Thuchihbu 25
1 Hiche ho jong hi Solomon thuchih jeng ahina nalai jin, Judah lengpa Hezekiah phat laiya mihon ana jihdoh ahi.
These, too, are parables of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transferred.
2 Thugil chintup nahi Pathen loupina ahin, chule thil kholdoh kiti jong hi lengte loupina ahi.
It is to the glory of God to conceal a word, and it is to the glory of kings to investigate speech.
3 Van mun jouse asandan le leiset athuh bang hin, lengte lungthim sung jeng jong koiman ahedoh joupoi.
Heaven above, and earth below, and the heart of kings are each unsearchable.
4 Dangka’a kon in atheng lou jouse ladoh jeng in, thih khengpan bel-a khen ding atah chu aneinai.
Take away the tarnish from silver, and a most pure vessel will go forth.
5 Lengpa thutanna mun’a kon chun migilou chu potdoh sah jeng in, chutileh lengpa laltouna mun’a chu thudih kiphut det thei ding ahi.
Take away impiety from the face of the king, and his throne shall be made firm by justice.
6 Lengpa angsunga nama cham in chelut dan, chule milen ang-sunga jong kikum lut jeng hih in.
Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
7 Hitia hi, “Hiche mun’a hin hung kal touvin,” tia min nahin kou masat ding chu thilpha ahi. Chule milen milal umna imacham tah’a lut jeng chu thilpha ahipoi.
For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.
8 Nangman thilkhat namu jeng man in, kihehna-in achun lhut jeng hih in, ajeh chu nahehpa chun najou henlang jumtale chun achaina ipi nabol ding hitam?
The things that your eyes have seen, do not offer hastily in a quarrel, lest afterward you may not be able to make amends, when you have dishonored your friend.
9 Hiche sang chun, naheng nakompa toh chun nachung chang thu seikhom lhon in lang, thuguh kiti phot midang hetsah hih in.
Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,
10 Ajeh chu naseidoh’a midang khattou in jataleh aja khat chun, nahinle jumso nabep ding, chuteng namin setna chu beita lou ding ahi.
lest perhaps he may insult you, when he has heard it, and he might not cease to reproach you. Grace and friendship free a man; preserve these for yourself, lest you fall under reproach.
11 Kitoh dil-a kisei lha thei thu chu, dangka banga kigol sana ahi.
Whoever speaks a word at an opportune time is like apples of gold on beds of silver.
12 Mithusei phatah’a ngaipa ding in, adih a kiphona hi sanakol le sana pah-jem tobang ahi.
Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.
13 Tahsan thei tah sottole sol khapa ding in, hiche sottole chu chang-at laiya buhbang votjen tobang ahin; hitobang sottole hi apupa lhagao lungthim sung kido jing na ahi.
Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
14 Thilpeh khat pe-dinga kitepna neija peloupa chu, huijin apohle meilom goa julha lou tobang ahi.
A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
15 Thoh hattah’a natoh jeh’in vaihom khat jong akithu nun jou in, o nem heova thu kiseijin gu le chang jeng jong anemsah e.
By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
16 Khoiju nato teng aphabep don in, ajeh chu nachim behseh ding; achaina leh naloh lhah lo ding ahi.
You have discovered honey; eat what is sufficient for you, lest perhaps, being filled up, you may vomit it.
17 Naheng nakom in-sunga che behseh hih in, ajeh chu nahin thei chim lo ding ahi.
Withdraw your feet from the house of your neighbor, lest, when he has had his fill, he may hate you.
18 Koi hileh aheng akom hehsea panga chu, galsat dinga mi koukhom le chemjam hemtah chule thalchanga kikap tobang ahi.
A man who speaks false testimony against his neighbor is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.
19 Gim le hesoh pet’a tahsan thei lou mikhat ngansena nei hi, habeija thilkhat kipet le keng phalou tollham chon-nal tobangbep ahibouve.
Whoever sets his hopes on the unfaithful in a day of anguish is like a rotten tooth and weary foot,
20 Mi gim hesoh pet’a lasa’a chu, phalbi dap laiya mi ponsil lahpeh tobang ahi.
and like one who loosens his garment in cold weather. Whoever sings verses to a wicked heart is like vinegar on baking soda. Just like a moth to a garment, and a worm to wood, so too does the sadness of a man do harm to the heart.
21 Nagalmi chu agil akel teng nehding changlhah pen, chule adang achah leh don ding twi pen.
If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 Hitia nabol pehchu alujang dim a mei-al sunpeh nahin, natoh-ga Pakaiyin kipaman napeh tei ding ahi.
For you will gather hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will repay you.
23 Sahlam khohui’in go ajuhsah jin, min adalhah nunga seisea chun lungphamo pua mi avetji ahi.
The north wind brings forth the rain, and a sorrowful face brings forth a detracting tongue.
24 Numei phunsi khat toh'in khat’a chen khom sang in, inting vum ningkoi khat’a ichangseh a chen aphajoi.
It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.
25 Gam latah’a pet thupha kija chu, dangchah pet’a twi votjen kidon tobang ahi.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
26 Midih khat in migilou khat pansatna ding lampi asempeh kiti chu, twisam putna le bonsan londohna twikun tobang ahi.
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
27 Khoiju tamtah don jong aphapon, chule thuphalou tampi sei jong apha ahipoi.
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
28 Ama le ama kitim joulou michu, khopi chimsa apal jouse kivo lhua kidalha bep ahi.
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.
