Sirach
20:1 Zilhna duhawm lo a awm a, mi tu emaw chuan a ta a chelh leh thin
lei a hmang a, a fing bawk.
20:2 A ruka thinur ai chuan zilh hi a tha zawk daih a;
a sualna a inpuang chuan hliam lakah humhim a ni ang.
20:3 Simna lantir hi a va tha em! chutiang chu a ni dawn si a
tumruh taka sual i pumpelh thin.
20:4 Mi tilha nula thianghlim par chhuah duhna ang hian; chutiang bawkin ani pawh chu
rorelna chu tharum thawhna hmangin a hlen chhuak thin.
20:5 Mi pakhat, ngawi reng, fing taka hmuh a awm a;
thusawi tam tak chu huatnaah a chang ta a ni.
20:6 Mi tu emaw chuan chhan tur a neih loh avangin a lei a chelh a;
a hun hre reng chungin a ngawi reng thin.
20:7 Mi fing chuan hun remchâng a hmuh hma loh chuan a lei a vawng tlat ang a;
tin, mi â chuan hun a ngaihsak lo vang.
20:8 Thu tam tak hmangtu chu huat a ni ang; tin, a latu pawhin
amah ngeiin chutah chuan thuneihna chu huat a ni ang.
20:9 Mi sual, thil sualah hlawhtlinna tha nei a awm a; tin, a awm bawk a
gain chu hlohnaah a chang.
20:10 I hlawkpui loh tur thilpek a awm a; tin, thilpek pakhat a awm bawk a, chu chu
recompence chu a let hnih a ni.
20:11 Ropuina avangin inngaihtlawmna a awm a; amah chawisangtu pawh a awm bawk
estate hniam tak atanga lu.
20:12 Tlemtea tam a lei a, a let sarih a pe let leh thin a awm.
20:13 Mi fing chuan a thusawiin a hmangaihah a siam a, Mi â khawngaihna erawh chuan
a leih chhuak ang.
20:14 Mi â thilpêk chuan i neih hunah thil ṭha engmah a ti lo vang che; an la nei lo
thil tam tak dawng tûrin a thlîr si a
pakhat tan.
20:15 A pe tlem a, a hau nasa bawk a; a hmui a hawng a, a
tap chhuaktu; vawiinah a loan a, naktuk hian a dil leh ang: chutiang chu
pakhat chu Pathian leh mihring huat tur a ni.
20:16 Mi â chuan, "Ṭhian ka nei lo, Ka ṭhatna zawng zawngah lawmthu ka nei lo," a ti
thiltih te, ka chhang eitute chuan mi sawichhiatna an sawi thin.
20:17 A va han nuihzat ang a, mi engzat nge a nuihzat ang! a hre si a
neih tur chu a dik lo; a neih ang maiin a tan chuan pakhat chauh a ni
a ni lo.
20:18 Pavement-a tlûk chu leia tlûk ai chuan a ṭha zâwk a ni;
mi suaksualte tlukna chu a lo thleng thuai ang.
20:19 Thuziak hunbi nei lo chu mi fing lote kâah a awm reng ang.
20:20 Hremna fing tak chu mi â kâ aṭanga lo chhuak chuan hnawl a ni ang;
a hun takah a sawi lo vang,” a ti a.
20:21 Harsatna avanga sual tihkhawtlai a awm a, a lak hunah pawh
chawl la, a mangang lo vang.
20:22 Mualphona avanga mahni nunna tichhe theitu a awm
mi pawm hian amah leh amah a inhnukdawk thin.
20:23 Mualphonain a thian hnenah thutiam a tiam a, a siam thin
a hmelma chu engmah lovah a ni.
20:24 Dawt chu mihringah chuan bawlhhlawh a ni a, nimahsela a kâah a awm reng a ni
zirtir loh.
20:25 Dawt sawi thiam ai chuan rukru a tha zawk a;
ro hlute tihchhiatna a nei ang.
20:26 Dawt sawitu mizia chu zah lohna a ni a, a mualphona pawh a awm reng a ni
ani.
20:27 Mi fing chuan a thusawiin chawimawiin a chawimawi ang a, Mi fing chuan
hath hriatthiamna chuan mi ropui a ti lawm ang.
20:28 A ram loneitu chuan a bungrua a tipung ang a, a duh apiangin
mi ropuite chuan sualna ngaihdam an hmu ang.
20:29 Thilpek leh thilpekte chuan mi fing mit a tidel a, a kâ a titawp bawk
a zilh thei lo tihna a ni.
20:30 Finna thup leh ro khawl khawm, hlawkna eng nge awm
an pahnih hian?
20:31 A finna thuptu aiin a âtna thuptu chu a tha zawk.
20:32 Lalpa zawn kawngah dawhtheihna tul chu a tha zawk
kaihruaitu nei lovin a nun a kaihruai thin.