav pum kuv qhov chaw vaam?
  16Txujkev vaam hov yuav nqeg moog
   rua lub qhov rooj huv tub tuag teb hab lov?
  Kuv txujkev vaam hab kuv yuav moog ua ke
   rua huv moov aav lov?”

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  1“Yie nyei mba'nziu yuqc,
   yie nyei hnoi-nyieqc yaac jiex mi'aqv.
   Zouv yaac zuov jienv yie.
  2Zien nyei, maaih jatv yie nyei mienh weih gormx yie,
   yie nyei m'zing yaac mangc jienv ninh mbuo cuoqv yie.

Yopv Jouh Tin-Hungh Beu Ninh

  3“Tin-Hungh aac, tov meih zoux buv-jaa beu yie.
   Cuotv liuz meih, maaih haaix dauh oix weic yie zoux buv-jaa?
  4Meih bun ninh mbuo nyei hnyouv maiv haih mengh baeqc.
   Weic naaiv meih ziouc maiv bun ninh mbuo hingh jiex.
  5Mienh maaic ganh nyei gorx-youz weic duqv zinh nyaanh,
   ninh nyei fu'jueiv oix zuqc siouc kouv.

Mienh Gorngv Yopv Maiv Gan Longx Tin-Hungh

  6“Tin-Hungh bun yie yiem baeqc fingx mbu'ndongx zoux gouv gorngv.
   Ninh mbuo yaac tuiv wuom-nzuih naetv yie nyei hmien.
  7Laaix nzauh kouv yie nyei m'zing maiv njang aqv.
   Yie nyei buoz-zaux hnangv dongh linh nor.
  8Hnyouv zingx nyei mienh laaix naaiv deix sic za'gengh! gamh nziex haic.
   Maiv zoux dorngc nyei mienh jiez daaih gorngv yie maiv gan Tin-Hungh.
  9Kuv mienh gan longx ninh yangh nyei jauv.
   Buoz cing-nzengc nyei mienh gunv zoux gunv henv jienv faaux.
  10“Mv baac meih mbuo, se meih mbuo yietc zungv, gunv aengx daaih nzunc.
   Yiem meih mbuo mbu'ndongx yie zungv lorz maiv buatc yietc dauh cong-mengh mienh.

Yopv Maaih Lamh Hnamv Duqv Yiem Zouv

  11“Yie nyei hnoi-nyieqc jiex mi'aqv.
   Yie daav nyei za'eix, se yiem hnyouv hnamv nyei, dangx mi'aqv.
  12Yie nyei loz-gaeng doic bun lungh muonz zanc benx lungh hnoi zanc.
   Ninh mbuo gorngv, ‘Njang se nitv fatv hmuangx.’
  13Se gorngv yie maaih lamh hnamv yiemh gen benx yie nyei biauv,
   se gorngv yie bueix njiec hmuangx nyei dorngx,
  14se gorngv yie mbuox zouv, ‘Meih zoux yie nyei die,’
   yaac mbuox gaeng-mau, ‘Meih se yie nyei maa,’ fai ‘Yie nyei dorc,’
  15wuov nyungc yie maaih lamh hnamv nyei yiem haaix?
   Yie maaih lamh hnamv nyei haaix dauh duqv buatc?
  16Yie maaih lamh hnamv nyei oix njiec taux yiemh gen nyei gaengh fai?
   Yie mbuo lomh nzoih oix njiec nie-mbung fai?”