18 Nâmo, Abeipa noh a vâpazy saih u, Nama hu a po na! Khâpa châta ma Abeipa noh cha nama vâ tly? Cha noh cha khaihna châ leipa ta, Zohna mah tlao a châ tâh.
Chichhihna pyu tawhta a râpa cha, Khaohtlô liata tla aw ta; Khaohtlô tawhta a puapa cha, Khoheih liata â ao aw. Avâ opyzy pahypa châ ta, Alei abônazy â chalyu.
“Eima hmô thei nawpa ta, A para sala, A tao awpa cha a chatliepa ta tao mawh sy. Eima pahno thei nawpa ta, Izarei Pathaihpa ryhraona cha a vaw hnia sala vaw tlô mawh sy!” A tahtuhpazy cha ama hu a po na!
Cha noh liata, tilaipi a rôhpa hawhta, Izarei chô liata amâ rôh aw. Chyhsa ta râh a sai khiahta cha, Zohna nata nôpona sai hmô aw ta, Khaihna cha meihdozy vâta a zoh ha aw.
Hmo dopa a taopa râh hawhta â hmô ei ta, Ama Khazohpa ryureina a heihsai leipa hawhta amâ pachâ; Noh chareih na tlua ei ta, Ei lâpizy a pahno khohpa amâ palyusa. Pachiana dopa na hiah ei ta, Khazohpa a hnia awpa a a tlaichhai kawpa ama lyu.
Abeipa ta zohna vaw patlôsapa ta, Tlâhpizy chô liata a zoh chy ta nama phei â chapia hlâta, Khaihna na hnabeiseihpa cha zohmyhna lâta pachâsapa ta, Zoh kaluhna lâta a pachâsa hlâta, Abeipa nama Khazohpa cha palyupalih teh u.
“Chyhsa sawchapawpa y, Izarei râh kyh liata he bieso nama hneipa, ‘Noh khih a vaw pasi nahta cha, aluahna to chhao hraoleipa ama châ heih tyh,’ nama tahpa he, a yzie khâpa ma a châ tly?
“Chyhsa sawchapawpa y, Izarei pathlazy ta, ‘Aluahna a hmôpazy cha, noh hluhpi khai tawhta a vaw tlô awpazy châ ei ta, hmialâ daihti pasipi liata a y awpa kyh a châ,’ ama tah.
Abeipa cha a pheisaihzy hmiakô liata ao papua ta, A riehmo a lai ngaita; Ano cha hmotaotheipa châ ta, A bie a patlôpa a châ. Abeipa noh cha rônah ta, A rarôh y ngaita; Cha noh cha ahy ma a tao thei aw?
“Abeipa noh cha, Phopi zydua châta â hnia haw; Na taopa hawh tlai ta, Na chô liata taopa a châ aw; Na hmotaopazy tlai kha, Na luh chô lia â vaw lie aw.
“Moh teh u, noh cha a vaw tlô hai; patina mei hawhta a kâ aw. Apalaipazy nata moleina a taopazy cha sawphao châ aw ei ta, cha noh a vaw tlô haipa chata kâ aw ei ta, buchâh lâta a palie ha aw ei; a thari nata a chiah miakha dâhdei chhao pahlôhpa châ aw vei,” Pheisaihzy Abeipa ta a tah.
Nodipa ta thi aw ei ta, Potlana rarôh ypa ta palâ khai aw ei ta, Hriiah chichhihpazy ta a palâ khai aw ei. Râhsa naoh seihpa zy âmo lâ tuah aw na ta, Dohlei liata alyhpa châmaih hneipa sazy âmo lâ ei tuah aw.
Abeipa Noh cha parutuhpa hawhta vaw tlô aw ta, cha noh liata avâzy cha thata arôhna chôta leidia aw ei ta, avâ liata hmo a ypazy cha mei ta pakâpa ta pahleipadiapa châ aw ta, alei nata a chhôh liata a ypa zydua chhao a leidia khai aw.
“Â vy heihna bietai cha khataih liata a y haw? Pathlatuhzy amâ mô tawh chhao ta, hmotaopazy tao tua nota ama yzie ualua ta hmo to zydua ama y thlâh he zaw” ama tah aw.