Sam 99
1 Kasakkung: panuekhoeh BAWIPA ni a uk, tami pueng pâyaw naseh. Ama teh cherubim rahak ao. Talai kâhuen naseh.
Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!
2 BAWIPA teh Zion vah a lentoe teh, tami pueng hlak tawm lah ao.
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 Ka lentoe e hoi takikatho e na min hah, pholen awh naseh, ama teh a thoung.
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 Siangpahrang thaonae ni hai kângingnae teh a pahren teh, kânging e lawkcengnae hah a caksak. Jakop koe lannae hoi kângingnae hah a kangdue sak.
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 BAWIPA Cathut teh tawm awh nateh, a khok koe bawk awh, ama teh a thoung.
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Mosi hoi Aron teh a vaihmanaw thung e doeh. Samuel teh a min kakawnaw thung e doeh. Ahnimouh ni BAWIPA hah a kaw awh teh, ama ni a pato.
Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.
7 Tâmai thung hoi ahnimouh koe lawk a dei teh, ahnimouh koe a poe e lawkpanuesaknae hoi a phunglam hah a tarawi.
He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.
8 Oe, BAWIPA kaimae Cathut, nang ni na pato awh. A sak awh e dawk moi na pathung nakunghai, nang teh ahnimouh na ka ngaithoumkung lah na o.
Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.
9 BAWIPA maimae Cathut teh tawmrasang awh nateh, amon kathoung dawk ama teh bawk awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA maimae Cathut teh a thoung.
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
