PAUNAK
(Proverbs)
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1 David’ tapa, Israel kumpi Solomon’ paunakte:
2 Mite in pilna leh thuhoihte a phawk theih nading, khiatna thuk a nei kammalte a theih theih nading.
3 A hoih-in a pil gamtat theih nading, thuman, thutang, a kilawmin a gamtat theih nading.
4 Thu thei nai lote in a theih nading, khangnote in pilna leh thu ngaihsut theihna a ngah nading.
5 Mi ciimsate ciimsak semsemin, mipilsate pilsak semsem-in,
6 paunakte leh thugentehnate thei-in, mipilte’ kampau leh a thugente a theih nading.
7 Topa zahtakna in pilna kipatna hi a, mihaite in pilna leh thuhilhna don lo uh hi.
8 Ka ta aw, na pa’ hong thuhilhna zui in la, na nu’ hong thugente ngai in.
9 Tua hilhnate in na gamtatna hong hoihsak ding a, kizepna lukhu leh kizepna khi bangin hong etlawm sak ding hi.
10 Ka ta aw, mihoih lote in hong zol ciangin, amau’ zolna zui kei in.
11 Amaute in, “Hong pai in, mi khatpeuh va that ni, Mi ommuang khat va muan suam ni,
12 I muh tungin a cidam, a hing kimlai hi napi, i suk khit ciangin a sisa hi ding!
13 Na a manpha a namkimin i sut ding a, tua bang nate i inn dimin i nei ding hi.
14 Kote tawh hong kipawl lecin, i ngah khempeuh i hawm ding hi,” hong cih uh hangin ut kei in.
15 Ka ta aw, tua bang mite tawh kikhawl kei in la, amaute kiang panin kihemkhia in.
16 Amaute a sia-in gamta nuam vanvan uh a, mi thah ding haksa sa lo uh hi.
17 I mat nop vasate’ muhtang pi-in, i siahna ngenthang zaak pen a mawkna hi.
18 Ahi zongin hih mite in amau’ awk nading mah thang siah uh a,
kuamahdang awk loin, amau mah hai awk uh hi!
19 Zawhthawh thu tawh mi’ na a sutte in sihlawh tawntung zaw a, hih bang a gamtate in tu-a bangmah tuak ngitnget hi.
20 Ngai in! Kongzing lampi leh van kizuakna phualpi-ah pilna hong kiko hi.
21 Khuapi kulh kongpi tual leh mi a kikhopna mun khempeuh ah nakpi takin hong awngkhia a,
22 ”Mihaite aw, bangtanvei hai omom nuam lai na hi uh hiam? Bangtanvei pilna thudon loin om ding na hi uh hiam? Pilna ngaihsutin nei ngei lo ding na hi uh hiam?
23 Kong thuhilhna hong ngai un, ka ngaihsutna kong gen ding a, ka theihna kong zasak ding hi.
24 Keimah in note hong sam napi-in nong ngai nuam kei uh a, ka khut hong vaan napi-in kuamah in nong thudon kei uh a,
25 ka thugente khempeuh hong thudon loin, kong tainate hong mang nuam lo na hih manun,
26 lungkhamna na tuah uh ciangin kei zong kong nuihsan lel ding a,
launa na tuah uh ciangin kong thusim kei ding hi.
27 Lungkhamna in huihpi’ nawk bangin note hong nawk gawpin, pingpei bangin note hong pei gawpin,
lungkhamna leh sinkhamna na tuah uh ciangin kong don kei ding hi.
28 Tua bang hun ciangin kei nong sam ding uh a, ahi zongin kong dawng kei ding hi. Lim takin kei nong zong ding uh a, ahi zongin koi mah-ah nong mu kei ding uh hi.
29 Note in pilna deih loin, Topa na zahtak nuam kei uh a,
30 ka thugente deih loin, kong thuhilhna ngai nuam lo na hih manun,
31 na gamtatna bangun na thuak ding uh a, nomau’ gamtatna mah in note hong gimsak ding hi.
32 Bang hang hiam cih leh thu thei lote in, pilna a don loh manun sihlawh uh a,
33 ahi zongin, ka thugenna a ngaite in lungmuanna ngah ding a, launa nei loin nuam takin om ding uh hi,” a ci hi.