1Hiche phatlai hi Israeltenleng ananei masangu chu ahi. Ephraim thinglhang gamkun’ah Levi mikhat anachengin ahi. Nikhat hi aman Judah gam Bethlehem akon in numei khat athaikem dingin ahin kipuijin ahi.
2Ahinlah amanu hitoh akina-lhonin ahileh Bethlehem ma apa innah ana kile kittan ahi. Lha li alhin jouvin,
3Ajipa chu Bethlehem jon dinginakipat doh in amanu chu gajollungdam’a hin kile puikit agotahi. Aman sangan kopkhat tohalhachapa chu ana kipuijin ahi. Ama ajinu pa in agalhun chunajinu pa chun ngailutna neitah inanasangin ahi.
4Anupa pachun nichomkhat behumdingin ana ngehin ahi. Hijehchun, ama chu nithum anichongin, aneuvin, adonnun chuleh ajan gehun ahi.
5Ni li channi chun amapa chumatah in athouvin cheding akigotan, ahinla anupa pachun amapa kommachun “Nache kah un bu themkhatbeh gahne kitnun,” atin ahi.
6Hijeh chun amani jong atoukitlhonnin themkhat anelhon tan ahi. Hijouchun numeinu pachun hiti hinahin seikit in, “Jankhat beh gehkitinlang kicholdo kit’un,” ati.
7Levi pa chu akipatdoh inachegotan ahileh anupa pan aumkit nadiuvin angeh tei tei jenginahileh ajona in anom’in jankhatageh kittai.
8Ni nga channin amachu matahin athouvin chedingin akigotai, ahin numeinu pachun, “Nehtheithemkhatbehnenlangnilhahlamleh chenauvin nate,” tin ahinseikit’in ahi. Hichun amaho chunnehkhomna aneikit’un ahi.
9Hichejouchunamapaleathaikemnuchulehalhachapachu che dingin akigo tauvin ahi, anupapan aseijin, “Ven tuhi nilhah lang hiding ahitai, tujan gehkit inlang nomtah in kicholdon langjing tengleh matah in athouvin natinna-inlam u jon tauvin nate,” ati.
10Ahinlah tuphat vangin cheteiagotan ahi. Hijeh chun asanganteni leh athaikemnu chu akipuijin Jebus (Hichu Jerusalem), lang ahinjontauvin ahi.
11Jebus anaiphat’in agei thimlhehtan alhachapa chun akom’ah chun, “Jebus khopia hin kinga pa uhitin, jan geh taote,” ati.
12Apakaipan “Hithei ponte Israelmi um nalou gamchom mitekhopia igeh theilou diu ahi,” hichesang chun Gibeah lam ana jonsuh tauhite.
13Hungin Gibeah ahilouleh Ramahlhuntei go uhitin hiche khopihokhatpen pennahin gehnao hite,” ati.
14Hitichun achetaove. Gibeahagalhunuchunnisalhumdingkon ahitai, Gibeah chu Benjamingamsunga khopi khat ahi.
15Hilai mun achun akinga uvinjan-geh ding in akigo tauvin ahi. Koimanainnalhunsahdingaakoulou jeh uchun hiche khopilamlen khatna chun akicholngatauvin ahi.
16Hiche janchun tehse alouvaanatohna akon a-inlam hinjonkhatauminahi. Amachu Ephraimthinglhang akonna Gibeah a hungkichaolutahin, hichekhopiachenghohi Benjaminphungmi ahiuve.
17Amaho chu khopi lamsom’aanatou chu amu phatnin “Hoijahungkonhoilangjondingnahiuvam?” tin anadongin ahi.
18Amapan adonbutnin, “Keiho hi Judah gam Bethlehem’a konna Ephraim thinglhang gamgilla umka in-mun u jonding kahiuve. Ahinla koiman a-inna lhungding ineikou pouvin ahi.
19Keihon kangaichat diu jousekaneinaove, sangannehdingchangpol kaneijun, keiho nehdingchanglhah le theitui lhingset’inkanei naovin ahi,” atiuve.
20Tehsepu chun, “Kei kommahgeh tauvin, keiman nangaichat diujouse nape naovinge, amavanghiche lamsom’a vanghin jan-gehhihbeh un,” ati.
21Hiti chun a-inna apuijin asanganteni jong chu avahtan ahi. Amahonakeng akisilluva an aneh uvaadonjou phat’un,
22Nomsatah a agah umpet laitahun, khopi sunga konchun miphalouhonkhat’in inchu ahin umkhum un, kotchu ahin chum’un tehsepu chuahinsap thouvin, “Na inna lhungpachu hinpui doh in keihon numeibolla kaboldiu ahi,” atiuvin ahi.
23Tehsepu chu amaho to kihoudingin apotdoh in aga kihoupin “Ahipoi sopiteho, hitobang thilsechu bolpou hite, ajeh chu amapahika-inna lhung kamaljin ahibouve, chutobangthilmelsetahchubolpoute,
24Veuvin, kachanunungahthengtah khat leh hiche mipathaikemnu hi hinpedoh inge nalo lolotauvin, ahinla hiche mipa chungavanghin chutobang thilmelse chu bol hihbeh un,” ati.
25Ahinlahamahonangaideh pouvin ahi. Hijeh chun Levipachun athaikemnu chu kotpammaasondoh in ahileh, khopi mitechunamanu chu khovah lhah tokah inkichepnan aneitauvin ahi. Khovahthen then chun amanu chu alhakangbep’un ahi.
26Khovah lhahchun amanu chuajipa lhunna a chun ahung kilenkotbul aphahchun alhulhop tankhovah lhah geijin ana kijamtan ahi.
27Ajipan gahpot dinga kotchu ahinhonleh athaikemnu chu kotbullaanakijam jengin akhut teni chu tollaanakiphatho jengin ahi.
28Aman “Thouvin chetate,” atilehadonbut tapon ahi. Hitichun atahsachu sangan chungah ajamin aingeijin apoluttai.
29Ain alhunphatnin, chemkhatalan athaikemnu hub oh somlebohni ason bohkhat cheh chu Israelgampumpia phungkhat cheh chuathot’in ahi.
30Hiche mujouse chun, “Israelten Egypt ahin dalhah uvapat tunichangeijin hitobang thilmelse hi sohkhahih laijin ahi chule mujong akimukha hih laiye, hichepi hi gel temun, tuahi ipi ibolluva i-ilodiu hitam? Koiham aseithei ding’ah?” akititauvin ahi.
