La Bu 121

1 Keima kadah’in thinglhanglam kavei, hichea kon a khu eipanpi hung hintem?

“A song for the degrees.” I lift up my eyes unto the mountains: whence shall come my help?

2 Van le lei sem pa Paka a kon a eipanpi hung ahi.

My help is from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

3 Aman nangma nakipalsah louding; nachingpa chu ihmu louding ahi.

He will not suffer thy foot to slip: thy keeper doth not slumber.

4 Tahbeh’in Israel chingpa chu itihchan hijongleh ihmu lhulou ding ahilouleh ihmu louding ahi.

Behold, he slumbereth not, and he sleepeth not—the keeper of Israel.

5 Pakai amatah chu nachingpa ahi! Ama nakom a ading jingin nahoidohna limm in apang jinge.

The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade, he is on thy right hand.

6 Sun leh nisan nasangpeh pontin, janleh lhanvah injong nasubeipon te.

By day the sun shall not strike thee, nor the moon by night.

7 Pakai in thilse jousea nahoidohsah intin nahinkho chingjing nante.

The Lord will guard thee against all evil: he will guard thy soul.

8 Pakai in tuapat tonsot gei in navai kondoh leh nahung vailhun in nachingjing tahen.

The Lord will guard thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and for evermore.