Luhka 12
1 Khyang kdäm he ngleh kyu u lü, ami ngbum law üng, Jesuh naw, axüisaw he üng, “Pharise hea nghen cäei na ua.
At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
2 “Ä ngdang khaia thup avan ngdang lü, ä ngsing khaia mjih avan ngphyeh khai.
and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;
3 “Acunakyase, nghmüp üng nami pyen avan avainaka ngjaka kya khai; asithawta nami pyen avan im khana sang khai he.
because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
4 “Ka püi he aw, ning jah mtheh veng, ‘Pumsa hnim lü, acun käna akce i am pawh theiki he ä jah kyüh ua.
'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;
5 “Cunsepi, nami kyüh vai ta; Aning jah hnim päng üng, mulai mei üng ning jah tawn thei khai Mhnam kyüh ua. Ka ning jah mthehki ani cen kyüh ua. (Geenna g1067)
but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him. (Geenna g1067)
6 “Khaca mhma peni tangka nghngiha am jawi khawiki he aw? Acuna khaca matca pi Pamhnam naw am mhnih khawi naw.
'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,
7 “Nami lusam pi täh bäiha kyaki. Khaca khawjaha pi nami küi bawki ni, am kyü ua.
but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.
8 “Acunüng ka ning jah mtheki, khyang hea maa na yungki cun, Pamhnama khankhawngsä hea maa, khyanga Capa naw yung hnga khai.
'And I say to you, Every one — whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,
9 “Cunsepi, khyang hea ma na maki cun, Pamhnama Capa naw Mhnama khankhawngsä hea hmaia ma khai.
and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,
10 “Acunüng, khyanga Capa pyetseki avan cun, ami pyetsenak mhläta kya khai; cunsepi, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim pyetseki cun, mhläta am kya.
and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.
11 “Acunüng Sinakok he, bawi he la khaw uki hea veia ami ning jah cehpüi üng ‘ikba ka jah msang khai, i ka pyen khai,’ tia ä nami cäi vai,
'And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,
12 acuna kcün üng nami pyen vai cun Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw ning jah mthehei law khai,” a ti.
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth [you] to say.'
13 Acunüng, khyang hea ksunga mat naw Jesuh üng, “Saja aw, ka hnunpüi he naw khawh ami na ngpaipüi vaia jah mtheha,” a ti.
And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'
14 Acunüng Jesuh naw, “Nghngicim nangmia khana u naw ngthumkhya khai la khawh yet khaia ana mcawn ni?” a ti.
And he said to him, 'Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'
15 Acunüng ami veia, “Cäiei u lü, mnaiheinak avan üng ngxungei kyu u; ihlawka bawimang u lü pi bawimangnak üng nami xünak am ve,” a ti.
And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
16 Acunüng, Jesuh naw ami veia msuimcäpnak pyen lü, “Bawimangki mat, a khaw daw se, eiawk da na leng lengki naw,
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
17 ngaikyu lü, ‘Hawkba ni ka ti kawm? Eiawk taknak vai am ta veng’ a ti.
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?
18 Acunüng, ‘Hikba pawh vang; ka khei he jah phye lü, angbaü bawka sa lü, acunüng eiawk he la, ka khawhthem he ka jah ta khai.
and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
19 Acunüng ka ngmüimkhya üng, ‘Ka ngmüimkhya aw, khawkum khawvei khäk khai khawhthem na taki ni; xüiei lü, ei lü aw lü, hlimtui lü awma, ka ti khai,’ tia ngai kyuki.
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
20 “Cunsepi, Pamhnam naw, ‘Khyang k'ang aw, tuhngawi mthan na ngmüimkhya khyük khaia kyaki; acunakyase, na mcuneia khawhthem u naw ka na khai aw?’ a ti.
'And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare — to whom shall they be?
21 “Amäta hama khawhthem mcun lü, Pamhnam üng am bawimangki he cun, acuna mäih lawki ni,” a ti.
so [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
22 Acunüng, Jesuh naw axüisaw he üng, “Acunakyase, ka ning jah mtheki, ‘I ka ei khai?’ tia, nami xünnak vai ja, ‘I ka suisa khai?’ tia, nami pumsa phäha nami mlung ä bawngbai sak ua.
And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;
23 “Eia kthaka ta xünnak kyäp bawki ni, suisaka kthaka ta pumsa kyäp bawki ni.
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
24 “Vangak he jah ngai u, cang am saw u, am at u, mcunnak am ta u, khei am ta u; cunsepi, Pamhnam naw jah mcahki, nangmi cun kha hea kthaka ta nami küi bawki ni.
'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
25 “Nangmi üng u naw a mlung bawngkhasak lü a xünnak msaüei thei khai ni?
and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
26 “Ahinca he pi am jah pawh thei u lü, ivaia akcea phäha nami mlung nami bawngkha saki ni?
If, then, ye are not able for the least — why for the rest are ye anxious?
27 “Lili kheipai he cen jah teng ua; khut am pawh u, nghmüi pi am bi u; cunsepi ka ning jah mthehki, Solamon pi a hlüngtainak avan am ngcüngceiei se, hina lili kheipai matca pi am tängeipüi khai ni.
'Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;
28 “Acunakyase, atuh xüng se, angawia mei üng tawnena khuhlip pi Pamhnam naw a thuihawi sak üng, nangmi cun acuna kthaka pi am ning jah thüihawi sak bawk khai aw. Ihlawka nami jumnak ngceki ni!
and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you — ye of little faith?
29 “Acunakyase, nami ei vai la nami awk vai ä sui ua; ä cäicing ua.
