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Mbo^aatc Caux Lu^te Dorng Jaa

¹Mbo^aatc mingh wuov zingh gaengh, mienh gapv zunv nyei dorngx, zueiz jienv. Dongh Mbo^aatc gorngv wuov dauh gauh cien jiex nyei cien-ceqv yaac jiex wuov. Mbo^aatc gorngv, “Loz-gaeng aac, daaih zueiz jienv naaiv oc.” Wuov dauh ziouc mingh zueiz jienv.
²Mbo^aatc ziouc heuc ziepc dauh wuov norm zingh nyei ⟨mienh gox⟩ daaih yaac mbuox ninh mbuo, “Tov daaih zueiz jienv naaiv oc.” Ninh mbuo ziouc zueiz njiec. ³Mbo^aatc mbuox gauh cien jiex wuov dauh cien-ceqv,⚓ “Naa^o^mi yiem Mo^apc Deic-Bung nzuonx daaih. Ninh oix maaic mbuo nyei cien-ceqv, E^li^me^lekv, nyei wuov nzong ndau. ⁴Yie ziouc hnamv daaih oix zuqc bun meih hiuv duqv naaiv deix jauv-louc, yaac bun meih dorng jienv zueiz naaiv nyei mienh gox caux yie nyei buonv-mungv nyei mienh gox zuoqc naaiv nzong ndau. Se gorngv meih oix zuoqc nor, gunv zuoqc. Maiv oix nor, tov mbuox yie, yie ziouc hiuv. Cuotv liuz meih, maiv maaih haaix dauh maaih leiz zuoqc. Jiex mingh wuov dauh aeqv, se yie.”
Wuov dauh mienh gorngv, “Yie oix zuoqc nyei.”
⁵Mbo^aatc gorngv, “Hnangv naaic, meih maaiz Naa^o^mi nyei ndau wuov hnoi, meih yaac duqv wuov dauh Mo^apc Mienh auv-guaav, Lu^te, zoux meih nyei auv, weic bun daic mingh nyei mienh nyei mbuox yiem ninh nzipc nyei ndau.”
⁶Wuov dauh mienh gorngv, “Hnangv naaic yie maiv maaiz aqv. Nziex haih la'nyauv zuqc yie ganh nzipc nyei buonc. Meih ganh gunv zuoqc aqv. Yie maiv haih.”
⁷Loz-hnoi yiem I^saa^laa^en Deic-Bung ziux ninh mbuo liepc daaih nyei leiz, maaih mienh zuoqc fai yienc haaix nyungc nor, maaih dauh oix zuqc tutv jieqv heh daaih cunv wuov dauh. Ninh mbuo hnangv naaic zoux zorng-zengx bun cing ei jienv leiz sung mi'aqv.⚓
⁸Gauh cien jiex wuov dauh cien-ceqv gorngv, “Meih ganh maaiz maah!” wuov zanc, ninh ziouc tutv nqoi ninh ganh nyei heh bun Mbo^aatc.⚓
⁹Mbo^aatc ziouc gorngv mbuox wuov deix mienh gox caux yiem wuov nyei zuangx mienh, “Meih mbuo ih hnoi zoux zorng-zengx mienh. Yie tengx Naa^o^mi maaiz E^li^me^lekv caux Ki^li^on caux Maalon nyei yietc zungv jaa-dingh. ¹⁰Yie yaac duqv Maalon nyei auv-guaav, Mo^apc Mienh m'sieqv dorn, Lu^te, zoux yie nyei auv weic bun daic mingh nyei mienh nyei mbuox yiem ninh nzipc nyei ndau. Hnangv naaic ziouc bun ninh nyei mbuox yiem ninh nyei buonv-fingx buonv-mungv mbu'ndongx maiv zutc. Meih mbuo ih hnoi benx zorng-zengx mienh aqv.⚓
¹¹Yiem zingh gaengh nyei mienh gox caux zuangx mienh gorngv, “Yie mbuo zoux zorng-zengx mienh. Tov Ziouv bun oix bieqc meih nyei biauv naaiv dauh m'sieqv dorn hnangv Laasen caux Le^aa,⚓ dongh tengx jienv ceix jiez I^saa^laa^en Fingx wuov deix i dauh. Tov Ziouv bun meih yiem E^faa^taa butv zoih, yaac yiem Mbetc^le^hem maaih mengh hoc. ¹²Tov Ziouv bun meih yiem naaiv dauh m'sieqv dorn duqv daaih nyei fu'jueiv fun-faqv hnangv Beletv, dongh Taamaa yungz bun Yu^ndaa wuov dauh fun-faqv.”⚓

