La Bu 1

1 Migiloute thuhil jom louva, michonse ho lamlhah dunga jong dingle lou; chule Elohim Pathen ginglou ho kikhop na dunga jong tou khompi lou mi chu anun nom ahi.

[God] is pleased with those who do not do what [MET] wicked people advise them to do, and who do not imitate the behavior of [MET] sinful people, and who do not join in with people who (ridicule/sneer at) [God].

2 Hitobang mihochun Yahweh Pakai Dan thu a bou lunglhai na aneiyun, Yahweh Pakai Dan thu chu sun le jan in angaito jing jeng ui.

Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do. They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.

3 Hitobang mi hochu twi lonna luipanga kiphut, aphat cha hung gaji adojong gopjilou thingphung tobang ahi; hitobang miho jong chu atohna lam lam'uva alolhing jiuve.

They [constantly produce/do things that please God] just like fruit trees that have been planted along the banks of a stream produce fruit at the right time every year. [Like] trees that never wither, they succeed in everything that they do.

4 Yahweh Pakai ginglouho vang chutobang ahipoi: huilhoh mangle changvai tobangbep ahiuve.

But wicked people are not like that! Wicked people are [as worthless as] chaff that is blown away by the wind.

5 Hijeh a chu Yahweh Pakai gingloute chu thutan nikho tengleh themmo changdiu, michonse hon jong mikitah ho lah'a mun aneiloudiu ahi.

Therefore, wicked people (will not be acquitted/will be condemned) [LIT] when [God] judges people, and furthermore, sinful people will not even be present when [God] gathers righteous people together,

6 Ajeh chu Yahweh Pakai in michonpha ho lamlhah ahetpeh jing in, Yahweh Pakai ginglou ho lampi vang manthahna'a lut diu ahi.

because he guides and protects righteous people, but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished [by God forever].