Tingtoeng 129

1 [Tangtlaeng Laa] Ka camoe lamloh kai mat n'daengdaeh he Israel loh thui laeh saeh.

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Much have they afflicted me from my youth, May Israel now say;

2 Ka camoe lamloh kai he mat n'daengdaeh uh dae kai he n'noeng moenih.

Much have they afflicted me from my youth, Yet have they not prevailed against me.

3 Ka uen soah a thoe a thoe uh tih a hma sokah a hma te a yoe uh.

The ploughers ploughed up my back; They made long their furrows;

4 Aka dueng BOEIPA loh halang rhoek kah rhuivaeh te a tlueh pah.

But the LORD was righteous; He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Zion aka thiinah rhoek boeih tah yahpok uh saeh lamtah a hnuk la balkhong uh saeh.

Let all be driven back with shame Who hate Zion!

6 Imphu kah sulrham bangla om saeh. Te tah amah hmuen ah a rhae la a phuk.

Let them be as grass upon the house-tops, Which withereth before one pulleth it up;

7 Te te a ah tih a ban neh a kulup akhaw a kutpha dongah a bae moenih.

With which the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom!

8 Te vaengah aka pongpa rhoek loh, “Nangmih soah BOEIPA kah yoethennah om saeh. BOEIPA ming neh nangmih te yoethen kan paek uh,” ti uh boel saeh.

And they who pass by do not say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!”