¹Suangpia gam sathakten a suahsak hun uh na thei hia? ahihkeileh nou a neih lai uh na chiamteh thei hia?

¹Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

²A chinsak zah khate na sim thei hia? Ahihkeileh a suahsak hun na thei hia?

²Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

³A kun ua, a tate uh a suang uh, a lungkhamnate uh a pai khia uhi.

³They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

⁴A tate uh deihhuai takin a om ua, gamlak ah a khang lian ua; a kuankhia ua, a hongkik nawn kei uh.

⁴Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

⁵Kuan gam sabengtung a khah khiaa? Ahihkeileh kuan gam sabengtung honte a phel a?

⁵Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

⁶Loupa gam a inin ka bawla, huan chi gam a tenna munin;

⁶Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

⁷Khopi buai nuanua a musita, hawlmi kikounate leng a za sam kei hi.

⁷He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

⁸Mual dungte a gantatna mun ahia, huan thilhing chiteng a zong hi.

⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

⁹Na na sem gingin gam bawngtal a lungkim diam? Ahihkeileh na anpiakna kiangah a omgige diam?

⁹Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

¹⁰Leilehna ah khauin gam bawngtal na khih thei diam? Ahihkeileh na nungah guamte a toktam diam?

¹⁰Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

¹¹A hatna a thupi jiakin, amah na muang diam? Ahihkeileh a kiangah na sepgimna na khiat diam?

¹¹Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

¹²Na chi in a hontuta, na buhphuala buh a kaihkhawm theihna dingin amah na muang diam?

¹²Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

¹³Ostrik-va kha kisathei takin a kijapa; himahleh a khavengte leh a multe a migi hia?

¹³Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

¹⁴A tuite lah leitungah a nusiaa, leivui ah a lumsaka,

¹⁴Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

¹⁵Khein a sikkham thei chih a mangngilha, ahihkeileh gamsain a sikgawp thei chih.

¹⁵And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

¹⁶Amaha hi lou bangin, a noute siatna dingin a khauha: a sep gimna bangmahlou hita zongleh, a lau kei hi:

¹⁶She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

¹⁷Pathian in pilna a ngolhsak jiakin, theihsiamna leng a pe sam kei hi.

¹⁷Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

¹⁸Tungsang lama a kitawi sang chiangin, sakol leh a tungtuangmi a nuihsan.

¹⁸What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

¹⁹Sakol a hatna na piak hia? Mul nemin a ngawng na tuam hia?

¹⁹Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

²⁰Khaukhup bangin na tawmsak hia? A hamna thupi a lauhuai ve.

²⁰Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

²¹Guam ah lei a tuana, a hatna ah a kipaka: mi kigalvante tuak dingin a pai khia.

²¹He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

²²Lauhuai a nuihsana, a lungdong keia; namsau leng a nungngat sam kei hi.

²²He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

²³Amah ah thalbawm a ging lenglenga, teipi tezelzel leh chiangzum.

²³The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

²⁴Kihtakhuaina leh hehnain lei a nawmvalha; Pengkul aw ahi chih leng a um sam kei hi.

²⁴He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

²⁵Pengkul a gin tengin, Hah; a chi a, huan kidouna, heutute vanpiging leh kikou, gamlapi apan a thei.

²⁵He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

²⁶Na pilnain mu sangpi a lengsakin, a khate simlamah a phalh hia?

²⁶Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

²⁷Nang thupiakin muvanlai a tunglen in, tungsang ah a bu a sep hia?

²⁷Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

²⁸Suangpi tungah a tenga, huailaiah giahna a neia, suangpi hengte ah leh kulh muanhuaite ah.

²⁸She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

²⁹Huai akipanin matding a mu a; a miten gamla ah a mu hi.A nouten leng sisan a tep bei ua: huan thah omna mun ah, huailaiah a om hi.

²⁹From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

³⁰A nouten leng sisan a tep bei ua: huan thah omna mun ah, huailaiah a om hi.

³⁰Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.