Sam 101

1 Kasakkung: Devit Lungmanae hoi kângingnae la ka sak han. BAWIPA nang koe pholennae la ka sak han.

Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).

2 Ka kuep e lamthung dawk lungang lahoi ka hring han. Oe, nâtuek ne kai koe na tho han vai. Ka imthungkhu dawk ka thoung e lungthin hoi ka o han.

[I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

3 Ka mithmu vah hawihoehnae banghai ka tat mahoeh. Katâlawnaw ni tawksaknae hah ka hmuhma teh, kai dawk kâbet mahoeh.

I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).

4 Lungthin longkawinae ni na ceitakhai vaiteh, hawihoehnae hah ka panuek mahoeh.

I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

5 Arulahoi a imri ka pathoe e pueng ka raphoe vaiteh, a minhmai kâoup niteh, a lungpouk ka rasang e naw hah ka panguep mahoeh.

I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

6 Yuemkamcu e khocanaw teh kai koe ao awh nahanelah, ka khetyawt han. Ka kuep e lamthung ka dawn e ni kaie thaw a tawk awh han.

I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).

7 Tami ka dumyen e teh, ka im dawk awm mahoeh. Laithoe kadeinaw teh, ka hmalah pou awm awh mahoeh.

I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.

8 Hawihoehnae ka sak e naw hah BAWIPA e khopui dawk hoi raphoe nahanlah, tamikathoutnaw pueng teh palang a raphoe han toe.

Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.