Ndaawitv Hungh Nyei Douh Zong

¹³Hnangv naaic Mbo^aatc ziouc dorh Lu^te mingh zoux auv. Longc jienv, Ziouv bun ninh haih maaih gu'nguaaz, yungz duqv dauh dorn. ¹⁴Mungv zaangc nyei m'sieqv dorn gorngv mbuox Naa^o^mi, “Ceng Ziouv weic zuqc ih hnoi ninh maiv guangc meih maiv maaih cien haic nyei cien-ceqv. Tov Ziouv bun naaiv dauh dorn yiem I^saa^laa^en Mienh mbu'ndongx maaih mengh hoc. ¹⁵Naaiv dauh dorn haih bun meih nyei maengc aengx longx jiez daaih. Gox nyei ziangh hoc ninh yaac oix yungz meih, goux meih, weic zuqc meih nyei mbuangz yungz ninh daaih. Naaiv dauh mbuangz hnamv haic meih yaac weic meih zoux nyei se gauh longx siec dauh dorn.”
¹⁶Naa^o^mi ziouc hlorpv jienv naaiv dauh gu'nguaaz-fun, zueiz njiec an jienv camh zuih weic funx benx ninh nyei dorn, yaac dorh ninh. ¹⁷Yiem wuov norm mungv nyei m'sieqv dorn gorngv, “Naa^o^mi duqv dauh dorn-fun daaih aqv loh!” Ninh mbuo ziouc tengx ninh cuotv mbuox heuc O^mbetc.⚓ O^mbetc zoux ⟨Jetc^si⟩ nyei die. Jetc^si zoux Ndaawitv nyei die.
¹⁸Yiem naaiv mingh gorngv Beletv nyei zeiv-fun.
Beletv zoux Hetv^lon nyei die,
Hetv^lon zoux Laam nyei die,
¹⁹Laam zoux Am^mi^naa^ndapc nyei die,
²⁰Am^mi^naa^ndapc zoux Naason nyei die,
Naason zoux Sanx^mon⚓ nyei die,
²¹Sanx^mon zoux Mbo^aatc nyei die,
Mbo^aatc zoux O^mbetc nyei die,
²²O^mbetc zoux Jetc^si nyei die,
Jetc^si zoux Ndaawitv nyei die.

