Thuchihbu 7
1 Kachapa, kathumop hi juijin, kathupeh chengse jong gou chin in ching jing-in.
[My] son, keep my words, and hide with you my commandments. [My] son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong; and fear none but him:
2 Kathupeh chengse hinna nanei thei nadin nit jing in, kathuhil chengse namit chang naki chintup bang in chingtup in.
keep my commandments, and you shall live; and [keep] my words as the pupils of [your] eyes.
3 Hichengse chu nasuhmil lou nadin khutjem bun kibun lang, nalungthim gil sunga lekhajem bang in kijih lut in.
And bind them on your fingers, and write [them] on the table of your heart.
4 Chihna hi naso pinu bang in ngailun, chule nagol ngaitah banga nakisem ding ahi.
Say that wisdom is your sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for yourself;
5 Hichun numei jong hoa kon navendoh ding, pasal toh jonthanhoi bol numeia kon chu nahoidoh ding ahi.
that she may keep you from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail you with flattering words.
6 Kain bang-kot akon kagal vet'a, polam kavet a hileh,
For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,
7 Japi lah'a jong kamun, gollhang ho kititna mun'a jong kamun, lungthim bei gollhang khat aum in ahi.
passing by the corner in the passages near her house,
8 Amapa chu, numei jong-nu inlam achun avah lejin, hiche numeinu in-jotna lam chu ajon jitai.
and speaking, in the dark of the evening,
9 Jingkah khovah then then in jong, nilhah lam in jong, jan muthim lah'a jong, hiche lam'a chun ache jitan ahi.
when there happens [to be] the stillness of night and of darkness:
10 Chuin numei khat in amudoh tan, amanu chu noti-von a kivon, a-lua pon akikhuh in ahi.
and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.
11 Hiche nuchu thunung lou khop in, jum le ja jong helouvin, in-a um thim thei louva keng javelvul a um ahi.
And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.
12 Kholaija um'a igel laijin, kailhanga akimun, munthip ningkoi lah jenga mi achang lhih jin ahi.
For at one time she wanders without, and at [another] time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
13 Gollhangpa chu amu teng angong koi pai ji-in, achop jitan, jum lou tah'in gollhangpa henga chun aseijin
Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
14 “Keiman chamna maicham sem ding tampi kaneijin, tuni hin kakitepna jouse pe tange,
I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:
15 Ajeh chu nangma velhih-a hung potdoh kahin, lunglhai sel'a nangma hol'a kahung chu, hikom-a kamutai.
therefore I came forth to meet you, desiring your face; [and] I have found you.
16 Kajalkhun jong Egypt gam'a ponnem jemhoi tah'a kapha jolsel ahi.
I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.
17 Kajalkhun chunga myrrh namtui kathe in, aloes namtui le thingthal namtui tah kahin the ahi.
I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.
18 Hungin, jankhovah geijin lungna chimtah in kinou ta hitin, kilungset hitin, jankhovah in kideito hite.
Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.
19 Ajeh chu kajipa inn-a aumpon, kholjin in mun gamla tah'a achen ahi.
For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,
20 Asum bom a sum dimset'in akipoh in, lha kichai lam teng hung kile din achetai.”
having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.
21 Hitichun numeinun thungai tah tah aseijin ajol tan, ajonan athunun in, kamnal hiu hiu cha akihoupi tahjeh in gollhangpa jong anom tan ahi.
So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from [the right path].
22 Alungthou jah'in hichenu chu ajui tan, Bongchal in aki tha nading mun ajot bang le thang a-ohsa sakhi bang in numeinu nung chu ajuitai.
And he followed her, being gently led on, and [that] as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:
23 Sakhi golpai thalpin alungchang athil pai bang leh, vacha banga ahinkho beina ding akihet phah tapon ahi.
and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for [his] life.
24 Hijeh chun ka chapate ho kathusei hohi lunglut tah in ngaijun, chule kakam sunga kon thu kisei hohi ngai phauvin.
Now then, [my] son, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Hiche numeinu lam akhun nalungthim lamvai sah hih in, amanu lam lhahna tinchanga jong nache lou hel ding ahi.
Let not your heart turn aside to her ways:
26 Ajeh chu amanu hin pasal tampi manthahna aso-ahitan, sepai thahat lai jong asuhgam ahitai.
for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.
