Nahum 3
1 O he ada nahi, thisan dimset khopi, Jou le nal dimset’a mithil kichom jeng dimset, min nachom ngahtih neilouva, angahna beija na um ding ahi tai!
Woe [to] the city of blood, She is all with lies — burglary — full, Prey doth not depart.
2 Sakol kijep gin, kangtalai kitol gin, sakol kinunkho gin leh kangtalai kipei gin pikhu!
The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting.
3 Chuleh sakol touthem hon adelkhum khum uvin, Chemjam kol aval lah lah jeng in Tengkol jong apah lah lah jeng’e; Sepaite akithatsa ho thilong alhuh lhuh-in akisen, mihem long simjou louvin alum in achung’a miho akipal lhu lhu jeng’ui!
And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.
4 Thilsoh hijat pi hi sujohnu sujoh’a apan jeh’a soh ahin, Lungset set’a umdoh a thina thei theija kiheidoh ahitai; chule sujoh a pang chun sujoh’a apanna jeh a namtin vaipi geija apui chatvaija deichat chat’a aksemna jeh a chu mitin vaipi geija apui chatvai soh ahitai.
Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts.
5 Hichun thaneipen Pakaiyin hitin aseije, vetan, Keiman nang kadou nahi; na nihchol chen jong chu na maichang geija ka hodoh peh ding nahi; chuteng leh namtin vaipi hi na sagoh keova pi chu ka vetsah a Lenggam jouse hin na jamopi chu amusoh kei diu ahi.
Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And have removed thy skirts before thy face, And have shewed nations thy nakedness, And kingdoms thy shame,
6 Keiman nang hi bonlhoh kase khum ding, muset set dia kabol’a, vet vet dia ka um sah ding nahi.
And I have cast upon thee abominations, And dishonoured thee, and made thee as a sight.
7 Koi koi hijongleh namu pha jouse chu kin leu diu, Nineveh khopi hi akeohel’a kijam ahitai, kon aka ka ding hitam? a lhembi ding leh alungmon ding koi kiholpeh ding hitam? tia asei dingu ahi.
And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: 'Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?
8 Nile vadung panga chenga akimvela twipi veikol soh hel, twikhanglen pal banga neija twipi banga nei No-amon mite sanga phajo nahim?
Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark [is] the sea, waters her wall.
9 Ethopia chu aki hatsah na anahin, angahna bei Egypt jong akihatsahna ahi; Put khopi le Libya mite jong akithopia ana pangji ahiuve.
Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.
10 Hijongleh min apoh mang ahitan, sohchang dia che ahitai; achasen jouse akichilgoi sohtan, thingphung jouse jong akivogoi soh tauve; chule akhopi sunga migun ja um tahtah ho jong min vang asan’uvin akihom tauve; chujong leh akhopi sunga mi thahat lai jouse jong thih khaovin akihen sohtai.
Even she doth become an exile, She hath gone into captivity, Even her sucklings are dashed to pieces At the top of all out-places, And for her honoured ones they cast a lot, And all her great ones have been bound in fetters.
11 Nang jong ju nakham ding, namit kisucho ding, melma akona hoidoh na dia nang in kisel na ding na hol ding ahi.
Even thou art drunken, thou art hidden, Even thou dost seek a strong place, because of an enemy.
12 Nakulpi jouse jong theichang phung bep ahin, theichang ga masa tobanga akiho lhah leh anenompa kamsung'a lenglut jeng ahi.
All thy fortresses [are] fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.
13 Vetan, na sepaija pang ho jong na cho lai sunga numei jeng ahitai. Chule naki doupite din nagam sung a kelkot jouse lentah tah-in akihong doh sohtai; na kelkot gol jouse jong hi meiyin akahvam soh hel ahitai.
Lo, thy people [are] women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.
14 Kho ki-umna dingin twi gathal loijin, na kulpi jouse kikaidet loijin; bonlhoh lah a lenglut jeng in chule changpol chilgoijin, cheh deng loijin;
Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln.
15 Meiyin namoh kahvam theijin tin, chemjam in na vautan thei ding ahi; khaokhote kithat gam banga natha doh jeng thei ahi. chule nang ho le nangho khaokhote jat in kisim uvin lang khaokho te bang in kipunsah jeng uvin!
There consume thee doth a fire, Cut thee off doth a sword, It doth consume thee as a cankerworm! Make thyself heavy as the cankerworm, Make thyself heavy as the locust.
16 Na mite kivei ho chu punsah jing in, vana ahsite sangin tamsah loijin; khaokhoten alha ajah jiuvin aleng mangloi jitauve.
Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.
17 Chule namilen na milalte jong khaosut te beh ahiuven, nadanthu lekha them ho jong hi meibol kai nikhoa pal dunga khaokhote jinglei loiya toubep ahiuve.
Thy crowned ones [are] as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.
18 Vo Assyria lengpa na kelngoi ching ho a ihmu soh tauve; na milen na milalte jong akitalsoh tauvin ahi. chule namite jong molsang chung dung jousea akithe thangsoh’uvin, akou khom ding koimacha aumtapoi.
Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering.
19 Chule namaha nasil ngim peh ding koima aumpon, natina maha lah amelse behseh jengin ahi; ahinla nachung chang thudol japha chan akipah’uvin akhut abeng beng jeng uvin ahi. Ajeh chu tang louhela thilse nabol, koipen chunga hung lhung khalouva um kha em?
There is no weakening of thy destruction, Grievous [is] thy smiting, All hearing thy fame have clapped the hand at thee, For over whom did not thy wickedness pass continually?
