Mahte 8
1 Jesuh mcunga khyüh a kyum law be üng khyangpänue naw läk lawki he.
When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
2 Acunüng, mnehkse mnehki mat naw Jesuha vei law lü, “Bawipa aw, na hlüei üng ta na ngcimcaihsak bea” ti lü a pyen.
He saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said, ‘Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.’
3 Jesuh naw a kut am do lü hnetki naw, “Ka hlüeiki ni, ngcim se” a ti ja a mnehkse cun daw beki.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’ Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;
4 Acunkäna Jesuh naw mtheh lü, “U üng pi käh mtheh bä, cet ktäi lü ktaiyü üng na pumsa va mhnuha. Khyang hea ksing law vaia Mosia thuma kba ngkengtaihnak na pawh vai” a ti.
and then Jesus said to him, ‘Be careful not to say a word to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
5 Jesuh Kapenawm mlüha a vang üng, yekap ngvai mat law lü Jesuh nghui naki naw,
After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
6 “Bawipa aw, ka mpya kun lü ima thih law hlü ngsai lü ngjän ve” ti lü a nghuinak.
‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.’
7 Jesuh naw, “Law lü ka mdaw law be khai ni” a ti.
‘I will come and cure him,’ answered Jesus.
8 Yekap ngvai naw, “Bawipa aw, na lawnak vaia ka im am nglawingkawih naw. Ngthu mkhap matca na pyen üng ka mpya daw be khai ni.
‘Sir,’ the centurion went on, ‘I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
9 Angvai säiha kea ka veki ni. Keia kea pi yekap khawhah veki. Mat üng cita ka ti üng, cit lü; mat betü lawa ka ti üng, lawki, ka mpya mat “Hin pawha” ka ti üng, pawhki ni.
For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them “Go,” he goes, and to another “Come,” he comes, and to my slave “Do this,” he does it.’
10 Jesuh naw acun a ngjak üng mküiei law lü axüisaw hea üng, “Akcanga ka ning jah mthehki, ahikba sena jumnak ta Isarele üng pi am hmuh khawi nawng” a ti.
Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him, ‘Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!
11 Ka ning jah mtheh hlüki, nghngilaw ja khawkyaka kae khawkän law hü u lü Abraham, Isak ja, Jakop am alanga Khankhaw Pe pawia ngaw yüm khaie ni.
Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
12 Acunüngpi Khawmahe ta kpunga anghmüpnaka jah xawt u se, acuia mni cui ha kyet üng kyap khaie.
while the heirs to the kingdom will be banished into the darkness outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’
13 Acunkäna Jesuh naw yekap ngvai üng “Na ima cit bea, na jumeia mäiha thawn se” a ti. Acuna kcün bäbä üng a mpya cun yai beki.
Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go now, and it will be according to your faith.’ And the man was cured that very hour.
14 Acunkäna Jesuh Pitaa ima law lü, Pitaa khyua nu mhnat lü ngjän se a hmuh.
When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
15 Jesuh naw Pita a pi cun a kut üng hnet se mhnat naw a khyah. Acun ja Pitaa pi naw tho law lü a jah khinnak.
On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
16 Khawmü lama khyang he khawyai naw a jah venake khawhah Jesuha veia jah lawpüi u se Jesuh naw ngmüimkhya ksee cun ngthu mkhap mat am jah ksät lü, am phetkie pi avan a jah mdaw be.
In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were ill,
17 Acun cun sahma Hesajah naw ahlana a na pyen, “Amät naw mi mhnatnake jah lawh pe lü, mi hlikhaü naküt jah phüih pe ve” ti a kümnak vaia kyaki.
in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – “He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.”
18 Jesuh naw a peia khyang khawhah a jah hmuh üng, tuili caye kama va pek khai hea a jah mtheh.
Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
19 Thum mthei mat a veia law lü, “Saja aw, na cehnak naküta ka ning läk khai” a ti.
A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’
20 Jesuh naw, “Sauie naw khui taki he, khana khae naw pi ngbu taki he. Cunsepi khyanga capa naw ta a hüieinak vai hnün am ve ve” a ti.
‘Foxes have holes,’ answered Jesus, ‘and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’
21 Axüisawe üngka mat naw, “Bawipa aw, cit be lü ka pa va k'ut ma vang” a ti.
‘Master,’ said another, who was a disciple, ‘let me first go and bury my father.’
22 Jesuh naw, “Na läk lawa, akthie naw akthi k'ut u se” ti lü a mtheh.
But Jesus answered, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’
23 Jesuh mlawnga khana a kai üng, axüisaw he ahlawnga cit hngakie.
Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
24 Tuilia khawkhi ksenu khi law lü, mlawng tui üng lut law hlüki. Acunüngpi Jesuh ta ipeiki.
Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
25 Axüisawe a vei law u lü, “Bawipa aw, ngcum law hlü ve u üng jah yung lawa,” ti lü, ami mhlet.
and the disciples came and roused him. ‘Master,’ they cried, ‘save us; we are lost!’
26 Jesuh naw, “Aw, jumeinak ngcekia khyang he aw, ivaia nami kyükyawkie ni?” a ti. Acunkäna tho law lü khawkhi ja tuingnawk cun hüp khai xawia jah mtheh se, dipki xawi.
‘Why are you so timid?’ he said. ‘You of little faith!’ Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
27 “Khawkhi ja tuingnawk naw pi a pyen ngjaki xawi ta ia khyang ni? ti lü avan müncan tawngkie.
The men were amazed, and exclaimed, ‘What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!’
28 Jesuh tuilia caye Kadaja hnea a law üng, khawyai naw a jah umnak khyang nghngih cun jah kyüh u lü, u naw pi am a cehnak data lam, lungdü üngka naw acuna khyang nghngih cun thäng law ni se a jah khyum.
On getting to the other side – the region of the Gadarenes – Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.
29 Acun xawi naw, “Keini üng i na hlüeiki, Pamhnama capa aw? Akcün am pha ham se na jah mkhuimkha khaia na lawki aw?” ti lü ngpyangki xawi.
Suddenly they shrieked out, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?’
30 Acuna peia vawke ngsuieikie awmki he.
A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
31 Yaie naw Jesuh aw, “Keimi na jah ksät a ni üng pi vawkea k'uma bä jah tüiha” ti lü nghuikie.
and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
32 Jesuh naw, “Cit ua” ti se, yaie cun lut law u lü, vawkea k’uma lutkie. Acunüng vawke avan xema ngtäng lü tui üng ngcum lü, thih päihkie.
‘Go,’ he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole herd rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the water.
33 Vawk mcahkie naw mlüh k'uma dawng u lü yaia a umnaka khyang nghngih ja vawkea thiha mawng avan cun ami va pyen.
At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.
34 Acunüng mlüh üng veki avan Jesuh hmuh khaia law u lü, Jesuh ami hmuh üng ami khaw ceh ta lü akcea cit khaia nghuinakie.
At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their region.
