La Bu 39
1 “Katohna chunga chingthei tah in thil bol ing kating, kathusei doh chenga chonseponge. Kavel a Elohim Pathen ginglou ho aumteng kalei kakituh tang ding ahi” tin kei le kei kakihou ve.
For the Leader, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said: 'I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue; I will keep a curb upon my mouth, while the wicked is before me.'
2 Hinla hitia thipbeh a kaum a thupha jeng jong changkhat cha seilouva kaum chun kalung sunga lung gimna akhoh secheh in ahi.
I was dumb with silence; I held my peace, had no comfort; and my pain was held in check.
3 Kalunga kagelbe chan in kalung gimna akhoh cheh in, hiti chun seilou in kaum theipon ahi:
My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue:
4 “Yahweh Pakai leiset a kahinkhohi ichan a chom hitam neihin hetsah jing in, kahin nikhohi akisim jinghi neigeldoh sah in, kahin kho iti chom hitam?
'LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; let me know how short-lived I am.
5 Nangin kahinkhov hi ichangeija chom a nasem hitam kakhut phang sangin jong asaojo poi. Nang dingin kahinkho lhum kei jong hi haikhat bou ahi soh tan, Mihem hinkho khat cheh jong hi haikhat cheh bou ahi.”
Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. (Selah)
6 Mihem hinkho hi milom kitol bang bep bou ahin, kisah lunggim naho jong hetman lou kah in akichai loi ji tai. Gou ikhol khom un, kon ahin manding ham jong ihe doh ji pouve.
Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 Hijeh chun Yahweh Pakai hoi a kinep na kakoi ding ham? Nanga bou kakinep na aum e.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.
8 Kaset bolnom na a kon in neihuh doh in, mingol ho neinoise sah hih in.
Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the base.
9 Keima na ansung a thipchet in kaum e; imacha jong kasei louding ahi.
I am dumb, I open not my mouth; because Thou hast done it.
10 Ahinla Yahweh Pakai nei engbol hih in! Nakhut gu dounan kachao lhagam tai.
Remove Thy stroke from off me; I am consumed by the blow of Thy hand.
11 Kachonset u suhdih na dia neijep tengu le, kasah lut u chonsetna chu nget in aneh bang in ajun lhaji tan ahi. Tahbeh in mihem khat cheh hi haikhat bou ahi.
With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, and like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; surely every man is vanity. (Selah)
12 O Yahweh Pakai kataona ngai in lang panpi ngaija kataona neingai pih in! kamit lhi lon nah sah mon koi hih in, ajeh chu keima hi namaljin bou kahin, kema masang a kapu kapa teu bang a kholjin vahle kahi bouve.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; keep not silence at my tears; for I am a stranger with Thee, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13 Hiche leiset hinkho hi kadalhah a kahin kho abei masang kakipa a kanui kit na din nalung han na, nagim bol na ho toh neichom khen in.
Look away from me, that I may take comfort, before I go hence, and be no more.'
