¹TOUPA aw, bangachia gamla pi-a ding nak na hia? Bangchia mangbat lai banga kisal nak?

¹Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

²Mi gilou-salou kisaktheihna jiakin mi gentheite delh ekin a om uhi; a thil gilou ngaihtuah khiakte uah amau mah awk uhen.

²In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

³Mi gilou-salou in a lungtang utlam a suanga, mi huaihamin TOUPA a paikhia a, a musit nak hi.

³For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

⁴Mi gilou-salou in kisaktheih mel puin, A phut kei ding, a chichi a. A ngaihtuahna tengteng tuh, Pathian a om kei, chih ngen ahi.

⁴The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

⁵A omdante tuh ckiklai peuhin leng a kip hima; na vaihawmnate tuh tunglam gamla pi-ah, a muh bat louhah, a om hi: Amah doute tengteng lah a nuihsan maimah ngala;

⁵His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

⁶A lungsim in, Ka ling kei ding; khang tengteng phain leng mangbangin ka om kei ding, a chi hi.

⁶He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”

⁷A kam tuh hamselohna te, khemna te, engbawlna tein a dima; a lei nuaiah thilhihkhelh na leh siatna a om hi.

⁷His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

⁸Kho tenga a guka tanna munahte khawng a tu jela; mun dai khawngah giloulou mite a that jel hi: a mitin bangmah hih theilou mi a guktan nak ahi;

⁸He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

⁹Humpinelkaiin a kua a guktan bangin aman tuh mun dai ah a guktan jel hi; mi genthei man dingin a tang jela: mi genthei tuh a man ngeia, hichiin a lenin a kai mang naknak hi.

⁹He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

¹⁰A khupboha, a kuna, bangmah hih theilou mite a mi hatte uh hihpukin a om naknak uhi;

¹⁰The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

¹¹A lungsim ah, Pathianin a mangngilh ahi: a mai a sela, chikmah chiangin a mu kei ding, a chi.

¹¹He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”

¹²Toupa aw, thou in; Pathian aw, na khut honlikin: mi gentheite mangngilh ken;

¹²Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.

¹³Bangjiakin ahia mi gilou-salouin Pathian a muhsit, a lungsima, Na phut kei ding, a chih nak?

¹³Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account?”

¹⁴Muh jaw na mu khin thama; na khuta thuk ding thilhihkhial leh hihvuina na en ngala: bangmah hih theilou mi na kiangah a kikemsak jela; Pa neilou panpihpa na hi naknak hi.

¹⁴But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

¹⁵Mi gilousalou ban sutan inla, mi gilou, gitlouhna zong khiain, na muh het louh mateng;

¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

¹⁶Toupa tuh khantawn khantawn adin KUMPIPA ahi a: nam chih amah gam akipanin a mangthangta uhi.

¹⁶Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.

¹⁷Toupa, kingainiamte deihna na ngaikhia a: a lungtang uh na kisa sak dinga, a bil uleng na za sak ding hi:Pa neiloute leh engbawlte, leitung min a engbawl nawn louhna ding un, a vai uh hawmsak dingin.

¹⁷Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

¹⁸Pa neiloute leh engbawlte, leitung min a engbawl nawn louhna ding un, a vai uh hawmsak dingin.

¹⁸to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.