Manipuri to English:
ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯑꯅꯧꯕ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯑꯗꯨꯅ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟ ꯅꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ ꯉꯝꯈꯤꯗꯦ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯊꯨꯝꯒꯤ ꯁꯧꯒꯠꯄ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕ ꯃꯥꯡꯍꯟꯈꯤ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯞ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯟꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯃꯁꯦꯟ ꯐꯨꯅꯕꯗ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯟꯗꯣꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯡꯂꯕ ꯆꯌꯦꯠꯅꯕ ꯑꯗꯨꯗ ꯃꯊꯣꯡ ꯆꯥꯗꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯃꯌꯥꯝ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯕꯗ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯈꯤ꯫
But the new government failed to establish its legitimacy, and as much of its financial support dissipated, local and middle-range commanders and their militias not only fought among themselves but also resorted to a host of unacceptable practises in their protracted scrambles for power and profit.