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Npau‑a yuav Luv

¹Npau‑a moog nyob quas tsawg ntawm rooj loog. Mas tug kwvtij txheeb kws Npau‑a has txug kuj taug kev tuaj. Npau‑a txawm has tas, “Kwvtij, lug nyob quas tsawg ntawm nuav.” Tes tug yawm hov txawm lug nyob quas tsawg. ²Npau‑a txhad moog hu cov kev txwj quas laug huv lub moos hov kaum leej tuaj hab has tas, “Mej ca le nyob tsawg ntawm nuav.” Puab txawm nyob tsawg. ³Nwg txawm has rua tug kwvtij kws txheeb hov tas, “Daim teb kws yog peb tug kwvtij Elimelej le mas Na‑aumi kws rov huv Mau‑a tebchaws lug yuav muab muag. ⁴Kuv xaav tas kuv yuav has rua koj paub, hab thov kuas koj yuav ca taab meeg cov tuabneeg kws nyob tsawg ntawm nuav hab taab meeg peb cov kev txwj quas laug. Yog koj yuav txhwv kuj ca le txhwv. Yog koj tsw txhwv kuj has meej rua kuv paub, tsua qhov dhau koj lawm tsw muaj leejtwg muaj feem txhwv tau, tsuas yog kuv txhad muaj feem ua koj qaab xwb.” Tug yawm hov has tas, “Kuv yuav txhwv.” ⁵Tes Npau‑a txawm has tas, “Nub kws koj yuav daim teb ntawm Na‑aumi koj kuj tau Luv kws yog tuabneeg Mau‑a kws ua puj ntsuag hab, sub txhad tuav tau tug kws tuag lawd lub npe ca rua huv daim teb kws yog nwg qub txeeg qub teg.” ⁶Tug kwvtij txheeb hov teb tas, “Kuv txhwv le hov tsw tau, yuav ua rua kuv qub txeeg qub teg poob moog. Koj ca le nyob kuv chaw moog txhwv, tsua qhov kuv txhwv tsw tau.”
⁷Nuav yog tej kevcai kws thau u cov Yixayee coj ntswg txug kev txhwv hab kev pauv, txhad ua tau timkhawv tas ob tog has sws hum, tug kws tsw txhwv yuav hle khau cev rua tug kws txhwv. Nuav yog kevcai ua timkhawv rua huv cov Yixayee. ⁸Yog le nuav thaus tug kwvtij txheeb has rua Npau‑a tas, “Koj ca le yuav koj,” nwg txhad hle nwg ib saab khau. ⁹Tes Npau‑a txawm has rua cov kev txwj quas laug hab cov pejxeem suavdawg tas, “Nub nua mej ua timkhawv pum tas kuv tau yuav Elimelej tej cuab txhaj cuab taam hab Khili‑oo hab Maloo tej cuab txhaj cuab taam huvsw ntawm Na‑aumi txhais teg lawm. ¹⁰Hab kuv yuav Maloo tug quaspuj Luv kws ua puj ntsuag hab yog tuabneeg Mau‑a lug ua kuv quaspuj sub txhad tuav tau tug kws tuag lub npe ca rua huv daim teb kws yog nwg qub txeeg qub teg moog le, sub tug kws tuag lub npe txhad tsw raug muab txav tu huv nwg cov kwvtij hab tu huv lub rooj loog kws yog nwg lub moos. Nub nua mej ua timkhawv.” ¹¹Tes cov pejxeem suavdawg kws nyob ntawm rooj loog hab cov kev txwj quas laug txawm has tas, “Peb ua tau timkhawv. Thov Yawmsaub ua rua tug quaspuj kws saamswm lug rua huv koj lub tsev zoo yaam nkaus le Lachee hab Le‑a, kws tswm haiv tuabneeg Yixayee. Thov kuas koj vaam meej rua huv Efatha hab muaj koob meej rua huv Npelehee. ¹²Thov kuas cov mivnyuas kws Yawmsaub yuav pub rua tug quaspuj hluas nuav ua koj le caaj ceg zoo yaam nkaus le Peles caaj ceg kws Thama yug rua Yuta.”
¹³Yog le nuav Npau‑a txhad le yuav Luv ua quaspuj. Nwg moog nrug Luv pw hab Yawmsaub pub Luv xeeb tub yug tau ib tug tub. ¹⁴Tej quaspuj has rua Na‑aumi tas, “Qhuas Yawmsaub kws nub nua tsw tso koj tseg ca ua tug kws tsw muaj kwvtij txheeb. Thov ca tug mivtub nuav muaj koob meej nchaa quas lug rua huv cov Yixayee. ¹⁵Tug mivtub nuav yuav tsaav koj txujsa hab yug koj rua thaus koj laug. Tsua qhov tug mivtub nuav yog tug nyaab kws hlub koj yug, yog tug nyaab kws tswm txaj dua xyaa leej tub.” ¹⁶Tes Na‑aumi txawm muab tug mivtub hov puag rua huv nwg lub xubndag hab tu tug mivtub hov. ¹⁷Tej quaspuj kws nyob ze ib ncig has tas, “Yug tau ib tug tub rua Na‑aumi lawm.” Puab tis npe rua tug mivtub hov hu ua Aunpe. Aunpe yog Yexi txwv, Yexi yog Tavi txwv.
¹⁸Ntawm nuav moog yog Peles caaj ceg. Peles yog Hexaloo txwv, ¹⁹Hexaloo yog Laa txwv, Laa yog Aminanta txwv, ²⁰Aminanta yog Nasoo txwv, Nasoo yog Xaamoo txwv, ²¹Xaamoo yog Npau‑a txwv, Npau‑a yog Aunpe txwv, ²²Aunpe yog Yexi txwv, Yexi yog Tavi txwv.