'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,
30 “Am jumeiki he naw acuna ngkhaw avan cun sui khawiki he ni; acun nami hlüki ti nami Pa naw ksingki ni.
for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;
31 “Akcüka Pamhnama khaw sui u, acun käna acun he avan ning jah pe khai.
but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Ka hnukläk toca he aw, ä kyü ua; nami Pa naw khaw aning jah pet vai ngjahlüki ni.
'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;
33 “Nami ka avan jah jawitu u lü, m'yenkseki he üng jah pe ua; nami mäta suiawi la nami khawhthem ä sui u lü m’yuk’ei naw am a m’yuk thei kca naw pi am a kpyeh thei khankhaw bawimangnak sui ua.
sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;
34 “Isetiakyaküng, nami khawhthema awmka nami mlung awm theikia kyaki.
for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.
35 “Ahmäi apha law üngka vaia ngsuingsa u lü, a na ngcüngcei u lü, nami meiim mdäiei u;
'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
36 “M'ya he naw ami mahpa cambumnak pawi üngka naw law be lü ksaw a khawk law üng ksawh mhmawn ngxit khaia ami na k’äiha kba a na ve ua.
and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
37 “Ami mahpa a law be üng, a na ngäng u se a jah hmuh lawa m'ya he cun ihlawka jekyai khai he ni; akcanga ka ning jah mthehki, a mahpa cun a khyü vawpei lü, buh ei khai hea jah ngawhsak lü, amät naw jah ngäng law khai.
'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
38 “Mthan lunga pi kyase, acun käna pi kyase, ami mahpa naw law lü, acunkba a jah hmuh lawa m'ya he ta, ami jo sen ve.
and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.
39 “Cunsepi, hin hin ksing ua, m'yük'eia law vai imah naw a ksing vai sü ta, a im am a phyet vaia ngäng khai sü.
'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;
40 “Acunakyase, nangmi pi ana ngtünei u lü awm u, am nami simeia kcün üng khyanga Capa law khai,” a ti.
and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
41 Acunüng Pita naw, “Bawipa aw, hina msuimcäpnak hin, keimi däng üng aw na jah mtheh? Akce hea hama pi kyaki aw? ti se,
And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'
42 Bawipa naw, “Khawhthem mceiki, üpnak cang, ngsüm kcangki, a mahpa naw akha law üng ami ei vai pawh khaia, mkhawnga a mcawn vai ta, u ni?
And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
43 “A mahpa naw, a law be üng, acunkba ana pawh se a hmuh lawa m'ya ta ihlawka jekyai khai ni.
Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
44 “Akcanga ka ning jah mthehki, ani üng a tak avana khana mkhawnga mcawn law khai.
truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.
45 “Cunsepi, acuna m'ya naw a mlung k'uma, ‘Ka mahpa am law be ng’xit khai’ ti lü, m'yanu, m'yapa he jah na kpai lü, a na ei aw ktat lü, a na awm k'um üng,
'And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;
46 am a na sümei, am a na ksingeia mhmüp üng a mahpa law be lü, acuna m'ya cun amcäm cäma khyüng lü pyen ä ngjakia hlawnga atänga jah ta hmaih khai.
the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for [him], and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.
47 “M'ya, a mahpa a ngaih ksing mah mah lü, a mahpaa ngaiha pi am a na pawhmsahki cun, khawveia kpai khai he.
'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,
48 “Cunsepi, a mahpaa ngaih am bilo lü kpaihnak vaia iyaw bilo msawkia m'ya cun ajaw dänga kpai khai he. Upi, akdäm ami peta veia akdäm kthäh be khai he; Upi, akdäm bawk ami peta veia akdäm bawk kthäh be khai he.
and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.
49 “Khawmdek khana mei däi sak khaia ka lawki, atuh pi acutei vai ngja hlü veng!
'Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?
50 “Cunsepi, baptican mat ka khan vai awm ve, acuna baptican am ka khan hlan üng ka mlung aktäa khuikha ve!
but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!
51 “Khawmdek khana ng'yäpnak lawpüi khaia ka lawkia nami ngaiki aw? Acukba vaia am law nawng. Ngpainak lawpüi khaia ni ka law ve.
'Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;
52 “Atuh käna, im mat üng mhma ngpai khai he, kthum naw nghngih hneng law khai, nghngih naw kthum hneng law khai.
for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided — three against two, and two against three;
53 “Pae naw capa he jah hneng law u se, capa he naw pa he jah hneng law khai he; ami nu he naw ami canu he jah hneng law u se, ami canu he naw ami nu he jah hneng law khai he; ami ni he naw ami pai he jah hneng law u se, ami pai he naw ami ni he jah hneng law khai he,” a ti.
a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'
54 Acunüng Jesuh naw, khyang hea veia, “Khawnghngi kyak lama khawngmei ngjing se nami hmuh üng, ‘khaw a hlü ve’ ti u lü, nami tia kba kya law khawiki.
And he said also to the multitudes, 'When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;
55 “Acunüng, cum khawkhi nami ksing üng, ‘khaw ngling hlü ve’ ti u lü, nami tia kba kya law khawiki.
and when — a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
56 “Nangmi Hypocrit he naw, khawmdek la khankhawa ngtünawngnak pi nami ksingki naw, ise atuha kcün hin am nami ksing theiki ni?
hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time — how do ye not make proof of [it]?
57 “Ise angtäia pawh vaia cun namimät naw pi am nami mtaiei theiki ni?
'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?
58 “Acunüng, ning hnengki am ngthumkhyakia veia nani ceh hmai üng, nani ceh lama nani ng’yäpnak vai na sui vai; am acunüng ta ngthumkhyakia veia ning cehpüi se, ngthumkhyaki naw khyang manki am ning man sak se, khyang manki naw thawngim üng ning khyüm khai ni.
for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;
59 “Ka pyenki, pet vaia ngui am na peta küt üng thawngim üngka naw am na lät khai ni,” a ti.
I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'
