¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

¹Hakalia tapa Nehemia thute. Kisleu kha, kum sawmnihna kuma, Susan inpia ka omin, hichi a honghi a.

²that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

²Hanania, ka unaute laka khat, a honga, amah leh Juda akipan mi kua te hiam; amaute kiangah saltanna akipana nutsiata omte, Juda suaktate tanchin leh Jerusalem thu ka donga.

³They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

³Huan amau ka kiangah, Huai lai biala saltanna akipan omlaite gimthuakna thupi thuak leh simmohin a om uh: Jerusalem kulhbangte leng a chima, huan huai a kongpite leng meiin a kang, a chi ua.

⁴It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of heaven,

⁴Huan hichi ahi a, hiai thute ka jak laiin, ka tua ka kapa, ni bangzah hiam ka suna; huan van Pathian maah an ka ngawla ka thuma.

⁵and said, “I beg you, Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments:

⁵Aw TOUPA, van Pathian, Pathian thupi leh lauhuai, amah ita a thupiakte juite tunga thukhun theigige leh chitna nei gige:

⁶Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

⁶Tuin na bilin honhungaih henla, na mitte hong kihong hen, huchia na sikha thumna, huai huna, sun leh jana, na sikhate Israel tate a dia, nangmah tunga ka hihkhelh uh, Israel tate khelhna thupha tawi kawma, ka thumna non ngaihkhiak sak theihna din: ahi, kei leh ka pa inkote ka khialta uhi.

⁷We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.

⁷Thanghuaitakin na tungah ka gamta ta ua, na thupiakte ka juita kei ua, na sikha Mosi kianga na thupiak, thusehte, leh vaihawmte.

⁸“Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you abroad among the peoples;

⁸Theigigein, ka honngen ahi, na sikha Mosi kianga thu na piak, Na tatlek uhlehm mite lakah ka honthehjak ding:

⁹but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’

⁹Himahleh ka kianga na hongkik ua, ka thupiakte na zuih ua na hih uleh, delhkhiaka na omna uh van tawp mun pekah himahleh, huai akipanin amau te ka kaikhawm dinga, huan ka min tenna dia ka mun telsa ah amau ka pi khawm ding, chiin.

¹⁰“Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.

¹⁰Tuin hiaite, na thilhihtheihna thupi leh, na ban hata na tatsa, na sikhate leh na mite ahi uh.Aw TOUPA, ka honngen ahi, na min laudansiam nuamsa, na sikha thumna leh, na sikhate thumna na bilin hungaih hen: ka honngen ahi, tuniin na sikha lohchingsak inla, hiai mi mitmuhin a kiangah chitna piain. (Kei bel kumpipa dawndingpepa ka hi. )

¹¹ Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” , I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

¹¹Aw TOUPA, ka honngen ahi, na min laudansiam nuamsa, na sikha thumna leh, na sikhate thumna na bilin hungaih hen: ka honngen ahi, tuniin na sikha lohchingsak inla, hiai mi mitmuhin a kiangah chitna piain. (Kei bel kumpipa dawndingpepa ka hi. )